janelle wang joins us from the newsroom. >> at least 7 million californians are uninsured and the governor took major steps to change that. he head a air is montgomery signing. he signed a total of 7 reform bills. they help california residents and small busy afford health insurance. it will establish a website to allow consumers to compare son shop for coverage. california is the first state in the country to do such a thing. another new law will prohibit insurance companies to deny insurance for children with preexisting conditions. >> both of those are in line with president obama's federal health care reform plan today we are celebrating a package of legislation that moves california a bit closer to the ideal that we all share, the ideal, quality affordable health care is not a privilege but it

janelle wang is live at the bridge with the latest mileone with the masse construction project. >> they are calling this next milestone, kind of like the superbowl. crews ar putting in anothe section of the main tower. a piece is being hoisted up right now. its ow and delicate process with a lot of engineering and physicgoing into it. crews mobiliz getting everyone in place for the next big step. they will be working arod the clock for the next four days. they are adding another section to the single tower suspension bridge. imagine a tower being a school cut up in five different sections, each section as four legs. first one went in th past july. the legs are at least 107 feet in length weighing over a million pounds. so far the weather conditions are perfect but caltrans will be keeping an eye out for one

janelle wang is live at the bridge with the latest milestone with the massive construction project. >> they are calling this next milestone, kind of like the superbowl. crews are putting in another section of the main tower. a piece is being hoisted up right now. its slow and delicate process with a lot of engineering and physics going into it. crews mobilized getting everyone in place for the next big step. they will be working around the clock for the next four days. they are adding another section to the single tower suspension bridge. imagine a tower being a school cut up in five different sections, each section as four legs. first one went in the past july. the legs are at least 107 feet in length weighing over a million pounds. so far the weather conditions are perfect but caltrans will be keeping an eye out for one thing. >> wind is probably the worst thing. you can imagine something that heavy and starts moving around. >> it's being placed down at bridge level so drivers can see the action but caltrans keep your eyes on the road. third section will be arriving in december. aft

i'm janelle wang. today on our program.... >> schools are very different when they were running. >> the trains that once chugged along san francisco waterfront. what is being done to revise the old beltline. death threats in your e-mail in-box. and big honors for the n.f.l. for an east bay teacher. >> we begin with a new mental health facility in palo alto. david louie reports on the services it will provide for a new generation of vet rants. >> seismic safety is one of the major reasons why $51 million is being spent to build a new mental health facility. it's going to be addressing a growing need, helping military personnel cope after serving in iraq and afghanistan. senator barbara boxer was on hand for the opening ceremonies. it has been difficult for many of the military to recognize or to acknowledge the need for help. >> that seems to be -- we still have more to do. but it's going to be so reassuring for people that come home and look like fine but are strugglinglogy with posttraumatic injuries.

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. >> i'm janelle wang on i'm not a ship type girl >>> n.f.l. commissioner says th raiders and niners should look into sharing the same playing field. he encouraged both teams to share a stadium li the jets and giants. voters this smm plan to build a new stadium for the 49ers. raiders don't have any plans the leave the coliseum but theyay it's outdated. >> giants can advance to the championship series with a win in atlanta. last night tey pulled a dramatic comeback. scoring two runs in the final inning. game four begins at 4:3 if the giants lose, the teams come bk to san francisco to play the final game here. >> mike nicco has the forecast. >> it looks like it's going to be pretty hot. elsewhere could be hotter. we'll talk about that, update you on the real cool weather, we're talking about 20 degrees cooler by the weekend. that rollercoaster is back. >> and mo than a two month ordeal for trapped miners in chile chile may be over in days. the debate happening under ground. >> and a bay area company treating the first ever patient to receive huma

janelle wang joins us from the newsroom. >> at least 7 million californians are uninsured and the governor took major step to change that. he hea a air is montgomery signing. he signed a total of 7 reform bills. they help california residents and small busy afford health insurance. it will establish a website to allow consumers to compare son shop for coverage. california is the first state in the countryo do such a thing. another new law will prohibit insurance companies to deny insurance for children with preexisting conditions. >> both of those are in line with president oba's federal health care reform plan today we are celebrating a package of legislation that moves california a bit closer to the idea that we all share, the ideal, quality affordable health caris not a privilege but it is an absolute necessity and must for evy one of us. >> president obama congratulat him and released this at this statement. they are taking an important early step to reform the private insurance marketplace so california families and small businesses will have high quality and affordable health insuran

janelle wang joins us live with detail >> while the strike is going on the hospital is fully operational but elective operations have been ccelled. they say the hospital needs a compromise for more becse of the economy. nurs say they are already at the bottom and it should come off the top. >> they walked out their jobs at 7:00 ts morning. they will coinue to strike for the next three days. the issue as it oftentimes is, money. the hospital is proposing the nurses pay 15% of their health care benefits. if they use a premium ppo plan which nurses say most do, which could add up to $4,00 more a year. for nurses like wendy who has been here for 23 years, it's frustrating, especially since they have agreed to a pay freeze the first year. >> we have better health plans, better ways to do this, then we will end up at the bottom. >> but the hospital sa it is offering two other plans that would be fully covered by the employer inclung an mmo at a salary of $36,0 a year, it's time for the nurses to get realistic. >> we're in different economic times. increase was in 2007 and 5% in 2008 and anothe

janelle wang joins us live with details. >> while the strike is going on the hospital is fully operational but elective operations have been cancelled. they say the hospital needs a compromise for more because of the economy. nurses say they are already at the bottom and it should come off the top. >> they walked out their jobs at 7:00 this morning. they will continue to strike for the next three days. the issue as it oftentimes is, money. the hospital is proposing the nurses pay 15% of their health care benefits. if they use a premium ppo plan which nurses say most do, which could add up to $4,000 more a year. for nurses like wendy who has been here for 23 years, it's frustrating, especially since they have agreed to a pay freeze the first year. >> we have better health plans, better ways to do this, then we will end up at the bottom. >> but the hospital says it is offering two other plans that would be fully covered by the employer including an mmo at a salary of $36,000 a year, it's time for the nurses to get realistic. >> we're in different economic times. increase was in 2007 and 5% i

. >> i'm janelle wang on i'm not a you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> n.f.l. commissioner says the raiders and niners should look into sharing the same playing field. he encouraged both teams to share a stadium like the jets and giants. voters this smm plan to build a new stadium for the 49ers. raiders don't have any plans the leave the coliseum but they say it's outdated. >> giants can advance to the championship series with a win in atlanta. last night they pulled a dramatic comeback. scoring two runs in the final inning. game four begins at 4:37. if the giants lose, the teams come back to san francisco to play the final game here. >> mike nicco has the forecast. >> it looks like it's going to be pretty hot. elsewhere could be hotter. we'll talk about that, update you on the real cool weather, we're talking about 20 degrees cooler by the weekend. that rollercoaster is back. >> and more than a two month ordeal for trapped miners in chile chile may be over in days. the debate happening under ground. >> and a bay area company treating the first ever

. >> it's monday morning, i'm janelle wang in for kristen sze. >> and i'm eric thomas. the giants prepare for game one of the world series. the team returned home yesterday as hundreds waited in the pouring rain in hopes of getting a glimpse of their heroes. fans that showed up got a lot more than just a glimpse. >> the giants arrived at at&t park to screams and chants. more than 200 people were waiting to see if they could at least the new channels get off the buses but what they didn't expect a warm welcome from the players including high fives. they were so overwhelmed by the welcoming crowd they took the time to talk to them. >> it's unbelievable. i never expected this. it's amazing. we got a family here. >> has your feet hit the ground yet? >> not yet. >> this is just great. >> to come back to have this go we would have liked to have done this is the last game. it shows you what a great game we had. >> they are infected with giants' fever. it also created a run on giants' gear at at&t dugout store. fans bought t-shirts, hats, just about everything they could get th

janelle wang has the latest. >> final preparations on the escape shaft are underway at this hour. 33could be brought out one by one as soon as this wednesday. over the weekend, the long-awaited breakthrough moment a rescue drill broke through the miners trapped underground for more than 2 ms. now. on preliminary decision on which order they would be brought up was decided. paramedics from the chilean navy will be lowered into the mine to determine the final order. workers are putting together the rescue capsule that will be lowered down into the tube. it's about 2,000 feet and it's not straight up, curves to navigate through. each lift will take about 20 minutes. >> whole process should take something in the range of 48 hours, two days from the first rescue to the last rescue. >> nasa is helping with the rescue. they will be wearing compression socks, sweaters and sunglasses since this will be the first time since they have seen daylight since the mine collapsed. the miners are in relatively good condition given the circumstances. 27 of the 33 workers have failed a $10 million lawsui

. >> i'm janelle wang. end is near for 33 miners trapped underground for over two months. >> and spaceship that will one day carry tourists into orbit passes its first big test. >> and thousands of people converge on the san francisco's waterfront to let their as governor, he balanced budgets without raising taxes. and california created 1.9 million jobs. as attorney general, jerry brown took on wall street banks, mortgage scammers and public officials stealing from taxpayers. at this stage in his life, jerry brown has the independence to make the tough decisions california needs. as governor i'll cap government salaries and pensions. on the budget, we have to face reality. make do with what we have. and no taxes without voter approval. jerry brown, knowledge and know-how we can trust. >>> welcome back. time for the california forecast at 5:47. you can see the heat building in the central valley. to the le 90s a scattered thunderstorm but the most part dry and 55 yosemite 87 and just off shore from san dieg

janelle wang joins us with preparations this morning after a breakthrough. >> it looks like it's going to happen. freedom is near, two days they could be lifted out one by one, they have started taking aspirin to decrease the chance for blood clots. and they will wear sunglasses since they haven't seen daylight since the they were in the mine. >> a rescue drill broke through the 33 miners trapped underground for more than two months, workers friends and family celebrated on the surface. >> this mother of one of the miners, the lord made a miracle and they are alive. they are finishing up the rescue capsule that includes a 21 inch tube to lift the miners out. >> they are going to have quite a ride. it's not going to be coming up something straight to the top. >> each will take about 20 minutes. >> the whole process should take something in the range of 48 hours. two days from the first rescue to the last rescue. >> officials say the miners are in relatively good condition given the circumstances. >> a preliminary order on who will be brought up first was decided over the weekend. it's b

. >> and i'm janelle wang. new power outage in oakland causing the lights to go out for 400 pg&e customers. the lights are also out in the caldecott tunnel. pg&e says the outage was caused by a storm related equipment problem. neighbors say they heard a loud boom coming from an electrical substation on second street. >> it sounded like a train kind of dropped. it was really loud. but i didn't know exactly what it was. >> the outage affected oakland's police headquarters and one city fire station. authorities say the 911 dispatch system remained operational. >>> pg&e's 30 day pipeline assessment is due to be presented today. california puc ordered pg&e to inspect all the gas pipelines after the fire on september 9th. jackie speier says she will meet with all 27 mayors in san mateo county to discuss the report. the state puc released a list of $171 million in fines it has levied since 1999. today san francisco chronicle not a single fine was issued against pg&e for violating gas safety laws but the company had mo