>> this morning october 17th, the giants beat the phillies. game two tonight in pilly. governor schwarzenegger names six lawmakers he says tried to block his budget deal as payback for political contribution. >> cloudy skies right now but light rain will be moving through the bay area. i'll tell you when coming up. >> thank you, also. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. this morning giants fever is spreading after the team won the nail-biting first game of the

national league championship series in philadelphia last night. the giants defeated the phillies 4-3 in a much-anticipated matchup between the team's aces, tim lincecum and roy halladay. they need three more wins to advance for the first time since 2002. game two is tonight, first pitch 5:19. mike shumann will of course have the highlights later in sports. let's turn to politics. governor schwarzenegger with members of his own party thrown under the bus. in his radio address he named six republican lawmakers who tried to block a major piece of his budget deal and suggested they did it as payback for political contributions. amy holyfield reports. >> maybe these republicans just simply sold out because they got campaign contributions from the state prison guard unions. >> that's the kind of statement

you would expect from the governor when talking about democrats. but to say that about republicans? >> what i was really surpriseded about it is that republicans are also in bed with the same unions only hidden under the sheets. >> republicans in bed with the unions? political analysts say this is quite shocking. >> this is atypical behavior and that's why it led me to chortle. hard not to chortle seeing them go after their own party weeks before a major election. >> accusing them of trying to block pension reform for state workers. four of the six are facing re-election next month. >> our own governor has called them out and said they're hypocrites. that's pretty extraordinary when you have your own government doing that. obviously this can't be good for any one of them up for re-election. >> bob duton fired back.

his so-called pension reform is the result of his inability to reach agreement with california correctional appeals officers. >> i check the legislative that i just mentioned have accepted more than 75,000 dollars in contribution from that union. >> the head of the republican party in san francisco is siding with the governor. >> i was shocked that we finally had somebody that tells the truth to the people of california. corruption. corruption all over the place. >> those republicans all have prisons in their districts so that pension reform will impact prison guards. that explains the position they're in. political analysts say this all gives the democrats a lot of material to work with. amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> if you want to hear the entire address, we have a linking to what the governor said on youtube.com on our website. just click on "see it on tv." >> well, just 16 days until the election and the campaigns are pulling out the big guns to energize supporters.

this weekend former president bill clinton, senator john mccain and sarah palin are all making appearances to support california candidates. in the east bay the tea party movement staged its own get out the vote rally in support of conservative republican candidates. here's lisa amin gulezian. >> the product... >> the pleas... >> and the tea party... >> are we gonna vote on november 2nd! absolutely! >> half the alameda county fair grounds in pleasanton for this get out the vote rally. all parties are pushing hard to get voters on their side. according to a recent poll, 7 to 9% of california voters are undecided. that's how a third of the people here including madden consider themselves. she came to figure out if this party is for her.

>> i think it's taught me a lot about how other parties should respond to this kind of movement. >> according to an assistant professor melinda jackson, the democrats should take notice. >> the democratic party has a disadvantage in that the republicans spurred on by the tea party has been kind of more enthusiastic. there's a lot of energy on that side. they've been rallying their troops. >> we need you to help us get the vote out and really change california. >> tea party candidates need this rally to get their personal messageless out and meet with voters. but the politician considered to be the poster child of the tea party movement wasn't present. >> vice presidential candidate sarah palin is in california right now. the tea party says they asked her to speak at this event but she declined. they said she had a prior commitment in orange county. palin spoke in anaheim and was in san jose thursday.

the big drop isn't necessarily the names, it's more a feeling. >> the tea party has the energy to maybe get republicans voted in this year. >> democrats have controlled california's legislature since 1996. in pleasanton, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> former presidential candidate senator john mccain came out swinging yesterday in support of carly fiorina. during a rally at a veterans museum in san diego, mccain went after his colleague and fiorina's rival democratic barbara boxer. >> this person will never wave the white flag of surrender the way that barbara boxer has tried to do every single time we have been in a conflict. (cheers and applause) >> barbara boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the united states senate today. i know that because i've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> last week the veterans of

foreign wars political action committee reaffirmed its endorsement of boxer. her campaign has released a list of military spending bills and other measures she has supported. former president bill clinton campaigned here in northern california today. he has stops in napa and san jose. he was in southern california yesterday. today's appearance in napa bolsters the campaign of congressman mike thompson whose seat is targeted by republicans. that event is at the uptown theater at third street at 2:00 this afternoon. it is open to the public. 5:00 mr. clinton will attend a private fund-raiser dinner in san jose to benefit the democratic party. at 7:00 he'll take the stage at san jose state university with democrats jerry brown and gavin newsom to help in their respective races for governor and lieutenant governor. several environmental officials are here in the bay area this weekend awarding grants for

projects in three bay area communities. environmental protection agency administrator lisa jackson toured parts of oakland and richmond yesterday including the aamco superfund site in west oakland. industrial pollution is blamed for causing unusually high rates of asthma and lung diseases there. residents presented innovative ways to clean the contaminated toil including putting fish bones in the ground and covering with organic material. >> at the end of the day this community protection, i saw some outstanding examples today here in oakland of leadership. >> residents want to develop these superfund fights as well as create an environmental program involving latinos in the canal district. the epa is helping by issuing $100,000 grants in the low-income communities. an american businessman jailed for two years in iran has been

released. a family spokesman says 71-year-old padabi is expected to be escorted back to the u.s. soon. iranian officials accused padabi of passing $200 in cash to a man connected to a violent opposition group. but padabi was never charged with the crime. he has denied knowingly supporting the group. his family says he has diabetes and is in poor health. meantime sources in iran have confirmed to abc news that u.s. berkeley graduates shane bauer and josh fattal will likely be put on trial in iran. they were arrested a year ago while hiking on the border in iraq. as you know their friend sarah shourd has been released. dozens of police officers are competing in the largest tactical exercise in the nation. 45 police agencies with the f.b.i. and three international

teams are involved. the combination training exercise and contest goes on for a continuous 48 hours. this exercise in oakland yesterday simulated an amtrak train takeover. >> simulated terrorist takeover of a train that had a bunch of officers on it, a couple terrorists. got suited up in our gear. got on board the train, used our tactics, got into a little bit of a gun fight. got the people off the train. good time. >> other scenarios include a simulated chemical attack, a school takeover and a fake dirty bomb attack. those exercises will continue through tomorrow morning. up next the woman who became the television epitome of a 1950 stay at home mom has passed away. and the sentence the judge has sent

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> actress best known as june cleaver from the 1950s show leave it to beaver has died. >> hurry up, boys, you're gonna be late for school! >> the show debuted in 1957 with billingsly playing the quintessential 1950s stay at home mom. she acted in a number of movies starting in the 1940s but it wasn't until leave it to beaver she became a star. a spokesperson said she died yesterday at her home in santa monica. she had been suffering from a rheumatoid diseases. she was 94.

a man convicted of shooting a sea lion in the sacramento river is beginning his sentence of 30 days in jail and five years probation. that sea lion known for the man who helped capture him is doing well. he's covering from surgery at sixflags discovery kingdom. that's where he's going to live out the rest of his life. manny allenes was accused of shooting him last november. he's been ordered to pay $51,000 in restitution. this morning all lanes of the san mateo bridge are back open after caltran's crews completed emergency repairs. during a routine inspection last week, inspectors discovered a 10-inch crack in a seismic support beam. crews have been working since then to fix it. it reopened just before 3:30 this morning. engineers will continue to monitor that repaired section.

lisa argen here to give you a preview what's ahead. get ready. >> we talked about a little rain. >> yeah. >> a little couple hundredths. the focus is in the north bay. it will shift further south. not an all-day rain. i'll explain next. >> the giants win game one of the nlcs with cody ross going the nlcs with cody ross going deep twice.

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[ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> today marks the 21 anniversary of the earthquake. it struck at 5:04 in the evening just before the start of game 3 of the world series between the giants and the a's at candlestick park. the quake lasted only about 15 seconds but it left 63 people dead. it injured more than 3700 people and caused billions of dollars in damage. so are you prepared for the next big one? on thursday there will be a statewide earthquake drill. it's conducted at 10:21 in the morning. that's when schools, businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations will drop, cover and hold on as part of the great california shakeout

drill. well, lisa argen has been quite billsy this morning. we like it when she's working over there in the weather center. >> as opposed to putting my feet up. >> yeah, another nice day! (laughter) >> we've been looking at the rain trying to shake out because the atmosphere is pretty dry in the lower levels. the radar is lighting up. we will look at a little bit of measurable rain. we're talking maybe a 10th of an inch in san francisco and oakland. a live look and you're looking at the bay bridge where we've seen just trace amounts so far this morning. live doppler 7 hd confirms that most of the activity in the north bay right now. so this blue here not yet reaching the ground. but we should see some showers before the morning's out. the north bay around petaluma and inverness heading up towards roaner park, some light showers. if you head towards the east bay, the san ramon valley, walnut creek, a couple light showers heading down towards

dublin and finally as we put it in motion, you'll notice that the flow continues up from the south and west. the areas of low pressure that is bringing the precipitation will continue to sink to the south and east today. so this morning we're looking at the light rain in the north bay. by the afternoon shifting south into san francisco and maybe even a chance of a thunderstorm around san jose down towards san benito county. a few areas of light cloud cover. looking at temperatures dropping from 40s this morning, santa rosa upper mid-50s from mountain view to san jose. 55 livermore. light showers this morning. a chance of showers this afternoon from san francisco on south. it's the best chance. and then we look for dry and mild weather right through wednesday. so here's a look at our bigger picture. satellite and radar composite shows mid and high level clouds all across the state. an unorganized area, a couple bands of showers. the reason it's unorganized, the main flow cut off from the jet

stream. this area of low pressure will be setting up just off the coast of san francisco. so that's why we're looking at the widely scattered light showers today and then by the late afternoon hours it begins to sink south. 5:00 this morning the band to the north and by 10:00 this morning sinking into the east bay, the south bay. this will be all light shower activity and by the afternoon, not much. in fact, maybe the risk of a thunderstorm as it heads on out of here in the south bay. so the big picture for the south bay this morning will be the cool temperatures, the clouds this afternoon. we'll call it partly cloudy and numbers much cooler from the mid-60s sunnyvale, 70 los gatos, showers and the pumpkin festival 59 half moon bay. a few stray showers. north bay lower 70s if you get into a few peaks of afternoon sun. 72 calistoga. here east bay partly cloudy,

light showers berkeley and fremont. in our inland valleys look for just 70 today. concord and danville, pleasanton. a chance of showers and the best chance of a thunderstorm here around santa cruz through monterey and san benito county. the seven-day forecast, the light showers and then dry monday, tuesday and wednesday and we'll get back into a better chance of rain late work week into next weekend. yeah. yeah, i sound like it. >> i can tell. (laughter) >> thank you, lisa. coming up at 7:00, "good morning america." joining us now live from new york to tell us what's coming up. good morning. >> can you hear me? >> hi, carolyn. the governs are off. a nasty war of words erupts with elections a few weeks away.

a woman's newborn baby is taken away after the mother tests positive for drugs but it's not what you think. the popty seeds she ate in an everything bagel before giving birth is what caused the call positive. the actor to played june cleaver barbara billingsly has died. we remember the american icon as classic as her significant pearls. in her new book, rick springfield opens up a behind the scene idol persona. he says he accidentally killed a man. don't want to miss this interview all next on "good morning america." >> wow! we will look for you at 7:00. thank, beianna. let's check out sports. a big day for bay area fans. this afternoon the 49ers and the raiders battling for the bay at candlestick park. tonight, of course, the giants trying to take a commanding two-game to none lead over the phillies in the national league championship series after

surprising philadelphia in game one last night. here's shu with the highlights. >> good morning. you can forget about the tim lincecum roy halladay matchup. his throwing hand did not seem to affect him. the second, gets jason swingin'. seven innings. roy halladay hasn't given up a hit until cody ross goes deep. a 1-0 lead. the bottom of the frame carlos reid ties it up off lincecum, game tied at one. in the fifth see ya! cody second home run of the game off halladay. the g-men add on with a two-run sixth inning. can't handle it. buster posey with an r.b.i.

single at 4-1. two-run shot to right. 4-3 ball game but brian wilson would get the final four outs to close it out. giants take a 1-0 series leaded with a 4-3 victory. >> a long series here. it's a start. that's all it is right now. but it's good to win the first game. >> in the past i tried everything against them, trying to wait 'em out and, you know, try to be aggressive. i guess in between there. just trying to look for a pitch to drive. luckily i got it. a lot of guys that didn't start the year here that are big parts of this team. you know, like i said, when everybody's going out there to win, makes a big difference. >> game two of the alcs. rooting the ranges on against the yankees. yesterday david murphy goes to the second. later added an r.b.i. double and the rangers even this series at

one apiece this 7-2 victory. cal's never beaten l.a. embarrassed by the trojans. matt throwing off his back foot and david coming up with the big-time catch. 14-0 s. c. in the second barkley pumps. the freshman had 116 yards receiving two touchdowns. it's 28-0. kevin reilly had a first half to forget. three and 12 for 51 yards and two pictures including this one to john harris. that would lead to this. barkley to ronald johnson. makes it 42-0. tide the record with touchdown passes. it was ugly. fall to 3-3 with a 48-42 beatdown from usc. the brutal schedule continues in the first quarter. goes over the middle as tommy got 17 yards, 14-0.

moore going long to titus young. 43 yards later it's 6. 31 yards, two scores. boise state up 41-0. a whopping 531 for 80 yards. college football, three top teams went down including number one ohio state. bit by the badgers in wisconsin. ran for 104 yards, a 31-18 upset victory. after their tour of sweden, the sharks return to san jose for their home opener. announced captain joe thornton for a three-year contract extension. the deal worth $21 million. hoping to celebrate with a win over the thrashers. patrick marchlo merely.

atlanta rallies. they go on to win it, 4-2 your final. earthquake wins 1-0 to houston while nascar murphy wins in charlotte. all those highlights at 5:00. >> up next at 6:30. california joins the investigation into what's now become a nationwide foreclosure scandal. and the effect of pension and healthcare reform on san francisco city workers if it's

♪ welcome back, everyone. california has joined a nationwide investigation into foreclosures. this investigation by all 50 states could force mortgage

companies to settle allegations they improperly foreclosed on hundreds of thousands of homeowners. it could also result in steep, steep penalties for financial institutions. capital core respondent nanette miranda reports from sacramento. >> the probe into foreclosures could be good news for californians who have lost their homes or close to losing. steven thinks foreclosure is eminent after unsuccessfully applying for several loan modifications. he believes the investigation buys him more time with companies like allied financial alleys gmac mortgage, bank of america and chase halting foreclosures. >> we're lost in this limbo whether or not we're going to be able to keep our house. whether we have to move, relocate. >> they are not waiting for the investigation but could reverse the foreclosure to be complete.

they say their foreclosure was illegal and hired a lock smith and an attorney to move back into their home. >> a big way. but we're excited for my son to be back and keep dreaming. >> i think the burden is on the other parties to prove that we have done something wrong. >> allegations against some banks include the use of so-called robe -- robo signers. >> realtors report potential buyers are nervous about buying bank-owned homes that could later be questioned. >> lenders have had concerns perhaps they didn't foreclosure on those properties properly and there may be a little flaw in the chain of title. >> realtity track says 2.5 million homes have been lost to foreclosure nationwide since this recession started in september 2007 with california one of the hardest hit states.

in sacramento, nanette miranda, abc 7 news. >> a pension and healthcare reform measure on the november ballot would change how much san francisco city workers contribute to their plans. if it passes, it could pave the way for similar measures across the state. >> san francisco voters will be asked to weigh in on proposition b. if passed, it would make city workers pay more for their healthcare and pensions. >> we're spending a billion dollars on city employees pension and healthcare costs when we have a half a billion deficit. >> he wrote the initiative and got it on the november ballot. >> doesn't take away anyone's pension. doesn't cut anyone's healthcare. it just requires city employees to contribute towards these generous pensions, guaranteed pensions that they get and free healthcare. >> providing healthcare for san francisco employees and their families will cost taxpayers about $169 million this year.

according to the city controller, san francisco pays between $481 and $660 per employee per month for healthcare insurance. plus another $132 for dental. under prop b, the city would pay no more than half the cost of medical and 75% of the dental. employees would chip in the difference. labor leaders say prop b unfairly burdens families and single-parent households. >> if you're a firefighter just starting a family you'll see healthcare go up three to 5,000 dollars one year alone. >> i'm the only breadwinner. i'm wondering how this will really affect me. >> healthcare won't be the only added expense if prop b palses. they'll have to contribute more to their pensions. currently most city employees chip in 7.5% of their salary to fund their pension. that percentage would go up to

10% for most employees. 9% for police officers and firefighters. labor leaders say they've already taken pay cuts and made other concessions. they believe prop b will further erode deals they've already made with the city. >> we just find that categorically unfair to our members and city workers as a whole who have given back so often in the past and this year gave back 5% of their pay to help out the city budget. >> this isn't just a san francisco problem. nearly every city and county around the state is struggles with the rising pension and healthcare costs. instead of funding city services, taxes are going to city workers and retirees. the city of vallejo is blaming the rising cost for pushing it into bankruptcy. >> i would say that it is the number one problem facing the state for the next three or four years. >> abc 7 political analyst bruce cain says many cities are likely watching prop b closely. >> if san francisco goes for it,

it will be an indication that pension reform is going to happen throughout the whole state. >> the measure has split many former political allies as well. >> i'm gonna vote yes. >> former san francisco mayor and state legislature willie brown served on the state pension board. he says public employee pension reform needs to be addressed. >> and as is the case with anything in government these not affordable, you better pay some attention to it, otherwise you're going to end up like vallejo where they literally are in the bankruptcy problems or end up like oakland laying off police officers. >> current mayor gavin newsom says city leaders are well aware there's a problem and have been working with city unions to reach compromises. >> none of us are satisfied with it. that were there. in terms of the solution. but this is not the way to do it. you don't come down on top in the middle of a process that had already proven to be successful and dictate the terms, particularly with the healthcare components that really hurt. >> voters will have the final

say. their ballots will carry a strong message to politicians all over the state. deal with the rising costs themselves or taxpayers will make the decision for them. now, according to the california healthcare foundation, the average private employee contributes $428 a month to retirement. the average city worker puts in $175. proposition b would raise that to about 381. we have video and candidate profiles and a wealth of information about everything on the ballot. on our next politics page at abc7news.com. agriculture officials say they've beaten back a potential moths infest station. traps are turning up only a handful of european grapevine moths. the state department of food and agriculture say earlier in the year there were hundreds of moths in each trap. the invaders were first seen in

napa county in september 2009 after one grower lost his entire vineyard. $8 million has been spent on treatment and removal of damaged fruit in california. a florida produce company has unveiled a new vegetable with a twist: red celery. fresh foods showed off the celery at a trade show yesterday. the company says it's been working on the red variety some 20 years now by breeding regular celery with a european heirloom variety. the company says the taste and crunch is the same as green celery. the red one will be test-marketed here on the west coast starting december 1st. meteorologist lisa argen with a preview. wow, you just never know. >> we've been on a roll. now fall. looking at some unusual weather because rain is hitting the

north bay. i'll tell you the chances of getting wet in your neighborhood next. >> just off our coast is an underwater park. it is teaming with life. for the first time we have a for the first time we have a high definition ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matters. sign up at a branch today. 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"

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>> a marine sanctuary near the head lands, it's been decades since they went to the area. the surprises began early and continued for days. >> when a group of reserved and analytical scientists get together they tend to avoid superperiltives. this would not be one of those days. >> here it comes, here it comes! >> we were 22 miles out to sea northwest of san francisco on an expedition stopped cold by a uniquely uncommon display of humpback and blue whales feeding on krill. >> for the doctor and this crew it began early in bodega bay. these researchers clustered on to an oceanic boat. their destination, the kordell bank, an undersea island perched just on the edge of the continental shelf. >> when i would go for it, go for the shallowest point.

>> dive, dive, dive! >> the cornell bank is a national marine sanctuary, one of 14 in this country untouched and uninfluenced by humans but it's been a long time since we took a detailed look down there. a number of smaller specimens would be great. >> that was robert speeder in 1981 as he led the effort to document and protect this place by an act of congress. his historic images had a lot of influence. >> it's a diverse biological community that's isolated. this is an island. >> today dan howard manages the area for the federal government. >> what we're trying to understand is how the wreath has changed over time. this is our first opportunity in 30 years to get back down there. >> their results challenged any preconceptions. instead of 16 millimeter film divers took down high-speed, high-definition cameras in difficult conditions at 120 feet

they show waters teaming and a rock bottom absolutely carpeted with life. >> the color is just so much more vibrant than you would expect. it's beautiful. between you and me there would be a thousand little fish. >> this is spectacular. so jealous we can't go down there. >> but at least the divers brought a little of down there back up here. they did not discover any new species but the california academy of sciences will preserve these specimens for generations of study. >> it is a transition zone between the north and the south. so that may actually lead to organisms only found in this area between the north and south. >> in short, it's all about building a database, observing today for future compares son. >> with this new images, we see that the community is thriving. it's very healthy. it's very clean. that's a relief. >> especially perhaps for hungry whales with so much food and so

small a place, they know a good thing when they find it. from the cornell bank off the northern california coast, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> that was a thing of beauty there. >> definitely. >> i don't know if you could say the same about the weather except we always need rain. >> right. we were in fire danger mode last week. >> right. >> and monday tuesday. now got the showers, a lot of moisture out there with southwest low bringing in scattered showers to the north bay. a live look from our roof camera, emeryville, not much going on here. the focus will shift from the north bay through the south bay. best chance of showers and thunderstorms comes in later on today in the south bay. right now live doppler 7 hd shows some yellow here just north and west of inverness. elsewhere just some very, very light returns into the east bay around american canyon but we're getting light rain from the park through novato.

and from point reyes, definitely wet weather but here not much going on throughout the south bay, hayward. but as we look at the loop, you'll notice the motion is for the moisture from the south and west. it is pinpointing parts of the north bay now but all of this will continue to sink to the south and east today. so san francisco and oakland, you've got a chance of showers throughout the afternoon as well as fremont and mountain view. mid-50s pretty much across the board. upper 50s in oakland with 48 in santa rosa. so light showers this morning. chance of showers linger throughout the afternoon. and the best chance of a thunderstorm, monterey, san benito mild. the radar composite shows the area that sets up west of san francisco. until this thing begins to slide

south, we'll be in the area of the chance of showers that is cut off from the main source of the jet stream. so it kind of is on its own how it wobbles to the south and to the east. not really be carried out of here. here's our computer animation. you'll notice this morning the band of showers as we showed you, live doppler 7 hd mainly in the north bay. towards the 9:00, 10:00 hour shifting san francisco east bay and then by noon pretty much breaking up in a few areas of some sunshine around the bay. that will follow for the beginning of the work week. but overall cool afternoon. just 60s from sunnyvale at campbell. chance of showers for you today. peninsula a little wet from half moon bay to redwood city and palo alto 68. 69 los altos, downtown 60. plenty of cloud cover, maybe wet weather as you head up towards the north bay, if you're going to check out your pumpkin today. you'll get into some partly

cloudy skies in the afternoon, low 70s here. as the day progresses, we'll see a chance of showers throughout the early afternoon. oakland and inland valleys, a far cry from yesterday with low 70s and upper 60s for dublin and by the monterey bay. the system will head your way by tonight. a chance of showers lingers into monday morning for gilroy. high 70. the 7-day forecast shows this system, the timing may not be great are to the end of the weekend. a couple dry days before we look at more rain by the end of the week. >> lots of things today, niners game, nike, marathon, pumpkin festival. >> i think by the afternoon we'll see more typical fall skies. the threat is out there. >> but this should not keep people from doing any of those things. all right. thank you, lisa. from scientist feat to personal best, this is a story about the magnificence of the human spirit.

a young man in a wheelchair accomplishing what no one thought he could or should do. here's neil. >> at this skate park in suburban las vegas it takes a lot to i am press the daredevil crowd of teenager regulars. but the one who everyone wants to watch is the last person you'd even expect to see here. >> oh, yeah! >> he looks at the world from the seat of his wheelchair and doesn't look for obstacles, just things to jump and turned his wheelchair into an extreme sport outdoing other kids by pulling off something we could hardly believe until we saw it. >> i don't think any jog on earth can do that. >> take another look from his point of view. a complete backflip. >> a lot of people think of the wheelchair as a medical instrument. i think that's wrong. why not think of it as something fun. >> this is a crash land sing?

>> this is a mishap. >> he had that attitude his whole life after his share of struggles after being born with spina bifida that left aaron without the use of his legs. >> we credit a lot of his progression or desire to do what he's doing to the fact that we were told by the doctors that he would be completely incapable. looking at taking care of him for his whole entire life and look what he's done. >> today he travels the world with other extreme athletes doing things like this incredible jump off a 50 foot ramp and just weeks ago pulling off the first ever double backflip off a wheelchair. >> i just landed the first double back flip! >> but the exsim and adrenaline can't compare with the inspiration he gives. >> you go first. >> one of thousands who see in

aaron possibilities for a life they thought was only for other kids. (laughter) >> he's a hero. >> he's a hero. >> disabled? you don't like that word? >> no. because it's almost -- what's the word -- degrading when someone calls you that because disabled, i believe like the definition of that is unusable, like doesn't work, you know. >> aaron doesn't believe in limits. his favorite song is appropriately called something to live for. ♪ >> like every other teenager out here, he just wants to shred. abc news. >> just ahead a new test for tuberculosis. you'll get the results in a matter of hours$ñ$ñ$ñ$ñ$ñ$ñ$ñchi

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doctor, you want to know. >> the director says patients with suspected cases face weeks of isolation until test results come back from laboratory culture east if you find out it's not tb, you've wasted all those resources. you've potentially exsupposed the patient to toxic drugs and all the stigma that comes with tuberculosis. >> now those difficult diagnoses are made in hours rather than months all because of an experimental testing system being used at the clinic. >> my gene expert solution and add it to my sample. >> the testing was developed by setha. it uses the technology known as gene expert. a patient sample is placed inside where the system reads sequences of dna.

the chief medical officer says it's sensitive enough for drug resistant strains. >> the amplification detection of the tb gee no is only an hour and a half. >> for results that once took more than a month. the gene expert machines that analyze the samples start around $25,000. they're being used to test tuberculosis in several third world countries although the tb application is not approved for use in the u.s. >> we consider this a break-through technology. >> despite the initially investment, the doctor believes the test could save agencies like hers hundreds of thousands of dollars mainly by ruling out tb in patients who may have had nothing more than a suspicious x-ray preventing unnecessary investigations into nonexistent outbreaks. >> half of our suspects did not have active tb and a quarter did

not need treatment at all. >> carolyn johnson, abc 7 news. >> and that sunnyvale based company setha is in talks with the fda about beginning the approval process. in the meantime the bill and melinda bates foundation is funding the development and distribution of the tb test in developing countries. >> up next, the bay area's [ 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.

>> check out the winning numbers from last night's superlotto plus, 8, 9, 19, 30, 33 and meganumber 1. no one correctly picked all six. wednesday's jackpot is estimated at $9 million. a new museum in san jose dedicated to japanese immigrants is now open. the museum tells the story of japanese americans in the silicon valley. it's been in construction for

two and a half years. and was built in part by san jose native jimmy yamichi that spent time in a japanese internment camp in world war ii. he wants to show the struggles japanese-americans had to deal with. >> thousands. and how they survived. >> the museum is the only one of its kind in northern california, one of only two in the state. you still have plenty of time to catch the fall fun at half moon bay's art and pumpkin festival. the 40th anniversary event resumes at 9:00 this morning and runs until 5:00 on main street. the festival includes this year's 1535 pound weigh-off winner, a megagourd. the pumpkin pie eating contest, big crowds. so bringing your patience and traffic is bound to be slow

along highway 92 leading to half moon bay. and there will be a few showers. here's lisa argen with that final look at the forecast. >> may want to bring your umbrella. it's raining in the north bay. live doppler 7 hd shows all the green there. rain from napa to santa rosa moving into cloverdale as we will be looking at showers, chance in san francisco southward. moving up to the north and east and so today looks like a little bit of wet weather throughout the early afternoon hours and partly cloudy, dry right through wednesday with warmer weather and a better chance of rain coming next weekend. >> all right. thank you, lisa. that's gonna do it for us. thank you for joining us. our next newscast starts at 9:00 this morning. i'm carolyn tyler with lisa argen.