attention along the coast in san mateo county. it was a tsunami test. but as we learned it didn't reach everybody it was suppose to. [loud noises] >> reporter: these sirens sounded just after 10:00 this morning, heard from pacifica, down to half moon bay, a test of the tsunami system. one man plugged in his ear plugs, and surfers stayed near the water, waiting for the next wave. some didn't know what happened. >> i figured it was a shark thing, just because -- i don't know, i have no idea. >> reporter: but people along the coast believe tsunamis do pose a threat. they want a solid warning system. >> there is potential, it could happen, you can't put anything past mother nature. >> the sirens themselves will last for approximately one to three minutes. >> reporter: this morning's test was done by the san mateo county office of emergency services. over the past four years, they have installed new sirens that

from pacifica down to half moon bay along the san mateo county coast. people who live here along the coast say they take the tsunami threat seriously. they want to make sure they hear the sirens if there is a real tsunami. >> oh, yeah, slum because -- there really are tsunamis -- oh, yeah, absolutely because there really are tsunamis. santa rosa got it bad. it's a good thing to know if you need to live your -- leave your house. we live two blocks from the beach. >> reporter: the sirens will sound today to make sure everything is up and running. we did have a warning after the earthquake in japan. the san mateo county office of emergency services says today's test is important because they need to make sure the sirens will reach as many people as possible. sometimes they say people inside their houses don't hear the sound of the siren and that's obviously a problem. the sirens again will be starting again, the tests will be starting later on this morning at 10:00. the tests will be louder an

a number of sirens placed all along the san mateo county coastline. this morning, they blared just as loud as they would if there had been a real tsunami coming ashore. [ sirens ] >> reporter: these sirens sounded just after 10:00 this morning, heard from pacifica down to half moon bay. a test of the tsunami warning system. one man popped in his earplugs as they blared and surfers stayed right there in the water waiting for that next wave. some people weren't quite clear on why the sirens were going on. >> i figured it was a shark thing just because -- a lot of shark things going on. i had no idea. >> reporter: but people who live along the coast say they think tsunamis pose a threat and they want a solid warning system. >> there's potential, you know, it -- it could happen. you can't put anything past mother nature. >> the sirens themselves will last for approximately one to three minutes. >> reporter: this morning's test was done by the san mateo county office of emergency services. over the past four years, they've installed new sirens that are sup

the original chaldea san francisco -- the original county of san francisco came from san mateo county. they decided it was too large a county, said the card off another county. at the time, the largest population in the state was in san francisco. l.a. barely made a presidio. they had, like, 50 or 60 people. 90% of the population was in san francisco, and everyone down the peninsula is saying if they are in the county, san francisco has this huge population, we are going to have to go along with them, so they can't get off -- they carved it off. >> it looks like it is the richmond district, but a kind of shows what was on the west side town. a great deal of it was sam, and for that reason, people thought that the weather and the san -- it was really not a place that people wanted to live, and it was going to be very typical for san francisco -- very difficult for san francisco to expand west. >> if you look at the early maps, it was 3 miles wide by about 6 miles long, this huge sand dunes that just moved around. >> here is an 1875 map of the laguna. says along the side of the map, hig

san mateo, marin county. if you're going to the beaches, it's pretty serious so be careful if you go out to the beach tomorrow. ocean beach will be in the 60s tomorrow. very dangerous rip tides this time of year because of the sand bards that have built up over the last few months. we just had irene go by. looks like it's going to run toward lafayette and louisiana on sunday. is this a big wind event? no. but they're going to see a lot of rain from this. just sort of an interested note. it formed rapidly in the coast and now it's getting ready to move on shore. won't be a hurricane. mainly just a tropical storm. warmer than today because of high pressure. the mechanism is the offshore wind. we really haven't had any offshore wind events. we are looking at a spare the air day and obviously increased fire danger. and also it hasn't rained in a while. until you've had the first rains, we are in the -- we are really into the fire season of course you knew that. the fog then tomorrow tries to move in but it just i

san mateo, marin county.re going to the beaches, it's pretty serious so be careful if you go out to the beach tomorrow. ocean beach will be in the 60s tomorrow. very dangerous rip tides this time of year because of the sand bards that have built up over the last few months. we just had irene go by. looks like it's going to run toward lafayette and louisiana on sunday. is this a big wind event? no. but they're going to see a lot of rain from this. just sort of an interested note. it formed rapidly in the coast and now it's getting ready to move on shore. won't be a hurricane. mainly just a tropical storm. warmer than today because of high pressure. the mechanism is the offshore wind. we really haven't had any offshore wind events. we are looking at a spare the air day and obviously increased fire danger. and also it hasn't rained in a while. until you've had the first rains, we are in the -- we are really into the fire season of course you knew that. the fog then tomorrow tries to move in but it just isn't goi

. >>> a test in san mateo county, in pacifica, we will find out why this test will be different than ones in the past, alex? >> reporter: this will be a full volume test to make sure tsunami sirens can be heard across a broad area here on the san mateo coast. and they are right behind us in pacifica and they will be going off at around 10:00 and this test will be louder and longer than it has been before. a total of 8 sirens, the blaring sound will last for about a minute or so. this monthly test will crank the valium to make sure it is fully functional after the earthquake in japan. people who live here say they are glad to hear about this

>> reporter: the volume will be cranked up along the san mateo county coast today.he full volume test is to make sure the sirens can be heard across a broad area along the coast. this is one of those sirens that will be going off at 10:00. eight different sirens will be involved in this sing caron iced -- since caron iced test. people in this area say they take this tsunami threat seriously and they welcome any testing that can improve the warning system. >> for me personally, i live 300 feet up so i am pretty safe, i think where i am at. i am worried for people who live in lamar and i think the tsunami warning is a good precaution to take. >> reporter: incase of a tsunami wave they are taking precautions after the one that hit earlier after that quake in japan. the san mateo office of emergency services say today's test is important because they need the sirens to reach as many as possible and sometimes people can't hear the sound when they are inside their houses. again it is only a test but it will be allowed test and again the sirens will be going off this morni

starting next month hundreds of inmates will be sent to the san mateo county jail in another effort to save money. the jail is already way over capacity. >>> accused serial killer joseph naso is back in a marin county courtroom at 9:00 a.m.. today's hearing would provide more frustration for the judge that is trying to get this trial on track. naso is going back and forth on how he would defend himself. at the same time he wants to continue to represent himself. now he's accused of killing four women including a woman who's body was found in contra costa county. >>> vapider shoot could face 30 years in prison for the death of a peruvian woman. he has long been suspected in the disappearance of alabama teenager natalee holloway but has not been convicted in that case. >>> a teenager accused of killing a gay classmate. they were unable to reach a unanimous decision. he was accused of killing 13- year-old larry king at their high school three years ago. prosecutors have to decide whether to refile murder and hate crime charges. >>> the animal shelter has a problem with overcrowding. they

the numbers include alameda, san francisco and san mateo counties. the new report says there are 4200 fewer government jobs and that's the largest drop for any sector. the number of jobs is growing in san francisco. products include social gaming and organizers say participation has doubled from 2010. >> they are moving to much more high tech jobs and it creates much bigger companies where they can become bigger and it creates jumps as a result. >>> a 15 percent growth is expected this year. >> well san francisco is becoming the featured backdrop and the trend is bringing in big money. there are 8 pore smallly dropped and they estimate the films will bring in more than 56 million this year. >> i took a random trip up here because of that movie. >> and in addition to the film photo shoots are the bread and butter of what they bring in. they got positive feedback that san francisco is getting easier. >>> there is a warning in place for people in east contra cast valley and people are being warned to stay locked inside their homes.

in san mateo county they are $23 million short of what they need to build 19 towers. radio project manager steve dupruis say all have their own radio network. for bart, san francisco has had a citywide communication in before 9/11 but the technology, tying them altogether in the bay area and having first responders sending voice and video across a secured network is still ten years away. terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >> redwood city police raids a suspect in a hit-and-run accident that killed a pedestrian. a woman was struck and killed by a passing vehicle on east bayshore road shortly after 7:00 last night. witnesses say the driver kept going the vehicle with front end damage was found blocked ten blocks away at a trailer park. the driver and registered owner is in the san mateo county jail on hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges. >>> pg&e is facing even more scrutiny my now that inaccurate mapping of under ground lines on the peninsula has brought a road construction project to a stop. john al ston reports. >> the project to lower road near belmont city ha

the registered owner is now in the san mateo county jail on hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges. >>> the search is on this morning for vandals that targeted more than 30 businesses on one street in san leandro. they spray-painted graffiti on the buildings along east 14th street. it was discovered on sunday. workers painted over the vandalism. investigators say the damage is extensive and they are now examining photos of the graffiti to try and determine who may be responsible. anyone with information is asked to call san leandro police. >>> you goetd got a lot of heat today. >> it's all connected. >> all of us going to have hot flashes? >> at my age. you can join us. >> if you are one of those nudistists you stay cooler with the clothes on. >> all right. burned buns or something this morning. >> good morning everybody. a look an area of low pressure, dragging some drier air into our neighborhood and that means today is going to be the hottest day in the forecast. 40s this morning, very cool around half moon bay and novato and half moon bay, rest of us in the 50s under mostly cle

maybe along the san mateo county coast. a few patches of fog early tomorrow morning. locally in and around the golden gate bridge. we're warming up nicely especially inland and even at the beaches too. summer really hangs on. summer ends this coming friday but it's going to feel hot, hot i think around here for the next several days. jet stream is way up to our north. tonight things are looking quiet. again maybe just a little low cloudiness. santa cruz up the san mateo county coast and tomorrow morning going to see lows down to the 50s except santa rosa and napa. a little cooler 40s to low 50s for overnight lows. tomorrow temperatures warming. 85 morgan hill. 85 santa teresa. 86 in san jose. 90 in dublin and livermore. 76 in alameda. san francisco 74 degrees. beautiful day to be out and around the bay. 78 in san mateo. into the east bay we go. 91 san ramon. lafayette the arts and wine festival continues tomorrow and temperatures should be in the upper 80s to lower 90s. 85 santa rosa. 86 novato. here is the extended forecast. like i said, summer ends on friday but it'

san mateo county sheriff's investigators have arrested those who they believe were involved in the shooting. >> there has been an unbelievable outpouring of frustration and fear. not so much fear, but just like shock. >> yeah i'm worried. >> reporter: emilio hernandez has lived here for 20 years and says the escalating level of violence is a concern for all residents. >> worried that you can't really walk in the neighborhood during the day, because of the guys fighting for stupid things. >> reporter: christa alex dairy says her community is not going put up with rising crime. >> we've all pulled dispoghts are really trying to formulate a plan to resolve the violence. >> reporter: and part of that plan that residents are working on, they are looking at forming community watch groups, they're looking at creating after school activities for kids, and they also say with the recent take over of the police department here by the san mateo county sheriff's office, they're seeing plenty of sheriff's patrolling in these troubled areas. they're very glad to see that but it has been a big wake up call

san mateo county has been working to update the sirens for the past four years. in an actual emergency, the sirens will sound for several minutes. emergency preparedenss is on a lot of minds this week, as we approach the 10 year commemoration of september 11th. but how prepared are bay area first repsonders, for an event of that magnitude? elizabeth cook on why one expert says some of the problems that slowed rescuers on nine-eleven, still exist today. liz. scenes the first responders to the san bruno disaster witnessed as they made their way through a towering inferno. as we approach the one year anniversary of the blast -- the first firefighters on scene describe in vivid detail -- what happened when that pipeline blew. sot - charlie barringer - thanks, roberta. it appears amazon has got a deal with legislators over the state's insistence the online retailer collect sales tax on purchases in california. the l-a times reports -- amazon would delay collecting taxes until next september. that would give retailers time to lobby congress to come up with a more worka

over pg&e are going to trial next summer san mateo county judge set a trial date for july of 2012 thatudge ordered the attorneys at to meet again next month to set up a process file by the victims and their families to be brought to trial as a group shareholders will be held separately with it destroyed and 38 homes and killed eight people >> a live look out side of the san mateo bridge and traffic is moving smoothly. i couldn't afford my health insurance anymore so i just started wearing this helmet instead... which, you know, it's... to me it makes sense. i mean, it can get awkward sure, when you're meeting new people but i just explain to them that i wear it because i dropped my insurance plan, and they're like wow, this is a smart guy. i mean they don't say that out loud, but... [ male announcer ] we know it can be tough out there. that's why we offer a wide range of plans for a wide range of budgets. blue shield. for a wide range of budgets. >> >> this state's economy was a topic at the debate last 90 why the gop hopefuls is based off once again last night when president called, w

. >>> millbrae could be the next city to put its safety in the hands of the san mateo county sheriff's office. our media partner san jose mercury news, they don't have the $410,000 it needs to pay for a full police force. they have voted in favor of asking the san mateo county sheriff's office for policing proposal. san carlos and half moon bay have already asked for police services. >> a warning for residents, look out for mountain lions. one of the cats was spotted on jane road in woodside last night. emergency officials suggest residents avoid outside activities such as hiking or jogging at dawn, dusk or night. an emergency alert was issued and adult mountain lion was spotted on that city on saturday and sunday. >> very unusual to see mountain lions in those areas. especially with kids back in school. let's check in with michael whether the weather is going to make the kids stay in the classroom. >> good morning to you. here is a look at the monsoon flow that is bringing the moisture up. we have high pressure moving in. it's clear inland valleys and really cool, 49 in napa to 50 in

when they transfer nonviolent felons to county jails, san mateo county expects to take in 400 more. >> u.c. regents will meet today to propose another tuition hike plan. new plan would raise tuition by 8-16% every year through 2016. by then, basic tuition could top 22 thoz,000 not including books and room and board. -- -- $22,000. they need the money to pay the bills in face of funding cuts and better than the unpredictable increases in recent years. to put it in perspective, topping $22,000 right now it's about $12,000 so it would $10,000 increase. >>> knowing the increases that is coming is better than not knowing it. either one hurts. >> but knowing the weather forecast. >> that is very important. >> do we have changes in both directions. cooler and warmer. this morning, fog is marching across the bay. clear conditions, airport delays and fog in san francisco with half mile visibility or less up in sonoma county. coast you are looking at foggy conditions, 57 in half moon bay. mild in concord and livermore, 60 in concord and 60 in mountain view. coastal clouds moving across the bay.

last but not least is the senator who represents san francisco and san mateo counties, and he is the recipient of spj's freedom of information award in 2010. that is our panel. back to you, rose. >> before we start, i want to get a sense of who we have in the audience. how many of you currently work in the media? lots. how many of you used to work in the media? how many of you want to work in the media? ok, good. that will give us a sense of who we are talking with. great. every friday, we have a media roundtable and invite international, alternative, and mainstream journalists to talk about coverage of the week's news. we believe it is important to highlight good journalism because so much of it gets passed over. we think it is also important to start off on a positive no. with that, i want to start off on a positive note tonight. i worked with very. we were on staff before the web was even a mainstream word. i just want to ask you, since you were there in the beginning, and you have rode the wave, what is really exciting new as we face all these challenges? >> the good news is we s

san mateo county jobless numbers fell from 8.3% from 8.8. solano county has the highest unemployment rate at 11.6%. >>> california's republican party convention is getting underway tonight in los angeles with another primary on the horizon. ken pritchett is live from where representative michelle bachmann spoke. >> reporter: like the nationwide race, polling in california suggests that bachmann is falling far behind the other front runners in seeking the nomination. tonight there was no doubting michelle bachmann energized the convention. >> i believe that 2012 will be a wave election that goes all the way across the united states. it will even take in the golden state. >> reporter: it was largely a standard campaign speech for bachmann with a new line on the new low of president obama's rating. >> election day of 2012 will largely be the moment -- >> reporter: while bachmann may have been warmly received that's different than having the delegates support. according to a new field poll only 6% of california republicans prefer her as the presi

san mateo county jobless numbers fell from 8.3% from 8.8. lano county has the highest unemployment rate at 11.6%. >>> california's republican party convention is getting underway tonight in los angeles with another primary on the horizon. ken pritchett is live from where representative michelle bachmann spoke. >> reporter: like the nationwide race, polling in california suggests that bachmann is falling far behind the other front runners in seeking the nomination. tonight there was no doubting michelle bachmann energized the convention. >> i believe that 2012 will be a wave election that goes all the way across the united states. it will even take in the golden state. >> reporter: it was largely a standard campaign speech for bachmann with a new line on the new low of president obama's rating. >> election day of 2012 will largely be the moment -- >> reporter: while bachmann may have been warmly received that's different than having the delegates support. according to a new field poll only 6% of california republicans prefer her as the preside

. >> back in the bay area, san mateo county judge is expected to make a key ruling today on how a lawsuitan proceed. it involves 300 plaintiffs who are suing pg&e for the blast in san bruno a year ago that killed eight people and destroyed more than three dozen homes. the judge is expected to decide the trial structure. the plaintiff want a trial to divide claims in category like physical injury and property damage and try a few of them and apply rulings to all. >> pg&e wants one liability trial and hold private mediation to settle claims with each plaintiff. >>> a gas leak near san francisco union square is under investigation this morning. yesterday, crews working for the public utilities commission hit an unmarked pg&e line at post and mason. it took pg&e an hour to shut off the gas. two hotels were sheltered in place. two other buildings were evacuated. pg&e says construction was supposed to have started today and the puc contractor was a day early. the contractor says the line was not where it's supposed to be. >> conflicting information about who is ultimately responsible. the contr

the san mateo county harbor commission selected jeff clark's mavericks international incorporated to man the contest. he was the first man to ride the large waves. >>>jma venture says it hopes to run gilroy gardens. the san francisco 49ers are involved in the purchase of great america but there is no word on whether it'll be part of gilroy gardens. >>> the current rules allow plants in california to be treated with pesticides five years before they begin producing fruit. nationally it's three years. some farmers say truly organic strawberry plants should never be treated with chemicals or pesticides. >>> trillions of the dollars b.a.r.t. didn't know was coming. how the agency plans to spend the money and the changes you will notice within months. >>> in 10 minutes we're going to take a look at your week weekend. >>> and the iranian president speaks to the u.n., and american delegates lead others in a walk out. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of t

millbrae city council has voted in favor of asking the san mateo county sheriff's office for a policing proposal. >>> everybody going the back to school today. so, of course, what do you get? a return to summertime weather. >> it will be warm and looking outside. >> wonder where it was the first three months of the summer. the dry air, symbolized in orange. a slight offshore wind that is going to bring us the warm heat this afternoon. the high pressure that is over us right now, inland valleys relatively clear and fog is forming up in the north bay. visibility is down to half a mile in napa and mile in santa rosa. flight arrival delays into sfo. i don't think they will last very long because the fog should be gone i would say about 10:00, 10:30. here is what happens. all that sunshine puts the mid to upper 90s in the east bay valleys, clearlake, cloverdale and ukiah. in the south bay, upper 80s to low 90s. 81 in oakland and 85 in palo alto. 87 in fremont. cooler around san francisco 70 degrees. sunshine around the monterey bay 75 and low to mid-80s for salinas and was the sonville. accu

the san mateo county harbor commission selected jeff clark's mavericks international incorporated to e contest. he was the first man to ride the large waves. >>>jma venture says it hopes to run gilroy gardens. the san francisco 49ers are involved in the purchase of great america but there is no word on whether it'll be part of gilroy gardens. >>> the current rules allow plants in california to be treated with pesticides five years before they begin producing fruit. nationally it's three years. some farmers say truly organic strawberry plants should never be treated with chemicals or pesticides. >>> trillions of the dollars b.a.r.t. didn't know was coming. how the agency plans to spend the money and the changes you will notice within months. >>> in 10 minutes we're going to take a >>> b.a.r.t. plans to spend some of its surplus to help buy new train cars. the b.a.r.t. board agreed to put aside millions of dollars to help buy b.a.r.t. cars. within six to nine months it'll replace those wool seat covers with vinyl. >>> nummi officials are calling it one of the most unusual accidents invo

san mateo county there is $27 million short of what they need. to build 19 towers so all first responders can be on the same page. they say all three agencies have their own radio network. san francisco energized by the earthquake and massacre on 101 california street deployed a single radio system. if the first responders go outside the city in other counties they can re-program their radios but then they can't talk to their own command center. they say the technology allowing all bay area first responders to communicate across a shared secured network is still ten years away. >>> authorities in carson city, nevada says a third national guardsmen man has died after a rampage at an ihop restaurant. death toll is five. a candlelight vigil was held in carson city for the victims. a 33-year-old man got out of a car yesterday morning and begin shooting with an ak-47 assault rifle. he shot a woman and wednesday went into the restaurant heading to a group of five uniformed national guard members and shot each one of them. three of them died and civilia

they've got eight in place along the san mateo county coast but the one we heard, officials need to do a little more outreach so people know what it is. we also hear, it depends on where you are in the beach because in some spots it's really loud. >> it's very, very loud. it's unbearable. right here it's not so bad. >> i didn't notice -- everybody heard it. what is it about? >> its tsunami warning siren and they test it once a mowh good idea. >> we put out in the press over the past couple of weeks this is happening, we hoping there will be no panic. next year as we start doing on the first wednesday of the month people will get used to it. they will recognize this the day this the same time and it won't an issue. >> in a real tsunami warning they will sound the siren continuously for several minutes. it's so loud you can hear it inside your home so they will have automated telephone call to alert residents, at the had will only call you if it's at real emergency. the alarms and they will test them once a month first wednesday at 10:00 in the morning. >>> just ahead, the governor's sur

no problems on the san mateo bridge from here to the golden gate heading to marin county east bay trafficoblems when. dodd >> but dull 60 area fairfield tevere said one man and looking for another where the murder and robbery that happen wednesday night they returned, to find a 21 year-old son unconscious in his bedroom he had been killed in he was dead in the bedrooms they arrested can of coke frankland and they are looking for her son macaulay bomb macaulay is considered armed and dangerous >> copper wire and upper antioch church is costing more money the church has been hidden for times since july the latest was last night by a hundred yards of copper wire was stolen they also sold seven air conditioning from this church and also alleged your landscaping was stolen >> santa cruz police are looking for people dragging an officer with the truck they were pulled over driving with a us suspicious vehicle police believe these new their vehicle was located but they were not found witnesses said a car came by and pick both of them they're trying to beef up their police department again when i

the san mateo county district attorney though refused to bring charges. >>> facing a tuesday deadline, residents outside menlo park have submitted a plan to save the granny tree. some say the olympic oak stands in the way of progress. the utility district is laying a pipeline. last may the neighbors objected to the district plans to chop down the granny tree. instead they want construction fews to tunnel under granny so she can survive. that adds $200,000 to the project that could only be justified if a public benefit were created, thus the tiny park proposal to be reviewed by san mateo county officials. >>> tomorrow is expected to be the last day of business for a family that has run a concession stand at golden gate park stow lake for 26 years. bruce mccleland is closing up shop on monday and will be out on september 15th to make way for a new operator. mccleland's lease for the waterfront property expired and the city approved a new vendor. ortega family interest prizes out of nevada promises to upgrade the boating and refresh meant stand when it takes over operations. mccleland ha

. >>> california's budgets crisis is leading to more big cuts behind bars in san mateo county.he sheriffs department is cutting another visiting day at the county's main jail in redwood city. visitors were not allowed on monday. now the county is ending jailhouse visit on wednesdays as well. >> we've had to make several adjustments to our staff inflows. and we also want to focus on managing our inmate populations. >> the budget problems don't end there. starting next month hundreds of inmates will be sent to the san mateo county jail in an effort to save money. the jail is already way over capacity. >>> the harvesting of sonoma valley apples is being pushed out by another popular crop grapes. rand use for apple production -- land use for apple production has fallen from 830 to 730 acres. grapes is number one crop in the area. the ams rank only 13th on -- the apples rank only 13th on the list. >> that is too bad. apple picking getting under way in that area? >> you do that. >> we do. we go out apple picking. >> i want an apple right now. >>> let's take a look at the commute now.

they've got eight in place along the san mateo county coast but the one we heard, officials need to do a little more outreach so people know what it is. we also hear, it depends on where you are in the beach because in some spots it's really loud. >> it's very, very loud. it's unbearable. right here it's not so bad. >> i didn't notice -- everybody heard it. what is it about? >> its tsunami warning siren and they test it once a mowh good idea. >> we put out in the press over the past couple of weeks this is happening, we hoping there will be no panic. next year as we start doing on the first wednesday of the month people will get used to it. they will recognize this the day this the same time and it won't an issue. >> in a real tsunami warning they will sound the siren continuously for several minutes. it's so loud you can hear it inside your home so they will have automated telephone call to alert residents, at the had will only call you if it's at real emergency. the alarms and they will test them once a month first wednesday at 10:00 in the morning. >>> just ahead, the governor's sur

just that stretch on 280 through san mateo county where we are seeing slight problems. herwise 101 into san francisco looks great. all the way past bayshore towards downtown san francisco. at the bay bridge this means they turned on the metering lights. at last check they hadn't but yes, my producer told me in my ear, yes, of the metering lights were just turned on within the last few minutes so slight delays there. back to you. >> thank you. >>> china has just launched its first space laboratory module in history. >> it's an important milestone in its plan to build a space station. and you're looking at a live look at it. >> wow. >> it heads away from earth and up into the heavens. the module [ foreign language ] means heavenly palace in chinese. [ foreign language ] [ indiscernible ] there she goes. pretty cool. >> well, it's day three of the manslaughter trial against michael jackson's doctor. it gets under way again today. prosecutors are looking at conrad murray's actions focusing on the critical moments just after jackson's death and kirk hawkins is in los angeles

. >>> seems to be a cost-cutting trend in san mateo county. cities folding their police departments and outsourcing duties to the sheriff's departments. city councils in san carlos and half moon bay have already done so and now millbrae may follow suit. the city council there voted last week to ask the sheriff's department for a proposal. it would cost millbrae more than $400,000 to hire a full- time police chief and enough staff to run the department efficiently. >>> time now 5:13. controversial and costly. the $9million sculpture creating a buzz in one bay area city. >>> plus, tropical storm lee unleashes its fury. the tornado watches today and the mess it is leaving behind in the south. >> we are starting out with low clouds and dense fog around the bay area now, temperatures into the 50s. by the afternoon, we could see some triple digits. we'll tell you where coming up. we spend a lot of time together. well mainn traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take hi

ocean beach, pacifica and the san mateo county coast line as well. current average updated. field checking in at 85 degrees. san jose in the lower 70s. oakland, upper 60s and santa rose yarks mostly sunny skies. forecast headline for today, coastal fog. we'll call it hot independent land. that will bring in dropping of temperatures. here we go. the satellite, can you see the storm system up to the north that will be approaching northern california and the bay area as we head into the weekend. for today, the main theme here, cool for the coast. temperatures inland not as hot but the warmer locations approaching 92 to 95 degrees. look at what happens tomorrow especially for saturday and sunday. the weather system moves in. we do have a few rain clouds up to the north. we do introduce the slight chance of a few sprinkles that will be favoring the north bay during the afternoon and evening hours. that's something that we will be watching at least in the second half of the weekend. in the short term, the fog will be a factor, still hugging coast line and pushing back into the day

pg&e will be purging gas from pipelines in san mateo county this morning. all part of an ongoing series of pipeline test in the wake of last year's deadly explosion in san bruno. today's test from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. near ralston avenue interstate 280 and state highway 92. now, there will be an odor of gas in the air so the utility does not want people to be alarmed. just doing some testing. >>> tony bennett is changing his tune on his 9/11 comments yesterday. >> that's right. he told radio host howard stern on monday that the u.s. may have caused the attacks. >> they flew the plane but we caused it. >> why? >> because we were bombing them. they told to us stop. >> then families of 9/11 victims spoke out. they were up set about bennett's comments that prompted the singer to apologize on his facebook page saying, there are no excuse for terrorism and the lives lost on that day. >>> it is 6:21. they want their voices heard. the massive nurses strike that's happening right now in l.a. and when they plan to strike up here in northern california. >>> and one day a

contra costa county rose more than four and have% and san francisco is the one and half%. slight declines in alameda and san mateo counties. wealthy veranda suffered the most. >> we are fortunate to be here for many reasons including how beautiful it is. but i have lots of numbers for you. some of the current temperatures in and around our microclimates because we are still in the mid- 70s. away from the day of water at 75 degrees throughout the tri- valley but where the clouds are in clouds art imitating the coast, it's 54 degrees in pacifica and earlier today we did across the santa clara valley and massacred 3 degrees above normal for that time of year. we still have lots of crystal- clear skies across san jose. here's what you can expect overnight. we are talking temperatures above 53 and 60 in san jose with the variable wind of it, 66 to 80 degrees but only from the day we will be filling it with temperatures in the mid- 90's. >>> now watch what happens in the evening hours. that is what signals of change. that is what signals released for inland areas as the temperatures tumble on saturday. >>> so here is w

another mountain lion sighting in southern san mateo county, the third in a week.was spotted friday night in la honda. the sighting follows two others on monday and wednesday in portola valley. experts say people have avoid hiking or jogging at dawn, dusk or at night when mountain lions are most active. >>> a san mateo county farm being sued and accused of unsafe living conditions. the lawsuit says the owner of marcy central farm in pescadero overcharged tenants rent for years. the suit also says the tenants who were mostly farm workers lived in filthy living conditions. last year the county red tagged all of marcy's housing units due to nitrate pollution in their drinking water. >>> well, there may be something missing from halloween in the northeast this year. heavy rain caused a -- hurricane irene caused a severe shortage of pumpkins in that reason. it was already a difficult year for pumpkin farmers because they had to plant late and risk missing out on the halloween season. after october 31st pumpkin sales usually plummet. >>> 8:27. the body of a carjacking vi

today a san mateo county judge will meet with attorneys from both sides. eight people and injured dozens last year. >>> a new honor today for the two firefighters killed in a san francisco fire. the names of lieutenant vince perez and firefighter paramedic tony valerio will be added to a memorial wall at the fire department's headquarters. both died from injuries sustained from the house fire in june. their funeral was the largest of its kind in the city in 60 years. >>> for the first time in over two years, two hikers are not waking up in iran. they are free men. josh fattal and shane bauer are now in oman reunited with their loved ones. they ran into the arms of their loved ones. a court found them guilty of spying after they crossed into iran while hiking on the iraqi border but a judge granted their release after oman paid a million dollars to free them. >> we are so happy we are free and so relieved we are free. our deepest gratitude goes to his majesty sultan qaboos of oman for obtaining our release. >> among those waiting for the men was shane's fia

. >>> san mateo county has approved a permit for the mavericks surf contest. the new group the mavericks invitational will be seeking a contract now. changes to the upcoming contest include keeping spectators off the beach and near by bluffs. >>> and the fog back at the coast right now. the winds blowing at the golden gate bridge. take a look at live storm tracker 2. they're gusting to 24 now. a good push of on shore air. that cooling trend has begun. temperatures today around the bay and at the coast were cooling. highs tomorrow will be cooler still by a good 5 degrees. there's that fog now. it's still right below the towers. 740feet to the top of that tower. concord and the inland bay valleys are still in the 90s. temperatures inland are going to be certainly cooler and they're going to be much cooler as we head toward sunday. forecast overnight lows tonight. low 50s, upper 40s that's cool. san francisco well they are dropping down. tomorrow they're going to be in the mid-50s. we're looking at 65 degrees for forecast high in downtown san francisco. tomorrow,

i have reached out to a lot of the parties involved in san mateo county. i will follow through with that in pacifica as well, where sharp park currently exists. and look forward to engage in with you as well. -- supervisor avalos: supervisor mirkarimi: i also want to acknowledge eric asada. i met him in 1990, recently out of chico state. we worked directly in immigrant rights work at the time. i also remember eric. although he was 25 years old, he had tremendous maturity to bring different organizations together and to build new -- build mutual respect and trust between different communities. he had a tremendous motivational impact on young people, whether it was coaching them in soccer or motivating them to become revolutionaries or activists their whole life -- i know his children must miss their daddy so much. he touched our life in many ways. a true internationalist in many campaigns he worked on. i know he loved cuba. he had the ability to build organizations with regular people in democratic ways, and to link it with a national or global movement. th

whether you like it or not, the sirens were sounding today in san mateo county. this was a full volume test of the aid sirens along the coastline. people who live nearby are used to a lower volume test. they hear them every, morning at 10:00 for one minute. to make sure residents who need to hear it can, the office of emergency services cranked up the volume. it will be like this, i hear, from now on. >> let's turn our attention to our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. wow. it was a real summer day around here. >> scorcher. >> we definitely had a few triple digits out there. throughout the east bay. walnut creek at 100. we could still see it go to 100 over the next hour. we'll have to wait and see into the 6:00 show. not any record setting temperatures, but definitely a lot warmer than average. right now san francisco at 86, clear skies. the winds out of the northwest for two consistent days now dropping humidities to 20% level. our fire danger is increasing. you notice in stephanie's live shot her fair was blowing around. the fire winds really gripping a lot of