time for the family of the youngirl that was killed walking to scho two years ago. eleven-year-old alanna william's mother was at the corner of 64th boulevard. terry? >> okay. apparently we are having some problems with his audio. we'll go back to him in a moment. let's turn our attention to the weather. >> red flag warning and

excessiv hea >> we talk about conditions we always wry and the offshore wind and the getting up to levels o speeds that had will cause fire danger and relative humity dropping down to levels that are very dry, very dangerous. right now, we have gusts up to 26 miles an hour and 12% humidity. north-northeast winds up to 30 miles an hour where the relative humidity at 30%. diablo range, 17% humidity but this will be until 6:00 tomorrow morning. be carefulbecause it's going to be hot the next 24 hos. hundredof nurses at children's hospital oakland are walking the picket line this morning instead of the hospital corridors. health care providers are protesting cuts to their own health care. janelle wang joins us live with

detail >> while the strike is going on the hospital is fully operational but elective operations have been ccelled. they say the hospital needs a compromise for more becse of the economy. nurs say they are already at the bottom and it should come off the top. >> they walked out their jobs at 7:00 ts morning. they will coinue to strike for the next three days. the issue as it oftentimes is, money. the hospital is proposing the nurses pay 15% of their health care benefits. if they use a premium ppo plan which nurses say most do, which could add up to $4,00 more a year. for nurses like wendy who has been here for 23 years, it's frustrating, especially since they have agreed to a pay freeze the first year. >> we have better health plans,

better ways to do this, then we will end up at the bottom. >> but the hospital sa it is offering two other plans that would be fully covered by the employer inclung an mmo at a salary of $36,0 a year, it's time for the nurses to get realistic. >> we're in different economic times. increase was in 2007 and 5% in 2008 and another 5% in 2009. >>. >> reporter: while the nearly 800 nurse are off the jobs the hospit brought in 125 nurses from around the country to make sure it's covered those nurses will work longer shifts, elected surgeries have ben also been cancelled. the patients say they are still getting the care theyeed. >> it's all right. >> areou ru still getting the

attention you ed? >> yes, definitely. they are still helping us you up there so i'm not worried abou it. >> reporter: right now the are no plans for either side to come to the bargaining table but a federal mediator is available when both sides decide to come back and negotie. crews are expected to finish cleanup at the site of the deadly explosion in n bruno. they will be carrying away the last debris from the natural gas pipeline explosion. it killed 8 people and destroyed 35 homes. crews will remove scorched trees to prevent erosion. rebuilding can begin once the environmental approval is given. >> a frightening fire sent neighbors running for thatre lives at an apartment complex in antioc it was on gentry town drive. some units were totally engulfed in flames. one resident says they were

disorientated because neighbors were screaming and they heard loud popping sounds. >> i woke up and we thought we heard gunshots. i thought somethg was happening my next-door neighbor and everybody was screaming run out. >> twpeople suffered minor injuries. four units were destroyed and four units were damaged fire investigators say the cause doesn't initially apar to be suspicious. the final televised debate is scheduled for tonight inan rafael. jerry brown and meg whitman will face questions about embarrassing scandals. last week somebody in the brown campaign was caught on the phone calling whitman a whore. whitman is still answering questions about her former illegal housekeeper.

election is three weeks from today. >> abc news along with the san jose mercury news have arranged a debate between did he bra dowen and day monday dunne we'll stream it for you live at www.abc7.com from 2:30 until 3:30 tomorrow and also broadcast it here on sunday at noon. >> two avoid gaing weight, stay in the da. we'll expin a little later. >> and anticipation and anxiety in chile, 33 miners trapped underground for more tha two months are hours away from being rescued. >> the government has made a majo announcement about deep wateoil drilling in the gulf wateoil drilling in the gulf of mexico.

meet the real meg itman: serving on the board of goldman sas, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals.fter ebay shareholders sued and a judge cited the obvious nflict of interest she was forced to pay the money back. what kind of person would be involved in deals a fellowepublican congressman called corrupt?

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plus get access to the entire at&t national wi-fi networ on the go. cookies? [ boy ] sure! tell your friends hi for me. ♪ [ male announcer ] high speed internet from at&t. let's go back to the top story. a new stop he light to protect children is being actived near a school in oakland. >> it's very controversial issue when a child was killed one year ago this mth. alanna williams is at the corner and terry mcsweeney joins us now with the story. >> yeah, and that mother tiffany spent much of the morning in tears remembering her daughter killedn this intersection one year ago. she s not by any means in tears out here, it was going around. to flip the switch that turned the traffic lit that has been led in direct response to the death of 11-year-old alanna

williams last year. this was an "a" student. she was 50 feet from the school when she was killed. they resolved that it will not happen to another student and anger that the person that killed her has not been caught. emotiowas the order of the day. >> t little time they have here on earth.... >>. >> the matter has not been resolved yet. if you know or if you have any idea, please, anything. >> 777-3211. this community is still devastated by e loss of alanna. we will not be made whole until we find her killer.

>> reporter: they were tears there. she is the one that pushed this light and to be appred in a matter o three months before the oakland city council. that is happening at warp spd. oakland police have a presence out there that letting people know this homicide. that number is 7767-3211. any information on that -- 777-3211. any information the four-door sedan tt killed wilams this intersection. >> the military hearing to the shooting case was delayed until tomorrow morning. hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. the defense team requested the delay. it's been nearly a year since the deadly shooting.

army prosecutors are expected to call all the injured to the stand. >> in my situation, i would like to know all the facts. >> hasan is paralyzed after civilian pice shot him the day of the shooting. it will take three weeks to determine whether he will face a court-martial and possibly the death penalty. >> in chile a miracle rescue is hours away for 33 men trapd underground. they have been living there for more tn two months and brought up one by one in a specially constructed cage to freedom. this is a special picture, this rescue and everybody is hoping it will go according to plan. some o the elaborate safety measures being put at place. >> here the hope is quickly turning into excitement. friends and family members are gatherg, each represents the 33 miners trapped underground in

anticipation wl be a happy ending. yesterday the test of the capsule went so well, the focus is last minute preparation paramedics will have tbe lowered down intthe mine. they willbe on the ground throughout the rescue process and miners have to be readied for this experience. they are on liquid diets and wearing special garments. there is some concerns there could be blood clot probms for the miners. this is special precautns that is taking place as we spea they will be raised one by one out of the mine. it will take 15 minutes for that process to be over and once they break the surface they will be taken into for medical assessment. though hope is they will be reuned with their family members that have bn waiting for days.

>> today the u.s. supreme court begins hearing a case that could shake up the vaccine indtry. a pennsylvania couple wants the sue the maker of a vaccine that caused her daughter seizures. it could open the door for more lawsuits of vaccine. >> this morning the obama administraon announced it is lifting the six month moratorium on deep wall drillingff the gulf of mexico. a federal reporsays the moratori likely caused a temporarily loss up to 12,000 jobs in the gulf region. ken salazar new rules after the bp spill have strengthened safety measures. >> it appears the government strict new tarmac delay rule for airlines is worng. new figures show only one plane was stuck on a tarmac for three hours, that was in august.

last year there were 66 in august. under the new tarmac delay rule, airlines can face fines up to $27,000 per passenger if the plane sits on the tarmac for more than three hours. >> we had overnight lows in 60s to 70 let's take you look outsi and showing what is going on at mount tamalpais. the winds are strg enough to kp the fire danger high. how temperatures will drop nearly 20 isitweekend. >> the giants take a giant step forward in their quest to take baseball's top prize. >> and updat at an 89-month-ol baby girl waiting for a life saving liver transplan a local mother wants to help.

the throw, in time and the giants have won the series! >> it is the giants won another thriller and headed to the national league championship series for the first time in eight years. giants beat atnta last night 3-2 torap-up the division series in four games. every game was decided by just

one run. tim lincecum will start for the giants in philadelphia. >> that was a nail-biter. good for them. >> had to make it interesting and walk a couple people but winning run at home plate. >> no complaints. >> take a look outside, we're getting paid in sunshine, absolutely gorgeo day, looking back from emeryville and golden gate bridge, visibility is pretty good because the air is fairly clean. we don't have any types of ozone alertsr spare the air day. it is aving us today, i hope you had chance see it. let's talk about temperatures -- we'll nice it's prett much warm everywhere. cool spot is san rafael 73 but mid to upper 70s for santa rosa,

redwood city and los gatos and everybody else in the low to mid-80s. down around the monterey bay, low to mid-80s for watsonville and still about 70 in monterey. going to be sunny today with record heat likely. fire and heat danger will last through tomoow and feel a lo like fall come friday, saturd and especiay sunday. 24-hour temperature ange, pretty close to yestday to santa rosa, 96. concord up a degree to 94. san francisco will be up about 7. fremont will be 8 degrees warmer. anywhereou see a star we're close to a record. 94 in concord. mid 90 ease throughout the east bay valleys. oakland 89 possibly a record. same thin with san jose, 93. low to mid 90s in the south bay. on the peninsula, 91 at redwood city. close to a record, low 90s for

you guys. low to mid-80s around the coast. downwn san francisco, upper 80s. low to mid 90s in the north bay valleys. 80 sunshine at beaches. 80 at monterey. mid 90s around gilr, that could possibly be a record high. tonight temperures slightly cooler than this morning. it won't be quite as brey so it will allow cool air to sink in. area of high pressure move over, still with the clockwise flow taking away our cool ocean air pushing it well offshore and then by tomorrow evening, we'll get the surge back and noticed a little bit of cooling at the coast. that will start to spread inland on thursday and friday. so we'll get a cooling trend then bause the sea breeze is back. the big drop in temperatures

when it feels like fall is the cold front coming in from alas. unfortunately the rain will stay to the north so until 6:00 tomorrow morning we still have a red flag warning for high fire danger. >> an east bay mother of four who wants to remain anonymous is offering to be a donor to save the life of a baby girl. nicole carter has a liver disease. 38-year-old ther says she has the correct blood type and is healthy. the mo made a nationwide appeal on faceboo and people are responding. we po the number fo you for the liver transplant lin on our websitat www.abc7.com. >> if you are trying to lose weight, turn off the computer and tv at night. a university study shows mice exposed to dim light gained 33% more weight than mice who saw

light during the day and darkness at night. resechers say maybe it is people who watch tv at night are eating at abnormal hours. >> still ahead, local celebrities and politicians for a go cause. we'll explain.

today at 4:00, love story reunion 40 years later. then at 5:00, a sudden child care crisis. state budget cuts leaving thousands of working motrs in the bay area without affordable child care. and treating new efforts to help it. >> and finally, if you are looking for something fun, for a good cause, head for the phoenix hotel. >> these are pictus from last year, celebrities get tossed in the water to help children in the tenderloin neighborod. >> it provides a safe place for kids to learn about computers. >> it's an outdoor pool and there are lots of people if you want to go in. >> okay. >> in a swimming suit.

>> good turnout and good cause. >> and perfect weather for being in the pool. >> it will be the 70s by that

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