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but as you can see in this picture, plenty of potential for wi >> the only thing missing in this picture is live fire. the chain saws are real, so is the seemingly did resupply of trees and brush that will become fuel for the first big wild fire. when that day comes, chances are these recruits will find themselves on the business end of the chainsaw. >> as the fire spreads, it allows more movement. >> firefighters are training in full battle gear. their training as they would in a real fire. it is hot and dusty work.
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judging from this pile of brush, you can see how much is out there. within a couple of hours firefighters had a three-four piles like this one. more than 6 ft. high and 100 ft. long. fires in 2008 and 2009 consumed a lot of underbrush. lee summers and late spring rains mean plenty of this. it helps buyers to move vertically into have your temper, hand crews are ultimately what put out fires. >>pam: a major illegal fireworks bust in the east bay. this is video of the powerful explosive confiscated from to homes and a potential area. their two men taken into custody. contra costa fire district investigators spoke with haaziq madyun about the danger
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connected to these types of fireworks. >> either of these could blow off your fingers or hands. >>haaziq: they're both loaded with dynamite says captain robert marshall of the contra costa county fire district. you are looking at a man loaded -- were looking at a van loaded with illegal fireworks. investigators say one of the two suspects arrested, a 45 year old the see pictured here, was involved in the legal fireworks distribution networks >> this is enough fireworks that they were selling. this is not something that one person or even a family of people would be able to use. 400-500 counts of illegal explosives. this particular one is more of. it was what he would see a professional fireworks show. we also have some bottle rockets.
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obviously, you would not want a 12 year-old child playing with the stick of dynamite. >> the timing of the bus was important. >> fourth of july is next week that will be when the fireworks are set off and detonated serious gap: >> here is a live look outside from the golden gate. blue skies here and everywhere. a little bit warm in some spots. away from the clothesline temperatures were in the '90s. right now a temperatures have dropped back down to 89 in pleasanton, 83 and concord, 81 in sunnyvale and 84 in napa cost temperatures more comfortable close to the coastline. here is a look at what we will be expecting overnight. the fog returns close to the coast line overnight. into tomorrow afternoon, sunny skies with temperatures on the mild side.
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very similar conditions tomorrow and friday before cooler weather rules of this weekend. >>pam: san francisco school children are going to be expected to get by with less. starting this fall the school board passed a budget including 30 million in cuts. if teachers will be expected to take for furlough days without pay and class size for third graders will increase from 20-22 fillmore siri >> less time in the classroom means less time for our kids to be prepared. fifth >> the cuts mean that for the third year in a row her kids will get four fewer days in the classroom and she will have four more days to figure a who is going to wash them. >> some people are able to take off of work that some
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people are not. of the teachers' salaries are decrease with every furlough day cut. >> her youngest is about to enter third grade at sherman elementary. while adding to kids of her daughter's class does not sound like much, if she believes her daughter will feel the impact. >> that means less teacher has less time to pay attention to her in the other kids in the class. even adding a child or two takes away time. the kids are pretty self-sufficient continues to be self-sufficient and maybe not get the additional challenge but the kids struggling tend to be the ones who get more attention because it is not possible. the kids to do pretty well tend to get left alone because they're doing pretty well. they would not get the attention or extra projects that could challenge them a little bit more. those kids get a little left behind and not take into the next level.
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>>pam: for months, oakland mayor jean quan has been touting the 100 block crime initiative. she has claimed that those 100 blocks are were almost all of the violent crime takes place in oakland. now we are learning that simply is not true. as dan kerman tells us, jean quan admitted her error but still plans to press ahead. >> oakland mayor jean quan is taking the blame fans at the same time pushing the blame away. she says yes, the 100 block crime plant cut was based on where she thought suicides and homicides are taking place. she said she received bad statistics and says yes, she should of checklist. >> of problem should have taken more time to analyze the data myself and read it myself. i did not. i will take full responsibility for the error.
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>> the mayor says the 100 blocks still falls into two of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city and the city will continue to press forward with the crime initiative. city council president says the mayor is giving the citizens false hopes because the crime plan is not sustainable. more coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m.. >>pam: the giants are making history by sweden the dodgers. they're now tied for first place in the national league west. tim lincecum through seven innings. he earned his first win in two months. our sports director gary ravaged will have highlights coming up at 6:30 p.m..
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>>jaqueline: next couple of days and stay nice as we head into the weekend. we are going to continue to see the afternoon sun shine in the forecast to round out the work week. fog returns to the coastline tomorrow and friday. it starts to spread inland to the bay shores. by saturday becoming more >>jaqueline: coastal fog mainly, apache bay fog as well. afternoon sunshine and mild temperatures in the afternoon. tamara morning, a fairly mild with temperatures in the '60s as you head out the door. that is the green on your screen. as we step through into the noon hour temperatures in the
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60s along the coastline. eighties in the orange. away from the coastline temperatures remain in the '80s tomorrow afternoon. half the bay stores will stay periods a few of her eighties in the inland valleys. >>jaqueline: here is look at your afternoon highs for tomorrow. >>jaqueline: warmer weather expected over the next couple of days in cooler as we head into saturday and sunday with the chance of drizzle.
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the fog clears into early all e-reader folks hook are >>pam: a baby chimpanzee was killed by the uncle. >> did chimpanzees were so close to the situation. foss getting the chance back together, they were very closely attached. this was quite a shock to everyone. >>pam: the baby was the first chimp born at the zoo in 13 years. a livermore teenager is recovering after she was bitten by a shark in hawaii.
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happened off of the coast of happened off of the coast of >>grant: no sharks have been spotted since the attack. the beach is now back open. >>pam: a check on wednesday evening traffic, we're looking at the golden gate bridge. traffic is sluggish, the right side of the screen is not found in to marin county, no problems coming to san francisco.
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>>pam: a big rig fire in oakland. it happened on your account 80 at the market street exit. the cab of a truck was completely destroyed by flames as. firefighters extinguished the blaze him and managed to have the ramp reopened in a short time. no one was hurt. in atherton, a newly released a photograph of a rescue the firefighters are calling highly unusual. a dog was stock of thin of tree. the interior apparently chased iraq and into the branches. it happened last week.
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was held up in an apartment, >> who should take this new route drug? it is approved for people who are obese with a bmi of 30 or greater or for those considered overweight who also have a way related conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or tied to diabetes the fda says women pregnant or anyone using medication for depression or migraines should avoid the medication and are their side effects? yes. some patients experienced
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headaches, dizziness, dry mouth, not xenotransplants, constipation and fatigue. a few people had attention and memory problems. they are requiring long-term studies to see if it has any other adverse health effects. no word yet on when it will be made available to the public. >> today we are introducing a 67. >>pam: global has officially entered the world of tablet computers. they unveiled the new nexus 7 tablet. kate thompson is here to talk about the tablet and whether or not it will be able to compete with the ipad. >> this is definitely another great option for people and a much cheaper option and the ipad. if it costs $199 and is available on line for water now some experts say it is more of a competitor for the kindle
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fire as opposed to the eyes had thank it is about 7 in.. there are a lot of other features, and as a front facing a camera. there's also wi-fi and blue did. it is about the weight of a paperback book. it is very light. there is a nine hour battery life. >> music, movies, books, magazines, and in the games. this is like the ipad asked, it runs on the global play online store.
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>>pam: if you were looking to buy a samsung galaxy tablet he should do so quickly. they could be coming off of the shelves. for a judge ordered samsung to stop selling the galaxy. thoughtful filed an injunction against the company accusing them of bleeding copyright infringement. samsung claims that apple's copyright is too generic. last night the sentences the city council voted 4-22 with jo montana's group. they want to build a four-star hotel, a sports bar and an upscale restaurant. this is video of what the new stadium will look like. it is set to open in to douse of 14. critics argue that the city should open a land called potential developers. viviani blames a half century
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old mistake on the 2010 gasoline explosion in san bruno eight people were killed in that incident. scores of homes were destroyed or damaged. pg&e filed a claim on tuesday. death beginning claims a well was damaged back in 1956. the public utilities commission is investigating the role of pg&e in the blast curious the company faces millions in fines and possible losses. >> despite cuts to education, high school students are actually performing better according to a new state department of education report. in the report says 76.3 percent of students graduated statewide. that is up 1.5% since 2010. meanwhile, dropout rates decrease by 2%.
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>> here is a live look outside this afternoon from our roof camera in downtown san francisco. crystal clear skies here in all around the bay area. this call will be warm in some places like pleasanton. now at 86 degrees. 83 concord in 83 also in santa rosa and down in sunnyvale. ethnic her lucas expect out the door tomorrow. the fog close to the close on sugar nearby tent and. into the afternoon, sunny skies. will also see mild-warm temperatures. temperatures in the '70s and '80s through much of the bay area. the fog is expected to return his evening.
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>>pam: the cruise have pulled two bodies from a collapsed mall in canada. a section of the mall crumbled suddenly on saturday. two bodies were recovered from an area near a movie theater and an escalator. there are 12 people still unaccounted for. it is unclear if the missing people are still inside the mall. the crews will continue to search through the rubble despite fears that the building is unstable. heavy storms in a with-have killed eight people. in one area caused the collapse of a hill. people were buried in a landslide in one city, at least 30 people have died since munson season started in early june. the uruguayan government could take over marijuana sales as a crime-fighting measure. the nation's congress will consider a government run for the progress. the government hopes to vote we give drug trade and remove profits from drug dealers. marijuana possession and use are illegal.
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if the plan passes only adults are registered as users would be allowed to purchase their one of here if family checking once a traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza, is an easy ride into the toll plaza and beyond on to the bridge and into san francisco. no problems in any of the lanes. a different story in walnut creek. traffic is a very heavy in all directions. will be right back.
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horse there were supposed to >pam: an update on a developing story in san leandro where police have dedicated a neighborhood in search for a government. if one person has been shot and is being cared for as the medical center. the apartment complex where police of the man was held up, they have cleared the area and went to the building but did not find the suspect. they are not shutting down its polithis location but could be moving to
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other areas. we will give you complete details ended of state at 6:00. >>pam: to the market updates, if too upbeat reports helped wall street finish up today. here are the numbers. the dow rose 92.. the nasdaq pick up 21 . 21. scanned the s&p closed 12 points up as well. >> it is time for a check on the latest financial did. rob like is joining us talking about winners and losers in wall street. a lot of winners. let's start with housing. the >> housing numbers came all, it was exciting to see that existing homes in new homes
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were doing well. low interest rates are healthy at this point in time. the federal reserve is keeping interest rates low and that has helped the housing market. it is a big jump from last year. i like what we are seeing it is going to help the stock market and help the economy slowly recovers. >> is the family's buying homes or investors? >> investors and a little bit for families. it is getting there. as long as the new homes are being billion of electrician's making money and paying their mortgages in finance offices and banks doing well. the elbow is connected to the knee. it is to live up in the economy. >> a big announcements more on health care law. >> managed-care companies
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stand to benefit from getting a 30 million additional americans if health-care law stays in effect. thoughtful for the big losers are in the medical tech companies, companies that make medical of it. johnson and johnson and the strikers are loser in the steel >>mark: we had a word today that the american car, the average age of a vehicle that american on is that an all-time high. >> that is a winner for me in large part because of that demand will come into the economy at some point. still of a 45 million vehicles are 11 years old and the united states. that is the oldest our fleet has been ever. cars are lasting longer. this economy, the recession delayed purchasing at some
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point, you have to buy. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside from the mt. tam cam. crystal clear skies around the safe area. there's no fog in sight. high temperatures today were warmer as we expected. call the coastline is of fairly mild conditions. here is what you can expect over the next few days. we will see fog returning to the forecast tomorrow but it will be close to the coastline. temperatures one of cloth that much tomorrow or friday and saturday. starting tomorrow several degrees of cooling as the fog served to make it into the inland valleys. temperatures tomorrow morning will be fairly mild, widespread
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'60s. that is the green on the screen. by noon, temperatures in the '70s and '80s. the later afternoon hours bring in as more a degree readings through the north bay, the delta and the south bay. here is a look neighborhood by neighborhood. at least be shores are mainly in the '70s and coming to the '60s in alameda and richmond upper seventies involved locations. along the peninsula, a wider range of temperatures. 60s along the coastline with afternoon sunshine. in the north bay temperatures in the '70s and '80s.
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it's here is a look a your extended forecast. warmer weather over the next couple of days. we will see more cooling as the fog makes its way into the inland valleys. drizzle is also a possibility. we will rebound from that early in the next week. >>stanley: this sign reads attention, did not leave of valuables in your car. that should be common sense, but it is not. in the same area where this site is posted i found not one or two, but three separate gps systems mounted in windows. are around the corner is a this car. it is hard to see but there's actually a coach handbags on the floor. if you cars behind, and other gps in the window. there is a common misconception on how long it takes for someone to break into an automobile. >> a minute or two?
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>> at 2 minutes. >> inside this car the driver had cds, cords for latria devices and even an eyeglass case. >> i think i probably learned something today. i will actually hide my valuables and maybe even park in a monitored garage. >> the owner of this company tells his customers this. >> make sure he did not leave your back or anything valuable visible. >>stanley: right outside of his car was this nice looking bmw the serious satellite radio and the cell phone. i found the owner who figured out, if they did the stereo, the radio, that could be up to a thousand dollars. >>stanley: i have done several segments tried to see the pain of being burglarized but all i can do is tell you. it is as you to protect
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>>pam: one month to go until the start of the summer games in london. today, the giant olympic rings were unveiled and lowered into position on tower bridge, one of london's most recognizable landmarks. in addition childrens choir is headed to lead it to sing in the oakland games. the children ranged in age from 5-17 and represent 35 different cultures. the choir will perform on july 28th during opening ceremonies. they will also perform in
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westminster hall and then at dublin ireland. make sure that your fourth of july plans include watching kron4 this year as our aid will celebration july 4th life. you have the best seat in the house to watch fireworks from all around the bay including milpitas, pleasant hill, san rafael and the big spectacle in san francisco. we're the only station that brings a vocal fireworks live. it all starts at 9:00 p.m.. this
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if for tough >>pam: and 6:00 p.m., oakland mayor jean quan targets in which she says are the most dangerous of 100 box and now admits she was wrong. a developing story out of san leandro, police say a man was shot. kron4 has the latest. half the legal fireworks were confiscated just one week before the fourth of july. if we will take you to the raid that netted a lot of dangerous explosives.
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nikk >pam: violence is soaring in oakland, fbi crime report name oakland as one of the top five most dangerous u.s. cities. this year, the mayor put her plan is al. >> where does most of the violent crime happened? we're really talking about 5 percent of the city. >>pam: based on the numbers she targeted 100 blocks, the streets where she said 90 percent of murders happened. now, the numbers do not add up. >> as mayor i probably shouldn't take more time to analyze the data and to read it myself. >>pam: tonight at 6:00 p.m., even after admitting the statistics used were wrong, the mayor is standing by her strategy to stop violent crime. dan kerman has more from city hall. >>dan: oakland mayor jean quan is that of the defenses. >> will take full responsibility for the error.
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>>dan: the error is the fact she has repeatedly said 90 percent of violent crime in oakland is taking place in 100 lots. it turns out, that is false. if the mayor tried to rewrite history a bit. >> if you use the 100 blocks as the target, you did not just work in those 1:00 scummy worked in those neighborhoods, that is what we were saying, there were the same neighborhoods. >>dan: of the neighbor -- the mayor says those 100 blocks fall into the 10 most dangerous neighborhoods in this city grief as a result she will push forward with a 100 law crime initiative. >> we think we have the right strategy and the right plan into the right team. we are beginning to seek sheetings and homicide slowdown >>dan: crime statistics tell a different story. take a look at the numbers. the mayor also has a response
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to that. >> that is what we have been trying to develop these strategies. in view of the the numbers more carefully, some neighborhoods have kron going down. when they are able to the hot spot the climate, they're able to get it down. >>dan: so basically the mayor to the responsibility and then pushed it aside saying, it was wrong but the plan is still a good one and we are pressing forward. the person who has to move forward with the plan is police chief howard jordan was absent from this news conference here it city officials said he is on vacation. >>pam: team coverage continues with j.r stone, he got reaction from oakland city council president. >>j.r: while the mayor was trying to explain her inaccuracies in the 100 block plan and crime-fighting tactics, a city council president larry reed was not having any of it. but at one point he walked out of the press conference, this is what he had to say about the
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100 block plant. >> it really does not make sense. she is giving you all of this political b.s.. the people in the community know that the 100 block plant is not real. she did not support the curfew ordinance. she does not work with the council. i know more about my destructive than she does. i think that she thinks she can address the problems that are impacting the quality of life in this city by herself. >>j.r: those are some of the comments that came from a fired up leery reef. we will hear what he says this crime problem is not going away soon. that is in my 8:00 story. >>pam: to a developing story we have been telling you about out of san leandro, police there say a man has been shot. sections of one neighborhood were shut down while officers searched for the gunman. it now appears investigators are leaving without their
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suspect. jeff bush is live on the scene. jeff >> you can see that sheriff's deputies are gearing down and taking their equipment, putting it back into their vehicles. it was a long, all afternoon search for the suspect. here is video that i shot earlier today. you can see police officers earlier on were dressed in swat gear with battering rams, bullhorns and dogs. they're going room to room in this apartment building in the 16,000 block of mckayla street trying to find this suspect. the suspect, as you said was not in the apartment building. >>pam: what can you tell us about the victim and suspect in the shooting? earth and, according to police the victim and suspect in new each other. as far as addictive is concerned, are getting reports that he was shot in the face and taken to the hospital in critical condition. suspect himself, the only
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description we have is that he is a black male last seen wearing a white t-shirt and was somewhere in this area. >>pam: san francisco school children can expect your days and more crowded classrooms. a new budget was passed by the school board which includes roughly $30 million in cuts. it will result in teachers being forced to take for furlough days. third grade class sizes will increase from 20-22. there also be fewer school buses to take children to and from school. the president of the pta says cuts could go deeper to tax measures on the november ballot, if they fail to pass. >> if the initiatives failed to pass we will see trigger cuts of 24 million in our school district along which is huge. that could mean a week less of school. if we will not find out about that until the middle of the area will have to make plans for it, both teachers and appearance.
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>>pam: there is one bright spot in the district's new budget, approximately 180 teachers who had received pink slips are now expected to keep their jobs. schools are struggling elsewhere, new haven unified school district is dealing with widespread cutbacks, take a look at a few of the cuts coming this fall. >>pam: and the mt. diablo unified school district, take a look at proposed cuts there. >>pam: public schools could see more cuts if the voters did not approve a tax plan is november. state lawmakers have created a budget plan with the assumption that those tax measures will be passed. the finished work on the plan today, it features 21 cost-cutting measures which include welfare and social
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service cuts. the current state deficit sits at $15.7 billion. governor jerry brown has until the end of this state to sign or veto the lawmakers' budget proposal. softs a major illegal fireworks distributor was busted in contra costa county. close to 500 counts of illegal fireworks were confiscated in the homes of to the takeover residents. a tip led contra costa fire investigators to the suspect's. neighborhoods of one of the man at say they often hear all-out fireworks in the neighborhood. >> i a.m very shocked. we can hear them at night, but we did not know who it was. >> i have a big australian shepherd, every time they blow one of those off, my house shakes and heath has heart attacks. for him, i a.m glad. >> he is a nice guy. i know him. if i had no idea that he was doing whatever he was doing,
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harboring a fireworks, explosives? >>pam: the two suspects in custody are facing felony charges including possessing with the intent to distribute illegal fireworks. >>pam: buyer routing contra costa county battle to grass fires this afternoon. this was the aftermath of one of the blazes. it started just before noon. pg&e says a bird flew into some electrical equipment. about a half acre was burned. about 1 mi. away, crews were also battling a grass fire that burned about 1 a.. there is no word on the cause of the fire. >>pam: fire season has arrived that means that firefighters are on high alert. a week of training exercises is being held in the santa cruz mountains. this group spent the day clearing brush and setting fire breaks on a hilltop. after two back-to-back summers of virtually no wild fires in the area, much of the santa
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cruz mountains is loaded with dry brush and other fuel. it is not quite as dry as colorado where wild fires are raging right now. the fire chief says the threat is very real. >> colorado is having a heck of a time right now. there humidity levers -- levels are at 0% or 2%. they are having a lot of wind. ' is a problem, if they have a heck of a fire fight. in santa cruz we have a colossal and flaws that comes in to keep our relative humidity up somewhat. we have the typography and the dead fuel as well as the wind. it is just a matter of land. it has been about 50 years since we have had any major fires. 2008 and 2009 shows that this county can burn. since then, it has been
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relatively quiet. only a couple of fires here and there. this year is starting out that it could be a very bad at wildfire season. >>pam: the chief says it is not just the heavy fuel such as brushed and dead trees, he says the mountains are loaded with dry grass as well. he is urging homeowners to help firefighters by clearing away the grass to maintain indefensible states of at least 30 ft.. struggling under a $26 million budget deficit, the stockton city council has decided to file for bankruptcy. a 6-1 vote, the council paved the way to file before the new fiscal year which begins on sunday. they have devised a plan for day-to-day operations. stockton is not the first local government to file for bankruptcy since the financial crisis, but it is the largest city to do so. stockton has a population of just under three about. by filing for bankruptcy
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protection this city says it will vehicle to pay employees and vendors but it will stop other spending such as paying off debt. >>pam: the wife of ross mirkirimi has submitted a written declaration defending her husband as he prepares to testify tomorrow an administrative hearing. think that hearing is about whether or not he will be able to keep his job. ross mirkirimi was suspended by mayor ed lee back in march of official misconduct charges after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment. this was in connection with an argument with his wife. it happened on new year's eve when he grabbed and bruised her arm. her declaration criticizes our neighbor who recorded the incidence and reported to police after book has told madison about it the following day. she alleged that mirkirimi did grab her arm during an argument that said that was the extent of any violence against her. and her statement, she writes
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the following. >>pam: mirkirimi is scheduled to testify at a hearing in city hall tomorrow evening. on friday, the mayor is expected to testify. in order for him to be removed from office, nine of the 11 members from the board of supervisors would have to approve the move. >>jaqueline: another one day around the bay area, in temperatures even warmer in the inland valleys hitting the degrees of pleasanton, 88 in livermore, 87 and concord. we even saw upper 80s in napa. temperatures along the coastlines were in the '60s. as we head into tomorrow, we
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are expecting fog to return close to the clothesline. tomorrow afternoon, said the skies would temperatures staying mild. it will stay mild through the rest of the work week. cooler temperatures for the weekend. more on that coming out. >>pam: coming up, dozens of homes destroyed by a fire that is nowhere near containment we will show you the colorado fire that has hundreds of firefighters tried to stop it before it gets worse. massive flooding left behind some what was once a tropical storm debby. we will show you the damage in florida. if the good news for future college loans, while borrowers need to know about interest rates. than
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>>pam: a tentative agreement has been reached to keep interest rates on college loans from doubling to 6.8%. the deal will buy new bonds starting july 1st and affect an estimated 7.4 million students. congress ordered the first african american marines with the congressional gold medal to it. it is the highest civilian honor and a symbol of national appreciation. the recipients include more than 19,000 african-american recruits who trained at the segregated post in the 1940's. many went on to serve in world war two, but some are kept out of combat by leaders who
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consider african-americans and it. ifs at least 350 marines attended the ceremony today in washington d.c.. officials say the water left behind by tropical storm debby may not receive until next week in some places. that storm moved out to see today in florida, leaving behind a sopping mess. in some areas of north florida, water was up to the rooftops of some homes and cars were submerged. called the mass of while fire ravaged sections of colorado whether canada's there are expected to worsen. look at the smoke in this video. the flames into small have already forced 32,000 residents to leave their homes. predicted thunderstorms could make things worse. >> all some can do is watch intently to see where the ravenous flames will go to next
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the wildfire doubled in size overnight with over 15,000 a. now burning. in waldo canning, the incident is only -- in what a kid in the incidence -- the fire is only 5 percent contained. " baba baba baba baba within either it is honor the memory dollars rings, whatever the door to a record high 101 degrees creating an of it like atmosphere at for crews battling dent's leaves. at least a half-dozen other firefight -- fires across colorado are growing with the wind. even a large section of neighboring utah had three wild fires by late tuesday. >> these fires will be going on for a long time.
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people started saying, it looks like things are calming down, maybe in one area, but in other areas it is not. >> the fire chief has called this fire epic. at least one resident is grateful for the epic fight being waged against it. >> it would never be worth it for any of them to lose their lives crisis is somehow asks heth adhered baba that it is on that data would go with your glove looked alike allman golden gate or it. the audit it will not be back for quite some time. we're taking a look at current temperatures, still fairly mild the fog will return to the early morning hours. the away from the clothesline, it is still fairly warm.
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also, 79 and sun mediacom 84 in napa, 82 in santa rosa. here is we expect over the next few days. patchy fog is expected to build it overnight. sunshine into the act did with her bosses calling it a couple of degrees, not much. still fairly mild. as we had a different a cup of mild conditions despite the fog saturday, the fog will said to more portions of the bay area. as for tomorrow morning, as you head out the door, a fairly mild with temperatures in the '60s. >>jaqueline: cooler conditions tomorrow on the bayshore is. >>jaqueline: still a few upper
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80s in the inland valleys tomorrow as well. here's a look at your afternoon highs for tomorrow. the east bay stores will be cool with a few degrees and are offered. >>jaqueline: here is a look at your extended forecast. as we have since the weekend, cooler weather as intense fog and low returns to the forecast as we head into next week temperatures will warm back up. >>pam: how the city of san francisco could increase public access to top water. we will be right back.
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>>pam: legislation introduced by the board of supervisors president in san francisco would add water bottle filling stations. a court case on if the measure passes, they hope legislation would promote the use of reusable bottles and reduce waste associated with >>pam: the modesto newspaper reports environmentalists are objecting to the plan to sell water which is scheduled if approved next month. the district says there is plenty of water to sell to san francisco did meet the needs of local customers. we will be right back. asks
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" >> @ oakland city hall, the mayor says she is taking responsibility for misrepresenting her 100 block crime plan. she had indicated that 90 percent of all violent crime is taking place within those a 100 blocks. that turned out not to be true. she's explained she got that statistics that she did not check. she still says those 100 blocks are in the 10 most violent neighborhoods into the 100 block crime initiative will continue. >> continuing coverage on oakland mayor jean quan and her crime-fighting plan, city councils president larry reed says if the mayor is giving those in this community a false sense of hell. at one point, he walked out of a press conference on wednesday
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when the mayor stated she supported curfews, something she says -- something he says she voted against. he calls our planet nothing more than political b.s.. >> in san leandro, sheriff's deputies were in swat gear going room to room at an apartment buildings looking for a shooting suspect. police were called here to the 16,000 block of material. when they arrived they found a local man with a gunshot wound to his face. he was taken to local hospital in critical condition. the suspect is still at large. >> in san francisco, the new budget passed by the school board she needs a shorter year and a larger class sizes for city's schoolchildren. parents are unhappy that teachers are expected to take for furlough days which means fewer days in glass with the kids and more days the parents
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have to arrange for child care. third grade class size will increase with translates to less time teachers will be able to stand with individual students. >> contra costa county fire investigators busted a major e legal fireworks distribution ring. >> with confiscated somewhere in the neighborhood of 400-500 lbs. of illegal explosives. >> investigators say an anonymous tip led them to the suspect's, both are facing felony charges including possession with the intent to sell illegal fireworks. >> in the santa cruz mountains, firefighters are on high alert now the fire season has arrived. chainsaws and other tools of the trade are on full display this afternoon. a week-long series of training exercises designed to prepare firefighters for the real thing mountains are bloated with brush and other fuel that has a built up in recent years as a result of a lack of a wild
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fires. they know it is only a matter of time until a fire. >> for the first time in years the fda has improved a new weight loss of medication. if it works when activating serotonin receptors in the brain making people think they are full even if they have only eaten a small amount of food. the fda has only approved drug for people who are obese or overly is meant to be taken in addition to a low calorie diet and exercise. >>pam: google is busy today. there are making their futuristic internet connect the glasses available for some computer programmers to try out the glasses were shown of today in san francisco during an elaborate stunt. kate thompson is here with more. >> this was their big wow factor for their presentation in san francisco today. it was a standstill event to show of these glasses.
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let's take a look at a picture of these glasses of clothes. there is computer processing power in this camera. wireless communications and a tire -- tiny screen. someone wearing the glasses jumped out of a blood and on to the roof of the mosconi center. bike riders, glasses and rode the bike into a conference center to give people an idea of what these clauses in the perspective of the glasses when you are looking through them. they are hoping that these glasses will allow people to access information in real time and give them the ability defined obligations and provide permission. this is just the beginning. with the are really hoping that programmers would use this s. sa fuss this is the beginning stages.
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>>pam: at 5:00 5:00, we will a be talking about is any tablet. >> yes. the tableau will compete with the kindle and the ipad. it is a $199. it will show movies, it will be tablet reader and all that good stuff. this is their way to get into that market. thirdthird >> our big weather story tonight, more warm weather. deborah as they were warmer as we expected. in the '80s in the south bay. as we look ahead we will have fog return to the forecast tomorrow and friday. it is not putting a damper on temperatures. the fall will intensify in the week ended temperatures will be cooler as a result.
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eighties for the most part in our inland valleys. along the coastline, temperatures in the '60s. a mix of 70's and 80's in the north bay. here is a look your extended forecast in the warmer weather to round out the work week. as the fog intensifies, a chance of drizzle. during the weekend of local slightly. >>pam: make sure that your fourth of july plans include watching kron4. it is our annual celebration, july 4th life. you will have the best seat in the house. we are the only station that brings you local fireworks light. it all starts at 9:00 p.m. right here on kron4.
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" on >>stanley: in a parking lot, people tend to park any way they feel like working with no regard for anyone else. >> see what happens when he tried and not a simple question does parking in certain parking lots of the heavy drain apparently, you are not alone. most parts laws are a little because there are a lack of will's. tonight at 8:00 p.m., we will look at some of the written and unwritten rules. >>pam: usa gymnastics, in san
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>>gary: the dodgers came to town but did not score a run. benjamin brat was watching tim lincecum get out of an early jam. he hit a double play ball. all eyes on tim lincecum. he came in struggling. today, he turned it around. watch what he does. what would have been a wild pitch, ethanol. into the third inning, milky
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cabrera is on his way to the all-star game. lincecum had a base hit and came in to score. hector sanchez and buster cozy playing first base to. watch this. extending the body for a very nice plate. the giants are now tied with the directors -- are now tied with the dodgers. >> we are tied with the dodgers for first place. being in the position we are in and says a lot about us.
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>> it is remarkable. it is a credit to how well they threw they were fun to watch. they were all on top of their game, hitting their spots. >>gary: as of history in this series, the first shells leave the dodgers ever by the san francisco giants. this was lincecum first win in his last 10 starts. deaths and dusty baker and the reds played the giants starting tomorrow night.
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>>gary: the list are a month away. the race is on to plead temporary ban is in london. leila's a ruling is one of today lowered into position on tower bridge, one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. if you love the olympics, the summer games are a lot of fun. the on one of the way. one more time, the biggest topic of conversation is tim lincecum, is he if requested half is that freezing wind and a little body finished? today, he bounced back. the dodgers were also shut
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the alleged new york madam's next move after her late-night prison release. >> is she about to land a reality show? i'm brooke anderson. >> and i'm kevin frazier. "the insider" is on. the alleged soccer mom madam free on bond this morning. >> she must wear an electronic ankle bracelet. >> anna gristina returns home to cameras. to her kids and pet pigs. >> the accused madam putting her private life on display as her case inspires a primetime plot. >> it's a matchmaking service. >> this could be an opportunity for her to launch a reality series. >> will she get a tv contract? >> her family is enjoying being in the spotlight and she is, too. then -- >> sunday night, i had a thing removed from my head. >> letterman's skin cancer scare. >> cut the thi
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