rob low is one actor who moved to the center has he has gotten older and a little wiser.ll to talk about his best selling book stories i only tell my friends. >> you say in your book that hollywood is a one party town and we all know that. a liberal democrat town. is there a reason for that? >> i think that and i don't know what it says. it is not meant to be a judgment but seems to me like creative people end up being democrats and i think it has been that way forever. >> do they feel sorry for the downtrodden? i consider myself a creative person around i'm a traditional guy more than a liberal guy. >> i think that democrats are very long on empathy. artists have to be long on empathy. republicans are long on logic. in my view. >> okay. that might be a little over simplifying. >> i was trying to simplify. >> i think there is a peer pressure kind of thing throughout that when you get into the business is everybody is one way that pretty much you got to go that bay listen, everybody can relate to brogue up at the kitchen table and hearing your parents talk only one view. >

cnnpolitics.com. >>> all right pap controversy over rob lowe's next movie. s set to play accused wife killer scott peterson. here is lowe explaining that role. >> this is for the part that i'm playing now. i'm playi ining drew peterson. drew is the cop from chicago. and the first wife was found dead in the try bathtub. second wife disappeared. still don't know where she is. he's currently awaiting trial for the murder of the first wife. >> so drew peterson is trying to stop production of this movie. this weekend i talked about this with our legal guys and asked if peterson's lawsuit has a chance. >> the book was written. it was called "untouchable." it's about drew peterson. wouldn't you imagine that his legal counsel would have written to the publishers trying to cease -- have them cease and desist? unfortunately, nobody apparently on the legal team reads. but they do watch television. so they're now trying to convince lifetime to stop the production. well, there's no more legal chance or constitutional chance in the world of that happening. drew peterson is

. >> and from the menendez brothers to rob lowe playing drew peterson.murder movies ripped from the headlines. >>> kate and william, what they're doing tonight as they pack for hollywood in just two days. >> kate is really, really excited. and will, will is a little bit nervous. >> where the stars want them to visit. >> malibu. maybe go to the pier. >> plus i know what is inside

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rob lowe is playing him, t.j. a gift for drew peterson. >> he's supposed to be honored by that? with we're seeing rob lowe here now. but he said he doesn't have much of a case, but what right do any of us really have? if somebody decided they wanted to smak a movie about sunny h i hostin and your life, i mean, for all of us, can you stop anybody from doing that or do they have a right to? >> they have a right to if it's an accurate depiction of real events. absolutely some celebrities do have a right to stop things like that. they make money with their name and their likeness. but for the most part if a filmmaker is depicting accurate events they're going to be able to do it, t.j. and hey, i mean, if someone fabulous depicting me, i don't know if i would try to stop that film. >> who would you take depicting you? >> oh, i don't know. i don't know. i'm not sure. but if it's somebody good, someone in my err is saying halle berry, that's a big compliment. i would definitely take that one. >> that is a big compliment.

was that your first -- >> rob lowe. my mom was excited. i mean, he's cute, right?yeah. and, did you talk to rob at all? did you get to -- >> yeah, i took a picture with him. i had a scene with him. and one of the girls -- i played girl number two, and s s was girl number one. it was an awesome part. and she taught me how to talk with my loutedclosed. >> jimmy: what does that mean? >> i can talk with my mouth closed. >> jimmy: can you do it for us? >> all right. >> jimmy: what the hell, right? >> that's all i can say right now. >> jimmy: you learned that from girl number one? >> girl number one. and i did it in front of rob. >> jimmy: he liked that? >> he did. >> jimmy: irresistible. you have a tiny little person trapped inside your head. your sister is trying out for the lakers, not for the team, but to be a lakers girl. >> yes, she is. i'm so excited. >> jimmy: what stage is she at in the kind of try youmentouts? >> she gototo the final cut, tomorrow is the final interview. i hope she makes it because i'm obsessed with the lakers, and if they win this year, she wi

i've forgotten the actor who's going to be -- >> rob lowe. >> he doesn't want this to go forward.fetime is saying, no, we're going forward. even though he has yet to stand trial on this particular case, does he have any real leverage, avery, to get lifetime or a movie house to say, no, you can't do my story? >> no. he's got absolutely nothing. the silliest thing about the position he's taking -- i want to be clear. the truth is, the book was written. it was called "untouchables" about drew peterson. would you imagine that his legal counsel would have written to the publishers trying to have them cease and desist? unfortunately nobody apparently on the legal team reads. but they do watch television. so they're now trying to convince lifetime to stop the production. well, there's no more legal chance or constitutional chance in the world of that happening. drew peterson is concerned that he might appear in not a particularly good light. look, he intentionally does not look good. and so bottom line, case is absolutely going nowhere. >> richard, because there was a book -- exactly wha

good looks of rob lowe. >> greg: he is in the drew peterson movie and "i" assume he plays drew petersonows how screwed up hollywood is. they find someone better looking than the criminal. the criminals are never as good looking as the actor. i'm not sure if he is playing it but he stars in it so i assume he is. >> bob: i hate to sound stupid. who is drew peterson? >> andrea: oh, boy. you don't follow -- >> he killed all his wives in chicago. >> greg: allegedly. >> kimberly: allegedly. you don't drown in a dry bathtub. >> bob: i know people have. >> kimberly: in a dry bathtub. >> greg: that was last night. >> bob: i seen people do that. >> andrea: you've seen it? >> bob: no. let's move on. i still don't know who the guy is. i thought we were talking about a baseball player. >> andrea: we're happy. >> kimberly: we don't talk about casey anthony until next week. >> bob: never. please. >> kimberly: bob, happy ending. coming up on "the five" are the n.f.l. owners and players making their way to the end zone with lockout negotiations? and later, we'll talk about friends with benefits. it's li

rob lowe is playing drew peterson. his lawyers have filed a cease and desist letter with lifetime.network officials told cnn that they had no comment. peterson is in jail awaiting trial. >>> reality tv star cody brown and the sister wives are suing for invasion of privacy. really? our legal guys are back. i mean, you know, reality tv, where's your privacy when you put it all out there? richard herman and avery friedman will back with us. avery, what gives? what part of privacy are they looking for that they, i guess, have been missing? >> none. here's the theory, though. here's the theory. the theory is that there was an -- there was a sodomy case decided by the supreme court involving a gay couple. and the supreme court invalidated the criminal sodomy laws of texas. so the theory here -- it's really pie in the sky. i teach this stuff so i get it. but what they're arguing is, well, in utah which has worked hard to ban polygamy, they're saying there's a public policy, the state is, to ban multi-member marriages. the cody brown and his people are saying, no, no, no, we have a right o

rob roth,. >>> a low income housing facility in san francisco reopened today after an extensive renovation. san francisco mayor ed lee was on hand for today's grand reopening of the tenderloin neighborhood development corporations civic center resident. the mccallister street underwent $30,000 in renovations including more bathrooms an more restrooms. >> it's great to have a place the way they renovated with the bathrooms and sinks and everything. it looks great now. >> reporter: the civic center residents provide 300 living spaces for people. >>> the first phase will extend the car pool lane to atherton avenue. construction is expected to take two years to complete. >>> it would give the states 55 electoral votes to the candidate that wins the popular vote rather than the winner of the state vote. the decision came after al gore won the popular vote but george b. bush won the election. >>> a nonprofit think tank thinks california could boost voter turn out by allowing online voter registration. researchers say nine states that currently allow it save money and reduce fraud. the pew center

as peterson. >> sure rob lowe isn't doing this for free.ure lifetime isn't giving away the advertising time in the show. >> drew wants money. >> he's entitled to it. that's the american way. >> prosecutors in the case say they strongly disagree with the appellate court's decision. there's no word of whether they planned a further appeal. drew peterson could go to trial as early as september. matt? >>> ken tibbleses in chicago. kevin, thank you very much. 18 after the hour. here's ann. >>> thanks. alex trebek, long-time host of the quiz show, "jeopardy" will have surgery tomorrow after chasing a burglar out of his hotel room. good morning. >>> a terrifying thought for anyone to wake up and find someone going through their belongin belongings. this time the victim was alex trebek who was able to outsmart the burglar. >> what entered the country with bolivia? >> chile. >> sorry, it's peru. >> alex trebek had all of the answers as he hosted the geographic bee. in a san francisco hotel room, he found himself in a bit of "jeopardy". >> i woke up,

keira knightly became brusier, even rob lowe admitting this.e had with my colleague piers morgan. take a look at this. >> how old are you? >> 47. >> you're a year older than me, and you look like this? >> under your suit, i know you look like that, too. >> that's the point. >> you do, too. >> do you actually look like that? >> photoshopped. >> why are we so photoshop happy. do we, the consumer, deep down do we want to see this perfect pictu picture? >> there's a bit of both. it seems like if we, as people who are the consumer, keeping on purchasing, we're letting the companies know that we approve. if the majority of the power is in females' hands, we've got to shop. letting women know that they actually have the power to change a company's direction, and how they go about promoting imagery is so incredibly shape-shifting. >> how do you teach your daughter that her thigh doesn't need to be the size of my pinky finger? >> you have to walk the walk and talk the talk. you have to hang with wonderful women who feel the same way. first thing you say

rob lowe attended the charity match.ision art. >> i loved her dress. >> what celebs were out there. >> barbra streisand was there, she chatted with the royal couple. tom hanks, rita wilson. >> j. lo was there. >> j. lo was there, you know, she brought her mother, actually. her mother tripped on the red carpet, was so embarrassed. >> did she fall? >> no, thee didn't fall. >> and j. o today, as you know is whipping up the frenzy about whether or not she's going back to "idol." >> isn't it clear she's going back? >> the best thing that happened to her, exxept for her children, you know what i'm saying. press. trying to manipulate the >> she's trying to whip up the energy about it. >> baby news, victoria beckham. >> and kate hudssn both had babies. >> david beckham met with the royal couple on friday when they got there. there was a reception at the british consulate. he apologized. he said, i'm so sorry victoria couldn't be here, she's too tired. and she gave birth on sunday. they have three sons and their first little girl

rob mayeda. >> let's show you the temperatures we're waking up to. mostly 40s and 50s, some low clouds on the coastline. throughout lunch time today, should see 70s inland but still pretty mild for this time of year. livermore near 80, 65 san francisco, 78 in san jose. a check of your seven-day forecast, middle part of the week we finally start to warm up. looking more like july temperatures in mid-80s inland. the weather looking pretty good, mike. how is that morning commute? >> rob, of course very light now. it's 4:30 in the morning. with the northbound routes, there is one issue coming down in the south bay. a car went off of the roadway. folks familiar 20 area, there is a chain link fence, then a frontage road. beyond that there is a car. there's a lot of flashing lights. so be prepared for that. stay over a lane if you can. back to you. >> mike, thank you. fear of retaliation in the east bay city of richmond. police or people rather afraid of the violence that could come next. last week three people were shot dead, just last night two others killed. "today in the east bay's

more than the patchy low clouds. >> rob, we'll take you to the east bay.isabled vehicle is in your commute direction at university avenue but on the shoulder, a narrow shoulder. we'll watch that. if you have been stuck on the side of the road it's harrowing situation. 580 a new disabled vehicle. cleared from the report. so that shouldn't be a problem. that's great. so let's look toward something still going on. onto the northbound 101. constructions that on ramp closed. you see the construct. 101 between 37 and san pedro road there is constroux we'll see the slower sensors. there may be fog through the area as well. we'll keep our eyes on things. look at the golden gate bridge. there is fog there and we can't see past that. typically we'd see all of those across the spain. we'll look at sunol. i think they are going to health care some fog. >> need a big fan. >> share the fog. >> we know the royal wedding catapulted a woman to the top but probably not the one that you think. krin says catherine but new mom has liked the name. it's the hoddest name so far.

rob mayeda. >> happy friday to you. we look at our temperatures hour by hour, breakfast time, 50s with patchy low clouds like yesterday morning. and much like yesterday, inland temperatures will make a run into the 90s as we approach 4:00. the warmest places, livermore, 87 in san jose, 68 around san francisco. for the weekend we'll see the temperatures holding steady. one item, a chance of mountain thunder south of santa cruz for the weekend. a look at a tough commute earlier on 580. >> earlier than this, there is an earlier than 4:30. i sent out a tweet at the dublin interchange. it has reopened. the connector, the commute direction on 680 reopened. and smooth drive through livermore. a new accident report in this area, actually toward the bay bridge. updates on those in the next report. >> thank you much. remembering his life but struggling with his death, an oakland woman mourning her husband shot and killed while feeding the homeless. 29-year-old was delivering food to the homeless on 47th avenue wednesday morning when someone in a turquoise van started shooting. he was hit in the head, his wife grazed by a bullet. their

let's check win rob for christina. >> looks like maybe some 90s out there. but this morning we're seeing more low clouds. about 500 feet off the ground so it's not just sitting down on top of the golden gate bridge. 55 degrees right now. yes t sea breeze pumping in the low clouds that will prevent temperatures from getting too toasty inland. we have been watching that moisture across the desert southwest, you can see it's doing something moving east to west out of palm springs, into the mountains of l.a., then turn to the north as we head into the weekend f. your travel plans include lake tahoe and look out for thunderstorms for the weekend. some of us may try to spill over to the coastal range. have to watch to see if we see thundershowers south of santa cruz for the weekend. 80s around san jose. 78. 68 san francisco. so the weekend looks great. including if you are heading to gilroy, in the low 90s. watch out for the thunder that could pop up on the coastal range come sunday. >> also watch for that breath that can pop up. we'll look to antioch, the east bay. we had, well, tire tread on the road

rob joins us with a look. >> a pleasant look. it's monday morning but we don't have the lowlouds and fog dropping drizzle like at time this is weekend. 50s now. we should see some 70s, maybe some low 80s inland for the afternoon. thanks to a sea breeze it's still going strong this morning. we're not going to warm up a lot even if a little bit of the extra sunshine. heading to the giants/dodgers we should see first pitch temperature close to 62 and dropping into the 50s through the game with more low clouds spilling in later. the big story on the "today" show after our newscast is the national heat wave, heat plus humidity bringing heat index, minneapolis to detroit, it's unbelievable. this pattern is the reason we're so cool in the west. it's locked in the pattern of high pressure to the east, trough to the west. so we actually have rain showers off to the north coast as we head through the afternoon. probably not the bay area but north of ukiah this afternoon may see a stray shower or two. highs around the bay area, 78 san jose, 83 morgan hill. that's the hot spot. 65 san f

rob mayeda in for jeff ranieri. we watch a weekend forecast. you don't see low clouds around san francisco. we'll talk more about the potential for triple-digit heat in the seven-day forecast coming up. >> remarkable story, some of the best minds in alzheimer's research are here in the bay area trying to determine what triggers this disease and how to treat it. >> there is one researcher who has a personal stake in finding a cure. that's because she's gone from research tear patient. marianne favro takes us in depth. >> i worked with a concept point. >> ray lean has a degree in micro biology working on a vaccine for alzheimer's. she is more devoted to try to find a cure for the disease which afflicts an estimated 5.4 million americans. >> the trials will stay in place. >> ray lynn has confrom researcher to alzheimer's patients. >> i kept ignoring it. i couldn't believe that it might be true. >> but it was true. and six years ago she received the official diagnosis, early onset alzheimer's, which strikes people younger than 65. >> i said you know, i can't believe that this can happen. it's j

low clouds. >> all right. thank you very much, rob. >>> alabama has a dubious distinction this morning. that state had more top category tornadoes touch down than any other state. the national weather service says seven ef-5 category tornadoes touched down in the state since 1950. alabama was tied with texas, oklahoma, iowa and kansas for a while with six ef-5 tornadoes. an ef-5 tornado, the most powerful on the scale has winds of more than 200 miles per hour. >>> for more than 100 years, californians have protected magnificent redwood forests from excessive logging and other threats by creating redwood parks. now the hard won refuges are facing a new threat and that's climate change. as "today in the bay's" doug mcconnell reports, you could be the redwood's last chance for survival. >> we want to understand how redwoods respond to climate because climate is going to dictate if redwoods continue to thrive where they are today and it's going to tell us where the redwoods are going to grow successfully in the future. >> climate is changing. these thirsty redwoods near santa cruz rely on f

rob this morning. >> good morning, scott. pretty nice start for most of the bay area we're seeing 50s and low 60s but you will run into thick fog along the coast across the golden gate bridge. something mike will keep an eye on for your commute. we're seeing southwest winds in fairfield but not as strong as earlier in the week. the marine layer has been squished down. warm temperatures inland today and tomorrow. for the weekend moisture moving out of southern california which we have to watch out for in terms of lightning-sparked fires. i think most will stay in southern california as temperatures cool slightly for the weekend. today, pretty nice, 60s around san francisco, 70s for oakland, 80s for san jose. inland around the tri-valley temperatures climbing into the 90s. if you head up to ukiah, 101 around ukiah for the afternoon. seven-day forecast, toasty inland as we kick off the weekend. cooler as you approach the start of next week. a check of your thursday commute with mike. >> we'll check 580. so far the traffic is moving nicely through the area. 14 minutes. i'm going to call out the area. a person with a disabled miniva

rob mayeda. maybe a little hot? >> a little something for everybody. we've got the low clouds, 56 degrees in oakland.aw the hornet there looking with gray skies around the east bay. san francisco, mist at 55 degrees. san jose, we'll call it mostly cloudy. though there's a few sunny breaks around the south bay right now. southeast wind at 12. a little bit of a gloomy start this morning. around lunchtime, we'll get 70s to near 80s topping out to mid to upper 80s around pleasantton and livermore. 65 san francisco. 70 in oakland. weather for all types of weather fans around the bay area today. but the seven-day is hinting perhaps at some heat issues for parts of the bay area. we'll talk more about that coming up in the full forecast in a fu minutes. >> thank you very much, rob. >>> a busy night for oakland police as gunfire erupted in eight different neighborhoods around the city. and now at least six people are in the hospital. we'll start in west oakland where two men were shot near the corner of chestnut and 24 dh streets. one man is in critical condition. this shooting happened just before 11:00 last

rob mayeda on the weather. what is going on, that's what i have to say. >> big time cooldown going on around san francisco. southwest winds at 18 miles an hour, the lowng over the tops of the buildings, 50s around oakland and san jose. all locations like we've been seeing this morning, misty skies. 50s across the board. good strong sea breeze reaching the valleys. good news for your air quality sunday. that's going to be grade for your outdoor plans. in terms of rain or heavier rain, i should say, that's down in the desert southwest, all that moisture which did flair up in the sierras. we're seeing this trough approach the west coast, which is going to reinforce the ocean air conditioning and bring some cooler air aloft. this hurricane calvin, tropical storm calvin, now just a tropical depression, good news in the tropics to our south. moving away from mexico and baja, california now a nonfactor with tropical weather to our south. probably some drizzle on the coast, and around san francisco, here you go. high temperatures, no, it's july, but it doesn't really seem like it, 78 for san jose, 62 san francisco. temperatures are going to cool down a littl

here's how you're waking up this morning, a little bit of low clouds there, but let's check with rob cool. >> cool. speaking of oakland, that might have been one of the spots that felt the early morning earthquake just before 4:00 this morning. it was two miles east-southeast of berkeley. 3.3 which is large enough to get your attention. most folks saying it only lasted a couple of seconds but was felt as far west as san bruno as noted by eduardo trujillo who posted he woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. 54 degrees in oakland, west wind at 12. we've got low clouds filling in through the bay. there's enough low cloud cover to cause some drizzle around the golden gate bridge. so as we go through the day, a lot like yesterday. we'll get sunshine inland but continued cool with only mid-70s around san jose, 60s for san francisco and oakland but t seven-day forecast hinting at changes as high pressure turns stronger and moves closer to us. we'll see a little bit of a warmer finish to the weekend and back to the mid and upper 80s midway through next week. >>> a conservative group is figh

low of 39%. for republicans it's 28%. tanya and rob?xt year, congressman david wu now says he's going to resign following a sex scandal. the seven-time oregon democrat is accused of an unwanted sexual encounter with the 18-year-old daughter of a campaign contributor. wu claims the encounter was consensual. he says he will step down as soon as the debt ceiling crisis has been resolved. >>> some harsh criticism for norway's police force after friday's mass murders. questions are being raised over why it took more than 90 minutes for an elite unit to stop gunman anders breivik who killed 68 people. one european anti-terror chief called the response an amazing failure. it could lead to major law enforcement changes in a country that was once considered a low terrorism risk. >>> singer amy winehouse has been cremated following what one family friend called a joyful celebration of her life. several hundred friends and family attended winehouse's funeral yesterday in london. her father delivered the eulogy, saying winehouse had beaten drugs th

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lows are cool 40s and 30s. the days will be warm. a little bit cooler saturday and breezy rob sunday. temperatures south lake tahoe in the 70s. 9:s in-- 90s inland for us. 95 antioch. 76 oakland. 80 fremont to mid 90s. 82 santa clara. 77 san mateo. 62 daly city but 68 in san francisco. it lookalikes a cooler pattern takes place over the weekend. >>> a texas firefighter falls to his death during a baseball game. come ugh up in -- coming up in three minutes we will go to arlington for more on this tragedy during last nights a's game against the texas rangers. >>> plus how what you can eat may help in the search for missing nursing student mark ibanez -- michelle le. >>> i will tell you more about the traffic and weather coming up. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and t

rob joins us with a look. >> that's right. pretty nice day. patchy low clouds approaching the coast.ough breakfast time. lunch time low 70s. top out mid 70s around san jose. 65 san francisco and we could see stray showers north of santa rosa for the afternoon. cool days ahead. we warm up, second half of the week we're talking 80s and 90s. thursday into friday. the weather not so bad. the monday commute tough. >> a rough one. we have another issue, not a sigalert but major accident involving injuries. westbound 80 that's the commute direction at highway 4. things were jammed up below 20 miles per hour. you do have an issue as you pass by 4. four cars involved. still lanes blocked. at one point three, now two are blocked. that makes things lighter at the east shore freeway as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. the incline we had the disabled vehicle that cleared and the travel time now 28-minute drive through this area. 101 slow because of that big rig. >> thank you, mike. for the latest check us out on facebook, nbc bay area morning news. >>> 7:30 now on this monday morning, july

." >> let's check the forecast now with meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina. >> nice for the afternoon, low clouds over san francisco, 68 later on for a high temperature of about 87 in san jose. 95 in livermore and 80s around places like fremont. for the afternoon not much change but watch out for mountain thunder out toward the sierra on sunday. >> we have a slowdown northbound 280, the earlier accident at saratoga cleared, it is motorcycle.cc1: another one today. no major injuries. and 101, and the altamont pass through livermore, a 21-minute drive toward the 580/680 interchange. north we're looking at antioch with good slowing. all incidents cleared from highway 4. slow through pittsburg and bay point. keep that in mind over to 680, 242 showing speeds below 50. >> thank you very much. for the latest check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook. another local update in a half hour. have a great morning. cc1:cc1:cc: ♪ >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning, july 29th, 2011. excited and ready to go. one hour from now, the classic rock band journey will take the stage. hits.s ofcc1: they wil

low clouds there, visibility for the drivers not a quarterback. just seeing the drivers. >> all right. good. coming up, alex trebek robbed. and injured casing down the suspect. to find out how he's going to wrap up his hard week. and raising the debt sealing, it's not expected to make it very far. a live report from washington is up next. >> live look outside, the golden gate bridge. can you make it out at all? swint, turnou y.ret ou l >> 6:42. you know, the days keep ticking away to the deadline to raise the national debt ceiling. the house will vote on a plan today but it's not expected to make it to the president's desk. tracie potts is live in washington with a look at the scramble to get this deal done. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. that's why democrats say if this plan will never make it to the president's desk because not a single senate democrat will vote for it why are we wasting a day dealing with it. john boehner, the republican leaders retooled his plan after budget officials said it didn't save as much as he thought. now he found more savings, it's up for a vote but he's having trouble even

low clouds. and as we head towards next week, summer comes back and we should see 80s and 90s. >> almost chilly in that forecast. >> it will seem very cool. >> thank you very much, robcoming up next at 11:00, an unusual alliance between teenagers and homeowners in the makeover project they tackled together in the south bay. >>> plus -- >> geanes good evening, i'm laurence scott. we take a look at the giants all stars. plus classics we've had here in the bay area. and we talk to a pair of oakland natives helping out kids in the east bay during this informal lockout. that and more coming up on "sports sunday." >>> from hostel graffiti to works of art, teens from the project paint murals on residential fences in san jose this afternoon. the group joined forces with homeowners to replace graffiti with messages of hope. they plan to do the same thing next weekend, and they say the weekend after that. >>> all right. coming up next, joe montana could be teaming up with the niners again, but it's not exactly what you might think. we'll show you. >>> the legendary joe montana plans to hang out in the bay area this tuesday. montana wants to build an entertainment complex next

rob in for christina. >> good to see you as well. happy friday morning. our weather, speaking ever san francisco we have low the west, comfortable. the sea breeze not too strong. as we speed things up you can see the low clouds moving across the tip of the peninsula. you will find the fog this morning. making for a slow drive of it temperatures, 50s right now so kind of sweatshirt weather for maybe an hour or so. as the sea breeze picks up along the coast, then the rest of the bay area will start to cool down. good news for air quality. that's starting to improve. temperatures drop, we should see air quality looking fine for the weekend. the mets in town, you'll want your giants sweatshirt as we see probably patchy low clouds across the bay as we go through the game. west coast view shows you some of the moisture firing up thundershowers off to our east that should stay further to the east now as the winds aloft start to push in a stronger sea breeze. it should keep most of those thunderstorms away from lake tahoe. so still some low 90s inland and the warmest places but the trend through the weekend will be

let's check the forecast with rob may aid da. >> we are already seeing the low clouds and cooling movese local news update in half an hour. see you then. how do i deal with joint pain?. [ male announcer ] introducing icy hot naturals with natural menthol. it's gets icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away fast. new icy hot naturals. >>> hello. everybody, you made it to friday. >> it's friday around here. it's julyh, which means just six more days, and we will see you in montreal, where we're going to be live from the plaza jacques cartier. if you're around, you don't need tickets. just show up. it's free. >> you know who's going to join us too? >> bobby. >> bobby thomas is there. so we're very excited. and you can catch us tonight, if you have insomnia, at 11:35 on with jay leno. it's going to be fun. >> and hilarity will ensue. >> it will. >> last time i did a keg stand. it's time for to you do something interesting. >> i'm worried about the prop action involved. >> there are some props that we are supposed to be -- >> propping with. >> one is something bobby showed us on the air. we'll

low 80s. >>> thank you, steve. coming up next on mornings on 2, police say they captured two men robbing an atm in the east bay buts what they uncovered next that is very concerning. >>> also san francisco taxi problems are not over yet. the negotiations happening today about a new plan to strike. why this one could be more crippling this time around. stay right here with us.

rob mayeda. good morning. >> good friday morning to you. we show you san jose to get you started. we've got a few patches of low clouds but not a bad start. 59 degrees. low clouds all up and down the coast. some of that around san francisco again, then around lunch time 80s popping up inland and take your pick, a nice spread of temperatures, 90s go out to livermore, 80s around san jose, 68 in san francisco. the weather looking pretty good, mike, how's the friday commute? >> it's hopping. the chp reports big accidents, the latest in the south bay. we're going down to central expressway where i got the update two of your right lanes are blocked. one lane gets by at lafayette at the central expressway because of an accident, a truck went into the side of the road. injuries reported. i don't know the extent. two lanes are blocked. back to you. >> across the bay bridge you'll see bright orange additions to the eastern span. construction project. christie smith is live from treasure island with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right, if you've driven the bay bridge recently on the upper de

rob what is this doing for your reputation the reputation of your profession. well i think the british journalism and certainly the tabloid and the british journalism has been held in pretty low esteem for a very long time sorry. i think it just confirms people's worst prejudices about these things but hopefully i think there's a real sentiment as well that journalists do do some very very valuable work by taking the. things that people don't want to reveal in places of power and from that point of view are hoping. this will be seen as a confirmation that journalism can do some good stuff as you well know whereby suggesting spot magazine as a tabloid newspaper or. magazine thanks very much indeed for your insight there and your thoughts thanks very much rob lines of spiked magazine. this is r t come to you live from the russian capital still to come in the program this hour greece trains the last of the boats headed to blockade of gaza while the un is expected to publish a long awaited report on israel's deadly assault is also still to come. this is inexcusable it's careless it's negligent it's criminal. campaign in libya is growing with criticism it's coming too high a price

jeopardy i have to admit that i do the low show staff to we are all huge bands we even play it live at times and we feel real real sorry for alex track that he has gotten rob has hurt his ankle it's horrible but does this really mean there are reports on all the mainstream networks live hits with reporters for the very latest on his tendons seriously i look at the ticker at the bottom of one of those reports had the suicide bombing in iraq well they're devoting the spotlight to back anyway as the debt stalemate continues and doom and gloom continues to be debated we think an important part of that story is being largely overlooked the us is aaa credit rating what happens if the u.s. loses it everyone is worried about the three ratings agencies that are threatening to downgrade the u.s. debt and what that means the calamitous chain of events that could lead to some analysts say that a downgrade is inevitable at this point even if the debt ceiling is raised eventually some like investor jim rogers who i've interviewed many times he thinks the markets already accepted that the u.s. is downgraded but what about the track record of these very ratings agencies t

rob mayeda. >> short term we're going to be cooling down a little bit. you saw oakland over the shoulder there. you can see we've got low parts of the bay area. the sun starting to break through around san jose. we're at 58 degrees right now. oakland also 58. southwest wind at 7. into san francisco, some low clouds in and around the golden gate bridge. 59 degrees. good, healthy sea breeze again, which is reaching inland this morning. it's going to keep our temperatures fairly comfortable. we should be in the low 80s around san jose and 70s in most of the inner east bay. we'll see low to mid-70s, 80s inland concord to fairfield, also around livermore. altamont pass mid-80s. 70s from healdsburg down to petaluma. as the marine layer deepens up, we may have morning drizzle as times. second half of the week trending warmer, perhaps 90s coming our way towards friday and saturday. we should be fine for now. >>> oakley police are questioning a possible suspect in a shooting that killed one man and sent another to the hospital. it happened around 7:00 last night in the area of o'hara avenue and laurel streets near highway 4. oak

rob mayeda. you say still cooler than we should be in time of year. >> we are seeing cool temperatures out there for places like sunol later on with highs low 80s. 53n san francisco with misty skies around downtown. 56 in oakland. san jose seeing sunshine. 54 degrees. southeast wind at 9. a good strong sea breeze will ensure that low clouds we see this morning will be lurking on the coast throughout the day today. we'll see 50s to near 60-degree temperatures in san francisco. kind of like what we saw yesterday. livermore and concord should see highs closer to 80. 68 for a high in oakland. seven-day forecast shows you that inland spots will keep that cooling trend going for the workweek. inland temperatures actually cooling off a bit more between now and wednesday. good air quality but kind of chilly out there over the next couple of afternoons. >> thank you very much, rob. this morning san francisco police officers have a new contract deal with the city which will allow them to receive raises and avoid layoffs while paying more for their pensions. the union overwhelmingly accepted that offer last night. police get a 3% raise immediately that was pr

rob. >> good morning again, soledad. another gorgeous day across the northeast. lowthan it was yesterday, enjoy that, you know, this time of year, the heat and humidity typically builds back in. building across the southwest, or i should say the southern plains and towards the northern plains where today we've got some severe thunderstorms that are bubbling across parts of eastern north dakota, moving into minnesota and some have been rough and looking for thunderstorms to build across parts southeast along that stationary boundary. that's where you'll see the airport delays especially in the afternoon, atlanta, specifically, minneapolis, two big delta hubs, miami, atlanta, minneapolis, miami, orlando and denver to a lesser extent in the afternoon. denver had a streak of some thunderstorms pretty much the last couple weeks. 104 again in dallas. dallas, oklahoma city, seeing 100 plus days, each seen at least 20 so far this year. notice atlanta a little cooler and drier, 85 degrees expected in new york city, and the heat again expected to build. as a matter of fact, we

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rob mayeda is in for christina loren. >> good morning. pretty nice start to the morning. we have sunshine even around san francisco and for most of our inland valleys now. we are seeing lowapproach the coast. 50s for the moment. we have a healthy sea breeze reaching fairfield. with the on shore wind pattern our temperatures are going to stay fairly mild. and you're going to look for warmer temperatures, probably going to have to wait until wednesday. in the short-term we'll continue to see more clouds spilling over the north bay, strong sea breeze through tomorrow. by the middle of the week we'll see high pressure building with 70s and 80s for the inner bay and yes, 90s, july weather coming back as you round out the week ahead. around the bay area, 65 san francisco, 78 san jose, low 80s for morgan hill and santa rosa northward, the weather is going to get a little weird. increasing clouds and maybe a few stray showers across the north bay to early tomorrow. areas mainly ukiah north and there comes the warm-up as we pass the middle of the week. we approach the upcomingnd with. >> we got to take you out to the bay bridge. i want to show you the chopper shot. this person we

rob mayeda. and we all want to know, right, when is the gray going away? >> well, it's going to go away at least inland around lunchtime. right now we've got a lot of lowlouds and actually some drizzle around san jose this morning. if you've got some wet roads, that's the reason y we're at 62 degrees, kind of a muggy and mild start for most of us. 57 in san francisco. oakland 56 with a few sunny breaks popping up around the east bay. as we've been talking about, it is '80s day out at the ballpark. temperatures will be in the mid-60s through the game time and you want to wear a jacket, things will be cool as the game continues there. obviously lots of drizzle in spots this morning. then lunchtime we'll break out of the gray at least for inland valleys, but our temperatures are still way below average. only the warmest places today near 80 degrees inland. the seven-day finally gets us back into july, which this monday is still apparently july, it just doesn't feel like it outside. we'll finally see 80s and 90s coming back. we'll have a look at that coming up in the full forecast. >>> new this morning, extra police patrols out in force in san francisco th

traveling through san francisco early morning fog and low clouds and a couple temperature reading of 65 or so degrees. back to you in new york. >> thanks, robtel maid who claims dominique strauss-kahn sexually assaulted her says the former imf chief was in her words acting like a crazy man during the incident. >> for the first time since their may encounter the 3-year-old accuser coming forward with her side of the story in her own words. this is video from an interview she gave to abc news. she told her story to "newsweek" magazine, claiming she never wanted to go public but now she feels she simply has no choice. susan candiotti joining us with the new development. we're hearing from the accuser. >> it's a sgriping, compelling account as we read it. not necessarily anything that is surprising or new, but you can't -- it's hard to put it down, hard not to listen to what she has to say. in short she talks about coming into the hotel room, thinking that there was no one in there and then discovering a naked man she says coming out of the bathroom at which time she says to him, oh, my god, i'm sorry, she tells "newsweek" magazine. he says, yo

low clearance sign in the heavy rain. >>> the weather has seemed to gone wild. stifling heat settling in over the south from texas to virginia today. a dozen states under heat advisories. meteorologist robo is live in atlanta. hey, rob. >> hey, kyra. atlanta is in that mix as well. it's been a long last couple of weeks. seems like everybody across the south and southeast has been enduring some heat of record proportions. places like oklahoma city haven't seen temperatures rise above the 100-degree mark for 18 of the past 20 days. in cities like atlanta, here in mid-town, you know, you get a lot of pollution and the ozone cooking because of the sun and the heat and pollutants and causes bad air quality as well. here are the record highs. stretch from the northeast to the southern here at piedmont park, people come out here for their morning run. granted, a lot of folks are at work now, but there's maybe two or three people here brave enough to take that jog earlier this morning. they had boot camps out here, but that was before the sun came up. so stay hydrated. did you do have to work outside, try to do it in the early morning. >> is that where you were, attending that 4:00 a.m. boot ca

rob. it will stay cool around the bay? >> not bad. especially with what's happening around the rest of the country. a lot of friends and family would want to come to the bay area today. low and for san jose, you just saw it, 55 degrees. patchy low clouds. hour by hour, forecast low clouds inland this morning. at the coast, the warmest places inland making a run at the mid-80s. san jose low 80s. morgan hill to livermore and fairfield, maybe close to 90 in the warmest places inland. we're going to be cooling off early next week before temperatures may finally start to turn sizzling hot around here. we could see a lot of 90s later on next week. >>> this morning one man is in a san francisco jail for allegedly stabbing two people last night. police say they responded to a call in the richmond neighborhood where an argument turned into a fist fight. police say one man stabbed two people on clement street near fifth avenue. both victims are at san francisco hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. the suspect is now in jail. >>> we're learning new details about the bryan stowe beating case. the district attorney's office charged 29-year-old louie sanchez, 30-year-old marvin