the 20-foot cabin crser floated down the estuary and then it sank.ince the restaurant was closed and secured they didn't have quick access in the building but the crews tackled it from th outside. >> we were not going to g inside this fire and fight it on the inside. it was a defensive fire from the onset. >> is the building destroyed completely? >> total loss. >> tiki tom took over the same location a few years ago. nobody has been able to get ahold of the owner tom davis. a limo for sale outside the restaurant didn't burn but got a lot of debris falling all around it. the neighbors believe the owner may have been having financial struggles with the business. crews are saying it actually wasn't open last night and being a bar and restaurant probably would have been at that time investigatorhave been taking a look, an aerial picture to see if ty can find where that fire started. they sd it's so destroyed it's going to be tough. right next to the pa street bridge at alameda. nothing else burn exempt the restaurant itself and they're saying it's a tota

the 20-foot cabin cruiser floated down the estuary and then it sank.ince the restaurant was closed and secured they didn't have quick access in the building but the crews tackled it from the outside. >> we were not going to go inside this fire and fight it on the inside. it was a defensive fire from the onset. >> is the building destroyed completely? >> total loss. >> tiki tom took over the same location a few years ago. nobody has been able to get ahold of the owner tom davis. a limo for sale outside the restaurant didn't burn but got a lot of debris falling all around it. the neighbors believe the owner may have been having financial struggles with the business. crews are saying it actually wasn't open last night and being a bar and restaurant probably would have been at that time. investigators have been taking a look, an aerial picture to see if they can find where that fire started. they said it's so destroyed it's going to be tough. right next to the park street bridge at alameda. nothing else burned exempt the restaurant itself and they're sayin

it is the largest estuary on the west coast. i hope this isn't an omen of all of the slides because we're going to all have to turn funny. it's the largest estuary on the west coast on both the north and south american continents. it's a region that's home to about 7 million people. it's beautiful, prosperous, a spectacular place. this is my beat. this is where i work. now, this is the bay back in the middle of the 19th century. the yellow area shows where the bay used to be, where the tidal wetlands were. it used to be much bigger than it is today. but siltation from hydraulic gold mining, diking to create salt ponds and duck hunting clubs, garbage dumps along the shore of the bay and frankly land fill operations to create real estate reduced the size of the bay by about a third between 1849 and 1960. that's when the united states army corps of engineers produced this map. it was intended to show that it was economically feasible and, in fact, desirable to fill another 60 percent of the bay. that was their intention. instead, w

geological survey and the estuary institute found numerous common drugs in the u.s. and bay area water bodies have been well identified and will found. that means that because of the compromising and breach of our waste water systems, a considerable population of paint free steroids pump hypersexual marine life that is benefiting from everything being excreted or discarded into our water system. there has been a number of states around the country that have attempted to do what we are suggesting as well, although we have tailored and tweak our legislation differently so that it would meet, i think, san francisco's needs. what we have learned and what we have studied, really with great interest, is how the pharmaceutical lobby has descended in san francisco. as well, they have descended on the state. i want to report to you that the pharmaceutical lobby literally is the strongest lobby when it comes to the comparison of the insurance industry. the pharmaceutical lobby has lobbied more than the insurance industry has had to file. the oil and gas industry comes under th

recorded by the kamchatka research institute of fisheries and oceanography located near the river estuary and the nature reserve. it's the only river that flows out of lake and carries its waters to the sea of. wild salmon from the pacific. swim up. to their spawning grounds and. how can they find the way to the reaper from the sea. and divide it in the most widespread point of view is that the fish all rance itself by magnetic fields and currents how does the fish recognise its native we were wanting to approaches it let's just call it a sense of smell what the taste of the river. the fish recording station has one single task that is to count the salmon heading for their spawning grounds the scientists method is simple the river is blocked by a dam as soon as a shoal of fish approaches it they pass through special enclosures where they are counted. the margin of error it's ten percent. as a rule three people work here but none stay for a long period at any one time because of the dangerous proximity to the bears. however biologist you catarina is an exception she and her husband have sp

once again, looking out toward the oakland estuary this afternoon, mostly sunny and muggy, a few high clouds out there like i showed you. the fog to the south will be approaching the bay area. by tonight it will be a factor near the coast and maybe some moving back in the bay. highs, most areas will be in the 60s and 70s. warmest locations on saturday could be approaching the lower 80s and we are expecting a few extra clouds on saturday and there's even the chance of some drizzle and sprinkles first thing. right now, it's only a chance. we can tell you that a few extra clouds and temperatures will be cooling off. for today, mostly sunny, 68 to 98 degrees. 6:00, mostly clear, 60 to 84. we'll be tracking some patchy fog by the 9:00 hour, especially south of san francisco. temperatures this afternoon, san francisco in the upper 70s to right around 80. santa rosa, 92 and concord tops out at 90. morgan hill, 92. here is a look ahead. your five-day forecast and a little bit cooler as we head into your friday as we increase the fog. primarily coast side and you can see into the weekend. we c

but it broke loose and floated down about 50 yards down the estuary. the fire that burned that boat started in a restaurant called tiki tom's. a lot of folks knew it as pier 29, but that moved. when firefighters arrived, this is what they saw. the building was fully engulfed in flames. initially, firefighters worked inside the building. soon they had to move outside because the building was too unstable. in addition to the three alarms on hand, the deputy chief called in a fire boat that usually sits idly, unless there is a major disaster. >> played a significant role in putting this fire out, in terms of the amount of water it has the ability to pump from the estuary. so it helped knock down the fire, which is going to be able to help us get in this control much quicker. >> reporter: firefighters say it was part of station 2. but the station was shut down in about 2004 because of budget cuts. they maintain the boat for help in combatting fires. the fire boat captain just happened to be on duty overnight. otherwise, the boat would have stayed put. the

it's located on 29th avenue above the estuary. they brought out the fire boat to douce the flames. due to budget cuts that boat is now rarely used. >> just happened to have a marine pilot that was on duty today, and officials decided to utilize that boat to get to the areas on the outside that we couldn't get to from this side. >> a fiber glass boat tied to a dock outside the restaurant also burned and sank. the restaurant was closed last night. the cause of the fire was not determined but officials say it is suspicious. >>> oakland's police chief paid a visit to oakland's spca where he talks about properly training his officers to handle animals. oakland police have drawn criticism for two incidents this year resulting in the deaths of a deer and a family dog. they asked spca on how to train patrol officers on how to deal with animals safely while on duty. the training will start next month and focus on animal behavior, bite prevention and handling wild animals. >>> it took six months but crews finally found a car that was swallowed up by a sink hole last april. the twisted hunk o

a pleasure boat caught fire and floated down the estuary and got stuck on the rocks. the coast guard examined the potential water pollution. alameda county public works officers determined the fire did not damage the bridge. but as for the restaurant that was built in 1969? >> i noticed they were closed yesterday. burnt down today. it was a beautiful building, been here a long time. >> reporter: the blaze was so intense they called in a fire boat that budget cuts had removed from regular service several years ago but maintained for major emergencies. >> just happened to have a marine pilot that was on duty today and officials decided to utilize that boat to get to the areas on the outside that we couldn't get to. >> reporter: investigators are still inside the restaurant trying to determine the exact cause of the fire. so far, they are calling it suspicious, mostly because when the fire broke out it was closed all chained up. >> the restaurant owned by one person, that boat that we saw on fire that was totally separate owned by someone else? >> reporter: you know, the

taking a bribe so developers could build on the state's barnegat bay, one of the most endangered estuariesthe country. >> someone pushes hard enough, they always get their permit, no matter how bad the project is and hurts the environment in that? an exchange recorded in a morten steakhouse, new jersey assemblyman daniel van pelt does business with an fbi undercover operative posing as a developer offering $10,000 in cash to help get building permits along the bay. >> you want to know what i could do for you? >> i want to, you know, get you on my team. little something to start. >> well, i'm, i'll hold onto it but i don't know what i'm going to do with it. >> okay. that's just we spoke about this -- >> i'm going to hold onto it. i don't know what i'm going to do with it. >> that's fine. you're my man. >> i'd do it for free. >> reporter: the lawmaker later deposited the $10,000 in his checking account. now convicted and awaiting sentencing, van pelt told carnegie fellow kevin morris he didn't mean to take a bribe, it just happened so fast. >> i think we're going to valet parking and, you kn

a pleasure boat tied it a nearby dock also caught fire, floated down the estuary and got stuck on the rocks. well, the coast guard examined the potential water pollution. alameda county public works officers then determined the fire did not damage the bridge. but as for the restaurant that was built in 1969? >> i noticed they were closed yesterday and burnt down today. shame to see. it's been here a long time. it was a beautiful building. >> reporter: crews say the blaze was so intense, they called in a fire boat that budget cuts had removed from regular service several years ago but maintained for major emergencies. >> just happened to have a marine pilot that was on duty today, and official decided to utilize that boat to get to the areas on the outside we couldn't get to. >> reporter: sharon chin, cbs 5. >> three of the four defendant accused of holding a teenaged boy captive and torturing him for more than a year have reached a plea deal. michael schumacher, kelly lau and karen ramirez pleaded guilty today to various charges including corporal injury to a child. all three will spe

as far as the overall weather story this was the scene looking out towards the oak estuary. looking at the low clouds even fog off in the distance earlier this evening. weather story more fog on the increase. minor warming expected into next week primarily for tuesday. far as temperatures for tomorrow, the rain -- range from the upper 50s to the beaches. 60s. the warmest locations only in the low to mid-70s. around 74 to 75 degrees. quite a bit of activity down to our south down towards central california. we have been watching this. for the passed couple of days the source of some thunderstorms. for us, it is close enough to the bay area's eventual track for tomorrow. we do have to bring in the slight chance of a few showers or thunderstorms. primarily for the south bay. and also for the east bay. but the bulk of the activity will be outside of the bay area. and temperatures will cool off a good 6-12 degrees from today's highs. this other system moving in from the north as we do head into monday will generate a few extra clouds, especially for the north bay neighborhoods. a

this was the scene looking out towards the oak estuary earlier this afternoon. all of the clouds still in place. in fact we still have mostly cloudy skies. and mostly cloudy conditions. clearing skies with the temperatures moving up. the extended forecast we re- introduce the possibility of a few showers especially up in the north bay. temperatures for tomorrow we will be warmer. the range from the low to mid- 60s coastside. they will reach around 74 to 75 degrees. this is the overall weather system to take out the circulation. that's an area of low pressure. it will be on the move for tomorrow. in fact, here is the eventual track. it will be heading down towards southern california as we do head into monday. as high pressure rebuilds we will gradually scale back on the cloud cover with the clouds becoming partly to mostly sunny over the afternoon hours. temperatures will go the other direction for tomorrow. those readings around 10-15 degrees warmer as we do head into your monday. still pretty nice as we head into your tuesday as well. here is our forecast mode

an investigation is underway why a boat sank in the oakland estuary today. the 37-foot recreational boat went down before 8:30 this morning causing a small fuel spill. crews arrived and found a sheen on the wert and put out containment boom. the owner said there was about 300 to,000 gallons on board. there have been no report of wildlife affected by the spill. >>> governor schwarzenegger filed an appeal the fema today, second attempt to get disaster aid for san bruno. fema denied a request for aid last might month saying pg&e and the state should be able to cover recovery cost of september 9 pipeline explosion. though pg&e provide $8 million, the estimated damage is $15 million. that's half the city's general fund or $374 for every resident of san bruno and more than six times fema's threshold needed to qualify for aid. >>> this may or may not be a surprise but california may be minutes away from having a budget. 99 days late. within the past hour, the assembly passed a compromise budget plan and it's now before the senate for final approval. abc7 capitol co

a fire boat was called to battle the blaze from the estuary. there were no injuries. for a while the park street bridge was closed but it has since reopened. investigators will look into the cause of the fire at daylight. >> it was electrifying at the giants ballpark last night. the team has a one-game lead going into tonight's second game in the best of five playoff series against the atlanta braves. tim lincecum was near perfection striking out 14 baters allowing two hits. the giants scored their only run in the fourth inning on a clutch. giants beat the braves 1-0. >>> on the same page for the most part. trying to throw out the strike zone. >> matt cain will be on the mound for the giants. first pitch at 6:37. >> giants fans are either waking up tired or maybe just going to bed right now after celebrating the win and this year's team is giving fans a lot to have fun with. theresa garcia is live at at&t park with all the fanfare. theresa >> absolutely. one down, four to go in the best of five playoff series against the atlanta braves. i can bet if orange wasn't your

. >>> this is a nice pictures of the oakland estuary. 70 in oakland. 71 san leandro, dublin 73.nut creek a nice mild 74. more bay area cities and today's highs in just a few moments. >>> it's bad for your ears, and it may be bad for your heart. in a new study people who work in noisy place triple the risk of serious heart problems. it occurred in workers who worked in a noisy place for a year and a half and the ones most at risk, men over the age of 40. >>> also new research on cpr shopping the simpler method using just chest compressions saved more lives than mouth to mouth. the study looked at cases whereby standers performed cpr. it found by only using chest compressions, a heart attack victim was more likely to survive than when patients were also given rescue breaths. >>> the baseball play-offs begin today but for giants fans you will have to wait until tomorrow. that's when the team will host the braves and the pitching rotation is now set. tim lincecum will take the mound in game one against derek lowe. matt cain against tommy hanson friday. sunday it will be tim hudson a

this reqst was to maximize the degradation of the oil before it came closer to the shore lines, estuaries, and marine nurseries. since this approach was never before contemplated, the epa requested specific scientific data from bp to prove that such use of the dispersant was coming in become effective. after data showed the approach was working, we require the implementation to track measurable envonmental impacts to the monitoring of dissolved oxygen and toxicity. on may 14, two weeks after the request and after the system was in place, the epa conditionally granted authorization for underwater use after it was made clear the company and the public that we reserve the right to halt the use of sub-surface this person if we could conclude that it any time the impact to the environment -- sub-surface dispersant if we could conclude that this could impact the environment. we did not and continue to do not see levels of diminished oxygen. this is a good indicator of overall aquatics health. we saw normal levels in the testg locations near the rig site where the dispersants were applied. we sa

>>you're looking at damon shough, it is part of the oakland estuary.not know about the shough. this water may have oil in it. how do i know? that is simple, just go over to the 8000 block of baldwin street and you can see why. see this black residents near the curb, it is oil. oil that came from this bucket. if you look inside the bucket, you can still see some of the oil that didn't make it down the storm drain. lots of it has stained the sidewalk. this is the storm drain in question, it is covered by a wooden board. the board is not to stop the oil from getting into the a storm drain, the board is there because well, someone stole the metal grate. over at 38th and wattling, look at the detergent container. it was filled with motor oil, and now the oil is in the dirt. we are required by law to properly dispose of motor oil, but some people don't. they just fill up containers and drop them off anywhere. oil is hazardous waste and needs to be disposed of properly to protect the environment. the same goes for paint cans. but instead you find buckets fill