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.. >> okay, lets get started. today we have a real treat. i think we all understand after wandering around these beautiful exhibits outside and a perfect day that we have today that tucson is a special place not only for the wonderful people that live here, but for the clear skies. so today we have a talk from two special authors, doug isbell and stephen strom that are going to talk about the observatories of the southwest and of course we all know why they are here and we have all bee...

lets go back to the desk. copper thieves are targeting san francisco schools. two schools in the sunset district have been hit. ktvu channel 2 reporter jade hernandez has more on why copper is in such high demand. >> reporter: that is right. the sign here at the school says no trespassing but thieves are not paying attention to that sign. in fact, right here in the sunset direct thieves are after copper. it puts copper between $2-$4 a pound. we are live at the alice fong yu school. t...

>> reporter: right now that is the question. the officers are still out here working the scene. theyve been here for three hours after the chase by chp. it ended up with the driver dying in the crash. and officers say around 1:20 this morning they tried to pull over a person that was driving recklessly and weaving. instead of obeying, the driver sped off and getting on 880. and he tried to exit at 29th street at the offramp, he crashed and was ejected from the car. officers believe tha...

im dave clark. >> im claudine wong. tori campbell has the day off. its wednesday, july 27th. it could still be a while before an interstate 880 offram reopens. thats because police are still investigating the accident there. ktvus paul chambers has been there all morning long and has more on what led up to the crash. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. its been five and a half hours, as you said. and they are still out here looking at the crash scene. officers are conducting an inve...

accident just before treasure island. well have an update for you in a couple minutes. >> plus, a bay area teen survives a bear attack in alaska and used. skills to help save the lives of two other teens. good monday morning. im eric thomas. >> and im kristen sze. >> top story this morning, two men now accused of beating bryan stow are set to make their first court appearance in los angeles. we have exclusive pictures of them. amy hollyfield is live at san francisco general where stow ...

>> mathiesen went to calm down the suspects as he approached the -- suspect as he approached the house. at that time, the suspect shot mathiesen twice. >> reporter: as he lay dying, according to officials, halloran grabbed the mother and tried to take her hostage in a car. but the brother got a gun and shot halloran dead. a justifiable homicide, its called. deputy mathiesens 21-year-old son vincent wanted to talk about his dad but family members warned him not to go on television. but ...

[laughter] craig: what suggestive about saying "i feel sleepy"? geoff: id like to go to sleep. craig: youll go to sleep the minute i unplug you. you know what i mean? by the way, everybody, what we learned on the show tonight was that the liberty bell cracked when it was first rung, right, geoff? geoff: thats true, craig. cbs cares. craig: good night, everybody. good night. [cheers and ap,,,,,,,, i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, were deliv...

5:00. lets go back to the desk. were continuing to follow developing news this morning. a search is expanding for a missing bay area wind surfer. the woman disappeared last night after going wind surfing along the foster city coastline. thats where we find ktvus tara moriarty with more on the water and land search thats now taking place. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. weve just learned that crews are actually searching the land near the san francisco international air...

a.m. yesterday. that jet is owned by one of anthonys former attorneys. we do know that the jet made a stop in panama city florida before continuing onto houston texas. it then stopped again this time in prescott arizona and an area known for spas and treatment centers for going to orange county and finally up to san carlos on the penninsula and that is where we find heather holmes tonight standing by live with this possible california connection. >> reporter: we tracked that plane, its...

shes kathy catten. she disappeared last night after going wind surfing along the foster city coastline. thats where we find ktvus tara moriarty with the expanding coast guard search. >> reporter: good morning. thats right. the coast guard is now searching the waters near hunters point in san francisco. theyre also looking along the shoreline near the oakland airport along the san lee an do marina. this is the point we believe kathy canton left in order to go wind surfing last night aro...