and we have more details now. we found out the sick cow was five years old and came from tulari county. when it was died, it was

randomly selected for testing. a measure to create a state-wide passenger rail plan passed a key committee today. it would require the california transportation commission to come up with a comprehensive plan to guide decisions about both high speed and conventional rail by 2014. a judge has tentatively ruled that the state controller cannot strip workers oh you have their pay because he believes they didn't balance a budget on time. john chung overstepped his authority. he said he was operating under prop 25. the judge ruled he used his own interpretation of the law and his own calculations to determine that the budget was not balanced. former political consultant launched his long-shot campaign for president today.

>> fred who? >> this new campaign video was briefly pulled off youtube because it shows two men kissing. he's openly gay. he said it's not easy to find acceptance as a gay republican in california. >> a lot of the conservative groups have excluded me. >> he plans to run the campaign ad in southern california. apple had a big day on the first day of trading following yesterday's earning reports. it jumped almost 9% to close at $610. the rally follows strong i-phone and i-pad sales. shares of invivio fell. the company makes software to deliver video and computers and mobile devices. it opened at $9.35 a share.

they closed at $8.49. right now only doctors can perform an abortion. the bill before goes the committee tomorrow. uc davis researchers say they have found a possible link between exposure to certain chemicals and the risk of autism. they don't believe the exposure directly causes autism, but it could increase the likelihood for some children.

a california assemblyman could face criminal charges. the evidence police warrants a drunk driving case. the america's cup is boosting real estate. the high price to pay for some of the best views of the bay. i have rain drops falling right now. picking out those showers moving from the south and heading toward the north. all the details, back here in 10.

police say they are recommending a southern county assemblyman face a drunk driving charge following his arrest last month. he was legally drunk when he was stopped on march 27th. the democrat has not returned our call for comment. the district attorney has

filed nine felony fraud charges against two officials with a medical supply company. trudy moorer and tigran tufaria is the medical director. they provide surgical implant devices to hospitals. inflating the cost of spinal implants and overcharging for reimbursement. plans to launch a new cloud computing service. the company says the government cloud is designed for public agencies for schools and the federal government. they will be housed in their own secure data center. a modern-day gold rush is fueling up thank toss the americas cup yacht races. we're live with the sky high prices that some homeowners are about to charge for the perfect view of the regata. >> reporter: well, have a look.

these already valuable homes might even be more valuable as rentals. from this high-end condo deck, you command an awesome view of san francisco bay. that's why the owner intends to rent it out during key races. real estate advisors they he'll get at least $25,000 a week. >> i think the big money is not going to care how much money they have to pay. they're going to pay whatever it takes to get what they want. >> reporter: that big money will come from worldwide. >> let's say from russia, europe, china. from india. >> this is our home, so i do care about the upkeep of the place. i'm sure we'll negotiate a reasonable security deposit. >> reporter: those that face the races directly will easily command the highest prices. >> the response we've gotten is overwhelming. >> reporter: across the bay, charlie martin created

redflux.com to line up 150 america's cup rentals. >> requests for evaluations from homeowners that think they have a possible home that might fit our criteria. >> and the city council, they made a big study to allow people short-term rentals so they don't have to do hotel permits. >> reporter: peak rentals would be this summer with the upcoming races and the final america's cup races in september of next year. >> and from $700 a day to $5000 a day depending on where and what time of year they're going. >> reporter: now, others, yes others, will simply bring their own lodgeings with them. >> we are just two days away from the closure this weekend. it will begin at marina

boulevard just before lombart street. it's near the palace of fine arts. traffic is expected to jam up along highway 1 which will remain open. the closure begins at 8:00 p.m. on friday and will last until 5:00 a.m. on monday. we are learning more about that fire ball that exploded in broad daylight over california central valley this weekend. the rare phenomenon was much larger than most meteors. it was the size of a mini van and released energy equal to a third of a size of the bomb dropped on hiroshima during world war ii. let's talk about weather now. we're tracking some rain. >> finally showing up. rain moving into san jose. i have rain reports in fremont and toward evergreen. let's look at the storm tracker. working its way up to coast and making for a bit of a wet, soggy

commute. over in the hills toward danville. not getting reports of rain on the ground yet, but you can see this darker line. let's put it in motion. it's moving right up to the north. showers do return, it's been long coming. we have scattered showers tonight and you'll see them continuing. tomorrow, more showers as we go into the morning commute. tomorrow morning there will be wet ton roadways, but not a heavy storm. neither of these are big deals. a little cooler for tomorrow. overnight lows are in the 50s. 53 in antioch. you have system one and system two. system one warm, system two cold. this system moves in, starts to move in right now, brings showers. it moves out by late tonight. by early tomorrow morning,

system 2 starts to come in and brings us light showers. here's the deal. the plan was for these two to link up. on monday the models were suggesting that could happen. cool air, moisture from the south, didn't happen. you have one weak storm and two weak storms. 9:00 tonight, heaviest rain south. they both kind of fade and go off to the east. monterrey, a few showers lingering in the morning, but not a big deal. i think tomorrow we'll see clearing and some sunshine by late in the day. really just sort of nuisance showers. i hate to say that because we need the rain. the accumulations will be real light. it will have an impact on your

morning commute. very weak and temperatures click up a few degrees back in the 70s and 80s. >> thank you. coming up at 7:00, the unexpected jolt for a bay area homeowner. >> anxious to get rid of these electrical wires until they saw the solution. a steel tube winding around their house. a sticker shock that came with it. wine country is growing. the recovery that's translating into more new vines than napa valley has seen in about 20 years. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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some winery owners are busy replanting grapevines of a couple of rough years. this season alone, wine makers are replanting more vines than they have in the past 20 years. they say the amount of rain this year has been just right and that the wine market is picking up. the wine industry generates more than $so billion a year and also creates some 40,000 jobs. mark's here now with sports. turning out to be a good day for the as. >> didn't look like that for part of the afternoon.

it was like one of those afternoons, 14 innings and we wind up with nothing. late heroics for the as. after in the top of the 14th inning with a couple of men on, ramirez with one into the gap. two runs are in and with the way the as offense has been going, 4-2 lead didn't look good. but continuing to be the big story, two runs shot to tie it up. that's his fifth of the year. number three in the league with rbis. they get a couple of more men on with a shot down the left field line and that will end it. on comes the game decider and the hitting hero likes the fact the offense was able to pick up the pitching for a change. >> the pitching staff has been carrying us and we've been hitting the ball hard. we've been battling. one just dumped right down the line. sometimes that's all it takes.

>> all right, well, the giants have had a problem with huff in the last few days. for one, a lot of folks didn't know where he was. today they announced they're putting him on the 15-day disabled list with what's being called an anxiety disorder. he'll talk to the media friday or saturday. meantime, a little rain in cincinnati didn't stop the giants for jumping on the reds. the game wasn't delayed. solo shot, his second of the year and the giants continue to add a little more offense. brandon crawford will bring home sanchez, but just barely. nice slide. he is in there with the hand. the giants now clinging to a 2-1 lead over the reds. of course final highlights of that tonight.

that's the sporting life at this hour right now. >> that's something nobody would have bet on. >> no. he started off well this season. >> to say the least. he's brought you some of the biggest stories in the bay area for 35 years, and now he's retiring. >> right now on ktvu.com, you can take a look back at his work. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2.

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