in the news this friday morning, oakland police nab two would-be burglars trying to break into an illegal pot growing operation tossing plants out of the window. >> today could be the day where hundreds of same sex couples could get married. i'm theresa garcia live in san francisco. there's been a temporary stay for the last two days since prop 8 was overturned. what the judge may decide moving forward. >> good morning. not only a generous stack of low clouds and fog but mist and drizzle keeping our numbers cool again today. for the weekend? stay tuned. >> all right. here's a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays right now. there were a few very early morning accidents but i don't think those people were heading into work. hopefully a quieter compute. >> slugger barry bonds heads back to federal court.

a judge is expected to decide when bonds will go on trial on perjury charges. it's 5:00. tgif! thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. developing news out of oakland. police are investigating a big illegal marijuana growing operation after they arrested two burglary suspects this morning trying to steal pot from the site. it started just after midnight when police went to a restaurant on east 12th street on reports of a burglary. when officers arrived they found two people throwing bags of marijuana out of the second floor window. the site above the restaurant was apparently housing a large pot growing operation. they've arrested two and are confiscating what they say are 100 pot plants along with the equipment used to grow it. >> county clerks throughout the bay area are preparing for a potential flood of applicants for marriage licenses from same sex couples. the federal judge who overturned prop 8 this week could decide as early as today whether to lift a

stay that's keeping the ban in place for now. theresa garcia is live at san francisco city hall. theresa? >> kristen, if and when the stay is lifted city hall in san francisco along with many other bay area county clerk's offices will be a busy place with same sex couples filing for their marriage licenses ♪ going to the chapel and we're going to get married. ♪ >> well, this couple tried applying for licenses in san francisco as soon as the ruling came down wednesday in favor of same sex marriages but they weren't able to because of that stay put in place. even though u.s. district judge vaughan walker ruling overturned prop 8, that's the 2008 voter approved state ban on gay marriage, he also decided to issue a temporary stay and this would prevent same sex marriages while the appeal of prop 8 is pending. one concern is any new marriages could be overturned if a higher court reinstates prop 8.

today is the deadline to submit written arguments whether the ban should remain in place until all the appeals in the case are exhausted. some legal analysts believe judge walker will lift the stay order. >> he is inclined to look at this and say a stay isn't protecting anyone because there's no harm if we let same sex couples start getting married. he may not be disposed to grant the defendant's request. >> to deal with the influx of couples wanting to get married county clerk's offices have been preparing to issue a load of licenses. in san francisco they pleaded for volunteers to help if and when the time comes. if the judge lifts the stay the backers say they're going to ask the appeals court or u.s. supreme court for an emergency stay. now, a decision could come as early as today but many think it probably won't until next week. live in san francisco theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> theresa thank you. a judge will set a new trial date for former slugger barry

bonds in the perjury case against him after prosecutors lost an appeal that keeps them from using key pieces of evidence against bonds. bonds faces ten counts of false statements and one count of obstructing justice. the testimony went to a grand jury investigating steroids linked to the lab back in 2003. >> many preschool programs in the east bay face the chopping block with no state budget in sight. governor schwarzenegger continues to talk budget cuts and that could threaten prekindergarten and afterschool programs across oakland and berkeley. >> a familiar rallying cry filled the berkley unified school district yard. those here are struggling. >> we wanna make sure we have a fair budget. >> right now there is no state budget and the cuts to prekindergarten and napa school programs the governor is proposing are sending panic through bay area school

districts. >> our total budget for those programs is about $5 billion. this cut is over $3.5 million. >> where does that leave you? >> leaves us desperate frankly. >> berkeley, hayward oakland. they're all trying to save child care. seven oakland child care centers were slated to close last month but got a last-minute reprieve. those centers and all of berkeley unified are now due to shut down august 31st. >> we're low income. i got hit with furloughs last year working for u.c. berkeley and now to have the child care go, it would be hard for us to survive. >> not only myself but all my teaching staff could all lose their jobs. >> the berkeley closures would mean 100 layoffs. >> no income stay home. >> and 650 fewer children in school. parents wrote letters to the governor hoping to change his mind. but for paula butler the impact is devastating. she's a teacher and her daughter is in the afterschool program.

>> i won't have a summer job. i won't have a place to go to work at and then i won't have child care for my daughter during the year. it's really bad. we really need to get this budget passed. >> the state's budget conference committee voted to save child care. their recommendations could go before the assembly as early as next week. in berkeley, lisa amin gulezian. >> word from washington might help save jobs of police firefighters and teachers. the u.s. senate has cleared the way for billions of dollars in emergency aid to local government. the $26 billion measure earmarks $10 billion to schools. san francisco unified school districts expects to use its share of the money to rehire some of its 300 laid off teachers and employees. but first it will cancel four planned furlough days. >> first we would want to bring back those four days half been cut which means having the funding to reinstate the pay for all of those teachers who have had to take four furlough days.

>> the bill also provides another $16 billion to help save other public service jobs. san jose says it probably won't be able to rehire firefighters or reopen closed stations. oakland does not expect to reinstate the police officers it's been forced to let go. the bill now goes to the house for approval. >> a new report from san francisco's department of human resources shows police officers and firefighters are among the highest paid in the state. according to the san francisco examiner the minimum pay for a police officer is now more than $82,000 a year. that's tops in california at 26% higher than the state average. a city firefighter's pay starts at $73,000 a year and that's 30% higher than the state average. they say they're in line with the city's cost of living among the highest in the nation. if you add benefits like healthcare and pensions, the pay of san francisco's police officers is just average compared to other bay area

cities. >> did you hear lisa's wording. deck of low clouds. >> the warm weather's been a little micery. >> she came back from warm weather. >> well, no. once again, yeah, complaining. i was complaining about it on the east coast because the heat advisory over 100 degrees and came back to temperatures as much as 52 degrees cooler. so, yeah, you know, we will be looking at some decent weather inland and that has been the trends. if you live arounds baitthe bay, you know it's going to be cool. 59 mountain view 58 san jose. good morning oakland. 57 for you. highlights this morning calling for the mist and drizzle with the clearing at about 10:00. most areas arounds the bay stay chilly and gray the 50s at our coast. san francisco barely in the low 60s, a cooler than average weekend. here we go today, 76 santa rosa. should be 82.

68 in san rafael, low 70s on the peninsula. 10 degrees below the average. san jose only 75 instead of that 85. that steady sea breeze allowing for that thick deck of low clouds and fog. little change in the next several days. here's frances with an update. >> quite a few accidents this morning. this new one came in northbound 101 at the freitas parkway. there's a live shot of this right now. looks like it's a motorcycle crash off to the shoulder here. you can see some activity there. and northbound traffic is light. now, most people are heading in the southbound direction. so far southbound traffic is still looking great out of novato all the way to the golden gate bridge. we'll keep an eye on that northbound accident to see if it causes delays. actually i think i see more emergency crews heading towards the scene. we'll keep you posted on this. let's head to the golden gate bridge where we see traffic flowing well into san francisco. if you're heading across the san

mateo bridge, it's log great. the road work should all be clear. connection ramps in eastbound 92 looking good. eric kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:10 now. >> crayola puts a little sunshine into its colors. the money scopes report is coming up next. >> the explosive danger a popular do it yourself project could have for homeowners. >> an age discrimination suit against internet giant google. >> and snapshots of lives around the world. the youtube.com experiment that's become an overwhelming success.

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demonstrating the legitimate nondiscriminatory reasons why mr. reid was let go. >> trading in a light range before the labor department releases its month employment report in the next half hour. economists expect the unemployment rate in june to rise slightly to 9.6% to 9.5. with the rest of the morning's "moneyscope" news. >> fannie mae is requesting an additional $1.5 billion in federal aid. the mortgage giant lost $1.2 billion in the second quarter of this year. that is its smallest one quarter loss in three years. fannie mae says its recent loans are lower delishsy rates than in the decade. >> a crisis in russia means americans could be paying more for bread. they're temporarily ending wheat exports after a drought destroyed 20% of its crop. the announcement set up wheat prices in the commodities market. overseas demand is likely to

keep driving prices even higher. >> crayola is putting a little sunshine into its colors. it has completed a 15 acre solar farm behind its headquarters in even pennsylvania. the facility should produce enough energy to pilot one-third of its production. they make 3 billion crayons a year. >> 5:16 now. there's good news for the i-phone 4. a survey conducted by change wave research found 72% of the 213 users in question are very satisfied with their i-phone 4's. 21% said they were somewhat satisfied. the satisfaction rate is not as big as it was for the i-phone 3 g when it launched last summer. 82% of users said they were satisfied with it. the i-4 had been plagued with antenna problems. >> the like in a day project is a huge success. the online video giant said it received 80,000 entries by last

weekend's deadline. life in the day is a documentary estimate aimed at capturing life around the world on a single day which was july 24th. youtube.com received submissions from 907 countries and 45 languages. the footage will be reduced to 100 hours. that will be cut into a feature length film which will premier in january at the sundance film festival and the youtube.com website. are you going to submit? >> no. i know a day in our life includes mist and drizzle this morning. >> i know. we can't shoot the messenger right? >> right! >> good morning, everybody. heading outside at sfo it's cloudy. no airport delays yet but we could see a few. we're looking at less fog here though than around the monterey bay. looks like it should last longer around monterey. 11 12:00 burnoff this morning.

temperatures ranging from the low 50s in the north bay and napa. 62 novato, san francisco with upper 50s down by san jose. and the clouds have moved into the concord and livermore area. so they're very widespread this morning. we will look at that mist and drizzle along the peninsula, the north bay san francisco. you need the wipers and the jacket this morning for sure. coast won't clear. temperatures in the 50s. mild numbers in inland valleys with some 80s. don't think you'll need the air. it was cooler than average numbers continuing over the weekend. the middle of next week but by the end of next week, a new forecast model suggesting, hinting at a warm-up. wouldn't that be nice. high temperatures today across the state. we're dry and we're mild with low 80s in the sierra novato. the heat a little in fresno but even sacramento cool for valley standards. 88 there. 62 monterey. look for late afternoon sun

there. our clearing today well it should be around 10:00 around the bay. once again 60s and 70s there. we will look at high temperatures then only in the mid-70s. no changes really from san jose, palo alto mountain view. low 70s, 72. 57 pacifica the sunset district a gray cool day. petaluma only 6 san rafael. you tide a record yesterday in oakland. a couple degrees warmer for you but still on the chilly side at 65. 77 dublin walnut creek with 64 watsonville and our look ahead no real warmth yet. you have to head well inland. frances has details on road work this morning. >> at least it's still pretty cool on the roads now. not a lot of slow spots even though we've had a few accidents this morning. but you always find delays overnight through the half moon bay bay area, highway 92 where we've had one-way traffic control usually from 10 p.m. to 6:00. a few more nights that we have

to deal with that. if you wait until 6:00 everything should be open. let's go outside and check out the accidents again. 101 northbound here in san rafael. the freitas parkway. on the shoulder you see activity but no slowing northbound. southbound looking light towards the richmond san rafael bridge. heading towards the bay bridge no delays across the span no delays at the toll. looking great through contra costa as well. and everywhere you can check out the latest by going to abc7news.com. just click on the bay area traffic link. eric kristen. >> frances thanks. 5:20. >> a 49er legend prepares to join pro-football's immortal stars honoring jerry rice next. >> a high-speed chase takes a surprising turn. how it ended up looking like a monster truck show.

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good morning, everyone. about 5:24 on the abc 7 morning news a friday morning. once again cloud cover and some mist. you might have the to tap the wipers once or twice. interstate 680 in the walnut creek area. taillights heading southbound and traffic starting to pick up in terms of volume. frances keeping track of things. >> it was like something out of a monster truck show except it was an s.u.v. climbing over a cop car. police released video of this high-speed chase that came to a dramatic ends in rockville, maryland. the officer was chasing an s.u.v. when he trapped it on a one-lane bridge. he knew the driver couldn't get out and run but he didn't expect what came next. >> first i thought this is great. the driver's side door is pinned on the car and the passenger side pinned on the bridge. can't get out, can't even run.

next i see the reverse. this is good. and it came at me. at first i thought if it hit me, it would hit me. i didn't think it would drive over me like big foot. >> well, it did. pulled into reverse and tried to run into the squad car. he saw it coming and ducked down as low as possible in his squad car. the three teenagers in the car have been charged with stealing the car and marijuana possession. >> looks like he's okay though. one of the greatest 49ers of all times, jerry rice will join the game's pro football hall of fame in canton, ohio. won three super bowls during the glor years in the early '90s. held career and receiving records including the most yards ever more than 22,000. former teammate dwight clark lined up with rice for three seasons. >> he's san unbelievable competitor. he competes with himself.

he works himself to death. you know, the stories are infamous. you know, all the running up the hill and all that. >> rice spent a total of 20 years in the nfl leaving the niners after the 2000 season and spending four years with the raiders. >> that came after the catch. >> after the catch and the shrugging off the defensive back. truly great. >> the labor department minutes from releasing the july job reports. what it will tell us about the strength of the economy next. >> although the judge lifted the ban on same sex marriages, those marriages aren't moving forward yet. i'm theresa garcia live in san francisco but that could change as early as today if the judge lifts that temporary stay. we'll explain just ahead. >> how far are you going to go? >> i'm staying here. >> convince the homeless they're losing their homes. the looming deadline at the

trans state terminal that comes with the risk of eviction. >> and dangerous heat continues across the deep south. begins to exit the northeast today. the cold front sinks south. no airport delays across the country. severe weather not a problem. locally another cooler than average day. the weekend? stay tuned. i'll have the details on that. if you need more information for the weather across the nation check out our website and flight tracker. that's at abc7news.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. ♪ good morning. i'm theresa garcia live in san francisco where maybe wedding bells could be ringing as early as today. that is if a temporary ban on the same sex marriages is lifted. we'll explain just ahead. >> investigators in colorado are trying to determine what caused the crash of a small plane registered in sunnyvale. three people are killed. >> good morning. looks pretty from this

perspective. yeah, i can say that. and we will be looking at a cooler than average weekend. no surprise there. frances? >> here's a live shot of the san mateo bridge. looking great in both directions. a few more cars on the road and there have been a few more accidents. but so far no slowdowns for your early morning commute. >> the terminal in downtown san francisco will be closed at midnight tonight. social workers are still trying to convince a small group of homeless people into leaving. 5:30 this friday. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news this half hour, the same federal judge who struck down california's ban on same sex marriage could decide as soon as today whether the weddings could presume. that has county clerks across the bay area preparing for a potential flood of marriage applications. theresa garcia is live in san francisco city hall. theresa? >> today could be the day where

they will get an influx of same sex couples wanting to file for their marriage licenses. it could be here at san francisco city hall or county clerk's offices statewide. there was one couple at least that tried applying for a license in san francisco as soon as the ruling came down wednesday in favor of same sex marriages but they weren't able to because of the stay put in place. now, even though u.s. district judge vaughan walker's ruling wednesday overturned prop 8, the 2008 ban on gay marriage he decided to issue a temporary stay. this would prevent same sex marriage while the appeal is pending. today is the deadline for the two sides to submit written arguments whether the ban should rehane in place until all the appeals in the cause are exhausted. some legal analysts believe judge walker will not lift a state order out of concern any new marriages could be overturned later if a high court reinstates prop 8. >> didn't want to add to the confusion. he didn't want to create yet

another class of people who rely on a decision and enter into marriage and who might years down the road have those marriages taken away by the supreme court. >> to deal with an influx of couples wanting to get married county clerk offices have been been ready to issue a load of licenses for san francisco. example, pleading for volunteers. if judge walker lifts the stay backers of the ban say they'll ask the appeals court and the u.s. supreme court for an emergency stay. so the legal wrangling is far from over. theresa garcia abc 7 news. >> theresa, thank you. investigators hope to learn more about a plane registered out of sunnyvale that crashed and burned in colorado killing all three people on board. authorities haven't released the victims' names but the federal aviation administration described it as a beach bonanza

35. the plane was built in 1951. the plane crashed in the raul lings pass area after taking off from boulder on wednesday. nobody on the ground was hurt. >> san francisco's trans bay terminal will close at midnight. outreach workers hope to persuade the last few homeless people to leave the doomed building for shelterers. social workers made their rounds last night in and around the building. s terminal served commuters since the 1930s. one man gladly left for a shelter while another prefers living on the streets. >> as far as not wanting to to leave? i don't know why anybody would want to leave. >> you got your freedom. that's what i really care about. you know, i mean i come and go when i want. wake up when i want. play my make, you know when i want. >> several transit agencies will relocate from the current terminal to a temporary one located at main and howard.

the eventual plan is a facility that can serve buses, cal tran and eventually high-speed rail. >> two vallejo residents are under arrest in connection with the arson at the solano county courthouse in june. the fire was started with a molotov cocktail. flames badly damaged the building and destroyed thousands of files. a 40-year-old and 31-year-old are held on $100,000 bail. nearly 50 gang members are off the streets this morning following a massive sweep by state parole agents. 100 law enforcement officers raided several locations in the east bay yesterday. 20 of the people arrested were wearing gps ankle bracelets. the tracking devices helped those suspects to tie those suspects to new crimes.

>> the gps plays a big role as an instrument in crime scene correlation for our partner. the data that is extrapolated and then provided to our partners is really where a lot of crimes are solved. >> the streets are safer today than they were yesterday because of the great work done by our partnership. >> police also seized 105 marijuana plants from one oakland location. they found guns, machetes and $5,000 cash. >> the latest unemployment figures for the nation were released just a few minutes ago. the u.s. labor department says the jobless rate in jewelry minds the same as june at 9.5%. private employers added 71,000 jobs last month. that's far below the 200,000 needed each month to reduce the unemployment rate. economists say the country needs more jobs to quicken the recovery. >> 5:35 now. a fine morning in march. mist and drizzle out there.

some low clouds. lisa, she's in for mike nicco this morning. >> did you know -- i don't know if you heard the statistic yet but this is the 7th consecutive month. should reach 90 four times during july. never reached 90. that trend of the cool weather continues for the weekend. 55 fremont. good morning san francisco at 52. low clouds and fog across the bay. mist and drizzle. we may see clearing a bit sooner than onshore flow. not quite as strong as yet but we still have the mist and drizzle, the chilly temperatures and the cloudy skies at the coast. no changes for the weekend with this trough parked to the north and west. one system is going do barrel on through tomorrow allowing for thunderstorms in the sierra nevada. keep that in mind. 61 san francisco, 65 oakland. that's about 3 degrees warmer than yesterday. we're trying. 72 palo alto. 75 in san jose.

with about 80 in gilroy and very little sun in santa cruz. below average through early next week. good morning, frances. >> good morning, lisa. good morning everyone. so even though we've had a little rough start this friday morning with a few accidents it's not really slowing things down. here's a live shot of the bridge toll plaza. yesterday we had a big accident in san francisco but there wasn't a huge backup at the tolls. so it really shows you how the congestion pricing is affecting the commute and traffic light heading into san francisco. we'll also check out interstate 80 in berkeley for headlights moving westbound there, it's an easy 19 minute ride from the carquinez bridge. looks like a stall off to the shoulder. delay-free out of fairfield. a shot in the south bay where all is well. northbound 280 connector as well as highway 17 there coming out of the santa cruz mountains. eric kristen? >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:37. >> a plan to save hundreds of wild horses turns into a legal

battle. that story is next. >> also we're getting the most detailed look yet at the route california's high-speed rail system will take through the bay area but opponents say it's time to start from crash. >> and prepare for a milestone in the construction of the fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel.

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commuters have been waiting to hear. contractors plan to start digging out the fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel deep below the oakland berkeley hills on monday. engineers will fire up a giant digging machine like this one called a road header. meanwhile a machine will work its way eastward from the oakland side. those machines feed tons of dirt and rocks on the conveyor belt. trucks deliver that material to landfill sites. cal tran expects to open the fourth bore in 2013. >> california's high-speed rail authority released its most detailed construction plan yet and some bay area residents want officials to go back to the drawing board. engineers plan to build much of the line between san francisco and san jose either at grade level alongside cal train's tracks or on elevated structures that resemble three-way overpasses. people in several communities prefer sinking the tracks into open trenches and tunnels. less noise but higher costs. the state's only come up with

one-quarter of the $43 billion needed to build the line aattorneys will ask a federal judge for an emergency stay to stop a wild horse roundup. his agents plans to conduct a helicopter roundup of 2,000 wild horses starting monday. a sacramento judge ruled against a group of animal rights activists who claim the roundup can injure or kill the horses. the range is dangerously overpops lated. if the roundup takes place, the horses will be put up for public adoption. >> people are turning into couch potatoes in order to save money. the bloomberg business report is straight ahead. >> also japan pauses to mark a somber anniversary. remembering the bombing of hiroshima next. >> while we're shivering here, the even half of the nation is swelters. what folks are doing to beat the heat. >> the stanford students that will be able to pinch, tap and

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good friday morning. starting out with plenty of low clouds and fog mist and drizzle not only at the coast but on the peninsula. late clearing in monterey at 62 but pleasant in sacramento at 88. the heat, a little in fresno, mid-90s. 108 in palm springs. hot in the desert and in the south land pleasant, 78 l.a. >> lisa thank you.

it's 5:45. >> let's take a look at the stories we're following. oakland police broke up a big marijuana operation and arrested two burglars in the process. officers were called to a restaurant on east 12th street on reports of a burglary. when they got there, they found two people throwing bags and bags of marijuana out of the second floor window. >> a federal judge could rule as early as today whether or not a stay will remain in place preventing same sex couples from receiving marriage licenses. level local clerks offices insist they're road to start issuing licenses to same sex couples again. >> outreach workers hope to convince homeless people living in and around trans bay terminal to leave before it closes at midnight. several transit agencies will move to a temporary terminal a few blocks away tomorrow. the latest at 6:00. >> kagan will be sworn in as a supreme court justice tomorrow. the senate voted 63-37 to confirm her appointment

yesterday. she replaces john paul stevens. president obama hailed her confirmation as a sign of progress for the country. it's the first time three women will serve on the high court at the same time. minnesota al franken has apologized for mocking mitch mcconnell for debate on the nomination. he made gestures and whispered under his breath as the kentucky senator spoke. it was distracting enough that he went up to the former comedian and said this isn't "saturday night live," al. >> anti-nuclear demonstrators here in the bay area will rally to mark the 65th anniversary of the u.s. atomic bombing of hiroshima. demonstrators use the occasion to call for an end to nuclear weapons. organizers say the lab is one of two sites of that developed every nuclear weapon in the u.s. arsenal. (bell ringing)

and hiroshima today bells rang to mark the world's first atomic bombing. this was the biggest memorial to date and the first attended by representatives from the u.s. britain and france. officials from 74 nations were there. japan's prime minister and the secretary general of the union nations each declare time has come for a world without nuclear arms. 140,000 people were killed when hiroshima was bombed august 6, 1945. a second atomic bombing of nagasaki three days later led to the japanese surrender in world war ii. >> looking to seal a blown out oil well one of the final steps of the so-called static kill. engineers pumped the cement down the throat of the well yesterday. they started the procedure tuesday pumping mud down. having a difficult time cleaning up much of the hundreds of

thousands of gallons of oil. that oil has permeated deep into marshes and wetlands. >> a cool summer here in the bay area but across much of the country, exceedingly hot weather, dangerously hot temperatures magnified by humidity broken only by fierce storms. >> this summer's heat wave has been long and deadly. >> what's been unique about this heat wave is how long it has lasted and how humid it has been. >> thus far it's been responsible for the deaths of more than a dozen people. the extreme conditions stretch from the deep south to the northeast. temperatures and humidity made it feel like 100 degrees in many places. just about everyone is looking for ways to escape the heat. at a band camp just outside atlanta, students were forced after the field after eight of them collapsed in the heat. at atlanta's grady high school assistant football coach la frederick sense kept a close eye on the heat index to make sure a

similar scene did not occur during practice. >> a danger right now. not extreme danger but it's dangerous. we'll keep our guys inside. >> forecasters say it may be weeks before any real relief arrives. abc news. >> 5:50 here. and, yeah, it has been cool here. >> i know. in fact, sometimes the temperatures in the day time during a high is not much warmer than right now. >> you're right. especially peninsula san francisco. still hot in the deep south. want to let you know that. also our weekend that's underway. high definition roof camera looking at the clouds. and, in fact, they are just below 2,000 feet this morning. mist and drizzle spreading not only in the north bay san francisco, peninsula, a little bit in the east bay. our onshore flow not quite as strong. i think we'll see a clearing just a little sooner. not much more warmth though. maybe oakland coming up into the mid-60s today. fremont, 55 for you.

57 san jose with 52 in san francisco. we're looking at low 50s in napa. cloudy skies mist and local drizzle this morning. chilly conditions with 50s at our coast. don't look for a lot of clearing there. in fact, no clearing at all. san francisco late-day clearing and cooler than average over the weekend. so it's a steady sea breeze. lots of low clouds and fog. our pattern remains pretty much unchanged today with more 60s and 70s around the bay. san francisco and oakland have been 5 degrees below the average for the entire month of july. of course, with this first week of august, no changes yet. some 80s returning to around concord. it was just 77 in livermore yesterday. highs today in the mid-70s for san jose. 77 campbell. how about 82 though in los gatos. 72 palo alto. clouds along the coast with the sunset and daly city just in the mid-50s. look for 71 cool degrees if you're heading up to sixflags in

vallejo today near east bay. yesterday you tide a record in oakland for a cool high. today 3 degrees warmer at 65. 77 walnut creek. open the windows there. no a. c. needed. 80 livermore. look for 80 in gilroy and the look ahead. more low clouds and fog each and every day leading to cooler than average afternoons. a busy morning with more accidents. good morning, frances. >> quite a if you injury accidents. nears a new one in richmond. possibly an overturn crash. this is the 23rd street on-ramp in the richmond area. several cars also stopped to help. emergency crews are on their way. from the on-ramp so traffic on eastbound 580 coming off the richmond san rafael bridge completely unaffected. flowing well there, even interstate 80 looking good at this point. we'll check what traffic looks like elsewhere. 680 in walnut creek fine. southbound traffic on the right

heading towards highway 24. that's the north main street exit. we'll head over to the san mateo bridge where all the road work's gone once you make your way through hayward. no problems 880 and 101 san rafael. that's where we have another injury accident. looks like they're just all gone pretty much. they were off to the shoulder. that's northbound and southbound looking good on the right towards the golden gate bridge. you can always find out if there's anything to slow you down by going to abc7news.com and just click on the bay area traffic link. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:53. the highly anticipated july jobs report is out and shows hiring remains at a weak pace. with more on that here's jane king from the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> good morning. well, the july employment report is out from the labor department and it's disappointing. still showing weakness in the labor markets. the u.s. lost 131,000 jobs during the month of july. that was worse than expected. some of those are census

workers. the unemployment rate held steady at 9.5%. we had a slightly lower close for stocks yesterday after a weekly jobs report came in disappointing as well. big gains for agriculture after russia announced a ban on wheat exports due to drought conditions and a wheat shortage. they have more than doubled from the lows that they saw in june. that means watch for prices of a loaf of bread to go up in price. >> apologizing for a controversial political donation. the retailer saying it's sorry about a $150,000 gift to a business group that supports a minnesota gubernatorial candidate opposed to gay marriage. watch for wi-fi and refreshments at general motors dealerships. hundreds of dealers that tried. it will have 25% fewer dealers but still be the largest dealer network in the country. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news.

>> u.c. berkeley economists could see roamer resigning as a key adviser for president obama to return to teaching. roamer heads the president's council of economic advisers. she's been one of the administration's most prominent voices on the economy but reports roamer has been frustrated by her lack of access to the president. roamer plans to return to cal when she steps down next month. jerry brown and meg whitman have tentatively agreed to a forth debate a month before the november election. it will be carried on kgo radio. it's schedule to take place on the ron owens program which airs from 9:00 to noon. the candidates have agreed to debate at u.c. davis and dominican university in san rafael. whitman and brown have been add odds over the number of times they'll debate before the election. former hotdog eating king kobayasi will spends the next six months on probation for

trying to crash the hotdog eating contest. he was not allowed to enter the contest on coney island because of a contract dispute. he was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing after trying to rush the stage. he has been outgorged by san jose's own joey chestnut in recent years. >> outgorged. first-year students at stanford medical school will have fewer text books to carry arounds this fall. the university is giving them i-pads as part of a trial program. it's designed to improve the students' learning experience by giving them easier access to text books and other course materials. they're study ying the cost effectiveness of switching to digital tablets. the electronic version is usually offered for less. >> one other advantage the dexterity training for your fingers. >> that's right, for surgeons. just ahead on abc 7 news at

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