>> good afternoon, everyone. >> we often see spikes in crime in the summer time. s san jose is going to assign officers in numbers on the streets. >> we are live now with david louie in san jose. david? >> reporter: this is going to affect all shifts. days, swing, mid nights to be required to work mandatory

overtime, 2 to 3 hours at the end of a shift but this is raising concerns about fatigue. the latest count shows police staffing down 221 sworn officers from full strength. officers are going to be asked additional 2, or 3 hours, at the end of the shifts f there aren't enough volunteers, mandatory overtime will be required. it doesn't sit well with the police officer association. >> officers are involved in a voluntary program to fill the holes. now, this mandatory overtime is another sign the city council failed to address the problems to keep our neighborhoods unsafe. >> the nagging issue has been pension reform, prompting recruits and officers to leave for other departments. officer albert morales speaks for the chief. we understand officers are working and tired now.

we understand that we're asking a lot of them. but time, and time again, these officers have answered a call and they're going to conduct themselves in a professional manner. >> the vice mayor madison nguyen supports mandatory overtime she understands officers can get fatigued after too many hours in a high-stress job. >> if they're fatigueed and exhausted we're not going to allow them to do that. you put exhausted officers out there, it defeats the purpose. >> now, to the crisis in iraq. the president says the u.s. is prepared to take targeted military actions. >> republicans blasted him for not quickly intervening.

>> president obama said there is no simple military solution in iraq. >> american forces will not be returning to combat in iraq, but will help iraqis taking the fight to terrorists. >> with these advisors, plus service members being used for beefed up security, that means a total of about 600 u.s. forces could be back in iraq. the president didn't mention air strikes, something the iraqi government requested to fight back against isis extremists. taking control of the key cities he indicated a wait and see approach. >> we'll be prepared to take targeted military actions if, and when, we determine that the situation on the ground requires it. >> republicans have been calling for a swift u.s. military response to stabilize worsening crisis >> there are no good options

remaining. this is a culmination of failure after failure of the administration. >> u.s. fighter jets are gathering intelligence and officials say launching air strikes is a major challenge the president said the u.s. will coordinate a diplomatic effort to stabilize iraq the effective response will be one where iraqis are in charge. >> abc7 news we'll have reaction from veteran who's fought in iraq about the current crisis. >> dozens of cdc employees may have been exposed to anthrax. staff exposed to a dangerous bacteria. about 75 people are being monitor order given ant yotices.

officials say there is no risk to the public. in a statement cdc says it is unacceptable. this is what we do best. our people are the number one resource we're going to find out what went wrong ask we're going to fix it. >> san francisco catholic archbishop took part in a march opposing same-sex marriage teed. several speakers told the crowd they believe their beliefs are being suppressed. >> every child comes from a mother and a father. to deprive a child of being loved by a mother and father is injustice. >> thousands urged him not to attend the event. >> a man who witnesses a set his own truck on fire in the middle of rush hour is on a psychiatric

hold. this photo shows the flames shooting out of the truck and a man appearing to be the driver dancing next to the truck. the fire was put out quickly, but caused a massive back up in this morning's commute. >> a special ceremony honoring a man shot and killed in san francisco. he was pursuing a degree in international relations in san francisco state. today, honored with a degree. >> it's unlikely that we're going to see justice from the legal system. for now this is an important step. he earned his degree in international relations and would have gone on. >> prosecutors have not filed charges against the shooter

since he was believed to be acting to defend himself. >> san francisco may take action to keep recycling centers from closing down. in the past year, six centers have been shut down. supporters pointing a finger at safeway which is fighting a law to keep recycling centers on their parking lots. >> there is 100,000 living in poverty. fixed income. they need to get the nickel back. >> last year, they paid out $18 million in san francisco alone. a board of supervisors committee is considering dropping a resolution keeping more centers from closing. >> time to take a look at the traffic now. we begin to think about weekend plans. >> today has been a sunny, mild

day, but cooler you can see we have clouds off shore and some along the coastline. it's mainly sunny. checking out temperature changes around the bay, 17 degrees cooler now than yesterday at sfo. 11 degrees cooler right now. 14 degrees cooler in mountain view. 62 in san francisco. we've got low to mid-70s in san jose. a beautiful view from our east bay hills camera showing high clouds in the sky. 83 in santa rosa. and one more live view from our exploratorium camera looking at the forecast we'll see clouds during evening hours. tomorrow, sunny and warmer.

highs from mid-60s to low 90s inland. saturday is the first day of summer. >> still ahead could this be the motorcycle of the future? plans for an electric bike, but the company needs your help. >> a teenager faces a life sentence for selling pot brownies. does the punishment fit the crime? >> head of the ncaa takes the stand a court decides whether student athletes should get paid. >> coming up on 4:ten on thursday, on the righthand side that is traffic moving into berkeley.

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oh. thank you. oh no no no. crystal geyser. bottled right at the mountain source. breaking news, sky 7 hd over what is left of a fire the blaze destroyed three acres starting in a 4400 block of adobe road there are farm houses in that area. we're hearing there may be several injuries including a burn victim. but fire and police are not confirming any of the details at this time. >> and in san francisco, firefighters responded to a brush fire and shows us firefighters mopping up hot spots on the hillside. you can see the area came right up to houses. firefighters haven't yet

explained the extent of the damage. you can get breaking news any time. follow us on twitter. >> harley davidson unveiled this prototype bike today. it runs on batteries the harley did this project live wire. potential customers a chance to test out the bike. and their feed back will be incorporated into the final version of the motorcycle. >> a texas teenager faces a life senten sentence, accused of making and selling pot brownies. what many are saying too harsh a charge. >> this 19-year-old is in court, facing up to life in prison for allegedly baking, and selling pot brownies >> i'm a conservative.

but i'll be damned. this is wrong. >> it's a head scratcher of a case. prosecutors charged this football player, until now had a clean record. a charge usually associated with murder, or rape. >> i've never seen anything like this before. >> it stems from the brownie recipe and ingredients. he allegedly mixed in hash oil with a higher concentration of the drug. under texas law, it could be treated like a more serious narcotic. because it was cooked into the brownies, the whole batch was weighed against him. police charging him with possessing a pound and a half of drugs. >> they weighed baked goods in this case >> inside of his apartment police say they found more paraphernalia. >> some hash oil, as well as

brownies and cookies up for sale. >> if he did something wrong he should be punished. >> he pled not guilty. he faces five witho behind bars. >> british fans are using to cheering for uruguay's top scorer. san francisco's british pub has a drink named after him. but today he was the enemy, scoring against england. >> the highest scorer, i've got to be happy for england. >> this is too good for them. i think he gets the ball a couple more times.

>> now to the game, highlights now, there is luis columbia poised to move forward, columbia scored twice in six minutes. and today's third game now. you like that? >> yes. >> good chore yog graphy right there the third game is underway. japan and greece are scoreless in the 58th minute of action. greece playing down a man, only ten guys. japan must win. >> we have more coverage coming up in this newscast at 4:55 we'll take a look at the science behind a soccer ball.

is it helping scorers score more goals? >> i'm going to say no. >> summer is almost here. spencer christian? >> it's very close. starts at 3:51. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies over the bay area now. winds not very strong. gusting at sfo to 24 miles per hour. other spots have winds into single digits. traffic flowing nicely. forecast features partly cloudy skies overnight. warming up tomorrow. and summer begins saturday as i said, at 3:51. satellite shows clouds moving up from our southwest. mainly thin, high clouds.

that pattern continues and here is our animation start agent 7:00 this evening. overnight lows into low to mid-50s. tomorrow, clouds giving way to sunny skies, temperatures rebounding. highs into 60s on the coast. 70s to 80s around the bay. low 92 in gilroy. on the coast, nice, mild at

pacifica. downtown, 72 tomorrow, north bay highs into upper 80s. 90 in yu kaia. 78 in oakland. inland east bay highs into upper 80s to low 90s. here is the accu-weather forecast, summer is taking my breath away. cooling down interesting enough. it will be a lovely summer weekend skies into upper 70s around the bay. actually, we'll have a nice steady pattern. before cooling down slightly thursday with more clouds there

is a hint in longer range forecast of perhaps a sprinkle or two next friday. but let's not worry about that, yet. sunny skies and dry conditions for the first weekend of summer. >> 88 clearly the number to plan. >> yes. >> apparently. >> yes. >> yes. >> thank you. >> all right. >> up next, lucy li makes a debut and her reaction to the play. >> and after #:30 a sailor in a near-impossible situation he fights for custody of his 6-year-old daughter. >> this family cheering for italy. >> we want to see your world cup pictures. you can e mail them or upload

harrisonford's injury was worse than he thought. a door fell on him. he had surgery, said to be doing well and will be beginning rehab shortly the movie will continue shooting while ford recovers >> there is a lot happening around the bay area this weekend. with summer at our feet san francisco international wine competition comes to hotel nico this weekend. and do skekt expect major traffic teal yeahs but if soccer is your speed grab a jersey. check it out. world cup viewing parties held in st. james park.

that is what is happening where you live. >> history today at u.s. womens he open. lucy li became the youngest person ever to play in this event. a great outfit. if she was upset, it did not show. if the media asked how she planned to spend her >> what is what you do. go, get more ice cream, right? she says she was happy with the way she played.

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today the president of the ncaa took the stand to testify in a class action lawsuit that could change college athletics. former college athletes accusing ncaa from profiting from their names and faces without giving them a fair cut, even after they leave school. for five hours, the ncaa president did his best to explain to the u.s. district judge and a courtroom, the

definition of amateurism. >> we wanted to bring the top official to the ncaa and make him part of our case. >> o'bannon and others calling into question the way the ncaa uses their names, and likenesses in live broadcasts and video games. he testified any effort to pay players would destroy a framework in place for more than a century. quote, if we had to pay students other sports would get cut. he says this system is not anticompetitive, the best model for regulating college sports. >> they discuss use of names, images and likenesses he pointed out ncaa is paying millions to maintain control in order to make sure endorsement money stays in the organization. even now, gear tied to popular players can be found. and from johnny mansel's jersey

is just a point and click away. ncaa argues athletes receive compensation through scholarships not allowing student athletes to be paid creates fair competition. both sides will be back to court tomorrow. >> this is going to upset people we may have seen the last of splash brothers, golden state talking about a blockbuster trade sending thompson to minnesota. kevin love is the big man they covet, after lijing 26 points last year. golden state giving up thompson as a rising star along with david lee. warriors initialry rekwifted but

trades could go down next week. a los angeles judge refused shelly sterling's request in the dispute over her husband. mr. sterling accusing donald of leaving threatening voice mails for two doctors who declared him mentally incompetent last month. >> i'm going to call ucla and get you fired from ucla. you're nothing but a tramp. how dare you let someone use you that way? you rely on doctors and think they'll be above it all. obviously you're not you'll sell yourself, for nothing. >> he's quite the charmer. the nba ordered donald sterling to sell the clippers after a recorded racist rant. >> crime data show's apple's detigs of a kill switch sharply reduced robberies and thefts.

data shows a dramatic drop world wide including a 38% dip in san francisco in the past two months. san francisco d.a.helped start the initiative to stop the crimes. >> we immediately saw reduction on suffering of many victims as they're a result of a cell phone probry. >> google and microsoft will incorporate and california is working through the state legislature. >> house republicans have representative kevin mccarthy to

replace eric cantor the election was expected. he represents a complex rescue came to an end today. 700 specialists rescued johan westhouser. he was 3200 feet below ground, unable to climb back up to the surface so crews had to carry him three miles underground by hand, crossing water falls in the process and enduring cave winds. >> felipe the 5th is now the king of spain

he and his wife through through madrid before appearing in the royal palace accompanied by their two young daughters. he acknowledged a need to restore the monarchy's image >> the president gave the medal of honor to a veteran that saved a hand grenade blast the ceremony honored a 4-year-old. in 2010 he jumped on a live grenade during a fire fight and lost his right eye, most of his jaw, and suffers from a collapsed lung. he flat lined three times while doctors tended to him after the blast. >> i think marines were with me. if i close my eyes i can hear them cry as they bled out. >> the recovery, he won a

marathon and now a student at university of south carolina. >> talk about a true hero. >> yes. >> my goodness >> coming up at 4:00 a close encounter with a brown bear. what one guy says this guy did next. >> and it's a thrill seeker's dream. how high and vast this record-breaking roller coaster goes. >> looking at lake tahoe, showing blue skies out to the sierra. will this last throughout the first weekend of summer? i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> this is oncoming traffic moving nicely. it's a breeze on the righthand side of the screen. back with more on abc7 news at 4:00 >> and why portugal might be

>> check out the newest addition to six flags. pebbles born june 9th. here is pebbles with mama. officials say she spends her day cuddling her newborn and making sure others keep their distance. do not get near my baby. >> thar he blows a rare albino hump back whale

spotted off australia's eastern coast, he's one of a handful of documented, all white hump back adults. he does not show up every year but this is the third year in a row he's been spotted. >> he's on migration from ant arctic to hump back breeding grounds. >> yes. and take a look at this. a pair of campers had a close encounter with an alaskan brown bear. just relaxing with a friend the bear joined them. he contemplated the meaning of life. just saying hi. >> do you want a beer? >> a record breaking roller

coaster opened today in illinois. the goliath, tallest in the world. plunges 180 feet. then through twists and turns at 72 miles per hour. the company behind the planning used a track system on the wooden coaster to give it a nice smooth ride. >> i don't want to go on that. >> no. no voice left to be screaming. >> let's check out the weather. weather is a scream. here is live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies across the bay area now. just a few high clouds around. it's a lovely afternoon. tomorrow, we'll see sunny skies and hot conditions in the

southwest. warm and humid through the southeast. highs in the 90s with high humidity. sunny skies and warm to hot conditions. 101 in fresno. 109 palm springs here in the bay area, a warmer day with highs moving back into low 90s inland upper 70s to low 80s around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. here is your event planner for sonoma marin fair. the slogan is diamonds are fairever. sunny and warm, 66 degrees, cooling down by midnight.

the fair winds down with cloudy skies and temperatures 55 degrees. enjoy the weekend. >> thank you. >> still ahead at 4:00 a judge's controversial ruling could cost a sailor big time. could cost him his little girl. >> a family helped in the time of need is finding a way to give back. >> which is cleaner? food trucks or restaurants? that we'll be taking a look at coming up.

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breaking news in san jose. this is a brush fire near clayton road near allen rock park. it started as a structure our house fire, then, moved to some brush. for the latest follow us on twitter, abc7 news bay area. >> u.s. sailors poised to lose custody of his daughter following a controversial ruling, appearing him to appear in court monday. if he doesn't, custody of his 6-year-old daughter will be given to his ex-wife. here is the problem, heinz is deployed aboard a submarine in the pacific with no way to get

back the judge refused to allow him to appear on skype. he was given permanent custody in 2010 after being removed from her merge's home by cps. >> the time of day you smoke could impact your health finding there is a link between lung cancer right after this sxk the timing of the first cigarette of the day. more than five minutes of waking was more than triple of that the smokers waiting at least on hour, researchers say it didn't matter how many cigarettes were smoked. time of day was a major factor. >> a family so grateful for the blood donations that there they're now sponsoring their own blood drive. >> dylan's parents are learning

what most already know. how to deal with their endless energy. and they're thrilled. >> our life was tied around the hospital. he was diagnosed with a rare bone marrow disorder his body was not able to produce red blood cells, transfusions kept him alive he had 80 of them in his lifetime. >> when he, as weeks went on, he needed blood he would become pale. and very irritable. just, his overall being would decrease by then. so, with the blood, it's vital. >> his need so great he had dedicated donors to donate right away. >> they did a selfless act. it's a very hard to, you know, you think about it. it's like wow. could i have done that? and just like, you know we're indebted to them.

>> i was always thinking gee. i wonder who donated for him? i wanted to give thanks to the people who donate to him. >> they have figured out a way. the family decided to host a blood drive this weekend. >> we feel we want to give back. and basically thank the people who have saved our son's life. and others fighting right now. though he is only eight he realizes that it's again russ people who helped him get healthy. dylan received six gallons of donated blood the drive is from 10:00 to 4:00 on saturday. we've got information on our web site abc7 news.com.

>> what an incredible story. >> so precious >> yes. moving on. results of a poll give us more information about the effectiveness of the affordable health care act. >> hi, michael. >> yes. i think a lot of you are going to be surprised. a poll found six out of ten people who enrolled in affordable care act uninsured now, skip had said many who signed up are just switching from old plans half people who bought say they considered them a good value. most describe them selves in good, or excellent hnl. smart phone companies really, really want your business. today, t-mobile is enticing customer was a little music or, a lot of music. t-mobile announced customers now will be able to stream music from services like pan doera,

slacker radio and spot fi. and it will not count against their data use. t-mobile letting customers tryout an iphone for one week for free, and, there is no obligation to keep the service or phone after that trial. it's latest efforts to lure customers. in january, it offered to cover early termination fees for customers switching to t-mobile. do you ever buy lunch at a food truck? did, what are you looking at me for? did you ever wonder how safe to eat the food? a new study may put your mind at ease a law firm analyzed 2,000 inspection reports and seven major cities. the report found the trucks just as safe, or safer than restaurants. and says mobile vendors were cited for violations an average of 2 to 4 times each. brick and mortar averaging 4 to 8 violations.

so walk up, chow down, don't worry about it. >> you said slacker and i thought you're talking to me. >> thank you. >> sure. >> up next, science behind a world cup ball. >> coming up at 5:$0.0012 doesn't seem like much but it could add up to a lot of money. what lawmakers may do with the money. michael fibby back on what you're getting when you buy all natural food. that is when you join dan ashley and me for abc7

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world cup matches are averaging three goals per game, leading the question, is the new ball a factor? >> scientists have been analyzing and what have they learned? >> they have been analyzing. if you want to learn about the ball popularity go to twitter, it's more than 1.7 million followers. now, if you want to learn about the ball's flight pattern come here and talk to the scientists at nasa wind if this world cup seems more exciting you're right teams scored 60 goals at this point, they only made

46. dr. metta tested the new world cup ball. >> first thing we noticed is that this a lot more stable ball. flies better. >> you can see the smoke streaming around. the team scenes create a different turbulence. >> between 30, 50 miles per hour this has less drag. >> it does seem like it's more of the goals. it's exciting. >> this ball swerves and moves. it has been used in other competitions. >> so he is not convinced it's behind the count.

>> i think opening stages there is a chance for mismatches and games may get tighter. >> he says if your team loses... brazuka retail at $260. >> the ball or not, japan and greece just played to a 0-0 tie. the loss eliminates japan. >> and our sister network espn is carrying the matches live. >> and i would demo this. amma is afraid i'm going to bust something. thanks for joining us. >> abc # news at 5:00 begins

right now. >> we'll be prepared to take action >> the president's wait and see approach and soul searching it's prompting for veterans and families. >> i make one promise. >> a california congressman continues his rise just who is the man with a cop in a house of cards? >> do you feel like have you a disability? >> one boy feels like he has the world at his feet. >> summer is coming up. we'll let you know what changes you have. >> crews are battling a grass fire in the foothills

>> the fire burning a little longer than 40 minutes. firefighters are worried because more homes under the path of the flames. >> yes. we're going to update you here and on twitter. thanks for joining us. >> now to the crisis in iraq. u.s. fighter jets fly across the country, the president says he will send 300 military advisors there >> but the president said there is a limit. >> american forces will not be returning to combat in iraq. >> the president says it's time to take the fight to the militants and said the u.s. is prepared for targeted military action necessary. he's calling on iraq to form a new, inclusive government.

he says the most important question to ask is what is the best interest of the united states and american people? >> it's in our interest not to see an all out civil war side of iraq. that can be destabilizing throughout the region. and issues like summer and global emergency markets continue to be important >> the presz acknowledges this situation is reopening debate and emotional scars. laura anthony is live with that part of the story. laura? >> i