let's zoom in towards lafayette. we do still have a reporter on scene at this water main break and lanes blocked. eastbound mount diablo boulevard is shut down at village center while crews continue to work to repair that water main. more traffic in a bit. in the meantime, back to you guys. >> thanks, elizabeth. time to check on this morning's top stories. >>> a sentencing hearing is going on right now in florida for casey anthony who was acquitted this week on charges of killing her 2-year-old daughter. she was convicted on lesser charges in the case including lying about it to police. >>> an elderly woman is dead after what appears to be a freak accident with a skateboarder. police say a 17-year-old was riding down a hill in capitola when he hit and killed the 83- year-old woman. >>> a water main break in lafayette which elizabeth just mentioned has left 100 homes without water and road closures. one home is flooded. east bay crews say they will need several more hours to fix that break. >>> 5:49 now. the coast gua

they had to shut off water in about 100 homes in lafayette.ppened near mount diablo boulevard in the village center. that's the main drag through town. crews have been using a jackhammer all morning long to find the source of the break. still working on it. no word when the water will be back on. >>> one minute now before 7:00. quick check on the weather. >> we have more fog inside the bay. a sign of cooler temperatures showing up around the bay area for today. still it is going to be hot in some spots inland. 90s this but we are going to cool down more so into the weekend. low clouds and fog really going to sweep onshore. much cooler heading into next week. how about traffic, elizabeth? >> traffic is not good. we have big problems unfortunately. if you are in san francisco right now a traffic alert in effect at a standstill right now eastbound 80 approaching 7th street. the problem is a stalled big rig and it was hauling one of those double wide modular office trailers. only one lane is getting by. so use

take you up to lafayette, we've been reporting about a water main break in downtown lafayette. east mount diablo boulevard, crews are getting that contained and you may find problems getting around central lafayette. and geoff and fell is reporting a motorcycle down and traffic is directing you around that accident. traffic alert in the rohnert park, santa rosa area, the ramp to 12, apparently there a tree down blocking lanes. you can't get through that area. emergency crews are on the scene and traffic alert in effect. heavy fog on the golden gate bridge. you will need windshield wipers. go to abc7news.com for all your information, click on bay area traffic. >>> sue hall playing all the hits kfrc. >> we are lucky to hear that voice. >> next, outrage over tabloid hacking scandal grows in britain. next, why actor hugh grachbtd says he is ashamed of his country. >> and will and kate coming to california. >> and massive storm on saturn, this a picture and you'll hear what it sounds like. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people.

live in lafayette. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, an elderly santa cruz county woman was killed in a crosswalk in what appears to be a freak accident. she died in a collision with a skateboarder. it happened tuesday while mary ann was taking her daily walk to the beach from her home. police say a large truck had stopped for her as she stepped into the bike lane to cross the street. that's when a 17-year-old boy on a skateboard slammed into her. >> heard a thump and looked up and saw a woman lying in the street on a curb in a pool of blood. and a kid saying ma'am, ma'am, are you all right. >> the teenage skateboarder was not hurt and no charges have been filed. but the santa cruz county d.a. is now investigating. police say it is illegal to skateboard in that area. >>> time is now 5:35. well, the man, the thief that san francisco police say stole a sketch may have been captured on camera. take a look at this video. this is from the security camera near the union square art gallery that the

. >>> right now 100 people are without water in lafayette. the problem started when a water main broke around 10:30 last night at the intersection of mt. diablo boulevard and village center. ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is at the scene with what crews are saying about maybe getting this water back on. good morning, tara. >> reporter: well, good morning. you know they're not giving us a time line just yet, but if you take a look behind me you can see east bay med has been back hire. they dug a really deep hole and they're going down there with the ladder to inspect the pipe that burst. crews tell us this is an eight inch cast iron water main break. what they'll do is remove that section of line that ruptured and replace it so they can turn the water back on. as we mentioned about 100 people in the area around mt. diablo boulevard and village center drive now without water. it happened around 10:30 last night. the water flooded in nearby office building and flowed down the street into a garage. the homeowner just moved here from seattl

thank you, kristy seifkin in lafayette. >>> 4:41. a picture is worth 1,000 words. and so is surveillance video. the new clue that could help catch a brazen picasso thief. >> and there was a shoe bomber, there was the underwear bomber. and now would have been terrorists are going to new extremes. you will not believe what they are doing now to hide bombs. coming up. >>> and when you think of colds, you might think winter. see why summer sniffles could actually be worse. it's all coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, skateboarder. authorities say a 17 year old was riding down a hill in capitola while m >>> an elderly woman is dead after what appears to be a freak accident with a skateboarder? a 17-year-old was riding down a hill on a skateboard in capitola while marianne was walking across the street in a crosswalk. the skateboarder was going about 15 to 20 miles an hour when he spotted her. he hopped off his board to try to avoid her but it was too late. and he slammed into this woman. she was 83 years old. no charges have been filed. but the d.a. is investigating. the woman li

we also give her credit for saving lafayette square. imagine standing in this day and age in front of the white house with your back to the north portico facing out towards lafayette park. what if we didn't have the beautiful town homes that are there now and completely restored including dolly madison's home, the town home after her husband's presidency, imagined if we had high rise concrete federal office buildings. this is the plan that had been put into motion in the 1950s because the federal government continued to proliferate. president eisenhower and president kennedy signed off on the plan to demolish all of the townhomes in lafayette square and use that prime real estate to put up a high-rise office blocks for the federal bureaucracy. this is kennedy got wind of this and went to her husband and said please don't do that. here she is with the architect. look at these beautiful town homes. they can be restored. she then called on a west coast architect whose particular interest was how to preserve history while adding modern arch

this is lafayette in the east bay. live pictures there from mt. diablo boulevard in lafayette. crews are working to fix a big water main break there and about 100 customers have no water this morning. >>> a british tabloid is under fire following reports that it hacked into the personal cell phones of celebrities and crime victims. people protested against the paper, news of the world, outside the british parliament. that's after reports surfaced that the tabloid hacked into the cell phone accounts of murder victims, celebrities and politicians. british actor hugh grant is one of those who says his phone was hacked. >> what we're going to find out in the next weeks and months is that this wasn't just the news of the world. i almost feel sorry for them that they're taking the rap for the malpractices of the entire industry. >> there are also reports that news of the world paid british police officers for information on crime stories. >>> time is now 6:46. well, today cal train will considering installing cameras on the front and the back of its trains. eleven people were hit and

it happened at the intersection mount diablo boulevard and lafayette. while the water is back on to all affected customers say a near permanent line will not be in place until late tonight. >> president obama is calling the debt crisis meeting with congressional leaders very productive but he says the parties are far apart in how to reduce the deficit. >> everybody acknowledged there is going to be pain involved politically on all sides but our biggest obligation is to make sure we're doing the right thing by the american people. >> at today's meeting came word for the first time the president is willing to consider major cuts to funding for social security and medicare. republicans say they might be willing other ways to raise governor revenue. they stress that no official deal had been accepted by either side. congress is facing an august 2nd deadline whether to raise the debt limit or creating prospected of creating a major financial prices. >> a medical gender gap. find out which group should pay more copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playi

it happened at the intersection mount diablo boulevard and lafayette. while the water is back on to all affected customers say a near permanent line will not be in place until late tonight. >> president obama is calling the debt crisis meeting with congressional leaders very productive but he says the parties are far apart in how to reduce the deficit. >> everybody acknowledged there is going to be pain involved politically on all sides but our biggest obligation is to make sure we're doing the right thing by the american people. >> at today's meeting came word for the first time the president is willing to consider major cuts to funding for social security and medicare. republicans say they might be willing other ways to raise governor revenue. they stress that no official deal had been accepted by either side. congress is facing an august 2nd deadline whether to raise the debt limit or creating prospected of creating a major financial prices. >> a medical gender gap. find out which group >>> the attack occurred by a crizly bear in yellowst

. >> reporter: a $30,000 shock and that's just lafayette.ounty is being forced to return the money after an appeals board determined it overassessed the retypery for the 2004-2007 tax years. >> as far as i know, the city of lafayette did not share in the revenue, that that went mostly to richmond. so asking us to pay that back on the face of it doesn't seem fair. >> reporter: 13 cities are now sug the county, arguing they did not receive any of the tax money and should not have to contribute to the refund. >> public entities are facing a tight budget. and to add this on top of it is forcing to cut even deeper. >> reporter: robert campbell says he understands the situation that's put some cities in, but argues every one of them received some of the revenue. therefore the cost was divided among all of the cities and entities that received county tax dollars. >> we are following the statutes and the law how we apportion these property tax dollars. >> reporter: city leaders say every dollar counts and their share is hurting their bottom line. >>

that's lafayette's share of the tax refund given to chevron. contra costa county is forced to return the money after it overassessed the company. >> as far as i know the city of lafayette did not share in the revenue that went mostly to richmond. so, asking us to pay that back on the face doesn't seem fair. >> reporter: 13 cities are suinging arguing they did not receive any of the tax money the county got and therefore should not have to contribute to the refund. >> they are facing tight budgets, and to add this on top of it is forcing them to cut even deeper. >> the county auditor and comptroller understands the situation this puts some cities in but everyone of them received some of the revenue therefore the cost was divided among all of the cities that received county tax dollars. >> how we do this, and we are following the statutes and the law on how we apportion these property tax dollars. >> in lafayette, city leaders say every dollar counts and their share is hurting their bottom line. >> might appear that $30,000 may not be that much,

one lane gets by except at lafayette. the rest of the south bay.y, also crowds going to town, watch 17. highway 4, 52 through antioch a lot of slowing. pittsburg and bay point, so highway 4 might be a problem earlier than we typically expect. >> are you a camping guy? roughing it guy? don't lie. then i've got the perfect place. campers in france are taking camping to another level. they have luxury camp grounds. campers can go to the spa or the sauna, they can get massages, enjoy yoga, an aerobic class. they can hike, bike or swim. no outdoor cooking. there are three restaurants to serve them. $1400 a week. >> sounds great. where are the camping parties. there are tents there. >> i guess so. open-ended. >> 5:40. the clock ticking on capitol hill and lawmakers working to try to get a debt deal done. we'll have a live report coming up. >> a vigil for the oakland good samaritan shot while trying to feed the homeless. we hear from his wife. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' school get extra stuff. ♪ like

this is the eastbound central expressway approaching lafayette street.e are not seeing any huge delays because of this but several lanes are still blocked. the rest of the south bay looks great no issues on 101 towards san jose. expect delays all weekend. we have the gilroy garlic festival kicking off this morning at 10:00 that lasts until sunday so yeah, expect heavy traffic along this stretch out of san jose towards morgan hill and all the way down into gilroy. and again we are also following roadwork through marin. southbound 101 backed up from novato to san rafael. several lanes blocked for this repaving project. should be picking up the cones here shortly. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:36 your time. house republicans will try again today to pass the debt ceiling bill. >> they trial. house speaker john boehner has been trying sense wednesday to get the votes. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: house republicans will meet this morning to plot their next move in the debt ceiling showdown. >> we are going to keep working

. >> reporter: lafayette specialty school in chicago students feel the joy that comes from making music you feel, like the sound that comes from your instrument, its beautiful. >> 8th grader jaylen has been playing the vie len for five years. >> was it difficult at first. >> yeah, it was. i didn't really know what to do. >> reporter: lafayette's string orchestra is designed to introduce students to the arts. and for 7th grade cello player mia sanchez it's also an escape from a tough west side neighborhood. >> where i was at all the kids were being in the streets and they will get hurt and be in gang violence. >> reporter: now it needs saving. the school already dealing with a 25% budget cut and the elimination of seven staff positions needs to raise nearly $50,000 to keep the music playing next year. >> and we thought we can either bemoan our fate or question can get proactive and think about outside the box thinking b how we ourselves can raise the funds. >> reporter: so the principal got the entire school and community involved. they staged a walkathon this spring. even students got i

you go to lafayette. i was just there reading to a bunch of kids. i think i was reading to fifth graders. what grade are you in? >> as a member of the school board, i know strong schools in the richmond is key. also, from the birth to 5 commission -- each commission has an organization to oversee pre-kindergarten kids. i want to ensure that the state level that we advocate strong support for young children and their families, good parenting support as well. >> often, we have to govern with our hearts. 80,000 people in the richmond district sometimes have different needs than people in the mission district or bayview hunters point. so often, elected officials and other hard working staff have to make tough decisions. they are political in nature, in many ways, even though people denied that, but at times, many of us are politicians, but we always try to govern with our hearts. >> i have always considered myself having progressive politics. i believe in a vision of people having their needs met. i believe in equity. when people have special needs, we

into lafayette.re slowly warming up. these are subtle changes there's no extremes. really that's kind of been the summer. we haven't had these real hot hot weekend, these hot days or cold days, it's sort of been flat lining and that's the way it is tomorrow. tomorrow morning when you wake up we have fog in your neighborhood. it burns back like it did today. by lunchtime we're mostly sunny expect at the coast. but it's going to be mostly foggy coast side for much of the day. then the evening, guess what the fog comes right back. so really just subtle changes. so the next few days we will call it a warming trend but it'll be a very slow warming trend. not record 90s, tomorrow's highs they get up into contra costa county. tomorrow mid-80s and upper 80s. i suspect mostly mid- and upper 80s. tomorrow a lot like today slightly warmer. that's just how it goes. what do we get with that? we get good air quality and lower fire danger. it's really kind of nice weather. it's not bad it's just a little cooler tha

into lafayette.owly warming up. these are subtle changes there's no extremes. really that's kind of been the summer. we haven't had these real hot hot weekend, these hot days or cold days, it's sort of been flat lining and that's the way it is tomorrow. tomorrow morning when you wake up we have fog in your neighborhood. it burns back like it did today. by lunchtime we're mostly sunny expect at the coast. but it's going to be mostly foggy coast side for much of the day. then the evening, guess what the fog comes right back. so really just subtle changes. so the next few days we will call it a warming trend but it'll be a very slow warming trend. not record 90s, tomorrow's highs they get up into contra costa county. tomorrow mid-80s and upper 80s. i suspect mostly mid- and upper 80s. tomorrow a lot like today slightly warmer. that's just how it goes. what do we get with that? we get good air quality and lower fire danger. it's really kind of nice weather. it's not bad it's just a little cooler than i w

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approaching sunnyvale, eastbound toward lafayette street, emergency crews on the scene. a truck hit a pole and that intersection is closed. marin county they've got a big memorial that we've been reporting. sheriff's memorial later this morning. it's open to the public and you can expect traffic delays, north san pedro road, redwood highway, that begins about 9:30 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon at the marin veterans memorial auditorium. live look, slow traffic. you can see road work out of novato southbound 101 toward central san rafael. >>> thank you very much. >> still ahead, the power of google. that may force the chairman to testify before congress. >> and new tool that will help parents figure out how much college will cost. >> and what a study is revealing about the subtle differences in about the subtle differences in añañc@c@c@bbúúúfmtmtmtmtmtmtmtmt about the subtle differences in añañc@c@c@bbúúúfmtmtmtmtmtmtmtmt you gotta try honey bunches of oats with almonds! it's got real, sliced california almonds with a third less sugar per serving than honey nut ch

like lafayette. he went with the popular taste. when the modern architecture started coming in, he was happy because it was less work. >> very little detail. you see detail in brought the city. people took tract homes and tried to individualize them in various ways throughout the cities. here is an example of how they might have done that. >> they had a lot of medallions and reliefs. >> the working class would go out to go swimming in the ocean. the wealthy would stay downtown like in the marines memorial or the elk and they would have heated saltwater. people wanted to swim in salt water. >> how did the water get there? >> there was a pipe that allowed it to flow all the way down. that pipe rusted out. people went swimming in the saltwater pools and they had different temperatures. >> you could have a cold swim or a warm swim. >> how did they heat this? >> he had a huge boiler. they're still trying to figure out exactly how he sucked in the sea water. he had a pumping system. >> didn't sutro make his initial fortune by being the e

direction of this expressway and santa clara of vehicle struck a light pole this is right before lafayettereet you can see the activity and traffic is light and not causing much other than that and we are very quiet around the bay area. traffic is getting heavier and metering lights are still off. we are also problem free at the the san mateo bridge. southbound 101 golden gate bridge no problems to contend with you will see some morning fog and no unusual delays >> knew this morning a check on the economy this is the weakest pace since the recession and an higher gas prices people have pulled back on their spending the economy expanded 1.2% through the june. a ban on circumcision will not be on the ballot in november they have rolled that it pre-empted medical procedures they were told to remove the measure from the ballot immediately. >> they followed a gun in his luggage and sent to cisco it was trying to fly non when the gun was found in his checked luggage checked the is licensed to carry a concealed weapon in short-term another teenager that survived of the grizzly bear attack in alas

you're seeing 70s out toward orinda and lafayette. then as you head over the hill toward antioch.fire danger is really benefited greatly. firefighters usually have the doors open on the garage and they have the trucks, not this week. it's been very cool that's great news for firefighters. moisture in the air it helps a bit. it also adds fuel moisture in the plant. fuel moistures are up right now for this time of year. good news for firefighters. warmer on sunday. >> looks like a pretty good weekend. thanks bill. >> thank you bill. >>> california schools will get a break from a new law that requires students to get vaccinated from whooping cough. students must prove they've received a booster shot. but today lawmakers passed an emergency bill that conditionally accepts students who don't meet those rekwaoeufrplts. the new law went into effect july 1st. >>> the number of smokers in the state is going down. officials say since then californians have saved $86 million in health care costs linked to smoking. >>> the grass is getting special treatment tonight at at&t park. the world soc

including the california highway patrol, contra costa sheriff's office, richmond moraga, orinda and lafayette police departments all involved. officials had to stop the search at sundown and told local residents to stay inside their houses until the search was over. >> they are scared because the only way these police guys can go is come back here in the town. or they can run toward the hills. but definitely scary. >> reporter: police clearly were looking for the suspects who old fire but what they were also looking for was a drug growing operation. officials think that the suspects may have been had marijuana growing areas on the south side of moraga and police belief the suspects are probably still in the wilderness. they don't expect they will come close to any residence or businesses. when the sun comes up in a short while, helicopters will be back in the skies, teams will be back on foot, through the wilderness. they will try to find the suspects and the drug operation. back to you. >> kristy, i grew up in orinda when to junior high in moraga so that reservoir is two or three miles into

there are cooling centers and water on offer outside the salvation army in lafayette, indiana. >> peoeoe may have other ways coming off. a two-hour shopping trip at the mall or sitting at the library, going to a bookstore. >> reporter: and tonight, they were handing out water at the cubs game in chicago, after that twins game in minneapolis a few days back where people were developing like missed fly balls. see this? a tv cameraman found this shot of flowers in the breeze news worthy because what's desperately missing in all of this heat is wind. and with humidity some places at levels no one can remember, the heat index is crazy. tailorville, illinois, 121. newton, iowa, 129. hutchison, minnesota, 123. in oklahoma city -- >> more gross heat, guys. really only thing i can think of to say tomorrow. >> reporter: there have only been two days in july with a temperature lower than 100. one day, 9 8. the other day, 99. yes, it is hot this summer. but the images that tell us that, the buckled pavement, in oklahoma, firemen getting wet in ks kansas kansas. >> it's very hot. very humid today. >>

. >> east bay mud officials had to shut down a broken water main after a lafayette man found water flowing into his home. it happened around 2:00 a.m. the water flowed half a block and down into a hill into a home. nelson said he woke up thinking he could hear a creek. >> i put my shoes on and went to the living room and saw the sliding glass door and there was five inches of water. >> his garage was also flooded damaging several boxes of personal items. his family had not unpacked everything since moving in. >>> in contra costa county, they are investigating a shooting on a popular pittsburg walking trail that left a man in critical condition. it happened on the delta de anza trail. the victim was shot in the back of his head. both east bay regional park police and pittsburg police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. amy hollyfield will have a live report in less than 30 minutes. >> authorities are extending the search for seven american tourists whose boat capsized. it comes after political pressure coming from the bay area. nick smith is live at coastguard isla

sunnyvale, eastbound central expressway lafayette street, an accident blocking the two right lanes. abc7news.com is our website. click on bay area traffic for up to date traffic information. >>> thanks so much. >> a hotel is using radio frequency to keep the plush robes and towels from disappearing. a company says hotels lose between 5-20% of their linens. they're taking bathrobes, bath sheets and pool towels. the strips are sewn in the fabric. one hotel in hawaii started using the chips and begin saving $16,000 a month. >>> next, the warning alameda city leaders were given about a water rescue program that went unfunded until a controversial beach drowning in may. >> the debt ceiling crisis continues. republicans are now trying to get their party in order after a colossal breakdown last night. i'm amy hollyfield and i'll have an update coming up. >> and california drug agents launch an unusual campaign against illegal pot growers.

mid-70s out toward lafayette. the temperatures start to go up now. you're away from the fog. temperatures in the inland bay valleys low 90s tomorrow, upper 80s. still quite pleasant, and still good news for firefighters. this time of year it's not hard to go 95, 98 degrees out in this area. nice day tomorrow, cooling continues though as the low pressure to the north of us continues to set us up with more fog. it's a fog producer is what it is. the winter it's rain, this time it's the fog producer. it sends temperatures down. wednesday we're in the 90s. today was a little cooler. into the weekend it's not going to be cool, just for fog in the area. mid- and upper 80s most part. good air quality. fog is a constant player right there along the coast at half- moon bay and el granada and up toward bodega bay. looks like a really nice weekends. just not as warm. not hot. if you want the heat, head inlands you will find some mid- and upper 80s. >>> nfl team owners strike a deal. the one place they still need to get the players back on the field. i know you're worried about making yo

. >> lafayette is still alive to adopt the euro and they are taking drastic measures to meet the requirements set by the eu commission. -- latvia is still able to adopt the euro. they have cut public sector wages by almost 1/3. >> just like in the rest of the country, this hospital has had to cut back. the chief physician has laid off a third of the staff and cut salaries by 20%, including his own. nearly half of his patients don't have health insurance. those who can pay must leave the hospital early. >> we cannot carry out some difficult operations. for example, transplants. we have special7sts here but the state is not have enough money to pay for everything. -- does not have enough money to pay for everything. >> in order to avoid default, they have reduced spending on social services and increased social security and income taxes. after the country's gdp tumbled more than 20% during the recession, they are slowly recovering. this company recycles aluminum. its main buyer is the competitive -- is the automobile industry. many people believe that the currency policy is partially responsibl

had a more early-morning accident that damage some power lines we will check with greg sklar >> at lafayetten santa clara the vehicle is gone and you conceive damage to the power line city crews have a lot looks dead and drove on as you come by here who that is what you're going to say the lanes were shut down and now they are back open it is being left as is be careful as you go by here who city crews are trying to figure out how to solve this problem during the as rush-hour traffic >>> this just in to the kron 4 news room president while ball will deliver a statement on the debt crisis within the hour we will bring antilife we're only four days away from the deadline. the republicans will try for the third day to pass i proposal boehner suffered a setback in yesterday had postponed a vote if the republicans failed to pass a bill the senate democrats will shape a bill that they like and dare the house to reject it sending a the nation into default >> all eyes on wall street partially about what is happening in washington and the growth of the economy there revision at the beginning of the y

someone opened at least a dozen hydrants in pleasant hill, martinez, lafayette and walnut creek.it happened between 11:00 friday night and 1:15 this morning. the contra costa fire protection district says opening the hydrants causes a hazard and could damage the fire hydrant, making it unusable during a fire. however none of that happened. >>> an unusual sight in the southland -- an empty freeway. the only people around, cyclists and skateboarders taking advantage of the opening swath of pavement. this as the so-called carmageddon weekend continues. so far traffic is moving smoothly several hours after authorities shut down a 10-mile stretch of the 405. all of this for a massive 53-hour construction project. you can see the work still underway tonight. they're removing the 50-year-old mulholland bridge as part of a welding project. most drivers have been cooperating with calls to stay away, although there are still delays in that area. >>> the bay area has its own road closure tonight, although it is a bit smaller. highway 1 between lake street and the golden gate bridge will be

john's church across lafayette park. we do not expect a meeting today with republican leaders or any other leaders for that matter. you know they've had six. the action now moving on to capitol hill, trying to see what's possible up there in the coming days. richard? >> so i guess pick your favorite alphabet -- letter in the alphabet and there's a plan for you. >> reporter: exactly. >> mike viqueira, thank you so much. >> reporter: okay. >>> breaking news at this hour from london, itn sources confirm that rebekah brooks, the former ceo of rupert murdoch's corporation in britain, has been arrested in the hacking scandal. brooks resigned last week. she was formerly the editor of the now-defunct "news of the world" newspaper. brooks is the tenth person arrested by british police in their investigation of phone hacking by newspapers and allegations of police bribery. >>> california senator barbara boxer was the target of alleged death threats. the threatening messages were left on voicemail, and police say they were able to

lafayette who was at the outset of 1789 with bastille day in france is still july 14th celebrated as the beginning of the french revolution and said the key to george washington and it is in mount vernon that is the way to say you are responsible and americans assumed that they were responsible for all of the revolutions that took place in the 19th century. but they were the vanguard of history spreading democracy around the world but with the french revolution, then they became pessimistic about the ability of other people to be like them which gave us the notion that they were exceptional. exceptional is the which is very controversial, but the hope bandage dream that other people would follow us has always been there. but my last essay in the book is why america wants to spread democracy around the world. not necessarily send troops but by example to show the world that we could do that. that is what abraham lincoln was all about and mobilizing has the last best hope. napoleon iii, have the new empire in france. there was no democracy left. so he was appealing to that dream to kee

> happening right now, crews are finishing the cleanup of a water main break in a busy street on lafayette. we spoke to them this afternoon and told the work on the street near village center should be done around 8:00 p.m. we have video right now that was taken this morning of the line broke at 10:30 last night. the rushing water painted a gaping hole in the street. est bay mud says they did not damage property. it hurt 100 customers but service was restored before noon. >>> governor brown is cutting the state's vehicle. reducing the fleet by 3800 vehicle nas is expected to save the state $37 million next year. the vehicles will be auctioned off and expected to bring in $5 million. the goal is to reduce the fleet by 5500 vehicles. his office says every department is effected. >>> muni's plan to extend the train. slamming the plan as a waste of money. saying it would place an undue strain on the transit agency limited resources of the grand jury said the $1.6 billion project should be redesigned to provide a seemless connection to b.a.r.t. the subway project downtown is expected to be comp

officers from moraga, lafayette and others were called in to help. police believe the shooters may have been protecting a marijuana grow operation. >> east bay property is an area that has been known prior for marijuana grows, and we have had pictures in previous grows where we have had armed individuals guarding the groves. >> reporter: investigators searched on foot and with the helicopter yesterday evening, but they couldn't find the suspects and suspended the search. they tell me they will begin again this morning and also evidence of drug activity in the hills. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. again so i'm clear how many suspects are they looking for do they think are out there? >> reporter: they are telling me this morning that at least two, and maybe more that opened fire on this park police officer. yeah. >> christie smith, thank you much. >> well, this morning narcotics agents are also raiding marijuana farms in six northern california counties, part of a major operation to get rid of illegal marijuana farms

the microchime at, rolling out -- microclimate, rolling out, middle 70s in lafayette.ow 80s, i expect 92 in concord. 84 heading out to clayton towards discovery bay and antioch and the temperatures lower than they should be. good news for firefighters and air quality. no spare the air days. just a nice day, cool weather. this is a main feature in our forecast for, well, seven months, continuing the trend temperatures downward. this in the winter brings us rain. in the summer, fog. lots of cool air. and that also drops the temperatures and drops fire danger as well. 82 in sanoma. 82 in napa tomorrow it. 85 in fairfield. these forecast highs below the average, cooler than today. the temperatures heading into the weekend will not be much different than these. 85 in morgan hill. the fog sticks around and you are in the upper 50s and 60s. the five-day forecast, the weekend, you do, looking at mild temperatures and low 60s at the coast. >> thank you, bill. >>> we are following developing news tonight. reports of two new arrests in the brian stowe beating case. the fan was be

the south bay a new accident at lafayette. some activity there and there may be, well, possible dui there, under the influence of garlic like laura said so expect 101 crowded today. >> hey, if you don't go to the garlic festival, have you seen movies this summer? i know you are the father of two small children. >> we saw "cars 2" because of that. >> not sure that counts. >> no real people in movies so far. >> we have block busters this weekend. take a look. what goes better together than you know, cowboys and aliens. you've got that. that is one of your choices of the things that you can see. >> i'm looking forward to this very much. >> this one i think i'm willing to see. my 10-year-old is on the edge of whether he thinks things are scary. i think i can. i'm not going to go see the smurfs. would you go see the smurfs? >> couple years ago blue people very popular. maybe. animated blue people. avatar. >> not the same. >> different. >> you know, the pop culture critic at the chronicle liked the smurfs. >> i heard mixed reviews.

. >>> checking some bay area headlines now, a water main break in downtown lafayette left about 100 homes and businesses dry overnight. repairs on the line at mount diablo boulevard at village center were completed a couple of hours ago but crews are finishing up and traffic will be impacted until tonight. >>> caltrain may take a step toward curbing the number of suicides on its tracks. the board of directors today are expected to award a contract to a company that will install about 70 cameras on the trains. each train would have a camera mounted to the front and the back. the cost will be covered by grant money. >>> and a controversial plan to replace tolltakers on the golden gate bridge may move forward today. a bridge district committee is going to vote on a proposal to install an electronic system next year and if it passes, the full board will vote tomorrow. all lanes clear this noon after a major traffic headache on i8during the morning commute. right in the middle of it. the big rig that you see was towing a portable building when it lost control eastbound just before the bay brid

the first family left on foot, setting out across lafayette park to attend church services. it was the first public appearance by the president since friday. this as talks over averting a financial crisis appear to be in a holding pattern as republicans in congress plan a vote on a balanced budget amendment to the constitution early in the week. and while today white house officials again said there's still time for a major deal, a top democrat said the senate will begin debate on a fallback, scaled back plan later this week in the senate. one more note this evening, lester. today the president announced he would nominate richard quardray, a former ohio state government official, to head the new consumer financial protection bureau. it's a watchdog agency. it was formed in the wake of the financial meltdown of 2008. the president passed over elizabeth warren. she was a favorite of many consumer groups as well as democrats. it was generally accepted wisdom here in washington, lester, that elizabeth warren could not get confirmation in the senate. lester? >> mike, thank you. >

more than a dozen were opened at 11 differently locations in pleasant hill, pacheco, martinez, lafayette and walnut creek, according to officials. they say this is not a harmless prank. damaged hydrants could be unavailable in an emergency and flooding can cause property damage. >>> a san rafael man is behind bars tonight accused of threatening senator barbara boxer. police say death threats were left on senator boxer's office voicemail earlier this week. investigators were able to track those messages back to 47- year-old kevin o'connell. he was arrested at his home this morning and faces one count of making criminal threats. >>> well, a small earthquake rattled alameda county early this morning. there are no reports of damage from the magnitude 3.3 quake which hit at about 3:51 a.m. the quake was centered two miles southeast of berkeley. we did receive several calls from people in the east bay as well as people in san francisco, with most describing feeling of a sharp jolt. >>> gop presidential candidate mitt romney has a war chest larger than any other republican. newly released campa

reporting live in lafayette, patti lee. >>> republican presidential hopeful timpawlenty had some harsh words. the former minnesota governor said michelle bachmann has a nonexisting record of accomplishment during her three terms in congress. bachmann later told reporters that she's fight about her health care fight against president obama. >>> huntsman spent the weekend looking for support in florida. the former utah governor attended four events. he told audiences that he supports a constitutional amendment and that lower taxs are the path to economic growth. his campaign headquarters is in orlando, florida's primary is on january 31st, that is the nation's fifth primary. >>> a final and picture perfect shuttle docking today above earth. there you can see the space shuttle atlantis docked with the international space station. this is the last scheduled docking as the 30 year u.s. shuttle program is set to shutdown after atlantis returns to work. when the hatches open, as you can see there were plenty of hugs and smiles. >>> meanwhile concern tonight that a piece of space junk could in

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i mean, lafayette who was at the outset, one of the leaders of the french revolution in 1789, he sent the key to the bass teen -- the bastille being the prison. july 14th is still celebrated as the beginning of the french revolution, he sent that key to george washington, and it hangs today in mount vernon. that was his way of saying to washington, you americans are responsible for our revolution, and the americans assumed that. that they were responsible. and they thought they were responsible for all the revolutions that took place in the 19th century. that somehow or other they were in the vanguard of history spreading democracy around the world. but when the french revolution spiraled into, as you've written about in your great book, "great upheaval," spiraling into tyranny, then they became pessimistic about the ability of other peoples to be like them. which gave us that notion, gave them that notion that they were exceptional. the exceptionalism theme which is very controversial is in comparison with europe. but the hope, the dream that other peoples would follow us has always

lafayette, who was out the outset was one of the leaders of the french revolution 79. he said the key to the bastille to the prison and of course and france it was still july 14th, still celebrated as the beginning of the french revolution he said that to george washington and it hangs today in mt. vernon. that was his way of saying to washington you, americans are responsible for our revolution and americans assumed that, that they were responsible and they thought they were responsible for all the revolutions that took place in the 19th century that somehow or another the were the vanguard spreading the democracy around the world. but when the french revolution was spiraling as you've written about in your great book degree of evil, spiralling into tyranny, then they became pessimistic about the ability of the people to be like them which gave us that notion or gave them that notion that they were exceptional. exceptional some, the fema that is a very controversial, is in comparison with europe. but the whole, the dream and that other people would fall less has alway

mid-60s to low 70s around lafayette. then you get into the low 80s in concord and martinez.ve this map just because it shows how diverse the area we live in is. and we also see the microclimates. you see the coast, the bay, and inland and you see how buried they are. big temperature spreads. not as much as tomorrow. but still a big temperature spread. san jose downtown one of the big cities in the area. 68degrees at lunchtime but 68 you top out at. if you head down to los gatos and morgan hill you're temperatures will be in the 80s. the forecast then as this low pressure center bumps out. that's enough to tweak the temperatures down. sunday bumps north. it's that subtle. that's how it's been. that's been our whole summer. forecast tomorrow then, slightly cooler. the forecast sunday, slightly warmer. the computer model throws the fog fairly deep. you see sunshine but just slow to warm. as we get into the afternoon hour, you can see that cool bite of marine air and you see the heat roll back into the big valleys. 84 in san helena, 85 in pittsburg, 85 in gilroy. your sunday for