miles. firefighters are using bulldozers to try to move debris away from the fire. >> now moving to developing news in washington dc. shots fired near the capitol, police swarmed the scene as lawmakers are hustled to safety. >> there are vehicles rammed and officers struck. >> the driver is dead tonight. she was killed after trying to reach the perimeter outside of the white house. the whole time shaed her 18-month-old in the back seat of the car. and for the latest we have karen travers in washington. >> this shows final moment that's started alt the white house, after making an initial identification, police are trying to confirm the suspect is a 34-year-old woman from

stamford, connecticut with a history of mental health issues authorities say she drove towards police officers and she was shot and killed. >> cops surrounded them and had guns drawn. >> police arrived and shot. >> abc news learned the suspect used a car to try to break a barricade at the white house. no weapon was found there. was a child inside, but sources say the child was unharmed. first reports came in at about 2:30 p.m. senator sheri brown described what they heard. >> we thought we heard shots. there are a lot of police cars. >> we heard pops. three, four, five. >> u.s. capitol were on lock down so was pennsylvania avenue outside of the white house. >> this appears to be isolated

matter with no to terrorism. >> a u.s. capitol police officer whose car flipped when a barricade went up in the area. u.s. kpom police are not getting paid. they're considered essential personnel but won't see a paycheck until the shut down ends. >> california senator barbara boxer says he looked at each other because we've never heard sounds like this, then knew something terrible happened. we said come down and stand with us in the stairwell and stayed away from window autos join a majority leader in expressing our gratitude to police. >> house of representatives broke into alouse in honor of

the capitol police, as you heard abc news learned police are in the getting paid during the shut down. and we have dramatic pictures of the shooting from people on the scene. you can see them on our web site. abc 7 news.com. slide show is there on the home page for you bart and unions are talking about areas of difference wages, pension and benefits. they were tens of million as part but there has been movement now is it enough to prevent a strike next week? that is the deadline. we're live with the latest on this. heather? >> to say things look good here today is a vast overstatement. i can report there appears to have been slightest shift in tone from angry and hopeless to calm, and hopeful. do we have details? not today because they haven't come out from talks.

here is something. >> we do not want a strike and never have. >> we want to keep trains running. >> something we haven't. >> should have no problem agreeing so we're expecting an agreement. >> so we do appreciate the offer that has within made by unions we've been working hard since receiving the offer to look at of cost of it. >> the previous offer has bart and unions $100 million apart. workers lowered base pay proposal with a provision for more if ridership soars. >> this is our third proposal. and what we're counting on is that bart will change its bargaining stance and decide to give us a counter proposal. >> bart has not budths on the

wage offer of 10% over a four-year deal. >> we're still split on four year contract versus three year contract. it's very important to us. >> there is no end time scheduled for tonight. they're supposed to be back tomorrow. the possibility of a strike looms one short week away. abc 7 news. >> now, there are negotiating sessions between bart and unions scheduled every day except sunday throughout the end of the cooling off period. that is scheduled next thursday. >> san jose base add doby systems says three million customers had credit card information exposed to hackers. saying hackers took names enkrift crypted debit card numbers related to orders from customers around the world. the company is reset lg pass words.

officials say someone gained illegal access to the source code of adobe pro dukts well, you probably noticed winds out there today. getting a bit stronger, sandhya patel is on top of the broadcast center. >> inland areas and hill tops affected most. we do have clear skies right now, but our live doppler 7 is tracking winds north bay mountains, santa cruz mountains all going under red flag warning starting at 6:00 p.m. tonight. gusts with humidity dropping 20% to owe owe 20 we have the straight and delta under a red

flag warning and wind advisory going until locke p.m. tonight. and cheg check out fairfield 38 miles per hour we'll take a look at wind gusts expected heading closer to weekend. and let you know how much of a warm up we're expecting with this wind when i come back. >> thank you. >> san francisco police continue to look for witnesses for last week's fatal stabbing of a dodgers fan. the district attorney dropped charges after he blamed self-defense during a fight. coming up laura anthony talks to the brother of the victim who speaks for the first time on what happened that horrible night. >> a vigil being held now in san francisco. to honor christie vonameer.

she was sitting with her baby when a city truck ran her over. >> well, dan, the victim's husband is here tonight. he's behind me. he is expected to speak, this community has reached out to him not only are they morning the loss of the young woman but of feeling safe in this neighborhood park. this saturday marks a sad anniversary for victim and friends of christine vanameer. she was sun bathing with her baby when a rec and park worker drove on to the grass, hitting her, neighbors say they often see reckless behavior. >> it's unfortunate it happened here and to christie but something was bound to happen. >> the city rec and park has a

policy to use spotters when veering off pathways. >> are those rules clear? do rules make sense? are those rules enforced properly. >> the rec and park worker is on unpaid leave out on bail. the district attorney says charges will be filed but the office is deciding if it's a felony or misdemeanor case. >> difference will be whether we have gross negligence in other words just a wanton disregard or whether it was ordinary negligence. >> he says what happened was an accident. >> he is seeking counseling and trying to deal with a disturbing situation. it's responsibility and death

of a woman woman. >> friends are demanding increased safety measures. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> still ahead, some furloughed workers being called back though the government is shut down. why? and where, find out, next. >> also ahead here landing in the south bay you're going to hear from a plane's owner how he walked away from disaster. >> plus... desk workouts putting work stations to the test are they right for

hose whod ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. update on breaking news. a school bus accident that sent several children to the hospital. >> we are live now at the scene with information. lisa?

>> cheryl very learned the fwhus question, which is the first student bus, was carrying three students from san jose high school which is close by. three students were taken to the hospital and i was told by chp what happened. they say the bus was heading eastbound on 28th street when a white truck turned left right in front of it. the truck collided with an suv. the driver taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the driver was given a preliminary, what seems to be a drug test to see if there are impairments. investigators are in charge of the investigation since it does involve a bus bus. i am told streets should open up. at this point three students

from san jose high school and one adult driver were taken to the hospital. >> thank you very much. a pilot has a story to tell. a remarkable emergency landing he brought down his plane safely in the middle of the morning rush hour. >> the morning commute is normally busy. today a small plane carrying two people made a landing on capitol expressway around 8:00 this morning. and coming to a stop at the turn station. >> it's blocking a right turn. i had to go straight. >> the owner of the flight school told us the pilot and student lost power after taking off from nearby airport. there is the.

>> nice thing is that there are traffic lights. there are cars stalled ask he was able to land just fine. >> the owner would not name the pilot but says he has 3,000 hours of experience and taught at the school for next four or five years. the location next to the expressway has become useful. >> we've landed on capitol expressway once before flaft few years. it's a useful road he says he expects investigators to come out in the flight school. >> incred dwroibl see a plane there. >> yes. >> and thank goodness, everybody is okay. >> yes. consumer reports partnered with 7 on your side for a

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athletic shoes to work. and panelists say surfing the web was easier than using a mouse. >> michael. >> thank you. >> furl yesterday fema workers being asked to prepare for tropical storm karen. a hurricane watch is in effect. karen threatening to be the first named tropical storm to strike this year. mississippi governor declared a state of emergency. louisiana governor has done the same. fema says they should be ready to provide relief if needed. >> things here are calm. >> yes. thank goodness. >> yes that. is why we live here in the bay area. as we look at the picture just behind me, it's stunning out here, there this is a live

look towards the bay. sunny skies. the breeze starting to kick up here on the roof. it's a wind direction that really is important here. we'll talk about that. clear skies right now check out the humidity. novato down to 14%. you can see an ocean of blue. 66 in san francisco. 69 oakland. san jose, 70 degrees. you can see one area of concern, hill tops. 72346 santa rosa. and temperatures, highs so far today upper 50s to upper 70s.

nothing but blues blu skies and high fire danger looking at warmer weather tomorrow and saturday, trust me you're going to notice the warmth around here. it's a sharp pressure difference between high to our north and low to the south we're just sandwiched in between that. is why at lower elevations and higher we're going see gusty winds. tonight 7:00 p.m. 43 miles per hour wind gusts out of the north, northeast. that is tending to dry the atmosphere out. at 11:00 p.m. close to 50 miles per hour in fairfield. and eventually winds start to ease up, driving when you look at napa, fairfield area along the coast hang on tight give yourself time to get to work.

or to school if you do have other plans for the day. tomorrow morning mostly 50s, could see upper 40s. clear skies and expecting high temperatures to come up tomorrow. peninsula, 82 palo alto. coast side, it's warm. 76 downtown san francisco. 73 daily city. enjoy the sun in the north bay. san rafael, low 80s oakland. inland spots 84 in san ram yon. you'll notice temperatures inching up for the weekend. it's beach weather. coast side, low to mid-70s. monday, cooler weather going to go low 60s to low 70s

tuesday. and our radar could be tracking rain. you may be looking for umbrellas after soaking up sun. i'm sandhya patel. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. >> well, still head facebook and you. the social media company has a new way to track your information. that is up next. >> and a woman spots a deal too good to be true. a

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news i team about losing his retirement savings and the are fort yoouns and misfortunes of bit coin, linked to that marketplace for illegal drugs coming up tonight at 6:00. >> thank you very much. >> here is tonight's prime time line up. scandal airs at 8:00 then gray's amat my followed by the premier of scandal. you can see them with our watch abc app please join us at 11:00. >> day three of the government shut down investors starting to take notice. dow down 100 points and ended below 50,000. approaching deadline for racing the u.s. debt ceiling. navy teams will be playing football this weekend. they received a go ahead to play because the game is not funded by the government. other academies are still

suspended during the shut down. >> we told but a 2-year-old had a birthday between commercial and now. the 3-year-old is delivering a sound message to congress on the continuing shut down. >> it's crazy. get your act together! >> we'll put that on a loop. >> his mom says the family has not been impacted by the impass but everyone thinks if it isn't resolved soon all americans will be affected some way. >> i think he's been listening to mom and dad. don't you think? >> i think. >> really smart for a 3-year-old. >> and that is going to do it for us. world news is coming up next. >> from all of us here thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. our next newscast at 6:00. thanks for joining us.

welcome to "world news." tonight chaos and confusion as a woman with a child in a car leads police on a high speed chase from the white house to capitol hill. tourists duck for cover, congress on lockdown, shocked by it. team coverage on what really happened tonight. storm warning, tropical storm karen churning in the gulf and ready to strike land this weekend. already a state of emergency declared. and abc news investigates, the drug more than 1 million teenagers admit taking in the search for strength and speed. >> steroids work like magic. >> the online drug market on youtube and we'll tell you what is really in the drugs so many are taking.