roberta gonzales live outside in livermore with live weather and event reporting >>> today so far 90 in livermore right now 82 degrees, and 3:00 every day and it is like somebody flipped a switch the winds pick up currently at of the west about 15 mi. per hour, lots of blue sky, that building there was built 128 years ago at 6:00 p.m. will tell you what no one has live there take a look at these grapes they are cabernet yesterday we had rain for the first time in 93 days fog will talk about fat and the effect it may add that on these grades and the harvest which is behind schedule. it should began at 7-10 days from now. how's the weather made a difference that tonight at 6:00 p.m. but not bad.

. >> roberta gonzales at moffett field, what is the difference between a blunt end is that when? and how does weather affects them both? we will have that answer with a mobile weather. >> i'm lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center where the skies are clearing out very nicely. get ready because we will,,,,,,, >> it is the last thing that you would expect for the crew of the cruise ship that capsized off the italian coast. a maritime publication or did the seafarer of the year award to that ship. they said the crew are being recognized for their courage in the wake of a collision back in january, the word is not being shared with the capt. however who allegedly abandoned that ship and is still awaiting trial for several charges including causing that crash. >> unemployment claims were down by 26,000 at helping stocks rally on wall street. a live look at the big board where you can see the dow is up about 83 points. going to school like stanford may be expensive but it comes with a perk in the long run. >> the south bay university is ranked no. 10 when it comes to the highest p

roberta gonzales, our very own roberta gonzales has been on the move to track the biggest historic move of a bridge in history, how was it looking? >> currently 61 degrees, a bit of a breeze out of the southwest at five but i want to give you some proximity to where i am right now. this over here is the existing bay bridge. i'm standing right now on a hinge, between the existing bridge and the brand new bay bridge. there are a couple hundred workers have come here every day to build this bridge. so weather is always a very important to them. to tell us more about that, hello, the spokesperson for caltrans, tell us how important is the weather to all these workers every day? >> it is very important to the work that goes on here, there's a big variance, very cold in the morning and it can be foggy in the afternoon. it is perfect right now. >> absolute perfect right now and that is why you decided to take on the huge challenge of this historical move? >> right now we're doing the most difficult part, we're lifting the weight of the south and kurds suspension bridge, 35,200 t of steel and w

we sent roberta gonzales out, she had a bird's-eye view of the space shuttle, how was that?> it was extremely bittersweet for me as well as exciting because i was raised in the mojave desert and in mohave it was so thrilling to watch the shuttles land there, a big day for all buss all of the time and i have been following them since 1992 when it had its first launch and to see it fly over today, the excitement was extraordinary. we felt like kids at disneyland. i cannot sleep last night thinking about this. alexander is here, he ceo and executive director. tell us, to describe all the excitement here today. >> it was remarkable, we had 600 people around us on the decks, they were trying to get every angle possible, taking pictures and video. it was wonderful. as you saw, with all the shuttle endeavor, historic, once in a lifetime. >> why does capture the attention of the bay area? everyone was riveted by this particular story. >> it is two things, it is once, there has never been a shuttle in the bay area and there never will be again. that is one but the second thing is tha

excessive heat warning for inland areas only expected to get hotter this week and roberta gonzales tracks it for us >>> we jump from 4-15 degrees in comparison to yesterday only 67 degrees in livermore. in san jose the a warm spot jumped 10 degrees along the embarcadero today's high temperature in the city's 62 degrees the average size is 70 we had an influence of the d a marine layer this morning the heat watch is in effect tomorrow through monday 9:00 p.m. all areas highlighted in yellow. those locations will be the hottest, '80s and '90s and the peninsula 98 in gilroy and morgan hill, hottest locations 102 in brentwood, santa rosa at 94 degrees. will talk more about watches and advisory's coming up. >>> rough-and-tumble politics in richmond a fight between the city council member and local activists and in punches and arrest. don knapp is in richmond with more. >>> mostly when politicians disagree things get noisy but last week outside the building after a tumultuous meeting emotions flared to head and fists begin to fly. richmond always a tough town but said all politics getting tough

roberta gonzales live outside in livermore with live weather and event reporting >>> today so far 90n livermore right now 82 degrees, and 3:00 every day and it is like somebody flipped a switch the winds pick up currently at of the west about 15 mi. per hour, lots of blue sky, that building there was built 128 years ago at 6:00 p.m. will tell you what no one has live there take a look at these grapes they are cabernet yesterday we had rain for the first time in 93 days fog will talk about fat and the effect it may add that on these grades and the harvest which is behind schedule. it should began at 7-10 days from now. how's the weather made a difference that tonight at 6:00 p.m. but not bad. >>> looks inviting out there roberta. the winemakers do they follow the weather. >>> will be right back. >>> marijuana and three american adults have high blood pressure and most not under control research suggests some wind might help. there is a twist dr. kim mulvihill explains >>> light to moderate drinking can be good for your health and the study takes a closer look out 67 men were studied f

. >>> we usher in a new chapter roberta gonzales joins us good to have new here >>> good evening, a very impressive seen a bank of low clouds and patchy fog moving rapidly onshore westerly winds up to 16 miles per hour, atop the transamerica building currently temperatures have tumbled in san francisco to 61 degrees, all the numbers running close to what we experienced yesterday. santa rosa 78, winds blow from the west 88 at dublin, we take a look at mount diablo with all the blue sky sunset at 7 04 sunrise at 6:58 a.m. we will see a bank of low clouds and fog push in. o low over the nevada area tomorrow, satellite radar moves on san jose under mostly cloudy skies and the clouds fell in the gaps future cast illustrates tomorrow morning will have cloudiness along the coast and into the bay, it backs off to reveal mostly sunny skies, although slightly cooler. we go with the upper 50s at eureka 89 at sacramento, a wind advisory for the east the sierra. overnight with a blanket of clouds parted cloudy inland 40's and '50's feels like an autumn night. tomorrows ties it rebound '50s and '60s a

a spare the air day today ahead of the mini heat wave roberta gonzales with more >>> never a good thing you can see the air you breathe we had haze inland areas tomorrow second consecutive spare the air day primarily all locations away from the bay, and immediate seashore, it looks like unhealthy levels of ozone in atmospheric tomorrow through monday 9:00 p.m. aug. temperatures of the year highs in the mid-90s and triple digits at inland locations, new highs anticipated, we look at the temperatures we see the inland areas the area's we anticipate record highs tomorrow san jose, triple digits livermore, possibility of a new record of 104 in livermore monday will pinpoint the hottest day this week coming up. >>> rough-and-tumble politics in richmond scuffle between city council member and an activist and it with more arrest candidates' debate thursday night more is a member of the richmond progressive alliance 0 local political group that is at odds over an other man client the other man punched him reporter don knapp will have more at 6:30 >>> she spent 15 years under house arrest becaus

roberta gonzales reports from a location that is very weather dependent. >> we are here in livermorend depending on what part of town you live on it was nearly 90 degrees today. currently 77 and i have to tell you that you can tell with sunset as 7:30 p.m., it is cooling down rapidly. autumn is in the air. i am at a vineyard, with the fourth generation vineyard owner. gorgeous here but i have to ask you about the 129 year-old home behind us. >> yes, it used to be a dentist office in downtown livermore for a number of years and we restored it and brought it out here and now is the backdrop for shakespeare in the vineyard. >> and a backdrop for this beautiful vineyard. i'm looking at all these beautiful grapes, my number one question is, we have thunder storm activity around the bay area yesterday, how did that impact these grapes? >> it really did not affected at all, it was a light rain and actually is good to have some extra time on the vine, we're 10 days away, late on the harvest, but that is ok, the sugars and flavors are coming up very nicely. >> that is important to note, 10 da

live in pleasanton is roberta gonzales. >> a high temperature here today was in the low 80s but it was typically low 80s sodas slightly below normal today. it is what happens in the next 24 hours that will have everyone talking. by sunday and monday, in pleasanton and in concord, the tri valley is leading into the triple digits sunday all the way to monday. i was curious about how pleasanton is responding. we will talk about that coming up at 6:00 tonight. if you have any concerns about the weather where you live visit us online. >> pleasanton is exactly where we will see the hottest weather coming up sunday. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> ufos exist, at least on google maps. if you search the texas town of jacksonville you can see it in front of a landmark building and across the street from taco bell. what is it? a ufo? nobody can explain it, not the people of jacksonville. google has not commented. an fda advisory panel is recommending approval for a device that can help blind people regain part of their vision. >> dean lloyd lost his sight in his 30's. he suffers from a rare disease that damages

roberta gonzales is live at an awesome family event coming up this weekend. >> it certainly is, todaytside of its the pavilion in san jose, but we brought mobile whether indoors for the hottest family show in the world. i'm serious. people are now gathering for the 730 performance. will you read that? >> yes. >> that looks good. we are here on the floor at 8 the pavilion 41 of the biggest performances in the world, batman live, and this is a tore across the country of the nice things america featuring batman and robin fighting all of their favorite shows. we're talking the joker, the rattler. cat woman. and more. this is a staged theatrical group that is performing a high wire acts, trapezes, and a lot of talent. this is a family event. i wanted to ask a family exactly why they came. we have max, a man that, charlie, and molly. hello there. thank you for joining us, where did you come in from? >> pleasant hill, that is a bit of a drive, so this must be worth it. anything for batman and penguin. >> amanda, are you a big fan of comics? >> i am not, my husband got him into it. and, he ha

. >>> roberta gonzales here what we can expect weather wise >>> 58 degrees at half moon bay, 93 in livermore, good evening, outside we have the moon, 64 percent waxing on its way to be a full moon saturday. from our cbs 5 studios looking towards oakland, santa rosa 50 degrees, 58 redwood city, areas of patchy fog developed tonight, tomorrow a stylus color day than today, and a big warmup on the extended forecast, the tail and trends across the bay area, the shield of clouds from the northern portion all the way through morgan hill making tracks through monterey bay, and then the deepening marine layer, morning commute we have the fog all the way to the eastern portion of the bay area towards concord and walnut creek, does not affect the south bay, anticipate delays at sfo, the ceiling drops to 600 ft.. for monday across the state upper 80's and low 90s typical this time of year, including modesto and manteca, a lake wind advisory in the upper sierra. tonight 40's and '50's feeling a touch of autumn. tomorrow's numbers '50s and '60s at the beaches, through south san francisco 78 san jose, we

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unbacked " more was arrested and released >>> on the hottest temperatures for 2012 on their web roberta gonzales with more >>> we warm up to 15 degrees in some neighborhoods compared to yesterday we have a heat watch in effect. the yellow area. that's all areas from the coast and the bay all the way to the low one hundreds be mindful of kids and your pets. who will top off august? along the coast of a 20 degree jump from today 85 san mateo, and then the '90s in santa clara valley, 100 in gilroy. east of the bay antioch tracy oakley and discovery bay 100 and hotter than that in pleasant and san francisco today 62, up to 8394 in santa rosa, these temperatures are not on august of this impending heat wave will pinpoint that day it may top of 106. >>> 15 years under house arrest she was outspoken in her fight for democracy in burma activist on song so she spoke in san francisco included standing ovations in washington and the united nations anne mackovic explains why her appearance here is important >>> those of my generation will know i've come to san francisco in the right way with flowers and my

temperature's increasing the fire danger will also increase and for more on that we turn to roberta gonzales from livermore >> i'm walking gingerly in the foothills because it is still rattlesnake season but i wanted to come out here so you could take a look at this, 5,000 a. surround the lake and what you see? nothing but golden hills. if you take a closer look, it is extremely dry and these conditions are similar to conditions in 1992 when we had the great oakland fire. coming up at 6:00 we will be speaking with a fire captain right here who will be telling us the combination of dry conditions and high temperatures, what it means for us and what we need to know to prevent fires. that is all coming up tonight at 6:00. >> we will not see the strong gusty wind but as the temperature goes up the fire danger goes up as well >> a lot of people are trying to save money. what is the cheapest and which to make? julie watts has the results of a sandwich survey so you can stretch for paycheck. >> whether it is a brown bag or an ecologically friendly lunch box, bringing food from home has its benefits

roberta gonzales is out today, running around in the san fransisco.hey're ringing the bell out there for a special treat? >> i'm loving lawrence karnow and his weather because it is absolutely gorgeous for the 49th annual cable car bell ringing contest. a little bit loud out here, as you can imagine there are lots of people gathering at year end it is such a treat for the tourist in san fransisco today. this is the director of transportation, tell us what is gone on out here this fine afternoon? >> this is the 49th annual cable car bell ringing competition. a tradition of almost half a century you're in san fransisco, it really honors the san fransisco cable cars, they are nearly 150 years old. >> this is what makes it so unique, where else in america can you have a cable car bell ringing competition? >> it is really only in san fransisco, the wisdom of the people in san fransisco to save the cable cars, there used to be a lot more lines. it would run every day and were a great draw for tourists but they actually bring regular san fransiscans back to

those offshore winds, sometimes we have problems with a fire danger, with more on that we have roberta gonzales i want to welcome you to one of my favorite spots in the entire planet. it is in the foothills of livermore, about 5,000 a., and from past experience i know that at this time of the year to become a volatile situation as far as the weather is concerned here because it gets extremely dry. that is why we invited i leaned out here, she is the fire captain for the east bay regional park district. tell me what all this means, all of this dry grass. >> it means that people need to stay vigilant as the come out to parks. we have these fields behind us, beautiful golden hills with grass. the fire danger is high right now and that means that anything could potentially start a fire. >> people do not have a tendency of believing or thinking about the fact that september and october are the highest fire danger months in the bay area. >> you are absolutely right. the 1991 fire happened at the end of october. and also today is the seventh anniversary of a fire that happened in 1937 which was one of

we want to go to roberta gonzales live out at the ballpark getting ready for the big oakland a's game. how's it looking? >> this is yours and my kind of weather, we are enjoying this. we have mostly cloudy skies, a bit of a wind if you can see the flag, western wind up to 15 mi. per hour with the current estimate to 67 degrees. i did some homework, the a's have not had one rain out this season as of yet. we have been tracking the sub tropical moisture for the past 10 days. and we have been seeing some half the fat raindrops out here. no reason for me to believe that there will be any kind of a rain out as the a's play host to the los angeles angels. we could have a delay, that is a possibility, but certainly no rain out. that is important because the a's have dropped two out of their last games back-to-back. if you have to go back to the august 15th to find the last time that has occurred, they are hanging on ever so gently to this margin of a lead that have. if the a's only have 10 more home games left including the one that played today. they head out on the road immediately followi

roberta gonzales has been out at the shark tank, not there for hockey but to tell us about batman. >>wrence, you are exactly right because the first thing that i noticed when i got here was this is not ice. but, h d pavilion making great use of this wonderful reno. a big show in the south bay, we brought mobile whether inside. jack walker is the star of batman lives, i would be the start to if i had guns like these. tell me what is going on here in san jose. this is not just any ordinary show? >> no, it is kind of like a comic book can a film on stage. and the way it is set up is like you are part of it. the audience sits very close, you are part of the atmosphere. it is the story of robyn, and there is the joker, the rattler, to face, scarecrow, poison ivy, there are stunning fight sequences and pyrotechnics. the bat-mobile, we fly through the air, it is a big fund family show that grabs them from start to finish. >> a big family show with a lot of physical activity with trapezes and fighting. and you said that you have all the main characters but you are i actually dressed like a ca

. >> we want to let people know that roberta gonzales is still with the team, she has a new assignment, she will be bringing us whether stories from around the bay area. there is a story playing out right underneath everyone's noses. ryan mcintosh from san antonio is a ball boy who lost his leg after stepping on a landmine in afghanistan. he says he hopes to inspire others by being invisible. >> a pricey bingo machine ends up a bus for a group of northern california seniors. a hard lesson they learned about online buying and shipping. >> one day before their convention democrats are struggling to,,,,,,,,,,,, >> a group of northern california seniors is learning a hard lesson about online buying and shipping >> actually wants answers who pays for their damage product online. >> window is a popular pastime. >> i love going to play >> when the seniors here needed and easier to read and go board they spent two and a half years raising more than $1,000 but this is how other new board showed up, crushed in transit, and usable and unable to be fixed >> it leaves you in limbo >> it is somethin

it is more to be a hot weekend but if you're looking for someplace to keep cool, roberta gonzales mayave found a place, octoberfest. >> definitely much cooler here, right now grey skies in san fransisco and 65 degrees by at&t park. i left my house and it was 75 degrees in pleasanton. we are cooling off but things will heat up later today because right here in this warehouse outside of at&t park is going to be one of the biggest oktoberfest celebrations in the world. tom martin is here to tell us about it. >> the 13th annual octoberfest. we have come a long way. this is now at 6 recognized as the best in the country. >> we are at pier 38, this giant warehouse, why not outdoors? >> we have a little bit of outdoors here. given that we're in the city, you never know what will happen with the weather. it could be raining or cold. so this works out well for us. and it is just like being in a munich beer tent. >> expecting tens of thousands of people and lots of music as well? >> incredible music, we have a five piece band and a 21 piece band. from chicken, to sausage, to take knuckle, pretz

arrested and released >>> if you thought hot today which until tomorrow or in for a warm up roberta gonzales shows us what we can expect >>> we had 4-15 degrees warmer temperature than yesterday that is nothing, we continue to see an increase we have an excessive heat watch in the yellow highlighted areas basically anything away from the coast the highs reached out to the 90's and low one hundreds and hotter conditions anticipated. a 20 degree increase tomorrow at the beaches it was 58 in pacific at today seven day forecast on sunday, which and up to nearly 100 in morgan hill and gilroy. the hottest temperatures east of the bay well inland one hundred to add brentwood tracy discovery bay, 94 santa rosa, 62 in san francisco tomorrow 83. the hottest day to come coming up later on in the broadcast >>> campaign 2012 president obama and mitt romney prepping for their first debate next week the running mates were campaigning in battleground states joe biden in florida telling voters the republicans want to change medicare meanwhile paul ryan hammered the obama administration on the economy >>> the

. >> thanks, we welcome you and reminder that roberta gonzales is still with us, she will be bringing us whether stories throughout the week from around the bay area. >> the road to success has not always been a slam dunk, in his case, a hole in one. >> how this bay area athlete is rising above the p,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> the second round of the pga playoffs and a student rising above has no doubt been watching. he has learned a lot about life and perseverance. >> tiger woods in the masters 2005, a little boy in san jose named edward it was watching this on tv when a light went off. >> that is golf, i can do that myself one day. it is an expensive sport but my dad said he could teach me eventually. >> this is edward age 17, teaching children the game that he loves with a nonprofit called " first tee ". >> at different times you'll take the kansas side and he will explain a rule about honesty, or that you should always count all of your strokes. >> he plays all so, but mostly here, he learns. and maybe one lesson was that his mother, a single mother working two jobs, found a way to make thi

roberta gonzales live in one area that is very weather dependent for one more year? >> absolutely, i apologize for the sunglasses but it is mandatory safety because i am this close to the existing bay bridge right now, i feel like i can touch it. but right now, this is the brand new span of the new pay bridge and it is brand new because weather was conducive to pour all this concrete. here is the spokesperson for caltrans, how important is this project? >> one of the great things about having good weather is all the work that you can do. we poured a 10,000 cubic yards of concrete. >> no one else has been out here except for caltrans? >> no, this is very fresh. we poured into weeks ago. this is the new bay bridge heading to san francisco, it flies over the top and connects to the top part of the tunnel and what we're standing on is eastbound heading into oakland. right now what we're doing is, right now what we're doing is, on that, the world's largest,,,, (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpa

with more, roberta gonzales live in livermore. >> we are in the foothills of livermore and one of my favorite spots in the entire planet is on the other side of that mountain range. cow that is a lake, the area is 5,000 a. around the lake and what you see? just beautiful scenery. but it comes at a price, notice that this is why we have fire restrictions right here for the foothills. it is extremely dry, brittle and dry. so we brought out the fire captain to tell us why so dry? >> you have to remember that we're getting right in the center of fire season in september and october. and we have the beautiful foothills but the grass is here are volatile, they can be very volatile and when we have high fire danger like this, anything can really ignite and spread fire. >> you are talking about september and october being the combustible months. we had a big october fire in the oakland hills in 1919, are the conditions similar to that? >> that was the perfect storm but they could quickly get to those conditions, 21 years ago, 1,500 a., 25 lives, loss of lives and property is something we nee

for more on the heat roberta gonzales is live in one of the hot spots, pleasanton. >> the one thing that i want to mention, we need to do this every time we have an impending heat wave, please remember, children and animals do not belong in cars. during the heat wave. so, right now in pleasanton is 72 degrees but instead of the car is 86 degrees already handed pleasanton today it was unseasonably cool in the low '80s. but tomorrow, the top of the town is the temperature. it will jumped 10 to 12 degrees as you forecasted. in fact, pleasanton, concord, livermore, san ramon, dublin, pin used the triple digits. by sunday we are talking about high is easily 103 could possibly even hotter conditions on monday. so when you combine the very high temperatures with extremely dry conditions, the end result is the fire danger is at its highest, it is beginning, we do not have the wind so that is a good thing but nevertheless, the conditions are in place. a lot of people in pleasanton and east bay say " let's head to the beach " but there is another problem, we do have a recurrence risk for all south

because we have so many microclimates and with a unique perspective on those microclimates, roberta gonzales taking to the air. >> we are on a ship in the sky, that is right, a ship that actually flies, is called aerial ventures, and i really wanted to see the microclimates high in the sky, i had a crazy idea, so what i did is i called on brian to tell us about this because he is the ceo and founder of airships ventures. first of all, what is the difference between a zeppelin, like this ship, and a blimp? >> the biggest difference is that the ship has a rigid internal frame, an aluminum and carbon fiber frame inside the ship, a plant is more like an envelope of gas. it is rigid. >> it is extremely quiet, just pouring a long and very smooth. i wanted to come up here and see the microclimates for myself and it has been amazing, from clear skies, to fog. how does the weather affect the pilots plans? >> with an air should we are very concerned with things like wind as well as fog, of course being here in san francisco, we have fared quite a bit and it can either be beautiful like today or someti

. >> more water quality tests were conducted yesterday and roberta gonzales is at shall close with those test results for us. >> i need to give you some background, shadow cliffs is between pleasanton and livermore, it was a gravel pit but in 1971 it became a man-made lake and that is the key word " man-made lake ". look at it, 80 a., relatively small but deep. being man-made, the water has no place to go, when you factor in the sun, the hot summer sun beating down on the lake, it warms it and causes bacteria. meanwhile when you throw this into the equation, a lot of stuck ccc's and this year because of all those elements we have had higher levels of e. coli and also bacteria, so this has been a bit of a concern, we brought out matthew from the east bay park regional district and he will tell us the very latest findings from today. >> based on the most recent findings, taking yesterday morning, we found the e. coli results were well below the california department of public health standards. we see no reason for people to be afraid about swimming here. >> with an advisory in place you re

let's go live to pleasanton where roberta gonzales is live and we have been dancing around with showers out there? >> not really showers, just a few raindrops, but it is such crazy weather, the top of the town right now but i have been noticing out here on main street every time i go to pick, he moves the one little piece. what is that that your cooking? >> it is chicken, >> it is chicken, because we're here at the pleasanton first wednesday, it is a festival that i have on the first wednesday of every month during the summertime. since this is september, loral also with the downtown association, is this the last one of the year? >> we're so sad to see summer comes to an end but it is dark and chilly so this is the last big party of the year. >> how many people come out tonight? >> between 15 and 25,000 people over the first wednesday >> this is a town that started in 1884, how did you start this event? >> the event started 17 years ago as a way to showcase the downtown and get people down here on a regular basis to visit the stores and see all the activity that downtown has. >> so far