a wonderful>>> we are having a wonderful conversation with howard friedman -- howard freedman, the director of the jewish community library, and a wonderful author , michael.>>> why in this day and age, why do people write, and why are people reading, and why do they read so differently these days with the audiobook, of literal book, a new e-book, what is your response? >> i am aware as a writer that we have competition. you can click over on the ipad and look at your email, or play a game of angry bird, or something like that. i think that writing has a unique and special attribute, you're actually connected into the mind of the reader. it is your voice, your words going into their mind, and that is an amazing technology to me. when i think about why people write, i think about the british author, the important of literature, which is only to connect. when i sit down and i'm struggling to remember what it is all about, i think about just about connecting with other people, and about building connections with other people.>>> do you find that people can connect, you can be inside the reader

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is in the north bay and we begin though with spencer christian. >> and a look at the forecast. ama is so excited she just wants to keep going. >> this is exciting weather. i don't blame here. live doppler 7. you can see the weather is calming down a little bit. a few little scattered pockets of very light shower activity, and let's take a look at our storm totals. it has been really wet the last 24 hours and uniformly wet. ranging totals anywhere from .8 of an inch and well north of an inch at santa rosa and mt. st. helena. where do we stand for rainfall so far this month of october? doing well, hover 450% in livermore and we're off to a good start, let's put it the that way. look at the forecast animation starting at 6:00 this evening. though we see the current showers tapering off and giving us a little bit of a break late tonight, there is another storm coming our way that will begin pushing into the area tomorrow so the weekend is, yeah, shaping up to be at least partly wet. i'll give you a closer look at that in just a moment. larry? >> all righ

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abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is at sfo where, wayne, you spoke to travelers heading to the east coast. >> reporter: kristen, sfo today is an airport poised for problems. we haven't had them yet. we haven't had any cancellations yet, but that doesn't mean we won't. the next flight to the areas that could be affected is a flight to fort lauderdale. that airport is closed right now. that flight leaves at 10:30. again no, cancellations today. could be a different story tomorrow. it's a thoroughly modern quandary this, a person can climb on to an airplane in perfect weather and in a few hours land in the path of an approaching hurricane and that's exactly what plane loads of passengers did and willingly. >> trying to get there ahead of it. >> reporter: today most flights into the path of hurricane matthew left on time but we still found trepidatious travelers. has your flight been cancelledle? >> no idea. >> reporter: that's rafael en route to brazil on miami on a flight leaving later tonight. he could not get an answer from his airline so he alternated watching screens, this one and

in hockey land, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> sky 7 was above an unusual accident in oakland today. a driver in his 90s became wedged underneath the tractor trailer in the montclair district. to get himself free he hit the gas pedal. the car shot forward and smashing through the front window of the shop and someone's in the kitchen. he tried to back out and became stuck under the trailer once again. luckily no one was hurt. the store owner said the driver stopped by the doughnut shop next door every day to get his coffee. >>> an inmate hunger strike at the santa clara county jail is now over. the decision follows a meeting today between strikers and jail officials. it's unclear what assurances if any the inmates were talley given. about 125 maximum security inmates stopped eating five days ago this. hover complaints about food, lack of clean clothing and commissary prices. the sheriff's association issued a statement agreeing with the inmates and blaming the sheriff laurie smith. >> coming up one by one, two oakland police officers appear in court as two different sex scandals smear

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live outside the dmv on fell street in san francisco and one of those crippled offices. wayne. >> and, dan, there are lines at some dmv offices that don't exist as all because the dmv offices aren't working and take a look at this parking lot. nobody here. when is the last time we see a parking lot like that inside a dmv. take a look at this list. this is just off the internet. this is from the dmv itself. this is a list of every dmv office in the state of california that still has not opened due to a computer glitch. >> welcome to the california department of motor vehicles as you always dreamed you would see it. empty chairs, empty windows. >> have you ever seen the dmv this empty? >> no, no, i knew there was something wrong as soon as i walked in. >> something wrong and how. >> unfortunately, our systems are down. >> and have been out of commission at dmv offices across the state including this one on fell street in san francisco and another in concord. it's been going on since monday. official lit dmv would not allow any employees working in t

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us live from san francisco. wayne? >> there are a lot of issues at stake here, among them, an apparent softening towards a chinese military build up in the south china sea. the record of cooperation goes back generations so this is baffling to local philippino who's live here. >> at the manila market they sell foods fresh. it's a taste of home for locals who miss home. that cannot be said about the politics back home. >> i don't want to mention my name. i don't want to. it's dangerous. >> why? do you think they'll come and get you? >> i don't want to get in trouble. >> with who? >> with the president of the philippines. >> there is fear against the filipino president. >> do you trust this guy? >> no. i hate him. i don't like him. he looks like a dictator. >> in past weeks he has spoken out against president obama. today in beijing announcing the philippines would separate itself from the united states and instead, go with china or possibly russia. america has lost, he said. >> i don't understand. you know? why he's doi

in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> when the rain really starts coming down early tomorrow, abc 7 mornings is your place to see how it is affecting the morning commute, of course. join us starting at 4:30 a.m. for updates from meteorologist mike nicco and reports on road conditions from abc 7 traffic anchor alexis smith. >>> a boat that sank this weekend was lifted from the bottom of san francisco bay this morning. abc 7 news was near the hyde street pier as a crew hand-cranked a cable to raise the boat. slowly the boat emerged from the water and was towed away. 30 people were rescued when the both sank on saturday. police are investigating whether the boat was overcrowded and whether there were enough life vests. >> we know. we've already learned who donald trump is. what we have to prove in this election is who we are. >> democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton stopped in san francisco today. she spoke in a small setting with campaign volunteers at her san francisco campaign office. >> 7 was overhead as thousands lined up to see her at the bill graham civic audito

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman live in oakland with a unique perspective on the fire fight. wayne? >> quite unique, larry. it's worth noting that while we call this an anniversary. this is the 25th anniversary of the small fire that came back the next day and erupted into the firestorm. it caused this memorial behind me and so much damage. tonight we'll spend some time with good friends of ours and a person who ran through the fire and got to know it up close and professionally. a quiet stroll through the oakland hills on a beautiful afternoon. for john griffin also an anniversary. >> i look outside at the whole hillside, oakland hills are just covered with black smoke. >> one person you've never heard of when we talk about the oakland firestorm, a new retired abc 7 news photographer who took these compelling and now historic pictures. >> it was something totally out of a sigh fire -- out of a sci-fi movie. >> reporter: for those who lived through it these sights and sounds are seared into memory, the futility of a garden hose. >> that roof is going to explode. there's nothi

wayne freedman, abc 7. >> very good. >> thank you, wayne. call train tweeted out this message letting them know they will have two post-game trains waiting. even if the giants need extra innings for their miracles and the last ferry will leave at&t park 30 minutes after the final out. >> coming up at 5:00, colin kaepernick is getting back into the game. >> 100% ready to go. >> he made headlines for his sideline protests and now he has something to prove on the field. a live report is ahead. >> you know, not every flu shot is the same. the advice on how to make sure you're getting the best defense against the virus. >> and the mission is dealing with jent tryification at a much higher rate. >> the final chapter for a san francisco book store that's been a neighborhood woman: how do we protect them from $4 billion in new cuts to california schools? man: vote yes on proposition 55. woman: prop 55 doesn't raise taxes on anyone. man: not on working californians, not small businesses. no one. woman: instead, prop 55 simply maintains the current ta

and our team coverage continues with abc 7 sports reporter wayne freedman. >> that's right. he's live outside the park with a story about fans and in baseball superstition wayne. >> that game last night, shu, said, had a feeling of inevitability, ten straight with their backs against the wall. inevitability, that's what fans are saying. unfortunately, for cubs fans that is what they are saying, too, but a different kind of inevitability going back to 1945. shall we explain. you've got to hand it to those cub fans. they are brash and confident, but dig a little deeper, they have a soft spot. >> we're jinxed. there's no goats in san francisco, right? >> reporter: welcome to hunter's point in the shadow of what used to be candlestick park, a company called city grazing, and today goats are bad news for cubs fans. >> and you have how many coats? >> 76. >> reporter: have you ever heard of chicago's curse of the billy goat? >> it's scary. >> reporter: you add mitt it? >> i admit it the. >> reporter: in 19459 owner of chicago's billy goat tavern took his goat named murphy to their

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us live from san francisco. wayne? >> there are a lot of issues at stake here, among them, an apparent softening towards a chinese military build up in the south china sea. the record of cooperation goes back generations so this is baffling to local philippino who's live here. >> at the manila market they sell foods fresh. it's a taste of home for locals who miss home. that cannot be said about the politics back home. >> i don't want to mention my name. i don't want to. it's dangerous. >> why? do you think they'll come and get you? >> i don't want to get in trouble. >> with who? >> with the president of the philippines. >> there is fear against the filipino president. >> do you trust this guy? >> no. i hate him. i don't like him. he looks like a dictator. >> in past weeks he has spoken out against president obama. today in beijing announcing the philippines would separate itself from the united states and instead, go with china or possibly russia. america has lost, he said. >> i don't understand. you know? why he's doi

. >> that is where wayne freedman is live for us tonight. wayne? >> reporter: there are no cancellations at sfo so far tonight. but that could change tomorrow as a hurricane hits the coast. there is a flight from here at 10:30 to fort lauderdale on jet blue. that flight now is still departing as scheduled. as evidence of our planet, this qualified as a chamber of commerce day at sfo. >> it's beautiful. sunny. warm. >> not a care in the world, unless you're someone that knew you would land in the path of hurricane matthew. up and down the eastern seaboard, residents are cramming gas stations and stores. they're buying bottled water, boarding up homes, and they're trying to get out of town, and here, we have had people just trying to get back there. >> has the flight been cancelled? >> not yet. >> for flight or may not go. >>> did you get home? >> just a lot of rain, people scared to drive. drivering with blinkers on. >> you might get trees over. >> i think it's just part of life down there. they expect them, prepare for them. >> hurricanes, floridia

. >> that is where wayne freedman is live for us tonight. wayne? >> reporter: there are no cancellations at sfo so far tonight. but that could change tomorrow as a hurricane hits the coast. there is a flight from here at 10:30 to fort lauderdale on jet blue. that flight now is still departing as scheduled. as evidence of our planet, this qualified as a chamber of commerce day at sfo. >> it's beautiful. sunny. warm. >> not a care in the world, unless you're someone that knew you would land in the path of hurricane matthew. up and down the eastern seaboard, residents are cramming gas stations and stores. they're buying bottled water, boarding up homes, and they're trying to get out of town, and here, we have had people just trying to get back there. >> has the flight been cancelled? >> not yet. >> for >>> did you get home? >> just a lot of rain, people scared to drive. drivering with blinkers on. >> you might get trees over. >> i think it's just part of life down there. they expect them, prepare for them. >> hurricanes, floridians are like earthquake

wayne freedman is live. >> reporter: this is the philippines center on center street and in about an hour there will be a reception in honor of filipino-american history month. with what's going on overseas, those people will not have any shortage of items to talk about. for filipino-americans, there's a little slice of home >> i don't like him. >> reporter: the policies of filipino president rodrigo duterte is cause of strife. he's spoke out about president obama in the most nondiplomatic language. today he announced that the philippines will separate itself from the united states and instead go with china. america has lost, he said. >> i really don't understand why he's doing that. >> the filipino people. >> reporter: do you think the filipino people will support this? >> from the state department, puzzlement. >> it's not just the united states who is baffled by this rhetoric. we have heard from many of our friends and partners in the region who are like wise confused about where this is going. >> reporter: another small step, but to where, we don't know. in san francisco, wayne fr

. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is just outside on route 1. >> had i been standing here a month ago i would have been ducking from ashes and fire that started in the trees that spread from homes and may still eventually wind up in court. on stewart drive in petaluma halloween will not be happening in these homes tonight, not in this neighborhood with highway 101 for a backyard neighbor. they have been burned and boarded up since someone apparently tossed a cigarette on highway 101 last september 27th. it destroyed four homes and damaged ten others and according to donny, the eucalyptus trees in back made it a lot worse. >> they were coming down like parachutes. i mean, i had my shirt on fire. >> reporter: today caltrans brought in a crew to begin ridding this neighborhood of the tree remains, but it's too little too late say residents who had asked for this years ago. >> if you had looked back there you would have seen all kinds of fallen brush and tinder and flammable materials from those trees that have not been taken car of or cleaned up. >> reporter: a caltranz spokesperson

all of those ideas, freedman, they sound good, but they won't pass congress. well, hell, i know that. nothing will pass congress right now. if that's the test what we're for, we're doomed. there is one sure way of failing, and that's not trying. and harry truman didn't think that healthcare would pass when he first proposed it. i mean, if we don't give the young people an energy policy worth fighting for, what good are we? it might take a while to get it passed, it might be that we can get it passed in a number of states first. and then it will be shown to be enforceable without hurting anybody. in fact, prices will end up being lower. but unless we give the, if i might put it this way, the bernie sanders folks an energy policy worth fighting for, then it is never going to happen. and we need to stop having a test of what the existing congress or the existing president will pass. because this democracy can't function unless we have something worth fighting for, fight for it, and get people in congress and in the white house in the years to come that will enact

from the oakland hills, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> i remember like it it was yesterday. the devastation unthinkable. tiles created by the survivors of that worst firestorm in u.s. history line the walls of oakland's rockridge b.a.r.t. station. abc 7 news was as the b.a.r.t. station for a closer look at the miniature works of art showing scenes from that fire and honoring the victims. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee delivered a personal thank you today to everyone who helped save the passengers aboard a boat that capsized during fleet week. the mayor paid tribute to civilians and first responders who helped pull 27 adults and three children to safety. the 34-foot boat went down near pier 45 on october 7th trapping some people under the post. others jumped into the water most without life jackets. everyone was rescued. >> but we do have a city of heros, a city who are prepared to be heros, not because they want that label but because your objective is to save people's lives and to make sure that we all get to enjoy not just fleet week but to enjoy the city. >> the ceremony

. >> reporter: abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has more. >>> on montana street in oakland the problem of aging infrastructure has come home to rust. >> oh, it was just like water everywhere. >> well, it's a mess. it's a huge mess. >> reporter: even then veronica bonilla is prone to understatement after a ruptured water main put her family's living space under water at 7:30 this morning. >> once i saw the water we knew, it was deja vu all over again. it's happened before. >> reporter: believe it. >> this is the third time and the worst. >> reporter: residents tell us the last was in december of 2014, the time before that, well, would you believe that as of early this afternoon east bay mud still could not confirm it? >> we've responded to between 800 and 1,000 main breaks each year so remembering one main break can sometimes be difficult. >> reporter: they say the broken main was made of cast iron and almost 100 years old. it's exactly the kind of main that the utility is replacing at a rate of 10 miles a year with thousand of miles to go, but three breaks in one spot. >> all they are

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live outside the dmv on fell street in san francisco and one of crippled offices. wayne. >> and, dan, there are lines at some dmv offices that don't exist as all because the dmv offices aren't working and take a look at this parking lot. nobody here. when is the last time we see a parking lot like that inside a dmv. take a look at this list. this is just off the internet. this is from the dmv itself. this is a list of every dmv office in the state of california that still has not opened due to a

here's abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman. >> reporter: it was a most serious face, one of hundreds ons "san diego this morning." >> i wouldn't say it's a drill. it's a tradition. >> reporter: they call it manning the rates, and during this fleet week you'll be seeing quite a lot of it. seeing all the young men and women in uniform with such a beautiful thing. >> it's reassuring, too. the tradition evolved from a tie before radios when sailors on a warship would man the rails in a foreign port as proof that they had no hostile event. today it's an active port. there's no moving, no talking and even in a rainstorm like the one this morning. >> you do it rain or shine. doesn't matter. >> reporter: being able to witness such a moment took considerable doing. first a helicopter ride on a navy chopper from san francisco airport. we flew under the golden gate and then out to sea to this ship as it sailed towards the city and then we met the brass. >> we're demonstrating what the navy does which is provide presence and force as necessary on a ready base is. >> reporter: this was a day where t

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman in north bay with the details. wayne? >> reporter: larry, big story in marin county has been traffic, between 6:00 a.m. and noon. the chp reported 30 separate accidents. after that they say they have had at least another 20 more, more like the at least part. this would be accident number 21 that happened a few moments ago. we're at lucky drive and clearly no one is injured and the chp is filing yet another report on a day they cannot believe. in marin county today, it could have been and almost was just another rainstorm. the first big one of the season. on fourth street in san rafael it might have been a little inconveniencing here and there but no big deal. >> reporter: >> good to have some rain and if you live around here maybe you know where this is going because a mile or so north on highway 101 on san pedro road. one jackknifed big rig closed three of four lanes and if you're wondering how this could happen. >> it appears that the vehicle just lost control. this is an area as we see with wet wet, and especially on h

wayne freedman with more that from that store right now. >> reporter: that store is quite literally ar store that's been here for two decades. at this moment it is in jeopardy. it cities on the corner of fillmore and fill bert in the cal hallow district and today directly in the crosshairs of anyone worried about san francisco's neighborhood flavoring. what's your worst fear? >> that this becomes yet another, you know, formula retail. >> reporter: john wiest is one of the many customers at the real food company that won't be here much longer. stef non-hang owns the store but learned through back channels that her landlord sales the building and her lease expires at the end of this month. >> it's stressful. it's stressful. i don't have answers for my staff, the employees that work here. >> reporter: they include soledad who cooks while her husband works as a butcher and anna maria, a single mother supporting two. >> if this happens, unfortunately, would i have to move out of the city and find somewhere else to live. that's not what i want to do, especially with kids. >> reporter: today

that's where abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live for us today. wayne?: well, it's fairly standard practice for a railroad freight company to park cars along tracks and wait for the companies that ordered those cars to have them deliver. they charge for storage and what about when the freight cars contain a hazard material or it's a neighborhood? that's the rub here in sonoma county. the view from outside of her home in shellville could definitely be better. the cows don't bother her but these parked railroad cars containing 2 million gallons of liquefied petroleum gas do. they have been here for two weeks. >> like it's kind of scary because one time i thought i was seeing smoke coming out of them. >> reporter: the cars are owned by sonoma marin rail transit. smart trains don't run here. freight trains do, according to a lease agreement with the northwestern pacific railroad, and smart wants these cars out now. >> if anything would have happened with that much hazardous material, you can have many miles, many miles of sick disaster. that's what our board

. >> reporter: abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has more. >>> on montana street in oakland the problemto rust. >> oh, it was just like water

more with the weather's impact on the road with abc news' wayne freedman. >> reporter: many have never seen a day like this. 50 accidents in less than 12 hours. in marin county today, they braced for the big storm. the first of the season, the level of alarm tempered by perspective in some cases. >> well, my brother is in north carolinaing right now, and he's got that hurricane. >> reporter: you see this by comparison and -- >> not too worried. should i be? >> reporter: that depends on whether she plans to travel on highway 101 north this morning because at san pedro road one jackknifed big rig closed three of four lanes, and if you're wondering how this could happen. >> it appears that the vehicle just lost control. this is an area as we see with wet weather and especially on hills. you get a lot of water on these hills. >> reporter: leading to a bottleneck and rainy day gridlock that appeared to never end. not only did it back up northbound 101 but all of the surface streets around it in san rafael. >> it's impossible to do anything in this county. >> all in a rainy day's work, some

in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> shu is live with the excitement. hi, shu. >> there is nothing like regular season opener in any sport and shark fest going on. little bit of everything to do out here. you can get face painting and sharks fans are so excited for this season opener. now, these fans come in all shapes, sizes and ages. >> shark fans traveling from central valley and maxine's first game? >> yes. >> is she excited? >> i think so. >> i withgilbert. did you forget a letter? saying eat la? >> eat la. >> sharks this chose last year, can we pull it off this year? >> easy. they added speed. >> all shapes and sizes. go, sharks. >> that is fun. >> matt keller tweeted perspective to keep in mind. we have to remember how much fun it is to be good, even when we lose. you can get more wisdom on twitter. >> raen is on the way. we have clouds increasing and skies are relatively bright. looking over the bay, from this angle we've got lots of blue skies. readings are 56 degrees in san francisco. 65 in san jose and gilroy. # five half moon bay. 63 in nova

. >> in san francisco, wade freedman, abc7 news. >> i'm glad he took his time.t photo, totally worth it. >> massively. >> still ahead, the >>> they're setting up now for a remake festival, celebrating crafts and reyat -- creativity. >> today, folks who get creative for a living got to do something different from day jobs. >> on the left side of the heart just take the pencil. >> there may be only one where you can learn to write with chalk. >> she's a professional writer. >> when it becomes a thing to make money it becomes less fun. >> so trading in a keyboard for chalk is a outlet. >> we're product designers so we don't do water color in our daily jobs but this gets us excited to try new things. >> and for brit & co-founder, it is what the about the creativity summit. >> it's mainly women, but we're creative men. >> aside from guys in the band, it's 98% women on purpose. >> we did a survey in the life of brit & co and found 77% of women didn't think they were creative. and that shocked me and i want toed change. >> it creativity is not just anal analog. >> you

on the uss san diego, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> fleet week runs until monday. you can find a list of events through the abc7 news app. it's free to down load from android and apple devices. >> two biggest sporting goods stores are about to become one for $5.5 billion, bass pro shops will buy capella's. the only shops in the bay area is in san jose. together, it would have about 180 locations. both chains are known for super sized stores for camping, hunting and fishing gear. >>> the u.s. supreme court opened its new term today kristin zee is here with details. >> the term opened today with eight justices gone is the ultra conservative judge scalia that passed away in february. now, mayor garland remains in limbo, republicans refusing to hold hearings so with the split, the court is taking fewer political cases and more intellectual property cases. the court refused to reconsider the proposed overhaul of the immigration system following a tide vote in june. however, the court will consider apple versus samsung. apple is considering to up hold the jury award. the

. >> in san francisco, wade freedman, abc7 news. >> i'm glad he took his time. that photo, totally worth it. >> massively. >> still ahead, the >>> they're setting up now for a remake festival, celebrating crafts and reyat -- creativity. >> today, folks who get creative for a living got to do something different from day jobs. >> on the left side of the heart just take the pencil. >> there may be only one where you can learn to write with chalk. >> she's a professional writer. >> when it becomes a thing to make money it becomes less fun. >> so trading in a keyboard for chalk is a outlet. >> we're product designers so we don't do water color in our daily jobs but this gets us excited to try new things. >> and for brit & co-founder, it is what the about the creativity summit. >> it's mainly women, but we're creative men. >> aside from guys in the band, it's 98% women on purpose. >> we did a survey in the life of brit & co and found 77% of women didn't think they were creative. and that shocked me and i want toed change. >> it creativity is not just anal analog. >>

in san francisco, wayne freedman, >> shu is live with the excitement. hi, shu. >> there is nothing like regular season opener in any sport and shark fest going on. little bit of everything to do out here. you can get face painting and sharks fans are so excited for this season opener. now, these fans come in all shapes, sizes and ages. >> shark fans traveling from central valley and maxine's first game? >> yes. >> is she excited? >> i think so. >> i'm with gilbert. did you forget a letter? saying eat la? >> eat la. >> sharks this chose last year, can we pull it off this year? >> easy. they added >> all shapes and sizes. go, sharks. >> that is fun. >> matt keller tweeted perspective to keep in mind. we have to remember how much fun it is to be good, even when we lose. you can get more wisdom on twitter. >> raen is on the way. we have clouds increasing and skies are relatively bright. looking over the bay, from this angle we've got lots of blue skies. readings are 56 degrees in san francisco. 65 in san jose and gilroy. # five half moon bay. 63 in novato.

on the uss san diego, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> fleet week runs until monday. you can find a list of events through the abc7 news app. it's free to down load from android and apple devices. >> two biggest sporting goods stores are about to become one for $5.5 billion, bass pro shops will buy capella's. the only shops in the bay area is in san jose. together, it would have about 180 locations. both chains are known for super sized stores for camping, hunting and fishing gear. >>> the u.s. supreme court opened its new term today kristin zee is here with details. >> the term opened today with eight justices gone is the ultra conservative judge scalia that passed away in february. now, mayor garland remains in limbo, republicans refusing to hold hearings so with the split, the court is taking fewer political cases and more intellectual property cases. the court refused to reconsider the proposed overhaul of the immigration system following a tide vote in june. however, the court will consider apple versus samsung. apple is considering to up hold the jury award. the

wayne freedman looked into the history behind the special and discovered it's as alive today as whend in 1966. >> reporter: monday in santa rosa $5 admission and a two-year-old is on it. the continuation of a peanuts family tradition, her mom tells it. >> i like the simplicity of it and how it resonates today. >> reporter: it has for more than half a century. >> all hand drawn and painted. >> reporter: that's the museum's latest find. a few remaining frames used in the making of it's the great pumpkin charlie brown. a seasonal institution that only gets better with time. >> i think the message is that the children can continue on even though they don't get what they want to get. >> you can't possibly reach the mailbox. >> as the story goes, linus messes up his holidays and confuses the great pumpkin with santa claus. he sets out to make the world's most sincere pumpkin patch. he stays behind on halloween night while everyone goes door to door. >> i have an extra piece of candy for my stupid brother. he couldn't come with us because he's waiting for the great pumpkin. >> i had no idea

wayne freedman. >> one of the offices closed. and one of many, if you look at the dmv website.age here. page here. page here. more than 100 of these places still not working because of a computer outage that has been a main your inconvenience. >> just by looking at the parking lot any one could tell that something remained amok at the dmv on fell street in san francisco. >> it is costing me $35 an hour. right now, i have been here two days in a row. >> uber driver, gary thomas, grounded for the lack of replacement driver's license. he cannot get. inside, elbowroom and a wait that belies the view. >> have you seen the dmv empty? >> no, no. i knew there was something wrong soon as i walked in. >> reporter: and how? >> unfortunately, our systems are down. >> dmv offices across the state including this one, have been down on monday. they're calling computer systems failure. >> officially the dmv would not allow any employees working in this office to speak to us on camera. they were speaking to customers, however. here's what customers told us the dmv told them. >> what can you tel

if i were in charge, esa is the way to good so interesting that we'll be celebrating freedman legacy day toward the end of this month, and just because we fund schools through government, doesn't mean that government knows best. some people would say, we should just get government completely out of it. well, okay, that going to take more than an hour. so, dealing with the way things are now, what i love about education savings accounts, education saving accounts basically all operate the same way. pointers who don't prefer a public school education for their children, simply tv the state and the state diets 90 parts thief funding it would have sent to district or school, and parents get a type of dedicated use debit card, and funds are disbursed quarterly, and shock, shock, parents have to ask to actually submit expense receipts and go through verification, so none of this, gosh, somehow some one bizs bed tens of millions of dollars and we found out later. there have been five cases i'm aware of where parents misused the funds, $2,700, a couple thousand here and there. their accounts

. >> jim freedman shows us how challenging this sport can be. >> it's really personal. >> this sport is, you know, you need to use your mentals a lot. >> the ball will travel anywhere from 60 to 70 miles an hour, over nine feet. #. >> table tennis is the fastest sport in the world, so you really need to watch the ball, foe discucus on watching the ba >> their stamina needs to be exceptional. floor matches that will go 45 to 50 minutes long. >> i workout before every match. i need to study online, study the radios so what is the person's weakness. what does she, like to do. >> here it is. jennifer wu. >> everybody it looks like she's toying with them. meanwhile if you look at the competition, she's hitting that ball hard. >> aerobics outside there. >> we're going to continue to track hurricane matthew. >> we'll go live to the bahamas to see how people are bracing for this your storm. when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't k

. >> freedman, great conservative economist, has the answer of what the industrial society should do. he said it's very simple. give poor people money. instead of having these vast, complicated nanny state that tells poor people if you jump through this hoop, i'll give you some money but you can only spend it in a grocery store. if you do this -- just give them the cash, treat them like adults. >> well, sure, i know that there is a big part of our political spectrum that really likes this idea which tends to be the more libertarian keep the government out of our decision making, but i would argue that, in fact, a lot of government intervention through the safety net has been very, very positive. the earned income tax credit is one excellent example. >> that's giving people cash. >> if they go to work. so there is a quid pro quo, so that has give ayn ln a lot of w which improves their lives more than if you just give them a check. >> so grateful to you, chris hughes, to be one of the people launching this discussion, and eduardo, thank you for everything you write which i love. >>> ne

wayne freedman. >> one of the offices closed. and one of many, if you look at the dmv website.age here. page here. page here. more than 100 of these places still not working because of a computer outage that has been a main your inconvenience. >> just by looking at the parking lot any one could tell that something remained amok at the dmv on fell street in san francisco. >> it is costing me $35 an hour. right now, i have been here two days in a row. >> uber driver, gary thomas, grounded for the lack of replacement driver's license. he cannot get. inside, elbowroom and a wait that belies the view. >> have you seen the dmv empty? >> no, no. i knew there was something wrong soon as i walked in. >> reporter: and how? >> unfortunately, our systems are down. >> dmv offices across the state including this one, have been down on monday. they're calling computer systems failure. >> officially the dmv would not allow any employees working in this office to speak to us on camera. they were speaking to customers, however. here's what customers told us the dmv told them. >> what can you tel

alexander freedman of gam holding group. >> good to get a taste of those ideas out of the sohn conference> lady gaga joining james corbin for car karaoke. the star who just got her driver's license which she talked about, even got behind the wheel. look. ♪ i want your love i want your love as your revenge ♪ ♪ oh oh oh ♪ i'm on the edge of glory ♪ and i'm hanging on the moment with you ♪ ♪ i'm on the edge with you ♪ show him what i got ♪ >> i love that cordon put on the helmet when lady gaga was driving. we have to applaud james corden, how often are we playing clip tclips from that show? >> constantly. they go viral me. >> cordon wasn't really in time with some of the hand movements. he was a little confused there. >> i was watching her. i thought she was fantastic. >>> sticking on the music front. justin timberlake may have had good intentions when he took this selfie in a voting booth but also play have broken the law. he said he fly from l.a. flew f tennessee from l.a. to tennessee, but broke the law taking a pick inside a voting booth. >> i don't think he'll get anything. >> why shoul

in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> and when the storm does hit, please send us your weather pictures using the #abc 7 now. you can see this them on the air or online. >>> flames and thick black smoke. check this out. it poured out of a home under construction. this is the picture of the fire from the city's twitter account. sky 7 was over the area. minutes later, you can see lots of smoke from that fire. roads from closed in the area as firefighters worked to get the flames under control. >>> on the subject of fire, alameda county firefighters put out a house fire. sky 7 was over the home near han ford street and palmdale. the fire was quickly extinguished. cause under investigation. nobody was hurt. >>> we have new details this afternoon on that boat that capsized over the weekend in the bay. it's now out of the water and moored at pier 39. >> melanie woodrow live with what crews learned when they got the ship out of the water. melanie? >> take a look at the boat back at pier 39 after it was salvaged this morning and towed here. it's the one with the american flag on top. i

. >>> our team coverage continues with abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman. he's live outside the park with the fans. >> reporter: we're a couple hours from gametime and finally san francisco is beginning to look like a city and a team with a baseball playoff. we were worried about it a bit earlier, frankly. what is wrong with in picture? lunchtime in downtown san francisco, and on the day of a home baseball playoff we're looking for orange, looking hard for orange. you know the giants are playing tonight. >> no, i don't know who the giants are playing tonight. > reporter: believe it. this is even year knuckleball four. have we encountered playoff on we? >> got to get the people out. >> reporter: okay. there's one, and here's another. >> we can't let the cubs come into our house and beat us down, not tonight. >> reporter: if you want tickets, it's still a tall order. just check in on stuart kesselman aka mr. ticket, a broker. who is wearing out his either on the phone today. >> yeah. front row of the dugout, 1,750 apiece, $1,750 apiece. >> reporter: though we

slaughter was forwarding a exchange from "new york times" column i by tom freedman about honestly.r, off the record, everyone at state used our private email. i used princeton when we were out of the office because it was so incredibly clunky and difficult to get on to the state system when we were not in the office, it was a complicated set of steps. and system always froze or crashed. we sent sensitive but unclassified documents to our private emails so we could work on them at home and then sent them back to our work emails friedman told slaughter he was still troubled by the matter, after slaughter forwarded her exchange to clinton aides one of them phillipe raines wrote his colleagues, there is just no good answer. we need to gut through the process phase, get them all out there and let the content do the talking. there is also another email how the clinton campaign was going to try to handle her position on trade and specifically whether she should join some other politicians in a letter supporting it. campaign manager robby mook wrote in march 2015, quote, i can't recall whe

freedman says that kind of story line is what has made the series a hit. >> the show is sort of like a templet, for how government should work. >> says working with freeman is a lot of fun, in spite of his outside reputation. >> frankly, you're ready for god. and he comes in, and he's the only difference, is just he's a little bit more approachable than i imagine god might be. >> her on screen husband tim daily faces tough decisions this season, about whether to return to intelligence work. he says the real core of the series is family, high powered couple juggling responsibilities at home with their three kids. >> that's what's grounds this show, and makes it so much more relating than just people in suits talking about policy. >> the story line often reflect actual events around the worlds, this season, we touch on the rising threat of cyber security, and how it may be hitting too close to home. suzanne marquez, cbs news, los angeles. >> and you can catch madam secretary at 9:00 right here on cbs-3, coming up in the next half hour on "eyewitness news", damp and dreary again this mo

you wouldn't be aware of the extraordinary things this is covered by jeremy freedman, the soviet, the k.g.b.s and other agencies were up to in the third world. i don't think we should blame our statesman of the cold war for prioritizing the soviet threat. i think it was unusual for kissinger to say our approach is too negative. he was actually talking about latin america in the point that i read to you. he felt that the united states approach to latin america was entirely framed negatively as an anti-communist strategy. the point he is making to wallace is that's not enough. if all we do is negatively resist soviet influence, never make credible appeal to the people of these countries. a professor of that era to think and do, yes, kissinger was certainly to the right of the harvard faculty from an early stage. he was seen as unusual even by his close friend arthur schlesinger jr. because he was a republican. being up to the right at harvard is an uncomfortable place today, i suspect even more than it was then and it's the sy to make arguments privilege power but if someone puts kissin

>> kinky freedman. >> yes, what his campaign was like. >> hacks, all of that. >> kinky.ure of kinky. >> kinky die? >> did he? >> i don't know. >> oh, my gosh, i didn't know that. >> i think kingsy still around. i just haven't seen him on tv. >> he was so texas. >> so texas. >> the cowboy hat and the cigar. >> this dude just running for county commissioner, but been, and she does not want him back in the house. i seems like a very boring man. >> i really like it though, it stands out, because it is so different. you know what i mean? >> yes, do you have kinky now? >> oh, there is kinky. and he would have stuff and there were people, i want to be kinky, whatever year it was. >> he ran for governor, didn't he? at one point. >> governor. >> that's why he ran for governor, that was the slogan, yes. >> you listen to me. >> i promise i would listen to you better. that's the key to this job, listening. >> yes, mag and, key to the job is listening. >> what is was one every his songs, bob? >> jews? what? i can't say that. they don't make jews like jesus any more was one of his son