we ben with del news. a federal jue has blocked a most controversial element of arizona's immigration law which is set to te effect tomorrow morning. >> this ruling isn't the end of it. ninth circt court of appeals is expected to an immediate appeal possibly before the end of the day. those provisionnow on hold include requiringolice officers to check a detainee's immigration status and require immigrants to car papers at all times. >> the police here are ready to start jailing violaters of the law with tents set up to hold

immigrantsithout papers. protestorsre out in force vowing disobedience. there has been an exodus of immigrants from arizona afraid if they are caught by police for minorraffic violations they will be deported. >> there has been an increase in arrivals as immigrants come in. >> that is the point of sb 1070, the law requires police here in arizona the question anyone they have a reasonable suspicion to be illegal. >> inning is gng the change. if we come across an illegal alien, now we can arrest them and book them into jail or turn them over to ice. >> even arizona's attorney general has doubts about lawsuit. >> i have urged the legislature and governor to focus onhe

crimes on the border. that is what i believe is job one. >> nebraska has decided to suspend hiring them. >> critic on both sides highlight the need for congress to pass a comprehensive illegal immigration law. alex stone, phoenix. that ruling, of course, was on the federal government's for the arizona law. they are gearing up to protest this afternoon. they made signs. they'll be making their case in front of the federal building urging nancy pelosi to lead congress to fix the immiation system. they want a path bay to immigrant students. >> you'll soon be able to see a sight that transforms san francisco bay.

masse first section of the tower that will define the bridge will be lifted in into place this afternoon caltrans is sayg instalng the first leg is moving much faster. you can see it. at 12:30 island many ste and local leaders will join to celebrate this histic moment. >> a milestone is being made on the bay today. this is the very first secti of the bay bridge's new tower being installed. you can see gradual progre as the 165 foot section is lifted into place. >> first time that this particular project has gone vertical. we've been putting sections in so we're going to take a new direction, going up. >> it's going up 3525 feet. it will take two years to

complete the tower. >> it will complete that form, that swooping form that comes off the west bend. it will take you all the way through the tunnel. >> it's pa of a massive retrofit a $6 billion projt expected to be completed in 2013. it has a very differentype of engineerg compared to other bay area bridges. >> think of the golden gate bridge, you have a massive anchorage around fort mason where the cables connect. the cables wrap into the deck. it'shat you would want to have so you don't ha angers out in the middle of the water. >> the cables have smaller of thousands of one. >> five millimeter wires and there is over 17,000 of them. >> it will be four steel legs. caltrans ss it's an

engineering innovation never done before on other bridges. >> this tower is made up of four independent legs. in a very large earthqke can move independently. >> now, if those beams do break in a quake they can be replaced. this first leg tha is being installed should take two to three weeks to complete. this is the largest, longest suspension span with just one tower in the world. if you would like the watch the new tower being lifted into place and check in on the project, we have a link to a live link at www.abc7.com. >> new warning for transit riders. they say they may have to cancel all weekend service if they don't agree to labor concessions. a.c. transit cancelled several buses after several hundred

drivers called in sick. in july 18th they imposed new work rules. on ri a judge is expected to review the matter. >> in downtown oakland following the bart shooting trial, the most serious were committed by oakland resident they said two quarters o the 78 arres were people that lived outsidoakland. but now they repor tha the majority of the people were arrested were cited and released on misdemeano charges. 15 people booked on suspicion of felony charges, ten of them gave oaklanaddresses. on monday a jewel ruled that threof the people charged with feloes will stand trial. the protests came an involuntary manslaughter conviction of johannes mehserle nor the shooting of oscar grant.

>> firefighters have partially surround a wildfire that burned 30 homes and is threatening many more. the fire arted yesterday. it's one of two fires that forced 2,000 people to evacuate their homes. crews worked throughout the night to build a fire break. it's 25% contained right now. another 150 homes in the community of old west ranch remain threatened. some of the people were evacuated overnight say they have lost everything. >> i lost my house and cars and trucks, everything else. >> the smoke wa horrible. it was color, orange and black it was so huge and so close. >> firefigers are worried the afternoon wind will push the flames across containment lines. >> a 16,000 acre wildfire is burning in the sequoia national

forest. it forced evacuations of a camp for juvenile offenders near kerp no one has been injured. the governor has declared a state of emergency for the county. >> firefighters say had they made good progress against the largest of nearly 200 lightning sparked fires in northern california. 250 acre fire in lassen national forest is 50% contained. 187 fires are burning in other parts of lassen county but no structures are threatened and most are less than an acre. >> mike is in with a look for the weather conditions. >> thankfully the thunderstorms have moved away. they continue moving away. so the concern is how are the winds ing to be. in the valleys they are going to be okay. right now, winds of about 6

miles an hour but the poor air quality because of the wind not moving is another drawback. winds will be higher in the higher elevations and temperatures will be warmer so some of these fires climb the mountain walls we'll find bigger problems and winds gusting to around 20-30 mes an hour. >> thanks a lot. >> still ahead. imagine moving moving millions of hours of music to at chip. >> where they stand hundred days after oil begin spewing into the gulf of mexico. >> and there was contentious public heang, rimond city council make

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u.s. embassy says two americans were among 152 people that were killed in a plane crash. the plane was flying to islamabad. it was attempting to land. twisted metal wreckage were found in trees and scattered. officials are having trouble extinguishing e flames by helicopter.

they haven't said what caused the crash but they are saying bad weather appears to be a factor. today marks the 100 day since bp's well exploded. the blast killed eleven people and triggered the spill that has dumped 180 million barrels into the gulf. large portions of the gulf remain closed months after the fishing and those dependent to make a living claim they haven't found any oil. >> a federal investigation team is now gathering in new orlean to gain de ranging criminal probe of the disaster. it will focus on at least three companies and examine whether the relations with federal regulators contributed to the explosion. meantime, an effort to kill the

damaged well is expected to begin on monday. crews will perform what is called a static kill, with mud and cement and then finish drilling of two relief wells. >> richmond city council had a marathon meeting and decided it will limit the number of pot plant companies to thre eight of them are in e city but the vote doesn't guarantee that any of them will remain open. they will put a measure that will create the stiffest marijua tax in the state. this is the first time we've seen sun before noontime. >> and it's too late for the airpor flight arrival delays up to 8935 minus. that means warmer weather is on the way and how high we will climb. >> and the opportunity for south bay families to make sure their

children will get the school supplies they need for the fall.

an environmental group released its annual report on the health of america's beaches. this is the 20th annual report

from the council. they say the number of beach closings increased in northern california last year part of thats becausee had more rain and more rain washes it into the sea. but in southern california, the number of beach closures is down. we haveore on our website at www.ab.com. >> let's tak a look outside and show you what is going on. here is a look from mount tamalpais on sausalito and tiburon. we still have a few clouds poking through the goen gate bridge. take one more perspective from at&t park.

game time is a little different today, 4:05. marlins are in town. and temperature will be 56 with sunshine dropping to abo 52 by the time the game ends. here is what is going on the low pressure off the coast and counterclockwise flow that is pulling the clouds out of the north bay and more so out of the bay in the santa cruz mountains. that will be the trend. that is why you can see our temperatures have wavmd th most in the north bay to san francisco, oakland and los gato slightly cooler around the peninsula and inland around antioch and livermore but that will chan. tempatures right now are running in the low to mid 50s around the bay. even mid to upper 60s in the east bay valleys. 59 in half moon bay. monterey bay and inland, temperatures in the low to d 50s with increasing sunshine.

it's that extra sunshine that will bring the extra warmth. today at the coast you mainly get the clouds tonight. and friday we' have stroer warmth buildin through our neighborhos. today we are warmer but still below average. look at oakland and san francisco, two degrees shy. hayward and santa rosa, six, concord is ten degrees shor we'll start out with a breeze, 80s for the restf the bay and san jose checking in at 77. low to mid-70s in the peninsula. pockets of sunshine at the coast. downtown south san francisc, sausalito and san rafael, mid to upper 60s. sunshine developing at your beaches and near 50 degrees over on the east bay shore. still getting a sea breeze keeping richmond and berkeley in check with low to mid-s elsewhere. as you head into the east bay valleys, fairfield and livermore

all in the 80 to 85 degrees. mid to upper 70s around the san ramon vaey. monterey bay, mid to uer 50s and ten degrees warmer for gilroy and hollister. watchinground the state today, if we can get the clicker to work, we are going to see thunderstorms ound tahoe and 78 degrees. one spot, 99 in palm springs but still rathe cool in los angeles 77 and 67 in san diego. bring it back hom, temperatures just two to four degrees tomorrow and another four to five degrees on friday. once we get to friday and through the weekend we'll have temperatures near 50 to the low 50s along the coast, mid to upper 70s arou the bay. so pretty dry stret. >> santa clara based intel has made a breaktough that may

revolution how gadgets communicate. they have made the first chip that sends information using beams of light. intel says a prototype can move 45 million tweets in one second. the chip won't be on market for another five years. >> low income families ever an opportunity to ensure their children wilhave needed school supplies this fall. long lines formed early this morning, volunteers will be doing signups in the 3:00 p.m. this day. agency is looking for donations. if you would like to help or get a backpack, go to our website at www.abc7.com. for more information. >> just ahead, a lot of us need that cup of coffee to get it started. >> whic

major league baseball wants mayor chuck reed to delay putting it on the ballot. he will discuss at a meeting today. he wan to ask voters whether the city should bud a ballpark on city owned land. the measure has to be approved

by next tuesday but major league baseball hasn't said whether they would allow the a's to move. all right. we have programming note no president obama will appear on abc's the view tomorrow. he will be the first sitting president to appear on day time talk show. she is expected to discuss johns and family life and latest on the oil spill. libey right here on abc7. >> toy at 4:00, susan boyle and the we'll take you live to the immigration rally in san francisco at 5:00. calls for congss to rerm law. and vote expected toda to decide whether theolden gate bridge wl move ahead with a suicide barrier. those stories will be later today at 5:00. >> finally, two bay area cities topped the list of most coffee cities. >> san jose was numb three on

the top 20 list. san francisco was number five. >> topping t list was seattle, washington, not surprising, with starbucks. portland, oregon was number two. >> denver came in fourth. they considere three things, availability of coffee, how much was spent on and total caffeine consumption from all sources. >> they found more than half of americans over 18 are daily coffee drinkers. a lot of teeth white they are is being used. that is a lot of energy. >> from hot coffee to cold cough a ee to ice coffee, what do you think? >> it's going to be a little peaking in international language) and he said unto them go yinto all of the world and prea the gospel preach the gospel

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