phillips are going to to kansas city. phillipsill perform his song "home" as a tribute to tornado victims before the all-star game on tuesday. >>> coming up, holly is helping crews in maryland unearth history. a few weeks ago we told you how archeologists find parts of maryland's first state house. this morning holly is on-site, learning about this program and what you can see and do at that site. >> then british singer russell watson is all smiles. listen to this voice. ♪ >> with the pictures of the archeology. this father battled near death medical problems, but he's out with a new cd to inspire a nation. he's going to perform a song when we come back. stay with us. i don't want to talk over it. >> it's beautiful. ♪  max! ( dog ing ) this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and a single pool of shareable data that powers up to 10 devices. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. >>> good morning to our facebook fan of the day

phillip phillips and the other american idol finalists are hitting the road coming to d.c. later this summer. >> and a scary crash caught on camera, find out what led to this collision at 11:00. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> a judge has banned a 30- year-old woman from going near simon cowell after she admitted to smashing a window to get inside his house. leanne loomis was arrested at cowell's west london mansion in march. cowell was watching tv in his bedroom when he heard a large bang in his bathroom and found loomis inside with a brick. the 102 days she spent in jail the judge said was punishment enough. >>> american idol's live tour kicks off in detroit tonight and is heading our way later this summer. fox's william lajeunesse talked to the contestants about being on tour and what the fans can expect. >> i'm really excited. it's all of our first time just being on a real tour. it's going to be a big learningness and, so we're all really excite -- learning experience, so we're all going to be really excited about it. >> reporter: season 11 winner phillipe rest of the finalists are looking forward to performing in front of thousands of fans. >> i'm more nervous in front of a small crowd than a big one. >> people's faces are so small, all you do is you just feel the energy in the room. >> i'm doing three songs on tour, which is cool. i didn't think i was going to get that many. so i'm doing a song that everyone will be familiar with in the show that i did that was a favorite. i'm going to be doing one that i wish i could have done on the show that's more of a rock song, can't wait. >> reporter: they're also excited about living on a tour bus. >> they're all like after each other and stuff and we've got some snorers, so it's going to be so much fun to look forward to. i can't wait for the snoring. >> they go after themselves or if it's standing there, i have to pick it up. i'm not going to let it sit there. >> reporter: 45 city tour reps

phillip phillips was among the performers to hit the stage on the west lawn of the capital and that is looks like a lot of fun. >> yeah. >> and how hot down there? they clapping and having a good old time. >> didn't seem to be bothered by it at all. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. we got information to give out before our weather. >> eight fairfax public county schools and centers are closed today because they still don't have power. the list is right there on your screen. >> and some monthgomery county schools are still without power there as well. they plan to post a new list on the website this morning. >> all right, and let's check in with tucker and get the latest on our weather right now. another hot day we're dealing with in the city. >> a hot morning going to be a hot afternoon. the heat advisory into effect at noon today, and you know, we know. >> and i am running out of things to say. >> we're running out of triple digits. >> and the high was 99. i think today will probably be right there. right around that hundred. a bit of relief at least on the five-day horizon. >> i'm not looking forward to my bills on this one. >> that is rough. rough. >> i am not at all worried about my bill. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> and the main power for a week and light go to your temperatures. reagan national. 81 and let's see, 74 at dulles; 80, bwi marshal and looking at our satellite radar, we had one shower and there you go. the good thunderstorm south of washington that pushed down across the potomac and kind of falling a part at this hour and maybe a sprinkle this morning and maybe an isolated storm. the heat advisory in effect in noon. 99, washington; 100 in fredericksburg and baltimore. >> 101 in fredericksburg. i'm sorry. [ laughter ] >> sorry for everybody. >> all right. >> and time on check in with julie wright. good morning, you guys and there is not a lot happening just yet. you will find the accident activity we mentioned earlier on southbound 29 near foster ford road and this is northbound i-95 and still good to go as you work your way through, woodbridge headed across the occoquan and lanes are open north on 395 and leaving the beltway towards the 14th street bridge. no problems reported, southbound on 270 and that is an easy commute and headed to the scales. you will find yourself traveling at the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. >>> new this morning, a shooting. we got word that one of the two men shot has died and so far, no word on what may have led to the shooting or if police have any suspects. we have's crew on the scene and should have new video in minutes. >>. and i also making headlines, an update on a quadruple shooting during the july 4th celebration in the district. four people were gunned down before 8:00 last night northwest near the fort taunton area. one of the persons died. it's not known if it's one of the teenage victims. it appears a group of young men targeted another group of young men standing outside near a apartment complex. no arrests so far. >>> in maryland, police shot and killed a man at a confronting a at a restaurant. it happened at urban barbecue on olney sandy spring road yesterday afternoon. witnesses say an angry customer went to the car and came back with the gun and pointed it at his own head and at the heads of several restaurant employees. police say they opened fire when the man didn't comply with the orders. the two officers are on routine leave during the investigating. -- during the investigation. >>> and to our continuing coverage of the aftermath of last friday's violent storm. six days later and the number of outages are greatly reduced but there are still tens of thousands of customers without power in the area. pepco is showing more than 22,000 customers in the dark. dominion virginia has 9,000 out in northern virginia, and bge has about 13,000 in montgomery, prince georges, anne arundel, and howard counties. adding to the frustration for those dealing with no electricity or air conditioning, there is some frustration when it comes to updates from pepco. sherri ly is live with more on that story and the continuing cleanup issues. >> reporter: the street is finally open but the power here is still out. can you see the massive tree taken down. the lines are removed from the street and it's been this way since that storm hit on friday. in some cases, pepco is telling some of the powerless home owners incorrectly that the power's been restored and six days after the storm and pepco has the largest number of customers without power, the crews bolstered by linemen out of state as well are busy trying to get everyone back online. pepco restored the bulk of power but when feeder lines have been replaced, the automated system is reporting to people that they have power. the company said, though, there might be pockets where repairs are needed and many home owners are frustrated request with this misinformation. >> yesterday morning, i called about 6:00 a.m. and she said oh, you know, you have been -- the work is completed in your area. she didn't say you're restored but the work is completed in your area. i said no, the wire is down. nobody's been here and nothing's done. my neighbors are still out and she said -- she said we'll issue a new ticket. >> reporter: for this rein, pepco is asking people to still call so they can find the isolated incidents where power needs to be restored. another frustration is to go to pepco's website. can i tell you in the neighborhood where beth parker was yesterday in cabin john, they still have no power and that happens to be about i live. when you go to the website and check at 4:59 a.m. a few minutes ago, it said there are 389 customers affected. knee crew assign outage being evaluated and this is not the only neighborhood dealing with this. a number of neighborhoods still, obviously, without power and that is as pepco tries to get it back after the thousands of customers are left in the dark in this storm. >> thank you, sherri. >> a mangled mess on the rails coming up next. a train derailment and bring collapse. >> it could have been worse. we're checking more headlines coming up. stay with us. max! ( dog barking ) this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and a single pool of shareable data that powers up to 10 devices. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. . >>> making headlines, the train carrying coal derailed north of chicago n. all, 31 cars came off of the tracks. a bridge over a stretch of road collapsed in the process and it's not known whether the bridge collapse came first or not or if the derailment gave the bridge to give way. no one was injured and that train office way from wyoming to wisconsin. >> tensions are heating up between iran, and the key allies. the iranian media reported the country threatened to destroy u.s. base throughout the middle east and target israel if the jewish state were to attack. the threat came during a military drill, which included the firing of ballistic missiles. the u.s. and israel have been trying to stop iran's nuclear development. >>> crews battling wildfires across the west and hope that calmer winds and higher humidity will help their efforts. and six badly needed efforts, planes returned to duty after being grounded. following one tanker's daily crash last weekend. and dozens are burning nationwide. meantime in colorado springs, the national weather service issued a flash flood warning or watch, rather, for the areas burned by the waldo canyon fire. that means rainfall could be life-threatening with runoff and debris. >>> concerns along one popular biking and running path here in our area. up next, a woman was attacked. >> the suspect is still on the loose. we have information that could help catch him. but first, let's check in with tucker barnes. >> hey, wisdom, good morning, sarah. the high temperatures across the area. hot and humid conditions expected today and at the beginning of the weekend, we will have more details on that and the traffic is coming up after the break. . >>> a live look outside as we close in on friday. that is how i like to approach thursday, that we're closing in on friday. >> yeah. >> and closing in on the end of the week. a very hot week. a very interesting week. a lot of people are without power hoping to get the power back on by the weekend because, you know, it's going to be uncomfortable. >> i know. >> and especially -- . >> especially if you don't have power, don't have a way to escape the heat. >> and if anything, unfortunately, the trend is to warm -- i don't want to say it. making things hotter than they have been the past few days. >> already been oppressive. so. >> the mid-90s and closer to $100 the next few days. >> yeah. >> and -- all right. >> good relief next week. the relief looking out next week and things are better. >> okay. >> and yesterday, the high was 99, the winning number at national and dulles was 97, bw marshal was 94. we have hit 95 degrees or higher seven days in a row now. 95 or higher and today will make number eight because our temperatures are likely to be once again in the upper 90s and close to 100 degrees around here for the rest of the week into the weekend. because of that heat advisory, it's back. all of the countes in orange and that is not the immediate washington area and it's the eastern seaboard here. and the humidity with the actual air temperature is going to feel like 1105. that is why. >> the heat advisory. and let me get a bit a break the north and west, the high temperatures are cooler. so you don't have a heat advisory. temperatures are, right now, speaking of cooler, they're cooler north and west and we're not off to a pleasant start. eighty in washington. 83 in annapolis. quantico, the morning 78 for you. 79 in leonardtown. a little better here off to the north and west, martinsburg, 68 degrees and 73 in hagerstown. all right, the service features to point out. we have the weak cold front to the north and i don't think that will get in here any time soon. the temperatures are blistering hot around here the next few days. very unstable, very hot air mass in place and any time you're talking about that in the summertime, you have a possibility of a few isolated storms in the afternoon. we don't have a focal point. there is no mechanism to provide lest out there. i don't think we'll have widely organized thunderstorms and an isolated storm later today and lots of heat. 99, plenty of sunshine, hot and humid, isolated storms this afternoon. 99, the daytime high. and that is going to feel like 105 in the humid. and 79 tonight, warm and muggy leave night and with some winds out of the north at five to 10 miles an hour and that is the five-day forecast. and particularly the next few days. one00 tomorrow, 102 on saturday and saturday, honestly, looks like the worst of it and with that heat index at 110. and let's do some track and julie wright is still celebrating. >> you mean the 4th of july or the fact that you have power back? >> both. >> we will celebrate that for awhile. my heart is going out to the people without ac and without power and that is crazy. on the roads, lanes are open. no problem and southbound on 270 and lanes out of hyatts up to and towards the scales. again, no problems were hospitalled. hov restrictions are in affect this morning. the last few days we have been used to that having the free for all, if you will and that is not the case today. hov rules are in effect on 270, 50 in maryland, 95-395 and 66. southbound 29 before warrenton, the accident activity is cleared. northbound i-95. the nice, easy ride so far leaving the occoquan and towards the capitol beltway. that is a check of the fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the brac realignment plan cost more than they thought. they spent $1.35 million on the project. it was originally estimated that it would cost $21 billion. compare that to the $25 billion spent on the previous brac rounds combined. the defense department blames the increase on construction materials. >>> arlington police, arlington county police are asking for your help to find the man who sexually sexual assaulted a 23- year-old on a popular biking and running path. now, it happened on four-mile run in arlington tuesday night before 8:00. the victim said she was jogging when she was confronted by a man with a knife. he dragged her in off of the trail into the woods and sexually assaulted her. >> this type of incident is not very common in arlington county. we did have several sexual assaults occur across the county over the past month or so. but this incident involved a female jogger in daylight that was drug away from the trail and taken in and sexually assaulted. >> we do have a description for you. according to police, the suspect is described as a hispanic man about 5 photo5, 5'6", weighing 140 pounds. the suspect had a high-pitched voice and spoke limited girl. he was wearing a green t-shirt with the word george across the front. >>> time now is 520time. unmanned drones could be coming to u.s. airspace. up next, will that be a welcome mat for terrorists? >> researchers discovered a big problem that could jeopardize national security. stay with us. ay with us. ñ' . >>> taking a live look at the woodrow wilson bridge. it's 5:23 on this thursday. we'll check in with tucker and julie in just a sec. >>> congress has given the faa until 2015 to come up with rules to allow unmanned drones wide access to u.s. airspace. one noted a searcher on gps navigation discovered a problem that could jeopardize national security. >> he is now urging the federal government to come up with a way to fix it or crap the -- scrap the idea altogether. john roberts has the story. >> reporter: three, 2, 1. >> reporter: this zone is similar to thousands of others. the flight path diligently guided by gps watch what happens from todd humphreys. a bunk -- they punch a few key strokes into the computer. >> two, 1! >> the drone goes wildly off course now receiving instructions, not from gps but from a transmitter sending false signals to the drone's navigation system, a so-called spoofer. the effect is so dramatic, a safety pilot with the radio control has to save the drone from crashing. >> the spoofer is really another way of hijacking a plane. >> reporter: if that sounds shocking, it's because it is. with this experiment, humphreys illuminated a gaining hole in the government's plan toion up u.s. airspace to gps-guided drones. >> in five or 10 years, we have 30,000 of the drones and having the national airspace. each one could be a potential missile used against us. >> reporter: until now, gps- guided drones were limited mostly to the battlefield in places like iraq, afghanistan, and yemen, or patrolling our southern border. earlier this year, congress ordered the faa to come up with rules to allow drones to fly broadly over u.s. soil by 2015. they could be used for law enforcement, monitoring transmission and pipelines for utilities, even pilotlessly delivering packages across the country. the founder of fed ex said he wants a fleet of cargo-sized drones in the air as soon as possible. the reason why this is of such concern is because as the drones become more and more integrated in u.s. airspace, there won't be a controller with a joy stick backing them up. they will rely almost exclusively on a gps radio to get from point a to point b. our radio that can be hacked. >> what if can you take over the drone that sun there and delivering fed ex packages? and use that as your missile? that is the same mentality as the 9/11 attackers h. >> reporter: the government is accuse lit aware of the problem. last week at the white sands missile range in new mexico, officials from the faa and department of homeland security watched as humphreys team repeatedly took control of a drone. >> i got it. >> reporter: dhs is attempting to address the problem through the patriot watch and patriot shield programs but so far the effort is in its infancy. humphreys cautions unless the government can eliminate the vulnerability, it should put on hold any plans to open u.s. skies to unmanned aerial vehicle. >> it shows the kind of mentality we got after 9/11 where we re-enforce the cockpit door to prevent people hijacking planes, we need to adapt that mentality as far as the navigation systems for the uavs. >> reporter: otherwise, said humphreys, the government may only give terrorists another tempting targ tote go after. >> success, guys. >> reporter: in austin, texas, john roberts, fox news. >> there to think about. >>> and how do you know your u.s. history in government trivia? >> in 20 minutes, we'll show you how a few people did in a citizenship test. >>> first, following our big stories is sherri. >>> >> six days after the storm. tens of thousands of people are without power. the damage yet to be cleaned up. so why is pepco telling some people their power is back when the lights are still off? we'll have the very latest coming up. oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new oreo coolatta and donut today. america runs on dunkin'. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, fresh-picked peaches are just 77 cents a pound. get a super low price on tide. $10.99 for 100 ounces. yoplait yogurt is just 50 cents. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. in the black forest. 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phillip phillips and the other american idol finalists are on the road coming to d.c. in a few weeks. they talk about what fans can expect. that's next. those ads taking my words about small business out of context -- they're flat out wrong. of course americans build their own businesses. every day, hard-working people sacrifice to meet a payroll, create jobs, and make our economy run. and what i said was that we need to stand behind them, as america always has, by investing in education and training, roads and bridges, research and technology. i'm barack obama and i approve this message because i believe we're all in this together. >>> a few weeks the top 10 from american idol season 11 will make their way to d.c. and baltimore and more than halfway through their summer tour the group says they've experienced some unexpected moments. fox's william lajeunesse has the story. >> reporter: more than halfway through their summer concert tour american idol's top 10 finalists are enjoying this part of the experience. >> it's a lot of fun. we all give it our all when we go out there. >> the most exciting thing is the fans just knowing there's so many different people in different places, you know, rooting for you and like supporting you that much. >> reporter: the two hour live stage show is a mix of duets, solo and group numbers. winner phillip says he's still working on calming his preshow jitters. >> still not used to playing in front of these thousands of people that come and see us and all the fans, you know. it's just crazy. it's overwhelming and seeing all these different cities. >> reporter: after the show they sign autographs, climb on the bus and head to the next city. >> i don't like the bump personally, uncomfortable for me, but just being with the folks is -- the bus personally, uncomfortable for me, but just being with the folks is great. >> we're so tired by the time we get on the bus. >> holly definitely is the messiest. she's going to hate me. she leaves her stuff everywhere. >> i know in the past i've been messy, but i said to myself i can't be messy on the bus because it's like small and other people's space, too. very not been messy -- i have not been messy on the bus. >> reporter: they're fans have given them some memorable gifts. >> my fans know that i adore batman. i get batman stuff of night. >> this n

phillip phillips from the american idol show and a dancing with the stars fan we have tom the host. we will be hosting our 4th of july celebration. this despite some tremendous and damaging storms that came through our region on friday. workers have been busy trying to clean up and to set up for the fire works show that is scheduled to begin tonight. and i can tell you that the show will go on. nearby communities have of course delayed or canceled their displays due to that storm damage and soring temperatures. but in the nation's capital the show must go on. >> what makes me feel patriotic is all the memorials. people that are being respectful about our country. >> it turn out our travel time was during the 4th of july. what a great place to be on the 4th of july. ♪ god bless america rabid that i love -- land that i love ♪ >> reporter: they will be performing in the parade perhaps a less well known tradition here in washington but a very vibrant way to celebrate the 4th of july through the day. reporting live i'm stacy cohan. back to you. >> thank you for that report. appreciate it. >> the runner up in mexico's presidential election is demanding a recount. andre lopez says sunday's election was plagued by irregularities. lopez orbador as wait until sunday to -- has to wait until sunday to request a recount. preliminary results show enrique pena leading with 38% of the vote to 32% for leo pose obrador. >>> we are hearing about offshore holings by mitt romney. for nearly 15 years romney's financial portfolio has include an offshore company based in bermuda that was not listed on any of his state or federal financial reports. associated press says the company is among several of romney's holdings that have not been fully disclosed. including one that posted earnings of $1.9 million. the omissions are permitted by state and federal rules on ethics filings. >>> mayor ed lee says the city will not use taxpayer money to fly ross mirkarimi's wife back to san francisco from her native venezuela. eliana lopez can provide video taped tom later this -- taped testimony later this month. mayor lee has suspended her husband as san francisco sheriff and charged him with official misconduct. >>> series of small earthquakes shook the area near pacifica last night. the most recent one a 2.8 magnitude hit at 10:15pm. the san andre yeah fault runs through that part of the peninsula. >>> for the first time the fishing is not only expected to be good for the economy and tourism but good because it improved the lakes clarity. the fishing will only be allowed in nebraska for now but there is talk of expanding it to the california side. >>> time now is 6:18 let's head back out to sal to see if things are pretty light out there. >> they are pretty light out there. unfortunately weapon it's really -- when it's really light they have people driving too fast. this is a look at highway 24. it is looking pretty good with no major problems coming out toward the area there. no major problems on 24 or on 680. and the commute now here is moving along pretty well in oak lap. getting wore? the fire for oakland is on the way. there is a vehicle actually on its side here. but it's not really effecting freeway traffic. if you are taking the off ramp or onramp jesus be aware of. by the way public transit systems this morning are on sunday schedules mostly. 6:19 let's go to steve. >> sal, thank you. sunrise over the big city and some morning sun here. now yesterday it got chew up. north wind took over a good southern california complex. overcast down through san jose. i don't think it will make it up to tahoe. for us some of that fog looks like it will lose out. i still think the fog gets chew up. lake tahoe forecast looks pretty good. afternoon highs upper 70s and low 80s for some. little cooler as you head toward friday but sunny. 50s on the temps. 51 santa rosa. 52 oakland airport. 56 san jose. 58 out toward travis. but they do have a west, southwest 17-20 miles an hour. little low pressure system will work its way in tomorrow. tomorrow morning we'll have an increase in the fog. after today fog, sun, warm. cool morning, breezy. inland not a problem. it will be clear. the coast should be okay. some of that fog might be working its way back. more likely tonight late tonight into tomorrow morning. fog will be on an increase. looks warmer on sunday. >>> general motors may be reconsidering the decision to stop advertising on facebook. gm and social network are discussing a plan for the car maker to pay for ads again. they have been courting gm since they pulled all of its advertising two months ago. facebook isn't pushing for an immediate gm return but offering to show information on the effectiveness of the sites paid ads. general motors is the third largest advertiserring in the u.s.. >>> high speed internet connections and high powered mobile devices for changing the viewing habits. they have been trying to get people to down load video rather than rent dvds. >>> it is a major disappointment for fans of competitive eating. why joey won't go jaw to jaw today with his arch nemesis. >> minor league coach for the oakland a's runs out of pitchers and patiences. the >> here's a pretty cool app if you haven't hear about it. you can get ktvu news to go on your cell phone. just down load the ktvu app click on the live aye con and -- icon and watch all of our newscasts live. and my eggs sunny side-up. no, umm, over-easy. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 great choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value me only at denny's. >>> some low clouds and fog otherwise it's mainly clear. temperatures 60s and 70s coast and bay. still warm to hot inland. >>> a minor league coach for the oakland a's organization has been banned from the dugout for a year. california league suspended him for telling his pitchers to intentionally balk players to end an extra inning game last month. he ran out of pitchers in a game that medesto ended up winning. that game lasted more than five hours. >>> at least nine people are injured including two children after a fire works explosion in new hampshire. police say a batch of fire works blew up on the back deck. neighbors say it sounded like gunshots going off. it caused a fire and did fill that home with smoke. there were 30 people inside at the time. neighbors say the owner of the home puts on a large fire works display every year. >>> ultimately what we want to do is make sure that you know nobody gets hurt or anything catches on fire. >> oakland police will have extra patrols across the city to target illegal fire works and people that fergons into the air. officers estimate they receive about 250 such calls every 4th of july. >> thousands of people turned out in richmond for an early 4th of july celebration. fire works it will up the skies over the cities marie that district. earlier in the eve thing there were performances. the celebration was hosted by the city of richmond and private businesses. richmond residence say they hope there will be more events like this that promote richmond in a light. >>> san jose joey chestnuts promising to eat like a beast. he thinks that he can break his record of 68 dogs in ten minutes. events competition at 9:00 a.m. pacific time. chestnut's arch rival will participate in his own contest today instead of nathan's he is eating another new york hot dog brand. >> 68 that is a lot of hot dogs. >> five is a lot though. >> that was a big game. >> i'm kind of hungry now. i wish i had a little barbecue here in the newsroom. you know what, we are doing pretty well. i want to mention the public transit systems will be on sunday or holiday schedule. most of them are on sunday schedule. if you look at muni, bart, cal train and ace train. ace train has no service today but they will resume service tomorrow. let's get to live pictures now or to other things. this is highway 4 westbound looks pretty good. kind of empty. but no big traffic here. northbound 280 that also looks very nice driving up to highway 17. 6:27 let's go back to the desk. >>> preparations are under way in danville for a 4th of july celebration. we will go live there next with a look at today's festivities. >> desperate search under way for four children missing from their home in oakland. why police are so worried about their well being and why the children's parents have been arrested. your neighborhood su: dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us on ktvu channel 2 morning news it is wednesday, july 4th happy birthday america i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. pam and dave have the day off. police are trying to fine four children that are missing from their north oakland home. police are very concerned that the adults in charge of them are not talking. alex savidge joins us live from oakland children's hospital where another child living at that home is being treated for critical injuries. >> reporter: the search for those missing kids started after one of their siblings was brought here to chinos hospital. he was reportedly the victim of a near drowning but police suspect child abuse instead. his babysitter claimed he was unresponsive in a bathtub at a home on 63rd street but according to reports when paramedics got there the boy was dry and his clothes were still on. the boy's babysitter was arrested and so was his mother and stepmother on suspicion of child abuse. now they can't find the couples four other children. they believe other relatives are hiding those kids and they are not cooperating. we'll show you this morning the children the names of the children that police are looking for. >> reporter: no photos have been put out by police all the children are african american. based on the condition of the boy here at the hospital oakland police very worry about those four children. they want to account for their whereabouts and want your help to find them. we are live this morning in oakland alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> search for mountain lion that attacked a man near nevada city is under way again. they started their search on trails where the 63-year-old man was scratched by the big cat. search dogs picked up the scent near the site. there is no way to tell if it is the same animal. >>> the jury in an emotionally charged trial in santa clara county has gone home without reaching a verdict. the parents of the defendant marched with supporters outside the san jose courthouse yesterday. the march came after the first full day of jury deliberations. lynch is accused of beating a priest he says molested him when he was a little boy. deliberations are scheduled to resume tomorrow. >>> they have identified the two suspects accused of setting off the fire in the bay view neighborhood. no one was hurt but the suspicious fire damaged four homes. today's chronicle identity identified the two suspects. both are believed to be squatters. >>> city college of san francisco could be on the brink of shutting down. today's chronicle reports they have eight months to prove they should stay in business or risk the loss of its accreditation. the decision comes after an education panel cited the college for failing to fix long- standing problems in leadership and financial planning. city college of san francisco is california's largest college with 90,000 students. >>> the 49ers have scored a legal victory in their fight to get back $30 million in stadium funds. yesterday a judge barred the school districts in santa clara county from spending the money. and signaled he may soon give it back to the team. last month the county voted to pull $30 million out of the stadium project saying it would rather use the money to improve schools. the 49ers strongly objected saying voters had earmarked that money for the stadium. >> more than a million people are still without power after last weekends deadly storms in the midwest and mid atlantic. coming up how those people are trying to stay cool in the sweltering heat this 4th of july. >>> tonight's fire works show is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people and all are hoping for clear skies. pyrotechnic specialist gave ktvu a sneak peek of their setup. more than 600 individual fire works shells will be blasted from a barge in the bay. every year spectators line the waterfront from golden gate to treasure island and everyone hoping the fog doesn't spoil their view. >> if you can't stay up late for the fire work there is is plenty of 4th of july fun happening this morning. lorraine blanco joining us live right now along a parade route in danville and a lot of chairs behind you already. >> reporter: yes, there are, mike. and people have also marked off their spots here on chalk on the sidewalk. it has been out here since 6:00 p.m. last night. thousands more have lined up their lawn chairs as you said. and here's a look at last years 4th of july parade. every year local veterans and active military are big part of the danville celebration. more than 40,000 people are expected towhead downtown today to take -- head downtown today to take in the festivities. it ends at san ramon valley boulevard. people that have lived here for decades tell us it's amazing how big the parade is now. >> the first couple years we were here i don't know 2,000 people. 3,000 would you say? it has just escalated from there. it's just grown and grown. >> reporter: back out here live this years parade theme is danville. small town values, big hearts. the parade kicks off at 9:00 a.m. this morning. reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >> many bay area communities are hosting parades. san jose rose, white, and blue parade. praise also kick off in alameda, napa, enneagon card at 10 -- and concord at 10:00 a.m.. and ross at 11:00 a.m.. 4th of july is one of the deadliest days on the road. last night the california highway patrol and local police agencies started increasing dui patrols. we row along with a santa clara police deputy. they have a plan how to monitor drivers. >> speeding up, slowing down. unable to maintain the lane they are driving in. drifting from lane to lane. >> chp is also reminding people to buckle up. they say more than 80% of people killed in traffic related traffics during last years 4th of july holiday may have survived if they had been wearing their seat belts. >>> expect to see a lot of chp on the road tea. >> everywhere. >> everywhere as they do maximum enforcement. sal watching the roads as well. >> that is right. we do have traffic out there this morning. some of it any way. we've had a couple minor accidents out there. this is a look at 237. it's not a bad commute at all. as a matter of fact, we are looking pretty good if you are driving on 237 and on nearby 880. and as you might imagine, it's the 4th of july. we don't have a lot of people that do have to go to work. we have some. if that is you, at least you will get a very nice drive through 880. there are no major problem there is. the morning commute on 580 on the onramp there is a crash there. oakland fire and police handling that. the freeway not effected. and the morning drive is looking good on 80 westbound as you drive from pinole and richmond and of course we always watch the san mateo and dumbarton bridge also light for this 4th. let's go to steve. >> sal, thank you. a little bit of fog southern marin county just a tinny bit over the -- just a tinny bit over the bay. it looks like it will get chewed up. pretty good thunderstorm complex is rumbling down there. for us there is still a little component of a northerly breeze. most of the marin coast looks fog free. inland it won't be a problem. fog should hold off until tomorrow morning when another system from the north will move down and that will allow us to be a little cooler tomorrow. today warm, inland and hot. by the coast 60s and 70s around the bay as well. lake tahoe forecast looking good. 30s and 40s for tahoe and truckee. temperatures upper 70s. 80 degrees slight cool down as you head toward friday. 51 santa rosa. i'm just betting they come in at 7:00 at 49. 50s for everyone else. 52 oakland. and 54 san rafael. west at five sfo. west, southwest 17 travis. a little bit of a westerly breeze but a really collapse yesterday. you can see the system diving down from the gulf of alaska. that will start a cooling trend. tomorrow morning we'll have a much cooler pattern. tea most of the fog is south of the city. 80s and 90s clear lake hot. 88 fairfield. nevada 83. kentfield 82. brentwood 91. 72 oakland. 87 pleasanton. 80 mor fan hill. cupertino 82. 60s on the coast. dealing with ha lot of fog. more fog for everyone. cooler thursday and friday. saturday some morning fog sunny. there are signs that sunday will be warmer. there are hints that next week could be really warm to hot. especially inland. >>> you can't see it with the naked eye but scientists say it's the building block to the universe. the discovery of what could be the god particle. >>> if you buy fire works at a stand like this one, they are legal. if you get them on the street or anywhere else, probably not. why you should care coming up. >> good morning, it's pretty good out there. but don't get too heavy with the led foot because chp is out there in numbers. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ >>> good morning. a little bit of fog. it should not matter tonight. temperatures today 60s, 70s and 80s. it will be cooler though starting tomorrow. >> 6:43 on the clock. here's a quick look at the top stories we are following right now. police are concerned about the safety of four children that are missing from their north oakland home. that is following the near drowning of a three-year-old boy that was living at that same house. police arrested the mother, stepfather, and babysitter of the three-year-old on child endangerment and child abuse charges. investigators say family members won't reveal the whereabouts of the other children. >>> deputies have released a sketch of one of the suspects in a burglary in cupertino. two men broke into a home yesterday and ransacked it for jewelry all while a woman was hiding inside the house. and these are some of the illegal fire works seized from a home in san francisco's mission district yesterday. officers confiscated 63 explosionives and a handgun after receiving a tip. 44-year-old convicted felon was arrested in the case. >>> fire works just a few of them outlined in california. but it is illegal or legal to light up safe and sane fire works in some parts of the state at least. noelle walker is live in gilroy. one of the few places in the bay area that fire works are still legal. noelle. >> reporter: yeah you are looking for a stand like this one that we are at to know the fire works you are buying are legal. they look like this. they have the seal of approval here from the state fire marshal. that is what you need to look for. a lot of people are not satisfied with these that pretty much stick to the ground. you will see this across the bay area where people set off illegal fire works that the big difference is anything that shoots up into the air or explodes may look pretty and you know leave you go ooa and awe but it could blow somebody's finger off. we are joined now by jim crawford from cal fire thank you so much for getting up early with us. >> good morning. >> reporter: you will explain the difference between safe and sane. we have a table of confiscated fire works and some like this are legal but they look very similar to me. >> sure shapes and sizes have part of it to do with it. if you look at some of these they look similar to each other. the big difference really is how it is that they display whatever fire works that you are looking at. many of these will display shoots of sparks and things like that. if they are approved by the state fire marshal they do not move. they do not fly up in the air they do not explode. those are things that would be unsafe. >> reporter: for some people that is no few. >> if that is the case, there are many displays throughout california where you can go to a city park or something like that and there is a professional display put on we highly recommend you going to those events. >> reporter: these can be really dangerous even the safe and sane ones. >> absolutely. 18-year-olds or less shouldn't be lighting off fire works. it kneads to be an -- it needs to be an adult. they obviously all burn. they use some kind of metal that burns at a high temperature. they can cause burn injuries. even if they are safe and sane fire works not being used safely. be sure to follow on the instructions that you get. >> reporter: we have a list of where safe and sane fire works are legal. just because you buy them at a legal place, doesn't mean you can set them off anywhere. you have to set them off in one of the places if you will do that. in the south bay gilroy, hollis tore, watsonville, on the peninsula san bruno, pacifica, and then in the east bay dublin, newark, union city, and in the north bay petaluma, roanoke park and st. helena. those are where safe and sane fire works are legal. the illegal kind are illegal anywhere in the state. reporting live in phil roy noelle walker. >>> the fourth of july concert at the national mall will be held tonight despite severe weather in the washington, d.c. area. thunderstorms brought a dress rehearsal for the concert to a halt yesterday for one hour. believe's amber riley and phillipe among the artists expected to perform at tonight's concert that will be followed by a fire works display. more than a million people are still without power following last weekends deadly storms. at the height of the outage three million customers from indiana to washington, d.c. were in the dark after hurricane forced winds knocked out power. long lines have formed outside storms. 24 deaths have been blamed on those storms. >>> scientists are calling it a major breakthrough in the study of the universe. [ applause ] research teams received a standing ovation including scientists in the bay area who may have discovered the so- called god particle. it's the long sought subatomic particle that gives all matter in the universe size and shape. the announcement was made at the $10 billion adam smasher facility in switzerland. students and scientists collaborated on that research. >>> getting close to the 7:00 hour. let's check in with sal to see how the roadways are going. >> right now tr

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phillip phillips, the american idol and matt broderick and if you are a dancing with the stars fan. we have tom russia. the host of the show hosting the celebration for july 4th. the storms that you mentioned that ripped through were awful. they came through on friday, destructive and in the following days and the days leading up to the separation. workers have been working to clear debris to get set up for the firework display and we are hoping it will go on. some near by communities have decided to cancel their shows due to the temperatures. in the nation's capital, the show must go on. >>> it makes me feel patriotic, all of the memorials and people that are respectful about our country. >> our travel time was during the 4th of july and we thought it would be a great place to be on the 4th of july. >> we went about asking folks what their patriotic song was and they wanted wanted to sing it for us. >>> there was a fire works explosion in new hampshire. a batch of fireworks blew up on the back deck of a home in pelam, neighbors said it sounded like gunshots. it filled the home with smoke. there was 30 people inside at the time. the owner puts on a large fireworks display, every independence holiday. >>> it took 3 hours and 250 fireworksers to knock down a brushfire in los angeles county. it started at 9:00 in a rural area near palmdale and it spread as winds up to 30 miles per hour fanned the flames. the fire burned more than 200- acres, there are several ranches in the area but they were not threatened. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the largest wildfire in colorado is 80% contained as air tankers helped in the efforts to contain the fire. at least five, c 130 planes of dropping retar dent on the planes after being grounded following a fatal crash. the fire has destroyed more than 350 homes. >>> the man that killed trayvon martin could be released from jail. the judge will rule on whether or not zimmerman's bond should be lowered. it was claimed that zimmerman lied about his defenses. his attorney released a medical report that showed zimmerman suffered injuries with his encounter with martin. >>> we are learning about millions of dollars in offshore holdings by republican presidential candidate mitt romney. according to the associated press for nearly 15 years, mitt romney financial portfolio has an offshore company that was not listed on his state or federal reports. the company is among several of romney's holdings that have not been fully disclosed. including one that posted earnings of $1.9 million. the omissions are permitted by state and federal rules on ethics filings. >>> it is one of the big questions of the day. will the fog take a holiday on this 4th of july? meteorologist steve paulson will be back with the forecast. >>> good morning, highway 4 looking good on this 4th of july. we'll tell you more about what you are likely to see on the roads today. >>> 7:22, mayor lee says the city will not use taxpayer money to fly ross mcgraham ross back to san francisco from venezuela. there could be videotape provided for the city's ethics meeting. she had demanded that city pay for the ticket which could cos as much as $2000. mayor lee has suspended her husband, the san francisco sheriff and charged him with official misconduct. >>> we are learning more about the bomb threat that briefly interrupted the hearings last week. there was security detail showed him out of the city hall and some of the staff were seen rushing out of the building. hundreds of other city hall workers and the general public were never told to evacuate. city hall officers are defending that decision saying they were doing everything possible to avoid panic. >>> holiday traffic, you never know, sometimes it could be sluggish out there. how are we looking on this 4th of july? >> okay. as a matter of fact so far so good. almost everywhere. there is maximum enforcement. i want to show you pictures. this is a look at interstate 880, the a's play the red sox at 1:05 at the coliseum, the a's walked off last night and beating the red sox two in a row and going for the sweep today at 1:05. here is a look at the bay bridge, that traffic is moving along into san francisco. we don't have a lot of traffic on this 4th of july holiday. there are people out there and for the most part it is wide open. let's go back to steve. >> sal, the giants are on their way 8:00 a.m. >> 805. >>> we do have fog, i think it will lose out around the city but santa cruz line is thick but yesterday it got chewed up by a north wind. sunny inland and not a problem with the fireworks inland. the coast should be okay. there's a little system dropping down, that will play in the weather tomorrow. a little bit of fog but shallow and i think we will be okay. high pressure is kind of kicked in a little bit. north wind will not be with us today. 80s and 90s by the coast, 60s and 70s and upper 50s and 59 and 17 in fairfield. all of those turned by southwest to north and that's why we warmed up and the fog got chewed up. the system out of the gulf of alaska will give us a cool down. it is pretty warm inland and 60s closer to it and around the water's edge and santa cruz, a lot of fog. and more fog and cooler into friday and saturday. there are signs that sunday will get warm and it could get hot in the next week. >>> thank you, steve. 7:25. california's largest college could soon be closing its doors. the crisis that affects 90 thousands. >>> can you tell the difference between illegal and legal fireworks. >>> and the hot dog eating champ is getting ready for today's big event. a reporter on coney island will show you how the competitors go jaw to jaw. >> 7:28. many independence revelers will celebrate by lighting up sparklers. but if you want more bang you may be out of luck. we are in gil roy with the firework that are illegal and illegal. good morning, noel. >> reporter: if you go for a little bit more bang you could end up spending bucks with fines in the thousands of dollars if you you set offer illegal fireworks and for that matter fireworks where they are illegal. let me tell what you you are looking at with illegal fireworks, you are looking for this seal. some of the fireworks on the smaller boxes, this is one of the huge boxes, the seals are small and you have to read the fine print to be able to find them and that's the fire marshal seal of approval that they are safe and those are only legal in the communities where you can burn them. joined by jim crawford that is from cal fire. thank you for getting up early for us. tell us the difference when we are looking at these between safe and not safe because the company is the same, like t nt sells safe and not safe fireworks. but they sell them in other places. >> yes, in other places in the country, only a handful of manufacturers of fireworks within the world so t and t does make fireworks that are for use in other states or in other places. so an example right there, that's a bottle rocket, pretty commonly seen in california but very illegal. if you look closely at the packaging on that, you will not find a safe and sane stamp from the state fire marshal's office. >> whereas this one do you. >> absolutely. this one is a cone or fountain that will be standardly sitting on the ground and shooting up some kind of sparks rather than something that is actually moving. >> in case you are wondering, visually the difference, we have video from oakland where frequently illegal fireworks are set off and not the only community by any means. if it is shooting up in the air that's illegal and the safe and sane fireworks will stay on the ground and might shoot sparkers from the ground but not shooting in the air. we have statistics to tell but too if that doesn't convince you. the safety portion of this but 8500 people in the nation are injured by firework, 75% happen in this month around the 4th of july and 40% injured are children. so be safe out there today. reporting live in gil roy, noel walker. channel 2 news. >>> coming up on 7:31, the jury in emotionally charged trial in santa clara has gone home. the parents of lynch marked outside of the courthouse. it came during theday of jury deliberations, lynch is accused of beating a priest that he says arrest him. >>> it will be several more days before striking nurses will be allowed to return to work. they walked off the jobs and in odds with management over sick leave, health care payments and staffing. sutter has hired replacement nurses on a five day contract. >>> the lock out affects campuses in berkeley and castro valley, and mills peninsula facilities. >>> city college in san francisco could be on the brink of shutting down. today's chronicle reports that college has just 8 months to prove that it should stay in business or risk the loss of its accreditation. the state's stunning decision comes after an education panel cited the college for failing to fix longstanding problems in leadership and fiscal planning. city college of san francisco is california's largest college with 90,000 students. >>> the 49ers have scored a legal victory in their fight to get back $30 million in stadium funds. yesterday a judge barred the school district in santa clara county from spending the money and signaled he may rule to give it all back to the team. last month the county voted to pull $30 million out of the stadium project saying it would rather use that money to improve schools. the 49ers strongly objected saying voters had earmarked that money for the stadium. >>> that favorite family in martinez have a new member. several have reported seeing a new beaver kick. it is about 6 weeks old and the fifth member of the hambrick family. beavers set up their dams near vista avenue about five years ago and they will be celebrated during the annual beaver fest on august 4th. >>> its is 7:43, a warning for boaters. the coast guard has safety zones in san francisco bay for today. one zone will be located about one thousand feet off of pier 39. the other will be located near the san francisco municipal pier. the safety zones be in effect from 9:30 to 10:15 for the fireworks show. boaters that enter these zones could be fined $40,000. >>> from the water to the roads, law enforcement will be out in full force today to crack down on illegal independence day celebrations. >> ultimately what we want to dies make sure that nobody gets hurt or anything catch os fire. >>> okay land police will have extra controls to target illegal fireworks and people that fire guns in the air. there is 250 couch calls every 4th of july. >>> thousands turned out in richmond for an early 4th of july celebration. fireworks lit up the skies over the city's marina district earlier in the evening. there were performances by the oakland east bay symphony and the hilltop choir of richmond. >> this is our 3rd or 4th year coming to this event and we love it and we bike in richmond and we come here to hang out. it is a fun city. >>> the celebration was hosted by the city of richmond and private businesses. residents hope to be more events like this that promote richmond in a positive light. >>> tonight's show in san francisco will draw thousands of people. pyrotechnique specialists gave us a sneak peek of their setup, more than 600 individual fireworks will be blasted from a barge in the bay. everyone is crossing their fingers that the fog does not spoil their view. >>> it is a big show and they are beautiful and great and they have multiple effects and if you can't see it, it is just wasted. >>> hundreds of people also hit the water to watch the fireworks show on boats that are red and white. 875 seats on its four boats. those are already sold out. >>> many of the bay area communities are hosting holiday parades. it kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on carlos street and also in alameda and napa and concord starting in 10:00 a.m. and in morerin there's a parade at 11:00 p.m. >>> an independence day tradition. in 90 minutes joey chestnut goes for a 6th hot dog eating championship. allison is live to show us there is more than just a big appetite. right allison? >> reporter: and the tradition will continue in about two hours five minutes, the countdown clock over my head here is counting down the moment when everybody is going to take the stage and really show everybody how many hot dogs they can eat in ten minutes. look around me. the crowds are still forming here. two hours to go and everybody is anxiously awaiting to watch this feat of when joey chestnut out of san jose by the way takes the stage and tries to defend his title and beat his record of eating 68 records and, of course, the women started with this last year. sonya thomas is trying to beat her record of 41 hot dogs down in ten minutes. it begs the question, how do they do it and shove the hot dogs down in ten minutes. some of the tricks came from one of the past winners. he did the following, i will have christina hold my mike and show you, they don't put ketchup or mustard or any relish, they take the hot dog and split it and kind of down it double and eat it this way but they also have to eat the bun so they take the bun and split it in half and then they take the cup of water and dip it in the water to mush it up so it slides down easier than if it wasn't wet. they do it one after the after after the other over a ten minute period. we will see if joey chestnut will keep his record or do better and see how sonya does as well. >> i'm curious, isn't there a woman called the black widow, is she going to be there too? >> reporter: yes, she does call herself the black widow, sonja thomas that downed 41 of these, 41 of these, that's a lot, she weighs 100 pounds. so i think what the name does, torrey, it kind of gives her a little height, a little strength. and here they go. they are ready to rehearse. >>> all right. sounds like a big face off. thank you, stacey will be following this and local crowds rooting for joey chestnut to do his thing. >>> i don't know if i could go face to face with the black widow. sal. >> i don't know, is she competition eating. i don't know about that. good morning. a ticker on in the traffic world. that's for sure. let's go and take a look at what we have now on the roads and i also want to mention that transit systems are going to be on sunday schedule for the most part. cal tran on the sunday schedule and ace train not running today. 88 north and southbound traffic looks good and 1:05 baseball game, the a's go for a sweep against the red sox. they won the first two and this morning's commute has not been affected in the south bay at all. it has been a very nice drive on 280, 85 and 101. 7:39 let's go to steve. >> a happy 4th. patrick in red wood says it was hot last year on the 4th. it was hot and this year will not be that bad unless you are well inland. also up in peta lyma it is sunny and nice in pet tal looma. >> appreciate that. we have mostly clear skies and fog from the city and gets solid on parts of the san mateo and santa cruz coastline. the fog yesterday with the north wind took care that have and look at that thunderstorm complex from northern arizona to southern california. it won't matter here but if you are traveling to southern california it is cloudy with fog and thunderstorms. won't make it to tahoe. it looks nice there. for us some of the fog. north of point ray it won't matter it is sunny on the morein coast. there could be a few clouds to the southeast but overall 70 to 80s. 50s, upper 50s or 60s close by now and a couple of low 50s this morning but starting to rebound from the temps. fairfield, down to 20 and calm at sso. cloud deck around the santa mateo coastline. system out of the north tomorrow will start a cooling trend. nice by the coast, warm to hot inland after the morning fog that might take awhile to kind of burn off but it looks to be shallow and i think we are fine for the firework but a westerly breeze and a cool morning and giving way to sunshine rapidly. warming temperatures. now, yesterday we had a lot of upper 80s and 90s. about the same inland and a couple degrees cooler for some. danville 87 and hayward at 84 and saratoga 88. 9 sunnyville and same for palo alto. 60s daly city and pacificca. fog on the increase thursday into friday. saturday looks nice and it looks warmer sunday. there are hints that next week could get hot. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:41. hot on the trail of a mountain lion where fish and game officials are hunting for the lion that attacked a camper and an update on his condition. >>> why there's a silver liner for a bay area homeowner that's mansion has lost half of its value in a year. >>> 7:44 a mansion made headlines for being one of the most expensive homes being sold has lost half of its value. the mansion is now worth just over $50 million. russian investor uri paid one million for the mansion last year. milner owes $600,000 in property taxes and instead of 1.2 million. >>> toshiba corporation loss a case in the u.s. a jury decided that the japanese company was part of a conspiracy to keep prices of liquid display high in this country. lcds are use the in phones and nat screen tvs but it will not have to contribute to the settlement since other companies have covered the 261 million-dollar settlement germany the search is under way for a lion man that attacked a sleeping man. we have the latest efforts to track the big cat down. claudia. >> reporter: fish and game officials say that this search will continue. the search all depends on the ability of crews to track the animal and since dogs may have picked up the set near the attack site, they will keep looking. the details of the attack terrifying. take a look at what was left of the sleeping bag the 67-year- old morin county man was in when the attack happened. he told authorities he was asleep on saturday night sleeping near the trail when he says he felt a paw on his head moments before the big cat attacked him. >> it ripped up his sleeping bag. he was scratched severely. he had some puncture wounds from bites on his head. >>> now he was able to escape and drive himself to the hospital. yesterday crews were out with dogs looking for the mountain lion, the trail was busy with people out for the holiday enjoying the outdoors. >> it is a little scary but it is why we are here. things like that being close to nature. >> now, yesterday's search began early at 4: 30 in the morning so we are assuming the crews are out there looking. they are looking the especially trained dogs and they have gone high tech and they have motion censor cameras and able to get dna off of the shirt and they know the mountain lion is female. >>> the homicide rate in san francisco is going up. hundreds of people attended the funeral yesterday for one of the latest victims, 26-year-old kasai. he went to college in san francisco and with hopes of going back to ethiopia to encourage children play soccer. >> it is sad to see this. >> the gunman remains at large. >>> the statistics show a disturbing trend, in the first six months of this year, there have been 39 homicides compared to 50 for all of last year. there were 50 homicides in 2010 and 45 in 2009. >>> 7:47, final preparation under way for the annual parade and fire works show in valeto. it begins at broadway and tennessee streets. the firework show is set to begin at 9:00 on the valeto water front. they are still looking for donations to pay fort fireworks. >>> since 2009 there will be a fire work show in red wood city thanks to some private donors, starting at 9:15 the fireworks will be launched. there will be a parade and festival starting at 9:00 this morning. >>> most people in joy this holiday but it can be confusing and scary for animals that don't understand the noise and lights from fireworks. so animal activists are reminding owners not to take the pets to the fireworks show. leave the animals home and inside where they will feel safer. experts advise turning on the tv to help drown out the noise from the fireworks. >>> expect to see more law enforcement officers on the roadways, part of the holiday crack down for du is. last night california patrol and local police agencies starting to increase dui patrols. first time drunk driving convictions can result in losing your license for at least four months. jail time and up to $10,000 in fines. >>> if you are not going to be conscious of what you are really drinking, it is really a sign of designated driver. i know that sounds trite and old fashion but that's the easier and best way to avoid being stopped and going through the ordeal. >>> chp is reminding people to buckle up, their maximum enforcement period will run through midnight. >>> 7:49. boaters beware of the law enforcement this 4th of july. >>> important parking information if you are headed to san francisco today. >>> 7:51. we have breaking news. alex savage has arrived on the scene of a serious crash in oakland. something al was warning us about even with light traffic. alex, what can you tell us. >> reporter: in speaking with the oakland chief from the fire department this is because of a police pursuit that happened a short time ago. it is an active scene. we are at 40th avenue and that's the car that police were going after that we do understand was stolen. police were trying to stop the car with two men inside when it crashed and sheered off a fire hydrant. i'm not sure if we can go to the right here. if you will look down here, down on the street just a ways, you can probably see that fire hydrant in its entirety sitting on the ground. it was sheered off after the crash. two men inside of that car were injured. one of them we understand the injuries were serious. firefighters came here and treated the men. obviously they are facing charges in this case. police do believe that this car was stolen with those two men inside when it crashed here on 40th street in oakland. we are working to get more information on the two men inside of the car but both of them will be taken into custody and first being treated for their injuries after a pursuit and a crash here in oakland this morning. that's what we know this morning and we will work for more information throughout the morning. like in oakland, channel 2 news. >>> thank you, alex. 7:53. the coast guard has a warning for boths looking for people that have had too much to drink. coast guard officers say that boating under the influence can result in fines and jail time just like driving under the influence. the coast guard will be looking for boats that don't have life jackets for everyone on board. >>> san francisco meter maids will not be taking a break this 4th of july holiday. they are enforcing parking as usual which means you will have to feed the meters. two years ago the san francisco municipal transportation agency eliminated free parking on all but three holidays, thanksgiving, christmas and new year's day. gas prices this holiday weekend are just about where they were a year ago. a gallon of regular up leaded is selling for $3.88 in the bay area. a new ap helps drivers find cheaper gas, find gas guru and it is similar to fuel finer and gas buddy and it can help drivers find restaurants and atms near the gas stations but doesn't have a way to look up electric vehicle charging stayings just yet. >>> that would be nice. let's check in with sal. this is a good day to celebrate and also the deadliest day and the deadliest day for teenage drivers and i have a couple at home that i have been encourage to drive safely and others. >> today would be the day to not drive at all and take it easy and hang out at the house and drive as little as possible. let's take at the commutes, some people have to go to work but most don't. the plaza is light. no major problems, northbound 101 traffic looks nice, no problems. hayward and fremont the traffic looks good. in san jose, we haven't had a lot going on at all. 7:55 and let's go to steve. >> some low clouds favoring the san mateo santa cruz coastline on the bay but sunny for most and warm to hot inland and a westerly breeze today. the north wind kicked in yesterday and sent temperatures up. yesterday appears to be the hottest day and a lot of fog lurking out there. 65 in concord, fairfield has not updated yet but some of the 8:00 temperatures came out. concord at 65 and santa rosa 59 and santa jose, you can see the fog right there. let's see if i can move it down there. stick with me. one more. there we go, right there. look at that fog. so from pacifica to santa cruz and monterey that is where it is thickest. you can see the spin on the atmosphere towards seattle. i think we are okay for the firework. coast could be tricky but we will make it. cool morning giving way to sunshine. 60s and 70s and 80s and a few low 90s. a cooling trend for thursday and friday. maybe parts of saturday and signs of a warmup on sunday. >>> four children missing from their oakland home and why concern for their safety is growing by the minute. >>> a chase leads to a serious crash in oakland. >>> we are live in danville where it is less than an hour from the annual 4th of july parade. we'll show you why people come out every year when mornings on 2 continues. >>> >>> good morning and welcome back. it is the 4th of july and dave clark has the day off. we begin our 8:00 hour with breaking news. we reported just moments ago. >> there's a serious crash in oakland let's go to sal. >> reporter: this involved a stolen vehicle that police were chasing the vehicle here and the chase ended up at 40th and san leeanddro on one of the streets that is -- it two blocks away from the n i mitz freeways. there's the hydrant that was sheered off had the car came around the corner and sheered it off and lost control of the vehicle. hit the building and hit a stop sign there or some other type of sign. it was a violent crash. what we know is that earlier this morning, oakland police were chasing the vehicle. they may have been chasing it because the car was listed as stolen. there was two people inside. one of them is critically injured and has been taken away to the hospital. our reporter alex savage is on the scene and just spoke to some officials there and we will have more information. the car is badly damaged. again it was listed as stolen. we don't know if there is another reason why the police were chasing this vehicle but right now a good area to avoid is sande anddro street near 40th. they are turning traffic around. we will let you know more later on in the newscast. at 8:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> what is happening now, this morning police are looking for four children who are missing from their north oakland home and concern for their safety is growing. that's following the near drowning of a 3-year-old boy living at that same home. police arrested the mother, stepfather and babysitter on child endangerment and child abuse charges. an investigator say family members will not reveal the whereabouts of the other children. >>> imagine being home alone when burglars break in, that's what happened to a woman. the woman hid in her house on cordova road yesterday morning as two men ransacked it looking for jewelry. the woman was able to call 911. deputies say they arrived at the house within five minutes but the suspects already got away with an unknown amount of the jewelry. this is a sketch of one of the suspects, if you have any information about the crime, you are asked to call the santa clara county sheriff's office. >>> a skateboarding accident that injured a 14-year-old under scores the need for children to wear helmets. he remains in the hospital with serious head trauma after he lost control and crashed on blossom hill road this month. he was not wearing a helmet, police are trying to encourage helmet use by handing out coupons for free pizza. >>> a double amputee from south africa will be the first athlete to compete in the olympics, 25-year-old oscar paorous is selected to run in the 400-meters and the 400- meter relay at this summer's london games, he runs on carbon fiber blades. he was born without a fibla in each of his legs. doctors amputated his legs below the knee at a young age. he will also compete in the peril olympic games. >>> we are wishing good luck to local golf sensation, hanna o'sullivan. she is one of the youngest golfers to qualify for the u.s. women's open that begins tomorrow in wisconsin. >>> danville's 4th of july parade kicks off in one hour. we have more from along the parade route. lorraine, people arrive early to stake off those spots. >> reporter: yes, as early as six a.m. this morning, mike. i got the very difficult job today of enjoying a 4th of july parade for work. you can see thousands of lawn chairs already set up here. the parade starts in just about 60 minutes. i have already seen some scouts out here and some law enforcement, some dogs and it is shaping up to be a really beautiful morning out here. this is what thousands of spectators are in store for this morning. here is a look at last year's 4th of july parade. every year local veterans and activity military are a big part of the celebration. more than 40,000 people are expected to take in the parade. it runs from hart and railroad avenue and end at san ramon valley boulevard and sycamore road. for so many in the area it is an annual tradition. >> i like this local event. danvil is a great community and i love to support it. >> reporter: and back out here live. this year's parade theme is danville, small town values, big heart. again the parade kicks off at nine a.m. here. just in about less than an hour. reporting live in danville. >>> in antioch the show will go on after members of the public pitched into save the fireworks because of budget cuts, there has not been a fire works show in antioch for the past two years so this year a group of people got together and put up signs asking their neighbors to donate four dollars for the 4th. they reached the $65,000 goal and got many of the other services donated from street sweeping to portable toilets. ktvu.com we have a special tab donated to the holiday. >>> 8:04 and want to check in with sal who was earlier telling me he is a little bored. i think he went up to get coffee and now jumping back in your seat. >> actually we have a little bit of breaking news. you know how the news is, i was going to run up to the desk but i will do the traffic report first. thank you for catching my stuff there. thank you very much. all right. let's go out and take a look at 280 northbound up to highway 17. the traffic is moving along well, behind the scenes at a television station can be fascinating, let's move along and take a look at the commute here on 237. not much of a commute to be quite honest with you. most people do have the day off and if you do have to go to work, just be careful if you are driving anywhere. there's increased presence for the 4th of july, at the south bay, the road sensors not showing much at all. >>> sal, thank you some low clouds out there from the marin headlines towards parts of the city, really solid santa cruz coastline, most of the san mateo coastline as well. never an easy forecast. never an easy forecast. inland not a problem, clear and no problem with the fireworks. i think the fog gets chewed up a little bit but there's a system moving in and that will cool us down tomorrow. some of that fog bears watching. bay side will be clouds continu to stream northward and that thunderstorm complex is coming from arizona and should stay south at tahoe but if you are up there you may look towards the south. 50s and 60s now, 65 concord and 60s for liver more and fairfield and redwood city and everyone else close. there was some fog there and just updated so it disappeared. there's fog from pacifica to santa cruz and monterey. a lot there. those locations will be slow to clear off. there is the system right there beginning to carve itself out. it is on its way. nice on the so knowma coast look good. inland temps will warm up fast. the high pressure system that gave us a north wind yesterday looks like a westerly breeze today. temperatures takes a couple of days off. treke looking good. the days will be nice. 70s for them and maybe cooler for friday but still pretty nice. fog south of the city but a cool morning and breezy afternoon here. temperatures 80s and 90s. 91 brentwood and 85 walnut creek. 80 san jose and santa clara warmer towards saratoga. 60s on the coast, lower upper 50s with some of the fog hanging around and upper 70s on the peninsula. cooler on thursday into friday. looks like a warmup happens on sunday. if not definitely on monday. >>> thank you, steve. it is 8:70 and turning to the race for the white house. since april, president obama has opened up a sustained lead over republican mitt romney and gallop daily tracking poll of the presidential race. president obama leads romney 48% to 44% in the latest poll, the 6th consecutive day the president has pulled away following almost two months in which the two candidates were essentially tied in the polls results. >>> right now mitt romney and his family are scheduled to march in a 4th of july parade in wolf borro new hampshire this morning. romney and his wife and their five sons along with daughter- in-laws and grandchildren now numbering number 30 have been at the lakeside estate in new hampshire. >>> happening right now, president obama is attending a 4th of july naturalization ceremony at the white house for active duty servicemen. >>> thank you everybody and have a great 4th of july, congratulations to our newest citizens, yeah. >> the president giving a shout out to people born in our countries and came to the u.s. as immigrants and joined the armed forces and have earned their citizenship. they come from 17 different countries. the president just came back from vacation this morning. the president and the first lady will host a 4th of july celebration on the white house's lawn. >>> this morning firefighters in colorado say the largest wildfire in state history should be contained by sunday. the waldo canyon fire is 80% contained. at least five c130 planes are dropping waters and retar dent on the fire after being grounded following a fatal crash in south dakota. the fire hazard destroyed 357 homes and caused more than $110 million in damage. the natural guard has joined the fight against a growing wildfire in alpine utah just south of salt lake city. no homes are lost but the fire has reportedly destroyed a barn and burned five thousand acres and five hundred homes have been evacuated and fire officials say the fire was caused by a man working with heavy equipment. >>> investigators have reportedly identified the two suspects accused of setting off that huge fire in san francisco's bay view northbound. the suspicious fire damaged four homes. today's chronicle identifies them as a 61-year-old and 48- year-old. both suspects are believed to be squatters. >>> mid air melt down, the court ruling issue in a a case of the pilot that went berserk. >>> and the man that accused the reporter of asking him stupid questions. >>> >>> sunny for most. but fog for others. tonight could be a little difficult around the coast but bay side inland not a problem. temperatures 80s and 90s away from the coast. >> a man shot and killed a number of troops in afghanistan. nato is not releasing many details about the attack but says it happened yesterday in eastern afghanistan. it all follows the killing of three british soldiers on section by an afghan policeman. so far this year 26 nato troops have been killed by afghan security forces or by infiltrators dressed in afghan uniforms. >>> in iraq a car exploded outside of a market place in a she rite town. today's attack was similar to two market bombings in southern iraq yesterday. 40 people were kill. the attacks begin ahead after shiite pilgrimage. >>> pakistan had blocked trucks after a u.s. air strike last november that kill 24 pakistani troops. pakistan demanded an apology and yesterday secretary of state hillary clinton released a statement saying the u.s. was sorry for the losses suffered by pakistan military. >>> the storms that hit the eastern part of the country have led to the cancellation of some 4th of july celebrations. stacey kohen is in washington d.c. where that is not the case. the show on the national mall is scheduled to go on. >> reporter: well, yes, you know we are tough folks here in washington. july is a difficult month always. this has been worse of course than usual with the terrible storms but everything is currently scheduled to go on. we have big names in town. phillip phillips of american idol family and matt broderick and we have the host tom berrojohn that will be the host. the storms that came through friday were wicked and caused a lot of destruction and workers have been scrambling to get everything cleaned up for the big fireworks celebration. some nearby communities have canceled their displace and the intense temperatures we are having but in the nation's capital the show must go on. >> it makes me feel patriotic, all of the memorials, people that are being respectful about our country. >> it has turned out that our travel time was during the 4th of july and where he thought this would be a great place to be for the 4th of july. >> god bless america, land that i love. >> and there is the song from the cloggers that will be performing in our parade. we asked folks what their favorite patriotic song was and they sang it and god bless america was the frequently most answered question. what is your favorite. >> god bless america is one of the f

one with phillip phillips and varene on seventh and independence today.ook at the front-row seat that we have and that is a stoneee throw from the washington monument. some people are arriving early to secure a spot to the fireworks. you're encouraged to bring the water, sports drinks, the yet, stay ride rated and there is -- stay hydrated and there are a lot of roads blocked off. that is the case until 11:00 tonight. know that to get on to the mall, you have to go through security checkpoints. >> what you should not bring are alcoholic beverages, no caffeinated beverages. those are going to be your enemies in this type of intense heat. that is going to dehydrate very, very quickly. >> obviously, no weapons. >> right. >> and something as simple as a pocketknife is not getting through. >> correct. >> you will go through maggotohe -- magnetometers and to hand wand you. they will confiscate them. best to leave them at home. >> talk about what you want people to binge object, water, things to stay hydrated. >>. absolutely, even though the sun is going go down

slew of stars will take the concert stage from megan hilde of "smash" to "american idol" winner phillip phillips and math through broderick. this family will be spending their evening somewhere on the mall. >> not sure, depends on how crowded it is. >> reporter: getting around downtown tonight could be tough. between a lack of parking and multiple street closures, public transportation may be the way to go. something else to try? a new communication system put out by u.s. park police, it can send weather advisories, security information, even information on a missing child to your phone. >> the public would sign up for this. it's as simple as texting july4s july4sdc to 888777 and you will receive all the july 4 event notifications. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands are expected here, millions are expected to watch from home and troops around the world will be listening. >> i know it's bitter sweet for them to hear the music, see the sights and sounds and yet know they're far, far away from family and loved ones. hopefully it will bring a little comfort to them. >> if you decide to take a trip t

. >> phillip phillips. >> reporter: with jennifer lopez and stephen tier stepping aside, there is noage of opinions. >> they need to find people that aren't just famous and interesting but ones that can do the job so people tune in or do a rotating panel like on so you think you can dance. >> reporter: after the first season seasons of randy, paula and simon, the panel changed several times. ratings were down which puts more pressure on the show. >> we are hearing mariah carey, miley cyrus, aretha franklin is in the mix. i don't know if that is the demo they are going for. >> reporter: those are in addition to adam lambert, quincy jones and fergie being mentioned keeping the star power -- keeping it on star power. randy jackson may switch jobs or leave the show. >> randy jackson may be demoted or moved to a different roll, the jimmy iovine role, mentoring instead of a judge. >> reporter: the show's producers are expected to make a decision in the next several weeks. >> just know you are not alone. >> when you are facing competition, you have to do something. >> no matter who they get

phillip phillips. >> westpoint, any naval academy, air force academy, prestigious military institutions tasked with training future military officers ethically, spiritually and morally. but for these high school honor students, their experience would be far different. >> i remember him turning off the lights and me asking, what are you doing? >> in the middle of the night,i did come to and he was on top of me. >> carly marquette and annie say they were raped, raped by follow classmate this is a trusted and ignored, they say, by a chain of command that promised their parents they'd be protected? nobody, not a single person, not one, was looking out for her best interest. >> carly marquette was not your typical teenage girl. that's her, cage fighting at 18. an all-star rugby player, championship swimmer, an honor student, carly could have gone to college anywhere. >> what was it about westpoint that drew you to that academy? >> just knowing you have your future set, having that structure and discipline, at the same time, having people look at you like, wow, you're doing something great for our country. her sister was a mid-shipman at the naval academy. her father, a marine. to carly, they were heroes, everything she wanted to be. >> do you think westpoint let you down? >> yeah. i wanted to be there. it was my dream. >> a dream that was shattered, her first year, when an upper classman showed up at her door to talk girl troubles. >> i kind of felt a little cool an upper classman wanted to be friends with me and was seeking my advice. >> after sharing a drink, carly says he convinced her to come to his room. since she was an upper classman, she trusted him. >> i remember getting more and more intoxicated. my judgment really started to become impaired. i remember him turning off the lights and me asking, what are you doing? and then he proceeded to rape me. >> carly says she woke up d disoriented, in physical pain and afraid to come forward. >> i was scared it was going to ruin my career. i was scared if i said anything, that there would constantly be a target on my back. i reached out to people and they weren't there. i just didn't want to leave my room. he was right across the hall. >> you still had to work under him, take out his trash. >> yes. >> why? >> it was part of our duties. >> chain of command? >> uh-huh. >> chain of command. military ranks where senior students have authority over the one immediately below. so everyday, carly had to face the man she says raped her. but weeks later, carly finally found the courage to come forward. she filed a report and requested an investigation. >> the reason i ended up telling someone is because i didn't want that to happen to anyone else. >> annie ken circumstance ore describes herself as a girly who never imagined joining the military. an honor student and one of the best high school soccer players in the country, she was heavily recruited by top ivy league schools but the naval academy was the most convincing. >> all their graduates that graduated from the soccer team went on to become pilots and marine officers. it sounded like those women are so powerful and so well respected. i wanted to be that woman. >> annie's goal was to fly f- f-18s. it wasn't long after arriving she realized that wasn't going to happen. >> i could tell there was definitely a bias towards the women. i mean, you're a female entering into a fraternity, a giant frat. >> annie says there were no derogatory names for the men but for the woman, they were called dubs. >> what does dub mean? >> dub, a dump ugly bitch. >> were you ever called a dub? >> every girl was called a dub. >> it was definitely a different culture and annie felt out of place. when she got invited to go to an off-campus party, she was in. >> i was, okay, cool, college, i can finally live the college life one night. >> annie says she had way too much to drink. when a fellow mid-shipman offered her a place to crash, she accepted. >> i said, okay, i trust you, you're an upper class. that's what they teach you, trust the upper class. >> tell me what happened once he took you back to the room? >> i laid down and went to sleep. at one part in the middle of the night, i did come to and he was on top of me. i remember saying, no. but then i just passed back out again. >> annie was afraid to come forward. >> why were you scared? >> i didn't want to be the girl that got the athlete kicked out because we had been told stories about how that had happened in the past. i didn't want to be that next story. >> for two years, annie battled depression and thoughts of suicide. she had a secret she couldn't keep anymore. and finally called her father. >> she said, i was raped. i couldn't breathe. >> still ahead, the battle to cha change the system. >> how do you get it through these men's heads, if they rape, they will pay the price? 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the american idol phillip phillips is here and the host of dancing with the stars tom bersheran. he will be here sweating it out with everyone else. it has been a difficult few days. terrible storms came ripping through here causing a lot of destruction. workers have been aggressively cleaning up and setting up for the fire works celebration. nearby communities in this area have canceled their fire works display due to that storm damage. but in the nations capital the show will go on. >> what makes me feel pie tryoutic and the memorials. >> it turned out our travel time was during the fourth of july. this is the place to be. >> reporter: how about those cloggers singing for us. yes cloggers they are in town to perform at our parade. that song is inspired by or question what is your favorite patriotic tune? mike. [ applause ] >>> new this morning a standing ovation for scientists including some in the bay area that may have discovered the so- called god particle which the long sought subatomic particle that gives everything its size and shape. students and scientists at lawrence b

not alone going to make this place your home ♪ >> reporter: our newest american idol winner phillip phillipsrming, the 21- year-old from leesburg, georgia, winner of ai season 11. the crowd is pretty much gone. it's dwindling. the roadblocks will be lifted at 11:00, so things are starting to look like normal again. back to you. >> will thomas tonight. >>> the other big story in our area today, as you heard will say, five days and counting, still no power for tens of thousands of people after friday's severe weather and temperatures are soaring. here's a look at the power outages as of this hour. pepco shows about 30,000 customers still in the dark, dominion virginia with 11,400 out and bg and e has about 4,000 without in montgomery and prince george's counties. fox 5's bob barnard is live in arlington with the latest there. bob? >> reporter: there are still pockets of outages scattered all across northern virginia tonight, some still stuck in the dark and heat, others finally coming back to life again. it's their annual neighborhood barbecue here first on road south in arlington. >> it's bee

. >> phillip phillip!rter: with american idol judges jennifer lopez and steven tyler stepping aside there's no shortage of 's about who should replace them and what -- opinions about who should replace them and what should be done to attract more viewers. >> they need to find judges who actually can really do the job so that people will keep tuning in in the long term. that's right or do a rotating panel like they do on so you think you can dance. >> reporter: after the first seven seasons of randy, paula and simon the panel has changed several times. ratings were down last season which puts more pressure on the show. >> we're hearing all these huge names, mariah cary, miley cyrus, aretha franklin. >> reporter: those are in addition to adam lambert, quincy jones, fergie and kanye west keeping the emphasis on star power. >> your vocals are ridiculous. >> reporter: rumors are circulating randy jackson may leave the show. >> us weekly has reported that randy jock son may be moved to a different role, being a

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phillip phillips and the rest of the top 10 finalists say they are looking forward to performing in front of 10s of thousands of fans. san jose teenager deon during that barackensic is on that tour and excited about living on the tour bus. >> we're all caught on each other and stuff, so i don't know how that's going to work. we have some snorers and stuff, so it's going to be so much fun to look forward to. i can't wait for the snoring. [ cheers and applause ] >> the idol's live tour comes to san jose's h.p. pavilion on sunday, july 22. >> looks fun. i don't know if i can make it, though. >> oh, you'll be there. >> maybe. we'll see. >>> it's 7:39. let's go over to rosemary and get another peek at the forecast. fog i saw still along the coast. >> yes. >> maybe that will burn off later today. >> partly cloudy skies for the coast today. mostly sunny for the rest of us. high pressure building our way, and that has compressed that marine layer. it's a bit soupy out there along the coastline, even a patchy dense fog as you get out the door this morning right there. a live look at san jose where we're dealing with mostly sunny skies and just a little bit of a haze this morning. good air quality in the forecast for your afternoon, if you're going to be outdoors. if you don't like the heat pick a place indoors, a good movie to see with the a.c. blowing. mostly sunny skies, warmer weather in store for the weekend as that ridge of high pressure moves our way. the sea breeze is weakening. again good air quality in the forecast. 80s to low neats expected for our -- low 90s expected for tin land spots. this morning we're waking up in the 50s, even near 60 already. the cloud forecast again. talking about the fog up along the coastline by 10:00 or so. it is burning back, and then for the afternoon it's thinning out a little bit more. so we will call partly cloudy skies for the coast, take a look at the rest of the bay area. plenty of sunshine for you. 60 degrees right now in fairfield, 59 in livermore. upper 50s in san jose. right around the bay. 56 degrees in oakland if you're headed to the farmers market at this hour, 52 in san francisco. out to support the avon breast walkers, we've got 52 degrees outside right now. 53 in san rafael, 49 in santa rosa. a cool start in some areas but we'll warm up quickly and by noontime 80s in the forecast for some of us. santa rosa, napa, fairfield, concord, antioc and livermore, i am talking about you, low 80s there. widespread 70s around the bay area, in the 60s along the coast. that will continue for the afternoon, and then for the afternoon, look at that. the central valley going to be toasty, widespread 90s there, and if you're headed to lake tahoe by chance, 80s in the forecast for the afternoon there. your extended forecast here at home, 86 for santa rosa today, 83 for navarro. 80 san rafael. 74 in berkeley, 75 in oakland. 69 today in the city for the jazz festival. 76 in hayward. low 90s for concord. pleasant pleasanton, livermore and low 90s for antioc today. 85 san jose. the peninsula 81 for you, redwood city, and then a little bit along the coastline we have 60s at half moon bay, we have low 70s at santa cruz. your extended forecast shows you again the numbers will remain warm 14 land spots. not unbearable, but -- warm for inland spots. not unbearable but pretty hot. mid to upper 90s on tuesday into wednesday. along the coast, we can't shake those 60s. widespread 60s in the forecast. now through wednesday. back to the desk. >>> out of a job. the thousands of employees at a major electronics chain that are looking for work this morning. >> and every penny counts. why this man decided to pay off his mortgage in pennies. and what it took to accomplish that goal. >> but first, let's take you outside. foggy this morning. underneath all that gray is the gold gate bridge. no traffic problems, though, even with that fog. later today the avon walk will be crossing that bridge so hopefully it warms up for them. your time is 7:43. this is mornings on 2. [ male announcer ] the inspiring taste of mcdonald's new spicy chicken mcbites. ♪ poppable pieces of tender chicken breast seasoned with just the right amount of spice, but just for a limited time. new spicy chicken mcbites. the simple joy of spicy perfection. ♪ >>> good morning to you. a live look there at downtown oakland. a little bit of haze, as that sunshine begins to burn off the clouds. >>> well, new this morning, six people have been injured in the running of the bulls in pamplona, spain. organizers say a 73-year-old was gored and five others slightly injured on the first day of the annual event. the festival gained world wide attention with the publication of earnest hemingway's 1926 novel the sun also rises. 15 people have been killed in the running of the bulls since record keeping began back in 1924. >>> the u.s. is extending an olive branch to afghanistan. the administration nobsed it's declared afghanistan as a major non-nato ally. it makes it easier for the afghan president to acquire american defense equipment and military technology. tensions between the two countries have been high since the desecration of the quran at an american military base in kabul. afghanistan joins 14 other countries receiving that declaration, including israel, japan and australia. >>> there are two new members on the california state university board of trustees. governor jerry brown named lupe garcia and hugo morales to the board. garcia is from alameda, and is an attorney for the gap clothing company. morales is also an attorney, and has worked on behalf of migrant laborers. >>> a quarantine order has been lifted for cheese produced by the endonte dairy of pet petaluma. no one has reported getting sick after eating the cheese. there are a few cheeses exempt from that quarantine. >>> more than 2000 best buy employees are out of a job this morning. the electronics retailer announced it's laying off 600 of its geek squad employees, and 1800 other employees nationwide. the layoffs represent 1.5% of best buy's overall workforce. best buy says the layoffs are part of a larger turn-around plan announced in march. >>> 5 magazine geared toward teenage girls is making a promise to stop air brushing its photos. 17 magazine is calling it a body peace treaty. the magazine says it won't digitally change the shape of models' bodies. 17 is also vowing to feature models regardless of size. a 14-year-old girl from maine led the crew said against the altered photos, saying girls feel pressured to meet a body image standard that is often unrealistic. >>> people affected by a malcollapse in canada have filed a $30 million lawsuit. they are suing the owners and local government for injuries and debts in the mall in elliott lake, on tear i can't. a few warnings of dangerous safety conditions were ignored and allege the collapse could have been prevented with proper inspections. earlier this week police began a criminal investigation. that collapse killed two people. >>> a massachusetts man just paid off his mortgage in pennies. they purchased their home 35 years ago, and dagel has made a mission to make their final mortgage payment in pennies ever since. check out that stash. he said on snowy days he'd make ate point to roll pennies for that final payment and he says each box of rolled pennies weighs about 210 pounds. >> 63,000 pennies later, a little bit more than that, but 63,000 and change, we paid our mortgage off. >> well, it did take the bank more than two days to count all of those pennies. coincidentally, the couple's 35th anniversary fell on the same day that they paid off their mortgage. >>> an antioc man is now 250,000 richer after buying a winning scratchers ticket. that ticket was bought if he 7- eleven store on hill crest avenue. tommy arvizo says at first he thought he won $25. the extra zeroes were discovered after he took it back from a family member who was about to throw it in the trash. he says he will use that money to help his family, invest in his home and buy a new guitar. >>> ospreys have returned to san francisco. our camera captured this video of one of the ospreys yesterday. the eagle like bird's nest is on top of a crane at pier 80. they have a six foot wing span and environmentalists say their return to the city means the water is healthy and also clear enough that the birds can see the fish they hunt and eat to survive. >> this is a tremendous testimony to the success of these environmental restoration efforts. and the volunteers have put thousands and thousands of hours into them. >> there used to be a lot of the bay area ospreys before the gold rush. population and later d.d.t. nearly wiped them out. >>> the round for this year's walnut creek marathon is being changed. the new route has runners starting at civic park heading toward heather farm park. the old route used ignacio valley road causing major delays and many complaints. the race is set for december 8. >>> your time is 7:50. in the seventh stage of the tour de france is under way but the pack of cyclists has thinned. after -- look at that. that crash landed many riders in the hospital with race- ending injuries. hmm. >>>a summer like warm-up is in the forecast for the bay area. we will have a look at the numbers coming up. >>> well, george zimmerman is out of jail in florida but the former neighborhood watch volunteer is under several restrictions. zimmerman is facing second degree murder charges in the shooting gets of teenager trayvon martin. he is free on $1 million bail. his $150,000 bond was revoked last month after a usage ruled zimmerman hid some assets. zimmerman is being electronically monitored and has a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. >>> the assets commission looking into suspended sheriff ross mere kramey, is going to raise testimony about mayor ed lee. they say they wanted to challenge lee's testimony when he said he did not suggest a deal to offer the sheriff a job if he resigned. the former supervisor says lee did. if san francisco attorney's office says it's raising questions of perjury. >> if the evidence surfaces, after we have sworn testimony to indicate that perjury has taken place, then we will certainly evaluate whether that would be appropriate to prosecute. >> did you file these charges -- >> the defense also plans to call a current supervisor and the building department commissioner about what lee said about discussing the case with members of the board. >>>a san francisco car wash accused of withholding wages is shelling out thousands in a settlement deal. tower car wash has agreed to pay $500,000 in back wages, plus 70,000 in fees. this comes after a lawsuit accusing the business of cheating employees out of pay. workers say they were kept in a room and not allowed to clock in until cars started to arrive. the lawsuit was filed last august. >>> miami firefighters say it's one of the most unusual calls they've ever responded to, an iguana trapped in a car. it happened after a worker at the miami sea say conveyor yum was driving home and realized there was an iguana trapped inside his dashboard. he pulled over and called 911. if >> as soon as he pulled out of the acquarium, realized he had a three and a half or four foot iguana inside of his vehicle. >> it took about 15 minutes -- oh, there he is, glad to be free. 15 minutes to rescue that iguana. they're still unsure actually how it ended up in that dashboard. >>> the world's best cyclists are racing in the seventh stage of if tour de france. yesterday's stage six was marched by a huge pile-up. two dozen riders spilled across a rural road, several received race-ending injuries including a punctured lung and broken ribs. peter sagan won if stage but fabian conciara has the yellow jersey as the overall leader. >>> the oakland a's are 500 after a walk-off win against the seattle mariners. mariners up 1-up into the 8th. that's where we start here. brandon hicks on second. weeks up the middle. hicks crosses the plate. tied at 1. to the bottom of the 11th we go. two runners on, and pinch hitter chris carter says pack your bags. time to go home. a towering three run shot to left field seats. that game is over and the a's win 4-1. their fifth in a row. >>> the giants are in pittsburgh looking to snap their three game losing streak. the 4th inning was the big one for the giants. they put up a five spot to take the lead. two runs courtesy of a home run right there by melky cabrera. the pirates pulled within one run in the 8th but sergio romo not castillo shuts the door. the final 6-5. barry zito gets his seventh win. >>> your time now is 7:56. it's warming up out there, although just a little bit of fog as we saw from the gold gate bridge. rosemary, how warm is it actually going to get? >> our numbers will edge up over yesterday by a few degrees. a few low 90s out there for today. for most of us it's going to be plenty to warm. 48 degrees right now in santa rosa, over parts of the north bay still cool. 47 for you in napa. if you are stepping out for an early morning breakfast expect that. most of us around the 50s right now. concord, livermore, san jose as well. the winds generally light around the area. the sea breeze has pretty much dwindled, so the delta breeze has gone for you. areas around fairfield reporting just an eight mile per hour breeze. coming in from the west/northwest. breezy off the coast and that will help to knock out that coastal fog we're seeing, actually, at this hour. it has been compressed by the high pressure building in, and that has made it even patchy and dense along the coast for some. it's going to burn off and we will have partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies, from the coast inland, 75 in oakland for today. 80 degrees expected for you, fremont, 85 san jose, mid 80s, santa rosa. farther inland, areas around concord, livermore, antioc, 90 to low 90s for you by the afternoon. tomorrow, similar, perhaps a tad cooler. you may not even notice, and then we rebounded back into the other direction. mid to perhaps a few upper 90s on tuesday. low to mid 90s on wednesday. back to you. >>> the party may be cancelled, but the protest continues. the rally this morning against u.c. berkeley and the tug of war over a plot of land. >> in the wake of a tragic shooting death of a police officer's young son in the south bay. the law that could lead to charges against the boy's father. uh, forgot jack's cereal. 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[ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >>> oakland police are busy this morning investigating three separate homicides in the span of five hours. and we have new information on the latest body found. >> a heat wave gripping much of the country is not showing any signs of letting up as several states are dealing with deadly triple digit temperatures. >> and thousands of people walking for a good cause. the avon walk for breast cancer is now under way in san francisco. >>> good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, july 7. i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach. rosemary arose co has a check of the forecast. >> we're on the way to the warmest weather we've felt in weeks. today anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees above yesterday. we have clouds above the coastline but they're burning off later this morning. a weak on shore breeze through the afternoon and again the numbers warmer, 60s at the coast, low 90s for some inland spots. we'll take a look around coming up. >>> we have new information about violence overnight in oakland, where police have been investigating three homicides in five hours. the latest killing happened at 24th avenue and east 24th street. around 11 last night, a mail caller told police he had -- male caller told police he had killed a man and left his body in an r.v. our camera watched as forensic teams went in and placed markers along the street. police haven't released a cause of death but have opened a home size investigation. the alleged killer is at large but investigators say they know who he is >>> earlier in the night oakland police responded to two other deadly shootings. around 7:20 p.m. officers were called to the area of 11th and campbell streets. they found a man who had been shot lying in the street. paramedics were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene. his identity hasn't been released and officers are now looking for the gunman. >>> police have made an arrest in another deadly shooting that happened about an hour earlier across town in east oakland. authorities say an argument between two men escalated, and then one gunned the other down. there's no word on what caused the argument but investigators believe the men knew each other. >>> new details are emerging from last night's police shooting in oakland. it's happened near the mexicali rose restaurant at 7th and clay streets as a woman flagged down two uniformed officers for help. police then noticed a car behind her going onto the sidewalk, in an apartment attempt to run her -- apparent attempt to run her down. one officer fired at the driver. that person was not hit but the vehicle crashed into a parked police car. the driver has been arrested, and according to procedure, the police department's major crimes unit and internal affairs division are now conducting independent investigations. >>> occupy the farm protesters will hold a rally this morning to drum up support. demonstrators had planned to crash what they called an invite only harvesting party at a coveted u.c. berkeley owned field in albany. occupiers took over the guild track for three weeks this last spring before the school kicked them out. today's garden event was cancelled because of rising tensions but occupiers say they are going to go ahead with their rally. >> many questions about gun safety remain unanswered in the shooting death of a san hoe apolice officer's young son. investigators are calling it an accident. three-year-old preston orlando died after a gun went off on his gilroy home on thursday. police say the gun was not officer orlando's service weapon. and other children in the house were not involved. but they still say that they need to figure out exactly how preston was shot, who owned the gun, and how it was stored. >> safe storage would mean in a place where no minor children can get to the gun, right, and think it's a play gun. >> the children's firearm accident prevention act allows for a parent to be prosecuted when guns are left where children can get them. if investigators find that was the case, officer orlando could be arrested seven days after the shooting. >>> dozens over illegal guilt or innocence have been seized from the home in contra costa county. these 49 weapons were taken thursday night. deputies say they were called to the bay point house after reports of a fight and found the weapons. the collection concluded an uzi sub machine gun. a man who lived there, 50-year- old mike kessner was arrested. >>> right now volunteers are checking in at morgan hill's burnett elementary school to begin searching for sierra lamar. she was last seen on march 16th as she got ready nor school. a 21-year-old man has been arrested for her kidnapping and murder. at 10 a.m. volunteers will hold a car wash as well to raise money for those continued search efforts. her friends and family say they are still holding out hope that she will be found alive. >>> right now hundreds of people are walking in san francisco to end breast cancer. it's called the avon walk for breast cancer, and it got under way about an hour ago at fort mason. the walk continues across the gold gate bridge, and on into corta maderra. >> we are a sister hood of strong and amazing women. we each have our own unique stories we bring to the community. it's not something i would ever invite anyone to join but it's the most powerful experience you'll have. >> some walkers will cover up to 39.3 miles today and tomorrow. proceeds from the walk will fund breast cancer research or medical care for low income patients in the bay area. >>> ktvu's lorraine blanco will have a live report coming up along the rowed at 8:30. >>> inmates at san quentin prison will also participate in that avon walk. they started helping the cause four years ago, and this year, more than 200 inmates have made donations and have registered to walk in the prison yard. staff and volunteers and inmates are trying to raise $10,000. >>> a san jose church choir will be singing a capella after burglars stole $25,000 of musical instruments. burglars have broken into the music storage room at our lady of guadalupe church three times in the past two weeks. the church has changed the lock on the room but the burglars still manage to find a way in. father petigo says band members are devastated and have spend countless hours holding fund- raisers to buy the instruments. >> this place is really kind of held together by dental floss, and duct tape in a lot of ways. we're really struggling to make ends meet. so there's not money available immediately to get this -- to get these instruments replaced. >> the church has put out a donation box to help with replacing the instruments. >>this weekend the california department of fish and game will continue searching for a mountain lion suspected of attacking a marin county man. that attack happened last weekend near the yuba history in nevada city. the man says he was sleep in his sleeping bag when the animal attacked leaving him with severe cuts and bite wounds. the man was able to drive himself to the hospital and has since been released. wildlife officials say they will kill the animal if they find it. >>> the country's heat wave is spreading to the northeast. today philadelphia and new york will hit temperatures of 100 degrees or higher. new york's health department is reminding people the heat can cause serious illnesses. excessive heat warnings will stay up for several midwest states today. temperatures in fort wayne, indiana, could reach 106. but feel more like 114. >>> six deaths #r being blamed on the chicago area's record breaking heat wave. the medical examiner reported heat stress was a contributing factor in those six deaths. most of the victims had underlying health issues, including heart disease and obesity. last night, the medical examiner's office said it was getting calls about more deaths that could be heat related. >>> firefighters near redding expect to have a wildfire fully contained later today. the dale fire has burned 1200 achers and is about 60% contained. two buildings have been destroyed and five homes were damaged. at least 100 people were evacuated. but those orders have now been lifted. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> investigators think fireworks may have sparked a fire that threatened a famous hillside in south san francisco. news chopter 2 took these pictures of that helicopter pouring water on the brush fire up on sign hill yesterday afternoon. sign hill, of course, is the home to the phrase south san francisco, the industrial city. the grass fire burned two achers and was contained in about an hour. >>> good morning to you. we're transitions to a warmer weather pattern in time for your weekend. a live look at the fog over the city this morning. getting across that bridge, visibility down just a bit, but the winds are light. and the sea breeze is -- well, pretty much weak at this point. that means through the delta this afternoon, going to be heating it up in the valley. if you're headed that direction. widespread 90s up and down the sacramento, as well as the san joaquin valley. satellite radar, that ridge of high pressure bringing dangerous heat all the way from the mid atlantic is stretching our way and that will help heat us up. when the ridge of high pressure builds in it compresses the marine layer. the depth half of what we have yesterday. when it's compressed it becomes patchy and dense. a little thick along the coastline this morning. the fog will remain through the morning hours. partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. mostly sunny conditions, temperatures anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees above what we felt yesterday. and then the extended forecast, pretty warm to hot, at least for our interior areas. micro climates working their way through the coastline, we're talking 60s for our inland areas, we're talking low 90s. right now outside your door, 59 in napa, 53 san rafael, 52 san francisco. for the avon breast walk this morning. 62 in mountain view, low 60s san jose. low to mid 60s, the farther inland you go, areas around livermore and antioc. for the afternoon today, 86 for you, santa rosa, 82 for petaluma, 83 navarro. 89 sonoma. it's july, so really not too bad. it's going to be warm, though. 80 degrees san rafael. 70 sausalito. 89 walnut creek. 89 expected for danville. closer to the bay look at 72 san leandro, 76 in hayward. santa clara valley for the afternoon, 85 san jose, 90 degrees morgan hill, 87 for loss gatos if you're spending the afternoon there. 73 at the board walk. santa cruz under mostly sunny skies this afternoon. 77 san mateo, 72 san bruno. 69 in the city for the second half of the day. the extended forecast, numbers remain in the 90s, even growing warmer tuesday into wednesday. along the coastline, 60s for the afternoon, pickupper 60s as we reach into tuesday and wednesday. if you're headed to see the a's play today i'll have that forecast coming up. >>> it's the next chapter after the regime of moammar gadhafi. the concerns over today's historic vote in libya. >> an f.b.i. investigation at san francisco international airport. what pilots are saying about recent incidents involving laser pointers in the cockpit. >> first a live look outside, that is interstate 880 in oakland. so far highway patrol not reporting any major incidents on bay area roadways. time now is 8:11. you're watching mornings on 2. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. 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of moammar gadhafi. rallies are being held across the world today to protest the mexican presidential election. the official vote count shows enrique pena nieto won by 6 and a half percent, but opponents are claiming voter fraud. the candidate who finished second in the race will file a formal challenge next week. this afternoon, demonstrators will marge from san francisco's ferry building to the mexican consulate in support of that challenge. >>> s. is extending an olive branch to afghanistan. the administration announced it has declared afghanistan as a major non-nato ally. the designation makes it easier for the afghan president ham mid karzai to acquire american equipment and military technology. tensions between the two countries have been high since the december ration of the quran at an american military base in kabul. afghanistan joins 14 other countries receiving the declaration >>> although there were disappointing job numbers for june, analysts say the bay area is still a good place to be right now. yesterday's job reports showed another month of weak hiring. not enough jobs are being added to lower the nation's unemployment rate. but steve wright at the silicon valley leadership group says our region has good reason to be optimistic. >> silicon valley's venture capital is about 40% of the entire country. and so, that means a lot of people are investing in small companies. >> all those investments mean companies are getting the funding needed to hire new workers. wright says the bay area's ticket to prosperity will be innovation, and say cell phones are a good example. apple and google weren't even in the market five years ago. now they own the market and employ thousands of people in that sector. >>> mitt romney did not have such a glowing take on the stagnant job numbers. >> american families are struggling. there's a lot of misery in america today. and these numbers understate what people are feeling. >> romney said he plans to create jobs in the energy industry and by building the keystone pipeline. he is currently on vacation in new hampshire and plans to return to campaigning after the weekend. for his part, president obama emphasized the positive. >> 84,000 new jobs last month. and that overall means that businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months. >> the president was on a bus tour in pittsburgh, and when he got back to the white house, he signed a $100 billion bill providing construction work on the nation's crumbling roads and bridges for two more years. >>> president obama is offering his condolences to a family in ohio after a woman died shortly after meeting him. yesterday morning, the president stopped at this restaurant in akron, ohio for breakfast. the owner, 70-year-old josephine ann harris, hugged and chatted with mr. obama during his visit. but shortly after meeting him, harris died of an apparent heart attack. after hearing of her death, the president called her family from air force 1. >>> facebook and yahoo have reached a settlement in a month long patent dispute ending a potentially costly legal battle. settlement calls for both companies to cross-license their patents and expand an advertising partnership. yahoo filed that patent lawsuit in march alleging that facebook infringed on 10 of its patents. facebook countersued in april. the settlement does not involve any financial compensation. the f.b.i. is on the hunt for a person who pointed a laser at two planes on final proosh to san francisco international aft. they say the first incident happened at 10:25 thursday night as a united express flight prepared to land at s.f.o. four minutes later, the same thing happened to a virgin american flight arriving from chicago. pilots say pointing a laser at the cockpit can have deadly consequences. >> we have instruments in there that we have to kind of pay attention to, and our main thing as a helicopter pilot we're focused on outside reference to keep ourselves balanced and set up on a hover. so when we lose that visual field, it could turn into something very tragic. >> both flights landed safely. the f.a.a. believes the laser strike may have originated somewhere near palo alto. >>> an escaped inmate is on the loose in santa cruz county. the santa cruz county sheriff's office says 28-year-old richard norman sasse was cleaning the cafeteria of the round tree jail thursday night near watsonville. he blocked the doors so it wouldn't walk and crawled through a food service opening. he was awaiting trial on robbery and carjack charges. >>> well, this man is also wanted in santa cruz county for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl. santa cruz county sheriff deputies say he approached the 17-year-old girl jogging in a park thursday evening. police say he exposed himself to the girl before trying to grab her. he is described as white, in his 30s, between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches tall. weighing about 250 pounds. >>> cushioned serial killer joseph naso wins a key ruling in his upcoming murder trial. a marin county judge approved his request to have a d.n.a. expert analyze the pantyhose of one of his alleged victims. in a preliminary hearing last january, a criminallologist testified d.n.a. found on the pantyhose likely came from naso. pretrial motions are scheduled for october with jury selection tentatively set for november. naso is representing himself. >>> jury selection is set to start monday in a civil lawsuit involving convicted killer hanz reiser. four years ago, reiser was convicted of murdering his wife nina and hiding her body in the oakland hills. the wrongful death lawsuit is on behalf of reiser's 12-year- old son and 11-year-old daughter. attorneys say they filed that suit in the event that reiser has hidden assets. >>> the city of stockton's bankruptcy proceedings are under way. lawyers for stockton's creditors packed the first hearing in federal court in sacramento yesterday. the case continues next month. stockton is the largest city to file for chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in the u.s. during the boom, it spent a little of money on city projects, and generous pension and health benefits. then the housing crisis hit and the city could not make enough money to pay off its debt. >>> oprah winfrey made ad 10,000 donation to a stockton city council candidate's campaign. she is supporting michael tubbs. he is 21 years old, a stanford university graduate, and an aspiring politician. tubbs says he first met oprah at a stanford luncheon. if elected, tubbs would be the youngest city council member in stockton's history. >>> your time is 8:21. and the most destructive wildfire in colorado history is nearly fully contained. but a new threat from mother nature is looming over that state today. >> outside our doors, our daytime highs will soar a bit above average for some. we'll look at what you can expect. coming up. here you go little man. 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and lason counties. both sides settled the lawsuit without disclosing terms. the government was seeking $700 million. >>> the port of oakland is getting millions of dollars to your security. the -- to improve security. the grants come from fema and the department of homeland security. they will get 3 and a half million to help them expand their security mapping and geographic information system. the total cost is 4.7 million, so the port will cover just over 1 million of that cost. the port oakland is the fifth busiest container port in the nation >>> jazz festival, county fair. a cycle race in downtown san rafael today. just a lot of thing going on this weekend. this weekend, rosemary you said warmer? >> bring along the sunglasses, water for the kids. 80s to low 90s for the valley locations an the bay. we are looking at 70s. if you're headed to the oakland coliseum this afternoon and evening for the big game, 67 at game time. low to mid 70s for the afternoon if you are going to be out there doing tailgating. the winds will be light 5 to 10 miles per hour expected along the coast today. 60s, you get inland, and it's begins to warm up. low 70s in the city. mid 70s for the east bay. into concord, walnut creek and lafayette, upper 70s, or upper 80s, i should say, excuse me. and then into the low 90s. pittsburgh, antioc, brentwood. if you're headed to the valley for a birthday party it will be toasty. widespread 90s in the valley. 80s for the sierra. your extended forecast there, low 90s in the forecast for tomorrow, though we may get just a bit of cooling, perhaps a bit of a stronger on shore breeze. it won't be much, though, and then we get right back it to. low to mid 90s by tuesday and wednesday, perhaps a few upper 90s in the forecast through about wednesday. 60s for the coast. back to you. >>> hurricane daniel is turning over the open waters of the pacific ocean this morning. the category 1 hurricane has maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. daniel is slowly moving westward and is currently located more than 700 miles southwest of the southern tip of baja. it's not close to any land and could start weakening over colder waters by tomorrow. >>> the state is moving ahead to build a high speed rail line between los angeles and san francisco. where the first segment of the line will be built and why critics call ate train to nowhere. >> we're live in san francisco, where thousands embarked on a 39.3 mile walk early this morning. you can see them right there. we'll tell you what they're walking for and how police are getting involved in an unusual way. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> right now, more than 2000 people are walking through the streets of san francisco in an annual walk raising money for breast cancer. and welcome back to mornings on 2, everyone. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. if avon walk for breast cancer got under way 90 minutes ago and lorraine blanco is live in san francisco, where walkers are moving through north beach. lorraine. >> reporter: yes, they are, claudine. we are at about the 4.1 mile point. you can see the walkers right now coming right past us at washington square park in the little italy neighborhood of the city. this is a quick stop and resting point over here, more than 2000 people laced up their shoes and took off at fort mason. they headed to the wharf. past the ferry building and here to north beach. this is the 10th annual avon walk for breast cancer here in san francisco. it's a two day event to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. the first leg of the 39.3 mile walk is about the distance of a marathon. the second half is a half marathon. some of the volunteers and walkers are dressed in costume out here, including some members of law enforcement. >> how does it feel like wearing a tutu? >> it's very liberating. i'll tell you that. i have fun it with. it's a good time. the ladies love it and they get a kick out of it. >> reporter: the walk ends this evening at corta madera town park. walkers spend the night there and start the second leg of the walk early tomorrow morning. all the money goes directly to local breast cancer research organizations. and you can see people are very excited out here right now. they're going to be walking a little more than 20 miles today, and then tomorrow they'll start again and go on a half marathon. live in san francisco, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2. >>> state lawmakers have given the green light for a plan to build a high speed rail line that will eventually link los angeles and san francisco. the state senate approved the measure in a 21-16 party line vote yesterday. democratic governor jerry brown and the obama administration say construction of the high speed rail line will create jobs and benefit the environment. but republicans say the state cannot afford to start such an ambitious project at a time of deep budget cuts. >> we did not have a vote to spare, but i am happy to report that hope trumped fear. >> they're going see that you cut education. they're going to see that you cut helping families. but they're also going to see that you found money for this monumental, this colossal, this project, spending money that we simply don't have. >> the bill authorizes the state to begin selling bonds to fund the construction of the 130 mile stretch of the rail line. that first segment of the line will run from madera to bakersfield. critics say starting the project in the central valley is a plan to quote build a train to nowhere. supporters say they need to start construction soon and where it's easiest, to guarantee federal funding. the bill also earmarked 1.9 billion for other transit projects, including 600 million to electrify cal train, 140 million for new bart cars, and 61 million dollars for san francisco muni's central subway project. >>> occupy protesters plan to march to the sacramento county sheriff's office today, to protest police brutality. protesters say a citizens review board is needed to review claims of excessive force. that master is schedule toed begin at cesear chavez park in sacramento at noon. >>> and it will be two years tomorrow since a jury found johanis mezerly guilty of involuntary manslaughter. the former police officer spent one year behind bars for the fatal shooting of oscar grant. grant's family will hold a community service at 2:00 this afternoon. organizers say the morse of 10 people killed by police in the past three years will be in attendance. they include the family of a teenager gunned down by south san francisco police last month. >>> at least one teenager involved in a serious car crash in alameda has been released from the hospital. ktvu brought you the story yesterday morning. the victims included five 15- year-olds and one 13-year-old. police say the 15-year-old driver lost control and crashed into two trees at high speed around 1:30 a.m. he suffered life threatening injuries. the teenagers took the car without their parents' knowledge and alcohol was found in the trunk. >>> a memorial race will be held tomorrow for a jockey who died at the alameda county fair. horse racing resumed at the fair yesterday after a moment of science for jorge herrera. he was riding the number 8 horse thursday when he clipped another horse's heels. herrera fell over his horse's head onto the track, and was trampled. >> george loved being out there. loved competing against these california riders. you know, he -- he totally enjoyed it. he died doing what he loved to do. >>> >> herrera was from mexico but lived in southern california. this is the first time a tragedy like to has happened in 37 years. the horse wasn't hurt and the california horse racing board is investigating that accident. >>> there is new evidence against a san francisco couple charged with killing their daughter's alleged pimp. san francisco's district attorney says surveillance video and phone records show three of the four defendants in the case talking to each other before and after the deadly shooting last month. >> they were aware that snead was here in san francisco, and we know that they did not go to the san francisco police department for help. they instead elected to conspire and go out and kill this individual. >> 22-year-old calvin snead was gunned down in the city's bay view district. he was allegedly pimping the suspect's 17-year-old daughter. the four suspects are being held in lieu of $2 million bail. >>> legal experts are questioning if jurors ignored a law when they found a man not guilty of a crime, even though he admitted to beating a retired south bay priest. >> i don't think there is a legal basis for it. i mean strictly speaking. this is what -- it looks like a case of jury null fiction. which is not officially countenance. it's not officially allowed. [ cheers and applause ] >> jurors acquitted will lynch of felony assault and elder abuse saying they felt sympathy for the fact that he was allegedly molested by father gerald lindner. legal experts say justice in the jury system is often up to the jurors' interpretation but the real concern is whether this verdict sends a message that people can go free despite taking the law into their own hands. >>> an east bay oil refine 53 fashion another hazmat investigation. yesterday morning, 80 employees at the evergreen oil refinery in newark were evacuated. it happened when about 200 gallons of super heated oil leaked from a pipe. one worker was treated at the scene for breathing problems. no other injuries were reported. in march, a 50 gallon paint drum at the same refinery exploded, and last year, an even larger explosion injured one employee. evergreen oil has been fined by the state at least 10 times in the past two years for odor releases. >>> only on 2, a livermore teenager is talking about the shark bite that made her a local celebrity on her hawaiian vacation. on the first full day of a 10 day maui vacation. 16-year-old sage st. claire was sitting in two feet of water at a kahana beach. she felt something with a lot of teeth bite her leg. >> i immediately guessed it was a shark, but no one saw it, so -- i just thought by the feeling that it was a shark. >> well, experts say she was bitten by a four to five foot long reef shark. st. claire ran up to the beach where her mother called 911. she got some stitches as you can see there, but she's not likely to have a scar, and she won't have any permanent damage. the beach was closed and her story made the local news. she said people in maui started recognizing her on the street. >>> you may not be able to log onto the internet sunday night if your computer is infected with a common type of malware. that's because the f.b.i. is scheduled to take down temporary servers it put up during a click fraud sting. the f. bi set up the temporary servers to give users time to fix their malware infected computers. but the servers are coming down this sunday at 9 p.m. pacific time. >> they're going to be 10s of thousands of people in the united states who are unaware, and who are going to wake up monday morning and try to go online and find they're not getting anywhere. >> the f. bi's website has a link to a site to let you know if your computer is infected. it takes just about a minute to find out. there is a link to that f.b.i. site on our website, ktvu.com. scroll down and look for the web links section on the home page. >>> the u.s.s. iowa museum opens to the public today in los angeles county. more than 600 former u.s.s. iowa crew members were on hand for a dedication ceremony on wednesday. that museum is expected to attract up to 500,000 visitors a year. the battle ship left the bay area back on may 26th. >>> you may want to grab a poll and a net and get ready to reel them in. today is free fishing day. you can fish fresh water lakes withouts a fishing license today. several bay area lakes are stocked with fish, including lake merced, lake bariessum, and in the east regional park district. there are two free fishing days each year. >>> good morning to you. a live look outside our doors. mostly clear skies around most of the region. we're dealing with just a little bit of patchy fog and even dense fog along the coastline this morning. high pressure building our way, and that has really compressed the marine layer, and it could be even a little thick and dense along the coastline. we are going to see a quick burn-off, already seeing it this morning and the winds, the onshore breeze is very weak. you can see a week west/southwesterly wind in fairfield, only at eight miles per hour. that means clipped from that delta breeze for you, and as a result, we usually feel that heat up, right along the coastline, the winds are a northwesterly direction, and that's also going to help to eat away at that low cloud deck. for the morning hours, we will see that burn away. for the afternoon, partly cloudy skies for the coast, mostly clear skies for the rest of us, and the ridge of high pressure bringing us warmer weather under mostly clear skies for your weekend. so, when we get into the afternoon, our numbers expected to be anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees above what we felt yesterday. that high pressure sinking air will be warming us up, and our numbers, 80s to low 90s for the inland spots. 60s to mid 70s along the coast. and the bay area right in between. san francisco, a lot going on today. we have the avon breast walkers in morning and into the afternoon. one of the largest jazz festivals on the west coast, at least the free jazz festival. we have upper 50s into about 9:00 or so. mid to upper 60s for the noon hour. upper 60s in the afternoon for san francisco, under mostly sunny skies. your afternoon highs for today, 86 expected santa rosa, 83 for navarro. 80 in san rafael. 70s around the bay. berkeley, oakland. inland will be warmer. 92 for antioc today, 92 in brentwood. so bring along the sunblock, maybe plan your day if you don't like the heat. plan for being indoors for the afternoon. 90 degrees pleasant on the. 85 san jose. 87 degrees los gatos. 73 in santa cruz under mostly sunny skies. the extended forecast. the warm super with us and will stick around. sunday, monday, low 90s. even a bit warmer on tuesday and wednesday. around the coast we have 60s in the forecast through the weekend. and then as we get back to work on monday we see just a slight little bump there, upper 60s in the forecast monday, tuesday. and wednesday. we'll have a look at the lunchtime numbers coming up. >>> well, muni's most traveled line is shut down this weekend. we are in the middle of a planned service disruption on the njuda line. shuttle buses will be running along the line until monday at about 5 a.m. parts of the j church and 22 fill mother lines are also being rerouted in that area. the construction work is also scheduled for three more weekends this summer. >>> it's a goal he set decades ago. a pretty big goal, and he finally completed it. the remarkable diligence that allowed one man to pay his final mortgage payment with pennies. >> but first, let's take you outside for a live look at traffic. that is 280 and 880 in san jose. you can look at a lot of different directions, and everything moving just fine on this saturday morning. it's 8:41. this is mornings on 2. ♪ [ male announcer ] the inspiring taste of mcdonald's new spicy chicken mcbites. ♪ poppable pieces of tender chicken breast seasoned with just the right amount of spice, but just for a limited time. new spicy chicken mcbites. the simple joy of spicy perfection. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> good morning to you. a live look at the sunny skies over oakland this morning. numbers anywhere from 3 to 6 above yesterday's start. >>> the death toll is rising in russia. at least 99 people are dead after heavy rains triggered flash floods in the southern part of the country. many people were asleep when the flood waters hit and were forced to scramble to safety in trees and on roofs. about 5,000 homes have flooded. >>> people affected by a mall collapse in canada have filed a $30 million lawsuit. they are suing the owners and local government for injuries and deaths in the algo center mall in elliott lake, ontario. they say warnings of dangerous safety conditions were ignored and allege the collapse could have been prevented with proper inspections. >>> earlier this week police began a criminal investigation. that collapse nearly two weeks ago killed two. >>> we are waiting to here if wikileaks founder julian assange will be extradited to swede deny. today is the court appointed deadline. assange is currently hiding out in the ecuadorian embassy in london. he applied for political asylum last month. the british supreme court dismissed his appeal and ordered assange to surrender by today. two women accused assange of sexually assaulting them while he was in sweden two years ago. >>> george zimmerman is out of jail in florida but the former neighborhood watch volunteer is still under several restrictions. he is facing second degree murder charges in the shooting death of trayvon martin. he is free on $1 million bail. now his 150,000 bond was revoked last month. after a judge ruled that zimmerman hid some assets. zimmerman is being electronically monitored and does have a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. >>> the ethics commission looking into suspended san francisco sheriff will meet again in a week and a half. the next hearing is expected to raise questions about the testimony of mayor ed lee. the sheriff's attorney says they want to challenge lee's testimony when he said he did not suggest a deal to offer the sheriff a job if he resigned. the former supervisor aaron peskin says lee did. san francisco's district attorney says it is raising questions of perjury. >> if the evidence surfaces, after we have sworn testimony to indicate that perjury has taken place, then we will certainly evaluate whether that would be appropriate to prosecute. >> the defense also plans to call the current supervisor and the building department commissioner about what lee said about discussing the case with members of the board. >>> after signing a key piece of legislation, president obama says he and congress still have plenty of work to do. >> i've spent the past couple of days talking with focus about our central challenge as a country. not just reclaiming all the jobs lost to the recession, but reclaiming the economic security that so many americans have lost over the last decade. >> the president recorded his weekly address during a visit to ohio. mr. obama talked about the transportation bill he signed into law, a bill he says keeps thousands of construction workers on the job by continuing to fund highway improvement projects. the transportation bill also includes a provision preventing interest rates on many college loans from doubling. >> more than 2000 best buy employees are out of a job this morning. the electronics retailer announced its laying off 600 of its geek squad employees, and 1800 other workers nationwide. the layoffs represent 1.5% of best buys overall workforce. best buy says the layoffs are part of a larger turn-around plan announced in march. >>> volvo's reputation for safety just took a 1.5 million dollar hit. that is how much the car company has agreed to pay for delaying action on seven recalls. the unusual highway traffic safety administration says volvo failed to report safety defects in a timely manner. the delays involved 32,000 vehicles in 2010, and this year. volvo says it will improve its review process. >>> a quarantine order has been lifted for cheese produced by the andonte dairy in petaluma. officials recalled most varieties of cheese produced by the dairy amidst kearns about a lack of proper pasturization. no one has reported getting sick after eating the cheese. there are several cheeses exempt from the quarantine. >>> ospreys have returned to san francisco. our camera captured this video, there it is. the eagle-like bird's nest is on top of a crane at pier 80. ospreys have a six foot wing span and environmentalists say the return to the city means the water is healthy and clear enough so the birds can see the fish they hunt and eat to survive. >> this is a tremendous testimony to the success of these environmental restoration efforts. and the volunteers who put thousands and thousands of hours into them. >> there used to be a lot of bay area ospreys before the gold rush, exclusion later d.d.t. nearly wiped them out, but the birds at pier 80 have a chick and experts hope it will be flying and fishing by summer's end. >>>a massachusetts man just paid off his mortgage with pennies. when thomas dagle and his wife purchased their waive 35 years ago, he made it his mission to make their final mortgage payment in pennies, so he began collecting pennys and on snowy days he'd make ate point to roll the pennies. >> 63,000 pennies later, a little bit more than that, but 63,000 and change, we paid our mortgage off. >> deagle says each box of rolled pennies weighed about 210 pounds and it took the bank more than 2 days to count all those pennies. coincidentally, the couple's 35th anniversary fell on the same day they paid off their mortgage. >>> the american idol's live tour is now under way and it kicked off last night in detroit. season 11 winner phillipop 10 finalists say they're looking forward to performing in front of 10s of thousands of fans. san jose teenager is on the tour and he says he is excited about living on that tour bus. >> they're all like cotts on each other and stuff. so i don't know how that's going to work. we have some snorers and stuff. so it's going to be so much fun to look forward to. i can't wait for the snorers. >> what would a tour be without snoring? the idol's live tour comes to san jose's h.p. pavilion on sunday, july 22nd. >>> the world's best cyclists racing in the seventh stag of the tour de france today. yesterday's stage 6 was marched by a huge pile-up. at least two dozen writers. peter sagan won the stage but doesn't have the yellow jersey. >>> it's 8:51. an unusual call for a miami firefighters, as one man finds a stow away in the dashboard of his car. >> summertime warm-up is in the forecast for your weekend. i'll have the numbers when we come back. >>> amazon is launching a new campaign in the b

phillip phillips, he was among the performers to hit the stage on the west lawn. russell watson, didn't he perform last night? >> i didn't see the lineup. >> he's coming in here today. >> excellent. okay. i was dozing on the couch and woke up in time to see the last part of the concert, the fireworks, and back to sleep. it's so sad. >> i went to bed and woke up to the fireworks. i heard them. >> did you? i heard them, too. >> maybe your next door neighbor. i know, it's tough. showing the video of winchester? take a look at this video from winchester friday night. there was a party and look who arrived, unwanted guest. watch this. >> oh, my goodness! picked up the tent and everything. look how strong that is. >> amazing. winds were registered at about 70 to 80 miles per hour across the area, parts of the area. >> you see how quickly it came in. luckily, nobody at that party was hurt. they were celebrating an 18- year-old's birthday. >> is there no way to predict this weather event? is it a weather event? >> well, once they develop, we can track them. but we can see the ingredients are there, but we can't predict they're going to happen until they kind of do. >> on friday it started around 5:00, 6:00 p.m. started looking like this thing is coming to our direction. >> more common out west. >> hopefully i'll never see them again. >> fingers crossed. >> we can hope. >> big story today, the heat is on again. we never got relief, but going to be 100 later this afternoon or close to it. 81 now in washington. 73 cincinnati. 74 boston. i guess the good news is many cities are getting in on the misery. so it's collective here. chicago now 81. forecast high in chicago today, 105 degrees. >> dangerous. >> very dangerous heat. and we've got excessive heat warnings, heat advisories roughly from missouri to the washington area, down to georgia. gives you an idea how much of the country is under a heat advisory. most of the country quiet. few rain showers out into colorado and utah. around here, maybe a popup storm today. we don't have any cold fronts or anything that will break up the heat and provide some direction for some thunderstorms. so hazy hot air mass. could see an isolated storm. 99 today. 100 tomorrow. 102saturday. you get the idea here. it will get better by monday with highs only about 90. >> 102 on the weekend. >> yeah. >> okay. thanks, tucker. >> thanks for what? >> pour some water and i don't know what. >> worn out just hearing about it. >> i know. >> here is julie wright. she likes the heat. i don't know if you like this much. >> i do, as long as you don't have to get dressed. like when you have to go to work. put on your tank top and flip flops you're good. >> if i have a tank top on, i'm inside. you do your thing. >> changed that story, because earlier she was putting her hair up in a ponytail. and that was it. >> okay. >> all right. >> that's a different kind of show. 395 at duke street, one of the slowest stretches on the roads this morning, north of duke street to seminary road. no problems to report here. leaving university headed to georgia. southbound 95, 295 quiet. no problems inbound new york avenue. 7th and o street in northwest, police activity is there. >>> julie thank you very much. we have an alert for anyone who uses a popular running path. arlington county police are on the lookout for a man who sexually assaulted a 23-year- old on 4-mile run tuesday night. the victim was jogging when confronted by a man with a knife. he dragged off the trail and sexually assaulted her. the suspect is described as a hispanic man, about 5'5" or 5'6" weighing 140 pounds. the victim said he had a high pitched voice and spoke limited english. he was wearing a green t-shirt with the word george across the front. >>> congress has given the faa until 2015 to come up with rules to allowed unmanned drones wide access to u.s. air space. >> but noted researchers have discovered a major flaw. this drone is similar to thousands of others that soon will be buzzing over u.s. soil guided by gps. but a team from the university of texas, they were able to knock it off its course with false signals to the navigation system known as a spoofer. >> in five and 10 years, we have 30,000 of those drones and each could be a potential missile. >> the government is looking into the problem. they would help authorities monitor traffic, hazardous situations and guide first responders in emergency situation. >>> it could be a stressful monday for thousands. next, a warning from internet service providers and the fbi. >> our holly morris is rediscovering a historic maryland city, digging for hidden treasures in st. mary's. coming up, a closer look at the significance of the site and what archeologists have found so far.     ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? 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also the first 10,000 fans will get a commemorative replica of the 1924 world series scoreboard. the scoreboard? i guess it's a little -- >> right. just a replica. so maybe under armor could make it or something. be cool, but still look like the old fashioned -- >> when they say authentic, the real deal. >> i think it's the real deal. >> really? >> i wonder if they'll play 1920s music when running around the bases. >> would be fast, wouldn't it? what is the food? still would be hot dogs. >> yeah, i think so. by the way, the energy at the park, incredible. >> you had a good time? >> you can feel it. people are really excited. >> that's great. >> got that natitude, tuck. >> around here what else is kicking in, more heat and humidity. never goes away, does it? >> not awesome. >> not awesome, right. check out this unfun fact. today will be the eighth day in a row where our temperature will hit 95 degrees or higher. >> oh, man. >> i think that's what you call a heat wave. >> it's a real one. >> unfortunately, looks like we'll continue into day number nine, 10, maybe day number 11 as well. 81 in washington. overnight low of 80 here in washington. and that's not very comfortable. 82 in annapolis. 78 in quantico. 73 the winning number at dulles and manassas this morning. 69degrees in martinsburg, you are the cool spot. upper 90s and may do triple digits without too many issues later this afternoon. no real surface features to point out. nothing to drive thunderstorm activity today. anything we see will be isolated, kind of a popup thunderstorm we get in this summery, hot humid air mass. all the heat out to the west. we to be on the outer edges of that. that will continue to push to our area. tomorrow and saturday i think looks like the worst of it, as highs definitely will be triple digits and heat index 110 by saturday. hang in there. a few more days, then things get better early next week. 99 today. heat advisory goes in effect 12 noon. isolated storms a possibility. partly cloudy, warm, muggy overnight low. upper 70s and low 80s for overnight. 100 tomorrow, 102 saturday. heat index will approach 110 on saturday i'm afraid. then a little cooler by the end of the weekend, particularly monday, highs only in the upper 80s. can't wait. that's a look at weather. let's do traffic and there she is, julie wright, who loves this time of year. >> i do. i'd rather have the heat than the snow, in all honesty, i really would. >> maybe 90 and 100. >> i'd rather have the heat than the snow. it's like saying i'd rather have the 2 inches of snow rather than the 3 feet. >> still complaining about that. >> i haven't let it go, tucker. eastbound 66, tucker was doing the weather, accident activity moved out of the roadway. heavy and slow leaving vienna headed eastbound. it's moved on. better news there. 395 however, below speed. no problems to report here. hov rules are in effect. the last couple of days we've had a break, that's no longer the effect. hov rules are in effect. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you very much. friday night's storm knocked out 911 service in many part of of our area. fairfax county the service wasn't fully restored until earlier this week. we have with us this morning the director of the fairfax county department of public safety communications essentially overseeing the 911 system. thank you for coming in. my first question is, in fact is the system fully up and running, 911, the 10 digit phone number, all of that? >> good morning, tony. i'm happy to say on behalf of the 911 personnel as well as the citizens of fairfax, that verizon was able to restore 911 service to the county fully a little before noon on tuesday. >> all right, very good. let's talk about verizon. my understanding is that when the storm hit friday night, an arlington facility that verizon has suffered damage and damage to the primary and the backup systems. my question, you know, as a layman, how can that happen? shouldn't the backup system be separate from the primary system? >> indeed it should be. when the storm struck at about 10:30 friday evening, 911 worked very, very well. actually in fairfax county, and i don't think we're unique, our 911 calls because of this storm peaked more than 400% greater than normally would be the case on a typical friday evening. however, at about 6:30 saturday morning, that's when the system failed literally without warning. suddenly the 911 calls failed to come in and we were wondering why. our center in fairfax, the same across the region and around the country, has an alternate number to call in case of failure of the 911 system. however, on saturday morning, that also failed. it wasn't until mid-morning on saturday did verizon finally begin to inform us as to what the cause of that may be, and that goes back to the arlington office that you referenced at the outset. >> so it's a little confusing to me. everything works fine during the peak of the storm and hours immediately after, and then the next morning service goes down. let me ask you this, the 10 digit number, the main number people can call when 911 is not working, is that also serviced by verizon? >> it is, yes. >> so do you all have an understanding as to what happened and do you feel comfortable that this can be prevented in the future? >> that remains to be seen. clearly there are some things that verizon must do to make their system more robust and redundant. we don't call 911 unless there's an emergency, and rarely do emergencies give you advanced notice. so it's very, very important that the confidence in the system be high all the time. in our area, the national capital region, that is particularly the case. so i truly hope on behalf of the 911 community and all of the citizens across our region that verizon will work very hard at what they can do to correct this problem and should it ever happen again, we not find ourselves in a situation we found ourselves in saturday morning. >> is verizon being cooperative and forthcoming and are they being held accountable? >> they are being cooperative. i understand obviously there will be some inquiries into the performance, probably there will be recommendations made as a result of that. we're all looking forward anxiously and quickly to what that may be. we just don't know when the next storm may arrive. we're in the early part of july. hurricane season is coming up so we must correct this and quickly. >> what is your confidence in the system at this point? >> my confidence today is okay. so long as nothing of the magnitude that struck friday evening should occur again. >> because for citizens, obviously, you know, and you're a citizen as well, the fear is, okay, this was a storm, it was a very bad storm, but there are worse things that could happen. could have a hurricane come through, another earthquake, a terrorist attack. >> absolutely. >> and we have to have confidence in the system if something like that happens. >> 911 is the most recognized number in the united states. people rely on it 240,000 times a day. 80million times a year. it must be solid and rebust. >> we thank you very much, steve souder, thanks for coming in. >> thank you, tony. >> allison. >>> thanks, tony. it's about 7:38 now. it is a thursday morning. still ahead, it's an annual tradition, the hot dog eating contest at coney island. this is what's coming up on the show. find who is waking up a champ and very full, after the break. plus-- >> i have the ability to help, i'm going to go help them. >> a florida lifeguard jobless this morning for doing just that, saving a life. coming up, why he was fired and the controversy it's causing nationwide. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >>> once again, alexander's own black widow, competitive eater, has taken the top prize. would that be her name? >> disgusting. >> so gross. >> would the black widow talk like that? anyway. 102-pound sonia thomas won the women's competition at the nathan's famous hot dog eating contest on coney island. sheeter 45 hot dogs with the buns in 10 minutes. new personal record. joey chestnut took his fifth victory in a row, downing 68 dogs and beating the competition by 16 franks. i would go over just one frank. why go over that much? >> you want the record to stand for years. >> i suppose. both also won $10,000, which is maybe a good reason to be doing this. >> immediately afterwards, they both won the vomiting championship, too. >> they sure did. >> so gross. and over the line. grotesque. >> i'm sorry. >> i was saying would the black widow talk like that. she would be more like, the black widow. >> seductive voice. >> not the hulk voice i did. i'm sorry. >> that particular black widow came in here. she has a soft voice. >> but don't let that fool you. she could probably wrestle either one of you down. >> probably. tucker would pay for that. [ laughter ] >> don't ever pay for it, tuck. don't ever pay for it. >> let's go to the -- >> you're better than that, tuck. >> thank you, allison. i like to think so. let's take a look at the maps. excessive heat warning for parts of the country out to our west. believe it or not, we're not even getting the worst of this heat. >> that's crazy. >> chicago i mentioned, 105 today. st. louis has been triple digits i think the better part of the week. cincinnati. when you get into chicago, wisconsin, minnesota, they see warm days, but not triple digits days on end. >> chicago can get super hot. >> around here, heat advisory today, with humidities feeling like 100 to 105. between 12:00 and 8:00 tonight, heat advisory for our immediate washington area. 81 now in the city. 79 in baltimore. 81 ocean city. not much relief to be found anywhere today. mid-90s in the mountains. close to 100 here if you're inside the beltway. baltimore, fredericksburg, close to 100 as well. 99 today. 100 tomorrow. i think saturday will be the worst. heat index very close to 110 by saturday afternoon. then a little better sunday. much better by monday, closer to where we should be. >> will feel like 110 on saturday, that's what you said? >> that's what i said. >> i don't know what that feels like. >> you're about to find out. >> wow. >> let's go to julie wright, find out what's happening with traffic. >> 110 means two words, pool party. >> yeah, baby! >> and you have to stay in the water, totally submerged. >> although i will say at 110 it's more like bath water, i think. >> julie, we should move your pool into your house and have the air conditioner and the pool at the same time. >> love it. >> not a bad idea. >> how will tony canon ball off the high dive? >> right off the couch. >> all right. our wazers are checking in this morning. i love the notes we're getting. thank you for checking in on pennsylvania avenue, and she writes, traffic is moving steady all the way in on pennsylvania avenue. thank you for the update. unfortunately, slow traffic to report on the roads. heavy volume on the outer loop of the beltway through alexandria and continuing to the wilson bridge. no accidents, just volume. crash on eastbound 66 approaching 123 earlier, it's cleared. 395 at duke street heavy and steady headed to seminary road. a tad below speed. again, enjoy that ride. i think a lot of folks have exercised their ability to take off the next couple of days for an extended weekend and we are seeing lighter than usual traffic volumes. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you very much. this next story has a lot of people outraged. a lifeguard working at a beach in florida got fired for rescuing a drowning swimmer. >> why you might ask? it's because it was outside of his jurisdiction zone. his employers even gave walking papers to a lifeguard who came to his defense. here's that story. >> reporter: fourth of july, if you are in the water, you better be in the right water, in case you begin to drown. because the private company that provides the lifeguards here will not send one to pull you out. >> don't ever think you did something wrong -- >> reporter: this lifeguard broke the company rules monday. helped pull a drowning 21-year- old tourist out of the wrong water and was fired for saving him in the wrong place. that's the tower that he was manning. the company says that meant he was supposed to be watching this zone, and only that zone. that's where he's supposed to save people. problem is, the drowning man was over here, past the sign that says, basically you're on your own, jack. >> if i see someone, and i have the ability to help, i'm going to help them. i'm not going to worry about jurisdiction or any other nonsense like that. >> reporter: but wait, it gets better. i mean, worse. listen. >> reporter: so you got fired just for saying you would do the same thing? >> yeah. they asked me yesterday if i would follow the company's policy on not going outside of our zones to rescue someone, and i told them no. as a human i feel that's wrong to let someone die because i'm not allowed to go outside of my zone. >> reporter: others promptly resigned. >> if i'm a lifeguard, i want to help someone even outside of my zone. >> reporter: the company that has the beach contract reported, "we have liability issues and can't go out of the protected area. what he did was his own decision. he knew the company rules and did what he thought he needed to do ." >> reporter: you are the one that voted for this company to come in, right? >> yes did. it was a cost saving measure years ago to privatize our lifeguard system. >> reporter: how do you feel about it now? >> we should go back to the old way and he should be one of the first guys we hire. >> lopez said he started the $8.25 an hour job four months ago, and had hoped to continue working it when he goes to college in the fall. somebody will be hiring him. >> he will be rehired. not a problem. >>> still ahead, a look into america's past. >> holly is live in the city with america's first state house with more details. >> reporter: this is fascinating. in fact, if you like to get dirty, there might be a future for you in archeology. these young people are getting their hands dirty all in the name of history. we are live this morning at historic st. mary city. what a project for them. they're uncovering, like you said, the first state house. what they're finding, and how you can get in on the big dig, live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.  it's the perfect match for the perfect moment -- oreo the dunkin' way. introducing the new oreo coffee coolatta and new oreo vanilla bean coolatta. taste the fun today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in to dunkin' and try the new oreo coolatta and donuts today. oreo coolatta and donuts today. still thinking of replacing the truck? i just don't know where to start. glad you made it. start by choosing from over 30,000 used cars and trucks. carmax. start here.  but they can be really well thexpensive.ted a puppy, so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> it's an exciting summer program giving kids a good look into the field of archeology in maryland. >> holly is out to get the scoop, no pun intended, really. holly, do you see why that's funny? >> reporter: yeah. we're getting down and dirty this morning. you see why that's funny? because we're digging in the dirt. we'll stop now with our comedic routine and talk about what is going on here, this amazing project and amazing experience for the young people. dr.reardon is the chief archeologist and joins me. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: archeology takes a lot of patience. but here, these people get to be a part of things where they're getting results as we speak. let's talk about what's going on here. >> this house was built by the first governor of maryland in the first decade of settlement. the province of maryland purchased it as the first official state house of maryland. from then until 1676 it served as the state house of maryland. >> reporter: part of what they're looking at here is an actual building that was build in the middle 17th century? >> part of it, yes. the main bricks you see here are two outbuildings from the 1840s. there was a plantation here and they built on top of the site. but the area you see over there, behind where they're shoveling, the bricks and stones are the foundation of the calvert house from the 1640s. >> reporter: what are we learning from the things we're finding? >> about the architecture of the building. one of the important things we're interested in are the cellars. >> reporter: why? >> because the cellars divide up the interior spaces. we don't have a real understanding of how the building was used, so the cellars help us. it tells us a lot about the building. >> reporter: i didn't know i was going to have to stretch out. look at this position here. but it is all about getting in there and getting dirty. how do you know when too much is too much or when to be more gentle? >> we look very carefully at the soils. the soils tell us when to dig and when not to dig. so we look for things in the soil that indicate somebody else has dug in that place before. >> reporter: tell me about the field school. these are all students from the field school. >> the field school is a 10- week course with credit to st. mary's college of maryland that we teach every year. it's one of the places people can learn how to do archeology. essentially a college class in how to do archeology. >> reporter: john young is one of the students there. john, how has it been going? >> going well. >> reporter: is it what you expected? >> yeah. pretty much been a good experience. >> reporter: what's been the biggest challenge, over the fact it's going to be 105 today? >> i was going to say, the humidity is pretty bad. but it takes a lot of patience, so more dedication kind of thing. >> reporter: is it rewarding for you, though, when you find that one little thing that you're like, look? >> it's awesome to be able to find like a little arrowhead or find a piece of pottery that no one has seen for over 300, 400 years. >> reporter: pretty cool. i want to get someone else in. there are many parts. there's the digging, the sifting. this is shannon, she's in the field school. shannon, what are we finding over here? >> well, we've got -- >> reporter: i love it when we walk up and someone goes, ooh, look what we found. >> bird shot, probably used to shoot birds. want to feel it? >> reporter: it is heavier than i thought. what's been the most fun thing for you? >> honestly, when i get back and i get to take a shower and i see all the dirt come off me, i feel like i've done something productive. >> reporter: i made a difference today because i got dirty. i love it. real quickly, this weekend you have the tide water archeology experience? >> the 28th and 29th of july. it will be when the public can come in and get their hands dirty, help us find artifacts and the lead shots and beads. >> reporter: the end of july? 28th and 29th. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to the field school and tide water archeological weekend. next hour, we'll talk about how they recreate what was once here however many years ago. back to you in the studio. >>> power outages, still a real for thousands in the d.c. region this morning. at the top of the hour, find out who is saying it's not just pepco to blame for the outages in maryland and the district. the chairman of the d.c. public service commission joins us live. >> also ahead at 8:00, a closer look at the quality and convenience of more than 100 veterinarians and vet clinics.    matters. pioneers in outsourcing us jobs supports tax breaks overseas. insourcing. industry and favors bring jobs home. it matters. this message. >>> straight ahead, a deadly end to the fourth of july holiday. at least six people shot in two separate attacks. now police are on the hunt for the gunmen. >> putting pepco in the hot seat and sharing some of the blame. thousands of people still have no power. regional regulators are looking into what is going on. they want some answers. we'll have a live report. >> later, the first lady's family tree. we're going to sit down with the author behind a new book tracing six generations of michelle obama's ancestors. good morning, everybody, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. it will be another sizzler in the washington region. a heat advisory takes effect later today, as temperatures once again push into the triple digits. >> because of the extreme heat and lingering power outages, we still have school closings throughout the area. the full list is scrolling along the bottom of your television screen. >> tucker barnes is here and filling in the hot, hot, hot details. >> yes. unfortunately. >> right. >> heat continues. overnight temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. later today, upper 90 to about 100. mix in humidity, feels like 105. >> amazing. >> it's like you bake it up and you get a heat advisory. >> bad news for those with no air conditioning still. >> yeah. >> that's the bad part about it all. >> it wouldn't be fun even if everybody had air. >> no. >> heat advisory, washington, baltimore, 95 corridor, under a heat advisory. looks like the only exception for today is to the north and west, hagerstown, in the mountains, you'll be a little cooler. you're not going to be comfortable. still in the 90s. 81 now in washington. humidity 58%. both the temperature and the humidity will be at unpleasant levels today. could be a few scattered storms and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. i don't think they'll be widely organized. but in a hot and humid air mass, it doesn't take a lot to kick up a thunderstorm. otherwise, more of the same, unfortunately. high temperatures nearly 100. heat wave will continue into the weekend. >>> thanks, tucker. >> let's go to julie wright now. >> good morning to all of you. not a lot happening here on the roads. i think a lot of people have extended their holiday into a long weekend. southbound 270 typically at this hour bumper-to-bumper out of germantown headed south. not the case today. lanes are open. at speed, continuing toward the split. looks good across the american legion bridge. no problems on the outer or inner loop. looks good headed to georgia avenue into the sunshine. earlier problems on 66 near 123 cleared. back up to speed in vienna. 395 heavy and steady leaving duke street toward seminary road. >>> a deadly end to the holiday. now d.c. police are investigating two separate shootings in northwest that left at least two people dead. the most recent happened around 3:00 this morning along the 600 block of morton street. police say two people were shot. one died. there's no word on the victim's identification. and still no word on a suspect or a motive. >>> police are also looking for suspects and a motive in a quadruple shooting that happened before 8:00 last night along the 5000 block of first street. it appears the group was targeted. police haven't released the victims' identity. >>> dominion virginia showing 9,000 customers still without service. bge has more than 13,000 out. pepco has more than 20,000 customers still in the dark, though they do note they have restored power to more than 95% of those who lost it last friday. some of the pepco customers still without dealing with another frustration. >> in some cases the company has been telling customers incorrectly that power has been restored. as the main feeder lines are repaired, the automated system is reporting to people they have power. but the company says there may be pockets where repairs are still needed. >> yesterday morning i called about 6:00 a.m., and she said, oh, yeah, the work is completed in your area. i said, no, the wire is still down. nobody has been here, nothing has been done. my neighbors are still out, so she said, well, we'll issue a new ticket. >> pepco is still asking people to call and report outages so that it can identify those pockets where handfuls of homes or businesses may still be out with isolated problems. >>> while the number of power outages drops, the death toll keeps climbing. as of this morning, officials blame the storm for killing 26 people nationwide. >>> residents in every d.c. ward and even d.c.'s mayor criticized pepco's response. regulators say the power company isn't the only one at fault here. joining us on the phone, chairperson of the d.c. public service commission with more. good morning. >> good morning. >> you know, it's very interesting, i don't recall the city regulators and your counterpart in maryland is doing the same thing, taking the blame here. why now? >> we've never taken the blame for the storm outages. i had a conversation with the post about the new rules that we put in place and the new standards we put in place for every day reliability. which toughen up what pepco has to do every single day. but those rules don't apply to storms. there's no utility or commission in the country that's got restoration standards for storms which are unique. we are considering those. but that was a total misrepresentation of that post article. we have worked very hard at the commission to have standards in place, new standards, tough standards, that we put in place last summer for regular situations and for what we call nonmajor outages with less than 10,000 people without power. >> how do you feel today? still residents in the district without -- >> we have 1700 residents without power. looking at -- we are getting this time very useful information. they are clustered in the zip code 2012 at the moment. i think the largest number, about a third of them, that's in the upper 16th street area. and then a couple of other areas where they are still 100 or so without power. >> how do you feel pepco's response has been then, let me get your response to it. >> sure. i think the major problem in the district is the communication system. partially because people don't understand when they get the callback saying their power has been restored that they hang up apparently after that call, they're supposed to press one to verify whether or not the power is out. but there have been a lot of glitches with pepco's web site, with the information that's on their, with the coordination apparently between what the crews in the field are doing and what information gets into both the phone system and into the web site system. we have a rule in place that requires the company, any company, every time there's an outage, whether it's verizon, pepco, et cetera, they have to file a very comprehensive report with us within 21 days, and analyzing exactly what happened, exactly how they responded, and any improvements. and clearly the communication system is going to be part of that. we will then put that report out for hearing and we will have a hearing on it later this summer. >> so there will be that follow- up. >> yes, absolutely. we do that after every outage. lessons learned, after hurricane isabel, the recommendation was there be a public/private partnership and put some of the lines underground. no question putting some of the primary lines underground that were hit by trees would have made a difference. half the district, over half the district customers already in areas where it's underground. all you have to do is look at the zip codes and see that southwest, for example, on the waterfront, not a single outage. because it's all underground. >> let's end it there. we're out of time. we do appreciate you joining us, setting the record straight on that. thank you very much. our suburban neighbors want answers about the storm response. today maryland's public service commission will meet to baltimore to review the reliability standards. we'll have more tonight at 5:00. and today, montgomery county executive ike leggett will be here. >>> the holiday break is over for president obama. today he'll be on the campaign bus. wisdom martin joins us live with a look at what to expect. hey, wisdom. >> good morning. yesterday it was about the food and fireworks at the white house. today it's back down to the business of trying to secure a second term. the president's bus trek begins in the heart of the 2012 campaign battlefield in ohio. he'll start near toledo, then make three other stops in the buckeye state. then he'll cross the border into another big player this election season, pennsylvania. the president is expected to defend his policies, and attacking mitt romney's business record. meanwhile, mr. romney is still on vacation in new hampshire, but that doesn't mean he's taking time off from politics. the former massachusetts governor has now joined fellow republicans in criticizing the president's health care plan as a tax in the wake of the supreme court's decision. he says the president broke his promise not to raise taxes on middle class americans, or middle income americans. we'll have to see, things are heating up just like the weather. tony and allison, back to you. >> thanks, wisdom. >> we knew they would. >>> for many people, pets are like members of the family. >> they are members -- >> they are, not like. but how much do you know about the people you trust to keep your four-legged friend healthy? >> good point. still ahead on fox 5 morning news, we are vetting the vets. >> a look back at independence day celebrations from the capital to coney island. it's 8:12. ♪ oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new oreo coolatta and donut today. america runs on dunkin'. [ sound of fireworks ] >>> as always, it was a beautiful sight on the capital mall. many braved the heat and threat of storms to take in the show. many took in the concert. "american idol" champ phillipong those who hit the stage. >>> and the black widow took the prize in the dog fight. sonia thomas won the women's competition at nathan's famous hot dog eating contest in coney island. she ate 45 hot dogs with the bun in 10 minutes. it's a personal record. on the men's side, joey chestnut took home his sixth victory in a row, downing 68 dogs and rolls, that was a personal best for him. both won $10,000 and unlimited supply of hot dogs maybe. or not. >> the crazy thing about it, you're not enjoying the hot dogs. >> how do you even do that? >> you're stuffing them in. they dip them in water to get the bread all soft. it's terrible. it's disgusting. >> nasty. >> i would never eat another hot dog. >> do they chew it? >> i don't know what they do. here is tucker. he was turning away. he can't watch. >> it's gross. >> give us something pleasant to look at. >> let's do it, time for our fox 5 first photo of the day. say hello to jahleel, the toilet paper bandit. he turned one last saturday an

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>> absolutely. there are various estimates of the cost are extending the tax cut for the very wealthy, at least for one year $50 billion. we'll get a final cost estimate very soon. $50 billion added to the deficit to help a small number of families relatively who have done very well in this country while sacrificing for those low income. for example, higher education credits, to help kids in college. 10, 11 million families would be affected by the republican bill. they also would be sacrificed at the feet of the very wealthy, many of whom i think say openly don't give us a tax cut that adds to the deficit of this country, keep economic growth going and doesn't help by giving $50 billion to the very wealthy. >> that senate plan does not look like it will pass or require 60 votes as you know but it is signaling to the electorate what the thoughts are and thought process is. senator, thank you very much time. >> the senate bill draws the lines very quickly. >> stay with us. our current dividend tax rate will expire this year, sending taxes through the roof and hindering economic recovery. the consequences? 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>> let me tell you, chris, i think the decision to send u.s. troops into a combat setting is a very high threshold decision. >> mitt, he has no foreign experience. what do you call that, no foreign experience. >> we have a relative that spends all their time forwarding e-mail chains. >> eddie, you shouldn't have. >> governor romney was at it again, knowingly twisting my words around. >> if you have a business and you started it, you did build it. >> although, when folks omit entire sentences of what you said. >> you olympians, however, know you didn't get here solely on your own power. all olympians stand on the shoulders of those who lifted them. >> if you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. somebody helped to create this unbelievable american system that we have that allowed you to thrive. >> how do you feel about the president saying that you needed help to start this business? >> i would say that's rude but we did have help. our investors, our dad and stepmom along with others friends and family. >> let's get to our panel, julianna glover, republican strategist. good day. >> good afternoon, richard. >> let's start with you, the first 2012 controversy, whether the president believes only government builds things. the president is saying in his july 13th remarks that they were taken out of context. romney telling cnbc monday night, quote, that the context is worse than the quote, end quote. so who is right here? >> well, this is a small ball controversy. i think is emblematic of the romney campaign. when obama came into office negative nine growth, totally switched numbers around, he's got a plan for taking us into the future. you ask romney what he will do, what are the three things he will do, and julie and i won't be able to cite them, what are the three things anise unable to cite them. the only thing he says is he wants to cut taxes. taxes are 15% of gdp, the lowest in years. if romney believes the solution to this country's crisis is cutting taxes, then he should vote for obama, because obama has lowered tacks to lower than they have been in years. the rest of this stuff is small ball controversy, taking words out of context. nobody is listening to it. if that's the best thing the romney has, god help them. >> small potatoes, julianna? >> i think romney was talking about how he wanted to see regulations, a real energy put in place would certainly increase energy production from home grown energy sources in the united states, ensuring -- yes, indeed, tacks key to inspiring growth in the next 10 years particularly on corporate tax rates to ensure americans get jobs here and keep jobs here. >> but does president obama believe only government builds things. >> look, i think the problem with that speech was not just that phrase, the specific phrase by the romney campaign, it was the overall philosophy. for many people the belief it takes a village to do anything, individual accomplishments shouldn't be lauded i think is a little bit like sort of the communist mantra of the 1950s. >> what president obama is saying is it cannot be done alone. it takes public systems, it takes roads, government loans, private loans as well. so do you disagree, then, with what the president is saying. are you saying only government can create jobs and create wealth? >> government is funded by taxpayers. taxpayers are able to pay their taxes by being entrepreneurial, growing capital, hiring people, paying people who will then pay taxes, all of which is a function that the obama administration has demonstrated they are not very good at inspiring. again, yes, we do need -- government does build roads but roads are funded by taxpayers as in a robust tax base there will be no roads. >> let me respond to each of these things. again, says plans to cut taxes, gdp the lowist in 60 years, have you to vote for obama. production, more rigs in place, highest level of production since the late 1970s. if you believe we need more domestic production vote for obama. he's done more in terms of energy production than any president has in the last 50 years in terms of where we are in terms of production. in terms of this issue about the role of government, look, we all believe the private sector is the engine of economic prosperity, but there are things the private sector and us as individuals can't do by ourselves. we can't by ourselves build great state universities. we can't build roads and bridges and highways. we can't do all the the brill ant things that give us laser eye surgery, that make us the leader in research and innovation, those were done as government research programs, private sector can't do it in and of themselves. everybody understands that distinction. there's no successful government on the planet. >> but every government is run by taxpayers -- >> let me finish the point. there's no successful government on the face of the earth that does not have a successful partnership between the public and the private sector. everybody understands it, it's a simple point. for romney and the republicans to try to exploit that and demagogue that tells you they are brain dead when it comes to offering this country an alternative way. >> romney's criticism was the tone of the speech. >> the tone. >> suggesting an absolute -- >> i want to turn to the issue of guns and romney's position on that. running for senate in 1994, he told reporters, quote, i don't line up with the nra. then during his 2002 gubernatorial run, here is what he said. take a listen. >> we do have tough gun laws in massachusetts. i support them. i won't chip away at them. i believe they help protect us and provide safety. >> a resolute, firm position he allowed by signing an assault weapons ban as governor. now here he is on cnbc. this happened monday night. >> i still believe that the second amendment is the right course to preserve and defend and don't believe that new laws are going to make a difference in this type of tragedy. we're, of course, very stringent laws existed in aurora, colorado. >> when you see, this is this a flip-flop, evolution? >> yeah. romney has changed his position on gun laws numerous times, the way he changed his position on abortion, the way he changes position today setting a timetable for troop withdrawal in afghanistan. that's part of the idea he has no core and he's an empty suit. the fact of the matter is we have something in the order of 12,000 gun related homicides each year. compare that to any other country, any other western industrialized country, sensible gun violence legislation, things that limit the number of bullets, tracers on bullets, assault weapons, all these kinds of sensible reforms that i wish, to be honest, more democrats were for. we know these things can save lives. we know that by simply comparing data between us and what happens in other european and industrialized countries that have centralized controls. mitt romney has been all over the map on this issue as he is on so many other issues which is why it's hard to take him seriously. >> flip-flop or evolution. >> i think the president is guilty of flip-flop on this. before he ran for senate he was advocate of gun bans. since he's president he's been awol on this issue and there have been horrible tragedies. >> we're talking about mitt romney here. >> we are talking about romney, which i will get to momentarily, but the point being if you're going to call romney a hypocrite on this, you've got to make very clear the president before coming into the white house was someone pushing hard for gun control laws but for some reason now is completely silent on the issue. said no desire to push legislation and the climate was not rit. >> thank you for your time. great conversation, sorry we didn't have longer. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> coming up on "hardball," will romney release tax returns, newt gingrich stands up for michele bachmann. that and more at 5:00. mr. romney prepares to set sale for foreign lands with foreign policy vitriol at his back. stay with us. >> governor romney said not too long ago the russian federation is our number one geo strategic threat. well, come on, mitt, think. that isn't the case. 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phillips. >> hello, everyone. i'm k i'm kyra phillips.am puts cabbies to work as detectives and barclay's bank pays a high price for low rates and you may have paid a price, too. richard quest blows the lid off a scandal that may only be the beginning, and they are heros one day and excess equipment the next. the dogs of war. fighting for honorable discharge. >> i'll tell you what, another day of ferocious fire fighters and they will come and go without the remaining weapon. the c-130 planes are grounded while the air force investigates the deadly crash of an eighth plane. one of these based in charlotte, north carolina. we expect to learn more in a news conference this afternoon. we know that four of the six crew members were killed, including this man, lieutenant colonel mike mckiel who spoke to one of our affiliates on saturday. lizzie o'leary with the latest out of washington. what's the latest? >> reporter: latest is that they are investigating the cause of this crash while the other c-130s are grounded, grounded by the air force rig

phillips. >> hello, everyone. i'm k i'm kyra phillips. a pilot program puts cabbies to work as detectives and barclay's bank pays a high price for low rates and you may have paid a price, too. richard quest blows the lid off a scandal that may only be the beginning, and they are heros one day and excess equipment the next. the dogs of war. fighting for honorable discharge. >> i'll tell you what, another day of ferocious fire fighters and they will come and go without the remaining weapon. the c-130 planes are grounded while the air force investigates the deadly crash of an eighth plane. one of these based in charlotte, north carolina. we expect to learn more in a news conference this afternoon. we know that four of the six crew members were killed, including this man, lieutenant colonel mike mckiel who spoke to one of our affiliates on saturday. lizzie o'leary with the latest out of washington. what's the latest? >> reporter: latest is that they are investigating the cause of this crash while the other c-130s are grounded, grounded by the air force right now, and that essentially really diminishes the ability of the forest service to fight a lot of wildfires. the way the service does this is they use a number of different planes, but some of the big guns, as you said it, are the c-130s that are on loan from the air force as part of this fire fighting fleet. this is not the first time a c-130 has crashed, a relatively horrific crash in 2003 when essentially a c-130s wings folded up ward and fell off the plane in northern california. that crash was blamed on metal fatigue. obviously the air force is still looking into what caused this recent crash. >> any idea when the grounding might be lifted? >> that's a lot harder to say and what we're talking about here is looking at this fleet of planes. these are not the only tools that the local officials have to fight fires. they have another arsenal, if you will, of different tools so there are now nine p2v tankers and you also have convers. some of them are as much as 40 years old, and they are equipped with mobile fire fighting systems and then they are used by contractors who work with the federal government and send them out to different fires. they move from place to place. also one very large air tanker, essentially a d.c.-10 that's equipped to fight fires and one of the criticisms you hear is even though this can drop more fire retardant, it's harder for them to get into smaller placs,s get really at the causes of the fire and get them early on. you have folks advocating the use of smaller planes. >> thanks so much. we're expecting a live news conference this afternoon on the c-130s. we'll continue to follow the story for you throughout the day. let's head over to colorado now. that's one of the 12 western states battling wildfires this hour. the air force had activated its entire fleet of c-130s to help fight the fires across the west. martin savage is there in colorado springs. martin, how visible were the c-130s there where you are? >> well, kyra, they were here reported by the incident commander. we're standing outside the incident command center where the fire has been fraud. at one point i believe the national forest service said every one of the c-130 planes were here in colorado and were tasked for this fire when it was at its worst. that's all changed as a result of the incident that's occurred. i should tell you that word quickly spread of the loss of that kwirkt inside when it went down on sunday and, of course, the loss of life is felt deeply throughout the fire fighting community. they feel it inside even though it was a different fire. they have continued to fight this fire even without that aircraft. they have many other resources. it should be pointed out the c-130 is welcome and needed and they do have other air assets. they have the big sky crane helicopters, the massive things that look like insects that they can drop water, a lot of water on a fire. they also have contractors that are out there flying everything that looked like -- what do you call it, the spraying type airplane, very nimble. 500 gallons, but they can spin and drop that right on a very small fire and then you've got everything in between so the air assets are there and then they have 1,500 wild land fire fighters here as well so the loss of the aircraft, the grounding of it felt but they carry on, and they do have other means of battling this fire. kyra. >> the waldo canyon fire. has it come down to just targeting hot spots now? how much of it has been contained? >> reporter: yeah, 70% is where they are at. that was the end of the day today. i imagine they will do better. there is a bit of a concern only because we have right now is some pretty good building heat and some light breeze and that could stir up some of the embers that are out there. but they have 70% contained. doesn't mean out, of course, but they basically got a defensive perimeter around 70%, a 26-square mile perimeter fire, so a large area they have to surround. they are making progress in doing that and what's burning is islands, interior islands, areas of vegetation surrounded by burned out areas. winds that could lift an ember and put it into fresh forest, that would be a concern. they are watching for that. >> okay, martin savidge, thanks so much and homeland security secretary janet napolitano and agriculture secretary thomas vilsack will be there in colorado springs and we expect to hear from them this afternoon. stay with cnn for more on the fires the rest of the day. >>> nearly 1.4 million people are still without power right now, and as the temps continue to rise, thousands of people across the country are enduring a fourth day without air conditioning. the power outages happened after that storm blasted through the east coast and midwest over the weekend and the outages are now scattered across 11 states and washington, we're talking indiana, ohio, west virginia, pennsylvania, maryland, virginia, delaware, kentucky, north carolina, new jersey and also illinois. all of these places without power and here's the most frustrating factors. the power companies are refusing to say when power will be restored. >>> here's a pretty incredible example of just how hot it's been. take a look at wisconsin. highway 29 in chippewa county. the pavement buckled because of the heat so an suv was headed down the road, hit the ramp, and it was sent airborne. we're told that everyone is okay and that the roadway has been repaved and is back open. >>> of all the times i've been live in iraq what, went through your mind? 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>> well, it's very simple in a difficult sort of way. libor is a rate set in london but not set in sterling pounds or euros or yen. libor is also set in dollars, and that should follow the interest rates in the united states as given by the fed and another bank in the u.s. once libor, dollar libor is set, all the credit card companies, all the home loans, all those consumer credit, the sofa you bought, the car payments you made, if you're going out to buy a car, you will -- you could well find it is described as libor plus 1%, libor plus 3%, and that is the inextricable link between you and me and the fraud for that's what it was that was taking place. when we borrow money, we borrow libor plus. >> and it's a pretty informal system, right? it's informal in the way -- >> they just call each other? >> not quite. >> not quite. >> no? >> the banks basically gauge what they can lend money at, write it on a piece of paper and submit it and then this organization sort of works it all out. all right, it is informal. it's a formal, it's a simple and what's really worrying about this, what's really disheartening to anybody who looks at this is the brazen way in which the banks were fiddling it. there was no pssst, would you do this for me, hey, can you do that for me? this is open e-mails. dude, i need a lower rate. dude, i need a lower rate next tuesday. and the guy who was doing the rate says is 1.76 low enough? i mean, this is naked, brazen, scandalous, and that is why barclays in one of its submissions today, these events should never have taken place, and here's the point. >> how did they think they wouldn't get caught and there's other big banks that are involved, too, right? >> that's the point and here's why i think they never thought they were going to get caught? hear this, because it's probable everybody was up to it in some shape or form. bay claes traders were asking other banks and you have a got to see this, kyra, in a pre-2007 environment. what's now being called the age of irresponsibility. subprime, aig risk, the sort of not looking that let madoff get away for so many years, enron, worldcom, all these events took place when the financial world thought it could get away with murder basically. >> it's arrogance. it's unbelievable arrogance, and where are the watchdog systems? i mean, totally failing the people. >> that was the point. well, you can argue me say, republicans and democrats, both share blame in all of this. some for getting rid of glass/steagall, and others for light regulation, self-regulation, some for cutting back on the s.e.c. budgets, others for making sure that people were put in place. there's so much blame, and you and i bear blame and everybody, it was an era, it was an era that came to a crashing end in 2007 and 2008, and you know the phrase they always say. when the tide goes out, you discover who is swimming naked, and what we are seeing is many naked bodies that are best -- well, you can guess. >> richard quest, i'll tell you what, i love how you put everything into perspective. thank you very much. now let's take a quick look at our stock market. dow industrials up 54 points. okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle -- 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? 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check this out. it's the new cnn/orc poll. the president holds just a three-point lead over mitt romney, the exact same margin as last month, by the way, but as our joe johns reports that's just part of the story. >> reporter: even though the president maintains a slight edge in our nationwide polling it appears to be a different story in the 15 battleground states, including iowa where we met this group of young voters at the court avenue restaurant and brewing company in des moines. our latest cnn/orc poll indicates mitt romney is out to a 51% to 43% advantage in the 15 states we consider in play. the seven true tossup states and the eight states leaning towards the president or his republican challenger. nick has supported romney since the iowa caucuses and says he sees the candidate's pragmatism as a key selling point. >> but if you look at his record in terms of his ability in the private sector and being governor of massachusetts, definitely some interesting insight into his ability to solve problems, and back obama said four years i'll solve the problem. he's lacked leadership in a lot of direction and mitt romney is really strong when it comes to solving problems and being very pragmatic. >> the news is not all good for the republican challenger, however. as a presidential election approaches few things are seen as more important than voter enthusiasm and the incumbent president seems to have it on his side, at least for now. in march only 46% of democrats said they were were enthusiastic about voting in november and now that number is up to 59%, a 13-point increase. >> i'm very excited for this election, and i've been really pleased that president obama has put his neck out on the line for students. >> reporter: for romney not so much. republican enthusiasm has remained almost constant, 52% in march versus 51% now. it's a very different race from the last time obama and romney ran for president. >> i think our generation is less connected with this election than they were in 2008, primarily because in 2008 most of us were first-time voters. >> joe johns is still on the road. he's moved now from iowa to ohio, another key battleground state, of course. joe, what do you think, people there, have they made up their minds? what have you been able to gauge? >> reporter: well, you know nationally, kyra, 79% of americans say they have made up their mind, according to our poll which leaves about 20% who have not, and that, of course, is the key 20% that observe m and romney will have to go for. red state, blue state and a very polarized place right now. >> what are the voters most concerned about aside from the heat because i can see the sweat dripping dunn your neck? >> reporter: i know, it's really hot out here. plus we've got a river in this humidity. what the voters are concerned about on this hot july 4th weekend is jobs and economy and here in the state of ohio things are getting better. unemployment is down for last year and 55% of respondents in recent polls say they don't think the country is on the right track so that -- the expectations and what's happening need to catch up with each other. >> joe johns, thanks so much. we'll keep checking in with you. mitt romney's campaign bus is there in columbus, ohio butted can't date is actually in new hampshire. president obama will be in ohio later this week for a campaign event. we're following all of it for you. >>> tax or no tax, that's the debate now on the president's health care law. a spokesperson for mitt romney says that his boss considers the mandate just a penalty, not a tax. that seems to go against what other republicans are saying, including minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. she also told our piers morgan that there's more than just the mandate to dislike about this law. >> we're forced to buy a product that private insurance companies offer, and this is anathema to americans. we should be able to make our choices, not have the federal government make our choices for us. the good news is we really can have positive health care reform. we can do this, and we can bring down the cost of health care, and we can make sure that we have affordable, accessible health care for all americans, but the current situation won't work. >> supreme court decision upholding the law has sparked a fund-raising frenzy as well. both the romney and obama campaigns say they have each brought in around $5 million bucks since the announcement. ♪ [ male announcer ] ok, so you're no marathon man. but thanks to the htc one x from at&t, with its built in beats audio, every note sounds amazingly clear. ...making it easy to get lost in the music... and, well... rio vista?!! 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and it's the same thing with this dog. you okay. >> reporter: there are nearly 3,000 military working dogs and 600 are serving in war zones. they eat, sleep and fight alongside their handlers 24/7, but the military classifies them as equipment, right along with the rifles and rucksacks so if the dog gets old and retired on a base overseas he's considered excess equipment, not entitled to be transferred home. someone who wants it adopt him has to pay the shipping costs and can run thousands of dollars. >> so when this dog handler left the army, he couldn't afford to adopt his partner named nooska. because it meant flying to an overseas base to get her. >> going to be in the couple thousand dollars between the ticket for myself and the ticket for the dog and the short notice of it all. >> reporter: you want to bring her back but that's a lot of money. >> right now i'm a full-time student. my wife works part-time at the local mall here and we have our son to raise, so there's not always a lot of extra money laying around to just go up and get a dog >> reporter: despite her four towers in iraq and afghanistan, nooska could have been left behind. now there's a push in congress to give the dogs their due. >> we're looking for a classification that's higher than equipment. >> reporter: representative walter jones co-sponsored a bill to make them canines members of the armed services. it would allow the military to honor courageous dogs, make sure they all get flown back to the states and set up a private fund for lifetime health care. some people would say you guys need to be watching every penny that you spend. the cost is not going to be astronomic astronomical. if we can find 10 billion to spend in afghanistan, then certainly we can find a few thousand dollars to say that the dog is more than equipment. >> you ask any handler this is a soldier. there's no doubt about it, because the bond that we have with these dogs is absolutely amazing. >> reporter: nooska is 12 years 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people, children or adults, who don't speak, who seem incredibly nervous and frightened? >>. >> reporter: cab drivers say they oppose sex trafficking but feel they are unfairly targeted, and some question the effectiveness of one class. >> i think 90% of the cab drivers, although they may watch the video, i don't think they would take advantages or do anything. >> reporter: sex trafficking by taxi is rare. however, as police crack down on brothels traffickers have adjusted, now paying drivers of all kinds of vehicles to ferry victims to the customer. >> it's a big problem. actually not only here in new york city and around new york state but around the world. we are seeing drivers as an integral part of the sex trafficking industry. >> the new law is supposed to place more eyes on the problem. >> can you begin your testimony. >> during debate a sex trafficking victim testified her identity hidden. she spoke through an activist. >> translator: for one week at a time the driver would pick me up and take me from location to location based upon the schedule that he had set up for the men who were buying sex. >> i think it's a really important issue but one that's incredibly difficult to enforce. >> i can't understand how they are going to enforce it. they don't even enforce the honking law which is a lot easier. people honk like crazy. >> reporter: the new sex trafficking laws are tougher. >> if you don't want to lose your license, if you don't want a $10,000 fine, don't participate in sex trafficking. it's crystal clear. >> richard roth joining me live. i understand mayor bloomberg, richard, almost didn't sign this bill. what were the reasons behind his concerns? >> reporter: well, he had some concerns which he expressed on the eve of signing it and the concerns of several people connected to this story that women who were passengers in cabs, what the mayor might said have a sporty look, mentioning even his teenage or 20-year-old daughters, that they might be perceived as involved in some type of sexual trade and sexual work activity and there are others who said they would be unfairly targeted and they ajusted this bill a few weeks ago so that there would be no misconceptions. the mayor heard it from all sides, and in the end he signed it. >> all right. so when exactly will it take effect? >> in about three months the law takes effect. it will probably be a video course that cab drivers will have to take, a course many cab drivers in new york, the ones behind me here at penn station in new york speak a lot of different languages as our cab driver said in a report there, he's wondering about the true effectiveness and how much they will be able to do or spot or want to get involved. >> our richard roth live for us in new york. richard, thanks. >>> and in an effort to end modern day slavery cnn started the freedom project. for more on this visit our website at cnnfreedomproject.ork. >>> so what happened to amelia earhart, one of america's 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with what's clearly a boy who describes how he was treated in one of these detention centers, kyra. >> reporter: now, kyra, human rights watch is calling this network of tortured chambers the torture arc plageo and what's disturbing, even more disturbing about this is that it is meanly an instrument of state policy to try to control the population and also the conclusions that human rights watch has come up to match those of cnn who have been following the story for more than a year. the interviews we've had with dozens of former detainees as well as former security officers that match these descriptions of the kind of torture med odds used and the security forces are using everything from a common car tire to battery -- car batteries, to clubs and batons to carry out this punishment against their own citizens to try to keep them in line. >> i think you've talked to these individuals as well. i mean, you brought us harrowing stories of those that have been tortured. >> that's right. i'm not a fluent arabic speaker, but i've picked up the expressions of different torture methods that the syrian government uses, like where you tie somebody up to a board so that you can then beat them and they can't defend themselves. that's something that every person i've talked to who has been in a syrian prison has endured. they also have another method called the dula, a car tire. they stick a person's head and feet doubled over into his car tire so that they did then beat them on the back and on the feet and around the head, all so many of them describe being electrocuted, and what was chilling was talking to a former secret police officer who worked for five years in the detention center. in the only did he say that they pulled out fingernails and made detainees eat them or lick their own blood off the floor, he also said they had a name for the different clubs they used to beat prisoners. if the prisoners said for god sakes stop, they would say, oh, let's get the for god's sake stick. for my mother's stick, let's get for my mother's sake stick. that gives you a sense of how systematic the use of torture is in the syrian state today against its own citizens. kyra. >> i know you are extremely passionate about this story, and you've been one to bring us some pretty unbelievable details on what's happening, and we all await some sort of finish to this. ivan watson live out of istanbul, ivan, thanks so much, and a new development today also on the shooting down of that turkish fighter jet by syria last month. syria's president assad is now saying that they shot it down because they believed it was an israeli jet. assad is saying that he regrets the incident. you can see. with res like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. gee, well, the election is four months away and could well be decided by the states where autoworkers and union workers once ruled, especially along the rustbelt. both candidates are fighting for blue collar votes in places like wisconsin. >> a whole bunch of auto plants in wisconsin that wouldn't be open had we not intervened. >> i'll tell you. i think that president obama had just put this in his column. he just assumed from the very beginning wisconsin was going to be his. but you know what, we're going to win wisconsin and we're going to get the white house. >> so is which is which is up for grabs? poppy harlow has been hitting the road for a four-day road trip, wisconsin was the first stop of her rustbelt tour so poppy what did you find? >> i think it is up for grabs. we went to janesville, wisconsin, typically a democratic town, a former big union town. they had the biggest gm, the oldest gm plant this the country there that employed about 4,000 people. that shut down in the end of 2008, and we've talked to folks, talked to autoworkers who still support obama and talked to folks supporting mitt romney. you know, it's interesting, a town that's divide, it's a town that's because it's not so heavily union, kyra, it's not necessarily backing obama this time around and take a listen to some of the people we met in janesville, wisconsin, really on opposite sides here. >> it's a town without an identity, a town with more unemployment and more foreclosed homes and -- and more people that want to work that just don't have that option anymore. >> they want jobs and they want good jobs. >> reporter: is it still a union town? >> that's changed. not a union-centered town anymore. >> we believe the country needs to change a direction. >> reporter: what candidate provides you more of an economic opportunity to make it? >> it's mitt romney, no question. what he said today i'm going to get you back to work, i'm going to get you back to work. i care about it. >> reporter: we hear the same thing from president obama. >> but we see mitt romney's proved it as governor. he's proved it when he was working with this company. >> i believe president obama is working for the working man. i voted for reagan twice, okay? wish i hadn't. trickle-down economics where we all wait for a couple of quarters to fall out of the fat guy's pocket is -- this is why we're where we're at. >> reporter: now it's interesting, kyra, the last man you just heard from, eric ian who worked at the gm plant for over 30 years and even though the auto bailout didn't save his job, he's still supporting president obama but that evening i met a woman named linda at a local softball game and she said i'm behind mitt romney 100% because of the economy. she works as staples, and as you know mitt romney's bain capital record, staples is one of the companies that they invested in while there. so it's interesting to hear people talking about his bain capital record, and for her she said i don't think that's a bad thing >> you know, this is my old -- my old stomping ground. i think the majority of my irish relatives still live in the great cheese state, you know, and this community, you know, usually went democratic, so what do you think? >> reporter: right. >> could you be seeing a switch here to more people going republican? >> reporter: very likely. we're not going to know until november, but this is a community that did vote for ted barrett, the democratic nominee in that recall election, not scott walker. however, it's not a union town anymore so i was talking with vic grassman, the economic coordinator development here on the phone. he said we're divided for sure. the uaw is gone, a town that's trying to figure out its identity. they still have 9% unemployment, down from 15% in 2008 and 2009 but it's still 9%, so it's higher than people want to see, and you saw the guy in our piece there, eric keene, you know. he went from a good-paying union job. he's 52 years old, delivering pizzas and mowing lawn at the local golf course so the jobs are not paying enough for people. some of them will continue to support the president, give him four more years and some of us -- some of them tell me they have had enough and they want to change. where are you heading next?indi. have you ever been there? >> i have not been there. i have good friends in indiana. >> there you go. indiana is the most fascinating state we went to on this trip. it voted for obama in 2008 for the first time since lbj and now it is leaning. cnn has it leaning toward mitt romney. we spent the day in kokomo, indiana. we'll have that story for you coming up tomorrow. >> great. we look forward to it. poppy, thanks so much. as poppy just mentioned, we'll have more on the rust belt's impact on the presidential election all week. keep it right here on cnn. >>> so you ever wonder just how private your online messages really are? well, a new york judge has just ordered twitter to hand over the tweets of an occupy wall street protester. the defendant malcolm harris claims he had no idea about a police order to stay off the brooklyn bridge, but prosecutors say his tweets 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for today? extending from minneapolis to chicago, over toward indiana and ohio. this is where we're looking at this extreme heat. however, across the southeast, as i mentioned, those temperatures are going to back off a few degrees, but not for very long. because that same ridge of high pressure is going to envelop a good portion of the eastern third of the united states. you may remember over the last seven days or so, we've had 21 reports of record high temperatures. last thursday, norton dam was one of those areas that set an all-time record high. having to go back to the 1800s. they were 118 degrees. well, coming up for new york city, can't rule out the answer of a thunderstorm. these will be the estimated forecast temperatures at about 9:00 p.m. atlanta around 85. maybe an isolated storm. i think that will be more toward the northern suburbs. if you're going to run the big race, the big peach tree road race, in excess of 50,000 people, well, it's mostly just going to be muggy. i don't think you'll see rainfall during the early morning hours. kansas city, toward the evening you'll start to see those temperatures right around 90 degrees. so a hot forecast there. if you plan to bring any food out or do any celebrations, make sure you've got plenty of water. lots of things to keep hydrated. seattle, 57. that sounds terrific to me. and for los angeles, partly cloudy skies and 64. so we'll probably have plenty of record high temperatures to tell you about coming up over the next several days as well. kira, back over to you. >> what you're saying is head to seattle. >> sounds good to me. >> okay. sounds good. i love seattle. it's beautiful. right there along the water. cool breeze. go to the fish market. all right, thanks so much, karen. >>> they leap right into the wildfire, battling to bring it under control. the waldo anon fire has now destroyed more than 340 homes, but it could have been a lot worse if we didn't have these guys. gary tuchman takes us into action with colorado's smoke jumpers. >> reporter: in the entire usa there are 430 of them, among the fire fighting elite. they are the smoke jumpers. >> 10,900 feet. >> reporter: many of them are in colorado right now, marching on to aircraft which is their transportation to the action. their job? 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>> all firefighters have moments when they're fearful. we like to sicourage is not the absence of fear. >> reporter: there has been no shortage of action this fire season. gary tuchman, cnn, grand junction, colorado. >> thanks for watching. everyone. continue the conversation with me on twitter @kiracnn or on facebook. 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>> the two men continue their conversation, but suddenly what once seemed routine turns on a dime. >> as he looked up to answer me, i just saw fear go over his face. his eyes got big, and there was no time for him to say anything. >> sergeant davidson doesn't see what's coming. >> you all right? >> i jumped, did a little quick two-step. i felt it jar my body. >> it is a 200-pound tire from an 18-wheeler. it rushes past the two men at an estimated speed of 45 to 60 miles per hour. >> i remember hearing the horn from an 18-wheeler. it was actually another 18-wheeler behind the vehicle that had lost the wheel trying to warn us because he could see it coming. >> the runaway tire races down the road, coming from behind. >> the tire hit the very back of my holster. >> you all right? >> yeah. >> and it caused it to twist around, which caused a bruise on the complete right side of my hip. it ripped out the holster, smoothed down the rough edge of the holster, and it messed up the grip and the magazine of my pistol. >> by chance, split seconds before the tire whizzes by, the sergeant places his hand high uç on the guardrail and leaned slightly to his left. >> had i not, you know, reached my hand up, it would have, you know, even where it did hit, it would have probably severed my arm. >> the near-hit throws davidson for a loop. >> i got sick to my stomach immediately after. i guess all the adrenaline dump, realizing what just happened, an i had to collect my thoughts and just try to get a deep breath. >> davidson later watches the video captured by his dashboard camera, and the mystery of the runaway big rig tire is solved. >> on the video, you see the vehicle, the 18-wheeler, that lost the wheel. you can see that the right rear wheel and tire is missing as you see it pass by. >> the tire rolls along the entire span of the bridge, then falls into the river below. the driver of the truck with the missing tire does not pull over and has never been identified. >> got several calls in today. >> davidson escapes without serious injury and feels lucky to be alive. >> every day that i put on this uniform and i leave my home, i know and i assume the risk that i might not make it back that day. but you never really expect it to be from a runaway 18-wheeler tire. >>> unexpected danger can happen on the highway and off. but another quick two-step saves this little girl moments before disaster strikes. september 2009. a 6-year-old girl is walking outside a mini mart in washington state when the unthinkable happens. as she walks toward the store entrance, a car appears out of nowhere, barreling toward her iç reverse. suddenly, the vehicle takes flight and the little girl disappears. her father, standing nearby, fears the worst, that the car had struck and is now crushing his daughter. >> the car went back like that. >> miraculously, the little girl escapes without even a scratch. can her life saved by the steel parking poles meant to serve as protective barriers between traffic and pedestrians. in footage captured by security cameras, the car can be seen speeding toward her. the parking pole catapults the vehicle into the air. after it hits the pole, the car rests at an angle upon the pole, leaving just enough room for the child to escape injury. the force of the crash is so strong the steel poles are nearly ripped from the pavement. the driver is found guilty of negligent driving. this harrowing tale could easily have had a far different ending. seconds before the crash, the young girl is seen walking outside the barriers, totally unprotected and unknowingly in harm's way. the little girl moves behind the >>> coming up -- mother nature raises the roof. >> it sounded like an explosion. >>> and later --ç a bungee cord tightens around a jumper's neck. >> it seemed like the most vivid nightmare i've ever experienced. >>> and a baby carriage rolls right into the path of an oncoming train. when "caught on camera: narrow escape" continues. 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>> the eves had separated from the posts, and they were flopping in the wind. so we ran downstairs pretty quickly because we knew it was just a matter of time before the whole thing went. >> we were all upstairs going, this is not looking too great. >> tony, beth and her husband and three small children quickly run downstairs and huddle together as the house shakes and shifts in the wind. >> oh, my god! your roof is going! >> upstairs the structure is weakening. as horrified neighbors look on, tony's roof tears away from his home. >> oh, my god! >> it sounded like an explosion. >> it just kind of had a little ripple and then it was gone. literally, the sound made you feel like you were in "the wizard of oz" and you were going to be lifted straight out of this home. >> in two parts, the roof takes flight. one half decimates tony's tool shed, the other lands nearby in a neighbor's living room, causing extensive damage. the two-story, five-bedroom house is reduced to one compromised level. >> the walls were breathing. we just didn't know how much ç longer the downstairs would make it. even the floor structure was now in serious compromise and that at any time the drywall that was the ceiling could cave in on us. >> for several more hours the two families ride out the storm. >> the scariest moment during the hurricane was not thinking i was going to make it back to my house. >> finally, the devastating hurricane passes. tony and his neighbors carefully emerge from their homes to assess the damage. >> he's going to have it patched up by tomorrow. >> out of 8,000 roofs, 6,000 were gone. so the majority of the people did not have roofs to their homes. telephone poles were down everywhere. there was no electricity. many people didn't have water running. >> like hundreds of others in the area, beth's house is still standing but uninhabitable. the effects of hurricane iniki are devastating but not just to homes and power lines. >> i lost my job. i moved away from home for five years. i only saw my children on weekends for five years. it wasn't until my job allowed me to transfer back home -- and i'm getting teary about it because it was really very emotional -- that i could actually say the hurricane was behind me. >> living through the most powerful hurricane to strike the state of hawaii in recorded history, beth and tony now see things a little differently. >> we are just a speck or a dot on this planet and the planet rules everything. >> mother nature can come up at any minute and sneak up and just throw you a curve. so you really become more present and more appreciative and more grateful.ç >>> coming up -- >> i definitely wasn't breathing. i was unconscious. >> a bungee jumper's life hangs in the balance. >>> and later -- a plane drops from the sky. >> holy crap. >> he was actually falling straight on top of us. >>> and a little girl drops out of sight. >> oh, my god! 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>> all joking aside, what bubba does takes talent, skill, planning and a lot of guts. >> when i do a big jump, anything can happen. >> on july 4th, 2001, the worst happens. >> the last thing i remember is putting the bike in gear and letting the clutch up. >> bubba attempts to jump 22 cars at the del mar fair where he performed a crowd pleasing jump in 1999. >> i jumped over 14 school buses. a really cool jump. it went great. it was flawless. i said, we got to do this again. i'm thinking, oh, yeah, i got the perfect plan. so my idea was to jump over 22 cars on a harley davidson motorcycle off of a 7-foot high ramp. >> ever the showman, bubba intends to give the audience their money's worth. >> so the day started off pretty good. i got to tell you, they paid old bubba to be there, so i made sure i did my job. so what i did is hired a laser light show company and we rocked it. all the cars were white, we wanted them to look really uniform and we spent most of our concentration on making sure we put on a fantastic show for everybody. and if i had that to do over again, i think i would spend more time on making sure i got a good ramp. >> in front of 35,000 spectators and a backdrop befitting a rock star, bubba appears. >> i get out there and i'm doing the show. we got the lasers going and the pyro going and everything was working really good, but i'm making all these passes back and forth. i'm doing wheelies and it is going really good. what i did was made all these passes and chewed up the water-downed packed surface. it is now like running in sand. i'm in fourth gear, i'm going to the ramp, the engine is -- you know, it sounds good, i'm in a high rpm, the bike is not fishtailing, i must be good. i lift my visor up and put the bike in neutral and bow my head and say a quick little prayer. >> he puts the bike back in gear and that's all he remembers. the jump and its horrifying results are caught on camera. >> i don't remember getting closer to the ramp. i don't remember shifting the motorcycle. i don't remember getting closer and closer and positioning myself for the jump. i don't remember any of that stuff. and i certainly don't remember the helicopter ride that, you know, sent me to scripps memorial hospital, which is where i woke up a day or two later. >> bubba breaks a lot of bones, not to mention a state of the art helmet. >> that is a $1,000 kevlar indy car helmet. very lightweight, very space hitch technology material. you are not supposed to break those things. that motorcycle helmet was broken in three different places, but it saved my life. >> saves hi life but barely. >> i had a major head injury. i had bleeding on the brain. i crushed my right shoulder, broke the collarbone and my shoulder blade in the back. i broke all my ribs, i punctured both lungs, ruptured spleen, i shattered my pelvis and i broke six vertebrae in my back and one in my neck. but other than that i was all right. >> bubba has no memory of the jump, but ever the perfectionist, he critiques his performance from his hospital bed. >> i'm thinking, it's so obvious i don't have enough speed. it got me to thinking, did something happen, did i black out? what went wrong? as i started watching the video and analyzing it quite a bit more, you can see me mid-air working the bike, i'm trying to move it around, so obviously i was totally there, but the only thing i can fathom is just the simple fact that as i'm going to the ramp the bike is spinning. there's just enough speed being robbed because of the traction issue that i simply didn't make the landing ramp. i wasn't even close. >> the accident may have broken his body but certainly not his spirit or his trademark self-deprecating sense of humor. >> now that i am fortunate enough to have all the world records, i'll do this a little smarter. that's one of the things you usually get a pass on because your name is bubba from alabama, but we are having so much fun now you learn from your mistakes. i've always enjoyed about doing what i do is just the excitement of it and for the longest time that was everything i focused on was just how exciting can i make it for everybody. >> bubba is still jumping motorcycles, but he's also a father now, something he says has slowed him down. well, somewhat. >> before i used to always think, hey, that didn't work out, man, they are going to get quite a show and i laugh it off because i'm a good time charlie and i like to have fun, but now i'm a daddy. i have a 3-year-old little girl so now my excitement for what i do has kind of changed gears a little bit because i want to make sure that i'm going to be safe. >> but for now, bubba is still loving the ride and he insists he is living his boyhood dream. >> the terrible thing is i'm starting to get a little bit old and it is kind of like, all right, hot shot, you have done it all now, what are you going to do next? >>> coming up, a cowboy finds out that when you mess with a bull you really might get the horns. >> you are playing with this sort of thing and you get burned. >>> and it is said astronauts can see it from space, but can a skateboarder jump over it? >> it was so out of the box for somebody to jump the great wall on a skateboard. there are so many things that motivated me to do it. >>> when "caught on camera: the danger zone" continues. to experience the lexus performance line... including the gs and is. 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then from there it was just this out of control tumble. when i remember tumbling over the cliffs and this huge, like, 6-foot wall, solid wall of snow just like mowed me over, super slow motion style, but it probably wasn't slow motion, but everything slows down when you are in the moment like that. and it came over my head. >> when it is over, will finds his arm and his leg are buried in the densely-packed snow. >> it was like concrete. i was like, wow, i am stuck here. like, i would have to dig myself out, but they came down and dug me out and, yeah, it was a hectic, hectic day. wow, that was the biggest thing i have been through in my life and it gave me chills like it is doing right now. yeah. >> amazingly, will is unharmed. >> when the avalanche happened, it was scary being in it and then it was like a relief to be out of it. this might not sound brilliant, but a half hour later i skied another line. that night we were at the lodge and we watched the video of it and when i saw the video, that's when i really came to terms with, like, how incredibly monstrous this thing was. >> will says these days he's less likely to put himself in avalanche country. >> normally, you just don't do it period and now that i have kids, it is like a definite not going to happen. >>> we now go from man against nature to man against beast, or in this case, bull. michael floyd has been riding bulls for more than seven years. >> there's no greater adrenaline rush. i haed cve racs, raced super cross, they are all a buzz. >> but nothing he says compares to riding a bull. >> it's the ultimate sort of man against beast. i mean, you have odd of 10-15 odds. they just want you off. they don't mean any harm. >> the same goes that if you mess with the bull you get the horns. and michael gets to learn that lesson more literally than he ever expects. at a rodeo in australia, michael gets ready for a ride. >> i was fourth out. i was supposed to be fourth out and all the nicer bulls had been taken already and i ended up with this bloke. >> this bloke he's referring to is actually a 1500-pound bull named viking. >> his horns were shaped like a viking like the old viking helmets. they said this is the mighty bull and the money is on you tonight. it took me a few minutes to get on his back to gear up and he tried to get me off a couple time in the chutes. >> the ride starts and viking keeps trying to shake his rider and it doesn't take him long. >> it seems like as soon as i could get the left leg down the right one came unsettled and i knew about the third jump, the first spin to the left i just didn't get the coverage down quick enough and he got me down at the wrong side. >> 2.8 seconds after the gate opens, michael is thrown to the ground breaking a rib, but things quickly go from bad to worse. >> i saw him coming, rolled over, tried to get up to get some air and ended up getting more air than i bargained for. >> not intent to get his rider off his back, he throws michael into the air. >> the throw in the air didn't hurt at all. he hooked me between my legs and on the other side of my ribs and he just gave me a free ride and nodded his head. >> the australian cowboy flies 12 feet up and 20 feet away. >> when i was up in the air and looking down at the numbers on top of the chutes and said some words i can't really say and then i realized he had another swat until i saw the footage myself and hit me. >> the whole thing is over within five seconds and apart from the broken rib he suffers when he first falls off viking, michael is somehow uninjured. >> you are playing with fire. if you get thrown, you get burned but it is something i love doing and my family knows if anything does happen i'm at least doing something i like rather than sort of something like that. >> michael is still riding bulls and holds no ill-will toward viking. he says it is all part of the sport. >> i think he sort of intended to hurt me, but he was doing what comes naturally to him. he saw it as having a plight. if you go there life too scared too try something, you might as well wrap yourself up in the cut wool. there's an old saying that what doesn't kill you will make you stronger. >>> coming up, a kayaker goes over a 127-foot waterfall. >> i'm scanning the pool at the base of the falls looking for some sign of pedro. i don't see anything. >>> "caught on camera: the danger zone" continues. got the jetta. i wiped the floor with the guy! 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