forward, adding the family won't rest until the body is recovered. >> our primary concern was, is and will always be to find michelle. and bring her home with us. at this point she is still missing, and it looks like -- we are waiting to have her home, to be with our family. >> reporter: but investigators say even without michelle's body, they have enough evidence to charge esteban, who blamed le for the break-up with a boyfriend. they place her in the kaiser garage where she parked her car, and later where they found the blood. >> we will not consider this investigation complete until michelle is found. >> reporter: hayward police don't know how michelle died or the type of weapon was used to kill her. they are questions they hope that esteban will answer, and she is not talking. right now esteban is being held in a cell here in hayward and

will face charges on friday. and as you heard the family doesn't consider this arrest to provide them closure. coming up at 6:00, we'll look at the plan to bring michelle's body home. ktvu news. and more than 100 days passed between le left her class at kaiser hospital, and this morning's arrest. le was last seen on june 27th. esteban has been identified as a person of interest in the case. four days later on june 6th, police reclassified the case as a homicide. on july 11th, with still no sign of le, her family increased the reward to $100,000. our coverage of this case continues on line. you will find more of the coverage by police and the family at ktvu.com. just click on the michelle le tab. and in carson city, dramatic tapes of the mass

shooting. today, we have more on the tapes. first, though, to carson city tonight, with the investigation, and what they learned happened to the suspect back in 2000. jana? >> reporter: that is right, frank, first we want to show you what is happening in the parking lot. people are bringing flower and flags to honor the four dead victims, we learned they are 67- year-old florence gunderson, also, major heath kelly, mcelhiney of reno, and christian riege, a 38-year-old man here from carson city, all victimmings victims of the tragic shooting. nevada ordered flags to be flown at half staff, in memory of the victims at the shooting, at the i-hop restaurant.

today we talked to the aunt of christian riege, who had returned home from afghanistan recently, to his fiancee and four children. >> he has been to afghanistan, and desert storm. he has been in the guard for 20 years, just got back two years ago from afghanistan. and -- and then this happened. >> reporter: the violence has shocked the state capitol, which has not seen a homicide in more than three years. >> this is absolutely the most devastating attack on our community in carson city's history. >> reporter: today, national guard members spoke about losing soldiers and friends right here at home. >> in a few short hours we lost the same number of soldiers we lost in the whole operations, iraqi freedom. so it hit real hard. >> reporter: investigators were still at the scene today where the gunman, eduardo sencion, opened fire in the i--hop and the parking lot, shot and killed four and injured others,

eduardo sencion lived in carson city and worked at his family's market in south lake tahoe. records indicate he filed for bankruptcy two years ago and was taken into protective custody by tahoe police in april of 2000. and the sheriff says that they hope to have the investigation here wrapped up and take down this yellow tape to allow the businesses to open again tomorrow. but he said earlier today this is one incident that he hopes carson city will never forget, along with the victims who died here yesterday. reporting live in carson city, ktvu channel 2 action news. and again, the 911 tapes from the mass shooting were released total. they are very dramatic, you can get a sense of how scary the situation was and hear the panic of the voices of the people calling 911. you will hear the tapes for yourself coming up in just moments. and a republican bill covering pipeline regulation is drawing criticism from safety advocates, coming after a federal investigative report put part of the blame for last

year's san bruno explosion on weak federal overspite. the bill would stop the regulators from requiring the pipeline in sparsely poplated areas. it orders the regulators to study the issues and report back to congress. in just moments, ktvu learned that pg&e will move pipeline to allow road construction in belmont to continue. crews were working near city hall when they discovered gas pipelines just a foot under ground. on pg&e maps they appeared to be three feet deep. this afternoon pg&e told the city they will lower the pipes to a safe level on saturday. a woman who owns a deli nearby says she has been worried about safety. >> we need to know what to expect, what should we know? and -- if my little business has to shut down, i need to know who is going to cover it.

>> but pg&e says the pipe relocation will pose no safety problems, the belmont city engineer tells ktvu their crews should be back on the job by monday, and they should have that road opened again by the end of october. and ktvu's robert honda has more on new developments. >> reporter: well, the shock has apparently passed, in yahoo!'s stock, and worker's spirits are on the rise, today, yahoo! gathered troops here to tell them what is coming next. large groups of yahoo! employees made their way to company headquarters on first avenue and sunnyville this morning, with a hands-on meeting with the workers. some executives tried to help employees after the ceo, carl bartz, was suddenly fired

yesterday. they said that she was not a popular boss, saying that executives told them the search for a permanent replacement is starting. one spokesperson said the new ceo will need to put confidence into the troops and show more leadership and vision. >> they need to show the vision, by looking at layoffs possibly, and also it could mean acquisitions. >> reporter: some workers say they are nervous about that. and one former yahoo! employee off camera said that is the usual yahoo! atmosphere. >> what is going to change? and are you still part of the picture? so i think it is a big part of working. at silicon valley, and definitely over the last couple of years or whatever. at yahoo! >> reporter: but she points out yahoo! is still a great brand but needs a better hold on advertising. >> they need to look at their content, getting it into a broader world of mobile

devices. >> reporter: wall street approves so far. and yahoo! stock went up 4 and a half%. yahoo! says an executive leadership council will help the company for now. others were told at the meeting, just do your job the way you have been doing it. robert honda ktvu. and a hopeful sign in the middle of the job news, the labor department said the jobs hit a 3-year high in july, 3.2 million were posted in july, up from the month before. it is also the largest job openings since august of 2008. the labor department says there is heavy competition for each of those jobs with 14 million people out of work in july. and at least four unemployed workers are competing for each opening. coming up at 5:40, what the oil and gas industry says the government can do to open up even more jobs. and wall street breaks a three-day losing streak with a

broad rally. it came after encouraging news on european debt issues and a report from the federal reserve that says u.s. business conditions are improving. the dow added 275 points, the nasdaq finished 75 points higher. and now to the dramatic 911 calls, reporting that shooting ram page in carson city, nevada. more on the frantic calls. live from the news room. >> reporter: heather some of the calls are just too graphic to air. the ones you will hear clearly detail the scary scene both inside and outside the restaurant. the time was 8:58. >> shooting where? >> in the i--hop -- >> reporter: carson city, 911 dispatch receives a first call and many more follow. >> i'm just a customer. he came in with an automatic. i'm looking in the window now. oh my god. >> reporter: one witness called to say she and her daughter

were locked inside the bathroom. >> the woman talking -- because i am -- >> reporter: another gives details about the number of victims. >> was anybody shot? >> oh yeah. >> who? >> there were five or six people. >> five or six people? are they all inside? >> and one -- >> reporter: a man outside the i-hop was on the phone with 911 when suddenly he sees the gunman exit the restaurant. >> he is coming back out with a gun, hitting people in the parking lot. he has an automatic weapon, get out of there ryan -- [loud noises] >> he is shooting at us now. >> reporter: employees at nearby businesses also call 911 to report the shooting. dispatchers tell them to stay down and don't move. >> lock the doors okay? >> we -- they're locked. >> okay, don't go upstairs -- where you can see him. the -- >> reporter: soon there after, 911 dispatch starts to receive

calls that the gunman is down. >> and inside of i-hop or -- >> we're in the restaurant, near -- and my husband said the guy shot himself. >> reporter: witnesses say the shooting lasted about five minutes. all right, tonight here in the news room, mike nebak, ktvu channel 2 action news. and you will find more coverage on the tragic shooting on our website at ktvu.com, as well as additional 911 calls by clicking on the i-hop shooting tab. and governor brown looking at california's public universities' signing a bill. the bill came to life after a speech by sarah palin, where there was organization by the fundraiser foundation. a judge later ordered the foundation to release the contract which showed she was paid $75,000. the financial records and correspondence from foundations will now be subject to california public records laws.

and others diverted after a nearby gas leak, happening at 11:30 near the intersection of fourth and betancourt streets. fire crews say a gas line was damaged, authorities issued a shelter issue for two blocks, lasting about two and a half hours until the pg&e crews stopped the gas flow at about 2:00 this afternoon. we just spoke to the utility company and they are still working on the pipe. another deadly explosion in india, creating chaos on the streets. a powerful brief case bomb exploded outside the dehli high court, 11 people killed. at least 75 were wounded. an islamic group claimed responsibility for the attack. this was the second bomb blast outside the courthouse in the past four months, and just hours after that explosion, people in new dehli were jolted

out of bed by a quake. the 3.2 quake is considered minor for the region, but even so nerves were frayed and people thought another bomb went off. no reports of damage. [loud noises] it is the sound of an emergency, why these alarms went off today. and why in some cases it didn't have the desired effect. and upper 90s in some of the inland valleys today. it will be a hot one tommorow as well as increased fire danger, we'll have the forecast coming up in 10 minutes for you

. investigators in oakland are still looking into what caused a fire that left two families homeless, happening at 8:30 between peterson and derby avenue, two homes were damaged, nobody was hurt. and it sure caught people's

attention along the coast in san mateo county. it was a tsunami test. but as we learned it didn't reach everybody it was suppose to. [loud noises] >> reporter: these sirens sounded just after 10:00 this morning, heard from pacifica, down to half moon bay, a test of the tsunami system. one man plugged in his ear plugs, and surfers stayed near the water, waiting for the next wave. some didn't know what happened. >> i figured it was a shark thing, just because -- i don't know, i have no idea. >> reporter: but people along the coast believe tsunamis do pose a threat. they want a solid warning system. >> there is potential, it could happen, you can't put anything past mother nature. >> the sirens themselves will last for approximately one to three minutes. >> reporter: this morning's test was done by the san mateo county office of emergency services. over the past four years, they

have installed new sirens that are supposed to be heard from a good distance away. >> yeah, yeah, that caught my attention for sure. >> reporter: so we know people here at the beach heard the warning. but what about the people nearby. so we drove roughly a half mile inland from the coast to this neighborhood here in pacifica, to find out if people who live near here heard the sirens this morning. this man was outside washing his car and didn't hear a thing. >> it was surprising, i didn't hear the sirens so close, three blocks away. they're supposed to protect the community. >> it was like a pier thing. just an annoying sound -- it was not -- >> reporter: in pacifica, alex savage, ktvu news. and now to texas, crews fighting a wildfire in the central part of the state finally are gaining control of the fire unchecked for days now. two people died, nearly 800

homes were destroyed and nearly 4500 square miles of land was burned near bastrop, the firefighters worked on containing it, now it is 35% contained. >> we worked on the perimeter, we hope that the work today -- that we can say that we're comfortable that the fire is not going to get any larger. >> and governor and republican presidential hopeful rick perry cut short a campaign trip to help deal with the crisis. he left the state for the first time today to take part in the g.o.p. debate in southern california. and authorities lifting an evacuation for homes in kern county, where the wildfire threatened to harm them. the fire destroyed 12 homes and 18 other buildings and burned nearly 15,000 acres, authorities say firefighters made substantial progress overnight, and now have that

fire 60% contained. and this is a spare the air day here in the bay area, the air quality management district made that declaration because of the high temperatures in the bay area and the potential they would make. air pollution -- they could make air pollution worse, this is the fourth spare the air day where people are encouraged to drive less, use less electricity. and it heated up once again? >> yes, it did frank, temperatures came up a good five to 10 degrees in some places, near 100. the fog is near the coast, a spare the air day. we haven't heard the word from the air quality district, it will be cooler. the fog is coming in from san francisco, cooling things off. the inversion, we talked about that last night, the depth of the marine layer is shallow, there is the golden gate bridge, the deck is 220, the towers are 700, 720, something

like that. so the inversion is below a 100 feet. the inversion over your house in oakland, fremont, and san jose, we had to have the spare the air day, the particles get trap trapped. you know it is hot inland, no cooling influence, and you know there is bad or poor air quality, we had the fourth spare the air day of the year. 96 in fairfield, 93 in livermore, no 100s yet, close, upper 90s, this is what we forecasted. the forecast tomorrow will be cooler, though, we're looking for instead of upper 90s in the hot spots we're looking at maybe mid-90s or low 90s. the inversion is shallow, air quality not great. i don't see a spare the air day, be prepared for very dense fog, along the highway. down towards davenport and south, down to the san mateo

coastline. so low visibility is in the forecast tonight for the coastal sections, the fog won't have a large push inland, it won't get way in. we'll see very low overnight lows, 60 in antioch, upper 50s, some areas down in the 40s a couple of days ago in the cool spot. there we go, mid-70s out in berkeley, that is warm. low 80s as you head out to the inland bay valley. when i come back in 15 minutes i'll have the forecast specifically for your neighborhood and the five-day forecast with your weekend view. i'll see you back here. >> all right, thank you bill. and there are more calls tonight to shut down pacifica's park golf course, the supervisor introduced a plan that would turn the land over from the city to the national park service. the transfer will make it part of the recreation area and is meant to help the red lake frog. the park department, though,

opposes the plan saying it already has taken steps to protect the environmentally sensitive area. and ban the bottle, what mayors across the state want to do when it comes to water. plus, the new terrorism, homeland security defines where the threats are now 10 years after 9/11. and it is called d-block, what it is and why the san jose police department is leading the charge to get all the emergency vehicles to use it ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show.

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. 2 acres, that is if it jumps the road system that is in that area, again, we're following breaking news right now, a massive fire in tuloume county, we'll follow this and bring you developments as they happen. and following the new report on the 911 anniversary, a new report from the homeland security chief said that her agency is well aware of the

threat of terrorism, 10 years later. >> terrorism didn't begin on 9/11, and it didn't end with the death of usama bin laden. >> homeland security secretary napolitano told the security group in washington, d.c. that today's threats are much bigger and happen much faster. they talked of the bill, since homeland security was established in 2003 it has completed just half of the first hundred recommendations made by federal auditors. the report cited gaps, weaknesses such as the lack of screening of checked bags at the airport. napolitano says her agency has made improvement but is working on increased threats from home grown terrorists. >> individuals prepared to carry out terrorist attacks may be in the united states and could carry out acts of violence with little or no warning. >> homeland security officials

told senators they had improved security including better airport passenger screening and border security. the white house said the president has met with the security team in advance of the september 11th anniversary, and the president's press secretary said we remain calm through the anniversary and beyond. and the an joe an joe police department looking at multiple agencies responding to an emergency. poor radio communication was blamed for dozens of deaths on 9/11. that is why on the eve of the anniversary, the president's chief will go to washington to lobby for something called d- block, working with first responders in an emergency. >> our radio may work because we're on a separate system, but our data will be interrupted, and so that could be vital. >> just a couple of months after 9/11 a fire tore through the shopping center there and brought the issue of first

responder communication closer to home. the situation was so bad then that officers were delivering messages on foot, instead of by radio. san francisco police say that this is one of the last recommendations by the commission that has not yet been policemenned. and yet another shoot ing in the mission district, what happened here. and tourism, san francisco's main money maker, not according to a new study, why the results are raising eyebrows

. this is ktvu channel 2 action news at 5:00. and it is happening again, another shooting in the mission district of san francisco, and

it was in broad daylight. three people have been shot and killed in the mission since just last week, and with today's shooting, a lot of folks there said enough is enough. ktvu's ken pritchett has more on what he learned about what happened today, ken? >> reporter: well, frank, police say the shooting happened here right on the sidewalk in front of this mcdonald's. the witnesses say no, it happened near the bart station. where may not be as important as when of the it was noon, and yet another shooting in the mission district. an hour later and it was business as usual, you would never know a shooting happened here at 24th and mission, the sidewalks packed with people. but this was the scene at noon as scene from news chopper 2, the police and paramedics responded to a 17-year-old shot on a busy street. this man saw it happen. >> where the victim was walking -- he shot him right away. >> reporter: police say there were two suspects, the victim

taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the hip. police say after the shooting the two men made their escape by running down into the 24th street bart station. there is a very small description. but there are cameras down there. and there is even a camera pointing right down on the plaza. this shooting follows a bloody week in the mission district, four people were shot, three killed in the last eight days. police believe the previous shootings have been gang- related. neighbors have had enough. >> well i am worried about it. because i don't feel the same, as safe as i used to feel. >> it is not new. it has been like this since the '50s. >> reporter: but in the wake of the shootings, police stepped up the patrols in the mission district. some neighbors we talked to say they have noticed, others not so much. >> a little bit, yeah. >> no, no -- >> reporter: well i can tell you this afternoon, i saw at least a dozen patrol cars going through the intersection. and san francisco police say

they have plain clothes officers out here as well, they say one was wearing a blue jacket, a white hat. in san francisco, ken pritchett ktvu. and back now to the breaking news, a fire in tuluome county, happening in the ranch area there, from what we understand, so far at least 50 acres have been burned. but as you can see there the fire is really moving and will be spreading in the coming hours. we understand that they have asked for an attack, we don't know if the air -- attack has actually started. there are engines on the way. you can see the flames going from tree to tree, there are structures threatened. this is a relatively remote area but there are homes there in the area. and they're ordering evacuations on some of the streets though. the big concern is that the fire could spread. we'll talk to our chief meteorologist to find out what the conditions are like,

specifically, the wind and heat and we'll keep you posted on this fire. the headline at this area, the mountain ranch of tuolumne county, by the looks of the pictures the fire is continuing to spread. and there will be increased security on the golden gate bridge this weekend because of the 911 anniversary. we asked about the security changes made on the bridge since the attacks. we learned more. rob? >> reporter: frank, first, the california highway patrol told us just a while ago that there is no credible terrorist threat against the golden gate bridge. but since the 9/11 attack, security has increased dramatically here. this camera is an example. there are electronic eyes almost everywhere. in the weeks and months following the 9/11 attack, security was tight and visible on the golden gate bridge. 10 years later, officials say security is even tighter but

not as visible. >> because you don't see it doesn't mean it is not here. in fact that is part of doing the good security. >> reporter: with the help of 50 million in state and federal security grants, the bridge now has cameras above, on and below the deck, where officers have been hired to patrol the international icon, as well as the surrounding area. and the coalition of state and federal agencies meet regularly to assess security. 10 years ago, anybody could drive this road that goes underneath the bridge. now it is off limits to the public. >> we have bikes on patrol, motorcycles on patrol, cars on patrol. we have support from air as sets. and since 9/11 2001, the resources have been increased, absolutely they have. >> reporter: with the anniversary sunday, the highway patrol has all hands on deck, literally from friday to monday. >> we have all been trained to identify, notify and take action. i can tell you we have just recently retrained. >> reporter: what has not

changed is public access to this tourist attraction, and it is as popular as ever. >> i am sorry that 9/11 happened, but it did. we have to deal with how it is now. >> reporter: the chp is encouraging people to keep their eyes open, if they see anything suspicious call authorities, that safety is up to everybody. and authorities say that as technology keeps improving, so will security. at the golden gate bridge, ktvu. >> and ktvu will mark the anniversary with special september 11 reports, including reports from new york city, washington, d.c. and shanksville, pennsylvania, it airs this sunday at 6:00. and republicans looking at white house runs debating in california this evening. all eyes on texas governor, rick perry. the debate at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley is perry's first since

entering the race. much of the discussion will be on how to jump start the economy. mitt romney unveiled his plan on the economy, and president obama will show his plan tomorrow. and governor brown vetoing a bill regarding signatures for california ballot measures to wear buttons reading paid signature gatherer. the state senator of concord wrote the bill because he wanted more disclosure about who was collecting the signatures. brown said he didn't want to start the state down a slick slope of determining what people must wear on petitioning their government. brown said he found the measures interesting but didn't persuade him. and apple, looking at jobs they want to fill after an iphone prototype was lost. plus, putting people back to work. the industry that could create a million jobs by 2030. plus, we're continuing to

follow this wildfire burning in the mountain ranch area, from now we understand is actually in calaveras county,

. back now to that breaking news, an out of control wildfire breaking out in calaveras county, the two

closer towns, san andreas and mountain ranch, some type of house there, looks like a house, the flames are getting very close to some of these buildings. we saw pictures a moment ago where you can really see the flames jumping from tree to tree. the fire has burned anywhere from 30-50 acres, this is a relatively remote area. but as you can see here there are some homes in that area. and they are asking some folks there to evacuate because of this fire. we want to bring in our chief meteorologist big mauer now. >> i know this area pretty well, grew up in the foothills north of here. you're in the foothills, a little higher than the foothills, this is a terrain- driven fire, look at the smoke, not a lot of winds there. light and variable, sorry about the picture there, the largest gust is about 10 miles per hour. the winds are light, variable, near mountain ranch, the

population there is just under 2000 people. when i saw terrain driven, now, this is different. when you think of oakland hills fire, you think of the santa cruz fire we had in the hills. the wind is blowing it across the trees. this is another type of fire, easier to get a handle on in that you don't have the wind blowing across it. it is tough to get at because it is terrain driven. you can see as you look at the image, there is not a lot of roads in and out of here. the roads i saw earlier, they're not paved. they're dirt roads, logging areas. temperatures in the area, 95 degrees, humidity is low, 12%, in terms of heat, humidity that is as bad as it gets. the moisture is high, 35%'s things burn slower, things in the single digits, burning quickly. as you look at the smoke, there is not a lot of wind blowing

the stuff around. the terrain, you look at the roads here, a dirt road to the left, a home there, very remote, if you ever drove up towards yosemite in the foothills, you know what this terrain is like, rough to get to. we saw the chopper early, there are reservoirs throughout the area. so the chopper you saw with a water bucket, he has access to a lot of ground, but i don't see a lot of crews, it is hot, dry, no wind, frank and heather, so it looks like the main issues is get the ground crews in there. they may have to do it from the air, but plenty of water, lots of reservoirs. that is good news, fire out of control, 30-50 acres, the estimate, some buildings are threatened here as you can see. we'll work to bring more information to you. absolutely, well, tourism, san francisco's main money maker, that is what a lot of people think. we'll have the results of the new study that is raising

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. freedom itself was attacked this morning. >> i live 9/11 every day of my life. >> sunday at 6:00, on ktvu, brought to you by your bay area chrysler dealer. if you are a corporate security expert, apple may want to talk to you. the giant last week posted a job listing for a manager of new product security. it comes after reports that for the second time in 18 months, one of apple's prototype iphones was placed in a bar. that has become an embarrassment to them regarding the secret code of their products.

and in san francisco, ktvu john fowler investigated today, found a report the start of the battle, pitting hospitals against city hall. john? >> reporter: well if you thought it was tourism, forget it. it is all about health care, this new report today suggests it is turning san francisco's economy on its head. hospitals and health care, according to the report, san francisco's strongest economic economic sector, by far. >> we thought tourism was the largest industry. >> reporter: the report says that the nonprofit hospitals and related facilities account for more than 100,000 jobs and more than 15 billion a year, almost twice tourism. plus, new construction over the next four years here will create 47,000 new jobs, adding 4.9 billion. the report, commissioned by the hospital council of northern and central california, says that while employment declined

10%, hospital jobs grew 10%. >> in this tough time, hospitals can really stablize a community. >> reporter: we learned this report may actually just be the opening salvo in a power struck between hospitals and san francisco city hall, over what is called the health care services master plan. >> the health care service master plan legislation is necessary so we can plan for these important health care services and make sure they meet the needs of the population. >> reporter: but others say it is a disaster, giving the unprecedented government control, over where the billions in health care centers can be located. >> if we're going to invest the money in san francisco, it should respond to community needs. >> reporter: the plan won't be final for about two years, public hearings still to come. one proposal is the c pm c's expansion on cathedral hill. john fowler, ktvu channel 2

action news. and julie haener has more on the news at 6:00. and steady but slow, the progress is after the explosion that leveled the san bruno area. we'll have more on the devastated neighborhood, and how long it will take for it to feel like home again. also, gold is a precious metal, the reaction some may take, and the reaction to people wearing gold jewelry on the street. plus, news stories and much more coming up in about 10 minutes. and nasa may have to delay the start of the moon mission, two unmanned space craft as seen here from nasa, set to be launched tomorrow. forecasters say there is a 60% chance that storms will hurt the launch, they are looking at the gravity field and measuring it.

the weather should improve by this weekend. and parts of the united states are recovering from hurricane irene, now are bracing for tropical storm katia, and major flooding is forecasted along the river in new jersey, and up state new york, vermont, rescue crews are on stand by, lee dumped more than a foot of rain on new orleans and has been leaving a trail of flooding and power problems as it moves north. and city officials in gulf shore, alabama, blaming tropical storm lee for tar balls showing up on beaches there. they say it is from the bp oil spill. bp says they don't know where it is from, but their workers are cleaning it. they are testing to determine if the tar is actually from that spill, sources say. and let's talk about the weather, a beautiful day out there, bill. but we see the fire danger all around us, it seems like.

>> exactly, i talked about that last night, as we get a couple of days, the fire near mountain ranch, we'll stay on it for you, continuing on with the news at 6:00. we have news chopper 2 for you, and right now the weather, fog along the coast, that is where it stays and where i got so hot today. these are the high temperatures from today. we had 95 out at antioch, 97 in livermore, the highs today, cooler, there will be more fog, still hot inland, fire danger is still high. it is not a spare the air day, but you will notice the heat inland. so tommorow as we get going, somewhat cooler, you will find low 90s as you go into the inland valley. and looking at tropical moisture to move north, talking about fire danger, this could easily trigger thunderstorms here, towards yosemite as well. we'll watch that as it is a developing situation.

you don't want lightning strikes, especially on how dry it is. the fog pushes further inland tomorrow. the heat, not quite as intense, but very, very warm. and we stay in this type of temperature pattern, really, i mean it will cool off tomorrow, cooling off a little bit more as we go towards the weekend. but we're still looking at low 90s in the inland bay valley, right through the weekend. tomorrow, warm, brentwood and pittsburgh, air quality will be better. and the reason it will be cooler, if you watched earlier i showed you earlier how shallow the marine layers of the golden gate bridge is, that marine layer will fatten up, the air will mix, with the air quality getting better. the temperatures will drop a bit. the five-day forecast, with the weekend always in view. of course we'll stay on that developing story with the fire up there near mountain ranch, the news at 6:00. all right thank you. and a taste test challenge in oakland as the east bay city leader looks to prove a point,

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disrespectful so proposes the change to the city council mayor. and today, the mayor of oakland urged the city to think outside the bottle. mayor quan says that the tap water is cleaner than bottled water, she says she proved it with a taste test. >> this is clearer, all right, okay? >> mayor quan chose oakland's water over bottled water. also she says drinks the tap water cuts down on waste, litter and spending. oakland joined about three others in banning bottled water in government offices. the nonprofit group behind the think outside the bottle movement says that corporate marketing scared people away from tap water. they say by 2003, one in five americans was drinking bottled water exclusively because they questioned the quality of their tap water. >> now nothing could be further

from the truth. we here in the united states have access to the best water in the entire world. >> she says a sample audit of california state agencies found that some agencies were spending up to $5000 on bottled water. the mayor and others are urging governor brown now to ban the purchase of bottled water by state government agencies. and coming up in just 90 seconds. almost a year after the san bruno blast, where is this neighborhood when it comes to rebuilding and recovering? >> and stories still ahead,. and a former friend, now an accused killer. the trail of evidence that prompted police to arrest this hayward woman for a missing nursing student's death

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