. bay area news starts right now. this is ktvu, channel 2 news at 10:00. >> an unnerving sight for residents after two suspicious fires just two feet apart. good evening i'm heather holmes in for julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. an arson suspect turned herself in. the fires happened on mission avenue. ktvu's deborah villalon is in san raphael tonight with a case that barely had time to cool. deborah? >> reporter: yes, these fires

sent heavy smoke over central san raphael and the 101 freeway. take a look at news chopper two. this is san raphael hill which rises behind the historic selkirk mansion right next to downtown. it's public open space and known to attract homeless camps. and the alleged fire bug is one of those campers. >> it was the second fire that i heard the alarms. >> reporter: it was a two alarm fire. >> it was really close to our home. >> reporter: the first was set at this campsite. the second was higher up. and police had a good description of the woman running from the hill. so they were looking already. >> she showed up at the police department earlier and commit -- admitted to doing the arson. >> reporter: why? >> at this point we don't know. >> reporter: passed fires on this hill have been accidental usually from house fires.

some who hike here understand though why the homeless come back. >> the only option left for those that are unfortunate enough to find themselves necessarily out of doors. there are others as well. this is one of the spaces. >> reporter: but it took eight engines and some 30 firefighters to keep this blaze to under two acres. >> the vegetation is still a little bit green so it's not going to burn as well yet in the year. later in the year it obviously would have been a different story. >> reporter: the arson suspect, jailed tonight, is 38-year-old hope windham. again there is no clear motive. but witnesses say she was heard on the hill shouting erratically before the fires. and that her mental health may be an issue. live in san raphael, deborah villalon, ktvu, channel 2 news. cal fire declared today the official start of fire season for much of the bay area and santa cruz county. in the south bay, cal fire crews began conducting wildfire training along with san jose's fire department.

the opening of fire season means that cal fire is banning virtually all open air burning in san mateo, santa cruz, santa clara, contra costa and alameda counties. but the state's budget crisis means cuts in staffing. >> the staffing will be a little reduced. three people staffing on our engine companies instead of four person staffing. >> as they do each year firefighters are urging people to clear the brush from around their homes especially after all of the rain we've had this spring. >> a three alarm fire at a big apartment building sent dozens of people into the street this evening in san raphael or san leandro. the challenges facing firefighters coming up in a few minutes. mehserle is a free man tonight. his defense attorney tells us mehserle would like to meet with the family of oscar grant some day. mehserle left the la county jail just after midnight this morning. oscar grant's uncle johnson was waiting outside to see him released but mehserle never appeared. and then at around 12:25

johnson received an automated message on his cell phone. >> this offender is no longer in custody. >> you don't want to have any discussion with him from this point on? >> no, no discussion at all. but i want him to know that i will be a part of his rest the rest of his life. >> officials say they allowed mehserle to leave through a secondary entrance for security reasons. mehserle served one year of a two-year sentence and received early release thanks to a year of conduct credits. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of oscar grant. about two dozen people, including members of the grant family, gathered outside the la county courthouse to protest mehserle's release. the demonstrators say mehserle's killing of grant exemplifies a decades long problem of white police officers killing african american men. following the rally, the demonstrators marched to the federal court house to ask the u.s. department of justice to investigate grant's death. so what's next for

mehserle? the corrections department tells ktvu news that he was released on unsupervised parole. the release is to the jurisdiction of alameda county where he was last living. but there is no word tonight on where he plans to live next. mehserle won't have to report to a parole agent because he is deemed low risk. his parole is scheduled to end one year from today. mehserle's lawyer says his client is now looking for work. >> he's gotten a couple of offers. but, you know, offers for jobs up in northern california are dependent on the mood and the claim ate of the people -- climate of the people. >> he says it is not clear if it will be safe for mehserle to stay here in northern california. but he says no matter what, mehserle is ready to move on with his life. >> even though he is out of jail messages early's legal trouble -- mehserle's legal problems aren't over yet. they have filed a $million dollars unlawful death against him. the civil rights division is

still reviewing the killing of oscar grant to determine if it warrants federal charges. the arrests of more than 150 people for a justice for oscar protest are now at the center of a class action lawsuit. the protest was last november. the legal papers were filed today. the plaintiffs claim they were unlawfully arrested and miss treated. the alameda county sheriff's department says some of the people arrested were held longer than usual because there were so many to deal with and because other deputies were assigned to riot patrol in oakland. our coverage of the bart shooting case continues on our website at ktvu.com. you will find more information about mehserle's release and what's next. >> new at 10:00 tonight, san francisco muni operators are upset after an orb traitor ruled against them and put a new contract into place. the arbitrator handed down her decision tonight and said the operators must abide by a contract. they overwhelmingly rejected last week. some operators began talking about a strike, although their

contract prohibits that. the new contract takes effect july 1st and contains a wage freeze and allows for the use of part-time operators. management says they will reduce overtime costs. muni says they will save $38 million over the next three years. >> the marin calendar restaurant chain is filing for bankruptcy and closing restaurants. hundreds of its workers are without jobs. the chain known for its trademark pies closed 13 restaurants including eight here in the bay area. ktvu's maureen naylor tells us more closures could be coming. >> just disbelief. >> reporter: yes. >> this mother of four came to see for 0 herself that her employer of 14 years had shut its doors. >> i called in last night to see if i come in at 4:30. they came back on the phone and said, sorry, but we closed. and that was that. >> closed, what? >> reporter: at lunchtime today dozens of patrons one after the

other found the door of the restaurant closed in walnut creek. >> we regret to announce. >> reporter: a sign on the door. >> oh, my god, we can't believe it. we're shocked. >> reporter: the manager said it caught everyone by surprise. >> i looked in the window this morning and there were still pies on the shelves. >> reporter: 30 closed yesterday. in walnut creek many patrons live at the nearby rossmore senior community. >> it is going to mean less choice for the seniors here who have mobility considerations and can't travel. >> reporter: the company blamed the closures on underperformance and a weak economic climate. this vendor today picked up unused bread now headed for a local food bank. >> i have seen the numbers gradually decrease over the last few years. >> reporter: in terms of what they order? >> yeah. >> reporter: the company's ceo said the process to identify underperforming locations

remains undergoing and will continue throughout the chapter 11 case. right now 17 marie-calendar restaurants remain open. >> we checked and the marie- calendar line of frozen foods is not owned by the restaurant operators so for now it is not affected by the bankruptcy filing. the election isn't until next year, but the campaign is off and running. tonight seven republican hopefuls took part in the first major presidential debate. samantha hayes is live in manchester, new hampshire where the gop candidates didn't attack each other tonight but instead pretty much took aim at president obama. good evening, samantha. >> good evening, frank. it may be a little early for the candidates to attack one another. there is sort of an unspoken rule, at least at the beginning that you don't attack a fellow republican. but you are correct, they were in unison in their attacks of the president. >> from the economy to foreign policy, seven republicans with their eyes on the white house got a chance to debate the

issues. each capped date came with a -- candidate came with a different agenda. for some it was about getting their name out. >> i will be a prison to do what's right, not what's politically right. >> the message everywhere from around this country from business leaders large and small including manufacturing is get the government off my back. as president i will. >> they tried to differentiate themselves from the growing field all taking aim at the president. >> he has turned his back on american allies and he has embraced our enemies. we should think about protecting our borders rather than the borders between iraq and afghanistan. >> it is not about one person in america does. it's about what the american people do. >> mitt romney the front runner in the research poll defended his stance on healthcare saying he would repeal obamacare. he is often criticized for the law he sign as massachusetts governor that became a model for national healthcare. congresswoman michelle bachman used her podium to announce she has filed the paperwork to make

her run official. >> i want to run tonight, president obama is a one-term president. >> while their politics may differ, that's one point she's seven republicans agree on. >> any one of the people on this stage would be a better president than president obama. >> reporter: the candidates covered a range of issues tonight. but by the end of the debate, it was clear that moving forward in their race for the white house, the state of the economy will be the number one issue. reporting from manchester, new hampshire, i'm samantha hayes, ktvu, channel 2 news. we asked bay area voters and a political expert tonight, what would it take for a republican to win the white house? that story is coming up in less than 15 minutes. >> first lady michelle obama is due in the bay area tomorrow for a couple of fundraising events. the first lady stopped in southern california today to talk to hollywood unions about supporting military families. tomorrow morning ms. obama is scheduled to attend a breakfast event at the claremont hotel

for president obama's 2012 reelection bid. she's also scheduled to attend a luncheon in san francisco. tickets for that event start at $2500. >> fog is hugging the coast but warm weather is inlands. whether do the temperatures hit the 90s. >> a three alarm fire september dozens of people coming out of their homes. an update coming up on when they will be able to go back to their homes. >> and the debate over same-sex marriage is back in the courtroom. today's legal arguments and the quick ruling expected.

. a three alarm fire chased people from their residence. and at this hour those residents haven't been allowed to stay. lloyd lacuesta is live outside the building on hay street near davis to show us just what happened. lloyd? >> reporter: let me show you the scene right now. the people you see on the corner are residents who have been waiting out for three hours to see when they can get back to their homes. their home is this apartment complex the ball mark apartment on hay street. now it is a three story structure. but up on the roof there is another structure which is a penthouse. and that's where the fire started at around 6:00 tonight, sending dozens of people going for safety. >> we heard a loud boom. and when we heard the loud boom we went outside to check and the patio again. and this time there were flames coming out of the third floor.

>> you could see the smoke coming out to impact. the next thing we came out and you start seeing the flames coming out through the roof. >> firefighters went door-to- door of this 66 unit complex to tell people to leave. some residents say they heard the fire alarm going off. but they thought it was a false alarm. >> it looked like the whole roof was actually on fire. but i don't know how severe it was. but as soon as we came out, i mean this whole area was basically a cloud of black smoke. >> everyone got out safely, including this woman confined to a wheelchair. firefighters put the flames out within a half an hour. 50 firefighters responded. the chief says there were some challenges. >> we have an apartment complex with 66 units trying to evacuate all of the residents while we put firefighters into the building advancing the hose lines up the stairwell. >> well, you can see that this is still a very active fire scene with firefighters still out here trying to help. now, we have learned that 14 residents of this apartment complex will not be allowed back in because they live in

one of five severely damaged apartments. it is just too unsafe to let people go back in there. as for the other residents, well, they are hoping that they will get them back in before this night is over. live this is lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. sunnyvale police have announced an arrest in the killing of a woman whose body was found inside a garbage bag. police identified the suspect as 47-year-old man from santa clara. last week the body of maria was found in a large plastic bag. the coroner said she suffered trauma to her head. police credited the public with giving them several leads. prosecutors today said they will not seek the death penalty against six people charged in connection with the murder of a german tourist. she was caught in a cross-fire of a shoot-out between two rival gangs near san francisco's union square last august. five suspects have been charged with murder. the sixth has been charged with accessory to murder. their arraignment has been

postponed until july 19th. the san carlos city council has selected a new mayor. mclean will re place amad. the lifelong resident was elected back in 2009. klein also served as chair of the general plan advisory committee. interim san francisco mayor ed lee said he has no intention of running for mayor in november. but this website hopes to change that. it's called run, ed, run. it features people from various neighbors and walks of life holding signs encouraging lee to seek the office on a permanent basis. it has also a petition people can fill out and submit. lee has about two months to change his minute. >> there is also a let ed be facebook page that asks for people to support ed lee and respect his desire not to seek the mayor's office. and when we looked tonight, there were three posts on the wall and 70 people who liked that page. a judge is suspect today

make a decision by noon tomorrow on whether or not proposition 8, the state ban on same-sex marriage, should be reinstated. as ktvu's paul chambers says, supporters of the ban say the judge who ruled that it is unconstitutional is bias. >> reporter: san francisco judge james ware sat through two hours of argument. one side the sponsors of proposition eight. they are asking judge ware to overturn retired judge's vaughn walker to eliminate the ban on same-sex marriage. >> the supreme court has long said that no man can be a judge in his own case. and no man is permit today try cases where they have an interest in the outcome. >> i believe that it's discriminatory. i believe that it's about the judge's status in his private life. a few months after judge walker ruled that same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, he admitted he was in a long- term relationship with a man. the defense in this case argued because of that judge walker might have wanted to get married, which means his ruling could have been biased and that's why judge walker should

have recused himself. >> judge walker's decision must be vacated and reconsidered by a neutral judge who has no direct or substantial personal interest in the outcome. >> reporter: this ploy has been used throughout history in civil rights cases. when litigants try to disqualify black judges from sitting on cases involving equal protection. >> judge walker's ruling to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage is being repealed, meaning things can't move on in that case until there is a decision on this motion to recuse. >> the further they can keep us away from that truth and the longer they can keep us in the courts the longer we can't get married. >> judge ware hopes to have a decision by noon tomorrow. paul chambers, ktvu, channel 2 news. california's budget deadline is now just two days away. and the state legislature still has not agreed on how to eliminate a nearly $10 billion deficit. some plans are being floated around the capitol. one would extend temporary taxes another five years

without voter approval. another, the tax bridge option would extend taxes until voters have their say. governor brown said today he supports a short tax bridge, but not as long as a year. >> we have got to do the business of california. in order to do that, i believe the plan that i proposed should be adopted or something very close to it. >> the governor needs two republican votes in the senate and two in the assembly. so far he does not have that. [ music ] good evening. it was slightly warmer today. we have got fog right now pushing back into the bay. that is no surprise as we head into a day tomorrow that will be warmer than today. now, tonight's fog cover will go well into concord and danville. when you wake up most of us will have low clouds and fog. right now temperatures outside are on the mild side, the cool side. the 70s in san raphael looks erroneous. these are automatic readings. 64 in can cord and -- concord.

64 there sounds right. that's one of the warmest isotherm temperature maps we have seen really all season. 90s in the valley. lots of 80s for you tomorrow. when i come back i will see you here in 15 minutes and give you ideas about the temperatures. >> several candidates but which one will rise to the top. we asked bay area voters about their opinions for tonight. >> a peach, an orange and an apple. which of these has the highest pesticide levels? we will have a new study coming up. ktvu.com, complete bay area news coverage. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ]

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our newsroom after talking to a top member of the republican party for their take on the gop's prospects. amber? >> reporter: frank, no fireworks and no surprises in tonight's first gop debate. but the gloves did come off when it came to talking about president obama. >> president obama is a one- time term president. [ applause ] >> reporter: the presidential hopefuls took swipes at the president's healthcare policies. >> if i'm elected president i will repeal obama care. >> reporter: going into tonight's debate, former massachusetts governor mitt romney was widely regarded as the front-runner among presidential hopefuls. >> this was a civilized debate. are. >> reporter: uc berkeley journalism susan rasky covered the debate and said romney did not give ground. >> reporter: if you were advising him what would you to do beat obama? >> keep talking about the economy. >> reporter: the regional vice chair of the california republican party told us she

would like to see more republicans enter the race and focus on the issues such as welfare reform, budget cuts and spending limits. at this point she says she's not ready to throw her support behind any of the seven candidates. >> i'm waiting to see. and i think californians are waiting to see. >> reporter: in albany we found voters who say they support president obama for a second term but that he is beatable. >> with how the economy is going are and, you know, what's happening in the war and i think the healthcare reform. >> i don't want to say it's a shoe-in. >> reporter: a lot can happen between now and the election still 17 months away. reporting live in the newsroom, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. the latest batch of embarrassing photos is putting more pressure to resign on democratic congressman anthony weiner of new york. this evening, the house of representatives approved the congressman's request for a two- week leave of absence.

but earlier in the day, the house ethics committee launched a preliminary inquiry into weiner's actions. even president obama commented. >> if it was me, i would resign. >> more embarrassing photos emerged over the weekend. weiner apparently took the photos of himself inside the congressional gym. on saturday weiner said he was going to seek help and he reportedly is in treatment now. >> 40 years after they were first leaked, the federal government today released the pentagon papers. the top secret defense department study of u.s. involvement in vietnam revealed the deception employed by president's johnson, jfk and others as they secretly escalated the war. the defense department consultant daniel elsburg secretly took the papers and then gave them to the new york times for publication. they did. eclassified the government papers today. if you want to read them find the link on our website at ktvu.com. looking to avoid pesticides when you eat your vegetables?

the fruits and vegetables topping the new list known as the dirty dozen. >> these pictures into our newsroom the east bay teacher under arrest tonight on rape charges. [ music ]

. new at 10 tonight new reason to check your fruit and vegetables bins. a report out tonight list the 12 vegetables that tested highest for pesticide residue. live in alameda with a closer look at that report. janna katsuyama. >> reporter: well, heather this report found that one peach that was tested had 57 different pesticides. the report also lited produce that had -- listed produce that had the highest and the lowest pesticide levels. summer brings a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables to

the area shopping basket. >> we like green beans and whatever is in season and whatever looks good. >> we have romaine lettuce. >> but the fresh produce can come with dozens of pesticides. the environmental watch group published a list today of the so-called dirty dozen. 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residues. apples topped the list. 92% had two or more followed by is celery and then strawberry, peaches and spinach. the data was based on a report that they were peeled before testing. >> unfortunately if you just wash the apple you won't get rid of all of those pesticides that the usda is finding. some of the pesticides are actually incorporated into the tissues of the fruits and vegetables. >> over 900 pesticides registered for use here. so over 150 million pesticides are used every year in california. about a third of those are among the most toxic that we know of. >> reporter: one option is to

buy organic. berkeley bowl offers a wide selection of organic produce. this woman says she buys organic but knows not everyone can afford the higher prices. >> it's way more expensive, yeah. way more expensive. >> reporter: the bottom line, be aware but don't stop eating fresh produce. >> i know there is pesticides but still i think it's better than some of the processed foods. >> reporter: the environmental working group says that just switching from the dirty dozen to another list the clean 15 could lower your pesticide exposure by some 92%. reporting live in alameda tonight, janna katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. for a complete list of fruits and vegetables and how they ranked go to our website ktvu.com. we have post add link to that report in the right now section. a liquor distribution and bottling plant in menlo park is closing its doors leaving 150 people without jobs. giant british based beverage

producer that produce johnny walker and guinness. they said their decision to plan was a "strategic review of operations." the men low park has been in business for 50 years and ready to close monday night. how did 8-year-old precious reynolds contact rabies last month. the girl is only the third person in u.s. history to recover from rabies without going through the vaccine treatment t was originally thought that she contracted rabies from a feral cat scratch. but a roundup found that none had babe are yous. she's recuperated at the uc davis medical center. the veteran officer mike noonan was appointed to the post by city manager john russo. noonan has been with the alameda police department since 1986 and has served as interim police chief since july of last year. he is also credited with helping start the department's school resource officer program

which puts officers on alameda school campuses. new video just into our newsroom of a special education teacher arrested by police on charges of rape. a ktvu cameraman captured these pictures of 56-year-old jerry johnson after 10:00 tonight. he is accused of raping a developmentally challenged student aide. police say johnson sexually assaulted the 18-year-old at the elementary school where they worked. we are told the teenager has the mental capacity of a 7-year- old. the police say if anyone suspects there might be more victims, give them a call. there is word tonight that a half brother of convicted killer yousef bay the 4th was released from jail this weekend. joshua bay spent nearly four years in custody as part of a plea bargain. he had agreed to testify against bay to avoid facing a possible life sentence. joshua bay had been arrested in the kidnapping and torture of two women in 2007 at a house in east oakland. stocks fuelled a rally this

morning on wall street. about you it pretty much fizzled by the time the closing bell rang. the dow industrials eked out a gain of a little more than a point. the nasdaq was down four. the markets have posted losses in six consecutive weeks. it is the longest losing streak since october of 2002. a cnbc report has projected that facebook could be worth more than $100 billion if and when that company goes public. the report says the filing could happen this fall with the actual ipo being held early next year. the company had an estimated value of $50 billion in january when goldman sachs made a private investment in the company. some major deals today. vf announced it is buying timberland for $2.2 million. they make boots and clothing. vf wendy's sells arby eights

for $1.3 million. cal's baseball team climbed to the top of college sports despite budget cuts that nearly ended that program. ktvu's john fowler with more on the dramatic return of tradition. >> the team that almost wasn't returned to the cal campus this afternoon. they will play this coming sunday for the college baseball national championship. >> you cooperate have written a better script for this team as far as what they have endured and gone through during the season. and to have it worked out for us they earned it. they deserve to being going to the college world series and i am so happy for them. >> reporter: yesterday's super- regional over dallas baptist came nine months after cal said they were cancelling men's baseball and three other sports to save money. the other sports were reinstated but the 119-year-old baseball program needed angels and $10 million. just two months ago the goal was met and the university

saved baseball for at least seven years. >> people who had no affiliation with cal baseball stepped in and pledged their own money. we are all just so grateful. >> reporter: seven on this team have been drafted by the pros, including senior pitching ace eric johnson. >> you know, the team has come together so well. this whole cal bear community that's backing us, which feels great. >> reporter: late this afternoon the bears learned their opponents for the world series in omaha will be the university of virginia. the coach says all of this has been a great object lesson in keeping your eye on the ball. john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> a school project gone wrong. the movie shoot at this park that left one student under arrest and two educators in trouble. temperatures on the increase tomorrow. we will see some 90s in some of the warmest locations. let you know which cities those will be. more strong aftershocks rattle new zealand and take their toll. [ music ]

. firefighters are keeling with the massive wallow fire shifted their attention today to a small town in new mexico. the clears spent the day clearing brush and attempting to create a fire break. that fire has burned 550-acres since memorial day and now only 10% contained. 31 homes and four cabins have also been lost. seven people onboard a world war ii bomber burst into flames following an emergency landing. the pilot reported a fire shortly after takeoff and attempted to return to the airport in aurora are. he couldn't make it so he put the plain down in the corn field. officials say this same plane

was grounded over the weekend because of mechanical problems. an oakland student is under arrest tonight and two staff members have been on leave all because of a school project that was a bit too realistic. eighth graders at united for success academy were making a movie about gang violence at union point park last weekend. a teacher and a counsellor were supervising that project. district officials say they told the students to bring fake guns for props. but the fakes looked too real and one gun actually was real. ktvu talked to one student about the ordeal. >> a lesson for everybody? >> it was. but i didn't think they would bring real guns. >> so when you heard there was a really gun there, what did you make of that? >> i was scared. >> reporter: the student under arrest reportedly got that gun the previous night. the teen is now in juvenile hall on gun charges. and in san mateo county, five boys ages 12-14 were arraigned today on charges that they sexually assaulted two classmates. all were 7th graders at kennedy

middle school. the girls are 12-year-old. the district attorney says the attack happened during a field trip to a redwood city park back in march. but the attack wasn't reported until the last week of school. the students were part of the newcomer program, meaning they have been in this country less than a year. in news of the world tonight, in new zealand powerful aftershocks rattled christ church causing one death, several injuries and new damage. a fives 5.2 aftershock was followed by a 6.0 just an hour later. there have been thousands of aftershocks since the quake last february killed 181 people. today's were some of the strongest. in libya rebels came under intense fire today. government forces shelled them with rocket, artillery and mortars at a rate of seven per minute. the opposition is trying to take control of three towns. also today a long-time friend and apply of moammar gadhafi reportedly defected and left the country. and in china, a new high-

speed railroad was unveiled today. when it is fully operational next month the train will hit speeds of 190 miles per hour. it will take passengers on the 800-mile strip from shanghai to beijing in less than five hours. the most expensive tickets are about $170. there are cheaper trains but obviously they are slower. a world-class catmaran on its side. today's mishap and the financial hurdle facing organizer of america's cup. >> and the complete forecast is up in six minutes.

. a pair of catmarans were testing the waters in the bay prior to the world cup. they spotted one of the world

class catamarans tipped over. they showed this picture of it capsizing. and christian cafton tell us that san francisco taxpayers may end up paying some of the costs. >> oh, look at that sail. >> reporter: a 45-foot catmaran preparing to race in the america's cup testing the san francisco bay weather this afternoon. so far the america's cup organizing committee has only raised $2 million. if the committee doesn't raise the cash, the money would have could topple from the city's general fund. >> i am very optimistic they will raise all of the funds. >> reporter: mayor ed lee on the bay to watch the action today on the bay says he doesn't expect the organizing committee will have any difficulty fundraising. >> they are just getting their non-profit status started and they are raising the funds. i have every faith that they will be able to raise all of the private funds that they need and make sure that the city is covered as well. >> reporter: at the harbor, sailing enthusiasts watched as some of the fastest sailboats

in the world skipped along the waves of the bay saying raising $12 million won't be a problem. >> it's covered. larry ellison is behind this thing. >> reporter: others say they aren't sure the money will be there in time. >> nobody knows that. and i don't think we can always plan that way. sometimes something is so important to a city you got to be able to take the hit. >> reporter: organizers are expecting $1.4 million as a result of the race. subaru is delaying operations through the port of richmond. subaru vehicles were expected to move through the port as early as this month but the automaker says it is delaying operations for a few months due to complications from that massive earthquake in japan. subaru's five year deal with the port will create at least 80 full-time jobs. ford says it is appealing a judge's order to pay $2 billion to thousands of dealers in a class-action lawsuit. a judge from ohio ruled last friday that ford must pay that money after a jury found the

car maker guilty of overcharging dealers for some of its trucks. ford now says the trial court committed "significant legal errors." drivers in the east bay should be prepared for some delays of lane closures on i- 680 in the danville area. caltrans is fixing cracks and re paving. the work started at about 8 p.m. and should wrap up by 6 a.m. closures are taking place between diablo road, as well as . >> joe monday than that was hurt this weekend. -- montana was scheduled to pitch a luxury hotel plan to the city council tomorrow night but that has been postponed. the hotel would go next to a

new 49ers stadium. [ music ] >> a little bit legs wind out there some fog along the coast. go to stormtracker 2 and a northwest wind is gusting to 29. you see my cursor this one right there so that's pretty windy. the winds are come out 0 of the northwest. it will press that fog into your neighborhood tonight and tomorrow morning. the weather systems are much further north than they were last week at this time. so we are going for a warmup. it's not going to get hot hot but it's going to be warmer than it's been all season in many locations, upper 80s, low 90s tomorrow and wednesday. overnight lows tonight because of the fog upper 50s. it is mild out there. the fog footprint, it is going to get in there. i think it's not much different than what we saw this morning.

tomorrow warmer by a few degrees. the extended forecast not that hot. right along the coast the fog is lingering. there some breaks at ocean beach. highs at the beaches and low 60s. and then you just hop over the hill where the fog is not and get into the 70s and low 80s. here is how it breaks down. high pressure sets up. fire danger and air quality is going to be fine. but we will see those 90s start to pop up in the inland bay valley. most of us tomorrow 70s around the bay. 80s in the warmer spots. and that's livermore and antioch and brentwood and pittsburgh. 85 in napa. 89 in fairfield. there is 91 in antioch and brentwood. forecast highs in the santa clara valley. your heat in morgan hill and in gillroy upper 80s, low 90s in the warm spots. really nice day tomorrow.

wednesday duplicates this. about the same temperature. and then it starts to trends down after that as some weak systems drive to the north of us. but it's really going to be a nice couple of days. a little more fog shows up again on thursday and friday the weekend is always in view. it's a nice dry one. the rain looks like it has left us for a time. so we are into a nice dry pattern. of course fire danger is always there. that's our next story. >> thanks, bill. even with all of the rain we've had this year palo alto residents are looking at significant rate hikes for their water. the problem is the cost of water has gone up because of upgrades and repairs to the water system. members of the palo alto city council discussed higher rates at a meeting tonight and are expected to approve them next week. it is a hefty 12.5% increase. chile's erupting volcano is causing new problems today. the ash has forced the cancellation of flights across parts of south america and as far away as australia. ash is causing problems on the grounds where it is piling high

in the streets. another volcano erupted in east africa today. secretary of state hillary clinton had to change her travel plan today. michael jackson's new fans will soon have a new way to remember him. some of jackson's most famous memorabilia will be put up for auction at the end of the month. items up for bid include the significanter's famous red leather jacket from the thriller music video and his crystal black glove. money raised from the auction will benefit the simbala preserve sanctuary. >> steve job's life story will be put into a comic book. they will make a 32-page comic book paced on the apple's ceo. it is part of the publisher's series of unauthorized looks at today's biggest names, including sarah palin and facebook founder mark zuckerburg. >> some blunt talk today from the owner of the dallas mavericks. we had to bleep out what he said about lebron james. plus game six of the

stanley cup finals. mark is here with sports up after the break.

. mark is here with sports. boy, the boston bruins made a little statement tonight with game six, didn't they? >> they have been making several statements. a seven game series doesn't get

more evenly matched than that. but it looks lopsided. in the last four games boston has outscored the canucks 17-1. before the opening puck their goalie luongo breaks his stick. he has a new one. it doesn't matter what he brought out there. the bruins scored two goals in the first couple of minutes. 1-0 on the fly. one minute later 2-0. a powerplay situation for boston. and drew with the slap shot that finds its mark. 3-0. a couple more in the finals. game seven will be wednesday night in vancouver. one first the other last but both bay area teams could surely use the downtime they get today. the giants travelling to arizona to get with the second- place dbacks this week. while the as unpack from the road and get the clubs out for their annual community fun golf

happening out to blow off a little steam after a rough road trip, returning with a new manager. the guys looked happy on the course today. very upbeat about having bob melvin as their new manager. a guy who makes it clear he always has his players' back, as evidenced yesterday in a loss to the white sox. he will speak his mind. >> it's a motivational thing for me i think when your coach is supporting you like that and constantly behind you. he was showing us some life, you know, even when our heads were down in the 8th inning he was going out there keep your heads up and let's keep going. when you see that in a coach it kind of motivates you to keep going and do your best and try to help him win. well, whether it's cleveland or miami he is still the lord of no rings. but down in dallas, they would like a little less focus on what lebron james does not have and what they do have. that would be the nba championship trophy. and as the mavericks land down in the big d this morning after a night of drinking champagne and smoking cubans, the celebration of the title, the

team's owner mark cub an addressing the immediate -- mark cuban addressing the media prior to departure. >> this team with lebron james. >> who cares about (bleep) lebron james. >> miami heat played a hard series. this has nothing to do with them. it's about the dallas mavericks and we are the world champions. right? did you guys get that? did i say it out loud? >> it was their year and they are right a little more focus on what lebron james doesn't have and focus on them. >> but when you are lebron james you are just going to create a lot of people talking to you no matter what. >> that was a good series. >> he will have his day. >> i am sure he will. he may have a few of them actually. >> right. >> thanks, mark. >> ktvu, ktvu in the morning starts at 4:30. and our coverage --

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