from her where the search is ongoing as soon as we get it. body discovered yesterday is lynne spaulding. tonight outrage is growing from those who knew her as they search for answers. we have team coverage tonight. we begin with ktvu's david stevenson. live at the hospital where officials were tight lipped today. david? >> reporter: there are more questions than answers tonight after they identified the woman found in the stair well yesterday. >> what happened at our hospital is horrible. >> reporter: san francisco general hospital confirmed what a force told ktvu channel 2 news yesterday was the body found was that of lynne spaulding, who disappeared from her hospital room september 21. >> we do not know how she came to be in the stair well yesterday. how long she had been there or what caused her death.

>> reporter: lynne spaulding's disappearance prompted a search of the ground. they refused to answer questions about the search, security measures, why her body was discovered 17 days later. >> i here the sheriff's department nished a search -- initiated a search, it wasn't a good one. >> reporter: current patient search protocols are written and unwritten guidelines. he said answers will come after the investigation is complete. the family says that is not soon enough. >> the fact that a woman was missing for 17 days and found in a hospital, steps away from her bed, that should be of concern to any thinking person. it is a nightmare. >> reporter: 45 minutes ago i spoke to the hospital's chief

operating officer, at 6:00 p.m. what he told me about the search for lynne spaulding and the surveillance cameras. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and our team coverage continues with ktvu's allie rasmus. she joins us live from san francisco where lynne spaulding had deep roots. >> lynne spaulding was a regular customer here in san francisco. this is where she met one of her friends 20 years ago. the woman who helped organize the search to find her. [ inaudible ] >> feisty. >> how she describes her long time friend, lynne spaulding. she created the find lynne spaulding facebook page after she was reported missing from san francisco general hospital september 21. the only explanation she could think of is that she was tired

of being in a hospital bed and tried to escape. on tuesday authorities found lynne spaulding's bondy in a unused staircase two weeks after she disappeared. >> absolutely unbelievable this happened. of course they need to do a thorough search if someone goes missing. the policies have to be changed. >> they met here 20 years ago after they immigrated to the u.s. >> this is her seat, right there. >> reporter: she was a regular. he would see her 3 or 4 time as week, meeting up with her friends. >> they became friendly like in cheers. they would meet here and, you know, go out to parties. like homes. they all met here. >> she is here a lot. >> reporter: lynne spaulding has two adult children who live in the bay area and the family

is absolutely devastated by what happened. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. the count down clock is now in its final hours. the strike deadline is 11:59 p.m. tomorrow night. that is 31 hours away and the pressure is on bart management and union leaders to reach a deal. they have been meetlish day. as far as -- meeting all day. as far as we can tell they haven't reached a deal. ktvu's tom vacar is live with the late and say the key question, will riders get a warning before there is a strike? >> reporter: there is absolutely no way of knowing if there is going to be strike or not but will i be able toride bart after -- to ride bart after tomorrow? >> reporter: we put that question. >> anything is possible. it is not what we are talking

about. we are talking about a settlement. >> what i will say is be prepared. be prepared. >> reporter: we pushed for specifics. will riders get a three day notice? >> i cannot make that assurance. i don't know what is going on. it is not a decision we make by ourselves. that comes in conference. i will not make that determination. >> even if there is a settlement will angry union members defy union leaders as did a.c. transit union members. >> i will not speak for them but they entrusted us to come back with the best deal. >> reporter: bart says there is still time to make a deal and friday's strike is not necessary if talks continue.

coming up at 6:00 p.m. i will have a sit down with the general manager of bart. you won't want to miss that. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and stay with ktvu channel 2 news for continuing coverage and follow us on twitter and facebook for the latest developments anytime. investigators are trying to determine what led to a deadly crash that blocked an off ramp for 7 hours. the california highway patrol saw a mini van going westbound at 1:40 a.m. officers folled the van and saw the -- followed the van and saw the driver lost control. it went over a guard rail and ended up on the off ramp. >> it was like oh, hit the center divide. went off the shoulder. >> the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. a big mess today after a truck carrying red bell peppers

spilled its load. part of interstate 80 was closed this morning. the driver was taken to the hospital to be checked out. a san francisco man accused of being the master mind of silk road is expected to face federal charges in new york. a judge today ordered the transfer of the man from ordering a hit. prosecutors he ran silk road under dread pirate roberts. they say more than a billion dollars in drugs were sold on the website across the globe. continuing coverage of the government shut down. a federal default is edging closer and the government shut

down continues. ktvu's mike mibach is live with one piece of good news. >> reporter: that's right. the house passed a bill to restore full military death benefits to families. polls showing americans blaming republicans and democrats. they are all dissatisfied with their elected leaders who can't even keep open the home of a former president. >> reporter: kentucky, the birth place of president lincoln. a national park in his name today shut down because of the government shut down. >> they need to get their act together. >> doesn't make sense. >> reporter: praying lawmakers come around. >> cover our shame. >> reporter: this morning he also prayed directly at elected leaders. >> it is time for our lawmakers

to say enough is enough. >> today leaders met for 45 minutes. neither side reported progress. lawmakers continue to call on the thuse pass legislation to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling. >> how can we tax people for not buying a product from a website that doesn't work? >> we have simple requests. open the government, let us pay our bills. >> reporter: they have 8 days to raise the debt ceiling. if they fail to do so they could plunge the economy into a recession knthe world's -- and the world's economy could follow. >> that could be devastating. >> reporter: we got word gop leaders are wearing a short

term hike to avert default. president obama is expected to meet with republicans at the white house. we will bring you develops. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. the cliff house restaurant in san francisco is temporary closed for business because of the government shut down. the restaurant sits on land that is national park land. the national parks service found out they were open and as of today they are getting paid and this time the restaurant is expected to stay closed. more trouble for aldon smith. new at 5:30 p.m. the felony charges she facing and these -- he is facing and these charges have nothing to do with his drunk driving arrest. >> in southern california, flooding shut down a major

freway. >> what some firefighters say was tampered with that cost them promotions. >> the bay area weekend, temperatures in the morning will get chilly. how cold it will get at your house. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver.

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. it is a case of corruption and discriminations. a dozen firefighters are suing san francisco because they say their exam scores were tampered with and that cost them promotions. ktvu's tara moriarty was in court today and tells us what happened. >> fire chief for the san

francisco fire department testifies test scores were changed and he didn't okay them. >> i have attempted to promote over the years and this was my last chance. hadn't had a test in 12 years. i didn't make it and i thought that something was wrong. >> reporter: he was 54 years old when he took the 2008 exam. he and 14 other firefighters say the tests were alted and they believe -- altered and they believe they were denied promotions because they were 40 or orlando at the time. >> 60% of the people who took the exam was 40 or over and 60% went to people who were 40 or under. >> reporter: she points to her star witness who admitted he changed test scores and shredded the scoring sheets. but the city attorney says there is a reason.

>> he identified scoring errors that were made and he corrected them. >> reporter: he said scores were changed in officials in secret. >> there is incompetence in the fire department. i know the end result is the examine was totally flawed. >> reporter: insiders say the city would have had a lot to gain by not promoting older firefighters. they would save millions by promoting younger firefighter whose aren't a drain on the pension system. >> real difficult for me to come forward. in the department you have everybody -- just like a big family. tough to go against that because you are going against your brothers and sisters in the fire department.

>> passing the exam mean as bump in pay. so now they are seeking is back pay and promotions. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. thesweeping changes to the ballot initiative process, allow a second vote after they have been in effect for a few years, review initiatives to head off legal issues and gather more signatures. a decision on the u.s. of personal electronic device on planes hit a road block. the f'ing a "a" is -- the federal aviation administration is blaming furloughs. they support allowing the use of tablets during take off and landing but the faa says it is waiting on the government to

reopen before publishing the report. ski resource got 4 inches of -- resource got 4 inches of snow -- resorts got 4 inches of snow. people at lake tahoe businesses were excited anticipating when there will be more. >> skiers get all amped up for the ski season. it is good for everyone. >> truckers are not excited about the snow. it makes driving more dangerous on the mountain highways. our chief meteorologist bill martin, is this usual to get snow this early? >> no. it is not early but you get snow. it didn't stick in truckee. we are getting closer to winter. tomorrow morning over night lows cold. southern california, they got a bunch of rain. look at the current radar. they got issues down there with the freeway. we will talk about that. they received up to a half inch

of rains and that rain water is running down. rain in southern california, for us the showers just skimmed by south and east of the area. not much going on for us. 69 in livermore. 74 in fairfield. and as we peak here, we got -- no fog along the coast right now. the live picture on the bay, beautiful, beautiful afternoon. no fog along the coast. as we go forward, it will continue to be nice around here. temperatures easily into the 70s through the next few days. here is the weather symptom as it move -- system as it moves off over the area. comes from the north, over land, cooler, drops down. tonight it will be how cold it will get. easily into the 30s. easily into the 30s.

easily into the 30s. most of us will be in the upper 30s tomorrow morning. chilly. commute model show -- computer model shows it exiting. it will cause problems for people in the southern plains. for tus is out of the picture. san jose tomorrow 49. 72 degrees for a day time high. 74 napa. thursday already. san jose 72. 71 mountain view. nice looking forecast for your thursday and the week is moving through quick. towards the week, see here -- weekend, see here, warm up. not a big warm up. warmer, warmer, warmer. sunday and monday low 80s. cool over night lows and cold over night lows in the north

bay, inland valleys. wouldn't be hard to get 35 degrees in the inland valleys. frosty. you will notice it too. temperatures into the 40s in some places. >> thank you. new york police arrest one of their own, the role the officer had in the road rage face. and fundraising on hold. the politicians who halted fundraising events. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a deadly drug for pets. >> a growing trend that could be putting your animals at risk. >> redefining family roles. what it means to be a parent for some california families. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way.

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now to developing news out of southern california. flooding shut down part of interstate 5, they were closed this afternoon as floods from storm rup off send mud and debris -- run off send mud and debris across the freeway. the government shut down has caused members of congress to call off high priced fundraisers. they postponed or canceled fundraisers scheduled for this week in washington.

few in congress want to avoid appearing money hungry. >> what are the priorities? to represent them and come to a solution or raise money to get relected? >> first lady michelle obama called off two fundraisers in california. president obama today nominated janet yellen to be the federal reserve chairman -- chair woman. if confirmed she would replaced ben bernanke. yellen is a professor at haas school of business and a advocate of low interest rates and bond purchases to stimulate the economy. breaking news out of orlando. a dozen people are stuck in oroller coaster at -- roller coaster at universal orlando. the ride malfunctioned.

dispatchers said the passengers are not in any immediate danger but the ride is billed as the tallest roller coaster, 17 stories tall. more fall out from the violent confrontation between bike riders and a suv driver. ed to an intercover police officer has been charged. -- undercover police officer has been charged. it shows the man punching out the back window of the suv. the suv driver was badly beaten and several other motorcycle riders have been arrested. samsung is unveiling its latest smart phone that has a curved screen. it goes on sale tomorrow in korea for $1,000. they won't say when it will be available here. paying it forward, how starbucks is using the

government shut down to superintend kindness and aldon smith facing three felony charges. the weapons he is accused of having. >> a shark sensation. what this rookie did that has everyone buzzing.

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. a 49ers star linebacker facing felony charges, the accusations he is facing stemming from a violent party from his house last year. the charges involve possessions of asult weapons that -- assault weapons that are illegal in california. ktvu's john sasaki tells us where the guns come from. >> reporter: he is charged with three felony counts of illegal possession of an assault weapon. they filed charges against aldon smith for possesses three assault weapons that are illegal in california. investigators say they were purchased in arizona, brought

to california. police discovered the guns after a party at his house last year that attracted numerous gang members in which he was stabbed and two people were shot. >> aldon smith fired a gun in the air to dissipate the crowd. another person fired the same gun in the air to dissipate the grad. when that was going on separate -- crowd. when that was going on one of the persons went into the bedroom and got one of the web -- weapons. >> reporter: bringing the weapons from arizona to california could be violations of federal law. coming up at 7:00 p.m. you will hear from jim harbaugh. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. threatening to shut down three chicken farms that led to

a salmonella farm. so far foster farms hasn't recalled any product. 278 people have been sickened across the country. most cases were here in california. in 20 minutes what the cdc is now doing. police are investigating the deadly shooting of a man last night. the 27-year-old man was found in the front yard of a home just after 8:00. police say the man was taken to the hospital where he died. so far his name hasn't been released. fire forced people from their apartments this morning in berkeley about 12:20. it took them 20 minutes to put out the fire. people say a neighbor alerted them to the smoke and flames. >> i couldn't go to sleep and i

hear somebody there is a fire. >> no one was hurt but three of the four apartments are uninhabitable. santa rosa's police chief will retire in december. he has been chief since 2009 and twice served as interim chief before that. he has bane member of the police department for 31 years. san jose police officers have reject ad3% raise from the city -- reject ad3% raise from the city. -- rejected a 3% raise from the city. they want a 6% raise. they agreed to pay cuts to off set a budget short fall. they said it has been tough recruiting and maintaining officers. three new target stores opened in the bay area. we will show them to you here.

target is making things smaller in an attempt to accommodate city living in san francisco. men's warehouse rejected a takeover bid from joseph a bank. they prosed $48 a share pruposed $48 a share. proposed $48 a share. the stock certificate issued by disney is about to become a thing of the past. it shows walt disney and characters. some people collect those certificates. others buy them for children as a way to teach them about investing but one week from

today they will no longer issue the paper stocks. on wall street stocks ended the day mixed. the dow is up 26 to 14,802. the nasdaq is down 17 at 3,677. the s&p is up 0.95 to 1,656. returning now to the developing news we told you about in the east bay. the zoo was locked down for an hour this afternoon. it took place as police search the area with their guns drawn. a armed robbery and a gunman in the zoo led to the lock down. ktvu's patti lee is live with the latest developments. >> reporter: police warned the zoo about a possible armed intruder this afternoon. there were 6then guests inside -- 600 guests inside. they ordered an immediate lock down to shut the gates so no one could get in but because there was a possible the gunman scaled the walls to the zoo police searched the property

for more than an hour before deciding the gunman was not here. a relief it the hundreds of guests here and many left immediately when the guests reopened around 4:30 p.m. >> i thought there must be horrible accident. i hope we don't get stuck in traffic and then we went to the children's area to get my daughters and we were on the train, and they said we are not going to run the train. there has been police activity and maybe a person with a gun on the property. >> this all started around 3:15 p.m. this afternoon at this liquor store on 98 street that is where the gunman, a male with brown pants opened fire. a worker thought the store was about to get robbed. >> i hear like, pop, pop, pop, like, wow! you know what i do? i jump on the ground.

i expect somebody come to rob the store. >> reporter: police are searching the area around the zoo. this is nolan park, 500 acres. they have not found this man who was seen with this gun but they don't know how much longer they will search and it will get dark soon. patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. stressing out your pet. the common practice that isn't good for cats. plus help is on the way. the move made to help restore benefits to those who serve their country. how local brewers are feeling the pinch from the government shut down. >> an ordinance passed in southern california, what owners of pitbulls may soon be required to do to their pets. woah, this kitchen is beautiful!

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his girlfriend and mother. he has been getting congratulations from all around the world. >> facebook and online. congratulations my friend. it is -- i am very happy. >> take a look at that picture. mom was happy too. it has been described as confidence, innocence and skill. there hasn't been much demand for his number 48 jersey till today when they sold a dozen jerseys in a couple hours. riverside county approved a ordinance to require pitbulls to be sterilized. along with attacks they are seeing large numbers of

pitbulls being euthanized. it would require owners to spay or neuter their pitbulls and people who don't comply could face a fine. while petting a cat may reduce stress in humans, some cats experience stress. the cats that seem to tolerate petting rather than enjoying it or disliking it may be the most effected. they served their country. now they are struggling to make ends meet. >> i am homeless. >> we talked to local veterans about the cost behind it government shut down. >> a passenger with no experience takes over the control. the team eeffort that -- effort that lead to a safe emergency

landing. >> things are warming up around here, how warm on saturday? i will have the details. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver.

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♪ 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. now to our continuing coverage of the government shut down and those left struggling to make ends meet. thousands of veterans could stop receiving their disability checks if the government shut down continues much longer. that is the warning.

ktvu's rob roth spoke with bay area war veterans today who call this disgraceful. >> can't work anymore. >> reporter: he fought in vietnam. >> i just proud that i served. >> reporter: he lives on the $2,200 a month but if the check stops coming -- >> i am homeless. that is my income. >> reporter: he is one of 4 million who receive monthly disability checks but officials are warn figure the government shut down continues much longer those checks will not come november 1. he served, that would mean losing this apartment in oakland. >> fallen on hard times. if i don't get the checks then, you know, it will set me back

further. >> reporter: they are outraged that they served their country and their country is ready to stop serving them. >> it is a disgrace. >> i am very upset about it. you know, the veterans -- the ones -- pushing for this, why don't they give up their checks. >> reporter: having to worry about when their next check is coming is as stressful as it gets. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. a somber home coming in delaware where the bodies of four u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan arrived this morning. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel was there. some veterans are getting financial help. at 6:00 p.m. the non-profit group that stepped forward today to restore death benefits to those who died. starbucks is giving

customers the opportunity pay it forward during the government shut down. customer whose buy a drink for another customer will get a free coffee in return. the government shut down create lot of earn certainty and small acts of kindness could make a big difference. another bay area scientists won a nobel prize. this time in chemistry. stanford's professor michael levitt got applause this morning. they call his work developing cute models to -- ground breaking -- computer models ground breaking. in yosemite, the pass is closed. the park closure is due to the government shut down but the road is closed because of snow. these pictures were taken when the road was clear.

the closure begins where 120 becomes tiolga road. more snow? >> still flurries south of the yosemite area. that will leave cool air in place for tomorrow morning. cold when you wake up tomorrow morning. these are the highs recorded today. mild. lots of 70s. right? warmer in santa rosa. winds started to go east. 78 degrees. there is the system. you see it working its way out of the area. right? you see this weather system. it will stay clear for a while. a mild pattern. there is the loop. you see how the rainfall is spinning around and moving off. southern california getting rain as you know. as we talked about. tonight, partly cloudy skies. really down right cool. over night lows into the mid-

30s. the rest of the areas, up 30s. low 40s. weekend mostly sunny and a warming trend sunday and monday as well. as we look at the current temperatures around the bay. 60 hayward. 60 oakland. san jose 67 degrees. as we go into tomorrow, san jose 8:00 a.m. 54. 11:00 a.m. 64. 2:00 p.m. 71 degrees. day time high in san jose, 73, 74-degree range. southern california getting most of the rain. the cool air lingers behind. cool air settling in. cold tonight. high pressure sits with us. this is classic fall weather, right? day time highs in the 60s. low 70s. mid-70s. upper 70s. oakland 70 degrees. downtown oakland. air quality is real good.

after last week's fire concerns, red flag warning, big winds, we are getting a break. this is a perfect pattern for fall. nice weather we like about fall in october in the bay area. but not dealing dealing with the high fire danger as we saw friday, saturday, sunday last week. highs for tomorrow. thursday. friday's temperatures warmers. saturday's temperatures warmer -- friday's temperatures warmer. saturday's temperatures warmer. thursday 68 degrees for game time. as good as you get. perfect conditions. light winds. nice day for that. highs next few days, on the increase. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view not bad, right? i am liking this. last week, we had winds, red flag warning, we had all sorts of things going on that we

don't need. we can relax a little bit. the fire departments and cal fire, they are always on high alert but friday, saturday, sunday, those were dangerous times for us. especially friday. winds were blowing. when you get away from athat -- till we get rain -- from that, till we get rain, we have to worry. the reason why some breweries can't produce their holiday beers and the salmonella scare, how the government shut down means that some aren't on the job. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> pets getting ahold of deadly drugs. the toxic effects one drug could have on your friend. and they are calling it a walk of shame. the message behind this stroll through a bay area neighborhood. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

crews are getting the coliseum ready for the final play off game. the team that wins moves on to the championship. game time is 5:07 p.m., tickets are still available. pink is performing next door at oracle arena tomorrow night.

the public has a chance to see the cats at the oakland zoo. that brings the number to 12. they live in groups. passenger landed a small airplane in britain after the pilot collapsed and died. the pilot got ill while at the controls last night and then sent out a distress call. there was own lee one other -- only one other person on board so they talked that passenger through making an emergency landing. >> he done a blind landing. without lights. >> remarkable. the landing did look bumpy but the passenger did a beautiful job given he had absolutely no

flight experience. a judge ordered court employees be exempted from the government shut down. the order says they are essential to court duties. they plan to operate as normal keeping its usual calendar of appeals. the craft beer industry could suffer from an extanded government shut down. they are among -- extended government shut down shut down. they are among those on furloughs. brewers who make seasonal beers are fuming. they say they can't move forward with a bigger bottle because of the government shut down. what role is the government shut down playing in the salmonella outbreak in california chickens? that is the question justin gray took to groups and federal inspectors today.

>> reporter: this salmonella outbreak is linked to bad chicken and the number of victims keeps growing. 278 sick but the cdc were sitting at home because of the government shut down till tuesday. >> right now everybody is operating with one hand tied behind their back. more consumers will get sick. >> reporter: she says it is simple and scary. furloughs are impacting safety. >> it is a big problem and we need government to deal with it. >> reporter: the cdc says 9,000 of 13,000 employees are furloughed. because of the salmonella outbreak they recalled 2/3 of their detectives to deal with the crisis. the other part of food safety, the spections. -- inspections. all 7,000 are still on the job. >> we have been able to do the job, follow up leads.

and to get out communications in a timely way. >> reporter: the cdc and agricultural department usually work together to control outbreaks, this strain is registant to antibibotics. >> -- resist tonight antibibotics. >> reporter: investigators tied it to three chicken plants in california but haven't ordered any recalls. reporting in washington, justin gray, ktvu channel 2 news. now at 6:00 p.m. hope for families of fallen soldiers waiting on death benefits on hold during the government shut down, that includes the family of a university of san francisco grad killed in afghanistan over the weekend. . >> one very wont person when it -- very wont person when it comes to the -- very important person when it comes to the bart strike. we sit down with her.

what she won't put odds on, why she hired a mediator and what she says is the best thing about bart. >> a life safer for people but for pets it is dangerous. veterinarians are seeing more cases like this showing up needing emergency care. >> ktvu channel 2 news starts right now with breaking news. we are continuing to cover breaking news right now in san francisco. a deadly shooting has mission street shut down. it is blocked and police say a man was shot several times about 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. he died at the scene and another man was seen running from the area. muni is rerouting buses as police investigate. if we get more information we will bring it to you. i am. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> it is going down a the wire

again. you can see how much time is left before the bart 60 day cooling off period is over. one day and 6 hours left. here is where we stand. bart and the unions are still talking. when we asked unions about friday and whether trains will be running they said anything is possible but they are still trying to find a settlement and they will not say if they plan to give a 74 hour notice before walking off the job. bart said there is still time for a deal and they are working to keep a strike from happening. >> one person we haven't heard much from is bart's general manager. that is until today. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's tom vacar sat down with the leader and asked her tough questions. tom? >> reporter: she is trying to balance the union's demands with the riders needs