here is undeniable and so is the fear it could be your child, my child, next. we need help from city hall! >> this map shows the 32 homicides this year are scattered throughout the city. there is five more than at this time last year and 12 more than in all of 2010 this, is a sem bli member is urging the chief to ask the chp for help. this tactic has been used many times over the years. >> they're helping other cities. we need it, too. and if we can't be too proud. >> let's do it. let's try it. >> san jos jay in the process of recruiting new officers but the association says this is 1055 sworn officers are not enough to serve a city of nearly a million people. >> there is the police chief

says he will have to talk with city leaders and commissioners before making any request for outside assistance. >> this has been done in other cities. i don't think we're at that point just yet. >> rudy just has one question for the chief. if not now, when? >> i think the city is wrong if they do not accept help. we need all we can get. >> that is pressure not being ignored. the police department says the chief is expected to talk to leader and will be providing media and residents with an update on friday. >> also, police announced death of a 17-month-old boy that has now been ruled a homicide. a 38-year-old is under arrest

and police say he's the boyfriend of the baby-sitter. circumstances have not been revealed but police say the child was not responding when paramedic arrived before he died at the hospital. >> a new poll out tonight shows an overwhelming number, nearly two to one of san francisco voters want ross mirkarimi kicked out of office. this is vick he live in city hall. organizers hope that it will influence the vote going on right now. >> this poll released the same day the city commission will be voting on whether to endorse the decision last week that mirkarimi was guilty of official misconduct this, poll taken over the weekend by the public polling group. that is a group based in

raleigh, north carolina. they raised 2,000ses today commission this poll. >> the poll shows that people of san francisco feel domestic violence is wrong z that our sheriff cannot continue to hold office. >> of the 500, 61% said mirkarimi should be removed and 31% said he should not. 8% responded not sure. last week, voting mirkarimi was guilty of official misconduct. he pleaded guilty in march to misdemeanor false imprisonment. this stemmed from a heated argument with his wife on new year's eve. a spat resulting in mirkarimi grabbing her arm, leaving a bruise. and a question in the poll is one in this november election

might want to look at closely. since this will be the board deciding the fate. the poll asks if a member of the board voted to keep mirkarimi as sheriff are you more likely or less to vote for them in the next election? 19% answered more likely. and 51% said they would be less likely to vote for them. 23% responded it won't make a difference. and there is a vote by the board of supervisors in favor of ross mirkarimi retaining his position would be like saying there are acceptable forms of domestic violence. >> one interesting result is that mer men than women said mirkarimi should be removed from office.

>> and this commission expected to vote shortly. and the resolution i must say is nonbinding but may influence the way superviseors vote on this thorny issue. just like this poll may have an influence on them. >> talking about the poll. we spoke with a suspended sheriff and his wife today. mirkarimi says this is worded so people who paid for it would get the answer they wanted. >> there was a push poll and to have it auto mated is a tactic. >> the poll commissioned by several advocates including a member of the commission on the status of women.

and there is more on this story on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> it's happened again. a baseball star suspended for. >> games for using testosterone. this time it's an oakland a's pitcher. a former cy young award winner just a week after melky cabrerra received the same punishment. >> the fact we did this story just a week ago tells us major league baseball has issue was performance enhancing drugs. the 39-year-old tested for synthetic testosterone and had to leave the club house immediately. since testosterone is normally used in conjunction with hgh for endure yachblts and when

playing 162 games it helps your body bounce back. we asked the manager is the league doing enough with testing? >> i think they're doing the best they can with this, therefore, policy is catching people. i don't know how much more you can do than that. and this is a strictest poll i in all of sports. >> i don't feel angered because i'm not emotionally tied in that sense this is disappointing. you have to extend off the field, on the field. it's no matter how you look, we've lost an important part of the team. and we've got a lot of games left. we can just hopefully throw

the hole, going from there. >> and there is a similar reaction in knowledge club houses as a team. the a's moving on and he's probably done in major league baseball. we'll have reaction coming up at 6:00 from the club house. >> thank you very much. and bay area has long been ground zero when it comes to athletes and performance-enhacing drugs. the a's player and a decade later before the federal grand jury in the balco investigation. several giants implicated including barry bonds along with robby and marvin bernard. >> a local congress woman is urging regulators to block a proposed pg&e rate increase. the democrat represents a neighborhood in san bruno

where 8 people died in september, 2010. this uncovered decades of neglect. >> anything that is being constructed or reconstructed because of mist yaikz that pg&e made should not be paid for by ratepayers but shareholder autos congress woman speers wrote a letter to pg&e arguing the hig will cover upgrades required by regulations and not to repair old problems. >> there are raging wildfires burning. the governor declared a state of emergency that frees up money. latest update shows the pond

rosea fire has grown to 24,000 acres destroying 50 buildings and threatening more. >> coming up, excitement over little league world series team continues to build. >> there is a big celebration in the works. >> i'm sandhya patel. temperatures below august after rinls will they recover by the time we hit the weekend? find out coming up. >> and enough is enough. we're going to show you massive efforts to clean up a homeless encampment.

so much in petaluma

excitement they can barely contain themselves. the local team is getting close twror winning the little league world series. and abc news is live in petaluma. and there are plans taking shape. >> yes. the city is plotting something special for when the boys return home, they want to do something great. since they beat connecticut they're not coming home just yet meaning they're in support mode showing pride anyway they can. there is a local bookstore put together this scrap book. there are pictures, newspaper clippings and people coming by checking it ourt. there are updates after games and there is of course you can't be a supporter unless you have a tee shirlt. brian matthews decided to get creative. >> and me and my buddies three hours sat here and next day,

printed them up. >> each shirt is $14. we're trying to send proceeds to the little league team with costs ot game and that. >> and they need to make more. the boys advance to the semi finals and what are they doing today sni spoke their manager. he gave me insight into what is going on in pennsylvania today. i'll have what and planning for what is going happen when the boys return coming up at 6:00. >> and you can watch for texas we'll rebroadcast the game and we're going rebroadcast it on our digital channel. 7.2 and 7.3, very exciting stuff. >> and mosquito control agents

will be busy tomorrow nrk the morning a helicopter will spray 400 acres of the bayland. there is a an aggressive breed that can lie dormant for years and known to fight during the day. and not been shown yet to transmit west nile virus, fogging will take place from dusk to 11 p.m. >> a magsive clean up is just wrapping up located at coyote creek trail. this encampment cleaned up six months ago, now, take a look at the debris. there are crews going to have to come back to get that done. one concern is the waste. >> we have people who might decide to bathe in the creek, use it as a urinal. there are a range of pollution

that come was encampments. and there is homeless outreach groups helping with social service autos if you're a renter or owner changes are coming up. >> there is that story and more consumer news. >> there could be new rules for land lords in california. there is a bill on the way to the governor's desk says they might be able to tell you how much to pay but not how to pay. this state last year was flooded with complaints when a landlord instituted a rent payment online only policy. and this senator says they can collect money online but giving only one payment option is in his words an indefensible act it had a

desperate impact on the poor, those that didn't have computers or senior citizens or those who didn't have internet connection. my bill says you can't do that. have you to give an option of paying by check or cash or money order as well. >> and there is no word on what the governor might do. >> california senate voted to stop colleges and universities from requesting social media information from applicants. a growing number of students were being asked for their facebook and twitter account information. and senator leeland yee says they're meant to share information with friends and family. and he says to share it is unrelated to performance or ability. >> asking students information

i was just horrified. personal is personal. private is private. there is nothing special about that. >> this comes after a growing number of students were being asked to account information. >> and more lead found in candy but this warning is larger than most. this is a major brand with spridwide spread distribution based in the bay area, there are 6 ounce red vines black rick lish twists. it's red and white in color with a window to display the black lick lish twists. there is a best before date of 2-4, 13. pregnant women and parents of children who may have eaten the candy should consult their physician as more information becomes available. >> lead in food and products?

it's a huge problem? >> constant. >> thank you. >> sure. >> and let's churn to the weather forecast. >> there is weather. don't you want to just crawl back in to bed and go to sleep. >> yes. >> and this is still gloomy outside. temperatures running much cooler than normal in locations. take a look at mount tamalpais camera. there is a marine layer 1600 feet deep. that has dropped our temperatures. so any cooler, san jose, live picture, sunny skies there. 74 the high today. eight degrees below average for this time of the year. warmest inland valleys only 89 degrees today. live doppler 7 showing the satellite perspective. there is a solid marine layer and this is ocean boulevard

socked in and we're seeing gray skies now. active weather in southeastern california we've seen strikes and thunderstorms dumping heavy rain there in association with our low pressure system. there is some heavy rain so flash flood watches going for that area. current temperatures, some people like this cool pattern. 89 in antioch. 59 degrees in san francisco. there is spotty drizzle tonight. we're going to see change coming tomorrow and a cooler pattern for weekend. so don't expect heat soon. computer models showing you low clouds and fog pretty wide spread. there is cloud cover going to

be pretty heavy. and tomorrow morning watching out for spotty drizzle again. and there is a angtive weather exiting. there is a weak ridge coming. this doesn't mean much other than temperatures coming up but only to go back down again. here are the highs for your thursday. there is 63 degrees san francisco. 63 half moon bay. notice fog and low clouds only patchy at best. there is 74 palo alto. 78 in san jose. taking a look at temperatures there are computer problems. there we go. 63 degrees in monterey. 84 in morgan hill, temperatures coming up slightly tomorrow, low 60s to

upper 80s, numbers dropping below normal, only low to mid-80s inland over the weekend. upper 50s coast side. there is a trough. and winds five to 15 knots. patchy fog. temperatures from upper 50s to low 60s. >> thank you. >> here are the people we'd like like to single out for taking part in the dream campaign today. there is each liked us on facebook and for every new like, $1 gos to help bay area off ther kids, thank you for everyone clicking the like button so far. >> just ahead at 5:00 how curiosity rover did on the first test drive onx

students able to return to dorms after a suspected drunk driver broke a gas line near uc berkeley campus. the crash happened just before 3:00 this morning. the car ruptured a gas line and students were evacuated. the driver initially took off, left the scene but returned later and police arrested him. >> mars rover curiosity passed a driving test. these are tracks on the surface of mars. and curiosity made them today. nasa ordered this rover to go forward about 15 feet then in reverse and is on a mission to find out if there was, or

perhaps is, live of some kind on mars. >> so cool. >> when we

we have late video coming in from the desert tonight. las vegas and palm springs hit by an after the -- afternoon thunderstorm. and the america's cup world series gets under way and the story on the ipad app that blends video gaming with trading cards. >> thank you. >> a group says it thinks it solved a mystery of a marmat this, was cup toured in willow glon. >> the group believes it hitch aid ride under a man's car. it will be returned to the