upper market, eureka valley. noe valley. twin peek. diamond heights, glen park and the san jose gererro area. because it's such a large area we can only scratch the surface in our half-hour program. we will will introduce you to the beautiful attractions, vexing issues and unique plans for the future that make district 8 a special place to live, work and visit. >> i view district 8 as being a little like maybury in the castro it's gaybury. our neighborhoodses are tightly woven. there is a lot of connection of people and awareness of what's going on in the world and the state and locally. >> there are so many things about it. its beautiful. got great views. of the 3 places i have lived 2 had spectacular vistas of san francisco which we appreciate. >> initially when i came here it felt very warm and friendly and welcoming to all kinds of people. >> close to transportation. >> not just the castro. the most of the district is not the castro. >> the neighborhood goes up to the hill the. fancy houses in the hills down to delores park and the

this is the official reading that comes close to eureka valley where that station is 73 through oakland. you've got about 79d in napa. look at fairfield. 86 in livermore, 80 in san jose. so right now the numbers are a good two to six degrees warmer than they were yesterday with the exception of livermore. a little breeze coming through there so temperatures a little cooler than this time yesterday. but notice the direction of the wind, out of the northwest. that's getting all that fog and pushing it down south to monterrey bay, and the wind is about 10 to 15 miles per hour. this is the satellite set-up and we've got that ridge of high pressure. a little bit stronger tomorrow. rather than northwest we get northeast winds, and that will give us a little bit more warming tomorrow. all that cold air i'm talking about is right there. it will move in fast. before you know it, we'll drop from the 70s to 80s on labor day to the 60s and 70s. palm springs tomorrow, some temperatures close to 100 degrees in the central and joaquin valleys. up to reno, 78. the forecast for tomorrow, 75 in san franc

north bay hills passing the golden gate you have fog and mist and drizzle along twin peaks over eureka valleyyville and san jose, temperatures are running a couple of degrees warmer than this time yesterday. or cooler rather. rather cold air settles up right into the gulf of alaska coming in on wednesday. things change. drastically in fact. we have this ridge of high pressure today, tomorrow and monday. so labor day will be the warmest. that ridge gets stronger, the offshore on monday. at that point we have a couple of mid and upper 90s. 100 in the warmer spots. wednesday things change. we're going to drop into the 70s and those will be the warmer spots. statewide lots of heat right through the central valley, and at the beaches 60s. santa cruz, very nice, mid 70s. sacramento at 95. lake tahoe at 80. 88 through reno. highs 65 in san francisco, 94 in livermore so big changes there. sunset at 7:34. we have low and mid 80s for the north end of the bay. around the rim of the bay, 70s and almaden valley, los gatos, morgan hill, san martin closer to mid 90s. the seven-day, notice how we'll stay abo

eureka. central valley sunshine. pretty hot, 71, palm springs 101.san diego. >> 5:46. a new government report shows illegal drug use has hit the highest level in nearly a decade. one of the factors up for a vote in november here in california. jenelle wang joins us with more. >> the drug of choice: marijuana. pot use rose 8% last year and continues to be the most commonly used drug. the office of national drug control policy believes the rise is because people's perceptions that drugs can be harmful is fading. legalized marijuana supporters say this is a sign the war on pot is failing and the government should stop spending millions of dollars in taxpayer money fighting this war. this report comes at a time when california voters prepare to decide on proposition 19 in november which would legalize marijuana. proponents say the state should implement laws that would tax and regulate pot the same way it does with legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco. 22 americans age 12 and up used illegal drugs. there was ecstasy use rising 37%, methamphetamine just 6

the clouds along the coast. 70 eureka and big sur. central valley to near 90s fresno. 100 degree temperatures in yosemite and palm springs for the warm spot. tahoe, sunny, mild, 76. 81 with sunshine in l.a. and sunshine over san diego and 71. pretty quiet across the state. here's eric. and kristen. >> thanks a lot. 6:43. two environmental groups are taking wal-mart to court to stop the retail giant's expansion plans in the park. they have filed suit claiming city officials violated rules when they approved wal-mart's plan to turn its existing store there into a new supercenter which would sell groceries and a whole lot more. the mayor says she's not surprised. wal-mart calls the suit unfortunate. the retailer will fund the city's legal fees. >> schools considering a radical option to create a megaschool. jenelle wang joins us live. >> actually several megaschools. in order to do this alameda would have to close half of the city schools. lincoln and wood middle schools along with washington and paid am elementary could close as early as next year and

. >>> 30s mountains, 40s in the valley, 47 ukia, and eureka a chill there. the system here kind of clipping us to the north will kind of prevent us from getting too warm too soon put the bulk of the system is moving out and the cooler air will start to move out. the fog is expecting wiped out, too, so patchy coastal fog at best, hold on. that is 5 to 10 degrees warmer, bay side inland so mainly about 5 degrees, things have called down, so 60s, 70s and low to mid 80s, the fog will regroup over the weekend and it does look cooler next week. >> 5:09 is the time right now. we are going to continue our team coverage of that deadly explosion in san bruno. the big blast created a huge crater as it destroyed dozens of homes. >> also one of the uc berkeley graduates imprisoned in iran will be on her way home soon. what may be be hind her release. >> good morning. northbound 101 traffic san francisco looking good. whatever the freeway closures are -- [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] when it comes to veterans, no one fights harder than jerry mcnerney. when some vets were forc

eureka, 67. we're warming through the central valley, upper 90s in sacramento, fresno to near 100 chico, yosemited palm springs. sunshine and 86 around l.a., 76 san diego, 77 tahoe. >> mike, thanks a lot. it's 5:47. >> taking a look at the top story we're following this morning. breaking news, developments in the east bay. right now investigators are looking to see if the discovery of four bodies is connected to a murder and kidnapping suspect. two of the bodies were found this morning in vallejo. the suspect was killed in a shoot-out with the chp last night in richmond. also right now the bomb squad is out in action in richmond and vallejo. we'll have live team coverage with terry mcsweeney and leslie brinkley coming up in our next hour. >> today the u.s. will mark the transition to the final phase of the iraq war. vice president joe biden and defense secretary robert gates are in baghdad to preside over a military change of command later today. they shift the focus of 50,000 american troops from combat operations to prepare iraqi forces to protect the country on their own. president obama says

breezy. 56 san francisco, you hit your high by noon then start a cool down. 50s in the valley or 60s, ukia though eureka upper 40s so a little cool there. this low controls our weather today and tomorrow with the additional increase in the low clouds and a few high clouds as well as it diffs june and ejebs out of here temperatures take a little nosedive so the wind has begun to pick up and showing itself out of the west southwest that low comes in and kicks out. so fog and sun cooler and breezy, a few high clouds will spill in here but not before we settle in with cooler weather compared to yes. 60s and 70s across the board, low 80s well inland but for many 70s today. dealer today, tomorrow and then a fall officially starts tomorrow, 8:09 p.m. thursday, nice, then there is your warmer weather for friday and saturday, pam and dave. >> i didn't know there was a spesk time for fall. >> steve did. >> steve has it. >> yeah. >> bart is looking for new ways to raise some money, what that means for riders and the new sights and sounds you may soon see on your way to work. >> reporter: the senate takes a big vot

eureka and big sur. pretty nice in the central valley with sunshine and mid-80s.shine over the sierra, tahoe 69 to 70. a little warmer 91. hot spot palm springs, 100. san diego 72 with a few clouds mixing with their sunshine. eric? >> thank you very much. 6:45 now. this morning oracle's new controversial employee mark hurd set to speak at the open world conference. oracle chief executive larry ellison gave the kickoff address at the annual event. he steered clear mentioning the company's new hire. he was out as ceo after a sexual allegation. he did appear at the conference to show off the co-brand with oracle. >> merging talks with clorox and mgm this morning. >> apple may have a smaller i-pad in the works. jane king live at the new york stock exchange with more on that. good morning, jane. >> hi, eric and kristen. good morning to you. oakland-based clorox, the maker of household cleaning products close to a deal to sell spp and armral auto care brands for up to $800 million. clorox has been trying to unload the auto care brands for month saying it's not a good fi

eureka, 75 big sur. low 90s through the central valley.e sierra, 80 by the ends of the week and tahoe with sunshine. over 100 at the base of yosemite and across southern california, they'll get into the heat also with sunshine and mid to upper 90s around l.a. and mid to upper 70s in san diego. here's eric with more news. >> mike, thank you. 6:45. a ruling from a federal judge in california today could throw out the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays once and for all. the judge ruled that "don't ask, don't tell" was unconstitutional two weeks ago and she could issue an injunction today ending the military's ban on openly gay troops. but the obama administration filed motions yesterday to block that injunction. the white house says the filing follows government procedure and does not detract from the president's efforts to get congress to throw out "don't ask, don't tell." >> the bulls on control on wall street at the moment and buyout talks around tech stocks. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange. a loo

eureka 64, big sur 69. warmer weather moves into the central valley with mid-80s chico, sacramento and fresno.and palm springs both mid-90s with sunshine. kristen, eric. >> thanks a lot. our time 5:46. >> the stories we're following. demolition begins this morning at the san bruno neighborhood devastated by the gas line explosion and fire two weeks ago. cleanup is expected to take 4 to 6 weeks. this morning pg&e will appear at the public utilities commission to answer questions. >> a. c. transit bus riders protested but did not stop members from voting to cut at least half of its weekend service as well as four of their six late-night runs. those cuts are slatedto go into effect december unless the drivers unions can reduce the agency's budget shortfall. >> several provisions of president obama's healthcare overhaul take effect today including the end to lifetime caps on medical costs. allows parents to keep their adult children on their health plans to age 26 and insurers can no longer deny coverage to children under preexisting conditions. the latest at 6:00. >> americans don't have to look

san rafael and napa, the coolest. 50s in the valley. 60s. 40s and 60s up and down the coast. from eureka'sto san diego's 64. weak, high pressure. that will come in tomorrow. give us another increase in clouds and low patterns. today, we rebound slightly. breezy, slightly warmer. but there will be sunshine today, especially away from the coast. low clouds, sunny, breezy, and a little warmer. temperatures, though, rebounding a little bit for upper 70s, low 80s for many. 60s and 70s around the coast and the bay. and temperatures will cool down tuesday into wednesday. and it does look warmer, maybe even much warmer by friday. >> all right, steve. >>> well, attracting and keeping good teachers. we'll tell you the idea san francisco is considering and how this could make life a lot easier for many people and their family. >>> and a purse snatching in oakland. a surprising victim and what was found. >>> and iran's president is in new york city this weekend. the moms of two uc berkeley grads still detained, are trying to meet them. i'll have the latest on the deal he seems to be offering. coming u

eureka a few clouds at 68 but sunshine at 75 and big sur. central valley, everybody reaching 90.92. head to the sierra, it's going to be absolutely sunny in tahoe, 75 today and 80 sunday. over 100 at yosemite with lows in the 40s at night. and we'll go to southern california where we'll have plenty of sunshine and temperatures that will run, well, in the low 90s around l.a. and around the upper 70s in san diego. kristen, eric. >> thanks a lot, mike. time 5:46. >> the stories we're following. investigators are looking at a tiny bacteria called microbes as a possible cause of the deadly natural gas pipeline explosion in san bruno. microbes can grow in pools of water inside of gas mains and corrode the pipes from the inside. pg&e has acknowledged that tests showed a small amount of water inside of the same pipeline. >> the man accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard and holding her captive for 18 years in antioch is expected back in court this morning. phillip garrido's attorney may announce her client is mentally incompetent to stand trial. if the judge agrees to a mental evaluation, i

eureka, 68, 77 big sur. may take sacramento 98. chico, fresno, the rest of the central valley the 100s. l.a.to a comfortable 89 today. eric? >> all right, mike. thank you very much. it's 5:48 now. law enforcement officials around the world are working on credible but not specific terror threats this morning. a senior u.s. official tells abc news there is a credible threat of major series of new terror attacks on britain, france, germany and possibly the u.s. the information comes after questioning a captured suspect, german jihadist who said osama bin laden personally approved the plot. they do not know details of the specific time or place of attack but they are on alert. >> the american authorities are extremely nervous about what are going on. the germans are nervous about what is going on. >> officials are looking for radicalized germans who may have been training in pakistan for a commando-style raid. >> in iran this morning trying to convince teheran to release the two hikers being held there. josh fattal and shane bauer have been jailed in tehran since july of last year. sarah shourd

eureka where it's going to rain today and about 60. we'll see increasing clouds through the central valley and low to mid-80s, sacramento, chico, 70 big. hour the big game, cal playing reno. 70 saturday and rain on sunday if you're spending the whole weekend up there. let's go down to southern california and, well, hoping we would. you'd see that temperatures would be in the low 80s in l.a. with mostly sunny conditions. kristen, eric? >> gotta give a go bears before we move on to the news. >> and that is not in any way biassed because you went to cal. >> of course it's biassed. (laughter) >> the stories we're following, pg&e just revealed yesterday it lowered the pressure by 20% in the remainder of the pipeline that exploded last week. the state asked the utility to do that earlier this week. this as the chronicle reports pg&e expressed concern that liquids were corroding four of its local pipelines, including the one that exploded in bruin. >> family and friends will say good-bye to jacqueline and janessa. they died when the explosion ripped through the neighborhood. a thousand people attended a vigil last night. the mass begins at 1

eureka and big sur to sunshine around l.a. and 80. san diego 72. mid-80s through the central valleye jumping to 72 under a mostly sunny sky. yosemite and palm springs, the warm areas. mid-90s with sunshine. >> 6:43. dramatic cuts for a. c. transit bus riders in the east bay. transit board members hammered out a plan that nearly cut service in half despite protests from those who rely on the buses. tal affect weekend service as well as four of their six late-night runs. >> this is preposterous. what am i going to do on the weekend to get to church? >> the board decided that they had no alternative given our financial condition but to opt to cut at least about half of our weekend service. >> so the half refers to the weekend service, as you just heard. a. c. transit has some issues with its labor union and says if it can work out an agreement, some of those service cuts could be avoided. if not, those cuts will go into effect in december. >> bart looking for additional revenue. its board set to meet to sell more advertising space at its stations and trains. among the options, selling

eureka, 76 big sur. notice the clouds returning to los angeles and san diego, 78 and 73. sunny and warm through the central valleyh mid to upper 90. tahoe 72. yosemite should crack 100 with sunshine today. kristen, eric. >> mike, thank you very much. it's now just about 5:47. >> let's take a look at the stories we're following for you this labor day. police say they plan to return to a pittsburg landfill for a fourth day of searching. they're looking for sales in a bizarre situation. >> bay area police are stepping up patrols this labor day as the two young men killed in a car crash near labor merced has been identified. nick sarmento of daly city and robbie mccann of hercules. they were speeding. >> how would you like to make yours a million. talking about building your priceless dream into a lucrative business. there's a contest you can enter to help put you on the path to success as one small business owner found out firsthand. theresa garcia has the story. >> the company is hands on. everyone at an event pitches in to cook. the san francisco-based business offers cooking class parties for celebrations and for

eureka. chilly there. 50s, 60s down to southern california. a lot of 50s through the valley or close to 60 in fresno. there goes the weekend system. the next one, you can see it to the left of your screen. that will be in on tuesday for a decent cooldown. but then high pressure looks like by the end of the week really wants to come in. today there will be a little bit more sun after moring clouds and -- morning clouds and slow. low clouds, sunny, breezy. 60s and 70s should cover the spread for most. cooldown for tuesday, carry it into wednesday and then it looks warmer maybe finally at the end of the week. >> warms up for fall. >> yes. >>> iran's president is in new york for a meeting at the united nations and he's offered a possible deal to deal the two remaining hostages. >>> also, governor schwarzenegger -- governor schwarzenegger is absent today from key voters but has a pretty good reason why. >>> we do have some fog that will give way to sunshine. temperature, 60s, 70s and a few low 80s. here's dive. >> thank you. >>> sarah shourd is back here in the u.s. but says she'

eureka and big sur. a little more sunshine san diego and l.a. with san diego 71, l.a. 77. warmer in the central valleysunshine at 85. same thing in fresno. mid-90s yosemite, upper 90 palm springs and sunshine over tahoe. >> 6:43. iranian leaders say one of the three american hikers held in iran for more than a year could be released as early as today if they get the half million bail they're asking for. this all comes after a huge power struggle within iran's conservative leadership cancelled plans to release her over the weekend. laura has more. >> the good news came on iranian state television. teheran's chief prosecutor said shore would be free due to her health provided she pay half a million dollars in bail. >> obviously we're hopeful and we're encouraged by this news but there have been starts and stops in this before. and until that actually happens, you know, we're on a wait and see basis. >> the long ordeal for short and her two travel companions, josh and shane, began july 31st, 2009, when they were arrested for allegedly crossing the boarder into iran and accused of being spies. in may the

valley. cooler there. livermore at 61. they were at 68 yesterday. 60 in sacramento. upper 90s there. fog up and down the coast means cool conditions from eureka san diego. there is a stronger wave tuesday and wednesday. that will dive down and get close to us. we will bear watching for that next week. for the weekend, a cooling trend. it will be warmer on monday. the cooling trend is taking itself and starting to kick in. it will be more pronounced saturday and sunday as fog gets help from the next low. low clouds and fog. sunny and warmer. there are hints of a westerly breeze. that will take things down a bit. 60s and 70s and 80s on the coast and bay. 90s inland. temperatures will warm up quickly. that sea breeze will kick in cooler. warmer on monday. here comes the cooling trend on tuesday and wednesday. >>> thank you. 6:38 is the time. we are getting more information about the helicopter crash in salinas. that is shutting down 101. stay with us. >>> also some awkward moments for arizona's governor during a debate. we will tell you what the governor says about her strange behavior. >>> we will tell you about a sign of trouble that witnesses

valley with sacramento 79, chico 82, fresno 86. heading to the sierra, tahoe, a nice day with sunshine and 68. 61 big sur and cooler eureka, even withou will struggle with 58 degrees. >> 6:43 now. the senate this morning tackles a hot button issue brought to the forefront by singer lady gaga. republicans and democrats will begin their battle over gays in the military as part of the military spending bill. jenelle wang joins us to break it all down. jenelle? >> eric, everybody is weighing in, the democrats, the republicans, and even lady gaga. she's voicing her opinion before the bill this morning which would approve $700 billion in military spending. two key parts of the bill are generating even more attention. >> don't ask don't tell is wrong. (cheers and applause) >> it's unjust. >> lady gaga campaigned in maine yesterday asking the government to repeal its policy on don't ask don't tell which banned openly gay service members. the pop star chose maine hoping to sway the state's two moderate republican senators. they oppose don't ask don't tell but say they will most likely vote with their party because democratic leadership will

eureka to 76 big sur. but you can see the clouds returning to san diego and los angeles with mid to upper 70s there. pretty warm through the central valley90s. a sunny sky over tahoe and 72. warm around yosemite and palm spring over 100. >> how would you like to make your ace million. talking about making dreams come true by building your own business. there's a contest you can enter right now that has the lofty goal of turning small business owners into millionaires. can put you on the path to success as one san francisco small business owner found out firsthand. theresa garcia has the story. >> the hands on company is just that, hands on. everyone at an event pitches in to cook. the san francisco-based business offers cooking class parties for celebration and corporate team building. >> they're learning how to cook but it's more about the experience with their colleagues and their teams than it is about cooking. >> for co-owner molly fuller, it all began six years ago from humble beginnings. >> our first office was out of our home. garage was the staging area. we started with $15,000 of our own money. and then by '06 we had $650,000 in

eureka. as you head to the southern parts of our state, more sunshine and low 70s around san diego to upper 70s in l.a. warm weather returning to the central valleymoment is 85, low 90s for chico, 94 yosemite and sunshine over the sierra, at least around tahoe 73. >> mike, thank you very much. it's now just about 5:47. >> let's take a look at the stories we're following this monday morning. this morning at 10:00, san bruno authorities will meet with fire victims with red-tagged homes. those are the ones too badly damaged to live in. instructions how to begin the long recovery process after losing nearly everything in last thursday's gas explosion. >> pg&e is checking one witness account of a worker checking for gas leaks in the san bruno neighborhood that burned just two days later. the company says it received no reports of gas leaks in that area during the week leading up to last thursday's deadly fire. dozens of residents returned home for good yesterday. others whose homes saw some damage were allowed to stay long enough to pick up some belongings and see what repairs need to be done. latest on these stories at 6:00. one of the three american

valley that's the front that's going over us now. and then the cold unstable air for this time of year. i know. a little unusual. dropping straight down by eureka. anybody up in lake county, clear lake, middle town, keep an eye on the sky later on today and also late this afternoon for parts of eastern napa, so will no, parts of contra costa county could get interesting. there's the first part going by right now. and then the associated little spin in the atmosphere is right off the oregon coast. that's heading towards northern california. so temperatures have gone down. and they're continuing to go down 80 in santa rosa yesterday. 67 today. i warmed the city up because i think you'll get the fog chewed up. little more sun later on after a lot of drizzle here in the morning. 67 in walnut creek. 74 yesterday. 66 oakland and san jose from 76 to 68. 50s right now and 60s. drizzle heavy coast, bay and also higher elevations look at that. that's a very dynamic system for this time of year. fog, drizzle, windy and cooler, possible showers build up. so some sun but then clouds build up later in the afternoon off towards the east. we should also wipe o