after a full night the negotiation, bleery-eyed city fire and police officials trying to avoid another lengthy court battle. and a journalist talks about what happened when he was contacted by the man accused of orchestrating. and disturbing trend in palo alto, where a late-night prowler spotted against on private property for the second time in less than a week. good wednesday morning. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for

laura garcia-cannon. >> we're starting out, temperatures in the 60s very typical low morning clouds and patchy fog, but today will be different than yesterday. it will be slightly warmer. we're getting ready for a warmup, but highs today reaching 74 degrees in san francisco, 82 degrees in the peninsula, and 83 in the south bay, and temperatures go up even more as we go into tomorrow. more on that in the full microclimate forecast. mike? >> we're looking over here towards the bay bridge, sparkling lights, i'm liking at the headlights coming through us. it sounds or speed sensors on the map show no problem just like the live shot there. eastbound but a crash reported westbound 880 that's causing a distraction.

we'll track that for the upper east shore. of course, it's early. back to you. indeed it is earl. happening right now a potential make or break day as negotiation continue between the city and the police and firefighters. >> public safety unions right now trying to reach an agreement on pension reforms approved by a judge. the sides have been -- they plan to walk away from talks and sake their day to. >> i have experience for ten year, it happens every day in this country. cases are being settled on the

courthouse steps. >> they plan to hold an emergency meeting later day to figure out the next step. and ready, set, record. the san jose police department is set to outfit all its overs. so today the department will hold a press conference to show us that new equipment. the department must choose between three types of cameras, coalsing anywhere between $400 and $600 apiece. once the city did is it estimates $1 million on the equipment a equipment. > . with the -- an amazing compounding of this tragedy not

to do something now and not to ensure that similarly designed and constructed buildings are not being inspected. the council agreed to -- -- to allow air and moisture buildup. inspections will be paid for by property owners. more fallout this morning from the killing of kate steinle. congressional leaders voted to block sanctuary cities from getting certain grants. republicans also used the hearing to press homeland security secretary jeh johnson

to -- >> if cities like san francisco are not complying with federal detainers, why don't you make them mandatory? >> i think that would be a huge setback in our ability to work with state and local law enforcement, and i suspect they would agree's well. >> the secretary says passing a law could also be a violation of the constitution. on monday the fbi announced it had arrested former marine and harvard graduate matthew muller in connection with a kidnapping case. theyp the investigators found drones, and also remote controls, a video camera, a mattress pad with stains and duct tape. police are not saying much in the wake of his arrest. >> the fbi does not want us making any comments on this case ma offer.

>> lower denise huskins and her boyfriend want an apology for the police not believing them. . he began receiving e-mails in the days after denise huskins reappeared. initially he and his editors were not sure if the e-mails were legitimate. the alleged kidnappers were outraged that they caused it a hoax, saying we cannot stand to see two good people thrown under the beth, when ms. investment f and mr. victim m should only have received support and sympathy. >> it seemed like every single other day, no matter what time of day, i would be getting thinks e-mails. what do i do? is this real?

he says he received photos and voicemails. >> a troubling paerge. report of a late-night prowler. a woman told police yesterday she woke up after hearing a neighbor's dog barking. when she looked outside of window, a man was staring right back at here. this was on emerson street not gnarl from university. palo alto police say last week a teenage girl saw a man spotted in hurl. meantime a $34 million mystery in oakland. that's home money is being invested by an anonnews donor. "the business journal" says the money will create 700 news affordable units, and help more than 60,000 people. the donations will be divided among several groups, including

youth centers, health services and job education facility. it is time to take a look at the weather forecast. today look good. you may know want to hear the rest of it. >> right. tomorrow will be hot. you de, in the pell anyone la in belmont and burlingame. as you wake up in the east bay, it's 62 there, in the south bay, north bay, a chilly 5 degrees. also microclimate will reach 77 degrees in sunnyvale. in redwood cities, 82. 68 in the marina, and nap r.a. reaching 83. 70s and 80s across most of the bay, but a couple spots may hit 90, and we see this hotter as we go through tomorrow. the weekend forecast in less than ten minutes.

let's see how traffic is going. mike? >> going very well. this is the san mateo bridge over my shoulder. you here's a vie of the high-rises in the distance. good stuff. traveling toward the construction zone. between university and embarcadero. i saw the bright lights yesterday and it was a distraction, but not a lot of slowing. 880 passing truck scales, pretty busy this morning, but everything is calm on the freeway. she's been found where she belongs, in her own gauge. zoom workers thought this 13-inch snake disappeared. they thought she might have been eaten by a bird. it turns out the snake is a true master of disguise.

she finally came out of her hiding spot today. not saying where that hiding spot was. >> i think the birds were probably scared. 4:39. still an infamous drug lord, and right now we have video of the moments just before he escapes. >> just before he disappears from the maximum-security prison cell. it's primetime for shoppers, as amazon celebrates the 20th anniversary with deep discounts. we'll show you how to get in on all the deals.

welcome back, time is ... (adlib) ==sam/cu== one east bay city has a new plan to stop at 4:43, things flowing very smoothly. we'll have a traffic report momentari momentarily. one east bay city has a new plan to stop prostitution at massage parlor, the pleasant hills city council has approved an ordinance to allow the police chief to close businesses,

quote, engaged in prostitution. taking place there, even if no one was prosecuted. in the past year police conducted 41 undercover investigation at 16 different parlors. uber has reached an agreement with a family of a little 2 years old who died. she was hit by an ubeer driver. uber came under fire after they claimed they were not responsible because the driver was not with a passengers at the time of the crash. that backlash forced uber to change its policy. the final terms of the settlement were not revealed. san francisco city leaders are rejecting efforts to impose a hard -- it would have put a 60-day limit. instead they're opting for

better enforcement of a law enacted babb in february to rent ed -- in a law place it is no limits on people running room in homes they occupy. well, it is like christmas in july, as they say, at least when it comes to shopping. amazon is turning 20, and in celebration, all day today the company is offering customers with prime accounts deep discounts that rival black friday sales. think electronics, jewelry and home appliances. if you don't have a prime account, guess what? tellez you can sign up for one for free for a month. these are all the deals that will run until midnight. we should mention walmart is also having a sale as well, trying to crash the party. >> is the world ready for two black fridays? >> i saw your credit card laying

on the desk. 625,000 prius hybrids are being recalled, because of a software glitch. good morning, landon. >> good morning. the markets will try to make it five straight days of gains today. also on the watch list is manufacturing data as well as earnings from bank of america, and janet yellen is testifying before congress this morning. the nasdaq is up 33 to 5108. toyota is recalling 625,000 prius hybrids worldwide with 120,000 of those in north america, a software glitch could cause the system to drive off while driving. there are no reports of crashes or injuries.

and they have disabled older versions of the software, coming after reports that hackers are using a security flaw to take over people's computers. it's long been used for animation and online videos, but also known being known for bugs and can slow down web sites. thank you very much. a no tooherius mexican drug lord disappearing from his prison cell in the dead of night, and it's captured on camera. we have this video of the moment right before el chapo made his daring escape. this video from the mexican government shows walking over to a shower and crouching down. we saw that video at the beginning, we'll try to bring it back for you. he made an escape through a small hole and a mile-long tunnel. president obama has a tough

sell to skeptical lawmakers looking at the iran nuclear deal. he plans to discuss it as a new conversation later today. one of the president's top priorities is xwinsing lawmakers, world leaders and the american public that it is deal is in the cub's best interest. in exchange for the lift of of economy sanctions, iran will scale back its nuclear deal. he says the deal is not on trust, but on verification. iran is also making its own push to lawmakers, some of whom remain skeptical. >> it's high time for people in the united states to start looking at iran without those tainted glasses. >> if in fact it's as bad a deal as we think its, we'll do everything we can to stop it. >> but can they? if lawmakers shoot it down, president obama is already vowing to use his veto pewer.

two of the most powerful words for a job seeker -- you're hired. that's what pg & e and a collective of about 20 solar companies are going to hold a job fair today. organizers say more than 200 positions will be filled. blue cross and blue shield plans to provide more than just health coverage. right now they are also offering identity protections. the services will be provided to all eligible members by the start of the new year, including credit monitoring, fraud detection and fraud resolution. eligible members already provided a service for as long as they have blue cross and blue shield insurance policies. blue cross and blue shield provides health coverage to more than 106 million members. how is that? >> how about identifying the bay area's identity.

it involves fog and cloud more often than not. >> we'll see good morning to kari and fog. >> yes, we had the deep marine layer this morning giving us fog all across the bay. the temperatures are in the lower 60s. 61 into the afternoon. 76 droes, a comfortable day, 82 in the peninsula. 74 degrees, the north bay 85, trivalleys, that's where it starts to heat up today, 90 degrees. we have even hotter weather in the forecast into the next couple days, so get ready for a steamy and not necessarily steamy, but sizzling couple days, fog on the bay as we start out the morning. we see the low visibility, the dark shades of gray. you can barely see anything here, this is san francisco, and by noon we start to see those clouds retreating off the bay, but still hugging the coast. now we look to hurricane

dolores, check out this storm off the western coast of mexico. it's a category 4 with wind speeds of 130 miles an hour. this storm is expected to weaken into the next couple of days, but then by sunday, may have a u.s. impact with some of that moisture being drawn into the southwest. into the day on friday, high pressure moving in and highs reaches into the 90s, mild near the keyes, with those 90s we'll be watching for the heat to come, with the tropical clouds sunday into monday, but femmewise, it will be more comfortable than beal see today, tomorrow, as well as friday, saturday and sunday, temperatures will be more seasonable, especially on sunday. sam, kris?

lightning strike call on camera. the flash, that video from atlanta where strong storms overnight knocked down trees and damaged homes. it was this lightning strike that knocked out power to thousands. the bolt strike causes a flash of light and shower of sparks. it also brought heavy rain and hail to the area. more storms are in the forecast for later today. if you take mass transit, you may not give second thought to the person behind the wheel, but in china some passengers owe their driver their lives. >> he outwitted a hijacker, kris, with a knife. yikes. all right. we have video of that, and san mateo bridge is moving smoothly. no delays. we'll check on the other side and see what we can see, coming up. a quick-thinking bus driver in

china outwitted a man trying to a quick-thinking bus driver outwitted a man. >> a man armed with a knife boarded the bus, and the driver used an emergency button to alert police. she then got the hijacker to agree to let the passengers go off the bus, as they were getting off of it, police got on. the bus driver blasted the hijacker with an extinguisher, giving police a chance to make that arrest. that's why you have emergency buttons, specifically spoke a

case like that. >> i know we at least will fire extinguishers. no slowing shows up on our sensors though, they're across the bay, though, a crash right here, and livermore, no major issues, but there is slowing at the scene. look at the bay bridge. we have no problems at the toll plaza. just starting to build a bit. it should be completely clear soon. back to you. there is a good chance you have seen them or maybe -- distracted drivers 40% more people are using and holding their cell phones while driving, compared to last year, according to a chp study released just

yesterday. this includes people who are talking and texting, and researchers saying being distracted with a text for five seconds is like driving the length of a football field blindfolded. it's happening all time. a new fight briding over a topic. pension measures -- is it possible the city and police and fire departments should be headed back to courts again? a palo alto woman reports a face-to-face with a prowler. why this particular incident is all too familiar. =kris/vo= right now - a

make-or-break deal in the works - that could keep san jose police officers - on silicon valley right now, a maker break deal in the works that could keep san jose police officers on silicon valley streets. plus she heard a dog barking and looked out her window. she was not prepared for what she saw. and we are in for a warmup in the next couple days.

i'll have details in the forecast. we do have a crash, and what you will find when you move through the area. good wednesday morning. thanks for joining us. >> we begin with breaking news. firefighters on the scene of a house fire in belmont, this one happening on middle road near highway 82. the fire started just before 4:30 this morning, so crews have been at work for about a half hour, crews now -- could spread into a nearby hillside. we do have a crew headed to the scene. we'll bring you more details is not we get them. again, this is happening in belmont. happening right now, cook a make-or-break day for police and firefighters trying