[applause] port director monique moyer is with us. [applause] and from senator mark lino's

i admire her, but please don't do that again, monique. >> word to monique, not again.ore after the break. >>> as fighting continues in libya pressure is mounting at the u.s. capital. house republicans want to limit the u.s. involvement to a noncombat role. and senators john mccain and john cakerry are opposing the legislation that would allow the president to continue without that approval. >>> and then the violence in libya is raging on. civilians now are getting caught in the cross fire. we have a report from misrota. >> reporter: this boy is burned and in shock, and somehow he manages a weak smile from his hospital bed. and earlier in the week a rocket slammed into his district. his 14-year-old bother was not a fighter but died like so many others in the last four months, without rhyme or reason. he was killed here instantly while washing his hands at the sink before evening prayers. his uncle rushed to the scene when he heard the blast. i found this place was on fire, he recalls. he was here. i threw water on him and then took him to the ambulance, but he was alrea

monique soltani is in for mike. >> good morning. yes, if you leave for work now you will likely be on time. i'm the bearer of good news, if you are headed to the bay bridge, most of your approaches are moving at top speeds. however, if your commute takes you through antioch or pittsburg you know that you're starting to see slowing. 30 miles per hour in some of the slow spots there around a street. laura. >> thank you very much. 5:30. as we reported just moments ago breaking news out of san jose, police on the scene of a fatal shooting year tully road and mclaughlin avenue. police say three people also suffered gunshot wounds. they were able to get themselves to the hospital but their conditions are not known right now. and police have not yet said whether this was gang related. it actually marks the city's 25th homicide of the year. with a crew on the way to the scene we'll have a live report coming up in a few minutes. it's 5:31 now. >> first lady michelle obama is in the bay area this morning. chefs and event planners have been wo

>> monique. lawless. i love her last name. >> tired of the lawless society. >> right. you know, doing that. and you're cooling down. >> i liked it. well, yeah, yeah. sometimes. sometimes you're just hot. >> yesterday was hot everywhere. everybody was hot yesterday. look outside to see what is going on. absolutely! so hot, alum rock park, the officials closed it because it was so hot. you can have a picnic but not barbecue or fires because of the high temperatures today. look at what is going on outside. doesn't it look beautiful? the sky? the bay, almost the same color. the air is clear. concerning how warm it will be in the area today. we had fog in the morning. that's where it will stay all throughout the afternoon and evening hours. a look at the 24-hour temperature change. you can tell already that we are between two degrees cooler in livermore to about 14 in san francisco. thank you, joy. let me take a drink of water real quick. oh, that was hot. but it worked. thank you very much. a look at the temperatures. i thought he was giving me cold water. got me hot water

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see if your speeds are up there with monique. >> good morning. let's say this morning' es commute is feeling monday like. here is the approach to the bay bridge. traffic is moving at top speeds. we have several incidents to tell you about this morning. let's get right to it. two problems in oakland westbound 580 at 98. accident blocking the number 4 lane. crews are working to clear that. the problem south bound 880, oakland and high street on ramp clearing up a spill there. dealing with this problem westbound 580 at 680, accident on the right-hand shoulder. look at your drive, about a 27-minute ride from the altamont pass to 680. a new accident just popped up northbound 101 at third, an accident blocking the number 3 lane. live to the bay bridge to see traffic is stacking up, metering lights are on. give yourself time and patience. >> always a good idea. 6:39. coming up on "today in the bay" cal baseball on the chopping block but now they are in the hunt for the national title. and troubled congressman anthony weiner won't be on the house floor.

my name is monique washington. in the solar installer in san francisco. i was hired through the work force development go solar sf program. i'm here today because go solar sf gave me an opportunity to not only change my life but to build a career in the solar industry. i am asking that the go solar sf is not cut, but been fully funded so we can continue to grow and help our environment. thank you. >> hello, supervisors. my name is melissa mcdermott. i was also hired through the work force development go solar sf program. i'm one of the low-income single moms this program has benefit. i do not need to get into where i was a few years ago, but i can assure you i was not paying taxes and you never find me in a place like this. i needed to get into something and i needed to do it quick in order to save my relationship with my family and be able to progress and make a difference in. my. -- in my life. in turn, i've also seen things from different perspectives professionally. i've seen families be able to install solar on their homes that would never in a milli

as monique says, time is hard, money is hard to come by, especially jobs like this one. it helps the community and i would like to say thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> [inaudible] >> hello. my name is catherine. i am very proud to come here again, to thank you all and the commissioners, to tell you that we are employing, with your help, 146 young people. [applause] i also wanted to tell you that 70 of them live in this neighborhood. the others live in the fillmore district. every day that they come to work, many of them -- our youngest is 12 and will be 13 tomorrow. many of them are the only breadwinners in their family. jackie did not mention the fact that she is the person who is bringing home the chance for her family, making sure that her brothers and sisters will be ok while unemployed. after 32 years in the sheriff's department, what i know is that jobs keep people out of jail. [applause] i also know that my parents, every day they got up and went to work. what did you do when there is no parent? where do you learn that from? what i believe we are doing with

>> monique. lawless. i love her last name. >> tired of the lawless society. >> right.ou know, doing that. and you're cooling down. >> i liked it. well, yeah, yeah. sometimes. sometimes you're just hot. >> yesterday was hot everywhere. everybody was hot yesterday. look outside to see what is going on. absolutely! so hot, alum rock park, the officials closed it because it was so hot. you can have a picnic but not barbecue or fires because of the high temperatures today. look at what is going on outside. doesn't it look beautiful? the sky? the bay, almost the same color. the air is clear. concerning how warm it will be in the area today. we had fog in the morning. that's where it will stay all throughout the afternoon and evening hours. a look at the 24-hour temperature change. you can tell already that we are between two degrees cooler in livermore to about 14 in san francisco. thank you, joy. let me take a drink of water real quick. oh, that was hot. but it worked. thank you very much. a look at the temperatures. i thought he was giving me cold water. got me hot water.

let's get you to work with monique. >> i almost wore my white pants but i thought no good. you know what is good, the commute for antioch moving at top speeds. we have a hiccup, eastbound 4, we have report of an accident. other than that, road work to tell you about. northbound, 680, the east bound 580, that ramp is closed till about 6:00 a.m. and i drove past that this morning so yes, it is closed. and in hayward, southbound 880, the ramp to the eastbound 92 is closed till about 5:00 a.m. this morning. let's head out and look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is flowing nicely. it's going to take about 13 minutes to get across from hayward to foster city. scott. >> thank you much. coming up life is a highway. "the social network"ing program that helps you connect behind the wheel. does it veer off course in creepy territory? we'll take a look. it's a marathon, not a race a. wireless provider may finally get the iphone. >> good morning everyone. it's 4:43 as we take a live picture of 880 out past the coliseum. high def video calls and a wireless provider on the iphone bandwa

and monique wallace joins me now live from houston.i see you've got some black eyes from that incident. i'm going to ask you about that. what were you thinking? >> i was just reacting really, i was mad, saw these kids walk in there and walking out with beer, i told the cashier, do something, do something, people were standing around, we were all waiting in line to check out so they heard me telling her and they saw me pointing at them and no one was doing anything. so when it became obvious that walmart wouldn't do anything, i just told her, watch my purse and my basket and i took off after them. >> you weren't afraid that they could have -- you were going to get hurt by the car, they could have beat you or they had a weapon of some type? you didn't think about that? >> when i first saw them, they looked fairly young. i was thinking 19, 18 years old, my kids age. and when confronted by an adult, my kids are going to stop, yes, sir, yes, ma'am, no sir, no ma'am. these kids didn't have any kind of respect for authority, adults, they didn

let's check with monique. >> thank you. the drive is flowing nicely. here's a look at the south bay. top speeds on your major freeways, that's fabulous news for you as you head off to work or school on this beautiful tuesday morning. moving along the silicon valley commute looks good. palo alto, redwood city, top speeds there. as you cruise your way along up the peninsula past the airport, looks wonderful. san francisco, looks great too. more on traffic in a few minutes. >> thank you. this morning a surge of violence continues on the streets of san jose. right now police are trying to track down a gunman who shot and killed a man on oxton drive close to highway 101 and tully road, the city's east side. police say three others were also shot and injured in addition to a man who was killed. the death marks the city's 25th homicide of the year. we havea crew on the way and will bring you a live report. >> this morning the first lady is in the bay area for two fund-raisers to raise money for the president's re-election campaign. christie smith is live in b

good morning, monique. >> good morning. it's a back to work monday. here is a look at your approaches to the bay bridge. top speeds across the bay, look at that, some guy's going 78 miles per hour. we have a report southbound 880, high street t on ramp is closed due to construction. i'll get more details on that. also, another construction project to tell you about, that's going on eastbound highway 4 there at love ridge road. full freeway closure to about 5:30 this morning. details are in place. that's a first look at traffic. we'll have a full report. >> we'll look forward to it. thank you. the issue of gay marriage is back in a courtroom in san francisco this morning. at issue is a ban on same-sex marriage and the sexual orientation of the judge who overturned it. bob redell is live in san francisco with more. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. was the judge who presided over the case of same-sex marriage impartial even though he himself is gay? that is the issue that will be facing the ninth circuit court later this morning here

[applause] port director monique moyer is with us. [applause] and from senator mark lino's office, susan slim. [applause] from assemblyman tom ammiano's office. thank you for joining us in the celebration. we will have the final performance of the evening from the chinese american international school. they helped to start this celebration earlier this evening. i do not know if all of us were here but they are now returning. they will be performing for us and the beautiful traditions of the chinese new year, the alliance stance. please welcome students from the chinese american international school. -- the lion's dance. -- the lion's dance. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> [inaudible] [applause] this is really a unique performance. before we end tonight's program, i want to, on behalf of the city, thank at&t again for your generous sponsorship, making the celebration happening. we would liked everyone to join us for the reception. we want to thank owner of moonstar. we want to thank you for your contribution. [speaking foreign lang

>> yes, absolutely. >> thank you, monique wallace. we appreciate people like you.> you as well, thanks. >>> straight ahead, joe jackson, the engineer of the legendary michael jackson talks about his famous son on the second anniversary of his death. but first, all this week, cnn has been shining a spotlight on modern day slavery. in nepal, one woman has sought to save sex trafficking victims hoping to rescue more than 12,000 women and girls. that earned her the title of 2010 cnn hero of the year. >> in the west, america, europe, if someone comes and says, i want to make your child a prostitute, they would give them one slap or shoot them. but here families, they are tricked all the time. >> girls are brought from the villages by people who can lure them and tell them that they're getting a nice job. the border between india and nepal is the conduit point of trafficking. once they are here, there is no way to escape. i am anuradha koirala. it is my strong hope to keep everyone everybody being tracked. when we go to the border, to the exit points we are intercepting

with us today is jennifer, ed riskin, monique meyer, from the port, commissioners, and nazareth, the effects crowley, and leslie katz. i would also like to recognize the america's cup organizing committee, many of whom are here today. i see carried down there. i know she has been working all night. she made the back for you to take home. she assured me that she cooked the cupcakes herself this morning. finally, i would like to recognize and thank mayor ed in the. it is great when the mayor of a city welcomes you with open arms. his office is always open for us to go and citsee. i am happy to see that the america's cup is firmly in their grasp and will not leave. our planning for the america's cup world series. this journey started when i came to san francisco last september. the selection of the city's process. currently, while all of that was going, we knew we had to get ready for an america's cup world series. last september only, the design of the ac 45 was being designed. the factory in new zealand to assemble these boats was still being built. on behalf of the team that have put

monique -- i'm sorry. i already have her. sandra sandoval. jose esetera. robert clothier, shadeck, maria flow rezz, -- flores, alejandra vieda. jacqueline reyes, theresa mcgwire and haste use. -- jesus. if you would please, to the -- come up to me -- the mic. it looks like we're missing a few folks. ok, you have a minute. >> yes, thank you. i came here tonight to ask for consideration for a young student named richard. he is being placed in a school that is very, very far from his neighborhood. his mother had a choice, where the school is overcapacity. her second choice was to try to send the child to note -- oh, ok. the presidio school. so i came here to ask you guys for consideration. the guy has just lost his father. he also has a lot of health problems along with it, with letters from the doctor, as proof. i just want you guys to consider the opportunity for this guy to be placed near. his mom is a single mom. she is not able to be in all these places at once, so please take it into consideration. president mendoza: ma'am, would you also like to speak?

monique -- i'm sorry. i already have her. sandra sandoval. jose esetera. robert clothier, shadeck, maria flow rezz, -- flores, alejandra

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me monique round n.b.a. champions the dallas mavericks have enjoyed chiba and home coming off the beach in miami to claim the title for the first time they touched down in dallas and after a water gun salute they were greeted by hundreds of fans only mark a band walked off the plane first followed by finals m.v.p. they details of a celebration if you will but the band has pledged to pay for it himself as the city of dallas is a thirty two million dollars budget. so that brings us to be end of the sports that we've got the weather coming up. for the full stop we've got. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers.

. >> as monique past and what home from work, she learned about his passing. >> we are used to seeingd here. >> she often saw him in the morning. >> i used to teach, we would take the kids on tores, he was very friendly. the kids love to go and experience that. >> all afternoon, the station was visited by firefighters, police officers and neighbors. all of them morning a very popular man. >> the search continues for a missing nursing student and hayward. it has been nearly one week since she was last seen leaving class to take a break. they're focusing on her cellphone records. we talk with the brother of the missing student. >> hayward police investigators are still waiting for the results in tracking down a cellphone that may lead to clues to her whereabouts. they are also focusing on several persons of interest. >> nearly 20 people have been interviewed m-- pertaining to the missing student. earlier they arrested a person of interest in the case, a friend of michelle le from union city. now the lieutenant says that there are more persons of interest to be interviewed. >> indeed, th

single mom monique lawless, love the name jumped into action, saying she spotted three young men taking cases of beer without paying she. tossed her purse to the cash year, jumped on the hood of their camaro. and she slid off but not without grabbing the door handle then fall together ground. >> i'm tired of it. our seat needs to say this is not right. you will be fun punished. >> wow. police later arrested the suspects on charges ofing. >> vait -- aggravated robbery. lawless has bruises as you can see, but otherwise she says she's okay. >> and there is a close call in new york. an mta bus tire popped narrowly missing a pedestrian. the 400 pound tire was flung on to the sidewalk. the driver says an overheated bearing caused a wheel to come off this, is the second run away wheel this year on an mta bus, another came off in the bronx. >> and still to come, military families have mixed feelings. what they're hoping to hear from president obama when he reveals his plan to pull out u.s. troops from afghanistan. >> and a huge premium to see the shuttle launch. one hint, they're going for more

. >> reporter: food has changed monique young's life. >> i didn't graduate from high school. i like food so this is the perfect opportunity to do this. >> reporter: it's a 12 week program that provides hands on culinary training preparing students for jobs in the food service. >> leaving here, they feel very comfortable walking into any kitchen setting and pretty much execute which is what we need. >> reporter: and experience that's allowed all 10 students to graduate in food related jobs. including troy stephanie who says his new career path will provide a stable income for his daughter. >> that's the best part about this program. you don't have to look for jobs, jobs are coming here looking for you. >> reporter: the program is a free service. already putting dozens of people to work and providing hope. >> it makes me feel really good. i am very proud of myself. >> reporter: the food works program is less than a year old and three classes including this one have already graduated. the next one starts in july. i'm andrea fujihi, eyewitness news. >>> to get more information or

the crime fighter's extraordinary name, monique lawless.>> oh, boy. some action movie stuff. terrific, great. >> thanks, josh. thanks so much. >>> time for the buzziest entertainment news and lara is at our pop news big board. >> in our pop news heat index what's cool, hot and next. here's what everybody will be talking about today. it's your pop culture fix. adele. she has been ordered to do something that we would have a hard time with, not talk. clam up and or a month to boot, that cannot easy. doctors have ordered the soulful gal with the voice to pipe down or risk doing permanent damage to the throat. we wish her the best. >>> and next up, nicole richie. her 2 million twitter physical lowers got to enjoy some of her fabulous footwork. she tweeted footage of herself in a danceoff with a friend, shaking that groove thing to the britney spears hit "i'm a slave for you." and it got a little sizzling. she really does look great. >>> next up -- are you ready? are you ready for newlyweds part 2? of course, two, yep, nick lachey did it with ni

. >> reporter: food has change monique knight's life. >> i didn't graduate high school. wanted to cook and this is a perfect opportunity to do so. >> reporter: she's one of ten maryland food bank food work's graduates. this program provides training to prepare the students for jobs in the food industry. >> they leave here and they can walk into any setting and they can pretty much execute. that's what we need. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: experience that's allowed all ten students to graduate with food related jobs. >> that's the best part about the program. you don't have to look for jobs. jobs come looking for you. it's a free service, already putting dozens to work and providing hope. >> it makes me feel good. >> reporter: the food works program is less than a year old and three classes have already graduated. the next starts in july. >>> to get more information or to sign up for the food work's program, go to wjz.com and click on the section, seen on tv. >>> a pennsylvania couple is the proud parents of six new bundles of joy. stacey and brendan carey welcome

citizens getting directly involved if they see criminal activity, because it is dangerous of course, but moniqueangry when she saw three men allegedly shoplift a case of beer from the walmart, she goes to leap into action. she comes into the picture soon. she jumps right on the hood and then she slid off with a face plant to the ground. right there. and they didn't get far before the police caught up with them. i asked her, at least, what she was thinking. >> i was just reacting really. i was mad and i saw the kids walk in there and walking out with beer. you know, i asked or told the cashier, you know, do something, do something. and, you know, people are standing around me and we are all waiting in line waiting to check out and they heard me say something to her and pointing at them, and nobody did anything. when it was obvious that walmart could not do anything, i said watch my purse and my basket and i took out after them. >> you weren't worried about they could have hurt you with the car or a weapon of some kind? you didn't think about that? >> no, when i first saw them i knew they were fai

. >>> a woman in texas, named monique lawless, she saw three men allegedly stealing beer from the storeowed them to the parking lot and jumped on their car. they still drove off and dragged her for a short distance until she fell off. she was not seriously hurt. police eventually caught those three suspects and arrested them on robbery and several other charges. >>> let's check in with sal for another update on the commute. >> it's busy in san francisco. they ended up losing sight of that vehicle that they were chasing. they are looking for him. no major problems. >>> well, cooler for some, fog, low clouds, still sunny, warm to hot. temperatures are starting to take a trend toward the cooler side and they will be with us storm through friday. >> all right. sounds great, everybody. >> thanks for watching. have a great day. >> bye now.

this from monique.h the high divorce rates among straight couples who are we to judge and talk about broken marriages and familieiese who has not sinned cast the first stone in this case. marriage is about love, not what goes on in the bedroom. this from nick, you mean to tell me equality comes before true christian values, if your answer is yes, then something is truly wrong with your brain. this is a smack in god's face. >> the fact that we're asking this question is absurd. it's as appalling when the question was posed is america ready for a black president. the answer to both questions is of course. keep the conversation going, facebook.com/carol cnn. i'll be back in ten minutes. >> strong opinions on both sides. >>> an asteroid is nearing earth. it's a close encounter you don't want to miss hearing about. that up next in the newsroom. >>> top of the hour. i'm suzanne malveaux. the lead detective in the casey anthony murder case on the stand today. hoe jjose baez questioned the p trying to show slop

. >> reporter: as the three thompson brothers walked to their camaro, parked in a fire lane, moniqueless gave chase. leaving her spot in the checkout line. since the brothers had a hard time opening the locked camaro it gave lawless plenty of time to catch up. with adrenaline at full throttle she jumped on the hood and stomped on the windshield. >> he started the car and i knew i needed to get off. because he didn't care. they were laughing at me the whole time in the car. >> reporter: she slid off, grabbed the poor handle but the speeding car slung her to the pavement. >> i hit my face. and, you know, and i have -- i don't think my nose was broke but it swole up really big. >> reporter: the single mother hoped others would help to stop the robbery. no one did. police later spotted the car with a chase ensuing. state troopers and police caught them, even pitting a suspect against the fence with a patrol car. 21-year-old twin brothers sylvester andre thompson and sylvester dralenchin thompson and their young er brother sylvester primativo thompson were arrested and charged with felony

let's check your drive with monique. >> thanks, christina.fic along the east shore freeway. also, another hot spot to tell you about, pardon the punt, eastbound 80 at 205, a big rig is on fire and there are reports that the right hand shoulder is on fire. conditions are improving through hayward. that's good news. scott? >> for the latest traffic and news updates, check out the nbc bay area morning news on facebook. another news update in half an hour. >>> frb nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, we are so excited. hoda and i made it through fun day and made it to booze day tuesday. if you're with us, guess what, that means you made it, too. >> we're all together. >> june 14. >> yesterday on our program, we got a huge response on one particular story that we did. we had gene simmons and his long-time girlfriend, shannon tweed with us. >> after 28 years together, are you more than a girlfriend. >> before we throw it up to the sound byte. let's tee it up. i