jonathan blum. >> jonathan, thank you, and another pbudget resolution still seems to be several weeks away. governor arnold schwarzenegger says he is going to sign this before he leaves office, with spending reforms, and opposing a ballot initiative to pass the ballot with a simple majority of the state legislature. rather than a normal two-thirds. and if you not get what you want? he will not sign a budget and leave the door open for the next governor. >> and with foggy conditions, this is a mount pam cam you can see the sunshine. temperatures are still quite cool out there even spots letter around the of sunshine. and for the month of july, 66 degrees inland, 69 degrees in hayward. typically, we should be in the '90s so we're well below average. also in the north bay, the fog is really is staying around santa rosa at 66 degrees. 61 degrees in san rafael, 61 degrees and san francisco well below average. this is where the fog is right here, with a santa rosa and up and down the coastline. moving very quickly overnight and tomorrow morning dense fog/drizzle on the coast. inland, patchy

jonathan blum kids looked >> people have asked what is this. >> once but you can't touch when you hittouched the i phoned for he was so proud of the design he called the brilliant and virginia engineering which actually uses a stainless steel band as the antenna system. >> the short port is the why front were the main is right where and goes with your bare skin touches the bare metal you become part of the antenna and if you don't conduct very well. holding it in the so-called death grip we made our signal disappeared. >> it can drop 20 decibels. >> it was so brilliant they won't recommend the iphone for after weeks of criticism couple holding a press conference. they could announce a recall but it would cost one $4.5 billion so it is not likely they could stick to their guns st. the use of on a different way or by case they might highlight software update the makes the meter more honest until now they say it's been showing more versed in nearly half making it seem more senate is that one is likely speculated cent in might give away free bumper cases the cost $30 but only dollar to ma

jonathan blum joining us, and a hand shows of the quarrel, the fire is on the google map. >> you can see one of them is up here right at the cow and the other one is down here attached a peek. this was a more dangerous when the take a closer look. that's the big fire that one is in the 1,400 a. neighborhood and you can see according to our maps firefighters about to go quite a line around a fire shut the chronicling a 25 percent contained you see that line is a ring remo's the far the promises this area down here if this is a vulnerable area but look all that grass and brush. clearly this is not under control firefighters are being very conservative with the numbers at this point. he concedes this is the kind of feel the fire can rip through quickly so that low dry fuel hellfire. there roads from here and all these roads are closed and in this case about a 2300 people have been evacuated from their homes and 30 of those homes have been destroyed. i wanted to do together fire which is about 10 times as big but there aren't as many people sign the fire because it's not threatening as m

kron 4 jonathan blum here with a look at the fire. >> marc this is one of five fires burning in california. two of them in l.a. county, to encourage county and one in northeast corner of the state. this is clearly the most dangerous as we go a little closer you can see all the evacuation centers around this fire. let's move a little further down near palmdale. you can see these yellow areas these are our homes and buildings have been evacuated. this is key to the fires burning close to what they called the wild life urban interface. this is where the would life meets with neighbors and homes. this is a concrete at aqueduct we receive confirm reports that amber's have jumped across a at aqueduct and caught fire to people's backyard fences. one of the reasons this neighborhood is evacuated. california's pulling out all the stops and bringing it all resources in this afternoon governor supports bigger spoke to reporters. >> we want everything the most important thing he will hear this always from the fire officials that the first 24 hours are the most important time to contain a fire. >> gove

jonathan blum is here you have all the news. you think this is it? about all that apple's going to be doing right now. there weren't any surprises today. apple was in going to do recall because a which is costing too much. now we know in fact apples' not recalling their offering users free cases like this bumper that you get at the apple store they might even saw one of these. this is of the critics started asking for weeks ago because putting a foreigner rhetoric is the best can actually help fix the reception problem cured when apple initially told users to hold the phone a different way and go buy a case the criticism got exponentially louder appeared this morning steve give the pr nightmare when they call yet and tennessee to calling the internet designed hits the roof of the problem. it lasted about an hour-and-a-half starting with the good news that the i phone is selling like hot cakes and then moving on to an apology he said the seal was embarrassed the consumer reports will recommend: apple us to do everything it can turn back the trust of i

jonathan blum is here with the look at the plants. >> they had appleton tied for about three weeks.apturing that there is a ton of speculation. no big surprises because all the time it pretty much had it right. we heard a recall would be unlikely because the cost much money. it was not recalled instead they're offering users free cases like this i phone for bumper that by yesterday at the app store. it cost $30 but only about a buck to make. this is something the critics have been calling for weeks ago. putting a phone in a rubber case like this can actually fix the problem. apple didn't do anything immediately that caught this firestorm to get louder. this morning he told pr nightmare named they called it attending gate. the press conference look lot like steve's keynote speeches last about an hour-and-a-half starting with the good news. then moving on to an apology in which the ceo says the company is embarrassed that consumer reports will recommend its foam and apple was to do everything it can earn back the trust for its users. >> to pick ourselves up, we figure out what's wrong

but has >> fifth sentence in a hearing for johannes mehserle now set november 5th jonathan blum tellshose with this means >> walnut creek legal experts as the defense lawyers prepare johannes mehserle will have a lot more research a new before johannes mehserle sentence for oscar brand shooting. if that's one of the hearing to november. at issue is whether california law that gives johannes mehserle extra time because uses gun can apply in in voluntary manslaughter where the gun was used by accident. the jury believes the law does apply. however lawyers could use this time to prepare their use arguments carefully knowing it will be going to the court of appeal. in the meantime johannes mehserle will stay in jail in walnut creek john >> the latest now with the oil spill here is a live look a mile under the gulf of mexico this oil and unfeeling if they have a new cap but it is completely open what they will try to do is slowly close that tighter fitting cap hoping it will cut off the oil supply. the oil spewing right now into the gulf and it competed for the moment into they slowly trie

sorry that the apology came in to arrest complaints about bad reception and dropped calls,, or jonathan blum has more. >> we are not perfect says steve. he took on what he called and had a gate. the fire form of criticism that singleton to last for weeks. >> we have been working abuts offer last 32 days to understand the real issues are here. >> those issues have been widely eat harassed by critics. they do not recommend the phone until they've have a free fax for the reception problem that come up when you touch the rim. the magazine suggested it cover it with that tape that case was the better place in. >> let's give everybody a case. you have a bumper case here i want to give everybody a free case. a >> it back if you already bought one of the cases, the company will give you a refund. they expect to run out of them said they'd made offer third-party cases to. >> we are to decide whether to keep going or maybe we will have a better idea. >> jonathan howe or the customers would be able to handle that. while apple is still working at the detail and a lot of it will take place on line. for e

kron 4 as jonathan blum kids of the closer look. >> in san francisco mission hundred spoke out aboutarizonas immigration law. seen the judge's decision to strike down parts of the law was just the beginning a long fight. demonstrators broke out about the federal program which requires handing over information to immigration. san francisco has been forced to comply with the program even know it is a sanctuary city. jonathan blum kron 4 news. >> similar scene yesterday in oakland more than a hundred protesters gathered along the steps of the federal building on clay st. many wore t-shirts mocking new law others held sign that said " round and proud ". and there were held to honor people flock to intersections more than three hours they wrote their 12 people arrested there. in new york protesters walked across the brooklyn bridge holding banners calling the showing the statue of liberty. >> no shortage of a motion on phoenix today protester and began gathering at dawn. by noon the converged on the office of the sheriff all longtime critic of the local greek immigrants. >> arrested 15-20

we have new information in the case surveillance video has helped police be led to two suspects jonathan blumatest >> here in oakland police have made a second of two arrests and the you robbery and murder of a virginia man. the second arrest of place on this block of curtis after their first arrest that happen over the weekend. the break in the case came when people saw that video on television this in kron 4 one person recognize the people and called police without the help they would still be searching for the suspects in oakland kron 4 news. >> also federal jury has found three officers guilty of using excessive force when they take third a suspect in happen in 2008 when police were called to the home of frederick jackson they found him shirtless waving a weapon and subduing him three officers tailored him at the same time they jury found that was an excess of they awarded him to under $50,000 in damage. lawyer said it will appeal. >> belmont's city council will consider urgent ordinance formal moratorium for massage practitioners 80% of massage therapist may actually be workers appeared

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jonathan blum. >> thank you, jonathan, a quick break and a live look at the golden gate bridge.a backup, and at the toll plaza. through the san mateo, is running pretty smoothly and both directions. ♪ bella national news, a whistleblower website, has released some thousands of sensitive military documents and freezing questions the white house is not happy. did documents are in regard to the afghan war, and released sunday night. they suggested that there were far more civilian deaths and also that pakistan and the u.s. ally has been secretly supporting al qaeda. this could be more congressional scrutiny of this president war strategy. and this is one of those cases were why are they running? and in oklahoma city, this driver was anin a stolen vehicle, got out, did not make it too far and also the passenger was arrested. despite tough economic times people are spending a lot more on weddings. it is not clear why but spending roughly 22% more than they did last year. it is not just higher costs, they're getting more gift and with meals, the average cost of a wedding is a $24,000.

. >> to get a better idea of the size of the fire kron 4 jonathan blum joins us now to show us exactly the flames are. >> 1 up near current told that since the korean national park that's huge. this one is one- tenth of the size 10 times is dangerous. this one down here like near to hatch a key he conceded around the fire that's where firefighters have built containment lines are only calling as 25 percent contained because the open line every means is very volatile. look at all the glass that can catch fire at a moment's notice. this fire is 1,400 a., destroyed close to 30 homes 2300 people have been evacuated and that is only be considered a quarter contained because huge possibilities the wind will kick in and blow the fire towards the community of to have to keep. the fires burning through hilly grass seed light brush type of very after their roads that are closed whole lot of homes threatened. a hundred 50 threatened and 30 have been burned down. this is a more dangerous fire closed 800 people trying to fight it in close up the remainder of the fire. >> right now we have kron 4 cr

if jonathan blum is with us now shows where the fires are burning. >> the burning all over the northeasterner of california. each red dot represents a lightning strike that could be a fire there been more than 5000 lightning strikes in saturday. so far fire fighters have confirmed close to two-thirds of them are actually fires. another fire that's burning that is the russell fire and it's right up near alter rug. this is about to enter the 50 a. with interesting is it's not one fire you see the perimeter that's the bulldozer to trying to draw this is hundreds of little bonfire. or in this case does is because so many have been put out to the putting out each additional fire are breaking out your this is one of the fires that's very difficult to fight to its middle little easier by the fact there may require a major helicopter stations. each one of these additional spots as a potential fire that needs to be investigated and in almost 200 cases those buyers have had that major resources to keep them from growing out of control. >> then click the relatively quick fire season in the bay area so

kron 4 jonathan blum has more on how apple is addressing the problem. >> steve jobs that apple's wants to make your right along press conference that looked a was lucky to address he took on what he calls intended gate to the firestorm of criticism of that and go to apple over the past three weeks. >> we've been working our butts off for the last three weeks to understand what the real issues are here. >> those issues have been widely publicized by critics including consumer reports which said it would not recommend the phone until apple came out with the free fax for the reception problem. the magazine suggested covering that spot with duct tape but said a case as a better solution. >> let's give everybody a case you have a bumper case here you again ever want a free one. >> if you recall one of apple's the dough bumper cases the company will give you a refund. the offer is good through the end of september and up expects to run at the bumpers. >> if we examine it in september will keep going or maybe have a better idea. >> for apple customers it's a relief that a low-tech solution wi

kron 4 as jonathan blum has the latest. >> in oakland police have made the second of to rest for thebbery martyr of a virginia man interviewed for java google it took place over here on this block of curtis street after the first arrest or the weekend. the bridge in the case when people saw the video on television including kron 4 one person recognize the people in the video and called police. without that help police said it would still be searching for the suspects. >> new 40 this morning this in francisco police department now launching a program to use the billions to investigate certain crimes. chief came up with the idea it's a six month trial program in that 15 civilians will be trained to do basic crime scene investigation dusting for prince and document in evidence at the crime scene he does something similar to this well he was chief in arizona and we understand that our room resulted in a 40% reduction in workload for sworn officers >> we will be back with more in just a couple of sam nunn 746 the recap of top stories a possible deal has been reached between oakland city c

jonathan blum has more to >> in oakland bus drivers are firing back at the ac transit board saying the agency has been lying to the public ac transit clams they are cleaned staging a sickout but the drivers say it's because the new contract spreads them so thin they're not enough drivers that contract has them behind the wheel up to the lay of legal limit of 10 hours a day which they say is dangerous and could lead to more river's going sec appeared he says he wants management and to come back to the tables. kron 4 news. >> will take a quick break as we go we are watching delays no. they had equipment problems near beit the station. delays of anywhere from 20 minutes or longer the problem has been cleared another dealing with residual delays. m