thanks, paul. >>> getting ready to swim to alcatraz. the big challenge these athletes are overcoming to compete. ,,,, female announcer: female announcer: save up to 35% on a huge selection of clearance mattresses. get two years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. sleep train's inventory clearance sale is on now. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ getting ready for the swim their lives. they're not your >>> two arizona athletes are getting ready for the swim of their lives. >> they are not your average swimmers. both are blind. 25-year-old, tanner robinson and 17-year-old max ashton will be the first blind team to compete in the annual alcatraz invitational in san francisco bay. it happens sunday. the two have been spending hours in the pool. they want to show people they can achieve something that most people would say they could not. >> it's kind of, adds uncertainty. how far do i have left to go? how far haven gone? honestly, it's bragging rights. >> keeping a straight line. i'm always excited to take on something new. >>

i just swam alcatraz.ost people can't. >> the swimmers want to prove that vision loss is just a diagnosis, not a disability. >> dentists and doctors from around the bay area came to san francisco today to offer services in a free clinic in china na toub. the clinic was in a church basement on geary street. medical and dental care was available. this gives low income people a chance to getting whichs checked out. >> the mileage was low but the bidding was high. >> has 12 miles on it. 12 miles. >> talking about a are 65 chevy impala. why these classics never hit the road. >> taking a live look outside right now. look at those blue skies. guess what, showers heading our way. we'll find o >>> car enthusiasts knew it was once in a lifetime student. dozens of cars with hardly any miles on them up for auction. auto dealer ray lambert only likes to sell the latest model so he kept the unsold vehicles stored in his town. is was gearhead heaven. >> this is the front seat. to see a car that is 20 years older than i a

cruise to alcatraz island just took off a couple minutes ago. those folks who had their tickets in hand ahead of time were certainly glad they did. tomorrow could be too late if this government shutdown happens. i spoke with a spokesperson for the national parks service who told me that muir woods, 12 miles north of san francisco, would also be closed too, which is a huge tourist destination. alcatraz attracts about 5,000 visitors a day. the tickets are usually sold out weeks in advance. the spokesperson said they're waiting for direction from their washington, d.c., office, which gets their direction from the department of interior. for now, they get no preview. they wait along with everyone else for word. they would keep life saving operations and law enforcement in place. i spoke to a visitor from new orleans who booked weeks ago to alcatraz and tried to squeeze in a trip quickly for his wife's birthday. >> oh, it's great. it's something we've been wanting to see. glad we got the tickets and we can see it. >> we're actually not going anymore.

the trio jumped from a boat off alcatraz and started pulling for the san francisco shore.hey all made it, becoming the first blind group to complete the mile and a half swim. the three not only competed but sent this message. >> to prove that blindness doesn't set anybody back, and blind people can do anything that sighted people can, and i'm just -- to prove to myself and the world i can do whatever i put my mind to. >> this is not the group's first extreme event. some of them have climbed mt. kilimanjaro and hiked the rim of the grand canyon. >> up next, why case space x could be delivering goods for nasa. and rain could be coming: >> mike: giants and a's end their regular season with victories, but only one is moving on. and >> in less than 27 hours the u.s. government will run out of money to pay its bills and means some services will shut down. the problem is congress cannot agree on a deal. house republicans want to amend the spending bill to include a delay in the president's healthcare law. democrats say that's not going to happen. >> we're not going to be extorted

the trio jumped from a boat off alcatraz and started pulling for the san francisco shore.y all made it, becoming the first blind group to complete the mile and a half swim. the three not only competed but sent this message. >> to prove that blindness doesn't set anybody back, and blind people can do anything that sighted people can, and i'm just -- to prove to myself and the world i can do whatever i put my mind to. >> this is not the group's first extreme event. some of them have climbed mt. kilimanjaro and hiked the rim of the grand canyon. >> up next, why case space x could be delivering goods for nasa. and rain could be coming: >> mike: giants and a's end their regular season with victories, but only one is moving on. moving on. and woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! um... where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all. it would run on the most affordable energy source available. it would charge overnight. every morning, you'd wak

they took part in the alcatraz invitational swim jumping from a boat near alcatraz and starting swimming to the san francisco shore. they all made it becoming the first blind group to complete the 1.5 mile swim. necessity competed and they sent a message. >> i was swimming to prove that blindness doesn't set anybody back and proving that blind people can do anything that those with sight can. i'm just proving to myself and the world that i can do whatever i put my mind to. >> they have proven that again and again. this is not the group's first extreme event. some of them have climbed the rim of the grand canyon. >> very impressive. >> feat for anyone. >> on the drive in, the mist is not unusual but light rain. >> measurable rain is falling in oakland and the oakland hills to orinda and in the north bay and at .04" in petaluma. the roll clouds are in the sierra and the jet stream is leaving the system. that is yes we are getting less wet weather. it is not getting upper level support. through the afternoon, the rain will diminish. we will have 80 in sacramento and 62 in tahoe and mid-to-u

. >>> visitors line up to see alcatraz. they want to go, unlike al capone. >> we did it again because we wanted thought it was interesting. >> important to tourist who is came a hong way to see this? >> yes. >> a must-see? >> yes. >> this is very important for tourism. >> reporter: and it's not just alcatraz, either. there are 11 sites that would be cut off if visitors, from the golden gate national recreation area to the pinnacles. >> for us to be in that much trouble to shut that down for everyone in the world to not be able to enjoy it would be sad. >> time it runging out to keep it going. vacation could be on tap for countless people. >>> applications will not be processed. >>> tonight we have the picture of the president making a historic phone call. that's mr. obama talking to iranian president. it's the firstthey discussed iran's knew nuclear program. >> i made clear that we respect their need for nuclear energy. >> iranian president said if we can make progress on nuclear file, other issues would be positively respo

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coming up next, the annual alcatraz invitational. it's just a day away.tory when they make the mile and a quarter trek from glossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. go? ♪ ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back. here are the winning numbers from last night's mega-millions draw. 9, 23, 27, 49, 51 and the meganumber is 38. nobody correctly picked all six so tuesday night's jackpot now grows to $189 million. >>> three young swimmers from phoenix, arizona are getting ready to take on alcatraz. in morning they are in the water practicing for tomorrow's 18th annual alcatraz invitational in san francisco. it's a challenge for anyone, but these swimmers are visually impaired. they are the first blind team to participate in the event. they will use guides, they are trying to raise money and awareness for the foundation for blind children. it against tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. at alcatraz and ends about 10:30 per gallon foot of the high street pier. good luck to them and everyone participating in the swim. next on abc7 saturday morni

. >>> coming up next the annual alcatraz invitational is just a day away.wimmers will make history when they make the mile and a quarter >>> here are the winning numbers from last night's 173 megamillions draw. 9-23-27-49-51 and the meganumber is 38. nobody got them so tuesday night's jackpot grows to $189 million. here are some winners. three young swimmers from phoenix, arizona getting ready to take on alcatraz. this morning they're in the water practicing for tomorrow's 18th annual alcatraz invitational. it is a challenge of course for anyone but these swimmers are visually impaired. they're the first blind team to compete in the event. they'll have guides with them. the swimmers are trying to raise money and awareness for the foundation for blind children. tomorrow's race begins at 9:00 a.m. at alcatraz and ends about 10:30 at the south end rowing club which is at the foot of the hyde street pier. best of luck to them. i'm sure they'll have plenty of spectators out there. >> so impressive. a beautiful day today. plenty of sunshine. in fact, on the warm

and it would bring a swift halt to alcatraz tours. it is one of 400 national parks that would close without funding. and yesterday the ferries were sold out and tickets are sold for tuesday assuming they don't go idol. some tourists say they were glad to get the cruise in. >> it would be devastating if you traveled like we have to come to a national park and it is not open. that's unfortunate. >> another federal property in jeopardy if the bill is not agreed to. >>> more details on the services that will not be affected due to the shutdown. social security and medicare checks would go out on time. post offices will remain open. military service members would be on duty. >>> the president meets with the israeli prime minister at the white house. iran is ec expected to be the topic of discussion before leaving israel, the prime minister said he would be, quote, telling the truth about iran after the, quote, sweet talk and onslaught of smiles. on friday the president spoke to the president on the phone. the first direct conversation sinc

they're holding a swim too from alcatraz to san francisco.t's to raise money and awareness about the importance of swimming. and three visually impaired swimmers are headed from arizona to san francisco to swim in the alcatraz invitational. these three people are members of the first blind team to compete in the event. they'll volume cited guides to help them tackle the challenges of swimming without vision. >> there's more uncertainty, how far do i have left to go and how far have i gone. >> direction, keeping a straight line. >> they're not strangers to great adventures. the two climbed kilimanjaro several years ago. this 15-year-old has retinal disease that claimed 3/4 of his vision. they raised the swim to raise money for no barriers usa that helps people overcome challenges. >>> a global basketball competition is being held out on the rock. this will be the first official sporting event at the prison since its closure. red bull is hosting the competition called king of the rock. it will feature 64 finalists. 20us qualifiers will play. th

that includes alcatraz. tickets are still being sold though for tomorrow. midnight could bring an abrupt change. plans for visitors heading to the rock, several sides in the presidio and other places. we talked to tourist that's didn't like the idea of a shutdown ruining their plans. >> we came all the way .fr it's been very disappointing not to have been able to come see alcatraz >> it's not easy whenever the government has to shut down and people lose their jobs. it's never a good thing in that way. >> national parks advised people to check ahead before visiting. >>> you can find more on the northern california national parks facing shutdowns because of the budget dispute by going to our web site, ktvu.com. look undulatest videos -- underlatest videos. >>> the attorney general says attendance in california schools is at a crisis level. how much is it costing us? >> gray outside in parts of the bay. rosy will be here to let us know if another warm-up is coming. and new information on who was on the plane that slammed into a california hangar but almost a f

alcatraz. the rock. from hardened criminals to tourist attraction to basketball arena.nd tonight, is the fourth red bull king of the rocks basketball one-on-one tournament. they had rajon rondo on hand last year and tonight, clipper power forward blake griffin will see over 60 gays from 9 -- guys from 19 countries duke it out. i spoke with him just over an hour ago. >> finally crown the world's best one-on-one player. >> as i understand it, 64 guys -- >> yes. >> ma know i ma know and it all happens in one night. >> yes. yes. they take -- i'd actually been to some around l. a.. i take the best players from like big cities each city like guys come from all over. 64 guys make it here to alcatraz. they crown a champion. they're crowned in dunk champion and dunk contest champion. it's pretty sick. >> the work i had to do to get us both in the same frame. [ laughter ] dude is tall. >> you're about the same height though right? >> if i get way up here maybe. >> i have -- the same problem sometimes right? >> yeah. >> i see what you're talking about. people are just so much tall

. >>> alcatraz. the rock.e hardened criminals to tourist attraction to basketball arena and tonight, it's the king of the rock tournament. rajon rondo of the celtics on hand last year. and clipper forward blake griffin tonight will oversee 60 guys from 19 countries duke it out. i spoke with him a couple of hours ago. you're finally crowned the world's best one-on-one player. >> as i understand it 64 guys mano e mano and it all happens in one night. >> yes. yes. they take the -- i've actually been to some around l. a.. i take the best players from like big cities and each city like guys come from all over. 64 guys make it here to alcatraz. they crown a champion. they crown a dunk champion. dunk contest champion. it's pretty sick. >> when the cameras weren't rolling i took a basketball and i showed it to him. and then i dunked on him. >> was he laying down on his back or his stomach? >> it was a bobblehead doll. >> okay good. [ laughter ] >> there we go. >> just saying. >> there we go. all right. >>> and so -- w

the trio jumped from a boat at alcatraz island competing in the alcatraz invitational swim.hey climbed mount kill law man jar row and the grand canyon. >> we had the tri-fecta here. kill law man jar row because it was the first one will have a big important place in my heart, but this is for sure a great challenge and i enjoy the feeling we got when we tackled it. >> so awesome. they said it was important to show there are no limits to what you can do if i put your mind to it. >> 20,000 people flock to a small nebraska town to buy tickets old cars that are brand-new. hundreds of brand-new chevrolets sat in a field or warehouse for decades. they rolled off the assembly line in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. they came from a dealership that is now closed. the dealer held on to the unsold cars if they didn't sell during their model year. one person bought a chevy pick up for $148,000 and it has just one mile on it. unbelievable. leighleigh glass -- leigh glaser a true car connoisseur. >> an early-morning commute two hands on the steering wheel and we may have to use the windshield wip

they're the first blind team to compete in the one and a half-mile swim from alcatraz island to highuides. the trio is trying to raise money and awareness for the foundation for blind children. today's race begins at 9:00 this morning and we wish them luck. >>> coming up, uncovering mysteries deep under the ocean. the cameras scientists are using to explore an underwater volcano and the creatures that live on it. and here's a live look from our sutro cam. it's going to be cooler today, increasing clouds. francis will have your >>> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> a researcher at san francisco's exploratorium is back from an ambitious expedition to explore tornados. as dan ashley shows us in this morning's assignment 7 report, it's making the research available to us here in the bay area. >> this university of washington video shows a research ship heading for one of the world's deepest construction sites. >> they're putting in a cabled ocean observatory on the bottom of the ocean right on an active volcano. >> 60% of the ear

sheerly is amazing woman and was at alcatraz and taught children and supported me as a single mother, took care of my child there and i think she's one of the amazing woman in the community and this is a long over due award for her and congratulations shirley. [applause] so now we're going to -- now we're going to have a video. >> my name is shirley cavara and work for oakland school district and early education and people come from san joaquin valley and my family is located in the area. the best thing about working here is meeting all the families, and connecting with the kids, and when it finally clicks to them "oh that's what that means". even if it's small steps with some kids it's a great feeling that you have made an accomplishment in their lives that they will remember, so here it started down at ice age and moved to second avenue because it got too big want there was a preschool there and out grew that area and we had three choice in oakland to have the child care center at and the parents chose this one and up in the hills and don't feel like you're in oakland and conducive

like alcatraz.everyday to visit the former federal prison which is now a national park. it is one of the must see attractions for visitors to the city. >> shouldn't do it on a night. close down some of the other stuff that's not important. >> nevertheless, come tuesday morning, the rock may be as hard to get into as it was to breakout of it. a lesser known victim could be john mir's old home. jose lopez from los angeles says he's fascinated by being able to touch history. he says it would be a shame if this place closed up because politicians were delaying a compromise. >> and then when the moment actually comes, we'll take care of it. seems to be one of those moments now. >> at the rosie the riveter national park, haven't been told what to do on tuesday. the can-do message of this place seems to be lost on capitol hill. >> i think it's the government's job to look for solutions to funding problems and not to inflict pain so that others can agree with them. >> it is ironic that political squabbling

y el la isla de alcatraz cerca de san francisco, el trabajo de nutriciÓn e quedarÍa in activo.jeres embarazadas y sus hijos. >>> departamento del gobierno que dan asistencia general en caso de desastre van a tener problemas asistencial en los niÑos y la familia investigaciÓn, salud, enfermedad. y eso van a tener problemas. >>> muchos solicitantes de prestamos como ingreso entre moderado y bajo pueden experimentar retrasos en el proceso. la administraciÓn general de vivienda garantiza un 30% de los prestamos de inmuebles no a peruano el dinero en medio de un cierre. igual ocurre en el caso de dueÑos de pequeÑos negocios. >>> si washington no se concreta un acuerdo, el cierre del gobierno va a iniciar a las 12 y un minuto este martes primero de octubre la responsabilidad de una decisiÓn estarÁ el dÍa de maÑana en manos del senado. >>> seguimos contigo lourdes adelante. >>> vamos por un momento mÁs al tema del obama ca re el expresidente clinton defendÓo a barack obama en su negativa a negociar con los republicanos. clinton afirmÓ que obama no debe ceder ante los republicanos, pes

. >> swim from alcatraz really stands out above the rest.t just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. you've got to try this sweet & sour chicken helper. i didn't know they made chicken. crunchy taco or four cheese lasagna? can i get another one of those actually? [ superfan ] hey, america, we're here to help. ♪ [ male announcer ] you say tomato. ♪ old el paso says diced tomato stand 'n stuff chicken tacos. ♪ you say what's for dinner? old el paso says start somewhere fresh. >> three young blind adults with a "diagnosis" not a disability took part in the alcatraz invitational ye shiwening for the san francisco shore. they all made it becoming the first blind group to complete

the trio jumped from a boat at alcatraz island competing in the alcatraz invitational swim. they climbed mount kill law man jar row and the grand canyon. >> we had the tri-fecta here. kill law man jar row because it was the first one will have a big important place in my heart, but this is for sure a great challenge and i enjoy the feeling we got when we tackled it. >> so awesome. they said it was important to show there are no limits to what you can do if i put your mind to it. >> 20,000 people flock to a small nebraska town to buy tickets old cars that are brand-new. hundreds of brand-new chevrolets sat in a field or warehouse for decades. they rolled off the assembly line in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. they came from a dealership that is now closed. the dealer held on to the unsold cars if they didn't sell during their model year. one person bought a chevy pick up for $148,000 and it has just one mile on it. unbelievable.leigh glass -- leih glaser a true car connoisseur. >> an early-morning commute two hands on the steering wheel and we may have to use the windshield wipers.

tourists of the bay area are likely to be surprised by what could be affected here as well, like alcatraz. people line up every day to visit the former federal prison which is now a natural park. it's one of the must-see attractions for visitors to the city. >> they shouldn't do it, close down some of the other stuff that's not important. >> reporter: nevertheless, come tuesday morning, the rock may be as hard to get in to as it was to break out of. a lesser known victim of the political stalemate could be john muir's old home. jose lopez from los angeles says he's fascinated by being able to actually touch history. he said it would be a shame if it closed up because politicians are delaying a compromise. >> people say we'll take care of it. then when the moment actually comes, we need to take care of it. seems to be one of those moments now. >> reporter: at the rosy the riveter national park in richmond, volunteers haven't been told what to do yet on tuesday. visitors say the can-do message seems to be lost on capitol hill. >> i think it's the government's job to look to solutions for fu

also here in the bay area, alcatraz would close. that thenal parks would shut down.e to cans that will trip to yosemite as well. campers at national parks would get 48 hours to pack up and leave. that's not all. national museums and zoos would be forced to close. jon. >> thank you very much. santa clara residents pushing back against a proposal to close a historic downtown post office. the service wants to close the office on franklin street near homestead road part of an effort to cut costs. service would be moved to a building two miles away. the service will hold what is expected to be a packed public meeting to talk about the planned closure. that gets under way at 6:00 at santa clara city hall. >> fremont man has his young son to thank for making him a much richer man. lottery officials say 34-year-old won more than $1 million in a scratch ticket. he won after his son told his dad that the fuel gauge showed they were low on gas so he pulled into a station, to get his receipt and decided to pick up one of the scratches. scratch it off. that's a nice itch. more th

here in the bay area, tourist attractions like alcatraz would shutter and the folks on the island are preparing for the worst. they have posted a sign that explains today's tours are sold out. next available tours are tomorrow, tuesday, but again, if the government closes zero tours will take place. then there are the thousands of federal employees who could be furloughed, california has 169,000 federal employees, locally this means nasa ames research would close and extra curricular activities at moffett field including the golf course, business office and cafe would all shut down. shut a shutdown would not affect astronauts on the international space station. as to the military. 33,000 military workers in california would be sent home without pay. 220,000 service members would remain on duty but their paychecks delayed if the shutdown lasts more than 10 days. so troops would be paid in ious. on the bright side you still get your mail, passports processed. and coming up i'll talk about what a shutdown means for federal housing and small business loans and how it would affect veterans

this is very important for tourism. >> it's not just alcatraz either. there are 11 national sites around the bay area that would be cut off from visitors from year woods and the golden gate national recreation area to the brand new national park, the pinnacles. >> the national parks, all of the national monument, anything is a gift, and for us to be in that much trouble financially to shut that down for everyone in the world to not be able to enjoy it is really sad. >> time is running out to keep the government and the national parks open. if not, vacations could be cancelled for countless familys from far and wide. >> just crazy. they should figure it out. it shouldn't come to this point. >> ken bastida, kpix 5. >> one more by the wachlt if the government shuts down, people hoping for an fha-backed mortgage are going to have to wait because those applications will not be processed. >>> new this morning, fremont police are looking for a man they say kidnapped and robbed a woman earlier this month. that's a sketch of the suspect who forced the victim int

with alcatraz off in the distance. >> the new bridge is very wide, very light. the view was fantastic. it's like floating almost. >> it felt a little more like a causeway been a bridge. but clean and pretty otherwise. >> greg carpooled across the new bay bridge this morning. he had a lot of work to do but didn't want to miss this incredible view. >> i stopped the work and looked up and said, this is great. what a big thing for the bay area. >> a long-awaited debut for the world's longest self anchored suspension bridge, and people wanted to capture the moment. this woman held her cell phone through the sunroof as she drove across, not what the chp wants to see. the first ride was clearly fun for commuters. a toll taker told me he's never seen so many people so happy to hand over their money. >> some of them asked me for autographs. >> the new eastern span is clearly a big draw for people from across the bay area and beyond, possibly another tourist destination like that of the bridge across the bay. >> and some of the features of the new bay bridge really benefi

clean and pretty otherwise. >> reporter: give us alcatraz. alcatraz. >> what?the new bay bridge this morning. $6.4billion and what a beautiful bridge it is. obviously, everyone -- i think is -- this is maybe one of the most pleasant morning commutes a lot of people have had in quite a long time. i talked to a bay bridge toll taker working overnight. and he said people coming up were more than happy to hand over their money last night to drive across the new bay bridge. people very excited about it. look over here to the left-hand side. let me show you this gentleman here. we're seeing a lot of this. good morning, sir. people, they want to capture this. this is history. what these folks are doing. that's the right way to do it. if you are a passenger in the car, snap those pictures. don't do it as a driver. that's the warning from the chp. they know a lot of people will be disstrablthded by the -- distracted by the beauty of the bay bridge. don't be distracted and try to get any photos on the side here of the new eastern span. we're live with traffic moving alon

they swam from alcatraz to aquatic park.rday's event. 17-year-old max ashton, 24-year- old tanner robinson and 19-year- old katie cuppy finished yesterday's swim in less than 90 minutes. >>> lawyers for baseball star alex rodriguez of the yankees are expected to face off with major league baseball today about his suspension. boat sides are going to meet with an arbitrator. the league has issued a 21 is- -- 211-game suspension for a rod because of allegations he used performance enhancing drugs. if the arbitrator does not overturn that decision, a-rod could lose millions and millions of dollars. if it's overturned, though, major league baseball says it may reduce its authority to enforce antidoping rules. >>> we're getting a better idea of why -- [indiscernible] oakland's quarterback was set to start against the redskins but his concussion symptoms come back. matt flynn started for the raiders but played poorly in the team's loss. pryor suffered a concussion against the broncos eight days ago and remains to be seen whether he

this was also interesting in that you can see alcatraz and angel island at beyond, which of course are the natural peaks of the underground mountains in the bay. so this slide wraps up a lot of conditions. >> is this back on the docks? >> no, these walls were designed as gravity walls. they had the 1 inch steel rod at the top, and a 1 inch rod that went from the wall to the middle of the street. they had a big blob of concrete that went from the wall, the rod, and then the block of concrete. if the wall tried to move, it would engage the rod, which would engage the block of concrete. these were built as gravity walls. they're very, very wide at the base. gosh, some of them are six, eight, 10 feet wide, and they are like dams. they are faced with basalt blocks that came from the quarries in marin county. they have performed very well. the classic gravity wall. there is enough friction along the base, and there is a slope on the backside, so there is enough weight pushing down on the wall that keeps it from moving. >> this is on broadway, along rage and russian hill. >> that is a complet

team oracle was in control until the third leg towards towards alcatraz.it the finish line a minute before their american counterparts. the best of 17 series will play the race twice more, race is 6- 7 on thursday in the bay if you're looking for something to do. >> larry olsen is taking this right now. >> i think a lot of people are surprised that the dominance by new zealand, because of course, as you know, who dictated the style. >> got caught fudging the rules. >> and that's why they are at negative one right now. >> they are two below, yeah. oh boy. >> well it is fun to go out and watch the america cup race. it's beautiful out there. we'll see you at 11:00. ,,,,,, unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect a

. >> alcatraz tourist attraction, a federal shut down will strand these boats at the dock. >> it is the last ride of the evening. the busy pier will go soilp the -- soilpest if the -- silent if the shut down occurs. >> it is heart breaking when the government shuts down for any reason. >> we came all the way from alaska so it would have been dispointing not to come see it. >> also travelers who need pass ports will likely be delayed. small businesses and home buyers won't be able to get government backed loans. >> republicans or democrats they need to work together. >> this couple enjoying another national park, kristy field wonders about federal job losses back home. >> we are worrying about all of the east coast too. >> what can we do -- what can one person do. >> those who are here lever day reaccident losing park access to politics, a shut down would keep most benefits rolling, social security, medicare, those on disability -- would keep going but others pay will be delay. >>> it is bad all the way around. >> tonight the next tour is scheduled for tuesday because tomorrow's ferry's

. >> will she do alcatraz to the shore? >> i think she can manage. >> do that in her sleep. >> water temperatures in the 50s, just fine. >>> look at the satellite radar picture. we had showers in the east and the south bay. a lot of that moving towards the east. it created some beautiful sights down here. look at this one. the light reflected just perfectly off some of the water droplets in the atmosphere. raj got one, as well. let's look at the radar. we're finding a little green in the santa clara valley. low-level moisture at this point, that we're not going to be able to rule out stray showers for the next three hours. we'll start to get drying weather in here for tomorrow. but the thing right now you'll notice, is not only the warmer weather, but the humidity. temperatures in the upper 60s in livermore. the good news for tomorrow, as you head back to work and school, you're going to get a lot more sunshine. it will be drier and we'll get rid of the humidity. on temperatures by the noon hour, the upper 70s for the inter

as they are making their way through the deserted -- alcatraz. >> by about noon, it'll be a different story around here. >> reporter: even though the bay is virtually deserted, she's already taking pages of notes. >> and this is always 30 omitters in the boat. >> but she's here on behalf of the united states geological survey. >> the san francisco bay is a part of the pacific, which will be incredibly important for the migratory water spout species. we're looking to see whether or not the sure number of the spectators will have an affect on the water birds that will be using the area. >> reporter: without the study, there might not have been an america's cup at all. with a lawsuit by the environmental. the city of san francisco avoided a court bale. >> we have five different areas around the san francisco bay. >> all trying to answer one question. is the large scale of these events having an effect on these bird? when the races are going, you kind of literally see thousands of votes out here. >> leaving less room for them. they may not have the fat sources that they need to make or if

a victory swim but not a victory lap around alcatraz, though. crowds cheered as the trophy that was given to the champions. it was almost dropped at the height of celebrations several people saving the trophy from hitting the ground. but it wasn't all smooth sailing start to finish today. this was a race with a lot of drama in it. dennis o'donnell our sports director here. that one mark that came around team oracle came around bowing down in the water i thought it was over. >> i think people are still trying to figure out how this happened. did the united states make better tactical decisions? did they make adjustments to the boat or perhaps did they getter better acclimated to the san francisco bay? i think it was a combination of all of those things and not only was the greatest comeback but also the biggest collapse in sports history and here's how it came down. take a guess who this guy was rooting for. this is right out of the chute for team oracle. the kiwis led by 65 meters but from there, there were three lead changes and on the up wind

as they headed up to where two split the coast, new zealand heading farther out to alcatraz. with every cross, oracle extended its leap. >> i don't think they even had to dunk at that stage. it's about a three boat length gain. >> reporter: a near disaster for oracle once again. the boat nearly capsized. by the time new zealand reached the same mark, oracle had a 500-meter lead, the victory all down wind from there. a little more than an hour later, team oracle took the stage and accepted this trophy, the one they never had to relinquish. experts call this the greatest comeback in yachting history, and it's right up there for sports, too. how did the oracle boat gain so much speed? ellison would not say, but this is what he told reporters, he told the team after the race. >> i let them know that you know what you guys did? you know what you guys did? you just won the america's cup. i just wanted to make sure they knew that. you want to know what i said when i got on the boat? that's exactly what i said. you know what you guys did? you just won the america's cup. >> reporter:

with alcatraz just to the distance. >> felt a little more like a cosway than a bridge. but clean and pretty other wise. >> reporter: this is the new view. once you get past the tower with all of those suspension cables, a lot of drivers say it's awe inspiring. bresland car pooled across the bay bridge, he had a lot of work to do but he did not want to miss this incredible view. >> i stopped the work i was doing on my laptop and looked up and said, this is great. what a great thing for the bay area. >> reporter: it was a long awaited debut for the self- anchored suspension bridge and people wanted to capture the moment. this woman held her cell phone out, something chp has asked people not to do. >>> the cost of the new bridge ended up being about five times the original estimate. back in 1998 the plan for the original self-anchored suspension bridge was estimated to last four years and cost $1.4 million. however construction ended uptaking 11 years and the total cost was $6.4 billion. coming up on the news at 6:00. tom vacar investigates why it may actually cost much mo

like alcatraz. people line up everyday to visit the former federal prison which is now a national park. one of the must see attractions to the city. >> shouldn't do it on a night like this. some of the other stuff that's not important. >> nevertheless, come tuesday morning, the rock may be as hard to get into as it was to breakout of. could be john mir 's old home. he's fascinated by being able to touch history. he says it would be a shame if this place closed up. >> people kind of like we'll take care of it. and then when the moment comes, we'll take care of it. seems to be one of those moments now. the volunteers haven't been told what to do. visitors say the message of this place seems to be lost. eye. >> so that others can agree with them. >> it is ironic political squabbling could shut down a place that memorializes a time when america pulled together. >> different entities coming together to solve a problem. i think that's very important and a valuable lesson we could all stand to learn or tea

you can see treasure island here and often to the distance is alcatraz. the view is just you and the water is 9-obstructed. the working crews are hard at work. offic to, they are power washing and cleaning out the traditional light bulbs with the new high powerful l e d . here is how it is going to look towards oakland with a nice straight line. however, the c h p is a little bit worried from the yerba buena island. >> what is difficult is a short ramp with a short march and a short stop sign is going to be difficult. very similar to the current westbound. >> this will be 50 mi. m.p.h. the entire with no changes in speed like there was before. that is a good consistent speed. for the next two years on the east bound you are going to see the old bridge that is just lingering. it is tricky to remove, safely. it is going to take some time is should be removed by 2015. leslie, we have saved the best for last. leslie -- the new siding shiny suspension tower. and it felt like a white version of the golden gate bridge. and we were so used to the golden gate brid

on the right hand side that is where you can see the golden gate bridge, alcatraz and everything else. if you are in the center, you can't see as much and the tower is spectacular. >> thank you. if that ceremony happens we will go back out to frank somerville. >>> still to come, coverage on the crisis in syria. the president turns to a rival for support and more evidence the government used exception onilities own people -- used peps on its own people. -- chemical weapons on its own people. and a hit and run, the search for the driver and his encounter with police moments before the accident. 0!ockÑ?çóxo?Ñ=çñÑñçvxqx?ñññ?óioy my favorite professors. and so is this. this is my academic advisor. and also my cheerleader. and when i finish my degree in business... a new job, at a great company... that's the graduation present i want. [ male announcer ] in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field in 6 months. find your career success in the bay area. learn how at devry.edu. >>> news chopper 2 live over the new bay bridge. a ceremony is expec

noon, just a little finger of fog is rolling across san francisco and the golden gate bridge and alcatrazby 1:00 o'clock or 2:00, that is gone and a few holes of sunshine developing at the coast today. we will talk temperatures in the south bay the remain warmest around los gatos and morgan hill a run at 90 and low-to-mid 80's for the santa clara valley. low 80's for most of the peninsula and san mateo north low-to-mid 70's and low-to-mid 60's along the coast and into downtown with 68 in south san francisco and as far as the temperature around sausalito 71 and low-to-mid 80's through the north bay valley and low-to-mid 60's at the coast and we will have mid-70's and berkeley at 75 and oakland at 76 up to 84 in castro valley and union city and newark and fremont around 81 or 82 degrees. east bay valleys not so hazy as yesterday and the smoke will be mostly moving in the central valley with temperatures in the low-to-mid 90's. for at&t park tonight, rockies and the giants at 66 and dropping down to 62. tomorrow is the coolest day as we loose another couple of degrees and we will gain those

but it would include golden gate park as well as alcatraz could shut down tomorrow. we understand that the people will get a refund, but it doesn't change the fact that many people have traveled across the country and frankly across the world to san francisco and they will be severely disappointed. every single national mark -- park will be effected. 287 million people visit the national parks last year alone in 2012. and we were curious how this would effect federal employees working for the national park service, and the answer they gave us were very uncertain. >> we just are waiting for the direction to come from the department of interior to the national park service, and they will share with us what level of closure there is, if there is one, or hopefully we're all remaining very hopeful that there won't be a government shutdown. >> well, what is really incredit super bowl they said they really weren't getting any direction at the federal level. even the department of interior really doesn't know what is going to happen in the coming days. and the sense we got i

. >>> and here is a view if you want to make the swim from alcatraz over the embarcadero. right now light winds, sunshine is back. we'll let you know if rain will also be back in sunday's forecast when we come right back. >>> and good morning from san jose this morning. much drier than 24 hours ago. we were watching the rain come in in what was a record-setting day for rainfall. speaking of san jose, 0.066 which easily broke the record for the day. the monthly average in september is a quarter inch. not only did we break records for the day, in many cases we exceeded the monthly average in a single day. top totals in the north bay, around mt. tam we had 1.5 inches. mt. diablo, more than an inch of rain. very humid air in place, cold front tapping into the moisture and a very super soaked spr eed in the bay area wringing out. that moisture has moved out. cooler, drier hair has come in and you will notice it as you step outside. 40s and 50s, some clearing in the north bay. it will take some time to break up the low clouds in the south bay. look at the temperature change. qui

workers are asked to stay home, here is what closes, landmarks including new york's statue of liberty, alcatraz and san francisco. national zoo in washington d.c. yes, the smithsonian museum will close. everything, yellowstone, you name it, shut down. those are nonessential workers, not far from washington mall which will also be shut -- closed. members of congress are ostensibly trying to hammer out agreement. team coverage. peter buys live at the white house. rich edson on capitol hill following every twist and turn of the story. we, of course, are on the market, how they are reacting. but i want to start with rich. house republicans just issued a counteroffer. eleven minutes ago this is us that much closer to a government shut down. let's start with you. >> reporter: does, and this is what the chairman had to say a short while ago. political appointees would have to live under obamacare the same as members of congress. we continue to believe the individual mandate being the way that it is, the best interest of the american people. according to house gop sources that will drive demand that bu

5, team oracle in control until the third leg when they took a turn into heavy currents towards alcatrazlowing the boat considerably. team new zealand took advantage of the blunder and hit the finish line a minute four seconds before the americans. that's a blowout. new zealand now holds a 4 to negative one lead in the best of 17 series. they will race two more times, race 6 and race 7 on the san francisco bay on thursday. that's it, everybody. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> our play of the day shows why you take your glove when you go to the giants at at&t park. take a look. you might get a baseball like this woman did in the 9th inning. colorado hit a foul into the stands. and the woman with the glove pulled it in. good for a few hugs and, of course, our play of the day. >> she didn't even have to move. it was good for a few hugs. >> is that knitting? no. okay. >> a knitting? >> got that big blanket with her. >> it's her giants blanket. >> look at her. great catch. >> getting a little pub, too. >>> i can't think about the events of that day. >> some college friends remember