carolyn is live in zurich. good morning, carolyn. >> reporter: good morning to you, willie. aluminum al coqaa kicked off a third quarter earnings season after the bell today. we expect the s&p 500 will grow by some 24%. that would be a slower growth when compared to the second quarter. that's when earnings grew by 39%. looking at some of the most important sectors, the bank earnings should have continued to recover from the lows of the final crisis except for those banks with investment banking activities. those will be hit by weaker markets over the summer. and tech earnings probably have also seen their peak in the second quarter. intel have already warned on their q 3 earnings. they won't be spectacular. they'll be more modest. i'm sure we can live with that. >> carolyn, thanks so much. one other story of interest on the front page this morning, apple is getting ready to do a verizon version of the iphone. so many plants with at&t. they're getting ready to bring one out early next year that works with verizon. >>> roy halladay opens the national league playoffs with a his

i'm carolyn tyler. this morning giants fever is spreading after the team won the nail-biting first game of the national league championship series in philadelphia last night. the giants defeated the phillies 4-3 in a much-anticipated matchup between the team's aces, tim lincecum and roy halladay. they need three more wins to advance for the first time since 2002. game two is tonight, first pitch 5:19. mike shumann will of course have the highlights later in sports. let's turn to politics. governor schwarzenegger with members of his own party thrown under the bus. in his radio address he named six republican lawmakers who tried to block a major piece of his budget deal and suggested they did it as payback for political contributions. amy holyfield reports. >> maybe these republicans just simply sold out because they got campaign contributions from the state prison guard unions. >> that's the kind of statement you would expect from the governor when talking about democrats. but to say that about republica

. >> carolyn anddmarilyn. >> reporter: megan's arrival ú%s another milestone ffr the3 maselli fammly.>> it was another healthy girl. >> i was 4. i was a little kid. >> reporter: 6-year-old carlie, eagerly shared some family history she slipped -hrough the album. >> daddy burping megan. >> reporter: the brother andrew holding megan. a brief biilogy lesson. >> we had megan like in the

i'm carolyn tyler. the san francisco giants are returning home this afternoon victorious! they are headed to the world series for the first time in eight years after beating the philadelphia phillies 3-2 last night to win the national league pennant. champagne showers were flowing after the game in the giants' locker room. they trailed 2-1 in the third inning when buster posey chopped one to third base and beat the throw to first. aubrey huff scored tying the game at two. it stayed that way until the 8th inning when juan aribay gave the giants the lead with a clutch home run. then in the 9th inning with two runners aboard on base with the phillies, brian wilson strikes out ryan howard looking to end the game. >> not just one guy that carries this club. it takes the whole team every night. that's how we've been doing it. found a way to do it. a big series, sanchez struggled tonight. the bullpen saved us. whole bullpen. that's the way it's been all year for us. >> the giants come back to town this afternoon. they play the texas rangers in the world series on wednesday, game

what can they say differently, carolyn? >> they are not going to focus on this because the economy, right, is the biggest issue facing the country. 50% of people say it's one of the most pressing issues followed by the deficit and a third of the nation saying that's an issue. the war in afghanistan, depending upon the poll is somewhere between 3% and 7%. they are looking at that and saying it's not on the agenda. six out of 10 americans are in favor of us pulling out of afghanistan. the president has said he will start doing that in july of 2011. so at this point it's simply not going to be a campaign topic., e fact that this hasn't been something that's been positive to talk about with the american people? they're upset that we're continuing to lose lives in afghanistan. we have telegraphed to the enemy when exactly we are going to be withdrawing our troops. i things appear to be getting better there overall it's a touchy subject. not as important to the american people right now as the economy. >> well, it certainly is no

carolyn has that story. >> this is the last day of work for samantha. >> very sad.'m kind of scared. a little scared, too. >>reporter: her paycheck at the san francisco company internet archives was paid for by federal stimulus dollars. just like the salary of 144 other employees here. that money dried up today because congress failed to act. the company director hopes he can afford to keep some of the workers. >> we are trying to scurry around and find emergency funding to keep people going for a short amount of time. hopefully that will give congress a chance to rethink their decision. >> san francisco channel 50 to 60 million of the federal dollars into a program it created called jobs now. since may of 2009 800 employers hired more than 4000 people. all of them out of work parents. >> it is an outrage really is that this is allowed to expire when it has prove to be the most successful stimulus program. >>reporter: the owner of the dry cleaner says having some of his worker salary paid by the federal government has helped him double his revenue. >> instead of hir

. >> carolyn caught a director. says the lead helps give it's the color but then it releases dust and that can be ingested. right now the federal standard is 300 parts per million and next year it will go to 100. this tested at 17,000. they play often on the field. >> when i go home, do you wash your hands? >> only -- >> people should know that not all artificial turf has lead in it. so it doesn't necessarily mean it's there. >> they don't know how many areas might be eligible for replacement. the funding includes money to help identify them. >> technology helped develop in the bay area could soon have a dramatic impact on kidney transplants. it's designed to help friends and rel tifls that aren't a match for them but are willing to be part of a donor chain. >>> irvin is about to start a chain reaction, after listening to a documentary she decided to give a kidney to stranger. >> you have two of them. >> but she is not just helping one person. this will the first of a chain donation here in san francisco at pacific

carolyn johnson explains. >> those are the ones that turned into muscle cells. >> images magnified by the microscope are living heart cells, they were not created by the body but by researchers using a groundbreaking technique >> it's certainly one of the things that our labs and many labs in our area have been trying to figure out for two decades. so we are very excited about it. >> the doctor and his team isolated key genetic factors. they use those factors to make tissue cells to become heart cells. >> loaded on a stent that goes into a vessel into the heart that feeds the heart and is able to re-program the cells that are sitting in the heart and turn them into new muscle that could help the heartbeat better. >> it works on the work 6 a scientist who firsthow toscoverd how to turn stem cells into these. these lds cells grows into any type of cell in the body but this new technique skips that stage. >> we jumped over the stem cell state and gone directly from a cell into a beating heart cell without turning that cell into a stem cell. >> that breakthrough voids run of the risks to

carolyn, the director secretary takes care of those meetings, and if anyone has questions about how to find it on the website, you can give carolyn a call. >> thank you, anne. >> thank you. >> any further public comments? seeing none. >> ok. we can move on to item number four, public comments, the b.i.c. will take public comments on the jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda. >> any public comments? seeing none, then. >> seeing no public comment that the time we are going to move items number seven and eight to be heard next regarding the cap program so, that we can let these people give their presentation. the item number seven is update on community action plan for seismic safety. we have mr. tom toen from a.t.c. here. >> mr. president, members of the commission, good morning and thank you for having me on your agenda for today. what i would like to do is to make a brief presentation. i've made a few power points to keep myself on track. and lit only take a few minutes. but i wanted to describe the approach that we're taking to the caps project. secondly to discuss the status

i'm carolyn tyler. let's start with the weather because we are seeing the first substantial rain of the season. here is our meteorologist lisa argen with this morning's forecast. >> good morning. take a look at mount tam. rain continues to come down in the north bay where we've seen the most rain, upwards of two inches. elsewhere around the bay, livermore and san jose, just over a tenth and redwood city. but oakland picked up a third. live doppler 7 hd shows most of the wet weather to the north, santa rosa and off to the bodega bay. winds are increasing. wind advisory until pga. parts of marin county are getting until 5:00. away are looking an additional one to two inches and it will end by later on today and the look at the week ahead which includes more rain. >> we would like to see and share how the rain is affecting you. just send your video to ureport powered by youtube. the upload side is ureport at www.abc7.com. you can e-mail them to us also. >> many of us hope the rain will slide by when giants

>> carolyn and dan, these freshly-posted signs signify there is a mountain lion out here somewhere. but no one is trying to hunt or trap this animal. now, recently police shot and killed one near downtown berkeley, but there was little uproar over it. however, it did encourage some residents to push for more understanding. >> these are the three citings of -- sightings of mountain lions. >> six animal carcasses were discovered in and around the property. likely because the deer have become such easy prey. >> and this is a grainy shot of the two cups that were on one of the staircases here. >> employees have seen a female and two cubs on the property at least three times. another citings -- sighting on monday was near this grizzly peak neighborhood. >> we are alt scared and not -- a little scared and not sure about going out. >> instead of rushing to kill the mountain lions they are are pushing them to cohabit at that time. >> we want to be safe, but we want to be sensitive to the ecology and local wildlife. >> so the land has signed on jim hale to act as a liaison between the police

>> and this is all happening in atlanta. >> i'm carolyn johnson.or larry beil and sandhya patel, thanks for joining us. patel, thanks for joining us. good night. meg whitman's nose is growing again. this time she's lying about jerry brown on taxes. but as governor jerry brown cut $4 billion in taxes and says no new taxes without voter approval. meg whitman -- her nose just keeps on growing and growing. meg whitman is lying about jerry brown again...on taxes again. newspapers have called many of her ads untrue. fact: jerry brown cut taxes by $4 billion and says no new taxes without voter approval.

>> carolyn, i can tell you the concert will go on. there is a rain or shine policy in place in case you have a ticket. and even though it is officially fall, the rain is causing some people to be caught off guard. >> we have a party tomorrow. >> he is throwing a party. he didn't expect to work this hard the day before his own birthday. >> i had to go to four store to find it. >> it was supposed to be a backyard birthday bash. but the furniture and the party are inside and undercover. plans have changed dramatically because of the weather. >> i was hoping the nice, warm beginning winter tonight. >> so were the brides getting married in livermore. this massive tent went up as soon as the rain came down. >> you have every bride and every -- and everything. >> the rain or shine policy is in affect for the annual bridge school benefit this weekend. a on site attendant says no umbrellas are allowed in the long section because of view obstruction. if it rains you should wear a poncho. the season's first big storm isn't bringing just rain, bu

>> carolyn johnson reporting. now the vet says procedure from start to finish runs between $3,000 and $3,500. >>> all right. it's going to be a tailgate weekend. that means you are going to want new things for the barbecue grill. >> sure you are! >> sure you are! but will it make grrrrrrrrrrrrrr [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore. i say baloney. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the world could do a lot to fix sacramento. i'm on a mission to create more jobs, stop wasteful spending, and improve our schools. let's get to work. ♪ now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. >>> all r

>> yeah, carolyn. she says she had a one handicap as a man. as a woman she wants to join the lpga, even though their bylaws state you have to be female to join the tour. she stopped by our studios today to talk about it. >> in the state of california i am a female. >> on today's edition of "7 live" she told brian copeland that after winning the long drive championship with a 254-yard drive, the rules were changed to exclude transgender athletes. >> i don't have an advantage anymore. it has been removed from my body. this is what people don't understand. i am not the person i once was physically. >> lawless is a former police officer who had gender reassign meant surgery in 2005. she is now suing long drivers of america and the lpga which kicks off a tournament in danville tomorrow. >> she had to be born a female to qualify on the lpga. >> but law prohibits discrimination against transgender athlete. >> we will seek a permanent injunction and there are other activities in the state of california until they follow california law. >> we asked the

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson.he next newscast starts tomorrow morning. >> fear the gourd. >> fear the gourd. have a good weekend. meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals. after ebay shareholders sued and a judge cited the obvious conflict of interest she was forced to pay the money back. what kind of person would be involved in deals a fellow republican congressman called corrupt? and in her last year at ebay, whitman paid herself $120 million right before the company laid off 10% of it's workers. we're choosing a governor, shouldn't character matter? i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our

carolyn? >> lisa, thank you. >>> the military is accepting openly gay recruits tonight for the first time in history. iraq war veteran who was discharged after outing himself on television was one of the first to enlist. a california federal judge denied an obama administration request to delay her order which found don't ask, don't tell unconstitutional. choy called this a day to celebrate. >> rank does president matter. -- doesn't matter. say i should try to get reinstated in my exact rank and position. but i don't think so. i don't think that's what service is about. >> the military has promised to abide by the ruling as long as it remains in affect. the obama administration says it will appeal. >>> let's go back to baseball, more or less the weather. >> we have to find out what the forecast is. sandhya patel is here now. >> i have a great forecast for the game tomorrow. first, i want to show you the time lapse. it all ties into the game. here is the view from our camera. the sunset at 6:27

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson.hanks for injoing us. >> here is a live picture of heavenly in tahoe, and it is

i'm carolyn tyler. this morning giants fever is spreading.fter the team won the nail biting first game of the championship series in philadelphia last night. the giants defeated the phillies 4-3 in a much-anticipated matchup between the team's a's, tim lincecum and roy halladay. the giants need three more wins to advance to the world series for the first time since 2002. first pitch is tonight. mike will have the highlights in sports. let's turn to politics now. governor schwarzenegger, three members of his press, three members of his own party, he threw them under the bus this weekend in hills weekly radio address yesterday. he named six republican lawmakers who tried to block a major piece of his budget deal. and he suggested they did it as payback for political contributions. abc 7's amy holyfield reports. >> maybe this republican just simply sold out because they got campaign contributions from the state prison guard unions. >> that's the kind of statement you would expect from the governor when you talk about democrats. but to say that a

carolyn tyler asked how they will vote. republican able says he will vote no on 23. >> if they hurt and stifle i don't know growth in california i support 1 year moratorium. if after a year they continue to stifle and don't allow us to grow in california we have to put more of moratorium but the notion of no to green technology is one i can't support. >>reporter: democrat newsom had a similar but more emphatic viewpoint. >> if you believe in job and getting the economy moving again and believe california best days not behind us but in front of us you believe in a low carbon green growth strategy. one sector of the economy that out perfect formentd consistently over the past 15 years. >>reporter: they brought up bully pulpit in the remark how they would use the job to solve the state problem. >> i want to use the pull lit to organize with other county and other county board of supervisors and managers to organize. i care deeply about poverty. homelessness and regionalize our homeless effort. >> i want to work with the govern

i'm carolyn tyler.ires investigators will be back at the scene of a fire that destroyed a radio station. last night's battle to put out the flames left the area too muddy for them to work overnight. the fire which started around 5:00 in the afternoon also burned fire acres. it wasn't fully controlled until after 1:00 this morning. cleanup crews will come in at 8:00 to see what's left of a transmitter building leased to asian language radio station kfjx. 40 workers were evacuated until 10:00 last night. a plant manager says smoke from the fire did not contaminate any food because the production area is tightly controlled. there was an underground pg&e explosion in the financial district yesterday afternoon. the impact launched a 100 pound m manho manhole cover into the air. it happened on sacramento street. large crowds were in town for fleet week but no one was injured. a bartender at the irish times says his customers bolted out of the bar thinking it was an earthquake. >> first of all the lights flash

carolyn said, business writer with the "chronicle."aul rogers, environment writer for the "san jose mercury news." and carla marinucci, political reporter for the "chronicle." and we will start with you, carla, because you were down in long beach, where meg whitman was booed by an audience of women. both meg whitman and carly fiorina seem to be having trouble now. >> yeah. who would have envisioned this? on primary night both of them stood together and said that they were the worst nightmare for the democrats. two high-profile ceos in a year in which incumbents and traditional politicians seem to be old news. and yet neither of them really have seemed to be able to make the sale to california voters. in meg whitman's case, we're talking about $142 million of her own money have gone into trying to make the sale. it's really an amazing story. and i think what we're seeing is the message and i think the issue of character and the huge democratic advantage in this state. the long beach conference showed how jerry brown as a veteran politic

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carolyn tyler explains. >> it's estimated every the next ten years, the city could invest more than $25 billion of taxpayer money in construction projects. the question is how many local residents will benefit. >> millions of dollars in contracts in my whole bay view, in my neighborhood and we are not included that. >> they encourage contractors to hire 50% local but a recent study shows it's 20%. surrounded by supporters, they introduced legislation that will make it mandatory to publicly fund projects and make sure that half the workers are san franciscans. >> local residents should have jobs. >> the 50% requirement would be phased in over three years but one industry expert says it's unrealistic? >> they are creating better thousand workers out of thin air in the next two years. >> they believe the program can't turn out workers that quickly. cites other challenges. forecast shop classes are almost non-existent. this one at john o'connell high is only one of its keidz in san francisco. >> those that do in construction may find more affordable housing but the president of an ironworks

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i'm carolyn tyler. this morning santa clara county fire investigators will be back at the scene of a fire that destroyed a radio station. last night's battle to put out the flames left the area too muddy for them to work overnight. that fire started around 5:00 in the afternoon and also burned five acres. it wasn't fully controlled until after 1:00 this morning. cleanup crews will come in at 8:00 to see what's left of a transmitter building leased to asian language radio station kfjx. 40 workers were evacuated from a nearby factory on eggo way until 10:00 last night a plant manager said smoke from the fire did not contaminate any food because their production area is tightly controlled. there was an underground pg&e explosion in the financial district yesterday afternoon. the impact launched a 100 pound manhole cover into the air around 4:00 near sacramento street. large crowds were in town as you know for fleet week but fortunately no one was injured. a bartender at the irish times said his customers b

carolyn trespassing is not the way to achieve that goal. carolyn reports on what happened had a.e show down began at 11:00 o'clock this morning. the san francisco police department tactical spot norsefully broke the officers arrived. remanufacture protestors who had taken over. >> item empty and we have a lot of pch poobing people. >>reporter: started yetd when a group called creative housing liberation held a rally at civic center plaza. mark to the other property. hang bin bit or was used as dormatory for that lease expired in october 2,000 8. just as the housing bubble burst. >> we have had the building up for sale and we have had the about talked with various agency about the building but nobody has any money. and so we have had to hold the knowledge. >>reporter: john watched anxious hi as police wept room by 13. 38 68 units in the 6 story building. >> be advised that you are trespassing. >>reporter: officers say the protestors created' object stoke el course after searching the morning made a clean get away. >> they put it out the pwachblingt they would have pre-exit sanjay

hours before that, carolyn howard was killed. police woe don't believe she was a -- police don't believe she was a target. a $25,000 reward is being offered in that case. $5,000 reward is being offered for any reason in this atm shooting. police are hoping the public can help them find the people responsible. live in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you for the update. >>> 7:02. san francisco police are looking for two men responsible for a violent attack outside candlelight park. it happened yesterday afternoon during a fight in the parking lot during the 49er/raider game. police say one victim was stabbed. the other punched several times in the face. both victims are expected to survive. >>> all lanes on the san mateo bridge are back open. caltrans closed the westbound lane on wednesday after a routine information found a 10- inch crack. over the weekend, crews fixed the problems. caltrans will continue to monitor the repairs. >>> the san francisco giants are back in the bay area. they arrived at at&t park

we met up with her today, carolyn. she was shaking, crying, she is been a giants fan of all of her life. and lucky for her, she was able to take three friends and she was just thrilled this is what she had to say that she heard when she won the tickets. >> thank you so much! >> 0 my god. i cannot say anything else but thank you for giving me the opportunity to get out here. i've been a giants fan since i was a little girl. and if it is a dream come true. >> and i was crying hysterically when they called me. >> you look like you are in shock? >> i am. and i wanted to spea make sure that this is real, and to thank kron 4 and stubhub >> and it was her lucky day today and a lot of people of getting your very early. and to:the 15, people of getting your 4, 5, early because they been very early to get a standing room only and there are as close as humanly possible. people camping out several hours before the start of the game. reporting live it at&t park, kron 4 news. >> of this stormtracker 4, it looks like we're going to b

so let's get more now with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, carolyn. boy, did it come down in the north bay. 1 to 2 inches here in sonoma. oakland over a third but notice a tenth in livermore and just trace amounts around san jose, redwood city. so we are looking at another storm system coming our way today. a bit of a lull in the action right now but we will be looking at some pretty heavy rain. winds are gusty out of the southwest. notice the activity well to the north. none of this really reaching the ground around point reyes. a few light returns over into the east bay. a few areas of mist and drizzle but all in all this continues to bring another system our way with this moist flow from the pacific. we're talking anywhere from another couple of inches in the north bay to about a half inch in the south bay. details on all that and a look ahead for the giants forecast coming up. >> we would like to see and share how the rain is affecting you. just send your video to youreport powered by youtube.com. you can also e-mail, video or photos, to youreport

health and science reporter carolyn johnson is here with the research. >> a migraine support group runllow members suffer from headaches and forced to turn to powerful medication. >> i would say the majority of the migraine patients in our group have used opiates and stronger medications because the truth is their migraineses are not being controlled with standard medications. >> according to the national headache foundation, more than 20% of the nation's 29 million migraine suffers use medications containing opiates or bar pitch watts. >> they knock people out so once you know you need to take that, the rest of your day is gone. >> but now a study published by a bay area researcher is suggesting one of the most common medicines may be able to help many migraine suffers. the drug is aspirin but not the kind you find in the drugstore shelf. this is administered in liquid form through an i.v. >> intravenous aspirin is not used anywhere in the u.s. apart from our center. >> the doctor is director of ucsf headache in san francisco. it compares the results of 150 patients hospitalized for c

i'm carolyn tyler. ten fleet ships along the waterfront are now open for tours and there will be crowds. later today, tens of thousands of people will line up to watch the fleet week air show starring the navy's blue angels. yesterday was their first performance since 2008 after bad weather prevented last year's show. amy hollyfield reports. >> blue angel fans have waited two years for the performance they couldn't fly last year because of the fog but this year the weather was perfect. as they twirled the crowd seemed more than satisfied about the show. >> i'm so excited about the blue angels. >> some of the youngest didn't appreciate the noise but many of the elders think it's important for them to be here. >> to bring the kids to see all the military put on the show. >> the blue angels is the grand finale. huge crowd at pier 39 to meet the blue angels. >> they are great. they are outstanding men there. good guys. [ applause ] >> they were clamoring to meet the pilots. >> some people never grow up. i t

that group is linked and here's carolyn johnson with the latest. >> this ink toner cartridge with wires attached was discovered in a ups cargo area in england. another suspicious package was found in dubai. both were addressed to chicago area synagogues. >> initial examination of those packages determined they do apparently contain explosive material. >> the discovery of the two bombs prompted an inspection of every package of flights coming to yemen. flighter jets escorted the flight from dubai as it landed at kennedy airport in new york. >> the american people should know the counterterrorism professionals are taking this threat very seriously and are taking all necessary and prudent steps to insure our security. >> the department of homeland security is increasing its presence at airports and has ordered stepped up screening on both cargo and passenger planes. >> 9.7 million pounds a day go on board passenger planes in the united states. and the vast majority of that is not secured, is not x-rayed, does not go through any kind of secure scrutiny. >> aviation consultant ron wilson est

i'm carolyn johnson. you don't have to be baseball fan or giants fan to be excited about what is happening in san francisco right now. play off fever is in full swing as giants are taking on the braves in game 2 of the post season. amy is live at at&t park where tonight the biggest crowd there ever. >>reporter: carolyn and the giants have owned the braves tonight so all the fans are just having a blast. no need for them to be nervous or on edge of their seat. literally they are dancing in the stand. having so much fun. you have got to check out this adorable fan we found midway through the game. about okay. i am a sucker for kids but isn't he cute. of course. of course. grown ups are cutting loose too. stands full of people wearing orange and they are full of pride. people told us they hope the giants get to atlanta and justices sweep the braves. matt is on the bound tonight or he was for most of the game. people are still talking about tim's pitching from last night. cape looked great tonight. impressed