they say pete sarna, 41, was doing a good job for the district.orting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> barbara boxer used the fourth board construction project as a back drop to push for more highway funds. >> the sounds behind me are music to my ears. people working, bringing home a pay check. building a infrastructure project. >> barbara boxer said funding is secure. a mix of federal and regional funds cover the $300 million. a lot of other infrastructure improvements across the country are at risk. the trust fund expires and barbara boxer said the house voted to cut the fund by third. >> a very dangerous, dangerous action. which will lead to, if it were to become law, the direct layoff of 630,000 construction workers. >> barbara boxer says california would lose 71,000 highway jobs. her billed with reinstate the cus. as for the tunnel, it is almost 2/3 complete and scheduled to open next year. >>> we continue to track breaking news effecting thousands of drivers. the richmond-san rafael bridge is a mess and the 101 is impacted becau

pete sarna was on lever after an incident at a golf event last month. he was with three officers when he made racial slurs. pete sarna said there is no excuse for the hurtful words i used and said he would focus on his recovery. >>> a former raiderette who became a police officer says she was harassed. only on 2, ktvu's paul chambers spoke to the woman who said the humiliation began on the first day of her job. >> reporter: one-on-one interview with her. this is a lawsuit filed on her behalf. she spent four years on the sidelines as a cheerleader. >> from 1997 to 21 won she was a oakland raiderette -- 2001 she was a oakland raider et. she claims she was huraced, discriminated against by members of the police department. she claims the chief had knowledge about the issues. >> i got snickers and comments about the way i looked, the fact that i was a raiderette. >> people talked about seeing her naked, racks. all the kinds of things that we have worked very hard to try to eliminate in the work place. >> reporter: that's why she is suing the city for $1.5 m

it allegedly happened last month when the chief pete sarna and others were levering a golf tournament white officer says that sarna used the "n" word repeatedly against black sergeant in the car and even saying that the black sergeant should be hung in the town square. days later, sarna approached the black sergeant and said the incident never happen. sarna is former police lieutenant and later appointed to justice job by jerry brown but resigned after drunk driving crash. oakland's school police chief he had been credited with among other things popular free summer camp. they are reporting that he told them he was making attempt at humor after a day of drinking and points out his wife is african-american. live in newsroom, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. the time check of weather and -- final check of weather and traffic. start with weather, right? >> here we go. the temperatures with a cool. we have temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s. so far, no flight arrival delays at sfo. in the afternoon hours, the clouds are at the coast. more of them than yesterday. low to mid-60s

pete sarna is a former police lieutenant who had close ties to governor brown. as attorney general, he made sarna deputy director of the justice department in 2007 but sarna resigned after being cited for a dui. >>> this morning, bart service is running smoothly after a protest shut down four stations in san francisco during last night's commute. it comes in response to bart shutting down cell service last week. abc7's lilian kim reports. >>> cell phone service at the civic center platform was working this time. but the dozens of protesters continued with their planned protest to speak out against bart. who shut down the cell phone service thursday as part of demonstration. >> when they start to clamp down on people's free speech and people's voice, that's when i get offended and realize i need to come out and show my support for american free speech, which is the most important. >> the international hacker group anonymous organized the demonstration. which culminated with protesters trying to block the door of one of the bart trains. bart police moved in and pus

. >>> on july 18th, police chief pete sarna and three of his staff attended an oakland police charity golf tournament. the racial slurs were reportedly made while an officer drove sarna and two sergeants from the golf course. >> they were driving home and they looked at african-american sergeant and went into a tirade. >> joe sullivan represents the white sergeant who later filed the knriachbt. he says this is what his client said happened. >> he called the african-american the "n" bond several times and he said he had no right to live in la miranda and he should be hung in the town square and he would was the last african-american he would ever hire. >> he says days after, sarna approached the african-american sergeant. >> he acted like a mafia guy and told him that nothing happened. >> this is not the first time that sarna was in trouble. he is a former oakland police lieutenant that had one time had close dies with governor brown. he made chief of the justice department but he resigned after he was cited for a d.u.i. as oakland school police chief he is credited to having started a

chief pete sarna is accused of using the "n" word while off duty at a recent charity golf tournament. know sarna including members of the african-american community are surprised by the allegation. the school district is investigating. >>> time now 5:37. the fog rolled out yesterday and apparently it's going to roll back in a little bit today. >> yeah. it was beautiful yesterday though. can we do it again, lawrence? >> i think we will in most sports. going to be gorgeous around the bay area again today the fog a little thicker this morning and dense at the coastline some of the fog working into the napa valley but that's going to break up and, yeah, it's going to be a nice day again. how about these temperatures? 3 degrees above average today at 90 in concord. should be about 85 in santa rosa and sunny. san jose checking in about a degree above the average at 83. and san francisco maybe a couple degrees below average, couple of passing clouds and some sunshine to go along with it. all right. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> okay, thank you, lawrence. and we are just gathering

those who know chief pete sarna say they are surprised. >> i have never known anything racist or anything that would lead me to believe that he would do that. i mean, he is certainly not that type of guy. >> school district says there is no timeline on the investigation. but it will be concluded as quickly as possible. >>> another volatile day for the markets. after yesterday's triple-point gains, today we are seeing another drop. >> we are. he're we a look at what has investors rattled this time around is jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. what's the deal today? >> frank and grace, once again the case is europe being more important to wall street than the domestic economy. we have decent reports here in the u.s. on earnings and the economy. but it's all about europe at this particular time. eurozone economy .2% growth in the 2nd quarter, germany at .1% even worse, one of the key financiers for those other countries. and then the president of france and germany saying that now is not the time to talk about a eurobond which could be used to help those struggling countries and in

pete sarna led the police force there for two years. in his resignation letter he apologized for his actions. >>> the university of california has been hit hard with budget cuts so why is it handling out millions in raises? >> president obama is ready for r & r on the east coast. the luxury vacation destination that has republicans accusing him of being out of touch. >>> if i say this is what i want to talk about, that's what we should address. >> plus the dramatic exit for tea party activist christine o'donnell. ,,,,,, yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. president obama is back in ay >>> wall street down 466 after bad

pete sarna was under investigation for drunken outburst following a charity golf tournament in mid-july. sarna is accused of making racist remarks to african-american sergeant, a white officer who witnessed the tirade reported it to school officials. in a letter to the oakland school board, sarna apologized for his actions saying he would enter poll treatment program and would focus on his sobriety. the investigation brings the investigation to -- this brings the investigation to a close. >>> family of bryan stow says he is making progress in his recovery. there was a rundraiser yesterday to pay for the ongoing medical bills. he's making good process. >> we had a good week-and-a-half with bryan stow. he improved a little bit. that's a lot for us. we've had a good week-and-a-half for him. >> stow suffered severe brain injury after being attacked in the home opener against the giants. two men have been arrested in the case. doctors say stow can follow xhapdz and interact with -- follow commands and interact with simple instructions. >>> we have low clouds. saw them driving in. did you fee

. >> last week the sergeant was promoted after chief pete sarna retired. they complained that sarna made racist remarks during a police event but became the new interim chief. >> when the chief resigns, you have to move somebody, it was the natural order you move up the highest ranking officer. >> to have this chief and acting chief be a shooter, what a role model for our young people. >> the message was received loud and clear. >> school board members are hoping to replace him with a new interim police chief in about a week. >>> our time is 4:36. today a state senate committee is scheduled to vote on a controversial bill to ban the sale of shark fins in california. it would force restaurants and small processing shops to empty their supply of shark fins by the end of the year. san francisco state senator leland lee has opposed the bill. they say sharks are multi late by fishermen. >>> protestors who disrupted the evening commute at bart civic center station are threatening to continue the demonstrations indefinitely. that is what they told the bart board

pete sarna's job is in jeopardy because of several alleged racial remarks he made after leaving a golf tournament two weeks ago. i talked with his wife tonight and she says this is a difficult time for the family and that her husband is a good man but refused to comment any further. one coworker claims he made racially charged and threatening remarks and tried to intimidate him to keep quiet. >> they were going home in a vehicle with -- that was driven by an officer from the unified school district. as they were approaching the tunnel the chief said to the african-american sergeant, he used the n word several times and told him that he could not live in la marinda. that it would be a good sign if he was hung in the public square so that no other n word people would be allowed there. >> reporter: attorney sullivan represents the white officer who filed the complaint with the school district. o'sullivan claims he was drinking but no one thought he was out of control. he also says the verbal attack against the african-american officer didn't let up. >> he regretted hiring him as an n word

. >> school district needs to fill the job following the retirement of pete sarna. >>> today a state senate committee is scheduled to vote on to ban the sale of shark fins in california. it would force plants to empty their stock of shark fins by the end of next year. they say it unfairly targets asian culture that has use the fins for soup. leland lee has opposed the bill. they say sharks are mutilated by fisherman. >> it's 5:36 and mist and drizzle out there in spots and make way for the sun later on today. mike, is it going to be as warm as it was yesterday? >> i don't think so. cooling trend that started yesterday will continue to deepen across the bay area. several areas of low pressure out over the ocean. big trough here, bringing the stronger sea breeze in. that is why we have more clouds and drizzle for your morning commute. the faster this morning and coming in from the westerly direction. that is what is bringing the low clouds and drizzle and cooler weather. fairfield, southwest at 17. that is a good indicator you have cooler, stronger winds are moving in. temperatures inl

. >> on july 18th, police chief pete sarna and three of the staff attended a charity golf tournament the sequoia sequoia country club. >> they were driving home and sarna turned around and looked at the african-american sergeant and went into this tirade. >> joe sullivan represents the other sergeant who was in the car, a white sergeant who later filed the complaint against sarna. he said this is what his client said happened. >> he called the african-american the "n" bond several times and said he had no right here because he is an african-american. he didn't use that word. he should be hung in town square because he is a. and last african-american he would ever hire. he would as soon kill him. >> days after it, sarna approached the african-american sergeant. >> he acted like a mafia guy and fold him that nothing ever happened and there was subtle intimidation. >> this is not the first time he has been in trouble. he a former oakland police lieutenant who had one time had close ties with jerry brown. as attorney general he made him deputy director of the state justice department but

. >> the school district needs to fill the chief's job following the retirement of pete sarna.ade racist remarks about fellow police officers during a charity event. >> a state assembly committee is scheduled to vote a bill that would ban shark fins in california. they would forces stores to empty supplies of shark fins by the start of next year. san francisco state senator also opposes the bill. they say sharks are mute lighted by fishermen who amputate the fins and toss the live sharks back in the ocean where they often die. check in with mike with a look at the forecast. is you can see a gray start to the morning and including some mist. >> a lot more than there was yesterday. a deeper, cooler air mass has taken over our neighborhoods. a trough of low pressure off the west coast that is bringing the winds on. pushing those storms from yesterday well to the north and away from us. big story will be the drizzle for the next couple of hours. flight arrival delays is creating at sfo and cooler weather it will bring us. winds aren't too bad but stronger than yesterday. out of sfo

in a letter, pete sarna apologized for the actions and said he will enter alcohol treatment program and will focus on his recovery and sobriety. it brings the investigation to a close. make it 5:38 on thursday morning. find out what the weather will look like today. >> it's seasonal, right, mike? >> a few degrees cooler than seasonal. the string of unusual weather will come to an end. >> good morning. a look at what is going on. the clouds from yesterday will move on. then we'll see sunshine away from the coast. the breeze is weak in the lower levels but if you look at fairfield, southwest at 20, you know it's stout. it looks like the clouds could make a brief appearance in the east bay valley in the next couple of hours or so before a quick retreat to the coast. temperatures all over the scale, from four degrees cooler in san rafael to one to two degrees warmer around the bay shore and in to the south bay. look at how the day breaks down. we have the thickest clouds around the bay it. by noon, most of the clouds back to the coast. but still, fog rolling through oakland, berkeley and th

pete sarna was off duty at the time. our own phil matier reports that chief sarna is actually married to an african-american woman. >>> a prized rembrandt sketch that was stolen from a luxury hotel was recovered. the sketch was taken off a wall during an art show at the ritz i marina del ray. it was discovered in the stern valley at a church in the pastor's office. >>> the golden gate bridge, coit tower, fisherman's wharf, they are all familiar sights in hollywood movies but there is a new star attraction getting attention after the release of the "rise of the planet of the apes" movie. don ford takes us there. >> reporter: the movie "rise of the planet of the apes" showcases the bay area featuring scenes stretching from san francisco to golden gate bridge and into muir woods. the real muir woods has been a draw since the movie's release a few weeks ago. >> we definitely have zone a lot of interest in where caesar has his tree and people who might not have coming to the redwoods or muir woods are telling us they got the

pete sarna was under investigation for drunken outburst following a charity golf tournament in mid-julys accused of making racist remarks to african-american sergeant, white officer who witnessed the tirade reported it to school officials. in a letter to the oakland school board, sarna apologized for his actions and said he would enter alcohol treatment program and focus on his recovery and sobriety. sarna's resignation brings the investigation to a close. >>> family members say injuried giants fan bryan stow continues to make progress in his recovery. a san jose restaurant held a fundraiser yesterday to help pay for stow's ongoing medical expenses. his sister bonnie says he is improving. >> we have had a good week-and-a-half with him. he improved a little bit. a little is a lot for us and for him. we had a good week-and-a-half with him. >> stow suffered severe brain injury after being attacked after the donneler home opener with the giants. two men have been arrested. doctors say stow can follow some commands and interact with loved ones. he remains in serious condition. >>> this morni

pete sarna was accused of calling a black colleague the "n" word last month at a charity golf tournamentyesterday he handed in his resignation to the oakland school board. in the letter sarna apologized for all the his action have caused. >>> computer hackers target bart once again and this time it's police that are getting exposed. the second cyberattack in a targeted -- targeted the website of the bart police officers association. yesterday's hackers got access to personal information of more than 100 officers and then posted it online. >> these officers now have their residences in some cases known to the public, to criminals that they have arrested, to people that they are going to come in contact with who may want retribution. >> the hacker group "anonymous" announced the latest attack but has not claimed responsibility for it. it did take credit, though, for an attack on bart's marketing website last week touted as protests over the recent cell phone blackout at some of the bart stations in san francisco. >>> caltrain could share tracks with high-speed rail. >> kcbs radio's matt bi

pete sarna the school district police chief is accused of saying it while off duty at a recent charity golf tournament. those who know him are surprised by the allegations. >> because i have never known anything racist or anything that would lead me to believe that he would do that. i mean, he is certainly not that type of guy at least the opinion that i have of him. >> sarna has been the school district's police chief for the last two years. the school district is investigating. >>> a new federal report on the san bruno pipeline explosion criticizing pg&e's safety procedures. ntsb investigators determined that pg&e is unable to find important construction documents all related to the pipeline that exploded last september. they also accuse the san francisco-based utility of relying on faulty or even nonexistent information to vouch for the safety of that entire natural gas line. >>> state and county health officials are investigating a chlorine leak that injured 20 people at a popular sacramento waterpark. a fire spokesman said a mechanical failure caused a release of excessive chlorin

pete sarna was accused of using the "n" word last month at a charity golf tournament with colleagues. he was put on administrative leave and yesterday he resigned. in his letter he apologized for the pain his actions have caused. >>> 5:06. bart gets hacked a second time this week. the latest cyberattack happened yesterday on the website of the union that represents the transit agency's police officers. the hackers got access to the personal information of more than 100 officers and posted it online. >> these officers now have their residences in some cases known to the public to criminals that they have arrested, to people that they are going to come in contact with who may want retribution. >> the group "anonymous" announced the latest attack but hasn't claimed responsibility for it. earlier week "anonymous" hacked a bart marketing website exposing thousands of riders' information. the group protests a recent temporary cell phone blackout at some bart stations. >>> 5:07. let's get you caught one a little weather over to lawrence. yesterday was an indicator? today should be good, too?

pete sarna resigned and ktvu obtained a copy of his resignation letter. it says in part "my focus must be on repairing the pain i've caused to my family." sanna is accused of using the n-word in a tirade directed at an african-american sergeant after a charity golf tournament last month. >> we didn't expect that things would evolve to this point, but i think to chief's credit, he realized that the situation had become a distraction. >> his retirement comes before the school district could complete an investigation. an oakland schools police sergeant has been named the active chief while the district is searching for a permanent replacement. >>> from republicans on -- republicans on the campaign trail today continue to go out there and stump for potential votes, president obama is going away on vacation. and coming up a little bit later at 6:15, we'll have a live report from our washington d.c. newsroom with the controversial comments some of those republican candidates are making. >>> your time now 6:07. vice president joe biden today continues his four-d

peter -- pete sarna recently stepped down from the job after allegedly making racial slurs at a charity replaced by bott. earlier this year, bott shot and killed a man who allegedly shot and killed another officer with a screw driver. the coalition for tis for oscar grant will be part of the protest skeled for 4:00 -- for justice for oscar grant will be start of the scheduled protest at 4:00. >>> the fire was focused on the roof at petaluma poultry farmers. employees were evacuated. no one was hurt. an inspector from the fda was called out to check out the damage. >>> the brentwood city council is backing away from plans to form its own fire district. last night fire district officials voted to support efforts by the east contra costa fire protection district to get more funding through a tax plan on next june's ballot. brentwood city officials say the fire district continues to face a deficit. and that resulted in service reductions in the communities it serves and that includes brentwood. the council will keep an eye on the district's progress. >>> the water is back on in the city of

pete resigned and ktvu obtained a copy of his letter. my focus must be on repairing the pain i caused to my family. sash na is accused of as you -- sarna is accused of using the n- word at an african-american sergeant following a charity -- charity golf. charity golf tournament. >>> b.a.r.t. is still reacting to a second cyber attack. this hacking leaked the personal information of b.a.r.t. police officers. someone hacked into the b.a.r.t. police union's website yesterday moving. they posted personal information of more than 100 officers including home addresses. b.a.r.t.'s police union president says officers are being told to be on alert. >>> we're telling the officers if you are going to work, let your legal jurisdictions know what happened, what occurred and ask for some extra patrols around the neighborhood and look out for suspicious activity. >> this comes after the transit agency cutoff cell phone service inside its downtown stations last week to thwart a planned protest. the hacking group denies leaking the police officers' information. >>> ahead -- what led up to the search for a woman. >>> mark tamayo is already looking ahea