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10 days. then it's a problem. there's no one to ask. the one that's process the paperwork to get the funding we need the purchase the meals that's shut down. we really don't know what the impact is. >> when they take food from the sick, who do they give it too? >> more than half a million people in alameda county alone rely on meals on wheels. if the shut down lasts more than a few weeks it will be difficult to feed the sick and elderly. still to come, senator boxer ambushed by a furloughed federal worker. and at 5:55 a bay area bride and grooms wedding plans scrapped because of the government shut down. a federal judge denied the request for user information.
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google, yahoo!, facebook and microsoft asked for permission to discloss the quantities and type of question but details would violate surveillance laws and defended the nsa current policy to disclose the number of people targeted without giving specific details. a lawsuit against san jose police in the shooting death of a man has been thrown out of court. it was filed by the parents of daniel fam. he was mentally ill. police shot him after he slashed his brothers throat and refused to put down the knife. a federal judge ruled that police did not use excessive force. a violent armed robbery at
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a habitat for humanity construction site in oakland. what police need to help catch the culprits. >> a crime was shocking to habitat for humanity and police. 1:30 yesterday the four men walked on the development and robbed the crew on-site. habitat for humanity is building 12 units and at the time the workers were there and confronted by the robbers. the group stole cell phones, wallets from the robbers, the descriptions were no more than race, age and weight. we need people to pay attention to shoes, facial hair. earrings, eyebrows. >> habitat officials stay
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incident will not slow the project. president jimmy carter will be here monday to help with construction. at 6:00 you will hear how the crime has changed the security procedures on the site. in san francisco police say there's six cases where someone broke store window in the past month. the ice breaker clothing store was the latest to be hit. someone set off alarms. witnesses say the mar not store had the windows broken in the past two weeks. >> i come over in the morning twice and both the side panels have been knocked out. >> other stores that have been hit include north face and walgreens. police are trying to determine if the cases were burglaries or vandalism. there's nothing to indicate that the cases are related. police are he's stand to label
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it a wash of window breakings, these things come and go. the jury in the michael jackson trial announced its verdict. the panel of six men and six women decided aeg hired murray but was not likeel -- libel for michael jackson over dose. michael jackson mother claimed the concert promoter should have done a more thorough background check on murray. san francisco is short thousands of parking spots. some heard it. others didn't. what happened when a key warning system got it's first test today. we go in the new casino. it's a big win for the work force. >> we're tracking the warm up.
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. a house knife in san jose likely began -- fire likely began of candles. a 911 call from the home opener, crews saw flames and had the fire out in 20 minutes. there were no working smoke alarms but the homeowner evacuated safely. later on he talked about the prayer space. >> it's a metal one, we put the oil and light in that and pray over there. it's a small prayer place.
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there was little damage to the home. firefighters asked the home owner not the light more oil lights and candles and installed smoke alarms before they left. new numbers are out. the u.s. added 166,000 private sector jobs in september. that's a little improvement and the number is slightly below the forecast of 183,000 jobs. this may be the only numbers released this week because of the government shut down. a new lawsuit claims wells fargo violated guidelines. the suit against the bank, snyderman said the purpose of the suit is to bring the bank into compliance with the mortgage settlement. wells said it is cooperating with the national settlement
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agreed to. stocks ended on the downside. the dow lost 48 points. nasdaq slipped. san francisco supervisors gave their first approval to a flexible work ordinance. workers could ask for a predictable schedule. it would prohibit discrimination against people who request flexible schedules. the from vicars will take a final vote next tuesday. tsunami sirens in san mateo county to see if the new sirens are loud enough. john fowler is in pacific can -- pacifica. because it is low-lying
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pacifica lind mar neighbor hood is at risk. the sirens surprised many people. >> this was a first test of an improved warning system. four times louder than before. >> it scared the heck out of me. it went on way long. >> kind of like a police siren, and our teacher said that would be happening. >> officials clearly heard it in the inundation zone. we discovered not by everything. i was asleep. i didn't hear it. >> in a real tsunami a live voice would give instructions. >> it would sound at 15 to 20 minute intervals for the last two hours before the tsunami would reach us. >> bay area quake geology means we will have an hour or two
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warning. these animations from uc santa crude demonstrate the destruction on long the coast and inside the bay. there's lots of power, could knock over buildings, pick up cars and rocks. >> especially vulnerable are barrier beaches. >> the ocean comes up and won't stop, coming up for 10 or 15 minutes. it's not like a wave it's a flood. >> county siren operators get tsunami warning from federal disaster officials. san mateo will test the siren on the morning of the first wednesday of each month. if you hear that siren any other time, get ready to evacuate. >> see the bright sun in pacifica, and anywhere you were today. bill, hard to go wrong. it's a nice day.
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temperature in the 70s and low 80s. beach weather. the winds will start coming up. we trend toward a higher fire danger pattern. the red flag warning will go into effect. so the winds are not doing much. here's what they will do. they start coming out of the north. that gets hot, compresses the air, it gets hotter and we get gusty, strong winds and a red flag warning. that stays in effect until friday morning, that's when it will go away. that's a couple days of the a final danger. here's how the red flag warning pan out. in the mountains and south of bakersfield and los angeles. the state is impacted by a high pressure center that will keep the air sinking, keep the winds strong and the humidity low, it
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will get warmer but not hot. this is not involving heat as much as low humidity and strong winds in the hills. so, the forecast headlines clear and mind tonight. fog not an issue. warm tomorrow and the next couple days. the bay area forecast will be impacted by this high pressure center. the winds typical to go north, northeast. we'll see the temperature trend go up. it will be 70s, 80s, mid-80s on the warmest day on saturday. it will be strong and funneling winds in the evening hours, thursday night and friday night. in oakland the beginning of this warm up. 72, notice the winds tomorrow in the oakland hills. in san francisco you may not notice the winds, you will notice it's nice at the beach. 70-degrees in san francisco, tomorrow a nice day.
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here's the 5-day forecast, you can see the temperature kind of working their way up. you get into saturday, appears to and the warm day as we go into the bay area weekend. fire danger continuing high as we head into sunday. temperature trend down. there's the 5-day forecast. when i come back we'll outline the red flag warning and the highs for your neighborhood. it's not a heat wave. it's the winds. those winds will verify tomorrow night and friday night. the number of poor in california turns out it's more than we thought. what stanford researchers found out when they took a closer look at the numbers. >> now for what we're working on for 6:00. overdue state unemployment checks have bank accounts
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dwindling. >> my account has 3-dollars. >> how a woman is coping with the state's life changing error. a car fire sent a popular stock down.
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tom clancy has died. he was considered the master of the military spy thriller. he wrote 28 books, 17 making the "new york times" best-
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seller list. several became movies. tom chancy -- clancy was 66- year-old. the archdiocese of oakland had a special mass today. they call it's a blue mass, it includes police officer, firefighters and first responders from alameda and contra costa counties. the archdiocese said this is the first blue mass. more californians live in poverty than government figures show. that's the conclusion from the center on poverty and inequality. it takes into account the high cost of housing and out of pocket medical expenses. researchers concluded that 22%
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of californians live in poverty and among children it's 25% and in immigrants it's 30%. the study authors say without various government assistance programs the percentage would be higher. a plea in the shooting death of a student as he walked off the muni train, what happened seconds before the gun was fired. pulls over to park is more difficult in this city. why thousands of spaces have disappeared. >> and yosemite is shut down and that means this bay area bride's dream wedding is shut down as well. we talked to a bride scrambling to get her guest list to a new spot. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver.
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back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment
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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. . a parking spot in san francisco is a hotter commodity, we've learned that the new rules come as the number of available parking spots in the city are shrinking
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because of new priorities. >> reporter: we looked into today how many parking spaces san francisco has lost because of the way it is reshaping the streets for drivers it's no mystery. i think a lot of them are going away due to construction. >> in the last three years san francisco has lost 3,000 parking spaces to you in construction, new bus stops, park let's and bicycle share stations. >> we've lost 1% of parking but we are adding parking. 630 parking spaces. >> still drivers have noticed the difference. >> they had a parking lot down the street and they are getting rid of it. >> in 2006 the city estimated 603,000 public and private parking spaces on the streets,
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lots and garages, that was downsized in 2012 after a sweeping city wide sparking -- parking space sure vie. the average rate for a rented space is about two to $300 a month. >> if you're lucky. if not it's higher, five or $600 a space depending on where had the city. >> supervisors discussed allowing someone to rent out six parking spaces in recognition that the demand for spaces is not going away. we're a transit first city. there's a lot of people that have to drive. >> entrance it officials say parking citations have gone down and meter revenue up as drivers use apps and demand based parking to find the spot they need at the time they need
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it. the new sponsor of the beta breaker race is vowing to keep the spirit. casey wasserman wants the race to be fun but acknowledged the steps need to be taken to eminto size -- emphasize safety. the man that killed a student at random was in court. nikhom thephkaysone is charged with killing valdez. they were riding a municipally train and -- muni train and when it happened it was caught on video. >> the victim steps down the step. the defendant crosses the aisle. raises his hand and shoots and you hear the plea for help from mr. valdez before he died. >> the public defenders office
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is reviewing the evidence. nikhom thephkaysone is held without bail. he will return to court next month. continues coverage of the government shut down. >> don't ask me. i voted to open up the government. take your case to baner. >> senator boxer in a face-off with a furloughed federal worker. that exchange on capitol hill came on the second full day of the government shut down. >> this is what california senator barbara boxer would make news. standing with fellow democrats demanding house republicans accept their plan to reopen the government. a furloughed federal prison worker continue fronted boxer in. >> it's a dangerous job. we're losing officers, they are getting unresulted.
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>> boxer in said her staff is furloughed too. >> when you walk into a prison. >> don't ask me. i voted to open up the government. take your case to boehner. he's the one man who can solve this now. >> in an exclusive interview boxer said democrats will not back down to repealing the affordable care act. >> all we can do is keep the pressure on. >> he said you can negotiate. >> wait. we've taken their spending levels. >> republicans digging in just as deep with 169,000 furloughed californians waiting for resolution. >> despite the government shut down tax payers are footing the bill for the perks enjoyed by members of congress. a five rat subway is -- private subway is shuttling the members
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to the congress. members of congress can access free airport parking in washington. none of that sits well with the taxpayer watchdog group. it says it's unfair to the hundreds of thousands furloughed without pay. >> congress needs to suffer with everyone else. that's what taxpayers want to see. >> some california members of congress are refusing to accept their paychecks during the shut down. dublin congressman says he won't take his paycheck until furloughed workers get their. boxer will donate her salary to charity. oakland congresswoman will accept her paycheck. george miller plans to keep his pay. a case of road rage that
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caught the nation's attention. she saved and sacrificed for their dream wedding, now the government shut down has them scream billions. how the -- scrambling. the world war ii monument is the center of the shut down debate. [ trina ] i'm a student at devry university.
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. for a second day veteran scoffed at the government shut down and broke through barricades at the world war ii memorial on the national mall. i don't think it should be shut down, personally. that's the way i feel about it. >> a new wave of veterans arrived on honor flights to visit the memorial in washington, d.c. that's a program that pays for a visit to see the site. >> i feel like the congress of the united states are letting us down by not doing their job. >> it's upsetting. it's childish, there's no end to it. >> why can't they get together and do something. they are fighting one another. >> u.s. park police say they refuse to recognize shut down orders at the memorial.
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>> some san francisco businesses are offering fireworking to make up for the scaled down version of fleet week. fleet week begins monday, you won't see the parade of ship or the blue angels, both were canceled because of to see questation. they are exsending the celebration into four saturdays of fireworks. >> it came together fleet week is not happening and we decided other than just fireworks on one saturday night we would have it on four consecutive saturday nights. post office has defaulted on a
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payment. this comes after two previous defaults. a congressional mandate to prefund retiree benefits is one reason. apple has the biggest stash of cash of any u.s. company. that's a new report. the report finds that apple has $147 billion of cash. that represents 10% of all of the cash held by all u.s. corporations. microsoft has the second largest cash holding but it's less than half the size of apple's cash. and more than $800 million to build it's the newest tribal casino. it opens in a month. today we give you a sneak peek. the battle to bring the a's to san jose heads into court.
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right after the break we're talking about fire danger, you know it will heat up. how hot is it going to get in your neighborhood? ñáçwçñ
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. it cost $800 million to build and we're getting our first look inside the largest be newest full scale casino. it will be open soon and today
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ken got a inside look to see what the gambler's haven has to offer inside and out. >> it is the beeping of construction equipment not the sound of slots that fill the casino. opening day is nearing. >> not only did we get it done, you see today what $820 million get you. we went on a hard hat tour of the new casino. three 20,000 square feet, 199 chandeliers over the casino floor. 144 table games and 3,000 slot machines. the money from the casino will benefit the 1300 member tribe. we get more kids through college. homes for the elders. >> 2000 employees have been hired with more hiring to take
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place. as great enis the latest casino. there's 59 casinos run by recognized tribes in california. compared to las vegas which has 74 casinos. managers were reluctant to compare it to another tribal casinos. it's the only major casino resort in california that's visible from a major highway. >> if i was at the center of the golden gate bridge i would be 43 minutes from the resort. >> the gm says beyond design proximity of the gamblers sets this apart. >> i would like for all visitors 21 and above to be my guest. >> the casino will open december 1. a group says it is
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continuing efforts against that project. today it is appealing an august trial court ruling in favor of the casino. they say the tribe does not have jurisdiction over the land and if it wins in court it can shut down the casino if it is open or not. gel is -- yelp will open a satellite office in palo alto near the caltrans station. it will be for yelp engineers in silicon valley. a civil lawsuit against chevron has been dismissed. it sought $20 million in damages because of a oil spill. the federal judge in brazill dismissed the case.
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criminal charges have been dismissed. a lawsuit filed by san jose claiming illegal actions by team owners and bud selig thwarted efforts to bring a major league team to san jose. >> we believe in competition, major league does not. they will try to throw out the lawsuit seeking a shield from antitrust laws. >> the giants have territorial rights to the county. it could be weeks, possibly months before the judge rules on the case. with inspections and upgrades done the oakland coliseum is playoff ready. it is ready to welcome fans for the start of the 2013 major
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league baseball playoffs. there are new security measures in place such as metal detectors and tickets with holograms and they have worked to make sure there's no plumbing problems. a's fans are excited from game against the tigers and viewers have been sending favorite photos honoring the green and the gold. this fan's picture in an a's tutu. this photo proving she's ready for the game. may have a tough time watching it. post them on our facebook page. or on the twitter. >> cute pictures. game one friday night. let's go to our chief meteorologist. >> it will be nice. we should dress gossie up.
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>> we have plenty of sunshine. the perfect fall weather. the fire danger is the story tomorrow night and friday. elevated fire danger. red flag warning for the hills. this is similar to what we saw last week. this time the winds will verify. last time the winds up 20, 30, the way the models look the winds up in the hills. around grizzly peak. there's the red flag warning. the current highs. tomorrow highs like these. upper 70s and low 80s. slight lie warmer, the story is the fire danger with the winds increasing as we go into the next 48 hours. 47 in napa. especially in the north bay. the high pressure sets up. the slight offshore winds.
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gives us the fire danger. in the summer months this would be a heat wave. in this kind of environment we're looking at warm temperature. not hot, but warm. low 80s, mid-80's, tomorrow 76 degrees, another nice day. air quality stays good. why is the air quality good? there's enough wind that takes out the bad air. >> 76 in santa clara. the forecast highs for wednesday, is today wednesday? >> tomorrow is thursday, this happens. 5-day forecast looks like this. as you get into saturday, that's the warmest day. temperature trend down on sunday and we get into monday it's cooler as well. there's 5-day forecast. so fire dangers.
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if you are below 1000 feet you won't notice the winds. >> i live in oakland, it felt like that october fire weather today. the humidity is dropping off. tomorrow the humidity will really drop off. you can feel it. the acoustics change too. things sound different. a bay area bride is left in the of lunch. >> i don't know how we will get married on sunday. >> she has the rings, the dress and the guests, but yosemite is closed. more on what we're working on for 6:00. >> waiting for overdue state unemployment checks. >> supposed to be fixed by the first, which was yesterday. how this woman is cutting back while waiting on the state. >> a car fire with
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repercussions. this accident is linked to a falling stock price.
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. authorities in new york city dropped charges against a motorcycle connected to a chase and beating of a driver sunday. this video shows a group chasing an suv after it hit and injured a member of the
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motorcycling club, another biker was arraigned today. a spokesperson said that prosecutors are trying to sort out what happened and more charges could come. no new trial for jerry sandusky, a panel made the decision. the 69-year-old jerry sandusky is serving a 30 to 60 year sentence in pennsylvania. he was found guilty to 45 counts of sex abuse. his attorney said he will appeal. he has 30 days to do so. after school teacher in san jose is facing life in prison for molesting nine young girls. a jury convicted keith woodhouse yesterday on 30 felony counts of child molestation. the kids were all enrolls in
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day care. all testified at the trial. a sentencing date has not been set. continues coverage on the government shut down. 1700 civilian employees are feeling an immediate impact. they were furloughed yesterday. the libraries closed and the book drop off taped shut. 349th reserve wing, the air museum and the heritage center. patients at the grand medical center are being affected. >> 50% of the surgeries have been delayed. the hospital lost 43 administrative employees which could hurt care. the commissary is shut down. it's the only grocery store on base for 10 how to active duty personnel. we found one soon-to-be bride in the bay area blaming the government shut down for dashing her wedding dreams. >> i don't know how we're going to get married on sunday.
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joy miller has the ring, the shoe, the dress and the paperwork, but she might not have anywhere to get married. for a year she's planned her wedding for sunday in yosemite. but because of the shut down yosemite the closed and she fears she will be out 10s of thousands of dollars and her guests will have nowhere to stay. >> i have a friend coming in today for philadelphia and we have nowhere to put all of these people. we can't afford a new venue and to put people up in hotels. she was proposed to in yosemite. i'm supposed to pick up my dress last night and said i haven't stopped crying. i can't pick it up. my brother said should i pick up my suit. no, because if the park isn't open we can't have the wedding. >> she's been crying for a day
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after. >> can i have a kiss. >> trying to keep her misery from her daughter. >> last night she said don't cry any more. that broke my heart. i thought i was tricking her. >> she's waiting and you have to wait. >> her mother said the uncertainty is taking joy out of her only daughter's happiest day. >> i'm afraid it will always be a reminder when she celebrates that day she will remember it didn't happen on the day we planned and there was the secondary plan. >> our coverage continues on ktvu.com. you will find a list of programs impacted on the federal shut down. a bay area mayer the mission to change how pensions are managed in california. we followed the paper trail and investigate what he wants to do and how it could affect thousands of workers. >> we could be in for a public
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transit nightmare in the bay area. how a bart strike could be made worse. >> she has throw dollars in her bank account. how an east bay woman is trying to cope with the delays in unemployment checks. . chuck reed has waged plenty of battles over pension costs, now he wants to take it to cities across the state. >> mayor chuck reed wants to make changes to how mention plans are managed across california and he wants to change the state constitution. mayor reed is making a serious effort to put this on the ballot. >> as we will show you he is trying. there's a lot of the cities with budget problems watching
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city hall as mention reform appears to being a focal point in the election. >> many insiders believe chuck reed will launch a statewide ballot campaign at the speech at the hoover institution to allow cities to change pension plans for the current employees. mayor reed is in the spotlight after leading a reform fight here measure b approved by voters but being challenged in court. >> he villainized the work force. >> reed in washington, d.c., today said he has not decided what to do, but there's a paper trail. public documents show all

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