and the unwelcome matt being rolled out at lake tahoe this summer.y are slowly winning the ba these sweehoney clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyo recognition. fibeone. >> topping our news this half-hour, sometime this week or next state lawmakers will vote on committing $6 billion to commit on building the high-speed rail project. it is expected to easily pass the assembly, but face a different vote in the senate. gov. jerry brown is seeking approval to build 130 miles of track from bakersfield to modera. by there is growing skepticism the train could end up being a train to nowhere. alternative plans are being set up to get initial funds to high ridership areas, such as the bay area or los angeles. >>> the 49ers and the city

ted is with the tahoe regional planning agency. >> the combined effects on the effects on lake tahoeld be as much at $22 million a year in lost property values, increased maintenance of boat and waterin' takes. >> this shows how thick the infestation is in some spots receipt now. so far the clams are mostly in the southeastern part of the lake. but a small colony is beginning to grow at the mouth of emerald bay. emerald bay is one of the most popular and beautiful parts of lake tahoe and it is the site of a pilot project that started a year ago. divers put down 2,000 square feet of those rubber mats that we showed you earlier. >> it's a lot of work down there. these rubber mats are heavy and they have a lot of rebar on them to keep them in place because there's a lot of currents that flow back and forth across the bottom of tahoe. >> we were there as researchers pulled the entire experiment out of the water piece by piece. the divers also took clam samples to send to a lab for analysis. after a few weeks the news is good. >> it was very effective. >> the mats killed about 80% of the

fire zone around south lake tahoe, machines are still cutting down burnt and blackened trees. the process is measured enhow many inches they have -- in how many inches they have grown. 2/3 of the recommendations made after the fire have been put in place. and many of the 250 families who lost homes rebuilt. >> i have adjusted. and now my family has. >> reporter: one says he is still concerned. >> i think it is a sense of urgency. >> reporter: he gives government agencies a c mineporous preventing future lake tahoe fires. he says small land owners should have more power to thin out trees. >> a healthy forest should have 50 to 75,000 trees per acre. >> reporter: it is a sensitive topic because trees and their roots help keep dirt from flowing into the lake. >> we are careful to protect the water quality. >> reporter: as the forum is about to get underway, property owners would be able to sell most of the trees they harvest so the cost to taxpayers would be small. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> cuts to school buss funding is a on the agenda tonight. the board says bus routes may have t

unwelcome mat that is being rolled out at lake tahoe this summer.slowly winning the battle are slowly winning the battle now against unwanted visitors >> boating season now full swing at lake tahoe. extra safe guards in place to make sure invasive species don't get in the lake but unwanted creature are already there. tonight the good news. experiment on getting rid of at least one harmful species appear to be paying off. here's dan with asipement 7 report. >> you might call this the unwelcome mat this video shows researchers spreading sheets of rubber on the bottom of lake tahoe. rubber is intended to smother invasive species called the asian clam. >> sow can see this is the material that blocks the oxygen and the clams are underneath i it. >>reporter: asian clam are tiny but potential to cause big problems. so a multi-agency task force is trying to control the clams before it is too lat late. they took a news crew out on the lake to show us how it's going. in some areas the e through a scope. >> every white dot we look at right here is a dead clam

they were first discovered in tahoe ten years ago and they spread fast. >> these guys can grow faster and more efficiently than the native clams. >> the clams encourage algae which clouds the famous clear waters. their shells are sharp and make beaches dangerous. scientists say the most serious threat may be the clams change the water chemistry so it's easier for other even more harmful species to survive. ted is with the tahoe regional planning agency. >> you combine effects and it could be as much as $22 million in year in lost property values, recreation, increased maintenance of boats and boat engines. >> this picture shows how thick the infestation is. so far the klamgs are mostly in the southeastern part of the lake but a small colony is beginning to grow at the mouth of emerald bay. >> emerald bay is one of the most popular and beautiful parts of lake tahoe. it is the site of a pilot project that started a year ago. divers put down 2,000 square feet of those rubber mats that we showed you earlier. >> it's a lot of work. these rubber mats are heavy. they have a lot of rebar keep

this video shows researchers spreading sheets of rubber on the botox lake tahoe. the rubber is intended to smother an invasive species called asian clam uk see this is the material that blocks oxygen and clams are underneath it. >> the clams are tiny but have potential to cause big problems so a multi agency task force is trying to control the clams before it's too late. they took a crew out on the lake to show how it's going. in some areas clams are visible through a scope. >> every white dot is a clam shell. there are more life one autos we sped up the video so you can see how they bury themselves in the sand. there they go. they were discovered 10 years ago, spreading fast. >> these guys can grow faster and with more efficiently than native clam autos clams encourage algae, clouding famous clear waters. shells are sharp and scientists say the serious threats may be clams change water chemistry so it's easier for other harlful species to survive. and. >> you find these agency that's can be as much as $22 million a year in lost property values and recreation. inc

there is know at the lake tahoe, about 6,000-foot elevation. we're going to see a little patchy fog tomorrow. a little more windy conditions. in the morning, it's going to be chilly. the winds die down, and this cool air settles in. tomorrow, it's going to be in the mid-40s. showers tomorrow morning, about 5:00 a.m., still going on in the mountains. then a little more activity tomorrow afternoon. so if you have mountain travel plans, you not, we're fine, but up in the hills, it's going to linger. be aware of a stray snow shower, i think that weather advisory should go away. forecast highs for tomorrow then, not that warm. 69 in sonoma. 67 in vallejo. forecast in the east bay, there'sy 70 in walnut creek and livermore. good air quality. probably not a horrible fire day. a lot of times, you get this late season rain like this. what's it going to do for fire danger, because you're growing more brush. the reality is, watching this type of pattern, the rain just postpones the fire season. it will give us a few more weeks before we have to really be

lake tahoe under late wind advisory tomorrow.raveling there do some camping or hiking 66 degrees in the afternoon. sunshine. sunny on saturday. 59 and temperature bounces right back up on sunday. 69 degrees after morning low of 29. our low not quit as cold as what they are facing for tahoe. we see numbers in the low to mid 50's with just few patches of fog. upper 40's around the north bay valley and santa cruz but because of the breeze it's going to feel cool out there. i would put an extra layer heading out the door. tomorrow afternoon cooler forecast. out of the low 80's today. we saw fairfield get up that the low 80's. same thing for antioch. tomorrow upper 70's so just minor dip. 76 in concord livermore. 67 in oakland richmond. mid 70's for santa rosa, clover dale, san rafael 70 degrees. 62 san francisco. breezy conditions. 58 half moon bay. low 70's for palo alto and san jose. sunshine for your friday afternoon around the monterey bay. 69 in watsonville. 66 for salinas. here's look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. minor t

lake tahoe under late tomorrow.e camping or hiki 66 degrees in the afternoon. sunshine. sunny on saturday. 59 and temperature bounces right back up on sunday. 69 degrees after morning low of 29. our low not quit as cold as what they are facing for tahoe. we see numbers in the low to's with just few patches of fog. upper 40's around the north bay valley and santa cruz but because of the breeze it's going to feel cool out there. i would put an extra layer heading out the door. tomorrow afternoon cooler forecast. out of the low 80's today. we saw fairfield get up that the low 80's. same thing. tomorrow upper 70's so just minor dip. in concord livermore. 67 in oakland richmond. mid 70's for santa rosa, clover dale, san rafael 70 degrees. 62 san francisco. breezy conditions. 58 half and san jose. sunshinepalo for your friday afternoon around the monterey bay. 69 in watsonville. 66 for salinas. here's look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. minor temperature drop tomorrow then warms up for the weekend. real warm day expe

> yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the destructive angora fire in south lake tahoe. that fire burned almost five square miles and destroyed homes and buildings. recovery efforts are still ongoing as trees burned removed and seedlings planted. one california lawmakers said today he gives government agencies a c minus grade for preventing future fires in the tahoe basin. he says small landowners, those with less than 3 acres should have more power to thin out trees trees. >> they say a healthy forest should have 50 to 75 trees per acre and many of the acres around the tahoe basin have 500 trees plus. >> reporter: but there are environmental concerns, fewer trees would allow more run off into lake tahoe affecting its clarity. >>> it's pretty breezy out there right now. temp chus chus -- temperatures did warm a few degree. we go out to the antioch area, winds gusting to 21 miles per hour. they're coming out of the west- southwest. those winds are going to come down a little bit tonight and it's going to get chilly. that's why it was cool and that's why there's still a s

lake tahoe under late wind advisory tomorrow. so if traveling there do some camping or hiking 66 degrees in the afternoon. sunshine. sunny on saturday. 59 and temperature bounces right back up on sunday. 69 degrees after morning low of 29. our low not quit as cold as what they are facing for tahoe. we see numbers in the low to mid 50's with just few patches of fog. upper 40's around the north bay valley and santa cruz but because of the breeze it's going to feel cool out there. i would put an extra layer heading out the door. tomorrow afternoon cooler forecast. out of the low 80's today. we saw fairfield get up that the low 80's. same thing for antioch. tomorrow upper 70's so just minor dip. 76 in concord livermore. 67 in oakland richmond. mid 70's for santa rosa, clover dale, san rafael 70 degrees. 62 san francisco. breezy conditions. 58 half moon bay. low 70's for palo alto and san jose. sunshine for your friday afternoon around the monterey bay. 69 in watsonville. 66 for salinas. here's look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast.

> yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the destructive angora fire in south lake tahoeire burned almost five square miles and destroyed homes and buildings. recovery efforts are still ongoing as trees burned removed and seedlings planted. one california lawmakers said today he gives government agencies a c minus grade for preventing future fires in the tahoe basin. he says small landowners, those with less than 3 acres should have more power to thin out trees trees. >> they say a healthy forest should have 50 to 75 trees per acre and many of the acres around the tahoe basin have 500 trees plus. >> reporter: but there are environmental concerns, fewer trees would allow more run off into lake tahoe affecting its clarity. >>> it's pretty breezy out there right now. temp chus chus -- temperatures did warm a few degree. we go out to the antioch area, winds gusting to 21 miles per hour. they're coming out of the west- southwest. those winds are going to come down a little bit tonight and it's going to get chilly. that's why it was cool and that's why there's still a slight ch

in south lake tahoe, ktvu. >> cutting edge technology right in our backyard. the mission that will let local scienckists look deep into space. >> the cell doors open up for a couple dozen inmates, we take you inside the walls of the prison to explain this unusual yet special day. . >>> lawmakers fought into a partisan food fight on cool roll hill. the house voted down down a bid to ban styrofoam. she were banned but when the republicans regained power they brought them back. >> this is a -- a condemnation of a industry that employee about 50,000 americans around the country. >> we should we using other products. >> reporter: the house is the only place that reverted back to using them. >> sciencists at berkeley getting ready for the launch of a new kind of xray telescope. it's called new star. they will work with people from cal tech and nasa operating the telescope. nasa announced yesterday it'll cancel another project called gems because of coast over run. >>> facebook making easier for you to find out that menlo park network revealed it's new app center to

. >> state lawmaker giving fire safety in the lake tahoe basin. 5 years after the devastating angora fryer. that blaze destroyed 240 homes in two thousand 7. state senator sets says wildfire only improved since then. he says 60 of the 90 recommendation made by the blue rib bob pan that he will investigate the fire has been implemented and 30 remaining 10 are still work in progress. saddest of the rest remains unclear. >>> south lake tahoe owe him hones -- homeowner quite the surprise in her garage. look at this. >> that's a bear in the garage. homeowner was stuned to discover the cub trapped there. he was daping licensing from the garage door ceiling track looking for a way out. even hear the club calling for help and there who comes to the rest sdmu that was mama bear. she managed to open the garage door with her pa. the person heads out the door to reunite with mom. certainly a dog in the background here. not very happy about the theft. >> new study warns that women over the age of 65 at risk of gaining excess weight if they don't get enough vitamin d. tracking 4600 people for more

. >> state lawmaker giving fire safety in the lake tahoe basin. 5 years after the devastating angora fryer. that blaze destroyed 240 homes in two thousand 7. state senator sets says wildfire only improved since then. he says 60 of the 90 recommendation made by the blue rib bob pan that he will investigate the fire has been implemented and 30 remaining 10 are still work in progress. saddest of the rest remains unclear. >>> south lake tahoe owe him hones -- homeowner quite the surprise in her garage. look at this. >> that's a bear in the garage. homeowner was stuned to discover the cub trapped there. he was daping licensing from the garage door ceiling track looking for a way out. even hear the club calling for help and there who comes to the rest sdmu that was mama bear. she managed to open the garage door with her pa. the person heads out the door to reunite with mom. certainly a dog in the background here. not very happy about the theft. >> new study warns that women over the age of 65 at risk of gaining excess weight if they don't get enough vitamin d. tracking 4600 people for more

. >>> one homeowner in south lake tahoe got a surprise in her garage. check this out. this video was posted on youtube. the home other than found this bear cub trapped in her garage on the garage door tracks looking for a way out most likely scared look who comes to the rescue, momma bear! she opens up the garage door the cub goes down the ladder out the door and everyone is fine. >> certainly -- [ inaudible ] >>> lisa in for mike, gorgeous morning. >> very pretty tahoe red flag warning windy there with low relative humidity here we don't have that problem, nice and clear we're talking about another sunny afternoon but things aren't back to normal. we see the lack of the marine layer because of that, the inversion is again and we are looking at a well mixed layer. temperatures are going to remain cool. we are going to look today really cooler than average again. changes coming and they will come more significantly tomorrow into wednesday. numbers right now, 40s, 45 half moon bay, lost another degree as well as santa rosa, 48 san rafael, 56 oakland in san jose clear 52

also across lake tahoe. headed that way, increasing heat this weekend. will keep this fire danger high. it is just for minimal parts of our viewing area near concord. also for vallejo. what to expect for saturday. breezy, windy, northwest, 15-25 miles an hour. calm a bit for sunday. more off is dry, northerly offshore wind. will bring monday, high fire danger we will be tracking. details on the 90 degree heat and how long it lasts coming up. ladies. >> thank you so much, jeff. we have breaking news right now. in san jose. fire fighters on the scene of a major fire at a pick and pull salvage car lot. it is happening now on the 1,000 block of commercial street. this its near the 101/880 interchange. we are told at least five cars are on fire right now. no word yet of any injuries. we have a crew on the way wec. we will bring you more information. >> a story on nbc bay area. historic resignations. the san jose police department is seeing more officers quit than retire. many say concerns over the city's pension reform plan is to blame. nbc bay area's maryann

eureka 59, low 80s chico and sacramento, cold front tahoe 66, 90 fresno, 103 palm springs.a lot of sunshine, unfortunately, red flag warning high fire danger 59 saturday, 69 sunday at tahoe, 70s to 80s in yo stem >> -- in yosemite. >>> new poll finds most americans don't like the job the u.s. supreme court is doing. only 44% surveyed in a poll approved of the job the nation's high court is doing. 3/4 believe the decisions are sometimes influenced by their personal or political views. in the 80s, the court's approval ratings 66%. >>> in san francisco disabled man from poland plans to ride his wheelchair a marathon distance through the city today. the special olympian was preparing for a a cross country ride yesterday until someone stole his especially made bike. someone cut a hole through the front entrance of the church where he's been staying. he says the ride he planned was to bring awareness to the cancer that took his legs. >> they cut his legs, part by part, eight operations he passed chemo and -- >> the missing bike is worth $10,000. >>> something that any high school

. >> state lawmaker giving fire safety in the lake tahoe basin. 5 years after the devastating angoraomes in two thousand 7. state senator sets says wildfire only improved since then. he says 60 of the 90 recommendation made by thebll investigate the fire has been implemented and 30 remaining 10 are still work in progress. saddest of the rest remains unclear. >>> south lake tahoe owe him hones -- homeowner quite the surprise in her garage. look at this. >> that's a bear in the garage. homeowner was stuned to discover the cub trapped there. he was daping licensing from the garage door ceiling track looking for a way out. even hear the club calling for help and there who comes to the rest sdmu that was mama bear. she managed to open the garage door with her pa. the person heads out the door to reunite with mom. certainly a dog in the background here. not very happy about the theft. >> new study warns that women over the age of 65 at risk of gaining excess weight if they don't get enough vitamin d. tracking 4600 people for more than 4 years tied discovered with low levels than women with

tahoe blue. i like that.iful day especially because you have to keep everything in perspective. we're going to be in the upper 90s, so today mid-80s not too hot yet. that's inland. we're talking about the 70s bayside. it's going to be a really nice day in san francisco. one of the reasons we're not starting without nearly as much fog as this time yesterday. we have about half as much. most is hugging the coastline over the mountains you'll see that half moon bay, pacifica. i don't think the marine layer will push in. as a result, less cloud cover to start means more sunshine early and warming 5 to 8 degrees. >> 52 in san francisco. at 50 in santa rosa. high pressure taking a track to the north. we had a weak disturbance overnight. it heads to the east t two systems work against each other and we get a tight pressure gradient. so winds pick up for the second half of the day. gusty at times, between about 12 and about 5:00 p.m., really 12 to 4 but that will likely come into play when it comes to the u.s. open.

the chevy tahoe. gm tells us customers cite the way it handles in the sand. those tahoe's are built and shipped from arlington, texas -- all the way to their new owners in the gulf. american cars are hardly the only thing selling fast and furious. u.s. exports to the gulf skyrocketing. america now the number one exporter to saudi arabia and qatar, too. exporting three times what china sends there. in fact, the moment you land in doha, the brand new airport. >> hi, david, i'm dennis. and i'm here at the new doha international airport. >> reporter: dennis telling us to look up. those ceilings, custom made tiles throughout the whole airport? made by ceilings plus, what was once a small company in los angeles. now, installing 3 million square feet of ceilings made in america. >> now, we get startled exporting, i -- china, i think, should watch out. we are the sleeping giant and they are just waking us up. >> reporter: there's the famous fountain in front of the tallest building in the world in dubai. it took 18 months to build. the parts, the design? made in amer

and if i win, i'm going to buy myself a house at lake tahoe.sorts are going to be banning smoking this summer in an attempt to prevent forest fires. kirk wood, northstar and heavenly valley announced the ban yesterday announcing extreme fire conditions. there almost on cue, heavenly mountain resort. no smoking there, folks. not this summer. not just smoking, it includes all open flames and fireworks. so be safe when you are up there. let's keep it nice and green. francis joins us now to talk about the temperatures. >> okay. despite the morning drizzle and the clouds along the coast, we will so a nice afternoon for most of the bay area. but the clouds stick around the coast. the widest spread of temperatures will be right around the afternoon, a 20-degree spread inland. the locks warming up to 80 but still cool along the coast near 60 degrees. >> all right, francis. thank you for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter, bay area and talk about it on facebook. good morning america is next. a

let's look at the story on tahoe resources.he guatemala president floating a proposal to change the constitution to allow the government to take up to 40% stake in mining projects. now, we know that tahoe resources is a leading supplier. should not affect its project. that's why we're off of the lows and still take a look at shares of tahoe resources still down better than 17%. sue? >> seema, thank you very much. take a look at the shares of weight watchers and nutrisystem. they were up today. that's gold to talk about in a little bit. selling off dramatically. we have weight watchers, trust me, and nutrisystem up on the day and investors believe could be that they benefit from the supreme court decision as more people are forced to take better care of themselves. wellness is the new word, the buzzword down here. if you don't know already, the supreme court ruled to uphold the most controversial part of the health care reform act. the individual mandate. ron fontanetta helps major companies how to manage employee health insuran

60s tahoe this weekend 70s and low 80s with sunshine.flag warning high fire danger today in the sierra. >>> let's check in with "good morning america" josh elliot for what is coming up. >>> good friday morning. coming up deadly outbreak of e. coli takes the life of a little girl and has experts guessing where did it come from? the detectives on the case in a race against time. and the woman who lied to get herman back to get the wedding of her dreams by telling people she had cancer. the most shocking thing may be she is not sorry. we hear from her in her own words, next on "good morning america." >>> new in morning, more than a dozen prisoners have escaped from a jail in afghanistan, including some members of the taliban. afghan officials say someone debt nighted a bomb last night outside a prison in the northern part of the country. guards opened fire but 14 prisoners managed to escape. no word on who may be responsible for the blast. >>> this morning a san diego man stranded in costa rica after learning he was on the government's no-f

. >> the changes still needed to prevent another wildfire like this one that tore through lake tahoego today. >>> washed ashore. a rare site on the coast and the risk these whales are facing right now in the open ocean. >> the low grade given to government agency charged with preventing another wildfire such as this one in south lake tahoe. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening. i am. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> there is a twist tonight in the trial of william lynch. ktvu's janine de la vega is live in san jose. she was in the courtroom when the judge made a ruling about the priest testimony. >> reporter: the retired priest is refusing to talk. he is alleging he was beat up by william lynch. but today inside the courtroom that priest took the fifth amendment and now they are wondering how can the assault be proven. ep

. >> this season you start to have them out and about in lake tahoe. >> like that bear cub in the garage >> right. we'll check in with mike. >> picnic basket at the trunk of the tree. >> yogi will come. >> hey boo boo! >> clear this morning, sorry, thanks for indulging me. back to my childhood, let's act like adult and talk about the weather. west winds 10 miles an hour at sfo no need to worry about delays, clouds along the coast, those won't live long, a lot of sun in the forecast today. upper 40s to mid 50s through the 7:00 hour. clouds will decrease as winds increase by noon along the coast where we will hang out in the mid to upper 50s even san francisco mid to upper 60s bay low to mid 70s inland. 4:00 70s inland mid to upper 60s around the bay low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco you might need a coat during the evening low to mid 70s inland, mid 60s around the bay near 60 at the coast. if you have allergies, it is going to be worse high amounts of grass. average temperatures through thursday and friday hey sue what is going on? >> i love boo boo and yogi. >> i was abou

partly cloudy skies and gorgeous shot up there at lake tahoe right now. the bit to get the forecast in. she'll be here shortly. >> troops returning from afghanistan and iraq are going to get everything they need. they cut the ribbon on a new mental health center in palo alto. mark matthews talked with a veteran who was a guest of honor at the event. >> christopher sits next to the v.a.'s undersector health as he cut the ribbon on the new mental health center. he took his turn at the podium along with congresswoman. >> most veterans won't accept help even if they know they need it. at least here the veterans won't feel like they are imprisoned or something. >> his blunt assessment and all the other thank you speeches seemed off kilter but he knows what he is talking about. he was a patient in the old v.a. center. >> i was not going outside. i was staying at my home. >> when he came home from two and a half years of combat he says he began to withdraw. his family acquitted him to get help but in the old v.a. center it felt like a lockup. >> there were only

looking towards lake tahoe, looking at cumulus clouds just building up.isture is in the vicinity. you can get strong heating from sun and those towering puffy clouds. if you're traveling to tahoe it's going to be partly cloudy skies and breezy. 74 degree s. palm springs, 104 degrees in las vegas. big sur, 74 and very warm weather around chico into low 90s, here in the bay area, temperatures going to drop a little bit tomorrow. more so on sunday z there are south bay locations 82 in saratoga. upper 70s in santa clara. and there is low 60s right along the coast and we're expecting fog to clear away. downtown san francisco, 68 degrees, out of the low 70s of today. north bay, 85 santa rosa. there are east bay communities, mild day. 72 in oakland. and we'll hang on to warmth inland. there subpoena 90s in antioch. around the bay, 75 degree day in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. and oh we're not going to go back to that time. we'll show it to you. >> and that is forever. >> yes. i was getting ready to go to the seven-day forecast. chance of shower

red flag warning up around tahoe high fire danger there rather breezy.d 7:00, low to mid 50s, slow clearing by noon pockets of sun especially east bay valleys and santa clara valley. 54 to 65. partly cloudy 4:00 away from the coast, breezy 55 there to 71 inland, will cool quickly after 7:00, 50s to near 60 everywhere during the evening. >>> recap of our traffic: bay bridge toll, metering lights on. looks as though traffic is backed towards the west grand overcrossing as you head into san francisco company incline and upper deck. we've got problems on the Äq7ájjut, i don't know if we get that to you there we go, early early accident at poplar cleared. traffic very heavy over the altamont pass, about 30 minutes to get into the dublin pleasanton area and san jose accident 101 northbound still clogging traffic there >> we always make time for you sue. that does it for this edition of abc7 morning news. >> have a great day!

anywhere in the world it would be lake tahoe. take a live picture from heavenly valley resort.sunny and 75 degrees up there today. is it going to be breezy? >> not too bad. it will be in higher elevations. >> and some resorts are banning smoking to prevent forest fires. they announced a ban citing fire conditions. it's also smoking and fireworks, any open flames, they are putting the kabash on it. that is a technical term. >> clouds are going to stick around the coast. we are off to to sunny conditions, sea breeze and this evening. fireworks, good thing they are in the south bay, it will be clear at great america parkway. great america parkway. and clouds will be back from the bay. bay. >> terry: now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only 25 a month for six months -- our lowest price ever -- with a total home dvr included. plus get hbo and cinemax free for three months. [ male announcer ] with u-verse tv, you can record four shows at once with a total home dvr that lets you play back, paus

. >>> just in time, new fire restrictions are taking effect in the lake tahoe basin.orest service officials said today that conditions are very dry in the tahoe national forest. so starting sunday, new regulations will be enforced. campfires will be allowed only in developed campgrounds in metal rings and grills. in the back country, portable grills will be allowed. smoking is allowed only in a vehicle or a developed recreation site and all fireworks are illegal in the national forest. >>> you just showed us the back up there on i80 getting out of town. for all of us who are staying here let's go to our chief meteorologist bill martin on advise on how to plan our weekend. >> we're all deciding is it this weekend that's a holiday or the next weekend? because it falls right in the middle. the fog is going to have a huge impact on the temperatures this weekend as it did today. we're seeing some clearing out along the coast right now. not a lot but we're starting to see some sunshine out by the cliff house. the fog is going to be back tonight and it's going to have that s

no obstante la policia busca al hombre de 25 aÑos quien viaja en una camioneta deportiva chevrolet tahoe de 4 puertas de color negro, numero de placas 6 t x a 2 5 3. cu ---vamos ahora a oakland, donde agentes del orden de todo el pas estn siendo capacitados para evitar la prostitucin de menores de edad. ---mayra tostado nos ampla. take pkg ;01 ;08 ;31 take pkg es un problema que se vive a diario en las calles de oakland, la explotacion sexual de menores de edad, en su mayoria niÑas.. adela rodarte - coordinadora, "westcoast children's clinic" "usted puede mirar y puede pasar por la internacional y otras calles y puede ver que hay muchachas que están siendo vendidas 24 horas, siete días a la semana, muchachas de edades de 11 a 18 años de edad". el problema es tan grave que las autoridades dicen que esta ciudad se ha convertido en un centro de actividad para la trata de personas y prostitucion.. jackie ponce - ofic. del fiscal, cdo. alameda "hay muchos clientes que están dispuestos a pagar estos servicios y esto en realidad es abuso en contra de menores, es abuso de niños". adela rodarte,

. >> and at 6:00 intense efforts now underway to get rid of unwanted creatures threatening lake tahoe. approach is remarkable. >>> look up in the sky, you'll see the first urban cable car, it's amazing site. those are the first ones to run high above the city. they're expected to make ground transportation. >> and northern california special olympic games passed through san francisco today. san francisco's finest carried a tocch eight miles today. it's now headed to davis where the special olympic games kick off on friday. and there is a global event special olympics program around the world. >> and bodi, the sacramento police dog shot is in the road to recovery. visiting a camp where the handler talked about the job. he was shot by a suspected car thief about a month ago. you can see the cast is on, and should come off in six weeks and expected to be back to work in december. >> and up next, big challenge for a young south bay player about to train with the world's best. ab >>> coming up, the death of an east bay bicycle rider. a lawsuit that some say promotes rexness. >> and now, in

before he set her free, the old man somehow managed to get her onto an airplane and fly her to lake tahoe in california. >> i don't really remember getting there. we stayed in this cabin in the woods. i believe we were there for like maybe a week or so. >> whether the old man drugged her to get her to tahoe and back to syracuse may never be known, but kirsten says the next thing she remembers is standing alone in front of the airport terminal in syracuse, finally free after three years of captivity. >> i'm just standing there, and i was free. i just ran to the airport. found the first pay phone, and i called my mother. she came to pick me up. >> afraid the old man might make good on his death threats, kirsten says her family decided not to go to the police. that decision would turn out to have dire consequences for other young women in the syracuse area. ten years after kirsten left the old man's dungeon, this woman went in. >>> coming up, another prisoner, another victim. what would her fate be? >> reality just hit me like a ton of bricks. like, oh, my god. you know, even if i knock this

they were town in the tahoe keys area.ing the virus in -- finding the virus in birds raises the heightened risk for humans. >>> contra costa county judge is expected to issue a decision today about the discipline for dozens of students accused of a senior prank. it happened at the high school. itly to 250 seniors being suspended and banned from the graduation ceremonies. the students tied a lamb to a post and ran around the campus with their feet covered in washable paint. some of the parents say the discipline measures went too far. the judge is expected to decide whether to rescind the suspensions or seal the school records of that time. >>> a new plan to speed up traffic on market street. we are out there live in san francisco. what city agents want banned from a long stretch of that san francisco thorough fair. >> and in just a couple hours a team of specialists will be here at the site of the fire in the west oakland bart station. what they will be looking for. >> and the opening bell just about to ring on wall street

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three tahoe resorts are banning smoking this summer in an attempt to prevent forest fires.k wood, northstar and heavenly valley announced yesterday that they are banning smoking, citing extreme fire conditions. the ban also includes all open flames. it also includes all fireworks at those resorts at least. coming up next at six, the grass fire that turned into a grass investigation. what firefighters found in a house nearby. and a beverly hills home you may have seen many times on tv, obviously you are never going to see it quite that way again. here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios

. >>> two birds found in lake tahoe have tested positive for west nile virus. american robins were found earlier this month in the tahoe keys area. finding the virus includes a heightened risk to humans. >>> time now 5:25. preservation vows they will keep up the fight to save a marin county home designed by a renowned architect. they anonymously approved the plan to tear down a one story house at 12 crest drive. it's a 5500 square foot home built in 1951 by lauren mayhue. the new owners applied for a demolition permit to rebuild on the property with its picturesque views of the golden gate bridge and richardson bay. >> they need to be saved or we will lose them for our generation and all generations. >> this is a piece of architect that should be preserved for future generations and architects to study? no, i don't think it is. >> the planning decision can be appealed to the city council for a final vote. >>> a new study finds commonly used soap and shampoo products can trigger false positive results for marijuana. researchers say those soaps include popular br

. >> dan: this tahoe, they are banning smoking this summer in an attempt to keep forest fires from breaking out. they announced the ban citing extreme fire conditions. and open flames and fireworks are banned. >> day two this n ross mirkarimi misconduct hearing. he denied one of key charges that led to his suspension but he tried to convince witnesses not to testify against him. he is accused of bruising his wife's arm during an argument. >> at any time, did you dissuade anyone from any law enforcement investigation? >> never. >> at any time did you ever ask anyone to destroy any evidence? >> never. >> after the bomb scare, the mayor said he suspended him because the actions had direct consequences. also mirkarimi's wife's attorney that she will testify either in person or by video. >>> on the eve of the tour de france, a defending champion will be defending himself against charges that he used performance enhance 89 drugs. they filed formal charges against lance armstrong. they can't prosecute him but he can strip him of awards. they say they have evidence that he used steroids. he has bee

sierra sunshine around tahoe and low to mid 70s mid 80s around yosemite.thern california mid 70s l.a., upper 60s in san diego both with afternoon sun. tomorrow the coolest day clouds slower to reveal sunshine tomorrow then start to pick up and the sea breeze will start to calm next week that's why we have mid to upper 80s inland mid 70s at the bay, mid 60s at the coast next week >> one of hollywood's most powerful couples splitting. abc news has confirmed tom cruise and katie holmes are getting a divorce after five years of marriage. tmz is reporting holmes is asking for sole custody of their 6-year-old daughter suri. she reportedly filed the documents yesterday in new york. >>> six flags in vallejo is debutting a new ride tomorrow a lot riding on it. the park betting five million dollars new superman flight ride will have profits soaring to new heights. terry mcsweeney tested it out for us. >> reporter: it lasts less than one minute, it uses every second of that time to leave an impression. >> takes up, back and up and around tallest inversion west of the

. >>> a moderate earthquake has hit lake tahoe. it was a 4.2. it hit about 8:50 tonight. it was felt from reno to auburn. no reports of damage or injuries. >>> oakland police are investigating the discovery of two bodies today. this morning a body was spotted by an amtrak conductor. police say the body of a man had been there for some time. no word on if foul play is suspected. the discovery came after another body was found earlier today. teresa estacio has more. >> reporter: it was here police say that early friday morning they received a call from a motorist of a woman's body in the bushes. a witness tried to perform cpr, but it was too late. this is homicide detective randy wingate. >> officers respond, foul an african-american female. younger in age, early 20s. suffering from possible gunshot wounds. this female was pronounced dead at the scene. and the police department is actively investigating this as a homicide. >> reporter: the coroner's office began its autopsy. her name has not been release. homicide detectives say they're now going through missing persons lis

south lake tahoe with 81 degrees yesterday. a record in reno, 97.saw more 90s around the bay from concord to livermore, and now downtown you can see the low clouds and fog over the city. also airport delays of one hour and 24 minutes at sfo and that's due to the low ceilings. temperatures are cooler all around the bay. san rafael, 64 degrees. 69 antioch. not everyone feeling the effects. the coolinger air mass yet. it's on the way. 52 half moon bay with a half-mile visibility and 57 in mountain view. but the west winds blowing out toward fairfield. gusting to 32 miles an hour. wind west at 21 at oakland. and concord, south wind at 22. so you get the idea that cooler direction is upon us, and with that the low clouds and fog will be over the bay this morning. but by 9:00, 10:00, we begin to peel back and it's full sunshine not only today but tomorrow at our coast so the morning hours and the late overnight hours featuring the fog along the coast and the bay. the cooling trend today, tomorrow temperatures holding steady, except a little bit of further

update their stuck in a house in south lake tahoe.he mother comes to the rescue manages to open the door from outside and she freeze the cubs the babysat the mommies' in nearby ladder to climb down from the ceiling and then runs out. so far it's been viewed by nearly a hundred and 60,000 people. it was hard to come on the elephant and the room when she went to the zoo with a boyfriend. and a raise to have the elephant top of pop the question at the zoo in new york. she carried out the will you marry me sign for her to see but did not realize what was going on till she turned around and saw ensure on his knee. >>> its cute. she said yes. thanks for joining us.

they do measure up at south lake tahoe but it's not a lot. here is the current temperatures in the 50s. 49 degrees in santa rosa. as i mentioned we still have showers out there. isolated showers overnight. clearing and breezy on tuesday and we're looking at warmer days for wednesday and thursday. here is a look at satellite and radar. when the cold front came through earlier today we did see brief moderate rainfall. slight chance of showers behind the front tonight. you can see the clouds here. that is cold unstable air and we'll keep it in the forecast. for the sierra, it will mean snow through the night, lowering to about 5500 feet. if you have plans to travel to the high country there is a winter weather advisory up until 5:00 tomorrow morning. up to four inches of snow expected, keep that in mind, i know it's june but it happens every so often. tomorrow will be breezy and cool. some areas in the mid 40s. santa rosa and napa down to the upper 40s in liver core and concord. 50 degrees in palo alto and green on the screen there may be a show

. >> dan: this tahoe, they are banning smoking this summer in an attempt to keep forest fires from breaking out. they announced the ban citing extreme fire conditions. and open flames and fireworks are banned. >> day two this n ross mirkarimi misconduct hearing. he denied one of key charges that led to his suspension but he tried to convince witnesses not to testify against him. he is accused of bruising his wife's arm during an argument. >> at any time, did you dissuade anyone from any law enforcement investigation? >> never. >> at any time did you ever ask anyone to destroy any evidence? >> never. >> after the bomb scare, the mayor said he suspended him because the actions had direct consequences. also mirkarimi's wife's attorney that she will testify either in person or by video. >>> on the eve of the tour de france, a defending champion will be defending himself against charges that he used performance enhance 89 drugs. they filed formal charges against lance armstrong. they can't prosecute him but he can strip him of awards. they say they have evidence that he used steroids. he has bee

. >> three tahoe resorts are banning smoking in the summer in an attempt to prevent forest fires. i want to show you a live picture of dry conditions at heavenly mountain resort. kirkwood and north star just joining and it has open flames and fire works. >> and there is a holidays coming up. >> there is some warm weather and this weekend there are mild conditions inland this weekend. there is a lovely view. you can see there is a beautiful view there. saturday, 75 degrees. there is sunday, 72 degrees and sunshine. partly cloudy skies. nice looking weather. and here in the bay area from our mount tamalpais camera you can see it's breezy out there. there is delta breeze picking up. and it's going to mean drizzle in the morning. here is live doppler 7 hd. you can see low clouds and this hasn't cleared near the coast from daily city towards moss beach still lingering gray. temperatures now are 59 in half moon bay to about 79 in antioch. highs ranging from upper 50s to low 80s. if i you like weather chances are you're going to like the weather this is no major warming trend coming up f

still keeping cool in eureka 57 degrees loewy's in fresno and los '60s and the greater lake tahoe area with a lake wind advisory in effect countable sleeping weather affected across the board began as westerly winds tend to 15 m.p.h. increasing to 20 during the day tomorrow beaches '60s across the peninsula and will see the low seventies across the santa clara valley but that's still about 10 degrees below average and in fact livermore should be red around 85 degrees but instead tomorrow around 727372 degrees is a good word now plans a number of so here's your extended forecasts and on that as we saw today is premature you get all weekends we gradually see a rise in the temperatures by the ends of next week look is in the house. mr. vernon glenn welcome. did police did weight and i have got a golf shot you have got to see into the giants recovered from a rough salmon to come first inning at the coliseum? are the a's but then the giants? the giants returned from a 24 rocher but the is what the dodgers said the clock. chains and days that rivalry. it's back into the coliseum tenants and

redding, 96 degrees tomorrow. 73 at lake tahoe. 72 at yosemite village. for the south bay readings in the low 90s. 98 at los altos. 94 @ morgan hill. pleasanton will be warm. 93 at antioch. 924 san ramon. in the north bake not quite as warm. 90 degrees for santa rosa. 69 at bodega bay. low clouds coming to the shoreline by tuesday wednesday and thursday. but then high pressure again next weekend. temperatures will warm for next saturday and sunday. after a fairly decent week for the bay area. nice, sunny, warm for the bay area. >>> not bad weather for golf. >>> and it looks like it will be nice. >>> everybody hopes for lower scores. what about rory mcelroy he is >>> everybody hopes for lower scores. what about rory mcelroy he is coming here to san francisco [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in s

. >>> lake tahoe may have reached its high point for the year. 6200 feet above sea level. in a few days the level will begin to fall as the weather warms and the water evaporates. there will be plenty of water for boating and summer recreation. >>> majority of american adults say they use the internet. researchers found in april 53% of americans used e-mail or the internet. 69% reported owning a cell phone. >>> google says it is ready to roll out a new map service for mobile devices. the company says the update is coming in a few weeks. apple is about to drop google maps in favor of a apple designed map service. >>> the unions are not giving up the fight, the battle that reiginated in san jose. >> and they suited up but there was no fire. the lesson firefighters gave to california lawmakers today. >> and things are warming up, temperatures near 90 degrees in the five-day forecast. >>> san jose voters approved measure b. measure b passed with 70% of the vote but this morning san jose public employee's yunployee -- unions filed two lawsuit said to break the measure. -- lawsu

home his mama came to the rescue of them out there that have got stuck in the garage in south lake tahoe after the automatic door went down he climbed up the garage door track and right after his mom the woman who shot the video tried to help keep the door of the bed they be held on and yelled ends in. did we ever said to go pick him up and then i thought where there's a baby brother is a mama bear. did you hear the dog there too? from that, there campus at the door and called the cut. into the 50s and 60s will pinpoint the day that will warm to summertime numbers as eyewitness news continues. pa hot windy weather feels several wild fires in colorado in fact more than 10,000 people have been forced out of their homes the weber fire west of during the has destroyed 8,300 a. and shows no sign of slowing 13,000 structures are threatened this hour the fire has forced evacuations near colorado springs and the largest of the fire is a hyde park fire that is now blackened more than 83,000 a.. >>> amazing at this hour is 84 degrees in the area of that particular fire. good evening locally are wi