for all of the swimmers especially rookies like me. you can see high speed swimmers these guys are unbelievable. the bottom line is one of the big parts of the swim on sunday morning will of course be at gibson island and chesapeake. but also here at meadowbrook a lot of inland swimmers we hear 80 to a hundred right here at this facility. i want to bring in dr. john burton. dr. burton i hear you have an amazing team assembled that has done a tremendous amount with swim across america. baltimore's first ever. >> yes we do. johns hopkins bayview medical center 21 of us are swimming mostly physicians but not entirely. three of our children swimming along with one of my grand sons and some colleagues and friends, physicians, scientists and other colleagues, so it's a great team. >> reporter: dr. burton i have to ask you as a swimmer and man who has treated so many people with cancer for decades what does it mean to have the swim in baltimore. >> it's very important. cancer research is so precious and these kind of fundraisers help the scie

we'll have 8 olympic swimmers two nobel prize winners in medicine. that's unprecedented. >> carol agree der that just one and bill kimmel eric before we bring your daughter in. what kind of funds raising are we on track to do. >> with 550 swimmers we hope to get about $400,000 our first year, and you all out there be help build that more by contributing to swim across america.org baltimore. >> reporter: thank you so much. we got to bring in your daughter over here. carly talk a little bit. you've swum in a few of these. >> i'm swum twice in long island. i'll be volunteering on sunday in honor of my dad and mother who have survived melanoma cancer. i couldn't be more happy to be involved in a great cause. it's going to be exciting on sunday. >> reporter: you must be pretty proud of your dad bringing this for the first time to baltimore. >> he has work his butt off. it's an amazing thing. >> reporter: swimming all the miles other swims. he contributed to setting this up. carly thanks so much we'll look forward the seeing you out there. i got to get my

these guys are not amateur swimmers. we want to give that caveat.re doing the swim at gibson island not at the pool right. >> that's right. >> reporter: and tell me what kind of distance are you guys looking to do out there. >> i'm doing the 3-mile. >> 3-mile. >> one mile. >> reporter: all right young man. what does it mean to you to do this. this is baltimore's first ever swim across america i know you guys do a lot of swimming but never in this event before. >> we have a friend suffering from leukemia. good family friend her kids used to swim here, and we want to do our part and fight cancer. >> reporter: how about you. >> it's great how everyone can get together have fun go out and swim. donate some money. it's going to a good cause. >> reporter: how about you? >> we would like to help people with cancer. it helps we're doing it with swimming. >> reporter: the brothers give each other a hard time on occasion i bet but teaming up for this swim right. >> yes. that's right. >> reporter: speaking of that before we get to weather let's see a demonstra

they are great swimmers and can latch on from anything from dave mil ras or a poison o depending on aerson's. and the late summer months, of september, october, it is one this is the most prevalent. in alameda, daniel villareal >> president obama has some tough words for american students and teachers, to date. telling both that the need to work harder. >> the presence of money is not the answer to improving agitation. does the president. >> he said scores have been declining. as education spending has climbed. he offered to different remedies one is to lengthen the school year by one month. bringing the u.s. in line with germany, japan, korea. and also, to get rid of bad teachers. president obama said that under performed the educators need to be fired. or counseling. that is what he did not send his owned $2 to a public school in washington d.c. because they could not obtain a decent education. >> and the last white house family to children to attend public school was in the carter. 25 years ago. san francisco received a grant from the mollen duckbill peace foundation. it donated $3

meadow brook for the inland swimmers, talking about water temp. 72, that's not frigid but there willbe some chop, current, basically as good as it's gonna get in this part of september on an early early september morning on sunday. good luck to all the swimmers, i'll be out there doing the best i can to support a great cause here in baltimore. >> our first ever swim across america. >> nice night in the city. 63 degrees. humidity 65 degrees, winds north at 8, 7 to 8 actually. a breezy cool night out there. no huge deal for us weather wise. check it out. high temperatures today around 80 degrees, 891 over in easton and 77 out towards winchester. winds light right now. and as we take a look at the over all weather pattern here, relatively quiet, you know, big area of high pressure sliding in out of the west, that keeps the drier cooler northerly winds coming down the pike here, that's going to be the trend force, couple of days of very nice dry and sunny weather, good way to wrap up the last official weekend of summer 2010. i'm sad to see it go chris. summer 2010. >> all those 100-degre

coaches are also banned from giving rub downs to swimmers or traveling alone with swimmers without permission. in march, san jose attorney robert alard filed a lawsuit alleging widespread abuse, accusing more than 30 coaches of sexually abusing their swimmers. >>> this week an east bay judge will decide whether to move a murder case out of the bay area. defense lawyers say they won't be able to find an impartial jury in the chauncey bailey murder trial because of relentless negative news coverage. the former leader of your muslim black bakery is accused of ordering the investigative journalist killing. bailey work ok a killing about the bakery's finances when shot and killed. >>> this morning, a community is coming together to raise money for the victims of the san bruno gas line explosion. neighbors will gather from 11:00 this morning to 6:00 tonight for a day of music and activities. all the money raised will go to the lion club find for the fire victims. for more information visit support sb fire victims.com. >>> also this weekend, loved ones are saying good-bye to those lost in the explos

. >> and a popular beach could be giving you a rash known as swimmers itch.t is causing us. >> @ crowne/imperial beach and imperial bea in alameda, it is n providing itch on sckins with creatures finding a parasite living on the japanese baby snail. and how they got to these waters is not certain however, they're thriving in these waters in alameda. and from any of mild edge to a rash that is likely poison oak. and most reports as swimmers itch we happens in the former summer months lovely summer, october. and it is going to be a precaution to keep in mind as this hot week continues. >> the oil spill at is really blasting the government, bp this panel is comparing global of the initial estimate of the size of the spill to the general custer's fifth a mistake and talk to letting the number of indians at little big horn. and since this wealth has been permanently sealed this incident commander is saying that the blow estimate did not hamper the government's response. government officials said that it is difficult to believe. >> this neighborhood in portage, wis

. >> this weekend marked a special day for swimmers and non-swimmers alike. he was sorely missed. i was in berkeley at a craigs list foundation boot camp. upcoming events. there is optional camping and all meals are provided for volunteers. on saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon we will host a meet and greet event. an opportunity to meet staff and each other to learn about the plans and enjoy light refreshments. golden gate park the second annual horse shoe tournament. our annual show in the county fair buildings with our great partners. it is there, please join. sunday is sunday streets in golden gate park. we have a very busy weekend. last thing i want to remind you all around the corner on september 15th is the party for the parks. it will be held at the japanese teagarden in golden gate park. the very last announcement is i am very pleased and proud to report that our concourse fountain project is coming to an end. if you have been out there, they are testing the fountains now. you can actually see them on. while we may do a soft opening sooner, we will have our official turn on t

coaches are banned from giving rub down to swimmers and travel ago lone with swimmers without permission march san jose attorney robert olhard filed a lawsuit alleging widespread abuse, accusing more than 30 coaches of sexually abusing their swimmers. >>> there was an unusual political message at the giants game last night. this mystery boat was spotted in mccovey cove that reads "free johan ness mess early" and advertising a website. he is the former police officer convicted of killing oscar grant. we're told it's not the first time this boat has been spotted but no word on who is behind it. >>> napa county is getting poor marks when it comes to health. a study for health policy research found napa has one of the worst obesity rates. 28% of people living in napa are obese. san francisco has an obesity rate less than half. experts say the rates are tied to wealth, race and education level. >>> coming up this morning at 7:00, insurance giants are seeing soaring profits so what's behind major rate increases across the state. we'll show you the companies that are involved 37 that, plus all

. >> sciencists say she have found the source of a nasty rash that has been showing up on swimmers at crown beach in illimited immediata. it first showed up in 2005. the rash is caused by a flat worm parasite carried by a bubble snail. there they are. dozens -- even hundreds can go into the skin. there is also the case of swimmer's itch ands effect is similar to poison ivy. . >> new yetors of blackberry introduced the play book today. its lighter, smaller than the ipad and it weighs less than a pound. the company is betting it'll appeal to blackberry fans, many of whom are corporate users. it can display all video available on the internet. the ipad can't display flash. >> if it happens you may fail to see the bright side. why police officers say they are doing you a favor when they boot your car. [ ruiz ] reliable tools started as a brick and mortar store. we sell lathes, mills, high-tech equipment. i had an idea to go ahead and put up a couple of items on ebay, and they brought more than our expectations. meg whitman gave me the tools to expand globally. we sell to australia, india.

the parasite causes swimmer's itch, similar to poison oak. no one knows how the japanese snails arrived in the bay, but some speculate they could have come on the hulls of ships or accidentally introduced by bay by oyster farmer. bubble snails, mike. bubble snails. >> bubble snails from japan. look at the roadways after that wonderful story. we were at a party park that had no bubble snails that i know of. a 14-minute drive in through livermore where it will be warm or shall we say hot. jennifer will give you more details, but an easy drive westbound. eastbound is where we are seeing the slowing. we always see it there every day. we will watch for that to clear up and no problems going down highway 84 where we have that express lane. we are watching for slowing and last monday was tough, but it was the first day. a nice easy drive into the city. look at the view. >> gorgeous. good morning to you. it will be wicked hot. >> wicked hot is a good way to say it. we were talking about it all day. that bubble snail story getting to me though. bad ai

east bay cancer patients will get a visit from olympic swimmers. 1988 olympians will visit cancer patients at children's hospital in oakland. they will take part in a swim across america's san francisco bay swim as a fund-raiser for cancer research. 140 other swimmers including cancer survivors will take part in a swim from the golden gate bridge to crissy field. let's go to some sigalerts in the east bay or north? >> north heading into the east bay. vallejo has the sigalert and an overturned truck. unrolled in my back yard. closure getting on to columbus parkway. if you are heading through the area, you have to get off at redwood parkway. you can loop back on and get over there too on the east side. keep that in mind. there may be slowing later on, but light volume and we will watch for slowing there. the westbound lane too. back to you. >> thank you, mike. hot weekend ahead. >> hopefully you are using my name well. i got you out of mowing the lawn this weekend. >> every man in the bay area is officially excused from mowing the lawn. >> for will be way too hot. the air quality will not be

back to my original story, if you think about the swimmers in the contest, in order for the united states to prosper, we need lots of swimmers who are willing to get in the water and willing to get in the water and swim and save nothing for the

hurricane earl makes a beeline north for the vacation hot spots on the massachusetts coast, as one swimmer dies and one goetz missing in rough waters off new jersey. we're live with the latest on the storm that's not done yet. >>> plus, can your labor day do this? we go inside one of the greatest barbecue shacks in the nation. a south carolina den of delicious, where people of every generation race and creed come together to chow down. >>> and, plastic fantastic. they're the little bricks with the big pull on our imagination. the colorful lego block. we go to denmark for the story of how lego built an empire brick by brick. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 3rd, 2010. >> good evening. we begin tonight with earl, the strongest storm to threaten new england since hurricane bob killed 18 in 1991. so far the damage has not been as bad as feared though the storm claimed at least one life off the coast of new jersey. now, earl is headed for massachusetts, where the governor warns

. >> on the banks of the river near begin on island, 444 swimmers spent the morning making waves to raise money for the cancer center at johns hopkins. paul was there and has more on this fun story. >> reporter: they came by the hundreds. some had swimming experience, some didn't. the goal, united one and all. >> it's about racing money for cancer hospitals and bring awarenessness and early detection to our community. >> reporter: as part of the national effort its racing money locally for the cancer center at johns hopkins. the center specializes in research and patient care. all the more than $400,000 raised today will go to the center. >> there will be a lab called swim across america lab which is totally fund funded by the funds raised at this swim. >> reporter: wyatt has a personal reason for swimming in this event. >> very had friends i have lost it. terry, one of the guys i will be swimming for today. i have his name on my cap and i just think about the people that we have lost to cancer. that's what it comes down to. >> reporter: race starter michael phelps summed it up. >> very c

. >> a previously unknown parasite is to blame for a nasty rash that's been showing up on swimmers in crown beach in alameda. the rash first showed up at crown beach in 2005. infectious disease specialists who studied the rash say the parasite was carried by a previously unsan antonio japanese bubble snail. it's a flatworm that's not visible to the naked eye. >>> the worm is microscopic. you can't -- it's swimming in the water. many of them will burrow. >> dozens of hundreds of them could get into the the skin. the result is a case of swimmer itch and the effect is similar to poison ivy. >>> well, time now for a check of the forecast. really, this is our lead story today, roberta. the weather is crazy. we're all waiting for summer. it's finally here. >> we're rivaling temperatures established on august 25 when we hit 107 degrees in livermore for one day. this is a prolonged heat wave we have been experiencing since last friday and it will continue with the hottest day still moving in tomorrow. our live cbs 5 weather camera looks out towards the beach where currently the air temperatur

has been giving some swimmers and an itch.e is there reports of rashes after swimming in alameda and it's known why researchers discovered a parasite the lives on the bubble still a still fairly new to bay area. they thrive in these waters the parasite can give swimmers of wild pitch to a rash depending on the individual's immune system. swimmers happened from september-october months. there are plenty of folks taking out today and is likely to be the same your rest of the very warm week. at 449 president barack obama has if words for students and teachers say both need to work harder. >> the president said money is not the answer to improving education. appearing on a network morning show he said scored had been declining even as spending has climbed he offered to remedies one leasing the school year by as much as one month bringing the u.s. in line with germany japan and south korea in other is getting rid of bad teachers. education is who underperform deserve counseling to help them improve but if they do not they need to b

but again, just hundreds of swimmers out there, 200 volunteers, and an awesome event from maryland andaltimore. so looking forward to next year on that. cooler and clear tonight, beautiful weather, but it will be chilly overnight. we're already down to 62 at bwi and expecting that number to drop sharply. probably getting down to the low 50s in the city. outlying suburbs going to see 40s overnight tonight. already seeing that up north of 0 the pennsylvania line. new today, chesapeake beach. nice looking sunset as well. next couple days very, very nice weather around here, today's highs similar to these numbers, upper 70s, a few spots only into the low 70s, nor his risks industrial, hanover, maybe a degree or two warmer then the temperatures head up as we head into fall, wednesday and thursday, just, eh, it's a twist but 2010 has been that way. we are looking at temperatures close to 80 today for a high in some spots but most spots did stay into the upper 70, tonight we have cooled off sharply. look at that, 49 up in york right now, 60 out in winchester. as we check out the winds tonight

. >>> some swimmers at an east bay beach are coming home with more than a sunburn.say they have developed a rash after visiting crown beach in alameda and now scientists say they know why. microscopic parasitic flat worm carried by the bubble snail is flourishing in the water there. still some beach--goers say it won't keep them from cooling off. >> yeah, it wouldn't stop me, so -- unless i had a big, huge thing bur road in my arm, then i would stop. >> ooh. dozens of even hundreds of the worms can burrow into the skin, the result is a case of swimmer's itch and the effect is similar to poison okay or poison ivy. >> umm. the facts on, roberta, people cooling off out there. >> speaking of rashes, here is roberta, i appreciate that very much. >>> beach today. santa cruz, 103 degrees, ties a record set back in 1970. notable records, 104 in santa rosa, 103 in san francisco, 96 in oakland, months sat hills 94 degrees and sfo a record-tying event of 96 trees. oui by the way, salinas at 102 degrees. looks like tomorrow morning when you wake up we'll have some areas of patc

two swimmers are trying to complete the whole nine miles on their own. so chilly. >> yeah. you know what's interesting, the past couple dales we didn't have a lot of wind. when we don't, we didn't have the upwelling. some buoys reported temperatures in the 60s. we get that cool air in the upwelling and the cold water moving to the surface. but maybe a little warmer this morning. outside we go. we're looking at emeryville with a lot of cloud cover and with that cloud cover, some of it translating into some light rain. in fact, the cold front is on the way bringing rain to the north bay. heavy mist, drizzle, whatever you want to call it, it is accumulating in the north bay. so temperatures very mild with the cloud cover. we are in the 60s. 65 in oakland right now but where the skies are clear, we have the 50s. 59 in fremont, 57 mountain view. probably won't look at rain here in the south bay or the east bay but the chance exists throughout the afternoon. just a chance while we favor the north bay with the rain shower activity as the front falls apart. ligh

we have over 100 swimmers there so far. and 430 swimmers at the open waters. total of 500 swimmers. >> and michael will be down at gibson island. >> michael will be our official starter. >> in the pool and in the open water. what does this mean for you, that so many people are coming out to fight this darn disease? >> i mean, you get to a certain point in your life, yesterday i found out one of my dear friends that i've known forever my whole life was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. so you feel like i'm doing something right. >> are you swimming for yourself or are you swimming for others? >> i'm swimming for myself, i'm swimming for others. i'm swimming for my team. there's just so many people that are affected by this disease, and it seems really like we could beat it. we could find a cure. there are so many more survivors now than there have ever been in our history, in the history of this disease. but it seems like we can beat this. >> i'm so proud baltimore is beating a record. any idea how much money we've raised so far? >> over a quarter million. >> that

two swimmers are trying to complete the whole nine miles on their own.o all those folks today, lisa. >> yeah. kind of mild out there now. a lot of cloud cover and rain still falling not only the north bay, in the east bay and into san francisco. a live look from the sutro camera. very cloudy throughout much of the bay area. and the clouds are advancing into the south bay where it was clear this morning. so we are looking at the cold front continuing to slide south. it will fall apart and spread some rain on its way. temperatures right now are in the 60s so a mild one in oakland. san francisco 61. here's where we had a bit of clearing earlier. menlo park and mountain view upper 50s. but now the clouds are beginning to advance your way. so it is feeling more muggy out there still. light showers mainly in the north bay. now beginning to push into the east bay. san francisco, the dry weather later on tonight into next week. live doppler 7 hd shows the scattered light showers throughout novato into the east bay, richmond, i-80 right now getting wet. you'll no

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researchers in spain studied a group of swimmers who used indoor clear national pools.evidence of dna mutations and rest practice piertory problems after swimmers spent just 40 minutes in the water. health experts say the positive impacts could be increased by reducing the level of chemicals in the pool. >>> a new study out of israel suggests milk can help adults lose weight. researchers looked at older adults who followed a low-fat mediterranean or low carb diet and those who drank the most milk and had the highest vitamin d levels at six months lost more weight after two years compared to those who had little or no milk. the average weight loss some milk drinkers was about 1 pounds. >>> strict of your handshake could indicate how long you live. researchers in london measured peep's balance, grip strength and their ability to get up from a chair. most were over 60 and the one that did best were likely to live longer. the study found that death rates were # 7% higher in people with the weak of the grip compared to those with the strongest grip. >>> there are concerns ab

. >> 440 swimmers were making waves to make money for the cancer center at john hopkins. >> they came by the hundreds, and some had -- swimming experience, and some did not. the one goal was, one and for all. >> it's to bring awareness and protection to our community. >> as part of the network, they are making money for the scientific research and patient care at the john hopkins hospital, and it will go directly to the center. there will be a lab called swim across america lab, and it is funded by the funds raised at the swim. i've had friends that i have lost due to it. i have his name on my cap here. i think about the people that we have lost to cancer, and that is what it comes down to. >> this summed up the feels of many. >> a very close family member of mine died several years ago, and it's an important way to give. >> the water temperature was 72 degrees, this was a beautiful choice and location for the celebration. all were here for a greater cause. >> i am swimming in memory of my grand dad that died of kidney cancer. >> my mom's friend was diagnosed with cancer, and that is

in bellmar, new jersey, a swimmer went in thursday, they have not found him yet.ff the search. that's two drownings on the jersey shower because of danielle and earl's dangerous rip currents. they closed the beaches from the mid-atlantic up to new england yesterday. >> they are back open today but swimmers need to take that warning. mike seidel, thank you. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karens tracking earl's movement and another storm named gaston, good morning. >> good morning to you. we got the update from the national hurricane center, earl is making landfall this hour up in nova scotia. we've seen the reports on the east coast, damage wasn't bad. the strong side of the storm always out to sea. that's not case. the strongest winds and the most damage that earl is going to produce is up in nova scotia, winds gusting up to 90 miles per hour, sustained winds 70 miles per hour. friends in canada are getting hit by earl worse than we did here in the u.s. what is next? this is the peak of the hurricane season. usually you get one storm after another in september, and it

i think post-swimmer syndrome. that's when you gain a lot of weight after swimming because you can't eat like you used to be able to, about 50 pounds ago. yeah! hello! show you what's going on. (laughter) >> brutal. >> it is. happens to a lot of people. once you stop competitive swimming. i don't look like i used to, that's for sure. 5:17 this morning. let's take a look, show you with a is going on. it's all muscle. looking at clouds across downtown san francisco. and no real drizzle. >> that's what you're talking about. >> let's take a look outside as far as temperatures go, santa rosa, napa in the upper 40s. low to mid-50s santa rosa, san francisco, redwood city and mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. around the monterey bay, mainly cloudy and temperatures also in the mid to upper 50s. all right. relaxes breezes today. not only is it going to be warmer but feels warmer because we don't have that crisp breeze and gray clouds, not nearly as many hanging over us. still cool by average standards. partly cloudy, cool

great white has been sighted at a sonoma county beach which is popular with surfers, kayaks and swimmerspeople standing on the beach saw a shark with a sea lion in its mouth only 200 yards off the coast yesterday morning. the shark looked to be about 18 feet long. a park ranger said that's the closest a shark has been to the shore in years. what's left of hurricane earl has moved on to nova scotia this morning having caused less damage than feared in new england. reports show only isolated flooding and power outages. >> earl didn't live up to its billing as a monster storm as it swiped the east coast. for days it posed a menacing threat as those in its path prepared for the worst. >> the public should continue to take precaution. in particular, stay indoors and off the roads during the height of the storm. >> but many were baffled by all the hoopla once it passed. >> last night honestly we slept like a baby. like nothing ever happened. been through a lot worse than this. >> while it didn't pack a major wallop, it did cause significant damage, flooding streets, knocking out power and dama

. >> reporter: a lot of people tried to get to the scene including who men in a kayak, some swimmers. but the coast guard sent them away because of the leaking oil. >> i can tell you she was found a couple of feet from the plane. she was not seat belted into the interior. >> reporter: as we reported earlier, officials are not confirming the identities of the victim, but we've been told one passenger is bob borman, the foreman of borman company. again the ntsb is now in charge and have not yesterday said when it will try to retrieve the wreckage and the bodies. live in redwood city, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the man who police say shot an understand cover freemont police officer is back in the bay area today. the alameda county sheriff's released this booking photo of barrientos. barrientos faces 10 charges for shooting officer young while he was trying to arrest him. >>> san san francisco police officers donated blood in honor of that shot police officer. officials say officer todd young was shot twice in the pelvis, he has undergone surgery and remains in serious conditi

swimmers at crown beach have been getting rashes similar to poison oak for this years. the number of cases is only in the dozens. >>> one of the big local races in the election will decide who will replace ron dellums as mayor of oakland. so far all 10 candidates have been invited to attend a forum and it's actually this evening. it will run from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at semple sinai at 28th and webster streets. if you want to check it out it's free. and it is open to the community. >>> the two major candidates for governor set to debate at uc-davis tomorrow evening, democrat jerry brown the state attorney general expected to tout his experience as a former two-term governor. republican meg whitman former chief of san jose-based ebay will likely talk up her business experience. tomorrow will be the first of three scheduled debates. >>> a new poll shows brown is pulling ahead despite whitman's better financed campaign. the los angeles time-usc survey shows browns with a 49-44% lead over whitman. that's among likely voters. but that lead is within the poll's margin of er

of dna mutations and respiratory problems after swimmers spent just 40 minutes in the pool.ositive impact of swimming could be increased by reducing the levels of chemicals in pools. >>> a fox 5 health alert about a worldwide threat. doctors are concerned about a new super bug that's spreading and it makes you really sick and antibiotics won't kill it. the bacteria has already hit three states here in the u.s. fox's diana rocco has the story. >> reporter: the super bug found in massachusetts, an antibiotic resistant bacteria and virtually incurable now sparking fears around the world it has turned up at a hospital in the hub, one of only three reported cases in the united states. >> they can present as urinary tractor respiratory infections in patients who are on ventilators and skin infections in surgical wounds as bloodstream infections, all of those. >> reporter: the patient hospitalized at mass general for a urinary tract infection before the summer has been released. the patient had recently traveled to india where the so- called super bug is rampant. >> people may carr

the beach is not closed, but for several years some swimmers have been getting a rash once they go in water. it's the result of a parasite carried by the japanese bubble snail. the snail was first detected in san francisco bay in 1999. it surfaced in the waters off alameda's beaches in 2003. swimmers itch ranges from a minor nuisance to something similar to poison oak. >>> reducing california's carbon footprint has been one of governor arnold schwarzenegger's priorities. as he prepares to leave office, the governor ponders whether the state will remain focussed on clean energy or adopt a new approach. tomorrow governor schwarzenegger will be in santa clara to discuss the future of the state's climate change law approved in 2006. he'll also talk about his recent china trip and that country's progress with clean energy. >>> coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay" a bay area convention where a lot more than politics is in the air. the buzz on the attempts to legalize marijuana at this weekend's bay area cannibis convention. that plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00. right now back

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. >> you can take a look and see that there are surfers and swimmers out in the water and a few hundred people are out here enjoying this labor day weekend. warning signs are no longer posted here saying there was a sighting of a great shark out here attacking a sea lion. last thursday, same thing, an 18-foot great white eating a sea lion. experts say there have been more sightings of great whites along the california coast than usual, but we spoke to an expert today. he said it's not uncommon to see a variety of sharks along the coast, andveinn the bay, particularly between august and december. >> it's not uncommon for them to come into the bay, particularly right underneath the golden gate bridge into the mouth of the bay. they will come in there to feed off sea lions or if a whale carcass drifts in, they might feed on that before heading back out to the ocean. >> a man was attacked a few weeks ago. he was not hurt but there was plenty of teeth marks in his kayak. these recent shark sightings should just be a reminder to people who go in the water to exercise caution. clearly it hass

it causes swimmer's itch similar to poison oak.knows how the japanese snals arrived in the bay, but they could have come in the hulls of ships or accidentally introduced to the bay by oyster farmers. >> interesting. a short time ago, southwest airlines bought air tran, a small airline based out of florida. this is the old value jet. >> it reorganized and changed its name after the horrific crash in 1992. southwest reportedly paid $1.5 billion or slightly de lly lesse airline. hartsfield is the nation's busiest city that southwest doesn't serve. what is curious is southwest only flies boeing 737s and the fleet is the smaller 717. wall street loves mergers and acquisitions. they call it futures call for a higher opening and on the verge of closing in september. with it one of the best hmongs we have seen in years. >> pretty amazing. thank you very much. 5:52 and we are talking about the rising temperatures. another spare the air day today. christie smith is live at the castro valley bart station. thank you. rep respect good morning t

. >>> great white has been sighted at is sonoma county beach popular with surfer kayaker and swimmers. santa rosa press democrat reports people standing on the beach saw the shark with a sea lion in its mouth about 200 yard off the coast yesterday morning. now that shark looked to be about 18 pet long or so. park rangers said this is the closest the shark has been to the shore in several years. now the beach has not been csed but park rangers are warning swimmers to watch out especially with the long holiday weekend come up and so many people heading to the beach. >> novato schools have a problem that most districts would like to have. too many kids. while over enrollment does men more money from the state going to the district it also means that many students now have to switch schools. as lee ann explains a lot of parents are angry. >> when terri recently moved back to no vat 0she knew exactly where she wanted to live. >> i chose to buy a house within this olive school zone because this is the skil wanted my daughter to go to. it was by design that i moved to this area. >>reporter:

a rescue swimmer got to the boat as it began to sink.er and man are pulled out right there. he had just seconds before the vessel sinks into the water.avy hundreds of people homeless after heav rain swelled rivers, damaged buildings and washed out roads. let's talk about home. sunshine after some little drizzlelittle rain yesterday. >> yeah. we had a little bit. especially the north bay where we thought the heaviest rain would fall, a tenth of inch in santa rosa. that's gone for now. let's take a look -- >> warmer, huh? >> yeah. show you what's going on. cool picture. some of the fog that's lifting as we speak and leaving us with a mostly sunny sky around the bay and inland. mount malpais about 69 degrees. sausalito and tiburon. a naturally beautiful picture to show you from soh beach. towards sutro, twin peaks. youee colors in there, the reds and the greens just absolutely gorgeous. the long shadows of fall showing up even as we near the noon hour. we can sit and stare at this all day but we've goa forecast to do. the cloudsretty thick.

a rescue swimmer got to the boat as it began to sink.escuer and man are pulled out right there. he had just seconds before the vessel sinks into the water. heavy weekend floods have left hundreds of people homeless after heavy rain swelled rivers, damaged buildings and washed out roads. let's talk about home. sunshine after some little drizzle, little rain yesterday. >> yeah. we had a little bit. especially the north bay where we thought the heaviest rain would fall, a tenth of inch in santa rosa. that's gone for now. let's take a look -- >> warmer, huh? >> yeah. show you what's going on. cool picture. some of the fog that's lifting as we speak and leaving us with a mostly sunny sky around the bay and inland. mount tamalpais about 69 degrees. sausalito and tiburon. a naturally beautiful picture to show you from south beach. towards sutro, twin peaks. you see colors in there, the reds and the greens just absolutely gorgeous. the long shadows of fall showing up even as we near the noon hour. we can sit and stare at this all day but we've g

local hotels to two months of clean up efforts ongoing in the athletes' village a host of a street in swimmer should many who are took for gold they are already intel and for their members all of that squad will first head to malaysia for a training camp in the hope that delhi's difficulties are sorted upon their touched on in india. officials earlier stated the country should not have won the right to host the event games president mike fennell admitted there's much to work on but also added he seemed considerable improvement. a lot of damage has been done to india as a country as a whole country people are questioning should we have come to india and yes we have to do is a just cause country with a population of children in the region of one point two billion. should we do something that we need to do to encourage the whole the can improve on host of events as world so this is a part of developing or a tease and i would hope that at the end of all of this india would have learned a great lesson and we also would have learned a great lesson working with our contradict india. rivalry meanwhil

the environmental health department retopped swimmers and boater autos and here is an ironic twist.urns out a brand new los angeles school designed to be eco friendly and co-named after climate change advocate al gore sits on a toxic bit of soil. "los angeles times" is reporting that the rachel carson al gore academy of environmental sciences was built on top of more than a dozen storage tanks from which industrial toxins are seeping. several tons of soil are haul wade over the weekend and officials dees claired the school safe. but safety watch dogs say may soil may be contaminated. >> and we'll be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happess comes in 25 delicious flavors. explore them all. yoplait. it is so good. the yoplait you can't get enough of. now in a four pack. >>> in the newsroom, in tonight at 6:00 neighborhood frustration over a failing fence and a wall that wasn't. see what the fuss was about in our news you fix it property and the damage report a and teachers aren't getting paid it

. >>> a swimmer is in serious3 condition this morning after beinn pulled from a pool in anne arundelunty. %-8:00 last night at the north arundel aquatic center at glen burnie. life guards performed cpr after a 25 years old man was found unconscious underwater. %-seizure at the pool. he had a3 he is being treated at baltimore, washington medical >>> 15 city's crerkna correctiol officers are on administrative issue of excessive force. an it happened late last month and involved the detainee at the city detention center. no one was seriously huut.ú officials saa that some people oo leave were not involved but they had ssen what happened. >>> current football analyst star is taking time off from comecommentating after a tempory retraining order was filed in atlanta. the woman who obtained it said that sharp forced her to have sex with her and threatened her he accused sharp of stalking %-sharp will step baak from his post untillthe case is resolved. -p>>> e're not talking about te worms that were found in candy ú% a gift store at one of ballimore's most renounced hospitals. routine exam.

the shark attacked swimmers. they talk to a shark expert if cp will be saved. >> experts say this summer there has been an abnormally use have mountain of sharks. one ec taped here it was hit by a southern california surfer with the a shot in pacifica last monday. look for the error was pointed parody concede that the door and called for another shirt. some estimate could be as long as 25 ft.. for several days it warning people to inform them about the setting. we spoke with shark expert patrick douglas be a step about that increase and settings. >> in the years before i can say we're deathly on an upgrade. not allow the people spotted sharks years ago. >> one of the reason and they are on the rise is on a band of netting on the coast richard cease to get tangled in the netting and now that is now happening. now is the time the season for sharks double that before they start their big migration in the next few months. >> your car to find that your biggest, biggest population of white sharks or around aug. all the

a swimmer was pulled out of a pool with ife threatening injurres.s is the scene at north aquatic center on crain highway at 8:00 tonight. mmn found unconscious under watee. lifeeuards tried to perform cpr. he was rushed to baltimore-washington medical center. no word on his condition at this timee vilapartment complex, afterrshe claims that she was attacked by bedbugs. amber croo shaw moved intoothe briar cliff apartment complex in 2008. but about a year later, she found that she had bedbugs, like the ones you see here. she eventually moved out. but s now suing the complex for $100,000. claiming the managers knew about the bed ug infestation, long before her complaint. %-personal injury, there is also recovery for mental anguish and she suffered. it can overwhelm a person. >> we tried to contact the managerssat briar cliff late tonight. but they could not be reached for cooment. >> first on fox tonight. worms, nowned candy. at a gift ssore, when aa3 baltimore world renowned hospiials. 14-year-old charlotte jefferson went to outpatient center for rou

you can see that does not keep surfers or swimmers out of the water here at linda mar beach. warning signs are no long posted here indicating there was a sighting of a great white shark last week attacking a sea lion, but many people are aware of the incident. we talked to a shark expert in san francisco. the expert today us it's not uncommon to see all varieties of sharks along want coast and even in the bay along in september and november. >> all sharks are common in the coastal waters and especially san francisco bay. probably a lot of san franciscoians don't realize we have shark sightings every day. >> the shark attack happened a few weeks ago, and he was not hurt. there were plenty of teeth marks in his kayak. it's important to point out that none of the recent sightings resulted in injury to people in the water. back here live you can see surfers are in the water. people are heading home right now. hundreds are expected to crowd coastal beaches tomorrow for the labor day holiday. reporting live in pacifica, "nbc bay area news." >>> one in 10 people in california have l