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and when you look at growth and transformation of the embark, the same with doyle.cherished part of the city and a worthy addition to what is there. >> it will be a safe and beautiful entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> this morning, everyone, and welcome to the 2010 s justice some of. there must be justice. i want to begin -- to the 2010 justice summit. there must be justice. i want to begin by welcoming you. i am a public defender here in san francisco, and i will be overseeing the first part of the program today. we are going to be talking about something is called ordinary in justice. if you look if the word, it says, an unjust act, and within the criminal justice system, there are a lot of fun just as if that occur. we just do not hear about them. -- a lot of unjust acts that occur. we have probably all heard there have been 150 human beings who have been exonerated after being sent to death row. that means 150 people in this country were tried and convicted and sentenced to death and the

at the time, we were looking at the oil drive -- doyle drive. we now have a different project for the 21st century. it is an example of what partnership and inventiveness and the full participation of the amazing community of san francisco residents can do to create a project that is really worthy of the amazing natural setting of the presidio park, the largest urban park in the park system. let me start by making some acknowledgements. we have some speakers who i will introduced in a moment, but i am very pleased to welcome to the event, dan representing the speaker's office. i would also like to have very much thank christine from senator feinstein's office, as well as mega miller, a field representative team for senator boxer. in that knowledge and then come i want to the knowledge and leadership of both senators and their vision for how important this project is from the first moment, they have been a steadfast force in washington, d.c. for us. together with the speaker, they have been a formidable set of champions for this were the project.

we are here today to celebrate the continuation of doyle drive. it is important for me to recognize the importance of the recovery act. what we are doing today is try to maintain this by the land so that we can stand up to a potential earthquake in the future. but that is just part of the story, if you think beyond that parameter. across the nation, from the recovery act perspective, many similar products are occurring. we are rebuilding the economy as we rebuild the infrastructure. to run the nation, there are a lot of contacts on the shelf that would not become reality now if it was not for the recovery act. that was a major infusion to pay with to move transportation colon and has been very helpful. of course, lots of men and women like the ones here today that would have not had a job without the recovery act. if you think about where we were one year ago in the economy, the recovery act was the primary purpose to create jobs. so i and phase here to celebrate not just the project but the rebuilding of america. president obama has called this t

and when you look at growth and transformation of the embark, the same with doyle. it will be a cherished part of the city and a worthy addition to what is there. >> it will be a safe and beautiful entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> welcome to district sf featuring district 8. district 8 is well known as one of the city's most beautiful and desirable areas the heart is castro street. dollar is much more to this district. the district includes the mission delores, duboce triangle. corona heights. upper market, eureka valley. noe valley. twin peek. diamond heights, glen park and the san jose gererro area. because it's such a large area we can only scratch the surface in our half-hour program. we will will introduce you to the beautiful attractions, vexing issues and unique plans for the future that make district 8 a special place to live, work and visit. >> i view district 8 as being a little like maybury in the castro it's gaybury. our neighborhoodses are tightly woven. there is a lot of conne

on saturday night on doyle drive. and from the golden gate bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction up to 10 hours. transportation reporter mark jones shows us how will impact traffic. at midday traffic was reduced to one lane just like it will be saturday night and at 10:00 p.m.. traffic backed up for miles back to the city appeared saturday night at 10:00 p.m. strophic will be lighter with north and southbound traffic to and from the golden gate bridge will be one lane only each direction for up to 10 hours until 8:00 a.m. sunday morning. driving through during those hours will be tricky. the be shifting that one lane back- and-forth potentially slowing things down even more. officials are recommending you avoid doyle drive late saturday night. there doing it as part of a $1 billion project to tear out a section of the southbound doyle drive the shift all traffic to the north. sunday morning and for the next 12 months. you will be using this new detour. : san francisco kron 4 news. we have the fog move i

. >> and caltrans says it's doyle drive project is shovel ready and proved it with a ground breaking today. construction had start add head of time thanks to stimulus funds for the $116 million battery tunnels. this is naiped because it's near batteries once manned near two shoulders. and this will include pathways and a bypass allowing traffic to flow during construction. >> do you suffer from ringing in the ears? a lot of people do. you're not alone there. is a study found a cell phone use rises so has ringing in the ears. and people use their 71% more likely to have the kchblt it's higher for those using for more than four years. tonight can interfere with people's lives and there is no cure for it. the study is published in occupational and environmental science. >> and there is estimated 172 million people in the united states wearing eye glasses or contact lens autos a lot of people do. >> michael finney is here with tips on saving money. >> this is, i want them to look good. and you just need to do your shopping. >> many of us wear eye glasses every day. many of us make the sa

. ♪ >>> the rebuilding of the aging doyle drive in san francisco entered a new phase today. the $1 billion reconstruction project has pained many drivers, today's groundbreaking marks the way. david stevenson has details. >> reporter: federal and city officials say there's a light at the end of the tunnel for those awaiting the end of construction on doyle drive. it took nearly 20 years and the $11 million. but today, caltrans officially kicked off construction on the first of two tunnels aimed at replacing a section of 73-year- old doyle drive located just southwest of the golden gate bridge. >> you are talking about truly one of the most seismically, dangerous areas of the country. >> the section you will be coming down into daylight is further down by the cemetery area. so this length of tunnel is only 800, 900 feet. >> reporter: the building of the battery tunnel and a temporary bypass is one of the largestfully barked components in the country. there's pedestrian pathways and bike trails, linking presidio to crissy field water front. >> this will have a ton thall will c

and this area is not splintered off. >> and we can see how dramatic a change it will be when doyle drive is suppressd and you have a cover that connects the cemetery to this project. it's historic on the statewide and national basis, but you could rush the project or put thought and time to create something of lasting public benefit. >> we really want this, for everyone to feel like it's a win situation. whether you are a neighbor that lives nearby or a commuter or user of the park. that everyone will experience a much better situation than they currently have. >> the human interest to me

i used to have to run under doyle drive to get to the park. let me suggest a couple more things. this would not have been possible without the leadership of gen chapel. the day i was important or reject i was appointed, he was in my office talking about this. if you could give a day could round of applause to spur and jim. here is the problem. two years ago we were half a billion dollars short in funding. we had some bad to plant, and are not the work being done. i think the final eir was done in 2008 of the did not have the money. it was because -- and this is never acknowledged, and it deserves to be. especially now with the governor supporting my opponent, i do not need to promote him, but you have to support his appointee -- i get it. governor schwarzenegger deserves an extraordinary amount of credit. because of dale and his leadership -- susan kennedy on his staff. this was not always on the top of the list. you were sending money down south. at the last minute, the bricks were put on by susan, the governor, and with you, we directed $405 million through the shop program. so

. >>> the hair raising drive between the golden gatebridge and the doyle drive bridge is scarier.al tran has closed ramps. cal tran is rebuilding doyle drive because the road is not earthquake safe. >>> drivers getting into san francisco can expect delays as cal tran placed crash barriers. the work began at 12:30 a.m. three lanes of westbound 580 leading to the bay bridge are closed. >>> a popular video stories now closed after having fought to stay open. the parent company filed for bankruptcy. store officials are trying to raise at least $200,000. at least $50,000 would be enough. the store specializes in hard to find titles. >>> in the gulf, bp and the government say that oil does not appear to be leaking. pressure is less than what they anticipated so the government asked bp to keep monitoring. but the pressure is building along gulf coast. >> reporter: washington is telling bp to continue with another 24 hours of testing on the cap in the oil well. thad allen says that engineers have been studying pressure levels since securing the cap on thursday. the pressure in the stackin

. >> my name is patricia doyle, and i want to thank everybody here, and i wanted to save chile's also offers -- to say jelly's also offers of food and wine tasting done by a chef, and i feel it is affordable and important, and they hire the best musicians, more so than any other club in san francisco. it is a very affordable place that i would feel really sad if it went. i wanted to make the comment about other people's comments, too, because it is not just a latino as saying. -- latino thing. it is people who love to dance, and it is a great place. i do not think the owners are really out there to make money as they are to provide a service to us, the people. >> thank you. >> good evening, i wanted to comment on the fact that i have firsthand knowledge of the owner of shelley's -- jelly's and how diligent she is in making sure they follow all the rules and regulations. also, i know this has been brought to light by a horrendous crime, but i want to comment it would also be a crime to lose the livelihood of all the people that are there. >> thank you. next. >> my name is scott. i do n

. >> okay, thanks, rob well, coming up, part two of the doyle drive construction project. what today's ground breaking will mean for drivers tomorrow. >>> lefty o'dowel's long-lost left arm, home at last, a tall tale from the famous bar that takes us to a far off land and back. [ meg whitman ] if we could only do one thing, putting people back to work would be the most important thing. the human cost of 2 million californians out of work is devastating, and i think, often, politicians forget about that because they don't see it every day. i see it every day. i think raising taxes on californians today is absolutely the wrong thing to do. we have to streamline regulations, we have to cut taxes for businesses, and then we have to stand up and compete. california needs to lead the nation again, and i think we can do it. >>> the defense rested today in the influence peddling trial of rod blagojevich without calling witnesses, including blagojevich. outside the courthouse, blagojevich says he was ready to testify but he didn't need to he says the government proved his case when

off the golden gate bridge some changes if you were john doyle drive this weekend you will notice changes headed into san francisco lanes have been reconfigured for the construction zone. there is some concern about what impact it will have on traffic and weather not it will back things up this morning so we will monitor that. through millbrae highway 1 01 light traffic here in both directions for their way is a southbound commute death heading to san details any minute drive time to highway 92. >> are big story violence explodes in oakland over the past 24 hours the latest incident is a possible snipers to give you more news faster yoli live at headquarters. what mr. what we know so far about the story. >> it started route 1130 at night officers pull over a vehicle in the minutes of searching the vehicle they get fired upon. it turns out a building some it was shooting at them with rifle they immediately called for back up once the back up right they immediately found what building it was coming from and they put that building under lock them. they search through it they did not go into

. >>> another mild stone has been reached in efforts to turn doyle drive into presidio parkway.the ground breaking for the construction is el braited. and we're live from the presidio quite a ceremony, today. >> this drew officials state and local. we're below existing doyle drive that will be torn down and replaced with a new structure in its foot print that will be the northbound lanes. and before then, they're going build another bridge that will be southbound lanes that will connect with a new tunnel that is starting where that tarp is. this stretch of dirt will be the southbound battery tunnel. this project shows what the tunnel will look like when completed. >> this is only about 800 feet. >> there is cars coming into daylight, again before heading into another tunnel. there is air view and route between the main post. this will qekt a new bridge and there is a is a project getting started a year head of schedule. >> we're rebuilding the economy. and the infrastructure of america. >> this is a legitimate stimulus project that would not have taken place a year ahead of sche

. >>> doyle drive replacement project is starting work on the first of four tunnels.week state and federal officials joined local politicians for the groundbreaking on what they are calling a prime example of recovery act dollars at work. abc7 transportation reporter heather ishimaru reports. >> this stretch of dirt will be the southbound battery tunnel of the parkway project. it showing what the tunnel will look like when completed. >> this tunnel is only about 800 to 900 feet. >> cars will come into day late before heading into another tunnel where pedestrians will have an uninterrupted view ten the main route. >> it will connect with first bridge, first detour road projects are getting started a year ahead of schedule thanks to $83 million in stimulus funding. >> we are rebuilding, we rebuild the infrastructure of america. >> this is a legitimate stimulus project. this is legitimate shovel ready project that would not have taken place a year ahead of schedule which will save taxpayers on the million had it not been for the leadership of pelosi and president obama.

. >>> in san france, motorists using doyle drive could see a bottle neck. it will be reduced to one lane in each direction. it will happen tonight from 10:00 p.m. until 8:00 tomorrow morning. the single lane restriction is needed for work on the san francisco interchange which connects 101 with 1. >>> coming up, the nationest largest traditional grocery store plans to open in two neighborhoods. and the country's newest national monument is unveiled in coast contra costa county. and a new app designed to help visitors at yosemite national pork. >> leigh: looking live now towards san francisco, we're definitely seeing the low clouds and fog right near the coast. but it is sunny and warm inland. we will run through the current x x [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that

. >>> to the north in lacen county, firefighters continue the complex fire north of the town of doyle. two homes have already been destroyed. further north the complex fire has consumed 650 acres near straler lake. it is 50% contained at this hour. >>> and we have more information on how to keep your home safe during fire season. you can log on to our website and look at ktvu.com right now. >>> one of the things that's also help keep us safe here is the weather. this has been great weather for firefighters. bill mentions this often here. and you're right, this is great weather for firefighters. >> california is about fires, we've got earthquakes, fires, sometimes we get the flooding in the el nino events. but fires is part of our history. when you get to a period like this when you don't get the rain in a while, but we're not hot. that's a blessing in many ways for many of the bay area people and firefighters. so frank points out a good point. let's go outside and we will show you what we have in terms of fog. you saw kenney pritchett, he's right there. right off the tower of the gold

. >>> san francisco is celebrating a second milestone in the conversion of doyle drive to the presideo parkway. construction is already underway on the first of four tunnel. this morning state and federal officials are discussing this project and the mayor says this is a long time coming. >> this picking up on the report of 1955, where folks said it's time to fix this thoroughfare, 1955, a thoroughfare that was built in 1936, that needs desperately to be retrofitted, needs to be structurally changed. >> the tunnels will lower the roadway and make way for a new park space above. >>> still ahead, the latest on the dozens of people injured when a jet headed to california ran into serious turbulence. our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't

we are grateful for the opportunity to work on the presidio parkway doyle drive replacement project. we are doubly grateful. not only did we have the opportunity to win a contract, but additionally we are going to be working on contract for. the total value of those contracts is approximately $3 million. you're probably wondering -- how did you do that? what i did was i attended -- just done the street, i attended and out -- event for small business enterprises conducted by paul prendergast and his team. that afforded me the opportunity. all of the general contractors were there, and i had the opportunity as a small business to reach out to each of them face to face and talk about my business and how i can team with them and work on this project together. being a woman-owned firm, with my husband out here in the audience and my son running this truck here -- they have been at my side. and i cannot tell you what this means to my business. it has been a struggle sometimes. it has been rewarding. it has had opportunities. overall, it has been wonderful. because of the presidium parkway,

this from our north america editor mark mark doyle. >> this is less of leak, and more a hemorrhage. anyone can read it some of the supposedly-secret documents. it speaks of unreliable allies, where prospects are bleak. the white house documents detail the situation before president obama ordered as bridget a change of strategy. >> it poses a real and potential threat. >> the influx of new troops is nearing its height. the foreign secretary of this breach of intelligence will not do damage. >> in afghanistan, we are working together with so many other nations in the world. i hope any such leaks will not poison that atmosphere, and i do not think it will. >> the route the report, the drumbeat of civilian casualties -- throughout the report, the drumbeat of a division -- civilian casualties. a report of a civilian interpreter. the investigation was controlled by the british. we are not able to get the complete story. the document shows of covert taskforce given at the job of killing or capturing 2000 it named individuals. one report reads, six killed in action inside the compound. one

. >>> a big milestone in the replacement of san francisco's doyle drive.roundbreaking ceremony took place for the first tunnel section and a temporary bypass of traffic. the access road to the golden gate bridge built in 1936. on weekdays it carries more than 100,000 commuters. it's being replaced after it was deemed seismically unsafe. >> this is a vital link to the northern part of this state. that's why it's essential that we are here. >> this construction is on the first of four tunnels. the project is expected to be completed by the year 2013. >>> well, they say it's the beginning of a new era on wall street. the president signs the financial reform bill into law but what does it mean for you? plus -- >> things were flying around in the cabin and glasses, whatever was sitting in anyone's lap. ============== here's a live look at the big board on wall street. right now the dow is ... ,,,,,,,, our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a

. >> and san francisco doyle bride will be such a down a one lane of traffic saturday night from 10:00.m. to 8:00 a.m.. she is having dinner saturday night should be warned deal of one lane of traffic to get to the golden gate bridge. during the late-night hours aloft to be shifting that links the traffic will be tricky. same thing for southbound traffic when it reopened sunday morning he'll avenue traffic configuration that will last one year. all this to build a billion dollar presidio parkway puritan services corp. chose kron 4 news. [ male announcer ] presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get 0% apr financing on every new 2010 cadillac model. like the cts sport sedan. the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a "car and driver" 10 best, three years in a row. or the all new cadillac srx luxury crossover. and even the most acclaimed luxury suv ever, the cadillac escalade. summer brings out the best in all of us. hurry in to get 0% apr financing on every new 2010 cadillac during cadillac's "summer's best" sales event, going on now at your ca

income bogut verdict was reached by un backed war crimes tribunals the defendants better known as doyle was sentenced to thirty five years in prison and then the court later reduced it to nineteen years taking into account time he'd already spent in detention he'd made it to overseeing the deaths of up to fifteen thousand prisoners as many as two million people died on the roof of a theme of the communist party which ruth come by in the seventy's. the german chancellor has demanded an investigation into the deadly stand pain that left prey dance music festival germany nineteen were killed and three hundred fourteen injured as vast numbers of party goers packed into a tunnel which is the only way in or out of the festival the organizers of the parade have already announced that intent and that were to happen again. the unprecedented heat wave hitting russia continues to rage with jude law already the hottest month on record moscow is also suffering from smaug and the smell of burning peat bogs is reaching some outlying areas of the capital emergency teams are tackling the fons which have

. >>> in san francisco, motorists using doyle drive could see a bottle neck in four hours. the one and a half mile stretch of the southern approach to the golden gate bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction from 10:00 p.m. tonight until 8:00 tomorrow morning. it's needed for work on the san francisco interchange which connects highway 101 with highway 1. >>> commandos spoil a planned attack at a conference that hillary clinton was expected to attend. as he hezbollah style bomb used to go after victims in the border war. >> leigh: it was a hot day inland with temperatures in the mid-and upper 90s. but at the coast comfortable cool temperatures, with the low clouds and fog all day long. what will your sunday be like we look at the seven-day forecast coming [ male announcer ] whoa, the new ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. get ready for the ride of your life. wipeout in waves of tender turkey and crispy bacon. gaze upon the rad rainbow of voluminous veggies and cool, sea-green avocado all on freshly baked bread. are you up for the ultimate? ♪ ♪ then you've got to t

bridge ride 101 northbound no problems here it is set up with two lanes to the north no back up along doyle is to head towards the toll plaza. >> 6 05 is the time a surprise offer from the police union involves asking to pony up more money to solve the budget deficit. it met late into the night this is what they decided. first off a four year $360 parcel tax will be placed on the ballot that tax would be used to fund police and fire services but only if officers agreed to pay 9 percent into their pension fund. the police union must approve by august 10th or the will pull the plug on the deal. they allowed measure why amendment if it is passed the force could be brought back up to 803 officers. >> two suspects are in jail this morning for the shooting death of a virginia man who was visiting the bay area for job interviewing google. 24 year-old george was arrested yesterday afternoon and 33 year-old. was arrested last saturday for the murder of james hong king appeared it was arrest was made because of this videotape chips used because of people who saw this on tv and more able to lead them

up we will look at traffic jams and region all the way back to the toll plaza of the bridge along doyle drive and through construction. we will keep an eye on that through the morning so far ace train caltrans the atrocities there. >> are developing a story of a car fire at s of all seven cars are torched to get you more news faster solo reporters the yoli is out there taking a look at these yoli i'm assuming the owners have no idea if its long- term parking they're not around. >> they are trying to track down the owners by using the license plates. they have to call them at their home is impossible to track them down on what ever vacationer location they too out to. all they can do is contact somebody at the home and hopefully the word will get to them. if not there's a possibility somebody could come back from a trip and look for their car and not funded at all. >> do they have any idea how this started? >> at this point it's under investigation although they are not saying it's arson it is weird for car to catch on fire on its own. they do have the role of those kinds of things by lo

. >>> a milestone reach in san francisco's doyle drive construction project and what it means for youunusual problem on 880 after a crash sends a vehicle into a nearby ditch. we'll tell you what happened after that car crashed. why it is causing such a huge traffic problem. [trumpet playing "reveille" throughou reviving the economy means reinventing the way we do business. here's to the owners showing us the way. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence >>> well, good morning to you. welcome back. 7:23. we're finding out more about the teenager who fell to his death from a cliff near marin koch's muir beach. andrew leonard hicks was getting ready for his senior year at henderson high school. he was a national honor society student who planned to become a doctor. on monday, hicks and his family were on a hike a mile south from muir beach, when he fell 500 feet to his death. family members say he had gone off the main trail to get a better view of the ocean. >>> 7:23. in santa cruz, a demonstration by homeless advocates is entering its third week on the steps of the county courthous

. >> thank you brian, there is a lynching to want to tell you about on doyle drive. it starts at 10 tomorrow and it affects 10 lanes to one lane in each direction on the golden gate bridge. last 10 hours until 8 in the morning and a section a southbound to the whale will be toward out. traffic will shift into the 19th street and it will be in place for 12 months and drivers are being advised to avoid the oil drive tonight. a portion of highway 580 and oakland will be closed overnight, caltrans is replacing old and damaged barriers. they start at the 30 p.m. and 8 is closed as well as the land of traffic that goes east down on the beach, west of macarthur boulevard to 580, it will also remain closed during the period it driving east on another section of 580 should be easier now because caltrans has opened an additional 2.9 each of the plain from airport boulevard to livermore. the full 11 mi. lane is unpleasant tent to the greenville road and a is a full year at the schedule shoe began in next year. coming up steve jobs announces at tena that everyone will get free.

. >> doyle drive replacement project has marked a milestone, starting the work of four tunnels.ast week, state and federal officials joined local politicians for the groundbreaking on what they are calling a prime example recovery act dollars at work. transportation reporter heather ishimaru reports. >> this stretch of dirt will some day be the southbound battery tunnel of the new presidio parkway. this animation shows what the tunnel will look like when completed. >> this tunnel is about 800, 900 feet. >> cars will come into daylight before heading that another tunnel where pedestrians will have an uninterrupted view between the main post-and crissy field. when the tunnel is built it will connect with the bridge. first detour road projects are getting started started a year ahead of schedule thanks to stimulus funding. >> we rebuild the infrastructure of america. >> this is legitimate stimulus project. this is a shovel ready project that would not have taken place a year ahead of schedule which will save the taxpayers some $90 million had it not been for the leadership of pelos

it destroyed at least one home near the small community of doyle. other fires burned near bottom town and carson city causing some concerns for residents but not threatening homes there. another fire burning near bridgeport in mono county. cal fire moved strike teams from the coast to the redding areas in anticipation of lightning sparked fires. so far there are no reports of injuries. >>> the big concern for firefighters is that lightning and wind. with more on the thunderstorm activity let's go to ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo. >> ken, not a lot happening in the bay area. but the active area to our east here is the latest on the satellite. switch this over to the radar. see the coverage. been some decrease but still some active weather in the eastern portion of the states with the possibility of some isolated thunderstorms. a different story as we switch over and show you this on the satellite radar. this was the loop this afternoon to the evening hours. you can see the coverage dawn toward lake tahoe and areas up to our north. now, with the conc

francisco, motorists using the golden gate bridge could see a bottleneck leaving san francisco on doylee and a half mile stretch of the southern approach to the golden gate bridge is down to just one lane in each direction until 8:00 this morning. the single lane restriction was needed for work on the interchange. >>> they'll be an extra day of testing to make sure a cap is doing its job at bp's well in the gulf of mexico. they are looking for signs of trouble because pressure readings are lower than expected on the well. officials decided to hook it through pipes on the surface to collect the oil. that decision means crude will probably still be back in the gulf temporarily but not before the well was capped. >> president obama accused republicans this weekend of jeopardizing america's economic recovery for their own political purposes. this comes after the gop started this website that chronicles mr. obama's recreational activities under the heading, play golf or save the gulf. pleasure trips are focused on the website and america fights two wars. president fired back at senate republ

san francisco motorists using the golden gate bridge could see a bottleneck leaving san francisco on doylethe one and a half mile stretch of the southern approach to the golden gate bridge is down to just one lane in each direction until 8:00 this morning. single lane restriction is needed for work on the san francisco interchange which connects highway 101 with highway 1. >> to the gulf, there will be an extra day of testing to make sure that a cap is doing its job in the gulf of mexico. scientists are looking for signs of trouble because pressure readings are lower than they expected on that well. officials have decided to hook the cap to pipes stretching to ships on the surface to collect the oil. that decision means that crude will spill back into the gulf temporarily but certainly not at the rate before the well was capped. >> president obama is accused republicans this weekend of jeopardizing america's economic recovery for their own political purposes. this comes after the gop started this website that chronicles mr. obama's recreational activities under the heading of play golf or

that's doyle bramhall ii, singing with the roots right there. hey, buddy!heers and applause ] thank you so much, pal. we'll see you later, performing with sheryl, right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: thank you so much for being here. i appreciate it. we got such a great show tonight. i mean, this is an amazing show when you think of this line-up tonight. from "entourage," a great actor and great guy all-around, kevin connolly is here! [ cheers and applause ] fantastic. you know her as joan on the hit show "mad men." the beautiful christina hendricks is joining us as well. [ cheers and applause ] and as we just mentioned, we got some great, great music from the one and only, sheryl crow is here! [ cheers and applause ] great show. so excited. so hot. all right, guys. today is thursday, which means it's time to "remix the clips." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: this is where we take stuff we found on the internet and tv -- stuff that's funny, weird or interesting -- and have questlove remix it. he does it live, and it's always amazing. so there. thanks, quest. he's

there is more than 1700 acres is the biggest, burning near the community of doyle.is now about 10% contained. officials say they will be on alert for the next couple of days and it sometimes takes days from those embers from lightning strikes to start a wildfire. >> there is concern this morning about the recent spike in crime in california's state parks. the sacramento bee reports that crime has tripled over the past ten years and the news comes as the number of rangers on duty is down with nearly 30% of positions left unfilled. incidents on the rise include assaults, vehicle break ins and in some remote areas marijuana growing. >> not only is the marijuana a problem but it is the damage and impact to the resource that these folks cause, irrigation lines taking water out of streams that would feed fish. >> faced with the $19 billion budget shortfall sacramento may have a tough time providing more money for parks this year. there is an initiative on the ballot to increase car registration fees to fund the parks but it is uncertain whether or not that will pass. >> 5

with the doyle drive construction, people are going slower with the signal timing on lombard and vaness, it's -- you know, it's a whole combination of factors that leads to congestion to get on the bridge. the bridge is like the funnel and you can only pour so much traffic and get it through in the time it goes through according to physics so the bridge can handling the capacity. once you're on the bridge you're moving. it's just get together bridge that takes the time. >> well, traffic is moving better northbound tonight because there are four lanes going that way but i can tell you last night at 7:30, it was 3-3 and they were putting a fourth northbound lane in at 7:30 last night. but this is tonight. curry does point to another factor we should mention, the summer tourist season. >> no doubt. that's your route home so get a reservation. >> tonight it will be smooth sailing unless they reconfigure it. >>> two big entries for the history books. 85 days after the first reports of oil in the water the leaking has stopped. what needs to happen next before bp can truly say the spill is

these are the same people working to rebuild doyle drive. yes, dana, they have the authority. whether they get the final stamp of approval remains to be seen but it starts with an idea and it can go anywhere. >> this one is going to roll right downhill. all right. phil, thank you. >>> it's been nearly a month since it got more expensive to cross the seven state-owned bridges in the bay area. tonight we are getting our first look at how driving habits have changed. according to the bay area toll authority about 12,000 fewer vehicles have gone through carpool lanes every day this month compared to july of last year. full fare vehicles are up about 2300 per day. now, they say it's not clear if that's because carpoolers have to pay now or because they now need fastrak making it less attractive to try to cheat. >>> a federal judge put a hold on much of arizona's immigration law just hours before it was supposed to go into effect. that hold includes sections that require officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. joe vazquez is at a protest in san fr

and more than 1700 acres that's burning near the commune i of it -- community of doyle and is now 0%ontained. >>> bay area boaters, be on the lookout for whales. this report comes after a young whale was found dead sunday. marin by roll gists say it appears it was killed by a vote. scientists say a large -- urologists say it was appears it was -- biologists say it was killed by a vote. >>> one family's fan to install a windmill in their -- in front of their home is causing a stir. they hope the 30-foot high, three-blade turbine will help power their home. neighbors say the design is inappropriately, it's potentially dangerous and they fear it will start a trend since a similar put on one nearby. >> they were -- what if it falls, what if birds hit it? every crazy thing that could happen was thrown out. and it wasn't thrown out in a friendly, polite neighbor. really angry. >>> 7:36. some changes are in store for bicyclists on the golden gate bridge because of two upcoming projects. crews will start repainting the bridge's main cable on the west side of the bridge. bicyclists will be as