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good morning i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi gets one final chance this morning to make his case for keeping his job. at noon the ethnics commission will decide what to recommend. amy hollyfield is live at city hall with a preview. >> reporter: it is finally here. you have been hearing about ross mirkarimi's situation for eight months. today the ethics commission is expected to release a decision about what should happen to him. suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi has called the hearings an unnecessarily protracted dog and pony show. he will appear before that panel today. his whroeur a lawyer for the city will make closing

arguments today and then the panel is expected to recommend whether mirkarimi should keep his job. mayor lee wants him out and hasn't thought about the possibility of mirkarimi remaining as sheriff. >> i think we have to take this step-by-step at a time and what is before us is the record that has been establish i think people need to make the responsible decision, we hope they do. we'll deal with whatever consequences there are after. >> reporter: the mayor suspended mirkarimi from his job as sheriff after mirkarimi pleaded guilty to false imprisonment in connection with a fight he with -- he had with his wife. newspapers appear split. the chronicle has printed an editorial saying he should lose his job. the examiner has an editorial saying mirkarimi deserves a second chance. the ethics commission is expected to decide today. amy hollyfield, abc7 news.

this morning authorities are investigating another attack on a worker at napa state hospital. the patient tried to choke a tech last night, two days after abc7 news told you about the new safety measures to protect employees. these lanyards are alarms that can be easily triggered. there are concerns the lanyards pose a choking danger. we are told that's what happened. the patient grabbed the lanyard and tried to choke the worker. he was not seriously injured. police looking for a serial armed robber who they say threatened a pregnant clerk. his image was captured by a camera. police say this man is responsible for robbing five redwood city businesses in one week. maria torres is finding it hard to get past the terror she felt. >> he like this and here and

put it here. >> he pointed the gun at your baby? >> yes. >> you're pregnant? >> yes. >> residents are passing photos of the suspect. crimestoppers is offering up to $3500 in reward money. today the san francisco giants are expected to make a roster move to fill all-star outfielder melky cabrera's spot on the roster he was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for excess sieve -- excessive testosterone. the players' union filed a grievance, then dropped it after he admitted using the banned substance. he has apologized for his mistake. >> ultimately, it was a bad decision, that's all i'm going to say about it. >> not a good thing.

i wouldn't expect of that melky. >> you look like you are almost ready to cry. >> i am. >> cabrera will miss the final 45 games of the regular season and five playoff games if the giants make it to the post-season. giants fell out of first place after losing to the nationals yesterday and trail dodgers by one game. public health officials and marin county coroner are investigating the death a newborn at marin general. the infant died on march 3rd, after a nurse gave the mom a labor inducing drug without a doctor's authorization that. nurse told authorities it was in compliance with standard procedures at the hospital. the baby was born with a faint heartbeat and died shortly after. marin general has no comment on the investigation. accused serial killer joseph naso is requesting a new legal adviser. the 78-year-old murder suspect

announced in court yesterday he has fired a second advisory council after spending months arguing successfully that he could represent himself. he was accused of murdering four women in northern california over 16 years, beginning in 1977. san jose police have identified the man they have in custody for stabbing a homeless woman to death with a samurai sword. 37-year-old marcus reynolds of san jose he was taken into custody monday night. prosecutors confirmed there are seven other criminal cases pending against him. calfire says it expects full containment of two wildfires burning in lake county by monday. the wye and walker fires have burned more than 12 square miles, this morning they are 75% contained. they destroyed two homes, this morning all evacuation orders

have been lifted. highway 20 open in both directions. improvement there >> yeah better for the firefighters certainly overnight we saw a lot of humidity. definitely check out live doppler showing some of the clouds, it is fairly dry. the clouds will be thick enough we'll have flight arrival delays into sfo. check out our flight tracker abc7news.com or call ahead. visibility is 10 miles which is unlimited in the horizontal, you can see as you look up in the vertical plain we have low hanging clouds that the's -- that's the reason we'll have those delays. here's the players on our map, here are the players, low pulling away interest us that brought the strong sea breeze yesterday and high to the south still pumping moisture and warm weather. we start with clouds in the morning, 50s and 60s. noon clouds pull back to the

coast, mix of high clouds and sun temperatures from 50s to near 60 along the coast, 60s and 70s bay, 70s and 80s inland. 90s not there during the lunch hour. mainly mid to upper 80s east bay valleys 4:00, 70s everywhere else, san francisco, oakland 60s. 7:00 50s along the coast, 60s bay, 70s inland. next three days less and less sun as moisture becomes more plentiful dry, temperatures dropping one to two degrees everyday through the weekend. that's your forecast for now. good morning. it is nice and with quiet kind of what you would expect and like this time of the morning. eastbound 4 overnight roadwork continues until 5:30 all lanes blocked at loveridge detour in place the same tomorrow morning with overnight roadwork going on. elsewhere, no accidents, here's 680 walnut creek heading southbound towards highway 24, looking good down

through the san ramon valley and sunol grade. more roadwork eastbound 80 through berkeley, right past university in some of the left lanes not slowing anyone down, westbound traffic looks good to the bay bridge toll,ç1, delay-free. we'll check out the south bay, can't find any trouble northbound 280 headlights into cupertino that's 17 across your screen. 4:39 on this thursday morning. a lot of people like to shop online to save a few bucks. get ready to start paying taxes. next, how long you have left to buy tax-free. businesses if the north bay getting ready for round one of the little league world series. how you can get in on the action back to school time means back to school germs.

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good thursday morning. downtown san francisco you can see there's clouds over san francisco this morning. does that mean anything for sfo? what does that mean for your temperatures? cooler relief inland today and throughout weekend. we'll talk to mike about that. if you like to shop online get ready to dig deeper. starting next month out of state online retailers will start charging sales tax in california. it is a bill co-authored by assemblywoman skinner. small businesses have pushed hard to have amazon and other web merchants collect sales taxes they say it levels the

playing field. legislation is expected to generate more than 500 million dollars. in a few hours the cal football team will practice for the first time in the new memorial stadium. this is video from last month when crews put the turf down. the project started in november 2010. officials expect it to be completed on time before the bears' first game september 1st, against they have dat. at noon the national spotlight will shine on petaluma that town's baseball team gets ready for the first game of the little league world series this is the workout yesterday in pennsylvania. today the petaluma national little league team faces fairfield, connecticut it will be shown live on espn. a viewing party will be held at 14 cinemas in petaluma with ticket sales hoping to cover the travel expenses of the players' immediate families, all seats $15 good deal for a world series game.

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new gluten free apple cinnamon chex. welcome back. high temperatures going to be slightly cooler at the coast, 61, 70s bay, 80s, 90s inland. the rest of the country heat moving up the west coast portland 100 today.

seattle 93. 99 dallas, 91 atlanta, 90s miami, new orleans everybody else in the 70s and 80s. airports, notice all the green all on time. big swath of yellow means severe weather possible around st. louis up to indianapolis and detroit. here at home on time low clouds when flight arrival delays announced we'll have them and also with our flight tracker abc7news.com. this morning a jetliner out of new york has made an emergency landing in iceland after a report of a bomb onboard. 256 people were onboard the plane bound for moscow when an anonymous caller reported the bomb to new york police. the plane is on the ground in iceland where baggage and passengers are being inspected. more as the information comes in. eight people dead after an attack on a military base in pakistan that the u.s.

believes is linked to the country's nuclear program. authorities say gunmen entered the airbase before down all wearing army uniforms they opened fire and hurled hand grenades. eight of the attackers and a security guard were killed. the safety of the country's nuclear weapons has been a major concern for u.s.. this morning ecuador is expected to announce whether it will grant political asylum to wikileaks founder. in june he took refuge in the embassy in london to avoid extradition to sweden. he faces questioning for sexual misconduct allegations . [ unintelligible ]

>> just killer headache makes me feel like somebody has an ax in my head. >> reporter: that's how she describes the pain of west nile virus w-2 weeks ago the 42-year-old was in good health. -- that's when her flu-like symptoms turned into something much worse. >> when i came in thursday for the spinal tap, i was delirious and didn't -- couldn't function. >> reporter: west nile usual lay affects elderly or unhealthy. most people never know they have it. some 80% experience no symptoms. 20% end up with a mix of high fever, headaches, joint pains, vomiting and diarrhea. 1% of the time the virus can be deadly when it attacks the brain and spinal cord. nationwide, the cdc reports 693 cases so far this year.

26 of them fatal. controversial aerial spraying set to begin in and around dallas as early as tonight the first time since 1966. >> we have people dying. we have to have a sense of urgency to get this done now. >> that's what is most important. >> reporter: texas is ground zero for this summer's outbreak. the state reporting half the nation's cases. >> anywhere you go pretty much they are everywhere always biting. >> reporter: health officials everywhere urging people to use mosquito repellent when they go out even if there is spraying in your area it can't kill all the mosquitoes. someone in michigan is 337 million dollars richer this morning. that lucky person had all five numbers and the red power ball last night to win.

i figure the guy or woman knows already. the odds of winning are 175 million to 1. the game is played in 42 states and district of columbia, but not here in california. if you know someone in michigan, call 'em, if they are not there they might have won. we can't give you lottery jackpot maybe save as far as air conditioning. >> i can give you a few numbers, if you would like. >> the numbers man, so to speak. good morning. we are looking down on the embarcadero, not as breezy as it was yesterday, clouds are just about the same thickness as yesterday. i think possibility without the winds we may see sunshine faster today that's keith to the forecast and slightly warmer weather in some areas. live doppler looking for

organized areas of wet weather we don't have it this morning. terry any mist on the golden gate bridge? >> zero. >> all right, good to know. still could be pockets around especially along the coast and in higher elevations terry says the golden gate bridge was fine. >> as of three. >> were you late to work? 62 antioch and mountain view, upper 50s the rest of us, monterey bay 60s inland. going to be warmer today with that faster sunshine, one degree warmer this san francisco, 64. oakland will hit 71, santa rosa 81, three degrees warmer. check out our summer spread, 59 in pacifica today as we jump towards oakland we'll hit about 71°. as -- we move into the --

check out temperatures upper 80s to mid 90s east bay valleys, 69 berkeley, 70s across the east bay shore upper 70s to mid 80s south bay peninsula temperatures in the 70s, downtown south san francisco mid 60s, upper 70s to low 80s north bay valleys. monterey bay 66. 73 santa cruz to 90 into morgan hill. around the state chance of thunderstorms not as many as yesterday in the sierra maybe more afternoon palm springs l.a. 87 and 78 in san diego. moisture still slated to come up from tropical depression hector, i still believe we are going to remain mainly dry with extra clouds and cooler weather through the weekend. sounds like we have a bad accident westbound 24 orinda at camino pablo, two cars were going 100 miles an hour, that

has lead to an injury crash with one car overturned the other car fled, blogging a lane, chp en route. we'll be keeping an eye -- an eye on this. the drive time from 680 to the caldecott is nine minutes that could change quickly we'll let you know. bay bridge toll everywhere else quiet no delays at the tolls. also can fan a nice ride across the san mateo bridge westbound from 880 to 101 on the right. drive time is 14 minutes and very light traffic eastbound into hayward. also, pretty nice as you head southbound here through san rafael, traffic flowing well from novato to the golden gate bridge into san francisco, no major trouble in the south bay. a walgreens in san jose has a mess to cleanup. delivery truck overshot the loading zone and slammed into

an overhang at the store on blossom hill road yesterday. [ unintelligible ] nobody was hurt it left a mess. if you look closely you can see the warning and the exit sign on the building. great video, usually a cat stuck in a tree this time how can a bird be stuck in a tree? rescuers had to pull out heavy equipment. this is from wild rescue the bird's leg was stuck in a tree in san jose. it was freed by breaking a branch. rescuers say the bird was thin was probably stuck up there for several days. the bird is being treated. a group of bay area math wizards are back home this morning sporting medals they won in a competition in china. a big crowd was on hand yesterday to welcome. they took part in the girls

math olympiad. 204 girls from 10 countries competed. the u.s. team did well. all eight won medals, including two silver from the bay area and one who brought home a gold. did you see those problems? >> yes. >> they didn't look easy. >> answer was 17. >> i checked it out. >> they took an hour each to solve. the girls say they were easier this year than last. the engineers of tomorrow are getting their start today at summer camp, by playing with legos. teachers around the bay area are using the blocks to get more girls interested in becoming engineers. until now teachers say most of the kids in the camp were boys. these girls are giving them a run for their money this is medium feed if we put a small gear on top and a big gear on bottom it would go slow. >> there's a side of legos that gets more complex and

interesting and they are great learning tools. >> right now there are about 1 0 of these summer programs all over -- 170 of these summer programs all over the east bay. girls are learning science and robotics. finally decision day in the ross mirkarimi ethics hearing. next, the last pitch lawyers for the suspended sheriff will make to try to save his job. the serious trouble facing the owner of big rig carrying a crane that smashed into a freeway overpass in the east bay.