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 with the

reality of a aging system. i asked the chief straight up, are you a union buster? >> i don't know how you could have a system that has the highest paid workers in the nation and call us union busters. it doesn't jive. >> reporter: she says bart furloughed no one. a.c. transit took a 12% pay cut. bart workers did not. they got a 1% pay hike this summer. >> we are asking them to pay 8 or 9% on medical and that is a better deal than anybody gets. >> reporter: she says the part contract needs to be shaf to other -- similar to other agents. >> this is making sure the workers have a fair amount and we are investing in the infrastructure. one example of the rail cars,

the average age is 40 years. they will be 50 when we get them replaced. our brand is reliability. it is that reliability that is in jeopardy. >> reporter: she hired the negotiator to accomplish just that. >> i think the union leadership tried to demonize him rather than deal. >> reporter: why hasn't she been at the bargaining table? >> i don't drive the train and we have qualified people at the table. the general manager usually comes in at the end. >> what are the odds of a settlement. >> i wouldn't put odds on it but we are working as hard as we can. both sides. >> reporter: the nation's safest system, 95% reliable could lose both if the infrastructures are delayed

further. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can see the complete interview with the general manager on www.ktvu.com. and stay with ktvu channel 2 news as the strike deadline approaches. we will update you immediately if something changes on tv, on www.ktvu.com, twitter and facebook. the zoo was on lock down while police such for a man with a -- search for a man with a gun. the fire broke out about 3:00 p.m. hesies bullet hit the door of his -- he says a bullet hit the door of his store. the zoo went on lock down while police churched for the gun -- searched for the gunman. san francisco general hospital kernfirmed today -- confirmed today a body foundane stair well was lynne spaulding

-- found in a stair well was lynne spaulding. ktvu's david stevenson has more. >> reporter: today we received new information from the hospital's chief operating officer about the search for lynne spaulding and surveillance cameras. san francisco general hospital said nothing like this happened in its history. >> our staff is devastated. >> the hospital today confirmed the body of lynne spaulding was found yesterday in a stair well. the hospital and the sheriff's department says it was searched but lynne spaulding's family is angry it took 17 days before her body was found by engineers doing an inspection. >> we want to know what the protocols are, were they followed. when was the first search. how extensive it was. >> we have an established protocol when it comes to patients who become missing and that protocol was followed.

>> we asked san francisco general hospital whether surveillance cameras should have spotted her leaving her room or inside the stair well. >> i can say there are cameras throughout the campus. i don't have knowledge all are covered by cameras. >> reporter: fire exit alarms were working the day lynne spaulding went missing. for her family it leaves more questions than answers. >> lynne spaulding died alone. in a stair well. in one of the finest medical institutions in this country. >> reporter: besides the sheriff's department investigation, they are also looking into the lynne spaulding case. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. friends described lynne spaulding as an outgoing woman.

she met with her friends at a bistro in san francisco. one woman told us she created the find lynne spaulding facebook page after she was reported missing. >> i stayed in her house that night incase she came home. i was convinced but nothing. >> lynne spaulding was divorced. her children live in the bay area. her family is devastated by her loss. the man who was behind the online drug market silk road is hitting the road going to new york. a judge in san francisco ordered ross ulbricht to go to new york to face charges there. authorities in new york have charged ross ulbricht are three felonies related to the operation of silk road. ross ulbricht was arrested in san francisco. oakland's police chief will meet with neighbors to talk about a spike in armed

robberies. one case happened two weeks ago when two men held up a dozen carpoolers. at least three neighborhood watch groups are discussing the idea of hiring private security. a trial is underway in san francisco over allegations of corruption and age discrimination in the fire department. 14 firefighters claim officials tampered with their exams. they say the city wanted to deny them a promotion because they were 40 and older. the city denies that charge. >> 60% went to candidates who were 40 or over. >> i thought something was wrong. >> today a fire chief recruited to grade the exams. there could be hope for

families of fallen soldiers waiting on debt benefits on hold during the government shut down. that includes a family of a usf grad killed over the weekend. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live where a memorial for jennifer moreno just concluded. >> reporter: jennifer moreno was a grad here today. they lowered the flags to half- staff in her honor. she and three others were killed in afghanistan sunday and now a charity is making sure their families are taken care of. >> reporter: a soldier and a nurse. those who knew jennifer moreno at the university of san francisco say they will remember her for her character and not just her achievements. >> she was one of those folks that you really want her to have your back. if you are sick, if you are in

a war zone. >> reporter: she was her faculty adviser, she said she volunteers for a support team in afghanistan. >> she really thought that as a nurse, as a woman soldier, army officer, she would be able to make a difference in the community in afghanistan. >> reporter: jennifer moreno was in a market sunday night and helped stop one attack when a suicide bomber killed her and three other soldiers. the families are waiting on military death benefits because of the government shut down. >> it is this validating the fact he went to protect our way of life and now we are telling the family we will put this on hold. >> reporter: today the obama administration announced it worked out a deal to make the

payments to families. $100,000 each till the government shut down is over. >> reporter: we are told the body is in the process of being returned to her family in san diego. the foundation tells me the department of defense will still handle getting the military death benefits to family members during the government shut down. live in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. 49ers linebacker aldon smith is facing felony charges tonight. aldon smith was charged with three felony counts of illegal possession of an assault weapon stemming from a party at his home in june 2012. he is on leave from the team while he undergoes treatment for substance abuse following a dui arrest. the district attorney said she expected to surrender later on this month. fight for tentants rights.

people march -- tenants rights. people marmed today. -- marched today. the neighborhood has been hit hard. >> in south of market in a year and a half there have been 400 evictions. >> 9 families recently received letters warning about esitions. -- eviction. tomorrow marks a tough day for a family. it will mark 90 days since she was reported missing and it is her second birthday. on july 10 her father said she disappeared from his car while it was parked outside a market while he went inside. her family will hold a candlelight vigil at the intersection from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. a deadly drug for pets.

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forget flee medicine, vets say they are seeing a problem around the bay area. more and more animals are showing up in emergency rooms high on marijuana. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's christien kafton talked with veterinarians today who said it was -- >> reporter: this dog is high after eating marijuana laced

cookies. she stumbles around the room. veterinarians are seeing more and more cases like this show up needing emergency care. >> seeing more, i think for a number of reasons. the potency of the thc increased so the animals gets more of the active drug. >> reporter: the hospital sees dogs come in every day. veterinarians seen an increase in cases as medical marijuana became more accessible. >> making crackers and cakes that are potent american and the dogs love them. >> reporter: down the block we found two men rolling a joint. neither wanted to be identified but confirm dogs getting into food laced with marijuana is common. >> dog ate a tray of special

brown yes. -- brownies. >> reporter: cats are pickier eaters. pets need car coal pumped into their stumming. most animals recover with a several hundred dollar vet bill but it could be fatal. >> prevention, you should treat marijuana like any other medication, keep it away from your pets. >> reporter: christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. police are crediting a dog for sniffing out 100 pounds of marijuana from a home during a drug raid yesterday. this is zeus. the lab trained by police is working for a drug squad. zeus also led police to cockaigne and $75,000 -- cocaine and $75,000 in cash. they may shut down the poultry plants that were the source of salmonella tainted

chicken. foster farms has till tomorrow to fix the problems. the centers for disease control and prevention recalled furloughed employees to deal with the outbreak that sickened 300 people. foster farms hasn't issued a recall. supporters say a new law allowing children in california to have more than two legal parents will help children who are risk. it enables a judge to recognize more than two legal parents. supporters say it will be used only under rare circumstances such as if both legal parents are incapacitated. >> we give judges the discretion to recognize that on the ground fact if not recognizing the additional legal parent would hurt the child. >> the law was prompted by a case in which a girl's two mothers were unable to care for her and her father was deemed

not a legal parent. university of california at berkeley chancellor paid a special visit to students. the goal is to reach out to high school students and help them prepare for college. >> take the challenging classes. start now. challenge yourself at the highest level right now. that will help you make the transition to college. >> officials say the school made great strides in getting students ready for college. last year 90% of seniors who applied to a uc campus were admitted. rain in southern california, radar shows it raining hard, towards river side, oceanside. look at this. it is getting wet down there. this is the rain south of our area. you can see it continuing to move -- continuing to move south. that is good news.

snow in the mountains. winter weather advisories for a time today. you can see clear around here. the story tonight is going to be how cool it will be over night because the cool air is settled in. the valleys, 30s. it will be cold. mid-30s. frost in some places. most of us around the bay, 40s, low 40s. even 50s towards mountain view. san jose 49 degrees tomorrow morning. that is chilly. cold morning in santa rosa. over night lows 39 degrees. north and east you will find 35. 76 for highs. chilly morning and then very kind of mild, warm afternoons. classic fall. there is the weather system. that moves out. this high pressure sets us up for the next few days, slow warming trend but we keep the cold over night lows. computer model. slowly cranks it away.

snow in the mountains. flurries. that is moving off into the next couple days. fog free. cloud free and temperatures warming. 76 in vacaville. 75 antioch. you get the picture. right? you don't get the 40-degree spreads from fremont, gilroy, livermore, to the coast. it is all 60s and low 70s. cooler on the coast. you get the idea. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view saturday look goods. saturday warms up. like friday. highs after a cool start mid- 70s. here we go. five-day forecast, fire danger a big deal but this pattern is the pattern you want for this time of year. it is so important. last week was high fire danger.

this week not so. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 the legal hot- water gets deeper for 49ers linebacker aldon smith. the charges he is facing and what jim harbaugh is saying. and 24 hours from right now bart workers may walk off the job. more from the union workers at 7:00 p.m. on join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >> reporter: could whiskey and vodka equal jobs? how job seekers may be toasting a new liquor law. ñw?

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california distilleries will soon be able to cash in on tasting. allowing paid tastings. they say the law will create jobs and revenue. >> it will allow us to compete and bring people into our operations so that they could taste what we make. we still can't sell it but we can allow them to try it. >> serving amounts will be limited like at bars and wineries. it takes effect january 1.

mark is here now with sports. hope the a's are sipping champagne tomorrow night. >> little bit of a surprising move by the a's. bartolo colon will not start game 5 tomorrow against the tigers. instead youth is served. sonny gray who threw 8 shut out innings. the a's decide he will go up against justin verlander. everything on the line tomorrow night. >> season is on the line. online for us tonight too. you know, this whole season, season, the way we battled comes down to one game. you know, may the best team win. >> they got a good line up. you make mistakes they will make you pay for it. our job is to come out and win.

>> you know what that means, beating justin verlander. >> he is been beat before. we will do it again. >> he has been beat before. game one, world series last year, pablo sandoval got him for a couple home runs. it can happen. sonny gray will be the man. 9ers versus arizona at the stick sunday. this will be a division game against the cardinals. colin kaepernick knows about the importance of that and is not concerned about his stats that haven't been eye popping. >> defenses are going to change every time you see them. they will have new wrinkles. something you have to be ready for. i am happy with connective wins. that is the biggest thing for us. as long as we are winning, that is all that matters. >> and it is a win so far for the st. louis cardinals in their game with the pirates

back in st. louis. 2-0 very early. that is the sporting life. highlights at 10:00 p.m. 6:07 p.m. first pitch tomorrow. it will be interesting to see how it works out going with the youngster. >> we will find out. >> if it works it will be a great move. >> thank you. a new kind of texas -- of texas a&m robbery. -- kind of atm, the arrest and the warning coming up tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news. >> have a good night. when it's time to talk security

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claire: mmm, those pancakes smell great. what are you doing with those? luke and i are doing a recycling drive. if we collect enough bottles, they build a school in africa. luke: wouldn't that be so cool to go to a school made out of bottles? that would certainly be a special school. did you hear what i said, parents -- "special school"? okay. nobody make a big deal about it, but i just broke up with dylan. no! oh, my gosh. are you okay, honey? yeah, i'm fine. i just -- i need to date someone who has a clue, instead of an idiot who bangs his head every time he rides his bike out of his garage. every time. i'm sorry, honey. i'm sorry for both of you. i'll have to text him later. mm. i got to jump in the shower. i'm gonna be late. where are you going? i'm going to meet my friend valerie.