southwest at vacaville, oakland southwest at the airport. and sonoma county airport say no. and they have a party hake over from last night but their observation is down. and they are flying intaking us to a cooler pattern and it looks like today could be the coolest day of the week but some will be about the same. windy at times cooler lows. highs not the 80s and 90s and on the coast, it does look lovely, pam. >>> and battleground states of ohio president barack obama heads out after a 4th of july celebration for military families at the white house yet. they will take him for a look at comment computist. and we are looking at where they stopped in pittsburgh. >>> and in new hampshire, his family has been vacationing. mitt romney tried to clear up the confusion, following the supreme court ruling. >> american people know, president barack obama has broken the pledge he made. he said he would not raise taxes. >> they consider it a requirement that every american by health insurance. >> jim h.: shooting and why police say they will to use deadly force. 0 the and good morning,

there is a west, southwest 25 gusting 36 travis. west, southwest ten at vacaville. vacaville gets a sea breeze that tells you everything you need to know. these tropical clouds are so close. they are just held in check. you can probably see them off to the distance east bay, south bay. there has been some rain down in southern california. and highs today the 70s continue to push inland. 80s pushing more toward the valley. it started yesterday around the bay but the low clouds that west wind and system dropping down we topped out on the temps wednesday. still warm to hot wednesday and thursday. so the wind picks up at times. also very warm inland well inland but not as nearly as hot as it has been. most locations drop 10-15 degrees. a lot of 70s now and 80s. 50s and 60s closer to the coast and local drizzle. fog will continue nights and mornings. that cooler pattern takes us right into the weekend. >>> italy's credit rating is taking a hit. moody's downgraded the bond rating. they stand at two levels of junk bond status. european markets are up this morning. investor

probably those areas in the west and southwest. jars of thunderstorms along that, the same thing in the south east and southwest. back in the next half-hour with a longer range forecast. john is off this week - taking a break from what >> john is off this week taking a break from what has become a stressful season on the farm. like most farmers in the midwest, john is suffering from drought on the brain. >> many of you viewers are tragically young so you don't have those warm memories of 80, 83 droughts that ensued. so let me give you some tips on what's happening to your brain and what will help your behaviors match the situation you are in. first, get up early, 4:30 or five. this is not that big of a deal because most of you probably aren't sleeping well anyway because of the drought. get up early because it never looks better than it does at five or 6:00 and trust me at 4:00 in the afternoon it will not look good at all. so if you have to do anything, do it between five and 6:00 a.m. didn't go in and have lunch. if you don't hav

qantas was fourth and southwest fifth. speaking of airlines raking in the dough, airfares on the rise for some domestic routes. after a three-month break, airplane tickets are going up between $4 and $10. united led the way with the latest price increase late last week. the rest of the major airlines including delta, american and southwest all followed suit. this is the fourth time airfares have increased this year. however, next month many airlines plan to actually slash fares by 10% to 20% just in time for fall shoulder -- fall season, the shoulder season as they call it. >> are they going to keep rising? >> they've taken so many planes out of the rotation so it's hard to get seats and if you book, you have to pay extra to get a seat because they've blocked everything else. >> not to mention the a la carte charges. >>> president obama and mitt romney are back on the campaign trail. >> we have details and your weather first when we come back. stay with us. over the next four months, you have a choice to make. not just bet

mostly cloudy, 69-75 and a light southwest wind. it will be more humid with a mix of sun and clouds. maybe a scattered storm or two. southwest winds bewill be light- and the rain chance continues into monday. a few scattered showers in the picture. a lot of that activity is to the south. the rain chance goes down. we may see some dry conditions. the forecast, 90 on monday, tuesday, 92, monday into tuesday morning. wednesday, dry. more rain chances. another hot, humid situation. the temperatures fall back. >> you want to update on the orioles? >> zach, we wondered if he'd find his form? he found it today. next in sports. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> from the sports center, this is 11 sports. >> the orioles saw a 5th quality start from zack briton, after his debut in minnesota. they are 37-5 with a quality start, going for a 5th win and a series in in cleveland. j.j. hardy

this place being the southwest where i have spent my entire life. i don't know how far i've walked out there. i don't know how many pairs of boots that i've gone through where i've taken needles and dental floss and sewed the leather back together. i don't know how long i've been walking out there. and miles don't matter, days don't matter. it all adds up into this, into movement, into walking through the labyrinth that's opened up into the ground. finding places, places to camp behind cliffs that have fallen, finding sanctuary, places where the wind won't touch you, places that are eroded out of the earth like bones. everything is revealed in the desert. there are no questions out there. there's just ground, solid ground, opened layer after layer after layer. some people come back from, say, the edge of the grand canyon and they say it makes them feel small. i understand that but i think it may be a misconception. it may be that it's not a landscape that makes you feel small, it's a landscape that gets rid of your sense of scale entirely because th

west, southwest 21 at travis. still pretty good.an see all that moisture wrapping around the high. as it comes back that might play in the sierra nevada forecast. for us after the fog and low clouds and chilly morning sunny and breezy. fairfield yesterday was 79 as advertised. i love it when mother nature cooperates. 82 livermore. so low 80s for some. low 80s santa rosa. morgan hill 83. 64 in the city and downtown oakland 70 degrees. about the same saturday. we'll carry that right into sunday. more noticeable early next week. >> thank you, steve. >>> central california cyclist is recovering from serious injuries after he was mauled by a pack of dogs. the 49-year-old was riding his bike wednesday morning when he was attacked. six dogs were captured nearby they are being held by animal control. larry bird's family owns four of the dog being quarantined. he is prepared for what could come next. >> if they did in fact attack the gentleman. >> 20 minutes before the attack the same pack of dogs chased another cyclist in the same area. the

a southwest wind and that southwest wind will bring in additional moisture, more humid than today. maybe not as hot temperaturewise but it will feel several degrees warmer than today because the humidity will make you feel more uncomfortable. now, to know if there's relief, a cold front, showers and storms from the dakotas all the way through new england, some of them have been pretty gusty and pretty wet thunderstorms. scattered stuff to the west of us. this front will be pressing southward. by the afternoon it will be somewhere in pennsylvania. eventually we'll see scattered thunderstorms breaking out and the risk for the thunderstorms will continue on thursday as well. the front's going to slow down, so it will be hot and humid on thursday. not as hot as wednesday. but an increased chance again of more showers and storms. could even be with us on friday. there's some good news. it will be cooling down and there is a risk of some thunderstorm activity. some of them tomorrow night into thursday could be locally severe. heavy downpours and dangerous wind and lightning as well. sout

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southwest at vacaville, southwest at napa 40s and lower 50s, 55 and 56 seems to cover the spread anddy is close there. you can see the system and it just takes a little piece of energy. on shore wind, northwest for some. temperatures coming down, you get that, temperatures, windy at times, cooler lows and actually cooler afternoon highs as well. for some it will be in the cool category, lots of 70s, sonoma 76, 77 concord, martinez 75, 65 alameda, a little cool for some, milpitas fremont, redwood city 64 in the city. it hook like temperatures inland are starting to come up. >>> why thousands are inning coverage. >>> and we will have more on the fire and when they are expected to have that fire contained. >>> and it is getting worse with investigation and traffic is beginning to back up in san francisco and we will let you know more about the closure that is going to affect you coming up. . >>> here are some of the stories we are following, after a police chase on the span around 1:30 this morning, somebody else opened fire and the suspect has been arrested and the suspect did suffer i

southwest wind at 10 to 20 miles per hour. on the bay, the wind will be increasing behind the warm front. of small craft advisory is out. 3 foot waves casting up to 20 knots. a beautiful day today. tomorrow a little warmer and friday store rear with a 50% chance of strong to severe thunderstorms in the mountains on friday. eastern shore has the heat and humidity, getting close to 100 degrees. storms arrive on friday. at ocean city, temperatures in the 90's. thunderstorms possible at the beach on friday. temperatures close to record levels. by noon we are at 90 degrees. after 90's to near 100 carrying through friday with thunderstorms increasing 40% on friday. look for outdoor activities -- there may be showers lingering. there are highs in the 80's. >> the ravens veterans arrive today. rayless meets with the media as we speak. for those in house, they got some work done today. joe flacco is there. upshaw failed his initial conditioning test. back to the veterans including ray rice. he spoke to the media for the first time sinc

dropping to the '70s along the lakefront mid-80s and the southwest suburbs. that sunday temperatures 80 degrees and '70s on the shoreline incredibly hot back to look at whether or not the transition to cooler weather brings any much- needed rainfall great pictures to share a later. >> not letting up learning more about that but right now on the northwest side speaking with one mother whose son died from the heat. >> top story of northwest side family getting the word out tonight to pay close attention in the midst of the intense record-breaking heat pay attention to your loved ones always remember the heat and humidity can kill. >> they could not wait 285 lbs.. schizophrenic at >> 48 year-old to not know heart condition cook county medical examiner says all of these factors and the intense heat on wednesday contributed to his death >> his body >> walking outside most of the fourth of july his mother does not know if you went to a cool spot in water >> he came home and said he felt pressure all over his body >> suggested he called his doctor but does not think

and that will continue off to the southwest. temperature-wise, this is what we do have going on right now. it's warm out there, but not the 90s and 100s. it's 87 in baltimore. it is close to 90 degrees, though, in hagerstown. we take you in a little closer. you can see those drop to 70 in westminster with the thunderstorms going through. elsewhere, we're still in the 80s. we'll have a full forecast coming up shortly. vic? >> all right. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin. >> of course, some slow traffic out there, around the inner loop of the beltway. starting on the west side inner loop, slow there from baltimore national pike. on the north side inner loop, stop and go there, begins at the jones falls expressway, and goes around to harford road. northbound 95. that's crawling there. from 32 to 100. and the harrisburg expressway, expect at least 15 minutes there. that's from shawan road over to belfast. as far as accidents go, tacoma farm at new windsor in the westminster area. north point boulevard at wise avenue i

southwest winds at 5-10 miles per hour. futurecast shows the rain distribution building up during the day tomorrow for a thunderstorm activity. by monday, things dry out a little bit. as far as how much rain will get? it generally are around the baltimore area, around 1/2 of an inch. the blue could be closer to an inch as far as rain is concerned. we will see how that plays out during the day tomorrow and tomorrow night. southwest winds -- 5-10 knots. ocean city has rain chances tonight and tomorrow as well. monday looks dry at the ocean. our forecast calls for hot, humid, hazy conditions monday and tuesday. then by wednesday and thursday, a cold front comes in. the humidity and temperatures go down. >> we are sitting here googl ling jim palmer's age. >> he is 66. he looks fantastic. there is so much else going on tonight. >> what an exciting game this was their the ceremony for jim palmer. j.j. priority was clutch. we will show you the real hero was coming up in sports. >> get those tickets out and get ready to play. this

if you look at southwest history, southwest had a long history. they were founded in the late 1960's. they started as a copy of pacific southwest airlines. they scaled it brilliantly. they had multiple chief executives. they had an executive named howard putnam there in the 1970's in the era of deregulation. he was a very different personality. they were very different personalities. if you look at sam walton, he was a very charismatic personality. david had a much more dour personality, and yet walmart continue to do exceptionally well. we tend to focus on flamboyant and charismatic leaders because they are so much more interesting. how could you not like somebody who resolve the dispute by meeting with the ceo of the other company and resolving the event in a stadium, not in a legal court? it is not normal, but it is interesting. we tend not to write interesting things about people who are really good with accounting statements. it is interesting, but that does not mean it is statistically differential. what we found is that there are lots of pe

now it's just about gone, southwest of the d.c. area.haven't seen nothing here luckily, and locally, we didn't see it. really, the baltimore region escaped the rain. temperature-wise now, 86 still this late at night. d.c., 89, 70 the to the west. the dew point is really high, up to 73. that makes 86 this time of night feel like 93, even this time of night, 66 in carmelton. looks like tomorrow may be one or two dlees hotter than today, mid to-upper 90s, heat index over 100 at least for the next two to three days. >> you can always check wjz.com for more complete weather coverage. >>> dozens of metro passengers are stranded in the heat when their train loses power. they also learned that their rescue car lost power. >>> and a driver is under arrest tonight after he crashed into a crab house in south baltimore. one man was pinned under the wreckage. he is in shock trauma in serious condition. the car plowed into the front of the sea pride restaurant. the driver was arrested on suspicion of dui. >>> police shoot and kill an armed man outside

. >>> a flight for southwest airlines passengers turned scary today. as hazmat officials had to srnlg the plane. kai jackson has more. >> reporter: it was a very unexpected scare in the sky. >> reporter: sky chopper 13 is high above bwi marshall airport after southwest airlines flight 709 made i scheduled landing yet with an emergency on board. the flight originated in norfolk virginia. at some point in the air, a flight attendant became sick. one the plane landed, it was determined a second flight attendant was also ill. >> reporter: after flight 709 landed her, the two sick flight attendants were taken to the hospital. and a hazmat team inspected the plane. >> they did air samples to try to get an idea of what could have been the cause, and they determined it was a cleaning eight probably used on the aircraft. >> reporter: it's not clear what cleaning eight or material made the flight attendants sick. none of the passengers became ill, and of the five crew members on board, only the two were sick. >> the passengers were unaffected by this. this is a

west, southwest travis. southwest at vacaville. there is a delta breeze although it's not as strong as it has been. 50s and 60s. really mild air mass. water temps have come way up. last week at this time we had low 40s toward the north bay. napa 59 this morning. doesn't take long to start warming up once you burn off the low clouds. maybe a couple 80s well enough inlapped. system to the north high pressure to the south it's just day-to-day changes. a little warmer, a little cooler. fog, sun, warmer. those clouds will burn off sooner today. could be local drizzle. 60s, 70s low mid 80s. getting in more of a summertime pattern. it does look a little warmer tuesday. settle back in on the fourth. pam. >> all right, thank you. >>> this morning a chinese court announced apple will pay $60 million to settle a legal battle over the ipad name. apple says it bought the rights to that name in 2009. chinese authorities say ownership in china was never ored. >>> the battle over thomas kinkade $66 million estate returns to court this morning. the

most of the area is in the southwest and it also extends in the southern areas of the corn belt.most of the corn belt was left off the list and it's been under severe drought conditions for several weeks. one third of the nation's corn crop is rated as very poor conditions. >> the early corn is pretty much toast. meanwhile it's trying to passel unsuccessfully. >> this week it reduces average yield down 2146 bushels per acre. the usda has not made such a drastic revisions of the 1988 rout. >>> 15% of the lower 48 grazing land is called poor or very poor and only 21% is good or excellent. conditions are slightly better this year but the summer is now turning off any improvements. >> we have had 13-60 days right in a row of triple digits and the wind is blowing hard and it's hard to find a place that's not sunburnt and cracked. my pastors are maintaining relatively well but a lot of people who don't have topsoil are struggling. >> in some states where corn crops and pasture is faltering farmers are selling portions of their beef herds. >> the new exit pupil went into effect on july

west, southwest fairfield at 18. there is a little component of a sea breeze. i think tonight we should be fine. the fog doesn't look like it will make up too much of a charge. system dropping in for tomorrow will increase the fog. today some fog south and then warm to hot if you are far enough away from any of that fog influence. 60s and 70s and 80s. mid upper 80s near 90 degrees for some. all the forecast projections took temperatures down inland about one or two degrees. fog will be on the increase thursday and friday. there may be signs inland areas would get toasted. >> thanks, steve. >>> a nine month long investigation has concluded that former palestinian leader yasser arafat may have been poisoned. he died in november of 2004 and no autopsy was ever performed. but a swiss science facility tells them they found abnormally high levels of a radio active compound on his clothes, head dress, and toothbrush. it's the same substance that killed a russian spy. >>> obama administration wants the supreme court to act fast on gay rights. they want them to bypass t

east southwest wind. west southwest is sustained . they've had gusts of 36. of low clouds working the way up the close. it's pretty much sold out. there's our little system. spin in the atmosphere . if i showed you the infrared you wouldn't see it. so that picks up that the fog and increases the westerly breeze. 50s, # 0s -- 60s, 70s. temperatures coming down a good 5, 10 degrees. not change friday. >> thank you. it is 7:25. it's a story we've been following since 4:30 this morning. a chase, crash and shooting all leads to a nightmare. lower deck on the bay bridge and the problems are far from over. >> several occupy oakland protestors are arrested. why this case is getting so much attention. ask me how i've never slept better. [ male announcer ] why not talk to one of the six million people who've switched to the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur-pedic. [ male announcer ] now through july 8th is the perfect time to buy. save up to $200 during our mattress set savings event and up to $600 on tempur-cloud supreme. also get 0% apr f

already west, southwest sustained at travis. and south, southwest at vacaville. that is a howling sea breeze. i got a good look at the low spinning right there. for this time of year it's very impressive. don't think we will get any rain out of it. keep an eye on some of the higher elevations but it's a dry system. much cooler. low clouds, sun, very windy at times for some. highs today 50s, 60s, and 70s. that's it. yeah that's it. i mean really a cool pattern. 79 antioch. 72 concord. 68 santa rosa 68 redwood city. 59 san francisco. much cooler and windy tuesday into wednesday probably. transition day thursday as the low ejects out. it will be warmer but we'll have to keep an eye for the remains of what is hurricane tropical storm fabio some of the high clouds could drift in by the end of the week. jan that. >> thank you, steve. >>> microsoft and nbc are breaking up. microsoft is selling its half of msnbc.com to nbc. something the company insiders say microsoft has been wanting to do. microsoft already sold its stake in msnbc cable to nbc. it will now redirect use

you're getting the south and southwest flow.to continue to bring if that warm air we just talked -- bring if that warm air we just -- bring in that warm air we just talked about. we will be at our below or normal, which is about 87 coming up. the transition just telling you there could be some strong storms with this. the hot and humid air gets pushed away from us. the less humid, cooler conditions come in on monday. we'll be in the low 80s and that will be a comfortable change. south wind on the bay at 5 to 10. today going up to around so 3 with a heat -- around 103 with a heat index of 110 or so. that's above the record of 101. 77 tonight, thunderstorms start to approach the area. they will be with us tomorrow. the record tomorrow is 100, we will be close to that again. thunderstorms potential in the afternoon. 86 on monday, 84 tuesday, 84 wednesday, 84 thursday. that will be a comfortable change. the chance of thunderstorms about 30% because the fronting will still be lingering -- the front will still be lingering around. >>>

humidity is back as winds come from the southwest.cking a slight chance of a possible shower or thunderstorm developing this afternoon. monika has your check on the roads. >> reporter: thank you so much. delays are beginning to form now on the northbound side of i-95 in individual visual, leaving route 610, toward quantico and then again here just bunching up through springfield. restrictions are in effect. >>> coming up, a look at more traffic at 5:45. back to you guys. >> thank you monika. >>> pepco's largest number of outages, about seventy thousand are concentrated in montgomery county. >> delia has been watching those throughout the morning. she has moved over to rockville. she saw lights come on in her first location. are you providing the same kind of luck? >> reporter: i'm trying to get some mow joe going here. maybe another couple of minutes. we have been watching and chasing the traffic situation here in montgomery county. as you said mike, an hour ago we were in silver spring and the lights magically turned on. here though,

west, southwest 28. gusts to 32 out at fairfield. is a strong sea breeze there. 51 santa rosa to 59 san jose. little system yesterday brought the higher clouds. there is another one right there. little spin in the atmosphere gives us that push rob the fog. fog, sun, breezy. cool to mild to warm but even though it's warm there is no doubt about it westerly breeze. with your weekend in view here it will warm up a little bit arizona way from the coast. fog will burn off a little sooner. >>> in the last hour chevron reported the quarterly profit fell 7% from the same time last year. the san ramon based energy company blames weaker oil prices but says there were partly offset by revenue increases in the refining division. yesterday's chevron's rival exxon mobile reported an increase in earnings. chevron's stock is up a little bit. dow jones up 75 points. you can see a live look at the big board. but facebook unfortunately taking another hit today. down almost $4 a share. 14% to $23 a share. san francisco's first cashless restaurant is set

west, southwest 29 that is the extra hold on the hair spray. 50s ons temps. cooler up near santa rosa. a little chill here. high pressure looks like it's coming back. the bulk is still in the middle of the country. as long as that's there we don't warm up that much. there will be a little bit warmer conditions inland. fog, sun, breezy. a little cool in the morning. cool to mild to warm 60s and 70s for most. low to mid 80s for a few. 77 concord. 78 danville. 83 pittsburg. 64 alameda. 77 san jose to 82 gilroy. it could be 102 but today looks good. 82 santa clara. 72 san mateo. 68 half-moon bay. 64 palo alto. and little warmer on the tahoe forecast. pretty nice though temperatures gradually warming up into the weekend. about the same for us here. a little warmer in the interior. >> thank you, steve. >>> european markets mostly up after european central bank says it will take all steps necessary to keep the eu together. overnight nearly all the markets in the far east and south pacific closed with gains as well. taiwan, hong kong, and south korea closed up 2% or

we have thunderstorms that will drench highways in the southwest, from albuquerque to sin city.also, a slick commute from the gulf coast into the carolinas. roadways will be wet at time in the northeast and the ohio valley. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in the south, in atlanta, charlotte and new orleans. >>> now, we turn to a fascinating, new look into the president o president's ancestry. mr. obama is related to one of the first african slaves in the u.s., john punch. >> it was traced to his mother's side of the family, surprising because she was white. she turned out to have a mixed race family history. >> amazing what genealogy can uncover these days. >>> the rash of bomb threats plaguing walmart stores has made it to the new york area. 700 customers and workers were forced to leave while police searched for explosives. however, nothing was found. searches after recent threats in the midwest also turned up empty. >>> and you can guess what that music and graphic means. time for our olympic update. all of the action from london. we start with american succe

west, southwest 23 gusting to 29 travis. southwest 12 at vacaville. vacaville gets a sea breeze.west, northwest almost across the board a south wind. that is a cool direction. 53-61 but again that is at mofette closer to the bay. higher clouds are gone associated with one system. that keeps that energize. fog, sun, breezy. kind of chilly. a little bit of a misty morning. cool, to mild, to warm. petaluma 71. novato 72. napa beautiful 73. 83 pittsburg with west wind walnut creek 76. 79 beautiful degrees in pleasanton. if you are out by reidville airport it's running five degrees warmer. 60s on the coast. 60s in the city. upper 60s and low 70s for some. mid 70s on the peninsula. looks like a little bit warmer saturday inland and more so on sunday. that fog will burn off with your weekend always in view. pamela. >> thank you. >>> there is a glimmer of hope in the disappearance of 19-year- old uc davis student. el dorado county investigators believe she is still alive. she was last seen leaving a counseling center in sacramento where she was getting treatment following a stress relate

gold star cab company in southwest d.c. it is the scene of a stabbing. that manager has now died. police say it happened around 7:00 p.m. the manager here was stabbed at least once in the chest by an unknown assailant. the victim was rushed to the hospital. now, we're told that the business usually closes around 6:00 p.m., however, often, mechanics and other employees will be here later. it's not known if robbery was a motive or if there was something else behind the attack. and we're told that the suspect was con fronted by the manager here at the company headquarters. there was some sort of confrontation in the stabbing with the victim pronounced dead in a nearby hospital. police don't have much of a description of the assailant. they say he was last seen headed northbound. southwest d.c., news 4. >> a man accused of stabbing a local x-ray tech will make his first court appearance. he allegedly stopped on his way home and saw arguing. when he checked to see if the other person was okay, investigators say dawkins stabbed h

southwest winds.se southwest winds will help keep those storms pretty much to the north. although they are moving off to the east and southeast somewhat. so we'll have to keep that in the forecast. to our north, york, pennsylvania, all the way over to western pennsylvania, there is a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 tonight. this morning, big activity across new york. light showers across northern maryland. kept a lot of clouds. and they did keep temperatures down a bit. and it did clear out. there we are. the heat and humidity back. big line of thunderstorms. had a few very severe thunderstorms in new york new york state. some of this stuff is going to move across pennsylvania. if it survives, we could see thunderstorm activity here this evening. tomorrow, with that front comes closeto the area. still the heat and humidity not as high as today. but again, a risk of thunderstorms. some could be locally strong. and on saturday, still a chance of scattered shower and thunderstorm activity. west win

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west, southwest fair feel. still a delta breeze in place.or anything like that. 50s and 60s. last week at this time we had low 40s. we have come way up. humidity is up as well. if you are doing anything outside you will notice this. by the coast mainly 60s and 70s toward santa cruz. 70s and 80s around the bay. couple systems continue to rotate in the pacific northwest. high pressure in the middle of the country. it's showing signs of flexing its muscles. it might drift back toward the west toward the end of the week. looks really quiet pattern here. no extreme one way or another. fog, drizzle, sunny. 90 clear lake. 83 napa. 80 novato. 89 brentwood. liver mother at 81. 86 morgan hill. santa clara at 80. 78 wood side. redwood city. half-moon bay 65. although go across 101 it will be about 68. there has been weird temps over there. fog, sun, warmer into tuesday and settle right in. not much has changed. >> thanks, steve. >>> the party that ruled mexico for 71 years is back in power. ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with wha

more serious concern firefighter southwest side three alarm fire spread to two others nobody heard inside additional ambulances called for the firefighters department quickly rotated firefighters to read these on the frontlines after that 75 it was hot after that >> you start to sweat the minute after you get off of the fire truck important once we start battling the fire to get them out to >> health officials asked to check on neighbors stay hydrated did not stop early morning exercises try to get ahead of the key to before the scorcher >> running half marathon this weekend have to get used to this just relax slow down and walk calls for a well-being checks are down same time last year hard to believe the numbers for heat illnesses and heat related death is holding we are told prepared nest by the city but also by the public. >> changes to the weather as we speak tom skilling live in the weather center with more >> this front to barreling down the lake three hours ago western milwaukee. running out of steam as far south as waukegan continues to press to the south thunderstorms developmen

continues to dive toward the southwest. stalls out back across the west. hit and miss showers and thunderstorms through the western portions of the country. back in the next half with a longer range forecast. ururur . >>> i probably won't be watching much of the olympics this year. to start with it won't fit into my regular tv schedule and could even interfere with my nap time. it's a larger problem that was brought to be by a friend that just left for a tour of northern europe. he will visit his daughter in london during the games. he asked if i had been following the weather across the pond. since i don't care about the weather on the other side of the county -- if you are wondering where all the rain we need in the midwest are, watch the olympics, northern europe is experiencing one of the coolest and wettest summers ever. the famous 1150-bushel an acre are behind schedule. the whole european crop is in danger of low yield and poor quality even the unflappable brits wearing out their umbrellas. european weather people point to a stubborn jet stream. thi

and we'll also see monsoonal rains towards the southwest. now to europe. more thunderstorms here as well. there's a low pressure system just sitting to the southwest of ireland. and dublin, edinburgh. heavy rain coming to you. going to be looking unstable. heading to the east the dome of high pressure still in place and bringing temperatures up about ten degrees above average in some places including budapest expecting 36 degrees. there are warnings and watches posted for the heat. i'm going to leave you now with the the extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. operators of a nuclear plant in central japan say a reactor is now generating power again. engineers restarted it over the weekend. japan has been without nuclear power since may. all reactors in the country have been offline for regular inspections. the government ordered the checks in response to safety concerns after the accident last year in fukushima. on sunday engineers at the ohi plant fired up the number three reactor for the first time in 15 months. the plant's operators had hoped t

martin dzuris of michigan, the southwest corner of michigan where my mother's family is from where i was born. and i want by way of just a little interview here to have each of you know what is special about these gentlemen so you can take advantage of knowing them informally as the summit and session goes on for another 26

southwest winds on the bay. bay temp around 82 still. tonight, scattered storms and even activity coming in late tonight. otherwise, patchy fog with good rain. 70, up to 89 tomorrow. a little warmer than today with again, some scattered shower and thunderstorm activity. some folks getting downpours of areas. getting not a drop at all. >> thank you, bob. >>> still ahead at 5:00, everybody. an update on a super hero. why children's hospitals are canceling his appearances. >>> a 74-year-old woman fights off her attacker and lives to tell about it. but the suspect is still on the loose. i'm andrea fujii, in cockeysville. who she says saved her life, just ahead. >>> a foreign trip filled with controversy. the heated fight between the media and mitt romney's campaign spokesperson. ,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:30. 86 degrees and partly sunny. good evening, everybody. thanks for staying with wjz eyewitness news. we have an update on breaking news in north baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 remains over the scene of a deadly police- involved shooting. captain

west, southwest 20 at fair feel. although common in vacaville. vacaville had a southwest at 10 yes. there is still a component of a westerly breeze in place for most. temperatures will slowly recover today more likely inland starting tomorrow. so cooler thursday will lead to transition day today and on the weekend inland temps come up. sierra, nevada looking very nice. i'm going up there. sunny looks really good. there could be maybe toward sunday. sunday you could see clouds starting to increase up there. sunny, breezy, morning clouds if a little warmer. temperatures starting to rebound a tiny bit from those upper 70s yesterday to a few very low 80s. unless you are away from fog influence. a lot of 60s and 70s around the bay. upper 70s and low 80s inland. san jose 78. temperatures will start to rebound slowly for some on the peninsula. it will be a slow process for those along the coast from pacifica, half-moon bay there is a lot of low clouds out there. it will be warmer through the interior. it does look warmer inland. >> thank you. >>> new this morning british authorities have o

. -- further to the southwest. also to the northwest of us, another little batch developing moving towards baltimore county. another one just popping up here around lock raven area. ham stead around maryland island, that's moving southeast towards butler and maybe the white hall area. there's one big cell that we've been watching. this one has created some minor flooding around portions of southern wo os ter county. 1 to 2 inches of rain. it's finally moving off to the ocean right now. more stuff from far western maryland that will effecting you folks in garrett county soon. temperatures today right now in the 70s, that cooler air will be pressing in our general direction over the next 24 hours. it will be a lot cooler tomorrow than it was yesterday. 84, shower activity, a lot of portions of hartford county. westminster, they'll probably be in the 70s in the next few minutes and temperatures will be dropping with the rain. winds are beginning to shift more to the east and northeast. that will drag that cooler ocean

there are shell trade routes all over the southwest. shell was a primary material for making jewelry, for using in burials, and you had to walk 600 miles to get it, down to the sea of cortez, the water that's in between baja and the main land of mexico. and i tracked routes all the way down to the border over years and then across the mexican border into sonora and then it a place called penacate and then a dune, 5,000 square miles of sand dunes, a beautiful landscape, but no water out there. but pottery, broken pottery all over in certain places and pieces of shell left behind where you could see that the people were crossing these dunes to the sea and picking up shell and then crossing back and then moving it up to phoenix and then from phoenix distributing it throughout the rest of the southwest. the first trip i took out there, we hit this mountain range right at the edge of the dunes. and we were carrying, i don't know, on that trip we were maybe carrying 80 or 90 pounds of water and moving it out to the sand and then we'd drop a c

north and west of the city and also the southwest, there is some rain. i sure the district, there is an area of light rain shower activity through montgomery county. the much and howard. frederick county, carroll county and then up to hartford and cecil and then it goes into pennsylvania. it is moving to the northeast. it is somewhat limited. once you cross the potomac river, there's not much at all. some of you are getting in light sprinkles and showers 67% humidity. the barometer is dropping off a little bit. that is a little leery of low pressure. that will trigger some rain -- there is a little area of low pressure. that will trigger some rain. around the city, at gainesville, 75 degrees. we white in the view a little bit and it is in the 60's and 70's in the lower eastern shore. the dewpoint are beginning to rise a little bit. yesterday, we were in the 50's at 60's. now we see mostly 60's around the area. and closer to 70 in southern maryland. we see the movement. the front is just in southern virginia now appeared out ahead of us, as the front move

there is a southwest wind in place for a west southwest, you name it from us to go to the golden gatehunderstorm activity and brain has developed rapidly from las las vegas through la and even into nevada. temperatures around here are dropping way down. a thicker fog bank for the weekend and stronger seabreeze. pulling continues, but with one low but too. a stronger wind drops in on monday and we will see how that develops. it could go into the upper 70s by the time we meet again. >>> in the sierra today, partly to mostly sunny and 80 is, then cooler sunday and even cooler monday. dog &-and-sign, cooler at times for us and warm inland. and we are dropping 10 or 15 degrees from yesterday. we held onto 10 or 15 degrees but 75 and low 80's near napa valley. >>> bog on the increase along with the seabreeze" which goes right into the weekend. >> 20 minutes before 9:00. a kitten has now been quarantined after surviving a 6500-mile trip in a ship container. this three month old kitten was found trapped inside the container on a bridge chip that troubled from shanghai to los los angeles. the

. >> work is scheduled to replace a large part of a water main in southwest baltimore. three sections need to be replaced. this main was flagged with a potential for failure. some residents may notice a slight decrease in their water pressure. residents are urged to conserve water as much as possible during the repairs. the orioles will start a series with minnesota. the tigers were in town over the weekend. justin verlander took to the mound for the tigers. he struck out eight. the orioles lost 4-0. keith mills will have more coming up later in sports. how do you see the second half of the season playing out for the orioles? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 75 degrees on tv hill. president obama and mitt romney continue their campaigns today. >> the search is on for a new president at florida a&m university. >> this is the beltway at bel air road. more on weathe >> welcome back. 5:09. we have a few clouds in the sky. it is a muggy starts today. we had seven decent rain pushed through las

southwest wind on the bay. tonight, partly cloudy skies and a chance for a shower or thunderstorm.0's. walmart tomorrow, 93 with another chance -- warmer tomorrow, 93. we'll get rid of the humidity on wednesday and thursday. scattered showers and thunderstorms going into the beginning of the weekend. the temperature will be below 100 over the next seven days. >> the lazy days of summer do not exist for today's workforce. more than half of people check their e-mail while on vacation. people want to impress their bosses. pse recall of six power stri which pose a shock hazard. they sold for about $10. if you have one, stopped using it and returned to the store for a full refund. chris clackum has a change in consumer behavior. >> the boom in farmers' markets is still going. the main attraction being locally grown food has given us a new word. >> someone who tries to eat food within a 100 mile radius. >> experts blast about whether locally grown is in fact healthier. >> this is the healthier way to .at >> she says the real advantage with farmer's market is the opportunity to talk to th

the southwest corner at wilkens is looking better. starting to see some of the delays from 70 down towards edmondson. this is 95 at 32 in howard county. building as you get closer to the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check under forecast. >> we will do the seven-day forecast. 75 degrees at the airport and it is muggy. scattered thunderstorms develop this afternoon and some could be strong. a front will go through tonight. the humidity will go down tomorrow. mid to upper a 90's. the heat comes back on thursday. a little roller-coaster. i think you should spray him with your hair spray. >> that is a good idea. >> all right. 6:36. a close encounter with a killer. >> why did the chicken cross the road? probably to protect some kittens. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what is your reaction to the ncaa sanctions handed down to penn state university? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.