good morning. thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze breaking news from the east coast three people were shot and killed in a supermarket in new jersey. new information about the gunman. katie marzullo is live in our breaking news center. >> reporter: the gunman reportedly among the dead was apparently wearing body armor. the shooting happened at the pathmark grocery store in old bridge, new jersey 25 miles outside of new york city around 1:00 this morning, before the store was open but employs were inside stocking shelves. police responded to a call of shots fired. we are hear at least two windows were bashed in at the store. police had a confrontation with the gunman and the gunman was shot and killed. again, we know he was wearing body armor. two other people dead, not known how many others were shot. we know several employees were

taken across street to a tgi fridays and waiting there. no word on who the shooter was or what if any his connection was to the store. if you are staying home this weekend, get ready for major road closures two bay area bridges starting today, amy hollyfield is live at the transbay terminal construction project in san francisco. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of you may be headed out for the long holiday weekend to relax construction crews are just gearing up. i've got video to show you. this is cool, watch this, time lapsed video to i go you a sense of what they are -- to give you a sense what they are going to be doing in san francisco this is the new terminal. they will be digging out a roadway and creating a temporary steel bridge that

going help them work around this area and keep them from closing this area in the future. how does this affect you? fremont street closing 10:00 this morning between howard and mission. if you are coming in off the bay bridge plan a route around. the new transit center is five years away. down south big closure, the dumbarton bridge shutting down they are going to be doing seismic work. it closed memorial day weekend all transportation officials are figuring out it is a good quiet time for shutdowns. they think this will be the last closure for this bridge. they are going to shut that down ten:00 tonight they hope to open it tuesday 5 a.m.. fremont in san francisco will also be open for tuesday morning's commute that is really when you want to watch the morning news because we will be watching to see if

they got their work done and if everything is open tuesday. keep in mind this is going on, relax, enjoy your labor day weekend. there will be a lot of crews working this holiday weekend. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. the republicans have wrapped up their convention. today mitt romney and paul ryan begin 68 days of campaigning before the election in november. romney accepted the nomination last night amid a show of republican unity that once seemed distance. he focused on jobs and the economy promising to make it better. he said it is time to turn the page on the obama administration. >> today the time has come for us to put disappointments of the last four years behind us to put aside the divisiveness and recriminations to forget about what might have been and look ahead to what can be. now is time to restore the promise of america. [ applause ]

>> romney and ryan will thank their supporters today then head out to campaign. actor clint eastwood's appears at the convention is drawing mixed reviews. while looking at an empty chair he carried on a long conversation with an imaginary president obama telling him he failed to deliver on his promises. >> and then i just wondered, all these promises and then i wondered about you know, when -- the -- what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that, can't do that to himself. [ laughing ] >> you are absolutely crazy. >> you are getting as bad as biden.

>> the crowd cheered and shouted his famed catchphrase, "make my day." backstage romney aides winced at times as the remarks stretched on and on. political reporter mark matthew will be live next week from the democratic national convention. once that convention is underway you can get updates by following mark on our facebook page or twitter. eight more dead birds tested positive for west nile in contra costa county they were found in antioch, clayton, concord, discovery bay, oakley and walnut creek and brentwood trucks were out spraying no human case of west nile have been reported in the bay area this summer nationwide there's been an epidemic with 1600 confirmed cases and 66 deaths. a bill is heading to the governor that would post money state park closures for two

years lawmakers approved the two year moratorium yesterday and allocated 30 million dollars to keep parks running, a month after a financial scandal when it was discovered ha employees stash away 54 million dollars even as they threatened to close dozens of parks. the department's director has resigned. final preparations are underway on the new cal bear stadium. the bears will face nevada in the home opener tomorrow afternoon. the stadium includes new outdoor plaza and luxury suites. 5:07. time to check in with mike. did you use your wipers this

morning? >> i didn't, but it was a little misty especially around sfo. a lot around the bay and drizzle at the coast good morning only areas that were clear yesterday and have clouds today are warmer half moon bay, napa, santa rosa everybody else is around two to seven degrees cooler. we are looking an area of low pressure see the jet stream returning from its hiatus in canada, that's when you though we are starting to get the changing of the seasons some of the cooler air in the longer nights up north breaks off and heads our way that's what we have. this time of the year, doesn't hang around long because when he -- because we are getting 13 hours of sunshine. cloudy 7:00 in the 50s, breaks in the sunshine especially north bay i should say east bay and south bay in the valleys temperatures in the 70s, 67 around the bay, 56 coast. a little more 4:00, mid 70s

inland upper 60s bay, clouds come back cool breeze for evening need a light jacket everywhere. tomorrow breezy but more sun, one to three degrees warmer cold air mass gone back to summer warmth for sunday and monday let's turn it over to frances. good morning. i can't find any problems now, good looking commute this friday morning. started off badly at 4:00 when we had a couple of accidents, right now things are fine and a lot of roadwork clears at 5:00. across the golden gate bridge i saw crews around 5:00, lanes are open, bay bridge toll also delay-free at this point, westbound 80 heading here looking good, as you make your way towards the oakland maze. south bay right now it is an easy ride on northbound 280 as you make your way past highway

17 out of the santa cruz mountains. there was an earlier traffic alert on 101 at tully, that's been cleared no delays good to go in either 280 direction or 101 as well. here's a look at some traffic waze traffic app as i zoom around the bay area there is a little bit of slowing on highway 92, not terribly bad, still close to 30 miles an hour, 36, which isn't that bad as you head through. no major trouble reported this is a great way to figure out the best way to get away for the weekend or also to get around some of the traffic delays expected for the labor day holiday. 5:10. financial world is waiting to see what comes out of a big meeting in wyoming today. the money report, next. the state crackdown that could be coming to party

buses. how early do you think your child can learn to read? the company that claims it can do so before they are one. this summer you made the sleep train dream campaign a huge success thank you to all of our facebook fans, $30,000 is being donated all that money goes toor

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good morning. ford is focused on a crown the model is on track to become the best selling car in the world this year right now ahead of the corolla. at today's fed conference in wyoming bernanke is not expected to announce moves to shore up the economy but the bank is considering such action. study finds most of the new jobs created pay poorly majority of positions lost during the recession were mid level. jobs that are taken by young people are being filled by older work lost more lucrative jobs. as we had into what is usually a slow weekend at the movies more theaters will be showing two disney films, a last chance to see avengers and brave on the big screen before they head to video. abc news is part of disney that. is america's money, i'm rob nelson. good friday morning. a bill cracking down on party buses is heading to the governor for his signature.

the bill passed unanimously in yesterday makes operators legally responsible for drinking by underaged passengers last machine a woman died after falling out of a party bus during a fight after a concert. chp says everyone on that bus had been drinking, except the driver. police officers in the south bay will step up summer crackdown on drunk drivers this labor day weekend. dui checkpoints are planned for saturday, extra patrols in the rest of the cities in santa clara county. law enforcement began their 18 day crackdown august 17th. 245 people have been arrested for drunk driving, a drop from last year no dui-related deaths on bay area roads. private memorial service will be held today for the man who left an impact on earth, and a footprint on the moon services will be held today in cincinnati for astronaut neil armstrong the first man to walk on the moon.

there will be an event to now new fund for children in his honor. public services planned for washington, d.c. in early september. armstrong's service coincides with rare blue moon the first since 2009 the last until 2015. bill to improve breast cancer detection in women is headed to the governor's desk. following a mammogram women dense breast tissue be tphfrd that -- be informed that screening options are available. a study found women with dense breast tissue, 75% of cancer is missed by mammography. the measure is the work of a state senator of palo alto. how early do you think your child can learn to read? a company claims to team kids as young as nine months old. now, the company has agreed to pay all of the money it made, 185 million dollars in fines

to settle charges of false advertising. this infomercial claimed little kids can learn to read using flash cards and video, learning kits $200 a piece and made 185 million dollars. the ftc charged the company with making false claims that the system was backed up by scientific studies. your baby can read is now out of business and the ftc may only collect half a million dollars. peek of reading, the kindle fire seems to be on fire according to amazon the popular e-tablet is sold out it has been a top seller on amazon szott come the company doesn't say how many have been sold associated press puts the figure at five million the second bestseller behind the ipad. it cost $199 compared to the ipad starting price of $499. amazon is expected to launch the new version of kindle fire,

next week. nasa showing pictures of black holes and galaxies. the yellow circles show black holes with masses millions of times greater than our sun. this is an artist rendering. nasa's explorer used infrared technology to find black holes obscured by gas and doubt they found 1,000 super bright galaxies they nicknamed hot dogs they put out one times more energy than our milky way. 8-year-old british boy on the beep found a chunk of something and thought i was cool it turned out to be a piece of amber grease, polite term for whale nasty chunk could be worth $63,000. charlie says he might use the money to build an animal habitat, perfume makers use amber grease to make their scents last longer. the rock-like substance is

rare, illegal in the u.s. because it comes from endangered sperm whales. >> did you know you were spraying whale up-chuck on yourself? >> no. >> i don't think any of us did. >> perfume, not cologne, right? >> i think -- >> let's talk about a nice walk on the beach this weekend i'm sure things warm up later this weekend. >> maybe you will be lucky enough to find one of those too. changeable weekend, good morning, 5:19 clouds hanging around as we look south from our roof cam downtown san francisco live doppler 7 hd fog along the coast, drizzle, very humid outside this morning some may call it moist as we have mist hanging around most of our neighborhoods as sea breeze is may go a very strong push now 60 mountain view, mid to upper 50s cloudy around the monterey bay.

clouds stubborn today some of us not seeing much sun around the coast and parts of the bay cool breezes takeover all neighborhoods during the afternoon. cloudy, misty tonight, coastal drizzle, turn things around sunday, monday we done start off the end of summer well this holiday weekend but we feel like it sunday, monday temperatures oakland nine, everybody else double digits 10 in livermore and san jose, 11 san francisco, napa 13° cooler than average today. here's a look at stubborn clouds through the morning commute, best chance of drizzle along the coast into san francisco noon still seeing most of the bay covered with clouds and definitely all of the coast, north bay valleys to east bay valleys in the south bay sun by noon, better part of the bay covered in clouds by 3:00. in the south bay sunshine low to mid 70s with the peninsula covered mid to upper 60s most neighborhoods may make it to

70 in redwood city mid 50s coast, brisk day for you, near six any downtown south san francisco, sausalito, 78 two days ago now 59, almost a 20° swing. near 70 in the north bay valleys, east bay shore, cloud cover keeps most of you in the 60s, some 70s possible. mid 70s to near 80 through antioch and brentwood, monterey bay low to mid 60s, mid to upper 70s and more sun inland. couple of things at the game tonight, red sox in town and fireworks game but we are saluting the petaluma national little league team have fun, but dress warmly, 59 at 7:05, 55 by the end of the game. one to three degrees warmer tomorrow more sunshine, look at sunday, monday, warmest in the forecast temperatures back where they should be for this

time of the year. still looking good, new crash reported westbound 580 in pleasanton, we'll look at that right now westbound 4 antioch, there's always a few brake lights 53 miles an hour you can tell it is a little friday lightish. also, westbound 580 at doherty this crash reported chp en route seems fine now even out through the altamont pass, you might be slightly under the limit. drive time from the pass to 680, 15 minutes other than that you are fine cross all bay area bridges, including this live shot of the is -- san mateo bridge westbound find out past the toll. north bay commute, no delays on southbound 101 past marin civic are to 580, golden gate bridge and oakland maze good to go in all directions westbound 80 towards the bay bridge and this is westbound

580 towards the bridge. 5:22. >> 49ers make plays that are eye openers for coaches. can you say sweep! sports is next.

preseason is over for the 49ers and raiders so we can get the regular season party started. 9ers beat chargers 35-3 last night and 9ers will open regular season in green bay september 9th. raiders lost to the seahawks 21-3. raiders will host chargers in oakland monday night september 10th. the giants face the cubs in chicago tonight after completing a sweep of the astros. pence singles up the middle in the 7th scoring sandoval and posey giving giants 6-4 lead. sealed with homer in the 8th, giants take three in a row from astros 8-4 final. giants are 4 1/2 games up on the dodgers who lost last

night. the a's hope to stay hot after beating indians in cleveland 12-7. a's have won six straight including four game sweep in cleveland they return home to host the red sox tonight >> pence is on a tear at the plate. next, samsung fights back, big victory it scored against apple in a japanese court. why california teachers won't have to worry about a rating system considered by state lawmakers. big honor for the little league team that could the pride of petaluma gets to rub elbows with the a's. >> they do it cooler than average weather, 50s coast into san francisco, 60s most of the bay. 70s and we may make 80 in antioch and brentwood, that would be about it. low to mid 70s seattle and portland everybody else in the 80s and 90s, phoenix 102.

newark just reported all flights on time. we will have delays at sfo probably not oakland and san jose. when they let us know we'll let you know or you can check it out yourself

we begin entering our labor day weekend thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. south bay school district will celebrate a rebirth today elementary school that

burned down in a devastating fire two years ago will reopen. terry mcsweeney is live at the new trace elementary school in san jose. >> reporter: it is a beautiful school, just fantastic design 1200 people expected out here, parents, teachers and students to come and celebrate the rebirth of this school. it going to be a community wide celebration city officials will be here as well far cry from what it looked like two years ago pictures from july 5th, 2010. flames taking this school to the ground. we were out here that morning and it was a massive fire. firefighters battling it for hours and hours. here this morning, completely different story. the cause of that fire, two 16-year-olds, they admitted setting that fire, each one took a different part of the school to set on fire. they were tried as adults, both convicted.

now 18-year-old sentenced to eight years in prison the other arsonist who has been convicted awaiting sentencing. they did 10 million dollars worth of damage. the school didn't hesitate, it set up portable classrooms, classes were in session for that fall 2010 school year. today the community coming together the school is going to be celebrated with a choir, students, parents, teachers, officials, trace elementary coming all the way back and the big celebration is today. here it is, students coming back-to-school and it is going to be better than ever as far as the campus is concerned. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> a san jose firefighter remains in intensive care after he had a major heart attack while fighting a fire. he is reportedly in stable condition in a medically

induced coma. he was helping to battle a fire at st. patrick's cathedral yesterday when he collapsed. >> was in full arrest. -- frank was in full arrest, means no pulse, not breathing it is devastating for us to hear that >> we won't know the outcome until he's brought out of sedation we know the amount of myocardial damage if there is any brain damage from lack of oxygen. >> specialists say the fact that he was treated and stabilized so quickly is a good sign. ryan has worked in the fire department for 15 years. lawmakers attempt to create new teacher evaluation system shelfed, the decision was made yesterday. there wouldn't be time for a public hearing on amendments itch the california teachers' social had supported the bill but school boards and administrators opposed it. the measure would have evaluated teachers more often,

provided the teachers' union agreed to the terms. bodies of a man and woman found in a flooded louisiana home bringing the death toll from isaac to at least four. isaac is a tropical depression swirling in the nation's mid section. it will be another few days before louisiana residents caught in flooding can return home. isaac dumped 16 inches of rain on that, 500 people had to be rescued. today crews are punching a hole in a dam to ease some of the flooding. mitt romney and paul ryan will thank supporters today before they head out to the campaign trail in florida and virginia. romney wrapped up the republican national con by accepting his party's nomination for president. t.j. winick is at the convention site in tampa. >> reporter: good morning. some of his thunder may have been stolen by a hollywood legend and empty chair, more

on that later. romney was emotional at times. he touched on campaign issues he's likely to hammer home over the next couple of months. >> mr. chairman and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> reporter: the nation's eyes were on mitt romney businessman and former governor who made his case for leading america. >> what america lead needs is jobs, lots of jobs. >> reporter: the republican nominee promised, if elected, 12 million dollars over the next four years. he expressed disappointment in the current chief executive. >> you know there is something wrong when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> reporter: romney opened up about his faith he spoke about his parents and his mother's run for u.s. senate. >> i can still see her saying in her beautiful voice, why should women have any less say than men about the great

decisions facing our nation. >> reporter: the finale was combative, claiming president obama has thrown israel under the bus and hasn't been tough enough with russia. >> now is the moment we can stand up and say, i'm an american, i make my destiny, we deserve better. my children deserve better. my family deserves better. my country deserves better. >> reporter: the gop's mystery speaker turned out to be clint eastwood. he might have had more awkward moments pretening this empty chair was president obama. >> can't tell him to do that, he can't do that to himself. >> reporter: he did effective taxes on the white house. >> when somebody does not do the job, he gotta let 'em go. >> reporter: romney and ryan will get new campaign planes this morning outside of tampa before taking off the critical swing state of virginia where they will hold a joint rally in richmond this t.j. winick,

abc7 news. the democrats hold their convention next week. mark matthews will be in charlotte, north carolina for live coverage of the democratic national convention. you can follow him on twitter or go to our facebook page. samsung is the winner the latest court battle with apple. a court in japan ruled today the technology samsung uses to synchronize smartphones and tablets with computers does not infringe on apple patent. last book a jury in the south bay reached the opposite conclusion and awarded apple one billion dollars in damages. tonight the a's will honor the petaluma little league team that made it to third in the world series. they will be the stars of a special pregame ceremony and will all receive autographed baseballs. they are going to be getting a key to the city of petaluma

that key is being created bay a shop class at petaluma high. they will be honored in a parade sunday at 1:00 at 4th and d streets. walnut park. >> congratulations. boy they will be at the game tonight what is the weather going to be like for that game? >> a's game going to be cool, upper 50s dropping into the mid 50s includes rolling in hopefully they won't be too low because it is a fireworks game. checking out fairfield, winds mean sea breeze is stout gusting to 35 there 24 concord, eight sfo winds are faster a little above where that reporting station is taking that measurement now. when you step out you are going to notice the sea breeze

is back. low pressure to our north, satellite lows rotating brings cooler breezes and weather. today and tomorrow, the coolest days in the forecast icloud cover everywhere through 7:00, mist around the bay drizzle coast 50s by the time we get to noon east bay and south bay have sunshine the bay in the north bay still dealing with cloud cover, 50s and 60s there, 70 or two possible east bay valleys 4:00, sunshine, inland clouds still hanging around the bay and coast, 50s and 60s there 60s and 70s inland grab a coat everywhere cool by 7:00 tonight 50s and 60s, mist for evening festivities. saturday almost as cool as today a little more sun, sunday into monday warm once

again. still quiet on bay area freeways dumbarton bridge closed starting tonight at 10:00 should be reopened tuesday morning at 5 a.m.. here's a look at traffic now, expect extra heavy traffic on 880 heading to the san mateo bridge or 237 to get around the closure and on 101 from san mateo down to mountain view if you want to avoid that mass transit reporting no delays, ace will not be running for the labor day holiday, monday, keep that in mind. bart, caltrain and muni operating on a holiday sunday schedule for monday the labor day holiday here's a look at san mateo bridge, traffic fine at this point. of course to get around closures and detours you can use waze traffic app right now looking good on all bridges and detours when things get busy you will know where slow. westbound 580 an accident

reported near doherty, traffic seems to be fine. a traffic spotter moving slower now around 25 miles an hour. we'll keep you posted on the delays there 5:-- next some bay area hospitals will be writing big checks after they jeopardize safety of patients, according to the state. many women are being attacked in one neighborhood. is a specific race being targeted?or

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. welcome back. oakland police investigating assaults against women in the fruitvale district they suspect additional victims have not reported the crimes. police are urging latina immigrants to come forward. investigators believe many cases have gone unreported because of fear within the community. this woman doesn't want to be identified but feels compelled to share her story. >> he was grabbing my hand and putting it in his private parts. >> there's an escalating level of violence associated. the women have -- one individual has been hospitalized. >> in every case the victim was walking alone, rape counselors believe many of these women are being targeted because most are here illegally. attackers know there's fay good chance the victims won't

come forward for fear of being deported. six bay area hospitals will pay a total of $375,000 in penalties to the state for jeopardizing health and safety of patients. biggest penalty went to kaiser san francisco $100,000 for failing to follow guidelines involving bedside devices that automatically administer insulin. kaiser south san francisco was fined $75,000 for leaving an object inside a patient during surgery. south san francisco medical center, menlo park surgical hospital, st. francis memorial in san francisco and st. mary's in san francisco all received $50,000 fines for various violations. next, college kids may feel unplugged as they head back to campus. bloomberg business report is next. sad morning for the abc news family and robin roberts. the tragedy that has struck one of the nation's most loved tv hosts.

>> the book isn't even out yet and already creating converse. >> new warning from the pentagon for the former navy seal who wrote about taking down bin laden. >> search for the bay area man who could be california's next millionaire on the -- and only clue to his identity.

welcome back. 50s coast, 60s bay, sprinkling of 80s inland valleys. thunderstorms in nevada some going into sierra today could have a stray thunderstorm around higher elevations from l.a. at 89 to palm springs 103. up to the sierra -- if you are heading up to the sierra. we have sad word today to share with you from robin roberts. her mother died last night. roberts left for medical leave yesterday, a day earlier than planned to be with her ailing mother. she got back to mississippi just in time to see her mother pass away. roberts herself will have a ben marrow transplant next week to fight the rare blood

disorder of mds. if you want to leave a message for robin and dozens of our facebook friends have go to our facebook page. former navy seal who authored a book on the killed bin laden could wind up in court. the pentagon says matt bissonnette may be violating his oath not to die vegetable military secrets and the government is -- not to divulge military secrets and the government is considering bringing charges against him. lawyers say the book appears to be in material breach of an agreement. state officials searching for a mystery man who is a multi-millionaire. this man bought a ticket that is worth 52 million dollars. he purchased the ticket the quik-stop in walnut -- on

walnut avenue in fremont. he tried validate the ticket three times that's why officials want to help. >> we are wondering if there is a miscommunication maybe there's a problem that's why we are reaching out to him. call me and we'll help him with the claims process man who sold the winning ticket says the customer is a regular but might not speak english very much. california has begun releasing photos of winners because last fiscal year more than 20 million dollars in prizes went unclaimed people didn't show up to get their money. >> don't know about his english but i'm sure 52 million dollars is clear in any languish. >> that would be ka-ching! [ laughing ] >> we are going to look ahead to the weather. don't know fit is a million dollar forecast. >> how much gonna give me? >> 52 million dollars she promised. >> i want it upfront. embarcadero this morning, you can see the clouds hanging low, fright arrival delays imminent at sfo.

live doppler 7 hd, drizzle along the coast, mist around the bay, you need wipers once in a while getting around this morning sea breeze is back, thicker marine layer clouds are a little more moisture laden, mid to upper 50s, monterey bay mid to upper 50s. stubborn clouds and cool breezes temperatures drop dramatically, cloudy, misty, coastal drizzle and summer warmth returns for the back half of the holiday weekend don't fret if you want warmer weather it is coming, just not today. concord and santa rosa deeper into inland valleys cooler it is going to be compared to yesterday, 12° cooler in those areas. we'll struggle to make 80 in antioch and brentwood. mid to upper 60s with limited sun for most of the east bay shore today, sun in the south bay, low to mid 70s clouds on

the peninsula today mid to upper 60s to near 70 redwood city brisk along the coast a little drier during the afternoon mid to upper 50s, near 60 downtown south san francisco and sausalito, near 70 north bay valleys, mid to upper 50s beaches low to mid 60s monterey bay, afternoon sun, mid to upper 70s inland. special day at the coliseum red sox in town, fireworks forecast and petaluma is going to get honored for their run in the world series. the little league world series. 59 down to 55, dress for the chill that will be in the air over the coliseum. almost as cold tomorrow, with a little more sunshine, one to three degrees warmer warmth comes back sunday, monday close to average next week. new crash just came in on the peninsula 101 near sfo we'll keep an eye on that. bay bridge toll still delay-free, we've got some friday light traffic enjoy it while you can. with school in session,

traffic has been getting busy on the freeways this is westbound 80 in berkeley past university, little more conjested overall the east shore freeway good ride from the carquinez to the maze. contra costa county, slowing westbound 4 antioch, once you get here, southbound 680 still flowing well towards highway 24. 24 good to the caldecott tunnel. let's head over to the waze traffic app to show you that crash on 101 near sfo. i was just zooming around and it looks like someone just reported this accident, i'm going to click on that major crash reported overturned accident this reported by a traffic spotter a minute ago. we could see slowing northbound in the area, moving around 25 miles an hour. we'll keep you posted, 280 could be a possible alternate something to keep an eye on for my next report. 5:55.

shopping for a car? automakers are sweetening the deal to get to you leave the lot in the latest model. jane king reports from new york. good morning. dealers slash prices to meet sales quotas car buyers have been filling slow rooms later. general motors, honda and toyota giving rewards to dealers. forecasting strong sales as august wraps up another reason heavy ad campaigns during the olympics. yesterday aggressive back-to-school sales helped give a boost to gap and macy's not enough to pull stocks higher, dropping over concern europe's debt crisis is getting worse. why college kids may feel unplugged as they head back to campus. a company says most colleges and universities are not prepared for the heavy internet traffic expected.

at the new york stock exchange i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. many college students are returning to campus and they will be given what they need most, sleep. colleges handing out earplugs, eyeshades, napping lessons to help them get z's. late nights, crowded housing, energy drinks and social interaction contribute to sleep deprivation which leads to anxiety and academic troubles. doctors recommend adolescents get nine hours of shut-eye each night college students staying up late who would have been thought of that? >> i don't know. next, more birds test positive for the west nile virus in contra costa county. following a deadly mass shooting in new jersey. at least three are dead, including the gunman. new information about how the gunman was killed. also, latest on a case against the woman accused of killing nursing student

michelle le and how a judge's ruling w