alex is in downtown petaluma where big viewing party is planned today.d morning. >> reporter: certainly pumped up about baseball team this morning. they are getting set to play first game in little league world series. the game will be played in williamsport, pennsylvania. folks will be coming down here to watch the game later on today and the proceeds from this event going to help the players families travel to pennsylvania. >> the people have been cheering on their team with what has been an incredible run. they beat hawaii to win the west region and headed to the world series. made up of 12 and 13-year-old boys. most of them go to petaluma junior high school. first northern california team to make it to the world series since 2002. yesterday they were able to take part in the world series parade in pennsylvania. and here back home they seem to have all of petaluma behind them. >> it's pretty exciting. i have a kid that lives close to me on the team. and yeah it's getting pretty exciting. i hope they make it. i played baseball for a long time. it's goo

two theaters have been packed here in downtown petaluma at the multiplex through the duration of this series. this morning, it was a little more subdued. only a couple dozen people turned out for an early game, but when the team rushes, going to be droves of people welcoming them home. [cheers and applause] >> the catch near first base sealed the deal for petaluma and triggered a round of applause for the hometown audience. >> the energy and the spirit and the fact that they don't give up, is just -- true champions. >> the nationals, which includes her grandson, porter slate, came in third in this little league world series. his big sister is kendall slate, who was in the theater for the comeback. >> it was crazy, coming back from ten runs, it's amazing by itself. it's fun. they played great, even though they lost. >> they'll be coming home to a hero's welcome, full police escort will lead a motor okayed from san francisco international to a reception here. >> a whole bunch of folks on the ground with balloons and signs at the fairgroundses waiting to greet them. >> the little leaguer

a party-like atmosphere in downtown petaluma.lex savidge, husband. >>> it's been more than a decade, but san francisco's school buildings are fully accessible. they've fixed code violations. new elevators have been installed, wheelchair ramps have been added, doorways are wider. the work was completed after a 1999 americans with disability act lawsuit. >>> the majority of americans say mole school folks are more concerned with accuracy than correctness. 54% think the textbooks want to represent information in a politically correct manner. 22% think textbooks try to provide accurate information and the rest, 24%, undecide. >>> a member of occupy oakland could be heading to jail. he's accused of smashing the front window of the oakland police didn't's recruiting and internal affairs office, causing about $6,000 damage. he could be sentenced to 16 months behind bars. >>> in the meantime, ktvu checked overnight, on this vacant library, that was taken over by occupy members. police kirked them -- kirked them out. now -- kicked them ou

allie. >> reporter: this is downtown petaluma.t to the ticket counter, they have an advertisement. they are going to be broadcasting game two of the little league world series on the big screen inside the theater. this is video from game one on thursday when the petaluma. national all-stars beat a little league team from connecticut. they are the western regional champs. today at 11, they will face off against the southeast from tennessee. that team has a really strong record and really tough pitcher. when we talked to the petaluma nationals coach this morning he said they were practicing twice a day every day and what makes this group of kids special is not just their talent but they have been playing together for four or five years and since they were eight years old. >> they know their habits and trust each other on the ball field. that's what makes the group remarkable. >> you know, they are just unbelievable. >> reporter: now, this is a scene inside the boulevard cinemas on thursday. more than 500 people showed up to watch ga

. >> the crowd in downtown petaluma went crazy after danny hit the walk off home run in the 8th inning and we spoke to him after his hit. >> i was trying to make contact because there were too many and also i was just trying to get something territorial. >> and he did a pretty good job there. petaluma faces connecticut, it is a team they beat and 5:00, tickets are just $5. >> 4:45 is the time, very exciting. there is some great traffic to talk about. >>> pam, there is a crash, it is a fatal crash that is on the shoulder, just got word from chp that one of the lanes is still blocked, so yes, one lane is blocked but there is no traffic impact on the scene just yet. traffic looks good as you head to the toll plaza, no major problems heading to san francisco and if you are off to a good start in san francisco you will be fine. >>> and these numbers are up a tad over 25 minutes ago. along the southern edge of the peninsular as well as the south side in san jose. that trough is moving closer to the coast. we will turn sunny by the second half of the morning into the afternoon. mild condition

next sunday is the big celebration, the big parade downtown petaluma. usly, we'll have video showing what happened here p in petaluma on abc7 news beginning at 4:00. live at sfo, don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> welcome home to the team. >>> this is a high speed chase driver's gas pedestrian dam became stuck on a crowded interstate and called 911, begging for help. >> i know you are scared just calm down. have you put your car in neutral? >> i can't. >> are you able to hit your brakes at all. >> i've tried everything. >> nightmare for the driver took place on august 19th, on i-35 in missouri captured by a state trooper's dashcam she had great driving skills she swerved at 115 miles an hour, she didn't hit a car pleading for help. the 911 operator guided her, telling her to liftoff the stuck accelerator while pressing on the brake and that worked, she got to meet her hero. >> thank gosh she was there she literally was my lifeline. i'm so glad you are sitting here with me right now. >> me too. >> she was driving a kia sorrento the automaker say this appears to

of it will be shown on the big screen in downtown petaluma. >>> it's a story you will see only on kron4 news. a people behaving badly investigation has uncovered san francisco city workers who are suspected of stealing city property and selling it for profit. >> reporter: according to city of san francisco recreation and park officials, three employees have been suspended following an internal investigation for stealing. kron4 learned of this investigation through a source within the city, and we launched our own inquiry at the same time. sources tell us that three employees used a third party to unload several hundred dollars of city property at a local scrap yard. according to this official statement from rec and parks "we received an unanimous tip august 2nd, 2012, immediately conducted a full personnel investigation which resulted in the placing of three employees on leave. we have a zero tolerance policy for abuse of city resources. " they worked at the recreation yard located here in golden gate park. sources say they used a third party to unload the stolen metal. when confronted

a sold out crowd cheered on petaluma national in downtown petaluma where hundreds of fans watched the u.s. championship game on the big screen. among them, the uncle of number 15. he scored a home run. >> it's awesome. it's cool. i couldn't many anymore proud of him. when he hit that home run, i couldn't believe it. totally blew my mind. >> reporter: the crowd had just given up hope in the sixth inning, then they made up for a ten-run deficit pieing tennessee. the game went into a seventh inning and ended with a win for tennessee, 24-17. the fans did not go home hanging their heads. >> to see the kids come back like that, i have never seen anything like it. i'm sorry they lost. i'm just so proud of petaluma national little league. it's memorable. i'll never forget it. the whole community won't, either. >> it was crazy, they played hard. the whole theater was screaming. my throat hurts from screaming. they played really good. i'm proud of them. vn though they lost, it feels like they won. they played really good. >> to see them come back, it was an amazing game. it would be great to wi

downtown petaluma businesses are buzzing with little league boosters and homecoming celebrations win or lose. we are all hoping for win. if the boys from petaluma win tomorrow they will play saturday for the u.s. little league title. fingers crossed they will move on to the world championship game on sunday. it is very exciting. petaluma faces texas tomorrow and it airs live on espn2 and will be rebroadcast on comcast cable channels 195 and 715 and on kgo digital channel 7.2 and 7.3. >> should be terrific. >>> a special education teacher is being accused of slapping a student. abc7i team reporter is here now. >> we are talking about a man named teacher of the year. >> how is a teacher uh -- allowed back at school after slapping students? >> to be quite honest, i don't understand the question. >> up next, why the police say the school district is refusing to cooperate. >> and a popular treat is facing a recall. why the company decided to take action. >> and then late other "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" for the first time the ousted president of pep stat

downtown petaluma businesses are buzzing with little league boosters and homecoming celebrations win or lose. we are all hoping for win. if the boys from petaluma win tomorrow they will play saturday for the u.s. little league title. fingers crossed they will move on to the world championship game on sunday. it is very exciting. petaluma faces texas tomorrow and it airs live on espn2 and will be rebroadcast on comcast cable channels 195 and 715 and on kgo digital channel 7.2 and 7.3. >> should be terrific. >>> a special education teacher is being accused of slapping a student. abc7i team reporter is here now. >> we are talking about a man named teacher of the year. >> how is a teacher uh -- allowed back at school after slapping students? >> to be quite honest, i don't understand the question. >> up next, why the police say the school district is refusing to cooperate. >> and a popular treat is facing a recall. why the company decided to take action. >> and then late other "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" for the first time the ousted president of pep stat

live in downtown petaluma, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the giants will have to play the rest of the season without one of its biggest stars. melky has been suspended. the news stunned fans who have embraced the milk man. the mvp leads the league in hits and second in batting average. we spoke with excon who thinks baseball's drug testing is not tough enough. >> synthetic testosterone abuse, that's the most widely used drug in professional baseball. >> there are 44 games left in the giant's regular season. cabrera could come back if the team makes a post season run. the giants may have seen it coming. rumors of the suspension have been circulating for the past few weeks. they are determined to move on. >> going to be one of those things we have to get past and move forward. we have games to play and still in the hunt. just got to continue to play good baseball from here on out. >> he has lost more than just his salary. as a free agent, cabrera might have made as much as a $70 million contract. now, he might get a one year deal. he released this statement. quote, my positive test was the res

next sunday is the big celebration, the big parade downtown petaluma. we'll have video showing what happened here p in petaluma on abc7 news beginning at 4:00. live at sfo, don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> welcome home to the team. >>> this is a high speed chase driver's gas pedestrian dam became stuck on a crowded interstate and called 911, begging for help. >> i know you are scared just calm down. have you put your car in neutral? >> i can't. >> are you able to hit your brakes at all. >> i've tried everything. >> nightmare for the driver took place on august 19th, on i-35 in missouri captured by a state trooper's dashcam she had great driving skills she swerved at 115 miles an hour, she didn't hit a car pleading for help. the 911 operator guided her, telling her to liftoff the stuck accelerator while pressing on the brake and that worked, she got to meet her hero. >> thank gosh she was there she literally was my lifeline. i'm so glad you are sitting here with me right now. >> me too. >> she was driving a kia sorrento the automaker say this appears to be an

. >> a soldout crowd cheered on petaluma national at the boulevard cinema in downtown petaluma where hundreds of fans watched the u.s. championship game on the big screen. among them, the uncle of number 15 who scored a home run. >> it's awesome. it's cool. i mean, i couldn't be any more proud of him. >> the crowd had just about given up hope in the sixth inning, but then in one inning petaluma made up for a ten-run deficit tying tennessee. the game went into a seventh inning and ended with a win for tennessee 24-16. but petaluma fans did not go home hanging their heads. >> to see these kids come back like that, i've never seen anything like it. i'm sorry that they lost but i'm just so proud. >> it was crazy. they played really hard and the whole theater was going crazy. my throat hurts from screaming so loud. they played really good. i'm proud of them for going back and even though they lost, it feels like they won. >> seeing them come back, an amazing game really. would be great to take home the win, but they did great and did well. >> this experience has brought this community tog

. >> a why would crowd watched downtown petaluma and as the front door popped, tickets were taken and snacks served with pre-game predictions. >> 1ame day a cheer leader a few years back. >> you're still cheering now. >> yeah. >> by this movie complex, two theaters, 250 seats each both packed to watch the pride of petaluma the letter p practically painted across the venn knew as the town's little leaguers were broadcast live across the big screen. . >> this is going to be the first game that i haven't been so it's a little hard but i'm excited for him. >> and with that hit town the line petaluma representing the west struck first against new england. >> get on the board early. >> better than being behind. >> the fans were on the edge of their seats as the game came down to this an drew wiet with a two out 0-2 pitch. >> ball game, 6-4, petaluma. >> i'm just so happy for these kids. that's beautiful. >> petaluma. >> petaluma. >> it feels great. i know a lot of guys on that team, and it feels great. >> go petaluma. i'll be back here sunday. >> and that man is not alone as hundreds more w

. >> there's been a credible-like atmosphere in downtown petaluma today. . >> it feels sur reel. i think watching it on tv, you have absolutely no understanding of what it's like. >> the shortstoper hit this grand slam tonight. . >> this is a way to pull people from the entire community together, people that never watched baseball before. i feel like it's just pulled everybody together. >> to get to this point, 22 wins and 3 losses before tonight, the team has had a good luck charm. the four-year-old brother of one of the friends and rubbing his head is a must so today elite board member brought a photo here for fans to rub. >> he's kind of a shy kid, but, you know, i don't think he realizes how big ted's shed getting. >> the team's home field is at petaluma junior high where most of the players are students and classes started yesterday. the boys have been the talk of the town here. >> all of a sudden you look at that and realize those kids are on a national stage now. it's exciting. we know all the parents and all of the kid sos it's not like good play. it's like good play aust

downtown petaluma businesses are buzzing with little league boosters and homecoming celebrations win he boys from petaluma win tomorrow they will play saturday for the u.s. little league title. fingers crossed they will move on to the world championship game on sunday. it is very exciting. petaluma faces texas tomorrow and it airs live on espn2 and will be rebroadcast on comcast cable channels 195 and 715 and on kgo digital channel 7.2 and 7.3. >> should be terrific. >>> a special education teacher is being accused of slapping a student. abc7i team reporter is here now. >> we are talking about a man named teacher of the year. >> how is a teacher uh -- allowed back at school after slapping students? >> to be quite honest, i don't understand the question. >> up next, why the police say the school district is refusing to cooperate. >> and a popular treat is facing a recall. why the company decided to take action. >> and then late other "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" for the first time the ousted president of pep state speaks out -- penn state speaks out. t

. >> a wild crowd packed the sidewalks here in downtown petaluma. tickets were taken. >> i was so excited. >> and snacked served with pregame predictions dished out on the side. >> 40 to one. >> this is game day in petaluma. >> i used to be a cheer leader a few years back. >> you are still cheering now? >> yes. >> inside this movie complex, two theaters, 252 seats etch, both packed to watch. the town's little leaguers were broadcasted live. >> this will be the first game i haven't been to, so it's hard but i'm excited for him. >> important to get on the board early, 1-nothing? >> better than being behind. >> fans were on the edge of their seat. >> a 2-out, 0-2 pitch. and the ballgame, 6-4, petaluma. >> i'm so happy for these kids. that's beautiful. >> petaluma claim. >> it feels great. >> i'll be back here sunday. >> that man is not alone as hundreds more will be back here at the theater as petaluma advanced in the winner's bracket. >>> temperatures were hot today, 99 degrees. temperatures tomorrow, pretty much almost the same, but they will cool a l

. >> a wild crowd packed the sidewalks here in downtown petaluma. tickets were taken. >> i was so excited. >> and snacked served with pregame predictions dished out on the side. >> 40 to one. >> this is game day in petaluma. >> i used to be a cheer leader a few years back. >> you are still cheering now? >> yes. >> inside this movie complex, two theaters, 252 seats etch, both packed to watch. the town's little leaguers were broadcasted live. >> this will be the first game i haven't been to, so it's hard but i'm excited for him. >> important to get on the board early, 1-nothing? >> better than being behind. >> fans were on the edge of their seat. >> a 2-out, 0-2 pitch. and the ballgame, 6-4, petaluma. >> i'm so happy for these kids. that's beautiful. >> petaluma claim. >> it feels great. >> i'll be back here sunday. >> that man is not alone as hundreds more will be back here at the theater as petaluma advanced in the winner's bracket. >>> temperatures were hot today, 99 degrees. temperatures tomorrow, pretty much almost the same, but they will cool a l

>>pam: most students say they plan to head back to the boulevard cinema in downtown petaluma on a saturdaych will broadcast the series on two different screens. >> here is a live look outside for the bay bridge. sunny skies and sunshine through most of the bay area. most of the coastline is still shrouded in fog. temperatures right now are pretty mild thanks to the additional sunshine. warmer conditions this afternoon. we have a couple of the events going on. tonight's, the giants are hosting the braves at at&t park. temperatures will be sliding into the upper 50s as the game kicks off. in freezing fog through the game. it will be quite cool at the ballpark tonight. this weekend in cinema at the raceway, the grand prix. the weekend forecast is very similar for both days. temperatures will be well below average this week and thanks to strong seabury's winds which will keep the fog intact through the weekend. fifties' along the coastline. let's take a look neighborhood by neighborhood starting in the south bay. 60s in our east bay stores. the fog is expected to linger along the coastline tom

. >> just like that, downtown petaluma went racy after he hit that walk off home run, and they spoke the phone after that big hit. >> i was just trying to make contact, because then he has too many so i was trying to set territory. >> now, they pete him at the first tickets are $5. >> and isn't that every young boy's dream standing near the plate? >> that is for sure. >>> this is a look at 280 northbound getting to highway 17 and that traffic is moving through nicely. the traffic here is off to a good start heading to the south bay, let's go to rosemary. >>> and into the coastal valleys, we are not dealing with a lot of patchy fog, san jose visibility is good, just as cool outside our door and a little breezy inside the bay and through the delta, and partly cloudy skies skies, widespread upper 60s for the east bay and barely touching. i will tee tail those numbers coming up. >>> also coming up, the big ail boats are there and we will show you what you can expect to see if you come down and watch the races. >>> and we are live where a shooting claims the life of a teenager. >>> and th

terry mcsweeney is live in downtown petaluma. >> reporter: the boys from petaluma facing elimination again, one more loss and they are gone, not a problem, they win, they move on to the semi finals. in petaluma several hundred of their fans gathered at the boulevard cinemas to watch and go crazy. friends and family members watched the true boys of summer take on connecticut the game televised nationwide on this big screen here in petaluma imagine watching a relative in that kind of spotlight some didn't have to imagine. >> they all played well. they looked great. exciting to watch. now we get to do it all over again. >> i calmed down once that four run or three run lead. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: three run homer petaluma wins 5-0. some say they have a secret weapon fans have been rubbing the head of a 4-year-old boy in front of the theater they rub his head on a picture they have. it could be that or a lot of talent. probably tam length. by the way, -- probably talent. by the way, win or not there will be a parade for these boys september 2nd, in petaluma a heck of a crowd and a lot

we're live from downtown petaluma and this will probably look like a ghost town in the afternoon. >> i think so. >> this is once the egg capitol of the world. you should see what they've hatched up now. the little league team is on the tips of everybody's mind now. and every time they get a hit the city erupts in cheers. >> so proud of these guy autos people have gathered to watch the games. she's here to buy a tee shirt. and there are a design, next day, had them printed and here they are. >> at times, they're outselling food and beer. there was a customer wait brg they opened this morning. >> we had them for sale. i sold the rest this morning so we don't have any left. >> there is a touch of americanna. >> everywhere you go, people are talking about it it's a conversation starter you know? >> there is one hometown pro. >> he's talking about the a's johnny gomes. he coached the kids and saw something special in them. >> if they had passion, the drive, and the will to want to go out and have fun and develop that skill, yeah. and i can't help but watch them and tip back, be proud of w

. >> listen to the crack of the bat, downtown petaluma went crazy after he hit that walk off home run in the 8th inning. >> i have seen them get this way before, always down, they come back and fight hard and they find a way to win it and they will do it again. >> petaluma faces fairfield connecticut, that is the game they beat, the game 5:00 tonight, if you want to watch it once again in petaluma, tickets are $5. >> time now 6:28, how is 280 doing? >> it is doing well northbound 280 looks good in the santa clara valley getting up to highway 17. also the sunole great, that traffic is moving well and we will have a report very soon on that fatal accident in marin county coming up but first let's get to today's weather with rosemary. >> yes, on shore breeze is picking up through the delta, richmond reporting gusty conditions as well inside the bay. in fairfield, concord reporting 10, temperatures are going to be cloudy and cool once again and if the wind is blowing outside your door, it is expected to be brisk. areas near livermore and concord waking up in the 50s as well and 75 in oakl

upper 60s to hayward in union city. 60 degrees in downtown san francisco. 70 degrees f for petaluma andada. for those of the a giants game, the first pitch will be at 5:00 p.m.. if mid-upper 50s. mostly cloudy, cool and breezy. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. temperatures are going to be getting back to the '90s by mid-week. los 70's for the bay and the low 60s for the coast. if to remind you, more news and weather any time serious attack out our 247 news channel, comcast 193. >>catherine: the republican national convention might be delayed because of a tropical storm isaac. a new television ad rolled out by a the mitt romney campaign criticizes president obama for making cuts in medicare to pay for the democrats' health care plan. the ad uses the president's words from 2081 obama criticized the than rival john mccain and his plan to cut billions from medicare for years on the flip side the president says from the likes serious ideas and ideals of frostily dishonest arguments that could soon haunt him in face-to-face debates. what else can we see once the convention starts

terry mcsweeney is live in downtown petaluma which is just starting to quiet down after a thrilling win yesterday. >> reporter: the buzz keeps getting louder and louder check out headlines this morning he was on fire! talking about the winning pitcher in yesterday's 5-0 win over connecticut. for a lot of people here in petaluma it is the topic of conversation and at the beautiful cinema last night hunts were there. -- hundreds were there. friends, family, it was the place to be yesterday watching the true boys of summer taking on fairfield, connecticut, the game televised on the movie screen, and nationwide this has gotta be the biggest thing to hit petaluma since it was the egg capital of the world and chickens were the big thing now it is the little league team and people are following these games everywhere they go. >> i went to a high school soccer game last night the woman sitting next to me was at her iphone or whatever it was and had the score going on the whole nine yards everybody is excited, a lot of fun. >> wasn't near a tv but got the smartphone so i followed the game. i'm i

they are going to be paraded through downtown petaluma they are going to be received as heroes.t does not matter they did not win yesterday we are -- they are going to be playing for third place for everyone here they are champions. i'm sergio quintana, abc7 news. >>> of course we'll be at that parade and we'll bring you a live report from wayne later in the newscast as we keep you updated about how the all stars are doing. >>> now to tropical storm isaac, getting closer to the u.s. right now nearing florida after passing over cuba and flooding haiti where at least four deaths have been reported. the storm is predicted to strengthen into a hurricane by the time it hits the florida coast later today. meteorologist ginger zee has the latest. >> reporter: the sunshine state is on high alert. the governor issued a state of emergency. >> don't think it is going to be that serious just to be on the safe side. >> reporter: schools all over south florida already cancelled for monday. >> best thing you can do is plan for the worst, definitely. >> reporter: in tampa, at least four to eigh

a wild crowd packed the sidewalks downtown petaluma. the front door, tickets were taken. >> we are so excited. >> and snacks served with pregame predictions dished out on the side. >> 40-1. i like yours. >> this is game day in petaluma. >> i used to be a cheer leader a few years back. >> you're still cheering now. >> yeah. >> inside this movie complex, two theaters, 252 seats each. both packed to watch the pride of petaluma. letter p practically painted across the venue as the town's little leaguers were broadcast on the big screen, including kempton. >> this is going to be the first game i haven't been there for him. i'm excited for him. >> petaluma representing the west struck first against new england. >> important to get on the board early. >> better than being behind. >> fans are on the edge of their seats as the game came down to this. a two-out pitch. ball game 6-4 petaluma. >> i'm so happy for these kids. that's beautiful. >> can you possibly smile more? >> i don't know. >> it feels great. i know a lot of guys on that team, and

to watch the little league game on the big screen, you can head over to boulevard cinemas in downtown petaluma. doors open at 10:00 this morning. >>> pride of south bay, joey "jaws" chestnut holds a new world record. the san jose record ate 266 pot stickers in ten minutes at an event in l.a. yesterday. the chestnut says it's all in a day's work. >> i feel great right now. i was able to get into a good rhythm, ran away with a win and the food went down easily. >> the trophy will be added to the san jose resident's wall of fame. he's won hot dog, hamburger, apair gus and waffle-eating competitions, just to name a few. >>> a restaurant in los angeles is offering a deal to its diners. check your cell phone at the door and you get a 5% discount. the goal is to encourage people to pay attention to their dinner partners rather than their phones. they say half of their pat rons take advantage of the discount and many have expressed gratitude at an opportunity to let go of their devices for a while. >>> incredible video from china this morning. where you can see rescue teams working to free a little bo

. >> reporter: a sold out crowd cheered on petaluma national at boulevard cinema in downtown petaluma where hundreds of fans watched the u.s. championship game on the big screen. among them, the uncle of number 15, kempton bran dis, who scored a home run. >> it's awesome. it's cool. i mean, i couldn't be any more proud of him. >> to see these kids come back like that, i've never seen anything like thit. i'm sorry they lost but i'm just so proud. >> it was crazy. they played really hard. the whole theater was going crazy. my throat hurts because i was screaming so loud. but they played really good. i'm proud for them for going back and even though they lost, it still feels like they won. >> to see them come back. it was an amazing game. it would great to take home the win but they did great. >> reporter:. petaluma is already planning a welcome home parade for the team on september 2nd. >>> members of a bay area little league team that won it all back in 1962 are also at the world series. san jose's moreland little league team is being honored with the 50th anniversary of its title run.

there are interred in the world that man high >>pam: of nafta may be orleans on sunday through downtown petalumaha ha baba what upper case on >> with conventional lineup has had to change, obviously as we have been talking about, because of the storm. they are choosing to highlight those moderates. >> yes. if you look at the lineup for prime time, the first night will be tomorrow night, and romney fee increases the, the moderate governor from new jersey. most other days he would be in liberal side of republican. salon on wednesday is going to be susanna martinez, the hispanic governor from new mexico, condolezza rice and all right. thursday will be marco rubio of florida this and if you look at that number, three are women and two are hispanic. that is significant. he >> and romney is the human side of omni. >>pam: that is why they're giving her such a profile. normally have the democrats on the sidelines but biden is not going, will there be some democrats to try and steal some of the thunder? >> the naacp was quick to go there on voting rights but basically is it has washed things out. he was

the game will be shown in downtown petaluma.ou can watch this on tv it is nationally televised. >> mark: milky cabrera story overshadowed this story yesterday. lincecum is on a roll, the giants lose and the dodgers win. now on to the oakland a's. brandon pitched well enough to win his seventh decision. >> mark: the kansas city royals rallied for a 32 victory over oakland. >> mark: now the a's are one game and half out of the wild-card spot. >> darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. let us take a look at how the day is starting it looks spectacular, we will be right back. [music] >> mark: there was a helicopter crash with nato forces on board and 11 people were killed. we knew that four of them were afghanistan and three of them were american now we are learning that four more of them were american, seven american troops were killed in a crash killed 11 people and afghanistan. a spokesperson from television says that fighters shot down the helicopter but they are investigating right now whether in fact it w

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in downtown denver. the petaluma nationals have done it again these 11 year-old paul stars knocked off arizona today in the western regionals if they get through this tournament in san bernadine now they are on their way to little league world series in pennsylvania. monday they play the entry from southern california but they look pretty good. for the nfl we have the hall of fame induction is on the late show the 49ers signed scam not until thanksgiving weekend the trash to reading has begun. 40 niner safety started that he asked about the sense bounty system he said good defenses don't need bounties. that prompted this response from the saints linebacker " that denny's to shut his mouth and mind is on business i don't remember them winning the super bowl you are still ring less we have one and working on to now try to keep up " here is the response to that tweet >>> i read that no need for me to respond, i ask the question about what i think and i told the truth. a lot of people agree what i said. they say it was t

we're certainly rooting them on here, as is the packed house at the cinema in downtown petaluma.eater will show the game and tickets are $5 with the proceeds going to the city's little league program. as cara just said, we're gonna check back in with her, in just about an hour, at 9:30 and stay with her for the outcome of today's game which starts at 12:0. >>> firefighters are investigating the cause -- 12:30. >>> firefighters are investigating the cause of a house that used to house a restaurant. the fire started earlier on north main street at the former location of the restaurant. the building was said to be vacant when the near started. >>> also new this morning -- when the fire started. >>> also new this morning, a fire started in the garage in hayward in a house. everyone made it out of the house. one person did cut their hand. no firefighters were hurt. >>> two people are recovering arbeing shot in the so ma neighborhood. it stop -- soma neighborhood. police say male victims have nonlife-threatening threatening injuries. police have not -- nonlife -- nonlife-threatening in

thousands of people will pack the boulevard movie theater in downtown petaluma.s there when they played the first game. really exciting to be inside. this two theaters, so exciting. >> the energy was great. it was awesome. >>> let's go back over to rosemary for one last check of your weather this morning. >> good morning to you. outside our doors this morning, turning mostly sunny in most cases. feels pretty good already. the satellite and radar, tropical moisture pulled over the area, now leaving the area. lightning strikes, as well as a few light showers reported in the overnight hours. but you can see here the latest frame showing perhaps just a few scattered showers from monterrey and moving northeast into the valley, as well as the sierra, where the thunderstorms will continue today for lake tahoe and the sierra. afternoon highs in our area, seasonal. upper 80s for the far inland areas, like antioch, as well as brentwood. low 80s for rts pa of the north bay, santa rosa, napa. 77 san rafael. 66 in the city. 69 in oakland. heading south, numbers still pretty g

if you are headed to the taste of downtown livermore, you'll see it about 80. petaluma, 70s.near 70 with partly cloudy skies and the san jose renaissance fair to name of few of events, mid-70s with partly cloudy skies. live doppler 7 hd telling part of the story. that is with the low cloud deck and green on the map representing some of the returns. we have had reports of moisture in salinas. sunshine in the sfo and wind wind, as well. numbers are coming down despite the moisture that will bring a little bit more humidity our way. we'll be looking at unsettled atmosphere throughout the day. breezy by the delta. fairfield, 56. it was 59 and partly cloudy skies in san jose. cloudy this morning and we will look for the chance of thunder. north bay mountains from napa, sonoma, lake county primarily but over in the east bay hills, you'll see the buildup of cumulus clouds and in sierra nevada that is where we have the red flag warning. temperatures will warm up beginning monday. low cloudiness and high clouds for 1:00, clearing will be east of the bay here. notice lots of cloud cove

petaluma. it looks like downtown san francisco is coming in at 74 degrees.as we check out the the weather story we have mainly clear conditions. now we are contending with a pretty shallow marine layer. we have not seen too much in the way of fog or visibility of the five we will see hot conditions into the weekend. here is a look at your kron4 seven day around the bay forecast. by friday in the five we have very similar conditions. >> erica: as we push in the afternoon high temperatures, we could see a little bit warmer can--conditions. we will continue to seek triple digits into the weekend, but as the start the next work week we will see some much- needed relief. >> erica: i also want to tell you about the new way to the kron4 forecast any time. this is our 24/7 bay area news channel. you can check in any time to get the latest news, weather, and traffic information. speaking of traffic, george how are the roadways? >> george: not too bad, the chp is not tracking any hot spots. if you are headed to the san mateo bridge you have an easy commute. if you are

east bayshore line and shaping up to be a gorgeous day for novato and petaluma and partly cloudy conditions, mid- 60s for downtown san francisco, low 60s if you're going to ocean beach and looks look we'll continue to see high clouds the next several days, warmer conditions as we go into the latter part of the workweek. the seven-day forecast shows, however, a bit of a cooldown transitioning into the weekend. i do want to remind everyone we have a new way for the forecast. any time. and that is our comcast channel 193 or over the air on 4.2. check in every day for the latest news, weather, and traffic and -- . >> and that is a slow ride and into france. that is growing, starting to stretch on to the 880 overcrossing and that is going to be sluggish and into san francisco. the fast lanes backed up now and go of yourself a ride into oakland and into the city. 92, doing just fine and still a 12-minute commute from yourity 80 connection across -- your 880 connection and to across the golden gates, no problems out of the north buy as you work into san francisco and there is some slow traffic in the east bay, a couple

downtown. >> they might have crowds around sfo as petaluma'sç little leag team is coming home after finishingorld series. >> bradley smith, nice shot. >> yeah. that was nice. yesterday petaluma took on panama in a consolation game. they scored early and often, cruising to a 12-4 win to finish in third place. the team is scheduled to arrive at sfo at 11:00 this morning. petaluma leaders are planning a parade for next sunday. for the world series title çga, japan beat tennessee 12-2. nationals. the city of oakland is celebrating its sports teams. the mayor will lead a rally to announce details of the upcoming oakland loves its sport teams week. the mayor will be joined by business leaders, sports stars and fans at the theater outside city hall at 11:00. festivities begin september 10 when the raiders host the chargers on "monday night football." they will conclude september 14th when the a's host the baltimore orioles.ç >> officials with the golden state warriors announce theç ne of two firms that they are hiring to build a new planned sports complex in san francisco. the owners say they are

and a nice beach day 73 degrees in downtown san francisco and upper 80s through petaluma.around the bay things will gradually cool off but for all the area the temperatures will slowly decrease. and 60s on the coast. 9:19. >> thank you. we are not the only ones feeling the pain of residency in connecticut got hammered. they were facing severe power outages and severe weather. climbed on the roof of the car to escape the racing water. it hones dealt with power lines that were downed. on macarthur boulevard. a 45 woman stepped off of the sidewalk and into the street. the motorcycle struck the woman and she later . the sergeant was also taken to the hospital where he was treated and released. this is still under investigation. >> police in gilroy are looking for a white woman in her 50s who robbed a super walmart and made off with prescription drugs. she entered this store at 9:00 p.m. wearing a blue surgical face masks. she said that she had a weapon and was given an unknown amount of drugs but no money. she was walking as described as 5 ft. 3 in., 125 lbs. with blond hair.

petaluma. temperatures are noticeably cooler in downtown san francisco. >> erica: if you are celebrating the startf the weekend by heading to the oakland a's against the indians it looked likely will start off the game as 60 degrees and then continue with the cool down. expect partly cloudy conditions taking a look at your seven day around the bay forecast changes to look at as we head into tomorrow we have cloudy conditions and waking up tomorrow morning around 3:00 a.m. we could see some showers. has been pushed closer to 5:00 a.m., again we could see in isolated shower over oakland and the applicant --we could see some isolated showers over oakland. >> erica: now here is a live shot of our traffic math. jackie is on the scene of this accident. the chp has no estimated time of when the lane will be open. here we can see there is a lot of debris and this is a fatal accident. this could be an ongoing investigation dropped the morning. aside from that no problem on the bridge is the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza moving well. still we have no meaning like to deal with--no metering lights to

. >>> petaluma is still alive but that's just by the loss yesterday. >>> hundreds of fans packed into the boulevard cinemas downtown to watch the teams play. tennessee on the big screen despite two comes back. tennessee scored 4 runs. won 9-6. it is double elimination and play a team from new jersey at 1:00 today. 14 cinemas are going to be open again. tickets are $10. the money goes back to the league. 4:54 is the time. a lot of tension today. >> we have confidence don't we? >> yes, we do. i really want them to win. >> good morning and good luck to that team. let's take a look at what we have now. traffic is moving along well if you are driving on 101 there as you approach the 580 inter change. no problems reported on the richmond bridge. also this morning we're looking at just across the bay, this traffic looks good westbound 80. if you are on the peninsula highway 101 and interstate 280 both looking good as you drive toward the airport towards san mateo and redwood city. >> good looking day in store. satellite view. this trough is going to be migrating towards the coast. by tonight right off the coastline. that'

mid 60s downtown south san francisco north bay 68 sausalito to 81 santa cruz and petaluma, 90 morganll, 69 watsonville, mid 60s monterey and carmel with pacific give. tonight 60s cloverdale, clear lake, antioch everybody else in the 50s with cloud cover area of low pressure pulling away high pressure to the south in between those two we are going to squeeze moisture shoot it through that gap from tropical depression hector, i believe we'll have thunderstorms in the sierra, some thunderstorms out over the ocean and we'll be in between with jut more cloud could have and cooler weather for tomorrow and saturday. temperatures will continue to tumble even a few more degrees into next week temperatures could be low average next week. have a great day here's frances. >>> good news now westbound 24 camino pablo crash all clear, no lanes blocked there was never any slowing the drive time on westbound 24 from 680 to the caldecott close to 10 minutes. good to go there. the waze traffic app will pick up slowing everywhere else, especially westbound 580 through the altamont pass, 25 miles per hou

downtown and south san francisco. north bay valleys, 67 sausalito, 70s san rafael, petaluma, 80s elsewhere, 100 ukiah, 50s at the coast 40° temperature spread. 69 richmond, low to mid 70s most of the east bay shore 80s and 90s into the east bay valleys. four to 10° cooler tomorrow away from the coast tomorrow the coolest afternoon slight chance of stray thunderstorm south and east of the bay area tomorrow more likely up in the sierra slow baby steps, tiny increases in highs from sunday through thursday. >>> good morning. here's a live shot of i-80 berkeley traffic flows well in both directions roadwork gone. we'll check out the north bay commute. no trouble southbound through san rafael for taillights towards 580. in the south bay, good to go, delay-free with headlights moving northbound on 280 this is 17 out of santa cruz mountains across your screen. already slowing westbound 580 through the altamont pass you can find that with the waze traffic map. 36 miles an hour out of tracy into livermore. no slow downs elsewhere. traffic spotters reported a car off the shoulder off the san mateo bridge into foster city. if you

if you are headed to the petaluma music festival today count on 07s. taste of downtownybe in the 80s. san jose renaissance fair, mid-70s, partly cloudy and the fremont festival of the arts, hopefully you reach 70. we are looking at temperatures in the 60, but you notice the cloud cover and activity to the south of us. we've seen thunderstorms overnight from bakersfield south of salinas. and just trace amount of rains reported here with a rumble of thinnedder through the overnight hours. this energy is lift to go the north. not only do we have the subtropical moisture but we have the instability and upper level low that could spark a thunderstorm, helps i to the north of us in the north bay mountains today. then the red flag warning in effect through the overnight hours in the sierra nevada. good morning antioch. it's 60 for you. we have gusty winds out by the delta. 55 with the southwest wind up to 35 miles an hour. 57 in fremont. 53 in san francisco with the cool temperature in santa rosa, 51. so we've got the range around this morning, but by the afternoon our tempera

up into the north bay we have upper '70's for petaluma and a bottle and it's 60 for downtown san francisco we will see a lot more clout coverage today especially along the coastline. if you are situated in the sunset district in richmond closer to ocean beach you probably will not see the sun. expect another overcast day. temperatures will not budge much compared to what they are right now. for those of you going to the giants game, it looks like it is a they came out with the first pitch at 12:45 p.m.. it will give the war sunny and temperatures will be in the low 60s. we also introduced the possibility for thunderstorms and a slight chance of rain for friday heading into saturday as well. as of right now, it looks like the chance is sitting at about 10% and of looks like any moisture that we see will be north of the golden gate bridge of course we will continue to mantra your forecast. the good news is that we will see more sunshine all the it cooler temperatures as we start the next work week. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is moving smoothly with no metering lights to deal w

downtown. pretty nice afternoon and sunshine away from the city. golden gate park should see partial clearing. 87 in petaluma in oakland today. pretty nice right close to the bay. 85 in castro valley. we're looking at temperatures here well above normal. pretty oppressive from livermore 102. monterey bay, plenty of fog and that will change, we'll see the sun at 66. the look ahead calls for the hottest day over the next seven. temperatures each and every day coming down anywhere from 2-4 degrees around the bay. it looks like we could see a little monsoonal moisture coming come our way middle part of next week that will add to the relative humidity, as well. >> we have a giants game this afternoon. what is your recommendation? >> sunglasses, mid and upper 60s. it should be nice day. >> katie: speaking of sports, 49ers holding the team's a annual fan fest tomorrow morning. last night the niners had their first pre-season game against minnesota. here is larry beil. >> good morning. 49ers opened the pre-season, randy moss did play, alex smith and kaepernic did play. alex one drive. on to monte, touchdown early. o

applause ] >> people in petaluma have been cheering on the nationals for weeks ever since they entered the race. and this afternoon, we were there as hundreds passed the theatre downtown to watch the game live from pennsylvania. and even though the team lost, everyone we spoke to beamed with pride for their hometown team. >> it was a roller coaster games and one of the most incredible games i've ever seen. >> i couldn't pick a better place to be, a better game to watch. >> some of the people we spoke to praised the performance of the winning team from tennessee. >>> the team got a surprise call from giants pitcher, matt cain. >> how you guys doing? >> good! >> i want to -- >> each player got the chance to talk to cain. when they get home, they won't just have a pizza party. they get a ride home from the airport in limousines. and a city-wide celebration is set to honor the team. next sunday, there is a parade at 1:00 pm that will start and end the at walnut park. and then a city proclamation. the team has decided to take donations and give the money to the team from uganda. >>> today's game was filled with excitement. fred english will have highlights. >> other news t

. >> petaluma still alive in the little league world series despite a loss yesterday. >>> hundreds of fans once again packed the boulevard 14 cinemas downtowno watch them play on the big screen. tennessee scored 4 runs in the last inning. they won 9 to 6. it is a double elimination tournament. they will play a team from new jersey at 1:00 today. and boulevard 14 cinemas will be showing that game. tickets $10. the money goes back to the league. >> let's see what's happening in the south bay. what's going on? >> traffic on 280 northbound looks good getting up to the valley. there's a little bit of slowing there. also the morning commute on 80 westbound is getting slow. new crash reported highway 4. more about that on mornings on 2. >> off to a great start but little to complain about. afternoon highs today low 60s at the coast. 60s and 70s around the bay. 90 for inland areas. this morning may need an extra layer. i'll take a look at those conditions coming up. >> thank you. coming up next on mornings on 2, a story we've been following since 4:30 this morning. huge fire fighting effort and a firefighter was hurt. >> deadly bay area crash. the