our chief meteorologist bill martin joins us now with what we can expect tonight. >> the winds are going to continue to blow but they will start changing directions. today is windy and breezy but they are on shore but the winds tonight start to come out of the northeast and as you know, right, that is a dry, warm up direction and that is when you get the red flag warning, goes into effect tonight at 11:00 p.m. novato 23. breezy. 23 in nappy. westerly winds. it is not as nasty as the winds to come. we will talk about the red flag warning after the break. how windy it will get and the warmer weather pattern, how hot will it get. back here after the break. >>> hot windy conditions have homeowners and pg&e on alert and coming up, we will go live to contra costa county where it is a race against the clock to prepare for the red flag warning. >>> it is being called the miracle come back on san francisco bay. earlier today oracle team usa came from behind over taking new zealand to win the america's cup. it was the utcome few people -- outcome few people imagined days ago. >> david stevenson is

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bill martin is tracking this condition and how long this warning will last. >> reporter: the winds tonight, the flags are more sea level so they weren't blown as hard. that's where the red flag warning resides. wind gusts could go 25 to 35 miles per hour. main winds will pick up maybe three, four, five, six in the morning. the red flag warnings not about temperatures, it's not about humidity is about these winds that could get going fairly strong. you see fairfield starts to go to the north. the winds are mainly north. they should shift a little bit northeast. when we come back we'll talk about that red flag warning, it's going to be warmer tonight. it's going to be warmer than it is tonight here too. >>> firefighters in contra costa county attacked a brush fire this afternoon in lafayette. we could see smoke from our traffic camera. the grass fire started at around 2:30 today. calfire sent a full response including fire fighting aircraft but that was cancelled after firefighters managed to contain the fire. and people who live in this neighborhood say several trees have fallen recently an

our chief meteorologist bill martin here. another nice day. >> very similar to yesterday. warmer as we talked about. fog out there right now. there is the golden gate bridge. temperatures today on the mild side. this is how it looked today. video from earlier today. high clouds -- not high clouds. low and middle clouds. that is the fog cooling things off. temperatures today, warmer than yesterday. come in close, you can see where the fog is right now. you can't see it. it was along the coast. san francisco fog. 83 in fairfield. that is mild. 82 livermore. cast highs tomorrow -- forecast highs tomorrow warmer. friday will be the warmest day of the week and temperatures trend down for the weekend. it is all subtle stuff. upper 50s tomorrow morning. 60 antioch. oakland downtown, 60 degrees. maybe 80. 62. a mild morning. lunchtime 70 degrees in downtown oakland. fog foot front for the -- foot print for the morning. burns off. reds are 90s. upper 80s, low 90s. livermore valley. most temperatures upper 80s. around the bay lots of 70s. good air quality. fire danger gets a break.

in five minutes, chief meteorologist bill martin bill martin is back with his complete bay area forecast. >>> and a bay area city considering a strict secondhand smoke ordnance. >>> and it's not too soon to talk about the a's magic number for clenching a spot in the play offs. the a's just beat goglossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪ ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ ♪ >>> city leaders and residents are meeting at this hour to discuss a possible smoking crack down in walnut creek. new at 10:00, ktvu's cara liu is live to tell us where smoking could soon be banned. >> reporter: this area across from city hall near a cafe and business complex is popular for smoke breaks but now the city may be pushing to change that. the day the smoking outdoors in downtown walnut creek whether it's on a sidewalk or at an outdoor dining area could be numbered. the city is considering a secondhand smoke ordnance that would ban smoking in the downtown pedestrian retail area, it would also prohibit smoking in all apartment and condo complexing including inside a home or apartment

let's go to bill martin with the clang that's coming. >> reporter: temperatures today cooled off. second change comes in that we have an increasing number tomorrow, temperatures are going to warm up the next couple of days. and we have the chance for perhaps some sprinkles. as you come in real close you can see that you have the winds that are blowing heaviest now. we have gusts now in napa they're blowing 20 miles per hour here. not gusts sustained wind. you can assure that there's gusts 28, 30 miles per hour. here's the real number. look at sfo right now, they're 32 miles per hour. the national weather service issued a weather warning for them and they changed the way they take off some of the planes because winds are gusting nearly 50 miles per hour. so it is windy. as you know it's just the kind of windy situation. winds die down tomorrow, temperatures warm up. these are the current numbers, 79 in fairfield, 77 in napa. today's temperatures came down a few degrees. yesterday we were in the 80s, today we're in the upper 70s. tomorrow we're back into the mid- and upper 80s. as y

now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> things click quickly. getting into fall early.days ago. feels like it early. it feels fall like. temperatures on the mild side. notice how numbers are even from fairfield all the way to mountain view. you are not seeing the 30 and 40-degree spreads. there is a low pressure center to the north. as the jet stream lowers itself the systems tweak through the pacific northwest. they leave a big hole. the high pressure jumps in. and that is what is happening. when that happens the winds come out of the north and that gets you higher fire danger and a red flag warning that goes into effect after 11:00 p.m. tonight. 72 in fairfield. 70 livermore. the winds, blowing right now, san francisco international airport 30 miles per hour. by 10:00 p.m. i don't think they will be out of the northwest but by 3:00 a.m., tomorrow morning, the winds out of the north. more north than northeast. threw the bay -- through the bay mid-70s. hot spots, mid-70s. temperatures tomorrow, nice looking day. fire danger comes up. red flag warning. san francisco this

bill martin is tracking this condition and how long this warning will last. >> reporter: the winds tonight, the flags are more sea level so they weren't blown as hard. that's where the red flag warning resides. wind gusts could go 25 to 35 miles per hour. main winds will pick up maybe three, four, five, six in the morning. the red flag warnings not about temperatures, it's not about humidity is about these winds that could get going fairly strong. you see fairfield starts to go to the north. the winds are mainly north. they should shift a little bit northeast. when we come back we'll talk about that red flag warning, it's going to be warmer tonight. it's going to be warmer than it is tonight here too. >>> firefighters in contra costa county attacked a brush fire this afternoon in lafayette. we could see smoke from our traffic camera. the grass fire started at around 2:30 today. calfire sent a full response including fire fighting aircraft but that was cancelled after firefighters managed to contain the fire. and people who live in this neighborhood say several trees have fallen recently an

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we have team coverage, chief meteorologist bill martin is going to tell us about a fire weather watch that's on the way. but first we go to ktvu's ken wayne. he's live in piedmont where memories of the 1991 fire storm were reignited this afternoon. ken. >> julie that's exactly why this fire truck is parked here in the hills of piedmont to make sure that there are no embers inside of this burned out house that might flair up. firefighters are going to be going through this house throughout the night to make sure nothing develops that could lead up to an inferno like we saw on these hills 22 years ago. say the words east bay hill and fire and many residents remember the fire after the earthquake. tonight's three alarm blaze engulfed this home. two neighboring homes were damaged. firefighters were especially worried about the wind. causing it to spread. >> the winds not favorable to us coming up canyon. up slope pushing the fire into the exposure building. >> reporter: embers caused some neighbors to jump into action to put it out with whatever they could find. >> grew up in berkeley not

bill martin is here to tell us. >> we've been talking about showers. now looks like they're going to verify it. wet weather in the bay area tomorrow. and you can see how it looks. just more winter-like. of course, saturday, the last day of summer. this is going to mark the beginning of a change, as we go into tomorrow. we're looking for the clouds to increase and showers in the forecast. here's the system now as it moves through the northern portion of the state. it's going to slide through tonight. gives you a little wind shift. it's this area behind that front that's going to bring us the best shot for showers tomorrow afternoon. today was partly cloudy. tomorrow, showers and cooler. is it a washout? you'll get some stuff done, but i think between 7:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon, i think you're going to need umbrellas, especially in the north bay. i keep an umbrella in my trunk of my car. here we are tonight with drizzle, forecast model. here we are tomorrow morning. not a big deal, right? you can get away with stuff. so here we are, 10 a.m. this look

we have team coverage, chief meteorologist bill martin is going to tell us about a fire weather watch that's on the way. but first we go to ktvu's ken wayne. he's live in piedmont where memories of the 1991 fire storm were reignited this afternoon. ken. >> julie that's exactly why this fire truck is parked here in the hills of piedmont to make sure that there are no embers inside of this burned out house that might flair up. firefighters are going to be going through this house throughout the night to make sure nothing develops that could lead up to an inferno like we saw on these hills 22 years ago. say the words east bay hill and fire and many residents remember the fire after the earthquake. tonight's three alarm blaze engulfed this home. two neighboring homes were damaged. firefighters were especially worried about the wind. causing it to spread. >> the winds not favorable to us coming up canyon. up slope pushing the fire into the exposure building. >> reporter: embers caused some neighbors to jump into action to put it out with whatever they could find. >> grew up in berkeley not

our chief meteorologist bill martin delivers your full forecast at 7:20. >> a popular south bay teacher is awaiting a court date after being arrested for unlawful sex with a minor. robert handa on the person who got the initial tip. >> santa clara high school and its students are dealing with a painful scandal, a popular four-year math teacher, guzman, was arrested for unlawful sex with a minor. 32-year-old guzman had a relationship with a female student at the school. some students didn't want to be on camera say there were rumors about how he acted around female students. >> they were always at his desk and laying on his desk and he would just allow it. >> the rumors got around and on monday the santa clara unified human relations director, got a call from someone highly regarded and respected was struggling with concern she had just heard. >> the police and district and school site investigators worked together to investigation and we did find there was evidence that it -- an inappropriate relationship had happened. >> police say guzman was interviewed and arrested. investigators say

now to our chief meteorologist bill martin in the weather center for the latest on the conditions. >> the wind is picking up. you are right. it is hot. hot on the mountain. hot around the mountain. triple digits. the winds are coming westerly. that is coming off the water. that helps firefighters. those are the current temperatures. morgan fire close to the area. 95 degrees. winds down at the surface, west, 10, 15, humidity 23%. top of the mountain, mount diablo winds 20 miles per hour. pulling in cooler, moisture air. tomorrow not as hot tomorrow, higher humidity. that is encouraging for firefighters. fog at the coast. seeing the smoking working its way down into the livermore valley and santa clara county. i am going to come back in a bit and talk about the cool down. >>> dozens of residents are under evacuation orders tonight and many are scared and nervous. >> it is a downer. you come up to a nice, quiet town, trying to get away and next thing you know my home might be burning. that is awful.  >> 100 homes are part of the evacuation orders. they have been told a go to the commun

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. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin is here now. sounds like it's really going to heat up. >> yeah, and that was a good shot we just showed, gasia. last few days, we've had crystal clear visibilities. you can actually see the particulate matter in the atmosphere lining up. that's where we get the spare the air day tomorrow. lot of this stuff is getting trapped in the lower atmosphere. folks will notice that, with that spare the air. the current numbers right now, it's 92 in livermore, 90 in the napa area. 78 in downtown san francisco. we're heating up. warmer today, you noticed that. going into tomorrow and sunday, the fire danger really ratchets up. spare the air day, might even see one on sunday. and we have offshore winds that are going to develop and go into a northeasterly direction, dropping humidity, increasing the temperature, and increases the fire danger. so back here in 10 minutes and we'll talk about saturday, because temperatures are coming up. talking about the fire danger, and we'll also talk about beach weather, beca

. >>> let's go over to bill martin.er than yesterday and more in store. >> a slight bit of warming tomorrow. temperature trend down as that weather system that i'm about to show you brings a chance for wet weather. it is big impact around here. rain and snow in the cascades. for us wet weather in the forecast. 86 in fairfield. 81 right now in concord. warm out there. here's how it breaks down. you can see that this evening it is clear. plenty of sunshine, with the fog away from the coast we're looking at a live picture. there's no fog, it will be clear in the evening hours. tomorrow we're looking at sunny and warm, plenty of 70s and 80s as we go into the day. later this week we're setting up with the rain event i'm talking about. this is a computer model. this is a kind of unusual pattern. we'll be hot tomorrow and cool off and a chance for sprinkles. 90s showing up in the inland valleys. high pressure dominates and tomorrow as well. as that breaks down. the low pressure comes in with a slight chance of wet weather in t

chief meteorologist bill martin is back in five minutes with your complete bay area forecast. >> it was so beautiful like there's nothing like that. >>> a >>> the first vehicles to cross the new bay bridge. we showed it to you live last night right after the bridge opened to traffic. tonight we're hearing from one family among the first to cross. that new bridge has been packed with cars all day long. many of the drivers are regular commuters but some just want to be part of history. only on 2 tonight, amber lee live in fremont to tell us why a simple trip across the bay holds special significance for one family, amber. >> reporter: frank i first met the shaw family last night after they made their memorable trip to san francisco. shaw drove while his wife documented the trip. their four children sang a tribute to the new bridge. >> let's go bay bridge, let's go. >> reporter: chopper 2 captured the shaw's bridge as they were the first vehicle escorted across the bay bridge shortly after 10:00 last night. >> we're the first ones on the bay bridge. >> reporter: the shaw family had been sh

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our chief meteorologist bill martin is off but mark tamayo is filling in. it is going to get hot. >> today was perfect but temperatures will be trending up tomorrow. tomorrow you will notice the change. 70 in san francisco, lots of 70s and 80s around the bay. warmest locations 85, 86 degrees, antioch, fairfield and santa rosa. on the maps right now, we are in the clear with a few showers to the east of the sierra right now. as far as our conditions, clear skies and temperature coming down but still warm. san jose 76. santa rosa 83 degrees. and san francisco down from 70, 67 degrees. 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, typically i am pointing out, showing you fog, that is not the case today. that is the key change with clear skies. fog will reform tonight into tomorrow morning but mostly patchy. could be dense as well. be careful driving highway 1 tomorrow morning. clear skies for tonight. fog late. tomorrow, friday, warmer. and the weekend more sunshine. warm to hot. warmest locations inland, hottest locations in the upper 90s, approaching 100. tomorrow temperatures

our chief meteorologist bill martin taking us through the weekend in just five minutes. >>> the bay area sheriff has just been over a week now. howmany people are actually using it? >>> new video of a suspected explosive device in valejo. it happened on sonoma boulevard and highway 37. the travis air force base explosive team was called. team members examined that object and said it was harmless, possibly a toner cartridge from an industrial printer. the area was cleared by about 9:30 tonight. >>> the bay area bike share launched a week ago today with nearly 700 bikes. cara lou is here for the first week of operation. cara. >> reporter: right now there are nine bikes ride share bikes docked here. some stations are picking up tracks faster than others. at the bay area bike share station across from the san francisco cal train station we found a number of riders checking out and returning the signature green and blue bike. >> i live in burlingame and ride my bike to work. today i used it during lunch as well. >> i commute back and forth from work and it's been helpful. i was excited when i

let's go to bill martin.gin with. >> didn't seem like it to me around the coast and the bay. we had hot days but not record heat days. as we head outside these are the numbers recorded today. hot spot antioch 87. 83 santa rosa. 90 morgan hill. look around the bay. 70. very mild. temperatures tomorrow are cooler. this system will drop down in the next few days towards the end of the week. that brings us a wintry looking weather system. it will visit seattle and portland. the fog off shore is what you expect to see in the fall. fog bank gets diminished. it is not as extensive. these are the days at half-moon bay along the coast and nicest weather of the year for the coastal residents. in terms of losing the july, august fog this is when it happens. it will come back tonight. there will be fog in the morning hours. it will burn off quickly. tomorrow 60s around the bay. mid 60s. forget 90s. we have 60s, 70s. hot spots are upper 70s and low 80s. freemont clouds. start off at 56. end up at 74. mission peak a beauti

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. >> also, bill martin back in 5 >>> the bike path is a real hit with bike riders.ut some fear the bike riders are enjoying it a little more than they're supposed to. >> reporter: the speed limit is 15 miles an hour. but some bikers clearly go faster than that on the new bay bridge bike path. >> this is a big launching pad for going too fast. >> reporter: it made some pedestrians nervous this morning. >> the bicyclists are flying by. >> reporter: here we are, in the right lane, heading east, using our speedometer, we didn't see anyone obviously breaking the speed limit. on the path, we saw quite a few speeding bikers and tried to get some to slow down and talk. he was even riding in the pedestrian pathway. bikers who said they won't speed acknowledged some will. >> you've got this straight shot. if you're a kid you're going to do it. >> reporter: athletes track the miles and routes they run or ride with speed included. the question is, will this develop into a race where one cyclist challenges others to beat their path. >> you mean stupid people? no, they're no such

. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking wet weather for tomorrow. the last day of summer.>>> the america's cup took another unexpected turn today. the new zealand team had the finish line in site and the america's cup almost in its hands when officials stopped the first race because it exceeded the time limit. oracle won the second race with a commanding lead. the races will continue tomorrow and fans say crowds have been building. >> it wasn't as crowded now it's really picked up. i think people are really enjoying it. >> we just flew in yesterday and we thought this would all be over by the time we got here. my husband and i had been watching it on the tele. >> reporter: the kiwis only have to win one more race. races is starting to start tomorrow at 1:15. >>> now to a story you will see only on 2. it was an unusual basketball game that pitted the warriors against inmates at san quintin prison. >> no cell phone, no weapons of any kind. homemade or other wise. no tobacco i'm sure we have none of that. >> reporter: the golden state warriors team made up of head coach mark

chief meteorologist bill martin is back in five minutes with your complete bay area forecast. >> it was so beautiful like there's nothing like that. >>> a memorable trip all captured on video. only on 2, one father and mother lip's mission to witness history on the new bay bridge. ♪ [ horn honks ] kevin! toaster strudel, yah? ♪ warm, flaky, gooey toaster strudel. faster than kenny can dodge a question. honey, how'd that test go? [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you've got snack-defying, satisfying mmmm. totino's pizza rolls. mmm hmmm. mmmm. [ female announcer ] zero to pizza. pronto. >>> the first vehicles to cross the new bay bridge. we showed it to you live last night right after the bridge opened to traffic. tonight we're hearing from one family among the first to cross. that new bridge has been packed with cars all day long. many of the drivers are regular commuters but some just want to be part of history. only on 2 tonight, amber lee live in fremont to tell us why a simple trip across the bay holds special significance for one family, amber. >> reporter: frank i first met

. >> the weather is changes around the mount diablo, our chief meteorologist bill martin is live with how that is helping. >> thicks are changing. -- things are changing. mount diablo, temperatures in the triple digits and humidities in the teens. high fire danger. the thing that is missing is had strong winds and that is good news for firefighters. that is forcing the fire to burn itself out. 96 degrees right now in walnut creek. san ramon 96. fire zone on the east side of the mountain, near the morgan fire, 97 degrees right now. winds west at 10. i have strong winds blowing 23 out of the northwest. blowing it smoke towards the livermore valley. john fowler will talk about the smoke and the effects. things are changing around. looking at winds on shore, northwesterly breeze. humidities come up and temperatures fall. when i come back i will break that down for you. a better scenario for firefighters into the next 24 hours. >> thank you. >> and ktvu's julie haener is live at the fire -- [no audio] >> reporter: we are at what is base camp. a small village within this large military rese

bill martin is in the weather center right now it tell us about the red flag warning. >> that's right in the next half hour, the red flag warning will go into effect for the north bay and east hills. as we go into the next few hours, they're going to start clocking out of the north and northeast. those winds are fire danger winds. they'll start to funnel through the canyons of the north bay. one of the things i'm picking up, look at fairfield, there's a north wind already. see fairfield coming in. concord is still due west. san francisco airport, due west at 22, everybody else in half moon bay starting to clock north. in the next few hours, they all start going this way. changes everything. the humidity's dropped, and the winds actually funnel. the winds could go 30, 40 miles per hour as we go into the morning hours on thursday. a red flag warning coming up. i'm going to talk abouthat. windy in the hills, just how windy, and warmer weather. >>> around the bay area, many people are bracing for the strong winds. one of the big concerns, trees snapping power lines. pg and e says it's sch

our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> two days ago 102 degrees.and because of the fog bank off shore, temperatures are cooling off 25 and 30 degrees from where they were a couple days ago. the marine layer, it is up over 2800 feet. almost 3,000 feet last night. it is getting over all the hills. that is where the fog is. it moved all over. high clouds coming in. look at the fog in the lower area. see it in here. all along the coast. high clouds. you get the picture. cloudy inland. higher clouds. foggy along the coast and bay. highs for tomorrow are going to be warmer. they got to be. temperatures come up a little bit. firefighters love this pattern because it is cooler, moister. temperatures are down into the 70s. time lapse show clouds over head. that is fog. a marine layer working inland. back to the golden gate bridge, fog. over night lows in the 50s. low 60s. look at the forecast for tomorrow, then. there is the fog in the morning. all nine bay area counties. 6:00 a.m. thundershowers. seeing blow back from the clouds in the sacramento valley. f

our chief meteorologist bill martin, back with what to expect and when. >> but up first, cameras rollith san francisco landmarks in the background. the incentives bringing a new television production to the city. for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. >>> san francisco has long been a destination for gay people across the country, now a new television series that explores the lives of three gay men is being shot in the city. mike mibach takes us on location. >> it's a beautiful day, everybody! >> reporter: san francisco's union square. >> we just stopped to see what was going on. >> reporter: on one side, you have the tourists. >> and background, action. >> reporter: on the other, a little hollywood. >> kind of exciting. >> reporter: a new hbo series set in san francisco is being filmed in the city for the next two months. >> i think it's important to be true to life and to show what the vibe here is in san francisco. >> reporter: the drama is called looking, and revolving around the lives of three gay friends. >> i think it's probably past its time. >> reporter: superv

. >>> there is a trend in store that some of us according to our chief meteorologist bill martin may not be so happy about. >> it's interesting here because the city is going to heat up. but in san francisco they've only had one to two days of 80 plus degree weather. the last warm temperature they had was in may. it's been a cool summer in the san francisco area. temperatures are going to increase as we go into the bay area middle of the week. there's some big changes coming. this is the system we've been tracking here. just spinning around here. so what is it going to do? if it's wintertime it brings rain. but if it's summer it brings cooler temperatures into the area. we had thundershowers out in here. a few sprinkles showing up in here. but right now things are drying up and we're starting to warm up. temperatures today were much like what we saw yesterday. 84 in fairfield, highs tomorrow, they are a lot like these. temperatures are going to be very similar. lots of mid-80s in the hot spots as we go through time as we head to the extended forecast it's going to warm up through her

bill martin is in the weather center right now it tell us about the red flag warning. >> that's right in the next half hour, the red flag warning will go into effect for the north bay and east hills. as we go into the next few hours, they're going to start clocking out of the north and northeast. those winds are fire danger winds. they'll start to funnel through the canyons of the north bay. one of the things i'm picking up, look at fairfield, there's a north wind already. see fairfield coming in. concord is still due west. san francisco airport, due west at 22, everybody else in half moon bay starting to clock north. in the next few hours, they all start going this way. changes everything. the humidity's dropped, and the winds actually funnel. the winds could go 30, 40 miles per hour as we go into the morning hours on thursday. a red flag warning coming up. i'm going to talk about that. windy in the hills, just how windy, and warmer weather. >>> around the bay area, many people are bracing for the strong winds. one of the big concerns, trees snapping power lines. pg and e says it's s

in five minutes, our chief meteorologist, bill martin delivers his complete bay area forecast. >>> newns of life on a stretch of san francisco's market street, that had long been given up for dead, but twitter moved in about a year ago, and activity has picked up. how high-tech is helping the city's economy. ken? >> reporter: jewel, the old san francisco furniture mart opened up in 1937, the same year as the golden gate bridge. now it and the entire mid- market neighborhood are undergoing a transformation, thanks in part to twitter. it's the end of the day shift for twitter employees who tell us they can't talk to us on camera. >> they're in their head phones, and they walk. >> so that's a twitter person. >> yeah, that's a twitter person. >> it definitely does feel kind of forgotten, sandwiched between the two most popular parts of the city. >> reporter: a major high rise apartment building is under construction across the street from twitter. rents ranged from 2800 to $6,700 a month. >> they don't seem to match with the area at all. i could be paying the same, and live in a much bette

. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking wet weather for tomorrow. the last day of summer. he has the time line for the weekend. >>> why officials pulled the plug on one of today's two america's cup races. "are you okay mom?" "yes i am" (nervous) (screaming) "never again grace elizabeth" life insurance from new york life can help your family keep good going. >>> the america's cup took another unexpected turn today. the new zealand team had the finish line in site and the america's cup almost in its hands when officials stopped the first race because it exceeded the time limit. oracle won the second race with a commanding lead. the races will continue tomorrow and fans say crowds have been building. >> it wasn't as crowded now it's really picked up. i think people are really enjoying it. >> we just flew in yesterday and we thought this would all be over by the time we got here. my husband and i had been watching it on the tele. >> reporter: the kiwis only have to win one more race. races is starting to start tomorrow at 1:15. >>> now to a story you will see only on 2. it was

. >> also, bill martin back in 5 minutes.e'll tell us when temperatures will hit the mid-90-degree mark. too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> the bike path is a real hit with bike riders. but some fear the bike riders are enjoying it a little more than they're supposed to. >> reporter: the speed limit is 15 miles an hour. but some bikers clearly go faster than that on the new bay bridge bike path. >> this is a big launching pad for going too fast. >> reporter: it made some pedestrians nervous this morning. >> the bicyclists are flying by. >> reporter: here we are, in the right lane, heading east, using our speedometer, we didn't see anyone obviously breaking the speed limit. on the path, we saw quite a few speeding bikers and tried to ge

our chief meteorologist bill martin taking us through the weekend in just five minutes. >>> the bay area sheriff has just been over a week now. howmany people are actually using it? >>> the first is a bomb squad after being called to the side of a bay area freeway. >>> new video of a suspected explosive device in valejo. it happened on sonoma boulevard and highway 37. the travis air force base explosive team was called. team members examined that object and said it was harmless, possibly a toner cartridge from an industrial printer. the area was cleared by about 9:30 tonight. >>> the bay area bike share launched a week ago today with nearly 700 bikes. cara lou is here for the first week of operation. cara. >> reporter: right now there are nine bikes ride share bikes docked here. some stations are picking up tracks faster than others. at the bay area bike share station across from the san francisco cal train station we found a number of riders checking out and returning the signature green and blue bike. >> i live in burlingame and ride my bike to work. today i used it during lunch as wel

in five minutes, our chief meteorologist, bill martin delivers his complete bay area forecast.believable. >> a stretch of san francisco's market street that was all but dead is starting to thrive, we'll explain why in a live report. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> new at 10:00, signs of life on a stretch of san francisco's market street, that had long been given up for dead, but twitter moved in about a year ago, and activity has picked up. how high-tech is helping the city's economy. ken? >> reporter: jewel, the old san francisco furniture mart opened up in 1937, the same year as the golden gate bridge. now it and the entire mid- market neighborhood are undergoing a transformation, thanks in part to twitter. it's the end of the day shift for twitter employees who tell us they can't talk to us on camera. >> they're in their head phones

bill martin will be >>> back now live, we're watching the morgan fire.nt diablo is a jewel of the bay area. one of the tallest peaks in the region. we've been watching small flare ups break out tonight on the east side of the mountain as firefighters deal with small hot spots because of the increased wind activity this evening. but a much different situation than what it was 24 hours ago. a loot of progress has been made in battling this fire. i want to talk about the extreme conditions though for firefighters. during conditions such as this, hele-tack crews are vital. these guys are prepared for extreme conditions in the most difficult of terrains. i talked with a former captain earlier tonight, who explained how these crews put their lives on the line to keep people safe. he says it's a difficult job you can only do for a certain number of years. >> it's liking about a pro athlete. you can only do it for so many years. it's intense training. intense physical abuse. they're like miniature hotshot views for cal fire. there's only 11 or 12 of them around

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i'm bill martin. thanking you for your heroes nomination. it's now time to vote. s year's finalists are lynn adams for her years of cleaning up pacifica beaches. bill long, a modern day trail blazer. and karen, restoring watershed and removing innovative plants. vote today by visiting ktvu.com/conserves heroes. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 6:55. will the famous bay bridge troll live on the new eastern span? the troll is an 18-inch tall metal sculpture created by an oakland blacksmith. iron workers instilled it on the old bay bridge without permission. it was meant to be a good luck charm to ward off disasters after the 1989 earthquake. >> i think it's become a part of san francisco and oakland's own story about themselves as folklore that people have learned about it and followed it. >>> a replica of the troll is now featured in a new exhibit at the oakland museum of californ

there is one fewer shopping weekend between thanksgiving and christmas and bill martin says this means are rolling out promotions earlier than usual. if you look for a deal on beer, wal-mart is so determined to become the biggest retailer for beer they are selling some brew almost at cost in in stores. they are trying to double alcohol sales by 2016 and guzzle a larger share of the $45 billion beer market. >> antacid is returning to shelves after a break with the help of a marketing campaign from a chef after a recall in 2010. a french drugmaker bought the brand early this year. that is the news from the new york stock exchange with bloomberg business report. >> do not expect to see billionaire c.e.o. with a frown for too long, larry ellison, if he loses america's cup he will be kicking off the appreciation party next wednesday night. a giant ferris wheel has been set up on the island if the event. maroon 5 and black keys will perform. it opened sunday at mascone center the biggest convention of the year in san francisco, 47,000 are expected to attend this year. >> ten-year-old antioch

i'll bill martin thank you you for your nomination. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning newsake a live look at the big board. huge day as expected, dow jones up almost 150 points right now looking for a new fed chief ben ben bernanke steps aside in january and the news that's affecting wall street secretary former treasury secretary lawrence summers withdrew his name and wall street seems to be responding very favorably. >>> now a woman with ties to the bay area now the frontrunner to take over for ben bernanke, as the chair of the federal reserve. janet yellen is currently the vice chair of the federal reserve. yesterday former treasury secretary larry summers pulled his name from consideration so now yellen is the front runner. she taught economics at uc berkeley, was president of the federal reserve bank of san francisco and if appointed she would become the first woman to head the central bank. ben bernanke's term ends in january. >>> time is 6:55. safety concerns for thousands of bridges all over america, and some of those bridges, right here in the bay area. an associat

let's say the senate left it in the bill, martin. coburn over a few months ago -- i think it was the end of july, cited a crs report, where he talks about all of the many ways in which obamacare has already been funded. and for some reason, ted cruz doesn't realize that in a mere six days, the exchange is open and that's all, folks. >> robert, angela mentions the fact that he might be a bad loser. but this man does have a significant place in the republican party. doesn't he? and i don't know if you've been -- you can cast any light on this. but apparently, according to politico, gop senator john boozman laid into cruz, and another republican said that boozman was like a sleeping bear who had been awoken. >> that's exactly right. i can confirm that report. i've actually spoken to sources who are familiar with that meeting on tuesday, among senate republicans behind closed doors and one senate republican described it as so. it was like a family reunion gone bad. all came together as a family on obamacare, willing to defund it. now the

. >> bill: impact segment tonight, is there a rise of hate crimes in the u.s.a. in the wake of the trayvon martindict in all over the country police are arresting black men and some girls for assaulting ional media pretty much ignoring the story but two cases here in new york city have removed all doubt that serial hate attacks are going on. 62-year-old jeffrey back bought killed after being attacked by 40-year-old martin reddick who screamed i'm going to punch the first white man i see. also in new york city 31-year-old white man was punched in the face and called a cracker allegedly by a black man being hunted by police. in pittsburgh 32-year-old ginger beaten by four black teenage girls who were calling her a white bitch. the girls have been arrested. she suffered a concussion and other injuries. in new orleans, four boys and a girl have been arrested in a hate crime on a man police say the black teens yelled homophobe bic and racial slurs at him. joining us from philadelphia dr. donald tibbs who teaches law at drexel university. so in the context of the trayvon martin verdict, which angered m

you were wrong, bill, because trayvon martin looked a certain way, he died because he attacked zimmermanis no corroborating evidence of that, tom, there was reasonable doubt, you were not there, i was not there, the jury was there. it is wrong to stay what you said and state it as fact. we don't know. ft. worth texas, redskins does not refer to skin color but to war paint, so i guess we should call the team the washington red paints. so he suggests dennis rodman be put in front of a firing squad and you don't chastise him o'reilly? not cool. i don't believe that he wants dennis rodman to be shot dead by executioners. perhaps i'm wrong. and finally tonight, the tip of the day, wising up, the kids, the new book out called "the smartest kids in the world." the kids in finland, other parts of the world are doing better. when the researcher at northwestern university studied over 4,000 teens in the u.s. and their parents, he found that kids with authoratative parents had fewer problems with aggression had fewer problems, it does seem to work. it does work, here is the tip, be authoritative bu