. >>> drug teams from the tate, it all happened at a local park. they carried 500 loads of marijuana and there were 10,000 plants growing on public parkland. they found out from an operation of a rancher who reported gunshots in the area, they had to approach the field cautiously. >> if you see a warrant aim ahead. >> the damage done to the park could take years to repair. today is july 11th and it is also known as 711 day and you can get a free slippy. seven learn is to a way of boosting sales, and by the we beef burking hot dogs and a slip -- beef jerky is there -- asleep pip and hot dogs. >>> let's look at the morning commute, it is going to be slightly a little bit of it so if you are pulling avoid those. >> this is a look, no major problems as up drive through. northbound 208 and 10 -- northbound 280 northbound, we are off to a good start. thanking sal, a lower system came through now they are still dealing with it but for us, the westerly breeze kicks in and beyond has a soft 60s as we like to say. tropical clouds staying and as this low take

here he is, crashing the court at a local park. embarrassing everyone who tries to challenge him.ranted it's a bunch of kids. it was impressive. this wasn't peter parker. the man behind the mask is a famous street baller who goes by the name the professor. it's the professor in speedy's gear. >>> let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist bill karins. >> we hired an overweight spider-man to come to my nephew's birthday party, when he bent he had plumber's crack. it was horrible. >> i think we just returned it. >> i want to forewarn you, they exist out there. the kids don't believe there's a problem. >> yesterday, connecticut -- let's transition to connecticut and our friends up there. yesterday they saw something they don't usually see. in the background, a possible tornado. again, it wasn't confirmed to be on the ground. it looks very close. they'll investigate later on today. again, more rain and thunderstorms for the muggy period of weather we have had here. thunderstorms popping up in new york and philadelphia. it won't be as hot with all of the clouds around. but ver

you should be able to log on from your local park starting spring of next year. live in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. thank you. >>> reports of a peeping tom on the loose in one bay area city and sheriff's deputies are stepping up patrols. the san mateo county sheriff's department is warning residents of san carlos be on alert artwo -- after two separate incidents were reported on laurel street. both happened between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. while a woman was taking a shower. investigators say that peeping tom was seen looking into a bathroom window. in one case, even removed the window screen. >> we're stepping up patrols and we are asking that the residents be proactive to help us help them, you know, keep your -- your blinds salute at night-- shut at night. keep your shades drawn. >> the sheriff's department says if you see anything suspicious, call 911. >> reporter: police are investigating a smash and grab at a gun store in santa clara. we'll tell you how officers tracked down the suspect. >>> and after a cloudy week so far, loo

program which is a program where we have dozens of teachers that work to schedule field trip dates to local parks and to help give back to our community with restorations and [speaker not understood] while taking lessons back into the classroom. and i know our representatives from rec and park also want to acknowledge that as well. so, with that i'd like to acknowledge rec and park. >> thank you, mr. president. my name is kimberly kiefer and i oversee the rec and park department. it is my great honor to celebrate today the 50 youth stewardship teachers who have come out over the years, countless years to give back to our students and to our parks for free. last year we were able to work with almost over 3,000 students that our san francisco unified students, we have teacher kay kerman here who is one of our oldest teachers. she's been involved in -- excuse me. [laughter] >> all the teachers of our program, excuse me. for the past 13 years she has witnessed the power of experiential learning particularly science help close gap in achievement and getting out into important parks. it's been an honor

lawsuit demanded for a local christian group to remove its monument of the ten commandments from a local park outside the bradford county courthouse in starker florida a settlement however allows that monument to stand and another to be built up by the atheist group and that is the statue that you're looking at a five foot long gray granite bench that features secular quotations from the founding fathers for more on the new monument david new scotto with the american atheist organization joined me just a bit earlier and i asked him if he could describe the monument in a bit more detail. sure well like you said it's five feet long it's granite grey we wanted something that was functional that had utility as opposed to the ten commandments monument which just sits there that you look at. it it has a pillar in the back with our logo on the top which is the symbol for atheism and quotes from the founders of this country a quote from madalyn murray o'hair and also an excerpt from the treaty of tripoli which was the first treaty of the united states that says the. united states was not founded on c

lawsuit demands for a local christian group to remove its monument of the ten commandments from a local park outside the bradford county courthouse in stark florida a settlement however allows that the that monument that you see right there to stand all on by side alongside that ten commandments monument this one was built by the atheist group it's a five foot long gray granite bench that features secular quotes from the founding fathers joining me now to detail the lawsuit and the new monument in more depth david in the scott oh he is the american atheists organization spokesperson hi there david thank you so much for joining me i just gave a brief description of the bench can you describe it in a little more detail. sure well like you said it's five feet long it's granite grey we wanted something that was functional that had utility as opposed to the ten commandments monument which just sits there that you look at. it has a pillar in the back with our logo on the top which is the symbol for atheism and he said quotes from the founders of this country a quote from madalyn murray o'hair and

you bri them to the local park at the ages seven or eight or nine you leave them there. why? john: they learn to manage themselves. >> it is called playing. john: they were not playing with the parents watching a. >> they were inside or on something electronic and they never had a chance remember we talked about 6 percent of kids outside data have a chance to even come up with a game so if you have the kids there they don't know what to do then they come up with something and learn how to invent gamesand make teams and decide who is in our outdoor compromise and wait their turn all the stuff that mother in nature intended for kids to get the lessons they need to be decent citizens sandy since students creating your own find as opposed to a coach or a teacher. >> your work is a giant step backward for child safety. >> that is the block this year i think i am pro child safety but i don't believe they need a security detail every time they leave the home. when kids get a little street smarts i think they are safer. one elderly woman wrote she had been in the allergist waiting ro

you bring them to the local park at the ages seven or eight or nine you leave them there. why? john: they learn to manage themselves. >> it is called playing. john: they were not playing with the parents watching a. >> they were inside or on something electronic and they never had a chance remember we talked about 6 percent of kids outside data have a chance to even come up with a game so if you have the kids there they don't know what to do then they come up with something and learn how to invent games, and make teams and decide who is in our outdoor compromise and wait their turn all the stuff that mother in nature intended for kids to get the lessons they need to be decent citizens sandy since students creating your own find as opposed to a coach or a teacher. >> your work is a giant step backward for child safety. >> that is the block this year i think i am pro child safety but i don't believe they need a security detail every time they leave the home. when kids get a little street smarts i think they are safer. one elderly wman wrote she had been in the alleist waiting roo

scene that should be frequently repeated, whether it's georgetown or any of the neighborhood local water parks, and go out towards the chesapeake bay, and get out and enjoy it, everybody. this is the tip of the iceberg so to speak. temperatures right now with a mostly clear sky out there, and still in the upper 80s in the washington area, and light wind out of the south averaging 8 miles per hour, and that light breeze may help prevent as much fog tomorrow morning as we dealt with this morning, but nonetheless be on the lookout with fog first thing, and then 90 in leesburg, and 88 in manass manassas, and into maryland we go, 85 in annapolis and edge water and chesapeake beach, and 85 towards solomon's island. and heat index, with the extra humidity, the heat index values in the low to mid-90s across the area, and it's going to get a lot worse than that as we go through the next couple days. and this is as of noontime tomorrow. heat indexes, upper 90s to near 100, and then topping out in the low 100s by midafternoon and staying above 90 degrees through about eight or 9:00 tomorrow night, and th

neighbors to clean up and helps us again in not only addressing the issues within our parks but again, bringing the local people in and giving them ownership, giving them pride in their parks, that's a good thing. another thing we've got good in alaska right now is, as you know, we have some very huge parks that are very inaccessible, and if you have the luxury of owning a float plane or can pay to fly in to a place like lake clark, you have beautiful opportunities within these parks. but they are very remote and very hard to get to. catmy, 're doing out in they're stationed right at the falls now, right as we speak, and i'll do a promo to you, i hink you can go to catmypark.com and watch dozens of bears munching on salmon and better than reality tv, i'm telling you. this is the real thing. it's good because it brings the parks to people when we know that far too many of our parks, as wonderful as they are, are very remote. so how we can do that i think is good. you heard the dialogue going back and forth between colleagues here and senator colbrunn, and my concern that the park service seems to be prior

spring, if you have your ipad or your computer with you, you should be able to log on from your local parkancisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6, a woman is shot and killed driving down the street in broad daylight. we're asking police, was she targeted or just in the wrong place at the wrong time? >>> trouble with the bay bridge. bart is threatening another strike. and a big project, it's going to cost hundreds of millions more than we thought. >>> apparently no rule of law here. city council meetings in one bay area city getting shut down by rowdy crowds over and over again. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6. >> good evening. i'm ken wayne. frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. an elderly woman just driving down the street in oakland is shot and killed in broad daylight. ktvu's patti lee has been talking with police. what are you learning? >> reporter: this victim was a 66-year-old caucasian woman here there oakland, shot up the street on fern street. you can see the broken glass. police just finis

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we saw kate pushing a shopping trolley around the car park of her local supermarket.t doesn't get more ordinary than that. and that's their stamp. that's their imprint. >> even on the world stage, the couple would at times appear very unroyal, like at this dragon boat race in canada during their first official overseas visit. >> you could see the look of excitement on her face as she got into the boat and was ready to helm. and also the look of frustration that william had beaten her. >> she truly did look frustrated that she was defeated.

park police are investigating a case of vandalism at the lincoln memorial. authorities say a visitor discovered green paint splattered on and around the lincoln statue around 1:30 a.m. local time. park police saying the chamber of the memorial will reopen once national park service crews finish cleaning the statue. no word yet on whether surveillance cameras captured that vandalism. >>> a ruling related to the 2010 bp gulf oil spill. halliburton pleaded guilty to destroying evidence in connection with that disaster. that blast killed 11 workers and caused millions of gallons of oil to spill into the gulf. if a court approves this, the company will pay the maximum fine of $200,000. halliburton will be on probation for three years. now, the company also voluntarily donated $55 million to the national fish and wildlife foundation. >>> speed at the moment is at the center of a probe into the deadly train derailment in spain. by all accounts, the train was going too fast when it entered that curve in this breathtaking video. it derailed sending cars flying off the tracks, killing 80 people and injuring dozens on wednesday. the 52-year-old driver is detained and under a formal

doctors believe kali hardig may have been infected at a local water park, which has been linked to thess once before and would have served as an ideal petrie dish for a rare pair diet. this kills 99% of those who contract it. there's an experimental new treatment that could be the key to saving kali's life, if that miracle happens. our medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is outfront. i know you spoke with kali's mother, so, what did she tell you? >> reporter: she told me they really are taking it one day at a time. they are feeling some hope, because she does seem to be getting better. in the beginning, she said, they were just devastated when they first got the diagnosis. >> my husband asked, what was the prognosis for this amoeba and he explained to us that there was not a cure for the amoeba. we just both couldn't believe that we were going to lose kali, but we decided that we weren't going to accept that and we were going to start praying and hopefully our daughter would beat the odds. that's all we had to hang onto. >> reporter: now, kali is still in critical condition, but she

speaking of parks, in partnership with the labors local 261 and this commission we're getting ready to host the william hall awards next thursday. this allow us to -- and to recognize 13 of our colleagues for their specific achievements throughout the past year. we'll celebrate the graduation of our first class of gardener a pren tis. please join us. i wanted to give you a quick update on summer camps. we're halfway through the summer and so overall on the recreation side of the house our initial reports on our registration numbers reflects how popular our summer camps have been and what a great job our staff is doing. we've had 14,481 registrations and that's an 11 percent increase since last summer. we're at 89 over capacity. that's great. that means our programs are full and that's what we want and we're being sufficient with our funds. we awarded 4,000 scholarships. at a price tag at $80,000 worth of scholarships so everyone gets an opportunity to play with us this summer. i think it's worth noting that we've hired 250 of the city's youth this summer working with us as assistant ca

hop on a 37 bus to get there with that any parking worries. localsan bring their dogs to run with other dogs. there is also grass for small dogs. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place for the city to provide these kind of parks. the dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice the wildflowers on the grassland. and keep your head on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. take your camera and be prepared to review the city in a way you will not forget. it is prominent with beautiful formations that are perfect to watch the sunrise from the east over the bay. this is another one of our great look out. we are at mount davidson. it has the highest point of elevation in san francisco, 928 feet. this is the place for you to bring someone special. enjoy all of the pathways, trails, and greenery that surrounds you. it provides a peaceful oasis of public open space and great hiking trails. the spectacular view offers a perfect place to watch the sunrise, or, sunset, with someone you love. >> it is a good place to get away from the hectic life

and lack of parking is a discouragement to local business. because many of our customers drive and it is reasonable that they may soon associate the area with lack of parking and will choose to avoid the area in favor of other neighborhoods. parking has already been diminished by the introduction of two parklets in addition to two spaces allocated to the city car share. in their brief, other avenues, food star mentioned the potential for increasing business as a result of parklet installation. our local business are mostly food service oriented and we lack the commercial diversity that the other neighborhoods afford. with little for people to explore in the way of retail, and entertainment, oriented establishments like you know, galleries, we lack theaters and boutiques and it is more or less of a stop and shop, sit and eat or grab and go type of business corridor. we do not experience the pedestrian hustle and bustle of commercially diverse neighborhoods even though on true beach days which are... they are kind of rare, visitors patronize loc

local firefighters and park rangers set up a triage center to treat adults and children. >>> all the injuries are being described as mine for to moderate. of the 28 victims 20 were taken to a local hospital. as many as 10,000 people were attending the celebration in rancho santa susanna community park. >>> in new york spectators gathereded to watch the 37th annual fourth of july macy's fireworks spectacular. lady liberty was standing proud after months of repair. on thursday, the statue of liberty opened to visitors for the first time since hurricane sandy. >> i'm here to celebrate our independence. >> it's a very big part of our history and we wanted to be here to celebrate it. >> well, most americans stuck with a simple picnic. there was the famous nathan's hot dog eating contest on coney island and joey chestnut downed 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes including the buns, yes, if you can believe it and actually shattered his old record. other events were held around the nation including in philadelphia where it all began more than 230 years ago, a reading of the declaration of independence

local firefighters and park rangers already on scene set up a triage center to treat adults and children hit by flying debris. all the injuries are described as minor to moderate. of the 28 victims, 20 were taken to a local hospital. as many as 10,000 people were attending the celebration in rancho santa suzanna community park. >>> meanwhile, other celebrations went off safely across the country. in new york, spectators gathered from shorelines to rooftops to watch the 37th annual macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular. across new york harbor, lady liberty was standing proud after months of repair. on thursday, the statue of liberty reopened to visitors for the first time since hurricane sandy. >> i'm here to celebrate our independence. >> it's a very big part of our history, and we wanted to be here to celebrate it. >> while most americans stuck with a simple picnic, there was the famous nathan's hot dog eating contest on coney island. joey chestnut downed 69 hot dogs in ten minutes with the buns. if you can believe it, that shattered his old record. >>> other events held around th

i think that helps us again not only in addressing some of the issues within our parks but again bringing the localeople in and giving them ownership, giving them pride in their parks that is a good thing. another thing we have good in alaska right now as you know we have some very huge parks that are very inaccessible. if you happen to have the luxury of owning a float plane or you can pay to fly into a place like way clark you have beautiful opportunities within these parks but they are very remote and very hard to get to. what you are doing out at the webcams that are stationed right at the falls there, so right now as we speak and i will do a little promo for you but you can go to a think it's katmai park.com and you can watch dozens of pairs munching on salmon and it's better than reality tv. this is the real thing. it's good because it brings the parks to the people when we know that far too many of our parks as many -- wonderful as they are our remote so how we can do that i think is good. .. >> we have specific land acquisition to make sure that we are not unnecessarily adding to this maint

today there's a plaque at the local dog park both remembering and honoring a woman whose big heart wouldn'tlet her turn away a stray. >> that's all for now. i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. >>> this sunday, the president seeks to ignite a new conversation about race in america. >> trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago. >> the president's deeply personal remarks about the aftereffects of the george zimmerman trial add to the debate about the stand your ground laws, racial profiling and the plight of african-american boys in the criminal justice system and our society. >> if trayvon martin was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk? >> this morning a special discussion about race relations and the impact of the president's remarks on the black community and beyond. with us, the president of the national urban league, marc morial, chairman of the congressional black caucus, congresswoman marcia fudge. author and pbs host tavis smiley, former chairman of the rnc, michael steele, and harvard law professor, charles ogletree. plus, the remarkable financia

every evening, thousands of locals meet in parks across the city with the motto "every part is easy part -- is gezi park." one issue at hand is whether they should form a new political party. she does not think a new party would be a good idea. >> we should keep trying to convince other groups and societies, such as religious people, to deconstruct the mutual president -- prejudices we have. the overriding goal has to be bringing down the erdogan government. >> she does not want to miss anything in this vital phase for her country. >> if you do martial arts, you will know that if you want to defeat your opponent, you have to watch them closely, react fast. russia president -russia's president vladimir putin knows that. he has a black belt in judah and acts accordingly in politics. his biggest -- in judo and acts accordingly in politics. he is wearing his opponents down with carefully planned attacks, like the so-called foreign agents law from last year. the full impact of that controversial law is only now beginning to be felt. he was able to secure his furniture and files after the mosc

every evening, thousands of locals meet in parks across the city with the motto "every part is easy part -- is gezi park." one issue at hand is whether they should form a new political party. she does not think a new party would be a good idea. >> we should keep trying to convince other groups and societies, such as religious people, to deconstruct the mutual president -- prejudices we have. the overriding goal has to be bringing down the erdogan government. >> she does not want to miss anything in this vital phase for her country. >> if you do martial arts, you will know that if you want to defeat your opponent, you have to watch them closely, react fast. russia president -- russia's president vladimir putin knows that. he has a black belt in judah and acts accordingly in politics. his biggest -- in judo and acts accordingly in politics. he is wearing his opponents down with carefully planned attacks, like the so-called foreign agents law from last year. the full impact of that controversial law is only now beginning to be felt. he was able to secure his furniture and files after the mo

i wanted to say that my work with the recreation and park department and others have led to a number of community benefits besides hiring locally from the neighborhoods around the park that are the most impacted by the concert, the three-day concert, but also other benefits like supporting the smaller merchants and local businesses along the inner sunset or the inner richmond areas and the outer richmond areas around balboa around the festival site. also efforts to createv an opportunity for community-based groups around the park that bear the brunt of the impacts of the three-day festival each year and the several days to set up and clean up as well. this event, job fair is the result of a number of negotiations between my office and another planet entertainment. we have [speaker not understood] many san franciscans and others who live around the park will benefit from jobs that will be created temporarily for the festival, but thes also other events planet does in the future. i also wanted to say that the businesses that are around the park also understand that lots of people will come into the festival and our hope is that w

. >> the long-awaited hsu bierman park is now open. localactivists and city leaders fought for the park that was delayed by a law prohibiting permanent structures on the site. it's -- families living in the area say the park is a welcome edition for a changing neighborhood. the ribbon-cutting ceremony was followed by a carnival and community play day. >> it was a nice day to get outside and play unless you're inland, maybe you wanted little air conditioning today. leigh glaser has more. >> leigh: in the extreme north bay, ukiah, 106 degrees. but a lot of the bay area actually cooled off a few degrees, especially if you're close to the water's edge. you can see live doppler 7hd showing you the low clouds and fog just already making inroads through the golden gate bridge, and heading over towards oakland and berkeley and the richmond area. i do want to show you some activity. we'll take you up to the sierra. live doppler 7hd picking up some isolated thunderstorms there. so numerous lightning strikes being reported from south lake tahoe, headin