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saratoga mountain winery, there was -- they are in the middle of a concert and a man apparently climbed up on top over the stage and then jumped to his death in the middle of the show. we'll tell you what some of the witnesses say happened and also what investigators are telling us this morning. >> and don't plan ongoing to the dmv or other state offices today. it's furlough friday. where the budget stalemate stands right now. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> look at this. that was a mail truck. mail as in mail. we'll tell you how it ended up as just a molten pile of goo this morning. elizabeth is offer. gianna franco joins us now. >> good morning, happy friday. >> not too bad on the roads. good news to report. we had a couple things northbound 101 past roland. reports of an accident, off to the right shoulder. not much of a factor, traffic moving nicely south 101.
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if you are headed on the golden gate bridge south of there, looks like traffic moving quite well. we had an earlier fog advisory, that's been lifted and everything is at full speed across the span. northbound 280 approaching guadalupe parkway. that accident also cleared so again off to a very good start on this friday morning. hopefully our weather will behave, tracy. >> behave, i like the word. choice of words. behave. out the door, partly cloudy start, patchy fog inland drizzle at the bay and coastline. i immediately thought of austin powers when you said that. oh, behave! here's the seven-day forecast. temperatures mid-80s inland, mid-60s around the bay, lower 60s for the coast, cooler weather, yeah, back in the forecast for today. going to be sticking around through the weekend. temperatures will rebound, though, for the beginning of your workweek, but for the next couple of days, it's going to be slightly cooler but inland temperatures will be mild so the last couple of days
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especially yesterday near 90 degrees. we'll cool down to the lower to the mid-80s. many of you may like that. >> you said 80s. >> yes. >> exciting! it is 5:01 right now. the death of a man at a concert in saratoga is a suicide -- was a suicide. that's the word this morning from santa clara county sheriff's investigators. it happened last night at mountain winely during a performance by the folk rock duo the swell season. witnesses say the man was on the roof of a building, climbed across the lighting fixture and took off running and then jumped onto the stage. witnesses also say the man did a couple of flips on the way down. he landed right next to lead singer. no one else was hurt. the swell season later released a statement saying their hearts go out to the man, his friends and family. you won't be able to do business at most state offices today. furlough friday is back. anne makovec is in san mateo at
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one of the office that won't be open again until monday. >> reporter: good morning. the dmv here, one of the organizations known for long lines already. so bad news for anybody who is planning on doing business today at state offices like the dmv because today it is closed. for about 144,000 state workers, it's a mandatory day off without pay. it was pay. the courts will review whether the governor has the authority to mandate unpaid days off. the governor has won the latest round. that means losing almost 5% of their monthly pay for each day off. here are the furlough days this month. today, next friday, the 27th. and one floating furlough between now and the end of the month. the governor's spokesman says
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that will save the state almost $140 million per month in payroll costs. the issue goes back to the supreme court on september 8. the governor says this will all end if the state passes a budget. of course, that is another story completely. we'll talk a little more about that coming up in the next half hour. >> anne makovec in san mateo, thank you. 11,000 law enforcement agencies are starting special enforcement efforts today. it's a nationwide crackdown on drunk driving. the enforcement starts today and runs through labor day. the california highway patrol is working in conjunction with other agencies all over the bay area. they will focus on specific problem areas, repeat offenders and on women. transportation secretary ray lahood says women make up a growing percentage of drunk drivers. the number of alcohol-related deaths and injuries has dropped in recent years due in part to these crackdowns. citations for 2500 people
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in the bay area this month. those were for people talking on their cell phones or texting while driving. they wrote up 900 people on august 10 and 1600 more on wednesday. one driver in contra costa county got caught twice within three hours. also caught, some suspected drunk drivers and people driving without a license. one illegal cell phone user was driving a stolen car. a memorial service is planned this morning for the teen who was run over by a sport utility vehicle in danville. 19-year-old justin deyoung died sunday night. investigators say he hopped onto the side of a friend's suv while it was in motion. and then he lost his grip, fell to the pavement and was run over. the service is set for 11:00 a.m. at st. timothy's episcopal church in danville. be prepared to leave home. that is the warning to some southern californians in the path of a wildfire. it's called the rock fire burning south of lake elsinore in riverside county.
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it started just before sunset last night. the flames threatening about a half dozen homes. they have now turned heading southwest away from the homes but people in the area are told to stay on high alert. no injuries are reported. the cause is still not known. the salmonella outbreak from eggs that sickened dozens in the bay area is likely to get worse. that's the warning from the feds. the california department of public health lab in richmond is testing samples from those who got sick. scientists here were the first to link the outbreak to an iowa farm. hundreds of millions of eggs are involved. 2,000 people nationwide have gotten sick. the centers for disease control says reported infections represent only a fraction of true infections. 5:06. coming up next, how the economy is taking its toll on 401(k)s and just not just the down market. >> the last of three escapees from an arizona prison captured. how he and his girlfriend got caught. and this used to be a mail
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and good morning. our first look at the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are off. you can see traffic is friday light. expect delays in sonoma county this weekend for an event. i'm have more in 6 minutes. an escaped inmate in arizona in custody after a three-week manhunt. john mccluskey was arrested last night at a campground 300 miles from the prison he escaped. also taken into custody, cast
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lynn welch described as his cousin, fiancee and alleged accomplice. mccluskey was one of three men who escaped a privately run prison in kingman july 30. they were found after a tip from a u.s. forest ranger who found a car hidden among some trees. >> this nightmare is over, but it is still continuing. there is a lot more for law enforcement to do. we want to tie him to as many crimes as we can. >> the other two escapees were recaptured earlier and investigators have linked those men to two murders discovered shortly after they busted out. the charred remains of an oklahoma couple on a ranch in new mexico. more americans than ever are dipping into their retirement accounts to pay the bills. 62,000 workers took hardship withdrawals from their 401(k)s in the 2nd quarter. fidelity investments reports that's up from 45,000 a year ago. nearly half of those who took money from their 401(k)s last year did it again this year even though they had to pay a
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10% penalty for early withdrawals in addition to taxes. federal law says people have to show an immediate and heavy financial need to take hardship withdrawal. another sign the economy is still struggling, home sales in the bay area plummeted nearly 23% last month. that's compared to july of last year. just 6800 homes sold. that's the slowest month for the bay area since 1995. according to mda dataquick, it says the market is slowing because of the end of the federal tax credits for first time home buyers. a gas main leak in los altos caused a fire that incinerated a mail truck. the carrier delivering mail on la ber range can court just after 3:00 yesterday afternoon. on that same street, construction workers accidentally cut into a natural gas line. fire crews say that the mail carrier parked right on top of the leaking line. another angle. the mail carrier was just
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pulling away when the gas exploded. construction workers got her out of the vehicle in time. no one hurt. as we mentioned earlier, the recall of eggs due to salmonella concerns maybe expanding. so that leads us to our question of the day. has the egg recall changed what you eat for breakfast? in other words, is cereal sounding better? send your answers to mornings@cbs5.com. we're also on facebook and twitter. i'm sure if nothing else it has people checking the numbers or tossing them. 5127. just in time for the weekend cooler temperatures. tracy? >> yeah, cooler temperatures just in time for the weekend. yeah. it was really nice yesterday. but cooler conditions are back in the bay area all compliments of the infamous marine layer. i have your forecast for today and the weekend in just a few moments. ,, ,,,,,,,,
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weekend affecting your drive on 112, 37 and 101. not a bad start out of livermore this morning through the altamont pass westbound 580 showing some nice speeds. slight delays on the eastbound side coming away from dublin. no accidents to report. off to a good start on highway 4 this morning through antioch. speeds in the 60s working your way westbound. it's friday light. 880 through oakland, near the coliseum, traffic moving right along, northbound no troubles, 15 minutes in 238 to the maze. and if you head towards the bay bridge, nice and light, as well. it is a friday there, looking good. metering lights are off. furlough fridays today as we said earlier so traffic should be typically light this morning. that's a look at your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >> thanks, gianna. boy, we have some changes yesterday first and foremost it was gorgeous, plenty of
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sunshine, nice mild temperatures. warmed up in the north and east bay. today not as warm and cooling down heading into the weekend. out the door partly cloudy start fog areas of drizzle along the coastline around the bay temperatures in the lower to the upper 50s. this afternoon, sunshine, but not as warm. in the lower 70s to the mid-80s inland. mix of sun and clouds around the bay to the lower 70s. and up to the lower 60s at the coast as low clouds remain in the forecast. let's take a look at the cooler temperatures moving in. yesterday 86 in concord, 83 in san jose, 83 santa rosa, 65 in san francisco. concord back into the 70s today, 79. 76 in san jose, 75 in santa rosa. 63 in san francisco. so san francisco closer to the bay not much of a decrease in our temperatures. but the farther inland you go, the cooler it's going to be today. you're going to feel that cooldown. conditions in santa clara 75. 81 in morgan hill.
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73 in sunnyvale. 77 in cupertino. 74 redwood city. 63 degrees in half moon bay. yesterday half moon bay was reporting temperatures warmer than san francisco. mid-80s in antioch and brentwood. upper 70s in pleasant hill. 80 walnut creek. 28 san ramon. 38 pleasanton -- 82 san ramon, 83 pleasanton. north bay locations cooler, mid- 70s napa to sonoma. 73 san anselmo and kentfield. 50s in stenson beach, the upper 50s. and the lower 60s in sausalito and san francisco. the seven-day forecast, so for today again we are cooling down. we'll take those cooler conditions into the weekend both days saturday and sunday. temperatures will rebound for the beginning of your workweek monday, tuesday, wednesday and even into thursday. we are moving into the weekend and this saturday is the san francisco street food festival in the mission district. looks like it could be fun. temperatures will be in the lower 60s. and the san jose pride festival
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going on saturday and sunday at discovery meadow park, mid-70s for saturday, 78 sunday with plenty of sunshine. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. got a look at some of the stories we're following this morning. sheriff's investigators say the death of a man on a saratoga concert stage was a suicide. it happened last night at mountain winery during a show by the folk rock duo the swell season. witnesses say that the man was on a lighting nextture, made a run for it and jumped on the stage next to the lead singer. no one else was hurt. special crackdown on drunk drivers across the country through labor day begins today. the chp and other agencies will be looking for drunk drivers. they will also set up checkpoints and go after repeat offenders. most california state offices will be closed all day today. this is the first furlough friday since the current fiscal year started without a budget on july 1. the state supreme
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court this week overturned a lower court ruling that said the governor could not make some state workers take days off without pay. time now 5:19. a positive side effect to cooler bay area temperatures this summer. cleaner air. air quality management says it has not had to issue a single "spare the air" alert this season. the district usually issues a number of alerts by this time of year. they are issued on days when smog gets to levels that are harmful to human health. a bill that would require anyone under 18 to wear ski helmets is winding its way through the state legislature. the state assembly passed the bill yesterday. it's now at the senate. parents could be fined up to $25 if they don't make their children wear a helmet on the slopes. if it passes the senate it goes to the governor's desk for his signature. a similar bill that would also require ski resort employees to wear helmets still needs final approval. it's 5:20. coming up next a pot farm raided. we'll tell you what happened
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a big event at infineon race way saturday and sunday. conditions today richmond 62 mix of sun and clouds. hayward 69. sonoma 76 sunshine. 82 danville. 85 degrees in antioch. today's temperatures are cooling down a bit. what about the weekend? will it be as cool? we have your weekend forecast in just a few moments. it's 5:24. last month's riots in oakland follow the johannes mehserle trial verdict have been turned into ard on display at an oakland tattoo parlor. the former bart officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting oscar grant.
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>> the book is going to be a year's worth of pictures from throughout oakland covering the good end of that. >> it still moves me very deeply that oscar was killed in the way he was killed. >> he also photographed a walnut creek rally supporting mehserle because he says he wanted to paint a balanced picture. this weekend marks the 40th anniversary of personalized license plates in california. so we thought we would go back in history and show you the state's first personalized plate. >> here it is. in 1970, the first custom plate rolled out with the word, amigo. then governor ronald reagan signed a law authorizing personalized plates in the way to fund special programs. since then, they have generated about $630 million. a criminal thought it would be simple: grow illegal marijuana in the woods and get some bears to keep police away. but the pot growers didn't
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your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. good morning. a view of the pyramid this morning. the top of which shrouded in a little low clouds and fog. going to be a little bit cooler this weekend. good, it's friday the 20th of august. john kessler here. >> i'm julie watts in for sydnie kohara, who is on vacation. time now, 5:23. and elizabeth is also off today. here's gianna franco with a
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look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. we are off to a very good start. let's get a live look at 101 through mountain view. moffett field southbound are headlights so that traffic is headed northbound so not bad at all. in fact, 101 cleared both directions whether your aheaded to the south bay or north towards the peninsula. elsewhere live look right now at your drive along the eastshore freeway and the carquinez bridge. you can see traffic not too bad. 80 clear, carquinez bridge is moving right along. our sensors are updating on highway 4 but overall things are clear through antioch. we do have a service street problem to report in redwood city. an injury accident at la honda and that is ranch road. that road is blocked -- glass ranch road. that road is blocked. here's tracy with weather. >> thank you. forecast for this morning cloudy with drizzle. for the afternoon, some sunshine and cool temperatures. cooler than yesterday.
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79 concord, 80 livermore, 66 oakland, 72 fremont, 76 san jose, 63 san francisco. lower 70s vallejo and san rafael. and the mid-70s in santa rosa. 85 in fairfield. seven-day forecast shows cool temperatures in the forecast for the weekend both days saturday and sunday. don't worry if you are not too crazy about this cooler weather. hang on, by monday, tuesday, wednesday, we are going to see temperatures rebound back to the 90s inland and the site of around the bay. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. >> thank you. the death of a man on a concert stage in saratoga was suicide. that's the word this morning from santa clara county sheriff's investigators. it happened last night in mountain winery during a performance by the folk rock duo swell season. witnesses say the man was on the roof of a building, climbed across the lighting rig and then took a running leap onto the stage. witnesses also say he did a couple of flips before landing next to lead singer glen
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hansard. no one else was hurt. the swell season later released a statement saying their hearts go out to the man, his friends and his family. don't plan on getting much done at state offices today. anne makovec jones us from san mateo at one of the closed offices, it's furlough friday. >> reporter: good morning. the temperatures -- dmv here behind me infamous for having long lines already. anyone planning oncoming here today, don't do it. it's a mandatory day off without pay. the on-again, off-again furlough fridays were back on as of wednesday when the state supreme court said they could resume while the court reviews whether governors have the authority to mandate unpaid days off. the governor says it will end when the legislature passes a budget. the deadline was july 1. the
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deficit continues to rise. the so-called big five state leaders haven't met officially in the past six weeks. they say there is a lot going on behind the scenes as the trash talk continues. >> until the democrats stop their insistence on billions in tax increases, nothing will get down. >> everybody comes out swinging, there are no punches landed and they go back to their corners. furlough days are today, next friday the 27th and one floating furlough between now and the end of the month. it will save the state almost $140 million per month in payroll costs. the state deficit right now is $19 billion. very difficult for them to come up with a budget deal. we have elections in november. nobody wants to go on record making an up upon lar decision. >> well put. anne makovec in nature is,
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thank you. 11,000 law enforcement agencies are starting a special enforcement effort to crack down on drunk driving nationwide. it runs through labor day. the california highway patrol is working in conjunction with other bay area agencies. they will focus on specific problem areas, repeat offenders and on women. transportation secretary ray lahood says women make up a growing percentage of drunk drivers. the total number of alcohol- related deaths and injuries has dropped in recent years. officials say that's due in part to crackdowns like these. another crackdown this month meant citations for 2500 people in the bay area. those tickets were issued to people talking on cell phones or texting while driving. authorities wrote up 900 people on august 10 and 1600 more on wednesday. one driver in contra costa county got caught twice within three hours. also caught suspected drunk drivers and people driving without a license. one illegal cell phone user was
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actually driving a stolen car. a major drug bust in gilroy. agents seized more than $100 million of drug there find thousands of pounds of meth and cocaine. the state justice department believes the home is connected to a mexican drug cartel. investigatedders trying to figure out who made a phone call that grounded a flight at san francisco international airport. that call came in 10:00 a.m. yesterday. flight 24 was loaded with 163 passengers bound for new york when airport police got word of a hijacking threat. the boeing 767 sent to a remote corner of the tarmac and after nearly three hours of investigation, the passengers were taken off the plane. >> there were apparently other passengers, two people taken off the back of the aircraft
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first, and then the rest of just taken off the front. >> it was a little tense because it was quiet but everybody was calm and everybody handled themselves really well. >> that couple was let go not arrested. the couple told "associated press" that they were up set but felt authorities were doing their job. no one as a matter of fact has been arrested. the threat was apparently phone in to an alameda hotel clerk who reported it to that city's police department. federal agents say it was not a credible threat but whoever made the call could face federal prosecution. no suspect in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy waiting at a bus stop in richmond. police say that the boy was either waiting for a bus or a family member to pick him up. that was at curry street and west mcdonald avenue in the city's iron triangle. at about 10:00 yesterday morning, two suspects walked up to him and opened fire. a number of people in the neighborhood heard the shots. >> i saw a man come across here run down here and he had a gun
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in his hand. as he went farther down the street, he knew he shouldn't run. >> we have significantly reduced our homicide rate. this is especially unfortunate due to the ag of the victim. >> richmond has had 14 homicides this year compared to 35 this time last year. governor arnold schwarzenegger considering a bill to expand california's amber alert system. that bill would allow what is called blue alerts to be issued when a peace officer is killed or is seriously wounded and the suspect escapes. those alerts would be posted on freeway signs, broadcast on radio and television. the senate passed that bill unanimously yesterday. time now 5:37. hundreds of parents and students in san jose are calling for more charter schools. they expressed support last night as summit public school officials proposed two new charter high schools. rainier and tahoma high schools would first need approval from
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the east side union high school district. supporters say summit has a good reputation for its small school approach. >> we all want every child to realize his or her full potential and graduate from high school with the real opportunities to attend college. >> the district already has five charters. so trustees wonder if two more would be too many. a final decision is expected next month. if approved, the schools would open in the fall of 2011. an escaped inmate from arizona is back in custody after a three-week manhunt. the u.s. marshal from arizona says john mccluskey was arrested last night at a campground 300 miles from the prison he escaped. also taken into custody, casslyn welch, his cousin, fiancee and alleged accomplice. he was one of three men who escaped a privately run prison in kingman july 30.
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they were found after a tip from a u.s. forest ranger who found a car hidden in trees. >> this nightmare is over but it is still continuing. there is a lot more for law enforcement to do. we want to it timed to as many crimes as we can. >> the other two escapees were already recaptured. investigators have linked the to two murders discovered shortly after they busted out. the chart remains of an oakland couple on a ranch in new mexico. 5:39. be prepared to get out. that is the warning to some southern californians in the path of a wildfire called the rock fire. it's burning south of lake elsinore in riverside county. that fire started just before sunset last night. flames threatening about a half dozen homes. they have now turned, the flames have headed southwest away from the homes. but people in the area are being told to stay on high alert. no injuries reported, the cause still not known. you can swim through it,
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not even know it. scientists studying the gulf of mexico oil leak say there is a 22-mile long plume of oil more than a half mile below the surface. the droplets so small, you cannot see them with the naked eye. the report published in the journal "science" says the oil is likely to linger for months and could be a threat to small fish and crustaceans deep in the ocean. got a new study. unlike those you normally hear about, the moon is apparently shrinking. some scientists say cracks formed on the moon suggest the interior is cooled down and shrunk. researchers say this is not a sudden phenomenon. it's apparently been happening over the past billion years or so. the shrinkage on the moon's surface is estimated at a little more than 300 feet. that would not be enough to notice with the naked eye, by the way.
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great meals start with delicious mission flour tortillas. mission. tasty tortillas. fresh ideas. good morning from the traffic center. no complaints on the freeways this morning. here's a live look right now at traffic on 280 through san jose. you are just cruising right along. no delays as you work your way northbound between 101 to highway 85. it's on surface streets at la honda at glass ranch road so delays just in that small spot through there so if you using that usual an alternate but
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overall traffic moving well through the area. had an earlier fog advisory but that's cleared. everything looking decent as you work your way on the golden gate bridge. no troubles to report through marin county. don't forget infineon raceway this weekend we have the indy races for sonoma county so expect delays or 112, 37 and 101. a live look at your drive on 101, mountain view near moffett field and traffic is pretty much very quiet so lots of good news to report here in the traffic center. >> it's almost the weekend. here's the daily planner, partly cloudy start with patchy fog
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inland. yesterday in the lower 90s, today only up to the mid-80s. sunshine not as warm, mix of sun and clouds around the bay with temperatures up to the lower 60s. concord 79. san jose 76. we are going down. santa rosa up to the mid-70s today. san francisco not so much but the other three locations 7 to 8 degrees cooler than yesterday. 75 in santa clara. 78 los gatos. 77 campbell. pleasanton 83. mid-80s antioch and brentwood.
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you might like the cooldown after being in the 90s yesterday. more 60s in san francisco and sausalito. the lower 60s. lower 70s from novato to san rafael and kentfield. 70 degrees in mill valley. and the mid-70s in santa rosa to napa. our seven-day forecast, today cool, tomorrow cool. sunday cool. monday, tuesday, wednesday temperatures will begin to rebound. closer to more seasonal highs for this time of the year. speaking of the weekend, saturday is called paddle for life dragon boat festival at the leo ryan park, foster city conditions in the upper 60s. and the art and soul festival in oakland saturday around sunday at the frank ogawa plaza. temperatures in the mid-60s on saturday near 70 sunday, plenty of sunshine both days. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. >> thank you. here's a look at some of the stories we are following for you this morning. sheriff's investigators say the death of a man on a saratoga concert stage was a suicide. it happened last night at
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mountain winery during a show by the folk rock duo the swell season. the man was on a lighting fixture and made a running jump onto the stage. no one he is was hurt. a miami service is planned today for a teenager who was run over by a sport utility vehicle in danville. 19-year-old justin deyoung of alamo died sunday night. investigators say he hopped on the side of a friend's suv while it was in motion and lost his grip and fell to the pavement. a wildfire that threatened half a dozen homes in riverside county is still burning this morning. but now it's headed away from those houses. the rock fire started yesterday evening and is now 15% contained. got a new reason to eat your vegetables. they could help reduce your risk of diabetes. that's according to -- a new study! researchers found that 1 1/2 extra servings of leafy greens
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lowers your chances of early death. the study published in the british medical journal. the feds say the salmonella outbreak linked to eggs from iowa is probably going to get worse. but not all eggs are created equal. dr. kim mulvihill tells us what happened two decades ago that makes california eggs safer than the ones linked to the outbreak. reporter: hundreds of millions of eggs from a single iowa farm are now involved. nearly 2,000 people nationwide got sick. the suspect, a nasty bacterium, known as salmonella enteritidis or se for short. >> se is a very, very virulent salmonella. it's strong. it takes a lot to kill it. >> reporter: it used to be the biggest problem was on the outside of the eggs on the shell with salmonella. but with this strain, the infection is inside the egg. healthy appearing hen lays an infected egg.
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so far california has reported 266 illnesses in this outbreak and the cases are likely to rise. >> i feel sorry for the sick people. i really -- i'm disappointed -- disappointed that this happened. >> reporter: arnie is an egg farmer in petaluma. he says most of his eggs are consumed in the bay area. >> is the problem the same on the west coast? no, it's not. california has an altogether different set of protocol. >> reporter: when this strain appeared in california 20 years ago, california egg producers came up with extra precautions. >> our hens get a visit from the doctor every three months. >> reporter: incoming chicks are screened for the pathogen and hens are vaccinated. >> reporter: some wonder if a new law known as prop 2 providing for cage free or improved housing would improve safety. >> we have been producing eggs here for 100 years. for the first 50 years they were cage free and then we put
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them in cages and there was a reach. it was to get them out of their manure and when we did that, we had a far healthier flock. >> reporter: he raises some organic cage-free hens because of consumer demand. but he cautions the practice does not mean a safer egg. >> if we end up having to go to cage free, we are taking a step backwards. >> reporter: dr. kim mulvihill, cbs healthwatch. 5:50. still to come, a fan at the giants phillies game she makes a bare-handed catch that you have to see to believe. >> plus, beer runs. how a woman got caught and arrested for a dui in a not too typical story. ,,,,,,,,
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[ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that maybe her teacher
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it's 5:52. sunrise is at 6:29. >> just looked that up. >> san francisco one of the safest cities for kids. that's according to a survey from men's health magazine ranked on things like accidental death rates for kids ages 5 to 14, number of car seat inspection locations for a child, and the strength of child restraint laws. madison, wisconsin, was the safest, san francisco third on the list. driving under the influence in a stolen beer truck a woman caught in west virginia doing just that. the woman driving the truck came out stumbling after police tracked it down. police say there were cases of beer missing from the back of the truck. cases. [ laughter ]
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>> and -- >> cases? >> there was some damage to the vehicle. the woman arrested. >> you don't say. it's not often that a fan in the stands earns play of the day. look at this. th one hand full of ball-park fo asually >> that is too cool! this was the giants-phillies game. he is coming back from the concession stand, one handed. boom! i got it. >> he is so cool about it, too. >> i know. [ laughter ] >> i got to love that guy. that's excellent. doesn't even break into a huge smile. >> yeah, yeah, well... >> an everyday occurrence. >> whatever. >> oh, that is too good. maybe the phillies could have used him because they lost. [ laughter ] story we have been covering the past couple of days the
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recall of eggs due to the salmonella concerns? the feds say that the salmonella outbreak is likely to get worse. >> that leads us to our question of the day. has the egg recall changed what you eat for breakfast? in other words, is cereal sounding better and better these days? >> hm. >> randall e-mails us with this: those "milk cartons"... no worries here! and on "twitter"... "little elizabeth is off today. gianna joins us this morning. gianna is usually behind the scenes. thankfully you're here this morning. >> and liz gets a great day off. >> good news on the freeways. it's a great day there, as well. a live look at the san mateo bridge where traffic is cruising along. no troubles there if you are working your way along the peninsula on 101 or along 880
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through hayward. checking the bay bridge right now, so far, so good. metering lights are off. and we talked about it earlier. it is a furlough friday so traffic should be -- i'm saying should be light so we'll cross our fingers and hopefully that's the case. mass transit looking problem- free this morning. i am getting reports of an accident on el portal at 80. i'll have details coming up on that in the 6:00 hour. here's tracy with the forecast. >> i got a couple of details about your forecast today. first and foremost, cloudy skies now, drizzle out there along the coast and the bay and later on today, no 90s. no, we are back in the 80s. we're cooling down. mid-80s inland, mid-60s around the bay and the lower 60s for the coastline. those cool temperatures remain in the forecast saturday and sunday. monday, tuesday, wednesday, the 90s. yeah, they're back. temperatures are rebounding just for the beginning of your workweek. but again today and for the weekend cooler. saturday at lake merritt friends of faith breast cancer challenge will be held. conditions will be in the lower 60s. and something else, i'm trying to get out there today.
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saturday and sunday, the grand prix of sonoma infineon raceway. >> are you really? >> i had the opportunity to run in one of those formula 1 cars so i'm going to see if i can do that. >> indy cars. >> i heard you feel the g force and everything. >> you hop in one of those cars only it's got two seats you will be behind the drive. >> i asked him could i drive? >> they said yeah. but they will say anything to get you out there. [ laughter ] >> cool. >> so conditions today near 70 and 70 for saturday and 75 on sunday. so should be nice. >> bring back some pictures. >> yeah. if i can keep it together. >> eyes like this! in our next half hour, a man leapt to his death in front of thousands of fans at a concert last night in saratoga. authorities tell us it was a suicide. and if you are planning on doing any business at state office like this dmv behind me, we have some bad news for you. we'll tell you where things stand with furlough fridays coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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