but i would like a report back on the eureka curve. even if it's psychological and they just don't understand why thavel before -- they talked about the other before. >> i know it's not as money as going fast through the tunnel but it has helped commuters times when we can envacation day with our service rail. they have dropped off passengers and not getting hung up with red lights and things like that. so that's the part that i always find fascinating. >> great opportunity. great opportunity. >> thank you, john. >> now that concludes that report. >> you do have a member of the public, david sultell. he's the only one that wants to speak on this item. >> david patell. i did meet with him yesterday to discuss this. i see some concerns about this proposal. first it's this black of operates as we heard with the overtime reporter just now. we are down in terms of operators and putting this service out there if it's supposed to be prioritized. will be an increase in use. the $1.8 million is not in the budget. i question what sort of funds t

the three men had come down from eureka for a crab fishing expedition when their 58-foot fishing vessel capsized about 12:30 this morning. >> we just rolled a lot of gear shifted on the deck and took a roll. boat went over and wouldn't come back. >> came along side the life raft and there's three people inside. confirmed all three were there. and got them out of the life raft and got them on board and brought them back in. >> reporter: now the coast guard says their first report actually said the fishermen were in the water by the golden gate bridge. that's where they found the capsized boat but the life raft apparently already made ground so the coast guard had to do a quick search. the men were in survival suits in the raft which coast guards says pretty lucky for them. certainly it's pretty cold out there especially in overnight temperatures and the water of the san francisco bay always cold. fishermen said they've always appreciated the work that the coast guard is doing. this morning they appreciate it even more. live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time n

you can see the rain gathering up around eureka a crescent city.t will move inland getting wet weather to eureka an chico and sacramento on the evening hours. south, sunshine and 77 in fresno. 94 in palm springs. if you are heading to tahoe this weekend, we have valley rain and mountain snow. temperatures at the lake level in low to mid-40s. eric? >> mike, thank you. >>> 6:43. state controller john chung now says legislators will lose their salary and per diem on june 16 unless they approve a balanced budget before then. he plans to implement a volter approved initiative to dock them until they pass bill to government. they will get no retroactive pay. >>> building on the success of linked in more internet start-ups ready to go public. >> but not today. bloomberg reporter jane king joins us from the new york stock exchange. this is not the day for your i.p.o. >> no. definitely. that is not a good day to have it. we're seeing a selloff on wall street. to get a disappointing report about jobs. the unemployment rate rising to 9.1%. job growth way weak

pretty heavy showers around eureka and these showers are going to continue heading to the northeast. we need to look down to the south and west where the storms and then they'll rotate to the northeast. so this initial line right here, that is the one that is going to move in the north bay at noon and more storms developing behind it and rest of us will get it late in the afternoon and evening hours. once it starts, it won't stop for a while. i'll show you how long it will last a short time ago a commissioner dismissed the parole violation charges against manny ramirez. ramirez could still be charged in the case but right now he remains in jail for unrelated parole violations. meanwhile, his daughter has told police he was with her during the day of the attack. the mother said she wanted to speak with investigators. >> they were very upset. mom, can i go talk to them and let them know he was with me sleeping all day. >> they arrested him for assault with a deadly weapon in the stow beating. prosecutors have not charged him. stow remains in serious serious condition at san francisco g

if you are watching us on kiem news channel 3, eureka, california, the morris graves museum of art isour pacific event of the day. check it out to see what that's about. >>> let the world beware. lindsay lohan is a free woman. that means good-bye ankle bracelet, but her home score card was checkered angered by photos of rooftop partying with friend, the judge told her to knock it off. and while lohan dodge d court problems over a failed alcohol test, it still could make insurance for film work more expensive. hundreds of community service hours old. >>> the hollywood reporter billed this as a becomes office shocker. knocked up and super bad director is hollywood's king of guy humor. as of this morning the highest grossing movie ever is the female comedy "bridesmaids." next week "bridesmaids" will overtake "sex in the city" as the biggest female comedy of all time. >>> finally, after blabbing about his fling with megan fox, shila labeouf said he is learning how to edit himself and say no comment. >> so the intern trags is that he officially admits he's been cut off by starlets. >> don'

pretty heavy showers around eureka and these showers are going to continue heading to the northeast. we need to look down to the south and west where the storms and then they'll rotate to the northeast. so this initial line right here, that is the one that is going to move in the north bay at noon and more storms developing behind it and rest of us will get it late in the afternoon and evening hours. once it starts, it won't stop for a while. i'll show you how long it will last a short time ago a commissioner dismissed the parole violation charges against manny ramirez. ramirez could still be charged in the case but right now he remains in jail for unrelated parole violations. meanwhile, his daughter has told police he was with her during the day of the attack. the mother said she wanted to speak with investigators. >> they were very upset. mom, can i go talk to them and let them know he was with me sleeping all day. >> they arrested him for assault with a deadly weapon in the stow beating. prosecutors have not charged him. stow remains in serious serious condition at san francisco g

rain moving to eureka. this is our weather maker for tomorrow.ow 90s, chico, and sacramento. 99 in fresno. 75 in tahoe. 111 inpalm spris. toght,rizzle is posble in the north bay. the east bay hills and along the coast of the notice what the cloud cover, and the temperatures are warmer than this morning. upper 50s to low 60s. for today, area of high pressure barely hanging out. still holding on. we'll be dry and seasonal today. the cold front is starting to roll toward us and rain likely tomorrow. jump ahead to norm morning at 5:00. here you go. light rain in north bay. the drizzle we spoke of. rain in north bay through the morning hours. pushing through the rest of the bay in the afternoon and early evening hours, just falls apart. then we have the scattered showers for tomorrow or wednesday morning. by afternoon, sunshine. rainfall amounts, most impressive in the north bay, up to half an inch there. maybe a tenth for rest of us to nothing in south bay. look at how cool it will be for everybody. 10 degrees cooler tomorrow and wednesday. we jump t

everybody at least 61 eureka. 92 in palm springs. bringing it back home tonight. see the drizzle that is possible. it gives you the idea you may run into once or twice and work the windshield wipers. we look at the pattern, high pressure is going to take over, pushing the storm track well to the north. that means, look how quiet this weather is. we're talking low to mid-50s along the coast. low to mid-80s throughout the bay nearing 80 by tuesday and low to mid-80s tuesday. >> let's begin with the hot spot this morning. this is fatal accident we've been following you southbound 101, oregon expressway, three lanes are closed because of a car overturned there and pedestrian that was hit and killed. opening time is scheduled for about 10 minutes from now, five minutes from now because it is 5:00 and at this point, they are waiting to see if there is a relationship between the overturned car and pedestrian that was hit and killed. >> actually we just got off the phone with highway patrol. they revised the opening time, it will be about ten minutes, between five and ten

some of this rain already off the northwest coast of california, down to about eureka or so. we are still waiting it. it will sink south and park itself there. take a look at the forecast here, mostly gray, by 5:00 light rain in the forecast maybe in time for the evening drive home. could be soggy, could be wet and slippery. in the overthiet hours it intensifies. tomorrow morning we wake up with just a steady rain. could be heavy at times. takes all day before we finally break away to scattered showers. 6:00 in the afternoon here finally seeing a break. come sunday again the center of circulation of that system, most unstable weather going to swing through california on sunday. scattered showers and our best possibility of maybe thunderstorms in the afternoon. still dealing with scattered showers all the way until sunday night. it looks like by monday morning the center of the storm will be over the sierra and we will dry out. for today mostly cloudy, the rain arrives later today although i showed you a few sprinkles already on the map. for the weekend how much rain will we s

rain moving to eureka. this is our weather maker for tomorrow. low 90s, chico, and sacramento. 99 in fresno. 75 in tahoe. 111 in palm springs. tonight, drizzle is possible in the north bay. the east bay hills and along the coast of the notice what the cloud cover, and the temperatures are warmer than this morning. upper 50s to low 60s. for today, area of high pressure barely hanging out. still holding on. we'll be dry and seasonal today. the cold front is starting to roll toward us and rain likely tomorrow. jump ahead to norm morning at 5:00. here you go. light rain in north bay. the drizzle we spoke of. rain in north bay through the morning hours. pushing through the rest of the bay in the afternoon and early evening hours, just falls apart. then we have the scattered showers for tomorrow or wednesday morning. by afternoon, sunshine. rainfall amounts, most impressive in the north bay, up to half an inch there. maybe a tenth for rest of us to nothing in south bay. look at how cool it will be for everybody. 10 degrees cooler tomorrow and wednesday

was not able to -- the team partnered with the eureka valley recreation center and golden gate wrestling club and went from doing really poorly to be invoiced to when the city championship. so we are really proud of the wrestling team. [applause] this is going to be a really simple format tonight. i'm going to turn it over to the mayor, and he is going to speak. as well as greg wagner, the mayor's budget director, to talk about the mayor's budget to talk about the budget situation. you will hear briefly from a number of department heads, and after that, we will have questions from members of the audience and whoever is the appropriate person to answer the question. that said, why don't we grabbed the microphone here. turn it over to mayor lee. mayor lee: thank you. good evening, everybody. i am not too prone to give long speeches, so that is probably good for you and me. anyway, i want to thank supervisor wiener for hosting this tonight. and for all the department heads that are here. i know there is probably commissioners here as well and other friends. by the way, i am a resident of di

this one is already pushing into eureka. the core will cross through eureka as we head through the next 24 hours but it's going to drag this front through our area before we see that cross. so here's what we're expecting in terms of your rainfall totals today. hour by hour, i'll show you when the rain is expected to really ramp up in your neighborhood. here it is right now. we've got a few spotty cells, especially in the east bay. one situated over 680 in walnut creek. it pushes onshore, pretty rapid mover, though. by 4:00 p.m. wednesday the entire thing clears out of here. this is what we're looking at in terms of timing. for the north bay between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00, that's your steady rain timing. then the east bay, south bay, looking more like 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. then we'll get that clearing. another round of rain moves in tomorrow. we're not expecting a lot. maybe a tenth of an inch of precip up in the north bay. staying dry through friday and then the big weather maker approaches. steady rain forecasted friday into

anyway from crescent city, eureka to redding to sacramento to stockton to vacaville to san jose and santa rosa and everybody in between all shattering records for the day rainfall. i think we're done after today. the low still hanging around. see. look at that wrap around. we're not done yet. a lot of cloud cover over us. so as that low moves -- it's over us now, as it slowly moves out morning showers, possibility of afternoon thundershowers. i'd lean more on the afternoon thundershowers than i do the morning showers unless you're up towards mendocino county. 54 is popular. livermore, concord, fairfield, oakland, san francisco, redwood city mountain view close. san rafael, napa. low right there it will eject out of here but not before. i mean the atmosphere is really primed right now, but we do have a west wind. that negates any shower activity. you need more of a south wind or southeast. but a lot of clouds. showers develop. the weekend though will be much warmer as that system moves out high pressure will build in. i'm actually leaning on a slower process than some. but clouds, showers,

around the state, light rain around eureka. 61. that is our weather system for tomorrow. the central valley, 90 in chico and sacramento. near 100 in fresno. 75 in tahoe. 111 in palm spring. go into tonight. we can see the temperatures in the 50s. light showers for the morning commute. but the bulk of the wet weather will come in during the morning hours and hang around the bay right around lunchtime. as the system slides south, look how quickly it falls apart by 5:00. we have scattered showers after that for wednesday. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- the temperatures will drop 10 degrees. we gain the ten back thursday. we gain ten back with 80s and 90s away from the coast over the weekend. have a great day. danielle has traffic. >> thank you. take a live look outside at walnut creek. 680 where the taillights are moving in southbound direction. traffic moves well in both directions. let's check in with mass transit. caltrain reporting some delays. train 271 is running 24 minutes late. 373 about 8 minutes late. 275 seven minutes late. bart, ace, muni, checking in prob

eureka a getting rainfall. not here yet. in the bay area but it gets here by morning. temperatures right now look like this. we have 50's. 60's. across the entire area. our highlights rain in the north bay tomorrow morning. showers spread south in the afternoon. and we look at slight chance of some thunderstorms developing very isolated in nature. so as we look at the morning low they are all in the 50's quite a bit of cloud cover. we hold the temperatures up and you will notice it will be in the low to upper 50's. we did start to see some green in the north bay first thing in the morning and storm that is going to bring us that moisture is just off our coast lane. here's a look at the satellite radar perspectiv perspective. cold front will bring unusual summer rainfall to the bay area tomorrow. when you look terrain fall total you will see what i'm talking abou about. unseasonably strong for this time of year. in the morning overnight tonight clouds then we see a little bit of drizzle in the morning hours and then the written fall starts to approach. 5:00 o'clock tomo

everybody is getting warmer. 62 in eureka, 71 in big sur. san diego, afternoon sunshine 72.e have sunshine in tahoe at 73. we hit the mid-to-upper 80s around the central valley to yosemite. 80 in l.a. 104, back in 100s in palm springs. comfortable temperatures tonight. a few more clouds may hang around, but probably the last night we see that. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. even mid-to-upper 40s around cloverdale and santa rosa. yesterday's low moving away while we were sleeping. in between or afterwards i should say. the high pressure moving in. that means the warmer days on the way. jetstream takes all of the storms well to the north. by tomorrow, the upper 60s around the coast. low 80s around the bay. low 90s inland. the heat will peak on independence day, monday. we could be near 100 inland. mid-80s around the bay. near 70 at the coast. the temperatures may taper a little bit. above average tuesday and wednesday. good morning, megan. >> a crash in benicia but good news is it's not blocking any lanes. the crash is eastbound 780 at 680. a spin-out. it's in the center

can you see a lot of rain pushing into eureka, just reefing the mendocino county coastline. that will be spilling into marin county for your morning drive. expect to see rain at times. we will continue to see rain line. with that chilly air aloft, we could see some thunder. we'll talk more about this very unusual pattern setting up for tomorrow, and a wild looking seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, rob. >>> did speeding or texting play a role in that deadly amtrak train crash in nevada. disturbing information about the truck driver's spotty driving record. big rig driver lawrence valley who died in that crash was cited for speeding four times in the last three years. three of those tickets all in the past ten months for speeding while at the wheel of a school bus in california. in the meantime, the phone believed to belong to valley was found in the wreckage. that phone is on its way to washington, d.c., to a lab. investigators are trying to figure out if valley was texting before the crash. at least six people died in that crash and another 20 were

chico, 79. 59 in eureka. head to palm springs, 110 and 82 with sunshine in l.a. tonight, cooler in the 50s for most of us. take a look at how this is playing out. a look at the cold front. diving down toward the bay area. reminiscent of something that would happen a couple of months ago. not in june. here we go with the heavier rain through noon, up in north bay. the rain moving to the heart of the bay by noon. look compared to yesterday. picking up more moisture through the 5:00 hour. by 11:00, it's about over. in the overnight hours and through tomorrow afternoon, we have clearing and sunshine. cooler than average. the rainfall amounts. up to three-quarters of an inch in north bay. .25 around the bay. .1 in south bay. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- we could be anywhere from 12 to 25 degrees warmer by sunday. have a great day. danielle? >> thank you, mike. all right. well, the roadways, although they are slick, it hasn't affected the morning drive yet. let's take a look at the drive-times. westbound 580 from 205 to the dublin interchange. 20-minute trip.

lame you very much for being with a life raid we've run out of time thanks for being with us from eureka. israel says an international aid thought heading to gaza is carrying chemical weapons that could be used on soldiers the israeli defense force has been ordered to prevent the ten steps from making it to the palestinian territories this is a state as more it will thwart any attempts to breach what kade of the palestinian territory previously israel was threatening thought to have reporters to be banned from entering the country for ten years later denounced the decision activists and said. almost summer encarta last year says israel indiscriminately at any one. quarter. it's a very known treat you might say four of the israeli army and the israeli government to try to meet the peaceful activists as a lethal and frightening as possible for the public in order to create public opinion against these people and keep on controlling the palestinians they will not let they. come to gaza but will clean up it and it's also what we know from the four of them of the marmora other ones before it

eureka looking at 61 degrees. quiet, but not the case in the pacific where we have the first tropical storm. pacific season. it just formed and it is packing winds of 45 miles per hour. it has definitely strengthened over the last six hours or so. it is expected to continue to strengthen to a category 2 hurricane. it is about 355 miles south of acapulco right now and it will continue to move to the northwest over the next 24-48 hours. we will keep a close eye on tropical storm adrian. overnight, look for temperatures in the upper 40s to the mid50s with the low clouds near the coast and around the bay. tomorrow afternoon's numbers will come up. saratoga, 73 in san jose. 72 in sunnyvale. on the peninsula, you will see mild weather. 70 in menlo city lossal toes 72 degrees. the coastal areas in the low 60s. still a little on the breezy side around the sunset district. 61 degrees. downtown san francisco a few patches of low clouds lingering into the afternoon. mid60s there. in the north bay, upper 70s for santa rosa pe

i am going down eureka canyon to highway 1 to freedom boulevard. and then highway 1 and back up the summit. >> it takes nearly an hour but the closure poses another problem. >> the hazard is that we had two summers in a row major fires in this area. this is an evacuation route. >> those who live in scots valley know what it is like to be ice -- isolated. a rock cutoff a bypass to them. the rain is stopping geologists from figuring out what to do with all of these rocks. >> they wanted everything to dry out up there so there was less chance of hurting the people who -- injuring the people who were doing the sampling. >> geologists don't think the rocks will slide with even more rain, but they also don't want to take any chances since they will be on the slide. they will, however, look at things on july 1st. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> lisa, thank you. >>> a tornado touched down in springfield, massachusetts today. it was captured on video as it first 4thof julyed off the connecticut river and then made landfall. four people were killed. 33 wer

and there are maps from the 1800's that show the farmhouses in the valley, the eureka valley, and missiontrict that were done by the army. so the army is its own resource for the history of the city before there was a building department. they would have everything. you could find out what was the original house in an area. again, this is the 1800's more than the 1900's. but the earthquake obliterated a lot of records. >> there's the survey map that the government did. that's a great resource to just kind of show -- you know, we saw that map on the grid pattern. they had that, like i said, on maps in 1968. but there's no streets yet. but the coast survey map will show you where there are streets put in and buildings sometimes. there's lots of great resources out there. >> that was terrific, woody. thank you so much. >> i couldn't have enjoyed it more. [applause] >> we'll see you next >> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in

and there are maps from the 1800's that show the farmhouses in the valley, the eureka valley, and missiontrict that were done by the army. so the army is its own resource for the history of the city

all three boaters were from the eureka area. >>> 8:31.s morning, people in concord may want to think about parking their cars in the garage after a reported series of gasoline thefts. residents have posted on the blog claykor.com saying someone has been siphoning gas from cars parked on various streets. there. thieves are -- thieves have starked -- have targeted several areas. this morning we talked with one man who said his car was six months ago. >> the hose was cut. i let the hose out a little bit so i can water my roses and then there was -- yeah, they didn't put the cap back on. i had plenty of gas. it looks like they only took a couple of gallons. that man said he did not call police because he was not sure what they could do for him. police say they have received no official reports of gas thefts. >>> an indiana teenager is now an orphan after surviving his second plane crash in eight years. on friday, he was critically injured in a small plane that killed his father and stepfather. it's not the first time he's survived such a trag

strength and it's leadership created by the launching of the first into this space and breakthrough of eureka got into mischief the end of it came to our country's number one in terms of the space that prompted here i mean in terms of launching space in russia and we are completing the creation of the national navigation system which is on loan us which gradually use the system that the world is starting as you say and finally today russia is building nuclear stations using technologies which already comply to states to pursue my requirements meaning the enhanced secretary comments which. i mean in the mentioned actually technology priority because i believe this is where modernization of the economy many of us. itself and what we intend to do is not just the innovation center you spoke about not just changing the way we're going to colleges and through a new one in a number of her it is a cause that is self-evident such. as it was the sparks which sentiment emotion of the mechanism for much modest scale changes for growing the dynamics in subtle changes in these product projects to demonstra

there is a high of 110 degrees, vegas, 108 degrees, los angeles, 76 tomorrow z there is a cool 59 in eureka. in the bay area, warm weather inland location was high temperatures into 90s into 80s tomorrow. there is mid-80s up north in clear lake and clover dale. 70s near the bay. and there is is monterey bay, 70 tomorrow. and 67 in watsonville. and there is mid-80s there. here is the look at the accu-weather forecast. and thursday, again, mid-80s inland. 70s around the bay. 60s on the coast. friday, temperatures bumping up to about 88 in warmest locations. then, the cooling resumes saturday. saturday will be the coolest day in the seven-day forecast period, low 70s around the bay z about 60 on the coast. temperatures remaining in that pattern throughout the remainder forecast period. we'll have more weather coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> thank you. nice stable weather for a change here. >> for a while. >> and the final push for the 25 aids walk kicks off tonight. >> and since it began, it's raised $74 million used for hiv prevention and organizers hoping to beat the total of $3 million and t

afternoon sunshine and near 70 around san diego. 72 today in tahoe and 52 in eureka. >>> it is 5:48.g our first look at gabrielle giffords, five months after she was critically wounded in a shooting rampage. the photos are clear evidence in how far she has progressed since being shot in the head. her short hair is a sign of her brain injury. we goat more from bob woodruff. >> for the first time we see her face and upbeat spirit. photos were taken by a professional photographer on may 17th one day after she traveled to florida to witness her husband, commander of the shuttle launch into space. along with the photos came the news before the end of this month, congresswoman giffords will be released from the memorial hermann hospital where she has lived since january. she will continue her rehab as an outpatient in houston. >> she spoke to me in sentences instead of just responding. she is making remarkable progress. >> as for the billing question looming about her returning to work. her chief of staff kjsd this week that giffords has a long way to go. her words are back more and more.

warm weather everywhere. 52 in eureka. 58 in san diego. 71 in big sur and 75 in tahoe. 78 in l.a.the central valley to 108 in palm springs. >> that is what a warmup looks like on the big map. >> san francisco d.a.'s office will not seek the death penalty against six people charged in the fatal shooting of a german tourist. she was caught in the crossfire during a shootout between two suspected gangs near union square. seven suspects why arrested and the eighth remain at largest. two are being charged with accessories to the murder. >> airline passengers are paying much higher baggage fees this summer. airlines say the fees they charge for luggage and other services is what is keeping them profitable but starting in august, a new rule will require to post those fees up front on their website before you buy your ticket. >> right now the airlines are already losing money as a whole. they would be deeper in the hole and probably requiring a bailout if we didn't have these fees. >> a new report says passengers forked over $5.7 billion last year in fees for baggage and reservation chang

mid-70s around los angeles. 59 in san diego. 52 in eureka. >> carolyn: thank you, mike. >> eric: takingat the stories we're following. police in hayward are searching for two robbers who shot a man outside the south hayward bart station last night. suspects demanded them to give up their personal wallet and shot the man after they gave them want what they wanted. >> carolyn: today is the deadline for the california legislature to pass a budget for the state. democrats in sacramento are rushing to work out a deal that could be approved on a majority vote without republican support. state comptroller says lawmakers will lose their salaries and per diem payments for every day that a budget isn't passed. >> arnold schwarzenegger's former house keep ser breaking her silence on the affair and child that resulted from it. she has allowed a magazine to publish the boy's picture, it was maria shriver that first noticed the resemblance. she admitted to the affair after shriver asked her directly if the boy was schwarzenegger's. she worked in the household for some 20 years. she apologized to shri

and a mild 61, in eureka. and sunny skies, and clouds early morning, but mostly sunny skies by afternoon. inland highs into low to mid-80s meaning 70s around the bay. and 62 in half moon bay. and there is highs into 70s, and there is some afternoon baseball tomorrow, a's taking on marlins, game time 12:35, sunny skies, and mild at game time. and great day for baseball. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. morning clouds and fog. and they'll burn off quickly, mainly sunny skies, high temperatures into mid-80s inland. and low 80s on the coast. friday, it starts to warm up more, low 90s inland. 80 around the bay. and upper 90s to almost 100 inland. and mid-80s around the bay and up to 70 on the coast z that will maintain warmth into mid week, next week. >> and thanks, spencer. >> oakland zoo is about to undergo a major renovation. >> and it will be a biggest animal park in northern california. the oakland sky sits on 45 acres, overlooking san francisco bay. the city council has approve aid plan to more th

clouds thick around eureka but still sunshine around big sur at 67. l.a.iego, afternoon sunshine mid to upper 50s. central valley mid to upper 80s there. tahoe for the weekend, we're going to have pretty nice weather as far as getting there and getting home. temperatures in mid 40s in the morning and mid to upper 60s in the afternoon. >> kristen: local boat owners are frustrated as they continue to wait to get their vessels surveyed and repaired from the damage caused by the tsunami that tore through santa cruz harbor. they report the only repaired yard in santa cruz harbor is overwhelmed. about hundred boats were heavily damaged during the march 11 tsunami that was triggered by the powerful earthquake in japan. insurance adjusters say they can only handle a few boats at a time. >> we are getting a first look at remarkable underwater pictures from the devastation of the tsunami. they show twisted metal and furniture and also seeing in the water, cars, even photographs. the dive team is part of a japanese nonprofit that hopes to find missing victims among t

then you go up to eureka. 59 degrees. what a spread across our country -- our state i should say.id-70s around san diego and big sur. karina? >> thank you. >>> 6:45. president obama is expected to announce the imminent withdrawal of 10,000 troops from afghanistan. when he announces his exit strategy tonight. according to a defense department source, the president will bring roughly 5,000 troops home this summer. another 5,000 by the end of the year. there are about 100,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan right now. abc news will carry the president's speech live. you can see it right here on abc7 at 5:00 tonight. starting in july, verizon wireless will stop offing new smart phone and tablet customers unlimited web data plans. according to today's "l.a. times" they will move to tiered data plan, charging customers different rate packages for limited usage. at&t, verizon's biggest rival scrapped its unlimited plan in june of last year and charges $25 a month for 2 gigabyte of data and $10 for every additional gig. no word yet on what the tiered price package for verizon will look like. >

we have low 70s from big sur to san diego with sunshine. 62, the cool spot in eureka.spot, 104 in palm springs. >> thank you, mike. contra costa county judge is expected to decide today if a concord man will be tried on murder charges in a vicious dog mauling case. steven hiyashi pleaded not guilty to charges of child abuse and owning a vicious animal. last year, his 2-year-old stepgrandson was mauled to death by three of his pit bulls in the family garage. the prosecutor is asking the judge to add charge of second degree murder saying that he knew the dogs were vicious, they killed two other family dogs and a parrot before the attack on toddle toddler. >>> san francisco police are asking for help to solve a mysterious sports injury. mcgovern is a gaelic football star and is now in a coma after being injured op saturday. leslie brinkley has details. >> reporter: the match was played on this field on treasure island late saturday afternoon. 50 spectators watched in the stands. the ball was in play on the opposite end of the field, player mark mcgovern collapsed on the o

high pressure taking over in the central valley. 108 in palm springs, 62 in eureka.e, 75 and afternoon sunshine 68 in san diego. >> thank you very much. >>> california's budget deadline is tomorrow and for the first time if there is no budget there is no pay checks for legislators. governor brown is now suggesting he would look hard at proposals that rely on one time fixes to close a $9 billion deficit. brown is still putting most of his efforts at extending temporary tax hikes. to get that done he needs a couple republicans to support a special election on the issue. >> the legislature has in it's hands to do right by cal. we can't do it just the majority party. we need four republican votes. >> republicans say they are willing to place the tax extensions on a ballot if there are reforms on pensions, business regulations and a spending cap. >> airlines make far more money than you might have thought on those fees they charge you for things like checked baggage. passengers paid over $5.7 billion last year, a to check bags, choose a seat, buy a tukt by phone. delta co

to 61 in eureka. >> eric? >> thank you.long the coast today, stay cool. 6:45 now. another republican is expected to enter the race for his party's presidential nomination this morning. former utah governor john huntsman is expected to make his bid official within the next half hour. he will make the announcement at liberty park, promising to achieve energy independence and overhaul the tax code. huntsman was former u.s. ambassador to china until april. he respects the president but says he and mr. obama has a difference of opinion on how to help the country. >> presidential hopeful romney visits the bay area as part of a three-day fund raising campaign. barbecue at the home of sun micro systems cofounder scott mcneilly. he will hit sacramento, los angeles and orange county. the latest field poll shows romney holding a solid lead over the party rival information california. >> there is word that long-time north bay congresswoman lynn woolsey plans to retire this year. next year. the press democrat sites sources saying she is

near 70 in chico. 59 in eureka. heat is on. 94 in fresno. 110 in palm springs. sunny 82 in l.a.risten? s>> thanks. >>> iran is flexing military missile, firing off mid-range missiles and threatening it has ability to reach farther. this was broadcast on iranian tv. the country is kicking off ten games of war game, showing off underground missile silos. firing off weapons that have the ability to reach israel and u.s. bases in the middle east. today it fired 14 missiles. iran is lost in a standoff with the west over the nuclear program. it conducts war games several times a year to show the military capability. >>> u.s. warships kicked off 1 11 day of war game with the philippine counterpart amid rising tension with beijing. the naval drills are taking place in disputed waters claimed by china, philippines and other nations for the oil and gas deposits. but lately, china has been making assertive moves in the region. manilla says chinese warship made nine incursions in the philippine territory since late february. they hope it will serve as a deterrent. back in this country, form

check out eureka, 59 degrees today. karina has more news. >>> mike, it's 5:48. a premed student who is in the country illegally remains in the bay area. after receiving a last-minute stay on her scheduled deportation. 20-year-old mandeep chahal is currently in the premed honors program at u.c. davis. she graduated from los altos high school two years ago. i.c.e. agents and department of homeland security say chahal and her mother came to the u.s. illegally from india in 1997, seeking asylum. it was denied. yesterday, the federal agents granted chahal and her mother a temporary stay. >> he didn't break the law willfully. she was brought here. she didn't know anything about it. she was coming to see dad. i don't think you can hold her culpable. >> thousands of chahal supporters have signed an online petition on facebook asking the government to keep her and her mother in the country. the two women still face being deported at any time despite the stay. for now, she can't return to u.c. davis. . the hot weather has residents of the oakland hill expressing frustrati

and mountain snow all the way down to big sir and yosemite today. 45 in tahoe. 59 in chico. 56 in eurekasunshine and warmth around fresno, 74. l.a., 71. palm spring, the warm spot at 89 degrees. if you are heading to sierra, snow falls heaviest from noon until midnight. it could mean that some of the passes could be snow-bound and chains could be needed. kristen? >> you got a lot of explaining to do there, mike. thanks a lot. >>> 5:48. former vice presidential candidate sarah palin takes her tour bus to new york ellis island today. she is flirting with the possibility of a presidential run. a meeting with donald trump drew all the attention last night. frustrating the rest of the republican field. abc's john hendren reports. >> reporter: call it the pizza summit. donald and the mama grizzlies, both millionaires, both reality tv stars and unlikely dinner of pepperoni pie. the donald took himself out of the running for now. but sarah palin with her campaign-style tour bus, call her 2012 curious. >> i think there is a lot of time. >> looking likely to run against palin, fellow tea party fav

los angeles. 69 in san diego. 62 with a few clouds in eureka.has more news. >> thank you. >>> 6:45. study of capital punishment in california shows taxpayers spent more than $4 billion. $4 billion to carry out 13 executions since they were legalized in 1978. that work out the $308 million per execution. the study was done by a senior judge on the u.s. ninth circuit and law school professor. they also predict the cost of maintaining the death penalty until 2030 will cost the state $9 billion. >>> immigrants are playing a huge role on the u.s. business scene, bigger than you think. >> business reporter joins us live with more. good morning. >> good morning. drag on the market this morning but we've opinion a little in flux. protests in europe are against austerity and the cut of the european union is failing to come up with an aid package that might have kept greece defaulting on the debt. the next meeting of the european leaders is early july. san francisco based wells fargo and bank of america among the bank stock. under pressure this morning as

take a look at the warming trend across the entire state where we have 62 in eureka. low 70s around big sur, 73 in tahoe. mid-to-upper 80s in central valley and yosemite. 104 in palm springs. >> thanks a lot. >>> 5:47. the senate today is expected to confirm general david petraeus as director of the c.i.a. the 58-year-old david petraeus is up with of the military's highest profile commanders and has been in charge of u.s.-led international forces in afghanistan. today's roll call vote is expected to result in easy confirmation. a face-off in washington, d.c. this morning with lawmakers confronting a looming deadline, the possibility of working right through the july 4 holiday. president obama is challenging both sides to come up with a deal to cut the nation's deficit and avoid a government default well before the august deadline. higher taxes on the richest americans remains a major sticking point. john hendren has more. >> reporter: president obama drew the line with congress on tax breaks. >> the tax cuts i'm proposing we get rid of are the tax breaks for millionai

the rain line as you can see is moving towards eureka a.moderate to heavy rain just off the coast lineand this is what is going to head down towards the bay area late tonighand heading into tomorrow morning. temperatures right now mainly 50's and 60's. antioch 70 degrees. our highlights rain in the north bay tomorrow morning. showers spreading south in the afternoon. we look at slight possibility of thunder tomorro tomorrow. in the morning do look for quite a bit of cloud cover. temperatures remain on the comfortable side with the cloud around in the 50's except in the north bay that's where you will see more than clouds. pet wait a minute -- wet pavement beginning to appear and here's a storm that will bring us the wet weather. it is unusual but right here. holding together pretty well. unusual summer rain gets in here first thing in the morning beginning during the morning commute. tonight clouds a little bit of drizzle possible near the coast and then as the cold front approaches 5:00 a.m. you start to see the damp roadway in the north bay. but as the front continues to mav south yo

mid-60s from eureka to big sur. low to mid-70s around san diego and l.a. with afternoon sunshine.ngs out of the 100s. 98 today. here is kristen. >> thanks a lot, mike. 5:47. afghan president hamid karzai has vowed his government will assume responsibility for the country's security as planned, despite a deadly assault on a hotel in the capital city of kabul. that attack at the intercontinental hotel yesterday left 19 people dead, including all eight attackers. the strike is one of the biggest and most complex to have occurred within kabul. it appeared desipe -- it asered to have been de -- it appears to have been designed to show insurgents can strike even in the city of power. it comes after a week after president obama announced the beginning of an american withdrawal in afghanistan and transfer of security. >> in greece today, members of parliament vote on a critical austerity bill. take a look, a live picture of the greek voters, lawmakers, making the decision right now in athens. and what they are voting on. not popular with a lot of people in greece. demonstrators have been

statewide rain showers from redding and eureka and ukiah to the north and gradually sliding to the south for saturday. temperatures tonight overnight into the 40s and 50s with increasing cloud cover. the winds are out of west 5 to 15 so a little breezy side. tomorrow, with the mostly cloudy skies and the rain developing, now don't get me wrong, bulk. area will be dry tomorrow until the rain slides from the north through the central bay into the santa clara valley. washout saturday, heavy rain sunday night, link, showers on monday and dry conditions an gradually warmer conditions as well tuesday through thursday. that's the pinpoint forecast. dennis, take it away. >> roberta, you don't care. you will be in southern california this weekend. >>> more fallout from buster posey's injury and what if giants right fielder's name is in the national spelling bee tonight. would anybody get it right [ we're up next. ,,,,,,,,,, [ jerry ] look at this! you got a state-of-the-art man-cave, but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with inter

look at rain coming in to eureka this afternoon at 61.s dry and hot. 100 near fresno. 111 in palm springs. 84 in l.a. 94 in sacramento and chico. tahoe, 75. kristen? >> thanks, mike. >>> 6:42. in iowa, tea party favorite republican congresswoman michele bachmann is expected to kick off her presidential campaign at 7:00 our time. the caucus poll shows bachmann and mitt romney statistically tied among voters in the first republican contest. in an appearance on "fox news sunday," host chris wallace asked her a surprising blunt question. >> are you a flake? >> well, i think that would be insulting to say something like that, because i'm a serious person. >> you understand when i say that, that is what the rap on you is? >> wallace later apologized in a fox news video. bachmann will make her official announcement in her hometown of waterloo, iowa. >>> president obama will meet separately with republican and democratic senators to find common ground over raising the debt ceiling. the goal is restart talks after republicans walked away from the

sunshine around eureka. 61. karina? >> mike, it's 5:48.re in the works to build a plant in gilroy to produce the first alternative jet fuel. approved for chemical aviation use in the country. the jet fuel will be processed by bioenergy company salina using agricultural and urban waste otherwise would be headed for landfill. united, southwest, continental and fed exsigned letters of intent to use it. the new fuel wouldn't require changes to airport or the planes. >> it's drop in fuel. they can drop it in the jet. and the storage system and the airport, without having to change engines or storage facility. >> salinas biomass fuel plant expects to convert 550,000 metric ton of waste to 16 million gallons of fuel per year by 2015. >>> well, it's win or go home for the cal baseball team as they take on texas a&m in the college world series beginning at 11:00 this morning. the bears will start freshman pitcher kyle porter. cal lost their opener in the college world series sunday falling to top ranked virginia 4-1. the bears had to fight through

rain is possible later today around eureka. in the central valley from low 90s, chico and sacramento, to near 100 in fresno. 75 with sunshine in tahoe. 84 in l.a. 111, hot spot, in palm springs. kristen? >> all right, mike. thanks a lot. >>> 5:46. people in minot, north dakota, started to think of rebuilding now that the floodwaters crested but flooding persists in other part of the midwest. abc's john hendren explains. >> reporter: two dozen states are dealing with floodwaters. in minot, high waters driven 11,000 people from the homes. >> it's easy to close the doors and say i'm going home. i thought about that. we'll go home tonight but i don't have a home anymore. >> peak two feet lower than expected but nearly 13 feet above flood stage and it will stay near that level for days. >> when you see your house and you know it's not just your basement, it's your house. i'm sorry. >> reporter: river hit the peak on sunday, flooding more than 4,000 homes. >> basically, i got back from a year deployment from afghanistan. and coming b

it was one of those, you know, your -- eureka moments we had realizing the legislation was out of date. i know in england they upped their disability legislation and created the english equality act, others involved in the u.k. did not, and northern ire ireland, we looked at it initially, probably first, discovered the legislation was out of date, that it didn't make alliances for the interpretation of autism within the definition of disability, and therefore, that needed to be changed so that is one of the things that's really exciting about the new legislation as well. in short, i suppose the new legislation for us is really recognizing autism for the first time within disability legislation and protects citizens with autism and gives them a voice and gives them a position. the other thing that came about was the legislation was the need for a cross departmental approach to autism and a government approach to autism, and with our particular, we have particular challenges with the mandated correlated system in northern ireland in the assembly where various ministers are in place from