one of the coolest patterns they've seen in years down in southern california. even long beach a record low. record lows, record low maxes we've had those here and in southern california too. 6 0z, 70s and mid to upper 80s inland. san jose at 70. 74 livermore, concord. 80 sacramento. they'll be in the 90s same for lake county. and it's hot through the interior in southern california but on the coast it's not bad. so much fog up and down the coast. cooling trend on the way that's for right there can't get cooler on the coast. they'll start to get socked in ain as this is the warmest day of the week probably. brief area of high pressure pattern comes in looks like the pattern we've had for a long time. enhance the fog, pick up the wind and a lower pattern. coastal fog hanging out there. sunny, mild, not as breezy over the weekend. coast and bay mid-80s to upper 80s unless you're far inland. but i think everybody starts to cool down tuesday if not tuesday and wednesday take that right into the end of the week. get that time of year if this goes into september i'll

the incident, in southern california some simple activity on a normal ticket of done nothing. because of the dry conditions, could have sparked this fire. >> and we're looking at pictures of a lot of flames. and is getting more difficult to spot them. and they're making progress? >> definitely, right now, the main focus is to put up a hot spot. >> right. >> and each amber is near the kindling is down and when the winds pick up back up? >> and daniel villareal quickly, a small brush fire is near hearst castle. is that still burning? >> at that point, that is 15-20 a. outside of san tinian. some cruise in the fire, and we are making progress. working crews. >> daniel villarea thank you for join us, daniel purify ♪ >> the live look of cited the bay bridge toll plaza, with sunny skies and we are seeing foggy conditions closer to the coastline. from our satellite picture, that is exec what we're seeing fog hugging the coastline. exactly what we're seeing, and a san mateo coast is and that this hour with your cool temperatures on the coast. 57 degrees in half moon bay, 60 degrees

. >>> well, it was a wild scene today in southern california. coming up here on bay area news at 7:00. details on this high-speed chase that partially took place on a sidewalk. >>> and passions ran high today in a high speed rail meeting in san francisco. we will explain why some are opposed to the routes. >>> temperatures normal. outside right now we do have a little bit of haze and quite a bit of fog. will we ever warm up? i will have your forecast, coming up . >>> a southern california man is under arrest for driving on the wrong way and several streets and sidewalks near the university of southern california. it began when a man went to a police station and threatened an officer by name and drove off. he hit two vehicles before the officers pinned him between patrol cars. no one was injured. the man appeared to struggle as a dozen officers pulled him out of his car and arrested him. >>> two school buss and two trucks were involved in a deadly crash today near st. louis. they were carrying high school band students on their way to an amusemen

what's keeping southern california on the warm and dry side. so this begins to expand westward. it'suáqp&ly goingé÷ to stay he for much of the b,week. it's another area of low pressure come wednesday. our heat wave in a couple of days. temperatures climbing through the upper 70s to reach near 80 in los gatos. 77 san jose. getting to around normal. just in the low 70s yesterday. 73 milpitas. 74 in sunnyvale. look for more widespread 70s here. it was a cool day yesterday with just 60s. half moon bay coming up to the low 60s. 74 redwood city. more sunshine. san francisco 5 degrees warmer for you today. seal it at 66. a beautiful day. south city look for 70 today. you'll see that fog evaporate quickly today. upper 70s in sonoma. out of the 60s here with 80 vos. near east bay about 5 to 7 degrees warmer with 69 oakland. 70 san leandro and inland valleys, everybody in the 80s today. 83 danville. look for 86 in brentwood. very little in the way of morning fog. by the afternoon plenty of sunshine with temperatures in the low 80s for morgan hill to gilroy. here's the accu-weather sev

jeff is the general manager for the metropolitan water district of southern california as we refer to it's a, the met. it's the states largest provider of drinking water and cooperative of 16 cities and 18 million people in 6 counties. prior to his appointment is general manager, just a pointed. he was general council to the water district and prior to that, he represented metropolitan issues including colorado river issues and a number of issues regarding water storage programs. jeff, it's our honor here in san francisco to have you here with us and i'm sure everybody here is honored with your presence. so i appreciate you'll do double duty, that's not only moderating today, but tomorrow with our action plan. with that, jeff, take it away. >> thank you very much, susan. it's a pleasure to be here and we like to think of ourselves as metropolitan and people in san francisco we like to say they see us, as the good guys. just a few minutes before i introduce the panels a couple of things i thought i would touch on briefly from this mornings presentation, and that's utility reaction vers

southern california, the state water project owned aqua duct is also vulnerable to small levels of -- small amounts of sea level rise which could breach the levies in the san francisco sacramento bay delta region. so we are intimately tied to and connected to that overall city. our plan is simply to work with everybody we can find, every partner we can find, to try to find ways to address these issues, to help with funding and to make sure that we are aware of the science to be doing some proactive planning on our own system, and of course to be supporting legislation that will lead to the kinds of dramatic reductions in emissions which will, we hope and trust, help to avert some of the worst impacts of climate change in the future. but the fact is that climate change is not only real, it is in fact happening and so we are dealing with it right now. the three speakers that are on my panel are all people who are coping in various ways and helping to be part of the solution. i'm going to just briefly introduce all three of them in order you have their biographies in your booklets so i w

now, i don't think i need to remind you that a lot of folks in the central valley and southern california get their water through the delta. and they expect that it will be fresh rather than salty. now that i've completely depressed you, let me give you the good news. even though i showed you a map of san francisco international airport under water in 2100, it won't happen. san francisco won't become the venice of the west. silicon valley won't become the loss city of atlantis, and salt water won't come out the taps in southern california. why? because however much it costs we can't afford to let this happen. so we will build levies around the airports, we will build a seawall around the san francisco waterfront. flood control is already being incorporated into the planning for the salt pond to wetland conversion project in the south bay and we'll change the way we store and move fresh water around california. economically, we don't have any other choice. but the cost will be enormous. and where we'll get the money and what other important investments and expenditures we'll have to forego

. >>> new details on the wild fires in southern california. crews were getting the upper hand on the wild fear near palmdale. vicki reports on who started it. >> the wild fires that flaired up, tonight they appear to be under control. the crown fire near palmdale scotched 14,000 acres and burned 9 houses. 2,000 people were forced to leave their homes. mechanics working on a car are being blamed for starting the blaze. at the peek, nearly 1,000 firefighters were fighting flames on the ground and in the air. all roads are now open to traffic and evacuation centers are closed. crews are tamping down the remaining hot spots. the west fire burned 16,000 acres and 64 structures. 22 scare miles were charred in southern california. ground surprise helicopters will stay on till the fires are fully contained. >>> looking that satellite picture, fog hugging the coast line. but we will see the fog move back in tonight. it's going to be dense along the coast line. by tomorrow morning, mostly the bay shores pushing back to the coast line at noon. sunny and

forest are in the rugged southern california mountains. but the flames and smoke here the blaze west of interstate 5 in seven current county about 30% surrounded right now. no structures are threatened there. >> our current conditions of release during the cool off in most locations except or inland spots even down in the south bay purity 87 degrees in san jose about 15 degrees cooler than what we saw yesterday continue cooling into tomorrow of all the forecast coming b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably. [ male announcer ] at&t is making high speed internet affordable for only $14.95 a month with select services. at&t. rethink possible. a staff of building sewage within 3 mi. of the california coast. 12 mi. of coastal areas of for and the epa and other vessels have been d

california and it was to. well there was no opportunities no real opportunities to make the same type of money so what i did is i survived for quite a while on unemployment like millions of americans and i just started doing you tube being as you know a part time thing just to communicate with other people and i started telling the story of what's going on here so that california and what was happening with the deterioration here locally and i developed a following and started working with a couple different associations one major one is that i am placed us and. basically i have a lot of people follow me online wanting to know what's going on on the ground in california and i go out with my camera and i try to detail as much as i can personal stories what's happening to people on the ground how things are changing and. you know people are follow me from all over the country and all over the world california seems to be were things are hitting first and pretty hard all right so when you're giving up bits of you

california is you're seen something akin to the third world with regards to security they're having to place additional security in places that they haven't had to before so what you're seeing is more crime. more people breaking into cars more theft and with that is you know stories of people being accosted what you're seeing is when you go out here in southern california at least in my area of the inland empire eighty percent of the time you're going to be accosted by someone looking for money they're either begging for money they're sitting on the side while you're white or while you're pumping gas what i'm seeing more and more is people being more aggressive towards others when it comes to seeking additional income and i'm hearing that that there's more crime more security with the three strikes law a lot of these criminals are going to become more violent because they have nothing to lose if they get the third strike you're talking twenty five years in jail so they're going to they're going to do whatever they can to you know not be caught by the police or caught by security and

monsoon moisture into southern california, southern nevada. for us we're watching for a pretty strong low to move in from the pacific northwest starting tfog is definitely front and center. in san jose, from 77, 79. san jose sitting at 60. 7 at mount tamalpais. there's half the sea breeze at cordelia. crockett/vallejo, 54. pleasanton, 54. the fog will burn off sooner. 35 up in tahoe. the days are in the upper 80s. it's hot once you get in the afternoon fors warmer than here. ukiah warmup, lake county will have a lot of 90s. you can see the low of that monsoon cloud cover down towards palm springs and las vegas. but a very strong system drops down from seattle. they are talking about rain towards the end of the week. today, after that fog burns off, it will be slightly warmer. upper 80s to low 90s. cooler, though, pretty significant cooling trend will take us into thursday and friday. dave? >> 7:41. as you know, the bay area has a long and very impressive history to it. the construction crews out there working on doyle drive in san francisco ar

and even in southern california, the fog is up and down the coast. watch out towards seattle and portland. for this time of year, it is just incredibly strong. and that's what's keeping our weather very, very cool. some areas are hot. some low. also in nevada. low overcast. drizzle, breezy. no heat expected. our long-range models. and by that, i mean, seven to 10 days out there. trying to build a bridge out there. they're trying. thn but then the next forecast model comes through, and they back off every time. so let's ease up on the warmup. none in sight this week. it clears to the coast. highs, 50s, 60s, 70s. and a few 80s. but very few. so just very little warming. low clouds, mist, sunny and breezy. cool to mild today on the temperatures. 59 to 79. and temperatures again staying way below average for everybody. across the board. there's no way to warm up in this kind of pattern. a little cooler as well, into tuesday and wednesday. and slight warming thursday as well. >> thank you, steve 5:09 is the time. >>> we'll tell you more about the emotiona

peggy is one of the few people in this world that can point out the plain in southern california. we knew in 1857 the san andreas fault ruptured there and ruptured big. today a new report came out showing that it ruptures regularly and repeatedly. >> the average for this study that was just published is 88 years. >> and it's been how long? >> 150 some. >> and when it strikes, that earthquake will hit southern california at as high as 7.9, a quake much stronger than the last causing widespread damage, mayhem and probably death. >> the rupture wouldn't actually hit los angeles but we would have a whole lot of shaking. >> brings no reason for northern california to feel more secure. the east bay and hayward fault is well overdue. it could go at any time. the san andreas fault in southern california is much the same as the san andreas fault here in the north. >> remember, we had a very large earthquake in 1838 that brought -- that ruptured only a short segment that later was again in 1906. we see hints of that pattern as well. >> to put it more bluntly, that so-called stable ground be

police in southern california reportedly tracked a signature cal from his cell phone. they arrested him near the boarding crossing to mexico. we will continue to monitor this story. we will update this story later in this newscast. >>> police have arrested the man they believe shot and killed a woman in san jose last night. witnesses say they heard a woman screaming for help on morris court. then several shots rang out. the 28-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. a witness flagged the santa clara police down and gave them a detailed description of the gunman. officers found him relatively quickly and arrested him. >>> here is an update on the fire burning in yuba county. a wildfire grown to 880 acres. authorities evacuated 30 homes. no structures have burned so far. the fire was reported yesterday afternoon. burning in the tahoe national forest area north of grass valley. as you can see in these live pictures that fire is putting out dark, heavy smoke. that means they are nowhere near getting the fire under control. governor schwarzenegger has declared a s

. >>> in southern california, cooler temperatures and calmer winds are helping crews get the upper hand on a major wildfire that has burned for the last several days there. this is what it looked like this afternoon over palmdale, just north of los angeles. right now the 14,000-acre crown fire is more than 60% contained. still, more than 1,000 firefighters are on location just in case conditions take a turn for the worse. >> that is the real challenge for us right now, is the wind continuing to move the fire. >> 10 helicopters and two giant air tankers spent the day dropping fire retardant and water, hoping to keep the flames away from homes. crews are also concerned about protecting high voltage power lines that provide electricity to millions. >> these powerlines provide the south africa for power through the state of california. >> evacuation orders have been lifted, but hundreds of residents remain on alert just in case the flames spread. some homeowners joined with firefighters in trying to put out the flames. >> we just want to make sure everything is okay. firefighters did a good

in that small sample did not find evidence of oil residue. >> the president is in southern california tonight to, help raise money for democratic congressional campaign committee. he landed shortly after 3:30 this afternoon, and is slated to attend a fund-raiser tonight at home of west wing exec tiff producer john wells. the president was earlier today in wisconsin touring a battery manufacturing plant expanding now thanks to a $1.3 million loan. the company makes batteries for use if renewable energy products. the president says a commitment to clean energy will create more jobs. the president will hit five states over the next three days to raise millions in campaign money. >> americans spent about $5 billion on multi vitamins every year. >> a survey revealed half of those who take them are not sure if they're taking the right one and worried about contamination. >> and there is a report on whether this is justified. >> christopher makes taking care of himself a priority and he takes a vitamin every day. with so if different ones on the market know chg is right for you can be confus

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the latest craze from-- did you guess-- southern california. >> it's awesome. >> reporter: it's called speedboarding, emphasis on "speed." >> the faster you go, the more fun you're always going to have so speed is the best element of the entire sport. >> reporter: riders on long skateboards dodge traffic on laguna's steep and twisting canyon roads. >> i've gotten up to low sects, just trying to take corners as fast as we kfaster than cars do. >> reporter: but it's become a fast-growing problem for drivers. >> i just stop the car and i just lectured two of the kids. if they were my own, i would have a fit. it's the most dangerous thing. >> reporter: and for local residents, like fred wolf. he walks these hills every day. >> you do have issues about whether a skateboarder is going to collide with you. >> it's called speedboarding and that's what we're look to ban. >> reporter: alan bernstein is leading the speedboard backlash. >> the community has turned into a race track. nobody wants a race track without actually voting for it. >> reporter: concerned about liability, at least two other

bob roper in ventura county, california who said southern california is experiencing the 100-year fires that they used to getter ry five years. much to your point. first, are we in northern california when we hear this, are we in danger of being a little complacent? >> i think it is easy to become play sent because every year there are more bad wildfires in southern california. >> doesn'tn't fog protect us? >> it actually does. the more moisture and cooler air you get, that is going to offer a certain amount of protection, but we get the winds and the winds cause the oakland berkeley fire in 1991. we can be vulnerable too. >> the other thing that the chief also said chief roper said was and i ," people are moving to areas they don't understand. >> it is really true. and you know, these kind of semi rural areas in a lot of ways are where people build their dream house. >> i have a lot of money, i can do it, i own the land. >> you have some land around you. you lived in a suburb maybe that is not near open space for must of their life. all of a sudden you're building a place near a nation

all the monsoon moisture erupting in the four corners and also in southern california but not for us. a low is digging in. but the sea breeze has been cut in half and just a little hint of warming in some of the higher elevations. that will translate into a couple degrees warmer away from the coast. not a lot. fog, drizzle and then sunny. bumped highs up a tiny bit. fairfield 85 yesterday, 88 today. may not even notice. upper 80s to near 90 well away from the coast. 60s, 70s very similar to yesterday. if you're heading to santa cruz after the fog burns off they get a little bit of sun but not much. highs upper 60s and low 70s. much cooler pattern kicks in tomorrow and that will take us into the rest of the week. >>> all right. 5:06. still to come, did toyota know about acceleration problems before the accidents started? >>> we're going to tell you which bay area city could soon have the highest medical marijuana tax in the whole state. >>> and could san francisco soon be getting rid of all plastic bags? tell you what happens today. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well

. >>> a bizarre police standoff in southern california. still ahead, why police decided that a robot was the safest way to confront the man in his home. >>> new details emerging in the plane crash that killed former alaska senator ted stevens. medics now describing the scene they encountered when they first arrived at the crash site. >>> not only is it cloudy outside, we're still looking at some precipitation, light drizzle across the bay area for this afternoon. what does that mean for the rest of your day and where's that warmup? i have your forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's happening in tustin, in orange county. it started >>> in southern california, a standoff is now entering 10 hours in orange in tuscan county. a tow truck driver arrived at this house to repossess a man's car. the man got angry, rammed the truck with the u-haul van. as soon as police got there the man barricaded himself inside the home. police feel that he is such a threat, they are only using that robot there to approach the house. apparently, the man was arr

southern california, there is another area of high pressure keeping it warm. we'll see 89 in the sierra and breezy conditions in the mountains. 78 in saratoga. feels like it's a lot warmer considering we have been well below normal so the 75 in palo alto feels pretty good. south city, 70, 60 in daly city. 60s in golden gate park, if you are going to be biking or running, nice afternoon. 79 in sonoma. by the water, still in the 60s but a big improvement from yesterday. 69 in oakland. get in the 70s tomorrow. 72 in union city and we will see the winds pick up in the higher elevations. winds are going to shift and and we're going to see warmer weather tomorrow. 82 in pleasanton with low to mid-80s for gilroy. offshore flow, i think the east bay will squeeze another warm day on wednesday but the big warmup, monday, tuesday and wednesday, moderate today and constitutionality by the end of the week. so it should feel pretty good. >> all right and too late for your tomatoes? >> i don't think so. it hasn't been great, but they are doing better. >> all right. sounds go

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not just in san francisco, but inland areas around the bay area and also in southern california. here is what is going to bring about even more cooling. there is a trough deepens and as it deepens it's going to set the stage for a deeper marine layer and cooling temperatures as we head towards middle and latter part of the week. tonight low clouds over the coast and bai. temperatures upper 40s to mid-50s, tomorrow afternoon, it's a pleasant day for tuesday into the south bay. 79 in san jose. 83 in sarah to goa. sunshine, once the gray clears away. low 70s for redwood city. take a look at another chilly afternoon along the coast. upper 50s, downtown is 6 degrees a mix of sun, clouds. looking at the north bay you're going to see upper 70s around santa rosa and sonoma. east bay, 67 in oakland. 74 castro valley. heading inland still going to see summer warmth. and there is is 62 degrees in monterey. here is the accu-weather forecast. wide range of temperatures tomorrow. it's a 30 degree spread from coast to inland. noticing downward trend wednesday through saturday. we're looking at

at the same time thalled shooter is now in police custody in southern california. inside the oakland hospital the 39-year-old police officer todd young has been through three surgeries and used 60 units of blood since yesterday. >> he isn't out of the woods yet and everybody needs to keep him in their thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: he was shot several times in the pelvis and remains in critical but stable condition. as young fought for his life this morning swat officers from multiple agencies flooded into the dakota neighborhood of union city searching for the gunman. >> any time we have a crime involving a hand gun or certainly in this case involving the shooting of a police officer we will come in with our tactical teams. >> reporter: the 20-year-old suspect grew newspaper this neighborhood but he hadn't been there in several months. he fired on young and other officers yesterday afternoon in east oakland as they tried to arrest him on a variety of charges. >> he was wanted on felony evasion and domestic violence and pointing a firearm at the child's mother.

i know he is in southern california right now. it is very important to acknowledge, as others have, that for generations, california has stood as the beacon for innovation for the nation and world. yes, we salute our governor for the role he plays -- david, give him our guards. i am sorry that he could not be here with us. every manifestation of our state, whether it is the people who vote, local, regional authorities to participate, elected officials, everyone agrees that this was a priority. when the secretary says we have our act together, mr. secretary, we have been ready for a long time. what made such a difference, what tipped it over, of course, was the vision and leadership of president barack obama and the courage to go forward with this american reinvestment and recovery act which has saved or created millions of jobs, and now so many more in our state. we have been the bastion of creativity and the entrepreneurial thinking. we have embraced what is possible in technology and science, clean energy, and essential to all o

. >> home sales are plummeting in southern california they dropped 21% last month the biggest drop in two years. realty tracker if but home sales in southern california from about 24,000 in july of last year to 19,000 homes last month. that's the slowest july since 2007. last month's sales were also down 21% from june. real-estate experts tell us the end of the federal tax incentives mean the market will be less volatile going forward but he also expects sales will remain flat at least through the end of the air. >> there is too big factors the year ago we were flushing out a c,gv)+pvzsé÷hz46>r4sehf and so those were going away so there's a high number of them hire them which would of expected. today were probably closer to traditional numbers. without the tax incentives here not going have to climb will stay traditional numbers of sales. even the were down year-over- year, last year i would say was high because of see the high flush of thank loans and our egos. now with our rios and they close their half the number they were year ago. >> stafford said once all those foreclosures

even southern california's going to notice a good warm-up as we go into saturday. we should see about 106 in vegas. notice the northwest, 96 on portland on saturday and medford around 100. so, a little taste of summer. got to like it. well, if you're watching us on kttv newschannel 7 in boise, idaho, bring a blanket and enjoy the outdoors with live swing music and great food. that's the great garden escape concert series at the idaho botanical garden. that's your "pacific event of the day." ever learn how to swing dance? >> i did, in high school we had a swing dancing class. >> did you? >> what about you? >> never did. teach me some moves later. >> all right, i will. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. a former pop icon is calling out lady gaga for her recent admission about drug use. in her recent "vanity fair" cover story, lady gaga reveals that she sometimes uses cocaine, "a couple of times a year." well, boy george, a former drug addict, wonders why she would admit that publically. quoting his mom's reaction, who said,

. >>> in southern california, eight people are dead after a truck at a racing event crashed. >>> also, republicans fire back at the president after he appears to tone down his report of the mosque near ground zero. the bay area at 5:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. many families spent this weekend getting ready for the first day of school. children in much of san jose and san francisco are heading back to classes tomorrow. doesn't it seem kind of early? nbc bay area's ria taormina has the latest. >> reporter: it seems a little earlier this year. but that means they get to take their exams before christmas break. families are packing it in at the mall here and they are back-to-school shopping. and families are looking for bargains as the kid goes back to school. and they have to get their basics. families with grade school children and high schoolers are spending most of to their back-to-school budget on clothing. parents are trying to balance those costs with electronics and accessories for school like backpacks. the economy plays a big role in back-to-school pr

record low maximum temperatures down on the coast in southern california yesterday and big thunderstorms erupted over tahoe yesterday. numerous reports of hail and some flooding at the 8950 junction there. that's associated with one low. the other low up there in the north. seattle, right there, right there. that's what lifted our fog. low clouds, mist, breezy once that burns off but temperatures not going very far. scictss, 70s, a few mit -- 60s, 70s and a few 80s. >>> 7:10. we're following disturbing overnight news. find out why tensions could boil over at one of the world's biggest trouble spots. >>> and police have a very important warning for you drivers who are still holding your cell phone while you drive. >>> tensions have growing between south korea and north korea. north korea reportedly fired a missile. all of this comes after a series of meetings between south korea and the united states. >>> we're learning more about the killing of members of an international aid organization in afghanistan. alison burns joins us now with our washington, d.c. room with the latest on this. go

. >>> what a stroke of luck for a southern california helicopter pilot. the 69-year-old was rescued last night after he crashed into the san diego bay. check out the wreckage as it was pull out of the water. the pilot hit the water near the coranado bridge. he apparently had mechanical problems just after he took off from the nearby area. he will be type. >>> sheriff deputies say 200 men at the detention center north of los angeles were involved in a disturbance yesterday. it all started when a group of inmates attack the another ground. officers regained control before anyone could establish. >>> there are plenty of questions this morning after a shoot-out along the mexico-u.s. border. it lasted about 30 to 45 minutes. federal/local police caught with unidentified gunmen. there are conflicting reports now about whether everybody strayed over the border into el paso, texas. one border patrol agent says he heard several shots fly over his head, but there are other people that say no bullets crossed the border. >>> the gulf coast claims facility opens today

a 4.0 quake off the islands off southern california three miles north-northeast of santa barbara island. no reports of any injuries or damages. all right. meanwhile back here at home, it once again was all about the heat. take a look at oakland as the sun set no fog in sight. a really spectacular sunset across a lot of the bay area. take a look at these current temperatures. unbelievable out here right now. we're talking mid to upper 70s inland. 77 in livermore. 75 in hayward. 79 in san jose. this is the remarkable thing. san francisco at 75. we've struggled for weeks now. six, seven weeks to get temperatures into the 70s. and our current temperature is actually above where we should be for our daytime high. nonetheless, it's warm now. more hot weather coming for tomorrow with record heat with 90 to 100 inland. look at this. ahead, we are still in for major cooling. so we're not out of this roller-coaster pattern of up again and down-again temperatures. now, high pressure is still firmly offshore. and that's going to help to force more of this compressional heating driving a lot of this

fro truckers plowed into spectators of the night rally in southern california was killed eight people twelve others were injured with being airlifted to hospital the driver had to flee the crash site when the crowd turned against him but still he lost control of the vehicle after mistiming a jump at the start of the race the annual california two hundred event of thousands towards the start cars different obstacles. in just a few minutes on r t we look at how china's rapid growth is a source of both success and suspicion that's coming up tonight on this channel live from moscow.

this is the dirtiest beach in southern california. doheny beach. i've surfed this twice -- i've gotten sick both times. narrator: san juan creek, a concrete flood control channel, flows directly to doheny beach. moriarty: the concrete you can almost think of as a big water slide for pollutants to go to sea level. man: if it rains more than 2/10 of an inch, the county puts out a health advisory for all beaches in the county. that totaled 75 days in 2006. so it's sort of a frightening thing that it's so polluted that every time it rains, we have to stay out of the ocean for three days. moriarty: to be sick after surfing isn't like, "oh, i have a runny nose," and tomorrow it's gone. can be a lot of different things. nelsen: they include gastroenteritis, which is an upset stomach, and sinus infections, ear infections, eye infections, and there's also virulent versions of streptococcus that can actually cause severe illness and even death. moriarty: our goal with surfrider foundation is essentially to have the city understand that the water is, in fact,