performance two weeks ago. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47 percent of the country consider themselves victims who refused personal responsibility. think about who he was talking about. >> mitt romney held his ground calling the president a failed leader. >> a recent study has shown the peopletsri >> the candidates class to lead the economy energy and demonstrations response to the attack and libya that killed four americans including the american ambassador. >> i told the american people in the world that we were going to find out exactly what happened. that this was an act of terror. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi and act of terror. >> to get the transcript. >> said romney would do a better job with the economy

both sides say they're caught one. >> president obama spent exactly know, all speaking about any specific plans for a second term. >> a few cnn polls found that 46 percent of voters who watched last night's presidential debate said the president won the showdown. so turning the tables compare to the first debate 39 percent said they thought republican nominee rick romney thdid a better job. the polling or flecks the views of voters who watched the debate not the views of all americans. >> cons of people came out to temple nightclub to support the president every time the president interrupted a challenge people gave a rousing cheer. many said the president to redeem himself in the second debate. >> he was fired up and he seems to be doing that-

holding romney accountable to holding the truth. >> i think he brought a little bit more emotion and passion to the bay. he is hitting on a heart on his false truth. >> no word on just how many people were at last the rest of it last time the club said about 600 people packed that in you. >> meanwhile romney supporter stop the gop performed. >> part of the energy in defending what end up bringing gas prices down and i feel that the policies of the last few years speak for themselves. >> if you would like to watch the debate in its entirety we have it on our web site kron 4 .com. it was a lively contest between both candidates. you can get on what exactly happened so

you can be part of the water

that in mind throughout the day for this wednesday. >> your futurecast for this afternoon temperatures are starting out for the '70s and '80s by noon. temperatures topping out in the '70s, '80s and also low 90s for our inland locations and also part of the south bay. tonight's temperatures cooled down and generally the seventies tonight a couple of spots in the '60s north to of santa rosa. again a very mild evening at a start your wednesday. this is will he up more for thursday. your afternoon high for wednesday upper 80s in cupertino. 85 in sunnyvale. someplace in the south bay will get up to

around 90 degrees and former friends in the pet out of the 80 degrees. while mud creek 90. danville in the upper 80s and also in the north bank upper 80s petaluma. napa mid-70s ocean beach a nice day for you 71 degrees. downtown san francisco upper seventies pushing close to 80 degrees. tomorrow we could set new records or close to it here is a look at your 7 day around the bay forecast. hot for thursday 93 degrees in the upper 80s for the bay the coast lower 80s with cool things down friday and>> ty

bridge is out oakland into the city the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza moves well as a couple of cars on the road. traffic moves freely from all the approaches with no metering lights to deal with. here on the san mateo bridge west bound traffic tell lies towards foster city no approach on the south coming down the nimitz freeway. at the golden gate no issues with visibility southbound 101 a pretty smooth and easy ride coming out of marin county. westbound 580 in

oakland we do have reports of debris blocking some of the left flank. certainly be aware of that it could

become a hot spot. not seeing any yellow or red on our re roadway sensors. and napa we do have a problem no--a severe traffic colored insect and accident on the on ramp the chp says that you could run into delays this morning. avoid the area if you can. >> james. >> thank you erica on to dow3

>> where bad giving him a quick check of the markets. >> from the corporate world today of three industries close appositive yesterday's. the dow is up 120 points nasdaq also up 36.3001 01 s and p closing cost it as well. will people on the stock market opening bell at 6:30 a.m. this

morning we will check with rob black to find out what is moving the market. >> the world's largest chip maker says its income fell 14% from last year and is looking at the conditions of the next quarter. intel blames tough economic conditions. ships from pcs to smart bombs may be a factor that contri to th for 1:00 pm is the time. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza.

will be a hot day today. the current temperature 57 degrees looking for a high of 84 and sunny skies.

>> the earthquake killed 63 people and injured more than 3000. that earthquake happened during one of practice for the world series that year featuring the san francisco giants and the oakland a's. most of the damage occurred in the green the district. with some sections of the bay bridge collapse and tthe cypress freews what you're seeing here in oakland. today we are expecting a much calmer day although it will it be a hot one. >> good morning james another very warm to hot day for this wednesday and even hotter tomorrow. this morning lots of sunshine and mild conditions after stepping out of the door. this afternoon lots of sunshine with much warmer. tonight clear skies and warm evening. pictures in downtown san francisco 59 degrees in san jose your 52. concord 56. livermore at 57.

temperatures now napa was in the low to mid 70's you're at 72 degrees. everyone else is working up to fifties. daly city is picking up to 62 degrees. very quiet overnight lot of sunshine for today because the ridge of high pressure. it will create some northerly winds that will profit red flag warning of the sacrum minto valley. this starts at 7:00 this morning goes until seven tonight watch for north of the wins at 30 mi. per hour low humidity so the fire danger is high when you factor in the heat for today carriage o'clock dead and the yellow indicating seventies the orange in the '80s we put this in motion by this afternoon even see

some red on they're talking 90s in some locations a lot of it is hitting the '80s for the coast in will be a nice day. . if you have today off go to the beach tomorrow is an even better beach day. afternoon highs mid '80s or mountain view and sunnyvale cost gatos 90 degrees sarah class at 86.

for the east bay for alameda walnut creek pushing close to 90 degrees antioch of around 90 degrees. for the north bay temperatures in the upper 80s in petaluma. 90 in napa. richmond 81. downtown san francisco upper seventies. ocean beach at lower seventies. >> tomorrow is a hot day even hotter 934 inland communihe b rain. monday night into to stand. national satellite radar picture shows severe thunderstorms that could impact st. louis

the reason why the giants playing st. louis at 1:00 p.m. and we are watching for those good possibilities of strong storms coming through. that should in fact the game we will see. here's a look at to traffic with erica. >> good morning to you i do not have any major hot spots a couple of spots of the bay reported for the north down 85. north bounds 29 in napa that connector ramp to north bounds to 21 is shut down to a major injury accident. the chp does estimate that could be for quite some time so you are asked to avoid the area and find an alternate route. james.

>> thank you erica. here is video that shows up the team tried to pull the got to land out of san francisco- based the capsize took place during those eighth day on the water. strong winds forced the bile of the front end to dive into the water. that ended up flipping the whole boat all crewmembers are reportedly said. no one was hurt. each team competing in the 34th america's cup only allowed to build two yachts. they have one more left. the team will assess the damage and try to adjust the program as necessary. they expect to be ready to defend the cup as planned right now that wreckage is floating mateo county crews found the

aircraft. the plane disappeared after taking off from half moon bay about 60--6:00 a.m. monday morning. the coast guard is also searching for the missing man as well as the police department. >> i know that he is from the florida area. he and his wife were in town seeing their daughter in the bay area. my understanding is that he was flying a small

plane and destination the arizona and when he did not make it his wife became worried and contacted the shares office.

>> was caused the plane to crash is still a mystery this morning they are looking into that. the defense rested its case of giselle estaban. the victim went missing last year and her body was found in hayward and sunny skies all round bay area. @ñ

governor from its tax plan

its past-the president said it is a sketchy deal. >> some poll said that president obama won the showdown compared to 39 percent who said that mitt romney walked away with the lane. the president seven point advantage came with an audience that was somewhat more republican or--it is sistill consider to be within the makeup >> meanwhile president obama

is assuming responsibility for last month's deadly terror attack on libya. hail ricans sought to show the bblamed for any mistakes the ministration had made. the president says i'm president and i am always responsible that's why no one is more interested in finding out what happened that i best of seven series. downplaying any talk of retaliation for the incident he said a shout out from caen would would be the perfect

response. we have a mount tam live shot to show you while we are engaging the weather around the bay. it will be hot in one word. we are looking for san francisco to max out today at about 80 degrees. 79 downtown in the city by the day it would be right back

>> we are back at 4:40 a.m.. the presidential election this is one of the decision will have on the november ballot. >> for our students for california's future, yes on 30. >> from 38 will bring a lot of money to our schools. >> proposition 38 will bring more education to our local schools. >> to listen to the as proposition 30 and 38 is to fill your head with

conflicting assertions creating confusion. >> but you s f political science professor says there are distinct differences between the two. prop 30 backed by the government and teachers union calls for a sales tax increase for four years and raise the income tax for those year burning $250,000 or more for seven years. the other proposition would raise the income tax for most californians for 12 years. that is one distinct difference. >> the top 1% pays for about 44 percent of the

tests and questionnaires will be analyzed hopefully create a clear picture of why some people get sick and others do not.

>> and how to prevent future exposures. >> in san francisco charles clifford kron 4 news. >> it will be seasonally want to day. >> good morning james today is the beginning of a many heat wave. it will last through tomorrow and things quickly break down so enjoy it while it lasts. this morning lots of sunshine and eighties and even some nineties this afternoon. tonight clear skies. temperatures daly city 62 degrees. richmond upper 50s. napa at 75 degrees. 54 and oakland concord 56. antioch in the lower seventies now. ridge of high pressure gaining strength today through tomorrow also north of the offshore and wins wins coming in from the land and one dry when all the way to the coast. off the coast will benefit from these warmer conditions we're also concerned about the fire danger today that is why the

national weather service has prompted a red flag warning for the sacramento valley cortines and the delta. he see highlighted in the orange it starts at 7:00 a.m. and goes until 7:00 p.m.. low humidity gusted we normally wins and factor in the heat the fire danger apll be elevated to date. lower 90s for fairfield and also pittsburgh close to 90 and for the north bay temperatures their heating up. san raphael lower 90s

the bottle upper 80s. napa mid '70s. berkeley 80 downtown san francisco 79 ocean beach getting up into the war seventies. check out your 7 day around the forecast hot today even

advisories in effect north bounds 29 the connector ramp to north down to 21 in napa a major injury accident is causing some closures it looks like george is saying the freeway is open. as for public transit a.c. transit board and a train no. 1 are good to go. >> the munis board of directors is moving forward with the bicycle and pedestrian safety project. the project calls for building a water bikeway sidewalk enhancement and other curbside space enhancements. the $1.2

million project will begin in the coming weeks the project is aimed for completion by 2013. we will take a break it is for 50

2:00 a.m. to live look at the golden gate bridge. the traffic on 101 looks nice out to marin county. it will be a warm day today san francisco will be pushing 80 degrees downtown come this afternoon. we are looking for an unseasonably warm day in october and tomorrow one of the big stories we're f

some areas already sing the seventies now. tomorrow could be warmer as its erica with the forecast. good morning. klister clear conditions around the bay. it will heat up we have the potential to tie some records, break the records as we transition into

tomorrow again expect a day of nineties in an upper seventies '80s along the coastline. after breaking down those numbers in just a minute. >> we may still have some delays on the approach to the golden gate bridge overnight roadwork. not very much traffic heading into ght last one. are still president obama and his republican challenger mitt romney clashed of a number of issues including taxes, measures to reduce the deficit energy pay equity for women. the town of setting where members were allowed to ask questions

about them to roam the stage and confront each other directly. of the most passionate subject of all the december september 11th attack in libya. >> we have four americans killed there apparently we did not know what happened the president the day after that happened flies to las vegas for a political fund- these actions taken by a president and leader have symbolic significance. >> the suggestion that anybody in my team with the secretary of state for youth in in ambassador, anyone on my team would mislead when we have lost four of our own governor is offensive. that is not what we do. for us not by u.s. president that's not what i do as commander in chief. >> secretary of state hillary clinton has said she takes for responsibility for what happened but president obama noted as commander in

chief he to there's som shows 4f voters who watched last night's debate said the present one showdown. 39 said that s-39 percent said that mitt romney did the better job. the poll only reflects the view of the voters who watched the debate not the views of all americans.

>> at temple nightclub in san francisco hundreds gathered to support the president in every time he interrupted our challenge romney for his economic plan folks in the crowd a big chair. many said the president redeem it didn't w see it again we have for you on our website kron 4 .com. could also join our discussion can tell us who you think one can go of the good and bad points you can share that on our facebook and page. >> coming up at 8:15 a.m. kron for analysts will break down what happened last night. >> the san francisco giants play today in st. louis cardin the next three in order to bring the best of seven series back home to at&t park which with the sunday afternoon. first pitch for game 3 today is at 1 07 p.m.. word from st. louis is that the injured player will be able to play.

>> i think my first start here was in 06 or 07 i think it was maybe two innings. i remember that was not good at all. but i think the biggest thing is making good pitches and at times i did not make a pitch against these guys. >> but he will this time. stay with kron 4 for highlights and reactions following today's game. >> off family friends and colleagues can prgathered to honor christopher stephens. the bay area native was killed along with three other natives at the u.s. consulate in benghazi that happened on september 11th. his sister said that he " set the standards for our family really high. city officials and the mayor was in attendance. >> we have lost a true hero accomplishments and generosity lives on in all of places that he has

served. >> stevens graduated from peat moss high school and cal before becoming an ambassador. >> is 5:05 a.m. last take a look outside and live shot from the golden gate bridge. it is going to be a hot one today suddenly hot. even in

san francisco and many other places that are not used to sing so much heat the end of october. san francisco already 60 degrees looking for high of 79 this afternoon. will have more whether this afternoon--4 this afternoon >> another one day on tap the around the bay withh weather conditions on satellite and radar high pressure firmly in control. with that we're seeing more of an offshore flow coming in run into the coastline with that we are seeing an ugly win pickup and warm conditions expected into the afternoon tracking a went flag morning curly in effect it will last until 7:00 p.m. tonight comple. fletseventies and eights

for your warmest inland communities those your conditions the evening and was by 8:00 p.m.. the yellow on your screen indicate of seventies. to break down in afternoon high plenty of '80s in the south santa clara 84 mount view toasty conditions mostly sunny skies for antioch fairfield 89 degrees in pittsburgh. 84 in san leandro. a day that-a short-lived things will cool down by the weekend as we start the next workweek we could seek a significant rain around the bay area and temperature's only in the

upper 60s

ti >> welcome back. >> we are off to a warm start it is in the upper 50s. napa and antioch's are

ready and a warm start. we do not have any dense fog along the coastline. we do have a ridge of high pressure that is coming into the bay area. a red flag warning has been issued as we head into the 7:00 a.m. hour. future cast for takes a look at how it will be at 3:00 p.m.. warm weather is on tap for santa rosa, napa and livermore valley. warm conditions are in store for later on tonight as well. majority of the bay area will be sitting in a wide

range of 70's. excess of heat is expected for today. it will be 90 degrees for loss coddle and it will downtown san francisco

will be at 80 degrees. even the calls will be getting

into the mix. the 7 day around the bay for cash joseph there will be a cool downa cool down. we will be dealing with a significant cold front. it will be reined in the bay area for the fall season. we are expecting downpours to be significant. next week in toa os delay freed at walnut creek through the san marron ballet. it is 24 minutes for dublin coming out of kiley valley. we are cleared

through the west valley on highway 85. here is a look at the more win at the 1 01 southbound. >> i am already is my short sleeves. i will be the first person to freeze in the morning but the reason why it is because it is very warm. do not let this for you it will be really, really hot. here is a sign that says moderate fire damage. keep in mind that it is very dry and the field looks like wheat. you have to be careful when you come out here as far as pokismoking is concerned. light wind at this particular time and

this can pose a fire damage. we will talk with people when they arrived at 8:00 a.m. this morning. it is 60 degrees right now. >> we have gone after i qaeda us at leadership and osama bin liven is dead. >> under the last four years they have been buried. have you look at your pension mr. president? >> i do not look at my pension because is not as big as yours. >> much more heated than the first presidential debate.

president obama and mitt romney clashed. that were getting in each other bases. the talk about taxes, reducing the deficit, the reducing of deficit and the proper pay for women. if you did miss the debate you can watch parts of it on our web site on kron 4 dot com. who do you think came out on top? >> that effort a day is investigating a plane that took off. this single engine plane was filed by a search crew and it was 400 mi. away from the airport. it was found around 12 noon yesterday. it disappeared about 6:00 a.m. in the morning awas the object of a investigation and his wife

reported him missing on monday. he did not show up after he took off and they're trying to investigate the reason for the crash. >> this woman is accused of murdering a former friend. she was attending school in hayward when she became missing in may of last year. this woman was her friend and then they became enemies do to them they involved with the same man. the closing arguments are stated to begin on thursday. >> here is a live look at the bay bridge where we will take a quick break. it is now 57 degrees in oakland but today will be sunday and

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>> state officials are trying to figure out what caused the deaths of three people do to a virus. this disease is rare in the united states the researchers are trying to take blood samples from the employees to find out why so many people have gotten this disease staying at the park. >> the center for disease control is stated that there are 240 cases from meningitis. federal

investigators are searching the new england compound. they searched this facility yesterday and most of the patients got said after receiving a shot. these drugs have been used for heart and i surgery. if there are 14,000 people may have been exposed to one of these contaminated medications. >> we have a live look at our current temperatures on the computer. you can see it is 70 and antioch and we're off to a warm start.

>> it is 5:30 a.m. right now. all looked very clear right now and in some cases it is already worn right now. >> we do have some 70's right now. sunshine and

clear skies are expected for today. into tomorrow it will be warmer conditions. mosbig changes are in store for the weekend. we will see a significant cool down. monday and to set will have reigned. tuesday will have riding.ain. i will have more on today's weather in just a bit. >> we are starting to see a little bit of slowing on the

san mateo bridge. if this is not at the construction site but it is a mile from the toll plaza. if this is just a brief slowdown and the drive time is still in 11 minutes. >> and on highway 4 and interstate 580 through the east bay off the rest of the freeway looks good. >> now let's talk politics. >> the next presidential debate is now in the books. it was more heated than the first debate president obama and mitt romney clashed and that went head- to-head on taxes and debated measures to reduce the deficit. they wanted to make

sure that women are paid fairly in the workplace. they also talk about health- care issues. this was a town hall setting and people axed a lot of questions. they confronted each other and look to each other in the eyes. >> mitt romney stated that he has a five. plant and he really has a one. plant. -pn pln it comes to social issues. >> we have four americans killed-that we did not know what happened but the president stated the day after-that she flies to las vegas. >> anybody on my team whether is the secretary's day, the u.n. ambassador, or anybody on my team will play politics or mislead we

have lost four of our own. this is very offensive. >> the latest cnn in post dated that president obama won the debate which is a turnaround from the very first the bay. 39% stated that mitt romney did a better job. this shothe poll ony reflects the viewers who actually watched the debate. >> on our facebook page we asked you who do you think won the debate? teaching president obama was declared the size of wenner. he cares about america's not just the top 2 percent. teaching mitt

romney received a be down. >> obama came out a strong second. obama winced see in in and around the wins with fox. >> you to watch the debate over a again for the first time if you missed it on our web site kron 4 doubt come. >> off the san francisco giants play today in st. louis. the first pit i have nof

fun in this ball park but to face the card was the home will be good. >> stay with kron 44 highlights following today's game. if the weather in st. louis is not looking so hot and we may be dealing with some rainy conditions. >> and they will have a lot of work to do. we are at pier 80 and this this--about what happened yester a c

72 the oracle racing boat was going out for some test runs about 3:00 p.m. when you can see that hit hit a wave and capsized. the wing on top of the boat snapped sending the boat upside- down. a strong current came through started sending the boat out to sea. it was under the golden gate bridge and out to sea and they were having a really hard time getting this $8 million boat under control. we did speak with the ceo of the racing team and he stated that the conditions that might have caused this accident. >> they created cried a steam wave action. what happened was the two holes of the marine dug into the waves and it flipped over. this was a pretty scary experience for those that were on board. >> the good news is that all the crew members are safe and they were all rescued and no one was seriously

hurt. the other news is that we are expecting the ball to be told here back to the team headquarters as soon as we have new news we will let you know. >> in team oracle stated that they will have this ready for either the back up for next year. >> breaking news right now we reported that lance armstrong is stepping down from his charity. this is due to the anti doping

scandal. they stated that he took enhancement drugs and he also distributed them to his teammates. >> we do have a heat wave that is heathitting us today. we are looking for a high of 89 degrees this afternoon.

to carry >> this was lance armstrong's teammates and he also stepped down. he is serving a six months' suspension for doping allegations. >>

>> from a talk to the odiouor defense-- >> in the san francisco giants play in st. louis at one of 7:00 p.m.. word is that marco will be fine and he is expected to play after his hip was injured. >> it will be a hot one and it is heating up around the bay. in teachin >> for the delta--it is

crystal clear conditions. in taking out to satellite you will see that it is clear and we do have high pressure under control. winds are coming in from the north and the humidity level is low. because so have the fire danger that has been added to the list. the red flag alert is in effect starting at 7:00 a.m weather will be pretty warm and some of the inland areas will be in the upper 80s. around 3:00 p.m. the high will be about 90 degrees. the temperatures are well above the seasonal average for this time of year. looking at your afternoon highs it will be 90 degrees in antioch and concord. it will be up for 70's for san francisco and a dan if you

do have the day off you can head to the beach. >> in there are low eighties for a santa cruz and as we slide up to but they obey it will be mid '70s. those of

you had the ocean beach will have light winds and it will be 76 degrees. there will be some changes to talk about. thursday it will be the warmest of the week but it thursday it will be the warmest of the week but it to the wt wee3 delays. >> modern trend arrived at the bay bridge toll plaza. things are starting to slow down even though the metering lights have not been activated. the cash lanes are backing up on the left and right hand side. there were some sleep traffic that-you're ride for the golden gate bridge has cleared up and they have picked up the construction from the north span. as we track the driver and is that a is still a 17 minute drive . as you can see we are

picking up some stop and go conditions headed into livermore. the south bay for re still looks great. the north they ride is trouble- free three marine county 11 south bond. >> the new 49 a stadium is one step closer to hosting the super bowl. it will not be for a few years but at least we jump the first hurdle. >>

niners player. if there is no significant date yet. the nfl and owners will look at this facility can see which one offers the most attractive option. san francisco will be officials putting their bid is for the 58 super growth that will play in 2016. a lot of attention and eyes will be on this one. the san francisco components for this bid will be south florida and they are both competing to host the 58 super bowl. both regions will put of the best package

to convince the nfl and owners. they have consomme after this and that will know which to spice the super bowl will be played dead. this is big mills for the bay area because even though you are not a sports fan ever where the super bowl has played it brings in millions and millions of dollars for restaurants and businesses. this will be a big deal whether not your is sports fan and not it will the community but everyone in san francisco will benefit. we will continue to monitor the progress. >> it was back on this day in 1989 that the magnitude 6.9 per fifth quake hit the bay area was a 5 04 p.m.. it

killed 63 people and injured more than 3000 people. it happened or warm-up practice for the third other 1980 world series. most of the damage occurred in the marine that district as well as the bay bridge. >> here is a live look at

the san mateo bridge right now and it is pretty warm all around. in hayward is 59 degrees and it will want to 80 by noon time.

>> trip to traders in san francisco has the upper hand. if they have raided that san francisco is the best city for trick or treating. they stated that rockabilly in san francisco --this year is estimated that the average american will spend $24 on halloween candy and age group that will spend the most is ages 25 to 30 years old. we spent $2.3 million on candy. >> it coming up on kron 4 news at 6:00 p.m.. we continue to track rekindles that lance armstrong is stepping down from the cancer charity that he started and we did have that a major sponsor has pulled the plug on a deal with lance armstrong. >> the latest business news will also be coming up with wall street.

>> the top story that we are following on october 17th is the day after the second presidential debate. who won the debate? >> i the giants are waiting for their third game against the st. louis cardinals. marco was injured during the game and we do have the status for him. >> ia warm-up will be today and it will last for a few days. >>