salmonella outbreak. not properly licensed, not driving, and still getting benefits. how muni operators got away millions of pounds of ground turkey recalled because of salmonella. >> how muni operators got away with being unlicensed and the consequence. good morning, it's thursday, august 4, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. a check of traffic and weather. did you notice some drizzle? >> the wipers were on a little bit. lawrence? >> the roads are slick. be careful this morning. san francisco by the afternoon with partly cloudy skies, 64

degrees, cooler today. 67 oak. 77 san jose and concord. the cooldown continues. how much longer? we'll talk about that coming up. gianna has traffic. >> thank you. good morning. live to 880 now in oakland. accident-free in the east bay. however, we have some roadwork on 880 near high street and 92. details on that it up. back to you. 4:31. a developing story. firefighters in oakland have control over two separate fires that broke out at two homes this morning. >> there are a few de-- few day teams right now on either of them -- few details right now on either of them right now. we have a crew at the scene and we are going to bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. in other news, muni may soon be firing dozens of drivers who are not licensed to do their jobs. elizabeth wenger is in san francisco with why they are still being allowed to work for the transit agency.

she joins us now with more. >> reporter: 48 muni drivers without commercial class b licenses. muni says they are weeks away from firing them. apparently, these operators they got letters back in january asking them to resolve the situation or face termination. now, some came back with a valid license but more than 40 did not. none have been fired officially yet. why didn't they have the licenses to begin with? some have suspended licenses for off duty officials like dui, others let them expire. the majority of these operators can't pass the state and federally mandated physical so basically medical reasons. a new labor contract just implemented in june gives muni a lot more pull when it comes to firing these workers. for the first time a new employment contract allows sf mta and muni to terminate

drivers without multiple writeups if they don't have their class b commercial license. let's hear from a muni spokesman now. >> as early as two weeks and no later than four weeks we'll be able to separate these operators from the mta. >> you don't want to put the public at risk. there's been a couple of accidents at this station. >> reporter: a west portal accident muni acknowledges the operator blacked out from a medical condition before slamming into the back of another train. the transit unit did not return our phone calls from last night. muni says the operators aren't working. they are not on the roads. they are not driving. they are also not being paid but they are receiving benefits until they are cleared to work. the bottom line is muni has to figure out how to clear these operators from working or how

to get them to pass these physicals. medical reason is the bulk of why they are not on the job. >> thank you, elizabeth wenger in san francisco. a vacaville camp counselor suspected of having sex with a 1-year-old boy. 21-year-old met the boy at the city's summer camp program called teen extreme according to the prosecutors, and took him to her home to have sex. the victim's parents discovered the crime. >> they reported suspicious text messages between their son and katrina. >> police don't believe they did anything inappropriate at the summer camps. convicted kidnapper and rapist phillip garrido has admitted to at least three more abductions from the bay area to the nevada border but reportedly denies involvement in the disappearance of michaela garret, the 9-year-old reported missing in hayward in 1988 in a case that's never been solved. garrido made the denial during

a jailhouse interview in may according to the el dorado district attorney vern pierson. pierson spoke yesterday in sacramento at a forum on how state officials failed to recognize that garrido was a danger. he was on parole for a previous kidnap and rape conviction when he on ducted jaycee dugard from south lake tahoe -- when he abducted jaycee dugard from south lake tahoe. suspects in the death of a tourist in san francisco are due back in court this afternoon. six men pleaded not guilty last month. they were arrested in may for the murder of a woman from germany gunned down near geary and mason a year ago. the suspects are all believed to be gang members. putting a stop to violence in east palo alto. that's the subject of a town hall meeting this evening. the mayor and police chief called the meeting after four homicides in east palo alto in the last two weeks. they will talk about the city's priorities on public safety and take comments from residents. that meeting at city hall starts at 6 p.m.

there's another standoff in washington and it could cost the government more than $1 billion. congress has bailed out for its summer recess without acting to fund the faa, the federal aviation administration. that means more than $1 billion in airline ticket taxes aren't being collected. it also means 4,000 faa employees are furloughed and at least 70,000 contract employees are out of work. the president is calling on congress to return from recess. >> i don't know if i can make my rent. i don't know if i can make my car insurance. >> the main sticking point is workers' rights. house republicans want to make it harder for airline employees to unionize. democrats don't. san francisco international airport is extending its runways. the goal is to reduce dangerous landings. it's in an effort to meet federal standards that require a little buffer zone around

runways. construction will be complete in 2015. meat giant cargill is recalling millions of pounds of ground turkey. one person in sacramento has died. six other californians are sick all linked to salmonella in the turkey. that recall involves 36 million pounds of turkey fresh and frozen. it was produced between february 20 and tuesday. all the recalled products are printed with a code estp963. that turkey has been sold under a lot of different brand names, most prominent honeysuckle white, also safe way, shady brook farms and kroger. we posted more information about the recall on our website, cbssf.com if you want to look it up. 4:37. let's check traffic and weather. >> you were at the ballgame. >> i was at the ballgame. it was warm and sunny.

>> were you their lucky charm? >> i was. >> they want you at all home games. [ laughter ] >> done. a trough digging into california is ushering in clouds and plenty of drizzle on the coast, very, very wet this morning so be careful. mild considering the cloud cover and drizzle. but i think we are going to keep things pretty wet as we head in toward the next couple of days at least towards the coast and the temperatures will be down. sunshine toward the afternoon inland. plan on 77 degrees in livermore, 80 degrees in fairfield, 77 the expected my san jose and about 67 degrees in oakland. at the coast patchy fog and not a lot of clearing and keep that drizzle even into the afternoon. next couple of days, night and morning low clouds and drizzle especially out toward the coast. it's going to be very damp in that direction. i think as we head in toward the weekend, high pressure builds in looks like temperatures warm up close to

90 toward monday. expect 90s to return next week. that's a look at weather. let's check traffic with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. that drizzle causing slick surfaces so take it easy on the roads especially on the peninsula. over to the east bay, if you plan on taking 880 in the next 20 minutes, you will run into some construction southbound 880 various lanes blocked closed around fruitvale near high street. all that should be cleared around 5:00. here's live look at 880 near the coliseum. so far, so good. traffic looks good northbound towards the maze. southbound no major snags as you work your way towards hayward. 92 eastbound connector from south 880 is shut down for roadwork. that will be closed at least until 5:00. the bridge itself, the san mateo bridge, mighty fine this morning, no delays between 880 and 101 an easy 14-minute drive. coming up we'll check the bay bridge. right now back to you. >> that san mateo bridge mighty fine, gianna? >> yes, it is. [ laughter ] >> thanks a lot. bay area pot clubs out smarting the police. >> looks like this is a system

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>> everybody witnessing what's happening makes them follow the law better. >> san jose police say that the warning system could hurt investigations by tipping others off to police activity. more people in the bay area are out of work. the san francisco-oakland fremont area lost more than 16,000 jobs in june according to the latest numbers from the bureau of labor in san jose and the silicon valley, 6200 jobs disappeared. total number of unemployed in each region is less than it was this time last year. american workers are guarding their assets as the u.s. teethers on the verge of default. people started changing their 401(k) investments over the past week, 96% of all trades more than $2 billion worth have been out of stocks and into the safety of government bonds. facebook is losing one of its closest friends. randy zuckerberg older sister

of mark is leaving after six years to start her own media company. the 29-year-old announced her resignation yesterday as the company's director of marketing. facebook spokeswoman says they are grateful for her important service. stanford university finds itself in a familiar place. near the top of a best colleges list. this is the latest from forbes magazine. it ranks number 5. topping the list, william college in massachusetts. -- williams college in massachusetts. it has one of the highest four year graduation rates in the country and its students win many prestigious national awards. in second through fourth, police tonight, westbound and amherst. >> no cal, no ucla? what's up with that? >> they were above san francisco. birthday celebrations continue for president obama today. ♪ happy birthday to you he would be a harvard grad.

he makes the list. he got a jump-start on the festivities last night in chicago. jennifer hudson led the crowd in singing happy birthday, mr. president. the commander-in-chief turning 50 years of age today. senior staffers are expected to toast the president at a reception later today. >> not quite as sexy as marilyn monroe. >> more g-rated. >> not as breathy. time now 4:45. toxic chemicals in child car seats, the worst offenders exposed coming up. a california teen describes being nearly buried alive. the dramatic rescue caught on tape. and brought joy to kids and adults. now thieves have messed with the memory of a special bay area dog. the crime that's adding insult to injury. travel time if you are heading out today. low clouds at the coast sfo. plan on about 67 degrees as we head in toward the afternoon.

moving across the country, midsection again just baking in heat some record conditions continue there but pulling into chicago comfortable 81 degrees. just a couple of clouds moving by and plenty of sunshine. if you plan to continue on toward new york, not bad at all. we are expecting some sunshine and a couple of clouds moving through. temperature of 81 degrees. the rest of your forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

collided with a motor boat near one man is dead after two boats crashed in the bay. a dinghy collided with a motorboat near hunters point yesterday afternoon. the small boat capsized sending a father and son overboard. rescuers pulled the two boaters ashore. the dad is in good condition at the hospital. his son was pronounced dead. authorities are still investigating into what caused this crash. it is 4:48 now. another story of a california teenager being buried alive and then rescued. it happened at newport beach

yesterday. the boy dug about 5 feet down in the sand and the hole collapsed. he was in the hole for 30 minutes while dozens work to get him out. his rescue you can see here, he said he thought he was going to die. >> helplessness you feel when you're underground. it's like you think you could just pull yourself out but you can't, it's so heavy. nobody realized how heavy six feet of sand is. >> look at all the people working there. >> the boy was in good condition when he was taken to the hospital. well, it's awfully hot out there. it's the dog days of summer all across the u.s. >> extreme heat is still gripping the nation. and it's hitting athletes especially hard. two high school football players and a coach died during summer practices in three separate states. meanwhile texas set new records for electricity demand causing a blackout for thousands of customers. >> i think it's been over 100 for a dozen days there. in haiti tent cities are bracing for tropical storm emily. the storm is expected to make

landfall within the next few hours. forecasters say emily could be mud individuals who and flash floods. 600,000 haitians are in tent cities since the earthquake last january. emily could bring mud slides and flash floods. the track keeps it off the coastline in the u.s. out the door it morning, we have drizzle showing up at the coast, wet on the roads. low clouds extending all around the bay area this morning. cooler this afternoon, sunshine well inland. 70s and 80s that's about it. inside the bay 60s and mix of sun and clouds. probably low clouds and drizzle continuing throughout the day at the beaches. so cooler weather on tap for the bay area today. drizzle at the coast over the next few days and just inside

the bay. temperatures around the state, cooler into the sacramento valley, 86 degrees there. still warm in fresno and 95. partly cloudy at the monterey bay. 64 degrees. 82 morgan hill sunny this afternoon, plenty of sunshine in san jose and 77 degrees there. cloudy at the coast. 73 sunshine into union city. east bay temperatures, you know, yesterday we were flirting with 90s. today we are going to struggle to get to the low 80s in many spots inland, about 82 warm in brentwood. 79 pittsburg. about 77, sunshine livermore. cool and partly cloudy into oakland, 67 degrees, temperatures below average for this time of year. so as we look toward the north bay we have some 50s and 60s as you approach the coastline. plenty of 70s though showing up

in the valleys. maybe as high as about 80 degrees into fairfield but you get the idea, temperatures have taken a hit, staying down into friday. over the weekend high pressure builds out of the desert southwest again allowing for heating and warmer temperatures. that will compress the marine layer and hopefully things begin to dry out as well, too. drizzle dissipates sunday and monday. by the middle of next week back to some summer weather around the bay area. by the way, another big game for the giants tonight. they are playing the phillies. expecting about 59 degrees tonight. breezy and cool. probably a little bit damp, too. so if you are heading out in that direction, prepare. it is going to be chilly out at the park. let's check the roads with gianna. >> thank you. lots of roadwork out there this morning. if you plan to take the lower deck of the bay bridge roadwork in effect on the skyway various lanes blocked at least until 6:00. the rest of the bay bridge problem-free. here's a live look at conditions approaching the toll plaza. no delays.

metering lights are off. ongoing roadwork through 101 out of marin county, novato, san rafael affected. both directions various lanes blocked. this is a paving project that will go through september. they are hoping to have all lanes re-opened by 5:00, possibly 6:00 but we continue some slight delays throughout the morning there. right now 13 minutes south 101 from 37 to 580. the good news as you look live at the golden gate bridge, once you hit the bridge no snags. clear out of the waldo tunnel across the span towards the toll plaza. we have some malfunctioning traffic lights as you work your way on the tully road off-ramp from south 101. may cause a backup approaching the off-ramp but 101 itself the main lines unaffected. the rest of the south bay problem-free. we are clear on 880/237. no delays there. traffic looks good through milpitas. drive times now slow on the guadalupe parkway. 101 not bad. and 280 through downtown looking good.

both directions 880 in oakland no problems clear into the maze. southbound not bad into hayward. roadwork through oakland south 880 high street through fruitvale various lanes blocked should wrap up in 10 minutes. highway 92 roadwork as well eastbound connector from 880 shut down until 5:00 this morning. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. >> thank you. a warning this morning about toxic car seats for kids. the nonprofit ecology center found 60% of car seats contain at least one toxic chemical. the group tested car seats for flame retardant, chlorines and plasticizers. tomorrow the list the graco snugride and several others. researchers also warn that when these seats are exposed to sunlight, chemicals break down and makes them more toxic.

cyberattack against the united states is going on right now according to mcafee. it says patterns of organized hacking from around the world date back to 2006. the problem is on a massive scale affecting nearly every industry in every country, that's the problem. 49 compromises have been detected in the u.s. targeting federal agencies. experts believe china is behind the attacks. he was known as the ambassador for the marin humane society. a statue made to honor skippy a jack russell terrier has been stolen leaving dog park regulars wondering why. >> we're not sure. there's some theories, the statue was made out of bronze so there's some their there's perhaps somebody was looking it make some money. >> it was stolen over the weekend from a dog park. it had been donated to honor skippy's work as a therapy dog

for children with special needs. >> that's terrible. >> i think a lot of people steal copper, bronze is probably worth a couple of bucks. if you bring it somewhere, whoever is going to melt it down has to say, we can't do that. >> that is skippy. >> come on. 4:56 now. it's back to the ocean today for two sea lions recently rescued. >> they will be released on a beach in marin county this afternoon and one of the sea lions has had a bacterial infection when he was rescued in santa cruz last month. he has been named milestone because he is the 10,000th california sea lion that the marine mammal center in sausalito rescued in its 36- year history. >> back to the big tank now. >> yeah. the space shuttle program may be over but there's still plenty of activity for nasa. >> at 11 a.m. scientists will announce new findings regarding mars. the news conference will take place at the nasa ames research center at moffett fold there is a new theory regarding the moon and why it's

so lopsided. the side not facing earth is more hilly than the side we always see. now some researchers believe the earth actually had two moons at one time which collided leaving us with the one we know and love today. the so-called big splat theory is detailed in the journal "nature." >> two moons. >> who knew. >> could have been cool. years ago. >> okay. 4:57. from laptops to ipods, bold crime spree at bay area schools. the new arrest and how it could be connected to more thefts. >> millions of pounds of turkey being pulled from grocery stores, the recall linked to salmonella. unlicensed muni drivers still employed. how this happened and why muni says they are just weeks away now from firing them. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. it's one of the biggest meat recalls ever. stores across the country are pulling turkey from their shelves. the brands linked to a salmonella outbrea