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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! . >>> california's dream act took another step towards becoming law today. they passed a bill that would allow certain illegal immigration students to apply for college aid. a companion persian already passed. >>> the pride flag is flying right now in honor of this weekend's pride celebration. the flag was raised over an hour ago. mayor edlie and other officials were on hand for the raising. the pride celebration kicks off saturday with the big parade on sunday. >>> on sunday night ktvu channel 2 news take as closer look at the history of the parade. a second look after the news. >>> bottom of the list when it comes to bad road. sonoma and rio vista is listed as having streets in poor condition. one of the most improved cities is elsureteo. . >> the citizens took it upon themselves to dig into their own pockets with the city's sale tax. >> ited with take the equivalent of a quent cents per gallon gas take to maintain roads in good condition. >>> progress is too slow towards restoring

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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! . >>> marin is the most unforfeitable county in the nation for renters. according to a new report by the low income housing coalition. 60% can't afford the rent for aanch 2 bedroom apartment. a renter would have to burn more than $73,000 a year. the average household income of a renter is $58,000. >>> the battle over the budget continued today but it didn't get far. lawmakers met to discuss the issue. republicans say they can't do much sense they don't have majority power. democrats say it's up to the governor to decide what is next. >> the ball is in their court because they know what the demands are of the republicans. it's up to them. >> the next step is the governor. if he thinks the cuts should be deeper there is a way to get there. >> also at issue are lawmaker pay checks. john is expected to decide whether last thursday's budget plan is enough to ensure lawmakers pay. >>> she is disappointed the u.s. supreme court through out the case today but she will continue her case. she w

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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! >>> three plen are said to be okay -- men are said to be okay after a plane crash. the plane was still there when chopper 2 flew over this morning. three plen on board were able to climb ot on their own but one complained of back pain. it appears the plane lost power but the accident is under investigation. >>> nascar returns to the bay area. 100,000 stanes are expected -- fans are expected to be there. ktvu's claudine wong is there. claudine? >> reporter: the track is hot. when you look out, you're going to hear it. it gets loud. these are the practice runs that are now underway. this is the only northern california stop and it is the biggest weekend of the year. thousands will be here headed for a glimpse of the action. month fans will be a man with a very unique perspective. high on the hill, this 84-year-old, a stock car fan since he was 25 years old. he has the inside track on racing. back in the '50s and '60s, he owned one. >> that was the way you received your trophy. you had t

or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! >>> investors paid close attention to the press conference by ben bernanke. some of the problems he says that are slow into the economy could persist into next year. he says the slowdown is due in part to the depressed housing market but gave no further hints for the stimulation -- stimulus. >>> new numbers just out on home prices. today, giving another check on the pulse of the economy, u.s. housing prices rose .8% in april compared to a .4 drop in march. it's the first monthly increase since may 2010. however, u.s. prices fell 5.7% from a year earlier. the report was released this morning by the federal housing finance agency. >>> and we want to take you back live to atlanta, georgia, where we're getting better pictures of a warehouse fire that's sending thick, black smoke. this is just south of atlanta. fire officials say the fire started in an outdoor storage area with stacks of roofing, paper and plastic pipes fueling the fire. you can see the very intense flames behind the build

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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! >>> the dow is down 75. the nasdaq is actually in positive territory 612. s&p is down 5. now, the big reason that the stocks have come back again today. the obama administration said today it is releasing 30 million barrels of oil from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve. the secretary of energy says the oil is being released due to supply disruptions. white house officials say the move is intended to increase u.s. supplies during the peak summer driving season. some analysts say this could mean a drop of 50 cents a gallon at the pump in a few weeks. the time something prompting criticism from republicans who say president obama is playing politics with the country's oil reserves which are supposed to be used for emergencies. now, the reason that the stock dropped so much is because the market was reamounting to the latest weekly job numbers that came out early this morning. 429,000 people filed for first- time unemployment benefits last week. that is 9,000 more than the week bef

or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! >>> people at stinson beach are being told to stay out of deep water because of a great white shark. a coast guard helicopter spotted a great white near the beach yesterday afternoon. the shark was swimming about 200 to 300 feet from shore. now, sharks don't typically target people but one person told ktvu news this morning that sometimes they do. >> there was a kid over here maybe 15 years ago that, he got in trouble with a shark right in the lagoon there. but he punched it. he actually punched it in the news. it left him alone. his dad always told him to do that and he did it. >> lifeguards are letting people wade into shallow water. if there are no more sitings on thursday, the restrictions will be lifted on friday. >>> on the sacramento river near pittsburg, two jet skiers were rescued this morning. the 20 and 30-year-old were left stranded after the engines of their jet skis gave out. >> one of them broke down and drown. >> and drown. we both got in one. we were sitting there. >>

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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! >>> a civil rights group says it has settled a lawsuit with union city's new haven unified school district for $175,000 over charges it failed to protect african american teens. the naacp filed the claim. in 2007 a 14-year-old boy was shot to death in front of his middle school. >> our effort is an attempt to save lives and spare children's education from drastically being affected. >> but in a statement today, the new haven district said the settlement is not final and the district quote disputes and disagrees with the plaintiff's contentions. >>> prosecutors in the barry bonds came went around in court today getting more time to decide whether to retry baseball's home run king on perjury. >> tell us about what happened in court today. >> it should be in the news. you guys will see it. >> reporter: bonds and his lawyers were hoping for a decision on the retrial this morning. the jury dead locked on three perjury charges in april. but judge susan elston said it is reasonable to postpo

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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it!nvestigating the crash of a small plane last night. it crashed nose first before coming to rest on its roof at the airport. all three passengers were able to walk away. paramedicking ended uptaking -- paramedics ended up taking a man to the hospital. >>> the weekend is here and so is mark. of the two days one is going to be warmer. >> yes. gasia, temperatures will cool off but the sunday we will have warmer temperatures moving up, at least moving into our forecast area. right now on the map, mostly clear skies, the fog bank closer to monterey bay. the low cloud cover will increase in coverage over the next few hours. getting the breeze in place. with that it will import the fog into the bay late tonight into early tomorrow morning. here is a look at the highs from today. we have been cooling off. warmest locations still talking about 80s out towards barefield and antioch. san jose, 79. downtown san francisco the official high at 65 degrees. here is a look at the forecast headline for t

or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! north carolina claimed dozens of homes. what you are seeing is the rising souris river. the snow melt and rain pushed the level up. in minot the national guard is helping residents evacuate. water spilled over. the river is expected to rise by two more feet. >>> here in the bay area, man, what a change. mark is here to remind me on monday we were sweating, right? >> that is right. remember, monday, tuesday, talking about triple digit heat. today, the warmest locations only in the 80s. we still have cooler temperatures in our five-day forecast. right now the maps i can show you this on live storm tracker 2. clouds cleared out with the cloud cover out in southern california. the report out here in the pacific winds gusting at 27 miles an hour. and i expect it will be late tonight into early tomorrow morning that will be be part of the forecast. clear, breezy, patchy coastal fog developing. cooling will continue as we head into friday and the weekend. cool temperatures for the beaches, i

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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it!>> 4:43, howard bernstein is here to get our week off to a good start, good morning. >> i had the pleasure of seeing both folks over the weekend. the race for the cure was great. weather was fine. saturday evening, i think she looks fantastic. you should have seen her in the green dress. >> i saw the pictures, stunning. looked gorgeous as well. i had her picture on my facebook. britney morehouse and surae were there. we want to see good pictures, join me at facebook. my facebook page. i should put them on wusa9. >>> weather wise, momslikeme.com bus stop forecast after the busy weekend, and get it going, not bad at all this morning. it is mainly clear, comfortable. temperatures in the mid-60s, low 70s at the bus stop with a 5:43 sunrise. we have a week and a half left of school in most spots. day planner on this monday morning, 8:00, upper 60s by noon upper 70s, a great day to be outside and enjoy your lunch outside today. we won't be as fortunate i don't think. tomorrow gets toasty by

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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! >>> stocks opened higher. right now, the dow is up 80 at 12 s 170. nasdaq is up 17. s&p is up 9. >>> it is 7:53. the walt disney company is cutting about 200 jobs from its film studio staff. the move comes as global dvd sales are slowing. the majority of the cuts are expected to come from the home entertainment division. dvds were once hollywood's biggest revenue driver. but dvds and blue ray disk sales fell 20% last year. a bit of surprising news about bay area gas prices this week. the latest survey by the auto club shows pump prices are lower here than some parts of the midwest. california gas prices are about 25 cents a gallon higher than anywhere except hawaii. >>> the weather knight in arizona gave the crews battling wives a bit of the break but the winds will probably pick up today. people in the resort town of greer evacuated as the winds picked up. more people are on standby ready to get out. about 238,000 acres have burned. authorities think an unattended campfire started it

or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it!n idaho a former candidate for governor was arrested just before he was gonna give a news conference. >> we're being treated -- >> look at this. he had announced he would be giving a news conference. he would be talking about charges against him for trying to influence a jury. but there was a warrant for his arrest. so when he showed up. >>> sal, you are still watching highway 4. >> that's right. there is a construction project, you know it well, if you live in this area, the widening of highway 4. newschopper is there now, apparently two workers, working on this project were injured this morning. this won't be finished for at least another year and a half. if you are driving on highway 580, interstate 58 oh, the castro, 880 getting slow. patchy clouds. once that burns off, sunny, breezy. on the cool side, monday and tuesday were hot. thursday cooleddown. friday as well is going to be on the cool side as well as saturday. we have some low clouds there. once that gives way, we had 40s.

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or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! t of home cooks dothe one. i thinand the competiter) i baker how long? three weeks? >>> welcome back, everybody. it's 9:13 right now on a tuesday morning. nice, live look over northwest d.c. 74 degrees and a hot day. so take precautions when you head outside. plenty of water and a little sunscreen too. tony, over to you. >> yes, indeed. thank you, allison. >>> more than 7,000 athletes will make their way to athens, greece, this month to participate in the world summer games of the special limbics. team virginia includes four athletes from our backyard and one of them is david curtain who took the gold in last summer's games. he is a golfer and he joins us with his proud coach and dad, chris curtain, who is caddying for his son in greece. and david, congratulations on getting to the games in athens, greece. tell me how exciting this is to be going to the world games? >> it's very exciting. >> for you, is it that you are achieving a dream you've had for a

or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it!> reporter: good morning and happy tuesday. i'm paul raphel in for holly morris. you may not know but the first annual afro-brazil fest is going on this week. it's a celebration of the link between african and brazilian culture and they have events going on, which includes tasting, workshops and many of them free. the opening celebration is here tonight at the martin luther king library in northwest d.c. so today we'll loosen up, do some dancing, we'll learn another martial art and i might try to learn how to play this interesting instrument. sarah, i don't even know where to begin with this. >> i don't either. have fun with that, paul. we can't wait. that does it for the 6:00 hour. now over to allison, who is joining steve. >> good morning, sarah. thank you so much. >>> and coming up on fox 5 morning news, a sexting congressman now apologizing. anthony wiener finally admitting to taking nearly nude photos when sending them out via twitter. >>> two scandals rocking the district. an all

or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! sated we talk business. the world's largest retailer hope something smaller stores will boost sales. let's check with the market with lauren simonetti and fox business. >> happy, monday, steve. >> i hope so. it was a lousy week last week for the market. >> it was really lousy last week. each of the three major averages gave up 2 1/3% and for the dow, the five straight weeks of down arrows in a row, longest losing streak since back in 2004. seven years there. not good news. we got that disappointing jobs report on friday. we crunched the numbered and we found out that the economy who have to gain 1,000 jobs every sing daily just do gain back all of the jobs lost since the recession began. we have dow futures down by 16 points. >> wal-mart taking a little bit of a 108 here. for so long, we heard everything was supposed to be bigger, the soup are wal-marts. what are they doing now. >> then came dollar store and there is more competition. so what wal-mart is doing is they are testing a so