i'm terry mcsweeney live in oakland where two men have been shot by police. one is dead. a third person is in custody. we'll have details coming up in a live report. i'm amy hollyfield. on treasure island where crews today will do a job on the bay bridge that is so enormous, they had to have a dress rehearsal. that story coming up. >> a live look at the embarcadero this morning. notice, not too breezy. it's dry. yeah. looks like the rain is over for a while. we'll talk about a warming trend in your forecast. >> all right. nice weather ahead. and a great commute right now. here is a live shot of bay bridge toll plaza. delay-free. accident-free. good morning. it's 5:00 on this thursday. what thursday it is! thank you for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas.

we have developing news out of oakland. a person is dead, another wounded, a third is in police custody after officers opened fire on them late last night. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live near the scene with more on this. terry? >> reporter: police are out here on the scene. ward lane near 35th and coolidge. if you take a look past me onward lane, you can still see officers down at the end of the block here. still investigating what happened last night. there are a lot of questions. take a look at pictures from the aftermath of the shooting. we are told about 10:30 last night, oakland police and reportedly drug enforcement agents were out here and involved in an operation. they are not saying what it was. oakland police officers opened fire and killed one man and gravely wounded a second man. the second man was taken to alameda county hospital and in grey condition. a third person was arrested. third person was arrested and oakland swat team called out at one point. two hours after the shooting 12:30 this morning, a third suspect was arrested hiding

under a tree in the backyard. weapon was recovered from the roof of a building. a number of other weapons found at the scene. just to recap oakland police came out here last night about 10:30. they're not saying exactly why. although dea agents were reportedly involved. one person shot and killed. another person shot gravely wounded. a third taken in to custody. live in oakland terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> terry thanks a lot. an autopsy on a man found buried in his backyard in february has not determined what killed him. novato police tell abc7 news they still can't rule out homicide in the death of 74-year-old dale smith. investigators searched smith's home and eventually found his body under a barbecue pit. an attorney for his wife says he died of natural causes. police say the body didn't show any obvious sign of trauma and the toxicology report did not detect poisoning. a major engineering feat this morning as a time piece of the massive new bay bridge tower is put in

place. the crowning glory, if you will, that enables an important function. abc7's amy hollyfield is live on treasure island to show us what is going on. amy? >> reporter: can you imagine their office this morning? it's behind me. they will be working 500 feet above the water today. taking on a project so enormous it will make history. this is such a big undertaking they held a dress rehearsal last month. caltrans officials shot video of their team practicing lifting of 960,000-pound bridge cable saddle. they will move it in place for real today. it will sit on top of the bay bridge's single suspension tower. this is the largest one in the world so they will make history today. it will carry the mile-long, single loop cable over the top of the tower. so another milestone to get it completed.

the eastern span is scheduled to open in 2013. live on treasure island, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy thank you very much. it's just about 5:04. the largest study ever done on the sex abuse scandal in the catholic church blames mostly get this, the '60s and the '70s for the problem. the study was funded in part by the church and contends the abuse was temporary issue. church abuse victims and other protesters have been vocal in the criticism of the church in recent years. the report by john jay college of criminal justice does chastise the church for ignoring the victims but a former victim says the church is hiding behind the study. >> the bishops by funding this study providing the information for the study only skews what the result of the study is. that is that everyone is to blame but the bishops, but the hierarchy. >> in an e-mail to abc7, diocese of oakland says it has not documented any abuse

by priests in the last 20 years and since 1988 they have taken steps to remove accused clergy from service and increase reporting of sex crime. the message declared the end of the earth of zapatas and they are making millions for those paying for the message. we have the story. >> reporter: the end is coming. or so say the electronic billboard by the bay bridge and interstate 80. people stop to take pictures, as family radio put out the word. >> absolute certainty. may 21 2011. >> on his wednesday night show on family radio, station president harold camping answered questions about the coming apocalypse he is predicting. the station is on haginberger road near oakland airport. the gates and doors were locked. but camping did talk to abc7 news by phone. >> it happens to be we are the generation that is at

the end whether we like it or not. it is going to happen. >> family radio has 66 stations that broadcast around the world. they raised over 100 million. much of it from donations. part of it spent on the flashy trucks and signs. camping claims that based on his complex biblical arithmetic, progressive earthquake will rattle the world this weekend. the faithful will be lifted to heaven and university will be annihilated in -- and the universe will be annihilated in five months. the host of "god talk" on sunday morning and professor of theology at the university and says camping's message will backfire. >> he pieces together little bit and portion of scripture and weaves it in his system that no one else agrees with causing panic and fear. in the end, making a mockery of christianity. >> leslie brinkley abc7 news 5:06. the abundance of rainfall

could be contributing to the death of sharks. dozens of leopard sharks washed up along san francisco bay shoreline over the last few months. a marine biologist with the department of fish and game told abc7 news that low is a lidty in the water -- solidity could be to blame. rainfall, finally say goodbye to us for a little while anyway. >> check in with mike on the forecast. >> i had to tweet breaking news. there is no rain in the forecast today. looking at the live doppler 7 h.d. good morning. it's quiet. talk about how temperatures are cooler than yesterday because of the cloud cover out there. we have 50s hanging around. half moon bay, san francisco, oakland, concord fairfield, antioch at 57. everybody else in the 40s. notice the peninsula coast,

it's cloudy. the north bay coast will clear out due to prevailing northwesterly wind. mid-to-upper 60s around san francisco, san mateo, oakland, richmond. san rafael. mid-70s through the north bay valleys. low to mid-70s. fremont, palo alto and south bay valley. in the east bay valley, the warmest weather, mid-to-upper 70s. we have 60 at monterey. breezy, a few clouds there. mid-to-upper 60s for the rest of the bay salinas and low to mid-70s inland. look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. update for the weekend, breezy and cooler. it looks like most of the rain will as we talk about move to our north. it's taking it out of the forecast. once the wind subside look for the warmer weather tuesday and wednesday. all right. bring frances in to find out about the commute. good morning. >> good morning mike. we head to hayward where there is roadwork blocking lanes on northbound 880 from tennyson to highway 92. that is scheduled until 6:00 this morning. they usually clear it earlier. the roadwork on eastbound 82 has been completely cleared

off the san mateo bridge. we have a live shot from the san mateo bridge toll plaza. eastbound traffic is fine out of san mateo. westbound also looking great out of hayward at this point. and we'll also head to the bay bridge for you. no delays at the toll plaza. amy hollyfield is out there covering the final piece of the construction for the top of the tower. it's not proven to be a distraction for drivers. traffic flowing well to san francisco. >> getting used to one amazing feat after another. frances, thank you. 5:09. still ahead, u.c. students might see another sharp tuition increase this fall. >> hope versus reality, as graduating class of 2011 hits the job market. >> the jet the refuels military planes explodes to fireball at southern california base.

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. welcome back. 5:12 now. right now, the former chief of the international monetary fund will be back in a new york city court for a bail hearing. dominique strauss-kahn officially resigned from his job late last night. strauss-kahn is accused of attempting to rape a maid inside a new york hotel over the weekend. in his resignation letter to the i.m.f. dominique

strauss-kahn denied the charge against him but said he felt compelled to step down. a judge refused him bail earlier in week saying he was a flight risk. three crew members escaped with minor injuries when a jet that refuels military planes burst in flames in southern california. the boeing 707 crashed on take-off from the air station which is 60 miles northwest of los angeles. the plane was carrying about 150,000 pounds of jet fuel. the national transportation safety board launched investigation. the f.d.a. says error by controller almost caused collision at the busy chicago o'hare airport. it happened in the confusion after a plane carrying vice president biden arrived monday. moments later, a sky west jet with 29 people on board was seconds away from touching down at the same time. and express jet plane was rolling toward take-off right in the first plane's path.

"washington post" quotes air traffic control recordings, one controller saying, "oh -- expletive." the angry express jet pilot said, "what -- expletive -- was that?" it was only avoided because a supervisor saw what was happening and ord terd sky jet plane to avert landing. students may see tuition increase in california next year if the governor's budget plan doesn't pan out. u.c. regents meeting at san francisco say in-state, undergraduate tuition may climb by 32% for the winter 2012 term. that is in the university system has to cut a billion dollars out of the budget. california residents would pay nearly $14,700 in annual tuition and that does not include room and board and campus fees. >> increased tuition is not the dilemma facing thousands of bay area college graduates next month. they are going to hit the workforce or try to, anyway. the outlook for new jobs is

grim. abc7's alan wang has the disappointing statistics they are facing but also a few encouraging signs. >> when devon graduates with degree from healthcare sciences from cal state east bay, he will face tough statistics. rutgers poll shows salaries are down and just over half of college grads are being hired. they are also having a harder time paying off student loans. the competition for jobs is fierce. >> they are looking for students who are good communicators. they're looking for students who have some experience. we think internships count for a great deal. >> now more students are contemplating a backup plan. >> i would probably try to get in to the peace corps. or maybe do some military work. >> the situation here at cal state east bay reflects the overall national picture for job prospects. but over at u.c. berkeley things look rosier.

u.c. berkeley said it had so many recruiters this year it had to expand the job fair an extra day. >> we are hearing from employers they have been holding back on their hiring plans and now they're a little bit more confident about their plans. that is why they are showing up at berkeley in larger and larger numbers. >> u.c. says the majority of new jobs are offered by high-tech industries. many of them expect to increase hiring by 13%. they may be picking from the top schools first. but the demand for fresh graduates is expected to trickle down. in the east bay alan wang, abc7 news. it's 5:16 now. the army corps of engineers says it doesn't expect as much floodwater as they previously thought. north of vicksburg mississippi, when the mississippi river crest in the area later on today. downstream in louisiana, officials released more water through a spillway near the town of cross springs to prevent flooding in new orleans and more populated areas.

nearly 5,000 people have been displaced by the record flooding in mississippi. record flooding, we are talking about 1927 1937 era floods. >> as you mentioned it is cresting now to 17 feet. the levees go up to 20. so sor fa, it's doing well -- so far, it's doing well. the tributary like the atchafalaya river is cresting. we still may have problems. >> the rain we have is over. get out and enjoy the sunshine. >> a lot of it. don't forget the sun screen. you may not have had to use it this spring but you will in the next couple of days. definitely this weekend. looking from mount tamalpais. you can see the clouds along the coast. spilling through the golden gate but having a hard time now. so for the most part it's clear. and cooler this morning. take a look at the temperatures. you can see where it was breezy. we just showed you, that is where the temperatures are

warmer as the air is mixing this morning, because of the winds. 52 at half moon bay. 50 at san francisco, fairfield. oakland, 51. 57 in antioch. the rest of us in the mid-to-upper 40s. until you get to napa. 42 degrees. cool spot. gilroy the cool spot around the monterey bay, inland neighborhood. 41 there. we have mid-to-upper 40s. santa cruz and watsonville and salinas and monterey in the low to mid-50s. sunshine warmer weather that dominates the first highlight. that happens this afternoon. breezy to windy. notice it doesn't say anything about rain. we talk about most of the rain missed us. i took it out of the forecast so you don't worry about it. let's start down in the south bay. the temperatures are getting back to average today. low to mid-70s here. cupertino and san jose, 72 degrees. on the peninsula, mid-to-upper 60s for the most part. menlo park and redwood city 69. farther south, palo alto and mountain view should touch

70 if not 71. clouds linger along the coast. pacifica and daly city may struggle to upper 50s. saucelito, low to mid-60s for you. beaches, breezy and sunshine. upper 50s. on the east bay shore, castro valley and fremont is 70. warmest weather is east bay valleys. mid-to-upper 70s. concord and 76. low to mid-70s morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. monterey at 60. watsonville is 65. santa cruz, 67. tonight, clouds along the peninsula coast. some of it will spill in the bay. it will be 50 in san francisco, oakland and antioch. mid-to-upper 40s for the rest of us. let's see the change in the pattern take place as we look at the satellite and the radar here. high pressure building over the entire west coast. pushing the jetstream or the storm track up north. this cold front will have an effect on our weather.

it will bring the breezes and the cooler conditions in. but all the energy and moisture will stay well north. we'll drop 6 to 8 degrees by monday. we will start gaining that back tuesday and wednesday when the winds come. have a great day. frances? >> a good looking seven-day forecast. you will find an easy ride this morning on bay area freeways. here is interstate 80 where the drive-time for headlights moving westbound is 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. it's also been a good commute through contra costa county. 680 and walnut creek. no trouble at all as you move southbound. all the way down through the san ramon valley. and sunol grade to the south bay. we have a live shot in san jose at the 101 and 880 interchange. these headlights are north 101. and that's 880 right across the screen. mass transit systems report nothing delays. if you caught us earlier you know you can now refill clipper cards at any bart ticket machine. you can always get the

latest as well by going to abc7news.com. you will find the traffic information under the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen? >> all right frances. thanks a lot. now 5:21. >> up next, the san jose sharks get hammered in vancouver. game two with the canucks gets out of hand with more third period woes for the team in teal. >> and the tour of california race heads south. find out where you can see some of the world's best cyclists in their final northern california appearance.

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potatoes. the national potato council is not happy, they issued a statement saying there are no bad fruit or vegetables. in the stanley cup playoffs, sharks hope returning home to their fans will give them a lift. they're trailing 2-none in the western conference finals after last night's rout in vancouver. the canucks went ahead 3-2 in the second period and then broke the game open in the third. they scored four more goals. they beat the sharks 7-3. this morning, stage five of the tour of california kicks off this morning in monterey county. stage four started in downtown livermore yesterday, where merchants paid $50,000 to attract fans to the starting line and shop and restaurant. the punishing two-mile 1700-foot climb to the observatory was followed by a 3-1/2-mile dash down the

mountain's treacherous slope. it finished in berryessa neighborhood. chris horner won the stage. overall leader is peter sagin. today, stage five is also punishing 135-mile ride from seaside. >> it also looks punishing to the amateurs there watching the highly tuned athletes. >> yeah. 5:26 now. next at 5:30, the giants fan brutally beaten in the season opener with the dodgers is showing some signs of improvement. i'm terry mcsweeney live in oakland where police have opened fire killing one person wounding another. taking a third into custody. i'll explain in a live report. >> also next at 5:30, engineers are ready to put the final new piece of the bay bridge tower in place. a look at temperatures across the country. mild in portland. 73. 71 in minneapolis. 83 in dallas. new york and d.c. and the mid-70s. we have the possibility of severe weather.

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i'm terry mcsweeney live in oakland where police shot two people last night. one of them is dead. a third person another suspect, found early this morning. i'll explain in a live report. >> i'm amy hollyfield live on treasure island. the new suspension tower of the bay bridge is getting a top today. a huge one! putting it in place will put it in the history books. >> weather wise, the big story. no rain in the forecast today. we see low clouds and high clouds for the morning commute. that's about it.

we talk about sunshine and a warmer weather during the afternoon. in a few minutes. >> it's also off to a really nice start this morning. still delay-free at the bay bridge toll plaza. new accident reported in the antioch area. so i'll look up on that. and give you the details coming up. >> and bryan stow's father and sister speak about his recovery. the giants' fan is showing signs of improvement after being brutally beaten following the season opener against the dodgers. good thursday morning everyone. 5:30 a.m. we thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping the news oakland police are investigating a late night shooting involving officers. two suspects were shot. one died. numerous weapons have been recovered. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in the neighborhood. terry? >> yeah, i'm here on ward lane, looking at curin avenue. police are still here and we're kept 100 yards away

from where the shooting took place. look at the pictures from the aftermath of the shooting. it happened 10:30. oakland police and reportedly drug enforcement agents were out here involved in an operation. oakland police not saying much about what the operation was about. we know at 10:30 two oakland police officers opened fire, killing one man and gravely wounding a second man. he was taken to alameda county hospital. the oakland swat team came out and two hours after the shooting, 12:30 this morning, a third suspect was found hiding under a tree in the backyard of the house where the shootings had gone on. the weapon were seized at the scene. one was recovered on the roof of the building on curan avenue. oakland p.d. not explaining the operation the officers were involved in, what, or if the drug enforcement agents were out here as well. what we have right now the oakland police officers opened fire last night out here near 35th and coolidge. they killed one man. gravely wounded another.

took a third suspect in to custody a couple of hours after that. live in oakland, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. the giants' fan brutally beaten in the season opener in los angeles is slowly showing signs of some improvement. bryan stow has been back in the bay area since monday. neurosurgeons at san francisco general are doing everything they can to bring him out of a coma. doctors say stow opened his eyes and hasn't had a seizure since arriving in san francisco. last night, his father and sisters spoke publicly about what he is going through. >> it hurts to see him lying there. and not responsive to a lot of things? just wondering if he can hear us in there. and if he is fighting his way back. >> there was a heavy police presence at dodger stadium last night where the giants returned to play for the first time since stow was attacked. police handed out flyers with the suspect sketches. a special office inside the stadium has been set up

where fans can report anything they may know about the attack. >> in a few hours, caltrans will saddle up the most visible part of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. but this saddle is not for riding. it's the final piece of the central support tower. abc7's amy hollyfield is live on treasure island to explain. >> reporter: it will be the topper, the hat on the already huge suspension tower. this is just one more important step toward getting the bridge open on time. it is on schedule. but today they have a big job ahead of them. crews rehearsed the step last month. caltrans officials shot video of the workers practicing with the 960,000-pound cable saddle. today, they will place it on top of the suspension tower. it's the world's largest cable saddle and it will carry the bridge's nearly one-mile long, single loop cable over the top of the tower. this will be the completion of the tower. but there is still plenty to

do. some of it will affect you. don't forget over memorial day weekend, some eastbound lanes will be closed in the overnight hours for some work. they're going to be putting in a new detour. that always means slowdown while people get used to it. x. traffic backup after -- expect traffic backup after memorial day and people get used to the new configuration. this is scheduled to open in 2013. live on treasure island amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. this morning, san jose police are asking for help in the effort to track down a bank robber who has hit at least three times. here are some photos of the suspect taken during the robberies. he stands 5'6" to 5'8" weighs about 190 to 200 pounds. he is balding. you can see with black facial hair and has dark spots on both sides of his cheeks. the suspect is accused of at least three bank robberies in san jose and milpitas since january. even hitting one location

twice. anyone with information about this man is urged to contact san jose police. the contra costa county health department is waiting for test results from the richmond health center. that is where an employee has died from legionnaires' disease. health officials say the disease is triggered when people breathe in infected steam or water vapor. it can be fatal between 5-30% of the time. contra costa county averages nearly ten cases per year. legionnaires' disease is caused by bacteria. it's not contagious, but similar bacteria made a richmond health center worker sick back in 2008. the center is still open pending the results of those tests. u.s. transportation secretary ray lahood and peninsula congresswoman jackie speier will visit san bruno this afternoon. they want to see the rupture site where last september pipeline exploded killing eight people and destroying dozens of homes. meantime, pg&e is warning state regulators again cutting pressure any further from the utilities national gas pipeline as a safety

precaution could interrupt service to some of the customers. the california public utilities commission has directed pg&e to reduce pressure by 20% in ten of the gas transmission lines following last fall's disaster. 5:36 now. time for a check of the weather forecast. let's take a look at where the rain is right now. i'm sorry. i'm just so used to saying it this week. you know even on a day when it's not raining. >> it's become habitual, right? get out the rain jacket. but no, you need sun screen today. >> sunglasses and something to keep you cooler. it is going to warm this afternoon. compared to yesterday. good morning. look at satellite and radar. notice how quiet is it over california, as the low pulls away. we have low clouds along the coast. some spilling in the bay. i think we will have sunshine by 8:00. temperatures in the inland, north bay. and upper 40s. same in east bay valleys.

mid-40 to low 50s around the rest of the neighborhood at 8:00. we will see sunshine by noon and low to mid-60s in bay shore and south bay. upper 60s to low 70s. notice the clouds around the peninsula coast. by 4:00, the same area is dealing with the cloud cover. same temperatures upper 50s to low 60s. mid-to-upper 60s around bay shore to the upper 60s to low 70s in south bay. low to mid-70s in east bay valley. up north san rafael at 66. napa and santa rosa in low to mid-70s. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- temperatures on the rise today. and tomorrow. the cold front will bring us windy and cooler conditions saturday, sunday and monday. tuesday and wednesday the winds subside. and the temperatures warm right back up. all right. have a great day. here is frances. >> mike, take you where there is an accident on eastbound 4, railroad. car reportedly drove off the freeway.

c.h.p. is now at the scene again. this is an eastbound 4 direction. what we are seeing is minor slowing. westbound 4. lone tree to loveridge at this point. not horrible yet. drive-time from lone tree to 242 is still about 15 16 minutes. that is pretty good. mass transit system if you want to take that, reporting no delays. you can refill your clipper card now at the bart ticket machine. that is exciting. as we go outside, it is quiet elsewhere. such a nice commute. traffic flows well southbound through san rafael out of novato to san francisco. 101 also looking great on the peninsula. headlights move northbound. southbound, to mountain view. eric kristen? >> thanks a lot frances. 5:38 is our time. still ahead, an update on how arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is doing after surgery to repair her skull. >> also her husband and his fellow astronauts were busy overnight installing a $2

billion cosmic ray detector to the international space station. >> the mothers of the two u.c. berkeley hikers still being held in an iranian prison plan to start a hunger strike today. 77wqwqwqhhhhhhhhhíxxxxñxxxxxxxñ666666555

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their mission and it didn't take long at all. they hoisted cosmic ray detector from "endeavor" for installation on the space station. the $2 million alpha magnetic spectrometer will study the invisible universe for as long as the life of the space station. back in mission control, engineers are analyzing several areas of damage on "endeavor's" belly. nasa wants to make sure the shuttle is safe to come home in two weeks. well, this morning, congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering after successful surgery to repair her skull. this marked the latest step in the arizona democrat's recovery after surviving assassination attempt in january. while her husband was up in space, surgeries removed part of her skull after the shooting. they replaced in a cranialplasty where they attach it to her skull. this morning, mothers of two hikers in iran will begin a hunger strike in solidarity with their sons.

shane bauer and josh fattal's mothers say they believe their sons began fasting when their trial on espionage charges was delayed again last week. the mothers say they expect bauer's fiancee sarah shourd to join the hunger strike on saturday. yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the mother's visit to tehran. that is the only time they have seen their sons since their july 2009 arrest. 5:43 now. born this way. starbucks and lady gaga are hooking up. the bloomberg business report is coming up. and the offer president obama is expected to make in a major speech for those pushing for democracy in the middle east. >> maria shriver reportedly hired a divorce lawyer after former governor schwarzenegger admitted to following a child with a family employee 13 years ago.

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and pressure. [ man ] after allegra- i have it all. welcome back. looking at the radar and quiet this afternoon. slight showers possible in sierra but 53 in tahoe. 70 in yosemite. mid-to-upper 70s in fresno and sacramento. 80 in chico. warm spot with palm springs. big sur, clouds at 65. we'll have nine in the afternoon. san diego and los angeles mid-to-upper 60s. kristen? >> all right, mike. thanks a lot. talk about cat burglar. the santa cruz spca says someone stole a kitten from

her shelter in live oak. this is mousy. it's believed a man and woman visiting a shelter took the 8-week-old kitten and made off the spca director's iphone. mousey was not ready for adoption because she needs veterinarian veterinarian's evaluation. sheriff is investigating the case. hours from now, president obama will give a major speech about the future of middle east. it follows uprising in egypt, libya syria and other countries. together, the movement is called the arab spring. senior white house official says the president will outline how the u.s. will offer new financial support with democratic aspirations. the president is expected to defend the economic sanctions levelled against syria's leaders who cracked down violently on pro-democracy protesters. they will announce new aid packages for egypt and tunisia. the two nations seen as models for democratic revolutions. al-qaeda has relees dased

osama bin laden's last audiotape. it was in support of the arab spring uprisings that swept through the middle east. >> translator: my muslim people, we watch closely what is going on in the world today. we rejoice with your rejoicing and your pride. >> al-qaeda says the tape was made a week before bin laden was killed in pakistan by navy seals. commuters who use a clipper card to get on bard will find it easier to refill the card. customers can add cash value to the existing all in one clipper transit card at any bart station ticket machine. clipper cards are used for more than 450,000 boarding each weekday on bay area transit. more than 100,000 of the trips are on bart alone. officials say clipper cards now account for 30% of bart's fare payment. san francisco voters will decide whether the city should make circumcision illegal. the election department says backers of the ban provided enough legitimate signatures to put the measure on the november ballot.

ban supporters call the practice painful and cruel. many opponents say circumcisions is fundamental to some religions. this morning, there is a report that maria shriver hired los angeles divorce lawyer. "people" magazine says she contacted the attorney after her husband, former governor schwarzenegger revealed he had an affair and fathered a child with a family employee 13 years ago. here is abc7's dan ashley. >> reporter: in these pictures obtained by tmz mildred patricia baena could not look happier at her baby shower in the late '90s. the woman known as patty was hiding a deep, dark secret. the baby she was carrying was arnold schwarzenegger. the boy was born in september of 1997. shriver gave birth to their son christopher five days later. >> arnold was arnold long before he was governor. he was a powerful seductive, huge bigger than life personality. who loves women.

>> baena worked at the schwarzenegger brentwood mansion as a housekeeper and assistant for more than 20 years. only retiring this past january. then last week the shocking announcement that schwarzenegger and maria shriver married 25 years with four children were separating. >> i know for a fact she has heard the rumors about the child out of wedlock before. and they have tried different things to patch it up. but nothing has worked. >> according to the "los angeles times," shriver moved out after schwarzenegger told her about the affair and the child. divorced in 2008 baena and her son who is now 13 live in this four-bedroom house in bakersfield with her three other children. >> this young man is just at the top end of being polite and being very cordial. >> the "new york times" reports that schwarzenegger himself made the $50,000 down payment for the house. >> that was dan ashley reporting. one person familiar with the situation says the former governor has been humbled and embarrassed by the

scandal. time now is 5:50. take a look at the weather forecast. we can say with confidence this morning no rain. >> no rain. no rain today. no rain through most of the forecast. there may be a little drizzle at the coast one morning this week. other than that, it will be dry. >> conjure up temperatures in the 80s. now we're getting needy, aren't we? >> never satisfied. >> give me an inch. >> take a look and show what is going on. they are close but i think we will probably fall short today and tomorrow. some of the warmer days in the forecast. they are around the corner i promise you. beautiful picture of the new bridge being built there on the oakland side. coming from treasure island this morning. you can see the clouds coming in, as the marine layer is re-establishing itself. thanks to high pressure that is going to take over our weather the next couple of days. you can see beautiful picture from mount tamalpais. some of the high clouds streaming across the sky. both of those will erase as

the afternoon unfolds. leaving us with a whole lot of sunshine. the only thing you will need the umbrella for is to protect you from that sunshine. let's take a look at the temperatures. the skies clear, that's where it's coldest. 42 in napa. 43 in los gatos. and santa rosa. a lot of mid-to-upper 40s around. to even 50 at san francisco, fairfield, oakland is 51. half moon bay is 52. the warm spot at 57. around the monterey bay, the temperatures all over the place from 41 inland in gilroy to 53 in salinas. mid-to-upper 40s santa cruz and watsonville. mostly cloudy 51 in monterey. so the sunshine, i think it will dominate the afternoon. bring us warmer temperatures. now the cold front still slated to move through the neighborhood this weekend. it looks like it will bring us breezes. and even some faster winds. and cooler temperatures. it won't be quite as warm saturday, sunday and monday because of that. all right, 24-hour temperature change for today. we're about two degrees warmer in oakland san francisco. san jose, 4.

fremont, 5. concord, 6. santa rosa, the biggest jump, 10 degrees up to about 76. we get 14 hours and 19 minutes of sunshine to help push temperatures in east bay to where they should be. mid-to-upper 70s. along the east bay shore mid-to-upper 60s. castro valley and fremont, warmer. 70. castro and saratoga 73. mid-to-upper 60s for most of the peninsula to near 70 in palo alto, palo alto and mountain view. we hang around the mid-to-upper 50s for most of the peninsula coast. half moon bay may make it up to 60 with the sunset. but a lot of clouds there. low to mid-60 downtown san francisco, saucelito. san rafael, 69. low to mid-70s through the north bay valleys. upper 50s at your beaches where we will see more sunshine. breezy around the monterey bay. 67 in santa cruz. 76 in gilroy. afternoon game at the coliseum. 12:35, the first pitch. look at that. sunshine and mild. 64 warming to 68. it will be just as warm tomorrow afternoon. and then saturday we'll see

a slight downturn in the temperatures but sunday and monday when breezes come in we will lose four to eight degrees. once they subside sunshine and warmer weather. frances, is the commute just as nice? >> just as nice. nothing to complain about. there was one accident but it's not slowing anyone down. start with a live shot of the san mateo bridge first. it's good ride making your way out of hayward to foster city. and san mateo. no problems on 880 or 101 on the peninsula. here is a live shot of 280 and highway 17 in san jose. northbound 280 out of the downtown area. highway 17 out of the santa cruz mountains. i am keeping an eye on the westbound 4 drive-time. lone tree to 242, sluggish. 18 minutes because of the accident. not really because of the accident. but there is an accident eastbound 4 at railroad not affecting anything. you will find a nice ride on north 101 up to san francisco. get more personalized drive-times by signing up

for them on the website. abc7news.com. click on the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen? >> thank you. 5:55. >> starbucks is hoping that customers will go ga-ga over a new promotion featuring -- >> lady gaga. the labor department has just reported the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week for the second straight week suggesting the job market is slowly recovering. >> here is jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> she may not have been born a coffee fan but she likely is one now. the coffee chain and the singer "forbes" calls the most powerful entertainer teaming up in a p. r. lovefest. starbucks with the release over lady gaga's album that comes out monday. there is a scavenger hunt that is designed to attract her fans to the starbucks brand. there a plan to repay the government, after sources say auto-maker may

get the plan by wednesday. dominique strauss-kahn resigning after the shocker over the weekend when hotel employee accused him of sexual assault. investors are watching shares of the networking site for professionals. linked-in with higher price today. crude oil gained on word of a drop in u.s. supply. believe it or not, employers having a hard time finding qualified talent. manpower survey says a third of companies worldwide have difficulty spilling jobs despite money of people looking for them. because applicants lack proper skills and experience. at the new york stock exchange i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. 5:56. just ahead on abc7 news at 6:00 -- dollar for doomsday. we show you who is cashing in on predicting earth's demise coming in two days. >> take a look at the picture. remember the words "only minor injuries."

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