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of rod whitaker's life. he was born in georgia, 1968. he dad had left for vietnam, never knowing he fathered a child. he became obsessed with finding his father. he hopped a flight to san francisco to meet his dad and five brothers for the very first time. >> i'm expecting 500 people. and so to me that's mind blowing, in one place, the potential of that to go from my mom's only child to, you know, hopefully getting fights about getting hugs. >> yeah, i'm just thinking vietnam. you're talking through times? what's the odds? what's the odds? operation star light. >> but you're still here to see

your son. >> i'm here to see my son. >> reporter: next is a family reunion on the 4th of july, which just happens to be rod's 45th birthday. >> what a nice moment. happy 4th of july to them. a close and i mean really close encounter with a whale that had two watching all wet. a blue whale flipped that 23-foot vessel. the men were not hurt, just scared. this is the whale's mouth. what a great shot he managed to get. they still have a whale of a tail to share with their friends.

>> tim, i think you were fantastic. i think -- i don't know how you're going to survive the mobs when you come back home, man. you're going to have to shave your beard so they don't know who you are. >> well, we heard you were watching and we know how big a supporter you are so hopefully we made you proud. >> the white house shared the calls today. president obama spoke with clint dempsey and goalie tim howard who set a world cup record making six team saves in the world cup 2-1 loss to belgium. >> and here's a photo of howard's second half saves. according to rules, two players from both teams are randomly drug tested after each club's match. but many wonder how random it

could have been given after howard's amazing game. >> and apple posted a job for what they're calling an eye cup technician. the technician will make and deliver coffee to the off the position is based in silicon valley. they should know how to repair and clean machines and have some skills making coffee. >> that let's me out. >> a grind, i get it. here's a look at a time lapse. sunset at 8:35 tonight, emeryville camera showing you the view. despite the low clouds, had a spectacular sunset tonight. a little more reddish due to the smoke. let's check out live doppler hd.

oakland, hayward, you're reporting overcast conditions. but it's not as widespread. the marine layer started to break up late this evening and tonight we are only seeing gray skies in some parts of the bay area. san francisco's financial district looking at gray skies right now. temperature is 57 in san francisco, mid 50s around gilroy. here's a view from our sfo camera, some patchy, low clouds. temperatures in the 60s some of our mildest spots. and here's one last live picture looking from our emeryville cameras, we do have the gray skies around you. we'll have to watch out for the fog in the morning. spotty drizzle expected near the coast. once again, it's going to be very much like this this morning with some slick roadways.

we are still under the influence of this trough so the trough is keeping things a little bit on the breezy side. it's also helping to keep our temperatures near average, sl s below in some areas. this continues right on through the 4th of july. things really change over the weekend as this area of hot air mass here over the desert southwest expands westward. we'll feel the heat around the inland communities. tropical storm arthur is still churning over the mid-atlantic coastline. very close to a hurricane there. gusts to 85 moving northward, as we head into tomorrow morning east coast time, 8:00 a.m., expected to strengthen to a minimal category one hurricane, 75 mile-an-hour winds by 8:00 p.m. eastern time, expected to cross cape hatteras, north carolina, strengthening just

lightly, it skirts the coastline to eventually weakens to a tropical depression. it's the rain that could be problematic and there may be some flight cancellations. you might want to check before you head out if you're going there for the holiday weekend. looking at the fog, maybe some drizzle, temss in the 50s. for the afternoon, much like today. fog lingers near the coast. load to mid 60s. a look at your fireworks forecast. it's going to be clear at 8:35, 4th of july night but patchy fog around the bay and the coast and temperatures will range from the 50s and 60s coast and bay to the 70s inland. we bring on the heat. sunday and monday our hottest days with upper 90s there. >> looks good. thank you. >> and be sure to visit us online at abc 7.com for a list of complete activities in the

bay area, parades and fireworks shows. and we have events where you can see members of the abc news team. >> and your band is playing, too, right? >> we're playing the almeida county fair. a lot of us are out and about so check the web site. >> i don't have a band. >> not a

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undefeated in july, it's only one game. they're looking for two straight at at&t with the cardinals in town. ron vogelsong, trouble in the third. pair of rbi singles, second for matt holliday. adam wainwright, even better. the check swing to end the seventh. wainwright's only strikeout. strikes out again to end it, 2-0 the final series finale tomorrow afternoon. cocoa crisp starts off with a bang. brandon moss, same inning, two outs, looking good. a's up 2-0. all detroit from then on. johnson relieves jesse chavez.

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