katie: were you worried? >> now when i see it, i go wow, for me it felt like it was just like a slit. but when you're moving in the dress, then you see like when they photograph it like that, it's so open. i was like i guess that's why it was a big deal. [laughter] katie: yeah. were you worried about a wardrobe malfunction? >> no, no, i had tape. we do all kind of tricks. katie: so what are you going to do with that dress? it's on the floor in your closet. i think you should donate to the to the smithsonium. >> if they ask, maybe i will. i just have it there in a box. we just literally got it done like that because it was hanging on the rack with all the other dresses. maybe we should preserve this one. katie: meanwhile, you have a beautiful figure but you're not stick thin, you're not sort of emaciated looking like so many celebrities are these days, quite frankly. and curvy, she's -- [cheers and applause] did you ever have any insecurities about your body? that's a stupid question, because you're curvy and

that's what it's about. >> katie and chad met shortly before katie's 18th birthday and say they firstnot over drugs, but over music. >> he always brought his guitar over and he would play the chords to "breakfast at tiffany's" and we'd make up our own lyrics. we'd have full-on conversations about how we felt about each other and lyrics that we would just freestyle. it was cool. >> at first i kind of blew her off. i was like, no, she's too young for me, she's too young for me. by the time she was almost 19, i said, you know what, this is going to be my girl, you know. so we moved in together. >> but their drug addictions often made life difficult. >> you're always on the verge of eviction, always late on bills. we've been living on the streets. multiple times in jail because of drug addiction. >> i have a love affair with open pea eighty opiates that i cannot shake. i can't lose her the way i look at it, you know? >> and for chad opiates have proven to be a powerful mistress. >> if i was on a cliff and i had my daughter and my wife in my hand and i'm trying to pull them up and there's

good morning, i'm katie marzullo in for terry mcsweeney. we'll start with a first look at the weather. >> lisa: good morning. here is the view from vollmer peak. look at all that sunshine out there. we have a couple of cloudy days out there. we are talking about the cool numbers from the overnight clearing. weak cold front that has pushed on through. 40s and 50s to head on out this morning. through the afternoon we're going to look at sunshine and 70s in the east bay. patchy fog returning tonight, but today is going to be the mildest day out of the next seven. we're talking about a little warming and then a lot of warming. i'll get into details coming up. >> katie: this morning, the coastguard begins investigating the near sinking of chartered bachelor party boat. cornell bernard is live at san francisco's pier 39. we understand you have new information about the boat? >> reporter: we learning the boat was taken to sausalito last night for repairs. coastguard has a lot of degrees for the party boat's captain. it took a scary turn and hate r

the one, the only, katie couric is here! [ cheers and applause ] i love katie couric, man.over episode, guest-starring our show and me. premieres tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. on nickelodeon. that's right. the season premiere of "icarly." we're in it. higgins, you're in it. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: what?! >> jimmy: yes, you're in it. roots is in it. [ cheers and applause ] and talking about "icarly," i'm talking about my man, jerry trainor, in the house! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: nice dude. >> jimmy: funny human. and closing out the show, speaking of funny humans, one of my favorite stand up comedians of all time. right? >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: where do you put him? i put him in my top ten. >> steve: top ten, yeah. >> jimmy: i mean, he's unbelievable. he's always the funniest guy out there. [ as dom irrera ] "not in a bad way." >> steve: "no, in a good way." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "not in a bad way." the very funny dom irrera is on the show. [ cheers and applause ] [ as dom irrera ] >> steve: "not in a bad way." >> jimmy: he's unbelievably funny. i love him

it is filled with celebrity judges including katie.id you know that exactly one day after katie holmes announced she was divorcing tom cruise she showed up for work on the set of "project runway all stars" to be a celebrity judge. it's true and i have the top insider from the show that knows how the day went down when all eyes were on katie. carolyn murphy who defines super in the term of supermodel. she has been seen it all and modeling since 16 years old and gracing covers of every fast fashion magazine in the world more times than we can count and knows what it is like to live in the celebrity fishbowl and the host of the new season of project runway all stars. great to see you. >> nice to see you, too. thank you for the introduction. wow. >> congratulations on the new season of project runway all stars. i would like to run down the list, kylie minogue, stacey keebler, liv tyler and as we mentioned katie holmes. i have to imagine you were all a bit shocked when she showed up considering the circumstances of the past 24 hours in her

coming up at on katie what makes us happy. >> two runs in the fifth. >> katie examines what makes usthen at 4:00, improving school test scores. california kids reach important milestone for the first time. on abc7 news at 5, the disease that was one time a primary concern of elderly now striking more and more people in middle age. those stories and more at 4 and 5. >> who going to be the first singing artist in space? it is going to be broadway star sarah brightman expected to blast off sometime in 20 five teen aboard a russian soyuz rocket. she said it will help promote women's education in the sciences. how much does it cost? sources tell abc news the price tag for her trip is at least 50 million dollars. >>> planet bling could be the newest planet in our solar system. scientists at yale have discovered what they are calling a diamond planet, twice the size of earth and 40 light-years away. we have to figure out how to get there and quick. according to the findings the surface of the planet is likely covered in graphite and diamonds, rather than water and granite. we have to have o

they were like should katie be normal katie in the movie or have a leather mask?er scary. >> and speaking of scary, get a load of this. >> coming in at number one at the box office and number one on our showbiz countdown of the top three stories that made us ask scary or spectacular, paranormal activity 4, katie congratulations. not only top at the box office this weekend but our countdown as well. reports already out there today that "paranormal 5" is already in the works. tell me something about that. >> i have not heard it from the powers that be but i have read it on the internet. as i've said before, if it's on the internet, that must mean it's true. i don't know. we'll have to find out. >> katie, congratulations again. great having you here. catch katie in "paranormal activity 4." >> coming up, you remember when jessica simpson got confused about the whole tuna/chicken in the sea thing, right? but check out this. >> he's just stuck there like a little dude, wondering what the hell to do. >> it's the amazing heart warming story you've just got to see next. th

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> ross mirkarimi's as sheriff may not be as secure as he hopes. a san francisco supervisor says she may back a recall effort against him. supervisor kim is one of the four who voted against mirkarimi's removal because the city charter did not clearly spell out terms for removal from office of someone for official misconduct. kim said in an e-mail that her faith in mirkarimi as a person and sheriff has greatly diminished and support a recall effort. >>> assemblyman hill and some san bruno residents plan to appear before this morning's meeting of the public utilities commission to demand open hearings into dealings with pg&e pg&e. the commission is holding proceedings to determine how much pg&e should be fined for the san bruno pipeline explosion in 2010 and how much rate payers would have to pay to fix the system. those meetings were put on hold monday so a judge could consider a request that pg&e could conduct negotiations behind closed doors. >>> mike was talking lingering showers will they linger until the big game time for the a's? >> who has t

coming up at on katie what makes us happy. >> two runs in the fifth. >> katie examines what makes usen at 4:00, improving school test scores. california kids reach important milestone for the first time. on abc7 news at 5, the disease that was one time a primary concern of elderly now striking more and more people in middle age. those stories and more at 4 and 5. >> who going to be the first singing artist in space? it is going to be broadway star sarah brightman expected to blast off sometime in 20 five teen aboard a russian soyuz rocket. she said itill help promote women's education in the sciences. how much does it cost? sources tell abc news the price tag for her trip is at least 50 million dollars. >>> planet bling could be the newest planet in our solar system. scientists at yale have discovered what they are calling a diamond planet, twice the size of earth and 40 light-years away. we have to figure out how to get there and quick. according to the findings the surface of the planet is likely covered in graphite and diamonds, rather than water and granite. we have to have our t

earth, wind and fire and katie perry, my pal bon jovi. people pay to get in to buy a ticket?> it's basically a concert. ticket prices, the performers don't get any? >>. no i'm not sure what they get. i think it's in kind donation. they raise about $1.5 billion for the campaign. >> bill: we don't know what earth, wind and fire and katie perry got. >> i have no idea. >> bill: katie perry had a political message. >> she supports equal rights. she doesn't say whose equal rights. it could be gay rights, african-american, native americans. >> bill: she wants equal rights for everybody. >> bill: i'm for equal rights. >> george clooney had a political message as well. >> bill: he was there. >> he was there. he had a huge reception. he said that four years ago beverly hills chihuahua was the number one movie in america. how you cannot argue that we are not better off than we were four years ago. >> bill: he was making a little movie reference. that was a humorous attempt. >> he thought he was funny. i don't think the crowd reacted >> bill: we are north going to critique anybody's humo

. >>> let's go live to katie marzullo live along market at the starting point.ans have been camped out all night. >> reporter: there are fans got here at the crack of dawn this morning there's so much activity now happening in the last few minutes that you can't see the fans lined up long market behind trucks and cars and advance that keep pulling up this is the staging area and the start of the parade i was there earlier talking with those advance they -- with those fans they say they want to see the players maybe a handshake. some told me they went to the civic center two years ago they thought they would try something new and get a different view. if you are coming to the parade no matter where you want to watch, you want to take public transportation, it is the best way to go we bummed into a bart spokesman he says -- we bumped into a bart spokesman. he says they are tying to make it easy for everybody. >> every car available on deck getting ready to go out we are able to run 62 trains during our peak period we are going to have as many trains as we can out

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> mike any more showers or thunderstorms? >> definitely a possibility not a great possibility but unsettled pattern will continue today, tomorrow and end friday afternoon. cooler than average weather until then. >>> also, massive recall involving more than seven million vehicles. the problem that could cause a big scare. >>> playoff frenzy dripping both sides of the bay it is not too late to get tickets >>> new, more trouble for lance armstrong stripped of his titles and banned from competitive cycling. the anti-doping agency says 26 people have testified against armstrong, including 11 former teammates. members of the team admitted to doping and claim armstrong encouraged them to do it. the agency says it is the most sophisticated professional and successful doping perhaps the sport has seen. >> former nfl football star turned actor alex karras has died he starred in the hit sitcom webster in the 80s and in several movies. best known for the role in blazing saddles. he played 13 years in the nfl for the lions and one of the

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> last night's debate didn't make as big of an impact on social media as the previous two match-ups. 6.5 tweets during last night's debate compared to 7.2 million last week. 10 million during the first presidential debate. among the topics most treated last night president obama's comment about horses and bayonets. that was in response to romney saying we don't have as many navy ships now and the president's response. and we all love teachers a comment made by moderator bob schieffer. >>> two celebrities may be about to make announcement that will rock the presidential election. donald trump says he will reveal what he is calling very, very big about president obama tomorrow and isn't hinting about what that might be. trump endorsed mitt romney. he may have to share headlines with attorney gloria all fill red she is preparing to release game -- allred. she preparing to release game changing information on romney and abortion. she is a confirmed obama backer. >>> speaking of game-changing last night's rain didn't change the game but made it more dramatic. >

katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with the governor's reaction. >> reporter: he was just here in the newsroom on his final pro prop 34 he admits it is tight but points out that the yes vote is still winning. he says he didn't get back into politics at his age to play games he promiseds estimated six billion dollars a year will be in a special audited fun and will go to education. the howard jarvis taxpayers association says the money will get mixed up in the general fund. >> 98% of the people will pay no more than a penny on a $4 purchase. it is either money from those who can well afford it to our schools or money out of the schools. we have no choice. >> it is like they are holding a gun to their own head saying vote to give me more money or i'm going to pull the trigger. stop trying to blackmail people and say we won't fund ed you don't give me more money. >> reporter: the governor says he has already cut 20 billion dollars if the budget. if his tax increase fails, schools and colleges are next. the specifics prop 30 will raise personal income tax on people who everyone $250,0

katie marzullo, us that us that -- abc7 news. >> you can see the 49ers take on the seahawks right heres director larry biel hosts the show at 3:00, then we continue with 4:00 on abc 7. jerry rice and brent jones will join us in our studios game time 5:00 and stay tuned for special edition of after the game with larry and mike that's when we are going to learn who our lucky winner is of our $49,000 sweepstakes. so exciting! >>> what is not -- coming up mike nicco's game day forecast. >>> they made night a great playing surface the people who keep the grass looking good at the stick. >>> possible answer behind big boom and bright light seen and >>> today millions of californians are better prepared for the big one. the great california shakeout happened about an hour ago across the state and country. schools, businesses, government buildings all took part in the drop, cover and hold on drill. on the streets a group called safety first simulated a temblor. >>> people talking a stunning meteor shower that lit up over the sky. you can see a couple bright flashes. many report hearing a big b

katie marzullo is live at the caltrain station in san francisco with more on that huge $49,000 giveawaywill happen during our show after the game tonight. >> reporter: yes, after the game, somebody is going to hear their nam announced on abc7 news and that person is going to be $49,000 richer. it could be you. all you have to do is like us on facebook. the first commuters who arrived this morning were greeted with good news. we are giving away $49,000. >> i already did it many >> reporter: all they had to do was ask me. go to facebook.com/abc7news and like us. then click the win $49,000 button and fill out the entry form. only rizes of the bay area can enter which means -- only residents of the bay area can enter which means your chances are good. >> i'm going to payoff my car. >> reporter: very wise man. >> nothing frivolous. i'm going to keep it and save it. >> reporter: do as you please. but remember, you can't pen if you don't enter. >> i'll do it. -- i moved here two months ago. it will be my first and only station i do like. >> reporter: just a couple other things you have to be a

katie marzullo is live with whether the october surprise withs lived up to their billing. >> we have gloria allred claim to have scoop on mitt romney and donald trump about president obama. right now it does not seem either assertion is getting much traction. >> i'm honored to have gotten him to release his long form ..g this morning on youtube via twitter trump revealed his supposed surprise. >> if barack obama opens up and gives his college records and applications and if he gives his passport applications and records, i will give to a charity of his choice, a check, immediately for five million dollars. >> reporter: the trump college comes on the same day gloria allred claim to have dirt on mitt romney she was in a boston courtroom this morning asking a judge to unseal the early 90s divorce case of staples' founder romney testified on behalf of -- she will not say why the report is damning, there are hints it has to do with money. >> romney is coming off another bump in the campaign trail in the end a senate candidate mourdock said he's opposed to abortion an even in the case of r

. >>> today at 3:00 on katie top woman at facebook sits down for a one-on-one. chief operator officer sheryl sandberg opens up to katie today at 3:00 followed by abc7 news at 4:00. >>> bay area and baseball world still buzzing over the remarkable aren't by the a's. fans got in line early to buy tickets to see the a's play the tiger in the american league division series next week in oakland. the a's beat the rangers yesterday to win the al west championship, capping improbable regular season most experts predicted the a's to finish last. >> the a's best of pfizer reese against the tigers begins saturday in detroit, -- game time 3:00 our time. the giants also in the playoffs. they host the reds saturday night at 6:30. bay then our weather should be much cooler after a heatwave. lisa argen is ahead to talk more about our forecast. >>> it is pretty nice outside now in our east bay a little wind blowing by the delta, 70 antioch, gusty wind at 36 miles an hour, downtown still a lot of grey out there, as we head out with the grey conditions it is going to take a while

katie marzullo is live at the scene. >> reporter: fire investigators are on the scene a vehicle is now being towed. investigators don't know what started this fire they know what made it risky to fight. the homeowner had live rounds of ammunition inside. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: when firefighters got on the scene they kept their distance and evacuated the homes on either side of the fire with good reason. >> i spoke to the homeowner, he said i have a lot of ammo. a lot is a lot. >> reporter: live rounds of ammunition inside a house on fire burning out of control. >> shell casings become projectiles not as if it was coming from a gun but enough that it may injure you. >> reporter: neighbors suspected something was up. >> every time you heard a whack and whack and see fire shooting out of the house straight up in the air it was like a whip going off with a crack and it was weird. >> reporter: the homeowners husband and by made it out but not without getting hurt. i talked with his brother-in-law. >> burn on the hands and rob got a pretty bad one on his head. >> reporter: it is possi

katie marzullo joins us live from pier 80. >> reporter: the catamaran was towed overnight.we've been watching all morning since 7:30 this tedious protest of righting the upside down boat and getting it out of the water. last check the crew hadn't decided how they were going to do that. divers moved quietly around the ac-72 oracle team u.s.a.'s massive catamaran this morning it looked more like a submarine than a racing yacht. >> i call it destroyed in several piece. >> reporter: he's talking about the wing or fixed sail. you can see the splintered remains in this video from sky 7 hd. he wasn't on the boat but describes what happened. >> dangerous maneuver in these catamarans is go if up wind point of sail to down wind that's what the guys were doing. >> reporter: now oracle is without its biggest, fastest boat. because there is a defending america's cup champions they don't have any other competitions between now and 2013. >> hopefully we can get things fixed and we have a second boat coming next spring. i think at the end of the day we'll be in good shape. >> reporter: opt

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> count on abc 7 for your most complete coverage of the storm we'll have live updates on abc 7 news and our regular newscasts. tonight at 10 abk news will air one hour primetime special followed by abc7 news at 11. >>> next, san francisco gets ready for one giant celebration. live look at reparations underway right now for foam's world series victory parade. >> later -- later search for >>> crews are making final preparations for the world series parade celebrating the giants less than 24 hours to go. amy hollyfield is live at civic center plaza with a sneak peek at the floats on more. >> reporter: good morning. currently transforming civic center plaza workers got here 7:00 this morning and we're told they would stay until it is ready, which could be midnight. they have a lot to do in a very little amount of time. first glimpse of some of the floats you will see tomorrow. the world series champions will start the parade at 11, then end here in civic center plaza, players and dignataries will speak to the crowd from a stage set up on the steps of city hall

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi is about to learn whether he will keep his job. this afternoon the board of supervisors is set to vote on a recommendation to oust the sheriff who bruised his wife arm in argument. amy hollyfield has the latest. >> reporter: today in san francisco, the board of supervisors will be voting on whether ross mirkarimi will keep his job. mirkarimi was suspended as sheriff after pleading guilty to false imprisonment after an argument with his wife in which he bruised her arm. his wife is standing by his side, she thinks he should be able to keep his job. the mayor and advocates for domestic violence victims believe the board should vote him out of office. mirkarimi's attorney tells me they think the law is on their side. even if the board s mirkarimi he says this won't be the end. if the board votes against mirkarimi he will take this to superior court. he will be asking a superior court judge to overturn the bore's decision. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> -- former penn state coach jerry sandusky has learned his fate what expert

again, katie's show dedicating a full hour to it. >> check out paula's story on "katie." gripping piece. wow. >> make sure to tune in to "good morning america." we'll have much more on the story of hannah overton. >> all right. >>> still ahead this half hour, the movie getting all of the oscar buzz this year. "argo," a story based on some of the most dramatic international event in a generation. >>> but first, a simple swim in the lake turned into a six-week nightmare for this maryland girl, but now she's returning to life as it should be, and she's doing it in style. it's all next on "world news now." >> annou >>> we want you to meet a 16-year-old girl. >>> we want you to meet a 16-year-old girl. >> who's proving to be an inspiration. here's abc's reena ninan. >> reporter: giddy, glowing, and grateful to be alive. 16-year-old alexis hanford was all smiles saturday as she prepared for her high school's homecoming dance in maryland. >> you look nice. >> thank you. >> she, you know, still seems like she's okay and happy to be alive and happy to be able to participate in the

. >>> and i'm katie marzullo. kristen and cheryl are off today. >>> this weekend the san mateo bridge will be closed all weekend for seismic retrofit work. kira klapper is live at the hayward toll where part of the closure is getting underway. >> reporter: the california highway patrol is just right now beginning a closure of the westbound fast lane here on the san mateo bridge. the entire bridge all lanes both directions, will be closed beginning 10 tonight. traffic is flowing smoothly on the san mateo bridge now. later today that won't be the case. the bridge closes this weekend for a three million dollar project to replace a temporary fix made two years ago. in october 2010, inspectors found a cracked steel beam under the bridge one of a series of wish-bone shaped beams connected to concrete girders that support bridge. at the time steel plates were secured above and below the failed beam. >> we designed a new system for where the tressel meets the incline on the bridge. what we're putting this is 12 new sectio

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katie marzullo live at the scene with more. >> reporter: a couple new things.rlton avenue is now open be detail out here fire crews still very much on the scene. you can see that behind us still putting water on this house, the fire is under control. i'm told they are going to need to put a lot of water on this house. mostly doing fire watch, not going to go inside and assess things until they declare the house is cold. this fire broke out 3:48 this morning we have video of the flames, two people who were inside a husband and wife were able to get out, they did suffer burns the husband to his head and hands. two homes on either side of the house had to be evacuated the fire department says because there was ammunition inside the home that was on fire. >> basically the show casings become projectiles not as if it was coming from a gun, but enough that it may injure you. >> every time you heard a whack and a whack and you see fire shooting out of house straight up in the air. it was like a whip going off with a crash it was weird. >> reporter: in fact the initial

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katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with the governor's reaction. >> reporter: he was just here inhe newsroom on his final pro prop 34 he admits it is tight but points out that the yes vote is still winning. he says he didn't get back into politics at his age to play games he promiseds estimated six billion dollars a year will be in a special audited fun and will go to education. the howard jarvis taxpayers association says the money will get mixed up in the general fund. >> 98% of the people will pay no more than a penny on a $4 purchase. it is either money from those who can well afford it to our schools or money out of the schools. we have no choice. >> it is like they are holding a gun to their own head saying vote to give me more money or i'm going to pull trigger. stop trying to blackmail people and say we won't fund ed you don't give me more money. >> reporter: the governor says he has already cut 20 billion dollars if the budget. if his tax increase fails, schools and colleges are next. the specifics prop 30 will raise personal income tax on people who everyone $250,000 a y

. >>> toy at 3:00 o katie top woma at feboosits down for a o-on-on.hief operatorofficer shyl saberg ope u to kati today a 3:00 fllow abc7 news at 4:00. >>> bay area and baseball world still buzzing over the remarkable aren't by the a's. fans got in line early to buy tickets to see the a's play the tiger in the american league division series next week in oakland. the a's beat the rangers yesterday to win the al west championship, capping improbable regular season most experts predicted the a's to finish last. >> the a's bt of pfir reese against e tigers begi saturday in detroit, -- game time 3:00 our time. the giants also in the playoffs. they host the reds saturday night at 6:30. bay then our weather should be much cooler after a heatwave. lisa argen is ahead to talk more about our forest. >>> it i prettyice tside now inur east by alittle windlowing by t delta, 70 antioch, gusty wind at 36 miles an hour, downtown still a lot of grey out there, as we head out with the grey conditions it is going to take a while to clear you can tell that overcast is w

katie marzullo joins us live from pier 80. >> reporter: the catamaran was towed overnight. we've been watching all morning since 7:30 this tedious protest of righting the upside down boat and getting it out of the water. last check the crew hadn't decided how they were going to do that. divers moved quietly around the ac-72 oracle team u.s.a.'s massive catamaran this morning it looked more like a submarine than a racing yacht. >> i call it destroyed in several piece. >> reporter: he's talking about the wing or fixed sail. you can see the splintered remains in this video from sky 7 hd. he wasn't on the boat but describes what happened. >> dangerous maneuver in these catamarans is go if up wind point of sail to down wind that's what the guys were doing. >> reporter: now oracle is without its biggest, fastest boat. because there is a defending america's cup champions they don't have any other competitions between now and 2013. >> hopefully we can get things fixed and we have a second boat coming next spring. i think at the end of the day we'll be in good shape. >> reporter: op

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> count on abc 7 for your most complete coverage of the storm we'll have live updates on 7 news and our regular newscasts. tonight at 10 abk news will air one hour primetime special followed by abc7 news at 11. >>> next, san francisco gets ready for one giant celebration. live look at reparations underway right now for foam's world series victory parade. >> later -- later search for what caused >>> crews are making final preparations for the world series parade celebrating the giants less than 24 hours to go. amy hollyfield is live at civic center plaza with a sneak peek at the floats on more. >> reporter: good morning. currently transforming civic center plaza workers got here 7:00 this morning and we're told they would stay until it is ready, which could be midnight. they have a lot to do in a very little amount of time. first glimpse of some of the floats you will see tomorrow. the world series champions will start the parade at 11, then end here in civic center plaza, players and dignataries will speak to the crowd from a stage set up on the steps of c

katie marzullo joins us from calistoga, a safe distance away >> reporter: this is as close as they will let us get. if you look over my shoulder, you can see crews are building a butcher out of sandbags and bomb detecting robot in the mix. authorities have been out here for hours, fire department, bomb squad, police, sheriff. they have to detonateedical ether they found a case, 96 canisters, quarter pound, found in a storm shed with other medical supplies. they believe they were part of a disaster supplies it can for a 200-bed hospital and that had been stored here for decades. the crate with the ether in it was marked 1957. >> because of the age of them, most of it was trashed, junk. in that process, there was a case of ether. and so, it is not something that you can throw in the trash. >> reporter: the plan is to keep it slow and steady and handle this correctly. you are looking live at the robot that is going to assist crews with getting this ether safely out of the way. four homes across from the fairgrounds are going to be briefly evacuated during the explosion. other neighbors wer

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> last night's debate didn't make as big of an impact on social media as the previous two match-ups. 6.5 tweets during last night's debate compared to 7.2 million last week. 10 million during the first presidential debate. among the topics most treated last night president obama's comment about horses and bayonets. that was in response to romney saying we don't have as many navy ships now and the president's response. and we all love teachers a comment made by moderator bob schieffer. >>> two celebrities may be about to make announcement that will rock the presidential election. donald trump says he will reveal what he is calling very, very big about president obama tomorrow and isn't hinting about what that might be. trump endorsed mitt romney. he may have to share headlines with attorney gloria all fill red she is preparing to release game -- allred. she preparing to release game changing information on romney and abortion. she is a confirmed obama backer. >>> speaking of game-changing last night's rain didn't change the game but made it more dramatic. >

katie marzullo join us from the newsroom with more. >> reporter: president obama said over an hour ago he's confident state and federal agencies are properly prepared for the storm. a lot of that prep means shutting things down and getting the of town. as rare as it was at the u.s. financial markets were closed today they are going to stay closed tomorrow this is the reason people are supposed to evacuate ahead of a hurricane the unpredictable ocean caught in north carolina a rogue wave knocked matt gutman and his producer off their feet. the crew of the hm bunny had to abandon ship. the coast guard has -- rescued cued 14 onboard, two are still missing. >> the two that remain unaccounted for made it off the vessel but did not make night life rafts. >> reporter: in new york the stillness that is shocking grand central center empty, stock exchange silent. authorities fear sandy could turn lower manhattan into a flood zone. mayor bloomberg and a host of east goes governors are driving hope the importance of evacuating. >> conditions are deteriorating rapidly and the window for you getting

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> now to a rare and deadly shark attack off the central california coastauthorities say it was likely a great white killed a surfer yesterday the surf board has been recovered with visible signs of giant bite marks. rob nelson has the story. >> reporter: a mansur ofing in the waters north of santa barbara was killed. witnesses say the 39-year-old was bitten in the upper torso while surfing with a friend. >> pulled him out of the water and immediately begun cpr. >> reporter: the fire department responded to the scene but it was too late. >> the coroner's office recovered the body we'll do the full investigation to determine where the subject was bit, any injuries that were inflicted. >> was a really good surfer. >> reporter: there had been frequent shark sightings off the coast of this beach over the last several months. >> beaches are closed the hunt is on for a killer shark. >> reporter: this incident parks -- marks the second fatal attack on this beach in the past two years. in october 201019-year-old college student was killed when a great white appeare

. >>> and i'm katie marzullo. kristen and cheryl are off today. >>> this weekend the san mateo bridge will be closed all weekend for seismic retrofit work. kira klapper is live at the hayward toll where part of the closure is getting underway. >> reporter: the california highway patrol is just right now beginning a closure of the westbound fast lane here on the san mateo bridge. the entire bridge all lanes both directions, will be closed beginning 10 tonight. traffic is flowing smoothly on the san mateo bridge now. later today that won't be the case. the bridge closes this weekend for a three million dollar project to replace a temporary fix made two years ago. in october 2010, inspectors found a cracked steel beam under the bridge one of a series of wish-bone shaped beams connected to concrete girders that support bridge. at the time steel plates were secured above and below the failed beam. >> we designed a new system for where the tressel meets the incline on the bridge. what we're putting this is 12 new sectio

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we will get more details at 3:00. 4:00 is katie couric. and we will need a 23-year-old making a amputee recovery at walter reed national military medical center, at 4:00. each step he takes, his girlfriend is by his side. they are capturing the attention of millions worldwide. we will show you why, tonight at 5:00. felix baumgartner is waiting from hisl clear twitter team before he takes his balloon 23 miles into the and then jumps. he was set to launch around 8:00 morning but had to hold off because the wind was too strong. the ee-fall could see him breaking the sound barrier as he could hit speeds faster than 700 miles per hour. they don't know what's going to no one hasim because done this before. >> he is very brave. a lot of people will be curious goes. how that a lot o[ male announcer ]urious who will raise taxes on the middle class? according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense conser

katie marzullo join us from the newsroom with more. >> reporter: president obama said over an hour ago he's confident state and federal agencies are properly prepared for the storm. a lot of that prep means shutting things down and getting the of town. as rare as it was at the u.s. financial markets were closed today they are going to stay closed tomorrow this is the reason people are supposed to evacuate ahead of a hurricane the unpredictable ocean caught in north carolina a rogue wave knocked matt gutman and his producer off their feet. the crew of the hm bunny had to abandon ship. the coast guard has -- rescued cued 14 onboard, two are still missing. >> the two that remain unaccounted for made it off the vessel but did not make night life rafts. >> reporter: in new york the stillness that is shocking grand central center empty, stock exchange silent. authorities fear sandy could turn lower manhattan into a flood zone. mayor bloomberg and a host of east goes governors are driving hope the importance of evacuating. >> conditions are deteriorating rapidly and the window for you getting

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 4:50.dent obama is returning to washington earlier than planned today to oversee emergency operations in response to hurricane san ditch the president jammed plans for three vents in three states after visiting fema headquarters yesterday. fema workers -- will run the nerve center that coordinates the government's response to the storm mr. obama reminded people to follow instructions of local officials before he cancelled a scheduled appears in florida. hurricane sandy forced mitt romney to change his plans for the second time in the last few days. romney campaigned in the state of ohio yesterday instead of virginia as planned. his campaign cancelled appearance for tomorrow in new hampshire. romney telling supporters one stop in ohio, our throughouts and prayers where the -- our thoughts and prayers are with the people who are in harm's way. >>> many fans watching on a jumbotron. thousands watched the world series with other giants' fans and share that sweet victory. others lined restaurant

katie marzullo is looking ahead and stunning images interest. >> reporter: right down the east coast.nments and utilities are working to head off long term power outages. experts predicted one billion dollars in damage. we have a live picture for you. we want to take you live to miami, florida. calm as i can see now, definitely gray and ominous out there. things are going to be changing in the next few days over the weekend and into early next week. take a look at this video. this is from cuba overnight. that is where the storm has already claimed lives. sandy has killed 20 people in and 11 in cuba alone. mike is going to have more on it. east coast is very much in harm's way. sandy could join with other systems. that is the big problem and form a super storm. states like new jersey, massachusetts and florida can expect high winds, heavy rain, extreme tide, maybe snow but right now when you talk to people for example in florida they are not too panicked. >> i think it is great. i'm a new englander so the storms are different than down here. >> reporter: not everybody is being as flip.