cuh10201, san joaquin valley communication system upgrade project; and approve the solicitation of design build proposals pursuant to administrative code section 6.61. >> welcome mr. richty. >> thank you, president and commissioner this is really a straight forward item and i am happy to answer any questions that you might have on the item. >> does anyone have any questions? >> is there public comment? >> all right, entertain a motion? >> so moved >> moved by commissioner moran. >> second, >> thank you. >> finally. >> all of those in favor aye? >> aye. >> opposed? motion carries. >> item 12. recommend to board of supervisors to adopt the construction site runoff control ordinanc >> good afternoon, general manager for waste water enterprise and so this item has been long in development and it is actually a very big benefit for us if you look on the horizon in san francisco you will see 20 something cranes and we know that a lot of the construction sites needs to be managed as a lot of debris and bricks, and stones and, rocks and dirt and others get into the system and so, it is not anythin

also next the san joaquin valley elementary school principal is accused of killing her house. and what may have sparked a huge wildfire burning >> former south african leader nelson mandela remains in the hospital despite reports that says he was released. they say he is in critical but stable condition. he was admitted to the hospital on june 8th with what officials said was a recurring lung infection. he spent 27 years under aparti as a prisoner and then emerged as president. >>> ginsburg will perform a same sex wedding. she will perform it for two close friends in washington d.c. she said it will be one more statement that people who love each other should be able to enjoy the blessings and strikes of marriage. ginsburg than a supreme court justice for 20 years. >>> new this morning a bakersfield elementary school principalling is held without bail on suspicion of killing her husband. the 46-year-old leslie chantz was taken into custody yesterday. farm workers found his body in bakersfield in a field. he was shot several times. >> we believe he was shot out of the vehicle b

sead also up, northern sacramento valley, san joaquin valley, more in line than us. things are -- from las vegas all the way from tahoe to truckee to reno. lake county, mendocino, maybe napa in line. slightly cooler today. yesterday, it was hot. today will be warm to hot to muggy. partly sunny, partly cloudy, possible possible -- possible showers. foggy on parts of the coast. back to school forecast, we're focusing this time on san francisco. there's pretty good gusts. three reports about 20 miles an hour. most locations are calm. that's not the case in parts of san francisco. 56, 64 we'll go for a high of 68 depending upon where you are in the city. 70 in antioch. upper 60s, 56 in san francisco. there's lot of 60s to 70s. the cloud cover streaming right off the sierra, coming back from the sacramento valley to the north bay and some lightning strikes have developed into fresno. that might develop later on. we have fog going west to east. but the high and mid-level clouds going east to west. fog, sun, clouds, very warm, muggy, humid. clouds building, possible showers

mainly the san joaquin valley and los angeles area through higher water bill bills. environmentalist and other opponent say the numbers are off the mark. they think the true cost is more than double the estimate because expenses outside the 2 tunnel like habitat restoration that taxpayers have to pay for are not counted. they also dispute the job numbers. >> this project really only creates 7 to continue jobs for every million spent. most public work project create 15 to 16 jobs per million dollars spent so we develop see it job wise in the real economic lose loser. >>reporter: administration hopes to have the plan up for public comment this fall. in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> all right let's turn our tension to the back to work forecast. spencer is here as always. pulled not too bad. >> that was lovely day. mainly season in the afternoon hours but it was a little chilly at the coast. breezy her and temperatures below average last couple days and will remain that way for the rest of the week. but still quite please nlt. live doppler 7 hd we had low cloud fog at the c

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they would instead go to county jails, but in san joaquin county, the jail it already under order tots own overcrowding. according to the sheriff, the state dumped its problem on the county, and the county is now dumping criminals on the streets. so no matter what the state or the governor says are the county's duties in terms of handling these parole violators, you just have no room? >> the overcrowding situation is such that we can't afford -- we can't keep them here because of the court orders, so we have to follow the court order. >> reporter: in this county it's judge richard guiliani. who makes those decisions about who stays behind bars and who doesn't. on the day we met him, he had released four inmates, ten the day before. amazingly, he admits shouldn't be on the streets. are you comfortable with who is being released? >> i'm not comfortable releasing anybody. i think it's a -- it's an unfortunate reality, and we do the best that we can by prioritizing the people we do release. >> reporter: parole violators like jack turner who have not commented a new crime are the first to

is shirley cavara and work for oakland school district and early education and people come from san joaquin valley and my family is located in the area. the best thing about working here is meeting all the families, and connecting with the kids, and when it finally clicks to them "oh that's what that means". even if it's small steps with some kids it's a great feeling that you have made an accomplishment in their lives that they will remember, so here it started down at ice age and moved to second avenue because it got too big want there was a preschool there and out grew that area and we had three choice in oakland to have the child care center at and the parents chose this one and up in the hills and don't feel like you're in oakland and conducive to our setting and lifestyle as indian people, and a lot of our kids that graduated here are doing community work. they're out there working with their people so we have made a strong impact with kids and you don't think about it. you just do what you do and what comes natural in working with kids and it's the only -- within the state of califor

. >> good afternoon, my name is don battles with the san joaquin irrigation. i'm here to lend support for shell energy. shell seems to be taking some hard lumps in this situation. shell is a partner of ours. we have a 120 mega watt shell project. between shell and our partner at oak dale, we have had really good results with the shell product. prior to that time that shell took over in 2009, marketing our power, pg & e was the taker of that power and we have received many manyfold benefits from having shell market that power for us. that's ancillary services renewable energy. very very good products that we never received from pg & e. i wanted to tell you also that you keep talking about the pg & e workers. ibw 1245 pg & e workers, but many of the public utilities owned in california also have 1245 as their employees. i doubt that 1245 employees on the public side would be resisting a public agency such as yourself taking over a portion of pg & e's territory. >> thank you very much. i do believe that shell is also part of the western states petroleum associati

where the combination of summer heat and low water levels in the san joaquin delta cause the algae to multiply. they survive the trip to the reservoirs in the south bay. it eventually ends up here. the treatment plant. but the 45-year-old facility is so old, it doesn't have the high-tech machinery to get rid of all the funny smell and taste. the santa clara water district says this is the most severe case they had in five years. the district calls it an aesthetic issue and says the water is safe. >> some people look at that water and say, safe? yeah right. yeah, that's awful. the calls we get are often that nature. i explain to them, why it comes from the dying off of the algae and it's a by-product and it is taste and odor. >> that's little comfort to allison who feels the drinking watter and bought a new dishwasher thinking that might solve the problem. >> they say it's safe to drink. do you trust them? >> i don't trust anyone. i mean, unfortunately, so many things in our country are falling apart. >> and so in the short-term, the district says that if you don't want to filter the w

could be coming to the controversial multi-billion dollar plan to build tunnels for the sacramento/san joaquin delta. new proposals are set to be unveiled by state water officials. they include moving the tunnels far away from towns and reducing the size of the water storage reservoir from 750 acres to just ten acres. critics say changing the path of the tunnels will mean one of them could run under land intended to be a wildlife habitat. the so-called american fire continues to rage out of control northeast of forest hill in the tahoe national forest. it started on saturday. according to the u.s. forestry service more than 4900 acres have burned. this is the largest wildfire in northern california so far this year. right now, it's 35% contained. flames are burning in very steep and wooded terrain. the community says so far the community of forest hill is not being threatened. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> tonight, fogging is scheduled on the east side of san jose to prevent the spread of west nile virus. the fogging is scheduled to begin at 11:00 and will take place in the

. >>> the family of an 8-year-old girl allegedly killed by her own brother in san joaquin county is speaking out, saying their nightmare has not ended. barney fowler, his fiancee, oldest son spoke exclusively to our station in sacramento. they described the pain of finding layla fowler dead inside their home in valley springs and the added ordeal of seeing her 12-year-old brother arrested fo her murder. >> i turned isaiah in. most people don't know that. >> people don't see what happens at night when the kids go to sleep and we have to sit and deal with it. they don't see that we don't eat for days on end and it's one or two hours of sleep a night. you know, it's an absolute nightmare. >> barney fowler and his fiancee insist his 12-year-old son is inspect. they say they feel like the community has turned its back on them. >>> workers at the santa clara county courts are voting today on a potential three-day strike. the sdiu represents about 9,000 court clerks and they are vote on whether to strike at the end of this month. about half of those workers voted last night. the rest will do the s

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

. >> the new attraction >> a small bug is causing big problems in the san joaquin valley which has forced the state department of food and agriculture to put 178 square miles under quarantine. it is where six bugs were found two weeks away. the pest can kill citrus trees. the fruits need to be cleansed of all leaves and stems and that trees must be sprayed. eight other california counties have also gotten quarantines because of the bug. insects low on the food chain but one of them does not know it. you can see this fish swimming its last lap and a water bug is hiding waiting for the right moment and snags the fish, injects it with a fluid that liquefies the insides and swallows it. want. the point to all of this is to evaluate the bug's reproduction systems and the geographic range which is popping up north possibly because of climate change. >> now, something really special, abc7 news reporter will be honored for work when the cameras and mikes are turned off. former san francisco mayor brown will today recognized carolyn and five other veterans in the business for their work raising mo

you can see that fog filling out parts of the sacramento and northern end of the san joaquin valley. 98 in fresno. for us, oakland is near normal. livermore, five degrees cooler than average and about the same for san jose. down in the south bay, 79 for campbell. just 69 over skyline and half moon bay. and out in the east bay, we'll be in the low 80's today. so very pleasant for pleasant hill and napa and fairfield and pittsburg. pittsburg is at 83 today. wine country is good too. 77 at sonoma. 76 in petaluma. far north, ukiah is 93. extended forecast, we're gonna be looking for plenty of sunshine but we'll have to wait until about midday. other than that, we've got the fog and low clouds in the morning and then sun in the afternoon. temperatures around the bay, mid 70's. extended forecast, more of the same right through next weekend. there's your weather. >>> bay area commuters are planning for the worst-case scenario. if bart workers go on strike tomorrow, one option is to take a ferry across the bay. extra service is planned if there is a strike. they will donate an additional dock

. >> reporter: you can blame the smell on algae from the san joaquin delta. >> when the gather goes into one of our three water treatment plants. taste and odor issues can sometimes be really stubborn, especially when there's algae in the waters. >> reporter: unlike the other two water treatment plant, the technology is really good at removing any odor or bad taste in the water. >> customers are getting water from that system are the ones that we're hearing from. >> reporter: nancy walsh who drinks the water while she plays tennis, hopes something is done soon. >> it tastes terrible. if i don't have it in the refrigerator, i can't drink it at all. >> reporter: now, the santa clara valley water district says there's no deadline when the smell will be eliminated. but long-term, the plant will be getting ozone disinfectant technology like the other two plants. and they say, those problems will probably go away. >> in the meantime, add some flavoring to your water. >>> it's a special night in your life when you share with friends and family. but that special night might not be that safe. >>

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

really thickens up that marine layer and allows that to go all the way inland to sacramento and san joaquinalley. that's been happening and nothing is really changing tomorrow so that will happen for you tomorrow. cloudy start. lots of drizzle and fog and chilly afternoon. low pressure will actually get closer to us over the next couple of dayings. temperatures are actually going to drop a few more greece before they go back up. cooler than average, yes. little bit mierld starting thursday. bigger change by sunday. still be below normal. in the city tomorrow 63. san jose 73 again very chilly for you. sunnyvale 74. hayward only 66. 71 for mill valley. your extend eded forecast, little bit milder thursday. we have friday and saturday temperatures in the 80s, milder again on sunday but staying below normal with morning clouds each day for the next seven days. >>> we have breaking news coming out of east africa. take a look at this video. huge fire raging in the main arrivals terminal at the international airport in nairobi, kenya. that's live coverage from ken yan tv, one of the channels there

from august to october where the combination of summer heat and low water levels in the san joaquin deltas the algae to multiply. the algae survives the trip to all the various reservoirs in the south bay. it eventually ends up here at the rincon nada water treatment plan in los gatos. the 45-year-old to silt is so old it doesn't have the high- tech machinery to get rid of the smell and taste. >> sometimes they say it's dirt-like. >> reporter: the santa clara valley water district says thinks the most severe case in five years. the district calls it anesthetic issue and says the water is safe. i would imagine some people would say, safe? yeah, right. >> reporter: right. yeah, that's some of the calls we may get are often of that nature. i kind of explain to them the science behind it and why it comes from the dying off of the algae and it's a by-product and all it is is -- is taste and odor. >> reporter: no comfort to allison who filters her drinking water and bought a new dishwasher thinking that might solve the problem. they say it's safe to drink. you trust them? >> i don't trust anyon

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

. $25 billion project will be mainly san joaquin valley through higher water bills. environmentalists and others say the numbers are off the mark. they think true cost is more than double because expenses outside of the tunnel like restoration that faichlers swril to pay for are not counted. >> this project only creates seven to 10 jobs for every million spechblt most public work projects create 15 to 16 jobs per million dollars spent. >> the administration hopes to have the plan up for comment this fall. in sacramento abbc 7 news. >> patrol officers arrest seven activists during a protest in oakland. some marched outside of the state building on« clay street. the group wants the governor and officials to listen to the concerns of the hunger strikers. the strikes started july 8 as a protest against solitary confinement. >> now a follow up to an airport land value commute sfoout. officials offered to pay $135,000 plus twice that for relocation expenses for some land adjacent to the are port in santa rosa there. but the owner held out mowers. tonight she tells abc 7 n

. $25 billion project will be mainly san joaquin valley through higher water bills.nvironmentalists and others say the numbers are off the mark. they think true cost is more than double because expenses outside of the tunnel like restoration that faichlers swril to pay for are not counted. >> this project only creates seven to 10 jobs for every million spechblt most public work projects create 15 to 16 jobs per million dollars spent. >> the administration hopes to have the plan up for comment this fall. in sacramento abbc 7 news. >> patrol officers arrest seven activists during a protest in oakland. some marched outside of the state building on« clay street. the group wants the governor and officials to listen to the concerns of the hunger strikers. the strikes started july 8 as a protest against solitary confinement. >> now a follow up to an airport land value commute sfoout. officials offered to pay $135,000 plus twice that for relocation expenses for some land adjacent to the are port in santa rosa there. but the owner held out mowers. tonight she tells abc 7 new

many involved violent robberies in oakland, contra costa, and santa clara county and san joaquin valley see a very heavy law enforcement presence. you have everything from swat to hostage negotiation team. you look out your window you see a lot of cops. >> 17 people suspected of being in a rival gang were arrested in a similar police sweep last march. some oakland business owne are asking the city help pay for outdoor security cameras. many businesses on telegraph avenue already have them but they say they don't have the money to operate them. business owners say the cameras can be an important tool to help fight crime. they have now started a crowd funding account trying to raise the money they need. >>> a san francisco marshall arts stud you will -- marital arts studio will have a lot to clean up today after a car crash. that accident happened on the corner of balboa and 22nd avenue last night. just as class was getting under way. >> my student was leaning down right on the window. i just called him come over here and check out something on the computer. so he went over there. good th

people traveling from san joaquin county should travel south on highway 99 to merced and take highway. the other available entrance is on highway 41. >>> construction is now under way on our new underpass project in honor of a richmond police officer killed in the line of duty. yesterday, 29-year-old officer bradley mooney was honored during a special ground breaking. the new roadway undercrossing is being built in his name. it is located right beneath the railroad tracks that cross marina bay parkway between regatta boulevard and meeker avenue. his brother, officer james moody, spoke at that ground breaking. >> he was a brother, a father, a son, and he was well-loved. >> officer bradley moody was also an organ donor. his donation saved five lives. officer moody was killed last year when he lost control of his patrol car when responding to a call. >>> prosecutors are accusing 55- year-old ricky lartigue of being drunk behind the wheel. last saturday in east san jose, his car hit and killed 43-year- old willy yumale. the district attorney listed the driver's six dui charges as the reas

. >>> a tiny bug is causing big problems in the san joaquin valley. the bug called a ptiled or the jumping plant louse has forced the department of agriculture to put 178 square miles under quarantine. ag officials found six of the bugs two weeks ago. they can kill citrus trees. so it's a big deal. it means the fruit needs to be cleaned of all leaves and stems and trees must be sprayed. eight other california counties also have quarantines because of this bug. >>> tonight, goodwill is close to getting the all clear from a bedbug scare that shut down two warehouses for nearly a week. bug experts started inspecting it and it's encouraging. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedmann has the latest on the story. >> for today at least, the bedbug scare ended with a shand shake, smiles and the departure of a bedbug sniffing dog who the nonprofit says found nothing suspicious. at a goodwill outlet not far away came as good news to customers. >> i think they're overly cautious. i think that's a good thing. i think the people in burlg game appreciate that. >> it bega

my concern right now advertise this area here right around the san joaquin valley.is area i think is heading toward the bay area so this is the area of concern we'll be watching that eastern part of the viewing area. seeing the thunderstorms first so watch out from our sutro tower cam are you can seat fog there. it is definitely with us not disrupting the fog layer exploratorium 60 rate now. 59 in oakland. still very mild from the peninsula down to the south bay. in the 70's. 59 in half machine basement view from the kg o camera. quiet here. temperatures 62 in santa rosa. it's in the 60's for novato. nap a.warm still. concord livermore 77 degrees in east bay hills camp are it's oscillating up with lightning streak but you can see the fog down below. here's a look at the fork. chance of thunder right on through wednesday. red flag warning remains up for parts of the bay area and it is going to be a little bit cooler the next 2 days. here's what is bringing up all the mop soon moisture and the thunderstorms that we are seeing. area of low pressure here and it will at

. >>> thehw family of an 8-year- girl allegedly killed by her very own brother in san joaquin countysaying their nightmare is far from other. barney fowler, fiancee and eldest son speaking to our nbc station in sacramento. they're describing the pain of finding leila fowler dead and the added ordeal of seeing her 12-year-old brother arrested for her brother. >> i turned eye yeah in. 7tjá people don't know that. that was hard enough. >> people don't see what happens at night when the kids go to sleep and we have to sit and deal with it. they don't see that we don't eat for days on end and it's one or two hours of sleep a night. it's an absolute nightmare. >> barn any fowler and fiancee insist his 12-year-old sorn is innocent. the dad only turned him in because police were out looking for him. the fowlers say they feel like at this point the community has turned its back on them. >>> 6:51. a man is facing animal cruelty charges after police in drown down his father's dog in a city pond. investigators say ryan cavanaugh repeatedly pushed the pit bull terrier under the water until it dro

but in san joaquin county, a jail is already under a court order to relieve its own overcrowding.o undersheriff john piccone, the state dumped its problem on the county and the county is now dumpingal cs on the streets. >> so no matter what the state or the governor says are the county's duties in terms of handling these parole violators, you just have no room? >> the overcrowding situation is such that we can't afford it. we can't keep them here because of the court order. so we have to follow the court order. >> reporter: in this county, it is judge richard jewell who makes those decisions about who stays behind bars and who doesn't. on the day we met him, he had released four inmates, ten the day before. amazingly, he admits, they shouldn't be on the streets. >> are you comfortable with who is being released? >> i'm not comfortable releasing anybody. i think it's an unfortunate reality, and we do the best that we can by prioritizing the people that we do release. >> parole violators like jack turner are usually the first to go. susan kane says parolees is especially sexual pred

officials blaming that smell on all of the algae from the sacramento, san joaquin delta. algae, common this time of year when the weather gets hot. one person says that smell is so bad he has to use extra soap and shampoo to mask that strength. >> when i turn on the faucet to hot you can smell it more. more of a distinct smell. >> ensure all customers whether it's safe to drink, this is purely aesthetic issue. it doesn't affect public health, public safety. >> easy to say if you don't live there. the water district adding powder activated carbon into a treatment plan hoping that will help fix the problem. big-time funk phenomenon going on there. at least it's safe to consume. >> i think a lot of people buy bottled. >>> what the president has to say about a possible hillary run at the white house, next. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. and then the awards started coming in, and i became addicted to the fame. topped with chocolaty drizzle... and fraudulence. i'm in

the family of an 8-year-old girl allegedly killed by her brother in san joaquin county is speaking out saying their nightmare has not ended. barney fouler, his fiancee and oldest son spoke exclusively to our sister station in sacramento. they describe the pain of finding laila foul fowler dead and the add ordeal of seeing her 12-year-old brother arrested for her murder. >> i turned isaiah in. most people don't know that. that was hard enough. >> people don't see what happens at night when the kids go to sleep and we have to sit and deal with it. they don't see that we don't eat for days on end, and it's one or two hours of sleep of night. it's an absolute nightmare. >> barney fowler and fiancee insist his 12-year-old son is innocent. they feel like the community has turned its back on them. >>> there are new signs this morning the opening of the new bay bridge may not be delayed at all. the "contra costa times" reporting chp is still signing up extra officer to staff over time shifts planned for the end of this month when crews are supposed to shut down the bridge and realign i-80 with

contra costa and santa clara counties as well as the san joaquin valley. 17 people suspected of beingwere arrested last march in a similar police sweep. some oakland business owners want the city to pay for outdoor security cameras. a lot of businesses already have the cameras but say they don't have the money to operate them. business owners say the cameras can be an important tool to help fight crime. it now started a crowd funding account trying to raise the money they need. >>> a san francisco marital arts studio will have a lot of cleaning up to do after a frightening car crash. an suv slammed into the studio just barely missing students inside. it happened last night just as class was about to get under way. >> my student was leaning down right on the window. i just called him come over here. so they went over there and good thing i just called him and boom the impack happened. >> no one was hurt. they say this is a dangerous intersection because it's on a hill. >>> time now 6:39. we are continuing our coverage of the labor day weekend bay bridge shut down. we are five days and

from august until october, a combination of summer heat and low water levels at the san joaquin deltaed algae in some of the reservoirs in the south bay. water officials say it is safe to drink but the taste, well, that might be a problem. >> earthy, musty, tastes a little dirt-like. >> it tastes a little like lake water. >> reporter: it does taste a little like there's dirt in it, almost. >> santa clara valley water district says they are having the most severe cases of algae in some five years. >>> well, watches could be the next big thing from the top cell phone makers and here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> reporter: everybody has a smartphone these days. a lot of people have tablets. so the next place that most of the companies seem to be going is with some sort of wearable device like a watch. we have heard reports that apple is going to be doing this, google has been working on it now samsung is also working on some sort of wearable device. it filed a patent with the u.s. patent office calling for galaxy gear from samsung. it can be worn a

from august until october, the combination of summer heat and low water levels in the san joaquin deltans increased algae in some south bay reservoirs. equipment at older facilities can't get rid of the smell and taste. but water officials say the water is safe to drink. >> i would imagine some people would look at that water and say, safe, yeah, right. >> right. >> yeah, some of the calls we get are often of that nature. i have explained to them the science behind it and why it comes from the dying off of the algae and it's a by-product and really all it is, is taste and odor. >> santa clara valley water district says they are having the most severe cases of algae in almost five years now. >>> time now 5:50. coming up, persistence pays off. how this motto paid off big time for one i will man. >> we had to order a flatbed. it was a fiasco. >> and what's missing from some new cars that could leave you stranded? that and much more when we come back. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. sleep traiends sunday! interest-free for 3 event it's your last

alerts have been issued for san joaquin, stanislaus, merced, madera, fresno and tulare counties.l smoke are asked to stay inside. the smoke is especially a concern for people with heart or lung problems, the elderly, and small children. >>> san francisco firefighters are returning home after fighting the rim fire for nine days. a 22-member team volunteered to protect the area. san francisco sent a separate four-person engine crew that is continuing to fight the fire. >>> the city of venetia is getting an early jump on halloween. the san francisco chronicle reports para normal enthusiasts from across the country came to venetia this month for a ghost conference. ghost sightings have been reported in the area since the 1800s. . >>> a good-looking day for you on this saturday. we are still dealing with mostly cloudy skies just inside the bay. partly sunny reported over oakland, and we have low 60s already in and around the bay area. for today, afternoon highs will be dropping by several degrees in some cases. here's the comparison for you. yesterday, into today, anywhere from 5 to 1

from that massive wildfire in and around yosemite national park are blowing dense smoke into the san joaquinme residents who were forced to evacuate are being allowed to return home. the fire consumed 333 square miles sin it began two weeks ago. the cause has not been determined. >>> a same-sex couple will exchange their "i dos" today in washington by supreme court justice ruth gator ginsburg. one of the men getting married asked ginsburg to officiate because the justice is a long-time friend of his. it's believed to be the first time a sitting justice will perform a same-sex marriage. >>> millions of americans are on the road this morning or where they want to be for the labor day holiday, and the good news it will mostly be a dry weekend. it's also going to be a hot one. meteorologist craig setzer of our cbs station wfor-tv is keeping track of things. good morning, craig. >> good morning, anthony and vinita. it's going to be hot across the midsection of the country. the heat is on. the reason the jetstream to the north along the canadian border. basically a hot high pressure bubble created

year-old james montgomery, has been arrested on felony murder charges and officer magdalano worked in san joaquine was due to be married next month. >>> happening today, the nixon library in the national archives are releasing the final hours of the tapes president nixon recorded for his own use. the tapes cover the period in 1973 between april and july, the final few months president nixon recorded his conversations in the white house. it follows the period in which the president admitted responsibility to for watergate, facing impeach, he resigned in august of 1974 a little more than a year after the tapes ended. >>> 7:18. sal is back. how's it looking? >> it's bitter because we had a -- better because we had a stalled vehicle on the bridge that was cleared. the damage is done. you can see traffic is backed up more than it normally is around the macarthur maze and when you look at the toll plaza, it's pretty full. there's a daytime baseball game at at&t park. now, the bright news, they've sped up the metering lights and cars are getting through just a little bit faster now. so that may help all

many were violent robberies in oakland, contra costa and santa clara counties and the san joaquin valleye a heavy law enforcement presence, you have everything from s.w.a.t to our hostage negotiation team. you look out your window, you see a lot of cops. >>> 17 people suspected in a rival gang were arrested in a similar police sweep last march. >>> some oakland business owners are asking the city to help fund outdoor security cameras. many businesses on telegraph avenue already have the devices, but they say they just don't have the money to operate them. business owners say the cameras can be an important tool to help fight crime. they have now started a crowd funding account to try to raise needed money. >>> time now 7:37. we're continuing our coverage of the big labor day weekend bay bridge shut down. we're 5 days and a little less than 12 1/2 hours from next wednesday night's closure. the transition from the current bay bridge to the eastern span should be finished this labor day weekend. brian flores is live now near the bay bridge toll plaza, and you're going to tell us about some

san joaquin woo-hoo machiavelli was. but one of the most interesting things you asked about the family dynamic is curious whitey devotees in prison, and at the time he's of the boston college law school and he's five years younger and he's determined to try to help him and his lobbying while he is at law school to try to get him to move closer, the prison closer to home. maybe he can get an early parole and he enlists the dean of the law school to become his sort of her as an pen pal. this looks good for him he's getting letters from priests and looks like he is really trying to turn his life around. since you see this priest who is writing and try to help him in the present system to do well. he also gets at the time the speaker of the u.s. house john mccormack to lobby who is also from south boston to lobby the prison to try to get whitey sort of special treatment can you watch out for him, he comes from a wonderful family, which he did. can you get him moved closer to home? but he gets caught up in a couple of prison

we have heard from senator angus kaine, joaquin castro from san antonio, texas, and a highlight so fars been the music. two-thirds of the trio peter paul and mary sang blowing in the wind. and un ambassador, major of atlanta, he got up there and belted out some spiritual songs that were popular in the heyday of the civil rights moment. at this moment we're hearing from the widow of med -- med ger evers. and earlier we heard from melanie campbell. she had some very strong words about a topic that is on the forefront of many people's minds here today. let's listen. >> today racism and inequality does not manifest itself in a white sheet, jim crow laws, poll taxes or barking dogs, but the dogs are still biting in other ways. today there are no white sheets, but there are judges in black robes in the u.s. supreme court who struck down section 4 of the voting rights act, opening the flood gates in many states to pass more voter id laws, to block people of color, and young people from voting. >> and there you have it. a clear reference to the supreme court decision earlier this summer to str

san francisco. >> thank you, thank you joaquin, thank you, welcome to our orange city hall.ant 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 eventually when we land the superbowl it all boa

mcnerney: for the past 20 years he's been enriching the lives of the youths of san joaquin county as chair hofe mathematics department as well as serving as the math, engineering, science and achivement -- achievement advisor for preengineering students. a stem education is critical for our students to help them survive in these competitive fields. . walker has led his math, engineering, science team to win several times. it's this type of dedication and commitment that will lead to innovation, the creation of good-paying jobs and keep america as a world lead for the these areas. i urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating walter -- andrew waller, not only for his nomination but also for everything he's done for his students. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from arizona is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to address attorney general holder's misleading congress with deceptive testimony. if i or any other ordinary citizen did what