winds. your full forecast for the first day is summer is coming up. we have a smooth drive and if you use 580 i have a couple notes for you. a live look over san francisco. the sun is getting ready to rise on this wednesday, june 20th. this is "today in the bay." >> narrator: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning to you, and thanks for joining us. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the man accused of attacking a priest in a retirement home will see him victim today in court. damion joins us live outside the san jose courthouse this morning where the defendant insists he's the actual victim. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. the national spotlight will surely be inside the san jose hall of justice. william lynch intends to draw

attention to priest sex abuse. the opening arguments begin at 9:00 this morning in san jose. back in 2010 police say lynch went into the jesuit sacred heart retirement center and beat up darrell linder. he said as a child he aabused him and his brother. the 44-year-old is facing felony assault and elder abuse charges. lynch has not denied the attack and says it was justified because of the aabuse decades earlier. he denies molests lynch and his brother, but they settled a suit against the jesuits. lynch's attorney told us last night that his client is eager to talk. >> mr. lynch will definitely take the stand. he's waited 40 years. he hasn't had a voice for over 40 years of his life. everyone has ignored him. he's not had a voice. tomorrow he gets his voice. >> reporter: if convicted lynch faces four years in prison.

a statute of limitations prevented prosecutors from going after father lindner for the alleged sex abuse. the testimony is expected to be very difficult, very graphic, not easy to listen to. again, opening arguments begin at 9:00 a.m. we're live at the san jose hall of justice for today in the bay. 5:02 now. a san francisco couple says they only wanted to save their 17-year-old daughter from a life of prostitution, but prosecutors say they went too far by killing the girl's pimp. they're scheduled to appear in court again this morning. they face premeditated murder charges in the deadly shooting of calvin snead near candlestick park on june 4th. the couple's attorney says they didn't do it. the d.a. says prosecutors have substantial evidence of the couple's guilt and taking matters into their own hands was not an appropriate solution. a bicyclist in san francisco

who admits hitting an elderly pedestrian will be arraigned today on manslaughter charges. the 71-year-old died after being struck by the bicycle in a busy crosswalk at market and castro last month. he wrote in a blog that he couldn't stop in time and plowed through the crowd. prosecutors say there is evidence he was speeding and running lights to break a record for riding through the city. a former san jose police officer faces sentencing today for molesting two teenage boys. he pleaded no contest to charges in march, but sentencing was delayed. he worked as a campus officer at leland high in san jose for years. he resigned from the police department last fall. he faces more than three years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender. this morning a special team of federal investigators are trying to figure out if the fire near the west oakland b.a.r.t. station last week was set intentionally.

"today in the bay's" stephanie trong is live at the scene with the latest for us. stephanie, good morning. kw >> reporter: good morning. several security guards are here at the scene walking around the property guarding what's the scene of a federal investigation. this senior housing complex under construction, you can see just to the right of it is the west oakland b.a.r.t. line just after the west oakland b.a.r.t. stop. it's an estimated $25 million worth of damage here anyway so far. the question is, was this an intentionally set fire? a security guard says that right before the building went up in flames, three young men harassed him and chased him off the property. special agents with the alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives or atf were called in, many who worked complex fire scenes with access to dogs trained specifically in detecting accelerants. >> the fire was a large magnitude fire, about a city long block. due to the dollar loss of the building and that b.a.r.t. was shut down and such, we want to be completely thorough and they

have a lot of resources to utilize to help with the investigation. >> reporter: federal agents were here last thursday, but they had to wait for engineers to shore up the integrity of the structure before they could take a closer look. the atf says there will be agents from around the country responding and something else that playing a major role, b.a.r.t. security cameras. investigate onnors are reviewing footage hoping something caught on camera, on tape will help move this investigation in the right direction. we're live in west oakland, stephanie trong, today in the bake. we know who will testify in the case of sheriff's mirkarimi. the ethics committee metaphor five hours about the evidence. commissioners are considering the future of the shefshg's job. mirkarimi pled guilty to false imprisonment in connection with with a domestic violence incident involving his wife on new year's eve. he called the case against him

smeared sensationalism. >> they're throwing whatever they can against the wall to see what sticks. p. >> mirkarimi is expected to testify next week. the commission is also expected to decide if the videotape of lopez showing a friend a bruise on her arm will be allowed as evidence. this morning volunteers will gather again in morgan hill to search for sierra lamar. at the same time a high-tech crime unit launched its own search for the culprit in a--tech hoax. the react task force is trying to locate the person that hacked into the missing teen's social media accounts. a post appeared on the internet monday night claiming to be sierra saying she was held in a home in saratoga. cyber experts say it's not hard it to clone ktss. >> find pictures online and create a fake profile and add information that isn't true. >> sierra lamar's facebook and

twitter services have been hacked since her disappearance in march. one of the previous incidents was traced to a hacker in the philippines. 5:07. get a check on the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> the sun is about to come up in a half hour. this is the longest day of the year with almost 17 hours of sunshine, and it looks like we see sunshine for each and every hour. 59 degrees to start you out in livermore, 57 in sunnyvail and 51 degrees this morning in santa rosa mostly clear from the coast true the inland cities. summer begins at approximately 4:09 this afternoon. temperatures drop off as we head through tomorrow, so make sure you're ready for that. almost a 25-degree difference from where we were yesterday. highs today work out like this. at noon you're at 80 degrees inland, 93 degrees aat 4:00 p.m. by the bay it's on the cool side until noon, but you break into the 70s at that point and 80 degrees today and at the coast, nice conditions.

70 degrees at 4:00 p.m. you drop up into the 50s tomorrow in apacifica and half moon bay, so enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. >> the solstice, i'm heading to stone hedge later on today. grant line road had a stall. they made their way to the center divide, and aaa will head over to help them out. no problems hurting the freeway flow for 580. 680 and just north of there we have construction heading into santa ramone. but the traffic is so light it doesn't cause slowing for folks on the freeway. the traditional blip off 238 and into oakland and i had a second incident at fruitville, but the big metal box in the roadway cleared without incident. also clearing is the construction at 24 for the fishing ranch and both the construction spots on enter at a time 80 off the maze. we'll see how traffic flows across the bay.

you can see the sun peeking up into the sky as we get ready for sunrise early today. no problems for the north bay for this early commute. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll get the deep fryers ready. east bay is kicking off the start of summer in grand style. >> the 100th annual ail immediate ka county fair opens today in pleasanton. this year's theme is celebrating the many generations who helped shape the event. if you're 100 years old or older, you get in for free. >> how generous of them. >> right. opening day admission and fair rides are $1 only for today. gates open this morning at 11:00. the fair runs tuesday through sunday, and it ends early next month. no fare is complete without unusual and somewhat unhealthy treats. some choice menu options this year. deep-fried watermelon, deep-fried bubble gum and deep-fried pudding and also

chocolate covered crickets. >> a little protein in it. still ahead, another fund-raiser for president obama a's campaign, but this time it's not the president coming to town. >> new recordings of the frantic moments surrounding rodney king's death. the 911 call made by his fiancee next. a new threat against apple this morning with a brand-new phone. take a look at the features coming up. let's take a live look outside. love that shot in the marina this morning. first day of summer coming later today.chchria will help us dres this morning. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan

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this is "today in the bay." >> how about a live look at the sun rise in san jose.

a nice first day of summer. we'll check the forecast, and your time is 5:12. the frantic 911 call when rodney king was found in the bottom of his pool is out this morning. cynthia kelly kept asking the dispacher to hurry. >> are you able to go into the pool and get mihm? >> no, i can't lift him up. oh, my god. >> tragic. kelley told the dispacher the man in the pool was git na got beaten by the police. king dieded sunday in an accidental drowning. autopsy results are due out in a few weeks. vice president joe biden is in carmel today. he's attempting a breakfast fund-raiser this morning. it turns out people are willing to shell out those big bucks to see the vice president speak. tickets sold out fast with people paying $100 for general

seating and up to 15,000 for a meeting and also a photo. 5:13. look out, apple. there's lots to worry about in a new samsung phone. scott, where's the phone? >> i wish i had one. i have to quote other reviewers that had one. they had good things to go about the new samsung galaxy 3. it was the most popular phone in great britain. a huge screen and some clever features. for instance, it tracks your eyeballs. when you look it it brightens and when you look away it dims. if you cover the screen with your hand, it mutes. you can shush it. david poeg of the "new york times" says wow, when samsung wants to win, it doesn't kid around. it's a direct challenge to the iphone from apple, and it's not apple's only challenge. today in court apple is going to try to get the judge to stop the sale of phones. google infringed on apple's

patents. steve jobs told his buy grafr he wanted them to spend every last cent to destroy android. jackie is talking dollars and cents. good morning. >> good morning scott. facebook overhauling its payment system. it's dutching credits in favor of local currency so they pay for virtual items online with actual dollars. facebook generated 17% of revenues from online payments in the first company. the company is letting app developers sell sub subscriptions for certain services for the first time. the futures here are slyly higher as they await the federate decision on wall street. many think that the fed may be prompted to announce new measures to boost the u.s. sluggish economy in the face of jobs and disappointing sales data and as the debt crisis poses threats to growth. that comes out at 12:30 p.m. eastern time followed by a news conference by ben bernanke at

2:15 eastern. stocks closed yesterday at five-week highs on on the back of upbeat housing datas. it rose 95 points, and the nasdaq up 34 to 2929. it will be interesting to see if it's an up or down day. scott, back over to you. >> thank you much. also, ladies a little while ago ucla released it's anderson forecast which says what california will do in the next year or two. we were busily pouring through it and will have more in a half hour. >> sounds good. thanks, scott. let's get a check on the forecast. christina loren, yesterday it was pretty hot. i went for a run late though, not very good. >> nothing keeps her indoors. mother nature, hit her with your best shot. good morning to you. you know what? it's going to be a little warmer today. if you want to go for a drive or a jog without having to using your ac or overheating yourself, do it early, marla. 59 in san jose and 59 in

livermore, and that's good for your pets as well. get them out there early before it gets too hot as they have a hard time in the heat especially if you have a pug like me. 54 degrees in san francisco and 51 in santa rosa. this morning that sun is out in full force. it's already coming up with a special sunrise at 5:38 this morning. this is the longest day of the year and mostly clear conditions to start. temperatures warm off the bat. summer officials starts at 4:09 and as we head through tomorrow, the first official week of summer we're going to fall below our seasonal averages by 25 degrees. jet stream takes a significant dip and ushers in a series of storms and mostly pass to our north. that means for you a stronger onshore flow. foggy start and drizzle back in the forecast as of tomorrow. so dramatically changing weather between today and tomorrow. today's highs look like this. 93 degrees in places like livermore, 94 in gilroy today,

80 in santa cruz, 89 in los gatos and 66 in san francisco today. as we head through the next couple days, temperatures really, really drop off. we talk about a return of the 50s in some of your coastal city, so keep that in mind. this weekend looking comfortable inland for any sort of outdoor activities. you can get out there, and for more than four hours without overheating. that's the good news. as you get in your car before you head for that drive, mike is here to help you out. >> so check the tires and the windshield wipers. this is a preflight check, and then get onto the road because you can use the antioch bridge. you're okay there crossing the bay. there was overnight closure there. so no longer that long reroute. good thing you stuck around with us. eastbound highway 4 forces you off the roadway, that's another ten minutes or so. westbound is starting to slow down a little bit heading through antioch, though. no big drama. no drama for 680. both directions have spots with

construction, and we see a little slowing right here off the dublin interchange and bollinger canyon road. that off ramp is currently closed for construction as well. let's get a live look for the volume of traffic. you see the northbound side, and no major problems. a nice, smooth drive. you're at the limit all the way from hayward up to the bay bridge and vice versa for the southbound direction right there. other side of the bay we see a smooth drive for 101 and 280 for the speed sensors. we have the overnight crews across the dunbarton bridge and no slowing in either direction for highway 84 and a nice drive through the south bay and 85 has clearing spots and up towards el camino with the off ramp blocked by a crew hanging around there. with those temperatures, summer temperatures still today, so expect a lot of traffic over that back and forth between here and santa cruz. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:19.

coming up the injectable tan. what doctors are saying about a drug that claims to help you lose weight and tan with nothing more than a syringe. an award most dog owners hope to avoid. we will introduce you to the worst behaved dog in america. >> who would want to own that? a live look outside at golden gate bridge this morning. summer arrives ler this aftern n. looking forward to it. n.

this is "today in the bay." welcome back, everyone. a beautiful sunrise. this is a look out to the south bay this morning overlooking san jose. first day of summer. it happens later this afternoon. nice way to start the morning. 5:22. the ads say it will make you thin, tan and sexy. doctors say it's dangerous.

the barbie drug is the latest craze. it's an injectable drug sold only online. consumers think they get a synthetic hormone that still lates cells to darken, but doctors say there's no way to be sure it's safe. >> the main problem with getting a substance like melanotan that's not regulated, purchasing it on the internet, is you don't know what you're getting. you could be getting something toxic. if we are stimulating the same cells that turn cancerous in melanoma, i think the risk is very real. >> it's not regulated or approved by the fda. >> it sounds like a "saturday night live" segment, doesn't it? >> i'm sure it will be. >> no doubt with some tanning people out there. 5:23. we talk about the start of summer later. going to see some sun. >> yeah. last day to get a tan. of course, you want to put that spf 30 on for a while as we head through the next few days temperatures tumble and we lose

a lot of sunshine. today is the longest day of the year, 17 hours of sun over the bay area. at noon 80 degrees inland and 93 degrees aat 4:00 p.m. make sure you dress for the two parts of the day, and temperatures fall back to spring, early spring averages through tomorrow. we head into a stretch that lasts throughout the weekend. your full forecast is coming up in a few moments. if you leave right now before you do so, hold on for a couple minutes and here's mike. >> here's a flow for at 580. a car still there way off on the center divide sxleered from the lane. a little slow and pops up now. traditional right about now. 680 has construction heading north through san ramone. southbound the crews are clearing and no more problems once they clear from the construction around the maze as well. we go outside and see how things shape up at at bay bridge toll plaza. there's that early sunrise and we're talking about a lot of sunshine today. bring the sunglasses but you're

okay so far. back to you. >> sounds good, thanks. a dog in south carolina was voted bad to the bone in the first of his kind contest. >> the trainer has to contain the naughtiest dog in the world. lucy has established a quite a reputation. she was voted the worst dog in america beating out sever hundred dogs. lucy darts and dodges and pounces on people and chews everything in sight. >> i happened to take a picture of her final prison break out of his cate and sent it to a friend, and she's a dog lovers too. this is what we're going through with lucy. she told me about the camp bow wow competition. >> what a thing to win. lucy is going to a reform school where trainers are trying to teach her some more ladylike behavior. >> my mom's dog's name is lucy. a lot sweeter, though. >> nice.

good owner. still to come on "today in the bay," a santa cruz jail inmate escapes by just walking out the door. why he says he did it. >> plus, a south bay man is now charged with molesting children, but his fiancee paints a different picture. why she says he would never do it. the man accused of aattacking a priest he claims abused him as a childtoda trial today. why he's ready to testimony. y.

we're live with why the feds have been called in. good morning. i'm damion trujillo live at the san jose hall of justice. coming up, the trial of a man accused of beating up a priest. >> we're ten minutes away for the official sunrise for the longest day of the year.

the first day of summer, 90s inland and 80s bayside and 60s at the coast. your full forecast in minutes. hopefully you don't have the longest drive in the bay, but if you do, i'll be here with you. we'll show you the slowdowns and you can expect to sip that coffee all the way in. here's a live look over the south bay. black and white going on there as the sun starts to rise on this wednesday, june 20th. this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for being with us. this morning federal agents will be at the scene of that oakland fire that ignited a commuter nightmare last week. >> they're looking for evidence that an arsonist set the fire six days ago. stephanie is live at the scene with the latest for us. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. this is the focus of a federal investigation, and security guards are walking around this property, what was under construction a senior housing complex just mangled now, just debris. a security guard on duty the night of the fire says he was chased away by three young men harassing him right before the building went up in flames. was this fire intentionally set? that is what a team of special agents with the bureau of dh alcohol, tobacco, firearms will focus on in a few hours. they would to shore it up before investigators came out today, the first day of taking a closer look with specialized resources. >> we have access to accelerant detection canines, should we need them. we have access to a team of individuals within atf that have worked fire scenes. >> reporter: oakland fire and police will be helping in the

federal investigation. this has, of course, become a top priority considering thousands of people here in the bay area were impacted after b.a.r.t. was forced to shut down lines between san francisco and oakland. now, investigators are also taking a look at footage from security cameras from b.a.r.t. and that, of course, could play a major role in moving this investigation forward. live in west oakland, stephanie trong, "today in the bay." >> 5:31 now. an emotionally charged case gets under way today in the south bay. the man accused of beating up an elderly priest who he says molested him as a child goes on trial. today damion is live outside the san jose courthouse where the defendant is eager to tell his side of the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marla, and the testimony expected to be very graphic throughout this trial. william lynch says he plans to tell all about the abuse he allegedly suffered at the father lindner here. he was a priest over at one of

the congregations that took the kids over to a camping site in the santa cruz mountains, and that's where the alleged abuse occurred. police say william lynch walked into the lobby and beat up father jerrold lindner. in fact, lynch had not denied he beat the up priest, but he did that after keeping a dark secrets. he alleges father lindner aabused him and his brother as little boys nsdz a tent during a camping trip to the santa cruz mountains. father lindner denies the accusations and a statute of limitations prevented prosecutors from looking deeper into the alleged assaults. lynch has said he intends to use the trial to draw attention to clergy abuse and the system that protects the priests. last night lynch's lawyer told us -- >> okay. obviously, we're having trouble with damian's audio there. we'll bring you continued coverage as that supposed to get

under way today. it is 5:32 right now. a south bay man accused of molesting vulnerable children at work remains behind bars, but his fiancee says he doesn't belong there. she claims 33-year-old joaquin bailey would never harm kids. he's charged with three felony counts of lewd acts on a child and one count of sexual assault on an incapable person. the judge denied his bail and ordered him to make no kwakt with the alleged victims. he worked ate group home for children and as a teachary aide at achieve kids which serves the mentally disabled. >> that's the thing, he have no proof or evidence of anything. they're just coming out with stuff, going after these random, vulnerable kids trying to get them to admit to stuff he hasn't done. >> the deputy district attorney on the case believes there are more victims. bailey is due back in court next tuesday. a santa cruz jail inmate says love, not freedom, inspired him to make a run for it while

being booked. 34-year-old craig souza is back behind bars this morning after detectives talked him into surrendering. while he was being rebooked he told a local tv reporter he escaped because he wanted to see his wife. >> my actions were wrong, and i need to take responsibility. but i did it for love. i wasn't trying to hurt anybody in the community, and santa cruz is awesome. >> souza has a lot history of drug orchss and has been jailed more than 20 times before. a stern warning for oakland mayor gene kwan, miss a deadline and face a potential fine. they say the city's internal affairs department is investigating dozens of complaints stemming from "occupy oakland." the department has been ordered to complete investigations in a timely manner because after one year state law prevents any legal action against officers found of wrongdoing. the judge says if deadlines are missed, the city and possibly the mayor herself will be fined.

time to check that forecast. nice temperatures today? >> well, for the first part of the daed inland, ladies, and then it's on the hot side. here is the kicker. if you wanted to wear a summer dress, go for the sandals or the open-toed shoes you have one more day to do so comfortably. tomorrow we're in the low 70s and even here in san jose where we start out mostly clear, it's a beautiful sunrise this morning. tomorrow at this time we'll have a full deck of clouds and stay mostly cloudy throughout the peninsula and throughout the day. 54 degrees in san mateo and 54 in sunnyvail and through the coast to concord this morning and warmer conditions today. summer officially starts at 4:09. 4:09, and let's check your drive right now. here's mike. >> the 409 is cleaning up things in the kitchen and everything like that. parents do that. we look to the antioch bridge. it's cleared up as well. eastbound highway 4, that road

crew should clear from the roads shortly, so we focus on the westbound commute, which is starting to slow speeds into the 40s. a typical pattern for the summer months after 530. 680 does not show major issues but you slow starts drift around as crews clear around elcasto and we have crews overnight. you see a little slowing past bollinger canyon road. another live look outside. we show you how it's shaping up for 880 northbound with the taillights and southbound with the headlights. it's light for 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning. send it back to you. >> mike, thanks. 5:36 now. san jose gets the ball rolling on a new soccer complex. the city council voting unanimously to install four soccer fields on coleman avenue near san jose international airport. it's next to the san jose earthquakes practice field and the site of the team's new

stadium. the soccer complex is expected to open in two years and generate about 1 doll dpol million in revenue. up next, u.s. soldiers being punished for a bonfire that sparked outrage in afghanistan. the discipline being recommended in the koran burning scandal. jerry sandusky's defense finishing up his case today. why his wife says she's standing by herman. a live look outside. san francisco this morning, sun coming up over the bay area making for a nice fifrst day of summer. and for the latest news, traffic and weather, you know where to find us. just search nbcbayarea on facebook. it's 5:37. stay with us.

this is "today in the bay." this is a live look outside. golden gate bridge this morning. what a beautiful shot out there. sun coming up over the bay area making way for a nice morning. 5:39. this morning a u.s. military investigation is recommending administrative punishments in the burning of korans at a base in afghanistan. the pentagon says one navy service member and as many as six soldiers could face disciplinary actions. the book burning prompted riots

last february that left more than 30 people dead. the seven troops involved said they were cleaning an area and they did not realize they were burning the muslim holy book. a key vote today on an embattled cabinet member. they will vote whether eric holder should be held in contempt of congress. holder has been criticized for withholding documents linked to the fast and furious gun running investigation that allowed weapons to reach mexican drug gangs. if the vote gets out of committee, it still needs to go before the full house. some world leaders have reached an agreement to keep europe out of economic disaster. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live on capitol hill this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the g-20 has wrapped up with a statement saying they will support what the eu, what europe tries to do to help its own economy, to help nations like greece that are on the euro.

they're backing that country or that region's plan to try to tie together their banks to there won't be so many countries in need of bailout. tim geithner, the treasury secretary here, says he's encouraged by that, but mitt romney questions whether or not the u.s. may be on the same path. >> my view is the american people don't want to become like europe with a bigger and bigger government and more and more taxes. >> reporter: now, while there was some consensus on the economy, there was little agreement on syria. the president while there met unilateral with both china and with russia, and both of them -- neither of those countries agreeing to get rid of syria's president to try to cut down on the violence there. marla. >> thank you very much for the latest. egypt's former president is clinging to life in a hospital right now in cairo where the associated press says hosni mubarak was taken off life support. the 84-year-old mubarak suffered

a stroke in prison and lapse into a coma. they say mubarak's heart stopped beating and he was quote, clinically dead when he arrive at the hospital. supporters have been gathering outside. mubarak has been serving a life sentence after being found not guilty for failing to stop civilian deaths. the fighting continues in syria has government forces shell areas. they show street fighting outside the capital of damascus. at least 79 people have died after the u.n. recently suspended monitoring operations over safety concerns. the agency says it is not leaving and their work will continue. this morning julieweulian i for political asylum. the foreign minister says he is weighing the question. his actions come less than a week after a british high court

rejected his bid to block his extradition to sweden where he's facing sex charges. today is the official start of summer, and for much of the country no doubt new season is here. the national weather service has issued heed advisories in 12 states, washington, d.c., and new york city. the sunshine will shine on making it the longest day of the year. in chicago temperatures will be well into the 90s, in neighboring iowa they face a drought. in the northeast highs of 100 are possible, firefighters in the west, especially in colorado win begin try to battle the enormous wildfire problems there. >> all that humidity on the east coast with that heat, whoo. we got it made here in the bay. >> yeah, we do. get it made in the shade today is exactly right. try to park in the shade and break out that visor for your windshield. those are so cool. as we head throughout this afternoon, you can put it away at the end of the afternoon because tomorrow temperatures

tumble into the 70s inland and we hold on to this unseasonably cool stretch of weather into next week, even breaking into the low 80s at the warmest points of next week, and that's it. taking a live look over san francisco this morning, just a beautiful, beautiful start here. you can see those low clouds trying to develop and settle in and sink to the surface. not going to be the case. we have a pretty good atmosphere out there. the winds move it around, so the good news is we don't see the dense fog settle in until tomorrow. we talk about drizzle at this time tomorrow morning. let's talk about your temperatures. take it right to the numbers. there we go. 60 in concord, 56 in sunnyvail and 54 in san francisco. throughout the afternoon we'll be in the 90s, but because of the clear start it's a beautiful day. 17 hours of sunshine, and we're going to see that sun for just about every single minute of it. take it live to your satellite. we stop the clock for you at about 5:00. that's where we get cloud cover

hugging the coastline, but overall looking towards a nice, sunny day. tomorrow dealing with clouds almost all day long at the coast. so enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. seize the day. 89 in san jose. three high day forecast shows you 78 degrees tomorrow. a significant drop-off. you need that jacket and don't need to wear the dresses as comfortably ladies. enjoy the final hour ra for today. a comfortable weekend inland, probably won't need that ac and monday and tuesday only bringing temperatures into the low 80s. so staying below seasonal averages starting tomorrow through tuesday. let's check with mike on your driver. >> we look for a further slowdown for 580. we see the red, and that means speeds dipping down into the 20s around the altamont pass and smoother drive past north flynn. in pleasanton you have speeds close to 60. that's the typical build to the

dublin interchange. 680 between we still have road crews, and they should be clearing in the next few minutes for both directions. a nice, smooth flow through the seminole grade. look at this. we have slowing through downtown and also 880 coming off 101. we watch athat, but no incidents are reported and the volume of traffic is moving slowly northbound. we have construction southbound 85. it's still closed for construction, so use 237 to get over to the surface streets. it may be in place up to 8:00, although they've been clearing it after 6:30 the last few days. the lanes are still open. just have one block there. san mateo bridge a nice easy drive back and forth. a live look across the bay. the bay bridge moves slowly without tla. back to you. >> thank you so much. the defense is expected to wrap up its case today in the trial of former penn state coach jerry sandusky. the coach has yet to take the

stand, but today jurors heard from -- rather yesterday jurors heard from the woman who spent 45 years by his side. >> chris pallone is live outside the courthouse in pennsylvania with more on dottie sandusky's very powerful testimony. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, marla. court is tote to reconvene in a few moment. jerry sandusky arrived here at the centourthouse 15, 20 minute ago. as he entered this morning, he was asked if he would testify today. his attorney says, guys, we can't talk about that. you can read into that what you want. now, as you mentioned yesterday was a big day of testimony for the defense, topped off by the testimony of jerry sandusky's wife, dottie, his wife of 45 years. on the stand she said that she had never seen or heard anything that would give her any indication of any of the crimes that her husband is accused of. however, under cross-examination she did admit when asked why would eight alleged victims and

a potential witness make all of this up, she said i don't know. most of the other witnesses on the stand for the defense yesterday were so-called character witnesses, people who talked about jerry sandusky's sterling reputation in the area and his hereputation for being dha charitable guy. >> the witnesses really do nothing other than the fact that they signal to the jury that there are people who have come forward who are reputable in the community standing by sandusky. >> reporter: there's a lot of anticipation this morning. some potential spectators who wanted to watch the trial this morning were lining up as early as 3:30 to get into the courthouse today. that is in anticipation that jerry sandusky may indeed testify this morning. the defense is set to wrap up by lunchtime today, and it's a chance for the prosecution to have rebuttal witnesses. closing arguments are still scheduled for tomorrow morning. that's the story here, and i'm

chris pallone. back to you. >> an interesting case to watch. thank you, chris. it's 5 identify 48, some welcome relief for drivers. why gas prices across the country are plunging just in time for summer travel. a cool new app for music. we'll show it to you coming up. this is just a glorious shot of the bay. you can see the bay bridge and then the yellow sunrise off in the distance on this first day of summer. we will check the forecast with christina. it's 5:49. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal,

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welcome back. a good wednesday morning to you. taking a live look outside golden gate bridge this morning. a nice, cool start to the morning. first day of summer hits later this afternoon at 4:09. >> good news at the gas pump, gas prices have dropped for the tenth straight week. the nationwide average price for a gallon of regular fell to $3.49 on tuesday. that's down from $3.76 a year ago. here in the bay area the average price for a gallon of regular in san francisco is $4.01, oakland 3$39.09 and in san jose 3.97. they say the price drop is due to oil's declining price and a weakened global economy. just a few hours ago, economists at ucla released their forecast for california. sk scott mcgrew has been reading as fast as he can. >> it's pretty thick. if you wait long enough, it does

say things do get better. economists at ucla predict california will not begin to recover until next year with unemployment staying in the double-digits until then. it also takes a hard look at high-speed rail and says claims that the line between san francisco and los angeles will create new jobs is probably misplaced. economists say when high-speed rail was built in japan, jobs in development moved to the area around the rail, but they weren't actually created from scratch. wall street is happy about the improved picture in europe as finance ministers there work on a long-term solution. everyone seems fed will launch qe-3. in english more easy noen and the music sub subscription dmer. for a flat fee you can download many songs as you wish. it's a free service that is

pretty much what pandora is. if you're familiar with pandora, it does the same thing. watch that stock today. >> getting some competition. got a little song in my head, too. think about the sunshine temperatures. >> i have two tickets of paradise. is that what you were singing laura? . was it take me home tonight, laura? you have a good-looking day where you head and feels like paradise at the beach today. tomorrow temperatures tumble so enjoy the first day of summer. it feels plik summer. today we're talking about 80 degrees at noon inland, 93 degrees at 4:00 p.m. bayside and 80 degrees at 4:00 p.m. places like oakland will get warm. i'll be out in the coliseum tonight supporting the a's as they take on the dodgers. i will be a rootbeer float

scooper supporting juvenile diabetes foundation. if you're out there, stop by and stay hi. 59 degrees in san jose. let's check your drive there. here's mike. highway 4 in antioch, we see the build over there with the slowing now through the entire city of antioch and we'll see the speeds dip in pittsburgh and bay shore. pretty typical pat thern there. no problems through the walt nut creek interchange. 24 for the caldecott as well. move forward down the east shore freeway as well. of course, no metering lights just yet. we look at the south bay with a live look. the sun comes up, and still those headlines and don't need the breaks much. you don't use them much as you travel under the interchange. a smooth drive for the south bay freeways in the northbound commute. back to you. a herd of animals stampeded through a town in china stopping

cars in their tracks. >> look at these pictures from eastern china. cameras catch a farmer herding 5,000 ducks to a pond to feed. they weaved in and out of traffic through the town. the farmer has been doing this routinely for six months, and he only has to use the cane to keep those ducks in line. >> a lot of quackers. >> a lot of talent, too. i lot of ducks. >> i like that. >> there you go. still ahead the parents accused of killing their daughter's pimp return to court today. why their lawyer says they did it to protect their daughter. federal officials joined the investigation into a fire that destroyed a construction site and knocked out b.a.r.t. service for hours. what they're focusing on this morning. a live look outside overlooking san francisco with a little haze out there. sun coming up over the bay area should make way for a nice morning. keep talking about the first day of summer. alcatraz island out there, 5:56. [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi

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