wonder if the mist is giving those lights a different look. >> a dreamy look. >> good morning i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze. berkeley firefighters confirming a woman has died in a fast moving house fire overnight. katie marzullo is live on marina street. >> reporter: we've been able to move closer to the house. take a look this is what remains the house still standing there fire as high as the attic and as low as the basement crews making sure there are no hot spots left because this is such an old home they worry there could be fire in the walls. they are -- want to put all of that out. it was a deadly fire. young woman who died was on the third floor in the attic

space that was converted into a lot of. crews were able to go in and get her and bring her out, which was a feat getting up to those attic spaces difficult because they have such thin entryways. they did start cpr but she did not survive. crews don't know her exact cause of death. two others were hurt. they were taken to the hospital with burn injuries and smoke inhalation. i was able to talk to the woman in lived next door. she told me what she saw early this morning. >> i ran out of the house i could see towering flames. if you like behind us the house is about 30, 40 feet high. maybe the flames why going up 50 feet, i don't know. when i went across there were embers flying through my house and the next house. >> reporter: investigators will be on scene looking into the cause of the fire, where it started and they will be the ones to determine whether

there were working smoke detectors in the home. one young woman died, two injured. there are five more people staying in the home who were able to get out without injury the red cross is on scene assisting them. three young women were sitting on the consider didn't want to go on camera for understandable reasons. somber scene out here this morning as they know they lost one of their friends. katie marzullo, abc7 news. we are following breaking news in alamo a where investigators are trying to determine what set off a fire that destroyed a 4200 square foot home these are photos from the fire protection district fire reported by homeowners after 11:00 last night. it took crews more than two hours to contain the flames. one firefighter was treated for minor injuries. everyone in the home managed to get out safely. this morning san francisco

fire investigators will begin the job of figuring out the cause of yesterday's massive fire along the waterfront at a pier developed for the america's cup. amy hollyfield is liver at pier 29 with that story he -- is live at pier 29 with that story. >> reporter: it looks pretty bad, red tagged, huge piles of rubble. firefighters are proud that it didn't spread to the buildings next door or to a back building. they were able to save all of those. firefighters say that was an accomplishment considering this was a huge fire and it demanded an incredible amount of water from multiple sources, including from the bay. they tried to attack it from the roof and realized it was too dangerous up there, they had to come down and fight it on the ground. the fire started before 2:00 yesterday afternoon there was plenty of people around, plenty of people who watch and take pictures of the fire. firefighters had to be careful that no one was hurt especially when the building

started falling apart. >> you can see the facade has given way the commander did a good job assessing the vulnerability of the structure and established what we call a collapse zone to make sure there was no one in front of the building. sure enough parts of the facade did give way. >> reporter: this 115,000 square foot warehouse is being converted to a center for spectators for next year's america's cup race. a spokeswoman says this will not impact their plans they look forward to moving ahead with the construction of the america's cup village there. were welders here working on the building earlier in the day. no one was here at the time of the fire so no one was hurt. police say at this point it doesn't appear to be a suspicious fire. it is too soon to tell what caused it. they will be working to figure that out today. they did have to shutdown the embarcadero in both directions yesterday including the f line street cars that created tough traffic challenges.

this morning everything is open, flowing just fine. the morning commute will not be impacted. although, the fence does take up a little bit of the street area so it might impact people trying to ride their bikes through here there is a lot to look at be prepared for those who may slow down and take a peek. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. attorneys for the san francisco couple jailed for allegedly killing their teenaged daughter's pimp say the parents may have had a motive but they didn't do it. friends and family of the couple showed up at the courthouse to show their support. the couple is accused of gunning down 22-year-old calvin sneed of compton. the district attorney calls it a vigilante member. defense says he was a gang member. >> he is a gang pwhepl, involved in gang fights and shootouts in los angeles and there are many people who had

a motive to do harm to him. we feel our clients are being unfairly targeted. >> parents appeared briefly in court yesterday their arraignment was postponed until tomorrow. cash strapped city of richmond exploring new ways to cut costs and they may include fewer city sponsored festivals. richmond is facing a 2.6 million dollar deficit in the next fiscal year. the council is exploring new ways to cut costs, including broad salary and benefit reductions for city employees. they could do away with civic festivals, including the city's juneteenth and cinco de mayo celebrations. >> protesters are expected to greet google shareholders when they hold their annual meeting today. consumer group believes google is violating privacy of users will begin the demonstration 12:30 ampitheater mountain view. urging them to i am a do not track feature. -- >> san francisco cab drivers

working with municipal transportation agency to get more taxis on the streets during city events there are more than 1500 active cab permits in san francisco. city officials approved 100 temporary permits to accommodate the crowds at the u.s. open last weekend. extra cabs were deployed when bart was disrupted by fire a week ago. the examiner reports officials are considering more cabs for major weekend events such as upcoming pride celebration, america's cup and music festival. >> of california has dropped civil lawsuit against 15 occupy the farm protesters. last month 100 uc -- uc police officers moved in and cleared the encampment. some protesters had been living and planting crops on the uc owned land. officials say they suspended the suit because university gained control of the land and research has been able to resume.

they say any future attempts to interfere with research on the campus could lead to resume that lawsuit >> i had a little drizzle on the windshield this morning driving in. >> i didn't get any i think we areák getting some over the golden gate bridge and at the bay bridge. let's get the definitive response. definitely mist and drizzle out there this morning as cool sea breeze rolls back into our neighborhoods and where it is not, it is windy at least above 6, 700 feet, clouds along the coast spilling into the bay, fog up around santa rosa, east bay valleys and santa clara valley clear. winds gusting up to 31 fairfield one of the areas i look at to see how strong the sea breeze is impressive winds out of west 10 at sfo and northwest around 10 hayward. we definitely have breezy conditions out there that will get faster during the afternoon. right now low to mid 50s no

matter where you are. by noon low to mid 60s around the bay and inland only 54 at the coast breezy through 4:00, barely get to sievey inland, 64 around the bay, 55 at the coast look how quickly it cools, mid 50s around the bay low 50s at the coast. high amounts of tree, grass and ragweed. breezy friday, mild saturday and sunday. hate to call it cool when it is in the 70s inland, 60s around the bay and 50s at the coast cool for this time of the year. let's talk traffic. so far, so good. a little traffic picking up in the east shore freeway as you head westbound on 80 past golden gate fields into berkeley and the macarthur maze a little company there, no significant slow downs. san jose very light, 280 northbound as you head towards cupertino out of san jose, 17

out of the santa cruz mountains, no reports of problems there, flowing smoothly as you cross over the 280 freeway. walnut creek southbound 680 moving well past north main a little bunching, brake lights towards highway 24. farther south san ramon valley southbound 680 moving well. all mass transit on schedule, no delays reported. fatal house fire 2900 block at ashby crews are blocking that intersection. if you are in berkeley be aware of that. special ferry sunday morning more the pride parade leaving lark sure to get to that 10:30 parade start. southbound 101 roadwork through southern marin should be picked up by 6:00 this morning. the quality of cars up, money report next. why new research may be

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economy twist. bernanke says the fed is continuing operation twist program to drive down long term interest rates and reduce borrowing. the fed acknowledges the economic recovery is slowing. car buyers giving lexus highest marks for quality with fewest problems. jaguar and porsche tied for second followed by cadillac and honda. apple store employees getting raises 25% sales clerks now make $9 to $15 an hour tech support more major complain of workers. that's america's money. labor problems brewing at american airlines pilots union ejected the company's latest contract offer. the move could clear the way for a judge to decide whether american can impose its own cost-cutting terms, including lay-offs. the company filed for bankruptcy protection in november. judge scheduled to rule tomorrow on whether the airline can break its contract with pilots and other union

workers. pilots want a delay in that ruling. more evidence that facebook will have to fight to keep popularity among young and hip crowd. research has found more teens are drifting over to other social media sites spending more time on four square and tumbler with 18% prefering to check in on four square over facebook. the now public -- -- the battle of the smartphones boiling over with one ceo advising people not to buy the samsung galaxy, that ceo puts together apple's iphones. he says the next iphone will put sam 's flagship phone to shame. comments come as the galaxy -- prepares to be sold through verizon and at&t next month.

some say it is in good possession to challenge the iphone at least in recognition. oakland residents can dump big garbage items for free a week from saturday, two mattresses two appliances two pieces of up popstered furniture, four tires without rims, that's a lot of stuff this is in an effort to curb illegal dumping it won't cost if you bring proof of oakland residency to the dumb at 2615 davis street in san leandro between 9 a.m. and noon, a week from saturday june 30th. >> like know what's a -- noah's ark. larry ellison can buy anything he wants. he wants an hawaiian island. he has agreed to buy 98% of the island of lanai hawaii's

small -- no price has been revealed. experts say it is upwards of 500 million dollars. island-selling experts. it would be wonderful go he invited all of the bay area to a fabulous luau. >> an island we all know. >> a little drizzle, possible delays at sfo. >> probably not san jose or oakland. he wouldn't pay that much for the warriors. >> he was trying to get a deal. [ talking over each other ] marine layer clouds down below mount tamalpais this morning. it is definitely going to be a tale of two mornings above 1,000 feet sunrise, if not you

won't. doppler picking up low clouds through the bay they haven't made it inland yet. they will, maybe over the next hour or two going to push into the east bay valleys over the next hour or so fog up around santa rosa now 50°, 51 san francisco. everybody else in the mid to upper 50s to 61 in antioch low to mid 50s partly cloudy around the monterey bay. today the first day of summer astronomically sharply cooler by up to 20° in some areas cloudy tonight more mist or drizzle possible. cooler than average afternoons through the weekend. once we get into this pattern we are not going to get out quickly. redwood city average 81 we'll be lucky to get to 66. napa 68. high today in livermore 73. oakland 63. san jose 73.

redwood city 60 will be -- i should say san francisco 60, about eight degrees cooler than average. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s most of the peninsula los altos 70. mid to upper 50s a lack of sun along the coast today even with the breezes. 61 sausalito upper 60s to low 70s through the north bay valleys beaches cloudy and mid to upper 50s. mid 60s most of the east bay lower berkeley and richmond 61 and 62. running air conditioners yesterday low to mid 70s today east bay valley same gilroy 74 morgan hill low to mid 60s monterey bay. a's did it again last night 12:35 first pitch 60, possibly up to 63 with increasing sun. upper 40s cloverdale, santa rosa and santa cruz low

to mid 50s the rest of us another chance of drizzle tonight along the coast. these are reinforcing the sea breeze and also bringing cooler air from alaska that's why temperatures are well below average through the weekend. we will start to warm slowly money dare, tuesday and wednesday. -- monday, tuesday and wednesday have a great day. good morning. i think we've got the summer traffic pattern in full swing light out there this morning clouds at the live look at the bay bridge toll traffic flowing smoothly into san francisco, no metering lights yet, upper deck good. southbound 680 towards the 24 junction through walnut creek north main exit you can see a little bunching as you get to the 24 junction no problems headed farther south on 680 towards 580 dublin and pleasanton. drive times, highway 4 still a

good drive from antioch towards hillcrest into the concord area less than 10 minutes from hillcrest. 80 carquinez bridge to the maze less than 20 minutes. 580 altamont pass nice drive this morning no delays. the fire at inn berkeley if you are in -- -- the fire in berkeley, ashby, lane configuration changed you may find slowing into oakland. 5:22. backs to the wall. thunder will have to work like grease lightning in tonight's game against the heat. preview of the showdown and more weather references. milestone prince william is celebrating today.

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the angels shut out giants 6-know anaheim last night -- 6-0 in anaheim. a's -- [ unintelligible ] tonight the heat will try to close out the thunder and win the franchise's second nba championship. james expected to play after being sidelined with leg cramps in the financial minutes of the victory. they now lead the series three games to one but insists they cannot get caught up in the hype. >> i think this team has the

right mind state i thought we had it all year cliche we might say certain things a lot but it is even keel here. we try to stay in our moment. >> you can watch game five right here. if they win they won't be staying in any other moment. pregame at 5:30, tip-off at 6:00. prince william celebrating his 30th birthday today. he's planning a private low key dinner with close friends and family. it is taking place at his home in north wales. 300 people turned out for his 21st birthday. afghan themed bash at windsor castle. -- an african-themed bash at the windsor castle. fires looking for clues to the cause of a fatal fire in berkeley.

the prosecution and defense lawyers prepare for big day in the jerry sandusky sexual molestation trial. >> mayor's office fights back. what aides are saying about a critical report on her 100 block crime fighting plan. high temperatures significant drop today from the upper 50s along the coast mid to upper 60s around the bay to low to mid 70s inland. the rest of the country hot especially east coast they flirt with 100 d.c., new york and boston, low 90s atlanta, new orleans dallas. 111 phoenix warmer in seattle and portland than here today. just in from newark back on schedule all major airports are on schedule low clouds around the bay san francisco will have delays. oakland san jose should be on time. flight tracker abc7news.com.

a lot of other fires to talk about. i'm kristen sze. and i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. in berkeley a house fire has taken a person's life. katie marzullo joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: the house is still standing and you can see behind us there are investigators coming and going from the building even in the attic. the look from the outside doesn't reflect the tragedy that happened inside early this morning after 2:30 fire crews got the call arrived at this three story house basement, main level and attic space. in the attic a young woman thought to be in her 20s was kill. crews were able to get her out and did try cpr on the scene but it was too late.

two others were taken to the hospital with burn injuries and smoke inhalation. >> i know some of them. some of them, they are students so they come and go, very nice young people. >> fire starts in the basement, end up in the attic in seconds then you end up chasing these fires. >> reporter: fire investigators don't know the cause of the fire or exactly where it started that is what they are on scene trying to determine now. there were eight people living or staying inside this home. that leaves five displaced. the red cross is here helping them out. katie marzullo, abc7 news. we have breaking news in vallejo. firefighters are looking into the cause of an early morning blaze that gutted a house. -- tell us the rest of the vallejo fire. >> flames engulfed home on round hill court.

family and pets were able if get out before the fire destroyed the house -- able to get out before the fire destroy the house. [ unintelligible ] >> 44-year-old william lynch accused of beating a priest in 2010. the prosecutor made a shocking admission during opening statements she said evidence will show the father abused lynch when lynch was 7-years-old. she say the priest will likely lie about that lindner was call to the stand and denied molesting the two boys. >> not only did they give us a warning they were going to put on perjury testimony, sure enough lynner in didn't that he ever molested mr. lynch or his brother. >> the -- deputy district attorney says the molestation did not give lynch the right to track down his abuser and punch him repeatedly.

if convicted lynch could face four years in prison. this morning closing arguments set to begin in the jerry sandusky trial. the defendant rested yesterday out calling the assistant coach to the stand to dispute charges he molested 10 boys over a decade. their case -- their case consisted of character references including the ex-wife who said she never saw her former husband do anything inappropriate with children. sandusky faces 51 counts if convicted he could be sent to prison for the rest of his life. family of a berkeley man killed by an intruder is setting the stage for a lawsuit. the family has filed a wrongful death claim against the city for severe emotional distress. cukor was killed in february after calling 911 to report and . the family claims he was told by a dispatcher that help was on the way the dispatcher told an officer not to respond.

the stiff berkeley has not responded to requests from abc7 news for a comment. this morning oakland mayor quan's office is admitting the city's crime epidemic goes well beyond the 100 blocks she has repeatedly claimed were the city's most dangerous. the contra costa times reports mayor quan's top aide says the key statistic the mayor used to sell her anti-crime program was grossly inflated. study by a non-profit found quan's 100 block plan only covers 17% of homicides and shootings. police would need to focus on 1300 blocks to reduce violence. the aide says the mayor only learned the figure was incorrect last week. yesterday summer began and it felt like summer. today. >> it feels like a san francisco summer with the fog. good morning meteorologist mike nicco. people visiting not going to know how to dress, absolutely. yesterday -- [ talking over each other ]

cloudy along the coast spilling into the bay also santa rosa this is nice, [ unintelligible ] one degree cooler in redwood city to 12 in antioch the same temperature half moon bay, los gatos and santa rosa. let's try to be serious now before we get in trouble. area of low pressure to our west another to the north both reer in ing the sea breeze -- reenergizing the sea breeze. pattern is not changing any time soon. drizzle and mist along the coast, higher areas of the peninsula and east bay temperatures take in the 50s. noon clouds hang around mist and drizzle gone 50s and 60s. by 4:00, 50s along the coast,

60s around the bay, a few 70s inland. that's as warm as it gets 20° cooler in some areas. we are going to be in the mid 70s through the weekend inland near 70 around the bay near 60 at the coast. good morning. we've got summer traffic pattern in full swing, people are getting up a little later and traffic is relatively light at this hour this is 80 westbound, okay, moving well, a little company, no major slow downs into the macarthur maze and bay bridge metering lights off and light there all mass transit on schedule this morning great way if you are getting out, no problems. if you are headed to the pride parade this sunday, golden gate ferry has put a special ferry in place 8:45 in the morning leaving larkspur heading to san francisco parade starts 10:30 at market towards civic center plaza. southbound 280 wood debris in

lanes. that is just past mariposa right lane drivers may be swerving to avoid that. castro valley surface street accident castro valley boulevard at forest car hit a pole down in the sidewalk at that intersection. 5:38. next, unbending the rules governor brown makes about face in a move to put california's high speed rail system on the fast track. decision by a bay area law maker that means you better watch yourself around high-tech cameras that snap a picture of your license plate.

governor brown is backing down from his proposal to protect the bullet train project. brown's staff told key environmental groups we would no longer include modifications to the environmental quality act in a package of legislation regarding the project. the governor wants six billion dollars to start construction as early as december lawmakers will decide next week. martinez judge has decided not to overturn suspensions of dozens of students at heritage

high who participated in a prank. yesterday the judge ruled right to due process was not violated but call the punishment harsh. the judge says he could review the case again if heritage high doesn't allow students to make up missed finals or if they are denied college admission or lose a scholarship because of the suspension. the seniors were not allowed to attend graduation ceremony because they were suspended for spraying the school with y, a prank that school officials consider vandalism. what -- bay area lawmaker stopped his effort to regulate how personal information collected by license plate scanning technology is stored according to california watch. the high-tech cameras are used by law enforcement agencies to scan plates for stolen cars. palo alto state senator has proposed a bill in march after investigation showed a private company recorded more than half a billion records on drivers using the license

plate readers. the lawmaker says he didn't have the votes to get that bill passed. hotels are starting to charge more for an extra service. the bloomberg business report is next. also, pregnancy and drinking. the new study that challenges a common belief about pregnant women and alcohol. while we enjoy cooler weather today, much cooler in some cases people on the other side of the nation are baking! latest on record breaking heatwave, next.

let's take a look at our forecast before we get to the california forecast clouds stubborn along the coast spilling into the bay keeping us in the 50s and 60s. 70s in the east bay valleys and santa clara valley more sunshine. as far as state, doppler all quiet now into the afternoon hours going to cool central valley. hot in fresno 97. 76 tahoe. sunshine, same in l.a. with 75, san diego 68. palm springs toasty 107. new poll shows prfplt president obama opening a significant lead over mitt romney.

national poll shows 53% of likely voters supporting mr. obama even though the public gives him low marks on handling the economy. 40% support romney. survey shows former massachusetts governor has yet to repair damage done to his image during the gop primaries. more than half say romney south of touch compared with 36% who say the president is more out of touch. florida police chief who was strongly criticized for his handling of the investigation into the killing of an unarmed teenager trayvon martin has been fired. the city manager says chief lee lost the respect of city officials and confidence of the lee was criticized for not immediately an -- arresting george zimmerman. the teenager's family say they respected the decision. lee will receive three months severance and one week salary in addition to any earned time off. >> bay area is cooling-off, it is hot and humid across much of the nation. the northeast is breaking

records all the way on up to maine. paula farris has more. >> reporter: at least a dozen states unheat warnings records are shattered from the midwest to the northeast. >> above normal for most of the country especially into the central states where there's been expanding drought and southwest which has been suffering through a very rough wildfire season >> reporter: many chicago residents flocked to the beach for the third day hoping to find relief. >> sit in the water, land in the water not just your feet land in the water that has been cool. >> reporter: in saginaw, michigan energy substation broke down leaving residents without power for several hours. >> just leaving my windows open and try not to do too much. >> reporter: farmers are worried the heat and lack of rain will devastate crops. in new york city, thermometer on the roof of abc hit 120°.

officials in the big apple scrambled to get emergency cooling shelters open. parents are worried about children who have one more week of school many in classrooms that are not air conditioned. >> it would be nice to have a cool room so they can focus on concentrate. >> reporter: even the animals at the national zoo are finding ways to keep cool. tigers were thrown meat-flavored icicles and the elephants used dirt which acts as a natural sunscreen. even hotter today before relief by the weekend. kwhrar case, i think mike pointed it out 120 on the roof -- >> most of those roofs are black because they are tarred over, a little misleading. >> for us the readings going to get lower. >> significantly no more 90s hardly 80s. looks like 60s and 70s are going to dominate most

neighborhoods, below average for the better part of this forecast. good morning. beautiful picture of the sunrise from mount tam tropical moisture this morning. you can see clouds that handling around the marine layer back so is cooling air that it brings. live doppler, a little drizzle along the coast into some of our higher elevations otherwise dry this morning. first day of summer sharply cooler. first highlight really just in bold letters cloudy, mist possible for tomorrow's morning commute cooler than average through the weekend nothing like last weekend. 24 hour temperature change, boom, didn't want to say boom too loud, concord 20° cooler san jose 2119 santa rosa 18 fremont -- significant drop in temperatures here's the reason why, clouds are back so is the sea breeze drizzle through 8:00 then you can see clouds

stubborn through noon east bay valley, santa clara valley should see sun by then clouds will be broken around the bay more solid out to the coast 50s, 60s, 70s up to 20 to 23° cooler than yesterday. some of the lingering clouds east bay shore low 60s richmond and berkeley mid to upper 60s everybody else south bay 69 milpitas everybody else low to mid 70s. mid 50s along the coast near 60 downtown south san francisco as you head inland upper 60s to low 70s low to mid 60s monterey bay low to mid 70s inland more sunshine in the northern sections of the bay than towards monterey. 12:35 first pitch how about we sweep dodgers 63° it will feel cool with the breeze blowing

through. here's some of the drizzle and mist along the coast cloudy the rest of us low to mid 50s tonight great sleeping weather no need for air conditioning save money inland mid 70s through monday, near 70 around the bay, near 60 at the coast back to average tuesday and wednesday of next week. good morning. low clouds and mist, look at the fog starting to roll in at the golden gate bridge a dreamy sight as we mentioned earlier southbound moving well no problems, no visibility issues out of the waldo tunnel headed into san francisco, four lanes for morning commute, two lanes in the northbound direction. metering lights just now turned on at the bay bridge toll. minor back-up as you head into san francisco on the upper deck incline moving smoothly more fog here too no visibility issues on the bay bridge. altamont pass drive times now starting to jam up as you head up and over to livermore in

the pleasanton dublin area, 80 east shore freeway commute under 20 minutes, carquinez bridge to the maze, 101 through marin, nice drive 37 into central san rafael. southbound 280 san francisco past mariposa wood debris in the right lane cars are swerving there intersection of castro and forest in castro valley car hit a power pole down on the sidewalk you may want to avoid that intersection. we are just getting word from the labor department of last week's unemployment claims figures and they are not a very good sign they fell just barely by 2,000 something investors will consider today. >> let's check in with jane king. good morning no moreover draft fees of up to $59 when you buy a soda or cup of coffee. jpmorgan chase dropping fees on any purchase that is $5 or

less starting july 22nd. customers without enough in their account to cover purchases can avoid the $34 returned item fee. $10 overdraft protection fee and $15 extended fee. earlier this year chase agreed to settle a class action suit. some of the nation's biggest hotel chains charging extra for fast or upgraded wifi. marriott charging extra at some locations. others may follow as hotels deal with exploding demand for internet. i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> june of america's most icon i can artists has died. paint -- iconic artists has died in manhattan yesterday. leroy neiman is known for his broad strokes and colorful works of famous athletes. a cause of death has not been

announced he leroy neiman was 91-years-old. study challenging the long held belief that pregnant women should not drink alcohol. a look at more than 1600 pregnant women who drank one to eight drinks a week, the study looked at their children five years after they were born and found the kids did not perform any worse on organizational and i.q. tests than children whose mothers didn't drink at all. doctors say wait a minute, we disagree and recommend expecting mothers to be safe rather than sorry. >> we know that alcohol is a toxin. definitely can affect neurologic development. my obstetrician answer is don't consume any alcohol at all for the 40 weeks you are pregnant. >> some pregnant women do drink, surveys show 30% consume some alcohol during their pregnancy. the soft drink industry is responding to a statewide campaign urging people to

rethink your drink. major beverage companies are joining forces to roll out new ads promoting smaller sodas and low or no calorie beverages. the group that started the campaign sis they targeted soda because it is largest -- single source of added sugar in a person's diet. coke, pepsi and other rivals ran full page ads in newspapers yesterday highlighting more choices, smaller portions and fewer cal radios -- calories. the american beverage association says balancing calories with fiscal activity is the key to leading a healthy lifestyle. large donation of money to the american red cross is designed to save lives and promote safety. the community safety out foundation private non-profit organization funded by aaa insurance is donating 80 million dollars to the red cross for paying for disaster training and preparedness efforts like the ones you see right there, one skill combines both objective they

say were trained in cpr and basic first-aid. 5:56. next breaking news following several major fires throughout the east bay including a deadly blaze in berkeley. katie marzullo will have a live report from the scene. on this first full day of summer michael finney has advice on choosing the right brand of sunscreen. which brands offer the best protection? you are about to find out.