lilian kim was there and she joins us live tonight from shanksville. lilian? >> alan, flight 93 was the flight of heroes and today thousands came to the crash site to honor them. >> it is a simple memorial. it is a crash site that remains untouched and a marble wall that represents the plane's flight path. it also bears the 40 names of each passenger and crew member. >> her name is notched on her favorite color. >> debbie lost her daughter on that sfo-bound flight. she was a junior at santa clara university who was heading home after visiting friends in new jersey. she has now accepted the fact that what happened that day was beyond her control. >> we took her to the airport early so i could get to class. so that played over and over and over in my head for 10 years now, and i think today is the first day that i was able to relinquish that it is not my fault. >> my lovely mother. >> my beautiful sister. >> today family members carried on the 9/11 tradition of reading the names of the passengers and the crew. they have gone down in history as heroes. the passen

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abc7's lilian kim is live at that scene tonight. lilian? >> alan, there is an all points bulletin for two men. police say they took off after shooting two other people in the south san francisco neighborhood. it happened up the street and around the corner on first lane. police say shots were fired under a carport. at this point investigators don't know what lead up to the shooting. but they tell us two men believed to be around 18 to 20 years old opened fire at two other males, possibly juveniles. both were taken to san francisco general hospital and it is unclear whether the two survived. a third male may also have been shot at, but he was not injured. police say this is a relatively safe neighborhood. they are looking at whether the shooting was gang-related. >> all i heard was gunshots. i was sitting out there with co workers and they were thinking they were fire fireworks. the ambulance pulls up and that's it. >> we are just aware of the two suspect wheeze are looking for, one wearing all black clothing fled on foot. the second suspect

it was a little overwhelming but brings up sadness. >> in shanksville pennsylvania lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >> president obama attended ceremonies yesterday. today he will send congress his proposed $447 billion jobs bill. the president is preparing to hit the road to promote the plan he outlined to a joint session of congress last week. he was in richmond virginia on friday. the centerpiece calls important lower social security payroll taxes and hire teachers and rebuild schools. >> our time is 4:337. kind of an interesting weather weekend. check in with mike. >> i think it's remote but it's a possibility. they will fire up across the sierra. to see what happened friday night. that is very rare indeed. here is the low pulling away. another low spinning offshore. those will bring a slight offshore wind and temperatures will be warmer and around the bay will be close to yesterday's temperatures. look how warm it is this morning. a lot of 90s around the bayshore into the south bay, los gatos east bay valleys. upper 50s around half moon bay oakland, also napa and novato and santa rosa a

wayne freedman will report live from new york city and lilian kim will report live from shanksville, pennsylvania. on sunday we begin live coverage of the september 11th ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. and that will be followed by morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> let's get a check on the weather from meteorologist mike nicco. >> we have cleaner air today but cooler temperatures. i do see one more warm day before a big cooling trend this week and possibility of some thunderstorms. >>> thanks for the warning. and chatting with a few million friends. the queen of talk is in the bay area. >> and google sits down to the table and how the silicon valley is getting into the restaurant industry. >> you can catch a free concert today (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) >>> the queen of talk is in bay area for some face time with her fans. oprah winfrey will be a facebook headquarters for

wayne freedman will reported from new york, lilian kim will be in shanksville, pennsylvania, >> and on sunday a special three hour edition of "good morning america" starts at 5:00 a.m. following the morning news and at 10:00, "beyond the headlines." is devoting a full half-hour including discrimination against muslims and counseling resources. >> mike nicco has the forecast for this weekend. >> today is getting hotter by the moment. flight delays are over at sfo. there could be a thunderstorms and higher fire danger, pretty close to the bay area or where you may be vacationing this week. >> and smart phones and surf the web, can it kiss you? >>> thousands of people kicked off the coleman walk today. they are raising money for the fight against breast cancer. they are going to walk a total of 50 miles in three days. and more than 1400 walkers last year and raised $3.7 million for the cause. >> all right. good thing they got it done in the morning. it's going to get hotter as we on. >> develop inland. around san francisco but if they were going to the east bay valleys or ukiah it could h

lilian kim will be in shanksville. on sunday, abc news begins our live coverage of september 11th ceremonies where w special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. that will be followed by abc7 morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> still ahead, you are on your own. what a new study finds that babyboomers are not leaving their children. >> and employees fire back of a being fired. new legal problems for syndra and americans are fed up. a new poll that should have everyone in washington, d.c. including the president worried about their job.@ >>> an update on breaking news story on the shooting rampage at an i-hop restaurant in carson city, nevada. sheriff's deputies say there is three people dead. we'll continue to follow this on abc7news.com. >>> to other news, an employee who was just laid off by fremont solar panel maker solyndra has filed a lawsuit. they laid off all 1100 employees. the new lawsuit say they violated state and federal rules that require companies to give 60 days notice before layin

wayne freedman will report live from new york city and lilian kim will report live from shanksville, pennsylvania. on sunday we begin live coverage of the september 11th ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. and that will be followed by morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> let's get a check on the weather from meteorologist mike nicco. >> we have cleaner air today but cooler temperatures. i do see one more warm day before a big cooling trend this week and possibility of some thunderstorms. >>> thanks for the warning. and chatting with a few million friends. the queen of talk is in the bay area. >> and google sits down to the table and how the silicon valley is getting into the restaurant industry. >> you can catch a free concert today with h@ >>> the queen of talk is in bay area for some face time with her fans. oprah winfrey will be a facebook headquarters for an online chat. it will stream on facebook interview channel beginning at 1:30 this afternoon. she will answer questions posted on the live event page. she is also meeting with f

abc7's lilian kim is reporting from shanksville. [bell ringing] >> thomas e burnett junior.the reading of names has become tradition at 9/11 come memorial rations. now the names of the 40 passengers and crew of flight 93 have a permanent place near the spot where their plane crashed to the ground. it's part of the flight 93 national memorial near shanksville, past. unveiled to the public one day before the tenth anniversary. >> i think of my mom and she would are horrified her name was public. >> she was supposed to pick up her mother the morning of 9 9/11. she was flying out to live with her. now her name and others stand as a beacon for future generations >> i still get sad about it but i'm also happy they are going to be remembered and honored and that will be there forever. ♪ i will remember you >> vice president joe biden and former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton reminded people that the people of flight 93 went down fighting. passengers tried to regain control of the plane and by doing so changed the course of history. the eye jackies were on course for was

lilian kim will report live from pennsylvania and wayne freedman will be live in new york city. on sunday, abc news begins our live coverage of the september 11th ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. and that will be followed by abc7 morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> a u.s. army army specialist has died of rabies several months from returning from rabies. he died at a state hospital. the 24-year-old joined the army in february 2009 and was deployed to afghanistan when he served as cook for one year. investigators are still trying to determine exactly how and where he con tlaktd ra biegs. officials say they continues to believe he got the illness in new york. >>> we're learning pg&e will begin removing some 6,000 feet of a cracked gas pipe that is blamed for an explosion and fire that gutted a cupertino home last week. officials have learned there it was made of material that has a history of failure. the plastic pipe was involved in a number of lawsuits. pg&e says it will begin of review of 1200 miles of similar pipe statewide.

wayne freedman will report live from new york city and lilian kim from shanksville, pennsylvania.sunday, we begin our ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. following the morning news. >>> police make an arrest in the disappearance of a nursing student in hayward. next at 5:30, what michelle le's family is asking the accused murderer to do. >> reporter: another bart protest is planned today. location is changed. i'll have all the details up next. >> and from interim mayor to political powerhouse, why a new poll may have the candidates for san francisco mayor rethinking their strategies. ytsx??????????ú

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of the 9/11 anniversary throughout the weekend more reports from wayne freedman in new york and lilian kim in pennsylvania where a san francisco bound united flight 93 went down a three hour edition of good morning america starts at 5:00, followed by the abc7 morning news from 8:00 to 10:00. >> and a police standoff in emeryville ended about a 4:30 as they caught a robbery suspect. they were called to the office depot store on holland street about 10:00 last night. an armed suspect was hold up inside after an apparent robbery attempt. police confirmed the suspect was alone. they used a s.w.a.t. team and police dog but it was tier gas that got the suspect out of a ceiling panel above an office. >> a fire warning is in effect for parts of the bay area until 11:00 tonight because of lightning strikes. ones like these have been moving into the area. there were several fires on mt. diablo last night. these pictures you are about to see will show the worst of the fires. a 60-acre blaze on west side in the walnut creek area. no homes or buildings were threatened. >> going to the side it looked li

lilian kim will report live from pennsylvania and wayne freedman will be live in new york city. on sunday, abc news begins our live coverage of the september 11th ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. and that will be followed by abc7 morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> a u.s. army army specialist has died of rabies several months from returning from rabies. he died at a state hospital. the 24-year-old joined the army in february 2009 and was deployed to afghanistan when he served as cook for one year. investigators are still trying to determine exactly how and where he con tlaktd ra biegs. officials say they continues to believe he got the illness in new york. >>> we're learning pg&e will begin removing some 6,000 feet of a cracked gas pipe that is blamed for an explosion and fire that gutted a cupertino home last week. officials have learned there it was made of material that has a history of failure. the plastic pipe was involved in a number of lawsuits. pg&e says it will begin of review of 1200 miles of similar pipe statewide.

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the 9/11 anniversary throughout the week went more reports from wayne freedman in new york and lilian kim in pennsylvania where a san francisco bound united flight 93 went down a three hour edition of good morning america starts at 5:00, followed by the abc7 morning news from 8:00 to 10:00. >> and a police standoff in emeryville ended about a half-hour ago as they caught a robbery suspect. they were called to the office depot store on holland street about 10:00 last night. an armed suspect was hold up inside after an apparent robbery attempt. police confirmed the suspect was alone. all the employees were accounted for. they used a s.w.a.t. team and police dog but it was tier gas that got the suspect out of a ceiling pannel above an office. >> a fire warning is in effect for parts of the bay area until 5:00 tonight because of lightning strikes. ones like these have been moving into the area. there were several fires on mt. diablo last night. a 60-acre blaze on west side in the walnut creek area. no homes or businesses threatened but neighbors down the hill were very concerned. >> it was ju

here is lilian kim with the story. >> u.s.tal service goes through 157 billion pieces of mail a year. in five years, mail volume has dropped 43 billion pieces. >> we're seeing less and less mail. we also are seeing idle equipment standing by with no mail to run through it with employees with less work to do. >> the recession, and postal service wants to shut down up to 250 facilities across the country and to save $3 billion a year. in northern california, facilities in eureka, petaluma, burlingame, stockton and modesto is being considered. such closures would not affect service at the post office. first class mail would take two to three days, instead of one to three. customers seem to be understanding did i. >> i don't use the post office that much. for regular or first class mail, it doesn't affect me that much. >> but the postal service is against the proposal. they want to eliminate 35,000 workers. any change needs congressional approval and they hope lawmakers will go along. >> we're not going out of business or going aw

on friday, wayne freedman will report live in new york city and lilian kim from shanksville, pennsylvania. and on sunday we start our live coverage of the september 11th ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. 245* is followed by the morning news from 8:00 to 10:00. >>> 100 members of the special search and rescue team will scour an area near austin, texas to find more victims in the wake of the massive wildfire. the fire claimed two lives and destroyed about 600 homes. more than 180 fires have broken out across texas in the past week. they have destroyed a total of more than 1,000 homes. the flames have charred an area the size of connecticut and still spreading in many spots. >> we are seeing temperatures starting to climb here. and it will be even warmer tomorrow. >> that's right, sand jaw patel is here with the -- sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> i will show you the heat and then we will talk about tomorrow. the temperatures rising a few more degrees in some areas. it is a hot day there. 96 in fairfield. 89 degrees in santa rosa an

lilian kim will be live in shanksville, pennsylvania where united flight 93 went down. on sunday, we will carry the september 11th ceremonies in a special edition 5:00 a.m. followed by the abc morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> fire investigators in kern county say a fire has destroyed 27 homes and 52 out buildings. they expect to have it fully contained by today. it started on sunday when a small plane crashed. this has been a devastating fire in texas. past three months in texas has been the hottest on record. average temperature for june, july and august, was 86.8 degrees. day time temperatures was been in the triple-digits. they don't cool down at night. >> i also mentioned on my facebook pages they have only, seven or eight days that it did not reach hundred in three months. >> what about us? >> who has heard of thunderstorms in the bay area in september? but when it rolls through it creates a higher fire danger. good morning to you. clouds over san francisco. even a little drizzle for morning commute around the bay area. temperatures are running on the mild s

starting on friday, wayne freedman will report from new york city and lilian kim from shanksville, pennsylvania where flight 93 went down. abc news will have live coverage of the september 11th ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 until 8:00 a.m. that will be followed by our broadcast, abc7 morning news from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. hope you will join us. >>> a lot more to bring you tonight. a decision in the battle to save schools in west contra costa county. find out what happened there this evening. amazon makes a deal. why they don't have to collect sales taxes. at least not yet. and the sfpd launches an investigation into the search for anal pell iphone prototype. -- for an apple iphone prototype. >> and coming up, the shooting rampage that killed ?al guards men as they eat break breakfast. and the shocking twist of añwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñwñw ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ

wayne freedman will report live from new york city and lilian kim from shanksville, pennsylvania. on sunday, abc news begins our live coverage of the ceremonies with a special three hour edition of "good morning america" at 5:00. that will be followed by abc morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.. >>> lilian is in shanksville where flight 93 went down. >> there is no specific threat to bart, it's passengers are likely to see more officers from other law enforcement agencies patrolling bart parking lots station and platforms. heightened security is part of operation rail safe. it's in effect until monday. heads of the nation's largest mass transit systems is using abundance of caution. the goal is to coordinate deployment among local agencies during an emergency. >> it was one year ago today when disaster struck the city of san bruno with the deadliest gas explosion in a decade. at exactly 6:11 p.m. a pg&e pipeline exploded and spread flames throughout a neighborhood. it killed eight people and injured dozens of others and destroyed dozens of homes. for many residents this anniversar

wayne freedman will report from new york city and lilian kim in shanksville.begin the live coverage of the 9/11 ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. followed by morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.. >>> just about 6:53. recapping our top stories, former friend accused of murdering michelle le will make her first court appearance this afternoon. le's family is making one final request of the suspect. terry mcsweeney is live. >> that request is tell us where the body is. they wondering what happened, where she might be. they have been searching and now they are asking for one last piece of help and they don't expect her to tell the truth. her former friend, gizelle esteban in unrelated courted case. she is under arrest for the murder of michelle le. the body has not been found. police revealing their evidence against esteban, surveillance video and tennis shoes found in her apartment and cellphone evidence. as far as a motive but it may be jealousy. she did call abc7 after le disappeared and she said she had nothing

at yesterday's public ceremony they told lilian kim how the new memorial helped to heal some of the lingeringlosure. >> its simple memorial, a crash site that remains untouched and a marble wall that represents the plane's flight path. it bears the 40 names of the crew and passengers. debby lost her daughter on that sfo bound flight. she was junior at santa clara university who was heading home after visiting friends in new jersey. [ bell ringing ] >> family members carried on the 9/11 tradition of reading the names of the passengers and crew. they have gone down in history as heroes. they voted to storm the cockpit and while they failed to retake the plane, their efforts saved the lives in the u.s. capitol that day believed to be the intended target. >> only in america would people take a vote, decide to make a plan and then act on it. this is greatest country in the world. >> now with this memorial, the spirit of flight 93 will live on but for carol it brings mixed emotions. her brother, san jose native was the pilot and the immediate family whose name is part of the national memorial. his

lilian kim from shanksville, pennsylvania and on sunday, abc news begins our live coverage of the septemberceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. followed by abc morning news from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> it's 5:18 and waking up to a spare a air day. we have unhealthy air everywhere? >> not everywhere because the pollution doesn't have any boundaries but east and south bay we'll have the poorest air quality. nice to you bring to light some of the unknown heroes that happened ten years ago. kristen mentioned that we want everybody safe in the afternoons. remain inside during the afternoon hours. you see the fog oozing out and sliding across the east bay shore. right there as we look down from vollmer peak. half moon bay in the 40s along with novato and santa rosa, rest 6 us in the 50s and 60s. monterey bay and inland, temperatures in the low to mid-50s. three highlights, it's going to be warm to hot today away from the coast. the spare air that is for the afternoon hours. that is where the poor air quality develops. much cooler is what we have for the

here a lilian kim with the story. >>> u.s. postal service has 175 billion pieces of mail each year.3 billion pieces. >> so what we're seeing less and less mail, we also are seeing idle equipment standing by with no mail to run through it which means we have employees with less work to do. >> postal service wants to show shutd down up to 250 facilities across the country and to save $3 billion a year. in northern california, facilities in eureka, petaluma, stockton and modesto are being considered. such closures wouldn't affect service at the post office but they would slow down mail delivery. first class mail would take two to three days instead of one to three. >> i don't use the post office that much but for regular first class mail, it doesn't affect me too much. >> but the american postal union is against the proposal. they want to eliminate 35,000 workers. any change to mail delivery needs congressional approval. they hope lawmakers will go along. >> we're not going away and we're not going out of business. we're doing this so we can stay in business. the postal service has 574

here is lilian kim with the story. >> reporter: u.s. postal service processes 175 billion pieces of mail a year. not nearly as much as what they are handling. mail volume has dropped 43 billion pieces. >> so, while we're seeing less and less mail, that means we are also seen idle equipment standing by with no mail to run through it. we have employees with less work to do. >> reporter: and internet and other things are to blame. they want to shut down 250 processing facilities across the country and saving $3 billion a year. in northern california, facilities in eureka, redding, petaluma and stockton and modesto are being considered. it wouldn't affect service but it would slow down mail delivery. first class mail would take two to three days instead of one to three. customers we talked to seemed to be understanding. >> i don't use it that much. i ship things here and there but for regular first class mail, it doesn't affect me too much. >>> the american postal workers union is against the proposal. they wanted to eliminate 35,000 worker

wayne freedman will report live from new york city and lilian kim will be in shanksville, pennsylvania sunday, we begin live news of the ceremonies of "good morning america" followed by abc morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.. >>> an an enormous sculpture is going to be unveiled today. 40,000 pound sculpture groundbreaking was done. monument showcases a variety of figures president franklin roosevelt. mother theresa, caesar chavez and 20 others who overcame personal obstacles and dedicated their lives to peace. three of the sections of the monument will be unveiled at henry j. kaiser park. >> officials in marin city will begin a complete remodel of the transit hub. it's after a stripping of robberies this year. half million prob project is improved lighting and am improved visibility and signs. golden gate transit wants to remind riders during the six to eight week renovation several buses will pick up passengers on nearby drake avenue. >> an employee that was just late off by solyndra has filed a class action lawsuit. the company laid off all 1100 of the employees and announced it wa

wayne freedman will report live from new york city and lilian kim from shanksville.n sunday, abc news begins the coverage of the september 11th ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m.. that will be followed by morning news from 8:00 to 10:00. >> other news, firefighters in central and southern california are on high alert this morning where several wildfires are burning. largest one is burning near a remote area in kern county. it started by a crash of a light plane that crashed and killed two people. hundreds of homes are still threatened by the fire. so far two firefighters have been injured and the fire is about 10% contained. >> farther south, a small fire has grown to 500 acres. this broke out yesterday afternoon in northern los angeles county. it threatened several homes and farms. this peir is 70% contained. >>> and another wildfire broke yesterday afternoon in canyon, in brentwood area of l.a. it burned about 50 acres near a church. airplanes and helicopters have been making water drops to help contain that blaze. >>

commemoration of 9/11 beginning friday our wayne freedman will report live from new york city and our lilian kimville, pennsylvania. on sunday, abc news will begin our live coverage of the september 11th ceremonies with a special edition of "good morning america" that starts at 5:00 until 8:00 in the morning followed by abc 7 morning news from 8:00 to 10:00. join us if you can on that somber day. >>> rece witherspoon hit by a car. >>> a smile stone at a new transbay terminal project. a look at the community that will b [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> today the obama administration announced a loan guarantee for a san mateo company to double the number of solar panels in the united states. solar city is one of the country's largest residential solar panel installers. the government's $1 billion loan guarantee will pay for roof top solar systems on 160,000