for the majority of alaska's economy. askans needed the jobs the investors brought, but many resented outside control over their lives. >> one of wickersham's great foes for much of his career were the guggenheims. now, early on, it's a little bit confusing because he appears like he initially wanted to work for them after he actually left his judgeship. and maybe it's actually because they sort of spurned him that it was really alaska divided into two camps. it was the wickersham, or the wick camp, and the gug camp, and wickersham definitely threw himself in the anti-gug camp. >> narrator: in 1906, the u.s. congress created the office of alaska delegate, a purely advisory position with no vote. three years later, in 1908, wickersham ran successfully for delegate against the hand-picked choice of the guggenheims. >> wickersham has a long record of accomplishment in his time as delegate. one of the most important was the passage of the second organic act in 1912, which created the alaska territorial legislature. this was re

, of what alaska could add to the union, that alaska would be an economic boost to the country>> the george gallup poll in the late 1950s--1956, '57, when congress was debating the alaska statehood bill-- was running in the high 80s for statehood. 80 anything in a gallup poll is eyebrow-raising. >> narrator: yet a few powerful committee chairmen, mostly conservative southern democrats, kept the statehood bill bottled up with no chance for a floor vote. the alaskans needed some kind of political dynamite to explode that logjam, or statehood would never burst free. as 1958 began, alaska's statehood delegation marked the anniversary of their arrival in washington, d.c. they still had no prospect for a vote on statehood. ernest gruening knew one of the keys would be the wily majority leader of the senate. >> we have a majority of members on both houses according to their statements to us. but lyndon johnson could achieve or kill statehood. he has never shown the slightest >> well, he was opposed to it because of the basic support he received from his southern brothers, who were at

alaska. however, the ploy could focus national attention on alaska's quest. the delegates placed the tennessee plan on the constitutional referendum scheduled for the spring. it would authorize a special election to choose two provisional u.s. senators and a representative. there was another ordinance that some delegates wanted on the referendum ballot, and like the tennessee plan, it, too, was a strategic ploy. >> the fish trap issue in my estimation was the thing that created the biggest push for statehood, push for ratifying our constitution. >> narrator: delegate eldor lee was a commercial fisherman from petersburg, where nearly everyone depended on the salmon fishery and opposed the fish traps. like many rural alaskans, lee thought fish traps were a burden upon the people of alaska and that the people wanted them out. most delegates shared lee's anger at fish traps, but a specific provision banning them seemed the kind of thing bill egan and others warned should be left to the new state legislature. so while the delegates didn't ban fish traps in the cons

, of what alaska could add to the union, that alaska would be an economic boost to the country>> the george gallup poll in the late 1950s--1956, '57, when congress was debating the alaska statehood bill-- was running in the high 80s for statehood. 80 anything in a gallup poll is eyebrow-raising. >> narrator: yet a few powerful committee chairmen, mostly conservative southern democrats, kept the statehood bill bo

is the nation's largest state but it has the smallest prison population. >> alaska is a state that people have immigrated from all over the country, and criminals don't change their ways when they move. they're still criminals. they just go to another state and do time in that prison system. >> outside society is big on giving people a second chance. my philosophy is when they reach spring creek, they've had their chances, and now they will toe the line. >> craig turnbull has been superintendent of spring creek for five years. >> they think they can come to alaska and hide out in the wilderness and never be seen again. they find that's very hard to do. we are surrounded by ice fields. we're surrounded by the gulf of alaska, one road in and out. and although beautiful, very challenging terrain. >> at spring creek correctional center there's only been one successful escape. it was hard to see because they had sheets over them when they went through the forcepses so they blended in with the snow that was out there. we apprehended them and brought them back really quickly. it proba

. >> reporter: off the north slope of alaska, rapid ice melting is even more pronounced. parts of the arctic ocean often look like this in the summer, ice-free. james overland is an oceanographer with noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. he's spent decades looking at the arctic sea ice trends. >> it's a scary proposition that things are happening a lot faster than we thought even a few years ago. >> reporter: last year the arctic summer sea ice extent was at a record low, shrinking significantly over the past decade and covering only about half the area it did in the early 1990s. >> the real scary thing that we're focusing on now is, it's not just the extent, but it's the thickness of the ice, and that's been going down dramatically. >> reporter: according to overland, three-fourths of the volume of arctic ice has been lost since the 1980s. and while it's destroyed a lot of habitat for animals like the polar bear and walrus, it's opened the door for many businesses. >> shell oil was beginning to explore for oil in the alaskan arctic. cruise ships. >>

on the record takes you to alaska next. you are going inside the interrogation room. you will hear the raw truth from a gold blooded killer. israel keyes in his own words. plus -- how the fbi needs your help in trying to identify some of keyes's victims who have yet to be discovered. ♪ [voice] hu-rry up, is cold in here. [jelly bear] relax. we're checking the manual. [jelly animal] whoa,this minivan is loaded! ailable forward collision warning,pandora compatibility, available lane departure warning and what!?! [jelly animal] this sucks. [announcer] we understand life in a minivan. introducing the first minivan with an available built-in vacuum. starsomething special in the redesigned odyssey from honda. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not like bikers love their bikes more than life itself. i doubt anyone will even notice. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. aarrggh! >> now you are going to alaska. serial k

when you look at the markets that are affected here by san francisco, the alaska, and mexico and the world market, they're stable. it has gone down and that has reflected on each of the ports that reflected that san diego you can see a drop in business over the past -- since 2010. all due to the economy conditions. san francisco is going up and a lot has to do with the new redeployment and the industry discovering this is a metropolitan area where they can really build their business. so i think it's very, very good news for you all. the one thing that is still in the horizon is the cost of operation and the environmental control areas that are affecting the type of fuel that they'll be burning. anything in the center of the united states where you have longer sailing distance will effect those ports the most and we don't know the full effect of those but it's important. finally just a couple of things because i want to close to this. this is ten years worth of data. the three top ones are miami. i'm going to wipe those out because the scale of these things endorse the others. you're

toopseattle from country and they take advantage of the seattle area and go to alaska. the cruise lines are bringing people from all over the place and they're controlling that destination. the other is new york and you can see a growth in new york and in new york the model is different. in that case the cruise lines said we'll like to be able to sale cruises to those in the northeast of the united states next to california. they're not relying to flying people all over the world, but they're relying people to drive and come to their port and grow. the future of san francisco is some where in between the two because it's not the gateway strategy. you have some gateway capabilities but there's no way to beat seattle because we're reaching the atlantic market faster or going south. there's potential. you have hawaii, but the local sources and that's region. that goes into three or four hundred miles away. it's a great potential for san francisco and the future for growing. you're about to embark on this new terminal. we'll give you that ability to embark on that growth mod

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>> up in the rocky corner of our country alaska may be big on the map, but it is small in the pageantin fact, there are only 11 women competing this year to become miss alaska. backstage, miss alaska 2012 is giving some pointers. >> you have to stop at some point. >> the lay dims vying for her crown. >> is it okay to do -- >> you can do it but as long as you take away from it. you don't want to stand like this. you want to stand with it, but take away. >> when you think swim suit us, alaska probably doesn't come to mind. >> mckenzie, when you need help with your butt glue, i can put it on. >> but these young ladies are no strangers to bikinis or the pageant props that keep them in place. like butt glue. >> it's not going anywhere. >> it's lower on this side. >> it's like, you know, bunched up the wrong direction. >> for most of the women here, more important than winning the crown is winning what comes with it. the top ten finalists in miss alaska will get a year's worth of school paid for. >> everybody who participates does walk away with a scholarship. >> i have a year of school lef

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. >> peter slaiby is the vice president of shell alaska. shell has long been pushing to conduct exploritory off shore drilling in the arctic's chukchi, off the coast of northern alaska. after the company spent 15 million dollars on lobbing in washington last year. >> frankly we would not be considering a move into alaska and other arctic regions unless we were sure at the highest levels in our company that we could do it safely. >> a lot of people here have been kind of skeptical about, it's not a matter of if, but when something goes wrong with the drilling up in the arctic. >> well so, i think it's a matter of time you know i think that's being a bit pessimistic, i think the standards we're putting in place are pretty robust. but could there be an incident? and i think - yeah, there's ship - you know, aside from oil and gas there's a significant amount of shipping. and when we've looked at what's been in place, we think it clearly needs to move up another notch... if a spill does happen, the cold waters in the arctic make clean up even mor

the fund dividend check sales are on in the state of alaska. >> live in anchorage. thanks far report. >>> and it's tempting to some people. buy something to wear once and return it back to the store far refund. retailers claim that return fraud is costing them almost $15 billion-dollars a year. now bloomingdaless is trying to do something new to stop it. looking good is a multibillion dollar industry. the new york fashion district in sohot price tax range from a few dollars to several thousand but in tough economic time, whenever one can afford the clothes they want, some shoppers are becoming rather sneaky. >> i know people whether oh have. >> reporter: the there's another name for it. it's calmed wardrobeing. wearing something and returning it to the store far refund. >> it's like renting clothing. it's not healthy. you never know what people have on their bodies. >> reporter: the department blooming tkaeulbloomingdaless h. because the plastic tag breaks apart in three piece you cannot reattach it. >> returns refer to the use of receipts. the return of stolen merch

the guys left for alaska on a moose hunt last week. ey say their plane had had engine failure just outside anchorage. when the pilot attempted to land the aircraft on the soft ground, it flipped over, after spending a day and a half at the crash site with no sign of any rescuers they set off for a town 12 miles away with the help of a g.p.s. unit. the only food they had had with them was canned salmon and trail mix. troopers spotted them in a clearing. they are said to be okay tonight. wow. a verdict is n a crime that triggered furious protests even sparked rare national debate about violence against whim in india. new new delhi judge has ordered death sentences for four men convicted of raping a woman last year. she died from massive interrible injuries. victim's mom says she is relieved by the sentences. >> we hope this verdict will make things better for other women. we hope they will be safer. >> the four men deny the charges and say they will appeal against the verdict and the judge's sentence. a fifth attacker hanged himself in pr

sustainable development does not happen in the amazon, alaska, or the arctic's, but in the life of everyone >> environmentalists will argue not nearly enough businesses focus on what is right for the environment. but natura is one. in this case, lipservice is something good. >> what an amazing story you have put together. it does prove at least one thing. you can make money, but also be extremely good for the environment. in your trip to the company, what was so appealing? what was the big surprise? >> i think the fact that it is so universally liked. you come across companies here or there that will have a certain sector that really likes the company. but it seemed to cut across so many sections. maybe it is because they are so public about what they do for the environment. not only do they reach out to the amazon and the people living in that region in a sustainable way, but they also try to give back, so people can get more than just a job. they improve their way of living. they like to think the tide raises the whole ship. >> this is not a tiny company. we are talking about $4 billion a

we have the story from the full of of alaska. >> the view is spectacular. america's large test island looks pristine, untouched by the modern world. fishing, boats and bowies from farms across the pacific litter the beach. >>> just need more research and nor people. it's not hopeless but it's never ending. >>> it's tsunami debris it's collect bid hand and flown out by helicopter put on the non-profit organization's landing craft and barge for long trip bac back to to civilsation. fit had wrebgd fishing boats and anything else that floats on shore. >> a huge job far crew trying to coffer every inch of every beach. >>> so far what i've seen so far. >> so far they have taken 30 turns per nile off the coastline. they have a lot more work to do. in fact they figure about 75 more miles to the south. and the farther they go the harder this operation will get. 10 oh $le$100,000 to $150,000 a. >> we can look at the coastline. what can that translate to and what's that doing to our history? >> vently 10,00 he says eventua0 miles. this is our kitchen, we need to keep

san jose, there's the airport, judging by the tail, alaska airlines, cloudy skies. e on shore flow will be with us in the light to moderate fashion for the next several days. oakland dropping every day. today it hit a new low, your high 72 degrees, but only three degrees below average. are we done with the hot stuff? the answer over the past couple years is no. in san jose your average last 90 degree day over the past three years, october 5th. we have a couple more weeks where we can hit 90, but we will not in this particular pattern. san he an crowe -- leandro, highs in the 70s. this low pressure pressure area off the pacific coastline, it's going to grab -- it's chili and our forecast will be cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon with no more heat waves, so blue sky in the afternoon after a cloudy start and temperatures will stay near normal each day. san jose tomorrow 78, 79 degrees today. sunnyvale 76. hayward 72. pleasant hills, san ramon 74. alameda 72, and cloverdale 88 degrees. here is your wildly consistent extended forecast. 85 or 86 inland over the

look at the '20s and on the arctic coastline in alaska. getting shorter and cool air is penetrating the lower 48 more frequently. these are the readings and you can see why it would snow and wyoming montana and idaho where there aren't by trees for snow. summer like warped including 90s in the southern plains is coming into the central united states and we still have a long run of warm weather. the average last day of 85 is september 28th. you can get '70s until october 2nd and most years. as the cool air buckles the jet stream and brings the full from the south here that pumps up a nice warm tone here for the next couple days. look at the effect on temperatures which could down to 58 in the city tonight. 40's in the suburbs. we recovered to the '70s tomorrow. you see the near 80 degree temperatures coming into chicago and to the west. on friday and even saturday. saturday could be low 80s around here. we will watch the prospect for rain. we have a farmer's harvest a crop and drive around here and no rain forecast for saturday. state into

. >> now over the next hour, we take you to the scene of the crime, from vermont to alaska. >> there was no doubt that israel keyes committed these murders. >> dissecting every piece of evidence. >> we'll never really understand what made that guy tick, but it wasn't pretty. >> and uncovering new clues in the hopes that more information can be gathered about the bloody trail left behind by israel keyes. >> the people that knew about him and cared got him had no idea about this otherside of the israel. >> tonight "congress "congress "confessions of a serial killer" a manage who authorities believe committed 11 murders from march -- >> first, to vermont. on june 8, 2011, bill and lorraine courier vanished from their home. then in february of 2012, samantha conan was kidnapped, raped and murdered. her remains were found in a lake just north of anchorage, keyes more than just a cold-blooded killer, surveillance videos showed him robbing numerous banks across the country. he committed arson and raped many of his victims. he was a planner. keyes even stashed murder kits as he planned future

clear for now but notice the clouds in the pacific northwest up toward the gulf of alaska, then usual case of an early fall system dropping to the bay area, not imsacramentoing our temperatures which for the morning you might need a jacket. san francisco and oakland with 70s and 80s. low 90s inland. there you sigh the sea breeze. the temperatures running much cooler with rain especially north of san francisco friday night into early saturday. mike. >> we're looking at the bay bridge. clear view, talking about a clear drive. no problems across the span. we see this building, we're focusing on the tri-valley but here is the concern. lee look at more traffic into livermore. 86, 68 o we have activity. the fast lane is blocked. clear by the time you get to sunol boulevard. a big rig reportedly involved in this crash, may be a couple of vehicles had gone down. waiting for the update but they haven't given one so they may be worried about this. we're looking at slow drive for westbound highway 4, and eastbound that's counter commute you still have construction around summersville. not a big

then the upper-level low is going to stall. alaska, cool today and showery type weather. one more pretty nice day today in the northwest. then as we get into friday, that's when the rain will move in. alex, we were talking about the snow in montana earlier. this storm system will be too warm in the cascades and sierras. it will be all rain. >> so we have to wait for a little bit in california and the rockies. thank you for that, bill. >>> let's get to entertainment news. tina fey is back on snl. she makes light of her wardrobe malfunction. nice. only tina can pull that off. >>> how about this? miley cyrus flew high in the sky in this video from "rolling stone." >>> richard gere sadly separating from his wife of 11 years. this was not the first marriage for either of them. gere was of course married to cindy crawford. we remember that. >>> sandra bullock made her mark in front of the chinese theater yesterday. she has her 3-year-old adorable son lewis also making an appearance. >> i'm surprised she wasn't already in there. >> you know, i thought the same. i just presumed sh

say all the way to alaska. 800-mile trek taking about 150 days and when she finally arrived in the aleutian islands she celebrated with a bottle of bubbly and obviously i would assume a good night's rest. >>> even though summer just ended, it's time to book your holiday flights right now. yes, according to kayak.com, the cheapest airfares are now through mid-october. >>> and after nearly 20 years miss piggy and kermit have been reunited and it feels so good. more than 20 muppets were donated to the smithsonian gifts from the jim henson legacy organization on what would have been the late creator's 76th birthday. >>> now for your first look at business we turn to cnbc's seema mody, good morning, seema. >> good morning. futures are mixed after stocks fell for a fourth straight day on tuesday. a drop in consumer confidence and worries about a fight over the debt ceiling overshadowing a rise in home prices. now, gas prices are falling. with the national average for regular unleaded at $3.46 a gallon, the lowest sinc

. >> it is dropping down from the coast of alaska and ushering in some cool air appeared >> it is a wet start to the week end and we will have a chance of thunderstorms this morning in north bay appeared >> we are expecting clear skies tonight and it would get pretty cold. >> we'll take a look at that later in the forecast. >> as the bart contract negotiations drag on the transit agency is already teaching managers how to operate trains in the event of a strike appeared >> the training is taking place inside a vallejo warehouse appeared where bart managers have been learning or in some cases relearning how to operate trains appeared >> barred union says again today they are strongly opposed to the plan appeared >> it is reckless and dangerous. >> they're taken very likely what a train operator does spirit alive management would need final approval from above bart board of directors before managers can't run trains. >> meanwhile negotiations will resume on monday appeared to align the cooling off period is expected to expire on a protest appeared >> golden gate bridge authorities have gi

take a look at the satellite across the gulf of alaska. over the next 48 hours we'll see quite a bit of heavy rainfall. the radar not as impressive. showers effecting seattle portland all the way down. the rain will be heavy. folks are urged to take it easy. seattle and tacoma looking at flash flooding not just today but into tomorrow as well. elsewhere - it's 69 degrees in chicago, 74 in memphis, cooler than yesterday. there was a cold front swing, it ushered in a bit of moisture, across southern and central portions of texas which is good news for them given the fact they dealt with drought for the last several months. the rain is east of the houston area, making its way towards louisiana, and we'll deal with that later. as i said, we are looking at an improvement here in terms of the drought. this is the drought monitor from 17 september. take a look at texas within the last couple of days. the drought lessened there because of the fact that we have had several cold fronts push across the region. >> build it and the fans and money and th

thursday, every alaskan who has lived in the state for at least a year receives $900 from the alaska in 1976 after oil was discovered on the north slope. on friday, the labor department issues the latest jobs report. and on saturday, the american humane association proclaims this here's hero dog awards. back to the present, and the new space thriller called gravity which has critic david edelstein over the moon. >> reporter: the plot is basic. two astronauts played by sandra bullock, and george clooney get in space. speeding debris from a russian exploded satellite disintegrates their shuttle and kills the rest of the crew. so the shell shocked medical engineer bullock, and gregarious mission commander clooney have to find a working shuttle to get home, maybe on the nearby russian space station, preferably before that lethal debris hurdles around the earth again in 90 minutes. dwinldling oxygen, remnant fuel, and it's a mess up there. >> do you copy? >>reporter: moving through the cliff hanger is a spirit quul odyssey, a woman dead inside, must let go of despair. find her faith, deep

. >>> we are learning details of two men's trip to the alaska wilderness. their plane's engine failed and they were forced to make an emergency landing. the plane flipped over but they were okay. no one found them after 30 hours, so hours. they started to walk the 11 miles to the nearest village. they made it eight miles before spotted and picked up by state troopers. >>> an adventure of another sort is underway. an historic transatlantic flight using a cluster of balloons. the guy making the flight is a balloonist named johnthan trappe. like in the movie "up" he is using 300 helium-filled balloons for the voyage that could take three to six days. he is riding in a lifeboat in case he has to cut off the flight over the ocean. he could land in africa to norway. i hope he's also -- wearing a parachute. >> that is whimsical. >> the aviator hat and the whole thing. my goodness. >> it looks so beautiful, doesn't it? >> yep. >> just like the movie. >>> we're pleased to give publicity to a military mom in missouri who is doing her best to bring a bit of home to the

of bengal and will usher in the rain not just today as i said but the next several days across the gulf alaska. you see that counterclockwise flow off the pacific. yesterday we had quite a bit of rain, damages winds, flash flooding on the roadways, and we'll continue to have to deal with that the next several days as is. when does the break arrive? on tuesday into wednesday we begin to see just a bit of sunshine. now, look at the radar currently. we have the rain spreading across seattle, just a few light showers and activity will pick up through the afternoon and evening. as far south as northern california, so if you travel along i-5 keep that in might not. these are the watches and warnings out currently right around olympia. we have a flash flood watch in effect, because the rain continues to accumulate there on the roadways. elsewhere we have high pressure in control across the northeastern portion of the u.s. so today a lot of folks in the northeast will enjoy a great deal of sunshine, temperatures in the 70s all the way from new england down into our nation's capital. you get into the 8

that you might have seen about a weak and a half ago in the papers a warning that the possible tsunami danger from alaska and the earth quakes is more than the scientists thought it was so if you take that science othat i raised and the sea level rise and mixing with the chemicals and the earthquake and mixing up with the chemicals more and throwing them all over the community and you add to that a 25-foot tsunami wave hitting the coast of california that will get 8 feet inside of bait as a flood surge, we are talking katrina and sandy and maybe a little bit of (inaudible) thrown in altogether because of the nature of those. so give everything that you can to this community thanks. >> thank you, mr. brooks. >> any other comments? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. and perhaps since we are still handling logistics through the operations maybe we can move this to off line, i would be happy to help around scheduling but that does souped sound like we are down to one of two dates and we have great ideas from donny and some insight tonight and is sounds like there is a direction to find the resources t

new research suggests the chemistry of the north pacific is changing in ways that poses serious trouble for alaska's red king crab and snow crab. the culprit: ocean acidification caused by human carbon dioxide emissions. >> as carbon dioxide changes the sea's chemistry it also robs the water of important minerals that marine creatures need to grow, especially creatures with shells. >> when you look at the ocean, whether it's a crustacean like a crab or a reef, need a certain amount of dissolved minerals that naturally exist in the ocean to build those shells. but as ocean -- it reduces those minerals that are available for those ordinances. >> so oceaning oceanographers have been teemg up with biologists and fishing experts to see how acidif indication works on crabs. when researchers exposed baby red king crab to sea conditions expected later in the century, scientists were not expecting much. instead, of the result raised concern about the future for red king crab and snow crab which live in similar environments and may respond in similar ways. unfortunately what that found is a significant increa

. >> not the governor of alaska. >> walker is the one governor whom i think it go in. >> do you think he can win? >> he's very personalable. >> and he's been a very effective governor. >> is he roman catholic? >> i don't know. >> does she have twins? >> do i have the right guy? >> he's not good on unions. >> paul walker and john casey are both being pushed. >> john casik has twins. >> who can win? >> either one can win this time around, but, again, republicans appreciate seniority. you have to run once to get your name out there and some experience and then you run the second time in order to win. so, what wouldn't surprise me is if they both got it. >> do you think after four years and obama, the people would be ready for a republican? >> i think after a couple losses, republican or democratic, they're ready to nominate a winner. >> the answer's too close to call. >> issue three, nicaragua's canal. >> the panama canal has connected the pacific ocean with the atlantic ocean via the carribean. >> it has been a key maritime shipping lane. the 48-mile long water way transits nearly 5% of

extended continental shelf and in fact i don't think it intends to do that because if you look at the geography alaska is only a little bit above the arctic circle but how does it get around it it is through the militarized nation of north america and its alliance particularly with canada but also with denmark and norway. and the saddest of what is called. maritime norad and. this goes back to two thousand and two when when rumsfeld actually claimed the whole region under the. u.s. northern command right and. one big giving a slice of the pie to anyone and earlier this month president putin ordered the rebuilding of a military base in the novosibirsk islands how much of a play is russia trying to be in the region well i think russia has legitimate claims to that to that area. in view of its geography with a large portion of its territory a articles arctic circle and territories within within the arctic ocean itself but the united states is now building an integration with canada under the north american union which constitutes a means for the us to extend its its so-called sovereignty over cather thos

and another low pressure system diving south from the gulf of alaska with the cold front might bring chance of rain on friday and even into saturday. we will watch it lowsly and update it for you as well during the week. today look for more sunshine and pleasant conditions around the bay area. 79 in san jose. a lot of upper 70s inth south bay to mid-80s low 80s morgan hill. palo alto 77. 52 pacifica. downtown san francisco 58 degrees and also in the north bay low to mid-80s through petaluma, santa rosa, sonoma and napa. 70s in the east bay. and we will see 70 in berkeley, up to 78 in castro valley. interior areas quite warm, as well. getting into the upper 80s today. and some low 80s near pleasanton. also for tonight you can expect the fog to move in once again with temperatures in the 50s to near 630 degrees. we will see -- 60 degrees. we will see similar condition overnight. around the state a heads-up if you are planning to go to the sierra. quiet right now but we could see some afternoon thunderstorms develop once again with the warm air rising. so partly cloudy conditions there