that would run roughly from fresno to bakersfield. as you know, the burning demand for high-speed demand from fresno to bakersfield. >> the high-speed train to nowhere? >> i'm being facetious. if you don't build a project that people don't, they won't come. people think of "field of dreams." that is not how high-speed rail works. japanese and french officials. they run the tgb in french. they say this can work, but your market is in san francisco and in l.a. people who want to go very quickly between those two hubs. the idea that -- >> i'm sorry. it is not going to be high-speed rail. it is a medium-speed rail. >> it's what is called a blended system right now. where you will get the high-speed rail in the central valley, although with spots in palmdale and fresno and gilroy and bakersfield. once you get into the urban areas on the peninsula and down here in southern california in l.a., you will stop the high-speed rail tracks and it will hit normal urban rail tracks. it will chug along by thomas the tank engine. that is not what you

>> this made me more to bakersfield and it does to fresno. -- may mean more to bakersfield and it does to fresno. it will stimulate housing. it will concentrate the range used in a way that will protect agricultural land. it will create the kind of the sustainable communities we will need in a world of climate change. anybody else? that's it? the chronicle was no questions? [laughter] you were listening. you were tweeting the whole time. >> i have to listen to treat. however negotiations going on? >> i would say with the liberals speed. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you for being here. i want to thank the young people for being here, because you are the future. there are going to be things in this building and you are going to see that are not normal in those buildings yet. they are cutting edge, but by the time it you are my age, everybody is going to have this stuff, and you will be some of the first to see it. it is great to have you here. really quickly, this is a building we are proud of, because this is really who epitomizes the value in san francisco. it uses a third

-- bakersfield. we could have a -- at least a few isolated thunderstorms to the south and east of monterey bay. temperatures right now under snubby skies. fairfield 78 degrees -- sunny skies. fairfield 78 degrees, san francisco 61. clear skies. high clouds and a breeze out there. winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. tomorrow morning clouds, clearing back to near the shoreline. in the weekend, temperatures warming up. over night lows, low 50s out there. the fog coast side and around the bay. partly cloudy skies. here is the weather set up. quite a bit going on. this is low pressure that cooled us off. but moisture from what was once a hurricane is moving into the central portion of the state. a chance of a few thunderstorms to the south of monterey bay. as you can see high pressure returns, warming trend. we warm up today, that trend continues for tomorrow. look what happens by the weekend. by sunday, warmest locations in the mid-90s. the other extreme, coast side, 60ss. some of the fog developing over

>> this made me more to bakersfield and it does to fresno. -- may mean more to bakersfield and it does to fresno. it will stimulate housing. it will concentrate the range used in a way that will protect agricultural land. it will create the kind of the sustainable communities we will need in a world of climate change. anybody else? that's it? the chronicle was no questions? [laughter] you were listening. you were tweeting the whole time. >> i have to listen to treat. however negotiations going on? >> i would say with the liberals speed. thank you very much. [applause] >> will dampen this is it's very special day. -- welcome, everyone. this is a very special day, our day tuesday thank you. it is wonderful that we get this opportunity to thank and i want to give some special acknowledgements to some of our guests today we're joined by the honorable mayor, ed lee. commissioner leslie katz. public works director mohammed nuru. stafano. general manager of turner for construction. i want to thank all of you for being part of our program. we're also joined by the ceo of the america's cup even

crews pulled away to safety he is from bakersfield as not injured.udies suggest youtube is becoming a bigger grey area when it comes to rational and amateur news video research released results of it 15 months a decision that says 39 percent of the senate's most watched news videos weren't just for regular citizens 51% came from professional news organizations also many of the videos include footage from youtube users you to visit course owned by montreal-based google. >>> bruce springsteen may call myself the boss but it appears to even he isn't in control of wooden his concert finishes up. during a finale in london organizers' cut the harm it song springsteen and his band were played cover of preston shout to one former beatle paul mccartney suddenly went off. the to the organizers had and the the shell because it ran over time. >>> you're the boss and paul mccurdy singing you just pull the plug? probably not a popular decision. i think it is. argument time to start giving more thought your thinking because for the first time women have scored high

we have mostly clear skies but to the south, showers developing, approaching bakersfield and santa barbara and it will be clipping areas to the south of monterey bay over the next 12 hours. right now most areas warm out there. cooling trend has come to an end. 80-degree temperature in fairfield right now. oakland 67. and san francisco, that should say 60s. on the satellite and radar, we are between two weather systems. this area of low pressure to the north and west and the moisture streaming in to southern california. the model we have been looking at, here is a look at what is happening. we will pick up a few high clouds tonight and there is a slight chance of a thunderstorm to the areas to the south and east of monterey bay. forecast model, rain showers to the north, clouds to the south. you will notice the bulk of the showers activity not much, outside the bay area too, the south and east -- bay area, to the south and east. first thing tomorrow morning, for your thursday, partly cloudy skies, areas of fog out there, coast side and bay side locations. oakland 55. here is the forecast, t

cities hitting triple digits this afternoon, pg&e asking customers to conserve energy and this bakersfield to eureka. time to consume between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. because some people are coming home from work and others are still at work. there are a lot of people still using a lot of electricity all at the same time. this is between ak and 7:00 p.m. >> hot temperatures are putting a strain on california energy grid. the top line on this graph shows today's available supply. bottom line shows demand starting to jump at 7:00 this morning and says demands will be higher tomorrow. >> and there is smoking hot inland. take a look at highs so far. 103 degrees antioch, livermore. and there is not as hot along the coast and the bay. 75 in oakland. san francisco there is fog. it's 71 and cool compared to inland areas and there is this heat here, typical for summer time. >> and there are fires broke out along interstate 8 owe in placer county. there is a lot of smoke now and it burned more than 70 acres in rugged terrain. crews attacking flames on the ground. there is a flame dumping flame retard

and this stretch going from madera to bakersfield. >> a judge upheld california's foie gras ban for now. the makers call the law unconstitutionally vague and say it's costing them $11,000 a day in lost revenue. the judge says he will hear the case august 29th. >> residents evacuated from a massive fire are back home tonight. several were surprised by condition of the houses. and fire has burned almost four square miles, now 70% contained. there is full containment expected saturday. none of those injuries, thankfully, are serious. and mostly heat exhaustion. >> and still to come archaeologists sewing up a missing link in women's fashion. >> you tube's new setting could leave viewers blurry eyed. >> i'm sandhya patel. summer heat is finding it's way back to the bay area, when you'll feel warm up here coming up. >> thank you. and there sta celebrity to join a long list of stars investing in the silicon valley. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a lot of people use craig's list to find things they want but someone used to it find items stolen from her house. a w

authorize 2.7 bill in voter approved state funds for construction on the first stretch from madeira to bakersfield. the plan is expected to easily pass the assembly but faces a difficult vote in the senate. >> your commute will cost a bit more. several bay area transsit agencies increased fairs. caltrain is charging a quarter more each way. golden gate transit bus, 25 cents, b.a.r.t. raced fair by five cents, muni fast pennsylvania are $2 more and ferry fares are now 25 cents more for trips between larkspur and san francisco. service between sausolito and san francisco will cost you an extra 15 cents. >> ama: a big day for soccer fans. they're going crazy at bars across the bay area as spain won its third straight soccer tiledle in the european championship. some italy fans, hid their heads after their team lost 4-nil. we'll have more on the game coming up in sports. '. >> alan: a new discovery that could help improve treatment for lung cancer patients. [sirens] lamb. >> ama: a firefighter breaks out the dance moves. >> alan: leigh glaser is coming up with the forecast. >> mike: today all-star nam

from the federal government which would pay for construction of high-speed rail from madeira to bakersfield. the government has been a big supporter saying it would add more jobs, improve road congestion and be environmentally friendly but because the project is losing popularity, high-speed rail fate is tied in with a more popular and will use system, cal train. the hope is that it will encourage more state senators to pass high speed rail in order to get cal train funding. if the legislature passes this part it would also pass $750 million to modernize cal train, changing it from diesel to electric by 2019 >> if we can electrify the system we will accommodate more riders, provide more service, it is better for the environment and more economical >> now there indications that high-speed rail could affect the governor's tax initiative. a new poll shows that voters are less likely to approve the increase in sales and personal income tax on the rich the rail passes. clearly voters are thinking about the overall budget. >> the battle for the white house has become a battle of the buses. the pr

track for madera to bakersfield to 60 4/6 according to senator construction could begin in six months as well as adding tens of thousands of jobs we did a statement from senate republican leader bob happened then he says closing schools for three weeks was spending 8,000,000,130 mi. of track this defies logic and it is irresponsible sell a lot of republicans voted against this because this is a boats that would be difficult to commence legislators as well as constituents that this was the right move to make. >>> crazily in sacramento thank you. this is what is left of a car that smashed into a treat a group of limited teenagers were piled in the overnight crash happened. it's nice and 50 year- old driver is in critical condition. and five of his friends are heard reporter lynn the tells us investigators think this started as a teenage joy ride. >>> yes it did. fighting for is live. never a good combination and tonight alameda police investigators are still trying to sort out what happened. >>> the car jumped a sidewalk slammed into a treat spun around and shared in this century before

even a few lightning around bakersfield this morning this is all moving east and will stay away froms. let's talk about what is lurking for you outside. mid to upper 50s around the monterey bay same inland. afternoon hours high clouds take over east bay valleys warmest, low to mid 80s east bay shore mostly sunny, 69 berkeley low to mid 70s everybody else. around the south bay mid to upper 70s, 80 at los gatos. peninsula low to mid 70s could make it up to 77 in redwood city. sunshine breaking out along the coast low to mid 60s this afternoon, mid to upper 60s downtown south san francisco and sausalito. napa could hit 80 today. pockets of sun low to mid 60s at your beaches. monterey bay, a few clouds mid to upper 60s carmel, mid 80s morgan hill and gilroy. storms hanging around the sierra thunderstorm possible tahoe 73, yosemite 86. more sun around l.a. today 85 and 107 in palm springs. high pressure moving in temperatures going up about another two to four degrees warming tomorrow, another two to six degrees saturday for saturday through tuesday 90s inland 80 around the bay and mid 60

hospitals changed the typical patient about $145,000 for angioplasty while in bakersfield it was $44,000. a c-section will cost $48,000 compared to $13,000 in fresno. they were three times more expensive in the highest cost region versus the lowest cost region. >> he helped autistic children and now he needs help. his fill pinno heritage is making it harder to get healthy. >> the awards on his wall remind this 27-year-old of his impact on children with disabilities. his whole life has been centered around making a difference with autistic children. >> it makes me feel great. >> six months ago his life was turned upside down diagnosed with leukemia. for a man used to helping others, he was asking for help from the community. >> it's not just for me, but i am asking for help and at the same time it's a shining light on the community in general. >> hoary needs bone marrow to survive. he can't turn to his family because they are not matches. like 70% of patients in need of a transplant, he must turn to strangers for help. >> it's painful because you don't expect it to happen, but when it hap

stretch can at the madeira and bakersfield. no one knows when construction workers will actually start digging up dirt for this project. we do not that lawmakers would have the first part done by 2017. supporters of the high-speed rail system will create thousands of new jobs and the bay area. caltrain will get about $600 million to convert their grief from diesel to electrify. muni will get 61 million for its central subway project. >>pam: and oakland police are on the scene of an officer involved shooting that happened around 630 this evening. there are no reported suspect or officer injuries. a suspect is in custody and right now the area is still blocked off to to the investigation. third offs >> this is what the car looked like after firefighters pried open the route to get everyone out of the vehicle. six teenagers were inside when the car slammed into a tree at about 1:30 a.m. along highland drive and alameda. >> it was a tremendous crash with multiple sounds. you could hear the car will begin rolling. >> one of the vict

three men were fishing on the kern river near bakersfield when one of them flipped into the water and quickly found himself in trouble. his companions went in after him, but one of them got stuck also. rescue teams managed to pull one of the men to safety, but 53-year-old larry idow was swept away. he managed to grab onto rocks until rescuers could reach him. >> you're looking at 40,000 pounds of pressure in a small area pushing on your body. >> we could tell he was getting tired, fighting that water. it's real tough. so i reached out as far as i could and, you know, told him, grab my arm and we pulled him in. boat captain helped me and we pulled him into the boat. >> his life vest began to slip off and a rescue cable snapped just as they reached him. he was eventually pulled to safety. >>> an egyptian who kidnapped two americans and their tour guide friday is threatening to take more hostages if his demands are not met. the family of a boston pastor abducted in egypt is appealing for his release tonight, saying the 61-year-old man is diabetic. the 39-year-old boston woman also kidnap

going from bakersfield to madera. no one knows when workers will start breaking ground law makers of the first four done by 2017. the work will create tens of thousands of new jobs across california. most of those jobs are in the first stretch in will be located in the central valley. the bay area stands to gain a lot of new jobs as well. local transit agencies are going to be getting a piece of the five-year e.f. 140 million will go to buying new cars. caltrain will get $600 million to convert its trains from diesel to a lexus. since muni will receive 61 million for its central subway contract to connect the south of market neighborhood and chinatown. lawmakers hope approving the largest public works projects will more than benefit the bay area. they hope that will move california for work. gramm of the president signed into law legislation that would allow more than 100 billion to be spent on highway and other transportation programs over the next two years. that opens the possibility of building a suicide barrier o

jose, hospitals charged a typical patient about $145,000 for angioplasty while facilities in the bakersfield region charged $44,000. in the san mateo region, the typical patient was charged nearly $48,000 for a cesarean section is. a patient was charged less than $13,000 for that same procedure in fresno. big differences here. knee replacement averaged $164,000 at washington hospital in fremont, compared to about $60,000 at alameda medical center highland campus. >>> you've got mail, and possibly a hacker. yahoo announced today that hackers have obtained thousands of pass words. that breach could also affect users use other e-mail services. a file containing more than 400,000 user names and pass words was stolen. sunnyvale based yahoo says hackers took advantage of a vulnerability in the system. security firm rapid 7 said a data file published on the web contained the pass words of the yahoo users as well as other internet services. gmail, aol, hotmail and comcast are some of those affected. for safety, users should change their pass words. >>> a child rape cover-up to protect the prestige o

approved $8 billion in funding to start construction on 130 mile section of track from madera it bakersfield. the bullet train will create thousands of jobs. critics say the project is a fiscal train wreck and a waste of money for the state. total pre tag, nearly $70 billion. >>> a sear much for an escaped inmate in santa cruz county. he escaped yesterday by slipping through a food service block. the jail is a medium security facility located in watsonville. take a good look at the photograph. if you recognize this man, you need to call 911 immediately. >> a 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life tonight after he and five friends went for a joyride overnight and crashed in alameda. the car hit a tree on island drive at about 1:30 this morning. five 15-year-olds and one 13-year-old were in the car. the 15-year-old driver is listed in critical condition. the other four have nonlife threatening injuries. the car belongs to the parent of one of the teens who didn't even know it was gone. police say they found closed containers of beer in the trunk but it is not clear if alcohol played a role i

. >> mark: have you ever heard of this company out of bakersfield that makes all of these high end usess, it is the competitive threat that they're trying to keep at bay right now. remember that old 16 oz soda. people like me if you decided to drink less so this year i'd drink more juice. >> mark: thank you for joining us, we will check back with you at 9:00 a.m.. >> darya: ok, we want to take it to the forecast because things will change and we're heading towards a warm-up. >> erica: we could see mid- 90s we have a lot of cloud coverage situated over downtown san francisco it looks like we will see better conditions in the afternoon in the meantime you have to contend with the leas on arriving flight at sfo this morning. certainly check with your carrier, that is due to no problems reported for oakland international. now, in terms of your temperatures, there is no shock or surprises. we have some cooler conditions along the coastline in downtown san francisco. check out sunnyvale, the warmer spot on the map coming in at 60 degrees this hour. the future forecast shows where the temperat

stretch from madeira to bakersfield. about two and a half billion dollars consisting of the voter bonds. there will apply for an additional $3 billion of funding purines it will travel of the 200 mi. per hour. we will find out if this survive this state senate today. >> scott peterson was convicted of murder of his widely seen few listened. they found him guilty of suffocating his wife and dumping her in the day after 2002 pit they say the incorrect evidentiary rulings the deprived of his client of days their trial. this could take months to resolve. >> you are looking at three barges out in the middle of san diego's bay. all of the fireworks when not all at once and san the other of the fireworks company apologized to the spectators. he offered to redo this show. >> i was second unring a bell but i cannot. it was something that was beyond our control anyone that ever had any kind of computer system knows that it is not perfect. we've never had this situation before we hopefully will never see this again. we are not maki

the bullet train will stretch from madeira to bakersfield. the governor says that they have to act fast. some lawmakers are suggesting using bonds to put real trains in san francisco would be better. >> darya: our big story, only one lane open and four are closed on the bay bridge as there is an investigation into a speeding car and gunfire to people one collective we will be back. ñ? [ female announcer ] life is full of compromises. but when it comes to what you really love, you shouldn't have to sacrifice. and that goes double for ice cream. now you don't have to give up. you can give in with dreyer's slow churned light ice cream. we churn it slowly for all the rich and creamy taste with just half the fat. so now you can have your ice cream and it eat it, too. ♪ nestlé -- good food, good life. >> darya: are breaking news story is the mess on the lower deck of the bay bridge. >> george: this police action and investigation that has been under way may now take until 10:30 a.m. to clear. the chp had to give out a number. when i spoke with the

. >>> very close, coming up the remains of hurricane fabio and bakersfield, also modesto reporting some light rain in eastern contra coster county and is our low has ramped up that fog and also on the coast here is your cloud rain forecast and these models done really pick up on the rain coming from the south very well. you can see the cloud cover, no doubt about it and it mainsly stays -- mainly stays east. it is not going anywhere and the higher clouds are going out and it will allow them could come tomorrow and it will go from 2,200 feet to about 1,000 feet by friday. you can see the cloud cover coming in, 50s and 60s, a very baum my 60 degrees and there is a line right there and i will tell you it is close but it is taking more of a direct hit over sacramento and the low kicks out tomorrow. this is a transition day, 60s and 70s still some lows. coast fog and drizzle, some 80s for some, 60s closer to the coast and the bay. brentwood 85, caster valley 74, 85 morgan hill but too much cloud cover towards gilroy plus the humidity is up there as well. 60s along the coast and in the city i

let's ask a businessman, merv owns a bar in bakersfield. you pay most of your workers above minimum wage? >> about half above and other half. >> john: why pay any of them above minimum wage? >> they have learned skills in their work life that if i don't pay them that, someone else will pay them more. >> john: you have to pay them more because of competition? >> absolutely. something called the free market. who thought that could raise people's wages. a lot of people start at the minimum wage and then work their way up. >> absolutely. the ones that don't have the knowledge need it. interns. they want the knowledge is the information. the information is the wealth. that is how you make it. >> john: so you build a business you create jobs and you have 28 employees now. half the employees earn about $18 an hour. the average hourly wage in america is $16.57 well above minimum wage. the market sets it for 95% of the workers. what is wrong with having a law just to put a bottom on it? >> it takes people who don't have any experience and it cuts th

. >> we might see one like that in bakersfield and i think a lot of people can get on board with the it is the train to nowhere issue in the central valley which a lot of people are laughing at >> they are but the independent review board that looked at this said there was independent utility which means there is value. we are spending the money >> what is the value? who will be riding the train? >> a lot of people will be writing it and will continue it because the train will go at a further distance tennis is >> let's get down to brass tacks, the " on " train to nowhere is going in because the fed say it had to go in in order to get the rest of the money >> that is correct >> the only way we were going to get on the federal gravy train was to approve this. this is a big plus for the president. he wants to see this started in california. that was the trade off. >> the other trade off is almost 40 percent of the state dollars that will be bonded will go to local projects in southern california and as i mentioned, cal train improvements, bart improvements, central subway, all of these

bakersfield has the lowest at $3.67 a gallon. >>> here is something different the rate of cremationss rising in the u.s. in 201041% of people -- 2010 41% of people chose cremation. in canada it is 58%. some family members are opting for non-traditional ways of dealing with the creamanes. >>> the postal service is about to send a sos to congress on wednesday. that is when they will default on a $5.5 billion payment to the government to cover retiree health benefits. they continue to pay their bills so it is largely simp bolic -- symbolic but the money is running out. >> the quicker we act the better for the industry. >> the service plans to cut $22 billion in cost by 2016. in the mean time the senate passed legislation to stabilize the service but the house has yet to act. >>> kite flyers converged on burgly. a crowd of 35,000 -- berkeley. a crowd of 35,000 to the marina. there were various activities. candies dropped from a kite and kids got to run up and grab the candy. >>> the garlic festival wraps up today. the chefs competed for a garlic show down-yesterday a riverside woman won

this happened in bakersfield. it left a man stuck on some rocks.ue crews pulled the man to safety after two hours of this sort of activity. dramatic rescue. they also had to save the man's friend and they just wanted to cool down from the triple-digit heated. >> the autopsy of the son of sylvester stallone is now done but results won't be done until tests are complete. a housekeeper found him dead in his los angeles home on friday. he was 36 years old. investigators say it doesn't appear to be foul play. they said the actor is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son. >> president obama will hold a townhall meeting while mitt romney plans a fund-raiser today in louisiana with governor bobby jindal. he is not letting up on his attacks. he will hit romney for his corporate tax proposals claiming they will help create hundreds of thousands of jobs overseas. in an interview this morning, romney is demanding an apology. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is in israel today where she will meet with israeli leaders and talk about h

and can find a list of winners and someone in bakersfield won 10 grand. >> thank you. >> sure. >> theresome breaking news in the sierras. there is a wildfire burning. >> a spokesman describing this as an aggressive fire in rough terrain. there is a plane trying to do its best to dampen flames there, more still to come on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> still head tonight he calls this card board gold. a discovery in an attic going to make him very rich. we're going to have the city. -- story. also coming up. >> there is west side story for young people. >> the reason it could get harder to detect food borne illnesses like salmonela despite technology. >> and there is a look at what she's working on on world news at 5:30. >> there is more on a big freight train derailment. we want to know what happened and what it means for millions of people across the country who have chemicals passing through their backyards too. and the u.s. olympic team uniforms are made in china. our team was springing into action and we'll have answers for >>> most of us find only boxes of old clothing in our attics but th

it will go through bakersfield and we'll be out of it by a couple hundred miles. temperatures expected in the 90s. here's a quick look at what that will mean for our conditions for tomorrow, mid to upper 70s by the bay and low 80s inland. we'll have your full forecast coming up. >>> thank you very much. a simple fix that could be worth millions up next, silicon valley startup that's opening its plastic, a little piece of it will make you love your i patd a little bit more. >> at the olympic level, the pressure is on to get them back quickly and safety. >> the bay area is home to more than just athletes, this doctor is helping make sure future olympians stay healthy. >>> something stinks in milpedes. a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the newby island landfill. the suit seeks damages for people living within a two-mile radius of that landfill. how many people does that impact? it's about 10,000 homes and 30,000 people. residents in the area say that it's worse during the summer. officials at the landfill say they're aware of the lawsuit, but will only sa

it will run from mad era to bakersfield. planners say to secure funding they must start the project. $140million for new b.a.r.t. cars and $61 million for central muni project. >>> two san francisco bound airliners hit by lasers. the investigation into the incident that can leave pilots temporarily blinded. >>> we have new video tonight of two fatal shootings on the streets of oakland. one victim died on the streets in west oakland. a neighbor said she heard at least two gunshots. we found streets filled with emergency crews and onlookers. police will only say that the victim was male, they also say they're not really to release suspects about suspects or a possible motive. >>> about an hour earlier police responded to a shoots in oakland. police say two men got into an argument ending with one man shooting the other. the victim ended up dying at the hospital. a suspect was arrested at the scene, his name has not yet been release. it is believed that the two men did know each other. >>> gilroy police are trying to determine

it would stretch from madeira to bakersfield.cal about the cost and billing the first segment in the sand joaquin valley. to sweeten the deal they are offering to include one billion dollars for other rail projects such as electrifying caltrain. >>> congressman pete stark is gathering up for the first serious reelection challenge of his 40 year career. the 80-year-old democrat was at a labor rally yesterday in union city trying to solidify his base. he beat the fellow democrat by seven points in the june primary and now refusing to debate him. asked about that yesterday stark got testy with mark matthews. >> why wouldn't you debate him? >> because would only get stupid questions like you are asking that have nothing to do with issues. i'll talk with anybody about issues, but not about nonsense. >> stark did hold one debate in which he accused his opponent of taking bribes. stark had to retract the charge and apologize. >>> california's foie gras ban is the focus of a new lawsuit. sunday it became illegal to sell the fattened duck

. -- bakersfield, see rather could have forms -- sierra, could have thunderstorms 49 santa rosa, 62 antiochs in the 50s low to mid 50s monterey bay. cleaner and cooler air today, cloudy tonight, patchy drizzle cooler than average highs next week today everybody is cooling-off not too significant around san francisco, 64, oakland 68, 80s -- fremont 75. east bay valleys, concord 14° cooler than yesterday. may not need the air conditioner today here's that area of low pressure kicking the high out of way that's why the cooling trend will move inland today. mid to upper 80s antioch brentwood 90 berkeley and oakland one finger of fog keeping nut mid to upper 60s. influenced by the sea breeze down into sunnyvale and milpitas. upper 70s -- [ unintelligible ] giants home resuming the season. 58 by the end of the game with the astros. four degrees cooler everywhere away from the coast tomorrow look at next week low to mid 80s inland low to mid 70s around the bay. >>> accident san jose north 101 julian slowing north 101 from 280 as you head towards the crash in the center divide chp en route no injur

vote yesterday al oh indicates $8 billion to build the initial segment between madera and bakersfieldyou would be able to ride a train between san francisco and los angeles at speeds up to 220 miles an hour. >> now, cal trains zipping down the peninsula, if and when the high speed line, trip from san francisco to los angeles would take about three hours. >> yeah, if the price would right. i absolutely would take the train. >> the first phase of the rail line is up and running. construction could begin next year through the central valley. state senate gave final approval to spend $8 billion to get the project going. passing with the bare minimum number of votes. >> only conclusion i can come to today, that this is the wrong plan in the wrong place, at the wrong time. >> some lawmakers were afraid approving so much money for the train might doom the governor's initiative. the package approved includes two billion to upgrade local train service in the bay area. $700 million will go to electrifying caltrain. the mayor was against the high speed rail lane if it involved an elevated track

it will run from mad era to bakersfield. planners say to secure funding they must start the project. $140million for new b.a.r.t. cars and $61 million for central muni project. >>> two san francisco bound airliners hit by lasers. the investigation into the incident that can leave pilots temporarily blinded. >>> we have new video tonight of two fatal shootings on the streets of oakland. one victim died on the streets in west oakland. a neighbor said she heard at least two gunshots. we found streets filled with emergency crews and onlookers. police will only say that the victim was male, they also say they're not really to release suspects about suspects or a possible motive. >>> about an hour earlier police responded to a shoots in oakland. police say two men got into an argument ending with one man shooting the other. the victim ended up dying at the hospital. a suspect was arrested at the scene, his name has not yet been release. it is believed that the two men did know each other. >>> gilroy police are trying to determine

thunderstorms even around baja towards mexico, arizona and southern california, even as far north as bakersfieldound reno thunderstorms but that is going to stay to the south we may see high clouds like yesterday blow off from those showers otherwise sunny this afternoon away from the coast, 63 in antioch now the rest of us in the 50s, low to mid 50s around the monterey bay. cleaner and cooler air today, cloudy, patchy drizzle cooler than average next week. concord 14° cooler at 85. everybody else two to nine degrees cooler impressive at fremont, low we talked about yesterday kicking that high pressure out of the way and allowing the cooling trend to spread inland this afternoon near -- berkeley and oakland mid to upper 60s low to mid 70s for the rest of the east bay shore upper 70s sunnyvale and milpitas low to mid 80s the rest of the south bay. low the coast today socked in with clouds mid to upper 50s low to mid 60s down sound south san francisco sausalito 67, 70s and 80s in your valleys beaches mid 50s low to mid 60s monterey, carmel, watsonville, 72 santa cruz with sun this afternoon 80s in

construction will begin by linking the darrow to bakersfield on a route that will stretch from san francisco to los it and the list eventually but there are signs the $60 billion project could be an even bigger problem for the governor. while voters approved it in 2008, a field poll last week shows that one out of three voters are less likely to vote for the governor's tax initiative this november if high-speed rail passes. but the governor did not seem concerned about those results. >> this investment in the port of oakland and high-speed rail and other infrastructure is crucial. we have to have it. i'm here to do what is right for california. not to get scared and climb in a whole because someone took a poll. >> next on his agenda is reaching a deal with the legislature to bring down the cost of pensions. >> one way or another we will reform pensions of california. >> he did not say how he will push pension reform through. the governor says that he has seen the legislature's proposal and he says that it does not cut costs enough. so they still have quite a bit of work cut out for them in t

let's ask a businessman, merv owns a bar in bakersfield. you pay most of your workers above minimum wage? >> about half above and other half. >> john: why pay any of them above minimum wage? >> they have learned skills in their work life that if i don't pay them that, someone else will pay them more. >> john: you have to pay them more because of competition? >> absolutely. something called the free market. who thought that could raise people's wages. a lot of people start at the minimum wage and then work their way up. >> absolutely. the ones that don't have the knowledge need it. interns. they want the knowledge is the information. the information is the wealth. that is how you make it. >> john: so you build a business you create jobs and you have 28 employees now. half the employees earn about $18 an hour. the average hourly wage in america is $16.57 well above minimum wage. the market sets it for 95% of the workers. what is wrong with having a law just to put a bottom on it? >> it takes people who don't have any experience and it cuts th

it would stretch from madeira to bakersfield. some lawmakers are skeptical about the cost and building the first segment in the sand joaquin valley. >>> 6:06. sutter health nurses east bay and peninsula will be locked out of their jobs until sunday following their one-day strike. drivers honk horns in support of the striking nurses. this marks the fifth time since last september nurses have walked off the job in an ongoing contract dispute despite the strike sutter health says half of its nurses reported for work. sunday the contracts for replacement nurses expire. >>> what will you be doing today on this 4th of july? i'm going to guess at the thomas household, barbecue? >> what would make you think that? history. [ laughing ] >>> let's check in with mike. >>> a little grilling and chilling today. live doppler over the last three hours watching clouds roll in not watching anything fall from them off to a dry and cool start low to mid 50s from now through 7:00 towards lunchtime clouds return back to the coast where it will stay in

billions of dollars from the federal government that would pay for construction of high-speed rail to bakersfield. the governor has been a big supporter saying that it would add jobs and improve road congestion and be environmentally friendly. but because the project is losing popularity, high-speed rail states is now tied in with ... the more popular and will use system, cal train. the hope to encourage more state senators to pass high-speed rail in order to get caltrans funding. the deal, if the legislature passes this part of high-speed rail, it would also passed $750 million to modernize cow train, changing it from diesel to electric by 2019. >> if we can electrify the system, we will be able to accommodate more people and provide more service. it is better for the environment and more economical. >> and now there are indications that high-speed rail could affect the governor's tax initiative that will be on the november ballot. the new poll shows that voters are less likely to approve it in high-speed rail is passed but the money that would be raised by those tax hikes would not necessarily

wildfire in sequoia national forest east of bakersfield. >> and amber alert remains in effect for a teenage girl that disappeared from the scene of a double homicide in monterey county. it happened in the town where homeowners kimmel saturday night and found the bodies of two men in the bathroom. their 16 year-old daughter was missing. a sheriff's deputies think that she was taken against will. she called her parents on the morning to tell them that she was ok. the suspect in the murders is her boyfriend, the two may be traveling with a third person, in a tan 2007 honda civic and they're believed to be headed for mexico. >> he was screaming " my girlfriend is dead ". >> killed after falling out of a party boss, why bay area investigators waited to ask witnesses to come forward. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob. who's bob? and if you didn't have a tv outlet, well then you couldn't watch diddly-squat. you talk a lot. you have no idea how good you have it

track to bakersfield and according to this senator, construction could begin in as soon as six months. it is expected to be a shot in the arm for california's economy adding tens of thousands of jobs. >> senate republicans are not happy about this at all. badajoz issued a statement saying that closing schools for three weeks while spending $8 billion on a 130 mi. north of train tracks devise logic and is irresponsible. so you can see that while high- speed rail has passed, and will go forward, they're in are unhappy people here today at the capitol. >> thank you. we have breaking news coming out of south san francisco where crews are trying to put out a grass fire on sign hill. mobile 5 has the latest. >> yes, we were heading back up the peninsula down at the airport and we could see the smoke. it started around 4:00 in south san francisco. fire crews are still up there right now, a number of hot spots. this really got their concern because of the high wind out here today and also the proximity of homes in the area. so the local fire department here in south city decided to call in so

>> will not see one in the area for quite awhile, 20-30 years >> they will start in the bakersfield areaand i think people can get on board about the bay area contingencies of this project but it is the train to nowhere issue in the central valley that people are frankly laughing at >> they are but the independent review board, the panel that looked at this, said that there was independent utility which means there is value. we're spending the money my >> what is the value? >> trains will be going from 75 m.p.h. up to 120 m.p.h. >> who will be riding that train? >> a lot of people will write that train and it will go a lot further in the future >> of 130 mi. " train to nowhere " is going in because the fed say it had to go in in order to get the rest of the money >> that is correct >> the only way we were going to get on the federal gravy train was to approve this >> speaker nancy pelosi was calling, the obama's administration was calling, this was a big plus for the president. >> that is the trade-off that the other tradeoff is almost 40 percent of the state money that will be bonded wi

the bullet train has the green light to begin construction of a 100-mile stretch from madera to bakersfield. >>> the 59-foot structure planned at union square may violate the city charter it turns out. provisions of the charter prohibit structures with nonrecreational purposes unless the council approves it. despite any looming litigation, the city attorney's office is giving the green light to move ahead with the proposal. >>> san francisco's district attorney says new surveillance video is shedding more light accused of killing their daughter's pump. surveillance camera captured video of three suspects in the case, gathered together before that killing happened. he says cell phone records also place the men in the bay view district where pump calvin sneed shown here was beaten to death. the new evidence proves the parents and two other newly charged men carefully planned out that killing. >> the fact that other people were brought into this event, i think that the evidence overwhelmingly supports the argument that this is not just a crime of passion, there was a lot of planning involved h