-- street at wheeler avenue for grass fire. >>> 160 families, 495 million dollars. an oil leak contaminated the ground around their homes and ajudge order exxon mobile to pay up. sherrie johnson joins us with more. >> reporter: this morning, at 8:30, the-tire list of payouts from the -- the entire list of payouts from the exxon case will be available at baltimore county circuit courthouse. folks in one part of baltimore county says it's been a long time coming. a jury says exxon will pay a settlement well into the millions. the trial began about 6 months ago more than 150 homes near jarrettsville park and paper mill took a hit after a massive leak contaminated their underground water. in 2006, exxon leaked 26,000 gallons of gas into the jacksonville community and turned their lives upside down. exxon says it came clean admitting they did wrong but they argued they didn't commit fraud. >> we were willing to pay reasonable compensatory damages to those people damaged by the spill. we were certainly not willing to own up to something we absolutely didn't do. [audio not

we have a brush fire at franklin at wheeler avenue. check in to see if any emergency crews are on the scene. the j.f.x. is 59 heading down to the city. 62 on the topside of the beltway. this is traffic outside as some of the major roadways. this is old court road. you can see the inner and outer loops are moving in just fine. this is a coastal highway. we're looking very nice in ocean city. it looks like a beautiful beach day. one of the toll plaza at delaware on 95, the e-zpass is open so should be smooth sailing north and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. john has a check of the holiday weekend forecast. >> that is good news about the tollgates in delaware. maybe things will move a little better this weekend. just for today, very much like yesterday. we're starting to upgrade. temperatures from 60 to 74 in the city. we expect lots of sunshine and low humidity. 87 here in town. ocean city, 83. 80's in the mountains to the west. no rain in the forecast anywhere. we'll talk about the weekend and the risk of some rain s

i want to call up jim wheeler and the team to make a brief presentation and show a short video highlighting some of the amazing activities we have done. >> good morning, commissioners and general manager. it's a pleasure to be with you. we have a short video to show you because we believe a picture is worth a thousand words. i would like to tell you briefly i'm blessed to have one of the most dynamic and hard-working staff within the new recreation model and you are going to see the fruits of all their labor. thank you. [applause] ♪ [inaudible] [applause] >> could you stand up for a second? we're blessed to have racks in our unit. i is want to say get out and play. >> because it is national parks and recreation month, we are going to show you not just one video today, but to. this is july in your parks. >> how long do you estimate you have been volunteering? >> about two years. >> what keeps you coming back? >> i just wanted it to come to fruition. >> are you volunteering right now? >> yes. >> how do you feel about volunteering? >> it's fun. >> it helps the community? right on. he makes it

>>reporter: and big brand bikes mean business in india, as demand for luxury two wheelers revs up >>i walked into the mall and they had this showroom, i saw the bikes and i knew had to get one. >>reporter: hello and welcome. i'm raya abirached and this is world business, your weekly insight into the global business trends shaping our lives. three decades of urbanization and economic reforms have lifted hundreds of millions of chinese out of poverty. the big concern now is how to keep feeding them. changing diet, increasing demand and tightening supply threaten the country's food security. it's a delicate balancing act and one that has implications for commodity markets worldwide. >>reporter: dragon spring village, in the hills above chongqing - where li xingming's family has worked the fields since the 19th century. >>before, our village never planted vegetables, only rice. now, we grow vegetables and we grow less rice, we just grow what we need. >>reporter: this growing and changing demand is coming from china's ever expanding cities - where some 300 million up-and-coming urbanites -

what is unbelievable to me, the mets will pay most of his $6 million salary but they get zack wheeler the giants top pitching prospects. carlos beltran wanted to go to a contender. he will play right field for the san francisco giants and be in philadelphia tomorrow night. those numbers compared to the rest of his teammates, and only sandoval's batting average better than carlos beltran. he would be the top giant in every other category. now the giants with a giants fan and phillies fan, rematch of the championship series. delivering the good here. coming home, man, it's 1-0 san francisco. nate schierholtz looks like he may be the guy who gelts left out when carlos beltran shows up. he comes through here and brian wilson comessen for a one, two, three night. giants win 2-1. that series even a game apiece and decides to tomorrow. the a's slowed tonight. matsui all of a sudden likes the new manager and there he goes. off the wall. matsui the american league player of the week. five hits in new york and matsui not done. 9th home run of the year. a 3 run blast. ryan's home run. a's score

to discuss the troy and wheeler cases. on the 14 directors, we will not disclose the information discussed. >> we will not disclose. >> i am sorry. just for the record, both cases were not unanimous. uofd wheeler case was not your man -- unanimous. it was a 6 to one vote. chairman nolan: any further discussion? all in favor say aye. >> are you ready for the next item? item 15? >> which one is this? >> item 15 is for the public interest item, also with regard to appointing an acting executive director. that item has been continued -- chairman nolan: i will come back to that one in a second. >> item 15, approving a separation agreement between nathaniel p. ford executive director and the city in any of san francisco, to end his appointment effective june 30, 2011. directors, you do have members of the public who wish to address you on this matter. james bryant. anthony thomas. chairman nolan: mr. thomas? >> good afternoon, mr. chair, members of the board. i am here on behalf of mr. mcgee. he did not be here today. i have a p

wheeler says this house is easy.'s had some real doozies. >> the record is 25 truckloads out of a house. >> reporter: wow. >> typically, a full truck is roughly about eight sofas in terms of volume, so that's a lot of sofa's worth of junk. >> reporter: america is a land of consumers. remember 5% of the world's population. but we create 30% of the world's waste. downsize needs to be the rallying cry of the new decade. wheeler is a young guy who has learned a heavy lesson in the few years he has spent hauling junk. >> i never want to become one of my clients, that's for sure. >> junk 1, 2, 3 charges about $500 a truckload. that's a lot of stuff. and, again, they figure they recycle or donate about 50%. >> and they take just about anything? >> they will take away anything. but they will take it to the landfill if no one else wants it. they pretty much know how to go through it. there are a lot of rules these days. i've said, you're not going to take that to goodwill? and he said goodwill doesn't want this kind of stuff

watch for equipment on the road at wheeler avenue.rything is still at full speed, including on the beltway. there are the average speeds. we can take a live look at frederick road. no issues on 95. there's a look at 50 at the bay bridge. that's if you're heading to the shore, you won't run into any problems at the moment. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer, toyota, moving forward. >>> okay, let me tell you how big this stuff is coming up. when mattel makes a hot wheels out of you, you're a big deal. collect them all, the back says. this is tom meets, he's the guy that drives that truck. welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. >> good to see you. >> it's great to have you here. i just want to, first off, i've explained how big monster jam is and what this means to the russell street coliseum. are you hip to how big this is for the city on the heels of u2. >> yeah, it's huge. we've never done a stadium in this great town of baltimore. we're going to make a big impact and a big statement to the community. >> you guys co

carlos baltran goes to the new york mets for the minor league pitcher zack wheeler.he deal is that the mets will cover most of the money he will make about seven-6-million dollars. you see him in center field and he will pray--play right field. now only poppel has a higher team average he will rank first in all of these. look for him to maun i with the giants and philadelphia. after barry's the goldeye kicked around last night, the giants and strike first. bottom-line you know happened these guys will me in the postseason again. and then date, he just may be will be the odd man out when baltran shows up. now the phillies come back, it is two to one. brian wilson and his beard come on, his 32nd save. they will play another game tomorrow night in philadelphia. the a's are getting off big time the could this tonight, the oakland a's right now are leading tampa bay 11 to 0 in the fifth inning. we had a no-hitter, this is a no- hitter from young santana the los angeles angels of anaheim. the first no-hitter in almost 27 years. there is, i do not know, you watch a no-hitte

committee are kimberly from the volunteer program, and john miller, the gardener, supervisor, jim wheeler from aquatics, and the committee is chaired by sean mcfadden. this is a very fantastic result and we have talked about the responsibility in difficult times, to operate as efficiently as possible, and we have much more to come next month when we talk about the year in review. and we have received two additional fantastic grants. we had a $15,000 grant, and this is our summer camp for children of the autism spectrum, conducted in glen canyon. this is extra staff for children who need this, and they will be working with mainstream silver creativity's. we also received last friday, 1251 week camp scholarships from the children across the city. this year, and we will talk more about this next month, we have awarded a half million dollars in scholarships to children who need them fulfilling the commitment to make certain that all the children participate in all of the programs regardless of ability to pay. i was actually looking -- >> this is an event done by mercedes, and the 50th anniver

. >> an early morning commute turned deadly in san francisco when this 18-wheeler collided with a sum csf shuttle van. >> there was a passenger that was ejected and landed underneath the vehicle and was fatally injured. >> they were headed north on octavia but it's not clear which driver is at fault. >> there is no indication there was any alcohol involved. >> the driver of the 15 passenger vehicle was one of three injured and taken to area hospitals with complaints of pain but no life-threatening injuries. residents of this neighborhood are frustrated and say accidents here are common. >> i called city hall, the whole neighborhood has called city hall and no one will listen to us. to change the timing of the lights here. >> we have learned that this is the third collision involving a shuttle bus and a second resulting in a fatality in the last nine months. san francisco supervisor says that in addition to pedestrian safety more needs to be done to protect commuters. >> i think it begs the question how severe this particular incident was and this accident was that for a commuter exper

in return for beltran, the giants will send top pitching prospect zach wheeler to the mets. and in addition, our sister network sny is reporting that beltran is on his way to philadelphia and could be in the lineup tomorrow. he is expected to play right field and bat third. the switch hitter will provide some much needed pop to that lineup. he leads the national league with 30 doubles. he has 66 rbis and 15 home runs. all of those are better than any current giant on the roster. he has a .310 average. we'll have more on this trade coming up later in sports. you'll also hear from manager bruce bochy on his newest acquisition. and it is interesting, he wear number 15. that's the number that beltran currently wears the mets. we'll hear on what it will cost beltran to get that number when he goes to san francisco. >> usually that's an expensive piece of jewelry. >> think wrist wear. >> still ahead tonight, a stem cell showdown. we've got the latest on a major ruling tie a lawsuit to stop research that could help millions of patients. and how the fight will rage on. >> reporter:

. >> now to a threat of an old two wheeler. just one gear and a coaster brake.reedman has more. >> reporter: just try to count all the bikes in san anselmo, more bikes than cars practically. >> it's the hub. >> last out post in a flat valley that leads to paradise. more challenging roads. no wonder they have eight bike shops but only one of them is like this. and one that is missing one kind of rider. >> he will never be one of them. such a tire wouldn't look right on a pre-world war schwin and big fat red tires. >> it's kind of like the cadillac, it's different. >> for all the high-tech bbh they have the highest number of antique steel cruisers. >> this will last another hundred years. >> by fades, fortune or design pretty much collectibles came from low key motors or his front yard. >> sometimes i put low mileage. >> the neighborhood kid all grown up, a bike guy that raced for 15 years that built a word of mouth business that stuck to stick market. >> if you are oiled enough and look closer, they bring back memories, good memories. >> lots of holder people, i

. >> the wheeler family from buffalo got to this crime- fireworks-watching -- prime- fireworks-watching spot at 10:00 a.m. divin not everyone came as prepared. >> i hope it will be worth it. >> he and his wife come here every year. >> it is really terrific. it makes you feel good to see the people out here just honoring our service folks. >> there were a lot of people talking about our men and women in uniform today. we should tell you most of the roads around the mall are reopening. the very large cleanup effort is underway. everything will be back to normal for the back-to-work commute tomorrow morning. kris van cleave, abc 7 news. >> good news, in addition to those festivities many communities celebrated the fireworks of their own. >> we were at the events across the region. one of the largest fireworks displays was at the south side park in vienna. >> in fairfax county, a lot of people came out for their annual celebration. it was a busy day of activities. hundreds of people enjoy the annual parade. >> to the south at this bright display over the centennial olympic park in atlanta -

attorney's office says john wheeler jr. pointed a gun at several police officers near second and c street southwest. this was back in september. he refused commands to drop his weapon, and officers eventually fired and hit him. wheeler pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding the officers in march. he'll have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet after his 16 months in jail. >>> an audio recording released today reveals more about how a pilot landed a plane after the roof on that plane ripped open. it happened in april in the skies over arizona. all of the 118 passengers survived. >>> the pilots were able to land in about five minutes. a preliminary report showed they may -- there may have been flaws in the plane's aluminum cover when it was built 15 years ago. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is changing his mind about building a metro rail line. he supports an above-ground station at deulles. the mayor was originally in favor of the underground station, but that option would add $300 million to the price tag. ma

john wheeler, jr., was sentenced to more than a year behind bars.ember, officers shot wheeler after they say he approached them, carrying a gun. nobody was hurt. relatives say the man was depressed and trying to get police to kill him. >>> rupert murdoch has decided to shut down his troubled uk to tabloid. it comes after the tabloid was linked to a phone scandal. >> reporter: news of the world will print its last edition is this sunday. fallout from the phone hacking scandal is shutting down rupert murdoch's 168-year-old paper. reporters are accused of breaking into the voice mail of murder victims, the families of dead soldiers, and celebrities. murdoch's son james made the announcement to the staff, saying the news of the world is in the business of holding others to account, but it failed when it came to itself. there has been outrage across the country. even the british parliament held an emergency session, expressing its disgust. >> reporter: the scandal has been growing wider by the day. london's police force is under investigation, for allege

the motorcycle industry counsel says two wheeler was get up to 80 miles to the gallon, and the average american pays $177 per month for gasoline versus $20 a month for those riding scooters. that is up to around $150. and video games aren't just for men anymore. times have been changing for quite a while now. and now, that change is showing up in stores as well as office of video game developers. retailer game stop says women now buy half of the games and 44% want something more. >> this morning i woke up and had a barbie house. and i loved the barbie house. but there was nothing quite as satisfying as destroying him at duck hunt. >> women want a good game. women want a game that plays well and that maybe has a good story to it them want the same things. >> jessica has been working for two years and says they're getting in for a career and for fun and plan to stay there. >> and not enough explosions and violence. >> right. >> i love it. >> and salvation army and target stores teamed up to help kids in under served neighborhoods gear up for school. 90 students went on shopping frees --

. >> after surveying the crime screen, investigator chuck wheeler examines the weapon. >> it's an x-acto blade from a hobby craft box. took a little bit of time to put a couple pieces of wood together to hold it in place. this weapon will do a lot of damage. >> the suspect, michael ray stafford, is brought in for questioning. >> have a seat right there. do you want to tell me where you got the knifes from? >>> coming up -- >> oh, i'm innocent. >> investigator wheeler finds both the suspect and the victim unwilling to cooperate. >> the victim doesn't want to be labeled as a snitch. >>> when you throw 200, 300 men >>> when you throw 200, 300 men and they're confined like that, you're going to have violence. i mean there's just no way around it. you put a dog on a short chain and taunt him long enough, he's going to bite you. you put him around 50 other dogs, they're knowing to fight. >> a vicious stabbing has just occurred at indiana state prison. the victim with deep slashes across his neck, stomach, arm, and leg, has been rushed to a hospital. the suspected assailant, michael ray staffor

and i'm none too happy that carlos is make the trip west but zach wheeler is a good prospect. >> allhave a good show. "the early show" starts at 7:00. thanks. >>> 6:52. it's a threat to kill a pilot and then a punch in the face. >> the fight on a plane that arrived at sfo this morning from miami. coming up, a look at the brothers now behind bars in miami. ,,,,,,,, it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so toug

foot-long and 18-foot-high design is a creation of a local welder who began working on the titanic two-wheeler to coincide with the cross-state bike trip. right now the bike is just for sightseeing, but the goal is to make it fully functional. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> i heard the seat is a little uncomfortable. >> and reaching the pedals might be impossible, you think? >> slightly. >> well, good morning, everyone, yesterday in dallas, texas, their incredible summer continues. can you imagine what 106 feels like in dallas? because it's not like a dry heat, either. they have a little bit of humidity in the air there, also. they were hotter than most areas of arizona, hotter than vegas, it's almost like the desert has shifted to central texas where the worst of the drought is. seattle was cool, interior california was warm. but right along the coast, especially san francisco, they kept their temperatures around 66. vegas tied dallas at 106 yesterday. nice day yesterday i

it happened on mississippi avenue southeast near wheeler road. derrick ward just talked to police. i understand police say there's evidence that alcohol might have been a factor, huh? >> reporter: indeed, preliminarily there is evidence to that. but this is still under investigation. i want to give you a sense of the vast distance involved. this crash actually started back there at the intersection, almost a block away at a speed bump. it hit one speed bump and then another and left the road. it ended up in a stand of trees. very tragic and deadly start to the weekend here in southeast with the loss of three lives. it was just after 3:00 a.m., police say that the mitsubishi was traveling west on mississippi avenue. investigators say speed was a factor. >> there is evidence of alcohol. but we can't say for sure if that played a factor in the crash. >> reporter: the car hit a speed bump and the driver lost control. it continued over a second speed bump and began flipping and ended up off the roadway in a park where it smashed into several trees before coming to a rest. a woman who kn

very few places in the city you can park 16 wheeler's. it is really more of a correction in pier 80. the average tenants are about $1.25 per square foot. that is a matter of controlling the lot. we believe if you are paying $1.25 per square foot, $185 for a parking space may be part of it is to keep that business in the city. we think $40 is more in line with the market. whereas, by way of example, pier 9 we have a high occupancy rate and we charge $360. >> so pier 80, the use requires you to arrive in your vehicle? >> no public trash -- no public transportation. >> pier 9 is covered office space, right at your front door, premium parking. >> i think the rate should go higher. >> next year. did that answer your question, commissioner? >> is there any public comment on this item? ok, thank you. >> item 10 a., request authorization for award of a contract for professional services for master planning and preliminary design of the proposed pier 70 crane cove park project in an amount not to exceed $708,835, funded through the 2008 propositio

. >>> the giants hava got eastbound carlos beltran in a trade for jack wheeler to help. offense. >> this guy is a great all round player. that's why he has made all-star teams and won gold gloves and signed big contracts and at least one of the elite players. >> a sick tim scratched for the second straight day again the phillies third inning, aaron against hamels. shall he was one for four against his former team. san francisco denied his 13th win. brown came up with the line drive. jeff scored to make it 2-0. they win, matt got his 9th victory of the season. >>> oakland was hitting like it was 1973. they score nine in the 4th off shields, ryan sweeney homered for the first time since may 4th of last year. matsui amazing, he had fine runs batted in. the a's had a season high 17 hits. they win again. nfl he was supposed to be the 49ers starting center but bosh has elected toison with the giants. go >>> yes, the raiders reported to training camp without three players. hey, at least they have an optimistic head coach. >> let me tell you all something. i am not changing. i'm

he was an old fashioned wheeler dealer. he was also the modest son of a wine maker, a devout catholic who tended to avoid the glittering media world. >> these images of his 75th birthday are a rare private glimpse of the magnet. he tended to avoid cameras, having often found himself embroiled in controversy. >> i think you all for coming, my friends. if my enemies were here, we would need a lot more space. >> making enemies was part of the price he paid for his ambition. this was the heart of his media empire. he built the largest film library outside the united states. it all started with one film. in 1956, he bought the rights to "la strada." he went on to make a fortune licensing american films to german television. when germany opened up television in the 80's, he helped start the first commercial broadcaster. at the height of his career, he owned the rights to football matches and formula one races, and held 30% of a media group. but in 2002, his empire collapsed under more than 6 billion year as in debt. his venture i

>>reporter: going the speed limit of 55, an 18 wheeler can get by .5 miles per gallon. go 65 and it drops to 5. >> you can see that, the truck drivers are driving slower >>reporter: it is cheaper and safer to go 55 but in slow for cars. >> people are flipping you off. >> it is a whole lot of -- what can you do? >>reporter: other drivers we spoke with is that they were glad that truckers were taking it slower. >> my parents live in arizona. there, they are able to go 75 or whatever the speed limit is and that is really scary. >>reporter: does it annoy you when they go slow? be no, it doesn't, because they are doing the right thing. >>> who is a better driver, men or women? apparently, the evidence proves that women are more dangerous behind the wheel. >>> the csi tactic that gotland apartment complex is taking to figure out who does not pick up after their pets. >> clouds and fog are making a cooler. we will complete the coolest day with a pinpoint forecast. ,,,,,,,,,, university of michigan study. women are more likely to get accidents with othe >>> it is a official, wo

. >> an early morning commute turned deadly in san francisco when this 18-wheeler collided with a sum csf shuttle van. >> there was a passenger that was ejected and landed underneath the vehicle and was fatally injured. >> they were headed north on octavia but it's not clear which driver is at fault. >> there is no indication there was any alcohol involved. >> the driver of the 15 passenger vehicle was one of three injured and taken to area hospitals with complaints of pain but no life-threatening injuries. residents of this neighborhood are frustrated and say accidents here are common. >> i called city hall the whole neighborhood has called city hall and no one will listen to us. to change the timing of the lights here. >> we have learned that this is the third collision involving a shuttle bus and a second resulting in a fatality in the last nine months. san francisco supervisor says that in addition to pedestrian safety more needs to be done to protect commuters. >> i think it begs the question how severe this particular incident was and this accident was that for a commuter experi

. >> reporter: on a good day going the statewide truck speed limit of 55 an 18-wheeler can get 5.5 mileser gallon but go 65 and the mpg drops to 5. >> in california you can see the truck drivers are driving slower. >> reporter: len says it's cheaper and safer to go 55. but it's too slow for cars. and people are flipping you off? >> you know what? it's a whole lot of that but what can you do? >> reporter: other drivers were glad truckers were going slower. >> my parents live in arizona. i think there they're able to go 75 or whatever the speed limit is and it's really scary. >> reporter: does that annoy you when they go slow? >> no. they are doing the right thing. they are trying to make a living like the rest of us. >> reporter: in san jose, kiet do, cbs 5. >>> all right. the fresh grocer is hunting up the fresh bargains, coming up. plus, they don't call him moose for nothing. we'll explain. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, >>> it's time for this week's best buys. there's some great summer produce and vegetables and tropical fruit. we are going to start with my favorite right now when it comes to the

san francisco giving up top prospect zach wheeler in exchange for carlos beltran of the mets. beltran is in philadelphia, he could be in tonight's game against the phillies. >> coming up our movie premier in southern california cause as massive protest. police forced to put on riot gear and close down the streets. and alex trebek credited with catching a bay area robber by chasing her down. but at what price. >> the next round you have to answer in the form of a question. 280 moving smoothly. i have my on e on a an accidentn oakland. hey, your high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go. woo-hoo! [ together ] it's an unbelievable deal. well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more... [ female announcer ] go to the website below today and get high speed internet for the unbelievably low price of just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need at a great price. you can chill online at a park. here, pidg

he is leaving the mets for a top 2009 draft pick zach wheeler.oing to philadelphia tonight where the giants are playing. he will be in the line-up tonight. beltran will bat third. hopefully add punch to the giants offense which can use a lifter. >>> lawrence has the forecast. >> summer finally back in the bay area. we are enjoying the weather outside patchy fog at the coastline and a little finger of fog working its way inside the bay with lots of sunshine. looking good toward the bay bridge right now as we plenty of sunshine there and the temperatures are soaring up the scales around parts of the bay area. still we have fog to contend with keeping your numbers down toward the beach kind of vacant out there right now. cool numbers at this hour but even there a smidgeon of sunshine and temperatures popping up to the mid-60s. a cool 57 degrees in pacifica. this afternoon we'll see partly cloudy skies at the coast. you could see mid-90s. the warmest spots inland. that will get hot there inside the bay 60s and 70s. even some 80s toward the santa clar