the state board water quality control plan for the bay delta, specifically on the san joaquin river is out in draft and 35% of unimpaired flow during january to june and that could impose a large obligation on san francisco. the way its written it's unclear, but it's a hit to the water supply that we would have to deal with and there is also the flow criteria for the delta ecosystem that the state board adopted as the result of the reform act of 2009 that calls for higher levels of unimpaired flows going down the riff. all of these regulatory items represent risk to us and that is something that we have to deal with and at some point some decisions may get made that will result in an impact to us. there is demand uncertainty. we're starting to see rebounding demand with the improving economy and the san francisco skyline that i will talk about later current population and demand projections there, increasing significantly is for san francisco. those are part of the smart growth proposals that have come out of abag. so the whole point of this is that try as we might to make projections

until then expect big delays on services on the san joaquin line. >> bad news about san francisco's munim. a report shows the light rail train posted on time performance of under 50 percent in may. the run down condition of the tracks are leading to slower train speed. the late rail vehicles breakdown an average of once a month and muni has few reserve trains. performance problems arepected d tomorrow at the muni director meeting. >> a new book about a secret deal between obama and hillary clinton, the promise the president made to her about a possible 2016 bid for the white house. >> the legendary south bay cherry stand that is closing up >> rescuers are hoping to find more people to rescue after a poultry slaughter house fire in northeast china. more than 300 were in the plants when the blaze broke out just after dawn and only 100 managed to escape. survivors say one of the doors was locked and the narrow hall ways and exits made rescue work difficult. >> a group of boy scouts took part in utah's gay pride parade over the weekend. boy scouts and volunteers wore the uniforms defying ord

in the summertime, the san joaquin valley is a hard place for both man and beast.aves come through at 110 degrees. in california and other arid states, cows live on dirt lots. there's no green grass or trees to help cool things down. this dairy copes with the heat by providing shade barns and fans. but not all the cows in the valley are this lucky. no law requires that these animals get shelter or shade. when the heat comes, mortality rises. from watching cowboy movies, i had assumed that animals injured beyond repair were shot and put out of their misery. that's not how it works in ranching today. sick and injured animals are usually left to die on their own, no matter how long that takes. mercy killing is very rare, a harsh reality that jim is trying to change. >> this cow was found as a down cow this morning. she was normal yesterday. she's older. and we've done a physical exam. i don't know exactly what's wrong but there's something very wrong in her intestinal track. something's bleeding or she has a tumor. the prognosis is very bad. we can't really fix her, s

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craw of chp helicopter based in fresno shot the video as they arrived at the middle fork of the san joaquinriver in extreme eastern madera county. he shot video of the rescue from the ground. >> when they first came in and did a recon kind of lap of the area the winds were extremely high. too dangerous to land the helicopter then they came and hovered and we saw one of the crew just kind of get dropped out of the helicopter and slowly lowered then had he a harness with him full buddy harness that was really easy to put on. >>reporter: that's when the guy who had just been down class 5 rapid got an exhilerating ride of ative kin kind. >> it was exciting. can't deny with the wind and helicopter. most of the things i do i'm in control. yes, i was it was exciting for sure e-chp hopper carried him to a waiting ambulance. >> fractured ankle no fun but definitely worse things that can come about. so i'm okay with that. >>reporter: he's off his feet for a few months. if that lon long. white water awaits. here's hoping the next wild ride doesn't involve air trave travel. >> in sacramento, george war

a growing number of people in need of assistance in the san joaquin valley has prompted the farm to give back to its community. each week, the farm sends truckloads of produce to local food banks as part of the california association of food banks' farm-to-family program. >> we were seein' folks that when we went to the store, you recognize them working in the store, and then all of a sudden, you see them at our doorstep, uh, needing food assistance, needing help. uh, it's not just the single parent, the single mother, single father. you know, it's--it's the working people, uh, that still can't make things--uh, you know, ends meet. >> i think what each of us are given, you know, if we're given much, we're required to give a lot. and i think that's very important. you know, that's the way i was brought up, too. you--you have to give. >> giving back to the community that supported them for more than 70 years now is just one of the many reasons this family farm continues to thrive now and no doubt well into the future, too. for "california country," i'm tracy sellers. >> brought to you by a

eastbound direction and that is due to maybing work, eastbound 580 between grant line road to the san joaquin line, westbound the commute is loading up, 57 miles per hour is the top speed over the pass, and now as we take it to marin county we have this bridge work northbound 101 starting at san marin drive that will continue to the sonoma county line and we do have at least one lane taken away lasting until 6 a.m., and finally, outside, we will see how our golden gate bridge is doing, a clear drive from sausalito to san francisco, but the northbound side is pushing traffic over to the left-hand side forcing construction out there. >> a san jose woman would went to prison if claiming she found a finger if her fast food chili is going back to jail for another take story. annana ayala said someone shot her son. he is if jail and was not supposed to have a gun. she will go to prison. >> new policy allows inmates only to receive postcards so contraband cannot make their way in the jails. the sheriff officials will hold a public meeting to explain the new policy which will be the first in the bay

it's down off to southern california, and it will move into the san joaquin valley. it's sending in moisture and bands of unstable air. thunderstorms today. again, i think there could be -- maybe some funnel clouds. it would not surprise me one bit. light rain for some. moderate for others. had about 400, 500 reports of lightning strikes. you can see the low in the circulation is driving in the north. sonoma county, mendocino, lake, napa county. i think the first to get in on this. but other areas are picking up. livermore, san jose. you can see some of the lightning over lake county and ukiah. also rain towards cloverdale, night. forestville. a couple of reports just thunder and lightning rocking. and some of the areas are getting rain, some are getting thunder and lightning. some are getting a mix of everything. there's also some low clouds there. but again from san jose, they had a pretty good downpour about an hour ago. things look to be calming down. you can see right there, it all bears watching, especially as we get heat. it goes right over fremont, and back t

the sacramento- san joaquin the delta's increased >> the giants are starting to pick up some steam. ad gaudin pitched six strong innings, marco scutaro and brandon belt homered and the san francisco giants beat the arizona diamondbacks 6-2. rookie juan perez - one to watch. after yesterday's game in the desert, the giants will head east to start a three- game set at pittsburgh on tuesday. the swinin' a's stopped swinging yesterday. the chicago white sox beat the oakland a's 4-2 to give both teams a split of their four-game series. after racking up wins and storming to the al west lead, oakland now trails texas by a half game. but the a's come home next week. to take on the yankees. >> the san antonio spurs kept pace with the miami heat for the first 32 minutes in game 2 of the nba finals last night. the next 12 minutes allowed the heat to even the series at a game apiece. miami trailed 62-61 late in the third quarter before a 33-5 run allowed the heat to pull away in a 103-84 rout of the spurs. mario chalmers had a team- high 19 points for the heat. the team drained 10 three- pointer

and then pleasanton dumpster, may have killed at least two other women that is according to the san joaquin county d.a.'s office. javier sandoval is now serving time for killing his stockton girlfriend, ana pineda, then dumping her body in pleasanton he reportedly told investigators that his previous wife in mexico died from an accidental blow to the head however, the d.a. says, her death certificate contradicts his story. .serial killer the deputy d.a. says, he also received information about a 3rd-woman, a former girlfriend of sandoval's in mexico. who also died under suspicious circumstances two san franciso men have pleaded guilty in a drug case. they were caught in texas inside a rented plane. full of marijuana. today, prosecutors say michael gallanter. who you see on the left side of your screen. and ethan oliver wynne-wade. who you see on the right. pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana. back in april. the plane landed in lubbock, texas to refuel. investigators were tipped off that the plane was traveling under suspicious circumstances. including the men pa

. >>> new survey finds fish caught in the san joaquin delta have high levels of mercury. state water officials say they found the chemical in sacramento pike minnow and three types of bass. it is the highest concentration found in any fish caught in california. mercury is unsafe for frequent consumption especially for children and women of childbearing age. >>> the new head of the irs will face new questioning today on capitol hill. danny werfel was named acting commissioner after the previous one resigned in a scandal over flagging conservative groups looking for tax exemption. some accuse the white house of involvement. >> this is a problem that was coordinated in all likelihood right out of washington headquarters and we're getting to proving it. >> the president has condemned the agency's actions saying targeted conservative groups was inappropriate. >>> in another high-profile hearing on capitol hill, a senate committee is looking into the increasing number of sexual assaults in the military. the joint chiefs of staff chairman is slated to testify today as are top of

craw of chp helicopter based in fresno shot the video as they arrived at the middle fork of the san joaquinriver in extreme eastern madera county. he shot video of the rescue from the ground. >> when they first came in and did a recon kind of lap of the area the winds were extremely high. too dangerous to land the helicopter then they came and hovered and we saw one of the crew just kind of get dropped out of the helicopter and slowly lowered then had he a harness with him full buddy harness that was really easy to put on. >>reporter: that's when the guy who had just been down class 5 rapid gotlerating ride exhilerating ride of ative kin kind. >> it was exciting. can't deny with the wind and helicopter. most of the things i do i'm in control. yes, i was it was exciting for sure e-chp hopper carried him to a waiting ambulance. >> fractured ankle no fun but definitely worse things that can come about. so i'm okay with that. >>reporter: he's off his feet for a few months. if that lon long. white water awaits. here's hoping the next wild ride doesn't involve air trave travel. >> in sacramento,

those prisons are both in the san joaquin valley. where the fungal infection originates in the soil. the judge gave the state 90 days to comply. but also said inmates who already have had the disease do not have to be moved. an immigration bill calling for tightened security along the u-s - mexico border. has passed the u-s senate. a first crucial step for the legislation. this reform. which comes from the bi-partisan "gang of eight". is backed by the white house. president obama says, he wants to see it enacted before the end of this year. the amendment requires 20 - thousand additional border agents, more fencing and more than three- billion dollars worth of technology upgrades. the legislation now heads to the house of representatives. >> reporter: of the first to take the stand in the george zimmerman murder trial monday. >> witness: after he stated the subject was running i immediately asked if he was following. >> prosecutor: but you were clear it was not necessary to follow? >> witness: that's right. >> reporter: the prosecuti

craw of chp helicopter based in fresno shot the video as they arrived at the middle fork of the san joaquinr in extreme eastern madera county. he shot video of the rescue from the ground. >> when they first came in and did a recon kind of lap of the area the winds were extremely high. too dangerous to land the helicopter then they came and hovered and we saw one of the crew just kind of get dropped out of the helicopter and slowly lowered then had he a harness with him full buddy harness that was really easy to put on. >>reporter: that's when the guy who had just been down class 5 rapid got an exhilerating ride of ative kin kind. >> it was exciting. can't deny with the wind and helicopter. most of the things i do i'm in control. yes, i was it was exciting for sure e-chp hopper carried him to a waiting ambulance. >> fractured ankle no fun but definitely worse things that can come about. so i'm okay with that. >>reporter: he's off his feet for a few months. if that lon long. white water awaits. here's hoping the next wild ride doesn't involve air trave travel. >> in sacramento, george warre w

location, it's about serving every one of our local service areas whether it's san francisco or the san joaquin valley. >> thank you, mr. boland. >> we fill a little different role. we don't have any infrastructure but we represent utilities that have 88 percent of the infrastructure that keep our populations running. we cover from the mexican border to oregon and what we facilitate through the organization is we are embedded with the state of california through the last 60 years. we are in the cali complex, we have an mou with the secretary of cali and can bring resources from other companies in the field across all the disciplines for mutual assistance. we can stage, deploy and sit on situational awareness providing the state the information they need to posture a response and at the same time we can then be putting together the teams that are going to have to come in and support pg&e or other utilities that are in the stricken zone. we'll be calling on organizations from san diego to redding, we'll be calling on organizations outside the state of california that we have mou's with out of nev

path through peach, plum, apple, orange, and nut orchards shows off the picturesque side of the san joaquin valley's staple industry, agriculture. the colorful tetops set against the majestic peaks of the sierrnevada are part ob a changing landscape re. already, the trail has been altered several times since its 1988 inception to accommodate the region's growing population. >> well, it's important for our area. it's important to fresno unty that we preserve agriculture. >> the trail traces the outskirts of suctiny central valley towns as reedley, selma, and sanger. and as the landscape wakes up around the area, so does business. take simonian farms, for example. just outside thfrno city limits is where you'll find this 20-acre family owned operation that has grown 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables for more than00 years, and doesn't looc to close shop atime soon. especially if the lion of fans the place has earned over the years has anything to say about it. >> oh, my god. just for people to see it. i don't think they've ever seen anything likthis. toee the beautiful blossoms, and the c

. >>> y las autoridades de san joaquÍn buscan a quiÉnes dejan cadÁveres de caballo en areas campestres. ofrecen una recompensa de mil dÓlares para el que encuentre a los responsables. y una gran controversia generÓ una solicitud que hicieron los propietarios de un matadero de caballos, se opusieron a esto argumentando que no usaban mÉtodos crueles. hoy las autoridades le dieron luz verde a la compaÑÍa, y desde la prÓxima semana comenzaran a operar y exportar la carne a paÍses que permiten su consumo. a pesar de la votaciÓn ayer en el senado, a favor de la reforma, hay indignaciÓn por las enmiendas que tiene. como explica salvador durant, para muchos esta decisiÓn podrÍa generar violencia y mÁs muerte. ♪ >>> fue efimero el jÚbilo manifestado tras el voto del senado que mantuvo viva la reforma, por las consecuencias que tendrÍa en lugares como la frontera, y activistas aseguran que militalizarla es un desperdicio. >>> se persiguiÓ a la comunidad fronteriza, y eso va a aumentar. >>> y un ambiente similar se siente en mÉxico donde los especialistas aseguran que militalizar la frontera no e

and most say it is up and down 2000 feet 6 degrees are jumping up and the hottest will be in the san joaquinhere it will be 90s more than anything else but that's inland. 50s to almost 90, antioch brenly, fairfield 83, that is not bad 82 concord, 5 warmer than yesterday. san rafael is in there as well. 7 ever san jose and that's closer to reid. 70s in san mateo, santa cruz 60s on the coast and too much fog. warm to hot around the bay, saturday may be the warmest day and much cooler. >>> the numbers is -- number is still consistent and most economists are looking for the monthly jobs report for may and that comes out at 5:30 tomorrow morning and we will tell you how it looks tomorrow. checking on the markets to see how it is affecting the numbers there look at the big board, dow jones industrial average back below 15,000 after the 200 point drop yesterday and the nasdaq and s&p 500 are also posting modest gains. we are looking at facebook and that stock is down a little bit in early trading this morning. shares of the social network are down 5% for the week and that's despite of them tar gett

excessive heat watches from sunday to wednesday for the sacramento valley, san joaquin and dale delta. temperatures are expected to range between 105 and 112 degrees. closer look of the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >>> excessive heat is a concern for more than a million people expected at this weekend's gay pride parade. they remind people to drink plenty of water. take a break from the sun and heat if you can. don't stay out in it all day long. word that the plaintiffs in prop 8 will be marching in the parade on sunday this coming after those big rulings yesterday on gay marriage. more from "abc 7 news" reporter carolyn tyler. >> the floats you will watch winding down market street on sunday. >> i am so energized from learning that information yesterday. >> that information, the u.s. supreme court rulings on same-sex marriage combined with the toasty weather equals a huge turnout for this weekend's pride parade. already the largest in the nation at one million. organizers expect nearly a quarter million more this sunday. >> folks want to celebrate and acknowledge a histo

valley fever forced california to move prison inmates out the san joaquin valley. the disease killed a 62 of them . >> people realized this was a problem. >> reporter: this doctor is director of the valley fever hospital. arizona has 66 % of the disease. >> a small percentage get serious problems when the fungus does not go away or it moves through the bloodstream. >> reporter: this man has had a valley fever for ten years. >> i know it is compromising my life and it will end my life sooner than later. >> reporter: is a wife now taste the wine for him. he says he will continue making it for as long as he can. and tracy, cbs news. >>> it is 7:43 it will be a cool day today. >> there is relief in the store. we have sunshine in london, the runners running as usual. as we look from our east today camera we see mostly blue skies . 62 degrees right now in concord, 67 in oakland. at the airport is 61. if you are heading to the coliseum for the baseball game the gametime temperature will be 72 and clear skies. it is a beautiful day for a ball game. for the bay area we have

of the action is right into ukiah and up in semolina, we had a line stretching right back to the san joaquin valley and right back to the peninsular and right over towards daily city. you can see right there, this is going to be a very active day. highs today will be really cool compared to where we were a few days ago. a good 40 degrees inland and temperatures even with the low clouds and fog, or rain today, breezy mild, tuesday it looks quiet and another low drops and settles sunday so strange pattern. >>> well, the hottest mapping supervision -- mapping service can pay for ways. they submit realtime information for drivers and has 47 million members around the world. >>> updated video games are expected to take center stage at the kickoff of the annual e- conference. they are expected to unveil the new play station and they could also announce microsoft's newest x-box. >>> there is a warning for women who like to go hiking in walnut creek and why police are saying in one popular area, don't go out alone. >>> plus we have drivers and bicyclists excited to hit the pavement. n my day. you co

already it's near 90 in san joaquin valley. 101 in los gatos. 95 today santa clara and on the peninsula, all the 90s. 98 in redwood city. 75 in pacifica. up in the north bay, 101 in calistoga. east bay, 90 in oakland. 95 castro valley. head inland, 105 in concord with antioch at 106. tomorrow's parade will be warm and 15 degrees above average. temperatures will be cooling, afternoon sea breeze. kind of a nice day here, but the look ahead shows that temperatures may be a couple degrees cooler tomorrow and then we're back to excessively hot. the 4th brings nor comfortable weather and by this time next week we should be around average. we'll let you know how hot it is going in your community. keep track of weather on twitter. >> katie: thank you. up next, the unexpected melodies in an unexpected pl >> katie: two men wanted in connection with the murder case in the case against aaron hernandez have been arrested. one of them appeared in court this morning. he is charged in murder for the killing of odin lloyd. he has pleaded not guilty and being held without bail. in the meantime, new engla

both started yesterday in the san joaquin valley foothills.at's being called the rolling fire is burning near highways 41 and 145 in madera county. this is near one one of the main routes to get in and out of yosemite. meanwhile the so-called carstens fire is just east of highway 140 in the mid- pines area of mariposa county. we have some video of the carstens fire. it has burned nearly one- thousand acres.and forced evacuations. the carstens fire is just 15 percent contained. meanwhile that rolling fire near yosemite has burned almost 500 acres but is 80 percent contained. in colorado springs.firefighters continue making progress on that deadly black forest wildfire.containment is has increased to 75 percent.and now.the area is being treated as a crime scene. federal investigators have been called in to help determine a cause. two people were killed and nearly 500 homes have been destroyed in the most destructive fire in colorado history. >> jacqueline: temperatures were cooler on this monday. 60s for the most part but it is only 58 degrees,

move several thousands inmates they want them moved out of the state prisons both located in the san joaquiny where the soil can contain fungus that leads to valley fever. african american, filipino and medically at risk inmates are most vulnerable they make up 3200 of the 8,000 inmates at those two prisons. >>> an 11 month old girl is safe and sound but her kidnapper is armed and on the loose. 11 month old justice was reunited with her mother after police say the girl's father kidnapped her this morning it followed an argument between the parents and joshua benton went through the window to take the girl and fired a gun in the alley way it is unclear if he was aiming at anyone a statewide amber alert was issued and police found the suspect near his home and saw him hand off the child to a relative. >> my son, come home, contact me it was all a misunderstanding with the baby. >>> the 23-year-old is still on the run his family disputes claims by police he is armed. >>> new information tonight on an inmate who apparently hanged himself at marin county jail the family of the 30-year-old said he

move several thousands inmates they want them moved out of the state prisons both located in the san joaquiny where the soil can contain fungus that leads to valley fever. african american, filipino and medically at risk inmates are most vulnerable they make up 3200 of the 8,000 inmates at those two prisons. >>> an 11 month old girl is safe and sound but her kidnapper is armed and on the loose. 11 month old justice was reunited with her mother after police say the girl's father kidnapped her this morning it followed an argument between the parents and joshua benton went through the window to take the girl and fired a gun in the alley way it is unclear if he was aiming at anyone a statewide amber alert was issued and police found the suspect near his home and saw him hand off the child to a relative. >> my son, come home, contact me it was all a misunderstanding with the baby. >>> the 23-year-old is still on the run his family disputes claims by police he is armed. >>> new information tonight on an inmate who apparently hanged himself at marin county jail the family of the 30-year-old said he

>> league -- a freight train derailment is delaying amtrak passengers between the bay area and san joaquin no one was hurt in the derailment and amtrak is busing affected passengers until the track can be fixed later today. until then, expect big delays on the saw joaquin line this morning. >> ahead, 50 years of south bay history is about to shut down. >> is there a secret deal between president obama and secretary of state, hillary clinton? ahead the new book making claims about the former opponents turned colleagues. >> at 6:00, a popular diabetes drug is pulled off the market but the agency is >> rescuers hope to fine workers still unaccounted for after a deadly fire in china. the death toll has risen to 113 people at a poultry slaughterhouse in northeast china. more than 300 were in the plants when the blaze broke out after dawn. only 100 managed to escape. survives say one of the doors was looked and the narrow hall ways made rescue work difficult. >> boy scouts took part in utah's gay pride parade wearing uniforms during the march defying orders by a leader of the youth organization

conditions but eastbound you have the construction project between grant line and the alameda and san joaquin county line and a couple of lines are blocked until 6:00 a.m., and a wider shop if you are traveling loan in the westbound direction, 36 miles per hour jumps unto top speed if you make it. as we head over to highway 4, antioch to concord, 23 minutes and 101 from san rafael through marin county to san francisco, 21 minutes and 80 away from highway 4 to the maze, that is a short 13-minute drive and san jose commute to 80, looking clear out there but a few extra cars away from 17. >> this weekend, many bay area students will go to the prom and last night, jimmy kimmel showed a picture of president obama's prom photo. >> this was published in time magazine, president obama's prom photos and there he is. with a friend and their dates and the girls in kenya are very good looking, obama is 17 years old. notice he is the only one not holding champagne. that is called plausible deniability. >> he airs weeknights at 11:35 right here following abc7 news at 11. >> no man wants that picture shown

crew of a chp helicopter based in fresno shot this video as they arrived at the middle fork of the san joaquin in extreme eastern madera county. he shot video of the rescue from the ground. >> when they first came in and did a recon kind of lap of the areas the winds were extremely high. too dangerous to land a helicopter. then all of a sudden they came and hovered and saw one of the crew just coon of get dropped out of the helicopter and slowly lowered then had he a harsh west him full buddy harness it was easy to put on. >>reporter: that's when the guy who had just been down class 5 rapids got annex ill rating ride of a different kin kind. >> it was exciting. i can't deny with the wind and the helicopter i mean most of the victims i do i'm in control. yes, i was it was exciting for sure. >>reporter: chp helicopter carried him to a waiting ambulance. >> fractured ankle no fun but definitely worse things that can come about. i'm okay with that. >>reporter: off his feet for a few month if his that long. white water awaiting. hers hoping the next wild ride doesn't involve air travel. in sacramen

. >> the sacramento san joaquin delta could become saltier if the state built the two massive diversion brown has proposed to supply water to the central valley and southern california. the proposed tunnels would divert fresh water from the sacramento river and prevent it from reaching the delta. the delta was increased sa linity is among the possible environmental impact of the bay delta conversion plan. and in our mental impact study is expected to be released october 1st. >> we're also watching and gas prices this morning as an average u.s. price of a gallon of gas has dropped 2¢ over the past three weeks. according to aaa few days, the national average is at $3.62. here in the state, we're seeing an average of $3.90 a gallon. that is down more than 11¢ in the last few weeks. >> the auto industry is about to go on and hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians, and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles. american factories are operating at about 95% capacity and many are already running three shifts. as a result, some auto par

. >>> freshwater fish in sacramento's san joaquin delta not so fresh according to a new survey. in fact, they are proving to be toxic. kpix 5's john ramos shows us the dilemma facing fishermen along the delta. >>> reporter: with the winds whipping the delta today, they could have posted hurricane warnings. instead, there was this, a warning about eating the fish. >> the fish, it's real dirty out here. there's a lot of mercury in these fish. >> reporter: the warning signs have been up for a long time. a new study by the state water resources control board shows that fish caught here at antioch shoreline regional pier and several other places in the delta watershed have the highest concentrations of mercury in the entire state. the toxic substance is a remnant of the old california gold rush when prospectors would pour it into sluce boxes to capture the gold. now the fish with the most dangerous levels are largemouth, smallmouth and striped bass. >> i have heard from people who won't take over 20" because it's lived longer in the mercury longer. >> reporter: you're only allowed to

the state has 90 days to move them from two prisons located in the san joaquin valley. online, you can find the c.d.c.'s list of 10 things you should know about valley fever, including symptoms of the disease and other important information. >> ifill: now, how a local battle in texas over abortion legislation erupted into a national debate. chaos erupted in the texas state senate last night, as abortion- rights backers thundered their opposition to tough, new restrictions. in the midst of the din, majority republicans insisted the bill, which would have banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, had passed. but official records showed that didn't happen until after a midnight deadline had come and gone. just after 3:00 a.m., lieutenant governor david dewhurst, who presided over the session, conceded defeat. >> regrettably, the constitutional time for the 83rd legislature had expired. senate bill 5 cannot be signed in the presence of the senate at this time and therefore cannot be enrolled. >> ifill: the bill would have required clinics to upgrade to surgical-level ce

for the murder "this is a picture of sandoval and his first wife" his first wife in mexicowhom san joaquin county deputy district attorney mark ott says sandoval conffesed to killing as wellbut claims that she died from accidentally hitting her head "and it was exactly how ana pineda met her death" then information regarding a possible third murder victim surfacesaccordring to investigators when sandavol met ana pineda's family he told them that he was getting over the death of girlfriendhearsay "not beyond the real of possibilityserial killer" in fact the deputy d.a. says following what appears to be sandovals a pattern of getting rid women he no longer wantedhis current girlfriend natalie diaz may have been next ".' in stockton haaziq madyun kron4news now to a developing story. dramatic testimony in the richmond gang- rape trial. a young man who pled guilty to participating in the 2009 homecoming assault, took the stand today. against two others accused in the crime. kron 4's justine waldman was in the court room. and joins us live with what was said today -- jusitne? both faced ninth se

amtrak's popular san joaquin route. train derailed. happened sunday. as a as you can see where it happened. 10 cars went off the track and crashed into a self storage facility. as this is about 15 mi. east of the modesto. most of the cars were empty, and no one was injured. it is not clear yet to why the train derailed >>jacqueline: oakland, 66 degrees, san francisco at the airport, 70. 67 out in santa rosa. as a look ahead to tomorrow, we are going to see fox-trot the entire bay area tomorrow morning. it will help keep things mild for the rest of the afternoon. a few low 80s. into wednesday, less extensive fraud. so temperatures warm attack, but will warm all live in two thursday and friday. temperatures into the '90s for the weekend. by 8, the fox starts and peeling back. the south bay, only see a few patches remaining. by the 11:00 hour still some patchy fog four bay stores. for temperatures tomorrow morning, we are seen widespread '50s. seven days away from the coast and in a few low eighties for afternoon highs. for inland valleys, portions of the

both started yesterday in the san joaquin valley foothills. northeast of madera. main roads to get in and out carstens fire is just eastpines area of mariposa county. we have some video of theit has burned nearly one- evacuations. the carstens fire is just 15 percent contained. >> pam: meanwhile that rolling fire near yosemite has burned almost 500 acres but is 80 percent contained. in colorado that deadly black forest contained.and now.the area is being treated as a crimefederal investigators have been called in to help nearly 500 homes have been destroyed in the most destructive fire in colorado history. >> catherine: 8 beautiful view of the bridge however, the fog is becoming heavy. the imagery along the san mateo coast line with a bit of a break along the coast. it is going to return as we go for the overnight hours. temperatures are cooler than yesterday but still in the '80s in a couple of places. 80s in fairfield, antioch. concord, pleasanton, low 60s near the coast. it is also being fairly breezy take a look the current wind speeds. 35 in concord. here is

her piece has a message for every young woman in the san joaquin valley. mr. costa: when describing her work, elizabeth stated clearly, my art defines women in our valley that don't give up on their dreams and live large in matter what challenges are brought upon us. her mother who raised her as a single parent has been a strong role model and taught her firsthand the lessons of hard work and life in her own artwork. sadly, elizabeth could not make it to washington to see her art work unveiled this week but she's watching back home. her self-portrait is representing our valley well here in the capitol. elizabeth, your work reminds me of the hope we all have in the just in your future but for the future of all young women in our valley and throughout our nation. thank you for sharing your talent and congratulations on being chosen as the art winner from the san joaquin valley and my 16th district. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to addre

the illness comes from an airborne fungus that occurs naturally in the san joaquin valley. the federal judge will decide if 3,000 inmates will be transferred out of state prisons. >>> a car-sharing program is being considered by a transportation agency in marin county. it says getting solo drivers out of their cars will help reduce commuter gridlock. right now 88% of people drive alone to work and do not carpool. the pilot program for car sharing will cost $70,000. >>> napa's red light cameras are going to be up and running for at least one more year. the city extended the contract to keep the cameras through next summer. according to the city, the number of red light violations has dropped since the cal raws were in -- cameras were installed in 2009. the cost of a red light ticket, $about 500 -- about $500. >>> this is big news. big news if you are buying or selling a home. what is happening with interest rates that could have a big impact on the real estate market. >>> the cal connection to this year's u.s. open. >>> justin rose won the u.s. open yesterday, beating phil m

make a invite to make a few remarks in honor or of arab heritage month here in san francisco. >> thank you, thank you joaquinank you, welcome to our orange city hall. i want to welcome everybody here this fourthth animal america arab month of separation and it's my pleasure to join us here and many of us know that we are such a lucky city, and we are lucky because people around their world make their way to fraction, find hopey until the city they know that we celebrate our diversity and find strength in the different cultures that pretend together and now, i ask you also to bring me talent from the arab america communities to make me and help me lune run the city. yes, it's incredible. union, i think i can talk about how wonderful diversity is, but we have to get the talent from our communities to represent all of the different thing that we do in the city. and you know, tonight, even though there is something called a baseball game out there, but these wonderful events that we have in the city whether it's america's cup whether it's fleet week, whether it's the 49ers playing or the giants playing, even eve

the valley, the san joaquin valley that congressman valadao and i represent, has almost four million people. it's almost 10% of california's population. 20% of those folks live below the poverty line. and they reflect a broad cross-range of folks, immigrants past, immigrants present, who have come here to live the american dream and work so hard. so many in our agriculture economy. while nitrates occur naturally at low levels, crop fertilizers other animal husbandry practices create nitrates that in fact impact the elevation of the contamination within our drinking water sources, within our aquifers. in fact, california's central valley is especially vulnerable to that nitrate contamination. since it accounts for more than half of the agricultural production in california. it is the primary source -- the valley's aquifers are the primary source of drinking water for 90% of the residents. unfortunately in the past we didn't have strong controls and we didn't really understand the science. today we do. it is difficult to figure out who is responsible. but we need to fix the problem and

growing up on his father's farm in california's san joaquin valley and now owning his own farm in greeley, colorado, he has witnessed farmers' struggles to find reliable labor his entire working life. the farmers he represents have long voiced their frustration with a visa system that results in serious delays hiring workers or not having enough labor altogether to harvest the crop. they are not interested in the politics in the nation's capital. they are interested in running their farms and their ranches. they are interested in knowing that they have got a steady supply of labor. and so wayne took the trouble to write a letter to the "greeley tribune" about why he is supporting this bill. madam president, since he said it better than i could ever say myself, ski that it be included in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. bennet: thank you, madam president. some critics, and we'll surprise people around here, are using the same old tired talking points in an effort to kill this bill altogether, but the people of colorado know better and the people across this country