the moment, and the joy and relief we feel at their freedom knows no bound. >> now we can breathe better, this is the moment we have been waiting for. >> reporter: some of their friends say, they can't wait to see them back in the u.s. enjoying their freedom. >> i want to go on a hike with them. i mean really, after two years of being locked up, they will want to go outside, go for a hike in the east bay hills. >> reporter: shane bauer worked as a contributing reporter here at new american media. others can't wait to welcome them. their friends are certain their lock-up won't chill their passion for the middle east or their passion for journalism. >> i fully expect them to go back out on the road after making sure his family gets time and his friends get time to spend with him. >> reporter: no word at this point when bauer, josh fattal

and sarah shourd will return. >> and president obama reacted to the hikers' release at the u.n. >> wonderful news, we are thrilled. and i -- i know their families feel better, the moms who we have been in close contact with. it is a wonderful day. thank you. >> the release came just moments before president obama was to address the general assembly. now senator boxer had this to say about the release, "it is so wonderful that shane and josh are coming home to be with their loved ones but i deeply regret their release took so long. they paid too great a price by the iranian government' there was work to publicly release them. and finally, freedom in oman, cla udin ne long has

more. >> reporter: the release of josh fattal and shane bauer comes after two years in prison. >> it was insane they were held in the first place. i am sure their families are very happy. >> reporter: it began july 31st, 2009. bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd were arrested along the iraq border. the families began repeated pleas to officials, saying the three strayed by mistake, but iran refused to release them, charging them with spying and trespassing. by december of 2009, they had hired an attorney. 2010 would bring the first visit and first release. in may, the americans were reunited with their family, and sarah shourd's mother announced that shane and sarah were engaged. then she was released on bail for medical reasons. the country of oman paid the bail, and she thanked them and

made their own plea. >> all of my efforts will go into helping to get the same freedom for my fiancee, shane bauer, and for my friend, josh fattal, because i can't enjoy my freedom without them. >> reporter: the trial would be delayed over and over. in february, it began, sarah shourd was ordered back. she failed to return. later, both men were convicted of trespassing, sentenced to eight years in prison. but oman would once again play a key role, sending a plane, later a million to secure their release today. cla udine long, ktvu. and coverage continuing, you can go to ktvu.com to see the reunion with the families. look under the jailed hikers' tab. and today we learned more details on how michelle le's body was found, and how a dog

played a crucial role. we learned how police had actually searched the same area before. >> reporter: that is right, we learned that police did sweep this area, and that they brought search and rescue dogs. you can see the area has brush thigh-high. we're also told they didn't bring the other dogs, which may explain why her body was not discovered until now. this search dog in training named amber discovered what hundreds of searchers had missed for months. >> she stopped at a flat area, waited for me patiently. upon approaching, i noticed possible remains. >> reporter: she held a press conference today to explain the unexpected quick end to the long search, saying she did not realize the significance of the find until days later. but this afternoon we spoke with the search organizer, who says after she notified police, they immediately cleared and blocked off the area. >> it was searched initially by

law enforcement, and normally those searches are quick searches, quickly trying to clear the area to see if there is any evidence. >> reporter: the hayward police department directed searchers to the area where michelle le was ultimately found, telling them noises from her cell phone made this area a priority. >> i have a tremendous amount of sadness, not only reliving my own tragedy, but also for the le family. >> reporter: magonigal says the experience of finding her has hit her harder than expected. her daughter was kidnapped, assaulted and killed in 2009. her body was undiscovered for a year. >> to go without finding her, not knowing if amber was alive or not, i am glad they have a kind of closure. >> reporter: and tonight, le's family is not speaking yet. but we learned that the family is supporting each other during this difficult time.

reporting live in pleasantton, patty lee. and the man suspected of growing on a crime spree in san jose is now under suicide watch. castillo is accused of killing a woman from campbell. he made his first court appearance today. and you can see there he was crying during the arraignment. his attorney also says he is currently on a suicide watch where he is being checked every 15 minutes. castillo is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole or possibility the death penalty if he is convicted. and now to developing news near san francisco's union square, construction crews have ruptured a 10-inch gas main, forcing evacuations and shelters in place. live there now with the progress made in just the last hour. >> well, four square blocks were shut down just about 60 minutes ago. right now, they say two blocks here along mesa are closed between geary and sutter

streets. why are the two blocks so closed? well, the pg&e crews continue to work on the gas line there. cars cannot drive through, but people are being allowed to walk by as the gas has been turned off in the area. this story started about 2:15 this afternoon, news chopper 2 was flying over head soon there after. pg&e says the contractor worked right through a small pg&e gas distribution line that was located 15 inches below the street, not the standard 24 inches. pg&e also said it was scheduled to mark the gas line this afternoon but that the contractor began work prior to the line being marked. now with the line now cut, gas was flowing into the union square area. san francisco fire and pg&e quickly arrived on scene, both had police shut down the surrounding streets. two buildings were evacuated, 490 post, which was a medical office building, as well as an academy of art building. also, there were closures near

two hotels. we asked about the flow of gas, and the length of time, pg&e said it took 59 minute. >> the first priority is public safety. the first priority rather than working to shut the gas off is to secure the area. a few moments after we did that, then we began to work the valves, with the gas going to the area. we started to shut them down, the gas was shut down about 3:14 this afternoon. >> reporter: the shelter in place has been lifted. they are making sure the gas has been vented from all the buildings. right now crews are working on the broken pipe, as the new one is expected to be put in later on tonight. as to who was exactly at fault, pg&e says an investigation has already been launched. ktvu channel 2 action news. and the smell of natural gas filling the air in belmont this morning. after the explosion in san

bruno, people are concerned when they smell that smell. but there was no danger, the area was closed on highway 92 where they worked on the line of natural gas. it will take place for another four days. oakland police searching for crews tonight in the fatal daylight shooting near children's hospital, at about 8:00 this morning in the 800 block of 52nd street. oakland police say two men were shot, one died, the other is hospitalized in critical condition. >> it appears that the shooting did take place in the street and in the surrounding areas. >> reporter: a nurse at children's hospital says the facility was locked down for about 15 minutes because of the shooting. anger and outrage tonight over the shooting we first reported last night, where a young child walking with her father was hit by a stray bullet in san francisco. ktvu's david stevenson has more on the story. >> there are a lot of little kids around here, they shouldn't be shooting around here at all.

>> reporter: it was business as usual along the stretch of third street and the city's bay view district, a day after a five-year-old girl was wounded in a shootout as she walked home from school. >> we can't have it that the children are in jeopardy by these guys that just don't put any value on life. it is crazy. >> reporter: the girl was taken home by her father at about 4:30, when police say there was an exchange of bullets by two suspects. the bullet tore through the girl's left knee but didn't break any bones. >> she was operated on the wound last night, the operation was successful, she is recovering today. she is seriously injured. >> reporter: the girl's family members declined to talk to us today at san francisco general hospital, where well-wishers delivered gifts. >> her spirits were high given the circumstances. she was not crying or having self pity or doubt, but she was shy. >> reporter: and investigators say surveillance video may help to identify suspects, but

police say they received no tips so far even though the streets were busy during the shooting. one spokesperson called on the community to stop other kids from being caught in the cross fire. >> it is no more about firing, and -- it is about being angry, angry enough to step up. >> reporter: and coming up at 6:00, the plan that was proposed just hours before this shootout to keep other kids safe from similar shootings. richland police released an identify of a woman found dead in a restaurant. the body of romero was found inside angie's bakery & restaurant. the the owner left to run chores, and when he returned it was empty. romero's body was in a bathroom. police suspect she was killed by somebody with whom she once had a relationship. and the execution of a man delayed tonight in georgia.

the attorney for 42-year-old troy davis making a last-minute appeal to the u.s. supreme court. davis was supposed to be executed about an hour ago. he was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1989 killing of an off duty police officer. witnesses identified davis as a shooter, but several since recanted their accounts. thousands outraged about the execution are holding vigils around the country and as far away as london and paris. one of the vigils is taking place in san francisco. the protesters are demanding clemency for davis. >> over the course of the 20 years, i think that there has been enough evidence that shows that he is innocent. >> since 2007, davis' excuse has been stopped three times. others asking for clemency are former president jimmy carter and pope benedict xvi. and president obama said there can be no short cut to

peace between israelis and palestinians. he told the general assembly that negotiations were the foundation for ever lasting peace, saying a vote couldn't create a peaceful state, and that only direct talks between the israelis and the palestinians can accomplish this. >> ultimately it is the israelis and palestinians who must live side by side. ultimately it is the israelis and the palestinians, not us, who must reach agreement on the issues that divide them. on borders and on security. on refugees and jerusalem. the president also met with the two presidents. president obama has said he will veto any requests by the palestinians for statehood. and the area car maker tessla motors could look into a plant in fremont. it is being criticized by republicans in congress. they are thinking about

transferring the funds in the remaining vehicle program to help with hurricane damage. tessla received 400 million by the program, it is being criticized by the solyndra plant. top executives there wouldn't say much when they appear before a house committee on friday. they have been called to testify about the half billion loan guarantee by the energy department. but attorneys say that the executive will invoke their fifth amendment rights. the fbi is also investigating solyndra. and wal-mart looking at installing solar panels. they will install the technology on the roofs of more than 100 stores. the company says it will save wal-mart money and cut down on air pollution, no word on the installation and when. and more on an economic stimulus move last used in the

'60s. the feds will shift 400 billion from short-term treasuries into long-term treasuries in october, the federal reserve hopes it will push down interest rates on small business loans and mortgages. all right, wall street investors had expected the fed's decision, but many hoped for changes, the indexes lost at least 2% of their value, the dow went down 283 points, nasdaq fell 52. and the chancellor at uc davis wants to enroll more students to make up for cuts in state funding. the plan would add more graduates to the student body. the university leaders say that that would allow the university to add more tenured professionals. they are looking at international and out of state students who pay more for tuition than california students. and new senior housing soon

to go up in west oakland, on land that was once occupied by a yeast making company. today, they broke ground on a site where there will be 118 units of senior housing near the west bart station. they fought for years to close the company, which over and over violated air pollution regulations. >> we blocked the trucks, and went to small claims court. we demonstrated for 10 years -- we kept adding years and years until we got it closed. >> the new senior housing complex will be named the red star apartments after the old yeast plant. construction crews hope to complete the first units about 15 months from now. the faa is investigating a small plane crash near tahoe. the plane went down at about 930s this morning, after taking off. the pilot was the only person on board when the plane crashed. he was taken to a hospital with

serious injuries. faa records show the plane is registered out of bakersfield. and the removal of four dams is at issue. three of the dams are in northern california, the fourth is in oregon. the interior department says removing the dams won't reduce water for agriculture but will dramatically improve wildlife in the region. the secretary of interior must give a thumbs up or down on the plan. if approved the dams would be completely removed by the year 2020. and the area around the bay should clear up tomorrow. let's look live at what is happening over the berkeley hills. today for a third day in a row, it is under a spare the air alert, because of the high temperatures and light winds, this was the 7th alert for smog issued this year. and california cities holding the top five spots for the most smog in the u.s., riverside is at the top of the list, based on the number of

smog and alert days in 2010. this is followed by los angeles, fresno, and bakers field. they are looking at legislation to decrease air pollution. and a hot one today, we have chief meteorologist bill meyer. >> yes, fog is down, at the coast, cooler at the ocean beaches more than yesterday. here is the marine layer, the fog back into the avenues of the city, out into the bay bridge, coming into san francisco now, over twin peaks, that is a big amount of cooling, happening quickly. temperatures yesterday out in the avenues, probably in some place s in the 80s. today, temperatures at about 58 degrees, a good 20 degrees cooler in some of the locations. so there is the fog, the golden gate bridge, the towers are about 720 feet high. so let's look at the north one, 720 feet, so the inversion is below that, basically the top of the fog. that is partly why we had a spare the air day today, because the inversion is so

low. it will come up more and more, so that by tonight you probably wouldn't be able to see the top of the tower. that means more cooling inland, it averages about a thousand feet. i'm telling you, you could sit here and watch the north tower, you can make temperature forecasts, and i in fact have done that. i see that right there, i can tell you the forecast for concord. if it is three in the afternoon, in see the fog about that thick. basically everything in the summer months. right now, fairfield, 78 degrees, the cooler air coming tomorrow, further cooling, still hot inland, you will still see low 90s, mid-90s, but much more green around us. which will be 60s and 70s. around us. around the bay, and right along the coast. so the visibility is along the coast, very low tonight. they were last night, a dense fog advisory, and it can get poor out there oh along the great highway, and highway 101.

so when i come back, at 5:45, we'll look at the forecast, it will be changed from today, wouldn't be as hot. we'll look at the five-day forecast showing a chance of showers, i'll see you back here. interesting, all right thank you bill. a new ktvu field poll shows just how interested people in california are in the redrawing of lines at the state's political district. also, governor brown signing a bill today that allows prison inmates to do something behind bars that will help people on the outside. and climbing up the list, which list, next? ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show.

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. governor brown today signed a law allowing prison inmates to work for nonprofit organization. an east bay nonprofit ran out of volunteers, for backpacks and school supplies intended for students. they hope that convicts can help with the supply. previously only government organizations could make use of the prison labor. and coming up, the job on the citizen's redescribing in the redrawing of the boundaries, the 14-member panel released new boundaries for the 120 legislative and three

others. they say they could face other incumbents in the next election. the poll shows that republicans were more likely to have followed the commission's work. 49% of the public thought the commission did a good job of keeping the commission together. democrats were more supportive with half of them saying the commission did a good job. the poll showed that more than after of the democrats thought it was fair, 37% of the republicans said the commission did a bad job in that matter. the poles found that voters are not in favor of a referendum to overturn the commission's work on state and congressional district lines. forbes publishing the annual list of the 400 richest americans, and seems the rich are getting richer. the money grew 412%. mark z uckerburg had a net worth of 17.5 billion, and bill

gates had almost 60 billion. warren buffet, number two. and ellison ranking number three. and retail sales to rise 3% from last year's numbers. the researchers made it based on consumers, the 3% number matches the numbers from the international council of shoppers released last week. the retailers welcome the prediction, since they are above the 6% grot during the past 10 years. thousands of signs ready to go, how hospitals are bracing for people to walk out. and is google searching for trouble with the business practices? that is what lawmakers here on capitol hill want to get to the bottom of. i'm carol hahn with details on the google grilling coming up you know when something's bad -- but you do it anyway?

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. ktvu has more from oakland with how patients here could end up being affected tomorrow. >> reporter: well, first of all they will have to find their way around thousands of picket signs, you can see the nurses getting ready, they plan to pick kent picket at 7:00. i can tell you it already started. from southern hospitals in the east bay to others, 23,000 nurses are expected to strike tomorrow, leaving patients and their families with big questions. >> right now my mom is in the hospital, she is in emergency. and she is elderly.

and i want to know what kind of effect that will have on her. >> reporter: nurses trying to work out a new deal with sutter health says the company wants to restrict their ability to advocate for patients, limit the sick days. >> can you imagine the risk that i could pose to pregnant women and their children if i were ill? it is really scary. >> reporter: this nurse didn't want to show her face on camera for fear of problems. she dispoots that a full-time nurse can earn up to 136,000 a year. >> if we don't stand together now we'll lose what we have now. >> reporter: kaiser nurses have a contract, but are joining the strike in sympathy for other nurses. kaiser says nobody will be turned away, but will go case by case in the operating room. >> patients will be required to be here longer, we rescheduled some of the patients. >> reporter: off late this

afternoon, we heard stronger information. she said that the union would attempt to disrupt health services for the children and families and communities throughout the state is not responsible and thoughtless. that is just one of dozens of pieces of paper we received from both sides. the fight will be intense when the fight happens tomorrow. eric rasmussen, ktvu. and the fight will continue on our website as well. go to ktvu, there you will find the list of the hospitals affected by the strike. you can find it in the right now section. and hundreds of mostly wheelchair bound demonstrators rallied in washington, d.c. against the proposed cuts to medicaid. congress is considering the major cuts as part of the effort to reduce the federal deficit. the group from oakland is among them. making the trip to the nation's capitol to protest. they say that lives of the disabled are on the line. >> we're talking about making cuts at the federal level, and it only makes it worse for

california. they depend on medicaid and depend on other programs to -- to stay alive and to be productive. and -- in powerful numbers. >> and republican proposals would cut federal medicaid spending by almost 1 and a half trillion over the next 10 years. president obama's plan would cut medicaid spending by 73 billion over the next 10 years. and the care act is being credited with helping young children with health insurance. in 2009, 28% of 24-year-olds lacked health insurance, that number dropping to just over 24% in 2010. under health care reform, parents can keep their kids on their insurance until they turn 26 years old. in all other age groups under the age of 65, the number of uninsured rose by at least 2% between 2009 and 2010. and google ceo eric schmidt

was on capitol hill, regarding the public and search engine. carol hahn reports. >> reporter: this is not your typical capitol hill visitor. these guys were here to show lawmakers what it is like to be tracked, something that critics say google does to us on line. >> they have an information advantage, they have so much information that they have so much control over the whole system of the internet. >> reporter: google dominates internet search and advertising, accounting for 75% of all the searches, which is why the executive chairman was called to capitol hill, to answer questions regarding taking over the internet. fearing sites like google's new travel site, they are looking at search results. >> but either way you have cooked it. >> i can tell you we have not cooked anything. >> reporter: google's ceo tried to explain the manner in which they test, to get the answers they seek. >> we make a change roughly

every 12 hours. >> reporter: if viewers are not happy, the company argues they're free to go elsewhere. >> if you don't like the answer that google searches, you can switch with a click. >> reporter: but google's testimony didn't stop some fears, regarding the investigation in this country and abroad. >> i am troubled by some of google's practices. >> reporter: also testifying today, the heads of two other bay area companies. they're google's competitors for on-line searches, they say that google is abusing its on- line dominating. >> google ended the day off more than 7 points, shares of hp got a boost today, on word that the ceo may be on his way out. according to bloomberg financial news, the hp directors are considering giving his job to former ceo

meg whitman. the shares have dropped since last november. and in silicon valley, the president will be in the mountain view base linked in on monday, answering questions about jobs and the economy. the president has previously hosted town hall meetings through facebook and twitter. republican mitt romney taking his white house run through a critical swing state today, where he challenged rick perry. he held a town hall meeting in miami, criticizing rick perry's social proposal to allow states to run the retirement system as being too vague. mitt romney wants to keep the current system like it is. >> i am concerned that people like him, and some across the aisle, there is a view that it is not people that make us great, but that government

should guide us. >> the republican candidates will hold a debate tomorrow in orlando. and fellow republican candidate gingrich looking at early primaries in caucus states. he was in iowa, and took questions from an audience of students. this is more low key than mitt romney's event. gingrich plans to show his 20th century contract for america. and great restaurants, bad tippers? who are below the national average? plus, a plan for major developments in one east bay bart station, now it is changed. plus, on the flu vaccine, if you need a shot you need to hear what the director of the cdc has to say

. san francisco may have a reputation as a great city for diners, but the average tip is 18.6%, tied with seattle. the national average is 19.2%. and plans for a major development at the wal nut creek bart station under way after delays. the area between california boulevard would include 600 apartments, retail space and 885 parking spaces. this latest inversion of the project includes less retail

space and architect changes. last week there was a series of public meetings on the environmental impact of the project, which should be completed in november. and developers have until october one to hammer out plans for a 1400 home transit village on the hercules water front. the area will be centered along the ferry land area. the developers must raise an additional 38 million before they can complete that project. and a federal judge is questioning whether tobacco companies can be forced to place graphic smoking images on cigarette packages. a u.s. district judge in washington says the fda's mandate that one of these nine ads appear on all sides of the cigarette cartons may go beyond stating the facts. others claim it can script them into an anti--smoking arena. the judge will rule later this

month. and today, not worried about the u.s. running out of the flu shots, the director says there is enough vaccine to go around. more than 85 million doses are available right now, and 170 million more will be available later on this year. flu shots are available at doctor's offices, health clinics, pharmacies and some retail stores. and a new study on autism found that older white parents are more likely to have a child with a form of autism compared to other parents. the university of utah didn't determine a cause, but did discover that if both parents were over 34 years old and only had a high school education, they are more likely to have a child with autism than younger white parents. researchers hope to find the causes of autism. and some using gps tracking during field trips. it is being used in areas such

as the woods and forests, where children could get lost, children can track it on a screen. it is called excellent. but others raise concerns about making children wear tracking devices. it says healthy kids, names you can trust, wait until you hear the troubling chemicals in this and other canned foods. and fog back at the coast, in 10 minutes i'll tell you what the impact will be on your neighborhood, thursday

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. a bay area report now on a controversial chemical found in kids' food. health and science center john fowler is here to put it in perspective for us, and tell us what it all means, john? >> reporter: we're talking about this, nobody really knows if it is safe. but today's report shows it is turning up where you may least expect it. more than 90% of americans and the vast majority of children have detectable levels of this hormone in their body. researchers found bpa in these six canned foods, some they tested, some are labeled health kids, organic. >> it is concerning the products are marketed directly to kids that contain a chemical that is linked in studies to breast cancer, prostate cancer. >> parents say they avoid the

bpa. >> we can try, we don't know what it is in. >> reporter: parents say they blocked many of the products and are concerned. >> because it is not healthy for my children, especially if it impacts them later on. as well as -- it could hurt her development. >> reporter: the food can manufacturers say the low level findings confirm that only a very small amount of this is found in food. but experts say in developing children even a small amount can have bad effects. >> we're all in this great big experiment. we really don't know what is going to happen with this. >> reporter: the doctor just published a study, showing that the bpa triggers cancer-like changes in normal cells. >> i think there is reason enough to take the view point unless we can prove it is safe, take it out of our eating. >> reporter: kids may eat canned foods for years. >> you begin to see why it is important to get it out of the food. >> reporter: it is in canned linings, there are alternatives, you can look for canned foods that advertise bpa

free. john fowler channel 2 action news. and studies suggest young facebook profilers may be preseason to prone to using slurs, some say they're more likely to use a slur on line than they would in a face-to- face conversation. some said the words thought to be slurs no longer have their original meaning. >> when you call somebody a certain name it is totally different than if you call somebody walking down the street a bad name. you know the person, they know you're joking. >> it has gotten to the point where the worlds are spammed so much, it has a different meaning. >> the poll was conducted by associated press and mtv. and julie haener has more on the stories we're working on at 6:00. and suspend somewhere is limiting the number of pot clubs because of the concerns of crime. they called the assumption into question.

>> we're not letting out the dangerous people, we're going to keep them in. that is the whole point. >> reporter: the governor promises public safety won't be compromised. but officers say they need that promise kept when thousands of prisoners are put in their care. plus, more rumors about apple and iphones, coming up in 10 minutes. and if that nasa satellite is expected to hit the earth, and if it falls on the soil the government has a plan. the satellite is expected to leave orbit sometime between tomorrow and next saturday. the government says that fema has six teams on stand-by around the country, ready to go in case the satellite falls in trust. we should tell you though that the chances anybody will be hit by the debris are very, very small. and the u.s. military investing heavily in green technology. and the bay area is benefiting. a study by the charitiable trust says that companies in south san francisco are helping

the navy develop algae-based bio fuels for use in helicopters. others are installing the solar rays on military bases inside and outside the u.s. the pentagon is concerned about supplying fuel to front-line troops and the u.s. depending on foreign sources of oil. and 13 people at least are missing in japan, in the wake of the typhoon. it brought storms' winds up to 100 miles per hour, forcing the evacuation of nearly a million people in the middle of the country. they have been told to evacuate. the power plant didn't suffer any serious damage but japanese officials are concerned that radioactive material in the environment could have been spread by this storm. and let's talk about the weather, i don't know about you, the fog will feel nice after the heat we had today. >> yes, there are folks enjoying the cooling out there right now, in san francisco, the mission district and san

bruno. the temperatures down about 10- 15 degrees right now with a push of fog coming in along the coast, of course a lot of folks in daly city, and pacifica, daly city, you're looking at 50 degrees, whereas this time yesterday they did temperatures in the 60s, 70s at this hour. the highs from today, 65 in pacifica today. despite the clouds. hundred degrees in livermore, down from yesterday, 101, the temperatures the same as yesterday, maybe a little cooler. the highs next few days, the cool trend, overnight tonight, the fog is down, compressed, the great highway, highway one, out by pacifica, half moon bay, the visibility will be very, very low. today's highs, tomorrow's highs. dropping off a good easily 10- 15 degrees in some places. a big cooldown tomorrow. you have will notice that even

-- you will notice in the inland locations, sunday, cooler tomorrow, sunday the major cooling, so i gave you the wrong list of numbers here. but the general trend is for a cooling trend. high pressure gets weaker, makes way for this. low pressure center and the temperatures drop accordingly. the low pressure system has enough push that as we get into sunday we have clouds up herement possible rainshowers showing up. we could see sprinkles in the north bay on sunday, it is possible, a ways out. we'll watch that. and here in the morning hours, pretty far inland. so sleeping nicely in livermore tonight with a cooler overnight low. cooler early evening low as well. temperatures still hot in the valley, yellows, greens, right? because of that cooling influence on the coast. the forecast highs tomorrow, cities where you live or near where you live. 88 in napa, 89 in novado. 93 out in concord, still warm, not as hot. right around the bay, 70s, low 80s. forecast then looks like a good

one. your five-day forecast with the weekend in view shakes up like this. getting a break, the air quality gets a break. if you're tired of the heat you get a break, since beginning to cool down towards the weekend. >> i could use a break, all right bill. and the remains of nine world war ii veterans including one in the central valley were laid to rest in arlington, virginia today, one of the men died in the crash in the b-17- bomber was laid to rest. the remains were discovered by the british in 1949 but could not be identified until sophisticated dna testing was conducted on the remains just a few years ago. and governor brown says he is drawing the line. what he vetoed today. also the puzi bill, it keeps people safe in the countries where they're serving ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show.

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the giants revealed that pablo sandoval has been playing with an injured left shoulder for the last month. he didn't start in last month's game in los angeles, the giants lost to the dodgers, 2-1, sandoval provided a strong bat all season, but has been struggling. and a new house committee looking at the peace corp, protecting the agency's volunteers from violent attacks overseas. the house foreign affairs panel approved the bill, the 24-year- old peace corp volunteer from georgia was murdered while serving in africa back in 2009. under this new law, volunteers would receive mandatory training on how to avoid the risk of attack. the law would also require the peace corp to hire victims advocates to help in the volunteering overseas. >> this bill is finally bearing fruit and will show justice, more importantly, her life's legacy will be to protect the

volunteers in the peace corp. >> in may, she and others who were raped while serving overseas will testify before the house. they will consider the new law in the coming weeks. coming up, governor brown trying to convince the heads of local law enforcement that they could handle the inmates better, that are can currently in the state prison. and the three hikers jailed in iran, back in the u.s. the gratitude they are all  expressing tonight

. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 action news at 6:00. wow. boy, you just can't see this picture enough today. the overwhelming joy of loved ones tonight. the loved ones of shane bauer and josh fattal after they rushed off the plane from iran, after spending 781 days in an iranian prison. thank you for joining us, i'm frank somerville. and i'm julie haener, the two hikers were released and now are surrounded by family and friends. people there and around the bay area are expressing relief.

christian? >> reporter: yeah, we have been talking about family and friends today and there have been a lot of developments and excitement in the story. today we heard for the first time in two years from the newly freed hikers. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: josh fattal and shane bauer bolted from an airplane, and sprinted down the stairs to greet families who were waiting for them in the middle east country, oman, also waiting for them, sarah shourd, bauer's fiancee who was arrested at the same time and released last year from iranian custody for medical reasons. bauer says he waited a long time for this day. >> two years in prison is too long. and we sincerely hope for the freedom of political prisoners and other unjustly prisoners in america and iran. >> reporter: they were grateful. >> we are so happy we are free. and so relieved we are free