>> new this morning, it's money down the drain for the city of vallejo. someone is stealing storm drain grates. we'll be talking about that coming up in a live report. >> a possible new contender in the fight for san francisco mayor? the man who may well follow in the foot steps of former mayor gavin newsom. taking a live look outside, golden gate bridge, can barely make it out. we'll clear things up. christina is back. this is "today in the bay." >> good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. meteorologist christina loren refreshed from a few days off. welcome back. >> thank you. thank you. i came back for the final two days of the work week. you know what, it's going to be beautiful. beautiful this weekend as well. onshore flow, providing some pretty thick fog this morning. we'll tell you where it's the most dense and how that could interrupt your commute.

let's see how your commute is shaping up. it's mike inouye. >> welcome back. for the end of the week you're called the closer. yesterday saw slowing from mid morning all the way in toward midday. right now a smooth drive at the interchange and no major issues through livermore but we'll track 580. folks had a tough one yesterday. >> 5:01. the next time you stop by your favorite coffee shop or bar in san francisco, don't be surprised if you see a live musical performance, this come as city leaders try to inject life in local businesses and revive the storied music scene. kimberly joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning everyone. when you think of the music scene you might think nashville, new york, new orleans, but san francisco, well, a big push is now under way to make the city much more inviting to musicians and entertainers. the san francisco board of

supervisors has given unanimous initial approval for a new permit geared to businesses whose function is not the presentation of live music, we're talking about cafes and restaurants. one supervisor proposed the legislation with a limited live perform earns permit. as it stands entertainment permits cost $2,000 a year, making it out of reach for many places. we caught up with one musician heading to b.a.r.t. -y was surprised by the change and says it's a step in the right direction. >> competition on b.a.r.t. is fierce. musicians want to play, they want to play for people. it's like one of the last venues. there are street musicians. there are a lot of quality musicians that can't get in doors to play because they haven't been around long enough. >> reporter: it's estimated 700 cafes and restaurants could take advantage of the permit. under the rules the performance would have to end by 10:00 p.m.

though after a year of holding the permit businesses would be eligible to extend performances to 11:00 p.m. the board of supervisors is expected to give final approval for this legislation after their august recess. live in san francisco, kimberly tere, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. it's 5:03. today a judge will weigh a manslaughter sentence for the son of former california assembly peek ee eer nunez. nunez and three friends were convicted of killing luis santos in san diego back in 2008. santos' family filed a suit accusing schwarzenegger of failing to notify the victim's parents before reducing the sentence. san diego county has filed a similar suit. critics say schwarzenegger did it to help out a political friend. >> fire crews are battling a wild fire in a remote part of

mendocino county. more than 800 acres burned in an area northeast of covelo. rugged terrain is making things difficult for firefighters. they have the fire 25% contained. expect to have it completely surrounded by saturday. no homes are threatened right now and the cause remains to be under investigation. >> cities across the bay area are getting helping hand in the fight against obesity. kaiser permanente giving $1 million grants to low income communities in richmond, concord and san francisco. the grants are part of kaiser's three-year plan to bring together government agencies and local organizations to promote healthier living. funding will be spent on establishing wellness committees in schools and developing programs on nutrition, exercise and cooking. the money will go to richmond's iron triangle, the monument corridor in concord and the bay view neighborhood in san francisco. >> we're following a developing

story out of the east bay this morning where a thief goes after some unusual items in the streets of vallejo. christie smith is live in vallejo. officials say more than 20 manhole covers have been stolen. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. i heard of copper theft and wire theft. this may abnew low. talking about storm drain grates. these things weigh over 100 pounds and so far at least 20 have been ripped off in two weeks. when the grates are missing it can be dangerous. one woman drove into one and put in a claim. you could fall straight down up to 15 feet in some cases. that according to vallejo sanitation and flood control. we spoke with them this morning. the thought is that these things are probably sold throughout for scrap. but for the city, this is a high dollar theft. $350 to replace each one. of course that's literally money down the drain and kind of a new

thing for the city of vallejo. what they are saying if you see someone trying to yank one of these up call 911. if one of these is missing, make sure you call the sanitation district directly and they will get someone to replace it. they are looking at a number of options including maybe even spot welding these things down so they are not so easy to lift up. but that would be a tall order. there are thousands of these things spread out in different parts of the city. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> so it's the storm drain, not manhole covers. >> right. we're hearing is that they are actually the grates, like someone can literally put their hands in there and lift these up. these are the storm drain grates of course the water goes out to the bay. so we're on wilson avenue, it's been hit pretty hard. they are up and down the street. >> thanks for the update there. it's 5:06. university of san francisco is looking into the past as it

plans for the future. school officials announced it purchased the historic folger coffee building. the university plans to use that as a downtown hub. usf says it reaches a broader base of students. the main campus is located north of the panhandle neighborhood. >> we're getting new information this morning about delays for work on the new devil slide tunnelment it appears it's now going to take a year longer than expected. caltrans says the tunnel along highway 1 will now open in late 2012. the project to build twin 4200-foot tunnels started about five years ago and only supposed to take a few months. there were construction delays. as a result, the $314 million project will cost more and those costs will you know, eventually be passed along to taxpayers. a san mateo assemblyman plans to investigate. >> let's investigate the forecast this morning.

>> chief investigative meteorologist christina loren. it's pretty nice down there. actually we're not seeing a lot of the fog touching the surface yet but it's getting very close. you are going to find that on the golden gate bridge that's where it's foggy. not so much on the bay bridge where we have pretty gusty winds and that is preventing the formation of fog so you're going to find a clearer drive over from oakland and the city than from the city to marin county. onshore flow continues throughout the weekend. we've got this trough of low pressure. the first one is providing us with a pretty strong onshore flow. another one on the way to keep the mild weather in place into the beginning of next week. then it starts to warm up. we'll get to that seven-day. watch out for drizzle this morning, if you are waking up especially toward the coast, up

in the north bay we're seeing the thickest fog so far. we're watching for the fog to settle in along the peninsula as we head through the next couple of hours. mike and myself watching that for you all morning long. 60 in san jose, 59 in hayward, on the way to about 78 degrees hater on. picture perfect for august. i've got the seven-day coming up. how do we look? >> looking all right. highway 4, we often warn about the significant changes slowing around 5:30. so a very easy drive. yesterday wasn't that bad heading through bay point. of course i didn't have to drive it. it was slow all the way out of antioch into concord. the walnut creek interchange, smooth, nice along the benicia bridge or westbound across the carquinez bridge. both nice from the north bay. novato to san rafael, typical mild slowing down 101 to 580 and the richmond bridge. where the 55 is where they merge

and around golden gate fields. 43 at the caldecott tunnel, we'll check that out. so far no incidents reported there. the golden gate bridge, an easy drive across from the north bay as well. you see the glow of the lights, there is some fog, mist, some friends did let me know they had to use their wipers. of course no fog at the bay bridge right now because of the winds. chp issued a mild wind advisory. keep in mind. >> good to know. could be a new mayor in town. could a reality tv star be jumping into the race for mayor of san francisco? we told you about with ben flanic earlier this week. he is a sonoma county wine maker and bachelor who was dumped during the finale of "the bachelorette." maybe it's running for office. wine maker, failed proposal, future mayor you think of san francisco? well, yeah, he has yet to

elaborate what he meant is what he said at the end of the show. some say it's worth noting former mayor gavin newsom was also considered the most eligible bachelor. >> there you go. tie-in. >> what do you think? >> it could work. maybe make a reality show about that, too. >> 5:11. we'll tell you who will soon be paying more for water and sewer service. we're keeping an eye on the volatile market. a live report on early trading and the rest of the news before the bell is coming up next. follow us on facebook. [ male announcer ] can't get to sleep? can't stay asleep? clinically proven unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep so you wake rested. unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer.

>> welcome back everyone. good thursday morning. all quiet on the streets near san jose's hp pavilion. people in one east bay community will soon pay more for water and sewer services. discovery bay's directors have voted to hike water and sewer rates by nearly 18%. the increase would go into effect this year. they voted for a second potential increase of up to 21% next year. discovery bay says it needs the money to upgrade existing equipment and fund new development. >> despite washington's best efforts to rein in banking fees a study finds there's no change. one year after lawmakers approved new regulations for banks the consumer federation of america says the median overdraft fee is $35, the same it was last year. the survey also found two-thirds of banks continue to pile on fees to customers, if they fail

to balance their accounts after the first overdraft. last year's regulations were designed to prevent customers from paying all of the fees but that apparently hasn't worked. for the rest of your news before the bell we turn to nicole lapin. good morning. >> good morning, laura. futures are laura after a crazy session yesterday. the dow had been down as much as 164 points at one point in the session, on very disappointing economic news. continued worries about europe's debt crisis and the lingering threat of a downgrade to the u.s. credit rating. the markets closed higher snapping the eight-day losing streak. asia was mixed, europe is slightly lower right now but we're waiting for the jobs numbers out this morning with new numbers on unemployment filings. gm reports earnings and we're watching a slew of earnings coming into cnbc to dictate how we will trade. the dow closed up 29 points yesterday, 11,896, but we are very precarious and the question

is will that last? the nasdaq composite added to 2693. also this morning u.s. retailers reporting july same store sales, total sales to rise more than 4% as stores helped by deep discount and the warmest weather pushing shoppers to snap up summer merchandise. invest investors, the back to school season the second biggest selling season after christmas. the warehouse clubs like the costkos and the sam's clubs and the high end chains are expected to lead the way here. watching jobs. unemployment rising more than 90% in cities all across the country in june reflecting a national slowdown in hiring. the labor department says that unemployment rose in 345 large metro areas, pretty sharp reversal from a few months ago because it fell in nearly every area in april. a dozen reported unemployment above 15%, 11 of those in

california. the city of elcentral has the highest rate at 28.5%. it's a big agriculture producer and relies heavily on my grant workers. those are the headlines out of cnbc. >> it's 5:17. community meeting today will let people weigh in on a park. the city is rehabilitating the park and letting the community decide. the meetings could have controversy. bike polo players want a field at the park as we told you yesterday and they plan to ask the city to scrap some of the tennis courts just to make way. now that has a lot of tennis players upset. they don't love the idea. get. today's meeting at the everett school cafeteria. christina loren is here to take it away. >> the weather is perfect for tennis.

looking really good. we love those short shorts. no, we don't. good morning to you. on shore flow is in control. our weather pattern, it's going to be similar to what we saw, as we head through this weekend not much change. we do have foggy starts to look forward to. this morning a deeper marine layer so as a result just a couple of degrees cooler in most cities. hey, it's august. if you don't want that really hot weather, this is the place to be. some drizzle. up in marin county we're noticing that by the coast as well. if you take 17 to work watch out for drizzle. you might be using your windshield wipers. 57 napa, 57 degrees in santa ro rosa. by 12:00 p.m. we'll see the clouds, the sun will shine through. mild conditions, 65 degrees as you break for lunch. 69 degree, on the breezy side. comfortable in the city. you don't even need the ac. 79 degrees in los gatos.

76 in redwood city and this fair weather continues into the weekend and next week. we're only talking about the low to mid 80s, inland and at the coast. even get those 70s back on the temperature map as we head through sunday. we do have a giants game in town. we'll talk about that and a couple of tropical systems as well this morning. back to you. >> thank you. it's 5:19. nasa keeping tight-lipped as it prepares to unveil whether it calls a significant new mars finding. the space agency will hold a news conference to release information. the probe has been circling the red planet since 2006, taking snapshots of the surface. did it find water or perhaps little green men? we're going to have to wait to find out. it's 5:19. from one way to two-way, a busy san francisco street that's changing. >> but not 280. that's the same direction, same number of lanes so far.

i have an issue for the peninsula and a new incident out of the south bay. >> evidence of a worldwide hack attack and says says either log off or get another latte.

>> good thursday morning to you. 5:22 now. as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge this morning. may need the windshield wipers to clear the mist off. a permanent change today is part of a heavily used san francisco street. mcalister between hyde and market streets is now open to two-way traffic. for years that portion of mcalister was one way. it allows quicker bus service in the part of the city. muni says the 5 fulton bus line will be three minutes faster,

saving $200,000 a year in operating expenses. something to get used to. it will look strange to folks. i want to check the commute. >> a one way turns to two-way it's alarming seeing traffic coming. 101 this accident just cleared in the last few minutes. this was southbound 101 approaching airport boulevard. around 380, there's the airport marked on the map. that is clearing. we had the earlier sigalert south at third, all chp activity has cleared even though the lane's cleared over an hour ago. a smooth drive to the san mateo bridge. the san mateo bridge, the headlights from the peninsula, a few more, a smooth drive and you can see the high rise, lights twinkling. there may be fog and mist between the san mateo bring and the city and coming from the north bay as well. we're looking at the south bay, down to 17, possibly drizzle on the lens. sorry, the windshield, or the lens you put your head out the

window. 162 to watsonville, to hecker pass, a tree down. i'll update you if it lasts longer than a few. and then we're looking at 880 through oakland, northbound with the headlights, smooth drive past the coliseum a. little glow because of the mist in the air. so far it's okay. >> makes traffic look pretty. 5:24. the u.s. army soldier accused of plotting an attack on service members at ft. hood will be in court. naser abdul was arrested at hotel a few miles from the front gate of the post. police say when they arrested him they found enough explosives to make at least two bombs. he admitted to planning an attack on his first court appearance. ft. hood is the same post attacked in a shooting by another army soldier. >> president obama is 50 years old today. the president will celebrate with a party at the white house. last night he kicked off the

celebration with a concert and dinner fund-raiser in his hometown of chicago. the fund-raiser was for his re-election campaign. today's celebration will take place in the rose garden. jennifer hudson singing there. evidence of a massive conspiracy by one country to attack computers all over the world. scott mcgrew, that points to china. >> it does. you remember the united states used the worry about a missile gap, now it appears we're in a hacking gam. major security company says it's uncovered evidence of hacks on six american government agencies, 13 defense contractors at least three tech companies, even two media companies. the company mcafee which uncovered the hacks won't say who is behind it but all of the arrows point to communist china. these are not the run-of-the-mill hacks. these are major that get in the root access of computers

targeted, sometimes called remote access tools or the rats so it's dubbed shady rat. a separate study says hacking cost the average big company $6 million a year. other news, some starbucks locations are apparently tired of people sitting at their lap tops all day taking up tables. some locations in new york city have taken to covering up the ac outlets so lap top users can't charge batteries. figuring once it runs out you might leave and let someone else have the table. assuming you have a fully charged battery you're at least looking at three, four hours. that's a long time sitting drinking coffee. >> unless you keep buying it. >> if you keep buying. at some point you overstayed your welcome. >> 5:26 a. look at the plans for the new 49ers stadium. why designers compare it to the roman coliseum. >> reporter: i'm bob redell live in san jose with how advocates

of medical marijuana use plan to fight back on what they see as unfair restrictionseer in the south bay. we'll have that coming up.

>> new this morning kidnapper and child molester phillip garrido. the investigation continues into a boat crash that killed one man. >> reporter: i'm kimberly tere live in san francisco where a big push is under way to draw more live entertainers and musicians to the city. i'll tell you what's happening coming up in a live report. >> and a live look outside from the south bay still quiet on the streets of san jose this morning. it's thursday, august 4th, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you.

thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. it's 5:30 right now. time to check win christina loren. >> good morning to you. we've got a really nice day to look forward to yet again. beautiful weather inland. a little cold at the coast. we're going to see dreary conditions, probably till about with 2:00 p.m. then the sun will break out leaving us with a lot of sunshine and a pretty mild second half of the day. we'll sort that out for you and talk about what's to come for the weekend so close now. it's 5:30. let's get you out the door with mike. >> we're looking closer to the morning commute just a short time away for 580 which yesterday had a tough drive heading through livermore, the dublin interchange, north and south on 680 as well. right now the travel times fine for 580 there as well as through oakland. i'll give you a better shot at the look at your commute, coming up. >> we'll look forward to that. advocates of immediamedical mar they see unfair restrictions. bob joins us live.

a meeting is planned for tonight, we understand. >> reporter: yes. good morning. the silicon valley cannabis coalition will be meeting and what they are trying to do is trying to get-out-the-vote effort going to try to get people on to san jose city council next year who are more sympathetic for their cause for medical marijuana. the complaint is that the city of san jose is trying to restrict the number of marijuana collectives in the city to ten, possibly 25. we're here with dave at the all american cannabis club, this is his collective in the south bay. i guess my question to you is, if you look at the cities that have outright banned medical marijuana, los gats the recent, san jose saying yes but we want to limit the number. what's wrong with that? >> state law dictates that you must increase access for medical

marijuana. so any city that bans them is going against state law. >> okay. but that's also within the guidelines of federal law, correct? >> well, it is, but people in the state have to follow the state law. >> so what would you suggest that the city of san jose do? they have some obvious concerns, people would argue legitimate concerns, about people coming in, let's say with a doctor's note, quote unquote, to get marijuana. when maybe they don't need it. they are trying to find a halfway. what's wrong with that? >> the problem is the way they are going about. the way to get to the point they want to get is providing sensible regulations so make so it that these businesses can be operated and actually monitored by the city. >> okay. do you have sympathy with the argument that they need to be regulated especially from the police point of view of their concerns over people coming in with maybe not a legitimate doctor's note. >> they need to be regulated.

there are 130 in san jose and they are completely unregulated businesses. that's dangerous for a lot of reasons. >> thank you for getting up early. they meet tonight at 8:00. these collectives coming together trying to encourage a get out the vote to get the people that they believe who are sympathetic on the council when the election is next year. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. it is 5:33 now. what was supposed to be a great day out on the bay ended in tragedy. one man dead and his father injured after a large motor boat plowed into their fishing boat. investigators are looking into what happened. the large boat likely didn't see the smaller boat when they collided yesterday afternoon. the family understandably overcome when they heard that news. 30-year-old ninh truong died

after being trapped while his father clung to the hull. witnesses say the younger man was brought the to shore unconscious but his father was alert. >> with the first guy, you know, trying to get him back alive and stuff. he didn't look too good for him. the second guy they brought, a few minutes later he was moving around and he looked hurt. >> the 60-year-old father who speaks mainly vietnamese tried to tell rescuers that his son was trapped. officers say the captain of the motor boat pass add sobriety test. >> the man convicted of kidnapping and raping jaycee dugard admits he is responsible for snatching three other northern california girls as well as dozens of date rapes. the district attorney said garrido made those claims during a jail house interview in may. however, he insists he is not responsible for the high profile

abduction of makayla garrett. investigators are working to track down potential victims to see if more charges can be filed against garrido and his wife. >> it's something you see in big cities, san francisco leaders want to bring back some of that in the city. kimberly has a look at the new measure. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this news is music to the ears of musicians, many who have been struggling to make a living in san francisco. we did meet up with a musician who says that many are forced to set up on the street or bar platforms since there aren't many venues in the city to perform. the ones that do, they have their choice of the cream of the crop when it comes to booking bans. the supervisors initially

approved a new cheaper permit that will allow cafes and restaurants to host live music. the limited performance permits cost $385, making it well under the cost of a normal entertainment permit, which is $2,000. >> the licenses are expensive for a lot of these small places that i mean, like i said, i know a place up the street they barely make it. they can't afford to pay thousands. >> the supervisor who introduced the legislation estimates 700 cafes and restaurants could take advantage of this new permit. performances will have to end by 10:00 p.m. the board is expected to give its final amoofl for this legislation after the august recess. >> thank you very much, kimberly. it's 5:36 now. time to check the forecast with

meteorologist christina loren. she's back, refreshed from vacation. >> yes, it's amazing what a couple days off will do. if you are up at this hour you probably don't live like a normal person. 5:36 now. it's chilly especially at the coast. a nice second half of the day, a dreary overcast start. mostly cloudy conditions from san jose up through the north bay. low pressure is is the reason why. it's kicking in the onshore flow keeping things mild throughout the weekend. as a result we have a little of that coastal drizzle. if you're headed toward half moon bay, santa cruz, san francisco, you might use the wipers. fog isn't that bad yet. it could become more and more thick so we're going to watch that. that's likely, we have a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. 10 miles bblt. starting to see that drop in places like santa rosa and

oakland. right now still eight miles or better across the board. we'll watch that all morning long. 59 in farld. on the way to the upper 70s, low 80s, a beautiful day. and then a little bit of a change as we head to next week. we'll talk about that and a couple of tropical systems. we're going to look at those. let's talk to mike. >> you still think about the tropical systems. nice to think about summer vacation. a lot of these wish they weren't in the slowing which kicked off so eight after the half hour. through antioch, also the the 57, a little bit further west. that's slower than we saw as well. we may see early slowing for the entire stretch. it's a thursday, may abheavier commute around the bay. we see a slower drive southbound 101 from highway 37 to san pedro road because of the construction. another 20 minutes for the crews to clear. as you head to the richmond

bridge, a smooth drive in both directions to the east bay for example, as you merge around the golden gate field. the bay bridge has a wind advisory, though, but no major fog. we have that at the golden gate bridge. oakland, 880, christina talking about lower visibility. it's not an issue for drivers but there is moisture and the reason why the numbers come down. there you have it. >> maybe the glow of the lights of a new stadium?

i don't know with the tellers. there is talk of bringing both. >> the coliseum, because that's in oakland already. >> they are a different animal. 5:40. how long will you live. a new study looks at the life expectcy of people in the bay area. we'll have a live report. plus, a bay area camp counselor arrested for having sex with one of the campers. police are now looking for other victims. and for all of your latest news, traffic and weather follow us on facebook. search nbc bay area morning

>> welcome back everyone. new this morning, a live look outside. sunol grade. you can tell there is moisture in the air because of the glow

of the lights that you're seeing. not a lot of traffic to report. we'll check with mike in a bit. it's 5:42. people in japan, canada and other parts of the world see their life expectancy increase but the u.s. is falling behind. tracie potts joins us live with how the bay area stacks up. good morning. >> good morning. we took a look at the university of washington did at every county in this country, 80% of them compared to those top nations are falling behind. and what they found is that life expectancy for women are generally about five years longer than men. but in some areas of our country we're now beginning to catch up where the top nations were over 50 years ago. there are regional differences, racial differences, people in the south live not as long as people, for example, on the west coast. but take a look at some of the local numbers. average life span for a woman in california, over 82 years.

just over 77 for men. again that 5-plus year span between the genders. in the bay area, taking a look at five local counties, the best place for women to live if you want to live a long time is san mateo county. 84 1/2 years is the average there. the average for men in santa clara county, 80.6 years. you can see the lows here as well. bottom line, these researchers found there are vast differences not only across the country but within states. in some cases a decade difference within one state of how long men and women are living in this country. >> i've got big plans for my future. >> then you should probably move to san mateo county. >> thanks a lot, tracie. a northern county camp counselor is behind bars accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy.

katrina herrador was a camp leader. she was arrested after the parents of the alleged victim found suspicious text messages on his phone. herrador worked for the summer program called teen extreme. police say she met the boy at camp and admitted to having sex with him at her home last week. >> she did give us a statement as to what occurred that evening. >> was it admitting that the incidents occurred? >> yes, it was. >> vacaville police are investigating whether she had inappropriate relations with any other teen at the camp. >> two powerful community groups taking on a restaurant accusing it of discrimination. a statue of jack daniels outside the saloon and grill has a sign hanging from. the sign says no tattoos, no shiny shirts, no large neck chains and several other

restrictions. the naacp and the latino leadership alliance says they are discriminatory against latinos and blacks. at least one constitutional law professor says posting the signs might also be illegal. >> trying to use proxies for the kind of people who might be behaving in certain ways gets into slippery territory. >> the owner of the old wagon saloon and grill didn't want to talk on camera but managers say they will meet with the concerned groups to change the verbiage. the old wagon was single out we should mention others have posted similar signs in the past. >> when you get cash from the bank you expect it to be real. but it turns out bay area tellers are handing out tens of thousands in fake bills every week. kathy says she had no idea three of the $100 bills she withdrew from her chase bank were fake.

she only found out when she paid a cab driver while traveling in new york. that's when she found out the the hard way. what happens is when you end up with a counterfeit bill. >> and the bank, basically said once the money leaves the bank, it's your responsibility. they aren't responsible for it. >> knowing what real money looks like as opposed to the fakes can be challenging they say to the untrained eye. key things include that red and blue security fibers. and also the portrait of the person should be detailed. the phony bills lack definition. legitimate money will have a water mark and polyurethane strip embedded. hold it up to the light to see that. i think the higher bills do. >> a youth football team is getting sacked before they play their first down. >> good job. good job. there you go. >> the couple started the the oakland pirates football and cheer program to get

neighborhood kids involved but now are crying foul after two sponsors pulled out leaving them scrambling to come up with $18,000 for equipment and uniforms. >> then to back out at the last minute, you didn't back out on us, you backed out on the kids. >> i was looking forward to having a uniform for the team. it's disappointing. >> the oakland pirates are hoping that someone will save their program. they need gear by september 10th, about a month away in time for the first game september 17. we'll see if the community can rally behind them and do some good. it's 5:48. time to check the forecast with christina loren. >> we've had such beautiful weather around here inland in particular. we have more on the way toward the weekend. if you want to make outdoor plans, do so. it's going to stay nice and mild saturday and sunday. this morning this is what we're looking at. mostly cloudy conditions, the

thickest fog between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. we always have updates throughout the today show. and later on today, sunny, not as warm. by the weekend mild. you can get by, you don't need the ac maybe more than a couple hours a day. drizzle condition, watch for that on the way to work if you wake up near the coast. visibilities not coming down that much yet. we're expecting them to drop between 7:00 and 9:00. this morning let's look at your hour by hour forecast. in the 60s in the south by, the upper 50s in the east bay and north bay 57 in santa rosa, 56 at san francisco. at noon because of that cloud cover so thick, 59 degrees but you'll top out at 65 in the heat of the day. daytime highs about 4:00 p.m. 79 in livermore later on and 78 degrees in san jose. let's help you plan that

weekend. both days look good at the coast. 79 for friday, up to 82, sats it on saturday. 83 degrees sunday and mild weather continues all the way into next week. i'm loving it. i don't know about you. >> always. thank you very much. hey, we're talking college ball this morning. cal baseball coach is being rewarded with new five-year contract. he took the bears from the brink of extinction to the college world series for the first time since 1992. along the way he earned the national coach of the year award. quite a -- they were going to drop the whole program. >> amazing video taken in a car surrounded by the tsunami. >> request sometimes your best idea is a light bulb. >> what a headlights of course we're following northbound on

101. it's green, fine. in the south bay, i will show you where significant change is happening right now on your bay area commute.

>> 5:53. things are starting to cook on the roadways. we'll show you livermore with the slowing out of the altamont pass. slower in and now a few blips around airway so we see the mid livermore slowdown. 16-minute drive here. south, a look at 680 down through sunolment you see a good number of cars bunching up as you reach the summit. no major slowing but it's there as it builds in toward the south bay. we're looking here at antioch as well. 22, good slowing from eighth

street to love ridge. bay point as well. a drive in to the approach. a smooth drive. a look out there and see how things are shaping up. the upper deck, you can hardly see it from san francisco. you see the headlights getting into the city. visibility across the bridge okay. and watch for gusty conditions at times. just a warning for you. >> thank you very much, mike. it's 5:54. new details in the massive salmonella outbreak involving ground turkey. the government is recalling 36 million pounds. usda says the tainted meat came from the cargill plant in arkansas. the meat has been linked to one death in california and at least 76 other cases around the country. government health officials say they don't have enough information to recall specific brands. officials say the meat is safe to eat if it is cooked to an

internal temperature of 165 degrees. >> stunning and frightening video of the march tsunami in japan taken by someone taken up in the wave. the video was shot from inside a car that was caught in the rising waters. watch how fast everything is consumed. cars, trucks, big rigs, tanker trucks. as the car is pushed forward you see a blue minivan with the driver trapped inside. eventually just clinging to his window which is rolled halfway down. as the waters become more rough, isn't it frightening, the cars are tossed around like toys. we don't know what happened to the person shooting the video. water eventually crashes through the windshield. the japanese government revised the number of people killed this week to just under 21,000. nearly 5,000 people are still missing and presumed dead. >> san jose company that

re-invented the simple light bulb has won $10 million for its effort. a big prize. >> it is. a common way to encourage progress. the prize to encourage people to work on ways to put regular people into space, now you have the l prize offered about i the department of energy, l for light bulb. phillips won it for the led bulb developed in part in san jose. it gives off light like an incandescent but a fraction of the power. it's been in development for years. >> $10 million is substantial amount of money. we are extremely grateful and gratified for receiving it. but we have invested significantly more than that in terms of developing the technology. >> invest a lot more than the prize is worth but it's fun. other news, that study that made the rounds yesterday about intelligence of people who use web browsers. turned out to be a very

elaborate hoax. the dumbest person in the story was me for falling for it. i will say other news outlet desire as well. but well done. >> that was talking about fire fox. >> i still don't believe it's true but a hoax. >> coming clean. thank you very much. 5:57. another delay. work on devil's slide expected to take longer. when it could be done now. a live look from the south bay. a little haze in the air. you can feel the moisture. cooler temperatures. beth!

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