♪ in the news this saturday morning, october 16th, secretary of state hillary clinton visits san francisco talking diplomacy and technology during a speech at the commonwealth club. one lane of the san mateo bridge remains closed while caltran's crews continue to make more emergency repairs. >> a cool start with temperatures near the 40s in the north bay. 54 downtown. some cloud cover this morning but will it linger throughout the afternoon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm theresa garcia. we begin with a situation in the south bay. a connector ramp in san jose between southbound 680 and southbound 101 just reopened about an hour ago.

this happened after two-car fatal crash occurred 1:00 this morning. it was shut down three hours. hillary clinton's first visit to san francisco since she became secretary of state has hundreds of people thinking this morning about how technology could change world politics. during her speech before the commonwealth club there were no direct plugs for candidates in the november election but the secretary did wrap up her speech with a little bit of politics. amy holyfield reports. >> he was definitely in friendly territory. secretary of state says the commonwealth club has invited her to speak several times before but she's been busy. >> this is only the third place in the united states that i have spoken since i became secretary of state. (cheers and applause) >> but she says now is the appropriate time to have a conversation. and then she made her pitch to

this savvy crowd. diplomacy means technology. >> and i know that there are a million ideas that are born every day here. and if you have a good idea, we will listen. >> not only does she want ideas, she also encouraged the crowd to participate in public and private partnerships. >> we recently launched a new mentoring program called tech women that pairs accomplished women in silicon valley have counterparts in muslim communities around the world. >> the crowd loved it. >> we create the ideas that change the world and the world follows. so it's awesome to know the government is behind that. >> about 1500 people came to hear her speak, most of them women. >> i can't think of anything i'd rather be doing actually on a friday evening. >> secretary clinton answered questions about world issues and the situation in afghanistan. but the highlight came when bay ten-year-old girl named ellie asked her about the environment.

she talked about conversation but used the question to address the upcoming election. >> i think people running for office should be asked to explain their positions on what they're going to do. (cheers and applause) >> they covered a lot of ground with that question and the same answer she also defended her boss saying she's confident president obama's policies will be effective but suggested people have tom patience. amy holyfield. >> condoleezza rice met with president obama yesterday at the white house to discuss national security issues. rice spoke to cnn just before the meeting. >> it's frequently done, you know, that former cabinet secretaries' goal and pickly on the foreign policy side and see the sitting president. i'm looking forward to it and whatever's on his mind. >> the two met about a half hour. no details were disclosed.

rice gave the president and his daughters copies of his new memoir. right revealed she's been consulted a couple of times by secretary clinton. former president bill clinton will be in the bay area for realize in san jose and napa. he's one of the heavy hitters visiting california in the final push before the november 2nd election. he appeared with gubernatorial candidate jerry brown and san francisco mayor gavin newsom who's running for lieutenant governor. >> i agree with jerry. he's the only politician in america i've heard say this except me, which is that as horrible as this is, if we learn the right lessonses from it, when we come out of it we will be stronger than ever. >> earlier clinton spoke in orange county and supported democratic congress woman loretta sanchez. >> vice presidential candidate sarah palin is the featured he

speaker today in anaheim. >> your next governor will have to make tough choices about spending cuts and certainly she will be working in a bipartisan manner. (cheers and applause) >> palin was in sacramento yesterday. part of her swing through california. although palin has not endorsed a candidate in the gubernatorial race, she made it clear that she's backing meg whitman. she spoke in san jose thursday night. tea party members are holding an election rally this weekend in the bay area. the pleasanton tea party had ah a fund-raising kickoff in vicki's barbecue pit. they expect 10,000 people to turn out for the golden state really for america. candidates are scheduled to speak. this morning a disabled man is without the van he needs to get around and that's because a trio

of thieves stole it. they didn't just rip off a vehicle. as lisa amin gulezian reports from alameda, they stole his independence. >> life hadn't always been fair for darnell dangerfield. a car crash left him quadriplegic. things changed for the better because of a specially equipped van like this. >> gave me freedom to get out. >> the 49-year-old calls it his life line but this week that connection was cut. his 1995 chevy was stolen. at around 1:45 monday morning, those video cameras caught three men driving right up to darnell dangerfield's van stopping and then breaking in. >> when they got into the van, they got inside and i know they messed around for ten minutes so had to be searching, see what was inside. >> inside was his foldable wheelchair and foot rests.

the pedals lift his feet because he doesn't have the strength to lift themselves. depression is setting in. >> i mean, i'm super angry they would pick on somebody who's disabled. i'm afraid that he may become more withdrawn and reluctant to go out with us like he used to do. you know, he really thought it was a burden prior to, you know, him having that. >> even alameda police admit someone stealing a quadriplegic's van is a first. >> if this vehicle was particularly targeted because of its equipment, recovering it may be a little difficult than normal. >> normally a special needs van sells for $70,000. in alameda, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> here's another look at a van similar to the one belonging to darnell dangerfield. it's a 1995 chevy gulf stream

green with gray stripes. the license plate number is 9856-edp. if you think you've seen the van, call alameda police. we have contact information at abc7news.com. that's under the "see it on tv." contra costa departments arrested a man for rape at an apartment complex where several women have been attacked the last few months. yoakam is a resident of the complex and police say he knew the woman who was attacked. authorities are looking for the man responsible for an october 2nd attack. they say the description of him does not match yoakam. there have been five attacks since june at that same apartment complex. the man has been charged with three of them. six churches in san francisco have been hit by burglars. somebody stole last sunday's

collection money from saint george. st. francis alone has been targeted since late august. >> i think it's a sign of our times, of the desperation people feel and also people being -- knowing a church is vulnerable and many of us don't have security systems. >> burglars have stolen laptops, musical instruments, cash, checks and even food from the congregation. police don't think all the break-ins are connected. a lane in the san mateo bridge will stay closed at least until tomorrow. inspectors discovered a 10-inch crack during a routine inspection on wednesday. the crews have been working since then to patch up the work. they say the beam will be stronger than it was originally when it's done. >> the steel beam that had the

crack is shaped like a wishbone. we attached reinforcing plates to both sides of the wishbone. now we're gonna put in some additional -- an additional plate right at the v-section part of the wishbone. >> officials hope to have the work finished and the lane reopened in time for the 49ers/raiders game on sunday afternoon. coming up next, the obama administration says they will step in if prop 19 passes. >> we're not a government of washington to tell the california people how to vote. >> next the restrictions that would still be in place even if recreational pot smoking becomes legal in california. and why local armed police officers as well as many from around the world will be

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you by mancini sleepworld. depending what happens on election day in a couple weeks california could wind up in a showdown with the federal government. if proposition 19 perhapses, recreational marijuana use would be legal at the state level but as david louie reports, the u.s. attorney general has made it clear it still won't be at the federal level. >> the battle is going to be over marijuana dispensing sites such as these. proposition 19 will make the distribution and possession of marijuana legal in california. however, u.s. attorney general eric holder has indicated they're still illegal under federal law and he will prosecute them. former san jose police chief joseph macnamara is ready to tae on the feds. >> i remind the words of abraham

lincoln, of the people, for the people, by the people were not of washington to tell the california people how to vote. >> san jose has 80 cooperatives that sell marijuana to patients with doctors' prescriptions. the possible conflict in laws has operators of these facilities worried. >> if they are saying that they are going to enforce their federal marijuana allows, that makes me more nervous that my patients around going to be protected. they could end up whether recreational or patient getting into trouble with the feds because now they do want to crack down. >> chuck reid doesn't support prop 19. he's seeking voter approval for measure u which would allow them to tax marijuana sales. the money would be used to regulate pot sellers. but with 80 dispensaries in the city, san jose is being singled out for a legal fight. >> it will be a test case. we're the lab rats. the experiments will be performed on us because the 80 dispensaries we have in san jose are all illegal today because of

federal law and also under local zoning codes. >> others say conflict in federal and state laws might be beneficial. >> prop 19 if it does pass will send a political statement the federal government should readdress their policies. >> the conflict doesn't end there. the sheriff of los angeles county says if marijuana is legalized, he'll continue to bust pot smoking in public. >> the most recent field poll on prop 19 shows support growing but it is still close. statewide prop 19 is leading 49-42% with 9% still undecided. if you break it down by region, 59% of bay area voters plan to vote yes. 57% of los angeles voters support the proposition but in the central valley only 30% say they'll vote for it. okay. if you see teams of armed police officers storming the buildings this weekend, it is likely part of a large training exercise

called urban shield. the event is held in communities across the bay area and it is the nation's largest tactical exercise. you're looking at video from the 2007 urban shield. teams from nearly every bay area police and sheriff's department are participating and assigned various scenarios including chemical attacks, terrorist attacks and arresting hostages. >> although it's a picture in the east bay, this is really the first time we've been in san francisco proper where we have scenarios on the public view. so we will be at the pyramid center, montgomery street and city hall in san francisco. so if you're seeing tactical swat teams there, it's because of urban shield and not because there's terrorist activity. >> how will the weather be outside? lisa joins us. >> we have cloud cover out there. not the usual low clouds and fog. we have that in the south bay but higher clouds, temperatures mid-50s and feel like fall.

a big cooldown underway. that's for the whole weekend. your forecast is next. >> and also comin' up, the defending champion yankees rally late looking at game one in texas in the

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50 menlo park. a little more mild towards the south bay with 57 mountain view, 54 in mountain view with a busy day at the pumpkin festival at half moon bay. significantly cooler than 24 hours ago. fremont 9 degrees cooler. livermore 4 degrees cooler as well as napa and concord with cooling in san francisco. no airport delays this morning. mostly cloudy to start out. looking at clouds sitting out later on today for a partly cloudy afternoon with a slight chance of showers. more likely the mist and drizzle with us through the morning hours. we are looking at the cloud cover not only streaming from the south and west but we have the usual marine layer. it is shallow though at 1400 feet deep. we're going to see a stronger

onshore push and the higher clouds today. that's all gonna make for a cooler afternoon. you'll notice the cloud cover off the coast that will continue to stream in but we do have an upper level low that is developing to the west of us. and this is what it's gonna bring the chance of showers to the southern portion of our district and also in the mountains. tomorrow morning more cloud cover and with the mist and drizzle, we will be looking at some of that moisture on the pavement if you're headed out early tomorrow but notice the low travels to the south and the rain will sink to the south. so looking at the possibility of snow though in the higher elevations of the sierra nevada. back home clouds here and there with 77 santa clara and milpitas. a cooler day with clouds around. 74 menlo park. san francisco coming down about 5 degrees today for high of 65.

you'll notice the clouds from daly city and the sunset district today. numbers comfortable and napa with 77 for you. 79 santa rosa. near east bay a mild afternoon by the water with 68 in oakland. 70 in san leandro and coming down as much as 10 degrees today. a few 90s yesterday but today only 79 in danville. 81 in antioch. the monterey bay, a little fog in salinas and watsonville. then 75 watsonville and 382 gilroy. the forecast 82, the outside warm number so cooler for everyone and then more cooling tomorrow with a little bit of moisture come the morning hours and a dry week. a bit of an offshore flow. >> a little moisture meaning one day we don't have to water some plants maybe? >> yeah, yeah. >> not quite there yet, are we? >> that's okay. we'll enjoy the nice october.

>> dan harris joins us from new york. he's going to share a glimpse what's coming up on "good morning america." still keeping an eye on the afternoon math in chile. a man meeting hills baby daughter for the first time. some anger and concern lingering down there. we'll get into that coming up. also blood tests that may be able to detect head injuries. the u.s. military say they've developed this test which can diagnose head trauma which affect young athletes, combat troops and infants with shaken baby syndrome. and kids caught drinking at a house party in a mansion in florida after the homeowners' sons banished their parents to their bedroom. did the police do the right thing for arresting these parents. we call it your week in three words. your submission via video from

all over the country and set them to a new song by seal this morning. all coming up on "good morning america." >> i gotta say one thing on that party, wouldn't you think the parents would look out the window or hear something? >> there's a 9-1-1 tape where the parents are told their kids are passed out and they're surprised to hear it. >> we have to watch on that one. that's pretty dicey. thanks, dan. have a great weekend. >> you, too. >> let's move on talking sports. late this afternoon tim lincecum takes the mound for the giants in game one of the national league championship series and it is in philadelphia. last night the american league championship series, the new york yankees, were in texas for the first game of their series. larry has the highlights. >> good morning, everybody. s yankees and the rangers opened the championship series last night. the defending world champions found themselves down 5-0 early but the bronx bombers never out of the game. rangers owner with the

ceremonial first pitch and still bringing the heat. c. c. sabathia cannot bring it. josh hamilton gone. 3-0 rangers in the first. five runs in four innings. held the yankees in check. a-rod, a two-run single. here's a-rod. yankees rally from down 5-0 and ryan in disbelief. gets the final out as the yankees come back to steal game one in arlington by a final of 6-5. it's been raining in philadelphia for the past few days but the weather for tonight is dry and windy. perfect tim lincecum weather. he says the blister on the middle finger is fine. he will face roy halladay in game one. everybody's focuses on this clash of aces but tim's more

worried about phillies' sluggers than their pitcher. >> i gotta face at-bats. not so much him we're worried about. i'm worried more about pitch execution to guys like howard and guys like utley. that's more in the back of my mind. >> as for halladay, he threw a no-hitter in his first playoff game. with the phillies more than a decked in toronto. no pressure, just fun. >> more of an exciting anticipation. and, you know, that's one part i didn't expect. you know, to get to this point it's been so much fun but going out and pitching these games, you look forward to it. >> golf, pga and lpga tours are in the bay this weekend. the first round, a blade work in round 2. six under 65.

seeking his first tour win in eat years. the ladies in black hawk after an 11 under par 61. britney imploded with 15 shots more than she needed on thursday. sarah leading at 10 under. nascar in prime time. mike shumann will have your giants highlights tonight at 11 p.m.. i'm larry beil. >> next at 6:30. tight races and the home stretch brings political celebrities flocks to the state. >> more californians

good morning. a parade of high profile politicians will be coming to

california and some are already here to help in a last-minute push. the big races are in a dead heat and capital correspondent nanette miranda has more. >> we've seen former new york mayor rudy giuliani drop by but rock stars of politics are making a swing through california. bill clinton heads through the bay area over the weekend. former vice presidential nominee sarah palin heads to orange county. >> your next governor will have to make tough choices about spending cuts and certainly she will be working in a bipartisan manner. (cheers and applause) >> we're not gonna reward extremist rhetoric. get to work on the stuff that matters. that's the message of the new generation. >> senator john mccain heads to san diego while president obama visits next week, his wife in late october. >> for the first time in a long

time major seats in a blue state are competitive. there's the tight governor's race pitting republican meg whitman against jerry brown and incumbent barbara boxer in a dead heat in the u.s. senate race. >> the passion and excitement is on the republican side, plus the state's in play. that's huge for the gop. >> we need as much help as we can from folks like clinton and obama to pull this out. >> palin is popular with republican party loyalists but unappealing to independence voters. the candidates have to play in the middle. >> carly and meg are trying to get votes. the votes they don't have is that middle ground. >> the republicans are doing everything they can to run from sarah palin. >> the democrats appear to have the bigger task. political watchers noticed the core constituents are less motivated to go to the poll this

year. >> election day is still more than two weeks away but americans across the country are already voting. absentee ballots are coming insteadly and all this voting by mail gives the bait area an interesting advantage. mark matthews explains why. >> in contra costa county they're already getting absentee ballots returned. it has a high percent of voters that vote by mail. >> it will be 60% of the vote cast and statewide it might hit 50. >> compare that 50 to 60% to the mere 14% of los angeles county voters who vote by mail. political analyst paul mitchell says l.a. county is getting shorted. >> because the bay area mails out millions of absentee ballots that sit on kitchen counters and get mailed in. >> l.a. relies on day of voting and that's not nearly as reliable. >> we're going to lose three, 400,000 voters from l.a. county.

you can say that with a great deal of confidence. >> in latino also, that will hurt candidates jerry brown and barbara boxer. >> but in the lieutenant governor's race, it's not so clear. >> l.a. is 35% of the state latinos. those that don't turn out could hurt. it's less clear on the lieutenant governor's race. >> gavin newsom may benefit. the returns have been weighted on the democratic side until this year. >> right now the republicans are returning their ballots at a higher rate than the democrats. which is unusual. it goes against what i've been watching for ten years. >> could be all those early republicans were just eager to vote this year or could be they'll be a lot who are of them voting. we will continue to track it in the weeks ahead. in the news room, mark matthews, abc 7 news. >> one proposition has cities

across the state banding together and educators fighting back. if it passes, proposition 22 would keep the state from raiding city coffers to balance the budget in sacramento. karina rusk reports. >> hundreds of cities across california are supporting proposition 22. san jose's mayor chuck reid says it's time the state stop raiding local revenues to cover its own budget failures. he says that practice results in cuts to police, fire and libraries. >> the services that people value most are the service that is we deliver here in local government. this is an effort to make sure the state can't take that money. the state has to live within its means and that would be a good thing. >> educators say not so fast. they say the economy has made budget balancing tough enough and prop 22 would tie the hands of legislators to redirect money where it's needed most. mcmahon is the president of the san jose's teachers association. >> every aspect of the district

attorney. we can barely operate the programs we've operated in the past and captan't to afford to e any other dollars. >> those that oppose include the nurses association and professional firefighters. the november initiative is supported by the league of california cities, california transit association and california alliance for jobs. the nonpartisan legislative analyst office does not take a position on proposition 22 but does offer this information. last year the state borrowed $1.9 billion from city coffers but created a mechanism to repay it immediately. the analyst office says the state took or redirected $1.7 billion from redevelopment agencies to school districts. prop 22 would restrict the state's authority over gas tax money intended for local use. san jose's redevelopment agency says the state's money grab

wreak havoc on its ability to create jobs for stabilization projects. >> this agency was hit with a $75 million take. which is a significant hold on budget and prevents us from doing a lot of very needed local programs. >> if voters approve proposition 22, it would be a constitutional amendment that would change the way sacramento manages public money. cities say reform is long overdue but some taxpayer groups warn it would take away the flexibility lawmakers need when money is tight. >> when it comes to sitting priorities, education should come before redevelopment. >> proposition 22 would not generate any new money or create any new debt. but it would have a big impact on both state and local budget. in san jose, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> the former head of countrywide financial has agreed

to pay a $67.5 million settlement. this is to avoid trial on charges of civil fraud and insider trading. federal regulators accused angelo mozilo of handling risky mortgages. he was the highest profile defendant yesterday to face federal trial for the risky business practices that led to the housing collapse which sent the country into recession. lisa argen with a look ahead. >> we will see some sunshine but definitely a cooler day today and a cooler weekend. we're talking 5 to 10 degrees cooler. the view from our roof camera and the sun officially up at 7:19. i'll have your forecast for today, tomorrow, next week. fill it all out for you coming up. >> cutting our levees. >> cutting our levees.

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meg whitman's hometown newspaper said it best: "meg whitman has demonstrated a loose relationship with the truth" "a poor understanding of government" "pat solutions for problems whose depth and complexity clearly elude her" "she utterly lacks the qualifications to be governor" jerry brown "offers california exactly what it needs" "good ideas, strong principles, a reputation for telling the truth" and the ability to "get things done in sacramento" meg whitman's hometown newspaper and newspapers across the state have endorsed jerry brown for governor.

what a beautiful shot we have to share with you at this 6:39 hour of the morning. a camera atop ballmer and looking toward mount diablo. a little valley haze there perhaps and the sunrise looking quite nice. should be a nice fall day. who better to complain, meteorologist lisa argen. we were getting used to summer temperatures but big drop yesterday and today. that continues. temperatures as much as 5 to 10 degrees cooler. as we look from our roof camera, the beginning of daylight. 7:19 the official sunrise and setting at about 20 to 7:00 tonight. shorter days allowing for good radiational cooling and a cool start this morning in the north bay. looking at upper 40s. that's been our usual thing from napa to novato with some upper 50s, partly sunny sky, mountain view and san jose. we have fog with visibility at

about a half mile in santa rosa. be careful if you're headed out this morning. 54 concord and fremont. we're looking at temperatures continue to cool down today, tomorrow. in fact another weather system headed our way could bring a slight chance of showers tomorrow more likely, mist and drizzle. we're 2 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago in santa rosa, novato and oakland. significantly cooler in san jose and fremont this morning. so a mostly cloudy start. you saw the breaks in the clouds out there. we'll call it partly cloudy this afternoon looking at some sunshine. warming us up a little bit. certainly not like we were used to and a slight chance of showers comes in tomorrow by midnight tonight really clouding up and mist and drizzle tomorrow morning if you're an early riser. then we should see things clear up. satellite and radar composites, a lot of clouds from the south and west. our usual marine layer is shallow. 1400 feet deep.

a steady on-shore flow today. some high clouds and low clouds that will slowly thin out making for some sunshine today but look what's on the way. an upper level trough. this is going to miss the bay area skirting the south. it could bring out a little moisture around monterey, more likely in the sierra nevada. northern sierra looking at valley rain. southern maybe some snow above 8,000 feet and the rest of us, maybe our east bay mountains, diablo could see a few sprinkles, mist and drizzle along our coast tomorrow morning. back home today we will be looking at temperatures coming down. a pleasant afternoon though. we'll have clouds from time to time. 76 sunnyvale, 78 san jose today and the pumpkin festival promises to be a busy one for sure with a cooler day today and it should be pretty nice at our coast. give us the sunshine there but definitely cooler, 61.

74 menlo park with numbers coming down 3 degrees or so today in san francisco. you came down significantly yesterday. so less of a drop today. 65 downtown. north bay 78 in novato and sonoma with our east bay communities warming through the upper 60s in oakland, 74 fremont. here's where you'll notice the big cooldown with 79 danville and 75 in watsonville with morning fog. today a couple 80s holding on. east bay valleys. maybe a few drizzly drops tomorrow morning but after that when the system gets behind us, nice fall week ahead with some drier winds and even a sunny coast through midweek next week. >> that looks like a fair week ahead to get out and enjoy it. lisa, thank you. >> okay. >> the federal government is ordering the area surrounding all levees supported by federal monies to be clear cut. now california lawmakers joining forces with local flood agencies and environmentalists and they're fighting that order.

more from laura anthony. >> if the federal government has its way, the banks of hundreds of california creeks and rivers could look like this. clear cut of any trees or vegetation. >> the corps of engineers was stuck some 50 years ago. >> congressman joining with local leaders and flood protection agencies to on polls the stepped up enforcement of the clear cutting policy by the u.s. army corps of engineers. >> is there an overreaction to "katrina"? >> i think so. i think the army corps of engineers was really pummeled in the "katrina" and the new orleans situation. they wanted to cover their backside, fine. that doesn't make sense. doesn't makes sense here in california. >> in 2005 after hurricane "katrina" there were catastrophic failures. they compromised the levees. in the bay area there are 100 miles of levees that would be impacted including those along the napa rivers and creeks from

coyote creek. >> we don't necessarily agree with that. there are studies that show vegetation especially in california actually improved the safety of the levees. and we've cut trees from here down to the lookout at the end. >> wildcat creek in north richmond is a prime example of how the clear cutting would affect a local environment. in july county crews mistakenly cleared 25 trees from the banks of the creek. another thousand would be removed as the county complies with the federal mandate. >> we call collectively on the army corps of engineers to change its policy, otherwise all the vegetation will be destroyed. >> a spokesman said they will

consider a limited number of variances or exceptions to this new policy. in north richmond, laura anthony, abc 7 news. anthony, abc 7 news. >> an old-fashioned remedy being [ male announcer ] how can you retire at age 55? just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life. and taxpayers are on the hook for one hundred billion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities. no wonder those unions are 100% behind jerry brown. he'll just spend, and spend, and spend.

come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. . what a beautiful look. this is over in the east bay there. waking up this morning. it really is feeling like fall. temperatures a bit cooler although no necessary rain in sight. maybe a little drizzle later in the weekend. lisa will talk more about that but overall enjoy the day. should be a nice fall one. millions of dollars are spent researching migraine headaches but a bay area researcher is

suggesting that a common drug delivered in an uncommon way might help relief the pain for some patients. health and science reporter carolyn johnson shares more on the research. freda runs a migraine support group. many of her fellow members suffer from headaches so debilitating they are forced to turn to powerful medication. >> the majority of migraine patients in our group have used opiates and stronger medications because the migraines are not being controlled with standard medications. >> according to the national headache foundation, more than 20% of the nation's 29 million migraine suffers use medications containing opiates and barbiturates, both debilitating. >> the medications knock people out. and so basically once you know you need to take that, the rest

of your day is gone. >> a study is suggesting that one of the most common medicines may be able to help many migraine suffers. the drug is aspirin but not the kind you find on the drugstore shelf. this high-dosage variety is add minute stirred in liquid form through an i.v. a director the headache center, he says two-thirds of patients reported decrease in pain when given multiple doses of intravenous aspirin. the treatment used routinely in europe offers several advantages. >> one, it works. it's good data to show it's effective. you can give it intravenously and it has almost no side effects. it's not sedative and not addictive. >> the study did not look whether it's add -- a

-- add -- administered, you want to live your lives. >> the fda has approved botox for people who experience at least 15 migraine headaches a month. doctors will inject it into a patient's neck or head every 12 weeks and that is to dull future headaches. botox best known for relaxing wrinkles won approval to treat elbow, wrist and finger spasms. it blocks the muscles that temporarily paralyze. >> a man drove a $50,000 corvette into the ocean and left it there! witnesses say the driver was seen doing doughnuts and spinouts before he got stuck. three people ran when police showed up. two of them, a couple, told

officers they met a man at a bar and let him drive the car. it was a rental. even so. coming up next, the historic footage that's getting a new look

>> the winning numbers from last night's $72 million megamillions draw, 9, 10, 13, 31, the meganumber 10. the jackpot $86 million. we get a lot of interesting story ideas from u report powered by youtube.com. this concerns a rather famous film clip that you've probably seen before but none of us realized the significance of it until now. as wayne freedman shows this the film had been taken four days later, it would have told a

completely different story. >> market street today was a lot like any other day. just a lot of people going about their business and barely worth looking at. what if we could rewind this scene by 104 years. you wouldn't take it for granted anymore. >> you see the whole fabric of life. >> by now you may have joined the million plus youtube.com viewers mesmerized from this silent film. it does have a name. >> trip down market street. >> david king is a silent film historian. he wondered about the film for years and looked into it. the work became even more fascinating when he learned the exact date. >> it was made april 14th, 1906. four days before the earthquake. >> which makes this film a lot like a time capsule for the lost civilization. the miles brothers motion picture company made it as a promotion for san francisco. they put a camera on a cable car

heading east from 8th street to the ferry building, everyone oblivious from the pending doom that would shake and burn all this away. >> very possible the people staring right at the camera and if you look at it right at you, those people would be gone in just a few days. >> he went so deep that he tracked a license plate and learned the man driving that car would survive until 1935 and die in oakland. as for the kid staring back from that cart, nobody knows. one of the more interesting stories behind the story of this movie is how is survived at all. the myles brother that made it were the first bi-coastal movie company. they processed the film here. >> the night before the quake they sent it to their new york office. >> had they kept the film here, it would have burned along with everything else and we would

never have seen these 12 minutes in time which aren't so much different as 12 minutes today if ignorance is bliss. >> at any moment you don't know what's gonna happen in the future. it connects our world with theirs. >> wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> half moon bay celebrates its 40th anniversary art and pumpkin festival starting this morning at 9:00. main street turning orange with pumpkin carvers, farmers, the weigh-off winner the megagourd. pumpkin pie eating contest and an official festival bartender to show you how to blend that into your favorite spirits this halloween. the festival runs today and tomorrow until 5:00 each day and several expect monstrous crowds. leave early and be patient in the traffic. if you're headed to half moon bay, they've got a little fog or no on that? >> they do have clouds this morning. we'll see some sun and a cooler

day today there at 61. elsewhere at 65 san francisco with filtered sun. 68 oakland. in the east bay 5 to 10 degrees cooler today with 81 in livermore. 79 santa rosa, 78 san jose. so cooler afternoon. a few more clouds today. fog on the coast now in santa cruz and 76 later on. and maybe a few rain drops early on tomorrow but overall we clear out much of next week. a nice fall week ahead. >> looking good. our next newscast starts at 8:00.