in. and it's creepy" first they lured cus >> going to coffee shops and everyone is sitting there with their laptops and their ear buds in. it's creepy. >> why are some bay area coffee shops pulling the plug? three alarms, three homes burned. the bay area fire that leaves 20 people homeless. if you use a gift card, any gift card, the changes starting today that you should know about. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. the news starts now. some bay area coffee shops are pulling the plug on wi-fi. internet service brings in the crowds. owners say a tech free zone is drug in customers that want a more friendly and social atmosphere. the coffee shops that are

returning to their roots. here is julie watts. >> reporter: winning the title of best wi-fi hot spot means big business in this town. >> we have so many start ups that come in everyday, meeting, talking about business. if it wasn't for the internet and ability to go online and sour product and work on your product, then, you know, maybe we wouldn't be as successful as we are. >> reporter: while fast wi-fi keeps people cooling back during the week, it's the no wi- fi on weekend policy that attraction customers like don. >> people are so incredibly antisocial. i go into coffee shops and everyone is sitting with laptops and their another buds in. it's creepy. >> reporter: this is one of many coffee shops that are reducing or eliminating wi-fi altogether. it's a niche market where people can find a tech free zone. when they flip the switch on

weekend wi-fi here a couple of years ago, it wasn't about making a cultural statement or making communication, it was about the bottom line. >> usually people spend a larger amount of time on the table, not necessarily purchasing. large groups come in, get upset, they can't find a table. >> reporter: it may be turned off on weekends, it's not guaranteed a tech free zone. from 3 g to bring your own wireless connection, where there is a will, there is away. >> i have my iphone. you don't have to have wireless. >> reporter: likely one of the reasons he hasn't received much babbling lash. don't expect them to get rid of the award winning weekday wi-fi any time soon. >> no, this is silicon valley central. >> reporter: for those who take their coffee with cream, sugar and wi-fi on weekends, too. >> there are plenty of coffee

shops for them. >> reporter: julie watts, cbs 5. 20 people are homeless after a three-alarm fire at a south bay apartment building. it started on canon gate court around 10:15 this morning. the flames spread to two other apartments. no one was injured. >> i look at it this way. my family is okay. everybody in the house is okay. be optimistic on things. everybody is okay. this can be fixed. family can't be fixed. >> all of the building's 20 residents were evacuated after power was cut off in all the units. the cause of the fire is under investigation. a 14-year-old girl who lead a man through my space is now missing. fran police say tiffany alvarez has been talking to a man the past three or four months. she is 5'10", 180 pounds. they believe she might be with a man named gino. he is in his 30s.

he is described as 6-foot tall, dark hair, dark eyes with a light complexion. the girl's parents believe she might be going to texas. neighbors of the couple arrested on suspicion of kidnapping jaycee dugard says calm has finally returned to their neighborhood. walnut avenue became the center of media coverage when phillip and nancy gur rid do were taken into custody the couple has been in jail for almost a year awaiting trial. a father and son suspected of violent home invasion robbery have been arrested. vacaville police say the armed suspects broke in yesterday afternoon and assaulted three people. after they fled, police stopped the suspect vehicle on i-80 near davis street. the 43-year-old father and 23- year-old son were booked into the jail. new summer friendly regulations go into effect on gift cards. they call for full disclosure

of fees and expiration dates. this means gift cards must hold their value for five years. cards can expire but any money left can be transferred free of charge to a new card. companies can't charge a nonuse fee until one year after purchase. no more than one fee can be charged to a card hold near one month. these new rules do not apply to prepaid debit cards, rebate and royalty cards and one time action fees. state lawmakers are pushing for pension reform so city officials can no longer take advantage of loopholes in the state's retirement law. state assembly woman was in our studio this morning to talk about a new bill that she is sponsoring. >> this is a problem that needs to be addressed and we have worked with legal council throughout the bill. we have been making amendments to try to attack this problem to make sure that people can't spike their pensions. >> she said city managers like

those in bell along with police and firefighters are cashing out sick and vacation time to boost their pensions. we take a complete failure of the iraqi forces for the u.s. to resume operation fair. that is what the top american commander says days after the last u.s. combat brigade left iraq. elizabeth sanchez shows us there was more violence today. reporter: general ray odeado says he is sure that iraqi troops are ready to handle the country's security. on "face the nation" sunday, he wasn't ready to declare victory but said things are going well. >> to determine whether we won the war or not, we can see that in three to five years as we see how iraq turned out. >> reporter: on thursday, the last combat unit left iraq more than seven years after the toppling of saddam hussein but 50,000 american soldiers will remain in the country, mostly

as teachers and trainers. dramatic pictures of hundreds of armored vehicles crossing the border into kuwait left many wondering whether iraq is ready for the difficult road ahead. those dangers were clear sunday when a bomb exploded outside of baghdad killing one person and injuring several others. another roadside bomb wound the for people in the capital. u.s. officials sat way to end the attacks is not by keeping american troops in the country but by building up the iraqi government. >> we all would like to see it completed as soon as possible. i think the quicker the better. it's important that they get moving forward with their continued development. >> reporter: president obama will address the nation about iraq when he returns from vacation. he is expected to review the war and talk about the next phase. elizabeth sanchez, cbs news. a huge demonstration in new york over the proposed mosque planned near ground zero. protestors stood outside the

building on park avenue saying they want the project moved some place else. the mosque and community center are still on track to be built two blocks way from ground zero. a group called the coalition to honor ground zero sponsored the rally. nearby pro mosque group held a counter demonstration. iran's president calls it ambassador of death to iran's enemies. the country unveiled its first domestically manufactured long range unmanned bomber. iranian officials say it can carry up to four cruise missiles with a range of 625 miles and fly long distances at a high speed. president mahmoud ahmadinejad said the country's military self-sufficiency program will continue, quote, until the enemies of humanity lose hope of attacking the iranian nation. 33 miners trapped deep underground for 17 days in chile have been found alive.

rescuers found a probe deep and heard hammering noises. the probe came back saying all 35 of us are fine in the shelter. it could take months to get all of them out. crews plan to send food and other items down to the minors in narrow plastic tubes. loud music strong scent make them hard to miss at the mall but times are tough for amber come by and fitch. how many stores will shut down. no backyard, no problem. renting space for a garden. stores ,,,,,, 3q

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than 100 stores nationwide. the company struggled with weaker sales. abercrombie and fitch has 22 stores right in the bay area. no word if any of these stores are closing. well, air quality officials have issued a spare the air alert for tomorrow. it's the first warning of the year. the air quality tomorrow is expected to be unhealthy because temperatures are rising. you are asked to drive less, take public transit, cook indoors instead of using the barbecue. do you have a green thumb and nowhere to grow plants? community gardens are popping up around the area. >> reporter: if only i could speak russian, i could ask her for tips. clearly this woman speaks the

language of plants. she's a backyard gardener, sort of. this isn't her backyard. the 28 by 7-foot plot of dirt belongs to the pleasant hill recreation parks district and is part of a community garden. folks rent the space for 75 bucks a year and grow mostly veggies. >> they are more edible than flowers. >> reporter: people garden for different reasons. the price of food, relaxation, the community garden started decades ago but the demand for space reached full bloom more recently. a lot of the gardeners are new bees. >> we had a huge boom. the weight list was huge. it hadn't been like that before. i would have like 5, 6, 7 people on a wait list. last year 30 people. >> reporter: she said the annual rental fee for 25 plots barely covers the water bill. the garden pays for itself. it's a staple of the park, just like sports. >> people find softballs in

their gardens. >> reporter: on the green beat in pleasant hill, sherry hu, cbs 5. a $50 masterpiece missing. y system at an egyptian museum is being blamed for the theft of a 55- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

million dollar van gogh pain a faulty security system at an egyptian museum is being blamed for the theft of a $55 million van gogh painting. none of the alarms and only

seven of the 43 cameras were working when thieves made off with the famous painting yesterday. egyptian officials say they are instructing security forces to take extra precautions to make sure it does not leave the country. this is the second time the painting has been stolen from the same museum. this is the art and soul festival in oakland. it highlights musical talent from those who call or have called oakland home. m.c. hammer, two of the featured performers today. this shows the good things that oakland has to offer including good weather. it will get hot. lawrence is promising a heat wave. >> we are not used to it. be careful exercising outside, not used to the hot temperatures. we will crank up the numbers around the bay area something like we haven't done in quite some time. hot temperatures heading our way. getting a taste of things to

come as high pressure sets itself up. the good offshore winds will blow overnight. we will see more sunshine in places we haven't seen much at all, even out to the coastline. yeah, plenty of blue skies and sunshine coming your way. check out that, ocean beach. that could be the place to be as we head to tomorrow afternoon. around the bay area this evening, it's looking good. a little bit of a sea breeze. that will change overnight and become more offshore. you have mild temperatures in spots, mild inside the bay, 60s and upper 70s in the coastline. inland valleys 70s and 80s well into the evening. overnight lows across the mountain tops may be staying up into the 70s as the high pressure ridge builds in. tomorrow, 90s, hot in the interior. 80s and 90s around the bay. and along the coastline, haven't been able to say this for quite some time, 60s and 70s coast side with plenty of

sunshine all day long. the fog, we had a little bit early in on today but it started to mix out. by the afternoon, probably gone. won't come back until the later half of wednesday. 79 in san jose. 66 a little breezy in san francisco. hot temperatures around the state. 101 in ukiah. 92 yosemite. the next couple of days, the ridge of high pressure building into the bay area. offshore winds will kick in setting itself up. that will crank up the summer heat outside. it will be hot toward the afternoon. checking out tomorrow morning, folks, i have been running this computer model all summer long. it's filled with fog. this is the first time we haven't had a cloud in the sky from sun up to sundown. that's the way it will stay until tuesday. half moon bay about 76. 92 santa clara. east bay temperatures going up

the scale, 97 livermore. 97 in walnut creek. how about the north bay, temperatures will be on the hot side by the afternoon. plenty of 80s and 90s. it shun a fantastic day to get to the beach if you can do it. triple digits tuesday. that will be the peek. then fog returns wednesday. hot inland. everybody cools down. cooler than normal toward next week. enjoy the next couple of days. >> thank you. we have to ask what is up with the giants. >> the first half of the season, everybody said this team will go as far as the pitching can take them. it's changing. they seem to have a little offense that they added to the team but the giants strength was a major weakness on their just completed road trip. the giants claimed marlins outfielder

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waivers. today florida decided to let ross go, so the giants have a new outfielder in the mix. series finale in saint louis... cody roth off wavers. giants have a new outfielder in the mix. series finale, albert pujols chops one foul. it almost took out curt reader

there watching the game. reflexes not what they used to be. this is part of a three-run inning against barry zito. allen craig crushes the 84 miles per hour pitch from zito. he gives up five runs in three and 2/3. his shortest start of the year. cardinals rookie garcia lasted a lot longer. tossed a complete game. giants did not get a runner to second base. cardinals win 9-0. there you have it, two games behind the phillies for the wild card. six games behind the padres. it won't get easier with cincinnati coming to town. braden facing the rays for the first time since mother's day. >> he throws and a ground ball to short. pennington has it and he throws. perfect game. >> today braden made it 11 straight innings against the rays without allowing a hit

thanks to nifty help from pennington. is there a better short stop in the american league? show him to me. evan longoria down the left field line. two runs score. braden gives up two runs in 15 innings. 15th straight quality start for the a's. that is a franchise record. pennington no hero strikes out to end it. rays win to split the series. lou piniella was supposed to retire at the end of the season but with his mother's failing health, sweet lou decided today would be the final game of his 22 year career as manager and 48 years in the majors. >> cried a little bit after the game. i get emotional. i'm sorry. i'm not trying to be. but this will be the last time

i put on a uniform. it's been very special. >> lou piniella lost the final game 16-5 to atlanta. a year ago will power was airlifted from infineon speedway. he didn't race. today he was in the pole position and dominated from start to finish. dan wheldon gets clipped from behind by baguette. he gets dumped on his head and that would be it for the afternoon. >> off the right front. >> that's never a good thing to be upside down. >> i guess not. six laps to go he gives power a scare but unable to pass. will power that lead all about two laps gets the chick kerred flag and cruises to win. 5th win of the year. david tom on 18 needs this putt to tie for the lead.

yes. then on 18 atwal for the win. yes. he had to qualify monday to make the tournament. he shot a 367. the first qualifier in 24 years and the first indian player to win on tour. tim flannery plays a mean guitar. the giants third base coach picks up his guitar. >> ♪ well, i tell you all the dreams i have, write them in a song ♪ . >> he discusses his folk full music career, recorded ten albums, shared a stage with willie nelson and jook son brown. apparently -- jackson brown: amazing story. he is on the show tonight. and 49er game, brett favre. >> no, if there were, you would have the highlights at 11:00. >> see you back here in half an hour. good night. ,,,,

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