a lot of the people in the portola did go to work at the bayview hunters point shipyard. the community has changed a lot since the 1920's, were originally started out as a large jewish community. after the jewish are adolescents -- after the jewish settlers, they became more maltese and italian. the last census showed, we were 53% asian-pacific islander. the community has continued to grow and change. everyone has really embraced that. we liked that sort of diversity here. >> now, let's meet the president of the dogpatch neighborhood association. she will tell us about life in dogpatch, a clean neighborhood on the eastern edge of potrero hill, and we will learn how the residents convinced the city to a vigil -- to designate the area a historic district. >> dogpatch and the health and cottages are the historic houses in the area. those were built for the union ironwork. this really is one of the most original live-work neighborhoods in san francisco. because of this mix of housing and industrial, they need to sit in terms of scale and mass and height for the neighborhood.

as you indicated, it includes bernal heights, and it also includes the portola. it is such a rich district. getting to know people of the district through the campaign, doing the job of a supervisor has been the most rewarding super rigid experience. -- the most rewarding experience. it is amazing how the people are. it has been a great experience. i do not know that i fully understood the richness of this district until i was actually talking to so many people on the campaign trail. now as a supervisor i see it every day. i see that. and there are challenges in these tough economic times. but i also see so much potential, so many amazing people, and we in city government have an opportunity to address so many problems and make so many things better. the campaign was a learning experience on so many levels. beyond that, i think you've learned something about yourself when you are putting yourself out there through the political process. i was very lucky that i had that opportunity because where i come from something as basic as free, democratic elections, that is

one of those fundraisers is slated for fuse day at the portola -- slated for tuesday at the portola area >>> republicans enjoying an imitation of president obama ended up yanking the act off the stage. comedian reggie brown entertained the crowd last night at the republican leadership conference in new orleans. but some of his jokes were too much for the gop audience. >> but the economy is frail. it's barely moving. it's gasping for air. and desperately clinging to life. just like newt gingrichs campaign. >> brown was in the middle of a joke about tea partyer michelle bachmann when he was given the hook. republican leaders urged the party to shun focus and instead focus on the 2010 campaign. >>> and there's a long way to go till the election. but 54% of surveyors polled say they approve the president's performance. 37% of voters say they disapprove. when it comes to reelecting mr. obama, 49% say they are inclined to. while 40% say they are no so inclined. >>> the president spent the father's day keeping cool with his daughters. the father's day outing comes just a day before the girl's t

we have seen speeds in the 50 around airway and portola. eastbound away from the dublin interchange heading into dublin and livermore. should be clear in a few minutes. i'll give you an update. >> thanks very much. >>> beaten but not broken. the bay area doctors trying to save bryan stow's life will give an update how he's doing. christie smith is live at the east bay hospital where the fan has been recovering for about a month now. good morning. >> reporter: i just called the media line at the hospital to bubble check and they still have bryan stow listed in critical condition this morning. we're expected to get some more specific information when the chief of neurosurgery speaks out about the 42-year-old paramedic from santa cruz who suffered a traumatic brain injury. the giants fan was beaten in a horrible attack at giants stadium march 31st. following the ordeal, stow has received an amazing show of support from the community across the bay area and also from within the sports community. meantime we wanted to mention the prime suspect i

his three-day swing will include a luncheon in sacramento and barbecue in portola valley cofounder ofun microsystems. the cost is $1,000 to $10,000 to attend the barbecue. good barbecue there. >>> calling it quits, two key fundraisers are leaving newt gingrich and weakening his efforts to run for president. the former speaker of the house has been struggling to raise money for his campaign while facing steep travel costs. early this month, 16 top aides and advisors left the former speaker's campaign leaving some speculating about whether his campaign will survive. >>> coming up, the royals are arrive. the just -- ar arriving. the new schedule of the duke and duchess of cambridge just released. >>> it's getting hot around the bay area. where you might be able to beat the heat. where it's going to be a scorcher this afternoon. your forecast is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! morgan c pay almost 154

>> more than 20 years before the quake, san francisco constructed the university reservoir in the portola district that supplies 25% of the city's water. >> it was built in 1885, 125 years ago. it was not seismically as strong as they wanted it to be >> as part of the project to rebuild the water system, the reservoir got a makeover. >> we reinforced the structure ading new elements like walls and super frames and beams. >> san francisco's public utilities commission drilled 500 piles anchoring the reservoir. >> the point is to make sure we have water within 24 hours of a major earthquake. we know it's not a matter of if, but when. >> city leaders released water into this 80 million gallon reservoir. it will flow at a rate of 2.5 million gallons a day and will take a month to refill the basin >> those people are that much more safe should there be an earthquake. all the things we wanted to do as part of the program. >> the reservoir marks the last project here in san francisco. the focus will shift to the peninsula where 86 seismic projects are under way in six counties >> each time we fi

former massachusetts governor romney will be here june l 21 for fundraiser in portola valley.ormer minnesota governor tim will host a fund raiser in san francisco one week from tonigh tonight. >> medical news now. group of scientist have discovered why smokers gain weight when they kick the habit. researchers known that nicotine play as role in suppressing appetite but didn't know y.nibbling teen activates newer on in the brain that regulate hunger. signal is september to the gut telling it it need fewer calorie than usual which explains why some people gain a few pounds when they quit. study is in friday edition of the journal of science. >>> remarkable pictures to share with you. first ever under water images of the devastation left by the tsunami in japan. japanese scuba divers took these video off the coast of japan and show the twisted metal furniture resting on the ocean floor and cars and even photographs. dive team is part of the japanese non-profit that hopes to find missing victims among the wreck achblingt officials estimate the number of dead and missing at more th

, water is once again flowing into the 125-year-old university mound reservoir in san francisco's portola district. it's been undergoing a retrofit to help it withstand earthquakes. city leaders say projects like these make the city's water system more reliable in an emergency. >> that our 2.5 million customers have drinking water and that we have an adequate supply to fight fires following a major seismic event. >> eventually, three hydroelectric generators will be installed at this location. that will be the start of a renewable energy program. those generators by the way should create enough power for about 200 homes. >>> and speaking of water, the rain just won't quit. roberta, what's going on? >> i do see some light at the end of the tunnel. we'll feature that with our seven-day forecast. right now, check out the sunshine in san jose, where so far today the high temperature has been in the low 60s but typically, we should be at 77 degrees. and then we have a west wind at 12, gusts up to 22. so it adds a little bit of a chill in the air. so bottom line is for your friday, looking ahea

among the stop in california is barbecue at the portola valley home of scott mcnealy. he will hit sacramento, los angeles and orange county. the latest field poll shows romney holds a solid lead over the party rivals in california. and is preferred by 25% of republican voters. >>> there is word this morning that long-time north bay congresswoman lynn woolsey is set to retire next year. she is set to announce she is leaving office at the end of term in 2012. she is planning a news conference monday to discuss the future. woolsey represented marrin and sonoma county for 20 years. a draft of a redistricting map released last week indicates that woolsey's congressional district would shift significantly if the change is approved. >>> a lawyer for the three miles per hour hikers charged with espionage in iran says a new hearing set of july 31 has been set in this case. shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd were detained in late july in 2009 along the iran/iraq border. they deny spying charges. bauer and fattal are in custody. shourd was released last year on $500,000 ba

mitt romney will be here on june 21 for a fund-raiser in portola valley and tim pawlenty will host aday. >> kristen: this morning, alaskan officials will release 24,000 pages of e-mails written by sarah palin during her two years as state's governor. the release comes in response by citizens and news media since the presidential race. e-mails have been examined by her lawyers but none have been redakota or removed but they are only being released on paper and must be picked up at person by the state capitol that can be only be reached by plane or boat. >>> and 2012 electric volt is getting cheaper. >> kristen: we say hello to jane king. >> eric: hello. >> hello, happy friday, chevy volt prices are going down. they are taking orders for the 2012 volt starting today, for the first time the volt is available in all the states. suggested retail is $40,000, thousand below the base price of 2011 model. chrysler, sports car with air bags that don't meet safety standards, they don't have advanced air bag sensors. >> during trading, we're kind of back to other old ways on wall street. dow dow

. >> reporter: mike up that road in portola valley is where a bar-b-que was held tonight for mitt romney. a campaign worker called it a low key event. as this event flier points out, admission was far from low key, one to $10,000. >> reporter: the bar-b-que was at the home of mike mcelley. he twitted 200 supporters were there for bbq and wiffel ball. we're told romney arrived dressed in suit and tie. but quickly dress down. the former governor of massachusetts is here to raise money. the latest field poll shows him leading the gop field in california preferred by 25% of registered republican voters. we talked to one guest as he was leaving. >> the governor arrived right on time. his lovely wife anne and he chatted it up with a lot of good friends and good supporters. and he looks like he's the next president of the united states. >> reporter: one couple told us they went to school with romney in boston. >> we're here because we're sponsoring the event. we've known romney for 40 years, he's the real deal. >> reporter: and many we spoke to said he can beat president obama. >> we've been fr

that's 65, that's el charo so things are slow to portola and then clearing close to the dublin interchangewe're watching that. antioch shows speeds continuing to dip around l where the 10 is. clearing by the time you get to lubbard. we're watching this area for the next half hour. we should see slowing by 7:00. we should see speeds below 50 and 40 miles per hour through that area. we'll get a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the shot as the metering lights are turned on. the sun is going to play a factor. a hot day, a spare the air day, too. carpool if you can. carpool lanes are clear. >> exactly do what you can. stay cool there morning. 6:26. be careful what you post on twitter. kind of you know, think before you say it. really got someone in trouble. >> yeah, it can hurt as you know. actor ryan dunn was killed in a high speed car accident in pennsylvania. after a night of drinking. this horrific crash, police had to use dental records to identify him. hit a tree. he was with jackass movies and shows. roger ebert tweeted just after this happened. here is a look at his tweet. he sai

. >> reporter: mike up that road in portola valley is where a bar-b-que was held tonight for mitt romney. a campaign worker called it a low key event. as this event flier points out, admission was far from low key, one to $10,000. >> reporter: the bar-b-que was at the home of mike mcelley. he twitted 200 supporters were there for bbq and wiffel ball. we're told romney arrived dressed in suit and tie. but quickly dress down. the former governor of massachusetts is here to raise money. the latest field poll shows him leading the gop field in california preferred by 25% of registered republican voters. we talked to one guest as he was leaving. >> the governor arrived right on time. his lovely wife anne and he chatted it up with a lot of good friends and good supporters. and he looks like he's the next president of the united states. >> reporter: one couple told us they went to school with romney in boston. >> we're here because we're sponsoring the event. we've known romney for 40 years, he's the real deal. >> reporter: and many we spoke to said he can beat president obama. >> we've been fr

once you are past livermore, 68 as you are passing by the former portola exit.lower drive-through antioch. just like yesterday, the speeds in the 60s. more slowing toward 242 and concord as well. 242 is showing a bit of slowing as well toward 680. toward the maze, it's holding up steady. the speeds slowing down the berkeley curve. we end with a live look out there. back up in all lanes to west grand avenue. >> all right. hanging on, too. thank you very much. 6:42 right now. there is a twist in the scandal involving anthony weiner. there are reports his wife of less than a year is pregnant. a new picture is being released. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. with details for us. amazing, this story. >> reporter: it keeps turning. we have new developments today. we talked about his wife, houma abdean. she's overseas with clinton right now and nbc news confirmed she's pregnant. we haven't heard from her at all during the scandal. we see a new photo of her husband, congressman anthony weiner. this is the one the conservative blogger who broke the story says he

, water is once again flowing into the 125-year-old university mound reservoir in san francisco's portola district. for the last two years, it has been undergoing retrofitting to make it withstand earthquakes. the reservoir supplied drinking water to millions of people. and city officials say projects like this one bring the city's water system closer to being more reliable in an emergency. >>> for years now abandoned boats and other debris have cluttered the petaluma river. it's not only an eyesore on the other otherwise beautiful waterway, but also a toxic hazard. but as don ford shows us, things are about to change. >> reporter: the petaluma river in southern sonoma county has for years been the dumping ground of old abandoned boats and barges. left rotting, polluting, creating serious environmental hazards. how did these get here? >> throughout the years, you know, people have abandoned them, left them, sometimes they sink on their own. it's kind of a wild, wild west and the one last area i see a lot of illegal dumping is the river. >> reporter: the river is now receiving some very sp

among stop in california is a barbecue at the portola valley home of suns micro system cofounder scottly. he will hit sacramento, los angeles and orange county. the latest field poll shows romney holds a solid lead over the party rivals in california and is preferred by 25% of the republican voters. >>> lawyer for the three american hikers charged with espionage in iran says a new hearing date of july 31 has been set in the case. shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd were detained in late july of 2009 along the iran/iraq border. the three denied they were spying. bauer and fattal remain in custody in tehran. shourd was released last year on a $500,000 bond and refused to return to iran for trial. iran has said it expects to make a final decision in the case by late august. >>> it is 5:37. as soon as that sun fully rises, boy, it is going to be hot. >> yeah. hope your power doesn't go out today as ours did in my neighborhood for a couple of hours last night. mike? >> i got lucky i guess. at one point we accidently had the dishwasher on. i was like we should probably turn that off an

portola vall ph balance of sanitizers, but most of it is common sense. >> reporter: though, it's a requirement for workers many employers are picking up the tab. >> it's never a question of, okay, you need on go get certified, otherwise you can't work here. i mean, the money that it's going to cost me is really minimal. >> reporter: but the impact could be great. the state law is based on similar ones in southern california counties where requiring safety training cut food borne illness by 70%. food booths are exempt as are farmers markets and grocery stores and believe it or not public and private school cafeterias and nursing homes. still at the santa clara cafeteria, he said it's a protection he thinks his customers will appreciate. >> i think it's a good idea for the public safety. >> reporter: one restaurant manager that i talked withed is he wasn't surprised he hadn't been contacted by his county health department and said he had been contacted by one of the companies offering the $15 course to his employees, because the law goes into effect on friday, there's a companion bill clarifying

woodside portola valley. dae little city 59. low to mid-60s. cloudy with rain on tuesday. showers possible thundershowers. it's out of there on thursday. we go wall to wall on sunshine. severe, clear, warm to hot. >>> 8:10. one hour ago. the u.s. supreme court announced california's law restricting violent video game sales is unconstitutional. a 2005 law banning the sale or rental of games like the grand theft auto series to anyone under the age of 18. video game producers claimed the law violated freedom of speech. the law never went into effect and the cases that are the most difficult to decide are usually the last ones announced. >>> we'll have more off "mornings on 2" right after this. stay with us. 7 >>> a rather solid fog bank. it's made it pretty far inland with a very solid sea breeze. even with sunshine, temperatures will cool off. a lot 660s and 70s. the big news -- a lot of 60s and 70s. the big news looks like rain on thursday. >>> president obama jumps into the high-stakes talks on raising the nation's debt limit this morning. as alison burns reports, time is

san francisco police investigating a deadly shooting in the portola district.hronicle says nelson abates of san francisco was shot several times while walking along san bruno avenue yesterday afternoon. he later died at a local hospital. the gunman reportedly escaped in a white car that was waiting nearby. >>> there are new reports this morning that the man appointed by the state to investigate the san bruno pipeline explosion is changing his mine on the cause of the disaster. in his original report, robert nickels says vibrations from a 2008 sewer project weakened the pipeline but now he says changes in gas line pressure over the years caused the problem. >>> a violent night in kabul, afghanistan. taliban fighters stormed the luxury hotel pop lair with international guests. coming up in 15 minutes. we'll have a live report. >>> the first lawsuit has been filed after the amtrak train accident last weekend that killed six people. the lawsuit claims -- the first lawsuit claims -- the first lawsuit claims negligence. the company released a statement yesterday expr

the bay area stops will include a barbecue at the portola valley home of microsoft's co founder, scottife is apparently feeling the fallout from the earthquake in tsunami. government has found traces of radiation in whales. these are the first known wells to be affected by leak. tokyo has already pan -- banned fishing around the plant. >>> in florida, the child of a young mother accused of killing her child, it's kinding counsel now -- it's winding down now what's happening right now in that courtroom? >>> traffic on 280 northbound, still pretty heavy getting up to highway 17. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. @ >>> the prosecution in the casey anthony murder trial in florida has just rested its case. defense attorneys are expected to call their first witness tomorrow. the 25-year-old florida mother is accused of killing her 2- year-old daughter. this is a live look at the court proceedings going on in order right now where the judge appears to be reading some statement. prosecutors say anthony repeatedly lied about her daughter's whereabouts during month ca