>> reporter: we continue to follow developing news in el cerrito this morning. take a look as investigators continue to try to piece together what happened in a deadly rollover accident that shut down this offramp. >> reporter: we're live in oakland where we're less than 48 hours away from a potential b.a.r.t. strike. we'll tell you what both sides are saying. new negotiations in the government shutdown. what the president is doing today and the ground he's giving to republicans. and another nobel prize comes to a bay area university. who took home the hardware and what the winner had to say about this prestigious honor. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. a live look here at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station, where the commute is underway. but time is still ticking

toward another b.a.r.t. strike at midnight tomorrow night. progress is being made, though, as talks resume in two and a half hours. more on that coming up shortly. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check weather, traffic. steve, take a sweater, jacket, maybe? maybe a light jacket. sierra nevada, widely scatters rain and/or showers. some of this cloud cover could wrap around us. partly sunny, partly cloudy. we have some low clouds as well. some of the low cloud deck. chilly, mild, the breeze picking up. a cooler and breezy pattern today. mainly 50s. very low. upper 40s. everyone is close. everybody is inching to get colder. but it probably won't be until friday morning until the wind dies down. most of this here is rain. snow will be around 6500 feet. we expect that to come down. last check it was raining at

tahoe and blue canyon. upper 30s. not cold enough yet. but there's some turning. watch how the cloud cover is heading back towards us. back by stockton and modesto, some of that is inching closer. cooler, air breezy. highs today 60s and 70s. here's sal. steve, we do have a lot of slow traffic out there as we hit the peak of the morning commute. let's go out and take a lookant the bay bridge toll plaza -- look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's not been really severe. it's back backed up for a -- it's backed up for a ten-minute delay. some of the traffic has been busier on 80. also looking at the south bay, we had an earlier crash northbound 101 at alum rock. that crash is out of the lanes but traffic is still pretty slow in that area as you drive up into san jose. so we have another bad day on

highway 101. the central avenue offramp from 80 in el cerrito is still closed following a deadly crash. a minivan plunged off the freeway, down an embankment and landed on the ramp early this morning. ktvu reporter claudine wong is live at the scene with the latest on what's going on with this investigation. claudine? >> reporter: well, sal, investigators say they are getting close to wrapping up this investigation out here on the central avenue offramp. let me give you a look at what's happening now. you can see investigators standing on what is the side of that minivan. they are focused on a right front tire and what damage may have been caused by that tire or how that may have led to the accident. that's an important piece. we'll tell you why coming up in just a moment. i want to first direct your attention up the freeway. they just walked by. you have investigators up there. this is 880 where the accident happened more than six hours

ago. it was about 1:40 this morning, the chp says they were at a construction site along interstate 80, about a mile and a half up the road. there were two chp officers in two separate cars sitting there when they heard the minivan coming. they said they heard it coming because the right front tire was flat. they both tried to stop the vehicle. they said before they could do that, the van hit the center divide and went over the embankment and crashed there. it's still a mystery at this point why it all happened. >> we have no idea why that happened other than the right front tire is chewed up. we'll figure it was on the rim for a while but not sure why it veered to the left. >> reporter: firefighters responded to the scene, had to cut the top of the kia sedona van off. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. the body was taken away just

after 4:00 this morning. if we come back out here live, you can see the final stages of this investigation. we're told about a half an hour ago, they thought it would be another hour and then they would be able too reopen this offramp. it's taking a while for them to make sure they have everything taken care of. no sign of a tow truck yet. at this point, it looks like they have a little ways to go. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:05. the countdown clock in the b.a.r.t. dispute is now in its final hours. you can see over an hour and a half left until the strike deadline which is 11:59 tomorrow night. pressure is on b.a.r.t. management and union leaders to work out a last-minute deal. the b.a.r.t. contract talks are set to resume in a couple of hours this morning. there are some signs of progress at the bargaining table. tara moriarty joins us live from the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. you've been talking to worried

b.a.r.t. passengers. what are they telling you? >> reporter: they are concerned. they've made alternate plans for friday just in case. but according to experts, the two sides have been making progress. they think they could strike a deal before then. now, as far as the strike goes, the unions have said that they don't want to strike. they say that they are not ruling one hout, however. but -- one out however. monday night they did say they would not issue a 72-hour strike notice. ktvu spoke to a gauche amounter to get in -- negotiator to get insight into this meditating process. he said typically there's shuffling back and forth to rooms and there's face-to-face meetings as well. the fact that there's no mudslinging shows progress is being made. >> i think they are doing very serious bargaining now just from my observation that they are not out talking to the public about their positions and defending their positions. i think the signs are that they are having serious discussions.

>> reporter: now, they are planning to give an update at the monthly meeting today. we'll keep you posted on what happens there and let you know if anything happens on the negotiating front. live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. many b.a.r.t. workers are taking a hard line in this labor dispute despite the apparent progress in the contract talks. [chanting] >> last night, 100 b.a.r.t. workers and their supporters marched down oakland's grand avenue. they are urging union leaders to continue to fight hard for better pay and benefits. the union workers are calling on the public to support them. the prospect of another strike has many worried and frustrated. >> it kind of worries you after a while after you decide, well, you know, carpool, drive in or whatever. it takes a toll on you. >> want to make sure they are

fairly compensated and i'm willing to take the ferry or do whatever i need to do. but at the same time, i would like them to move it along. >> recent poms show -- polls show b.a.r.t. riders are unhappy with both sides. [audio difficulties] we'll continue our coverage in a few minutes. coming up at 7:16, the bay area's mass transit plan-b if the b.a.r.t. system is shut down again. new this morning -- antioch police investigating a deadly shooting last night. it happened around 8:00 on lopez drive near mission elementary school. the unidentified victim is a 27- year-old man. the investigation continues. also new this morning, a berkeley apartment house fire sent several people running into the streets in the middle of the night. it started around midnight on carrison street and pan sab

blow. a -- san pablo. a witness said residents managed to escape because a neighbor screamed for everybody to get out. >> i can't go to sleep and i hear somebody banging on my door that there's a fire, that their apartment is on fire. >> the woman told her roommate what was happening and then smelled the smoke and saw the flames. so they ran out. so far, no injuries are reported and the investigation continues. new information on the latest shooting on an a.c. transit bus in oakland. conflicting reports about a teenaged passenger shot while riding a bus yesterday afternoon in east oakland. police said the 18-year-old high school student was shot in the leg by someone on the bus. however, an a.c. transit spokesman said the gunshot wound may have been self-inflicted. no one else on the bus was hurt. this was the second shooting -- bus shooting. police are still searching for the gunman who fired shots on an a.c. transit bus on international boulevard last week.

two people wounded are now recovering. police say the intended targets on the bus were not hit. san francisco police say passengers on a muni railcar are so focused on their mobile devices, they didn't realize someone had been shot. a 30-year-old has pleaded not guilty to killing san francisco state student justin valdez last month. prosecutors say they have muni surveillance video showing the suspect holding a gun. they say other passengers were so engrossed in texting and other things, they were oblivious to what was happening. the state public utilities commission has ordered pg&e to keep a gas line in san carlos out of service until the agency can determine whether it's safe. a judge initially ordered the utility to shut down the pipeline on saturday. they asked for the court order of a they learned an internal pg&e memo.

the engineer raised questions about the possibility of a san bruno type disaster and the safety of the 83-year-old pipeline. it was one year ago today when san francisco supervisors handed suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi his job back. the decision came at the end of a marathon meeting. the supervisors decided his bruising of his wife's arm during a heated argument was way out of line but it did not qualify as official misconduct. 7:11. three new target stores opening today in the bay area. one is in san francisco on geary boulevard at masonic avenue. another is in alameda at mariner square loop. the third one is in san rafael at the shoreline center. here's some video i wanted to show you. the new store opening this morning in san francisco. like the other target store that opened in san francisco, this one will be smaller.

they are gonna focus on certain types of merchandise. >> all right. 7:11. boy, a real mystery at sf general. what we've learned about the body found in a hospital stairwell and whether this is a patient who disappeared last month. also -- a new snag in the partial government shutdown. how veterans are now feeling the impact. what's being done about it today. good morning. traffic is very slow in many areas right now. i want to show you the traffic at the toll plaza. slow especially on the right- hand side. we'll tell you more about this coming up. there's a lot of fog especially on the san mateo/santa cruz coastline and partly cloudy skies are trying to work their way into the sacramento area. because i know it's out there.

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it is 7:14. in our continuing coverage, in

about 15 minutes, a house hearing will focus on how the partial government shutdown is hurting veterans. in a separate news conference, senators are scheduled to talk about those same problems. kyla campbell is live in washington to explain the impact on services to veterans. >> reporter: tori, if the shutdown continues, the department for veterans affairs says nearly 4 million veterans won't get their disability checks for november. also g.i. bill payments and other benefits payments are supposed to go out to veterans november 1st but the v.a. is expecting delays and does not know for sure when it will run out of money. there's more motivation for lawmakers to end the government shutdown. president obama is now open to a short-term deal that would fund the government and raise the debt ceiling. house speaker john boehner says he wants negotiations first. there are dire warnings from tax payer watchdog groups if the u.s. defaults on payments

next week. >> we're talking about interest rates going up, unemployment going up. >> reporter: i will be working on more for 8:15. back to you. >> thank you. nearly two dozen people have been ticketed for entering grand canyon national park after the government shutdown closed it. the grand canyon's chief ranger says some people have been caught attempting rim-to-rim hikes or trying to sneak in through dirt roads. all of the 21 citations have a mandatory order to appear in federal court once the court opens and they will be handled by the u.s. attorney's office. people running the new california health insurance exchange says the response so far is incredible. covered california started last tuesday. more than 16,000 households applied for health insurance with 27,000 more creating

accounts or partially filling out applications. the state's three help centers received 59,000 phone calls. administrators say the wait times, which were more than 30 minutes on the first day, average 30 seconds on saturday. the employment section of the alameda county webb page will be filled with new jobs because of the affordable care act. the county wants to hire 185 workers to help low-income people enroll for free health coverage. county supervisors yesterday approved more than $8 million in funding for the new full- time jobs. 7:17. the man known as the naked b.a.r.t. acrobat may get out of jail today. perez was charged with false imprisonment and battery after allegedly harassing passengers at the 16th street b.a.r.t. station in san francisco back on may 10th. attorneys say a judge will likely release him today so he can get mental healthcare in

alameda county. he's apparently not eligible for treatment in san francisco because he said he had been living in berkeley. a petaluma man is due in court in just over an hour accused of causing a bomb scare in his neighborhood. on monday evening, police responded to reports with a man with a gun on quarry street. he's identified as 30-year-old ismail moylan. after he surrendered, police entered his home and found four explosive devices. they were safely detonated by the bomb squad. he's in jail on $1 million jail. mountain view police are saying the test run for their new tracking software was successful during a raid last month. the police department tested it during the beyond wonderland concert. mountain view based company polaris wireless created the app. they used it to track the movement ofmore than 20 -- of more than 20 officers.

officers made more than 100 arrests. bay area workers are urged to have a backup plan if there is a strike. other services are planning to expand their services. commuters don't have the option to work at home, you are being urged to carpool, ride a bus, train or ferry if possible. however, other transit agencies would only be able to handle a small percentage of b.a.r.t.'s 400,000 riders. many b.a.r.t. workers may be unhappy with their contract. but there are plenty of people who would love to take their jobs. today's "chronicle" reports that b.a.r.t.s more than 20,000 applications a -- b.a.r.t. gets more than 20,000 applications a year. so you have a better chance of getting into harvard than being hired by b.a.r.t. drivers and station agents make up to $63,000 a year. that's not including pension

and healthcare benefits. >> wow. all right. 7:19. hey, sal, how are things going? can you help our folks on 880? >> yes, i can. >> i figured you could. >> it's pretty hard to get into stanford and cal, too. >> yes, that's true. >> good morning, everybody. i'm in a silly mood. right now the traffic is not bad in some areas. this is 880. it looks pretty good. you know, it's pretty good for a wednesday. the bay bridge, the same thing goes. we haven't had a big backup. we don't ask too many questions when this happens. there's a herery -- theivery that some people may -- theory that some people may be held up on other freeways. maybe we're getting a break on this wednesday. i do want to mention in the south bay, i kind of zoomed in here just to show you that the valley is not showing the same kind of traffic that we had yesterday either. as a matter of fact, if we pull back about the only slow traffic i see that's kind of

normal for this time of the morning is this traffic on interstate 880. you can see where i'm drawing the line here. it's still very slow but it does pick up here in fremont which is better than yesterday. all in all steve, we're having a better-than-yesterday commute. how is that? >> that's a positive, sal. >> thank you. a lot of low clouds. there's definitely been enhancing of the clouds a little bit. higher clouds are heading back from the low up in the sierra nevada producing. so rain and -- producing some rain and snow mix. you can see how this is rotating back in. some of this cloud cover could get a shower out of it. your midweek forecast. we started the week off very, very warm. we will not be so warm today. 60s and 70s. we'll keep it here today and tomorrow. temperatures will continue to come down, not a lot. they made a pretty good drop. yesterday, san rafael, 76. concord, 77 yesterday. go 74. 74 oakland. bigger drop there.

67. a little bit more in the way of low clouds. san jose from 75 to 73. not a big deal. san francisco, though, dealing with a lot of low cloud deck. it really enhanced itself. 52. we'll go 60. a high of 66 should be sunny. as the low right there associated with everything now. you can see how that is rotating back in. even taking aim up towards lake county and parts of the north bay which has been mostly clear. there's a lot of low clouds. king t tweeted me and said 50 in morago and patchy clouds coming back in. snow level seems to be about 6500 feet. 1 to 5 inches of snow could fall out of that. some showers are trying to make it out of stockton and modesto. some of that could make it down towards monterey or the santa clara valley. i think we're too west. 39 tahoe. 47 ukiah. there are some 40s. napa airport has been the coldest by a mile. but a lot of low 50s. the wind is all over the place. this is the direction the wind is coming from onshore,

offshore, take your pick. eventually, it will be out of the northwest. san jose is southeast right now. and this low will continue to wrap back around giving us some, a lot of cloud cover, and some rain. the cool pattern will persist not only today but probably into friday. sunshine, a few isolated showers, though, are possible. back to tori and dave now. >> thank you, steve. time right now is 7:23. dozens of people hospitalized from a salmonella outbreak. how this has changed some plans for furloughed federal workers. plus -- stanford's football coach reacting to claims his team faked injuries to get an advantage against the rival in the pac 12.

contra costa county plans to go after mosquitoes in a big way tonight in martinez. it will send out a fleet of mosquito fogging trucks to spray pesto side -- pesticide

tomorrow night. fogging trucks will be sent into the neighborhoods at dusk and continue their work until shortly before mid my. the spray is considered low risk for most people. but children should not be allowed to play in the fog spray and residents are advised to close their windows. 7:25. stanford football coach angrily responding to claims by another coach that stanford players faked injuries. shaw said "we do not fake injuries. we never have. we never will. we don't believe in it. it's not right." shaw was responding to accusations by washington's head coach. he accused stanford of faking injuries to slowdown washington's hurry up offense. in hock kirks the sharks beat the rangers. we have a new star.

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good morning. these are live pictures from outside san francisco general hospital. this is where a body was found in a rarely-used exterior stairwell yesterday. there's also a patient who disappeared over -- almost three weeks ago and we

understand there's a new development in this case and we will be getting an update in about three and a half hours. welcome to "mornings on 2" on i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve, how is it going? >> there's a lot of low clouds around. high and mid-level clouds coming off the low producing widely scattered rain and snowshowers up in the sierra nevada. a little bit out around sacramento and the mother lode. 40s and 50s. a little bit of a breeze, not for all. the low will continue to sit here and spin in a few clouds and maybe an isolated shower or two. the pain immath will be up in the -- impact will be up in the sacramento area. there's will the of low clouds around and -- there is a lot of low clouds around. cool, breezy. a lot of low clouds and fog working its way up to santa cruz, san mateo coastline. i will say an isolated shower or two because of the nature of the low. but a lot of 60s and 70s. here's sal. steve, good morning. right now we're looking at traffic that's going to slow in some areas and quite improved

in others. on ray street, there seems to be some sort of activity there. it's causing a little bit of slow traffic. it's slow even beyond that getting into the valley. i want to show you a map view of the south bay. you can see 280 is actually a little bit worse today than 101. 85 and 280 are making most of that traffic. 880 is slow getting into fremont from as far back as hayward. on the livermore valley, we have slow traffic coming in until you get to the middle of livermore. let's get some live pictures in here. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. i think we have that. this is northbound 280 gets up to highway 17. that traffic is good and the toll plaza has filled in a little bit. it was ten minutes, now it's more like 15, 20. 7:32. back to the desk. we're waiting for official word from san francisco general hospital on whether a woman's body found yesterday in a stairwell is that of a woman who disappeared from her

hospital room more than two weeks ago. ktvu's brian flores is live at san francisco general hospital now. you just found out a news conference is set for just a -- for in just a couple of hours. >> reporter: that's right. i just got an e-mail. there is a phone recording as well that talks about this joint press conference that's scheduled for 11:00 this morning. it will involve some people here at san francisco general as well as the san francisco county sheriff's department. in terms of the sheriff's department, they have a big task ahead. they are in charge of security, not only here at the hospital, but they are also trying to find out how the woman died. the county coroner has yet to officially confirm the identifity of the woman's body found yesterday. but sources close to the investigation, again, tell ktvu. it's of 57-year-old lynn spaulding. we can confirm a woman's body was found in what is described as a rarely used exterior stairwell yesterday morning. her body was taken by the cory

ner's office yesterday -- co -- coroner's office yesterday. spaulding went missing after she came here to be treated for a bladder infection. the family says this has been an emotional roller coaster for the family. >> there's a lot of questions, if that's the case, that san francisco general will have to answer, not only for the family and friends of spaulding but for the people who come here expecting safety. >> it's very concerning that this bolddy was found -- body was found. we're distressed. we don't know what happened. that's our top priority, to find out that. >> reporter: what remains unclear if there were security cameras around the stairwell where the body was found. around the time when spaulding went missing, friends canvassed the city handing out fliers looking for her. i checked the website for her. the family says they've not received any confirmation this was lynn but again we're checking more information at

this joint conference scheduled for 11:00 this morning here at san francisco general hospital. we're live here in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. happening today -- a bail hearing is scheduled in 90 minutes in san francisco for a man suspected of online drug trafficking. 29-year-old ross olbrick is accused of running the secret underground website sill -- sill ook road -- silk road. the fbi arrested him last week. they say silk road brokered more than a billion dollars in illegal drug sales. yesterday, investigators announced the arrest of eight people in britain, sweden and washington state. 7:35. a.c. transit still trying to work out a new deal with its workers. now the board of directors says the next move, it's up to the union. the board says it's made a solid contract offer and the heads of the union recommend improving it. however, workers rejected it. the offer included a 9.5% raise

over three years. and a flat rate for health insurance. this is the second time in three months workers rejected an offer recommended by their union. new this morning, for the second time in three days, a stanford university professor won a noebl prize. the a -- nobel prize. the announcement came a few hours ago. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us from stanford where she talked to the medical researcher about his life's work and that overnight phone call. worming, janine. >> reporter: -- good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. michael levitt has been up since 2:00 a.m. that's when he received a phone call from sweden. the person on the other line informed him that he had just won the nobel prize for chemistry. >> i think i -- it was like a real adrenaline. my pulse shot up. it's still up. >> reporter: levitt fielded

phone calls all morning long from the media regarding his work in chemistry and how it led scientists to use computers to unveil the chemical molecules. levitt was awarded and two others the nobel prize for the work. they did that work in the 1970s which it calls groundbreaking. it's helped scientists research drugs and how they react. after levitt found out he won, he hugged his wife, he's been married to for the past 45 years. >> i'm feeling -- i think michael deserve it. really, he's such a modest person. he's an amazing scientist. he's really passionate about science. >> reporter: while, levgit is being honor -- levitt is being honored, he's a physicalcy

tift. he's been -- physicist. we asked him how he's going to celebrate, he said he's not sure but he's looking forward to getting more sleep. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> it -- thank you. coming up at 7:45, what happened to a recent winner of the nobel prize who studied at uc berkeley. at noon, president obama is expected to nominate janet yellen to become the chair of the u.s. federal reserve. she's currently the fed's vice chair. she was a uc berkeley professor like her husband. he won the nobel prize for economics in 2001. her nomination needs senate confirmation before she can take the job. she would be the first woman in the world to head a major central bank. ben bernanke is stepping down at the end of january. well, today a state assembly committee will hold a special public hearing about the recent violence at --

recent violence at napa state general. three years ago, a psychiatric technician was killed on the hospital grounds and since then, there have been several violent incidents. today's public hearing is at 1:00 p.m. at the little theater at napa valley college. the group working hard to try to save and preserve berkeley's downtown post office is pretty angry. the historic building now is being listed as being for sale on a real estate website. earlier this month, the postal service said the city has until the middle of next month to comment on any negative effects that selling the building would have on preserving it. a postal service spokesman said no sale will be completed until the historic value is considered. 7:39. it's do or die time for the oakland as tomorrow evening at the coliseum. >> a fly ball. to right field.

reddick moves back to the track. leaps at the wall and that ball is gone. >> the tigers avoided elimination by beating the as 8- 6 partly because of this controversial home run. the umpires rejected the as complaints that fans interfered with the ball. so deciding game five of the divisional playoffs starts at 5:07 p.m. in oakland. the winner will play the winner boston red sox who eliminated tampa last night. and these fans are expecting a win tomorrow. many gathered in restaurants and bars yesterday hoping to watch the as advance. despite the loss, fans are looking at the bright side. >> we're coming back to oakland for game 5. and we got tickets for game 5. you know what? we're gonna take it here at home. >> the as playoff run means green and gold for oakland businesses. the water front hotel was sold

out during the game last week. and show your support for the as on your facebook page. share our new game 5 badge. you can find it on our channel 2 facebook page. it is 7:40. less than two days to go. b.a.r.t. contract talks resuming. and coming up at 8:00 a.m. we'll have a live report on the critical negotiations set for today. >> reporter: outrage over unemployment checks in california. how it is tied to an -- to an east coast company. >> even though we've seen some improvement, it's still slow out there on highway 24. there's a lot of low clouds around especially the santa cruz and san mateo coast. what about shower activity. we'll take a look at what's going on in the sierra as well. when it's time to talk business security,

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u.s. companies report mixed earning news. alcoa rose as aluminum increased. costco falling after disappointing earnings. and men's warehouse soaring. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is up 10. the nasdaq down 15. spp is flat -- s&p is flat. apple is not commenting on reports it could be upgrading the ipad. the website says apple will announce changes to its current ipad on october 22nd. the report says the newest device would look more like a mini and have the processor used in the new iphone-s. the last upgrade came in november

of last year. southwest airlines latest sale is forcing other airlines to drop some of their fares as well. southwest is offering one-way tickets for just tickets between san francisco and l.a. for less than $100. there are other fares for longer trips but all tickets must be purchased by tomorrow night. the new survey shows the average household plans to spend $65 on halloween candy to hand out. it shows trick or treaters have very strong opinions on what candies they like best. 7:45. thousands of californians waiting for money they desperately need. pam cook is in the newsroom now with the information on how the

computer problem is blamed for this. >> computer problem and an out of state company being blamed for making people wait for unemployment checks here in california. now some bay area lawmakers are calling for a formal review of the employment development department. that's after a computer problem delayed unemployment checks across the state. administrators tell us here at ktvu news that some people are still waiting for checks despite the fact that last week, the department announced that it had cleared it's backlog. >> you want us to pay our taxes. you want us to do everything on your time schedule. we want the same in return. you work for us, right? >> she was laid off in february and is still waiting for $3600 in unemployment benefits. her checks stopped coming when edd had problems upgrading the computer system over the weekend. the computer system was developed by a company out of

new york. we've been told that massachusetts just fired the same company with problems with the new system for the tax returns. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," the california state senator who is calling for an investigation. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:46. a controversial new book being released next month investigates the alleged relationship between kidnapped teenager hannah anderson and james dimaggio, the kidnapper. the author, hoffman, doesn't believe the public got the entire story and says anderson has more explaining to do. she also says there's inconsistencies this her story. a new york city police officer due in court this morning. this is in connection with the assault on the driver of an suv by a group of motorcycle riders. you've seen the video. investigators say the ten-year veteran of the police force was

seen punching and kicking the suv before leavings scene. they say he was undercover and he was off duty at the time. he's now the sixth person to be arrested in this case. investigators say the motorcycle rider surrounded that suv, dragged the driver out and beat him up after his suv allegedly ran over some of the riders. 7:47. we're now learning more about the salmonella outbreak traced back to foster farms chicken at three facilities in the central valley. the centers for disease control says 42% of the 278 people who became sick were hospitalized. the cdc says many strains of salmonella linked to the outbreak appear to be drug- resistant. it says it was slow to discover how big the outbreak was because a national network that looks for food-borne illnesses is closed due to the government shutdown. we've posted the three codes to look out for on the packets of

foster farms chicken that may be affected. you can find that at ktvu.com on our home page under hot topics. the centers for disease control says two-thirds. staff is furloughed and unable to work. but this morning we learned because of this latest outbreak, the cdc is recalling 30 workers back on the job and that is allowed under the rules of the shutdown. georgia congress ma'am jack kingston says if the shutdown continue -- congressman jack kingston says if the shutdown continues, he plans to introduce a bill to reopen the cdc. >> the work done at the cdc is vitaly important, not just to -- vitaly important, not just to america but all over the world. 7:49. even nobel prize winners are affected by this partial government shutdown. scientist david weinland from

sacramento, he's a graduate of uc berkeley. he won. nobel prize in physics in 2012 for his research on lasers and other science projects. but he's been deemed nonessential. he's been furloughed because of the government shutdown. well, a popular sandcastle contest in san francisco is also a victim of the government shutdown. leap may sponsor a sandcastle on oakland beach. the events scheduled for saturday are now postponed indefinitely. they say that's because the beach is closed because of the government shutdown. there are no rangers on patrol. >> i was a judge at one of those contests a while back. >> oh, really? >> amazing. so many talented people there. >> yeah. >> disappointing for a lot of people. >> yes. let's check in with sal and see what's happening in the south bay. i know yesterday was a mess, sal. >> it was a mess, tori and dave. it's a little better but it's

still slow. we'll start on interstate 280 in san jose. you can see it's getting slow coming up through 17 and it stays that way all the way to cupertino. 280 and 885 seem to be worse than -- and 85 seem to be worse than 101. that's kind of unusual. the commute on 237 getting into the valley, we've had slow traffic there. again, i want to show you 101. we had an earlier crash at alum rock in the south bay and then now it's filled in getting into mountain view. 880 southbound continues to be very slow beginning right near 238 on your way south. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we've had a light commute by the way this morning. it's filling in a little bit. but it's not all that bad. let's check that out coming up soon. the sun came up. there's a lot of low clouds. redwood shores, big cloud bank and clouds on the san mateo coast, santa cruz coast. kelly up in bridgeport, it's

snowing. 7100-foot level. and also snowing at heavenly. it's giving us some cloud cover heading back. i think most of it is staying just to the east of us. san rafael, 76 yesterday. we'll go 73 today. concord 74 today. oakland, 74. san jose from 75 to 73. san francisco which was very warm over the weekend now sliding back in. we'll go 66 for a high. partly to mostly cloudy here in the morning but i think we'll get sunny later on as the low responsible for this is really taking aim more towards the sierra nevada where there's a mix of rain and snow there. also towards the sacramento valley and i think the san joaquin valley as well and more towards monterey. we're far enough west. it's close. there's temperatures in the 30s for many. for us we're seeing some of the cloud cover. it's just missing us. already starting to push south. it looks like we won't get much

out of it. 36 up in tahoe. light rain off anded on or mixed precipitation. higher elevations getting the snow. 47 ukiah. 57 san francisco. 43 at napa airport. they've been one of the coolest. there are a lot of 50s. the low cloud deck holding things in check. it's mainly the san mateo, santa cruz coast. it will be a cooler, breedzy day for us -- breezy for us. it will be partly sunny in the south bay. areas of low clouds, isolated showers, but again, that's kind of iffy. mainly a cooler, breezy day. highs not very warm. we'll stay here for a while. 70s for many or 60s closer to the coast. 60s and low to mid-70s. i think we'll get some cloud cover but there will be plenty of sunshine here except for the low cloud deck. we'll keep things in check along the coast. some of the coast looks sunny and nice. breezy, cool. sunny and warmer days as we go to the weekend. 7:53. a muni passenger shot and

killed. why other riders apparently didn't see the weapon and police think they are stunned by the reaction to this. steven king's hit "carrie" is being remade. but for some people at a new york coffee shop, the plot became a little too real.

welcome back. fire investigators still looking for the cause of a three-hey larm fire yesterday -- three-alarm fire yesterday that destroyed buildings at a lumberyard in coyote near san jose. we showed you this live here yesterday on "mornings on 2." it happened at the padula lumber company, an old bunkhouse for railroad workers that was destroyed along with two buildings and two vehicles there. firefighters had to rely on water tenders because there were no fire hydrants nearby. a family in san francisco that's being kicked out of their home, well they will be able to stay there for at least two more weeks. the lee family has been living

in rent-controlled nob hill apartment for 43 years. they were supposed to be evicted last month. tenant advocates, including mayor ed lee, asked the property owner to give the lees more time. first they received ten more days. now they've been given an additional 1 days to find another place -- 12 days to find another place to live. a new study is exploring the link between sleep deprivation and mental health. researchers say younger people are concerned about getting enough sleep because they tend to have too many things on their mind to rest properly. they are modifying the program to see if this can alleviate stress. it will focus on yoga, meditation and other relaxation techniques done before bed. the remake of "carrie" became a little too real for some customers in a new york

coffee shop. >> just get away from me. [screaming] >> that's quite a scream. to promote the movie, a company rigged the shop to make it look like one of the customers had powers just like the character "carrie" in the steven king movie. they made it to look like she was moving things thanks to a fake wall, remote controlled tables and spring loaded books. boy, quite a shock for a lot of people. >> they have had 3 million hits. >> really? on that? >> on the internet. >> interesting. 7:58. a deadly shooting last night near an elementary school in antioch. now the police want your help. find out what's happening with that. >> reporter: we're live in oakland, less than 48 hours away from a potential b.a.r.t. strike. we'll let you know what the two sides are saying and what experts are saying about potential progress. good morning. right now, traffic on the san mateo bridge is busy but it's

not stop and go. give you an outlook on the bay area bridges when we come back.

good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." live pictures. the west oakland b.a.r.t. station, the commute well

underway, as you know. time is also ticking towards another possible b.a.r.t. strike. midnight thursday evening, but we're hearing they are making progress in the talks. those talks resume in about two and a half hours. we'll keep you posted. welcome back. it's wednesday, it's october 9th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. let's have a quick look at weather and traffic. steve, actually a little snow in some parts? >> that's correct. up in the sierra, bridgeport, heavenly, getting some snow. there's been isolated rain. most of it is -- most of it is this close to us. we have a lot of clouds. it's mostly clear in the north bay. cooler and breezy if the wind is not there where you are yet, it will pick up. a lot of temperatures, very slows -- close. i don't expect the high temperatures to be that much different. you can see how the low is wrapping back around some clouds. it looks like more toward the southern santa clara valley or

down towards monterey, carmel valley. a lot of rain urn iting to snow -- turning to snow. some of that rain favoring areas a little bit to the east and south of us. cooler, breezy, partly cloudy to the south. machine to the north. i'll mention an isolated shower or two. somebody could pop up. 60s and low 70s for many or mid. here's sal. good morning. we do have a new crash in sonoma county on highway 37 at lakeville road. it sounds like a bad injury crash. the paramedics and the fire department are on the way on 37 before you get to 121. this is going to affect both directions of the road, not quite over to what they used to call sears point. this is a look at highway 37 and the road sensors are showing slow traffic coming this way toward marin and not the other way. again, this injury crash relatively new in the area. let's go to live pictures. look at the bay bridge toll

plaza. we've seen quite a bit of improvement as you drive into the toll plaza area. there are no major problems but the traffic has been a little bit slow on 80 westbound coming down the eastshore freeway. now, a tow truck is on the scene at the central avenue offramp from westbound interstate 80 in el cerrito which has been closed following a deadly crash. a minivan went down an embankment landing on the roof -- landing on the ramp, landing on its side. pardon me. ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong has been out there since 4:30. what's been happening in the last few minutes. >> a lot of activity. the -- >> reporter: a lot of activity. i can show you behind me what's happening right now. you can see the minivan at the base of that tow truck. they are getting ready to pull it on there and then get it out of the way to get the ramp reopened. as we go up the embankment, you can see some workers there trying to repair the guardrail

that the minivan crashed into when this came over that embankment and down on this ramp. let's take you through what happened this morning. it all started about 1:30. the chp says they had two officers in two separate cars parked at a construction site about a mile and a half up. they heard this minivan before they saw it because they said the right front tire was flat. so they heard it coming. it wasn't speeding but they both pulled out to try to make contact with the driver to find of figure out what was going on. they say moments later, the minivan hit the center divide and then veered back over the lanes of traffic and flipped over and went down the embankment. the chp officers say they all watched it happen and it happened very quickly. >> i'm not sure if they had lights on yet. they theard the vehicle. they were gonna try to make a stop on it. but this happened a few seconds after they were behind the vehicle. >> reporter: so they didn't have time to start pursuing? >> no, not really.

they put out a little information over the radio. and then it was like hit the center divide and went off the shoulder. >> reporter: they called in firefighters who had to cut the top of the roof of the minivan off to try to get to the driver inside. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. the chp is not releasing any information about the victim. in the meantime, though, this ramp has been closed. so the major accident investigation team could do their work. as we come back out here live, you see the minivan being pulled up. if you look at the top of that minivan, you can see the extensive damage to it. again, at this point, we do not know really why this happened. all we know is that this van was driving down the road pretty much on the room on its -- rim on its right front styer. that -- front tire. that caused it to lose control. it looks like they are in the

final stages. they will get that up on the tow truck. get it out of here and then this offyomp will be back -- offramp will be back open to traffic. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. the countdown clock is ticking toward another possible b.a.r.t. strike. the coolingoff period ends at 11:59 tomorrow night. we've got just over a day and a half left. pressure is on. b.a.r.t. management and union leaders to work out a last-minute deal. the talks are scheduled to resume in 90 minutes. there are some signs of progress at the bargaining table. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from the west oakland b.a.r.t. station and you've been talking to some worried passengers. >> reporter: that's right. the potential for the strike is there. these riders are concerned. i don't think that anybody that we talked to the last strike enjoyed uses the bus shuttles. the home is for the -- heap is for the two sides to -- hope is for the two sides to come

together. the union said they would not issue their 72-hour strike notice. some see that as a good sign. ktvu spoke to a negotiator to gain insight into the bargaining process. he said typically mediators shuttle back and frgt between floors and -- forth between floors and there's face-to-face meeting. >> it could mean they are trying to set aside some of the personal animosity. at this point, it takes both, the face-to-face and the shuttle diplomacy for the meditators to go back and forth. >> reporter: now, they are planning to give the members an update today at the monthly meeting. we'll keep you posted on that. and we'll let you know if we hear anything from either side, b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. or -- b.a.r.t. or the union. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. despite the apparent pro

progress in the contract contracts, some are -- progress in the contract talks, some are taking a hard line. [chanting] >> they marched down grand avenue. they are urging the leaders to continue to fight hard for better pay and benefits. the union workers are calling on the public to support them in their battle with b.a.r.t. management. but the prospect of another strike has outraged many b.a.r.t. riders. >> holding people hostage. this is ridiculous. the people, the masses. it's unfair. this is enough. we're -- we've had it. >> recent polls show b.a.r.t. riders are unhappy with both sides in the labor dispute. the same polls think b.a.r.t. management has made a far better case than the unions. many workers are demanding better pay and un benefits. but there are -- and benefits. but there are plenty of people who would love to take their jobs. coming up, why someone has a better chance of getting into harvard than working for

b.a.r.t. antioch police investigating a deadly shooting last night. it happened around 8:00 on lopez drive near mission elementary school. the unidentified victim, a 27- year-old man. the investigation continues. flames woke up some berkeley residents early this morning. an apartment at carrison and san pablo caught fire, forcing residents to run for their lives. now, it started around midnight. one witness says residents escape because a neighbor screamed for everybody to get out. so far, no injuries reported. but the investigation continues. 8:09. there's new information on the latest shooting on an a.c. transit bus in oakland. there are new conflicting reports about a teenaged passenger who suffered a gunshot wound while riding a bus in east oakland yesterday afternoon. police said the 18-year-old high school student was shot in the leg by someone on the bus. but an a.c. transit spokesman now says the gunshot wound may have been

self-inflicted. no one else on the bus was hurt. it was the -- this was the second bus shooting in oakland in the past eight days. police are still looking for the gunman who opened fire on an a.c. transit bus traveling on international boulevard last week. two people are wounded. they are recovering from their injuries. police say the intended targets on the bus were not hit. meanwhile, in another shooting incident, san francisco police say passengers aboard a muni railcar were so focused on their mobile devices, they didn't realize someone had been shot. 30-year-old kaptasen has pleaded not guilty to killing justin valdez last month. prosecutors say they have muni swid surveillance video that proves this. the state public utilities commission ordered pg&e to keep a gas pipeline in san carlos

out of service until that pipeline is deemed safe. a judge initially order ordered the shutdown on sunday. san carlos city leaders asked for the court order after they learned of a memo. the e-mail raised questions about the possibility of a san bruno type disaster and also the safety of that 83-year-old pipe. it is 8:11. right now -- rate now, some bay area schools are participating in some of the international walk-to-school day. more than 12,000 elementary school students and 76 public schools are expected to join in. that's a 38% increase from last year and includes schools in san francisco, san jose, santa clara and marin county. parents are encouraged to join in and walk or ride their bikes along with their children. >> that's right. 8:11. we talked about this earlier. but there's a new development in a grim discovery that

happened at a bay area hospital what's going to happen at san francisco general hospital later this morning. right now, veterans affairs officials are telling lawmakers the problems the government shutdown is causing for veterans. ill will explain the benefit -- i will explain the benefits millions could miss out on. we've been looking at the bay area bridges. right now the golden gate bridge looks pretty good. sunny and the traffic is smooth in southern marin. a lot of sunshine in the north bay. a mix of low clouds and high clouds south of that. it looks like we just missed the shower activity but they are getting snow in the sierra. when our little girl was born,

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congress is examining how long the shutdown is aaffecting -- is affecting military veterans. the testimony is well underway. there will be testimony by the secretary of veterans affairs as well as military vets including disabled veterans and those who actually fought in iraq and afghanistan. again, we'll keep an eye on this hearing -- happening now in washington. well, the pressure on congress and lawmakers coming from various groups trying to get them to reach a deal on this government shutdown. kyla campbell is live in washington now with the fallout from all of this. kyla? >> reporter: dave, if the

shutdown continues into next week, more than five million veterans will miss out on benefits payments come november 1st. we're taking a live look at that veterans affair hearing where the secretary says nearly 4 million veterans won't get their disability checks for next month. another million plus won't get g.i. bill payments and ear payments due out november 1st. the v.a. unexpectedly furloughed 7,000 workers. half of whom are veterans. some lawmakers question that move saying the v.a. is almost fully funded months in advance. but the v.a. says the furlough is necessary. >> it's the v.a.'s ability -- impediment that they have the ability to pay the services earned. >> reporter: president obama is open to a short-term deal that would fund a government and raise the debt ceiling for four to six weeks.

but house speaker john boehner wants negotiate spending cuts first. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. the head of starbucks thinks the political gridlock will end. howard schultz wants customers of his to set a good example. he's offering a free tall cup of coffee to anyone who buys a beverage for someone else. shultz says that helps people support and connect with each other. he thinks a small act of generosity will go a long way. 8:17. a second team of more than a hundred weapons exarts is expected -- experts is expected to arrive in syria. this will expand on the work of the original team who arrived october 1st. both teams will form a joint operation to identify, sequester and oversee the demolition of syria's approximately 1,000-tun arsenal of chemical weapons. that operation is expected to

take eight months. the u.s. will slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and financial aid to egypt. the white house is considering such a move since the egyptian military ousted that country's first democratically-elected leader back in june. the u.s. provides egypt with a billion and a half dollars in aid. money going to the interim government would be suspended. and in another development this morning, an egyptian court announced that mohamed morsi will stand trial on november 4th on charges of inciting deaths of opponents during a riot. the man with the police chief in santa rosa is stepping down. he led the department through a time of financial uncertainty and divisiveliness in the ranks. he has no immediate plans for his retirement. and money to hire new police officers will instead go to street paving in vallejo.

the vallejo times herald reports the hiring of new officers is behind schedule. and the city council unanimously approved a plan to shift $2.5 million from hiring officers to rode repair and other projects. the police chief says diverting the funds will not hurt his hiring process. 8:18. bay area commuters you are being advised have a backup plan just in case there's a b.a.r.t. strike friday morning. other bay area transit agencies are getting ready to expand service if there's a strike. commuters who don't have the option to work from home, you are being advised to use casual carpools. consider riding a bus, train, or ferry if that's possible. this labor dispute will cost b.a.r.t. about $250,000 a day starting friday, strike or no strike. that's because b.a.r.t. has made a nonrefundable deposit for buses. many b.a.r.t. union workers may not like their current contract. but there are a lot of people

who would love to take their jobs. b.a.r.t. getting more than 20,000 job applications a year to fill just 177 job openings according to the chronicle. so according to that, you have a better chance of getting into harvard than getting hired by b.a.r.t. drivers and the station agents make unto 63,000 a year -- up to 63,000 a year and that doesn't include pension and healthcare benefits. we're hope -- i think everyone is hoping there won't be a strike. but in case there is, sal castanedo is our traffic guru and you, of course, will be all over it as will ktvu just in case. >> we did it last time. we're hoping that it's not gonna happen. we will be ready just in case we'll have expanded updates. we'll be all over the ferries and the tiffs in -- alternatives in case that happens. the bay bridge toll plaza, this is the spot where if there is a strike it will be bad here. this morning it's light.

there's a small delay. no problems getting into san francisco along the actual span. also looking at interstate 880 a little bit of slow traffic there. southbound heading down to 238. northbound traffic looks good passing the oakland kol low soo yum. we want to talk about -- coliseum. we want to talk about sonoma county. highway 37 at lakeville. there is a crash. traffic is very slow westbound coming in from the old sears point, heading out to lakeville. it's gonna be a little bit slow. i want to talk about the south bay where 85 and 280 are very slow. camden, there was an earlier crash, northbound 280 at de anza. it's out of the lanes. the traffic is very slow on both of these commutes heads into the valley -- heading into the valley. mostly clear, sunny to the north. partly sunny, partly cloudy to the south unless you are across the santa cruz coastline. they look like they are dealing with a lot of clouds.

snow sticking to the roofs in the keys. snowing at heavenly and bridgeport. they are getting some snow. most of it is off to the east and south. very close. san rafael yesterday, 76. oakland, 74. and san jose, 75. 76. 67 and 73. a little bit cooler. it looks like we'll stay around the highs for the next couple of days. san francisco which was pushing the 80s on the weekend now looking at the 60s here. partly cloudy in the morning. i think it will be sunny later on. you can see the low, it's trying. it's trying to send back a lot of the cloud cover. some of it made it to san jose, santa clara valley. still, mostly cloudy clear to the -- mostly clear to the north. the rain has turned to snow. you can see how that -- just missed it. some of that is producing light rain down towards the san joaquin valley. 36 tahoe. it's been coming down a little bit. that snow level, mixed he precipitation at blue canyon.

54 sacramento. there were some 40s but a lot of 50s. mostly around 51, 52. everyone was close on the lows. the low is making a b-line south. as it does, drier air will move in. cooler, breezy, higher elevations. some of the coastal areas, breezy to windy. sunny, maybe a few popup, partly cloudies later on. but north bay starting off mostly sunny. 60s and 70s for almost everybody here. these temperatures don't look to be changing too much over the next few days. again, a lot of low clouds kind of hit and miss on the coast rather that solid santa cruz. breezy, cool on thursday. the mornings will be cold. the days will be sunny and a little bit warmer. 8:23. we know the oakland as are good. but there are a lot of nervous oakland as fans this morning. the do-or-die game tomorrow evening at the coliseum.

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[ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. good morning. welcome back. these are live pictures. san francisco general hospital, that's where a body -- a woman's body was found yesterday in a rarely-used exterior stairwell. there's a new development in this case. something is gonna happen in about two and a half hours from right now. we have all of the details for you. welcome back. it is wednesday. it's october 9th. i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic for you. steve, the weather a little changey here. >> well, not too bad for us. it will be cooler and breezy. out in the sierra and sacramento and san joaquin valley, they are more in line

for snow. there have been a few reports for us. a lot of low clouds. it's a cooler forecast. we've seen temperatures starting to drop on monday and then more so on wednesday. they will continue and stay here. 60s and low 70s. had a few 40s and the napa airport gone nutty. 41. there's a ten-degree spread between them and everybody else. only a few 40s and a lot of 50s. they are all near 50, 51. you can see how it is close. some of the cloud cover wrapping bag -- back. some scattered snowshowers but it has made it to lake level, the keys, bridgeport and heavenly reporting snow. breezy, low clouds. generally, cooler, breezy. partly to mostly sunny. here's sal. the south bay is a mess still. it's becoming a pattern, unfortunately, northbound 280 is still slow out of downtown san jose. kind of late for this to be happening. pardon me. and this is all because of an earlier crash northbound 280

coming up on the de anza boulevard turnoff. that's been gone for a while. the indicator is still there. i want to put up a p ma. northbound 2 -- put up a map. northbound 280 is still slow up to cupertino where the crash was. camden, there was a crash. 101 is slow all the way up into mountain view. that's one long backup. all of these backups are still there. if you have time, if the schedule allows it, you may want to put this off for a bit. here's some good news. look at the bay bridge. westbound. that's awesome. westbound coming into san francisco. no major delays right now. no problems getting on the bridge itself into the city. so we do have some good news out there. 8:32. back to the desk. >> thank you. 8:32. this morning, a lot of questions about this woman and also about whether the discovery of a woman's body found in a stairwell yesterday at san francisco general hospital is that woman. that is the big question and a lot of people are asking this. a woman disappeared more than

two weeks ago. ktvu's brian flores is at san francisco general right now. >> reporter: this is an active investigation being lead by the -- led by the san francisco sheriff's department. not only security at the hospital, but they are also in charge of trying to figure out how this woman died. the coroner has yet to fully identify the body found yesterday along the stairwell here at san francisco general hospital. but sources close to the investigation tell ktvu that it is a 57-year-old -- that it is 57-year-old lynn spaulding. the woman's body was found in a rarely-used exterior stairwell. her body was taken by the coroner's office yesterday afternoon. more than two weeks ago, the hospital reported she meant missing after coming here to be treated for a bladder infection. her family says this has been

an emotional roller coaster for the family. >> someone has died in a mysterious fashion here at san francisco general, an institution known for healing. tonight, i'm sure the staff of sf general is horrified and confused. >> reporter: now, what remains unclear is whether there's security cameras around the stairwell around the time when spaulding went missing. family was handing out fliers looking for her. the family has a facebook page dedicated to finding her. there's questions for sf general to answer this morning. some of them include what are the protocols for a hospital when searching for a missing patient, how many searches place and whether there were any cameras recording at the time. hopefully we can answer the questions during a press conference at 11:00 this morning. we're live in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:34. happening today, a bail hearing is scheduled in half an hour in

san francisco for a man suspected of running a massive drug trafficking website. some call it the ebay for drugs. 29-year-old ross olebrick is accused of running silk road. he was arrested at a san francisco public library last week. agents say silk road brokered more than a billion dollars in illegal drug sales. yesterday, investigators announced the arrests of eight people in britain, sweden and washington state. an internationally renowned scientist from sanford did not get much sleep last night. his phone would not ing after he was awarded the nobel prize in chemistry. janine de la vega is live inspect south bay where we talked to him about his groundbreaking research. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we're here in front of professor michael levitt's home. he's been awake since 2:00 a.m. that's when he received a phone call from sweden with the exciting news. now, this is video that we're showing you that we took of

levitt earlier this morning. he was fielding phone calls from the media answering questions about his work that's being called groundbreaking. the royal swedish academy of scientists awarded him and two others the nobel prize in chemistry for work they did in the 1970s. it laid the foundation for computer programs to simulate and predict chemical processes. it's helped scientists research drugs and how they react with protein in the body. >> it's nice to see this work recognized right now. this is an acknowledgement that computers are an important part of biology. biology has been an experimental see usiance. i think it -- science. i think this is the -- it's a chemistry prize. it's for biological molecules. >> reporter: we asked levitt how he was going to celebrate. he said he was not sure. the 66-year-old has been teaching at stanford since

1987. the university will be holding a news conference to discuss the honor at 10:00 a.m. this is the second proker -- professor here to receive the nobel prize this week. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. and winning the nobel prize does not mean you are immune from the government shutdown. coming up at 8:45, what happened to a recent winner who studied at uc berkeley. and at noon today -- president obama is expected to nominate janet yellen to become the chair of the u.s. federal reserve. she's currently the fed's vice chair and the wall street journal study shows she was the most accurate of 14 fed policymakers in her forecast through last year. yellen was a uc berkeley professor and she served as the president of the federal reserve of san francisco. the senate must confirm her nomination. ben bernanke is stepping down as fed chair at the end of january. 8:37. we're finding out more about the salmonella outbreak linked

to foster charms chicken at three facilities. the cdc says 42% of the 278 people who became sick were hospitalized. many strains of salmonella linked to the outbreak appear to be drug resistant. the cdc was slow to figure out the extent of the outbreak because some of their investigators have been furloughed because of the government shutdown. now, on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com, we've posted the three usda codes to look out for on foster farms chicken. you can find it at ktvu.com on our home page. look under hot topics. now, the centers for disease control says two-thirds of their staff was furloughed. they couldn't work. but this morning we found out because of this latest salmonella outbreak, they are recalling 30 employees. they can do that under the rules of the shutdown. in santa clara county, officials want people to have more information about

restaurant safety violations. the county may be adding color- coded signs at restaurants that have been cited for one or more serious health code violations. violations may include workers who don't wash their hands or inadequate food storage, animal contamination or even sick employees. the details of the plan still being worked out. they could be in place, though, around the first of next year. 8:38. it is do-or-die time for the as tomorrow at the coliseum. >> it's a fly ball. right field. reddick moves back. leaps at the wall and that ball is gone. a home run to tie the game. >> the detroit tigers avoid elame nation -- elimination by peat -- beating the as partially because of this controversial home run. the as complained that fans interfered with the ball.

the deciding game 5 starts at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in oakland. the winner plays the boston red sox who eliminated the rays last night. [chanting] >> and as fans are expecting a win tomorrow. many gathered hoping for the team to advance for a win. despite the loss, avid fans are looking at the bright side. >> we're gonna take it here at home against detroit. a little retribution and take it and go to the -- we'll go to the series. >> the as playoff run means green and gold for oakland businesses. the waterfront hotel was sold out last week during the games. and show your support on your took page. show -- facebook page. show our badge that's on our facebook page. >> i think he would have caught that. >> you think so?

>> i was watching it slowly. i think he would have caught that. just my opinion. >> all right. people in a new york coffee shop found themselves in a real- life horror movie. [screams] >> now you are awake. the plot of steven king's new "carrie" movie brought to life. waiting by the mailbox. the glitch being blamed for the delay of unemployment checks in california and being done about it. good morning. it's still pretty busy in some areas of the bay when it comes toot traffic -- to the traffic. happily on the golden gate bridge, it's looking good. mostly sunny out there. some areas along the san mateo/santa cruz coast dealing with fog. any shower activity probably not here. but there's some snow in the sierra. we'll take a look at it -- coming up.

well, investors still concerned that politicians in d.c. will fail to reach a deal before the treasure runs out of money to pay its bill next week. investors also reacting to the expected nomination of janet yellen as the new fed chair. she's continued to continue with the economic policies. the dow is down 21.

the nasdaq is down 37. s&p is down 5. 8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you -- the b.a.r.t. strike deadline, 11:59 tomorrow night. pressure is on both sides to reach a deal. both sides are making concessions and possibly inching closer to a deal. the central avenue offramp from 880 in el cerrito is open again following an early- morning deadly crash. a minivan drove off the interstate. the driver was killed. chp says the van had a flat tire before it veered off. we're watching -- this is congress man mckulsky of maryland. democrats are holding a news conference right now. they are on the steps of the capitol building. these are live pictures.

harry reid is leading this. we're gonna -- they are talking about the negative impact on the government shutdown. we'll listen in for a moment. >> why is that so important? just a few years ago, faulty products coming in from blood centers from china sickened 800 people and killing 81. my drug -- >> again, we've been listening to this live news conference. senate democrats on the steps of the capitol building talking about the negative impacts of the government shutdown. republicans are saying they are willing to reopen the government. but they want democrats to negotiate budget cuts. we'll keep you posted on everything that happens related to the government shutdown. and speaking of that, san francisco's cliffhouse restaurant is closed again. it will stay closed until the government shutdown is over. the cliffhouse sits on national parkland near land's end. it was closed last week but the owners defied orders and reopened this week. but now the owners say they

will obey the order and close the restaurant until washington resolves the stalemate. even nobel prize winners are feeling the pain of the u.s. government shutdown. scientists david wineland grew up in san francisco and garage waptsed from uc berkeley. he -- graduated from uc berkeley. he won the prize for his research on laser and other scientific protect ject -- projects. he's furloughed now due to the shutdown. thousands of californians waiting for money they desperately need. pam cook is in the newsroom with information on how a computer problem is blamed -- is being blamed and what's being done about it. >> good morning. computer problem and an out of stale company is -- and an out of state company are being blamed. some have been without that money since the labor day weekend. >> hard enough to making ends meet on a regular salary. and then you are reduced to

unemployment and then you are retuesdayed to nothing -- reduced to nothing. >> jerry hill is among those calling for a full review of the edd. that could include questions about the new york company that developed the computer system. >> we need an answer. we need an answer as to why this went bad. what the problem was, what caused the problem and how can we prevent it from happening again. >> california paid deloit consulting $62 million to develop the new system to process unemployment claims. the boston globe reports that same company has had problems with major projects in massachusetts, florida and pennsylvania. now, in a statement deloit told us here at ktvu news "the delays were not due to errors in the system or the software deloitte developed." reporting live from -- live in the newsroom, pam cook. a.c. transit still trying to negotiate a deal with the workers. now the board says the next move is up to the union.

the board said it made a solid contract offer and the leaders recommended approving it. however, workers rejected it. the offer included a 9.5% raise over three years and also a flat rate for health insurance. it's the second time in treat months workers rejected an offer that was recommended by their union. 8:48. want to check in with sal. see what's happening on highway 4 in the east bay. >> it's getting better. finally, you can almost say that highway 4 is good. but it's better anyway. the road sensors are not showing a lot of slow traffic. that's good news. you might not believe it but there's slow traffic waiting for you here as you drive through. there will be traffic that's going to be slow on highway 24 here. i'm gonna click for the speed. it's about 33 miles an hour. not too bad, i guess, heading westbound from walnut creek to oakland. let's get to live pictures. the bay bridge has completely improved. it is light coming into san

francisco. south bay, still a little bit slow, although it's getting better. northbound on 280 but it's still slow into the valley. let's go to steve. sunny to the north. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. santa cruz coastline, low clouds. a lot of sunshine for those mainly east and also north. 36 up in tahoe. reports of snow at echo summit. i know at the keys, steve bridges there said on the roof. the snow is hit and miss at heavenly. 38 in ukiah. i noticed sunshine. breezy, cool conditions for some. a loet of 40s for those -- a lot of 40s for those to the north. napa airport, they must be stuck. they've been running 10 degrees cooler and almost everybody else today. they are the one of the few in the 40s. the low coming right down the old elevator shaft will continue to march southward. taking it with snow in the

sierra. sacramento, san joaquin valley. it's mainly a cooler, breezy day. not much to the north. i'll mention a possibility of a shower or two until the low gets far enough out of the picture. it would probably be an iffy situation for that to develop. it will be a cooler day as that low moves south. high pressure will be to the north. that will create a north- northwest breeze. if it's not windy yet, it will probably be later on. it will keep temperatures. i don't see much change on the high temperatures. mornings cold, days warmer. 8:51. president obama taking a stand on the silicon valley patent battle. what the president did that gave apple a big boost. i want you to know stuff i want you to be kind. i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor.

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welcome back. 8:53. a southern california woman facing charges accused of stealing more than a million dollars of school lunch money. prosecutors say she stuffed the money in her bra to get it off the school property. judith oakes faces 16 felony counts. she's a school district accountant. prosecutors say she embezzled $1.8 million. a pittsburg high school has suspended a dozen students in connection with a controversial photo, this one here, showing a female student in a headlock. this has gone viral on the internet. the principal says it was taken on friday. he was breaking up a fight

between a 15-year-old girl and a boy. he accuses the girl of resisting and continuing to fight. the girl, who is now wearing a neck brace, says her neck has been injured and excessive force was used. oakland police say a wrong- way driver is responsible for a traffic mess near jack london square last night. investigators say the driver somehow took a wrong turn right toward the train tracks near the oakland amtrak station. trains were stopped for more than an hour while two tow trucks struggled to remove the car. that delayed -- that caused delays for both train passengers and drivers in the area. president obama is backing apple over samsung. apple won a patent lawsuit against samsung and the electronics company is now banned from importing several of its older model smart phones. the president could have overturned the ban. samsung says it is disappointed

an the decision stifles competition against consumers. san francisco supervisors gave ross mirkarimi hit job back one year ago today. supervisors decided mira kimmy's bruise -- mirkarimi's bruising of his wife's arm during a heated argument was way out of line but did not qualify as official misconduct. south bay pizza fans can get a preview of pizza hut's new item menu before anyone else. they are rolling out a new three-cheese stuffed crust pizza on october 250th. but the restaurant on -- october 20th. but the restaurant on story road is offering it now. that's because that restaurant has sold more pizzas, original pizzas, than any other store in the country. the remake of the movie "carrie" became too real for customers in a new york coffee

shop. >> just get away from me! [screams] >> the viral video marketing company think modo rigged the shop to make it look look one. customers will powers just like "carrie" it looked like the customer was moving things around. pretty scary. sal, use your mind, make the commute good, sal. >> okay. >> i would have run like heck. >> leave the coffee. gotta go. good morning, everybody. you have to go. let's take a look at the commute now starting off with the bay bridge toll plaza, not bad westbound. i think you can get to san francisco with little delay. also if you are driving into san francisco, northbound 101, approaching the 280 interchange, that looks pretty good. remember, highway 4 looks good. but 680 is still slow. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. we have mostly sunny skies

to the north. it will be partly cloudy. cooler, breezy. 70s. looks like snow in the sierra for a while. after that things quiet down. but not that much warmer. that's our report for this morning. we will see you the next time news breaks. be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the nomination of former cal professor as the new head of the u.s. federal reserve. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thank you for joining us. have a great day. what can you score at t.j.maxx? designer jewelry. the hottest beauty trends. the latest handbags. style for your guy st friend. for less than department stores. check out all the designer brands maxxinistas are scoring. t.j.maxx.

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