the trip about john muir's work and legacy opens tomorrow.ertainment report reporter don sanchez has a preview. >> reporter: this is a walk in the wild and way to get perspective on john muir. the environment was his passion. he was the first -- >> i would he was the first modern environmentalists because he used the writing, knowledge and the contact with the celebrity and politicians to get word out and to really get the gears in motion to protect the beautiful and endangered places. >> a letter from theodore roosevelt. he was in yosemite where muir found nature abundant. explored in history, science and art. recreation of a giant sequoia where he took shelter in a raging forest fire. the home called the hang nest at the base of yosemite fall. the showcase lets us follow in john muir's footstep. >> what an extreme mountaineer he was and challenges he put himself in to get to the point where he would find what he wanted in the mountains. >> for dorrish welsh -- doris welsh this is a lifetime dream. it's taken four years to assemble it from o

about the birth of conservation in the united states dealing with gifford pinchot on forestry and john muir. this is ultimately the second volume. it's called the quiet world: saving alaska's wilderness kingdom and i pick up with tr's presidency. >> yeah. >> .in places like the tongass national forrest and take it all the way up to 1960 when president dwight eisenhower signed legislation creating what's called anwr today. >> yep. >> .which is the "drill, baby, drill!" of sarah palin. this is the "save, baby, save!" story. this is about how since the 1870s people have been fighting to save wild alaska, these beautiful pristine places and save the great species up there ranging from polar bear to literally hundreds of different types of rare birds. >> you could have called it save, baby, save! >> well, i know. [laughter] >> that actually.as a commercial thing that would've been awesome. >> it may have been good but the quiet world is -- you know we're.we're such a noisy and cluttered culture. >> we are. >> .and i the great writer.i grew up in ohio and sherwood anderson was my favorite writer.

the john muir exhibition will be here through next january.d, don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> 4:45 now. former governor schwarzenegger is back. >> hasta la vista and i'll be back. >> coming up, the first public speech since the sex scand that ended his marriage. >>> and how we'll put people back to work in the bay area. >> how san francisco will get a big boost from the burning man. 3q septic system breakdowns affect over one million homes each year, causing a disgusting mess and hours of repair. the powerful formula in rid-x has enzymes to immediately break down waste and bacteria that work continuously to reduce tank build-up. use rid-x once a month and help save yourself from disaster. >>> good friday morning. the sun coming up and plenty of mist and drizzle before we see the sun. the coast is warmer. cool for sacramento. 89. 90 in oyosemite. triple digit heat in the desert. for more weather information, check out the website at abc7news.com. terry? >> the senate is expected to approve a deal to fund the federal aviation administration until mi

following in john muir's footsteps. they explore his legacy, an exhibit at oakland museum of california. san jose 22nd summer jazz festival features some of the hottest jazz upstarts. >> one of a kind crafts at american craft show at fort mason. >> every little kid's favorite. wiggles celebrate at paramont theater. >> best filipino art and dance, parade and festival in yerba buena gardens. ♪ >> more than a 150 artists share their original, live music and dance at burlingame art fest. check out the san rafael food and wine festival on friday. and men low charity jumping horse competition. celebrating 100 years on saturday. ♪ >> get low is one of the most prolific artist of our time. don sanchez, "abc 7 news." >> now you have to decide what to do. >> there is so much to do. >> all right. enjoy your beautiful day. for all of us at "abc 7 news," thanks a lot. >> bye bye. [ male announcer ] big news for allergy sufferers. prescription strength allegra is now available without a prescription. same exact medicine, same full pr

. >> this is call aid walk in the wild a way of getting a fresh perspective on john muir. a man whose mission was to preserve our wilderness. >> he was the first, i'd say modern environmentalist. he used his knowledge and contacts with celebrities and politicians to get the word out and to really get those gears in motion. >> and he founded the sierra club. and he explored in history, science and art. he took shelter during a raging forest fire. his home is a showcase. >> he knew what nature had in store and knew how to survive. >> what challenges he put himself in to with able to find what he wanted up there. >> and this is a live time dream. giving us a chance to better understand. muir driven by you'reos ti. and trying to understand the natural world. and this is because of what nature can bring to our lives. >> to enjoy something in solitude, that is what the wilderness is. >> this will be here through next january. >> and we'll have to make to it that event. >> absolutely you delivered in parts of the bay area. >> i d i delivered cooler weather as expected it and was

following in john muir's footsteps.explore his legacy, an exhibit at oakland museum of california. san jose 22nd summer jazz festival features some of the hottest jazz upstarts. >> one of a kind crafts at american craft show at fort mason. >> every little kid's favorite. wiggles celebrate at paramont theater. >> best filipino art and dance, parade and festival in yerba buena gardens. ♪ >> more than a 150 artists share their original, live music and dance at burlingame art fest. check out the san rafael food and wine festival on friday. and men low charity jumping horse competition. celebrating 100 years on saturday. ♪ >> get low is one of the most prolific artist of our time. don sanchez, "abc 7 news." >> now you have to decide what to do. >> there is so much to do. >> all right. enjoy your beautiful day. for all of us at "abc 7 news," thanks a lot. >> bye bye. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switche

he was airlifted from doctors medical center in san pablo to john muir medical center in walnut creek where he still is in critical condition. just 90 minutes later there are reports of gunfire near imperial and carlson. there police found a white chevy tahoe had slammed into a building, rupturing a natural gas line at the 76 gas station next door. the two victims were trying to avoid gunfire when they crashed into the 40 flags motel. one of the victims got on the roof of the motel to avoid the gunfire. the hotel had to evacuate its guests and the freeway was temporarily shut down for investigation. the shootout was followed by a third shooting in richmond this time a woman hit driving eastbound on 80 near the mcdonald exit. >> she had just got off the freeway when she noticed a black car pass by her. the vehicle then opened fire on her car striking her. we don't know if the two shootings are related, but the -- we did have information that there was a black car seen leaving from the initial shooting also. >> reporter: police haven't yet named any suspects in the shootings and haven't

be advised if you're heading towards john muir. there will be slowing and possible power issues.to you. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll have a local news update in a little bit. the "today" show up next. wi that's right. we'll talk about the new debate over whether or not banned fromg with students over facebook. >> interesting. >>> plus, the zack brown band will be live in the plaza. part of their friday concert tour. thanks so much for joining us this morning. thanks for sticking it out. first week under the belt. feeling good. spectacular is an understatement. i feel very good. >> good. good to have the newest member to our team, john kelly. good to have the newest member to our team, john kelly. you'll

a new accident, walnut creek, the eastbound direction closed away from 680 around john muir. there is an accident there. i'm following the details. so far not a lot, expect for that closure. >> thank you, mike. >>> new this morning, a search for two suspects who broke into an armored truck company and then locked two employees inside. this all happening overnight in santa rosa. that's where marla ma at aa is joining us live with the investigation. >> reporter: the company is called garma armored car service, next to us on north point parkway. you can see one of the armored trucks behind us this morning. this is where the aggressive armed robbery tack place last night. also where the suspects got away. now, santa rosa police say they got the call from an employee about 10:45 last night. the employee told police he and another employee were both locked inside, and the company had just been robbed. responding sergeant explains what police found what they arrived. >> we arrived, we had to free the employees. because the doors were locked, secureded. and once we freed the employee

a garbage truck hit a power pole and left 3800 customers including john muir medical center without power. police closed all eastbound race of ygnacio valley road. 10 residents are still without service. pg&e expected to replace the pole by 3 p.m. >>> bart police are preparing for a possible protest again today. last night they shut off cell phone service on platforms and trains to head off trouble. but there were no demonstrations. but activists say they may stage protests for the rest of the month. this is in response to the killing of a man by bart police in july after he threw a knife at officers at the civic center station. >>> coming up, it may have cost him a chance to compete in the winter games. >> the midair mishap that could kick one of the most elite skiers off the team. >> most inmates try to get out of prison, one tried to sneak back in. it was all caught or surveillance video. >>> when they weren't taking aim at the president, the republican presidential contenders targeted each other. the two who had the biggest fireworks in last night's debate. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist l

police officer and armored guard are expected to survive along with one of the suspects, who is at john muir hospital in walnut creek right now. once he is out of the hospital, he will go straight to jail. streets are still shut off here in the area as the fbi and the police still investigate and really the big question is, who shot whom in all of this crossfire? >>> you can shut off our cell phones but we won't stay silent, that's what members of the public told bart today about a recent move that the agency made to disrupt a protest. joe vazquez on the tongue lashing the protestors gave bart board members. >> reporter: given the public uproar, bart seems to be changing their tune. up until now they have been saying yes, they did the right thing cutting cell phone service in the threat of a protest. and they have been saying all along, you know, we'll do it again if necessary. now they seem to be changing the definition of "necessary." >> you have taken matters into your own hands as vigilantes. >> reporter: the bart board got an earful from the public. >> your counter protest strategy is f

a 19-year-old victim is now in critical condition at john muir medical center. an hour later officers responded to another shooting near imperial avenue and carlson boulevard. someone opened fire at a group of people in a car at the 76 gas station. two victims suffered nonlife- threatening injuries. a few minutes later another shooting, this time a driver was fired at on highway 80 near the mcdonald avenue exit. >> she had just got off the freeway when she noticed a black car pass by her. the vehicle then opened fire. >> the victim was hit but is expected to survive. a black car was seen leaving the scene of the gas station shooting, as well. investigators are trying to determine if shootings are related. >>> a series of robberies is forcing some banks to beef up security. local branches along the i-80 corridor. ann notarangelo joins us from vallejo, where several breaks have been hit there. ann. >>> reporter: allen, this is one of the banks that was hit is inside a grocery store. we have seen a couple of guards outside the store and saw one inside by the wells

areas are without power, including john muir medical center. they have a generator. you can see the streets are blocked eastbound on ignacio. let's move along to the rest of the contra costa commute. it's slow in antioch but the rest is okay. between pin noel and richmond, it's okay. >>> there's a big fog bank. plenty of slow clouds, either cool, cold to mie.d the fog bank is raring to go. it did get compressed a bit. some thick fog. tweet me at sp weather. i'll get out of the way. a couple things to note a lot of fog. >>> this will burn off sooner inland. it makes its way through most of the bai. west, southwest at fairfield. yesterday was only 25 miles per hour. some of the higher elevations, they're about two degrees warmer. it may be a day where only those of us in weather would know that it's warmer. we're like i got to go two degrees warmer. i have to. sometimes you get that way. temperatures today will be close to yesterday's reading except inland. there could be a few high clouds coming up from southern california, not a big deal. they're there. 49 santa rosa

a 24-year-old man is in critical condition at john muir medical center. richmond police say the two victims were in the apartment complex when someone opened fire on their car. now, they are still trying to piece together the exact sequence of events. the man inned -- ended up crashing into a dumpster. and about 15 minutes ago, the car the victims were in was sod -- was sewed from the scene. when police arrived, the 25- year-old woman was on the sidewalk. she was pronounced dead at the scene. friends describe her as very helpful, very active in her church in oakland. she said she was friend -- she was friends with the man in the car. and she had recently been encouraging -- encouraging her to go to church with him. >> honestly, i i don't know what's going on out here -- honestly, i don't know what's going on out here. but maybe it was just sense les karma -- senseless, karma, not even attended for her. the person he was with, -- she was was, not sure. just pray for her four kids. >> and the children were under the age of 6 of the victim. the children are

. >> john muir health has a 110,000 square foot campus. >> dynamics are perfect for our population. >> and citywide, the rate is about 20%. and the current surplus can be attributed to the dismissal three years ago of 30 employees or 13% of the staff. >> this is a painful move. >> the unemployment rate is qlor than contra costa county as a whole but in june of this year, it's higher than surrounding communities like antioch. >> we're looking at families where both spouses are unemployed. and on unemployment benefits. and unemployment benefits do not pay a mortgage payment. >> and one more note, several planned projects have been put off now that the governor signed a fwoil eliminate redevelopment agencies and funding that goes with them. >> casey anthony will not have to return to orlando to serve probation for check fraud charges. a judge ruled she had to return to serve probation, her lawyers file aid motion appealing that decision. the judge recused himself. and anthony was acquitted by a jury in the death of her 2-year-old daugt skbrer has been in an unknown location for the last

it's a way of getting a fresh perspective on john muir, a man whose mission to preserve our wildernessfirst modern environmentalist because he used his writinging and contacts with celebrities and politicians to get the word out and to really get those gears in motion to protect those endangered places. >> a letter from president theodore roosevelt and he founded the sierra club. here he explored science and art a giant tree where he took shelter during a raging forest fire. some showcase lets us follow in his footsteps. >> he knew what nature had in store. he knew how to survive. >> what an extreme mountaineer he was and to put himself where he would find what he wanted up there on the mountain. >> for her, this is a lifelong dream. it took her four years to assemble the collection giving us a chance to better understand muir the man. hemers had himself to experience and try to understand the natural world. >> to a dedication we experience today because of what nature can bring to our lives. >> its fast paced world but to enjoy something in solitude, that is what the wilderness is. >>

. >> the man was taken to john muir hospital in critical condition. the girl went to marin general hospital with moderate injuries. >>> well, the fog was slow to clear out today, keeping temperatures throughout the bay area unseasonablablely cool. kutv meteorologist mark tamayo. >> halpern, you can see that big fog bank offshore, already pushing into the bay. so the folk from point reyes down towards san francisco's ocean beach, half moon bay and the rest of the san mateo coastline. not only fog, but thunderstorms flaring up, primarily targeting the southern sierra and high clouds will continue to filter into the region from the south. as far as those cool numbers, santa rosa, 80 degrees, fairfield 79. so the fog regrow upping and will continue to be on increase awe head into the evening hours. we could also possibly squeeze out some drizzle from that low cloud deck. so that will set the stage for a cloudy morning for your monday morning. overnight lows mainly 234509s. santa rosa, 50 and san josi at 5 and antioch at 56. coming up, we'll take a look at

police officer and armored guard are expected to survive along with one of the suspects, who is at john muir hospital in walnut creek right now. once he is out of the hospital, he will go straight to jail. juliette goodrich cbs 5. >>> a 10-year-old murder case may be solved. len ramirez on how this case was finally cracked. >> reporter: the announcement today that maurice nasmeh murdered jeanine harms came as no surprise because he was only -- the only real suspect ever identified and he was the last person to see her alive. the only real question and people are asking themselves in the building behind me that tonight, is why did it have to take so wrong for this to happen? if maurice nasmeh were alive today he would be tried for the murder of jeanine harms the case the district attorney says he could prove to a jury and win. >> maurice nasmeh killed her, rolled her up in a rug, put her in the back of his jeep and disposed of her body according to all the evidence. >> reporter: harms disappeared in july of 2001 after a night of the drinking and marijuana smoking that began at the rock bottom

out of the man who was shot and and had he cleaned up the demands had hair and transferred him to john muirey do not have a trauma center at this hospital as far as the women were not sure of her condition. this was not the original st. it happened somewhere else much more information coming up later. >> will get back to will allow a letter >> cooler is the keyword alive looked at san jose a we will take a walk through of what we are expecting today. annual noticed and 90 degree temperatures are missing from our map today. this is a look of the fog maps. temperatures are mild '50s and '60s around the area. at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon and this is what temperatures should look like some portions of the bay will have 60 degree temperatures. today will be cooler than any day last week this is a look of high temperatures later on this afternoon. mid-60's for san francisco this is a look of your seven day forecast we will include drizzle on thursday and friday because of heavy fog. >> traffic not so bad now hotspot currently carrie. traffc is building no metering lights and traffic is moving well

this showcase lets us follow in john muire's footsteps. >> he knew what nature had in store, he knewrvive. >> what an extreme mountaineer he was and what challenges he put himself in to be able to get to the point where he would find what he wanted up there in the mountains. >> this show is a lifetime dream for this woman. it's taken her four years to assemble it from other museum and private collections, giving us a better chance to understand john, the man. >> he was driven by curiosity, emersing himself through experience and trying to understand the natural world. >> it is an indelible experience we experienced today because of what nature can bring to our lives. >> it's a fast-based world. but to enjoy something in solitude, that's what the wilderness is. it's a place for solitude without human interference. >> the exhibit will be here through saturday. >> in oakland, don sanchez. >> here's one last look at weather. >> we are looking at low clouds, surprise, surprise, 65 san francisco, sun there. oakland 70. minor changes. temperatures coming down a few degrees inland today. 84

he was then flown to john muir hospital in walnut creek in critical condition.he woman was taken to marrin general hospital with moderate injuries. >> the city of napa is resuming the use of redlight cameras this morning but won't begin issuing citations to violators for another 30 days. the four intersections involved are located at highway 29 and 121. trancus street and sikell avenue. jefferson and first street. emol and suskill avenue. the napa valley register reports the city signed a new contract with red flex traffic systems for one year after the previous three-year contract expired two weeks ago. opponents were concerned the $476 fines set by the state are too high. >>> california may soon become the first state to allow political donations through cell phone texting. the state fair political practice commission is backing the idea. supporters say it makes donating to a campaign easier and bring in more small donors. the state is moving forward after a federal elections commission denied a request from the wireless industry to do it at the federal level.

he was flown to john muir hospital in walnut creek in critical condition. was taken to marrin general with moderate injuries. >>> police in mexico say they captured a leader of a brutal drug cartel. jose antonio accosta hernandez admits to ordering killings in juarez across the border from el paso, texas. the 33-year-old former policeman was arrested in chihuahua. investigators believe he was the mastermind of an attack last year that killed the u.s. consulate employee, her husband and husband of another consulate worker in juarez. >>> divers joined the search for a missing new hampshire girl. 11-year-old celina cass has been missing since monday. they're searching a pond near her home near a small town near the canadian border. they have knocked on hundreds of doors in the search for the missing girl. >>> unrelenting heat is raising concerns in the great plains. in oklahoma, temperatures have been over 100 degrees for more than 30 days in a row. that is creating problems for people, especially the elderly. many are hunkering down at home to avoid going out

now, we have heard one of the victims that was shot was taken to john muir hospital and we are still waiting to hear word on his condition. pg&e crew melamine i spoke to earlier said that pipeline just runs to businesses in the area doesn't run to any residence and there is no gas leaking from the line at the time so no safety issue in terms of the gas but we are waiting to find out what caused that shooting to break out and hear the condition of the victim. >> thank you, kristy seifkin in richmond. >>> a developing story in cupertino. investigators worked through the night trying to find evidence at the scene of an officer-involved shooting. a santa clara county deputy shot a man about 9:00 last night on stevens creek boulevard. investigators say the man fired on the deputy who was just trying to question him about a stolen vehicle. they blocked a stretch of stevens creek for the investigation. >> the crime scene is wig because its on city streets as a -- the crime scene is big because it's on city streets. >> here's a live picture of the scene right now in cupertino. the deputy was

. >>> that area you are talking ig nausea and casa via it's neither john muir hospital. keep that in mind this morning. >> it's 6:09 and fired up over fire fees. political heavy hitters that is ready to overturn a popular new fee that hundreds of thousands of californians are expected to start paying. >> and u.s. postal service delivering very bad news massive job cuts the agency says must be made to stay in business. c >>> you can see in the skies clouds are breaking up already. will we have warmer temperatures? mike has been talking about that and we'll check in with him in a few minutes. >> doctors are offering new advice about the importance of down time for children. this scene is likely too familiar with parents. child doesn't want to lie down and rest. even though children between three and five don't need to nap anymore, they do need down time. newborns can sleep any time anywhere. doctors say they should start a routine napping schedule by nine months of age. american academy pediatrician says the key is consistency sleeping in the same place at the same time of

one person was rushed to john muir medical center with major injuries and we're told a child was a passenger in one of the trucks. however, the child's condition has not been released. >>> officers on the lookout for speeding motorcyclists riding through napa county today. police say they are plans extra patrols in areas 42nd by riders and where crashes are common. in 2009, napa ranked near the top in motorcycle fatalities and injuries. and from 1998 to 2008, fatal motorcycle accidents in california jumped 175%. >>> good morning to you! given you lining at the satellite and radar here. not a lot of change going on. we will see subtle changes throughout the day, but this trough hanging offshore is going to continue to rule our pattern which means we'll remain below normal for in time of year. perhaps that's a smile on your face, widespread 80s for inland areas, take a look at what is going on here. we're also got high clouds rolling through yesterday. moving off to the east, subtropical moisture in the area. let's lock at what we can expect for today along the coast. patchy fog, cool conditio

for george, david muir and all of us at abc, good night. , david muir and all of us at abc, good night. >>> good evening, i'm johngin with breaking news, moments ago president obama announced a deal with top lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling. congress is expected to vote on it tomorrow. abc7's lilian kim joins us live from the newsroom with the latest. >> president obama spoke 20 minutes ago. he says the deal reached by him and congressional leaders will allow the country to avoid default, allow the country to pay its bills and reduce the deficit. congress members were told to be on standby. they can vote yes or no on the deal. earlier in the day, few details emerged. both sides agreed to raise the debt limit in two stages by over $2 trillion and after the 2012 elections. in