a pregnant woman hit by shattered glass. >> there is some bay area comcast workers received word their jobs are going away. there are a thousand employees that will be without work if their jobs are being sent out of state. and nick smith joins with us more. >> good evening. shocked and disappointed is how some described to it me, leaving many wondering what to do next. >> there is when we came in expecting a regular meeting. >> comcast old workers three call centers will be closing.

she has a strob. -- job. and we kept her identity a secret. >> there is just having to come in. >> and comcast says many are shipping out of state. >> we're putting a focus on trying to keep as much of the talent as we can and offered employee as built to relocate with some assistance from the company. >> he says they decided to close the call center because of the high cost of doing business in california. and that this number of emmoiys will not decrease. >> this is just better and better. >> saying the repositioning is unfortunate. a new mall is expected to

bring a boom. >> this is going to employ 2,000 people. and probably adding to the quality of life. >> the comcast employees, that comes as a small consoleation. >> and there is now stress of trying to find another job. >> there are state leaders sounding off, saying that he's shocked and disappointed. in livermore, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and there are new details about an attempted abduction, prosecutors charged a 25-year-old with kidnapping and child molestation. >> there is friday he groped a 9-year-old ghirl a bathroom

then covered her mouth and carried her off campus. they believe he wanted to take her to a home to ice yol yait her, however, the girl fought him off. she ran back to school and reported the crime. he is being held without bail. >> a principal is charged with drug possession will be back in court on friday. he was charged with five felony counts yesterday after authorities say they found methamphetamine, and ghd in the department last -- apartment on thursday and found 10 hidden cameras and one inside of a teddy bear. another inside of a cigarette light skbrer a third, inside of a watch. investigators now reviewing materials for possible other crimes. >> there is no charged filed against a officer whose 3-year-old son accidentally killed himself in july.

the officer did not know the boy was in his house at the time. the storage law requires proof someone should know a child could gain access to a weapon without permission. and a preliminary review says trackside debris probably cause aid flash of electricky and smoke that cause close aid bart station. there is a 1,000 volt arc filled the station. investigators say the spark was likely caused when a train hit debris. the station evacuated and two passengers complained of smoke inhalation. >> governor brown was in google today for a joyride. the co-founder gave the governor a ride in a driverless car. brown signed into law a little requiring the department to set up regulations by the year 2015. and he says the car will make

the roads safer and more enjoyable. >> there is a lot of time frustrated behind the wheel. and this is a great feeling of relief. >> the driverless car has been on bay area roads and logged 300,000 miles and only one accident. >> there is a federal energy department gave tesla motors permission to restructure a loan and says the new terms will settle debt in just 10 years if the company becomes profitable and there are papers filed saying production problems with its new model s. >> and there is a man wanted for child molestation has been arrested in mexico. police say he fled to avoid arrests and investigators

tracked him down after looking at his wife's financial records. they believe she was arrested in june z on friday, investigators used her information to trace phone calls. fire damaged a home tonight and started on grant avenue last night. plea of the -- three of the residents inhaled too much smoke and went to the hospital. and an investigator was investigating a possible copper theft on hamilton drive, one man resisted arrest. the officer fell and apparently hit his head. both suspects in this case have been arrested. >> and coming up being in charge doesn't necessarily bring on more stress.

>> we'll have that and taking a look at how american airlines pilots are creating travel trouble. and one city has gone unscathed by this. >> there is a big warming trend coming up, i'll tell you about it coming up. >> there are lessons to be learned from a school district that just got a big boost by turning around test scores.

a ruptured water main is now patched up. it wurs the this morning and crews shut off the water in the area and it is now back

on. >> and uc berkeley seismologists will be testifying this week urging the government to build and pay for an early earthquake warning system. and there is bart also using this system. >> that is right. bart just launched a system and it became the first train system in this country to incorporate an early earthquake warning system. there is a siren giving a minute's warning, enough time to protect ourselves. and scientists from uc berkeley have tested an early warning earthquake system. they planted sensors around the bay area to detect waves from an earthquake epicenter, alerts are sent over the internet to end users like

bart. there is a software program analyzing that data. >> there is software to initiate commands through our computer sending a command to the field putting trains into breaking mode and limits them to 27 miles per hour. >> that is important because faster they're goinging, stronger they'll shake. google is receiving alerts. social media companies are an important component to the system. and uc seismologist says project goal is to broaden warnings to the general public. >> and there is google should be interested. >> amount of warning depends on where you are. >> it can range from zero seconds, not everybody getting a warning but up to tens of seconds and a b.a minute's

worth as a best case scenario. >> this group will testify before congress and will ask congress to approve funding to parts of the country can design and build this system. >> there is a one school receiving a visit from joe loftgren. how the allen look district managed to turn things around. >> who heard there are three branches of government. >> there is san jose never had a u.s. congress visit before. waits the school as the district test scores bringing zeo -- zoe loftgren here toshd

today, 14 schools have a score of00 or higher on the api. 800 is a goal set by the department of education for all california schools. for allen rock, 63% of the students are english language learners and teachers in the district have learned to work together to assess and support students. >> there is a students with different needs thrk helps us identify and plan according to needs. >> what sounds the same? >> cat. >> students work in small group was the teacher and there is lts enjoying financial help of local foundations. grants paid for coaches come together school to support the teachers. >> so this is like everything

else. and i need to make corrections, that is what's happening. >> you can't do that. >> that will seem two are better than one. and maybe that you haven't heard of a web site or books. >> those efforts paid off and have given students here a more positive outlook. >> so i can have a good opportunity to go to college. >> and being in charge doesn't mean you'll have more anxiety. researchers found high level leaders have lower levels of the stress hormone. finding people less stressed tend to rise to leadership positions. so control your stress. >> michael finney. >> and there is a challenging

situation. and what is a rough ride. >> yes this, is interesting. american claims pilots are causing delays and cancellations leaving passengers in the dust saying pilots are calling in sick and says american is operating with aging planes so what about the passengers? some say flights are cancelled more than once. >> this is you back at work. i can't show up. i'm here. to them, i'm just a number. >> and tracker estimated 100 flights cancelled however, no disruptions were reported at san francisco international airport today.. >> there is home prices rebounded in july and nationwide home prices were up

1.2% in july. there is the july levels matched those we saw back in 2003, three years before the housing bubble burst. and saying it's the housing market finally healing. >> and how much do you tip your server? well, a new study shows the amount is creeping up. hard to believe but a study found customers are leaving well over 15%. more than one third left servers close to 25%. and there are more businesses posting signs and i

tipping.com is a web site suggesting 20% and 5% or 10% in a jar. >> good guide. >> yes. i agree. >> thank you very much. >> sure. >> and there is today marking 40 years on the job for don sanchez. and there is his reaction to poke fun at himself. >> 273 likes on our face book post. >> no dislike autos that helped him stand out as a news guide since 1972. today, he put down the mic joining us for cake. there is another contribute coming up at 6:00. and weelg look back at four decades of journalist don

sanchez. >> if you watch you know this, i can tell you that there is one of the classiest men you'll meet. >> there is a full bucket. >> extent. -- excellent. and hopefully, you'll give my weather forecast a full bucket and it's sunny and 78 degrees was a high today. and we have some real heat head together bay area for fall. there is another picture. if we vit, there is that and there is fog. the sun up above. and official sunset time at 7:01 tonight. there is inland areas enjoying

sunshine now. temperatures upper 80s and there is fog still holding tough. there is visibility two and a half miles, you can count on foggy conditions, temperatures now 85 in livermore, it's 55 in half moon bay. and and hire is the forecast. low clouds and fog. cooler tomorrow and a it takes us throughout the weekend. wait until you can see temperatures. tomorrow morning you'll need a coast or jacket. and there is cool in the morning and we'll see fog and low clouds, temperatures mid 40s to 50s. temperatures going down. there is a what is going on here, there are small change asks a little bit of a dip in temperatures for wednesday

after the noon. many of you probably will not notice it's going to be a couple degree loss and there is warmer weather coming up and we'll see a wind down sloping. what happens is that we tend to get heating. so we'll heat up. you'll need sports and short sleeves. outdoor plans is going to be warm to hot. tomorrow, temperatures tempered by a marine layer. there is a nice day on the peninsula dumbs down and 71 in san mateo. still fog 59 degrees you'll need a sweater 59 degrees for a high and there nornl bay blue sky was a wide range of conditions, there sf 78 in

santa rosa. 70 in san leandro. there is 86 in antioch. accu-weather forecast warming it up starting thursday. look at friday. mid-90s inland. coastal areas from friday sunday into low 70s, that will allow beaches to warm up here. so it's coming and like clockwork. >> there is more to tell with you about owe oo would you like to win $49,000? abc 7 news about to make someone $49,000 richer. just go to facebook.com/abc 7

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it's full steam ahead for 49ers new stadium. and project directors said it is now 15% complete with 400 construction workers on track to finish on time for the 2014 football season. it's going to take 18,000 tons of steel. the weight of p,000 elephants to finish the job. and there is more than 50 miles of underground pipes. >> there is baseball officials in town to give details of the upcoming world baseball classic. and banners hanging and promoting the games. san francisco will host semi

finals. the giants pitcher is eeger to play for team usa. >> there is something going alock with putting your country uniform on z trying to put to win the championship in this tournament. to have bragging rights as best team in the world. >> and tickets for the game goes on sale december 3. japan hosted this last game, it's estimated there are $110 million in revenue

have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out!

new at 6:00 californian who's lost their homes to foreclosure may have money coming their way. and also, controversial call in the packers seahawks game. a former nfl official tells us why he's not surprised this happened. >> and that is going to do it for us. thanks for joining us. >> we'll see you again at 6:00.