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jim? >> reporter: jim, the weeds around -- frank, the weeds around me are pretty dry. this red flag warning goes into effect at 6:00. it includes mount dean blow, as well as napa and dollar and santa clara counties. tonight's winds could reach a steady 30 miles per hour with 40-mile-per-hour gusts at the 1500-foot level. this morning, the battalion chief said they were waiting for the wind. >> we're gonna continue to monitor the weather. if it does come in this afternoon, we'll put up patrols. we're still discussing whether or not we'll add additional staffing. east bay firefighters may be cautious of the winds because of the 1993 fire that destroyed homes and cost a couple dozen lives. the anniversary is a few weeks away. then the winds blew in from the north. >> any time we get the wind
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from the north northeast direction, normally they are drier winds that are predominant winds that are south-southwest. >> reporter: even this late in the season, oakland firefighters about checking for brush. this home not only had overgrown vegetation but they had fire wood strewn around the property. the property owner says he understands. >> 1991, i was here, there was a big fire all over. big fire. >> was your home affected? >> no. five burned, one of them not, two burned, one of them not. >> reporter: again, the red flag warning goes into effect at 6:00. and firefighters in the area obviously are telling people warning them to be very, very careful at this particular time. reporting live from oakland, jim vargas, ktvu channel 2 news. from jim, let's go to
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straight to our chief meteorologist, bill martin, for more. >> gasia, this is not unusual to get a red flag warning in october. what's unusual is how few of them we've had had this year. independence are coming up tonight. it will -- winds are coming up tonight. that's what triggered this. let's go outside. the winds right now are blowing basically out of the northeast in santa rosa. so northeast is like this. that direction is coming offshore, right? pushes the fog away. no fog to speak of. the air sinks. as is sinks, it warms. the warning goes into effect until about 6:00 tonight t will last until -- tonight. it will last until wednesday. if you are on top of mount diablo, you could see 45-mile- per-hour gusts. it's serious as these winds blow through the canyons, we could have some issues certainly with much greater fire danger.
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lower humidities and what have you. not that unusual to get a red flag warning but this one coming tonight will last through and the winds could go up to 35, 40 miles an hour. we're gonna watch it closely for you. crews in a rural area of solano county quickly put out three grass fires that broke out a freeway. the small fires broke out around interstate 40 near vacaville. they say one fire was about ten acres. the other two were less than an acre east. high winds pushed a lot of the smoke west all the way to the parts of the east bay, no damage or injuries were reported. authorities say they do not believe the fires are suspicious. for more on the bay area red flag warning, you can go to channel 2's website, ktvu.com. what started as a rally to mark world homeless day ended with police taking action today. a protest turned into an all- out takeover of a the san francisco building in the heart of one of the grittiest
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neighborhoods. rob roth is live there with more. rob? >> reporter: gasia, there's still a bit of a mystery hanging over this vacant building here in the tenderloin. who had been occupying it and when did they leave. by midmorning, police couldn't coax the protesters out of this hotel. >> all we got was an unkindly gesture. >> reporter: so they went in. police conducted a floor-by- floor, room-by-room search. it was difficult. the people in there created obstacles. >> they barricaded off the stairwells with garbage and tape. >> reporter: and when the search was complete, police found no one in sight. >> they could have gone off the roof, they could have gone off the side of the building. >> i'm fairly sure they had a wait to leave. >> reporter: police detained two people but later released
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them. the incident began when 15 to 20 homeless got inside following a rally to support world homeless day. the protest unfurled banners. they say the point was to send a message that the buildings could be converted. >> we have a situation where families are living in garages. they are living in hotels. they are living doubled up with other families. they are living in cars. literally thousands of families in san francisco where they don't have a regular place to call home. >> reporter: the city said putting them in substandard homes was a poor strategy. this young man said he knew nothing about the protest but he said if the city could provide him with decent housing, he would get off the street. >> hell yeah, i would. hell yeah, i would. >> reporter: police say this
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entire matter is still under investigation. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. authorities in pinole are warning parents to be on high alert after a man reportedly tried to abduct two girls walking near sunnyview drive and knobhill this afternoon when the man said to get in his car or he would shoot their relatives. the girls ran away. >> my daughter has a cell phone. but how far can you go with a cell phone? i don't care. i will drive up. but there's been incidents where she has to walk down. but now that i've heard this, i can't have her walk. i can't take that chance. >> police have released this sketch. they told police he was an older, white man with a gray goatee and a missing tooth in the uper side of his mouth they say he was damaged with a vehicle and a blue and white
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license plate containing the letter "g." and the number 5. new concerns about pg&e's pipeline safety. regular raters found hundreds of potential problems -- reck laters found hundreds of potential problems. maureen naylor live in san bruno with more. >> reporter: this neighborhood is still an active construction zone. tomorrow they are expected to finish. crews are cleaning you the sidewalk of a property they cleared today. today we also heard from the p.u.c. about why pg&e and those other major utilities doesn't been found in years. work crews in the crestmoore canyon neighborhood removed dead treats after last month's deadly explosion. >> we've done a lot of heavy lifting, but that's where the citizens will come back and rebuild. >> reporter: fallout remains. new questions are being raised after a reconvenient review --
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recent review of the report found pg&e had 410 probable violations compared to 287 probable violations for all other utilities. >> i think in many ways, those 400 violations should be thought of as fix-it tickets. >> reporter: this man says pg&e and other major utilities doesn't been fined because fines are only given out for egregious violations. >> the other sorts of the issues, we've not seen these sort of high consequence events. >> reporter: today, a sign reading "zero in on safety" hangs out pg&e's san francisco headquarters. >> i think it would be a mistake to equate a lack of fines with a lack oversight. the gas industry is heavily regulated. >> reporter: mindy statt is
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concerned. >> the puc needs to be keeping a much err much closer eye on pg&e -- keeping a much closer lie on pg&e. >> when it comes time to penalize them, we'll penalize them. >> reporter: back here live you are looking at what was brought in to line the property for erosion control to catch anything that comes off for the winter. one final note, the pg&e and p.u.c. say they won't say whether there were additional violations. a group of parent, students and educators gathered in san francisco joined california democratic art torres for a rally in front of sherman elementary school this morning. the group slammed fiorina for
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posing the recently last passed bill regarding california teachers. >> the vast majority of kids in california, attend public schools. we need a senator that will stand with them and fight for their interest in the u.s. senate. carly fiorina is not that person. governor art art is on a mission a -- governor arnold schwarzenegger is on a mission. the goal, to establish connections with a new technology hub that's in the works there. >> there's so many opportunities here in russia that you just -- you just look at this and you say oh, my god. this is like -- it's almost like looking at a gold mine, a diamond mine. you say all you have to do is just go in there and get it. >> governor schwarzenegger also
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met with russian's president. microsoft said unveiled the long -- today unveiled the newest phone. the cell phone operating system has been underway for two years. they changed the device to make it more user-friendly, including the hardware, software, anally cakeses and services. three -- aply cakeses and services. three phones will be available on at&t and will sell for $200. stocks finished the day as investors kept an eye out for corporate earnings reports due out later this week. stock trading was light and the dow added 3 points. the nasdaq tapped out with less than .5. for more financial news go to
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ktvu.com. arson investigators in san jose are still looking for the cause of a fire saturday that knocked two radio stations off the air. the fire near highway 101 destroyed the building that houses the fire stations. it took firefighters only minutes to respond. the flames may have been spotted sooner had a nearby station been open. it's been closed since august because of a contract dispute. >> reporter: intelligent cars that actually drive themselves. i'm consumer editor tom vacar, technological wonders that may be just too smart -- still ahead. take a look at this. we're gonna show you where a wayward hot air balloon ended up landing in the bay area.
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tom vacar is live in berkeley with details on new technology. >> reporter: well, the look at interstate 880, this is only because it's a holiday that this isn't the daily nightmare that it usually is. wouldn't you just love to have a car that drives by itself? google says you can. google may have the smartest cars but are they a little too smart? google's not talking but its auto pilot priuses seem to suggest that the car should be able to navigate itself, all of the equipment, gps technologies seems to be on board so the car can deal with the road and traffic conditions driver-free. >> i was waiting for a car like this to come out. i would check it out but i think it's tough to conceive it could work. >> well, i think that's the
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nature of the future now. i think we just kind of acclimate ourselves too what the wave of the future is. >> reporter: others worry about hackers, glitches or system crashes. >> one day out of the blue it can run over a child or hit a car that stopped all of a sudden and not be able to react soon enough. so i don't think it's a good idea. >> reporter: an engineer applauds google's efforts but he says a better system is one where the cars communicate with each other and road sensors, a so-call the cooperative system, one with -- so-called cooperative system, one with many redundancies. >> you will be able to have the vehicle travel much safer and with higher performance. >> if you have more optses, more people -- options more people will feel comfortable. >> reporter: they have tested many vehicles, all applying brakes or changing lanes at the same time to avoid danger and
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easing congestion. close following truck convoys could use air drafting to save fuel. buses could navigate their own routes allowing drivers to deal with emergencies arising from other vehicles or pedestrians. >> about 80%, 90% of accidents are caused by human errors. >> reporter: google's system is revolutionary but experience shows that no one self- contained system is better than one with multiple backups, as we see in aviation where auto piloted systems talk to each other and controllers on the ground constantly. again, google is not talking much about this. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. the investigation continues into a fire at the refinery in martinez. the fire broke out before 12:30 yesterday afternoon. a de-- a worker was injured.
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he's okayed to be okay. this warm, dry, windy weather is what we should be expecting for this time of year. >> that's right. you and frank grew up around here you know that. this time of year, you expect the offshore winds, and the fire danger always goes through the roof. it's a serious situation but this is what we see every october until by get the first rain and that -- until we get that first rain and that first rain is not coming any time soon. livermore valley, san jose, santa clara valley, numbers were increasing. the numbers will had -- the winds will keep the air quality okay. the winds are the reason we'll see the air quality. let's just call it hot. not 100, not 105 like a few weeks ago but 95. the weather story will be the winds. they will get blowing. the winds as they come down -- they press down too and get
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funneled into the canyons. that's kind of what happens around here. it happens in the. conditions of the -- in santa ana area. northeast winds. highs as we go into your excessive heat watch, highs will be in the 70s and 80s downtown. so that heat watch for san francisco tomorrow definitely something to think about as you travel about. that concrete really does heat up. forecast highs tomorrow, 70s, 80s and low 90s, mid-90s. santa rosa got up in the upper 90s today. tomorrow, 96 in santa rosa. 94 in fairfield. as i mentioned, the winds will had keep the air quality okay. the east bay hills, the north bay hills, areas in the south bay and santa clara windy. 94 morgan hill.
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it's 82 in daly city. your five-day forecast, we're talking about higher fire danger. that higher fire danger will be with us. i will come back at 6:00 and then we'll talk about it some more and then at 10:00. >> thank you, bill. a hot air balloon blew off course in rohnert park and landed in a school yard. two chp officers saw the balloon as it drifted across highway 101 and came to a rest at bon gnaw vista elementary school. the officers helped hold down the basket as the passengers got out unheard. the balloon company deflated the balloon and hauled it away. it appears fleas will be getting in an extra spaceflight on the shuttle before retiring the program. that's because president obama signed the 2010 authorization act. it includes money for the extra flight as well as funding until at least the year 2020. the president's signature on the bill ends months of debate.
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mercedes-benz plans to recall 80,000 vehicles in the united states because of a problem with power steering fluid. the recall covers 2010 c-class cars and 2010/2011 e class coup vehicles -- coupe vehicles. a bay area company that made history in the united states when it comes to stem cell research. the rating on a scale of one to a hundred that the city of san francisco is earning.
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san francisco officials are looking for ways to make sure they can keep paying for road repairs. the city has budgeted more than $50 million this year to upgrade streets and repair potholes. about 40% of that money will had come from state and federal funds. the city says city streets are in what they would call fair condition and they want to make sure they don't get any worse. the problem is the city is facing a big backlock of repairs that are estimated over $500 million. president obama is calling local lawmakers to washington to present a united front for new spending on transportation projects. >> our short-sidedness, we can no longer afford to sit still. what we need is a smart system
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of infrastructure equal to the needs of the 21st century. >> the president says $50 billion towards construction of rails, roads and runways will help put americans back to the work. he wants the money upfront, the first installment of the plan congress is tackling and wants it soon. according to a white house study now is the best time to build because the construction sector is offering bargain- basement prices. >> we're receiving a 30% reduction in the prices the contractors are giving us for the work they are doing. so the taxpayers are getting a good deal. >> some republicans disagree. in new jersey, the governor there announced his state will no longer pay its share of a proposed rail tunnel because of the escalating price tag. a bay area company today announced the first use in the united states of embryonic stem cells to treat a human patient.
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menlo park, a company there, is working with a company in atlanta and they injected cells into a human person who suffered spinal cord. who suffered spinal damage. they say it will be several months before they know if the procedure worked. and an annally sis of -- new numbers tell the story about whether congestion pricing is really working on the bay bridge. this report holds what may be the financial future of the uc system. find out what students are getting hit hardest by the high cost of education. it's the super bowl of all. this little guy didn't stand a chance but find out who did. the story from half moon bay.
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the president of the uc system talks about what's ahead. at worst, there could be more layoffs and higher student fees but that's not all that's being looked at. today the uc board of rejects discussed other ideas that are outlined on the future of the uc system. >> reporter: uc officials say financing admission into schools such as ucsf is getting trickier for a certain set of students. but they say this plan is supposed to make education more
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affordable for all. >> i know that faculty will be displeased with words like eliminating. >> reporter: the university of california board of regents took up an issue about a makeover to finance. >> we have to plan for the worst but hope for the best. >> reporter: a budget was passed that giveses the system $250 million more than last year but uc officials say operating expenses are skyrocketing as more staff layoffs and student hikes may be on tap for 2011, even as more aid is coming in. >> as fees have gone up, the percentage of low-income students have gone up. so the main sort of agency --
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aingst is -- >> reporter: the panel is also pushing for more private fund- raising but dropped a controversial plan to charge different fees on different uc campuses, for now. >> they have a lot of social implicationses, political implications. i think when we saw that, students are willing to organize, student regular willing to come out and show their -- voice their concerns around this issue. >> reporter: still, no students attended this meeting and the commission unanimously passed the report without any public comment today. >> the more things are leveraged on students, the more they show up. >> reporter: the full board of regents are vote on the board by christmas. reporting live in san
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francisco, david stevensonin', ktvu channel 2 news -- david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. students who drop out of college after one year are costing taxpayers billions of dollars. a study found that over a five- year period, california spent $500 billion in funding and grants. that's more than any other state. an oregon man is suing philippine airlines after an incident last year. mark fields said he was trying to buy a one-way ticket within when an airline employee falsely reported that he threatened to blow up the plane. prosecutors later dropped the charges after field agreed to plead to a misdemeanor of disturbing the peace. a new strategy of pricing seems to be working at the
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bridge. you can see it's quiet here because it is the columbus day holiday. now, the toll is $6 during commute hours compared to $4 during other times of the year. some peach are also ditching their cars in favor of b.a.r.t. the average bay bridge commute has gone down to 27 minutes -- from 27 minutes to in those peak hours. as always, the blue angels drew a huge crowd along the shore in san francisco at the show over the weekend. yesterday, 6,000 people line up to visit the uss amphibious ship. it's estimated a million people came to san francisco to see the event. luck and weather. growers of the pumpkins this year aimed to beat the winners last year. >> you've been a good girl. you've gone your very best and
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we're gonna have to trim you off now. thank you for a good season. >> reporter: it's been a tough season for this man. weather and lung weren't on his side. >> it's really tough because pumpkins do like a little warm weather. we were very cool. >> reporter: last year, he grew a 1200-pounder, this year the coolest summer in 30 years. the farmer still chose to take this one to the super bowl of all weighoffs in downtown half moon bay. the event kicks off the art and festival this weekend. >> just a great opportunity for the urban community to come see what few recall fares -- what few farmers we have. >> reporter: this year's winner earned $6 per pound and walked
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away with more than $10,000. >> it's just a passion. i saw it on tv once at a local contest and i just said, wow. i went to a local contest and it just consulled. you. it's crazy what we do. spectators feel the fever. we don't have this down south. it's a feel-good thing. >> reporter: the younger ones like the suspense. >> it's watching people weigh the pumpkins. >> reporter: or are just learning to nurture. >> this is the first time the kids have come with us. they are really enjoying the fruits of their labor. >> reporter: this guy didn't stand a chance against the 60 pumpkins. 1,535 pounds. boy, that's a lot of pumpkin. pumpkin pie, any? jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. a new warning is going out
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tonight in two bay area neighborhoods because of what was found in a chicken and another bird. and one bay area superintendent is wrong a group of school bleeders calling for change and -- leaders calling for change in education. and sitting in front of the tv for hours on end can do a number on your waistline. what researchers are cautioning parents about -- next. ocooer feoel cort eeit t totr r
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seven superintendents announced today they are forming a non-profit group called california office of education reform. it's too lobby for more teachers and implementing common standards for studies. opponents of proposition b, the initiative that two make san francisco employees contribute more towards their pension and healthcare costs, gathered today in san francisco. several dozen san francisco teachers met this afternoon in everett middle school on church street. they say prop 8 would force city employees would make some very tough choices. >> proposition b specifically is going to hurt the children that you see here today. it's gonna be mean that parents are gonna have to make a decision on whether or not they
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can cover their dependence or weather they will let it go completely. >> jeff adachi says this would save the city $120 million a year. two birds in contra costa county have tested positive for west nile virus. according to the county's mosquito and vector control district, it was a chicken from the northeastern part of the county and a bird found in walnut creek. four people in contra costa county have contracted the mosquito-borne virus this year. experts are advising people to cover up, use a good repellent and make sure screen and windows look tight. they also say to drain standing water because that's where mosquitoes breed. a new study out of britain reinforces concerns about kids watching too much tv. researchers say children are more likely to have
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psychological problems if they spend more than two hours a day on a television or play games on the computer. and up like other studies,er exercise does not -- studies, exercise does not offset the study. researchers studied 750,000 newborns and found those who had a serious case of jaundice as babies were 67% more likely to be diagnosed with autism later on. other experts say much more research needs to be done before concluding that there is a cause-and-effect relationship. it's the final push before election day and president obama is hitting the road. what we've learned tonight about a possible bay area stop. and pointing the finger and making that derogatory comment about meg whitman mig -- meg whit man and what jerry brown says in return.
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a spokesman for the jerry brown campaign says brown doesn't know who made that infamous comment about meg whitman. preparations are underway for the third and final gubernatorial debate between meg whitman and jerry brown. that debate is scheduled for 6:30 at dominion college in san rafael. it will be highlighted by tom brokaw. the highlights will occur at 10:00 on the news tomorrow night. on november 2nd, i need you as fired up as you were in 2008. >> with 22 days until mid-term elections, the president is on the campaign trail, on tv and on the web, trying to reclaim some of the momentum behind his
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win two years ago and use it to boost the party standing as democrats fight to keep control of congress. >> coming into these mid-term elections, liberals are really feeling let down. there's no public plan. but now that's starting to turn around. this new ad from the democratic national committee is the latest shot in the battle for vote. it accuses republicans from benefiting from illegal contributions. >> it's incredible, republicans benefiting from secret foreign money. >> republicans call the ad baseless. >> three weeks before an election, they are out talking talking about this rather than what they can do for the
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country. >> there has been talk of the president coming to the bay area. well, today i called the white house but could note get any one there to comment on any upcoming visit. the san francisco democratic office said they have heard rumors but couldn't confirm any plans. coming up next at 6:00, the long-time bay area business that recently closed to good. but tell that to the employees, what they did to get the business open. julie haener has more. >> also new information coming in tonight about a shooting that killed two people and injured two others at a party over the weekend. didn't we'll hear from the mother of one -- tonight we'll hear from one of the mother of the victims and where police are focusing their investigation. also ahead this land in the east bay may not look like much but it's actually led to a showdown between the state and the federal government because of what happened there. plus the winning bid that's
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buying 11 state-owned buildings. tonight, the san francisco landmark on the list. see you at 6:00. >> thank you, julie. see you then. winemakers say a cooler than average summer will make the harvest later. experts say grapes received less exposure to the sun this year and will likely have less sugar and will likely produce less sugar. the cooler summer affected the wine grapes in oregon, washington as well as california. well, a lot of people might find today's weather pleasant. there is a also a fire concern that goes along with it. here's our chief meteorologist, bill martin, with that. >> that's right. as we often see in october, a red flag warning going into effect. we've had had very few of them. but we have one for tomorrow. it is starting in about 15 minutes. it will last through wednesday morning. we go outside. we'll show you what we have. one of the things i'm tracking
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are the winds. see the northeast, the n.e., that's the wind direction like this. that's what you look for, 9 north. but basically what you are gonna see are these winds clocking around overnight. they are gonna funnel through some of these canyons. and the winds will get gusting overnight and in to tomorrow. record high today in santa rosa. that's because as the air sinks, it warms. the air sinks, it warms 5 degrees per 1,000 feet. it starts out at 3,000 feet at certain temperatures, gotta warm 5 degrees. it gets warmer at the service. santa rosa certainly much warmer than mount st. helena. the forecast for tomorrow, the warn something still in effect. the winds will come up. this is not a major, major fire event, at this point. it's something to be concerned
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with but it's not an oakland hills deal. warmer tomorrow, extended forecast tomorrow will be the hottest day. we will begin to cool. forecast highs, you see the 90s bleeding into our area. plenty of 90s tomorrow. we might even see another record high as we saw in santa rosa today. tomorrow's forecast highs. a lot of 80s and 90s. sunny and warm. point reyes will be the place to be. air sink, it goes offshore, the winds up in redding, red bluff are out of the north and they are gonna start to turn offshore as we head into the next few hours. tomorrow is the hottest day. wednesday is still warm. cooler on thursday. that's how the week's gonna go. today is pretty warm. beautiful day. the fog is not an issue. rip currents are, though. a big swell. there is a lot of it going down to ocean beach. be careful if you are out there
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swimming. not giant swells but it's deceptive. you guys know. ocean beach is one of the most dangerous beaches in state or the country because of the drowns from the rip side. i will be back -- riptides. i will be back tonight at 6:00 to update the forecast. thirty-three coal miners are now counting down the hours until they are reunited with their loved ones. if all goes well, everything will be in place tomorrow night to begin pulling the men one by one through a reinforced shaft. workers tessed it by sending -- tested is by sending a piece of equipment down. it will -- they will be given aspirin and a special drink donated by nasa to prevent
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nausea. a new warning about what a moratorium of foreclosures could do to the housing market. and what those receiving social security checks will not be getting this year.
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man: empty nest? new kitchen, new us? woman: who are we? chic, modern, daring dinner-party hosts. that sounds dangerous, maybe we're more the traditional sunday brunch set? i'll expect slippers and a cocktail to be ready when i get home from work. point taken. how about... peaceful, quiet cottage in the country folk? now that's us. spend over 2500 dollars on a new kitchen and save 40 percent on custom countertops until november 28th at ikea. the life improvement store.
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the white house questioned the need for the moratorium on
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foreclosures. this is in the face of mounting evidence that banks have at times used inaccurate documents to evict homeowners. the president's top advisers, david axelrod, says although the flood of paperwork poses a serious problem, there are valid foreclosures that should go forward. for the second year in a row, those who receive significance will likely not be receiving a cost of living increase next year. the social security administration is expected to announce this week that cola or cost of living adjustments will remain flat. because inflation has remained steady, it's expected there will not be an increase. spokesman for aarp says the second consecutive year with no increase is going to be very tough for those who rely on their social security payments. >> every little bit helps, not having that additional money that the cola brings likely
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means there's something they will do without, whether it's good, clothing medicine. >> this would mark only the second year without an increase since automatic adjustments for inflation were adopted back in 1975. the first year was this year. now that the significance administration is scheduled to make the official announcement on friday. and there's much more news just ahead including a real success story, the long-time bay area business that recently closed for good, or at least that's what most people thought. except for the folks who got there. tonight, their determination and how it paid off today. the news at 6:00 is next. also coming up -- >> reporter: here is a choice for you -- keep these trees, lose maybe billions in federal aid, cut them down, maybe go to jail.
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all i hear was boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> a mother speaks out about the deadly golf club shooting. is the fox guarding the henhouse? public records show pg&e had hundreds of probable safety violations over a six-year period, so why wasn't the company fined? good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. >> we have new details tonight about a shooting at a party over the weekend that left two people dead and two other young people injured. >> the mother of one of the victims is speaking out tonight about what happened. ktvu's john sasaki joins us now. he's in san leandro with new information. john? >> reporter: we met the mother of one of those victims of the shooting right here outside the restaurant where it happened on saturday night. she told me

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