he is back in business at his capitola store called in the raw after being flooded out for more than two months. he says merchants are relying on each other not the government as tourists fill local beaches and tuesday. >> because people are skeptical because of all the things that you have seen and all the hurricanes that happened. >> reporter: santa cruz county alone sustained about $19 million in damage during a series of march storms including this rockslide in scotts valley. but the federal emergency management agency denied the aid. >> its one thing to describe the impacts on paper in a letter. it's an entirely different thing to show it on video and hear from the people district little am packed that actually see real world foot act. disaster before your eyes. >> reporter: the 10-minute video features some of the local leaders whose communities were hit hardest such as the capitola city manager. >> the most significant natural disaster capitola has experienced ever. >> reporter: goldstein says his city has already burned through its reserve funds paying for flood repairs so he

. >> reporter: the capitola police department still operating out of these temporary trailers. that's because the main police station was flooded out. they are hoping this video will help them pay for repairs. he is back in business at his capitola store called in the raw after being flooded out for more than two months. >> phenomenal. it feels phenomenal. >> reporter: and he says merchants are relying on each other and not the government as tourists flow back into town and fill local beaches and stores. >> because people are look a little skeptical of government and federal help now because of all the things you have seen and all the hurricanes that happened. >> reporter: santa cruz county alone sustained about $19 million in damage during a series of march storms including this rockslide in scotts valley but the federal emergency management agency denied california's request for aid. so now the state is striking back and has produced this video as part of the appeals process. >> it's one thing to cite impacts on paper in a letter. it's another thing to show it on video and he

the woman lived in capitola with her husband george. >> i don't know what to do, you know? we were together so long that you just really lose track of everything. >> the woman died late tuesday night at valley medical center. the skateboarder wasn't hurt nor arrested. his parents were told and detectives are still looking into the matter. >> tough story. >>> caltrain directors are expected to vote today on a new leaner budget plan. the original budget had to be trimmed because caltrain will get less money than expected from its three funding partners the vta, samtrans and the san francisco muni. and because of that, some projects will have to be postponed including improvements to train cars and stations. >>> golden gate bridge commuters may need to swap out cash for fastrak now. today a bridge district committee will vote on a proposal to install all- electronic tolling on the bridge. other payment options include license plate invoices and having drivers pay at another retail location. if the proposal passes the committee it moves forward to a vote tomorrow. the new syste

the family was celebrating the 4th of july on east cliff drive near capitola.he boy's parents had to call 911 when started screaming that his face was burning. >> it hurt my eardrums and it like i heard eee. >> that poor little guy. the fireworks missed the boy's eye and facial nerve. it was caused by an illegal firework. the santa cruz county sheriff investigating. >>> his world did not end may 21 so oakland radio preacher harold camping is going into rehab after suffering a stroke in june. his daughter confirms he has recently moved from the hospital to a nursing home to continue his recovery. it is not clear whether the 89- year-old camping will return to his radio show. he now expects the end of the world to come, by the way, october 21. >> all right. we're hoping he's wrong again. >>> tomorrow president obama is going to meet with congressional leaders to discuss raising the nation's debt limit. he said there's been progress but more work needs to be done. if congress doesn't raise the ceiling by august 2, the treasury department says the u.s. will default

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it's been a foggy day in santa cruz and capitola.more fog is well, very little clearing if any out toward molina and stinson beach. so just basically a foggy day. same deal tomorrow. these are the highs based on the cool sea breezes we had today. last night, we had a little brush fire yesterday in morgan hill. they got it down quick. these cooler daytime highs and that fog footprint, the bigger fog footprint, the cooler air has made it a more quiet fire season. we're not going to see much of a warm up as we head toward the weekend. these are your forecast highs for saturday morning. there's not going to be that big of a difference. there'll be fog in the coast. you're going to need your hoodies or jackets when you head out. a little bit breezy in the afternoon and temperatures in the warmer spots upper 80s. not so bad. the fog footprint in the morning you see it, north bay you're getting more fog than you're seeing. napa, so if you're heading out in the morning, you're going to want jackets in this area because it's going to be chill

mateo, and then 5060s closer to the coast and in the city but near 70 for santa cruz and captol -- capitola> this morning the third largest oil company in the u.s. announced it will split into two separate companies. conoco-phillips says one company will focus on refining and marketing, the other will pursue exploration and production. it looks like the news will send conoco-phillips stock up nearly 5% this morning. >>> computer sales were up 2.3% in the second quarter but that was less than analysts forecast. they say tablet computer sales are cutting into pc sales. despite that, hewlett-packard remains the time pc seller in the world. >>> and speaking of tablets, there are several reports that amazon will challenge apple in the tablet sales starting this fall. sources say the tablet will have a 9-inch screen and offer users access to amazon's extensive media collection but won't have a camera. the reports also say it will be powered by google's android, no word yet on the cost. >>> time now 5:51. a close call for a santa barbara county fisherman who catches and releases sharks from his ky

vo ---el martes por la tarde, el adolescente de 17 aÑos iba cuesta abajo sobre la calle cliff en capitola percato a tiempo de que la mujer de 83 aÑos de edad estaba en la acera. ---fue entonces cuando el joven brinco de su patineta pero no logro esquivar a la ancianita que cayo inconciente y horas despus murio en un hospital de san jos. topvo ---se revela la identidad del sujeto que fue abatido el pasado domingo por un agente del bart en la estacion "civic center" de san francisco. ---se trata de -charles hill- quien tenia 45 aÑos de edad. ---asimismo, hoy la policia de la ciudad y del bart anunciaron que ya han identificado a entre 35 a 40 testigos que presenciaron el incidente. ---bart, tambien dijo que publicar un video de los hechos. cu ---caltrain quiere reducir el numero de personas que se suicidan en las vias. take vo ---es por eso que hoy la junta directiva de la agencia de transporte aprob un plan para instalar camaras adelante y atras de todos sus trenes. ---la meta es grabar lo que ocurre durante ese tipo de incidentes y ademas grabar cualquier actividad sospechosa alrededor de

the storm's washed out streets in capitola village. california's head of emergency services is now appealing. but cautions a win is not a sure thing. >>> you're waiting for the heat? you're going to be waiting a little bit longer. it's going to warm up but it's just not going to get hot around here. look familiar? there's the current fog product or footprint in the bay area. it shouldn't there be. i pointed this out late in the day, there should be a burn out. this is all shooting across the san bruno gap. look how it spreads out into the east bay. it's been one of those days that's kept temperatures in concord and other areas just in the low 70s. i would expect 80s, low 90s. look at the highs from today, 71 in livermore. these highs will be eclipsed by tomorrows which will come up with a few more degrees. tonight the fog and low clouds are back. that saturday morning this fog when you get back. slightly warmer for the weekend though. little quicker burn off and just slight tweaks each day. so saturday will be a little bit nicer than t

the 83-year-old woman was hit in a capitola crosswalk on tuesday afternoon and she later died. witnesses say a 17-year-old boy was going about 15 to 20 miles an hour when he slammed into her knocking her down and she died a few hours later at the hospital. the skateboarder was not hurt. the case has been turned over to the d.a.'s office to determine whether or not charges will be filed. >>> first a stunning verdict, now a shocking release. casey anthony will go free next week. manuel gallegus on the final legal hurdle crossed just a few hours ago. >>> reporter: casey anthony smiled in court as she waited to hear her punishment but her demeanor change as the judge sentenced her to four years in prison for lying to police. >> i will sentence you to one year in the orange county jail on each count, all four counts to run consecutive to each other. >> reporter: the judge says he will credit anthony for the nearly three years she has already served and factor in good behavior. court officials say she will walk free next wednesday. >> not guilty. >> reporter: the 25-year-old mother w

things will be differently in central fire in santa cruz county which is responsible for socal and capitola. >> we don't have the staffing we like to have. if there is fires going on. we have to do it one at time. >> they have the normal complement they would have on a monday evening. >> reporter: in other words, no extra engines will be on the streets on the 4th. according to county supervisor the lower staffing levels are a sign of the times. >> the public has to understand we're going to see less public resources available. >> central fire's main concern is for homeowners on the cliff because of access issues and those that live near dry vegetation like pom pags s grass. >> they don't have the money, 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 have every apparatus, that means that two engines will go out every day. >> the firefighters and the staff and fire engines and trucks so there is no way we're going to go below two. >> the department has felt stretched thin. 49

in capitola and watsonville, pacifica and san bruno, and alameda county they can be used at ala me ta creek park, emerald glenn park, also in certain places in union city and newark. i mentioned this is one of the fire stations in oakland. you can turn in fireworks. they have collection bins. and coming up ai'll give you several locations where you can turn them in. christie smith, today in the bay. >> getting caught not worth it. thanks. >> the fourth of july holiday can be a tough weekend for military families with loved ones in the war zone. they are missing their daughter rebecca. the army deployed her in may. she had to leave her 6-month-old son anthony home with her husband in colorado. they raised rebecca in los ga s gatos. >> we're here basically to acknowledge them, to just say thank you. maybe it's because they never did it for our guys way back in the 60s. >> everything that the towns people are doing for us, it is a good thing and not only our daughter but all of the troops should be celebrated. >> operation yellow ribbon of los gatos is organizing care package deliveries

. >>> skateboarding regulations will be reviewed today in capitola after the death of an elderly womanr-old maryan sutna died early this morning after a teenager on a skateboard accidentally hit her. her granddaughter is now asking city officials for improved regulations and education about skateboarding. >>> the international space station could be headed to a watery grave at the end of the mission. scientists are concerned about hazardous space jump coming off the aging space station when it's retired. the station has been in operation since 1998. >>> interesting. >>> time now 6:48. let's go to sal. hopefully no crashes on the ground here, right. >> we have a few dave but nothing major right now. the roads are getting a little busier. if you are driving around the bay area you will notice that places are beginning to slow down. such as the montigue expressway. headed south to milpitas you will see slow traffic. 880 you can see traffic near 66th avenue. looks good. southbound is on the left and northbound 880 is there on the right. speaking of 880 let's speak about hayward. union city

it happened in capitola.een was headed downhill from cliff drive when he slammed into the woman tuesday. marianne hit the ground hard and was knocked unconscious. she died of severe head trauma. her husband of 64 years says skate boarding has been a problem for a while. >> i don't know how you control it, really. you can pass laws and everything but then they show up and they go down there 20 miles an hour. that's long till. >> the boy was not hurt. police did not arrest him but a criminal investigation is under way. this is new video of the man who walked out after gallery with a picasso under his arm. this video was shot by a security camera outside of lefty o'doole's, it shows a man wearing loafers with what appears to be that picasso painting. he allegedly sold it to a gallery in san francisco. the thief then got away. they talked to a cab driver who said he didn't notice anything unusual about fare. airport security screenings could get more in depth. as officials investigate a new potential interesting

the boy and his parents were on the sidewalk on the fourth of >>> a six-year-old capitola boy is injured his parents blame illegal fireworks. the boy and his parents were on the sidewalk on the 4th of july when he started screaming that his face was burning. he had a cut on his face that went to his skull. intense. there it is. luckily the firework missed his eye and the facial nerve. the santa cruz county sheriff is investigating. deputies admit they didn't respond to the scene because they were flooded with calls of illegal fireworks. very lucky boy. >> oh, that video makes you go ew! as does the next chip we are to show you. >> yeah. >>> a slugger's bat goes flying and injures the fans during last night's giants game. >> one woman was hospitalized with a head injury. >> sandoval loses his bat. >> by the way -- >> oh, the giants slugger lost a bat in the 1st inning last night. it went sailing towards fans above the padres dugout as you just saw. one man was hit around the eyebrow, a second hit in the ship and the woman hit in the head, taken to the hospital to get checked out and is ex

. >>> meantime, detectives in capitola are investigating after an 8-year-old woman was killed by a skateboarderinvestigators say the teen was riding down a hill on the skateboard up to 20 miles an hour. then he jumped off the board to avoid this woman who was in the crosswalk. but it was too late. and she died tuesday night at valley medical center. the skateboarder was not hurt and he wasn't arrested. it was ruled an accident. >>> u.s. security experts say terrorists are considering new methods of blowing up planes, methods that can include surgically hiding bombs inside humans. no such plot has been uncovered court the tsa but there is evidence they are discussing the possibility. plastic explosives in the body could be difficult to detect. >>> time now 6:16. we are continuing to follow the sentencing of casey anthony. they are talking about who is going to pay for the investigation. so they are clearing up the loose ends but we are going to definitely bring you live when the final sentencing comes down. >> all eyes on orlando. and nasa's final flight is set to launch tomorrow. the major hurd

live in capitola, abc 7 news. >>> thanks very much. of course this heat does mane the fir danger particularly high then come begin that with holiday and concern about fireworks and you have the potential for real problems. spencer is here with look at what we can expect this weekend in terms of the heat experienc experience. >> that's true. start with today high since the heat wave began today. high pressure inland in the low to mid 90's. up to 94 life more. 94 clover dale pretty toasty inland. high of 75 in san francisco and going to get l hotter through the next several days. tomorrow we notice inland high couple degrees higher up to about 96 antioch 95 tomorrow at fairfield concord livermore 95 down at morgan hill and 95 also up at mostly clear lack and clover dale so we see temperatures inching up to 100 agree mark by sunday right around bay we see mid upper 80's tomorrow and 76 here in san francisco. what does the fourth of july look like and will we be able to see the fireworks. the answer in the forecast in a few moments. >> oka

70 and then 60s, 70s on the peninsula, 50s, 60s to near 70 degrees, though towards santa cruz and capitola but in that fog it's tough to burn off and get very warm. not much change through saturday. i think slightly inland temperatures will come up sunday, monday. >> 6:11. >>> getting tough on properties -- protesters after that rowdy shutdown bart trains. bart says no, that has to stop. >>> when we could find out if sarah palin is going to run for president. >>> welcome back. >>> congressional leaders return to the white house today to continue talks about how to deal with the looming debt limit deadline. as ktvu's alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, president obama is clearly losing patience. alison. >> reporter: there are differing accounts about just how exasperated the president got at yesterday's two-hour meeting. republicans say he abruptly walked out. now, the big blowup happened between president obama and house majority leader eric cantor. the president is refusing to concede to cantor's demand for a short-term deal with big budget cuts and no tax increases.

police say a 17-year-old was riding down a hill in capitola when he hit and killed the 83- year-old womanwater main break in lafayette which elizabeth just mentioned has left 100 homes without water and road closures. one home is flooded. east bay crews say they will need several more hours to fix that break. >>> 5:49 now. the coast guard is sending more aircraft to help search for that missing northern california fisherman in mexico. a coast guard c-130 crew flew out of sacramento just about a half hour ago. mexican navy now coordinating the search-and-rescue effort for them. it's asked for the coast guard to help out. the c-130s have searched hundreds of square miles in the last few days. the navy rescued dozens of survivors after the erik sank on sunday. some of the survivors are back now in the bay area. they helped pressure the mexican officials to extend the search effort beyond the normal four days. >> i was in the water for 16 hours and i was okay. so given that it's maybe the third day, you know, there's still some hope. >> my staff and i have contacted the mexican consulate and

. >> santa cruz, capitola end up with 70s. cooler on friday and then there's your warmup for sunday/monday. >>> a manhunt is underway for a man suspected of kidnapping his elderly mother. jade hernandez joins us from daly city, one. places where authorities believe he may be -- one of the places where authorities believe he may be hiding. >> we've contacted the fbi. we understand it will be a few more hours before they will be in. the fbi says this california man accused of kidnapping his mother has ties to daly city and the bay area. he has not been seen since may and has charges. the fbi is accusing this man, 55-year-old marshall mcmain, ofian ducting his -- of abducting his mother. he's described as 5'9" and weighing between 160, 165 pounds. he has brown hair, blue eyes and may be wearing glasses. authorities say 5-year-old doris goldberg sufferers from dementia and cannot take care of herself. that's one of the concerns. she's described as 5'1", weighing about 135 pounds with white hair and blue eyes. there's no reason why

expect the fog does burn off and temperatures get close to 70 in santa cruz and capitola. not much change through friday. slightly warmer sunday and monday. >>> this morning's deadly bombing at a memorial for the relative of a powerful world leader. >>> also the casey anthony murder trial in florida has prompted action in southern california. >>> and also a home invasion that involved a husband, a wife and house guest. >>> good morning, a few breaks in the clouds. it's cool, cold, with the sea breeze it's still a little cool. >>> 8:16. a suicide bomber killed at least five people today it happened at the memorial service for the half brother of carzite. now carzite was not there. he was at the funeral service yesterday. >>> also india is on high alert this morning following a triple bombing in mumbai that killed 17 people. take a look at visit you from just one of the scenes this morning. you can see people going through the debris there. india's home affairs minister says it appears the bombs were made out of ammonia nitrate and were rigged with timers. they also say no p

police say a 17-year-old was riding down a hill in capitola on a skateboard when he hit and killed thesembly committee will consider a bill that will ban capital punishment in california. the state has only had 13 execution since the death penalty was reinstated 33 years ago. that's because of the long expensive legal procedures required. >>> today a bridge district committee will vote on a proposal to install all electronic tolling on the golden gate bridge. other payment options would include license plate invoices and having drivers pay at a different retail location. >> traffic and weather coming up next. ,,,,,, i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, we're delivering everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do. it's not a problem. i don't mind as long as we always stop at chevron and get that techron stuff. my ears flop around too. check it out. [ male announcer ] your car