looks a little dreamy out there looks like conditions are going back to the usual marine layer a little, few

clouds. good morning thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. that and up to 20° drop in temperatures in some places. today could be 10 to 20° cooler. good morning. not picking up radar returns yet. there is possibility of spotty drizzle along the coast in higher elevations marine layer not moist enough now to drop anything significant. 3/4 mile visibility half moon bay everybody else okay the clouds are on the increase those visibilities are going to drop. mostly cloudy at the coast low 60s this afternoon. spots of unespecially farther south and north in the bay mid 60s to mid 70s inland mostly sunny, 70 to 80 . san francisco police still looking for a suspect one of two who led identifies on a chase that includes bullets

flying and innocent taxi hit. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. >> reporter: ed dee and franklin still closed when you look at the crash cars they are still here hard to believe the injuries weren't more serious police tried to pull 0 the white car 2:00 this morning because the light over their license plate was out. the car took off. otherwise say the passenger shot at police. the car ran a red light at franklin and eddie when it crashed into the cab. the two in the car started running police chased after them, they caught the passenger, who they believe was the shooter but the driver is still on the run. police are okay, but they are still shaken from the experience. >> it is a lot. a lot to go through, still digesting it. it takes a while to have it process through your brain and realize what happened. even after time goes on throughout the day they will

probably still think of what happened. >> reporter: they were shot at but the guys missed. the taxi driver was taken to the hospital not with life-threatening injuries he's expected to be okay. the officer says he has injuries to his hand. they are looking for the driver of the car. i spoke with the police officer who was shot at, she remembered him vividly. it was a black man with dreadlocks that were medium length and he was wearing a baby blue shirt. police have no idea why the two men reacted this way when police tried to pull them over. they are still trying to figure that out. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. we are learning more about what is in the controversial files covering more than two decades of sexual abuse allegations concerning the boy scouts, two dozen of those incidents took place in the bay area. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: i've been reading

through the files of the cases involving bay area men. here's one example, scout leader application a man from sunnyvale recommended for the confidential an file for one wore it says perversion someone sent in a newspaper climbing citing a morals complain. the scouts sent back a form letter saying thank you we appreciate this kind of information. there are 14,500 pages of this dating from 1965 to 19895 naming 1200 alleged pedophiles. handwritten letters from parents and scouts, memos military discharge records. besides volume of files there's outrage over the apparent lack of police involvement in any of these cases. there are cases deemed unsubstantiated. dean johnson says lawsuits will likely start flying from all sides there undoubtedly will be former boy scouts who will be suing the boy scouts organization. who will be suing the

individuals named. some of the named individuals may be suing the boy scout organization for invasion of privacy for defamation. >> reporter: for the most part it is too late to prosecute any after the accused men because statute of limitations has expired. it is possible in california to file uncertain circumstance national president of the boy scouts of america has released a statement saying there has been instances of children being abused and the response has been insufficient, inappropriate or wrong. katie marzullo, abc7 news. a crime that shocked the nation in 2009. a 22-year-old richmond man has an pleaded guilty to charges from the richmond high school gang rape case a plea by manuel ortega, 32 years prison sentence. the assault let a teenaged girl hospitalized after being

repeatedly attacked by a group of boys and men. the victim was wheat -- the victim was beaten, robbed and assaulted over two hours while spectators watched. ortega is the first of six to be prosecuted. firefighters in lake county counting on calmer overnight weather to help them keep gaining on a 300 acre wildfire off highway 29. high 29 closed from middleton to the lake. 20% contained. crews managed to stop the fire from advancing. calfire says higher humidity and calmer winds helped them gain ground. pilot found dead in a single engine plane identified as 75-year-old florida man reported missing by his wife. the remains of andrew hayden was found tuesday.

he took off early monday morning but failed to make a fuel stop. his wife reported the plane overdue when it failed to land in arizona. the alameda county sheriff's department may join growing list of police agencies using drones for surveillance work. the sherry says his department has been testing drones he wants a small model. it would cost between $50 and $one you,000 used for -- between 50 and $100,000. it is torture all over again. the giants survival in the playoffs rely on three straight wins including tonight. game four last night lincecum in his first start in these playoffs not dominant. he allowed two runs in the

first inning in the fifth, one in the middle holliday comes around to score, lincecum is done. the cards -- the cards take game four, 8-3. [ unintelligible ] >> kind of missed my spot. [ inaudible ] >> he's done a great job for us we brought him back a little early. gave us all he had out there many he was -- >> tonight it is zito on the mound another do-or-die situation like last week. and we did it, so hopefully that will happen again. we'll hear from fans in

st. louis coming up. game five will be played in st. louis, 5:07 if the giants win. winner goes to the world series to meet the tigers who beat the yankees yesterday sweeping the series. don't back the giants into a corner. 49ers beat seahawks in special edition of thursday night football right here on abc 7 it was a home game, only one touchdown, smith to walker who gets a great block from davis and gets across that goal line you saw it there. 9ers lead 10-6. defense was awesome quarterback wilson blasted on this throw picked off, 9ers get win 13-6 season record 5 and 2. >> 49ers victory last night was sweet so was our $49,000

facebook give away. penny crow was called with the good news. >> you are the big winner of the $49,000 sweepstakes! >> oh my god! >> penny was equally surprised when nick smith showed up on her doorstep and gave her a really big check. penny says she almost didn't get the news. >> i wasn't going to answer the phone, i thought i'm not going to answer the phone i was switching between the giants and 49 areas i don't want to be bothered i'm in front of the computer, working. i'm glad i did. >> penny told us she will give some of that money to her kids and grand kids and fix the fence that has fallen in her backyard. she got in just a few hours before. >> which shows it is never too late to get in.

[ talking over each other ] time for our weather forecast, big change coming our way absolutely may not notice it this morning but you will if you see the clouds, they are back marine layer here couple of hours before cooling trend starts to kick in. low pressure to our south, cold front to our north those are the main players pushing high pressure and record highs off to the east. clouds still coming through 7:00, 50s and 60s when you step out. slow warmth unlike yesterday. we stay around low 60s throughout the day at coast upper 60s to mid 70s bay and inland noontime then both areas mid 70s which is 10 to 20° cooler 4:00 than yesterday all of us will need a jacket dip into the 60s through the evening. next three days, it is going to get cooler each day,

updated numbers, cold front tomorrow increase in sunshine in the afternoon temperatures drop a couple degrees more with the lack of sunshine sunday even more with the chance of rain monday. we'll talk about more chances for next week. first information on the commute. good morning. san mateo bridge expecting full closure tonight 10:00 through monday morning 5:00. right now looks good. next weekend as well two weekends of san mateo closures. how to navigate around? we have an abc7 waze app it is free you can download it on your smartphone right now san mateo bridge traffic light. with the big game coming up between cal and stanford at cal this weekend and other events you want to download this app to navigate around traffic. bart will be running extra trains for the game at cal very limited parking. 580, highway 80 drive times

now slow out of antioch westbound east shore freeway 80 looking good. we mentioned bart for the big game and other events around the bay area, muni, everybody on time we have police activity eddie and franklin amy hollyfield is reporting on that you want to avoid the area. 5:13. authorities make a critical discovery in the deadly meningitis outbreak. that story next. doctors given couraging update on the discovery and recovery of a pakistani girl shot in the head by taliban. fireball in the sky.ñc?xús1?

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live look from emeryville looking south cloud cover is the first sign that changes are coming sea breeze is back we'll drop 10 to 20° today. chances of rain monday through wednesday. 5:16. this morning health officials confirm that unopened vials of steroid linked to deadly outbreak of meningitis are contaminated. the fda found the fungus was present in lots made august by the new england drug company. so far, more than 250 cases of meningitis linked to the steroid have been reported, 20 deaths. doctors in england have an

update on the condition of that 14-year-old pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban. doctors say malala is now able to stand with assistance, and move her arms. she suffered brain damage and still shows signs of infection. the taliban targeted malala because she criticized opposition to education of girls and women. she was flown to england for emergency treatment. time for a check on our weather. chance of rain next week following this cold -- not cold snap, -- [ talking over each other ] definitely a cool snap you are thinking cold 30s and 40s not that cold, you will notice the change not yet good morning you will look up and see the clouds we know the marine layer clouds are influenced by sea breeze, always cooler waiting for the second shoe to drop, clouds

here, cooler weather this afternoon. live look at embarcadero this morning to the port of oakland under cloudy sky. live doppler put clouds on there to see how cloudy it is pushing into the central valley now that's how stout this sea breeze is cloud cover is going to cause flight arrival delays into sfo over the next hour or so. check out how mild temperatures are, yesterday's record highs clouds over top of it, mild this morning low to mid 60s in most neighborhoods 59 santa rosa, monterey bay and inland low to mid 60s. much cooler today, 10 to 20°, cooling trend continues through weekend coolest with chance of rain monday, tuesday and wednesday. if you are thinking about washing the car this weekend, maybe not the best idea. just get it vacuumed, whatever. asterisk, concord record high

yesterday 87, 12° cooler today. san francisco 85 yesterday down to 65 today. cloud cover in the surge into the central valley, going to be stubborn by noon couple fingers of fog across the heart of the bay they will break up a little too late in the afternoon by the time they do that's why temperatures as much as 20° cooler than yesterday. peninsula mid 70s down to 68 in millbrae. low 60s for highs along the coast. wouldn't be surprised if they drop into the 50s during the afternoon. low 60s north bay beaches, low to mid 70s in wine country. mid 60s around the clouds berkeley, richmond, upper 60s to mid 70s from oakland down to fremont, mid 70s to near 80 east bay valleys, for the

monterey bay mid to upper 60s, a lot of cloud cover there, mid to upper 70s inland. tonight mostly cloudy drizzle coast 50s another two to four -- drop another two to four degrees tomorrow. 50s, 60s for highs monday through wednesday best chance of rain looks like monday. marin county south 101 moving nicely through san rafael, lucas valley road past the civic center, no delays into san francisco on the golden gate bridge just a little roadwork in southern rib down to one lane both directions -- san jose 87 northbound past hp pavillion light drive, friday morning. drive from antioch towards pittsburg still un20 minutes, a little slowing not too bad at this hour -- elsewhere out of the central valley highway 580 west still 15 minutes from

the altamont pass into the dublin pleasanton area no problems. northbound ramp closure to south 101 closed due to roadwork in san francisco until 6:00 this morning. the police activity at eddy and franklin, amy hollyfield following that avoid the area, if you can. 5:21. was their dream wedding by the bay. thieves almost turned it into a nightmare why a newlywed couple says they still love san francisco. caught on video. escape from a masked robber.

welcome back. mist, fog hanging in the air over the go bridge in morning that's the big story clouds back, temperatures in the 60s, -- 20° cooler this afternoon just the beginning. very disappointing honeymoon for a couple visiting san francisco after a tour of alcatraz they went to get their car from the garage only to find their car was gone. first they thought they might have forgotten where they

parked then they phone the evidence the just married decorations on the ground. >> when we looked and sought newlywed just married painting on the glass that was broken out on the ground this is not a coincidence. we talked to the garage and sure enough we found the guy who jacked our car. >> most of their belongings were in the car. the couple say they don't hold grudges again the city they still left their hearts in san francisco. matthew says his facebook status is still go giants. >> we all leave our hearts in san francisco. frightening start but good outcome. from surveillance camera in portland, maine a young woman working at a smoke shop comes flying the store chased by somebody up to no good thankfully she escaped unharmed it is not clear if the intruder was trying to rob the shop or had something more sinister in mind, still

frightening. san jose police forced to arrest one of their own. prosecutors say an officer cheated the city out of thousands. somber birthday family of a missing morgan hill teen will mark today. oakland port scandal grows why it took sole to discover one of their members spent thousands at a strip joint. lingering clouds around the coast and bay temperatures in the 60s more sun inland 70s, possibly 80 in livermore. feels like fall around the great lakes 40s and 50s there. late fall like low to mid 70s coast all that cool weather headed that way 50s around seattle to 59 in portland, 93 phoenix. philadelphia, charlotte, chicago, all have flight arrival delays. you can see the rain in the northeast and midwest. a little rain up around seattle and portland. expecting delays there even delays at sfo because of the

cloud cover. keep it here or if you have to step away check out our flight tracker abc7news.com.

we made it to the end of the week. thank you for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. change in the weather as we get into the weekend. it is over, record highs, gone by the wayside. good morning. clouds are back. mild this morning in the 60s cloud cover is a signal the marine layer has developed and the sea breeze is coming along too to bring big changes later this afternoon. right now half mile visibility half moon bay where the clouds are thickest, a little mist in the air there and higher elevations. coast coolest today, 20° cooler upper 50s to low 60s. 70s and 80s inland mostly sunny. 5:30. developing news, san francisco police are still searching for a suspect after a car fleeing officers ran a red light and smash food a taxicab early this morning. this is the scene at franklin and eddy streets where police

did grab one suspect after they say gunshots were fired at them by the suspects. the cab driver suffered none life-threatening injuries. this started with attempted traffic stop at 2:00 this morning. heads-up if you plan to cross the bay in weekend and next. starting tonight san mateo bridge will under got -- go seismic retrofiting. >> reporter: the is member bridge will be closing tonight at 10 and closed all weekend to both sides of traffic through 5 a.m. monday morning. caltrans crews will be replacing 12 sections of the bridge deck installing new seismic joints. that means is damaged portion of the bridge that contracts with seismic pressure will be repaired. drivers are advised to use the dumbarton, bay bridge and highway 237 as alternates.

traffic is expected for the big game, stanford at cal tomorrow. also the same deal next weekend the bridge will be closed next friday night through next monday morning at 5 a.m.. for that both weekends in a row. kira klapper, abc7 news. don't forget to use the waze traffic app to help guide you around this closure. heads-up about your phone service. bay area gets a new area code tomorrow. that number is 669 and it will serve the same region as existing 408 area code in the south bay. officials say they need it to make -- to meet increasing consumer demand. the 669 overlay will only change dialing patterns not existing number. starting saturday people inside the 408 area code must

dial 1 plus the area code and telephone number to complete calls. 300 acre wildfire in lake county is 20% containing burn of off highway 29. evacuation ors were lived for two communities last night after crews managed to stop the fire from advancing. calfire says higher humidity and calmer winds overnight helped. this is a difficult day for the family of sierra lamar. today is her 16 birthday. she disappeared on her way to school in mid march, seven months ago. police have charged 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres of with kidnapping and murdering her based on evidence in his car still family and friends continue weekly searches. the executive director of the port of oakland is on paid leave amid allegations that a board director spent thousands at a strip club.

omar benjamin will continue to get his $250,000 a year salary while officials investigate. the $4500 dinner tab at the a strip club prompted the investigation. it happened in 2008, it didn't come to light until recently because the receipt listed the charge to the club's parent company. the board has hired a san francisco law firm to con the investigation. a group of students and alumni from san jose state are camped out on campus in support of proposed increase in the city's minimum wage. measure d would raise it to $10 per hour. right now it is $8. measure d is on the november 6th, ballot. the sleepover is intended to raise awareness for poverty. do-or-die time again for the giants as they turn to zito to keep them alive in the series. last night game tour st. louis

lincecum shakey in his first start of the playoffs not dominant. allows two runs in the first and the tone is set. in the fifth, this one up the middle, holliday comes around to score 4-1 cards that was all for lincecum. the cards padded lead in 6th. double to right center, scores two more, cards win 89-3 taking a 3-1 series -- win 8-3, taking a 3-1 series lead. this time is red, this is red october. [ inaudible ] we'll hear from the players coming up at the top of the hour. what is next? game five in st. louis tonight 5:07 zito on the mound only if we win game six comes back to at&t park sunday game seven monday winner guess to the

world series to take on the tighters -- goes to the world series to take on the tigers who beat the yankees yesterday. 49ers better story. they beat seattle. 49ers and see hawks at the stick only one touchdown, smith to walker gets -- 9ers lead 10-6. defense was awesome quarterback wilson gets on this throw, picked off 9ers get the win 13-6 and improve their season record. [ unintelligible ] big night last night on abc 7 too. we gave away $49,000. year' the big winner -- you're the big winner of the $49,000 sweepstakes.

>> my god! >> she entered just hours before the deadline and nick smith presented penny with a big check. she told us what she plans to do with the money. >> i'm going to give some money to my children and my grandchildren. and i'm -- my fence has fallen down in the backyard so it is going for that. i could just breathe. i can just breathe. >> mom, i'll give you a call in the morning. penny added she wasn't even going to answer the phone last night she was afraid it was a robo call but answered it and penny has a $49,000 windfall. >> did you see what she was wearing? >> . >> the giants t-shirt. some of that luck is going to rub off on the giants tonight, no doubt. congrats penny. let's check on the weather now. good morning. here's a look at winds, not calm like they were the last

couple of days coming out of the west generally or the north and that is a cooling sea breeze starting to develop. winds fairly light compared to what they are going to be later today. temperatures 10 to 20° cooler than yesterday, clouds gathering now through 7:00, upper 50s to low 60s. still in the 60s around the bay and inland, i should say around the bay and coast by noon 74 inland mid 70s 4:00 for inland neighborhoods and the bay. 60s stubborn at the coast all of us will need a light jacket at 7:00 temperatures hold out in the 60s. today the biggest drop in temperatures but the first day of the cooling trend. more sunshine tomorrow, it comes because of a cold front bringing in drier air and cooler weather tomorrow cooler with more sunshine clouds on the increase cooler sunday some of the coolest weather

monday through wednesday with a chance of wet weather all three days. good morning. friday, yay! golden gate bridge a little foggy on the span limited visibility roadwork picked up on the northern portion of the span unite fill a little slow traffic off the waldo. good at bay bridge moving nicely upper deck into san francisco. san mateo bridge a little sluggish across westbound direction. bracing for the big closure tonight at 10 through monday at 5 then again next weekend. there are a lot of activities this weekend, you want to make alternate plans to the north bay bridge south dumbarton and 237 good alternates. your waze app right now 680 through the dublin pleasanton area looking good. this app is free and it will get you around the big game traffic also detour -- also the due tour.

5:39. his sex abuse allegations uncovered the molestation case against jerry sandusky. now the young man known as victim one reveals his identity. what he is saying, next. why los angeles police are investigating a dozen unsolved murders that may be linked to

welcome back. cloud cover changes are on the way. 20° cooler in some spots today i'll show that you big drop and update on your rain in a few minutes. 5:43. the young man known as victim 1 in the jerry sandusky case is telling his story only to abc news. the 18-year-old reveals himself in a 20/20 interview airing tonight you can see part of that in morning on "good morning america" victim 1 says sandusky once chased him home from school. he said foaled him home through oncoming traffic. when the boy went up an alley to get away sandusky went to my house and parked out , yeah, it was that bad. you can see part of that interview on gma at 7:00. los angeles police think an office in texas could whole the key to dozens of unsolved murders by the manson family

four decades ago. the investigation came to light during a legal battle to obtain hours of taped interviews with manson follower. manson and his followers were convicted of killing eight in a plot to incite a race war in 1969. tex watson and his attorney recorded conversations which the police believe may hold clues to unsolved murders. 5:44. government cracks down on annoying robo calls. bloomberg business report is next. break in campaigning for a night of laughs. you don't want to miss the jokes by president obama and mitt romney, coming up. extreme athletes take over san francisco, next where you can see them in action a

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!

welcome back. 60s and 70s as warm as it is going to get today we a top 80 in livermore. around the state quiet, a few showers possible near eureka and 62, 80s central valley. heading up to tahoe near 70

today, 55 sunday. heading to yosemite, 82 today. southern california morning clouds even a little drizzle and upper 60s to low 70s tomorrow and sunday in l.a.. 5:48. this morning president obama and mitt romney head back out on the campaign trail after sharing a table and a few laughs last night in new york. tahman bradley joins us live from washington to tell us about it. >> reporter: it was very exciting. i bet after tuesday night's heated debate president obama and mitt romney needed it. they will return to the campaign trail today where they will likely put their game faces back on. last night, they were all smiles. the contenders took a break from campaigning for a night of comedy appearing at the al smith dinner in new york they competed for laughs.

>> unemployment rate at lowest level since i took office. i don't have a joke here, i just that is it would be useful to remind everybody. [ laughing ] >> it is nice to relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> reporter: the white tie and tails event at the catholic fundraiser and tradition on the campaign trail for past 67 years no partisan rhetoric just self-deprecating stand-up and light jabs. >> the president: i had more energy in our second debate as you may have noticed i felt well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. >> president obama and you are each lucky to have one person always in our corner someone who we can lean on. i have my beautiful wife ann. he has bill clinton. [ laughing ] >> reporter: while in new york president obama stopped by the daily show with john stew worth -- with jon stewart. >> we weren't confused about

the fact four americans had been kill. i wasn't confused about the fact that we needed to ramp up diplomatic security around the world. >> reporter: back to business today. president obama heads to virginia mitt romney campaigns in florida. the latest gallup poll capturing one day of post debate sentiment shows romney with 52-45%. much tighter race in battleground states. tahman bradley, abc7 news. the third and final debate set for next monday in florida. focus on foreign policy. that debate starts at 6 p.m. of course you can watch it live right here on abc7. meteorite hunters scouring the bay area looking for chunks of space debris they are coming in the wake of the meteor shower two nights ago where a boulder the size of

the car ripped through the sky. 5:50 one. from meteorites to meteorologist, -- >> i've been studying the rocks there and they are dry, no rain out there yet there's a possibility, all kidding aside as we come to monday through wednesday, good morning 5:51 looking at embarcadero where winds have picked up every once in a while trees blowing west to east, sea breeze back hard to see cloud cover, but it is out there right now. live doppler 7 hd picking up some of the cloud cover as we speak, even a little mist in the area along the coast in some of our higher elevations. i think there will be delays into sfo. temperatures mile after record highs yesterday, throw clouds over acts like a blanket that

keeps us in the 60s. going to be much cooler today up to 20° if some areas will keep gettingñr]k cooler through the weekend coolest days monday through wednesday also best chances of measurable. today look for asterisk that was yesterday's high in concord of 87 also oakland concord will drop 12° today, oakland 18. san francisco from 85 yesterday to 65 today, the reason why, the sea breeze is back, cloud cover, slow retreating cloud cover today, sun angle getting lower in the sky not as much energy or heat coming from it, going to spend a lot of that trying to get rid of clouds closer to the coast in san francisco more likely you ever going to be 20° cooler than yesterday. mid to upper 70s south bay today, 76 san jose, pretty much what the it should be. low to mid 70s peninsula except millbrae clouds

stubborn, cooler weather, 68. highs in the low 60s, wouldn't be surprised at the coast if you drop into the 50s during the afternoon. low 60s north bay beaches. low to mid 70s valleys. where the clouds are most born richmond, berkeley, oakland 60s with hercules. -- mid 70s to around 80 east bay valleys, 80 barely brentwood and livermore. mid to upper 70s inland. tonight temperatures back in the 50s with mostly cloudy conditions, mist out there, maybe a little drizzle at the coast. tomorrow, big game cal memorial stadium 12:00 kickoff, don't know where allegiance lights next to me on my right. you were wearing red yesterday. >> that was for the 49 no confusion there. >> 60s highs, monday, tuesday,

wednesday, a chance of rain each day. bart to cal the best way to go this weekend. right now light conditions at the bay bridge toll, minor delay if you are paying cash everybody else breezing through. san rafael south 101 past lucas valley road beginning to get heavy not too bad still at the limit on your way to southern marin and golden gate bridge fog and you will need wipers this morning, definitely damp out there, no major problems as far as traffic. you will run into roadwork southbound and northbound 101 due to be picked up in a couple of minutes slowing northbound down to one lane past the village in cortamadera. elsewhere bart, muni, caltrain, everybody is on time. 5:54. i think we can guess the answer to this. are you tired of getting those robo calls? if you can figure out how to

stop them it could make you $50,000 richer. good morning. those annoying pre-recorded calls, the ftc offering a $50,000 cash reward to the person who comes up with the best technical solution putting a stop to robo calls. contest opens october 25th. today is the 25th anniversary of black monday the worst one-day stock crash in history with dow plunging 23% october 19th, 1987 that turned out to be a huge buying opportunity within 10 years. if you want to be big bird for halloween you may have to maybe your own costume thanks to mitt romney big bird costumes for adults flying off store shelves, some sold off after the candidate threatened to cut government funding for pbs then said he liked pbs and loves big bird a i'm jane king. bay area's reputation as

hotbed for start-ups may not be so well deserved. new study says the bay area trails cities like los angeles and san diego in jobs created by start-ups. the findings point to the high cost of living and over-regulation as reasons that it you have to start a new business here. they say the local businesses 10 to be high-end focused. the study also says it has little impact on the overall job market. 55% of new jobs created are by businesses that are already here the same for 66% of job losses. extreme athletes taking over san francisco, civic center plaza and part of the embarcadero transformed for the tour which features street style competition. the tour is paying the city more than $300,000 for the event. the city's office of labor enforcement is investigating whether workers are being paid san francisco's minimum wage

of $10.24. it comes at the request of a supervisor he's requesting the use of the plaza. the tour is free and runs through sunday. next, early morning chase, shooting and car crash shuts down a busy san francisco intersection. latest on the search for one who caused the whole thing, in a live report. san francisco's skyline set to undergo major transformation. new war on bedbugs how landlords could be punished in one bay area city