good morning one minute after 5, i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze. lake fires continue to grow, 6,000 acres have now been scorched near clear lake. there is somber news some are able to wake up in their own beds this morning. amy hollyfield is live at the calfire station in calistoga with the latest. >> reporter: good news/bad miss. the news is not good for firefighters. -- they face a tough fight and hot day coming up. the news is good for rizes some did get to go home after evacuating the spring valley neighborhood sunday night. the fire did destroy two

buildings and damaged a third. firefighters think that threat has passed, people were allowed to go home. still, the fire is burping with plenty of intensity, it is -- is burning with plenty of intensity burning in a rural area creating challenges for firefighters trying to get to. that at least brings relief to residents who just wanted to go home. >> i'm glad everybody is going to come home. hard part is over, it happened three years ago, something you live with up here. >> reporter: the fire did grow by another 1,000 acres yesterday it has now burned about 6,000. 25% contained about the same amount of containment they had yesterday morning they are holding stead any this fight, not making huge strides. -- they have 358 firefighters battling this one. and another hot day expected ahead for them. amy hollyfield, abc7 news.

as you say the weather is so important. meteorologist mike nicco is watching the changes in the heat and wind in that fire area. >> not good mike? not really going to be a tough go for the firefighters again. it more has to do with heat than wind. you can see the area around clear lake oaks, clear lake and lower lake highway 53 and 20 around the fires. right now still 73°, humidity about as high as it is going get, 49% and winds as slow as they are going to get two miles out of the west -- two miles an hour out of the west. hazy sun, high 105°, humidity down to 17%. we'll have a south wet wind around 10 to 15 miles per -- southwest wind around 10 to 15 miles per hour. only going to be trouble again this afternoon. san jose police investigating three separate incidents of violence that left two dead and another with life-threatening injuries. police phone a woman stabbed

to death last night near a walgreens store. witnesses say she was attacked by a man with a samurai sword. the weapon was found nearby and the man is still on the loose. the victim was a well-known homeless person in the area. shortly before 2:00 in the afternoon there was a fatal drive-by shooting near charles street a man in the car was kill. 4:00 in the afternoon another drive-by shooting wounded someone standing in front of a house near tully road. oakland city council will hold a special meeting this morning related into the investigation into how police handled occupy oakland protests. last fall police used tear gas when they moved in on protesters to break up their encampment at frank ogawa plaza. complaints lead to extensive investigations. five outside firms are working on. today the council is being asked to approve another 27 -- $2 5,000 for one of the contracted firms. contra costa county board of supervisors will get a

briefing today on the chevron refinery fire. the report is expected9d{ to include the status of several ongoing investigations. the federal probe is on hold apparently structural engineers say the burn site is still unsafe for crews to enter now. sky 7 hd was over the scene yesterday. an investigation by the u.s. chemical safety board is focusing on possible pipe corrosion as the cause. investigators believe a small hydrocarbon leak ignited quickly and sent a plume of toxic smoke over richmond and other parts of the east bay. in martinez, shell investigating an incident at its refinery. fire reported yesterday afternoon in a light oil processing area initially classified as level 2 emergency later downgraded to level 1. that means there was no threat to the community. there was some flaring from the smokestacks to help reduce pressure on the system. no one was injured. today mayor lee plans to update supervisors on the

response to last week's fire that damaged 10 businesses in the city's ingleside district. two firefighters were injured fighting the august 7th, fire on ocean avenue. it could have been much worse. 10 firefighters were battling the fire in the front of one building when a backdraft created a fireball, very rare occurrence that is capable of taking the lives of firefighters. in this instance one firefighter suffered a wrist injury. right now bail to moving to the california an senate that could help make college more affordable. the state assembly approved a bill that closes a corporate tax loophole and uses the expected wind fall to reduce tuition. ab-1500 would eliminate a one billion dollar tax break for out of state corporations. the legislature approved it as a way if get republican lawmakers to vote for the state budget. california -- [ unintelligible ]

the state borrowed more than 18 billion dollars from special funds a third more than last year. the los angeles times reports the state is straining to pay its bills before the november vote on higher taxes when it is he hoped the measures will -- when it is hoped the measures will pass. union janitors who clean more than 400 buildings in san francisco have a new tentative contract agreement. last wednesday they held a march, the main sticking point was the cost of health care. the union announced the deal but won't give details. union members still need to ratify that agreement. fog back in san francisco. >> pretty thick in the city as far as i saw. probably people elsewhere would love to see. >> yeah, a tale of two sides of the bay. mike with the details. another 40° spread from

the coast to inland neighborhoods. good morning. clear around most of the bay, visibility a mile at half moon bay as we've been watching that area where we would find any mist or drizzle this morning along the coast with the thickest fog there trying to spill across san francisco, having a hard time getting past san francisco this morning many check out temperatures compared to yesterday, the same one to two degrees warmer until you get to antioch, still in the 80s this morning. 12° warmer than it was yesterday morning. as far as what is going to happen today, temperatures in the 50s and 60s through 7:00, most of the clouds at the coast and some spilling into the bay noon mostly sunny mid 80s end land mid 70s around the bay up -- inland, mid 70s around the bay. 88° inland by 7:00, 74 bay, 58 coast. pollen not much changing

moderate amounts of tree, mold, ragweed, grass low. next three days watch that ever so slow cooling trend gradual about one to two degrees everyday friday warmest inland 9260 at the coast. good morning if you are on the -- on the roads and have your waze app on you know about this crash overturned accident. traffic spotter reported it few minutes ago. chp right now is running traffic breaks another traffic spotter reported a standstill approaching the scene trying to clear this solo crash blocking at least one lane emergency crews en route as well we'll keep you posted. also, golden gate bridge still foggy look out for that walnut creek so far 680, fine

approaching highway 24 to that crash. bay bridge toll light. we'll also check out san mateo bridge, to trouble in either direction westboundn the right looks good, roadwork scheduled through half moon bay on highway 92, details coming up. 5:10. >> >> cost of the auto bailout just went up. america's money report is next. two threes -- two thieves brazenly smash into a car all caught on video. >> health care battle facing san francisco's most famous twins. how you can help.

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> good morning. americans are charging more credit card debt up 6% from a year ago to an average of almost $5,000 per borrower. late payments at an 18 year low. spike in gas prices national average $3.72 up eight cents in a week. west coast $3.95. new help on the way for farmers. agriculture department is going to buy up to 170 million dollars of lamb and chicken as ranchers struggle to feed livestock. cost of the auto bailout just

went up 25 billion dollars, 3.3 higher than predicted. 5:14. see if you can help here. antioch resident this video on ureport asking for help identifying two people who broke into a parked car. you can see a man coming from a minnie van checking out a car parked -- from a minivan checking out a car parked in the driveway smashes the window and takes out whatever is in the back late area accomplice helps unload other -- back later to teenagers face dui and reckless driving charges. police say they were racing each other when they crashed into two houses early yesterday many investigators say the 19 year s were driving up to 80 miles an hour on residental streets and failed to handle a sharp curve.

the cars bounced off the side of one house and ended up wedged into the wall of another no one was hurt in the homes, drivers suffered minor injuries. san francisco's famous identical twins are seeking kindness of friends and strangers, the 85-year-olds have been delighting the city by tear presence for more than 40 years. vivian is in the hospital with alzheimer's, leaving marion to search for an assist iting living facility where they can find a room they can't find anything in san francisco they can afford. department of aging and other agencies are handling emergency donations. if you would like to help, go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. facebook has unveiled a new way to make a big announcement on your homepage. new timeline events option lets expectant parents share their news update under the live event tab the baby's sex,

due date and identity of the other parent facebook users have mixed reactions to the new option and not yet available on all accounts. the new feature comes three days before the lock up on preipo shares is lifted and employees and early investors can start selling. the first of more than 1.6 billion shares that will be eligible to come on the market. facebook stock down more than 40% from initial price closing yesterday at $21.61. fñ

san francisco. call it a pg version of a swear word and it is going in the dictionary the phrase "f-bomb" will appear in principle in the websters -- in print in the webster's dictionary today they traced the word back to 1988. the deceased mets catcher gary carter talked about how he had given up f-bomb" others sexing -- sexting, energy drink and life coach. i like how our language evolves. >> getting much more special. >> energy drink might be good today especially inland and exercising. >> you want it this morning, later in the afternoon you may not when it is 100° outside. good morning. we are hooking at 5:18 in the

crosshairs now clouds hanging over san francisco. so far, they haven't made much of a push east and probably won't we'll keep an eye on airports for you. live doppler we have a little mist along the coast visibility down to a mile everybody else is clear and dry this morning. good commute at least weather-wise. temperatures down to 78 in antioch, we dropped four degrees we are not 82 any more everybody else in the 50s and 60s monterey bay mid 50s to near 60 in watsonville. today almost the same as yesterday. fremont two degrees warmer, oakland one degree warmer, same in san francisco, 66 san jose 85 santa rosa concord 88 and 96 cloud cover very thin again this morning just

like yesterday morning right after 7:00 through 9:00 going to dissipate rapidly. by the time we get to lunch, sunshine everywhere pockets developing along the coast mild today. going to be warm and hot inland we could reach 90 in los gatos most south bay mid to upper 80s 70s millbrae and san mateo 80s rest of the peninsula. 59 pacifica daly city. mid to upper 60s downtown south san francisco. sausalito 73. mid 50s to low 90s north bay valleys 100s near ukiah and clearlake. east bay 70s, union city, fremont, hercules low to mid 80s there. morgan hill 100, santa cruz 77, monterey 68°. at&t park took it on the chin last night nationals again, 7:15 first pitch 63 dropping

to cool 57 by 10:00. 90s most of the week but will be cooler by the weekend inland 70s there and 60s at the coast. good morning. there's roadwork going on now highway 92, half moon bay out towards skyline that's scheduled until 6:00. one-way traffic control until then that could slow things down. with abc7's waze traffic app you can find out what the speeds are exactly cars have been moving through around 36 miles an hour. we'll keep you posted on that. should clear by 6:00 this morning. we are keeping an eye on a possible hot spot for you westbound 24 in orinda at -- this overturn crash is blocking a lane, chp there trying to clear it, running traffic breaks and traffic has been heavy approaching the scene. getting slow westbound 580 through the altamont pass, typical delays there under 40

miles an hour as you make your way out of tracy into livermore. 680 good here, no problems through walnut creek heading towards highway 24 live shot westbound 80 headlights flowing well towards the bay bridge toll. it is 5:21 now. i'm glad you are wearing orange for extra support for the giants they are going to feed to prove they are ready for post-season. some work left to be done. the low lights, next in sports. >> the fountain of?t how it might be found in acupuncture needles.

good morning. you are looking live from our sutro cam over the city, thin layer of mist seems to be hovering high above the lights. mike will give you your full forecast, different on where you are. that dam gloom started last night for the -- that damn gloom started last night for the giants last night. manager ejected for urging. -- for arguing. giants lose 14-2 to the nationals who swept the giants last time they were in washington. last night's loss dropped the giants into a tie with the dodgers. pretty painful stuff.

while the giants' score sounded more like a football final at the coliseum raiders were playing against the cowboys. raiders were shut out 3-0. quarterback palmer got to hook-up with mcfadden who was injured in the first game last year. palmer played two series passed for 33 yards and interception third quarter -- hot new trend, nonsurgical alternative to turning back the clock. it requires placing tiny needles on the body and face. according to acupuncturists clients look 5 to 10 years younger they say it helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles by improving muscle tone. cost run between $150 to $200, per session. generally 10 sessions followed by a monthly maintenance.

>> hmm. try anything once. >> to look 21, no need for that. today could be a make or break day in the battle against two massive wildfires in lake county. we are live from the command center with what firefighters will do to turn the tide against the flames. hands off. the bill going to governor brown that could give cell phone users new protection on mass transit. ticking timeline, thousands of california prison inmates could be on the streets early. at least 40° will be the difference between the coast and inland today as we go from 60 to 102 east bay valleys. rest of the country not as extreme, 80s and 90s, triple digits dallas, 113 phoenix, 76 seattle. all major airports running on time. yellow under the population belt from washington, d.c. to boston where severe weather is

possible today. flight tracker abc7news.com at the bottom.

too hot and too dry once again for firefighters in lake county. i'm kristen sze. and i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas this morning. we continue to follow breaking news in lake county where those two wildfires are still growing. firefighters have made a little progress. they've loud residents of spring valley to return home -- they've allowed residents of spring valley to return home. amy hollyfield with the latest numbers. >> reporter: good morning. we just got briefed from the captain here at this command center. he tells us that there's a back burn going on now fire

crews are on the line hoping to make significant progress while it is nice and cool and obviously dark out here before the sun comes up really heats up the day and afternoon winds come in. this fire is a tough one. it still has plenty of energy and now burning in a rural area that is tough to get to. it has burned about 6,000 acres. firefighters have established a fire line around 25% of it. they are working hard on it right now this is actually the time when they feel like they can get a lot done. >> we are making good progress overnight because that's when the humidities are high and the fire intensity is slowing down. it is a matter of holding on to what we have during the afternoon we are still expecting high temperatures, low humidities and winds in the afternoon which is making everything a challenge. >> reporter: the good news, people who live in spring

valley got to go home last night they were ordered to evacuate sunday night. firefighters say firefighter is now moving away from people and property so they feel like the threat has passed. they have 358 firefighters here on the scene. they are not going to be bringing in any more today. they feel like the plan they came up with is now in place. today will be about executing it. while they are worried about afternoon winds and the high temperatures coming, they are hoping that today will be one of significant progress. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. it doesn't look like they will get those ideal weather conditions. >> mike keeping an eye on heat and wind this that fire area. here's the latest, good news around crest view road temperatures 72, humidity come up % winds calm, just a breath out of northwest at two

miles per hour that -- changes starting around 8:00, mid 90s by noon, 105 where we will peak this afternoon humidity level will drop to 17% and winds pick up out of the southwest 10 to 15 going to be another rough day for firefighters in lake county. san jose police busy after a violent 24 hours. two shootings left one man dead and another clinging to life. the most bizarre attack, a woman stabbed to death with a samurai sword. sergio quintana is live at walgreens where this happened. >> reporter: pretty bizarre attack. witnesses tell us it happened around 6:30 yesterday evening. the victim is relatively well-known in this neighborhood. she used to scream at passers-by. police have not yet made an arrest in her attack. according to people who saw what happened, a man hopped off a bus nearby carrying a

samurai sword. he walked over to the woman as she sat on the sidewalk and started swinging the sword, cutting into her throat. bystanders chased after the man running around walgreens but he returned to the victim and began stabbing her again with the sword. employees at a nearby starbucks say a man matching the description of her attacker had been in the coffee shop earlier in the day and started screaming. they say he scared everyone telling them the street woman had put a voodoo hex on him. >> he said she was trying to put a black voodoo spell on me and i didn't want her to. and she was scared to death. -- and he literally was scared to death. >> reporter: the two on charles street in north san jose, a man in his 30s sitting in a car someone shot and killed him. a couple hours later police scrambled to another shooting in east san jose, a man was shot in his driveway.

we don't have many details on his condition. police have not made any arrests in any of these incidents. the two people who have been killed raises murder rate in san jose to 27 so far this year. reporting live in san jose, i'm sergio quintana, abc7 news. state lawmakers are sending the governor bail that would ban government agencies from disrupting phone -- disrupting cell phone service without a court order. bart says the safety of passengers and workers remain top priority. august 11th, of last year a massive protest attempted to shutdown bart service. bart responded by cutting off cell phone service inside the station in an effort to disrupt communications. some argue that threatened public safety. today east bay state

senator who chairs the senate transportation committee will hold public hearing to address caltrans' testing issues. caltrans engineers uncovered broader range of problems with testing of roads and bridges. that comes after the sacramento bee exposed falsified data in safety tests of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the team found problems extended beyond a single employee found to be falsifying data, 23 cases have been discovered. new employee safety program begins today at napa state hospital. some say it could put them at risk. they will begin wearing emergency alarm tags on lanyards some worry those lanyard could be a strangulation hazard. officials say the strap has a safety break away feature and alarms can be attached by a clasp. two years ago a psychiatric

tech at the hospital was strangled by a patient. employees have long complained about a lack of security and safety at the facility. federal panel has given california until friday to come up with ideas to reduce the prison population, including early release. the deadline was made because the state probably won't meet the requirement of a court-ordered population reduction. governor brown's plan to move low level offenders from state to county jails is not moving fast enough. california has up to 8,000 too many prisoners to meet the federal mandate. the realignment has created overcrowding at san mateo county jails. the number of inmates transfered from state prisons to the county jails is 15% higher than what state corrections officials projected. 170 inmates who would have served time in state prison have been sentenced to county jail instead. state power grid managers have declared a flex alert for

today. they are trying to stay ahead of a heatwave forecast for central valley and southern california. the flex alert will be in effect in a couple of showers starting 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.. residents are asked conserve energy in all the usual ways, keeping air conditioner above 78° and only using heavy appliances before and after the alert. that's needed when you look at the big pick are of california weather today, still going to be hot. when you zoom in on the little picture -- hard to imagine when you are in san francisco, but the heat is out there >> most other areas definitely out there even in southern california, san diego 80, l.a. 90, hunt's central valley, deserts -- 100s central valley, deserts definitely going to be taxing on the system no rain to speak off maybe a small pocket of the mist an mile along the coast. still have a lot of dry air on

top of us in the form of this original here and that is going to take away this very shallow marine layer quickly like it did yesterday by 9:00, 10:00, a lot of clouds at the coast. by the time we get to noon pockets of sun developing at the coast, partly sunny, 50s and 60s for you, 70s around the bay, 80s, 90s east bay valleys by noon. -- 4:00 in the 90s east bay valleys, 80s for everybody else, 70s bay, 50s, 60s coast. 7:00 50s, 60s coast san francisco, 70s around the bay, 80s inland antioch and livermore 90s at 7:00 this evening. the next three days gradual cooling that will take warmest temperatures into the low 90s inland by friday mid to upper 70s bay still 60 at the coast that's your forecast here's frances with traffic. good morning. a few slow spots starting off

with antioch eastbound 34 loveridge clearing up the roadwork -- eastbound 4 loveridge clearing up the roadwork. westbound jammed 17 miles per hour towards concord. the earlier overturn crash westbound 24 in orinda cleared from the lanes traffic moving close to 70 miles an hour you can see that is an improvement. also roadwork going on highway 92 between half moon bay and skyline, highway 35 here scheduled until 6:00 this morning. with the roadwork chp is doing one-way traffic control. check out the waze traffic app this is a great way to show that you it is jammed, seven miles per hour for folks heading eastbound out of half moon bay towards san mateo on highway 90 two roadwork should be cleared by 6:00. in the meantime you have to -- take turns that's why we are seeing heavy traffic out of

half moon bay. bay bridge toll still good, not much of a delay. we'll show you a quick shot south bay, northbound 280 fine, highway 17 across your screen. solyndra closed a year ago. now the company is on the hook for millions of dollars. next, what rules were not followed? east bay shelter that can't pay its rent. what a looming eviction today could mean for women who depend on is services. billing snafu that may require hundreds or

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. bankrupt solyndra has agreed to pay 3 1/2 million dollars to settle with former employees. the workers accuse the company of not properly notifying them they would be losing their jobs after the company laid off mostly nearly 1,000 employee days before filing bankruptcy. a woman's shelter in oakland may be forced to close today if it can find money needed to pay the rent. serenity house has been around for 17 years but is falling on hard times. women who have abused drugs or alcohol come to the facility to get clean. others are housed and fed by the non-profit.

clients claim the shelter has lost some state funding and doesn't have enough grants to pay the bills. the director did not talk even camera. the owner of the building has not collected rent in more than a year. >> we willing to forgive the rent and we willing to forgive part of it or some of it, all of it but she still needs to pay rent. and she hasn't. i don't know what she is thinking. >> to come up with the $30,000 in back rent owed the shelter is asking for public nations. -- public donations. some clipper card users have to pay up. nearly 8,000 customers will be getting a bill for about $29 each. that's their share of the $230,000 worth of free rides. officials say most customers in question used buses and meters on the buses didn't properly register the fare so

it wasn't deducted. this issue only affects auto load customers. next, men are getting jobs lost during the recession back, faster than women. bloomberg business report is next. crash test results in for some luxury cars. president obama and republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan makes campaign stops at the iowa state fair and they got different responses from the crowds. london to new york in just one hour. the skies over california are about to see a test of an amazing new aircraft. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation,

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welcome back. what a summer spread nearly 40° from the goes 50s and 60s to nine's and 100s east bay valleys in between a lot of 70s and 80s. most of the storms have moved into nevada and utah, arizona could be back as we head into the afternoon. 84 today in tahoe. 100's through the central valley, yosemite, palm springs -- one 14. 80 san diego, -- 114, 80 san diego, 62 eureka. it is 5:49.

new this morning results of crash tests on luxury cars are raising worries that most vehicles may not be able to provide protection in an accident. nhtsa conned the tests simulated what happens when the front conner of a hits another vehicle or object like tree or pole three of 11 luxury cars from 12 model year passed the tell, acura and volvo good, infinity g acceptable. poor ratings -- audi, lexus and mercedes. on the presidential campaign trail today candidates and running mates spreading out across important states, iowa, ohio, colorado and virginia today. the tickets will be out in full force again today hunting for votes in crucial

battleground states president obama will be in iowa, mitt romney will be in ohio. yesterday in iowa there was a showdown between ryan and president obama. the president told drought stricken farm there's ryan stalled the plan in congress to bring them relief. >> the president: if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communites. >> i'm sure there are places that my budget is different than his. >> according to a new poll, 38% of respondents had a favorable view of romney picking ryan as a running mate. 33% unfavorable. we want to check in with mike about the forecast. there are fires burning and a lot of people need to know what is going on. pretty mild this morning, a lot of following along the coast some trying to still into our neighborhoods like yesterday not doing a good job. high clouds off in the

distance, from the thunderstorms, that we had yesterday, moisture gets trapped in the upper levels of the atmosphere makes for a beautiful sunrise. doppler showing just how dry it is for the commute. we have a little fog along the coast, maybe a small pocket of drizzle here and there that's it, 50s and 60s in most neighborhoods, 78 in antioch, monterey bay mid 50s near 60 watsonville. this afternoon huge summer spread nearly 40° from the coast to inland. clouds return to the coast and bay tonight clear inland partly cloudy this weekend, temperatures closer to average. today two degrees warmer in some areas to two degrees cooler. warmer in fremont, the same in san francisco, -- concord two degrees cooler. 59 in pacifica today oakland

75°. keep going to the east and there you go from 59 to 102. a 43° spread today. east bay valleys the most brutal mid 90s to low 100s. east bay shore, richmond 71 up to 84 in free hospital. 84 south bay, sunnyvale, milpitas, 90 los gatos. mid 70s to mid 80s peninsula. near 60 along the coast today, mid 60s downtown and south san francisco north bay valleys, mid 80s to low 90s, 105 clearlake, 40 to 45° cooler at the beaches. near 100 in morgan hill. at&t park partly cloudy at 7:15. dropping to 57 at 10:00. a little mild inland tonight

60s there the rest of us in the 50s. two to four degrees cooler tomorrow, another thursday, couple more friday, saturday, sunday. temperatures getting closer to average with a few more clouds this weekend. good morning. starting off with a live shot of san mateo bridge traffic starting to pick up. all the usual slow spots in the east bay this is westbound on the right out of hayward into foster city. there is some slowing on highway 92 as you leave half moon bay and head towards san mateo highway 92, both directions, one-way traffic control scheduled until 6:00 this morning from half moon bay towards sky lawn memorial park. with the waze traffic app you can see the slowing through the area i've seen itself event miles an hour up to 35 as cars take turns to go in each direction. that's just scheduled until

6:00, should be cleared by then. westbound 80 in berkeley, headlights moving well towards the bay bridge toll. drive time still 19 minutes. some of those low clouds and fog moving in from across the golden gate bridge where the fog is thick. traffic still light now out of marin county. right now we want to thank the time to thank some of the people who have contributed to the sleep train foster kids dream campaign. susan f of petaluma, barbara m of san jose and laura j of sunnyvale. one dollar is donated for every new like we get on our facebook page. go to abc7 news page and click thumbs up button. thanks. americans are reaching for the plastic, again. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. credit card bill bigger, are you doing a better job of making payments on time? average credit card debt per person in the u.s. grew 6%

last quarter consumer confidence improved and people were willing to take on more debt. are you using fewer daily deals? groupon shares under pressure after the site reported drop in sales and blamed economic weakness in europe. mixed close for trading yesterday, volume lowest since 2008. this is vacationing traders waiting to see what if anything the feds will do to stimulate the economy. economic recovery not an equal opportunity employer. in the three years the great recession ended in june 2009, the institute for women's policy research say women's have regained 39% of the jobs they lost in the recession, have gotten back 45% of the jobs they had. i'm jane king. 5:56. today a hyper sonic aircraft will zip above the pacific ocean at mach 6, six times the speed of sound will get you

from los angeles to new york in 46 minutes. experimental craft will leave edwards air force base attached to a bomber's wing and you can see how it is going to work in this video provided by the air force, 50,000 feet over the pacific ocean the test vehicle will detach and try to reach 3600 miles an hour, for 300 seconds. twice as long as any previous flight at that speed. two previous attempts ended with the skin of one of the aircrafts peeling away. we'll be watching that one. break news team coverage as lake county wildfires continues at 6:00 overnight progress crews are making and good news for people who live in the area. more and more people are replacing cameras with smartphones image quality isn't always as good. michael finney, with what you

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