>> good morning everybody. it's just about 5:00 on this monday morning. i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. let's get a check of your forecast. there's rain headed this way? >> oh, yes. we've got rain on the way. it's going to bring us significant rainfall. i'll tell you when and if the that's going to come to your city. let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> good morning, christina. we'll take you out to 880, the coliseum, things are moving nicely right now. no major issues aside from the fact we have to warn you that overnight 880 from here up into downtown is going to get what's called reskinning work, working on the asphalt between downtown -- downtown oakland and the sol see yum and some of the off ramps are going to be affected by that so keep that in mind as you pass through the area. i'll let you know about extended

closures. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 5:00 now. there are about 7,000 homeless people in santa clara county. of those 2,000 are chronically homeless. this morning hundreds of volunteers hope to change that. today in the bay's bob redell is live at west gate church in san jose to show us how. bob, you're not alone this morning. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you there, marla. right now what they are doing is briefing the volunteers who will be going out today, tomorrow and wednesday morning to look for these people without homes. this is part of an organization called housing 1,000. the plan is in the south bay to get 1,000 of these chronically homeless people off of the streets into permanent homes by the year 2013. what they have done here, they have these volunteers here and what they have got is a map for the areas where there are known people without homes. they are going to go to these areas, these volunteers, to interview these people and try to prioritize who needs the home

the most. they have a briefing going on. can i ask you a question. you're a volunteer. it's monday morning, 5:00 in the morning. what compels you to get out here? you can probably be doing something else. >> could be sleeping right now. you know, it's a really good cause and i feel that there's a big need in the south bay and all over the country actually. i'm just doing my part to help. >> why this cause and instead of something smells. >> you know, there's a lot of causes to support. homelessness is a pervasive problem throughout. it's really helping people on the bottom up. solve a problem that has been so pervasive throughout our society. >> good luck to you. thank you. nice talking to you. there are about 500 volunteers will be scouring the streets over the next few days. it's too late to register because these people had to be trained. but if you want to donate you can go to housing 1000 sv.org.

the goal is to get 1,000 chronically homeless people off of the streets by 2013. reporting live in san jose, bob redell. >> what a great effort. thank you, bob. an update on the deadly amtrak crash in nevada. five passengers remain unaccounted for this morning. at least six people are dead and some 20 others hurt when a semitrailer slammed into two passenger cars. this happened on friday, about 70 miles east of reno. the train was headed to emeryville from chicago. the county coroner's office is sifting through the wreckage. federal records reviewed by the associated press show a spotty record for the trucking company involved, including being cited for operating a truck with tires so bald that truck had to be taken off the road. >> well, crews are searching for a man who they think may have fallen out of a small aluminum boat. someone reported the man fell

overboard yesterday afternoon. he was not reported to be wearing a life jacket. crews searched near dillon beach. his boat was later found washed ashore mere tom's point south of dillon beach. santa clara man who confessed to killing a woman and stuffing her body 18 garbage bag will be in court today. 47-year-old will face murder charges. prosecutors say he killed 46-year-old maria arosko. her body was found innen a garbage bag. they say the two were acquaintances but investigators don't know the motive. >> this morning investigators are trying to piece together a string of suspicious fires in the north bay. they happened last night. today in the bay's christie smith is live in san rafael with a look at all of the damage.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marla. we're not talking about one but three suspicious fires in one night. we took a walk down the railroad tracks and that's where the burned area is, each section about 75 feet apart. which might not raise eyebrows on its own but this isn't the first time there have been suspicious fires in this part of san rafael recently. this is near the 600 block of francisco boulevard west behind an old borders book store. firefighters were called out about 9:20 p.m., when they arrived they thought it was one, instead found three. the entire area is fenced off and hard to get to and near a possible homeless encampment. they were put out quickly and the cause is under investigation. similar fires on june 14th a transient was arrested on suspicion of starting two fires along mission avenue here in san rafael.

and in may several fires were started along anderson drive, not far from this location where we're at. we do have calls in to the san rafael fire department. no one was hurt in these but as soon as we get information from them, we'll bring it to you. reporting live in san rafael, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. 5:06. new legislation will be introduced to stop california's death penalty. state senator loni hancock of berkeley wants to replace the death penalty with permanent imprisonment. she says the death penalty has cost the state millions and does not deter crime a. new report says it cost $184 million more a year to execute prisoners than to keep them in prison for life. under the plan chrisners on death row would have sentences converted to life in prison without parole. >> today is national hiv testing day and santa clara county offers free hiv screenings.

more than 1 million people are living with hiv in the u.s., the highest in history. there are two clinics. you can get screened at the crane center in san jose, that opens at 9:00 this morning. also in san jose, at the mobile clinic at st. james park on east st. john's street. no matter where you head out today, nice weather expected but weird changes in store. good morning. >> good morning. we do have significant changes as of tomorrow but this morning we're watching this area of low pressure. it's going to continue to drop into the area. if you have put off outdoor plans over the weekend, things you needed to get done, today is the last day before the rain moves in. periods of rain, gusty winds, even pop-up thunderstorms. and temperatures are mild so today it's going to be okay, i

think that tomorrow by this time we're already going to have a few showers up on the radar so we'll be watching those. mike and i, we take this very seriously. 79 degrees in santa rosa. 68 in oakland. 78 in san jose. then the rain moves in. i'll let you know and i have a pretty good track on the timing. it could pick up to an inch of rain, i'll let you know where we expect the most and when coming up. let's get you to work with mike. >> rain and the 90s in the forecast. steam watch i guess. antioch is smooth, look at this, the 58 there, in the last few minutes that portion has come under 60 miles per hour. we haven't seen that this early for about a week when we see the light flow through last week so we'll watch that as well as into pittsburgh where that has been the problem for the last five to 7. we're watching for clearing east bound 4 at port chicago highway. there is a spin-out. no injuries but if you come out

of concord watch for flashing lights. coming through the livermore valley, no problems out of the altamont pass. a little showing up for the 56 on the next side of the screen coming through el charo. maybe some equipment moving around. that might be why things changed. and coming toward the san mateo bridge, 880 and 92, we'll get a live look at the san mateo bridge. an easy drive away from us. heading to the peninsula with no problems. it's very early. >> i hope so. it's 5:09. the car company allowing you to go on auto pilot on the freeway. that and the rest of your news coming up in a live report. >> plus, basically the state budget battle getting heated as the name calling starts. a movie made here claiming the top spot in the box office. and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza.

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>> good morning. welcome back. 5:12 on your monday morning. a live look as the sun gets ready to rise over san jose. state budget negotiations are getting heated, now there is some name calling going on. the state budget needs to be in place by friday. so far no deal. yesterday governor brown's chief spokesman called state republicans basically moronic. the governor wants an election to extend the tax hikes that expire friday. there will be no -- the

spokesman told a radio station, the republicans in sacramento are basically moronic but hopefully will realize we're an unan unstable trajectory and one for which they are at least partly responsible. so far no response from the republicans. the budget may be a mess, your household budget is getting relief. gas prices are going down. for that and the rest of the news before the well we turn to nicole lapin with the latest. good morning. >> hey, very good morning to you. futures are flat this morning ahead of the uss open as investors are concerned about greece's debt problems. the greek parliament started a new round of measures it needs to pass to secure a second bailout. europe is slightly positive. but we get a fair amount of data that could drive us personaling and spending come out today but

there are several biggies out this week on the health of the consumer in general. we have home prices that we're looking ahead to and conam sooler confidence and weekly unemployment. to recap the action on friday the dow fell to close at 11,934, the nasdaq lost steam as well, 33 points off, 2652 is where we close there. prices at the pump have dipped slightly over the past two week, a new industry survey shows regular unleaded is $3.63 a gallon, nation wide which is down about 11 cents, i know that california is a little higher, though. analysts say that prices could drop even more as the u.s. and other countries release oil from their emergency reserves. and volkswagen says hey, leave the driving to us. seriously. the automaker debut add new feature that lets vehicles drive themselves at speeds up to 80 miles an hour in the city on the highway, it says it can use both. it uses sensors, laser scanners, video cameras and electronic

horizon that lets the vehicle react. real time to road condition, even passing cars on the highway. unlike google driverless car it says it is production ready. i don't know if i want to be the if irs one to test it. >> you and me both. yes. i absolutely. too scary. >> you can kind of like, you know channel your inner night rider. it's not a musttang. for those fans out there. >> nicole, thank you very much. the streets of san francisco look different from what they did over the weekend. the 41st annual gay pride parade was held yesterday from families to politicians, record million plus people lined city streets, they marched to the civic center. the group that runs the parade is facing financial problems, revelers enjoyed just as many stages and events as last year. >> just the freedom to be out

and nobody cares. we can hug, hold hands, be like everyone else and nobody looks at us differently. >> with the passage of same-sex marriage in new york, though, some celebrations were bittersweet and hope what happened in new york will happen in california. 5:16. christina loren with a look at the forecast. >> good morning. we have a pretty significant round of rain on the way to the bay area. it's going to arrive as early as tomorrow. i'll let you know when the timing is for your city but right now i can tell you i think everywhere is going to pick up .1 inch. this is a juicy system for this time of year. it's going to drop our temperatures in the 60s where we had the 90s last week. so significant changes on the way. and then we're going to jump back up to the 90s so if you are somebody who suffers from extreme temperatures, the big changes, this week we're going to see a lot of that. periods of rain tuesday through wednesday, gusty winds, even pop-up thunderstorms because it's going to s g toing to be s.

49 degrees in gilroy, 50 in santa rosa, in the 40s here as we head through the next hour. and temperatures continue to stay mild. right about where they should be for this time of year in terms of your seasonal averages. 79 in santa rosa. 78 in san jose. as we head throughout the week, temperatures fluctuate all over the place but the big news is this weather pattern change. we go to coolish afternoons and heavy periods of rain tuesday through wednesday. the timing looks like this. tomorrow afternoon i think about 1:00 p.m. the bulk of the moisture will start to arrive in the north bay spreading south. lasting through early wednesday morning. but a pretty nice break for the second half of wednesday and temps into the 70s. then the 90s jump back in saturday and sunday. could see a couple of triple digits over the weekend. back to you, marla. >> thank you, christina.

the bay area's pixar with another hit driving fans to the box office. >> hey, lightning. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too. you are very good looking. >> "cars 2" raced to the top of the box office pulling in $68 million. that was enough to beatow cameron diaz' movie. "green lantern" slipped to third followed by super 8 and mr. popper's penguins. sticker shock, why the carpool rules are changing for some. >> today should be the day for the supreme court to decide that video game law. we'll talk with it in tech today. >> i hope it doesn't affect my video games. a smooth drive through the north bay. a minor fender-bender for heanta other than that a smooth drive here. ♪ let's go out to the dmv

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>> 5:20. june 27th. thanks for being with us. live look at a fire in orlando. i believe this is by disney world, firefighters on scene, we're getting new information about this fire into our newsroom. we'll bring you the latest coming up. driving a hybrid will not automatically get you into the carpool lane much longer. starting thursday the yellow clean air stickers are going to be invalid. the bay area air quality management district spent the weekend helping people take the stickers off the cars because standards for clean air vehicles have changed. the dmv is issuing white stickers for cars all electric, run on hydrogen fuel cell, others like the prius will operate under the same carpool rules as gas vehicles. and the guy with his eye on

traffic always, 5:2 sun, mike, what's going on? >> we'll take you out to the roadways, you know i don't care what you have as far as a sticker, i like some of the bumper stickers. the slowing for highway 4, it's 56, that's down from the 64 earlier. about with a half hour for this to start in here. a concern for me as we approach 5:30. bay point and pittsburg the speed limit. the green indicators showing you close to the limit approaching the maze as well. caldecott no problems and smooth down the east shore freeway. 880 at the bottom, a live look shows you the volume picking up. the construction, the connector from northbound 88 -- ver to eastbound 980 coming through oakland, that cleared up. we have a little construction through downtown so watch as you get closer to the exit. in the south bay smooth. these sensors showing you northbound traffic.

no major issues. the construction had a closure between 680 and capital expressway that should be picked up. i haven't heard about problems for 101 this morning. >> 5:22. michele bachmann is street officially kick off her presidential campaign. the republican minnesota congresswoman will be in her birthplace of waterloo iowa to kick off a campaign announcement tour. a recent poll suggests that bachmann will be a strong force. the poll has mitt romney with 23% of support and bachmann with 22%. the president is going to meet with senate leaders to try to work out a deal to cut government spending while still raising the debt limit. talks between party leaders reached an impasse last week. democrats want to scale back tax breaks for big corporations and the wealthy. republicans want to cut spending

vand rejected tax increases. 5:23. today should be the day the u.s. supreme court rules on that controversial california law banning the sale of violent video games to children. scott says even if the ban has the best intentions legally it's been a loser. >> if the supreme court is sort of, marla, the heavyweight championship of the world boxing match, say, the california law at the center has never won. in fact, it's been knocked out every time in the first round. every court that has dealt with the law has struck it down as unconstitutional. specifically the law bans the sale of video games with egregious violence to children. parents can buy the games but would popular games qualify? that's one of the problems. what does and does not qualify as too much violence. who gets to decide. >> the other problem is the law specifies video games alone. not tv shows. not movies.

from a first amendment standpoint that would be tough to defend. they skrant their special class is what lawyers are saying. the supreme court may be reluctant to decide because technology changes so fast. the other thing i wanted to show you is the ernst and young entrepreneur of the year awards, this was saturday night in san jose. sort of the oscars of the tech world. >> were you there? >> goodness, i hosted it. it was great fun. >> oh, my, there you go. you look so handsome. >> just bright lights. we had stella and dot, they make jewelry, linked in, those guys won, these are a huge deal in the entrepreneur world. wonderful dinner, great orchestra. all put on by ernst and young. it was great fun. >> not just one person singled out. >> everyone nominated is also a

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>> reporter: good morning. i'm christie smith live in san rafael where there have been a string of suspicious fires. the latest three overnight. we'll have the story coming up in a live report. >> five people still unaccounted for, we talk to the family of a local woman killed in that fiery amtrak train crash near reno. plus, the major clothing store

accused of racial discrimination and the new lawsuit said to be filed today. a live look in san francisco. foggy start there. it is monday, june 27, there is "today in the bay." >> good morning. it's just about 5:30 on this monday. i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. we're going to check the forecast first with christina loren. it looks foggy in the city. >> a little foggy in the city. we're going to see the fog tomorrow and wednesday as well. we've got a system of low pressure that's not only going to keep that high gear on shore flow in place, we're going to see rain showers, a very significant dip in the jet stream. i'll let you know when and how much rain we're expecting in your city, likely more than .1 inch, which is pretty significant for this time of year. we're going to break that down. find out if there is anybody broken down on the highway

already with mike inouye. >> good morning. the disabled vehicles earlier cleared around the maze and the approach to the toll plaza. so the east bay approach through that connector there, moving smoothly into the city. we have your typical slows on northbound 101 or westbound 80. a little slow in that area as well. a live look shows you not a lot happening on the oakland side. carpools only fast trackers there. you see the cars whizzing by as well. >> thanks. we are following the investigation into a string of suspicious fires happening in the north bay. christie smith is live with an update. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. since we last checked in we moved our live truck so we could give you a better look at the ashes left from these fires. this is just one location. there are two other spots just like this along the railroad tracks. just a fence separate this is from a car dealership and old

border's book store. this broke out after 9:00 last night here in san rafael. firefighters found three spots burning. this is tall grass. and near a possible homeless encampment. they were put out rather quickly but considered suspicious. there have been similar fires in the past month. on june 14, a transient woman was arrested on suspicion of starting two fires along mission avenue. this latest fire, this series of three was near 600 francisco boulevard west. in may several suspicious firings near anderson drive, also not far from this latest location and all along here, this area where there are fires, we're seeing clothes about was sort of suggesting there may be a homeless encampment. we have calls in to san rafael fire.

as soon as we hear we'll bring that to you. christie smith, today in the bay. >> the search continues for five people missing since friday's fiery collision between a semi truck and that amtrak train. crews will return to the site of the crash, 70 miles east of reno to look through all of the wreckage. on friday a semi truck slammed into two passenger cars, killing at least six and injuring 20 others. the company that owns the truck received seven violations since 2010, one which forced a truck to be taken out of service. the amtrak train was bound for emeryville. we know at least one of the victims, the conductor, had ties to the bay area. 68-year-old loretta lee was a long time concord resident before moving to lake tahoe. family says she had a big voice and big heart. she began in the railroad business more than two decades ago, selling sikts and working

her way up to being a conductor. her family says she loved her job. >> we've always been able to say no, that's not my mom's train. she wasn't working today. and we're still kind of expecting to be able to say no, that wasn't my mom's train. and this time it was. it's hard. it's not something you wish on anybody at all. >> lee is survived by three children and five grand children. >> today marks one month since nursing student michelle le disappeared. her family has hired a private investigator to help them find her. police and the fbi are carryinging on their own investigation. le disappear affidavit a class break at kaiser in hayward but she never returned to class.

police investigators have classified her case as a homicide but not made any arrests and no suspects have been identified. >> there are about 7,000 homeless in santa clara county. of those 2,000 are chronically homeless. volunteers hope to change that. bob is live in san jose to show us how. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hundreds of volunteers are meeting this morning to get their marching orders if you will, being sent to different areas of san jose to try to find people who are still out there on the seats. they are going the 0 be interviewing them and trying to prioritize who needs the home the most. this group has a goal of getting 1,000 off the streets in permanent housing by 2013. there's volunteers and this gentleman here, nicholas, good morning. i see you got your hands full. >> ready to go.

>> you know how hard this is more than any one because you said earlier you were homeless yourself. what would you impart to someone, the volunteers or someone watching about what the biggest misperception is about homelessness. >> basically that being homeless you know, is hard, we're all outside, we're out there, doing it. some people trying to come up, some are trying to stay where they are at. you got to be strong. hold on, we're coming out there to you. trying to get everyone help. >> you're going to meet with fellow brothers and sisters, offering them a cup of coffee. what will you stay to them? >> basically explain that we're out here now to help you out. here's some coffee for you. and don't get discouraged. that's why we're here to help you get into a place, get into a home. >> i imagine that goes a long way. >> a very long way. >> how are you doing?

you see yourself getting into permanent housing soon? >> i see myself getting in permanent housing. i'm a member of the downtown street team and they offer housing and many other ways of helping out. >> you said earlier you have god on your side. >> yes. he's keeping me strong and fed and healthy. >> thank you very much. the best of luck to you. take care. they can't, unfortunately, get more volunteers for the surveying that's going on today, tomorrow and wednesday. the volunteers had to be trained. that training is done but you can help by donating money, that sort of thing, going to housing 1,000 sd.org. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> it's remarkable so many are out there so early in the morning a. lawsuit will be filed against major retailer accused of religious discrimination. a muslim woman says she was

fired by the company because she refused to remove her head scarf. the woman worked in the stockroom at a store in san mateo. when she was hired she was allowed to wear her head skaf but later asked to take it off. she refused and was fired. the policy bans all headwear. >> 5:37 now. time to get a check on our week-long forecast with christina loren. >> good morning to you, marla, and you at home. we have a lot to look forward to in the weather department. basically something for everybody. we're starting out clear inband but we have fog at the coast. low pressure kicking up that on shore flow. it's going to kick into high gear so i'm expecting a pretty good formation of that marine layer. i think it will push in halfway through the area. i don't think it will make its way to livermore but mostly cloudy start. toward the coast, clearing by

this afternoon. a gorgeous day. periods of rain tuesday into wednesday. possibly thunderstorms, strong storms are a possibility as well tomorrow afternoon. it's warm enough now and we have the system that's going to provide enough instability for a round of pop-ups as we head throughout tomorrow afternoon. the rain timing, it's going to start out at 6:00 a.m. in the north bay, the moisture coming through, 1:00 p.m., rain showers across the bay area. that will continue to slide to the south. and break apardon so we might be well off when it comes to showers as we head through wednesday morning they might start to wrap. 76 in redwood city. i have your seven day. let's check your drive. >> we've got our eyes on antioch where we saw early slowing. it's not just an anomaly. heading past l street where the sense ser over to love ridge, holding steady now.

red, below 20 miles per hour right there. and yellow for the 50s. we're seeing the speeds come down a tad around the 63, that's in bay point east, willow point road. we have a ladder in the lanes, so watch as you come through pittsburg. slowing through livermore as well, the build to the alta mont class. we'll get awe live look at san mateo and here the issue is there is now steamy conditions, low clouds and fog around the area. we'll watch this to see if things get worse. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:39. a day at the beach turns tragic for one bay area family. details coming up. and the nation's highest court expected to rule soon on california's violent video game law. plus, the budget battle continues in sacramento. our own political analyst tells us who may be the hero when all

is said and done. >> a live look as traffic makes its way onto the bay bridge on ningjuneonda 27.

>> welcome back. 5:42. a live look inside our control room where all of the magic happens. today the u.s. supreme court is expected to rule on california's law prohibiting the sale of violent video games to kids. state senator leland ye wrote the law in 2005. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. now with more for us. good morning. >> good morning. we're tracking what's happening with this california law because it could affect a lot of other states as well that are thinking about with or tried to limit the sale of these violent video games. the 2006 law from california never really went into effect because of these court

challenges, the ninth circuit said it could violate free speech. it's in the hands of the u.s. supreme court. california argued this case back in the fall, arguing that the state has a right to protect children not only against obscenities which the court has upheld, but also against violence, the industry countering that not only are the games rated so parents can buy them or not buy them based on their level of violence, but that there is no hard evidence that playing violent video games leads to violent behavior. those are the the arguments. today is the last day of the court's term for this year so we expect some sort of ruling. it is a $10 billion industry, so the gamers have a lot at stake here. at least five other states and two big cities have lost in challenges to laws like california's. >> we'll be watching. thank you. >> this morning a danville teen is undergoing treatment for serious injuries after a sand

tunnel collapsed on him at a watsonville beach. the teenager and a friend were digging in the sand over the weekend to sun set state beach when the tunnel collapsed. the boy was trapped for 15 minutes and not breathing when life guards and church group members pulled him out. the hole was about six feet deep. doctors sedated the boy while they continued to clean sand out of his system. >> two are dead after a car accident at a nursing home. it happened saturday at the amber woods gardens nursing home a. 90-year-old woman mixed up the gas and brake and crashed into the activity room. about a dozen people were inside. 88-year-old esther and 100-year-old suzanne were killed in this accident.

four others were hurt. >> time is running out. california's fiscal year ends thursday and the budget is still about $6 billion short. governor brown met with democratic lawmakers over the weekend, some are frustrated by did governor's veto of the budget. he says they rely too heavily on borrowing. the governor is trying to get republicans on board for a special election that would ask voters to extend the vehicle and sales tax. larry gerston says lawmakers are close. >> we've had revenues come in that have been about $7 billion more than people expected. now we're down to 7 million. the legislature passed something else, a couple of tax increases, fee increases to cut to the $5.8 billion. it can be done. >> gerston says while no lawmaker will admit it the pay docking proposition passed in the fall is working because it has added urgency to budget talks. >> 5:45. time to get a look at the forecast with christina loren.

change is in store. >> change is in store but boy, oh, boy, this is cool. we have this video from mammoth. you see that guy there, he's dressed as uncle sam. he is in a perfect attire, perfect form. we have openings in mammoth, the slopes open until july 4th. take a look. this is recent video from mammoth. there is more snow on the way as we head into this week. pretty significant. if you wanted to go skiing, you have a chance to because of all of the snowpack we received. a lot is still holding on. let's take it live out here, show you what's going to bring us the next round of rain and snow to the highest elevations in mammoth, above 7,000 feet. here's the system. well organized. you can see this really significant dip in the jet

stream. the storm track is going to be pushed over the bay area. for us we could pick up to an inch of rain up in the north bay which is significant for this time of year. south of the golden gate likely a quarter of an inch. maybe a half inch at best. today we're looking good. let's focus on the here and the now because this is our last day of beautiful dry weather before things start to change. the fog bank will start to break up and we'll see the sun shine through by 4:00 p.m. almost clear skies over the city of san francisco, a gorgeous day. 76 in redwood city. 78 degrees in san jose. tomorrow you're breaking out the winter gear, highs ending up in the 60s. take a look at this forecast. 69 degrees for tomorrow, rain early on wednesday. then the 90s as we head toward this weekend so. unfortunately the beautiful weekend we had, 79 degrees, it's going to change as we head to

the next weekend. we need this rain. it's going to replesh in our water sources for the summer. back to you, marla. >> thank you. big names spent the weekend in the north bay racing. kurt busch beat out at the 350 in sonoma. bush celebrated a victory with what else but a glass of wine. of course he did. 5:48. bay area icon will be back in business today. details next. >> it's national hiv testing day. we'll look at new technology coming up zbxt we're showing you the slowdown. yellow where speeds dip below thes.s. 580 starting to jam. with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works.

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>> welcome back. a live look over san jose this morning. it's going to be a nice day. we'll check the forecast in a minute. part of san francisco history will be up and running again starting this morning. the california street cable cars will be back on the job, the california line closed december 24th for major repairs and rebuilding. the cable cars were in rehab, pluny ran bus service along the line. mayor ed lee will help celebrate the reopening at 10:00 on california and drum streets. >> a couple members of our morning team making the bay area proud. mike and christina were out helping the nonprofit save the bay celebrate its 50th anniversary. they helped clean up around the palo alto bay lands, pulling weeds with other volunteers. save the bay was launched in 1961 by three east bay women concerned about plans to double

the size of berkeley by filling in the bay. mike, did you have fun? >> had an outstanding time, marla. not only did we get to pick weeds and meet the folks. you know that yellow plant we see, it's not native. so we got to get rid of. here the traffic, look here, antioch, that's what we got to get rid of. not until about 7:00. jamming up through antioch, pittsburg and bay point smooth closer to the maze. easier triv to the toll plaza. a live look shows the build for 880 to oakland. the nimitz starting to build. close to the limit, north with the taillights away from us all the way to the toll plaza, the volume hasn't kicked up but we see a smooth flow. across the bay we're looking at the golden gate bridge. the fog playing an issue from the north bay. so far the drivers are not complaining. no advisories for the north bay.

with the south bay, a shout out to two schools as well. 87 shows you the which would. a japanese cultural school and then on friday i went to mountain view and we spoke there as well. parts of my fast coming to my present and hopefully affecting the future. >> you sor popular. thank you. thousands of cribs could be heading to the dump because ever new safety rules. today is the last day that companies are allowed to sell traditional drop side cribs. officials are banning the cribs because the design can lead to strangulation or suffocation. the rules are the first change in crib standards in 30 years. hotels, motels and day care centers will be allowed to use the cribs for 18 months, though, then they must comply. >> a new report shows that violent shows and nighttime tv could be part of the reason your preschooler can't sleep. it followed 600 3 to 5-year-olds

and found violent programs including cartoons are tied to nightmares and trouble falling asleep. nonviolent shows didn't seem to -- you can find the report. less than 30 minutes an asteroid will fly close to the earth. at about 6:26 our time, an asteroid the size of a tour bus will sail high off the coast of antarctica. the asteroid was discovered on wednesday by a pair of robotic telescopes in new mexico. there is no chance it will hit earth but it will come close enough for scientists to study it. >> 5:54. it is national hiv hifr testing day today. that's when all americans are encouraged to get tests for the virus. scott says new technology can help. >> that's right. one of the pin points to being tested is pain.

people do not like blood tests. a company has created a saliva test. the ceo joins us live where he is going to open the nasdaq. dr. michaels, good were mooing. >> good morning. how are you. >> i'm doing very well. i have this in my hand. describe to the me. it looks like a little -- almost like a spoon. >> it's a real simple 20-minute test for hiv 1 and 2. it's revolutionary technology first approved by the fda in 2002, for use with a blood specimen. in 2004 we got approval with an oral type specimen. it's the only fda approved test that can be used with an oral speaks a min. >> lots of people are saying that's great, it's hiv testing day. however, for one reason or another you're in a monogo must relationship, i don't need it. what it is your reaction to that? >> well, today is national hiv testing day. and we're sponsoring testing

events around the country working with partners like walgreens, and others but our message is that everyone needs to know their hiv status. and that's whether you're in a relationship or not. it's essential that you know your hiv status, certainly none of us know what our partners may or may not be doing and to be able to stay on top of your status, so that if you should test positive you can get connected to care and people who are -- who find they are hiv positive can lead a long and healthy life if indeed they get the appropriate follow-up treatment. >> and you hope these will someday be over the counter. these are still doctor office but it's not a blood test. >> that's correct. the test today is only available through health care providers citysh county, public health departments, through our partners in oakland and the san francisco health department. we're working to make this

available over the counter. we were in our final phase working with the fda. we hopefully will get our submission in the end of this year and sometime in 2012 we'll meet with an advisory committee and have a discussion whether it's time to get this available direct to consumers. >> good luck on ringing the nasdaq. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> marla, i gave limb a promotion from mr. to doctor. it's mister. >> you know what, better safe than sorry. >> absolutely. >> still a lot more ahead in the 6:00 hour. an update on suspicious fires in the north bay. a ruling expected on violent video games. and a tragic accident in the east bay leaves a 4-year-old boy fighting for his life. ♪

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