the first time in 49 years in the competition that after the first round we had a tie, between leonard oates and an upstart, with a cable car division only 10 years after a ring off, the two of them came back to compete mr. whitaker took the title and the bragging rights to be the world champion bellringer for the next year we are honored to have him here today with his wife. maybe he can give us a display of his award-winning talent. >> mr. whitaker? [applause] >> [ off mic ] [ laughter ] [ off mic ] >> it is an honor and privilege -- [ off mic ]. thank you all. my beautiful wife, she was -- [ off mic ] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] [applause] [applause] >> congratulations on behalf of the board of directors. it was great. did not seem nervous to me. >> you can see why he won the award. you can see why with his personality he and his cable car colleagues make such great ambassadors. a few quick things. missing street repaving project, soon to be completed. this is a project i had the pleasure of starting in my previous job before coming to the mta. in the process, a lot of work got done fro

leonard oates is the defending champ. he faces six challengers this year. >>> a bay area cat from the reno has been reunited. uponio was in or on a neighbor's car and accidently hitched a ride to circus circus, 220 miles from home home. a valet attend dantd saw uponio and took her to an animal shelter who found her chip. >>> thanks for watching ktvu channel 2 news. we are always here for you when news breaks on ktvu and ktvu mobile.com. more than a leading whitening toothpaste. so with colgate optic white, all you need to look fabulous is your smile. colgate optic white. whiter teeth in 1 week. >>> up next on "eco company" -- lions and tigers and bears, oh my. it's a trip to the zoo and we've got some special guys greeting us. >> as much as i can take in, and i love teaching people. >> they know a thing or two about crocodiles. plus, one stop shopping for reused bikes. >> this is our famous back lot. it's like a used junk yard for bikes. >> but they're

we have 12 competitors right now, of whom six will be chosen to challenge leonard oates, who is not just the current champion, but he won in 2007, 2008, and 2009. no doubt, he wants to hold onto his title. in addition to the professionals that will be competing on september 6th, will also be showcasing some amateur ringers competing on behalf of the charity of their choosing. in addition, we will have the 49er gold rush cheerleaders, and a band performing. it is a great tradition here in san francisco. this is the 49th annual. i look forward to seeing you all out there. we are going to be hearing at the september 18th board meeting an update on a lot of bicycling activities. to help set the stage for that and generate additional thoughts onó/ that, we have asked the san francisco bike correlation to join us here today and give us a bit of an update on some of what they have been working on. and they are not here yet. let me go on to just one final issue i wanted to note, which has gotten a lot of attention recently and has to do with some advertisements that were recently placed on -- i

whitaker dethroned lend oates who won -- leonard oates who won three years running. >>> lisa argen ise this morning. mike nicco is off. she has a look at our forecast. >>> looks good, nice and quiet for the weekend, we were talking about this pattern staying with us through next week too. if you like very little fog, mild temperatures, actually seasonal temperatures, then you in luck. sunrise 6:45 in morning, you can see the golden gate bridge where we have little fog at our coastline. temperatures have dropped significantly at our beaches this morning. good morning, live doppler, fog is around napa, sonoma and marin county but pulled from the coast temporarily. we are looking at a clear start, half moon bay parts of the east bay and peninsula, because of that numbers dropped into the 40s, 46 half moon bay, good morning napa 49 for you, 54 fremont, 53 in the city with mid 50s towards the livermore valley. today the atmosphere more stable than it has been with that drier air that's why most areas around the bay are cooler out there, grab the jacket as you head out we will be looking at

the first time in 49 years in the competition that after the first round we had a tie, between leonard oates and an upstart, with a cable car division only 10 years after a ring off, the two of them came back to compete mr. whitaker took the title and the bragging rights to be the world champion bellringer for the next year we are honored to have him here today with his wife. maybe he can give us a display of his award-winning talent. >> mr. whitaker? [applause] >> [ off mic ] [ laughter ] [ off mic ]