i was terrified. >> when we first met janice jaycott, she had just turned 21, she was sent to valley staterve 15 to life for second-degree murder. >> i set up a drug deal. the drug deal turned into a robbery. the robbery turned into a murder. the girl turned state evidence and the guy was on the run and he ended up dying about a year and a half later. this place makes you hard. it can make you bitter. i don't think it rehabilitates you. 90% of the women go out harder than what they come in. >> janice was pregnant when she was arrested. her son was born six months prior to her being sent to valley state. >> i don't know what it's like to be a mother to him. to me i'm just the woman who gave birth to him. i'm not his mom. my stepmom and my father have raised him. >> janice is now 26, older, wiser, and looking toward the future. >> four years ago, i was a wreck. i was real rebellious, i didn't care about nobody. i don't even think i gave a damn about myself. to where now, four years later, i'm more mature. i care what happens to me. >> janice also cares about the child she left behind. she ho

kern valley state prison opened its gates in june 2005 to help ease overcrowding at other state penitentiaries. it brings california's total number of correctional facilities to 33. 130 miles northeast of los angeles is california's central valley. known for farming and agriculture, it is also home to kern valley state prison. the facility costs $379 million to build, and it will eventually hold 5,000 men. >> we want to try to get the inmates to start programming and try to rehabilitate them to be able to get back on the outside and get their footing back into the community. >> there's no rehabilitation in the california department of corrections. and i don't care who tells you that there is, they're lying to you. >> this prison is supposed to be a model throughout the entire state. its specific purpose is to show society, right? that hardened criminals can be rehabilitated. okay, but that's not what it is. everybody's landing here and it's just exactly the opposite. >> behind triple-layered razor-wired fences, inmates occupy four housing units. open less than a year, the prison is still strug

a fact dramatically illustrated during our visit to kern valley state prison in california. >> it's all got, work, work, work, you know. >> when we met james randall, he was working his prison job helping officers serve food to his fellow inmates. when we sat down to talk in his cell, randall seemed to only have one concern. how his shaved head looked on camera. >> there's no lint on my head or nothing? >> no, you're fine. >> i'm cool. i got a gang out of it. i don't want to be shining. i'll be shining like money. >> when you interview people in prison, you know they are in there for a good reason. and when you meet them, sometimes they're very likable.ç they might even be somebody you think you could be friends with. but sometimes you end up hearing a jaw-dropping story. the day we met james randall, we heard a jaw-dropping story. >> originally i came to jail february 21st, 1981, convicted in san bernardino county for murder/robbery. >> given a sentence of 34 years to life, randall was 18 at the time of his conviction. but his rap sheet started much earlier. >> i have been gang banging

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construction could begin next year through the central valley. stateenate gave final approval to spend $8 billion to get the project going. passing with the bare minimum number of votes. >> only conclusion i can come to today, that this is the wrong plan in the wrong place, at the wrong time. >> some lawmakers were afraid approving so much money for the train might doom the governor's initiative. the package approved includes two billion to upgrade local train service in the bay area. $700 million will go to electrifying caltrain. the mayor was against the high speed rail lane if it involved an elevated track through his city. now it will be below ground. >> can you imagine, what it would be like embarcadero freeway go through. it's obnoxious but that is gone. >> a traveler says the gold plate construction project, he likes the high speed trains in europe. >> ticket prices wouldn't cover the cost. >> one-way ticket would cost $85 in today's dollars. despite the legislature's vote and the governor's support it doesn't guarantee the job will be finished

@2/>+939(;#aar$fara┌a:húg<(;#a÷÷@2û iekaa> @8 kern valley state prison.s it's laundry day. >> a lot of guys don't trust the launders. we do the laundry ourselves. some do it in the sink. me, i do it in the shower so i can really get it clean. soap it up, rinse it out, wring it out. get a little workout in the meantime. good as new after two hours. just like mamma taught me. >> it's also the best night for television. >> monday night, primetime tv come on and i watch the primetime shows. my favorite shows right now are "24," "smallville," "grey's anatomy," "desperate housewives." you know what i'm saying? i love you bri. >> armstrong's weekly routine will continue indefinitely. he's serving 25 years to life for first-degree murder. >> sometimes i can see the victim in my case when i'm walking, you know what i'm saying? it's like demons that never go away. i have dreams about it, you know? >> the victim was a friend who learned that armstrong was involved in drug dealing and credit card fraud. >> she was an ex-girlfriend of mine, but we still lived together

. >> aaron yost was 11 years into his latest sentence when we met him at kern valley state prison incalifornia. he says his problems stem from a near life-long abuse of drugs. >> i grew up with drugs.e my parents were quote/unquote hippies. both my parents dropped acid. my mom's dead now from a drug overdose. when i was 9 years old, i was rolling joints for mom and dad. >> yost's life is now largely confined to this cell, which he shares with another inmate. >> i'm not comfortable with this. i don't like men, i like women, you know? and this, to me, it's disgusting. i'm still irritated. if i wake up in the morning, i'm agitated because i have to live with another man. >> now, the closest yost comes to female companionship is through his tattoos. some of which are too graphic to show on television. >> that's what i dream about, that's all i got. you know? >> i remember when we met aaron, the man was tattooed, incredibly inked. if one word describes him, it's intense, just full of energy. and i remember when my producer asked him, what's the daily routine? he just started right in on t

. >> surveillance footage from the visiting room at kern valley state prison showed how such smugglinges work. >> this is actual footage from our visiting area here. we have a suspect attempting to introduce narcotics into the institution. that is the suspect sitting right there. as you can see, he's looking around. there's another inmate. the inmate directly in front of him, is attempting to block the cameras. as you can see, he's halfway off the chair. that's what kind of piqued the curiosity of my officers, the way the individual is sitting. there's usually an indicator that there's a chance he's possibly going to try to attempt to introduce narcotics. you can see his right hand. there's an orange bindle, within a matter of seconds it will be secreted in his rectum. you can see there he goes. at that point he's introduced narcotics into the institute. unfortunately for him, we had staff in the area monitoring the video cameras, we watched this as it unfolded we were able to apprehend him and his visitor. >> for this attempt to smuggle one ounce of marijuana into prison the inmate wa

. >>> more details now, the bill rises to the state to sell $4.5 billion in bonds for the stretch in high speed rail in the valley. republican state lawmakers voted against the measure call it a train wreck. >> they are going to see you cut education. they are going to see that you cut healthy families, but they are going to see that you found money for this monumental, this colossal, this project, spending money that we simply don't have. >> concord senator have expressed concerns about how the project is being managed and where future funding will come from. >>> take note here, agency implementing a planned service disruption as it works on the track project. from now until monday at 5:00 a.m. the end judis service will be replaced by shuttle buses. parts of the church and 22 lines will be rerouted. the construction work is scheduled for three more weekends this summer. >> he loves being out this. competing against these california riders. he died dog what he loved to do. >> a jockeyy dies after a race at the county fair. how friends and family remembered him today. >> and i felt like a lot of teeth on my leg.

. >> we met officer epperson at the kern valley state prison in california.only with pepper spray and a baton, he's the lone officer responsible for supervising the inmate kitchen staff. >> i have six, seven inmates back here now. i've got one sitting on the line. granted, i got four, five cops outside that door. that door's locked. there's only one dude out there with the key. you have to trust them to a certain extent. they have no reason to assault me. unless they're totally pissed off or i disrespect them. >> among the inmates epperson places his trust in is the number two cook, carter hill. >> tell me what your sentence is. >> murder. >> you're here for murder? what's your sentence? >> 51 to life. >> you know, it's interesting. sometimes there's this dynamic in prison when you're interviewing somebody, if there's a corrections officer and an inmate together, they'll pretty much watch their ps and qs. they'll tell you into the camera what the other guy wants to hear. but when we met carter hill, we got some real brutal honesty that day in the kitchen. >>

in san jose and local officials say silicon valley a logical place for patent office >>> a fall quarter of the patterns issued in the united statesriginated in the silicon valley and with a three-year delay both texas executives and politicians say it hurts innovation the one existing offices in alexandria va getting an office in the valley has been three years in the making, it should bring products to market faster right now there are no satellite offices of that is it for patents have to go through the virginia office and in person appearances are required in front of examiners. >>> we think it will speed things up, there is a big a light were behind hundreds of thousands of patents, about a three-year delay which is absurd. that is a product life in the technology world >>> the delay affects product to market because investors are frustrated filing a patent is not an inexpensive and never were talking tens of thousands of dollars, not just treasure but time. at this point no locations selected for the new office although it is that the to be in san jose as many as 250 paten examiners will work here and those fallen for the pa

valley. but the governor says the state needs to act fast to get federal funds, some lawmakers are hesitant toommit to this $3 billion in the central valley. we have been asking is drop the morning, should the state build high-speed rail or scrapped plans altogether? daniel says " say yes, pay more taxes, california is in such dire straits this morning. >> share your thoughts on facebook or twitter. >> there will be more buses to carry commuters over the dumbarton bridge. these are live pictures from union city right now. the dumbarton bridge express will operate more frequently every weekday between palo alto and union city. the hope is the expansion of bus service will ease traffic on the bridge. there are other changes and improvements including new wi-fi technology. the timeout is 6:11 a.m., a chimpanzee attack, how american student got too close at an animal sanctuary. >> one of the greatest mysteries in u.s. history, the 75th anniversary as there are new efforts to crack the case of a million earhart and her disappearance. >> did i say on topic? are you stupid? >> kris versteeg it's cand

state in the country would benefit. you look at the companies based in silicon valley. they have offices, you want to expand your business, think about those young people in colorado. everything -- stated say the same thing. that money would get spent over the country very rapidly. >> thank you. governor brown. >> it is a good idea to bring back that $1 trillion sitting out there. how to do that, it remains to be seen. but then that will require some other tax. that would be my big request like everybody else. get america's finances under control and that will take both parties. it will take taxes and it will take reduction in commitments that have been made. it now can be validated. let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have be

it will require san francisco to draw up a plan to return the valley to its natural state. if it passes, they will put another measure to drain it. it currently supply more. >>> google is pushing are for rights and they will focus on antihomosexual fun. google is named by a friendly place by gay rights groups. >>> and a deadly pursuit after a car smashes into an oakland church. the good samaritans that helped police cash tear man. >>> the daring he is end from one man after his life was saved. -- the daring escape from one man after his life was saved. . >>> an outreach campaign may have limited the problem. >>> just a big difference in the temperatures, as much as 35 degrees, for some it will be hot, time now for the morning news.

>> joe paterno, inside the confines of happy valley, state college pa, joe paterno is a god.hat will never change. but judge freeh's report this week put joe paterno in a conspirator's role dating back to 1988, meaning that 14 years went by, a bunch of kids were abused and joe's legacy, while it is great and he did a great job for many, many years, joe's legacy will always include that. >> nobody came out looking great in that report. bill mushi, thank you so much for joining us this morning. appreciate it. >>> the cost of paying by credit card may soon go up. visa, master card and some banks that issue credit cards agreed to pay more than $6 billion to settle an anti-trust lawsuit. retailers claim the companies conspired to fix fees that stores pay to accept credit cards. the settlement let's them charge extra if they pay by credit card. >>> in florida, george zimmerman's defense team wants a new judge to preside over his murder trial. zimmerman is the neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. his attorneys claim that during a

. >> powerful winds sweep through the ohio valley the in the mid atlantic states claiming lives and leaving millions without power. we survey the damage. from summer storms to firestorms. fueled by heat and drought, the west is ablaze, barry petersen is on the front lines. on the eve of mexico's presidential elections, journalists are high on the hit list of drug traffickers, bill whitaker explains why. and a tourism option that is literally out of this world. and so is the price tag. captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the cbs evening news. >> cowen: good evening, i am lee cowan, it is rare and violent, the breed of summer weather that tore up the landscape from the midwest to the mid atlantic overnight has a name, it is called derecho and it did a lot of damage, at least 13 people are reportedly killed, nearly 4 million people are still without power. and record heat still grips a wide area. whit johnson in washington tonight has more. >> reporter: the overnight storms were sudden and violent. gattering the dc metro area with lightning, driving rain and wind wi gusts above 75 miles per

construction could begin early next year on a 130-mile stretch through the central valley. the state senate gave final approval to spend nearly $8 billion to get pro project going. itit was a tough sell in a tough economy passing with only the bear number of votes. >> the only conclusion i come to is this is the wrong plan in the plong place in the wrong time. >> they thought it might doom the governor's tax initiative. the package approved by lawmakers includes $2 billion to upgrade local train service in the bay area. 700 million will go to electrifying caltrain. burlingame mayor was against the high-speed rail line. it involved building an elevated track through his city. now he's satisfied the tracks will be below ground in a partially covered trench. >> look down these tracks and imagine thousand it would be to have the embarcadero freeway to go through the middle of our town but that's gone. >> they called it a gold-plated construction project even though he likes the high-speed trains in europe. >> but in california high-speed rail is so expensive, the sticker price wouldn't c

construction could begin early next year on a 130-mile stretch through the central valley. the state senate gave final approval to spend nearly $8 billion to get pro project going. it was a tough sell in a tough economy passing with only the bare number of votes. >> the only conclusion i come to is this is the wrong plan in the wrong place in the wrong time. >> they thought it might doom the governor's tax initiative. hurting education and social programs. the package approved by lawmakers includes $2 billion to upgrade local train service in the bay area. 700 million will go to electrifying caltrain. burlingame mayor was against the high-speed rail line. that was if it involved build an elevated track through his city. now he's satisfied the tracks will be below ground in a partially covered trench. >> look down these tracks and imagine thousand it would be to have the embarcadero freeway to go through the middle of our town but that's gone. >> they called it a gold-plated construction project even though he likes the high-speed trains in europe. >> but in california high-speed rail

. >>> caster valley school district blames state funding cuts. funding will be reduced by almost $1,500 per student next year. but the district superintendent tells the daily review that it has enough money in reserves to avoid major cuts, at least for now. but he says governor brown's tax plan failed and the ballot box in november. the district could face an $8 million deficit next year. >>> the west school district is considering placing another parcel tax measure before voters, just last month measure k was conceded but last night the school voted unanimously to measure support for a parcel tax measure on the november ballot. the school board will decide whether to move forward with the measure next month. >>> the oakland police crime lab is under funded and understaffed that's according to alameda report released last week. at one point last year police acknowledged that there were nearly 1,000 unsolved sexual assaults of homicide. they found the city is taking little action to address the backlog and staffing -- they recommend oakland consol

valley is a big deal. >> why is it a big deal? about a quarter of all the patents filed in the united states come out of silicon valley. huge statistic. >> she added that having the office near the inventors allows for a much better exchange of information. plus, with the addition of an office in san jose as well as denver and dallas, lawmakers hope to reduce the backlog of patent approvals, which now can take as long as three years. >>> and still ahead at 11:00, when you hear the new term super pac, most people think of billionaire donors, but we'll show you a different type of super pac, based on small donors with a democratic agenda. we'll have a live report on that straight ahead. >>> plus, these two sprinters have a date to settle a controversy that has never before happened in the history of the modern olympic games. we'll explain. >>> and good evening. i'm anthony slaughter in the nbc bay area weather center tonight. winds were gusting today, but it was a cool wind. as we head through the next couple of days, winds will shift, and that means things will warm up. in fact, tomorrow the 80s return to the south bay.

to voters in november and it would require san francisco to draw up a plan to draw up a valley to its natural state if voters say yes in november and supporters will put another measure on the ballot in 2016 to require the draining of the reservoir. the system is water supply for more than 2 million people in the bay area. the farm protesters say they will be at tonight's city council meeting no protest plans to develop a plot of land owned by uc berkeley. on saturday the protesters went back to the uc berkeley plot of land in albany to harvest crops they planted last spring. the protesters want the land to be used as an urban farm. the uc berkeley plans to build a whole foods grocery store and senior housing complex around that part of the land. we sent our ktvu camera out to plot of land to check on things and all quiet no one was around protesters do not seem to be occupying the site as they did back in april and may. because of the increased interest in the city council meeting tonight. city leaders move their regular council meeting location from albany city hall to the albany community center

the ballot would require san francisco to come up with a plan and return the valley to its state.ate draining. the reservoir provides water to more than $2 million in the bay area. >>> earnest borg nine is dead. he won his oscar for his performance in marty as a sensitive butcher looking for love. they also remember him in roles as the villan or the tough guy but he was the comic lead and provided the voice for merge made man and -- mermaid man in sponge bob. 0 he did a lot of things and he was a very nice man too. >>> sal is a nice guy too, knows all about your commute, here is sal. >>> although we are more clouded than we are last week in case we are stopping we are stopping in the usual spots. and if you are driving on 880, it tips to be nice as well. if you are driving we will have a little bit of slowed traffic on 880 and 101. >>> temperatures should cool down inland and it looks like a good jump start and the coast will deal with a lost fog this entire week. water temperatures are tricky off bodega bay and outside the golden gate bridge about 53 and 5 , some are warm and som

appearances aren't required in front of examiners one-quarter of all patents filed in united states originated in silicon valley and the congresswoman's as having local examiners live and work in the valley should clear a backlog that can stretch up to three years. >>> we think having a patent officer greg for the office great for technology great for the community had and were happy this is a great day >>> at this point no actual location selected for the new office of well it is back to be in this city of san jose sent as demands as many as 250 examiners will work in this office coming up at 630 will have reaction from a group representing the tech industry. will have that at 630, mark sayre cbs 5 >>> chase touted by destructive wild fire, sunday that kiwi's return to see the destruction dru levenson shows us the emotional toll it has taken >>> and dozens of people living in some of the hardest-hit areas of the law can and fire lined up sunday at checkpoints these residents of mountain shadows, a chance to see the property for the first time since the wild fires cannot a week ago. for some their homes are sti

and in silicone valley, the law passed by state lawmakers would stop foreclosures while others are stilleing considered. >> they would call the service or lender and they would get the run around and they would get the run around to the last day and until they lost their home. and now there will be that accountability. >> and today, the koreaians were able to safe the law and it will go into effect next january. >>> and michael bloomberg will weigh in the contestants for the annual hot dog eating contest. we want to show you joey chestnut and this year he is going for a title. it has been a new york tradition for 97 years. 4:54 is the time. are you going to be eating some hotdogs on 4th of july? >> not that many. joey chestnut was training the other day and went on a trial run he ate 80 hotdogs. he is ready >> i might eat a couple on 4th of july, this is a look at 880, the traffic looks good as you pass the coliseum, no major problems and traffic continues to move along nicely as you move through. also the morning commute if you are driving on westbound bay bridge, traffic is looking goo

valley. the governor says the state has to act fast.hould the state build a high- speed rail or should it scrapped plans altogether? sure plans with us on facebook and twitter or e-mail us. traffic on the dumbarton bridge to be milder than today. it is the beginning of expanded bus service. dumbarton bridge express buses will operate more frequently. other changes and improvements include new wireless technology >> a search team hopes that new technology will help them solve a mystery from 75 years ago today. that is when amelia earhart disappeared as she tried to become the first woman to fly around the world. >> 22 minutes before 5:00 a.m.. neighborhood fights, red tape, and court struggles >> the payoff for the oakland zoo after years of legal fights >> the bay area is getting a u.s. patent office. >> things nearly get out of control during the giants' gam,, >> the party that ruled mexico for much of the last century is back in power. preliminary results showed the institutional revolutionary party has won the presidential election.

valleys today. doppler quiet across the state. 90s central valley into yosemite, 83 tahoe, big sur 66 afternoon sunw to mid 70s san diego and l.a. palm springs 107. >>> watch this, it is amazing video. ontario, canada, a man was kill, a police officer broke his leg after they both fell knee a gorge at niagara falls this is video of crews rescuing the injured officer they extended a ladder lowered down stretcher and used a rope to get him out. the officer was chasing a man when they both went over a low training wall. the man he was chasing -- went over a retaining wall. the man he was chasing was dead at the scene. >>> it is a morning of dramatic pictures look at these from a village outside of beijing. yesterdays -- residents captured video of major flooding. this is the result of heavy rains from a summer storm has caused major flooding in many regions of china. the waters have damaged homes, schools and hundreds of businesses. you see it carrying cars away there. the chinese government has blamed 27 deaths in the country on major flooding. that shows the power of nature no matter how strong we t

penn state's happy valley isn't happy for a while. first the staut statue of jo paterno jo pa as we called him. open season for players to transfer where they can. oh, yeah, a lot fewer scholarships and a huge fine besides. let's go right now to the mass murder in colorado. with me corbin, in the movie theater. also a forensic psychologist and co-director for the institute of behavioral sciences and law. thank you, dr. brennan. let's start with corbin -- we have to go to dr. brennan. what did you make of the picture we saw in the courtroom of james holmes. did he give you any indication he had a problem? >> well, chris, it's very difficult to tell from a picture. we don't know a lot about him. i haven't interviewed him. certainly the things that stand out, of course, is the red hair, which may be symbolic at the time police picked him up and the joker. and his eyes. right away looking at his eyes looks different from other pictures. we immediately suspect the possibility of some type of drug abuse. >> would he have access to drugs or

governor brown, i'm sure you know that on any given day, people from other states are knocking on doors of co's in the valley and trying to get them to expand in other states or move to other states. someone in this room may have engaged in that. >> they cannot all expand in california. we are try to help california. quex their offering tax breaks. >> we are not offering a break. >> not only you. what do you say to the ceo's? what are you trying to do it? what are two or three things you are doing to keep companies here? >> we take specifics. i met yesterday with the representative of nissan and they're very interested and supportive of the installation of high-speed chargers throughout california. we have a plan, criticized by some but nevertheless, well funded by a legal settlement of $100 million. to get these charging stations in throughout the bay area and down the coast to los angeles. they sold 5000 electric cars and they want to keep expanding. problem, permits. some people are making it hard, some cds are making it too difficult to get these charging stations up and running. we will deal with that c

with the measures in the low '80s and it will really be heating up in the sacramento valley for the california stateir. that is a check of weather, here is traffic. >> let's jump over to the bay bridge where traffic is cruising right along as you work your way towards the metering lights. it has been very nice so far this morning. some roadwork to contend with in a few spots but overall not causing too many delays and the same goes for 5008680 as we head towards the dublin interchange, lots of people had to work right now on the west bound side, that is where the headlights are going to 680 but overall not any major problems. he's down conditions very light, no trouble to report, let's get a look at the altamont pass. a little bit yellow indicating slower speeds on the eastbound side and west bound side as you look at the drive time, 60 minutes westlawn 580 from the west bound passed to 680, take a look at the rest of the drive times throughout the east bay and you can see that there is really no problems. everything in the green if your head to work right now, 24 looks good and 880 is clear as well

valley. and mid-atlantic states, on into the northeast.but that doesn't bode well. >> we will hope for the best and we appreciate that information, especially the graphic about the deficit we are starting to run. >> well because out we are starting to worry about next year. >> spirit of the heartland is next. winter wheat harvest has a nearly wrapped up across the u-s. for months harvester >> the winter we harvest has nearly wrapped up across the midwest. vermont's harvesters work their way north following the ripening crop from texas merely to canada. clinton group of texas to the southern plains for the harvest of beauty. >> the wheat crop showed up dressed for harvest. >>> that's ahead of schedule. >> they are usually starting right now and hoping to be finished by tomorrow. >> two weeks early. that pushed maturity along and poor farmers like jimmy it was hot and dry conditions that make them think they may not get a crop that all this year. >> we had over 100 days of 100- degree weather. >> last year was a complete disaster. we did our

valleys east bay shore i should say upper 70s to low 80s east bay valleys 60s around the monterey bay and 70s inland. around the statetoday cooler weather pushing into the central valley. tahoe sun and 75. the storms have moved east palm springs 101 today with sunshine. as far as temperatures, 50s again tonight maybe a 49 up in santa rosa. two to four degrees warmer tomorrow, another two to four saturday couple more degrees sunday, temperatures hang out in the 90s inland saturday through next week 80s around the bay and mid 60s at the coast. have a great day. >>> here's a live shot everyone of traffic heading to the lower deck or through the lower deck of the bay bridge from terry mcsweeney and his cameraman. earlier we didn't see traffic flowing, so they did have all lanes shutdown temporarily eastbound out of san francisco towards oakland. lanes have been reopened and it is a complete jam on the lower deck of the bay bridge. terry will bring a live report once again this is the hot spot, because of two earlier police chases. we'll find out if lanes are still blocked. camera now panning right and up there it looks l

the southern and central rockies along with much of the plain states in the ohio valley are seeing theorst of that drought. in canada, the problem is too much water. authorities believe a backed up creek in british columbia caused this mudslide. take a look. it sent a wall of debris and water just flowing. no reports, though, anderson, of any injuries. >> that's really good news. susan, thanks. >>> a desperate search going on in iowa for days now. two young cousins disappeared while out on a bike ride. nearly 1,000 volunteers helped look for clues over the weekend. we're going to hear from mother of one of the missing girls next on "360." more often, more often, but they live so far away. i've been thinking about moving in with my daughter and her family. it's been pretty tough since jack passed away. it's a good thing you had life insurance through the colonial penn program. you're right. it was affordable, and we were guaranteed acceptance. guaranteed acceptance? it means you can't be turned down because of your health. you don't have to take a physical or answer any health questions

valley, pennsylvania. the future of the penn state program will be known soon. jamie costello has more on why the ncaa could gift program what's called the death penalty. >> the once mighty program that gave us great human beings has been shattered by this jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. a plain pulling a banner that says take the statue down or we l the threat may be vague but the bad feelings are everywhere on campus where there's talk about shutting down the football program. ncaa president mark emretes said it's something he will consider. >> i've never seen anything as egregious as this. >> reporter: after former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was found guilty, top school officials, including paterno covered up what they knew. two former top officials had been charged. the former president could be charge any day now and paterno died not long after he was fired. the verdict on the statue could come next week. >> we have to look at this comprehensively. >> reporter: but the alow once hanging over paterno's head on a mural is gone,

some lawmakers are hesitant to commit nearly $3 billion in the central valley so we ask you, should the stateld a high- speed rail or scrap plans altogether? dennis says scrap it, the money could be better used to balance the budget and allow us to make tough decisions that are needed for stability. you can share your thoughts with us on facebook and twitter and e-mail us. >> help has arrived for commuters who battle weekday traffic on the dumbarton bridge. patrick joins us from union city has express bus service gets a welcome boost >> the dumbarton bridge will be seeing a lot more bus traffic starting today because ac transit is expanding service across the bay by 80 percent. this is intended to relieve crowded conditions and minimize passengers wait time to entice passengers to ride the bus, they are offering free wireless internet. this will minimize passengers wait time and additional information will be on the web site. >> is 540 right now, wall street has its best day of the year but could bad jobs report turn the could bad jobs report turn the tide? ,, discover british columbia. visit

valleys. as you travel around the state check out these numbers, 107 degrees in fresno and 106 and redding. 102 in sacramento. and 99 degrees. all thanks to the ridge of high pressure building in the four corners and back into the bay area. spare the air today, but along the coastline you can see low clouds and fog. not that offshore wind but a sea breeze keeping the fog at the coast and that is where you can expect to see cooler temperatures outside. more fog on the way for the evening hours. it will try to press into the bay. tomorrow morning wake up mostly clear cut out at the coast and we're looking at dense fog early on. these temperatures going to be impressive around 94 in morgan hill and 88 in san jose and 80 degrees and a word. 66 degrees in pacifica with the state temperatures getting near 100 degrees in brentwood and 96 in antioch and 97 in fairfield. 96 in livermore and as you make your way into the north bay, 90s in santa rosa and 79 in oakland and 72 degrees and services of this afternoon but tomorrow that will likely be the peak of the heat, and temperatures expected to move into

valleys. the bay mid to upper 60s to mid 70s around santa cruz. through the stateid to upper 90s through the central valley, 70 tahoe, 103 palm springs. 70 san diego, 77 l.a.. fireworks game at the coliseum tonight clear, 66 dropping to 59 by the time the game is over those fireworks start. tomorrow's forecast, independence day about the same as today, slightly cooler thursday into friday notice the temperatures upper 80s to near 90. low to mid 60s at the coast. close to average if not warmer. >>> good morning. marin county southbound 101 out of lucas valley road past civic center moving well. roadwork in southern marin around mill valley repaving job a little slowing. golden gate bridge getting ready to configure morning commute, four lanes southbound, two lanes northbound. earlier roadwork north end of the span just now getting picked up, you may find slow traffic out of the waldo tunnel. bay bridge looking fine, no delays metering lights off. checking in with all your mass transit, everybody is getting a nice early start on time, no delays. we've been reporting

legislature's vote last friday is giving way to smaller challenges before the state can break ground in the central valley next year. two opponents of the rail praopblg are close to reaching settlements with the state. union pacific has threatened to stall the project is close to reaching a deal. some peninsula opponents say they are close to settling a court battle. >>> in san francisco supporters of free muni for low income use are planning a rally before the transportation planners meet to vote. the metropolitan transportation commission allocated four million dollars to support the pilot program and san francisco supervisors approved another $400,000. the project will need near five million dollars to get the free muni for youth program going. >>> time to check the weather. mike has been telling us if you like the heat you going to love today. >> what time did you turn your air conditioner on eric? >> about five minutes before i got home. [ laughing ] >> smart man. good morning. it was a very hot day inland and it will be worse today live doppler 7 hd showing absolutely how dry the air is this morning

valleys. quiet across the entire state we have high pressure really hot, dry conditions. 100s through the centralte, 85 tahoe today. 75 san diego. 85 l.a., you want heat from the release or release from the heat? 61 eureka, palm springs 117. >>> 5:49. president obama is on the road in iowa today pressing congress to extend tax cuts for low and mide income enders only and let them expire for the wealthy. a new poll this morning shows the presidential race is dead even. president obama and his likely republican opponent mitt romney are tied at 47%. the poll shows troubling news for the president. 63% believe the country she hadding in the wrong direction. most -- the country is heading in the wrong direction. 58% still expect him to win a second term. >>> thousands continue to look for work. abc7 wants to help. today employers, including sutter health, prudential insurance and the federal reserve bank of san francisco will take part in a job fair from noon to 4:00 at the hotel wickham on market street. go to abc7news.com. >>> wild ride all street legal -- this was a commercial shot in may for d.c.