. >> driver, may i have california st., please? >> no problem. >> whenever the announcement system does not work properly and a driver does not call out the stops, and i'm totally lost as to where i am. the announcement system calls out the stops, but to help the customer, i caught the destination, transfer points, and requested stops. and it is the law. >> i use the p a system to make sure everyone on the bus here is my announcements. >> i have had both experiences with the loudness and the to stop for the announcements. you are never going to have it exactly balanced for every trip because your level of noise changes. the announcement system ranges from 1 to 10. 10 would be too loud, a little distorted. eight is a good number. not too loud, but loud enough for everyone to hear and understand what is going on. >> i think bus drivers might not be aware of the fact that if you let a visually impaired person off at the wrong stop, number one, they may be absolutely unfamiliar with the area they are in. >> the driver overshot the stoc

st. cluke's executive committee in its meeting of may 26, 2011, reiterated its support of the conclusions of the blue ribbon panel by a unanimous vote in support of california pacific medical center's enterprise development plan as proposed to the city of san francisco. this includes the rebuild of st. luke's and the construction of the new cathedral hill hospital on van ness avenue. the medical staff was intimately involved in the planning of the clinical services to be offered and is satisfied that the community needs will be met by implementing the e.d.p. the medical executive committee is the voice of the st. luke's hospital medical staff and has been vocal throughout this process. this communication is to reconfirm our support as the e.d.p. moves forward." with a copy to mayor ed lee. i just wanted to say we desperately need a new building and new facilities at st. luke's. the building is aging. the boiler broke. we have many, many problems, and if we don't get something passed soon, i'm afraid that our patients will suffer both from safety issues. i also think our patients throughout the city should be -- should have the availability of a state-of-the

st. mary's cathedral. >> mourners, firefighters from around california are continuing to show up for the service in about an hour and a half. streets have been closed off, geary boulevard and there are dozens of firefighters have gathered and lined the entranceway to st. mary's. on top of them, two ladder trucks unfurling the flag in bodies arriving here shortly. in the next ten minutes, the bodies will be leaving that funeral home in daly city making their way up to san francisco. each casket being carried on an individual fire truck. that is not supposed to be an official procession that will be following them. funeral is set for 12:30. the mass will be celebrated by archbishop and three chaplains from the san francisco fire department. relatives of the firefighters will be taking an active part in the mass. one from the police department, the brother of vincent perez will do the first reading. valerio's sister will handle the second reading. the mayor will speak and fire chief. the caskets are on their way back down to the peninsula to holy cross cemetery. there will be an honor guard and members of t

st. mary's cathedral. >> mourners, firefighters from around california are continuing to show up for the service in about an hour and a half. streets have been closed off, geary boulevard and there are dozens of firefighters have gathered and lined the entranceway to st. mary's. on top of them, two ladder trucks unfurling the flag in anticipation of the bodies arriving here shortly. in the next ten minutes, the bodies will be leaving that funeral home in daly city making their way up to san francisco. each casket being carried on an individual fire truck. that is not supposed to be an official procession that will be following them. funeral is set for 12:30. the mass will be celebrated by archbishop and three chaplains from the san francisco fire department. relatives of the firefighters will be taking an active part in the mass. one from the police department, the brother of vincent perez will do the first reading. valerio's sister will handle the second reading. the mayor will speak and fire chief. the caskets are on their way back down to the peninsula to holy cross cemetery. there will be an honor gu

california and oakland. baltimore, sadly my home place, st. louis. memphis was on the list, which is not good. but, anyway, i just want to say not only credit to theaáf department but to the citizens of san francisco for us not making a list like that. and i don't know where we are in the safest city but we're not on the most dangerous cities. and that was good to see. >> i appreciate it. i would love to take credit but i will give it to the community and hard working cops out on the street. i think together that's how they get it done. >> thank you, commissioner kingsley? >> commissioner kingsley: chief, on following up what commissioner marshall said, we said every week and listened to the chief provide us with statistics and mostly they're a measuring tool of where we were last year at the same time and we're measuring ourselves against ourselves historically. is there periodically a source of informations9Ñm#Ñ that you w able to add to that report to give us a bit of a picture of

california. as far as traffic, it will be a mess coming to st. mary's cathedral as well as leading.d look at this. they are already bracing for traffic conditions. there are barricades in front of st. mary's cathedral ready to be put in place and no parking signs not just on golf's three, but all around san francisco. >> 12:30 p.m. is the scheduled start time for that fuel. we will have live coverage on kron >> we will have full coverage. first, a look at the weather. we are seeing ourselves a return to a june patterns. fog the nice and shine. >> we are starting off with temperatures right across the country making us feel better about what we are dealing with here. record temperatures said yesterday. triple digits. low visibility and low cloud cover. right now temperatures are in the fifties for the most part. by the afternoon and the temperatures will be slightly cooler air when yesterday's. in the delta the upper 70's. hot '60s around the needy in the area. " -- 60's are round of the needy in bay area. in the east bay, it 70's. her the good news is we are going to stay dry. when

st. luke's at a cost of over $270 million and building a new hospital to replace our existing california and pacific campuses in all in response to a state seismic mandate to continually serve the citizens of san francisco or be threatend with delicensing. we reviewed the city's proposal in detail and it does contain a framework for us to move forward. and based in our review and discussions with the mayor's staff and i would call them frank discussions, we have resolved about half of those

it comes from jake schoneker at the university of california berkeley's school of journalism. his story is about cambodia's st recent efforts to come to terms with its bloody past. >> cambodia is a land in transition, emerging from a violent past. in the late 1970's, a quarter of the pop little was killed by the khmer rouge. now the new generation is coming of age and helping to rebuild this war torn country. i came to cambodia to find out how survivors of the genocide are confronting their former oppressors, to the youth who will decide cambodia's future. for years, the killing fields have been a place of memory and warming for the two million lives lost during the khmer rouge genocide. thousands were killed here and dumped into mass graves. now it's a museum and one of phnom penh's biggest tourist attractions. this man knows the killing fields well. his name is him hoy and he's a former khmer rouge prison guard. >> i killed five people. i did it at chunk x. i was forced to kill them. if i didn't do it, i would have been killed myself. >> he worked here at phnom penh's notorious prison also known as s21. tho

st. luke's at a cost of over $270 million and building a new hospital to replace our existing california and pacific campuses in all in response to a state seismic mandate to continually serve the citizens of san francisco or be threatend with delicensing. we reviewed the city's proposal in detail and it does contain a framework for us to move forward. and based in our review and discussions with the mayor's staff and i would call them frank discussions, we have resolved about half of those requests and the other half is going to require more discussion and little bit of flexibility. before we submit our formal response to the city -- president olague: i'm sorry, i have to ask folks that are standing to please -- those who are not members of staff and i do see a staff member there, to please go to room 416, which is the overflow room. unless you can find a seat in here. there are a couple of seats here. i'm sorry about that. >> before we submit a formal response, i want to walk through a few critical areas. one of our primary concerns is that many of the requested items and services are

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california, everyone will be seeing double. we'll explain. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. once again, the heat is the big story today. easily in the 90s in st. louis to st. louis. notice how far north the heat goes, 95 in minneapolis. you're not used to that. 94 won't the feel good in chicago. there will be isolated storms, the worst of it in montana. as we go into wednesday, notice what happens in the mid-atlantic and into new england. new york, 96. d.c., 96. even philadelphia will be up there in the mid to upper 90s while we begin to cool it off around denver and minneapolis. if you're watching us on wrc tv in connection 4 washington, d.c., see stampes and other artifacts that document the american experience from historical subjects to popular culture at the national postage museum. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> wow. i'm glad i didn't get that one. bill, thanks so much. >> so proud of myself. >> i am proud of you. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. right now, no one in the world is more in demand than lady gaga. last night, fashion designers presented her with the 2011 fashion icon award.

st. louis into the ohio valley. scattered showers and thunderstorms from raleigh to miami. heavy rain and gusty winds from north texas to colorado. evening rain in northern californiaand the pacific northwest. >> 77 in seattle. 81 in portland. near 90 in boise. kansas city gets up to 87. and chicago a comfortable 80. 90s from dallas to atlanta. mostly 80s from boston to baltimore. >>> in new zealand, a wayward penguin known as happy feet is recovering from a third life-saving surgery this morning. >> the poor little guy. the bird ate a lot of sand, mistaking it for snow, and that clogged its digestive system. surgeons removed as much sand and twigs as they could but the emperor penguin is still in critical condition. >> it turned up on a new zealand beach last week nearly 2,500 miles from its antarctic home. >> a lot of folks following that story, hoping he's all right. >>> she has bony legs, scraggly hair and a protruding tongue. but she's top dog when it comes to the aesthetically challenged. >> yeah, introducing yoda. the world's ugliest dog. this distinction bestowed on the 14-year-old chinese crested chihuahua mix who beat out almost 50 mangy mongrels in north

st. mary's cathedral in san francisco, abc 7 news. >>> more than two-thirds of california parolee return to prison within two years. california department of corrections released latest findings on recidivism. over three year period 67 percent of prisoners went back to jail. last month the u.s. supreme court ordered california to the reduce prison overcrowding to comply the state will have to release roughly 34,000 inmates over the next two years. officials say they will only release non-violent prisoners who are near the end of the term. >>> oakland first responders have always been aware of radio dead zone where signal can drop out during the most crucial time. that is now less likely to happen thanks to new digital system put in place over the weekend. pl cecelia explains. >>reporter: high land hospital trauma center has always been what oakland police and firefighters call a dead zone. police where without fail their radio communication went dark. >> radio shop this is radio on one. >>reporter: not long ago this was the impossible. but not any more. on sunday oakland switched from an

st. paul, detroit, san antonio, and coopertino, here in california.lawmakers are considering a change to yellow lights. it would allow cities to lower the speed limits in some areas. if a 30 mile-per-hour speed limit can be adopted, cities can reduce yellow light times by a fraction of a second. it can lead to a huge increase in red light camera tickets along with increased revenue for the city. >>> let's check in with sal, who i'm sure never does that kind of thing. always stop at the yellow. >> yes, i do. i don't like getting tickets. good morning, everyone, let's take a look at the commute now. traffic is going to be slow. here on bay point, but also slow in antioch. 680 traffic is busy. i want to mention 24 is slow in contra costa county, westbound 80, and the border between contra costa county, and alameda county, there is a car fire on the shoulder. right now, when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, maybe a little lighter than usual. but cars are being held up on the road, sooner or later they will arrive. >>> hazy sunshine, cooler today as t

st. s residing in the u.s. there are more than 30 million americans of mexican dissent in the u.s. there are important states in the united states like california, like texas, like arizona, like nevada, like illinois, where mexicans make up a very significant part of the electorate or of the population at large. it's a central issue. and it's an issue that has to be addressed and that nobody wants to address forthrightly. >> how should it be addressed? >> it should addressed a little bit the way we said back in 2001 and 2002 with my good friend, former secretary of state, colin powell. the way president bush and fox wanted to address it, and the way president obama wants to address it now. legalize the people who are here without papers. establish a migrant workers program for people to be able to continue to enter the united states as the u.s. economy needs their labor. support and help the areas of mexico where these migrants come from so that they eventually start staying in their hometowns unless they are needed in the united states and once you've done that, ensure that the u.s., mexican border is only open to legal entry with the cooperat

st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. >> i bet. we just noticed that one of the firefighters had a patch right here said toronto. so some of these firefighters are coming not just from california but from all parts of the united states and canada too, as well. >> reporter: yes. they really are. as i mentioned, a testament to the brotherhood here. everybody coming out to support everybody they know that it could be somebody from their company or somebody that they know and everybody really has a lot of support, unfortunately it doesn't take away the pain that so many people are feeling here today. >> very true. anne makovec live at st. mary's cathedral. anne, thank you. >>> and many of the firefighters are taking bart into san francisco for today's funeral. they are riding together in the last car of each train to and from the civic center u.n. plaza station about a mile from the cathedral. >>> and san francisco firefighters pay their final respects, fire crews from around the bay area are staffing their stations. kiet do is live at station 7, whose crew is responding to a call right now, i understand. kiet. >> reporter: hi there. yes. station 7 here at the corner of 19th and f

california. randy asks, our house is 41% under water, a and we will st g struggle to pay the $2800 a month mortgageire in nine years, so what are the downsides to walk away now? >> well, there are a lot of downsides. first is the moral issue and the impact on the credit score if you are ever going to need to borrow money going forward. randy said he is planning to retire in nine years and i'm wondering about why to think about retiring when you have this situation. talk to somebody at the national foundation of credit foundation for counseling and find out what to do with the refinance or short sale or something to get to a position where walking away is not the only option. >> and terry from belvidere, illinois, if i retire at 62 and collect social security, i'm allowed to make $14,400 this year. and ki contincan i continue to contribute those $14,400 in earnings to my 401(k)? >> well, it is $14,460, and from that they take back two dollars for every one dollar over that for social security. the part of the question is that you can if your plan allows it. what that means is that you can absolutely

st. maries on friday. it's scheduled for 12:30. the fire department expects thousands of guests from the city, state, and outside of california. reporting live in san francisco this morning jade hernandez. >>> you find images from that deadly fire along with the very latest on the investigation on our channel 2 website. just go to ktvu.com and click on the sf firefighter tab right on the front page. >>> time is 5:03. an out of control wild fire could get worse today because of strong winds and the threat of dry lightning. 184,000 acres have burned. this is the third largest wild fire ever in hearsay. no injuries have be reported. more than 2,000 firefighters are out there battling flames. several mountain communities are evacuated. more residents may be forced to leave today. another major wild fire south of there has burned 100,000 acres. >>> water drops resume in curran county. helicopters and water tankers will attack the flames after the sun comes up. it started yesterday near keysville. some campers and residents near lake i bell lay la -- following the death of obviously. today defense secretary robert gates is in afghan

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california. meantime funeral arrangements are still being finalize for lieutenant perez. plans have tentatively been made for later next week possibly friday at stmary's cathedral. live in san francisco, lisa abc 7 news. >>> all right lisa thank you. >> we are getting a clearer picture now of what perez and tony face in the smokey home. from the last radio conversation between their unit engine 26 and other firefighters. listen. >> how much fire do you have? what's the location. >> pl we are looking zero visibility. >> activated emergency alarm and haven't confirmed response for 5 minutes. copy that. >> i copy that. you. >> confusion happening in the moments as dispatcher referred to engine 20 as being out of contact instead of engine 26. perez and tony colleague looked for them as soon as the small electronic alarm on the bodies sounded an alert. >> start moving for 15 seconds the alarm will go off until you move again. so this alarm went off and that's what let the firefighters know that both vince and tony were down. >> within moments he was began to revive both men. >> we have fwom medic unit. koip? >>reporter: we have learned that lieutenan

california, bakersfield. meantime, funeral arrangements are still being finalized for lieutenant perez. they may take place later next week, possibly on friday at st. mary's cathedral. in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> we are hearing the audio from fire department radio transmissions moments after vincent perez and anthony vallero arrived on scene and went inside that burning home. >> reporting a working fire, low grade. >> give me an update, how much fire you got? what's the location? >> we're still looking for it. >> that turned out to be the last radio transmission sent by lieutenant perez. a few minutes later, a small electronic alarm worn by the firefighters set off an alert and warned the rescuers the men were in trouble. in the chaos that followed, the dispatcher called engine 26 engine 20. >> engine 20 activated their emergency alarm and they haven't confirmed their response for five minutes. you copy that? >> you copy that, got a man down. >> it appears the veteran firefighters followed their procedures properly. >> these are all very competent firefighters, great engine companies all around and truck companies and stil

california, bakersfield. meantime, funeral arrangements are still being finalized for lieutenant perez. they may take place later next week, possibly on friday at st. mary's cathedral. in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> we are hearing the audio from fire department radio transmissions moments after vincent perez and anthony valerio arrived on scene and went inside that burning home. >> reporting a working fire, low grade. >> give me an update, how much fire you got? what's the location? >> we're still looking for it. >> that turned out to be the last radio transmission sent by lieutenant perez. a few minutes later, a small electronic alarm worn by the firefighters set off an alert and warned the rescuers the men were in trouble. in the chaos that followed, the dispatcher called engine 26 engine 20. >> engine 20 activated their emergency alarm and they haven't confirmed their response for five minutes. you copy that? >> you copy that, got a man down. >> it appears the veteran firefighters followed their procedures properly. >> these are all very competent firefighters, great engine companies all around and truck companies and stil

st. james palace just released the itinerary for prince william and kate middleton's visit to california. want to catch a glimpse of the royal couple. and i also want to mention a few moments ago we had jane pauley on our broadcast. i want to mention for those because everyone is a fan of jane's. she's at noon eastern time today going to be doing a live internet radio call-in show at aarp.org/jane. so you can get to talk to her then. >> if you want to catch a glimpse of mr. roker you're going to have to do that in houston, texas, this morning because he's been giving away great things all morning long. for example, the recipient this morning casa de esperanza in houston. it was a record-setting morning. way more than $2 million of merchandise for that very worthwhile cause. al, record breaker. congratulations. >> thank you so much. our producers have done such amazing work. kathie foster here. you want to open up a cafe, that would be great. but casa. >> yes. >> but there were other folks. slim jim is giving you $10,000 forth of stuff. penske truck rental, sara lee, paula dean furniture,

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st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. >>> firefighters trying to get the upper hand on a wind driven wildfire forcing people from their homes in central californiaames breaking out in a remote area southwest of lake isabella in kern county. the fire is 350 acres and is just 10% contained. steep terrain is making it difficult for firefighters to put it out. a dozen homes and camp grounds have been evacuated. >>> more than 2,000 firefighters from several states battling this raging wildfire in arizona. 184,000 acres are burning near the state east eastern border. the wallow fire as it's known is the third largest wildfire in the state's history. wind and dry lightning could push the fire to grow even larger today. >>> 6:12 your time on this monday. an underdog steps into the presidential race this morning. the new face hoping to rally the gop. >>> plus a medical breakthrough. the promising drug in the fight against breast cancer. >>> if you have a plane to catch today, there is a chance we could see some showers at san francisco international airport. 59 degrees there. but not too heavy, i don't delays i don't think. heading across the country? co

st. louis all the way down to new orleans. topping out at 95 in dallas. and our big story in the west is this upper-level low, situated off the coast of northern california. california has had some very wild weather the past few days. once the flow gets on to the coast we could look at more severe storms, as early as sunday. and, dan and bianna, we'll look at possible severe weather in the tropics, coming up. >> all right, jackie. thank you. >>> we're going to turn, now, to "operation cupcake." the sweet treat we love to eat is now playing a role in keeping us safe from al qaeda. >> i love this story. it's about how one bakery's secret recipe made it into an even more secret anti-terror operation. here's rob nelson. >> reporter: they are spy's secret weapons. james bond and his aston martin. jason bourne and his lightning-fast reflexes. and, sarah forer and her mojito cupcakes. >> it's a white rum cake, with lime and mint, just like the drink, but sweeter. >> now, pay attention, please. >> reporter: move over q. meet kimberly martin and sarah forer. owners of main street cupcakes in rocky river, ohio. their top-secret concoctions helped thwart terrorists

california has been found. a and 41-year-old woman faces burglary charges. that relic was a piece of bone from st.ed case. >>> a standoff ends. police eventually took the man into custody. >>> in florida, mass gunmen stormed a rental company in orlando, forcing the people inside to hand over their cash and drop to the floor. it was all caught on tape. authorities say the three men stole a car and got away. >>> this is a story about hope and bravery. a man's fight with cancer and his prayerful message to his family. this story hits close to home for many of us here at cnn. the courageous cancer fighter is former cnn sports anchor nick charles. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta spent some time with nick at his home in santa fe, new mexico. charles shared special thoughts for his family. >> i know it's going to take all of god's grace, which is never in short supply to make me live longer. i want to for you and mommy so we can be a family here in santa fe. if -- sorry about this. if god takes me home, it will be forever. meanwhile i'm not going anywhere today. >> reporter: it's so tough fo

>>> police in long beach, california, released this sketch of a person of interest in the theft of a near 800-year-old religious relic. the item was stolen monday from the sthony is the patron's saint of missing or lost items, by the way. >>> redmond leo applause is proof you're never too plate. a couple of months shy of a hundred years old. he got his long-awaited college diploma! >>> according to "the new york times" fbi is investigating a run-in between cycling great lance armstrong and his former teammate tyler hamilton who aaccused armstrong of doping and a witness in the federal case against him now. hamilton's lawyer says during saturday's encounter armstrong threatened to make his client's threat a leaping living hell and the fbi is trying to determine if the confrontation is a tamper ing violation. sonny hostin joins us now. what do you make of this? >> certainly it's obvious now that the grand jury is investigating lance armstrong, that he is probably the target of the investigation. i say we think we know because grand jury proceedings are secret. if tyler hamilton has already testified in front of the grand jury and the grand jury indicts, then

st. mary's cathedral. stay with nbc bay area for complete live coverage of the firefighters' funeral on air at 12:30 on our california weekend long. the temps in the 70s. by noon in the city, 70 degrees at 4:00 p.m. elsewhere, going 80 degrees in gilroy. about 79 degrees is the average temperature this time of year in gilroy. 71 degrees in oakland and 72 in san rafael. heading through the coming weeks i think we are going to start to warm up. by tuesday, 85 degrees. let's check the drive right now with mike. >> yeah. the accident northbound 101 at university just cleared lanes but look at the slow down in both directions approaching. the city, talking about the funeral coming out of saintd mary's cathedral. use 101 to about 6:30 or 7:00 to completely stay clear of that activity going on. you might see firefighters taking bart, as well, to the city. leave that last car as a courtesy for them. back to you. >> thank you very much. we'll have another local news update in half an hour. the "today" show returns in about a minute. have a good morning. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, everybody! hoda