first streak of violence in the city's history. recent cutbacks in the police force has put the public at risk. >> it is unacceptable for a woman pushing a shopping cart down the street to be assaulted and murdered by individual wheeling a samurai sword.

we need increased staffing to make sure that we can provide for the safety of the residence. >> in the first six months of the year the city has seen it double digit increases in robberies, a wreath of stolen cars appear for fifth >> in gang violence is on

the increase would 32 homicides through the third week of august. senate is on pace to paul re-bath how a 15 year high of 43 homicides from back in 1997. >> we need to make sure we're using the resources we have a the best possible way. >> i am calling on the doe to cooperate with the chief of police and allow those

officers to be put back on patrol. >> in san jose, a man arrested, accused of murdering a 17 month old baby. for this man was the boyfriend of this child's baby sitter. this happened back in april when the child was rushed to the hospital. police say if the child arrived of responsive and later died. the boy's death resist the city's murder rate to 32. feathers >>haaziq: leaving a party over the weekend at 3:00 a.m. and driving along, that is what a 25 year-old woman from her car to a stop at the corner of east ninth street and 29th avenue and

then, it happened. >> said lee, a male job in the front seat of her car. >> he saw that she was folded a cell phone and he immediately, forcefully but that out of our hands in and handed it to another person standing outside a car. >> he forced the victim to drive to a secluded location. >> he sexually assaulted her and during the assault he physically assaulted her and continued to threaten her. >> investigators have this description. >> male hispanic, 22-24 years old, a medium complexion wearing a red t- shirt with black writing in the blue jeans. >> all police are working on a description of the second suspect. crime stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in this case.

>> the august 6th fire is under investigation. we're waiting to hear a report on what our focus locals were released on that date. a new health center has opened in richmond for people seeking claims for their health problems. terisa estacio as soon as life with more. >>terisa: the center opened here at the community heritage senior apartment complex. throughout the day, people have been showing up. i spoke with someone inside who told me that they have had about 100 people come here to file a claim. it has been two weeks since the fire at the chevron refinery, residents say they're still suffering from the effects from the toxic chemicals released in the massive clouds.

that sends the refinery she has not been outside much. so she habits an upper respiratory infection and shortness of breath. pretty much she has been in bed. i am glad that they had to claim filing here. she is able to do to the committee room to file her claim. for the >> she tires easily compared to before science siri netflix coast >> the center will be assigned to the until friday.

the hours are 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.. >>pam: a major league ballplayer suspended after testing positive for testosterone. first of the cabrera, now a player from the open days, bart to local lawn. >> this suspension means that three out of the five players suspended for steroids this year are in the bay area. i want to of the ccf show you who this player was. bartow local law had 10

victories and nine losses, an era of 3.43 which is pretty good for a baseball player. he did apologize to fans. his apology issued with almost identical to the one we heard from the milky to brad. some fans were not so surprised. they said they have seen him in warmups the line from center field to third base. is it the power he brought as a 39 year-old just did not seem right. >> i am glad that they are cracking down. >> my thought is the is the most out of shape user i have ever seen in my life. if his shape is we get when

you are using, as to be a warning to kids. this >>pam: aviary community bracing for the fight against west nile virus were mosquitos, birds and chickens have the deadly disease. >> governor brown heads the

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mosquitoes before they are born, insecticide was sprayed over the water and then let loose to bags full of mosquitofish which will eat whatever does not get killed by this break any new sakes. a full of raw fish concede of the 500 eggs a day. the full one now stay of a resource list and to be retried. for because residents have been known to the things like valises the full, they have posted this sign on the fence letting nearby residents know that this fall has been treated. >> across the country it was mild outbreak is shaping up to be the worst in the 13 years that it has been on this continent. the new numbers are alarming. the cdc now says there have been a 1118 cases reported so far this year. that is three times as many as usual and that the death toll is up to 41. more than half of the debts have happened in texas.

infections have been reported in all 48 contiguous states. >>catherine: the man who killed john lennon has a chance to get out of prison. this is mark chapman from a few years ago, he is up for his seventh parole hearing. it could happen any time.

>> temperatures right now are slightly cooler and a few locations. inland valleys are down several degrees.

>> on friday the fog is severance a clear and could be lingering into the bay shores. temperatures are trending downward as we head into the weekend. here is a look outside on satellite and radar. the fog is clinging to the coastline. the thunderstorm activity that we mentioned yesterday is staying to the south and east of the bay area. xi antioch is one of our warmest locations. we will get a couple of low seventies in union city and fremont. tomorrow, call along the coastline for the dense fog is fleas. los '60s and upper 50s and a couple fleeces furious

through the north bay, temperatures running in the '70s. it's >> cooler weather as we head into the weekend series characters are running about 10 degrees below average for the inland valleys.

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>>pam: a school is getting underway this week and next week across california. students and teachers are dealing with less because of budget cuts. things could get worse, that is the message from gov. jerry brown. he came to san francisco today to say that passage of this temporary tax increases are the only way to save state schools. >> surrounded by teachers and administrators the governor came to san francisco james lick middle school on wednesday for the bay area kickoff of the proposition 30 campaign. >> we can help our schools and health universities and to prevent massive cuts.

some >> the proposition calls for a quarter cent increase in sales talk over four years and increase in income tax for seven years for those making over two and a $50,000 a year. >> everything i have seen in my lifetime tells me that the schools need more money into that the people that we're asking today are able to afford it. >> the measure is expected to generate 3500 trillion. >> i am going to give everything have between now and november to get this thing passed. >> if it feels it will trigger an automatic 5.5 billion in cuts to education.

since that will force schools to make cuts going forward. fists >> we have only one and a half furlough days for this year. we will have five additional between january and june if this fails. people must vote for proposition 30. >> earlier this week san

francisco teachers reached a contract agreement that allows for additional for. >> more than four residents were evacuated after a car crashed into a building early this morning. the crash occurred just before 3:00 a.m. and severed the buildings gas line. pg&e had to shut off gas off for part of the day and left students without heat or hot water. the driver fled the scene but later returned and turned themselves and. >>pam: the family of this woman missing from pacific is offering a $10,000 reward for any information about her disappearance. maria jansen was discovered missing from her home on july 26th.

despite an exhaustive search she has not yet been found. she is described as 5 ft. tall, one matter pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. anyone with information is asked to contact the pacifica police department. racing got under way for the america's cup world series. 11 boats are competing in races over the next five days. the event is a warm-up race for next summer's finals. charles' lover is joining us live from san francisco with the story. >> raising has finished for the day. there are 11 boats competing in the event. today, there were three qualifying races. the italian and british boats one, they will move on to the finals. this is just a preliminary event for the america's cup that will be held next summer.

cause >> competitions will be taking place just offshore. the race course itself will actually change depending on the direction and speed of the wind. all the boats will have to maneuver around of markers placed on the water. some of the most exciting action to take place as they make these turns. finish line will be here. >> back live, racing resumes at 2:00 p.m. on thursday. the world team will be taking on one of the italian boats of the second race of the afternoon.

>>catherine: hurricanes shut down a pretrial hearing in cuba. this was a middle of a news conference in corporation from a hearing for growth of 911 terror suspects.

>>catherine: the mars rover is beginning to move a little bit, taking its first test drive on mars. >>gabe: is team mobil has announced that they are going to start offering of limited 4g data plants. this is a big deal because right now only sprint offers on limited data plans. now, there will be two major carriers that offer of limited data. the t mobil plans will not throttle. it is one carrier slows down your speed when he reached a certain amount of data.

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>>pam: it was a roller- coaster day on wall street, investors drew some comfort after the federal reserve announced that it is right about the slow economic recovery and feels that more urgent need is there for providing health.

here are the members of the dow closed down the nasdaq added six points at 3074 and the s&p 500 was down for most of and at 1413. >> watching today's winners in and losers with our financial expert, rob black- ops all sales numbers came out here that there were better in june. >>rob: it is an improving market. home sale prices are up 9.4 present. that is stunning. holmes won through a rough five or six year period of time. >> on all loans are dropping

to their lowest levels in 10 years. >> american consumers and doing a little bit better. costs call family has a disturbing number, the number of senior setter victims to financial views. >> this is pretty scary. staff costs how death law

and as jorge and pam of budweiser is signing on with family. >> his is a loser for mes. fee goes to show how much money is in baseball. cause

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needs and when he won't got then shot dead by >> and 80s for the most part through our inland valleys. >> along the coastline temperatures will be called tomorrow. upper 50s and low 60s.

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>>pam: a west nile virus outbreak in a pet officials say it is only a matter of time before some of the bay area becomes infected. a dead heat in the race for president.

profs >>pam: but was not viruses media's way of the food aid. positive mosquitos some positive thursday at the causes of chickens. >> health officials are warning that students could be the next victims and the source could be as close as your neighbors' swimming pool. find out what they're doing to fight the spread into what could happen if you are infected.

>> tonight at 6:00 p.m. an outbreak of was nile virus and spreading in the bay area. grant lodes is joining us to show us where the fires is showing up. >>craig: the problem is widespread. so far this month in san mateo county, for animals have tested positive for was nile. a crow in atherton, a squirrel in menlo park and in debates of and a half. >> here, you can see the director for the contra

costa mesquita and vector control district testing a dead blue jays found in concord. so far this year 20 dead birds have tested positive. car >> with dead birds begin never be like a gazelle or a or got infected. with the chickens, we know they got infected at a specific location. >> officials are concerned because the pattern of infection has typically been first dead birds than mosquitos than chickens and after that is when they see

human cases. >> we generally see positive chicken in human cases at the same time. late august into september feria we're just reaching that now. judging by previous seasons we will see if you human cases. >> to combat miskitos and the spread of was nile, workers will the fogging, spreading insecticides in brentwood. here is a map of exactly where the truck will be targeting. officials say the insecticide used is not a threat to humans.

in anaheim hall cockerill, on a high gas have haulback >>pam: violent crime is on the rise in cent of this year in the community is fed up serious thoughtful about

>> here is how police were responding. police have not identified the victim. a man in his 20s. they have not said whether the stabbing is gang- related. a half of the violence is also on the rise with the least 10 of the hall the size thought to be gang- related. >> the mayor and city council need to wake up. the neighborhoods need help.

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>>pam: the community is set up, you're looking at the most recent homicide scene, a violent crime in oakland including such assaults on the rise. the most recent occurred over the weekend. the woman was carjack at the stop sign near east ninth street near the 29th ave. investigators say six times are on the rise in oakland this year.

safe >>pam: as more people were hurt in the refinery fire come forward, chevron has decided to open a second of center for residents to file claims. guests such the >> they are still suffering from the refinery fire. i am here in north richmond and the new health center is located at the dvd the years his senior our partners. about what her vehicle the son of today. they're all here to fill out paperwork. >> although it has been two weeks since the fire at the chevron refinery, residents say they are still suffering from the toxic chemicals

released in that massive cloud ended because of that, they say it is more important than ever to file a claim with the company. the new health center is located at the northridge lin community's senior citizen center which opened on wednesday. throughout the day residents stopped by to fill out report. >> maestro has been hurting and my nose has been running. >> her mother lives at this seniors' apartment complex. her mother could not make it to the other health center because she is not well enough to travel.

>> the center is open until friday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.. >>jaqueline: cooler temperatures are much of central california and the the area. temperatures are down anywhere from two degrees-5 degrees from what was i yesterday. the place as follows: was san rafael. temperatures in our inland valleys are still in the east.

70's in the south bay and for the north part of the north bay. we are going to continue a cooling trend as the fog settles and the and it takes over the forecast of the details coming up.

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has tested positive for a banned substance. last week the giants had this issue and now fans in oakland are dealing with this news. >> it is almost like here we go again. who would be happy over something like this? the oakland a's beat the twins 5-1. that took some of the pain of the state, it is not just your average fan of that about this.

>> the oakland a's say there are disappointed. a 50 game suspension, that means he could possibly come back if they make it to the playoffs.

>> republicans really have set the stage in tampa with the convention space nearly ready. >> this is the most important election in our lifetime.

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>> and another big story here in richmond, chevron has opened another claims center in connection with a fire that happened at the refinery couple of weeks ago. this center is open at the community here to senior apartment complex. this center will be open until friday. the hours are 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.. residents say all the fire habit is two weeks ago, there are still suffering the effects of those toxic chemicals.

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i was curious as to why she flipped harassers out in the first place. this driver was caught doing the same thing.

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>>catherine: the numbers on the west aisle outbreak are considered very alarming. the more the 1100 cases have been reported across the u.s.. that is three times as many as usual. >> the outbreak is shaping up as the worst ever in the 13 years it has been on this continent.

>> this approach is the most effective. >> and city workers are washing pesticides off of things like the next play ground equipment. >> is still unclear how far cases will spread. the deaths have been concentrated louisiana, mississippi, oklahoma and south dakota. west aisle has been found in all 48 contiguous states.

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