the process begins for the victims of a gunman who killed three and wounded seven at a rampage at a cement plant. hello, i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. big turn out to address this week's stunning tragedy. terry mcsweeney is live outside the meeting. >> reporter: we were out here this morning about 9:00 when the meeting was beginning. a vast majority of the plant's 150 workers in the hall right now this is the first time they've had a chance to come together since the shootings. it was a different world the last time these workers saw each other. >> when you are looking at second, third, fourth generation workers it is a tight-knit group. we felt it important in addition to giving updates, it was a chance for them to get together, while the plant is

still not operating and have a chance to see their colleagues and talk. >> reporter: many had not seen each other before co-worker shareef allman opened fire, killed three and wounding six and shooting another person during an attempted carjacking. you can see allman after the shootings carrying a rifle. >> no one saw this coming. i was a shock to everybody. -- it was a shock to everybody. >> reporter: there were signs something was wrong he showed off a new assault rifle over the weekend to a friend and said what he planned. >> i said what are you fitting to do with that. he was like man, these [ bleep ] at my job keep messing with me. >> reporter: there are records going back to '91 where his wife sought a divorce. she wrote, he start add using me, i did not take his gun, but he did not believe me.

allman says she was jealous of his new relationship. yesterday morning he was discovered in sunnyvale. >> all three deputies at the scene fired shots and the subject was pronounced dead at the scene. >> reporter: the meeting going on inside the town hall is open and it could go two hours, four hours, it is being given to the company by the city of cupertino, take their time and get the job done. david louie is here. if some members of the kaiser family want to talk about what happened up there he will have that tonight at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> >> oakland police have arrested a suspect in a robbery and shooting that left a woman seriously wounded and closed part o 580 for three hours yesterday. a gunman shot a woman in the legs after she refused to give up her purse.

the shooter drove off, crashed on the 580 trance ramp and took off on -- on foot. chp searched the freeway causing major traffic delays for hours no word where the suspect was found in morning. the victim is recovering. police have finished their investigation into the deadly dog mauling of a pregnant pacifica woman. they still don't know what caused her pet pit bull to attack. the 32-year-old died of massive blood loss and shock in august. officers ultimately killed her 2-year-old pit bull when he charged them during their investigation. official say a necropsy on the 75 pound dog did not turn up disease or condition that would explain the attack. the family says the dog had no history of violence. a group of two dozen former university of california chance horse has proposed a drastic tuition increase. uc president convened a group

in the summer and have come back with a suggestion of raising tuition to $24,000 a year for california students and increasing the number of out of state students who pay mo more. the recommendation is not binding --. federal prosecutors holding a news conference in sacramento to announce details of crackdown on california pot dispensaries. this week some property and business owners received letters giving them 45 days to shutdown dispensaries or face prosecution. california's voter approved law conflicts with federal drug laws. the letters explain the property could be subject to seizure and forfeiture to the u.s. government. penalties could be added if the drug is being -- is being

sold within 1,000 feet of parksg?, playgrounds. >> the economy added just enough jobs last month to ease fears of a new recession but hiring is too weak to buy down unemployment. americans voice their frustrations about the economy. >> reporter: some good news for the struggling u.s. economy. the nation added 103,000 jobs last month. better than economists were expecting. the unemployment rate didn't bundle from 9.1%, a rate the white house called unexceptably high. that number is significant that means 14 million americans were looking for work last month, but couldn't find it. the average length of unemployment is 40.5 weeks. john boehner said today's report is more bad news. >> after three years of false who hopes -- hopes and broken promises americans continue to be left asking the question,

where are the jobs? >> reporter: many asking the same thing. protests growing across the nation as americans stress frustration with wall street and anger about a lack of jobs. >> we have more than enough means, resources, we just need them to put money back into this country. >> reporter: since january, the nation has added one million jobs. more than six million are needed to get back to where we were before the recession. president obama says some estimate his new plan would create 1.9 million jobs. yesterday he issued a challenge to republicans. >> >> the president: they need to explain to me, more importantly to the american people, why they are opposed and what would they do? >> reporter: republicans are adamantly opposed to to the bill. they say it is another stimulus paid for with tax increases. karen traverse, abc news, washington. helping those left behind as america marks the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. the group helping hundreds of

thousands of overlooked casualties of war. the three women joining nobel's inner circle today.

. this is the 10 year anniversary of the start in the war in afghanistan. the violence has tan a toll on troops and the people there. -- has tan a toll on the troops and the people there. how a war widows

coping. >> reporter: in this refuge she can take her burqa off. afghanistan is the land where men make the rules. but this is a neighborhood full of women. women who built these walls. women who built their homes by hand. women who have nowhere else to go. because she and her neighbors are all widows. 10 years of war and 20 years of conflict before that, have mass produced afghan widows. there are hundreds of thousands in afghanistan, perhaps two million. she lost her husband in a suicide attack last february in here, she finds hope. she has started a small business making bread for her neighbors. it doesn't get her much, but three or four dollars a day, but it is a start. when i met her. she was nervous to be in a foreign man's company. she refused to take her burqa off but sat proudly next to her daughter. do you have hope for the

future? >> only god can make it better she says. god willing, my daughter will have a better life. 10 years later, women have made massive strides here. especially in education, and in health care. it is a start, but it is not enough. >> there's no doubt [ inaudible ] especially in the big cities where there is security. i don't think it is satisfactory. >> reporter: for her the future will only be bright if her daughter can escape the poverty. she is much more free today than 10 years. there's still a long way to go. abc news, kabul. more on women now this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to three men for their struggle for women's rights and safety two winners are in liberia johnson sirleaf is the 72-year-old president and leymah gbowee is a peace activist. they organized way across

lines to bring an end to a long civil war. the third recipient is tawakkul karman of yemen. she was honored for taking a leading role in the struggle for peace and democracy in her country. >> inspiring. meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. gorgeous sun filled day for most of us. a few clouds lingering they won't put a damper in the weekend forecast. we have warm weather on the way talk about that and fleet week. he always said, "i'll be back." arnold schwarzenegger returns to his hometown.

a special celebration in austria today for arnold schwarzenegger. he returned to his hometown to inaugurate a museum dedicated to him. it opened in july located in the two-story house where he was born. it includes his first barbell, bed which he slept as a child, movie memorabilia including several lifesized terminator models and the wood desk he sat behind while he was governor of california. >> another star. the world's most eligible royal has just arrived in the u.s.. prince harry is coming to california for two months of

military helicopter training. he will be flying apache helicopters near the mexican border in conditions similar to those in afghanistan where served. a few photographers have been camping out in las vegas hoping the party prince will visit glitter gulch or sin city. >> he may not have time, but we'll see. >> mike the weekend is here. >> a lot to do, good weather to do it outside. clearing trend taking place today as we transition from all that record rainfall early in the week to high pressure and tranquil weather this weekend. good morning. looking live to the northwest from sutro tower in morning, a few lingering clouds, you are going to have that when you get sun after rain. lift into the atmosphere and create clouds. more towards san francisco. i wanted to show you the high country. headed to the sierra rock creek canyon isn't that a gorgeous picture of the fall

foliage with the snow they saw the last couple of days bear valley two feet of snow in the last 24 hours. still chilly outside upper 50s to low 60s in most neighborhoods. 64 in mountain view. monterey bay inland upper 50s to low 60s. highlights dry, sunny, warmer today. tonight clear and cool watch out for patchy fog and a lot of dew on the grass early in the morning. warmer afternoons all the way to next book. the whole seven day looks die now. san francisco 4° warmer, oakland -- 6th, concord and san jose 11° warmer than yesterday. sunset around 6:44 this evening. mid to upper 60s along the coast, san francisco richmond low to mid 70s for the rest of us. low to mid 70s around santa

cruz and inland. tonight temperatures in the 40s, mainly inland along the coast with low to mid 50s around the bay shore. low pulling away, weak cold front rolls through brought some high clouds otherwise quiet. high pressure moving in. pushing the jet stream well to the north. this is going to camp out for about seven days. we won't have any rain, which is great for the fleet week activities, especially the blue angels tomorrow and saturday. 73 saturday, mostly sunny. a few more clouds especially in the morning sunday. then we should have almost unlimited visibility so they will be able to fly their high routine. heading to the sierra, temperatures on the rise and the snow will be melting. 51 in tahoe to 63 about sun by sunday, yosemite 60 today, 70 by sunday. you can see warming trend away from the coast this weekend. we'll see temperatures jump

nearly 4 to 8°. then we pull back a little monday cold front passes to the north. all of us get in on the warming trend tuesday, wednesday, thursday, low to mid 70s at the coast. some areas may threaten 90 next wednesday and thursday. >> what a difference. >> gotta love the variety of fall. >> keeps it interesting. this week's perfect pet is just ahead. >> you have a new friend. >> we'll tell you all about it in just a second.

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breaking news in san jose. police officer and suspect shot at lee and stokes street around the willow glen area of san jose. officers have just confirmed the shooting. but they are not releasing any other details. we have a crew headed there. we'll have a full report this afternoon on abc news at 4. right now, we want to tell you about 3:00 later today on 7 live, actress glenn close on her new movie role. then at 4:00, the california university -- [ unintelligible ] at 5:00 the way one rental car cap is -- company is cracking down on workers on-the-job. time for friday's perfect pet. a couple of.

-- of them. thanks for coming in. >> my pleasure. yes he's a chihuahua mix. he's a love bug. we are from the east bay spca. he was one of the 150 animals that we have that are adoptable. he's about three, fairly young. and he's really looking for a home what is great about him is that he loves other dogs. he loves kids. and he does great with cats. that's a real winner. he can be a little shy until he gets to know you, then he is your absolute best friend. >> he will never stop kissing you, what a great companion. if you are interested, thanks

for coming in, call the east bay spca. who would -- who wouldn't want to take that lovely dog home. something else equally fun. fleet week weekend. not just about ships, and the roar of the engines. >> it is already an opportunity for san francisco emergency responders to gain valuable skills training with sailors and marines. >> reporter: firefighters are usinging this opportunity to teach sailors and marines -- visiting from san diego. here's one of the stations that brought three lessons to learn today. at this one they are building a three post vertical shore. this is something that would hold up like a collapsed floor in the event of an earthquake would hold it up so they can go in and rescue someone. here's video of other things that they are running today. they are learning how to leverage, shoring up concrete.

how to use leverage to shore up concrete to get it off something that is crushed. in another location they are learning how to use concrete -- if and when the big quake hits the marines and sailors would be calledded to help us. they are not used to working in an urban environment, so they are using fleet week and their visit here as a chance to prepare. >> the military is going to play a huge role in supporting us and partneringing with us and assisting us. -- you don't want to meet somebody on the battlefield for the first time. >> this is a core mission we've been tasked with this from time to time, as recent as support in the floods in pakistan. so it comes across our table. although it is just not something that we put a lot of time into. we don't have that kind of expertise in the marine corp. turning to somebody who does this for a living is a great opportunity for us.

>> reporter: the relationship goes both ways. later today the will -- the firefighters will learn about ship firefighting, which is an environment different from what they are used to. also onboard they will see the hospital facilities they would use in an earthquake disaster. they are showing those off all weekend that is something fun for to you do. there are a lot of fun activities going on all weekend. they expect a billion people in the city this weekend. of course the blue angels practicing today at 1:00. for a list of all the activities for in weekend go on abc7news.com. have a lot of fun. i'm ready to have fun this is getting heavy. reporting live on treasure island, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. you have to keep your eyes in the practice by the blue angels this afternoon. the shows saturday and sunday

and the parade of ships tomorrow morning. a lot going on. >> great to see the sailors and marines walking the streets in their uniforms they look