>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we begin this morning with breaking news. an escape route for the notorious julian assange, the controversial wikileaks founder granted political asylum from ecuador after police raided the embassy in london. scott mcgrew joins us with the latest in the very interesting and developing story. >> good morning. british bobbies surrounded the ecuador embassy in london where julian assange is holed up. at issue is his extradition to sweden. he does not want to be extradited to sweden on sex charges because he fears american authorities will then arrest him in the process, and bring him to america to face charges that he gave away american military secrets. you are looking at a live picture now from london of british bobbies again surrounding the ecuadorian

embassy. the bbc is reporting that the british police have said they will arrest assange the minute he steps out of the embassy though ecuador has now promised him asylum. how they would get him to ecuador would not be clear. the british have even threatened to revoke ecuador's embassy status which would be a huge step and important politically around the globe. you remember that america gave asylum briefly to the blind chinese activist and it's sort of the same situation. were britain to enter the ecuadorian embassy or revoke their status, again, that would have reverbiations throughout the world but we'll continue to monitor this as ecuador grants asylum to julian assange, he is still holed up in the embassy. he has been since june.

>> scott, thank you. new this morning the taliban says insurgents killed 11 people on a helicopter. the military alliance releasing a statement saying at least three of those killed were american troops. the cause of this crash is being investigated. we will continue to gather information and bring you the latest. >> back in the bay area, it is decision day for san francisco's suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. in a few hours he will be back in front of the ethic commission for the last time. the commission is expected to make a recommendation on whether he should be permanently removed from office. bob redell live in san francisco. he joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 9:00 the lawyer for ross mirkarimi and the city's attorney both sides expected to present their closing arguments to the city's ethics commission. then the ethics commission is expected to vote on whether to reinstate him as sheriff or

uphold his suspension and have him removed from office. whatever they decide is just a recommendation, it will be up to mirkarimi's former colleagues on the board to decide his fate. it would take a vote of yes from 9 out of the 11 to force him out. mayor ed lee suspended ross mirkarimi in march without pay after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment of his wife. on december 31, mirkarimi bruised his wife's arm during an argument, something he told the commission he terribly regrets doing. a neighbor videotaped the bruise and turned it over, leading to his arrest. on the steps of city hall there will be two rallies, one by a group in support of mirkarimi, one by a group in support of victims of domestic violence. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> 6:03 now.

funeral services being held tomorrow for a san jose firefighter who ended up dying from a rare form of cancer. captain martinez was diagnosed back in june. his cancer attacked the soft tissue near the joints of the rm a,s neck and legs. two months later he passed away. martinez's fellow firefighters remembering him as a man always doing what he loved to do. >> the bad part of our job, but you know, you ask any firefighter it's our love, our drive, we give you 100%. >> so very sad. captain martinez leaves behind a wife, an 8-year-old son and twin baby daughters born just weeks before his death. funeral services will be held in his hometown of fresno. >> memorial services will also be held for a bay area sheriff who served the community nearly

half a century. contra costa sheriff ruke lost his battle with leukemia. he served back in 1965 before retiring a few years ago. he helped expand the force to 1,000 employees during his tenure. the private memorial will!re held in pleasant hill later this morning. >> today marks five months since morgan hill teenager sierra lamar disappeared on the way to school. researchers not giving up hope she will be found. 21-year-old garcia torres has been charged with murder. he will enter his plea on august 29. lamar's body has never been found. coming up we'll talk live to sierra's mother about potential new clues and where search efforts are going from here. >> a former school district leader accused of embezzling more than $100,000 will be in court. this morning a judge will decide

if this is enough evidence to bring 55-year-old tim henready to trial. he is accused of taking money from the district. prosecutors say henready turned in fake invoices to the solar panel fund and used that money to remodel his home. >> the search continues for a new superintendent for the berkeley school district. board members interviewed ten candidates so far over nine months. they are looking for somebody to take charge and lead the diverse student body. not everyone agrees diversity should be the factor. it should also be politically savvy. the district plans to appoint two temporary co-superintendents for the upcoming school year. >> checking the forecast is meteorologist christina loren. >> talking about with that upcoming school year, just stafrts to feel like summer as

we're getting ready to go back to school. wouldn't you know how moth are nature works around the bay area. some impressive live shots, gorgeous sunrise. this is san rafael. you can see a break in these clouds, a little sun along the way. let's show you what we're dealing with in san jose. gray skies, full deck of clouds. this is our natural ac off of the pacific enabling you to give your ac a break in san jose. about 82 degrees. it works like this, it's crisp. a chill to the air. 58 in san francisco. 54 in santa rosa. i want to show you futurecast. i want to see those. we stop the clock at 10:00 a.m. full deck of clouds into oakland and along the east shore. through noon we'll get all of that sunshine over the greater bay area. and we've got a little better air quality as a result of that

stronger on shore flow. 91, 67 at the coast. showers in the forecast. we'll show you when. let's check your drive. >> we look to the try valley. in through livermore and the dublin interchange. starting to dip around airway and doherty. one of the slower spots. slowing at the castro value "y." a live look north. the volume picks up. off to the carquinez bridge a 19 or 20-minute drive. the toll plaza t backup at the cash lanes has cleared. we expect it to build. a live look shows you what things are like along the peninsula. 101, smooth drive with the taillights away from us. southbound toward university and in toward the south bay.

started yesterday. su wonderful pictures on facebook. be careful out there. >> there is a lot of moving going on on the new span of the bay bridge. christie smith is live on treasure island this morning with why what happens today is going to affect drivers in the next 100 years. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. already leading up to this point there has been a lot of work going on. for months crews have been slowly pulling cable. there are diagonal lifts pulling it up what looks like a ski lift. now it gets complicated, shifting the weight from the steel supports, and then the main available that they have been working on building. making it the longest single loop suspension bridge. this is a slow process. it's called load transfer and

what happens, the crews use hydraulic jacks to create tension, pull the wayne cable. that causes the road to lift up about 18 inches off of the temporary support system. there are a series of steps to make it work. once the load transfer is complete, the table acts as a sling supporting the weight of the entire deck. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> if you are into boating san francisco is the gearing up for the america's cup world series. 11 catamarans are being assembled at pier 30 and 32. they hit the bay for the qualifying races starting next tuesday. the boats used here, they are smaller than the one in the finals race. >> you are basically on a trampoline. if it's wavy, it's obviously a

lot about balance. it's tough conditions. that's what -- that's a good thing, really. >> an america's cup village is being set up. tickets are selling fast. saturday is sold out. >> 6:11. you heard of phone-free driving. how about eating? there is a didn't for diners who ditch their phones at the door. >> doesn't a float sound delicious. [ mom ] dear chex cereal,

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temperatures continue cooling down. later this week or into the weekend might need an umbrella. it's 6:13. time for a check on the day's top stories. ecuador granting political asylum to julian assange. we give you a live look outside there with police at the door watching the building. he is facing extradition to sweden to face questioning for alleged sexual misconduct. british police say they will arrest asage tsange the minute comes out. >> five months since sierra lamar disappeared on the way to school. searches are ongoing to try to find her body. a 21-year-old has been charged. he will enter his plea in court. >> decision day in the case against sheriff ross mirkarimi. the city's ethics commission expected to decide if mirkarimi

should be fired after pleading guilty toof a misdemeanor. >> a new survey shows a number of workers living paycheck to paycheck is down. career builders says 40% of the workers report they are always or usually relying on their next pay day to make ends meet, down 20%. the peak was 46% back in 2008. >> no secret san francisco is one of the most vibrant cities in the country, some say the world. but it's also one of the most expensive. a new study shows san francisco is one of the least affordable cities nationwide. only manhattan is less affordable than our lovely city by the bay. the median house price in san francisco, $650,000, the median income is $103,000. compare that to the most

affordable city, talking about youngstown, ohio where the median house price is a mere $80,000 while the median income is about $56,000. >> today is the day some of the early starters at facebook will be able to sell their shares. if they want to. >> scott says no matter how facebook's price goes they will make money. >> we're talking about the people in at the very start of facebook, like the paypal found here owns millions of shares and firms like elevation partners and funded in part by bono. they stand to make money despite the fact facebook shares have not performed well in the open market. the big question, will they sell? how many shares will they sell and how will the sudden influx of shares, the float, suddenly

cause facebook's plis to drop. we talked about yesterday in a rational world the availability of a quarter billion new shares should be priced into the market. facebook starts the day at $21 and change, it gained 4% in trading wednesday which we didn't expect. we saw angie's list and it ended its lockup earlier and absolutely plummeted down better than 16%. this is one of five lockups that are ending. in the end, more than a billion shares will be available on the market. >> can't wait to see where it goes. >> christina loren is going to be tough selling this weather? >> no. a much better idea of what the weather holds. weather looking good. we're going to drop off most certainly even through the weekend, and that's great news

if you have been suffering from a high pg&e bill or sick of the heat in the east bay. so temperatures in the triple digits at the start of the week. we're going to end up in the low 90s. here in san jose, starting with this live picture, a full deck of pouds, temperature today 82 degrees. you can't beat that in august. 58 in concord. kind of a brisk start. you can feel the chill in the air. high pressure is going to bring in moisture. we have an area of low pressure on the way to the area. that's going to intercept some of the subtropical areas. what we're talking about are some very interesting weather that nom that. we could see some of these cells, strong thunderstorm cells develop with enough lift in our atmosphere as the two come together. when you talk about conflicting air masses that's when you get the biggest change in the weather.

we want you to be ready though what i can tell you is the best chance of those thunderstorms and showers in the higher elevations up in the north bay and sierra nevada. 91 today. 89 by friday. into the weekend things start to change more so. we're getting a real strong onshore flow. 6:19. starting to get busy out there. >> tracking the south bay. it's busier. a spreading out of volume so the burst is now spreading north all the way up -- here is the airport and the merge. 101 with the slogging. we see there was an accident so the other car has fled. if you hear of anybody that got hurt, give chp a call. starting to pick up the volume. show you what things are like.

comes oes off of the peninsula a nice flow. there is the haze. no major slowing from hayward over to 101. another live look. we'll show you what 101 across the bay area, the golden gate bridge. speeds close to the limit around the bend. from san rafael looking fine as well. >> how about this, a college course encouraging you to be the class clown. >> you can get those courses for free. a free clown college master class. this is upper level. registered participants learn juggling and improve to name a few and learned how to clap together. >> the face paint too. get out the neon.

how about an 80s plum party. yes. you can check out the free screening of 16 candles. before the show there will be 80s hits at a prom theme party. >> i did not like the 80s fashion but i love the it's music. >> yeah. >> ready for the world. yeah. george michael fan. 6:21. a restaurant with a little twist on dine and digs. check your cell phone at the door. >> up to bat, where you can watch little leaguers on the big screen.

>> time for word from the ball yard. the little league world series starts today and fans all over the bay area will cheer on the team from petaluma, the national team. a viewing party today starting at noon for anybody who wants to help scream for the team, cheer them on. the petaluma national team facing off against the team from connecticut. the players' families were able to travel across the country to watch in person thanks in large part to a $15,000 donation by

comcast sportsnet, the san francisco giants and the oakland a's. by the way, the team is the first from northern california in the little league world series since 10 years ago. >> a 151-game winning streak, now another honor for coach bob. he will be inducted in the hall of fame. he is now the head coach where he racked up five national championships. plus, the team hasn't lost a game in 12 years. >> pretty good streak. >> a great streak. induction takes place in downtown campbell october 26, and a special recognition before the state football team plays texas state on october 27 at spartan stadium. >> 151 victories.

beautiful thing. 6:25. looks like a beautiful day outside. christina loren tells us temperatures keep coming wn. >> they do. and that on shore flow stronger this morning, that means plenty of low clouds to start and a nice sea breeze this afternoon. 91 inland, 79 bay side and 67 at the coast a. potential of showers and thunderstorms coming up. first, let's see if there are problems on a thursday. >> pretty predictable. so no problem other than the fact there is a lot of company for you. coming through the tri-valley. vasco and north livermore. and also smooth toward the dublin interchange. you have this backup but nothing unexpected. back to you. >> thanks a lot. southern california restaurant has a deal some diners might stomach. >> here's the deal. a discount offered if diners give up their cell phones as they walk into the restaurant. that's at ava restaurant in los angeles offering 5% off if customers hand over their

devices. the owner says it's not all about eliminating phone calls. instead she wants to create an environment where diners engage and talk to each other and hang out. so far about half of all of the customers decided to take part in the program. >> still ahead, let the insider trading and selling begin. we're live as 270 million facebook shares are set free. >> the chevron refinery fire sparking law sights. why some say chevron did too little too late. okay, here's the plan.

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>> one final fight. ross mirkarimi's final chance to save his job as sheriff. >> the search for sierra. how a family is holding on to hope five months after the 15-year-old disappeared. >> we take you live to wall street. li crush, the opening bell going on.

you can feel the magic. we'll have a look at facebook coming up on this thursday, august 16th. this is "today in the bay." >> 6:30 on the nose. good morning. happy you could join us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. new this morning you could say it's facebook official. today's opening bell means millions of share of the stock are you no free from lockup. scott joins us. not necessarily good news. >> only if you are one of the early investors and you would like to sell stock. for mom and pop investors it could be a problem. to the first day back in may, on that day more than 400 million shares of facebook were made available for the first time. over the following months the value of those shares dropped and dropped. now this morning with the end of the first lockup, another 250

million shares could enter the market if the holders decide to sell. one way or the other they are now what we call the float, the float increases by 60%, and this is just the first lockup of several, a total of 2 billion shares will eventually be available. as i check facebook stock it's down about 4%, 94 cents to $20.26 as the first trades come across in the first minute of trading. that's not a lot considering, jon, just erases yesterday's mysterious gains. we'll continue to watch. >> we know you'll be on top of that. today is d-day as in decision day for embattled san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. the ethics commission expected to decide whether to uphold misconduct charges by mayor lee. in january mirkarimi was charged with domestic violence after a fight with his wife. he pleaded guilty to a lesser misdemeanor count. the commission must decide

whether to recommend mirkarimi be fired, then it's up to the board of supervisors to decide if he loses his job. we'll have much more on the hearing coming up in a live report at 6:45. >> it's a somber anniversary for the search of missing teen sierra lamar. it's been five months since she was last seen. marla tellez is live in fremont this morning with more on the continuing search plus an exclusive live interview with sierra's mom. must be a tough day for her. >> reporter: no doubt about that. we'll talk to her. good morning to you. here we are five months later, in fact, it was just about this time in the morning five months ago that sierra lamar disappeared, left her morgan hill home, has not been seen since. volunteers have been out searching week after week hoping to bring her home. the woman who wants this most is marlene lamar. thank you for taking the time. >> sierra was abdwukted around

7:20. we're open as a search center on the way to work it was inspiring to see people posting flyers on trucks and cars. and that's real important as a family to see that, be out there because we do have the plight of trying to locate her. it's really frustrating, you know, when it's been this long. but we are continuing with the search and sierra center continues to be open on wednesdays and saturdays. >> can't imagine any day is easy for you. how are you coping? >> it's really difficult. it doesn't get easier. it's really agonizing especially when you know that there are p emthat do have answers that could lead us to her. so -- pretty much stay as a family and the effort to keep the search center open and flyers out there and just

keeping it alive as far as the media, fund-raisers, booths, there will be a booth at hot car cars and hot guitars september 15th, so stimulating that, that our search continues. >> reporter: there is a suspect in custody arrested back in may. did his arrest bring you closure? how do you feel about him? >> i feel that we don't have closure. i feel that he has answers that could lead us to finding her. and i have a plea that he find it in his heart to help end this pain and suffering for many people, family, the volunteers. their determination to find her and not giving up continues but we all want this to end and he does have the answers. >> reporter: our hearts certainly go out to you. you wear this button i imagine on a daily basis.

>> oh, yeah. i try to wear it every day. i just take one day at a time. that keeps me strong and gets me through this. >> thank you for your time. antolin garcia torres is street enter a plea on august 29. live in fremont, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. tough down there. the damage is done at the chevron refinery in richmond. now the damage claims are pouring in. a civil rights attorney and two others have now filed lawsuits on behalf of the victims at the fire accusing gross negligence. a broken pipe is blamed for the fire and the toxic smoke cloud back on august 6. 9,000 people sought medical treatment the day of the fire, the lawsuit asking the court to make chevron pay damages to the victims as well as perform new

safety checks. >> i want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. how are we looking? >> as long as we're closer to the weekend it's always looking better around here. if you're sick of the heat it gets better as we head to the weekend. san jose to start, full deck of clouds, soupy in san francisco this morning. and the low clouds will linger until about noon. 57 degrees in fairfield, crisp start in concord at 58. 62 for sunnyvale. oak town at 57 degrees. your weather headlines, work out like this today. foggy start, a mix of sun and clouds, we'll start more fluid in the south bay. we'll see more of that as we head into the weekend, that means we could have showers across the bay area. then temperatures drop off so. for the day part four forecast, 79 bay side, 67 at the coast. showers andç thunderstorms and

7-day coming up. here is mike and your drive. >> we're talking bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights have been on about 15 minutes. it's only now i see lanes filled in and steady. you see movement in lanes, that's lighter than we typically see on a thursday. back at the maps, the slower drive down the east shore freeway. down to workly. into the 50s as you pass. other side of the bay we have debris northbound 101, right at the 280 intervang. lanes are cleared but there is slowing. no problems along the peninsula. >> thanks, mike. >> still ahead, swept away. we'll tell you how this home wound up teetering on the edge of a river. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day,

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>> 6:40. take a look at this, a home in butte, alaska on the edge of a river. the rushing water causing erosion leaving it halfway submerged. experts believe it could be swept later today. swept away, rather, later today. increased glacial melt helped fill the river. the home's owner says they do

have flood insurance to help pay for the damages. >> they will need it. at least 20 people suffering with injuries following a violent hailstorm in russia. it hit in the siberian city sending dozens scrambling for cover. the hailstones large enough to break car windows. at least 100 cars were severely damaged. meteorologist there is say the storm was caused by a sudden drop in temperature, zooming from 86 down to 61 degrees like that. >> 6:41. natural disaster with manmade consequences. the tragic end to a search for gold miners trapped. >> the giants dealing with another performance enhancing drug scandal. the mistake that could cost postseason. >> the bay area morning over hp pavilion. a lot more ahead. good morning! wow.

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members of a militia and it's in a dense jungle. the congo land is full of mineral riches but the practice of mining is very common. >> happening now, a city in mourning. total of 40 people are dead and at least 100 injured as airstrikes target residential neighborhoods in syria. the human rights watch says the strikes have leveled the town of azaz. many of the dead there and injured are women and children including some infants. the human rights watch blaming the syrian government for these attacks. >> new this morning, lawyers for two men accused of covering up sex abuse allegations against jerry sandusky will try to get a judge to drop charges against him. tim curley and retired vice president gary schultz want criminal charges dismissed. curly and schultz are accused of failing to report sex abuse and

lying during grand jury testimony. a report commissioned by the university accuses the two men of burying charges against sandusky convicted of sexually abusing young boys on campus. >> ross mirkarimi will be back in front of the city's ethics commission. that commission must decide whether to recommend mirkarimi be fired from office, then it's up to the board to decide if he loses his job. bob is live in san francisco now with all of the latest on this developing story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that meeting with the commission begins just over two hours from now at san francisco city hall. the ethics commission is expected to decide was sheriff ross mirkarimi's argument with his wife on december 31 the one that left a bruise on her arm, was that official misconduct? if they say yes, then they can recommend to the board of

supervisors where mirkarimi was once a supervisor, recommend to uphold his suspension and permanently remove him from office. nine out of the 11 supervisors ed lee suspended mirkarimi without pay after he pledded to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment of his wife eliana lopez. he told the commission he regrets grabbing her arm during that argument. a neighbor videotaped the bruise and turned it over to authorities, leading to his arrest. closing arguments by both sides scheduled to begin at 9:00 this morning. a vote expected after that. at noon on the steps of city hall there will be two competing rallies. one by a group that supports sheriff mirkarimi and another that supports victims of domestic violence. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. you can tell overcast skies but i love a good bay area morning.

>> it's soupy at the coast. a little drizzle coming down so you want to give yourself extra time as you wake up. the inner bay also a little bit of drizzle starting up in the north bay. beautiful live look. the sun will break through. you can see not a thick layer of stratus out there. just the layered clouds starting to thin out as the sun is up. it will set at 8 straight up tonight. let's take you to san jose where we're talk about big red noses. i get to open up the circus. it's going to be a great night. temperatures in san jose will be comfortable. 82 degrees. you can't beat that when it comes to the -- yes, usually in the 90s and triple digits so we'll continue the cooldown into the weekend. 58 to start out. 61 here in san jose. and this is where it gets

interesting. this is a really tricky forecast because we've got this area of high pressure, you can see all this subtropical moisture into southern california but you can see it coming up a little further to the north today than it was yesterday. so in addition to that area of high pressure that's warm, moist air we've got an area of dry cool air from the pacific. the two could make for interesting conditions. we're talking thunderstorms and showers as we head into the weekend and the best chance for that will be on saturday in the north bay mountains. the greater bay area, fair game late friday into saturday. you'll notice more humidity. especially in the south bay through tomorrow into sunday. then sunday temperatures in the 80s so. if you're sick of the 90s, we do have cooler weather ahead. look at san francisco, 65 degrees in the city by the bay. requiring a jacket at least for

the first part of the day. 50s until about 10. 87 by saturday, and then as we head back to next week and meet back on monday we'll be talking about a significant drop-off in temperatures that lasts into the end of next week. here is mike and your drive. >> that's why we have this mega phone. christina loren at the circus tonight. traffic as well downtown. keep that in mind. northbound 101 t the volume from capital expressway, bottling up. clear past the airport. we're watching 280 at 17. a look at the route shows you the volume. northbound 280 up to the interchange starting to jam it but only here on approach and clearing by the time you get to saratoga. fremont, southbound 880 starting

to slow down a bit. no big drama. down toward the mission boulevard overcrossing. 580, slow over to almost and also at the dublin interchange. the transition over to 680, that is clear. >> now continuing coverage of that deadly crash in afghanistan. thetal a ban claiming responsibility for shooting down the helicopter. nato telling us all 11 on board that helicopter have died. seven of the 11 were being informed were american service members. the exact cause is under investigation. we'll bring you the latest as soon as we have more information. >> now to decision 2012. the war of words. president obama and his rivals are really going at it after the latest campaign hot topic,

medicare. republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan accused the president of trying to raid medicare by cutting more than $716 billion from the program as part of the health care overhaul. according to the wreckage office the plans both slow medicare growth by 700 billion. it cuts program benefits. today president obama leaves the trail. rival mitt romney continues his campaign push with visits to south carolina. >> 6:52. oakland occupy protester could face jail time for vandalism. he was found guilty of causing $6,000 in damage to an office. the 22-year-old used a metal folding chair.

he will be face 16 months in jail. >> giant fan favorite and all star melky cabrera has been nailed with a 50-game suspense for violating the drug policy. he said he is far from alone. as many as 50% of major league players are using some form of performance enhancing drugs. he says synthetic testosterone which is what cabrera is believed to have tested positive for, is the biggest loophole in drug testing. >> it's so easy to beat the testing it's like taking candy from a baby like i said years ago. it still exists today. >> cabrera has been expended for the next 50 games. if the giants make the postseason he woylble eligible

in the sixth game of the playoffs. the man known as the milk man was having a career year. he issued a statement saying his positive test result was the use of a substance he should not have used. he accepts and will try to move on. >> the strength of the new span of the bay bridge will be put to the test when crews lift 35,000 tons of steel onto the cable suspension system. christie smith is live and is going to tell us how this will work. >> reporter: good morning. this is a big step forward in the construction process. really steps up the profile of the bridge. you're going to be able thesee that better when this happens. what they are doing is transferring the weight from the steal supports which are only temporary, this is a lot of wet. we're talking about 35-thousand

dollars. one of the pes is use tension twoyn 00 suspender ropes. causing the deck to lift 18 inches, then those temporary supports are removed. it takes about three months to complete the process and basically. the only self supporting bridge when it's done and once the transfer is complete the cable acts like a large sling supporting the weight of the deck. it's open to drivers sometime next year. >> on wall street, scott continues watching facebook shares. >> the first of five lockup ends. >> facebook is down about 5% this morning as yilions of shares are now available. this is the end of the first

lockup. we're talking about the early investors. one way or the other they are now what we call part of the flow. the float on facebook increasing by 60%. remember, this lock-up is the first of several. total of 2 billion shares will be more available as more dock ups go away. so facebook down 5%, to 2004 which is a fair amount. it gained yesterday. facebook habl in trouble before. we'll continue to watch this, the very first day of the first lockup, going away on physical book. allowed to sell shares and the size of the poobl gets bigger. >> thank you. >> watching the stocks for us.

>> your coastal cities, this is the golden gate bridge. reports of drizzle. hold on longer. 58 in conkortd and livermore we're at 61 in san jose, better air quality today, east bay in the moderate range, everywhere else good air quality to report. 91 inland, 79 bay side, 67 degrees at the coast. with those low clouds probably until about noon today but the tunnel breakout making for spectacular second half of the day. right by the water. so, as promised let's check on the drive as you know, we're about to kick off rush hour. here is mike. >> right. we always have rush where in the bay area. right here the bay bridge we have backup. all of these lanes backed up but i showed you it was up to 880. now the reason for this break is when something looks good for some, not so for others. we'll show you the other side of that coin. on the east shore freeway we have an issue through the area.

we can't show you the maps. it's right about here on the east shore freeways you come westbound on 80. right around ashby avenue a car fire. that may be a distraction. it's on the eastbound side but still the smoke may be visible coming out of berkeley. what do we have, guys? there we go, the san mateo bridge to the palo alto side. the smooth drive. the volume picks up for 92 over but no incidents across the bay. back to you. >> thanks so much. >> before you head out the door a look at today's top stories. ecuador choosing to grant asylum to julian assange. he is facing extradition to face questions for alleged sexual misconduct. police surrounded the embassy in london, they say they will arrest assange the minute he walks out the door. >> the case of sheriff ross mirkarimi, the city's ethics

commission is expected to decide if mirkarimi should be fired after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor linked to a domestic violence case. >> an anniversary for a family. five months since sierra lamar was last seen but her family and search volunteers have not given up hope on her safe return. >> it's really difficult. it doesn't get easier. it's really agonizing. especially when you know there are people that do have answers that could lead us to her. >> 21-year-old antonin garcia torres has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar. >> a preview of what's next. we're going to graceland in memphis, tennessee. the today show interviews lisa marie and priscilla presley. >> hello, is it me you're looking for? lionel richie rocks the stage of "30 rock" for today's summer