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they generated a new description. none of them have been able to tell police why the guy was doing it. a man wielding a hammer and a shotgun attacked a mobile speed camera jeep. theories abound as to why. >> i think he is crazy. >> others believe it was a statement of sorts against folks speed enforcement. -- photo speed enforcement. he has been waging an online battle against them. if someone is taking something from you, you get frustrated. >> the state police say it is too early to speculate about a motive. the man has not been caught. he is white in his 50s or 60s, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, clear glasses, and as caring or wearing a dark backpack over a red and blue plaid shirt. you can see that the assailants swung his hammer twice putting substantial dent in the windshield. you can see some rectangle's from where they were able to lift somebody's presence. police have been focusing on the commercial area where the attacker may have parked his own car to make his way to its target. a grassy area separates that a bus

job in a new city, but not anymore. with home values tanking, many workers are thinking twice about relocating. tierney remick, global managing director for executive recruitment firm korn ferry international, says the housing crisis is creating a big challenge for corporate america. she says most firms no longer buy homes from relocating executives, so many execs are rejecting job offers if they don't think their homes will sell. that's forcing employers to get creative. >> they will, essentially, try to find a financial solution that could include a signing bonus, it could include a bridge loan, it could include temporary housing combined with some form of relocation assistance to help with the transition from one city to the next. housing isn't simply a problem for companies recruiting new hires; it's also a problem for companies transferring existing employees from one region to another. many firms are encouraging transferred workers to rent, instead of buy, in a new city. that's been a bonus for cort, a division of

today demand climbed to 158,000 megawatts an hour, approaching a new record. with air conditioners blasting, come worries of a repeat of the 2003 blackout. in new york city, utility officials tried to calm fears. >> we could handle five days in a row of -- of 100 degrees. >> reporter: one of the nation's most miserable spots, washington, d.c., says the weather channel's chris warren. >> when the sun goes down, not much help. still around 90 degrees at midnight expected tonight, and for morning lows, starting the day in the mid-80s. >> reporter: for those who had to work outside caution was key. coaches at the practice for maine's all-star high school football game put in a special game plan. >> we have a ten-five rule installed today. we work for ten minutes and take five minutes for water and the shade. >> reporter: air quality alerts followed the soaring temperatures. almost 60 areas in the eastern half of the country warned. from maine's acadia national park, west to chicago, to raleigh-durham in the south. >> our bigger concern is that it's going to last se

it's all to make room for a new hov lane. half a million drivers use the highway on a california weekend. it could have a ripple effect causing a traffic nightmare. >> we are expecting a lot of traffic but we are hoping we can manage it. the biggest thing that will help is if the public stays away and stays home on this weekend. >> onramp to the 405 will start closing at 7:00 tonight. lane closures will then follow at 9:00. 4:53 is the time. tara we talk about it here because people in northern california travel down south. tara moriarty in for sal. make sure you say the 405 the 5. >> i got in trouble saying the 101 that is how you say it down south. >> but up here no the. >> avoid the 405. take the five if you are heading to disney land. but you are going to have to do maneuvering if you have plans in santa monica or something like that. i don't know why they decided to close it in the summer it's a busy weekend. here in the bay area this is a live look at the richmondson ray fell bridge. it's a little busy out there. 880 col

but now the new finding suggests a higher risk of developing heart disease. dr. jon lapook has more. >> reporter: worrisome news for the more than 7 million americans who have taken chantix. a new analysis links the pill to a 72% increase in the risk of heart problems. >> it is causing the same problems that we are trying to prevent, that's why it's not working. we need to prevent cardio disease among smokers, not increase. >> reporter: the rebuke combines 14 studies involving more than 8,000 patients. while a 72% increased risk sounds alarming, the companion editorial titles, is it a heartbreaker? notes that cardiovascular problems including chest pain, heart attack and stroke are still rare. occurring in only about 1% of patients taking chantix. the drugmaker pfizer questions the way the analysis was conducted. dr. gail caldwell is vice president of medical affairs for pfizer. >> we will continue to do a more in-depth look as the fda is asking us to do but to date we have not seen evidence of important risks to the heart health of patients. >> reporter: in mid j

that's a new report by a federal judge.idnapped, raped and held jaycee dugard captive for 18 years. the report shows agents downplayed his repeated drug violations plus they never confirmed that garrido even registered as a sex offender. >>> in business news apple about to roll out a cheaper version of the iphone and on the u.s. economy new data is expected on retail sales and consumer attitudes. susan mcguinness has the moneywatch report. >> reporter: this week, we'll get new data on retail sales and consumer sentiment. there are indication americans are willing to spend more but the job market is very week. on friday, the government said unemployment rose to 9.2% and that pushed the markets down. the dow lost 62 points. the nasdaq fell nearly 13. >>> if the current iphone is out of your price range you may soon have a new option. apple will reportedly sell a cheaper iphone this fall to compete with the growing android market. the iphone 5 will also be released this fall. >>> if you are in the market for a fully loaded spo

a senior government administrator will visit hillary clinton in new york. out to protest international criticism of a prohibited long ranged rocket launch. >>> your time is 8:45. in egypt, a demonstration almost turned into a riot. thousands of protesters in cairo to protest the slow pace of government reforms. opponents started hurling rocks, marchers then fired back. the demonstrationers are upset at the rulers currently in egypt. >>> money would help with humanitarian leads and rebuilding. germany is granting the loans -- >>> hugo chavez has returned home after his first week of therapy in cuba. he says he soldiered through the treatment with only minor discomfort. doctors removed a baseball sized tumor last month. >>> gunfire erupted at a child's birthday party near dallas. a skating rink hosted the private party. investigators believed a domestic dispute led to the shooting. a gunman argued with a woman, then opened fire. he killed five people before turning the gun on himself. >>> a dozen people are recovering after a shooting in a crowded shopping ce

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this is a bbc news. still ahead, in the on high alert. security is intensified in mumbai after a coordinated bomb attack. >> now to afghanistan or five people were killed today in a blast inside a mosque. the attack was carried out by a man who hid explosives in his turban. it happened in canada hard during a memorial service for president karzai's brother. his brother was assassinated this week. the governor of kandahar was in the mosque. >> another deadly attack in the heart of kandahar. top afghan officials were attending a prayer service for the president's half-brothers. they were quickly whisked away as eight police units secure the area. among the dead, an influential cleric, a man opposed to the taliban. like so many other attacks, the brought was born by ordinary afghans. more people are also dying from nato air strikes. on wednesday, six villagers died in this raid. it was an operation to flush out insurgents near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. it led to a wave of anger among afghans. protest have tak

few new start-ups turn a profit. many community newsrooms' still rely on volunteer labor, and broader economic issues. we want to encourage the members of our audience here at the public library to drive this discussion. this is your chance to ask these experts what is happening to the news that you depend on to make your day to day decisions. our conversation tonight will include five elements -- we will talk about the quality of reporting available to the public and move on to what is being done to create sustainable newsroom jobs. we will talk about creating a new system that enjoys constitutional freedom of the press, celebrates the diversity of our communities, and enjoys the economic independence needed to support ethical journalism. i would like to introduce my coast -- co-host of the evening, and she will be introducing our panelists. >> thank you, rose. it is a privilege to stand up here. we are not used to looking this good. we can go to radio in pajamas. i would like to introduce our panelists for today. w

new jersey. on rare visits they get a chance to taste the wine. once in new jersey they had to do without. >> we can not get wine shipped to our state from maryland. >> i get wine shipped from virginia now. i go to a wine tasting there and get them delivered twice a year. >> reporter: that makes an moment for the district ship who spent years and years to let them get the general assembly to let them put a bottle of wine in a box and mail it. >> it was a standoff where the wine industry could not get their foot through the door. >> reporter: the comptroller championed the cause and became the first person to have wine shipped to his home. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> how much did you pay for shipping? >> $11. >> we have a lot of room for growth here. we have a lot of new wineries. we have a big tent approach in our industry. come one come all. i look at this as a way to reach new people. >> reporter: and bringing additional tax dollars into the state. >> it is interesting the same day we begin direct shipping is the same day the alcohol tax

a huge risk. even if it is you are going to see more cash come into news corp. the cash balance will rise by another $5 billion or so. >> i don't think it is a major risk. >> a lot of good money aspects to it what about if rupert murdoch steps down at c.e.o. is that a positive or negative. >> john malone, another c.e.o. of another media company was once asked by rupert murdoch's technology and plan approximating. he famously quipped half of news corporate share holders are afraid rupert murdoch will live and the other half are afraid he will die. what he meant was people think mr. murdoch is an intelligent man but there have been times in the past whether the share holders misallocated capital. so changing guard is sort of a mixed bag it is not necessarily a negative. >> susie: very interesting information. we'll see what happens tomorrow at those hearings in the u.k. thank you so much, jason. >> thank you. >> susie: we've been speaking with jason bazzinnette, media analyst the at citigroup. >> tom: here is what we are watching. another check on the housing secto

. >> the house is set to vote on a new republican plan to avoid a government default next week. boehner's bill may never make it through the senate. eric thomas is here to say why its critical step. >> that is because some observers think even if the boehner bill is a lost cause it will move them closer. boehner discussed his proposal at a news conference just minutes ago. >> when the house takes action today, the united states senate will have no more excuses for inaction. >> house speaker john boehner appear to be making progress for his cost cutting plan. dozens of freshmen republicans now back. >> it we believe this bill is bipartisan, in origin. i believe it will pass the house today. >> reporter: nancy pelosi says if it passes the house it won't be because of her caucus. >> i'm proud of the enthusiasm of something other than the boehner bill. the boehner will bill no l not pass. >> the revised bill will raise the debt ceiling by $900 billion and cut government spending but it would make congress revisit the issue in six months. tea party wants more cuts than the debt limit

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >> they are calling it a bright idea, a new push to attract green transportation jobs. >> reporter: gasia, behind me is a battery powered scooter which is getting a major boost here in livermore. this was the grand opening which will help develop green transportation technology. >> we have our hydrogen bus, batteries, hybrid technologies and we hope that we can bring those to the tri-valley area. >> reporter: getting back to the point of commercial viability can be a challenge and that is where they will come in pretty good news for livermore says the mayor. >> i expect the innovation that happens over the next five years to create 5000 jobs and have a $1 billion impact on our local economy. >> reporter: in downtown livermore a word of a recent influx of businesses and jobs is encouraging. >> i am excited to bring more businesses to more people and more growth. >> reporter: there is also the feeling that green transportation would be an ideal shot in the arm. >> electric vehicles, renewable energy, green. >> reporter: they will

it has seen the stock price jump to a new 52 week high. what's the drive for the price and the dividend. >> the company reported really good earnings. it's keeping a tight lid on costs. the latest dividend was 34% increase taking the yield to 3.4%. >> is that healthy for the restaurant space for a consumer stock? >> i think so, absolutely. when you look at the consumer stock. coke and pepsi, a lot of them yield one or two percent at most. >> tom: and you like dupont, global temical manufacturer. share price is near a 52 week high. a triple top on the kharlt in the mid-50s, yielding just over 3%. whal drives it? >> again, dupont has really good pricing power right now. input costs ridesing and dupont is a market leader. they can raise the prices they charge to customers. what i find interesting to dupont is they haven't raised the dividend in four years, but the company is on track for double digit earnings growth. i think they can afford to boost that dif denld. >> tom: penalty up demand. disclosure, do you own any of these? >> i knlt and i

sources tell us that more work must be dented by liza may be a new 10 year deal. ill possible the players could vote as a -- could vote as soon as tomorrow. >>> a new lawsuit names riddell after a hit by 49er kena turner, anderson says he was never the same. they say they know about concussions that hit the effects. >>> one bay area teen got the opportunity of a lifetime. >> reporter: one year ago he was on his deathbed by today he stood on the pitching mound at at&t park. he threw out the ceremonial first pitch this afternoon paper waste, the stories about how fun took a year. it began when he was 15 feet under is told the boy he had severe liver failure and would be dead than less than a week. >> how is it possible that i -- you know, my life was already over. >> reporter: and then with time running out a suitable dugger became available from a sacramento man. >> reporter: up in the stands up on stow's family watched their son the fields -- alfonso's family watched their son on the field could he says he would like to serve as an ambassador to the transplant/dono

the nfl owners agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. now it's up to the players. >>> and order in the court. a judge dealing with an unruly defendant takes matters into his own hands. >>> hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry, and today we begin with boiling over. from the midwest to the east coast folks have fans and air conditioners cranked on high amid triple digit temperatures. for the immediate future the sweltering so-called heat dome isn't going anywhere. nbc's chris clacum reports. >> reporter: excessive heat warnings now extend east to new york where there's concern the heat wave could become more dangerous. >> my aunt is 92 years old, and she had a little bit of a heart problem, and her air conditioner broke yesterday, so she needs one no matter what the cost, no matter what. >> reporter: air conditioners and cooling centers are at a premium everywhere with temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees and higher. in ohio, triple digit heat is suspected in

ralate news conference of their own to ask for help and declare they haven't given up hope. >> bought a new life vest last weekend and it was automatic inflatable vest. they are out there. >> reporter: inside this room our camera was rolling when they announced good news. >> they will extend it for one day. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard continued its support with another aircraft sent to the area to keep looking for survivors from the air. families say they heard from locals who insist fisherman survived for 7 days. >> we still have hope that they are alive and they can be found and returned home safely. >> reporter: and in the last hour another reason for this family to stay encouraged, they heard secretary of state hillary clinton asked to expedite a special team of divers to search the boat that is still under water. >> our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com, you will find more videos of the families. >>> police call off the search for a bicyclist reported missing after he was spotted in the foot hills. police say a clerk saw antoine mackey in roseville yesterday. his girlfriend repo

, a new district attorney, we have that opportunity. i would also like to acknowledge supervisor ross mirkarimi to come up here just for a moment and say hello, and let me have christine close the program. >> good afternoon, everybody. it was a pleasure to listen to the last panel this afternoon. i am the chief of staff for mr. gascon, and i joined him when he moved over to the d.a.'s office. joining the office on his request, because i think we really have a unique perspective, having worked on the defense side and on policy issues, and i can attest that he is undertaking a wholehearted effort to really bring some reform to the criminal justice system on many fronts, this being one of them that we are evaluating. i hope that you as city and county residents will see in our work that we really take some efforts that will reform. anybody that has participated in the criminal justice system for any length of time knows that it does not work from whatever and will you are looking at it, so the question is how do we make it better? we hope t

in phase two, they want to build new tennis courts, a new pool, soccer fields, even a new baseball field's going to take more money. >> right now the facility is open seven days a week, but that might not last. >> like what most people will see at the end of summer, we may have to cut back some of the money. >> budget talks are far from the minds of these kids. they are relishing in their new sports center, if a place that needed a reason to smile. >> in east oakland, elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >> it's going to be a great summer for all those kids. it's awesome. well they are not created equal. which fast food joints have been named the best? >> their neighborhood was for ever changed by an explosion. we'll show you what is new in san bruno. i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, we're delivering everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do. it's not a problem. i don't mind as long a

a moment. first back to our breaking news. outside the grand hyatt on union square, there are a number of protesters right in front of that hotel which is located on stockton street walking up and down the street. well we are trying to get that live picture back again. officially, they had shutdown stockton street. they said they were going to be involved in civil protest and they were. they were sitting in the street, and police have cleared them out. now stockton is running again. as soon as we get that picture back up we will go back to the protest going on. >>> now to the south bay and a new crime fighting tool that police say can predict even prevent crime. you see how this works firsthand with police today, maureen naylor. >> reporter: santa cruz police are the first in the nation to use this algra rhythm now used to predict crime. we followed santa cruz police today. >> this is one of the areas here that we're looking at. >> reporter: into two areas that data shows a burglary is likely to happen. this medical park and th

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the 49ers are still committed to a new stadium in santa clara so that's a possibility. yesterday the city of oakland, they started talking about new plans to build a stadium near o.co where the raiders play. there are still a lot of variables to work out but both teams play in two of the oldest stadiums in the entire nfl. that's the latest from here. reporting live in observe land, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> if this were to even be a possibility my choices are san francisco in oakland or oakland playing in santa clara. >> reporter: right. that's what they are talking about. it remains to be seen but that's what they are talking about. >> we'll keep watching. thank you much. christina loren joins us, just doesn't seem possible. >> well, you know, they do have baseball stadiums that also serve as football stadiums so we're not going that route. good morning. we're looking really good. high pressure is in control of our weather pattern. that will be the case today. not long. you see this trough, you can see this digging out here. this is going to cool us off tom

2,000 rabbits cramped and sick in a backyard. >>> plus a new sales tax means lower prices. we'll crunch the numbers to see how much you really save tonight at 6:00. t, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> three, two, one, ignition. >>> a secret u.s. space mission blasted off last night. the rocket carries a satellite that the u.s. will oversea missions. >>> when the atlantis blasts off, mission specialist walhime says the shuttle blazes a pioneer rout in space. >> it's launched probes to different planets, then the crown jewel it's built the international space station. >> reporter: walheim is a retired colonel. he's also a mission specialist on sps135. the final mission of the space shuttle atlantis which also happens to be the last mission for the entire space shuttle program. walheim is the veteran of two space shuttles and has had two space walks. walheim says america must turn to the next phase of space exploration. >> as we learn about the human body, about how to survive in space, about how to create systems to su

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in phase two, they want to build new tennis courts, a new pool, soccer fields, even a new baseball field going to take more money. >> right now the facility is open seven days a week, but that might not last. >> like what most people will see at the end of summer, we may have to cut back some of the money. >> budget talks are far from the minds of these kids. they are relishing in their new sports center, if a place that needed a reason to smile. >> in east oakland, elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >> it's going to be a great summer for all those kids. it's awesome. well they are not created equal. which fast food joints have been named the best? >> their neighborhood was for ever changed by an explosion. we'll show you what ,,,,,,,,,,,, chains. >>> americans appear dissatisfied with many of the country's most popular fast food chains. a new survey shows mcdonald's got some of the lowest marks. only 11% of those surveyed rated mcdonald's food as excellent. also getting low marks for food quality, burger king, kfc, and taco bell. which quick and affordable chains do people like? in and out burger,

owners and players are said to be near agreement on a new contract. re also said to be working on a deal to provide up to a billion dollars in benefits to retired players. as john blackstone reports tonight, thousands leave the game with very serious health problems and little money. >> i've had nine brain surgeries... >> reporter: for two seasons, george visger gave pretty much everything he had to the n.f.l. until his playing career was cut short by a major concussion and brain surgery. >> major headaches every night, projectile vomiting, i would get a ball of light in front of each eye. >> reporter: visger is one of nearly 6,000 former players left on the sidelines as the n.f.l. owners and players' association negotiate a new labor and benefits contract. two years in the n.f.l., what do you get? >> nothing. >> reporter: no pension? >> nothing. >> reporter: you're not vested? >> no. very few guys are. and even those that are vested draw next to nothing. >> reporter: to collect benefits, players must have been in the league for four years, but just ha

that's about to change with new shops, restaurants and more. tom sherwood has a look at what's ahead for that area. >> reporter: the district in forest city development showed off new work on residential apartments that had been stalled during the recession. and announced that a half dozen restaurants and a harris grocer are signed and finally coming to the area in the next 12 to 24 months. >> and is it really is taking off. i really believe this is going to be one of the nicest new neighborhoods really in our country. it slowed down with the recession, but this announcement today means that we're back on track. >> reporter: right now, thousands of office workers have few choices for lunch time food and dinner meetings, but that soon will change. >> you come down here at lunch time in the park, you'll see lots of people eating a brown bag lunch. and now they'll have a restaurant they can go to as well. there's over 30,000 daytime workers here, over 3,000 new residents and the neighborhood that is changed in the last few years. >> when i was driving down this morn

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by there's a new look to the defense. and having to learn a completely different scheme is tough in a short period of time without the mini-camps and several new teammates. even veterans will struggle in this situation. >> english to spanish, everything is different as far as the terminology. we have to just completely put aside everything that we had for the last five years here. >> i can look at that and say, you know, it's a downer and what am i going to do? or i can look at it as a positive note and say, this is something different, it's a new challenge. let's take it on, let's see how i can handle it. >> all right. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> up next, the politics of garbage in san francisco. the major battle over where it should go, who shoud haul it away. the a's win a home run with a program that brings summertime fun to innenenenenenenenenenenee [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' scho get extra stuff. ♪ like musical instrents. ♪ and new art supplies. ♪ beca

soon have to find a new place to live. an overnight fire caused major damage to the new victorian home. it started shortly after 10:00 p.m. at foothill boulevard. firefighters managed to get the flames under control within a few minutes but not before the damage was done. >>> people are moveing into the second floor today. today was moving day. we displayed the first floor residents in the secondary unit. >> one person was treated for smoke inhalation. investigators are still searching for the cause. >>> dozensover people are homeless this morning following an apartment fire in san francisco. it started late yesterday afternoon in the city's laural heights neighborhood. no one was hurt but the fire caused major damage. one person tells us a plumber accidentally started the fire while using a torch to fix a leek. >>> 7:33. a man whose body was fan near a golf course was not the victim of foul play. a fisherman found the body on wednesday in coyote creek. it is still not clear how had e died. the body was badly decomposed. th

it's all to make room for a new hov lane. half a million drivers use the 405 on a typical july weekend. it could have a ripple effect on nearby freeways. >> most people go through their lives trying to avoid the 405 this is the one weekend we want to tell you you really need to avoid the 405. >> onramp to the 405 will start closing at 7:00 tonight. you and i know. >> we know. >> at any time of day you can hit a lot of traffic. >> i will avoid it. we will pile into your car on the 405. >> now i really need to buy that mini van. probably want to fly down to los angeles if you have plans down there. here in the bay area we have a little bit of a traffic jam at the bay bridge toll plaza. the cash lanes are backing up. the metering lights are not on yet. finally 880 traffic is looking great sol far. >>> coming up on 6:00 anis friday begins there are things looking up for the crew of the space shuttle. what they are doing and what they are saying as they talk to the media later this morning. >>> plus a new plan to spotlight criminal

was his pastor and he lost 20 points. >> any right-wing opponent of barack obama could play that as a news program. >> and it's going on the web as well, youtube. you may have it played 200 times on television. it's being played a million times on youtube and the internet. people are going to it partly out of entertainment. partly to reinforce their own political views. but it's become sort of news. chris: especially when you have news networks who have points of view. they can say, it's just news, let's look at it again. >> and they're never put in context. it goes up on youtube, nobody says what the context was, and it goes viral. so there's never a frame around it saying, this is how this happened. this is the background in which it happened, this is background of the record. all of that is out. >> look at what barack obama did with reverend wright. you can't wait for a story to gather steam. you have to try to deal with it. some said he waited a little long but he ended up having to confront it directly, gave a speech on race, which lots of people think ended up becoming the high point

here's a look at some things making news today. prince george's county police are searching for the personal responsible for a fatal stabbing in hyattsville. it happened yesterday evening at the university town center just east of the mall at prince george's. >> police say two separate groups began fighting and one person in the brawl pulled a knife and stabbed another. the victim later died. >>> a d. c. police officer is recovering after being injured last night at randall circle in southeast. a speeding suspect was traveling down massachusetts when he struck a car. he then tried to drive away from the scene and that's when he struck the police officer. that officer and the suspect and the other driver were all taken to a nearby hospital. the suspect is now facing several charges. >>> police are trying to determine how a 5-year-old boy got a gun. they also want to know who owns it. this, after the boy accidentally shot a 4-year-old neighbor while they were playing in a playground on 23rd parkway near jamison street. the injuries ar

here we are on the corner, the process of a new day, a new beginning. i say that optimistically but also cautiously. it is a new day because it is a ground-breaking ceremony and we are moving forward, but we're also continuing the work that many have done before us for this part of the community. [applause] and i highlight particularly our matriarch leaders because they will have a special space in the library. right? just making sure. when you think about a community in transition, like ours, when you put it in context with the challenges we are having, today is symbolic. today is the day that we break ground, to plant a new seed that will bear fruit. that is exactly what a library does. it houses our culture, traditions, way of life, and it preserves it, and it preserves it for future generations so that they know where they are going and they will also remember where they come from. so when ms. saw the young women here dancing, paying damage -- homage to what i consider sacred land, it is fitting that we come here today. we also come with the knowled

the university announced today it will submit a proposal by october. newcity is offering $9,500 to help the winner to build that campus. >>> mark is here now with sports, and the giants keep finding a way to win. >> playing slick baseball. really, really solid fundamental baseball along the way. you always hear baseball is the microcosm for life. the giants right now on the money. they call up brandon phelps for the brandon. guess who tonight's hero is. you will see him but check out the woman who gets the foul ball. look at the little boy behind. he's a little upset that he did not get that foul ball. and he is ticked off. you will see from him a little later. and ticket to ride, solo shot. giants lead it 1-0. down in the fifth, sandoval continues to sting the baseball. two more hits tonight. this one fetches the run that ties things up 3-3. now in the seventh. two on, cody ross walks intentionally. wrong he slices one down the left field line. that's a two run double that provides the game deciding run. and oh by the way, the little kid did get his ball

of course security will be a top priority. abc 2 news christian schaffer is live in the thick of it. >> reporter: some 40,000 people expected to watch from the inner harbor tonight. security is going to be a main concern. that is why there will be several hundred city police officers here. some of them are wearing their uniforms. those are only four of them. i have seen at least a few dozen in the hour or so that we have been here. the focus is on safety. hundreds in plain clothes and in uniforms. last night there was a shooting in a parking garage just north of the inner harbor and in a spot where a lot of people are coming downtown to watch the show. the victim was shot in the chest but is expected to survive. police not releasing his name. police have been quick to point out that this was not some kind of a random shooting. detectives are interviewing several people of interest this hour. two groups of peep wheel knew each other and had an ongoing issue. they apparently met up at a club last night and that dispute led to the shooting

a little bit of mist and drizzle but start ago new month, a new weather pattern, perhaps? maybe not. here's a look outside from the roof camera. temperatures in the upper 50s downtown, 60s across the bay. i'll tell you what the first week of august looks like next. >> thank you, lisa. also next the a's bats have caught fire since the all-star break and that continued last night at the coliseum. mike shumann has the highlights and another big trade for the giants coming up in sports. [ female announcer ] can your body wash nourish this deeply? the moisturizer in other body washes sits on top of skin. only dove has nutriummoisture, which can nourish deep down. dove body wash with nutriummoisture. superior natural nourishment for your skin. >> five penguin chicks at the san francisco zoo are back in their home. they returned to their colony after successfully completing fish school. they learned to swim and hand-fed by animal keepers to help them get used to interacting with people. apparently all that learning is pretty exhausting. they are zonked out. kind of you like you a

>> we do have a new crash pam and dave that popped up on the screen. northbound 880 near the vicinity of fruitvale avenue. this involving a couple of big rigs and a pickup truck. police are still looking for it. this is the best location we have. they haven't arrived it. i'm just listen together police here. northbound 880. it's a two-car noninjury accident blocking the slow lane. that is why i paused there. we'll let you know more about this. let's go out and take a look at the commute. 880 north and southbound that is moving nicely. as you pull back you can see traffic on the left couldn't there be slowing there? maybe the crash is there. meanwhile we go to the bay bridge that traffic is light. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal we see a lot more fog there. it's lifted a little bit. it was confined right to the coast or right to the golden gate. that was about as far as we made it. there is pocket where is it's thick. we will get out of the way where we can see this. again it's still held in check. high pressure sits on top of it. but it's packing

the university announced today it will submit a proposal by october. newk city is offering $9,500 to help the winner to build that campus. >>> mark is here now with sports, and the giants keep finding a way to win. >> playing slick baseball. really, really solid fundamental baseball along the way. you always hear baseball is the microcosm for life. the giants right now on the money. they call up brandon phelps for the brandon. guess who tonight's hero is. you will see him but check out the woman who gets the foul ball. look at the little boy behind. he's a little upset that he did not get that foul ball. and he is ticked off. you will see from him a little later. and ticket to ride, solo shot. giants lead it 1-0. down in the fifth, sandoval continues to sting the baseball. two more hits tonight. this one fetches the run that ties things up 3-3. now in the seventh. two on, cody ross walks intentionally. wrong he slices one down the left field line. that's a two run double that provides the game deciding run. and oh by the way, the little kid did get his bal

we may have a new gop frontrunner -- the honorable franklin f. flagworth. laughter] this guy's got everything. he's a war hero. he's been to the moon. we know he was born in america. and like all great presidents, he has an embarrassing southern relative and he has had a sex scandal. [laughter] is there a baby? i'll never tell. [laughter] plus, whenever he shows up, the other candidates have to pledge to him. sure, sometimes he goes whichever way the wind blows, but nobody will ever question his patriotism. once we give him a flag pin. [laughter] that's the guy. and folks, we need a new leader soon, because america is standing at a precipice. which i think is either a bon fire or a poisonous australian jellyfish. not sure, but the point is, precipices are scary, and we're at one. in just a few weeks, we will reach the deadline for raising america's debt ceiling. if congress doesn't authorize borrowing more money, it could destroy our credit rating and and then china would back a tow truck up to kansas and drag it off to guangdong province. [laughter] that ma