the park is on san ramon valley boulevard in san ramon. >> we will talk about 680 san ramon area. wet, putsdy and dangerous. >> folks at the pumpkin patch, wear shoes that can handle the mud. the rain is easing off, but as we talked about after the rain hits, in the morning when we hear the reports, we will hear about trees down and surface street flding. i will update you, but san ramon interchange with a nice drive. a pleasant flow to the maze and across the bayview. the san mateo bridge and president bush with the tail lights, you can see the highlights. very clear right now. rain tends to clear out the sky. >> let's turn to weather. we were talking earlier. wednesday and thursday, wednesday looks great. thursday not so much. we stay in san francisco mow matter what. if it rains and rains and rains, game three is in san francisco. >> the home field advantage for game one. game two and if you need six and seven, we come back to the bay area. if we have a week's worth of rain, game two could be delayed up to a week. i don't think we will see that much rain, but changes come thurs

highs today upper 70s throughout the trivalley, san ramon valley. on the east bay shore we'll have low to mid-70s most neighborhoods, berkeley and richmond a little behind in the upper 60s. south bay, sunshine, mid to upper 70s. look at that, cupertino, campbell, san jose, right around 76. low to mid-70s today on the peninsula, san mateo about 72. 60 along the coast with increasing sunshine this afternoon. downtown south san francisco and sausalito mid to upper 60s. we'll be near 60 at your beaches in the north bay with mid to upper 70s in your valleys. may hit 80 cloverdale, clear lake and 84 ukiah today. 74 near the bay and inland for morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. fog around the bay tonight and into the north bay valleys. mid to upper 40s north bay valleys to half moon bay, even fairfield. low to mid-50s for the rest of us. more of the same tomorrow. a few more high clouds during the afternoon hours and the temperatures will drop nearly 2 to 8 degrees on thursday thanks to that onshore flow. the cold front brings us a chance of rain thursday

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phil matier is in san ramon with more. >> reporter: quite a lot of attention, as a matter of fact. you know, san ramon is pretty far away from bell, california, but you wouldn't know it by the ads coming out in this race. take a listen. >> i think it's ear response. >> reporter: that's democrat state assemblywoman joan buchanan's woman of the little east bay city of san ramon paying its city manager herb moniz $344,000 a year. but the real target of buchanan's shot isn't moniz. it's republican mayor abram wilson, who is one. officials who approved the city manager's salary and who is now her opponent in the november election. and this week, buchanan started running a radio ad hitting him for it. >> wilson is paying the highest salary in the state. higher than cities 8 to 10 times the size and he thinks that's fine? >> reporter: so now her opponent mayor wilson has to defend the pay. >> san ramon is one of the best run cities in the united states. we have 100% of our pension obligations are paid. we have a reserve. we have quality of life here. >> reporter: the 15th assembly distric

through this san ramon valley we will keep those temperatures and to the low 90s down in the south bayup into the upper 80s for mountain view and san jose also some mornings. when things are this warm we have gusty winds moving out of the northeast and very low humidity we have fire concerns. we have our red flag warning until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow a highlighted areas mainly in the north bay held an east bay hills. we have an excess of he warning in effect for all the light shaded area kicking in this afternoon lasting through the day tomorrow up until the evening. temperatures will be warm and staying warm for the rest of your work week. a string of hot days ahead of us warming it up war tomorrow. that is not what george wants to hear about right now. who is not happy about that. >> hot spots in the traffic department the worst is 680 southbound not only into walnut creek but heading out of martinez. 680 ride back done almost to the venetian bridge because of the earlier accident at no. main street. there was an accident that was taken off their road way was that on the shoulder for a lo

there you go. >> looks like san ramon. >> hawaii? >>> the early bird gets the worm but the early garage truck wakes the neighborhood. why do they come so early? that's tonight's good question. instrumental music ] [ instrumental music ] as ceo, she laid off 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to china. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipped them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer, and i approved this message. under attack only to realize >>> has it happened to you? you bolt up out of a dead sleep, convincing your -- convinced your neighborhood is under attack, then you realize all that noise outside, it's garage day. why do garage companies have to start that residential service so early in the morning? that's tonight's good question. every

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one where i am at, walnut creek, san ramon -- ramon and martinez. volunteers will be out here until 9:00 p.m. and then tomorrow night they are gonna tau to get -- try to get everyone they can to vote. >>> the alameda county register of voters will lead an online webinar to help voters understand rank-choice voting. for the first time that will used in the upcoming election in berkeley, oakland and san leandro. ranked choice voting asks to choose a first, second and third choice for office. >>> this afternoon everything the giants and phillies will be working out at san francisco's at&t park. they are getting read yay for game three. >> rolens hits one in deep right center. back to the wall. it's over the wall. three runs score. >> last night jim mill rollins hit a bases loaded double in game 2. series is tied. >> we still feel good about it. we believe her and go back home for three games. >> cody ross had had his first solo home run during the game last night. the game continues tomorrow afternoon at at&t park. matt cain pitching for the giants. co

. >> mike, we're hearing about some streetlights out in san ramon.ng through the area you'll need to treat it as a four-way stop. this is on bollinger canyon road. look out for that. on the freeways, still looking good in the east bay. here's 680 walnut creek. southbound traffic there on the right flows well all the way through the san ramon valley and sunol grade and we have a shot for you of the bay bridge, the incline section where you see that construction going on for that tower off to the right-hand side. so take a look now but don't take a look while you're driving across. traffic is flowing well there. and mass transit systems reporting no delays right now. muni back on track as you heard eric rick's story about the train derailment yesterday. no problems at this point. you can get the latest traffic information by going to abc7news.com. you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:55. a new study finds middle-aged people that smoke two packs a day double their risk for alzheimer's and other types

mid-70s for concord and san ramon. so the first chance for showers arrives at sundown tomorrow into friday and sunday could be pretty soggy, especially for the north bay. look at those temperatures dropping down through the seven-day forecast. >>> an entire east bay port shut down. we'll see who's behind the work stoppage and how it's expected to affect cargo. >>> and invisible cars? see which cars will keep you off police radar. the time now, 4:41. >>> reporting what matters to you, you're watching "today in the east bay" with scott mcgrew, and traffic with mike carly fiorina. she's against banning assault weapons... and that's reckless and dangerous. she's for risky new oil drilling that could threaten our jobs. fiorina's plan would mean slashing social security and medicare, which would devastate seniors. and she'd make abortion a crime. no wonder fiorina is endorsed by sarah palin. carly fiorina. just too extreme for california. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. just ask jerry brown. he gave c

you know, brentwood, livermore, san ramon here. haven't really been thought of as big political places. but this year, they are the talk of the state. here's the story. >>> reporter: stretching from brentwood through livermore all the way to stockton, california's 15th assembly district has become the little race where some very big money is being spent. it's a rematch between incumbent democrat joan buchanan who won in 2008 and san ramon mayor abram wilson. >> it's an important race. this is the last republican state in the bay area two years ago now the entire bay area is blue and republicans want it back. >> reporter: it's also one of five key races that could if they are won or held onto give democrats a decisive two-thirds majority in the assembly. and if they do... >> it means a lot of things can be accomplished. universal healthcare, the repeal of prop 8, proposition 13 reform. >> reporter: and if they don't? >> it's all about compromise. >> reporter: so far, republicans and their allies have pumped about $1.5 million into t

. >>> with election day a little more than a week away a ballot measure in san ramon will determine how big the city will grow. measure w would update the city's general plan, extending san roman's growth boundary to include 1600-acres of agricultural land in tassajara valley. opponents say it's a gift to developers. >> it benefits the developers that own land in those areas and we're worried it's going to overcrowd our school and it's going to overcrowd our roads and traffic. >> the benefit for san ramon is that local control in the planning process would be given to the citizens. >> the no on measure w campaign has so far outraised supporters in contributions. >> bay area democrats are counting on a white house one- two punch to raise money. first lady michelle obama is scheduled to attend a fundraisers tomorrow in 520 bridge. the event is for senator barbara boxer, who is locked from a close race with republican carly fiorina. >>> carly fiorina visited some of her campaign workers today. fiorina stopped by a phone bank in sacramento after thanking campaign workers, she spoke to at le

we'll check outside live camera shots. 680 down through the san ramon valley and across the san mateo bridge, westbound traffic, heading in the foster city. south bay, couple shots at 101 and 880 interchange and headlights on, northbound 101, that is 880. very traffic and 280 and 17 interchange and that is northbound 280 and northbound 17 across your screen. get the latest traffic conditions any time by going to our website at www.abc7.com. >>> thank you very much. time is 6:19. >> the "wall street journal" reports a lot of unfilled job openings are frustrating the jobless. employers are picky not trying as hard to fill vacant positions. companies lack confidence and they want to squeeze as much out put from current workers. they expect the problem to continue at least through next year. unemployment raterains just under 10%. >> in the washington post this morning, freud is coming into fashion in china. a group of therapists have been using chinese counterparts in psycho analysis. a widening wealth gap and changing moral values. >> they profile a young blues guitarist with old soul. h

also in san ramon lights are still out due to a power outage. you need to treat four-way intersections as four-way stops. through the san ramon valley and sunol grade. check out the south bay and the interchange. no delays. looking good at the 280 and 17 interchange and problem-free for north bay and peninsula commuters. eric, kristen? >> trading underway on wall street. a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. right now a live look at the big board. the dow is down more than 59 points. >> also the bay area legislator expected to announce he's got an expected to announce he's got an idididididididididididididididid i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not then and not now. i'm

east of the bay, 86 degrees in danville and in -- in san ramon and in brentwood north of the golden gate bench, san francisco to the south at 63. that's below average for this time of year. look ahead this week and make sure you bundle up for ocean beach. boy, that sounds fun. all right. how about the extended forecast. let's take a look at it together. let's reveal to you low clouds and fog along the coast. partial bay clearing, lots of sunshine in our inlands areas. looks like saturday will be the warmest of the weekend. then temperatures pretty much hang out where they should be for this time of the years -- year: sunrise, they actually took this photograph from their deck at their home. i have to say they had some pretty property. >> that's beautiful. keep the photos coming. >>> well, we are learning more about a new cosmic neighbor thanks to an as electron mere from uc santa cruz, he discovered this new planet after 11 years of research. the planet is very similar to earth. although it's bigger and it has a more rocky terrain. so it could sustain some sort of life but so far there a

. >> there's an injury accident in san ramon.r it's on the shoulder but i'll keep track of that. delay free at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> good morning at 5:30. a great morning for the world. thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. a complex rescue continues. the 33 miners have been trapped underground for 69 days now. jenelle wang joins us. she's been watching the pictures of the very happy reunions this morning. jenelle? >> very happy. it's been like clockwork. one by one the miners coming out since 9:00 last night. it's been going incredibly smoothly. the rescue scene in chile. so far ten miners have been rescued and the 11th is on its way up now. they're seeing daylight for the first time in two months. for 69 days the weight of the world trapped 33 miners. we see the celebration in an unprecedented rescue. (cheers and applause) >> throughout the night about every 45 minutes the 21 inch rescue capsule has come into view from nearly a half mile below ground, each time carrying one of the miners who spent

. >> san ramon's tom baker wants to buy. in offers on homes that are in short sales. >> we put in offers on the short sales, go through the agreement with the banks, get the agreement and at the last minute the people say, ah, it's not really for sale, we wanna file bankruptcy so we can live here another nine months. >> while sales are up, prices have gone up some. in the bay area in september 2009, the median sale price of a home in the bay area was $365,000. last month $395,000. an increase of 8%. that's still well off the median price at the height of the market in july 2007 of $665,000. the current price, $395,000 is 40% lower. in san ramon, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> first lady michelle obama is due to visit the bay area tomorrow to help raise money for democratic candidates. mrs. obama is a very big draw. house speaker nancy pelosi's office confirms the first lady will attend a fund-raiser at the fairmont hotel in san francisco tomorrow night. it will be her second bay area visit since her husband took office. she w

talking about from the san ramon valley to dublin and fremont. in and this continues to press off to the east and finally saratoga and the south bay around san jose, on and off light rain showers. that will be the focus throughout the rest of the morning as we continue to see some waves of wet weather push our way. but the main event still offshore. so the atmosphere definitely moist, primed from yesterday's rain. so not taking much to ring out what moisture there is. temperatures mid-50s, oakland 55, sewi soggy one for you. rain getting heavier tonight into tomorrow drying out on monday. the satellite and radar composite shows all the cloud cover and cold front sitting offshore but most of it falling as rain this morning. the winds beginning to pick up later on tonight and this system here, possibly maybe about a half an inch of rain, here's where it's going to play out this morning. 5:00 that batch of rain right now. and throughout the rest of the morning, a little bit of a break but here we are at 1:00 and more green pushing through the north b

. >> san ramon's tom baker wants to buy, has put in offers on homes that are in short sales. >> we putoffer on the short sale, go through the agreement with the banks, get the agreement, and at the last minute the people say, ah, it's not really for sale. we wanna file bankruptcy so we can live here another nine months. >> while sales are off, prices have gone up some in the bay area. in september 2009, the median sale price of a home in the bay area was $365,000. last month $395,000. an increase of 8%. that's still well off the median price at the height of the market in july 2007. of $665,000. the current price, $395,000, is 40% lower. in san ramon, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> first lady michelle obama is due to visit the bay area tomorrow to help raise money for democratic candidates. mrs. obama is a very big draw at fund-raising dinners. house speaker nancy pelosi's office confirms the first lady will be at the fairmont hotel in san francisco tomorrow night. it will be her second bay area visit since her husband took office. she was also here in june of 2009. this morning preside

in san ramon, phil matier, cbs 5. >>> here's one california ballot measure you may not have heard of. it's up to voters in anaheim to decide if they want to give the green light to red light cameras. measure k as it's known would change the city charter to prohibit those cameras and other traffic enforcement systems in the city. anaheim's mayor is concerned the cameras cause more accidents at intersections rather than prevent them. so he hopes voters choose to ban them. >> it's not to say we should avoid living within the law. i think people need to live within the law. i don't think red light cameras do that. >> i think the cameras should be there. it might be an unpopular choice but i think that they do prevent more accidents. >> red light tickets cost hundreds of dollars and make city governments millions. anaheim's position is that it doesn't need or want cameras to raise serious or legal constitutional issues so the city is saying leave to to police officers to catch those who run red lights. >>> it was meant to knock down jerry brown but instead a web link led viewers to this. ♪

quiet through the san ramon valley sunol grade. berkeley also delay free for headlights moving westbound and no trouble in the south bay with a live shot at the 280 and highway 17 interchange. jenelle, kristen. >> thanks, frances. time 5:07. >> most of us don't like our driver's license picture, right? (laughter) >> but what about the shades. the state is introducing new driver's license and some of us will be getting oddly-shaped ones. >> facebook.com rolled out some new features. we'll show you some steps you can take if you thought you had too many friends. >> i'm pissed off. >> oh! and a little later outrage over [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> it's 5:10. at&t park, quiet now but the san francisco giants and our first playoff games. >> i know what you wanna say. >> no, just very excited. contain my excitement.

de los gigantes de san francisco, con imágenes de momento de la victoria adelante. >>> así es ramón tal buenas noches gigantes de san francisco, fueron a filadelfia y antes ellos estaban phillies de philadelphia vamos a la primera entrada johnatan sánchez se metió un problema a toda vol cita plácido lo graba llegar a la (...) con ro aleta a la tercera base, sacaba el tiro, mientras en la ok toda entrada nacido en. >>> brian dejaba pintado en el plato y gigantes de san francisco, están en la serie mundial gracias a que la liga ganó van a tener derecho a 4 juego en casa. >>> vamos con más detalles. >>> si muchas gracias william aquí estamos cerca de parque de pelota del parque de gigantes de san francisco, ya que están celebrando en alrededores del estadio fue una tensión que se vivió en la novena entrada porque brian wilson estaba entrando bases bolas. >>> por cierto inicio ara este próximo mircoles. >>> tenemos alguna emociones. >>> o una para mi y otra para ti. >>> ¿por quéñ la compro? >>> porque somos fans de gigantes de san francisco, y bien nosotros aquí estamos cerca del estadio

this morning's top stories: >>> back out to san ramon.thbound 680 approaching bollinger canyon, a car came the upon a couch in the road scary for this time of the morning especially dark outside. sounds like there are injuries reported and an ambulance heading to the scene. stars the rest of the commute goes, no delays through that stretch. the car and couch are off to the shoulder so it's all green on our sensors through that stretch. but yeah, injuries reported with that. the chp on scene, as well. light through berkeley. still 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and we'll get a check of the south bay where we have been watching the guadalupe parkway which is backed up yesterday due to an injury crash. not the case this morning. everything is fine coming out of downtown san jose. really seeing top speeds 101 quiet all the way from morgan hill towards santa clara and highway 85 good to go, as well. a little bit of roadwork out there still not much. most of it picked up from the overnight hours. but if you are traveling east

the book signing wraps up a month long reading event with the san ramon and danville libraries.e were encourage to read free copies of his memoir, highest duty. >>> a bay area councilman faces jail time and a huge fine for several violation. an arrest warrant had been issued for santa cruz councilman tony madrigal. the chp says he was pulled over back in august for typing on his laptop and texting while driving. court records show the warrant was issued after he didn't show up to last month's arraignment but it was wiped out after he appeared in court last week pleading not guilty. if convicted he faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 fine. >>> 5:12. calling all cowboys and cowgirls. the bay area tradition back in action this year. >> and banned from the court. why the nba says these shoes are almost as bad as using steroids. >>> and our forecast for today more sunshine expected. here's a look at some bay area cities and today's highs. san mateo at 69 degrees with plenty of sunshine. 37 in milpitas. 37 in san jose and 75 degrees in morgan hill. just keeps getting better. more b

i'm looking at tonight because it's foothill high school falcons playing host to san ramon wolves in pleasanton and it's homecoming night so i have been getting lots of facebook mail and twitter asking about the weather. we are talking about mid-70s at kickoff at 7:00 p.m. falling into the upper 70s. and can i just add, go falcons! yes. all right. okay, julie. now we'll start to look at the weekend. and this is what we're looking at our live cbs 5 weather camera looking at the low clouds that are drifting in advancement of the fog that's playing tag at the coast. these clouds signify that we have a cooling trend that kick- started today lowering the temperatures along the coast and the bay by a good 10 to 11 degrees. interests the scene now in the city by the bay. sosea breeze around 10 to 20 miles per hour. beginning with pleasanton, home of the foothill falcons, 28 degrees there at 35% relative humidity to the south cupertino. in the mid-50s with the influx of that cooler air mass, all associated with that deepening marine layer. 60s beaches, bayside into the 70s and 80s inland. we

lower 70s in pleasant hill. 74 in san ramon. 75 pleasanton month. 60s in richmond and berkeley. 70 hayward. 71 kentfield. 70 san rafael and san anselmo. these temperatures are again below average maybe about 5 to 10 degrees but nice temperatures. lower 70s in petaluma, 69 novato, 74 napa, 67 san francisco, 66 in sausalito. five-day forecast: i see you watching at me. mix of sun and clouds expected thursday and friday. and as we move into the weekend, temperatures are moving up. saturday and sunday moving to the 80s. i haven't seen the 80s in a white. i love the 80s. remember molly ringwald? she was huge in the '80s. [ laughter ] >> here's a look at mypix photo send in by sunny campbell. >> she was part of the brat park. >> am i telling my age? pretty in pink? >> john houston. >>> thank you. millions of americans have asthma. most of them can control it with medication. but about 15% of asthma patients have cases so severe they require frequent trips to the hospital. sandra hughes shows us there is a new treatment. >> reporter: tony runs 6 to 7 miles a day. >> i feel fantastic. >> reporter:

the women voters recruited new voters at safe ways and lafayette, san ramon and wall neat creek in morning. the league of women voters is a none part seven group. they will do so again tonight from 5:00 until 9:00. >> i think that people need to understand how important it is in a democracy for people to really participate and that this is the real chance that you have to control what happens in your state and in your local area. the people that you want to have represent you. >> i think the off year election always is a little less than the mayor presidential elections but there are a lot of ballots this year so there is a lot of people voting on those. >> if you compare to the last several elections, the numbers are down and that probably means turnouts will be down but if you compare to other government elections they are up. so i think we'll have more vote by mail than people going to the polls. >> reporter: we're live at the walnut creek safe way and the voters will be out here from 5:00 to 9:00. if you want to become a more informed voter, there say nonpartisan site called smart vote

we can let you know about one thing, though in san ramon. malfunctioning traffic lights so treat it as a four-way stop near san ramon valley building and bollinger canyon road. freeway towards walnut creek look great. we have a camera near the 680/24 interchange. everything quiet. northbound good towards concord and 4. live look outside here's a live look at the san mateo bridge san mateo. this is the commute direction westbound 92 so far, so good. nice and light looks like our drive time is up dating, should be about 13 minutes to the peninsula and same thing across the bay bridge. that's a check of your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. we had a beautiful day yesterday. plenty of sunshine. more sunshine is expected today because we have clear skies and those clear skies are leading up to some chilly temperatures. lower 40s this morning in napa. 42. 46 santa rosa. 44 fairfield, 47 livermore, the lower 50s in oakland, 47 fremont, 49 in san jose, and the lower 50s in san francisco, upper 50s in pacifica. a

east bay mid-70s in antioch and brentwood, 74 san ramon, 75 pleasanton. ose temperatures are slightly cooler than yesterday, pretty mild. upper 60s in oakland already reporting some sunshine, 68 in san leandro and 64 degrees in berkeley. north bay locations today the 70s, lower to mid-70s from petaluma to sonoma to napa to fairfield. upper 60s in vallejo and novato. upper 60s in san rafael and san anselmo. 58 in stinson beach. that's chilly. 65 in mill valley. and the lower 60s in sausalito and in san francisco. five-day forecast, so i got a chance of showers on there but let me explain. thursday and friday are not expected to be a washout. mix of sun and clouds. it is a 20% chance of showers. saturday and sunday, we up the ante. 50% chance of rainfall, temperatures still cooler than what you will enjoy today. and by monday and tuesday, things will warm up ever so slightly. that is a look at your weather. back to yo, thuy. >>> with so much success from the iphone and ipad, apple hopes to keep its first major hit from getting left behind. ceo steve jobs is

again coming over through livermore and san ramon with gusts. he saw twigs on the road and as well as coming over the bridge. an easy drive into and out of the bay. in hercules towards the bay bridge. even over this city camera, we see cameras shaking for time to time. this is only at the 13th story with a building across from the coliseum. a light volume of traffic, but watch the gusts of winds going across the bay bridges. over the city, the construction pucking up through hayward. should be okay. back to you. >>> i went up to the alameda flea market over the weekend. glorious weather across from the east bay. the sun came out and jackets came off. it was awesome. >> a big difference from today. the clouds filling in and cool and breezy and even drizzle this morning. we had a nice mild weekend and it cooled down and the trend for the first half of the week looks chilly and snowy in parts of the sierra. a system there that is tossing snow showers at the highest elevations of the sierra and around the bay, winds from 20 to 30 and morning drizzle

tonight, the state has filed lawsuit against the owners of a chain of car washes including sponges in san ramon. the -- family is accused of exploiting worker by denying over time, meal breaks and falsifying the time sheets. the state is demanding $6.6 million in back wages and penalties. they also own the -- restaurant s in several cities. >>> the batter police officer convicted of killing an unarmed passenger is asking for a new trial. mehserle's attorney wants to present evidence about a case in kentucky involving an officer who miss took his handgun for a stun gun. the kentucky grand jury declined to indict the officer. mehserle will be sentenced next month. >>> in san jose, there is now a faster way to cut a cross town. fewer stops and shaves 6 to 8 minutes off the trip from san jose to downtown. there are three express trains and the best part, it's free wi- fi knowledge what ---- what kind of kid were you in high school. were you bullied? hears a chance to tell your story. >> reporter: sending a message to gay teenagers, wife is worth living. >> stay alive, our community needs you. >> re

mid-70s in walnut creek and san ramon. oakland lower 70s, 71 alameda. upper 60s in berkeley. north bay locations, lower 70s in petaluma, 73 in san anselmo. 73 kentfield. 66 in sausalito. 67 in san francisco. so here we go. five-day forecast. this is why allen is doing the happy dance. take a look at the weekend. saturday and sunday, lower to the mid to the upper 80s expected inland. mid- to the upper 70s around the bay. and just near 70 degrees along the coastline. monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday, temperatures continue to be pretty nice and actually slightly above average for this time of the year. if you can believe that. this weekend it is fleet week. san francisco waterfront mostly sunny. i love that photo. i feel like i'm up in the air with them. temperatures expected to be in the mid-70s. it is going to be a beautiful weekend. also this weekend, art, jazz and wine festival in pleasant hill downtown. temperatures in the lower 80s. and this saturday the breath of life walk, golden gate park san francisco, partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the mid-60s and woofstoc

san ramon valley, temperatures should top button the '90s. the inland spots the warmer spots miss out bay getting its low 90s, and your san jose we should talk but said the upper 80s, here's some of the concerns that we're looking at because of the heat the red flag warning is in effect until 6:00 on wednesday. for to are heading north easterly winds. guests could get out to about 40 mi. per hour this is mainly for the north bay, east bay hills humidity is down to about 15 percent we have all those factors in line we do have some concerns for fire we also have an excessive he warning which kicks in with around 1:00 for today rate of 3:00 tomorrow we are talking about high as in the 80s today to david-again near 90 there's that highlighted area where we do have an excessive he warning in effect. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay.. keeping a hot rayon to the next couple of days warming up by friday collapse a little bit, and then the weekend is when we start to heather real cooling trend. james. >> a quick reminder of the news story, a

and san ramon about an inch or so. san francisco downtown about 0.78. at sfo 0.54. they do have delays at sfo for about one hour. they're still trying to catch up at this hour. san jose only a trace. but we still have more rain in the forecast in the week ahead, diane. i'll have the details coming up in a bit. >> thanks a lot, craig. >>> a patient at a state hospital is behind bars tonight, charged with killing a long-time hospital employee. it is just north of napa college. sheriff's deputies say 54-year-old donna gross, who lived in concord was found dead friday night in the courtyard of the hospital. she had worked as a psychiatric technician there for 14 years. investigator says the 37-year-old man arrested on murder and robbery charges has an extensive criminal background. he was committed to the hospital in 1993 after being declared insane. the sheriff's department is not release anything other details at this time. >>> robbers in walnut creek have a little help from craigslist today. police say a man set up a meeting with a woman selling a necklace, and the t

the back up remains expect delays making your weight out of san ramon valley. than that hot spot for you.free. clear condits in the san mateo bridge getting thick making your way towards foster city but drive times not affected. >> 7:36 a.m. in developing story statewide in earlier. an amber alert has been issued for a 13-year-old girl kidnapped by a man in san bernardino county. miranda hemphill was last seen sunday around 2 a.m. near her victorville home. she is 130 lbs. she has brown hair and brown eyes the mansion became friends with is named ivan lopez appeared his 22 years old latino 5 ft. 7 he weighs 165 lbs. has black hair brown eyes driving a gray and white chevrolet van. with this plan . 2c1w894 >> more live pictures from chicago the weather is starting to break up. we had more than 100 flights canceled at o'hara. last night might be the last time the rangers will get a good night's sleep. tonight they will get it your fault from fans at a restaurant. a different kind of home field advantage. >> the rangers are staying here. joining me now we will talk

san ramon and dublin upper 80s and 83 in richmond. in the inner east bay towards concord and fairfield and we cool off for the weekend. hopefully that cleans out the air and causes less problems for folks with allergies. >>> the oakland tribune makes its pick. who they are endorsing for mayor. 30 rock goes on a with every episode. they are doing something they never have before. time now is 4:40. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. as ceo, she laid off 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to china. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipped them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer, and i approved this message. why risk they'll end up faded or stretched ? try woolite complete. it's for all your clothes because it has the right balance of cleaning and

as you make your way through the san ramon valley. check out the south bay, a live shot of the 280 and 17 interchange. headlights are on northbound 280 and that's highway 17 out of the santa cruz mountains. north bay looking great as you make your way southbound. a 20 minute ride from highway 37 to the golden gate bridge. of course expect heavy traffic for a lot of folks heading to the game. so look out for that. you may want to consider mass transit. bart will be running with extra long trains and you can get more details by going to our website abc7news.com is the place to go. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric? >> frances, thank you. 4:55. what may be the future of mass transit is on display in san jose. the city's hosting the 4th annual pod car conference. this is video from pod car project in london from the manufacturers. they are small, driverless computer control vehicles that run on an elevated track like a monorail. >> one of the things that san jose is interested in is we want to bring this new technology to silicon

these southbound 680 heading towards highway 24 and fine through the san ramon valley.he south bay, the 280 and 17 interchange. accident-free in the south bay but a new crash came up northbound 680 just approaching sunol boulevard. a car hit a deer. the car is? the center divide but the dead deer might be in the two left lanes. look out for that. right now traffic still flowing pretty well in both directions. get the latest anytime by going to our website abc7news.com, the place to go. just click on the bay area traffic link. jenelle? >> thanks, frances. time 4:53. oakland city leaders were on hand for the grand reopening of a mammoth marijuana accessory store. californians will soon head to the ballot box to consider legalizing pot. but oakland is embracing all the benefits a city can harvest from a marijuana business. cecilia vega reports. >> once there was i-grow. this wal-mart of the marijuana world outgrew itself and now calls itself we-grow, and we-grow is going fran tries is we're taking our distribution growing technologies public. >> yes, public. as in there wi

average but not quite as cool as it was as we went throughout monday with widespread 60s here. 74 in san ramon. 75 in concord. 75 in napa. and for the north bay, mid 70s as well. morning time on the weather channel on cable, showers tomorrow morning on the early side. thursday and friday we dry out as the giants take on the braves. temperatures warm up and a little sunshine. >> still ahead, airline safety, the musical? combining flight attendants and lady gaga. >> a day at the circus ends in horror as a lion attacks its trainer. meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals. after ebay shareholders sued and a judge cited the obvious conflict of interest she was forced to pay the money back. what kind of person would be involved in deals a fellow republican congressman called corrupt? and in her last year at ebay, whitman paid herself $120 million right before the company laid off 10% of it's workers. we're choosing a governor, shouldn't character matter? doesn't cover my kid's pediatrician. which is not cool. she

mid 60s for san ramon and pittsburgh. rain at times with a slight chance of thunder.turday a few more scattered showers. we warm up big time early next week. >> all that matters. new this morning, one of america's great movie studios could be headed to bankruptcy. for more on news before the bell, let's go to courtney reagan. good morning. >> good morning to you. futures are lower as we wrap up the week. stocks did fail to hold on and investors poured on the mixed set of earnings. they had a grim view about the z and european economies. europe is in the red as well right now. how the economy performed this summer, growth is expected to pick up, but not enough to bring down the unemployment. we will get data on employment cost and manufacturing and consumer sentiment. the dow slipped thursday and we will start trading at 11,113. the nasdaq was up to 2507. >>> mgm studios voted on whether to send the company into bankruptciy that would give them 95% control that produced such hits as star trek and run day to day operations. they are trying to force a merger of mgm and l

the warmest places in the trivalley close to 70. 68 in san ramon and 68 for orinda. seven-day forecast will clear things out and warm up through about mid-week. keep the umbrellas on stand by. more rain into the bay area especially on sunday. >> airlines making big changes and other news before the bell. courtney? >> good morning to you. futures are lower it is a big week for earnings. 13 dow components and a fifth will be reporting. that will be the focus for the market. apple and ibm report after the bell this afternoon. the fed going to be in focus. several central bankers will be speak being ways to jump-start the economy. the dow is off at 11062. the nasdaq was up to 2468. more airlines are reducing or eliminating first class seats. premium traffic was down 11% in august. air tran is getting rid of first class when they merge with southwest because they never had first or even business class. united is working since 2007 reducing and improving business class seats and adding more in coach. there is speculation that united could dump first class when they only ha

east of the bay 67 degrees and berkeley to 80, 6 degrees in brentwood, also pleasanton and san ramon,umbers stacking up in the low 60s, in bodega bay with very little sunshine, sunshine in sonoma and in glenallen, just shy of 80 degrees. meanwhile this weekend it's the leap sand castle contest. 60 trees, make sure you bundle you up. how about dana king's extended weekend forecast. we'll leap ahead, 59 to 86 degrees, yes tumbling down from 93 degrees, the outside number today in livermore, then the temperature really cools off by sunday, that will be the coolest day of the first weekend of october. seasonal temperatures through thursday. this is beautiful, this is sent to us by karen and jeff fish beck. santa cruz mountains from their home near the los gatos area. this is from their deck. they have some pretty property. >> wow. >> those clouds were just, again, associated with that subtropical moisture, just a beautiful sky, keep those photos too. mypix at cbs5.com. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> we'll be right back with >> we'll be right back with tonight as,, our state is in a r

no problems making your way southbound on 680 heading into the san ramon valley.or the latest go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. kristen? >> megan, thanks a lot. it's 4:55. santa clara county closer to enacting the toughest anti-smoking laws in the bay area. two measures, one banning smoking in hotels and motels, parks and sections of public golf courses. the other measure makes it illegal to smoke in multiunit buildings such as apartments and condos. the supervisors delayed a vote on another measure that would i am polls a fee on businesses that sell tobacco products. >> a bay area teenager is among the six young people honored for their environmental work. anthony jones is one of the winners of this years bridgewater youth award. he is promoted justice for underserved neighborhoods like the bayview district. >> i think we can't just approach a youth of color and say this is about melting ice caps. we have to go a little deeper like the situation maybe hunters point. >> jones and the other five winners will each receive a $3,000 cash prize. the awa

near 90 in concord and 88 in san ramon. the seven-day forecast keeps us in the pattern that sees 80s on the coast and well into the 90s through wednesday. >> thank you much. coming up, raiders fans cell britting this morning. just ahead, highlights of the game that shocked the chargers and see microsoft's latest offering in the smart phone wars. they hope the productions will beat the competition and technology on the road. how google's latest move could 1 day have you driving hands free. your at&t high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. at&t high speed internet at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go...woo-hoo! [ both ] it's an unbelievable deal. [ chuckles ] well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more... [ female announcer ] go to the website below now and get at&t high speed internet for the unbelievably low price of $14.95 a month for 12 months. it's the fastest internet for the price. so go online now. you can chill online at a park. here, pidgie, pid

as you get out from san francisco out toward the east bay, taking you in closer around san ramon and alamo, you can see the yellow showing up here. very briefly heavy, just remember that. the south bay, san jose and morgan hill and gilroy and hollister, you can see rain falling right now. some areas have picked up .05 to .07 of an inch of rain. santa rosa just over three-quarters of an inch and mount helena got close to an inch of rain. most has been in the north bay, but even san francisco picking up a decent amount. .42 of an inch. the rain buckets barely started to tip in places like livermore. .01 now just being reported. redwood city .06. you get down toward san jose and it is a trace of an inch. the numbers right now in the 50s and the 60s. here are the highlights. scatter ited showers overnight. lingering into the early part of saturday afternoon, and it is going to be a treat for halloween. we are looking at dry conditions. a cold front is moving onshore. and it has slowly been moving. it is inching eastward. the intensity is picking up briefly. and behind the cold front we ar

year. 76 in evergreen, 75 in san jose, 73 in palo alto, right to redwood city, oakland, 71. 77 for san ramonnd in the north bay, temperatures here generally in the mid-70s. more on the weather channel on cable. once again drying out tomorrow. slow warming by the weekend. low to mid-'80s if dwlur going to be taking a look at those planes. for tomorrow, for the game, it will be cool, it will be breezy, but the giants are used sdp >> they've got the fever >>> something that's supposed to cure the munchies could end up causing it. as governor, he balanced budgets without raising taxes. and california created 1.9 million jobs. as attorney general, jerry brown took on wall street banks, mortgage scammers and public officials stealing from taxpayers. at this stage in his life, jerry brown has the independence to make the tough decisions california needs. as governor i'll cap government salaries and pensions. on the budget, we have to face reality. make do with what we have. and no taxes without voter approval. jerry brown, knowledge and know-how we can trust. i really didn't see it coming. i didn't

degrees, east bay numbers stacking up 67 degrees in richmond to right around 80 in danville and in san ramon, outside number will be 81 degrees in brentwood. numbers will span from 58 in citizen son beach to 80 degrees in sonoma. the extended forecast just called for cooler temperatures with a slight chance of a shower on wednesday. we'll hang onto that weather pattern until friday with the cool temps. we'll bullpen up the temperatures over the weekend. got to love it. it's football time here in the bay area. wally, watching a high school football game in livermore, captured this picture and sent knit to mypix at cbs5 bottom and send us your favorite photos as well. have a good night. >> all right. will do. >>> the protection within that helps babies once they are out. what expectant moms can do to give a little boost to the new born. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of

east bay numbers will bank between 83 degrees in richmond through 95 degrees in brentwood. 93 in san ramonhave low 70s in simpson beach. extended forecast, repeat performance on thursday, i'll be cooler at bayside and coast. then the temperature drops a good 10 degrees on friday in our inland areas. everybody is unseasonably cool by the weekend. gang, that is your hot pinpoint forecast. it's a disappointment for some... ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a generation ago california streams and rivers were full of wild salmon. not so the case now. tonight's good question. what has caused the northern california salmon population to dwindle to next to nothing? chi nook, company hoe, sockeye and chum. 200 years ago california streams were the perfect spawning grounds for hundreds of thousands of wild salmon every year. those days are gone. >> some runs have gone down to numbers like hundreds or a few thousand where they used to be hundreds of thousands of fish. so we're talking about a 90 to 99% decline depending on which population you look at. >> john rows enfield, the president of salmon a, dedicated to res

commute out of the creek out of formal decree that is out about 680 much better no delays in to the san ramont creek its moving again slow ride for the better part of the morning. san mateo bridge will not particularly slow has had a wind advisory for the better part of the morning commute the signed off to the right hand side is changeable message warning of high winds on stand here and especially near the mid span of the bridge. leslie their ride on the bay bridge which could of been but was not a hot spot there is light traffic now to assure back up in a lefty and cash lanes nearing 10:00 a.m.. the toll will drop by $2 in the westbound direction likely at 10:00 we will seek a second wave as cars take advantage of the lower tools. darya. >> a new round of hearings on the bp oil spill federal investigators will examine the ps safety culture and other issues. they want to find out what caused the spill. the week- long hearing will begin today in new orleans this is the fifth series of hearings held by federal investigative panel. besides figuring out because they are examining how safety and