be. >> a travel alert is issued for americans. we will tell you how the bay year feels in a live report. >> a green industry is booming in oakland. why it matters to you this monday october 4th. good morning. it is 4:30 and let's start with weather and say hello to rob. >> hi, there, scott. we have a cool start with drizzle in spots up and down the

trivalley. 57 right now in livermore and 61 in oakland where the winds are gusty this morning off to the pass. the commute with 680 and twigs on the road. i ran past some of those. 61 right now and the wind west at 21 and a gusty start. keep in mind if you head out to the sierra with high elevation and snow. mainly out towards lake tahoe. it will be sweatshirt and sweater weather with high temperatures only clouding into the low 70s and mid 60s in oakland and 69 around san jose. the first half of the workweek will be cool and breezy and temperatures rebound some by next weekend. >> let's go to mike inouye. >> happy monday. always talking about 680 and 580. my stretch of the road is 880 zeechlt construction. trying to clean it up, but the san mateo bridge with the wind

blowing on to the roadway and the highway advisory issued for highway 92 over the water that will remain in place for much of the morning. light volumes here and we'll take you out to the roadways where you have construction approaching. the transition reopened about 4:00 this morning, but eastbound you have the construction heading in towards the streets as well as southbound 880 and a couple of lanes will be blocked. you will it on the live shot. southbound with the headlights past the coliseum. you see the camera shaking a little bit. gusty wins. back to you. new this morning, england's equivalent of our homeland security said terrorists are trying to hit high profile targets across the nation. citizens traveling to europe take precautions.

for our personal security. today in the east bay's christie smith has more on how people are reacting. >> reporter: good morning. the first flight out here is 5:50. we spoke with two women waiting on the flight this morning. they heard about this travel alert for americans, but said it didn't change their travel plans and seem to be taking it in stride and weren't going to do anything different in terms of keeping an eye on surroundings and keeping bags around them. americans are being warned about threats in europe and urged to be vigilant in public places including tourist areas and transportation hubs and the alert was not a formal warning, but an alert none the less. we didn't see anything specific posted for travelers besides the normal warnings that are up.

coming up later, the international terminal and be speaking with travelers there about any potential changes in their plans. that's the latest here at the oakland international airport, christie smith in the east bay. >> japan issued a similar warning as well. an oak land super store that helps people grow medical marijuana is expanding in a big way. the i grow store celebrated a grand reopening and renaming and announced plans to grow into a franchise with 75 stores. pot is illegal, but speaking selling the equipment to grow it is not. several politicians showed up to voice the support. >> it provides and the green

technology. they are growing dispensaries for medical marijuana into multimillions. >> the operations like we grow will do more harm than good and safety will be sacrificed. the city will be raking in taxes. >> the prop 19 that would legalize marijuana production and consumption under state law is leading in the latest polling. for more news on prop 19 and all the races that matter to you and your family to the prop zero blog on nbcbayarea.com. the state's highest court will decide if governor schwarzenegger has the power to send state workers home without pay. the supreme court will issue the furlough ruling at 10:00 this morning that affects more than 200,000 state workers who were

forced to take unpaid days since february of last year that saved the state $3 billion. the furloughs were briefly halted and reinstated in august when lawmakers couldn't reach a budget deal. we have more information on what is becoming a notoriously dangerous walnut creek apartment complex. there has been another assault at the park regency apartments off of 680. the latest attack happened saturday night when a 43-year-old woman was grabbed while leaving her apartment. the man tried to force her back inside, but she was able to get away. five women in the complex have been attacked or raped since july. that is despite the fact that police made an arrest in three earlier cases this summer and security guards now patrol the area. people who live there say they are frustrated and scared. >> it's not like i live with

anybody besides my mom and should i break the lease and leave the apartment? we are talking about our safety. the suspect is described as a white man with a medium build, some facial hair. police do not know if he's the same man in last month's assault. >> is convenient enough for eminent domain or do means justify the end? they have a plan to bring a full-service grocery store to town. a 72,000 square foot foods company super market proposed near west grand avenue would provide neighbors with one-stop shopping, but one of the owners said he doesn't want to sell the land. now the city's development agency wants to expand power of

immanent domain over that land. that gives the government a right to take your property. opponents say using immanent domain is an abuse of power and a convenience of a full-service grocery store justifies the use of that power. leaders in the midst of an identity crisis. politicians are wondering if fremont should continue governing like a suburb with part-time counsel or like a big city with a mayor and a larger full time city counsel. members would represent districts instead of the city. to change the government, voters have to approve a city charter that sketches out that new structure. also a scam warning and police say they are looking for two people who stole $5,000 in cash

to cleanse the jewelry of evil who pray. they told the woman to bring the womans to an abandoned house and the more she brought them, the more prosperous she would be. when the woman returned a week later, the scammers were gone. there may be other victims. >> crews trying to find out what caused a power outage in piedmont that left customers in the dark before 9:00 and affected people near grand off. the power went back on just before 11:00. getting you started and talking about power issues generating the wind farms. people that were looking at 580 for the yellow cars. that is unusual slowing necessary time of morning.

the construction going on down the airway that may clear things up. very light volume and no problems for 680 and no problems through the south bay and what we were talking about. the wind warning over the san mateo bridge. hold on tight and very clear from the east bay into san francisco. >> good morning to you, rob. >> watching the winds, but this is probably the windiest morning we have had in sometime. at 20 on the east side of the bay and gusty conditions towards the pass. blustery conditions and south bay not so much in terms of gusty winds. 58 degrees currently. if you are heading off to the

east, heavy showers and believe it or not, snow above 7500 feet and that continues off to the east. for the bay area, it's drizzle and wind. high temperatures near 71 in livermore. sweatshirts or sweater weather is fine all day. you are not going to need any t-shirts. out towards concord and fairfield. low to mid-70s at best. a mild and breezy start for the week and temperatures in the 80s. for now, bundle up and keep your hands on the steering wheel. scott? >> thank you much. time now is 4:41. they are creepy, crawly critters. tarantulas are coming up and why you may be getting a refund on your cell phone bill. the damage to the top of your lap caused by your laptop.

>> are it is 4:44 and walnut creek up to 72, but so much cooler than it's been in the last couple of weeks. berkeley city leaders inviting the public to share ideas to break the prison cycle. the forum is meant to discuss the ways the community can reduce the number of people going to prison and brainstorm innovative programs for people in prison to reenter society.

the berkeley peace and justice commission is hosting the forum. it will be at the north berkeley senior senator on hurst avenue. don't be surprised to come across a tarantula if you visit a park. male tarantulas are leaving the burros on mount diablo looking matees before dying. ta raptulas may look scary, but they are docile and fragile. they would rather flee than fight and the bite is less painful than a bee sting. if you see one, leave it alone. there is a certain amount of -- isn't there? >> that's exactly what i was going to say. >> turn around. i want to see your back. it's full of spiders. >> you got me again.

i have to check the chromakey. the web of roadways continuing with a look at 61 coming off of l street out of aspect ok and a light volume. no problems through pittsburgh, but coming through the hills, you may get a gust or two. again coming over through livermore and san ramon with gusts. he saw twigs on the road and as well as coming over the bridge. an easy drive into and out of the bay. in hercules towards the bay bridge. even over this city camera, we see cameras shaking for time to time. this is only at the 13th story with a building across from the coliseum. a light volume of traffic, but watch the gusts of winds going across the bay bridges. over the city, the construction pucking up through hayward. should be okay.

back to you. i went up to the alameda flea market over the weekend. glorious weather across from the east bay. the sun came out and jackets came off. it was awesome. >> a big difference from today. the clouds filling in and cool and breezy and even drizzle this morning. we had a nice mild weekend and it cooled down and the trend for the first half of the week looks chilly and snowy in parts of the sierra. a system there that is tossing snow showers at the highest elevations of the sierra and around the bay, winds from 20 to 30 and morning drizzle. windy at times and the temperatures eventually 60s to near 70. mild through the week with the cutoff low. temperatures in the 60s to low 70s at least through about wednesday. bay area today you will see 69 and san jose 63 around san francisco and into the north bay

temperatures will be in the low 70s. ped luma is 72. the seven-day forecast breezy and mild through wednesday and for the weekend we start to warm up. for all the political brouhaha over the t.a.r.p., it may cost little money. $50 billion or what bp set aside for the oil spill. let's go to courtney reagan. >> good morning, scott. stock features are lower after stocks closed high or friday. european stocks are lower. everyone on wall street is aw t awaiting friday jobs reports and factory regards are due out this morning. it added 42 points to begin trading today at 10,830. the nasdaq posted two points and counts as a gain. the era of the acronym started with the end of the troubled

asset relief known as t.a.r.p. they are rescuing a fund in crisis that became a political hot potato in the fall of 2008. we remember that too well. treasury secretary tim geithner said in the end the program will cost much less than expected, pegging the true cost at about $50 billion. back to you. >> thank you. one cell phone carrier will soon be giving customers money back. verizon wireless will pay out $90 million in refunds to 15 million customers. that's because of users wrongly charged for dita sessions and internet use. who are still verizon customers will see a credit on october or november bill. if you are not a customer and used to be, you will get a check in the mail. addicted to your laptop? you could suffer consequences.

people who work with computers on their laps for long periods of time could suffer "toasted skin syndrome." a 12-year-old boy developed skin dis-coloration after playing computer game for a few hours a day. the condition is harmless, but can cause skin darkening and in rare cases damage leading to skin cancer. experts suggest putting a carrying case or heat shield under the computer. the supreme court set to test the limts of free speech including the rights of anti-gay protesters at military funerals. as francis coreports, the court will tackle the cases for the first time with three women on the bench. >> the u.s. supreme court traditionally starts the term on the first monday in october. there is nothing typical about the court this time around.

>> congratulations. >> elena kagan hand picked by president obama is the newest member. kagan becomes the third woman on the court, the fourth in history. she will likely sit out about a third of the cases to avoid conflict stemming from her former stint at the justice department. >> with only eight members deciding, r, there is the chance of a tie. if that happens, the supreme court is not going to be able to decide the issue and we will have to come back again in another year. >> kagan and the justices will have a first caseload. one of the biggest whether protests at military funerals are protected under freedom of speech. they claim war deaths are god's way of punishing gays. >> god is punishing their soldiers and punishing their parents. >> this was a military funeral

and they said their presence forever ruined the memory of that day. >> they turned it into a circus. >> one of the pivotal decisions facing the supreme court closely divided between a majority of five conservatives and four liberals. francis co, nbc news. >> let's look at what's coming up later and say good morning to laura in the newsroom. >> happy monday, scott and good morning. firefighters risk their lives to save a family by rushing into a fire. you are looking to hear the story in a live interview. the long hot and dry summer has some worried about this year's harvest. we go to a winery for why the harvest matters to you. we will look at the new tablets to take on i pad. what it could mean for the bottom line. a controversial video game that

drew the attention of the pentagon. those stories and more today in the bay. >> thank you. there is a new when it comes to saving for college. they say it offers absolute returns and it's supposed to give out returns greater than inflation over three years. it's an option in the college savings plan. those allow investors to withdraw for college expenses without paying federal taxes. the road to recovery in the housing market appears to be long and winding. nearly one in four homes sold in the 2nd quarter was was deeply discounted and foreclosed. realty track said at that pace it will take three years to resell homes lost by owners and get back in line with numbers prior to the recession. the latest figures we found show that an average of 31% of august homes sold were foreclosures. the united states, britain

and japan warning travel ors to be on the look out for suspicious activity and worked to stop terror threats in europe that. has travelers feeling nervous in the bay's christie smith. good morning, christie. >> traffic is starting to pick up at the airport this morning and i spoke briefly with the manager and he told me that the threat levels remain at orange. there is nothing specific posted inside the airport to let travelers know about this travel alert. i spoke briefly with a couple of travelers here who tell me that they are aware of the travel alert and not going to make any traffic changes and just be aware of their surroundings. the alert said that u.s. citizens should take precautions to be aware of surroundings and adopt safety measures to protect

themselves. oakland had a direct flight to mexico and the others connect on the east coast. coming up in our next half hour, we head over to the international terminal and see how travelers are handling it there. that's the latest from here, live in oakland, christie smith today in the east bay. back to the drawing board for the raiders this morning. a week after the first win of the season, the silver and black return home and lost. the quarterback tried to get things done and was picked off in the final two minutes of the game. raiders are now 1-3 for the season or the most winningest football team in the bay area. >> one in three. >> thank goodness the giants are still plague. >> fabulous. >> a big game yesterday and the

winds picked up and boy, we have the ocean air conditioning on over drive into livermore. you will find a gusty drive along 680 around the sunol grade. you can see the 50s and 60s right now. not going to warm up a lot. some of the warmer spots, low 70s around livermore. only 69 in san jose. cool around the peninsula and coast. you expect that with a strong sea breeze. areas of drizzle this morning and high temperatures with low 70 thz afternoon. the seven-day forecast is going to keep this in the breezy and mild pattern. it was a week ago we were pausching 100 degrees. nowhere near that in the forecast and warmer approaching the weekend. back to you. >> thank you. the candidates for governor launched a heated debate firing off on the controversy over meg whitman's hiring over an undocumented worker. and the latest on a desperate manhunt in san jose for a woman and the man who police say

kidnapped her. a live look at oakland. we will be back in moments.

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