. >> the sacramento delta's pear district actually can boast to being the world's most extensive plantings of pears, most of which have gone to the canning industry in years' past, but at tim's farm, his go to the fresh market, juice industry and to baby food. but always striving to do more, tim is hoping to turn this once rich farming area into an educaional oasis for visitors of all ages. >> we're slowly transitioning to agritourism to get people to come out and enjoy the farm, see what goes on in agriculture. ag-education is a big thing on farms these days to let people know where their food comes from and how it gets to their table so they can enjoy it. >> also enjoying the food that makes the delta famous is one of the sacramento area's most respected chefs patrick mulvaney. his restaurant mulvaney's business and loan has become a popular hangout for folks hoping to take advantage of mulvaney's culinary consciousness. the more seasonal and local, the better. >> our restaurant is a little different than most other restaurants because our menu changes every day. and for me, instead , ye

line 1,13 south bay/sacramento delta. line 107o t livermore. line 108 runs to sacramento. >> emotional good by for a mother and daughter who died in the san bruno explosion. ♪ ♪ >> hundreds turned out for the funeral mass at a church in san francisco to honor jacqueline greg and her 13-year-old daughter. classes were chanced so students could attend. people spoke of their memories of the mother and daughter. >> who were jackie and genessa. jackie greg, beautiful mother, and loving wife. dead kate e dedicated, passional. strong, in fell gent. genessa, the epitome of innocence and love. a tour de force with character and personality. >> jacqueline's husband and eldest daughter were not home at the time of the explosion. a vigil set for a victim of the explosion, jessica morales, 20-year-old at her boyfriend's home in san bruno. the burial is set for monday. >>> four victims remain at the san francisco burn center. their recovery will be long. some times painful. nbc bay area david trujillo reports, san jose valley med where burn victims are tellin

levels of -- small amounts of sea level rise which could breach the levies in the san francisco sacramento bay delta region. so we are intimately tied to and connected to that overall city. our plan is simply to work with everybody we can find, every partner we can find, to try to find ways to address these issues, to help with funding and to make sure that we are aware of the science to be doing some proactive planning on our own system, and of course to be supporting legislation that will lead to the kinds of dramatic reductions in emissions which will, we hope and trust, help to avert some of the worst impacts of climate change in the future. but the fact is that climate change is not only real, it is in fact happening and so we are dealing with it right now. the three speakers that are on my panel are all people who are coping in various ways and helping to be part of the solution. i'm going to just briefly introduce all three of them in order you have their biographies in your booklets so i won't read them to you. i will simply point out if you can't read the name tags that to the left of where

the de >>> a flight from oakland was forced to make an emergency landing at sacramento this afternoon. the delta airlines flight was bound for salt lake city when a warning light went off indicating there was a possible problem with one of the engines. the plane landed safely in sacramento international just before 2:00, none of the 150 passengers or 5 crew members on board was hurt. >>> the bay area's first express lane opened today on interstate 680 southbound along the sinole grade. it allows drivers to pay the premium to speed up their commute. but navigating that rout and the rules for the road can be kind of confusing. len ramirez was there to find out how it's going in the evening. len? >> reporter: the evening commute is no problem now, as you can see from the traffic behind it, everybody is flowing smoothly. but if you were one of the people stuck in the big traffic jam this morning at the noel grade you'll probably have something to say p this. the people in the high occupancy toll lane say it was a successful start. they admit there was a lot of confusion as drivers tried to merge ont

we still have some clouds toward the sacramento area, some around the delta and some lower clouds around point reyes. the fog will be on the increase again late tonight into early tomorrow morning. looking at the south bay in san jose, 70 degrees, some lingering instabilities, some clouds developing over the higher terrain. mostly sunny skies, a few partly sunny observations. this weekend temperatures will be heading upward inland especially saturday, 87 to 88 degrees. today not a big range, 60s right in the immediate coast, around the bay. temperatures inland upper 70s. right now current numbers san francisco 62. santa rosa 69, live eleven 67. this will be the source of our warm-up into the weekend. this is nothing major, no triple digits, no more 90s. that is high builds in, that layer of warm air sets up a nice environment for the fog to form. fog will be reforming late tonight into early tomorrow morning. this weekend temperatures trending up wereward. then next week we begin another cooling trend. it could be significant. this afternoon mostly sunny, temperatures low 60s, upper sez

. >>> a delta md 90 on its way from oakland to salt lake city making a landing this afternoon in sacramento. and this is after the pilot reported a possible engine problem. delta says other flights are being found for the passenger as board. >> experts using tissue samples to determine the species of a whale that wash add shore this morning on ocean beach. it's badly decomposed and made it hard to examine. researchers have been able to determine it's not a hump back, gray, or blue whale. it's a bounty for researchers. >> it's hard for us to study them out so far in the ocean this, gives us a good opportunity to put together different pods and populations of the whales in the wild. >> and a carcass will be buried during low tide on the beach tomorrow. it was just last week a tanker impaled a whale on the bough and that is probably dead when hit. >>> there is a warning out for female joggers in south san jose. the sheriff's department looking for a man who attacked a woman jogging alone just before 8:00 on a road around snell road. the attacker tried to sexual assault sure, she managed to run

it's a canal, tunnel or pipe system that would carry sacramento river water around the delta reducing reliance on pumps that can kill delta fish. >> we're halfway through a celestial double feature. two asteroids pass by us after 2:00 this morning. the second one about 23 feet across will whiz by around 2 p.m. this afternoon. don't worry, other asteroids have passed this close. rare to see two zooming in at the same time. no chance for collision. >> we talked to bruce willis, he was ready to go. ben aflac, all ready. >> at 6:00 find out why millions of people's morning fix -- you know what we're talking about -- is about to put a bigger dent in their wallet. >> the question for google, why did they do the doodle? a new twist in a growing internet mystery and why it could be a clue to a big announcement today. >> a serial arsonist on the loose but a critical clue could be the key to catching

invnnv id i last week's explioos lineio 131 that runs fro t s fouth b u up to the delta, 107 to livermore and 108 to sacramento. meanwhile, pg&e admitted a mixture of water and oil was corroding the metal in the pipeline that erupted in san bruno. >> corrosion can causey ro erod of metal pipes and that's something we continually search for. >> but pg&e says they're not sure corrosion is what caused the pipes to fail. and now whether pg&e will turn over that list, i am told the company has received the letter and they are now working on a response. there was no word on when that response would come. monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> let's hope it's a response that satisfies homeowners in san bruno. thank you, monty. >>> it's been a week since that blast rocked the neighborhood, but it's disbelief leaving family and friends behind. today they gathered for a private vigil for betty. it was hard enough to come to terms with her death, let alone say goodbye. george spoke to some of the mourners. >> reporters said family wanted to keep this private, but afterwards we talked to several friends of jessica morales w

a delta spokesman says the cockpit crew on the aircraft saw a warning light that indicated an engine problem. so as a precaution, they landed in sacramento. 150 passengers and five crew members were on board. no one was injured. delta is working on getting those passengers on to salt lake city. >>> google said it will be harder for commuter hackers to break into e-mail accounts. a code will be required to be put in after the password is entered. g-mail users will be able to make the security codes part of their log-in process. >>> hundreds are evacuated after wildfires break out in utah. the unusual situation that authorities say started the fire. >>> i'm tracking some cloud cover and i will tell you how that will impact your temperatures for tomorrow. you inhale, they inhale. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect your loved ones. >>> a fire below a train bridge over the harlem river in new york city disrupted train service both in and out of grand central station this afternoon. fire boats rushed to put out the fire which began in wooden p

involved in last week's explosion, line 131 running from the south bay to the delta, 107 to livermore, and 108 to sacramento. meanwhile, pg&e admitted a mixture of water and oil was corroding the pipeline that ruptured in san bruno. >> corrosion can ultimately cause the eroding of metal with metal pipes. that's why there's the concern, and that's why it is something we continually inspect for. >> reporter: but the company says it is up to federal investigators to determine whether corrosion caused the pipe to fail. monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> the area remains rattled to this day. crestmore school was evacuated yesterday after someone reported smelling gas, even though pg&e couldn't find a leak students and staff were sent home just in case. >> you hear of any noise and you jump. something fell on my porch the other day and i went that far up. >>> as the investigation continues to unfold into what went wrong, stay with nbc bay area news. we have dedicated a special section on our website. nbcbayarea.com to the san bruno explosion. >>> the teen at the wheel of yesterday's deadly car crash in nevada h

delta fair boulevard yesterday morning. the victim, a 34-year-old man from sacramento, was hit in the back, but is expected to be okay. he told police that the suspect drove a white four door sedan and shot at him while he was stopped at a red light. >>> bart is on track to expand. the board of directors awarded the contract to build the project. bart trains would run on elevated tracks from the oakland coliseum to the airport. the project carries a $480 million price tag. >>> time is 5:36. let's see what is happening in the commute. sal. >> we are looking at the east bay now. we have not had too much going on in the way of obstructions. this is highway 24 west. it is looking nicely coming up to the tunnel and over to the oakland side. this morning, there is a back up at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is not much of a back up at all. if you are driving in the south bay, north day is off to a nice start. 5:37. here is steve. >>> i make myself laugh, too, sometimes, sal. thank you, sir. good morning. changes this weekend. this is the last full weekend of summer. next wednesday. we go into fall, although it has felt like

delta fair boulevard yesterday morning. the victim, a 34-year-old man from sacramento, was hit in the back, but he is expected to be okay.told police that the suspect drove a white four door sedan and shot at him. >>> 6:35. let's go to sal. are they awake at the toll plaza? >> we are getting more of a back up here at the toll plaza west. not huge. there is a bit more of a back up. the metering lights have been turned on. we will see how much of a back up it becomes here on friday. sometimes we have lighter traffic on friday. moving along at 880. it looks nice. driving up north toward oakland. the commute in marin county is looking good. the road sensors are giving us a green commute on 80 from vallejo to richmond. >>> i had a tweet from lisa asking why she had water on her deck. it is rain. it will produce rain up in humbolt county. this goes like this. it will be a slow producer. it is on its way. as it does, it will juice things up. that is the south bay. it should have mostly sunny skies today. santa rosa is reporting fog. 59. 70 and 78 for the high today after yesterday's 83 downtown. it was 86 at the airport. the fo

in the pay delta, it's not just sea level rises but the fact that we have fresh water floods. this is the level that ice street water gauge in sacramento. darn this thing. okay. those are tides. mostly a summer period, but these are floods so you can see, you know the water levels get up to nine meters there. there's a book called, conquering the inner sea which is a history of levies in sacramento valley and trying to contain the water. the fact is, this sort of thing could potentially get more frequent and potentially higher. i don't want to sound like the national inquirer here and when you count, you take one of these climate models and look at exceedings and this is open coast and now we took an hourly record and counted the number of times in our simulation where we included tides and elnonos, in a moderate this is 30 centimeters over the hundred year period. not three feet about. little more than one foot. these are exceeding above a level that happens less than once a year and you can see, over time how often those get exceeded. i won't go into the filigree here. let's go to the next one. you missed my cartoon but - summing up,

sacramento river. young salmon raised here will need to make their which to the river, on to the delta and out to the pacific they will come back to battle creek to breed. >> we have to keep our fingers crossed with respect to the time line. probably take 10 years oh, determine how well the restoration project is going but there will be annual monitoring. >> changes to battle creek however don't come without consequence. when the state mandate utility to pru more green hour pg&e will be reducing the amount of energy proud. right now the dam proud enough power for 21,000 homes. after they are torn down battle creek will only generate energy for 15,000 homes. >> power that would have gone on the grid but the benefit is we can still have a viable hydro-electric project and the gain tremendous the benefit to salmon or steel head. >> project is to be completed by 2014. >> bay area will play a role in funding the project. environmental mitigation funtdz compared to san rafael and will good to restore battle creek. >> 100 foot tall waves kolt coming up next. how wall of water challenging water challenging surfer, s

sacramento river. the salmon raised here will need to make their way to the river, on to the delta and out to the pacificey will come back to battle creek to breed. >> we have to keep our fingers crossed with respect to the time line. it will probably take ten years to determine how well some of the restoration project is going. but there will be annual monitoring. >> the changes to battle creek, however, don't come without consequences. at a time when the state is mandating utilities to produce more green power, pg&e will be reducing the amount of energy produced. right now the dams produce enough power for 21,000 homes. after they are torn down, battle creek will generate energy for only 15,000 homes. >> the benefit of the project is we can still have a viable hydroelectric project and gain tremendous benefits for salmon and steel heads. >> the project is expected to be completed by 2014. dan ashley. >> dan says the bay area will play a role in funding the project. environmental mitigation funds from repairs to the san rafael and venetian bridges will go to restore battle creek. a new regulation to pro

sacramento river. the young salmon raised here will need to make their way to the river, on to the delta, and out to theeryone is hoping that they will come back to battle creek to breed. >> we have to keep our fingers crossed with respect to the time lines. it will probably take ten years to determine how well some of the restoration project is going. but there will be annual monitoring. >> the changes to battle creek, however, don't come without consequences. at a time when state is mandating utilities to produce more green power, pg&e will be reducing the amount of energy produced. right now the dams produce enough power for 21,000 homes. after they're torn down, they'll only generate energy for 15,000 homes. >> the benefit of the project is we can still have a viable hydroelectric project and gain tremendous benefit to salmon and steel heads. >> the project is expected to be completed by 2014. dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> and dan says the bay area will play a role in fund being the project. environmental mitigation funds from repairs to the san rafael and venetia bridges will go to restore battle cree