keep them hydrated and keep them cool. water world expecting huge

crowds. things are expected to be very crowded here in land. huge crowds, people are doing whatever they can to keep cool. >> and a hat is a very good idea to keep cool. let's go to meteorologist save paulson and take a look at the temperatures. >> huge difference out there. inland, didn't take long to start warming up. i've been up in the sierra nevada but 90 in fairfield, 83 santa rosa, 82 concord. the city is 62 degrees because, right there, look at all that fog. i mean out to sacramento, 90, sfo at 65. there is just about a 40-degree spread between these temperatures. if you are anywhere near the coast, around the bay, not bad. 60s and 70s. a lot of fog.

it was very, very thick. inland temps, 90 to near 91 degrees. how much longer will the inland temperatates last? we'll have more on that coming up in about 10 minutes, torry. >> thank you, steve. chevron's special hotline to file claims to seek compensation because of the refinery fire has been very busy. more than 1700 people have sought medical treatment at contra costa county hospital. chevron says it will pay legitimate medical and property expenses for affected residents. chevron's hotline to file claims is 866-260-7881. chevrolet chevron says it also plans to set up a center to answer questions. and a controversial jail expansion plan. supporters want to spend state

money to add 150 beds to the west county detention facility in richmond. the county is receiving a $19 million grant to handling low level offenders being moved from state prison to local custody. opponent of the plan want to use the money for rehabilitation and treatment centers. facebook is taking steps towards expanding on to a second campus in men lo park. the company is asking state officials to approve its cleanup plans for the old tyco electronics property off constitution drive. that land had been used as a chemical handling and storage by raycam. state officials say that tests showed the site con family nate by pcb. google has settled a multi- billion dollars case. it will settle allegation that is google secretly tracked

millions of web surfers who use apple safari browsers. >> zinga's chief financial officers has stepped down from the game maker. john shepard joined the online maker. they are not saying if they have plans to replace shepard. his rest resignation comes after reshuffling. >> cal tran has now complete add significant milestone at the caldecott tunnel. it has finished the excavation of the fourth bore between oakland and orinda but there is still a lot of work to be done. workers completed digging out all the dirt late yesterday and early this morning but they still need to install lighting and safety features as they work to build the tunnel and

pave 9 roadway. 4,900,000,000-dollar tunnel is on budget and on schedule to open late next year. a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed near the cruz beach boardwalk. why a second crime scene was set up more than 12 miles away and we know it's getting hot out there. we'll let you know how long it will last. and the devastation flood in the philippines. we'll tell you how much of the capital city is under water.

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hayward police are investigating the discovery of a body this morning in an industrial area just north of the approach to the san mateo bridge. someone called police around 7:30 to report the body of a man in the parking lot of a business called eternity floors on foley avenue. investigators say that the man had a gunshot wound to the upper chest but, right now, they are not sure if he kills himself or if someone else shot him. police in santa cruz are looking for suspects in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy last night. ktvu's matt keller has been covering the story all morning and has this update. >> the morning started early for homicide detectives looking for evidence in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy walking home from the

boardwalk. daylight allowed them a closer look at possible damage and stray bullets from the crime that happened at about 8:00 last night on san lorenzo boulevard. >> the guy was telling me that he was up at the corner and he heard six shots and he said it was either a .22 or a .38. >> reporter: detectives believe that the homicide is related to the nearby gang violence. witnesses told detectives of two vehicles possibly involved in the shooting with two or three men wearing dark hooted sweat shirts. at about the same time, 12 1/2 miles away, another crime scene was set up. a car was found on fire off of larkin road. the vehicle was badly burned. it could take some time to determine if this vehicle was related to the homicide. as for the shooting victim, police say he was a gang member and had come into contact with officers several times for

loitering and gang-related activities. >> the officers that contacted him certainly made the effort to steer him away from that path. he was immersed in that culture and fell prey to it. >> reporter: police say that there is no border for the violence and apparently no age limit. the labor department today reported better than expected news on the nation's jobless rate. the number of initial jobless claims slipped to 361,000 last week, down 6000 from the week before. new figures indicate the number of u.s. homes entering foreclosure jumped in july. according to real estate tracking firm realty track. the number of homes with initial default notices rose last month compared to last year. that comes as banks repossessed 21% fewer homes compared to july 2011 and another report

showed more americans are staying current on their home payments than any time in the last three years. and the commerce department had some unexpected good news. the u.s. trade deficit fell to its lowest level in 18 months. the u.s. imported nearly $43 billion worth of goods, more than it exported. a steep drop in the price of oil helped and exports rose to a record high of $185 billion. president obama is spending a second day campaigning in colorado. this morning, mr. obama appeared at a rally in pueblo. the president accused his republican challenger mitt romney of wanting to raise taxes on the middle class and opposing tax credits for wind energy. yesterday, mr. obama focused on women's issues. for his part, romney has spent the past two days raising campaign funds in new york and new jersey. he left a fundraiser on park avenue this morning.

the romney campaign collected five million dollars in donations over the past two days. the romney campaign outraised the obama campaign last month $100 million to $75 million. clashes continue between government troops and rebel forces in syria. government troops are using planes and tanks. iran is hosting countries including china, russia and venezuela for talks on how to end the conflict. >> we believe in that. and this clash kalashnikov. we believe in iman. we have faith. we believe in god. they don't believe in god. if you believe in god, you

don't bomb his people. >> president assad also appointed a new foreign minister following the defection of his former foreign minister. video emerging from the devastating flood in the philippines. 60% of the capital city of manila is now under water. hundreds of thousands of homes are flooded but many refuse to evacuate because they are afraid of leaving their valuables. the flooding is the result of 11 straight days of rain from a monsoon. bay area managers have declared today a spare the air day. this is unhealthy for pollution particularly for the elderly and those with respiratory problems. residents are asked to refrain from using gas equipment.

inland temps. there is a dividing line between sunny, warm to hot with cool and foggy. if you are close to the coast, if you have the fog, it's near the 60s. high pressure continues to flex its muscles. a lot of warm air lock. we are around 80 degrees. the fog bank is very, very thick out there. it's 65 at sfo. you have sacramento, 90. stockton, 91 degrees. fair field, 91 degrees. concord, 82. that's about 20 minutes old so it's probably about 86 by now. livermore, 86. sonoma county airport, 83. 64 in sacramento. if you stay it's too hot, come to the west, the sinking air will continue to give very warm conditions inland. 90s to 100. this could be the warmest day. if not, it will be friday. along the coast, no north and

northeast wind. west wind and a lot of fog. those stay in the 60s and 70s. clouds still staying out for most of this year. a couple of little systems here will continue to work their way towards the area. a couple of days of inland tells warming up but i still think that today is the warmest day. if not today, probably friday. temperature will be toasty away from the coast. yet, by the coast, there is a big old fog bank there. take your pick. if you are up towards clear lake, ukiah, 90s. 90s for much of the north bay. 104. 101, like the freeway there. 74 alameda. santa clara valley, 90s to 100 degrees. a little warmer than that for malpitas. 620 dali sittism 93 redwood

city against the hills. 88 woodside. looks like today or tomorrow, inland will top out with the temperatures and there will be a coming trend sunday next week looking much cooler, tory. >> if you want to get cool, go west a legal battle between the cell phone industry and the city of san francisco. the lawsuit stems from a san francisco ordnance requiring warning labels on cell phones. labels are supposed to list possible health risk of using cell phones and explain how some actions, including the use of a headset could cut the risk. the industry argues that the labels violate free speech. san jose leaders and bicycle advocates went on a bike ride to celebrate some major improvements for bicyclists. sam locardo was among those who took an inaugural ride on songs' first buffered bike

line. the city renovated some lanes down town other changes include wyther bike lanes and lower speed limit. another car pool lane opened today on highway 101 in marin county. today's new north bound lane goes from highway 237 to atherton avenue. the project costs almost 4 million-dollar and means there are now four lanes in each direction. this week, cal tran opened a new southbound lane that runs from novato creek. this is an improvement to widen highway 101 from marin county to petaluma. are we in for another baby boom? here is what experts are saying about america's birth rate and how the recession is playing a role.

most stock markets got the summer doll drum. u.s. stocks swinging from small gains to losses today. investors unable to focus on what to give focus on. taking a live look at the big board, the dow currently down 3. nasdaq up 6. s&p up 1. the u.s. census bureau wants to change the way it labels some racial and ethnic groups to accept up with the way some people identify themselves. following the results of a new research study, the census bureau is proposing to stop using the term negro. count hispanic as a racial as well asset nick group and offer new ways to identify people

from the middle east. any changes to the census form must be approved by congress. when the economy picks up, you may be spending some that have extra cash you make buying baby gifts. according to demographic experts, the recession caused potential parents to put off having children but that may bottom out this year. university of kentucky researchers say that historically, baby booms have followed economic recessions according to the centers for disease control and preventions, women still want an average of 2.3 children. oakland police have just issued an amber alert for a 17- year-old mother and her baby daughter. police say the two were abducted at gunpoint by the baby's father, 19-year-old marcos hernandez. he is a latino, 5'8", weighing 1180 pounds he was driving a 2006 silver ford focus and authorities believe he may be heading for sacramento county. the mother is angelica lopez. the baby is helena hernandez. she is two months old.

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