it is 20 miles north of bakersfield. we are told 10 passengers suffered minor injuries and one amtrak crewmember was also hurt. it was not immediately clear just how many of the 200 or so passengers are from the bay area. >>> in oakland, two suspected burglars are under arrest accused of trying to steal marijuana plants from an illegal pot-growing operation. the police responded to reports of a burglary in progress at a building on 12th street near 12th avenue near 1:00 this morning. officers say when they arrived they saw two men running from that building. a police doing chased down one of the men biting him several times. both men were caught. they confiscated 600 marijuana plants worth about a quarter million dollars. >>> a citizen crime fighting group says it is stepping up patrols to help the city struggling to staff their police forces. the guardian angels are gathering. the group has patrols in several san francisco neighborhoods including the tender loin and mission districts. they say more teams will be trained

so far 750 acres have burned near bakersfield. the town of lebick. >>> other news tonight the driver of an suv doesn't know what happened. the car just seemed to shut down, she lost control, and plowed into a group of people standing near a bus stop. don knapp takes us to the scene at san bruno and arleta avenues in visitacion valley. >> reporter: an apparently runaway vehicle a ford explorer suv rolled down san bruno avenue towards bayshore left of center and slammed into a group of people on the sidewalk. >> the vehicle lost power and the driver was a 24-year-old woman, was not able to control the vehicle. she wasn't able to brake. the vehicle crossed the street and hit pedestrians at a bus stop. they were waiting in the shade next to a building and that's where the vehicle hit. >> my son said there is something up there in between our van and his explorer. >> reporter: caught between the vehicles? >> yes. >> i felt bad. there is a lot of blood around. >> reporter: five accident victims four women and one lana 30s to 80s were ta

---esto se produce luego de dos incidentes en "bakersfield" y "san diego" donde unos violadores se quitaronronico para monitorear su paradero y volvieron a atacar mujeres.---cada mes entre 20 y 60 ex convictos que estan en libertad condicional se dan a la fuga en california... no se informo cÁntos de estos ex convictos cometieron crimenes de indole sexual. ---la policia de oakland busca al sospechoso de asaltar dos veces una sucursal del banco "wells fargo".---el primer atraco ocurrio el pasado 29 de junio en el banco localizado en "montcalir village", cuando el sospechoso le pidio dinero al cajero y despues huyo con una cantidad de efectivo no especificada.---el martes pasado, el hombre regreso al mismo banco y repitio la hazaÑa.---el sujeto es descrito como un hombre afroamericano de entre 25 y 35 aÑos, que mide aproximadamente 5 pies 9 pulgadas de estatura. ---el robo de identidad es un crimen muy comun, y la nueva modalidad es robar el numero de seguro social de los niÑos. ---algunas personas obtienen un numero de estos cuando compran tarjetas de seguro social falsas... pero lo mas preo

details of a world-record attempt in bakersfield. >>> do you with an to be in a water balloon fight? because we might see another warm-up. meteorologist mark tamayo is here with the complete bay area forecast. and . >>> well bay area really cooled off this past week, warmest locations on in the 70s, but there will be another significant warm-up that develops over the next two or three days. right now the maps i can show you higher clouds to the north, along the north coast, towards eureka and patchy fog developing near owe coast. there is that organized fog bank closer to monterey bay and around salinas as well. as far as temperatures from today, you can see the range from right around 60 in pacifica and 64 in san francisco. most neighbors about 3-6 degrees warmer than yesterday's highs. san josi topped out 76 and antioch at 79 degrees. patchy fog develops overnight after midnight. minor warming for your monday. we're expecting that warm-up for wednesday and into thursday. here we go, temperatures for tomorrow, the range from like around 60 coastline. quite a few 70s and ther warmest

personas resultaron heridas tras el descarrilamiento de un tren de "amtrak" que iba de "oakland" a "bakersfieldl incidente ocurrio poco despues de las 4 de la tarde luego de que el convoy impactara a un trailer en el cruce de la carretera 43 y la avenida "shafter" en la ciudad del mismo nombre.--el tren, que al momento del incidente viajaba a unas 80 millas por hora, llevaba 219 pasajeros a bordo.--los heridos fueron llevados a un hospital local con lesiones leves.-l hecho esÁ bajo investigacion. --las autoridades presentaron un plan que contempla construir lineas del tren de alta velocidad a nivel de suelo en las ciudades ubicadas al sur de san francisco.--a pesar de la oposicion de algunos residentes, la construccion del proyecto esta programada para comenzar en el 2012 y tendra un costo de 43-mil millones dolares.. --solo san francisco y millbrae tendran una combinacion de rieles subterranenos y sobre la superficie.--en ciudades como south san francisco, san bruno, belmont, san carlos, redwood city y san jose las vias ferreas correrian junto a las lineas de caltrain. ---el miercoles, un juez

state and in the nation, and the least expensive is at $3.60 per gallon in bakersfield. $3 only 6¢. >ve camera, a little bit, you can see that fog moving in. cooler temperatures will prevail your full forecast is coming up. >> live, this is kron 4 news at 5:30 >> six weeks after eight arson fire gutted elementary school, class is resumed, as scheduled. the july 5th fire caused $8 million in

regulators are doing to contain the crunch people back from here pg&e controls the power grid from bakersfieldo the oregon border and kind to do meet air conditioners can overwhelm the systems -- and on hot days their conditions can overwhelm the system. >> insures that we have enough energy running to the system to meet our customer's energy demand. >> reporter: it's not just the people and products use less energy, the fact is that the nobles have never been more available and every day they become more cost-effective pretty use of solar systems on homes and businesses has gone way up. >> we have a record amount of customers investing in solar generating mechanisms. >> reporter: they have the equivalent of one large gas powered plant and solar. >> renewable energy and seeking to build new work renewable generation sources. >> reporter: wind energy is growing rapidly and biomass will be another contributor. geothermal is coming and the wet winter has given as an abundance of hydropower and many companies including ktvu are installing their own fuel cell power plants. 13 megawatts of power and

that's a loo bakersfield and fresno, even nevada around 93. oregon, 90 for you also. take a look at that weekend forecast coming right up bill, thanks. >>> well, unemployment numbers loom over wall street. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, at the box office this weekend, will ferrell looks to make us forget some of his recent misfires. >>> a rare sweep for the orioles, a blown call cost the marlins, and tiger woods hits a new low. you're watching "early today." you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. grim news for social security. this year the program will sink into the red, the first time that's happened since the program was overhauled back in 1983. a new report says the cost of social security will exceed tax revenues in 2010 and 2011, due in large part to the economic downturn. >>> meanwhile the number of americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 40.8 million in may. that's up 19% from last year in its 18th str

we will be near record highs in 99, bakersfield 99.in med for. we'll take a look at alaska's forecast when we come back later. anchorage set a dubious record we'll talk about. >> arizona, i used to live there. i remember temperatures, sometimes climb up to 115. >> dry heat. >> all about that dry hot. thanks, bill. >>> the new number two in the world economy and a financial firm gives back. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, sylvester stallone squares off with the ultimate chic flick at the movies. >>> a no-hitter is broken up in an unlikely way and a brutal gaffe at the pga championship. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. authorities say the man known as the craigslist killer committed suicide in a boston jail. over the weekend. philip markoff was accused of killing a masseuse he met through the website craigslist. he pleaded not guilty in the case and was awaiting trial. >>> general david pet

take a road trip towards bakersfield or redding because we'll hold on to this over the next few days. >> warming up in the near future. >> i'll try to! maybe we'll update the forecast later today. >> okay. see what you can do. >> okay. thank you. while needy and homeless veterans are getting help at a four-day event in pleasanton, volunteers are offering to take care of their pets for free. members of the tri-valley animal rescue group say they are offering a pet standdown so their owners can taken the east bay standdown through sunday. and while the vets are getting medical checkups, counseling and other services, their dogs, cats and birds will be given similar treatment. the group says the animals will get medical services, grooming and plenty of socialization. >>> the anheuser-busch brewery has special guests this week in fairfield. the worm famous budweiser clydesdales are making an appearance and the public is invited to come meet the 8- member horse team. fans will be allowed to pose with the horses and their dalmation mascot. the horses will be on display this afternoon, tomor

a quick check of the forecast, in search of summer, you can find it around fresno, bakersfield. close to 90 around yosemite. sacramento, 88. 80 for south lake tahoe. ukiah, close to 90. low 80s for horgan hill. mid 70s san jose. 50s and 60s with some drizzle, mike and i have been calling this the drizzle storm this morning. it may slow your commute. 56 in oakland, into the north bay highs in the 70s. so the weekend looks mild. most of next week still mild. you can see those temperatures trying to get into the 80s makes thursday of next week. >> pretty cool. >> and now here is your nfl star mike -- >> didn't look so bad. >> it's free. >> we'll take free. i think laura did some hair cutting for her sister some time. a good story about that as well. eastbound 80 at bailey road. we had an accident here. it still might be partially blocking the fast lane. keep that in mind. a couple of chp crews are on scene. no injuries reported no harm to the noncommute direction of highway 4. it's a noncommute in both directions now. westbound 580, nice, smooth drive out of livermore. altamont pas

a four-day bus tour began in san diego on friday making stops in los angeles, bakersfield, fresno, before wrapping up today in san jose. union, religious and community leaders organized the voter drive. currently, 32% of california adults who are eligible to vote are latinos. but they make up only 20% of registered voters. >>> rival political candidates in san jose are trading accusations over vandalized campaign signs. over the weekend eight campaign signs for city council incumbent madison nguyen were destroyed at five different locations. nguyen says she received a text message from her opponent's campaign manager sunday night saying the signs would be removed. but her opponent denies that his supporters removed them. >> this is a really strange coincidence that i received a text message the night before and then the following morning eight of my campaign signs have been destroyed. >> she actually creates something out of, you know, literally fiction to just -- to project an image that she is a victim in this whole sign war. >> canada dint minh duong says he tells his staffers not to t

here in california on land from redding to bakersfield, more than 200,000 acres are devoted to walnution. dan martinez and his family have been rooted in the walnut industry since the fifties. they call the fertile soil of winters home base and say it is the absolute perfect place to grow one of nature's perfect foods. >> in particular in winters, we have, i think, an ideal climate for walnuts in addition to the climate, we have great deep soil along putah creek on the south side, deep, very alluvial soil, and access to a lot of and good, clean water. >> today, dan and his family grow 700 acres of grapes and rootstock in addition to the 170 acres of walnuts they have. but to stay competitive in the nut world, they've been looking for other venues to sell their walnuts. one of them came just down the road in woodland at the la tourangelle nut oil company. >> it's been great, a very dynamic business. we're always looking for people like ourselves who are dynamic and trying new things in the industry. so this is one great outlet for us to have the walnut oil for a place to... part of our

. >>> 21 people were injured when an amtrak train from oakland to i can bakers field de -- bakersfield derailed. it happened in kern county. the train was traveling around 80 miles an hour when it hit a truck. the driver was not hurt. you can see the huge mess that resulted. the train did stay upright, and authorities say none of the injuries is serious. it was a huge crash. me and my little girl hit our heads really hard. >> when the conductor and the firemen got there, everything calmed down. >> the wreck has since been removed and the trains are running again. police say the signals and the caution arms at the crossing where this accident happened were working at the time. >>> and now to an inside job ripping off atm's. police say this man stole at least $160,000 from six atm's in daily city and in san francisco. he works for bank of america. police say he inserted blank pieces of paper instead of money. th happened over the 4th of july weekend. apparently no customers were affected. people consider him armed and dangerous. >>> a federal judge today set march 2011 as a trial date fo

bakersfield still has the cheaper averaging $3.01 and who would you think has the highest. >> san franciscothank you very much. $3.13 a gallon. >> you call that news? okay. 4:43. the obama administration is sending new aid for struggling homeowners. >> stormny weather. hurricane earl is getting stronger and could be heading to the u.s. that story coming up. >> messages from loved ones from 2,000 feet down. the new video of those trapped chilean miners. >> the next big thing in mmmm. you don't love me anymore do you billy? what? i didn't buy this cereal to sweet talk your taste buds it's for my heart health. so i can't have any? if you can deprive me of what can help lower my cholesterol... and live with yourself. right. mmm, i worry about your mother. cry herself to sleep every night over my arteries, but have yourself a bowl. good speech dad. [ whimper ] [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and its whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. rich fudge over a warm, chocolate brownie like nothing you've ever had before ready made sweet moments in the r

it was headed to bakersfield when it collided with a big rig at a crossing after 4 this afternoon. 20 passengers and one crew member was injured. the signals and crossing arms were working properly at the time. >>> a company is recalling 1 million pounds of ground beef after 7 people recordedly got sick from e. coli contamination. it was sold under safeway and other labels here in california as well as in texas, oregon, arizona, and internationally. it was processed between october 2, 2009, and january 12 of this year. some shoppers told ktvu today that fears of e. coli have them taking precautions. >> wash everything you buy at the stores as far as food and produce, you should always wash even though they tell you it's been washed. >> the company is investigating the matter and plans to further evaluate its safety standards. for more including the list of all the products effected, be sure to visit our website, www.ktvu.com and click on the bay area news tab. >>> under an emergency proclamation tonight as crews scramble to contain an infestation of a fruit fly. robert? >> reporter: f

look at bakersfield, 80 degrees tomorrow for a daytime high. on sunday as well.stem has an impact all the way down to southern california. what it feels like to me, this is a transition season as we get into fall. it feels like it's transitioning a little bit early. doesn't it. outside, fog clearing off the coast. temperatures like these, mid- 70s in the inland bay valleys starting to feel like october. i said that a couple of days ago, this is the pattern baring itself out. don't shut your plans down because of a sprinkle north. just know that you'll be wearing sweatshirts and jackets in the morning and evening hours, the backyard bar-b-que. sunday is the nicest day of the weekend. but our friends the firefighters will have their doors shut this weekend, they're not on high alert. >> car fans can admire hundreds of classic cars at the hot rod and custom car show at the pleasant fairground this weekend. the event is sponsored by the hot rod custom association. the event calls that models be build no later than 1962. >>> the president and first lady took their gir

bakersfield an fresno. they could be 105, 110 this time of year so they are about 10 degrees cooler than they can be this time of year. a lot of the cooler conditions are with us. 62 for a high. san francisco 80 in livermore, 73 sonoma, 77 san jose. temperatures are running mild. sunset 8:03. seven-day forecast, tomorrow only the low to mid 80s through monday. still cool at the coast. next week we continue to get the cold air so 70s and 80s. it's almost the end of summer and it doesn't feel like we had a summer. >> talking about it earlier, a love it or hate it summer. and not only depends, where you live in the bay area. a lot of people in san francisco unhappy. but in the south bay, east bay. thank you. >> now, if you have to ask you probably can't afford it. or if you did you might be cruising up to san francisco in this $300 million yacht. it belongs to a russian billionaire and he made his money in banking and energy and this weekend he's spending a little exploring the coast from san diego to san fran

it was headed to bakersfield when it collided with a big rig at a crossing after 4 this afternoon. 20 passengers and one crew member was injured. the signals and crossing arms were working properly at the time. >>> a company is recalling 1 million pounds of ground beef after 7 people recordedly got sick from e. coli contamination. it was sold under safeway and other labels here in california as well as in texas, oregon, arizona, and internationally. it was processed between october 2, 2009, and january 12 of this year. some shoppers told ktvu today that fears of e. coli have them taking precautions. >> wash everything you buy at the stores as far as food and produce, you should always wash even though they tell you it's been washed. >> the company is investigating the matter and plans to further evaluate its safety standards. for more including the list of all the products effected, be sure to visit our website, www.ktvu.com and click on the bay area news tab. >>> under an emergency proclamation tonight as crews scramble to contain an infestation of a fruit fly. robert? >> reporter: f

can see >> there is some breaking news an amtrak train traveling from oakland derailed near baker bakersfieldwe're getting reports after hitting a truck in a crossing no. word on condition of the truck driver. 10 amtrak passengers and a crew member suffered minor injuries. they're being transported to the hospital. we'll give you more information as soon as we can get it and there is a disappointing report on the economy. labor department says businesses aren't adding nearly enough jobs to bring down the unemployment rate. and private employees and employers added only 71,000 jobs, below 200,000 jobs a month economists say are needed to reduce unemployment. the july rate was unchanged at 9.5%. california's rate in june was 12.3%. >> this is kinld of generating a renewed doubt about this recovery. >> in washington, president obama argued economy added jobs for the seventh month. >> the fact is that we now added private sector jobs every month this year. and this is instead of losing them. >> the president urging congress to pass a bill stalled in the senate authorizing a $30 kbrinl lending fun

bakersfield has the cheapest gas in the state averaging 3.06. >> a preliminary survey has found that afghanistan may have 2 billion barrels of oil in the north of the country. >> last year afghan official says they believe the country has nearly one trillion dollars in mineral resources. with more financial news, hear is rob nelson. >> good morning. we begin money scope report with a major shift in the global economy. numbers out this morning showed china jumped ahead of japan to be the world's second biggest economy and expected to keep that lead. experts say china will surpass the u.s. as the world's biggest economy as early as 2030. >> they are predicting a tough final year of stocks. dow fell last week and some analysts say it could be another year before they start rallying. earns this week could provide the latest evidence that the recovery has in fact stalled. >> with mortgage rates at record low, homeowners are refinancing and shorter term loans to save money. a third of borrowers refinancing last quarter switched to 15 to 20 year loan. that is highest percentage in ten years

in a new court house in bakersfield for 500ses today $700 per square foot. paul says the outrageous example is the new $26 million court house that will replace this historic one. >> this adds up to $17 a square foot. in kern county, delano court house will be replaced with three courtrooms, one will be empty. >> we can only afford to staff two judges. and for the for seeable future don't see that changing. it's $21 kblinl per judge. >> in response to maintenance, aoc wrote us expenditures go through an exhaustive reskpru approveal process before any work is undertaken. the aoc says new construction projects go through a competitive bid prog ses. and are -- pro skpes are scrutinized by our business services office. now, aoc says two other state agencies review construction projects and as to the lawsuit, the aoc says they haven't been serve sod they can't respond. tomorrow, assembly accountability committee holds a hearing on these and other controversial issues surrounding the council. dan? carolyn? >> we'll be there. >> we'll check in with you tomorrow. >>

. >> this is east of bakersfield. both are out of control but not threatening anything beyond the brush. >> there is bart and cal train reports no problems from today's heat, both systems operated normally. allen rock park will remain closed because of a fire danger. and there is temperatures hot enough to crack car windows today. shops fixed a number of broken windshields. it can happen if there is already a chip in it. and often shatters glass. >> when there is a chip on the windshield, people crank on ac. first thing is that the crack wants to spread out. i've seen a spike in replacements. >> there is stockton with a high of 108. >> heat making it rough for crews putting out the fire burning around contra costa county, temperatures battling temperatures above 100 degrees and they continue to douse hot spots. the fire is 90% contained. thanks in large part to calm winds overnight. and most of the day today. there is condition as louing one rancher to search for stray cattle. he says firefighters did a ep tremendous

bakersfield is 4th, modesto fifth, fresno number 8. has factors including the death rate of kids agents 5 through 14. >> 6:26. still ahead at 6:30. the return of a key that turned some bay area mail into ash. the case of an exploding postal truck. >> racial profiling and some passengers still awaiting to leave sfo after a plane is halted after a hijacking threat. the latest on the investigation coming up. >> why a trip to the dmv would simply be a waste of your time today. >> also drugs and chick conditions all partly of a massive bust in gilroy. we'll explain what the connection is to a mexican drug cartel and what this drug bust means up ahead. >> good news out of sfo. even with the clouds no flight delays but should be some soon and delays [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a

i got that when i went down in bakersfield when the clerk wasn't marrying couples in 2008. so i'm hoping to marry my friends today, that would be great. >> like molly said, we're here to celebrate our friends getting married and to witness history here today. >> you got married in 2004, and then that marriage was invalidated. you got married again in 2008. what do you say about the fact that perhaps folks who -- if judge vaughn walker lifts this ban and allows the marriages to continue, that these folks would be stuck in the same marriage limbo? >> i think any chance you have to get married, if you're ready to do it, it's totally worth it. i married molly three times. the first time it was not legal in 1998. it was an incredible ceremony with friends and family. in 2004, we came down here and got married when gavin newsom was issuing licenses. it was painful to have our marriage license taken away, but certainly worth it to continue to share our vows together and commit ourselves, ten years on our 12th year together and our tenth wedding anniversary, we got married and it g

bakersfield still the cheapest averaging $3.01. >> the bloomberg business report is straight ahead. > 7, meet a san francisco man making big money selling jelly fish as as pets. >> a possible visit from beryl. >> prime time emmy's. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> here's a look at your california forecast. getting to big sur by the ends of the day at 63. san diego 69. stay in the 60s around tahoe and a little breeze. low to mid-80s, comfortable conditions through the central valley. l.a. afternoon 75. >> thanks, mike. 5:44. >> let's take a look at the stories we're following this monday morning. a fremont police officer who was shot on friday trying to make an arr

. >> fresno valley, bakersfield, you can always find some 90s. not around the bay area. 57 in san jose. overcast skies, oakland also 57 degrees. mike showed you the golden gate bridge. notice the fog not really sitting on the bridge deck, halfway up the towers this morning where we do have drizzle coming down at times. good air quality today. that's a clear sign we have a strong sea breeze. the other clear sign is the fact that temperatures are not warming up a whole lot. some 80s well inland, probably around 2:00 this afternoon. by 6:00, 7:00 this evening, for your evening plans, jacket weather around the bay area. this cool august continues straight on through the weekend. then a bit warmer next week. even those temperatures looking mild. back to you. >> i guess if you want to heat go to texas. the texans have a new way to stay cool in the hot weather. the pool wasn't cool enough so they had to dump 2,000 pounds of ice into the water in dallas to the excitement and high-pitched screams of many. temperatures in dallas have been in the triple dig

bakersfield, 4th. modesto, 6th and fresno came in 8th.he list was created by comparing several factors including the death rate of kids between the ages of 5 and 14. the number of car seat inspection locations and the number of registered sex offenders. >> 5:24. let's do the must reads. the l.a. times says republican excitement in the governor's race is being reined in by concerns over candidate meg whitman. gop members are gathering in san diego beginning today for their state party convention and some say they're worried because whitman has moved to the left on controversial issues like illegal immigration and climate change since winning the primary. >> san francisco chronicle reports a state agency new and allowed welfare recipients to withdraw cash benefits at casinos and other gambling places. a commission appointed by governor schwarzenegger has known about this since 2006 when they first considered banning the practice. now there is a ban. but it's rarely enforced. the governor's spokesman says he had no idea until the report in j

that follows incidents in bakersfield and san diego where parolees actually took off their gps ankle bracelets and allegedly attacked teenage girls. a correction official says the department plans to post information about the missing parolees on a public website. the department also says up to 60 parolees flee in a typical month. it doesn't say how many of those are convicted sex offenders. >>> well, it's now official. oakland mayor will not seek a second term in office. he reportedly told city officials his reasons are personal. since taking office back in january 2007, the mayor has been credited with obtaining at least $80 million in federal stimulus money for the city of oakland. but lately his critics say he's been missing in action. right now there are eight candidates in the race to replace the mayor including city councilwoman . >>> the firefighters union deciding whether or not to have its members vote on a proposed 9% pay cut in order to rehire 49 firefighters who were laid off last weekend. that's after city officials rejected the latest union proposal. the union had prop

. >>> people near bakersfield where another wildfire is burning have been allowed to go back home. is the town of la beck in kern county. 1300 acres burned there since yesterday. higher humidity has helped to slow the fire's spread. no one has been injured. no structures burned. and the cause of that one is not known, either. >>> a man and a woman severely burned when their boat caught fire in benicia last night at the glen cove marina. both people jumped into the water to escape the flames. they are being treated for burns. two dogs were also on the boat. one slightly burned and is being cared for at a pet clinic. no word what started that fire. >>> 5:35. still pretty warm out there. but not quite as hot as -- today not quite as hot. record high temperatures all over the bay area yesterday. triple digits as tracy mentioned common in the east bay. heat may have kept some people away from the farmer's market in concord but those farmers say this heat very good for their crops. nobody could keep cool at waterworld, california, because that park, oh, it's only open on weekends now. th

governor schwarzenegger. [ indiscernible ] to bakersfield and san diego county.the cases parolees removed their gps tracking bracelets. >>> there's a new study out showing a big increase in emergency room visits over the last decade. the ucsf study showed emergency room visits in the united states jumped %. between 1997 and 2007 that is double what the researchers expected. now it's believed that increase was mainly caused by adults on medicaid going to the er. many physicians shy away from taking medicaid patients because of the relatively low reimbursements. that forces the patients to then seek emergency room care. >>> congresswoman lynn will be holding two health care forms for senior citizens today. she says it's an opportunity for seniors to find out how the health care reform bill will help them. now one forum will be held at the finally community center on west college avenue in santa rosa. that will take place from 10:00 in the morning to 11:30. the other will be held at the redwood senior center in mill valley. that is between 2:00 and 3:30 this afterno

the other passengers transported from the scene to the bakersfield station appeared in this case thelment involved the we will on the cathcart the train itself remained upright. live in the newsroom kron 4 news. >> new data shows how consumers are affecting the economic recovery. alright producer carefully explained so opening your pocketbook could help unemployment. >> for the economic recovery to gain strength in the unemployment rate to come down in any meaningful way new data showing the consumer will need to become less frugal. our report released today by the labor department shows that private sector employers added just 71000 jobs in july and that small increase was more than offset by the nation's loss of 131,000 jobs in the same job. one senior economists say consumers will start feeling a more confident about spending once the unemployment rate decreases significant but businesses are reluctant to step up hiring until they see stronger demand so really it's a catch-22 situation pure digital the details to today's report visit www.kron4.com look for what's on the web sectio

governor schwarzenegger ordered the department to publicize runaway sex offenders in response to bakersfield and san diego county. in those cases, the offenders removed their ankle bracelets. we'll be posting this on our website. >>> south korean police raided the offices of google today in seoul, korea. google is accused of illegally storing information. now, raids are common in south korea. it's not clear yet if google will face any criminal charges. >>> los gatos-based netflix will pay almost $1 billion for the on-line streaming rights to movies from three major studios. this deal will allow netflix to offer films from mgm, paramount and lions gate. 0 days after they are on -- 90 days after they are on tv. >>> it is 7:4. and we want to check -- 7:24. we want to check in with sal castanedo keeping an eye on -- is it the south or the east bay or both? >> well, it's both. mill might -- mill pete us. it doesn't matter what you call it. across the bay, 101 at marsh road there is a crash involving an overturned vehicle. northbound and southbound 101 not do he so good. traffic heading west will

that bakersfield hot inland that's hot/105! that's hot! >> cooler tomorrow for everyone and cooler over the weekend. >>> tiger woods' now ex-wife speaks out for the first time. find out what she has about the hey tempts to reconcile with the superstar. south of laredo, there's a place... so hot, rattlesnakes combust. ♪ but we go, cause ya gotta eat bold. [ male announcer subway fiery footlong subs. the bold-acious new turkey jalapeño melt and buffalo chicken. subway. eat bold! >>> numbers are still down, below 10,000 on the dow. the main reason, another key housing report disappointing new home sales, down over 12% last month and durable goods orders, 3% in july. >>> a state commission will hold a confirmation hearing for the state's chief justice nominee. the woman is an associate justice on on the court of appeals. she would replace ron in january. if she's proved, she will be the first philippine gnaw american to serve as the first state -- philippinea-american to serve. >>> a report surfaced that she's already served two terms which is

that follows incidents in bakersfield and san diego where parolees remove their age the a attacked teenaged girls. an official with the department of corrections plan to post information on a public website. the department also says as many as 60 parolees flee every month but will not say how many of those are convicted sex offenders santa ana the state aoffice of the inspector general says it may join the investigation into last week's fatal attack. officials say frank sousa is suspected of stabbing shaffer. shaffer was convicted of killing a novato girl in a motorcycle crash. there are questions about why he was not in protective custody. since criminals whose crimes involve children are likely to be at greater risk for attacks from inmates. >>> tens of thousands of images taken from body scanners are being stored. according to c-net they reportedly saved the body scans at a single florida courthouse. that admission follows an earlier disclosure that it requireses that all airport body scanners be tested. >>> two men are charged with what san francisco's district attorney is calling massi

available to one the public about runaway sex offender parolees, it is a response to recent attack in bakersfield great cases parolees were able to cover a good results and then go on to attack victims, the web site includes the names come descriptions and affordable. as well as regular glass and building, a doctor who treated in a close red says the former model complained of severe physical symptoms but he was unable to diagnose the source of some of her pain. during testimony the doctor said he was treating emotional pain with drugs, he won that smith could be manipulative when he sold his practice to doctors of the dene people were. the doctor who is now offered redress for riding vast amounts of prescription drugs tuesday. if the status county officials have agreed to pay nearly two under thousand dollars to zero women who underwent a double mastectomy but then later fired she did not get breast cancer. the unidentified woman had both breasts removed after an outside pathologists determine the cells or cancers, later the hospital's own pathologist examines her breast tissue and concluded the

ryan, bakersfield, california. caller: i agree with people paying more taxes in is not a difficult responsibility. i do not think the answer is raising taxes. the answer should be stopped spending money and perhaps save a little bit. i wanted to join the coast guard but i cannot because there is a big waitlist because of the budget cuts there was a comment made by someone who said higher taxes means higher wages, well, these companies cannot afford it. it is putting so much stress on the low income families. i do not agree with it. host: in "the financial times" -- raleigh, north carolina. richard, are you willing to pay more taxes? we will come back to you. also in "the financial times" -- marion, democratic line. gainesville, georgia. are you believe to pay higher texas? cerf caller: yes, ma'am. our economy is in a rough situation right them. the party of no chose to a vote against everything that president obama tries to do. we were in a bad situation when he took office in 2008. we have had bills come from the

host: bakersfield, calif., john, you are opposed to it, why? caller: the 14th amendment was crafted and set up by a lot of cooler heads then those who want to repeal it today. it was set up in an improper per manar -- in an improper manner, and that is how i feel. host: thanks for calling in. evelyn, what are your thoughts? evelyn lives in fort lauderdale. caller: i supported. all these people on the line, as them in this heat, will they go -- will decline on a roof and build a roof in 90-degree weather? host: your action for repealing the board said -- birthright citizenship. >> yes. -- caller: yes. host: this is an article in the "wall street journal." that is linda tobben is in "the wall street journal" a couple of days ago. i want to assure you this ad. it was taken up by lockheed martin in the moral of senator ted stevens from alaska. again, it is a message from lockheed martin -- lockheed martin on the passage of ted stevens. it goes on to talk about some of his service. the next call comes from u.s., fla., william on-air immigrants line.

corrections officials to publicize runaway sex-offender parolees in response to recent attacks in bakersfielddiego had discarded the gps ankle movements. we have a link to that website at our web site www.kron4.com. byron williams the man accused of opening fire on chp and interstate 580 is expected to enter a plea today, williams is a church with attempted murder of four chp officers in connection with the shootout williams was wearing a bulletproof vest when he opened fire shooting about 150 rounds in the 15th mission out police say that williams had planned to target the tides foundation and the aclu in san francisco because of what they called liberal policies. >> deadly weekend jane union's credit kill this woman. to charge a suspect in the death of a german tourist who was caught in the crossfire between two groups of teenagers in the popular union square area. tuesday that investigators need more information before 18- year-old phillip stewart can be charged in the death of 50- year-old mechthild schroer of minden, germany. police say schroer was fatally shot sunday night while looking

bakersfield 108, heat advisories for northern california. as we movento the pacific northwest the heat continues. portland 91.mo temperatures 5 to 15 degrees above normal. out east and we've got rain showers. low pressure backing toward the northeast coast and that's bringing rain from boston to new york and keeping temperatures low with the easterly-northeasterly winds. we'll see temperatures only into the low 70s to the upper 60s with high surf advisories for a real mess here in the northeast. but the weekend is looking muc >>> and here's a view from san bruno mountain, looking off to a mostly sunny san francisco. hazy skies this morning. look at our temperatures around noon. i think lunchtime is when we'll see the warmest temperatures of the day around the peninsula and the coast as the sea breeze turns stronger later on, san francisco and the coast start to cool off. the inner bay starts to cool down, inland, though, still making a run at the 90s, above 100 degrees for places like livermore. tomorrow that sea breeze will wake up to coole

sources say the woman from bakersfield, california, slit the throats of their twins and their 5-year-oldister, cecilia. her husband, the children's father, an oil executive, has asked for privacy, quote, at this difficult time. she said in a statement, our family is struggling to come to terms with the immense and tragic loss of three beautiful children. an autopsy was carried out on the children friday. the results have not been made public, but following the autopsy, teresa riggi, 46 years old, was charged with murder. reports indicate that after killing the children, she caused a gas explosion, hoping a fire would conceal the murders, then jumped 40 feet from a balcony. in america, her mother said teresa, an accomplished violinist and doting mother, feared she'd lose custody of her children. in scotland where she took her children riding, instructors couldn't believe it. >> we didn't understand it, but i don't know if anybody does. >> reporter: the parents were going through a bitter divorce. after teresa riggi failed to turn up at a custody hearing last week, the judge warned the chi