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at 1:30, a full two and a half hours after he was scheduled to speak in sacramento mr. peevey gave his presentation at the conference. after four hours of conference sessions, it was time to board luxury buses for a 30 minute drive through the valley and then dinner, a private event in the winery in napa valley. we can seat up to 110 gegss -- >> for three hours mr. peevey stayed inside the winery along with more than 100 guests. >> mr. peevey, tony kovaleski, do you have a moment? we met mr. peevey outside the winery. >> what's the message you spent by coming here to napa instead of speaking to the senate. >> you're very antagonistic. you're reading a script. >> i'm not reading a script. i want to give you an opportunity to respond. >> but your questions are are wrong. >> welso asked the president of the puc questions he would likely have faced in sacramento in the shadow of that confidential report. >> that report said your agency is cozy with the utilities. is that true? >> this is absolutely not true. stop! one person said that. there's not what the report said. ther

. >>> quite the art exhibit in sacramento tonight. paintings of the wives of some of california's governors. merina shows us what's getting attention is the paintings of the governor's other lovers. >> she was a lover of ronald reagan. >> reporter: all lover of california's governors. each with a story of love, heart ache and influence. >> linda rondstadt. arnold schwartzeneger's housekeeper. >> reporter: her art work called politically vulnerable was supposed to hang outside a downtown bar and lounge. >> i felt like incorporating a group of strong, smart women that were also very comfortable with their sexuality and vulnerability was an interesting topic. >> reporter: she heard about the collection and complained. >> she felt there were many other women more worthy of celebration. >> reporter: they decided not to display the collection. >> it was hugely painful. it was 280 hours of my life. >> there's no such thing as bad publicity. >> reporter: the collection once meant for a bar. now drawing crowds at an art gallery. and the storie

our witness from sacramento was out with his dog, his girlfriend and daughter. and says about 5:00 he heard a noise that sounded like a car reving and he stepped out of the way for fear he might nbt path. he says the van ran across this lot at 20 miles per hour and do you see this sfwlik. >> yes. >> he says the car came airborne and landed in the water and floated to where boats are now. several people as we've heard tried to rescue the person inside. our witness says he couldn't tell fit was a man or woman. just there is no reaction when the person went into the water they were sitting up right with a seelt seat belt on. >> you wonder and we just don't know. we're going to take a break. and again, ama we heard from the witness. at this point you can't imagine it's a rescue. it's a salvage. >> right. they did everything they could. it just won't happen. >> stay with us. back in a moment well. have pictures and some >>> this is a live picture from sky 7 hd. you're looking at the marina green. the boat searching for the person inside of a van that went into the wa

. >> in sacramento governor brown denied parole to a baby killer but a court reversed it. now, a california family wants the governor to intervene. >> grass roots movements to stop a north coast highway bypass, you'll see demonstrators tonight. >> you can see sky 7 is over the scene right now. divers you can see them there. they're looking for survivors. >> let's show you where this is happening. it's taking place near marina green as you can see on the map. mark what can you tell us about what happened? >> it was a tan or gold minivan into the water about 45 minutes ago i'm told. a wilt says he saw a driver in the car and believes it's a woman but couldn't say for sure. he said it looked like she's going about 20 miles per hour. and there are a fire department boat out there, a red one, just in front of where you can see that rudder craft there are divers in the water. as far as the van was in the parking lot and then, the person driving was going maybe 20, 25 miles per hour and hit these bricks, launching the van into the water. he said it appeared the driver was up righ

in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> move over, hawaii. >> yes. a look at the best island getaways and finally we're getting enough information. do you have health insurance? it's way complicated so today government has begun a 100 day public education blitz there will be telephone hot lines and a web site. we have a link on our web site. how many frequent flyer miles have you saved up? are you using them? in r if you don't airlines are increasingly offering frequent flyers redeeming points for electronics or down loading music. most programs will allow to you pay your annual fees with miles now here is why this is important. miles expire if at kt sit uneased -- unused for 18 months so go, buy something small and your miles stay alive. where do you think the top island in the united states is located. one of the hawaii islands? key west? >> no. the island topping the list is washington's san juan island. >> typical get away for people in seattle but there are great restaurants and a relaxed vibe. it just a great spot. nice contrast could more trop

the three others arrested are from the sacramento area. attorney general harrison identified the fourth person arrested as 49-year-old lu of san mateo county. they are accused of taking women across the country to brothels, including one in a residential area of san mateo county. >> the california legislation passed a budget. the budgetary stores 2.1 billion to k through 12 education, leaving a billion dollars senior plus and pays off debt. democrats hailed it as a newer afor the state. republicans criticized the budget as spend happy. governor brown is expected to sign the new budget before the fiscal year begins july 1st. >> work on the first leg of the state high speed rail system can begin this summer. it won approval yesterday. the board said the state can begin construction on 65 miles of track from merced to fresno as long as it keeps the current route. a lawsuit is pending in sacramento that could stop the rail authority from spending any more money. >> happening now, vice president joe biden is inside a home in san francisco's sea

that delta breeze has made it out to sacramento. low clouds here. thunderstorms up in the sierra nevada. all associated with this low. fog, sun, windy to breezy today. 50s and 60s en70s or very low 80s. below average temps. concord was only 70. it went 72 today. just a slight warmup. livermore 76 yesterday. 77 today. fog will burn off sooner. friday and saturday do look warmer. one forecast model backed off on the intensity of that heat. >>> 6:10 is the time. 12 people have been killed by severe flooding that has devastated parts of central europe. schools and businesses closed in the historic city of prague where flooding forced the evacuation of the city zoo. much of the city is under water and rescuers are going door to door with boats to help people that are stranded inside their homes. >>> a change in the weather is benefiting crews at a southern california fire. cooler temperatures have helped firefighters contain 65% of the wild fire in the angeles national forest. it's just north of l.a.. it's been called the power house fire. wind gusts are

it is growing. >> sacramento kings jerseys? >> perhaps that. perhaps not. hopefully i can change that. >> it will be a global game. he says he plans to attend the kings home games commuting from his home in atherton by private jet. the warriors team president is making headlines for being a role model in the gay community. rick is the first openly gay executive in major league sports. he came out two years ago before collins announced he is gaichlt welts applauded collins for taking the bold step of being the first active nba player to publicly reveal his homosexuality. when i talked to him in march he said it would take a special person to lead the way. no doubt there are active nba players that are gay. at what point will they feel good enough to come out? >> that's the big question, isn't it? i don't know. i think it will be amazingly courageous when somebody decides to take that step. these are by definition young people with not a lot of life experience beyond basketball. they are 20 somethings. they haven't had a chance to fully develop as people. the

he was a victim of bullying in sacramento, california. these kinds of summits are interesting it me because i'm boots on the ground. i am in the trenches every single day and i live in sacramento so i'm at the capitol and we use the word bullying which softens the behavior. this is abuse. it is peer abuse. and our children are crying for help. and the adults who are charged with their well-being turn a blind and deaf ear to it and here's my comment. there are no consequences for failure to comply. nothing with teeth. and i have a dead child who broke under horrendous circumstances where in one of the best schools in sacramento, meraloma, breaks every record going. it is the best. and my son was perceived to be gay and the idea that you could scream out every horrendous word in front of god and everyone and no one did anything, and michael followed policy to a t tomorrow is his birthday. i should be celebrating his 21st birthday. instead, my husband and i, we mourn 4 years. we are no further along. none of our laws, they are not working. t

inland 190s to -- 90s to 100s and back in the sacramento valley, still a west wind in place, two hours ago, southwest 21 and that's still rather fresh, conklin west, santa rosa, southwest and a except are -- and except for a couple of locations northwest and tropical storm andrea a moving northeast at 14 miles per hour and 60 mile-per-hour winds and you can see it is heading towards the florida panhandle and will be in george why late -- georgia late tomorrow morning. 53 sacramento, that is pretty cool for this time he have year with a delta breeze in place and morning fog, a little bit of midst, it will be a warmer pattern and friday and saturday will be the two days and they will start a cool down. 80s for especially towards oakly antioch, morgan hill and gilroy. most locations around the bay area, warm to hot, it will be the hottest day, monday big cool down. >>> he admitted to beating up a priest, he had a jury acquit him of all charges, the new crusade for the law he wants changed. >>> also responding to racial profiling involving marijuana. you kids should count yourselves lucky.

for us, we're kind of a sdae zero tolerance city in sacramento. you go out and you vandalize something, that's a crime. that's how we view that in our city. >> i tell them it's art, you got to express yourself but you cannot damage other people's property. i usually say how many of you have a little brother or sister, you don't want to teach them to steal. how do you feel when they mess up your stuff? that's how i approach it. >> also we try to leave that at the end where tibo, played by anthony over here, that's basically how the character evolves throughout the play, being this leader of this crew and, you know, he kind of teaches everybody but says, yeah, you have a leader but i ain't going to do what you are going to do. robert over here who plays damage, he's the antagonist. he's kind of damaged but at the end, you know, these guys, oh, hey, you know what, you gt a talent, let's turn that into some artistic talent, he's going to go to college to try to improve his artistic skills. that's the kind of direction we want it to go. >> question ove

in sacramento, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is budget time in the city of oakland. two unions representing hundreds of city workers announced plan for a strike vote. to tell us about the dispute and why this budget negotiation is diff from recent years. >> reporter: they're contract expires at the end of the month and they are saying that the city is not treating them fairly. >> troy raised his voice today in oakland city workers for 28 years and a residents for 56. . >> well , in 2008 when the city, they came directly to the empl working sessions. >> the fbi 1021 represents about 2500 city employees. the ift local 21 unions including engineers and other professionals. but the battle is over where toe money. all agree on public safety by is police officers. >> the people working in the crime lab to help solve crime and civilian people to take burglary reports. >> the city should spread the wealth to other city employees and better control at police cost. >> they can retire with full coverage and everything else but the guy leaving down the street and trying to keep

so just, in sum, we have sacramento's intention, ladies and gentlemen, we are waiting for the pope -- i mean the governor it -- to sign these bills. it's a very mechanical things but anything you can do to encourage the govern rr to sign the bills that deal with this issue. unfortunately they are a drop in the bucket they don't bring seth back or your son or your daughter. we are quite aware of that and i think that's a thought that we always are going to hold in our minds because that will help influence further legislation. this is a good segue, probably, to mr. torres. we work very well with his department and he's extremely receptive and action-oriented. >> i think that's great that we have so much cooperation with departments in sacramento. that's great to her. go ahead, expand on that. >> thank you to the u.s. attorney for gathering us to the. we have come a long way but as the parents expressed so poignantly, we have so much farther to go. we can pass laws but how do they get enforced, how do they get actualized, how do we have the accountability? more than that, as tony smith

the race is next sunday in sacramento. that's cool. >> all right. >>> you don't need a telescope to see tomorrow morning's big lunar event. it's a supermoon that's getting ready the make its appearance. that is what the moon looked like over los angeles last night. it will look even bigger tonight. it's not that unusual -- >> what's different about this case is that it's also full at the same time. so it's just going to appear unusually bright. you know you could have a -- a par gentleman. a moon that's closer to the earth. when it's a crescent moon you won't notice it as much because part of the moon is in shadow. >> here in the bay area the best time will be at 4:30 tomorrow morning to see it and contrary to popular belief a supermoon has no effects on the tides or seismic activity. >>> elizabeth wenger in tonight for roberta. >> we should be able to see it. >> if you're up at 4:30. you can see it tonight. so tonight might be the best bet but 14% bigger than the average moon so not going to look hugely different to the n

the operation involved bringing the women to sacramento and san mateo counties to provide paid sex. we're in south san fransisco. this was happening in residential areas. how did it go on for so long without someone reporting it? >> reporter: well it happened for so long in large part because people noticed weird things going on at this apartment unit but they didn't say anything. neighbors tell us, for example, the door would be cracked open, men would arrive, sometimes two at a time, do their business, and leave after just 20 minutes. as agents busted up a network of brothels across northern california it shows the front lines in the fight against human trafficking are anywhere and everywhere. >> this kind of thing should not be allowed and we certainly intend to vigorously pursue it. >> reporter: the california department of justice raided four houses in sacramento along with this apartment unit across from the b.a.r.t. station in san fransisco at 100 mc lelleland drive. they arrested several people. according to court documents the suspects refer to their victims as yeah-yeah, m

all right planning about 72- degrees in sacramento. in the high country this is one of the days you have to watch out for the electrical storms up there. you get a little afternoon heating in the moisture. all right around the bay area clouds beginning to clear out into the afternoon and overnight tonight we will surge back on shore. and some of the valleys. so it looks like a return to a normal pattern outside. today we will keep the temperatures down. east bay temperatures running up in the 70s and maybe mid 70s the warmest spots. and get inside the bay you will see 66 in oakland. 64 in kentfield. 66 in santa rosa. next couple of days will warm things up. it looks like calm weather returning to the middle of the week. as we look toward the weekend another low drops in bringing low clouds and cooler temperatures. so much for that hot weather we had. >> i know. we need the moisture. we need that cooler weather. >> yeah but not the lightning strikes. >> thanks. >>> you said it before girls just want to have fun. you know all about that.

sacramento bee saying he likely accept the position. today the kings will officially introduce former warriors assistant pete dell san droe as the kings new general manager. >>> 18-year-old -- 19-year-old michael kim of cal finished tied for 17th in the tournament, best showing by any amateur in the field. >> that's impressive. >> no kidding. he wasn't even expected to make the cut let alone finnish the top 20 ahead of tiger woods. temple posted the picture of he and kim on the facebook page. happened to be in the course's parking lot when kim pulled up. kim asked him to caddie and temple said sure, he lives in the area and happens to caddie part time. during the open a lot of friends found him yelling his name throughout the course. >> that was much more fun to watch than phil mickelson melting down. >>> 4:55 right now. mike inouye is here to tell you about the roads. >> sometimes i melt down. at any time in the morning, mostly after work with your kids. looking over towards the bay bridge. john showed you the view from san francisco w

>>reporter: the california department of justice raided four houses in sacramento, along with this station at the bart station in south san francisco at 111 mcclellan drive. large boxes of condoms were found in the trash. agents rescued at least 15 women who were being held captive and arrested four people. they aren't releasing the fourth mugshot because they want to put him in a lineup. according to the deputies, the victims require them as yaya, chinese girl, malaysian girl and girl from taiwan. the girls were kept on a regular brothel schedule. >> they'd rotate them out about every 10 days and either send them out of state or send them to a different location. >> san mateo county wants people to pay attention and report suspicious activity. >> you know, men coming in and out of a place, women perhaps who appear to be from foreign countries that don't seem to be free to move around or never coming out of the house, things like that that might just strike them at a gut level as not quite right. >>reporter: investigators say the brothel in south san francisco had about three women working

agents arrested three of the suspects in the sacramento area thursday night. then the fourth, 49-year-old zilu was arrested in an apartment complex just across the street from south san francisco's b.a.r.t. station. the doj says many of the women were smuggled in from china and rotated between locations in the bay area and sacramento so they could not connect with each other. neighbors say they are shocked that sex trafficking could be happening in plain sight. one woman says the door of that apartment was always cracked open, but she never thought twice about it. >> i am completely shocked right now. i thought somebody just popped into the apartment because we're next to b.a.r.t. since the window is usually cracked open or the door is open, i thought somebody went in. >> i think people don't pay attention. they kind of have blinders on when it comes to things like that. when it happens, it's like my gosh. >> the arrest came after a five-month investigation by the state department of justice. doj says more arrests could be on the way. >>> a petaluma man is in

the northern sacramento valley once again today looking at some record heat. we are talking about very little fog this afternoon. but this morning we are starting out foggy. salinas also around watsonville and monterey with visibility reduced to about a half-mile. but elsewhere around the bay we are starting out mild. our exploritorium camera shows you the clear conditions. outside right now in san francisco, it is cool. 57 for you. oakland 59. mountain view already in the 60s. san jose 63. 50 half moon bay. upper elevations above 2,000 feet, already running in the 80s right now. so we are talking about as much as a 40-degree spread around the bay. here's a look at emeryville right now where numbers are varying widely from 56 in napa, 70 in fairfield, 61 union city, and los gatos coming in at 60. we will be looking at the northerly winds, keeping the fire danger high and hot temperatures in parts of the bay, inland east bay the air quality is poor. another spare the air day today with more than 100-degree heat especially near brentwood and antioch. a sharp coo

even out to sacramento. that is a strong signature that will be probably about the same as yesterday. this time of year a lot of low clouds and fog on the coast. and temperatures will stay i think very close to where they were yesterday. not much changed. maybe one or two degrees warmer. other than than that 50s and 60s and 70s. 71 mountain view. redwood city is 72. which is morning fog will burn off sooner. it does look warmer friday into saturday. two forecast models say warm to hot. one is babbled big time. >>> more rain coming theys. a levee has already breached in west missouri. flooding most of the town. many people have already left their homes. others have their belongings packed and ready to go. the river is retreating but there won't be a big drop in the water levels any time soon. >>> coming up sabotage at a pg&e substation. the new video of shots being fired and why investigators say the attack was not random. >>> also the new report that is shedding light to why cop killer christopher dorner was

., sacramento atlanta seeing the biggest declines, that pushes up prices. >>> coming up, it's every parent's nightmare, a car coming right at your baby on a city street. >> oh, my. >> what do you do? my goodness. we'll have one mother's story. >>> but first live pictures in southampt southampton, england. >> the duchess of cambridge makes her last solo public appearance, we're joined by royal watcher victoria arbiter. >> royal history, live.

searched his office at the state capitol in sacramento on tuesday and carried away boxes. calderon represents montebello area in southern california. >> coming up, the controversial move an east bay city is making to try to curb crime and why some residents are saying, wait a minute. >> also, the stink over a bacon food truck is finally over, and where it found the perfect location to run its business. >> medical marijuana for your dog? why vets say it could be jus >> bacon bacon, finally has a new home the popular food truck was forced out of the neighborhood because of the smell but now they are on mission street. right now they are only doing preparation work but on wednesday it is a regular restaurant and the owner does not expect complaints of the smell at the if you location because it is next to a sausage factory. >> what is that we smell in the air right now? >> that is the smell of mist and drizzle. >> wondered where you were going? did you step in something? i wondered ... okay, we are looking at radar across the entire state. >> did you really go there? did you?

quite the art exhibit opene sacramento: paintings of the wives of some of california's past governors. that's not really the draw. maria medina shows us: wha' getting everyone's attentio are the paintings of the governors' mistresses ((maren conrad/sacramento artist: 175757 "christine ln was a lover of ronald reagan 59.")) ten women -- all lovs of california's governors. ((175815 "molly lowe 16.")) each with a story -- ((1758 piper laurie 57.")) of love, heartache and influence. (("180009 linda ronstadt whs inside the plaza in downtown sacramento. time is 4: raising a family costs money. especially if you're living in one bay ar city. the most and least expensive cities for famili. clorox is in hot water over post depicting first- time -- as clueless. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? oh, yeah. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ wife ] sorry. [ male announcer ] but we still need your signature. volkswage

. >>> the city of sacramento hoping it has figured out how to slow down copper wire thieves. the city will soon start installing wires that contain idea fires that indicate they belong to sacramento. the changeover will take a few years to complete. the sacramento bee reporting over the last three years the city has spent about $1.7 million repairing street lights after the copper wire was stolen. >>> on its way to the sun. >> three, two, one, drop. >> wow, ung usual rocket launch from the central coast on a mission to unlock a solar mystery. the rocket carries a space satellite designed to track changes in a mysterious portion of the sun's lower atmosphere. scientists hope the mission will help explain why the sun's surface is so much cooler than its upper atmosphere. >> i'm always intrigued by space exploration. now we're checking out the sun. better wear glasses. >>> 4:51, the warriors are wheeling and dealing. we'll show you who they picked up in last year's nba draft. >>> could ift best women's tennis player in the world soon find herself looking across the net at a man?

sunshine inland. 76 in sacramento. 89 for fresnoe and down in caramel it will be overcast. low 60s will do it for pacifica. 76 at san jose. 81 at livermore. what a difference from 107 yesterday. 77 at concord. a look ahead. we have a mild week ahead. the usual low clouds. this is summertime in full force for the bay area. low clouds all week at the coast. sunshine inland and numbers return just to the 80s. that's more like it, don't you think? >> that is a little bit too much. >> president obama defending his administration's policy to gather millions of people's phone records. during a stop in san jose, he explained what the program does and what it does not do. >> when it comes to telephone

generally sfo and hayward all west. 40s and 50s. 54 sacramento. same as ukiah. our low clouds look like they will peel back to the coast. maybe burn off a little sooner today. pressure is up slightly. i don't think we will see too much change. mainly temps coming up along the inland areas. it's just too much of an on shore breeze. 70s for many or 50s and 60s closer to the coast and bay. we will warm up a little bit on thursday. the question will be which forecast models will be on the weekend. the other one is really backed off on the heat. pam. >>> thank you, steve. coming up next big news out of silicon valley. the reason apple is planning to hire thousands of new employees. >>> plus at this moment crews are work to get a car out of the water aquatic park in berkeley. here's a live picture. we just didn't know that our plants did, too. then we started using miracle-gro liquafeed every two weeks. now our plants get the food they need while we water. dinner's ready. come and get it. no one goes hungry in this house. so they're bigger, healthier, and more beautif

agents arrested three of the suspects in the sacramento area last night. a a fourth here at this well-kept south san francisco apartment complex >> he seems really nice. just hi and bye neighbor. i am sorry, i am just really shocked right now. >> this woman know tilsnoticed of at apartment was cracked open. >> i am completely shocked right now. i thought somebody just popped into the apartment. because we are next to b.a.r.t. the window was open and door open, somebody went in. >> in fact the department of justice several johns went in and took advantage of young women. many of the women smuggled from overseas. and rotated between the locations in the area and the capital. they have young women from out of the country, or east coast, boston/new york area into california. and every ten days or so rotating them out. >> the arrests after a five-month investigation by the state department of justice. neighbors say they are shocked that sex trafficking could be happening next door and no one took notice. >> sometimes i think people don't pay attention. kind of

it's going to be an interesting time in sacramento. but as we said, this was a step today as you can see, there are more to come. >>> boy, yeah. the way you listed it down, there are so many things people didn't take into account. they go on and on and on and on. phil matier live in the newsroom with the latest on that. let me show you what's going on here in the castro district. i'm going to swing around and show you a sign over the road closed sign that kind of sums up exactly the feeling here in san francisco tonight. case closed. the u.s. supreme court case is closed on proposition 8. at least for the time being. we have a lot more coverage ahead. chopper 5 is overhead looking at the crowd now growing into the thousands in san francisco's castro district. liz, it should be quite an evening. >> it certainly will be. kenny, thank you. >>> state attorney general kamala harris says gay marriage critics have no right to fight simply because they don't like the idea of gay couples getting married. >> the united states supreme court in es

. >>> el centro de sacramento se llenÓ de algarabÍa ante el voto de la corte suprema. >>> es un sentimiento tan emocionante que mucha gente empezÓ a llorar, yo tambiÉn, era una cosa de tanto tiempo que por fin la conseguimos. >>> el sentimiento de triunfo se extendiÓ hasta el capitolio estatal. >>> (hablan en inglÉs). >>> el presidente de la asamblea, john pÉrez dijo que la base fundamental de la decisiÓn es que por fin la comunidad gay serÁ tratada con los mismos ojos ante la y el. >>> para el vicegobernador esto tiene que ver mucho con el sentimiendo de base de una familia. >>> e indicÓ que mÁximo en 30 dÍas se comenzaran a otorgar licencias para matrimonios gay. >>> pero el obispo de la diÓcesis de sacramento no estÁ de acuerdo. >>> la decisiÓn de la corte suprema desconoce que es un matrimonio y estÁ dejando a la sociedad crear su propia definiciÓn. >>> fue un informe de marta mijares, pasamos a mÉxico, donde familias y amigos de 12 jÓvenes desaparecidos hicieron una peregrinaciÓn hasta la basÍlica de guadalupe, aquÍ los detalles. ♪. ♪. >>> vestidos de blanco y c

jodi hernandez joins us from sacramento. most of those limos go unchecked. what's the plan to make it safer for us? >> reporter: there are a lot of ideas being talked about, but most agree, something needs to be done. now the owner of this sacramento limousine company says his lem owes -- and he has 23 of them -- have never been inspected in the 33 years he's been in business. and while he maintains his fleet, he is certain there are plenty of others out there who don't. >> unfortunate that we've an always said, everyone in the i have, for the past 10, 15, 20 years is it's going to happen. it's a burning candle that it's going to happen. >> reporter: glen main says he's not all together surprised by the recent fires. just yesterday ten elderly women narrowly escaped when their limousine burst into flames. >> it seems like the budget to regulate this industry and to inspect the, those that are doing this transportation, performing this transportation, there's nobody, there's though enforcement. >> reporter: main, who owns a limo company in sacramento says the

>>la joven queria sentirse un cambio, queria sentirse segura, viajo a sacramento y fue con la persona equivocada, ahora lloran la partida de amelia lópez. >>es tanto el pesar por la muerte de su hija, que no consuelo para la madre. >>nació en el cuerpo de un hombre , pero era mujer, ella trabajo en una casa para reunir más de mil dólares para operarse. >>su sueño era hacerse sus bubis. >>y para lograr el sueño viajo a citrus heights al norte de sacramento para realizar el procedimiento cosmético, pero su decisión de hacerselo en una clinica clandestina, fue el error fatal. >>encontramos a diego aguilan con problemas respiratorios. >>amelia fue llevada a un centro hospitalario, entrando en coma y falleciendo dias. >>el hombre le habria suministrado mal el procedimiento. >>la madre y amigas de la víctima, antes de entrar en coma, le inyectaron silicona en los gluteos a amelia. >>que un día antes le habían aplicado inyecciones de silicon. >>se busca a cidronio mendoza aguilera, conocido como alejanddra, lleva un tatuaje en el brazo. este vivía en citrus heights y alli en un d

we're in the beautiful mountains of el dorado county today, which is just a short drive away from sacramento. andhat brings us to our first story. if you're anything like me, you've probably consumed this next produce item at let once this week. that's because it's been called america's favorite vegeble. but we like to call it a reason to get our hands dirty and meet some real potato pioneers. with their adaptability and versatility, it's wonder potatoes are a fan favorite. bad, mashed, diced, or scalloped, no matter how you slice it, from potato chips to french fries d almost anything in between, the potato has been a staple of our diet throughout history and today. and there's no denying we have a special love affair with t spuds. you know, on average, each of us will actually eat 135 pounds of potatoes a year, and in a wide variety of forms. in fact, potatoes are the leading vegetable crop in the united states, with annual total production being about 41 billion pounds. and they've been a staple ron lehr's family farm since the 1930s.his third genetion farmer grows more th 2,500 acres of

hot in sacramento. cooler out in eureka. very pleasant day in lake tahoe. highs 74 there. here's check of your forecast. over the next several days, sunday through tuesday, scattered showers in the forecast. the heaviest rain will be in the north bay. we could see a few sprinkles in the south bay then by wednesday that's when things warm up dramatically wednesday through next weekend. we once again see a return of the 90s. so as i mentioned earlier, sunday through next saturday is completely different weather story. >> a little bit of something for everyone. >> it is. it truly is. >> thank you; all right. vern is here with a little bit of something for everybody in the sports world. >> a's and giants wrap up straight ahead and why barry zito was in uniform with a heavy heart today. ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan, who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an amazing connected system, she has her life. i don

. >> also the fbi is joining an investigation into an explosion in a sacramento county garage. ten homes were evacuated for hours as bomb technicians went through the area. he was rushed to the hospital, he may loose his hand and the chemicals could have been used to make a bomb. >> same send rulings on same sex offender marriage ban. we dough not to know when they will hand down a particular ruling but the supporters say they are cautiously optimistic. >> there are gay clerks in this lives. as a axle the supreme court ruling comes in this weekend, we take a ruling of proposition 8. meanwhile they are taking a decision before their current decision ends and if they don't hand it down we will have to wait until they issue other decisions. the court has others including prop 8 to rule on. stay with us and we will also have an in-depth coverage on the decision when the ruling is announced. >>> today the city is hosting its annual pride celebration and the theme is berkeley pride first comes roll an then comes are marriage. >>> south african-american people are trying to do testify

but in sacramento lawmakers celebrated lgbt month. >> we celebrate those who cared to accept themselves. >> they were honored for their accomplishments today. lawmakers said they have a plan b ready incase they uphold prop 8. voters would see a amendment to over turn prop 8. supporters of gay marriage say opinions changed. >> it is just a matter of time before there is a law passed that allows people who love each other to be married. >> same-sex marriage opponents vowed to fight the over turn of prop 8. stay with ktvu channel 2 news for the decision. we will bring it to you as soon as the announcement is made and we will have coverage in a ktvu news special at 6:30 p.m. the evening they announce the ruling. >>> saratoga is in a tizzy over what is served and where the bar is located. ktvu's jade hernandez is live where the bar will face restrictions. >> reporter: that's right. this is all about location. the bar is right here. but it is next door to a favorite kids stop for yogurt and behind us a elementary school. >> doesn't bother me but i could see how people would be upset. >> repor

number of updates from a number of investigations and heard more about the victim donald white from sacramento who had just told one of his sons that this was the safest sit he'd ever worked on. the 63-year-old was a father of four, grandfather of three, an elevator installer 43 years, his sons and ex-wife came to the stadium construction site after a co-worker called and told them white had been killed. >> great guy. giving me the shirt off his back. and just a wonderful man. just talked to him and we're planning to go to the movies this week. just glad i had a chance to talk to him last night. >> he was on the ground floor of an elevator shaft when the accident happened as he was starting his shift. cal osha says white was standing on a ladder debeneej the counter weight. the counter weight struck him. his son says in his dad's four decades on the john he'd never within badly hurt. >> you get dents and dings an and -- but nothing serious, nothing ever, you know requiring going to the hospital. >> his employer released a statement saying it's saddened by the loss of our employee. and we offer

live in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> irs workers about to pay $70 million in bonuses. two employees in spite of an orderer to cancel those bonuses because of forced cuts. irs says it's bound to pay the bonus because of an agreement reached with union workers. it's revealed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. >> a man who starred as tv's mob boss tony soprano has died. james gandolfini died of an apparent heart attack today. he won three emmy awards for his role in the "sopranos "skpoi starred in a number of movies. he was young, only 51 years old. >> i guarantee it. the man starting men's warehouse doesn't like this, he's been fired by the company he created. george zimmerman is out what this could mean about the business and the brand. >> george skimmer says he fell in love with the bay area when visited back in 1981. soon after, he moved here brought his stores with him. >> he got too small. >> for many men hoping to get more for less, men's warehouse has been his store of choice. >> you can get ideas and new clothes. you know? and you can get somethi

runners lots of them dressed up for the first ever super heroes 5k in sacramento. at each mile marking runners wizzed by scenes from com-- wizzed by scenes from comic books. >>> if you are a runner you will like the next few days. cool temperatures. >> it is going to cool down and it was warm, i was talking to my dad and he said he had been listening to the high temperature all morning, 76. 77. and he said by 1:00 p.m. it was 85 degrees and in -- and he said it was a surprise. you are not the only one. >> you hadn't forecasted that? >> it got warmer in santa rosa. 89 degrees. some places were real hot and others were exactly as forecast. you are on the wrong track if you get into this business. we will try to do better for tomorrow. concord 68 degrees. oakland 59. san jose 63. 65 in santa rosa. not a lot of complaints. it is june. it will cool down tomorrow. cooler on monday. 90s by saturday, though. inland. warmest spots. in the mean time it will get cool by tuesday in the bay area. inland low 70s. tomorrow morning, look goods. fog along the shoreline. mostly sunn

. >> abc 7 news joins us in sacramento with the story. nanette? >> california has been one of the most progressive states whit comes to gay rights. now, the u.s. supreme court has done what the legislature wanted to do for years. legalize same-sex marriage. this assembly speaker is the first elected openly gay speaker to him the ruling is very personal. >> this is the first time in my life that i felt the law fully recognized me as being equal. >> the eight member caucus embraced as they shared news with each other. assemblyman and assembly woman atkins are the first openly gay married state lawmakers. their ceremonies held during that brief period when smaerjz were legal. -- same-sex marriages were legal. >> we will not lie about who we are in state house or family house. and i think those are the thing wez take from today. >> some groups are upset. >> children are the victims. the next again vacation going to be very confused about marriage, sex, relationships, and will not hear about any of the negative consequences governoring against natural

typical mid-and upper 80s for sacramento. chico into the low 90s. 61 monterey. so turning back as much as five degrees from the afternoon highs yesterday. 104 in palm springs with 73 in los angeles. low 70s return for parts of the south bay and peninsula today. fremont 73, as well as palo alto. 70 san mateo. certainly cooler than we are yesterday. you will feel those winds kicking up throughout the afternoon. 59 for half moon bay. over in oakland today starting out cool. climbing through the 70s today with low 70s at about 4:15 into the mid-60s later on with the sunshine. low clouds and fog will be back for the first half of the day tomorrow. and then sunny for father's day. 70s and 80s around the bay with 50s at the coast. more cooling for monday and tuesday. slightly below normal. a little bit breezy as we get into wednesday. new season begins thursday and looking warmer bien of next week. >> perfect for summer. >> right. >> thanks you, lisa. sports this morning, 68 players are completing the second round of the u.s. open. they are still trying to catch up wit

at sacramento superior court, abc7 news. >>> its 6:38 rights now. new this morning, a man who survived a jump foreign policy the golden gate jump will lead a walk to prevent suicide today. kevin hynes became a suicide prevention advocate after surviving his jump many from the span 13 years ago. the 5k national alliance on mental illness walk helps raise funds to provide free mental health services throughout the bay area. it begins at 10:30 this morning in golden gate park. also new this morning a few hours from now unique works of art will be up for grabs at san francisco kicks off it's an you'll union street festival. isolates one. city's largest free events t features boutique artists from all over the world. there will also be live bonds, gourmet -- bands and food for all to enjoy. and coming up next, you are invited to a party this weekend at animal shelters throughout the bay area. we will tell you how you can adopt a pet for free. plus, here's a live look outside from our emeryville cam. is that just a spectacular way to begin the month of ju