along the embarcadero.hat is going on in the bay area a's, niners, cal and stanford are all taking the field this weekend. so transit officials are advising people to plan ahead for the huge crowds anticipated on bay area roads. kron 4's grant lodes shows us just some the events happening throughout the region this weekend. >> reporter: there is a lot going on chronologically, the a's are at home on saturday at 1:05 the america's cup and 1:15 and 2:15. caltex on portland at 2:00. and also, stanford is going to host san jose state saturday night football at 8:00 p.m. more on sunday, the a's, the giants, 1:05 and again america's cup is at 1:15, the 215, and the 49ers are hosting how the green bay packers. with a couple of thousand people out on the roadways. traffic should be an issue. grant lodes, kron 4 news. >> a favorite bay area event will not happen this year. fleet week has been cancelled. the public was aware the event was going to be scaled back. but the cancellation of the entire event was not expec

on the face of a financial district high-rise a window wanter's rig dangles precariously in the embarcadero>> the rig dangling developed during morning rush hour shutting down a major street in downtown san francisco. abc7 news reporter matt keller joins us to show what happened. >> in the financial district, check out the pictures from one embarcadero center about an hour ago. we watched as the platform was taken over the top of the building ending a strange morning on friday 13th. >> it does not look right whether you are below or 41 stories up at the embarcadero center, a 2,000 pound window washing platform was dangling from above. >> i talked to the guy the engineer in charge of it and asked, is this in danger of falling and i could tell, we better get up there. >> firefighters believe a latch was not engaged when workers put it over the side of the building of the no one was inside the rig. below battery street was blocked to traffic. floors 28, 29, and 30 were in the landing zone if it dropped. those workers were kept out of the building. >> hopefully it comes to a good end. >> window

by the way, about a half mile stretch of embarcadero is shut downright now.y don't have a time as to when they can reopen this stretch of embarcadero. live in oakland, i'm da lin. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, tonight alarming statistics about safely in some bay area schools. a kidsdata.org survey says close to 20% meaning one out of five hayward 11th graders feels either unsafe or very unsafe on campus. san leandro follows closely at almost 18%. and oakland comes in third. fights and bullies are some of the main reasons students feel unsafe at school. educators say it's impacting ak demk success. >> -- academic success. >> my freshman year there was like first fights the first day, the first day. >> if they feel unsafe it physically shuts down their ability to learn just in terms of brain research we know that emotionally it makes it impossible for them to take in new information. >> hayward unified school district says it's aware of the problem. it's worked with police and implemented programs in recent years to improve safety. >>> there's still no w

to create the embarcadero, they had all of this exposed rock. they decided to mine telegraph hill for the rock and build a levee and bill in behind the levee. they blasted the rock. it was illegal but they did it anyway. they took the rock and built a rock dike all along here. beneath the fill the latem are of this mud with the consistency of jello. that layer may be as thick as 110 feet. >> is bad dyke founded on the mud -- is the dike founded on the mud? >> it is. when they dumped the rock into the bay mud, it was like dumping rock into jello. it went down into the mud so that they could build off of that. it then took the angle of repose. it is stable. san francisco came and built piers on piles over the top into the water. >> the piers are built up over the water. >> refusal is when you cannot advance the pile anymore. this is under the bay mud over there. they meet refusal. they gain support and bearing on top. saltwater attacks concrete. in the old days, they did not understand the effects of salt water, chloride on concrete and steel. a l

it has been like this--this is embarcadero and it is due to a dangling window washer platform.st. but also battery st. has been closed. thimuni lines are also affected by these closures. of course, this is right into the heart of the financial district's. >> taking a look at your ride in the north, we have word of an accident but we did not see any delays because of a. the bay bridge toll plaza, the backup is diminishing. the drive time is about 13 to 15 minutes. the san mateo bridge was not experiencing any problems that we saw earlier. looking at the golden gate bridge ride, 1 01 southbound there is a steady stream and within the next hour we will see a third lane added. >> we are starting off with overcast conditions however some of the cameras are in walnut creek. they're starting to show signs of sunshine. we are waking up to upper 50s low 60's. we did have a stronger greece earlier but it looks like the wind has really started to come down. as we head into afternoon we will see sunshine earlier and this will bubble up the temperatures. livermore will have a high of 86 deg

made to the signal we've completed over labor today weekend will reduce the wasting time along embarcadero will benefit the t line and the t line will be able to make the turn down third street. i think, you know, we've made a number of component adjustments and component rebuilds. we're working on a rehab program. it's not the scope was not optimized so we're rescoping and working to get more of the key systems we've tubed in there. so, you know, our plan as it stands right now is to continue with the improvements. i think we need, you know, we've made a big investment in the last couple of years and our maintenance staff is doing is good job. we're looking at other things but again, we're on the verge of going to 0 significant procurement for the whole region, you know, in numbers you've got both - we might not be buying as many cars as bart but we carry a lot more people and the importance can't be overstated. we're commented to applying the best lessons learned to working with the experts who manufacture and make real cars all over the world and to an open and competitive process that

police have been called to 8th and embarcadero. just to the west side and on the bottom right-hand corner you can see southbound 880 traffic moving by uneffected. there's police activity and embarcadero is taped off. this happened at 4:45 this afternoon. we're working to get you more information. we'll bring you updates when we get details. >>> the race to get a smart watch to market is over. the company that unveiled the gadget. >>> the mixed reaction following the news of ariel castro's suicide. >>> julie in the newsroom for 6:00. >>> a short metal barrier, stopping you from taking a plunge in the bay bridge. how it compares to barriers on the old bridge. >>> it's a weapon in the battle to clear out homeless camps and there's a lot of them. one count see using goats to clear out the encampments. [ trina ] i'm a student at devry university. and these are my roommates. this is one of 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

one of the embarcadero towers.re's a window washer's platform hanging precariously off the building. the fire department is there to secure it. but no one can go near it until they do that. 7:50. let's go to steve. >>> a lot of low clouds and fog. pockets of it. it's not as extensive as yesterday. it will burn off sooner. we've had a couple of reports of windshield wiper activity with areas of drizzle or mist. a low spinning off the coast will be here probably until sunday. so looks warmer, not a lot. but a little bit if you are up in the sierra. might to have deal with afternoon buildups and showers. 45 in tahoe. 59 sacramento. still not that warm. starting to warm up with dry air moving in this las vegas and the southwest. yesterday we had a bigger fog bank. you can see some of the cloud cover wrap around. the pain just keeps marching along. they are getting a little bit of a break right now very heavy rain near fort collins. boulder, a foot of rain fell at the national weather service there in boulder. a foot of

it happened just after 4:00 this afternoon at embarcadero near 9th avenue. police call it a tragic accident and say the driver is cooperating. >>> a new development in the syrian crisis. house speaker john boehner refused a request for a meeting with russian diplomats hoping to discuss possible u.s. military action in syria. the diplomats appear to be aimed at voting down president obama's call to support a military strike. a senate panel today approved the plan while mr. obama pushed for international support. >> the international community's credibility is on the line. and america and congress' credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. >> the full senate is expected to vote next week on the proposal. under the resolution any military mission in syria must last no more than 90 days and cannot involve any american troops on the ground for combat operations. >>> oakland police are asking for help in the search of a suspected it killer. take a look. officers believe gary shea shot a man t

it happened just after 4:00 this afternoon at embarcadero near 9th avenue. police call it a tragic accident and say the driver is cooperating. >>> a new development in the syrian crisis. house speaker john boehner refused a request for a meeting with russian diplomats hoping to discuss possible u.s. military action in syria. the diplomats appear to be aimed at voting down president obama's call to support a military strike. a senate panel today approved the plan while mr. obama pushed for international support. >> the international community's credibility is on the line. and america and congress' credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. >> the full senate is expected to vote next week on the proposal. under the resolution any military mission in syria must last no more than 90 days and cannot involve any american troops on the ground for combat operations. >>> oakland police are asking for help in the search of a suspected it killer. take a look. officers believe gary shea shot a man t

you surely cannot park on embarcadero to deliver. you need a place to do it. when i tried to drive back here, they will not let me. >> there are a number of public and private parking garages within walking distance. people who visit the farmers market or ferry building can find those. some of those are on the website. >> we just heard three blasts of the ferry horn. that means? backing up, and 5 means watch out, imminent danger. look at the ferry building, it was built in 2003, just after returned 100 years old. that is the first major piece of this area. the next piece will be the continuing expansion of the downtown ferry terminal, keeping the transportation function of the ferry building authentic. it is the ferry building, outgoing on ferries. that is the primary use. also, looking at renovating the other historic structures. pier 1 has been renovated, one- and-a-half to 5 are on the historic register. to continue to take care of these historic resources, and then improve the facilities for passengers, more covered waiting areas, and also looking at the p

that is all due to a report of a three to four car crash westbound along 80 passing embarcadero causingeavy backup. our exploritorium camera, the slow traffic coming into the city the accident is just out of our view. eastbound it is not too bad but that is not the only problem on the westbound span we have another accident before treasure island and that is blocking one lane. >> listen to this: a man in africa could not believe his eyes after waking up to find the maid screaming and an 8' crocodile under his bed. this is a picture of the 330 pound crocodile at a lodge. the crocodile managed to stay hidden for more than eight hours as crewed dragged him out from under the bed. staff of the lodge say the animal was not hurt and has been released back into the wild. >> maybe dreaming of breakfast in bed? trading is underway on wall street and here is a look at big board, the dow is off 25 points and we will check with jane king at the new york stock exchange. >> coffee and guns, the request the coffee giant is making to gun advocates who are my family, so we just look for this g. 'cause g

virtual gridlock being reported on embarcadero and first street. we will have details on this and tell you how long exactly it's taking folks to gone lower deck of the bay bridge when kpix 5 news continues. now at 6:30: bay area congressional delegates div, by president obama's call fr >>> this is behavior outside the circle of civilized human bebehavior. >> are you convinced? >> not it. >> now at 6:30, bay area congressional delegates divided by president obama's action to syria. survey usa poll shows bay area residents are slight on whether the u.s. should take military action against syria. 29% say the u.s. should carry out air strikes to punish syria's president for the use of chemical weapons against his own people. 23% say the u.s. should take no action. 39% say the u.s. should only provide support for other country's military response. 470 people were questioned. the results have a margin of era of 4.6%. as we found out today, bay area lawmakers are also split on syria. >> from the white house. >> it does not involve boots on the found. >> t

the fare is the same whether you get off at montgomery or embarcadero. the age also is warning there could be delays leaving the game because of work inside the tubes. >> we have developing news: the encouraging news of breast cancer in the state california and marin county. the rates are showing a steady decline over a five-year period according to the california cancer registry. marin's breast cancer rates were the highest in the world and are still 10 percent high we than the state and 20 percent higher than the national average. however, fewer women in california are now dying from breast cancer. researchers say it is because the disease is being caught earlier and the treatments are improved and personalized for the patient. we have a link to the study at abc7news.com and look under "see it on tv." new research from harvard fines marriage can increase your odds of surviving the ten most common forms of cancer. in fact, the study fanlight proved to be more beneficial than chemo. married cancer parents 20 percent less likely to die from the disease. r

the boy was playing in a parking lot along the embarcadero near 8th. her son was run over by a pickup truck. we get the new information now from ktvu's amber lee. she spoke privately with the little boy's family, and shares with us what happened. >> reporter: julie many of his relatives gathered here for a prayer vigil just a short while ago. the accident took place in this parking lot. the perez family's produce truck is a long time fixture along the embarcadero. she brings her son, 2-year-old rafael with her. telling relatives, she doesn't trust his care to anyone else. around 4:15 this afternoon, the unthinkable happened when little rafael played in the parking lot. >> the child was struck by a vehicle and the child is currently deceased. he has succumb to his injuries. >> reporter: relatives say the driver of the pickup truck that struck the little boy, appears to be a customer who drove up to buy produce, but never saw the child. >> he is here, he is cooperating with the police. our investigators are speaking with him. >> reporter: distraught fami

tara moriarty is live on san francisco's embarcadero to tell us what crews had to do to secure the area. good afternoon, tara. >> reporter: good afternoon. this was quite a scare for folks in the financial district walking around. they look up, as you can imagine, this scaffolding dangling from the 41st floor. you can see the building, the one with the flag on top right there. this all happened around 7:00 this morning. passersby noticed the unit hanging unsafely from one embarcadero center on the 300 block of clay street. now, as a precaution, police closed battery between sacramento and clay. they also shut down the 28th through the 30th floors of the high rise. onlookers said it was kind of a frightening sight, especially on friday, the 13th. >>> about 7:15, i came outside and heard sirens go by. walked outside and saw the rig at an angle that was not correct for theaway these rigs operate. >> i don't believe it was because it's friday, the 13th. i believe it's an unfortunate situation that happened. i'm happy everybody is okay. >> reporter: crews were able to secure the rig within t

the 13th but nothing unlikey about our forecast the we have drizzle and this is a picture of the embarcadero. we will check with mike nicco for the weekend forecast. >> developing news from western afghanistan. american security forces have stopped an attack on a united states consulate after taliban militants use a suicide truck bombing to gain access. the attack happened after militants breached the outer gates. there was a gun fight between the militants and security forces. two afghanistan security guards were killed and five attackers. the united states says all consulate personnel are safe. taliban claimed responsibility. in geneva they are frying to rid syria the chemical womens. jerk years ago and the syria foreign minister are discussing a framework while experts work out a plan to be inventoried, quarantined and destroyed. syrian president bash been has signed a decree for syria to become a full member of the united nations treaty banning the use of chemical weapons. george stephanopolis will interview president obama one-on-one interview today at white house focusing on the crisis

here is from our roof camera, no clouds as we look to the ferry building and embarcadero center and the western span of the bay bridge. we will talk about our 24 hour temperature change the biggest jump in three months, ten degrees warmer and inland neighbors we will see a big jump in concord eight degree up to 91 and we hit 89 in santa rosa, three degrees warmer than yesterday and 74 in san francisco. air quality is still bad in tuolumne county continuing through the afternoon and headed up to talk home, 79 degrees with haze. leyla gulen? >> we have one accident that happened in metten with a construction project on 580. it is on the shoulder and not blocking any lanes with no injuries. southbound 680 at stoneridge drive we noticed slowing in the northbound direction and that is again. highway 4, making the travel from antioch to pittsburg the top speed is 62 miles per hour. if you are travel along 680 in the southbound detection from pleasanton hill to walnut creek to get to highway 24 you are in very good shape with no construction. we are looking at a cheer drive across highway 24 i

the boy was playing in a parking lot along the embarcadero near 8th. her son was run over by a pickup truck. we get the new information now from ktvu's amber lee. she spoke privately with the little boy's family, and shares with us what happened. >> reporter: julie many of his relatives gathered here for a prayer vigil just a short while ago. the accident took place in this parking lot. the perez family's produce truck is a long time fixture along the embarcadero. she brings her son, 2-year-old rafael with her. telling relatives, she doesn't trust his care to anyone else. around 4:15 this afternoon, the unthinkable happened when little rafael played in the parking lot. >> the child was struck by a vehicle and the child is currently deceased. he has succumb to his injuries. >> reporter: relatives say the driver of the pickup truck that struck the little boy, appears to be a customer who drove up to buy produce, but never saw the child. >> he is here, he is cooperating with the police. our investigators are speaking with him. >> reporter: distraught fami

have construction going on in oakland if you are traveling on northbound or southbound 880 between embarcadero and high street you will find crews that will last until 5:00. it is causing a delay already headed northbound and southbound direction. the cones will be picked up at 5:00 and it should be open for the commute. look at the san mateo bridge you can see traffic is running smoothly in the westbound direction to the high-rise. from hayward to foster city only only take you 14 minutes but we have a fog advisory on the golden gate bridge. >> smoke and lighter but from the mt. diablo fire you know the smoke is impacting people outside the reaches of the flames. people in several east bay communities are being wanted to avoid the fumes. >> these are not optimal working conditions. >> livermore high school football team prepares for the game this friday the players on the field are fighting other opponents: rising temperatures and smoke from the mt. diablo fire. >> i understand the guys are struggle moran that usual so we adjusted our time between the springs. >> smoke problems for anyone eng

. >> a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero where america's cup will be going on once again later today on this monday, september 23rd, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. it's 4:31. i'm marla tellez. jon kelley is off. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to including that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. a very good morning to you, young lady. >> hey, good morning to you as well, laura, marla, to you at home. temperatures are crisp and i'm expecting some of your cities to fall into the upper 40s before all is said and done. so we're kicking off the day at 56 degrees in livermore, oakland, starting at 57. and we're at 58 degrees in san francisco. plenty of low 50s in gilroy and santa rosa. probably need the sweater or a light jacket. we'll warm you up and fall-like temperatures move in as we get into the first tuesday and wednesday of the season. i'll have the forecast coming up. good morning to mike inouye. happy monday. >> happy monday, happy birthday, i think. we're looking toward oakland. let the cat out of the bag. oakland, fast coliseum

the embarcadero freeway lasted for 35 years but the ferry building would survive as it always has.redefined many times but still the beautiful, understated entrance to the city of san francisco. >> this has been the people's building and the people have felt great pride and joy in it because they love the city. it's the natural entrance to the city. and hey, it lived through two earthquakes. >> reporter: durable, beautiful and perhaps most important, the ferry building not only survives, we're always glad it does. >>> and that's it for this week's "a second look." hope you enjoyed it. i'm frank somerville. we'll see you again next week. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] 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 all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high s

reporting live in the embarcadero, joe vazquez. >> a lot of people skipped work today even the oracle ceo larry ellison to come watch the races. he was supposed to give the keynote address, but here he is on his yacht instead. the final deciding race is set for tomorrow as joe says. 1. 15, again, if weather cooperates. >>> san francisco police need your help niebding a guy who killed the man on muni. the 20-year-old man was shot to death just before 10:00 last night as he got off an muni metro car in ran doll f and bright streets in eng l side. take a close look at the suspect. he's asian between 20 and 30 years old with a stocky build. he was wearing a black baseball hat, white hooded jack sxet blue jeans before he got away. police say the attack apierce to be random and unprovoked. >>> also tonight iran says it's ready to talk about its nuclear program. president obama and ie rainian president both addressed the assembly today but did not meet in person face to face. in his speech, he spoke out in support of the syrian government, reiterated i ran's desire to have nufk lar power and

we are seeing that actually mostly in the northbound direction between high street and embarcadero. there are a few delays towards downtown but better news for this traffic alert down in san leandro. southbound 880 by 238 an injury crash involving multiple vehicles. they just cleared everything to the right-hand shoulder about 4 minutes ago. so we're still seeing some residual delays in both directions. coming up, we'll get a check of mass transit. in the meantime, back to you guys. >>> 4:38 now. today marks the 12th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. dedication ceremonies are expected across the country to pay tribute to the more than 3,000 people who died. right now a live look at the pentagon memorial. an american flag unfurled on the side of the pentagon at sunrise this morning. president obama will observe the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attackses on the world trade centers and the pentagon with a moment of silence and visit to the pentagon memorial. >>> a new memorial honoring the victims will be unveiled in downtown napa today. kpix 5's linda yee shows us the ba

. >> a live look outside, san francisco, what a beautiful look at the embarcadero. crisp, fresh on this monday morning. september 23rd, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. we begin with this developing story overseas. kenya's interior minister announcing two militants have been killed after a military operation at the west gate mall in nairobi as several large blasts rocked the area where dozens have been killed in a hostage siege is now in its third day. we have new video just in, it shows dark smoke billowing from the mall. reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gun fire. this is a live look. security forces are trying to rescue an unknown number of hostages from inside the mall held by al qaeda-linked terrorists. at least 68 people have been killed. an australian woman who managed to escape says at first she thought noise was scaffolding falling. >> it was clear that it was something more than a rotary. we looked for somewhe

kick off a tuesday with a live picture here. 5:55, the embarcadero, you can see we've got a bit of a foggy breeze. our cameras bouncing around with the wind picking up. we expect once the wind drops off for the fog to settle in. 72 degrees later on today in san francisco, it will be beautiful out there. 80 degrees in fremont and warm once you get in the tri-valley area. 93 for livermore, and 90 in concord. we're going to talk about air quality coming up and how it could be impacted by the morgan fire coming up in my next report. a check on your drive. >> looking pretty good in the south bay, traffic is starting to pick up in san jose. this is where we had accident yesterday. no accidents here but just typical slow spot. we have a stall on the 880 southbound headed to the san mateo bridge. not on the camera itself but traffic is still getting around that with no problem. and off to the bay bridge, the metering lights have been turned on so you have been forewarned. >> thank you very much. 5:56. we continue to keep an eye on that fire burning on mt. diablo. firefighters about to give u

the toddler was hit in the street in a parking lot in the embarcadero in oakland. he was run over by a pickup truck. the driver is cooperating. >>> out of options. after debate, it has decided to pick up president obama's tab after all. he had an 8,000-dollar bill for security. they coughed up the cash because nobody spoke with the host. more at 11:00 on kpix5. >>> homeowners lost everything in a grass fire along interstate 80. there is question over who owns the property. >> i think the city is looking for an easy way out of taking responsibility. period. . >> the city says it extends past their property making it the homeowner's property. >>> a committee approved the use of force, but danielle knottingham says there is more. >> reporter: the relations committee approved the use of force in syria. >> the case is compelling. >> reporter: it limits military action to 60 days. it prohibits armed forces on the ground in syria. the resolution goes to the senate next week where rand paul has threatened a filibuster. the house is reviewing the president's request for mil

. >> you can see what the sfus about here, this window washing scaffold hanging from one embarcadero center, nobody was on it around 7:00 in the morning police closed off streets to both pedestrians and vehicles. >> there is danger. i can see, there is danger. >> thing he was almost 2000 pounds. i talked to the guy who is the engineer in charge of it. and the look, i can tell, we better get up there. >> the area reopened around 10:00 after crews pull that had back to the skyscrapers roof. >> firefighters in san jose had to get out a worker after being injured on the job. officials say injuries were minor ske was able to climb up the ladder. he was tablen to the hospital. no word on what caused this problem. >> governor brown is in san francisco right now meeting with china's lead international climate negotiator. >> brown and the vice chairman will sign what the government is calling a bilateral operation on low carbon development. the agreement expands mart r partnership was china and follows trade and investment trip to china in april. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 united's bi

iño murió en un estacionamientos en oakland, el accidente ocurrió después e las 4 de la tarde en embarcaderola portavoz de la olga de oakland dicen que el conductor está trabajando con la autoridades. >> flavio lacayo nos úresenta algunas personas que se han quejado. >> esto ocurrió en san josé pero también es posible que ocurra en diferentes carolina ciudades. >> esta mujer dice que conmstantemente la llamna. >> hay un descuento para personas de bajos recursos y también me llaman un financiero.- >> catalina se demostro interesada en u producto. >> me dijeron que el producto supuestamente me tenía que llegar el viernes y nunca lego. >> estafador siempre están tratando de obtener su información personal, simplemente haciendo de una oferta y amenaza, usted nunca nunca va a ir a la cárcel si debe dinero. >> llame a la comision federal de comercio al número en pantalla, para osbtruir llamadas de vendedores ingrese a la página de internet y nunca dé su información personal y llame a la policía. >> si no conoce a la persona que está llamando simplemente cuelgue. >> usted puede comunicarse en españ

child's mother was selling front of a warehouse on embarcadero. in the parking lot. police say it doesn't appear as through the driver of the s-u-v was going very fast. in fact, he may not have seen the two year old. >> we do not know what his reason was are born into the parking lot of our investigators are trying to put together the details of what led to this unfortunate accident. >> the driver did remain at the scene of the accident and cooperated with police. >> >> coming up the kron4 morning news. the conflict in syria is on the mind of every world leader as they arrive in st. petersburg for the g-20 summit. >> anthony weiner is making headlines again. will show you that heated argument that he got into. >> a man is beaten and long beach and it is all caught on camera crew will show you the disturbing video it's great having at&t u-verse high speed internet. walter likes to download fix-it videos... and watch "boardwalk empire." it helps sam with math... [ beeping ] ...and online gaming. and suze loves her smartphone for "social" studies...

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you can see people at embarcadero getting do work early. it will be a beautiful sunrise.nd now what is coming up on america at 7:00. josh? >> good wednesday morning to all of you. coming up here, something of a real life grand theft auto, college student admitting he wanted to see what it was really like to play one of the most popular and most violent video games. wait until you hear the spree he went on. that is coming up on "good morning america" right here. >> in little more than half an hour. >> san jose earthquake players got a shock when a military-style armor the vehicle almost rammed their practice field. this happened yesterday. look at the concrete barrier outside the training complex. the barrier stopped a fighting vehicle 10' short of the goalposts. the practice facility is next to a test track for bae systems which manufacturing the bradley, and the goalkeeper was training at time and he called the indistant "scary." >> giants fanses can say good by to barry, likely playing his final game. he got a mixed reaction from the crowd. very mixed reaction. >> is th

. >> let's give you a picturesque look of san francisco, the embarcadero, illuminate forward the sun arrives on this thursday t day before friday for the record, september 12, this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning everybody. we have breaking news from overnight in colorado where two people are now dead after heavy rains spark a big time rush of flash flooding. this is in boulder county. one of those deaths appears to be due to a building collapse. the sheriff deputies have not been able to reach the area due to mudslides and rock slides with all of that rain washing everything around. we understand homes have been washed away in the flooding and several towns now under evacuation orders. there are reports of people being trapped inside and on top of their cars. the flooding is so bad the university of colorado in boulder has closed its campus for the day due to all of this severe weather and the rain is nonstop. about 400 people have been evacuated from housing on campus

. >>> happening today, team new zealand could be the champions of the cup add from the embarcadero. >> everything's pretty tranquil. if new zealand wins there will be no second race. the kiwis need just one more victory. they pulled ahead of the orcal acle team usa. it would need to win eight consecutive races that it won in 2010. the americans are saying it's not over but the gap has surely widened. they've won 8 to oracle's 3. there are wins put in place in the play of simpson's death in may. tuesday it forced the second race to be postponed yesterday. light to moderate winds with winds believe for the second and the lighter conditions effect the can kiwis more. this could be the last time we see the cup. live from peer 23, ktvu news. >>> fans allowing fans in oakland should allow sometime to go through security. the a's host the oklahoma twins, folks will have to walk through a medal detector, and search bags and will be searched of their bags and anything else. >>> and the washington navy yard is reopening this morning, in a massachusetts shooting that left 12 dead and the shooter

the area around embarcadero jernt was barely recovering from another street was closed and this is why. a man climbed on top of a street sign startedded shouting and started to take off his clothes. he is taken to san francisco general hospital for a mental health evaluation. >> bay area home prices took a dip after months of increases. research firm data quick says it was down $22,000. prices still averaging 32% higher, however, in san francisco, median price still leads the way. properties sold for $825,000 last month. son noma ask contra costa counties were near the bottom. >> and there is more still head on abc 7 news at 5:00 including rising death toll from that massive flooding in colorado. the challenges of residents and rescuers today. >> abc 7 news jand patel, we have a chance of rain in our bay area forecast i'll have the weekend weather. >> plus chop, sliced? minced or mixed? whether it's worth spending hundreds on a food processionor. ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. >>> more rain in colorado 19 counties remain under flood warning. flood waters cutoff

. >> going on around, in the city along embarcadero. so i that i is adding to the pain of our normal commute time. >> could there be a few tour upside. >> one of the most fascinating features of the new iphone 5 s is a fingerprint identification. how secure is that? >> idea is that fingerprint is unique to you. not exactly full proof. here is how touch id works. the fob fon constrorts a long series of numbers. now, when touching a home button it unlocks your phone. pemplts say it would be difficult but a hacker could try to lift your print off of the glass, say and find a way to disable the id. now, survey says many americans simply don't understand what health care reform is all about. bank rate.com says 50% of those surveyed knew almost nudging about the law. the findings come just weeks before an october 1 deadline for every state to buy insurance. or face a financial penalty. a series of stories incoming weeks. also, i'll be hosting a hot line september 30th to answer questions about affordable care act. i'll have a huge panel takin

the embarcadero in san francisco , you can see it is a little breezy from the flags.er will bring us today in a moment from leyla gulen. >> here are seven things to know today: one, the washington navy yard remains closed to everyone but essential personnel today after year's shooting rampage that left 13 people dead including the gun pan. it appears the 34-year-old aaron alexis acted alone and used a valid pass to access the facility. we will get a report from abc7 news in a few minutes. >> breaking news in oakland firefighters are still on the scene of a three-alarm house fire in west oakland that broke out at 3:30 this morning and spread to a second home where they have gotten it under control. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is on the scene with a report if a few minutes. >> a chase between a suspected car thief and police end with two police cars damaged. it laughed several blocks and damaged two vehicles before the suspect get out and ran. one officer is being treated for minor injuries. >> bart and the two big of the yawns resumed negotiations in oakland this

from our roof cam are not really breezy out there along embarcadero but we have gusty wind around mountainflag warning remains up for the hil hill. sunny warm for tomorrow. and we look at shower chance sunday night don't cancel your plans. don't worry this is going to be late sunday night going that monday morning so hopefully most of the plans done by then. computer animation wind gust 29 to 34 miles an hour along the coast. winds dial back a little bit only to pick back up for the start of the morning commute. mid 30's range gusting out of the north fairfield 34 miles an hour so may have to hang on tight as driving to work or taking the kid off to school in the morning. they really lighten up by early afternoon that's why we expect warmer weather for your freud. beyond friday here's what's happening. sunday area of moisture autumn front comes in sunday night and into monday when we see a chance of some showers for your sunday tonight monday morning time period but you will notice cooler weather both sunday and monday so enjoy the warm-up. while we have the change again. tomorrow morning

secondly it's my observation on exclusive rights on the munis metro on embarcadero on third street that for some reason exclusive right of way transportation is slowly considering the fact that it's supposed to be running fast and hopefully you will be looking at why those services run so slow and get some good speed up on the van ness corridor. but beyond that, we are strongly in support of the project. >> thank you. >> steve vu. good afternoon. we house a senior center. we would like to thank the staff for working to amend the resolution resident before to you ensure consistency between what was voted on at the mta board earlier and by you today. with the amendments that were read earlier which include the northbound vallejo variant. we fully support this and congratulate everyone on this monumental effort. >> adele goldenberg. good afternoon. my main language is russian. i'm in the notre dame apartments. i want to thank you for your decision to let us have bus stops. because we need it very much. we try to be active and because senior people to move is to live. so we are very very th

hard to see the clouds over the embarcadero because they are not here.ll in the western section of san francisco. they are beginning to try to make a late push. the big story is not the push of schooler air because it will stop right about san francisco like it did yesterday. it is the hot temperatures inland again today our third day or fourth day in a row to push nearly 100. everyone will be back to average by wednesday. we have one more warm day tomorrow inland. the low lying valleys along the coast are thickest in marin county headed to sonoma and san francisco and san bruno and some of it is lining up along the east coast. the depth of the marine laser so shallow it cannot claim over the east bay hills so you are clear and in the 60's and everyone else is in the 50's. at 3:00, you can see more sunshine along the coast. now, the temperatures are mid-to-upper 80's but gilroy is low-to-mid 90's and 20 degrees cooler at your beaches. we will be around 68 this downtown to 74 in sausalito and mid-to-upper 80's through the north bay valley and 20 degrees k

from our roof cam are not really breezy out there along embarcadero but we have gusty wind around mountainiablo 29 miles an hour. red flag warning remains up for the hil hill. sunny warm for tomorrow. and we look at shower chance sunday night don't cancel your plans. don't worry this is going to be late sunday night going that monday morning so hopefully most of the plans done by then. computer animation wind gust 29 to 34 miles an hour along the coast. winds dial back a little bit only to pick back up for the start of the morning commute. mid 30's range gusting out of the north fairfield 34 miles an hour so may have to hang on tight as driving to work or taking the kid off to school in the morning. they really lighten up by early afternoon that's why we expect warmer weather for your freud. beyond friday here's what's happening. sunday area of moisture autumn front comes in sunday night and into monday when we see a chance of some showers for your sunday tonight monday morning time period but you will notice cooler weather both sunday and monday so enjoy the warm-up. while we have the cha