they want to make sure they hear the sirens if there is a real tsunami. >> oh, yeah, slum because -- there really are tsunamis -- oh, yeah, absolutely because there really are tsunamis. santa rosa got it bad. it's a good thing to know if you need to live your -- leave your house. we live two blocks from the beach. >> reporter: the sirens will sound today to make sure everything is up and running. we did have a warning after the earthquake in japan. the san mateo county office of emergency services says today's test is important because they need to make sure the sirens will reach as many people as possible. sometimes they say people inside their houses don't hear the sound of the siren and that's obviously a problem. the sirens again will be starting again, the tests will be starting later on this morning at 10:00. the tests will be louder an

a number of sirens placed all along the san mateo county coastline. this morning, they blared just as loud as they would if there had been a real tsunami coming ashore. [ sirens ] >> reporter: these sirens sounded just after 10:00 this morning, heard from pacifica down to half moon bay. a test of the tsunami warning system. one man popped in his earplugs as they blared and surfers stayed right there in the water waiting for that next wave. some people weren't quite clear on why the sirens were going on. >> i figured it was a shark thing just because -- a lot of shark things going on. i had no idea. >> reporter: but people who live along the coast say they think tsunamis pose a threat and they want a solid warning system. >> there's potential, you know, it -- it could happen. you can't put anything past mother nature. >> the sirens themselves will last for approximately one to three minutes. >> reporter: this morning's test was done by the san mateo county office of emergency services. over the past four years, they've installed new sirens that are sup

how you walk away the winner. sirens wailing tsunami warning sirens blared from pacifica to pescadero this morning it wasn't an emergency -- just a test of the new system of eight sirens. they are much louder than the old ones. san mateo county has been working to update the sirens for the past four years. in an actual emergency, the sirens will sound for several minutes. emergency preparedenss is on a lot of minds this week, as we approach the 10 year commemoration of september 11th. but how prepared are bay area first repsonders, for an event of that magnitude? elizabeth cook on why one expert says some of the problems that slowed rescuers on nine-eleven, still exist today. liz. scenes the first responders to the san bruno disaster witnessed as they made their way through a towering inferno. as we approach the one year anniversary of the blast -- the first firefighters on scene describe in vivid detail -- what happened when that pipeline blew. sot - charlie barringer - thanks, roberta. it appears amazon has got a deal with legislators over the state's insistence the online retailer

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this is one of those sirens that will be going off at 10:00.ight different sirens will be involved in this sing caron iced -- since caron iced test. people in this area say they take this tsunami threat seriously and they welcome any testing that can improve the warning system. >> for me personally, i live 300 feet up so i am pretty safe, i think where i am at. i am worried for people who live in lamar and i think the tsunami warning is a good precaution to take. >> reporter: incase of a tsunami wave they are taking precautions after the one that hit earlier after that quake in japan. the san mateo office of emergency services say today's test is important because they need the sirens to reach as many as possible and sometimes people can't hear the sound when they are inside their houses. again it is only a test but it will be allowed test and again the sirens will be going off this morning. live in pacifica ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a man suspected ever killing two people in mendocino county may also be tied to an unsolved homicide in the bay a

they are twice as loud and will sound off longer than the old ones. [ sirens ] >> i har a difference. maybe a little overkill. >> i don't think it's overkill because i think no matter -- if it were the real situation, you have to wake up the people. >> reporter: these friends, who both own shops at the half moon bay harbor, disagree about the new volume but they agree the sirens are critical. >> last time there was a tsunami warning, we were evacuated. so yes, it is an important ning to have. >> reporter: that was back in march when the aftermath of japan's tsunami hit california's coast. santa cruz got the brunt of it as did crescent city. historically half moon bay has suffered little to no damage from the three tsunamis that have reached it in the last four years. but a person who lives on the boat in the harbors would glad to hear louder sirens today. >> it will save lives, sure, depending on how much time you have. >> reporter: the counties has been working on updating the sirens for four years. they will sound for several minutes in a real tsunami warning, but they still can't b

they are pretty -- will test tsunami sirens. they are pretty loud, too.icks savage is live with more on this. >> reporter: -- alex sav advantage is live with more on this -- valvage is live with more on this. >> reporter: this siren is expected to be louder. i want to give you the lay of the land here. right off the beach is where the sirens are located. this is rockaway beach in pacifica. is this -- this is one of the sirens that will be going off and be going full blast. the sirens will be going off, in case a tsunami wave like the one that hit the bay area earlier this year after the earthquake in japan in case we see one of those again. this is home video we're showing you near sausalito after the quake hit. we talked to one man who evacuated during his place in pacifica. he says while he appreciates the warning sirens, he's not quite sure he needed to leave the coast. >> after the last one, i don't know how serious they will take it. last time we had literally moved -- just moved here and i had no idea what the risks were but that we saw the pictures

a total of 8 sirens, the blaring sound will last for about a minute or so. this monthly test will crank the valium to make sure it is fully functional after the earthquake in japan. people who live here say they are glad to hear about this

here is what it sounded like in half moon bay. [ siren ] >> reporter: it wasn't so loud that you had to cover your ears. this is full volume. this is the first time they tested at full blast. think wanted to make sure it works okay. they've got eight in place along the san mateo county coast but the one we heard, officials need to do a little more outreach so people know what it is. we also hear, it depends on where you are in the beach because in some spots it's really loud. >> it's very, very loud. it's unbearable. right here it's not so bad. >> i didn't notice -- everybody heard it. what is it about? >> its tsunami warning siren and they test it once a mowh good idea. >> we put out in the press over the past couple of weeks this is happening, we hoping there will be no panic. next year as we start doing on the first wednesday of the month people will get used to it. they will recognize this the day this the same time and it won't an issue. >> in a real tsunami warning they will sound the siren continuously for several minutes. it's so loud you can hear it inside your home so they

here is what it sounded like in half moon bay. [ siren ] >> reporter: it wasn't so loud that you had to cover your ears. this is full volume. this is the first time they tested at full blast. think wanted to make sure it works okay. they've got eight in place along the san mateo county coast but the one we heard, officials need to do a little more outreach so people know what it is. we also hear, it depends on where you are in the beach because in some spots it's really loud. >> it's very, very loud. it's unbearable. right here it's not so bad. >> i didn't notice -- everybody heard it. what is it about? >> its tsunami warning siren and they test it once a mowh good idea. >> we put out in the press over the past couple of weeks this is happening, we hoping there will be no panic. next year as we start doing on the first wednesday of the month people will get used to it. they will recognize this the day this the same time and it won't an issue. >> in a real tsunami warning they will sound the siren continuously for several minutes. it's so loud you can hear it inside your home so they

here comes the smoke. [ sirens ] >> i couldn't see anything because of all the dust. the lights were out. >> after the south tower fell that was the first time the panic set in. because realizing the south tower was hit second and fell first. now you really had to worry about getting people out of north tower as quickly as possible. >> i pushed up and out and realized i was still alive. i didn't know if i was alive or not. >> oh my god it is gone the whole tower. holy crap! they knocked the whole freaking thing down! >> here come the smoke. it is unclear what happened. if the tower collapsed or what. i think we better get out of this mess. >> we jumped in the truck with the camera. and left the -- about an inch or two crack in the door with the cable inside the truck. >> oh my god! [ bleep ] you and me. are you all right? >> we were in the dark, literally. it was frightening. i was a frightening moment to have no connection to the outside world. and have no idea what was going to happen, next. >> we shouldn't be here, should we? ? >> everybody else [ bleep ] ran, cops

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here comes the smoke. [ sirens ] >> i couldn't see anything because of all the dust.e lights were out. >> after the south tower fell that was the first time the panic set in. because realizing the south tower was hit second and fell first. now you really had to worry about getting people out of north tower as quickly as possible. >> i pushed up and out and realized i was still alive. i didn't know if i was alive or not. >> oh my god it is gone the whole tower. holy crap! they knocked the whole freaking thing down! >> here come the smoke. it is unclear what happened. if the tower collapsed or what. i think we better get out of this mess. >> we jumped in the truck with the camera. and left the -- about an inch or two crack in the door with the cable inside the truck. >> oh my god! [ bleep ] you and me. are you all right? >> we were in the dark, literally. it was frightening. i was a frightening moment to have no connection to the outside world. and have no idea what was going to happen, next. >> we shouldn't be here, should we? ? >> everybody else [ bleep ] ran, cops, e

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here comes the smoke. [ sirens ] >> i couldn't see anything because of all the dust. that was the first time the panic set in. because realizing the south tower was hit second and fell first. now you really had to worry about getting people out of north tower as quickly as possible. >> i pushed up and out and realized i was still alive. i didn't know if i was alive or not. >> oh my god it is gone the whole tower. holy crap! they knocked the whole freaking thing down! >> here come the smoke. it is unclear what happened. if the tower collapsed or what. i think we better get out of this mess. >> we jumped in the truck with the camera. and left the -- about an inch or two crack in the door with the cable inside the truck. >> oh my god! [ bleep ] you and me. are you all right? >> we were in the dark, literally. it was frightening. i was a frightening moment to have no connection to the outside world. and have no idea what was going to happen, next. >> we shouldn't be here, should we? ? >> everybody else [ bleep ] ran, cops, everybody. >> i don't know what to do. [ sirens ]

this was a full volume test of the aid sirens along the coastline. people who live nearby are used to a lower volume test. they hear them every, morning at 10:00 for one minute. to make sure residents who need to hear it can, the office of emergency services cranked up the volume. it will be like this, i hear, from now on. >> let's turn our attention to our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. wow. it was a real summer day around here. >> scorcher. >> we definitely had a few triple digits out there. throughout the east bay. walnut creek at 100. we could still see it go to 100 over the next hour. we'll have to wait and see into the 6:00 show. not any record setting temperatures, but definitely a lot warmer than average. right now san francisco at 86, clear skies. the winds out of the northwest for two consistent days now dropping humidities to 20% level. our fire danger is increasing. you notice in stephanie's live shot her fair was blowing around. the fire winds really gripping a lot of the state here. not just here in northern california. so right new

[loud noises] >> reporter: these sirens sounded just after 10:00 this morning, heard from pacifica, down to half moon bay, a test of the tsunami system. one man plugged in his ear plugs, and surfers stayed near the water, waiting for the next wave. some didn't know what happened. >> i figured it was a shark thing, just because -- i don't know, i have no idea. >> reporter: but people along the coast believe tsunamis do pose a threat. they want a solid warning system. >> there is potential, it could happen, you can't put anything past mother nature. >> the sirens themselves will last for approximately one to three minutes. >> reporter: this morning's test was done by the san mateo county office of emergency services. over the past four years, they have installed new sirens that are supposed to be heard from a good distance away. >> yeah, yeah, that caught my attention for sure. >> reporter: so we know people here at the beach heard the warning. but what about the people nearby. so we drove roughly a half mile inland from the coast to this neighborhood here in pacifica, to find out if peopl

here comes the smoke. [ sirens ] >> i couldn't see anything because of all the dust.e lights were out. >> after the south tower fell that was the first time the panic set in. because realizing the south tower was hit second and fell first. now you really had to worry about getting people out of north tower as quickly as possible. >> i pushed up and out and realized i was still alive. i didn't know if i was alive or not. >> oh my god it is gone the whole tower. holy crap! they knocked the whole freaking thing down! >> here come the smoke. it is unclear what happened. if the tower collapsed or what. i think we better get out of this mess. >> we jumped in the truck with the camera. and left the -- about an inch or two crack in the door with the cable inside the truck. >> oh my god! [ bleep ] you and me. are you all right? >> we were in the dark, literally. it was frightening. i was a frightening moment to have no connection to the outside world. and have no idea what was going to happen, next. >> we shouldn't be here, should we? ? >> everybody else [ bleep ] ran, cops, e

the county's office of emergency services tested out the siren system just after 10:00 this morning,d be heard from pacifica to half moon bay. some people say they were caught offguard. >> i figured it was a shark thing, just because there's, i don't know. a lot of shark things going on. but i have no idea. >> we talked to some people about a half mile away from the coast and they tell us, they actually didn't hear the siren. the agency has been installing those sirens over the past four years. >>> it's kind of mild out there right now, the fog is right at the coast. that's where it stopped. it's going to be another warm day. i've got fog. i've got fog just like this right along the great highway, south of pacific, but it's not making that big push inland as we've seen on other nights. it's going to another warm one tomorrow. right now outside, you can see where the fog, or the cool most air has culled things off. a look at fairfield, a look at concord. 76degrees right now in livermore. you know you've got another hot one tomorrow. overnight low in livermore in the mid-60s. that's th

it was the first time the sirens had been tested at full volume. >> i heard it before.k in princeton sometimes and it is really loud there like unbearable. here it is not so bad. i don't even know what it is about. i'm sure everybody heard it. i had no idea what it was about. what is it about? >> a tsunami warning siren. they are going to start doing it once a month. >> a good idea. i don't want to hear it in the middle of the night, though. >> well, this was a test. in a real warning the sirens would sound continuously for several minutes and residents would receive phone and text alerts as well. certainly got a lot of people's attention this morning which was the point. >>> over the years the salvationing army has taken all kinds of donations, clothes, bikes, furniture, but a cannonball? you guessed it. someone wanted to donate a cannonball to a salvation army store today. may have seemed like a good idea but the employees promptly called police who responded with the bomb squad. the cannonball was taken to ocean beach where it was destroyed. >>> when abc 7 news at 9:

[ sirens ] >> multiple houses. >> we just heard a big boom. just one but loud. >> my house is right there next to those telephone poles. >> we just ran for our life. >> chaos and confusion in the moments after a massive explosion changed a bay area community forever. at first, no one knew what caused the blast. >> there's a plane down. we're getting the full response started. >> but it soon became apparent it was not a plane crash but a huge pipeline blast. a 30-inch pg&e pipeline exploded with unbelievable force, hurling a chunk of pipe 75 feet into the middle of the street. >> this site behind us is one that has been an open wound for this communities now. >> the aftermath was devastating. eight people killed, 38 homes destroyed, 58 people injured. >> just want to get back home. >> now one year later, pg&e is at the center of a criminal and government investigation over pipeline safety. >> today you're going to hear some troubling revelations about a company that exploited weaknesses in a lax safety system. >> for families who lost everythin

police sounded the tsunami sirens.hey want to be sure that anyone who could be up and you can hear the sirens. >>> is that is our report -- that is our report. i am heather holmes. >> "tmz" is up next right >> "tmz" is up next right here on tv36. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope.

did i not know to pull over when their lights and sirens and? by the way, he had his sirens going. there is a whoop-whoop thing going too. i thought i had committed a crime. he was very hostile and very angry. he said, don't you know that people could be dying? you needed to pull over. i said that is why i went around the corner. he said that i could have been hiding drugs in my vehicle by the time it took me to pull over. i offered that he could surge my car. he could search me. i do not have drugs except maybe some of tehran. he angrily replied that i do not want to search you. he asked for my driver's license, proof of insurance, and my registration andros license. i explained my driver's license was in the back seat and i would have to get out to get that for him. the other two were in the glove compartment. i pulled it out, he took my evidence of insurance and walked back to the motorcycle. and then came back and demanded the driver's license and i asked to get out of the vehicle and he replied, get out of the car. at this point, i was not sure if he was going to turn me over

one also here is police sirens and there is the carnival in may. noisy, yes, but it is necessary for the public good, or is the joyous noise of a community enjoy a longstanding tradition. the unregulated additional noise would impose unnecessary an alliance long into the night in an already noisy neighborhood. an open air rooftop bar would cause noise pollution in at least a few square block area. any suggestion that the proposal would have minimal neighborhood impact because it is the mission would be an insult to the majority of the residents, including me. [chime] thanks. >> i am a lull in come buddhist minister employed by the -- employed as the creative director of the buddhist center which is involved in cultural arts in the city. i am also in my eighteenth year of living in that building, and it is the closest to the roof deck. in the last couple of years, i have spent hundreds of hours volunteering in service of getting them to really care about the neighbors. the buddhist center has also been forced to spend thousands on the legal and othe

. >>> tsunami warning sirens from pacifica this morning. now it wasn't an emergency, just a test of the new system of eight sirens. they are much louder than the old ones. san nateo has been working to update them for four years. in the event of a emergency they will sound for several minutes. >> the governor vetoed legislation to toughen the state's law against talking on a cell phone while driving. that bill would have slapped higher fines on people busted, using a handheld cell phone while driving. those caught a second time could have gotten a point on their driving record and pay more than $500. a state senator authored that bill and said sentriesed by the vote. >> a lot can change in ten years and a lot can stay the same. why a goal set september 11th has not been met. >> half the neighborhood was on fire. >> flames three to four hundred feet high. they took the fire to five alarms in the first 15 minutes. you will hear from the first responders of the pipeline explosion. >> and why women have one more reason to pour themselves a ayco

. ♪ [ siren ] [ applause ] [ jackhammer ] [ crowd cheering ] [ speeding car ] [ siren ] [ horse whinnyingdings ] your true self -- uncover it, embrace it protect it. what's healthier than that? cracks the autographs of engineers rappeling from the washington monument -- >>> photographs of engineers rappeling from the washington monument is our top story. the hostage post by the onion all there on wjla.com. >> let us see what is trending in sport. >> the redskins will probably start heating up. the redskins will face the eagles soon. in the meantime, here what one coach is saying. >> the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >>> there are two versions of rex grossman. the good, who helped the skins come back to beat the cardinals, and then there is the bad. his statistics from monday night's's game are one touchdown pass one interception, and one fumble. good and bad will both be tested and scrutinized on sunday against the rams. >> you have to go into every game with the mindset to be careful with the ball without it hurting your performance

the sirens will be blaring for about a minute or so later on this morning. all part of a sin caronizeed test all the way to half-moon bay. we will have a half moon test and the folks say they need to make sure the system is fully functional and can be heard across a broad area people who live here say it is important to make sure this system is working properly. >> it is a good idea. honestly we need to be prepared for an event. we have arcadia and triple junction and there will be absolutely five minutes before the wave hits. >> and -- >> reporter: and you remember a tsunami hit the bay after that earthquake so san mateo office of emergency management want to make sure people who live along the coast are prepared incase of another tsunami so they will be doing another warning and here again is another warning. sirens here in pacifica will start blaring live in pacifica ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a 5th person has died in novato 7 others are wounded. there was a vigil was hundreds mourninged the massacre. a gunman opened fire on a table of national guard member

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don't wait for the warning siren. also stay away from the creeks and rivers that can lead to the ocean. that will rise as well. if you're on a boat, stay in deeper waters and don't return to port until it's safe. get more information on the website or at weather.gov. >> thank you. very good information there. texting while driving. today governor jerry brown rejected a proposal that would have made offenders pay more. repeat offenders were faced with much stiffer fines. as much as $500 after court fees and penalties. the cost of a first-time offense was set to go up from $20 to $50. governor brown said the fees are already high enough. >> this is a law that's working but could work better. a law that's saving lives, but could save more lives. ultimately the governor gets to make the call. but i think it's an opportunity lost. >> governor brown vetoed a bill requiring snowboarders and skiers to wear helmets. he says not every human problem deserves a law and says parents have the ability to make good choices for their

sirens did go off.of alaska were briefly ordered to evacuate to higher ground. >>> big waves are hitting bay area beaches this holiday weekend. ktvu kraig debro is in san francisco with the dangers that that could mean for the coast. >> reporter: good morning, pam. this sign is one of many signs along ocean beach here. it's a warning to many people. out on ocean beach the water is kind of frothy and white so far this morning. it's about 1200 yards away from -- it's about 100 yards away from where i am. ocean beach is one of the south facing beaches. the beach is known for its deadly rip currents. stenson beach is one of the south facing beaches. park rangers say three to six foot swells are cause for concerns. particularly this holiday weekend where there will be more people than normally is. people we spoke to this morning seem to be aware of the potential danger. >> even though there are swells, i will probably go into the water. i will give it a view. >> you always have to respect the ocean. it's dan

less than half an hour after that first siren, the tornado tore the town apart leaving 162 people deadthe hard truth about meth. in-your-face ads that are turning teens away from this highly addictive drug. that's next. >> pelley: an f.b.i. report out this week says the number of arrests for drug abuse last year came to more than million and a half. methamphetamine is among the most dangerous drugs and ben tracy has a remarkable story tonight about how montana is fighting meth with an ad campaign. it's tough to watch and that's the point. >> they're happy, that's for sure. >> reporter: for more than five years, wendy macker has fought an enemy more powerful than anything she's ever known. >> it takes every bit of nurturing that they might have inside of themselves and just rips it out. it makes them feel like they're worth nothing. >> reporter: she's talking about methamphetamine. >> i lie to my mom. >> reporter: and what the drug did to her son graham. >> i lost, like, 30 pounds. it's hard core. >> reporter: graham was just 16 when this 2007 hbo documentary showed his rapid descent in

. >>> a screaming wake-up call from pacifica to pescadero this morning. [ loud sirens ] >> this was notn emergency. they were just testing the new tsunami warning system in san mateo county. these sirens are louder than the older ones and apparently they are going to go off for several minutes in the event of an actual emergency. >>> good to know they work. all right, roberta. >> i'm wondering, will they be practicing them on a monthly basis as we do tornadoes sirens? this is something we need to check into because all of a sudden you hear one on a tuesday and you go, what's that, right? let's look at this now. the coastal waters where we have a small craft advisory in place. winds are now rotating along to more of an onshore wind out of the west up to 10 to 20 knots. this is the scene in dublin where today's high temperature just flirted with 100 degrees today. visibility unlimited. let's look at some of the numbers right now in and around our microclimates 5. 5 degrees in pacifica -- 55 degrees in pacifica, the recipient of the westerly wind. otherwise inland to 93 degrees at this hou

. >>> a long stretch of the coast isite tonight after sirens went full volume at 10:00 this morning. this morning's was loud skbrer longer, why? officials say the test is to make sure the sirens are fully functional and confirmed sounds can be heard over projected coverage area. >> that will get your attention. >>> a milestone in san francisco tonight. the city becoming the grand central station of the west. >> it's the end of the demolition of the old trance bay terminal. and today, san francisco mayor ed lee signed an i beam, symbolizing the beginning of the new terminal going up in the south of market neighborhood. >> this is job producing and it's the most important thing we'd be doing while she we shake our heads. >> this brings us at a level with new york having a huge transit center where everything comes together. >> the project is just one piece of the transit plan. and as these sketches though, a neighborhood is envisioned with mer than 4,000 units of housing. 11 acres of park, six million square feet of office space and a new skyline with buildings tall enough to rival the

eight sirens across the area will be operating in the county.mergency workers want to remind people if there was an actual emergency the emergency alert system would be activated. >>> in the future, they may be able to keep their shoes on when passing to security. that is according to the department. they are supposed to have their shoes x-rayed because of an attempted shoe bombing and passengers are happy to be able to keep their shoes on. >> well it gives you back some of your dignity when you go through the process. >> they are allowed to step on a mat to have their shoes screened. one thing that will not legally change carrying liquid on to planes. >>> a scheduled talk at the reagan presidential library and if he makes it, it will be the first debate for texas rick perry he pulled out because of the wildfires raging in his state and he may have to skip tonight's as well. he has a business plan for america and the 59 proposals include capping federal spending, eliminating taxes on interest dividends and capital gains and repeeling the healthc

i spent a day running all over new york city trying not to freak out about the sirens buying flannel clothes, the right things for the orchard. this is ridiculous, i wear what i always wear, black. >> you are wearing a black cashmere turtle neck to the orchard? you can't do that. on the airplane, i am trying to learn the apple business. i have my files like a reporter. i realize i am treating my brother as if he was a source. i just wanted him to like me. i wanted to impress him. i had to do that little sister thing. the first rule was, put yourself into their world. the second part of this was understand how difficult it is and don't wait for a crisis, because the fact is, if you have this strange relationship with a sibling, you are already in kind of a crisis. you may not recognize it and maybe comfortable and okay with it, but it isn't perfect. the best predictor of happiness and long term happiness is to have good relationship s with your family and friends. the 3rd aspect is try to see your sibling as they are not as you would like them to be. going to the apple country was hug

. >> if you live or work along the san mateo coast you may notice the tsunami warning sirens will belaring a little longer during the test. they will be pushing to their full volume to make sure they are working properly. the eight sirens will sound and continued to blare for about a minute. >> the tsunami warning drill there but the spare-the-air day, that is real. >> it may not be a bad day. >> coolest weather will be, if you want to escape the heat, head to the coast. east bay and south bay and some real hot temperatures and megan is following hot spots in traffic, everybody is going to be hot at some point whether the heat or whether you are driving. there is a lot of traffic. pretty calm conditions this morning except the coast, west wind would blowing through into sfo. that is why there is so much fog to be found along the coast. temperatures at in north bay valleys and along the shoreline and peninsula cooler than yesterday. everybody else, east bayshore and inland, warmer than yesterday where some of the warmest weather is going to be. 8:00 this morning, you can see temperatu

officials will be pushing the sirens to the full volume to make sure they are working properly.ing and blare for about a minute, audible from pacifica to half moon bay. >> muni directors say they favor a plan to allow passengers to board buses through the backdoor. muni officials say it would speed up bus boarding. they would ko use a clipper card or have proof of payment to enter through the rear door. cash customers would have to still board through the front doors. muni would have to hire more fare inspectors to catch evaders. >> there is an a new art piece in oakland, its massive bronze collection. it's called remember them, champions for humanity and was unveiled yesterday, showing 25 people chosen by the artist because they succeeded against unbelievable adversity. martin luther king, helen keller and mother wright in the bronze sculptures is unveiled in three massive sections. a fourth is still being created at berkeley studio. artist citizen people can see the work and think about the good things people have done. >> i probably would have put 300 people if i could, but y