we are expecting a pretty good crowd here at cesar chavez park in just a little bit. but this is do or die. a knockout to determine who moves on to the quarter finals, and of course what happened in the last match with germany, losing but still advancing, that can't happen again. germany is a formidable team. it has yet to lose a match during this world cup. so far, we are expecting the u.s. to buff up offensive play. the team has 27 attacks, that's the second lowest number in the group stage of 32 teams. so pretty low. the bottom line, stating the obvious here, is the u.s. has to score. >> win or go home, and sometimes you see that raise the level of performance and sometimes you see that make teams nervous. >> interest ratchets up every four years when the u.s. plays in the world cup, because it's an event, we love events in this country, and because now the u.s. has a team that can compete. >> now, viewership today expected to be smaller than the portugal game, which brought in 18 million viewers, but bigger than the other two at 11 and 10 million viewers, respecti

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officials are concerned that squirrels at sees rar chavez park -- cesar chavez park will burrow into an underlayer of clay that seals off a former dump at the park. the city council approved an ordinance making it illegal to feed the squirrels at all city parks. violaters could face possible fines of $1,000 or a six-month jail sentence or both. the city previously proposed an extermination plan for the squirrels. >>> three big gulf events are coming to san francisco including a major championship. this monthing, the pga commissioner and ed bishop made the announcement at city hall along with mayor ed lee. the tournaments are the match play championship next spring. the pga championship in 2020 and the president's cup in 2025 and they will all be played at harding park. >> i'm as excited as when former mayor willie brown asked me to build that clubhouse out there at harding park back in the early 2000s. he said you better build it on time because the pga professionals are coming in and they can't be delayed. >> harding hosted the cup in 20009. the match play event has spent the last e

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in san jose, you have the wunl at san pedro square market, they're going to have a big zpleen cesar chavez park and fourth street pizza location, that'll be a viewing location. and as always in san francisco. you've got the civic center where they'll be putting up a monster screen as well. predicting lots of people there. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> it would be. 1:00, win or go home. thanks bob. >>> well to show its patriotism, waffle house will not serve belgium waffles. >> turn it into american waffles. not much of a sacrifice considering it never served are belgium waffles, but the company getting attention. >> a tweet, check this out, we don't believe in belgium waffles. belgium, like the country, one twitter using pointing out, it's beljian waffles. the waffle house replied our bad. they don't serve either. apparently they serve brussels waffles in belgium. >> if we were playing for answer, french fries? >> freedom fries. >> exactly. all right. >>> now that we have the culinary section of the newscast, all figured out, what about the forecast? people

the fourth street pizza, san pedro square market and cesar chavez park as well. >> should be fun. >>> now what will be the weather be like? >> let's check the morning commute with mike first. >> yeah, weather much more pleasant story than traffic right now. we're looking over here towards the oakland coliseum. now the traffic is starting to flow north towards 98th avenue, that's the onramp, we see the truck, activity, and flashing lights blocking your two right lanes. two left lanes do get by the scene of a deadly crash. there was a motorcycle and truck involved there in the northbound side. and they've just reopened two lanes. let's look at how slow it is past the scene. it's jammed up as you're approaching davis street as well. so you know if you use davis to get over to san leandro street or international boulevard, that's where you can get on at i9. anywhere north of the coliseum and you're clear of the crash. south of there you run into that as you use hayward. there's slowing in the same area 580. i'm going to let you know if that's related slowing. otherwise it moves smoothly o

early this morning, a man was stabbed to death near plaza cesar chavez park in the downtown area. police say a group of four or six -- rather, five or six people attacked that victim. no word yet on a motive and no one is under arrest. this is san jose's 22nd homicide of the year. meanwhile, investigators are also looking for the shooter in the city's 21st homicide of the year. a man was shot yesterday afternoon on gramercy place, right off of 680 in east san jose, as children were playing nearby. police say the man was walking on gramercy, but it is unknown whether he was the target. investigators can't say yet whether this was a drive-by shooting. >>> a bicyclist is fighting for his life after a van trying to escape police ran into him. late last night, police tried to pull the van over at larken and post, but it didn't stop. this happening in the city, a couple blocks away at post and jones street, the van ran a red light, hit a taxi. both vehicles spun out of control on to the sidewalk, hitting a bicyclist and a person walking. the driver of the van then jumped out of the van

they are turning into a big problem, especially at cesar chavez park off the bay. officials are worried the squirrels there wilbur owe into an undergrounds layer of clay which seals off a former dump. last night they passed a new ordinance making it illegal to feed those rodents at all city parks. violators could face fines up to $1,000 and even up to six months in jail. >>> wildlife experts spent the afternoon scouring a neighborhood in such of a wayward marmot and they found it. these are pictures taken by a potrero hill resident who spotted it. their natural habitat is the sierra. emergency services set several traps in backyards and were able to catch it late this afternoon and they want to send it home soon. >> it needs to be up in its home territory. it needs to be collecting its food for winter. the longer it's here, the less time it has to do that. >> wildlife experts think it hid inside a car that traveled to tahoe or yosemite. it will be checked out at the silicon valley wildlife center before it's taken back to the sierra. >>> the famously short memory s

police have a wide area cordoned off in the heart of downtown san jose at plaza de cesar chavez on market right at park. near the fairmont at the corner of the tech museum. you might say that this is the beating heart of downtown san jose. five or six suspects jumped a victim. when officers arrived the victim was found to have been stabbed. the victim died at the hospital. the suspects are still at large. they are saying that this was not gang-related. they don't have a motive at this point. the crime scene itself is wide. they have the blockade out a block in each direction and the crime scene tape stretches from the b. of a. across the street into the park itself and then back to the tech museum corner there. so we don't know why it's that big but that is unusually large. and speaking of unusual, we typically see homicides in east san jose and also on the outskirts of downtown but they have it this close to where a lot of the businesses and families come to take their children into the fountain. this is unusual. that's what we know for now here in downtown san jose. we are live, kiet do, kpix 5. >>>

squirrels and gophers are releasing a gas that chases away the critters at cesar chavez park. >>> ktvu's jana katsuyama is in el cerrito at the middle school that has become the center of a community controversy, jana. >> reporter: frank the vote was 3-0 by this committee to recommend the board that this be renamed. but this is not a done deal and there's been hundreds of people who have written in and are speaking out. the school board's proposal to rename the new building replacing the portcla middle school has become a big one. >> frank coromasu has no history here. >> reporter: has become a textbook case of civil rights in the united states. >> we are made up of different ethnic backgrounds, we come from different walks in life, and that's what america is all about. >> even though frank caramatzu was not born here, there are schools in davis named after him. >> reporter: the council said they honor karamatzu but would prefer someone born in the area. >> we went there. and we all been there, and we had a great time there. >> why are these meetings in the summer when everybody is on va

especially at cesar chavez park - where squirrels burrow their way into what used to be a former dump. it is a nice day for squirrels. but i do not want to do time in jail. all stay away from the squirrels. we had some high clouds you can see them over the berkeley hills. it is bringing in thunderstorms well out on the east bay. you will see those increase for tonight and into of tomorrow. right now we have a big spread in temperatures. almost 40 degrees by the ocean. why is it clear by the ocean? here's the reason right here. there is a lot of fog coming off the pacific into the bay. also in the north they valleys. we will have fog in the morning but also the high cloud thunderstorms. the low clouds should be gone by nine in the morning being a mixture of sunshine and highest in clouds to the day. for temperatures will still be high end closing in on 100 degrees. thend a cool sea breeze pushed into the mid then the valley with temperatures in the '70s. we will have several days with fairly cloudy morning's. but it will be mourned--warm on monday . close to 100 degrees towards the eas

the idea is to deal with the large squirrel population here at cesar chavez park in berkeley. en an ongoing problem in the area. this particular park is built on top of a landfill. those critters have been burrowing holes in the dirt here. there's concern that could lead to a toxic leak if they break through the clay cap that covers up this former dump. so the city of berkeley has made it a crime to feed squirrels and other animals in the park. this happened during the council meeting last night. originally the city was considering killing the squirrels but the council backed away from the idea after a public outcry. the council formed a special squirrel subcommittee to try to come up with another solution. that's when they decided the best way to control the critters was to simply have the public stop feeding them. once the new law takes effect, anyone tossing food to squirrels could face $1,000 fine and possibly six months in jail. over the next couple of months, the city is expected to begin putting up new signs and brochures at city parks letting people know not to feed the

families are turning to public fountains and use recircumrated water like this one at san jose cesar chavez parkill be bombarding us with a $430,000 media campaign using billboards, tv and radio commercials to drive home the message. >> santa clara county, this summer brown is the new green. we need you to join the movement. >> social media will also be tapped. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> one of those first steps to conserving water is understanding how much water you actually use every day. we have a link to a calculate tore that can help you figure that out at abc7news.com. >>> california will have four governors in four days next week. follow along. governor brown will be leaves the state tomorrow and returning wednesday as he leads a trade mission to mexico. while he's gone executive powers will roll to the lieutenant-governor newsome. but then he leaves to the east coast tuesday for special olympic related events and at that point the senate president pro tem will become acting governor. until he leaves for chicago on wednesday and then assembly speaker tony atkins will take th

crime scene tape south of market and near plaza de cesar chavez park. the victim attacked bay whole group of suspects. >> reporter: those are the reports we are getting. as you can see san jose police are still on the scene here at this hour investigating. it's unclear if anyone is in custody. officers tell us just after 2:15 this morning, they got a call into 911 reporting five to six suspects maybe attacking someone here near plaza de cesar chavez. by the time officers arrived, they found a man suffering at least one stab wound, although scanner reports say he was stabbed once in the back, once in the neck. the victim would die at a nearby hospital. homicide detectives are working the scene. we've seen officers moving around the area looking for possible evidence. southbound market is shut down between san carlos and san fernando out here along the corridor southbound market i should say. and at this hour as we come back out here live again. it's unclear if anyone is in custody. it does appear that this scene will be affecting the morning commute, or

cesar chavez park, the fourth street pizza, and san pedro square market. >> that'll be fun. television as well. 1:00 this afternoon. >> this is funny too, we were talking about belgium, you know well the waffle house getting into the world cup spirit ahead of the u.s. versus belgium match. the restaurant chain took to twitter to say we don't believe in bell gem wachls. or belgiam waffles as a follower corrected. they are popular here in north america, but they're not served in belgium. >> we like anything that has whipped cream. >> and syrup and sugar. you name it. >> in belgium, they're brussels waffles. brussels? >> i looked that up actually. >> they're from brussels. >> awesome. >> quite different than waffles in the morning. >> putted whipped cream on them. >> hey, that's what's happening "today in the bay," we're back at 7:25 with is a live local news update. >>> you can join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 and check out nbcbayarea.com any time we're not on air. have a great day, and go team usa. >> all right, i think that's fair to say, right? >> u.s. >> #usa. >> #ib

families are turning to public fountains and use recirculated water like this one at san jose cesar chavez parkvalley water will be bombarding us with a $430,000 media campaign using billboards, tv and radio commercials to drive home the message. >> santa clara county, this summer brown is the new green. we need you to join the movement. >> social media will also be tapped. sevenfies like this one are encouraged. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> looking good, david luis. one of the first steps to conserving water is understanding how much water you use every day. we have a link to a calculate tore that can help you figure that out at abc7news.com. >>> california will have four governors in four days next week. follow along. governor brown will be leaves the state tomorrow and returning wednesday as he leads a trade mission to mexico. while he's gone executive powers will roll to the lieutenant-governor gavin newsome. but then he leaves to the east coast tuesday for special olympic related events and at that point the senate president pro tem bill steinberg will become acting governor. un

early this morning, a man was stabbed to death near plaza de cesar chavez park.ty's 21st homicide. that happened yesterday afternoon on gramercy place, right off 680. this in east san jose. investigators say several children were playing in the street, when someone began shooting, investigators unsure if the suspect was walking by or driving by, but a gun was found at the scene and a man was killed. >>> let's check your weather with christina. >> hey, thank you! happy tuesday to you. and temperatures for today, not too hot, especially when you consider the fact that we are now in late july, and 83 degrees is not too bad on the peninsula. we do have some humidity you have to deal with for today and tomorrow. we'll shave it off, by thursday, 88 in the north bay and the south bay. temperatures are going to stay level, but like i said before, we're going to lose that humidity. so it will feel more comfortable, as of tomorrow. still a slight chance for showers today and tomorrow. and by this weekend, dry air mass moves in. above average heat, that's what we're going t

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park and market about 2:15 this morning. six people jumped the victim at plaza de cesar chavez.tim rushed to the hospital where he died. the motive is unclear at this time. all of the suspects fled the scene. so no arrests. the city had gone six weeks without a homicide. but now this is the third within a week. >>> this morning, two major fires are still threatening homes in the sierra foothills. in amador and mariposa counties. kpix 5's mark kelly is getting the latest on these fires. he is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: the sands fire is largely contained at this point. people are being allowed back into their homes. but road detours and campground closures continue at yosemite. these two fires are relatively close to on another one in fact sierra foothills east of sacramento, the other inching into yosemite where we begin. the wildfire burning in yosemite national park has grown to 2600 acres. 500 firefighters have been battling it since saturday but today, eyes are on the skies. word a thunderstorm could be sweeping through. >> we still have tremendous fire activity

this is at park avenue south market street near the plaza de cesar chavez. we have a crew on the way and will have details shortly. >>> 4:42. health workers in west africa are trying to trace anyone who might have been exposed to a man who died from the ebola virus. patrick sawyer died on friday and a few days before that, he boarded a flight in liberia. had a stopover in ghana, changed planes in togo and arrived in nigeria. since march an outbreak of ebola has killed more than 600 people in three countries. >>> friends remember a young man killed by lightning on a california beach. nick in a began no was on venice beach sound with two friends. he went into the water to rinse off when lightning struck. he was about to transfer from junior college to usc. this friend was in shock about the sudden death. >> i couldn't imagine being there and being part of that and it breaks my heart. >> friends say nick had a large gentle presence. a woman who knew him since kindergarten will now start at usc without him. >>> a rare tornado regard to roared through boston. >>

it happened on park avenue and south market street near the plaza de cesar chavez.injured, one seriously, after this nasty car crash in san francisco. when officers tried to pull over a stolen minivan in the city, police arrested the driver who was hurt in the crash. one person said to have life- threatening injuries, as well. >>> alameda county supervisors are finally expected to approve the 10-year lease for the oakland a's. the oakland city council revised the terms last week before voting yes on the deal last week. >>> got your traffic and weather coming up. stay with us. >>> good morning. liza battalones here. improving situation over at the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound traffic no longer delayed into the macarthur maze although you will be hitting the brakes from about the 880 overcrossing. the metering lights are still on. >> and over at the altamont pass, it's no longer delayed leaving the altamont. west 580 still sluggish from north flynn approaching santa rita. if you are heading for mass transit, no longer delayed on the bart system. so they're on time

cesar chavez off ramp. sky 7 hd was over the scene. a man accused of punching a woman outside a and t park says he was defending his 13-year-old daughter the 42-year-old and 32-year-old both pled not guilty to charges of aggravated assault stemming from that confrontation. investigators say they approached a man and drunk woman and then got into a fight. but the defense says the victims initiated the confrontation because they thought russer's 13-year-old daughter was videotaping the drunk woman throwing up. >> reports don't reflect the being as serious as they're made out to be. >> nothing justifies sucker punching a defenseless woman. period we're fortunate injuries aren't more severe. >> the woman fell to the ground and knocked unconscious the defense says she was hit by mistake. >> journalist from the bay area was released from custody today by the u.s. border patrol. he didn't have documentation. he came to the u.s. illegally in 199 to. he's been in texas reporting on unaccompanied children and families across the border, he talked with sergio quntana yesterday. >> started with what documented people go through every day. if i get

cesar chavez off ramp. sky 7 hd was over the scene. a man accused of punching a woman outside a and t park says he was defending his 13-year-old daughter the 42-year-old and 32-year-old both pled not guilty to charges of aggravated assault stemming from that confrontation. investigators say they approached a man and drunk woman and then got into a fight. but the defense says the victims initiated the confrontation because they thought russer's 13-year-old daughter was videotaping the drunk woman throwing up. >> reports don't reflect the being as serious as they're made out to be. >> nothing justifies sucker punching a defenseless woman. period we're fortunate injuries aren't more severe. >> the woman fell to the ground and knocked unconscious the defense says she was hit by mistake. >> journalist from the bay area was released from custody today by the u.s. border patrol. he didn't have documentation. he came to the u.s. illegally in 199 to. he's been in texas reporting on unaccompanied children and families across the border, he talked with sergio quntana yesterday. >> started with what documented people go through every day. if i get

cesar chavez, mare pose 15, 6th or king street. caltrans will put up detour signs to help you get through the area. if you're headed to at&t park for the game or headed anywhere in san francisco to enjoy the weekend, you might want to take that third street exit off of 101 or use mass transit. a lot of folks did that for the first time coming up from the south bay during the last closure. they said it worked out pretty well. that's what a lot of folks are hoping for, people stay off roadways and steer clear of this area. you can find more information on our website nbcbayarea.com. live in san francisco, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> great update. >>> let's bring in mike inouye as well. steer clear of 280 up there altogether. >> exactly. i think people might be saying that's extreme, as far as the length of closure for that one hinge or few hinges they're doing but it's clear, as scott said, don't take 280 into san francisco north of 101 interchange. that's this stretch this morning. it's open, you'll see signs saying closure tonight 9:00. you can get to the giants game at 7:00. getting away the opposite direction affecte

cesar chavez. the most visible thing, the black backpack where you see the evidence markers. there were also beer bottles and other items found in the park. police are collecting it all as possible evidence in this deadly stabbing. at 2:15 a.m., police say a group of five or six people attacked a man at park and market streets. he was stabbed at least once. police arrived on scene and emergency crews rushed the victim to the hospital. but he was pronounced dead shortly after. homicide detectives have been canvassing the area. they are conducting interviews. police are still trying to determine a motive. but from the preliminary investigation they say this does not appear to be gang- related. police are not sure if the man knew his attackers or if this was random. >> it's too early in the investigation. as soon as we can kind of find out from the witnesses, you know, whether or not there was some sort of a conversation between the victim and the suspects prior to the attack, then we can go ahead and confirm some of that information. >> reporter: police are looking for the suspects but have not put out any descriptions yet. we do not know