>> we have video of the plan. this is where they are training managers to drive trains in vallejo. two cars, 12 managers are out there getting a refresher court to be ready. bart says the plan is to try and provide limited service for passengers. >> we have to prepare if the possibility of a prolonged strike. it is our responsibility to have options if that were to occur. >> we would like them to come to the table with the same level of intensity to get a contract opposed to training people that are not ready to do the job. >> the union calls the move "disingenuous and against the rules." they made little progress in the negotiations this week but they are set to come back to the table on monday. if they are not able to reach an agreement in could be a strike. that would happen october 11, which is three weeks from today.

>> there are negotiating sessions scheduled next monday and wednesday with both unions and tuesday with one of the unions. there are talks scheduled monday and wednesday of next week and monday and tuesday of the following week with bothdowns. only one union can meet october 9 the day before the 60-day cooling-off period ends. >> drivers who use the golden gate bridge could face a toll increase by next year. the golden gate bridge district faces a $140 million shortfall. painting and other improvement projects have pushed the budget into the red. officials emphasize nothing has been decided. it could take months before any toll increase could take effect. now the golden gate bridge has electronic tolls the fare could be increased by pennies rather than dollars. >> the golden gate bridge board is expected to sign off on buying and installing a movable

median to protect drivers from head-on collisions. it will cost $26 million and require a 52-hour closing of the bridge next fall. the money will come from state transportation funds. >> developing news: a california meat company is recalling 30 tons of beef sent to schools for lunches. 58,000 pounds of ground brief which could have plastic. it was intended for use by the national school lunch program produced april 1 and shipped to california, arkansas, montana and texas. there are no reports of anyone getting sick or choking on the elastic. the central valley meat company made news last year after it was shut down when it was accused of mistreating animals and reopened after they promised to retrain the workers. >> chicago police are investigating a shooting at a southwest side park that injured 13 people including a

three-year-old boy. authorities say the child was shot in the head and is in critical condition. police are releasing little information but it happened on a basketball court and is gang-related. witnesses described random gunfire that hit innocent bystanders. two teens and ten adults were shot three weeks after chicago saw a rash of labor day weekend violence that left eight people dead. >> the mass shooting at the washington navy yard is casting new light on government background checks on employees with security clearances. the government contractor that conducted the background check on aaron alexis were vetted edward snowden and an associated press review of the checks finds the system overwhelmed by five million americans who have security clearances. civilian employees and military members are back at work at navy yard since the shooting that left 12 co-workers dead. >> double shooting in san

francisco has left a man dead and a woman wounded. shots were fired near arkansas near 23rd before 8:00. both victims were found inside a car. the man died at the hospital. the woman is expected to survive. additional police were brought in after large crowds gathered at the scene. >> this morning, the oakland police department is getting a much needed boost in personnel. 36 new officers will graduate from the academy today. this is video of a class that graduated early this year. officials say more than half of the graduates are minorities and a quarter are women. two more academies will start later this year and the city will hire ten other police officers thanks to $4.5 million grant from the justice department. oakland has one of the lowest staffed police ds in the country. >> on capitol hill a showdown over a shutdown. the government could close its doors in ten days. house republicans are set to vote on a measure today that will prevent a shutdown but it

includes a stopgap funding bill that would de-fund the president obama's health care law. senate democrats say it has no chance of passing and they will remove the de-fund obama provision and kick it back to the house of representatives for a showdown. peninsula democratic congressman used food props to blast republican colleagues on the house of representatives floor. she is criticizing them for cutting $4 billion from the food stamp program. she says some of them travel to foreign countries under "foil business" guise and enjoy steak, vodka, all at taxpayers' expense living high life while overlooking their constituents who are low-income families that rely on food stamps. >> the mayor is of san lenadro is suspending a plan to raise the chinese flag over city hall after a vote to replace the city flag at city hall on october 1,000 date that people's republic of china was formed in 1949. the move was designed to attract

new asian-american business but critics say it endorses a brutal government. the mayor says that the city needs to allow the community to weigh in on this decision. >> happening now, eager apple fans are catching out to get their hands on the new iphone 5s which goes on sale in stores at 8:00 this morning. here is a look at the line at the palo alto apple store on university avenue, you can see a last people out there with lawn chairs getting comfortable and some have been waiting for five days. it went on sale online at midnight and pre-orders are not available for the 5s so anyone would wants one today has to get it at a store. at to which the hour well take you back there to palo alto where abc7 news reporter is with the fans. he will explain why there is a new "goal rush." >> you do not even have to dig. >> now the weather forecast.

>> it is mild and not so cool as yesterday. a lot of low-to-mid 50's in the south bay. the 58 is the warm spot in san jose and mountain view. we have 60's in redwood city and 59 in brentwood. 52 in california story -- some people are ten degrees warmer this morning than yesterday. it has to do with the cloud car which is not in the north bay. there are a few 40's but most of us stay in the 50's through 7:00. we have clouds along the coast spilling into the bay through that timeframe. it will be cooler at noon and only 74 inland and 60's holding on around the bay and to the coast and as we head to 4:00, 60's at the coast and low-to-mid 70's for the rest of us and temperatures today are seven to 12 degrees cooler than yesterday and increasing clouds so a chance of sprinkles in the evening from san francisco and the coast and north. the rest of us get a chance

scattered light showers possibly a bit of thunder in the north bay and sunday and monday, more dry and cooler-than-average. >> leyla gulen is off so we are checking traffic. eastbound highway 4, two left lanes are closed until 6:00 this morning. road work in a lost places, including beyond treasure island with three right lanes closed until 5:00 a.m. here is the bay bridge, the new eastern span, traffic is moving along but you can see the three lanes on the right shut down until 5:00 a.m. if you are looking for a place to aren't, the crime targeting would be renters and how you can avoid becoming a victim. >> the a's have tighter security

measures getting into the game. >> mexico has had twin storms and the fate of 40,000 tourists scrambling to get out. >> good morning, topping america's money the dow jones industrial average snapping a four day rally yesterday to end down 40 points with the dow and s&p 500 on track for the biggest monthly gains since october of 2011. >> jay-z and beyonce are tops on the earning list for couples making $95 million between june of 2012 and june of 2013. second is tom

>> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> this weekend the a's close out the final home stand in the regular season against the twins. fans had to go through metal

detectors for the first time. the a's fired 70 extra staff members to implement new security measures and monitor metal detectors. by sunday the a's say it will be standard procedure at every get. major league baseball wants all playoff teams to use them in the post-season and all the other teams by next year. >> it is a requirement by major league baseball to have practice runs so we do not just start off on the first post-season game without any experience. >> the a's boat the twins moving a step closer to getting the al west with a home run in the bottom the 8th for the victory. >> texas, decision rivals won so the a's magic number dropped to four. they could clinch the title by saturday. >> there is a growing scam in the south bay targeting renters, the district attorney's office says bogus real estate listings are rising and a warning that applies across the bay area.

we have that story. >> if someone lies to you and you take your money that is a crime. deputy district attorney is warning of online real estate rental listingses that are fake, a scam she says has been on the upstick in santa clara county the past year. she is working a case involving this woman from san jose. the woman was renting this home and posted phony rental listings online. >> she would put an ad on craigslist, make it sound nice, negotiate a deal, take the money and the person never got to move in. >> she believes the woman may have done this several times and is hoping other victims will come forward. >> linda works for golden gate properties and the company has this santa clara listing for $3,200. someone used their information and tried to rent it for $1,200. >> it is easy to copy or to get

the photos and have their information put in there with their phone call and they text with the potential renters. >> vacation rentals are targeted. >> it could be because there is a shortage of affordable housing or it is just like all good scams people are caught on this is great thing and it is working and they take advantage. >> either way, she said if you look if a rental, check your facts and find out who owns the property. is it a foreclosure? if you are not allowed inside, take that as a red flag and walk away. >> get ready to see a lot more cars with pink mustaches, with unanimous approval to support ride sharing services like lift and sidecar. you can rely on apps to connect riders and driver whose use their vehicles, making california's first state to formally endorse and regulate such services.

the car-sharing companies have to make drivers undergo training and criminal background checks with commercial liability insurance. >> san francisco is cracking down on bicycle theft. a board has approved the firsters ride theft prevention plan, bicycle thefts like this captured in may by abc7 news have jumped 70 percent including a bicycle registration program and police stolen bicycle stings. >> the champagne is still on ice for team new zealand a win away from winning the cup. team usa stayed alive by beating new zealand in race 12 by 31 seconds yesterday on san francisco bay. the second race was postponed at the last minute, again, because of weather and high wind. new zealand still leads 8-2 with team usa needing to win seven consecutive races to hold on. race 13 is scheduled to begin at

1:15 with race 14 an hour later. >> the winds were a factor but, what else? ought waves and the currents. not just the wind. the winds do have part of the equation but so do the currents and waves. >> live doppler 7 hd shows the rain is offshore from seattle down and it is moving to the foes. the entire system is marching toward us. you can see the changing of the guard as we look down from sutro tower at the low clouds that are spilling across san francisco right now. as far as our forecast, we are looking at more clouds, cooler weather today, sprinkles are going to develop during the evening hours along the coast, san francisco, and up north and the rest of us get a chance of wet weather tonight especially

tomorrow. temperatures today, only 77 in san jose, and we are about 87 degrees yesterday, and mid-to-upper 70's for the neighborhoods and gilroy, making a run at 80 to 81 and low-to-mid 70's for the peninsula and los altos is the exception at 77 and along the coast you can see the cloud cover, low-to-mid 60's and the clouds will stay stubborn at 68 downtown and 69 in south san francisco and sausalito is 68 but check out cloud cover along the north bay, low-to-mid 60's and mid-to-upper 70's through the north bay an area that will see the chance of sprinkles first during the evening hours. 69 in richmond and berkeley and everyone else in the low-to-mid 70's under a partly cloudy sky. we will see the most sunshine in the south bay and inland, east bay, temperatures in the upper 70's to near 80 degrees. tonight, we will be milder and you can see the chance of showers in the overnight hours and mid-50's to mid-60's.

the front is moving toward us and the low is where the energy is to the north. this is doming in, in two phases, the first in the evening and overnight in the form of sprinkles and some will get light rain while we are sleeping. tomorrow morning in the north bay, it spreads across the neighborhood the form of scattered showers tomorrow afternoon and a clap of thunder is possible. rainfall amounts are .1" to .25" a warming trend on sunday and most of next week, temperatures are going to be below average. have a good one. >> thank you. a check on traffic shows nothing much right now just construction in marin county southbound 101. we have left lanes closed until 6:00. eastbound 80 there is

construction there with four left lanes closed until 5:00. the traffic through walnut creek on 680, very light at the moment and no problems at all. we do have a tragic story in the wake of colorado flooding, a 79-year-old woman gave her life to save a neighbor. this photo is the only item that has been recovered from her home. she and her neighbor, joyce, were trying to get to higher ground and she fell. joyce tried to pull her out but couldn't. she told her neighbor "don't worry about me, save yourself." she was then swept away while joyce survived. there are seven confirmed deaths this colorado and 2,000 homes have been destroyed and 200 miles of roads are no longer usable. dozens more bay area red cross volunteers are headed to colorado to help flooding victims. >> more rain pounding mexico as

manuel moves up the west coast with 100 people dead and more missing. thousands of tourists including many americans are stranded in the resort city of acapulco. the state department is helping them get home but it is slow going. the airport is still underwater. >> russian president putin is denying that gays face discrimination in his didn't. he says a law that has drawn worldwide protests is not infringing on their rights saying it bans only propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minor and argues it does not infringe on the rights of sexual minorities and has prompted calls for boycotts of the 2014 winter olympics. putin said some european nations have allowed gay marriages, they do not produce children and heterosexuals should have more children to help the population decline. >> american singer public stand on gay rights resulted in the

cancellation of a public tour calling off concerts in moscow. russia is cracking down on performers like gomez would criticize the country's tough antigay laws. >> long recovery after a possible accident for a teen, the heroes that are giving him a boost. >> postal service is desperate and plans to slash the

>> morning on this friday, a look at downtown san francisco and the embarcadero, the ferry building, locking nice and we have sprinkles coming our way. we will check with our meteorologist, mike nicco, coming up. >> artists and residents are taking to the streets of san francisco to transform metered parking spots, into temporary public parks f san francisco it is part of the parking day.

the goal of the organizers is to urge cities to remember the importance of green urban public space. parking day began in 2005 and includes 800 park installations in 180 cities, 35 countries and six continents. >> san jose teen is recovering from a devastating car crash that killed two of his friends and he got a surprise hospital visit this week from a heavyweight champ, five teens were in the car when it hit a tree in san jose last in. the three surviving teens were critically injured including 15-year-old joseph. he got a boost two days ago when his idle champ stopped by the hospital. the photographs taken by the san jose mercury news shows the two. he holds the heavyweight belt and he stop by to say hello and wish him well.

>> he looks very happy. >> time for a check on the weather of the. >> thank you very much, eric. good morning. check out fireworks at the coliseum. they are star wars-themeed. 67 at 7:00. spring ems are possible. it will drop down to 64. as far as what is going on, we will talk about the storm hugging the cost of mexico creating flooding. in the sierra, we have breezy conditions today through 5:00 tomorrow and win at 20 to 30 purpose gusting up to 45 creating a high fire danger from 1:00 this morning until 5:00 tomorrow morning. want out for that if you are headed that way. the big picture today shows the best chance of wet weather at 66, and mid-80's, increasing clouds, and 95 in fresno, and

102 in palm springs and cooler-than-average headed down to los angeles and 69 in san diego. >> thank you, mike, police action could be affected traffic in san francisco police are searching if suspects around the 2400 block of senator bruno avenue a man with a crowbar was trying to break into the bank of america with a ladder truck helping police and it is affecting traffic. traffic is very light on this friday morning and muni will be rerouted with possibly delays. now everything is on time: bart, ace, muni, all on time. >> the postal service is in such poor financial condition it could need an emergency increase in postage rates to keep operating. the post master general says they are not midst of a financial disaster and is expected to lose $6 billion this year. a rate request could come next

week. the leaders are considering an end to saturday deliver which saves the age $2 billion a year. >> if you are upgrading to apple new operating system, it has a vulnerability that allows anyone access to the camera and photos without the pass code. you press the button in the right sequence and you can scroll through the photos and tap on "share" to send out by e-mail or facebook. no work when the fix is available. >> coca-cola has apologized over unfortunate words. a woman in canada opened a bottle of water and found an offenseive message you can seen at screen, part of a promotion that included randomly chosen words in english and french. too random. coca-cola says this is the result of confusion involving the words' meaning. in french that word means late

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