natalie coughlin. >> hi, raj. >> this was perhaps her final interview as an active olympian. she did win hur 12th career medal, an american record for a woman but was nowhere to be found on the podium. because she was benched for the final race. and the question remains, why would her long time east bay coach who is now the coach for team usa sit her down? >> i think part of it is having the head coach be your personal coach. you don't want to cause a controversy and don't want any one to think she's giving me special favors. i think we're earring on the other side. you have to be supportive. >> you have been up front and honest with us your career. disappointed with how it went down? >> i'm -- it's hard to say. i'm kind of disappointed how this year has been for me. i think i was so excited about it being the olympic year that i got a little overzealous in training and never fully

recovered. but you know, live and learn. >> reporter: looking forward now, everyone is going to say my gosh, you might be retiring. i say forget it. do it again in rio. >> thank you. you're the only one. i don't know if i'm going to go another four years are or a year or whatever. but i love training and i love swimming and why everyone keeps pushing me out the door i don't know. i'm only 29. but yeah, we'll see what the future lies. or what the future holds but i'm looking forward to it. i'll still be in shape and still be training. >> reporter: more importantly you said a few times to me you want to start a family. you turn 30 next month. maybe this is a good time? >> maybe. i don't know. i have my hands full with my two dogs and we'll see. actual human being is a lot harder. >> i would say. we're going to have plenty more from raj throughout the morning live from london, plus if you want all of his latest check him

out on twitter. follow @raj. >> trying to keep it going for the third consecutive gold medal. >> they hit the sand for another preliminary round. tonight's match against the czech republic doesn't get under way until 11:00 london time. you'll catch that among other sports here on nbc bay area starting at 8:00 our time. the olympic venue for beach volleyball really is steeped in history. >> absolutely. the match is being played at the horse guards parade grounds which is where king henry viii used to watch jousting. we have a picture of that venue for you. kerri walsh enjoying a moment tweeting out, the caption, a member of the horse guard keeping us safe, so rad. >> very. isn't it though. they are having a good time. while you were sleeping, a

women's beach volleyball match was played. >> that is correct. we're about to show you the scores and if you don't want to see those scores we suggest you cover your eyes or turn away. we'll play music. when that's over you can open your eyes or turn back around and look. here is a look right now at the results for the czech republic versus mauritius. >> that is the preliminary round. right now we're going to have the music, it's turned off, you can have your tv back on. we'll have more results in the olympic highlights coming up at 5:00 a.m. >> happening now, an amber alert is still in effect for a missing teen girl from monterey county. eunice serrato. she lives in the same house where two men in their 20s were found dead on saturday night. investigators say it is possible her 19-year-old boyfriend and his father kidnapped the girl on

saturday with planstake her with them to mexico. the boyfriend's father turned himself in last night after investigators found the suspect's wife. the boyfriend wan manuel. >> the man accused in the nation's largest mass shooting expected back in court. james holmes facing formal charges today. he is suspected of opening fire in a theater during the midnight showing of the new batman movie. a total of 12 people were killed, 58 others injured. holmes could be facing more than 100 charges including 12 counts of first-degree murder. >> it is 4:35. a kent state student will be in court after sending a tweet saying he planned to shoot up the school. 19-year-old william was arrested at his parents home following the message sent on twitter. the sophomore will be arained on

a variety of charges. >> right now it is 4:35. stuck 150 feet up in the air for nearly two hours, the frightening ordeal for a dozen people, the new superman ride in vallejo. christie smith is live there with what's next for the newest attraction at the popular park. tell us what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning. the park opens at 10:30 this morning. i checked their website. there is no mention of what happened over the weekend, but the superman ride is one of the first you see when you turn into the park and at this point it's not even clear exactly when this ride will reopen. a spokesperson for six flags discovery kingdom said it wouldn't happen until after a thorough inspection is done, after the newest park roller coaster stalled. superman ultimate leaving about a dozen riders stuck 150 feet in

the air for almost two hours in the afternoon. the firefighters were dispatched to the scene and a park crane and personnel bucket had to deliver water and sun screen. eventually a mechanic got it moving. >> we were able to fortunately go ahead and release the train after inspection taking a look at it. we released the train, got down safely. no injuries. >> the riders, get this, had to roll backwards to get down to the ground. no one was hurt but one other park visitor said that she thought that the ride which just opened about a month ago stalled briefly two weeks ago but a park spokesperson said that she was unaware of it or what compensation might be offered to those stranded riders. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> a bay area lawmaker's fight

to restrict party buses has new ammunition a. 25-year-old woman was killed saturday when she and a second woman fell from one of the buses along highway 17 in los gatos. the 20-year-old woman who tumbled out survived with minor injuries. the chp says everyone on board was intoxicated. assembly man jerry hill wants to tighten regulations on the buses. >> this legislation will hold the driver, the bus company and a mature 25-year-old or greater or older individual responsible in the future. that's what we're hoping will stop this from occurring. >> the chp is still looking for some of the people who were on the bus. investigators say some of the riders fled the scene when that accident happened. >> changing gears now, you might be able to help an abandoned puppy who had a rough start. his name larry. the little guy is looking for a home. animal rescue says he was found

in a ditch in tracy last month, injured, possibly hit by a car. and had also been abused. he's now recovering and will soon be up for adoption. if you like the looks of this little guy, give him a home, call noah's ark foundation in tracy. 925-461-4347. >> bullet train to party train, california's high speed rail could whisk you from the bay area to sin city. private developers are gambling on a plan to build a second train that would lead to las vegas. they hope that the obama administration provides a record loan to kick start construction of the train line that could some day connect california's high speed rail near los angeles. the trip san francisco to vegas would take about four hours traveling two lines. >> stretch out the muscles, get ready. >> it is 4:39.

we check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out what's happening on this beautiful monday and the week ahead. >> good morning you two. we have a really good looking start to the day. it's going to be a little on the hot side inland later on. your extreme east bay cities getting close to the triple digits. a live look. downtown san jose this morning, we don't have much of a marine layer in the inland valleys. we have a little formation at the coast and over the bay. as we head throughout the morning that will become more visible. 61 to start out in sunnyvale. livermore, 56 degrees. 57 in san jose. futurecast tells the story. at 8:00, you can see at that point really hardly any cloud cover from san jose all the way through the silicon valley, dealing with a little bit of low clouds from san francisco down to san mateo. but as we head throughout 10:00, the whole thing pushes back out to sea. talking about abundant sunshine and a hot day in the inland cities. 95 in concord, 95 in livermore, but look at san francisco, 71

degrees. now, this is going to be the warmest day of the week, changes of course on the horizon. we're going to go up and down all week long. we'll show you the seven-day forecast. let's see how we're doing when it comes to your morning drive. it's monday. here's mike. >> it is monday. want to warn folks. we'll start in the south bay. this is your meridian avenue on ramp northbound 280, an incident partly blocking one lane. but the on ramp is open. 280 past the scene no slowing. that's great news. looking to the left, that's over west of there, 17 northbound from hamilton to 280, there is construction which should be clearing even as we speak but there was a full closure hamilton to 280 overnight. it should be clearing in the next few. we'll jump up to oakland, actually san leandro. the the davis street off ramp, a car fire there, may be an abandoned vehicle. that should be off of the shoulder. oakland fire is taking care of it. a live look shows 880 past the

scene and north, very light volume. undisturbed because of this incident. a look at the 92 freeway, highway 92, san mateo bridge, looks fine. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 4:42. coming up how about this. 350 million people left in the dark. where the power was pulled and exactly how this happened. >> and we're keeping our eye on london as the olympics well under way. a lot of great events coming up. >> for all of your news, weather, and traffic check us out on facebook. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose.

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>> welcome back everybody. good monday morning to you. a live look outside on the bay

bridge before the sun comes up. traffic going very nicely early in the morning. mike inouye will fill you in. christina loren says it's going to be the warmest day of the week. 4:44. >> india, massive grid failure left 350 million in the dark, it's the worst to hit the country in more than a decade. the total of seven northern states were without power more than eight hours. hundreds of trains completely shut down, hospitals had to shift to generator power. the power was restored and most people by late this morning. the rest should be back to normal later today. >> in southern india dozens are dead after a fire swept through a passenger train. at least 47 people were killed, dozens injured when the flames broke out while passengers were sleeping. officials fear the death toll will rise as they continue to search for victims. a railway station employee noticed the fire, allowing some

to evacuate. >> new zealand has a new look after an earthquake reduced it to rubble. 185 people were killed, more than 1,000 buildings destroyed in last year's quake. >> time to give you the business and a check on wall street and nu news before the bell. we turn it over to our man hampton pierson. good morning. >> hey, jon. futures are lower as the markets come off a rally last week. the dow jumping more than 350 points wednesday through friday, the biggest gains of the year, as investors anticipate the fed and european central bank will launch or signal new economic stimulus measures. the ecb meets on thursday, asian and european markets are higher. we get data this week on

spending, home price, all topped off by the july jobs report on friday. the dow rising 187 points on friday to close at 13,075, the nasdaq up 64, 2958 was the close there. meanwhile, gas prices on the rise. the latest survey finds the national average for regular unleaded rose 10 cents in the past two weeks to $3.51 a gallon, the first increase in 14 weeks as wholesalers pass on the cost of higher crude prices to consumers. in san francisco, gas is averaging about $3.85, across the bay in oakland at $3.78 and in san jose in your back yard, jon, a penny higher at $3.79 a gallon. back to you guys. >> all right, hampton. thank you. we'll check in with you later on. >> they are billed as nutritious snacks. the fda has 2,000 complaints from pet owners claiming that certain types of chicken jerky treats have sickened their

beloved pets. now only nbc bay area has results of a new test conducted on a local dog that died within 48 hours of eating two treats. vicki joins us with more on what scientists found. >> jack's my guy. >> rachel's four dogs are family. she says three of them became sick after eating milo's kitchen jerky treats made by del monte. >> he was very, very sick. sick for just a couple days with diarrhea. >> but it was the shepherd mix cali who couldn't be saved. >> it was violent and she did not deserve the way that she died. >> her veterinarian said he's seen more owners bringing in sick dogs after feeding them chicken jerky treats. >> you think these are dangerous? >> they are.

they are causing vomiting and diarrhea, discomfort. >> the fda issued three warnings since 2007 saying chicken jerky treats may be associated with illness in dogs. more than 1800 complaints have been sent to the fda about the treats. the agency posted a fraction of those records. we found the brands with the most complaints were wagon train and kingdom pets. despite the warnings, the treats are still on shelves at target, walmart, costco, petco and petsmart. spokespeople say no recalls have been issued by the makers or the fda so they have no plans to pull the product. the other stores had no comment. pet owners have turned to the internet to stop sales of these. a pet now has more than 66,000 signatures. bay area chain pet food express doesn't sell any of the treats on the list but has posted the

warning. >> we know our customers are going to have questions about chicken treats so we want to give them as much information as possible. >> the chain tracks customer complaints and has not recorded a difference between chicken treats from china and those from the u.s. >> we wouldn't carry anything we wouldn't feed. >> the fda says it's tested in nearly 300 treats, sent in by consumers but nothing surfaced to prompt a recall. anguished pet owners are pursuing suits. one attorney is suing del monte. >> the fda has gone down to china and inspected the facilities but we can't get the results of that. >> del monte and nestle's say they test for safety. >> when the product is ready to use. >> they posted this video to show pet owners how the wagon train treats a made. kingdom pets posts data sand atheir treats come from the same

suppliers for kfc china and mcdonald's china and never tested positive for known contaminants. treat makers repeat the products are safe if fed as directed. the maximum recommended portion is between 4 and 5 pieces. cali ate two. >> we did not give the entire bag. even if i gave them a whole bag and if you ate a box of ding dongs you're not going to die. >> her stomach twisted and ruptured. it's undetermined what caused that. the report does not show a clear link between the treats and her death. she wants retailers to post the warning. >> by not giving these a simple advisory saying this could cause illness or death, i would not have purchased that and my dog would still be here. >> the fda is testing samples

and will send a task force to china to inspect factories. if you suspect your pet was sickened from treats or other pet product we have a link to the complaint line and much more on our website. head to nbc bay area and click on investigations. >> time to figure out how your week is going to start. what are we looking at? >> we're looking at hot times. finally we haven't had that hot of a summer and this summer starts to kick in this week. temperatures are going to be warmer than they have been so make sure you're ready for that. if you take the kids, maybe the ymca for the afternoon. make sure they have the water bottle with them. dress in light cotton as it will be hot. lots of sunshine with little marine layer. yesterday we woke up full deck of clouds all the way through your inland cities and that's why yesterday was so nice in the afternoon and evening hours. especially down in san jose. today hotter by 5 to 8 degrees but we're starting without the

best of the best with. our overnight lows have pen on track with seasonal averages. 61 degrees, 55 to start out in san francisco, 46 in novato and 61 degrees in sunnyvale where we're in the upper 50s here in san jose. so as we head throughout the day, temperatures on the mild side for first part of the day by noon getting hot possibly too hot for outdoor activities if you want to go for a job better in the early hours. mostly cloudy conditions by 11 a.m. that means great beach weather 74 degrees in santa cruz today. 84 in los gatos, 83 in oakland. we're talking about the 90s, 95 degrees in livermore today. so it remains warm throughout the week but look at what happens. we swing you back down to the upper 80s tomorrow, to the 90s wednesday, thursday, leveling off for friday into the weekend but over all like i said hotter than it was last week. >> missed all of you guys.

we'll be back after this break.

>> welcome back everyone. good monday morning to you. want to check the commute with mike. >> we'll take you to the north bay. there we go. now to the north bay we're looking at an easy drive so far. green means you're above or at the limit. say you're at the limit. don't want to get anybody in trouble. as we look toward dixon and

westbound 80 we had a construction crew there, looks like they cleared from the map. great news for the morning commute. no more delays out of dixon down to leisure town. here is dublin, the dublin interchange, moving nicely. palo alto as well with an easy drive. look how few cars on 101. >> thank you. coming up, continuing coverage of the 2012 summer olympics, we're going to talk to raj mathai live in london about the unwelcome guest that crashed the opening ceremony. >> now back live to london, a beautiful shot. the olympic rings look so majestic. looks like a nice day. we'll be back with all of that and more coming up. peed internee on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever.

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>> good monday morning. thanks for joining us. 4:59. seconds away from 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning everybody. i'm jon kelley. this morning we start things out with the 2012 summer olympic games. right now a live look outside at london, that is that spectacular

bridge, the olympic rings hanging there. today the city plays host to a variety of sports including swimming, beach volleyball, and basketball. >> raj mathai joins us live with a look at all of the anticipation plus a look at unexpected guests who crashed the opening ceremony. good morning, raj. >> reporter: good morning. all sorts of storylines here. did everyone stay up over the weekend, what we call the olympics kind of oh, everyone gets so tired because everyone is staying up late watching. it's so much fun. usually when you watch the games you watch the competition, watching the fans, you're watching everything on the podium. rarely do we get these scenes when we take you behind the scene. for me this is one of my favorite parts of covering the games. this is dana vollmer, an ncaa champion and now all hugs, she wins the 100 meter butterfly, a world record. she wins the gold and it's about the