transamerica hopes to start working on their space in march and hope to be moving in by next september. live on federal hill, eyewitness news wjz. >>> wedding bills are not ringing, why fewer americans are not going to the chapel than ever before. >>> bedbugs, how they will take care of that. >>> it's all about team work, how the ravens are helping troops overseas next. >>> they still had a couple of wet days, what is in store for tomorrow. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. . >>> the bedbug problem, a couple had an infestation problem that drove them from their home. here is more. >>reporter: at the sprawl apartment complex, some under wanted -- unwanted

it is now the transamerica tower. transamerica plans on working on their space in the building by march and they hope to be moved in by september. eyewitness news. >>> thank you derek. kayla will also be moving into the tower next year. >>> one of baltimore's own is receiving a genius grant. he won one of 23 prizes handed out by the mccart they are foundation -- mcarthur foundation. they created the hbo series, the wire and most recently another named company. he is a genius. congratulations to him. >>> still ahead at 5:00 tragedy in texas turns into a crime scene. what we know about the student behind the shooting on campus. right to drive, a push to make the team safer and change driver's license laws. >>> it is a fatal but pre--- fatal but preventable disease and they are offering a freeway to vaccinate your pet. that is coming up next on "eyewitness news." >>> more rain to come, the forecast is coming up with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his websi

former leg mason buildiig innthe %-transamerica tower.erica life iisurance will move 770 employees into the building. on the building that runsleaae through november of 20/20. >> yeah, this is the last headache i need for the day. it is terrible. >> i am going to give it a ssot. ú%ve it a go. keep on the gas. hopefully i will make it home. >> seveee wwather, across the natton. flooding in somm states. extreme heat in others. what could be heading our way, on the other side of the break. >> disgusting surprise, inside of a loaf of read. tell you exactly what this is, next, on the "late edition". >> singer gloria he is steffan kick f -> a major scare on one of theú kun's biggest college campuses ttday. sophomore at the university of texas austin, opened fire in the library and shot himself. no one else was shot. nor hurt. but police are trying to piece toggther hat happened. the school immediately locked down. >> i just got texx from my friends and everybody is waaning everybody in case you don't get the ut texts. %-alone, but working on fi

former leg mason buildiig innthe %-transamerica tower.merica life iisurance will move 770 employees into the building. on the building that runsleaae through november of 20/20. >> yeah, this is the last headache i need for the day. it is terrible. >> i am going to give it a ssot. ú%ve it a go. keep on the gas. hopefully i will make it home. >> seveee wwather, across the natton. flooding in somm states. extreme heat in others. what could be heading our way, on the other side of the break. >> disgusting surprise, inside of a loaf of read. tell you exactly what this is, next, on the "late edition". >> singer gloria he is steffan >> singer gloria he is steffan kick i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against ex

view blockage, that is disqualified for d.r., basically saying you are blocking my view of the transamerica building. i don't think that as a basis for d.r. regarding the privacy issue, he does not point out the same when does that he is concerned about us sitting 15 feet away are also visible directly out the front windows of the project site and it is a much more direct view then someone sitting on the roof. and we have a picture here, if you have questions. these are fairly small windows. from that angle, at most one would see a few feet into the window on the the best circumstances because of the steep angle, so there is no significant privacy issue and i don't think there ever will be across the street looking into windows that are also visible from other windows on that same street. therefore, we don't think there is any substantial case made for exceptional or extraordinary circumstances in this case and request the commission, and recognition of that, to decide that no further hearing is necessary and allow this project to proceed. thank you very much. president miguel: thank you. c

transamerica life insurance will lease the top nine floors. the insurer will relocated employees on charles street. the ceo will move from iowa to baltimore next year to officially make the downtown officers the north american base of operation. the downtown partnership called this leasing deal the largest this year, critical to stabilizing the city's office market. >>> the state is in discussions to purchase the charles street building vacated in the move and lease it to the university of baltimore. >> each year 55,000 people died from rabies. today is world rabies prevention day and the baltimore health department is hoping to rid the city of the disease. andrea fujii has more on how your pet can get a free vaccination. >> reporter: every 10 minutes one person around the world dies from rabies. spread by saliva it's completely preventible. the first step is getting pets vaccinated. starting wednesday through friday the city is offering 400 vouchers for free rabies vaccinations. >> there's a clip nick, the first saturday of every month. >> on

when we get done with this, we will be talking about not just the transamerica icon, the golden gate bridge, the new span on the bay bridge, but a new icon intent to go in and around the world. the tallest new tower on the west coast of the united states that will anger this neighborhood with real focus on street level vibrancy, outdoor cafes, expanded sidewalks, tree- lined boulevards, outdoor merchants. connecting a sense of community with a sense of place. the third thing we are celebrating, live near pringle is here, we are going to be building a box. we are building a box that will accommodate something that is arguably a generation overdue. i am sick and tired of hearing how wonderful the transportation system is in france, do you know what they're doing in beijing? finally, california will get it right in with this. this project that so many people have talked about will finally start to take shape. the fourth thing we are celebrating go to my first point, leadership. stewardship. we would not be here if it was not the work for willie brown and others. don perotta and his extr

transamerica pyramid. part of court tower. not much in the way of what you can see. the flag billowing ever so softly. not a strong gust. as we look out over oakland clear conditions here as well. very nice evening. as we go through tomorrow more sunshine, san jose. that is downtown. highs in san jose 79. 62 in san n76fr in napa. livermore and fairfield we got some 90s today. 56 degrees san francisco. 50s still on the map. san jose at 62 and same for livermore. as we go through the evening hours, temperatures are one to six degrees cooler than this time yesterday. notice the wind direction. this is what i want to point out. out of the northwest pushing a lot of the fog that would normally form down south this is future cast for the fog. patchy in nature. especially close to the san mateo coast. san francisco and santa cruz and monterey. through 1:00 a.m. in the morning. 9:00, 10:00 in the morning, all said and done. plenty of sunshine to start sunday morning. this is 9:00 a.m. a couple of patches along the coast and that is it as far as fog. we've got the wind coming

transamerica building in the city of san francisco with the patch of low clouds and fog. number wise in to the 50s up to about 60 degrees for overnight lows. very mild and muggy. here you have that deck of low clouds and fog extending inland. once the sun comes um tomorrow morning, nobody will see it. we will have the clouds retreat. on top of that another deck of clouds in the form of midand high level clouds. it's the leading edge of the frontal boundary as it banks up against the northern portion of the state. behind it the second impulse. we try to break it down. tomorrow afternoon we have a chance of rain in the north bay. it should be arriving by tomorrow evening. if the timing serves us correctly. sunday everybody has light rain. could see up to three quarters of an inch of rain in spots of the north bay. the temperatures will top off in the low 70s. southwest winds ten to 20 miles an hour. six degrees below normal. 78 san jose. this weekend, big doings. are you ready for football? raiders host the rams. 67 degrees. showers, there you have the unsettled weekend for

transamerica. this is a major -- so these are -- those are buildings. but what else might you think about? bart, transportation. we'll talk about that. hospitals. city hall. these are possible target areas. as we mentioned, civilian safety is the most important. point to yourself. your safety is the most important. when you are sizing up what are the dangers, what are your capabilities, what are your limitations. terrorism is no different from a natural disaster. you are going to respond the same way. be nice is not nice. b stands for biological. n is nuclear, i is incendiary and c is chemical. on the bottom scale, we have a likelihood it's going to take place and this scale here is the impact. so nuclear device, think of a nuclear bomb taking place, impact will affect a lot of people, yeah. high impact, what's the probability that a nuclear attack will take place? not that great. as you move on, as the season progresses, then add a chemical release, over here, likelihood gets higher that would take place, less impact biological and explosive incendiari

if you come out of the terminal, right then you have a view of the transamerica building and quit tower -- coit tower. it is a portal for arrival at san francisco. the idea is having a way to come up on to the piazza. i should not that accessibility is a challenge along these areas where there is a change in grade. entering at this corner is a natural way to enter the park. with that, i will hand it over to john unless you have any questions for me. president fong: i have one. first of all, i think this is fantastic. does. b have more window -- does option b have more window view toward the bay then option a? >> yes. with square footage, and they are comparable. they are configured very differently. b is long and thin. a has a larger body between the two zones. president fong: thank you. >> good afternoon. i am from the planning and development staff. i want to reemphasize that what you have seen is a master plan. we do not have available money for everything in the master plan at this point. some of these project elements are going to be greater defined as time goes on and money become

here we are with the transamerica building and more sunshine, more blue skies and along the coastline it possible we could get three in a row? yeah. another location with plenty of sunshine and minimal clouds. conditions for the afternoon, mostly sunny conditions along the coast with the mid- to upper 60s expected, plenty of sunshine. plenty of sunshine around the bay with the mid-70s and inland today the mid-80s and temperatures warming up anywhere from 10 to 13 degrees well inland. for tonight, clear skies, a little bit of patchy fog around the bay and low clouds at the coast. temperatures from the lower 50s to just near 60 degrees. let's move on in and take a look at today's highs. 83 morgan hill, 75 mountain view and palo alto and redwood city, and the mid-60s pacifica as well as in daly city. today's temperatures pretty seasonal. this is what it typically feels like around the first of autumn. 85 antioch and brentwood, 82 dublin, mid-70s san leandro, 70 berkeley. north bay, 80 petaluma and sonoma and napa. a lot of 80s. 57 in san rafael -- 75 in san rafael. so for today we warm u

you see the transamerica pyramid in the background there.ain is going to start hitting some of those windows soon. first we had no summer, now we have an early fall. rain is probably spreading somewhere where you are right now. lisa argen will be along with a full accu-weather forecast. in bermuda, residents and tourists alike are bracing themselves for a direct hit from hurricane igor. but the storm is weakening. it's now been downgraded to a category 1 hurricane. it should pass directly over late today, perhaps early tomorrow. that's where abc's david curly reports on preparations. >> bermuda is starting to feel the effects of hurricane igor, even though the storm is still about 30 hours away. you see the surf has kicked up a little and the wind is definitely kicking up. a little moisture as well. folks looking at this surf because they know they will not be out here tomorrow. this island has started to shut down. the last flight going out this afternoon. already boarding up expecting 4 inches of rain and water inside the terminal building

looking at the transamerica pyramid sitting under clear skies.nywhere to be found here in the bay area and we are not expecting it tonight or tomorrow. so that sets the stage for another warm-up tomorr. today temperatures were already running warm. here's what it looks like writ now. mainly 60's. and 70's. concord, antioch, we have a few 50's in novato and a half moon basement hottest day sunday and monday and we are looking at warm beach weather for a stretch of several days. the here's what brings the heat. we have the ridge of high pressure. it is developing in strong ridge develops as we head into the weekend and into monday. that's when we are going to start to notice the temperatures going up, up. quit a bit up. 6 to 12 degrees warmer heading into friday. 90's inland. 70's at the pweechlts sunny skies are expected and really the heat peaks on monday when temperatures well inland will approach 100ege mark inland areas will be the place where you will see of course the biggest heat there. 80's ong our keingt license so you go from 70's to 80'

but this is a look at the transamerica pyramid at 5:30 this morning.e traffic and weather coming up. i'm sydnie kohara. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. >>> for the first time we are getting a sense whatever it was like as crews responded to the san bruno pipeline explosion. >> we have multiple houses. t north side is starting to burn. we have some houses. we're still in the evacu marking the >>> it wasn't until hours later it was learned it was not a plane that went down. this was a pipeline explosion. >>> the governor will tour the area of the fire disaster later today. anne makovec is in san bruno where she has been speaking with investigators from the ntsb. good morning, anne. >> good morning. >> reporter: the governor is going to be here this afternoon to give his first look at the devastated neighborhood here in san bruno. the investigation continues. joined live now by the notice spokesman, christopher hart, where does the investigation stand? >> the piece of the pipe are on the truck. we expect them to be looked at in washington at the metallurgy labs

sitting in the shadow of the transamerica building, but it has a unique tradition and we are going toake you there all the way to the top. but there is more than just this great view. these two signature flag towers fly the american flag most of the time. >> they are, you know, our skyline element if you will. so they would they are what sets us apart and the flags are a major feature as far as the edges steer yor of the property. with the opening of the college football season, this coming saturday, we as is our tradition will run up our cal and stanford flags. >> reporter: chief engineer tim dans has his crews swap out the flags several times a year. >> okay, guys, go ahead, bring them up. >> reporter: so what kind of flags are ready to fly? >> we keep a good stock of american flags because they fly th most. we have the one california state flag that we fly occasionally, giants and as as well as 49ers, raiders. >> reporter: adding more character to the skyline. >> the idea developed many years ago to again bring that local flavor in and have some fun, generate, you know, some excite

here's a look outside the transamerica building. we have your complete forecast for today and your seven-day forecast, it's coming right up after the break. ,,,,,, as governor, he cut waste got rid of the mansion and the limo budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class schools and universities. clean energy promoted. 1.9 million new jobs created. california was working. i'm jerry brown. california needs major changes. we have to live within our means; we have to return power and decision making to the local level-closer to the people and no new taxes without voter approval. jerry brown the knowledge and know-how to get california working again. >>> good morning. a live look at the san mateo bridge. you can't tell because it's drizzly out there, right, tracy? we cannot even see westbound 92 traffic. so obviously this is going to be the day to leave a little extra time. be careful on the roads. we have gotten several accidents out there. let's go out to livermore. there was an early-morning accident involving a big rig

. >> looking at the transamerica pyramid. >> we'll have a little bit of sunshine. what i'm looking at the seven- day forecast. look what happens on weekend, saturday and sunday cooling down a good bit and, yes, those are rain showers. if she didn't put them in the forecast, someone would call her and blame her if there was one drop. she sticks them in the forecast for saturday and sunday. very mild temperatures around the bay area, 80s, 58 degrees. >> looks good inland. 85. head up to antioch or danville. >> all right. time now is 5:07. >>> up next, when tourists could begin taking trips to space and how much it will cost you. >> also ahead, bay area police officers watching you more with more than their eyes. hundreds could be armed with recorders by the end of the year. >>> and another bay area city moves to ban smoking in parks and apartments. this is your captain speaking we are fourteenth in line for take off. beep, beep, beep. looks like its bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! should have skipped that second soda. remove your belt, y

the transamerica building shrouded in low clouds and fog this morning the dense stuff lifting.the coast patchy fog on and off throughout the day today and temperatures cooler. over the weekend, high pressure is weakening so cooler temperatures, more fog on the way. looks like we'll be headed well below average as we look toward the middle of tuesday and wednesday. some of those temperatures lucky to get in the 70s. allergies put me in a fog. now i'm claritin clear. claritin works hard to relieve my worst symptoms without drowsiness... ...so i stay as alert and focused as someone without allergies. for me, claritin is the perfect allergy medicine. ♪ >>> it is kind of remarkable, right? >>> it's kind of remarkable that in a universe these people would find themselves here on this friday morning. >> all wearing the same hat. welcome back to "the early show." i'm harry smith with erica hill. we're getting all pumped up with usher. he's going to be with us to perform in our early summer concert series. you'll hear music from his latest cd and greatest hits as well. looking forward t

plenty of sunshine expected today looking out toward the transamerica building here.hings are warming up. today's highs mid-80s inland, mid-70s around the bay and the upper 60s for the coast. hot weather in store friday, saturday, sunday. triple-digit highs monday and tuesday. [ female announcer ] jerry brown and oakland's schools. what were the facts? fact: march 7, 2000. brown asks voters for new mayoral power to appoint school board members. he gets it, and promises better schools. but the drop out rate increases...50%. the school budget goes into a 100 million dollar deficit. the schools become so bad...the state has to take them over. it was "largely a bust," he admitted. jerry brown. failure as governor. failure as mayor. failure we can't afford now. >>> welcome back to "the early show" on this first day of fall. did you see that? >> what is in the crowd? >> vegas. >> elvis, hello. >> anybody getting married this morning? no? coming up here's a question for you, what do men really want? harry? >> uhhh, beer and a tv set. >> well, that used to be the case. a new

weather this morning, a few more clouds until the bay area, cloudy skies looking out toward the transamericafor the morning, clouds expected for the afternoon, sunshine inland, highs in the mid-70s, upper 60s around the bay and the lower 60s for the coastline with low clouds and fog. looking at the same temperature range for tomorrow, take a look at what happens thursday. we are warming up thursday the first full day of fall and temperatures will be pretty nice. friday, saturday, sunday, even into monday forget fall, going to feel like summer. mid-90s inland. 70s along the coast. where banks competed to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage -- that would be awesome! [sarcastically] sure. like that will happen. don't just think about it. spend 10 minutes at lendingtree and save up to $272 a month. but what were the results? fact: brown promised to improve schools. but the drop out rate increased 50%, and the state had to take over the schools. fact: the city controller found employees paid for 22,000 hours... they never worked. fact: brown promised to cut crime. but murders doubled, maki

here's a look out toward the transamerica building.es and minimal clouds today. temperatures will be hot up to 103 inland, near 90 in our hottest spots around the bay and the mid-70s for the coastline. temperatures will start to cool off a bit especially around midweek as the lower 90s move into the forecast. lower site of around the bay and the mid- to upper 60s expected along the coast. ,,,,,,,,

so here's a look outside this morning looking towards the transamerica building., plenty of blue skies. plenty of sunshine. not much in the form of clouds to talk about this morning. we do have just a few along the coastline, but otherwise it has been a mostly clear start to the today leading to sunny skies well into the afternoon. seven-day forecast: saturday and sunday both weekend days, pretty nice. saturday is expected to be the warmer of the two days. and sunday will be a lot like today. monday and tuesday, we are looking at temperatures cooling down ever so slightly. and we'll take those cooler conditions into wednesday and thursday. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. >> thank you. once again, we are waiting for the lieutenant governor, abel maldonado, to brief us on what has been going on in san bruno with the fire and the explosion. it was expected at 7:30. he hasn't arrived yet. so we will not break into programming for the lieutenant governor. however, if you are interested, cbs5.com, we will stream his news conference live for you. >> and al

transamerica tower with a lot of blue sky. haven't seen a lot of clouds or fog.rent temperatures are fall-like. 43 in gilroy and 51 degrees in san jose. our forecast highs will make it into the 80s in the inland area. 74 degrees in oakland. this weekend though, the heat is on. be on the look out for heat advisories. >>> that's your latest weather. >> all right, mr. roker. thanks. the gang's all here. we want to talk about something. a new duet featuring katy perry that has some parents calling foul. take a look. ♪ ♪ >> so apparently what some people are upset about is perhaps the outfit katy perry is wearing, along with this iconic television character, elmo, with the cleavage. i've gone completely wishy-washy on this. my first reaction was maybe it's not right, the more i look at it, i don't think there's anything wrong with it. >> i don't either, to be honest with you. i think children have seen those. almost like a ballerina's outfit. >> that was kind of a cartoon character already. >> i think what was probably more offensive to some people is when elmo was in

eastern seaboard and those windy conditions back into the great >>> a live look at san francisco, transamericading there. lots of clouds. we have the clouds that have rolled back in today, they will be sticking around, may clear up this afternoon, but we have some much cooler temperatures than we felt yesterday. today's high in san francisco being about 62 or so. and tomorrow it's going to be even cooler, some drizzle perhaps in the afternoon. along the coast things are dropping as well. we'll be barely out of the 50s and it's going to bounce back up by the weekend. >> and who's this cutie? >> this is dawn. >> wow, that's money. what a cutie. all right, back to you, meredith. >> she is a keeper, al, thank you very much. >>> up next, store brand versus name brand, sure you can save money buying the generic, but do they taste as good? we have got the answer right after this. what's that? oh, see, this is the back to school list. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom. hey, mom. good times. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing calculator, flash drive, pencils, p--