good news for the firefighters up in calistoga. humidity at 85%. that's really, really moist for this time of the year. antioch, forecast highs comes from an increase in temperatures on sunday. temperatures will come up 3 or 4 degrees but it's very similar to what we have now. the fog should burn off as quickly as it did today. of course, in the newsroom when the fire breaks out this afternoon, in calistoga, this time of the year, we are going high alert because this thing is in the summer. you look at the temperature, you look at the humidity and wind direction, we knew ant firefighters knew, we're going to knock that thing down. very unusual for this time of the year to get a fire in that area down that quick. >> thanks, bill. >> yep. >>> oakland police are asking for help tonight in locating a missing woman who suffers from depression and schizophrenia. 51-year-old beverly welsh coleman disappeared yesterday. she had come to oakland from los angeles to attend a funeral and then vanished from the days inn hotel off hagenberger hotel. >>> one san

we begin tonight with breaking news, involving a wildfire in napa county, just above calistoga. firefighters are battling a fire on the side of mount st. helena. the chp has closed southbound highway 29 near tubs lane so that crews can get to that fire. the blaze was first reported two hours ago. cal fire says 10 acres have burned so far. we will have pictures have there the scene in a few minutes. >>> also developing news in the east bay where investigators have announced an arrest, and a string of attacks on women at one apartment complex. the contra costa county sheriff's department says 22- year-old antonio andre mouton is suspected in the rape of one woman and is attempted rape of two others. all three attacks were at the park region see apartment. the most recent attack was just tuesday morning. investigators say a tip led them to mouton who they arrested tuesday night. >> he does not work for the park regency, and many nor do we believe he ever has. as far as friends in the complex it's a large complex. we can't rule that out. we're looking for people to help us out. >> i

good news for the firefighters up in calistoga. humidity at 85%.ally, really moist for this time of the year. antioch, forecast highs comes from an increase in temperatures on sunday. temperatures will come up 3 or 4 degrees but it's very similar to what we have now. the fog should burn off as quickly as it did today. of course, in the newsroom when the fire breaks out this afternoon, in calistoga, this time of the year, we are going high alert because this thing is in the summer. you look at the temperature, you look at the humidity and wind direction, we knew ant firefighters knew, we're going to knock that thing down. very unusual for this time of the year to get a fire in that area down that quick. >> thanks, bill. >> yep. >>> oakland police are asking for help tonight in locating a missing woman who suffers from depression and schizophrenia. 51-year-old beverly welsh coleman disappeared yesterday. she had come to oakland from los angeles to attend a funeral and then vanished from the days inn hotel off hagenberger hotel. >>> one san francisco'

san francisco is 62. 77 in novato and 80s in santa rosa and calistoga and 74 in vallejo.d of like yesterday 63 in richmond, one of the cooler spots, down to 74 in union city. interior locations, pretty mild. we were going to low 80s to mid-80s in danville and livermore. one more stop, gilroy and hollister, mid-80s. 86 in gilroy and monterey, 64 degrees. seven-day forecast, temperatures will come down a little bit as we have a stronger onshore flow tuesday and wednesday. weekends are slightly warmer conditions but slight moderation all week. >>> thanks very much. the suspension tower for the new eastern span of the bay bridge is now in place. that was reached last wednesday. when completed the centerpiece will rise 525 feet above the bay. more now from heather ishimaru. >> moving 1200 tons takes time. it took three hours at dawn to lift the tower piece into a vertical position and then the rest of the day to lift and lower it into the foundation. this is only the first section of one leg of the tower. there will be four legs made up of five pieces each. they will stack one

you have to head up towards calistoga and ukiah to get up more. afternoon sun, a little breezy union city, 69 for you. here's where we'll have more 80s. but still even on the cool side for walnut creek and pleasanton, 79. 80 livermore and around the monterey bay look for afternoon sun with 53 there. the seven-day forecast, today a little cooler and tomorrow through tuesday in our inland valleys. a couple degrees warmer. i think you'll notice the difference around the bay. the coast and inland, still not as warm as you'd like it but some subtle changes anyway. >> maybe it will make it easier for the kids going back to school. >> right. get that triple digit heat, that not in the forecast. >> coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america," more storms are forecasted in the midwest today. this is an area reeling from flooding this week. the preview from new york. it's really been some harsh weather there. >> they've had a lot of harsh weather there, that's right. we're going to the midwest with wild weather making life miserable. talking tornados, viole

and there is 80 for you in calistoga. head inland and it's going to be a nice day. mild to warm. 63 degrees in monterey. here is the accu-weather forecast. upper 50s to mid-80s range for saturday cooler sunday. we'll see the drizzle coming back into the picture we've seen for a few days now. we'll remain lee below average, going into upper 80s to low 90s range. there is the coast coming up a few degrees just coming with caution. our accu-weather forecast. computer models tried to warm things up at the end of the seven-day forecast. tried and fi tried. getting closer... >> this is trying harder. >> coming up next, finney's friday free stuff includes a sweet treat. >> stay tuned for that. is he a shoe in to win? there efforts have his dad's job rized as toughest in the u.s.. that sat 6:00. we'll be right back with michael and free stuff. >>> all right. special granola and enticing dessert. >> free stuff is delicious tonight. >> yes. yes. >> let's start with the dessert. this is ors onrestaurant. the chef is one of the iron chefs if you're on "the view from the bay". s

moving towards 90 in calistoga. seven-day forecast, 80s inland.orrow back down to the 70s, but then those numbers coming right back up. >> thank you very much. >>> i know you're a dog lover this will make you cry. meet buckley. he is a 15-week-old puppy who has a digestive condition which limits how much food he can eat, so he has to stand on his back two legs to get down a good meal. that's why a bucket has become his life-saving dinner table. surgery is an option to repair buckley's condition but it is rarely done and is very expensive. the shelter is hoping that someone can make a bigger bucket for buckley as he grows up. he doesn't even knows there anything wrong with him. look at him. he doesn't care. >> that's all we want, a bigger bucket. >>> 5:27 is the time. a music showcase for young superstars is coming up in palo alto this weekend. we have a preview. >>> and a cab driver will be honored for helping police. find out one condition he faces coming up. >>> and it looks like a drunk driver caused a lot of damage on the peninsula. a live rep

highway 29 was shut in both directions north of calistoga for over three hours. no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. >>> let's get a check of the weekend weather forecast. welcome in craig herrera. >> good to see you. the weekend, we've got all of the fog, this summer has been so cool. we continue with that today. a lot going on. san jose jazz festival. sunshine by afternoon. we'll start with a live shot, san jose and beautiful as we look over the city. there is a lot of fog above and clouds. cloud cover. the fog this morning at about 2200 feet deep right off the coast. highs right now or temperatures rather in the 50s. 56 through oakland, 55 in san francisco, it's not on the map but we're about 55 downtown. 56 livermore. so not a big change from the inland spots. san jose, close to downtown and the airport at 61. 53 in napa. the wind is coming in out of the northwest at about 10 miles per hour in some cases and look at fairfield you have southwest winds 25 miles per hour. so even parts of the central valley are cooler than average. right now temperatures are about

and in the north bay, 76 here in sonoma. 84 in calistoga and chilly it will coastline with fog and drizzle. seven-day forecast on this first week back to school for many of the kids, it shows it comfortable out there. temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees inland and upper 50s and low 60s at the coastline. once again, it's looking a lot more like fall than summer. >> look at those highs. >> yeah. >> jeff, thank you, sir. >>> still ahead at 5:00, why experts say the superheroes of today are bad role models compared to those in past generations. >>> and the angry flight attendant who slid down the escape chute may have landed in a bed of s.sero the deal that could make him rich. droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. joof investigators are looking into whether a lightning strike is to blame for a plane that crashed landing in the caribbean in colombia. one p

in the north bay, cloverdale, 76. 75 for calistoga. east bay, oakland, 68. san leandro, 69. bay, really no 80s tomorrow. 74 for concord, 77 antioch, brentwood, 78. livermore, 76. economist and -- mist and drizzle around carmel. the seven-day forecast, we will heat things up a bit wednesday, thursday, friday. higher pressure will build back in temperatures inland, we should be for this time of year, mid-to-low 90s. 80s around the bay. really nice temperatures at the coast in the mid-60s. >> dan: up next, the raiders and niners battling for preseason bragging >> dan: paris hilton faces felony charges for cocaine possession. she was arrested in las vegas last night after police pulled over her boyfriend's suv and smelled marijuana. when she was being questioned, police say a bag of cocaine fell out of her purse. these photos of her arrest were posted on t.m.z.com. she was released from jail this morning, three hours after her arrest and this is her mug shot from the clark county jail. >>> fans gathered at michael jackson's boyhood home in gary, indiana, tonight, on the eve of w

things a bit more north will be reaching almost 90. 88 in calistoga. let's look at our seven-day forecast. things will be cooling down tomorrow by four or five degrees, warm up sunday and monday. then it will be really warm for a couple of days and then a cooldown but not bad for the end of august. >> thank you very much. >>> mike is here to give us a check of the traffic. starting with that sig-alert in san jose? >> i told you 280, the lanes are scheduled to open at 6:15 or now maybe. the cancellation of that sig-alert, so much earlier than chp estimated. that's good news for drivers coming down to san jose state. if you have a friday early class, lanes are cleared now going past 10th street. earlier accident also reported cleared from the roadway. a lot of activity there. that might be a clue of the vibe downtown. not superstitious. the circus is in town tonight, so you will see pedestrian traffic in downtown san jose. this is your morning commute. easy drive now throughout the south bay, san jose and related cities, cupertino, mountain view and sunn

temperatures only reaching to the 60s and 70s for the most part. 69 in petaluma, 72 in sonoma and 74 calistoganorth we will see 81 at clear lake and 82 in you ukiah -- in ukiah. in the near east bay, breezy and cool with highs mainly in the 60s, 63 in oakland and 64 san leandro and 67 in castro valley. off the hills to the inland valleys where we would see 80sand 90s this time of year we will see highs in the 70s. the warmest, 78 in antioch and 79 in brentwood. monterey bay, highs in the 60s. inland mid70s. here is the accu-weather seven-day forecast, warm upstarts on sunday under breezy conditions. and then a heat up on monday and tuesday as highs move into the mid to upper 90s. that's more summer like. 80s around the bay and upper 60s on the coast. and temperatures will gradually moderate as we get into the week next week. great summer-like week next week. >> coming up next, why the canadian mounties think pot ñrñrñññññññññññññi >>> listen to this. in canada authorities say pot growers may be using bears to guard their crops. mounties found two marijuana fields near the washing

in the north bay, upper 70s around santa rosa. 80 in calistoga.ou will feel the breeze, 70 degrees. east bay unit commos, 67 oakland. 71 for union sti. you head inland, and this is where it will be a nice, mild day. 84 in fairfield. 83 for livermore. around the monterey bay, 63 in santa cruz and monterey. after three weeks of unseasonably cool weather in places like san jose, we will continue the cool weather for august over the weekend. mid80s inland. mid to upper 50s at the beaches. drizzle on sunday morning. and really not much change on monday and tuesday either. you have to wait until about wednesday when we start to see the numbers coming up. upper 80s for the mid to latter part of the workweek and 60s back at the coast. so the summer for us is returning. >>> well, when it comes to phones, are we more apartment to buy a blackberry or an iphone? the east coast versus the west coast. that's next. (announcer) you have dreams for your children. don't let times like these stand in the way of them. protect your family with the gift of financial se

. >>> right now fire is threatening homes near calistoga in northern california. crews plan to be there all night. that fire started just after 5 p.m. on mount st. helena producing very thick smoke. it has grown to about 12 acres. flames are threatening about five different homes up there and it is not yet contained. highway 29 near the tubs lane exit was closed for a time but reopened a few hours ago. >>> police were saying that they have arrested the man responsible for the recent attacks of an apartment complex in walnut creek. 22-year-old antonio mouton of berkeley is being charged with one count of rape, two counts of attempted rape and three counts of burglary. all three attacks took place at the park regency apartments over a six week span. investigators are confident that they have the right suspect. they say they have a dna match. >> i can say that we're all relieved that this individual has been caught and obviously that was on the forefront of everybody's thoughts over the last six weeks. for this particular circumstance i think they can relax. >> a tip

. >> napa county fire officials say that a lawnmower sparked a fire near calistoga. the fire burned for about 10 hours. firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to homes. crews fully con taint flames this morning. cal fire says that authorities have not decided whether to pursue charges against the man who was operating the lawnmower. >>> vallejo police are looking for two suspects wanted for murder. warrants have been issued for 37-year-old alfonso mastes of vallejo and his girlfriend jessica gonzalez. 3-8d-year-old st. nick stanley was found shot to death in a truck. investigators believe that maises was the gunman and is considered armed and dangerous. police ask that if you see either suspect to call 911 immediately. >>> drivers in the east bay are relieved they can now use a bypass road to get around a giant sinkhole. the new two-lane road in richmond opened this week until now, getting into and out of a neighborhood near via vevde drive and el port drive was difficult. drivers had been squeezing by on a single lane road. crews expect to fill that

. >>> firefighters north of calistoga worked putting out hot spots from a fire that started yesterday. the flames were reported around 5:00 p.m. off highway 29 near tubbs lane. only 10 to 12 acres burned but crews are worried that wind could help spark dry grass. five homes were threatened. highway 29 was shut down in both directions for over three hours. no one was hurt. >>> a new warning about online security. "the new york times" says researchers are raising alarms about vulnerabilities in some of the secure corners, the banking, and e-commerce industry. these often use a third party to encrypt private information but with more and more third parties getting into the encryption business they worry they will eavesdrop and attack the websites they work for. some say such attacks are possible in theory but they point out the system has worked more than a decade. >>> a supply manager who works for apple is in federal court accused of taking kickbacks from six asian companies that supply iphone and ipod head sets. paul devine was named in a grand jury indictment along with a man in sing

sonoma at 73. 75 calistoga. 60s here. 69 castro valley and san leandro.round livermore at 76. 73 in walnut creek. monterey, highs in the mid-60s there. steady warmup, still windy and upper 70s and still below normal. tomorrow and tuesday, gaining three or four degrees all around the bay. warmest day will be thursday. >> i can see that probably just in time for labor day, cold. >> it looks that way. >> this morning, you're going to hear about one of the most toxic places on the planet and it's here. the water that runs from the iron mountain mine is as acidic as your car battery. for years it ran directly in the sacramento river, the sawyers of drinking water for millions of people. dan ashley takes you inside aaron mountain for the very first time. >> iron mountain mine has been called the beast. a place where the water is so toxic, scientists had to come up with new methods to measure it. this mine was one of the largest copper mine in california. it closed in 1966 and has been off-limits ever since. rich is project manager for iron mountain, for the env

that will really slack off later on today. 79 sonoma, 82 in calistoga. seen that in a while. hercules 73 at about 3:00 with low 70s for newark and out over the hills look for lower 70s danville and pleasanton. beautiful day in pittsburgh and 84. livermore 84 for you and down by the monterey bay holding on to the clouds until about 9:00, 10:00 and then we'll see more sun and 78 in hollister. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, a little warmer today on the order of about 5 degrees. and then notice upper 60s at our beaches. mid-90s inland with 80s around bay. what a treat, right? thursday everybody begins to cool off. been all summer, spring, haven't seen any heat. >> finally. thank you, lisa. high school student in novato have one more requirement to fulfill in order to graduate. it's new. they must volunteer for community service. if they don't, they won't get their diploma. some are not happy bench this. here's education reporter lee an melendez. >> steven is putting in the hours volunteering at his school. his buddy lance mcquinn leads the project. >>

sausalito 69 to mid to upper 70s around the valleys and you hit cloverdale and calistoga in the 80s.ake around 90. low to mid-60s richmond, berkeley. low to mid-70s the rest of the east bay shore. into the valleys low to mid-80s most neighborhoods. could hit the upper 80s antioch and brentwood. upper 60s around the monterey bay. for tonight temperatures pretty much like this morning. low 50s up in the north bay valleys. mid to upper 50s elsewhere. look at the temperatures drop tomorrow, about 2 to 4 degrees everywhere. about another 4 degrees on wednesday. now by the time the weekend rolls around we should be nearing 90 inland, 80 around the bay and low 60s at the coast. megan, an updayton that? >> yes, a signaller. the ramp to eastbound i is closed. all traffic diverted to the central freeway. chp expects the lanes to be blocked at least a half hour for them to be able to clear the scene. they're asking commuters to avoid this area. if you have to head out of san francisco on the bridge, expect major delays. mass transit a great alternate. no bart delays right now. let's get a live

we'll have 62 sausalito but we'll jump to 73 novato and all the way up to 77 to calistoga. wealth of mid to upper 60s throughout the east bay shore. 71 fremont. the east bay valleys, mid to upper 70s. the warm spot brentwood, 80. el cool spot 72. monterey bay breezy with temperatures low to mid-60s. myth 70s for hollister and gilroy and morgan hill. tonight look at the cloud cover once again and temperatures low 50s in the north bay with mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. accu-weather seven-day forecast. pretty much more the same tuesday and wednesday. the deciding factor how thick will the marine layer be? the days it's thicker, it will be cooler. the days it's not slightly warmer. that's why we're 10 degrees warmer inland and around the bay starting friday and hanging out through the weekend. have a great day. here's frances. >> really, warmer days, mike? a live shot at 101 and 880 in san jose. traffic fine. even road work but that didn't bother anyone. 101 looks good for headlights northbound out of morgan hill, gilroy. that's 880 right across your screen. traffic ligh

still kind of breezy in san rafael. 75 in calistoga.lower 60s near the water and richmond to the low 70s in fremont today. 59 castro valley and into our inland valleys. take a look. a little warmer. mid to upper 70s for brentwood and antioch today. some wind from time to time and monterey bay look for 68 salinas. upper 70s today and the warmest inland valleys kind of windy at times and the look ahead calls for that steady warm-up day-to-day. looking pretty nice. hopefully settling into a more summer-like pattern. although i noticed some of my trees beginning to change color. >> already? >> already. >> there's a reversal of the outsourcing trend taking place in the bay area. a local company helping people find virtual work they can do from their home is finding most of their work he recalls right here in the u.s. "moneyscope" reporter david louie shows you how. >> the recession has a lot of people pounding the pavement in search of jobs. one exception. after a series of jobs in the silicon valley over the past 20 years, he decided to go

. >>> in the meantime, we have a call from jason of the calistoga fire department. he has confirmed that there is a fire spreading moderate to rapidly over five to seven acres in mount st. helena. smoke from the fire has shut down traffic on highway 29. now, it started around 5:00 this afternoon. crews are actually having a tough time getting equipment to the fire to fight it. again, it's spreading over five to seven acres on mount st. helena. and we have our chopper up there. we'll keep an eye on that. there are a few homes in the area, though none are threatened specifically. and in fact you can see one of the homes. the fire seems to be moving up the hill not down toward the house. we don't know the wind companies or temperatures. we'll have to ask roberta. but again, a fire in st. helena and we are keeping an eye on that for you. >>> more news ahead. uc-berkeley scaled back a controversial genetic testing program and over-the-counter medicine that could have some harmful side effects for teenagers. that's coming up in two minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, genetically test

helena, calistoga. claudine? >>> 7:41. some california -- southern california chefs are suing to try to save the purity of olive oil. the group says a uc davis found only 31% -- davis study found only 31 sold with the extra virgin area actually meets that designation. the lawsuit against the ten biggest omive oilmakers is asking for damages as well as the amount overcharged for the inferior grade sold. >>> state lawmakers are considering a ban on when people use their credit cards, being charged a fee. business owners say they are only passing along the cost they are charged when customers use those credit cards. >>> nolan ryan is now the partial owner of the texas rangers ballclub. he outbid mark cuen -- mark cuban. the winning bid was made ten hours after the auction started. major league baseball must still approve the sale. >>> the bay area's tesla motors says it lost $38.5 million during the 2nd quarter of this year. it's the first financial report since tesla's first public oftenerring -- oftenerring at june. the ele

it looks out by antioch, pittsburg, oakley, maybe down to gilroy, it -- has the fog made it up to calistoga that's the case you can tweet me here, it's up around 2,000 feet. it will be hard-pressed to burn off. with everything in place we have a very strong hoe up in the pacific northwest. that really enhances the fog. if it dips far enough south near the oregon border, it might be enough to chew up the fog. people are turning on their meters. i can't remember when i turned op my heater the last time. it's been a lost couple of weeks in the city as far as any warmth goes. that's for sure. still below average. 61 on the high. today it's 52 right now. yesterday at california academy of sciences, it was 48 on the low. of course at the rain forest, it's still balmy conditions. they september me a tweet to tell me that. thank you. i appreciate it. if you have been -- if you are heading up to the fair, when had when is the last time we've had this weather? i can't remember. now, mount tam is 4 degrees warmer today than yesterday. that's just a slight indication that the fog will burn off sooner.