>> well hit sonoma. yeah it happens. good advice the racing the forecast last week i would say easy hot. no this week it will be cool, breezy. temperatures will be in the 50s or ending up in the 60s. there is a possibility of light rain. if it's today i think that would be it. the rest of the weekend gradual improvement. but not very warm. a cool pattern in place. drizzle on the coast or light rain to the north. below average temperatures though today and tomorrow. no doubt about it. there is our cold front right there. i know coming in. it will increase the clouds. heard from kirk up in mendocino county he say no rain yet. it sure feels like it and smells like rain. you can see why. highs today 60s and 70s. i mean well out into the sacramento valley. probably not as windy today. still rather blustery at times out of the west or southwest until that front goes through. upper 40s, low 50s. a really cool air mass for the lows which are about 10 degrees warmer a couple days ago. the system is not going anywhere until about

. >>> dennis o'donnell and tens of thousands of nascar fans at sonoma. >>> almost 100,000 people, sonoma is the wild west version for nascar, and seven years seven different winners. there are only two road course races on the nascar circuit this is one. mark was ambrose is the specialist and he was on the pole. >>> tony larussa that the save mart 350 under way. he passes jeff gordon for the lead. the long day continues for the no. 24 car he ran at a fuel and avoids damage and gets to the debt he rallied to finish in sixth place and. blatt 82 pat summitt to receive in the no. 10 car at one car accident incredibly clean race today. kurt bush trying to catch and damages his car but kept going. keitel bush bumps paul mann on from behind, a caution flag that means a restart dale earnhardt jr. among several involved in a multi car crash. bolar was too good. holds out tony stored he wins his first road course wind. restored past bush to finish second. an emotional day for kurt bush. he raises without the same level of sponsorship without the rest of the field. >>> i get choked up and made one

. >> the nascar sprint series comes to sonoma once a year. they come to northern california once a year, all the fans come out to see them. it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: it's 110 laps with cars traveling an average speed of 95 miles per hour. it's nonstop heart pounding action that draws in the fans. >> it's was the excitement, the raw horsepower, these cars are amazing. >> reporter: while long time racing enthusiasts draw on the spirit of the racing, it put one of the smallest fans to sleep. >> he's been like this all day. >> reporter: that means it's full of twists and turns. >> it has a lot of turns, hills, a lot of fun to watch. >> reporter: fans get a quick at watching the teams work at quick speeds. >> i would love to drive this track, a loop is fine but this is where it's about. >> reporter: some where were hoping for a bay area native like jeff gordon to win. coming up joe fonzi will have the reports. reporting from sonoma, janine de la vega. >>> it was another sporting event right here in the bay area that changed this man's life f

. >> and nascar races into sonoma, but before the save- mart 350 a different race today that included a young bay area driver. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. . >>> new video tonight of a rescue in sonoma county. firefighters say around 7:15 they rushed to the seen of a man who drove off the road in catoti. some one thousand people came together in vanville for an emotional tribute to a fallen marine. ktvu's lorraine blanco with how the community came together to honor one of their own-a beautiful and solemn moment as a retired army colonel remembers and salutes his fallen grandson. >> he hit me right across the heart when he said papa, i want to be like you. that

. >>> new video tonight of a rescue in sonoma county. firefighters say around 7:15 they rushed to the seen of a man who drove off the road in catoti. some one thousand people came together in vanville for an emotional tribute to a fallen marine. ktvu's lorraine blanco with how the community came together to honor one of their own-a beautiful and solemn moment as a retired army colonel remembers and salutes his fallen grandson. >> he hit me right across the heart when he said papa, i want to be like you. that is pretty rough, because i have had to live with that. >> reporter: danville painted the town red- white-and-blue to honor lance corporal joshua corral today. last november the marine was killed many an explosive device detonated in afghanistan. to pay tribute to his sacrifice and to others, the community dedicated this fallen heroes statue with the veterans memorial building. >> we're seeing friends that we haven't seen for years, strangers coming up to us, the whole community is represented here today. and that is what touches our

now is called sonoma raceway. >>jackie: now is called sonoma raceway. they're hoping that they will find a title sponsor that will help finance the upkeep of the track. they have a drag racing here all the time. for now edison no raceway. for now is sonoma raceway. >>darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. let's take a look at the dow jones tanking this morning. it is off by 205 points. >>justine: of >> clinton rally is for supporters. he is supporting walker. of wisconsin. >>james: their blue skies everett except for the coast. here's how the weather is going to play out. you're mostly clear conditions this morning. the widespread 50s across the bay area. the the that 58 in hayward. there's 60 degree weather out in the inland in east bay. it is already warming up out there appeared take a look at how the temperatures are born to play out. fighting unit will be looking at '70s and '80s. -- buying we will be looking at '70s and '80s. them by 3:00 will be looking at 80s and 90s was '70s along water. let's take a look at today's highs

sonoma is nascar's wild west. seven different drivers have won here, they're only too road courses on the circuit drivers are out of their element. the specialist at the pole. the grand marshal tony larussa at the save mart 350 under way. last 73 the law one day continues quarter and runs out of fuel. he rallied to finish in sixth place. first caution comes on lap 82 damage recent hits the barrier a one car accident. a clean race overall parent current bush cuts the turn tide hit the tire barrier and damages his car but keeps going. tyla bush bumps paul mannar from behind. a restart and a dramatic greenlight checkered finish. dale earnhardt jr. involved in a multi car crash at the top of the hill. heels of tony stores he gets his first road course when. it is smores first went for michael water drip racing. an emotional day for curtilage the was suspended earlier this year. >>> i just choked up and made one mistake on turn to and are turned 11 those tires of never been bolted down and i clipped a set of tires i co

the winner will be announced at the marin sonoma fair. the reigning champion sadly died to a it two days ago at the age of 15. >> san francisco getting ready for one of the biggest party is of the year. it is time for gay pride weekend which means a big parade down market street and the festival at the civic center. gay pride celebrates a group of activists who fought back during the police raid of a gay bar in 1969 >> this was a group of people, some of the most oppressed element of the community who stood up and fought back for the first time. >> the city it is expecting about 800,000 people this year >> lifting the shadow of deportation and giving them a reason to hope was the right thing to do >> it was the president's turn to court latino voters. his pitch that will be critical to his reelection >> the philadelphia district attorney calls it historic. a roman catholic church official convicted of covering up abuse >> it draws the biggest crowds of any sporting event in the bay area but the question is what to call,, [ man ] it's big.

racing in the number 22 shell car, the same car kurt busch won with last year at sonoma. allmendinger enjoys road courses and believes he might have a little homefield advantage. >> for me, it's just being a hometown race. i grew up racing road courses and street courses and go-karting and open wheel racing when i raced champ cars. so i love this place. and i feel like it's always a great opportunity for me to have a chance to win the race. this car won last year with kurt busch so we have a lot of good notes and looking forward it to. >> last year, dinger finished 13th. >> spain's banking system may be the trouble but its soccer team as able to cash in against france. spain had not beaten france in their last seven meetings. the 19th ming, -- minute, the great pass and score. check out the replay. spain takes the lead. the french did not get much offense. the free kick is turned around. franz on shot on goal. then rodriguez is brought down in the penalty area, setting up a free kick by alon -- alonso who doesn't miss. in human beingow, brad stuart fount his way back to s

the toyota save mart 350 which brings the best of nascar to sonoma. lots of things to be excited about if you are a nascar fan dale earnhardt junior won last weekend. you've got local guys. mantica and vallejo claiming joe gordon as their home -- jeff gordon as their hometown favorite. attendance is about where it was last year. we've seen a lot of other people here. so many come across the country to watch nascar. it's always a big event. up on the hill you can see all the campers and people and rvs and tents they come for the entire week and set up shop. couple new things they have gourmet food trucks. and this weather. i've covered nascar for a lot of years out here and it's always sweltering hot out here. and right now it's cool. everyone is talk about how cool. they talked about how this change in weather is so dramatic. we will keep an eye on things out here. >> thank you. >>> time now 5:37. in case you missed it the miami heat are the new champions of basketball. the 2012 nba champs after a blowout win last night over the oklahoma city thunder.

fewest caution flags in sonoma. the last year's winner culture bush made a charge, but boyer took the checkered flag and first ever victory on a road course. >> italy got by england to learn a spot in the semifinal. it looks like italy has a goal but he is off sides. the replay showing the call was correct. after regulation the game was decided by penalty kick. steven girard puts it on top. england would score no more and gigi was up for the task. and the italians win 4-2 and face germany on thursday. >> we go to connecticut for the final rowdy of the travelers chamber. rory sabbatini, this ball rolls into a cup for a hole in one. australian fired 89 under 62 to take the lead with 14 under. charlie hoffman fell apart in the last two holes and wound up with a double bogey when his second shot misses the green. he had to settle for a boogie on 18. he wins his first event. >>> that is your abc7 sports report. >> thank you. see you later. >> still to come, tropical storm debby is already pounding the east coast. the lat

in sonoma county, nascar, nice and warm, only about 70 degrees today. alameda county fair, nice and mild, upper 60s to around 70. san francisco for all the festivities over the weekend, cool day but nice and sunny for you with 60s. average highs to as much as 5-13 degrees below where we should be for the first weekend of summer. mid 60s in salinas with a mild afternoon. here is a look ahead you notice we don't get into the 80 degree reading until the middle of next week but that will be inland valleys and cool at our coasts. not a bad forecast. folks in the inland valleys likes it. >> terry: if the trend continues 90s next weekend, i'll thinking. there we go. >> sports this afternoon, at 4:15 bay bridge series continues with madison bumgarner taking on tyson ross. they were trying to beat the a's for the first time in three years and they almost didn't. larry beil has the highlights. >> good morning, tim lincecum hasn't won a game since april. he had a shaky first inning but recovered to see the giants come through with a dramatic ninth inning rally in

maybe northern sonoma napa, this may be one of those rare days in june. but numberer time that is kind of rare. petaluma what, san rafael, concord, walnut creek towards antioch and brentwood, not much, 66, alameda, 73 in san jose, 71 yesterday, cupertino 73, low 70s on the peninsular, and pap chi fog, it looks like another low drops, temperatures held in check with 70s on the highs. >>> well officer injuries hinder the already short staffed oakland areas and the other play it is while trying to steal a soda. where he was when he was rescued from a vending machine. >>> traffic looks good, we will tell you more straight ahead. . >>> a southern california teen got his arm stuck in a vending machine when he tried to steal a soda. a trolley saw him in distress and they arrived with a saw to cut him out. >> we were able to cut the lock on the machine and get the door opened so we were able to get the person's arm unstuck. >> now it took about an hour to get free, look at his hand and arm and he is now facing petty theft charges. >>> congress is expected to vote

fewest caution flags in sonoma. the last year's winner culture bush made a charge, but boyer took the checkered flag and first ever victory on a road course. >> italy got by england to learn a spot in the semifinal. it looks like italy has a goal but he is off sides. the replay showing the call was correct. after regulation the game was decided by penalty kick. steven girard puts it on top. england would score no more and gigi was up for the task. and the italians win 4-2 and face germany on thursday. >> we go to connecticut for the final rowdy of the travelers chamber. rory sabbatini, this ball rolls into a cup for a hole in one. australian fired 89 under 62 to take the lead with 14 under. charlie hoffman fell apart in the last two and wound up with a double bogey when his second shot misses the green. he had to settle for a boogie on 18. he wins his first event. >>> that is your abc7 sports report. >> thank you. see you later. >> still to come, tropical storm debby is already pounding the east coast. the latest on

. >>> and in sonoma county a fire started at a home on lakewood avenue. take a look at this, a ktvu channel 2 morning news viewer sent us this video of huge flames, it gutted the home and everyone did get out safely. there is still no word on how that fire started. >> firefighters in hayward quickly put out a house fire and that fire department sent us this video. it started just before 8:30 at a home in woodland street. visioners say the fire started in the kitchen and spread to the attic area, three people live in the home and nobody was hurt. >>> an earthquake shut the southbound early this morning. the magnitude 3.4 quake, epicenter, 9 miles north of morgan hill. there were no reports of any damage or injuries. >>> right now 20 people in san leandro are still without power and pg&e had cut power to 4900 people. crews are still working to fix the problem and they hope to have power restored to everyone in just about 30 minutes. >>> california highway patrol is looking for witnesses to help piece together a fatal accident. a woman was found dead near th

sonoma is known for the tight turns. blind corners and long time crew chief said they have been preparing the car for the last month. keeping pit stops to a minimum is essential. >> that's one of the keys here in sonoma. to be able to do it on a two stop race. so you are not spending timon pit road. >> marcos ambrose and jeff gordon starting second. >> 100,000 people expected to attend. >>> he used to be eke's top cop and now he is criticizing his former boss. what he is saying about the mayor's signature crime fighting. >> storm brewing in the east which could lead to increased gas prices to people here in the bay area. . >>> the parade is hours away from getting underway. >> i am mike mibach. >> i am claudine wong. >> the pride parade kicks off this morning and occupy protestors will be demonstrating. you can see the barricades are already up there in preparation for today's parade. the theme for the 42nd annual pride organization is global equality. music, marchers and dancers will be occu-pride. they call the parade'

sonoma, now vacaville and fairfield perhaps seeing a few scattered showers. you get farther east inland, parts of antioch, partly clear. 62 in concord. 56 in san jose under mostly sunny skies. storm tracker 2 forecast here again showing you, we do have a weak wave moving through. that's what's bringing a few showers. this trough will hang off the coast the entire weekend. we are not going to see rain or saturday and sunday, we're going to be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy and we're going to be cool because that system will continue to pump in the marine layer. you can see just a little bit of light rain, looking mainly north of i-80. as we get into the evening hours, there are a few scattered showers as part of the north bay as well as the north day bay. if you have some evening plan, maybe bring a jacket. giants and a's playing tonight. if you head to tahoe, no rain there, but there is a lake wind advisory lasting through this evening. the gust of 35 miles per hour. here at home, numbers well below average. anywhere from 5 to 10 to 15 degrees. 60 around the

a big race. >> a need for speed tomorrow in sonoma. you'll hear from bay area native a.j. allmendinger on the save mart 350, and the bay bridge series continues in oakland. early >> rick: after blowing a two-run lead the a's are trying to even their series with the giants. madison bumgarner about the start against ty son ross, and oakland got off to a fast start. reddick goes deep. but the giants come right back. sandoval with the single to left. gets by jonny gomes and that allows posey to score from first. brandon belt ties it inwith a base hit. in comes the panda, oakland, though, has regained the lead in the third. >> nascar is making its annual stop in sonoma this weekend for the save mart 350. the drivers went through their final practice today. los gatos native a.j. allmendinger will be looking for his first sprint cup victory, in the number 22 car, allmendinger says he enjoys both courses and might have a little home course advantage. >> for me it's just being a hometown race, i grew up racing road courses and street courses and go-karting and open-wheel racing whe

way to sonoma raceway. he got out of the car and jogged the rest of the way. boyer ended up taking the checkered flag for the first time. >> came from kansas, growing occupy a dirt track, and i never thought i would be able to compete against these guys week in and week out, and let alone and come on the real courses and beat them finally, and it's just a dream come true. >> to stand up and be able to cheer and see clint take the checked flag, after all we have been through it's special. >> only two caution periods in the entire race which is an all-time low at sonoma, and he held off the challengers, two guys that know how to drive on the road. >> thank you very much. one final note, the euro cup 2012 quarterfinal between england and italy today came down to penalty kicks. italy advanced to the semifinals. >>> we are checking out the weather again. it's going to warm up a little? >> yeah, you can see the camera behind us. breezy and moving around a little bit. we have the sa sea breeze going. a little driz

the fewest ever at sonoma. clint bowyer led 71 of the 112 laps. last year's winner kurt busch made a charge at the end, but bowyer held on to take the checkered flag. it's his first ever victory on a road course. >> i switched teams like i did was a huge risk and chance for me, and it was obvious chains for me to showcase my talents. so, proud of everybody back home in the shop. thank you for building us good race cars. >> rick: with a spot in the european cut finals on the leap, england took on italy in the 113th minute, italy thinks they have a goal but ruled to be offsides. replay showed was a good call. the game was decided by penalty kicks. england goes on top 2-1, takes out the camera in the process. but england would score no more. the scorekeeper turns away cole. demandty puts in the clincher and the italians beat england 4-2 and now face germany in the semifinals on thursday. >> we now go to cromwell, connecticut, for the final round of the travelers championship. rory sabbatini with the shot of the day. a hole-in-one. mash leashman began

dry and windy conditions helped fuel about five this afternoon near sonoma is course 300 a. that deadly steep terrain made it difficult for crews a fun get a handle on those claims. curzon no. they're also on alert as heat and wind creates any dry conditions firefighters are quick to respond to the small fire near a playground in nevada as a hamilton neighbor had. they were able to get it under control before it spread to nearby homes. the fire behavior is far as intensity and the matter of resources that are going to be needed to make those fires they can liken shelburne this morning as a precaution. federal investigators the cause of that massive blaze still unknown the don't expect a lot of answers anytime soon. a spectacular fire thursday morning leaves a senior housing complex that was under construction burned to brittle and red tagged by the city. so ruins to reassess the situation and make sense that parts are unsafe. the close look at a complex cmo they block long. it could be several days before clues can assure the structure of to me is safe enough for investigati

-- sonoma coast is dealing with a big drop in the temperatures. 58 hand jose. west southwest 13, fso it is trying, you need to see that, yesterday was calm and that's why they warmed up. it will still be hot inland and by the coast 50s 60s, 70s and 80s by the bay, and upper 90 -- 90s. and more of a windy day. 80s around 90s some 60s closer by the beach, 72 alameda, 95 brentwood, 70 pleasanton, 70 hayward so if you are traveling east to watch watch your car they are mom tall -- daily city, san mateo 80, woodside 84. fog will start to clear thursday looks like a transition day, friday with your weekend always in view, another warmup pie the weekend. >>> this crash may not have been an accident. >>> plus allegations of child abuse against a member of water board t- the shocking video behind the scandal. >>> coming up, we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banki

our testimony begins to cool, sonoma airport 43 and for 3 in woodside and scott valley. now maybe that is cold for this time of year. >> a restly bridge at 8, it tells you this will not be warm in the sacramento valley and it was really cool for them. low clouds and the breeze will pick up as the low begins to eject east northeast and as it does it keeps temperatures down today but a slow recovery as we head to tuesday wednesday and thursday so nothing outrageous, sunny and mostly breezy, 60s and 70s, coast and bay warmest temperatures are below average and there is a little bit of a rebound on tuesday and wednesday and water temperatures are so cold, anywhere in the valley gets the fog machine going and it looks like it returns for the weekend. >>> tropical storm debbie is to blame. about a quarter of the oil rigs have been shut down but the disruption should be short since the storm is not expected to cause problems with platforms. for now gas prices are down, regular gas is down 16 cents in the last week. san francisco is now at $4 per gallon. santa rosa is seeing pri

currently, he operates sorrento imports, a vintage motor scooter company in sonoma. they also have a coffee concession on site that serves high-quality food and beverage to the public on a daily basis. very important was a mural protection plan. the arts commission is currently developing guidelines to best protect the murals. any future concessionaire or visitor or user of the tower will be required to follow those guidelines. in addition, the department will dedicate 1% of revenues from the concessions to the arts commissions for merrill maintenance and protection. this is in addition to the recently allocated $250,000 that the department gave to the arts commission for mural recommend it -- for mural restoration. in addition, mr. gramm proposes to implement a program to complement the current city walking towards which are every wednesday and saturday. as soon as i was assigned this project, i took it and learned a lot about the murals and had a whole new sense of appreciation for them. if you can, get out there and take a tour. in addition, he will install signed

there's the northwest corner of sonoma county you can see right now a little wet weather trying to move in near sea ranch, looks like when you get greens some of that is probably making it to the ground blue is probably drizzle at most evaporating now. you can see how fast the system is moving tail end of the compute we could have light rain in the north bay. the rest of us -- our best chance of rain mid-morning to mid-afternoon. >>> good morning. happy monday commute is good so far. live shot of 680 southbound from concord pleasant hill into walnut creek beyond to the 202004 junction, a few brake lights past -- past north main no problems 24 into the san ramon valley. all mass tran sit off to a good -- new ferry oakland alameda to south san francisco oyster point n judah back in line. >>> developing news happening right now, two of san francisco's busiest muni lines are roping to full service after being closed 10 days for construction. katie marzullo is live at 9th and irving many back to normal yet? saw the first train go by a few moments ago. we are here at 9th and irving you can se

up to the north in sonoma for nascar, just 70 degrees. you could be baking this time of the year to the north. and alameda county fair, and 67, 71 in san jose. holsters 70 today. still cloudy here along the central coast. some mist and drizzle but then a cool afternoon with the sea breezes increasing to about 28 miles an hour. not much change through tomorrow. if you like it warmer, not until, say, wednesday that we see those mid-80s just in the inland valleys. but typical come the middle of next week, but certainly below average up until then. >> all right. lisa, thanks very much. >>> well we anyone coming up? those are the favorite words puttered in the game muss sitcom. >> thank you very much. look forward to more stories about litigation left and right. the soup nazi. >> no soup for you, terry. >> thanks very much. >> eric: well, in sports at 4:15 the bay bridge series continues, bumgarner taking on the a's tyson ross. here's the highlights. >>> tim lincecum hasn't won a game since april. he had another shaky first inning last night b

to get you revved infor the race, here's some sights and sounds from sonoma. [engine revving] >> welcome to nascar. woo-hoo! >> i love it. very family orantsed, very military friendly. >> the food. the environment, the atmosphere. it's fun. >> i love the noise. the noise is the best. >> i like when the car goes really fast and i like seeing a bunch of other stuff, and i like seeing them win and going in the winner's circle. pretty cool. >> the best thing about nascar is the competitiveness, the balance, the been a fans since i was three and go strong now. >> any favorite racer is dale earnhardt, jr. he represents the sport the best way anybody can. for him to win last weekend was absolutely amazing to me. i've been waiting for it for four years. >> my favorite racer is jeff gordon. when i was a kid. my dad grew up liking him so i guess by default that's my favorite. >> my favorite racer is jimmie johnson. >> i love jimmie johnson, an all-around really good guy. >> my favorite. >> like the video game. yeah. >> my favorite is -- >> rick: oh, yeah. alan and spenc

to get you revved infor the race, here's some sights and sounds from sonoma. [engine revving] >> welcome to nascar. woo-hoo! >> i love it. very family orantsed, very military friendly. >> the food. the environment, the atmosphere. it's fun. >> i love the noise. the noise is the best. >> i like when the car goes really fast and i like seeing a bunch of other stuff, and i like seeing them win and going in the winner's circle. pretty cool. >> the best thing about nascar is the competitiveness, the balance, the been a fans since i was three and go strong now. >> any favorite racer is dale earnhardt, jr. he represents the sport the best way anybody can. for him to win last weekend was absolutely amazing to me. i've been waiting for it for four years. >> my favorite racer is jeff gordon. when i was a kid. my dad grew up liking him so i guess by default that's my favorite. >> my favorite racer is jimmie johnson. >> i love jimmie johnson, an all-around really good guy. >> my favorite. >> like the video game. yeah. >> my favorite is -- >> rick: oh, yeah. alan and spenc

we are live in sonoma. >> the overcast skies caused problems for travelers at the airport throughout the day. a spokesperson said some flights were delayed two hours and there was word that some arriving flight was delayed more than two and a half hours. they are expected to continue until the weather improves. the fog and clouds aren't causing problems in oakland and san jose. >> a activist was sentenced to six months in jail for an attack on a singer from vietnam. about a hundred people from all over the country gathered at courthouse today in support of the man. he was convicted of spraying a tear gas like substance at a singer during a south bay concert. he and his supporters say the singer was part of a propaganda campaign. >> as an american veteran of vietnam, i fought for freedom over there, why shouldn't i help here. >> after time served he will spend 54 days in the jail for the attack. >> late this afternoon a judge was asked to declare a mistrial in the case of a man accused of beating a priest who he said abused him when he was young. robert honda is live in san jose where

bay area nascar fans are in for a treat this weekend as the toyota savemart 350 invades sonoma raceway. before racing with the big boys, most of these professional drivers got their start on the miniature circuit. damon andrews has more. >> reporter: before nascar drivers like jeff gordon and jimmie johnson ever dreamed of hitting sonoma raceway on the sprint cup series, they began their need for speed driving an inch off the ground in a high-tech cart. >> it's just as action packed as being on the big track in a nascar race car. >> i grew up racing with a.j. allmendinger, mamo gidly, michael mcdowell, a lot of big-name drivers who now, you know, make a career for themselves as racing professional cars. >> reporter: gives beginners their first real taste of racing offer classes from those ages 7 to 70 and graduates move on to the red line oil carting series that showcases nine races in a season for those with an eye on a much bigger prize. >> it's a very competitive form of racing, it's some of the most pure racing that you'll see. so, it's not really about spending years at it to get

if you are heading to sonoma, make an criminal. throw it in the car. dress room. 50s and and -- take an drill. throw it in the car -- take an umbrella. just throw it in the car. 50s. and the possibility of rain towards the north bay and also along the coast and maybe even down to parts of the peninsula. those are the highs on wednesdays. these are the highs today, 50s and 60s. biggest temperature plunge has been inward where they've come down 25, 30 degrees for some. west-southwest breeze, not as windy as yesterday. it will still be a blustery day. 50s on the temperatures. we had 40s. there is the big guy hanging out and then we can check that earlier next week. fog, cool, wind. some sun out there. but not very warm. 50, 60s, or very low 60s. brentwood, they -- they are 73. ist hard to ifle -- it's it's a cool, cool day. coomb, wind. sun. a limb better than sunday but not really. >>> it's a brave, new day for pixar. ♪ today the movie studio is releasing their newest "chew chur william still. it's a story -- "brave." it's a story about a mom would wan

they will be hosting the sonoma grapes. former mayor albert buro will throw out the first pitch. >> very exciting. >>> the smallest stadium in the country won a big pageant title. >> miss usa 2012 rhode island. >> she paused for a second there. couldn't believe it. last night 20-year-old olivia culpo took home the title. she voiced support for transgender contestants. saying it would be fair if a nonnatural born woman would win. >>> queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee continues tonight featuring a concert at the title. the queen is marking 60 years on the thrown. yesterday more than a million people turned out to watch the parade of boats. she was joined by her grandson prince william his wife kate the duchess of cambridge as well as prince harry and the queen's husband. splendid affair. >> absolutely. >>> sal, is the commute splenned so far? >> it's not bad. if you have to go to work on this monday i think i can give you good news. let's start off with -- and pam of course. dave and pam. let's start off with 280, 880 in san

weather overnight through midmorning tomorrow, which is the reason we have red flag warnings up for napa, sonoma and marin counties, the higher hills and through the lake county through midmorning tomorrow. as that air continues to turn breezy, it will act sort of like a hair dryer overnight, continuing to dry out the hills. fire danger off to an early start across the north bay hill

it will be all over the sprint cup race in sonoma sunday. tony story was published in last year's, in the save mart 350. road rage becoming common in the race. only one of two road courses on the nascar schedule drivers tried to navigate tighter turns. something has to get >>> most of the wrecks happen from people being idiots. you cannot be the guy who run 17th and expect to go in the past six rows of cars and that's what happens every year. >>> whenever you have a restart somebody does something silly. know where you connect up that much ground. >>> has are trying to be patient and do the right thing and the guys try to take advantage and a geyser in bad spots. >>> if a dead wrote courses every week will agree to disagree. >>> which brings as to the nationwide in wisconsin. danica patrick, no. 7 gets a kiss and she is he knocked out and finishes 12. let's look out at the a's and giants game in oakland. the a's lead 4-tune in a fifth para a ground ball to brendan phillips and with as perrin's gets his man reds over minnesota and 6-0. to soc

>>charles: right now lions in sonoma county of the world's ugliest dog contest. right now they are shooting a student film. there is a lot of that activity. we are shooting a movie before the actual contest. 30 dogs have entered the contest. they're getting ready for contestants. there are two divisions, purebreds and must. the winner of that contest will defaced previous champions. there is one notable absence. last year's champion named iota passed away in march. we will have a brand new world's ugliest dog. there will be a lot of excitement this evening. this is one of the dogs from a vizcaya parker orca " are all our lives in santa rosa. upon and then when half-a i shall aha how huck of happened >> of syria shutdown made her and when hitler lieutenant at a one-year plan. the two pilots are missing. necessary steps for a response. his expected to make very strange relations between the two countries even worse. turkey has joined other nations in saying that the syrian president should step down because of the uprising. a deadly attack on a lakeside hotel in af

that is at sonoma raceway. clint boyer wasn't one of them. tony doing the grand marshall and starting honors, jeff gordon a five time winner but he was passed early by boyer who would lead 70 of the 112 laps . he was aggressive all day. they bumped josh and moved in to 6th place. on lap 73 -- he has to come to the pitch falling from second place. late in the race he was getting a steady challenge from bush. the 13 laps left. he holds off another charge. four laps to go and the other one kyle gets in to the back of paul. the second caution flag of the day. onto restart -- boyer is able to stay in front of kurt busch and keep his lead. back in the pack, all kinds of contact. dale junior taking hard contact from eric. he was last week's winner but doesn'tn 't make it two in a row. he finished back in 23rd place. >>> they go green white checker, moved past bush but approximate he doesn't have enough to catch boyer. he wins on the road course for the first time in his career. he moves up to 7th place in overall standing, top spot helped by matt wh

. >> the roar of nasdaq -- nascar engines is back at sonoma raceway. this series began today with early practice and qualifying and there are is the first race since infin onchanged the name to sonoma raceway. if driving through be warned traffic is to be heavy at times. >> it's pride week in san francisco. largest event in the country. and abc 7 news is live where the festivities are underway. >> this is a party that has been warming up this afternoon. and there is a group of people walked by for instance we would not have been allowed to show you on tv. this is continuing here until 6:30 when the 9th annual transmarch will leave from here, organizers hoping for a crowd of 15,000. and they might reach that number. it started with something new. a brunch and a cans for younger generations to learn from those with more experience. this is separate from the pride parade. steering committee member says it's important for the transcommunity to have an event. >> this is important to show we're here together and we're proud of ourselves. >> this is showing w

open tonight in sonoma a thrilling finish to the toyota save mart 350. >>> it tastes better in victory lane >>> another a threat of venice for the a's and giants, 93,000 here, a great sports weekend we recap all and a couple minutes. >>> and new kind of fairy tale princess bested suitors for the top of box office " brave " the pixar film about a scott as princess earn $66 million. the lucky 13th pixar film to open number-one. madagascar are three abraham lincoln vampire hunter prometheus and snow white rounded out top five. 89 police dog shot by a car thief last month had a reunion with its human partner still wearing a cast bodie joined sacramento police officer randy van dusen for the western states endurance run the last lap, that is a 100 mi. race. he said knowing bodie was there helped him get through the race. >>> i knew you would be here waiting. >>> bodie expected to retto

run bodie expected to return to duty in december. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell coming up from sonoma race track a thrilling finish in the race and a thriller between the giants and a's. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. seven different winners in the last seven years, this is a difficult road course kurt bush had a chance to change that. he won last year. nine laps to go he's behind the leader but clubs the tires and damaging his car. he keeps going but not the same threat. a grand white checkered finish. he climbs as first road course victory bush finished third. >>> a mistake to my guys with bullet and to victory lane in california and i thought it was team tagger blo

and it's approximately the years of a 2002 to 2008 truck. >> this retired professor from sonoma state university. >> mees say they've named a suspect soon in an early morning shooting of a man outside of a car. the shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. in a parking lot there is a investigators try owing figure out if it was random or, perhaps, gang related. there is family of a teenager shot to death hired an attorney known for bringing misconduct cases against police and investigating whether police used excessive force in the shooting. he was with a friend and police stopped him for yot, engaging in suspicious behavior, akortding to police gains ran, then pointed a gun at an officer who shot him. >> a judge rule there'd is evidence to charge two men for the aattack on brian stow. that decision came after a preliminary hearing for louie sanchez and marvin norwood in los angeles. one witness, sanchez's sister recognized him as the person kicking stow but others dmot pinpoint sanchez and stow's attacker. >> it appears from the witness s they're describing a different individual other than

them on sunday, you will see the 90s. 81 fairfield. 80 clear lake, 82 sonoma. the fire danger creeps up on saturday with a red flag warning. perfect bay area -- wind at the coast. lots of wind from ocean beach and the winds will die down. it won't be as windy. good news there and just a nice looking weekend. >> just doesn't get much better. thank you it. >> coming up, we are staying on top of the grass fire in the oakland hills where downed power lines adding to the mess and impacting traffic. >>> and new pictures in to the newsroom of a crash that left lindsey lohan in the hospital. those and more at seven. >>> if you are looking for a career change an internship at facebook could be worth it. the cash changing hand this summer at some of the biggest tech companies. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob. who's bob? and if you didn't have a tv outlet, well then you couldn't watch diddly-squat. you talk a lot. you have no idea h

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up to the triple digits in sonoma and glen ellen. the extended forecast calls for 10 degrees cooler on father's day because it is a return of the low clouds and fog and the cooler air mass. monday and tuesday more seasonal and that looks like we will have a little bit of a warm up on wednesday. we will talk more about this next time around. >> $120 million to build and $50 million per year to maintain but does this bay area county need a brand new prison? why they scratched a cheaper,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> as part of a plan to save money, the state has begun to transfer inmates to county jails. but with prisoners comes money also. counties have been quick to snap up their share but concerns are mounting over whether those funds are being spent wisely. >> next month this empty lot will be a construction zone. eventually a new prison will be built that will house more than 700 prisoners in san mateo county. a facility that he says the community desperately needs. >> the problem goes back 20 years. >> he points to this women's jail in redwood

. >>> a deal to save a sonoma state park should be finalized in the next two weeks. they approved a plan yesterday which would take over operations of the state park for at least one year. now the park is on the hit list of parks scheduled to close in july. supervisors say closing the park would cost tourism and increase vandalism. time now 5:27, nurses are looking to walk off the job, the reason for the strike and we will have more on which hops will be affect -- hospitals will be a affected. >>> it looks like a fire was set deliberately and we will tell you why investigators say it looks suspicious. >>> we will take you on wall street to see what is happening with stocks. . >>> the opening bell, in support of lvg. the, employees are there and the benefits of clients global, it is gay pride month as well? >> it is. >> there is a lot of pride events coming on we should say so there on the new york stock exchange they are happy to be there, there is still a lot of concern over europe and we will have all the business news coming up. >>> we will go ahead and smile and

. >> an arrest was made in a hit-and-run accident in sonoma county that left a man critically injured. steven norwick, a professor at sonoma state university is in a coma after being hit yesterday morning on petaluma massachusetts hill road. an off-duty ploiferg spotted the pickoff with damage that matched the suspect's vehicle. he called police and cow with says he left the scene of the crash was he was late for late. >> alan: 11 dogs and several cats and six people are recovering after their rv burned up. the rv burst into flames while driving down the road in alameda county. the group, all from colorado, traveling up the coast to see the sights, when the fire protect out. one of the men inside the rv described what happened after someone alerted them there was fire. >> hopped up and started -- i started tearing stuff off the sink. more smoke, more smoke, and got a fire extinguisher that didn't work. it was like -- and then it's an rv so just burns up fast. get the animals out. but we couldn't. >> alan: all the people got out safely but one dog and four cats died in the fire. the am

that broke his winnless streak, but sonoma is not an oval. they have a road course. there are only two on the nascar circuit. junior has never finished higher than 10th here. >> it is like being able to play golf well. it is something you have to do all the time. if you neglect it or don't take it seriously, you won't be good at it. you can't just pick up a bag of clubs and hit every four months and think you will play a good round. >> germany has been bailing out greece financially. no bailout today on the pitch in euro 2012. greece and germany meeting in poland. germany strikes in the 39th minute. he finds some room and uncorks one to the back of the net. 1-0 germany. greece responds and 55th minute and slides in and beats the german keeper. with germany up and the header to make it 3-1 germany. they go on to win it a score of 4-2. germany will face the winner of sunday's match between italy and england. we finish it up with a baseball note. jeff kent was known as a fiery competetor, fiesty dude. his next project will take him to the philippines where he will searc