, except were performed by ntk construction for water enterprise, water system improvement, lawrence livermore, phase two, shaft improvement project. f, approved a plan to specification and award wastewater enterprise capital improvement funded, se plant north side facility. g, approved the plans and specifications and award water in a press capital investment program, channel playstation odor control and facility. if any commissioner would like to remove. public hearing, staff presentation and discussion of the draft 2010 urban water management plan of the city and county san francisco. the commission will consider approval at the june 14th meeting. >> i'm here to talk about the 2010 plan. this is the 2010 plan even though we are in 2011. these are adopted on five-year cycles. this was delayed because the state took a long time giving out guidance. that is why the anomaly is up there. the urban water management plan is intended to accomplish a few purposes. it gives the supply and demand projections through 2635. it includes customer projections under various conditions. it addresses the urba

you may also notice controlled burns around thousands of acres around lawrence livermore national laboratory. the official start of the fire season is still weeks away. >>> this morning the mississippi river continues to rise among the mid south, seeping into areas it hasn't been in in more than a century. right now memphis seems to be the next target. as nbc's jay gray reports, thousands of people are evacuating as neighborhoods are being swallowed by the waters. >> reporter: in memphis, water seems to be just about everywhere. >> looking at all of this water, there's nowhere for them to put it. it can't go anywhere. just sit. >> reporter: actually, it's growing. crews continue to move sandbags into place and build berms where they can. the mississippi has already passed major flood stage and on the way to a near record crest. but those who live here are worried about right now. >> my worst fear is they don't have nowhere for this water to go, it's going to have to go somewhere and it's going to flood our house out. >> reporter: jeannie garlock is beginning to realize that fear. >> we are e

it's also the home of lawrence livermore labs and sandia national laboratories. livermore is also california's oldest wine region with a number of award-winning wineries. of course today the amgen tour of california bike race rolls through. we'll be exploring all of this this morning. first we want to give you a quick update on this morning's headlines and news. we want to check in with marla who's very nicely filling in for me back at the studio, good morning. >> big shoes to fill no doubt. good morning. it is 5:15. closing arguments are expected to start today in the trial of antwan mackey and yousef bey, iv. mackey took the stand yesterday, that was unexpected, saying he was not involved in the murders. >>> today doctors are expected to update us on the condition of injured giants fan bryan stow. stow is in a san francisco hospital and remains in critical condition. meanwhile the reward for an arrest in the case has jumped to $200,000. >>> the oakland city council has voted to continue the controversial gang injunction. it forbids known gang members from gather

we have a lot of businesses that sprung out of lawrence livermore national lab. in fact that's my job is to essentially pipeline the technology that's developed at the laboratory out to the commercial sector so that in fact it can create jobs for the u.s. economy. >> wow, so that's fascinating as well. and you're helping out the world really because you're doing so much in cancer research. >> that's correct. we actually have a technology that was born in the nuclear weapons laboratory called the dialectric wall ak sell later. and it is being used by the compact particle acceleration. it will develop a proton therapy machine for a kinder, gentler treatment of cancer. >> the amgen tour is of course coming through, a lot of exciting things happening. >> that's exactly right. the amgen is a very, very exciting thing for the city of livermore and many, many livermore employees are heavily involved and helping to participate in this function. >> you've been here for a long time. why do you love it so much? >> well, for a person who likes high-tech things, and i do, thi

so far, six cases have been reported in residential areas near the lawrence livermore lab.omen have been hurt or sexually assaulted. that man when he's captured could face assault, battery or molestation charges. >>> we want to check in with sal castanedo to find out what's happening on the roads this wednesday morning, sal. >> it's getting busier out there, this seems to be today's peak of the commute. you will see that traffic is -- traffic definitely has more volume here at the toll plaza and on the bridge itself. that's why it gets backed up. when the bridge gets crowded, they turn the metering lights on, just a little bit slower to ahow it to move more efficiency. there's waiting time. 8 0 northbound, same thing goes. it will be slow. some of those -- some of those metering lights are on, not allowing so many cars on. at the very least we -- we can say there's no major accidents. we have another crash in ma -- marin county. there we go. so now we've had two crashes in marin. actually, three. so traffic is backed up all the way up from novato's rolen boulevard near the

livermore. >>> how about the weather for all those folks on bicycles today? kick it over to lawrence to find out what's cooking. >> yeah, guys. a little slick around the roadways this morning if you are outside right now. you have a lot of clouds across the skies. sunshine trying to breakthrough some of that and i think we'll see more sun throughout the day but still some scattered light showers showing up around the bay area this morning. some cells making their way inside the bay parts of san francisco right now about to cross the bay bridge you have this cell sliding in toward treasure island bringing raindrops into your direction over the next few minutes and still widely scattered showers around the bay area. temperatures are going to stay cool today no getting around that. you will see some breezy conditions, seeing winds kicking up now but breezier in the afternoon near the coast, 50s and 60s there. mid- to upper 60s in the valleys. 70s over the next couple of days. we'll have more on that in just a minute. but first elizabeth has traffic. >> thank you, lawrence. and we are go

lawrence. we are going to talk more about this tour of california. as kiet mentioned there are going to be road closures around livermore. stage 4 begins today in downtown. around 11:45. then those cyclists will be heading all the way down towards san jose, climbing over mount hamilton and sierra road, hoping to wrap up the tour by about 3:30 this afternoon. norite now, though, across the south bay, check -- for right now, though, across the south bay, check this out, all green on the traffic sensors, not much roadwork so we're quiet. traffic out of downtown san jose, just a couple of headlights approaching the 880 interchange and mass transit is on time. we do have chain requirements though if you can believe it in the sierra. we'll have a little more on that coming up. in the mean time, back to you. >> thank you. >>> may 18 chain requirements? >> good for skiers. >> it impacts me, that's all that matters. [ laughter ] >>> the reward just got bigger in the effort to catch the men who attacked giants fan bryan stow in l.a. in march. dodgers now have added $100,000 to the reward which is now over $200,000. witnesses say t

livermore police are searching for a man that yanks down the pants of female joggers. there have been six reports of this since 2007. most happening in the neighborhoods of the lawrence laboratory. they do not know if the same person is committing all of the attacks since the suspects description varies. all were wearing head phones and loose pants or shorts. >>> there are four contestants left on american idol. >> today's show could mean big things if >> yes imparticular for james durbin of santa cruz. he's been entertaining the judges from the beginning. if durbin makes it through this week's eliminate idol, they will bring him home for a free show. this saturday may 14th is already being called durbin day in the city. james will take the stage with the other finalists tonight at 8:00 right here on ktvu. >> durbin day. >> durbin day. >>> today is sal's day. he knows about your commute. >> traffic moving well on the commute in san jose temperature it's a nice drive all the way up to highway 17. the morning commute looks good on 680 southbound. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. what lead toot shooting -- shooting death of three people. what police know n

you are going to see 72 livermore and concord, about 72 degrees in the napa valley. 50s and 60s at the coast. time now for a traffic check with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrencestart off with a look in the south bay. everything is moving well out of downtown san jose. guadalupe parkway still problem- free as well and there's no roadwork that i'm seeing to slow up your ride anywhere there across san jose and ride along the peninsula is great. 101 and 280 both moving fine into and out of san francisco. it's like to work today so you will be sharing the morning and afternoon commutes home. giants play arizona at 12:45 by at&t park this afternoon. right now problem-free heading into san francisco and no metering lights yet at the bay bridge toll plaza. more traffic in a little bit. back to you. >> thank you. 5:36. your commute may be one of the best in the country. bay area transit agencies are getting top honors this morning. just as thousands of people are ditching their cars. anne makovec is live at the golden gate bridge to explain. >> reporter: who isn't looking for a way to difficulty car these days with the price of gas? today a good reason to bike to work