>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> happy thursday at 5:00. thanks for starting your day with us. >> on this thursday morning we will look at the weather. mike? >> thank you very much. good to see you. this is more drizzle out there this morning. the frizz factor is higher. but it and not organized area of rain. it is just the mist and drizzle. it will make the streets slick this morning. we will keep on eye on that. we have temperatures this

afternoon below average again from mid-60's along the coast, 68 in san francisco, a lot of low-to-mid 70's around the bay shore and upper 70's in the south bay and the north bay and low-to-mid 80's in the east bay valley. we will see more sunshine than yesterday. >> we have reports of wet conditions on the bay bridge in san francisco away from treasure island. other than that, we are in good shape but for the problem on 680 near main street we have a truck with a fat tire and i saw emergency crews moving down to help them out and the traffic is slowing down but still slowing. the 24 drive coming into orinda you are at top speed and not a problem. this is away from 17, all the

traffic is moving swiftly. >> thank you, leyla gulen at 5:02. bargain hunters are lining up at a new nordstrom but not everyone is happy about the grand opening. neighbors worry it will make a bad traffic situation worse. >> the traffic situation is bad because look what is in the parking lot of the nordstrom rack a safe way gas station, a popular safe way gas station. there are signs of concern all over the place. there are literally traffic signing trying to control the traffic with rails up striking to show people where they can and cannot go and keeping the two customs separate from each other. gas station customs tell us there are already lines to the gas station and they cannot imagine what the store will do.

safe way managers are bracing for a crush of people and change their staffing today for the big nordstrom opening. >> the manager here called my boss and said if there was thin he could bring over for the next week to come on and work because the lines are crazy enough without the new nordstrom rack and with the nordstrom rack opening it will be a madhouse. >> here is a sign of the accuracyness a picture of nordstrom customers lined up to be the first in the store. nordstrom is giving gift cards to the first customers. the store doesn't open until 10:00 but people are already here a possible indication of the crazy congestion to come. >> secretary of state john kerry is on a diplomatic mission in the syrian crisis. readers of "new york times" today will see harsh words for

the united states from russia president putin. abc7 news is in the newsroom. >> secretary of state john kerry arrived in switzerland two hours ago with video arriving getting off the flame. experts will meet with their russian counterparts in geneva today and tomorrow and the russians say they can convince syria to hand over the 1,000 tons of chemical weapons if the united states drops the threat of a military strike. kerry wants pesks: how will they be destroyed in the middle of a civil war? >> there are technical aspects involved in a plan for securing syria's chemical weapons. >> russian president putin is delivering his antistrike message directly to american citizens with an op-ed piece in

the "new york times" saying it is alarm this is commonplace for the united states to intervene. is it in america's long term interest? i doubt it. putin takes aim at president obama's remarks that american enter recommendation is "what makes us exceptional." he writes it is dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional whatever the motivation. the chairman of the senate foreign affairs committee said the article made him want to vomit. negotiations are scheduled to resume between bart and a labor union and halfway into the 60 day cooling-off period called by go brown they are set to meet with management at the building in oakland and the a.t.u. said they will not be available until monday weapon the major sticking points over pension contribution and pay increase and health7 cae

premiums will resume. matt keller will have a report coming up in the next half hour. >> transportation officials on the peninsula will launch connect redwood city and the program is aimed at encouraging people would live or work in redwood city to take advantage of public transportation and is paid for through a $1.5 million grant from the metropolitan transportation commission. >> this morning, an investigation is underway into the cause of two separate fatal accidents on caltrain tracks on the same day. the latest happened around 9:00 when a person was struck and killed by caltrain at the south san francisco station. at 1:00 o'clock a person was hit and killed not of san carlos. according to the san jose mercury news 11 people have died in the caltrain accidents this year and 12 were killed all of last year. >> 49ers players will join leading brain experts for

talking about head traumas in football. our media partner reports that former 49ers conference and lott worry about the effects that concussions have had on their lives during their nfl years. the conference hosted by santa clara university's institute of sports, law, and ethics will focus on what can be done to make sports safer from youth to the pro's, the nfl agreed to $765 million settlement with thousands of former players who say they have developed difficult men too and other brain disorders. >> we will find out if defending champion or raquel team usa will make changes to the crew again new zealand. the skipper will decide whether he will replace the tactician for races six and seven this afternoon on san francisco bay. blunders and the dominance of kiwis put team usa in a deep

hole. new zealand leads 4 to minus one and only needs five more wins. >> a big turn around for yahoo marissa mayer says the internet company now has 800 million users a 20 percent increase since she was houred away from google 15 months ago. the stock has doubled since mire moisture claim -- since marissa mayer came on board mostly from the value of holdings in china rapidly growing group. despite the increased traffic yahoo is still struggling to beast -- to boost their ad revenue. >> the temperatures are mile. the south bay is no different. low-to-mid 60's in boast neighbors and 57 in los gatos, and all of our temperatures are in the low-to-mid 60's and alameda is 65, and cupertino is 64 and lafayette at 63 and san carlos and san ramon at 62 and

san francisco 61 with 50's and calistoga and bodega bay at 59. coit tower, the day after, we are still using that as a remembrance of yesterday. the day planner shows the next 12 hours more drizzle this morning and temperatures stay in the low-to-mid 60's through 7:00 with sunshine quicker today and by noon we are sunny but for the coast, 62 to 74 and 59 4:00 we are 62 to 80 below average and cool to comfortable and sunny from 60 to 72. >> we have a rot of a stalled vehicle eastbound 80 on the parkway causing slowing. westbound traffic is moving fine from fairfield.

at san francisco we are coming away from sfo into the city and you can see 101 at top speed with traffic in the southbound direction. it will take you ten minutes to reach 3rd street. this is going to be the golden gate bridge so foggy and you can see the lights glistening 50 of the roadway indicating a bit of moisture collected on to the road surface. you may want to slow down the speed. it will take you nine minutes to head out of sausalito to van ness. >> the bloomberg business report is next. >> a big announcement from prince william. >> there could be major service trains for a.c.

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releasing thousands of inmates. that includes the governor's plan to lease cells in private prisons and county jails if the court sticks to the original deadline. the state is under federal court order to reduce the prison population by 10,000 inmates by january. a.c. transit wants to run more buses across the bay bridge as part of the big service changes. the a.c. transit board is considering a proposal with a number of changes. $48 million worth of changes. there is a proposal, too, to add routes in oakland with a park-'n-ride opening. the increases service could lead to higher fares. a.c. transit said there will be public hearings. >> there are more signs the housing market is on solid ground. here is jane king with the bloomberg business report business. >> foreclosure activity declining as the housing market improves.

filings fell 34 percent in august compared to last year and property prices climb to make it easier to sell. nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation and then florida, ohio, and maryland. >> wall street is continuing rally but a plunge in apple limited the gains. >> wal-mart has the top 20 holiday toys picked by kids. classic favorites like barbie dream house, and elmo's toy are on the list including hot wheels twister. wal-mart is say the holiday layaway plan starts tomorrow. that is the news from the new york stock exchange for bloomberg business report. >> big news from britain this morning: prince william is leaving the military to focus on royal duties and charity works. the duke is a new father, of course, to baby prince george and he completed the final shift

as the search-and-rescue pilot after seven years. he and his wife are expected to move to the palace in the next few weeks. >> speaking of kate the duchess reportedly made a stop at mcdonald's and baby george and a nanny stopped at mcdonald's on a road trip to the palace. no word on what they ate. reports are she fed george while there. the nanny is actually the same nanny that raised william when he was little. the couple has been trying to persuade her to come out of retirement and help with baby george. >> the san francisco giants have had dug out stores for years and now 49er fans have a store in the city for the red and gold and this store opened in san francisco. three other 49er retail stories are open in san jose, santa clara and palo alto. fans say it is about time. >> red and gold looks awesome.

>> you can find raider stuff around here easy and i don't understand...sorry, raider fans. >> the 49ers will growth you at door and shoppers will fine everything from kaepernick. to jerseys to jackets and hats and there is also a big scene there showing classic 49ers moments. >> maybe one kay they will have radar guns so you can clock kaepernick passes the he throws hard. you could get impaleed. >> moving on if you are jogging it is frizzy and moist out there. the marine layer is full of moisture that is dropping as drizzle so want out for the wet

streets. leyla gulen is watching that. i am watching live doppler 7 hd and it is showing how it is dry other than the drizzle and mist hanging in the air. you can see it is quiet outside and the winds are blowing out on the shore overturning the atmosphere and bring us more sunshine but temperatures are cooler-than-average. warmer highs tomorrow and through the extended we will have a period of not roller coaster temperatures and at 8:00 everyone is cloudy with flight arrival delays at sfo i am sure. by noon everyone is cleared. some of the valleys in the not by with low clouds hanging around and san francisco has a finger of fog. we will have sun at the coast and limited sunshine. in san jose, low-to-mid 80's in

the santa clara valley and we will have temperatures flirt with 80 from redwood city to lotion altos and low-to-mid 70's in san mateo and upper 60's this downtown and south san francisco and along with sausalito and mid-to-upper 70's through the north bay valley and mid-60's at your beaches. most of you will notice a jump in the temperature in the east bay valley low-to-mid 80's afterening in the 70's yesterday. tonight the temperatures are in the 50's and 60's with clouds but not so much drizzle at this morning. the seven-day forecast is two to six degrees warmer and we hold steady and we may drop back a couple of degrees on sunday, monday, tuesday, and wednesday but nothing too out of the ordinary. >> we have a report of an accident northbound through santa rosa, now, involving a vehicle that hit the guardrail and it is blocking one lane and you might see slowing as a

result but number three lane is blocked out there if you are traveling in the southbound direction everyone is moving along at top speed. headed into san jose, it is not top speeds on 880, northbound and southbound direction, we have one project here southbound were we have laned blocked until 6:00 and northbound between 280 and forest we have construction crews and only slowing for the cone drive. the drive time traffic 680 walnut creek to dublin an early truck with a flat tire they moved it. this is only 14 minutes and not causing slowing and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco under one hour and highway 17 is 23 minutes through the santa cruz mountains. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. >> getting ahead at work the sweet way some are playing office politics. >> the unusual way this credit -- critter found its way into a

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>> whether you are just joining us or headed out the door here are seven things to know today: number one, negotiations are set to resume between bart and one of the labor unions. more than halfway into the 60 day cooling-off period called by the brown. they will meet with management today at the caltran building in oakland but not about the biggest issues. abc7 news reporter matt keller has a report next half hour.

>> two, breaking news in colorado: flash flooding has left two people dead in boulder county. emergency evacuations are underway. students are tweeting the entire university of colorado at boulder campus is flooded. chooses are canceled. >> secretary of state john kerry and a team of united states experts arrived in geneva for two days of talks with the russian counterparts. the united states is looking for a rapid agreement with russia on principles to secure a serious chemical weapon. >> a san jose city committee will consider a plan to increase healthy options in all community centered vending machines. the director of parks is recommending a requirement that 75 percent rather than 50 percent of items in the vending machines be healthy options. >> bargain hunters are lining up at a nordstrom rack in pleasanton hill but neighbors worry the opening will make it already bad traffic situation

worse. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has a report at top of the hour. >> drizzle is more widespread this morning. the golden gate bridge is wet. we get you through the morning commute so you know how much longer it will last and then a warming trend in the seven-day outlook. >> seven, there are low clouds over the san mateo bridge but it is not affecting traffic. we have a new report of an accident near sfo with details on that ahead. >> thank you, leyla gulen, now what people will do to get ahead in the workplace. a food company in britain did a survey and found 25 percent of employees, one in four, admit to baking sweet treats to make friends in high places at the office. not only that, they do it frequently. they bring cupcakes and cookies to the co-workers at least once a month and there is the one in five who will say they have bought sweets and tried to pass

them off as their own creation. others admit to falsely complementing a colleague's basic skills in order to be favored. >> a break in at a police station is caught on surveillance video and the culprit refused to leave. suddenly the raccoon crashes through the ceiling of a police station in alabama. inside, he takes his own sweet time check things out. police gave chase and the raccoon refused to leave and fineally exited and the officers say they have repaired the ceiling. no word on are as. >> good thing. the morning news continues with the top stories. plans do rename the western span of the bay bridge if honor of a former san francisco mayor are moving forward. this morning, there is a new hurdle. >> a wildfire burning on mt. diablo is 80 percent contained.

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east bay. from the coast to san francisco only 64 to 68. leyla gulen? >> we have a report of an accident with a vehicle reportedly swerving before it crashed into a concrete wall northbound 101 at sfo. so far we do not have delays. c.h.p. is not there. when they do they could block off more lanes. southbound, though, everything is moving. you could see spectator slowing. give yourself extra time for any flights. >> along i-80 westbound direction tail lights are making it to 580 and traffic is building. >> today we are halfway at the 60 day cooling-off period averting a bart strike. so far, talks is been short open progress and long on finger

points. matt keller is live with more. matt? >> we are beyond the midway point for the 60 day cooling-off period and bart management and the unions have not come back to the bargaining table to negotiate the big should like salary and benefit. the two sides will be meeting to negotiate supplemental provisions. this week is the first time the two sides have met since governor brown called for a 60-day cool off period august 10. if in deal is reach another strike could begin october 11 and the governor would be power less to stop. bart riders are hoping another strike can be averted. >> it would be very disappointing, the last one was very stressful and not looking forward to another one. >> management and the unions appear to be far apart on raidses. management says they need to take into account the rising employee costs and replacement costs of aiming -- aging

infrastructure. the union members say it would be a pay cut because of rising costs. the next meeting is on monday at 9:00 a.m. where they will talk about the economic provisions. >> in colorado, gnash flooding has last two people dead this morning. emergency evacuations are underway. the national weather service issued a flash flood emergency for boulder and jefferson county of the it has been raining for several days and the main highway through the city is closed. mandatory evacuations are under way for jamestown where there are reports of homes collapsing. one was found dead there and another by the colorado springs fire department. >> there is progress on the wildfire in mt. diablo. the 3,100'

the big concern is replacing vegetation that keeps away the erosion. a sheriff deupty found the body of a 56-year-old man yesterday in an area bun by the clover fire. the fire has destroyed 37 hopes and 77 other structures and has grown to almost 8,000 acres and now is 50 percent contained. >> this morning an urgent plea to women in abusive relationships from the daughter of a san jose woman killed in a domestic dispute get help before it is too late. the 39-year-old was stabbed to death on saturday night. they arrested her husband of more than 20 years. investigators say he murder her while out on bail for an incident from last month. the 22-year-old daughter of

martha casillas did not want to show her face and said her mom would be alive if she spoke up sooner and urges others not to make the same mistake. >> if you are suffering domestic violence, you need to talk. you see what happened to my mother. >> she is trying to gain custody of her two younger brothers. her father is jailed without bail. the san jose police officers association has set up a fund to help the family. if you would like to doughnut we have a link at abc7 news.com . >> the sister and fiance of a man from chile who was shot to death in berkeley three years ago are running to the scene and trying to call attention to a man murdered on his 35 birthday. he just moved to berkeley when they were confronted by two men

and he was shot to death much his sister and fiance join the counsul general hoping that someone can provide new leads in find the killers. >> san jose will pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man shot by police when they thought the fake gun was real in october of 2011. the man survived despite being shot by officers 20 times. he was passed now a stairwell after attending a costume party dress as a surgeon. he had a toy gun tucked in the belt and officials say the police fired because they thought he was movingly hand toward the gun. >> a san jose committee will consider a plan to increase healthy food and drink options in community vending machines. the director parks will recommend changing guide s lines to require 75 percent of available products in veteranning machines be healthy options.

the city requires half the products to be healthy. the city council committee killed a proposal to ban the sale of soda and fattening beverages at public facilities. >> a new economic forecast released concludes that california will continue to outpace the nation in job growth. the uneven economic recovery leaves unskilled workers behind. it is predicted that california jobless rate is around 8.5 percent higher than the national average but will likely narrow the next two years. the bay area coast is seeing growth in high-tech and inland is lagging with low skill and manual labor jobs. >> the governor will sign a bill boosting california's minimum wage if it reaps his -- reaches his desk raising the minimum

wage difficult 2 an hour by $2.15. it now stands at $8 but it will like to $9 july 1 next year and $10 july 12016. critics say raising this will drive businesses out of california. >> the state senate will vote on a resolution naming the western span of the bay bridge after former san francisco mayor willie brown. the assembly unanimously passed the measure and the senate will go long. there a new wrinkle: a lawsuit is expected to be filed today claiming the lawmakers fast track the bill and slipped it through without following proper procedure. the governor also opposes the name change pointing out that state rules say the ban cannot be named after people who are still alive. >> now a closer look at the forecast. mike, it will warm up but it is drizzly and damp.

>> we are off to a not so warm start. 58 in portrero hill and 59 in forest hill and everyone else is 60 to 61 degrees. 62 in richmond and bell monday is 63 and santa clara, saratoga, 64 in pittsburg, walnut creek and union city, and american canyon is at 63 and petaluma at 60 of the we will breakdown the day planner the next 12 hours and we will remain cloudy with drizzle through 7:00 hour, and temperatures in the upper 50's to slow 60's and by noon, more sunshine and 74 inland, and 68 around the bay and 62 at the coast. at 4:00 we will be there, again, and a cool evening low-to-mid 60's bay and coast. and 72 inland. temperatures jump two to six degrees tomorrow and hold steady headed through the week. that is the three day forecast and now traffic. leyla gulen? >> we have three citizens that

have something in common, all on 101. starting in south bay, san jose, southbound 101, we have this accident on the shoulder and it did hit a poll so someone was out there standing in lanes and it looks like everything is pushed to the shoulder northbound not a problem. we reported this accident involving a car swerving uncontrollably and finally hit a concrete walking northbound 101 at sfo and it appears that c.h.p. is out there trying to location it and they cannot find it. we will keep our eye on that. i checked with our app and i do not see waysers reporting an accident. to northbound 101 we have an accident north of santa rosa. one lane is blocked. we do not have delays. the bay bridge toll plaza shows the cash-paying lanes are loading up. fast track is still moving well into san francisco. >> east bay yards turned into

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>> oakland police home a new sketch will help police catch a man who shot an 8-year-old that happened in east oakland in july. the eight-year-old was hit when someone fired through the front door of the apartment. two other children and a grandmother were wounded but they survived. the motive has not been revealed. police used witness descriptions to put together the sketch. >> s.w.a.t. teams gather not because of any trouble but for the best in the west swat competition. 30 of the top swat teams will take place in the two day event at the santa clara sheriff's range in san jose. the competition tested weapons brother efficiency and teamwork. organizers say it is a work shot to improve skills for swat operations and is closed to the public because safety and

liability. >> a band of while figures has made a complete mess in san ramon uprooting the lawns of 20 homes in this subdivision. neighbors have tried everything from putting pepper in the grass to killing the grubs the pigs are after. homeowners hired someone to were extra the figures but no luck the one resident was so fed up he put up sound activated halloween decorations hoping to scare them off. >> they have torn up the lawns near our house but they seem to stop short of the grim reaper. >> the grim reap are stays. the only peg they have eradicated is one struck by a car last week unfortunately but the big experts say he is expected to have the herd rounded up next week. >> the oakland a's are planning to sell playoff tickets although they have not officially made

post-season. they blasted the twins 18-3 and lead the division rivals by three games. tickets for a tie breaker, wild card and series home games go on sale on tuesday and they will use dynamic pricing in the post-season so prices will be based on facters like demand. the a's are playing away in minnesota. >> right. >> now the weather, everyone, we have a little bit of drizzle, a little bit of history and it is most this morning. you can see clouds everywhere, and it is more moist but a darker start to the morning and it will be a wild before the sun penetrates the clouds. there will be more sunshine than yesterday. fairly is at 16-mile-per-hour

winds and we have a sea breeze but not so fast as yesterday but the marine layer is deeper the you can see the drizzle on the golden gate bridge with the weapons blowing from the west at 10 to 12 miles per hour and it is blowing from left to right across the scene the mist and drizzle. more sunshine today, and cooler-than-average temperatures and warmer highs tomorrow and the seasonal temperatures are going to hang around through the extended forecast but not a roller coaster ride in the seven-day forecast. los gatos mid-to-upper 70's, including 79 in santa clara and san jose. redwood city is same, and palo alto is the same but possibly 80 in menlo park. upper 60's in downtown south san francisco and sausalito. low-to-mid 70's through the not bay valley and napa is a warmer spot at 78.

bodega is 64, a cooler spot. 70 in berkeley to 74 in hercules and castro valley and fremont. the east bay valley, a bigger jump in temperatures, low-to-mid 80's. tonight, temperatures fall back if line mid-50's, to low 60's so cooler and not is much drizzle. here is the set up looking ahead, we have had two areas of low-to-mid dominate our weather and high pressure will creep in and split them ever-so-slightly and bring us warmer weather two to six degrees cooler tomorrow, and minor fluctuations sunday, monday, tuesday, and wednesday and a couple of degrees here and there and probably not noticeable. we have lots of traffic and you can see how slow it is. you will see top speed of 30 miles per hour out of tracy over the pass to 28 miles per hour

inching your way into livermore and some of the traffic is loosening us, and if you take highway 84 in the southbound direction it will dip and then pick it up over to 680 and this is what the drive time traffic looks like, 580, tracy to dublin, 43 minutes, highway 4 westbound from antioch to concord is 25 minutes and 101 san rafael to san francisco is 15 minutes. the peninsula eastbound 92 to southbound 101, the connection is block until 6:00 with detours in place. >> in the east bay, the library at piedmont high school is named the ambassador chris stevens memorial library. he was the ambassador to libya and killed in an attack on the consulate in benghazi september 11th of last year. the graduate was editor of the

newspaper and attended berkeley. the library was rededicated if his nape. his mother, stepfather, brother and young nieces were there. >> many thanks from all of chris' family thank you for awaying him in this especially present way. >> he was inspired by an inscription in the library "achieve the honorable." many would agree that he embodied that standard. >> at&t is apologizing after a 9/11 related tribute that many found in poor taste. the company twitter post said never forget and featured this photo of the new york skyline with a smartphone showing the area where the twin towers once stood. one post called it without a doubt the most tacky 9/11 memorial on the internet. speaking of stacky, forget summer, a major retailer is in the christmas mood and we will show you why it is creating a

backlash. >> it calls itself america's healthy grocery store but the state is suing whole foods. >> marissa mayer on high-tech and high fashion and what the yahoo c.e.o. is revealing of her recent photo spread

>> yes, it is september 12 but the first christmas ad has made the debut. k-mart is airing this commercial

promote the layaway program. k-mart believes it is never too early to start, unhappy customers believe differently and they are turning to k-mart's facebook page to complain about the ads saying it is too soon. a first for the miss america pageant, miss kansas in the swimsuit portion of the miss america competition revealed two tattoos, a prayer on her right side and a logo of the army dental corps on her shoulder, the 22-year-old senior at kansas state university and a member of the army national guard. the panellent is in new jersey after a six-year absence and the finale will be on sunday night. >> had to happen.

now a look outside to show you what is going on from the roof camera, low clouds hanging out there and a matter of moments before the f.a.a. or sfo tells us about delays. today we have a big jump in temperatures inland, but yesterday we were 69 in santa rosa and 77 today. everyone is close if not cooler than yesterday. we have poor air quality in tuolumne if you are headed that way. we have storms possible as an area of low-to-mid packs to the sierra today and 78 in tahoe, and mostly cloudy and 66 in monterey and 80 in los angeles. >> we have a brand new accident at union city making the drive into fremont southbound 880, a two-car crash and one of the cars is spun out. this is at dakota road causing delays southbound direction. possible injuries are involved and you want to avoid it or give yourself extra time. as we look at our drive time

traffic 80 westbound from albany to the maze is five minutes so nice and clear and 880 southbound from fremont to san jose beyond the accident at top speed at 15 minute and 280 northbound from 101 to cupertino is hooking at a short 12 minute commute. the san mateo bridge in the westbound direction a lot more cars now making the drive in the westbound direction from hayward to foster city. at the high-rise, it is not a problem but we have a connection between 85 and 92 and that will be blocked off until 6:00. highway 101 in mendocino, israel is hauling dirt to the bypass project after the permanent was reyoked two weeks ago. they kennel on haul it at night through town and tuesday night, demonstrators chained themselves to truck bringing work to a halt. three people were arrested with protesters providing to return. the bypass is intended to

alleviate a major bottleneck the. >> a man who threw a banana on at baseball feel has been arrested and picked up on theft and drug charges and he has two prior arrests involving drink asking driving. last month he threw a banana in the direction of baltimore orioles outfielder at at&t park and said he did it because he was frustrated the giants were losing. >> whole foods is facing a legal valley over pesticides. a lawsuit accuses the company selling pesticides not registered for sale in california, including for pet products. they must be tested and approved before they can be sold to california. a spokesman said the company is reviewing the lawsuit. >> if your toddler talks early he or she may start drinking early, as well.

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. at 6:00, congestion concerned, a store is about to open at a popular east bay mall but traffic worries coming along with all the customs. the reason we should not expect major progress with bart. >> breaking news, massive flash flooding towns deadly in colorado overnight and this morning it is force people from their homes and shutting down an entire college. thanks for joining us at 6:00. >> before we get to the weather in colorado, get to the weather in the bay area. the rain is moist. we have drizzle. it is more widespread than yesterday and it is making the roads slick. drizzle around the bay, and 64 degrees through 7:00.