. >>> a sacramento county judge today issued a ruling in the case of esteban nunez son of fabian nunez. esteban nunez pled guilty to killing a man. the victim's family and the san diego da filed separate lawsuits to get the full sentence reinstated and today the judge ruled those cases may be combined. >>> basic concerns on the streets of vallejo, some were taking grapes like these out of the ground, coming up i'll explain to you why there's very little they can do with them. >>> and back here in 10 minutes, temperatures much cooler today, as much as 12 to 13 degrees in some spots. we are going to warm up. i'll tell you which cities will warm tomorrow. >>> oakland police say they have surveillance video showing a man trying to steal cooper fixtures. city officials say they are taking inventory of all the brass fittings so that metal recyclers will not take pieces of oakland's history if thieves ever do succeed. >>> the grates that cover storm drains have also recently disappeared. storm water managers say they are expensive but paul chambers tells us why thieves will have a hard time s

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nunez and three friends were convicted of killing luis santos in san diego back in 2008. santos' family filed a suit accusing schwarzenegger of failing to notify the victim's parents before reducing the sentence. san diego county has filed a similar suit. critics say schwarzenegger did it to help out a political friend. >> fire crews are battling a wild fire in a remote part of mendocino county. more than 800 acres burned in an area northeast of covelo. rugged terrain is making things difficult for firefighters. they have the fire 25% contained. expect to have it completely surrounded by saturday. no homes are threatened right now and the cause remains to be under investigation. >> cities across the bay area are getting helping hand in the fight against obesity. kaiser permanente giving $1 million grants to low income communities in richmond, concord and san francisco. the grants are part of kaiser's three-year plan to bring together government agencies and local organizations to promote healthier living. funding will be spent on establishing wellness committees in school

office in january he reduced the manslaughter sentence of the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. it requires the governor give 10 days notice. >>> as we near the anniversary of the san bruno pipeline explosion a new report is expected to be released tomorrow. they will release the final report on the september 9 blast. the report finds the pipeline was made of substandard materials and sections had bad welds. >>> you are about to get your first look from the top of the new tower of the bay bridge. new at 6:00, ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar with a magnificent site. >> reporter: have a look. like the massive cable that will follow in a year, we are going to take you up, up and away. called the cat walk system. >> they are in the same geometry. people are getting a feel for what it will look like. >> it will underline lye where the cables will hang. 11 feet long. on the san francisco side, 600 feet long. 50 workers per cat walk. it's the talk. awesome view of the bay. the massive structure awaiting the cable to come. this at the very top is the business end that will bear the we

combining two lawsuits seeking to rein state the sentence for the son of former assembly speaker fabio nunez. in the two suits former governor arnold schwarzenegger is accused of violating state law when he failed to notify the victims' parents of his intent to reduce nunez's sentence from 16 years to seven. schwarzenegger made the decision hours before leaving office. the judge says the cases are based on similar arguments and should be considered together. a district attorney wants her lawsuit separate from the suit of the family who was attacked in san diego back in 2008. >> unfair restrictions. that's what advocates of medical marijuana are saying. in the south bay they are fighting back, getting together to develop a strategy to preserve access to medicinal pot. bob redell joins us live from a club in san jose. a meeting is planned for tonight, we understand. >> reporter: yes. silicon valley cannabis coalition bill meet, trying to get a get out the vote drive going. we have john hughes here, a medical marijuana advocate. what is the point of tonight's meeting? >> to take the next steps

moving to kinoau, to nunez, perfect all the way around. weeks is out. nick swisher, former a's, second in a row, that broke a 1- 1 tie. cc working it. >> all right thank you mark. >> our coverage continues on line, right now on facebook, ktvu viewers tell us what they think about steve jobs suddenly stepping down as the ceo from apple today. you can join the conversation, visit our facebook page, tell us what you think

. >> reporter: his impending divorce, fathering a child and failing to notify the family that nunez'st tense had been released early. but tonight -- >> this is all about business and his leadership during several years. >> reporter: the governor talked business and politics. >> thank you to all of you. especially thank you to the california chamber, and thank you for all being here today. i'll be back. thank you very much. >> still a little comical on his debut. let's bring in rob mayeda. where was rob today, the arts festival? >> it was wonderful. >> filling in for jeff ranieri. >> that's right. and getting to benefit from some of the beautiful weather we had. got a little chilly, the low clouds spreading back across the bay and san jose, 62 degrees. northwest winds at 7 miles per hour. oakland right now, 58 degrees. at least you can see 880 right now. because in san francisco, the city camera is getting a drizzle storm. 57 degrees, west wind at 15 miles per hour. and san francisco, the coast likely enough drizzle coming down where it could wet the roadways again. so stay tuned for t

a quick note to the parents of 11-year-old ashley nunez: she's yearning for a graphic tee. >> i like the styles. it's pretty good. well, i like the clothes, the short sleeves. >> reporter: erika miller, "nightly business report," new york >> tom: a little later in the program, some back-to-school stock plays with tonight's word on the street: "tech." >> susie: another grim report on housing. the commerce department said new home sales fell 1% in july. that's the fourth monthly decline in a row. the mammoth number of foreclosures is a big reason the housing market is still struggling. as we continue our series "how to fix the economy," diane eastabrook tells us how chicago is trying to fix its foreclosure problem neighborhood by neighborhood. >> reporter: in chicago, there are thousands of boarded up homes in distressed neighborhoods like this. last year alone they cost the city close to $30 million to maintain. chicago is trying to get a foothold on foreclosures with nearly $200 million in public and private grants. in the past year, the city has acquired more than 600 abandoned prop

nunez and base hit up the gut and brett gardner scores. game tied at 4. one on, two away for mariano rivera facing bobby abreu. mo got touched up by the red sox sunday and this time a former yankee, and abreu remembers that well in right. sixth of the year. angels up 6-4. bottom of the ninth, two on, two out for mark teixeira. granderson gets caught down in a rundown and the angels win it, 6-4. don't forget, for all your highlights check out the highlight express on espn news. >>> well, new satellite imagery from nasa shows the effects of the japanese tsunami were felt 8,000 miles away in antarctica. >> that's right. watch as the massive wave caused huge icebergs to break off and float into the sea even though the swells were only a foot high by the time they reached antarctica. the consistency was enough to break off ice chunks the size of manhattan. >> the strength of mother nature. wow. incredible. >> impressive pictures. >>> coming up next is the u.s. ready to take a hard line against another leader in the middle east. >>> and mother nature in action.

to his divorce, schwartzeneggar is facing two lawsuits stemming from his commute taigs of estoban nunez's 16 year prison sentence. >> you can expect gas prices to drop a bit over the next couple weeks. that and the week on wall street. oof and wall street breathing a sigh of relief thanks to a surprising jump in jobs. dow ending higher and nasdaq, s and p, lower, latest casualty of the stalling economy is businesses catering to middle class vacationers, occupancy in economy motels is offering rerecession peeks and a senior economist says it's because discretion nairy spending for middle income families and vacations are not at the top of the list for vacations. and there is good news for consumers, gas prices will likely go down 15 to 30 cents per gallon according to an oil researcher cameron hanover because the price of crude oil dropped to now $86 a barrel. >> and one town in bell gym is trying to promote a better relationship between residents and garbage collectors. so check out the new garbage collectors. this is is to recreate social links between workers and people. sounds like a l

and failing to notify the family of a stabbing victim that he reduced the sentence of esteban nunez, son of one of his allies. yesterday a judge ruled two lawsuits could be combined. it's 5:55 now. we've been talking jobs all day long. the markets as well. scott, you have a job on fridays as well. >> i do to talk about gadget friday. we're back to the unemployment numbers, wall street at the top of the 6:00 a.m. newscast. we're not going to let a friday go by without finding something fun. this is the super hero iphone charger. an iphone charger, you say. it creates a secret. it backs up your contacts and pictures every time you charge your phone. there is a memory chip inside. the thing costs $75, you say to yourself, self, doesn't my computer back up my phone every time i sync it? yes. but here's what's happening with iphone users. they are not syncing their iphones to their computers, they are using them independently. so they are not getting that sync. so every time that you sync it on your iphone charger at least your pictures and contacts, you've got it. >> that's cool. >> is t

his staff and not telling the family of a stabbing victim that he reduced the sentence of esteban nunez his political allies. a judge ruled two lawsuits aimed at reinstating the manslaughter charge could be combined. let's talk a little baseball. the giants continue their four-game series with phillies at 7:15. cliff lee and the phillies shut out san francisco last night. lee pitched a complete game allowing seven hits but no runs. the phillies won they-0. the the a's are back on today after a day off. they made the long trip from seattle to tampa. today's game against the rays starts at 4:10. summer movie season is wroping up. the people behind big time super hero movies getting us ready for next summer and beyond. check out this picture. you recognize it? that's anne hathaway. looks like she has a pair of batman's wheels. it will be out next july. yesterday warner brothers gave us a look at the new superman. it is coming out in july of 2013. a peek at the forecast. let's check in. >> and beyond. into next week. good looking weather. really not much change. we're only going to graduall

representative from nuÑez from california introduced a bill this year that among other things calls for it is hard to argue against transparency. it is a good thing, but what should be the role a federal government might play when it comes to state pensions? the private sector has the pension guarantee board, the federal insurance almost in making sure that there is a protection for the workers if private companies go out of business, so how do you think about you know any kind of a comparable role? is it good, is it that? is it to be avoided? we will start with you dan. >> the approach has been discussed on several occasions about applying states and there's as much an opposition among potential and future retirees as there is anywhere, because the pbgc up implies that the federal government or some person were to take over would be that many pensions would have a limitation, a haircut or whatever you want to call it so there is an upper limit. so in the states often have the worst problems in part because of higher cost of living, higher wages things that go into if those would be the