the plan will reshape the skyline.he skyline as we know it today has developed into a relatively flat, monotonous skyline punctuated by the transamerica pyramid which is well outside the downtown core and that prompted the plan to stop the growth on the edge of downtown and then be bracketed by rhee, hill. going back to the height, the focus is to reach center downtown on the skyline at the heart of the city's major transit networks. this is the heart of the 20th century downtown. the adopted plan includes rezoning for several new building sites immediately around the trends date terminal. the most notable is the transit tower on mission street between first and fremont. the zoning for a high of 1,000 feet -- this is owned by the transit a joint powers authority and is being sold to develop the landmark transit tower building which could be the tallest building in the city and help to anchor the skyline and shape the vision of the city as focused on the center of the downtown and transit network. here are some visual s

park, including skyline drive.fog in the morning midmorning, 10:00, sunshine, a pleasant afternoon. the temperatures and the local not mid-70s, getting up to about 74, 75. with northwest wind, dry refreshing air, any showers, any possibility of showers sunday is really more to the west, widely scattered. another break on monday. but, all signs indicate we will see some moisture coming our way from the south tuesday. right now, tuesday looks like a rainy day, but not the weekend. nice weekend. a lot of stuff going on. hot and humid and tampa, my goodness. >> the national's plan. were they hot today? -- the nationals were planning. were they hot today? >> were they able to take down the cardinals? and the record-setting performance from cincinnati. homer bailey, near perfection tonight. i'm barack obama and i approved this message. [ mitt romney ] there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what... who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that governm

this is the harbor camera showing us some of the clouds moving across the skyline. comfortable 71 in town. 41% -- the winds light around 70. 71 right now. 74 -- look at frederick. that was the warm spot all afternoon. cool era long the area from delaware down to ocean city. terms of winds very relaxed three to seven miles an hour. planner through the evening. nice at 67 degrees. nighttime temperatures, right around 11, 59 degrees through the 50s and it's a cool wake one day mostly sunny sky, temperature around 55. you notice a few clouds along the skyline. had a couple shower around new york city. there is more clouds over the ohio valley. that will come in during the course of the day tomorrow. staying dry -- saturday is, a really strong storm system over hudson bay. going to drop a cold front. northern tier of minnesota. saturday afternoon. again if there is going to be humidity, maybe some of the storms trying to be severe, small hail from them. going into saturday evening. 64 right now in minnesota. 70 chicago, the cooler air over the eastern third. hop skip and

skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oakland and the whole

we're dealing with a really nice skyline. 73 degrees at bwi. humidity is in check at 4% that. southerly wind, that's a big difference. northerly wind, that brought cool temperatures. it's going to come close to 80 degrees, sunset a shade off. let's take you to chesapeake beach. we'll be talking about mostly clear skies with the clouds coming in pretty quickly. here's the shot in bel air. watch how some of the clouds come in, temperatures in the 70s. havre de grace looking great. temperature right around 70 degrees. you can see the clouds coming in. here's the shot downtown, inner harbor camera showing us a really good looking skyline and a mild afternoon. we made it to 74 degrees. 74 is the normal number. we're on par for our mrmal average. the record is 97 degrees. 73 in town. 75 in d.c. notice cool skies overhead. much of the evening clear skies. here come the clouds. the plan are reflects the clouds, 66 degrees. it's mild through the 11:00 hour. a few of the spotty showers as we go into the 7:00 hour. this ishe general setup. high pressure is still in control just off the m

at&t and skyline high in oakland hope this simulator would be a lifesaving, life lesson. david was confident about his ability to text and drive. >> i choose not to, but i think i come >> reporter: that has educators and a tafpblt. worried. >> a lot of students are starting to dive, it is really important that they he understand what the potential cam cases could be. >> we think it is imperative that you act responsibly and use phones when appropriate not while you are driving. >> reporter: now back to the simulator. see how david did. >> you got a phone on you? >> reporter: off he goes. >> i'm texting. >> reporter: next thing you know -- >> i crashed. [ laughing ] >> i was texting it was hard to look and be on the road at the same time. >> reporter: it only takes two seconds. the simulator is here all day today and tomorrow. wednesday is national don't text while diving day. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> great reminder, thank you. >>> event taking place at oakland coliseum now that even the most ardent a's fan would have never predicted in april, hundreds in line to buy

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it will overlook the city's skyline from staten island and carry over 1,400 passengers at a time at a cost of $230 million the mammoth ride is expected to be the largest in the world, slated to begin turning in 2015. >> now for a look at your national and regional weather here is bill karins. >> i wonder if they let you look out one way. one way you'll see the new york city skyline and the other way you'll see the staten island dump. >> we'll stick with the right. everybody look this way. >> good morning everyone. we're watching the huge storm in alaska now moving onto the shoreline. it's bringing rain around the anchorage area. as this storm has weaken pd over the last 24 hours, this was a monster storm, and now's just a tiny piece of a storm compared to what it was. that will continue to playing the region during the day. this storm as it exits, behind it the northerly winds are bringing down some of the cold air, too. our friends in anchorage and all of alaska will see their coldest weekend so far as we head towards their winter season. as far as the west coast, another quiet day.

at&t and skyline high in oakland hope this simulator would be a lifesaving, life lesson.avid was confident about his ability to text and drive. >> i choose not to, but i think i come >> reporter: that has educators and a tafpblt. worried. >> a lot of students are starting to dive, it is really important that they he understand what the potential cam cases could be. >> we think it is imperative that you act responsibly and use phones when appropriate not while you are driving. >> reporter: now back to the simulator. see how david did. >> you got a phone on you? >> reporter: off he goes. >> i'm texting. >> reporter: next thing you know -- >> i crashed. [ laughing ] >> i was texting it was hard to look and be on the road at the same time. >> reporter: it only takes two seconds. the simulator is here all day today and tomorrow. wednesday is national don't text while diving day. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> great reminder, thank you. >>> event taking place at oakland coliseum now that even the most ardent a's fan would have never predicted in april, hundreds in line to buy ti

tomorrow morning wake up to a few clouds across the skyline. then the clouds push back in tuesday night going into wednesday morning stays try but then may open the door for maybe a few showers to sneak in by wednesday. so waking up to the temperatures in the 40s. 43 degrees. sunshine we'll be in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. another chilly night monday to tuesday with our lows falling around 46 to 50 degrees. so forecast for tonight 46 mixture of stars and clouds, chilly. tomorrow a few clouds sneak into the picture, and then the 7-day forecast, those are back. 71 again for monday, tuesday, 75 degrees. again the clouds picking up on wednesday. we'll go around 78 degrees for your daytime high and ravens are playing again thursday night so looks pretty good. 52 degrees for that temperature for the game so things are looking good by thursday. the score, though, not looking too good. 30-21 right now. at least the weather will be nice. >> the weather was beautiful. you know, maybe they'll sneak out a win on this one just like this weather snu

the san francisco skyline is in the background. a little bit hazy but you can see the skyline, the shuttle and look at this. the f 18 hornet. escorting it around the bay area. and this picture right here could be framed. right into the golden gate. you can see the cars. practically pulled over what is the site of a lifetime. >>pam: endeavour could be retired but it will remain in the spotlight. and southern california. grant? one >> it has touched down in los angeles the next will be lower to the ground and even more of a spectacle. in the middle of october it will make a 12 mi. trip to los angeles airport to the science center. it will become an exhibit. it will be on a mass of transport vehicles to the officials of reist power lines and cut down 400 trees. raising power lines. they are planting 1000 trees and replacement. and it will not be a quick trip. with one michael m.p.h. it is 12 mi. expected to take 12 miles only going 1-mile per hour. it will be a tourist destination. they can travel to the museum to see at october 30th

free admission for skyline drive tomorrow. temperatures will be in the 60's. sunday, there is chance there might be a few showers popping up in the to our west. by and large, it will be a pleasant weekend. for this evening, some of those wild none of the weather and wild thunderstorms we had last evening. patchy fog as possible for you early risers. by midmorning and into the afternoon, a lot of sunshine. very pleasant, temperatures in e mid-70's. 72-77 degrees with low humidity. in the showers sunday would be late sunday. week, after we get through monday, it looks like we will just a rainy day on tuesday. a nice weekend. that is a wonderful -- >> just in time for the weekend. giveaway isfacebook choice for a fall weather. wjla.com/facebook. we will give away tickets every day. >> is all new. a look at inappropriate behavior caught on tape. the teachers behaving badly. >> i am not trying to say that wrong.ot i am not saying that, but i do think in this situation, legalthere were adults, it should not affect me or anyone else. is on tonight at 10:00. apologizi

serving as a backdrop is a mural featuring images of local birds and san francisco's famous skyline. >> in the line between that is so natural, you can see birds and be in complete wilderness. i really like that about this. you could maybe get a little snapshot of what they are expecting. >> it is an interactive, keck sculpture that is interacted with by the visitor. >> they are a lot about and they fall down the belt. it moves the belt up, and if you turn that faster, the butterflies fall in the move of words. >> the art reflect the commission's commitment to acquiring the best work from the bay area and beyond. in addition to the five new commissions, 20 artworks that were already in the airport collection were reinstalled. some of which were historically cited in the terminal. it includes major sculptures by the international artists. as a collection, these art works tell the story of the vibrant arts scene in the early 1960's through the mid-1980s's. the illustrate san francisco's cultural center and a place of innovation that is recognized and the love throughout the world. one

it offers a spectacular view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. the park is one of the best kept secrets. unlike twin peaks, it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. hop on a 37 bus to get there with that any parking worries. locals can bring their dogs to run with other dogs. there is also grass for small dogs. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place for the city to provide these kind of parks. the dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice the wildflowers on the grassland. and keep your head on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. take your camera and be prepared to review the city in a way you will not forget. it is prominent with beautiful formations that are perfect to watch the sunrise from the east over the bay. this is another one of our great look out. we are at mount davidson. it has the highest point of elevation in san francisco, 928 feet. this is the place for you to bring someone special. enjoy all of the pathways, trails, and greenery that surrounds you. it provides a peaceful

it offers a view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. it is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. , bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. there is also a patch of grass for the small box. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place to have these kinds of parks. that dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice of the wildfires that are on the grassland and keep your head out on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. be sure to take your camera and be prepared to take a view of the city will not forget. it has a beautiful red rock formations. you could watch the sunrise over the bay. this is another one of our great lookouts. we are at mount davidson. 928 feet. this is the place for you to bring someone special. to not forget that dogs and enjoy all of the pathways and greenery that surrounds you. it provides a peaceful oasis of open space and great hiking trails. the spectacular view offers a

not hazy on the skyline this morning. 57 degrees at reagan national, 49 at dulles airport. we have tied the lowest temperature be obscene now since may 19. temperatures warming into the upper 70's this afternoon. now to steve hershorn with traffic. >> good morning. we will take a look at springfield interchange. volume really building northbound on 95. slowing across the occoquan, towards newington to springfield. is still springfield over to the beltway at connecticut avenue, looking good right now. no accidents or incidents and no delays. we still have a tree down on the road in takoma park blocking 410 both ways at cedar avenue. you will be redirected around the crew trying to get that off the road. back to you. >> thank you. the nation remembers thousands of lives lost in the terror attacks on september 11, 2001. >> the families and loved ones of the lost and our nation's leaders will attend ceremonies at ground zero, the pentagon, and in shanksville pennsylvania. let's start at the pentagon would brianne carter. >> there are expected to be several events across the are

you can see it cruising past the skyline. >> nasa promised a fly by at shabo center. >> but there is disappointment there. abc 7 news reporter nick smith has the story. >> we'll let you know, stay tuned. it's getting closer, we're almost there. >> 500 people packed the decks this morning in hopes of getting a glimpse of the endeavor hitching a ride on the pack of the 747. but that didn't happen. >> this is supposed to be one of the best places to see it it's in the east bay hills surrounded by trees and a tin rebreak provided the only opportunity to catch a break. at least he saw it. many weren't sure where to stand, look, or when? >> i had to decide this morning whether to see it at mottett. would it have been a better choice. >> the disappointed look says it all. months of build up, weeks of planning and hours of anticipation, then, nothing. >> he's really amped for it and missed preschool for it. and ended up not getting to see it. he wanted to see the airplane and wanted to see the little baby airplane and daddy airplane. he's only two. that is part of it. >> the executive direct

the meeting will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 at the capitol skyline hotel in southwest. >> commuters to ride on buses will be able to tell how they feel about changing bus routes. officials want to change seven routes to serve areas that have recently been developed and eliminate routes that are underperforming. it is 4:44 and 66 degrees. >> coming up, an emotional day emotional theherndon. >> police are investigating a shooting in gaithersburg that sent one man to the hospital. they say the man walked into a cvs after being shot several times. there is still no word on his condition. police are searching for a man who assaulted and robbed another man in downtown washington. it was at the intersection of 19th and l street. the gun fired and nobody was hit. >> a distraught herndon community is coming together to remember a family killed in a murder-suicide. police say their father shot and killed them and their mother and then killed himself. their bodies were found tuesday at their home. >> several hours after the assault took place around 3:00 in the morning, there was an armed robb

skyline boulevard, daly city, golden gate bridge in a second, waldo grade come up on it fast, really difficult to see in that. bay bridge beginning to bunch up, no metering lights yet, you can see the cash paying folks are backed up, fastrak and commute lanes are looking good. golden gate bridge socked in limit visibility light into san francisco. from the peninsula north 101, two incidents accident at third blocking a lane and stall at the candlestick off-ramp. >>> developing news, this evening parents will meet with school district officials to talk about the arrest of an albany middle schoolteacher on suspicious of committing lewd acts with a student james izumizaki was arrested early yesterday morning. investigators say he inappropriate relationship with a former student under the age of 14. izumizaki is a sixth grade teacher and coach at the middle school scheduled to be arraigned in an oakland courtroom tomorrow afternoon. terry mcsweeney will have a live report coming up. >>> new this morning, from san francisco, a chain link fence surrounds the site where tends used to stand

it's a little fear as you approach the skyline. those going to continue to track in that direction. the commission is likely to what today wooded lot of '60s and '70s to run the bid. in the sector which will build and. temperatures will start the heat up. sphere the '60s and '70s in the central budget. >>> the and the seeress of russian criminal investigation into the chevron refinery of fear. the bay area air quality management district vs. something suspicious two years ago bit since then the local agency review surveillance camera images and determine that the monarch should had been bypassed 27 times in the past four years. >>> we will never know the admissions level during the swelling events which is serious. >>> that the u.s. environmental protection agency is involved. chevron and in e-mail response said new issues or resolved last year in a settlement with local regulators. the epa investigation is not related to last month's fire at this chevron refinery fire. that fire is the focus of a community meeting tonight and sat for 6:00 at richmond or auditorium. >>> the bill's a

along and tries skyline drive. in the showers on sunday would late.ery comesxt big area of rain on tuesday. toyota sports desk, it tope --to you by your toyota dealers. >> we're talking basketball already? >> already bad news. injuries happen, right? the wizard season has not even started and there is already bad news. .weeksl miss about eight training camp is said to start mason. at george a huge blow. when we caught up with him today, seat -- he seemed positive and upbeat. >> we made some big changes. patriotic day along the ryder cup. zach johnson teamed up for quite the day. the ryder cup rookie -- including that. it certainly got the crowd fired up. putt.out his it looks like it stopped, he is about to leave. big day for the americans. there is some relief in sight for the redskins. brandon meriwether signed a two- year contract will likely be from injury and ready to .tart on williams is listed as questionable. garcon injured his foot in new orleans. no doubt they wanted their receiver back. >> he is a very t

this $230 million tourist attraction will overlook the new york city, and man hat teen skyline. be surpass the london eye and the sings pour flyer. david: how many mafia will be buried under neat it. liz: david? david: staten island. time for top three things to watch next week. number three, ism manufacturing will be released on monday. august was the third month in a row of contraction in the factory sector. economists are expecting and you up tick let's hope in the report to 50 for september, showing expansion. at least a little bit, a tepid amount of expansion in the sector. liz: number two, minutes from the fed's september meeting are set to be revealed on thursday. there could shed light on the fed motives for launching the latest round of quantitative easing. >> also the number one thing to watch next week, this will jobs report. of course it is set to be released on friday. economists are expecting a gain of 115,000 nonfarm payrolls for the month of september. the jobless rate, to move a little bit higher to 8.2%. liz: we'll be watching it all for you. "money with meliss

the proposed construction represents an unacceptable foreign tower in the local skyline.if we allow for this, we will lose the block. after this block, block-by-block we lose the city. if all the beautiful houses in san francisco can be thrown -- does that mean i'm up? >> think you have thirty seconds. >> so i will go to the end. we also support position of our neighbors. thank you for considering our comments. unfortunately we were not able to attend the hearing. then respectfully. then talk about the previous d.r. as well. they did not live here then but people they bought the house with filed a d.r. against the project. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi, my name is susan redtiv. for 42 of 43 years i have lived at 1460 masonic with my family. behind and downhill 611 buena vista west. i will try to put into words partly intangible but really weighty effect i believe this plan would have on the contiguous block of homes of which we are part with 611 buena visit to west. they are venerable homes, as in distinctive with an atmosphere that reflects the era they we

skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oakland and the whole built line railroad was redone. 19 is a pwa project and our great amphitheatres are from that time. this is santa barbara bowl. this is the forest theater in carmel and these are ccc workers putting huge bolder. here's 6 thousand people getting ready to enjoy oklahoma in that theater. big basin is a ccc project and this one, on the east river, new york. a project built where people from the lower east side could see performances and still do. our parks and recreation. almost all from them. that's the conservatory garden and i photographed that all the time. this is up at jeweliard park. i thought i would show you san francisco

. >> take a look outside at the towson skyline looking beautiful. here's the sun. we're starting to see it set at 7:00. it's been a very muggy afternoon, mild. take a look at the shot downtown. we sit at 0 degrees -- 80 degrees. still on the summer standard, in the feeling like fall. the dew point running around, and that is a feel bringing in that moisture up from the south. 80 in town. 83 in d.c. hagerstown is at 74. that's a rain cooled temperature. the rain or scattered showers are starting to form with the of town. should be right around 74 for your daytime high. your average daytime high and far cry from the 95 set back in 1970. the winds have been busy, southwesterly direction. that's a warming wind. we see temperatures into the 80-degree mark. there's the break with the sunshine. notice the clouds starting to filler in. clouds are in the forecast. i still have the chance of a scattered shower. we'll be in the 60s to start your thursday morning and featuring the chance of a scattered shower or temperature in the upper 70s to 80 degrees. we'll be watching the

it's a pretty good looking skyline. it's muggy and mild. notice it's been a line of showers and storms. first, frederick, and we'll see embedded thunderstorms roll in here. take a look our to the west. powerful storms going into leesburg and frederick county. this is south of the area. maryland's most powerful radar future scan. it lifts everything to the north and east. here's baltimore, the action to the west. everything stays to the west through the 8:00 hour but eventually we're going to see the scattered showers move in. if you're doing out to the game, know it's a mild start a dry start. here come the showers and storms. easterly wind at five to 10 with a temperature around 73 degrees. showers, storms linger into tonight but it is a wet commute turning into a sunny day going into friday. we'll break down the forecast coming up. >>> parents, one threng you want top keep -- thing you want to keep on your radar, the risk of concussions. >> it's a team effort from the parents, coaches, teachers. lynn disa so tells -- linda so tells us abo

he was a student at skyline high school and was shot to get back in may by police. officers say they pointed -- he pointed a gun at them. his family says he was wrongly killed. for >> five months of sleepless nights, and that is how long the boy's mother has endured. the pain will not stop because she says she is still waiting to find out exactly what happened the night an officer shot and killed her son. >> they have not even given the report. they have given beat nothing the broken promises. >> i will not stop because this pain will not stop. >> the family says inconsistencies in the stories leave them to believe there has been a cover-up. >> the holidays, his birthday and everything else that we shared as a family, it is all gone. my family is shattered. half my life will never be the same. >> we tried to get a police response but no one was available to speak on saturday. >>vicki: an investigation is under way after a fire completely destroyed a san jose where house. >> the woman wanted by police for using her 10 year-old daughter to shoplifts has been arrested.

beautiful skyline of manhattan. mary: it's been a very long tennis season. it almost makes sense that it ends here on a difficult night on which to play. these guys have both played so much tennis. and still have so much to play. john: murray trying to wait for that moment where he could unload. he had his shot. the ball got away from him there. bill: we've reached the three-hour mark. fourth straight year that the men's championship has gone to men's championship has gone to three-plus hours. still break point. bill: just firing. john: he's got to put a little extra on it when you're hitting through the wind. he's put everything he's got into it. and the crowd is -- they want to see this keep going. that's going to fuel his energy that's going to fuel his energy level. his desire to win this again. bill: three straight points. game point for 4-2. >> fault. john: big effort from djokovic, saving those break points. here's last year. this is the third major in four events in 2011. mary: of course, he was down a couple of match points in the semis to roger fed

it offers a view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay.t is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. , bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. there is also a patch of grass for the small box. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderfla

you've got a new tower across the new york skyline. al qaeda's on the path to defeat.n laden is dead. >> i happen to subscribe to ronald reagan's maxim that peace comes through strength. i want to have a military that's so strong no one wants to test it. you see, you want to -- >> president obamand mitt romney both making their case to veterans in rginia today. the president talking about ending our trillion-dollar wars, at least eventually, and his opponent talking about ronald reagan. joining us now, john stanton, washington bureau chief at "buzz feed" and it's been way too long since we've had you on show. congratulations on your move,vy way, how is "buzz feed"? of th yid around the convention is you greyhound bused down there, and sort of went out of your way to talk to regular on the street folks who were not necessarily getting, having their opinions plundered by pundits. en you're doing sort of "man on the street" talking to people about politics, do people ever talk about the wars? >> they do. talking, particularly, i was in savannah and talkingo church people