helm, the area that jobs has brought together for many, many years. one expert just said this. >> nobody is going to replace steve jobs as such, but certainly he will be succeeded by some very talented individuals. because he after all, worked together as a team. apple's performance as a company and as a business has been terrific during this whole time of uncertainty with respect to job's leadership. >> make no mistake during the years as ceo, apple worked hard on computers, music, mobile phones and tablet computing, all of which made it more valuable than the industrial giant, exxon. his book has been moved up for months, the publish er just said that the book is ready for the market. now as for customers, it means nothing they say because the

sales and service in place for many years remains there. and a long, long chain of future products is already in the pipeline. so we wouldn't see any real changes in the apple situation for sometime to come. more on the fast developing story tonight at 10:00. ktvu. and steve jobs sent a letter to the apple board of directors and the apple community. we have the letter for you, it starts out saying if there ever came a day when i couldn't meet the duties as ceo, i would be the first to let you know. unfortunately the day has come. he goes on in the letter to talk about the person taking over, tim cook. we have more information on the entire letter, you will also find more information about jobs as well as apple. now to the quakes that hit the bay area, there was another one in the same spot as the one that hit last night. here is more on the map.

you can see the so-called quake cluster right now. this map shows where it is happening, seems to be centered near san leandro. we have more from what the scientists thinks happening here. >> reporter: well, it is an active time for an active fault, frank, and people on the ground here from san leandro and oakland, feeling the quake here. one was working 259 feet above us. today it was quite the ride from high above. >> yes, i felt the movement. >> reporter: steve russell was swinging away at this construction site here in oakland this morning. always good, he says, but then it shook. the 3.5 quake struck at 9:57 in the morning in san leandro where the rattled residents heard the shaking. and just ten hours and 20 minutes earlier? >> it rolledded, rocked, shifted the floor. it was so scared.

>> reporter: another one, a 3.6. centered in san leandro also along the hayward fault . >> this one, gave a good shake, i thought somebody hit the building. >> reporter: san leandro was in the hot spot area all week. his name is dr. brad agarn, a scientist with the usgs, he says this area of san leandro has experienced an quake three times within the last week, all three, a magnitude 3.0 or greater. >> this event was not related to the magnitude 5.8 in virginia, and the magnitude 5.3 in colorado, it was much more unusual, the magnitude 5.8 was a 100 year event. >> reporter: as for steve russell he says his dad was operating a similar crane in 1989 where there was a quake. the ride for him was much wilder. russell said it won't keep him on the ground. >> i have to make a living.

i have kids to feed, so you know you do what you have to do to make money. >> reporter: usgs talked about this recent cluster of quakes. and what it means for potential stronger quakes, in the decades to come along the hayward fault. we'll have more for you on the ktvu channel 2 action news at 6:00. on the east coast tonight, the shock from the moderate quake is wearing off. and now it is time to take stock of the damage to a variety of areas, including the national cathedral. >> even some of the gargoyhes are damaged. but it is the structures that have been damaged. but the good news is, it is not devastating. it is quite serious and there are very important things we'll have to deal with. >> parts of the national cathedral tower fell to the ground, and structure engineers are checking for damage so it remains closed. so is the mighty washington

monument. the sources say it left cracks in the pyramid at the top of the building. homeland security secretary napolitano says that the quake provided teachable moments. >> evacuation from the district of columbia, the capitol region. when you let a lot of federal employees off all around the same time we still need to work on that. >> secretary napolitano says where an evacuation plan was in place and people were trained ahead of time, the mass exits went as a matter smoothly. and there was fallout as well, just when children got back in school, the washington, d.c. schools were closed today so they could check for damage there. and many folks reached to the cell phones to try to call their families but ended up getting nothing but dead air. >> all the phones are down, you can't call out. there is no signal, no nothing. >> so many people tried to use their cell phones at the same time that the system came to a

crashing halt. the overload prompted federal emergency officials to put out a special alert. coming up at 5:30, the steps being taken to help with the communications on the disaster. and the coverage continues on line. you can go to ktvu.com to find more information on the latest videos and information on the quakes. and developing news the sacramento suburb where crews are starting a risky plan to get a rail car fire under control and stop it from exploding. the tanker is filled with 29,000 gallons of liquid propane, bursting into flames in lincoln at a distribution center. the unmanned hoses are being used to keep it cool. a team from texas has also come in. and at any moment they are expected to try something called a hot pack, which allows them to drain out the remaining fuel and put it in adjustable

hoses nearby. you can see there they're trying to keep the rail cars as cool as possible. authorities worry if action is not taken soon there could be a massive explosion that could send pieces of metal running through the air for up to half a mile. a mandatory evacuation for nearby residents will be in effect through tomorrow. schools are also scheduled to be closed the rest of the week. an attempted armored car theft, leading to two gun battles, one deadly. here in pinol, is where a police officer and three others are wounded. >> reporter: that is right, this area turned into the wild, wild best after the gun battle. police say two men tried to rob an armored car. >> the people were hiding. >> reporter: kevin looked out at the shopping center. >> we were standing inside, and they were actually looking for a second person, we thought.

because they brought the dogs out. >> reporter: after the news people came in, they looked into the area where there was flooding. the police chief described the shootout as two separate gun battles after two suspects tried to rob a parked armored vehicle in front of the bank branch early at 9:00 this morning. >> and there was a gun fight, so to speak on the fitzgerald side of the wells fargo bank. during the course of that gun fight, one suspect was shot. that suspect has died. >> reporter: the chief says the second suspect ran from the area after exchanging fire with the loomis truck guard. the police later found him. >> we heard three or four shots. i looked back, saw a black guy running down from the armored car, around the corner. we saw one of the police officers -- or two of them carrying back another officer. >> reporter: the police chief says the officer who initially responded and was shot is actually a school resource

officer. >> these -- he is one of those guys, a very large individual. but he has a heart of gold. >> reporter: the school resource officer has been on the force for two years, and is expected to survive his injuries as is the security guard. no information was given on the suspect shot and killed today. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 action news. and activists are protesting the oakland unified district's new police chief. they held a news conference in the last hour, demanding that the interim chief be removed because of his role in a deadly shooting. >> we cannot have police officers who are supervising the safety of our children that we're not comfortable with, that have not shown responsibility. >> he shot 20-year-old raheem brown near miller park where there was a dance being held by the high school. brown attacked another officer

with a knife, prompting officer bat to return fire. an independent panel cleared him of any wrong doing. we want to show you a rally here outside the school board meeting. the protesters want the board to appoint somebody outside instead of him. he is the highest ranking officer involved. sarna resigned last week after making racial slurs. and bart could soon see new rules. live now in san francisco, we have more on the changes and if they're enough to stop a recent rash of protests. >> reporter: we are right in the middle of the most busy 15 minutes of the day for bart, saying that 177 people walk into the station here every minute. that is something that protesters have been disrupting a lot lately. they are looking into the controversial decision and hope

that it creates good will. >> where is the free speech? >> reporter: from the bart platform? >> the counter protest strategy is failing terribly. >> reporter: to the board room, bart heard from some of the protesters who shut down stations and rattled commuter's nerves. >> you say you want talk, please actually listen and please actually act. >> reporter: in a lively debate regarding the cell service, and protesters this month? >> this is important, and the fight against free speech and against expression. >> when you have crowded platforms that is a safety issue. >> reporter: even the bart board members disagreed at times over the move that police say was needed to head off a serious threat to public safety. >> we can't sit back like some big brother and say we're going to stop you because either we don't like the message or we'll spin it and say it is all about safety. >> reporter: the director grilled the police chief and the gm about turning off

underground cell service, but at least one protester didn't seem interested in mending fences with commuters fed up with repeated delays. >> do you think you lost the support or sympathy of the public at this point? >> well i mean i can turn it around and ask you, do you think the public supports the murder of unarmed passengers now because they have been inconvenienced? >> reporter: the protesters are not done they say, demonstrating. the chair says that bart may use that tactic of turning off the cell service for only an extreme situation such as a potential bomb. the board members will vote in the next few weeks. eric rasmussen, ktvu news. and the protesters were disrupted because it happened at the busier stations, at the most busy time. bart says many get off that station every weekday. at the montgomery it is 34,000, at civic center station, 18,000 people get off there every weekday. >> the bottom line for bart is

that downtown san francisco at 5:00 is the maximum stress point at the maximum stress time. >> bart says the average train car heading from embarcadero carries 94 people. and an issue in place in san francisco after a work crew there hit a gas line setting off a leak, at about 11:45 between mission and howard street forcing a closure for two hours. the crews were digging for a terminal. it took the crews about an hour to set off the gas. they then repaired that line and nobody was injured. and federal regulators looking at putting together tougher restrictions this year after last year's explosion at san bruno. the changes could include increased inspections, no safety exemptions for pipelines built before 1970 and requiring

emergency shut off valves. and a surge in the closing hours pushing stocks higher for the third straight day of gains. an encouraging increase. it helped and although the dow added 23 points, nasdaq finished 21 points higher. and new numbers showing fewer people are buying homes, the mortgage applications fell 5.7%, to the lowest level in 15 years, all the numbers dropped 2.4%. the report is from the mortgage banker's association, their analysts say that many potential buyers are worried about job security and fear of another recession. today, rebels fought to keep their newly won positions in the capital city of tripoli. >> the rebels set up

headquarters inside muammar qaddafi's military compound but are under attack from forces loyal to the libyan leader. fierce battles have broken out in the streets. the u.s. says that it shows muammar qaddafi's power is slipping and that he must resign and be brought to justice. >> the libyan people need to make a decision how to do that. but the situation they brought on their happeneds hands or brought to justice should conform. a group of tripoli businessmen are offering a 2 and a half million reward for his death or arrests. and journalists held against their will were freed from a blackout hotel in tripoli today. >> awful thing. >> reporters and photographers cried and hugged one another as they were reunited with their colleagues. government forces had held them

at gunpoint for five days. the journalists said they were in a nightmare because they didn't know if they would be questioned or killed. >> the whole country, the whole city is celebrating its freedom. and you know i -- i feel a connection with them. i feel a connection with them. >> the red cross helped arrange the journalist's release and took them to another hotel. on the campaign trail today, republican candidate mitt romney making the town hall meeting through new hampshire. he was attending business round tables as well in claremont. the former massachusetts governor said the country would be better off if politicians spent time working in the real economy with real jobs. >> nothing wrong with the profession, except there is more to life. they go on and write regulations and write laws,

without understanding the consequences. >> he looked at the health care reform law, and says it makes it difficult for businesses to grow and hire. and here at home, latest victim is a 23-year-old bay area man. live now, in los gatos, the death toll is higher than normal. >> reporter: yes, they identified the latest death as a young man who lived here in los gatos, calling his death a tragedy. they say that ryan lieter fell off the face of the dome on monday. >> tuesday we were able to spot his body by way of helicopter. and then the rangers hiked up to him. we found the body yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: the park spokesperson said the latest death on one of yosemite's most iconic symbols appears to be an accident. >> he suffered a fall of about

2000 feet. it is not possible to survive when somebody goes off the face of half dome. >> reporter: yosemite averages about 12-15 deaths per year, this year is it at 17, last year, a woman fell while climbing half dome in stormy weather, the same week that others were swept to their death above the fall. daniel rudell has climbed half dome 10 times, and was there last weekend. he noticed a change regarding the permits. >> the crowds are more metered out. it is key, especially at the end, because it can get very crowded. >> reporter: 2.2 million visitors have come to yosemite this year, with a record attendance last month. they don't think the attendance or the spring water flow has contributed to the higher number of deaths. >> you just feel that for some

reason this year there seems to be more deaths. >> reporter: the park does not know if ryan lieter was alone at the time. they are still talking to people. some posted a survey regarding what they witnessed monday. reporting live in los gatos, maureen nailer. and coming up at 5:30, we'll talk with the park ranger about the high number of deaths this year. and hurricane irene with winds up to 120 miles per hour, it could be stronger as it comes closer to the u.s. in the coming days. >> the favorable environment, it could actually be stronger than what we are currently carrying as a category 3. >> forecasters are not sure if or when the storm will make landfall in the united states. but a large part of the east coast is now on alert. some computer models project an impact as far north as new

jersey or new york. the authorities in north carolina have declared a state of emergency and ordered mandatory evacuations. >> our predictions are not anything but predictions. and we must all prepare for the worst. hurricane irene has been pounding the caribbean, tearing up roofs and knocking down trees in the bahamas, one death was also reported in puerto rico. and here is the latest image of hurricane irene from space. the crew of the international space station captured this video of the hurricane from about 225 miles above the earth. >> we just learned now that the navy is ordering ships in the area to prepare to get out of the way quickly. let's talk to our chief meteorologist bill martin, bill you have been watching it all afternoon. what did you see? >> well, number one the u.s. has not seen a hurricane make landfall in over several years, so this is the closer, it is near bahamas on thursday, friday, a category 3, it stays

offshore. that is really good news obviously. that left side of the hurricane is -- as i mentioned last night, not the powerful damaging side. it is the right side of the hurricane when it comes on shore. but as you look here as you head into sunday, monday, looks like it wants to stay off the eastern seaboard, until it gets up into the new england states. we'll watch it closely, the many story here is the travel delays as they move up the east coast over the next few days. and airports will have a heck of a time with some of the cloud cover and the rain band. even though the hurricane doesn't come on shore, you will have heavy rain bands. for us, the fog is coming to shore, for us, temperatures are cooler than they were yesterday at this time. temperatures tomorrow, a couple of degrees cooler still. and as we head into your weekend, things begin to warm up, there is a dense fog advisory along the coast this morning. we saw it at 4:30 in the morning, we were tracking the fog with the dense fog

advisory, that is half moon bay and bodega bay, and back in the mid-90s, overnight lows in the 50s, 57 in vallejo, more fog coverage tomorrow morning. we're already seeing that. again, slight changes, tomorrow a nice day just like today. then we head into friday, saturday, you notice the temperatures increase inland, and a little more clearing right along the coast, so fog and low clouds back at the ocean beaches, where you will look at is another opportunity for drizzle. fog, further inland as well. fremont, you see fog out in lafayette, and in the mountain view areas, many that are a little further inland. mid-60s out on the bay, low 70s, kensington, and out in livermore valley, the hot spots tomorrow, upper 80s, possible low 90s or two, aggressive here, i think what we've done with the computer models, either way tomorrow is a lot like today, warmup on the

weekend. back here we'll have the complete forecast for your city, the warmest temperature,. actor sean penn, on the campaign trail, what he is doing and where, next. i'm not going to do it. >> he is saying it again? what he is not going to do on the run for mayor. and you can see it is a girl, a giant's fan. why she is being singled out today among the other hundreds of giants fans

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. hollywood actor sean penn in the bay area for campaign for soloman, he talked about his long standing friendship with him, and his extraordinary energy as a friend of the people. he is trying to get the seat that will be ended next year by the representative linn woolsey. and criticism over gascon and his opponents, they say there was controversy over the support. but gascon says he and a team of attorneys dent find enough evidence to warrant an investigation. >> i could go out, and make

headlines regarding investigations here for people and political gains. obviously some of my opponents would be the type of people that would do so. i'm not going to do that. >> and david onyx, bach and bill fasio are running against gascon. they gascon. holder of the title world championship baby, take a look, this is olivia bird, born august 1, 2:00. they showed this photo, bringing an end to the quest for the baby born nine months after the final out of the world series. more than 900 parents entered the competition. the parents say they are long- time giants fans. the harms case is a south bay murder mystery for 10

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found a rolled up rug in the bushes. it took 10 years before that discovery helped to solve the case. the 42-year-old los gatos woman disappeared after leaving a restaurant with an artist, she was followed home. >> he murdered ms. harms, concealed her body in her rug, and used his jeep cherokee to hide the body. >> reporter: when the investigators put a picture of the missing rug in the suspend joe news, the woman came forward, said she found it. the fibers were found in his rug, matching it and another rug. >> this is not like finding a needle in a hay stack, this is like finding a needle in a stack of needles. >> reporter: the district attorney dropped the case to collect more evidence. but in january, jean's brother shot and killed him and turned

the gun on himself. one of harm's friends says now the case is resolved. >> everybody can breathe, knowing that wayne didn't take the life of an innocent person. >> reporter: today, the family told me it is over. now we hope we can find the body. the los gatos police added a plea. >> and i just absolutely believe that somebody knows what happened to jean. and the family deserves to know. >> i feel better knowing it is finally at the end. we still love her and think about her all the time. >> reporter: rosen defends the investigation, saying it had to be careful. and the hit-and-run case is growing the reward. a white ford pickup truck hit and killed casper 10 days ago as he ran on river road in

sonoma county. the chp is asking for any information. and more control at candle stick, regarding the violence that broke out over the weekend. david stevenson is there live, even with all the video out there at the site police are having a hard time making arrests. >> reporter: yes, san francisco police today told us there is a gang component to saturday's violence, but it is not necessarily what sparked the chaos. the violence and problems that hurt the game saturday at candle stick park has 49ers fans promising never again. >> they should prosecute, there is no excuse for that. there are families out there. >> most of us grew up in san francisco, we were long-time 49ers fans, we never saw that activity before. >> reporter: while there is plenty of interest out there, police are still working on leads, looking at tape and looking at media tapes, hoping to find suspects in two

separate shootings in a bathroom beating that sent two men to the hospitals. one father says his son doesn't remember what happened, but steadily is recovering at san francisco general hospital. >> he has yet to eat or drink. but he is sitting -- they have him sitting up out of the bed, sitting in the chair as long as he can. today he took his first steps, took a little walk. >> reporter: the san francisco police department task force is investigating. police say there is no sign the attacks and fights were sparked by the gang rivalry. >> there is indication that some of the participants may be connected to gangs. but i don't anticipate as to which of the events or incidents. >> reporter: police plan to ramp up the presence at the games. >> we'll have police officers on bikes, foot, motorcycles and so forth inside the stadium. there will be more officers on foot. >> reporter: police say much of saturday's violence was fueled by alcohol. they're planning more dwi

checkpoints outside the park on saturday to keep heavy drinkers in check. reporting live, candle stick park, dave stevenson, parachute. and perhaps the most difficult park after the earthquake is that people couldn't get in touch with their networks because all the cell phones were jammed. it is a wake-up call some say. >> reporter: when the crowd came out here, this woman lost track of her family and desperately tried to make a call. >> yeah, to my husband, let him know what is happening. >> reporter: couldn't get out? >> couldn't get out. we had a signal, everybody else was on their phones, there was no way to get in touch with anybody. >> reporter: the nation's industry says the system, the hardware remained together after the earthquake, but they say the system was just absolutely over run. so many people placed so many calls at the same time. a day later we're getting the first indication the government and the cell phone industry are

trying to change the emergency protocol nationwide. in an official statement blasted nationwide, the head of fema urged people to send text messages and e-mails during the widespread emergencies, not to make cell phone calls. that will tax the system, they say. in a letter today, the spokesperson said the same. >> talk about using text messaging, don't over load the network, use the communication that you have so that many people can use it. otherwise you have to get in line. >> reporter: also in the wake of the east coast quake, the congressional leaders are putting aside a pot of money so that police and fire agencies can have their own cell phone space, so that at least they could communicate with each other in the case of an emergency. in washington, scott mcfarland ktvu channel 2 action news. and our coverage of that east coast quake continues. coming up on ktvu at 6:00, can

animals sense an earthquake before humans? our expert, john fowler, has more on the quake and the animal reaction just moments before. and looking for burglars who stole a number of animal medications at a pet hospital. they discovered the break-in when they arrived for work yesterday morning. the burglars didn't take anything other than the drugs. if you know anything about the break-in, the police want you to give them a call. and we told you earlier in this news cast about the death of a young man who fell while climbing half dome at yosemite national park monday night. he is the 17th person killed at yosemite this year so far. and right now we're joined by our spokesperson for yosemite national park. carrie, is there any one reason you can point to why this year is so deadly? >> we can't speculate as to why we have seen more deaths this

year. they all are completely different and range from drownings to car accidents to falls. so pinpointing any one thing is impossible to do. >> reporter: so you have this new system that cuts in half the people that can climb out there. are there plans to look at the safety measures again? >> we don't have any plans to evaluate -- the safety measures. we have signs on some of the most popular trails and we try to educate the visitors as much as possible. but ultimately it is up to the visitor to make appropriate decisions as well as they can to keep themselves safe. >> and you kind of touched on this now a little bit. but i know with the three people who fell over vernal fall, there were signs there, they ignored them. do you think perhaps there needs to be even more signs? >> we do not. we feel that what we have on our trails is adequate. we have signs, we have railings. and yosemite is a very wild

place. visitors who come to the park need to realize that. and they need to make the decisions that will keep them safe and make them go home happy, and have them -- ultimately it is up to them to make the decisions. >> yes, people have to be smart, there is only so much you can do, as you have been saying. all right, carrie cobb, thank you. and up next, home sweet home, we'll tell you the new dorm rooms for some san jose students. what they're getting besides just a room. and airline pilots going high tech, what one simple move is saving when it comes to gas and trees

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. google is giving out a lot of money to settle a federal investigation, it regards the canadian pharmacies that google allowed onto their sites, allowing the drugs to u.s. customers. google will look into the matter on whether or not they profited from the ads that promoted pharmacies that illegally import drugs into the u.s. google released a statement saying they shouldn't have allowed the ads. and finding housing in an unusual setting, the university replaced 90 returning students at the hotel because of a spike in freshmen that needed housing. that hotel features a hot tub, pool and restaurant, and once a

week cleaning service, along with a study lounge. >> this has a college feel for it, they bring events together for students to get to know each other. so it is not bad. >> you will be able to rough it here then? >> oh yeah, definitely. >> the hotel is three miles from campus, a university spokesperson said it was selected because of the closeness to light rail for easy access to san jose state. and one simple move by airline pilots saving thousands of gallons of jet fuel every year. more and more pilots are putting away the heavy flight manuals and carrying all the information on the ipad. by the end of the year all the pilots that fly for united and continental are expected to have the tablets. the operating manual weighs 38 pounds. it will save more than 300,000 gallons of jet fuel and 16 million sheets of paper every year. delta and alaska airlines are also trying out ipad. and exercise can be just as effective as a second medication when it comes to helping people with depression.

the university of texas health science studied people who exercised daily instead of receiving a second drug. women with a history of mental illness in their family responded better to the exercise. others did better with intense exercise. and a diet placed around plants, nuts, high fiber and grains is better to lower cholesterol. they say it works better than just vegetables with low saturated fat. the study's author says that people with bad cholesterol should try that diet change. are you happy with your health care? many people say they're not, we investigate what some say is a better way. and cooling off as much as 10 degrees today. warmer, but the fog is coming back tomorrow. i'll have the forecast on the fog thursday morning

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type of exercise, without checking who i am. and that is the problem. >> reporter: is there a better way? we investigated a blossoming idea that some call the boutique doctor's office. >> we charge our patients a monthly fee and don't participate directly with the insurance industry, if you will. and by doing that, instead of having 2000 patients per doctor, we have 200. and that completely changes everything. >> reporter: at this area, the patient, christy smith, says it is a struggle, but she pays 900 for herself and her children. >> it is a sacrifice at time but worth it. because of the level of care and attention you get is exceptional. >> reporter: no waiting for appointments, no co-pay or insurance hassle. the doctor is always in, knows you personally. >> i may see only three or four patients a day, sometimes two. i spend a lot of time on the

phone and have a lot of time to touch people's lives. >> reporter: this doctor just started here after leaving a traditional practice of seeing 30 patients a day. >> it is really difficult to care for them in 12 minutes. >> reporter: this doctor says he and his partners make a little more money with a lot more satisfaction. >> all the time and energy is directed at caring for you, the customer. >> reporter: you get what you pay for, what did others who can't afford it. >> i have two children, i can't afford it. or pay for the health care, so we don't have it. >> reporter: the question is how to make it affordable for everybody. john fowler. >> every year, we seek out people who work to improve and preserve the outside environment in our community. we call them cox conserves heros. one of the choices is 17 years old, she created an organic garden for students at the

ocean a high school and residents of pacifica, they helped to reduce the need so that they can grow fruits and vegetables. >> i have always enjoyed being outside. >> he says that the project is not just about raising awareness about sustainable agriculture. it is also about people getting healthy and spending more time outside. moad is one of five cox heros being profiled this week on ktvu channel 2 action news. we need you to vote for your favorite by going to ktvu.com. just go down to the section where you can cast your vote. and live in the news room with the stories for channel 2 action news at 6:00. and they're showing a new way to keep the airline passengers secure. new at 6:00, we'll show you the scanning technology used now. also high school students are improving the bench mark they reached today.

and animals on alert in the nation's capitol. the strange behavior that cropped up at the nation's zoo, moments and seconds before the earthquake hit. coming up in about 10 minutes. scientists say they may never know what killed a female gray whale. people spotted her in june, the calf later made its way back to sea. she stayed in the river and later beached herself where she died. the scientists took samples of her body. the members of the indian tribe performed a ceremony and buried the whale. and back to the bay area weather, a three letter word with an impact on our weather tomorrow. let's talk to bill. fog? >> yes. >> i knew it. >> let's go outside, we have a little bit of fog out there right now, yes, a big impact out there. these are the highs today, you see the fog along the coast, temperatures dropping 10 degrees, still hot inland, look at the 90s, temperatures tomorrow will be just a little bit cooler, or the same.

no big changes as we head into tomorrow. there is fog right now along the ocean beaches of san francisco. some drizzle this morning, some more drizzle tomorrow morning. and a dense fog advisory along the coast, so i think we could see it again, visibility has been reduced by just all the fog out there. a warming trend as we get into friday, saturday, sunday, tomorrow cooler as we go into friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures in the mid-90s, so if you look forward to a barbecue outside this week, i don't think it will work for you, along the coast, pacific a, it will be cool obviously. but the inland valleys will be nice. the forecast tomorrow, 90 in antioch and brentwood, but still warmer, tomorrow cooler. and then temperatures start to ramp up again on friday, saturday, sunday. but no major, major changes. the five-day forecast coming up. and of course we have the weekend in view there. because at this point, thursday, not that far off. as you look at the five-day

forecast you can see the numbers on the bottom tier, low 90s, upper 90s, mid-90s by the bay area weekend. and of course with that fire danger, it will increase as well. >> kind of feels like summer is finally here. all right thank you bill. and the sustainable eating through san francisco, a party today. anybody who stopped by maiden lane, what she

. alice waters and her famous restaurant are marking a big mile stone this week. this is the 40th anniversary, and in san francisco today, waters credited local farmers for her success. >> we rely on the farmers and the producers who -- really care about our nutrition and about you. >> san francisco's maiden lane today was a version of the restaurant, waters, who is the guru of all things fresh, sustainable, laid out ones for the public. the president even recalled a reservation for himself and a pregnant friend who actually went into labor just before dinner. >> as you can see, she says i am still going to dinner, i got the reservation, i'm going to keep it. so the birth of her daughter

was celebrated several hours later. >> the lunch today was free but guests were asked to make a donation to alice water's pet project. they are making shirts to benefit the school yard, designed by a variety of celebrities, including alice waters herself. and coming up in just 90 seconds . and for u.s. air travelers the new scan still ahead

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