as far as the peninsula, 72 in los altos. low to mid-70s in the coast. downtown san francisco, 78. low to mid-80s throughout wine country. 80 in castro valley. pretty nice weather along the east bay shore. with the extra humidity, it may be a little uncomfortable in the valleys, up to 90 address. indians are in town to take on the a's at 7:05. check out tonight's temperatures, most of us cloudy once again but more of us in the 50s. we still have 60s holding on in the east bay valleys and south bay. if you're heading up to south bay, it is 84 today. mostly sunny and 83 on saturday. look at the storms on sunday. there is a spike in the temperature as the wind switches on monday but they switch back on monday and tuesday. >> thanks, mike. >> you bet. >>> well, listen to this. the more you use facebook, the sadder you are? >> that's according to a new study. university researchers have linked the time on the social website with overall happiness or lack there of. the reason is straightforward. the social comparison process goes into play when users constantly look at other friends' pro

most are in the middle east, but there are closures as far away as bangladesh. >> that's right. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula doesn't have much of a presence in bangladesh. so different al qaeda may be coordinating here. >> for americans around the world traveling,io talked about ways to get in touch with embassies. anything else americans should do? >> they're saying to be very, very cautious about your surroundings. i think you would have to say that getting these updates and also registering your trip with the state department is another thing that you can do. the website is quite good. it's got a lot of links. the most important is to get that time sensitive information. >> i'll leave it there. thank you very much. let us know what you think. coming up next, we have racket results. clinic operators billing taxpayers a bundle. tonight, the man in charge of the operation faces our questions, live. >>> later, you'll hear from the woman that knew aerial castro was a sadistic monster long before he held three young women captive. pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze and recondition each one, until it's not

most are in the middle east, but there are closures as far away as bangladesh. >> that's right. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula doesn't have much of a presence in bangladesh. so different al qaeda may be coordinating here. >> for americans around the world traveling, you talked about ways to get in touch with embassies. anything else americans should do? >> they're saying to be very, very cautious about your surroundings. i think you would have to say that getting these updates and also registering your trip with the state department is another thing that you can do. the website is quite good. it's got a lot of links. the most important is to get that time sensitive information. >> i'll leave it there. thank you very much. let us know what you think. coming up next, we have racket results. clinic operators billing taxpayers a bundle. tonight, the man in charge of the operation faces our questions, live. >>> later, you'll hear from the woman that knew ariel castro was a sadistic monster long before he held three young women captive. in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which

. >> 6:10, we see the east bay and the south bay kick in as far as volume of traffic. peninsula that's the last of the areas. looking here towards the bay bridge. smooth driver here. backup because of the metering lights the toll plaza. 101, volume picking up. looks all right but as i turn the camera, blocked by trees but i did catch glimpse of flashing lights. a dump truck, i understand. look at the map-before the 680, there's another crash)!2ñ invol four vehicles, that has to be moved as well. no major injury reported from the chp now. slowing on the approach and that's meetering things heading up to the second of the accidents. we'll watch the corridor and past the 680/280 inter-kang from north 101. 87 looking all right. we're watching roadways that bob was talking about, school zones. those for san jose unified border around 87. extra careful through the school zones. here, we have the sig ahertz. all lanes cleared for 580. westbound blocking two lanes. but all lanes opens. out of the altamont, dragging below ten miles per hour but that's making things better for folks close

longer, and a tease headed into the holiday weekend because it will not be so bright and it will be cooler. at far as temperatures, 81 in san jose and cupertino and up the peninsula we have mid-70's to 80 and mid-to-upper 60's along the coast to san francisco and south san francisco will make 70 and 72 in sausalito and low-to-mid 80's through the north bay valley and manipulate -- low-to-mid 70's on the shore. tomorrow, the temperatures are four to five degrees warmer and we are 5- to 10-degrees cooler sunday and monday. >> the prosecutors in the case of joseph naso hope evidence of another victim will lead to a death sentence. we have learned the recent things they can link him to the murder of another woman whose body was found on a remote beach back in 1981. a jury has already convicted naso of killing four women. they will consider the sentence next month. they will hear from the children of three of the victims and his ex-wife who accused him of drugging her and letting men sexually assault her. >> senior white house officials are holding a briefing with congressional leaders on the situation in syria. president obama is awaiting how the united states will r

drizzle is possible at the coast and on the peninsula and the weekend is trending cooler, not so warm as it has been so far this week. the cloud cover is surging to the east by 8:00 and it will take over the bay, the north bay and probably will not make it into the east bay valley in the south bay but at least not very much, only a wisp here or there. by 11:00 mostly sunny but the coast will be partly sunny this afternoon. now, the temperatures low-to-mid 80's in the south bay and upper 80's at nearly 90 in gilroy. mid-to-upper milbrae, low-to-mid 60's along the coast and upper 60's in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito at 74 but low 80's around petaluma and most of the north bay valley in the mid-to-upper 80's and the shore, low-to-mid 60's and castro valley and fremont could make 80 and temperatures inland near 90 again today. the seven-day forecast shows tomorrow a couple of degrees cooler and temperatures drop saturday and sunday and holding steady and maybe one or two degrees above normal monday, tuesday, and wednesday. >> on the peninsula, the crash happened moments ago but c.h.p. is nami

some groups and what we get so far from the government, they described the attack as a terrorist attack, and all of the government thinks al qaida in the arabian peninsulathe most aggressive of the al qaida offshoots outside of pakistan and it comes just two days after a speech by the country's president who said that he vowed to continue the fight until al qaida is defeated and that comes also a day after a visit by the united states' chief of the centcom where he met with the president and the situation remains quite chance here in the capital amidst calls by the people for the government to step up its operations and to maintain security here in in the capital. >> thank you for this. >>> just ahead, disgraced chinese politician bo xilai accuses a former aid of lying in court, the latest from the trial gripping china. >>> monitoring nuclear fallout, how those who live near the if you plant in japan are coping with radiation. ♪ >>> it is good to have you with us. here now are the top stories on al jazeera. >>> the trial of senior members of the egyptian muslim brotherhood is due to start in cairo and among them the spiritual leader. in a separate case

nothing is going on as far as live doppler 7 hd the form of oned rain. there is minor drizzle an the peninsulagher elevations. 79 to 66 inland and 62 to 82 away the bay and the coast and san francisco and 62 to 68. the smoke still coming from the rim fire and we will talk about that in a minute but, first, over to leyla gulen. welcome back, leyla. >> good to be back. we have a quiet start to our work day and work week commute. at oakland, we have a big problem so if you are headed to or from the oakland airport you are going to be seeing plenty of slow downs with lanes bottlenecked down to one or two lanes in both directions northbound and southbound. that is where you will see construction crews. other than that, the nimitz is moving along pretty well. our bay bridge toll plaza shows construction with lanes closed already and cash-paying lanes loaded up. the bay bridge will close

the ararian peninsula. clearly they seem hellbent on using airliners as an example. they are constantly the group trying to stay one step ahead as fartheir own detection. are they younger? are they organized? how brazen are they? >> well, al qaeda in the ararian peninsula is an organized group, and they also have a track record of hitting u.s. interests in the region. in september 2008, they carried out a sophisticated multiphase attack on the u.s. embassy in sana'a. they didn't manage to breach the embassy perimeter, but six yemeni guards were killed in that attack. according to sources who have spoken to cnn, there are also three operatives from the group who actually participated in the attack on the consequenulate in benghazi last year. this is a group with a track record of hitting the united states, brooke. >> paul cruickshank and nick paton walsh, thank you very much. >>> coming up, a young woman found dead and burned inside her own apartment just days after two other women were attacked and burned as well in the same city. might there be a connection? we'll look into that. >>> plus, a teenager is on trial for allegedly helpi

the layer morning hours. so far we have some slowing eastbound, and westbound to the maze you are very good shape and over to the tolls, well, not too bad, as we head over to the peninsula, we have top speeds there at 53 miles per hour. and northbound to millbrae to sfo 280 is looking clear and outside, in the north bay 101 in central san rafael traffic is moving well to 580 clear and at top speeds. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. >> why twitter could be the key to winning >> blue are just joining us or headed out the door here are seven things to know. the alameda county sheriff is investigating a fatal shooting that left a 33-year-old man dead in hayward. the victim was shot just after midnight. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has a report from the scene with the latest. >> more breaking news, in alabama, ups cargo plane crashed nearing the birmingham airport. the plane had two pilots on board taking off from louisville. two bodies have been found near the wreckage. >> more from abc7 news katie marzullo in a few moments. >> in egypt, two catches are being cleared out and the ministry says nine protesters were killed but members of morsi's musli

the traffic dissipate. as far as mass transit, bart, muni and ace train and caltrain all running on time. the san mateo bridge shows hayward to foster city, right at the high-rise and toward the peninsula you are moving along at top speed. eric and kristen? ought scramble is on for commuter and those affected by a major shut down of the bay bridge in two weeks. officials announced the bridge will be shut down for five days over labor day weekend to on the new span september 3. despite being a holiday weekend this will be a significant impact on local business. restaurants in san francisco's drawn area expect to see a slow down. the last time this aned, labor day weekend, 2009, restaurant reservations dropped off. >> it is a touch and go situation for weekend business anyway. >> many cab drivers at oakland take passengers across the bay area to san francisco but with the bridge closed it is likely the clients would take bart. treasure island has always been a popular spot for group gatherings and wedding pictures but photographers are picking other back drops. >> we are 18 days until the opening of the new bay bridge. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage and the big opening on se

far as the weather goes and temperatures. >> it's been very, very steady for the past 7 to 10 days. it was remarkable. i was driving from san jose up the peninsulacould see that big, deep deck of low clouds and fog. the marine layer pushing over the santa cruz mountains and yes, there it is looking out towards the city of san francisco. it is overcast and that deep marine layer is roughly 2,000 feet deep. so there should be delays on arriving flights tomorrow morning as a result. 50s and 60s across the board. overnight, with a first quarter moon, we have temperatures into the 50s for overnight lows. roughly between 52 and 59 degrees. heading into our weekend, overcast tonight with areas of fog and that is producing some drizzle. now it looks like tomorrow, that should be saturday, we will have the clouds and then we will have some very mild conditions. slightly warmer weather. i'll explain why. future cast, notice the clouds invading all the way inland a good 50 miles. stratus for our saturday morning. wrap it around the santa cruz beaches as well. we see low clouds, the drizzle hanging tight to the coast. the sunset district, the avenues. golde

so far, the only al qaeda affiliate that has shown both the desire and ability to attack u.s. posts overseas is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap, based in yemen. >> as you said, there is this new travel alert that came out just seconds ago. let me read you a little part of that. it said an attack possibly occurring in or emanating from the arabian peninsula. clearly, there are some very specific fears for that region. one of the things we mentioned was the date right now. about a month before september 11th. the attacks in new york and 2001 and the one year anniversary of the attacks of that compound in benghazi in libya. any sense that this now round of threats causing the embassies to close this week and now this travel warning we just received, any sense those are connected to the benghazi anniversary? >> it's possible. none of the officials i spoke with are necessarily ruling that out but they're not tying it to that either. there are a lot of connections you can make to sunday. president obama's birthday and iran inaugurating its new president. benghazi is an obvious tie as well. most officials seem to think this may have more of a tie to ramad

peter, what triggered all of this as far as we understand it is the head of al qaeda sent a message to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, in yemen, asking them, you know, do some terrorism, please. >> yeah, do something. >> now, is that a sign of weakness or strength? >> it's a sign of just sending a message. i mean it's do something is pretty -- it's not like, you know, the end of the world is coming. and so far whatever that something is hasn't transpired. and i think that al qaeda central is aware of its own problems and even al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is not doing particularly well, despite all of the flurry of things we've seen over the past week. about 30 of their leaders and south operatives have been killed in cia drone strikes, so their bench is thinning. >> why has yemen become the next place, after afghanistan, pakistan? >> right. well, i think in yemen you have a very weak central government so this is a government that doesn't have a lot of control over a lot of the territories. which means when this group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, really have their genesis moment in a prison break in febr

far right lane is shut down. the other two lanes on the left are open, but it's a slow go as you go north of 92, up the peninsulaoward so. this is 280 and trues dale exit. traffic is backed up up to 92. >>> a bay area soldier received the nation's highest honor today. ty carter from antioch risked his life in afghan stand. at a ceremony at the white house, president obama awarded him a medal for his courageous actions. the president thanked him for his actions and service and told his children that their father's heroism is what makes our country great. >> what a true american hero looks like, then you don't have to look too far. you just have to look at your dad. because today he's the sight we come too see. >> i stand here proud that i've been chosen to represent the 50-plus soldiers and the many pilots faced with the impossible on october 3, 2009. >> the president also thanked carter and acknowledged him for seeking counseling, psychological counseling. he is the fifth living recipient to be awarded honors for actions in afghanistan. >>> the u.s. government has now concluded that the syrian government did use

sinai peninsula near the border with israel the latest attack there seeing twenty five police officers ambushed and executed and israel is beginning to feel the effects of chaos across the border as far as wailing tacoma your anger explains tell of even going to stand by the military government in egypt because it prefers that to an islamist democracy. and military regime in arab countries as betty that is and it is bad it's non-democratic it's dictatorial but it's much much much better then a regime which is terrorist inclined the muslim brotherhood has an agenda which transcends egypt it transcends in fact even the muslim world it's a terror organization which has few elements which are always also civilian in nature military click on the other hand has an agenda limited to egypt and therefore for the sake of regional stability for the sake of the world at large and for the sake of israel i believe it's much better to have a military regime rather than a muslim brotherhood regime in egypt. the u.s. has suspended military aid to egypt as it molds whether to admit there was a coup in the country and cut supplies completely that's according to a senator's office e.u. foreign ministers

far enough away. upper 80s to 90s for the interior. 85 santa clara. 60s on the coast or 70s. 80s on the peninsula. fog, sun, warm but not as warm on thursday. it looks cooler friday into saturday. >>> 6:20 is the time. american airlines and u.s. airways say they will fight for their merger. that is after the jesus department filed suit to block the deal. the merger will decrease competition and increase fairs. the airlines argue they need to merge to stay in business and compete with the other major carriers. >>> coca-cola launching a new ad campaign. it will take out ads across the country telling consumers a pertain is safe. >>> the teenage california girl who's kidnapping triggered that major amber alert is speaking out. what she is saying about that former family friend accused of kidnapping. >>> plus the penalties the u.s. company faces after a deadly train derailment in quebec. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time is 6:24. this morning a wild fire has burned a dozen homes near a mountain resort in utah and threaten 250 others. the rock port fire about ten miles northeast of park city is just 5% c

the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ >>> you're watching worldwide exchange. >> the violence continues in egypt as state television is reporting that at least 24 policemen have been killed in the sinai peninsulacurity forces said that police were traveling in two mini buss which came under attack close to the gaza border. over the weekend, 38 supporters of the muslim brotherhood were killed in a reported prison break. with more we've got yousuf standing by in cairo. what's the latest this morning? >> reporter: well, caroline, as you said, another escalation in violence. at least 24 soldiers we understand were killed in that militant attack. still different accounts as to what exactly happened. this occurred in the northern part of sinai in the city of rafa which is right on the border with the gaza strip. and it's about 200 kilometers east of the northern terminal of the suez canal. this will have implications on the possible escalation of the crackdown on supporters of mohamed morsi. the cabinet is studying legal ways of dissolving the political party of the muslim brotherhood. the supporters of the ousted president and the muslim brotherhood leadership continue to condemn the heavy hand use

far as monitoring the situation. most of the work, dirty work carried out by affiliates, such as al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, alrce would be al qaeda in the arabian peninsula operating out of yemen. >> hi, congressman, nicolle wallace. >> hi, nicole. >> i have a question for you. what is the obama administration doing that gives you the most confidence and comfort. on the other side, what are they doing or not doing that gives you the most concern or pause. >> a lot of what they do physically, carrying out attacks i have great support for. they have taken out a lot of al qaeda leadership. on the other sides it's almost schizophrenic. the president is saying the war against al qaeda is almost over. we're back to a pre9/11 stage. what that does, causes concern among our allies, hard to generate support in congress. on the one hand back to pre9/11 and isolated attacks. on the other hand extended nsa more than ever before. >> i'm sorry, we've got a short amount of time. i want to make sure we get this in. >> i understand. >> we have this discussion on "meet the press" where his actions, very aggressive. bush and ch

far, so good, the same amount of cars as we had yesterday. i-80 is moving at top speed and 580, too, not giving us any problems with no crashes to report. on the peninsula, 101, headed into san francisco toward the skyway we have it shut down but traffic is moving well into san francisco. the san mateo bridge shows traffic moving in the westbound direction but a report of the accident at the tolls. mike? >> on this friday we are track ing fog and it thickens up in the north bay and quarter-mile visibility in napa so be careful. two miles visibility in novato, and patches of fog long the shoreline of the by so it will be a variable condition during the commute. from the east bay hill cloud cover is on top of the east bay shoreline and by the afternoon hours, faster sunshine and temperatures warmer than average, up to 95 in the inland neighbors and 66 to 74 from the coast into san francisco. >> bart is gearing up again to transport the extra passengers who normally would drive the bay bridge. abc7 news reporter is in san francisco. how is the bart commute this morning? >> quiet. regular bart service, not the special service, the regular service started at

the al-qaeda and arabian peninsula is bin laden's former secretary. if you're going to do something, this would be the place. >> bill: is he based in yemen? >> as fare know, he is. and what led to this whole reaction was that they intercepted communications between al-zawahiri who was basically taken over for bin laden in the remnants of al-qaeda central. to him and basically saying you know, the end of ramadan, you know, good time to do something, to show we're still relevant. >> bill: when the state department tells americans to get out of yemen and yemen has also been a place where we've had a lot of drone strikes. >> very definitely. that's one of the reasons why they would pick it because that has led to an awful lot of -- you know, upset among the yemen yemenese people. >> bill: you mentioned as a lawless state, i've always thought of it that way, too. i was surprised last week, the head of the yemeni government, to the extent there is one met with president obama at the white house. >> i saw that. they do have a government but they're not governing. >> bill: i guess they're not people that we can really count on, right? >> no. they have -- y

as it has been taking heat over whether the nsa surveillance programs go too far, although the new information showing such close coordination between al qaeda's core leadership in pakistan and top affiliate in the arabian peninsula raises new questions about whether the terror group is really on the run. >> we have brought continually pressure to bear on both al qaeda core and al qaeda's affiliates, and we have for a number of years made clear our intention in terms of the threat presented by al qaeda has shifted in focus to some of these affiliates, in particular, aqap. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, the president not quite as nuanced. >> i say we refocus on the people that attacked us on 9/11, today al qaeda is on the run and osama bin laden is dead. >> reporter: the white house aide said the cia director and other officials noted al qaeda affiliates were gaining steam. >> did he give the full picture to the people in the campaign about the threat of al qaeda, when that was his talking about again and again? >> it is indisputable the elimination of osama bin laden was a major accomplishment in the effort against al qaeda. we have been clear and the president has been clear that the threat from al qaeda ve

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