cal instead of john.t's a wonderful example of what "behind the breaks" could be at its very best, trivia revelations about the cal thomases of the world. but then cal thomas made the mistake of thinking because they were off the air and just talking for the internet, it was safe to bring up the subject that no one at fox news could talk about. >> anybody want to bring up the subject we're not talking about today for the streamers? >> sure, go ahead, cal. >> i'm not going to touch it. >> don't worry, i'm going to let you see that again. it is too perfect a glimpse inside the collective mind of fox news. there's cal thomas saying, does anyone want to bring up the subject we're not talking about today, by which, of course, he means the single biggest story about the news media that's out there, the thing a show like this is supposed to spend all of its time on. this is a show about the news media, the scandal involving their boss, rupert murdoch. jim pinkerton then dares cal thomas to bring it up, thomas th

it begins with allen kohns asking cal thomas a question we all knew the answer to already. >> cal shortt is. >> you're calvin? >> that's my middle name, yes. >> what's your first name? >> john. >> why did you go with cal rather than john? >> i wanted to identify with the cal ripkin jr. >> okay, so that is a great example of what you could learn during a talkative commercial break. i knew cal was short for calvin but didn't know calvin was actually cal thomas' middle name, didn't know he was named after cooledge's two sons and didn't know he didn't know why he calls himself cal instead of john. that's a wonderful example of what "behind the breaks" could be at its very best, trivia revelations about the cal thomas' of the world, but then cal thomas made the mistake of thinking because they were off the air and just talking for the internet, it was safe to bring up the subject that no one at fox news could talk about. >> anybody want to bring up the subject we're not talking about tonight for the streamers? >> sure, go ahead, cal. >> i'm not going to touch it. >> don't worry, i'm going to

cal state university tuition schools like this one, cal state east bay, where we're live this morning also see a 12% increase. that on top of a 10% increase from earlier this year. and that increase will be immediate. beginning this fall, it will cost over $5,000 for the fall semester. and it's not just the cal state system. uc schools like berkeley are facing increases, as well. it will be the ninth increase in eight years. tuition and fees will be up 9.6%. that means it will cost over $12,000 for the fall term. the state is limited constitutionally as to where they can make budget cuts. using tuition fees as the go-to alternative is one way that they are hoping to make ends meet. this is all happening when cal state trustees will look to vote on a new proposal for the incoming uc chancellor. he will be paid over $400,000 including a car allowance and housing allowance. two hot button issues that the trustees will have to vote on later today in long beach. grace? >> all right, anser hassan in hayward, thanks for joining us this morning. >>> if you are just getting up, you might notic

cal state university tuition schools like this one, cal state east bay, where we're live this morning also see a 12% increase. that on top of a 10% increase from earlier this year. and that increase will be immediate. beginning this fall, it will cost over $5,000 for the fall semester. and it's not just the cal state system. uc schools like berkeley are facing increases, as well. it will be the ninth increase in eight years. tuition and fees will be up 9.6%. that means it will cost over $12,000 for the fall term. the state is limited constitutionally as to where they can make budget cuts. using tuition fees as the go-to alternative is one way that they are hoping to make ends meet. this is all happening when cal state trustees will look to vote on a new proposal for the incoming uc chancellor. elliott hirshman will be paid over $400,000 not including a car allowance and housing allowance. two hot button issues that the trustees will have to vote on later today in long beach. grace? >> all right. anser hassan in hayward, thank you. >>> 6:05 now. let's check traffic and weather. >> defi

i'll the president of the cal hollow association. i want to begin by refuting an inaccurate perception that we do not want affordable housing in our area. we have said from the start that we agree there is a need for those services, and larkin street has done a fine job in transitioning youth. all i've listened to today i feel we're preaching to the choir. we're not here to denounce the affordable housing, we're here to support it. all the children, our youth, that have stood up, we welcome you. we would love for you to be in our community. and the other gentleman said things we'd like to do, such as go a job training, we will do that. all we're asking is that you don't make exception to the zoning laws to do so because the price tag is so large. there should be some oversight for this type of mechanism. bring in 16. start it tomorrow. in fact, they could have already started building if they had moved forward with the existing zoning laws. i also want to mention that we have spoken to our supervisor about formulating a lombard stree

my name is kim regan and i live in cal ho low. i want to enthusiastically support this project. i was somewhat amazed to hear so many of my neighbors think that this would be awful. so i've looked into it. i've gone to meatings. i've been emailed, received stuff in the mail, hard snail mail, and all of it has convinced me that there is nothing better we need to do as a community for people who need us. i provided these kinds of supportive spferses for my children. we need to take care of the children who have been left in our care. this is a perfect example. if not here, where? if not now, when? thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is robert bardell, president of the golden gate valley neighborhood association. i just dropped in here late. i was kinds of hoping the hearing would be over. i'm sure you would, too. [laughter] anyway, i just wants to say that golden gate valley neighborhood association is the only neighborhood group on the whole north end that i know of that supports this project wholeheartedly. we understand that there are some concerns, and i think

i live in cal holow. i want diversity in my backyard. i cannot tell you how knowing it is to see the 22-28-year-old walking down the street drunk on a saturday night. these youth are responsible. they have responsibility and obligation to our society. guess what, larkin gives them hope to do that in to fill the obligation that we want them to succeed, and it will do that. we need to increase the density. 24 units. that is not that much. but across the street at the condo, guess what, it may not be -- it may be empty because it is not that pretty. larkin is creating a building that will preserve the integrity of the historic structure. does what, a toxic little money to that. why? at the end of the day, we have to put fear minimum wage in 12 or buildings. somebody was saying about i guess open space? guess what, three blocks away is presidio. that is the only urban national park outside of washington, d.c. it is not that hard to do whatever you want a few blocks away and i walked all the time. at the end of the day, when i was 22, the uni

and cal trans launches a new public safety campaign today. it comes after the deaths of three workers in less than two months. now the latest happened just a few weeks ago in san diego. 52-year-old richard gonzalez was cleaning up trash along a connector ramp when he was hit by a car. cal trans new campaign encourages drivers to follow the state's move over law. that requires drivers to slow down and move out of the lane that is next to any cal trans work. >>> all right. 4:53. back to sal to check in on the morning commute. sal. >>> all right. pam, right now traffic is doing well around the bay area. let's go out and take a look at the golden gate bridge. a little bit of mist and fog you might want to slow down this morning because the roads are going to be wet and especially in san francisco we have some wet weather. the morning commute is going to be okay if you are driving on doyle drive. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza westbound. it's still light. there are no major problems getting into san francisco. on that lower deck though they

cal fire says no one is happy. but it's the best choice among poor alternatives. >> tough budget times we are having to make some tough decisions and that was one of them. >> it's expensive but it's cost- effective. and what is saved is of course if you are talking lives it's -- you can't put a price on it. >> reporter: now, these planes can be used on an on call basis but it takes 24 hours to staff them. and if there is a big fire, the planes meet not even be available. frank? >> all right. anser hassan live in morgan hill, thank you. >>> we are going to go back live right now to world florida. we are just minutes or seconds away from learning the fate of casey anthony the florida mom found not guilty in her daughter's death. let's listen in. >> would the state care at this time to present any matters relative to aggravation? >> no, your honor. >> state care to present any issues at this time concerning any other matter? >> your honor, yesterday i filed a motion to attach special costs and reserve jurisdiction. th

a new set of eyes watching cal train commuters. the new security strategy after a series of deaths on the tracks there. we'll tell you about that. >>> plus how private is your cell phone? why a california senator wants to make it harder for police to search your records. and rescuers scrambling to help wildlife at the famous yellowstone river. the clean up after a big oil spill up there coming up. ,, 3q lysol neutra air fabric mist eliminates bacterial odors at the source. and unlike febreze, lysol is approved to kill 99.9% of bacteria on soft surfaces. two reasons why with lysol, a fresh home is the sign of a healthy home. the bay area, this fourth of july weekend. >>> back now at 5:09. more drunken driving arrests in the bay area over the weekend from friday night until saturday morning highway patrol officers arrested 67 people suspected of driving under the influence. that's ten more arrests than the same period last independence day weekend. dui arrests are also up statewide 442 drivers arrested this year compared to just 396

> hacer de chicago la ciudad más mía gaamigable con los esta unidos, es la preocupación del sal c s calque empresarios inmigrantes pudieran obtener licencia y permisos, y expandir programas de enseñanza iglesia y cursos de ciudadanía. >>> por ejemplo padres himen toy mentores, y fortalecer la educación de nuestras comunidades >>> algunos líderes comunitarios consideran que esta iniciativa del alcalde puede ser para congraciarse con la comunidad de inmigrantes >>> el alcalde de alguna manera está respondiendo a las crítica que se le hicieron durante el período de campaña, y creando esta, esta especie de comisión >>> para josé luis gutiérrez quien presidio la oficina nuevos americanos a nivel estatal, si la propuesta del sal calcalde e seria debe cumplir >>> con un presupuesto adecuado, tiene que haber un grupo de consejeros, un consejo de deres de la comunidad. >>> de acuerdo con estadísticas de la alcaldía por lo menos una tercio de la población de chicago tiene ano pad un padre i inmigrante >>> para finales de este verano quieren hacerlo en la oficina, en chicago illinois viviana avila

and cal fire is going on line to crack down on legal and illegal fireworks sales. agents are cracking -- checking kragslist and other -- craigslist and other web sites to find people sell m-80s and firecrackers. >> we track them to stop and arrest those people because we have zillions on illegal fireworks. >> zillions, that's what they say. cal fire will levy fines for online sales of safe and sane fireworks. >>> from fireworks to fire danger. this weekend, as you heard, is going to be really, really hot. the land is dry. so tonight, fire departments that are cash strapped and short staffed are going out warning us to be extra careful. they're going door to door to help neighbors protect their homes from going up in flames. nbc bay area's traci grant is live in san mateo with that part of the story. >> reporter: jessica, since april, cal fire has inspected more than 1,200 homes in the unincorporated areas of san mateo and santa cruz counties. today these fires took us out to show us the preparations that homeowners need to make to decrease the fuel for a fire. the

the plane used in vietnam now in cal fires initial attack and a neat of s2-t tankers. they hold 1200 retardant and the cd10 holds 12,000. >> any time you lose any capability you will lose a certain amount of effectiveness. but, he and others in cal fire say the dc-10 was never as vital as the smaller initial neat. >> the most important thing for us is to maintain our attack capabilities. >> limitations with the dc-10 on types of terrain and the moving and their ability to fight fire in canyons. these are smaller planes, they can work -- work in tighter conditions than the dc-10. >> cal fire says they can still call on it if needed. the difference this fire season, though, it no longer has exclusive rights to the massive air tanker. in santa rosa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the state of california says it will save money on interest rates thanked to a boost. they upgraded the bond rating from negative to stable as a result of last week's ontime state budget. they call it realistic but it does not depend on rising tax revenue. they say the upgrade will help california cont

. >>> cal fire grounding a powerful tool just in time for fire season. what it means for our safety this summer. >>> good morning. it is thursday, july 7. thanks for joining us. i'm anne makovec. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. time now 5:00. we kick it off with that water main break that's left hundreds of homes without water in an east bay community. >> a ream nightmare for anybody trying to get ready -- a real nightmare for anybody trying to get ready for work this morning. kristy seifkin reports live from lafayette. a lot of activity there behind you. >> reporter: yeah. i imagine most people actually were asleep until a couple of minutes ago when this jackhammer started going. they have been digging a hole for hours. they got a call last night. east bay m.u.d. came out around 11:30 and has been working since. there is a hole 5 feet deep dug underground cutting through tree branches. it's a big hole of water right now. they don't know where the break is. there are to pipelines here a 16" pipeline and 8" pipeline and it's the 8" line that was br

one of four players from cal and stanford on the u.s. team. . >>> when the u.s. women's soccer team plays france, alex morgan scored the third and decisive goal >> seeing a teammate make it to that level is awesome. it makes you believe in yourself a little more. >> reporter: lauren, a teammate of morgan's as cal said morgan is an inspiration for her and hundreds of players at cal u's soccer camp. many young women look up to her, who graduated from cal in three an a half years >> humility was spectacular. she was a team player. she worked for her teammates very, very hard, one of the girls. and she never put herself ahead of others. >> i think what has gone to the highest level are her work ethic. >> reporter: along with her, three players formerly of stanford. members of the u.s. team that inspire the world with come from behind wins and an unparalleled determination. according to the coach >> the whole cup run for the u.s. team has been amazing, you know? i think it has been transsended the game for sure. >> reporter: a lot of local soccer fans will be watching

eleven people were hit and killed by cal trains so far this year. the agency says the cameras could help with investigations and provide information to stem the problem. it could also save train conductors from potential lawsuits. if the plan is approved, cal train will begin installing the cameras next month. >>> the frame work for all electronic tolling system on the golden gate bridge could be decided today. one option for collecting tolls is fast track. others include one time payments at nearby retail stores. license platein voices. and automatic deductions from driver's credit or debit card account. the system could go in place as soon as next year. >>> 4:37 is the time. speaking of the bridge and the commute, let's check in with sal. what's going on for the commute so far, sal? >>> there's a couple things going on. first of all we're going to go outside and see what we can see with some of the -- look at the golden gate bridge. it's pretty foggy. that's one of the things i want to let you know. the fog is out there and the traffic is going to

cal trans is launching a new public safety campaign today following the deaths of three cal trans workers in less than two months. the latest one happened just a couple weeks ago in san diego. 52-year-old richard gonzalez cleaning up trash along a connector ramp when he was hit by a car. the cal trans new campaign is encouraging all drivers follow the state's move over law. it requires drivers to slow down and move out of the lane that's right next to where any cal trans workers are working. >>> time now 5:37. go back to sal to check in on the commute. sal. >> all right. this morning we have that mist and that drizzle that's going to make it tough for driving in parts of san francisco, the golden gate bridge. we look at a live picture here. it is going to be a little bit slow as you head down to the toll plaza and get onto doyle drive and also parts of southern marin in some areas. not here though. here it looks nice. but when you get to some of the choke points you will slow down and you should because of the wet weather. morning commute is not effected at the bay bridge. in fact i've ju

one of four players from cal and stanford on the u.s. team. . >>> when the u.s. women's soccer team plays france, alex morgan scored the third and decisive goal >> seeing a teammate make it to that level is awesome. it makes you believe in yourself a little more. >> reporter: lauren, a teammate of morgan's as cal said morgan is an inspiration for her and hundreds of players at cal u's soccer camp. many young women look up to her, who graduated from cal in three an a half years >> humility was spectacular. she was a team player. she worked for her teammates very, very hard, one of the girls. and she never put herself ahead of others. >> i think what has gone to the highest level are her work ethic. >> reporter: along with her, three players formerly of stanford. members of the u.s. team that inspire the world with come from behind wins and an unparalleled determination. according to the coach >> the whole cup run for the u.s. team has been amazing, you know? i think it has been transsended the game for sure. >> reporter: a lot of local soccer fans will be watching

cal tans says the cameras will help with investigationsant help prevent accidents. they can also save train conductors. if the plane is approved, they will begin to install the cameras next month. the reno vase of the new -- renovation of the new grand club will be finished by next month. 630 guest rooms an corridors were updated during the first phase. the rest is expected to be finished in the fall next year. >>> this will be a special for kids at at&t park. >>> and the new harry potter movie is not even out but already a spell has been cast on these people in the british capital. >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street, stocks rallying. nasdaq is 7 por an eighth straight day -- is up for an eighth straight day. this is a day before the unemployment report for june comes out. >>> santa clara county vector will try to get rid of mosquitoes that may carry the west nile virus. they will be fogging an area by sunnyvale, near south grape avenue and cass kay drive an will start at 11 -- cascade drive and they will start at 11:00 p.m. >>> harry potter fans

. >>> cal-trans worker has been critically injured on the job. asphalt truck backed over the worker in fremont this afternoon. it happened on mission boulevard near calgary court. 3 other cal-trans workers have been killed while working in the last three months. chp and cal-trans recently launched a new campaign state wide that we reported reminding drivers to slow down or move over in road construction zones. >>> major changes are coming to san francisco courts. severe budget cuts mean that everything from tl parking ticket to getting a divorce will take much longer. dozens of courtrooms are closing because there's just not enough money to keep them open. and as l vick lee explains, hundreds of people will also be out of a job. >> this is a grim day for our court. >>reporter: presiding judge catherine feinstein broke the bad news. 200 employees will be laid off. that's about 40 percent of the work force. 25 of 63 courtrooms will close. >> the civil division will essentially be out of business. cases will sit on shelves piled high and will not ma

the suspect is identified as 29- year-old eric weirs of southern cal. investigators say he drove the wrong way, intentionally driving into the path of an oncoming car, killing the driver. and this is the woman he killed, 49-year-old anna barajas. today, her family and friends gathered to pay their respects. >> he took her life. he left all these kids and her family. >> a very loving, caring person. she always had her arms open for everyone. i want him to know that she was an amazing woman and amazing mother. >> barajas was going home from her work when she was hit and killed. >>> a live looking outside from our roof cam this evening. take a look. you can see the picture's a little muddled here. that is because we are seeing the fog, dense fog close to the coastline and fog throughout our bay shores at this time. that's the reason why temperatures are a little bit more mild this evening in the upper 50s and low 60s for the most part. still 66 in antioch. temperatures aren't going to move much because of that fog. here's what you can expect out there tomo

. >> there has been another fatality on cal train tracks. it hit a man at the lawrence station last night around 6:45. the man's name has not been released. it's unclear if the death was a south side or an accident. this is the fifth fatality in seven weeks on the cal train right of way. >>> friends and family are mourning the death of a sheriff -- 49-year-old jim mathiesen was gunned down early yesterday morning. he was asked to come to a home to help a family friend in a domestic dispute. that's when he was shot and killed by thomas halloran. halloran was then shot dead by the friend's brother. >>> time now 5:04. the debt ceiling standoff continues in washington as the deadline to act draws closer. the republican lead house passed the plan but it's expected to go nowhere in the senate. the bipartisan president obama has praised. glove compartment minnesota state government is back in business today after being shut down for nearly three weeks. the last votes came in around 1:30 our time. in the end david gave up. 22,000 state workers are e

we've developed a real culture here at ca cal skate.ple are very sad -- people are very sad that we're leaving. we're sad that we're leaving. >> well, when cal skate opened there were 18 skating rinks in the bay area. once the rink closes tomorrow, only five will remain. the owners say the rink is doing well financially, but the building is too old to maintain. >>> lots of fanfare in san francisco for the grand opening of a new library. after 75 years the visitacion valley neighborhood has its own library branch. it officially opened today. the new library has a designated space for teens and children, a quiet study room, plus a program for after hour community meetings. the visitacion valley branch library is the 20th project to be completed under the branch library improvement program funded by a 2000 bond measure. it costs about $13.5 million. >>> a new effort today in san francisco to record some of the 112 languages spoken in the bay area. researchers for the rosetta project held a record-a-thon at the internet ar chief i have in s

cal osha by the way has finished its investigation but they have not told us their findings. >>> calns wants all of you drivers to move over. cal trans is launching a new public safety campaign today following the deaths of three cal trans workers in less than two months. the latest happened just a couple weeks ago in san diego. 52-year-old richard gonzalez was cleaning up trash along the connector ramp when he was hit by a car. the cal trans new campaign is encouraging drivers to follow the state's move over layoff. it requires all drivers to slow down and then move out of the lane. it happens to be next to where any cal trans workers are working. >>> 6:37 is the time right now. let's check back in with sal. what are you keeping an eye on, sal? >>> well, we're starting off looking at the san mateo bridge, pam. and looking at all the bay area bridges. they look pretty good right now. you can see the traffic is moving nicely although it's overcast and going to be driving into some wet roads, some wet weather in san mateo county this morning. also parts of santa clara and san francisco

prince william and kate middleton touched down in so cal. we'll take you there live. >>> plus in the waikes of two firefighters, we're hearing the story that left more than a dozen people homeless. >>> the strongest push of fog we've seen all week arriving right now in san francisco. temperatures, 62 degrees. and we're seeing some cooling here in the south and the east bay as well. we'll talk all about 70-degree weather. that will make a big comeback. >>> a nursing student who has been missing since may, once again the focus of a day-long fundraiser in hayward. family and friends are holding the event at sis learn. 20% will be donate to the ongoing effort to find the 26-year-old. we first told you about her vanishing on may 22 in hayward. >> it keep getting harder and harder. we have to stay focused. and we have to stay positive that she is out there. that she is alive. >> her family is hoping you'll come out and be a part of the fund-raiser. all you need to do is put them in order and tell the cashier that you're there in honor of the event

. >> on the panel this he can woo, writer and fox news contributor judy miller, and cal thomas, jim pinkerton, yellow and fox news contributor jehmu green. i'm jon scott, fox news watch is on right now. have you heard of media matters for america? it's an anti-conservative organization funded by a guy or founded, i should say, by a guy named david brock with this stated mission. media matters for america is a web-based not for profit 501 c3 progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively mon

think you've never heard of cal penn? you'll recognize him now.is best known for his roles in the requested harold and kumar" movies. took a break in 2009 to work for the obama administration. this time penn is heading out for a recurring role in the hit series "how i met your mother" starring neil patrick harris. neil patrick harris got his career restarted thanks to cal penn in those "harold and kumar" movies. one helping the other. >>> the crew on the space shuttle "atlantis" and the international space station got a vip call from the president this afternoon. before turning serious matters, the president could not hold back from having a little fun with the crew members. let's listen. >> hello. this is the international space station. >> this is president obama. who am i talking to? >> hello, mr. president. you're talking to the increment 28 crew and the crew of the space shuttle "atlantis." >> that's funny because i was just dialling out for pizza. i didn't expect to end up in space. >> well, the old pizza joke. why not? the president then th

cal-trans wants to widen parts of the road as we reported to allow larger trucks to come through. envinmental sued saying the project will damage tree root and may kill several thousand year old redwood. cal-trans believes it can do this work without serious harm to the tree however but now a judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering cal-trans to stop work until a hearing is scheduled for december. cal-trans spokesman says they are disappointed but standby their plan to widen the highwa highway. >> all right. let's focus now on the weather forecast a little closer to the weekend and things are changing a bit. >> things cooling down approach the weekend. pretty warm all weekend long especially in the inland area but pleasant. live view from the high definition mountain tam camera lacking out over the bay. we have had some fog pushing through the golden gate work its way across the bay tonight but not very wide spread. sky mainly clear. this afternoon this was the view we saw fog clearing away from the coast line north of u us. thanks to nice dry flow of northerly winds and

iranian officials say a final hearing is scheduled for sunday in the espionage case against the two calbauer and josh fattal. they claim they were hiking in neighboring iraq and accidentally crossed into unmarked border into iraq. men's families are taking recent comments by tehran's top prosecutor as a good sign. they organized a rally today outside iran's united nations mission down in new york. ♪ [ music ] >>> norway has begun burying the dead. today families held the first funerals one week after the oslo massacre that claimed 78 lives. norwegian officials say the oslo killings was the isolated act of a lone wolf terrorist. they say there is no evidence to support anders breivik's claims of belonging to an anti- -islam terror network but an antiterrorism meeting in brussels european leaders warned of a continent-wide threat from right wing extremistes. >>> alex trebek is expected to have surgery today after injuring himself chasing an alleged thief here in san francisco. the jeopardy star says he ruptured his right achilles heel after the intruder woke him up in a hotel room early t

. >>> cal state students will pay more for education as a new cal state president gets a huge pay raiseerday, trustees approved a 12 tuition hike this fall. they also voted to give the new president of san diego state a $100,000 pay raise. cal state students say they are disappointed with the trustees. >> just two years ago the fees were half as much as they are now. >> i think it's horrible because it's like we're trying to get an education and then all they're trying to do is make us pay more money. >> governor brown criticized the salary raise while asking students to pay more. csu defends the raise saying the university needs to offer competitive salaries. >>> 4:44. treating cancer without harmful radiation. how stem cells could be the answer. >>> plus, it's a new trend and it's all spurred by hollywood. many expectant mothers are trying to keep the weight off. you know why that has doctors worried. >>> default is not an option. >> and republicans come up with a contingency plan to keep the nation from defaulting on its own loans. >>> and looks like a nice day for travel if you are

tunnel for those two cal grads that have been held captive for almost two years in iran. >> plus, school south and thieves are striking. the gold mine they discovered at bay area schools and why they keep coming back. >>> and a little shake, rattle and roll. we all not bay area roads are bumpy. -- we all know that bay area roads are a little bumpy. how our potholes compare to the rest of the country. >>> clouds clearing out, plenty of sunshine for friday. i'll have the weekend forecast coming up. get at&t u-verse today. at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only 29 a month for six months. hd-ready dvr receiver included at no extra charge. plus, get up to 132 channels,

." >>> cal state parks are open for business this holiday weekend but next july the 4th about 70 parks could be closed. the state parks budget is half what it was six years ago, just not enough money to go around. >>> i think that people would be willing to pay a little bit more to camp. i don't think we need to close the park. >> supermarkets will donate a nickel for every shopper that brings in a reusable bag. >> 1.5 million californians are paying more for health insurance. the rate increases mainly effects small businesses and individual policyholders. premiums are climbing as much as 92%. the increase reflects rising costs for diagnosis particular testing. >> i have the authority to reject insurance but not health insurance. >>> assembly bill 52 would give them the power to reject rate hikes. that is getting momentum as a result of the higher premiums. there is a key poet vote this coming wednesday. insurance commissioners be say that there could be higher health care premiums. >> rafting is more dangerous than usual. and another fiat for schools, what u.c. officials arararararar

starting at midnight cal-trans closing north and south bound lanes of highway 101 from the interstate her 6 80 connect or to the expressway. first of 4 consecutive night 101 closed overnight. you see where on the map here. cal-trans is adding a south bound lane to the highway from story road to the actualy road interchange. just so you know. >> still a lovely day out ther there. quite a bit cooler. >> a little bit cooler. still very pleasant. sandy is here with the forecast with the weekend. >> we have temperatures moderating today. low 90's inland and in places like livermore came down 3 degrees in livermore. 93 today. 96 yesterday but places like san francisco a good 10 degrees drop. here's what contributed to it. high definition mount tamalpiais camera showing you what came back. this afternoon the marine layer established itself from this morning and then continued to hang around as you look down toward sausalito, richardson bay, san francisco high from 75 to 65 places like san jose, 91 yesterday only 83 degrees today. you know the breeds was back and the combination of the marine

eleven people were hit and killed by cal train vehicles so far this year. cal train says those cameras could help with investigations and also provide some information on how to prevent these problems. could also save train conductors from potential lawsuits. now if this camera plan is approved, cal train will start installing the cameras next month. >>> all right. 6:47 is the time right now. back over to sal who's keeping an eye on san francisco. what's going on, sal? >>> there's a problem, pam, we've been talking about it as you know eastbound 80 at seventh there's a stalled truck that was carrying a double wide modular office. it's almost like a double wide mobile home, but it's just an office. it's a square building. one of those double wide trucks that you see sometimes, well, the building slipped off the trailer's frame. this is a big problem for san francisco. northbound 101 is effected of course. so is drive to the bay bridge. now if you are trying to get on to the lower deck of the bay bridge if you live in san francisco trying to get to the east b

cal's perfect swing versus stan's midsummer magic at mlb.com midsummer classic 2011.don't remember which of the two highlights we are talking about, you can watch them right here on the screen. again, this is from cal ripkin his great all star game several years ago where he was not only named mvp but he also had a home run in the game. i believe it was the skydome if i have remember correctly. if you don't remember, go to mlb.com and watch it. all of us getting ready for the july 12th all star game in phoenix arizona at chase field. we are down to the final two stan versus cal and we will have a link for this at our website, abc2news.com. coming up later this morning, we will let you know to go on and vote and make the ironman's moment at the all star game one to remember. megan. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> it was supposed to be a fun night downtown with fireworks and it ended in violence. >> reporter: a man is stabbed to death outside mccormick and schmick's. i am linda so. what happened to a 4-year-old boy after the fireworks. >>> a boater is missing. >> peop

this is on top of the approved 10% for the cal state system. take the previously approved 10% and suggested 12% hike, students would be paying $1200 more than just a year ago. raising the annual tuition for in-state undergraduates by 3588 to $5472 a semester that would -- a year that would not include room or board or campus fees. u.c. students face a 9.6% hike if the board of regents approve their increase next thursday. theirs would be the ninth fee increase in eight years. us a might suspect both boards cite budget woes. they say the additional increase is necessary because the newly approved budget needs to reduce the deficit. we are expecting students to, indeed, protest when the board meets this morning. we're live at san francisco state, nick smith, "abc 7 news." >>> right now the chp is investigating a fatal accident that shut down a freeway off-ramp in daly city for hours this morning. investigators say a pedestrian was hit and killed while trying to cross the 19th avenue off-ramp. driver who hit the unidentified pedestrian stopped at

cal tran the shut down the freeway in both directions.reeway will reopen at 5:30 tomorrow morning. drivers will be de toured onto city streets and then back onto the 101. rue overnight c last until monday last until monday morning's commute. >>> we'll be right back.r home [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. swipe your card please. excuse me...? this belongs to you... o...um...thank you. excuse me... this is yours... thank you! you're welcome. with chase freedom, you get cash back on what you buy everyday. this is yours! thank you! that's 5% cash back in bonus categories every three months. and an unlimited 1% everywhere else. activate your 5% cash back today at chase.com/freedom, or at your local chase branch. >>> good saturday morning to you. 7:45 right now. a live look through the lens of josh out there, looking at the bow of the "uss hornet". the anniversary of apollo 11 and pickup of the astronauts there, as their capsule made the

this year things will be different at central fire in santa cruz county, which is responsible for so cal, cap toll law. >> we don't have enough to protect those areas. if there's a few fires going on he we can only grab one at a time. >> this year they have a normal compliment for monday evening so that's different than past years. >> in other words, no extra engines will be on the streets for the 4th. the lower staffing levels are a sign of the times. >> the public has to understand that in an era of declining budgets, we will see less public resources available. >> central fire's main concern is for homeowners on the cliff because of access issues, and for those who live near dry vegetation, like this grass which is known to smolder for hours if a bottle rocket lands in it. >> it's sad they don't have the money. and i wish we did. >> but central fire isn't the only department struggling because of budget constraints. today san jose's fire department announced it can't afford to staff every piece of appear rat -- apparatus in its arsenal. that means two engines will go out of service ev

cal train says that person was trespassing. now this latest incident comes as cal train is looking at installing cameras on its trains. the decision was put on hold yesterday as cal train figures out whether the video recordings including fatalities would be a matter of public wrecking. >>> a big rig driver for the john davis trucking company slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. the company says it is determined to find out why the driver ignored flashing lights and crossing gates and smashed into that moving train. the trucking company also said it was not at fault at two previous accidents that are sited in state safety records. >>> let's get you where you need to go. sal. >> we have good news. we had a truck that was briefly jackknifed. well that jackknife has been removed now. the lanes have been open. we just got that update from chp. let's show you where it was. this is southbound 101 at the lawrence expressway. for awhile as they straightened out the truck they had to block all the planes. now it's open. let'

cal-trans was hoping to have the tunnel completed by the end of this year the.began in 2007. >>> tl health news. there is new study out tonight about alzheimer's from researcher at the university of california. at this time suggests that our lifestyle may actually influence whether we get this disease later in life. here's if laura with more. >> former mechanical engineer mark van is physically well. mentally he's 6 years into a ferocious battle with early onset alzheimer's. him if mark van is 61. >> it's getting harder. every day. if he's for getting more and more. >> people ask me for if something or feed something if most of the time i can't help them because i have my own issues. >>reporter: according to a new study by university of california researcher deborah bar how we live today may heavily influence whether we get alzheimer's later in life. >> the findings from dr. barns study essentially indicates that from these major risk factors that perhaps we can actually tl participate in our ability to reduce our risk of alzheimer's disease. >>reporter: risk fa

clerk cal; -- cal; -- ca;vo;; -- calvillo: item number 38, the settlement of an unmitigated came not -- unmitigated claim with pearl howell. president chiu: same house same call. next item. clerk calvillo: item 39, in dealing with business and tax regelation codes. -- regulation could. supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to make a motion. president chiu: supervisor w iener. supervisor wiener: i want to thank supervisor mirkarimi for bringing this forward. i do not support a continuance. this is gone through an extensive, expensive process, gone through several conditions, gone through the land use committee, and at the very, very last minute, as is often the case in san francisco, those who are sophisticated about trying to kill things waited until the end and then raised an objection, and i am concerned that this could, and i hope this doesn't happen, but it could be an opening for those who want to unravel this ordinance to unravel it. we received an email from nancy shanahan yesterday, outlining all sorts of changes that she once that i think would severely undermined -- that she w

cal state east bay ranked fifth, 46% increase, san francisco state, 26th with 37% tuition hike. right now the average tuition at csu campuses is $4400 up nearly $3,000 since 2007. tuition is going up 10% again this fall and if the chancellor gets his way, tuition will go up again by 12%. that would bring the average tuition to $5400. starting today verizon is capping its plan for smart phones. new customers have to choose between three plans. they goat more et more expensiv. the decision to ditch the unlimited plan leaves sprint as the last top tier cell provider with unlimited data. at&t and mobile put limits on their plans. a new deal for unemployed homeowners means you'll have a little more time to get back on your feet before you are kicked to the curb. for more on that and news before the bell is danielle kennedy. good morning. >> good morning. stock futures are higher this morning after a positive day yesterday. a day marked by very light trading volume about it that isn't that uncommon in the summer vacation months. investors are shrugging off a handful of reports instead

cal skate is getting ready to close its doors, saying good-bye to generations of roller skaters. >> it'sderful. i've been here, we've been going skating since i was a little kid. and to be now with my children here skating with them is wonderful. i hate to see it go. >> our memories that are going to keep going. >> reporter: chris saint germane's family has run the rink from the beginning. >> there's so much history. >> reporter: now, shutting down and making room for townhouses. they say they'll miss it and the people who have loyally come to skate through the years. >> we've even had third generation skating. we've had third generation working here. so it really does make you feel like a part of somebody's life. and, you know, that is probably the part that's making us closing the hardest. i know that i'm taking that out of their lives. zbltd music's a little different. but there is something cool about having skated here as a kid, and now embarrassing myself at my own kid's birthday parties. from here on out, it's going to have to be on something else other than this wood floor. memor

and cal train is expected to have cameras on its trains at the end of the year.hey'll record everything from accidents to suspicious activities along the tracks. >>> all right, folks, just getting up on this 4th of july it is looking like another hot one outside though. not quite as hot as yesterday. the sun coming up on clear skies over the bay right now. and clear all the way to the coastline. but that may change a little bit later on for today. temperatures stay mild this morning mainly in the 50s and 60s as we head toward the afternoon probably not going to be triple digits but close enough. 99 some of the hottest spots inland. as you get inside the bay 80s and few 90s and sunny. toward the coastline very well could see a couple patches of fog move in later in the day. numbers right now 66 concord. 53 in pacifica. i think if you're traveling around the state you get away from the coast it's going to get hot inland. 100 in sacramento. 105 in fresno. 85 in lake tahoe where you can take a dip in the lake and they're still skiing in the high country. and you know

so long, so cal. the royal couple, is back in britain. the surprise treat, for their loyal fans. weather ad libs here's a look at today s top stories: ,,,,,, beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. pittsburg police are investigating another shooting on the de anza trail.. the second in less than a week. there's no word on the condition of the victim who was shot at around midnight. investigators are trying to figure what caused an fire at skyline elementary school in daly city. last night's fire caused serious damage to a portable classroom we'll have a live report at 6:30. starting today, the state highway patorl will step up enforcement of its "mo

this state of california provides fire protection through cal fire, covering 31 million acres of land that. is a third of the state. and to help pay for the service, 850 residents will be billed $150 per year. and it could come through with democratic support. so imagine the outrage in communities like rancho murietta outside sacramento. residents already pay an extra fire fee. >> no. i don't want to pay double taxes. we're taxed for everything. >> i just think it's another way to see us to -- fee us to death so that they can cover expenses. >> this state senator just filed a referendum that would ask voters to overturn the new fee, which he says is is a tax. the republican thinks property taxes already cover basic services. >> clearly, it's illegal in my mind, clearly unfair. and they're already paying taxes for these services. and there is no excuse to go after rural homeowners again. >> cal fire says kit not do the job with constant cuts, especially when developers keep building in wildfire territory. the new fee means $200 million for the agency. >> this would with detrimental to

cal-trans shut down one of the busiest freeways at midnight last night. so far l.a. seems to be surviving carmageddon. >> reporter: juliette, the potential for traffic nightmares the reason why they dubbed this carmageddon but it turned into carma heaven. it is a joy for the first time anybody can remember to drive around los angeles. a project has shut down a 10- mile stretch of interstate 405 in los angeles. a vital connector between the san fernando valley and l.a. basin. construction to remove the mullholland bridge started friday night. drivers have been obsessing about it for weeks. but so far carmageddon appears to be a bust. the hype is out driving the hastle. >> haven't had any traffic today. >> are you kind of surprised? >> very. >> traffic is running normal. i'm shocked. >> reporter: this is a site. it easily carries up to a half million vehicles to the beaches, airport and other expressways on a typical july weekend. this weekend drivers are hunting for detours and other things to do. >> if you can't drive were not ride your bike, right? >> reporter: cons