district judge jeremy fogel toured the death chamber with a handful of print reporters. it was expected to last an hour. it was suppose to remedy the problems he found in 2007. judge fogel said the procedure included an out of date facility and poorly trained staff. despite not being able to tour the plant today our cameras toured part of the facility before. we got to speak with those who toured with judge fogel. >> he has to determine whether this chamber addressed the concerns he had last time. >> he is a very much a constant professional and he's called himself a fact finder a collecting facts. he's taking note and that is pretty much all he expressed was his interest. >> reporter: now today out of san quentin a rally began. they are not antideath penalty they are antispending. >> so when we talk to our legislatures, they say, where do you want us to cut? so we start thinking about it we figured here's a good place to cut. they are about to start a project that will poor $65 million into an expansion of death row. the costs are $1.6 billion over the next 20 years. so

district judge jeremy fogel will be taking a tour at san quentin this morning. tour is unusual but it is part of a trial and a step in deciding whether california will resume executions. now, five years ago, executions were put on hold after fogel said the state's death chamber is too outdated. today, he will tour the new and untested $900,000 chamber for lethal injections to see if the state made its execution program more humane. the new chamber was build by orders of governor schwarzenegger but there are issues to consider including the three-drug combination. death penalty supporters argue that california's execution program is constitutional. but death penalty opponents say that the state has failed to repair its execution program for the 720 inmates on death row. and if executions are allowed to resume in california, there are several who would be next in line. they have exhausted their appeals. so 10:30 the tours this morning. >>> 6:33. we have been spoiled lately with all this weather. let's check your forecast with jim. did you say we are just going to

district judge jeremy fogel is expected to tour the prison chamber five years after he said it was too outdated to carry out executions. he will tour the new untested chamber for lethal injections this morning at 11:00. it's an unusual move but the tour is part of a trial that could help determine whether california can resume executions. back in 2006, executions were put on hold after fogel said the state could not carry them out in a humane way because it's an old death chamber and workers are poorly trained. now the state has to show that it's fixed the problems with a new $900,000 claim ber for lethal injections built under orders from former governor schwarzenegger. now, there are a lot of questions that remain, including whether the three- drug combination used would be the best option for california. death penalty supporters argue that the executions should continue because california's method follows supreme court standards but death penalty opponents say the state has failed to repair its death penalty system. now, there are 720 inmates here on death row and if executions are

district judge jeremy fogel.e's going to be inspecting the new $900,000 death chamber to see if it is fit to be utilized. judge fogel came out here in 2006. he toured the old death room and found the former gas chamber to be so out of date inmates were at risk of cruel and unusual pain. the state say's everything's been fixed. 720 death row inmates say the new system is just as bad as the old system. then there's the issue of the drug used. the only company who made it has stopped making it. prison officials found a new manufacturer in england. death opponents say that puts inmates at risk once again of cruel and unusual pain. but the first issue is today. judge fogel is going to be out here for a tour at 10:00 this morning. not expected to issue a warning, just for the tour, the issue of the lethal injection drug is a separate issue to be taken up at a later time. live at san quentin, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you very much. a san jose family is offering a $2,000 reward to find clues in a hit

district judge jar my fogel.e's going to inspect the $900,000 death chamber to see if it's fit to be utilized. he'll be accompanied by prison officials, attorneys and media organizations. he came out in 2006, took a look at the old death room and found out -- this is the former gas chamber we're talking about now. he found it to be so out of date inmates were at risk of cool and unusual pain. the state says all issues have been addressed. attorneys for two of the state's 720 death row inmates say the new system is not only as bad as the old system, it is the old system with a new label. there's the issue of the drug use in the lethal injection. the only u.s. company making it has stopped making it. prison officials found a source in england but they say that's an unreliable source and puts inmates at the risk again of cruel and unusual pain. other states are using another drug now and there's some indication judge fogel would be open to using another drug rather than the one they have been using out here. we have

that they have handled fogel's concerns about the old green gas chambers.und poor training for the excuse team. the new chamber cost $900,000 and was built just for lethal injections. now, five years after giving death row inmate michael morales a late reprieve and putting executions on hold there's still a lot for fogel to consider. he'll take the tour late this morning with news organizations, lawyers and state prison officials. reporting live at san quentin, christie smith for "today in the bay." >>> thank you for the update. >> 6:47 right now. the new california driver's license could be too high-tech for its own good. the company that manufacturers the cards is having problems with the new security features. they say a number of the licenses have smudged images and incorrect colors. it may take up to a month before you receive your new card in the mail. the dmv says they are processing over 800 million renewals every year. >>> a teenager girl is hanging on inside a south bay hospital this morning after a merciless hit-and-run. a family is desperate to

one death with on the tour, judge fogel looking at at 10 a.m..cision from the judge expected today. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thanks a lot. >> checking other top stories this morning. san jose police are looking for the driver of a gray s.u.v. or minivan who struck an 18-year-old woman early sunday morning and kept going. erica luna is hospitalized with a broken pelvis after she was dragged by the vehicle and doctors are not sure if she'll ever be able to walk again. her family is posting a $2,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver. >> the board in concord may delay the expected decision on shutting schools. officials have been grappling with scenarios that would save the district $1.5 million a year. the superintendent has sent a memo to parents saying the board may consider its new options at tonight's meeting to alleviate the closures. >> 6:56. final check on weather and traffic, both affected by gusty winds. >> big story, mike. >> it is the number one story. no flight arrival delays into sfo but all our air

district judge jeremy fogel looking at the brand new $900,000 legal injection room it was likely to causeruel and unusual pain. prison officials say everything's been fixed, ready to go. those opposed say it's the same problem with a new name. 720 inmates on death row. outside the prison this morning people have said about the state's plan to expand the death row facilities to the tune of $400 million over the next ten years, they want the money spent on programs for the disabled like san rafael's marin ventures. >> the governor is proposing to cut our budget $750 million. this is going to destroy services to persons with disability. back to the governor and back to our legislators, they say where do you want us to cut? we think we found that. >> the judge wants to rule on the combination used to execute inmates. at the plan on a three-drug series. some are using just one. there are problems with the three-step method and the battle continues. there's not going to be any decision today on either of these points. judge fogel in there now, san quentin, to see if the facilities have been imp

district judge jeremy fogel looking at the brand new $900,000 legal injection room it was likely to causeruel and unusual pain. prison officials say everything's been fixed, ready to go. those opposed say it's the same problem with a new name. 720 inmates on death row. outside the prison this morning people have said about the state's plan to expand the death row facilities to the tune of $400 million over the next ten years, they want the money spent on programs for the disabled like san rafael's marin ventures. >> the governor is proposing to cut our budget $750 million. this is going to destroy services to persons with disability. back to the governor and back to our legislators, they say where do you want us to cut? we think we found that. >> the judge wants to rule on the combination used to execute inmates. at the plan on a three-drug series. some are using just one. there are problems with the three-step method and the battle continues. there's not going to be any decision today on either of these points. judge fogel in there now, san quentin, to see if the facilities have been imp

to which judge fogel who stopped yet shoulthe executn process.ar when the judge read the ruling but it is he will decide whether execution will proceed. at san quentin dan curman kron 4 news. >> please looking for the driver who had been dragged eric, 2,000 ft. sunday morning. please have a few leads but nothing is panned out. erica has increased the report monday to $5,000 for information. erica's in the hospital and has undergone two surgeries to repair her progress. she los lost most of muscle for mardi to torso. her biggest threat is infection. doctors are hoping to pull through the station will be many more operations in years of therapy. in san jose kron 4 news. >> in oakland district attorney nancy o'malley said there's not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges against two officers involved in the shooting death of 37 year-old derek jones. the message that the a gave to the jones family on tuesday. i spoke to derek jones sister she told me there were a shock and outrage about the family when they heard the d.a.'s decision. she told me

judge fogel invited five reporters on the tour, no cameras. afterwards he said he approached it as a fact find and asked many detailed questions about the injection procedure. >> it's kind of hard to tell from a quick tour like this whether it's going to address the concerns the judge had about the inadequacy of the old chamber, which he found to have all kinds of problems. >> reporter: so a lot of the questions seemed to be around how long will the lines be, which holes do they go through in the wall, measurements were taken by, you know, representatives of the court or -- and the attorneys. there are many experts in the room. >> reporter: the reporters say that the judge appeared professional and neutral going cabinet by cabinet asking questions as a court reporter took down the proceedings. no ruling is not being made today and won't be made for months at least. >> thank you, sharon chin. >>> save our services! >> outside the gates of san quentin the demonstration by dozens of the disabled. they are protesting governor brown's proposed $750

it was rebuilt after fogel ordered a stoppage of executions. the judge will decide if the upgrade is suitable for executions to resume. >>> more pot farms could be coming to oakland. tonight the city council's public safety committee will hold a hearing on a new plan to license large-scale medical marijuana growing operations. one councilwoman proposes allowing five new dispensaries with their own farms off site. and she also wants to allow farms linked to four existing dispensaries. the proposal would cap each farm, though, at 50,000 square feet. previous attempts to allow more farms have run into legal problems. >>> a man attending an illegal cockfight has died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird. he was declared dead two hours after being injured last week. a rooster with a knife aknife attached to his limb stabbed him in the calf. an autopsy concluded that he died from an accidental sharp force injury. the sheriff is investigating. so far no one at the cockfight has been arrested. >>> the company that organized sunday's half marathon i

now the state has to show they have death with fogel's concerns from training the execution team to and death chamber to procedures. now fogel gave death row inmate michael morales a reprieve five years ago as the state executions were put on hold. he was accused of killing a woman in 1981. meanwhile, death penalty opponents are out there at it again outside the prison. they have been here all day. >> i think any man that commits a murder like the one that killed my daughter and has 30 years to live because the lawyers are making money off of him by his appeals -- >> the governor has to make decisions about the capital penalty system based on rational judgments, not on emotional judgments. >> reporter: now judge fogel will review whether the state has done enough to ensure it can carry out humane executions. he's expected to be here some time before 11:00 this morning for the tour with prison officials. also, lawyers and several news organizations are attending as well. that's the latest from here. reporting live at san quentin, christie smith for "today in the bay." >>> new this morni

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judge jeremy fogel will visit the new death chamber. it has undergone a $900,000 upgrade. coming to oakland. a committee will consider a new proposal to license medical marijuana growing on an industrial scale. the plan would add five new dispensaries with off-site farms plus more farms for existing dispensaries. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning, in fremont, we are monitoring a traffic alert southbound side of 680 at mission boulevard. right lane blocked. a vehicle went off the road. backed up through the road. give yourself some extra time through there. we had an earlier accident westbound 580 richmond/san rafael bridge a couple of cars in a crash, in lanes, now out of the roadway. traffic looking better there. i do know 101 is slow out of marin county. once you approach the golden gate, a little busy. extra volume through there, a little sluggish into san francisco, as well. if you are cruising francisco, as well. 101 at peninsula stacked up in both directions. jim has the forecast. >> breezy around the bay this morni

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>>reporter: fogel halted the execution of murderer michael morales 5 years ago on grounds the state lethal injection protocol could be cruel and unusual punishment. there is has not been an execution here since. >> the old death chamber the execution team washington unable to view properly monitor the inmate so a lot of question seem to be around how long will the line be. which hole do they go through in the wall. >>reporter: judge decision on whether executions can resume could still be months away. >> he did say at the end of the hearing that he wanted to wrap this up a soon a possible. nonetheless he's had the case for 6 years and repeatedly said that. >> demonstrators outside the prison gate protesting the money spent on the new death chamber when the state social service budget is losing millions. >> governor will cut our budget 750 million dollars. this is going to destroy services for persons developmental advertiseability. we go back to the governor and back to our legislators they say well, where do you want us to cut. we think we found a place to cut. >>reporter: heather reporti

. >> reporter: judge fogel found the old death chamber a gas chamber converted for lethal ejections was outdated and inadequate. when he suspended lethal injections, he asked for new regulations. >> the quality of staff that they have. >> reporter: john grilley is an attorney for two men on death row. >> you couldn't take anything away one way or the other how the judge is going to rule on this from today's expedition. >> reporter: the judge will take what he learned here today, hold a hearing in a few weeks. so it could be months before he rules on whether executions can resume and his ruling could also be appealed. san quentin, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the state department of corrections is coming under scrutiny on how it acquired it's drugs for lethal injections. there's reports that the department received the meds from a company that was not approved. we just got off the phone with the department of corrections who says it purchased the drugs illegally and has now sent them in for testing. ktvu.com has a special section on california's death penalty. including the sl

district judge jeremy fogel of san jose went to san quentin prison to tour the ne $900,000 chamber. he checked for improvements. a lawsuit claimed cruel and unusual punishment five years ago when the judge stopped executions. the judge didn't allow tv cameras but print reporters followed along. >> kind of hard to tell from a quick tour like this whether it's going to address the concerns the judge had about the inadequacy of the old chamber, which he found to have all kinds of problems. >> prison officials say the new chamber is bigger, better lit and the staff training simple proved. the judge expects to make a decision on whether to reinstation executions this year. >>> now to egypt. tonight, the recharged protests in cairo sparked by the release of the google executive there. wael ghonim fired up demonstrators today. he was jailed for 12 days, usually blindfolded, for coordinating the online revolt against president hosni mubarak. now anti-government protestors call him a hero and want him to lead the movement. meanwhile, egypt's vice president said the regime won't end and he is

june fogel stopped california executions in 2006 after ruling that the prison converted gas chamber and the training process were both inadequate. 900,000 dollars and 5 year later there have been upgrades to both. the judge had a scheduled a hearing and tour tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. to determine whether executions should resume. >>> investigators believe 3 robbers knew exactly what they were looking for when they targeted a gun collector home in gilroy and stole weapons. woman called 911 after her neighbor gary wise pounded on her door early this morning. he showed up at her house. face bloody and swollen. the sheriff says wise ordeal began at 9 la night when 3 men invaded his home. >> they obviously knew something. not public information that there's a gun safe here. >>reporter: neighbor once saw wise gun collection. she tells 7 news it included about 75 weapons. wise says they are worth about two million dollars. the thieves also took wise truck. chp found it burned in the santa cruz mountain. >> county health official say a virus made dozens of student sick last week at a nature camp i

if judge jerry fogel approves the state could resume executions. s.de the prison activists have been calling for an end to the death penalty. >> there are many complicated issues, the bottom line is there's a simple message, permanent incarceration is cheaper, effective. >> darya: the state attorney general offices pushing for an immediate resumption of executions by giving them new in death chamber, and the new regulations have address the judge's concerns. we do want to mention that the judge halted executions in 2006. ysabel injection procedure was cruel and unusual punishment. since then the state has spent nearly $900,000 on a new death chamber. new regulations, a change the training program as well. >> james: south bay, a developing story, as a teenager may never walk again. the driver who had heard still on the list. this is a photograph of 18 year-old erika, she was hit early sunday morning. corner of fonteyn rate near the highway exit. jonathan bloom has the latest. >> reporter: and 18 year- old girl was in critical condition, police are look

district judge german fogel's 2006 criticism. a new lethal injection facility.tomorrow's inspection is the final step into making sure california can move forward on the death penalty. >> the law is very clear. certain individuals because of the crimes they commit deserve to be executed. >> reporter: mark class has been carefully watching davis' slow march toward execution. he is hopeful some of the judge vogel's questions will be answered. vogel named several deficiency. sloppy recording keeping and antiquated facilities. he also suggested that it risked an inhuman and unconstitutional death. but death penalty supporters protested today. >> it's cheaper, it's better for california and it just makes sense. >> reporter: legal analysts say it would be a very small step toward resuming executions. reporting live tonight outside san quentin, i'm heather holmes. >>> ktvu.com has a piece on death row. look on the death penalty tab on the front page. >>> and attorneys for frank susa are trying to strike a special circumstances of lying in wait following the killing of

district judge german fogel's 2006 criticism. a new lethal injection facility.tomorrow's inspection is the final step into making sure california can move forward on the death penalty. >> the law is very clear. certain individuals because of the crimes they commit deserve to be executed. >> reporter: mark class has been carefully watching davis' slow march toward execution. he is hopeful some of the judge vogel's questions will be answered. vogel named several deficiency. sloppy recording keeping and antiquated facilities. he also suggested that it risked an inhuman and unconstitutional death. but death penalty supporters protested today. >> it's cheaper, it's better for california and it just makes sense. >> reporter: legal analysts say it would be a very small step toward resuming executions. reporting live tonight outside san quentin, i'm heather holmes. >>> ktvu.com has a piece on death row. look on the death penalty tab on the front page. >>> and attorneys for frank susa are trying to strike a special circumstances of lying in wait following the killing of

. >>> judge jeremy fogel will get a look at california's new death chamber. this facility is designed solely for lethal injections. this is the same judge who put executions on hold after ruling the old chamber was outdated. this could be a big step towards resolving whether california can resume executions. >>> san francisco may become the first city in the whole country to serve as a drop-in center where h.i.v. patients can get clean needles. this is an effort to reduce help tie ties c infections. dash hepatitis infection -- reduce hepatitis-c infections. >>> a little boy is now a big star thanks to his member memorable big super bowl ad. 6-year-old max page is darth vader in a volkswagen commercial. the ad has more than $15 million views on down-- $15 views on -- 15 million views on youtube. >> i would be thrilled to star -- star in a commercial in a movie i have never seen. he soy i just -- so i just tried my best. >> couldn't be any cuter if he tried. he's battling a congenital heart defect. we'll have more on the super bowl ads. one that's being called

fogel plans to tour the death chamber next tuesday as part of his review. >> brown pushing for spendingand tax extension. he urged lawmakers to take a public vote during hills state of the state address yesterday evening. more from sacramento. >> the honorable edmund g. brown jr. >> you could call it a june special election to ask voters to extend the temporary tax hike. he charges republicans and specifically said they will block the loop to put the proposal on the ballot by citing the civil unrest in egypt making the point voice shouldn't have a voice in i plan. >> egypt and tan nearby shah and other parts of the world we can't say now is the time to block the vote of the people. >> republicans were not convinced. they say this is not the time to have higher taxes especially since proposition 1-a was voted down by the people. >> i voted this down two years ago. i've done my -- >> besides extended taxes brown's budget also relies on $12 billion in cuts to government and social programs. it's a bitter pill democrats are willing to swallow. republican leader connie conway says if the peo

jeremy fogel ruled in 2006 that the death chamber was out of date. he ordered it to be renovated. a couple days ago he toured the new death chamber. he will hold three more hearings whether on making a decision on resuming lethal injections. >>> one lane of southbound highway 101 is still closed this morning after a motorcycle crash into a highway patrol car. this happened about 9:30 last night on the southbound lanes of highway 101 near holly street. the highway patrol says one of the officers tried to pull over that motorcycle with two men on board. the driver wouldn't stop and crashed into the patrol car. the two men were take ton the hospital. one of them died. the officer was not hurt. sal will join us in a couple of minutes with the very latest on traffic trouble spots in just a couple minutes. >>> the announcement about the fate of five uc berkeley sports teams has been delayed again. cal's chancellor is deciding if the men's baseball team will get a reprieve from the budget acts. a group called save cal sports says it has raised $15 million to fund the program now the univ

federal judge jeremy fogel in san jose ruled in 2006 that the death chamber at san quentin prison was out of date and ordered it to be renovated. a few days ago the judge toured the facility and will hold three meetings more hearings before ruling on resuming execution. he's also examing the state protocol for the lethal injections. >>> a northern california school district has -- students at two schools got sick after eating brown knees laced with marijuana. two ninth graders got sick yesterday. the day before a student at another school was also sick. now school officials say the teenagers admitted to eating the pot brownies. >> they reported they got it from another juvenile. right now we are following up on that information trying to locate the individual. >> now the district says the two incidents are not related. the students that got sick will be disciplined when they return to school. >>> he spent a year in jail for refusing to testify in the berry bonds case. this morning the focus turns back to bonds former trainer. >>> a search along devils slide is tied to a grim discovery

the state spent $900,000 to update the chamber after judge jeremy fogel ruled it was out dated. nearly 700 inmates are on death row. that includes richard allen davis. >> only 2% of murder suspects even rise to the level of a death penalty case. those individuals who are sentenced to death are truly among the worst people in our society. >>> however, not everyone wants to see executions resume in san quentin. a small group of protestors gathered outside the gates last night. they are among those that argue the death penalty is both inhumane and expensive. our channel 2 website has a section on death row. >>> if you are starting your commute get ready for a cold and windy commute. >> it has been pretty windy. we have wind advisories for the altamont pass. interstate 580 and the san mateo hayward bridge. it's windy in other places as well. let's take a look at highway 24. not too windy here. you will see wind or feel wind i guess you should say in orrinda or on the oakland side. also the morning drive will be okay as you drive let me just move to the maps here. the east 580 freewa

judge fogel put a stop to executions five years ago when he ruled the converted gas chamber was outdatedethal injection executions and the prison staff were not properly changed. since then the state made changes in the facility and procedures. today's tour will review those changes. out in city parks in walnut creek, the open space commission voted last night to ban the popular inflatable fun houses. budget cuts introduced staffing levels to make it difficult for permit applications. the houses were damaging grasso they were only allowed on hard surfaces. let's get an update now on a traffic situation. we have a sigalert, frances. >> fremont southbound 680 near south mission boulevard and the right lane will be blocked about an hour so traffic slow southbound through the altamont pass and south 101 in san francisco, there's an accident. traffic heavy as you make your way off the bay bridge and at the bay bridge toll plaza we have a live camera shot for you. barely a backup. just for the fas trak lanes. and the san mateo bridge is where you need both hands on the wheel. the wind advisory

federal judge jeremy fogel is scheduled to tour the newly remodeled death chamber in a couple hours from now at 10:00 a.m.. >>> we will find out what caused toyota vehicles to speed out of control. the government will release findings. >>> and in egypt protestors are calling for one million people to fill up cairo central square today. they are rallying around a recently released google exec tiff as they are trying to keep up the momentum of their mass protest calling for hosni mubarak to step down. >>> julian assange is back in a london courtroom this morning. he's expected to find out today if he will be sent to sweden to face sexual assault charges. it all comes as the controversial website comes up with a new way to raise money. wikileaks launched an online store yesterday. it includes tee shirts, hoodies, and tote bags. all profits are set to go to wikileaks. >>> an el paso texas high school will held services today. it happened saturday in see ewe dad warez. mexican place say the two boys and friend were killed while looking at cars at a dealership. >>> the trial for michael jackso

since then they have built a new execution room and developed a new protocol but judge fogel has to bevinced enough has been done. >> aol announced it's buying the huffington post news site for $315 million. it will put ariana huffington in charge of all aol content. huffing post begin in 2005 with a one million investment and grew in one of the most heavily news sites in the country. they claim to have 25 million visitors a day. after the deal closes he will be named as president and editor in chief overseeing all aol websites. >>> strong sign for the economy ford motor is ramping up production. they are increase production by 13% in the first quarter. sales to individual buyers rose 27% thanks to higher demand for vehicles like the ford explorer. sales to big fleet buyers rose 9%. ford executives say they are optimistic they will increase production further throughout the year. >> it's 5:45 with valentine's day approaching don't forget if your date has to go dutch. >> and he is going to disney world, aaron rodgers leads green bay to a superbowl win but some of his fans didn't see it.

federal judge jeremy fogel plans to tour san quentin's new death chamber next tuesday as part of hisw. jerry brown is pushing for spending cuts and tax extensions. he's urging the lawmakers to let the public vote during his state of the state address. more from sacramento. >> the honorable edmund g. brown jr. >> you could call governor brown's state of the state asking the voters to rescind the temporary tax hike. the charges republicans saying they will belong the move to put the proposal on the ballot by citing the civil unrest in egypt by making the point democracy should be a guiding force whether californians should have a voice in his plan. >> democratic ideas with the right to vote are still the imagination of young people in egypt and tunisia and other parts of the world. we in california can't say now is the time to block the vote of the people. >> republicans were not convinced. they say this is not the time to extend the higher taxes, especially since a similar proposal, proposition 1-a, was already voted down by the people. >> i voted for this once before. two years ago.

. >> will: jeremy fogel will visit will last an hour but it will have profound outcome of whether toove ahead on executions. basically the new chamber will be on trial during his visit. 2006 the same judge ruled the system back then, had numerous flaws including, badly designed chamber. that forced the state to revise its lethal injection protocol as well as bill that chamber. inmates behind the lawsuit are not challenging their death sentences just how they will die. they claim the drug cocktail used for execution presents a great risk of pain, and suffering. will tran kron 4 news. >> darya: 7:46 a.m., do we talk about a wind chill.? >> lousia: temperatures are feeling in the 30's in the north bay but we are all that to the '40's. cemetery shot is shaking around. we have had gusty winds and everywhere you go. continuing with windy weather for the afternoon. much cooler this afternoon. yesterday in the '70s not as warm today. chance of rain moving in for the weekend. that dry spell will come to an end. starting off with the wind advisory through the delta until 7:00 p.m., strong wind

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