good morning it is thursday thank you for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas.

another spare the air day. does that mean another triple digit day? >> it means you may have to turn on your ac again but i may be comfortable you can come over. >> she is not boasting. >> she will probably help you with your electric bill also. [ laughing ] >> mid 90s 100 east bay valleys clear lake and cloverdale mid to upper 90s. north bay and south bay 80s, 70s and tight around the bay shore, 50s and 60s -- along the coast into san francisco, definite drop closer you get to the ocean today not going to be as hot. east bay valleys will have the poorest air quality today, everybody under a spare the air. live shot bay bridge toll, earlier cars waiting for the carpooling to open zipped through, still a stall there reported towards treasure island blocking right lane. westbound 80 traffic light now,

no major problems on bay area freeways. mike was telling us about that fog along the coast across the golden gate bridge, limited visibility if you are driving pacifica, daly city and along the coast. this morning marine mammal experts will return to a creek another san francisco international airport. most of the yesterday people were enthralled and worried by the surprise appearance of a stranded dolphin. katie marzullo is live along colma creek what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning. we've been out here for an hour. we have not seen the dolphin. we see water foul a little activity out here but we -- haven't spotted the dolphin either we haven't seen it or it has left colma kaoebg that would be good news where it is concerned. of course, it was not being shy yesterday, the dolphin first spotted 11:30 in the morning we got plenty of video

circling and hanging out. experts say it is not unusual for bottlenosed dolphins to go into shallow water to eat to search for fish, just hanging out and circling in colma creek is out of the ordinary. it is strange, on the other hand great for people who came to check it out. >> i saw a beautiful dolphin that is lost. >> internet said there's a dolphin so we said boss is gone let's go. >> i took video i'm hoping the video came out better than the snapshots. >> reporter: the marine mammal center had people out here yesterday the fire captain came out took a look kept an eye on the creature but say it doesn't seem to be hurt, distress or hungry. at this point the best thing they can do is leave it alone and hope it finds a way back out into open water on its own

maybe that is the case this morning we'll keep an eye out if we spot it as the sun comes up maybe we can prove it is no longer here. katie marzullo, abc7 news. richmond wants to sort out a mystery where san pablo city counciller claims he was assaulted and woke up miles from where he was tacked. councilman rick morris runs a property management agency he told police on july 3rd, he visited a home on san joaquin street his firm just acquired. he was on the doorstep when a man suddenly ran out yelling get out, get out. that man punched him in the chest. morris fell backwards and hit his head on the concrete. >> there's no reason to believe he was tacked because he's a council person i don't think he time to tell the -- person he was the new property manager. i think the person that attacked him didn't want him on the property. >> morris says the -- he next

remembered waking up in the passenger seat of his car in the parking lot of golden gate fields. he refused our request for an interview. there won't be a retrial in the case of will lynch, the man who admits to beating a priest he says molested him as a child. the d.a.'s office says it won't refile a against lynch for punching gerald lindner. the jury deadlocked on that misdemeanor charge last week and acquitted lynch on felony assault. lynch's attorneys say the decision means lynch can move on with his life. during the trial father lindner denied claims that he molested lynch. the d.a.'s office is considering a perjury charge against lindner. napa police arrested a substitute teacher also a football coach on charges that he had sex with two teenaged girls. the 25-year-old remains in jail his bail is one million

dollars. detectives claim daniels met the girls through a social networking site. they also suspect he had sex with the girls inside his home. fremont police need help finding the man who followed a teenaged girl and grabbed her. the attack took place 4:25 after the girl walked home from a school bus stop tuesday afternoon. the girl says the man grabbed her around the neck and choked her after he asked for directions to the nearest atm. the girl escaped with minor injuries. her attacker was seen running eastbound on stevenson. remains of a bay area world war ii vet will be coming home today after 68 years. the remains was recently discovered on a south pacific island he was killed at age 19 when his plane crashed into a cliff during a night training mission in 1944. his casket will arrive at san francisco international

today and be escorted to a mortuary in sunnyvale. he will be buried tomorrow at go national cemetery in san bruno. dog owner accusing menlo park police of being trigger happy after they shot and wound her pit bull puppy. she claims her dog mr. is not -- dog mister is not vicious. one officer claims mister ed at him both opened fire one bullet passed through the dog's skull near his eye. >> why do you have tasers? why do you have your clubs? why do you have any other gadgets if you are going to pull for your gun and shoot first? >> it is unclear if the dog will be -- will end up losing that eye. she happens to be the same woman who was nicknamed strawberry short cake when she served on the jury that convicted scott peterson of

killing his wife. yesterday got so hot and demands for energy so great there was an energy alert to conserve 3 to 7 p.m.. hopefully we won't have that today. we should talk to mike. >> how hot was it? >> hot enough to cook on the ground, didn't you go out and fry an egg for me? >> no, i'm sorry i didn't. i don't know how you like your eggs tell me. >> it was 122 in my driveway, the car is black that didn't help, nontinted windows the temperature outside was 100 off the asphalt and concrete gives you an idea how hot it was in some areas. nothing going on this morning as far as wet weather, off to a dry start 50s now. here's a few 60s livermore and antioch everybody else in the 50s. by noon 30° warmer inland mid to upper 80s mid 70s around

the bay upper 50s at the coast 4:00 inland temperatures in the mid 80s to mid 90s around the bay near 60, 60 at the coast s back to 70 around with the bay, 57 at the coast -- 88 inland. high amounts of tree and ragweed. grass and mold moderate amounts. cooling trend continues tomorrow into saturday close to average sunday mid 80s inland mid 70s around the bay, mid 50s at the coast >> live shot in the south bay in san jose northbound 280 looks great, things are clear up towards cupertino highway 17 looks good also out of the santa cruz mountains, roadwork scheduled on highway 17 at the summit in both directions until 6:00 this morning, we'll see if that causes slowing before 6:00, sometimes there's a little slowing before they clear all the lanes and southbound 680 the commute through contra costa county no

problems here southbound towards highway 24 even westbound 4 in antioch still not slowing much. also, north bay 101 southbound with the waze traffic app, construction going on through in petaluma both directions caltrans lanes blocked until 7:00 this morning the traffic spotter said it was down to one lane and also foggy weather for the drive through the cotati grade. next, new report finds housing market is turning into an economic bright spot. also, another turn in the battle over redevelopment funds for the 49ers' new stadium. visitors to yosemite enjoying the views. they are also trying to beat 100° temperatures. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day,

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strong enough to convince experts that the housing buff has ended. the head of -- the head of ua airways pressing his case for a merge we are american airlines. he says the only way his -- airline and american can survive is to team up. chevy offering a money back guarantee buy a new chevy drive it home, bring it back within 60 days for a full refund, no questions asked. 5:14. good morning. governor brown has furloughed 11,000 workers forcing them to take one unpaid day per month most ever state engineers working for cal trains it cut their pay by 5% of the move will save the state 402 million dollars for the year. battle over the 49er stadium has taken another turn. oversight committee has hired a attorney to look into the next move to take 30 million

dollars in redevelopment funds away from the stadium project and spend it on local schools. the 49ers filed an emergency restraining order and last week a judge determined the team is entitled to the money. new hope for directv subscribers many shows disappeared because of a fee dispute. the two restarted negotiations last viacom wants more than directv is willing to pay to continue to carry the channels. viacom says it amounts to pennies per subscriber. directv contends that increase equals a billion dollars. here's a partial list they are not carrying. two sides continue to negotiate but the fight could last for weeks. southern california man says the only way he can afford to live in palo alto is by showering at the gym. cooking at work. and living in his car. he moved to the peninsula from

los angeles in march to start an internet company. instead of renting an apartment, the 25-year-old has been resided in a different an bed he's not alone. figures -- different abode. he's not alone, 100 people live in their cars, palo alto is one of the few cities in silicon valley where legal to live in a vehicle. >> that vehicle may be hot lately every part of the state is suffering from the heat. yosemite valley triple digit temperatures, rare the average high for there in july is 89°. our sister station in fresno hooks at how visitors are coping itch >> reporter: families often flock to yosemite in the summer to enjoy the beautiful weather with the stunning sights. even this national park is feeling heat. >> we didn't think it was going to be this hot. >> reporter: they left cooler conditions in orange county. >> we bike rode this morning

looking forward to the water. >> reporter: they were not alone. the merced river was filled with visitors even ducks taking a dip. >> it is warm, because we are not used to this much heat. there's always a cool breeze. you can put your feet in the river. >> reporter: yosemite offs say the average temperature in july an 90°. the thermometer in our car reached 100 wednesday afternoon. rangers are reminding tourists to drink plenty of water, wear light colored clothing take advantage of shady areas and don't go into fast moving parts of the river. >> whitewater, large boulders those areas could be more dangerous. >> reporter: rangers point out while it is unusually hot here it is cooler in the higher elevations. >> this is a great opportunity for to you experience the higher country. visiting there you can see new sights and much of the park is in the higher country. >> reporter: park officials don't expect the weather to

keep visitors away those we spoke with say they can handle the heat for the chance to enjoy this natural wonder. >> it is well worth it. we could stay longer, we would. >> sarah is all grown-up she used to work here as a production assistant. there she as a reporter. she was also a nationally recognized volleyball player at stanford. >> she is doing well, sweltering there for that story. we had parts of the inland area that are just as hot as that and no cool water. >> exactly. those rivers and streams are much cooler. coast thin layer of clouds this morning even a little fog along the coast over towards the golden gate bridge. that's going to be the case for the next couple of hours it will be very short-lived today high pressure winning out sinking air going to bring us scorching temperatures in most areas at least above

average scorching in the east bay valleys. doppler good news showing a dry commute this morning. still in the low to mid 60s fairfield, antioch, livermore. everybody else 50s. good news is it has been comfortable overnight low to mid 50s monterey bay and inland. it will be not as hot today still going to be hot as quite as hot in some areas, spare the air poor air quality in the east bay valleys more clouds cooler at night that will transition to cooler afternoons, temperatures back to seasonal averages into the weekend. pretty close close today in san francisco 66 redwood city 82 oakland one degree warmer san jose two napa four livermore 101, 13° warmer than average. you can see little fog here around the bay and it is going to be persistent and stubborn

until 11, noon then start to dissipate a little during the afternoon more sunshine along the coast cooler breeze mixing out that fog and cloud deck or the marine layer, if you will, that's why you will see 50s and 60s there to 100 inland today. mid to upper 80s south bay, 86 san jose 81 palo alto. mid to upper 70s millbrae and san mateo, pacifica 58, same with daly city. mid 60s downtown south san francisco 74 sausalito 80s north bay valleys clear lake detail mid to upper 90s. -- 80 around hercules, castro valley and fremont inland antioch brentwood and live more around 100 everybody else in the mid to upper 90s low to mid 90s gilroy, morgan hill

mid 70s up 70s santa cruz monterey and carmel mid 60s. only 60 out there antioch 64 the rest of us will see more cloud cover and 50s. after dropping one to six degrees today we'll drop two to eight degrees tomorrow another four to eight degree drop saturday and temperatures will hold on in the upper 50s to near 60 next week at the coast mid 70s around the bay mid 80s inland where it should be. new crash westbound 24 pleasant hill road we'll state if that causes trouble they are saying no injuries. bay bridge toll no delays stall cleared on the upper deck towards treasure island. the thing to look out for is the fog, pretty thick across the golden gate bridge limited visibility through pacifica daly city highway 1 skyline and traffic spotter reported fog through the cotati grade.

live shot of 101 san rafael things are clear as headlights move southbound past lucas valley exit. across the san mateo bridge westbound still flowing well drive time from 880 westbound to 101 only 14 minutes. we have a couple slow spots i'll tell you where in my next report. 5:22. next, wimbledon champion serena williams continues her winning ways. the giants wilson bring as unusual date to the 20th annual espys

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good morning. thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. oakland homicide detectives on the scene of a killing at a motel they are already saying this will be tough to solve. amy hollyfield is live at the starlight motel. >> reporter: police got here to this coverager room at 3:00 this morning. -- this corner room at 3:00 this morning and found a man trying to perform cpr on the

woman. a dispatcher was trying to tell him how to do it but it was too late police believe in woman was murdered haven't said how but said there was a lot of blood in the room they didn't give us a name or age but believe she is an oakland resident. homicide investigators just arrived. they going to add this to a long list of cases that they are working. >> there's been at least three or four in the last 24, 48 hours specifically -- [ inaudible ] this area of patrol out here pretty busy. >> reporter: this is the starlight motel at macarthur and 100th avenue in oakland. police don't have any witnesses. they say that is going to make it a tough case to solve. they said the man who was with her, knew her but didn't elaborate on his relationship. they haven't said what they think the motive is or if they know wait is. no arrests have been made. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. the justice department is

target ago oakland pot club described as the largest in the world. prosecutors served forfeiture papers on the harborside health center calling it a marijuana superstore of the justice department is moving to seize the property on the embarcadero where it has been operating since 2006. prosecutors also targeting the sister location in san jose. medical marijuana is legal in california but illegal under federal law. people waking up in emergency shelters after a wildfire forced them out of their homes the fire broke out yesterday afternoon between colfax and forest hill 50 miles northeast of sacramento the fire has burned 200 acres. >> the temperatures in the 100s that humidity is way down and the burning conditions are prime to be extreme to say the least. >> calfire plans to attack the

fire after sunrise with helicopters and aerial tankers. 250 firefighters are battling this blaze. investigators haven't pinpointed what started it. one person reported seeing men shooting off fireworks in the area around the time the fire started. san jose firefighters looking into the cause of an overnight grass fire next to a mobile home park and construction site the fire broke out 11:00 last night off monterey highway it damaged a power line but didn't damage any other structures no one was hurt. firefighters left two hours later. rare sight has attracted many to a creek near san francisco international airport. this lone bolt knowsed dolphin decided -- this loan bottlenose dolphin decided to -- we sue the internet there's a dolphin we said -- we saw the internet i took video i'm hoping

the video came out better. >> mammal experts tell us they are not concerned about the dolphin because it doesn't seem to be in distress. they point out dolphins sometimes swim into various shallow waters or compton beaches to catch fish. today is another spare the air today after triple digit tells made life uncomfortable. walnut creek 100° yesterday it meant trying to cool off at the memorial swim center, it hit 104 yesterday afternoon in livermore and 102 in cloverdale. a surging demand for power forced pg&e to declare an energy alert that lasted from mid-afternoon to early evening. half moon bay comfortable 59°. >> oh my. 5:34. if you go to facebook you can find mike's picture of his car's digital thermometer

reading 122° in his driveway. >> make omelets for me equipment -- did you make omelet force me? >> no i came back from 7-eleven got my free slurpy went to the gym and the car warmed up 20°. >> you got a slurpy then you within to the gym? >> i picked my kid up from baseball camp and got my kid a slurpee, i didn't have one filling my kid with sugar, good morning. the line was long at 7-eleven. here's live doppler, even with the extra clouds this morning, very thin off to a dry start no drizzle, no mist, you can see the orange starting to taper over top of us the area modifying, thunderstorms down to the south, area of low pressure to the north high pressure starting to get squeezed, today starts making a trip back to the east that's why we'll see a cooling trend but not far enough east to get

out of the east bay valleys where it will be hottest. clouds around the bay and coast during the morning, 50s towards lunch clouds back to the coast, upper 50s there to san francisco, 66 in oakland, 70s and 80s through the bay, 80s and 90s inland 90s to near 100 east bay valleys by 4:00, south bay north bay 80s 70s bay shore and 60s at the coast into san francisco and cool into the 50s at the coast by 7:00 60s and 70s around the bay 80s and 90s as you head into the east bay valleys cooling trend continues tomorrow into saturday temperatures close to average as we need sunday mid 80s inland mid 70s around the bay, upper 50s at the coast. good morning everyone. westbound 4 slow in antioch now lone tree towards somersville 32 miles an hour eastbound at loveridge all lanes blocked scheduled until 5:30 overnight roadwork. i'm waiting for caltrans to make sure lanes have been

reoned in the eastbound direction. also a crash -- crash westbound 24 pleasant hill, 70 miles an hour, i don't think it is blocking any lanes, no injuries reported. for spare the air today if you would like to take mass transit, all reporting no major delays that's a good way to go not free of course. the other slow spot is coming out of tracy heading into the altamont pass. with the waze traffic maps, you can see what the speeds are along the stretches of slow traffic westbound 205 moving at around 27 miles an hour, approaching 11th street. it is 47 miles an hour into the altamont pass. then so far, no major slowing into livermore and real quickly still looking good westbound 80 through berkeley right now. 5:37. next, mitt romney has announced lance to come back to the bay area. details, next. also, hear how he defends the remarks he made that had a

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welcome back. in washington the republican-led house voted yesterday to repeal the federal health care overhaul symbolic gesture the latest in many votes against the measure the first since the supreme court upheld the law and defined a key provision as a tax. it stands no chance in the senate. mitt romney meanwhile plans to attend three fundraisers in the bay area next weekend. a day before president obama arrives. his schedule includes a lunch in wood side, private dinner and event at the fairmont. last night romney told supporters he thought he did a good job speaking at the naacp convention. he says he proved for one thing that he doesn't change his message depending on the

audience. during the speech to the civil rights group he was booed for 15 seconds when he told the audience what he knew it didn't want to hear. >> i'm going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find, that includes obamacare. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ booing ] >> if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community are looking at him. >> faces up hill battle. according to a poll that community supports president obama over romney 96-3%. the president will be in the east bay july 23rd, with fundraising events in oakland and a home in piedmont. lawyers for suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi have requested the ethics commission subpoena four people who they say can prove mayor lee lied under oath last month. targets of the subpoenas are a

woman appointed by the mayor, building commissioner former supervisor and businessman. mirkarimi's lawyer says the mayor contradicted himself when he testified he had not discussed the case with those individuals. >> if those city officials are correct, and the mayor did not tell the truth, then in effect, the mayor may have committed a felony while trying to remove the sheriff for a misdemeanor. >> why mayor lee maintains he told the truth and he's blasted what he calls outrageous allegations of perjury. the ethics commission will vote on whether to issue subpoenas at their next hearing. the government has just released latest jobless numbers. lenders stepping up foreclosure filings. dozens ever evacuated residents in colorado return home and make a stunning discovery that adds in to injury. was there a penn state cover-up in the jerry sandusky

sex scandal? a new report will

welcome back. high temperatures, 60 half moon bay, 66 san francisco, 70s 80s bay shore 80s south bay and north bay valleys 90s and 100s still possible east bay valleys showers and thunderstorms to

the south today head tag way maybe a rare treat seeing -- heading that way maybe a rare treat los angeles 82 central valley 100s again today, 88 tahoe, yosemite could see a thunderstorm 101, better chance of thunderstorms along the sierra tomorrow mid 90s yo stemmy low 80s tahoe southern -- yosemite, low 80s tahoe. southern california chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, dry saturday and sunday, mid 70s in san diego low 80s in l.a.. in a few minutes because this is set to come out at 6:00 this morning, we may get answers to some of the troubling questions in the penn state sex abuse scandal. results of the investigation headed by former fbi director are expected to be leased in philadelphia soon. -- to be released in philadelphia soon. >> our mandate is clear. we've been tasked to investigate the matter fully, fairly and completely.

>> reporter: penn state university tress tees hired former fbi chief louie freeh to find -- trustees hired former fbi chief louie freeh to find out who knew what when? >> joe paterno is no longer the head football coach. >> reporter: the late coach admitted to learning about an indent in 2001 involving sandusky and bay in a shower. instead of calling police he told campus officials. reportedly there's an e-mail trail. shulz and curly have pleaded not guilty. >> whether you are a football -- football coach or university president or the guy sweeping the building i think you have a moral responsibility to call us. >> reporter: last month the jury found sandusky guilty of 45 counts of abusing children. while he will spend the rest of husband life bars paterno hoped the university would not

suffer the consequences in an op-ed released by his family: this is not a football scandal and should not be treated as one and does not tarnish the academic reputation of penn state. joe paterno's family members have already spoken out against the investigation. they believe they should have been invited to discuss the findings with investigators before>ñ this report is released.m 5:49. in colorado burglars hit 37 homes that were evacuated during the most destructive fire in that state's history. authorities are offering up to $50,000 for information leading to arrests. police say with the burglarized hopes suspects broke into 28 vehicles after residents fled the fire. the blaze that resulted june 23rd, spread over 29 square miles now fully contained and residents are going home. smoke may still be visibility. group of stockton retirees

has filed a lawsuit in u.s. bankruptcy court to stop city offs from cutting their health benefits. stockton filed for chapter 9 last month after failing to reach a deal with creditors. the city informed retirees they must pay their health care premiums by the end of the month or medical coverage will be cancelled. promises of full health care to retired union works -- workers are partly to blame. now they must pay more than $1100 a month. do you need a good alarm to get you going in the morning? here's one. >> coffee, coffee, coffee! >> that's mike nicco giving you a wake-up call he's one of the alarms you can set in our new abc7 news alarm clock app wake up to morning news, weather and traffic updates if you set it for 4:29 a.m., you

will be up in time for the abc7 morning news that starts at 4:30 the free alarm clock app is available at the app store. search abc7 news san francisco alarm. >> are people stopping you on the street? aren't you that guy on my alarm app? >> all the time. can i buy you a coffee, coffee, coffee. >> i don't drink coffee. they are like what? >> iced coffee is the way to go today not the hot kind. >> not after this morning still mild, by the afternoon hours do whatever you can to stay cool especially inland valleys. i like coffee, i'm just kidding. let's talk about air quality. a look at east by valleys where the poorest air quality is now and probably where it will be into the afternoon. right now bethel island, fairfield, livermore and san ramon have the poorest air quality around the bear. live doppler, we have extra clouds we do not have rain

showing how dry it is for the morning commute. low to mid 60s fairfield, antioch livermore the rest of us in the 50s low to mid 50s monterey bay inland mostly cloudy sky. by the afternoon hours poor air quality once again spare the air won't be as hot as it was yesterday. still going to be hot in some areas more clouds cooler conditions at night and cooler seasonal temperatures into the weekend afternoons. we drop one degree in san jose to 86 santa rosa three degrees to 88, 95 concord four degrees cooler than yesterday so is oakland 74, san francisco 66 five degrees cooler hayward 77 is six degrees cooler than yesterday high pressure sitting on too much us yesterday now starting to move east that's why we have one more hot day in the east bay valleys before this area of low pressure comes in and cools everybody off, starting tomorrow as we need the weekend. today, east bay valleys mid to

upper 90s, antioch, brentwood and livermore 100. near 80 hercules castro valley fremont mid to upper 70s the rest of the east bay shoreline south bay mid to upper 80s today with cupertino around 85° peninsula microclimates from 73 millbrae, 81 palo alto upper 50s to near 60 along the coast this afternoon. mid 60s downtown south san francisco 74 sausalito 80s through the north bay valleys 59 bodega bay. mid 60s monterey and carmel throw to upper 70s the rest of the monterey bay upper 80s to mid 90s morgan hill, gilroy and holster. cloud cover bringing cooler weather in the 50s except antioch at 64 we drop two to eight degrees tomorrow another four to eight degrees saturday saturday through wednesday mid 70s inland upper 50s along the coast and mid 70s inland mid

70s around the bay mid 80s inland a lot of numbers, sorry about that. here's frances. so far traffic has been normal this morning, slowing right now antioch coming out of tracy into the altamont pass. but, with the live shot of the bay bridge toll, even though we had an earlier stall, still looking good, very light now. also showing you the ride across the san mateo bridge westbound flows well for taillights out of hayward towards foster city and san mateo. also head over to the golden gate bridge, once again fog, cooling along the coast mike was telling us about. with the waze app, we are also finding traffic spotters reported foggy weather on sharp park road into pacifica reported by mr. kitty, wanted to let us know there was foggy weather on highway 1 in pacifica look out for that as well.

thank you frances. 5:55. we just got word from the labor department new applications for unemployment last week dropped to 350,000, the lowest level in four years. a hopeful sign for the job market, if it continues. >> one of the largest supermarket chains cutting prices after customer defections to the discount chains. here's jane king. >> reporter: growing number of homes facing risk of possible foreclosure, banks are stepping up initial foreclosure filings against people who skip mortgage payments. banks are also now agreeing to loss if people sell in short sales before they get foreclosed on that can limit signs of a possible new wave of for closures. white house encouraging americans to refinance to lower interest rates. house secretary hosting a google plus hangout this afternoon on the topic on white house.gov. another down day for stocks

yesterday after the fed indicated policymakers aren't in agreement on what it should do. watch for cheaper prices at the nation's third largest supermarket chain, super value. they are cutting prices and possibly considering selling itself as it struggles with defections to wal-mart and dollar store chains. consumer products companies are using tracking technology to figure out what gets shoppers' attention and using the data to come out with designs and shelf layouts that boost sales. i'm jane king. a prized piece of san francisco real estate may be on the market. "wall street journal" reports the blackstone group want tossle the lease it holds on the ferry building and nearly 100 other properties it owns around the country.

values have been increasing in many cities so blackstone is hoping to sell 50 mile beyond square feet of office space to reward investors. >> homicide investigator at an oakland motel now after a woman's bed was found there overnight. marine mammal experts just returned to a creek looking for a wayward dolphin. katie marzullo is there, she will be live. new look at dollar stores. how they stack up against stores like wal