. >> i get an opportunity -- sergio romo. >> i get an opportunity to play in front of thousands of fans'm more nervous now. >> reporter: he was on hand to remind parents and students from 7th to 12th grade that they need a tdap vaccine before attending school. >> get it. it's required to go to school now. my son's about to start school and a couple of weeks. >> reporter: the tdap vaccine protects against pertussis. those at highest risk, young infants. >> there was no medicine that could treat it and there was nothing they could do to stop it. >> reporter: in 2005, she gave it to her 3-year-old son and newborn. the baby died. >> as a mother i didn't know i needed it. so really reinforcing especially for new moms. protect your babies by protecting yourself. and get vaccinated. >> reporter: for romo, he and his family have a new baby on the way. >> as a parent, i'm not going to put my kids through that. i don't want to. i don't even want to take that chance. >> reporter: so the right- handed pitcher got a shot in his left arm. >> all right. >> quick, subtle. very good. >> i didn't even se

and get vaccinated. >> reporter: as no romo he and his family have a new baby on the way. >> 's parent i'm not going to -- as a parent, i'm not going to take the chance. >> reporter: the right-handed pitcher got a shot in the left arm. >> quick, subtle. >> i didn't even see you flinch. you're so tough. >> reporter: 17-year-old lou can came to see the ballplayer and left with a souvenir. he got a vaccine, as well >> that's really easy and quick. >> get it. it doesn't hurt. >> reporter: tdap protects against at the time enough and dyptheria and per thank you -- tetanus and diphtheria. go to cbssf.com and click on news, then click on health for more information. everybody should get one. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. lots of sunshine around the bay area. but some cool weather is on the way. we'll tell you when coming up. decided to go fo de. >>> and talk about distracted driving. what happened when a snake decided to hitch a ride. ,,,,,, when your eyes are smiling... ,,,,,, you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to yo

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carlos beltran and sergio romo both placed on the disabled list today. they may have company.s starter john san sprained his left ankle while fielding a bunt in the 3rd and had to leave the game. questionable for his next start. the giants were being dealt a no hitter until cody ross. he went deep to tie the game at 1. it went to the 11th. lopez in for the giants. a base hit. con rad is going to score. and he goes nuts after he doubled earlier in the inning. the braves win in walkoff fashion for the second night in a row. if anybody could cool off the diamondbacks got to be roy halliday and the philadelphia after a 14-strikeout game for roy halliday he was looking for a complete game until lyle overbay lined a two-run double to win it. to win it. and beat roy halliday 3-2. >>> so the giants fall three and a half back in the division as the braves now take a strong six-game lead over the giants in the wild card. >>> as are still playing hosting the orioles. third inning. josh willingham launches his 20th home run of the season. that made the score 4-1. the as go on to win 8-4.

tony romo, first action back, suffered a broken collarbone last season.n to felix jones, he's got blockers, 16 yard, romo 3 for 5, 33 yards. orton in a battle with tim tebow for the number one starting job. tebow looking good. finds willis for a gain of 43 s. tebow 6 of 7, 91 yards. cowboys win this, though, 24-23. >>> for all the latest sports highlights make sure you tune in to the highlight express every night, 11:00 p.m. eastern on espn news. i'm ducis rodgers. >>> now to the play of the day at a minor league baseball game in mississippi. >> i love this story. military wife was chosen to throw out the ceremonial first pitch but when darla went to shake the catcher's hand she was shocked to discover it was actually her husband major michael harlow michael harlow had been serving afghanistan for the past nine months. he'll now get ten weeks with his family before heading back to the war zone. >> what a wonderful surprise. can you imagine what was going through her head at that moment? said he did this once before. the first time she actually fainted so

but for an hour, the room belonged to the giants and relief pitcher sergio romo. >> i get an opportunityplay in front of thousands of fans and what not. and never have i been as nervous as i am now. [ laughter ] >> reporter: romo was on hand to remind parents and students from 7th to 12th grade that they need a vaccine before attending school. >> get it. it's required to go to school now. my son is about to start school and a couple of weeks from now. >> reporter: the tdep vaccine protects against pertussis. those at highest risk, young infants. >> there was no medicine to treat it and nothing they could do stop it. >> reporter: in 2005, maria bianchi was infected with pertussis and gave it to her 3- year-old son and her newborn baby. the newborn died. >> as a mother i didn't know i needed it. so really reinforcing especially for new moms protecter babies by protecting yourself. and get vaccinated. >> reporter: as for romo, he and his family have a new baby on the way. >> as a parent, i'm not going to put my kids through that. i don't want to. i don't want to take the chance. >> reporter

the only comment we got was from romo. saying that they will try to gain further confidence. they announced they might, on with interventions on the bond markets. we will see what is going to happen after that. >> thank you for joining us. stocks bucked the trend on friday after a dizzying global rally that like to 0.5 trillion dollars of global equities this week. it brought back memories of the 2008 financial crisis. however, wall street stocks recovered from opening losses of more than 2% to trade mostly higher in the afternoon after posting their worst losses in two years. >> let's take a look at how stocks closed in new york. the industrials were up. concern over the volatile u.s. and european markets is now spreading even further. they met friday in the capital to agree on new measures to protect their economies. they agreed to step up to prevent a similar crisis engulfing their own financial markets. south america is at risk because a lot of the raw material transactions are in dollars. >> the germans love gold, and with the precious metal at record highs, a lot of peo

torres and romo came off the dl. giants celebrating the dog days of summer at at&t park.best of show. he looks happy. bud norris, 96 on the gun. ten strikeouts, the kid had a one-hitter through six. but in the seven, trouble. aubrey huff coming through. ties it at 1. johnson cakes a here on a sac fly, but mark derosa, the big hit. scores torres, derosa comes into second, slide past the bag, called out. on the replay he was safe. bruce bochy, unhappy with the call, gets tossed. giant goes down 4-3, with arizona's win, they're now four games back in the national league west. >> little league world series final. defending champion japan facing huntington beach, california. both teams playing a little tug of war before hand. california down 1-0. not anymore. danner, fine piece of hitting. opposite field solo homer. ties up. until the sixth. prado, paces loaded. the hit of his young life. a walkoff two-out single, and california out of huntington beach with the little league world series. what a thrill for these young kids. 2-1 that final. >> i'm sure the 49ers got a tongue la

---sergio romo, jugador de los gigantes de san francisco, se uni al departamento de salud de californiarequiere que los estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria sean vacunados contra la tos ferina.. sot "yo lo hice ahora.. no es nada que.. no toma nada de tiempo.. es puro.. algo muy facil, algo por lo bueno de la comunidad, por lo bueno de todos, no?" ---segn el departamento de salud de california, la tos ferina es muy contagiosa y puede llevar a la muerte.. sot: ligia "esta enfermedad es muy peligrosa.. usted tose y tose.. tose.. y hasta le cuesta respirar, especialmente es muy, muy peligrosa para los bebitos menores de seis meses" ---en lo que va del aÑo, casi dos mil personas han sido diagnosticada s con con este padecimiento.. algo que el estado quiere controlar con la ayuda de los jovenes .. sot: carolina "que están haciendo lo correcto para que los niños puedan echarle ganas a la escuela" bridge: mayra tostado aunque la ley ab 354 solo requiere que los estudiantes de septimo a doceavo aÑo sean vacunados contra la tos ferina, el departamento de salud tiene otra recomendacin para lo

abc7s sergio romo has details on how the shutdown continues to affect one key bay area project. >>> thee remains padlocked and the construction crews that should be there are not on the job building a brand new $31 million control tower at oakland international airport. the project, ground to a standstill two weeks ago, thanks to congressional gridlock on the faa's budget. tim leads one of the construction crews at the oakland airport. he said the new faa funding deal is a mixed blessing. >> not real sure if we can start the project as quick as they turned it off a couple weeks ago. >> that's because part of his team is now working on this office tower in santa clara. >> now that there is a congressional deal, getting this crew back to work in oakland won't be easy, and it also won't be cheap. >> well, we've start the doing other things as a company. we've laid off manpower. >> he said there will be a slight delay in pulling his team back together again once he gets the call that the oakland airport tower is back on track. they will still need to track down key beats of equipment, like

. >> i think i will dream about taking over sergio romo's job on the pitching mound. >> sweet dreams, cook. cbs five. >> this is our pay back. you can't doing in to us. >> it's a battle for britain. the unwanted help police are getting to stop the violence. >> plus how the military avenged the death of the seals killed in afgh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, aggressive tactics. me to manchester... . >>> riots started to spread as british police have adopted new more aggressive tactics. >> welcome. >> reporter: birmingham and manchester were two of the newest tar gets hit. london was relatively calm after the prime minister authorized police to use rubber bullets and water cannons. citizen groups have also taken to the streets clashing rioters. >> the taliban filmers responsible for the deadly helicopter attack apparently tried to run but couldn't hide. david martin on the air strike the united states military said killed those insurgents. >> reporter: after what is described as an exhostagive manhunt an air strike exacted bitter revenge for the killing of the americans. >> coalition forces killed t

that's tony romo say.ks like it will stay offshore but had that followed eileen it could have been a double whammy for the northeast. but, again, things are winding down at this time. as we take a lookout across the bay bridge we see a fog starting to creep back into the bias it will be cooling temperatures down again tonight, daytime highs peeked out today for the week as we saw mid-to low 90s in the inland valleys, back to mid-to low 60s on the pen insue la, back on the beach we'll be cooling slightly as the fog bank becomes more stubborn here. did part at shoreline, shrinking from north to south and clearing out of the area here gradually thuy the afternoon, again, it's moving back in now through the golden gate and across to berkeley and into the bay bridge. it will be there first thing in the morning giving way to more afternoon sunshine and slower to clear and temperatures will likely cool as a result. nothing dramatic a few degrees across the region, that high pressure system will move to the east,

the latest injury and the game next. ,,,, r carlos beltran and pitcher sergio romo were placed on the disabled list..and it got >>> giants injury list continues to grow tonight. outfielder and pitcher place on the disabled list. worse when they took the fields in atlanta. jonathan sanchez sprained his left ankle and he had to leave the game. he is now listed as questionable for his next start. the giants were being dealt a no hitter but cody ross broke it up with a solo home run and it tied the game at 1. singling . brooks conrad doubled early in the inning. if anyone could cool the diamondbacks it would be roy halliday after a 14-strikeout game. he was looking for a complete game. but instead lyle overbay two r.b.i. doubles in the 9th inning. and the giants fall three and a half games back as the braves take a strong six-game lead over the giants in the wild card. it is not looking good. as hosting the orioles third inning. josh willingham launching his 20th home run of the season. that made the score 4-1 at the time. and the as are 8-4 winners tonight. >> the giants are leaking a li

let's go to the top five with cowboy quarterback, tony romo who married miss missouri in the offseasonakes it a little easier to get to bed on time or things of that nature. food on the table at the end of the day. my wife does. she is great. >> at number four, back to seattle. long lost twin brother at safeko field. look at that. you can imagine how he felt when cocoa crisp robbed him of a base hit. he was not happy. at number two t ellis coalman with an awesome move in the junior world championship called a flying squirrel. number one. >> you are the first and reyes, back it goes. it's gone. a home run for jose reyes. >> that is 11-year-old jacob who won a chance to call a mets game. what a moment for that 11-year- old, right? a chance to not only call a game, but a dramatic moment like that. >> he did a great job. >> he has a future. >> lookout. >> watch out john miller. you have competition, john. >> that's right. >> that was a preseason niner game? you think so? >> you're okay. ,,,,,,,,,,

on top of this the giants put beltran 1k3* romo on the dl today. he gave up an r.b.i single, but really the bull pen was great. allowed just one earned run in eight innings to keep the giants alive in this thing. they didn't have a hit through six innings. the rookie pitcher on the mound with help from alex gonzalez. spectacular double play to get sandoval. that's worth another look. amazing. cody ross says no to the no-no. high, deep and aloha. his 10th of the yewer and we are tied at one -- 10th of the year and we are tied at one. this is drilled. this could end the game right here. no aubrey huff runs it down. that would only delay the inevitable. tip your hat. toronto gets another shot in the 11th. there is the other way. base hit to right scoring conrad. good night and drive home safely. they fall three and a halfback in the west. adding insult to all of the giant injuries, the d-backs refuse to lose. they score two runs on roy halladay for a 3-2 victory. it is the game win scpert phillies were -- the phillys were 66 and one when leading after

sergio romo, one of the best relief pitchers put on the disabled list and carlos beltran also on theabled list. not to mention nate sher holts is banged up, sandoval had to leave last night's game with an injury and tonight they needed mota to come in to replace sanchez who suffered a left ankle strain. he gives us the base hit and it scores a run to put atlanta up 1-0 but the giants were being no-hit by randall delgado until cody ross smokes one to left. solo homer in the 7th inning. they had no hits going into the 7th inning. right now that ballgame in the bottom of the 9th with the braves batting and it is all tied up 1-1. >>> while the giants were down in atlanta, a couple of thousand miles away their playing field was being used by none other than the cal bears, going through a light workout session today, taking it easy, the giants hope, on their playing surface. coach from the bears trying to down play the moving around the team is doing as their field in berkeley is being renovated this year. >> we normally have lines on it and it's 100 yards long and 53 and a third yards wid

torres and romo came off the disabled list. giants celebrating the dog days of summer at at&t park.n't be happy if i was wearing that outfit. what a start by novato. 96 on the gun past brandon bell. the kid from cal palo -- cal poly had the hit. the ball lands there and tie itself at one and giants take the lead on a sac fly. but it wasn't enough. astros score one in the 8 tht and another -- eighth and another in the 10th. he tried to stretch it to a double and check it out. he is safe right now, but it looks like he made it back. i think he is safe, but he was called out. both daw rosa and bruce bochy -- both derosa and bruce bochy are not happy with it. it comes off the single for ramirez. a tough way to lose. giants go down 4-3 and arizona wins it. now it is a four-game deficit with the giants in the national league west. japan and california playing tug of war for the decide of the little league world series. the hit of his life and a walkoff two-out single. we have all played little league and know how exciting it is for these kids as huntington beach, california wins the littl

. >> reporter: giants pitcher and father sergio romo also encouraged parents to protect their kids. >> it's one of those things where we really, really need to stick together, come detective as a unit, as a team, like i do on the ball field. and let's get it done. this is -- this is no joke. >> reporter: you can check with your county health department to find out about upcoming free vaccination clinic. tomorrow from 4:00 to 7:00, students in the san jose school district grades 7 through 12 can come down to the district office and re-- and receive a free vaccination. doctors say it may be a hassle now, but the booster can protect your family in the future. here's where it gets tricky -- legislators approved a 30-day extension of the state law meaning students can show proof of the vaccine within 30 days after their first day of school. however, it's up to each district to decide whether to allow the 30-day extension, and some are not. they're still requiring students to have proof by the first day of school. be sure to check with your district to find out the exact deadline for your c

going to love basketball and i would like to thank you for romo for going for everybody from all of us thank you thank you and another man's land on his way into that prestigious hall of fame he was a certain then is the man is the five time n.b.a. champ and dennis rodman deservedly booking his place among the game's greats. as you might enjoy stuff for. six minutes here or if you're more garfield jackson from our company i mean it's amazing got six balls going all the playing last three years and that was great if you. could be here your supporters this whole organization this whole foundation for the nation as hall of fame is also. and that's all from me for the hour coming up shortly as the weather update and then rory will bring you the main news stay with r.t. . download the official t.m.p. cation phone the i pod touch from the i choose up still. love life on the go. video on demand on t.v.'s mine comes and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the com. more news today violence is once again flared up the full these are the images the world seen from the streets of cha

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. >>> giants pitcher sergio romo is teaming up with health officials to encourage parents to get their kids the whooping cough booster shot, and soon. the chronicle is reporting tonight that the pichler be at the department of public health on tuesday morning to greet kids. the deadline to get the shot was push back 30 days from the start of school. but as of right now, only about 40% of bay area children between the ages of 10 and 18 have done that, and in san francisco unified, only 22% of seventh through 12th graders have the shot document on file. so that needs to be done before you go to school. >>> in milpitas tonight, a long-time business has closed its doors for the final time to make way for new development. cal skate of milpitas just wrapped up its final farewell skate. >> we're all sad to see this place go. i mean it's an incredible place in the community. >> yeah, a real gap in the summer fun. >> no, year-round fun. because when it's cold in the wintertime, everybody comes indoors. >> that's true. the family-owned business opened back in 1977. but ah, you know, times have c

eighty has arrived from and a leg and he was joined by nineteen year old spanish we feel that ordeal romo from barcelona is arguably the happier man is he can now read shell this with his boyhood didier drogba play in what he calls the biggest leak in the world. first of all. from the blues. and out of the jungle just want to do sure to coach. it's really. good first of all to train him to be responsible. now in spain further meetings have failed to resolve the stalemate between plays and representatives and the spanish league meeting players from the top two divisions are still set to strike for the second week in a row the issue is a pay dispute is around two hundred plays not being fully paid by their cash strapped clubs and are demanding a wage guarantee from the league and the right to break their contracts if they're not paid for three consecutive months these proposals have been rejected by the league ensuring destruction of the spanish football calendar for the first time in almost three decades. the news now a russian cycling team continues you have got there for this win it this

. >>> sergio romo will meet students at a vaccine clinic at san francisco's hospital of -- departmentic health. romo is trying to spread the word that all children entering 7th grade have to have a booster shot or they don't be allowed in class. >>> now, giants' outfielder cody ross is joining a team to honor two folks firefighters who died in the line of duty. -- two firefighter the who died in the line of duty -- firefighters who died in the line of duty. both firefighters died while fighting a house fire in the diamond district last june. >>> 8:19. a little more than an hour ago, three bay area firefighters started a 40-day journey to honor the 343 firefighters who died on 9/11. they will be receiving from their firehouse in santa clara and riding their bicycles about 4,000 miles from brook palestinian. next month will be the -- from brooklyn. >>> next month will be the 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. >>> an unwanted visitor. >> don't look, tori. >> the reptile is a burmese python that came from the grenades -- everglades. the family started to know something was wr

romo is attending to get the word out that all children entering 7 through 12th grades must have is a shot or they cannot attend class. >>> cody ross is joining a team to enter san francisco firefighters who died in the line of duty. they will help for the cause and a dinner for the funds in san francisco and the wine will be arizona democratic intern for arizona democratic intern for helping the families. >>> stealing is on the rise at novato toy city to. >>> what may proof to be an obstacle, and we will explain coming up. >>> an amber alert is canceled, a 16-year-old boy is reported safe, but why this case is far from over. >>> we have a problem in the east bay, we will tell you what that problem is coming up. . >>> good morning, this is ktvu channel 2 news we are already tuesday august 2nd. >>> time now is 5:30 thank you for joining us. steve paulson, terrible cold, i am just trying to get through the weather. >> we do have a break-in some of the low clouds and have dipped into the upper 50s and going slightly warmer. some mid-80s well away and now here is my good friend. >>> steve

sergio romo, inflamed elbow. nate may have broken his right foot last night.lay in tonight's game and then there is jeff keplinger having an mri after the collision and aaron rowen is ailing with a sprain in the ribs. he was able to pinch hit tonight alleged insult the d'backs refused to lose. in philly they scored two runs on roy halliday. here is the game winner right here. leading after eight innings, safe and arizona wins their seventh straight game. how about the a's? and orioles. oakland, coco crisp and hideki matsui on trade rumors. this makes it -- 4-1 game. you want to trade me brother? and 6-3 a's. hideki matsui you want to trade me and he comes through. base hit to right. it scores crisp. 8-39 a's lead it in the ninth. >> new honor for andrew luft he is one of five players featured which comes out tomorrow. luft joined players from alabama and south carolina. stanford ranked fourth in the nation. cal office the season two weeks from saturday against fresno state. that is going to be at candlestick park. bears will be home at at&t park because memori

rafael romo brings us the story. >> she broke down in tears after hearing the decision.st time a judge in guatemala is giving her the possibility of seeing her daughter who she says was kidnapped. >> i have fought so hard for this. it's been almost five years and this surprising ruling makes me very happy. >> it happened almost five years ago. o rodriguez told authorities she was arriving home in guatemala city with her three children when a woman dprabd her then two-year-old daughter and got into a waiting taxi. the girl, who is now six years old, was apparently sold to an international adoption agency and eventually adopted by an american couple in liberty, missouri. >> all i want to tell them is to return my girl. i don't feel anything against them because perhaps they took my daughter without knowing she had been stolen from me. that's why i want to ask them to return her to me. >> she searched for her daughter, posting flyers, talking to officials and staging a hunger strike at one point. a adoption, reform advocates says this is an emblem attic case. >> an absolute

if he can throw better than tony romo, the cowboys may have a lost problems.shumann will be here later today. see what happens today with the giants and phillies. have a great weekend everybody. i'm layer ray beale. >> and president signs a bill to put thousands of construction crews back on the job. why local workers say it's a mixed blessing. the social networking site that let's parents keep an eye on what teachers are te can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announc ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. >>> president obama ka s calling on congress to shift focus from the deficit to jobs. in his internet address he are asking congress a series of sensitivities. payroll tax cuts for another year and pass free trade agreements and job are reform. >> we have t

our reporter rafael romo is where the storm may hit within the next 24 hours.rter: they have a little good news to report. the latest they have is as of hurricane irene was going north of the bahamas in open water early this morning, it lost a little built of its punch and now a category two. packing winds of 110 miles an hour. storm preparations are well under way in south carolina here in north carolina and states all the way up to the new england region. >> what happened in the bahamas is a glimpse of what is expected to happen this weekend. watches, warnings cancellations and evacuations. while it brought the surfers out, most are taking heed of the warnings ready for irene. in north carolina people are boarding up and heading out. irene is expected to bare down on or near the outer banks on saturday bringing winds of more than 100 miles an hour. >> i hope people heed the warnings. everybody should take this very seriously. >> ahead of the storms expected intensity seven states from north carolina to connecticut have declared states of emergency. in ocean c

beltran and romo on the dl.n atlanta giants starter jonathan sanchez sprained his left ankle while fielding a bunt in the 3rd inning and he had to leave the game. no update on his status. the giants were being dealt a no hitter but then cody ross end the no-hitter taking randall delgado deep for a solo shot. they are in the 11th inning right now tied at 1. >>> time to play let's count the out. remember we did it yesterday? in boston, tampa bay's sean rodriguez with two on, one, two, there's three. how about that! that is a triple play for the second night in a row in the major leagues. good stuff. cal football has a little bit of a different feel to their training camp this year. the bears will be playing their home games at at&t park. they had their first practice there today. coach tedford named him as the starting quarterback. the team took a photo in the bleachers but during practice it was all about getting used to playing football on baseball dirt. >> there's a lot of pitchers that went down in this stadiu

reporter raphael romo is in north carolina. what are the conditions like now?: john, we are experiencing multiple effects as a result of hurricane irene hitting this part of the country. i can tell you about powerful winds, torrential rains, about 200,000 people or more without power. we also heard reports of a boat rescue by the coast guard, a man and a woman were rescued earlier this morning. also the american red cross is reporting that as many as 13,000 people are at their shelters in seven states, that are expected to be affected by hurricane irene. so multiple effects everywhere, as a result of hurricane irene, and this system is just beginning. it's only the beginning. but we're taking a look at here a north carolina, john. >> hurricane irene made landfall near cape lookout, north carolina this morning in cities along the east coast are bracing for this major storm. >> for some people in the northeast, this will be the strongest hurricane they've experienced in 20 years. >> a surfer in virginia beach died yesterday -- >> all right. stay with ktvu and ktv

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rafael romo, cnn. >>> we got the heat wave that just won't quit.sweating through yet another day of 100 degree plus temperatures. dallas has triple digits every day for over a month. jacqui jeras here with us. the interesting thing is oklahoma, sooner state, just a break that lasted hours? >> yeah. oklahoma city got so lucky today. we had showers that just kind of developed in a line here. it managed to keep you cool enough all day long that you only got up to 87. 87, can you believe it? that's glorious for you folks. i wish i could say it will last. because i think those temperatures will be back up to the triple digits again for much of the rest of the week. you're going back to work what can you expect in the week ahead? more heat expected in the plains, but it will be better in places like kansas city and st. louis. heat still staying across parts of the southeast as well. showers and thunderstorms have really been causing big problems up and down the eastern seaboard this afternoon. but we are expecting more of that tomorrow, severe weather in

reporting live on the outerbanks of north carolina, i'm rafael romo. now back to you. >> all right. rafael, thank you so much. >>> meanwhile, the nation's capital, hurricane irene has put the dampers on the martin luther king, jr. memorial. it was supposed to be dedicated sunday during a ceremony on the national mall. but it's been postponed until september or perhaps even as late as october. we have also just learned that president obama plans to give a statement friday morning on hurricane irene. we are going to bring that to you as soon as it happens. he is vacationing at martha's vineyard right now which is in the eye of the storm. supposed to hit there sometime sunday into monday. >>> we are in a breaking story out of the east bay where one person has been shot to death this morning. mac is in richmond learning more about the victim of this home invasion. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm here in richmond on moran avenue and a family woke up to gunfire at around 4:00 this morning. one family member killed, one shot in the hospital with critical injuries right now. it

sergio romo is scheduled to pitch an inning on friday in a rehab assignment. >> all right, jamie, thankou so much. >>> to the nfl. the 49ers into the second half of their training camp and not too many jobs on offense have been locked down, with positions on the offensive line and even quarterback still up for grabs. mindy has more. >> reporter: the third preseason game is typically when most nfl teams have their starting lineup solidified, but for the 49ers they had a late start to the season because of the lockout and with a new coaching staff, many of the players who are competing for a starting job on offense don't even know how much they'll play on saturday. >> competition is always welcome. and i've been a guy that's had to compete for seven years now. so it's nothing new to me. i'm just right now focusing on what i have to do to get on the field. >> they haven't talked about it too much. we're staying focused on getting better every day, making sure we get this offense down and going from there. >> and getting the offense down is also the goal of offensive coordinator greg roman.

sergio romo gos to the dl. inflamed right elbow.s why this occurred. outward, then inward. almost impossible to do. sanchez knows as soon as he throws the ball. and so they bring in mota. there is michael borne with 1-0 braves rookie randall delgado. there is another look catch jump throw double play. there is a no hitter ends in a big way. his 10th of the year. and man at first crushed by martin prado. have no fear. and to save the game they've gone to the 11th tied one a piece. wow. there is a new honor for andrew luck, one of five features players and joins players from oakland and alabama on the cover. and hopefully no jinx fourth coming. cal against fresno state that. will be a candle stick park. and memorial stadium continues that complete overhall. and practicing on the home of the giants. >> you have to know what it feels like. is it slippery? what happens with it? so we're not used to that. as much as we can get that experience the better we're going to be. >> and shawn white heading to tahoe. the moves are unbelievable. th

. >> raphael romo joins us now. the ties between the u.s.'t always been easy. >> that's right. on the one hand, mexican sovereignty laws are very strict. foreign personnel, military police agents are not allowed to carry weapons or operate in mexico. on the other hand, there's a lot of mistrust on the part of american agencies because of corruption in mexico. it has been well-known that cartels have infiltrated mexican agencies. so there's that element of distrust. there was one operation, failed operation called fast and furious by which the atf allowed the legal sale of weapons in america to mexico and that created a lot of animosity between the two countries. but quickly, they decided to work on it because definitely, one country needs the other to fight against the common problem, which is drug trafficking. >> if they're going to make progress at all. raphael, appreciate it. >>> before you press the send key, we need to warn you about e-mails that could get you fired. that's just ahead. but first, magicians use magic hats to pull objects

. >> rafael romo joins us here. any indications to why the drug cartel would choose this name?eged founders and leaders used to be a schoolteacher many, many years ago, and there is really no indication whether he is a history buff or he's somebody who just watched the "da vinci code" or read the book and for whatever reason chose to use the name. >> also the cartel is making it their mission, as they say, to protect people. is that even possible? how does that sit with the public? >> they posted banners without the state saying that was one of their priorities, protect people and stop robberies and stuff like that, and there was a seemingly spontaneous protest in favor of the group when they first appeared, but later, authorities found out many of the people attending these rallies had actually been doing that because they were threatened by the group with death if they did not participate. so at first people thought, yeah, they had support, but the reality was they were using threats. >> yeah, doesn't sound like they are doing much protecting at all. thank you. >>> up next, h

rafael romo joins us. how did this happen? >> well, it's a mixed bag.e miners who have adjusted very well to the new life. some of them have become public speakers, and one of them even the is trying to coach company executives into safety conditions and stuff like that. and many others have been unable to find stable jobs, as many as seven according to reports are still unemployed. one is working as a cabdriver in the capital of chile, and santiago, and there are seven who are still undergoing some sort of medical or psychological treatment. and many of them are still living in poverty in the same area where this happened. >> i remember at the time there was so much talk after disney world there would be big book deals and we had high hopes for their future, and now some are suing the government. is that something that may have had an impact on what has happened to them and maybe their representation in chile? >> when asked what is the reason behind this lawsuit against the chilean government is what they say is it's not about the money, although there