mark sayre. mark, thanks so much. >> a mom of three. >> i love it. >> cell phone, power bars. >> are you safe? >> i'm sure he will be in good hands. >> conditions will be hot for him. a little different story. we have got cooler temperatures for the next couple days. i have been talking about. that while we are starting to see some increasing clouds just to the north. however, that warmup will be here by the end of the workweek. let's take a look outside. transamerica building. not much to look at night. if you see the money, waning. 92% of full. and you can tell it is a waning gibous moon because it has that reddish tone to it. what we can expect. we have that cool start below average. high temperatures. sun and clouds. mid and high level clouds. but then a warmer end to your workweek. let's take a look at what we can see on radar. we are really seeing some buildup there of moisture just to the north of sonoma county and that's because that low is dipping unusually low. low digging very low. unu

> to spend a year working for something to finally be here, it's a great feeling. >> that was mark sayre reporting. rough plans to leave san francisco at 9 a.m. and what a statement he is making. >>> well, were you watching? japan has won the women's world cup after beating the united states in a dramatic penalty shootout. shots. during the game the japanese came from behind twice. in overtime, the u- >> 3-1 after three american players missed their shots. heartbreaking stuff there. during the game the japanese came from behind twice and in overtime the u.s. scored in the 104th minute to get ahead 2-1 but then japan scored on a corner kick in the 117th minute. beautiful shot. japan is now the first asian nation to win a world cup. >>> yes, it was exciting. bay area soccer fans watched the women's world cup final together yesterday on a jumbo screen. it was a free public viewing of the games held at san francisco's civic center plaza. i was watching too. >>> all right. 4:57. bringing relief to one of the bay area's worst commutes. the changes drivers will see starting today. >>> plus, a b

all right, mark sayre. mark, thank you. >>> well, monday may bring stop-and-go traffic on the 405 in los angeles but what has been dubbed carmagedden won't be to blame. crews wrapped up work earlier than expected. more now on the the driving factor that helped speed things along. >> reporter: an anxious driver got a jump start on the rest of southern california after sneaking onto the 405 minutes before the freeway reopened this morning. we got to experience the thrill of clear lanes for ourselves after police allowed us on. >> mission accomplished. >> reporter: during a news conference overlooking the 405 the l.a. mayor said the busiest freeway in the country would reopen 18 hours ahead of schedule. it meant thousands of dollars of savings because police and firefighters would not be deployed for another 12-hour shift. and a prime contractor in the project is getting a bonus for finishing ahead of schedule. >> we have 12-hour shifts that cost about $700,000. they are getting $300,000 of it. >> all of the c

live in capitola, mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> and roberta has been monitoring winds in fairfield. >> macro plastics at 1:00 this afternoon the fire was burning out of control. to give you proximity this particular corporation which builds plastic bins, containers, nothing inside, they are the bins themselves, it's located about 11 kilometers from travis air force base. you notice dry vegetation there. so any fire has a lot of room to grow we are thinking the plume made it up to 9,000 feet in elevation. the inversion layer is 2,000 feet when it could start to disperse. pollutants could be trapped at the service. we still have a "shelter in place" for at least a mile radius in place in case you suffer from any kind of respiratory ailments. take it slow tonight. but meanwhile, as we watch this plume as it continues to travel with the evening winds, the winds are projected to blow out of the south and the west tonight which means plume will blow away from the ocean towards the central valley in the direction of sacramento 31 miles way. throughout the central valley you may smell a little plast

back to you >> thank you, mark sayre in becker. >>> not guilty. casey anthony the florida mother accused of killing her 2- year-old daughter is acquitted of murder. it's a case that's visited much of the nation and the verdict came as a shock to many after riveting much of the nation. several people protested outside the courthouse, chanting guilty! karen braun in orlando with more on how the jury might have come to its decision. >> reporter: i can tell you outside the courthouse, there was actually an audible it was. people were so stunned by this verdict and a short time ago, casey anthony's father george anthony, the man that the defense claims covered up an accidental drowning, well, he issued a statement through his attorney and basically said, despite the baseless defense that was chosen by his daughter, he does believe that these jurors came to the right verdict based on the evidence. >>> reporter: casey anthony began to cry as she heard the verdict. >> as to the charge of first- degree murder, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >

mark sayre is in oakland with what happened to the man known by many as brother john. mark. >> reporter: allen, one of the witness to all of this was homeless man that brother john was actually helping. and that man told us today that the bullet that hit brother john could have hit and killed him or brother john's entire family. >> when i came out i started talking to them right here, gave them fish and french fries. >> reporter: william holloway says the man he had come to know as brother john had just stopped by with a hot meal when somebody drove by in a van and opened fire. >> from that point on he shot three times and then two more shots. >> reporter: you heard five shots? >> five shots. the guy don't even know brother john. this is a random senseless shooting that should have never happened. if it hadn't been for brother john, they would have got shot. >> are you all right? >> yeah, i made it through. >> reporter: holloway says brother john has been bringing him food on the streets of east oakland for about a year, sometimes three days a week. >> he was a nice gu

mark sayre shows us what one family is doing to try to bring their loved ones home tonight. mark. >> reporter: well, allen, the family of one of the main organizers of this trip put together this flyer which they plan to hand out in mexico and they are optimistic that those that are still missing have survived because of the favorable conditions in the search area. >> this is actually my father- in-law right here. >> reporter: fred han holds a picture of his father-in-law during an earlier expedition. now six of them are missing in mexico. >> it's a nightmare. >> reporter: han says his father-in-law loved to fish and this annual trip was always a top priority. >> so my father-in-law, great man, loves the family and he loves his friends and loves fishing like you would not believe. >> reporter: han says the family is holding out hope are still alive including his father-in-law and his friends as well the others. >> they are all old friends, close friends, family -- some related by marriage, but basically it's a big friend trip. >> reporter: han says his family is doing the be

mark sayre in san jose.hank you, mark. >>> meanwhile in san francisco, a measure aimed at boosting city pension workers' contributions is making its way to the november ballot. the public defender, jeff adachi turned in more than 70,000 signatures today to qualify his proposal. the mayor has a separate plan that will be considered tomorrow by city supervisors. adachi says that his plan would save the city more money. it takes a bigger bite out of many employees' paychecks. adachi says he is open to a compromise, which he has drawn up. >>> in washington, d.c. another day has passed without any progress toward a deal on our nation's debt. republicans and democrats met again with the president to try to hammer out an agreement. tara merger in reports mr. obama said today there is one thing he will not accept. resolve will. >> reporter: president obama sat down with leaders again on monday trying to make a deal on the deficit. >> and we're going to meet every single day until we get this thing resolved. >> repor

mark sayre on what happened to the man known as brother john. >> reporter: the people who knew him said he has a big heart and they are devastated. >> reporter: gave him fish and french fries. >> reporter: william holloway says the man he had come to know as brother john had just stopped by with a hot meal when somebody drove by in a van and opened fire. >> from that point on he shot three times and then two more shots. >> reporter: you heard five shots? >> five shots. the guy don't even know brother john. this is a random senseless shooting that should have never happened. if it hadn't been for brother john, they would have got shot. >> are you all right? >> yeah, i made it through. >> reporter: holloway says brother john has been bringing him food on the streets of east oakland for about a year, sometimes three days a week. >> he was a nice guy. him and his wife fixed the food at home and bring it out here to feed people. >> reporter: the shooting happened at 12:30 a.m. at 47th and san leandro. oakland police say the original report came into the chp when somebody flagged down an offi

as mark sayre reports, public safety could be at risk. mark. >> reporter: after months of talk and many contentious city council meetings on this issue, the day of reckoning in san jose arrived today and for those officers who actually lost their jobs, they have very different feelings about what's happened here. >>> reporter: for the first time in san jose city history, police officers lined up to turn in their badges and ids. on this, the last day of the city's fiscal year, 66 officers were laid off as part of an effort to balance the budget. fabian wilkenson is one of them. >> it left a bad taste in my mouth. so i take a break and restructure. >> reporter: in a show of respect and support for their former colleagues, some uniformed officers gathered outside to shake hands with and hug the departing officers there. -- there were a wide range of emotions and feelings here. some officers fear what the layoffs mean for residents of the city. >> i worked a couple of gang suppression units and stuff like that. and i think that's where your m

mark sayre with why they think they can cut down on gang activity from the inside out. mark. >> reporter: allen, this all stems from the shooting death of a 3-month-old boy here in east palo alto and now police say the pressure that they are planning on putting on the two suspected gangs involved will be intense and sustained. the killing of 3-month-old izack garcia prompts what police are calling a multipronged crackdown against gang members in east palo alto and throughout san mateo county. >> but clearly, the murder of a 3-month-old is completely beyond humanity. >> reporter: garcia was killed on june 5 in what investigators believe was a case of mistaken identity in a retaliation shooting between rival norteno an sereno gang members, a 17- year-old has been charged in the killing. today more than 70 state, federal and local law enforcement leaders met to outline a plan to specifically put pressure on that's two gangs. last week, authorities conducted a sweep of known gang members who are on parole or probation and now they will be reaching into local jails and state

mark sayre on why palo alto says it has no choice but to charge people to be green. >>> reporter: richle la says he comes to palo alto's free recycling center weekly. today he is unloading larger items like cardboard boxes. >> recycle everything. i hardly have any damage. anything i can, i recycle. >> reporter: with the $3.7 million deficit in its refuse fund palo alto is looking to make changes. they may add a new flat fee to all residents' trash and recycling bills but the city is also looking at closing or reducing in size and hours what is now a full-time recycling center for residents. >> i would rather have this. pop over anytime and just put stuff in. >> revenues are going down. cost are going up. >> reporter: palo alto public works says closing the center could save $400,000 a year. >> but the non-hazardous ones can almost all be placed in the blue bin curbside now. and that's why they are seriously considering that expense reduction. >> reporter: if the city decides to close this recycling center, one option being considered is to open a smaller center that is open just a few

reporting live in capitola, i'm mark sayre cbs 5. >>> we are going to check with roberta now and look on the fairfield fire. >> macro plastics, located about 7 miles just outside of travis air force base, we started to see this fire contained and now we are seeing a bit of a flare-up again, a place flare-up actually probably as a result of the winds blowing west-southwest. at times some gusts up to 20 miles per hour a sustained wind now at 13 miles per hour due west. as evening progresses, these winds are continuing to blow up to a good 20 miles per hour and at that particular speed it looks like we could see the plume of smoke or at least some of the lingering smoke and also the smell, the odor of the plastic, reach sacramento a good 31 miles away. meanwhile, we currently have the air temperature there at 86 degrees. and the winds will continue to blow and again to dial back later on in the evening hours. meanwhile, let's take a look at your forecast. it looks like we do have the fog rolling back in towards the inland areas later on tonight. meanwhile out and about this evening, temp

mark sayre with what that means for you the next time you call 911. >> reporter: these brownouts went into effect today, the first day of the city's new fiscal year and for now there is no end in sight. >> step, coming up, closer, drop it. >> reporter: leanne lives a third of a mile away from san jose fire station number 9, which is part of the city's brownout plan. >> i guess i better not have a disaster. >> reporter: yesterday had she called 911 to report a fire, both the fire engine with four people on board and a fire truck with five people would have responded to her home from station 9. today, that same call to 911 and the closest station would send only a truck with four people. this fire engine, engine 9, would not respond at all due to brownout. >> less than half, that's not good if you are in the mulled of a disastrous situation. >> reporter: in an effort to close san jose's budget gap, engine 9 and another engine near montague expressway and zanker road will be out of service on days when the staff of those engines is needed elsewhere. >> part of the reason for the brownout

mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> to find out how you can volunteer, go to cbssf.com, click on news. >>> despite a forecast calling for rain and thick clouds, four astronauts blasted into space for the last flight of the shuttle atlantis. >> 3, 2, 1, 0, the final liftoff of atlantis! >> the crew is delivering a year's worth of supplies to the international space station and will haul away as much trash as it can. the crowd watching the historic flight at cape canaveral was estimated at nearly a million people. and a native of san carlos and cal grad is on board atlantis. rex walheim moving forward, though nasa will rely on the russians to ferry astronauts and supplies to the station. >>> lawrence karnow is in for roberta. and lawrence, you made that trek down to watch this shuttle launch, didn't you? >> yes. and i missed it, too. >> oh-oh! >> they scrubbed that mission. >> thank goodness they had disneyworld nearby so my little girl want disappointed. things coming to an end and so is the heat wave. it looks like those temperatures finally going to crumble around the bay area a bit as we head in

reporting live in livermore, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> a big pot bust in the east bay. police seized about a million dollars worth of marijuana plants growing at a remote area of a park. this was in las trampas regional wilderness. 3300 plants were collected. it was in an area between castro valley and san ramon. growers had made an elaborate irrigation system using park water. >>> the mexican army found what they call the largest marijuana plantation. it's on the baja peninsula nearly 300 miles south of tijuana. authorities say 3900-acre operation had pot -- the 300- acre operation had pot plants between tomatoes. it was estimated at $160 million street value. >>> all right. we are going to check in with roberta to see how your weekend is shaping up. >> the operative word is gradual. gradual warming for your weekend. good evening, everybody. this is our live cbs 5 weather camera looking out towards the transamerica building where you see the overcast skies due low clouds -- oh, did you see this? right there. wait. there. drizzle! we have drizzle all associated with tha

mark sayre is in san jose, where families are deciding what to do next. >> reporter: well, dana, twoe. parents out hundreds of dollars and also kids with diabetes are now missing important opportunities to be with other kids who are facing the same medical issues. >> let me have her kit and we'll get you set up. >> reporter: the 9-year-old, draven, checks his blood sugar. he has diabetes. and for the past four years he has gone to a summer camp sponsored by the diabetes society. >> there's everything a kid wants there. >> reporter: but now this camp as seen in this promotional video posted on youtube and all of the others run by the diabetes society are out of business. on june 24, the parents of students enrolled in the camps received this letter saying the camps are cancelled and there is no guarantee of an immediate refund. draven miller was devastated. >> i like being with other people like that understands how i feel. >> reporter: draven had raised $400 of the $560 needed for the camp on his own by selling chocolate bars. >> i really wanted to go to camp this year. i wanted to g

. >> thank you, mark sayre in san jose. >>> the city of oakland wants your illegal fireworks. not for fun. it wants to toss them out. and christin ayers reports city leaders are hoping you'll give them up without a fight. >> reporter: elizabeth, at fire station 1 in oakland, you are actually looking at the strategy in this fireworks fight. a 55-gallon trum where firefighters will be accepting those illegal fireworks. but some residents worry this will be a fizzle of a fight. long before the legal fireworks ever go off over the san francisco bay, they are already being set off on troy land. >> we just hear lots of like the roman candles and the various fireworks. most of the evening and national night. >> reporter: it's become a stealth tradition. natasha smith told us where illegal fireworks are sold in santa cruz. >> people go to the beach and they bury their fireworks there. >> oh, okay. >> then come back and explode them at night. >> reporter: in oakland, it's a yearly battle between violators, firefighters and police. >> very big weekend. probably starts tonight actually.

reporting live in san jose, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> less than 30 minutes ago, we got word there will be no golden gate ferry service tomorrow. ticket agents are planning an all-day strike friday. they are angry about plans to install automated ticket selling machines. they fear they are going to be replaced by those. their contract expires at midnight. a spokesman for the district that oversees of ferry service says they have been bargaining in good faith with the inland boatman's union, but in hearing about the strike, the district has decided to cancel friday's ferry service. golden gate transit bus service will be offering additional buses from larkspur ferry terminal all day tomorrow. >>> confusion tonight over possible leads in the search for miles an houring nursing student michelle le. a san diego tv station is reporting that two calls were made on le's phone after she vanished last month. apparently, the first call was made to a person in reno. and the second was made to a woman somewhere in arizona. le's brother confirms that a woman did contact him about the reported call.

mark sayre is in san jose where families are deciding what to do next. mark. >>> reporter: well, elizabeth, a twofold issue here. parents out hundreds of dollars and also kids with diabetes are now missing important opportunities to be with other kids who are facing the same medical issues. >> let me have her kit and we'll get you set up. >> reporter: the 9-year-old checks his blood sugar. he has diabetes. and for the past four years he has gone a summer camp sponsored by the diabetes society. >> there's everything a kid wants there. >> reporter: but now this camp as seen in this promotional video posted on youtube and all of the others run by the diabetes society are out of business. on june 24, the parents of students enrolled in the camps received this letter saying the camps are cancelled and there is no guarantee of an immediate refund. he was devastated. >> i like being with other people like that understands how i feel. >> reporter: draven had raised $400 of the $560 needed for the camp on his own by selling chocolate bars. >> i really wanted to g

bauer yew sayring it doesn't matter. >> if we raise this debt ceiling without real spending reform, chris, that's when the markets are going to react negatively. we have got to change the way this town does business. i know you don't acknowledge that. but we have to, and we have a great chance to do it. >> one last question. are you concerned that this is going on, is going to go on through august and weemp not going to get this done quickly? are you concerned thereabout? >> chris, my biggest concern is that every single day we're placing trillions of dollars on debt on the backs of your kids and my kids. we have to stop that, chris. come on. >> what's the size of the u.s. economy right now, sir? >> we -- $3.7 trillion this year. >> what is the size of the u.s. economy? >> $3 -- hey, chris, let me ask you a question. >> just asking what's the size of the u.s. economy? >> rye why are you asking a question like that? >> i thought you might know the answer. >> let me ask you this. what's the president's plan? >> the president's plan is to sign a debt ceiling bill before august 2nd which you

if you assume that's a good rational behavior on both parties, the thing to do is sayr guys, we can'tdone by august 2, let's extend for six months or six weeks or however many weeks and let's go at it -- >> but you understand the president's concern about that which is simply that we've caused all the uncertainty, made the markets nervous, had a bad day yesterday, a lot of the american people are nervous, what will it do to the interest rates, do we really want to do it six months down the road? >> what are his options? if his options are -- if his options are to veto something that willhvá÷lut me six months d i put the country into this kind of economic turmoil, maybe global turmoil, no rational person would do that. so, just because the other guy's acting crazy doesn't mean you have to. so, somebody's got to stand up and say, i'm not going to do the stupid thing and say i'm going to be so focused on my own point and principle that i will send this country down a rapid decline into another recession. >> there's an argument to be made that on all the major points the president has con

he attended a bookmaking whether bookshop in pennsylvania with don brash sayre i have been teaching him here. the next step after we get to this stage we will go to the back of the book. they were all hand tools so we will do that also and making the labels for the book. novel last part. >> do you know how much it costs to do it? >> it will depend on the size of the book. the works of john locke a little larger than this book. we estimate anywhere -- $350. we did the estimate on the books we are working on this summer. it is funny because the sheets are about $28 for the marbled sheet. six sheets. monday

. >> i am sure sayre are very honest how officers to the highest local that want to see it cleared outthat they thought perhaps were but those are eager chain daily and tonight it confirms they were employed by the financial supporters say it is overplayed by their opponents. but revelation as like this that it is a all fetched. i enjoyed by the former mayor of london and formerly chief of staff to the current mayor and former president of the association of chief of police officers. this is pretty catastrophic? but now we're ever stiffs me may have made it eight? >> rate is if they a lot of the poll also the highest regard that budget to it just seems in a very toxic situation to deal with in that is the basic problem seven give them that it is toxic and don't know where it ends, is there any way for them to have full confidence tonight? >> there are 40,000 officer and the metro police and we're talking about a handful here. although the public knows the vast majority of officers are getting on with their job. when you look at the things better alleged and gossip, when they're seen in