it is the only other publicly- managed marina in san francisco. the only other marina managed by the city is the treasure island, privatized by the city. we think san francisco marina, while notv]v][$ exactly the sas south beach, offers the same amenities in terms of quality of service. there are other areas like sausalito. we understand the difficulty of observing our rate increase, a significant rate increase right away. that is why we are proposing a three-year staged approach with increases until the rate parity reaches san francisco marina. i must admitrlrlsr there is onef report you have been given. might cut and paste -- my cut and paste skills with lotus were not what i thought they were. i believe we have the updated data on our website. this has been approved by the parks and rec commission. it has been approved by the board of supervisors. we will continue to have conversations with stakeholders on january 1. the last one is a 2015. the harbor is fully leased. we have a substantial waiting list going forward. other changes we have discu

we look at the cost versus the san francisco marina, since there are some freebies' the san franciscomarina berth holders get. we understand that our fees were supposed to go toward debt repayment, and they have not been. there are program participants, racing programs, to trust be parking for the broader stakeholder group, as well as the volunteers and the people who make those programs run. there are some solutions we are exploring like specific event parking. the plan for pier 40 has not been put together. that is how to do it. >> john? >> hi. i am a slip holder oat south beach. just doing my precinct walking, which i have done a around the city for years, i've walked mind -- i walked my slips. i have a 43-year-old boat. >> it is a pretty 1. >> yes, our little cal30 is a pretty little boat. i have talked to people on those stocks, and almost every one of them have never heard of what is going on your. be out reach is nonexistent. putting it in a bill in search is not a good way to reach us when we pay electronically. i just pay automatically every month. i never saw the bill. if i

san francisco residents. >> that is a tricky one. we had discussions with cal boating. we did a quick survey of every municipal harbour in the bay. in san francisco, there are none. san francisco marinaoes not. treasure island does not. it might have something to do with the loan, which somebody stated has language in it that requires the harbors to be available on an equal term. we are researching that aspect of it. right now, it it seems to be an impediment. we will look at it more carefully. it looks like it is a tougher road to hoe. >> we are not getting the tax increment that people are paying. we're trying to work through with the city on where it is going. >> do we have guessed birth -- guest berths? >> good point. there is a guest dock that we want to monetize. america's cup boats, they are paying top dollar to use it. we will be vigilant in collecting as much money as we can. >> [inaudible] >> we cannot take public comment at the close. >> the renewable power options. if you could address that. >> the advocates, they talked about solar energy. it is on our list of things to do. alternative energy, wind energy, it is something we will look at in terms of power in the marina.

san francisco. allen's wife also appeared yesterday coming out of a restaurant. shooting will be taking place thursday at san francisco's marinagreen. >>> great weather. >> yeah, it is going to be warming up. >>> a lot of sun, warmer weather on the way, electrical bill going up, air quality down, terrific. [ talking over each other ] >>> only parts of the bay area are going to have poor air quality, not assured yet but looking likely thursday and friday. going to get warm, summer is going to make a late surge that happens august, settlement, even into october we get hotter than normal for a couple of days things return back when you are tired of dealing with it. san jose beautiful blue sky. doppler is quiet hardly any clouds around, san francisco, oakland or san jose airports no delays this morning. you can see the clouds hanging along the coast partly cloudy to mostly sunny with the rest of us getting total sunshine, 58 in san francisco, 60s until you go fremont, san jose, los gatos, santa rosa east bay valleys 70s there, 85 antioch. low 70s watsonville salinas. 60 monterey, 67 santa cruz. sunny around the bay inland partly c

getting it toxic cleanup crews held to remove harmful residue left over from some gas plants in san francisco's marina district reporter elizabeth cook with more on what lies beneath the city. today it is one the most upscale neighborhoods in san francisco. and folks just wanted to take in the spectacular views of the day. this was an area districts. home to to manufactured gas plants or ndp is that provided gas here to live and keeps a large part of this city some of its remarkable some of which were not an or looking to meet our clean and now as those residual impact from the actual gas making process. the residual impact on the form of lump-sum spent coal and forms of hydrocarbons now between three and 10 ft. deep unease with the ndp is used to be in her apartment six right on top of the old lands see has lived in a marina with your son for a year-and-a-half. i'm concerned about him putting his hands in the soil. knowing that there would be that there also to dog's though definitely concerned about the dogs. pds shares are no health impacts. there are volunteers in the area to relocates so crews ca

san francisco. allen's wife also appeared yesterday coming out of a restaurant. shooting will be taking place thursday at san francisco's marinaeen. >>> great weather. >> yeah, it is going to be warming up. >>> a lot of sun, warmer weather on the way, electrical bill going up, air quality down, terrific. [ talking over each other ] >>> only parts of the bay area are going to have poor air quality, not assured yet but looking likely thursday and friday. going to get warm, summer is going to make a late surge that happens august, settlement, even into october we get hotter than normal for a couple of days things return back when you are tired of dealing with it. san jose beautiful blue sky. doppler is quiet hardly any clouds around, san francisco, oakland or san jose airports no delays this morning. you can see the clouds hanging along the coast partly cloudy to mostly sunny with the rest of us getting total sunshine, 58 in san francisco, 60s until you go fremont, san jose, los gatos, santa rosa east bay valleys 70s there, 85 antioch. low 70s watsonville salinas. 60 monterey, 67 santa cruz. sunny around the bay inland partly clo

you can see all the action from san francisco's marina green. to find out information and race times, go to ktvu.com. click on the america's cup tab which is on our home page. >>> coming up, we're just learning about the death of an iconic comedian many of you know. a recall to tell you about after e. coli is found in lettuce. [ thunder crashes ] [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this: when the unexpected happens, there's one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in their maglites: duracell. one reason: duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. so, whether it's 10 years' of life's sunny days... or... the occasional stormy one... trust goes a long way. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. >>> taking a look at your big board, the dow is down just about nine points. facebook stock not doing well, hit an all-time low of just over $18 this morning. >>> there is a recall of 2,000 cases of lettuce in california and several other states because of signs of e.

. >>> san francisco marina, this is all ahead of the world cup series tomorrow.morans are out there and the semifinals are saturday and the big race itself sunday. >>> we have two accidents causing problems on highway 101. the scene of the fatal crash, we first told you about it 4:30 this morning and it is causing problems. >> it could have been caused by rubber nexters, that first crash, a man was killed when his pickup truck lost control and veered off the highway, that is being towed away and being slammed into that power pole and in the meantime, it may have caused a separate crash, the original accident was in the northbound lane, that second crash, there were some injuries in talking with chp and traffic has been slow in that area. now when this truck hit the power pole and sheered it off, it was only held up and pg&e crews are working to stabilize it. he died from his injuries and this was a chevrolet pickup truck and he was going northbound 101 north of the exit when the truck left the highway, chp sergeant tells me it does not look like alcohol was a fac

thursday and with the finals on sunday and you can see all of the action right there from san francisco's marina grant. >>> the fallout from melky cabrera scandal continues to be heard. major league baseball notified teams ron nunez is prohibited from accessing clubhouses and other nonpublic areas. he is responsible for fabricating a website to challenge a positive drug test. he dropped his grievance and was hit with a 50 game suspension. >>> and they are operating sales on food, 9ers and santa clara city leaders struck a million dollar deal with the center plate. they also operate contexts stands and under the five-year agreement, they will provide construction of the 1.2 billion dollars stadium which set to open in 2014. >>> and men's soccer season has been canceled for the year after a university determined hazing on august 4th. today the university president announced the suspension from playing in any conference games. individual players may also be disciplined for the excessive alcohol consumption that endangered the lives of two students. >>> a second west nile virus is now being reported

if you want to see the action in person, head to san francisco's marina green. >>> crime scene tape becoming familiar site in san jose, some businesses are thinking about moving out. coming up, what we learned about plans to stop the crime and keep the businesses where they are. >> new ways to get around san francisco shown to us today, why they were chosen to be the first to offer these new programs. >>> people charged with finding out what caused the chevron refinery fire just wrapped up. we are seeing never before seen pictures of the vapor cloud and the explosion and some businesses in san jose say the violence in the city may cause them to move out but ktvu learned they may want to hold off buzz the city has a plan. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. i am. >>> hello. i am gasia mikalian. >> and i am frank somerville. >> new at 6:00 p.m. there is a hot spot in downtown san jose where criminal activity has business owners ready to move out but we uncovered actions the city will

and you can see all the action from san francisco's marina green. more about the race times or general information, head to our web site ktvu.com and click on the america's cup tap on our home page. >> sounds exciting. time 6:07. everybody racing safely along the east shore? >> they are so far. it does look pretty good heading out to the maze. no major problems. it is getting a little bit more crowded from the last time we saw it. and also at the bay bridge toll plaza. we definitely have waiting going on in some of those cash lanes. for now, the fast track lanes are moving well. metering lights go on in 10 minutes or so. if you are driving into santa clara valley, still looks good on highway 17. 101 and 280 are looking nice. let's go to rosemary. >> starting to see the first signs of sun life. on the coast, across the bay, can't see it this morning. the fog and low clouds back with us again. santa rosa reporting patchy dense fog. a little weaker than what we saw yesterday. 15 miles per hour in fairfield. 60 district 0 degrees at this time. mostly cl

and you can see all of the action from san francisco's marina green. and www.ktvu.com has more on the america's cup races, including more video from today's practice session. you can find it under the america's cup tab. >>> endurance swimmer diana failed on her attempt but she did make a symbolic swim ashore at key west. nia's crew pulled her from the water last night because of storms. but it was the jelly fish stings that really caused her problems. she'd been swimming for more than 60 hours and covered 48 hours. that's remarkable enough. but consider this. she turns 63 years old tomorrow. >>> tonight, director tony scott and the l.a. county coroner are disputing reports that scott was suffering from brain cancer when he apparently committed suicide this weekend. he was known for beverly hills cops. he died after jumping from an l.a. county bridge on sunday. the coroner said scott wrote two notes before his death. he was 68 years old. >>> they promised some great bargains, but are they bogus? still to come, the class action wsuit against those popula

thousands are expected to crowd into san francisco's marina green for warm-up races in the america'sup world series. katie marzullo joins us with a preview. >> reporter: the action of the america's cup world series gets underway in a couple of hours. we know at 10:00, san francisco mayor ed lee as well as the sailors will make themselves available for comments and then the 45 foot catamarans hit the water 1:00 this morning. we have video to show you of practice rounds in the bay over the weekend. there are 11 teams from eight countries participating. today is official practice but then official racing begins tomorrow. if the past is any indication it is going to be a very popular event. >> the world series already in season one, 1.3 million spectators on the shoreline west are expecting a good numbers near san francisco. it is their chance to see the best sailors in the world racing the fastest boats in the world. >> reporter: who wouldn't want to see that. if you are going to check it out, viewing here at marina green, chrissy field, tents and bleachers set up, an america's cup vill

and you can see all of the action from san francisco's marina green. www.ktvu.com has more on the america's cup races, including more video from today's practice session. you can find it under the america's cup tab. >>> endurance swimmer diana failed on her attempt but she did make a symbolic swim ashore at key west. nia's crew pulled her from the water last night because of storms. but it was the jelly fish stings that really caused her problems. she'd been swimming for more than 60 hours and covered 48 hours. that's remarkable enough. but consider this. she turns 63 years old tomorrow. >>> tonight, director tony scott and the l.a. county coroner are disputing reports that scott was suffering from brain cancer when he apparently committed suicide this weekend. he was known for beverly hills cops. he died after jumping from an l.a. county bridge on sunday. the coroner said scott wrote two notes before his death. he was 68 years old. >>> they promised some great bargains, but are they bogus? still to come, the class action lawsuit against those popular

we're told spectators can get a great view from san francisco's marina green. >>> you are looking at of the new additions to cal's memorial stadium. the new development tonight, regarding the cost of construction. >> [ thunder crashes ] [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this: when the unexpected happens, there's one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in their maglites: duracell. one reason: duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. so, whether it's 10 years' of life's sunny days... or... the occasional stormy one... trust goes a long way. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. >>> new at 10:00, in just 12 days, cal football fans will take their seats inside a newly renovated $321 million memorial stadium. telling us about a new infusion of cash for that project. >> reporter: frank, today rewe learned about a 10 -- we learned about a $10 million donation. crews are inside testing the lighting. cal pride flying high on campus today, but september 1, a rally community will wave the flags ins

we're told spectators can get a great view from san francisco's marina green. >>> you are looking atf the new additions to cal's memorial stadium. the new development tonight, regarding the cost of construction. >> i can't defend what he said. i can't defend him. >> mitt romney speaks out about controversial comments by a member of his own party. -what's up? i'm chris. -and i'm erik. both: we're the fruit guys! back in 1998, we had this idea to deliver fresh fruit to offices in downtown san francisco. we built these wooden crates, filled these with fruit in my one-bedroom apartment. the fruit guys has been with bank of america since they first started. we work with them to help them grow and succeed. we're coming up on 50 employees and delivering to thousands of companies every week. i would definitely say this is a fruitful business. >>> new at 10:00, in just 12 days, cal football fans will take their seats inside a newly renovated $321 million memorial stadium. telling us about a new infusion of cash for that project. >> reporter: frank, today rewe learned about a 10 -- we learned

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san francisco bay enjoying the boats out on the water. he joins us live now. >> it's been an intense day out here in san francisco at marina green where all of this action is free. come on down and check out the waves that have been kicking up. the wind at 20 to 30 miles per hour. in fact r, the announcer said i was action a plenty. there's eight different countries and 11 different teams and on each boat there are five crew members. one of the most important is the skipper and joining us today, phil robertson, the skipper of china team. you actually steer the boat? >> yeah, i do. my role on board is to steer the boat and drive it around the course and it's really, really exciting and what a role to have. >> and how hard is that in the san francisco bay? it seems pretty challenging. >> it is a real challenge. it's the best sailing in the world, to be honest and it comes right on time and perfect every day. the more wind it s. the more exciting it is out there for the racing and, yeah, it is a challenge. you have the tide that you have to deal with and also the breeze. >> and you were mentioning in the water there's things you look for. re

palace of fine arts in san francisco's marina district. beautiful way to start the wednesday morning, august 29th. this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, and thanks for joining us. 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. hurricane isaac is ripping across the gulf coast this morning. we have a tower cam shot from new orleans. it caught transformers exploding. that noticed out power to 31,000 people. a total of 300,000 people are without power. we have a live report from danielle lee. >> reporter: good morning. you may see emergency crews and ambulance now passing down behind me. this is the second ambulance we've seen drive down this street in the last couple of minutes. we'll try to find out what that is for you, but it gives awe a sense how chaotic things are as the hurricane comes through. as the sun begins to rise on the french quarter, we get a sense of the debris that has fallen because of the storm. you see palm fronds falling from the trees, and we have to be out of

in san francisco at the marina green, the america cup world series. back to you in the studio. >> thanks. looks like it's foggy out there already as well. with the giants game and americas cup in san francisco and sunday streets tomorrow, it's crowded in the city. thousands are using caltrain to get around. we are more on the traffic warning as well. hi, kimberly. >> reporter: hello, diane. we are packed with sports fans. the trains are coming into and out of the city are packed as well. caltrain has extra service on days with giants are playing at home. the transit agency wasn't able to provide additional trains today. those available have to accommodate the giants crowd and the americas cup. a caltrain spokesperson expects it to be busy and crowded tonight. we caught up with riders saying despite the numbers the train is a better bet than driving in. >> we heard the traffic was going to be bad. we can go straight from our house. take the train. fly from home. >> we avoided all that americas cup traffic. it was great. caltrain ran smooth. >> reporter:

at the san francisco marina. this is for the tuesday practice race. world series or couple began on wednesday- sunday. the international race is also testing their sales on the bay. >> this is the chance for the teens to get to know the water, the teams, and unsettling in san francisco. >> this is the first of two different regattas. the next race is in october and the finals will be in next summer. oracle team usa achieved a victory in 2009. >> west nile spike in california 26 people have been infected. one person has died. many people in not taking any chances and counties are taking preventive measures sproul hall. such as sprains. this has been found as while like. the counties -- are not taking any chances and taking preventative measures by sprin spraining. --t is sprainin spraying -- the mayf dallas is calling a state of our emergency with 16 deaths. and even airplanes are sparring started perking night it has not happened there since 1966. an arlington, texas there is a rare sprain that could impact her brain. her mother was glad that she foun

if the hay ward fault goes off, most of san francisco will feel 20 to 25 percent, the marina which will shake 30 percent. so if the hay ward fault goes off, san francisco will shake 3 or 4 times harder than in 89 and twice as long. >> the haward fault has return cycles plus or minus 10 for the last 140 years. the last was 1868. we are 140 years since the last haward fault went off. so, i would say, it's pretty likely it won't slip within the next 10 years. that will give you ground shakesing 3 to 4 times as last time. >> we have, pat and i and i couple of other people have run a program how to prepare in your life and home with problems related to an earthquake. that's not what our discussion is today. it's more of a global policy issues. one is proximity to the fault. how certain are geo technical engineering that the actual proximity of the fault is in fact going to affect how strong the ground motion is? does a mile make a difference? >> it came out in kobe earthquake. >> i was actually there. >> the roof came off. it was hard to stand up. i was 6, 7 miles away. in the city, people c

yes, the first week in october the racing returns here to san francisco. at marinareen i'm lawrence scott. send it back to you in the studio. >> as you can see, it was sunny and beautiful in san francisco and pretty windy as well. let's check in with rob mayeda on the forecast. what's going on, rob? >> well, it was good for the america's cup, that good strong sea breeze really did a number to our temperatures today. you might have noticed if you were outside around the tral valley or san jose. highs in the low 70s. you don't expect to see that here as we kind of wrap up august on something of a cool note this weekend. but today likely will be the coolest day we see for the new week as high pressure starts to build back in. but right now we've still got a pretty good sea breeze out there reaching into livermore and fairfield. mostly 50s outside. and as you wake up tomorrow morning 40s and mid 50s for lows. and there you see the winds through fairfield southwest today. that's going to help bring in the low clouds, patchy areas of low clouds but warming temperatures st

the racing is back here in san francisco. live at marina green. lawrence scott. send it back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. looks gorgeous. coming up next. hot air balloons, a calm sceneic ride, right? coming up the investigative unit looks into how safe the balloons really are. >>> also, some wild whale watching. show you what's pushing the whales closerer than ever to the shore. and the petaluma all-star team finished the little league world series in style. we'll show you how they did it. [ taste buds ] donuts, donuts, donuts! who are these guys? oh, that's just my buds. bacon, donuts. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] waffles. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip some fiber by us? rookie. okay. ♪ nutty clusters and almonds, ♪ ♪ almonds. ♪ fiber one is gonna make you smile. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one nutty clusters and almonds. with 43% daily value of fiber for you. crunchy nutty clusters and real almond slices for your taste buds. verizon wireless is teaming up with xfinity from co

. >> all right, thousands of fans headed to the marina green today for another day of racing on the san francisco bay. it was a big day on and off the water for the oracle team usa. lawrence scott is at the marina green in san francisco with the latest tonight. hello, lawrence. >> reporter: a real festival atmosphere tonight at marina green. the band dr. dog planning a post race show. a great day of racing out here. and before that, a really big day at at&t park for oracle team usa. take a look. oracle team usa captured the america's cup the same year the giants won the world series. now two years later, the teams and trophies coming together at at&t park and the full cast of skippers taking part in some pregame festivities. >> the giants are a championship team and what a stadium. at&t park is just magnificent. our stadium is also magnificent because it's san francisco bay. >> reporter: after leaving, he headed back to win his race over the sweerdish team. then in the next race, they held off new zealand to set up an all-oracle team race on sunday. in the fleet racing competition, the french ene

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san francisco. boats are in the water. some are even moving 35 miles an hour out on the bay. nbc bay area's jean elle is live in san francisco where the marinaundergoing a transformation, jean. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. crews have already started setting up an america's cup village. there are tents set up along the marina green here. this is prime viewing area for an event that is expected to attract quite a crowd. 45-foot catamarans at pier 30-32 in san francisco are attracting lots of attention. sailing fans are taking pictures of the america's cup world series boats through the fence. >> they're so fast and so agile, and i think it's going to be really neat to see so many boats on the course together. >> reporter: fans can get a close-up look at the speed machines tuesday when the world series hits the bay. oracle boat skipper russell koontz is expecting a rough ride. >> you've got to get across the boat and you're basically on a trampoline. if it's wavy conditions, it's obviously a lot about balance. you know, i think it's tough conditions. that's what we -- that's a good thing really. >> reporter: good for spectators. challeng

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i'm jeff rainiery at marina green in san francisco. we're feet away from the action. we'll talk boat it is and weather and your weekend forecast coming up in minutes. >>> decision 2012. president obama is hoping for good clinton karma. he's turning to clinton to make the argument against romney's tax plan. romney wants to drill. it could create 3 million jobs and bring in more than a trillion dollars. some lofty numbers thrown around. steve handlesman join us from washington, d.c. this evening. another notable day on the campaign trail. >> it's a big day because this is a big issue. the republicans' case about jobs and the economy. they say barack obama has blown it on energy underemphasizes fossil fuels playing up solar and wind. in new mexico mitt romney promised energy independence by 2020. 3 million more jobs. >> we won't need to buy any oil from the middle east or venezuela or anywhere else we don't want to. >> reporter: romney vowed to rewrite tougher obama regulations on fraukicking, on drilling in alaska and on offshore drilling that romney claims keep output

san francisco with someone special. we are here at the lovely and historic palace of fine arts, located in the bustling marina district. originally built for the 1950's exposition, the palace is situated along san francisco's waterfront. it is ada accessible and is reached by the 28, 30, and 91 bus lines. with its rotunda, columns, uncut the reflecting waters against the eucalyptus trees, it is one of the most romantic settings for special dates, and memorable proposals. it is also a perfect spot where you can relax with that special someone while listening to the water and fountain in the lagoon. beautiful to view from many locations, and inside is an ideal place to walk around with your loved ones. the palace is the most popular wedding location in the city park system. reservations for weddings and other events are available at strecpark.org. shakespeares' guard and refers -- has plants referred to in shakespeare's plays and poems. located near the museum and the california academy of sciences, shakespeares garden was designed in 1928 by the california spring blossom association. flowers and plants played an importan

reporting from marina green in san francisco. i'm lawrence scott. back to you in the studio. >>> queen of the sand and south bay native kerri walsh went back to high school to dedicate a new sand volleyball court. check it out. she teamed up with the foundation to build the new court at north salinas high school. the foundation chose the school because of the hard work and dedication of the girls varsity volleyball coach and athletic director. walsh is honored to be able to give back to a sport that has given her so much. >> i've traveled the world. i've been to four olympics. i've done so many beautiful things because of this sport. so for me to be able to share this with these kids in the area where you wouldn't put salinas and sand volleyball together. but for some reason it works. >> walsh, of course, brought along the olympic gold medal and she and misty may-treanor won two weeks ago. check this out. some lucky students even had a chance to hit the sand with walsh to show off some of those skills. how fun would that be? >> that's pressure. >> t

we are also following these live pictures out of san francisco malia. --marina.hey have set things up for the first race today it is the america's cup. we will see all the fun things that's happening. they have tons of thing for you to check out. this will last all week we will update everyone on what is going on when we come right back. [ man ] it's big. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. [ man ] it's big. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. >> reporter: our new 24/7 bay area news channel is all about convenience you can check in at any time for up to the date weather information, let me show you. down here, we cycled through a bunch of city is showing you the current temperatures down below we have the new scroll with the latest headlines the wreck of the kron4 newsroom. these are updated al

katie marzullo is live at the marina green in san francisco. >> reporter: exciting stuff. we have one of those catamarans up close and personal so you can look at what they are like this is the piranha here for opening day this is the opening day of the second world series and the 34th america's cup racing. i've just come from a kickoff event for this opening day. san francisco mayor ed lee was there as well as all of the skippers who were introduced one by one as race organizers explained today, it is free practice. that starts 1 this afternoon and tomorrow is when the official match race qualifications begin. mayor lee hopes this is the first of many years of america's cup racing here in san francisco and the regatta director calls the waters of san francisco exhilarating and testing. >> we estimate that there will be a billion dollars spent by everybody involved throughout the bay area as a result of this race. 8,000 jobs have been created from construction to hospitality. >> we know the winds, current and we know the performance of these boats. >> reporter: as for spec

. >>> and in san francisco, the marina green opens today just ahead of the america's cup world seriessmus has been out there all worning in -- allie rasmus has been out there all morning. you are up in the stands. what's happening there? >> reporter: well, they are doing a little bit of a mike check. so excuse us for that. directly across from us is the bay and those orange buoys you see in the water are part of the course. 45-foot long catamarans will have to snake through those things. this course is supposed to be one of the toughest in the world. san jose has some strong currents and the wind and fog, it is a fock today. it affects is -- it does affect visibility -- the fog today, it does affect visibility. the team is very used to this sort of thing. sailors deal with this kind of thing all of the time and the team had the boat back upright and off sailing again in a matter of minutes. but we're told spectate can expect to see a lot of action like that. >> this will be the trickiest place the racers have ever raced. there's very strong wind. there's fog. there is a lot of current

look at a beautiful live look at the marina in san francisco.fine arts there at the center, breaking up a little bit. 4:54. >> moving on to decisionç 2012 everyone knows mitt romney's a shoo-in for the republican nomination and gop leaders have arranged an earlier than usual vote at next week's convention in tampa. delegates will begin the roll call vote on mondayto officially nominate romney for president. republican officials say the process will begin earlier than usual in part over concerns for ron paul supporters who remain staunch and vocal advocates for the texas libertarian. >> this morning u.s. capital police looking into a threat against congressman todd akin, taking criticism over comments he made about rape and abortion. police are not giving out details but say there is an active investigation under way. >> nasa is showing us video of curiosity landing on mars. >> touch down confirmed. we're safe on mars. >> listen to that. that was a celebration at the nasa control room over rover touching down. nasa released the raw footage of th

. >> taking a live look outside, beautiful palace of fine arts at the marina in san francisco. it's tuesday, august 7th, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. we begin with developing news in the east bay. people are now allowed outside of their homes after that thick plume of smoke clouded the air as flames spewed out of the refinery in richmond. we have live team coverage. bob redell looks at the area's air quality, but we start with christie smith with what chevron is now saying about the leak that sparked several explosions. >> reporter: i can tell you we're outside of chevron's richmond refinery waiting to hear from a spokesperson. they are walking up and expected to get started any minute. what i can tell you is that i spoke with richmond fire this morning. as far as they know the fire is out. i can show you what the scene looks like this morning. employees still coming and going as normal. i drove by the refinery this morning. we didn't see that huge plume of smoke or flames that b

i really love this shot of the palace of fine arts san francisco. near the marina district. little bit of traffic picking up in the background. we'll check the full traffic report in a moment. 5:53. >> a college kid from connecticut getting well deserved praise from apple this morning. the computer wiz discovered a big security bug with apple's remote desk top software. the computer giant had to fix the problem and now giving the university student credit for finding that bug. smith was surprised when he heard back from the computer giant after submitting a bug report. >> in a couple days apple responded yeah, there is a real problem there and we're going to fix it for you. >> big grin. >> not surprisingly, smith has received a few job offers. to remove the apple desk top flaw the company recommends upgrading to the newest version. >> no flaws in apple stock. the most valuable company became that much more valuable. scott mcgrew, a record? >> right. we were talking monday, if someone bought you a share of apple for a graduation gift or a mother's day gift back in may you wou

katie marzullo is live at the marina green in san francisco. >> reporter: exciting stuff. we have one of those catamarans up close and personal so you can look at what they are like this is the piranha here for opening day this is the opening day of the second world series and the 34th america's cup racing. i've just come from a kickoff event for this opening day. san francisco mayor ed lee was there as well as all of the skippers who were introduced one by one as race organizers explained today, it is free practice. that starts 1 this afternoon and tomorrow is when the official match race qualifications begin. mayor lee hopes this is the first of many years of america's cup racing here in san francisco and the regatta director calls the waters of san francisco exhilarating and testing. >> we estimate that there will be a billion dollars spent by everybody involved throughout the bay area as a result of this race. 8,000 jobs have been created from construction to hospitality. >> we know the winds, current and we know the performance of these boats. >> reporter: as for spec

san francisco with someone special. starting of the technical segment, we are at the lovely and historic house of fine arts located in the bustling marina district. originally built for the panama pacific exposition, it is situated along san francisco's northern waterfront nearly digital arts center. it is accessible and is easily reached by the 28, 30, and 91 bus line. with the elegant rotunda and promenade, which is against reflecting waters of the surrounding lagoon and fragrant eucalyptus trees. it is one of the most romantic settings for special dates and memorable proposals. it is also a perfect picnic spot where you can relax with that special someone had while this means in the fountains in the lagoon at her. beautiful to view from many locations and inside the column as an ideal place to walk around with your loved one. the palace of fine arts is the most popular whetting location in the system. reservations for other events are available on-line. shakespeare's garden contains plans referred to by william shakespeare's plays and poems. welcome to the beautiful and unique shakespeare's garden in the famous golden gate park. loca

they had a headquarters along the marina green in san francisco. looks beautiful. >> i didn't know i had my own show. i guess i better take advantage of that. thank you so much. we are out here at the americas cup world series event that has been going on for over 24 hours. there is plenty of racing still to come. take a look behind me. while the votes may be docked, there is a lot of excitement. a lot of people are coming to check them out. they have the red bull and prada, team italy. it didn't take too long to figure that out. i am not sure we will get that in. the defending cup placed first and second for today. over 1600 square miles, in the world for sailing out here, one of the main reasons, the mouth of the bay protects us from large waves and joining us, we don't want to take the man in the know. what's happening out here. the team meteorologist, you guys are doing great with the weather continues. what do you think the secret spins? >> a lot of out here for sometime. our guys are figuring out the conditions here and that gives us an advan

here in san francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> the marina green is going to be packed. know, christina loren, those sailors love the wind. do you have good news for them? >> i certainly do. usually when you hear the phrase it's choppy on the bay, the mariners are not pleased. but today you want those rough conditions because it makes the racing all that much more exciting. we want to start with a live look over the bay. camera cannot stay steady because it's the winds picking up and they drive the rough seas. temperatures are comfortable if you want to head out and view in person. if you can't make it to san francisco, we'll have coverage for you on comcast sports net bay area starting tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. or wait for the finals right here on nbc bay area. all the action starts at 11:00. you don't have to even change the channel. just keep it right here. 65 degrees at 2:00 p.m. out there. a little warmer on the water than it will be in the city of san francisco, forecast about 64 degrees as the high, but, hey, locals love that kind of weather. 84 for concord so, not to

here in the america's cup village, opening up today in marina green in san francisco, 10:00 every daye after. live in san francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> great stuff, bob. thank you very much. looks like a fun time out there. >>> more fun stuff to talk about. petaluma's little league team is still alive in the world series and takes on connecticut tonight. last night they advanced thanks to the sweet sing of 10-year-old danny marzo. >> walk-off home run. >> petaluma literally shut downs to watch their hometown boys. yesterday was no exception. hundreds gathered at the movie theater to catch the action live. >> it was cool. >> you just feel the emotions of the kids and watching their parents, how they handle the pressure. it's amazing. really proud of them. >> the team from connecticut is coming off magical performance. its pitcher threw a no-hitter yesterday. today's game gets under way at 5:00 tonight. >> check it out. >>> time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. looks like a pretty smooth-looking week, how august should be. >> yeah, smooth everywhere but rig