. >> thanks, damian. thank you for having us. >> the reason we're here, we're having a fund-raiser for the chavez family vision, your organization, but also to promote the cesar chavez memorial walk through downtown san jose. tell us about that. >> that's true, damian. we're having the cesar chavez memorial walk this saturday on march 28th, starting at mexican heritage plaza, 8:00, early in the morning. get there, register, walk along a real historical route. each location that we have has significance to the chavez leg and i san jose. we'll be giving out free tickets to win bikes that were given to us by the latino peace officer's association. and we have another sponsor of ours, yellow checker cab, who gave up all the backpacks. when you register, you'll get that, but you'll also get a chance to really understand and see what significance city of san jose and the chavez legacy have as a joint union. >> reflect on that chavez legacy for us, if you will. because his birthday is coming up, and we all honor

damian is with them outside the center.supplies and being ready to go on the first day of school so important for these kids? >> reporter: this is their only option now, getting the free backpacks from the sacred heart community services organization. some of them get here at 3:30 this morning. they brought their lawn chairs. some of them are taking a nap because they have been here for a while. they are ready for the long day still ahead of them. they already spent four hours in line late last month to register for the backpacks. the center's director says demand this year is unprecedented. it shows a growing need of families, even those considered middle class. the economy is forcing them into these lines. the center will allow them to save a little money by providing children school supplies. the detector says that will also allow families to spend their money on other necessities. inside the bag packs will be pens, notebooks and even a calculator in some cases. some of the bags contain a $50 gift certificate so families

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damian trujillo is live to show us the in ven, that is changing the game, damian. >> reporter: the two cruisers have special cameras that are able to read, report and take a picture of your license plate. if it comes back stolen or involved in other crimes and the driver could end up in the back seat of that patrol car. >>> he is now armed with a new weapon when -- [ inaudible ] cameras, reading license plates, of cars within 30 feet. if the plate comes up or i pass that plate, this alarm will go off. and it will override anything on my computer screen. >> it has already happened several times. once officers drove by a car they had no idea was stolen. the alarm went off. so they staked out the car. >> a short time later, three individuals -- returned to the vehicle and it turned out one of them was on parole and all throw of them were out casing the neighborhood, stealing mail. >> perhaps, ready to burglarize a home, said sergeant harris. they had automated license plate system for four months. campbell, and san jose, also use the cameras, creating a virtual regional net for nabbing cr

damian trujillo, bay area news. >>> mothers to-be who need a c-section should get antibiotics beforeot after the procedure according to new guidelines for obstetricians. infection occurs in up to 40% of women who undergo a caesarean who make it a common complications. antibiotics are given to reduce the rings but usually not until the baby is born. recent studies conclude giving the mother iv antibiotics an hour before the procedure reduces infections without harming the newborn. >>> it is finally over. officially, tiger woods and elin finally finalized their divorce and terms of the settlement were not revealed. some say the payout is as high as $750 million. the two were married in october of 2004 and have two children. they plan to share custody of them. in a statement released by attorney these said we're sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future and said, whierl we're no longer married we're the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been and will always be of paramount importance to both of juice let's bring in jeff as

nbc bay area's damian trujillo stopped the violence with one big change. first about the woman killed and some women are in custody tonight. cheryl? >> reporter: five people are being detained as we speak. but the german woman shot and killed was here in san francisco celebrating two things, one, a new job, the other, an anniversary. >> wrong place, wrong time. >> reporter: that's the reaction from a representative from the german consulate in san francisco. caught in the crossfire walking hand in hand with her husband in the 400 block in the theater district near union square. >> when this happened, she was in the shooting line and hit by the shoot. and he was at her side. but not in that line. >> reporter: the elementary school principal was hit by stray bullets during a gun battle between two groups attending a party for teenagers. it was located in the building near the popular ruby sky club which happened to be closed last night. two other people were shot suffering nonlife threatening injury. five people are in custody. >> they are in custody and doi

damian true h damian trujillo is here where they will be offered. >> reporter: starting salary, roughly $10 per hour and now part time is working 20 hours per week qualify for health benefits. which is part of the reason why they are on a hiring. >> i heard that they got benefits. >> reporter: hiring 1,000 part-time and full-time employees for the family's 14 bay area restaurants, all with the benefits option. >> this mcdonald's thing is pretty interesting. they are trying to come in the back door with this benefits thing. >> reporter: benefits for part timers is not new but unseen during times of high unemployment. he wonders if it may be a new trend. >> it's obviously a great tactic that has created a lot of buzz. >> reporter: they have a wide variety of benefits package that you can pay as little as or as much as you want depending on the package you choose. the coverage can start at $10 per month. students working part time at $10 an hour, she is loving it. damian trujillo, bay area news. >>> well, day 48 and still no budget in california and that means many in the health care indus

damian trujillo shows us the invention that's changing the game. >> reporter: this officer is now armed with a new weapon when cruising through the streets of los gatos. cameras reading license plates of cars within 30 feet. >> if that plate comes up or if i pass that plate, this alarm will go off and it will override anything on my computer screen. >> reporter: it's already happened several times. once officers drove by a car they had no idea was stolen, the alarm went off, so they staked out the car. >> a short time later, three individuals returned to the vehicle and it turned out one of them was on parole and all three of them were out casing the neighborhood, stealing mail. >> reporter: and perhaps ready to burglarize a home, says sergeant kerry harris. they've had the automated license plate system for four months in los gatos. there's a virtual regional net for nabbing crooks. >> these times when budgets are stretched so tight, having technology assistance like this is really the only place that law enforcement can go to be a force multiplier. >> reporter: it will store a registr

damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, damian. >>> on the subject of fire, an update on the fire near mt. d b mt. diablo state park, now 90% contained. fire crews expect full containment evening. hundreds of firefighters from cal fire and local districts have been there on the job since tuesday. no buildings have been affected, but two firefighters did suffer some minor injuries. what sparked the blaze? still not clear at this point. >>> one thing we know for sure, and that is that any fires from here on out are not going to be heat related because it cooled off in a hurry, didn't it? >> and it will cool off more, jeff. >> definitely. weather whiplash at least over the past 18 to 24 hour, and then even more of a decrease in those conditions by this weekend. santa rosa, 106 on tuesday, 76 today. one of the biggest drops here, over 35 degrees. san francisco from 96 to 61 today. livermore, 105 to 86 and san jose also cooling into the 70s today. these onshore winds dropping things at least from 24 hours ago, anywhere from 16 degrees in san francisco to 20 in santa rosa. as you g

nbc bay area's damian trujillo is in the newsroom. she got the information firsthand, damian? >> she did. she was able to speak with her daughter on monday via telephone. it was a short conversation but nora shourd says her daughter is not in good health. she says her daughter told her about a breast lump and a precancerous cervical cells. shourd remains in solitary confinement in an iranian jail. she has been there for more than a year after the military arrested her and two friends. the trio was hiking near the iranian border and iran is accusing them of being spies. shourd says iran is denying her daughter medical treatment. she asked the united nations to intervene so her daughter can get the treatment and be released from confinement. sarah shourd is also asking for a cellmate. right now she is only allowed to go outside for one hour every day. iran did allow the trio's mothers to visit their children in may. at this hour there is no word on whether the u.n. will intervene. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> there is a surge in teens taking mental healt

damian trujillo. nbc bay area news. >> damian, thank you very much. lots and lots of records falling today. >> yeah, it is so hot outside. see the fire danger. connected to the records, jeff. >> certainly. pictures of that coming up una second. you know it is hot when you live in san francisco. like i did this morning. you open up your chapstick and it is melted. turned to liquid. a lot of you calling in talking triple digit heat in your area. take a look. yesterday was hot. today hotter. by 10 degrees. anywhere from the south bay, north bay. you have had slight winds out of the north. warming things up across the bay area. current temperatures right now. 104 in santa rosa. 102, napa. 102 in fairfield. 102. 100 in san jose. sunnyvale come down from the daytime highs. let's take a look at some of the records here. san francisco airport. uh 99 degrees. unbelievable. oakland, 98. san jose. 102. santa cruz, 101. some records have not been broken, or have had heat this long on this date since santa cruz, 1936. this has been a long time since the temperatur

. >> my name is damian, and we are speaking as a longtime san francisc andan/-- san franciscan. hello i am not breaking rules in supporting the next measure as well. this is for support across our urban landscape. i heard this recently on in pr. some of you heard regarding the renaissance and getting to know the places they live. so on returning to the home town of oakland to living in paris for several decades, she wrote, the trouble with oakland is that when you get there, there is not any there. she is referring to parks that were sacred to her. not that long afterwards across the bay, josephine randall proposed the city buy 16 acres of rock hill for recreation, and it was 13 years later that happened. it was officially renamed corona highet's, so the fulfil the dream of buying a spot where people could spend all day in the country, and people were spending for almost 70 years. my last one is from barack obama. >> let's hear it. >> too many are becoming fragmented. children especially are spending less time outside running and playing and connected to the out doris. across am

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good morning, damian. >> reporter: good morning. these doors don't open until 9:00 this morning, and these folks have an appointment, 10:30, 11:00, but they feel they have to be here early to meet the demand, because they get huge crowds out here later this morning. these folks know about the long lines, they spent four hours in the lines last month just to register for the backpacks. the turn-out in july was unprecedented. they expected to give out 1500 backpacks, but with last month's turnout they expect the number to reach 2,000 today or more. the director says it goes to shot extent of the need and the generosity of donors who stepped up to meet the increase in demand. >> i had a call from a donor who actually drove around the corner and said there's a huge line out in front of your building. is there an emergency? i said absolutely. there are families that can't afford to provide the basic resources for their kids to start the school right. that's an emergency for our entire community. >> reporter: the director there says some

hip-hop violin duo nuttin' but strings is led by the innovative sounds of 21 and 22 years old siblings damianbar. >> i'm a freelance violinist so i'm hip-hop and classical. my brother, juilliard trained, it's a moving star story with dynamics. that's how we feel we create our music, dynamic, build up beginning middle to end and have a big finish. >> ironically, that's the same direction their career is headed and the title are their debut album says it all "struggle from the subway to the charts." >> we used to sell candy on the train before we used to play violin on the train. >> they got the sound working in the subway, five years in the subway. they started out when they were 12 in the subway, kind of half of their lives. they've heard everything down there, you know, from the movement of the trains, you know, the rocking sound of the rhythm of the trains, the guys playing on keyboards down there, people singing, the guitars, all of the musicians that have come through. to me, collectively they embody that whole spirit every artist has ever come to new york city and wanted to make it. >> w

damian trujillo, nbcbayarea news. >> the board of supervisors has until the end of the year to make a decision on this new contract. >> ahead, the weight loss plan with no prescription or side effects and it's pretty much free. tired of the 9:00 to 5:00 grind. two brothers are and they turned their childhood passion for pets into a career. >> and how one bay area city is going green. >> and hot inland and at the coast. 87 in sncan fraisco and f winds west at 21 and we're still holding on to plenty of upper 90s in the north bay as well and take a look at this. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow in the south bay. temperatures in the 70nds. lets you know how long this hot weather will be lasting coming up. >> much more on breaking news in contra costa county. one lane of highway 4 shut down. an update after the break. >>> a sailor who tried to make it from canada to san francisco ended up with a trip to mend sino county instead. the man's 27-foot boat was knocked over yesterday in gale force winds. he put out a may day call and put on a survival suit and waited for the coast guard to arrive. jumping int

. >> damian, thanks very much. >>> people all over are looking for jobs. the unemployment picture was in sharp focus in oakland as well as hundreds lined up for job opportunities. lines stretched around the building and down the block for the city career fair, the tenth annual jobs' fair for the bay area and employers like wells fargo and home depot were hiring. job seekers were entered into a database so they would be preapplied for future openings. >> and they'll speak to a recruiter who is part of the decision-make process. we let them know going in there, answering some questions, that's only part of it. the back end is to network with the recruiter, follow-up, the company, anybody that works for the company that you're interested in. network. this is only one part of it. >> the city career fair holds three events every year and one application is good for all three. >>> tragic gun play in oakland after a teen died after accidentally shooting himself in front of his younger brother. it happened around 7:45 last night at their aunt's house in the 3000 b

damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> that gloomy report touched off fears about a slowdown in the economic recovery. the dow finished down 144 points, the nasdaq fell more than 30. >>> home sales across the bay area plummeted nearly 23% last month, to their lowest level in more than a dozen years. the quick figures show just 6700 homes were sold last month. compared to 8,771 in july of 2009. the drop was anticipated, tied to the end of the federal tax credit for first time home buyers. last month was the slowest month for sales, since july of 1995. >> don't want to hear that. >>> drugs, gangs and teens. coming up at 5:00, an alarming new piece of information patients need to know when it comes to drugs and gangs in schools. >>> there are online star searches that most likely will put you in the crosshairs of cyber crooks. >>> pregnancy and pesticides. the link to a growing condition for children that has doctors telling pregnant women to go organic. >>> why the worst may be yet to come for the massive egg recall. >>> good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri, a little warming for some of u

damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> among the qualifications, good credit and income of $120,000 or less for a family of four. >>> at&t is playing hardball at san jose with plans to build a major league ballpark for the oakland as on downtown property a portion of which is owned by the phone company. a store anytoday's chronicle report said the center located on the proposed ball site is not for sale. the report says the snag may have something to do with the city council vote that blocked at&t from developing housing on property owned a short distance from where the proposed stadium would go. since last year the league has looked at sites in oakland, freemont, and san jose for a new ballpark. the giants are opposed to any as move to san jose saying the giants' territorial rights include the south bay. >>> it was disclosed today that the 49ers spent $4.5 million to win the june election to build a new 68,000 seat stadium next to great american santa clara. campaign finance reports were filed today by the team. santa clara and the team are expected to finalize the lease and develo

damian is live outside of lincoln high school in san jose on the first day of class. >> reporter: there is homework on the first day of school and that means parents and teachers had shopping to do. that's good for retailers but not for their pocketbooks. she's preparing for tomorrow's lesson plan. but what jennifer thomas can't erase is the deficit in her personal checkbook. five to $600 a year, a price you pay for being a teacher. >> i can't take the risk that if i don't participate with my own contribution that these kids won't get the education they need. >> the california teacher's soesh usa said teachers spend roughly a thousand of their own dollars every year on school supplies. and parents, often times, help soften the blow for teachers. this mom in san jose had a list of needed as you polites her daughter's teacher gave out. other parents and students looked for bargains. >> i spent probably $50 so far. not including clothes and backpacks. >> backpack and they yons and stuff. >> notebookwise and they are expensive. most of my budget is going towards textbooks. in college, i hav

i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you very much, damian. what do you say we get our first look at the weather today. >> very mild outside. >> certainly. are you trying to inspire some summer with that yellow top? >> yes, i am. i'm a breath of sunshine. >> yes, you are. every single day. >> the top is not working at least right now but later in the seven-day forecast we're going to inspire some warmer conditions coming our way. we had ten degrees of change here from fairfield down to livermore. not only the fog that's been in place, but also some cooler air aloft. those two things combining together to help keep our temperatures down and below average yet again. now, three weeks and counting of this mild summer so far, so here's the fog offshore on our visible satellite loop. up to about 2,000 feet acres very easy time and tonight already in san francisco at this point 59. that was in san francisco today. 83 in livermore, 82 fairfield, 75 in san jose and 74 in redwood city. take a look outside right now in san francisco. 64. there is the fog

we are also aware of the fact that if we just make it easy for people either palestinians or draw damian's who have property and there was bank to leave we are only facilitating the process of confiscation confiscating go out of lands and arab rights and we do not want to be a party to that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu recently said that he planned to deport some seventy thousand palestinians from the west bank to jordan what is your response to that is really a very negative development and we completely reject this decision and oppose it you cannot definitely uproot people from their land and throw. anywhere else in the world and expect to have peace with them or their representatives this just doesn't happen. we would like all these unit steps to stop immediately because they are very dangerous to the peace most feared and they they will definitely torpedo any efforts to move the peace forward as the un h.t. as budget continues to decline off a plan to allow iraqi refugees in this country greater freedom to work. iraqi guests in jordan are working with all the freedom t

to point it out also because it's on the other side of 580 from 40th and telegraph which was in damian'sort, one of the toughest intersections for pedestrians. we have a water main break reported, bachman road, that will be for a couple blocks. it happened overnight. sounds like the road is so soggy underneath the cars can't go past the scene. there will be a couple blocks rerouted for folks through the morning. road construction at the interchange of 880 and 92. disabled vehicle east bound towards hayward, may be partially blocking the low lane. no major slowing because of a very light volume of traffic right now. back to you. >>> could your risk for obesity begin before you were born? a new study suggests yes, and it seems to put the blame on mom. erica edwards has the story. >> reporter: eating for two may mean you're gaining weight for two. women who gain a lot of weight during pregnancy tend to have heavier babies, directly impacting the baby's risk for obesity later in life. this study looked at women who had multiple children, who had different risks for obesity based on how much

damian trujillo has more. >> reporter: to be married under god is a sacred thing. it's as traditional as the flowers, the ring, the cake. >> whom i created from my glory -- >> reporter: it's one of the duties reverend jane spahr loves most about her job. >> to do this work is to go deep with couples, to love them into loving themselves even more. >> reporter: couples like katherine and susan, david and jeff, sarah and sherri, b.j. and connie. curran and katie. >> we've been married since november of 2008, when janie married us. >> reporter: 16 same-sex couples were married by reverend spahr during a six-month period in 2008 when same-sex marriage was legal in california. >> to have her as a representation of what the church is and can be is a really significant gift for the church. >> reporter: but not everyone feels that way. >> an accusation came between the prez by their. >> reporter: they filed against reverend spahr for violating the church's constitution that says marriage is for a man and woman. now the reverend is on try, her 36-year career on the line. rev

damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> i am so freaked out! i've been screaming the entire show.ust the thought of it. >> that actually happened to me in new york city. i'll save you the details. >> give me something better to focus on. tonight's weather for the weekend. >> monday. we're going to continue to see temperatures down as we head throughout saturday and sunday. hopefully help keep rodents away. 78 today. san francisco at 62 and oakland at 68. we saw temperatures go down a little bit. but still -- well, some heat in there. but right now the fog is back of the coastline with plenty of low to mid-50s. and low clouds have already pressed inland as well. livermore dropping to 56. san jose at 59. hayward at 59. and oakland currently at 57. the fog wril be with us tomorrow morning. it is going to be slow to burn off especially those of you in san francisco and through the peninsula. and for saturday, here's the thing. not only the fog but some widespread cooler air will help bring a lot of widespread 70s inland for the east and south bay. and, well, we're going to get in on s

damian samuel: growth in anything is important- in yourself, in the community, whatever- even the giants. but it all comes at a price. when the dot-com came in, we saw them come in in limousines and leave in u-hauls. they... decimated this area kinda like crack. it was horrible. they threw all the musicians out, people that had warehouse space or anything were moved. we had neighbors that moved in the back alley and they voted some gentleman in that was gonna be the spokesperson for their bunch of lofts and the gentleman came around and decided that he wanted to talk to one of the owners and managers and he told us we had to repaint our building so that the value of his building wouldn't go down. we told him "you've been here for six months. you can go get stuffed." it's been a corner bar here, probably since 1910 at least. it's been used from the irish immigrants building the ships to the music people from kqed. it's been al's trans-bay tavern since the 40's, which clint eastwood said in one of his films, "see you at al's." there's a lot of people that have been living here for 20 years

we have damian with presidio trust. we are at rob hill campground within the presidio. i think people would be surprised to know there is a campground in san francisco. i'm not talking about golden gate park or somewhere along the street. >> not just any campground a natural park campground. you get the full national park experience here. five-minute walk to the golden gate bridge, fithis was a remod of a pretty primitive campground from the 1940s, after world war ii, the u.s. army built a campground here for the boy scouts. and after a $4 million overall we now have a world class campground. >> let me show people what we're looking at. over here, some of the camp sites. it's not enormous like if you go to yosemite you get lost in the trees. towards the left, you have facilities. down in that space is the entrance. that's about a five-minute walk, you said, right? >> mm-hmm. >> down to baker beach. how much does it cost to camp here. >> it's $100, it's a group camp site, it accommodates 30 people. >> 100 bucks gets you in for as many as you want within the 30? >> within

. >> damian trujillo, thank you. >>> could a central valley backyard hold the clue to the disappearance of a bay area girl who vanished more than two decades ago? 9-year-old mikayla garrett was abducted in haywood back in 1998. acting on a tip the police joined the fbi at a fresno area home yesterday to look around. they searched david jensen's home and they dug up his backyard where they found some bones, later determined to be animal bones. investigators aren't revealing much more. they say privacy issues are a concern but the investigation is ongoing. >> the type of crime is one of a sensitive nature and we do have to protect the victims in these types of crimes due to certain penal code sections that provide them rights. >> investigators say they need a week before they're ready to submit their case to the d.a. >>> well, look at this picture. can you even tell what it is? it's a mail truck. a mail carrier drove over a gas main that wa broken and that triggered an explosion. as you can see, the postal truck and the mail just incinerated. the fire was so hot the engine block actually