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presidential debate. are still plenty of fireworks. now at noon, both sides claiming that they won the final presidential debate. but there are still plenty of fireworks as donald trump and hillary clinton look ahead to the election. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. weijia jang is live in las vegas where the nominees faced off in their most dramatic debate yet! some stunning comments from trump today! >> reporter: this looks like it was going to be a policy-driven debate but that heated conversation about the issues quickly turned into a personal confirmation -- confrontation and then, yes, a stunning revelation that donald trump may not accept the election
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results! late this morning he tried to explain it leaving the door wide open for a possible contest. >> reporter: campaigning in ohio, donald trump said he will change his mind about accepting the outcome of the election on one condition. >> i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election if i win. >> reporter: during last night's third and final presidential debate, trump refused to say where he stood on the issue. >> are you saying you're not prepared now to -- >> what i'm saying is that i will tell you at the time. i'll keep you in suspense. >> reporter: trump's campaign tried to clarify the comments saying they want to see the votes counted without voter fraud before they accept the results. >> he has every right, he has the prerogative, to wait and see how the election comes out. >> as for widespread fraud and irregularities, we'll see. what he is saying is we'll see what happens.
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>> reporter: democrats say it shows trump can't take responsibility. >> something doesn't go his way, he is not going to say, i guess i should have ran a better campaign. i guess i shouldn't have been so divisive. he is going to blame it on somebody else. >> reporter: the debate was the last chance for americans to see the two candidates on stage together before they head to the polls. >> which candidates' performance tonight had the biggest impact on your vote? 3, 2, 1. >> trump! >> reporter: republican pollster frank lund surveyed a group of undecided voters for cbs news. >> those who thought clinton won saw her as being presidential. those who saw donald trump won saw him as bringing about change . >> reporter: the republican national committee said it will accept the general election results no matter if donald trump does or not. a spokesman says it will honor and respect the will of the people but also said it
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probably won't be an issue because trump is going to win. michelle? >> weijia, donald trump is also making statements on twitter against clinton. trump said, why didn't hillary clinton announce that she was inappropriately given the debate questions she secretly used them. >> "crooked hillary"? any response from the clinton's? >> reporter: trump is referring to, um, information that might have surfaced in the dnc hacked emails that the interim chair donna brazile got questions ahead of time in march during a cnn town hall and gave it to clinton ahead of time. brazile denies it, clinton hasn't responded but. trump will use it for his argument that this election is rigged. >> all right. weijia jang, live in las vegas, thank you. meanwhile, president obama is standing with her. he tweeted, outstanding three for three debate sweep for
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hillary clinton. nobody has ever been more prepared to the president of the united states. and if last night wasn't enough fun for the nominees, tonight they see each other again in new york. clinton and trump will appear at the annual alfred e. smith memorial foundation dinner at the waldorf. tradition has it that the candidates crack jokes and poke fun at each other and themselves. new at noon, a tenth woman has just come forward accusing donald trump of inappropriate conduct. karina virginia says that trump groped her while she was waiting for a car after leaving the u.s. tennis open back in 1998. >> i felt intimidated [ voice shaking ] >> and i felt powerless! after i closed the door, my shock turned -- [ pause ] >> -- to shame! >> virginia says that no one told her to come forward. she said that she felt compelled to after hearing stories from other supposed victims. trump denies it all.
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it's all lies and fiction, he says. if you missed last night's debate or want to see highlights, go to our website, cbssf.com. new details on the arrest of an oakland police officer. we now know he is accused of obstruction of justice and engaging in prostitution. officer ryan walter haus was arrested yesterday. the alameda county d.a.'s office has not yet filed charges. the "chronicle" reports, walterhaus was a recent recruit who passed police training in 2014. investigators say this case it not related to the sexual misconduct scandal in several police departments and a teenager who went by the name of celeste guap. the oakland police officers association issued this statement about the arrest: police in san jose are investigating a murder. they say the victim was brought into regional medical center with a nd died a police in san jose are investigating a murder. the victim was brought into regional medical center with a
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gunshot wound and died about 9 p.m. but investigators don't know where the shooting happened or motive. no suspects have been identified. also in san jose, it took crews three hours to pry a 16- year-old driver out of this car after he crashed into a power pole. you can see the car flipped over and split in half and brought down power lines. it happened on almaden expressway at old almaden road around 11:20 p.m. the teenager was taken to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. three san francisco firefighters are recovering from minor injuries after battling this four-alarm fire in the castro. the fire started around midnight at a home on hattie street. this is a look at the aftermath. firefighters say they had their hands full containing the fast- moving flames. two other homes nearby also caught fire. >> you look at the extend of the fire that we have in these buildings here and you look at
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how this goes up, just amazed that we were able to stop it with just three buildings. >> two adults and five children were displaced by the fire. today a pillar of the san jose community is being laid to rest. miss flo died weeks after being beaten in a home invasion robbery. kpix 5's maria medina reports. >> a kind generous and loving individual. >> reporter: catherine one of so many who calls miss flo a friend. >> it's heart because she thought she was going -- it's hard because we thought she was going to recover. and, um, it didn't happen. >> reporter: while they mourn the loss of the 88-year-old, they also know they will all come with stories of happier times. [ laughter ] >> we were on a trip and we saw her. >> reporter: for frances an catherine, one of those memories was the last time they saw miss flo on a bus heading to a casino.
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[ laughter ] >> good memories? >> yes. [ laughter ] [ inaudible ] >> reporter: like many of the ladies at her church they knew her because she would do their hair. and, in fact, she just finished appointments at her home when investigators say zachary cuen broke in then robbed and beat her. she was in the hospital for weeks before she died. >> i would like to know why did he do this. >> reporter: they know miss flo was loved by many. >> god has his way of doing what he thought needed to be done. so you can rest assured that that was the best position that he thought was for her. >> reporter: while the media was not allowed inside the funeral, i can tell you there have been so many people who showed up to say good-bye to miss flo. as for the suspect, he faces a charge of murder.
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in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. in a few hours san francisco police will hold a community meeting and give an update on the officer-involved shooting from friday. police were called to the lakeshore plaza shopping center inside stern grove park after receiving reports of a man threatening people. they say a pacifica man opened fire on officers when they arrived. the suspect shot officer kevin downs in the head leaving him partially paralyzed. police chased the suspect and shot him as they tried to take him into custody. he died from his injuries. this meeting starts at 6:00 tonight at the scottish rite masonic center on 19th avenue. a san jose city council measure is pushed forward to force gun owners to lock up firearms when they aren't home. the council's rules and open government committee pushed the proposal forward yesterday and city councilman ash kalra and another man said it would prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands.
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opponents say it's an infringement on our second amendment rights. a typhoon in southeast asia, the damage left behind. >> calling in sick when you're not sick. a new study on how much americans do it and the more creative excuses. >> the coast is clear. and we do have nothing but 70s and 80s in the forecast for today. but it could be the last time for quite a while. we'll tell you about the significant changes in your forecast that you need know about as the news continues. we'll be right back. down the phi ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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>> closed captionin g for this newscast is sponsorted by "living spaces furniture" a violent typhoon touched down in the philippines last night is blamed for at least 8 deaths. typhoon haima is the second one to hit the island nation in
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less than a week. it hit the country with torrential rain and raging winds that knocked away roofs and left streets covered in debris. and haima is now headed to southeast china. the number of americans who filed for unemployment benefits rose by about 13,000 last week to 260,000. it is the highest level in five weeks. but some say it shows a healthy job market. strong employment makes it more likely the fed will raise interest rates by the end of the year. and checking on wall street right now, the dow is down 6 points. all right. no shocker here but it turns out your coworkers may not be telling the truth when they call in sick. kenny, i'm looking at you. >> oh, all right. [ laughter ] >> new survey from career builder finds one out of three workers admits to calling in sick when they are fine. when asked why, more than a quarter said, they just didn't feel like going to work. another quarter said they just needed to unwind. >> didn't you tell me that the
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other day? >> i'm not admitting that! [ laughter ] >> the rest went to the doctor or run errands. hm. among the more creative excuses the survey found, the ozone in the air flattened the employee's tires. okay. while she wasn't sick her mama was. i'm going to use that one next time. traumatic stress from a large spider found in the employee's home. now that -- i would be traumatized. >> yeah. but still not a good excuse. right? >> no. no. sometimes you just need to tell the truth or go to work. time for a check of weather with roberta. >> good afternoon, everybody. boy, the coast is clear. we have nothing but bright sunshine throughout the bay area. our satellite-radar shows we have a marine layer way off the coast. the shield of clouds will move to the bay area but until then today will be the warmest day of the week. the marine layer returns with this marine air influence knocking back our temperatures
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and then we have a chance of rain showers returning right here to the bay area on sunday. futurecast illustrates again clear skies this afternoon and evening. and there you have it, tomorrow morning, the clouds stacked up next to the seashore, make tracks into the bay all the way into hayward. then we have a swath of clouds right there on saturday. that is all associated with the atmospheric river that is trailing off all the way into the hawaiian islands not a lot of precipitation associated with it. that's why there's only a slight chance of rain on sunday as the high pressure erodes. 70s in the central valley today. 60s at the pebble beach. high sierra 70. low 70s redding. our temperatures 70s and 80s. get a good look at 'em. we won't experience 80s for quite some time again. 6:27 sunset tonight. then overnight 40s and 50s the nights are getting colder and the days are getting shorter. and cooler for your friday. saturday is a typical autumn day. there's that slight chance of
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rain showers friday and on tuesday. tonight we have showers. that's meteor showers after midnight. we'll be able to see them with nice clear skies. enjoy your day. still ahead, working to stomp out cancer. a bay area man's personal mission to beat it while helping others do the same. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,
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shakeout."
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kpix 5 reporter anne ex today kids in the bay area tested their earthquake preparedness in the great american shake-out. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec explains the drill comes just as we're learning one part of the bay area may be more prime for a big shake. >> reporter: drop, cover avider hold on! it's a response that californians could need to remember at any moment. >> there's a lot of speculation that we're overdue for one. that could mean today or in 15 years. so it's important for to us stay prepared. >> reporter: san francisco's acting police chief and fire chief joined the kids at bret harte elementary school for the great shake-out drill that happens every year at 10:20 a.m. on 10/20 in preparation for the next big quake. >> it's not a matter of if. it's when. >> reporter: today's drill is a day after we learned that the bay area's most dangerous earthquake fault is connected to another one which means they
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could erupt simultaneously and unleash major devastation. the hayward fault has long been considered a threat because it runs under densely populated neighborhoods in the east bay. a study found it joins with a second less active underground fracture under the san pablo bay called the rodgers creek fault. >> we're actually requesting that meet with uscs the geological survey, to see if it changes any of our preparations. >> reporter: on monday, we remembered the 27th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake which killed 63 people and caused $7 billion in damage. >> the longer it goes, between major seismic activity, sometimes people get complacent. that's why a day like today is so important. >> reporter: in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. after car accidents, cancer is the second leading cause of death in children under 14 in the united states according to the american cancer society. >> an east bay man who himself is battling cancer has dedicated his life to raising money for a cure. sharon chin introduces to us
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this week's jefferson award winner. ♪[ music ] >> this one is in honor of my husband. >> reporter: people dedicated butterflies to loved ones who have or had cancer. >> there you go. >> reporter: at $5 a butterfly les mahler organized this gathering to raise money for patient bills and pediatric cancer research. >> it just really hurt me inside to see children going through this and i wanted to do something. >> reporter: lest was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the right tear gland. he was depressed at first then got inspired by an 8-year-old survivor who never gave up on his goal. >> that made me realize, if he can do this, fighting cancer at his young age, i can do whatever i want. i'm not going to stop living. >> reporter: in 2011, he started a community based group called "stompoutkidscancer" that generated thousands of dollars for uc-davis cancer
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research thanks to fundraisers from great [ indiscernible ] to butterfly releases. he wrote a children's book a "a hole in his socks" and $5 goss cancer research from each sale. he brightens the lives of young cancer patients. his book illustrator vera lowdermilk says lest surprised her granddaughter a leukemia survivor who loved ballet. >> he very kindly bought tickets to the san jose nutcracker one year which was fantastic. >> reporter: he gives away tickets, funded birthday parties and more all the while cancer in lest' body spread to his lungs. assemblywoman catherine baker herself a cancer survivor is grateful for the sacrifice. >> it's inspire and uplifting to see the way he is spending time and energy as he fights the battle. >> there you go.
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>> reporter: fellow survivor gina coomber agrees. >> he exemplifies having a heart. >> good thing. >> i know. >> very good day. >> reporter: so for funding cancer research an bringing smiles to young patients, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to les mahler. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> and you can nominate your own local hero for a jefferson award online at cbssf.com/hero. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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then it's time for thursday night football. we have a special edition of kpix 5 news at 4:00 tonight. ♪[ music ] >> then it's time for thursday night football. the bears play the packers at 5:25. pregame coverage starts at 4:30 right here on kpix 5. we don't have roberta to give us the audible. >> hutt hutt, omaha! [ laughter ] >> have a great day.
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who says i shouldn't have a soda everyday? my doctor. my dentist. definitely my wife. wait, i know what i want. make sparkling water at home. and drink 43% more water every day. sodastream. love your water. and they lied about it thatfor decades.ls. now they're lying about prop 56. if you don't use tobacco, you don't pay. smokers pay - their fair share of the 3 billion in health care costs all taxpayers are paying now. and there's one more thing: our kids. every state that's significantly raised tobacco taxes has reduced youth smoking. please. vote yes on 56. if we can save even a few lives, it's worth it.
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♪ [ monitor beeping ] >> quinn: can i get you anything else? >> eric: you look tired. >> quinn: [ sighs ] well... i didn't sleep much. >> eric: something happen? >> quinn: ridge and i had a... confrontation after he left you. >> eric: he upset you? >> quinn: ridge can be a little bit intimidating. >> eric: did he...threaten? >> quinn: no, no, no, no, no. i don't want you to worry about a thing, okay? there's been enough conflict between us and your family.

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