ceremony in san francisco. nearly 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks. thousands more were injured. sf firefighters took turn reading the names of their new york counterparts who rushed in to the burning twin towers and never came out. the department unveiled a remnant from the world trade center. it will later go on permanent display in san francisco. >> as the mayor of this great city, i want to say to all of our employees, particularly our first responders, that we recognize the risk you take, not just when an incident happens, but every single day that just there for us. >> we also know that 416 of those who died on 9/11 were first responders. firefighters, police officers, paramedics who ran in to the flames through falling debris to rescue those who are unable to escape the initial attacks. >> the acting police chief says

because of those courageous first responders, at least 25,000 other lives were spared. san jose marked today's 15-year anniversary with a memorial procession downtown. the mayor joined dozens of first responders to honor the police and firefighters in new york who made the ultimate sacrifice to save others in the wake of the attacks. the event ended with a ringing of the firefighters memorial bell. in vallejo, firefighters and police officers gathered this morning for a morning of silence at the main fire station. then bagpipes played as the american flag was raised to half staff. another gathering in union city paid tribute to the 40 lives lost on flight 93. >> many of those victims were from right here in the bay area. kpix 5's john ramos was there as they were remembered. >> reporter: the 9/11 memorial in union city is specific in its

mission. to honor those who died aboard united flight 93 when passengers rushed the cockpit forcing the terrorists to crash the plane in a field in rural pennsylvania. >> their heroic and courageous result prevented the plane from crashing in to its intended target, the u.s. capitol. >> reporter: the capitol was saved. but the loss of life on that day was staggering. even now, 15 years later, americans of all backgrounds meet to share a collective grief. >> we mourned. we cried. we prayed. but we also learned something about who we were as a nation. we truly were the united states of america. >> reporter: but that lesson of 9/11 seems to have faded as america is once again fractured by arguments over everything. from politics to the national anthem. >> 9/11 basically unified the

country. we're once again at this point where nobody is willing to listen to anyone else. >> today we're still a nation that's very much divided. >> reporter: congressman eric swalwell was a 20-year-old intern at the time and could have been in the capital building if flight 93 had found its target. yet he also remembers the bond that was formed as people put aside their political differences. >> an image i'll never forget is watching republicans and democrats hand in hand singing god bless america. as divided as we are today i think we can go back to that unity. >> reporter: it's something everyone says they want. a government, a country that works together. the question is whether the memory of our national tragedy can achieve that or do we have to wait for the next one to happen? in union city, john ramos, kpix 5. flight 93's final destination was san francisco. nearly half of the victims lived in or near the bay area. >> it's not only a national day

of remembrance. it's also a national day of service. on the peninsula today facebook volunteers did just that. about 75 of them gathered in menlo park to fix up three homes that had fallen in to disrepair. volunteers worked on landscaping and paint projects. facebook says the homeowners are mostly seniors who lived in their houses for decades. many were ecstatic when they learned their homes would get a facelift for free. >> it's really a day of service. it's really an opportunity for us as a company and as members of the community to be able to come out here and really help some of our neighbors who are in need. >> facebook partnered with the nonprofit we building together peninsula to make the event happen. 9/11 tributes were also held across the nfl this opening sunday, including a special message to america from president obama. >> as we saw in the days and weeks that followed and what has become even clearer in the years since is that the legacy of september 11th is not one of

terror or fear, but of resilience and hope. >> in dallas former president george w. bush walked out on to the field with his wife laura and two 9/11 first responders to flip the ceremonial coin. for the most part the national anthem went off without a hitch across the nfl today. but kpix 5's sandra osborn shows us some worshippers at one san francisco church chose to take a knee. >> reporter: dr. amos brown, the pastor of the third baptist church of san francisco, encouraged members to wear their number 7 colin kaepernick jerseys sunday morning. church members kneeling, showing solidarity with the quarterback and his silent protest of the national anthem asking for

social justice. cornerback marcus peters of the chiefs also showing support for kaepernick and his cause. peters raised his fist during the national anthem which held more significance today, the 15th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. in san francisco fans watching season openers had mixed reactions. >> it's everyone's right to say what they want to say and it's freedom of speech. there's a part of me, i'm a 5th grade teacher and i teach american history so i'm very patriotic. >> there's a lot of struggle out there right now. a lot of people feel oppressed. him being the voice of it and other players coming out, showing them what they're made of, and him not being the only lone ranger out there, that's a good thing. >> ♪ oh, say can you see >> reporter: while the protests are drawing harsh criticisms from many, pastor brown hopes this will start a new dialogue

about race and equality. >> this effort is not a spread. it's a continuation of a marathon for justice. >> after the third baptist church, the pastor said the congregation's show of solidarity is not just for today. they plan to show support for the entirety of the season. >> incidentally the chiefs player sandra mentioned is from the bay area. marcus peter is native. police officers hit the streets of san jose today to help curb an emergency staffing shortage but the mayor tells our devin fehely it's no long-term solution. >> we still have a job to do and we're going to get that job done. >> reporter: in a mission of how dire the staffing shortage has come, starting today the department is putting officers on special operations like vice, property crimes, enforcement and others back on patrol.

>> this is just a band-aid. we've got a lot of tired officers out there. the real solution is to pass measure f in november. that will allow us to hire and maintain officers again. >> reporter: the police department has seen officers leave in drovess in recent years and currently only has 812 street ready officers down from a high of nearly 1400. >> it's just simply the right time to ask for help. >> reporter: he says the department is in crisis and needs to ask for help either from the sheriff's office or chp. >> you're not going to rebuild the police department for a decade. in the meantime resident shouldn't have to suffer from that. >> reporter: police chief andy garcia opposes the idea. he wrote the city council a letter and says he's very concerned that asking for outside help would have a, quote, detrimental effect on morale and continuing efforts. he acknowledges the current rob peter to pay paul strategy has its limits. >> there are things that are going to take a little bit longer to investigate. but the reality of it is that the first responsibility of a police department to answer the

911 call for service. >> reporter: devin fehely, kpix 5. >> the chp is looking for witnesses to a deadly motorcycle accident in oakland. they want to know if the rider who died simply crashed or if he was the victim of a hit and run. it happened around 2 a.m. on eastbound 980 near 27th street onramp. officers found 40-year-old steven lee of rodeo lying on the shoulder next to a harley davidson. he died at the scene. the chp is asking anyone who saw the crash to give them a call. still to come, big changes on the radar for tesla. why drivers may soon have to keep their hands on the wheel even when the car is driving itself. >> some of san francisco's hardest working citizens are in danger of disappearing. what the city is doing to keep its honeybees from leaving town. >> the health scare that forced hillary clinton to make an early exit from the ground zero memorial. how a bout of pneumonia could derail her trip to the bay area. >> here's a live look outside at the bay bridge where we do have

those coastal clouds overhead. a cool-down is on the way. big changes are coming to tesla's autopilot software... changes that c- e-o elon musk said ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ght have prevented a big changes are coming to tesla's autopilot software, changes ceo elon musk said might have prevented a fatal self-driving crash earlier this year. musk announced a software update will be rolled out in the next two weeks. the biggest change, autopilot will depend more on radar signals in addition to the car's cameras. tesla will include new safeguards to help keep drivers in autopilot engage, like a feature that requires them to keep their hand on the wheel and shuts the autopilot off after warnings. bay area travelers heading

to europe will have a couple more options starting next spring. norwegian is launching new nonstop service to denmark and spain. the flights out of oakland international will each run twice a week. service to copenhagen begins next march and to barcelona in june. a glider pilot ended up in a precarious position along i-80 in the sierra. the chp got these pictures of the plane dangling from a tree near nyack. the pilot says the aircraft lost power and left him stuck 25 feet in the air. he was safely rescued. getting the plane down was the hard part. no word on how they managed that. investigators say a drunk driver who ran his car off the road sparked a wildfire that's destroyed at least three homes near shasta lake. it's now 50% contained. no one has been hurt but many people have been forced to evacuate their homes. they've been evacuated to a nearby high school. >> just the way it is nowadays

when the wildlands with so many homes. every fire nowadays is having structures threatbed. >> fire crews will remain on the scene overnight. the stubborn soberanes fire has grown another 2,000 acres since yesterday. it's been burning in the los padres national forest for weeks. it's still within containment lines. people in the area are being warned they should be ready to leave if the flames get any closer. that includes the tassajara zen center which draws visitors from all over the state. wilson walker shows us workers there are moving heaven and earth to keep it safe. >> we've had about 500 -- between 500 and 1500 acres of growth per day. >> reporter: for 50 days now, crews have been chasing flames through some of the most rugged terrain on the central coast but this is hardly the middle of

nowhere. >> it's right in the middle of universe. >> reporter: with smoke looming over the nearest ridge line, the fire is now burning within sight of a california institution. >> it's approximately about two miles from the zen center. >> tassajara is the oldest and largest buddhist monastery in the west, founded in 1967. >> reporter: fire is something this community has been contemplating for years. the center not only has its own fire crew but a fire defense system. >> a permanent sprinkler system, it changed the whole climate in the valley. it's no longer a hot dry climate. it's really moist and damp and cool. >> reporter: it's not just the inhouse crew. >> the forest service has been fantastic. they've been coming in and they laid a second whole line, doubled the number of sprinklers to go on the grounds and up the hillsides. >> we're doing everything we can. >> reporter: what comes next is largely up to the fire and the weather but if the flames do move in, the zen center is

ready. >> we've laid lines, fire lines. we have all the pumps deployed. we're finally done. 50 days later we're ready, completely ready. >> reporter: in los padres national forest, wilson walker, kpix 5. a big effort is underway to make san francisco more bee friendly. after a sudden spike in the die-off rate. kpix 5's emily turner shows us the plan to help save some of the city's hardest workers. >> the world would be a really sad place without pollenators. >> reporter: so today kicks off san francisco's efforts to become a city more accommodating to the winged sport, specifically bees. >> i think it's important for us to think about some of the things we may take for granted in our community, especially the little workers such as bees. >> reporter: katy tang sponsored a resolution to make it a bee city. they'll work to plant

sustainable bee habitats in hoping to fight against the 44% die-off rate of pollinaters last year. >> that's an alarming number and that's calling us to action here in san francisco to say whoa, we need to pay attention to these pollinators, to their health. ask why are they disappearing, and what can we do about it? >> reporter: the bee city legislation will be introduced tuesday. but local experts hope the efforts to rejuvenate bee populations will become a part of all san franciscans' lives. >> buy the right plants. don't use pesticides. when you have a gardener, ask that they're bay friendly certified. >> if you're interested in finding out which plants are bee pollinator friendly, you can go to sfplantfinder.org. emily turner, kpix 5. an abandoned dog in mountain view didn't have any trouble finding a new home. turns out all he had to do was go to the police. the animal was left all alone in a filthy cage yesterday.

when officers brought the pup back to their headquarters to be cleaned up, a dispatcher fell in love and she's now in the process of adopting him. >> what a cutie. i think i'd have a hard time not adopting him too. we're talking weather and we're looking at a cool-down. we've already seen a bit of a cool down. it's going to get a lot cooler, folks. here's a live look outside this evening. the fog has rolled in. bay bridge this evening shrouded in fog. temperatures in the 60s for many spots. we're talking a good 10 degrees cooler than what we saw just yesterday. this is just the beginning of a cool-down. we should cool another 5 to 10 degrees for some locations tomorrow. cooling trend is here to stay for the next couple of days. in terms of cloud cover, we've seen the fog already begin to roll in. it will roll in to our inland valleys once again overnight tonight then should pull back and dissipate for the second half of the day. many locations at least inland will see sunshine tomorrow but sunshine does not necessarily

equate warm temperatures. overnight lows similar to what we saw last night. temperatures bottoming out in the 50s area-wide. cooler up north. 52, santa rosa, napa. 53 in pacifica. sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:50. an area of low pressure has slowly been making its way up the coast. it's been keeping our temperatures on the cool side. we went from near triple digits wednesday to really only topping out in the 70s for most folks yesterday and today. the low began our cooling trend. we have another area of low pressure now. this one sinking out of western canada in to the pacific northwest. it's bringing with it cooler air and much cooler temperatures for everyone tomorrow. inland locations will feel significantly cooler as well. tomorrow the warmest locations topping out in the mid 70s. antioch only getting in to the mid 70s. 72, livermore. walnut creek, concord, fairfield. 60 in san francisco. 62, pacifica. 70 in mountain view. 72, santa rosa.

71 in san jose. what to expect? well, we will see those clouds move in again. clouds and fog developing overnight. cooler still for monday. if you thought today was cool, hang in there. it's going to be cool tomorrow. we should see sunshine for the second half of the day for most folks, especially inland. warming is expected to return for the second half of the week. by warming i mean back in to the 80s. near average for this time of year. we don't have a heat wave on the horizon any time in the near future. here's a look at the extended forecast. topping out, warmest spots in the mid 70s tomorrow. 60s by the bay. 50s along the coast. slightly warmer on tuesday. still very cool. it's not till wednesday we start to see high pressure build back in. continues to build thursday and friday and in to next weekend where temperatures should warm a bit closer to where we should be this time of year. dennis, over to you. opening week has not been kind to the raiders. and today a gamble by the head coach that could win it or lose it. raiders' final offensive play of the game and reaction from the locker room, next.

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momentum is in the house. bring it back to the bay area. >> it's been a long time since the raiders pulled off a season opening win. i think when they get to the black hole next weekend, get ready. it's going to be a fun season. raiders opener had a little bit of everything. great quarterbacks. questionable defenses. a big name free agent that was benched by oakland and the coaches gambled big time at the end of the game. the stood for the national anthem. saints quarterback drew brees took apart the oakland secondary. 3rd quarter, breeze from his own two finds brandon cook. runs right past smith. usain bolt. 98 -yard touchdown. longest in saints history. ken orton, jr. benched his cornerback smith. raiders now down 27-19.

jaylen rashard, louisiana native. that's his first carry ever. undrafted rookie scores from 75 yards out. oakland within two. they go for the 2-point conversion and the tie. amari cooper gets separation, comes down with it and it's 27-27. but brees and the saints march it right back down the field. quick pass to travis cadet puts the saints back up on top 34-27. brees threw 423 yards. less than a minute to go. derek car answers. seth roberts, touchdown. touchdown. oakland could just kick it for a tie but they're going to go for two. they're going to lose it or they're going to win it. the lob up to michael crabtree. yes. raiders lead 35-34. jack del rio drew it up. saints get one final chance. the rookie kicker will lutz from 61 yards out. it's up. it's long enough. but it's wide left. and the raiders rally back to

stun the saints 35-34 and win a season opener for the first time since 2011. >> i was thinking we're here to win. let's win it right now. coach del rio came up to me and said hey, we're going to score. we're going to go for two. i said okay. >> that was a ballsy move but obviously it paid off. you'll see that from time to time, feeling like you have the momentum and hey, let's dial it up and win the game. chargers and former cal receiver keenan allen, he's believed to have torn his acl today in kansas city. chiefs trailed chargers 24-3 in the 3rd quarter. now a minute to play, kansas city spencer ware scores from five yards out and it's tied at 27. the game goes to overtime. and on the first drive of o.t. there's alex smith scoring the game winner on a 2-yard run. check out his reaction. chiefs win 33-27. smith jacked out of his mind.

cobwebs, they're accumulating fast. the giants haven't had a series sweep since mid-july. the d-backs were the victims back then. giants trying to sweep them again, nearly two months later. they jumped on zach greinke early. denard span cracked the lead-off home run. 1-0 san francisco. he was 2 for his last 34. the d-backs tied it then took the lead on an rbi base hit up the middle by wellington castillo off matt moore who had 11 strikeouts. 3-2 giants 7th inning. runners at the corners. hunter pence, he's red hot. one run scores. here comes another run. that will score. the giants take a 5-2 lead. pence had eight hits in the series. he can carry the team on his back. there's hunter strickland in to close it out. instead of santiago casilla and he did it. giants win 5-3. that's their first series sweep of the second half. here's what it means. dodgers lost.

so the giants are now three games back of first place in the national league west. giants have a one-and-a-half-game lead over the mets for the first wildcard spot. the as today released designated hitter billy butler who hit .258 over two seasons in oakland and got in to the physical clubhouse confrontation with danny valencia. as will pay him his remaining salary this year. they owe him $10 million next season. the season can't end fast enough for that man. bob melvin. tied at 2 with seattle. ketel marte drivers in the winning run. oakland has dropped 9-12. this over about an hour ago. novak djokovic going for his second straight u.s. open title against stan. fourth set match point. he wins the final three sets in the match for his u.s. open win and his third career grand slam

title. world's number one jason day pulled out of the bmw championship with a back injury. dustin johnson, the number two ranked player in the world sinks the eagle putt off 15. won by three shots for his third win of the year. the season finale next week. i said season finale. do you know that the season begins a new in october right here in napa, about a month from now? tiger woods playing in his first tournament in over a year. >> you need to go up there and cover that. >> i will be there. i'll be staying at one of those condos because that's my job. i need to important on just the facts. >> they pay you to do that. and game day tonight at 11:30. >> jeremy newbury is going to break down what's going on with the 49ers. more drama at 49er headquarters. one of their offensive linemen was considering retirement. what it all means. >> vern glenn from new orleans. >> vern glenn. you think silverado is good, he got to spend a couple days in

the french quarter. >> it's the job. coming up in our next half hour, hillary clinton stumbles out of a 9/11 event in new york. the healthcare that could force her to call off a campaign stop in san francisco. >> plus, a bizarre arrest in the nation's capitol, the cops threw the book at a woman for stealing his lunch. >> it's just not right in the richest country in the world that we should have people drinking contaminated water. >> and the california communities where danger is literally flowing from the faucet. our top stories tonight: extra officers are now ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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patrolling the streets of san jose. but they're not new recruits. they've been our top stories tonight, extra officers are patrolling the streets of san jose but they're not new recruits. they've been pulled from specialized units and put out on patrol to help curb an emergency staffing shortage. right now there are only 812 street ready officers in san jose, down from a high of nearly 1400. a show of support today for colin kaepernick's national anthem protests on field and off. marcus peters of the kansas city chiefs raised a gloved fist, seahawks stood with their arms interlocked.

across the same field, a few miami dolphins took a knee. parishioners at the third baptist church also kneeled, backing kaepernick's call for social justice. reflection and remembrance in san francisco today to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. in san francisco firefighters revealed a remnant from one of the world trade center towers. it will later be put on public display in union city. another gathering paid tribute to the 40 lives lost on flight 93. nearly half of the victims on that flight lived in or near the bay area. and in washington the american flag was unfurled over the spot where the plane hit the building 15 years ago today. president obama laid a wreath at the site. later he spoke to honor the victims and comfort survivors saying together there is nothing

americans cannot overcome. >> in the end, the most enduring memorial to those we lost is ensuring the america that we continue to be. that we stay true to ourselves. that we stay true to what's best in us. that we do not let others divide us. >> in new york, a touching tribute at ground zero. thousands gathered to remember those killed 15 years ago today in the worst terrorist attack in u.s. history. >> reporter: only the moments of silence interrupted the reading of names. >> jacqueline donovan. >> reporter: nearly 3,000 victims of the september 11th attacks were remembered one by one. >> whenever you wore a ridiculous shirt such as the one i'm sporting, we didn't know whether to laugh or to try.

today we will do both. >> those reading the names included walter matusa. he's blind but was able to recite some of the names including his father. >> my father. walter a. matusa, jr. we miss you, dad. >> reporter: phillip hayes has been to all 15 ceremonies. he flew in to remember his dad, a fire director. >> when i clangd the bell for the time that my dad lost his life, that exact moment is like the most touching to me. >> reporter: outside shanksville, pennsylvania where flight 93 crashed, an honor guard placed a wreath at the memorial honoring the passengers and crew, a day of working forward to move forward while vowing not to forget. hillary clinton made an early exit from this morning's 9/11 memorial at ground zero. her doctor says she's suffering from pneumonia.

>> reporter: video posted on social media shows hillary clinton's aides tightly holding on to her, just before she falters a couple times and stumbles in to her van. clinton had been attending the ceremony at ground zero to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. before it began, clinton exchanged hugs with others attending the observance. clinton only attended an hour and a half of the ceremony held here in lower manhattan. a campaign spokesperson says she became overheated and left to go to her daughter chelsea's nearby apartment. clinton left the apartment building a short time later. an aide says clinton was examined by a doctor at her home in chappaqua, new york. the doctor says clinton was experiencing a cough related to allergies. after it didn't go away, clinton was evaluated again friday and diagnosed with pneumonia. the doctor says at the ceremony,

clinton became overheated and dehydrated but is now rehydrated and recovering nicely. donald trump told reporters he didn't know anything about clinton's health incident but trump supporters have long questioned the 68-year-old's health and stamina. clinton maintains she is healthy and has no major health concerns. >> hillary clinton is scheduled to make a fundraising stop here in san francisco tomorrow. the campaign is now discussing whether she should skip the trip and rest. so far no decision. big buzz in williamsburg, virginia tonight where the man who shot a u.s. president is now the guy living next door. john hinckley, jr. was released from a washington, d.c. mental hospital yesterday. his doctors say the 61-year-old has recovered from a mental illness that drove him to shoot president reagan and three others 35 years ago. he's now living with his mother at a gated community. reaction joining the neighbors has been mixed. >> i don't think he should be here. i don't think they should have

released him. >> the medical field says he's recovered enough. if he's recovered enough, why not? >> anybody who shoots the president, it's a bad thing. whether it's a good president or bad president. >> hinckley's release comes with a long list of restrictions and requirements among them, regular visits with his psychiatrist. a bizarre arrest in washington, d.c. a police officer hauled a woman away in handcuffs for stealing his french fries. he was reportedly eating at a local restaurant when an intoxicated woman tried to strike up a conversation, then started eating the french fries off his plate. local media report when the officer asked her to stop, she told him, quote, well, then you might as well take me to jail. so he did. >> i don't know if he necessarily needed to arrest her but that was definitely very strange on her part. i don't know if she was probably hitting on him but i think if anyone came up and took my fries i'd be pretty upset too.

>> the woman is now facing theft charges. still to come, california researchers on the brink of a medical breakthrough. >> could be a game changer and really understanding what causes autism. >> the huge new study that could unlock the disorder's biggest secrets. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

area this week. san francisco will start narrowing the search for its next police chie time now for a look ahead at some of the happenings around the bay area this week. >> san francisco will begin narrowing its search for the police chief. the police commission will meet in closed session on wednesday

to review those applications. it will eventually cut the list down to three finalists and submit those names to the mayor. the city of oakland is trying to do the same thing. tomorrow it will host a citywide forum for the public to weigh in on the qualities they'd like to see in their next belief choose. starts at 6 p.m. at the north oakland senior center. oaklanders will also get their chance to give b.a.r.t. a few pointers. the transit agency is looking for rider feedback about upcoming changes to the system. on thursday it's holding the second in a series of telephone town halls. one for each county it serves. this one is aimed at alameda. the number will be posted on the b.a.r.t. website. got a gun you're looking to get rid of? you can trade it in for cash in marin county tuesday. local law enforcement is hosting a county-wide buyback event. they're offering $200 for semiautomatic and assault rifles and $100 for any other operable firearms. you can turn in nonworking

weapons and ammo but you won't get cash back for them. in san francisco, a big push to help the homeless. the business square improvement district is partnering with the city's downtown streets team to help find jobs for people who need them. they'll give the details on how they plan to do that at a press conference on thursday. taking over san francisco tomorrow as the annual techcrunch disrupt conference kicks off at pier 48. the three-day event is aimed at introducing new technology and start-ups. also on the agenda, ceo mark benioff and the defense secretary ash carter. you'll start to see the first iphone 7s floating around. the phones will be available friday for customers who preordered them. uc davis is taking autism research to a different level and right now to the dna. how the parents of autistic children could hold the key to unlocking what causes the disorder. >> reporter: 5-year-old lucy

ferman has a pretty packed schedule compared to most kids her age. >> some days a week she does swimming. she plays piano. she has a social group she goes to in folsom in the afternoon three days a week and that's play boston therapy. >> reporter: lucy was diagnosed with autism at just 18 months. >> she was very attached to things in a sort of abnormal way. like swings. she just wanted to swing all day. >> reporter: lucy's mother caroline says the last four years have been tough but reporting. >> she worked really hard and she did great. but we didn't find it too strenuous because she was getting really great help for all the team here. >> reporter: for the first time friday, lucy and her mom became part of a new study that could link autism to genetics. >> we know there are lots of different genetic causes. they kind of don't rise to the top if you don't have a big enough sample of people participating. >> reporter: the process is simple. families can enroll online and mail out their saliva collection kits to a lab. their dna is then analyzed and

stored for the study. lucy's mom says she's not aware of anyone who's been diagnosed with autism from her side of the family or her husband. >> lucy was the first person to be diagnosed that we know of. >> reporter: caroline hopes the new study will shed more light on the disorder she's had so many questions about. >> could be a game changer and really understanding what causes autism and as i said, once we understand the causes, then we can work on more tailored treatments. >> the mind institute has recruited more than 9,000 families so far. researchers plan to conduct the study over the next three years. coming up, toxic tap water trickling down to california towns. >> when you moved in, how big a concern was the water? >> it was our biggest concern about living here. >> and it may never get better. why making the water safe to drink is no easy fix. >> and the red planet in living color. stunning new images tonight from

the surface of mars. >> and here's a live look outside over san jose this evening where you can see a little bit of blue sky, certainly haze out there. cooler temperatures are on the way. details coming up. new images from one of the mars rovers show the red planet's ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

at the surface of mars. new images from one of the mars rovers show the red 's geologic p this is not southwest utah. you're looking at the surface of mars. new images from one of the mars rovers show the geologic past in stunning detail. the photos show the eroded remnants of ancient sandstone. finely layered rocks appear in a region known as the murray buttes. scientists call this type of layering cross bedding and they say it comes originally from sand dunes formed by wind. the rover curiosity took these pictures with its camera thursday. >> beautiful pictures there. beautiful picture here this evening. take a look at the golden gate bridge. we have the flag at half mass. fog rolling in. signs of cooler things to come. although we have seen the fog and those low clouds moving in at this time pretty much every day for the last few days.

right now temperatures in the 60s area-wide. 66 in concord. 68, livermore. san jose right now at 69. we are running, we've been running cooler today than we were yesterday. some inland locations as much as 10 degrees cooler. we do have those clouds as low clouds moving back in. they'll make their way in to our inland valleys tomorrow morning then pull back from the coast and dissipate. most folks will see sunshine by tomorrow afternoon. overnight lows tonight similar to what we saw yesterday. bottoming out in the 50s. low 50s up north. places like santa rosa and napa. 55 in san francisco. your sunrise at 6:50 tomorrow morning. we've been watching this area of low pressure making its way up the coast. this is what began our cooling trend last week but another area of low pressure, stronger area of low pressure sinking in from western canada in to the pacific north air bringing cooler temperatures for everyone. we're looking at another 5 to 10

degrees of cooling for spots around the bay area tomorrow. inland locations topping out in the mid 70s for the warm est spots inland. 60s along the coast and by the bay. your extended forecast shows the cooling trend does continue as we head on in to tomorrow so we'll stay in the 70s through about tuesday then a gradual warming trend wednesday through the end of next week where we start to warm back in to the upper 80s for the warmest spots. a bit closer to where we should be this time of year. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

restaurants in kettleman city, in the central valley. recently kpix 5 revealed dangerous levels of arsenic in drinking water in the central valley. >> now a new report showing how

extensive arsenic contamination is statewide. allen martin with a story you'll see only on 5. >> reporter: you can lead a horse to water but it doesn't always mean the water is safe to drink. however, in this case -- >> and sadie drinks filtered water as well. >> reporter: when kirsten, her husband, and sadie recently moved in to their home in north monterey county, they were told the water coming from this community well just down the hill was contaminated with arsenic. >> when you moved in, how big a concern was the water? >> it was our biggest concern about living here. >> reporter: so they bought a filter system that supplies both the house and sadie's water trough. they're not alone. this just released report by the environmental integrity project shows statewide 95 public water systems serving 55,000 people provide drinking water with illegal levels of arsenic. among the water systems with the highest levels of arsenic in

california, two are in monterey county including this one here in prunedale. representatives from each system decline to be interviewed for our story but the county says it is very expensive for these small water systems to get rid of the arsenic. >> you don't want to just throw it back on the ground. >> reporter: cheryl sandoval is with the monterey county health department. she says it's often the rural homeowners themselves who have to foot the bill to buy and maintain filtration systems then legally dispose of the arsenic. >> you have to deal with the arsenic waste and the cost of hauling the arsenic waste. if you concentrate it enough, it may be considered a hazardous material. >> reporter: while the epa allowable level is 10 parts per billion, highest part found in california in fresno county was almost nine times that. second highest was a small water district in kern county at more than eight times the legal limit. tom pelton authored the report. >> small rural communities don't have the tax base to build water filtration plants. >> reporter: with long-term

exposure, arsenic is known to cause cancer. >> public health experts say drinking water with arsenic in it is a lot like smoking. when you smoke a cigarette, you're not going to drop dead immediately from one cigarette, but the longer you smoke, the bigger your cancer risk. it's just not right. and the richest country in the world, that we should have people who are drinking contaminated water. >> reporter: kirsten says she and her neighbors all realize any long-term solution is going to cost them all. >> i think it's going to cost a lot to many. i have no idea how much it would cost. what are they going to do? drill until they find the right spot? >> reporter: even then, there's no guarantee the water will be safe to drink. in monterey county, allen martin, kpix 5. >> the report also takes issue with the warnings sent to homeowners who are dealing with arsenic tainted water. the author says advisories suggest the water is still safe to drink. it wants the state to tell

people to stop drinking or cooking with the water all together. that's it for us. thanks so much for watching. 60 minutes is coming up next. >> for the news throughout the evening, the latest is always on cbssf.com. >> we leave you with a live look at the manhattan skyline where twin towers of light are paying tribute to the victims and heroes of 9/11. have a good evening. ,,,, comfort food, you've had a good long run.

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