was on parole for a previous kidnap and rape conviction when he on ducted jaycee dugard from south lake tahoe -- when he abducted jaycee dugard from south lake tahoe. >>> suspects in the death of a tourist in san francisco are due back in court this afternoon. six men pleaded not guilty last month. they were arrested in may for the murder of a woman from germany gunned down near geary and mason a year ago. the suspects are all believed to be gang members. >>> putting a stop to violence in east palo alto. that's the subject of a town hall meeting this evening. the mayor and police chief called the meeting after four homicides in east palo alto in the last two weeks. they will talk about the city's priorities on public safety and take comments from residents. that meeting at city hall starts at 6 p.m. >>> there's another standoff in washington and it could cost the government more than $1 billion. congress has bailed out for its summer recess without acting to fund the faa, the federal aviation administration. that means more than $1 billion in airline ticket taxes aren't being collected. it al

could see one more day of thundershowers south of lake tahoe. most of that moisture which caused huge thunderstorms over the weekend heading off to the east. around the bay area today, warmest place is low 80s inland. livermore, only 83, san jose on the borderline of maybe upper 70s to low 80s as you get down closer to morgan hill, san francisco in the 60s and 70s around petaluma. your seven-day forecast, we'll warm up slightly, then cool off as the sea breeze turns stronger. let's hope the morning commute is starting to shape up. >> fingers crossed, rob. we have a lot of activity. highway 4 last wednesday, thursday, friday, slow through pittsburg, speeds coming down early so holding up so far but we don't see things slowing until about 5:30. looking here the 580, 2,000-foot ceilings, not a problem for visibility unless you have a 2,000-foot high car. not a lot of those in the bay area. seen those at car shows. the south bay, the northbound traffic, sensors moving nicely. the accident still that closure southbound 101 and matilda. 237, take past

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she was 11 years old when she disappeared in south lake tahoe in 1991. the kidnapper phillip garrido was on por role for -- parole for rain. they held her captive for 18 years. garrido is serving a life sentence. ted gains' bill would allow the parole board to consider type and severity of an offender's crime defending whether to grant parole. right now they can only consider inmate's behavior as prisoner. >>> a san francisco lawyer accused of sex crimes against victims he found on craigslist appeared in court today. michael hoffman is accused in the sexual assault of four women, possibly from a craigslist singles site. it happened in march, june and july. >>> a teenager stabbed in the parking lot of a downtown san jose mcdonald's is suing the restaurant owners. 17-year-old jonathan paredis was attacked in the mcdonald's parking lot walking home from a downtown music event on june 9. he tells the media partner mcdonald's was partially liable because they failed to have adequate staffing. five teens were stabbed, two critically. the restaurant declined to

a busy summer evening in south lake tahoe. a lot of sunshine, temperatures in the upper '70's and low a's through the beginning of next week. --low eighties through the beginning of next week. but we have a lot of clout, with just a little bit of clearing as we get toward the afternoon hours. he cloudy day at the beach, and fog tracker tonight. at 10:00 a.m. we still have fog left around. eventually that will back out toward san francisco by noon, we will see a clear up a little on the east side just after the noon hour. but it looks as though those cloud will hang out at the beach all day long. now i little below average, we will be in the mid-70s, look for low eighties for concord, walnut creek, antioch, at 85 degrees we will have fog for tomorrow morning, but sunshine appearing late in the morning and early into the afternoon. 63 for san francisco low '70s for san mateo and redwood city. for the north bay, the fog once again will take a while, it will be late morning till around noon. that here is the seven day around the b

it was a year ago that daniel cox drove his car into shallow water at south lake tahoe and broke his neck leaving him paralyzed. he was alone at the time of the crash. >>> there are reports of another patient attack on a staff member at napa state hospital. according to a technician a patient choked a staff member saturday morning. it happened behind the fence, an area for violent patients. part of the hospital was under lock down. last week mike allen took a tour of the facility. >> when i went to one unit i observed an attack, a patient was attacking another and five staff members had to go in and bring him down and medicate him. the questions i have, we are still waiting for more staffing for the hospital, waiting for an alarm system. >> he is promoting a bill requiring medication for patients who refuse medication. >>> we got more information about the weekend riots in london. that's just ahead. and mark tamayo says it's true, some bay area cities are about to warm up. we have details and the forecast just ahead. >>> units got in, knocked the fire down. >> the overnight house fir

she was 11 years old when she disappeared in south lake tahoe in 1991. the kidnapper phillip garrido was on por role for -- parole for rain. they held her captive for 18 years. garrido is serving a life sentence. ted gains' bill would allow the parole board to consider type and severity of an offender's crime defending whether to grant parole. right now they can only consider inmate's behavior as prisoner. >>> a san francisco lawyer accused of sex crimes against victims he found on craigslist appeared in court today. michael hoffman is accused in the sexual assault of four women, possibly from a craigslist singles site. it happened in march, june and july. >>> a teenager stabbed in the parking lot of a downtown san jose mcdonald's is suing the restaurant owners. 17-year-old jonathan paredis was attacked in the mcdonald's parking lot walking home from a downtown music event on june 9. he tells the media partner mcdonald's was partially liable because they failed to have adequate staffing. five teens were stabbed, two critically. the restaurant declined to

it will take a blowtorch to solve a south lake tahoe mystery.y discovered an old safe behind the wall. this including one by a safe cracker have failed and there is plenty of speculation that could be in side, diamonds and cash and the car bombing that killed a former casino owner in 1968. they expect to call in a blowtorch guy. >> how good a safe cracking guy can you be? >> it is called a blowtorch. i don't know. or it is called the dynamite guy. >> in sports, the giants are living on the edge every night. when runs are scarce, you better have a closer who can close, or get the blowtorch guy. i don't know. sports is next. >>> it takes thousands of years and immense pressure to create a diamond similar to what the giants go through every night when they try to score a run. the giants and the astros -- who cares about the offense. i'm dancing with a girl. shake it don't break it, pops. run support is always a positive. no score until the fifth. the former astro buries his old team. two runs in and giants up 2-0. that's all they get. in the sevent

have been identified as a suspect in the kidnapping since he committed four similar crimes in south lake tahoehe should have been found out by parole agents and never should have been released from prison in 1988. >> after being convicted he was able to manipulate the psychologists and psychiatrists to basically do his bidding and recommend early releases on his behalf. >> reporter: the da says these two pictures show the different sides of phillip garrido, the first the one he showed to mental health evaluators in prison, recommended he be paroled. the second a freed phillip garrido, a man who terrorized women and children with his sexual perversions. >> we should all be angry. governments should be more accountable to the people that we're asked to protect. >>> coming up, your weather forecast. and in sports two national league contenders go head to head in extra innings. woo, that hurt. head to head in extra innings. has a del this flat-out delicious -- the new $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty 6-inch flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coff

been identified as a suspect in dugard's kidnapping since he committed four similar crimes in south lake tahoe, he should, they say, have been found out by parole agents and never should have been released from prison in 1988. >> after being convicted he was able to manipulate the psychologists and psychiatrists to basically do his bidding an recommend early releases on his behalf. >> reporter: the d.a. says these two pictures show the different sides of phillip garrido. the first, the one he showed to mental health evaluators in prison who recommended he be paroled. the second picture shows the face of a freed phillip garrido, a man they say terrorized women and children with his sexual perversions. >> we should all be angry. government should be more accountable to the people that we're asked to protect. >> and that was checkey beckford reporting. the el dorado county district attorney's and victims rights group will testify at a hearing at the state capital tomorrow. >>> hayward firefighters are watching for some hot spots left over from a grassfire this afternoon. flames started just south

dugard held captive 18 years after he kidnapped her at age 11 in 1991 near her south lake tahoe home. garrido on parole when abducting dugard. a report by the d.a.accuses prison psychiatrists and parole officers of not realizing how dangerous phillip garrido was. >> it was a lie. that phillip garrido was not a reformed criminal. up to what he had been doing until the time of jaycee's recovery. >> and currently, the board cannot consider a felon's previous history when deciding if they can be released. the case ignited a campaign to change that. >> oakland police officers pulled a suspected car thief from a burning car following a chase this afternoon. police pulled over the driver of a scion but the driver sped off as officer as approached. the chase ended when the scion hit another skpar a pole along foot hill boulevard. the car burst into flames. the suspect and the woman he hit both ended up in the hospital and both are suspected to survive. >> firefighters in san jose honored a young hero today. the 8 and a half year old boy helped save a little girl who was drowning in a swimming

. >>> a newly discovered safe in south lake tahoe could contain clues to solve a murder mystery caseppened decades ago. construction crews discovered the 4-foot safe sealed inside the walls of the barney's casino. the casino's new owner believes it belonged to a former owner who was killed more than 40 years ago by a car bomb. three locksmiths have tried and failed to open that safe. officials say they are planning to try again next week. >>> a beer truck crashed in colorado, causing a traffic mess. it happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon and police believe the driver of the coors truck was speeding. work hearse to remove hundreds of boxes from of beer from the truck. it took two and a half hours to reopen the road. >>> walnut creek is testing a new camera system that could speed up the commute. they can learn traffic palletters with the timing of the lights during business hours. engineers have been doing the same thing for 20 years but the city says the new program is much more efficient. >> all of the data from all cameras is like five heads working together, to see what is go

was on parole for a previous kidnap and rape conviction when he abducted jaycee dugard from south lake tahoevacaville police have arrested a catch counselor who allegedly slept with a 14-year- old boy. police say this woman, 21-year- old katrina herrador met the boy at city's summer camp program and took him to her home in fairfield to have sex allegedly. the prosecutors say the victim's parents discovered the crime. >> they reported discovering suspicious text messages between their son and katrina. >> police don't believe they did anything inappropriate though at the summer camps. >>> some pot disfence is ris have come up with a system to watch each other's backs. one dispensary feels it's been the target of a raid, it will notify other dispensaries so they can be on the lookout. the raid response list is designed to get more supporters to the scene to keep a watchful eye out for law enforcement. san jose police say the warning system could actually hurt investigations by tipping others off to police activity. >>> meat giant cargill is recalling millions of pounds of ground turkey. one per

end of august, that's cold. 32 up in truckee. 34 in south lake to you hoe -- lake tahoe.ld front moving in. for us it means an increase in the fog and cooler. the delta breeze decided to show itself today. 50s, 60s by the coast and bay. a few low to mid-80s inland. temperatures do cooloff and then thursday and friday we should get a rebound, maybe a quick blast of 90s for the inland areas. it does look like with your weekend coming into view. a almost bit cooler especially on sunday. >>> thank you, steve. 8:42. a violent crime inside a local restaurant police are asking for your help. >>> a horrible incident that's led to puppy love around the world. >>> taking a look at the numbers on wall street, one of the reasons that housing prices were up and doing better than expected. taking a live look to the dow, it's currently up 32. the nasdaq is up 16. s&p is up 3. however, there was some discouraging news earlier this morning. consumer confidence plunged in august to its lowest level since april 2009. the conference board says the consumer confidence index fell 15 points to

he represents the area in south lake tahoe wear garrido kidnapped jaycee dugard and 91. this comes as no the released documents show the parole system fail to keep accurate tabs on garrido. the eldorado county d.a. says officials bob garridos was a reformed criminal but obviously that was not the case. and there are two new videos released related to phillip garrido. one video shows a five year-old girl videotaped by garrido's wife nancy. the girl was one of as many 10 children were blurred into garrido's vans. and the other video nancy garrido speaks with investigators about the video taping. take a lesson. hopper ho >> hi d.a.'s office says the garrido case was the feeling of the system as a whole that is overreliance on psychologists and psychiatrists. breaking news. we now have the mug shot of the man involved in the amber alert robbery in antioch. this 25 year-old derrick walker. as you know he was involved in the armed robbery, police say this 16 year-old believeadmitted to t of a crime. it costs a statewide amber alert that was canceled as a kid admitted he was ta

. >>> some fish in south lake tahoe could soon be in for a shock. the u.s. forest service will use electric shock equipment to stun the fish and they will measure the fish and evaluate the it for restoration. >>> 7:17. well, oakland's new citi administrator is -- city administrator is getting a salary increase at a time when others are taking pay cuts. now, jean quan and others approved a salary of $28,000. that's $50 -- 288,000. that's $50,000 more than the outgoing city administrator. people are not happy about the deal, after pay cuts are put in teeth -- put in effect. >>> an addiction to x-box is blamed for the death of a 20- year-old man. the family of chris forth says he was involved in a r marathon session on his x -- in a marathon session on his xbox when he died. his family is now launching a campaign to raise awareness about the health risks associated with video games. >>> 7:18. more than 80 teachers in atlanta admit to helping students cheat on standardized tests. a teacher in philadelphia told her local school blob she helped her 11th grade engl

any scattered showers will stay south of palm springs. lake tahoe, sunshine and 80. a tough loss last night, 5-#. 7:15 is the first pitch tonight. a bit breezy. 61 dropping to 57. the temperatures in the 50s. 60 in fairfield and antioch. any drizzle along the peninsula coast. we are keeping the trough in the orange, patch of drier air. this low comes back to bring cooler weather for thursday and friday. then it lifts out and saturday, sunday, monday, temperatures will rebound to today's averages. morning clouds by afternoon sunshine every day. >> thank you. >> a popular north bay hobby shop is taking drastic measure to stop shoplifters. the owner of dollhouses seen increase in shoplifters and notice thieves seem to take bigger and more expensive items. she said she has tried everything, including locking the backdoor, installing a security system. especially creating security desk. now she says the store is going to members only program, meaning nobody will get through the door unless they submit their driver's license and a membership form. she says it's the only wa

any scattered showers will stay south of palm springs. lake tahoe, sunshine and 80. a tough loss last night, 5-#. 7:15 is the first pitch tonight. a bit breezy. 61 dropping to 57. the temperatures in the 50s. 60 in fairfield and antioch. any drizzle along the peninsula coast. we are keeping the trough in the orange, patch of drier air. this low comes back to bring cooler weather for thursday and friday. then it lifts out and saturday, sunday, monday, temperatures will rebound to today's averages. morning clouds by afternoon sunshine every day. >> thank you. >> a popular north bay hobby shop is taking drastic measure to stop shoplifters. the owner of dollhouses seen increase in shoplifters and notice thieves seem to take bigger and more expensive items. she said she has tried everything, including locking the backdoor, installing a security system. especially creating security desk. now she says the store is going to members only program, meaning nobody will get through the door unless they submit their driver's license and a membership form. she says it's the only wa

. >>> tavis tramgic and rare boating accident in lake tahoe that's taken the life of a south bay dentist46-year-old steven keller died after falling off a motor boat and on to the running propeller. it happened on tahoe's west shore. we bring in george kiriyama who spoke to a fellow dentist and friend of keller's. this was a family business with deep roots in san jose, right? >> reporter: very deep. many generations of families came to this dental office. many of the patients and staff here are stunned. they're having a tough time dealing with his death. he died over the weekend in lake tahoe as you said. he was on a boat with four of his friends on the west shore. as his friend was trying to dock the boat, the craft jerked forward, he fell off the back and into the boat's propeller, killing him. the keller name is known around san jose for dentistry. they have treated generations of many san jose families. he was known for treating his patients like family. we talked to dr. paul mitch from kansas tonight. he was a good friend of dr. keller's and says the death will be felt for a very lo

it does look like areas south of santa cruz on the coastal range could see cloud buildups tomorrow. most of the moisture focused on lake tahoesemite. if you have weekend plans around yosemite and lake tahoe, look out for strong thunderstorms. most of the chances of seeing showers, though, probably going to sy away from the bay area. areas south of santa cruz maybe could see a few isolated thundershowers later for tomorrow afternoon. tonight, low clouds and misty skies. that's a stable weather pattern with low clouds spilling in. unstable around the hilltops of the coastal range for your saturday especially for areas, again, as i've been talking about, around san luis obispo county southward. high temperatures tomorrow pretty much what we had today. pleasanton and livermore, two of the more toasty locations for tomorrow, highs again in the mid 90s. 68 in san francisco, pretty pleasant for oakland. 75 degrees. 90 in san ramon. low 90s in pittsburgh for the north bay. not all that bay, mid 80s around santa rosa and sonoma. so you can see here as we head toward sunday, maybe some upper 90s for our inland valleys. turning a littl

lake tahoe. heat to the south, palm springs 112, 85 in los angeles through the central valley, 76 for san luis obisponterey low clouds and mist this morning and sunshine at times for the afternoon. 93 around sacramento. bay area temperature 80s around san jose, 67 for san francisco, 73 in oakland. north bay seeing highs in the 70s to low 80s from healdsburg south. today the warmest for a while as the sea breeze kicks in and we cool off for the first of august. laura. >> thank you very much. 5:19. now that nasa's 30-year space program is history, it's focusing honest next big mission, jupiter. they are putting finishing touches on a spacecraft that will launch friday. "juno," a solar showered windmill spacecraft that will be completely powered by the sun. it will take five years for it to arrive. in 2025 nasa plans to have astronauts reach an steroid. a decade later it intends to put astronauts on mars. >>> it's 5:20 right now. up next, it will be easier to catch a cabin san francisco but may cost you more. >> new apps for your ipad and a lot of love for netflix in tech today. >> clearly see the headl

the lake level, tahoe is 81 degrees. if you are heading south and 84. 74 in big sur with clouds. 64 in eureka clouds. terry? >> thank you. >>> the pentagon is looking at social media as a new battlefield. they want scientists to figure out how to detect and counter propaganda on twitter and facebook. defense advanced research project agency announced $42 million for the project. eventually the pentagon wants to identify credible threats reverberating across cyber space, or figure out where the next arab revolution night take place before it happens. it's not the government's first foray to use social media for intelligence gathering. they combed through facebook and twitter for clues to the whereabouts of boston gangster whitey bulger but now they want to do it on broad and systemic scale. >>> hosni mubarak, former egyptian leader, appeared at the historic trial today lying on hospital bed inside a cage in court. the spectacle broadcast live on state television was the biggest humiliation for the 83-year-old mubarak. he faces charges of corrupti

south west, that high pressure building in, its been over texas and oklahoma, that will bring our temperatures up for tomorrow and tuesday. rest of northern california looks like this for tomorrow 91 redding, 81 lake tahoe, little bit of drizzle in the picture for them. highs in the bay area going to make it to high 80s, even low 90s, 87 at the high in livermore. 70s the high in oakland. napa79, pacifica cooler at 62, warmer tomorrow and warmer tuesday. we will start to see that ridging and then wednesday we are dropping back to the cooler temperatures, only into the high 80s. the temperatures actually pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year. tuesday that day when we see temperature that are higher than where we should be for this time of year, something to look forward to. >> we will take it, thank you. >> all right. the grades are in, how did california seniors do? the report that just shows how many students college material. >> what's in store for passengers and what's likely to be the biggest airline? the changes coming inside united fleet. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> its been a busy weekend for cal freshmen, more than 6,000 moved into their own residence halls at berkeley, at 390

lake tahoe areas. >>> texas governor rick perry returned to his home state today after a week spent campaigning in new hampshire, iowa and south carolina. hundreds of people turned out to welcome him home. governor perry told the crowd he's basing his campaign on a history of job creation. a claim widely disputed by some including texas democrats. perry has come under fire for saying he does not believe in global warming. huntsman is trailing in the polls and says his campaign has to get more aggressive. the former utah governor has highlighted perry's support for teaching creationism and also suggesting ben bernanke would be treasonnist for suggesting growth. >>> there's still no deal on a new contract but union leaders and verizon management have hammered out a frame work that's getting them back to the bargaining table. the two sides must still grapple with the issues that caused the me negotiations to break down in the first place. >>> well a possible solution tonight to a big problem facing many bay area animal shelters. claudine wong tells us tonight about a chihuahua only offer. >> reporter: they are tiny, some weighing

lake tahoe. by tuesday and wednesday, increasing clouds. in the baseball will be the story once again. a these inland, '70s and the south bay. the '70s and '80s near the bay. slightly cooler on wednesday. tomorrow look for readings of the upper 70's. san mateo up to 73 with fog giving way to sunshine. here is the 7 day around the bay. >> we have details on a lavish wedding of kim kardashian. we have the entertainment headlines in today's hollywood minute. >> kim kardashian is a gushing over her weekend wedding. the reality star announced that she and her fiancee were married saturday in california. 450 friends and family is on hand. people magazine bought exclusive rights to the wedding photos for an undisclosed amount of money. leonardo da cabriole is not afraid to drop some serious cash in the name of being green and stylish. he paid over $100,000 for a 2012 hybrid vehicle. the help clean up in the box office. >> let me show you a growing trend. novelty lcd tvs. television's built into or round a fun thing. now the televisions are so thin, this manufacturer is getting creative. television is packaged in a scene like sports

south on 101 when he drifted off the road and slammed into a tree. he was a former high school track star and paralyzed after a diving accident in lake tahoe one year ago this wednesday. >>> napa state hospital is the site of another brutal attack. . >>> back here in 10 minutes, your forecast for tuesday, includes a lot of fog and low clouds but then warming. completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. okay, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. ooh, fun, yeah. one, two, three. jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. she's so pretty. yeah. or we give it to kyle. it's really all he's got. [ male announcer ] switch to at&t u-verse and record four shows all at the same time. just $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. . >>> trouble napa state hospital locked down for hours this weekend after another patient went on the attack. in a interview

lake tahoe and about 100 in redding. around the bay you will find temperatures heating up into the 80s in the south bay, 28 santa clara, 82lpitas, about 78 degrees in mountain view and 78 in san mateo. so as you head toward the east bay mid-90s into brentwood and livermore, about 92 at walnut creek. how about 72 in oakland? beautiful and sunny by the afternoon. and about 68 very comfortable in richmond. in the north bay we'll find temperatures up into the 70s and the 80s. becoming mostly sunny after starting out with patchy thick fog this morning. next couple of days looks like we head the other way. temperatures cool off, looks like high pressure weakens somewhat and that means more low clouds and fog on the way. warming back up again though toward the latter part of the week. let's check the roads now with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. all right. we are going to head over to 880 where we have reports of a brand-new accident northbound, just south of marina, looks like an overturned vehicle possibly. the two right lanes are blocked right now. chp and crews are on scene. minor injuries reported in the accident. we are n

south but i think it's mostly high clouds. let's take a look at the forecast. low to mid 90s through the central valleys around yosemite and 79 in lake level at tahoe. morning clouds won't hang around very long in san diego, 73 and 110 in palm springs. >>> a common problem in police work and doctor's office. waiting for the test results to come back from the lab. now a breakthrough at lawrence livermore is dramatically cutting the time. richard hard the drive to discover the fastest way to test dna. >> this little black box could save you a trip to the doctor for lab results. it's the fastest dna copy machine yet. >> i really thought what if you could do this for faster. >> dna is used to identify criminals, yes, but more often pathogens such as tuberculosis and sars. that is how they do use it every day. dna tests take too long. >> typically on the ordinary of hours. >> a big bottleneck is amplification of small samples. you need to make lots of copy, the copies is called a pcrs. they break it up and cools it and heats it again and again. the fastest device takes a half a minute each time. this new black box cuts to it less an second. that is huge.