blocking the lanes and eastbound 580 you will see volume building because traffic is bottlenecked in that path. the rest of the drive is clear. westbound bay bridge from the bay bridge toll plaza to treasure island there is construction. everyone is moving along fine. from emeryville camera that was a good site. the bay bridge toll plaza shows hardly any cars and it is early headed away from emeryville to san francisco. >> new this morning, a snag in contract talks aimed an averting another bart strike. furious union leaders accuse bart of snatching the latest contract off the table after they were closing in on a deal. matt? >> no deal. we do not know what the commute riders are going to face

tomorrow as the cooling-off period ends tonight at midnight. after back-to-back 12 hour days of negotiations and bargain aing, the higher chief negotiator left with a smile saying "see you tomorrow." he was fold by frustrated union members who were closing in on a deal but the management pulled the rug out from under them. >> taken back when the bart management withdrew the offer claiming to have been confused the day before. there was in confusion. instead, bart's hired gun at the direction of the general manager lied to the unions shatters the fragile framework of an agreement. >> it is not true there was a withdrawn proposal on the table. it would be more a case of miscommunication of oning the

mediator working between all three parties. >> both sides will be back at the table today after a bart board of directors meeting that starts at 9:00 including a closed door meeting with an update on the negotiations. union members did not enter a 72-hour strike notice this week and that would be just the courtesy to bart riders and they could call for a strike when the cooling-off period ends tonight at midnight. >> we are asking you to share your thoughts with us of the possible bart strike. here is one posted by angela. >> dear bart, please don't go. >> bart strike, contracts fail. dear bart, you are letting me down. >> you can post your video to twitter with a hashtag "dear bart." or post to our facebook page.

if there is a strike check out abc7news.com with the information you need to get around throughing how other transit agencies are planning for extra passengers. we will find real five traffic maps and the traffic app. >> san francisco police are searching for a gunman who killed a man in a busy intersection yesterday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. with police closing mission and brazil avenue. all witnesses could say was they saw a gunman running from the scene but could provide no other description. >> police are warning students about a produce her spotted several times wandering an the campus. police hope this photo will help offers grab him. he has a mobile phone at his ear

pretending to be on his cell while looking for opportunities to enter unlocked offices and laboratories and could be responsible for laptop computers and other personal property since august. >> a month after a woman was run over and killed by a parks worker a hearing is held to discuss the safety policy of the recreations and parks department. september 5, the 35-year-old daly city redidn't was sun baiting with her baby daughter and dog and she was run over. the driver, a parks employee, is on unpaid leave. neighbors say that park workers appropriatedly drive off the pathways and go too fast. >> global stock markets are mostly higher after a meeting between president obama and top republican leaders meeting today in hopes of ending an impasse over the debt limit and budget battles that led to the partial government shut down in the

tenth day. markets in europe and asia are higher. wall street appears to be set for a higher open, as well. >> death benefits to families of fallen service member will continue this morning after outrage prompted congress and the pentagon to restore payments yesterday to help from a private charity. 26 families have been affected including that of the first lieutenant graduate of the university of san francisco. she and three other soldiers were killed in action in an attack in afghanistan on sunday with their bodies brought back to the united states yesterday. her friends and family had to raise money to pay to her funeral. >> for her country, for her family, she has sacrificed... >> friends held a memorial service for her at usf. she graduated from the university school of nursing in 2010 before enlisting in the army. an american flag was lowered to half staff in her on.

>> happening now the stockholm committee revealed the nobel peace prize for literature, alice munroe called the master of the contemporary story. tomorrow the winner of the nobel peace prize is announced and on monday the economics prides will be handed out. >> "do or die" for the oakland a's hosting the tigers for the 5th game. the manager has picked a rookie as a starter rather than the veteran who struck out nine batters in eight scoreless innings against detroit in game two and melvin thinks he has momentum. history is not on the side of oakland losing five straight game 5's including a loss to the tigers last year. game time tonight is 5:07. we have been getting a lot of photos. look at judy and thomas from

walnut creek showing off their oakland a's pride. we want to see your team spirit. e-mail your fan photos to us. >> now is nice october weather, leyla gulen? >> you are going to need a sweater. live doppler 7 hd shows high clouds mostly in the north bay making way for plenty of sunshine today. as we talk about our day planner, we are waking up to cooler temperatures, chilly, but by lunch time we will see temperatures rapping -- wrapping up with the warm-up this week. the next three days looking at the financial district in san francisco we have clear skies but we are going to have a nice weekend to temperatures ramping up to 76 degrees inland and 72

around the bay and 62 along the coast and it will stay clear along the coast and that is why the temperatures don't move too much. still chilly and not quite beach weather. on the roads we do have a problem, a report of a solo vehicle crash with construction. the first item on the agenda is at 280 where we have a vehicle crash and 280 is not affected and it is clear. in the east bay, southbound 880 between 16th avenue and embarcadero we will have construction crews and that will wrap up between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning. outside, we will look at the golden gate bridge where we have clear conditions coming from the waldo tunnel to san francisco it will take you seven minutes. >> we have developing news from libya after the prime minister was take were hostage. why the united states is getting some of the blame.

>> the shutdown showdown in washington, dc, becomes a suds she down for the beer makers of america. a slowly improving economy is having a positive affects on housing with the number of homes entering foreclosure slide telling a seven year low as fewer fall behind on mortgage payments. positive moves in washington are met with approval on wall street, the fed chairman nomination of janet janet yellen held off a slump in stocks. mcdonald's will distribute 20 million books inside happy meals in november and burger king is giving away the new healthy fries on saturday and sunday happening out free fries to the customers with no purchase necessary and no strings

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning. developing news overnight, libya state news agency says the country's prime minister who was abducted by gunman at dawn has now been freed. libyan prime minister zeidan was snatched by gunman from a hotel where he lives in tripoli. the spokesman said he has been set free and on the way to his office. it appears the libyan forces had intervened in some way and the abductors did not free him voluntarily. it is believed it was in retaliation for the special forces raid last weekend that seized a libyan al-qaeda suspect from the streets of the capital. >> san jose police have rejected the city's contract offer and officers want the offer doubled we. wednesday's vote was unanimous against the contract and the

city offered a one year 3 percent race. the unions say the officers have been retiring and resigning at unprecedented rates because the city's pay is in longer competitive. officials say that is true but san jose cannot afford any races without cutting other programs and services. other city unions have agreed to 2 percent raises. >> more trouble for 49ers linebacker smith. the district attorney's office has given him until the end of month to turn himself in on felony weapons charges. they found three illegal assault weapons inside smith's san jose home. these are the makes and models. the search came after a fight erupted during a party. he is in rehab following a d.u.i. arrest. he faces up to four years in jail on the weapon charges. >> a man who terrorized it bart riders while naked is free. the 24-year-old was released on his own recognizance despite

objections of the prosecutor. on may 10 he was caught open video doing flips and hand stands and more in the nude on the 16th street bart station and menacing female passengers. the attorneys say he had a mental breakdown. he was released on the condition he continued to receive mental health treatment. >> this is day ten of the government shut down and this is still another casualty, microbreweries can not bottle new brew without the government's okay. we explain what this means. >> it adds an extra rich sweetness. this is one of the we brewing company's latest craft beers, but the problem is you cannot buy a bottle of this in stores. >> until we get the label approval we will not be able to put out any new beers on shelves. >> the government shut down has closed a little known federal agency that approves new beer

labels for the market, the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau. >> we create new things to try. >> the shutdown is affecting mostly craft brewers who have seasonal beers for self-proclaimed beer geeks. >> it is nice to have a change with beer, something that has flavor and character. >> what burns these breweries up the agency is still collecting permit taxes for them. >> we are not able to put out our new products until the federal government is back in its own business. >> irritating? >> very. >> this is a crucial tomorrow for this company because there they are not midst of expanding from 1,600 to 3,000 barrel as year but they cannot seymore -- sell anymore beer without a permit because of the shutdown. >> hose is unveiling the

convention centers new look, just finishing getting a two year face lift. the convention center features 100,000 more square feet and a new ballroom. you invited to take a look. there is a lot going on. you can visit the convention have and the oakland a's game, game 5, the coliseum has a look. >> nice weather. it will be beautiful. bring the jacket. >> we are going to be behind our a's and hope they bring down the house. >> our live doppler 7 hd shows we have high clouds mostly in the north by that will dissipate by this afternoon making way for mostly sunshine across the bay area, and from the kgo roof camera to the bay bridge san francisco is clear tonight and

into 9 morning with temperatures trending much cooler with temperatures at 53 degrees and oakland is 54 and moving to the south bay, los gatos is 46, so, possibly, eight degrees difference cooler than yesterday. this is what is happening. we had this low pressure that was moving out of washington, dc, sitting over mount hamilton and brought rain over there and the sierra where we saw a dusting the snow but now it is moving out tonight and it will be replaced by a weaker ridge of high pressure bringing warmer temperatures over the weekend. tonight that means we are going to have decent temperatures there at 69 degrees for the stating temperature, and it will brought down to 61, and you will want to pack a jacket and sweater. sunset is 6:39. for highs today as we take you across the bay area we will see fog there as you approach the coastline and into the south

bay, at 70's degrees for a high in gilroy, not topping out above the mid-70's for most of the bay area. in san francisco and also along the peninsula, the upper 60's or lower sents, 74 in santa rosa, oakland is 71 degrees, quite cool. inland, 76 in antioch so not very warm, not what we hoped for. tomorrow that will change. overnight we will see upper 40's and lower 50's and the seven-day forecast it will be dry and sunny with a warmup for the week. where we do have a little bit of a problem involving some cement that has ended up on the road so we have one lane blocked at livermore avenue causing some backup very early morning traffic headed over the altamont pass and we have had construction project east side of the bay bridge approaching

treasure island to the metering lights blocking both lanes until 6:00 and taking it outside, it is going to be the drive through walnut creek southbound 680 with traffic moving slowly and not teach of a buildup approaching highway 24 and just nine minutes gets you there. >> diana nyad is minutes away from completing a manhattan swim to help get money for victims of super storm sandy. she began the 48 hour on tuesday morning in this pool especially set up in new york city. as of 2:00 a.m. this morning, enjoy immediate isly seeing hern the pink cap, last month at 64 she was the first person ever to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage. there she, is swimming again. >> coming up, a safety warning

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>> there is a baby stroller that has a celebrity endorsement and is call add "don't buy." it failed to stay latched when tested with a detachable infant car seat with a separate restraint system which the magazine says works well. the stroll are maker is challenging "consumer reports" findings. >> southwest airlines is offering bargain air fares if you book before midnight tonight and add very sizing fares starting at $98 on short flights and up to $348 for longer

flights. other airlines are matching some of the prices. united and delta are offering the flights between san francisco and los angeles and the west fares are good on flights from december 4 to the 18th and january 7 through february 12 so no cheap flights over thanksgiving. one site says the thanksgiving air fares are up 7 percent averaging about $415 round trip. >> i don't see why you would want to fly this weekend, because we have such a nice forecast. >> if you want to fly it will be clear. great visibility, our high today across the state while we had the area of low pressure that was bringing lots of rain if southern california that has all moved to the east to be replaced by a few clouds and cooler temperatures across the board. as we talk about our day planner, in the bay we are picking up this very cool temperature at 50 degrees inland and 54 around the bay and 52 degrees along the coast. by lunch time, temperatures will

go up a little bit by 4:00 p.m. tonight, and we are going to be seeing 76 inland and 74 along the bay and nighttime is chilly but clear skies ahead. now, the traffic and the road, we have construction and as we take your commute right into the north bay toward the richmond-san rafael bridge, eastbound 580 from the bay bridge toll plaza to canal boulevard the crews are out there repairing the roads and traveling along in the westbound direction so top speed as you make it out of richmond to san rafael. pleasant hill commute into walnut creek, northbound 680 from monument to 42, we have another project there with slow-and-go traffic. slow for the cone zones. outside, san mateo bridge is going to be a nice dry at 14 minutes from hayward to foster city. >> done done has a new page with

help meals putting 20 million books into the happy meals in place of toys with the funky farm happy meal characters focusing on play and imagination to promote literacy. they have done this before including the classic peter rabbit. this occurs from november-14. toyota is cutting the base price of the prius with the top of the line version getting $4,600 price reduction. chevrolet and honda have dropped their prices by thousands. sales of toyota's pluggin' have slowed after going down 30 percent in september compared to last year same time. >> researchers think some day d

disease could be as simple as smelling peanut butter. people that can smell pete properly only on one side, could get alzheimer's disease. >> and brain deriveed, bdnf supports growth of new cells and a study shows during exercise the muscles release compounds that directly increase the level of bdnf in the brain which is the first study to find a cause behind exercise and improved brain health, which includes

>> we have breaking news in the north bay where a s.w.a.t. team has a home surrounded. >> also, 19 hours to go before the bart strike dead line with a set back in contract talks and what the unions are accusing bart. >> time is running out for three poultry farms and what they have to do to stay open for business. >> if you were in twin peaks looking to the city and the bay bridge it is a beautiful shot. the weather is ahead. from the western side of the bridge now a look from the eastern side of the bridge, traffic is moving fine, as as well, but it looks like manage is going on at 5:00 that we need

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>> we have breaking news at 5:00 a.m. >> the breaking news, police swat teams have surrounded a home in santa rosa after an all-night stand off with shots fired. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with the latest. >> we are headed into the sixth hour of the stand off with video from the scene. the reports that shots were fired at the house which is off 14 table -- off fountain grove came in last night. there is one person in the home. the home is in northeast santa