i have had a wonderful life. those words from jimmy carter as he speaks for the first time about his cancer diagnosis. good afternoon, i'm brian hackney in for frank. >> i'm maria medina. new at noon, with honesty, humor and humility, former president carder talked candidly about his grave medical condition. cbs reporter don champion says

mr. carter appears at peace with what lies ahead. >> reporter: former u.s. president jimmy carter spoke frankly and courageously about the cancer that is spread within his body. >> there are four spots of momentum on my brain. >> reporter: the 90-year-old revealed his health battle last week saying it was discovered during liver surgery. he told reporters he was surprisingly calm when he received the diagnosis. >> i was an exciting adventurous gratifying existence. so i was surprisingly at ease, much more so than might have was. >> reporter: carter founded this center here in atlanta in 1982 to promote global human rights issues. supporters say his openness here today about his cancer is another way for the former president to educate the public and help others. >> hope for the best and accept what comes. i think i have been as blessed as any human being in the world. >> reporter: president carter has a strong family history of

cancer and in his new memoir a full life he writes that his father, brother and two sisters died from pancreatic cancer. the former peanut farmer says he will see how his treatment goes and will cut back on his activities as necessary. don champion, cbs news, atlanta. >> and former president carter says his first brain treatment is actually this afternoon. still developing in the east bay, a raging wildfire is just 25% contained. it's been going through ranch land east of livermore on both sides of tesla road. kpix 5's anne makovec on one of the biggest problems that firefighters are facing. >> reporter: firefighters have been making good progress here on the "tesla fire" thanks to higher humidity overnight. but they are worried about the winds picking up this afternoon. one home was destroyed when the fire took off yesterday afternoon near tesla road at 2:30 p.m. it quickly exploded to 2500 acres. >> it's hard to get around with the road structures and stay ahead of the fire. >> reporter: the fire is heading east and there aren't

enough firefighters to stop it in its tracks. cal fire has about 300 on the fire lines today. them -- they wanted 450. >> there are crews here out for two to three weeks going from fire to fire. >> reporter: that has to be exhausting. >> yeah. that's what we worry about. >> reporter: now they're trying to hold their lines. but plenty of hot spots remain. you can see how close the fire came to some homes like this one off tesla road. 12 homes are still threatened but evacuations are voluntary. firefighters think it will be two to three days before this fire is fully contained. east of livermore, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> a difficult day for crews battling wildfires in washington state. three firefighters were killed and four hurt fighting the flames yesterday. now, wind is pushing the flames toward more homes and more evacuations have been ordered. >> what we saw the mountain in between twist river and us was a plume that went from one end of lucky jim bluff and

virginian ridge all the way to the other. something that we haven't seen ever. >> more than 7 million acres have burned in western wildfires so far this season. healthcare workers began a two-day strike today claiming unethical labor practices at the san francisco nursing center. they started picketing at 6 a.m. and plan to go throughout the afternoon. they say the owners of the nursing center haven't come back to the bargaining table despite promising to do so after last month's protest. nurses say the patients are in favor of the employees. [ yelling ] [ inaudible ] [ loud screaming and inaudible soundbyte ] >> the caregivers are protesting again tomorrow. today mourners pay their respects at a memorial service for contra costa county sheriff's deputies carlos francies. he drowned last week as he tried to rescue a friend in

lake tahoe. investigators say he was with a group on the lake when a friend appeared to be struggling in the water. today's service was in sacramento, where he lived. a woman is in jail after police say that she led them on a wild chase from one end of the bay to the other. hayward police first spotted the driver weaving in and out of traffic. officers followed her from the east bay all the way into san francisco. they say the woman finally hit a hydrant near fremont and 1st. she was caught and arrested on suspicion of dui. it's move-in day at san francisco state university. parents and students are unloading cars, trucks and u- hauls in front of residence halls. sf state has more than 4,000 student hughesing units so -- sf state has more than 4,000 student housing units so it's been chaotic. >> i go back and forth between scared and excited. >> more than 4,000 students enrolled which is the largest class ever at san francisco

state. and freshmen are cramming their stuff and themselves into the dorms at san jose state today. 500 more students than expected took the university's admission offer. now san jose state is scrambling to find them all housing. the older brick residence hall rooms are designed to two students and they are putting in three. a movie chain will now do security checks before you're allowed inside a theater. regan sin malice is now -- regal cinemases is checking out bags. the new policy is a response to the recent shooting at theaters. people found it a minor inconvenience and worth the added safety. coming up, a symbol of peace destroyed by vandals. how the keepers of the lands end labrynth is reacting. >> i'm kiet do riding a one wheel. this is a bay area invention and you have never seen anything like it. we'll have that story coming up. >> not a bad day for it. skies are slow to clear but the sun is coming out. we'll have the forecast as we

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breaking news this noon. investigators in southern california plan to recommend that prosecutors file a vehicular manslaughter charge against caitlyn jenner for a fatal car crash on the pacific coast highway in malibu last february. jenner was driving unsafely for the prevailing road conditions. a 69-year-old woman was killed when her car was struck. san francisco police defending how they handle the disabled suspect after video of the takedown went viral. and the video shot earlier this month, you can see several officers on top of the man with prosthetic legs. today police released a statement saying the man posed a danger to himself and the

public going into oncoming traffic. they believe he was in an altered mental state. when they arrested him, he fought them off and fell. he was not arrested. san francisco police are asking for help tracking down the armed robber in this surveillance video. they say he held a gun at the store clerk's side and then cleaned out the cash drawer. it happened august 8 at a gas station in the ingleside neighborhood. the clerk was not hurt. bad karma to come for vandals who destroyed a san francisco landmark. the labrynth at lands end is gone. it's been there for more than a decade as place for peace and reflection but somebody took the rocks and tossed them into the ocean. it's caretaker isn't surprised. >> life changes constantly. every time i go and do a sweep and maintain the rocks, i know at that moment that that's it. you know, i don't know what it's going to look like the moment i live. >> colleen says that people have already offered to help her put it back together and

she says she is thinking about it. it could be another transportation option to get around bay area traffic snarls. but before you give this model a test drive, kpix 5's kiet do says make sure your insurance is up to date. about. >> reporter: i'm going to need some lessons. when was the last time you did something for the first time? what the heck happened? i'm learning to ride a device called a one wheel designed in santa cruz and built in san jose. >> the less you think the easier it is. >> reporter: it's as if a snowboard unicycle and segue got together and had a love child. >> whoa. i feel like marty mcfly! >> reporter: from "back to the future" of course who inspired a generation of geeks to invent a floating hover board. it has a single large rubber tire in the middle with a battery pack on one end and components and a foot pressure sensor on the other. >> no hand control. >> reporter: gyro stabilizers with high speed processors detect shifts in weight making it smooth and responsive. >> it's all about feel. so you lean into every turn you

take. and it creates this amazing flow that just sort of, um, you know, the less you think about it, the better. >> reporter: this means you can carve wide sweeping turns on concrete and navigate obstacles with precision. >> this is amazing! this is totally blowing my mind. >> reporter: what's more, the one wheel goes off road and uphill. maximum speed is 12 miles an hour with a range of six miles. and since all the components are sealed, you can even go in water. >> anything that you see is rideable on a one wheel. so sort of the world becomes your playground. >> reporter: maybe this is what it feels like to touch the future, an experience that's all at once familiar and completely different from anything you have ever done before. it costs $1,500 each. turnaround time is about 8 weeks. so if you want to get one for the holiday season, you might want to jump on it soon.

in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> of course, we wanted to show you some of the outtakes. an unusual hazard on a north carolina golf course. this is a panel door from a u.s. airways jet. take a look. it landed on the 7th green yesterday. a few minutes before the plane touched down in nearby charlotte. the airline says the 15 by 16" door covers a hydraulic servicing area and passenger safety was never at risk. >> oh, no! >> something wrong. this happened as the delta flight sat on a runway during a rainstorm in atlanta. lightning clearly strikes the fuselage. a passenger recorded it two days ago while his plane was delayed by the weather. he said he didn't even know the plane was hit until he watched

the video later on. scary stuff. >> it's slow to clear today. let's check the weather. let's see if the weather watchers are home. they are. antioch 72. napa 69. vallejo 67 degrees right now. kind of mild day around the bay area. later in the day we'll look for sunshine spreading back to the shore. but it's going to be a fairly cool week ahead. the numbers right now around the bay area as we look live from dublin toward mount diablo 72 at concord, oakland 64. livermore 76. and san francisco 62. san jose 71. santa rosa 62 right now. a flat ridge to the south. high is tired of being over the west coast and it relaxed a bit into the southland. so temperatures will be mild as we pick up the fog and sea breeze, too. that will keep things cool. see what we're expecting is afternoon sunshine for most. low clouds and drizzle return

tonight. and not any big changes in the next several days. in fact, it's not for about a week until we see cooler weather move into the bay area. sunset tonight 4 minutes before 8:00. sunrise tomorrow morning, right at 6:30. and here's how it's looking for the bay area today. we have 78 for sunnyvale. sunshine coming out down in the south bay. and 84 degrees at morgan hill. 75 at fremont. 65 degrees at pacifica. 73 for hayward. over in the east bay today that's where the sun is spreading and 84 degrees at antioch. 86 at brentwood. 77 at vallejo. 78 for benicia. and in dublin 81 degrees so very pleasant in the east bay. north bay not bad either. if the clouds clear soon enough it will get up to 80 at santa rosa 74 at petaluma 77 for novato and 81 degrees in sonoma and 83 for napa. in the extended forecast. we are going to be looking for sunshine inland for today and tomorrow for most of the days after we dispense with a few low clouds in the morning. along the bay cool with

temperatures around 70 degrees and then you will notice that as we head toward the end of the weekend, that we'll see temperatures begin to cool down almost to autumnal levels. can you believe it? won you like to join our vast army of -- wouldn't you like to join our vast army of weather watcher? just go to cbssf.com/weatherwatchers and you will find instructions there. take a look at the big board right now. as you can see, the dow is down about 291 points. today jill schlesinger looks at how higher education can pay off in the job hunt. >> reporter: more education typically leads to better job prospects and bigger paychecks. a georgetown university report found that a bachelor's degree holder can expect to earn 84% more over a lifetime than someone with a high school diploma. as the education level grows, so does the salary. a worker with a bachelor's

degree with earn $2.3 million over a lifetime. a master's degree holder earns 2.7 million. a doctoral degree holder jumped to 3.3 million. but that higher income may not pay off if your extra money goes into servicing student loans. kiplinger found that economists with advanced degrees pay the greatest dividends over time. the average economist here in the bay area earns over $110,000. those are the masters can earn an additional 9.5 percents. those with ph.d.s can earn an additional 23%. the majority of economists work in federal, state and local government offices. but there is also a growing demand for economists in private companies.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

there are few dishes that can't be improved with a few slices of avocado according to the experts. the expert being fresh grocer tony tantillo, who will explain how to pick them. >> reporter: well, today's tip of the day is going to be is going to be with haas variety avocados. you know, it's summertime with this heat. they are great but they can break down close to home. so you want to select them and

store them. they are picked in the heat and sometimes they are transported and put in retail and it's warm outside they are start to ripen quickly. let's talk about selection. when you buy them nice dark color all the way around a slight give to the touch slight give not too much. if it's too soft, there's a good chance it's going to be brown inside and that you don't want. check the tip. and make sure that stem is still partly attached. when you bring them home, simply store them, here's the key, on the counter, never in the refrigerator. they will turn black inside. select and store them right. they are still fairly expensive. anywhere between $1 to $2 each depending on the size. and i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. he dedicated his life to the needy of contra costa county for decades and he says he has no plans to slow down. kpix 5's sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson

award winner. >> reporter: for half a century, ed regan has remained a staple at the st. vincent de paul food pantry at saint mary's church in walnut creek. >> keeps you busy. otherwise i'd be sitting in a chair at home. >> reporter: and at age 89, the retired accountant has no plans to retire from giving. >> you feel good if you help somebody. you want a big bag? >> reporter: over the year, ed has worked so quietly behind the scenes -- >> we have baby potatoes. >> reporter: -- some food recipients like marsha had no clue he had served for decades. >> it's unbelievable. and i am so proud of him. >> reporter: in fact, ed was one of the 6 founders of this pantry in 1963. >> do you know which ones are bread? >> reporter: ed would drive every day collecting food donations from grocery stores and coffee shops but he has had to reduce his hours in recent

years. >> bad knees, i don't drive. >> reporter: now volunteers drive ed. still three mornings a week, he can still pick up donations and stock the pantry. from there, food goes to three dozen low-income families each week. >> ready? >> yeah. come on. >> all right. >> reporter: and ed himself delivers to day laborers. ed's compassion for others inspired larry sanchez to serve. >> he was in tears and he brought me into tears, and he said how much they need people to help with this program to feed the needy of the community. and that's what i volunteered for. >> you want chicken today? >> reporter: this volunteer says ed meets others' needs whether food or a lead on a job. >> he has always had the philosophy of helping the down and out. >> how you want to be remembered? >> just being a nice ga -- just for being a nice guy. >> reporter: so for starting a

foot pantry started half a century ago, this week's award in the bay area goes to ed regan. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> nominate your,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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calling the mostly it experience of his life. that and more at 5. nothing says children's literature like burning man. an author is using kick-starter to publish his book on the desert party. he is already two-thirds of the way to the goal and will donate 10% of the proceeds from the book to kids in schools. he promises the book will not contain nudity. >> that's good. [ laughter ] that's it for ,,

>> steffy: was i responsible? >> liam: you know what i mean. >> steffy: i don't know how to answer that question. >> liam: well, steffy, i know you're not a serial killer. >> steffy: [ sighs ] so, would aly be dead if i hadn't been on the side of the road with her? probably not. but am i responsible? aly attacked me. she put a nail in my tire. i mean, is she responsible? i don't even know how to answer this question. >> liam: i think it's a simple question with a simple answer, and i think you know that. >> ivy: all right. wh d