olive branch has been extended for a long time. i look forward to mending fences. >> prepare toking to return to work. you will hear what is next now that ross mirkarimi is back on the job. good afternoon. i'm corey campbell. ross mirkarimi has been

reinstated as san francisco's sheriff. tara moriarty explains why he won't be back on the job for a few more jobs. >> reporter: good afternoon. he will be meeting privately with the interim sheriff and he will have meetings with her tomorrow and friday. and then on monday he will be back on the job. >> are those good eggs? >> yeah. >> you like those? >> yes. >> reporter: we caught up with the sheriff as he prepared to take his son to theo to school. >> we've had no sleep. we're lated. >> reporter: the board voted to reinstate ross mirkarimi. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the board needed nine supervisor votes to out of mirkarimi but there are only --

toast mirkarimi but there were -- to oust mirkarimi but there were only seven. his wife said justice was finally done. >> i have a message for naylor ed lee. [inaudible] >> reporter: lee suspended mirkarimi. >> i think it's outrageous. i think that the members that did not vote send a message that domestic violence is okay and that we don't take it seriously. >> reporter: campos says it's a tough decision.

>> you create a big opening for abuse. >> reporter: mirkarimi says he hopes to mend fences with the mayor and public. >> this lass ten months has been incredibly agonizing and humbling. i look forward to working with people and be the sheriff they want me to be. >> reporter: lee says he's disappointed in the result. he's concerned about the city's nationally recognized domestic violence program. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. during the past hour, interim san francisco sheriff vicki hennessey, talked with ktvu reporter david stevenson. she said she spoke with sheriff mirkarimi last night after he was cleared to go back to work. hennessey says mirkarimi will be in the office today. >> i was there to respect the process and to do what i could to keep the department on track during that time, whatever the

outcome. and so that's pretty much the way i looked at it and that's the way i conducted myself. >> today, owners of nearly a dozen union city businesses are adding up the damage from a four-alarm fire this morning. crews were called out to the alvarado place shopping center after 1:00 a.m. by then, the fire had already been burning for hours. there was disbelief on this woman's face as she saw the damage. >> that's my shop! >> reporter: this family owns the shop next door. >> oh, my good. it's like eight years of hard work. it's all finished. [ sirens ] >> reporter: almost a dozen businesses were severely damaged in this overnight fire that burned for hours before it was spotted. >> the fire was burning up in

the attic. >> reporter: once that attic was opened up, the flames were tough to spot. nearby residents were evacuated for fear the fire would spread. >> there's a lot of trees back there. if it's -- the thought did cross my mind. >> reporter: the fire was out before the sun came up but the damage was extensive. we lost a lot of businesses. and we saved a lot of businesses. >> firefighters say an aggressive coordinated attack helped them get this fire out. but so did one other thing. take a look inside this business. you can see the damage is extensive. the roof is gone but take a look next door. inside this vietnamese restaurant. you can see not as much damage, not anywhere close. why? well, in between these two businesses there is a firewall. it could have been worse but that's little comfort for this woman. >> it's really heartbreaking. >> reporter: investigators are searching for a cause. but that will take time, as it will for businesses who have to put back what the fire took

away. in union city, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. a fire is also being investigated in richmond. it started after 2:00 this morning on brookside drive. investigators say there was lightning in the area at the time but they are still trying to find out if that was the cause. firefighters used a dull -- bulldozer to help put the fire out. no one was hurt. coming up later, the good samaritans who may have saved a fire and his children when their car burst into flames. that story is coming up in 11 minutes. in developing news out of miami, florida, there is an emergency operation underway at a college parking garage that collapsed and killed one worker. that garage is under construction at the miami-dade college campus. that construction was almost complete. but today it caved in. the collapse happened just before the noon hour. but no students were in the area at the time.

the $22 million project began in february and was supposed to include classroom and office space on first floor. top state department officials are testifying before congress today on the attack that killed u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens and three other americans. republicans criticize the obama administration's handling of the attack and today the republican-led house oversight committee is grilling administration officials about security at the benghazi consulate. it's believed that al qaeda- linked terrorists orchestrated the attack, possibly using a demonstration over a u.s. anti- muslim movie as cover. president obama is also meeting with secretary of state, hillary clinton, this afternoon, after that congressional hearing. mr. obama is back on the job as president after a campaign swing through california and ohio. today, his campaign managers are accusing mitt romney of misleading voters about several issues including abortion. they say he's hiding more

conservative views in order to attract voters. tomorrow, the president heads to florida, the largest battleground state. >> we're just gonna get the heck out of the way and let you succeed. [ cheers ] >> mitt romney continues his campaign today with the support of chris christieraise taxes on small business. i will not raise taxes on business. i will not tase ax -- raise taxes on middle-income people i will not raise taxes on the american people. it's a very different approach. >> no republican has won the presidency without winning ohio. romney plans to spend the next three days in that state. brian kobilka got the call from sweden about 2:20 a.m. that he won the nobel prize. he's a profess at stanford

school of medicine and won the prize for ground-breaking discoveries on cell proteins that have helped scientists develop better medication e share urs the prize with duke university professor with robert lefkowitz and he says he already has plans for the money. >> the kids. they don't make that much money. you don't know what's gonna happen in the future. you want to be able to have something to leave to your children. >> yeah, it's icing on the cake. we never work for the company. it's icing on the cake. >> this is a wonderful day -- >> he also had a chance to talk about his work during a press conference at stanford this morning. the hopes of another bay bridge world series are still alive and so are the bay area's two teams in the playoffs. >> rolling and it's caught! >> an error by the cincinnati red led to a giants ago extra-

inning victory. the final was 2-1 in ten innings. the giants edged the reds 2-1. game four starts at 1:07 this afternoon pacific file and the as will play tonight after almost avoiding elimination -- time and the as will play after almost avoiding elimination. and coco crisp took away a home run from prince fielder. that was in the 2nd and oakland will go on to win 2-0 in front of a sellout crowd. the two teams play again tonight with the first pitch set at 6:37. it's exciting. i don't have to go far now. a target store is opened in san francisco for the first time. shoppers may be happy. we'll tell you what a few people are saying about this. and mark tamayo will tell you about your weather today.

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about two dozen offers may retire or go on disability leave by next june. some members of the public criticize the public for hiring new officers before an investigation about a fatal officer-involved shooting last month is complete. the u.s. supreme court is hearing a case today that could change the way universities admit students. a white texas woman is challenging affirmative action rules. she says the university of texas discriminated against her in 2008. the applicant, abigail fisher, said she was rejected by the school even though she had better graze and more activities than minority students than were accepted. >> we shouldn't be talking about picking winners and losers you would hope and expect that they are getting

something back. >> supreme court justice elana kagan is recusing herself because she worked on the case while in the lower courts. a man who made a name in both sports an acting has died. he was a hall of fame football store for the lions. he went on to have a successful hollywood career. he played the father on the hit show "webster" and he appeared in "blazing saddles." he died in his home. he recently suffered kidney failure and was diagnosed with dimension. he was 77. poofs are asking for the public's -- firefighters are asking for the public's help to help find an arsonist. the fires are set in trash bins

and firefighters are worried that the they will spread. >> at least eight fires are blamed on the unknown arsonist. anyone with information about the fires is asked to contact the authorities. a father and his two toddlers are safe thanks to the quick thinking of three people who noticed his car was on fire. this happened on lakeshore avenue in oakland around 5:45 last night. flames and smoke were shooting out of his car. one man helped the driver escape while two women grabbed the 18-month-old babies in the back seat. >> i couldn't get the door open, so i had -- soily to pull the baby out of the window and the other lady grabbed the other window and pulled that

baby out. san francisco's first target opened their doors this morning. alex savidge explains why this store is different and tailored just for city shoppers. >> reporter: san francisco's new city target welcomed shoppers this morning for its soft opening. a few hun people came in to check out the -- a few hundred people came in to check out the not so-store. >> household supplies that you need around the house. >> reporter: larry says he's just glad he doesn't have to drive to the san bruno one. >> i only live three miles down the road. simple bus ride. >> it's exciting. i don't have to go far now. >> reporter: this new store is supposed to be tailored to life in the city. they don't sell patio furniture. they sell more coffeemakers and

other appliances. the manager says there is mall packages and even smaller shopping carts. >> we found the guests in the urban store don't purchase as much in one trip. >> at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last night, mayor ed lee touted the 300 employees hired on. 70% of them, san francisco residents. but not everyone is celebrating the new store. >> i would like to see, you know, smaller type, out meek places coming into town -- unique places coming into town rather than big box. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. well, we started out the day with some showers, even some thunderstorms rolling

across parts of the bay area. but right now, a completely different story. a lot of sunshine out there. a lot of blue skies. you can see by the lack of texture on the bay area. we have glassy conditions out there. we're still tracking a few showers, mainly to the south as you can see here. there is the live sweep and the bulk of the action now, centered for big sur coastline. we still have the slight chance of a lingering sprinkle or shower, mainly over the south bay. but the bulk of the activity is heading down to southern california right now. actually picked up rainfall totals. .12. san jose, .09. as far as current numbers, we're beginning to warm up. it's nice out there. 70s for fairfield and antioch. hayward, 73 and san francisco, plenty of sunshine, those

readings in the mid-60s. forecast headlines, partly to mostly sunny skies. tomorrow a sun/cloud mix and the weekend we will warm up the numbers. big game, once again, in oakland with partly sunny skies expected this evening. a bit of a breeze out there and temperatures right around 60 degrees by the first pitch. temperatures will be dropping back down to the upper 60s. you can pick out the system. this has been a very slow mover but it's heading down to southern california. we'll still have wrap-around clouds and with that, partly cloudy skies today and pretty much the same deal for tomorrow. here is our forecast. some of the clouds lingering tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours. we'll start off with morning overcast, skies becoming partly sunny. maybe a few showers popping up around the lake tahoe area. forecast highs later on today, probably by 3:00. 60s and 70s. warmest locations approaching

75 to 76. here is a look ahead, the five- day forecast. partly sunny skies for your thursday, some more cloud cover to start out on the -- to start out the day. there is a slight chance of a few sprinkles. weekend, the clouds thin out and this weekend is looking just beautiful out there. a lot of sunshine and just comfortable in the 60s and 70s. we're looking forward to that. that sounds really nice. the sky high gas prices in california may have finally peaked. tree expects aaa experts expect a downtrend. the governor ordered early switch to winter blend fuel, that will help lower prices. but that may not kick in for a

few more days. 2.5 million toyota cars, trucks and suvs are being recalled in north america. the recall affect the cars between july of 2005 and 2010. the camry, co ril law, rav4 and sequoia suvs -- could rolla -- corolla, rav4 and sequoia suvs are affecting this. coming up, you might be surprised when you hear which

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the dow is currently down 100. the nasdaq is down, 16. s&p is down 9. not surprisingly, the bay area is home for the top tech startups. fremont was number one. they offer tax breaks to hope lure entrepreneurs to their city. grape growers in sonoma county are celebrating a good season so far this year. the grape harvest is only halfway through. but yields are only 15% to 20% as expected. this harvest, the pinor nior is

thriving this season. coming up today at 5:00, the san francisco giants and oakland as, keeping the dreams alive, the giants take the field in less than an hour. the as are back home tonight. we'll have team coverage as both teams work toward a spot in the world series. thank you for trusting -- thank you for trusting the channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks.