bridge union we have been calling a hotspot when a hotspot is anything outside of the normal this is a major back up this happened an hour ago the drive time is 17 minutes. they have has cycled the metering lights at a faster pace wit. we're looking better whe. the cemetery bridge is looking good still problem free mid. and the golden gate bridge southbound 101 net also looks good whe one. as we continued to watch the back up from between the two free is just north of 17 and we happen tracking a potential hotspot on the city streets at university at the no it has not backed things up some but has the potential to do so me and now whether >> it will take you out to mt. tam when we have the sun coming up shortly it is going to be a beautiful morning we have a warm day today with lots of sun time a cool down beginning tomorrow and a slight chance of rain for the weekend unbacked. this is a current loof the fog and you conceive a is a patchy in areas whe. our temperatures have dropped whe. this is a look of current temperatures right now and we expect temperatures to rise dramatically we

have my objections for example the relations between the european union and russia they should become better. greece has tried to be a bridge between utopian union and russia and russia successfully sometimes unsuccessfully and others there are some new member states in the european union that are reacting but russia is a part of europe so i can't imagine a europe without russia there must be a closer form of cooperation between the two sides and everybody is going to benefit from that you mention germany several times throughout this interview me finish and on the german quote just a few days ago i'm going merkel sad that if the euro collapses europe will collapse do you agree with the statement i want to see the european currency. continue to exist i believe that we didn't start it in the right way. but it is the right direction we just need a new framework and a new understanding between us because right now they're hitting a country that is not entirely responsible everybody has its responsibilities on the sponsibility s. and it's the weakest link but there are others too you saw that the problem of greece quickly becam

we'll be bottoming out in the mid-50s, we'll see temperatures north of the golden gate bridge, fremont through uniony. this is what you need to know as we slide into the holiday weekend. we do have not so much an advisory but a heads-up, surf is up along the coast. tomorrow's 63 degrees the waves 4 to 5 feet, the rip current risk is high and as we go into the weekend and the clouds gather the wastes will begin to subside. this is all because of long period swells generated from a storm in the southern hemisphere. tomorrow morning we'll have clouds lining the coast and a few clouds trying to slip into the bay. otherwise plenty of sunshine. watch our futurecast and look at the clouds disintegrate rapidly except around the santa cruz coast but that will change as well. we're under the influence of high pressure so we'll stop start off with the southwest wind, this builds in northwest which means offshore. that means your temperatures are going to go up to 70 at half moon bay. 4degrees warmer in san jose, low 90s in morgan bay. the further inland you go, heading towards the north bay, temperatures from

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bridge. low 60s in fremont through union. this is what you need to know as we slide in to the holiday weekend. we have not so much the advisory but a heads up along the coast. tomorrow 63 degrees, waves four to five feet. the rip current risk is high and as we go further in toward the holiday weekend the cloud wills gather, the waves will start to go down but still up there and the risk is high as well. this is because of long period swells generate from a storm. tomorrow morning we will have clouds lining the coast and as few clouds trying to slip in, otherwise plenty of sun, watch our future cast and look at the clouds fall apart rapidly but around the suspecta cruz coast. that will change as well. we are under the influence of high pressure. we will start with the southwest wind this high builds in northwest meaning off shore. that means the temperatures will go up to 70 in half moon bay. four degrees warmer in san jose. low 09's morgan hill. the further inland the warmest temperatures, 95 degrees brentwood and toward the

inflation and more so-called government jobs government stimulus government payments to the labor unions to build bridges and build roads but all of this is we always have to keep in mind there are two sorts of jobs there are real jobs in the private sector for people to work that actually benefit society and people are willing to buy their products and where they improve the economy and then there are parasitical jobs and jobs which are government jobs and actually surprise from social well being so what obama is going to try to do maybe he's come to his senses in all have some good things to say i don't think so but you can't rule it out probably what he's going to do is ask for more trouble and i must say i don't think the republicans are any better their plan what they did under the bush administration was horrific to the people that have brought on depression and they're crushing us it's just like it's a replay of a friend from roosevelt and the new deal. the syrians have started a campaign for statehood ahead of the september twentieth violet and the united nations that carried a letter to the loca

inflation and more so-called government jobs government stimulus government payments to the labor unions to build bridges and build roads but all of this is we always have to keep in mind there are two sorts of jobs there are real jobs in the private sector for people to work that actually benefit society and people are willing to buy their products and where they improve the economy and then there are parasitical jobs jobs which are government jobs and actually suppress from source the world has asked for more trouble and i must say i don't think the republicans are any better they're playing what they did under the bush administration was horrific to have brought on a depression and there was just like it's a replay of the roosevelt and the new deal because too much too much emphasis on the president for that matter too much in florida versus on the government. in just a few days the united states will be marking its greatest tragedy in half a century the terrorist attacks on september eleventh two thousand and one that four hundred what followed was a decade of invasions torture scandals and untold ab

bridge. northbound 85 at union avenue. still causing slow traffic coming in. by far barked up from the capitol expressway autopsy the -- all the way up to -- all the way up to sunnyvale. we can find some fog. it's way up there. it's on parts of the coast. but there's not much to work with. it's there. it wasn't there yesterday. we had clear conditions on the coach and temperatures warmed up. that will not be the case today -- on the coast and temperatures warmed up. that will not be the case today. the fog is back, kind of. i mean it's there. cool to hot. bigger fog bank. it will be cooler to warmer. much cooler. there's a lot going on, typhoon -- timon, moving across the pacific. tropical clouds. we'll see how it all plays in. it looks like it will be much, much cooler. the mere fact that the fog is fact means the fog cools down. some 40s again toward the north bay. there was a breeze for a while at oakland airport and also fairfield now any are calm again which is a sure sign they will be warm pretty fast. only northwest 3 at sfo. unless you are right by --

what do you think can be done to really bridge the relationship between the union and the manufacturerr example? >> well, i think, you know, we arguably in some cases have too much union power and too much union wealth and that was certainly one of the factors that triggered the bankruptcy of two of the three american automobile companies. not the main cause, but "a" cause. since then, however, look at the detroit three, for instance, ford, general motors and chrysler both added thousands and thousands of jobs since emerging from chapter 11. in cases of general motors, added a shift opened plants, hired new uaw workers and so forth. certainly the part of industry that i'm in is neither anti-union nor anti-worker. in fact, quite the contrary. >> karen, jump in? >> i want to go become to the question respectfully on war on workers. at a time when you are seeing the middle class in this country actually the size of it dwin paychecks are not going as far as they used to. at the same timepaychecks are not going as far, the top 1% of the company, making bigger and bigger profits they're not

the president spoke at a labor rally telling union members they are the bedrock of the middle class. >> we have roads and bridges across the country that need rebuilding. we have got private companies with the equipment and manpower to do the building. we have got more than one million unemployed construction workers ready to get dirty right now. there is work to be done and there are workers ready to do it. >> in addition to public works spending, mr. obama is expected to call for a mix of individual and business tax credits to help stimulate hiring. >>> meantime, a dismal report from the department of labor shows unemployment for african americans is the highest its been in 27 years. at a staggering 16.7%. our consumer editor tells us african americans work in the hardest hit industries. >> reporter: labor day was leisurely among the diverse visitors at the reservoir. retired policeman larry sees a lack of jobs and especially among young folks he was cooking for. >> out of the group right here, probably 50% of them are unemployed. probably 50%. >> there are no more entry level jobs for young people and that's

and if you are driving on the san mateo bridge that traffic is nice heading out to the high- rise. nearby on the nimitz freeway hayward unionity fremont that looks very nice. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. we have mostly clear skies. patchy thick fog along the coast and the golden gate bridge. 60s and 0eu7z not much of an -- it's main only on the coast. inland not a problem as we have high pressure building in. the surface one is transitory. oakland airport 39. 49 santa rosa. goo ten to 11-degree spread. still a component of a several breeze. it's still relatively night. high pressure moving. it will be a slow process. it will be if you get that clearing. for the bay and inland temps there will if a warmup today. this does look like the warmest day. saturday will be warm inland. i think we will start cooling ten. today some patchy thick position. it coulden joking around the bay. 60s and 90s we have a big difference here. if you are in some of that cooler weather. not much you can do. if you are in the warm to sunny and warm conditions. it will hole into the weekend. >>> 5:4919. blow global vamp tonight. important i

union sponsored labor day rally in detroit. he challenged republicans to put country before party. >> we've got roads and bridges across this country to be rebuilt. we have private companies with the manpower to do the building. we've got more than one million unemployed construction workers ready to get dirty right now. >> president obama will also ask congress to extend the payroll tax cuts. you can watch the jobs' speech this thursday live on "abc 7 news" at 4:00. >>> time is approaching 4:45, hyatt hotel employees are demanding a new contracted held protests in san francisco and santa clara. workers marched and rallied outside the grand hyatt. their union has been without a contract for two years. hyatt has agreed to the same deal the union reached with hilton but the union is accusing hyatt from not representing workers from other hotels. >> coming up the arrest of a major al-qaeda figure plus new video from 9/11 taken just minutes after the san francisco bound united flight 93 crashed into a pennsylvania field. >> plus the remnants of tropical storm lee still causing problems up and down the east coast. >> and coming soon to

union workers for the jobs the america's cup will bring. it is expected to create 8,000 jobs. much of the work will be done when the city remakes the water front between the bay bridgehe warf. >>> mark ibanez is here. >> the 99ers back. they -- the 99ers back. and the raiders game in oakland thrilling, down to the end. this is the game over the last couple of years they lose but the jets gave up 32 yards on the ground. darren mcfadden had 171. this is the most yards surrended on the ground by a jets team ever. the offensive line was excellent. allowed only one sack. no turnovers by the raiders offense. great to watch. darren mcfadden and jason campbell exstattic about the play of the offensive line. >> having the right attitude and i think they take pride in working together and protecting the quarterback and the run game. >> just one of those things, we want to build a bully. that's what we do. doesn't matter who we are playing against. >> nice to see. mean time, it is time to let the people speak. somewhat the match-up you want to see for our weekly high school game of the week. those are the games you can choose from. thursday we will add it up and the game you s

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union worker morz jobs are coming. and his plan appears to include a major transportation project. >> we've got rope and bridge as cross this country. and they need rebuilt. we've got private companies with equipment and man power to do the building. we've got more than one million unemployed construction workers ready to get dirty, right now. >> for months, republican presidential hopefuls have been taking shots at the president, but today they went after each other. mitt romney taking a swipe at rick perry. >> of the people running for office i don't know there are emm that have less ears in politics than me. >> and rick perry responding. >> one created jobs all over the world. but while he was the governor of massachusetts he didn't create very many job autos sara palin got into it. >> now, we're seeing more and more folks realize the strength of this grass roots movement. i say right on. better late than never. >> at this tea party rally there was a lot of talks of jobs but little talk of organized labor. in the past it's been a day to celebrate and for political candidates to line up for a chance to court them. to

union sponsored labor day rally yesterday in detroit. he challenged republicans to put country before party. >> we've got roads and bridges across this countrywe have private companies with the equipment and manpower to do the building. we've got more than one million unemployed construction workers ready to get dirty right now. >> he will also ask congress to extends the payroll tax cut. you can watch his jobs speech live on abc news at 4:00 this nurse. >> restaurants are going to keep food stamps on the menu. >> and plus new video from 9/11 taken minutes after the san francisco bound united flight 93 crashes into a pennsylvania field ten years ago. >> plus, the remnants of tropical storm lee causing problems up and down the east coast. >> you want to do this in pleasanton? you'll get your chance, to jump into a tomato fight coming soon. a >>> welcome back. live doppler showing the thunderstorms still going on in southern california and right through san diego. that is where they'll stay in the afternoon hours, keeping those temperatures in 90s around l.a. upper 90s around the central valley and low to mid-80s in tahoe. 91 in yosemite and c

bridge became a checkpoint with flags of two different states once again flying over the old fortresses. before a stone one independence in one thousand nine hundred one the struggle for secession from the soviet union in this republic was exceptionally peaceful. and the country managed to avoid the bloodshed that was characteristic of its baltic neighbors and not fear. that this is the historical wide hall of fame parliament. came here in. the late summer of one thousand nine hundred ninety one to declare recognition of the three baltic republics yeltsin said here flanked by the chairmen of their parliaments garman off represented latvia last previous from lithuania in early till from a star nia yeltsin made a speech here he signed three treaties with the baltic states. estonian historian mark lauder began his struggle for his country's independence in the mid one nine hundred eighty s. he organized and took part in numerous acts of protest. the most high profile of them was the famous bowl to weigh in on august twenty third one thousand nine hundred nine people in the three soviet baltic republics of lithuania latvia and the stonier formed a six hundred kilometer human chain linking the three capi

union. i do not know what he is talking about politicians picking transportation and bridge projects.t cannot happen. it is not anywhere near the 30% cost people say. it probably has been raised about 5%. i am always impressed by conservatives who want to save money by reducing wages on working people. it want to save money. they want to widen the gap between the middle class and the rich by dumbing down wages. grover said let's let hispanics and do it. maybe there are hispanics who need jobs. there are whites who need jobs. there are african-americans. why are we always trying to drop down what working people make. we're not interested in the profits made by business. there's a great to rate of profit than ever before. their tax burden is the lowest in decades. we pay less in taxes as a people and we did 50 years ago. we are always interested in driving down wages. it is astonishing to me. >> that you want to weigh in on this? >> yeah. and originally this conversation was about economic growth. spending money on government infrastructure projects. you had me down as a deficit- reduce

union city on 880 northbound. the southbound 80 ride is typically slow. the bay bridge westbound as we look at the tope was shot, drive * continuing to stay between 13-17 minutes for the westbound ride. this is a good to me for the bay bridge this morning. the san mateo bridge ride is a problem free. a 15 minute drive. the golden gate bridge looks good. the last check was 36 minutes for the drive time from high with 37 out of nevada heading down to the toll plaza of the golden gate bridge. >> the u.s. government giving several bay area police forces more money to put more officers on the street. a federal grand is paying for the additional police. the money covers salaries for the officers over the next two years. a total of 36 officers will be added to for a area communities, local and getting the most help with 25 officers headed there. that will give oakland 675 officers but still down from the over 800 officers and had two years ago. >> working with the community and city we have identified where the use is most at risk. we would like to place, philosophically, a pr

union. i do not know what he is talking about politicians picking transportation and bridge projects.ppen. it is not anywhere near the 30% cost people say. it probably has been raised about 5%. i am always impressed by conservatives who want to save money by reducing wages on working people. it want to save money. they want to widen the gap between the middle class and the rich by dumbing down wages. grover said let's let hispanics and do it. maybe there are hispanics who need jobs. there are whites who need jobs. there are african-americans. why are we always trying to drop down what working people make. we're not interested in the profits made by business. there's a great to rate of profit than ever before. their tax burden is the lowest in decades. we pay less in taxes as a people and we did 50 years ago. we are always interested in driving down wages. it is astonishing to me. >> that you want to weigh in on this? >> yeah. and originally this conversation was about economic growth. spending money on government infrastructure projects. you had me down as a deficit- reducer which is

>> my union's specifically, we're not only just painters, but painters, bridge painters, dry wall finishes, and we have hotel employees. our apprentice program would be a good start for someone who is been unemployed, our apprentice program, training program trains younger kids, and even adults, older adults to join the building trades, and to have a trade because it propels you into the center of the middle class, and the tax on the unions isn't helping. >> right. we have attacks on unions and these budget talks you talked about and that sort of thing. if you could wave the magic wand and turn these things around, what are some specific things that you would like to see happen? is there or are there alternatives to these budget cuts? we already know how you're fighting back with the unions, but talk about alternatives to the budget cuts. >> well, it's off the table of collective bargaining. i was on the committee most recently in cincinnati. six months into negotiations, they didn't think we were going far enough, so we got this thing that we called fondly the sea of red, and we found out

union leaders have blasted the president for being too timid on job creation. >> we want one thing, jobs, jobs, jobs. we've got roads and bridgescross this country that need rebuilding. we've got private companies with the equipment and the man power to do the building. >> reporter: the president will address the joint session of congress. it will happen at 4:00 in the afternoon our time on thursday and you can watch it here live on cbs 5. >>> despite sagging approval ratings in california over his handling of the economy, an la times poll finds the president still leads all republican candidates by at least 19 percentage points in hypothetical match ups. mitt romney and texas governor rick perry are in a dead heat for california's republican presidential primary. as randal pinkston reports today, candidates vying for that gop nomination made their pitches in a key battle ground state. >> reporter: one by one, the republican presidential hopefuls took to the stage, trying to convince south carolina voters why they are the best candidates. >> i believe i can bring a unique set of leadership skills to the white house. >> reporter

bridge, checking monday morning commute. i'll have the details in a few minutes. >>> it is a monday. thank you so much for starting our day with us. i'm kristen sze. >> union city woman accused of killing a former friend out of jealousy is set to try again to make a plea in court today. she will come face to face with the family of a victim nursing student michelle le. >>> family members say they will be here. family has been so dedicated to finding michelle le and so committed to this case even the lieutenant in the case called it one of the most impressive examples of mobilizing in a crisis. the family will be here to watch giselle esteban face the charge against her. there is a chance that she will enter a plea today. esteban told "abc 7 news" she openly hated michelle le but she did not want to have anything to do she did not have anything to do her disappearance. they may have dispute over a man. the father of giselle's five-year-old child and unborn child but giselle blamed michelle le for ruining her relationship with him. her family is planning the eighth search for her this saturday. relatives have said they are dedicated to bringing her home and

bridge heading into san francisco. we still have a couple of lanes blocked off on the lower deck. complete report. >> thursday, at 5:00, i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> topping our news, a union city is due in court to formally face murder charges in the disappearance three months ago of a nursing student. despite the arrest there is huge unsolved mystery in the murder case. terry? >> reporter: there is still no body and family of michelle le, they are determined to find that body wherever it may be hidden. they believe it's out in the east bay. they are asking the suspect to help investigators so they can bring closure. take a look at the suspect in the murder investigation. 27-year-old gizelle esteban. we'll see a picture and video from unrelated case. she has been a person of interest since day one, was arrested and shortly was arrested back in may. the arrest came yesterday and police laid out some of the evidence. >>> located inside michelle's car have been analyzed and have been confirmed that michelle is the source of the bloodstains. the parking structure where her car had been, revealed that esteban was present before and after michelle's disappearance. >> at this po