if one looks to the south, it's in the middle between northern nevada, a lot of northern nevada peoplecome to twin falls for shopping and so forth. and the sun valley early. and, of course, everybody loves to be in the middle but it's not always fun to be on the edge. and argue that the fact that twin falls has been on the edge a number of different instances, has made people in twin falls more defensive than they might be. and i think really it's crucial in understanding our history. for example, the freeway was built in the '60s. the freeway was built north of twin falls. it missed the city and it was this tremendous disappointment that somehow twin falls had been missed, that we were on the edge again. >> and how have made americans and pioneers influence the development of twin falls? >> native americans moved around a great deal. in fact, in my book i suggest they moved much like a lot of senior citizens do today. when the weather was warmer, they moved up into the campus prairie area, into what's present-day the south hills. so they migrated a great deal. now, of course, new cont

if one looks to the south it is in the middle, basically northern nevada. and the sun valley.f course everybody loves to be in the middle. it is not always fun to be on the edge and i argue that the fact that twin falls has been on the edge in a number of different instances has made people in twin falls more defensive than they might be, and they think really it is crucial in understanding our history. for example, when the freeway was built in the 60s, the freeway was built north of twin falls. it missed the cities and there was this tremendous disappointment that somehow twin falls had been missed. we were on the edge again. >> and how of native americans and pioneers influence the development of twin falls? >> well, the native americans moved around a great deal. in fact in my book i said just they moved much like a lot of senior citizens do today. they moved up into the campus prairie area, up into what is present-day the south hills, so they migrated a great deal. and of course, new contacts in this area were for trappers, oregon trail travelers. these were some of the f

. >> october 2008, three booilgss were surveying streams and terrain in a remote part of northern nevadats right here. >> they walked three mills through a canyon when something eamidst the brown and gray desert stood out. >> there was a plant that caught my attention. it was extremely green, five or six feet tall and looked out of place. >> one of our co-workers said is this what i think it is? yeah it's marijuana. >> the men two of whom wished to remain unidentified thought little of it. a few feet further down they saw another plant. >> he said it looks like it was cut and placed there by somebody. i got a knot in my stomach. >> suddenly two armed men leapt up from behind sage brush. >> it was right here that the two men popped up a little to our left over here. >> they didn't say a word which made me more frightened. i could tell that they were hayes panic. >> i dropped my walking stick right here. we put our hands in the air. started saying no, no, no. and started speaking spanish and telling them who we were. >> seconds later a third man named tony i merged with a rifle. he spoke t

space balloon will be launched over northern nevada by a small aerospace company from the sacramentoit could be millions of people watching. if you count everybody on the internet. >> reporter: the volunteer engineers at jp aerospace had to figure out how to receive all of those messages on a remote lake bed in nevada. beam the messages up to a smartphone at the edge of space. and broadcast the video live over the internet. >> everything has to work just right. >> reporter: two years ago, jp aerospace floated a chair at the edge of space for a tv commercial. the video became an internet sensation. >> edge of space has become our playground. and if you want to go up there and play, and do something, they've been calling us. >> reporter: space balloon wl launch on three consecutive days. each flight lasting only a couple of hours. but the smartphone will have to survive 60 degrees below zero. >> because if the phone dies, it dies in front of millions of people live. >> reporter: the balloon will burst at 100,000 feet and parachute back to earth. but a lot of people can say they sent a

of oakland exsports, much of the recycled paper, plastic and scrap metal -- medal from northern california to nevada. last year's scrap metal, the biggest by weight. but west paper was also a winner, $324 million. the port also estimates that waste paper exports created almost 900 jobs last year. >>> 8:35. sal we're really making you work today to get everybody where they need to go. we're gonna start off with the traffic in the south bay? the 280 is improving. i want to move the map up to contra costa county. look at the road sensors on 680. this is because of a crash clearing, 680 southbound and north --ed a north band. >>> let's go to the toll plaza. it's not a great commute into the city. and san mateo bridge, that traffic is heavy eastbound bound. 8:35, let's go to steve. >>> a lot more fog on the coast today. temperatures inland, it will be another hot day but there's plenty of fog out there. yesterday it was underneath the golden gate. things will start to cool down here but in case you missed it. the massive dust storm started in tucson and went across arizona and ended up in phoenix. radar

nevada. so we will look for the thunderstorm activity from the northern and southern sierra, in fact the flashod watch throughout the day today. we saw the thunderstorms yesterday. so if you are traveling today or tomorrow, be aware of that. we can see some very heavy downpours from time to time in the mountains, the foothills. and by tomorrow, sunday, the focus shifts closer to home. really the south bay and portions of monterey. so not only is slight chance of a thunderstorm, but more likely the high clouds, the mid-level clouds and maybe the muggy feel to the air here as a piece of energy here drifts to the west. so this afternoon we will see more moisture in the sierra, the spine of the sierra so that's going to be the setup for the weekend. 98 in fresno. back home upper 70s to low 80s. 80 san jose. and san mateo 75. san francisco a little bit below average, about you with partly cloudy skies, 66. 60 the bay. and 72 san leandro and hayward and out over the hills we will see numbers warm into the upper 80s in pittsburgh today with 86 in walnut creek and down by the monterey bay, 66 there, 7

northern california. rescuers believe the men could still be alive. >>> fire burning out of control in the sierra nevada. thousand got started and when it's expected to be contained. >>> getting you to move over, how you will be reminded to be steer clear of the workers, the fineses you face if you don't. it is been one week since the fishing boat sank off the coast of mexico. still no sign of the fisherman from northern california who are still missing. it was another day of searching, wendy on the latest search plans and how the 19 secure various describe their experience. >> reporter:u.s. coast guard rescue team searched another 990 square miles. no sign of them. the coast guard says it is possible they are still alive, even after seven days. >> the coast guard and the mexican navy are pursuing this case as a rescue mission effort. we're still hopeful to define the seven missing fisherman. >> reporter:27 passengers were tossed into the sea after their fishing boat was capsized. >> i was in the water for 16 hours. >> reporter:many survivors clung to ice chests as they tried to reach land miles away. >>

northern california. one person is confirmed dead. most of the others swam ashore or were rescued. 62-year-old richard sabbatiroa of nevada is among them. he told his wife he spent 12 hours in the water. >> he calls me last night around 9:30 or 10:00. i said good. how are you doing? he said i'm fine but the boat sank. i said what? i was kind of in shock. >> charles gibson of el sobrante and michael ing of belmont made it out alive. this woman is still awaiting word. >> scared to death. i can't imagine being without him. >> 62-year-old mark dorland of twain hart is also among the missing. the boat is operated by baja sport fishing in san diego. it was upended by two roaring waves. survival depends on many factors but water temperatures there are warm. we're also hearing that brian wong of berkeley and russell batista from the bay area are two of the missing men. >>> family and friends of a missing berkeley cyclist are turning to the public for help. 29-year-old anthony mike martin was last scene saturday. allie rasmus joins us live to see why there's real concern he might be in trouble. >> reporter: we're on tunnel road in the oakland h

northern parts of mono county. hundreds of strikes up across the sierra nevada and some heavy rain. this is going to play out over the next couple of days, a lot of monsoonal moisture up there. doesn't look like it will get to the bay area but heading there, take extra care. it's coming down especially in the afternoon hours. this evening, mostly clear inland mild temperatures mainly into the 70s inside the bay we'll see some patchy fog sneaking through the golden gate. and at the coast cool and breezy, winds kicking up over 20 miles an hour and fog the story at the beaches today. again kind of hugging the coast getting ready to move onshore. it will be in place tomorrow but it will break back towards the beaches. that means sunshine in the valleys and comfortable temperatures. 86 livermore, 78 san jose, and about 58 degrees some patchy fog into pacifica. next few days we'll watch those temperatures cool down a little throughout the weekend but really it looks like a nice weekend ahead. as we head toward the middle of next week we'll watch those temperatures coming off a little belo

northern sierra today. we will be looking at that cooling trend right through the sierra nevada through thursday. 79 in los gatos and 76 in menlo park, upper 50s here, late afternoon sun, 69 in millbrae, sfln san francisco just 62 with some afternoon sun. breezy and in the north bay, we'll look for slightly warmer numbers with 77 in sonoma, near east bay, 66 in berkeley today, 73 in newark and out over the hills, inland, 80 in walnut creek, down by the monterey bay, 66 in watsonville, so coastal clouds not making it totally away from the coastguard line. they will hang out there and picture back inland for cool and breezy afternoon and ballgame with temperatures dropping to the 50s. not a lot of changes tomorrow. bigger changes tuesday and wednesday. a little warm coming our way. >> and we have breezy for tomorrow. are the winds are going to play a role in keeping it cold? >> definitely through the middle of the week. >> let's look at sports. tonight the giants will try to end the first half of the season on a winning note against the mets out at at&t park. last night tim lincecum true tried to even his re

so in terms of the rest of the weekend, for the sierra nevada, the warmest day will be the 4th of july in the northern and yosemite, 94 today with 92 on monday. here's a look at the numbers back home. you will notice more low to mid-90s here, except 95 in campbell. the relief from pacifica, half moon bay 72. and san francisco coming up about 5 degrees today for a high of 80. 93 pet aluminum ma. 90 vallejo. look at the low 90s even for union city. fremont 92 and out over the hills, yeah, you are definitely warmer today from pittsburgh and brentwood. 100 in livermore today. 98 pleasanton as well as walnut creek. down by the monterey bay, your fog is backing off as well during the afternoon. that's why watsonville will warm up. and 98 hollister. so for the 4th of july, the patchy fog will be back at the embarcadero lake. starting off clear. still a pretty good show. the hottest day looks like today. cooler for the 4th. then back up for tuesday and everyone will are noticeable cooling by thursday. >> carolyn: all right. but again you think maybe all right on the fireworks. >> better than last year but may

plains, much of the northern rockies and central rockies and also right along the west coast where temperatures continue to be cool. only 70 yesterday in seattle. we warmed up in nevada and also southern areas of utah got hot along with much of arizona. heat warnings today are in the mid-atlantic. hottest weather around the nation's capital. a heat index feeling like 120 late this afternoon. we still have some ocean layer clouds right near the coast there. we have upper level low that's kicking up into canada and as all of this exists, finally high pressure and calm conditions are arriving for what should be a very enjoyable weekend. today's forecast is going to feel warm dare i say. 78 in seattle will feel warm. warmer days of the summer. 84 in portland. medford at 94. we actually have some nice weather conditions even salt lake city and boise will enjoy >> looks like the weekend forecast will be improving. warm and dry. >> let's hop plane to the west coast. all right, bill, thank you so much. >>> well, a big euro debt deal, a new owner for chrysler, and a royal dash through duty-free. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, captain ameri

northern sierra. southern sierra, flash float watch today as the moisture heads down the spine of the sierra nevada andser to the bay area. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, build-up from the diablo range leading to a chance of a thunderstorm. dry lightning for san benito county and monterey county a slight chance of thunderstorms are more likely. maybe a little more muggy atmosphere and sacramento today, in the low 90s. upper 90s in fresno with 77 at big sur. the fog along the shoreline for the morning hours and 80 in cupertino and 85 in los gatos and afternoon sun with mild 60s. mountain view and in san francisco we'll see partly cloudy skies, 66 south city. some airport delays, arriving flights up to 49 minutes. ceilings will lift and more sunshine in the north bay today with 81 in novato. 75 in vallejo. 68 in berkeley. a few low 70s for hayward and san leandro but as you head out to fremont. upper 70s and upper 80s towards pittsburg. that is out towards the delta. walnut creek, 86. sun will be shining in monterey. 60s, 70s and 80s and few extra clouds in the east bay valleys and south bay an

northern california. patchy fog at best. a little warmer. fairfield 79. st. helena 78. yes that is warmer than clear lake and nevada. lot of 70s mid to upper close to 80s. 68 berkeley. 72 hayward. 80 morgan hill. cupertino 76. and 76 woodside. mid 70s peninsula or lower 70s. and 60s on the coast and in san francisco could eke out a 70 toward the financial district. not much changed tuesday and wednesday. then it does look like high pressure kind of works its way back to the west. inland temperatures will warm up. >>> borders bookstores is moving toward liquidation. in the last few hour there is has been talks that they are in talks of a bookstore chain called books a million. if a deal is reached it's probably not enough to save the remaining 405 stores from being shut down. as it stands if there is no deal by tomorrow, borders would be lick question dated and 11,000 workers would lose their job. >>> dow is down 94 points. youthy is expected. you can blame debt worries. >>> harry potter's magic is more powerful than bat man and a band of pirates. the deathly hallows part two brought in more than $168 million. that d

nevada. that wind is not going anywhere. drawer your attention to the system there. oregon border/northern sacramento valley. mendocino county, lake kook, possibility of some rain. should stay up there. higher clouds might drift towards sonoma later on. the fog is offshore. it's starting to get bumped along. even though we're mostly fog- free there could be fog flirting with the coast. this system will kind everything held in check. once that ejects out of here which should probably be out of here tomorrow, we might be able to see a rebound on the temperatures. but some patchy fog, but continued below average on the temperatures. that's mainly inland. coastal locations have warmed up to the average. by the end of the week, some gradual warming, some gradual warming wants to come back in. kent field, 74. mid-70s for many especially around castro valley. >>> very comfortable here steve, but boy, heat wave in the midwest t shows no signs of ending. at targetfield in minneapolis, free water stations were set up to help baseball fans stay cool. excessive heat warnings are in effect for two dozen states. oklahoma

northern plains with a possibility of golf ball-sized il. winds up to 80 miles an hour and isolated tornados. geez. flash flooding is possible in the deserts of southern california and nevada most of the temperatures on the map are warmer than usual for this time of year. dallas enters day ten of readings above 100 degrees. new york can expect about 90 but with low humidity. boston and miami both coming in at 88. >> the humidity is what kills me. >> always, yeah. >>> it's almost become as much a part of the fourth of july tradition as fireworks. except it's a tad gross. we hope you've digested whatever was in your stomach before watching this. >> i know. we're talking about the nathan's annual hot dog-eating contest. it happens on coney island. there's the guy who wins all the time. for the first time, though, the contest was broken down into men's and women's divisions so that there would be a chance for somebody to beat this joey chestnut fellow. >> the defending champ joey chestnut scarfed down 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes. i think it was 10,000 calories. sonya thomas, known as "the black widow" of competitive eating, took the women's top spot downing 40 dogs. >> she's a w