police in belmont told her she had until the end of the weeshtion the day rather to move.he didn't. now officials are trying to decide how far to good to make her leave. here's vick lee. >>reporter: sometimes she dances to the beat of -- beat of her own drummer. other times she sits silently writing her thoughts on volume 24 of herman fest. more pronounced are her messages scribbled mostly incoherently on signs and blankets stretched 40 feet along the sidewalk at belmont busiest intersection. i asked her what is her main message? >> fight for your right to freedom and believe in god. >>reporter: years ago she used her 2 homes in san mateo and belmont and even more car as her canvas. they were the same references to god witch craft and government conspiracy. neighbors complained. she was in and out of court. her homes were eventually for closed. last year she began displaying her signs at this intersection. she soon became a town fixtur fixture. >> most towns have got characters in them. you know. that they put up with. >>reporter: month ago the 50-year-old became homeless

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. >> reporter: it's the start of a new school year at central elementary in belmont and for some, like 8-year-old steel i don't say care i can't say you, the reality of the summer budget cuts are setting in. >> even when my mom went to fourth grade there was a library and then last year there was a library but then they, this year, it just closed down. >> reporter: he is right. the library is closed because there is no money to pay a librarian or eight aids and even though it is chalk full of box the door is locked. >> it's there, not accessible for the kids. >> reporter: they had hoped to keep the doors open by putting in their own time. >> if there were volunteer positions we could do that. >> reporter: but that runs afoul of a labor agreement that says the library must be staffed by a teacher or student person. >> i know those services cannot continue after a layoff and we're going to honor that. >> reporter: the district had to cut $2 million from its budget and it came down to decisions that weighed libraries against crossing guards, the district is now trying to find a solution t

belmont says it's consulting its city attorney before making its next move. >> b.p.gineers want to start sealing up the blown out oil well today but first they're running a test. they plan to test it with a thick liquid to determine whether it can handling the sealing up process called a static kill. if it can, engineers plan to spend the next several days pumping heavy mud down the well and sealing it with concrete. >> more stormy weather today around sidney, australia. winds of 60 mph or faster are causing a lot of damage on sidney's south and central coast. a lot of fallen trees are blocking roads and making it difficult for drivers. high winds are also causing problems for air travelers. auto crews are working to restore power to 18,000 homes. >> our weather, 5:51. mike, what's in store for us? >> calm compared to what they're dealing with. cloudy conditions and a little mist for your morning commute. a lot of clouds. most of that should be away by the time this deck of clouds breaks which will be probably around noon. maybe not even at all around parts of san fr

.-- la huelga afecÓ a hogares de san carlos, redwood city, belmont, foster city y menlo park.sacre de 72 migrantes centro y sudamericanos rechaÓ una visa humanitaria que le ofrecÓ Éxico el gobierno del presidente felipe caldeÓn dice que slo espera que mejore su estado de salud para apoyar su regreso a ecuador. mientras tanto en quito, el presidente ecuatoriano rafael correa dijo que su gobierno busca agilizar el retorno del joven.hasta ahora, las autoridades mexicanas Ólo han identificado a 31 de los 72 migrantes, que eran los Únicos que trÍan documentos. mientras los investigadores toman huellas digitales de los 41 restantes incluso podÍan recurrir a pruebas de adn para dar con la identidad de los asesinados.de los identificados. 14 hondureÑos, 12 de el salvador, cuatro de guatemala y uno de brasil. el famoso grupo "los tigres del norte," tambÉn esÁn de duelo ante la reciente masacre de tamaulipas.los integrantes de la agrupacion compartieron su sentimientos sobre la creciente ola de violencia en su pÍs natal, mexico.norma roque tiene los detalles. los dos principales product

--en ciudades como south san francisco, san bruno, belmont, san carlos, redwood city y san jose las viasas correrian junto a las lineas de caltrain. ---el miercoles, un juez declaro inconstitucional la proposicion 8, que prohibio los matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo... y su fallo, que ya fue apelado por quienes consideran que el matrimonio debe ser entre un hombre y una mujer, sigue dando mucho de que hablar.---hoy, dos altos funcionarios de california pidieron que la celebracion de los matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo se reanude cuanto antes... ramon adame nos explica... buenas noches. el gobernador del estado arnold schwarzenegger y el procurador jerry brown... le hicieron una clara peticion a la corte para que los matrimonios gay en california sean un hecho, mientras no se emita un fallo que esta pendiente en la corte de apelaciones en torno a la proposicion 8. como se recordara el miercoles pasado el juez walker bloqueo por tiempo indefinido la proposicion 8, esto quiere decir que aunque los partidarios de esta medida se anotaron una victoria, no esta dicha la ultim

retraso la recoleccion de basura y materiales reciclables en san carlos, "hillsborough", redwood city, belmontde ese condado. --el aumento de la violencia en mexico ya está levantando ampula entre la comunidad inmigrante de estados unidos. --julio cesar ortiz tiene la historia. cg bnr reacciones de este lado de la frontera veamos un adelanto de la accion deportiva. los equipos mexicanos siguen dominando en el torneo del concacaf y hoy volvieron a golear....tenemos algunas jugadas...y le vamos a presentar una entrevista con efrain flores el entrenador interino de la seleccion.le preguntamos si el quiere se el permanente en el no importa donde vivas. haz tu parte para mantenerlo limpio. averigua lo que puedes hacer. visita keepoceansclean.org. es la hora de los deportes con el proposito de reclutar jovenes prospectos para el proyecto de las chivas y chivas usa, efrain floresse encuentra en el area de la bahia, y hoy por al tarde presencio un partido entre las sub 17 de los earthquakes de san jose y un combinado de jovenes de equipos locales patrocinado por alianza de futbol.efrain flores tiene a

pronounced are her messages scribbled on signs and blankets stretched 40 feet along the sidewalk at belmont's busiest intersection. i asked her, what is her main message? >> fight for your rights and freedoms and believe in god. >> years ago, she used her two homes in san mateo and her car, as her canvas them were the same rever yenss to god, witch craft and government conspiracies. neighbors complained. her homes were foreclosed. last year, she began displaying signs at this intersection. she soon became a town fixture. >> this is most towns from characters in them. >> a mow ago the 50-year-old became homeless, sleeping in her sidewalk encampment and her troubles began. >> the city told me to move. i'm refusing. >> police told her last week she would have to move her 40-foot display by the end of today. >> she's violating our city codes regarding encroachment from the public right of way. >> wruf got a sleeping bag. >> she showed me her sleeping quarters, supply of food and necessities. the nearby gas station allows her to clean up in the rest room. she says her street display is part of her

. >> belmont police have arrest aid high profile homeless woman camping on the street corner more than month. the 50-year-old campsite was at the corner and took up 40 feet of space. waits decorated with hard to desiser messages. last friday she was arrested and charged with nine counts of violating encroachment ordinance, being held on $6500,000 bail. police impounded her property and say their goal is to get help for her. >> new home sales have hit their vo slowest pace since the government began keeping records in 1963. sales down 12.4% in july from a month earlier this, report comes one day after the government reported existing home sales fell to their lowest level in decades. experts blame this on expieration of the tax credit for first time home buyers as well as general economy and cash-strapped could be assumer autos they're going to pay down debt. they're going to save money. if they're going to spend money, it's only on necessities. >> the weak sales mean fewer jobs in the krumpx industry which is normally a key to any sort of economic recovery. each new home built creates a

belmont says it's consulting a city attorney before making its next move. >> b.p.t to start sealing support the oil well today but first are running a test. they plan to plug it with a thick liquid to handle the sealing up process called a static kill. if it can, engineers plan to spends the next several days pumping heavy mud down the well and sealing it from the top ends with concrete. >> offering free check-in for bags against. remember what that was like? >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange with the "moneyscope" report. jane, that offer, is it for a limited time? >> hi. if you missed out eric and kristen, there's another chance on the airline this morning launching a new round of $39 and up fare sales. under this deal, the first bag does ship free. you can find one-way to take advantage of this deal. trading, we have a negative start to things here this morning. we saw a drop in personal income and spending in june as the jocks -- job market remains weak. the top of the hour see what happens ahead of fannie and freddie to help consumers

my in-laws live in belmont, california, and their nextdoor neighbors play bocce ball. they play bocce ball on a strip of ground and i go there for sunday dinners every sunday. i've learned about the game and it certainly is -- seems to be a lot of fun and we just haven't had the time -- i haven't had the time to really partake in the game, but from watching it, it seems to be like a very fun activity and it's something that the family can get around. i support it because i have exposure to that game. but, i have to admit, i am very -- i'm -- the process leaves a lot to be desired for me. i think that there always needs to be -- we always need to weigh every -- i think we need to get equal weight to competing ideas within the community. and i think the means test should be that whenever something is brought before us that there's a demonstration that different ideas coming from different diverse communities have been weighted, have been considered, have been talked about. i don't see that with this project. you know, and i just have to be absolutely honest about it. it'

city councils in burlingame, belmont, atherton approved letters to federal leaders asking them to deny the rail authority's application for a federal grant. that's because the application includes plans for raised tracks that would run through their communities splitting them and possibly hurting their economies. but the rail authority says the decisions about the final design will not be made until after an environmental review. >>> today marks the 90th anniversary of women's suffrage. people across the country will celebrate with women's equality day. representative anna eshu, jackie spears, and the raging grannies will celebrate with songs and festivities about the 19th amendment. that starts at 5:30. >>> in san jose, firefighters are busy this morning. this is a live look at a three alarm fire on del monte place. firefighters are very dizzy. the second fire in the past hour the first heastarted just after 5:00 on rockdale. we have crew there's and will bring you updated information throughout the morning. >>> from those steps, you can tell it's a big residential area. most likely n

. >>> reporter: it's the start of a new school year at central elementary school in belmont. for some like this child the reality of the summer budget cut is setting in. >> even when my mom went to the fourth grade, there was a library and then last year there was a library. but then they -- this year it just closed down. >> reporter: he's right. the library closed because there is no money to pay a librarian on aide. even though it's still chockful of books, the doors are locked. >> it's there not accessible for the kids. >> reporter: parents like irene hoped to keep the doors open by putting in their own time. >> if there were volunteer positions to fill we would love to. >> reporter: but the district says that runs afoul of a labor agreement that says the library must be staffed by a teacher or school employee union member. >> i know we have to honor our commitment to employees and when there is a layoff know services can't continue and that's where we are. we are going to honor that. >> reporter: the superintendent said the district had to cut $2 million from its budget a

disappointed by the walkout. 11 communities in san mateo are effected by this, they are san carlos, belmont city, half moon bay, burlingame, redwood city, san mateo, menlo parks, east pal 0 at objection atthere ton and hillsborough, alley waste says collection scheduled for today will be delayed until saturday. now, if you have friday pick ups you will have to wait until sunday. and wednesday's missed pickups have been re-scheduled for tomorrow. >> time now is 8:37. let's go back out to sal castaneda who is going to update us on that crash in san francisco. >> i just got word that that crash has been cleared southbound 101 at third. let me put it on the map. it was there pretty much at the bottom of the -- right near san francisco and brisbane city line. near third street. 101 is just a mess even though they have cleared the accident. 280 is your best bet. go around and head down through daily city and san bruno, which is slow but i don't know at this point i would probably still use 280. you can see it is bright red. the censors are bright red right there on 101 in front of san francisco s

and belmont 57. 50s and 60s warmed up in southern california. sacramento is 55. little delta breeze. about half of what it was at travis yesterday at this time i think it was 14. yesterday 30 miles an ur. there in also lies a warmer inland forecast. but a series of lows one to the left of your screen and a really strong one coming in right there that will be the one for the weekend. as that moves in we'll get warm weather today for some by the coast 60s and 70s. cooling trend starts tomorrow and then it really drops into friday and especially saturday. i think it will be cool enough that it will wipe out the base of the fog and we'll have a windy but sunny sunday. foggy mist and sunny and warmer. especially away from the coast. breezy at times. still a component of a west wind. 60s, 70s and over those coastal hills. mid-80s to upper 80s and low 9 0z. cool it down and windy into the latter part of the weekend. early next week warmer but the extended looks cooler again. >>> time now 5:40. "american idol" may have a new judge. hollywood reports say the lead singer o

they are san carlos, belmont, foster city, half-moon bay, burling game, redwood city, san mateo, east palo alto. collections scheduled for today will be delayed until saturday. those with friday pick ups will have to wait until sunday. wednesday's pick ups that were missed they have been scheduled for tomorrow. >>> time now 5:09. state lawmakers sent a bill to the governor that will protect institutions opposed to same section marriage. this is all part of that ongoing battle over proposition 8. >>> and even as the debate over health care rages on, state legislators do something that is leaving some californians singing the blues. >>> good morning. southbound 680 traffic moving well as you head towards the bottom of the hill. we'll tell you more coming up. >>> welcome back to the morning news. it's now 12 minutes after 5:00. more violence today in iraq targeting iraqi security forces. six members of the sunni militia killed in an ambush outside baghdad. this follows a series of coordinated attacks on iraqi police and soldiers yesterday in 13 cities that killed at least 56 people. the

warmer air aloft. 52 mill valley to 55 belmont at 57.ahoe cooler air especially up in the higher elevations. sacramento 54. they'll be in the low 90s today. there goes our system from yesterday. but here comes the next one. weak one. and strong one right there. they will combine together on friday, saturday and sunday to give us a rat ere strong cool down and a really windy sunday. today we warm it up. after that with the fog increasing and advance of that system that will take us into friday and saturday. i do think the sun will kind of breakthrough and the fog will get mixed out on sunday. but the wind will be cranking up. today fog and mist and sunny and warmer especially away from the coast. breezy at times. still component of a west- southwest wind even though it's decreased it's still there. no north wind unless it's just a little puff. but overall still a sea breeze. low clouds, breezy and cooler friday then much cooler saturday. sunday looks windy and monday warmer and tuesday. >>> we're learning about more cases of salmonella in

a par >>> here's a nice photo taken at belmont today. 73 degrees with plenty of sunshine. 75 in palolto. 78 in milpitas. 78 degrees in santa clara and 83 in los gatos with sunshine for all location. we'll take a look at some more bay area cities and their high temperatures for later this afternoon coming up. >> see you in a couple of minutes, elizabeth, as well. it is 6:25. >>> there will be dancing in the streets of redwood city, city hall speeches planned in oakland, and a parade in east palo alto. jets all part of "national night out" tonight. there are going to be hundreds of block parties around the bay area. the first tuesday in august is the annual "national night out." it started 27yearss ago. dozenses of events will have firefighters, police officers and city officials. >>> the university of georgia out? top party school in the country. >> check this out. georgia beat out ohio university as well as penn state, west virginia, and 13 mississippi. uc santa barbara coming in 8th. the princeton review put out the results yesterday after surveying 122,000 students at 370 colleges.

a little slowing belmont, san carlos that is not the worst of it.idge for marsh roots of the palo alto it will be slow going. no. but is heavier car on highway 85. this is the one-one sla101 delay thao slow the right heading up towards the 880 interchange. commuted the bay bridge toll was of the westbound ride, still recovering from the back up. there was an incident with a disabled vehicle on the incline of the bridge, there's also a medical emergency out new the metering lights that tied up traffic for a while. both of those things along cleared, the traffic is slow here is no longer even backed up to that 880 over crossing. so you're looking about 9-12 minute delay for the westbound bay bridge right. and the ride into walnut creek and interstate 680 no delays at the pleasant hill or concord. and now the backups the were president leading down to dan geller also clearing up you will find maybe a little sluggish traffic from laguna road the next 10-15 minutes said to be completely cleared. >> thank you. we have new details for san jose firefighters

sir route build drive, the biggest one is in the belmont. have confirmed pga was at the del monte they have ruptured gas. they have begun a evacuations for the immediate area around at home. this, erupted into flames firefighters been putting water on it for now it did spread to neighboring building but they think they have a handle on it. pg&e is they're they're trying to get the gas shut off into they do people are being evacuated. that is the latest in the last five minutes. yoli is there or will be there shortly and a live picture set up. >> the battle with belt the cell and h-p. three part accepting dell's new bill and at third it topped off stockton offered. h-p came back with $24 a share now 3 par execs 2430 a share. it is all in cash. the deal is subject to government approval. >> mortgage rates have fallen to lowest level in decades mortgage buyer freddie mac says the average rate for fixed loan was 4.36 percent this week down from 4.42% last week. rates have fallen since spring as investors shift money into treasury bonds lowering

we have developing news from belmont. woman has been held against her will for more than six hours. police say the woman was dropped off at her home just a couple of hours ago by the man who allegedly held her against her will. police are questioning the woman now to get more details. reportedly she claims she met the man at a bar in san fransisco last night and left with him willingly to an unknown location. that's where she said she was held against her will. >>> meantime, two teenagers are recovering from gun shot wounds following a wild shootout during an overnight party. tara is live with the conditions of those victims. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we spoke to our sources within the police department this morning and they tell us that one of the teenagers who was shot in front of this house last night has stabilized but is still in critical condition. now, that person was taken to highland hospital last night. shot in the back as they were trying to escape under a hail of bullets. police say more t

almost to belmont before the traffic picks up picking up much better on the 280 ride north bound forre is an accident late in the 7:00 hour the roadway was open for an hour before the plane was actually open that's what traffic was backed up to cupertino on to the north. a bridget's been an easy ride even after the second wave at 10:00 no back up for delays now we did at one time have slowed traffic get about the end of the spartan lot. san jose 1 01 ride when last we check was light and it is still. no concern or delays here. >> 1019 is the time the man accused of moving running into the emergency room and holding an employee at gunpoint on friday is facing false imprisonment and assault charges. he's 49 years old. he has prior convictions for robbery burglary and assault with a deadly weapon and other crimes. he is being held on bail. police have read least a sketch. abduct a woman thursday morning as she was walking in a residential neighborhood in concord. the victim, a 20-year-old concord resident, called police at about 11:15 a.m. and reported that she had been walking in the 2

in the bottom half we have belmont elementary school students. ashley and maine are in charge of the students. this whole session was run by youth and they are having fun and there are learning about how it affects their classmates. in the top right is the rosa parks elementary students and their stop bullying presentation. in the bottom right, they are practicing for their psa which they created as their final project. >> the mentors and younger students both get along in the program. the mentors educate the young students about the risks, characteristics, and consequences of bullying. as a result, the elementary and middle school students become more sensitized to the types of building happening in their school. bullion also becomes more recognizable. the mentors also teach younger students about anti-building strategies and encourage them to become allies by teaching them ways to respond when witnessing a bullying situation. after the program, the schools that had an increased knowledge that bullying happens in their schools. they also learned