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like the rest of us. >> i like the idea of not paying them until they get the budget done. it gets them moving, i think that's good. >> i think that is the consequences of your action. i think there's been an awful lot of gamesmanship on both sides of the aisle. >> one taxpayer has mixed emotions. >> i think people who work should get pay. but on the other hand not having a budget is not a good thing. i think something needs to be done to the legislators to kind of light a fire under them to get it going. >> reporter: so failing to pass a budget, this is likely will ends up in court where a judge is ultimately going to decide whether or not it was a true budget. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel channel 2 news. the governor's office released a statement. the governor says quote the controller has made his
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determination. we should all work together to pass a solid budget. san francisco cabbies wrapped up an angry and very loud protest today. hundreds of city's taxi drivers stopped picking up passengers at noon. many of them circled city hall honking their horns and blocking traffic. the taxi drivers say they are angry about two big issue, fees and delays at city hall over increasing meter fees that they've been asking for. >> nobody is going bankrupt, it's all greed of the companies. >> the strike lasted for two hours. organizers say if they're demands are not met a full days taxi strike will occur in the near future. a trail of blood and a grizzly discovery. san francisco investigators are
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on the scene where the body of a man was found fully clothed in the marina. neighbors saw that trail of blood and called for help. david stevenson is on the scene. >> reporter: we learned that police investigators hope to bring in a dive team to search the site where they first found the homicide victim. the body was found floating at 6:30 this morning next to a marina pier at the end of harvey pier. >> there was a blood trail that led all the way to the pier from the 3600 block of buchanan. >> reporter: that trails past a starbucks and to a creek. this man says his son spotted the blood last night just before 10:30. >> he was scared that it could be an animal. he called 911. >> reporter: investigators say they responded last night but did not find the body until this morning. >> it appears it was an edged weapon that resulted in most of the wounds.
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>> reporter: police say the victim a 19-year-old fully clothed white male did not die in the water. investigators towed away this green sedan after investigators found that two young males were camping out in it. the car had the joint based lewis mccord air base sticker. we learned that the sfpd is in contact with the base to determine if the victim is in the military. >> we do have an identification we believe. however we are not sure if all the notifications have been made so i can't give those out at this time. >> reporter: police inspectors tell us they hope to search the water. if not tomorrow maybe tomorrow for further clues in this murder. and the near by surveillance cameras may help solve this case. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. they are learning tonight that another pet may be the latest victim in a string of
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suspicious animal deaths in one east bay neighborhood. so far six dogs and two cats have died suddenly in brentwood. and now residents are saying the evidence points to one man. at 5:30, we'll have the latest on the investigation as the animal's owners anxiously await test results that may provide some answers. plus hear from the man who's being accused of the poisonings. and it's a hot one out there today. this first day of summer and we've got fog moving in at the coast. you can't see it here but the winds have kicked up. temperatures in san francisco today, 74 degrees. let's take a look at some of the preliminary highs. concord got to 101. livermore 101 degrees, we look at some current temperatures here right now in fairfield it's 99. concord 100. notice san francisco that's actually the airport. notice those greens and yellows, the sea breeze is kicking in a little bit. we have fog showing up just offshore. take a look, our friend is back. the fog is moving back in.
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temperatures are going to begin to fall off. but not before temperatures reached triple digits. right now paul chambers is at walnut creek. walnut creek 100 degrees, paul did it feel like it? >> reporter: you are the expert when it comes to weather but it is hot out here. it's been a week that we were doing a story of people being depressed because of no sunshine. there is sunshine today and it is 100 degrees in walnut creek. it's the first day of summer and people are already looking for ways to cool off. >> heat like this, it's too hot. >> i live in sacramento and i came to walnut creek to cool off but what a surprise. >> reporter: the senior club opened its doors as a cooling center. so it was a surprise for her. >> some people do live in apartments that believe it or not they've lived here their whole lives and they don't have air-conditioning and they're welcome to come in. >> reporter: the best seat in the house in this hot day may have been the dunk tank.
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with the temperatures so high, safety of all these children is a major concern. >> sunscreen is always recommended about every two hours, make sure the children are putting up the sunscreen. we have the pop up shade structures to make sure they're in the shade. >> reporter: chris rizzo and his two boys skateboarded and biked their way to san martinez. >> we thought about going swimming but we didn't bring our shorts. >> reporter: so they improvised. they used these water fountains to cool off. >> i put water in my hat and used it to cool off. >> we're making sure our staff and counselors are watching our kids closely. >> reporter: the temperature changed 5 degrees since we did this story. it's 99 right now. if you're going to be outdoors make sure you drink plenty of
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water. if you know of a person that's of elderly age you might want to check in on them also. you can check the temperatures in your neighborhood at any time on our website. just go to ktv u.com and click on the weather tab. tomorrow night president obama will address the nation to lay out the details of his true pull out from afghanistan. there are currently about 100,000 u.s. military personnel serving in afghanistan. 30,000 are part of the president's 2009 surge. today the white house secretary says that surge has made a difference. >> there's a strategy that we believe has led to our successes in taking the fight to al-qaida. including the successful mission against osama bin laden. it has led to our successes in stopping the momentum of the taliban. >> reporter: the white house has not yet revealed a withdrawn timetable. another 5,000 will come home by the end of next year. the president will reveal
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his troop withdrawal plan during his trip tomorrow night. ktvu will bring that report to you at 5:00 p.m. if you can't get to your tv we will also live stream it at ktvu.com. in the current cia director, leon panetta will now oversee that withdrawal. >> the nomination is confirmed. >> reporter: the u.s. house confirmed panetta. panetta will replace gates. he is expected to implement the new policy to let gays serve openly in the military. and nancy pelosi released a statement, she says, in every job he has held he has served with distinction. and i am confident he is the right person to lead the
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defense department in these challenging times. pa tomorrow the senate intelligence committee will open confirmation meetings for patreaus. sarah shourd was released last year on bail and is refusing to return for that trial. and the battle against -- heated up today. protesters marched outside the state capital in albany as legislators continued their closed door negotiations
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inside. republicans want to include a provision to safeguard religious institutions. legislators say the senate could take a final vote tomorrow. a new report out today finds home sales dropped last month to their lowest level of the year. according to the national association of realtors, sales of existing single family homes fell 3.8% in may. the economists say this year's annual pace of 8.3 million homes is far below the 6 million homes sold in healthy housing markets. since the housing boom went bust in 2006, sales have fallen in four of the past five years. federal officials are investigating whether the oil market is being purposely manipulated and that's causing prices at the pump to spike. oil companies, refineries and traders are being accused of working together to keep oil off the market and cut oil production to impact the price of gasoline. one u.s. senator tells us the government now has subpoena power. >> it might allow them to piece
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the puzzle together about what's being happening. because when you have ample supplies and prices are still skyrockets you want to know about what's going on in the marketplace. >> the government can fine companies millions of the dollars if they're found to be guilty of manipulation. and stocks posted an increase today. the ip business congress rang in the closing bell in san francisco video satellite today. stocks moved higher. the dow was up 110 points. the nasdaq almost 58 points. nearly three dozen fraternity members will not be
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some members of the kappa state fraternity house woke up to screams of get out. moments later massive flames were ripping through the fraternity. maureen naylor joins us live at the fraternity located just off of campus. >> reporter: we want to show you the damage first from the ground. tonight the windows from the first floor have been boarded up. as you move upward you can see the roof is gone. higher up the entire top floor of this fraternity house is gutted. the orange glow lit up the early morning sky as flames devoured the kappa house in san jose. firefighters threw thousands of gallons at the building and as the sunrise came, the damage was evident. >> i'm still in shock to be honest. >> i was about to go to sleep
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and, we just heard people screaming fire. >> reporter: firefighters got if call about 3:30 this morning. a safety officer took the photos of the damage. all 28 residents inside escaped unharmed. >> it was right outside my door which was a laundry room. there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: this 21-year-old chicago native says he lost everything. expect his prized guitar discovered today in perfect condition. >> it's just a crazy feeling losing everything you have. especially in your home, all your belongings. and just like that. >> my room is the one in the corner over there. >> reporter: firefighters say his room was the only one not damaged by the fire. while the cause is unknown, firefighters call it an attic fire. >> attic fires can be started by a lot of things. many times it can be electrical. again i don't know that that's the case here. >> reporter: 17 students have
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been moved into temporary dorm housing. others plan to stay with family or friends. one firefighter had second degree burns to his hand but retreated and released. and right now, the building still is surrounded by orange tape. reporting live in san jose, maureen naylor, ktvu news. a uc davis student from mountain view and her mother will not be deported to india tomorrow thanks to a last minute reprieve from immigration officials. just today lawyers said the two were granted a stay of deportation by the department of homeland security. lawyers had filed an emergency request for a stay siting new guidelines. she is a premed honor student, she's been living in the bay area since she was six. firefighters in federal california are expected to get full containment of a large wildfire that broke out on an oil field. the fire started in coren
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county over the weekend it quickly spread into san luis obispo county. so far the fire has spread across some 27,000 acres and destroyed 58 homes. the monument fire is one of three large fires burning right now in arizona. investigators say all three are human cost. senator mccain has stirred up controversy by saying that illegal immigrants are guilty for the fires. the district attorney says there is no evidence of the claims. earlier a hurricane packed
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80-miles-an-hour. beatriz is expected to move further away from the gulf. chief meteorologist bill martin joining us. >> reporter: the first day of summer brought the heat. didn't it. temperatures in the triple digits had a heat advisory for the bay area for many, for all the bay area cities. and then we have spare the air day as well. first day of summer proving to be just that. as we go outside. whenever i demonstrate a heat up. the wind is blowing offshore, what you can see hear clearly is a wind shift. you can see that wind shift illustrated there but i can also pick it up in the buoys right now. that wind shift is all basic stuff. when the fog starts to blow out of the west, comes out of the west it cools us off rapidly. as we come into one of these
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buoys, winds are gusting to 20. west-southwest gusting to 20. things are going to cool off big time tonight. a little slow in the inland areas but it's going to be cooler tomorrow for sure and and the next few days. i really wouldn't call it a heat wave. we had reports of antioch and brentwood, some of the backyards 105, 106. official number i have right now is 104. but they're very warm out there. 62 in napa, 62 in vallejo. these are the overnight lows so it's going to be warm again. out to dinner tonight in those inland bay valleys it'll be 80 degrees until 9:00 tonight. so what's the fog going to do tonight? it's going to get in here around 11:00 tonight. look at the push, coming through the gate, through the nacasio gap and then look here.
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a big push. there's a bigger push coming into the bay. so significant cooling coming our way. inland valleys you're staying pretty darn warm. bottom line, big cool down in the bay area. the heat is over. today was the hottest day of the week. now numbers start to trend down toward your bay area weekend. i'm back here in about 15 minutes. we'll have your city by city and we'll see how far the fog is going to push. astronaut mark kelly made a few announcements today about himself and his wife. kelly says the couple is working on a memoire. the book will be published by scripner. so far it has no publication date. kelly also announced his retirement from the navy and nasa. he has flown on four space
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shuttle missions including endeavor's final mission last month. kelly says he plans to spend time with his wife and two daughters and hopes to serve his country again one day. his retirement begins october 1st. a new candidate in the race for the white house. who he is and why he says a decision must be made. and a new poll shows how californians really feel about nuclear power. >> i feel like i'm living next door to some psycho. who neighbors are blaming in a pet poisoning case. and what that man told ktvu, that story coming up in just 10 minutes.
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the republican presidential candidate field became more crowded today add jon huntsman made his announcement today. it's the same place ronald reagan kicked off the general election. huntsman is 51. he recently served as a u.s. ambassador to china. he says he represents the president but the country must make hard decisions to avert disaster. >> if we don't, in less than a decade every dollar will go to cover the cost of medicare, social security and interest payments on our debt. >> with huntsman's announcement at least eight major candidates
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have declared their bids for the presidency. the first television adds of the presidential campaign will soon hit the air waves. tim pawlenty plans to run his campaign ads in iowa starting tomorrow. pawlenty ad spots will start running tomorrow. and two more gingrich campaign aides have quit. and after the japanese earthquake and tsunami, californians are having second thoughts about nuclear power.
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the quake damaged the fukushima nuclear power plant. since then voter support in california has plummeted. more nuclear plants should be built in california, 58% disagreed. that's a change from last year. 56% of voters said they believe californian's nuclear plants are safe. 32% said they are not safe. 12% had no opinion. and in another vote of confidence, 46 of californians approved gradually phasing out
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nuclear power in the state. infinon race way received a special visit today. more than 100,000 race fans are expected to visit infinon raceway this weekend starting with friday's qualifying session to the sprint cup race on sunday. we're live in martinez where animal control officers are investigating the mysterious deaths of several pets in an east bay neighborhood. we'll tell you who pet owners believe is responsible. some are calling it the worse financial crisis oakland has ever seen. so why did the council just get pay raises? that has these people up in armless. -- that has these people up in arms.
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a neighborhood dispute in the city of brentwood, residents say pets are being killed and now fingers are being pointed. and tonight we have learned that yet another animal may be linked to the mysterious death of half a dozen pets. ktvu's tara moyarti joins us now where investigators are trying to determine if the pets were in fact, poisoned. >> reporter: was know have six dogs and two cats that have died under strange circumstances. we're hear waiting for lab results. and investigators say they may have to send those bodies to michigan to be nicroxied. enrique domingues points to where he found meat that he
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believes was poisoned and eaten by his dogs. dominguez is blaming his neighbor. yesterday three dogs and a cat from this house died the same way. as well as a dog from this home. all houses border the yard of dave akison. >> i don't like being lied about sir, i'm going to talk to the police. >> reporter: akison denies any of the charges. >> why would he have pet food in his yard when he doesn't have pets? >> reporter: just today another pet owner came forward saying his cat, the mother of these kittens recently died the same way. >> she probably found some food
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and it was poisoned. >> reporter: we're live in martinez, i'm tara moyarti. happening now we are getting word of some mayor delays happening on bart. there is word that there could be major delays specifically affecting the fremont concord line. which leads me to believe that's the pittsburgh bay line. they do tell us there could be widespread delays and they say it looks like it may be a routing problem. of course it being 5:30 a lot of people trying to get home from work. this is also a spare the air day so a lot of people may have ditched that i their car in favor of mass transit. if you're waiting for someone to get home to you on b .a.r.t., they may be delayed. in other news tonight, he confronted a vandal and got hurt. a man has cuts on his face
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after trying to stop a vandal in san francisco. this happened last evening on market street right between fifth and -- excuse me sixth and seventh avenue. a 57-year-old man saw a woman defacing a mural and asked him to stop. the woman then turned around and slashed his face. police are looking for his attacker. and we have new information on a story we brought you first here at 5:00. a young man who died in a shooting in oakland has been identified as 28-year-old christopher ingram of fairfield. ingram's car crashed into another vehicle. police then took him to the police station, he later died at the hospital. police are digging in a
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location indicated by search dogs as an area of interest. 7-year-old ramona price disappeared in september of 1961, police now suspect she was killed at the hands of serial killer mack ray edwards. edwards confessed to killing 18 children before committing suicide. and some are questioning whether the city council should be taking pay raises that were recently approved. janine de la vega joins us now from city hall where there's some protesters there tonight. >> reporter: the city council just went into chambers a few minutes ago to talk about this huge budget crisis. behind me you can see there are dozens of union members who work for the city. they are fired up. for the past 30 minutes they've been holding this rally in front of city hall. they are frustrated with all
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the budget cuts and what they say are unnecessary spending. this could be the last year these kids enjoy summer camp at the san antonio recreation center. there may not be enough money to keep it open because the city faces a $58 million budget deficit. that's why virginia gonzalez was shocked to hear the city council is scheduled to get pay raises come july 1st. >> they should feel guilty about even taking that raise knowing the conditions of our community is facing. it's unfair. >> reporter: the ethics commission is required to review the council's salary each year and adjust it to inflation rates. currently members make $74,098 a year. the commission approved an increase of $2,500. that doesn't sit well with city workers. >> i don't think they should take it. i think it should go back to the community. because people like me might lose my job. >> reporter: council members have the option to take the raise. >> no i'm not going to take it and i don't think any other
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members will take the pay raise. >> reporter: the fiscal situation is dire, police officer jobs are on the line and several fire stations and libraries could close. that's why some are questioning whether the council will accept their $6,600 annual car voucher. >> i need my car. i do a lot of late meetings. >> reporter: so far none of the council members have officially gone to payroll and asked not to get a pay raise. as far as the car allowance, at least two of the eight members are keeping it. reporting live from oak land,
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land, janine de la vega. muni's board of directors say it will hand ford a severance pay. yee called ford's deal excessive. late this afternoon, a representative for yee presented petitions with 1,200 signatures to the board meeting opposing ford's deal. first lady michelle obama and his daughters had a rare meeting with mandela today. they met with nelson mandela and his wife at their home for about 20 minutes. later the first lady and her two daughters toured the area. they say they are down but not out. just one day after losing in a supreme court, workers are not giving up in their fight
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and happening right now some 2,400 pg & e customers are
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without service because of an outage that began this afternoon. pg & e says that outage began at about 4:10 and crews are currently working on scene to return power to customers. bay area labor groups came together. the decision tossed out what would have been the largest sex discrimination lawsuit in u.s. history. activists add today's event said the ruling is a step back but that their battle is not over just yet. >> we're going to assess how we can move forward. whatever vehicle that is, it may be individual lawsuits, it may be smaller classes. whatever vehicle it is, you can rest assured that these women are not going to give up on their claims. >> reporter: the suit began eight years ago when a store greeter at the wal-mart in pittsburgh said she wasn't getting the same opportunities as men. environmentalists are getting ready to sue two of the nations biggest rail owners
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over train pollution. the natural resources defense counsel accused union pacific authorization of polluting rail yards with diesel. the group sited problems at 16 rail yards including oakland. they threaten to sue the train companies unless they clean up that pollution. the bay area was a very good hot spot for car thieves last year. eight of the 10 cities with the highest per capita of car thefts were located right here in california. according to the national insurance crime bureau, fresno, modesto and fairfield had the largest car thefts. graphic pictures designed to keep people from starting what could be a deadly habit.
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why some say the government is overstepping its bounds. and look what's back, a cooling trend in your bay area forecast, we have fog at the coast right now. there it is. of course you know what that means. it's still 100 degrees in the inland valleys. how much will it cool over the next coming days? i'll let you know. bay area researchers ignite a new controversy over flame retardant, car seats and mattresses what you need to know. pg & e tells us what makes this hot spell different. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00, complete bay area news coverage. i want to crush more cars.
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hard at all to look at the effects of smoking. the images are disturbing, smoke coming out of a hole from a throat. this one shows a corporation. these graphic health warning labels will be required on every pack of cigarettes sold in the united states by september of next year. >> we want kids to understand smoking is gross not cool. and there's really nothing pretty about having mouth cancer or you know making your baby sick if you smoke. >> reporter: the u.s. food and drug administration also hopes to encourage adults already smoking to stop. >> a little push, and you know what, a little shock value always works with the american public. >> i've tried to quit several times, but maybe now for sure. >> reporter: the centers for disease control and prevention says tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the united states. but not everyone is convinced these new warnings will make a
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difference to those already lighting up. >> those of us who already smoke know the risks so it probably won't have any effect on current smokers. >> it should be up to the individual and the cigarette companies that they purchase cigarettes from. i don't think government should be involved at all in any of this. >> reporter: phillip morris the nation's biggest tobacco company said any government requirement that compels a private entity to carry a message not of its own choosing raises constitutional concerns. >> reporter: and you saw how graphic those pictures are and they're going to be pretty big actually covering half of the package front and back. the u.s. is going to be the 40th country worldwide to use such visual warnings. a controversial proposal was announced today in washington, d.c. and it could affect someone you know. texas senator hutchinson introduced her reform to social security. it is a bill to increase the
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retirement age to 69 by the year 2027. it also reduces the annual costs of living adjustment by 1%. hutchinson says the reforms are necessary to prevent social security from going broke. >> it is politically dicey. there's no doubt about it. but i think somebody has to step forward and give the first draft. >> if hutchinson's bill passes the changes will take effect gradually and would not affect anyone who's already 58 years old. san francisco police are heading to city parks this summer. the concerns top brass have that is prompted the stepped up patrols. julie haener is in the newsroom with the look at some of the other stories we're currently working on, julie. >> also ahead at 6:00, it's in cribs, mattresses and even pajamas. california strict fire retardant for children's products may actually be a bad idea. plus on this hottest day of the year so far, what pg & e
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says about how it's handling the heat. these stories and more coming up in about 15 minutes. and conservation groups are suing the army corp. of engineers over an order to remove millions of the trees and shrubs from levees in the san francisco valley. the cal bears facing elimination are staying alive and moving on at the college world series. they play texas a & m today in omaha. and the baseball program extended an unlikely postseason run. the bears beat the aggies 7-3. up next for the bears is either virginia or south carolina. that will be another elimination game. cal needs three more wins to reach the championship series. six- and another college world series game in omaha last night
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turned into a frightening experiment for fans. a tornado sent people running. sirens blared, many sheltered in a near by indoor arena while heavy rain and strong winds hit that area. one elderly woman was hurt when she fell during the chaotic evacuation. they've had a rough spring and obviously a rough early start to the summer there in the midwest. let's check in withchief meteorologist bill martin. temperatures starting to come down? >> reporter: they are, temperatures are starting to come down in the bay area and at the coast. you can see out toward the avenues of san francisco. a lot of people out there enjoying the last days of sunshine but now they are into the fog. the fog is going to be around for the next few days. as we go out there into the inland bay valleys. at the airport it's 100 degrees. tomorrow as you go through the
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day because of that coastal fog, around the city you're going to be in the 60s. oakland in the 70s and 80s. these numbers are 10 degrees cooler than they were today. as you get out to the clayton area you're into the mid-90s at best. it's a broad brush area, the basic weather headline it's cooling down. you knew that and fog is back. with the fog we're seeing the fire danger come down. we're also seeing the spare the air warning go away. fog returns in this entire week as we head toward the weekend. it is a cooldown, it was warm and hot last few days and now, temperatures trend down. this low pressure comes down. you know this one it keeps popping in. when it does, early in the season we were getting rain. this does pull the fog up and in. and that sends the temperatures down. it's super simple that's what happens.
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those three deals are exactly what happens when you get a low pressure center this time of year up along the north coast. 93 tomorrow, that's st. helena. it's still hot tomorrow it's just not 100 and something. brentwood you'll be 93. getting a lot of calls. a lot of people calling saying i have 110. these temperatures are just a broad brush of the city. in the microclimates and in your cities there are many different temperatures that may be found there. depending on where your thermometer device is located. summer 2011 here we go. thanks bill. a penguin found thousands of miles away from his home in the antarctic. how it traveled so far and they are celebrating at the space
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and science center. what began a little over four hours ago what will make most people right here in the bay area very happy.
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an emperor penguin found its way to shore today at least a thousand miles from home. the young bird was looking for food and just kept swimming to
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this new zealand beach. it's been 44 years since new zealand has been home to this type of penguin. he will have to head back home in order to survive. just about four hours and 44 minutes ago summer began. the longest day of the year. the space and science center welcomed in the summer soltice with their doing event after 1:11 this afternoon. visitors saw the effects of the solar moon. that's where the sun is at its highest point at this longitude. >> what happens here is a shaft of light comes down and illuminates the floor. and there's a pattern of shadows caused be i by a beam in the skylight. >> reporter: after today the northern hemisphere will begin rotating away from the sun.
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this evening also marks this year's longest twilight. they will mark the event from 6:00 to 8:00 tonight. coming up in 90 seconds. >> we heard people screaming fire. >> in just moments two dozen fraternity members escaped the flames. the two things firefighters say these college students did before they left that saved lives. get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it!
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california legislators cut off. the first ever move today to force lawmakers hands on a budget deal. i didn't even take anything, i just ran straight out. the harrowing moments when flames caused students to flee their fraternity house helped save lives. and good evening i'm mike mibach. frank somerville has the night off. >> and i'm julie haener. it was the perfect day to go to the beach as the bay area logged its first triple digit temperatures of the year. we have live team coverage right now beginning with chief meteorologist bill martin. just how hot did it get today? >> on this

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