entered. she came to fire up the delegation ask z.attack the opposition. >> doing nothing is their philosophy. doing nothing. they do not believe in a public role. >> it's a message we're hearing a lot here in charlotte. >> so they work at anything and everything including stuff that they initially supported. >> when i remind people that it's the republican congress that continues to obstruct jobs, initiative they realize that the president is doing everything he can do and the economy is turning around. >> this in response to mitt romney's speech. >> but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office he is. his friends are better off. >> saying romney is better off and the message to delegates? so is the country. >> absolutely is he better off today. >> back stage, pelosi explained. >> this is not about are you better off now, but than you

would have been if a republican had been elected?. >> is that a tough snell. >> people have to know the facts. >> that is another aspect of the election. she says republicans are playing fast and loose. >> republicans don't care about the truth. because they think money will create its own reality. they have endless money. >> pelosi told reporters deception and big money is a deadly combination. she just outraised john baner. >> i'll compare a donor list to theirs any time of the week. i think what republicans race is transactional. what i have are people i'd leelistic about the country. most comes from the small donors. they're -- very enthusiastic about taking back the house. >> and pelosi is confident that democrats will take back the house, she made that statement today. standing next to california party chair john burton who

himself made headlines today, he was quoted comparing republicans to nazi pop gandaist. did he say that? you can hear it for yourself coming up at 6:30. >> we'll see you then. as for congress woman pelosi's fund raising, she raised $6.8 million since twut. she has raised more than $307 million for democrats and abc 7 news mark matthews will be live all week from the democratic national convection, you can get updates by following him on our facebook page. mark is also tweeting. >> and the biggest labor day picnic at the bay area happened in oakland. hundreds of union members soaked up the sun, enjoyed music and feasted on barbecue. vic lee is live tonight that. was only a brief distraction from union concerns.

>> well, dan, see that sign behind me? unions wish there are more signs but there is a tough year for labor, they're not happy with this growing movement by politicians to use their pensions to resolve problems. >> there is a symbols of the union struggle against fat cats were still around. absent were the he elect obama signs. vote no on 32 posters thark is the measure which would ban corporate and union money from local and state elections. on the years biggest day for unions there were no political speeches. only a few politicians here. >> are we going forward together? looking for tomorrow? are we going to be divided? >> this in a venue once hosting president bill clinton, only seven years ago.

>> absolutely the politicians are trying to erode our power. >> eunice said what many others are thinking. >> i think they are in hiding. >> and there are pension reform measures more are pushing. and this is just last week, governor brown reached a deal scaling back pension benefits. for new workers putting a cap on payments, increase retirement ages and require them to contribute more to pension costs. union members say that they've become an easy target in a bad economy. >> there are pensions an easy target. i believe it's an error. >> union members here put the blame on the shoulders of politicians. >> there is politicians through the years have not properly funded plan autos knock talking about the banks and foreclosures and the bad

loans that people have suffered from. >> the few aagree reforms are necessary but not on the backs of union members. >> we should focus on pension and benefits. >> organizers at this picnic made it a special point to focus on union solidarity, not political speeches. i also heard grumblings that the dexes are traditional allies were hosting their convention in a right to work state. this is a state with the lowest union membership. >> thank you. >> and family members of a parole shot bri police are asking for state officials to take over that investigation. there is a 23-year-old mario roamero shot while sitting in a car. police say they saw him grab a gun so they opened fire. roamero died. a passenger survived this, is

vallejo's 7th officer involved shooting since may. >> the department needs to take a serious look at why lovers seem to be resorting to deadly force more this year than in the past. >> it's unrealistic to think you're going to wait for return fire and assess each round that. is not what happens. >> police say they found 50 ecstasy pills around the car. >> there is breaking news in southern california. crews are battling a fire that burned about six square miles forcing the closure of a recreation area. and there is an evacuation because only one road leads to the area. and firefighters stopped this fire from growing after it broke out in ventura county around 11:00 this morning charring roughly 25 acres.

now, this you tube video shows a fire burning in mendocino county, firefighters believe it will take a week to contain it. it grew by several hundred acres today, so far burning 4100 acres since a lightning strike sparked it. this is a fire 58% contained at this point. and firefighters are still trying to put out flames, others have been sent home being or transfered to other fires we've talked about here. >> there is positive news about that san jose firefighter who suffered a heart attack. dwrorktz report frank ryan started to move and is recove recovering in intensive care unit. many have been by his side as crews put out a fire and firefighters raised money so brothers and sisters could fly to be with him.

>> hanta virus warning hit yosemite hard, operators say there is a 20% cancellation rate for lodging in the park. it's typically sold out for labor day weekend. most were incurry village where officials say 10,000 campers could have been exposed to the virus this summer. there are six cases linked to the camp ground. >> and you probably noticed gas prices at their highest ever for labor day. take a look at prices to show you. average prices in oakland sab san jose and san francisco, these prices starting to chip away at suv sales. abc 7 news joins us live now. >> gas prices are up, suv sales, down, 70% in, fact according to kelly blue book analysts saying suvs have de -- rather, buyers departed

from suvs. >> at this stuart auto dealership some are finding out they're pretty much sold out. >> we have maybe a few wranglers left. and have just -- there is a summer asking where is this one? we sold it analysts show numbers painting a different picture. >> there are sales down across the board. about 70%. so significant. >> 70%, that means in 2007, more than 700,000 suvs were bought and sold thchl year that, number plummeted to just under 200,000. and kbb analysis points to the pump. >> every time gas prices fluctuate, with a drop off,

after the first time fuel prices spiked up we can see a shift in purchasing by consumer autos prices hit a high for labor day weekend. this nationwide average $3.80 a gallon. there are prices about 40 cents more than that. there is a daily city resident says he has to fill the suv. >> yes. still have. >> you know what? traveling is a real need. you will suffer consequences. you will not think about high prices because you need it when i asked how much it costs to develop the gas guzzler? >> $80 to 90s oodz your wife showing me $100. >> well... she does this car more than i do. >> is it painful?

or just one of the things you think very to fill it up? >> you have to work it out, somehow. >> so for all of us there is light at the end of the tunnel. experts say by the end of the month gas prices should drop a little bit but two things have to happen. work has to resume and then, prices will drop once summer driving season winds down. >> there sf a lot more ahead. countdown on for the new bay bridge. we can in for nail biting. >> and the late announcement of an early opening tonight. >> i'm spencer christian. a very visible marl. but the only place that is cool is the coast. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming

oorks on the bun dart -- dunbarton bridge, it will reopen sometime before midnight instead of 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. this is new video of crews finishing up repair work around the bridge. they spend the holiday weekend installing a joint allowing the span to be more flexible. and caltrans says crews will now spend next hours putting final touches on the concrete median barriers. >> so we're forming the field, pouring concrete. and leting that cure. >> officials will announce when the bridge will reopen but we're expecting it before midnight.

they promised to open by 5:00 a.m. in the morn bug they're ahead of schedule. >> an early opening is what everyone is hoping for whit comes to the new bay bridge, supposed to open a year from today. take a look. this is what the new span will look like when it's completed. abc 7 news is live at treasure island with a progress report for us. heather? >> if the bridge opens on time, a year from now, it will have been 24 years since the earthquake that started it all. just one more year, does it feel like a long time? maybe fit drive every day, it does if you're caltrans? absolutely not. this caltrans animation shows what the new span should look like whit opens a year from tomorrow. left theying forrit, caltrans post aid clock in the bridge office counting down this last year to the second. >> the year feels very, very short. there is a lot of work to do.

and for some of us this has been almost an entire career, some people have been here 15 years. and you know... >> eight. >> the biggest project is the load transfer that is a thre three-phase project underway now. there is so much work going on, that caltrans says it's not a good time to take a look from below. they could get hit by something falling off. caltrans asked the coast guard to increase patrols. top secret planning is in the works for a celebration labor day weekend, next year. >> all we can say is that we're going to try to do something that harkens back to what is done originally for the bridge there. is a huge celebration for the opening of the bay bridge two. presidents involved at that time and a gigantic processional and an mazing light show here. >> with the time racing by,

caltrans thinks it will open as scheduled september 3, 2013. >> it's possible we missed a day. this is got to be safe. so if we're trending longer, we believe we can hit it. the other thing is that if we do well, we'll open early. >> opening won't be the end, the final end of the saga. caltrans will begin demolition of the old bridge which is expected to take six to eight months. >> and caltrans has a camera on the bridge. you can see construction work in progress. just go to abc 7 news.com. look under see it on tv. >> one year from today won't that be great? >> yes. yes. we're ready. >> there is a great labor day.

sunny skies everywhere. fog at the coast. and it's just a gorg yits, i shouldn't say otherwise, fog is gorgeous, too. there is an amazing marine layer just short of sliding through and moving over the bay. here is how it looks. this is our radar image. you can see there is a layer of low clouds and fog there. off or along the coastline. there are sunny skies inland areas and around the bay. we will have some of the marine layer pushing beyond coastline during overnight hours, there is a wide range of temperatures still warm inland east bay. there is 92 in fairfield. only 54 in half moon bay. nearly 40 degree range between current readings at the coast and inland. these are the highlights. fog will be present tonight after midnight and into early

morning hours. warm again, tomorrow, and partly cloudy skies by mid week, maybe moisture moving n and let's deal with what's happening tonight. first, fog pushing beyond the coast. low temperatures will be into low to mid-50s. and down to about 48 in santa rosa. 50s in half moon bay. in the atmosphere, water vapor shows a flow of dry air aloft showing up here but that is soon going to be replaced by subtropical moisture in the south. and some of the moisture from tropical storm john being kicked up into our area. it's going to flow up starting at 7:00 tonight and over next 24-48 hours moving into the bay area and could produce showers by wednesday, mainly south ofmont rai. but still interesting we might get that plume of moisture coming into the area. there are high temperatures tomorrow into a nice, warm summer-like range.

looking for sunny skies, highs mid to upper 80s. peninsula and upper 70s and low to mid 80s in san francisco. and 83 mountain view. 61 in half moon bay. cool on the coast. downtown there is a high of 66 tomorrow, 61 sunset district. highs mid to upper 80s and low 90s in cal stoga. 95, clear lake. highs 74 in oakland. 80s in newark. inland east bay will sizzle. and near monterey bay, 70s near the bay. 90s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. cool down by mid week, significantly and only mid-80s inland by thursday and friday. mid-70s around the bay. upper 50s on the coast. we'll get sunny skies over the weekend. and again, maybe a spritz or a sprinkle wednesday. >> we'll take it. >> thank you. >> coming up next the a's on a roll. >> up next a team defying odds

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and fans it's just one game. don sanchez was at the coliseum. it's september and unassuming a's now still in the middle of a race. >> a budge of rag tag mayers go on a win streak in the film monday ball. and now, they've come close again. >> i think they need to have a chance with owners. >> and there is a rub not a fan for team owner. >> if there is a another fan here to support players. >> this is a good energy out there in the crowd. you know, and tyson roos is from berkeley. >> move to the new ballpark.

and. >> if there are neg five spots not moving it hasn't affected player autos this is about having fun. and there is really lately. >> now they're a team there to gather the imagination. >> if you don't believe you can get to the post season, you won't. i think especially for a younger group of guys we need to take it day-to-day. >> and this looks like there is a new challenge beginning tomorrow. >> and mike shumann will be along with both giants and a's. >> and is he firing up

democrats or embarrassing them? we'll check back in charlotte for insight. >> and a new labor day tradition that can save you money while spending money. >> no one wants to rebuild for something they did not wi buy. ahead, the scores of companies accused of sending out bogus bills. ñ@ñzñprppy"it

california democratic party is offering an apology tonight after comparing republicans to the nazi propaganda chain. >> let's go back to charlotte, north carolina. mark? >> john burton offering an apology that sounds like this. i'm real sorry if you're platform is one big lie. he did, was, i should say quoted as comparing republicans to nats qee propaganda. when we talked to him, he wafted back a little bit.

and asking nancy pelosi about statements listen carefully. you'll hear question and the answer. earlier today, he referred to the democrat or republicans as to gesh yil, joe the gesh yil. >> that is not what i said, your honor. >> go ahead you said that they're telling the truth. >> they're not telling the truth. >> and you're not telling the truth, you're lying and i said joseph concept was the big lie if you tell it enough, people will tell it's the truth. >> nancy pelosi asked if they had a problem with that. she did not. john burton saying i'm not calling anyone a nazi, never use that had word just saying they're liars. >> okay. there you go. >> that is john burton. >> yes. out spoken. you're there as democrats kicked off the convention with

a party today. >> they did. they're calling it carolinea fest. they attracted 30,000 people and now, we've got pictures of earlier in the day. they had people walking around getting funnel cakes and kids'' faces painted. organizers were passing out bumper stickers and rej sterg democrats to vote. and a crowd of about 30,000 heard musical acts and get this. as james tailor was playing there was thunder and lightning. they had to shut down the show for a while because danger of lightning strikes. and the reason that is significant is on thursday night sh when the president gives his acceptance speech he's not going to be doing it here, he's going to do it at the b of a stadium. do you remember last nim he was in invesco field in denver

and there was a risk for weather? thursday, thunder and lightning, predict sod we'll see. i can tell you to the arena tonight, we've got rained on pretty well. >> bad time of the year. >> and thank you very much. mark math use live from charlotte. >> president obama's election opponents took the day off from the campaign trail. they spent the day in their 13 acre new hampshire estate, sailing and relaxing. the president toured a louisiana parish hit hard today and promised officials to determine how the government can help. and romney toured that area friday and donations are needed to help residents. >> labor day is traditionally a day off of work ask a long holiday weekend that includes travel with the family or maybe barbecues but more, shopping is becoming a significant labor day activity. and there is where we are live

from westfield valley fair mall, crowds are looking for and finding bargains. >> yes. indeed they are. labor day shopping is surging in popularity. it's estimated nearly a third of the sales are offering savings of 60% or more. carly is on a mission, buying back to school clothing and relying on back to school sales. >> we're waiting for the weekend for the sales and found great deals and we're still not finished. >> savvy shoppers know labor day offers deeper discounts and there is one retailer saying businesses slash average 50%. >> we're on facebook and twitter and we're just getting word out about what great savings we have now. and it's helping. >> this is a shop until you

drop kind of day. bargain hunters finding deals that can brag did for months still to come. glenda says an old favorite didn't disappoint. >> macy's. their shoe department is awesome. 75% off. >> tracy from santa clara is pleased with her purchase. >> there are great sales two, dresses at gap for 11s oodz there is another shopper that found something she and her husband will enjoy. >> we got an espresso mini for $100. you couldn't couldn't ask for more. >> as good as discounts are, john says coask for more. >> i would rather be at a giants game now. yes. >> on this labor day holiday, crowds are cheering on sales. for carly and her two daughters it's mission accomplished. and her own, home run. >> at this store a $1 shirt.

so we're feeling savings. >> this national retail federation is already looking forward to a busy holiday shopping season and expect imports up 9% going into november and december. abc 7 news. >> interesting. thank you. >> and the better business bureau issued a washing about conartists sending out bogus bills. >> michael finney is here with a consumer alert on this. >> these guys don't sleep. the scheme targets churches and small businesses. and as you'll see, lesson is to double check any bills before paying.

joseph runs a two person january tore yil service in the south bay with his wife, one day she opened a bill for an ad in a phone directory that didn't seem right. >> first reaction is that i went and asked my husband did you order an ad? and he said no. >> and she simply ignored the bill and a few weeks later a second one arrived she called but nobody returned her call. >> usually when you call a business you do get a return phone call. >> returns out it was correct. peggy penders knows a lot about these types of companies. >> there is over 100 companies that purport to provide this service and don't provide it. >> this is something that is awe caught attention of the california attorney general. >> this is a figure if they

send out enough letters some people will make money. >> in this case, it came from yellow pages local directory. the bbb has received 400 complaints and three years about the company. and gives it an "f" rating. carol would get four bills in all, each one tacking on more interest and late fees. last one totalling $560. we suggested to carol she continue to ignore the bills but monitor her credit report. >> our credit score has not been affected. >> bbb is not aware of any consumer who has had any affect on their rating or report. for not paying. >> and she stopped receiving bills but others haven't been so lucky, continuing to be harassed. >> sometimes letters look like they're coming from a collection agency.

so we suppose they'll stop at nothing. >> they did not respond for e mails and let me tell you you need to complain what you don't want to do is pay that bill. a lot of people figure i just want to get rid of them. don't do it. >> good to know. thank you. >> sure. >> coming up here next, birth control for women who no longer want to have children. >> visiting a company

some breaking news there is a grass fire burning in the hills right now and the fire appears to be on federal property and the federal fire department is responding. the fire has burned about 20-30 acres but contra costa fire reports a cal fire air afak officer says it could grow to 300 to 400 acres before getting control of it. three air tankers and two helicopters have been asked to join the fire fight here. and there are no structures threatened. >> medical news now, a bay area company pioneered a permanent form of birth control is beginning trials on a new version. it offers same advantages about without a waiting period. when first reporting on the assure system five years ago it was a revolution for patients like holly wood. she knew she didn't want more children but didn't want

surgery. >> to have cuts and all that. i was leery. >> instead of tubal high investigation, they arou them to implant a tiny coil. scar tissue permanently closed off the tubes creating a permanent barrier between sperm and egg. it's now been implanted in more than 600,000 women. >> they choose it because it's allowing them to have the confidence that they will not get pregnant without having to go through surgical procedure. >> san francisco gynecologist says the current procedure requires a follow up test to confirm the tubes are successfully blocked. three months before that, patients need to use alt that tiff means of birth control. >> it's good. it does give us confidence we've accomplished what we've set out to accomplish. on the other hand we live in a society where we expect to get results quickly. >> now, dhapt manufacture as sure believes it has

technology to perform without w.out a waiting period or a follow up test. the ceo keith grossman says the device includes a cities tim to temporary block the tubes while the scar issue is forming around the coil. >> next generation system has an additional mechanical portion of the design called a hydrogel. >> it's maced near the tip delivering on the same instrument. once in place providing immediate blockage of the tube autos because it offers a day zero contraception, there is no 90 day confirmation test there. is no form of birth control 90 days. it's more convenient for the woman. >> without waiting period or necessary imaging test he believes it could be a more practical option for patients in rural areas for developing world. >> certainly effective, efficient and permanent birth control is something valuable

throughout the world. >> i think it lends itself well to being a widely available technique. >> a commercially available version is a few years away. and it expects to begin trials in the u.s. including here in the bay area, next year. >> coming up here next a lot of thrills in san francisco. and cyclists zip through city streets. but the rider most people are talking about

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most famous man in cycling. lance armstrong took cycling yearusly he was focused and i remember a few races i tried to joke with him. he wasn't too interested in that. >> and nunling is quite as serious as what is he facing now. saying he'll no longer fight the charges he used a hormone to pump more oxygen into his bloodstream, he stands to be stripped of seven titles and will likely be banned from cycling for life it was a dirtiera. i think before there is a silence about doping now there is active communication about clean sports. >> and there is privately, they told us they saw it coming from a mile away. >> the director of the cycling

team says bad bres pres can make it hard to get sponsorship and can make them feel like they need drugs to compete. >> if the sport does get cleaner which allows which they participate they don't have to be forced into that life style. >> in fran, abc 7 news. >> they were screaming around stit. >> there is an update from a grass fire burning in contra costa county. >> this is a look live at the smoke from our camera. >> this is an area, the fire is as we know to be on federal property and firefighters are also responding. >> the fire is currently maybe as many as 30 acre buzz officials say it could grow to 300 or maybe 400 before they man wrath to control flames.

>> and there is high temperatures into mid-90s today and slow to cool down. here is a look at a projection. same weather tomorrow, highs 94 and 9 adegrees and there is low to mid-90s in other locations. is 70s to 80s around the bay. and maybe around 60s on the coast. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll get clouds coming in here on wednesday. nice cool down hurs and friday. tomorrow going to be just about as hot as today, inloaned thanks spencer. >> darth vader -- darth vader made a guest appearance today.

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tonight. >> yes. following a's. >> a story on them earlier in the newscast. a's won nine straight outscoring their opponents in this stretch. now, longest streak since 2006 when they won 10 straight z last time they've been to the playoffs there is a a rough day for tommy malone. there is a solo shot. p-0, then in the 4th there is his 10th of the year there is five runs against one strike out. 5-0, angels a's leading with 74 home runs and angels have more today. and there is a two run shot in the sixth. there is 8-3 the final. a's fall four back in american league west. giants hosting arizona first of 28 straight games to end the season on star wars day. there is empire strikes back.

and chris johnson a two run shot and d backs put together a five on six. there is a go ahead run but force is strong. there is one giant. buster posey down one, man on third, doubles down the line there. is a score with a game tied at 8. we go extras and the dancing yoda there is the team's 7th of the year, g men won six of seven. 9-8, the final. there is a great team effort, you know? we keep fighting and there are big hits in current position. and you know we didn't put our heads down, just keep fighting and playing with what they have. >> and there is a three horse

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