truckee is 25 degrees. if you have travel plans in the mountains, i mean, the days will be fabulous, but the nights do get cold. right there. that's the key. this right there goes -- that allows the high to build in as that system deepens. the last six months, those systems have been deepening over the pacific northwest. getting warm to hot. fire danger does go up, even though there's not a north/northeast wind. sunday, monday will go higher. sunshine, warmer. 90s inland. 70s, 80s by the coast. beautiful beach weather. 80s, 90s. low 90s inland. tomorrow, we'll keep it about the same. then a jumpup on sunday. monday looks to be the hottest for the next five days. >>> time now, 7:12. today, a federal judge is expected to make a decision about executions here in california. >>> sarah shourd talks about her toughest parts of months of captivity in an iranian prison, and also her few moments of joy. >>> and shocking comments from comments from iran's president about 9/11, and why the u.s. delegation walked out.

as you head up to the mountains, 72 will feel great in truckee. that's the seven-day forecast, reaching 97 degrees on monday. in the 90s this weekend. >> thanks a lot, jennifer. the fate of the military's controversial don't ask don't tell policy is in the hands of a california judge. they are trying to stop a district court in san diego from issuing an injunction. the injunction would stop the ban on openly gay troops. the white house said federal attorneys are defending an act of congress being challenged, but it does not detract from the president's efforts to get it as well. >> time it 5:10. when it comes to professional basketball, one day you're in and one day out. a local legend is benched. >>> a new movie exposing education, but is it really moving ahead of the class? >>> a live look outside. it will be a warm weekend. our state has a huge deficit. meg whitman's plan will make it billions worse by eliminating the capital gains tax for wealthy investors, including herself. economists say her plan will "rip a hole in the budget" and is "deep

so this would truckee see here and these crews are spring water into the fires, and try to get the soil is what is possible so they may begin removing debris and none of that test will fly up into the air. the first thing crews will do is remove these burned out cars that you see here. that will allow them to bring in heavy equipment and there are 34 homes here that are destroyed beyond repair and for those residents they're going to take away everything. the foundation and also the chimneys that you see here. everything will be gone so before this process begins, residents are being allowed back in to sift through the rubble and take any of their belongings that they can. once the process does start to the health department says they will monitor the area and air quality because they see the president's live close by to this in the want to make sure it's safe for them they believe the whole process could take anywhere from three to four weeks. in san bruno christine conley kron 4 news. >> >> cool and breezy out there today and live look from our mount tam cam. this some lingering cloud

and even truckee, quarter-mile- an-hour visibility there. that's a tough morning.s long gone. there goes -- flew out of here. but we did have showers yesterday. redding had good showers there. look at that. and it will fill in probably tonight and tomorrow. it will start to get a little warmer inland. tomorrow, i think you'll notice it more than today. we will decrease the winds. we'll go for a high of 63. and that's one warmer than yesterday. when they were 62. 50s, across the board. the santa rosa, napa locations were down to 40s and they've come up a little bit. 57, san jose. livermore, concord. 48, ukiah. fog in anderson valley. and 3-mile visibility. some of that fog continues to work its way in the inland areas. i guess we're getting to that time of year. mostly sunny and breezy. the high builds in. and next week, looks like another low drops in. and there's a hint of a stronger system thursday. today, though, low clouds. mostly sunny. a little breezy. 60s and 70s for everybody. then tomorrow, we'll start to see that fog on the coast again. inland areas will

only 67 degrees up in the mountains of truckee. as promised, the first weekend of fall is a warm one reaching the 90s. >> jennifer, thank you. >>> got an iphone? why some iphone users wish they could jump ship and see where they want to go. >>> plus how an ipad played a part in the delivery of heba tby.re is there nothing it can't do? n

truckee is calm. 34. 49 degrees and fog up and down the coast means cooler for all from eureka to san diego, pretty decent system starting to carve itself out. as it does, it will increase the fog first pick up the westbound and it -- and it had probably be cool enough to wipe out the fog. 60s for many, upper 70s and very low 80s. tomorrow it's 70s for everybody. we'll carry that into the end of the week. >>> the top u.s. commander in afghanistan says the plan by a florida church to burn the koran puts u.s. troops in danger. >> how long do we back down? when do we stop backing down? >> this morning, the pastor of that church responds. >>> and police revisit the killing after woman whose body was found inside of a suitcase and why some say her death could have been prevented. >>> and after 75 years, san francisco may change the way it waters some city parks. south of laredo, there's a place... so hot, rattlesnakes combust. ♪ but we go, cause ya gotta eat bold. [ male announcer subway fiery footlong subs. t

so everybody's in good company. 58 san francisco. 33 up in tahoe. 2 in truckee. the low -- 32 in truckee. the lows will be lower than that. 64 in ukiah with the cloud cover. you can see how the system right there. there's some of the clouds starting to work their way in. this is gonna give us a lot of high and mid-level clouds. sunny to the south. but to the north bay, it will be cooler by the coast but still kind of mild inland with 70s and low 80s. light rain should make it even south by sunday morning. fog, drizzle, fair, mild, southerly breeze kicks in. 60s, 70s, low to mid-80s. five-day a lot of clouds on saturday. rain develops in the north bay and spread south by sunday morning. clearing sunday night. okay on monday, tori. >> okay. thank you, steve. >>> it's 19 minutes before 8:00. the two airlines that are just a vote away from merging to create the largest airline in the world. >>> you have to pay to play in the beta's break next year. >>> the world's largest airline could be just one vote away. shareholders of united airlines' parent company and contine

kenwood to vallejo, 16-degree spread. 37 tahoe. 32 this morning, truckee. once you get to september, the -- it just dips. the fog is down in southern california, actually, santa barbara, santa maria, l.a. san diego. talk about high pressure building in, you can see it to the left of your screen, right there. right hear. that will be over us today and tomorrow. and then it look like another system moves into the northwest. sunny and warmer, though, the coast, though can't find any fog. it's good to go. santa cruz, 86 degrees. 76 half moon bay to pacifica's 74. 84 in san francisco. it will be sunny and nice to mild to warm inland. sunny and warm to hot. with 80s and 90s. it looks like about the same tomorrow. forecast projections have backed off on any further warming thursday. a little cooler on friday. and then a cooldown starts for the weekend. >>> 7:42. as the investigation continues into that emergency landing of a quantas flight at sfo, we're now hearing the dramatic cockpit tapes from that flight early yesterday morning. >>> and a mccain family member

nice fall days but it is chilly. 36 degrees south shore lake tahoe, 32 in truckee and closer to home,ount diablo, temperatures 40s and 50s. everybody climbs from the 50s from the 80s and 90s. cool in the morning, nice in the afternoon. we have a little fog though coming into the bay this morning north of san francisco. a little bit in sausalito over the marin headlands and also the monterey bay reporting some fog, dense fog this morning. salinas up into watsonville. that fog is gonna thicken the next couple days and really cool off. today we see most of the cooling closer to the coast. right here in downtown san francisco. 52 at this hour here in the city. 56 oakland, 55 concord. antioch 63 degrees and still cool in the north bay with temperatures in the upper 40s. coastside temperatures there, too. here's the storm track you can see to the north. but they're dippin', the jet stream that will bring a cooler weather pattern to us offshore cooling us gradually throughout the week. we'll get bumps up and down as the fog sort of ebbs and flows. but then we'll see that system really establ

tahoe, truckee. and 50s and 60s, you go down to the coast. low clouds seem to be regrouping. the system yesterday. spinning out of the area. next system to the left of your screen will be in here tomorrow. it is weak, but it will give us a cooldown. the system is moved out. but a.m. clouds, morning clouds, will give way to sunshine for most. fog seems to be a little thicker. and a little warmer for a few. but slightly cooler further. low clouds, sunny. breezy later on. temperatures won't go up that much. upper 70s, and a lot of 70s in between. 60s by the coast. tomorrow will be cooler. we'll carry that into wednesday. and a big rebound for warmer weather, friday into the weekend. >> thank you, steve. today, wal-mart is expected to announce it is expanding the number of stores that use solar energy. wal-mart already has 31 stores in california and hawaii that has solar facilities and it is expected to add more in california and arizona in the next year. that would make wal-mart one of the biggest commercial institutes using technology in the u.s. >>> let's check in on wall str

it will be 72 degrees for a high today in truckee. mid-70s this weekend that feels great compared to the 93 we were expecting and 97 on monday. >> head to the high country of the beaches. thanks, jennifer. police release a sketch of the man they say tried to rape a san jose jogger. we will show that to you. volunteers will hit beaches for a coastal clean up and how you can take part. there may be a breakthrough in the state's budget impasse. that would be a big development. a live report is coming up. is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find the experts you need, whether you're trying to sell of hoping to buy. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. greed. the wealthiest corporations. billions in profits and bonuses. and the sacramento politicians just gave these same corporations a new billion dollar handout... paid for by cuts to education and public safety with no guarantee of creating one new job. but we can change this by voting yes on proposition 24. prop 24 repeals the billion dollar giv

truckee at 86. 100 degrees in sacramento. here's the seven-day forecast. today's high is 98 degrees. this is the hottest day of the heat wave. we are cooling down to the mid 80s by the time we see thursday. >> thank you very much, jennifer. weno kat's giving swimmers and waiters off an alameda beach a rash. blame it on bubble snails or a parasite carried by the snails. the parasites cause gswimmer's itch similar to poison oak. no one knows how the snails arrived in the bay, but some speculate they could have come in the hulls of ships or introduced by oyster farmers. >> tradition and competition over the weekend. 100 boats and patsders taking part in the dragon boat festival and races. competitors came from as far away as the netherlands. there was food and arts and crafts to go along. a nice way to school cool. >> a singer remove friday sesame street strikes back. >> we have a look at what's coming up tonight at 11:00. >> tonight on the bay area news, a killing spree stuns the bay area and leads down a twisted path of violence and abuse. even more to the

forecast, which is just fine today, if you're heading to the sierra, look out for some rain around truckee and snow above 8,000 feet today. so drizzle to get your day started. a cool, breezy finish. you can wear a jacket all day long today, but it's back to t-shirt weather as we head back towards the weekend as 70s and 80s return for inland valleys starting friday. back to you. >> thanks, rob. 6:10 right now. >>> investigators try to figure out who's to blame for a bomb threat that landed a plane early in california. >>> and new information just into newsroom on the worst environment staal disaster in o nation's history. see who bp is blaming for it. >>> and what in the world is a guy or girl have to do to get on a soccer team? well, apparently sit in a very long line overnight. we'll tell you what cal students are doing, what lengths they're going to to play theirspt. have tt co f sport. have that coming up in live report. [ female announcer ] we know jerry brown was mayor of oakland, but what were the results? fact: brown promised to improve schools. but the drop out rate increased 50%,

it gets cold in truckee. ukiah, mendocino county, you will start to see clouds tomorrow from this part of the system. the first one that will come will fall apart. the key is the low, once it starts to deepen, it says, okay i will accelerate. fog, burning off sooner. sunny -- some areas already have sun on the coast. cooler weather returns friday, especially friday night. we cloud it up saturday. rain in the north bay and then sunday morning, possibility for everybody. we clear it out sunday night. monday looks good. >> okay. >>> our viewers are voting at ktvu.com for their favorite high school football game. last night, there was a surge in the online voting by viewers who want to see news coverage for their favorite teams. there are five games to choose from. the ones getting the most votes, saint ignacious versus bishop and los gatos versus st. francis. the winner will be announced tonight after the 5:00 deadline and the highlights of the game will be aired on the 10:00 news. >> very exciting. >>> we're fo

was in the 30s, tahoe, truckee. 50s,. ukiah, 53. the system to the far left is the one we're watching. here's the deal -- if this low deepens and stalls out, all bets are off. it coo drag across us late saturday into sunday. right now we're going saturday. fog, drizzle, mostly sunny, a little warmer. 60s, 70s and some low to mid- 80s. tomorrow looks to be about the same and then the low gets closer on friday. a lot of drizzle. cooler, friday. >>> the party begins at 9:30 this morning for claude, the albino alligator. claude turns 15 today. kind of easy to spot him in the middle there. today's festivities are free. they begin with a happy birthday 57 cupcakes, 15 of them. claude looks thrilled. >> he's pretty low-key about things. >>> we'll tell you what a judge has ordered calers to do after losing -- calpers to do after losing $100 million in investment. >>> sarah shourd will have a medical exam in oman today. she was released because of medical problems. >>> hurricane igor is roaring across the atlantic. look at this! this is vide

truckee is in the 30s. 50s low to mid, pretty much along the coast of the interior, all because of that low that is moving out. you can see one right there. that has to slide on by and after that, high pressure is coming in and we'll warm it up. few clouds, but mainly sunny today. along the cool side, especially this morning. it's cold out there. sunny and breezy. windy on some of the higher elevations. 60s and 70s. concorde -- that's chilly. cold tomorrow morning, fall starts tonight and tomorrow morning we'll have 30s and 40s in wind protected areas and all signs point toward sunshine and warmer by the weekend. >>> thank you, steve. a hearing is just getting underway in washington, d.c. at this hour. a house committee is hearing testimony on the department of homeland security's response to the bp oil spill. now actor kevin costner is scheduled to testify at this hearing on what he has learned since it happened. now it happens that film star, kevin costner and his scientist brother have a new technology that they say separates oil from water. that's why kevin costner is involved in th