just east of downtown los angeles. can see firefighters, just east of downtown los angeles, 38 people with minor injuries. 16 students from roosevelt high school. have been taken to hospital and non-life-threatening injuries with aches, pains. again, one fatality believed to be in that car. right there, that smashed black car. the fatality involved with that, and no word on the cause. we will keep you posted. >> in world news, the 33 rescued miners were rep proudly into the presidential palace today, one by one, still wearing sunglasses. there were provided and greeted by a huge welcome, the chilean president, and being there with each man being rescued. each for given an award, and a friendly football match of the national stadium. with the presidential team of workers and the old men are doing fairly well. and as expected, doctors have been some have been having a emotional distress. >> collar and a heat the could finally be easing up. with 250 that have banned- cholera outbreak, and the death rate is slowing, and sti

los angeles. you can see right there that we have a robot on scene in downtown los angeles. this is at olympic and main streets in downtown los angeles. the l.a.p.d. is telling us that a citizen called in a suspicious package report around 8:00 pacific time, and that is what they are checking out. you can see right there in the center of your screen, it's hard to phaeupbg out -- make out but it looks like a backpack of some sort. i'm being told by our l.a. bureau that this is not too far from the staples center, the convention center in downtown los angeles. police say they are blocking traffic to this area, an area that is also known as the garment district down there. they are trying to continue to figure out what is going on here. no evacuations to tell you about at this time, just a developing story that we are going to continue to watch. harris faulkner as well as our desk here are continuing to watch these stories and developments. harris, what else do we know. >> reporter: we know that there are actually two bags. you're watching this robot as we have been watching ove

the city bus flipped over right east of downtown los angeles, on right after 3:00 p.m. 38 injuries, one fatality. we do not know if that fatality was with the vehicles involved or the side the boss. whitmajor-city bus, and we are keeping an eye on this, and there is a trio oset up >> and world series fever! a sweeping the fever, with the national league champions! and it will cure for the world series, and gary radnich, and to talk about what this work going on with the giants. >> 20 02? >> that is correct, once a night, the big matchup, cliff leave and tim leads a comand this is a $25 million a year talent mud and he would probably love to have rob black handle his finances lot >> 4:to the seven take a look at this. and this guy calls into the radio. and he had his two year-old on his lap and i was on my couch. and had no place to go, the giants took a chance with me. and played 1500 games. it is not made the playoffs. he has turned into 26 home runs, 86 rbi's, and really hot at the giants' record to beat the texas rangers. and benji, as the rangers' defeat the new york range he would

east of downtown los angeles and one student is seriously injured and 18 other students are taken to area hospitals would not life-threatening injuries. >> a live look of the sound was a, the headlights equal southbound. then both are moving at a good clip. the golden gate is also moving well. madam speaker, medium flow, north bound, southbound on the golden gate on medium-speed, and medium-volume. we will be right back. b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably. [ male announcer ] at&t is making high speed internet affordable for only $14.95 a month with select services. at&t. rethink possible. >> construction has shifted into high gear on the bay bridge. computer animation on the second level of the bay bridge towers that were put into place this week. toured sections of the new tower will be individually paste. with 40

it was a suspicious looking back pack discovered near the corner of olympic and main in downtown los angelesn district now and you can see some of the investigators now out at the scene. so they shut down about three to four city blocks, evacuated them because of the threat. they sent in lapd bomb robots. it may not be something serious but in an abundance of caution they take it and look at it and we're getting a note that the l.a. fire department is there and here's the note that i have. have dispatched it out so they're waiting on the scene, waiting for the all clear for this suspicious package in downtown los angeles. thank you so much for spending the hour with me. see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. out west. up next, "andrea mitchell reports." she is talking to bob woodward about his explosive new book that goes behind the scenes at the white house. at remax.com, you can find the experts you need, whether you're trying to sell of hoping to buy. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. ready to try something new? campbell's has made changes. a

in downtown los angeles today, new evidence the nation's foreclosure crisis is far from finished. thousands of people, some from as far away as arkansas and florida, looking for free help in a last-ditch effort to hold on to their homes. among them -- what's your situation? >> the situation is i'm in an interest only loan that's killing me. >> i can't rent a house for less than what i'm paying. so i don't want to end up on the streets. >> reporter: nationwide, one in seven borrowers is behind on their mortgage or in foreclosure. a record 95,000 homes were repossessed in august alone. late this afternoon, the nation's largest bank, bank of america joined jpmorgan chase and gmac in suspending foreclosures. the move is raising new questions whether banks cut corners to expedite repossessions. an employee acknowledged she approved up to 8,000 foreclosures a month. in a sworn deposition, one admitted on signing off on 10,000 cases a month. critics refer to that process as robo signing, where it would be impossible for any one person to review so many documents. attorney john houtman sa

thousands gather in downtown los angeles today with one goal in mind.e their homes. >> our bank account starting to go down and worry so we want to be in the foreclosure part. >> i retired couple years ago and my house went up and makes it real real tough. >>reporter: non-profit offering homeowner the chance to restructure the loan at lower rate and avoid foreclosure. 5000 people were in line when the doors opened at 8:30 this morning and thousands more expected as the week progresses. >> to medical news. one of a kind procedure pioneer by bay area surge changing the life of 11-year-old boy from mexico. he was born without ears. but thanks to the generosity of that plastic surgeon and compassionate donor this young man has what he has always wanted. story tonight from health and science reporter carolyn johnson. >> how are you. good to see you. >>reporter: these gold medal are the most valued possession. symbol of his victory in mexico national competition for young gymnast. medal he wants to give to the doctor dr. joseph robertson. they are like gold a

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peter alexander is in downtown los angeles with more. >> reporter: new evidence the nation's foreclosured. >> come on in. >> reporter: thousands of people, some from as far away as arkansas and florida looking for free help in a last-ditch effort to hold on to their homes. among them, prentice hill. what's your situation? >> the situation is i'm in an interest-only loan that's killing me. >> i can't rent a house for less than i'm paying, so i don't want to end up on the street. >> reporter: nationwide one in seven borrowers are behind on their mortgage or in foreclosure. 95,000 homes were repossessed in august alone. bank of america joined gmac and jpmorgan chase in extending evictions across 23 states. the move is raising new questions about whether banks cut corners to expedite home repossessions. an employee with b of a acknowledged she approved up to 8,000 foreclosures a month and typically didn't read them. in a sworn deposition a gmac employee admitted to signing off on 10,000 cases a month. critics say that is robosigning where it is seemingly impossible for one person to review s

his mother took her young son to the doctor three to four times a week on a city bus through downtown los angelesor two years. >> the appreciation that i have for what she went through and my dad went through, you know, can't put into words. >> his right leg is shorter than his left and his calf muscles aren't as developed. >> i never thought about it through the minor leagues or college or high school. i never thought about it at all. this isn't what defines me obviously or my defining moment to get here was just glad that i'm here and grateful for everything that i have. >> at at&t park, lauren banky, nbc bay area sports. >> should you be stretching or are you done with your playing career? >> i'm done. i'm just trying to help these guys and lend experience to them. >> these guys are stretching right now. does it take you back. '03 it was you and me sit hearing and you were playing. >> doesn't feel like seven years ago. these guys are exciting. exciting time at the ballpark. tomorrow night will be a great night. >> we'll check in with j.t. after this commercial and check in with two superrookie

chicago charges $4.25 an hour to park downtown los angeles for dollars. francisco is not far behind with a fee of $3.50 an hour for downtown parking meter. to me in charge for other major cities was a $25 an hour. if parking meter rates and services go have bought three times since 1992. it used to cost $1.50 an hour to park downtown. san francisco has a tiered system so cost more to park downtown meter if the one like this in a neighborhood commercial district. the fines are also cheered. the most expensive ticket is for parking in an expired meter downtown that will cost you $65. if the only other place that matches that is new york city. the money from parking meters house meter muni. it's a key part of the transit first policy which promotes biking, walking in public transportation overdriving. san francisco supervisor thinks enough is enough. it show called for a hearing on the subject and may even pursue a ballot measure. >> >> california driver's licenses are getting a complete makeover to stop fraud and counterfeiting trade for is look at this new

one minute of warning of a major earthquake on the san andreas fault before it was to shake downtown los angeles>> it turns out almost all of our smart phones have got sis mom ters in them. >> reporter: scientists working on an early warning system hope one to day there's an app for that. >> if we can take the information from the smart phones and assemble it and send it back to some central place, then not only is your smart phone telling you what's coming but it's telling us what's happening where you are. >> reporter: a few seconds of warning is good. years of preparation better. in the past two decades, california has taken the lessons learned in the san francisco and northridge quakes to prepare for what could come next. >> the transportation system, the water pipelines crossing the faults. the bridges have been retrofited except for the bay bridge. not quite finished yet. >> reporter: the collapse of the bay bridge in the 1989 quake made it a symbol of the state's vulnerable infrastructure. the replacement bridge scheduled for completion in 2013 includes innovations designed to allow it to

train tracks in pasadena, california disrupting rush-hour commuter rail service headed into downtown los angeleslifornia highway patrol officer ed jacobs says a traffic accident involving that rig and another vehicle caused the truck to crash through the center divider on interstate 210, it then rolled over onto the tracks just before 8:00 this morning pacific time. you can see it made a mess of the truck. it's going to make a bigger mess of the train situation for those commuters. that vehicle there does not look to be in good shape. we haven't heard any reports yet of fatalities or injuries as a result of this accident, but that other vehicle sure does not look to be in good shape. we will continue to watch this one and let you know more as we get the information in. jenna: jon calling that a mess, check out this as well, this growing disaster in hungary is threatening several different countries. you have toxic sludge getting closed to contaminating the mighty danube river. we also have an update on the mucky mess straight ahead, unbelievable. a galaxy of hollywood stars speaking out about th

analysts show only chicago and los angeles charge more for downtown parking. city charges up to $3.50 an hour. a woman took a crowbar and damaged an arts exhibit. the lithograph is at an art museum north of denver. the professor shgoya's work shows jesus christ engaged in a sex act and protestors consider it blasphemy. he says it's a commentary on priest sex abuse. >> "the new york times" says new york city wants to ban the use of food stamps to block soda. he needs to prevent food stamp recipients to use benefits to buy sugary drinks. it's wrong to stigma advertise people on food stamps. we posted the links at our website, abc7news.com. >> helping to give users better control over their privacy. turn state budget cuts are crippling my classroom, so i can't believe the sacramento politicians cut a backroom deal that will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax give-away, a new handout that can only mean larger class sizes and even more teacher layoffs. but passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate give-

downtown. after 9:00, the president is heading to los angeles to attend a fund-raiser at usc for barbara boxer and former governor jerry brown. he will give a speech at a rally on campus. >>> while the president is flying to los angeles today, the giants will be headed to philly to play a sixth game tomorrow. if the giants will win it, they have to do it on the road. if they are waking up disappointed, the final score was 4-2. tomorrow's game will be a rematch of game two. jonathan sanchez for the giants and roy oswald for the phillies. he did take the loss in game four as he came on in relief. the starting time is up in the air. if the yankees beat the rangers tonight, the giants will play before 1:00. if the rangers close out the series, the game will be played after 5:00 in the evening. >> millions of americans have bibeat ease and the number will increase dramatically in the next generation. a forum in the east bay will focus on keeping your family from becoming a part of the growing problem. christie smith is live in oakland. i understand minorities particularly are at risk. >> good morni

. >> let's continue following developing stories as we go to break in los angeles' downtown l.a.because there is a street clothes stocked it is close down while they investigate this bomb threat. there is some kind of an item they said the robot over to to maybe disarm or investigate what it is. some businesses affected in looks like they're showing you the area right now were not sure what ended up happening we know there is a large police presence and the bomb squad. [ male announcer ] sacramento and silicon valley are only one hundred thirty miles apart. they may as well be on different planets. sacramento, mismanaged, ineffective. silicon valley gave us apple, intel, ebay. here meg whitman started with 30 people. led them. managed them. executed the plan that grew this main street company to fifteen thousand employees and made small business dreams come true. to change california let's send meg whitman up the road... about a hundred and thirty miles. to change california let's send meg whitman up the road... and like baseball peoplee -- love their stats. i started bringing my

los angeles. it claims environmental studies inflated ridership figures. a similar suit was dismissed two years ago. >>> a rowdy night in downtown walnut creek could be an issue in a city council race where candidates are debating police staffing. six people were arrested in three separate incidents friday night. this is video of a fight. the first was around 11:30 inside the 1515 lounge on north main street. another fight happened at the vice ultra lounge. the arrest numbers were typical and resources are strained. >>> still ahead, new efforts announced on both coasts to help children get college education. >>> a frightening scene at a circus when a lion goes after a trainer and it was caught on tape. >>> winter has come early to part of the sierra. our meteorologist has the story and the latest on the bay area forecast. >>> also -- >> reporter: police said a driver tried to escape a traffic stop, drives down the wrong way, causing a crash that shuts down the road for hours. why police never had a chance to give chase. >>> b.a.r.t. service is back on time this noontime after power outages caused major delays on two lines. power

downtown at the johannes mehserle verdict in july. the defendant also face criminal charges. they hope it's a deterrent to future protests. johannes mehserle sentencing is next friday. a boy in los angeles will be tride as an adult on charges he killed a 70-year-old pedestrian. prosecutors say he was driving drunk and charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene. >>> a new survey sent to troops and military families finds a majority do not care whether gays serve openly in the military. the survey is part of a larger review. >>> it slowed down and took a wile to get here. the rain pushing into the bay area. heavy rain is back. we will look at the forecast in a few minutes. ♪ from the styles you want... ...to the foods you crave. even your favorite toothpaste. now, the things you love at target... are even better. save 5% off today and everyday... when you shop with your target credit or debit redcards. are you redcard ready? only at target. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results. i've built businesses. i've built a business. met the payroll. met a payro

downtown at the johannes mehserle verdict in july. the defendant also face criminal charges. they hope it's a deterrent to future protests. johannes mehserle sentencing is next friday. a boy in los angelesill be tride as an adult on charges he killed a 70-year-old pedestrian. prosecutors say he was driving drunk and charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene. >>> a new survey sent to troops and military families finds a majority do not care whether gays serve openly in the military. the survey is part of a larger review. >>> it slowed down and took a wile to get here. the rain pushing into the bay >>> decision 2010. a new poll is bad news for meg whitman. as dan kerman reports, the poll shows her opponent jerry brown pulling ahead. >> reporter: jerry boun holding a 10 point lead over meg whitman. the late poll shows brown pulling away, especially when you compare it to previous poll. in september the two were tied. in march meg whitman was ahead of brown 46-43%. >> she is not as competitive as she needs to be. the issue of the housekeeper, she has been unsuccessful. >> how voters view the candidates. those who view meg whitman favorerably increased just two%. those who view her unf

los angeles with hit or miss storm. 64 in monterey. cupertino, 74. 78 in los gatos. peninsula with the cloudy skies, start out in the 50s and warm through the upper 60s. san mateo, downtownh a cooler day, 63. golden gate park, see a little sun and it will be cool, 75. more sunshine in the north bay. east bay, 71 san leandro and out over the hills, still some pretty warm weather with 80 in walnut creek. 85 in gilroy. >> seven-day forecast, still pretty nice inland if you want it warm but we're coming down, five to eight degrees tomorrow. windy conditions through monday but the fog disappears tuesday, wednesday and thursday and mild coast. >> time to head outdoors and enjoy it. >> you know you might think that when one plant of a species thought to be extinct is found it's automatically detected. not so as it turns out. they are trying to get a local plant added to the endangered species issue. heather ishimaru shares more on what it is. >> scientists thought franciscan manzanita was gone but the last fall, they were on a doyle drive off-ramp and something caught his eye. >> i found it kind of excited, i'm sorry, it's probably not this but what if it were. >> it was a larg

los angeles. >>> we have some breaking news, there is a major evacuation going on in downtown south bend, indianard lui is looking into it. >> we are looking at that area in south bend, indiana and many buildings have been evacuated so far. from our affiliate, they evacuated businesses such as wells fargo, county city building and also st. joseph's county courthouse and this happened about three hours ago, about 8:15 local time. as we zoom in on this area of south bend, indiana. three hours ago and the 100 block of wells fargo there. this includes a high-pressure natural gas line. it has forced the evacuation of some of the areas. what we're also hearing is that the contractors were in the area doing some digging and, as we know, before contractors, before anybody digs into the ground they are to reach out to local utilities to find out what might be underneath the ground there. what we're hearing at this mome at 11:17 local time. three hours ago some sort of breakage in a high pressure gas line and, chris, they're saying that on the scene they can smell a strong odor and in terms of what they ca

los angeles. yesterday a palo alto city council committee shot down the idea of building a train stop for the bullet train in the downtownrea. one of three cities being considered for a mid-peninsula stop. the committee says it would bring too much traffic to the area. it actually suggests not having a stop at any city along the peninsula. the full city council will take a vote on the proposal on monday. >> the head of the nonprofit group that runs the san francisco gay pride parade is now resigning after questions about her ability to manage the group's finances. at least 20 smaller nonprofits say the larger pride organization had short-changed them out of nearly $50,000 earned from beverage booths. the former ceo says a mistake was made and the smaller groups will be paid back but some question whether that's possible because the pride group is at least $99,000 in debt. two city supervisors have now stepped in to help organize the books while the groups search for a new leader. >> rain is threatening this year's grape harvest. storms this weekend are expected to dump an inch of rain on sonoma county on monday. this yea

cities only chicago and los angeles charge more than san francisco to park at a downtown meter.he report was requested by supervisor michela alioto-pier and found san francisco matched new york for the highest meter fine$65 in the downtown area. the report shows san francisco is "nickel-and-diming people to death." she plans to call a hearing on the topic. >> labor department releases the jobless numbers new claims dropped last week for the fourth time in five weeks a sign employers are cutting fewer jobs. claims fell by 11,000, analysts had expected a smaller jodrop. solid sales gains for september boosted by back-to- school shopping. costco and limited brand had strong increases appeared taller get . it is giving hope for positive holiday season. >> yahoo is jazzing up its internet search results in an effort to orchestrate a revenue revival. the additional features will begin appearing thursday on yahoo's u.s. website. the new tools are designed to get people to the information they seek more quickly, especially when searching about entertainment, sports and major events. wat