>> reporter: bart unions made it clear that progress must continue because the strike is still on the table. >> obviously, if we do not reach eight the agreement it does mean a strike is still on the table. >> reporter: bart management is still leading management negotiations team in fact, hawke has been at bay concord conference the last two days. >> there is a rift lot that remains with major economic issues that still needs to be hammered out. >> reporter: bar's board managements' stated on monday that the rate for

money will not change. tuesday stated that there will be some wiggle room or maybe some wiggle room if that means reaching a deal. >> look at things that make provide cost savings compared to what we are offering. we are looking at those things as well. >> reporter: we will see if they get anywhere but what we do not know if trains will run tomorrow through it again, that decision was made yesterday by the unions. when that announcement will come tonight i do not know. the public is still in limbo because what because of that limbo or a decision made late last night bart official state that to cause more passengers traveling on bart to between four and 10 tomorrow when they compared

and still having some impact even though the trains are running >> catherine: think you bay and yes that is very frustrating for some people. here's a quick look at the scene during the last bart strike in july -- commute chaos. helicopter partnership with abc-7 news. jammed freeways, packed >> catherine: a lot of anxious commuters around the bay area the last few days. wondering each night -- if bart service will be running in the morning. kron4 crews hit the streets today. to see how people are coping. >> i am a little frustrated. >> well i think it is a really big deal.

>> catherine: making the looming bart strike more stressful. a-c transit drivers, mechanics and dispatchers say they'll walk off the job thursday.right after midnight. >> catherine: that's if there's no new deal. transit officials say they're doing what they can to prevent a strike. kron four's terisa estacio reports. >> reporter: possible strike for iran's a.c. transit system would be catastrophic. that's why they had asked the governor to step in. >> possibly have been preparing for some time now with a letter hand delivered to the governor this morning. what we would tell the governor is that the strike would really impact life in the bay in area as we know it. and surely he would know it as a resident of oakland. we have not her

word yet but is still early. we do have a strike deadline that is looming. >> reporter: altar to a ski week of the place or you plan to put in place at the strike does take place? >> if we do not have operators we cannot run our service. >> catherine: we talked to one a-c transitwho says he feels there's a disconnect between the rank and file -- and their >> this is more than just a money thing. our lives are on the line as well. we are trying to get people back and forth at the same time we do not know if we will make it home.

>> catherine: the thought of two transit strikes is more than awe talked to the metropolitan transportation agency about the possible >> you know, bart is an irreplaceable services. if you live on the east bay not only do as a bart ryder not have a good option to get to the city but a lot of ac transit riders have no options. they have no cars or other transportation to get to the different places they need to get to. >> catherine: you can get the latest on the looming threats by bart and a-c transit -- on kron-4 dot com. you can check on whether trains and busses will be running - and look at other options. you can also download the on the go.

>> reporter:a small earthquake shakes parts of the bay area overnight. the3.2 magnitude quake was centered about two-and-a- half miles northeast of berkeley. it was reproted at 1:07 this morning. people were tweeting and facebooking that they felt it in and around berkeley, including richmond, oakland, and san francisco.among other places. >> reporter:the quake was 4.5 miles deep. no reports of damage or injuries. >> catherine: coming up.a family vacation turned tragic. how a little boy died on a cruise ship. then -- >> catherine: three n-f-l players are >> catherine: dealing with a dangerous infection. now there are concerns that the whole league could be atbut first.

>> reporter:the fbi says violent international drug dealers operating in the east bay were arrested today in a predawn raid. kron4's haaziq madyun was there when agents moved in. >> reporter: we are back right after this! look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver.

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>> catherine: from south of the borderthe targets of an

early morning >> reporter: f-b-i raid here on carpino avenue in pittsburgfbi agent peter lee >>"this is part of a mexican drug cartel and we arrested so far 4-individuals in connection to these arrest warrants" >> reporter:those warrants were served throughout east contra costa county in antioch, pittsburg, oakley and co county sheriff's office took part in the joint operationan undisclosed amount of methamphetamine and cocaine were seized during the raid >> reporter:here you see fbi agents loading up multiple brown paper bags marked as evidence as well as this huge safe confiscated during the predawn operationa drug detecting k- 9 unit aided in the search for evidence in a pair of vehiclesthat the fbi says were a key part of moving the drugs here in the east bay.

>> trafficking lanes" from mexico, and drug trafficking lanes. >> reporter: carpino avenuetold me her next door neighbors kept a low profile >>"i never see them, never had any idea those kinds of activities were going on" >> reporter:in pittsburg haaziq madyun kron4news >> reporter:still ahead. >> catherine: more 'dry ice' bombs are found at the l-a airport. why investigators are stumped. also - reports that george w. bush's recent health problem was more serious than originally thought.

>> catherine: a developing

story for the second time in two days, a dry ice explosion was reported at l-a- x.causing a huge disruption rene marsh has the latest. >> reporter:well it happened last night at the bradley terminal at los angeles international response. the bomb squad and police responded to the scene. now, no injuries have been reported, and police say the restricted area where last night's dry ice bomb went off was not accessible to the gate area in the terminal. police also tell us it is still early in the investigation, but at this point there is no link to terrorism, but what's so peculiar about all of this is this is the second dry ice explosion set off at the same airport in just as many days. just the day before, sunday night, dry ice in a plastic bottle exploded in an employee restroom causing a brief shutdown of terminal 2. no injuries in that incident either. at this point, no word of any arrests. reporting in washington, i'm rene marsh. >> catherine: a suspected terrorist has pleaded not guilty to terror charges in

federal court today. abu anas al-libi is accused of playing a part in the 1998 bombings of u-s embassies in kenya and tanzania. this is his neighborhood in libya.where he was recently arrested. al-libi was brought to the u-s after being questioned on a u-s warship. >> catherine: a family tragedy aboard a cruise ship-- a six-year-old florida boy drowned in a ship pool. john berman has the story. >> reporter: it would be a nightmare for any parent. a family vacation turns tragic when a six-year-old drowns in a pool aboard the carnival cruise ship "victory" on the last leg of a four-day caribbean journey. >>"i saw the little boy with his family enjoying himself. out of nowhere i heard all of this commotion and i realized it was the same little boy that i had seen playing with his older brother and his mother and his father." >> reporter:the young boy was swimming with his 10- year-old brother when the cruise ship's d-j saw him

struggling just before 5 p-m on sunday. >>"the dj announced that someone was drowning. and someone jumped in and pulled him out." >> reporter:these photos taken by a passenger on board show people feverishly trying to resuscitate him. >>"i actually lifted the boy up. i actually helped prop his body up in proper position so they could perform the cpr." >> reporter:sadly, the efforts were not enough. police say the drowning appears to be accidental. >>"everyone was crying. the family was distraught. they had to pull the mother away and the father. the father was next to his son, pleading and begging his son to stay alive." >> reporter:the cruise lines said in a statement: "carnival extends its heartfelt sympathy to the family during this very difficult time. the company's careteam is providing assistance and support." >> reporter:cruise operators are not required to have lifeguards on duty.

>> reporter:although drownings aboard cruise ships are infrequent - some say this tragedy amplifies the need for safety measures. >>"the best way of trying to secure the safety of young children in addition to parental supervision is to have someone there as a lifeguard who's going to focus on the children who are using the the pool." >> catherine: that was john barman reporting. >> catherine: four people who live near the site of a u -p -s plane crash in alabama are now suing the company. two pilots were killed in august - when the cargo plane crashed in an open field. >> catherine: the residents say u - p -s was negligent in how the plane was operated -- and even claim that it trespassed onto their property. they also claim they now live in constant fear of

another crash. still being investigated. >> catherine: student bullying. september 9th - a 12-year- old florida girl climbed an abandoned cement factory tower and jumped to her death. >> catherine: her family says it's because she was bulled -- and now the polk county sheriff'sa 12-year- old and 14-year-old are facing felony aggravated stalking charges. >>we have these wonderful photographs of our 2 new felons who have never been arrested in their life. >> catherine: the sheriff says there was jealousy after the victim began dating one of the suspect's ex-boyfriends. the girls are on house arrest. >> jacqueline: live look outside from the golden gate bridge where we are seeing a crystal clear skies with come commons. temperatures in the 40's and '50's but precooled enact

the with the low 40's there and half moon bay with 48 and pleasanton at sunnyvale. another warm day in store for your wednesday with 70's and 80's. actually staying week for the rest of your wit work week and down for your weekend. >> catherine: still ahead -- the dangerous infection suffered by three n-f-l players. and the concern it could spread to others in the league. >> catherine: then. >> catherine: three children - and their mother. in a photo. looking pretty good. but why this photo has a lot of people upset. >> reporter: flaubert or >> reporter: flaubert or won't there be a bart strike. ? we have no idea won't there be a bart it's like everyone came together and said, "if it's good, let's save it for the weekend." so here's to the kfc ten buck weekend bucket. ten pieces, ten bucks. any way you want it. just ten bucks every saturday and sunday. today tastes so good.

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>> catherine: news tonightone n-f-l team is dealing with a dangerous infection. three players already have it! now, some are wondering if it's putting the rest of thecarl azuz reports. >> reporter:one position you wouldn't expect to find on an nfl team: an infectious disease specialist. >> reporter:but the tampa bay buccaneers are working with one, to deal with something that's now affected three players: >> reporter:mrsa. >> reporter:it's a nasty little bacterium that might look like a pimple or spider bite on someone infected. >> reporter:mrsa stands for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. what that means is that it's hard to cure because regular antibiotics don't faze it. three players in tampa bay have been diagnosed with a mrsa infection. >> reporter:they are corner back jonathan banks, guard carl nicks, and kicker lawrence tynes. we don't know yet how they

got mrsa, but one way it can spread: through skin-to- skin contact. people can also get it when they touch something with the bacteria on it. >> reporter:that's more likely in places with shared equipment, like hospitals, gyms. and locker rooms. depending on the severity of the infection, it is possible to continue playing after being treated-- >> reporter:carl nicks did that before his infection recurred. >> reporter:it's not necessarily life-threatening if treated, and the nfl has dealt with dozens of cases before. >> reporter:ways to prevent mrsa's spread include washing your hands. showering right after exercising, without sharing soaps or towels. keeping your cuts covered. and washing and drying your workout clothes. >> reporter:as for the bucs, they've had their locker room sanitized. and they say they'll do everything they can to stop mrsa from spreading any further. carl azuz, cnn, atlanta. >> catherine: coming up. >> catherine: the government shutdown. lawmakers are finally voting

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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: bay area commuters are bracing for the worst. with two transit strikes looming. a-c transit employees are threatening to walk off the job thursday while bart management and its unions are trying to hammer out a deal. kron4's dan kerman is live in oakland. >> reporter: the two sides are still at the bargaining table and we hope that they are making progress. both sides agreed that they did make progress then. back at the bargaining table and we do hope that they're still making some progress but they both agree that they're still a lot of ground to cover. one thing we do not

know if trains will run tomorrow. union state that they do not make progress is still a possibility if they do not meet a particular deadline that they could strike. there is still no agreement and they're still unsure as if the trains will run tomorrow. >> catherine: and now the latest on the threatened a-c transit strike. workers say they'll walk off the job thursday if there's no deal. kron4 just got the response from union officials to managements request for a 60-day cooling off period. >>it's in the governor's hands if he wants to give us a sixty day cooling off period. i mean our members do have the right to strike unless they get the cooling off period and then hopefully we be able to sit down in sixty days and negotiate a livable contract for our members. hopefully that's their intent to get a cooling off period so that we can sit down and negotiate.

>> catherine: you can get the latest on the looming threats by bart and a-c transit -- on kron-4 dot com. you can check on whether trains and busses will be running - and look at other options. you can also download the new kron-4 app. for updates on the go. >> catherine: partisan fighting continues in washington. the house presented its own plan today to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling.but the vote was postponed. and both sides still appear to be miles apart. shannon travis has the story. >> reporter: one step for two steps back in washington. house republican put forth their plan >> you're talking to our members on both side of the aisle to try to find a way to move for today. >> sabotaging the bipartisan tactic in the united states senate. >> this is so awful, awful

for our country. >> >> reporter: raising the debt ceiling until february so lawmakers would have time to negotiate a long-term deal. including a watered- down obama karen and stripping subsidies to accept in shape health care insurance. the white house rejected this house plant tuesday. >> to buy out some tea party republicans to shut this down in the first place. >> reporter: >> always go to the last minute to make our decisions. >> reporter: i am sure in and try this kron 4 news. shannon travis

>> catherine: a close call for former president george w. bush. he reportedly had a 95- percent blockage in one of his arteries back in august. a more serious problem than >> catherine: the public was led to believe. erin mcpike has more on the story. >> reporter:george w. bush has long been considered one of our country's most athletic presidents. both in office and after the presidency. but the 67-year-old former president's recent heart problems may be more serious than previously thought. >> reporter:the national journal is reporting that a major blockage in a coronary artery discovered during his annual physical in august had almost completely shut-off blood flow to one of his heart's chambers. a close friend of the former president tells cnn the blockage was in the ballpark of 95 percent. >> reporter:over memorial day weekend, bush led these wounded warriors on an annual long-distance bike ride at his ranch in

crawford, texas. bush notably gave up drinking alcohol on his 40th birthday. >> reporter:he was even listed in the superior category of fitness for men his age after an annual physical exam late into his presidency. his only hiccup was gaining four pounds - because he said he had: >>"probably ate too many birthday cakes." >> reporter:but those infamous eating habits may have caused the blockage to his artery doctors found during this august's exam. bush had surgery the next morning to insert a stent to on blocked artery. >>"certainly president bush was at significant risk having a 95% blockage in one of his coronary arteries. that doesn't mean he was going to have a heart attack, but certainly he was at significant risk of a heart attack and something did need to be done." >> reporter:a close bush family friend tells cnn that the former president is very grateful that the blockage was found and fixed when it

was. bush recently joked about his health in an interview with abc news: >>"other than the fact that i nearly bled to death when i nicked myself shaving because i'm taking blood thinner, i'm doing pretty good." >> catherine: it's been an intense year for the bush family. george bush senior was hospitalized earlier this year for a serious infection, but appears to be back in relatively good health. >> catherine: hillary clinton has been ticketed for parking illegally in london. the former secretary of state was there to accept an award.and secret service agents argued with traffic officers that she shouldn't be ticketed. but.no dice. >> catherine: the parking attendant calmly wrote the ticket anyway. it's a 64-dollar fine.but u -s officials say she'll probably ignore it because of diplomatic immunity. >> catherine: a family says it's looking for justice after being forced to leave a small missouri town. 14-year old daisy coleman says she was raped by a high school football star. but the case was dropped by police - and the family was harassed. ana ca-brera has more on the

case that's gaining national attention. >> reporter:the nightmare for the coleman family began nearly two years ago. >>"he drove us to his house and we snuck into his house through his basement >> reporter:daisy coleman was 14 years old, a freshman cheerleader at maryville high school, when she says she was raped by a 17-year- old senior -- a football player from a prominent local family. >>"he gave me a big glass of a clear liquid and that's all i remember." >> reporter:another teen reportedly videotaped daisy's alleged assault on a cell-phone. witnesses told police daisy was crying as she was carried out of the boy's bedroom. >>"you believe a sexual assault occurred." >>"absolutely." >> reporter:nodaway county sheriff darren white is certain daisy is a victim. he says the suspects even confessed to what happened. >>"which is why that we were within 4 hours of receiving

the call able to have people in jail." >> reporter:arrested and charged -- but then daisy's case was dropped. >>"the only reason the prosecutor didn't move forward with this case is because he didn't have any victims. the victims chose not to be involved in this case, they chose to not cooperate." >>"she told them everything. and i also talked to the sheriff and the captain and told them everything i knew. and that is also in the police report. so that is absolutely not true." >> reporter:but instead of the boys facing charges, daisy and her siblings say they faced an onslaught of bullying and vicious name- calling at school and online. >>"you hear it so often that you're all these different things. you start to believe it and i started to hate myself." >> reporter:it got so bad the family says, daisy tried to commit suicide, twice. the family felt forced to move. >> reporter:then, as they were trying to sell their house, a mysterious fire broke out. the cause, still unknown. the house, now abandoned, the colemans' desperate for answers and still hoping for justice

that may never come. >> catherine: the county prosecutor says there wasn't enough evidence to prove a criminal charge. >> catherine: but first -- if you think air travel is uncomfortable now. just wait until we show you why it's going to get even more cramped. >> jacqueline: will it stay warm tomorrow? we would take a look at the temperatures in your neighborhood coming up in just a little bit! >> reporter: hopefully we would avoid a transit shut down but in the meantime we will be waiting. a live update on labor talks coming up!

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>> reporter: dishes and to the kron news twitter will be on the market exchange. one of the marquee ipos for the year. starting to listen to their stock exchange before thanksgiving! >> catherine: not a good day on wall street. with the continued budgetthe final numbers. the dow dropped 133 points. nasdaq was down 21. and the s&p fell 12 points. >> in it looks like she will

be the person to replace tim cook and the future because she is ac eat all. no one at apple has sassy old experience other than tim cook himself pyrrhic apple retail business is bigger than who burberry suit. she is not a technologists but she does not need to be she has a business background in retell accurate i love the hired she is a rock star and luxury. you will get to know her, i get the feeling! >> reporter: talked into your right now. the previous is big right now >> too expensive for the average consumer. 2014 creosote cut starting at

$35,000 which can go out and buy a toyota corolla for $20,000 and that is what middle customers are our are doing. tesla, is taking the luxury end of the market for electric vehicles. you'll see gm's cadillac come out with an extended range of luxury vehicles as well. gasoline prices are affecting pocketbooks and we are saying possibly as to electric vehicles. >> reporter: >> and progressive tax, as the matt went down text went up. it is not as in-flight goal as it used to be pure

it could put gasoline down $3.50 epa. it is and i still wind, we will have a cheaper gasoline and as americans we spend extra money which should help the economy >> reporter: airlines are adding new seats in receiving the passengers. >> a business for the airlines creek you think was a passenger but they have moved a round of steep cutting the weight from 29 to 20. they are in there and leiter and you can sit nine vs eight and a role. it has about will capacity. it will

be a tighter squeeze on planes so my advice is to lose weight so that i can be a little bit more comfortable. what's weird is that they are movie the tray or make in the trace smaller and moving the cushions and making them taller. >> reporter: it is a pain to fly as well. >> reporter: think you're right up. rob! >> jacqueline: near 80 in san francisco and daly city. downtowns that francisco not a cloud and fight. tonight

will state, with no gusty winds. for the afternoon, temperatures will be down nicely into the '70s and '80s but very similar to today. a lot of 80 degree readings the cooling down as we head into the weekend. showing clear conditions of all california being in the north. chilly mornings and mild to warm afternoon spirit out the door chile up in santa rosa with 43, 45 in napa and 45 in daly city. 48 in livermore and pleasanton. temperatures in the low eighties to the south 80 in san jose. inland valleys

running largely in the '80s with 79 in concord, 83 in pleasanton and 82 in danville. once again, 75 in san francisco and 84 the north bay. warm all over around the bay area a component of sea breeze winds at the coast line which will cool things down coast side but more everywhere else. >> reporter: coming up spend time with me as i had out in the low part. no pun intended to! people behaving badly tonight at 8.

>> catherine: creating on- line debate coming up next >> catherine: but first -- this mother is parking controversy. the words that accompany this photo. which are creating online debate. >> reporter: an update on negotiations is coming out! look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver.

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>> reporter:some supportive of the mother of three. others call her a bully - saying she's obnoxious, fake and a bad mom. we posted the pic on our kron4 facebook page. >> reporter:we always welcome your opinion on the stories not every woman will look like that no matter how hard they try. i just jealous. she looks amazing and good for her! >> jacqueline: it is clear and warm but will it stay that way?

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>> catherine: at six >> catherine: a double strike threat. both bart and a-c transit workers could go to the picket lines this week. bay area commuters share their frustration. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. this week, load up on your favorite coke products. 12 packs are $2.77 each. tide is $16.99 for 150 ounces.

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>> they are leaving everyone struck in the community without transportation. (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: at six. the bay area on the brink of >> catherine: two transit strikes. bart negotiations resume this afternoon. kron4's dan kerman is live management are underway. dan?

>> reporter: we haven't heard from anyone since we walked into the building toward we know that they're making progress we know that they made some progress last night but we cannot know what will happen tomorrow will they make enough progress so that it will not be a strike? that is what is unknown. >> reporter: that is how one bart negotiations amber was billing when he had headed back into talks yesterday afternoon. >> what is only on? we are working hard to achieve an agreement. >> reporter: trying to help make the prakrit and help move the progress along and make progress. >> breathing new life into

the talks absolutely! >> there is a lot that remain we still have major economic issues that remain that needs to be hammered out >> reporter: they're still could be a strike question. >> we are doing everything that we can and we have delayed the strike by or six times and we will still continue to look at questions and from us and reach agreement by agreement. >> reporter: coming back to airline in oakland we do not know if it will be a strike tomorrow. we do not know if agreement has been reached. the bart general manager is the one leading negotiations. that is the

latest ban carmen... dan kerman kron4 news. >> quit being so greedy and be happy with what to happen now stop holding their riders at the mercy of your greediness. ! >> the fact that they waited for bart to start up and running to announce this talking about last night i could have stayed home and not in the city. >> felsites agree and they should be ashamed of themselves for holding the bay area hostage until they reached their agreement.

>> reporter: we will be following the latest as the bart strike unfolds. we will tell you how to get around the area and keep you updated on our facebook and twitter pages and you can also download are mobile app. catherine? >> catherine: we'll follow the latest on a-c transit and a possible bart strike. stay connected to kron-4 dot com. that's where we tell you how to get around the bay. we'll also keep you updated on our facebook and twitter pages. you can also download our mobile app to get push alerts for the latest information. >> catherine: making things worse for commuters. the a-c transit union has announced a plan to strike thursday - if there's no new deal. >> catherine: dispatchers have issued a 72 hour strike notice. it would take effect 12-01 a-m thursday. transit officials say a strike would be

catastrophic. and have asked the governor to step in and grant a cooling off period to keep buses running. no word yet from the governors office. however -- union officials responded to a-c transit's request for the governor to impose a sixty day cooling >> catherine: frustrated by these two threatened transit strikes. and a lot of them were happy with kron4's terisa estacio. >> of lee would benefit down a 60 days to negotiate a contract. hopefully it we could sit down and negotiate a contract. >> reporter: directly behind me interstate 880 and get busy at in this spirit after a bart strike and ac transit

strike and you have as many officials with called a regional transportation emergency. >> however remote could be we could have a bart and ac transit on strike simultaneously would become president. the impact on the region would be much greater than what it was in july. what ever it takes carpooling is the only option that the region could meet this kind of demand. >> reporter: he also recommends telecommuting and changing your work hours is able to do so. >> catherine: new at six, a 7-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a light-rail train in san jose.

>> catherine: kron four's rob fladeboe shows us how it happened. the 7-year-old boy remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition, after he was struck by a southbound train pulling in here at the gish street station along north first street about 730 monday evening. >> reporter: it happened like this.the boy was not on the tracks but rather here at the edge sonoma turn of the platform when the train arrived, clipping him as it went past, knocking farther back onto the platform. >> reporter:the sheriff's accident reconstruction team will know more after it's completed a review of video from vta cameras mounted on the platform >> reporter:and on the train

itself. meantime, parents and other adults are advised to keep close watch over children. >> reporter:vta says the train operator is undergoing routine drug and alcohol testing. the boy has a head injury but is expected to survive. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> he did for his guys and everyone. >> catherine: what that honor means to him. and a second death on site and also a very rare catch an 18 fish was caught. >> jacqueline: are we going to stay warm to the rest of the work week i will have the rest of the forecasts coming up.

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>> reporter:president obama presented the medal of honor to former u-s army captain william swenson at a ceremony at the white house today. >> reporter:swenson is now only the sixth living medal of honor recipient. he was honored for his actions in the 2009 battle of ganjgal valley in the kunar province of afghanistan. >> reporter: risking his life to recover the bodies of his fellow soldiers as bullets flew and dust blocked any clear vision of the situation. swenson shared what the value of the award means to him.

>>this award was earned with a team, a team of our finest - marines, army, air force, navy, and our afghan partners standing side-by- side. and now that team includes gold star families who lost their fathers, sons, and husbands that day. this medal represents them. it represents us. >> reporter:part of swenson's rescue efforts were caught on video by a rescue pilot's helmet camera. >> reporter:the fight claimed 5 americans. >> catherine: coming up. what the supreme court won't do that could lead to the early release of thousands of california prisoners. very shocking and at san francisco's dolores park -- the claims that two women were given a date rape drug.

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about the claim that two women were given a date rape drug at san francisco's dolores park. kron four's maureen kelly talked to an investigator - who has some advice for people who use the >> reporter:dolores park is a popular hangout spot.especially on a sunny weekend.like in this video here.it can be a party.but it's usually a mellow one.which has people concerned about this post that went up on the website redditt monday.which claims two women tested postive for the drug rohypnol.otherwise known as roofies.after hanging out here. >>what rohrypnal does to you >> reporter:lt. trenia wearing with sfpd's special victims unit can't verify the account.which also says that both women were --not-- sexually assaulted after the alleged dosing. >> reporter:that's because so far neither victim has filed a police report. while she's never heard of people being slipped roofies here in dolores park.the date rape drug is not an urban

myth. >> reporter:the person who posted the account says the victims don't know how they ingested the drug.but police say it's a good idea to be careful when buying refreshments in the park. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> we are reminding people when you are buying things for people that they are the original been there. original then there vendor! >> catherine: coming up >> catherine: kron4's stanley roberts went to dolores park to catch some people behaving badly. what he finds, next at 8! >>new at six. >> catherine: san carlos is

spending 250-thousand dollars to hire consultants to check the safety of a p- g-&-e gas pipeline that runs through the city. >> catherine: the p-u-c ordered the pipeline to be taken out of service until after the investigation. pg&e claims the line has already been tested and is safe. but the city got internal p-g-&-e emails which indicate that its engineers had raised concerns about the pipeline. >> reporter: supreme court-california prisons high court rejects calif. inmate crowding appeal >> reporter:washington - the supreme court has rejected california's appeal of a lower-court order that could force the state to release thousands of california prison inmates before they complete their sentences. >> reporter:the justices did not comment on their order tuesday, which leaves in place the earlier ruling by a panel of three federal judges requiring california to reduce its prison population by an additional 9,600 inmates to improve conditions. >> reporter:california gov. jerry brown has argued that the state cannot meet that goal without releasing dangerous felons and jeopardizing public safety.

>> reporter:in 2011, the justices ruled that the judges had the authority to order california to reduce inmate overcrowding as the key condition for improving prison medical care. >> reporter:the decision comes as state officials are in settlement talks with attorneys representing inmates. >> reporter:david stires yes, release the non-violent burglars and thieves that constantly steal and break into our homes because they are non-violent. >> reporter:fred evans give them all jobs building california's highspeed rail. >> reporter:cristina marie i don't see anything wrong with this.. keep the hard criminals in jail and petty ones out. have a job program for them weekly drugs test. have a structured program so they can't mess up. idk just an idea >> catherine: former san diego mayor bob filner pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from unwanted physical contact with three women at public events. >> catherine: he pleaded guilty to felony false imprisonment - and two misdemeanor counts of battery. filner was forced to resign after a flurry of claims that he he sexually harrassed women. in a plea agreement - he'll >> catherine: be sentenced to three months of home confinement and three years

of probation. the plea deal also requires mental health treatment. >> jacqueline: 80 in concord in 82 and plaza tanned and 80 n redwood city. even at the coastline were warm out there. but things are cooling down and if the temperatures cosi it back into the '60s spirit reduce the element of our sea breeze to appear at the immediate coast line but still pretty mild throughout the west of the bay area. temperatures will call off pretty dramatically once the sun goes down but it will be in a chilly start your day tomorrow however, a nice afternoon in the '80s. we will be staying warm for the rest of the work week but cooler weather for the week end. we have no clout snowstorm near the bay area

for the next few days. after the door tomorrow chile in places like half moon bay and the city. the afternoon, will be another nice one for low 80s and the south bay and cupertino and sunnyvale. east bay shoreline the upper 70's with 79 in san leandro really not seeing much of the sea breeze went for the afternoon tomorrow. it will change. sea breeze when asked to pick up and thursdays and fridays what temperatures at the close to dropping those two days where we are staying one pretty much everywhere else. the cooling trend and bay

area wide. >> catherine: coming up >> catherine: a big catch. the unusual creature caught in california waters. same thing how a grade school student is helping ron: i'm sorry, who are you? jc: i'm your coworker! c'mon guys. i'm driving. hey, you guys comfortable? it's best-in-class rear legroom. and with a turbo engine that gets 35 highway m-p-g. you know j.d. power ranked passat the most appealing midsize car two years in a row? i bet, uh, dan here wishes somebody found him most appealing two years in a row. ron: it's ron jc: ron... exactly. vo: get 0 down, 0 due at signing, 0 deposit, and 0 first month's payment on passat or any new 2014 volkswagen.

>> catherine: take a look at this. it took more than 15 people to help haul the catch of a lifetime out of the pacific! >> catherine: this creature described as a silvery carcass. 18-feet-long. serpent-like oarfish. look at how many people it took to hold the oarfish up. >> reporter: it's extremely rare to find an oarfish -- dead or alive.

>> reporter:that's because it's believed oarfish mostly live in waters more than 3000 feet deep -- leaving them largely unstudied by scientists. the giant oarfish is the longest bony fish species, and can reach lengths of 56 feet. the fish apparently died of natural causes. if you like to trick or >> catherine: treat.or know someone who does. san francisco has been the country to do so. that's according to zillow - the real-estate website. they give the city top marks.and san jose isn't far behind -- at number 4. >> catherine: the other cities in the top 5 are boston, honolulu, and seattle. the survey considers things like safety and easy walking. and even where the most candy seems available. >> catherine: and with halloween right around the corner. one grade school student in the bay area is using the holiday to help other children. kron 4's john fenoglio shows us how. >> reporter: for some families halloween is an exclusive of fare especially when it comes to purchasing

a costume for your kid spirit >> some parents out here cannot purchase costumes for their kids. >> reporter: organizing a costa and dried and received hundreds of donations. >> came up with this idea to collect money for costumes for other children it was really fun1 >> reporter: >> thank you so much! >> a help but in spires of the people to do the same thing! i hope that it inspires other people to do the same thing.

>> catherine: coming up. a drug raid in the east bay. >> catherine: >> catherine: federal agents say they're targeting international dealers.. and.this is a live look outside bart negotiations. talks between unions and bart management continue. we'll have a live update at 6-30. 6-30. hñ look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible.

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>> reporter: one person on a coffee break is stating that they are still talking. we do not know how much progress the carmaking to read last night at the marathon session that went into the morning hours is accurate still making progress we do not know if they will strike tomorrow. will be here through tonight and bring you details as they come to us. >> reporter: here in oakland ac transit says a strike it could be catastrophic. that is what they are asking the governor to step fan and issued a 60 day cooling off period. they also cite, that they believe it is a reasonable contract and proposal. the strike

could go into affect wednesday night at midnight. >> reporter: and oakland those with the nbc since bart strike could be coupled with the ac transit to strike could be nothing short of a transportation emergency. >> if there was a bart strike along in october the region to be much greater impact and it was in july but expects for the best, hope for the best but prepare for the worst. >> reporter: suspected members of the mexican drug cartel an early-morning raid was completed. >> reporter: canine units were used to locate drugs

including cocaine and f i met things. >> reporter: at levi stadium hundreds of construction workers are back on the job once they weren't sent home on monday after an accident with a construction marker lost his life. >> thoughts go out to the family. it was in horrible accident. we have to be careful >> reporter: after being missing for 17 days of the body of land spaulding was found in a stairwell one week and today. that is what we are working on tonight at 8 >> reporter: here in albany school administrators are

sending out an alert to parents who is in regards to heyman. on authorized videotaping of children on this playground. coming up at 8:00 tonight. i will give you a puppet on the investigation reporting at the east bay scott rates >> reporter: coming up at kron 4 news at 8:00 we will tell you how the system will work and a government shutdown is slowing its implementation. >> jacqueline: warm weather will stick with us for the rest of the work week. tonight, clear skies and the forecast you will see how clear it is also, it will

stay constant temperatures will be dropping into the '40's like they did last night another mom one for us and the '70s and '80s. a little cooler skulls side as we head into the rest of the week. cooler weather on tap for the week end. just at the immediate coast line. it will still stay warm other places except for the coast. >> reporter: coming up i will show you a park in san francisco that has a lot to offer our and most of the dutch you may not want but i will let you decide.

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(male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. francisco were you might find, two little girls selling lemonade at well let's just say at a slightly inflated cost ♪ here you go, let me give you your dollar first, what i only get a half cup for a dollar, it's ok thank you >> reporter:you might also see familys riding their bikes on neat and clean pathways but if you get off the beaten path, you might see things like packaged turkey legs filled with maggots from andronaco's market

>> reporter:you might also find this chewed up peanut butter container that was being carried by a squirrel >> reporter:if you don't look where you are stepping you might just step into some human waste the dead give away is the bathroom tissue scattered around >> reporter: some of the trash left in the park is a result of festivals and people who simply don't care, and then there are the homeless encpampments this guy with the bow, i didn't see any arrows but he is heading inside to meet up with a guy named mike and after a brief meeting he leaves >> reporter:inside the incampment you will find this woman sleeping however i asked mike to come out and talk to me it turns out mike is from philadelphia so that touched my hear string for a moment i asked him how long has he been here then he asked me >> reporter:is this a good thng or bad thing >> reporter:a healthy little panda is

>> reporter: golden gate park is the largest park in mission but holds a lot of secrets. all you have to do is get off the beaten path and you will see but you may not want to. in san francisco stanley roberts >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> reporter: stories we are following. the first went in san francisco a car has been stolen but inside that car to young children! and stolen car and volkswagen and inside that car to young children. 20 seconds at fulton and the mission area. two girls 16 and 13 have been reported missing and now a father is asking the public when they were last seen them around 730 and

sunday evening. we have two teenagers missing in san jose with a father asking for help matalin and family. >> reporter: will continue to of the chair on both of these stories. we will continue to cup date via update you!

always a cause for celebration. and in the taipei zoo. this little female born in july is now learning to walk. her name is wan-zie.and this marks the occasion of her 100-day birthday. zoo workers say her coordination is getting better and her walk will become more steady over the next few months. bottom 2nd (male announcer): it's now

time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. 17 minute power outage attop 4th/ scoreless john lackey strikes out miguel carbrara swinging bottom 7th/scoreless >> gary: justin verlander brilliant again but his only mistake a solo home run to mike napoli 1-0 red sox >> gary: when your team does not score that it. >> gary: bottom 8th runners at corners koji uehara strikes out prince fielder swinging final out. uehara gets alex avila swinging to end it >> gary: final: 1-0 red sox red sox lead series 2-1 3rd time in 4 games tigers have lost 1-0 with verlander pitching >> gary: they will go again tomorrow. >> gary: two weeks ago the

49ers three times a day picked off houston for turned over spirit turned over as and the feds, hello that's it for the kron 4 >> really outstanding and a lot of areas. >> gary: raiders had a bye week so they are moving so well. raiders are two and four it will be one of those seasons were you pick up a couple of wins earlier or

down the stretch a dan. i can't >> we will spend a lot of time on ourselves and see what we have to improve on. who is doing well and who needs to get better. >> gary: i need to wake up the audience catherine heenan you were so modest last week. i saw the clip on the new spirit >> gary: the spirit out ireland the spirit of ireland >> gary: did you get a speech?

judge >> catherine: yes i did i had to say thank you and i've worked with organizations like this for several years now. and killed think you >> catherine: thank you >> catherine: (laughter) miss ireland >> jacqueline: it made me chuckle >> gary: again jackie >> jacqueline: she told me derrick

>> gary: kathryn we will be back for our new year's eve the show. >> gary: jackie at all to come work on that show. >> jacqueline: i should because i am not a huge following going out for new year's. >> gary: after seeding in manual standards to a foot and to the end zone versus the jet. he was not injured but he would to make sure no more celebrating.

>> gary: steelers are 1 and 4. notes .... no slips flips >> gary: doing his business. once again worldwide, you know you have to keep talking about a team in a and one in rome. kobe is waiting on the real deal. this story jumped out at me >> gary: this kid has not played one second of college ball the he is on the cover this

young fellow, how big is he? adidas is reported lee at the front runner to sign him to asian deal on the leaves college worth $180 million >> gary: this is great jackie. >> catherine: yes >> gary: if you are offering $180 million maybe should not go to college. maybe you should go later. wendy looked at me and says to ben you are against education. and you and she was not kidding what you

know she was helping students. >> jacqueline: (laughter) >> catherine: she was assisting to children. >> gary: $180 million do not go to class. i walked out of class! (laughter) [ male announcer ] with at&t,

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