>> you may not be able to smoke while in a popular east bay city anymore. we'll explain. >> in oklahoma. a massive plant fire erupted overnight. sparking huge flames. >> interstate 68280 are affecting the same ride. a accident back that up to the 580, 680 interchange. 580 west is back up getting into castro valley. there is an accident at 238 westbound. this accident has been cleared from the lanes but this one on 680 still may be blocking the right lane. >> we are waking up to clear skies. it is pretty chilly outside. we're talking upper 40's. into afternoon the

temperatures will go higher. today, definitely will be the warmest day a week. we do have big changes to talk about a you will probably need your umbrellas for toman. >> the golden gate bridge could soon get an important safety change. a moveable median barrier. today, transportation officials will take up the measure. kron 4's mike pelton is live at the golden gate bridge with details on how this movable barrier will work. >> the measure will go in front of the committee for a boat and then it will go to the board of directors. they expect this measure to pass. there has only been one head-on collision since 2001. officials stated that it make it safer because we only have this that separating the allies. this

consists of 12 in., 32 in. steel unit still concrete. the project dates back to the look late 1990's but it took several years to get the funding. they also had to complete technical studies to make this happen. officials said they are much closer. >> we wanted to bring this on the bridge to minimize head-on collisions. this is a challenge that we have had for awhile. unfortunately, we have not had a lot of fatalities. the barriers are expected to minimize or eliminate it altogether bread >> is the plan is approved as expected the crews will start to install this late october or early november

next year. they will have to shut down the golden gate bridge for an entire weekend from friday through monday morning. >> developing news out of oklahoma. a massive plant fire erupted overnight. the flames ripped through danlin industries in the city of thomas. according to the company's website, it supplies specialty chemicals to the oil and gas industry. police reported no injuries and say everyone at the plant is safe and accounted for. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> new this morning. if you like smoking in walnut creek your days of doing that could be numbered. the city is taking steps to ban smoking in many places including the very busy downtown area. kron 4's will tran is live in walnut creek to tell why the city is doing this. >> a lot of people enjoy a

cup of coffee and been that there are outside you would think it would be okay but people in one of creek stated that it is not okay and that once this stopped. the city is listening and they voted on the first-ever to make this law. if they finally bowed on this by november it may become law. if you come down here and light up you may have to pay a fine. here is video that we received from yesterday and people like doing this. it was not hard for us to go about this to find smokers. experts have said for years the second lasmo is more dangerous than the person who is actually in hell in the smoke. it is not just a downtown walnut creek but there also other areas as well. they're even going after our apartment complexes. if this becomes

law, that was set up signs to give you a grace. about 90 days. that will really crackdown on this come february. if you are down her >> sometimes when i am driving the car in front made will have a cigarette and when i have my window down i can smell in my car, that is pretty bad. >> i know in walnut creek, you can go anywhere and enjoy shopping. >> if you owned and iphone and you have not yet down loaded the new i o s seven

operating system, then you better hurry. top prosecutors from sense francisco, new york and london want you to install the update as soon as possible. they say that the systems on new activation block a feature could be a huge step toward ending iphone deaths worldwide. i o s seven will come installed on the new iphone 5-s and the five-seat models that go on sale tomorrow. we have also learned that there is already a line forming at the palo alto apple store this morning. >> still ahead on kron 4 morning news. it is perfectly good food, but a new report says that americans are torn it all

away. >> the man behind the popular beanie baby toys has now been called for tax evasion.

>> massive layoffs are on the horizon for struggling smartphone maker blackberry. the company is reportedly cutting up to 40-percent of its workforce by the end of the year. the layoffs will "cut across all departments and will happen in waves." after the news, blackberry stock fell as much as five- percent from its peak yesterday. the company has failed jump- start sales despite releasing new phones and >> >> watching wall street this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes in positive territory this morning. investors are cheering the federal resevre's surprise decision to keep its economic stimulus program in place.

that sent the market to a record high yesterday. here's a look at the closing numbers. the dow closed up 147 points closing at 15,676. the nasdaq rose 37 points. and the s and p 500 climbed 20 points ending at 1,725. opening bell today at 6:30. >> the gop-controlled house is cruising toward a vote to cut president obama is health care plan as part of a temporary funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown on october 1st. while raising the

possibility of a government closure, the latest gop plan is actually aimed at avoiding one. senate democrats have opposed to strip off the health care provision and kicked a stop gap measure right back to the house. >> and the man who created one of the hottest toys in the '90s is set to plead guilty to tax evasion. beanie babies creator ty warner is accused of stashing $93 million worth of his toys fortune in a swiss bank account. now, he has to pay up to the tune of a least $53 million for tax evasion. he was out its as part of a 2009 deal with the federal government and global finance service at ubs. the firm was notorious for helping wealthy americans hide their money

from the fed. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. the navy yard that was the scene of that deadly shooting that killed a dozen people in washington d.c. is in this morning. we will have an update on that d.c. is in this morning. we will have an update on that story for you. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. with u-verse high speed internet. if there's a way to ke cn on t cob and ke ievenettewith a cketf hien vley orinalanch we...i all ears.

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rain from hurricane manuel continues to be an issue for emergency crews who are working to rescue those who have been evacuated. hurricane manuel devastated mexico's pacific coast over the weekend then regained strength yesterday afternoon. the death toll is now at 80. and >> the evacuations are still in progress and waterlog portions of northern colorado. the deadly floods have claimed six lives and left hundreds of accounted for. a military liaison for the colorado national guard gave a tally of the people that or rescued in boulder. police 17 counties have been affected from about 300 people on the one accounted list. state emergency officials believe that most of those people are likely alive and well, but have not checked in with the authorities. >> the time is 6:16 a.m..

>> we will start on the pleasanton on interstate 680. an accident has finally cleared. this is considered a minor accident that just sat in the lanes. this means that it is now affecting the westbound ride for 580. this is bad news all aware brown. it continues on 580 in castro valley. there is an accident on 238 just before the nimitz freeway. it has backed up the traffic of 238 in castro valley. both of these are cleared quickly then we may not see the affect of the morning.

sadly, we may still spill the effect of this. here is a look at the bridges. the meter and lights have been activated and the backup to starting to build. the san mateo bridge, is no surprise. it is a small commute. there are no delays or surprises. the golden gate bridge is still looking good for 1 01 southbound. >> we will probably need umbrellas by tomorrow but today, you should enjoy because this is the last official day of warm weather. here is a live look outside from our mount tam cam. you can see the absence of fog. it is so clear outside that the temperatures are in the upper forties to low 50s. we do have a ridge of high pressure in control. it will

keep the temperatures homicide.focusing on the tempers for today. here's a look at futurecast 4. we will hold on to 60's for places like san francisco. the '70s will fill in. will start to see 80s for some of the warmest inland areas. we will have clear conditions and the temperatures will be back in the '60s by 8:00 p.m.. >> you can expect santa clara to have a high of 85 degrees. 90 degree radius for walnut creek and concord. downtown san francisco will have a high of 77 degrees. i want to walk you through the

extended forecast. there are major changes on the horizon. will have the first raindrops' for your evening commute for tomorrow. the rain chances will increase for saturday. the rain will be north of the gordogolden gate bridge. a lot of of the inland spots, contra costa county and santa clara county may not see rain at all. >> the time is 6:20 a.m.. the gates at the washington navy yard have we open to workers this morning, three days after a gunman killed 12 people in a shooting rampage. the building where the shooting took place remains off limits, and the

base and jim is being used as a fbi staging area. investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting. the department of veterans affairs said wednesday that 34 year-old aaron alexis visited to hospitals in the weeks before monday mornings rampage but denied that he was depressed or have been thought of harming himself or someone else. >> new this morning, the secretary of the navy is ordering three reviews into security clearances following the deadly navy are shooting in washington d.c.. secretary nray mabus ray was to know what any red flags were missed and granting him clearance. toll

the reviews will focus squarely on him. the third will scrutinize the entire security clearance process. despite 3 arrest, possible mental health issues, and less than exemplary military records, he was still granted security clearance as a military contractor. >> house republican leaders are still trying to organize support ahead of a scheduled vote today to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamp assistance. now used by one in seven americans. some gop moderates have questioned the 5% cut to the almost $80 billion a year program while democrats have united the strongly are against it. conservatives say that the program is bloated. >> many americans are mistakenly thrown away a perfectly good food. according to a study by the

food marketing institute, 90% of americans at least occasionally throw away prematurely because they mistakenly interpret the day level to me that the food is unsafe. 25% say that they always discard food on or before that date. researchers recommend that labels should be made that will show that the dates are invisible to the consumer. >> former reality show star, jon gosselin, from jon and kat plues 8 fame, is now waiting tables in pennsylvania. here is video of the 36 roads serving customers at the " black dog " restaurant. gosselin says that after the show ended, he found it nearly

impossible to find work. a far cry from his $1.3 million loan that he shared with his ex-wife kate and their eight children. he adds that he is living a humble lives now in a cabin in the woods without the internet or tv. >> coming up on kron 4 morning news. the federal government is clarified that the benefits rose less than six couples in the united states. >> plus the two small terrace are found in separate locations in fremont. now, police want to know who owns them. >> here is a live look outside.

>> the labor department says that legally married same- sex couples have the right to participate in employee benefit plans even if they live in states that do not recognize their union. the new guidance means that same-sex spouses enjoy the same rights as other married couples when it comes to pensions, for one case, health plans, and helped savings accounts. the decision clarifies questions left unanswered after the supreme court's ruling in june which invalidated part of the 1996 defense of

marriage act. >> family members of the 1969 cold case in oklahoma could finally be getting some answers. this after six bodies and two vehicles were found submerged in a lake. sheriff's officials say that it is still not clear how the bodies and the vehicle ended up in the lake. diverse conducted a training exercise found a 1969 camaro and early 1950's chevrolet on tuesday. the camaro closely matches one that 3 teenagers or in the camaro closely matches one that 3 teenagers or in the they unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much?

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>> welcome back. the opening bell on wall street. rates have been hit hard in the last month and a half. in interest rates are down 40%.

we are seeing a little bit of a rebound. we have good new is from the feds. they're not want to cut back on their bought by a program. a $5 billion a month. we have new highs, record highs for the dow and s&p 500. will have more on the market's coming up. >> we're hoping for a rebound from our early morning hot spot. let's first look at the ride on 238 and 580. to 38, in the northbound direction just before the nimitz freeway. it is slow westbound from stray bridge at least--it may back up more. for a wall

of the west parr was backed up but it looks as if it has recovered. >> we are waking up to clear skies. this afternoon is slated to be the warmest of the week. was the low 90s inland. low 70's for the coast. we do have big changes to talk about as we transition into the weekend. i will tell you will need an umbrella coming up. >> the time is 6:31 a.m.. a movable media and barrier on the golden gate bridge will be one step closer to reality today. the committee overseeing its of planning will vote on a final decision this morning. the plan will then go before the full board of directors tomorrow. they will be asked to except the design and authorize the barriers purchase. the board will also give the green light if its installation is store in

a 52 hour weekend. the total cost of the project is expected be a little more than $26 million. >> new this morning, give yourself a few extra minutes if you are headed to the o dot co coliseum today. it is all because of a new security change that will take effect today. kron4 jackies sissel is live at the coliseum with details. >> starting tonight you will have to walk through a metal detector. this mayes said to have to take your keys and yourself on, everything out of your pockets. this means that the allies will be a little bit longer. if you are coming to tonight's game you should give yourself some extra time. they open

the gates they recommend people to get here are around that time. you should give yourself about ren hour and half. the nfl has already instituted-as we talk about this before the 49ers season started. the first preseason game there were long lines. if you are coming tonight you should give yourself extra time and especially if you have tickets for their potential playoff game. there will be a lot of people waiting to get them. >> they say is gaining some ground last month despite a disappointing finish. there was a sizable crowd of about 20,260 at the coliseum. it was a beautiful game. top of the first. mike trout, the yawn [young

phenom homers to the left center of the aged griffin. the score is 2-0 l.a.. my mother third, coc crisp title with one swing. top of the ninth the score is 4-2 days, grant belfour on the close. it is now tied 4-4. top of the 11th josh hamilton again, the sac slide. they slows 5-4. the texas also lost to the raised in 12 innings. they

a's now are 6.5 games in lee would tend to go. >> a man is in custody after a four hour standoff with police in san ramon. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. it all started around 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon when officers came to a house in the 3400 block of of ashbourne colts. they were there to serve a foreclosure notice. police said the the locksmith was drilling the door open when a man inside the home shot through the door. the men then barricaded himself in a home for several hours, he finally surrendered. >> he continued to negotiate. he kept breaking down, at that time we decided that we would use a gas to release some residents. the suspect came

off, and he was taken into custody. >> the property manager was taken to a local hospital for treatment. no other injuries have been reported. >> the trial for a 13 year- old boy accused of murdering his eight year-old sister has been delayed. defense attorneys and the district attorney are needing to have more time to collect data. leila fowler was stabbed to death, and sought her home earlier this year. her brother isaiah fowler was watching her. originally he said it there was an intruder, but he was eventually arrested by deputies and charged with second-degree murder. >>the property

>> fowler family has previously stated that their son is innocent, declined to comment on camera. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. hull any legal slide show came to an end in oakland.how andhow an the legale sh illegal i show came to an end in oakland. >> we are keeping an eye on the numbers on wall street. here is a live look at the big board, rob and mark will

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>> welcome back. the time is 6:40 a.m.. the university of california is hoping to use social media to help raise money for student scholarships. the uc system launched a 60 campaigning yesterday called crawled sourcing. participants would spread the word on social

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different locations yesterday morning. when animal control put them together, it was obvious that they were a pair. >> they don't have tax, they don't have microchips, there is nothing that would lead them back to an owner. we are hoping that an owner will come forth and claimed them. maybe someone took them and dumped them. it's not we are hoping that they can pass out temperance e the evaluation and go out for adoption. [ maragno ] if the car was invented today, it would run on the most affordable energy source available. it would charge overnight. every morning, you'd wake up with a full tank, ready to go. if the car was invented today, it would be the 100% electric nissan leaf.

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>> welcome back. the time is 6:45 a.m.. we are now

looking at a new problem on interstate 80. the east shore freeway there is an accident that is blocking the lanes. we continue to track the delays on both sides a 58238 were an accident occurred right near bill. there was an early it morning problem on 680 and finally it was clear to but it has still backed the traffic to dublin. >> a quick look get to ride on the bridges, the bay bridge is growing 14 to 18 minutes. the san mateo bridge it is an easy ride but the volume is up. the golden gate bridge is still

an easy ride at 1 01 southbound. >> a big changes on the way at least today will be another one. we have upper for is for san jose. we do not have too much of the web cloud cover. following the temperatures into the afternoon was a plenty of 80s. san jose will have a high of 78 degrees. we will climb into the '90s for danville and pittsburg. a nine degrees for fairfield. upper 70's for the outcome san francisco. i think was the low 80s for oakland. a again we do have changes on the rise. a cold front will bring showers. >> we may see straight showers north of the golden gate bridge starting friday as you head home. we may

pick up some sprinkles for san francisco and oakland. we are not seen too much for saturday but the potential exists for the rest of saturday morning. in terms of your extended forecast, the 7 day or around the bay has unsettled weather for friday and saturday. high pressure is also rebuilding rea. >> we are watching wall street with our financial expert for rob black. >> the big surprise was the sets when they stated they will not be tapering. >> i purchased grand theft

5. line and then bernanke is tapering off. janet is cominben bernanke is stepping back. this goes slow down the economy. i see it coming, everyone sees it coming. october is not a good one. they have too much government bickering. >> defense spending $85 billion a month. the ceiling is set the it is not having the affect-they're talking about pulling back. do you

feel that the 85 billion a month is having an affect? >> between the housing market and the auto market, things are not worse than expected but it will be a very painful slow--the consumers of one sort suffering. where are they pushed and other things. for you, it is fantastic much to see this run again is just unheard of. we will eventually taper and that is what stands. it is built then, so now we're having the same conversation again. >> blackberry-40% of their staff is going to be laid off. >> i am not a big fan of black berry. they were

waiting for their new fund to come out and there were just two to three years too late. apple and samsung are just too good. it is just too hard for them to pull it off. >> keep in mind that black berry motorola but these changed very quickly. if you do not change with it look at what happens. the product was not there. apple was there. it may be sold for a premium but will you be using this in the future? probably not. >> 10 years ago, no one could live without their black berry. >> the music and movie industries top lobbyists are

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driver drove his car in reverse and his the police cruiser. >> because all that did not- stashed was making matters worse. get out of the car and get on the ground, get on the ground. >> at this point the driver is being ordered out of his vehicle at gunpoint. it turns out that it wasn't just one person in this mustang as oakland police also removed a passenger from the car. >> but it does not end there, if you listen carefully the police are not taking bottles from a side show. now the entire even with all the drivers try to get away create gridlock while the offices would for backup. >> the entire deal was up loaded or on ayouyoutube. >> oakland has long as i can remember have problems with

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top stories we are following for you thursday september 19th. we're in the final stages now for a major safety improvements on the golden gate bridge. we will exn