>> new this morning the push for peace in san jose, south bay families rally as gun fire erupts blocks away. >> little league glory. petaluma moves on. meet the only other bay area team to win the title since 1947. >> the historic landing you never saw. what nasa did that lets you be there for the touchdown. >> and giving awe live look, that's a touchdown of a shot if there is such a thing, the bay bridge all lit up on this friday, august 24th. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you.

thanks for waking up with us. just about 4:31. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you. you made to the friday. we've got a great looking weekend shaping up. after all, it's the last hurrah for some kids, many heading back to school on monday. temperatures this weekend are going to be a treat. 56 degrees this morning in san jose, 57 in livermore. we'll take you through the forecast, but first i want to see if there are problems on the roads on a friday morning. hey, mike. >> good morning. one person as far as the roadçs concerned it's open but off eastbound 80 you see slowing, we have an accident, a car off of the roadway and on the shoulder, actually on its shoulder on the skyway off ramp. there are reports of minorç injuries possibly and there may be slowing but this is pretty severe though i'm guessing speeds are only down toward 64.

very light flow. i'll follow those as you head away from the bay bridge. through the area we have construction also getting onto the lower deck, and highway 24 at fish ranch road. we'll give you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a light volume heading into the stixt i'll hand it off to laura. you have issues affecting city streets. >> breaking news this morning, an apartment building has been evacuated after what police call suspicious items discovered inside. the building is on the 600 block of jones street, that's between geary street and o'farrell. the bomb squad was called in after it was determined the items may be hazardous. 7 time peop 75 people are on the streets. the following closures, jones from post to geary and geary from taylor to jones. we have a crew on the way to this scene. we're going to have more information throughout the morning. >> this morning san jose police

chief chris moore will hold a meeting with the city's gang task force to talk about options dealing with a recent rash of violence that comes as police investigate the city's 33rd homicide of the year. the latest shooting happened before 11:00 last night at south king road and burrdet. no arrests have been made and police do not know if the shooting was gang related. >> it comes hours after hundreds hit the streets of san jose calling for an end to this violence. jean elle has more on the march and prayer vigil and the efforts to restore peace. >> he got killed by gang violence, both of them. >> reporter: remembering friends killed in san jose, 17-year-old stephanie is wearing a memorial shirt for her friend. her younger family members are wearing a shirt for fernando hernandez, both victims of gang violence. >> it's hard seeing so many

people we know passed away. >> reporter: dozens prayed for peace at our lady of guadeloupe church responding to seven homicides in eight days. the community is asking for peace. ♪ >> reporter: marching through east san jose where violence touches so many families, it feels like the gangs are in charge here. >> we're notç really safe, but stay home. not affiliate with them. >> reporter: while the community organizes politicians debate solutions w the san jose police department short staffed, some council members want the department to call in help so officers can2ujtuj on suppressing the violence. >> we've had a very rough difficult week with a lot of violence. >> reporter: the chief says his department is getting a handle on the spike. >> seriously consider taking help from either the state or chp or other agencies. >> there are folks as we speak, you may see some of them hunting

down folks we know cause problems. >> reporter: groups are promising to maintain a peaceful presence. >> this is the first of many because the way i look at it, you got eight homicides, calling for eight marches. >> reporter: fed up with funerals and fear many are desperate for a solution. >> i want this to stop. >> jean elle, "today in the bay." >> in the midst of the escalating violence and turmoil san jose's chief is getting support. joseph mcnamara is coming to his defense. he ran the department 20 years ago. he survived a vote of no confidence, now considered one of the best chiefs in the department's history. he says it bothers him to see moore go through something similar. officers should not blame moore for the crisis. >> privately i can tell you he feels these cuts have been disastrous for the police

department but it's not up to him. it's up to the people that get elected to decide how many cops there are. >> mcnamara gave his opinion about the idea of bringing in the chp to help patrol the city. he says it is not a solution but a distraction. again, chief chris moore will meet with the gang task force and following that a news conference is scheduled. we'll detail what is expected to come out of it in live reports. >> new this morning the teenage driver accused of killing a concord man and his daughter will be arraigned in juvenile court. david rose season charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter in the deaths of a father and daughter. police say rosen was speeding when he served and struck them. the family wants rosen who was 17 and uninsured at the time of the accident, to be charged as

an adult. >> police need help in finding a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman 18 downtown park. police released this sketch late last night. investigators found the suspect's baseball hat near the scene but no sign of him. the attack happened atç kottinr park. the victim said she noticed someone following her and tried to get away. but she was attacked and robbed. neighbors who live around the park are worried. >> this is a family oriented area and there's always kids out playing p so it surprises me that would happen here. >> here's a look at the suspect sketch again. any one with information is asked to call pleasanton police. >> lance armstrong will be stripped of all seven of his tour de france titles. he made it clear he is not admitting guilt but late last night he announced he would no longer fight the doping charges against him, leveed by the u.s.

anti-doping agency. armstrong's decision means he will be stripped of his seven tour de france titles and all other tight also and earnings and be banned from cycling for life. it's possible the international cycling union could appeal on his behalf. armstrong continues to point out he never tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. he wants to devote more time to his family and his live strong foundation for cancer survivors. >> a lawsuit has been filed against the san francisco 49ers, the nfl and security at candlestick park after a beating last summer. two are suing claiming the league and security did not do their part to keep fans safe. >> new this morning a compost fire outside a nursery continues to burn this morning, dangerously close to a blimp factory. the nursery is yards away from the good year facility in carson. firefighters brought in a

bulldozer to help turn the compost to keep it from burning. luckily the weather is cooperating. low winds and high humidity helping to keep the fire from spreading. so far no one has been hurt. let's hope it stays that way. >> meteorologist christina loren to give us our weekend forecast. it's here. >> great sleeping in weather, ladies. good morning to you. good morning to you at home. we start with your current temperatures. it is crisp out there. a little cooler than we were at the start of the week and temperatures this morning are going to be very comfortable for the first part of the day. getting a little warm in the east bay as we have been throughout the week. really no significant changes. if you like what we had lately we have more in store for you as we head through the weekend. that means you can probably give your air conditioner a nice break and that goes for the pg&e bill. 57 degrees this morning. good morning in sunnyvale. temperatures are going to be a little on the cool side for the first part of the day at the coast but you'll break in the 60s. i'm forecasting about 64 in san

francisco. in san jose 78 degrees. even oakland getting comfortable conditions at about 74 degrees in the heat of the day. highs are coming inç at about 3:34. 62 in san francisco, 68 for santa cruz. 78 in san jose and 73 in fremont. your full forecast a few momentç away. first, let's check on your drive. here's mike. >> we'll look to the south bay for a couple of construction issues. the first on the left side of your screen. it's in mountain view southbound 85 from mountain view into cupertino. no major slowing, and it's not a surprise. we'll focus here where 880 at 101, there are reports of construction. there is a little slowing but 880 itself slows at the transition, also the brokaw on ramp is closed. also a fire reported 87 at 85, although that just cleared from the report.

sounds like there was a small fire under one of the overpas s overpasses. we're looking to palo alto, 101, past the university, no major issues for the peninsula. back to you guys. >> thank you. coming up on "today in the bay," they keep going and going and going. the next stop for petaluma's unstoppable little league team. plus, hear from a bay area man who has been in their shoes before. >> the republicans are gearing up for their national convention. why mitt romney is expected to be nominated earlier than usual. >> and rekindling the new clue, amazon is giving out that has experts thinking a new kindle tablet is in the works.

>> good morning to you. taking a live look that is san jose off in the distance still very dark out there. christina's going to come along to tell you what you can expect for the weekend. 4:44. >> investors are no longer sure, so sure that the federal reserve is moving toward taking extra steps to help the economy. stocks fell but it's a new day on wall street more on that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to hampton pierson

live at the d.c. bureau. let's hope for good things for a friday morning, hampton. >> well, let's hope so. in fact right now we're starting out with futures flat to slightly higher after stocks beat a retreat yesterday the pull back spurred in part by comments from the fed president on cnbc. he threw water on the notion that the fed is closer to new measures to boost the economy a day after minutes from the last fed meeting suggested they may be ready to take action. asian and european markets are lower. we get data later on demand for big ticket durable goods t dow falling 115 points to 13,057, the nasdaq down 20 to 3053 yesterday. mortgage rates are on the rise, ]h straight week. freddie mac says the average rate is now 3.66% up from 3.62% the previous week. analysts say the move higher likely reflects recent positive move in the housing çsector.

and a new kindle could be on the way. that is speculation after amazon sent out press invites to an event on september 6, amazon launched the kindle fire last fall and analysts say is probably due for an upgrade or could refresh or introduce new versions of its ereaders, the event six days before apple is expected to unveil a new iphone and possibly a mini pad. never can have too much personal technology. >> where do you put it? thank you. gt to see you. >> we're so connected. >> amazing. you mentioned perfect sleeping-in weather. >> what's sleeping in? >> if you're up at this hour it's one of two things, you have a redick youlessly early schedule like us or you're celebrating all night long. temperatures are looking nice and comfortable. we are going to see 78 degrees in san jose so that's not too

hot, not too cold. the envy of the entire nation. we're getting some of the best temperatures in august. 56 in oakland. 54 in san francisco. great looking day shaping up. for outdoor activities it's not too hot and as we talk about the end of august, could be triple digit heat territory, so enjoy the 70s while they last even in the warmest cities across the bay, talking about you livermore, temperatures only are going to reach mid-80s so it works out like this. warm inland, cooler at the coast. you'll get better beach days into next week and temperatures climb. not for long, though. all of the long range models showing another area of low pressure that will cool us off. 62 for today in san francisco. 77 in redwood city. 78 degrees in san jose, and the giants are back at it now they have a four-game winning streak, they bet those braves last night

and tonight our ace, that's right, bogey, will be pitching. catch that game on our sister station. also we have the america's cup in town. we'll talk about the forecast for the best mariners in the world as they take on the san francisco bay later today. back to you guys. >> petaluma's little baseball stars, little league ones, they are going to play in the u.s. championship game at the little league world series tomorrow. there was no doubt about it. you're going to see it here. grand slammy gave petaluma a 5-0 lead in the first inning. nice way to start. they neverç looked back. umpires called the game in the fifth inning because of the mercy rule. petaluma ended up taking that one 11-1. boy, éhdre was joy all over petaluma. fans packing bars and a theater where the game aired. pretty cool. >> 50 years ago before petaluma's stars surfaced another team from the area

played in that big game and they won it all. "today in the bay's" george kiriyama talked to one member from the san jose team. you better believe he hopes that petaluma goes all the way. >> as petaluma continues its amazing run in the little league world series, phil knows exactly what it feels like. >> just throwing the ball and playing baseball. and that we were so focused. that's what i remember about being back there. >> you see, 50 years ago, a group of 12-year-olds from san jose's little league became the first and only bay area team to win the little league world series, a baby-faced phil kagel played first base. >> over the years it's become more and more meaningful to me to think how many people in the world are world champions. >> kagel has a scrap book of memories. >> this is on the plane coming back. >> old newspaper clippings and team photos, autographed baseballs, and even his old

jacket which still fits, by the way. >> a little tight but i can do it. >> kagel says it feels just like yesterday he was on the baseball diamond. >> it's hard to imagine it could possibly have been 50 years have gone by. >> not only did this team win, they dominated. and in the final game, 6'2", yes, 6'2" ted campbell threw a no-hitter. beating kankakee, illinois, 3-0, the boys from san jose were on top of the world. >> tears started coming down. i just couldn't hold back that you know, that emotion of we've come this far. >> kagel says it's time for another bay area team to feel little league glory. >> petaluma! >> we're rooting for petaluma. that would be greet see them win. >> george kiriyama, "today in the bay." >> the time is now for p-town. >> so excited. >> still to come, the boost vegas is getting from prince

harry's infamous night in sin city. >> the historic touchdown you never saw. nasa releases the full video of curiosity's landing. >> i think i got a sneak peek. i'll explain that and show you what else is on the roadways on earth coming up.

>> welcome back everyone. look at a beautiful live look at the marina in san francisco. palace of fine arts there at the center, breaking up a little bit. 4:54. >> moving on to decisionç 2012 everyone knows mitt romney's a shoo-in for the republican nomination and gop leaders have arranged an earlier than usual vote at next week's convention in tampa. delegates will begin the roll call vote on mondayto officially nominate romney for president. republican officials say the process will begin earlier than usual in part over concerns for ron paul supporters who remain staunch and vocal advocates for the texas libertarian. >> this morning u.s. capital police looking into a threat against congressman todd akin, taking criticism over comments he made about rape and abortion. police are not giving out details but say there is an active investigation under way. >> nasa is showing us video of

curiosity landing on mars. >> touch down confirmed. we're safe on mars. >> listen to that. that was a celebration at the nasa control room over rover touching down. nasa released the raw footage of the landing with complete play by play. you can see rover dropping 150 meters per second. it shows the last 2 1/2 minutes before curiosity landed on mars. you can find the complete video on nasa's website. >> traffic clearly is just fine on mars. how does it look here in the bay area? >> we're going to start in the south bay, i'm not sure if i saw that same footage but a couple weeks ago, i saw a video at the tech museum. head out to the tech as well as the nasa website. 880 through 101, and brokaw, that area where there is construction but the slowing much less than we saw ten minutes ago. crews likely leaving the area.

brokaw, the on ramp may be closed. if so, use montague. behind where it says view in mountain view on the left there is construction all the way into cupertino. no surprise there is or for 101 through palo alto. we're looking at a nice drive across the dumbarton bridge. construction but it's open next weekend, labor day weekend it will close from friday at 10:00 all the way through tuesday at 5:00 a.m. live look north, your alternate, san mateo bridge, easy drive across 92, further out a live shot for san jose. i guess we brought you back to the south bay. i wanted to show you the volume through the area and because i dragged the wrong camera into the rundown. it's a beautiful camera. >> we would have never known had you not told us. 4:56. prince harry's nude photos out of las vegas apparently pretty good for business for america's playground. hotel.com says las vegas bookings jumped moreç than 120

since the prince's photos emerged, which i don't know what that means. you think he's going to there be? wasn't that enough? and the las vegasç visitors bureau is thrilled. they invite them to remember what happens in vegas should stay in vegas. >> should is the word. >> those cameras. >> just ahead, more than a year after she was acquitted of murder, casey anthony is enjoying something she has not had for a long time. >> a close call for the goodyear blimp. how crews are managing to keep a raging inferno at bay. >> a search for solutions to end the violence plaguing one of america's safest big cities. for all your news, weather, traffic, check us out on facebook.

>> reporter: at this hour san jose police on the scene of the city's latest deadly çoo