in manufacturing those chargers. us americans will have to with a little bit without a government agency setting a deadline is set to hand set makers to make a switch to a single standard the industry experts say ultimately economics will force changes companies want to universal church and europe they say companies will bring those same connecters u.s. models. stay tuned for it to read all about this one-size-fits-all charger is a www.kron4.com visit our whats on the web section. >> a look at side from our roof cam over downtown san francisco the fog starting to make its way back into the bay. he does see a few little areas of sunshine here. the low clouds are continuing to dominate our forecast. our current conditions 55 1/2 one day, 58 san francisco curator in the spots not the warm today. upper '70's low 80's. 60s in the north bay and '70s down in the south bay. here's what she can expect tonight into tomorrow very similar conditions to what we saw today. the fog making its way back into the bay that will continu

, y significa perdidas superiores a 40 mil dólares, y otras son la camioneta ford 250, y el dodge charger continúa en estados unidos, y se extiende a parques nacionales de california, francisco cuevas estuvo en los operativos y nos trae el reporte. >>>periodista: este es el parque nacional de sequuoía. y de acuerdo a las autoridades es también para carteles de drogas. lo fertil de estas tierras convierten terrenos federales en el sitio perfecto para el cultivo de marihuana. >>> es una pequeña parte de lo que usan los carteles para tener el dinero para correr muchas de las guerras que ocurren en méxico y estados unidos. >>>periodista: guerras que crean violencia en suelo de estados unidos. y las respuestas fueron operativos como este, en tres semanas 450 agentes destruyeron plantas y arrestaron a 100 personas. >>> qué carteles utilizan estas tierras? >>> esa información no la podemos dar porque es secreta. >>>periodista: durante tres días recorrimos con estos agentes en un operativo secreto los campos ilegales en fresno, donde luego de horas de caminatas comenzamos a ver las primeras señal

. >> cell phone charger. it's so easy to modify the cell phone charger.up to something else, hook it into your tv. >> jerry, seems like what we should be doing is taking the prisoners and putting ideas to work to better this world. because there are some smart guys in there. >> there are very smart guys in there. but we got some smart guys working on eliminating the problem as well. >> well, part of this comes down to having the dogs that can find this stuff, right, when you do a raid. with us now from sacramento, california, richard subia, deputy director of adult institutions in california department of corrections. he is in charge of the canine search unit. also joining us, sergeant wayne conrad, california department of corrections and rehabilitation. he's a trainer with the canine cell phone unit and his four legged partner is dracco. >> so you're going to give us a little idea how this works. i can understand finding tobacco and cigarettes and things like that. but the cell phone has me baffled. i don't know what a dog will be smelling. how do you t

. >> the oakland raiders and the san diego chargers are also taking part. >>> the case is wrapping up of a presbyterian minister who was breaking with church rules by marrying same-sex couples. we'll be right back. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer -z >>> in napa this morning, closing argumenting got under way in the church trial of a retired presbyterian minister. reverend jane rar is accused of marrying same-sex couple. a verdict is expected sometime today or tomorrow. >>> san francisco police are looking for whoever is responsible for a rash of cooper wire thefts. the thefts usually take place between 2:00 and 6:00 a.m. and they have caused outages and damages to homes and business. police are asking anyone who sees anything suspicious in the area of those under ground vaults to call police. we do have a crew there and we'll have an update on that story coming up tonight at five -- at 5:00. >>> in the meantime, ucsf is investigating a cooper theft. the outage did not interfere with hospital operations, there's no word on any arrests

the chargers take on the new orleans saints. superdome in new orleans. so that begins at 5:00 p.m. "cbs evening news with katie couric" this afternoon at 4:30. >> i get paid. >> get ready for football. >> how about another sport. happens in a small coastal village in india. thoroughbred bulls and buffaloes charge through muddy waters while a farmer rides in between them. this year there were more than 300 competitors. animal rights activists had raised concerns about the event. but this year court obervers, as well as activists, were on hand to keep a watchful eye. that's it for the cbs 5 news at noon. our next newscast is at 5. and don't >> thank you for watching. see you on monday. rget... eyewitness news is always on c-b-s 5 dot com. ============b r e a k,,,,,,,,,,, our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways t

. >> the oakland raiders and san diego chargers are also partnering with the lottery to sell scratchertickets. >> good idea. >>> mark ibanez joins joins us now with sports. the giants didn't play. >> the giants if the season ended right now they would be involved in the postseason play offs, that's because one of the teams they are fighting with didn't win. holiday a perfect game commemoration before it all started. then it's all about the houston astros in philadelphia. carlos lee a big home run. first time the phillies have been swept at citizen's bank park in a four game series ever. 5-1 giants go up a half game in the wild card scenario. i don't know if it's just a crazy coincidence, but tiger announces his divorce is final. promptly goes out and shoots his best round of the year. he's in new jersey and a 6- under 65 on the way to that. nice shot right here. second shot, and 191 yards sitting pretty for a birdie which he converted here he is on 18 with a 12-foot birdie. he's tied for the lead with a 6- under 65. >>> meantime battle of the bay this weekend, 49ers and raiders both un

the dodge charger pursuit comes with a special stability control system to keep it stable during high-speedrashes. chrysler says it hopes to capture a large share of the police car market, which ford usually dominates. >>> and when we come back this morning, some jeep cherokees are now being investigated. the reason why, coming up next. >>> and what made one of baseball's best players lose his cool last night? that's in sports. 14 now, for a look at your morning road conditions. wet on i-95, from maine to south carolina. flooding in central florida on i-75, from tampa to sarasota. slick on i-35 in texas. and on 25, 40 and 70 in the four corners region. >> if you're flying today, you can expect airport delays in boston, new york, philadelphia, washington and miami. >>> federal safety officials have opened an investigation into the jeep grand cherokee. a consumer group asked the agency to determine if gas tanks on older models of the popular suv contain a potentially fatal design flaw. lisa stark has the story. >> reporter: the government defect investigation, involves 3 million older chrysle

we have chargers and saints tonight. in the superdome. who dat? that's the saints.s is drew brees off the fake play. henderson going to haul in the pass. victorious 36-21. >>> tom redskins win 16-11. >> have a good night everybody and a good weekend. ♪ spread a little love today ♪ spread a little somethin' to remember ♪ ♪ spread a little joy and see ♪ need a little happiness to be ♪ ♪ living the life with me

we were overjoyed to know that all the chargers had been here that was our first victory. as pilots had to change that tactics as soon as soviet craft missile systems appeared to be had. in an attempt to evade soviet rockets they had to fly into no well to shoot. the found made them easy prey for the vietnamese women who served us and. you have gone through so many different emotional turns in the process making your mission accomplished. by the time you return to base. you are totally exhausted and probably. pilot pete peterson was downed over north vietnam in september one thousand nine hundred sixty six he returned home after seven years in captivity nearly a quarter of a century later after official relations between the two states were finally restored pietersen became the first u.s. ambassador to vietnam today he lives with more than just memories of the. probably somewhere back. part of a russian missile somewhere. at least in my memory. the truth lies in the center. of the capital. there is a monument along its banks with the names of american pilots who were shot

when that happens, the chargers called the police and say that they are too full. you need to take the patients that would come here to a medical ie.r. that is not good. you have patience or acutely psychotic in an emergency room equipped to handle emergencies like heart attack and stroke. the emergency room doctors have a lot of pressure to get these folks out of the emergency room. to relieve the pressure of the bottleneck, they are admitted. when they have been stabilized for fuel is a medication, their discharge. they're discharged when some might consider to be prematurely. they've not realized the full benefits and are released before they have gotten the full benefits. you have all of these stop-gap measures. they provide limited and an adequate treatment. it feeds back into the bottle neck and creates a revolving door pattern of acute service utilization. i am a forensic psychologist. i have worked a lot in jails and state hospitals and with people who have committed crimes. the worst possible outcome of inadequate treatment is the criminalization of severe

and bring that charger to your house to take advantage of the financing so that you will not have to worry about the costs that are associated with this. as gas is around $25 per gallon, you will be smiling as you drive past the gas stations. you are focused on trading electricity on the rooftop, and getting to your charging station where you do not have to worry about the price of gasoline. who would have thought about $4 a few years ago? let's think green and act greent green. thank you for being part of this video. we appreciate your attention and your time, and we hope you will learn more by calling us or going to our website. thank you all very much.

other top targets include the ford f-250 pickup, infinity g37, dodge charger and corvette z-06.pparently not a black market for suburban. >> get that minivan. >>> when we come back this morning, evidence, of course, of a very hot summer. >>> and changes are coming to h@h@the little league world ser. >>> a new tropical storm has formed in the atlantic. collin formed early this morning. but it's not on track to affect the oil spill area in the gulf. and a heat wave is baking parts of the southern plains. and it is taking a toll on the roads. >> it was a scorching 105 degrees in tulsa, oklahoma, yet. so hot, it left a gaping two-foot hole on a busy bridge. it happened just before rush hour. and crews had to scramble to fix it back up. >>> now, a look at road conditions. flooding on i-80, from chicago to des moines. flooding on i-10, 25, and 40, in the four corners region of the southwest. wet on i-10, from new orleans to jacksonville. and slick roads across georgia and alabama. >> and if you're flying today, you can expect airport delays in phoenix, kansas city, chicago, as well as

the rest of the top five, the ford f250 crew cab pickup, infiniti g37 coup, dodge charger with the hemi engine and the corvette v-06. >>> got a big change coming to a bank -- your to your bank. it could mean lower fees but headaches as customers get use to the changes. >>> reporter: some are calling it long overdue. new rules on overdrafts are about to take effect august 15. bank of america will only provide overdraft protection to customers who have linked accounts or as an option at the atm. most other banks such as chase, citi and wells fargo are requiring customers to opt in if they want overdraft. consumer action says banks are pushing customers hard to say yes. >> people are seeing more offers than ever before to opt back as the date approaches. >> reporter: chase is warning customers unexpected emergencies such as as a highway tow may not be covered. >> they are ex-age rating the benefits. there are no benefits. it's a lucrative moneymaker for banks. >> reporter: beth mistles of the california banker association sees it differently. >> we wouldn't call it scare tactics but consum

the crew cab pick up, infinity 2 door dodge charger with the high powered him i and the corvette the. least likely stole wren family cars like the volvo s 80 that he was don't want those apparently. complete list is posted at abc 7 news.com under see it on tv. >> now we know. >> we are experiencing some cooler than normal temperatures still for august. >> i was out shooting something today and it was 57 degrees in parts of the city. pretty cold. >> it has been unusually cool. not only in july but also getting into august as well. today's temperatures fell below where they should be for this time of year so we are running cooler than normal. there's an explanation. show you this from the east bay hills camera. regular feature every day has been the marine layer. see the beautiful sunset at 8:17. marine layer quite prominently displayed in the foreground. stands at 1400 feet deep tonight. that has already made its way into santa rosa. temperatures right now in the 50's and the 60's. let's take a lack at the highlights. coast cool and gray. mild to warm conditions inland for your tuesda

on this anniversary weekend, tonight's pre-season game between the saints and the chargers means something to more than just football fans. during katrina, this superdome was a symbol of despair. now rebuilt, it shows how far this city has come. summertime and the living is easier in new orleans. the saints are n.f.l. champions. their superdome is an icon of the city's rebirth. that was unthinkable back in 2005. new orleans was drowning. 24,000 katrina refugees wandered into the superdome and were trapped inside horror. >> it was an absolute cesspool. just a living hell. >> reporter: doug thornton, the superdome's general manager, recalls the building itself was left for dead. how damaged was this roof in the end? >> 70% of the roof membrane was blown off. >> reporter: rebuilding would cost $250 million. naysayers included thornton's own wife denice. >> spend millions of dollars to rebuild a stadium when most of the people are homeless. it didn't make sense. >> reporter: but it did to city and state leaders. to jump start downtown business and inspire others to rebuild. 13 months after kat

so boring lies just eighty kilometers away from moscow the same is for its engine chargers the time witha population of nearly ten thousand people is buried in the heart of age old forests in central russia and as you can see reports is the site of an unusual fusion of religious architecture and citywide modern art. where else so close to moscow would you hear church bells ringing so often every fifteen minutes at a dozen churches similar tenuously this beautiful chime can be heard in the provincial town of bor of school located just eighty kilometers away from moscow and it's the closest cause of the kaluga region to the capital it takes a while defenders hilltop position thanks to the architects who started to build the town in the early fourteen saying morris comprises of several unique churches like the christian old believe us church also the legendary. monastery adds to the tiles must see list but more of it is not only about traditional architecture and golden dome sent crosses it's houses are kind of us for contemporary art to self-taught artist cheney is recording the history of

the other cars of less the and fitted a the dodge charger and the 2006 corvette.e 42 will be back with more a couple of minutes we also have this new information at least 150 ac transit drivers have called in sick this mine 15% of the unionized drivers forced on ac transit we are covering their ongoing labor dispute more on that in a moment. san jose traffic is doing ok dismissed the there hazy this morning 59 degrees to start off in san jose looking for a high of 80 later on. 745 taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza seeing low clouds out there similar to what we saw last week in the week before. fogging cloud will not go away 57 in oakland warming it up to 63 by noontime high of 69: it down to 64 this evening. chilly temperatures over the next couple of days. we will cool it down a few degrees is a maker wayne to wednesday, thursday inland spots keeping it in the low eighties around the bay high 60s low '70's at the coast particularly cold there i '50s. lookit the fog this morning socked in that discipline listing by 9:00 a.m. but not until 10:00 a.m. we se

scheduled to review the increase tomorrow, but since the wages of operators are written into the city charger, approve is not -- $28 to $29.52. the raise comes as some other union workers take pay cuts. >>> meg whitman and jerry brown shattering records on spending money on the upcoming campaign. campaign finance records filed today. $91 million came out of whitman's own pocket. brown spent $633,000 since june 30. brown has a 3 point lead over whitman. >>> police are asking for the public's help tonight in identifying a rapist after a young woman was attacked last night. it happened in munson park. john with the details, john? >> reporter: police tell me the victim was simply walking home last night when she was attacked from behind. during the day, the park is receive serene and idealic, perfect spot for parents to bring their children, although news of a rain may have shattered that image. >> i would never come past 7 or 8:00 at night now by myself with them. it's a quiet park too, and i just want to have a quiet afternoon i come here because there's not many people around. so yeah, it make

. >> i think you want to do something for the fans to avoid all the service chargers and upcharges that you typically have to pay these days. >> around 10:00 this morning, dylan fans belan lining up. >> it's a pretty good way of doing it with the ticket. hard core fans out here. pay your money, go in. >> that's andrew gogan at the front of the line. >> you meet a lot of people that have seen him before. >> one fan had plenty of experiences to share since it was his fourth dylan concert in a week. >> it's very fair. >> promoters arangd for water sales. with only 2,200 tickets up for grabs, nontech savvy fan were excited for the even playing field. >> when they sell out with their credit card and all that, we can't really -- you don't have a credit card, it's hard to get a ticket. >> so fans paid with a little sweat and time. oh, the times, they are achanging. the favorite song in the bay area tonight -- the katy perry song. you're hot and you're cold. >> it's hot then it's cold then's hot again. we're going to be going down here with temperatures as we head into the next couple of days.

scheduled to review the increase tomorrow, but since the wages of operators are written into the city charger, approve is not -- $28 to $29.52. the raise comes as some other union workers take pay cuts. >>> meg whitman and jerry brown shattering records on spending money on the upcoming campaign. campaign finance records filed today. $91 million came out of whitman's own pocket. brown spent $633,000 since june 30. brown has a 3 point lead over whitman. >>> police are asking for the public's help tonight in identifying a rapist after a young woman was attacked last night. it happened in munson park. john with the details, john? >> reporter: police tell me the victim was simply walking home last night when she was attacked from behind. during the day, the park is receive serene and idealic, perfect spot for parents to bring their children, although news of a rain may have shattered that image. >> i would never come past 7 or 8:00 at night now by myself with them. it's a quiet park too, and i just want to have a quiet afternoon i come here because there's not many people around. so yeah, it make

since are victorious over the chargers, 36-21.edskins, shanahan, thomason, breaks into the 25 yd, and the 26-11. >> thank you, and still ahead, will bring you on the manhunt that is going to continue on the man who shot in officer. >> here is a different angle of san francisco where you can barely see the blue skies. a mass of overcast, clouds out there. we are going to a bit cooler day today. more on the weather coming up. is soft on cats. but deadly on fleas. so ask your veterinarian for advantage, the flea specialist, for effective, but gentle flea control. >> turning your attention, there is a high terror alert with combat troops are learning to trim the >> and a couple ways to get out of the world whirled in to get it to escape, some great dvd, like city island just came out on the be! and also, a new movie, and cynthia blanker does etiquette and dance. and just being healthy. with ballroom dance will talk about that and much more, so stay tuned. >> thank you, and a quick live look outside. walnut creek. is a mixed bag i cann

you can see the 49ers preseason finale against the chargers thursday night 7:00 right here on cbs 5.>> college football season begins this weekend. no bigger underdog than san jose state. 39 points to be exact. the spartans will be taking on defending champion alabama. so much for scheduling for success. after bama the spartans take on wisconsin two weeks later to utah. first year head coach mike mcintyre is looking forward to the challenge. alabama just expanded their seating to 101,000. they are going to go in there and he may not be able to hear anything except the crowd. how do you suppose he will respond? >> i don't know. it would be an experience hearing 102,000 people singing sweet home alabama in southern boise. >> sweet home alabama ♪ >> my friends say we won't even have to fly back. we fly back ourselves if we win that game. >> i think that's a perfect way to put it. >> people wonder why you schedule a game that you're 39- point underdogs. the fact of the matter is san jose state gets a lot of money it's a small program and they can use the revenue at san jose state. that's

team who won the super bowl last year, again won right here in new orleans, against the san diego chargers-21. this is what they're concentrating on. this is really what they want to see, after all these years of stress. the city they call the big easy, five years removed from the wrath of katrina, is eager to turn the page. >> the people that counted us out. we're still here. >> reporter: recovery from this enormous disaster will naturally take time. the spirits here are strong. >> we really have focused on rebuilding and restoring. and now, we're moving on to the next chapter. which is a nice place to be. >> reporter: still, the reminders of katrina's toll on the city are everywhere. no more so than the impoverished lower ninth ward. where hundreds died, as floodwaters quickly rose to the rooftops. >> it's different because of the pain and the scars of katrina. we will never get over that. but it's a better city in some respects. >> reporter: five years ago, the nation bore witness to an unspeakable tragedy. it is painful but necessary to recall. >> we also don't ever want to forget that

they have now set aside $5 million to install 5,000 electric car chargers over the next five years.byron, commissioner of the california energy commission, recently said smart plug-in stations are crucial to the coming wave of electric and hybrid vehicles. >> electric vehicles charging station not new technologies. but these are more than just charging station now. these are information kiosks. and they are going to tie back to the customers. >> reporter: this electricity isn't free when you pull up to plug n according to the "mercury news" this morning, it should cost drives $5 to $10 for a full charge, you swipe a credit card and get billed for the charges. these charging stations will probably be distributed throughout the bay area and expect that to happen over the next five years. i'm matt bigler live in san jose for cbs 5. >> thank you, matt. >>> want to take a couple of moments now to remember a broadcast legend and former kpix anchor here dave mcelhatton. >> he died yesterday at his southern california home dave was 81. he spent 50 years on the air here in the bay area. wend

the thief magnets include the f-250 crew cab pickup, infinity two-door, the dodge charger with heavyengine and corvette z-06. less likely are stolen are family cars like the volvo s-80. the complete list at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." >> 5:42 now. congress wants to know if the liner in the cereal boxes poses a health hazard. the bloomberg business report straight ahead. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the governor's race the most expensive. who's paying for it. we'll give you the names of the people trying to get their candidate to sacramento. >> you can't read what's written there. >> and home sweet home. a belmont woman fights to live on a street corner. >> and it's the 3rd of august so it must mean christmas? where the holiday shopping season is well underway. hey, resolve stainbusters. look at this stain on my daughter's costume... her school play is tomorrow. i can't let her go on stage looking like this. she needs resolve max. this laundry pre-treater has twice the stain-fighting power of regular pre-treaters. (lab girl) it starts to remove the stain... right before your eyes. t

>> the dodge charger and then the chevy corvette. the least likely to be stolen, family cars like the toyota siena minivan. >>> in the battle for smart phones, customers, google's android is closing in on blackberry as the best selling operating system in the united states. according to the nielsen company, android's share of new subscribers was just 6% behind blackberry's 33 percentage in the 2nd quarter. and during the same period, android surpassed apple's iphone in u.s. sales. but that doesn't reflect the full impact of the iphone 4, which went on sale in june. so of course, that leads to our next question of the day, which would be -- >> which smart phone do you prefer? the blackberry, android or iphone? send your replies to mornings@cbs5.com, facebook and twitter. >> i just got the iphone as a gift. >> you have the -- >> i have the droid. i like it a lot because of the google -- it's all based on google. you can sit at dinner and go what's that? let me look it up. >> nice. >> completely rude at the table. >>> the results are in

also on that list, the infinity g-37 and the dodge charger with the hemi engine. >> it's hard to know why an individual vehicle gets picked out by thieves. this year thieves were after horsepower and flash. >>> experts say it's not as bad as it used to be because automakers have gotten so good with making cars theft-proof that won't let the car be started without the proper key. still they have common sense advice such as always keep your doors locked and when you can park your vehicle behind a locked gate or garage. >>> we are hearing for the first time from the father of johannes mehserle, the former b.a.r.t. police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of oscar grant last month. todd mehserle and supporters were at san jose city hall holding signs showing they have not forgotten about the former b.a.r.t. officer. todd mehserle believes his son was wrongly convicted. he says he and his family are now doing everything they can to convince a judge to free their son. >> there's a lot of people that know my son. they know exactly who he is as a pers

this is nothing but more than a battery charger but it suggests there could be a computer, telephone,ybe even a gps in the car. the gps mound in the car another problem. if the mount is there and the gps isn't most thieves are going to think it's in the glove box or in some other place easily accessible. bottom line is if you leave anything in the car whatsoever, you're really asking for trouble. if you don't leave anything in the car then there's less stuff to steal. i know it's an inconvenience but that's kind of theft culture we have right now. channel 2 news. >>> hayward police investigating a drive by shooting that left one person injured. it happened around 1030 last night. the shooter fired as many as three shots at the home. one person grazed by a bullet but not seriously hurt. >>> also investigating a shootout that happened in downtown that happened in broad daylight. people started shooting at each other around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. witnesses reported an argument followed by as many as five gunshots. no one was hurt. >>> fairfield police have released surveillance video

also on that list, the infinity g-37 and the dodge charger with the hemi engine. >> it's hard to know an individual vehicle gets picked out by thieves. this year thieves were after horsepower and flash. >>> experts say it's not as bad as it used to be because automakers have gotten so good with making cars theft-proof that won't let the car be started without the proper key. still they have common sense advice such as always keep your doors locked and when you can park your vehicle behind a locked gate or garage. >>> your child will have to meet a new set of standards in school. new rigorous guidelines called the common course standards are being adopted. the goal is to help kids improve in math, reading and economics. state superintendent jack o'conal says the measures will help in the race to the top program which will help bring $700 million into the state to fund new curriculum. >> this curriculum will help better prepare our students for the type of global economy. >> critics say more work is needed to make the plan work for students learning english. california is the 29th state

. >> reporter: another person is planning to bit new leaf and also thought $2,200 for the charger connection seemed expensive after he bought the new leaf. >> if you are charging twice what it would cost on the open market to install a docking station, then you're gouging. >> reporter: but nissan says you're welcome to use the open market and find your own electrician. or if you have the know-how install it yourself. that won't block a promised government rebate or void your car's warranty. >> i paid less than $75 and about two hours worth of effort to put this in. >> reporter: he has the know- how so he has already extended his 220-volt line to the garage for his new leaf. as for when you're on the road? commercial charging stations will be certified by a handful of companies and agencies. so no need to find just nissan- approved ones. >> i'm still excited about the potential of buying an electric vehicle. >> reporter: juliette goodrich, cbs 5. >> for information about all electric cars and technology, check with the electric auto association. there are at least six bay area chapters. we ha

most popular stolen vehicle list d s to 50 crew cab pickup, and indeed she 37 two-door car, dodge charger with high-powered have the engine and the chevrolet corvette is said 06. the vehicles least likely be stolen are the " os 80, saturn view and the son ronald, honda pilot and this to grow and present. in the battle against plastic pollution san francisco is once again waging war on plastic bags. kron 4 vicki spoke with a politician who started it all. >> san francisco led the region by boring plastic bags of the brochure store. city supervisor ross is responsible to the first plastic bag ban three years ago. now he's introducing new legislation to extend the ban to all retailers including department stores and boutiques. everybody from the little store >> the way it works is like this, recyclable paper, compensable and reusable bags. the new law goes beyond the grocery checkout stand it extends to everything except produce and garment bags. since the first and went into effect its estimated 100 million plastic babies a year have been removed from the way system. he says he's got some l

this isn't anything more than the end of a charger.at's out in the open, it is suggested there could be a cell phone or laptop nearby. this could cause you to lose valuable information. be careful and don't carry things you don't need to. if you can bring them when you leave the car, all the better. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning, general motors has issued a recall for 250,000 of its vehicles because of problems with their seat belts. the recall affects the traverse, the enclave, the gmc arcadio and the saturn outlook. all 2009 and 2010 vehicles. the problem is the second-row seat belts in those vehicles that could easily imagine -- damage and may not latch. >>> thousands of aspiring singers are lining knupp front of at&t park. auditions are not until thursday. but today, wristbands are bees drib butted -- distributed and they started to hand out the bands about a half hour ago. those people have been out there since midnight. after they get the wristbands they will be asked to come back next thursday. signups wil

. >> i think he also was with the chargers before the kansas city chiefs. >> wow. story to add to ipefr hresting story to add to i'e thrage long-lasting. all right. thanks, willis. more news from "american idol." this one a little more now. apparently fantasia, it's been a couple of years since she's been on, apparently she was sent to a north carolina hospital on monday for what they're calling a medication overdose. the timing of this will make it interesting. apparently her hospitalization came a day after she had denied publicly she broke up a marriage by having an affair with this guy. apparently the guy in question, his wife paula filed for divorce last week claiming that fantasia and her husband engaged in a "covert adulterous affair" and actually made multiple sex tapes together as well. so a little scandal now all of a sudden. medical overdose, and she's in the hospital right now. kind of a weird story. >> she's been in the headlines a lot for bad things. >> yeah. >> we wish her the best. >> yeah, really. we'll see how that works out. >> remember when kim

foggy and chile for the chargers in the upper 50s and looking at seven day war of the same, stay on theside verily near 80 degrees as we go through wednesday, it looks like a little bit of warm robe, thursday, friday we kid may be on the warm side was a 90 degree temperatures a possibility sunny sunday inland, but along the coast and of that will get much in the way of clearing saying that the fog. let us find their attitude is shaping up. >> traffic is nice and light, not a whole lot or on our great, with that said real to get the bay bridge, a couple more cars than his honor last approach nice, easy ride is to make your way westbound this meeting lights are off keeping a really low drives up to as the minutes from the foot of the maze. a look now tried to san mateo, conditions little bit thicker here been moving well with no incidents to report in either direction across been bumping of your dry time by just a minute 13 and is from end to end. golden gate, no promises you can see a nice, easy ride barely any cars on the road just 21 minutes on your right to novato into san francisco,

these go the extra mile to get them, other cars included here on this list f to 50, in city, dodge chargerevy corvette is said 06. good luck to fuel one of those cars. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. here's a live acaricides, which according to dr. richard u. really thick rug out there. you can even see the bullet and whites in the muck around. that is that it is out there. welcome back, shot itself this morning. you're dealing with a little bit of fog, even a little bit of drizzle this morning. currently in san jose temperatures there to 5 degrees, and in getting up to 72, high temperature 80, but to get 74 by 8:00 p.m. we're still keeping those temperatures below where we satirically beat the summer of your, psychic gestures were the fog is. question towards the doubt and not quite getting their bets and entered the east bank, which run back to fremont and san jose. it was like morgan hill is in the clear, but we are getting a little bit of that fog along the coastline. 7:00, assuring that fog certain that the of the bed as w

right behind it are the ford f-250, the infiniti g-37 coupe, the dodge charger and the chevy corvette. the least-stolen car, the volvo a.d. that happens to be the car i own. >> nobody will steal our car if they look in the backseat. >>> sam is here with the weather. >> i don't know where to go. we're going to talk about the problem with this heat in the middle of the country. when you see this, we've got 18 states that are heat advisories. but the bright red here are excessive heat warnings. a prolonged period of dangerous heat is in your area. heat illness will probably occur if you're out in it. make sure you're taking every precaution to deal with the heat. we're talking about heat index levels that will approach 120 degrees. big storm in chicagoland. has some flooding going on from these storms. from rapid city, to denver, to des moines, into chicagoland. this will go for most of the day. and this is serious heat in the middle of the country, george. everybody needs to be very, very careful. >> thanks, sam. >>> there's a controversial meeting that's happening in new york this morn

if you don't have your wall charger, you now have the power of the sun about being ecofriendly with athis. >> like multi-tasking your breakfast and like that's not stainless steel this is lap of luxury, three in one four-cup coffee maker, six-inch griddle and also toaster oven. this is incredible to have in a compact space to do whatever you need and cook whatever you want. remember, we're not cooking crazy stuff in college like a golden charm right here. >> we only have 20 seconds left. >> okay. >> this is really cool you record your lessons right in the pen itself. >> this pen actually records all your audio and all of your notes, very high technology, we saved the most intense to last. it uses this high-tech paper and knows where your notes are saved in a digital file but records the long lecture sections. i want to show you, if i tap anywhere -- >> we'll actually have to save the showing for the website but we will show you on our website. >> a tease. >> exactly. you'll have to take a look on our wrebsite. thank you so much for being with us. >> yeah. >>> coming up next, smart tal

. >> but she was with the chargers' career is married and what the chiefs. >> on not familiar with aa weird thing. he vowed restraining orders said she was a stalker. it was like this to sing. she was taken to court, my job. and then a couple days after the divorce he married the stock and vegas. >> did that relationship before all this? >> and they did. >> any other soccthis is of a sf forgiving being sarcastic it is very odd. >> he loves me so much you only me alone. she will never leave him. >> well listen, i did not even know the guys i'm giving him advice. >> here's the thing we can all agree on this are opposed to, like something is coming your with your the baseball game and a speeding bullets coming to her are you going to throw yourself and the way and traffic gets the ball a protector our getaway and editor. >> a defense of the previous five minutes when the disease of rosters thing. >> you don't protect your loved one. >> he dodges it. it goes straight into his call for an elbow. now they're like little celebrity is a ban on all the shows and interviews. it is just a funny

we should keep growing chargers. there are some low-performing charters that need to be shut down that messes up the overall statistics from the charter movement. we need people that are good to grow as fast as they can. the heart and soul of this issue is going to be about how teachers are encouraged to improve, how they are told what they are good at, given positive feedback that is the management challenge and personal challenge of taking great teachers and having more of them. is the big win. >> you are about to address the american federation of teachers which is one of the two big unions, probably the more reform oriented of the unions. between us, what will you say to them? [applause] -- [laughter] the union has reached out and gotten involved in a number of these reform efforts. our foundation has four districts with both the district and the union has agreed to really measure the teachers and give them feedback and where they are short in terms of keeping the classroom for helping the student who is behind o

we should keep growing chargers. there are some low-performing charters that need to be shut down that messes up the overall statistics from the charter movement. we need people that are good to grow as fast as they can. the heart and soul of this issue is going to be about how teachers are encouraged to improve, how they are told what they are good at, given positive feedback that is the management challenge and personal challenge of taking great teachers and having more of them. is the big win. >> you are about to address the american federation of teachers which is one of the two big unions, probably the more reform oriented of the unions. between us, what will you say to them? [applause] -- [laughter] the union has reached out and gotten involved in a number of these reform efforts. our foundation has four districts with both the district and the union has agreed to really measure the teachers and give them feedback and where they are short in terms of keeping the classroom for helping the student who is behind o

topping the list the cadillac escalade suv, the ford f-250, the infinity and the dodge charger with thevolvo s-80 is one of the least. >>> the piano purchased in 1964 by the legendary abbey rhodes studios in london will go up for sale. it is 8:03. back to matt and meredith. >> okay. >> all right, carl. >> sticky out here a little bit. >> worse this afternoon. mr. roker has a check. >> well, if you're moist, you can blot yourself on the alpaca over there. very nice. hey, got a birthday girl. what's your name? >> karen lindsey. >> where are you from? >> florida. >> look, meredith is petting the alpaca right now. wow. >>> let's check -- do we have a shot there? yeah. aw. an aw moment. so do you, but that's okay. take a look at what's going on and pick city, steubenville, ohio, scattered showers and thundershowers. jet stream, big, strong, upper level high. we have the heat continuing throughout much of the south and the gulf coast on into the mid plains. we have a weakening high then by thursday. seasonal temperature over the great lakes and the northeast. the heat continues out west. >>>

that virginia roads are built to the same standards as minnesota roads or to mexico rose where the chargers go to 115 degrees. hours go to 80 below zero once in awhile. and the snow and the assault loading or the melting materials. there are all of these variations in geography, geology and travel use that we have to account for. nonetheless, there should be a national program, not just a revenue-sharing, distribution program. where we give states flexibility, as we have seen with the brick program, they ship the dollars out of the program and then complained to the congress -- we need more money for bridges when they are transferring half of the money out of the program to use it or other purposes. that does not resonate well here. yes, there are a lot of details. we have them all available. we will send them to you by e- mail, the provisions of our restructuring of the surface transportation program. we would love to have your comments on it. madam chair, thank you and all the members of the panel for your responses in your contributions today. we will continue this inquiry over the comin