west coast opinion focuses on america. it appreciates the ties with latin america. every administration has been elected over the last 20 years. they say, we must focus on latin america. as soon as they get into office, something happens and distracts them. how would you express your recommendation to the letter takes office in january o next year, whether it is mr. obama, to keep the focus on latin america? >> right now, as a nation, we are struggling with a weak economy. unemployment is relatively high. some of the highest levels we have had for a long time. when we think about, how do we strengthen our economy and hatteras supported, -- and how do we support it? one of the bgest arguments for solving some of the issues is to make it part of the economic story. to have a very specific tangible action plans around ow you continue to increase trade. i did not want to bore anybody with the details. i talked to businesses in arizona and california. the amount of business they are doing, just sending trucks into mexico with g

. >> coming up next, getting musical at west coast's largest free jazz festival. and reminder download our new alarm clock app for your iphone. wake up tomorrow to the bay area's latest headlines and traffic info right on your phone. the free abc7 news alarm clock app is available now at the app store. search for abc7 news san francisco alarm. >>> some of the bay area's most talented musicians are in san francisco for the big fillmore jazz festival. it wraps up today. ♪ ♪ >>> this year's festival features more than two dozen bands on three stages including a tribute to the late etta james. the event is expected to draw about 90,000 people to fillmore street this weekend making it the largest free jazz festival on the west coast. it kicks in about half an hour at 10:00 and runs until 6:00 this evening and yesterday it was warm was heating up yesterday. >> today we've got more in the way of clouds and fog. sea breeze and couple degrees cooler. 66 in downtown today. low 70s in oakland and santa clara, san jose, you are coming out of the upper 80s to mid 80s. few degr

and the west coast are again but less well so one of the things though and i love this did you hear this guy and his name is guy adams and. and plus angeles bureau chief and so he has been tweeting up a storm kind of talking crap about this and then it turns out that his twitter account got suspended and he released all the e-mails that he had with twitter and they said that is because he broke the rule because he posted someone's personal e-mail really was a corporate e-mail and so it's led everyone to believe that it's basically because n.b.c. complained i don't think so many people are tweeting about this either i totally think n.b.c. complained that twitter has botched this and like such a big way this was their first big partnership thing about this is like their first big event they weren't like any sort of co-sponsor for the super bowl or for any dumb ice skating championship or any how much i was hearing out here like what how much i i don't know i don't know i just know that they're in bed the corporate media the bad guy there must me n.b.c. and twitter and i totally think you k

everybody will carve itself out on the west coast and be here for five, seven days. the cooling continues. fog along the coast. temperatures will be in the 60s 70s, 80s. did i hold onto a couple of 90s. antioch, 88. walnut creek, 79. 70 san leandro. 82 santa clara. still a puff of a southeast wind but it's rare when san jose is warmer than yesterday. 60s, 70s on the temperatures. it looks like low clouds and fog win out. we keep it right there. slight warmup but not really much. >>> 7:0. two more survivors of the colorado movie theater -- 7:08. two more survivors of the colorado movie thiefer are back home. james holmes made his first court appearance. we're going to go live to aurora, colorado. alisia? >> reporter: good morning. this was an advisement hearing where the judge read him his rights. holmes sat through the whole hearing that lased about ten minutes and he sat away from -- that lasted about ten minutes and he sat away from everybody, near the jury box, separate from his attorneys. no bond. we're told this would be likely a first-degree murder murder. famil

special west coast edition of "gma."n emotional morning it has been as the shock of the mass shooting in aurora, colorado, begins to wear off. people just starting to cope both individually there and collectively as a nation with the trauma and dr. richard besser has been here all morning long and, rich, you've been sitting here listening to eyewitness accounts and have spoken to people who were shot inside that theater protecting their young children in that theater. what are we seeing here play out. >> you know, we're going to be seeing reactions all over the country, clearly those who were closest to the event are going to have the most severe reactions but you can see things all over the place and it's a time to reach out to people who you know were there, your friends and family and look for reactions. what's normal today in terms of this fear, this anxiety, this trying to process it will not be normal if it keeps going for two weeks so, you know, when the media turns this off, that's the time to really continue to

seven that you're going to go there or to that's why it's laws it's not west coast for god's sake it's east coast right eastern standard time olympic for ever now and i'm just saying attention to the only time zone clearly i just live in the diary yeah everybody else should have daylight was i live there you know i don't know as an original west coast or. the west coast or again but well so one of the things though and i love this did you hear this guy and his name is guy adams and. and plus angeles bureau chief and so he has been tweeting up a storm kind of talking crap about this and then it turns out that his twitter account got suspended and he released all the e-mails that he had with twitter and they said that is because the program rule because he posted someone's personal e-mail really was a corporate e-mail and so it's led everyone to believe that it's basically because n.b.c. complained i don't think so many people are tweeting about this idea i totally think n.b.c. complained that twitter has botched this and like such a big way this was our first big partnership thing about

west coast, warm in the inner mountain west.l on areas on the west coast. >> that's considered cool for them. bill, thank you so much. >>> coming up, jackson family feud gets uglier, plus, if paul mccartney had to depend on his olympics paycheck, he would probably be living on penny lane. first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. mornings are a special time for the two of you... and now you can make them even more special... with new fancy feast mornings. mornings are delicious protein rich entrées... with garden veggies and egg. each one perfectly designed... to start her day with a little love. new fancy feast mornings gourmet cat food. the best ingredient is love. ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable solutions from the olympic village to t

i'm going to guess there's going to be a lot of sand castle building all up and down the west coast. >> chilly. >> maybe you want to build a sand castle instead of going in the water. wear a long-sleeved shirt. >> the chilly air is in place in many areas of the northwest especially. a lot of people are in the 50s. this is just incredibly cool air that's in place over the northwest. upper-level low spinning up in british columbia keeping you very, very cool. we've had some showers and thunderstorms out there, too, in addition to the chilly temperatures, numerous storms here, southern portions of utah and across central portions of nevada and across interstate 80 we've seen a couple of storms across the tail-end of the front. and there's the upper-level low, and atop of mount baker it may be cold enough for some snow, very unusual for this time of year. as far as interstate 80, sacramento, reno, this is pyramid lake up to the north. the showers and storms are now heading northbound. interstate heading out of kolfax, heavy rain coming out of reno, that's the forecast for this morning. a

we are not used to seeing that on the west coast very much. we get very excited when we see unusual behavior. >>> the volunteer also said that the tide dropped two feet overnight which may have prompted the dolphin to return to deeper water. >>> a substitute teach another napa under arrest accused of having sex with two students. how he reportedly contacted them. >>> hot summertime temperatures continue to settle into part of the bay area. we'll have more on what the heat will last. >>> vice president joe biden addressed the naacp convention today. demi really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >>> breaking news out of vallejo this noon hour. evacuations in and around a post office in vallejo. at this point, we have little information. we do know that the post office at 1050 amador has been evacuated along with the block it sits on. you can see the scene here. witnesses are telling us there is some type of s

coast for some. a little breezy at times out of the west, southwest. 60s and 70s closer to the coast and with your weekends in view it will be warmer on saturday. i think it will chop down a few degrees and level it off and take it into next week. >> thanks, steve. >>> tomorrow surfers and activists are planning a protest at martin's beach. right now the public is not allowed past a gate that marks private land leading up to the water near half-moon bay. this land came under new ownership and that owner blocked public access to a beach. an attorney for the owner says this is a fundamental property right. the state coastal commission is investigating. >>> brentwood residence are upset about the chopping down of young lip testees on central avenue. the school says the trees were on its property and had become a nuisance to the outdoor play areas. some say it's a bad thing to do and concerned about the birds that made the trees their homes. east bay park officials say the tree cutting is legal. time is 4:49. >>> a former hospital technician accused of infecting 30 people with hepatitis c is facing federal ch

we have got the trough over the west coast.hat is going to happen in the coming days is this ridge is going to push our way. that is going to bring us the warm up. for today numbers will remain below normal. anywhere from 4 to 10 degrees below that system average. >>> your afternoon highs today, 71 petaluma, 65 sausalito, an onshore breeze light, into the south bay headed to the gilroy festival, 82 for the afternoon, 84 in areas around morgan hill and for the garlic festival this evening 70s so pleasant if you plan on going tonight. 75 redwood city, say san bruno, for your afternoon if you are going to see the giants play, a nice game, nice weather in store for you, hosting the dodgers. five expected by 7:15 and so you will want to bring the jacket. the westerly breeze not too bad but still dmuf enough to warrant that jacket or a blanket. >>> mid to upper 80s forecast for inland areas. we will grow warmer into monday and tuesday. >> i think it feels the start -- the start of school gets nearer it gets hotter. >> -- right. >> th

. >>> president oe what -- oe baa ma -- obama is still in the west coast. he attended one fundraiser in piedmont and two in oakland. the president spent the day in portland, oregon at yet another fundraiser and tonight it's off to seattle, washington. the president managed to squeeze in a trip to reno yesterday. >>> and republicans spoke at the republican convention. romney said that american is the greatest country in the world but that obama's policies are hurting the country. romney will spent a few days overseas to outline his ideas on american foreign policy. >>> alameda county is planning to pass on the responsibility for the proper disposal of prescription drugs. the move will save the county $300,000 a year. the companies have until next year to come up with a plan. >>> we have a recall to tell you because of fears that children could be strangled. the strollers are made by the company peg perego. and the recall includes two models manufactured in the u.s. between 2004 and 2007. the company sites two incidents involving children getting trapped betw

as president obama's voice for small business on the west coast, it is so great to be able to be here and celebrate with you. i want to thank our partners, sponsors, volunteers, and of course mark and his team for making this possible, as well as recology for hosting us in this beautiful spot, as well as the mayor and treasurer. thank you did during small business week, we honor our small businesses, and we should. we should be celebrating our small businesses every day of the week actually, because of course, they're the ones creating the jobs they create two out of three jobs. they represent 99% of our employers in the country, over 99% in california. and what i really love about the west coast and san francisco in particular is not only are you a week ahead of the national small business week -- of will be traveling back to washington, d.c., this week and to celebrate national small business week, but you're also the largest. best of all, you do small business week in a unique way. you not only celebrate and honor our small businesses, but your help to provide them with the support

very pleasant along the west coast. >> seattle could touch 80 for the first time this summer. about ten degrees warmer than usual in portland. new england is lovely in the mid-80s. fargo cools down to the mid-70s. >>> we turn to legal news this morning. late last night scott peterson has filed an appeal of his death sentence in the murder of his wife and unborn son eight years ago. his lawyers claim pretrial publicity, incorrect trial rules and other mistakes deprived peterson of a fair trial. he maintains he has nothing to do with the murders. >>> and the man who killed trayvon martin has a chance to leave jail now that a new bond has been set. but this time, it's a lot higher to the tune of $1 million. that's to show how mispleased the judge is on how much money he actually has. >>> riders are describing chaos on a yacht that capsized. the man piloting the 34-foot boat says lightning cracked. then, the boat was slammed by a rogue wave. the three children, two of them cousins were trapped in a cabin as the yacht sank. >>> and another child has died after a freak electrocution

but at the same time, the west coast could see a spike in temperatures. >>> this morning in east tennessee, search crews are moving through the great smoky mountains national park after violent thunderstorms hit the area. the storm packing 70 mile per hour winds knocked down trees and power lines trapping people in cars and homes. so many trees are down, park rangers are having a hard time getting into the park. park officials say at least a dozen people were injured, tens of thousands are without power. still this morning. >>> fire crews expect to have colorado's waldo canyon fire fully contained by sometime day. the state's most destructive fire is now 95% contained. it's burned 28 square miles near colorado springs, killed at least two people and destroyed nearly 350 homes. >>> president obama begins the second day of a two-day campaign bus tour this morning. the economy remains the top issue in the election and he'll be paying close attention to the release of unemployment numbers. yesterday the labor department announced that weekly applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 14

both were on the west coast tuesday. >> as we head into the november elections, both the president and his republican rival seem to be paying close attention. as ainsley earhart reports, they are attacking each other's plans to revive the economy. >> reporter: during separate campaign stops on the west coast, both president obama and former governor mitt romney launch attacks on each other's economic policies. mr.obama slammed mitt romney's economic plan. >> this is the entire gist of his economic plan, to cut more taxes for the most wealthy americans, to cut more regulations for banks and corporations including regulations we just put in place in response to the worst financial crisis we've had in our lifetimes. >> reporter: the president says romney's plan would promote the failed policies of the past. >> as bill clinton put it a couple of weeks ago, this is what was done before i took office except on steroids and it didn't work. >> reporter: the gop presidential hopeful says president obama has made things worse during his time in office. >> the president's policies have made it ha

that the popular bluefin tuna caught off the west coast contains radiation scientists say last year's nuclear disaster in japan is to blame but some claim these radioactive findings may only be the tip of the iceberg medina conscionable reports. this summer californian fishermen are ready to inspect their catch closer than average before the world really creates fear and the reason for such concern lies in the latest discovery by scientists that bluefin tuna caught off the california coast contain a radioactive isotopes brought over from the waters of japan it's last many to believe the scale of disaster was far greater than talk his authority does have its last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami not only killed thousands but also knocked out the fukushima nuclear. planned spilling uncontrolled amounts of radiation into the atmosphere so well and see the japanese government has been accused in the past of failing to provide full information about the incident and of downplaying the dangers the fact that the reactors were in single day one which was known to go by the government

. >> it is the last thing firefighters on the west coast need to see, we will have more on the latest wildfires to spring up overnight. >> live at the maryland state fair grounds, talking about a toy and collectible show coming up, and look what i found, original portraits of the orioles from 1959. >> here is a look at some of the festivities going on around our area today to celebrate our nation's birthday. >> good morning. we are starting off with a live view from skycam. another warm start to the day and hotter temperatures on the way for the seven-day. details and a few minutes but first, live at the maryland state fair grounds talking about a big event happening next week and where we are talking about not only a toy and collectibles show, muscle car show and flea market. but here we are talking about the toy and collectibles show. we talk about the old toys and now we are talking more about the paper items. >> not only toys at this show but also collectibles of sports memorabilia and all the books and paper. this is an interesting baltimore piece -- 1958. if you bought "the sun"

consequences of last year's you clearly cannot reach in california shores restaurant owners on the west coast the pondering taking tuna fish off the menu over fears of contamination but in a question over has this report. this summer californian fisherman are ready to inspect or catch closer than average before the world really grieves here and the reason for such concern lies in the latest discovery by scientists that bluefin tuna caught off the california coast contain a ready to active isotopes brought over from the waters of japan its lab many to believe the scale of disaster was far greater than talking as authorities have ever admitted it's last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami not only killed thousands but also knocked out the fukushima nuclear plant spilling uncontrolled amounts of radiation into the atmosphere so well and see the japanese government has been accused in the past of failing to provide full information about the instant and of downplaying the dangers the fact that the reactors were down which was known to go by the government literally within days of the incide

it will keep low pressure along the west coast. we will get back to seasonal normals. low moves northward. high pressure kicks in a little bit. not rip roaring or anything like that. it will be warmer. mainly away from the coast as temperatures get up in the 80s or low 90s. there is fog out there. about half the coverage we saw. it are be sunny and warmer. we get a little breeze in the afternoon. 80s for some. upper to upper 70s and low 80s for others. novato at 80. 72 oakland alameda 68 degrows. out toward gilroy and morgan hill 87-88. 79 santa clara. sunnyvale 78. san bruno 72. daly city at 62. it will be warmer through the inland areas on sad. sunday looks like a slight cool down and holds right there into early next week. >> thank you. >>> the time is 5:20. it has been a rough day on european markets. most have dropped since voto phones posted a worst than expected drop in quarterly revenue. asian stocks also fell. the nikkei finished the day with losses of almost 1.5%. here's a look at the big board the dow up after yesterday's close about 34 points. closing at 12

primarily, but that this was driven by people on the west coast. does that tell us anything? >> yes it does. and as you know, unfortunately, our foreign policy as well as our domestic policy is very east coast centric, and particularly when it comes to policy. it's what i call the boston and new york d.c. corridor. the fact of the matter is a lot of the changes come a lot of the creativity are happening in the west coast. the desolate of valley and where most of the technology is. look at the impact of the population and the diversity of the population. it's in the west coast, and seldom does this country really look at the sort of changes in evolution and its population and where things are happening. it is one of the focuses of the council now. latinos are no longer a west coast phenomena. as most of you know, latinas have spread throughout the country and in fact the largest and most profound growth of the community has been in the southeast part of the united states in georgia, florida, the carolinas arkansas. all of those areas have seen some n

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they are raised along the west coast are a native of japan. the the decline is on water equal and invasive species. >>> history in the sierra foot hills, the members of a historic team that was on hand for an air show. >>> we have the weather changes that are heading our way coming up and had the hottest temperatures will move into your neighborhoods. >>> a team of privately owned jets did a fly overas thousands flocked to the airport to get a look at vintage world war ii aircraft. an original member of the must koee airmen were on hand. >> i have met some of the people that flew the planes at the same time that i did. >> leonarditys, he hoisted himself into the cockpit, the same that he trained 60 years ago and he says things look pretty familiar. >> that is living history right there. >>> temperatures will be climbing here soon. >> that's right. not in the bay area, not a one word forecast, hundreds of microclimates, you pick your temperatures as you head to the forecast in the next few days. the storm tracker 2, no storms but we have dense

not a good start to the anaheim portion of the orioles west coast road trip.jake arrieta and the bullpen could not hold a lead. the orioles lose 9-7 to the angels. a strong start for the orioles. they jumped all over garrett richards. he beats the angels shift. erst rbi as an oriole for jim thome. -- first rbi as a normal for jim thome. mark reynolds with the home run. ryan flaherty, second home run. matt wieters also hit a home run. it looked like the orioles would continue with what started as a good portion of the road trip in seattle. defense was shaky. kendrys morales to the outfield. 9-7, the angels win. the orioles are 5 and 1/2 games behind the yankees. ends semifinals in wilton this morning. roger federer novak djokovic in the finals. victoria azarenka took on serena williams. serena williams was on her game . maybe not as fast as she once was. she wins the first set 6-3. she had 24 aces. she doesn't get the call. "i will bring out the big serve again." goes for her fifth wimbledon championship tomorrow. torrey smith will host a night of being go to r

fears that radiation in bluefin tuna is only the first sign of much worse disaster to come for the west coast radiation is ok if you're in the ocean. currents yeah baby. boy. oh ok. radiation x. prudes believe the real scale of the nuclear disaster will not. it's been known for many decades as the radiation released during the meltdown is accumulating in the global environment. later this summer scientists will be easier to study and might reduce it but this time on a farm we need to seal them before even taking in a number of different species x. pretty this would provide a real test of just how much radiation has been flowing across from japanese waters to american shores i do not wish to archie reporting from los angeles california. well if you have a younger sibling it can possibly feel awkward if they suddenly start to outperform you that's exactly what's happening with the united states as canada has overtaken it in terms of wealth and personal prosperity so we turn to more half and as to the new york resident to find out on the streets of the big apple what went wrong. for the first ti

the campaign cash he's taking with him and the next stop on his west coast tour. >>> top names come togetheray one of the international aids conference. the appearance today that >>> welcome back. coming up on :45 on this tuesday morning pockets of sun along the coast mid 60s there into san francisco sunny around the bay and inland noon, 70s around the bay upper 70s to mid 80s inland. look at the state live doppler showing thunderstorms in the high country moving away and probably not returning maybe an isolated storm around chico 94 for the most part dry, 92 sacramento, 99 fresno, 80 tahoe, 107 palm springs, l.a. or san diego mid to upper 70s. big sur 67. >>> a big thank you bay area. you have helped raise thousands for bay area foster kids by liking abc7 news on facebook. here are some of our new friends: william t from san francisco, valerie l from santa rosa and judith s from san francisco. you can still make a difference just like abc7 news on facebook now and one dollar is donated to the abc7 news sleep train dream campaign if you can't do it for you have already done it, friends and f

local agency to consider the plan to condemn troubled mortgages the idea was broached by a group of west coast financier's who suggests using the power of eminent domain which lets the government seize private property for public purpose in this case they would condemn troubled mortgages so they could seize them then the borrowers would be helped into mortgages with significantly lower monthly payments stephen glocks stern terram and all of the newly formed san francisco based mortgage resolution partners says his main concern is the help the economy which is being held back by the mortgage crisis he says quote this is not a bunch of wall street guys sitting around saying how do we make money this was a bunch of wall street guys sitting around saying how do we solve this problem well this is a replay of what we saw a hundred fifty years ago the u.s. army went west using eminent domain they stripped the native americans of their land and put them onto reservations here you've got wall street sure mottoes on the west coast using eminent domain to strip people of their private property and put th