tv CBS 5 Early Edition CBS August 13, 2012 4:30am-5:00am PDT
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hotter than yesterday. back into the triple digits in some spots in lent. the cool fog out towards the coast line and we will have more on the weather is coming up. >> just your overnight roadwork could slow you down outside right now with no major hot spots or accidents to start you off. the nimitz is free and clear and will have a bigger look coming up in a few minutes. >> the commuters are still sleeping. >> we begin with developing news in late county were to separate wildfires that began yesterday are still spreading along highway 20 east of clear lake. nearly eight square miles have burned so far. and mackovic is in the newsroom to bring us the latest. >> right now about 400 firefighters are working to get
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them under control. the firefighters are working under very difficult conditions. it has been more than 100 degrees over the weekend in these areas with very heavy thick brush that they're working in right now. you're looking at the y fire near highway 53. those flames are spreading quickly and they are now threatening the spring valley area. they have been told to evacuate. bob walker fire has burned through roughly 1,000 a. and homeowners just spent an anxious night watching those flames get closer. >> when it gets too close and we will be gone >> the mountains are cut so once the wind and the grass hit it just collapsed and it is really kind of horrible terrain for them to fight in so i think
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they're doing a great job. >> so far there are no reports of injuries and there is no estimate of containment for either fire. crews are making progress on a fire burning northeast of fresno that is 80 percent contained but evacuation orders are still in effect for about 40 homes near the community of pool house. investigators think that fire was started by a cigarette. other two fires in lake county are still under investigation. >> this week, 850,000 california landowners in firefighting regions will be getting bills for new the proposal is supported by the governor who says homeowners should pay more for coverage but some residents plan on suing the
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state. if it is officially defined as a tax it would need to be approved by two-thirds of the lawmakers. >> investigators plan on going into the area where the refinery fire started last week if it is determined to be safe. they are especially interested in the pipe where the leak began and why it was not replaced last year when a nearby pipe was. the price of gas is likely to go up through labor day. the average jumped 23¢ over the past two weeks. the highest rate of increase in the country. the lundberg survey says the high cost is due to the partial loss of production and a high current price of crude. we have your key to finding the
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lowest gas prices in your area,. kugel is cutting 4000 jobs at a sell company it bought last year but motorola mobility is cutting 20 percent of its workforce and shutting down nearly one-third of its work force is worldwide. motorola mobility will center research and development in sunnyvale chicago and beijing. >> mitt romney and his new running mate are splitting up to cover more ground this week. today romney will campaign in florida while congressman paul ryan is in iowa. president obama will also be there today. >> a cheerful paul ryan was enthusiastically welcomed home to his home state of wisconsin. the romney campaign is hoping ryan will help the gop win that
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state's 10 votes >> my veins run with cheese, bratwurst, and a little bit of a miller >> the company it, they will go their separate ways today. president obama won't concede ottawa just yet, kicking off a three day bus tour. the president congratulated ryan >> he is an articulate spokesman for gov. romney's vision but it is a vision i fundamentally disagree with. >> ryan is best known for drafting the gop budget passed by house republicans which would shift medicare into a program that provides vouchers for senior citizens to get their own health insurance. ryan defended his plan during an interview on 60 minutes on sunday >> we need to preserve their benefits because the government promises organize retirement as around and in order to do that
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>> insurance companies would cherry pick help the people and the best people to ensure and as a result the folks who remain in medicare would really see their costs go up. >> these issues could especially be important in florida which is filled with retirees >> the romney campaign says it will send paul ryan to florida to talk about medicare >> many egyptians are showing support for their new president's decision to fire the army's top leaders. crowds gathered to get behind the president who has killed a military order that had limited his power. he replaced it with a declaration that gives a more legislative and executive power. iran is turning down offers from the u.s. and other countries for help in recovering from two earthquakes over the weekend. the two earthquakes destroyed
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at least 20 villages in northwest iran. there were magnitude 6.4 and 6.3. >> one week after a gunman opened fire at a sikh temple in wisconsin, worshipers from all over the country are showing up for the service. the proceedings began with a ceremony to symbolize the temples rebirth. police say the suspect had ties to white supremacist groups. he was also killed. >> every mass shooting reignite the debate on whether more gun control would curb the number of these crimes. in california, people with problems with alcohol and criminal records used to be able to buy guns in private parties used to be able to sell guns without background checks >> in california we change our policy and began denying the purchase of firearms and we
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learned that that policy was associated with about a 30% decrease in committing violent crimes later. >> the national rifle association which opposes most forms of gun control has not officially commented on the sikh temple shooting saying it wants to wait for all the facts to be released. former congresswoman gabriella giffords is living in arizona once again. she and her husband bought the home in june. she was shot in january of last year and has spent most of her time since then recovering that medical facilities >> the last time we saw lawrence was down in san jose on friday when he was running through a fountain. it was so hot. >> it was really hot over the weekend and we will be right back there again today with
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temperatures a little bit hotter. these numbers will really popped as we head to the afternoon. still some dense fog out there which gives you an idea. 68 in livermore but a cool 52 with foggy in san francisco and 61 in san jose. as you approached the bay, not as hot and rather cool at the coastline but 103 in livermore, 97 in concord, 91 s. san jose. when might we cool down? we will talk about that in a moment. >> we have sent photographers all around the bay area this morning showing you live traffic conditions including if you have an early morning flight to catch. you may find a little bit of road work still in lands that
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southdown 101 between the airport and millbrae ave. traffic is still nice in light on this monday morning >> we have another photographer this morning near 101 and alum rock and everything is moving fine this morning. let's get a look at the golden gate bridge. all of the bridges are moving at top speeds but you will notice a thick layer of fog crossing the deck from san francisco into marin county. the drive time is still 14 minutes. you still find lane configurations approaching high street on northbound 880 but not enough to impacter travel times. coming up we will get a look at mass transit. >> a big construction project will cause more traffic hassles in san francisco and it all gets started today. mooney says its pre construction work along columbus
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avenue between union and powell streets gets underway. bus stops will be closed for the next 10 months and streets in that area will be closed off and on during that time. >> the milestone in building the bore through the east bay hills. crews have finished the digging for the tunnel but there's still a lot of work to be done. walls need to be coated with concrete, and a roadway still needs to be billed through the tunnel. >> lot of people will be happy when that finally opens >> dispatch might not keep the doctor away. white apple slices are being recalled nationwide >> great britain bids farewell to the olympics. the star-studded closing ceremonies with the medal count coming away >> the trainer who nearly,,,,,,,
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>> scary moments when one of the alligators mauled its trainer. this is actually cellphone video. the trainer accidently placed his arm in the jaws of the alligator who then bit down and held him before another alligator trainer came to his aid. the injury only required stitches. some nasty weekend weather in southern california. >> there were at least to funnel clouds seen in riverside county. neurologists are now trying to determine if it was a tornado that snapped utility poles and tore the roof off of some homes
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east of paris. nobody was hurt but six people had to be rescued. >> how common is that in southern california? >> we average about five tornadoes per year in california. they will go down there and look for the signature of spiral wins from the tornado. we have nothing to worry about like that here. some dense fog out towards the coastline early on this morning but otherwise mostly clear with mild temperatures in lent. these temperatures will pop up again to 103 degrees in the valleys. 60s out towards the coastline with patchy fog. monsoon rain continues in the sierra nevada. plenty of sunshine in the afternoon but high pressure still remains in effect and it will stick around through the
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weeks of the temperatures will gradually come down. as you approach the coastline, very cool out there. no reports of delays at sfo but that could change. maybe some problems in chicago with thunderstorms expected. temperatures around the day today, 91 in san jose, 99 in morgan hill. 101 in pittsburgh and 97 degrees in concord. 76 degrees with plenty of sunshine in oakland. 62 in daly city. the next couple of days those temperatures will drop off ever so slowly and it won't be until saturday or sunday for things to
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get maybe back to normal. >> overall the bridges are moving just fine this morning. if you're heading back to work you can beat the rush in and out super early now and there's no delay approaching the pay gates. other bridges, the san mateo bridge on the right side of your screen, that is westbound 92 and your drive time is still 14 or 15 minutes out of a word. in the other direction you are looking good as well. let's go to the map so you can see the change in color on the sensors, there's not much. elsewhere, milpitas, if you are
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a silicon valley commuters, no major issues there. just overnight road work which should be mostly wrapping up and they look at mass transit were so far everything is reporting no delays. >> firefighters in london are calling it the city's biggest fire in years. it began yesterday at the final days of the summer olympics at a recycling center. the fire had no effect on the closing ceremony or any other olympic activities. crews contained a fire last night and the cause is still unclear. big ben echoed through london as the olympics came to a close. the bells kicked off a 3 hour closing ceremony and prince harry stood in for majesty the queen in saying goodbye to the athletes from 204 countries from around the world.
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a final gold medal for the united states came on the basketball court. labron james a. led the american men over spain. the final score when hundred 7- 100. the united states is the clear- cut medal winner with 104, 46 of them gold. china comes in second place with 87 medals. >> frequency interference is reportedly causing some chronic problems with the oakland police department's radio system. the bay area news group says the ftc has opened an investigation. the city is now conducting its own investigation which it hopes to complete within a couple of months. in major recall for gm
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impacting the men in blue. it is recalling 38,000 chevrolet impala because of a part in the suspension can lead to a crash. it only affects 2008-2012. chevrolet says of of the cars sold to the public have different parts and should be ok >> the y breaks bay oyster company based in inverness has issued a voluntary recall of in shell raw oysters. lot numbers 363-421 are affected. those numbers can be found on the label. a wisteria threat he prompts a
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recall of sliced or diced apples. some apples sold at mcdonald's and burger king are part of that recall but california is not included. the apples may of been contaminated before they were shipped. a subsidiary of ready pacas recalling hundreds of thousands of cases and individually packed items >> a new studies suggest it tougher school nutrition laws are working. researchers at the university of illinois in chicago looked at thousands of kids and found that students gain less weight if they lived in places with strong laws governing school food. if florida father has come up with a smart phone application aimed at helping parents keep tabs on their kids driving habits. other drivers can enter a tag number from a bumper sticker and express their thoughts but one lawmaker says it can do more harm than good by urging people
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to send text messages while they're driving. comment on facebook or twitter or e-mail us. it is a good point, if you're looking for the tag number you need to write that down and all that >> that is the one thing i'm not looking forward to with my girls when they start driving. >> gas prices see the biggest jump of the year. >> after years of breathless anticipation, a major announcement by jennifer anniston. >> why city leaders say a pyramid ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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roadways around the bay area, just a little bit foggy at the golden gate but at the bay bridge, no delayed traffic. no problem so far on west or east bound 580. >> the born legacy knocking the dark knight rises out of first place at the movies over the weekend. the fourth installment is replacing matt damon with jeremy renner and apparently is working out pretty well. it took in more than $40 million. also opening this week, the campaign which took in more than $27 million. the dark knight rises had its first slip from the top spot down to third but they're still doing pretty well. actress jennifer anniston is now engaged to actor justin thoreau. >> warrants has been waiting all
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weekend long. people magazine is reporting they got engaged on friday. they have been dating for over one year now and besides acting, ferro has also written such films as product under an iron man two. call it the crop circles in a public park >> this one goes vertical. prankster's mysteriously made this pyramid in a park. locals feel it is pretty funny but are annoyed that public funds have to be spent to disassemble the 20 ft. structure. a big investment that turned into a big problem, what may be behind the troubled oakland police radio system >> to massive wildfires burning out of control near clear lake. >> it was bound to happen, how
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i believe... i believe... i believe... i believe... i believe... believe... i believe that number should be zero. believe in zero. >> to northern california wild fires raging out of control. the efforts to contain the flames as evacuations are underway. >> is super spiked in pump prices. how last week's massive refinery fire is now being blamed >> patchy dense fog towards the coastline. we will talk about that coming up >> a smooth ride so far along the peninsula. >> good morning everyone.
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