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shooter and a sniper targeting police officers. before we get to the big picture and oakland police layoffs, we'll work our ways backwards, details of the events of the past 48 hours. first a shooting in front of a cop in broad daylight at 11:45 a.m. near 79th and bancroft avenues. the officer who was there chased that shooter but he got away. the victim is in critical condition. late sunday night a man from virginia who was in the bay area for a job interview was shot and killed downtown at 11:30 p.m. near the corner of 19th and webster. the man from fairfax, virginia, had just had his teeth cleaned by a friend in preparation for a job interview. the two were walking to his car when two men accosted them. >> attempted robbery that went bad. and we are trying to locate two african-american suspects. it appears that they went up to the victim and a dental hygienist and attempted to be
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them. they didn't get what they wanted and shots -- and they were shot when the attempted robbery failed. >> kang was supposed to have a job interview at google today. he leaves behind a wife and three sons. before that, a man was killed. oakland police officers were the target for a sniper on 8th and filbert near the 880-980 interchange. officers were arresting people during a traffic stop for drug possession when someone opened fire from a nearby high-rise. >> after we locked down th apartment building, we sent in officers to conduct a search of the building. >> no one was hurt by the gunfire. police didn't find any weapons or suspects but they discovered the building surveillance room had been vandalized. early sunday morning a shootout with police in the middle of 580. [ sound of gunfire ] >> this happened just west of grant avenue. a man they pulled over opened fire, according to officers.
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two officers suffered minor injuries. byron williams was shot several times and is in stable condition. more on this incident and the history of the man under arrest in just a moment. now to a question you might be asking right now. all that violence after cutting of 80 police officers from the oakland police force? now, even if it is a coincidence what does it mean for the weeks and the months ahead? phil matier spoke with oakland police this evening and phil, did the last 48 hours set off any alarm bells? >> reporter: yes, it did. it was a sort of a drive home something they had been fearing ever since they heard about the possibility of layoffs. they didn't know it would happen this fast and this magnitude. the sign on the oakland police union hall said it all: oakland, home or war zone? and after this weekend of the sounding death in gunplay, one begins to wonder -- have you ever seen a weekend like this? >> no, this is probably one of the busiest weekends we have had. >> reporter: automatic on the
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heels of the city laying offer 80 police officers a move that stretched the already thin line of investigators even thinner. for example, in the case of last night's murder robbery, the cops would have used special teams to work parolees, find out what they knew and beat cops for tips, but today? >> we don't have those resources, they are back in patrol responding to 911 calls so it's very hard when you lose 80 bodies here to respond to some of the major incidents. >> reporter: the idea was to put more officers on the street to respond to a media crime call but today we learned that even with the reassignment, the patrol force in oakland has been reduced by 35 officers. >> what you realize is that we have just less cops out there to combat these situations. >> reporter: how does that translate on the street? >> you know, lesser officers means, you know, could mean officer safety. as you can see we have had shootings and officers involved and almost losing their lives all weekend long so you can see how that can have an effect on us. >> reporter: what's the morale like? like i said before, you know, this -- this -- if we can't
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protect ourselves, how are we going to protect the citizens? >> reporter: how are you making up for it? >> we're not. we can't do it. less resources means less service. that's the fact. we can't do more with less. >> reporter: but the fact is they have to do more and with less. this weekend proved that not only on the investigative front but the patrol areas because when you have something like a sniper shooting at cops, when you have an incident like a murder and something on the freeway, everyone responds to that particular scene. that leaves others areas vulnerable. another question is, how long can this go on? what's the stress level going to be at oakland police? and the bottom line, according to the city finances, things won't be better soon. in fact, they could look even worse in the month to come as the city faces the prospect of laying even more cops. >> now, phil, most of this hinges on union negotiations that broke down. are they going to get back to
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the table and talk about this? >> reporter: they are already back talking about some sort of way to try to tax oaklander to try to pay for more but dana, even they are frank in saying they are not sure they are going to come up with enough money or compromiseses to change this. the situation is tougher. we'll see how the summer goes, the high time. >> it sure s phil matier in oakland, thank you. now back to the shootout on 580. the "chronicle" has learned the shooter byron williams was angry about what he called a left wing agenda by congress. simon perez at the shooting scene with the suspect's criminal history. simon. >> reporter: allen, we are here at the scene which is right over top of interstate 580. we are just a little west of the grand avenue exit. take a look over there. the shooting happened in the westbound lanes which is the cars that are going away from us. oakland police and fbi are on this case and they are trying to figure out if when the shooting happened they were actually able to stop the
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shooter from doing something even worse. >> this is a major incident. >> reporter: look at the bullet holes in the white pickup truck. that is the damage done by chp officers firing back at 45-year- old byron williams who lives in tuolumne county. the convicted felon unloaded on the chp with a shotgun, rifle and a handgun early sunday morning all the while wearing body armor. [ sound of gunfire [ >> reporter: interstate 580 was closed off most of the day. williams is talking to investigators at highland hospital, where he is listed in fair condition after being shot in the arm, side, leg and foot. >> it's major. the fire power that he had, the vest that he was wearing, and other evidence that was found in the car. >> reporter: that other evidence might be what's written in this binder. >> right now we are trying to find out if there is any other underlying criminal activity this individual was responsible for, or possibly in the future
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what he was going to do. >> reporter: the fbi has joined in to see if williams is a domestic terrorist. did he have potential targets listed in this book? williams' mother said he has been angry at congress and the direction of the country. this isn't his first run-in with the law. williams' rap sheet reads like this. 1992, bank robbery. 2001 and 2002, dui. 2003, bank robbery again. 2008, out of control dogs and earlier this month, arrested for driving with a suspended license. the oakland police department says williams is going to stay at highland hospital for at least a couple of days before he is transferred to santa rita jail in dublin. there is one other note. williams was reportedly involved in an attempted bank robbery in 2002 in chowchilla after after the police got hold of himmer, said he wanted to do it but decided not to do with it because he was embarrassed, everybody laughed at him because of his blonde wig so
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length the bank without doing it. >> wow -- so left the bank without doing it. >> simon, with the laundry list of the crimes he committed, i'm sure some people were wondering why weren't the please watching him more closely? why was he out of jail in the first place? >> reporter: he apparently had his sentence reduced a couple of times and moved in next door to his mother in groveland in tuolumne county and was living there, had been for a while, several neighbors we spoke to saying that they didn't really see much of him, barely even knew that he was there. but he was living in tuolumne county in the house next to his mother's. >> all right. simon perez, thank you. [ yelling ] on one side, people who say they just want to support law enforcement. on the other? those who say they want justice for oscar grant. what happened when the two collided this evening in walnut creek. two fire stations closed, fewer firefighters on duty.
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what it means for residents as one bay area city makes another painful round of cuts. and you're going to hear it, why some are convinced that there is a sound that can get you high. and who is getting a little freaked out about it. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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since the days following the bart platform shooting, we have seen any number of protests for those calling for justice for oscar grant. well, today something we had never seen. a demonstration in support of former bart police officer johannes mehserle. ann notarangelo was there, and ann, that message wasn't going unanswered, was it? >> reporter: serge not. certainly not. there were 300 people, half supporting oscar grant, half
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supporting johannes mehserle. the grant supporters started moving into the street. the police decided to close down ygnacio valley road for two hours but as you can see, it's back open and all the protestors are gone. [ yelling at each other ] >> reporter: it was noisy as people with opposite opinions squared off in shouting matches along ygnacio valley boulevard. it was a sight along the main artery for the evening commute. >> give him four years and let him loose! >> reporter: there were some free mehserle signings. signs, but most of his supporters thought he should be accountable for killing oscar grant. >> i don't think he should be free. he is a cop that made a mistake. >> in 12 people found him involuntary manslaughter to let him go do his time and leave it alone. so in my heart, i believe he needs support. >> reporter: as soon as word
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spread about today's rally, those who feel the involuntary manslaughter conviction was too light mobilized. does johannes mehserle deserve any sort of compassion? >> not in our minds, no. >> i think it's unbelievable that people would come out and take to the streets to support somebody who took a human life whether you thought it was an accident, by negligence or you thought it was on purpose. >> reporter: counter protestors called the pro-law enforcement supporters racist, but kevin thomas, who comes from a law enforcement family, had just as harsh words for grant supporters. >> they are disingenuous, liars! they are provocateurs! they're pimps, panderers. they got their self-interest in hand! >> reporter: walnut creek police have just about everyone on duty today plus civilian volunteers. they got help from surrounding police departments and the sheriff's deputies. all told, more than 150 people brought in to keep the peace. but they stated their intention was not to take any enforcement
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action unless necessary. neighboring businesses shut down by 1 p.m. but there seemed to be little threat to property. those who support mehserle says the justice system has spoken and it's time to move past the anger. >> i appreciate initially some of the outrage and opinions. but you speak them and then you move on, you try to do things more productive but you yelling and -- it's almost like a reverse racism. >> reporter: but those who see the justice system as unjust say the only way they are heard is by yelling. >> if you don't do this it will keep going on. >> reporter: it certainly got loud today. there were no arrests. this rally started on a facebook page and i checked it a few moments ago. some of the people who attended are unhappy with what they saw today. dana, one person said they thought it was poorly organized and poorly attended. another poster said that they will plan yet another one. >> but at least in this one, loud voices but no violence. >> reporter: absolutely. that was good. and a lot of police out today
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but everybody really was voicing their opinion and nothing else. >> all right. ann notarangelo, thank you. in marin county, a teenaged tourist has been killed in a fall from a cliff. the 17-year-old was from pennsylvania. apparently, hiking with family members along the coastal trail near mui beach. he fell 500 feet to his death. the digging of a fourth bore for the caldecott tunnel has proved to be a bonanza for fossil hunters. paleontologists hired by caltrans have been carefully sifting through excavated dirt and rock looking for fossils to get clues about ancient life forms. they have already found a tooth from a camel and bits of bone, plants and fish scales. the airport is probably the last place most people would go for fine dining or neighborhood favorite restaurants but as don fernandez shows us, mineta san jose airport wants to bring a true taste of san jose to
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travelers. reporter: airline food may be bad, but airport food is upscale and local in san jose. >> you will find restaurants and shops here you won't find at other airports. you will find some common to every place, of course, but not original joe's in denver or austin or chicago. >> reporter: terminal b at minute nell that san jose international airport opened three weeks ago. but by this fall, it will be filled with flavors from silicon valley and the central coast. foods and wines for all palates and pocketbooks. >> these are the [ foreign language ] vineyards. bb. [ foreign language ] >> what do you think? >> i think it's nice. not to oak-y, i like it. >> you need to find a great tasting wine in an airport, but
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not that. >> reporter: a san jose favorite, original joe's. in the mood for mexican food? there is una mas, sushi boat and deli from a long-standing san jose tradition. >> peer monte's deli opening up this summer a family owned shop here in north san jose that's been in the family for more than 100 years with sausages and meatballs and family recipes unique to san jose. >> reporter: but the most important ingredient for all of this is travelers. >> passenger numbers are down 25% from 2007. >> reporter: but the hope is the industry has bottomed out and that in the future, more people will fly, more flights will be added, and more people will get a taste of what san jose is known for. in san jose, don fernandez, cbs 5. take it away, roberta. i'm going to go get a bite to eat. >> hey, welcome back, dana. >> thank you, princess. >> you're so missed. >> thank you. i had a great time but i am happy to be home. >> yeah, you know?
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you were in texas, right? >> yes, ma'am. >> okay. i got a special treat for you coming up. this is the scene right now live cbs 5 weather camera looking past lake curry, where the current air temperature is 82 degrees after experiencing a high today of 88 degrees in that particular neck of the woods. look at all that sunshine. by the time the sun does set tonight, at 8:23, we are not going to see it because this is san francisco at this hour. 57 degrees. a strong robust sea breeze out of the west gusting up to 23. it felt raw. if you are going to be heading out to oakland as baseball action, ben sheets on the mound for the good guys playing host to the boston red sox, game time temperature 63 but make sure you have your jacket that wind a bit breezy. look at the numbers. 50s at the beaches, 50s and 60s bayside. we are in the 70s and 80s if you are heading out and about this evening. the clouds are stacked up next to the coast. it will march inland according to our pinpoint forecast a good
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50 miles towards concord, clayton, walnut creek. dialing back toward the bay by the lunch hour. some gradual to partial clearing at the beaches only in the 50s there. 70s will be pretty common around the peninsula. a pair of 7s in san jose when tip this time of the year we should be in the mid-80s. that's what we will realize tomorrow in pleasanton at 87 degrees. north bay numbers, from 58 in stinson beach to 80 degrees in sonoma. it's pretty much a tranquil weather pattern every day through sunday in fact when really it's the only marathon that's held in the entire country in the month of july. it is in san francisco. lots of cool. dana, a picture from texas. coming up next time around. >> it's not me, is it? [ laughter ] >> oh, i have been a little busy, haven't you? all right. good to see you. so can sound be a mind- altering drug? the latest thing that kids are trying. that's in two minutes.
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would be the most important thing. the human cost of 2 million californians out of work is devastating, and i think, often, politicians forget about that because they don't see it every day. i see it every day. i think raising taxes on californians today is absolutely the wrong thing to do. we have to streamline regulations, we have to cut taxes for businesses, and then we have to stand up and compete. california needs to lead the nation again, and i think we can do it.
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today, san jose police announced the arrests of 11 people facing child porn charges. part of a massive multi-agency investigation they called "operation peer block." police say all the suspects downloaded sexual images of children to their computers. and investigators hope this sends a message to other offenders. >> if you choose to share child pornography and victimize our children in the bay area, we are coming after you. >> one of the suspects is a registered sex offender. investigators say none of them have any connection to one another. here's another new worry for parents. it's something called dosing. it's being promoted as a drug- free high. believe it or not, they say you
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can get high from just listening to the sound. does it work? we sent mike sugerman to find out. [ laughter ] reporter: what has this kid been smoking ?? [ noise ] >> reporter: as it turns out, nothing. it's what he has been listening to. [ noise ] >> reporter: him, too. it's one of the new gimmicks of internet. i-dose is the name. and it's a recording of sounds at different wavelengths which played in combination claim to alter your state of consciousness. plenty of people on youtube are showing videos of themselves listening to it and seemingly getting high. >> no joke, everything is so heavy! >> reporter: legal marijuana?? oral hashish? that's what this website claims. come on, this is a joke, right? could this really work? i don't know. let's give it a shot. they have some kind of free examples on the internet. costs money for the real stuff but this looks pretty good.
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[ tone ] >> reporter: sounds pulsate through your head from one ear to the other and back in stereo. it's kind of cool. hm. well, i'm not high. but i do feel a lot more relaxed. of course, maybe taking a 10- minute nap in the middle of the day will do that to you. but i feel pretty good. >> i found the sound more annoying than restful. >> reporter: dr. david spiegel stanford psychiatric professor says music alters moods, too. it's not impossible this stuff can work on some levels. >> i don't think there is any magic to it. i don't think they found an acoustic highway to highness in the brain but i think it's possible to help change your mood. >> reporter: you can download doses for as little as $3 and apparently many teens are doing so. one school district in oklahoma is so alarmed at the craze,
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they banned ipods. mike sugerman, cbs 5. >> remember when it was mary hart's voice ? >> epilepsy seizures. i mean, led zeppelin has been doing the left right left right thing for 30, 40 years? [ laughter ] talk of budget furnace into some hard reality. >> over the last couple of years we went from 122 firefighters down to 67. >> and two more fire stations are closed. what that means for public safety. if the state's financial mess won't discouraging enough, wait until you see how democrats and republicans chose to debate the budget crisis today. people in the military are taught to suck it up, get over it. >> one of the fastest growing problems faced by americans vets. the new hope for help in a very old procedure.
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tonight - the city finds itself with two fewer fire stations, another round of painful cuts for cash-strapped vallejo. the city has two fewer fire stations tonight and two fewer firefighters on duty. anne makovec on the latest cuts and what they mean for public safety. >> reporter: it's suggest might take for granted, a shiny red
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fire truck manned and standing by to save the day. but in vallejo? >> over the last couple of year, we have went from 122 firefighters down to 67. >> reporter: and today, the city is losing one engine company and closing two stations, 26 on fulton avenue and station 25 on minnie drive, within blocks of four schools. >> so what happens with the area over here with all these children? i guess we are going to all burn down? >> reporter: station 21 on marin street will be staffed with a ladder truck only. so the only truck that you have access to is a truck without water. >> correct. it doesn't carry any water, doesn't carry hardly any hose. >> reporter: that's the station that responded to the courthouse fire in vallejo last month in time to save most of the building using resources it no longer has. >> it's going to be difficult. there's a lot of calls in this district. it's' downtown area. >> reporter: the city only has four running engines covering 30 square miles.
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>> station 22, station 24, station 27, and station 23, and one ladder truck at station 21. >> reporter: is that enough to keep a city like vallejo safe? >> according to our fire chief, he is asked that question at one of the council meetings and stated it wasn't safe but we are going to do the best we can with the resources we have. >> the city of vallejo, better think about this twice. >> it doesn't make sense to cut back on something so important. >> reporter: but the city is out of cash. it filed for bankruptcy in 2008. >> it's going to be difficult. difficult for us. and it's a different way of doing things and we are going to have to make it happen. >> the budget crisis has turned into sort of a food fight at the state capital. today, the two parties held duels demonstrations each with its own food-related gimmick. this is one side of the capital. the republicans brought out their easy bake ovens. they were commenting on a statement by john perez who
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said it should be more transpart without half-baked ideas. >> we decided with the california republican party offering that whimsical way some solutions we have for fully baking a safe budget pie. >> democrats held a bake sale showing what they are calling their recipe for success when it comes to solving the budget crisis. >> they have an empty shell and their ideas do not represent the right direction for california. we have a budget over here that movers the state forward that protects jobs, especially at a time with unemployment where it is. this is what need. >> so while all this was unfolding outside the capital, the budget is now 19 days overdue and $19 billion short. the mayor of los angeles is recovering after a bicycle accident over the weekend. antonio villaraigosa was riding his bike when he says a cab abruptly pulled out in front of
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him. the mayor hit his brakes, quickly flipped, and hit his head. >> as soon as i hit my head, i thought i might be seriously injured. but then i felt my elbow. >> the mayor had to have surgery on his elbow. otherwise, he says he is okay. he says he doesn't think the taxi broke any traffic laws. but that the driver wasn't careful. 20% of troops returning from iraq and afghanistan are thought to suffer from post- traumatic stress disorder. how do we treat them? the new range of options being considered by the pentagon for post-traumatic stress disorder. historians salivating over a new find in the donner party investigation. what the group was carrying then that would be considered priceless now. wonder if it was a bike chain. i'm dennis o'donnell. we'll show you what happened at the tour de france and don't you hate when your car overheats? we'll see you in a few minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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about 90 minutes before surrenderi in sacramento, a man armed with an assault rifle held off police for about 90 minutes before surrendering. the suspect jermaine wilson is an iraq war veteran. his family says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. and he has been struggling to cone. they say that he has been acting strangely and thought people were out to get him. he had been attacked at a light rail station earlier this year. wilson's family says they are hoping he will now accept treatment for ptsd. it's a condition that can be very differ to overcome. as sharon chin reports, a san francisco clinic is reporting success using an ancient technique. reporter: >> people in the military are taught, suck it up. get over it. don't go to sick calm. don't ask for help. man up. >> reporter: so that's what military veteran marshall perry did, suffering alone with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or ptsd. >> i would get everything from
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my muscles seizing up and my body twisting like a pretzel to associated depression. >> he was limping and he used a cane. and he wasn't smiling. >> reporter: carla met perry when he finally found help at the bay area veterans accupuncture clinic. >> i followed general relaxation and neck work and massage work. >> reporter: she has been an acupuncturist for 25 years. in january she helped launched a group to help veterans with ptsd treatment that complements drugs and therapy of western treatment. >> the reason alternative medicine kinds of treatments are being looked at is because drugs and therapy haven't really resolved the problem completely. >> reporter: patients sit together in a community room while volunteer practitioners place needles at critical points in their ears, heads and faces. perry found she slept better
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after one treatment. >> we know it helps with the pain and brain chemistry regulations and it influences the neurotransmitter system in the body. this is what you're working with when you're working with things like ptsd. >> i wasn't tired any more. i was much more relaxed. i wasn't feeling that anxiety. >> reporter: it's that kind of success that has the department of defense paying more than a million dollars to fund a study on the use of acupuncture to treat gulf war illness and it has perry committed to keeping up his treatments. >> i'm going to continue coming here as long as i've problem and as long as it's available. >> reporter: sharon chin, cbs 5. well, there is another study examining accupuncture and treating ptsd-related insomnia. to look into taking part in that research, go to our website, cbs5.com/health. >> we are learning more about a man who got into a wild shootout with chp officers on a bay area freeway. take a look and listen to how it all went down.
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[ yelling and gunfire ] >> two officers say byron williams was wearing body armor during that shooting rampage on 580. he was armed with a shotgun, a rifle, and a handgun. this was not his first run-in with the law. he has past convictions for robbery, dui and at the beginning of this month was charged with driving on a suspended license. williams was out on parole and living in tuolumne county. cbs 5's don ford says neighbors barely knew him. reporter: byron williams lived here in the hills above the sierra town of groveland. down this dirt road was his mother's house, now blocked by twine and a small sign. neighbors living next door say they rarely saw byron. >> they leave the property with nobody with them and they don't interact with the neighbors and
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stuff. all the neighbors up here, we go visit and we keep watch of all our houses. >> reporter: did you ever see him? >> i never seen him. see the name down there. i never seen anybody. >> reporter: one neighbor says williams wasn't living with his mother, that as a parolee, he was living here at his grandfather's house. it is a simple country house with no signs of stress or any unusual activity. byron allegedly lived here because, as a parolee, he wasn't allowed to live in a house that had firearms. still, neighbors are keeping a sharp eye out for any unusual activity. >> we take care of each other. it's a tight-knit community. >> reporter: near groveland, don ford, cbs 5. bp's cap on the floor in the gulf is leaking oil and gas but the government's point man on the spill says it's nothing to be alarmed about. and they will keep things status quo for another day. manuel gallegus has more. reporter: the government is allowing bp to keep the cap shut on the condition engineers
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keep a close watch for leaks. >> we have agreed that we'll go forward with another 24-hour period. >> reporter: the cap has successfully held back the gushing oil for four days. but the federal point man for the spill is concerned an underground leak could make this disaster even worse and harder to fix. over the weekend, scientists detected some seepage and bubbles from a valve on the pipe. >> it is a collective opinion of the folks that are talking this that the small seepages we are finding right now do not present at least at this point any indication that there is a threat to the well bore. >> reporter: if pressure on the damaged well becomes too much, he may insist bp open the cap and once again pump oil to the surface. bp says it's already spent nearly $4 billion combatting the oil spill. some of that money is going into the pockets of clean-up workers who are putting it back into the gulf economy. gulf tourism may be down, but sales are up about 25% at the biloxi harley-davidson dealership.
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>> this is probably the most popular bike. >> reporter: this sales manager is selling bikes boats for sifting sand. >> how much is that one? i'll be here tomorrow with a check. >> reporter: at least now the spill is revving up a slice of the economy as some gulf residents live high on the hog. >> that was manuel gallegus. after the break the latest revelations surrounding the famed donner party a link to one of america's most famed presidents. slightly cooler today. we'll pinpoint of the temperatures as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. ,,,,,,
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discovered in sacramento. checkey beckford on its connection to the famed donn a northern california link to abraham lincoln. a document written by the president has been found. checkey bedford with the link to the donner party. >> we lock you into the room. you are monitored at all times and it's a high security reading room. >> reporter: it's the only place you can see one of the most important documents found in california in recent years. penned by honest abe himself and brought here by a mental of
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the ill-fated donner party. >> they determined that the top part of this document was indeed in abraham lincoln's hands. >> reporter: handwriting experts certified the president wrote the top part, the muster roll, list the volunteers and soldiers who fought in illinois' blackhawk lawyer. lincoln was listed on the roll and showed the price of his horse, $85, which at that time was a lot of money. but the document now being studied by historians across the country sat untouched in a vault for more than 40 years until a donner party historian stumbled across it and recognized lincoln's handwriting. >> many of the saved by the man's wife. >> reporter: reed, who was kicked out of the donner party for murdering a man, was lincoln's military buddy . he and his wife were two of only 48 to make itacross the sierra. >> it's always amazing that
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these documents survived. all right, roberta. the focus is on you. >> first of all, i want to put the focus on her because she is back from vacation. >> yeah. >> we missed you. >> where were you? >> we were all over texas. >> that's a lot of being all over. >> surfside, galveston, austin, fredericksburg. >> did you get to houston? >> we drove around houston. >> okay. probably for a very good reason, because tonight i want to share this with all of you. i received this over the internet in my email from one of our internet viewers. and oh, gosh, you know, i set it up so beautifully and i have the wrong picture. that's the picture i want you to z that's the picture tonight's in houston. that was an hour ago. i wrote back to ask if there was a tornado warning or watch in effect. i'm sure he is okay but he sent thus picture from houston. >> they have big funnel clouds. >> compare those kind of clouds
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with what we are experiencing. we have clouds at the bay. san francisco, today's high was only 62. currently 57 degrees. we have a westerly kicking up to 23. it's a raw night in the city by the bay in. compared to san jose, where, wow, we had a high today there only of 76 when typically we should be around 86 degrees. it looks like we have some clouds filtering into that particular area, as well. if you are out and about, you will need a sweater tonight or light jack. inland 82 at concord and livermore. 50s and 60s around the bay. clouds tight at the coast and now beginning to trickle under the golden gate bridge. this is our pinpoint forecast. gives you a good flavor, a good idea on what to anticipate for the morning commute. socked in perhaps even a little bit of drizzle along the immediate seashore. then the clouds begin to retreat over the bay by around lunch hour then hang tight to the immediate coast. high pressure is not going anywhere. it's a stagnant weather pattern. it's going to keep us in this
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same pattern for the next several days in which we do have that cool marine air rushing in over the inland areas. and that's keeping our temperatures down from average highs. only mid-70s in san jose through willow glen, cupertino, then the low 80s towards the almaden valley, 79 in santa clara, and low 70s around the peninsula. east of the bay, these will be the warmest numbers. up to about 87, 88 degrees. brentwood, mountain house, tracy, oakley, looks like 87 in danville, as well. santa rosa and the mid-70s which is a little below average. and mid-50s will be common with no clearing from stinson beach all the way into dillon beach. the cbs 5- and 7-day forecast, couple of degrees cooler by wednesday, we jump up two degrees on thursday, then hold steady friday all the way through to monday. you have a little sneak peek of it earlier. this was taken by julie of
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berkeley, inspiration point above the clouds. send me all your summer pictures right here to cbs5.com. al len? >> all right. thank you, roberta. a company that knows a thing or two about skin care is giving people a way to look lighter. coming up on eyewitness news at 10:00 on the cw, 11:00 here on cbs 5, a facebook app from vaseline that can change dark erskined people how they appear. and the product that app is promoting and why. this just in. the as lose a key player for the rest of the season. i'm dennis o'donnell. and the basketball players comments that stunned the nation next. ,, "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown.
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they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you?
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lousy time to lose their best hitter..outfielder ryan sweeney, who welcome back. all y'all have been on vacation. >> i wasn't in texas. >> where did you go? >> it's great to be back especially with the as on the heels of a five-game win streak. they are getting ready for a critical home stand, i think. but we have to begin with some really bad news. the as picked a lousy time to allows their best hitter. outfielder ryan sweeney, who was leading the team with a .294 average, will have surgery on his right knee out for the entire season. the as got to prove they can beat winners. they have beaten up on the sad
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sacks of the american league lately. 24/10 against teams with losing records. but look at the bottom one. against winning attempts, the opposite. so these games against the red sox and the white sox could determine what the as do the rest of the way and whether we'll see billy beane star as monte hall in let's make a deal. >> billy does a great job of putting a winning team on the field. we have to stay healthy, keep focused on the winning, and that's all we can control. >> we are beating teams we should beat and that's the biggest part you know. it was huge getting a sweep in kansas city. we have to focus more when we play teams like the red sox. the trio haven't played yet but the power house is in trouble. dwyane wade tried to cool expectations for everybody's new nba powerhouse with the miami heat. >> we might win one or two games in a row you might never no, it's going to seem like
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the world crashed down. y'all going to make it seem like the trade went down again. but it's not going to be nothing but a couple of basketball games and then get back on track. >> poor analogy. he apologized for it. as pour them all signing to play on the -- as for them all signing to play on the same team. >> i would never have called up larry and magic and say let's get together and play on one team. but things are different. i can't say that's a bad thing. that's an opportunity kids have today. you know, in all honesty i was trying to beat those guys. i don't know if they would have been on my team. >> well said. dr. john york said the 49ers game against denver at wembley stadium on halloween will have the feel of the mini super bowl and the hype is already under way. mike singletary traveled to london for a pre-game pub. evidently the london media is asking hard pressing
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questions, like has singletary driven on the other side of the street? >> i think i'll stay away from that. i think i'll kind of admire the driverrer from the back seat. that will be the safest thing for me and the people at home. >> that was exclusive by the way. riders pay $10,000 for the bikes so would you think you could depend on your chain. not! tour de france leader andy schleck's. >> the chain is off! schleck's chain is off! >> he was more upset for his rivals that waited for him. that's a courtesy often given to the yellow jersey holder. >> contador leads by 8 seconds and the race ends sunday. while you were debating if it's louis oosthuizen, oosthuizen or what's his name, here's what you missed this weekend.
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>> start with a cookie on the forehead, attempt to work it down not mouth without using their hands! barkley scores! >> he can eat oreos but charlie barkley's swing is so bad he turned to the one handed swing. prance he can use help from jimenez to goes off the green at the british open. he tied for 27th. that was impressive. walls aren't always a good thing. just ask this driver who crashes into the fence. someone forgot to lock the bullpen door. he made up for it. he climbs the wall, no door this time and makes a tremendous catch. and how about one with the game on the line? nelson cruz races back, reaches over the short bullpen wall at fenway to take a home run away from mike cameron, too bad for texas. the red sox still won the baseball game. apparently, there is a recall of gary's funny car. it's not supposed to explode.
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this happened at infineon this weekend. pieces of car where and amazingly, the driver is unharmed. >> oh. >> that's like... >> you know -- >> how was your weekend? [ laughter ] >> well, that was -- if you listen to the announcers, they're like oh, that's not good... there goes the top of his car. it's like it happens every day, you know?? >> well, you know, typically you see it happen in the end the car, right? >> not in the middle. >> not normally in the cockpit. but, you know, it's always evidence of what they do in those cockpits to keep the fires away from the drivers. that's my racing expertise. you probably don't know this but i won the go-kart national championship when i was 17. >> were you one of the older drivers? [ laughter ] >> he will blog about it tonight. >> good night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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