Im ama. Today the nation paused to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. A solemn ceremony today in union city to remember victims of 9 11. The event was held at the flight 93 memorial at sugar mill landing park. The United Airlines flight was headed from new jersey to San Francisco international airport. It crashed in western pennsylvania when passengers tried to overtake the planes hijackers. Today the ceremony included bagpipes and a ceremonial bell ringing. Were also mindful that the selfless and heroic acts of the passengers and crew of flight 93 may well have saved an untold number of human lives. The union city memorial was created by a former marine from hayward and dedicated in december of 2007. There are 40 granite stones bearing the names of the flight 93 passengers and crew members. Abc News ReporterMarcie Gonzalez is in new york with a look at the tributes honoring the lives lost that day. [ taps ] reporter flags waving, tears falli falling, honoring the 2,983 people who lost their lives in the terror attacks on september 11th, 2001. 13 years and it still feels like yesterday. Reporter bells leading into moments of silence. Marking when the planes struck the twin towers, crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania, and hit the pentagon. 13 years after a small and hateful minds conspired to break us, america stands tall and america stands proud. Reporter standing proud, but on alert. Security especially tight at this years ceremonies. The increased concern about isis is now adding to the work that were doing. Reporter officers keeping close watch Laura Rockefeller reporter until after the last name was read and my loving sister reporter and into tonight, as these beams again light up the new york sky. Reminders of all that was lost 13 years ago, and that promise to never forget. For the first time on an anniversary, the Memorial Plaza will be open to the public tonight until midnight. So anyone can come to see those beams of light up close, and pay their respects. Marcie gonzalez, abc news, new york. Coming up in ten minutes, the message one Bay Area Transit Agency had for commuters on this somber anniversary. On world news tonight at 5 30, david muir and a survivor share a view of ground zero you havent seen before. Today is a spare the air day. Look at the haze across the bay. Its been like this most of the day. An accuweather update. Hi, spencer. The haze continues to hang over the bay area and we continue to have hot conditions in our inland locations. Showing sunny skies across all of the region, except for coastal fog. And heres a look at High Temperatures so far. 100 degrees at livermore. 100 in lakeport. Numerous upper 90s from cloverdale to fairfield, concord and antioch. Here in San Francisco, a high of 78. Across the bay in oakland, 83. So far, it could get warmer. Wildfires continue to burn up in the northern most part of the state. Some of it continuing to travel out to sea, and then curl back into the bay area. Thus adding to the haze and declining air quality here. Tomorrow will be our second consecutive spare the air day, with it expected to be in the east bay and Santa Clara Valley. Ill tell you how long we can expect this wave of heat to last in just a few minutes. Thank you, spencer. Friends and family attended a Memorial Service in San Francisco today for 14yearold High School Freshman rashawn williams. He was stabbed to death by a former classmate. Williams was killed last tuesday outside of a corner store in San Franciscos mission district. Police arrested another 14yearold and charged him with murder. Today hundreds of friends, family and classmates from sacred heart preparatory gathered to remember rashawn at st. Marys cathedral. Its overwhelming to me. It leaves me speechless. But appreciation. Its been a whirlwind of support. And also anxiety. A lot of tears. But an overwhelming sense of community. Rashaurn was a top student and talented Football Player who had earned a full scholarship to sacred heart. The dod office in fremont will open tomorrow after a suspicious scare. The office on Central Avenue was evacuated around 11 00 this morning after a suspicious electrical device was found near the door of the building. The area was cleared by 12 30. Barbara boxer and Diane Feinstein were among the 16 female senators calling on the nfl to now adopt a zero tolerance policy on Domestic Violence. In a letter to sent to commissioner roger goodell, they said we are shocked and disgusted by the images of one of your players assaulting his now wife. You shouldnt get a Second Chance to play football in the nfl. Ray rices case could serve a wakeup call to the other professional sports leagues. Carolyn tyler joins us from at t park. You spoke with bud selig today. Reporter thats right. Hes stepping down in january. So his visit to at t park is part of a farewell tour. As far as the issue of domestic abuse, he told me today that the Players Union and the league have discussed in the past implementing some rules and regulations. But no action has been taken. An antiviolence group called the San Francisco giants are models for professional sports. But the league itself has no policy on Domestic Violence. Outgoing commissioner bud selig was noncommittal today whether that should change. Major League Baseball does not have an explicit protocol or policy dealing with Domestic Violence. Is it time for that . We handle every we havent had any cases, im happy to say, for a long, long time. But we deal with situations as they occur. Reporter there have been several incidents and allegations over the years. Former twins and Yankees Second baseman chuck knoblock was arrested this summer, charged with assaulting his exwife. Jose conseco pleaded no contest to Domestic Violence charges back in 1998. While theres no official league policy, giants ceo larry bair said hes in favor of anything that acts as a deterrent. Its up to every team in every league to call attention to the issue, and highlight the issue and do whatever they can. Reporter for the past 1 years, the giants have held a strikeout violence day at the ballpark. This coming sunday it will feature a nonprofit called futures without violence. That Group Believes every workplace needs a Domestic Violence policy. Sports leagues in particular we think have an additional responsibility. Because they do hold social value. And young people and fans are watching every move these players make. Reporter her organization has sent recommendations to the nfl, on training and education, in light of the ray rice incident. In San Francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. Still ahead on abc 7 news at 4 00, somethings wrong with former governor schwarzeneggers new portrait at the capital. Were talking about a coverup. Also, an 81yearold man will make the swim from alcatraz to San Francisco. Theres a special purpose behind this plunge. New at 4 30, the sfo Airline Mechanic who found a noose on the job. This is a story youll find only on abc 7 news. The traffic at 4 09 on this thursday, a little better on the righthand side down south to the peninsula and 101 south. Nothing is going to change if we dont change the leadership at city hall. Today four former Police Chiefs in san jose came together saying theyve had enough of the turmoil in the department, and something needs to be done. The mayor says this is nothing more than an Election Year stunt. Abc 7 News Reporter vic lee joining us live at city hall with the story. Vic . Reporter larry, the Police Officers association brought the chiefs together, at least in my memory, this is the first time ive seen four former Police Chiefs in one room. Unless, of course, its a retirement party. But their primary reason for coming together today was to throw their support to Santa Clara County supervisor dave kortasei for mayor. They said they wanted to tell the public that they support the rank and file officers in their battles with city hall. I love this city, i love the department. Its time for me to speak out. To watch it be taken away and destroyed, its difficult for me personally. There are deep wounds here and its hard to watch. Thats our baby. Thats our police department. You care about the job. You care about the place. Reporter these four former Police Chiefs have more than a century of experience behind them. What grade do they give the department now . When it comes to support from city hall, its frankly an f. Reporter and they blame it almost entirely on measure b, the pension reform act which attempted to rein in growing costs. Hundreds of cops have since quit. And the exodus continues. The chiefs agrees there needs to be fiscal reform. But at what cost. Its priorities, where you put the money, what you say is most important. Public safety is most important. Reporter the officers, the chiefs say, have become the unwitting victims of measure b. Theyve been demonized in the public process, and theyre leaving in droves. Nothing else is going to change if we dont change the leadership at city hall. Reporter with that said, they endorsed county supervisor dave kortasei for mayor. His opponent is sam lacardo who was not available for comment. This is an Election Year. Reporter outgoing mayor chuck reed worked on pension reform with lacardo. He supports them for mayor. Weve been able to stabilize the city. Were restoring services for a third year in a row and weve been able to increase the employing in the police department. Reporter meantime, parts of measure b are in litigation. Vic lee, abc 7 news. Remembering the 13th anniversary of the 9 11 terrorist attacks. In San Francisco, firefighters stopped what they were doing and stood at attention at 6 59 a. M. , the moment when the south tower collapsed. Among them, members of station 1, 15 of those firefighters packed up and headed to new york, right after the attacks to help. Firefighter kevin salas was one of them. It became pretty clear a lot of firemen passed away. It was a pretty serious atmosphere at the firehouse. A lot of guys were quickly thinking of what we could do, how we could help. Salas and his colleagues used their Vacation Days and paid for their own tickets and headed to ground zero. It was more than a gesture, there was an Important Message to riders. Abc 7 News Reporter matt keller has more. Reporter in the quiet hours before the sunrise in downtown san jose, a vta light rail train stops at 5 46 a. M. For a little longer than usual. It was the same time the first plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center in 2001. The conductor prepared the train for a moment of silence. To honor the many and women of the armed forces, thank you, to preserve the safety and freedom, we will decrease operations for one minute. Reporter security is on the mind of the Santa Clara Valley transportation authority. They were doing a sting at the first street station in japantown. They hoped to spread a message from Homeland Security on the anniversary of 9 11. The see something, Say Something campaign is raising awareness to potential threats to transportation systems. Its not something they need to be concerned about every time they get on a bus or train, but something that just as a general practice, is part of everyday life, its good to be alert and to be aware of a suspicious package. Just like at an airport. Just report anything that you see thats going on. Its easier to report suspicious activity thanks to a mobile app called vta alert. It came out in april last year. 600 reports of suspicious activity, unattended bags and other possible crimes were made to law enforcement. While a terrorist threat makes the headlines, daily crime is more of a concern of the riders we spoke to today. This is more of a viable threat than a package. Suspicious bag. Theft and violence on the light rail. Reporter the vta alerts app is available for iphones and Android Phones, and is free to download. Matt keller, abc 7 news. Word of a coverup surfacing recording former governor Arnold Schwarzeneggers new portrait at the state capital. The former governor returned for the unveiling of his official portrait. Theres apparently a little bit of a problem with it. A New York Post reports theres a smudge on schwarzeneggers lapel where a picture of Maria Shriver was removed. Schwarzenegger sat for the portrait long before the couple divorced in 2011. He was wearing a lapel pin with shrivers picture on it at the time. One capital tour guide said the person who touched up the painting did not do a very good job. An 81yearold former marine is making a big push to raise money for a Korean War Memorial. Final training laps in santa rosa this morning. On sunday, he will take part in the 19th annual alcatraz invitational swim. Stewart fought in korea from 1952 until 53. Hes part of a group trying to build a permanent Korean War Memorial in presidio. The 1 1 4mile swim is the day before the 64th anniversary of the landing, a fierce battle in which u. N. Forces, mostly american troops, had to land on the beach and fight their way up a seawall. Those guys langered in the forgotten war for a long time. I would like to bring it to the front. They put their body and soul on the line and did what had to be done. If youd like to give where you live, weve added a link to the Korean War Memorial foundation on our website. Driving into the city today, embarcadero, 70some degrees. Inland, close to triple digits. Close. Some of the inland locations did hit triple digits. Perhaps in some places its uncomfortable. Sunny skies reaching across all of the bay area, except the coastline, which has some low clouds and some cooling fog. Meanwhile, while we swelter here in the heat in parts of the bay area, its snowing in parts of wyoming, near lander and casper, even over in the westernmost part of south dakota, just west of rapid city. But much of the remainder of the nation is still feeling the heat of summer. Heres a live view from the emoryville camera. Low clouds and fog at the coastline. 66 in San Francisco right now. 76 in oakland. 82 san carlo. Heres a live view of the cooling fog moving through the golden gate. 94 at santa rosa at this hour. Fairfield 98. 100 in livermore right now. A live view from the camera at the building marine layer. These are the forecast features well see hot inland conditions for the next two days. It will be a spare the air day again tomorrow. But well see a cooler pattern settling in early next week. Right now, if you look at the satellite image, you see the big ridge of High Pressure dominating the weather picture. The heat will hang on for a few more days, as long as the High Pressure ridge is our dominant weather factor. For the week ahead, san jose will see High Temperatures the next three days. Well above average. Up near 90 tomorrow. But beginning to drop off a little bit as we approach monday. Then monday through thursday well see temperatures pretty much the average seasonal range for san jose this time of the year, around 81 to 83 degrees. Overnight, look for some fog at the coast. A little bit beyond the coast, low temperatures relatively mild, mainly upper 50s. To right around 60. Then tomorrow, another sunny and hot day in some spots. Well see High Temperatures ranging from upper 60s at the coast, where we expect a good bit of sunshine tomorrow. Mid to upper 80s around the bay. Upper 90s to near 100 in the warmest inland locations. Heres the sevenday forecast. Tomorrow, another spare the air day. It will still be hot inland on saturday, but perhaps a couple degrees lower than today and tomorrow. Then on sunday, we see more significant cooling. And then monday through the remainder of next week, well see temperatures in the more seasonal range, certainly more comfortable range than those who dont like the triple digit heat. Larry and ama . Thank you. Rachael ray, what are her seven essentials to have in the kitchen. Facebook rejected this picture on its website. And now its apologizing. We made a new friend. We did. Rachael ray. Rachael stopped by abc 7 last week and i got a chance to spend time with her and get her list of seven things Everyone Needs for the kitchen. The first thing you have to have is a sharp knife. Whether you know how to sharpen knives yourself or take it to someone, you can resharpen a good old kitchen knife. Okay. Second thing you need is a huge