>> good morning. thanks for joining us on this sunday morning, august 19th. i'm carolyn tyler. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist jeff martinez, who is in this morning for lisa argen. >> yes, we have some fog to contend with much of the morning hours, especially along the coast as you see there. but overall a nice take by this afternoon. sunshine returns and no precipitation to talk about with

our live doppler 7 high definition. things drying out. yesterday we had a few sprinkles but temperatures now in the 50s. it will be on the cool side much of the day. you will need that jacket if you are headed to the city. only 53 degrees right now. look for a high in san francisco only about 63 to 65 degrees. i'll talk more about that in a few minutes. >> thank you, jeff. two twelve-year-old boys are counting their blessings this morning after being rescued yesterday afternoon from a sinking row boat in san francisco bay off candlestick point. an extraordinary act of bravery by a heroic swimmer kept them from drowning. abc7 news reporter john alston has their harrowing story. >> i'm lucky to be here now. i thought in the bottom of the ocean. >> that's jack with his buddy, christian, talking about their terrifying afternoon sitting in this eight-foot row boat that was adrift and taking on water on san francisco bay. two twelve-year-olds wondering if they would survive. >> me and jack were bawling and

bawling and crying and weeping and we were like, we're never going to get back. >> they might not have gotten back if not for nick, who stripped-down to his underwear, jumped into the 50-degree water and swam nearly a mile with the row boat sinking he grabbed the boys by their life jackets, told them to lay on their backs and kick while he hauled them to the closest peer. >> it was a pretty gnarly situation. they were freaked out and for the 200-meter swim i was freaked out to because there was no boat and i was holding two jackets with one hand and doing the side stroke up to the pier, but we made it happen. >> that is where they were rescued by a coast guard cutter. the afternoon started pleasantly enough. they were all near the candlestick point recreation area near the stadium for a 50th birthday party they got in the boat to get a football that went in the water. but it was windy and the boat acted like a sail. >> we are probably not going to get it back so we were trying to paddle it to the shore and they

were yelling at us. >> two other unidentified men also stripped-down and jumped into the water and had to be rescued, but it was nick, a lifeguard for 15 years, who was able to reach the boy. >> that was just the thing to do, yeah. not sure i would call myself a hero. >> he is a hero. he saved me and my friend's life and we wouldn't have been able to get back without him. >> san francisco fire department also took part in the rescue. there was some mild hypothermia but the two friends are fine. they are set to start school on monday. they say they will be ready when the teacher asks them what did you do this summer. in south san francisco, john always stan, abc7 news. an 81-year-old man has been

arrested in connection with a road rage incident that sent a cyclist to the hospital. it happened last wednesday on highway 12 near the oakmont gulf course. the bicyclist said the driver yelled at him and followed him on to a path on the golf course and hit him. >> he could have chosen to run right over me. i was scared for my life. >> the victim had a titanium plate placed in his broken rest. harry smith was arrested after police got a tip from a female cyclist who suffered a similar incident last year. after an elderly driver yelled at her near the golf course. she took a picture of the license plate. they used that information and smith was identified out of a lineup yesterday. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon >> this morning police in cap toll law are asking your help to find a missing 75-year-old man. richard carter was last seen friday morning at his home near capitola avenue. they said smith, who was discharged from the hospital earlier in the week, may be a

disoriented from heart medications he was taking. if you see him, call 911 for the police. san francisco police say two suspected gang members are in custody on suspicion of shooting at a 18-year-old in broad daylight. just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon authorities say one of the suspects shot the teenager on the corner of third street and gillman avenue. that's in the bay view neighborhood. the victim then tried to board a muni bus. witness testimony led police to a nearby house where the suspects were arrested. a large amount of weapons were discovered. the victim is expected to recover. in san jose police are looking for suspects in what they believe is a gang-related shooting that sent a 15-year-old skateboarder to the hospital. it happened yesterday afternoon just before 3:00. the teenager was shot in the leg, is hospitalized, but is pected to be okay. in world news this morning nato said three international

service members have been killed in a bomb attack in eastern afghanistan. officials have not released details about their nationalities or said much about the bombing itself. most of the troops in eastern afghanistan are american, but there are also service members in that region from other countries. a marine who was killed in afghanistan was honored yesterday. more than 1800 people paid tribute to 12-year-old matthew. he was shot and killed while conducting combat mission. >> this is a memorial to pay tribute to the 29-year-old many described as a strong leader. >> commit to what you believe in and stick to it. that's what de. >> among those there were marines from camp pendleton in san diego and north carolina. they were friends he served with during his four tours of duty,

two in iraq and two in afghanistan. >> the head of st. francis high school estimated more than 1800 people turned out for the service. this memorial for captain matt stretched on for more than three hours. >> i think just the length of this service today demonstrates how many people wanted to talk about captain matthew patrick mekuikian. >> it included funny moments also and moments of a often mischievous student. >> was he ever in the dean's office? yes, he was. he was not the perfect student but it adds to his personality. >> he was killed along with two other marines on august 10th. his father, santa clara county judge, said they were gunned down by a man wearing an afghan security force uniform, someone they thought was an ally. under the circumstances family and friends didn't waiver from

his mission in afghanistan. >> i'm curious what you thought when you heard of the circumstances of his death? >> i wasn't surprised at all. we knew exactly what he was committed to. >> he died in service to his country and in an effort to help the people of afghanistan. in mountain view, abc7 news. there are now orders for service personnel to carry loaded weapons at all times in afghanistan. yesterday defense secretary leon panetta spoke by phone with the afghan president karzai. panetta raised concerns over the rising number of insiding attacks on us and coalition troops. already this year the deaths by afghan forces number 39. that includes an attack friday by an afghan officer that killed two u.s. servicemen. new this morning, members of occupy the farm plan to return to that plot of land owned by u.c. berkeley in albany. the occupy farmers say they want

to harvest their tomatoes, pull weeds and water the soil starting at gil tract. they planted crops and lived at the site for three weeks last spring before the university brought in police and forced them to leave. that was may 14th. but three times this summer they have cut locks and returned without the university's cooperation to harvest crops. two weeks ago they gave away food at albany and the bart station. so far the university has not tried to prevent the harvest. coming up next, ecuador's president explains why he granted asylum to wikileaks founder julian assange,, who is trying to avoid being extradited to sweden. and a person is trying to swim 100 miles from cuba to florida without a shock cage. she's run into problemsor

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> ecuador's president explained why he granted asylum to wikileaks founder julian assange. assange is expected to also speak publicly later today. assange, an australian, took shelter in the ecuadorian embassy back on june 19th to avoid extradition from the u.k. to sweden, where he's wanted for questioning in a sex crime. the british have been trying to re-establish talks with ecuador

to smooth things over. there were british threats to send police to the embassy to arrest assange. ecuadorian president rafael correa said the decision was made to protect human rights and said ecuador will not give in to threats. this morning the faa is investigating an emergency landing in new jersey by a united airlines jet after passengers saw flames coming from one of the engines. the jet is highlighted in this video. the fbi says a tire on the plane blew apart last night during takeoff and debris flew into the engine. united calls it a mechanical issue. none of the 173 people on board were hurt. with the political conventions just around the corner, we will likely see another week of bitter campaigning in the presidential race. there's no reason to think the vicious insults and nasty campaign ads will stop anytime soon. this morning on this week obama campaign advisor squares off

with romney campaign advisor in a lively debate. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. new this morning, 62-year-old endurance swimmer, diana niad, is trying again right now to make the swim from cuba to florida in shark-infested waters. here you see her during a previous attempt. this time around her team reports she's been stung four times by jellyfish but continues to press on with her quest to become the first to make that 103-mile crossing without a wet suit or a shark cage. at last word she had logged more than 10 hours in the water. she abandoned two previous attempts last summer after suffering an as ma attack the first time and numerous jellyfish stings the second time pride events will take center stage again today in downtown san jose.

♪ yesterday that stilt walker got a bird's-eye view of the discovery near the tech museum. it marks the 37th annual pride weekend for the community. this year's theme is equality for everyone. the pride celebration runs today from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and jeff says there's a cool trend today but it should be pretty good for those festtists. >> yes, it should be. fog this morning with reduced area along the coast and in the city as well burks a beautiful shot from the camera sitting at about 9,000 feet. checking out the marine layer of fog bank rolling on in. that will be with us throughout the morning hours, but by this afternoon i think that will give way to sunshine. we will talk about that and talk about some of the great events going on today.

a lot of great things going on from the air show out in santa rosa, among other things. we will talk all about that in a few minutes. >> thank you, jeff. and also, a couple of scarce for the 49ers in their preseason game against huston. mike shumann has the latest on

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>> we've had a little up and down weather all summer long and i guess it's going to continue that way. >> it's cooling off. a little precipitation yesterday, but foggy conditions out there this morning. definitely a cooling trend on the way. so we will be looking forward to that. but a lot of things are happening out there today. talking about the santa rosa airshow going on. they have some foggy conditions in santa rosa right now. quarter mile visibility. taking a look outside you definitely see the clouds out toward most of the area, especially as you head out toward the coast. foggy conditions, and our emeryville cam showing just that. so kind of a cloudy start to your sunday. 6:20:00 in the morning, thanks for joining us. at least we don't have any precipitation. although you may see some misty conditions. taking a look from the roof cam toward the bay bridge. kind of socked in with the fog as well. a mist as you are driving along there a possibility. but at least no heavy rain

showers to talk about with our live doppler 7 in high definition. yesterday we had a few showers to talk about, but today dry conditions. that will be the trend throughout this afternoon. sunshine should return. cool temperatures, though. bring that jacket if you are heading out to the city today. temperatures in the mid-to upper 50s throughout much of the morning hours. you should top out around 65 in san francisco with the cool breeze off the bay. it will be chilly throughout much of the day. 52 degrees in san francisco. 55 concord. clouds and fog for much of your sunday morning. cooler today. hopefully some sunshine by this afternoon. really the cooling trend continues throughout much of the week ahead with highs back down in the mid-to upper 80s by the middle part of week. so it should be breezy conditions, too, for the america's cup practice rounds that are going to be happening this week. i was out there at the embarcadero yesterday and saw the sail boats coming by. the low pressure brought us the scattered showers yesterday morning. they have since pushed off to the north and east.

big thunderstorms in lake tahoe again yesterday. i don't think we will see quite as active day today as the system moves to the north and east. the accuweather forecast shows the leftover showers along the sierra push off to the east. lake tahoe looking pretty good today. the fog kind of stays along the coast, hugging the coast throughout much of the day today. all right. the forecast, the morning clouds today. temperatures cool, only in the mid-50s throughout the morning hours. about 78 inland. we should top out about 65 in the city to upper 80s further inland for your high temperatures. we will take a look at some areas today from campbell, about 82 for you. sunnyvale, 78 degrees the high temperature. san jose about 80 degrees. and cloudy, foggy conditions from pacifica down through half moon bay. temperatures there only in the upper 50s. same for daly city. kind of cool along the coast. look for a high in san francisco, south san francisco about 70 degrees. we will see temperatures in the lower 80s here.

san leandro, about 73. 72 for you in oakland. we will see temperatures warming up in the lower 90s around the inland areas and 64 in monterey. the seven-day forecast shows the cooling trend, upper 80s by the middle part of the week. last week we were in the upper 90s." so about a ten degree drop in temperatures in the week ahead. >> all right. i like it. i don't know about everyone else. >> i do, too. >> thanks, jeff. coming up at 7:00, right after our show is good morning america. we are joined from new york to tell us what is on tap. good morning. >> gooding morning to you, carolyn. coming up, we have breaking news. an emergency landing last night after a tire blew off the united airlines flight setting the jet's engine on fire. the plane was force today circle for two hours before landing. we have the latest from witnesses describing the fireballs flying out of the engine.

also breaking overnight a man was rescued after being trapped in a hole, a tiny hole, we should add, for 24 hours. we have the moment when he is finally pulled to safety. plus, video. a hiker waits to be rescued. we hear from her this morning. and our favorite story of the morning, burglars beware. a 73-year-old grandmother, margaret jackson, from texas, saw a burglar through her window and decided to fight back by attacking him with, get this, a barbecue fork. we call her action jackson. makes me proud to be a texan. even though my parents are in your neck of the woods, they are in san francisco and during napa and loving it, and i love that city, as well. >> of course. i look forward to your story on the lady. i'll call her big mamma who took on the burglar. >> big mamma. saving the day! >> all right.

thank you. have a good day. >> all right. see ya. >> you, too. this morning petaluma's little league all-star play their second game in the little league world series in williamsport, pennsylvania as they did during thursday win. the local fans will gather at believed 14 cinemas to watch the game. pasters have raised $70,000 for families to attend the series. you can watch the national little league team go up against the team from tennessee, and that's this morning at 11:00 right here on abc7. it appears the niners have averted a disaster after two of their new running backs were carted off the field during last night's preseason game against the huston texans. >> coaches and players alike have always lamented there are too many preseason games,

putting players in harm's way before the season begins. last night it came true as the 49ers lost two running backs. the first round they went for 14 yards. as expected he didn't see much action, only two carries. free agent acquisition brandon jacobs looked great. late in the quarter his left leg was planted. when he got hit he got hurt. his injury isn't serious, but he will miss some time. he was carted off. randy moss make his first preseason appearance, 3 possessions, 24 yards. getting his feet wet after a year off. niners special teams had a few lapses in the fourth quarter. finds the seam down the sideline and he's gone for an 87-yard touchdown. luckily this is only preseason. that put the texans up 20-9. that's all the scoring in the game. unfortunately the game wasn't over. draft pick law michael james rolls his ankle. they said he's expected back at practice on monday.

49ers lose, 20-1, falling to 1-1 in preseason play. after losing their first game without melky cabrera, they righted the ship. it was the joaquin arias show. gone. top of two, he crushes this one to left. gone! second home run of the season. 1-0, giants. barry zito on the hill for the g-men. in the third and then chase headley knocks out a three-run shot. 4-1, padres. giants tie it in the fifth with two sac flies and fielders choice. arias brings in buster for the go-ahead run. and in the seventh arias knock in his third home run of the day. sandoval scores from second. giants win 8-7. giants remain half a game ahead in the national league west. members of the 2002 money ball team were celebrating the ten year anniversary of their 20 win game streak yesterday. 2-0 a's. next batter, cespedes. a line drive shot just gets over

the wall. his 16th of the year. 3-rbi day. a's you have 4-0. colon pitched ate solid innings. then in the seventh 5-1 a's. cespedes drives hem two more with a single. the smoking cuban finished with 3 rbi. two homers in the ninth but the a's still win it, 8-5. >> that's the way the ball bounces. i'm mike shumann has been. have a great day. >> up next, construction workers rush to complete renovationings on memorial stadium with less than two weeks before cal's home opener. and it's an invasion like something out of an alien movie as millions of aggressive mosquitoes move in on a peninsula commun

>> welcome back, everyone. construction crews working on all the upgrades in the earthquake retrofit project that u.c. berkeley's memorial stadium are racing to meet a deadline. cal's first game is less than two weeks away. abc news reporter nick smith has your details. >> a long time in coming. i hope the seats don't rumble too much during the earthquakes. >> lee robinson is talking about the upgraded football stadium. construction crews are in a mad

dash to complete the finishing touches before their first game on september 1st when the bears take on the nevada wolfpack. and to make sure the seats don't rumble too much during earthquakes, engineers built in several structural solutions to safeguard against seismic activity. >> there are pieces that straddle the haywood falls at the south and north and those are designed to move independently. >> the 89-year-old stadium will cost the university about $320 million to upgrade. premium club seats can start at $40,000 and up. they have sold about 70% of those premium seats and to make up the shortfall they have targeted a sales team to target alumni. >> now you tell me. i thought i paid too much at 25 grand. >> university officials insist that the hefty bill will not fall on the backs of students, but rather it will come from a combination of selling the rights to premium seating, philanthropy and numbers from final events. final numbers set to be released in november.

-- in september. this mom is happy to have games back on campus. >> i'm excited. last year she had to ride bart into all the games. >> the stadium is newer, but smaller. there are 8,000 fewer seats, but it should make for a better experience. >> we have massive circulation improvements, rest rooms, food and beverage, sound and lights and scoreboards. >> improvements aren't only for the fans. the cal bears will get new lockers, showers and play on a new turf system. >> there are still tickets available for game day. you can grab a seat in the south end zone for less than 20 bucks. in berkeley, nick smith, abc7 news. new this morning, there will be fewer students at san francisco's public high schools when school begins tomorrow. the san francisco unified school district has about 500 fewer ninth graders compared to the -- chosen rolled last year. so the district will receive

less money from the state. today san francisco chronicle reports enrollment is up for kindergarten and sixth grade but ninth grade is down. it represents 2010 census going showing more families with young children but a decline among the school age children. a bay area bird has tested positive for west nile virus. this is the first bird in almeda county to test positive for the west nile virus this year. in palo alto toe, so-called marsh mosquitoes are making a comeback. they are easting on humans. they have invaded a five mile raid yays around the nature you are preserve in palo alto. we have the details. one, two, three, four. >> reporter: in parts of palo alto it's not hard to find people comaining about the same thing. >> i noticed a huge increase in mosquitoes in my house, outside

basically everywhere. >> millions of salt marsh mosquitoes are invading a five mile radius centered around the palo alto flood basin. this specific mosquitoe has been dormant for more than 20 years but a broken floodgate has brought water and life to eggs that were laid in the 90s around the marsh land. >> when the water hits them, it's just like those big eggs in the alien movies, they go right into action. >> and into a feeding frenzy. though they don't carry the west nile virus, they are aggressive. they attack day and night. >> they can in livestock situations, they can actually reduce the weight and the health of livestock. >> the county water district is trying to fix the broken floodgate, but in the meantime they are trying to control this problem. their best bet is to kill the mosquito eggs through ground poison and aerial spraying. there isn't much they can do about the adult mosquitoes biting right now.

>> in three minutes i got six mosquito bites. >> at the nearby community golf course, golfers are miserable. >> she wear like two layers of jackets and mosquitoes still, like went through those. >> i noticed when i was golfing they would attack my face when i was swinging and everything. they are pretty bad. >> the officials say the mosquito population has come down a lot in the past two weeks. still, they are considering fogging in specific locations like the golf course. in palo alto, abc7 news. still ahead, san francisco's most famous set of twins now financially challenged. facing a situation all too common as we age. and take a live look, a very unusual looking view from our julymer cam showing you mount

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>> welcome back. this is a live look from our roof camera. when is the last time you were there to see the depression era murals and to take a view from the top of the elevator? it is spectacular. two of san francisco's most well-known personalities are dealing with a great challenge, marion and vivian brown are fighting to stay in the city they love even though the scare they now need is hard to find and very expensive. >> i'm marion. i'm 8 minutes younger than my sister vivian. >> marion and vivian are identical twins. colorful characters here since they arrived from michigan 40 years ago. >> in the city, san francisco,

oh, yes, i don't want to move out of here. >> that prospect has worried the 85-year-old sister since vivian developed alzheimer's disease and is now hospitalized. they are searching for an assisted living facility in san francisco, but experts say the costs range from $3,500 a month to $7,000. the twins made money over the years doing commercials and making appearances, but marion brown said as they have gotten older the jobs have dried up. being a san francisco institution doesn't pay the bills. >> that is no advantage. you can have a reputation, you can have everything, but if you can't afford it, you can't afford it. >> the sisters are a piece of san francisco. if we can't help them, the rest of us are in trouble. >> david is a healthcare consultant who works with the city's department of aging and adult services. he says san francisco is a good place to grow old. >> this city has been incredibly innovative.

they are willing to put general fund dollars into programs that many other cities may just not have the money to do. >> but he agrees most assisted living facilities in the state target either the wealthy or the poor. the twins feel trapped in the middle. now their dilemma has come to the attention of the jewish services which operates apartments. >> our had emergency assistance program accepts donations from the bay area, which is very generous in providing for? very frail and needy segment of our population. >> marion brown is hoping she and her sister will be able to stay in the city and be together again. it's been very lonesome without her. >> the donations are pouring in for the brown twins. everything from dinners for marion and car rides and living

facilities. everything is being handled through the jewish family and children services. if you would like to donate, we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. we will definitely let you know what happens with those twins. right here right now, jeff martinez is in for lisa argen with a preview of the accuweather forecast. >> the fog is rolling in, especially on the bay bridge. it's signed of socked in, as you see. foggy conditions to start your day but not as bad toward berkeley. i-80 moving along pretty good on this sunday morning. traffic pretty light. look for foggy conditions throughout the morning hours. the forecast coming up. >> thank you, jeff. also coming up, helping children with life-threatening illnesses. we will take you inside a bay area camp where children

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a child who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness means the entire family is affected for a very long time and they need a lot of support. there is a place where families can get that support for free in a fun, relaxing environment in the east bay. it's all thanks to the taylor family foundation. abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings takes us there

♪ happy birthday to you >> every birthday is important to children, especially if they have a life-threatening illness. here at the camp aroya in livermore they get to sell bracelet with their families and new friends. this is jack's camp. the taylor family foundation provides this camp for free for children with brain tumors. >> who has a tumor? >> my sister. we tried different things for it. it shrunk and grew and shrunk and grew. >> i'm with my brother. now he has problems with hearing and his brain doesn't work as well, but we are happy he survived. >> the first time i think i came to camp i met somebody who had the same brain tumor as me, and my brain tumor is pretty rare so that was pretty cool. there were treats offered by the taylor family foundation. they provide such a crucial level of support for the families who are so stressed out by their children's illness.

>> we came to camp after the second surgery. we didn't really know anybody. not anybody that was going through what we were going through. >> this man runs a support group for the adults where they talk about the child's illness having a ripple effect on the whole family. >> the siblings are maybe left with family members or friends while the parents are spending time at the hospital. the financial stress because parents want to be with their child and not be able to be maybe at their jobs, maybe lose their jobs because of it. >> jack's camp is deeply personal. melissa wasn't even three when he was diagnosed with multiple brain tumors and plus she had a new baby. melissa is my niece. >> i feel it's healing each team you get to tell your story to someone who really understand and doesn't really want the one minute version with the happy ending, they want to know the details. mitch turner's son aden was diagnosed whether he was four. his baby brother celebrated his first birthday while aden was recovering from brain surgery.

>> it was really difficult to me, the first camp, listening to all the stories and i think i can't do this anymore, i can't come back. but seeing how much fun and joy that aden has when he comes here and the friends he has. i can't deny him that. >> mitch and i work together at abc7. ♪ >> the taylor family foundation was created by barry and elaine taylor. she is related to jack of jack's camp. jack was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 24. sadly, he did not survive. but he won't be forgotten, thanks to the camp that is named after him. >> i always say, for the love of jack, these families are together and have the support they never would have had. the children who survive the tumors honor jack's memory every time they come and enjoy the camp. >> i think it's really great to have everybody here and your family here and it's just great to get away from your house and your tv. this place is a wonderful place for everyone with brain tumors and families just to come here

and play and have fun. >> cheryl jennings, abc7 news. and we invite you to join us tonight for an in-depth look at the incredible work that's being done by the taylor family foundation. we have a special report hosted by cheryl jennings. it's called "just like me" and it's tonight at 6:30 on abc7. they do great work. >> yeah, an inspirational story there. >> definitely. jeff martinez is in for lisa argen. last week here was so hot. >> it was, definitely. this week? >> cooler temperatures. we definitely were in the hot weather last week. cooler weather on the way for the next few days and foggy conditions out there right now, especially here in the city. it's going to be cool today, as well. temperatures in the lower 50s right now if you are headed to the city. taking a look outside, definitely you can see the clouds rolling on in throughout

the morning hours as sunrise is well underway. 6:30 sunrise. we continue to lose about two minutes of day light each day as we wind down the summer. the winds not much of a factor now but we could see some breezes this afternoon in the 10 to 20 mile-an-hour range off of the bay. that will make it feel that much cooler. bottom line, bring the jacket if you are headed to the city today checking out the sights around the area. it is going to be kind of cool out there. the live doppler 7 in high definition. taking a break on this sunday morning after a kind of active weather day yesterday. a few active showers here and there and around lake tahoe they saw big thunderstorms again yesterday. all of that will diminish again today. i'm not specking any precipitation for your sunday, just a cool start to the morning. and this afternoon temperatures will be about five degrees cooler than where we were yesterday. so right now we have a

52 degrees, chilly out there in fran san francisco. foggy conditions being reported out toward santa rosa. water mile visibility for you down toward the south we have temperatures in the 50s for the most part. mountain view about 59 degrees. clouds and fog out there for your sunday morning. cooler today. hopefully some sunshine returns this afternoon. i think the clouds -- the fog will start to burn off later on this afternoon. so that's good news. and a cooling trend continues right through this week. all right. let's show you what's happening out there. of course, the past few days we've been dealing with the clouds and scattered precipitation most areas. remnants of a tropical storm hector moved across the area and that produced big thunderstorms along the sierra and points to the east. that system has sense moved off to the north and east. we will dry things out today as our accuweather computer model shows, fog still hangs along the coast and the clouds as well. but your temperatures will be again about five degrees cooler from where they were yesterday. cool out there this morning.

mid-50s to lower 50s by this noon. about 58 degrees at noon and 78 inland and we should top out around 65 degrees in the city to upper 80s further inland." your temperatures today, upper 60s from santa clara to sunnyvale. san jose, good morning to you. 80 degrees your high temperature. up the peninsula, 78 in redwood city, about 77 mountain view. foggy conditions from pacifica down through half moon bay. we will see about 65 in the city, 60 in the sunset district. further to the north bay we will see lower 60 eats in santa rosa. big air show today. hopefully the fog will burn off and get the planes going. it should be a great event today. oakland 72 degrees. further east we will see 80s and some lower 90s in the hottest areas in brentwood and livermore. watsonville, 74 degrees. about a quarter mile visibility right now with the fog. the seven-day forecast is a cooling trend, upper 60s to mid-60s by the middle part of the week. so get out there and have a good day. it should be a good day after

the fog burns off. i like the fog too. >> i do, too. but i'm missing those two minutes. diminishing sunshine each day. >> can you believe it? summer is wrapping up. we are talking about the kids heading back to school. it went fast. >> thanks, jeff. new this morning, old iron side, the navy's oldest commissioned warship, will sail under its own power in boston harbor today for just the second time in more than a century. the u.s.s. constitution first sailed back in 1797. earning the nickname old ion side because enemy cannonballs during the war of 1812 seemed to just bounce off. today it's going to be towed in the harbor deep harbor channel where four of its 36 sails will unfurl. it will be a short but historic trip. the last time she sailed on her own was in 1997 to celebrate her 200th birthday.

some of the world's best sailors tested their skills on san francisco bay as they prepare for next week's america's cup world series. the practices and competition will take p2ace along the san francisco waterfront between crissy field and the presidio and the embarcadero. yesterday's practice rounds attracted people to the marina green. that's also where crews set up bleachers and tents so fans can view the races which start on wednesday. coming up next, open tryout for a chance to sing the national anthem before a game for the bay area's newest

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>> the bay area's newest professional sports franchise held an open tryout yesterday but the scouts weren't looking for new players. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ >> several people sang the star-spangled banner at pier 39. all hoping to sing the national anthem before the bulls hockey game at the cow palace. dan ashley served as one of the judges there. dan is a musician himself. jeff, it looked like everyone was enjoying a sunny day yesterday at pier 39. how about today? >> looks pretty good out there. fog in the morning u see the bay bridge sort of socked in and traffic picking up. the seven-day forecast, a cooling trend with temperatures

cooling down into the mid-80s by the middle part of the week. it will be a little cooler today especially. >> all right. thank you, jeff. that is going to do it for us. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. the next newscast is at 9:00. i'm carolyn tyler, along with jeff martinez. a reminder about downloading your new i-phone app for your i-phone. wake up to the latest headlines, weather forecast and traffic right on your phone.