gas prices dropping. [ inaudible ] . good morning. it is 5:00. wet start to our day. >> good morning mike.

live doppler 7 hd, you can see right here the big picture best chance of rain now around vallejo heading towards martinez and along 4. from about the bay bridge down to the dumbarton bridge. columbus parkway, vallejo, 680, 780 all wet now both of the bridges are going to be wet. you can see around alameda towards redwood road wet weather there on top of the oakland airport. sitting almost on top of sfo we have wet weather, slides down the peninsula towards the dumbarton bridge this is sliding into the south bay you are going to get rain now and also in the east bay valleys over the income hour. now to near fairfield highway 12 -- at jamison canyon red top "sig alert" in effect with big rig jacknifed both directions of highway 12, chp trying to get that cleared, you want to use american canyon for now "sig alert" this is outside of fairfield.

world series game one, 5:07 expect lots of traffic on king street anywhere around at&t park, 280 extension bart will have longer trains and golden gate ferry has their boat that leaves 23:15, you need a reservation for that -- 3:15, you need a reservation for that. >> all that because san francisco's waterfront takes center stage for a global audience tonight when the giants host the tigers for the world series. right now outside at&t park a lot of excitement there, tonight unlike other nights, monday night into particular you can see some rain is coming down now. dozens of workers spent hours making sure the park will be shining. crews tackle the job of drying out after monday. nothing wrong with your tv set,

the ferry building, many of san francisco's signature landmarks lit up in orange, every night during the world series. the work of a national league champion never ends, giants took batting practice yesterday to get ready. sandoval having a little fun. players kept loose by running and stretching in the outfield even tigers doing prep work. practice session gave the tigers a chance to work out kinks after a long plane ride and a long time off. here's manager bochy's pitching line-up zito will start tonight. bumgarner fame two. series moves to detroit, vogelsong starts game three saturday followed by cain sunday lincecum will be pitching as a reliever in the world series. good news and bad news at the gas pump this morning. news, prices are lower this

week -- good news, prices are lower this week and may continue to fall through the end of the year bad news still $4 a gallon in most places to fill up. >> reporter: the price of oil is at a three machine low that translates to re-- three month low that translates to relief at the pump, 12 cents less than last week aaa says biggest deposit if gas in four years, three weeks ago gas was $5.55, in menlo park they ran out of fives and had to turn twos upside down many one station on willow pass road in concord was selling a gallon of regular for $3.39 yesterday. we asked drivers why they think prices are dropping so quickly? >> i don't know, but i'm loving it. filling up right now. >> i hope they do come down a

bit. i'm not holding out too much faith. >> reporter: analysts say prices are plunging because refineries are back online, demand down with summer over, winter blend cheaper. look at this in oakland, san jose and santa rosa average price for regular $4.34, still a lot. san francisco $4.45. all down four cents from yesterday. prices may fall 10 to 15 cents, per week, until thanksgiving. that's not the end of the good news. some analysts say prices may be as low as $3.75 by the end of the year. kira klapper, abc7 news. wall street investors preparing for turbulent morning ahead of the opening bell. overseas markets shot down overnight following poor u.s. corporate results announced yesterday.

japan's nikkei closed down 30 points, hang gained 66 points amid positive economic news about china's improveing manufacturing industry. picking up the pace on the campaign trail. president obama and mitt romney will spend nearly 24 hours stumping today. romney's party has damage control after a republican senate candidate makes controversial remarks. katie marzullo is in the newsroom. this is like deja vu all over again. >> reporter: it is, this happened recently on the topic of abortion. the candidates' scheduled would make your head spin. but the camp has -- the romney cam has hit a bump in the road because of what someone else said. indiana republican senate candidate richard murdoch opposed to abortion said in a debate last night that even in the case of rape a baby is

god's intention. the comment has outraged pro-choice, romney released a statement saying he does not share murdoch's view point many romney coming off big rally in colorado. president obama released 20-page booklet outlining his agenda for the next four years. >> the president: i've laid out a plan for jobs and middle class security. unlike mitt romney, i'm actually proud to talk about what is in it. >> no question in my mind if the president were to be reelected why you would see unemployment at extremely high levels for additional years. this recovery has been -- >> reporter: the race is tight. i showed new poll yesterday with one point between the candidates it is closer than that when you take a look without rounding up or down, 7/ 100 of a percentage point separates the candidates about 91,000 people.

today president obama kicks off a two-day, eight-state blitz in iowa also tapping an appearance on jay leno tonight. romney will be in reno and iowa. katie marzullo, abc7 news. health care workers plan to picket outside california pacific medical center in san francisco today marking the latest in series of demonstrations against cpmc workers will not be on strike they will air complaints the union accuses the hospital chain of trying to cut benefits for employees. chmc will remain open. san francisco board of supervisors president chu is doing an about face on plan to prevent yellow pages from city doorsteps. a federal appeals court struck down seattle's ban on the

distribution. last year the board of supervisors approved a three year plan to prohibit distributors from leaving phone books on doorsteps unless the residents or businesses agreed to accept them. 5:09. waking up to rain some heavy depending on where you are. >> saw some coming out of the caldecott tunnel this morning. how about you pike? >> definitely did, needed windshield wipers, patient, left early. some of our best radar returns on the peninsula, right along some of the higher elevations bunk erode 280, ralston avenue, -- bunker road 280, veterans boulevard redwood city chestnut seat seeing a little bit of radar -- chestnut street, seeing a little bit of radar activity. santa cruz avenue down 101 into the south bay.

fremont boulevard, durham road, a little light rain and just now passing by the sunol grade to the east into the higher elevation is another healthy cell. these are sliding south and to the east, east bay valleys you are going to get rain, south bay going to pick up in intensity over the next hour. best chance of showers right now. they will taper towards the back half of the commute, we'll see clouds open by noon. isolated shower like yesterday afternoon with temperatures mainly in the low to mid 60s. showers tomorrow, mainly over the ocean, clearing in the afternoon, temperatures jump in the 70s friday and saturday away from the coast in the 60s close to where we should be. wet roads the issue this morning. give yourself extra time, whether you -- wherever you are headed 80 east shore freeway past golden gate fields into the macarthur maze

wet but moving no problems bay bridge wet morning towards the toll flickering raindrops on the camera, no problems into san francisco. wet roads here on the golden gate bridge headed south roadwork picked up north part of the span no delays into san francisco, big problem this is the waze app we have an accident highway 12 shutdown both directions this is american canyon alternate route is very clear this is a tree app for you, abc7news.com/ waze for info or download it free on your iphone jacknifed big rig highway 12 red top both directions "sig alert" in effect, chp working to clear it out this app will help you get around traffic jams. they may be the wave of the future but the government has concerns. the answers washington wants before it gives self-driving cars a green light. buzz created by popular

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moisture on the ground so it is going to be a slick commute sue is following a lot of accidents, so please take it easy out there. good advice, thank you. 5:15 you may see them rolling along bay area roads now the government wants to learn more about high-tech self-driving cars. federal highway safety officials plan to announce a program to test safety and reliability of those self-driving cars. california, nevada and florida allow testing of automated vehicles on public roads. google is playing a leading role in the development of those cars. if you have a college age kid painful news. new study says tuition costs continue to rise, at a slower pace than the past few years, still numbers reveal in-state tuition for four year universities climbed $400 to an average of $8600. room and board grew 5%. only 1/3 of students pay full

price many receive financial aid or scholarships. popular new app that allows someone to buy you a drink from anywhere around the world is creating a buzz in seattle. launched in the pacific northwest, allows somebody to purchase a drink for somebody else that is redeemable through dozens of participating shops and restaurants. your friend gets e-mail directing him or her to the nearest spot to redeem the drink the app has generated a devout following for people who can't be with friends. >> having brunch, i can't go to your dinner tonight, i figured, i'm going to buy you a drink instead. >> great few only has seattle area restaurants taking part it hopes to expand to other markets soon. let's open up the weather window we start there and show

you where we see wet weather taper in downtown san francisco glow of orange on the ferry building in support of our giants as the world series begins this afternoon. live doppler 7 hd, what you will see is the north bay dealing with a little drizzle, even fog over the next couple of hours. heart of the bay receiving wettest of the wet weather. good news american canyon, napa, vallejo, heaviest of the shower to the east, 680, 780 tapering possibly ponding. alameda, san leandro, golf links road, castro valley, 238 that how long area is get to get wet. by far, the heaviest radar returns now belmont, san carlos, redwood city coming up on woodside drive, hudson road, sandwiched between 101 and 280 right now. south bay, still coming your way if it is not there yet.

temperatures in the 40s and 50s this morning, a little chilly when you step out, cooler monterey bay more widespread mid 40s inland to 50 in monterey best chance of showers now isolated this afternoon without the chance tonight and clouds opening a little fog possible mainly dre for tomorrow's morning commute warmer and drier for all of us thursday through sunday. last good chunk of energy rolling through right now. behind it like yesterday, heating of the day creates instability showers in the afternoon. after we lose this triggering mechanism. best chance of rain now through 7:00, by 10:00 exiting south bay and falling apart. monterey bay you will hold on to the showers through the lunch hour. towards the evening storm track starting to move north already looks pretty dry. rainfall appears 10th to quarter of an inch if you get caught under heavier cells you

could get up to 4/10 of an inch. less rain than yesterday and monday night, 61 at 5:07 dropping to 58 so dress warmly. partly sunny tomorrow storm track starts to move away warming trend friday, saturday, sunday. active weather comes back monday night into tuesday with another chance of showers. extra time this morning is key. roads are wet. san mateo bridge glistening of the water on the road there, no major delays westbound towards foster city or eastbound. big problem spot now highway 12 outside of fairfield at red top road "sig alert" in effect. jacknifed big rig blocking both lanes, tow trucks on scene to get that out of there. for now best alternate would be american canyon or highway 37 to get around that. drive time out of antioch now looking good 15 minutes

towards pittsburg and concord a bit of slowing by the highway 4 bypass beginning to crawl out of the central valley as well speeds are looking good once you get to the altamont pass into the dublin pleasanton area still less than 15 minutes. big roadwork project starting tonight northbound and southbound 280 ramps to northbound 880 temporary closures for the next week detour in place there. 5:20. latest james bond movie is getting the royal seal of approval. last night prince charles and his wife camilla attended the world premiere screening of "sky fall" in london. the stars also attended. it is the 23rd james bond film and the third with craig playing 007. some are calling it the best film in years. it opens in the u.s. november 9th. "good morning america" will

have much more coming up at 7:00. a touching military homecoming in tampa we want to show you. a marine father returned home to hold his baby girl for the first time. four-month-old sophia chuva has never met her father in person. he was in afghanistan when she was . see feeia and her mother -- he was born. sophia and her mother anxiously waited. then the moment. chuva will spend two weeks in tampa before returning to afghanistan he expects to be home before christmas, this time for good. it didn't matter tampa or the bay area when you see that we can all relate for the -- to the joy of holding a child for the first time. >> no doubt. she is like who is this stranger, but i can like him.

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live doppler centered on san carlos, redwood city, jefferson avenue, howard avenue, everywhere 280 and 101, on broad street, that's where we are finding the heaviest rain now in the bay area. 5:25.

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expect more solar flares. nasa telescope captured this flare released by the sun classified based on intensity this is the most powerful. they are gigantic bursts of radiation can disturb parts of the atmosphere where gps signals travel. the destruction lasts from minutes to hours. this morning expert teacher offering to struck8i the united nations chief on how to skydive. felix bumgarner who broke the sound barrier in this dive, made the offer to secretary general moon yesterday, the two were talking about it during a photo shoot. he praised bumgarner for his garage. >> we need moon around. >> no doubt. maybe not take that risk. >> next, just un12 hours from

game one of the world series -- just under 12 hours from game one of the world series. next we are live why tickets may not be as hard if you have bucks. vote that begins job of transforming an eyesore in oakland into a major development. did do you recognize this person? police are anxious to get him off the street. another look at live doppler, yellows and originals, moderate rain from half moon bay to peninsula, puddles are going to develop on 101 and 280 the income 15 to 20 minutes heading to south bay rain over the next 45 minutes. 30s, 40s, 50s pacific northwest spilling into fargo, denver, salt label, 70s, 80s -- salt lake, 70s, 80s ahead of that check our flight tracker abc7ne

. good morning. i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas that picture one of buses driving on dry pavement that's not the way it is this morning. good morning. here's a look mainly around the bay into the south bay

that's where it is heading now. one lone shower around marin headlands towards the golden gate bridge expect it to get wetter over the income 15 minutes or so. san leandro, san lorenzo, hesperian boulevard, castro valley, crow canyon towards hayward light to moderate rain. belmont, redwood city to mountain view and sunnyvale on 101 and 237 ponding on the road there is. this is all sliding southeast, south bay you are going to get your rain over the income half hour or so. just an isolated shower this afternoon, sunshine, clouds, low to mid 60s. standing water a fact for for your commute extra time and slower speeds. look at the rain you can barely see the bay bridge toll very heavy high winds reported at the bay bridge, no delays, no metering lights yet. rain cell over the golden gate bridge traffic flowing nicely but the roads are wet,

roadwork earlier picked up, no problems. good news outside of fairfield highway 12 clear today that big rig out of there. no longer a "sig alert" affecting your dive on highway 12 towards red top. -- any lingering showers should move out in time for game one tonight. giants are ready to take on the tigers. scramble is on for tickets. amy hollyfield is live at the park. got any tips for us? >> reporter: i wish. i would do anything for a ticket. wayne to go so badly. -- i want to go so badly. there's so much enthusiasm out here. take a look this city's landmarks lit up in giants orange, coit tower, ferry building, they look so nice mayor lee has declared this san francisco giants pride week. the game is sold out. you can find tickets online

resalers such as stub-hub, about $275 for standing room only club seat almost $8,000. people who do have tickets say they are suddenly hearing from their long lost friends. >> had a couple texts today requesting, i can't help anybody. it is not going to happen. >> reporter: the rain has kept the grounds crews here at the park super busy. they even needed to get help from across the bay. they had to call the a's and ask if they could borrow the absorbent clay they used their entire supply monday night. what nice neighbors we have. hopefully, the rain will clear out this afternoon for the game is scheduled at 5:07. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. the san bruno city council

has veted to recommend the head of the california public utilities commission lose his job. the resolution doesn't have the force of law behind it, leaders are hoping it puts pressure on the governor to remove the president from his position. the is council faults peavy for suspending public hearings to determine how much pg&e will be fined for the san bruno pipeline explosion and fire that killed eight. they want former senator george mitchell brought in to mediate the talks to step down. resolution accuse peavy of a backdoor deal to get mitchell on the board. >> they are representing an insurance company that could be liable for some of the damages caused by pg&e. we feel that his firm has a definite conflict and we do want him to step away from this. >> the governor would have to fire peavy. we placed calls to the governor's office and cpuc for comment but have not heard

back. federal investigators begin examining the wreckage of a small plane to determine why it crashed into a field in contra costa county. the craft went down north of byron airport yesterday. searchers first thought only the pilot died. crews taking a closer look found the body of a second victim. local pilots believe the plane came from a private airstrip. the air crave was an experimental registered to a company in nevada. mountain view police warning joggers and walkers who use a popular trail to be on the lookout for a robbery suspect in is a police drawing of the man investigators say tried to rob another man walking home on the stevens creek trail near evelyn avenue the thief grabbed the victim's backpack from behind last tuesday the victim managed to run with his property. suspect described as hispanic, mid 20s, 5'10, wearing dark

clothing and dark colored baseball cap. one million dollar redevelopment project at former army base has taken another step forward. city leaders and developers signed off on important agreements yesterday. they include, spelling out terms for creating 5,000 blue collar jobs for oakland residents and helping the port remain competitive. the plan is to turn the 366 acre base into shaping, packaging and redistribution center. metropolitan transportation commission will look at another way to provide free muni rides to youngsters in san francisco after the mtc rejected two plans in july that would have provided free muni fares for low income teens. san francisco set aside a million dollars for the program but it needs another four million from the mtc. the mtc has examined ways to provide free rides for youth

on other systems. with the rain that we are having right now, it seems like today if you can delay your commute a little, unlike normal, might be a little easier for you. >> and mass transit. here's mike with the forecast. >> i think you just gave everybody an excuse to be late to work. >> abc7 news said it was okay. >> i'm going home, i'll come back in an hour. best chance of rain moving out of palo alto, east palo alto, stanford getting heavier rain, there's the latest update on 101 from the east palo alto down to the bay shore freeway, embarcadero road where we are seeing heavier radar returns moves into the higher elevations even over towards half moon bay. if you are traveling 35, 9, 84, 92, all those areas are seeing healthy rain now. san ramon around crow canyon, al costa boulevard, north canyon all thegwy way down

san ramon valley boulevard into dublin rain right now. bulk of the rain still on the peninsula. i'm going to widen out the picture after that last frame-up dates, you can see live doppler sweeping away there. updated. now you can see where the heavier rain was now here is where it is going to the east southeast dumbarton bridge, 237, santa clara valley you are going to get dumped on over the better part of the morning commute. showers start to taper a little after 7:00, especially north of the south bay clouds open by noon and then mainly dry during the afternoon. the scattered showers yesterday, remember how many we had? wasn't many that's what we'll have this afternoon. next three days after today, clearing, sunshine thursday, warmer with more sunshine friday saturday. sue has a new accident. i do, a lot, including just getting word there's a

bart delay, 15 minute san francisco station heading east bay directions towards pittsburg. live shot of san rafael headed southbound, pooling of water and standing water especially around lucky drive southbound. take it easy through there. east shore freeway through berkeley into the macarthur maze starting to get busier we don't have problems just wet roads. northbound 880 oakland new accident past 7th in the right lane, unite find slowing there eastbound bay bridge past sky -- skyway at fourth, first reports of accident there blocking one lane. highway 12 update at red top that earlier "sig alert" cleared big rig out of lanes. right now here's some of the busier commutes 580, highway 4 typically slow out of concord or towards concord and east shore freeway. warning going out this morning to the customers of a

popular bookstore chain. if you have shopped at that chain recently we'll tell you why you want to check your credit statement or bank statement right away. critical training for emergency responders. why a training exercise will start out looking like a rave today

best radar returns redwood city, palo alto woodside towards atherton where we are going to find ponding on the roadways 280 or 101 rainfall amounts coming down a quarter an inch hour if it stays over one area for 15 minutes to half an hour you are going to finding ponding on the roadways be careful in those areas. more rain on the way for the morning commute. good news as you look at at&t park rain has ended and it looks like it is going to be dry for in evening's world series game. complete forecast coming up. 5:43 this morning, barnes & noble is warning customers their credit card information may be in the hands of hackers. the chain says the devices the customers used to swipe their credit and debit cards were tampered with this 63 stores

some of those stores here in california. barnes & noble is urging all customers to take a close look at their bank statements. captain has disconnected all pin pads in its stores after -- the company says it has disconnected all pin pads in the stores. south bay first responders will practice for a second day a scenario that is too common, people getting sick at a rave party. today's drill is the second of three this week designed to help sharpen skills that apply to after earthquakes and other disasters. students and other volunteers played victims who have had too much to drink or used dangerous drugs. >> a lot of alcohol, drugs, no air conditioning they become quickly dehydrated many need to go to the hospital. >> the dills resemble what happened inside the cow pal -- palace in daly city two years

ago, 17 ended up being rushed to hospitals. next, apple stars taking orders for its ipad mini. bloomberg business report ahead. test results are in. find out if a rock discovered after an asteroid sighting last week came from space. first storm of the season brought so much snow to the sierra, skiers may be

check out the peninsula getting heavier rainfall. starting to move towards mountain view and sunnyvale wet to the south. most of the rain going to stay from san jose north today upper in the sierra going to see a little bit of snow. temperatures there 39 tahoe. if you want to escape the wet weather and snow head to san diego and l.a., low to mid 70s there, palm springs 84 take chains in case if you are heading to the sierra winter weather advisory. maybe a little blowing here and there gusts will hit 35 miles per hour. 5:48. there are alarming new statistics this morning about how many tsa screeners have been fired for stealing from

travelers. abc news filed freedom of information act request to find out the nation's worst airport for tsa test. over all more than 400 employees have been fired miami international where more than 20 tsa screeners have been fired tops the list. jfk is next with 27 nations, 29 miami, 27 new york. los angeles international, hartsfield jackson atlanta and las vegas round out top five. oakland and san jose airports did not make the list. screening at sfo is contracted out to a private company. we keep hearing warnings to change and choose -- topping this year's list -- [ unintelligible ]

. there's excitement this morning among skiers, snowboarders and lake tahoe resources after a storm system dumped 33 inches of snow up there that means boreal resort is hoping to open this friday. it will decide today if it can open early. resources see this as a soon of a good season ahead. >> the earlier we get the snow the more excited people get. they start buying gear and passes. >> we are looking forward to a better season this year, the early snow is going to be helpful if it keeps up we will be able to make up ground that we didn't have last year this time. >> you probably remember tahoe had scant snow pack last near,

with one of the driest decembers on record. i know being an avid skier, you remember that. >> definitely, boreal typically the first to open every year. squaw valley will be open this thursday for a one-day fundraiser. regular opening won't be until later in november. what does that say about the snow and the weather conditions they can do that! doesn't have a forebearing on anything that going to happen this winter but it is nice to have it right now, absolutely. get up there and enjoy it while it is still there because it will melt before we get our next big blast of snow. we may get a little snow next week as we get more rain here. golden gate bridge, we just had a shower cross it, you can see the spray coming up from the cars as they come southbound out of marin county. that's going to be the case even if it is not raining in your neighborhood still going to be residual moisture on the

ground. you can see best radar returns north of the north bay. then you look around the bay into the south bay, that's where we are going to have the rain for the morning commute. here's that shower just crossed the golden gate bridge moving across fisherman's wharf into downtown san francisco across the financial district towards treasure island going to cross over the bay bridge towards oakland increasing rain if you are headed that way. by far heaviest rain from san bruno, sfo down to moffett field or mountain view and sunnyvale, heavier rain pulling out of san carlos and belmont now, still in redwood city, making that jog into the south bay look for increasing rain there and worsening conditions over the next hour or so. temperatures still running in the 40s and 50s in most neighborhoods same around monterey bay. best chance of showers this morning very isolated in the afternoon hours like they were yesterday.

foggy possible tonight we'll see some of that inland mainly dry this is our last good push of organized wet weather. warmer weather starting tomorrow especially friday through sunday. here's that trough of low pressure convergence area where the air is converging and rising better chance of widespread showers with that as opposed to cooler air that will destabilize the atmosphere during the afternoon heavy 7:00 mainly south bay, 9:00, 10:00 gone, noon scattered showers less of a chance into the latter parts of the afternoon into the evening. 10th -- heavier cells could get up to 4/10 of an inch. tonight mostly cloudy, 61, 5:07 first pitch, dropping to 58 you immediate to worry about the chill and damness in the air than any chance of rain.

tomorrow storm track moves north partly sunny by the afternoon warmest weather friday through sunday 70s from the coast, 60s coast next chance of rain late monday night better chance into tuesday. reminder if you are headed towards the tahoe area chain requirements on both highway 50 and 80 at this hour. make sure you got chains, macarthur maze, stall pardon me accident on the north 880 approach to the macarthur maze blocking left lane all other approaches looking good, toll plaza light but raining there high winds on the bay bridge at this hour. delay on bart, pittsburg bay point line out of san francisco 10 to 15 minutes due to equipment problems on the track no other mass transit problems reported. north 880 oakland another accident past 7th in the right lane approaching bay bridge from the san francisco side skyway stall blocking left lane there. had some flooding and standing

water north 280 extension at cesar chavez probably the reason for the solo spin-out there. possible intergalactic discovery in novato we've been reporting on has ended up being just a rock. sunday scientists said this two inch rock that hit the roof of a home was a chunk of the meteor that streaked across the sky last week after they examined it more they determined it was not. scientists have apologized for misidentifying it. do you have a smartphone? be making you im? >> here's -- could it be making you ill? >> here's jane king. expect to pay more if you are traveling by air for the holidays, flights between november 17th and november 27th, will cost nearly 9% more than last year. job cuts in old economy and new economy buys dow chemical cutting 2400 jobs, closing 20

manufacturing plants worldwide. farmville maker zynga cutting 5% of its workforce. investors waiting to hear from the fed as it wraps up a two-day policy meeting. apple unveiling what it hopes will be a big hit for the holidays, ipad mini, apple starts taking orders for the $329 october 20 sixth. -- 26th. i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. arizona teenager is recovering this morning from ground breaking surgery after being severely injured while riding his bike. doctors removed part of the 15-year-old's skull to relieve swelling in his brain and placed it in his abdomen for safe keeping.

doctors reattached that piece of skull after swelling went down. normallies did would have frozen the piece of skull, they stored it in his abdomen to reduce the chance of infection. doctors expect the teen to make a full recovery. coming up at 6:00, the best cities in the u.s. to get a , believe it or not, two are here in the -- get a job, believe it or not, two are in the bay area with latest with live doppler. giants get ready for game one of the world series. why grounds keepers had to get a