much in the same way that chef keller did and all the great chefs of the world. all of the great chefs. they found their own voice and they pushed on it. and that's what we're trying to do. >> rose: intrigue in the whitehouse, and brilliance in the kitchen when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> i welcome members of my cabinet, the whitehouse staff and the administration especially vice president dick cheney. [applause] from the day i asked, he served with loyalty, principle and strength. proud to call you friend. >> rose: peter baker is here he's the chief whitehouse correspondent for the "new york times." he's written a new book, the book is called days of fire, bush and cheney in the whitehouse. it is about one of the most influential political partnerships in american history. historian robert alex says peter baker's suburb biography of bush and cheney will stand as the most complete balanced discussion of the men and their administration for decades. i'm pleased to have peter b

. >> rose: that was thomas keller in 2008 talking about his protege grant achatz.like in california and per se new york have three michelin stars. the documentary is called spinning plates. here is the trailer for the film. >> you need to eat out. why do you go he to a instrument, to be entertained, enjoy yourself and celebrate. >> this is a place where food is at once art, at once craft and at once science. >> it's like my home. >> we're in a small community but sometimes on sunday there are 2000 people. >> that's an adventure. every customer is like a guest in my house. >> number seven in the world number one in the u.s. >> gram was always pushing the envelope. >> we're going to things nobody else has done. my wife cooks like an angel. every as peg of my life is about being creative. >> customers have their own -- >> it's more like a community more than anything. >> fried chicken it smells so good. there's been times i shut the store up and gone up there. >> the country restaurant is burned to the ground. >> there was an explosion that blew me out of the kitchen.

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we start with abc7 news reporter, matt keller, in oakland. matt?union protesters are taking place right now. you can see several workers have shown up and it is expected to last all day. union leaders expect community members to join in later. you will not see this again today. check out this video of the last bart train putting in to fremont this morning. talks between the union and management breakdown after 30 hours of negotiations. union leaders are on board with wages and pensions but could not agree to the work rules put in by management. that could lead to unreasonable working conditions and assignments. >> we reached an economic framework. we moved in their direction on pensions and on health care, we lowered our wage proposals and suddenly the issues that were not discussed

abc7 news reporter matt keller is in oakland. matt? the federal mediator says no one can leave until a deal is done. both sides are here this morning and inside and are talking. one union says that a deal is extremely close. the union says federal mediator told the district and unions they cannot leave until a dial is reached. bart management hack subdued and critical of the union for a strike dead line but they are here after the unions made a counter proposal. bart management gave the unions last, best, final offer on sunday and at 1:00 o'clock bart riders waited for word on if the trains were running. >> at the request of the federal mediation and conciliation service and because of all of our concern about the public interest, i am authorized to announce that trains will run tomorrow. >> he said that bargaining has been constructive and productive and union leaders say they

reporting live in fremont, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> a lot of nervous b.a.r.t. riders this morning. the clock is ticking to tend. if there's a strike check out aa abc7news.com. find realtime traffic maps and our exclusive waze traffic app. remember to follow us on twitter @abc7newsbayarea. >>> new details on the government shutdown. in the last hour we learned president obama plans to meet with house democrats today. it comes as the president and house speaker john boehner continue to refuse to make any rat cal changes in their positions. boehner told reporters yesterday he's not drawing lines in the sand but hours later president obama said he absolutely would negotiate with republicans if congress first sent him short-term budget and debt limit measures. >>> here san francisco's cliff house restaurant is closed r a second time since the shutdown began. the restaurant above ocean beach. it first closed last week. according to the san francisco chronicle, the owners reopened it again on monday. the national park service found out and ordered it closed again unti

matt keller is in san jose with the details. matt? >> the hiring sign has been up for a while at the san jose police department but it is not is much the recruiting but the retaining of officers that has city leaders looking if a solution. it costs $170,000 to drain a recruit -- train a recruit but up to 40 who graduates five have left because of shrinking benefits. there are new plans to charge recruits if they leave to another department. they want a five year prorated retention plan making them pay 100 percent if they leave less than a year up to charging 25 percent if they leave if less than four

we start with abc7 news reporter, matt keller, in oakland. matt? >> union protesters are taking place right now. you can see several workers have shown up and it is expected to last all day. union leaders expect community members to join in later. you will not see this again today. check out this video of the last bart train putting in to fremont this morning. talks between the union and management breakdown after 30 hours of negotiations. union leaders are on board with wages and pensions but could not agree to the work rules put in by management. that could lead to unreasonable working conditions and assignments. >> we reached an economic framework. we moved in their direction on pensions and on health care, we lowered our wage proposals and suddenly the issues that were not discussed at the table are deal breakers by the district. >> work rules mean, do we have control in can we make decision decisions? about staffing? about overtime? about job assignments? bart management says the final offer addresses the essential work rule efficiency bart ne

matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> let's get a look at traffic this early monday morning. >> good morning. happy monday. without that b.a.r.t. strike, all trains will be running. so far conditions are quiet. it's also columbus day, so a lot of folks might have the day off. what we don't have the day off from is construction as we take you to the east bay. if you're heading along westbound side of 80, you will see a few lanes blocked out there. that will last until 5:00 this morning. let's go outside and it take a look at the san mateo bridge. if you're traveling out of hayward and toward 101, it is quiet. but know that it will get busier as we get into the late er afternoon hours. we do have half moon bay art and pumpkin festival. so it will be a popular location. and now let's welcome back mike with our forecast. >> thank you very much. good morning, everybody. here is a look the at live doppler 7. it is bone dry this morning. cooler this morning, too. so you may need a heavier coat or sweater. most of our temperatures in the 40s and 50s. right now, what we'll deal with in the afternoon,

abc7 news reporter matt keller is in oakland. matt? >> we have been hearing the same thing since the cooling off period ended friday. progress is being made. still there is no deal. for riders, the trains are running. the federal mediator came out last night at 10:20 announced no strike. the unions commented on the frustration for workers because of the late notice of a potential strike. negotiators are facing long days at the bag aning -- bargaining table after negotiations lasted until 5:30 in the morning of the day before and 1:00 o'clock a.m. today. >> it is late. >> trains are running. we will keep at it. >> bart's only statement was comments to announce progress was being made. the unions have been vocal about what is taking place behind the closed doors saying they were encouraged by the progress. talks are scheduled to resume at 10:00 a.m. at the caltran building in oakland. >> matt, thank you. now a look at traffic with leyla gulen. >> there is no traffic to speak of. we have construction projects from walnut creek to pleasant

matt keller is in san jose with the details. matt? >> the hiring sign has been up for a while at the san jose police department but it is not is much the recruiting but the retaining of officers that has city leaders looking if a solution. it costs $170,000 to drain a recruit -- train a recruit but up to 40 who graduates five have left because of shrinking benefits. there are new plans to charge recruits if they leave to another department. they want a five year prorated retention plan making them pay 100 percent if they leave less than a year up to charging 25 percent if they leave if less than four years. the police union blames the city council. >> why pay that much money and they decide to leave after they get the training? >> creating servants out of police officers is a smokescreen for city council this put in place policies that are driving recruits away. >> 100 officers retired or resigned last year. the department has been on a similar pace this year pushing street-ready officers below 900 at times. the plan goes to a committ

matt keller is live at the tech museum in san jose. what are they doing there today? >> this is meant to be a fun event about a serious topic. about 400 local students are going to be here at the tech museum later today to participate in the world's largest earthquake drill. this is coming, as you said, on the 24th anniversary of the loma priata earthquake. it was a wake-up call to prepare for the more devastating earthquakes inevitable in the future. here is video of last week's great california shakeout. today's event is meant to educate the public on the need of home, business and commuter preparedness and highlight what to do during an earthquake and the fires that follow. a mobile truck will be here for demonstrations. the actual drill will be 10:17 this morning. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> the anniversary reminding us it's never too early to plan ahead. we have a list of resources and tips to help you prepare for any type of disaster, including earthquakes. just go to abc 7 news.com and look for the prepared norcal logo. >>> and prepare for the traffic on the f

matt keller has more with where it stands this morning. matt? do know that union negotiators are back here later today but we don't know where talks will go after bart management made the final offer. here is new video of negotiators from all sides leaving here this morning at 2:30. bart made the last, best, and final offer yesterday afternoon. general manage said it is $7 million more than friday's offer. union leaders want do continue to negotiate. if not they will strike. >> given the district four extensions to get the deal done and at some point you have to say "enough is enough" and let people know we can do the deal, if you don't want to you be pushing us in a corner. >> we can put out a good proposal. they have to decide if it meets their needs. the the chief of the mediation joins the talks yesterday and left at 2:30 this morning appointed by president obama and is an indication that washington is paying close attention to the talks. a spokesperson said management will not move on the economic issues and will give the communes two weeks

we have coverage of the bart strike with abc7 news reporter, matt keller. matt? >> the strike is happening and you can see a few picketers here at the bart station. you will not see running trains. the last run came to a stop at the fremont bart station early this morning. how did a week of intense negotiations end with a strike? yesterday the talks broke down after 30 hours of negotiations. the union members were open board with wages and pensions but not agree to the work rules. there is only one way to get them back on the job. >> if they immediately enter or agree to enter into arbitration on the remaining language issues we broke off at the end, we would be willing to take that package back to a vote to our membership, stop the strike, and go back to work. >> these are work rules essential to maintaining the future efficiency and effectiveness of the agency. the unions decided they wanted to take the money on the table but not the work rules. >> bart management says the rules would give then the right to make decisions staffing overtime and work assignment.

abc7 news reporter matt keller is in oakland. matt, is there reason for optimism? >> they are still talking. it appears that everyone is frustrated by the negotiations. especially bart riders trying to plan if they have to find another way to work in the morning. the trains are running today. now, this it could be the presence of the federal mediator keeping the nexts going. the only statement was comments from cohen announcing progress was made and trains will run all day. the unions have been more vocal about what is going on behind closed doors saying they were encouraged. >> bargaining still. coming back tomorrow. we are still there. that is an indication we are bargaining. >> the unions commented on the frustration for workers and riders because of the late notice of the potential strike. the president said she shares the same frustration they have not yet reached an agreement. talks ended at 1:00 o'clock a.m. and they a expected to be back here, both sides, at 10:00 this morning. >> thank you, to add to the headaches for commuters, the transit workers could g

want to make about the film is it shows of course the guardian that are were rusbridger it shows keller and others at scenes where they were not really at but one thing i want to contrast is the way wiki leaks and its media partners have dealt with their sources compared to what rusbridger keller and others in the quote major media like the guardian and the new york times have done you know jeremy hammond is coming up for sentencing on november fifteenth i understand that there's a letter being written by wiki leaks as well as a number of its media partners really supporting jeremy hammond and asking for the judge for some kind of leniency when i see that kind of letter written by the new york times and the guardian about its sources whether it's chelsea manning or its other publishing partner like julian assange. you know then i'll have some respect for those newspapers until i see that i won't well is an extremely important move for join i really like that he wrote that open letter and i think it's also really important they release that counter to that historical revisionism with med

i'm matt keller in for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze.s hit by branches, all the result of a night of very windy weather across the bay area. and it continues. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield starts off our team coverage in diablo. >> we had a tree down right here in the middle of this road and the last 30 minutes they've brought a chainsaw out here and managed to break it up into some pieces and move it out of the way. you can see it's still a mess out here. lots of debris that comes down along with these trees. and to show you a better example of that, look at this video we took overnight in oakland where a tree came down and also a lot of leaves and branches along with it. this happened at skyline and redwood road near highway 13 and when this tree came down, it even started a small fire that didn't do a lot of damage and was put out quickly. but when it comes down, it brings trouble with it. the winds were very powerful overnight, just causing all kinds of problems around the bay area. >> even coming in off diablo road a few trees

matt keller has the story. >> the call to firefighters came after 7:45 this morning. flames erupted on monterey road in the inincorporated part of jant clara county. -- santa clara county. biggest changer -- danger for firefighters was live power lines. >> all electrocution because lines are in the way and they're live there is nothing we can do until pg&e shuts down the line. >> firefighters faced another obstacle. no water hydrants this, area lacks a good built in water system. so the call offered water tenders. what looks like giant kiddie pools were popped open and the tanks emptied into them, making water available in the fire engines and firefighters. they then leave to fill up again no. one was injured and despite the fire being at a lumber yard, very little lumber was burned. two cars were destroyed and another building described as an historical bunk house was damaged. firefighters did save this large barn. >> this is the old train depot. built in 1870. these are on the historical registry. they're old, historical buildings. >>> a fire took place here last su

. >> i am matt keller on microsoft campus and i will let you know what high schoolers doing now that could make the world a better place. >> let's check the golden gate bridge area from our sutro tower camera, >> a silicon valley giant opened the doors to welcome high school students for a rare opportunity. our reporter joins us from microsoft in mountain view. matt, what are they learning? >> the students right now are inside some executive boardrooms learning what it takes to become the next big innovator. >> the ideas came fast from the students on team skype. >> obesity can be tackled. >> they are part of the camp held on the microsoft campus in mountain view. the chosen students must have a creative and innovative solution to a social concern. team skype had a plan. >> we were brain storming bicycles you peddle to create energy which is useful for motorcycle students if you were peddling and charging iphone. >> it is environmentally friendly and everyone loves to ride. >> each gets a microsoft mentor to formulate a plan for market ing. one includes a vegetable vending machine. t

matt keller joins us with that news. this is a week after the second death. >> yes, it does. safety is on the minds of workers. they say a few changes have taken place since the death at construction site. today, a new revelation that osha is taking another look at the investigation into the death of  worker back in june. >> workers started arriving in santa clara at the new 49ers stadium at 6:15. they are still dealing with the death of edward lake jr. last week. osha says the 61-year-old truck driver was killed when a bundle of rebar being unloaded by a fork lift fell off the truck and on top of him at 6:30 in the morning on october 14. since then, the start time has been moved back half an hour so 7:00 a.m. so this is more light. >> we are making changes with the lighting and stuff. that is a factor. >> each morning we do a team briefing: what are you doing in how will you be safe? safety is cue. you have to be thinking of your fingers and toes and that you want to go home. >> osha is shining new light on what happened when don white was killed by a counterweight of an el

matt keller will tell us where the negotiations now stand. matt?>> talks ended a few hours ago here. union workers say if no deal is reached by midnight, they will strike tomorrow. here is new video of both sides leaving the caltran building this morning at 2:30. bart made the last, boast, and final offer yesterday at 4:00. it is $7 million more than friday's offer. they were disappointed that there was a final offer and felt it damaged the negotiations. 89 leaders were happy to see sever politicians getting a look at what was taking place. >> we came down to see what was going on and they have a very good awareness of what is happening opposed to what is filtered to them. there was over 20 people that came down to see exactly what was going on. they got a taste of what is happening. >> these folks are given a 3 percent raise a year and the total package is 12 percent, 4 percent for pentagon, and 9.5 percent for medical. it is good for them and us. >> the he of federal mediation service joined the talks yesterday and appointed by prove and is an in

matt keller has new details. matt? awesome better reminder here of the death of a mother and father of three teenagers. the memorial is still here at the site where the couple were hit and killed by a car on thursday night. the driver is charmed with vehicular manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol and physical any drunk driving. the district attorney says she was intoxicated on thursday, almost twice the legal limit. she was scheduled to be arraigned yesterday but the hearing was postponed. her brother visited her in jail and spoke to reporters. >> i have more grief for them than my sister because they lost somebody. she is still here. >> marjorie has been arrested dozens of times on history drug offenses and driving violations but only once for d.u.i., a misdemeanor, last november. the victims were walking their dog and hit and killed. the dog was taken to an emergency vet. i spoke to a worker at the vet and he is still being treated and he has made great strides since being brought in and could be release

abc7 news, matt keller, has details. >> police say this alleged incident took place at the almostty school during after school program two weeks ago. this investigation is not over. police say on october 18, a friday, a man was sitting with an elementary age girl when he kited her and touched her. on learning of this, the district removed him from contact with children and provided information to the san mateo police department. he was arrested a week later on friday october 25 at his home and faces charge of lewd acts with a minor under age 14. police are trying to determine if he has other inappropriate contact with any other kids. anyone with information is asked to call the san mateo police department. >> critics of the sheriff deputy handling with a 13-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun have troubling new piece of information this morning. katie marzullo, it is making some in santa rosa more angry. >> the police who are investigating the shooting say the sheriff deputy took only seconds after warning him to drop the gun. they are promising, now, more protests, vilifying the deputy, er

matt keller is in oakland. matt? >> more good news. they are still talking. deal could be reached. bad news is if no deal is reached by monday they will have to find a new way to work on the commute. last night, over night, bart and the unions signed a contract extension averting a strike today. the cooling-off period helped at midnight and now midnight sunday if there is in deal bart unions will strike on monday. >> you need to understand we have been negotiating the entire time. it is not us. the district has been able to make this deal as of june 30, the longest negotiation period i have ever been involved with, in 22 years much bart negotiators say they were prepared to offer a new proposal yesterday but the jews said not to present it and the negotiators say elected board members are involved in negotiations and expect the general manager to sit down at the table today with the negotiations section scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. in oakland. >> it is now 5:31. the bart trains are rolling. what about the other transit options and the commuten at freeway?

live, matt keller, abc7 news. >> congratulationses this morning.nk you, matt. >> funny, we were talking about acooledmy awards, all the things you want to say. then you just blanked out, right? >> yeah. >> as you were saying, prize-winning weather over the weekend. hang it on your wall, gaze at it as we look at cooler temperatures, our sutro tower cam toward san francisco in the east bay, we have got a beautiful morning waking up to that we see the higher clouds. we do have cooler temperatures as well. we will talk about why that is coming up in just a little bit. but a look at our live doppler 7 hd radar satellite, not seeing the moisture, not yet. that's all coming. wednesday, as a matter of fact. this is why. pacific northwest, coming in, bringing that onshore flow that is also going to cool temperatures down, we also will see some moisture in the area as well. even bringing snow showers to the higher elevations, 4500 feet. take a look at our highs for today, across the bay area, top out in the low 70s across the peninsula. 68 in san francisco.

then you put helen kellen -- helen keller up there. >> i use the phrase desirable difficulty it's a lovelyhrase that two psychologists come up with to distinguish between the kind that prove add advantage taigous which are not the kind of thing anyone should be expected to recover from. >> jon: i'm sure some people do. the hugan spirit incredibly adaptable. don't we all have to some extent disadvantages that shape our character as we go through and it is sort of tenacity with which you overcome them no mat ter what that would be? >> i got started on this because my last book "outliers" because i spent time talking to successful people. i was struck by how often when they accounted for what they had achieved they began with the difficulties not the obvious advantages. so much of their sense of themselves was something that grew out of -- in some cases of it a terrible blow that happened to them that they managed somehow to navigate. the chapter here on parental law. on this striking fact that very large numbers of american presidents and british prime ministers have lost a parent in childho

we have coverage starting with abc7 news reporter, matt keller, on the picket lines. >> a couple more striking workers showed up. they have been picketing since 4:00 this morning. they are going all day long. what you will not see, though, is running trains. the last train running came to a stop at the fremont bart station this morning. how did a week of intense negotiations end with a strike? talks broke down after 30 hours of negotiations. the members were on board with wages and pinks but can now agree to work rules. i spoke with a union worker about what he would like to say to the riders. >> i am so sorry. we do not want to see this happen. we hope they make it to work safe and come home safe to be with their families. >> i would like to come back out here with police officers escorting a man from the scene here. there are four police officers and a man. he calm up and said he was trying to get to work and was upset at the bart protesters. the striking workers. he picked up a cone and threw it so they are taking him into custody. you can see the workers of still striking. they ar

matt keller has more from oakland. a new face is joining the talks? >> we have that good news. no strike today. bart trains will run. on monday, you may have to find a different way to work. bart and the unions came to an agreement through the weekend averting a strike today with the cooling-off period helping at midnight. now a new deadline midnight sunday. if there is no d

mike keller is there. you talked with the plane's owner? reporter: yes, we did. the plane was towed here. it was a training flight that took a wrong turn. the morning commute in east san jose is normally busy, but today an extra road block was in place for drivers. a small plane carrying two people made an emergency landing on capital expressaway at 8:00 this morning, coming to a stepin the right-hand turn lane. >> seen nothing like this recently. blocking my way, so i had to go straight. >> the owner of the flight school, aerodynamic aviation, told us the pilot and student lost power after taking off from the nearby airport. once there was trouble the pilot took the controls and set down the plane. >> the nice thing is the traffic lights and there was a whole empty stretch where cars were stopped. >> the owner would not name the pilot but says he has 3,000 hours of flight experience and has -- the next step is to take apart the engine of the plane. as for the school,. >> lands once before in the last eight years. very useful road. >> the owner told me he spoke w

hands down, thomas keller. he is the world's greatest chef.e posts pictures of the food that he makes and this stuff is so incredible. i mean, it's dynamic. it's colorful. you have different textures. you can taste it through the picture. >> that's a real pleasure. >> and who am i following on twitter? acam corolla. i co-host with him on the radio for a lot of years. if you don't like the sound of his voice, you don't have to hear it. >> that's what i'm saying. happy follow friday. >> thanks, theresa. when people break the banfor deraon eyusy thk but the spooky business is getting into halloween, too. >> halloween of 2013 is much more than pumpkins and penny-pimplging decorations. nowadays, it takes time and money to squacare the streets. todd hefferman in florida is like that neighbor who goes all out, but times a hundred. >> takes about two to three hours to do a minute worlt of a song. >> he produces this awesome show. so his block jam is a hall weenl favorite and even new hits like blurred line. from florida all the way to california. and

that's helen keller. we have film of helen keller's visit to the white house, we're going show people. will you talk about, talk about when she visited, the significance of her visit and how the public reacted. >> helen keller wanted to use the white house to publicize the need for support for deaf education. grace and calvin were happy to accommodate her. you see in this picture helen keller reading the lips of grace. and she reads the lips of calvin too. so grace did as much as she could to bring children -- deaf children, children with disabilities, veterans with disabilities to the white house and highlight their needs for the american public. >> ann in newport, vermont, hi, ann. >> caller: i was going -- quite a few years ago, i went to a yardsale, found an old cookbook, the orleans county cookbook put together in 1924 by various women's groups and there's a recipe here for a coffee souffle by mrs. calvin coolidge, washington, d.c. i was upstairs and i was missing the program, but i thought i would g

live in menlo park, matt keller, abc7 news. >> thanks, matt. >>> 5:05 now. fire officials are trying to determine this morning what sparked a brushfire that jammed up traffic on the bay bridge. it broke out on yorba buena island before 8 last night. the fire quickly spread up the side of the island, crews are able to knock it down before it threatened any structures. the fire did slow down the sunday night commute across the lower deck of the bay bridge. fire officials say fireworks may have played a role in this blaze. >>> pg&e is turning off a major pipeline that runs through san carlos after the city won a legal battle a judge ordered the utility to shut down line 147 after safety concerns based on internal pg&e e-mails questioning the safety of an 83-year-old seam weld on that pipeline. the line that runs under residential britain avenue is similar to the one that exploded in san bruno three years ago, killing eight people. while pg&e insists the pipeline is safe, san carlos leaders say they want proof. >> we haven't got the answers to those questions. w

matt keller has more from oakland. a new face is joining the talks? >> we have that good news. no strike today. bart trains will run. on monday, you may have to find a different way to work. bart and the unions came to an agreement through the weekend averting a strike today with the cooling-off period helping at midnight. now a new deadline midnight sunday. if there is no deem bart unions will strike. >> we have been negotiating and the district has been able to make this deal as of june 30. this is the longest negotiation period i have ever been involved in, in 22 years. we are trying to get the deal done. >> bart negotiators were prepared to offer a new proposal to the unions but the unions said not yet, the elected bart board members are involved and engaged in negotiation and expect the general manager to sit at the bargaining table today with the session to begin here in oakland at 10:00 a.m. >> and now, leyla gulen has the commute. everything is moving along fine and i looked at our cameras and everything is clear. as you can see behind me we have plenty of green and it

matt keller abc 7 news. >> stay with abc 7 news with the latest on the bart talks.have abc 7 news.com in case of a strike. how are they planning to accommodate extra passengers. you'll find a list of park and ride lots and real time traffic maps on our site. follow us on twitter at abc 7 bay news area for updates. >> turning to business news starbucks is out with a new breakfast treat. >> the government shutdown may cause problems in the housing market. bloomberg's jane king joins us now. good morning, jane. >> hi, eric and kristin. good morning. right now banks are going ahead and approving new mortgages and delivering them to borrowers. lauren eunice says banks can't sell the loans to fannie mae and freddie mac like they usually do because they are unable to get the irs income verification that fannie and freddie require. the banks are holding the mortgages for themselves. when they have enough for their own portfolios, they may stop lending. it's hurting real estate deals in rural areas. the special zero% loans for those areas are completely shut down blocking th

matt keller joins us from the newsroom. that is the big buzz? >> apple fans were excited about the new ipad and ipad mini as the company tries to get back on top in the tab let market. the c.e.o. took the stage for the event that started an hour ago in san francisco. he said apple sold the 170 millionth ipad last month and he is getting into specifics now and we learned that there will be a new name, the ipad air and they are getting thinner and lighter. it is getting faster. analysts expect a better camera and a finger print sensor like the iphone 5s. >> when you think of the combination of hardware and software services in this incredible election of apps it is no longer ipad has had such a profound experience in such a short period. >> they revealed the updated mac book pro with a longer battery life and less expensive. many of the products announced today are available to ship. who are still learning about the ipad and the mini. we will have a full report later on abc7 news. >> david is tweeting from there, as well. >> the nevada school shoo

reporting in fremont, matt keller. >>> developing news in san francisco.olice are investigating the mysterious death of a 7-month-old baby. this morning officers are at a home on montery boulevard on acadia street. the baby's mother walked into san francisco general with her infant. the child was pronounced dead. abc 7 news reporter amy holifield is live in the glen park neighborhood where the baby lives. she will join us with a live report. >>> new details on the deadly asiana airplane crash. there's a report out that the pilots are blaming mechanical problems. the black box recorders are telling a different story. katie marzulo has a different story. >> we know the investigation is on hold because of the government shutdown but "the wall street journal" citing people familiar with the investigation so far says there's this discrepancy. the journal reports ntsb investigators have not found any mechanical nor electrical problems with the twin engine jet prior to impact. those same sources say the pilots have told investigators they believe the automated sp

. >> more now from matt keller applause loud when the professor arrived for a news conference. a loud ring signaled his life was about to change. >> this is a swedish voice guessing what is going on. they tell you. >> about a half hour later official announcement went out to the world. elevenit is a professor and chair and shares a nobel prize in chemistry them say their work laid foundation for programs used to predict chemical processes. including cancer research it took five years of research. in 30 years of venture funding to get things to market. it's a long process. things are going to have a big impact take a long time. >> he met his wife in israel and spent time in england before coming to stanford both were wait fog a personal phone call from israeli p.m. a big, busy day. >> i forgot best things in our lives and i see only good things ask i'm very proud of him. i love him. >> the skooth the school won five nobel prizes in just seven years. in stanford abc 7 news. >>> a group of police officers in the bay area on a special mission. the officers toured the police departm

matt keller is on the scene. >> a worker cut down the trees that were damaged by the alleged drunk driver's car last night. today, the family of the two victims are just trying to cope with the sudden loss that left three teenagers without their parents. family members gathered near the scene this morning where their loved ones died 12 hours earlier after being hit by a car while walking their dog. the two victims of menlo park residents married more than 20 years and have three kids. the oldest is just 18. >> i am here for you. i said, i will build your father. a a 54-year-old hit the two with a car and hopped over the median and hit another car before crashing into trees. she was taken to the medical center with minor injuries and arrested for two counts of manslaughter and two counts of felony driving under the influence. >> if you do things at a legal age, fine, but you have to look at the consequences of what she does and how it affects other people. >> the couple's dog was also injured and taken to an emergency veteran clinic. they are optimistic he will survive. there is a hope for t

abc7 news reporter matt keller has new information adding to lynne spalding's family's grief. >> her body was found in a stairwell october 8th after she was reported missing from the hospital bed 2 1/2 weeks before. a new report shows spalding may have been discovered earlier. >> lynne spalding checked into san francisco general for a routine infection and disappeared september 21, two daze after being admitted. the "san francisco chronicle" reports that a week before spalding was finally found dead in a locked hospital stairwell an orderly saw an unconscious woman in that spot and stepped over her. twice. her family is outraged about the new revelation. >> what this tells us is what didn't happen, what should have happened ... immediate care and assistant for someone who is laying on a stairwell. >> the orderly told a nurse what he had seen and according to a chronicle she contacted the sheriff which provides security. >> the big question: what did the sheriff department know and what did they do. >> she may have been confused by medication. the cause of death is unknown. the sherif