it is 6:09 a.m., danger on delta, a sandwich scare on several flights bound for the united states. >> and a major milestone in the fight against aids, a decision that is opening new doors for prevention. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] every day, your car takes you to work, school, practice, dance class, shopping, and more. so do something nice for it. chevron with techron. >> here is how hot it was in your city. katie holmes, it was so hot ... listen to this ... katie holmes was so hot that she was fanning herself with her money. >> it is hot in the northeast. >> not here though. delta service of more than sandwiches. >> california gets help in the cleanup from the debris from the tsunami in japan. cate caugurian is here with a look at your world. >> good morning. also other parts of the country are looking for relief from that heat. a new report says half of the united states is seeing a record level drought conditions. the worst since 1956. the drought expanded in the west and the great plains but the worst was the midwest where experts a dry conditions could mean a massi

. >>> in terms of the state water project, southern california starts at the delta a. we cannot contain quality of life unless we are participating in this. >>> tonight berkeley council members will consider a plan to urge the postal service not to close the city's main post office. the post office has been operating for 97 years. but the post office plans to sell the building enclosing it. reports. said apple will introduce the new app boat, five the september print i. phones will reportedly go on sale on september 21st. >>> how fans are standing behind 13 today >>> and what was lurking behind the chocolate coating >>> the bear area tradition ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we're starting out with mostly clear skies in the bay area and valley. we will talk more about that coming up. >>> the problems on 205 heading out retrieve see, we will tell you about alternates >>> a man tried to smuggle men disguised as candy bars. he was trying to board a flight to japan. the funny bars contained about 1,900 g or more of meth. we got word last week that a german company was buying peace. p

. >>> and a big catch for a fisherman in the delta. a 7 ft. long sturgeon. e problem is that they were never supposed to catch it. they were speaking in been amisthe enemies. vietnamese. the men prepare a second snare, which is illegal. cursing would tillites in both vietnamese and english they talk about how tasty it is going to be and take-out a measuring tape parade the men are in disbelief. the department of fish and game is now reviewing the video in an investigation of the men. the video was the icing on the cake. >>> i was disappointed in the way that they handed the fish >>> they want anglers to reports any trips and catches and charge a $7.50 fee. they ban the use of stairs. >>> we have this regulation proposals and development when the video was made. i think it's just more emphasis to the need of be department needing to get the word out in protecting the fish >>> they should be arrested. that is the bottom line. people want to do what they want to do as long as its them, the rule does not a apply. >>> noah doesn't. and it doesn't necessarily make

delta stop serving sandwiches because of the incident. in a written statement it said delta is taking this matter extremely seriously and is cooperating with authorities who are investigating the incident. delta has taken immediate action with our inflight caterer in amsterdam to ensure the quality and safety of the food we provide. delta says security for its new production has increased and they're using prepackaged food as the investigation continues. what a nightmare. >> if you are going to pay $15 for a sandwich you think it would get it right. >> you are always reluctant anyway but i don't know. if >> we want you to answer what your worst flying horse story is. share your thoughts on facebook or twitter or e-mail us. >> a bay area teenager carrying the olympic torch. how a memorable trip has turned into a big nightmare. >> a girl falls three stories. the bus driver at the right spot at the right time. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of

. >> the plan also calls for the restoration of the delta, a vast area of wildlife that has suffered steady decline. opponents of the plan say that taking more water could only make things worse >> you have to understand what the delta needs, what the salmon need and what the water quality is. that is first. >> for how it will be paid for, contractors in the south are expected to pay but there are questions about whether the cost might make its way back up here. for now the fight is about the delta and dawn the future. >> investigators are looking into what caused a deadly apartment fire in san francisco's western addition neighborhood. smoke began pouring from the second floor of the apartment building just before 10:00 a.m.. neighbors say the person who died was an elderly man who lived in one of those upstairs apartments. two other people were treated for smoke inhalation >> i didn't even know there was a fire, i was sleeping. >> fire crews say to of the 12 apartments in the building were severely damaged but one doesn't people are now forced out of their homes. >> firefighters had

a beautiful shot if you look over the clouds. meteorologist lisa argen is here. >> with certainly plenty of low clouds and fog inland. we are cloudy everywhere except concord by the delta at breeze has made its way into our east bay valleys that's why temperatures are uniformed in the mid 50s here, five fly san francisco, we are talking about a warm -- warm up inland valleys today around the bay, coast not only today and in the days ahead going to stay comfortable not going to see much of a temperature change microclimates and heat, i'll have it all coming up. >>> we first brought your attention to this crash reported westbound 580 approaching basco 10 minutes ago by traffic spotter now reports of heavy traffic as you approach the scene five minutes ago. it has been reported east and westbound. chp en route. traffic jammed on westbound 580 out of the altamont pass or through the altamont pass, in fact it is heavy from westbound 205 and tracy. we'll keep track of it for you. bay bridge toll, a minor wait now for some of the cash paying lanes. >>> 6:02. we begin with developing news in oakland. right now police are looking for a gunman who shot five people last night whi

there was a big catch for a group of fishermen in the delta. a 7 ft. but there's one problem there were never supposed casket's the memo record and a youtube videos begin in vietnamese kiddo tell us what they're saying. at first didn't always been of such a fight is the then there was no mistaking its. it was a friend species. the men the paris second snare of boats with his illegal sickout fishing and nights. kristen with the lights in vietnamese and english they figure it's about 100 lbs. they talk about that tasty its coins be and then get out a measuring tape. the manner in disbelief on the island is 7 ft. 8 in. long family when the deposits had cut off. the department of fish and game is now reviewing the video as possible evidence in their investigation of the men they also requested major changes in the penalties for catching cream surgeon at the dia was the icing on the cake. did we get this is a point in the way they handle fish the problem was pushing for consistent against the western u.s. in what and where is report any trips and catches in

com air currently flies 290 flights a day. deltay getting out of the regional jet business because of its decreasing profitability. if you're traveling through jfk or l.a.x. you've been warned. they are among airports named at the very top of the list for spreading contagious diseases. this is according to a new study from m.i.t. it's not because those airports are physically the dirtiest, necessarily, though that can be a separate conversation. in this case we're told it's because they are gateways to large cities with connections to every corner of the world. that school bus monitor who was bullied by students and the video that went viral says she is retiring after donations poured in from around the world, $700,000 in all to make sure that karen klein never has to ride that bus again with those kids. >>> up next here tonight some of the american athletes who came here right after this city was shattered in the second world war. and tonight we hear their olympic stories. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the

that would be very concerning to me. >> now, gape gourmet provided the sandwiches to delta. a spokesperson for that company says the sandwiches were prepared in amsterdam. she says this is a terribly upsetting situation. first and foremost is the safety of the traveling public. there's nothing more important to us than all the safety of the passengers and crews. now, the transportation security administration says it is closely monitoring the investigation into what happened as well as the security protocs being conducted by the air carrier and the airport authority. >> wow. so gate gourmet says it's fully cooperating with the fbi and local authorities. what we're wondering here, the company that makes these sandwiches says it also provides food to other airlines. is there a concern now? >> well, yeah, that is the big question. but so far, according to gate gourmet, they say that they have received no other complaints or comments about their food, so they are providing food to other airlines, but so far, everything has been okay. and again, they are fully cooperating with the

right now the winds breezy through the delta, a westerly breeze 20 miles per hour reported alt fairfieldthe rest of us a light wind. a circulation going on just off the coast near bodega bay helping to clear out the north bay, santa rosa sunny but still cloudy over the city, just inside the bay dealing with clouds with partly to mostly cloudy skies over areas near oakland, the winds northerly san francisco as well as oakland and by tomorrow the wins weekend. the onshore breeze this afternoon won't be as strong. >>> current temps 69 fairfield, 70 livermore, low 70s san jose so a pleasant noon hour in most cases, 61 oakland. 66 santa rosa. these numbers 1 to 3 degrees within just 24 hours ago so a near repeat for most of us for today. ridge of high pressure remains to the east of us. we have got the trough over the west coast. what is going to happen in the coming days is this ridge is going to push our way. that is going to bring us the warm up. for today numbers will remain below normal. anywhere from 4 to 10 degrees below that system average. >>> your afternoon highs today, 71 petaluma,

a water war. >> it involves an $18 billion plan to tunnel sacramento delta water to southern california. atier says that the governor is not mincing words about getting it done. >> he is not. as a matter of fact he came out swinging on what could be the biggest political fight of his administration. the classic water wars north and south. >> i want to get it done. i want to get this done. the best i can. all right? >> the feisty governor jerry brown kicked off a new water war between north and south california. and just like a fight over the ill-fated canal in the 1980's, he seems ready to renew the fight. >> we have farmers, we have fish, we have environmentalist, with citizens. and we have to make it work somehow. >> the $23 billion plan calls for building a 35 mi. long tunnel from the sacramento river to tracy. the idea is to send northern california water south to homes in los angeles and farmers in the central valley. >> any plan of this magnitude will drawl many levels of criticism, and concern and questions. so we're taking them all. >> and indeed, opponents from environmentalist t

a delta jet lands safe ly after strange wires are found in a delta jet lands safe ly after strange wires are found in the bathroom. captioning funded by cbs. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, july 13, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm duarte geraldino. mitt romney's business experience is taking center stage in campaign 2012. at issue is whether romney was in control of the private equity firm he ran, bain capital, when it sent jobs overseas. he says no. but bain documents appear to indicate otherwise. meanwhile, president obama reflected on his first two years in office. tara mergener is in washington. good morning, tara. >> good morning, duarte. that's right. president obama says he would do a better job of inspiring if he's re-elected and this as the battle between the campaigns rages on now with accusations of lying. president obama hits the road today for campaign events in the battleground state of virginia. before heading out, he took time for an interview with cbs' charlie rose where he admitted to some mistakes. >> well, you know, he's been juggling

. >> the investigation is on into the incident that forced a delta flight from new york to madrid to make a midair u-turn. strange wires were found on flight 126, which turned around about 90 minutes into the thursday night flight, landing back at jfk, after an air marshal made the discovery in a laboratory. now, a bomb squad found nothing more than two pieces of a drinking straw less than two inches long with wires running through them. there were no explosives. and there's no explanation of what the wires were doing there. two passengers were questioned and have been released. >>> also developing overnight, a violent confrontation in downtown los angeles. police in riot gear moved in to break up a crowd of about 200 occupy l.a. protesters. at least two cops were hurt and several arrests were made. one report says the confrontations stem from a sidewalk chalk drawing demonstration. >>> another story that's been developing overnight, a d.c. motorcycle police officer is on desk duty after apparently making a reference to shooting the first lady. we are told there was never any serious

been fighting the proposal saying that it could dry up northern california. >> the help the delta ecosystem and a reliable water supply are profoundly important to california's future. this proposal balances the concerns of those who live and work on the delta, those who rely on it for water, and those who appreciate its beauty, its fish, waterfowl, and water life. >> the delta it needs help but this proposal calls for both to take water out of the delta and to take water from around the delta. but there's absolutely nothing in this about protecting the delta levees. >> you may recall that back in 2000 there was a problem when they were starting to divert water from the delta, affecting the salmon population also affecting a billion dollar industry here in california. this project could take years to complete. and in the billions of dollars to fund. it is interesting, we have been grabbing people from the sidewalk, some people not affiliated with the rally and we ask them if they know anything about the controversial plan and what they think but most people have no idea what we're talking about.

a lot of locations will see a lot of red towards the delta. you may even touched 90 degrees. take a look. it is going to be warm as we head down towards the valley. >> james: look for mid to upper '70's along the shoreline. we have any of that fairfield coming in and i degrees. it will be toasty and even warmer tomorrow. we have plenty of sunshine for the city in oakland. across the wine country it is low 80's in some spots. you will want to the upper 80s out near the napa valley but like i said, tomorrow it will be even more for your fourth of july holiday. q we are looking for partly cloudy skies with a force. we have 93 but the incident and even have some mid-70s and upper '70's around the bay. if you plan on participating were leaving the fireworks have beer looks like the with will be on your side for most locations like the fed san francisco will help with a better idea on the fall. -- fog. >> james: you can always watch the fireworks special beginning at 9:30 p.m.. >> george: will not tracking any problem for your morning commute ticket with the bridges at the start of

would pay the cost of habitat restoration through a water bond on the ballot in two years. >> a healthy delta eco system and a reliable water supply are profoundly important to california's future. >> reporter: the current system only has one pump and could kill hundreds of thousands of fish a year including the endangered delta smelt. a court order often stopped water deliveries for the sake of marine life and farms found it tough to make a living. >> are we going to let them destroy the delta? >> no! >> reporter: opponents like environmentalists have already given the plan a thumbs down it hasn't been scientifically vetted. it is is unclear what effect a new water flow of 9,000 cubic feet per second through the tunnels will have on the fish. >> they have put plumbing before policy. they put the canal report tunnel before the sigh sense. they intend to build it and then figure out how it can be used. >> reporter: governor brown acknowledges some will dislike his plan but he is forging ahead because he wants to end the decades old water wars. >> i want to get [ bleep ] done and i want to get

west, southwest wind from golden gate out to the delta. af mid 50s everyone is close here. 52 at redwood city. west, southwests at 21. westerly breeze or north westerly breeze for some or most. high pressure in the east. unbelievable heat. chilling signs are drifting back toward us. but today just morning clouds and then sun breezy a little warmer. highs today 60s by the water edge or 70s by capitola. 70s around the bay. low to mid 80s inland. temperatures recovering slightly from yesterday's morning. pam. >> all right, thank you, steve. over the next few months the san carlos fire station could be closed from time to time because of a staffing shortage. only 17 of the 24 positions are filled at fire station 16. the daily new reports the departments salaries are among the lowest on the peninsula making hiring tough. san carlos depping fire chief says the neighboring cities will help with calls. >>> firefighters in eastern contra costa county were put to the tests just days after three of the district six fire houses closed there. crews battl

a cuisine, airline food has long held punchline status. well, it's hard to find humor when served aboard four international delta flights over iness ekend, sewing needles class turkey sandwiches on flights all originated from amsterdam. the fbi has gotten involved and abc's pierre thomas has the very latest. >> reporter: tonight, this simple image of a needle hidden in a sandwich is raising a critical question about an often forgotten aspect of airline security. how safe from sabotage is the food on commercial airlines? it was definitely not on the menu. a half dozen sewing needles found in sandwiches on four separate delta flights this past sunday. at least one person injured after biting in. >> there was the second bite, i bit down, that's when i felt the poke on the top of my mouth. when i pull it out of my mouth, i cleaned the food off, it was about a one-inch needle. >> reporter: passenger james was seated in row "h." >> right now, i'm okay. they said if i start developing symptoms, nausea, headaches, i have to go to the emergency room right away. it's kind of a wait and see right now. >> reporter: federal authorities, including the fbi to

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kind of a wait and see right now. >> reporter: federal authorities, including the fbi tonight are investigating who had access to the flights originating out of amsterdam found for the u.s. delta air lines released a statement saying it has taken immediate action with our in-flight caterer at amsterdam to ensure the safety and quality of the food we provided on board our air cast. sandwiches were prepared at thegate catering company in los angeles. gate gourmet is huge, operating in 28 countries. it searches an average of 9,700 flights every day a year. over 300 passengers annually. >> the biggest problem, obviously is, you can't check every sandwich aboard a plane. and i think, unfortunately, this demonstrates to people who want to do bad things that this is a gaping hole. >> reporter: in a statement,gate gourmet said "we take this matter very seriously." gate gourmet immediately launched a full investigation to determine the root cause of his disturbing incidents and we are treating this as a criminal act." sunday's incident comes at a time when the airline industry is already at high alert. authorities worry with the olympic game looming that it will provide a target for te

that would be very concerning to me. >> gate gourmet provided the sandwiches to delta. a spokesperson says this is a terribly upsetting situation. first and foremost is the safety of the traveling public. there's nothing more important than the safety of the passenger and crews. gate gourmet says it's fully cooperating with the fbi and local authorities in the netherlands and conducting its own full scale investigation and the company says it does provide food to other airlines but have received no reports or complaints. soledad? >> sandra endo, thanks so much. we appreciate it. let's get right to the rest of the top stories, zoraida has a look at that. >> rush hour traffic as usual at the ambassador bridge, a bomb threat shut down the busy span for five hours last night. it was reopened after security sweeps failed to turn up any explosives. a bomb threat last week forgsed the shutdown of a nearby tunnel that also connects detroit and windsor. >>> in a desperate search continues in iowa for a pair of young cousins, 8-year-old elizabeth collins and lyric cook were last se

. >> a delta airlines is facing a possible seven figure five tonight. there are considering a $1 million penalty after delta flew planes that were not in compliance with regulations. the violations included broken parts on two aircraft. they have 30 days to reach -- 30 days to respond to the agency. >> the j.c. penney department store chain has more layoffs looming. this follows the layoffs of 600 people back in april. a recent change of ceos. j.c. penney is struggling with its image after a new pricing plan that eliminated sales and turn of shoppers. >> a local program helps prepare inmates for jobs after their release from prison. >> i hate to tell you this, a return to warmer temperatures in the seven-day forecast. >> there is still no deal between the redskins and robert griffin. is there another superstar waiting in the wings for the capitals? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending move money with a slide and use the calendar. all to see your money how you

it is leveling off here and gives it more of a westerly breeze especially out towards the delta. not much of a breeze. and it is subtly in this direction. i know napa airport as well. >> 17 and puff of northwest. and that is over water that is cool for them and taking the fog off the san mateo coast. >> 77 in livermore, concord. and most of those are down two to 4 degrees. some near the coast are running warmer. lows were 50 to 60 degrees. >> couple of series of systems will continue to work their way toward the pressure systems. strong one out of coast of alaska and the trend is started already. it is except for some fog near the coast. it is around the bay and 60s and 70s and start to level off a little bit. >> get out of the 90s and by tomorrow, it looks like it. >> to the interior of 100 on sunday and toward the south bay. it is mild and warm day. it is 70s and 80s and i am on the san mateo coast. >> it is 66 and we will go 66 in daly city. and mid-70s to upper 70s. they win out on friday so we can see it is quiet and warmer. again, no extremes. looks more of a cooling trend.

critics call it a water grab. >> the plan is to build a massive tunnel or two tunnels underneath the delta to divert the sacramento river. >> reporter: adam scow say it is governor's new plan is similar to one that was overwhelmingly voted down in 1992. >> they call it a conservation plan, it's a tunnel. they're going to divert the saltwater away from it. >> california is a very different place than it was 32 years ago. this isn't about taking away or giving more water to anyone. this is about making our water supply more reliable. >> reporter: supporters claim building the tunnel will restore the natural direction of water flow. but many who keep tabs on this issue are skeptical. >> then you decrease the flow, you're changing the ecology and we never know what the long term effects of the the ecology are. >> reporter: more details will be revealed over a news conference on the steps of the state capital tomorrow morning. a spokesman tells me that he is expecting criticism because there are always opponents to big solutions. reporting live at the berkeley marina, patti lee, ktvu news. >> t

critics call it a water grab. >> the plan is to build a massive tunnel or two tunnels underneath the delta to divert the sacramento river. >> reporter: adam scow say it is governor's new plan is similar to one that was overwhelmingly voted down in 1992. >> they call it a conservation plan, it's a tunnel. they're going to divert the saltwater away from it. >> california is a very different place than it was 32 years ago. this isn't about taking away or giving more water to anyone. this is about making our water supply more reliable. >> reporter: supporters claim building the tunnel will restore the natural direction of water flow. but many who keep tabs on this issue are skeptical. >> then you decrease the flow, you're changing the ecology and we never know what the long term effects of the the ecology are. >> reporter: more details will be revealed over a news conference on the steps of the state capital tomorrow morning. a spokesman tells me that he is expecting criticism because there are always opponents to big solutions. reporting live at the berkeley marina, patti lee, ktvu news. >> t

a little trip continues along the delta for a sequence that nobody has ever yet managed to fill in. a set time from a village whose name the inhabitants also not to mention because their revenues don't exactly derives from the declared economy. the journey through the mangroves in the countries arms of the delta is scary. because huge areas where oil spread. thick layer of black oil that covers the entire surface of the water below which all life is totally disappeared. kilometer after kilometer of mangrove are affected and yet no scientific mission has ever yet come into these territories and. the six black smoke is rising over the mangroves. we've arrived at last. as we approach the men flee. love all those in our boat call to them reassuring upward. a refinery. an illegal refinery under the open sky. here men distill crude oil barefoot bare handed amidst the steel. on the risks of explosion. men who've welded together a few cams to make stills. and who feed the fire by tossing bowls of oil onto it. it's an apocalyptic scene under the dying palm trees. the men live here d.t.s. . s

and we are treating this as a criminal act. delta airlines says it has taken immediate action to ensure the safety and quality of its food. but the scare exposes a vulnerable area of airline security. >> you can't check every sandwich that goes aboard a plane. and i think unfortunately, this demonstrates to people who want to do bad things this this is a gaping hole. >> reporter: the airline industry is on high alert, coinciding with the olympic games. now, passengers have to worry about terror threats and their food. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> thank you. >>> another alarming mid flight moment. federal agents are investigating a laser-pointing incident that injured a jetblue pilot that was flying here to new york city. the airline says a green laser light went through the windshield of a flight from syracuse to jfk airport sunday night, causing an eye injury to the pilot, who managed to land that plane safely ten minutes later. pointing a laser at a plane became a federal claim last year. and 1,500 incidents have been r

cities. >> a half-dozen sewing needles found in sandwiches on four separate delta flights a few dayss questions about the security of commercial airline food. among the people reporting injuries, a doctor and his son traveling on separate flights. >> had i swallowed that, i would have a needle inside. that would be very concerning. >> and james also says that the eighth one of the sandwiches. >> i felt it poke the top of my mouth and it was very clear about a one-inch long straight needle. >> the u.s.-bound fligh andts originated in amsterdam. the sandwiches were prepared in the kitchen of a catering company in amsterdam and they have been removed from flights. the company says they take the matter very seriously and launched an immediate investigation to determine the root cause of the disturbing incident and they are treating it as a criminal act. delta airlines is taking immediate action to ensure the safety and quality of its food. but this exposes of honorable area of airline security. >> you can not check everything and goes into an airplane. this demonstrates this is a gaping

delta. there's finally a coalition of water users that depend on the delta working together to try to get levee protection going, projects that will help the delta today because even if this were to solve all the problems, it is 10 years away and we don't have 10 years to wait >> coupes for this? >> water users are saying they will pay for it although if you read their reactions to the governor's announcement, they say this is great that the governor did this but we want to see what we will get out of it before we sign-on so if they're going to pay they want to know what they will get. >> this is a topic we'll come back to because this is probably the biggest public works project in the state has ever seen. thanks for coming in. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> life of some lucky person who bought a ticket in fremont is about to change >> this is a convenience store in fremont that sold a mega millions ticket that match all six numbers. 2-3-for-8, and the jackpot is a cool $52 million. the winner has not yet claimed the jackpot and they have one year to do so. >> to get reaction we

these are live pictures from jfk airport where the device was discovered on board a delta flight scheduled for takeoff. passengers have been evacuated, the bomb squad examining the device. we'll bring you any new details in this half hour. >>> developing news in the district where a d.c. police officer assigned to protect the first family now under investigation by the secret service for allegedly making threats against the first lady. tonight that officer is on administrative duty. fox 5's maureen umeh in the newsroom. >> the police officer accused of making the threat could face criminal charges. right now his police powers have been revoked while the secret service and d.c. police investigate. the officer accused of making the threat is a 17 year veteran of the d.c. police for. he's assigned to a detill that typically -- police force. he's assigned to a detail that typically lead motorcades for the first family. the officer was asked why he was late for a motorcade signment yesterday morning. he allegedly replied a don't care about that expletive. i'd shoot her in the head if i could. t

. >>> a delta jet heading for madrid had to report to kennedy airport because of a security concern. an air marshall noticed some suspicious wires in the rear bathroom. they got everyone off and questioned two passengers but later let them go and in explosives were found. >>> vice president joe biden delivered the keynote address at the naacp's annual meeting t came one day after republican mitt romney addressed the same crowd. >> both candidates are turning up the heat. the race will likely remain tight until the end. craig boswell has more. >> reporter: in his first address to the naacp as vice president, joe biden ran down a laundry list of obama administration accomplishments including the affordable care act. >> he prevailed where no president had done before. he was right. he was right. >> reporter: bideen's rousing reception is in stark contrast to the boos mitt romney received wednesday when he repeated his promise to repeal what he referred to as obamacare. >> i think the speech did him a lot of good. it sent a message toind voters that he is willing to reach across the rile

. >> it was a big catch for a group of fishermen in the delta, a 7 ft. long sturgeon. but here's the real catch, what they were doing was illegal. the men were recorded in the youtube video speaking in vietnamese. kiddo tells us what they were saying ... >> at first the fishermen did not know what was putting up such a fight. but then there was no mistaking it. >> " oh my god " they explain in vietnamese. it was a grand sturgeon. a threatened species. they prepare a second snare on the boat which is illegal to take out fishing at night. cursing with the light in both vietnamese and english, they figure that it is about 100 lbs. and the talk about how tasty it will be and then get out the measuring tape. the men are in disbelief when they learned is 7 ft. 8 in. long. finally they spot an identification tag and cut it off. >> california fish and game, stockton and >> the department is now reviewing the video in their investigation of the men and have requested major changes in the penalties for catching green sturgeon and the video was the icing on the cake. >> i was dis

have launched a criminal investigation after needles were found in sandwiches on delta flights from amsterdamroduction has increased. more on the stunning story. >> it's not what you expected served in flight. a half dozen sewing needles on this past sunday. a stunning discovery raising seniors questions raising questions. >> i felt the poke on the top of my mouth. when i pulled it out it was clear, i cleaned the food off and it was about one inch long straight needle. >> the u.s. bound flights originated in amsterdam. federal authorities including the f.b.i. is trying to learn who had access to the food aboard the plane. prepared in the kitchen of gourmet company in amsterdam have been removed from flight but the scare exposes a vulnerable area of airline security. >> you can't check every sandwich aboard a plane. unfortunately this demonstrates to people who want to do bad things that this is a gaping hole. >> airline industry is already on high alert coinciding with the start of the olympic games. now security of passengers have to worry about terror threats and their food. >> eric: delta

i pulled it out and it was a needle, about inch long, a little under an inch long. >> delta airlines released a statement saying it has taken immediate action with our in-flight caterer to make sure quality of food we provide. caterer says we take it very seriously. they immediately launched a full investigation to figure out the root cause and we are treating this as a criminal act. federal authority including the f.b.i. are investigating who had access to this food. hear more from the injured passenger coming up on gma at 7:00 a.m.. >> kristen: thanks so much. alameda county firefighters are looking into an apartment building fire in newark that left 20 people displaced. they say the fire started just after 10:00 when a cooking pot left on a kitchen stove caught fire. arriving crews called for help so they could keep it in spreading. fire also knocked out electricity to the building. >> eric: consumer watchdog group is calling for state regulators to shut down the evergreen oil refinery in newark. the recycling plant has had a series of mishaps that has safety groups raising red fl

an air marshal was on board a delta flight 126 when the discoverwas made. this is what the scene looked like a short time ago with emergency crews surrounding the plane. the passengers were evacuated and the bomb squad is still investigating. security for the london olympics is once again under scrutiny after last-minute blunders have embarrassed the british government. or than 3000 personnel have been asked to be supplied because the private security firm fell short by a 11,000 people. the british government has assured that there will be adequate security. despite the not so pleasant security revelations, things are moving forward in london. there is a massive dining hall and a nail salon. approximately 17,000 athletes and officials will live in the village during the games. athletes began moving in july 16. no new rivalry for michael phelps in the pool, despite comments made by his olympic teammate who questioned his work ethic. phelps said that people can say whatever they want, but all he focuses on is swimming as fast as he can for his country. he said

. >> reporter: few would argue the delta is not in the immediate of a fix. earthquake is a major concern. water deliveries to the south, uncertain. today, governor brown and ken salazar announced a plan to address all of those issues. >> the proposal that we're unveiling today is a big idea. >> reporter: the idea is to build two huge tunnels to divert water underneath the delta to the controversial pump that currently draw water from the delta. >> we're talking about the largest pumps in the world. we know, and have known since the 1960s, that these largest pumps are fish killing pumps. >> reporter: supporters say the plan will restore the ecosystem and ensure water supply. >> we've been here before. we were here in 1982 when the first attempt was made to destroy the delta with a peripheral canal. >> reporter: calling the tunnel idea a water ground from central valley farmers and southern developers and argues the tunnels could suck half the water from the sacramento river even before it makes it to the delta. >> they have put the canal, and the tunnel befor

. >> reporter: few would argue the delta is not in the immediate of a fix. earthquake is a major concern. water deliveries to the south, uncertain. today, governor brown and ken salazar announced a plan to address all of those issues. >> the proposal that we're unveiling today is a big idea. >> reporter: the idea is to build two huge tunnels to divert water underneath the delta to the controversial pump that currently draw water from the delta. >> we're talking about the largest pumps in the world. we know, and have known since the 1960s, that these largest pumps are fish killing pumps. >> reporter: supporters say the plan will restore the ecosystem and ensure water supply. >> we've been here before. we were here in 1982 when the first attempt was made to destroy the delta with a peripheral canal. >> reporter: calling the tunnel idea a water ground from central valley farmers and southern developers and argues the tunnels could suck half the water from the sacramento river even before it makes it to the delta. >> they have put the canal, and the tunnel befor

. >>> this morning passengers who were forced to evacuate a delta jet because of a bomb scare will ber bound for original destination, madrid. as we told you last night the jetliner made emergency landing in new york after a sky marshal reported finding suspicious wiring in a lavatory. task force agents and new york city bomb squad evacuated the plane as soon as it landed a male and female passenger were questioned and released, search found no explosives. >>> norths in mexico busted a drug smuggling tunnel located a tijuana warehouse starts in a sink and extends 500 feet towards the border the tunnel doesn't cross into the united states. whoever built the tunnel didn't finish it. u.s. officials say tunnels like this are an unincreasing common way to struggle drugs into the country. >>> -- >> this morning a washington, d.c. police officer is on desk duty after allegedly making threats over her saying he would shoot the first lady showed a photo of the gun he said he would use an officer who her the conversation reported him. police say there is no indication mrs. obama was ever in any

and maybe a few 089s towards the delta tomorrow john. re's a look at highs for you. livermore, 90. 92 in antioch. 82, vallejo. san francisco, 68. half hoop bay, 63. 75, santa cruz. 89 for gilroy. may get a little dip on tuesday before the high starts to build in. wednesday, thursday, inland temperatures, mid-to-upper 90s. 80s around the bay and mid-60s at the beaches. >> ama: mike shumann is here with sports. >> mike: giants had a chance to put some space between themselves and the dodgers in the national league west but the boys in blue had other ideas. including a sweep. >> mike: the panda on the dl, scutaro at third, and burris edition nailed for assignment but dodgers didn't care. great grab but she couldn't stick the landing. ryan vogelsong went six. dodgers up one in the fourth. 2-0 men in blue. dodgers ace, clayton kershaw, having an average season but not average today, striking out sten, including brandon bell in the feign. mark ellis contributing, making it 4-0. dodgers never shut out the giants in two consecutive games in san f

. >>> suspicious wires that forced the evacuation of a delta flight remain a mystery. one hour into a flight yesterday a passenger reported strange wiring in the bathroom, forcing the plane to turn back around and land at jfk. back at the airport, authorities evacuated all 200-plus passengers while the bomb squad did a sweep of the plane. no explosives were found. officials say the wires did not belong on the plane, and they still don't know where they came from. >>> it is a huge investment deal, not for a company, but for a musician. let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman. scott, could this actually change the way the music business operators? >> reporter: it possibly could. we've seen lots of businesses here in the bay area for companies and apps, even watches. but now we have a new way to invest your money in music. ♪ that is amanda palmer, who funded her new album entirely through kickstarter. you know the site where fans go online to raise money. palmer was hoping to make $100,000. she ended up pulling in more than a million. she thanks in larg

just a trickle into the delta so that will allow for the temperatures to come down into the 90s. by the middle of the week with more of this marine air and a stronger onshore push, we will say good-bye to those 90s after monday. so today and tomorrow the warmer days of the work week. highs today ranging from the low to mid-80s. even a few upper 80s. the higher elevations, the hills there, 88 saratoga and 38 santa clara. on the peninsula a mix of 70s and 80s. 55 in the sunset district. waking up to the low clouds. then sunny. 87 in petaluma and 85 in san rafael. near east way, upper 70s in oakland today. that's a few degrees cooler. 83 in fremont and out over the else you will notice we are in the mid-90s. instead of hot we will call it warm to hot with 94 in pleasanton. lots of fog here this morning. but by about 11, 12, we begin to see more sun. 91 morgan hills. by the middle of the week it becomes a little more dramatic, the cooling trend. getting cool for july but it's up and it's down. >> but that's below normal, as you said. >> yes. >> thank you, lisa. well, while many schoo