sheriff deputies discovered a soda bomb at the marin city bus stop. they say it was filled with rocks and it looked like it was intended to cause harm. there have been reports of similar bombs in marin county in the past few months including some in novato. the explosive devices are made from drink containers filled with drain o or other household chemicals. anyone who spots them should not pick them up and immediately call police. >>> emeryville police are asking for your help tracking down a hit-and-run driver who seriously hurt a young woman. police released this surveillance video. take a look. they say it shows the dark colored suv that likely hit the 22-year-old victim. now it happened at the intersection of ada line and san pablo on tuesday at about 2:30 in the morning. police say the victim was in a crosswalk and was dragged at least 30 feet. she remains in the hospital in intensive care. >>> the government of chile is boosting the reward money in an unsolved killing that happened here in the bay area. bravo is a chile citizen recently moved to

that's how investigates are describing a soda bomb found at a marin city bus stop. jade hernandez joins us now to tell us this is not the first case in the area. >> reporter: no, pam, you're right and it seems innocent enough but someone is filling soda bottles like these with a concoction which explodes when anyone picks them up. one of these bottle bombs was found right here at the marin city bus stop yesterday afternoon. we just watched a sheriff's deputy pull up to this bus stop, get out of the car and then speed off. it appears he didn't want to comment on camera but fellow deputies found a bottle bomb just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon and no one was hurt but what could have happened is what worries county authorities. inside a bottle, rocks apparently placed inside to act as shrapnel, the mixture of fluid resulted in a gaseous buildup and then an explosion. back in may novato police warned residents about these types of devices. the school district even sent out an e-mail warning to all schools. just a few months before police arrested a group of teenagers

he just left that marin city bus terminal and he was entering his apartment when three men with a gun came up and robbed him. they took his wallet. there have been four other similar robberies or attempted robberies recently that have people worried. june 16:10 p.m. unarmed robbery an attempted robbery 9:00 p.m. june 26 assault cell phone robbery at a bus stop. 8:30 a.m. june 29th an assault at a robbery of a wallet and 11:00 p.m. on the 2nd just a few daysing a armed robbery, a cell phone and backpack was taken. police have also sheriff deputies have also stepped up patrols in and around the area of the marin city transit terminal. that's where we're headed now to get reaction from passengers. reporting live in san rafael, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:33. emeryville police out there searching for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a pedestrian. this happened shortly before 2:30 this morning at the intersection of san pablo avenue and ada line street. witnesses say a dark colored suv hit a woman and then drove off into oakland. the victim a 22-year-old woma

>>> marin city transit center has seen robberies recently. so what is the sheriff's office doing about it. >>> a deadly crash in santa cruz is now a crime investigation. the reason police believe the fatal accident was deliberate. >>> and a review is scheduled today in response to a fatal shooting which spurred an out- of--scroll scuffle last -- out of control scuffle last saturday night. >>> well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong. tori campbell is off. >>> commuters who ride the bus in marin city are being told to be on the lookout after a series 6 robberies. ktvu's kraig debro is live with how authorities are responding to this increase in violence. >> reporter: good morning. we're actually at the san rafael transit hub, but in talking with people here up eight miles to the south here is not unique at all. it can happen here in san rafael, as it has, over the past now years. i talked to a security guard, a private security guard, i also talked with an official at golden gate transi

a marin city teenager is under arrest suspected in one of the robberies near a marin city bus stop. all the robberies happened in the past month. but in some cases, guns were involved. and an ice cream truck driver was assaulted. sheriff's deputy think the teenager might lead them to other suspects. >>> tonight san francisco police say that they have proof that a man they killed over the weekend fired first, this after angry neighbors accused the police of killing an unarmed man. joe vazquez with the evidence that police point to tonight and the suspect's criminal past. >> reporter: he was only 19 but had an extensive rap sheet from robbery to assault to promotion of prostitution, even rape of a child. that last charge because police say he had sex with a 13-year- old girl when he was 17. >> number one here, subsequent shots. >> reporter: at an afternoon news conference, san francisco police released audio of what they say was the sound of the actual shootout between police and a suspect saturday night. 10 thoughts caught by the microphones of a police shotspotter system. [ sound of

. >>> armed robbers hit an ice cream truck in marin city this week marking the city's sixth robbery since last month. officers say that three young men pointed a semi-automatic pistol at the ice cream vendor's stomach on tuesday and then demanded cash. they fled with $160. the suspects were seen wearing black hooded sweaters that covered their faces. >>> today we can learn more about a deadly bart shooting in san francisco. the bart board of directors will discuss a general manager's report of the july 3rd incident. bart says officers opened fire after the man lunged at them with a knife inside the civic center station. the agency has promised to release surveillance video once that investigation is over. >>> today university of california students expect to find out whether tuition is going up again in the fall. our anser hassan is in san francisco, where we understand i guess police barricades have already been set up? >> reporter: that's right, elizabeth. police barricades have been set up. just over my shoulder, i don't know if you can see it in my picture. some uc regents have alread

. >> also this morning the people in marin city are demanding increased security near a bus stop after six robberies in one month. the latest happened in the middle of the day tuesday on terners drive. most of the other muggings reported since 16th of june have happened at night. county lawmakers say they are looking at improving the lighting at the marin bus hub. that work could start in september and wrap up by thanksgiving. >> new cameras will be installed in an oakland neighborhood in the hopes of catching crooks. about 30 will be installed inside and outside businesses in the fruitvale neighborhood including the otea restaurant where robbers shot and killed the owner in april. those cameras will cover a two-square-mile area on international boulevard, fruitvale avenue and meantime, in oakland's rock ridge neighborhood police are trying to catch the person who dumped a woman's body in the street and lit it on fire. neighbors are leaving flowers at the spot where the woman's body was found yesterday on ivanhoe road. police say the woman's body is burned. she appears to be hispanic i

. >>> marin city police believe they've cracked a robbery ring that's been preying on passengers at the city's main bus stop for the past month. a teen boy was arrested yesterday. he's suspected of stealing a cell phone from a bus passenger who got off the bus after a giants game on the night of june 26. the victim was beaten. other robberies at the bus stop have involved handguns. authorities say more arrests in this case will be coming soon. >>> this is a fascinating topic. especially around here. predicting earthquakes. we've heard about the technology for this for years now, but now scientists need your help developing this life-saving tool. we bring in nbc bay area's marianne favro who joins us from palo alto. and i'm guessing here everyone's asking what do we need to do and how do we sign up? what do you have? >> reporter: this is your chance to help if you've always been fascinated by quakes. this is your chance to become a citizen seismologist. all you need is a computer that's on most of the day. kathy parks is about to become a quake capturer. stanford students are installing

this by the way is the sixth robbery of marin city just since the middle of june. officials say most of the robberies have happened at bus stops. >>> 8:35 happening now uc students have gathered outside the uc regents meeting in san francisco. these are live pictures from the ucsf mission bay campus. uc regents are set to begin their meeting in about 35 minutes. they are expected to approve a 9.6 increase. some of the demonstrators there are dressed in costume. >>> a federal july in san francisco has delayed the deportation of a married gay man from venezuela. 46-year-old alex vensemol's visa expired. he challenged deportation agreements because he legally married his partner. but because the federal government does not recognize those unions. yesterday a judge scheduled a meeting for september 2013 delaying deportation by two years. >>> time now 8:36. oakland's planning commission nay will have to decide the fate of two dog park proposals without getting a recommendation from the park commissioners. the newest plan is for a dog park behind children's ferry land in

city. >>> and those fast winds, look at that, thick marine layer, occupy mount tamalpais. it is breezy. calling it january in july. temperatures will be 20 degrees below average with more drizzle and more cooling in your forecast. >>> let's celebrate today like new year's day. thank you for joining us. it's 6:00 on this tuesday. >> i think mike just begin with brilliant gold. >> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm in terry mcsweeney for eric thomas. california state university governing board is meeting to consider another hefty tuition hike for fall semester. nick smith where students are adjusting to a recent 10% increase. >> absolutely. just in a few months, students can expect to pay more. the board of trustees will meet to consider a plan to raise undergraduate tuition by 12% for the coming fall term. this is on top of the approved 10% for the cal state system. take the previously approved 10% and suggested 12% hike, students would be paying $1200 more than just a year ago. raising the annual tuition for in-state undergraduates by 3588 to $5472 a semester that would -- a year that would not in

. >>> armed robbers hit an ice cream truck in marin city this week marking the city's sixth robbery since last month. officers say in this case three young men pointed a semi- automatic pistol at the ice cream vendor's stomach on tuesday demanding cash. they ran away with about 160 bucks. the suspects were wearing black hooded sweaters covering their faces. >>> in a few hours the bart board of directors will discuss the deadly shooting at the civic center station in san francisco. they are expected to focus on the general manager's report of the july third incident. bart says officers opened fire after the man lunged at them with a knife. the agency has promised to release surveillance video once the investigation is over. >>> oakland police say that they have a man in custody in connection with the shooting death of a high school senior. michael heartsman-anthony of oakland was arrested last week although police didn't announce it until yesterday. he is suspected in the murder of ditiyan franklin, jr. franklin was shot while riding a bicycle on ritchie street in may just weeks before he

police in marin city are investigating at least six robberies and one month all near the same bus stopthe latest happened in the middle of the day tuesday on turner's drive when three men wearing hoodies robbed an ice cream truck driver at gunpoint. most of the other muggies reported since june 16 happened at night. they are hooking at improving lighting at the bus house to make it safer. >> the wine expert accused of stealing a picasso from the san francisco gallery is linked to a stolen art stash on the east coast. new york police say they found seven pricey pieces of art at mark lugo's apartment including another picasso. they say they got the search warrant after hearing lugo on a jail house phone asking a woman to help him clear art from his home. experts are concerned that hugo is part of a wring of art heaves. >> seems it would be unusual for him unless he knows that a drawing by picasso, a water color or drawing by leget that these would be worth stealing. >> he was caught on surveillance tape talking down the street. lugo is spchted of stealing expensive wine from a store in n

. >> a 69 year-old man became the latest victim in a string of crimes that occurred near a marin cityoaching the gate of his complex about one block away from the bus stop on donahue street when he was attacked and robbed by three men. within the last month, four other robberies have occurred near the same location. across the bay area hundreds of children have had their summer plans crushed. the nonprofit diabetes society of san jose should down last month. in the process they canceled to summer camps and that they plan for kids with diabetes. charles clifford was in the south bay today and spoke with one family that was done by the news. >> climbing wall was fun, there is an event called the been an olympics that was fun. >> a 11 year-old tia love is summer camp she made her mother side her up in advance, she is also diabetic and the camp put on was specially for diabetics are children. when the society announced in june that it was closing down and all of the summer camps were canceled, she was devastated. >> i was sad because i did not get to go to camp with all my other friends.

. >> this morning police in marin city are investigating at least six robberies in one month near the same bus stop. this happened in the middle of the day tuesday on terner's drive. three men robbed an ice cream truck driver at gunpoint. most of the other muggings have happened at night. county lawmakers say they are looking to improve lighting. the work could start in september and may wrap up by thanksgiving. carmageddon starts this morning. a major freeway in l.a. now closed. john cadiz klemack is live with a look for us. how's it looking? >> reporter: so far so good. 7:00 tonight is when they start closing the on and off ramps. 10 mile stretch between the 101 on the north and the 10 on the south. who knows, it might impact traffic. it is possible considering how many people use this freeway every day. it's perhaps a good thing it's happening on the weekend and good that we're talking about this for months how the closure is going to affect people. give extra business to some of the local businesses near their own neighborhoods. there are some people giving a lot of promotions and

sheriff's deputies found a device similar to that right here at the marin city bus stop. deputies found the device before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. no one was hurt but what could have happened is what worries county authorities. the mixture of common cleaners and aluminum foil placed inside of the bottle result in a gas built-up and then an eventual explosion. we have a youtube video which shows devices being detonated. back in may police warned residents about these devices. e-mail sent out to all schools since a few months before police had arrested a group of teenagers setting off drano bombs in an open space in january. we checked with the marin county sheriff's office, they haven't arrested anyone yet in this case. this area has its share of armed robberies, crimes of opportunity. we are going to have that and more coming up. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> emeryville police are asking for help tracking down a hit-and-run driver who seriously hurt a young woman. police released this surveillance photo. they say it shows a dark colored suv, th

county sheriff's deputies are warning people about a series of robberies at the bus station in marin city. there have been five incidents in the last three weeks near don hue street. the most recent happened this past weekend. the independent journal reports work to improve safety at the bus stops will begin after labor day. new bus shelters will get lighting and walls will be lowered to increase visibility. >>> time now 5:17. a search for a man in mow wee has been suspended according to local reports. police say 44-year-old david pots was knocked into a blowhole saturday afternoon. take a look at this youtube video. we found this of the blowhole. it's incredible. the search was called off last night after three days. rescuers face very challenging conditions including as you can imagine rough waters and poor visibility. he was on vacation with his wife and child. >>> more than 10,000 new homes in san francisco are a step closer now to reality after a new court ruling. the chronicle reports a judge threw out most of the legal challenges to the development plan that calls for the new homes

>> to read with some kids in marin city? >> what are you going to read to them?atever book they put in my hand i will read. >> reporter: in a couple of years that might be different. when does this start? >> january 1, 2012. the textbooks won't be reprinted until 2015. >> i'm sure it's going to be the talk of the nation coming up. thanks for stopping by. >> thanks for the hot chocolate. back to you guys. >> thankthank you for joining us from caffe roma in san francisco. >>> next, we'll take one more look at your weekend forecast and your morning commute. we'll be right back. >>> if you get the feeling that somebody's watching you when you're in this neighborhood of oakland, you are probably right. we'll tell you about the new security cameras and why they are being put up coming up next. ,,,,,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one wit

a marin county city may expand a smoking ban. what may be included in that ban very soon. >>> good morning. westbound highway 4 is looking okay here but you will see some slow traffic on highway 4. we'll tell you where and also give you a look at the rest of the commute. >>> your time is now 6:26. well, new this morning a group of squatters is occupying a building in san francisco's mission district. pretty chaotic scene that broke out last night when the police showed up. >> hey. hey. >> now look at this. police arrested one man last night, charged him with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. he's part of a group called homes not jails. now we're looking at this live right now. our photo journalist is out there panning across. look at the banners outside here. you can read for yourself what they say. now we're watching this. this is at 20th and mission. you can see all the signs there. pretty quiet right now in the neighborhood. yesterday the demonstrators told ktvu they would not leave this building until the poli

gate bridgings from transamerica building where we have the low clouds and fog, the marine layer, pouring into the city of san francisco. we have clouds making it into the bay but sunshine inland and still 92 in concord. marine layer is marching inland again tonight at least a good 50 miles but it will be compressed by a ridge of high pressure so we should see earlier burnoff for friday but this is what i want to share with you. this is interesting stuff. computer models don't have a good handle on this at all. first of all, you look at this and you say, absolutely nothing is going on. but we have subtropical moisture monsoonal moisture right there out over the arizona area. one particular computer model wants to lift it up in a northerly direction and just nick our backyards like the east bay, the mount diablo area. so we have to put a chance of thunder in the sunday forecast, otherwise partly sunny over the weekend and temperatures still into the 90s inland. tonight 50s with mostly cloudy skies. north bay numbers tomorrow, 81 degrees in santa rosa compared to 68 degrees but sunny in sausalito. east o

. >> this morning people in marin city are demanding increased security near a bus stop after six robberiesth. the latest happened in the middle of the day tuesday when three men robbed an ice cream truck driver at gunpoint. most of the other muggies reported since june 16 have happened at night. the county lawmakers say they are looking at improving lighting. >> good day. we're coming on the air now to go to the white house and washington as president obama will hold his third press briefing and statement of recent weeks. all over this attempt to raise the nation's debt ceiling and avoid defaulting on obligations. there have been several attempts at deal from a grand bargain to something far less. moderator of "meet the press" david gregory will be watching with us. what are you hearing? >> it's interesting. private negotiations aren't going as well. that's why the president is trying to keep the pressure on republicans. we look at the state of play in washington, the president trying to put republicans in the corner and yet senate republicans i talked to, brian, saying the president, the

the fair runs through monday night at the marine county fairground. >>> a city here in the west is talking about catching in on same-sex marriage. which one and what it's considering. >>> also a live look at the san francisco skyline here. what this city is doing that earned it the new title of greenest city in the united states. >>> and what people are paying for food in the united states and where one bay area city stacks up when it comes to the cost of food. >>> could las vegas become the hot destination for same-sex honey moons? the city is considering marketing the city as that. what they won't be marketing is same-sex marriage. >>> san francisco has been honored as the greenest city in the united states. a study ranks san francisco number one in come posting and recycling, public transportation, low pollution levels, green building codes and energy efficiency. new york, seattle, denver and boston ranked just below the city by the bay. >>> the lawrence livermore lab donated a new computer center for private industry and universities to use. the interim high performance commuting invas

created uniform temperatures, our lows fluctuate between inland and coastal cities but this morning uniform numbers because that marine air has pushed inland. a mostly cloudy start from san francisco to livermore. 56 in san jose. you might need a jacket especially in the city. 63 degrees. only about a 10-degree spread in temperatures we have throughout this afternoon even in the heat of the day. 75 degrees the forecast high in redwood city. 74 degrees in fremont. the seven-day outlook is coming up so stay tuned. right now back to the man in charge, scott mcgrew. >> stanford university has gotten the final nod to begin a huge expansion. the council approved the $5 billion project. the final vote had been stalled after some parents protested the expansion would do away with a daycare facility there but stanford agreed to relocate that. the expansion includes reconstruction of stanford hospital and clinics and expansion of the children's center. >> coming up, all packed up with nowhere to go. hundreds of summer campers are out of luck and parents may not get refunds. an official city vote to answer the question, how yell

but warm to hot depending on your closeness to the coast or marine layer. 82 santa rosa. 78 redwood city. concord 89. so morgan hill, yes, hot. and clear lake, that's hot. but going to stay right here. i don't see much change into friday. the weekend though looks like a cooling trend on sunday and take us into next week. >> all right. sounds good. >>> chaos on the streets of los angeles. the event that got out of hand and prompted a response from riot police. >>> and a symbol to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks comes under fire. the action one group is taking to prevent it from going on display. >>> good morning. if you're driving on highway 4, looks like traffic is beginning to wake up a little bit. more about the traffic and weather as we come back. >>> good morning. low clouds give way and some of that is actually in the form of fog. especially on the golden gate. not much changes. yesterday's temperatures are pretty much what's going to happen today. 60s and 70s closer to the beach. >>> new information about the cause of the eagle fire still burning in san diego county. fire investi

we had measurable precipitation from the drizzle from the marine layer and daily city and half-moon bayhundredths of an inch at fso. 70 in livermore, out and about this evening, very breezy, some of the wind gusts up to that miles per hour. otherwise, the clouds are continuing to march inland. a gray start to kick-start your tuesday. we'll end up with the cloud cover and smack in between clearing at the bay, and into our interior valleys. otherwise it's an area of low pressure, and it's well to the north of the bay area. this is it, just hanging off the british columbia coastline and what it's doing is enhancing our marine layer and causing the trough right over the west coast, and that will continue to funnel in the cooler air mass all week long. in fact, the coolest day still to come. we'll feature that with your seven-day forecast. mostly cloudy skies, really great sleeping conditions in the 40s and 50s. tomorrow's daytime temperatures, 68 degrees in mill valley. otherwise 70 around sasson bay. numbers with a breeze, 10 to 20 miles per hour. kind of optimistic, 87 degrees toward disc

and nice smooth ride all the way from marin county to the city. mass transit looks good as well. that is the traffic. back to you guys. >> 6:09 now. a bay area teen among a group mauled by a grizzly bear. how rescuers were able to stop them in a remote location. >>> hollywood on fire. a string of arsons lighting up tinseltown. >>> and add kate middleton to the list of phone hacking victims. the purge information that may have been -- the personal information that may have been stolen from the dutchess. ,, [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. ♪ fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies is a nicely designed package. ♪ now you can have brownies again. new fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. augu >>> welcome back. 6:12. congressional leaders are still working to find a way to raise the nation's debt limit. they are facing a deadline of august 2. republicans and democrats are putting together dueling plans. house speaker john boehner is expected to reveal

citi can help you write it. >> three marines are facing jail time after allegedly getting married forcial benefits. this is that the marriages cross taxpayers about $75,000 at the center of the controversy is a lesbian couple besses they went to live as a family of base. >> j murphy and corporal ashley vice of camp pendleton marine met and began dating about three years ago. >> it was like i knew her my whole life. >> corporate vice of decided she went to live off base with jamie like a normal couple dozen she could not afford it, she found a straight marine on base, jeremiah griffin who agreed to marry her so that she could receive the 12 per dollar per month livings piping that they give to heterosexual couple that live off base. the year-and- a-half later jenny did the same thing and married joseph the corner. february 1st corporal vice was questioned two weeks ago serious military charges were handed down to her and the other two marines involved. >> i did not try to hide, i said this is what is going on. >> there is no conspiracy here, we weren't trying to steal from anybody, we

golden gate bridge f you're heading towards marin, it's slow into the city.zing along nicely f you're traveling this weekend here is a look at the forecast. >> breezing along nicely if you're flying out west but not the case in other parts of the country. qul notice here chicago and wad watd are both reporting 30-45 minute delays due to the weather conditions there. we have delays around la guardia and jfk of about an hour to two hours on arriveal due to low ceilings, thunderstorms, and dulles is reporting delays now of about 45 minutes. i'll be back with a full look at the local forecast later on in the broadcast. >>> tropical storm zon getting closer to the texas gulf coast but no one is complaining. texas is in the middle of a severe drought. not even this tropical storm is expected to break it. we're live and it's unusual for a tropical storm to be this welcome. >> that is right. you see signs up he saying go away, hurricane or tropical storm insert name here. we haven't seen that. right now, as you can tell, the winds have picked up, and waves getting bi

marin tried to obtain a bond and nobody sold it. it is cash? >> it is hard to -- it would be some type of insurance. as a city where are thinking we might be able to self-insure. it could go to an insurance broker and buy an insurance instrument from them. marin could not find an agent that knew how to quantify that risk and was only willing to sell it to them for the full cost, a cash bond. the amounts of money that have been thrown around are quite small. it would be fine to go ahead and appropriate it. we do not know how large it may end up being. the current amount is $100,000. we have that on deposit. >> if we fail here and the customers we signed up, it could be up to 130,000. it could grow to 230,000. we default or we cannot continue with those discussions, it would not cost more than 100 grand? >> power prices are low and there would prefer to have customers go back. the amount, we are figuring out calculations is 100,000. >> there have been other numbers offer. >> this is the bond to cover the cost of defaults. the amount that would be available is not the amount that cpuc would be determining. >> th

we're looking at a drive here across from the marin side over to the city with no major delays.to the maps, sorry t peninsula, 101 is moving as we head down to southbound with the taillights and northbound with the headlights here at the peninsula avenue. smooth drive back to the maps as we look at the disabled vehicle, that's not an issue so we're going to send it back to you. >> thank you. this morning family and friends will say their last good-byes to singer amy winehouse. a spokesperson cities 27-year-old singer's funeral will be held today for family and close friends. the troubled singer died saturday. autopsy results released yesterday were inconclusive. and more tests are being conducted to determine her cause of death. >> the condition of former governor arnold schwarzenegger's son is improving. his son christopher suffered a collapsed lung and broken bones while body boarding on july 17. yesterday schwarzenegger tweeted appreciation to well-wishers writing thanks for all of your support for christopher. means a lot to me and to him. he's doing much better and we'll ha

you would imagine to go whale watching, but beneath the sea just ten miles from new york city swims more marinee than there has been in the past century. sharks, dolphins and, yes, even whales are settling back into the big apple after being driven out by polluted water and overfishing. but after decades of antihunting laws and a major effort to clean the waters around the hudson bay, experts credit humans for the thriving mammals. >> new york is surrounded by water and the waters are being more productive now. there is more bait, more mammals, and people that had to go to cape cod to go whale watching and dolphin watching don't have to go now. >> now in its second year of running boat tours from queens, tom, captain of two ferry boats, says that pods of aquatic mammals off the city's coast have increased ten fold. he went from seeing ten whales a year to 100, incredible numbers of dolphins, and closer to shore, he recently started giving weekend tours where many more seals have been spotted in of all places, the new york harbor. >> i'm from manhattan. never knew this existed. believe it or not

you can't see the tops of the towers there and it's slow going heading to marin for folks coming into the city is moving nicely now. >> and if you're looking to buy an e book reader there are more choices now. consumer reports put a dozen of them to the test. and michael finney is here now with results. >> these days more people are trading regular books for e book readers like the nook from barns and noble. sales almost doubled in the last year alone. >> it's easy. and i can get whatever books i want. i don't have to worry about ordering them. >> i can sit in the easy chair and plug it in. i get going. >> testers have also begun evaluating the new reader from borders. a key test? how easy the screen is to read. >> this is looking to see how clear and crisp the type is. >> testers used lights to simulate outdoor sun. those that don't have a back light are much more readable in bright light. another test sizes up how quickly pages turn, which can make a big difference. in this comparison, e book reader on the right takes twice as long to turn a page. consumer reports says there are three e book

they were deadlocked a plan to give $8 million to the sonoma marin rail transit project. after the vote, larkspur city councilwoman decided to change her vote. they approved the plan but the board's chairman the matter should be revisited. that meeting will be held at 7:00 at marin civic center. >> if you are looking for some different to do, you might try the pools at golden gate park. get fly fishing lessons and there a casting tournament there sunday. heather ishimaru reports for an often overlooked spot in san francisco. >> across the street, next door to the police department's stables, this sign of a little sign of peace and beauty that sparkles like a gem. anglers casting pools project buy for the golden gate angling and casting club. he has been for the last 30 years and now comes every day. >> he is known as the godfather here. he says it hasn't changed much in the last three decades. inside the lot are lockers filled with the stuff of fish stories. the club has 3500 members, but the ponds are also open to the public. >> it's relaxing. being out in the open, listening to the birds, you know.

he served in the marine corps before joining the army. >>> next tuesday the oakland city council will consider increasing medical marijuana dispensaries from four to eight and make cultivation ordinance compliant with the state law. a legal firm has revised the city plan to license large medicinal pot farms. they want to create a system where the city's dispensaries will get their marijuana from the city's pot farms. they warned the current system could open them up for arrest. >>> midnight showing, harry potter and deadly hallows part 2. the young wizards say they were sad to see the movie. >> you feel like you are losing your best friend. >> servicing ending. >> warner brothers say it took in more than $43 million on the first day and they are expected to break records on the first weekend making more than $158 million which would eclipse the record set by the dark knight in 1998, thanks to the nicco family. >> in part. we squeeze them in. >> you will be, too. >> it is a little violent and scary. >> mike's kids can handle it. it will be sad. >> and kleenex and sad moment all of a su

city. this morning we expect a pretty good inland push of that marine layer. don't think it will make its way to concord or livermore. oakland, hayward, spats in san jose we'll have to deal with that low cloud cover. it won't last long, developing early. as we head through 10:30, 11:00, no more fog. crystal clear skies over the bay. by noon 63 a. thin veil left. by about 4:00 we're going to max out at 68 degree, a little breeze as high pressure builds in. we've got the pressure gradient. warmer mid to upper 80s. i've got the seven-day outlook ready to go. mike inouye, what are you watching for us? >> i'm watching this disabled vehicle. that's better than watching paint dry. we're looking southbound 101 at the off ramp that should be cleared. chp is heading over to help those folks. be careful in the next few until they get that cleared. we show the rest of your south a smooth drive, close to the limit. a little construction for 85 around santa teresa and the split. the rest of the south bay traffic clear. starting to pick up a volume. a 15 minute drive. a coup

news will continue and this is a live look outside of the weather >> we are seeing the city lights and the marineis getting lighter and lighter temperature now is 52 degrees it will get up to 73 degrees later on this afternoon will have a full look of weather coming right up with a love into [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >> traffic is mild and wet weather looks good this is look at the san mateo bridge and in richmond will be 70 degrees a least later on this afternoon oakland 73 with a partly cloudy and hayward. this is a look of the fog and you see how it is drifting in word it'll pull back by noon and we will start warming things out temperatures right now look good this is a look of torn temperatures re now slightly warmer start than yest

the marine layer is pouring into the city by the bay. let me show you how that deck affects our temperatures. san francisco average high 69 degrees. 83 san jose. and 89 degrees in livermore. but with the late afternoon clearing in san francisco today we only topped off at 64 degrees. overcast in pacifica in the mid- 50s. but where we have the sunshine livermore topped off at 91 degrees it was 82 in san jose and mid-70s in santa rosa. out and about the numbers span anywhere from the 50s to the 60s. 70s, still 90 in concord. tonight with the blanket of clouds temperatures into the 50s across the board from the coast to our inland areas, this is interesting. when you look at this, you say, absolutely nothing is going on. but... we do have this subtropical moisture over here. can you see it boiling up here? it is going to lift north skim the diablo mountain range on sunday, and produce a chance of thunder in the forecast. tomorrow daytime highs becoming sunny, partial clearing however at the coast in the up 50s, lots of sunshine inland mid-

it is an easy ride westward towards foster city. 101 for marin county looks good, so does the right across the golden gate bridge. the trip looks good with moderate traffic southbound across this band. bart's it looks ok this morning. no problems reported with caltrain or ace train. >> the space shuttle has left the space station for the last time. there is atlantis undocking from the international space floating nearly 250 mi. above the pacific. therefore the homecoming is going to mark the end of nasa's third your shuttle era. atlantis' left behind a year of supplies as well as a commemorative shuttle model and in the united states flag that flew on the first mission in 1981. >> 82 on fire in san jose force people out of their homes in a tightly packed apartment complex in east san jose. the cause of the fire is still under >> fire officials say about two dozen people were forced out of their homes after a fire broke out. the fire started around 7:30 p.m.. all 12 residents were evacuated and two apartments were damaged as the fire spread to at its base from one apartment to the next. >>

marin. slow ride on the deck especially closer into the city and later on this evening, got another giants game. giants take on san diego, over by at&t park. so you may find extra traffic coming into san francisco. and should be a sports reporter! we have an as game taking on seattle at 12:45 around lunchtime. so for right now up and down the nimitz everything looks good but expect traffic this afternoon. and mass transit so far everything is on time for bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain. if any changes, remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> around 11:00 we were all in the newsroom you have to be kidding me. >> i think the whole world was. the casey anthony verdict came in and it was something a lot of people were surprised with if you have checked out twitter or facebook yesterday. everybody is going crazy about it. >> the jury acquitted the florida mother yesterday of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee. with you they found her guilty on four counts of lying to investigators. the jury did not speak afterwards but one of the alternates

city at 78 degrees. extended forecast a warm up tomorrow and then marine layer means cooler temperatures by wednesday and over the weekend we could see muggy conditions and a slight chance of a rain drop or two from the monsoonal moisture. lot of things have to come into play but i want to put it out there. [ talking at the same time ] >> i saw the evil eye you were giving me. >> couldn't see out the back window. [ talking at the same time ] >> it's july. >> thank you. >>> well, it's going to be like a close out sale for medication, generic versions of expensive pills. >> how low will the prices go and how it could hurt patients some say. location is being kept under . >>> the funeral for amy winehouse is tomorrow. now the service is private and the location is being kept underwraps. her family dizted her london home and thanks fans for their support today. an autopsy didn't provide enough information to determine the cause of death. there is no evidence of foul play the results of the toxicology tests could take up to four weeks. amy winehouse struggled with drugs and alcohol. >>> one out of 7 people in

marine layer is situated all the way up and down the coast. 66 in redwood city. 71 in santa rosa with 70 in fremont so getting brighter in parts of the east bay. sunshine today for the time being. we may see the fog linger throughout the coastline. we'll see a little sun late in the day but we'll keep the fog with us along the coast. it will come back overnight and temperatures will peak, we're talking 3-4 degrees over the weekend. you may not see any 90s out there. we're going to nudge every so slightly. we have a westerly wind. it's weak so that is allowing for numbers to come up a little bit. as long as we have the onshore flow we're going to be looking at that cool marine air and some of that fog, it will conti out n bay, parts of marin county. almost 80 in some spots. so if you are traveling and you are heading into the central valley or sierra nevada, definitely feeling like summer. 80s in fresno but mid-70s big sur. 80 in los angeles. here is what is going on. the trough is lifting out but winds are awfully light. we are looking a little bit of warming, still our sea breeze and

city was 85. as we look from earlier tonight, the marine layer is really compressed down. so while we are getting the cooling winds moving in, without a thick marine layer at this point, it's having a hard time really dropping our temperatures a lot. that's why we're seeing such mild numbers right now. 75 still for you in the east bay and livermore. and right now we have dropped to 58 in san francisco. so obviously much cooler right up against the coastline where this fog is continually pushing up against it this morning. as we head throughout tomorrow, windy at times, hot inland as throughout the next couple of days, we will eventually get some dramatic changes here when it comes to the temtds. right now the high pressure will keep it hot for tomorrow. we'll notice the bigger differences on thursday. tomorrow morning, most of the fog right along the coastline, possibly patchy fog in the peninsula. more sunshine coming back, more hot temperatures for wednesday. still about 10 to 15 degrees above average here. let's get a look at tonight's numbers. in the morning, 63 in san

city. accident marin county is on the show but slow approaching the golden gate bridge.ou. a little gloomy out there right now. actually seeing some drizzle along the coast if you are making your way by the shore and cloud cover seen throughout the bay area. temperatures today not going to be very warm. we cooled down a lot yesterday, similar temperatures today. low to mid-70s inland, 60s at the bayshore and cool at the coast. breezy, as well. this trend continuing for the next several days, although by the end of your weekend, finally starting to bump up into the low to the mid-80s where we should be for this time year. ,,,,,,,, >>> and welcome back to "the early show." bottom of the hour. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. >> hi. >> how are you? >> i'm all right. yourself? fasten your belt. >> we're doing better than the bats this morning. you may find them a little creepy. you might be worried they're going to, you know, collect in your hair. here's the thing. bats, many people will tell you, are misunderstood. they're incredibly helpful. they eat up to half thei

marine murdered. the grim milestone it means for the city and his family's plea for justice. >>> the run away winner at this year's hot dog eating contest. >>> and there's a chance that rain may ruin this 4th of july's bar-b-ques and fireworks shows. we'll have weather right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a grim milestone tonight for a family. a military veteran was gunned down. >> i have a niece that wants to know where her daddy is. >> reporter: family and friends hold a vigil for the third victim of 2011. >> i just want whoever did this to know that you left my daughter without a father, you left me without a husband. >> reporter: christopher samuel served in the military, he did not have a criminal record. >> he always said he was going to have a good father, who was going to take care of his family. who was always going to do the right thing. he was never one to get in trouble, he was never one to walk the street. >> reporter: samuel was shot in the back here in the upton neighborhood of west baltimore. police believe it was a robbery because he was on his cell phone at the time of the murder. >

marine layer is situated all the way up and down the coast. 66 in redwood city. 71 in santa rosa with fremont so getting brighter in parts of the east bay. sunshine today for the time being. we may see the fog linger throughout the coastline. we'll see a little sun late in the day but we'll keep the fog with us along the coast. it will come back overnight and temperatures will peak, we're talking 3-4 degrees over the weekend. you may not see any 90s out there. we're going to nudge every so slightly. we have a westerly wind. it's weak so that is allowing for numbers to come up a little bit. as long as we have the onshore flow we're going to be looking at that cool marine air and some of that fog, it will continue to hang out along the richardson bay, parts of marin county. almost 80 in some spots. so if you are traveling and you are heading into the central valley or sierra nevada, definitely feeling like summer. 80s in fresno but mid-70s big sur. 80 in los angeles. here is what is going on. the trough is lifting out but winds are awfully light. we are looking a little bit of warming,

for bay area congressional delegation created district that stretches from marin county to the oregon border. they divide the cityfremont in two districts and could force several to run against each other. the maps were drawn without party afillation they give hispanic vote strong influence and may allow democrats to achieve a super majority in sacramento. >> we have created a new landscape with opportunities for new leadership from across california to emerge. i think this will be over the long term, that we have commissioners are able to look back and identify the impablgt these maps have made on the state of california. oolt commission will give final certification to the new maps in two weeks but the republican party claims the process wasn't transparent enough and it's considering a lawsuit. study the maps you'll find a link on abc 7 news.com under see it on tv. >> caltrans slapped with a $381,000 water pollution fine levied at bay area regional water control board saying caltrans did not take proper precautions in the toll lanes. the boards said caltrans should have made sure the contractor was using straw

marin every weekend to watch the yacht race. and while this will pump in much-needed revenue, the city is worried about the crowds. ar covalla point is the only viewing point. extra security will be brought in to all parts of the marin shoreline. >>> new this morning, a giant construction is it happening there it in minnesota. this is the metrodome. they it are busy out there. it it looks like they are having fun. they hope to finish the summer. you remember this, the cave-in. huge amounts of snow fell on the football field. the roof, the material they are getting in now is said to be stronger than steel. it's designed to stand up to even the most powerful storms in the winters of minnesota. >> even if they finish it, there still may not be a season. they are still it trying to negotiate the contracts. >> that's right. >> the nfl. >>> let's talk in with sal. i know you were probably busy watching the all-star game let's take a look at the commute now. we are looking at the drive on 880 here. i'm gonna circle this. there we go. see that. 0, 0. you can see the -- 8 0, you can see -- 880. you can see we have traffic a

city? thank you. i urge you to reject the appeal. president olague: thank you. any additional comment? >> as with the vice president of the marine a community association. in regards to the ceqa appeal, i want to reference the speaker who said this was a request to the city. that is not the case. it is a sale of the property for multiple millions of dollars. a gentle man who owed in the bird back taxes about them waved during the sale. quite a sweetheart deal, not the warm hearted feeling that was mentioned. but in terms of ceqa and environmental impacts, this is on the lombard street, which is the 101 highway that runs to the city of san francisco. during peak traffic hours, the road is completely backed up in both directions, coming into this city or leaving the city. the amount of emissions and noise that comes from this area, either when cars are driving by or the amount of gas and fumes coming into the air while you are sitting in your room, it really leaves -- with leavesno open space happening. but if you cannot even open the window because the teams are coming in and it is so noisy with traffic, i have a feeling that in