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that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. an exciting evening it was for political junkies. the voters have spoken in several hard-fought primaries where money, the tea party and dissatisfaction with incumbents were key factors. arizona republicans are sticking with a familiar face this november. >> this was a tough, hard-fought primary. >> reporter: senator john mccain won his bid for a fifth term over conservative challenges j.d. hayworth, just one of several key primaries that ...

good morning, im sydnie kohara. it is 6:00 on this wednesday, the 25th day of august. >> im john kessler. the weather a major factor in helping the firefighters on mt. diablo. lets check in with tracy now to see, though, what is in store for today. >> yesterday was hot but what about today? will it be as hot? well, first and foremost, you can still see not a lot of clouds out there. clear skies across the bay area, a beautiful brilliant shot looking out toward the bay bridge here. we a...

today. but not for the entire bay area. that cooldown will be more so for areas along the coastline. upper 60s in pacifica today. 74 in san francisco, cant wait. 90s in napa and santa rosa. we cool down a little today and a little more tomorrow. well take that cooldown into the weekend. by the time the weekend gets here, all this hot weather would have been a bad dream. thats a look at your weather. for your traffic this morning, heres elizabeth. >> i didnt even know san francisco coul...

well, the campaigning is over and now the name of the game is get out the vote. as voters decide which candidates will appear on the ballot come november. three washington insiders will try to hold their own today in key primaries around the country. >> i take every election that ive ever been in very seriously. >> reporter: in arizona, republican senator john mccain is in the political fight of his life against former congressman j.d. hayworth. the two have sparred over congressional ...

it was a dramatic capture at an arizona campground last night. u.s. marshals arrested the last of three prison escapees and the woman who allegedly helped in the prison break. lets get the latest from whit johnson. good morning. >> reporter: emily, good morning. in the end, fugitive john mccluskey was found in a sleeping bag and arrested without incident. but this manhunt led authorities through several states, all the way up to the canadian border and back down to arizona. authorities...

only trouble spot. the road is blocked in woodside at the intersection of la honda and glass ranch but it is in the clearing stages so hopefully it will be gone in the next few minutes. working your way around 80 at the bay bridge not bad traffic very light approaching the toll plaza. metering lights are still off. we have reports of a trouble spot 80 at kid well. it is blocking the number three lane and it is on the westbound direction so thats the compute direction. el portal at 80. ...

combat brigade left iraqi soil as the military nears president obamas deadline for ending all combat operations by august 31st. whit johnson is in washington this morning with more. good morning, whit. >> reporter: good morning to you. "operation iraqi freedom" is coming to an end. "operation new dawn" will soon begin. but many questions still remain about the future of iraq and the american troops who will stay behind. >> woo! >> reporter: the last american combat brigade in iraq is o...

alternate. roadwork continuing near the 880/92 interchange in hayward. sounds like the two left lanes of northbound 880 will be closed for the next hour or so. so far no big delays. traffic is light. it looks good where our camera is near the coliseum into downtown oakland. that is your traffic. for your forecast, heres tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. thursday morning forecast, couple of days away from the weekend. ill take it. out the door, partly cloudy start with patchy fog expect...

traffic sensors a couple of minutes ago but it looks like its gone. its gone but well watch it eastbound on 4. near the coliseum no issues, what would you expect to see this time of the morning, quiet towards downtown oakland. no meters lightning on the bay bridge toll plaza for an hour and a half so traffic is moving fine. they picked up the roadwork on the upper deck. that is your traffic. for your forecast, heres tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. so elizabeth, did you enjoy the suns...

could agree on. jurors did agree on lying to federal agents but after 14 days of deliberations they failed to reach a verdict on 23 other charges including fraud, conspiracy, bribery, racketeering and trying to sell president obamas former senate seat. whit johnson is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was a punishing setback for federal prosecutors. they will get a second chance to rework their case against rod blagojevich but the defense is gaining...