eastern neighborhoods plan has been adopted which provides improvements to the neighborhoods in eastern san francisco. so i'm here providing -- this is images of the plan areas that are included in the eastern neighborhoods plan which is an adopted citywide plan which will bring new housing and new resources, just parks and other improvements to these neighborhoods. in the mission neighborhood alone, and i'm going to highlight -- that's the green one -- in the mission neighborhood alone that will result in up to 2,000 new housing units, a population increase up to 7,000 people and, again, within the half mile radius of the site and the site is represented with the red star, there are only .3 acres of open space per 1,000 residents. so the outreach process on this park has been long. in fact, i think you'll hear later from members of podair, oscar who spoke at last month's meeting, this project's actually been talked about by the community for years, starting with the department actively in 2009 and through the eastern neighborhoods process an idea of a new park in this area has been discussed for qui

danville lower 80s same for livermore, upper 80s in brent wood, legally 6 -- up eastern 60s in san mateo, 64 in san franciscoo a cooler pattern will take us not a weekend and we will keep it there for a while. >>> thank you very much, steve, firefighters and police officers are coming back to the streets of one bay area city. vallejo they are boosting their public city forces. >>> why neighbors are not happy about this year's festival. >>> a little bit of crowding here in bay point, it is slow in antioch and we will have more about this commute coming up. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] because you never stop improving your recipe... we never stop improving ours. we've added a touch of philly cream cheese to kraft natural shredded cheese, which adds a touch of creamy to any dish. kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese. we're taking it further. ♪ . >>> good morning, here is atopis a top story, they -- a top story, a fire in the ash berry district. it happened at 5:00 a.m. near masonic. there is no word of any injuries. >>> bart's website has an important warning for hundreds of tho

san francisco police say if there is a rally tomorrow they will move in sooner so make arrests to minimize the impact on commuters. >> the new easternn of the bay bridge is on track to be finished ahead of schedule just in time for san francisco's hosting of america's cup. the steel is due to arrive from champion tomorrow. -- china tomorrow. the work is not being sped up for the america's cup race in september of 2013. caltrans says the work is being done ahead of schedule out of concern for seismic safety. >> we left our facebook and twitter. social network continues to grow. half of all americans are now on social networks like facebook and use among baby-boomers is growing. the report by the pew internet and american life project finds that nearly two-thirds of adults use facebook or twitter, and among baby-boomers ages 60-54, 32% say they use social networking every day. up 20% from a year ago. the so-called power users are women aged 18-29, and 89% go online every day. what did we do before? we had a lot more time on our hands. we talked to people. >> leigh: a nice day today. warmed up a few degrees. 80s and 90s still in east b

san francisco. however the wind cranking up united nations eastern locations really popping numbers up today. 89, livermore. 79, san jose. 67, san mateo. go 15 miles down highway 101. 81, snuvale. huge disparity from the coastal areas to the peninsula. all a function of the fog, having a tough time moving in towards the rest of the bay area. head throughout tonight. at the coastline. possibly drizzle there. wednesday, warmest weather will still be for those in the east bay. looks look a nice pool day. plenty of 80s ahead. ahead, looking at hot summer weather, maybe, into next week. but for right now we still have this fog pattern, typical this time of the year. staying offshore. really scoured out to dacht tda. and the numbers to go warmer. wasn't as hot as it could be. we do have a mild flow here across northwest. it is giving us, combination weather. calling it warm here for most of our spot as cross the peninsula. south, east bay. more 80s we head into wednesday. thursday look for near average temperatures across the bay area. tonight we do see the fog come back. it's just not going to be extensive, as

san francisco streets. overnight. >> days are getting longer, 78 in fargo. low to mid-80s along eastern seaboard. 96 in new orleans, 111 in phoenix. just in we do have flight departure delays out of laguardia ♪ [ female announcer ] something unexpected to the world of multigrain... taste. ♪ delicious pringles multigrain. with a variety of flavors, multigrain pops with pringles. >>> who had is to blame for the san bruno pipeline explosion. we may find out today. n.t.s.b. is releasing a report and families and pg&e are waiting to hear it. i'm terry mcsweeney and the story is a minute away. >>> also this morning, a wild night in richmond has as gunmen open fire on an suv and started a gas leak at gas station. hours later a woman was shot on interstate 80. >> a deputy is involved in a shooting into on n cupertino. investigators say he was forced to open fire after a pedestrian he was trying to stop fired at him. >> weather-wise, more clouds this morning and they will be stubborn. slow reveal of sunshine cooler temperatures today and tomorrow but warming trend for the holiday weekend. >> liv

san francisco. but where the sun is still shining mid-80s in the eastern portion of our bay area.t is in the mid-70s in the santa clara valley. so temperatures span 55 to 86 degrees if you are out and about or plan on it in the next 45 minutes. here we go. pinpoint forecast. 10:00 tonight working your way through the overnight hours, everybody becomes overcast with that blanket of marine layer. and then it retreats very rapidly and we'll have one more day staying close to normal for this time of the year as high pressure continues to build in from the four corners states but that low will drift down and wait until you see your weekend forecast but let's kick- start with tonight into the 50s with the deck of clouds. it's a modest marine layer so we'll treat back to the coast tomorrow. 59 degrees in stinson beach with barely any clearing there. but we'll see 83 in sonoma, 88 pittsburg, 78 in san leandro closer to the bay of water. 60s line the seashore there. meanwhile 66 in half moon bay to 79 degrees in san jose, slightly below average. we'll bump up that temperature near 90 degre

eastern states. should he be sent to the aftermath of hurricane irene it would be a rewarding mission. >> very often times it is the worst moment in salons of life. >> in san francisco, nicole shannon feld. if >> an urgent call as hurricane irene leaves dozens of soldiers stranded in the bay area.uso official said that some soldiers could be there for a week and desperately need help. >> we have military people all over the country trying to get home. we need supplies. mostly nonperishable, individually wrapped snacks. any sort of supplies would help us out the lot. and they cannot donate supplies we can't take cash. >> donations can be brought to the uso center at sfo. it is staffed 24 hours a day. here is another look at irene's path. >> irene is currently near ocean city marilyn's. the storm is moving to the north. the heavy rain extends hundreds of miles. very heavy rain. that will be a big problem with irene as it moves through new york, new england and the rest of the northeast. as i ring has plowed across north carolina and virginia and has produced wind gusts surpassing 7 mi. per hour. right now 80 mi. per hour and dust of 100. moving to the north northeast.

. >>> that is at the san francisco public library downtown, i will sa, one look at the forecast. >> take a look at easternere hurricane irene continues to batter the shoreline. 465,000 people without power in north carolina and virginia. this will continue to hold together. virginia is has tornado warnings and floodings all the way up through boston and rhode island. back home, 67 in san francisco, partly cloudy and sunny in oakland, 74 and 92 in morgan hill. more 90s in the east bay. a little cooler monday. >> great job. thanks for joining us. next newscast is at 3:30 because of nascar. stay connected at abc7news.com. have a great day. [ kimberly ] when i was 19, i found myself alone with two children and no way to support them. people told me i wasn't going to do anything. and i just decided i have more to offer than that. i put myself through nursing school, and then i decided to go get a doctorate degree. university of phoenix gave me the knowledge to make a difference in people's lives. my name is dr. kimberly horton. i manage a network of over a thousand nurses, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer

san francisco, tracy grant. >> we have extensive coverage of his resignation. ten products and a slide show of steve jobs throughout the years. >>> hurricane irene is bettering the bahamas and moving towards the eastern seaboard. 100 miles offshore, the power of the superstorm is being felt. we learned eight people were hurt when a large wave hit them on a pier in florida. the latest on the storm so far. winds topping 150 miles per hour. irene on track to hit the coast of north carolina by saturday. as you can imagine, many people are starting to evacuate. nbc' jay gray joi us now with, boy, this is the time to start bracing for the hurricane. >> good evening. a growing sense of concern and fear right now. not only here on the outer banks, but up and down the east coast. millions watching every move and wondering exactly where irene may strike first. as irene ripped through the bahamas, damage from the massive storm sent a clear and powerful message. that now echos from the outer banks up the east coast to new england. >> it scares me and i'm ready to get home. >> there's a mandatory evacuation order for visitors along the carolina coast and a line of cars followed the path to higher ground today. >>

san francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thank you, monte. >>> tropical storm irene is headed into canada tonight, but it left plenty of flooding and other damage along the eastern seaboard. flights were canceled by the thousands. hundreds of thousands of people are still without power tonight. flooding is widespread. and new york city's entire subway system is still shut down. meteorologist nick o'kelly will have an update on the storm later on in the newscast. but first, nbc's steve handelsman has a look at all the damage. >> reporter: the danger that remains tonight from irene comes from the hurricane's huge rainfall. rivers like this in vermont are raging there is overflow from north carolina to new england. this was pennsylvania near philadelphia. >> this storm is transitioning into a flooding event. we're going to experience major flooding. >> reporter: in bayhead, new jersey, rising seawater filled the streets near nancy walton. >> we knew at 11:30, 12:00 we made a mistake by staying, but we couldn't go anywhere. we were stuck. >> reporter: new york city firefighters had to rescue more than 60 people, including three babies on staten island. >> when i loo

valleys maybe even low 90s in the far extreme eastern portions of the bay area as high as 77 and sunny in san jose and 68 degrees mostly sunny into san francisco. that's nice weather. how about that, gianna? >> not bad, lawrence. let's head to mass transit. we have some delays. ace train number one 11 minutes late. they should have arrived in fremont a few minutes ago. ace train number 3 left stockton on time this morning at about 5:35. the rest of mass transit is right on time. elsewhere, northbound 680 at mission we still have this injury accident blocking the number three lane. you have chp and crews on scene there, some slight delays approaching the area. southbound 680 not bad. the bay bridge looking good. metering lights are off. clear at the toll plaza. no delays off the eastshore freeway. we'll have more coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:08 your time. a san francisco cabbie to the rescue. the brave actions he took to catch a mugging suspect. >> plus, the next jersey shore in our own backyard? why more reality shows could be heading here to the bay area. >>> it's a concern but it's not in the forefront of my mind. >> could it

. >> this is video from san francisco international airport on friday were hundreds of passengers were stopped when airlines cancelled flights to the eastern seaboard. some people barely made it on to their flights. many passengers will have to stick it out or find a different way home. although there were airlines the worst of the passengers to their destination, the cost was high but some people said it was worth the money. it >> i was supposed to fly out on sunday, i got on this last flight for $2,000. >> i have a car and long-term parking at jfk that will probably be under 5 ft. of water or something like that. my apartment, there might even be a window open in my apartment. i have no one to go and get it. >> as we mentioned all five airports in the new york area are closed to arriving flights. officials say other cities that will be tough to get to our washington d.c., boston, new jersey and philadelphia. u.s. air with salon has canceled 6100 flights. >> we're taking a look at storm tracker 4. hurricane irene hitting north carolina really hard right now. you can see the outer banks of north carolina with gusts up to 115 mi. per hour.

eastern pacific. the temperature spread from 30 degrees from the coast to inland. 78 in campbell. 76 in san jose. 60 in half moon bay. san francisco, partly cloudy. below average. north bay, around average. 82 for you. 80 in sonoma. 59 in stinson. 70 in san leandro. look for mild start to the afternoon. with numbers in the 60s. 70s for fremont. 74 there. 84 in danville. 88 in antioch with livermore coming in at 85 today. so definitely, a nice afternoon here. in the valleys. down by the monterey bay, we have the fog this morning. but that will lift and we'll see a pleasant afternoon in salinas at 69. so notice, the next several days, we have 60s at the coast. mid-70s around the bay. mid-to-upper 80s inland. cooler, a slight dip on thursday. notice the trend for two to four degrees of warming for the weekend. sue has a look at the traffic. >> good morning. it's relatively quiet now for coming up on 5:19 in the morning. i thought we'd look at the drivertimes if you are coming out of antioch, westbound highway 4 look good to concord and 242. your 24 drive westbound from 680/walnut creek, through lafayette and caldecott tunnel. everyth

eastern seaboard, low to mid-90s. boston is 80. that is one area that has a flight arrival delay. one airport. i expect some here in san francisco.soon as we find out i'll let you know, too. check out the flight tracker. abc7news.com. ♪ the rich aroma gets you up ♪ ♪ looking forward to your first cup ♪ morning! big day, huh? thank you. ♪ oh that mountain grown taste, ♪ ♪ just what you need ♪ ♪ for the big race. ♪ daughter: morning mom! are you excited? ♪ as you finish every mile... ♪ ♪ how rewarding are those smiles... ♪ [ cheers from the crowd ] ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ mommy, you did it! ♪ is folgers in your cup. ♪ >>> continued fall-out from america's first ever credit downgrade as world stocks react. i'll have a live report. >>> also this morning, paramedics rushed an elderly san francisco woman and her care-giver to the hospital after their home catches fire. they were suffering from smoke inhalation and severe burns. >>> good morning. weather wise, we have clouds, mist and drizzle for the morning commute. the flight arrival delays developing at sfo. we have warming in the forecast. >> good morning, i'm sue hall. we

san francisco, 70s and 80s. no change there. down south and along the gulf coast, it will be hot an sticky. an increasing threat of thunderstorms along the eastern seaboard saturday and sunday. 90 degree weather for philadelphia, new york and boston. not on the docket for at least the next five days. at least some areas have been very hot this summer get a break, but for the poor folks in dallas and oklahoma city, it goes on and on. by this time next week, more than likely, dallas will tie their record streak of 42 consecutive triple digit days setback during that torrid summer of 1980. richard, back to you. >> the cooler inside areas in atlanta. >> you need it. the takeaway from your report is that it's cooler. >> i don't know if anybody notices the difference. 110, 105, i don't know if people notice the difference. it's august, we still have another four to six weeks where it can hit 100 in dallas. >> thanks for saying that. you have a good weekend. >> upping the number of named storms to between 14 and 19. out of those ten could become hurricanes. between three to five could become major hurricanes. designer lolita healy copy writed her first

eastern seaboard, new york we are looking at some sunshine and a very comfortable 81. more on your local weather coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, structure fire hit two businesses in san franciscofirefighters contained the e san francisco. firefighters contained the the fire arou6 a-m. uang is at the sce >>> a two-alarm structure fire hit twists with here in san francisco. firefighters contain the fire around 6 a.m. this morning. stephanie chuang has the latest from the scene. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. it's been contained. that's the good news. firefighters now just wrapping up. you can see the engines are still here on scene. they are checking to make sure there are no hot spots left here. that fire happening around the corner on haight. it started at 5 a.m. at the clothing store on haight. the fire spreading from the back of the store up into the attic. that attic is shared by the people's cafe next door. firefighters had to break into both places and climbed on the roof to get to the source of the fire. at this point it is too early to tell what exactly caused the fire to happen. now, it was reported bly people who live behind the building on masonic at these

san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> what is left of hurricane irene is over canada this morning. a lot of damage is left behind in the north easterns.. take a look at video. look at new jersey this morning. flood agent the transit center just one example. you can see the tracks were covered in water. that flooding along with many other problems forced amtrak to cancel all of its trains between boston and philadelphia. >> and so while the initial concern of everybody was about the short communities as i have been saying for a couple days now the aftermath will be the concern about the rest of the state where we have significant flooding. >> we have more new video to show you. flooding in new jersey made this house fire even harder to fight for first responders. this fire broke out in thompson lakes this morning. the firefighters at first couldn't even get to it because of the water surrounding that burning house. >>> new york's three major i parts reopen this morning after shutting down over the weekend. jfk, la guardia, and newark started service because of irene. 11,000 flights were canceled across the country and that is expecte

eastern seaboard. not >>> another comfortable day, especially in the city of san francisco. 72 degrees. weekend, temperatures come up through saturday. 86 degrees. we fall back down. sunday through tuesday, another cooldown brings us down to the 70s. no heat wave in sight, and yes we are well into the month of august. hope you have a fantastic thursday. >> that's the latest weather. >> al, thanks. coming up, keeping you cool in the dog days of summer. how to get the right look after the dog days of summer. how to get the right look after these messages. the dog days of summer. how to get the right look after these messages. seeking inspiration from the world's best yogurts for activia selects in paris we discovered the inspiration for a totally new yogurt. activia selects french so silky and smooth with lots of juicy fruit. then our search took us to beautiful greece and this thick and creamy greek yogurt, so rich and full of flavor. it was a grueling trip! try new activia french and greek yogurt. a world of great new tastes. if we're losing water, why don't we just drink water. [ femal

eastern u.s. before. this was an active seismic zone, well recognized by seismologists, so the location, the size, we're not surprise -- was not surprising to us. the timing, we couldn't forget. jenna: i'm a native san francisco sis can so i've been to a couple of earthquakes and if there's an earthquake on the coast it's not likely someone in l.a. would feel the earthquake, a 7-hour drive from san francisco, but all along the east coast, folks felt this earthquake. why was that? >> if you were to go down to california, drill down and measure the temperature, then come to the east coast, drill down 20 miles, measure the temperature, the temperature is much hotter in california. it's cooler in the east. so the hot rock absorbs seismic energy so it dies out very quickly, the cold rock transmits seismic energy very, very tkeurbtly and that means the earthquakes are felt over a much wider area east of the rockies than in the west. jenna: it's interesting. dr. ebel, we've talked about earthquakes, a few of them over the last years or so and we've talked about aftershocks and foreshocks, foreshocks that are before a larger earthquake comes. do you think this was a foreshock and a bigger earthquake is on the way for

eastern on sunday, here on c-span. >> on thursday night, general mattis, the commander of the u.s. central command spoke at the marines memorial association in san francisco. he described the turbulence in the middle east and said the u.s. is winning in afghanistan. he also talked about the planned u.s. troop withdrawal from iraq by the end of the year and the current security situation in pakistan, iran, and other countries in the region. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> i remember when i took over as the director of the office of management and budget and bill heirs was secretary of defense. i said let us get one thing clear. what the commandant wants, the commandant gets, ok? thets, commandant debts, ok? -- gets, ok? we have a great privilege, and i am looking forward to it eagerly, to hear general mattis speak to us this evening. he has the central command. that means afghanistan, iraq, and practically everything in between, including the pirates, i believe, that played a lot of our activities. a huge, huge, responsibility. -- a huge, huge responsibility. you have seen the responsibity he has had, one command after another. he was in the leade