i am a resident of the richmond. the reason i am applying for this, i am an attorney and i have spent the last several years working on issues for a large developer. as i see what this committee is supposed to do in the near term, it is basically working on these issues. i feel i can contribute quite a bit because of my experience with how these things play out. it is not always intuitively what one would expect. i think that could be helpful for the committee. and i can show up for meetings. thank you for your consideration. supervisor campos: no questions. next speaker, please. >> jamie choi. current resident of the outer richmond. i have five years' experience in the affordable housing construction. i am interested in providing knowledge and perspective related to land use, planning, a transit use, to the process. supervisor campos: is there anyone else? >> just a couple of notes. we do have two positions open for the downtown and tenderloin area, and one at large. if you choose to appoint people from other areas,

and richmond may ask voters whether to decide pot clubs, a 10% business tax. that, too, has sparked a fight here. >> going forward the city has to make restrictions, there cannot be clubs out there operate that skirt the law. >> it would be disaster. they are talking, proposal is to put 10% on the 9.75% sales tax we already pay. >> they say it would be the tax would be the stiffest in the at a time. even though they led the charge on medical marijuana, advocates will be watching closely. >> what is best for all communities and for growers is local jurisdictions charge the same tax rate. >> more than 30 speakers lined up to speak about medical marijuana in a debate that lasted for more than three hours. cecilia vega, "abc 7 news." >> arizona's law aimed at stopping illegal immigration will go into effect at midnight unless a federal judge blocks it. they want to get a restraining order against the law until the lawsuit can be heard. back here in the bay area, protestors plan to hit the streets to voice their opposition to the law. activists plan similar events

sujeto se llevó su vehículo con su pequeña hija dentor >> este incidente ocurriio esta madrugada en richmond. esto debe traducirse para que los padres eviten dejar a los niño en el vehiculo< esto ocurrió a las 5am. cuando el hombre llegó a la gasolinera, mientras el padre se disponía a pagar, dejó las llaves en el vehiculo encendido y su hija en la parte trasera, fue cuando un desconocido se robó el auto >> a eso de las 5:41 hrs. un hombre que arribo en la gasolinera, reportó que un hombre se robó su vehiculo y se llevo la caravan, huyendo con la menor el hombre posiblemente afroamericano, no se percató que iba una niña atrás >> en la interseccion de estas calles, aproximadamente a dos millas de la gasolinera, fue encontrada la menor de 5 años, afortunadamente sana y salva >> algo que despierta la preocupacion de los residentes de richmond. >> me parece preocupante, uno como padre, lo primero que tiene que hacer es tener cuidado con sus hijos. aquí en richmond esto es peligroso >> el sujeto que se llevó el automovil bajo a la niña en esta interseccion y el vehículo fue hallad

we did see richmond police arrive moments ago. we're here on 46th street in richmond. if you look inside you can see the house is pretty much gutted of the fire started around -- gutted. the fire started around 4:00 this morning and another fire started on 1st and alfreda. crews were able to extinguish the flames quickly. neighbors say everyone inside the home did make it out safely. no word on what caused that fire. but less than three miles away, crews took half an hour to get this house fire under control. luckily, no one was home at the time. >> well, our investigator's on scene. weiss gonna go through the -- he's gonna go through the house and look for where the fire started and come up with the cause. >> reporter: investigators sifted through each room. we're told two rooms sustained heavy damage. one is the living room. the other is the bedroom. according to the chief, this could indicate that the fire began in two separate location. as soon as we know a cause, we'll let you know. once again, investigators say both of these fires are not connected in any way. we

this all happening about the same neighborhood in richmond -- neighborhood in richmond. officers in the process of taking that car. they will be processing it for evidence and are still looking to the kidnapper/car thief involved in the incident. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:01. antioch police are trying to determine if three overnight shootings are related. kraig debro has been getting updates from police. he joins us now with the very latest. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the scene is clear here as far as the -- as far as the antioch police are concerned. behind me, that woman there lives in the house with a -- where the young man fe morning the she's a washing down her car. apparently some blood from the shooting got on the car. she's washing it down. she tells us that the man lives down the street on sycamore. the shooting was on banian. so apparently the man lives around the corner and she's also saying the man's girlfriend lives on the street. so that sort of confirms he knew somebody here. a very busy morning t

and like oakland, richmond may also ask voters to decide whether to tax pot clubs, a 10% business tax. that too has sparked a fight here. >> going forward the city has to make restrictions. there cannot be clubs out there operating that skirt the law. >> it would be disasterous. the proposal is to put 10% on top of the 9.75% sales tax they already pay. >> observers say richmond's tax would be the stiffest in the state. and even though oakland has lead the charge on medical marijuana, advocates there will be watching richmond closely. >> what is best for all communities and for growers is that there be tax parity. where local jurisdictions charge the same tax rates. >> now, part of the concern in cities like oakland is that if surrounding cities have a lower tax that patients will travel to the cheaper areas to buy their drug. and that means places like oakland could be losing out on big business. but right now that element of this debate remains to be seen as this discussion is still going on here at richmond city hall. cecilia vega, abc7 news. >> thanks, cecilia. >>> an arizona j ug

it was a major pesticide manufacturing plant decades ago, sandwiched between 4th street and richmond and the canal. the plant is long gone, demolished after the company went bankrupt in the 1960s. but the company left a legacy of toxins that continue to threaten people and the environment. >> the contaminant levels that we find for ddt and pesticides in fish in the channel is much higher than the rest of the richmond harbor air and sky harbor bay. >> reporter: high-levels of ddt in the inner richmond harbor were first detected in 1960. ddt was once considered safe and in this archived footage from u.s. government, ddt can be seen widely sprayed on agricultural fields to kill pest and even directly on pep. today it's a known carcinogen. the site was cleaned up, removing 100,000 cubic yards of soil highly contaminated by the pesticide. immediate test result shows that it worked. >> a year later, when we came back to do yearly monitoring, unfortunately, the level went back up. now the superfund site is scheduled to be cleaned up again, but not until 2015. while that location in the inne

her son, thomas, was gunned down at a richmond bus stop in 2006. >> i was going through so much. i stayed in the bed for about two months, didn't take no bath. i couldn't do nothing >> reporter: she couldn't pull hersel out of her grief, whi turned into depssion. finally she figured out a way to make sure thomas didn't die in vain. >> i can't tnk about my son right now because my son is gone. i can't think -- my mind son theseother kids that's out there in these streets. my mind i focused on them. >> where are they coming from? these big guns? >> reporter: her group has grown as the cycle of violence exples in richmond. >> i got a call from my sister-in-law that my son was shot. >> reporter: carol lynn's 22-year-old son was sho and killed while walking down a richmond seet eight years ago. >> what people fail to underand is that this carries on forever, you know. you need somebody and you might just be the person that someby else needs. all need somody to lean on. >> reporter: each time someone's child dies in richmond and surroundingommunities, she reaches out to that family, a

this has been a hectic morning in richmond. the first fire broke out and the fire got so intense it actually blew out the windows. over here, you can see the big black marks come pg out the front windows and that's where the smoke was streaming out. now, less than three miles away, another fire raged through a garage attached to a house. everyone got out safely. that blaze started just before 5:00. that's about an hour apart from the first fire, but the authorities say they have no reason to believe the two connected. now, on 46th street, the investigators just arrived on the scene. they say they are not waiting until daybreak to see what caused this fire. they are actually in there with their lights trying to sift through the area. a couple of bedrooms and a bathroom sustained damage, but no one was in the house at the time of the fire: there are a couple of hot spots inside the house. we are live in richmond, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, a wildfire has now destroyed six homes. the fire is burning in s

police in richmond now want to know who stole a car this morning with a five-year-old girl inside. the girl did turn up safe a short time later. and the car was also found abandoned. but anne makovec in richmond with more on the investigation into who stole the car in the first place. >> reporter: that's right, that thief still has not been caught this morning, allen. if this is really the kind of story that makes parents shutter, but luckily for the family involved it was a happy ending. police are searching for fingerprints and clues to catch a car thief turned kidnapper in richmond. it started as a parent's worst nightmare. >> oh, my god. i don't want to think about it. it is scary. >> reporter: at this 76 station, a car thief took off in a cadillac with a 5-year-old girl strapped in the backseat, and the girl's dad was inside, pre-paying for gas. >> when he came out of the gas station or when he saw his car driving away, he realized what was going on immediately called 911. >> reporter: police say the car thief got on the highway and got off two exits lateer to get rid of the g

richmond strongest opponents has done an about-face. they advocate large scale growing operations as long as they are taxed by the city. council passed the first ever medical marijuana law permitting the dispensaries. >> supervisors are expected to crack down on smoking. this proposal goes beyond banning smoking outdoors. it would prohibit smoking inside multiunit housing next year. it covers car borts, porches, decks and patios and prohibits smoking in buildings with four or more residents. tenants that fail to comply could be evicted. >> the owner of several pit bulls that killed his step grandson faces new charges. he did not enter a plea at a court appearance but in a statement to the judge he objected to a newly filed charge of felony child endangerment. >>> three of his five pit bulls attack the toddler after he wandered into the garage last thursday heat was charged with possession of a vicious animal. >>> governor swarzenegger says he may leave office without signing a budget. he told chamber of commerce that and he demanding cu

. >> and there was contentious public hearing, richmond city public hearing, richmond city council make a critical decisio@ "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepwor >>> u.s. embassy says two americans were among 152 people that were killed in a plane crash. the plane was flying to islamabad. it was attempting to land. twisted metal wreckage were found in trees and scattered. officials are having trouble extinguishing the flames by helicopter. they haven't said what caused the crash but they are saying bad weather appears to be a factor. >>> today marks the 100 day since bp's well exploded. the blast killed eleven people and triggered the spill that has dumped 180 million bar

you do not have to leave are richmond to live in a better place. you can live here in richmond in a better place. >> reporter: hair salon stylists say they've seen a change. >> on the news, there hasn't been as much crime reported. and even around here it's been calm. >> reporter: the city's new skate park is also receiving credit for giving kids something to do. >> it keeps us busy and keeps us going. and it takes our mind off of stuff. >> really good to see definitely. >> reporter: this skateboarder is also a paramedic in oakland. >> pretty much an outlet for all these kids, keeps them off the streets. >> reporter: in this ongoing fight against crime and violence and even in this tough economy, richmond has plans to hire seven more police officers in the next coming months. i'm john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> a federal judge has set a new date to hear the arizona immigration law. this comes a day after a judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking several key parts of that law. the ninth circuit court of appeals denied a request by arizona asking

this time in richmond. two vehicles went up in flames. police are telling us they consider these fires suspicious. ktvu's kraig debro is at the of the fires with the details. >> reporter: this is giant road or giant highway -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- light out. of course, the fire crews worked relatively quickly and -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- would not be much but certainly raised the possibility that an arsonist or arsonists may have returned to contra costa county to resume a very expensive crime. investigators say there were two suspicious vehicle fires overnight in richmond. the giant highway and richmond parkway near the park jester neighborhood is the scene of the second of two locations. fire crews responded to reports an suv was on fire at this location. the fire was out quickly and no reports of injuries. investigators did not discuss with us why they think the fire is suspicious. the location of the first overnight fire is modernock and san joaquin, fire crews responded here around 2:46 in the morning. like 3 fire at

as we make our way to the other side of the bay '60s and '70s. 64 san leandro, 70 richmond. we are seeing warm temperatures in your inland spots 82 pittsburgh 83 in antioch. making their way to the south bay '70s mostly 70 sunnyvale, 75 in san jose. your kron 7 day around and a forecasting fog and drizzle today seeing a coltrane to the it will continue to the next couple days we will see mid-80s and wind '70s around the bay 60 said the coast as we begin our warm-up on thursday making their way into the weekend. >> continuing to track got hot spot 1 01 through the south bay its northbound out of downtown san jose 881 01 interchange traffic is still backed up leading to trouble the lakers right here rain are multi car crash occurred that crashed long gone but the heavy traffic trade accord itself out in the northbound direction. the back up still reaches far as 88101 interchange. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights were not activated until the 7:00 hour they were turned off in the o'clock hour we have been free of any back up until now you see here a few cars stacked up

police arrested samuel young of richmond. investigators say twhoot men shot two people shortly before midnight on july 16th while the victim sat in a car outside of a liquor store in a rocky hill air aftervacaville >>> tomorrow marks the anniversary of iran's arrest and imprisonment of three uc berkeley graduates. outside the iranian mission, graduates and the families pleaded. >> it's going to take an outcry from our people and outrage by our government to get these people out. rallies are planned tomorrow for san francisco and other cities to call attention to the anniversary. the u.s. state department and their families say three were simply hiking along the iranian border. >>> in other news of the world tonight, in pakistan, government officials say at least 430 people are dead from floods in the northwestern part of the country three days of monsoon rain pushed rivers over their banks, swamping hundreds of villages and towns. helicopters and boats are being used to rescue flood survivors. this has been the deadliest floo

first and foremost to bring the announcement to the richmond. it is an opportunity to preview this beautiful library opening tomorrow, a grand reopening of the richmond library. the first in the city, from 1914 cricket -- from 1914. this is no. 10. we are on a roll. secondarily, it is a port -- important because the poet laureate has a tradition people, and this library -- what better place to celebrate the announcement are new:gloria? with me, gavin newsom, who will do the honors. >> it was an extraordinary commitment the public made when it passed not one bond, but two bombs. what a contrast is to be in san francisco in spite of this huge budget challenge where we are actually expanding our hours of the last 12 months, of expanding them on the evenings and on sundays and investing in unprecedented amounts of capital and improving the physical conditions of the library. we're proud of that, and it is important to reflect on that. i do not know of another city that can lay claim, so i am proud to be here and thankfully to the time to be here and

we'll bring you the latest on the richmond water break. still ahead, firefighters investigate a fast moving grass fire that burned dangerously close to homes. terminator versus mel [ kid 1 ] waa ow so of our favorite things? we love summertime fun! ...wearing our farite colors... ...and jamming to our favorite bands! ♪ but we love eating totino's the most. we live for fun... ...friends... [ both ] ...and best of all.. [ all ] ...our favorite... ...eating totino's! ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ we're the kids in... >>> good morning. it's 4:41 on this thursday. i said wednesday earlier, can you believe that? another cup of coffee for me, maybe you, too. a suspicious fire that burned near suisun city quickly spreading at one point tame up can a tow yard before firefighters put it out. there was a fire in the same area on tuesday. >> a san francisco superior court judge is expected to rule whether or not aliota will be termed out of the office. she thinks she should be able to run again in november. she was appointed by ga

richmond's city council decided it will allow three pot clubs to operate and put it on the ballot of how much to tax. dozens spoke during last night's city council meeting. none of the current dispensaries will be grandfathered in under the new law. >> as far as i'm concerned, all these existing operators are nothing but illegal drug dealers until they become analyzed. >> there is many over-the-counter medications. >> they are going to find out whether they pay 5% regardless of whether it's medal and that stacks would be paid on top of state sales tax. >> they have given a final approval of licensing large scale pot cultivation. they will license four pot farms where medical marijuana will be packaged and processed. they will be taxed and regulated. supporters say it will bring in jobs and bring in millions of johns. >>> it appears the most serious crimes in downtown oakland during protests in the verdict of the bart shooting trial were committed by oakland residents. oakland's police chief that three-quarters of all those arrests were people that lived outside the city. san francisc

. >>> and richmond police say two cars that were set on fire overnight were both stolen. the first was found on san joaquin street around 2:45 this morning. meminutes later a second car was found burning. no arrests have been made, investigators also say they don't believe the fires are connected to a series of two dozen car fires in west contra costa county that began last year. >>> for a second straight day, ac transit drivers had to deal with late buses and a slow commute as unionized drivers failed to show up to work. the drivers are staging a sick out, upset of a contract that  increases their health care cost. today an alameda superior court judge refused to grant a restrain order. more than 200 bus drivers or 20% of ac transit's work force failed to show up to work yesterday and again today. >> same people were still waiting for buses, getting more increasingly frustrated and finally i said, look, we just need to give up. >> ac transit drivers have been working without a contract since june 20th. the proposed budget would help ac transit from closing a gap. and f

richmond now has a growing list of cities asking to tax pop clubs. they voted out your unanimous approval the number of hot clubs will be capped at three. they will be redistricted or restricted to a special regional commercial district. police chief will review the applications and grant the permit after public hearings. the council also placing an november ballot for 5 percent tax on sales of marijuana whether ms. bishop medicinal or recreational. >> days of chile to adjourn low clouds and fog finally starting to see sunshine and a live look in walnut creek you can see the sun peeking through warming up a bit this afternoon curly 63 walnut creek 70 minute nice 77 azide today than going back down to 71 this evening. current temperature results were keeping it cool because of those onshore breezes and because of the fog. 59 oakland 58 napa 61 fairfield 50 livermore and fremont 59 in los gatos. future cast 4: the area right now 57 '60s more widespread '70s by noontime indicated by the law in your screen as we make our way to live in the afternoon we w

they say there is ten minute delays from oakland to richmond and seven minute delays from hayward to fremont. dublin to oakland area, no delays at all. they are recovering very nicely. as we go outside, a nice walnut creek, looking good southbound and no delays through the sunol grade. it's also quiet along the san mateo bridge. on the other side, 101 in millbrae, looking good, no delays, 101 in north bay, we have a live shot from san rafael traffic looking good down to the golden gate bridge. get the latest at www.abc7.com is the place to go and under the bay area traffic links. >> all right. it's 5:18. >> still ahead, it's a dream debut. top movies coming up next. >> tens of thousands of neighbors put their best feet forward to help in the battle of hiv and aids. >>> good monday morning. it's 5:22. let's take a look at light traffic coming across the golden gate bridge. that is good, but starting today if you are a car-pooler you must use the fastrak if you want to get the $3 discounted toll otherwise you have to pay $6. that enforcement begins today. frances has more and keep up w

right now traffic on 80 westbound is getting busier but it is not stop and go yet as you drive from richmond to berkeley and ultimately a lot of people are going here to the bay bridge toll plaza, still looks good into san francisco. 6:01, let's go back to the desk. >> sal, thank you. >>> pat this hour police in antioch are trying to determine if three overnight shootings may be related. a man was shot and killed on pan onway after midnight. a half-hour later a store clerk was shot at a 7-eleven store. the third shiiteing was after 1:00 again and was again on ban onway. kraig debro just talked to a neighbor at the scene, so kraig, what do you find out? >> good morning, dave, police crime scene technicians are gathering evidence -- [ inaudible ] >> -- lined up in a row as if they are collecting them. you do see one guy out there taking pictures. police are trying to determine if these shootings are connected. we did speak to a neighbor. he said he heard six shots that sounded like cannons. >> my son came in to the back and said, dad, somebody got shot outside in the front and i didn't believe

low to mid 50s from richmond all the way to oakland and upper 60s to mid-70s to san leandro. sunnyvale at 72. los gatos at 80. on the peninsula, san mateo, upper 50s. elsewhere low to mid-70s. on the coast, mid to upper 50s. downtown san francisco and sausalito, still low to mid 50s. mid to upper 50s from san rafael through santa rosa and low to mid-70s around sonoma and napa. cloudy conditions around monterey bay, low to mid 50s but mid-70s around gilroy. we're looking at around the state, red flag warning was dropped yesterday. we still have a threat of thunderstorms up in tahoe and yosemite but not as great as yesterday. fresno, chico in the 90s sacramento in the mid-80s. >> 7:15 first pitch at at that time, dropping to 58. here is a look at the forecast. keep the same on wednesday. start to modify it on thursday with a four degree jump and couple more degrees on friday. look for warmest weather starting next week low 90s and 80 around the bay and low 60s at the coast. have a great day. here is frances. >> good morning. san mateo bridge, you need to know about major road w

. >>> well, it was one more car theft in richmond until the thief discovered he had driven away with a 5 year old in the back seat. fortunately, the child is safe, at home with her family. she was found less than half hour later about two miles away from where the carjacking took place. nbc bay area tracy grant is in richmond where police are looking for the thief and an accomplice and the charges against them will include kidnapping when they're found. tracy? >> reporter: well, come, detectives here they are examining the evidence that could possibly lead to the two suspects behind this crime. now, they have surveillance video and they also have fingerprints from inside the stolen car, but the frightened little girl and her father who left the keys in the ignition were not able to give a good description of the suspects. >> when our victim called 911 he was so upset and panicked they could barely understand what he was trying to report. >> reporter: the man was trying to tell him his car was stolen with his 5-year-old daughter inside. it happened at 5:40 this morning at this gas sta

in richmond. it started as a parents' worst nightmare. >> oh my god. i don't want to think about it. it's scary. >> reporter: at this 76 station at 5:40:00 a.m. a car thief took off in this cadillac with a 5-year-old girl strapped in the back seat. the girl's dad was inside prepaying for gas. >> either when he came out of the gas station or when he saw his car driving away he realized what was going on, immediately called 911. >> police say the car thief got onto the highway and got off two exits later to get rid of the girl. about a half hour after the car was stolen a woman found that little girl here on the corner of 41st treat and roosevelt avenue and called police. >> she was doing fine, we had amar come and check her out. make sure he was okay. she was. >> reporter: then the car was found parked and locked a few blocks from there on 39th. >> they are always dumping cars, especially there is a drug house on the corner over there, you can tell the little darlings are out of jail, they dump the cars right in front of my joint. >> reporter: the good

there is the cloud cover around richmond and berkeley. low to mid 50s for you but upper 50s to low 70s from san leandro through castro valley. low 70s around milpitas. to about 77 in los gatos. millbrae, san mateo, mid to upper 60s. 69 in redwood city and low to mid-70s around the southern sections of the peninsula. mid-50s, upper 50s along the coast. downtown san francisco, we'll see a few breaks, low to mid-60s for you. mid-60s around the monterey bay, 57 in watsonville. marlins are taking on the giants at at&t park, temperature about 63 but dropping down to 50 by the time the game ends. low to mid-50s tonight. all of us cloudy and mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. temperatures don't budge much. thursday and friday, temperatures are up five degrees away from the coast and those temperatures will hang around the mid-80s through the weekend. good morning, frances. >> a new stall on dumbarton bridge, we don't know which direction. just a heads up. elsewhere, looking pretty good, life shot 280, highway 17, northbound 280 and that is 17 c

the investigation is underway into another car fire in richmond. >>> and ac transit has an important warning for east bay bus riders this morning. >> good morning, traffic is busy on 80 westbound to the macarthur maze. we will tell you more about the morning commute and have another look at the weather, that is coming up. >>> good morning to you, welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news, i am dave clark. >> good morning. i am pam cook. time now is 5:30. mark tamayo is in for steve. what is the weather like? >> cooler. temperatures no more 90s for today. warmest locations dwrief 86, that afternoon sea breeze will kick in around 20 to 25 miles an hour. more on your forecast in a few minutes, sal has update on traffic. >> westbound 80 moving well to the macarthur maze and the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems. this morning's commute looks good on the sunol grade. back to the desk. >> well, we have got a warning for ac transit riders this morning. an escalating labor dispute could lead to serious delays today. jade hernandez joining us live. she is in oakland right now. wha

still getting a sea breeze keeping richmond and berkeley in check with low to mid-s elsewhere. as you head into the east bay valleys, fairfield and livermore all in the 80 to 85 degrees. mid to upper 70s around the san ramon vaey. monterey bay, mid to uer 50s and ten degrees warmer for gilroy and hollister. watchinground the state today, if we can get the clicker to work, we are going to see thunderstorms ound tahoe and 78 degrees. one spot, 99 in palm springs but still rathe cool in los angeles 77 and 67 in san diego. bring it back hom, temperatures just two to four degrees tomorrow and another four to five degrees on friday. once we get to friday and through the weekend we'll have temperatures near 50 to the low 50s along the coast, mid to upper 70s arou the bay. so pretty dry stret. >> santa clara based intel has made a breaktough that may revolution how gadgets communicate. they have made the first chip that sends information using beams of light. intel says a prototype can move 45 million tweets in one second. the chip won't be on market for another five years. >> low inco

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richmond and berkeley that will keep you in the low to mid-60s. upper 60s to low 70s for the east bay shore. we'll have mid on 70s in san ramon valley. mid-50s and upper 60s around the monterey bay today. red flag warning continue south of tahoe. rest of the state pretty warm around chi and 103 at palm springs but only 75 in l.a. they are dealing with the cool weatr. one last graphic, marlins taking on our giants, 63 down to 58 first pitch. we're looking at contions pretty mh steady throug tuesday and wednesday. look for warmer weather thursday and iday. two to five degrees wmer and warmth will lippinger around the inland valleys but only 60 at the coast. >>> more news. an arizona woman is fighting for her life following a traffic accident that led to a tragic case of mistaken identity. family was told she had died and another person in the car survived. turned o authorities were wrong on both counts. >> balloons floated in marlena's home. they had been praying for her. she was on the way back from disneyland when the suv blew a tire and rolled. t

in the moon tile, the richmond city council may take up the issue of -- m the meantime, the richmond city council may take up the you issue of medical marijuana dispensaries. richmond is believed to have as many as ten. but the city has no permit system for those businesses is trying to close them. >>> 8:31. well, health ministers around the world are encouraged this morning -- it is a breakthrough in the fight against a.i.d.s. this case, it involves a bay area company. ktvu's pam cook is in the studio now with all of the detail. pam? >> well, south africa's health minister in vienna today announced at the a.i.d.s. conference that the need in his country is so great, that he's ready to go with this new treatment that involves the bay area asciences company. it's a drug made by a gel donated that women can use before having sex to avoid an a.i.d.s. infection. research shows it can cut the risk of h.i.v. infection by 50% after one year of use and 39% after two and a half years. but as many world leaders and philanthropists have argued, money is still a big part of the problem fighting

this is in the richmond district on ninth avenue. people say, are there any car houses left? are they all gone? have they disappeared? this is an example of how one can surprise you. this is on ninth avenue in the parking lot behind the old coliseum theater. before that park being lot was there the city was looking for houses, spaces, near merchant corridors to create these little parking lots. they bought this house from a mrs. suggs because they wanted to tear it down and put the parking lot in. when they started tearing the house gown, they realized that this kind of boring house was made up of three old cable car trailers. even though the granddaughter who played in the house didn't know that it was made of cable cars, it was hidden behind the stucco. so these little things can surprise you. look at this house. this is in the rear of a lot on great highway. you can't really see it from the street. but if you looked at the front of it you wouldn't think there was anything spemble about it. it's essentially a shingled box. but if you got around to the back of it, you'll see

richmond and berkeley that will keep you in the low to mid-60s. upper 60s to low 70s for the east bay shore. we'll have mid on 70s in san ramon valley. mid-50s and upper 60s around the monterey bay today. red flag warning continues south of tahoe. rest of the state pretty warm around chico and 103 at palm springs but only 75 in l.a. they are dealing with the cool weather. one last graphic, marlins taking on our giants, 63 down to 58 first pitch. we're looking at conditions pretty much steady through tuesday and wednesday. look for warmer weather thursday and friday. two to five degrees warmer and warmth will lippinger around the inland valleys but only 60 at the coast. >>> more news. an arizona woman is fighting for her life following a traffic accident that led to a tragic case of mistaken identity. family was told she had died and another person in the car survived. turned out authorities were wrong on both counts. >> balloons floated in marlena's home. they had been praying for her. she was on the way back from disneyland when the suv blew a ti

we have a few patches of clouds around richmond. but also the clouds near the golden gate bridge and right near the immediate sheer line. but over san francisco some sunshine breaking through, especially out toward the downtown region. the fog bank will gradually clear back to near the shoreline. look outside, we can show you this. a beautiful shot. currently 61 degrees. yesterday san francisco was only 56 for an afternoon high. so already warmer than yesterday at this point. we had a cloudy start this morning pulling back to near the shoreline. that fog bank will clear back. the extended forecast, we do cool things off once again beginning on sunday and into monday of next week. current numbers just updated, santa rosa, 63 degrees. look at the 70s already showing up in fairfield, concord and live. those neighborhoods are on track to reach the low to mid- 80s. this area of low pressure has been responsible for the cooldown over the past few days. it's lifting out to the north as high pressure rebuilds. we already know the net result

>> richmond. >> what block? what does the house look like? what is the number? what is the landlord's name? it is the same place. >> san francisco police say smith doesn't own the building, falsely rented it to at least eight people. collecting thousands of dollars in deposit checks. telling the victims she couldn't move out yet, her mother was sick. one of their checks bounced, they were able to help police make an aarrest. >> i told her that my dad was coming with the cash. they went to the place, gave her the cash, she gave a receipt, and they were able to catch her and latest her. >> the scam turned their lives upside down. >> people lost money, and people with kids. my co-worker has a baby. it is terrible. >> no one is sure if they will get their money back. max and his owners are desperately looking for a place to live. >> tonight, police say, as word of the scam gets out, more victims are coming forward. the district attorney said if smith is convict ed of the charges against her, she could face 16 years in prison. >> what happens in vegas is getting a lo

. >>> richmond police are searching for a car thief and suspected kidnapper. investigators say the man stole a cadillac about 5:40 this morning from a gas station on darryll son -- carlson boulevard with a 5-year-old girl insigh. the gillary father had just went inside to pay whether a -- the girl's father had just went inside the station to pay. he left his daughter in the car. some thieves came up and took the car. the girl was still inside. she was found a few blocks away. police say the little girl appeared to be unharmed. they also say this is an important reminder why you should never leave your keys in your car. >>> the highway patrol today said the suv driver involved in last week's deadly greyhound bus crash was drunk. the chevy trailblazer overturned before being hit by the sacramento bound bus in sacramento. 18-year-old sylvia lopez garay was behind the wheel. friends and relatives saithe had been trier -- say she had been to a party prior to the crash. the chp says she had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. >> san francisco is installing

we are going to take you to richmond where there were two fires. we will get a live report on whether or not they are connected. >>> jade hernandez is out by the bay bridge with an up close look at the new bay bridge tower that's being moved into place. we'll have all of the details. stay tuned. [ female announcer get extra savings at the jcpenney appreciation sale. save an extra 15% on all regular, sale, and clearance items. everything, no exclusions! save on everything for her, for him, for kids, all jewelry, and home. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale! jcpenney.

. >>> in richmond two car fires are under investigation. they occurred minutes apart this morning and police are calling them suspicious. ten minutes later crews responded to an suv on fire on giant highway. police say both vehicles were reported stolen. they also say the fires don't appear to be connected to a string of another car fires that began last fall. >>> san francisco police say they're looking for a woman that robbed two bank of america branches at gun point. they provided this surveillance photo taken at bank of america branch july 12th. investigators say the woman demanded money. four days later the same woman robbed the bank of america branch on diamond heights boulevard also at gun point. 5'3" 130 pounds with brown hair tinted red. >>> the teenager that died in a fall from a cliff has been identified as 17-year-old lenard hicks. hicks and his family were on vacation from pennsylvania and were hiking along the popular coastal trail. initial reports said he might have been distracted by cell phone but according to his family, t

women here and surveillance video for the july 12th robbery of the bank of america and the elbow is the richmond district. the second robbery was the bank of america -- when heights boulevard in the diamond heights neighborhood. both cases police said the suspect the light skinned woman who said their white or hispanic cheered she described as the 30's around five-foot the four went hundred 30 lbs.. governors schwarzenegger's nomination could be history making. it announced today he is nominating the third district court of appeal judge. if elected she would be the first filipino american to serve in the state supreme court. should also be on the state supreme court a free of majority for the first time. she's a republican and graduated from uc davis school of law. just 48 hours after being fired for allegedly not raises commons for a agriculture department is surely is now being offered a new job. helping to eradicate racism in the same department. she hasn't set a shall take the job yet but she has got one thing she wanted an apology. >> is a good woman she's been put through help. agriculture

richmond bridge a little foggy. traffic is okay on the san mateo golden gate and on the richmond bridge. now back to the desk. >> all right, sal. time now 6:24. some residents don't like it but santa clara county vector control plans to spray against the west nile virus in san jose again this week. the planned fogging area is bordered by payne avenue on the north. san thomas qa quinn 0 on the west, highway 17 on the east and rincon and bud avenues on the south. >>> officials say adult mosquitoes in that area tested positive for the virus f the fogging is scheduled for 11:00 thursday night, it is expected to take several hours. residents living in the area are being given the chance to find out more about this at a community meeting set for tomorrow evening. >>> this is new. the traditional flu shot and where you get may soon become a thing of the past. the georgia institute of technology has developed a patch. you can put it on your skin to ininoculate people from the from the flu. check this out. >>s a the walkers

we have cooled down. 82 danville. 80 san ramon. 60s richmond, berkeley and almeda. north bay, 75 santa rosa. 74 napa. that's nice. 72 nevada. 60 in san francisco with not a lot of sunshine expected. here is the seven-day forecast. we got sunshine expected inland. thursday, friday, saturday, mostly sunny skies. coastal fog expected. we will continue to see below average temperatures through next week. it's called, allen, can you see it? a brown pelican by michael mcgreevey from moneterey. if you have a nice photo, send it in, cbs5.com/connect. >> the folks on the east bay say you need to put your studio here and get hot. >> it's smoking out there. >>> look closely at this picture. i want to ask you, take a look. what do you see. not jumping out at you? coming up, what scientists see and quite frankly it's blowing them away. ,,,,,,,, [ man ] my perfect summer is grilling up a masterpiece. daily. [ woman ] my perfect summer is having everyone over. and having money leftover. [ female announcer ] safeway lets you have it all. with thousands of everyday low prices and gr

the richmond bridge traffic moves well after a brief delay at the richmond bridge toll plaza. 8:25. let's go to park. >>> good morning to you. the overcast is over a good portion of the bay area. we have hearing skies out towards fairfield. that trend will continue. a live look outside looking across the bay. some areas of fog, a solid bank of clouds some drizzle showing up. taking a look at the map. we can show you this at live storm tracker 2. there we go with the fog bank. somebody accused me of drawing poor arrows this morning. i guess it's not that great. the overcast is pushing into the area. livermore still reporting patchy fog. we'll move the maps up to the north. as can you see, right around concord and beyond this point out towards antioch and fairfield. the cloud bank, not as thick there. we have machines right around fairfield. here we go closer to the bay, still the overcast skies. there we go with the overcast conditions. the forecast in the short-term is this, clouds out there, temperatures in the 50s. into the afternoon hours, partly to mostly sunny. that cloud bank

the second one happened at jint road and richmond parkway around 3:00. police say both cars were stolen, although the owners didn't realize it and had not reported them stolen yet. investigators say there's been a total of 24 suspicious car fires in western contra costa county. but they say these two are not likely connected to the others. >>> for the second day in a row, ac transit bus service has been disrupted. the reason, a labor dispute that's prompted some drivers to call in sick. during the past hour, the two sides met in court. jade hernandez joins us now with a look at more and to let us know what's happening. >> reporter: the fight is over a a newly-imposed ac transit contract that became effective on sunday. union operators are not so happy about it. so on monday, 20% of them called in sick. the same goes for today. unfortunately, it's the riders who get caught in the middle. today riders on ac transit experience delays. yesterday riders experienced the very same delays when 20% of ac drivers called in sick. >> it usually come around five minu

upper 50s for you and sea breeze will reach richmond, berkeley, mid to upper on a there. in the east bay, only place, is dublin, 79 is pretty close. warmest weather, pittsburg and brentwood in the low to mid-80s. 76 in hollister, some sunshine around the monterey bay and mid to upper 50s. at&t park, after yesterday's extra inning win, mostly sunny, 62, up to 65. definitely want to grab sunscreen. warmer weather through the central valley, 89 in sacramento. upper 90s around fresno and knoll tahoe. seven-day forecast, afternoon slowly warms, four degrees warmer when it peaks and mid 60s around coast and at the bay we'll have low to mid-80s. >> 10-15 minute delays for bart due to equipment on the track. first is in the pittsburg-bay point area heading towards san francisco. that about 15-minute delay. also at the hayward station and also at the bay fair station, find delays us a make your way toward the richmond area or also toward san francisco. >> elsewhere, we've got road work in san jose. the 880 connector should be reopen at 5:00 but south 880 will be closed until 7:00

also, you have delays coming oust same area bay fair toward richmond and daly city. it sounds like all lines are experiencing a delay because pittsburg to concord had earlier delays. golden gate bridge, no delays coming through the north bay or across the bridge. rob, i can see the lights across the span, but i'm guessing the clouds are hovering around there. >> right across the golden gate. we have low clouds to start off the morning, pretty much what we've seen throughout the week. the change we're going to start to see beginning as early as this afternoon will be our inland temperatures finally seeing a few more 80s inland around concord and livermore, pleas pleasant pleasanton, 78 in san jose, close to 70 for oakland today. >>> a last-minute decision from a federal judge will keep the toughest parts of arizona's immigration law from 0 going into effect. but the ruling isn't the end. a lengthy legal battle is just beginning. you know, that means we'll see a lot of protests around the bay area. rallies are planned in oakland, san francisco and san jose. wednesday h

we'll have low to mid-50s for san francisco, richmond, also oakland and san mateo. low to mid-70s from fremont, palo alto southward through the south bay until you get to morgan hill at 80. slightly warmer, temperatures well below average upper 70s to low 80s. that is big story. check out how cool. 6 in san francisco, in the santa rosa, san jose 10 and concord 12 degrees cooler than average. it will linger through tomorrow and again on wednesday. then we'll start to see less of an onshore breeze and temperatures warm by four degrees by friday. >>> right now quiet on the roads accident sunnyvale, at fair oaks. these headlights are moving northbound so it's looking good. another live shot, san mateo bridge, delay free in both directions, that is westbound traffic on the right. 14 minutes from 880 to 101. we'll head over to the golden gate bridge, looks like they are doing lane configuration change, four lanes southbound, as the bridge crews make their way across. no trouble on the east shore freeway. live look at 80 in berkeley, delay free heading down to the maze. >>