another quick question. >> i have done some research being involved with the battle of westport. somebody brought up truman. it turns out that truman had two ancestors in the confederate army. one, his uncle was involved in some of these activities. apparently when his mother came to visit in the white house, she refused to sleep in the lincoln bedroom. [laughter] mr. stiles: yeah, i believe it. and yet, who desegregated the u.s. military? it was truman. by the way, missouri today -- i should mention that bank they robbed owned by union militiamen, it existed before the civil war. it was one of those banks that was owned by leading secessionists who cut aid check cuttings game and lost control of the bank. the banks, that is where the money is, and yet they were also political targets. these were very shrewd people. when jesse james robbed to trains that is because he understood the national bank act. the creation of the greenback and giving national charters, they were required by law to keep reserve deposits in new york. so, all your long, they are shipping cash to new york ban

. >>> then, the chef from my favorite restaurant, westport.>>> before we go, lots of folks want to know what the weather's looking like. >> yes, we are going to get to that. remember the wellthiest cities? we have another. "women's health" has the 15w-e-l-l thiest cities for your personal well-being. next, we're showing st. petersburg, florida. i partnered with "women's health" to give my thoughts on the best time to travel there. for st. petersburg, i'd recommend visiting from january to may, and september to november. lots of months there. they've got the beautiful beaches, plenty of water sports. you can bike around the city. and the weather is great. a little hot in the summertime. for the full list of wellthiest cities and tips for visiting, "women's health." >>> now to the weat >>> so we're going to put up a graphic and let you talk us through it. first start with how warm. >> very hot, humid. >> let's talk about saturday? >> it's supposed to be a little rainy around new york city. >> yeah. >> but -- >> humid in the midwest. >> west look

. >> anything runner from embarcadero and westportal will be done by a bus shuttle. muni is shutting down service so they can test the new muni cars. they hope they will be ready to hit the streets next month. >> what we're trying to do is test them for acceleration and braking and how they interact with our automatic train control system and once you can can cann continue, this is good news for everybody. >> reporter: these muni changes will be in a place for month so keep that in mind and it starts this weekend. also this weekend, all northbound lanes on the golden gate bridge will be closed because of this marathon. a lot to keep in mind as you plan your weekend and the next month of weekends because of muni. reporting live in san francisco. amy hollyfield, aches 7 news. >> all right, amy, thank you. yeah, start scribbling on your calendar all of those updates. as amy mention the the marathon is expected to cause a major headache. we expect a lot of people in town. part of the golden gate bridge will shut down. let's check in with traffic reporter alexis smith. ho

the stations closed today start the metro service between montgomery and westport al stations. that will end at 9:30 p.m. bus shuttles will operate during all the closures. now additional bus schultz will operate at dubose. >>> caltrain is finally wrapping up its first work of week repairing that sinkhole. you will remember the pavement gave way during heavy rains more than a year ago. a massive 15 by 20-foot hole opened up. the $3 million repair bill forced the city to declare an emergency. the work should be finished by mid-october before the rainy season begins. >>> well, 27,000 runners are getting ready for the san fran is sis comarathon. for the first time, runners will get half of the golden gate bridge all to themselves. the 26.2 mile race finishes on the bridge. runners will make their way through the golden gate park. road closures start at midnight near the starting line. at 4:30 in the morning, roads will be closed off. from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. northbound lanes on the golden gate will be completely shut down for runners and there will be limited southbound leans o

. >> reporter: at the westport station, platform is empty, but rolling in is the train car's future with the clock ticking. they have shut down subway service for the next few weekends from 4th for montgomery station to get the cars tested and rail ready. >> everything from testing the propulsion, brakes. >> reporter: muni had been testing the trains during the two hour window in the middle. night, but more time to work out the kinks. >> looking for a clean handshake between the new trains and the subway system. >> reporter: john says once the cars go online, riders will notice the difference. >> i think the riders will notice right away the smoother ride, they -- i was on the vibration testing the other night at 50 miles an hour. which is our maximum speed in the subway, and didn't notice you were going 50 miles an hour very smooth ride. >> reporter: our camera was just allowed to the end of the platform to take a peek inside the shiny new cars with extra hand grips. even non-riders will notice the difference, thanks to extensive vibration testing. >> and the pounding on the streets of

host: joy from westport, massachusetts, she is an independent. good morning. caller: good morning. host: what is on your mind? caller: you had the woman who was just on speaking about lowering the standards for teachers if they are black. i am quite insulted by the. the standards do not need to be lowered. can you hear me? host: i can hear you. caller: blacks are just as educated as white teachers, and it the government's desire for more money into black schools, black children, and other minorities would be and have the education as white students, subverted to actually get on television and say these are should be lower because blacks are not as educated is crap, and i am offended by that. host: thanks for your call. next on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. just like the other caller, i was also offended by the fact that she said to have good quality black teachers, we have to lower the standards. i am really offended because i am an african american student, and i was one of the top students in my class. i am just as qualified as any other white studen

the testing will happen between the westportal and montgomery street. that means no regular light- rail service in the tunnel. instead they will run buses between the two stations. it'll happen every saturday and sunday for about a month up until now muni has tested it's new rail cars in yard and on the streets but this is the first time they will be tested underground. >>> police in fremont are asking for the public's help to identity this car used in an arson. officers were called to a home just about 7:00 sunday morning. the resident said that a man set fire to an american flag that was in front of a home. cameras caught the suspect's vehicle driving by. it's a light colored, possibly silver honda civic with dark tinted rear windows. anyone with information about this car is asked to call the police. >>> a youth soccer league is rushing to replace equipment that was stolen or damaged by vandals and just before the new season starts. >> as amber lee reports league officials said they won't let it hurt the season. >> reporter: our ice packs, poppable i

. >>> then, the chef from my favorite restaurant, westport.e we go, lots of folks want to know what the weather's looking like. >> yes, we are going to get to that. remember the wellthiest cities? we have another. "women's health" has the 15w-e-l-l thiest cities for your personal well-being. next, we're showing st. petersburg, florida. i partnered with "women's health" to give my thoughts on the best time to travel there. for st. petersburg, i'd recommend visiting from january to may, and september to november. lots of months there. they've got the beautiful beaches, plenty of water sports. you can bike around the city. and the weather is great. a little hot in the summertime. for the full list of wellthiest cities and tips for visiting, pick up the july/august issue of "women's health." >>> now to the weather, as you mentioned, there's a girl here who wants to be a weather girl, a meteorologist. you want to help me do the weather now? >> sure. >> okay. we're going to put up a graphic. i'm going to let you kind of talk us through it. first we