>> 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

rosa in foxridge, an expensive area. the people say they is incredible with the police saying that neighbors are asked to stay inside their home until they get the all clear. there is an ambulance on the scene but no reports of anyone being hurt in the shooting or otherwise. abc7 news is arriving on the scene right now with a report from the next 30 minutes. >> now a look at the forecast including the a's game at 5:00 p.m. >> it will be a little bit on the cooler side so you want to make sure to dress warmly with clear skies and a beautiful night for a game, a winning game. live doppler 7 hd shows radar satellite showing dry weather and high clouds in the north bay as we look from our east bay hills camera to the bay bridge and treasure island, san francisco and twinkling lights and clear weather. right now san francisco is going to be 53 degrees and oakland is 54. we are trending cooler for most

of the bay area and some areas are eight degrees cooler than yesterday. from our sutro tower camera and you are wondering what to wear? dress warmly. inland areas, the bay and coast, everything is cooler. right now, we will see what is going on in the freeways as we take you over to the altamont pass with busy conditions and an early accident involving concrete that ended up on the road blocking one lane, westbound 580 at livermore avenue, enough to cause quite a bit of early slowing at 38 miles per hour is the top speed and that picks up from there into livermore. mass transit, everything is running on time, and bart shows the pending strike so have plan "b" in affect, and in san jose here is a look at 87 driving up to the tank you can see northbound side it is empty. >> thank you. the bart strike threat is,

indeed, looming larger. the cooling-off periodents at midnight and the union could walk off the job after a set back last night. matt keller is at the fremont station with the latest. matt? >> the unioning still have that option of calling a strike weapon the 60 day cooling-off period ends tonight at midnight but they are expected to be back at bargaining stable. negotiations wrapped up last night at around 9:45. union members were upset that the management withdraw the offer. a spokesman said they did not withdraw any proposals calling it a miscommunication with the mediator and the parties. the union is committed to negotiating but say anything is still possible including a strike. we spoke with a bart rider about what a strike would mean to him. >> it will make my commute very hard because i rely on bart. i don't have a car. i will have to figure out how to get to the city. >> both sides say despite the

disagreement they will be back at the bargaining table after a bart board of directors meeting that starts at 9:00 including a closed door meeting with an update on the negotiations. riders have to wait to see if they have to find a different way to work. >> matt, thank you. >> the facebook page to find the woman who vanished from san francisco scene hospital is loaded with messages of condolence for the family and anger at the hospital. the hospital confirmed yesterday that the body found open tuesday is that of spalding. she disappeared on september 21 and wasn't found for 2 1/2 weeks. the family and friends want did know how that could happen. >> spalding died alone in a stairwell in one of the finest medicallings -- medical institutions in this country. the search wasn't very good.

>> the san francisco coroner has not released a cause of death and the sheriff is conducting an internal investigation of the security measures at the hospital. >> arson investigators are trying to determine who set a fire at uc santa cruz the third in recent months in the ravine below the student services building yesterday afternoon. campus police believe the fire was intentionally set and are asking anyone with information to give a call. >> 20 top republicans will meet with president obama at the white house today to tie to reach an agreement on ending the partial government shut down and raising the debt ceiling. mr. obama invited all republicans but speaker boehner wanted a smaller group. the longer the shutdown drags on the more both sides team to be looking at a short-term solution. >> the latest poll shows favorability ratings of the

g.o.p. has sunk to a new low. the republican party is viewed favorably by 28 percent of americans in the day sin the government shut down began, down ten points from september and the lowest rating measure for each party since the poll began asking the question in 1992 with democrats losing ground with 43 percent vying them favorably down 4 points from last month. >> three california poultry plants linked to salmonella outbreak could be shut down tomorrow. the usda said foster farms has until the end of the day to fix the problem with 300 people sick in 17 states. half had to be hospitalized. security reports say they found it in a chicken products bought in july. the group is calling on foster farms to issue a recall. inspectors have not been able to definitive link the illnesses to a specific foster farms product so no recall yet.

the quote said it is "dedicated to resolving concerns by the usda. we are folly cooperating and responding where new and already implemented practices in the affected plants." governor brown has increased access to abortions allowing more medical professionals to do abortions so nurse practitioners and certified mid-wives and physician assistants with special training can perform the procedure during the first tri-mister. california is the 5th state to alases nurse practitioners to perform these abortions. the san jose mayor is hoping to file papers for a measure to give local governments the power to trim pension benefits for employees and did that in 2012 weapon voters passed measure (b) forcing the police and firefighters to contribute 16 percent more of their salary toward their pension and helped

to pay down debt. the mayor hopes to fire the papers in a few days. now the weather with leyla gulen. >> we had excitement yesterday with a flies dusting the snow and the advisory now has ending. we have a weak ridge of high pressure coming in over the weekend and that will bring the temperatures up but not before they are cooler today. our live doppler 7 hd shows calm return and a few stray clouds and a few extra clouds along the coast but mostly we will be seeing clear skies and lots of sunshine. if you are wake, up, dress warmly, we will be in the upper 40's to lower 50's for much of the bay area. by 4:00 p.m. we are topping out in the mid-70 in the warmest areas and when the sun sets it will cool down gets. from the explore term camera you

can see beautiful night sky toward the next few days and temperatures will rise slightly by saturday and sunday it should be comfortable with 80 degree temperatures on monday. we have a problem on the peninsula, it sounds like a car hit a light pole at 280. if you see a bit of activity that is why. it looks like 280 is not affected and you moving at top speeds in both directions. the drive time traffic is jut eight minutes from the waldo tunnel to san francisco and it is empty out this at the bay bridge toll plaza does not look like many cars are making their way out. 12 minutes from hayward to foster city. this is across the golden gate bridge you can see it is nice and clear making the drive in

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universal studios in orlando, florida. it stopped near the top on the hollywood riptide rocket. a "glitch" calls the computers to abruptly stop the ride. no one was hurt. >> an unusual case is underway in superior court pitting san francisco firefighters again the department. san francisco firefighters had an opportunity to take a written test in 2008 for lieutenant. that exam is now on trial with 15 current and former firefighters claiming they were denied the promotion because the scores were changed. the plaintiffs allege that the 40 and older were disproportionately flunked. the city attorney is defending the process staying the stores were not changed but "corrected ded." >> the bart strike could derail lands for a trade mission to china by san francisco mayor lee who is scheduled to touch down

in beijing on monday but could be delayed if there is a strike with a lot riding on the street promoting opportunities for chinese investors in a project located south of at&t park. the mayor is popular in china and well-known among the investors. >> the best bmx riders in the world will be in san francisco this weekend to do something they are not always allowed to do legally. this is not a typical park but a course set up at civic center plaza for the city championships, with skateboarders encouraged to grind the railings and jump over benches and the court was made to resemble familiar san francisco spots like china banks in chinatown. >> cool. like riding a fake box of something that is real ten minutes away. it and kind of weird because usually we get kicked." >> there is a dirt case all the weekend activity, few, are free.

on sunday, amateur skaters can ride the same course that the pro's will compete on. >> it is amazing what those guys can do. >> the unemployment benefits furloughed workers collect could end up just being a government loan. >> a warning to furloughed government workers collecting unemployment. if they get paid retroactively washington, dc, department of employment services said they have to give the unemployment money back and virginia implement commission said the state will demand every penny back. they will go to court to get the money if they have to. the largest money manager is bracing for october 17 government default selling off government debt holdings and report that fidelity and others have moved a significant portion of their portfolio into cash although they say they do expect congress to make sure the united

states avoids default. mcdonald's could be poised to become the largest book publisher according to the ad folk with nutritional messages rather than toys in the "happy meals." >> we talked about mcdonald's, let's talk burger king. want free french fries? they are giving away, yes, giving away, low fat fries sawed during hours when fries are normally sold with no coupon needs, no purchase required. one per customer. >> a cold weather system has brought snow to tahoe. which is how it looked

yesterday. does this bode well for the season? you can see the snow along highway 50 which is giving the skiers and snow borders a taste what is to come. >> leyla gulen shows us pictures of the snow and i got out the skis and starting waxing them. >> it was beautiful. kind of early winter storm. we just had a beautiful dusting of snow in the sierras. the low has moved out. it is hitting the road so to speak. live doppler 7 hd shows no moisture in our forecast. it will be quite dry we and this is because of the area of low pressure that brought us the snow in the sierra and it drops temperatures down and we will be feeling the temperatures today and it is moving out to the east. it brought rain showers in southern california and we stayed dry, just a bit of rain

noted. our highs today of still cooler along the coast at 66 degrees in santa cruz and partly cloudy skies and 72 in palo alto and in the upper 60's and lower 70's for the lay area. the warmest is clear lake at 77 and 76 in antioch so you still feed to bring out the fall clothes. as we talk about the weather, the a's take on the tigers at 5:00 with 69 and clear skies. it will drop to 61. it will be cool in oakland. the rest of the bay area the lows are going to be chilly so if you are going to be in the north bay santa rosa at 46 is forecast there and oakland is 55 and morgan hill is 46 in the mid-to-upper 40's, lower 50's for the bay area. our seven-day forecast is a warm up this weekend and a weak ridge

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ed. zeidan was freed from activity after he was abducted. he is expected to address the nation later today to explain what happened. >> the oakland a's host the detroit tigers at the coliseum for the decisive 5th game in the divisional playoff series, with the rookie who did so great in game two takes the mound and pitched eight scoreless innings to beat detroit in that game. the manager melvin thinks he can do it again. >> it will be cool at the cove but it is cool and dry with santa rosa at 47 and we will be in the lower to upper 40's, 50's, and 60's around the bay area. >> seven, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza with clear conditions and quiet commute to get going in the morning with no accidents, really, but i will tell you where the hotspots are coming up. >> oprah is doing some remodeling and shing some of her favorite things to the highest

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you would not know there was police activity. there are police cars. they brought in a s.w.a.t. mobile unit, the command post-type bus or van is in the neighborhood here on the street. they are trying to make contact with the person inside the home, trying to coax him out. the street is blocked off. police say they have asked people to shelter in place but a man living next door to the crime tape just woke up to all of this. >> i did not hear a thing. i'm shocked. this is the foxridge neighborhood and shots were fired around 1:30 and that brought out police and the s.w.a.t. team. we saw an officer walk down to the command post and bring in a case of bottled water, a sign it

has been a long night and possibly a long morning. the lieutenant who will brief us is on the phone and we hope he will give us more information when he gets off the phone. >> a look now at the weather. leyla gulen? >> we have live doppler 7 hd tracking high clouds coming from the north bay and over the bay area. it will not bring up moisture. you are waking up to the mid-to-upper per 40's in the north bay. there is plenty of sunshine and a cheery day but around the inland areas, 50 degrees is the high. 52 is the high along the coast. sunny and cloudy but mostly we

will see clouds dissipate and burn off leaving a clear evening sky. over the altamont pass we have congestion and construction. eastbound 580 has a couple of lanes block until 9:00 a.m. with yellow there approaching the altamont pass. we will be above 30 minutes to head in the westbound direction from address to dublin. 680 southbound is 14 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 48-minute commute and through the santa cruz mountains along highway 17, 23 minutes and your san mateo bridge, wide open and that gets you westbound direction. >> there could be fireworks when bart negotiations resume angry union negotiators were closing

in own a deal and bart pulled the latest contract offer off the table and a 60-day cooling-off period ends at midnight tonight. matt is at fremont park to put it together. >> no deal this morning. we still don't know what type of commute the bart riders are facing tomorrow as the 60 day cooling-off period ends tonight at midnight. after back-to-back days of 12 hours of bargaining the hired chief negotiator left with a smile last night around 9:45 saying "see you tomorrow," followed by frustrated union members who say they have been closing in on a deal. >> we were taken back when the manage packed up and withdrew the officer claiming do have been confused the day before. there was no confusion but the hired gun at the direction of the general manager lied to the

unions shattering the fragile framework of the agreement. >> it is not true we had a proposal on the table that was withdrawn. it is more a case of miscommunication involving the mediator working between the three sides. >> they will be back at the bargaining table including a closed door meeting with an update at negotiations. the union did not issue a 72-hour strike notice this week which is a courtesy to riders but it calls for a strike when that cooling-off period ends at midnight. we are asking you to share your feelings with us on the bart strike. this is posted by alex of san francisco. >> bart, you are ridiculous.

we do not want strikes. >> okay. you can post with hashtag "dear bart." or post to our facebook page. >> if there is a strike we are on early with complete coverage to get you where you are going starting half an hour early with the latest on the strike and commute. >> check out abc7news.com for everything you need to know about the commute and getting around and real time traffic maps and exclusive wazes traffic >> it is day ten of the government shut down and the strongest signs that a solution could be forthcoming. >> president obama has private meetings with lawmakers to find

a pollution before the government risks defaulting october 17. president obama will meet with the senate democratic caucus this morning, this afternoon with the house of representatives republican leader, speaker boehner sending 18 of the 238 members to the meeting and rebound disappointed with that. there are reports republicans are considering raiding the debt ceiling but not re-opening the government. a white house official says the president would absolutely sign a short-term deal but with no strings attached. >> the more likely it is to get a resolution not long term but short temple and then they can negotiate. >> lost visitors to the national parks and lost revenue is $76 million a day. that is times ten. the secretary of the treasury is expected to tell congress he

cannot guarantee payments for social security until the debt ceiling is raised. >> san francisco police are searching for a gunman who killed a man at a busy intersection yesterday afternoon around 4:00. police closed mission stated and brazil avenue sending for evidence. all witnesses could say was that they saw a gunman running from the scene and could provide no other descriptions. >> uc berkeley police are warning students of a produce her -- prowler spotted around campus, seen walking in classrooms with a mobile home at his ear. he is only pretending to be talking on the cell phone while looking for opportunities to enter unlocked office and could be responsible for the theft of laptop computers and others personal property since august on campus.

>> a month after a woman was run over and killed by a park worker a hearing is held to discuss the safety policy of the san francisco park workers. the 35 year old resident was sunbathing at a park when she was run over in early september. the driver, a parks employee, 57 years old, is on unpaid leave. neighbors say that the park worker workers driveway too fast. >> the vote on wednesday was unanimous against the police union contract talks in san jose because they do not have a competitive pace and officials stay is true but san jose cannot afford any raises without cutting other programs and services.

>> it is "do or die" for the a's approaching the tigers at the coliseum for the fifth game in the series. the manager has picked a rookie as the starting pitcher rather than the veteran. he struck out nine batters in eight scoreless innings in game two and melvin thinks he has the momentum. history is not on the side of oakland. they lost five straight game 5's in the division series including to the tigers last year. we have a lot of great a's fan photos. judy and thomas from walnut creek are showing off their pride and you want to see your team spirit e-mail us your photo s on facebook or twit

>> the both is going to be uneventful to maybe judgment -- just a little off kilter. satellite shows clouds make their way from the north bay and over san francisco bringing us sunshine and beautiful conditions and the low that visited us yesterday is moving in the eastbound direction and we are left with cooler temperatures, sunshine and dry. as far as being calm, we do not have much of a breeze only at five miles per hour at san francisco airport, calm in hayward and livermore, and uneventful. from our mount tamalpais to san francisco and the bay bridge, clear conditions at the moment and chilly so a good morning to

keep the sleepers on and have a nice hot bowl of oatmeal. chilly along the coast and lower 60's to mid-60's. the seven-day forecast is coming up. on 280 traveling along a car hit a deer and it is blocking two lanes, so you can see that traffic is unaffected so early this morning and not seeing too much traffic in the bay area but over highway 4 if you are headed along the westbound direction through antioch, 18 miles per hour is the top speed. at the speeds the uptick and it will be clear into concord. this is the drive in san jose 101 away from 880 and wide open to the san jose airport and

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>> covering benicia, san ramon this is abc7 news. >> the libya state news agency says the prime minister of the country who was abducted by gunmen at dawn has been freed. libyan prime minister zeidan was snatched by gunmen from a tripoli hotel where he lived. he has been set free and was on the way to his office today. the abductors did not free him volume -- voluntarily believed in retaliation after the united states seized a libyan al-qaeda suspect. >> an author known for short stories is the winner of the nobel prize for literature, alice munroe, said she felt

short stories were warm-ups for novels but found out they were her strength with a prize of $.2 million. >> microbreweries are in trouble because of the government shut down. one brewing company cannot put out the new beers because the government has to aproven the labels and the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau is closed, it is still collecting tacks from breweries. >> we are not able to put out our new product until the federal government is in its own business. >> irritating? >> very irritating. >> they are not middle of expanding from 1,600 to 3,000 barrel as year but without an approved label they cannot sell more beer. >> san jose is unveiling the new

look of the convention center after a two-year $130 million face lift. the convention center features 100,000 more square feet and a new grand ballroom. it throws the doors open to the public at 4:30 this afternoon. you are invited. >> a big event if san jose and in oakland, as well. leyla gulen? >> kind of joke about the breezes that could knock the ball but they travel so fast...kind of scary. live doppler 7 hd shows we have no moisture in our forecast just a few high clouds burning off later on. because of the area of low pressure that brought us snow in the high sierra and cooler temperatures now moving out of the area and into the east. it brought southern california quite a bit of rain and it is still going to bring another area of showers for today.

temperatures will top out in the upper 40's in some places and mid-to-lower 50's elsewhere so very cool temperatures. and highs today around the bay area we are going to be trending cooler and the warm-up is for the weekend with temperatures coming up ever so slowly with the highs today in the lower 70's and upper 60's for most areas as you move inland to the valleys that is where we have the warmest temperatures at 76 degrees in antioch. at the coliseum it will be beautiful but chilly. no clouds to keep the warmth in but 69 as we start the game at 5:00. it will be chilly again with patchy clouds and then tomorrow will clear.

upper 40's and lower 50's no most areas. the seven-day forecast shows saturday and sunday we will be in the 60's around the coast and 70's around the bay and 70's inland and 80 degrees by monday. we have a couple of problems including one in millbrae which was a car and a deer. this is a stalled vehicle northbound 280 at 380 and 380 is at top speeds and both directions not giving us problem. we do have 680 looking clear from milpitas to the sunol grade. outside, we have a nice picture of walnut creek. it looks like traffic is building away from highway 4. you will still be at nine minutes to make the commute to the 24 junction.

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>> it is going to be a good day to fly because we don't have delays at sfo and we have the high clouds making their way over the bay area but otherwise very clear and dark and chilly morning as we look from the exploritorium camera for the next three days, you can see the temperatures will start to go up a bit and 76 degrees inland and 74 around the bay and 62 degrees along the coast and when we hold into the weekend it will be warmer but, still, fall like. we have a major accident in hayward involving at least five vehicles. we are not sure if this is on the main line freeway you are on the on-ramp. we will get to that in a moment. we have northbound 101 at 880 and we are seeing traffic coming away from the 280-680 split. northbound 880 shows five vehicles involved with that problem and one spun around

facing the wrong direction. the bay bridge toll plaza shows lanes loading up. >> good news this morning for electric car fans, the prices are coming down. the prius is down by $2,000 to $29,990. the top of the line is reduced by $4,600. my son and chevrolet and honda have dropped their prices by thousands. sales of toyota have slowed after being down 30 percent in september. >> harvard has figured out why exercise isn't just good for the body but good for your brain. a study finds it has to do with bdnf which is a protein that supports brain development and growth of new controls. during exercise the muscles

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