we have team coverage with steve paulson in the weather center monitoring the race conditions. we begin with david stevenson live from the america's cup village. >> reporter: good afternoon. you can see the crowd of folks watching the oracle boat being towed out ahead of the race. a lot of energy and excitement out here on piers 27 and 29. you can see the people who began streaming in here at 10:00 a.m. getting ready for this final race. >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! >> reporter: the rivalry is revving up ahead of the scheduled 1:15 p.m. start. fans of oracle team usa and team new zealand turned out to see the boats pull up. the winner take all match means tensions and spirits are high. oracle fans are thrilled the team pulled out seven straight wins to tie with new zealand yesterday. team new zealand fans are more than a little concerned. >> panting, pacing, i can't imagine what they're feeling. it's so exciting. we're all very, very exuberant about it. >> you have to feel for the guys and oracle is doing a great job. they have not given up. they're playing with a lot of heart. i think w

steve paulson is back. how's the weather. >> it looks colubrine and pam.p the westerly breeze. still on the mild side 50s and 60s, even though the low clouds are increasing, we're getting a ramp up on the sea breeze around sfo and san bruno. a little cooler, there might be some morning mist or drizzle especially from san francisco south. here's sal. >> good morning, traffic is pretty well around the bay area. we're looking at the prejudice. not only on this side. the traffic looks food, but on the west side, westbound spans, traffic looks good as you drive into the city. there are a lot of people on the bridge already. both upper and lower deck up here. moving along to the south bay. the commute is moving along nice hi with no major problems. off at the peninsula and 101 off to a good start. let's go to the desk. >>> police in san mate tow are looking for suspects in a late night shooting. this happened shortly before midnight. a 24-year-old man was wounded but was expected to survive. police are talking to the victim and several witnesses and there are a

steve paulson is not. >> i've had a long weekend too. we will start 61. san francisco also warming up i foe it's aye going 78 in san francisco. 'ever it is bringing rain in seattle and portland. livermore 56. 52 half-moon bay. so there is a little chair to the morning air. fords that means sunshine and warmer weather. high pressure is really not large and in charge. a much, much lighter breeze. ice 70s and 80s and low 90s. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. we are looking at traffic here that is moving along very nicely if you are driving to the bay bridge in some of those lanes it is light. some of the middle lanes it's slow. in fact, they may start turning on the metering lights soon if they haven't already here. and it will make for a bigger backup. still a ten minute wait. on the bridge itself it's getting crowded. the giants play this weekend. they have a couple home games. 49ers play. and if you are driving on highway 4 traffic at 18 miles an hour average speed here. there are no major problems. in fact, my map graphic is not working. there are n

and let's head right on over to the steve paulson for a check of your forecast. llo steve. >>> the claudine wong. dave. we have a pretty big fog bank. 60s on the coast. 60s inland. there is a lot more low clouds and fog today. the wind has picked up for some. some of the higher elevations showing gusts 25-30. cooler weather started for everybody. we will continue today. it looks like a bump up on the temps tomorrow. 64 oakland. 63 santa rosa. 63 over at half-moon bay. 60 san jose. livermore. fairfield 62. yes, it's a mild morning. 68 in san francisco after yesterday's 70. a little bit more in the way of low clouds. some of the higher clouds from a pretty strong low down in the four corners will send back high and mid level clouds. especially over the sierra. cooler inland. today temperatures sliding down. not much change coast and bay. wind does pick up fog fair. breezy at times. 60s and 70s and mainly low 80s. here is sal. >>> steve, we have a big problem on the byron highway. it is completely shut down now. let's go to live pictures from news chopper 2. as you c

steve paulson will tell you what that means for you and how long it's going to last. >>> and two threatening letters sent to a local school. why police are still questioning nearby businesses. >>> president obama this morning defended his landmark healthcare legislation at a community college in mard. the president told students that the law makes health insurance cheaper than the average cell phone bill and is as easy to get online as buying an airline ticket but he spent much of the speech rid kuehling republicans -- ridiculing republicans who have opposed the law. >> some have threatened a government shutdown if they can't shut down this law. others have threatened an economic shutdown by refusing to pay america's bills if they can't delay the law. [booing] >> that's not gonna happen as long as i'm president. [ cheers ] >> the health insurance marketplaces that the law created will open online in five days. public health officials in marin county are investigating a potential e. coli outbreak. county health officials confirm that three children were infected and two had to be hospital ice

steve paulson will be here with more on what you can expect this last weekend of september. >>> a pedestrian is hit and killed. police are trying to track down the driver responsible. we'll tell you why it's proving to be a challenge. >>> investigators say they are trying to track down a hit-and- run driver who killed a man early this morning in atherton. janine de la vega explains why this case is going to be a challenge for police. >>> from chopper 2 you can see the large police response on glenwood road near middlefield in atherton. a body of a man was found on the side of the road. officers were alerted by an anonymous caller at around 5:40. >> we found a shoe we believe is associated with the dedeceased person and fine -- deceased person and finding the body on glenwood, we believe the person was hit and dragged to -- dragged to that location. >> reporter: police say he appears to be white between 40 and 50. officers are going door to door to try to find out if anything saw anything suspicious between 2:00 and 6:00 this morning. >> terrible thing. i didn't hear anything until the sirens

let's go to steve paulson. >>> temperatures are anywhere from 71 to 80 degrees.depending on elevation and mt.

come back tomorrow morning, steve paulson will be here, and i'll be back here tomorrow night. decide how you want to play your weekend. i can tell you this, sunday is your best day on the weekend for sure. saturday, cooler with clouds. tomorrow, cooler with increasing clouds. 70 in san mateo tomorrow. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, you've got friday, cooler and breezy. saturday, a few showers. those showers are not going to shut you down, but they're going to be around. umbrellas would be something you want to keep with you. you'll notice it tomorrow. wearing sweaters by lunchtime. >> thanks bill. >> thank you bill. >>> mark is here now. so the a's, some good news right now for the a's. >> yeah, just moments ago, wrapping up. their bullpen a little shaky now, but doesn't it feel like baby steps toward the division title? things moving in slow motion. the a's playing the twins and the twins playing them tough. jed lowrie pounds it in the 6th inning. a 3-run homer. 6-4 lead in the 8th. the bullpen gives it up. tie ballgame. bottom of the 8th, cocoa. al

come back tomorrow morning, steve paulson will be here, and i'll be back here tomorrow night. you can decide how you want to play your weekend. i can tell you this, sunday is your best day on the weekend for sure. saturday, cooler with clouds. tomorrow, cooler with increasing clouds. 70 in san mateo tomorrow. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, you've got friday, cooler and breezy. saturday, a few showers. those showers are not going to shut you down, but they're going to be around. umbrellas would be something you want to keep with you. you'll notice it tomorrow. wearing sweaters by lunchtime. >> thanks bill. >> thank you bill. >>> mark is here now. so the a's, some good news right now for the a's. >> yeah, just moments ago, wrapping up. their bullpen a little shaky now, but doesn't it feel like baby steps toward the division title? things moving in slow motion. the a's playing the twins and the twins playing them tough. jed lowrie pounds it in the 6th inning. a 3-run homer. 6-4 lead in the 8th. the bullpen gives it up. tie ballgame. bottom of the 8th, c

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we want to head over to steve paulson. it's been too hot for you. eve is work orange a little bit of a change. >> i think you do like the warm weather. i think i've heard that before. today will be a little cooler. also higher clouds coming in from the sierra nevada. a little windy at times. and also some of the higher elevations a little bit more fog. that fog is definitely up high enough where it doesn't have a problem clearing the coastal hills. a slight pump up on the temps. just remarkably close on the lows. coast, bay inland everyone is really, really close. we'll go 68 today. there is a little bit more in the way of low clouds. some of the higher clouds may drift back in. but overall, temperatures coming down a little bit. low clouds, fog, fair. by that i mean the higher clouds. windy at times for the usual suspects. highs today mainly 60nd and 70s or low 80s. here is sal. >>> and we do have a crash reported now on byron highway at mountain house parkway. i have the area right here. i'm just going to get a little closer to it. the collision is

steve paulson has the weather.eard you say or at least ask the question is it going to be good beach weather? >> pamela, temperatures are going in one direction. up. we have a little bit of fog on the coast. patchy fog. the low is still up in the pacific northwest. for us a little bit cooler lows. 51 napa airport. a lot of 50s here. 55 san rafael. 54 mill valley. a little cooler conditions than we've had the last couple of days. san francisco hit 70 yesterday. even though it was a little bit more fog there is far less today. i'm going 78 degrees. why not? should be 70 by noon. clear skies expect for that little bit of patchy fog. lots of sunshine. warmer weather. a patch or two of low clouds near the coast. but it's really kind of going parallel to the coast. and not making much of a move inland. 80s and 90s near the coast. here is sal. >>> steve, we are look at the commute here. it's not a bad commute. looking at the bay bridge you can see traffic here is not all that bad as you drive through to the upper deck of

we want to go to steve paulson. one and done.eeing rain for a little while. >> that is correct. >> i'm listening. >> you, you are. we'll have sunshine and warmer temps. the last day of summer last year we had rain. it will be sunny today. good to go. i think wall to wall sunshine. we do have everything heading to the north. so clerisies this morning. is upny today temperatures one -- napa 51. sunny and warmer for fairfield today. high high of 81 in fairfield. that system will dig toward the sierra nevada on wednesday. we will get a cool down starting tuesday and more so on wednesday. a little warmer today with lots of sunshine. 80s, 70s. here is sal. >>> we are still working on a crash on 880 southbound but first i want to let you know about the toll plaza that is getting a little backup. it's curious we are not getting not a lot of backup in the far left lanes. not all that bad about a 10-15 minute wait. 80 north and southbound looks good. but just down the road in hayward southbound 880 near ace street there is an injury crash

steve paulson is here with the weather and definitely cooler. >> you've been listening, pam. >> yes.> it will be. a lot more fog on the coast and making a push inland. the sea breeze picked up. we have bigger or deeper fog bank. today helped along. a much stronger sea breeze. the low clouds moving in. much warmer today than yesterday. upper 50s and low 40s. san jose will start off at 60. a high for 82 . this is downtown. san francisco though started coming down after saturday. 65 today. a lot of low clouds. 58 yesterday at this time . 60s on the coast. 60s and 70s. inland temps will be warm and the rain continues to beat the band. a lot of rain down there lately. fog, sun, warm. not as warm. temperatures instead of the low 100s or upper 90s, mainly 80s and 90s. here's sal. >> we are doing well so far on the roads. if you are going to be heading out soon, you'll see the traffic at the toll plaza moves well. there's not a big delay. usually we don't get a delay until 6:00. sometimes as early as 5:45. san mateo looks good. dunbarton bridge, same goes. trying to get an early start, there

let's go to steve paulson. >>> temperatures are anywhere from 71 to 80 degrees. depending on elevation and mt. diablo has a northwest wind at 25. it's a lot less than that. it's more of a westerly breeze. yeah i saw not far away. a southerly breeze. temperatures are going to be very warm again. i'm focusing around 1500-foot level here. 79 at 8:00 a.m.. southwest at 83. fire between 95 and 100 today. still a southwest wind. let's hope it doesn't turn easterly i don't think so but it will still be very warm. 51 san jose. so another toasty day. yet by the coast we are dealing with a lot of low clouds and fog. tropical clouds stay south for now. patchy low clouds. a lighter breeze. although that low cloud deck looks like it's mainly confined. temperatures anywhere from 60 to -- two have a two -- it's either an apartment or house on fire. this is somewhat close to interstate 880 although we are not seeing it effect the traffic on the freeway. we have a crew on the way. sounds like a pretty serious fire. this is a look at bay bridge toll plaza. westbound traffic is mov

mark in for steve paulson this morning. >> good morning to you. in fact drive that bridge this morning you may encounter low clouds, the fog regrouping over the past few hours, especially locally dense up in parts of the north bay. visibility has been under miles for mapa and santa rosa. stepping outside the door temperatures are in -- napan is a surprise to me. 48 degrees, cooled off with the presence of that fog bank. san francisco 60 degrees and livermore at last check reporting 62. off to a cooler start this morning, you have that fog. temperatures in upper 50s to mid60s and by 12 fair skies, coastal fog, we will warm back up inland by four. 63 to 85. we have the fog this morning, clearing back to near the ill leftover patches near parts of the coastline later on today and temperatures ranging from the mid60s for the beaches, lots of 70s around the bay. warmest inland, 80s toward antioch, livermore and fairfield. we will look at your weekend forecast in a few. >> mark, good morning. right now we are looking at the traffic that's moving along r

let's check in with steve paulson for a look at the weather.unds like we could get a little warmer weather for a bit. >> we have clear skies. and some areas are cold. 40s. and others are upper 50s or low 60s. depends on if you get the breeze or not. napa airport 61. 43 at half-moon bay. 49 redwood city. 50 concord. 61 antioch. it looks like a beautiful day not only in the coast but in san francisco. we'll go for a high of 74. as long as that puff of that offshore breeze holds. clear skies. cold for some. not bad for others. red flag warning continues until 3:00. i can't find much. mt. diablo is 38. we know that is well above 1,000 feet. sunny and warm today. breezy at times. lots of sunshine. 64-84 on the highs. upper 70s and low 80s. here is sal. >>> we are looking at roads that are starting off pretty well for friday. we are looking at good looking conditions on the bay bridge span coming into san francisco. and no problems on the other side of the bridge into the city. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. both directions here looking

steve paulson with the warm up expected this weekend. >>> that's correct. we start off with much cooler lows, that's for sure and more 50s, low to mid. low 60s and more 50s than anything else. everything points toward a warm up. it will kick in more so tomorrow and we're going for today as well. 78 in san francisco. there's hardly any breeze whatsoever. there is a little bit of fog, mainly going parallel along san mateo coast and sonoma and santa cruz look good. patchy morning fog, a lot of high pressure and that will take care of it and chew it up. temperatures 5 to 10 degrees warmer and a cooling trend early next week, and sunshine and warmer temps, 80s and 90s in through the inland areas, here's sal. >> steve, we have a problem that's just developed here on the commute. just hearing about a truck that's stuck on the treasure island off ramp from eastbound 80 and we're going to follow that. this is a look at the bay bridge westbound. you can see traffic westbound is looking good. just when westbound traffic was beginning to look good, east stadium, as i'm

let's check in with steve paulson. a little rain on the way. >>> for saturday. you pamela and dave. happy friday. big changes on the way. front is coming in. it will weaken considerably but not before some cool lows to the north bay. 40s and 50s much warmer on the coast. yesterday was clear we had 40s. and it's cold. couple reports coming in. 56 in san francisco today after 70s the last couple of day ifs we will see combination of low clouds are clear. it's more of a westerly breeze. fog and sun and cooler. even though there will be a couple 80s well, well inland. i think drizzle returns to coast tonight. big change today in the form of our first front of the season. cooler for all. fog increase examining it's lifting increasing. so 60s. low 60s mid 60s. 70s coast and bay. here's my good friend sal. >>> steve, good morning. we are doing okay on this friday. things a little better than yesterday. let's move along and take a look at 24. that is okay. not a huge delay this morning. also the morning commute looks good at the toll plaza. there is a delay of about 15

rosemary is here for steve paulson. >> a good looking day.t inside of the east bay. if you want to get across the bay bridge this morning, you have a nice, mostly clear shot of it. i want to say that it is patchy in nature but dense that could make it a little dangerous. be prepared as you roll through the neighborhoods this morning. the on-shore breeze continues. we will have the afternoon sea breeze with us once again for today. that helps to off set the cooling in afternoon. temperatures today mild to warm. the story will be the drier weather that we are transitioning to. mid-50s to mid-60s from the coast inside of the inland cities. mostly sunny for the lunch hour. 60s along the coast. 70 around the bay and upper 70s in place for inland cities. this is the noon time. for the afternoon, temperatures mild to warm. 70s around the bay. 80s for inland cities. i will a detailed look for afternoon highs and a warmup coming our way. good morning, sal. >> good morning, rosemary. right now we are looking at the commute. there is a little bit of a b

steve paulson is here with the forecast today. steve? >> pamela? >> how is it? >> a little cooler.ittle cooler today. the wind is also cranked up from that system which moved in from the north. whenever she says steve or pamela, someone always makes a comment. they do we have some fog there. a little bit of cloud deck around. patchy low clouds. it's not extensive. it will be cooler today and the wind is out of the west or southwest. look for breezy, cooler pattern. the only fly in the ointment might be the north bay which could get a little bit of north wind today so those could be the warmest locations. generally running a little cooler here with all the breaks in the low clouds. the last couple of hours low clouds have definitely picked up a little bit. 65 at noon. 70 today in san francisco. there's the system to the north. we're just getting the tail end of it. that just moves cool air aloft moves in. we'll translate that into a cool every amp. wind -- cooler afternoon. a little windy for some. 60s and 70s coast and bay. >>> good morning. right now we are doing very well on the

let's check in with steve paulson. we're talking about the wind today. >> a little bit, pam.or all. for some it's calm and very cool. middle towj, lake county, 42 degrees. i've seen about the same near santa cruz mountains. some areas no breeze. parts of the peninsula, higher elevations gusts around 40. upper 40s mid-40s for some yet 50s for others. fairfield 59 because of a north wind at 26 miles per hour. san jose we'll go 74 for a high today. 52 in san jose so there's some upper 40s not far away. san francisco much different today than yesterday. i had a good breeze in san francisco. not the case. 49 westportal. 54 officially and go for a high today of 68 degrees. clear skies, breezy for some. others it's calm but a chill in the air. warmer this afternoon. still some isolated showers, possible up in the sierra nevada. it's cold up there no doubt about it. for us a little chill here will give way to sunshine, breezy and warmer temps. a lot of 70s. a couple low 80s especially toward santa rosa i think with the north wind. they'll warm up and mainly 70s. 60s, 70s closer to th

steve paulson, already talking about an early winter. i'm not ready for that.e signs. >> call it like it is i guess. >> we're record dry since january. it would make sense. not today, though. today looks good. kind of a warm morning for some and a very cool morning for others. the wind will be out of the north today. but 59 santa rosa. 48 napa. therein lies what's going on. calm north breeze. 52 san rafael. 66 towards antioch. 56 san jose and on the coast pacifica, half moon bay are in the upper 40s under clear skies. napa will go 48. high at noon at 70. we'll go 85. got a north wind there as well. mainly santa rosa, petaluma, i think they get the northerly breeze. it will be sunshine aplenty as we like to say. sunny, breezy. it will be warmer, you, me, everybody. temperatures starting to warm up. even the coast looks pretty good with 70s for many even though they're starting off on the cool side, 70s and also low on. >>> we do -- low 80s. >>> we do have consume of problems out there but for the most part we're off to a decent start for this wednesday. let's ta

we'll go right over to steve paulson.e talking about agent wind on the bay -- about a little wind on the bay. >> not everybody is in on the breeze but definitely a good breeze this morning. patchy low clouds, fog, sunny, breezy today. tomorrow morning it will be cooler. it will be a coolness tots air but it will be warmer. wednesday and thursday. clouds increase friday. sure looks like rain for the north bay on saturday. maybe farther south. a couple of days to massage that forecast. the system to the north is giving us that help for the breeze and also a cooler forecast for most. i did keep temperatures a little warmer north because i think they'll get a north wind later on today. a north breeze. that definitely helps. 68 in san fran after morning low clouds. the morning low cloud deck, i think we get chewed up later on from that system. getting a little rain near the oregon border. a stronger system will be each later in the week. 50s for many or 60s. highs today about the same for us. 60s, 70s or low 80s. here's sal. >

let's check in with steve paulson. i didn't necessarily dislike monday.i'm in slow motion. >> i think you have company. we have a little rain in the north. mendocino county, there have been good totals. anywhere from an inch and a quarter to almost 5 inches of rain just east of crescent city. near us, pet lumina .04. a trace in other areas. the system is racing ahead of all its energy. we'll get drizzle out of it or light rain. most doesn't even show up on radar. mostly cloudy here. farther south, san jose, part ever the peninsula definitely breaks in the clouds. sun and clouds, very muggy. temperatures in the 60s or a few 50s but mainly the 60s due to a south, southeast breeze. that will do it every time. cloud cover and that breeze holding everything but all the cold air stays up here. really a strong system for this time of year in the pacific northwest. for us we get a little drizzle, light rain mainly to the north. otherwise temperatures 60s to start. we'll end up with 70s under mostly cloudy skies. there it is. 70s. a few upper 70s. here's sal. >> g

let's check in with steve paulson. it's a mexican airline. >> whatever you say, pam. sounds good.o have clear skies. a high cloud or two zipping by. it's clear. a little breezy for some and darn cool for others. 40s to 60s depending if you get the north wind or no breeze at all. it will be sunny and breezy today and warmer. 60 santa rosa. 49 napa. 40s in pacifica. up and down the coast, half moon bay. antioch 60s. san rafael 52. 48 for napa. a high of 85 i think as long as the north wind goes. they'll warm up as well. everything clear skies today except the band of high clouds coming by. that means temperatures will be warming up. sunny, breezy, a little cool to start off but warm for many. i think the warmest temps will be around pet lumina, novato up to santa rose sa. upper #s on if the north wind holds. 70s around the bay. here's sal. >>> good morning. we do have a problem reported on the bay bridge westbound. the toll plaza. they're going to slow the metering lights down. already beginning to see a little bit more of a crowd here. i want to look at the span of the upper deck.

steve paulson, tracking the winds. first of all, steve, are my calculations correct? do you think the race will happen? >> you are on point, so to speak, alex. >> reporter: right. >>> i'm seeing about 16, 20 miles an hour. does that sound about right where you are? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's about right. the flags behind us are sort of moving around a little bit. but nothing dramatic. >>> the wind will pick up. we're expecting the breeze to show itself a little bit more this afternoon, late this afternoon, small craft advisory starts at about 11:00 today. that's when i think more of the breeze will kick in. there's some really good gusts in the higher elevations of marin county, 40 miles an hour at mount tam. the northerly direction should come in and everything i've seen so far shows about 16 to 20 now. it looks to be around 25 at noon. probably okay, then. i would say it would be between 1:00 and 4:00. if things kind of hold the way they are now. they will be good to go. we expect a breezy day. the first race -- the only race is supposed to be at 1:15 this af

steve paulson is here . >> a little cool down today. warmer to much warmer by the weekend. cool downs associated with right there, a little spin in the atmosphere. picking up some fog. not a lot. kind of like a bow. make it more of a push over the bay. 50 to 63. patchy low clouds. 60 to 76 at noon. and this afternoon sunny, breezy. this looks like the coolest day. temperatures really haven't budged too much. cooler up towards the north bay. 59 degrees. high today 70 degrees. in case you missed the water temps have been warm. we start off a very mild to warm conditions. that system moving through to the north is on its way out of the picture. morning fog some. lots of sunshine. more of a westerly breeze. it will be a little cooler today. temperatures will settle in and a warmup starts tomorrow. here's sal. >> good morning. right now we are looking at traffic on the bridge. looking good once you get on it. i don't think we're going to get tired of looking at this shot. it's a nice looking shot. that's the problem, especially in the afternoon. they are in bridge wonderland it

steve forbes is going to join us to share his economic outlook with us. >>> plus, did the top bank bailout and fed ben bernanke save america? hank paulsonyes, and we're going to debate that proposition. >>> is washington poised for a government

steve forbes is going to join us to share his economic outlook with us. >>> plus, did the top bank bailout and fed ben bernanke save america? hank paulson said yes, and we're going to debate that proposition. >>> is washington poised for a government shutdown. the white house and congressional members are locked in a game of chicken. with 17 days possible, is a deal possible before the time runs out? all that and more coming up on "the kudlow report." >>> good evening. i'm larry kudlow. this is the "the kudlow report." first up, economists have been telling us for months that a second half economic rebound is coming. and for months, i have completely disagreed. so i think today's tepid retail sales report and a big drop in consumer confidence suggests i may have gotten this slowdown forecast right. one time in a row. let's talk. here now is steve forbes. media chairman and editor-in-chief. the chief u.s. economist for deutsche bank and providing perspective on the numbers and anything else she wants to talk about is mary efner. 0.2%. the worst in four months. core retail sales looked lousy. what's going on here? >> two things. at the hi