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dow lost 48 points. nasdaq slipped. >>> san francisco supervisors gave their first approval to a flexible work ordinance.orkers could ask for a predictable schedule. it would prohibit discrimination against people who request flexible schedules. the from vicars will take a final vote next tuesday. >>> tsunami sirens in san mateo county to see if the new sirens are loud enough. john fowler is in pacific can -- pacifica. because it is low-lying pacifica lind mar neighbor hood is at risk. the sirens surprised many people. >> this was a first test of an improved warning system. four times louder than before. >> it scared the heck out of me. it went on way long. >> kind of like a police siren, and our teacher said that would be happening. >> officials clearly heard it in the inundation zone. we discovered not by everything. i was asleep. i didn't hear it. >> in a real tsunami a live voice would give instructions. >> it would sound at 15 to 20 minute intervals for the last two hours before the tsunami would reach us. >> bay area quake geology means we will have an hour or two warning. these animations from uc

the dow adding 323 points to close back above 15,000. >> a san francisco police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and hit-and-run. police say 22 year veteran, sergeant thomas, was driving when he rear ended the car at 12th avenue and loten street tuesday night. he drove away uninjured, leaving a trail of debris that led police back to his home and into their custody. he was released the next morning and has pay. >>> a do or die game five at home. >> smith hits the high fly ball to right field in from right comes torii hunter. makes the catch and the detroit tigers are going back to the american league championship series. >> yeah, it's all she wrote for the second year, the a's season ends in a deciding game at home against detroit. kpix5 sports director is at the odotco tonight. dennis, a heartbreaker. >> ken, for the second straight year, the a's season has ended by one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. here's how it came down. i can't confirm that reports of justin verlander were premature. he was as dominant as ever. he ended the 7th and finished with 10

dow is down 79 right now. >>> gas prices are coming down but san francisco drivers are still paying the highest prices in the country. the national average has dropped by 14 cents over the past two weeks at $3.38 a gallon. san francisco paying 50 cents more at $3.88. good luck finding that in the city. the cheapest gas is in sacramento here in the state of california. drivers there are paying about $3.74 a gallon, still well above the national average. >>> today is world habitat day. to celebrate, hundreds of habitat for humanity volunteers met in east oakland to build affordable housing. cbs 5 reporter mark kelly shows us even a former president came out to get his hands dirty. >> reporter: they say a home of your own is the american dream. of course, not too many can say an american president actually built their homes but this family can. >> thank you very much for work, for us. >> reporter: former president jimmy carter with his wife worked alongside hundreds of habitat for humanity volunteers building this affordable housing in a poor neighborhood in oakland. they plan to pay $900 a month for this slice

francisco company are not as bad as wall street projected. zenga expectations. words with friends and farmville games. >>> and dow gained 95 points, nasdaq added 41. ford posted record earnings. >> and bank of america cut about 1,200 jobs today and more layoffs are on the way. the bank says its seen less refinancing and fewer delinquent home loans. not known if any bay area workers are are among those being laid off. they're looking to eliminate 3,000 mortgage jobs by the end of the year. >>> demand for san francisco renters are the one paying the price. activists rallied today. they called rate of evictions an epidemic. they say it is sky rocketing by the tech boom and lots of money. we found evictions are up 81%. the ellis act allows renters to evict if they sell an apartment. >> even to get a room in a hotel here in the tenderloin might be a year's wait. >> fortunately, for the tenants, the penglum has swung in the tenant's favor. >>> and charged in a dui hit-and-run crash had a blood alcohol more than three times the limit. hayward pled not guilty. he's seen here in a ktvu interview you in 2006. he hit a mark

francisco. >>> stocks are higher as the federal reserve begins a two- day meeting where policymakers are expected to extend a program. the dow is up 88. the nasdaq is up 5. s&p up 6. >>> an interesting purchase by yahoo!'s ceo marissa mayer s she bought palo alto's oldest funeral home. it's on 1.16 acres on middlefield road and add dpi son. it's a -- addison road. the funeral home's office managers says she believes the site will be used for residential purposes. no word how much she paid for the home. >>> the price tag for build a new arena for the warriors has increased. the cost could cost as much as $170 million. that's $70 million more than originally thought. the team is shrinking a time frame to get it build in time for the season when their lease runs out. they open up their season tomorrow in oakland. >>> today on the news at 5:00, our coverage continues on the rally going on right now in santa rosa. these are live pictures from newschopper2 as outraged grows over the killing of a 13-year- old boy by a sheriff's deputy. and we'll keep monitoring the situation and bringing the latest at 5:00. thank you for making ktv

francisco. >>> investors growing nervous about the looming debt ceiling crisis. tech stocks pushed the nasdaq down 2%. the dow and the s&p both were down more than 1%. >>> new details on the salmonella outbreak linked to california chicken. the steps to take to avoid getting sick and the biggest mistake that people are making in the kitchen. >> that's when i made -- told him i thought needed to go and to leave me. >> a simple hike turns into a five-day nightmare. a couple ends up loves in the desert because of the government shutdown. >> and bad place to lose your way. we have changes in the way for the bay area forecast. things will be cooling down on wednesday and then we'll turn it around for the weekend. the forecast in a few minutes. >> tom hanks surprising health revelations to david letterman. how the oscar winner's film career may have played a role. ,, ,,,,,, closer to the world series. mark sayre joins us in >>> the oakland a's have a chance tonight to win their first play-off series since 2006. mark sayre joins us in oakland where the play-off run has given the fans something to hang their hat on.

francisco, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> stocks closed loier as wall street braces for a government shut down, tonight the dow dropped nearly points. nasdaq lost 10. s and p 500 also dipped five points. apple knocking coca cola from the top spot. the consulting firm puts the value at $93.3 billion. google rose to number two spot. sur sr vair finds bank overdraft fees have hit record highs. people who withdraw money from another bank's atm pay end up paying $4:13. american airlines is hiring and says it will add 1500 pilots over next five years. that is in addition to recalling pilot that's have been furllied. -- furloughed. >> on this subject of air travel, more airlines offering perks for additional fees. some options include paying more for a tick yait yit that guarantees an empty seat next to you z they're selling hot first class meals in coach. and once on the ground they can have luggage delivered to their home or office without fee that's airlines are currently charging experts say fares would be 15% higher. >> three researchers being aworded grants to help develop an elusive knock out punch against aids. >> for resea

francisco, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> stocks closed loier as wall street braces for a government shut down, tonight the dow dropped nearlypoints. nasdaq lost 10. s and p 500 also dipped five points. apple knocking coca cola from the top spot. the consulting firm puts the value at $93.3 billion. google rose to number two spot. sur sr vair finds bank overdraft fees have hit record highs. people who withdraw money from another bank's atm pay end up paying $4:13. american airlines is hiring and says it will add 1500 pilots over next five years. that is in addition to recalling pilot that's have been furllied. -- furloughed. >> on this subject of air travel, more airlines offering perks for additional fees. some options include paying more for a tick yait yit that guarantees an empty seat next to you z they're selling hot first class meals in coach. and once on the ground they can have luggage delivered to their home or office without fee that's airlines are currently charging experts say fares would be 15% higher. >> three researchers being aworded grants to help develop an elusive knock out punch against aids. >> for resear

dow is up 28 to 15,399., the nasdaq is up 51 at 3,914. the s&p is up 11 to 1,744. >>> a new company in fran is hoping -- san francisco in hoping to help you own a piece of a football player. it is called fan tax. they are hoping to have a 10.5 ipo. investors will share 20% of his future income from league contracts, the dorsements and appearance fees and foster will receive $10 million. >>> coming up, what happened today in redwood city to people who were forced from their city from a raging fire. >> also, a revolution in product safety. what big name businesses will soon require manufacturers to list on some of their products. >> caught on camera. a big rig cuts across a freeway and rolls over the center divide. where it snarled traffic this afternoon. >> back here after the break, the fog is back. big cool down in temperatures there. your bay area weekend is here. how is the fog going to play into your plans? back here with details. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that impr

francisco there on the nasdaq. celebrating their trading on the nasdaq. we'll look at the nasdaq up 19 points, dowsay 148,000 jobs were gained in september. it new particularly good number. the government shutdown caused a delay though not the poor result. these numbers reflect back to a time before the shutdown. apple this morning will make another announcement we presume about the ipad mini. the only product that lacks that better retina display. the mini has been one of apple's best sellers. i hope that apple announces something of substance. earlier in the newscast i gave apple credit, i said that moving parts from one device to another maybe not biggest news. i was criticized on twitter. i can take this. i'm not trying to put down apple in any way. if you are moving stuff from here to here, i don't know that's an announcements. >> freedom of speech. that's what it's all about. thank you, scott. >> no world series championship to talk about at&t park was the backdrop of a hollywood proposal between a grammy winner and a reality tv royalty star. a match made in publicity heaven. look at this pi

francisco at 10 a.m. and most expectations looking for an ipad mini with a high res retina display. dow up 38.q up 20. s&p higher by 6 points. netflix shares are up by 7%. michelle and frank, back to you. >> thank you, jason brooks from kcbs news. >>> trains are rolling but the commute is still a bit of a mess, isn't it? >> it's a headache out there. it's pretty brutal to be honest. if you are heading for the bart system, 45-minute systemwide delays only offering half of the usual bart trains this morning. normally they run about 45 trains at this hour. they are offering 25 trains all other local transits in good shape. i want to talk about the bay bridge commute. we have had a couple of accidents. traffic is backed up into the macarthur maze with the metering lights on. if you plan on making the 880 commute that's going to be a huge headache. we have had a couple of accidents. they are both still out there blocking multiple lanes. the accident northbound 880 at 980 still blocking three lanes of traffic. you can see traffic extremely slow for 880. take 580 instead and save yourself some time t

francisco at $3.81. gas prices will likely stabilize for the time being. >> trading is underway on walnut creek and here is a look at the big board with the dow jones industrial down 28 points. we will go to jane king at the new york stock exchange. long lines are forming for buses and other security, butalk to the leader. tyco integrated security. we'll create a solution customized just for you. and you can manage it all right from the palm of your hand. >> covering walnut creek, campbell, burlingame and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> continuing our coverage of the bart strike, we will head back to the bart station in walnut creek because that is where amy hollyfield is talking with people who have been lined up since before 4:00 to catch a bus. any issues there? >> we don't have a line in walnut creek. we have plenty of room if people who want to catch a bus. this is empty. they are boarding the one in front of it. there were three buses that accidentally went to oakland that were supposed to come here and now they here. if you want a seat there are plenty. there are a lot of first timers who are not sure what to expect. >> hopefully i can get to san fr

francisco and 50s on much of the coast. really don't see anything changing. really we're stuck in this pattern. >> thank you, steve. we want to give you a check on wall street. dowis up 48 points. s&p is up 7 . nasdaq is up 18. investors might be raeth reacting to the september job's report. the labor did i want reported 148,000 new jobs were created. that was a delayed report because of the government shut down. we want to tell you about netflix. it has been a good morning for netflix. the stock is up 15 points. had been up 20. it's hovering about the $370 a share mark. netflix closed at $355 a share yesterday. today it has shattered that and reached a new all time high. this follows after the service reported third quarter earnings were at four times as high as the same time last year. >>> flet flicks added more than 1 and a quarter million new subscribers during the quarter as it added two new original programs. >> 6:53. hundreds of delta airline passengers made an emergency landing from a flight from atlanta. why they had to make the land and going how some of them finally got to their destinations. >> northbound interstate 880, look at the traffic. it is cr

dow is down 61 points. ahead we'll go live to bloomberg's jane king at the new york stock exchange. >>> but coming up first online drug sales busted and disrupted and a san francisco is believed to be responsible. ahead how police caught up with this a [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ must be the honey! ♪ there's a party going on in your cereal bowl ♪ ♪ o's can help lower cholesterol ♪ ♪ oh why does it taste so great? ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! >>> 6:44, develops news here, palo alto police are investigating a random attack on a motorist for no apparent reason. police have just released this sketch of a suspect one of the two men involved in the attack. investigators say the victim was stabbed with a knife after he stopped because he was having car trouble. this happened late saturday night on melville avenue. if you recognize this man, palo alto police are asking you to give them a call. >>> a san francisco man is being called the mas

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francisco. christina and mike will tell us how it's affecting the forecast and the drive. >> the new york stock exchange, just in time to ring it in. it's been rough on both the nasdaq and the dow there with the government shutdown in effect. it's not been good. the numbers dipping. we'll see how today attempts to bounce back. we'll keep you posted on this friday, october 4, this is "today in the bay." >>> it is 6:30. welcome to your friday. good morning. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it's certainly a busy friday morning. we give you an update to breaking news in napa county. firefighters getting the upper hand after strong winds fueled a fire. that fire is burning near lake berryessa east of santa rosa. so far 375 acres have burned, the fire about 75% contained. it's a very remote area so right now no structures are threatened and no evacuations ordered. the strong wind bringing the smell of smoke south all the way to parts of san francisco. even san mateo county. >> it's whipping all over. let's check in with christina to find out how it's affecting ourc weather forecast. >> good morning to you guys. 5 start with this live picture of san jose. clear as a bell.

the dow up 41 right now after closing up 323 points yesterday on hopes of a deal in washington to raise the debt ceiling. watching san franciscofargo their quarterly report. record profit but mortgage originations are down. wells fargo stock down 2 1/2%. the stock has cleared and the commute is not too bad. >>darya: 731 right now. back to the big story which is the bart trains are running this morning but the next time the announcement can come is monday. management and union signed an extension preventing a strike through the weekend of talks continued. this means that workers could walk off the job at midnight on sunday evening if negotiations fail. continuing our team coverage this morning. when bart workers took the picket lines back in july there was plenty of gridlock on the roads and long lines for all the other alternative transportation options. kron4's jackie says is live at the bay bridge. >>: that's right. for people who have to wait around for tollbooths are lines of the ferry in probably felt like things couldn't get much worse during the first bart strike back in july but according to some experts it could get a

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dow is down 38. the nasdaq is down 3. s&p down 4. >>> 8:42. let's get you updated on some of the top stories we're following right now -- police in san franciscohe suspect of a deadly shooting. it happened a few hours ago on 21st and bartlett street. police say witnesses report hearing four to five ubt gunshots. when -- five gunshots. when police arrived, they found the man lying in the street. >>> the annual pumpkin weigh-in is going on right now. there are awards for the heaviest and the prettiest pumpkins. >>> the b.a.r.t. strike deadline has been extended until midnight. trains are running. union leaders plan to head back to the table at 10:30 this morning. tara moriarty has more on the deal b.a.r.t. management presented yesterday that they call is the last and final and how the union is responding. tara? >> reporter: well, union leaders emerged from the building here at caltrans headquarters at 2:45 a.m. they were tired and frustrated. they say they are angry because they feel that these talks have slowed to a halt. they did agree to put the strike off for one day while these negotiations continue. despite the gag order in effect, b.a.r.t