eight call all ala laurel kwon and governor's tax measures do not pass things will get worse. >> for our district it will be catastrophic. >> the governor's tax measure does not pass, '90s will district will have added additional holidays to meet your meeting in january. yes they say come next year they are already cut to the bone. according >>pam: thousands of homes are in danger as a massive wildfires across northern california.

already burned. joining us with the latest details, and daniel with cal fire. >> the fire is now over 19,000 a..

>>pam: other departments have said in a mutual aid, how important is that

support? >> we rely heavily on our local, state and federal partners. unfortunately here in california we are dealing with fires. if we have had a huge increase in our fire activity. >>pam: unfortunately. thank you call your time this afternoon. in early fire season in california >>grant: we are seeing new and dramatic images. this picture shows an enormous all of flames soaring into the smoke- filled skies.

incredibly thick smoke. this is the view from highway 36. qr >> tuesday morning cal fire released updated map information. this wild fire is burning in heavy timber, grass and brush.

so far the only have about 35 percent containment. north of the burns on remains closed. viola to the northeast is partially evacuees. several schools in the area have also been closed. it's the red cross has set up an evacuation center.

sphere and >> and look at the humidity is still pretty low. he conceded to rain, different elevations. fought do not be fooled by the winds beef. we are seeing winds b-s in gus and a 20 mi. an hour range. it does look like the he but thd

was a dusty over the next couple of days. >>pam: the fate of apple and samsung is in a hands of the jury, details on the closing arguments. the bay area boys going for the glory, we will take heed to petaluma where fans of thtee are gearing up to what to the league world series game. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy.

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>> if it is a legitimate right, the theme of body has a way to shed that thing down. >> he did apologize but the outcry has grown. political leaders say time is of the essence.

>> what is startling to me is that the party bigwigs are coming down on him. >> so far he is choosing to keep this quiz on the ballot. air >> temperatures are on the cooler side this afternoon.

and it is fairly mild and warm in the inland valleys. as we take a look outside the concede the golden gate bridge, a little bit of fog. mostly sunny conditions the winds of the north have cleared the fog. the fog is expected to return mainly across the coastal and in the beige shorts from tonight into tomorrow morning. temperatures are mild for wednesday with a 20 percent chance of spotting thundershowers into tomorrow afternoon. mean it does look like that will stay mainly to the east of us.

third of temperatures into tomorrow afternoon, a cooling trend in portions of the bay area. temperatures into the '70s and '80s. mainly 80 degree readings in the valleys. '60s and '70s for the east bay stores. along the coastline upper 50s and low 60s. here is a look at your expected forecast. temperatures will call as we head into the weekend. the

>>pam: of demand from colorado pleaded no contest for killing two people in alameda. he was sentenced to life in prison after pleading no contest to murder. dna evidence old man held police to solve this court case. a car crash into a power pole and burst into flames.

traffic is sluggish heading into marin county, the james lick instead francisco is a very heavy.

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>>pam: @ we will take you to petaluma where fans -- little league team hope that the kids win big again tonight. a deadly derailment in what investigators are looking for at the scene of this tragedy. an unexpected closest

contender for boaters off of the california coast. details ahead

>>pam: the petaluma national little league team is playing in the little league world series. petaluma of wooded elimination yesterday after a tough fight against the team from new jersey. today, they're battling for a spot in the final four. terisa estacio is in petaluma where friends and family members are watching. >> excited friends have passed this movie theater which is broadcasting the home team as they advance a little league world series. this is a very big deal. the theater is absolutely packed. on monday, it was a nail biter. asked the team was able to seal the deal in extra innings. fans tell me that they believe tonight they will be able to do it again.

>> i am hoping that they win. cobb it is really exciting. >> it is a fabulous accomplishment. it is exciting that the community is turning out. >> we were visiting. we had no idea that we would walk in with this kind of excitement. >> statement. kron4 will have all of the highlights coming up. >>pam: it is anchored illiterate the minorities is in its evans is good. if 11 votes representing eight teams of " of including teen usa sped through the waters inside of the golden gate. crowds of spectators watched from the shore. today was just a practice round. the actual racing begins tomorrow and runs through sunday.

this is one of several events that will make up the america's cup. the finals are in september 2013 are myriad this is the first time residents to get an up close look at the action. maureen kelly spoke with some team members fill explain was spectators can expect. >> i really think the san francisco has a nice race track. >>maureen: this is the skipper for team usa, he helped bring of the america's cup in 2010. he says that conditions here make for excellent reason. >> the current are constantly changing. you are pushed as athletes. it is very physical. each day is different. >>maureen: the topography of the waterfront makes it a great place for people to get close to the action >>gary: feeble will be able to almost touch the ball carried >>maureen: powerful boats going high speeds have begun a crash or capsized. you can see this catamaran

being righted after going overturn practice races on tuesday. some have called the sport nascar on the water. >> a few crashes, and capsizes and a lot of interesting. you are in the water pushing hard, if he pushed too hard, you'll pay a big penalty. >>pam: over the next two years the america's cup events are expected to bring in approximately $1 billion in economic impact for the bay area and create an estimated 8000 jobs. fifth the cost of hosting their races is projected to be as high as $32 million for the city of san francisco but a private group is planning to cover those costs with fund- raising. so far, the 6.1 billion of the city has already spent has been reimbursed. >>grant: we have some pretty incredible video into the kron4 is on. this is from the san francisco bay. what you are about to see

here is a boat totally tipped over. keep your eye of this goal with the red seal. this is the beaufort team is the land. their egos. onto one side. before he alex all look at these guys, they're just dangling in the air force as the boat tries to right itself. this is just a practice round on the san francisco bay. for the final, the big deal is next september. there will be official raising starting tomorrow on the san francisco bay and going through sunday. fans can expect to see some wild things perhaps even if something like this. >>pam: that is amazing video. the team coverage on the america's cup continues. if you would like to experience what it is like to raise in the america's cup, you can. gabe slate introduces us to a new attraction which is getting a lot of buzz. >>gabe: the chops, the wind, the tilting of the boat and

the speed, if you have ever wanted to experience what it is like to raise in the america's cup, this charter boating business has something for you. the acquired usa 76, an actual america's cup yachts. this was the beaufort team oracle that they used to race in past racing events. this yacht style sailboat is what they used to use before the new catamarans style. this is the real deal, this is the actual will be used to douse a four. it is the only real yacht that someone from the public can get aboard in northern california. they will take you out on the day and run the course full speed. you can participate as much as you want. you can steer, you can be a crewmember or, you can sit and feel the wind on your face. they have made it safe for everyone and all age levels.

the usa 76 racing yacht attraction takes off from pier 39. it is a three our adventure and is $140 per person into gets cheaper with the more people in the grass q 38 if for horatian visit us online at for a call. >>pam: nodded members of the wellhead have had an atomic companies. abel and samsung presented closing arguments in a case where billions. will tran has details. >>will: apple will tell jurors why it believes samsung sold its ideas, technology and look get as early as 2007 when apple released the iphone and when apple released the ipad. during the trial on july 30th, apple started presenting its products, and

cutting their products right next to samsung is products and telling jurors how much they look alike, especially after apple released its products and the short time after that, samsung products started to look like apple. samsung says the idea in design was around long before apple released its products. they're selling out over $519 million for at this infringement. why is this case so important? have wednesday could stop samsung from selling products of the u.s.. more than a 2.5 billion, experts say it is a it could send a message to competitors, do not copy our products. >> here is a live look outside this afternoon from the san mateo bridge. we are seeing clear skies and fog along the coastline. fear is a look at satellite picture, a sliver of fog along the coastline with winds of the north.

the fog is expected to return to the overnight hours. right now an temperatures remain wanted the inland valleys. 90 of antioch, 86 in concord. it is cooler closer to the coastline, of france did is there francisco. overnight, dense fog along the coast. we will also see fog along the bay shores. temperatures tomorrow afternoon will remain mild for the most part but still fairly warm to the inland valleys. there is a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow that books like it will stay mainly to the east. as we move to the extended forecast we will see fog in the morning, sunny skies in the afternoon and mild temperatures. look at the extended forecast coming up. >>pam: to college students were killed after a train derailed near baltimore.

the 219 year-old drinking and hanging out on the tracks where the derailment took place. teams treated pictures from the bridge shortly before the train derailed. there was massive piles of coal and train cars on top of vehicles are parked below the bridge. the train operators were not harmed. county officials have been using cranes to try and remove some of the cars. sliver diana and i and has called off her historic swim from cuba to florida. she is 63 years old. her legs and face were swollen and red. she endured four days of storms, and jellyfish stings and shark frets. she left havana on saturday in her third attempt since last year to be the first person to swim the florida straits without a shark cage. she failed to do so earlier with a cage.

new in for riordan for about the severe drop in the united states, low water levels on the mississippi have restricted shipping traffic. harbors along river are closed. towboats and barges are running aground. officials with the u.s. army corps of engineers said that those conditions are expected to continue through oct. curious they say five harbors and tennessee, missouri, arkansas and missouri are closed, others have allowed it access. more than 100 tugboats and barges for me back up near greenville mississippi. that is where a 11 mi. stretch of the river have been closed. the coast guard just reopened that. but with very low traffic. it hit u.s. farmers are struggling in the job, in canada farmers are expecting a better year. crops there are ahead of schedule and thriving.

4s. u.s. farmers are not producing due to the drought. grain prices are up. that means money for canadian farmers. over the last couple of years he has on his your an early frost, that set things back. who >>pam: diplomatic tension between great britain and ecuador. wikileaks founder is held up inside of the ecuador embassy in london avoid extradition to sweetened where he faces sex crime allegations. this was the scene as he spoke to supporters from the embassy balkan. the british government hinted that it could temporarily suspend the embassy's diplomatic

immunity and go into restive. this thread has angered the president of ecuador. >> i think it would be suicide for a wait britain to enter the embassy. later on they can have their own embassies violated in all quarters of the globe. it would be terrible and a disaster. if they want to extradite to sweden, it is not necessary, >> and his lawyers have expressed they could eventually be turned over to indicted states. when wikileaks published thousands of secret government documents in recent years. we will be right back.

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>>pam: the s&p flirted with greatness after falling flat as concern over the european union continues to plague the market. the dow slipped 68 points to 13 to 04. in the s&p closed at 1413. >>grant: the lebron james sneakers are pricey! >> it is back-to-school season. $315 for a pair of shoes. it is the first time nike has priced shoes over $3. it was one of the $10 back in 2003. it is hooked up with technology to help you with your basketball.

you can download data from your work out and watched. as long as people buy the shoes they will continue to price them higher and higher. >> de considered as an investment? >> maybe. >> they produce about 1 billion of these simpson stands. it will cost about 6.2 billion to dispose of. it was a huge flop. the stamps are no longer practical.

>>mark: manchester united. this family out of florida, the on the to the bay buccaneers. many people say this was not a great investment. >> the stock was set up so that the glaciers to take money out of the team to get a controlling interest.

>> in the south bay temperatures in the '70s. here is a live look from the golden gate bridge. sunshine with clearing fog along the coastline.

the fog is going to return overnight. as we head into tomorrow, the slight chance of a thunderstorm. to temperatures below average as we head towards friday with more dense fog settled into the forecast.

>> here is a look a your extended forecast. cooler weather on the late. slightly cooler as we head into friday, saturday and sunday. temperatures slightly below average and a couple of spots. as we head into next week temperatures will warm back up.

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more developing story tonight, kron4 has exclusively obtain support " >>pam: charles clifford has the dramatic 911 recordings from the refinery fire. >>charles: just after 6:30 p.m. on august 6th, a dispatcher started getting flooded with calls from people saying smokable of richmond. >>911 dispatcher: what is your emergency? >> the richmond refinery, there was a white smoke and another is black smoke. >>charles: in an effort to figure out what is going on, dispatchers tried to contact the richmond fire department. >>911 dispatcher: they are busy, there are probably trying to get a lot of phone calls. >> are you calling about the chevron refinery? we are already on the way.

we do not have any information yet. >>charles: a short time later, emergency sirens started going off. >> i hear the alarms going off right now. i am wondering if we need to be evacuating? the >>charles: after a half an hour, dispatchers started telling people to contact the fire department directly or listen to radio and television reports for details. >>911 dispatcher: to the end your local television station. fists softs fourth >>pam: school is back in session for many. for students and parents the future is uncertain.

>>pam: $6 billion in cuts will be triggered automatically of measures did not pass. >> if this class of looks overcrowded, it is. here at piedmont hills high, each class and now averages

about 35 students. >> we have laid off staff, teachers are currently packing for. administrators have had salary rollbacks. it has been pretty devastating. >> over the last few years the district has cut $50 million from its budget. as a result are only three librarian for the 24,000 students. only 24 counselors for the 24 call into the distance career center has been closed for some time. >> if the governor's tax measure does not pass, things will only get worse.

they could be forced to cut another 40 million over the next several years.

>>pam: the police officers' union assayed officers are still reporting the same problems with three tiers. j.r stone is following this story and has more from oakland. >> monday the city announced they found the source of the problem. today, it appears maybe not.

>> the 2 g service was suspended as all of p.m. on sunday evening.

>> we are not getting any sort of indication that these incidents are connected. it isn't anything leading us towards that.

reductions of impacted us on all levels, we have seen some of the implications. >>pam: curbing gang violence is now a priority. firefighters are beginning to get a handle on the raging wildfire. it is the ponderous of fire and it is now 35 percent contained. nearly 27,000 a. have burned since lightning sparked the blaze on saturday. the flames have destroyed several structures.

right now more than one dozen wild fires are bird in california. >> a temperatures are cooling down a little bit. as we take a look outside high temperatures with 91 in antioch, 87 of pleasanton. temperatures are at or a few degrees below what we saw yesterday appeared closer to the clothesline temperatures remained cool. it's a little bit of fog covered along the golden gate.

>>pam: some of the fastest sailboats in the world are hitting the bay. practice is under way for the america's cup.

>>pam: and every presidential race there seems to be a key demographic, as vicki liviakis reports this time around it is the year of the woman. >>vicki: democrats are tapping on a consistent drumbeat, that republicans are bad choice for women.

>> if it is a legitimate right 50 nobody has ways to shut that down. >> you already have a lot of women voters outraged. >> the president is leading 53% to rob is 44%. the romney campaign has fired back bring out its strongest weapon to fight for women's votes, for train the candidate as a loving, devoted man.

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>> districts are feeling the pinch of budget cuts. they say if the governor's tax initiatives do not pass, next year will be worse.

>> officers are still complaining about issues with radios. a fatal shooting monday evening is on the side of the 29 so far this year against 27 this time a year ago. >> with a number of officers now it is taxing.

>> we have a picture showing in animal control officer of the the lead a couple of courses to safety. the horses had been evacuated from their home. the owners had to evacuate, they left the forces behind.

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>> foggy and cooler weather as we head into the weekend. the fog is starting to push back in. temperatures were cooler closer to the coastline.

" close to the coastline. drizzle in the morning along with fog. in the north bay, mild conditions as well. here is a look at your extended forecast. a cooling trend will continue throughout the rest of the work week and into the weekend as does the fog settles. >> you're looking at a roadmaster mountain bike. the average cost is somewhere around $117. the bike is parked next to the library with no law for change.

$80 is not a lot to date for a fight that if it gets stolen, that is $80 pretty much down the drain. in the last two years according to the wall mounted police officers association, at 28 sites have been stolen from here, the library. loss of the bikes were locked when there were stolen. the problem is not just as bikes being stolen. instead of this beautiful library, all electronics have been vanishing. often it is because people are leaving their stuff unattended like this tape recorder. over at a different table is this laptop.

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delays in palo alto are searching for sexual battery suspect. he yesterday at around noon police say a man approached a woman from behind. the victim was a woman in her 20s. the victim is described as an east indian man between 25 and 30 years old wearing

an orange jacket, jeans and a van that style sneakers. >>pam: there is a new way to get kron4 news and weather. vicki liviakis has details on our ended 247 news and weather channel. >>vicki: right down here, we cycled through cities showed you the kind temperatures. sphere down here is that cities 70 forecast. there is a news crawl with the latest headlines, all of these are updated all the time. beacon check to get a quick update on the weather into the news.

>> six flags discovery kingdom has lost a star attraction. orcas are social animals into the wheel needed a companion.

>>pam: a republican candidate for the u.s. senate still under intense fire for its comments about rape and abortion. he spoke out again today but instead of dropping out of the race ahead of a critical deadline fell as many party leaders wanted him to do, the congressman stood firm. >> missouri republican senate candidate of the state's 32nd at on tuesday that suggested he did not intend for his campaign to be in its final hours. >> the mistake that made was in the words i said, not in the heart that i hold.

>> he affirmed that he is still in the race. >> we are going to continue with this race. >> the call came even as top republicans including five of missouri's current senators urged him to drop out.

>> if he is looking at the bigger picture he will step aside. >> so far he is choosing to keep his place on the ballot. >>pam: stanford names its replacement for andrew lot.

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