. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> tonight's warm weather for people who like it. >> it is sparkling. and it's going to get warmer. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> it's going to be a significant warm up heading into tomorrow. today we've seen warming. here are the current temperatures. 58 in half moon bay. towards inland areas and we have upper 08s, hot inland. and warm at the coast. much cooler weather, though, for labor day weekend. i want to show you computer animation, shallow fog layer clearing from north to south. by morning we're only expecting patches of fog along the coastline. that will evaporate quickly as well, temperatures mild, looking at low 50s to low 06s across the bay area there. is a mild start like that, and a down sloping wind developing temperatures going to sore. inland communities near triple digit mark was 98 in fairfield. 97 in livermore, san jose, 97. 7234 half moon bay. mid-90s for santa rosa and napa. 88 in santa cruz. up to 98 inlnld. here is the accu-weather forecast. tomorrow is a spare the air day. obvious reaso

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> we begin money scope report on reversal of facts. mitch mcconnell says every senate republican insists on extending bush tax cuts. >> wal-mart is introducing a new low cost cell phone service. it includes unlimited calling and texting for $45 a month with no contract or early termination fee. they will use. the mobile network. >> two giants of bullish on the economy. billionaire warren buffett says there won't be a double dip recession and they say explosion of technological inventions is on the way. >> president obama has pend a new book for children. it's sub titled "a letter to my daughters." it's out on november 16. >> time is 5:13. >> victims who lost their homes must deal with the realities of rebuilding. a disaster of this magnitude usually keeps the issue in the spotlight for months. it puts everyone including politicians and insurance companies under best behavior. still with so much money involved it's best to try to set your emotions aside and take care of business. >> insurance is big business. if you think your

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good thursday morning. a live look at folks in san jose driving on 101 there to work and it's a smooth commute right now. a lot of people on the road already. we don't have the windshield wipers going there morning as that heavy drizzle we had yesterday is gone. >> govern schwarzenegger leaves on a trade mission to china. including executives from marvel technology from santa clara. the governor toured the semiconductor company yesterday. he says california increased exports by $25 billion in 2003 but more needs to be done. >> we must keep pushing forward. we never should just sit back and enjoy and rest on our laurels. no, we should always keep pushing because there's much more out there, many more markers it is many more opportunities we can seize. >> the governor will make a pitch for the bay area to host a world expo in 2020. the event formerly known as the world's fair is in shanghai. it takes place every five years. >> google thinks it can read your mind. google instant, the new feature trying to pred

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. it's 5:12. troubled video rental chain blockbuster is filing for bankruptcy protection as it regorganizes. the company says it plans to recapitalize and transform its business model once the home entertainment powerhouse blockbuster has lost money for years as more americans rent dvd's. netflix and popularity surge for streaming video over the internet. the company which warned investors it might file for bankruptcy protection was de-listed in early july from the new york stock exchange. >> santa monica with spending plans, governor schwarzenegger recovering from a cold lives nearby. california has been without a budget for 86 days. that's a new state record. a new report says 20 city managers in california make more than $300,000 a year in pay and benefits, many right here in the bay area. the survey by a state asellbly committee found san ramon topped the list. vallejo's city manager gets $351,000. berkeley gets $339,000. santa clara's city manager took a pay cut this year but still earns $299

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> and good morning. we begin your "moneyscope" report with the fed's final meeting before the midterm elections. the fed needs to discuss policy. it's expected to focus how to further stimulate the economy. speculation the fed will look for new ways to keep interest rates low. toyota has settled with the relatives of a family killed in an acceleration accident. four died in that crash last year and accelerator pedal stuck in a floor mat was blamed. foreign investors could buy a large stake in g.m. bankers will court both u.s. and foreign investors when the government sells all of the g.m. stock it acquired in the auto industry bailout. the town was tops at the box office this weekend. ben affleck directed the drama. it took in $23.8 million. that is your "moneyscope" report. i'm rob nelson. >> the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico is effectively dead this morning. that's the word from retired coast guard admiraled that allen. the well spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf, no lo

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. good morning, everyone. 5:12 this thursday. a live picture from the east bay. our ballmer peak cam shooting towards the bay bridge. once again we see traffic moving along there. megan marlena is keeping an eye on travel around the bay area. your morning commute. and she'll tell us what's going on there in a couple minutes. right now i have this story for you. caltrain is holding a 10 a.m. hearing today to get public input whether riders would prefer service cuts or fare increases starting next year. in june caltrain officials approved a budget with a shortfall. that will be with service reduction, fare increases or both. so far rider feedback has indicated a preference for fare increases over service cuts. private sector employment in august fell for the first time in seven months. 10,000 private sector jobs were lost last month. most economists predicted a gain of 15,000. in san francisco a new report from the labor of statistics found 260,000 temporary worker jobs were added in the

. >> when candy and flowers >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. it's 5:12 this wednesday morning. the city attorney a step closer to closing a nightclub at fisherman's wharf. a shooting outside club suede voluntarily closed the club after the shooting. a judge granted an order that will keep suede closed until the lawsuit against the club is resolved. city officials had feared the club's owners might try to reopen. >> santa clara wants out of a federal program that tracks illegal immigrants when local law enforcement fingerprints them. the board of supervisors voted unanimously to opt out of the program. it creates fear among immigrants that if they come forward to cooperate with police, they'll get deported. some people argued against the action. >> it will cost the county an unknown amount of money once immigrants are offered safe haven in santa clara county. >> we have a lot of legitimate issues and reasons here in santa clara county for standing up and saying that we respectfully reject the invitation to participate in this program. (applause

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> federal official talking about the bpesponse says a third party should come in. thad allen says somebody should represent the industry in future spills. there was confusion over who was in charge. he made reference to the president's commission today. panel is looking into potential missteps by the administration after the bp spill and they include use of chemical dispersants. >> department of defense says it's destroyed nearly 10,000 copies of a memoir to protect state secrets. anthony schaffer wrote about his experiences in afghanistan in the book operation dark heart. the pentagon stopped first editions of the book and then burned them. officials say information in it could have damaged national security. the author insists the military censorship is unnecessary. >> we make sure that nothing in the way of technical information relating to technology or anything that could actually give the enemy an advantage was completely off-limits. >> a second edition of the book has been released but with lines blacked out as the r

jcpenney. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld.h more information about traffic and the weekend weather coming up. we have a lot more to worry about on the east coast. hurricane earl pushed its way past north carolina's outer banks overnight and flooded parts of the area and knocked out power to thousands but no immediate reports of injuries nor serious damage. the storm is headed for the northeast coast. emily is live in atlantic beach, north carolina. what's going on right now? >> eric, good morning to you. it has become a beautiful day. sure didn't start off that way. by midnight winds were pounding here. the rain was coming down. surf so strong it came up to the bottom of that pier. now people are enjoying the day so relieved that right now the storm has not lived up to what we feared it would be. this is it hurricane earl as it began to move past atlantic beach, north carolina, overnight. gusting winds, rain and rough ocean water but not as bad as many expected. brushing the outer banks as a category 2 storm after people here

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. then >>> good monday morning.appy labor day to you all. 5:13. as you can see, it definitely is a holiday. very little traffic out there fr the bay bridge toll plaza, san mateo bridge, 280 in the south bay, 680 in the east bay. wherever you go, very few cars and presumably a lot of people sleepin' in. don't forget your tv on, get your latest news from kristen. >> and you. >> and me. but you right now. >> 5:14. in pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated a car in an ally behind a police station. it killed 17 and wounded 40 other. the powerful explosion shattered the police station and several neighboring homes. killed 9 police officers and 4 children on their way to school. the pakistan taliban claimed responsibility. they targeted police for encouraging residents to set up militias to fight militants in the region. >> we're learning more about the truck driver whose big rig just missed hitting a helicopter that had crashed on highway 101 in salinas on friday. you may remember the wreckage of this crop-dusting helicopte

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. sip your coffee slowly because the cost is climbing fast. coffee bean prices are at a 13-year high. arab ca is going at $19 wholesale. the increase is a rough growing season for beans and increased in the number of people drink coffee. supply has not kept pace with demand. >> i was afraid you were gonna say that. the federal government is warning the makers of two popular drinks to stop making unsubstantiated claims about the nutritional value of their products. labels on sparkling green tea ginger ale claim it's fortified with antioxidants. it says the beverage does not meet federal guidelines to meet those claims. last month a similar letter warned lipton to stop saying they prevent high cholesterol. >> the pastor of a small evangelical church in florida says he'll pray to decide whether to burn copies of the karan on saturday. the reverent terry jones says he believes god will guide him in the right direction. right now jones intends on going ahead with plans to burn thousands of c

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> it's 5:13. good morning. the next san jose police chief should be sensitive to racial profiling. several dozen residents who say they've been the victims of racial profiling gathered yesterday to talk about their treatment at the hands of police. they included a priest saying he was stopped for a minor traffic violation. he wasn't wearing his frock and says he had the strong sense that he was stopped because of his race. >> i think it was because -- i mean, i feel my -- every morning in the mirror and i say look at your face. you look like a gang member and you're latino. >> police chief defended the department's efforts to stop racial profiling. >> and all the policies and procedures we put into place is so it doesn't happen. what i'm reading a lot in in survey is the perception versus the reality. not suggesting it can't happen, but the question is how do we measure that? >> chief davis leaves his job at the end of next month. people at the meeting say they want his replacement to have a track record of han

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> a live look on the embarcadero in san francisco. it is clear out there this morning and we are gonna sizzle in some places, a spare the air alert for some of us. we'll talk to mike about that and check with megan and see how traffic is moving this morning. so far on the embarcadero light. >> thousands of california kids would have to wait to start kindergarten on a bill passed by the senate now headed to the governor's desk. only children who turn five by september 1st will start in that school year. the current date is december 2nd. 100,000 children start kindergarten before they turn five. palo alto democratic domina say it would save the state $700 million a year. >> a poll out shows that many people believe the economy is still in trouble. of the thousand people surveyed over the past month, 89% rated the economy poor or not so good. 73% said the same about the climate for making purchases. and 65% said their personal finances were in rough shape. the overall consumer comfort index stands at minus 45. that's an improv

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. it's 5:14. the california state university system is moving ahead with admissions for the winter and spring terms despite the lack of a state budget. the 23 campuses will admit up to 30,000 new students. officials are counting on a pledge from governor schwarzenegger to restore $366 million in funding to the csu system. the schools will share in a $106 million fund, if you will, from the federal stimulus package. last year the system closed admissions because of an unprecedented reduction in state funding. >> san francisco water rates may be slowly going up again because of the state's budget problems. city officials were counting on $30 million in state grants to help replace and repair the sewer system but they say the state money is now on hold. the examiner reports the city's public utilities commission may now consider issuing the money in bonds. rate payers would have to cover the debt when the state government improves enough for the grant money to be improved. >> 7,000 people filed taxes

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. we begin your "moneyscope" report with president obama's top economic adviser stepping down. larry summers plans to leave at the ends of the year. his departure gives the president the opportunity now to reshape his economic team which recently lost two other high-profile members. the federal reserve says it's ready to take action if the recovery weakens saying that it will pump more money into the economy if necessary. the fed is now more concerned about prices falling than rising which could lead to a drop in wages and home values. an highser busch is testing a new strategy to sell more budweiser. its biggest free sample campaign ever starting next monday. i'm rob nelson. >> meg whitman will not get the endorsement that hired her to run e-bay. in an interview broadcast on bloomberg tv, praised whitman's business sense while ceo but won't vote for her based on her support of same sex marriage ban. a video of san francisco gavin newsom criticize the federal stimulus program is becomin

you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. it's 5:13. lindsay lohan's next starring role could be back as a jail inmate. she's scheduled to appear in a beverly hills courtroom after admitting she failed a drug screening test. a judge let her out early from rehab after a strict treatment and monitoring program. lohan is under probation for being under the influence. for failing or missing a drug test she could go back to jail or rehab. >> gubernatorial candidate meg whitman says she is against prop 23. it would suspend the implementation of the landmark greenhouse gas law until the state unemployment rate drops 5.5% for four consecutive quarters. the prop 23 campaign has held get out the vote parties all over the state. this one was held in palo alto last night. major oil companies are backing the proposition which aims to suspected the law ab-32. >> it needs to be suspended. that's where our campaign is coming from. >> about regulating emissions from large power sources. power sources of pollution like oil companies. it's not about affec

investigation and government official comparing response to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a proposal to ban toys from popular childrens meals had a hearing today. the ban would be impose fd the meal did not meet certain nutritional requirements. mcdonalds says their menu includes healthy options such as apple slices low fat milk and chicken nuggets made with white meat. >> i have seen studies show the closer you are to fast food places more likely you are to be obese. so for the mission district, it's a worst problem and they'll benefit the most from this. >> the supervisor says he's considering banning toy that's fails to meet nutritional standard. >> the head of a presidential panel investigating the bp oil spill compared the federal government underestimating the size of the spill to general custer low balling the fum of indians at little big horn and says the public lost confidence. the spill turned out 60 times bigger than estimated. there was confusion over who was in charge of the clean up operation. >> this may be more perception but it doesn't matt

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> it's 5:12 this tuesday morning.hanks for joining us. in los angeles police in riot gear are on alert off protestors express outrage over an immigrant shot and killed by an l.a. police officer on sunday. the protest escalated when people started throwing bottles and plastic crates at police last night. the demonstration began yesterday when they marched between the location of sunday's shooting and the bart police station. they were forced to shot the guatemala immigrant on sunday when he lunged at them with a knife. >> the president continues to announce parts of his recovery plan. rob has the "moneyscope" report. >> we begin area "moneyscope" report with president obama's new economic plans. today the president will propose letting businesses and corporations write off new investments and plants and equipment through next year. yesterday he proposed a massive infrastructure overhaul. b.p. is investing in online ads for p.r. damage against the gulf oil spill. in june b.p. spent $3.6 million on google search result a

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> welcome back. it's 5:13. the senate is expected to vote on a bill that will make $30 billion in loans available to small businesses. two republicans have indicated those break ranks with their leadership and vote in favor of the measure with passage all but certain. the legislation would give small businesses incentives to expand and hire workers. president obama has pushed hard for the measure. >> the mother of michael jackson has filed a lawsuit on behalf of her family. she says promoters involve prevented her son's death. details from los angeles. >> michael jackson was rehearsing for his big comeback tour just before his june 2009 death. now the concert promoter a. e. g. live put the superstar through a gruelling schedule that could have caused fatal harm. the jackson family accused them of failing to honor its agreement to provide conrad murphy with live saving equipment. dr. murphy gave jackson a powerful drug causing an overdose. the death was ruled a homicide. the jackson family alleges promoters were

with you when life is mobile. ♪ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcomeack. fire crews are working through the night to contain a wildfire that's charred 2,000 acres or about 3 square miles. it forced the closure of a highway and forced evacuation of a pair of campgrounds. the u.s. forest service says 350 firefighters are battling this blaze that started in rugged terrain yesterday afternoon 7 miles west or about 25 east of bakersfield. highway 178 has been closed. there are no reports of any injuries and the fire was not burning near homes. >> two fairfield woman remain hospitalized from vicious attacks from large dogs that got loose friday morning. she was taking her jog when she came face-to-face with three aggressive dogs running as a pack. a neighbor saw the woman being mauled by all three dogs. police say he saved the woman's life by grabbing his handgun and shooting the biggest dog, a bull mastiff, much like the one you see in this photo. >> shot him in the head from about 20 feet away. and apparently it just knocked him out. >> the other two dogs

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> 5:13.ea party followers are celebrating a number of big victories from delaware to new york. canada's backed by that movement to the establishment in the last big primary day before november. abc's emily schmidt has more. (chanting) >> one of the nation's smallest states is now home to one of the year's largest political upsets. >> no more politicians as usual! >> christine o'donnell, a candidate who had run and lost twice for senate before won this time. she beat long-term congressman mike castle with the backing of the tea party and sarah palin. >> thank you, governor palin, for your endorsement. >> the voters of the republican primary have spoken and i respect that position. >> republican leaders thought castle could pick up biden's old seat and o'donnell could not. >> i have no doubt if she were by some miracle a nominee, that we would lose the seat and lose it by unprecedented numbers. >> tea party surges continued in new hampshire with a race that's neck and neck and the new york's go

go to specialk.com to design your plan. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> it's 5:40. new research on gun violence shows they were sold in ten states. an association of 500 mayors find those states account for 2100 guns connected to crimes in other states. california is one of the states where the guns are sold. the others are georgia, florida, virginia, texas, indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, north carolina and arizona. criminals and gun traffickers may favor states with more relaxed gun laws. >> the city of oakland has received three federal grants from the department of justice of violence that has plagued the if i. the grant worth $2.2 million is aimed at preventing juvenile crime. includes programs including employment which has youth consider options outside a life of crime on the streets with a gang. two other grants worth $75,000 are aimed at helping juveniles and adults who have been incarcerated get back into civilian society. >> residents of a wisconsin town have evacuated their homes after a century-old levee has begun to fail. the water flooded the

. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> i will kill bleep>> this video shows a father who boarded his 11-year-old daughter's bus in central florida to confront her alleged bullies. she has cerebral palsy and he said some kids on the bus had been taunting her, hitting her and even throwing condoms at her. he brought her on board and asked her to point them out. >> show me which one! >> show me! >> my daughter is not going to be touched on and -- >> he was later arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing a school function. his attorney says he is only trying to protect her daughter who is now on suicide watch. her mother says it's not fair she's afraid to ride the bus. they are investigating those allegations of bullying. >> pope benedict has no plans to change his schedule in britain after threats were made against him this morning. london police arrested five street cleaners in an early morning raid under the country's terrorism laws. a sixth person was arrested later. the men have been questioned and have not been charged.

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a strange story of a woman's battle to get back her long lost dog today. she was reunited with her beloved pet after seven years. and how this actually worked out. >> we're across the street from where this took place. this is across the street from the law office where reunion took place has been an hour and 0 minutes ago. mary hadn't seen her dog since little girl disappeared in 2003. until three weeks ago there is no idea the dog was still alive. on august 24th mary's dog was brought into that this animal clinic. kenneth griffin told the vet he found the dog noticed it had an ear infection. the vet scan forward a microchip. >> there is a chip. we and mary got the call. >> your little girl has been found. >> she rushed down bringing receipts, dog license, her theft report from 2003, and too late. >> my dog had been given to the person that brought the dog in. i was absolutely... horrified. >> the clinic manager says the young man decided he wanted to keep the dog. the vet called the humane society. that says he was to

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepwor >>> the family of a u.c.erkeley graduate is appealing to iranian authorities to drop the demand for a half million dollar bail for her freedom. sarah shourd's family says they can't afford it. she is caught in a tug of war of rival factions from the iranian government. >> lawyers for american sarah shourd say her family is appealing to authorities to drop the demand for $500,000 cash bail base they cannot afford that amount. she is sick and expected to head back to the u.s. to receive treatment. there is a very powerful string attached, she would be leaving behind two other hikers in the prison. three hikers were arrested back on july 31 for entering iran illegally and were accused of being spies. >> nobody wants to think that two people's lives depend on them returning to the country. >> her release was first announced on thursday and then reinstated on sunday. on and off again is indications of competing factions. they were rebuke by the court that set the bail condition. just this morning, the powerful rev

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning, everyone. 5:11 on the abc 7 morning news. a live look at traffic in the east bay on this early morning. we see traffic moving right along here, even gaps in the traffic so we know it's light and moving right along. we have a fatal accident in the south bay. our theresa garcia is there giving us the latest. and frances is watching how it's affecting traffic all around it. so we'll have that information for you coming up. >> travel experts are advising that now is the time to start thinking about your holiday travel plans. if you're like most travelers, you wait until about a month after to book your travel plans. but the ceo of travel websites farecompare.com says competition for seats will be tight due to high demand. surveys find people who stayed home last year because of the economy plan to travel this year. another website, bestfares.com warn that airlines have fewer seats available and prices are on average about a third higher. here's the bottom line: if you wait too long to make travel plans, you co

. ♪ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> the gunman wearing an iraqi army uniformd two u.s. soldiers in northern iraq today. officials say the americans were among a group meeting with iraqi security forces at an army compound. they are the first u.s. military deaths since the end of combat operations a week ago. >> a church refusing to call off its plans to burn copies of the karan, the muslim holy book, des spied warnings from a top military leader it will put american soldiers in danger. pastor terry jones in gainesville said he'll go ahead with the event to protest the 9/11 terror attackings. the event sparked rebukes from muslim nations, international protests and opposition from city officials. general petraeus warned the images would endanger u.s. troops. >> they would use them to inflame public opinion and incite violence against sold and civilians. >> it would be tragic if because of this one person died. but at the same time we do not feel responsible for that. >> jones has left the door open to change his mind saying he's still praying about the decision

sports that struck out and will officially beúxúxúxúxñxsxú >> closed captioning brought to you by manciniworld. >>> in san francisco something of a surprise at the cable car bell ringing competition. the competitors boycotted it leaving only amateurs in their place. they gave it their all. the real bell ringer is a group of conductor that's never showed. an apparent protest to highlight the disagreement with management over sal skri arbitration. among them leonard oastes, anxious to play and had a routine ready. he told wayne freedman unity matters more. >> how hard is this decision? >> very hard. because... it's -- a lot of politics. and... i don't want to get into politics. >> and later on tonight at 6:00 the union and muni management address that had boycott. >> one of the strongest smoking bans anywhere in the bay area passed today by the contra costa county board of supervisors prohibiting smoking in common areas of apartment complexes like patios and balconies and bans smoking inside of apartment units built after the first of the year. and the new law, keep in mind applies to medic

and the long-running practice meant to relieve pain for >> closed captioning brought to you by mancinileepworld. >>> a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the south island of new zealand a short time ago. at this point no tsunami warning. it was 20 miles west of christ church. it was 21 miles deep and there are initial reports of items being thrown from roof towers. hit 3:45 a.m. local time shaking thousands of residents awake. president obama welcomed today's better than expected jobs report even though it was rather dismal. he said he'll roll out new plans next week to spur the economy. private employees added 67 now jobs, better than the economists predicteded but rose from 9.5 to 9.6 because the government let part-time census workers go. president obama spoke this morning from the white house rose garden. >> that's why we need to take further steps to create jobs and keep the economy growing, including extended tax cuts for the middle class, and investing in the areas of our economy where the potential for job growth is greatest. >> the president with his economic team sayless he'll disc

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a dead humpback whale washed up on oceaneach this morning. this is the second time in less than a week a decaying whale has been spotted in the bay. an official from the oceanic administration says the mammal will be examined for a cause of detective before it's removed. just last thursday a cargo ship dragged another whale carcass into the port of oakland. today the food and drug administration is debating whether to allow genetically modified salmon to be sold in stores and restaurants. federal regulators are holding two days of hearings on the issue. the massachusetts company is pushing for approval saying its genetically modified fish are safe and environmentally sustainable, but critics say they could harmel wild salmon population. whether the fish should be labelled differently than wild salmon. if it's approved, it would be the first time regulators have allowed a genetically engineered animal to be sold as food. looking outside, mike, loving that sunshine in san francisco. >> a little warmer in some areas than yester

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> today is the day several key provisions of president obama's healthcare reform law go into effect. starting this morning insurance companies can no longer set a dollar limit over the course of a lifetime on hospital stays or other benefits. other changes include adults under the age of 26 will now be covered by their parents employer-based insurance, children under 19 with preexisting conditions cannot be denied coverage. preventive service like vaccinations and mammograms must be covered under existing plans. house vowing to repeal the president's healthcare plans. revealed their pledge to america at a virginia lumberyard. the document will guide them should they gain a majority of seats in the upcoming midterm elections. >> in order to create jobs, we need to end the uncertainty for job creators and the spending spree in washington. reform congress itself. >> democrats dismissed the gop plan as recycled ideas that would make the nation's problems even worse. president obama delivered a major speech of his own today addres

. >> and this could be tougher to buy a pack of >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a dead whale that washed on ocean beach yesterday was bury there'd this afternoon. officials wanted to wait until low tide which began about an hour ago. scientists do not know which species the whaem was. it was badly did he composed and they're hoping samples with k.give them that answer. >>> a $25,000 reward is now being offered for a murderer of a 75-year-old tiburon woman. she was shot outside of her home on hillary drive making her the first murder victim from n.a decade. a year later police have no suspect. the reward is being offered by a person who wishes to be anonymous. >> state's largest labor union is endorsing prop 19, legalizing marijuana. the president of california's service employees international union believes it will help the state preserve jobs but california cannibis association citing concerns it would harm patients who use medical marijuana and believes many cities would end up banning the sale of marijuana if voter as prove prop 19. >> and the san franci

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> victor last saw his daughter wanda 41rs ago when he walked out on his family. two weeks ago as he was receiving end of life care for cancer, he looked into the eyes of a nurse and recognized wanda. since then their days have been full of forgiveness and catching up. >> the first that i actually had with you which it really beautiful. very special to me. >> right, right. >> 'cause i'll remember that. >> the pair feel grateful they can share decades of memories. women are becoming small business owners at an increasing rate accounting for 35% of the self-employed in california. now there's a contest underway to boost that number even more. designed to turn them into millionaires. abc 7's theresa garcia reports she talked with one local small business owner who found her path to success. >> the hands on company is just that, hands on. everyone at an event pitches in to cook. the business has cooking parties for corporate team building. >> they're learning how to cook but it's more about the experience with their colleagues a

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> we have an update on our top story.randson of the former president says he has been released from the hospital after being taken there with an upset stomach. the former president carter was on a flight when he became ill. the arriving flight was met by an ambulance. america's 39th president was arriving in ohio to autograph copies of his new book. he's expected to continue his book tour this week. >>> with election day just five weeks away, president obama makes another backyard visit to try to generate support for his policies and more importantly the democratic party. this morning the president stopped by a home in albuquerque, new mexico, to talk about the economy and the plight of the middle class. he says before he entered office, job growth had slowed considerably and since 2001 the average wages for middle class families had fallen by 5%. america's ranking for college graduates went from number one in the world to number 12. >> and the number one issue in terms of us succeeding as an economy is going to be how we

actress lindsay lohan trades in her designer clothing today >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> comedian steven colbert bringing attention to the serious issue of illegal immigration. eric thomas here with more. >> his performance there was not so much. colbert took on the serious subject with house members from both parties not that thrilled to see them. one asked him to file a statement and leave the hearing room. colbert stayed and the results were pretty funny. >> congresswoman laugh grin asked me to share my vast experience spending one day as a migrant farm worker. >> after spending one days in the shoes of a farm worker, comedian steven colbert brought his tongue and cheek observations to capitol hill. >> i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican, i want it by an american and in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> for the most part, a pompous commentator poking fun at himself and others, migrant farm workers who are illegal i immigrants. >> i trust you'll work in the best interest of the american people as you always do. >> but the issue is a tou

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a fire burned an old victorian in downtown san jose. the fire department sent out crews to all residents were evacuated safely. one fire fighter suffered head and neck injuries and another, a shoulder injury. >> yesterday werk told you about a mountain lion spotted ask killed in berkeley. tonight there was a different kind of animal causing problems, coyotes. and leigh glaser is live with the story. >> we're here along west view drive. there is warning signs going up, warning of overpopulation of coyotes coming in, taking pet food and taking pets. >> this is a the four pups. >> this night time video of a family taken by county vector control in the backyard of this home last month. only 20 feet from the back door. coyote populations are exploding and so are calls to vector control. double the cause from last year. especial any sarah to goa. >> there is a general area near prospect and sarah to goa. we've had a number of calls recently. and probably where they have made some incourage drk-incursion north of 8 5 freeway. >> larr

democrats and republicans face off on a controversial military >> closed captioning brought to you by mancinileepworld >>> a senior military official says a large number of americans who were among those who died in today's helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. nato says nine international troops were killed. it happened where helicopters are often used to transport troops in mountainnous areas. the taliban claimed to have shot down the helicopter but nato says there were no reports of hostile fire. it was the deadliest chopper crash for the coalition in four years. >> in just a few minutes the senate will hold a critical vote for the proposed don't ask don't tell policy. if gays in the military wasn't enough of the hot topic, it just got more complicated today. even lady gaga is chiming in. >> for 60 years the senate has passed a defense operation bill that passes millions in military spending. this year harry reid attached a measure to the bill which would appeal the don't ask don't tell policy. republicans are now threatening to not only vote no on the bill but not even discuss the iss

. ♪ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepwor >>> in the santa cruz mountains all lanes 17 near the summit reopened a short time ago after a beer truck accident caused a huge mess. witnesses say the tractor trailer hit an embankment after 6:00e(lx this morning. the southbound lanes were closed several hours as officials cleaned up the highway. there are roughly 15 minute delays but no one was injured. >> the san carlos city council will vote on a proposal to outsource the police department to the sheriff's office. the proposal guarantees that all hired by the sheriff's department with most officers having an equal rank at the county level. they would receive a 5 to 10% pay raise. if approved the proposal will head to the county board of supervisors. >> republican and gubernatorial candidate meg whitman will find out today if she has to take a months off the campaign trail. wittman who is to report to the courthouse for possible jury duty. she'll hear the case of a 44-year-old man accused of molesting three boys including a nine-year-old he was trying to adopt. the trial

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld . >> a scary morning for fisherman on a boatshed in the richmond marina. the boat obviously upside down, one man was hurt after being thrown into the water. a nearby tugboat rescued him and he was taken to the hospital. the other three okay, a little cold. they went albacore fishing when they hit the rotten jetty and the boat started taking on water. >> the port of richmond they're celebrating the return of american honda motor company. they import cars at the port. it creates 200 jobs and is projected to bring some $85 million in new revenue to the city. the first shipment of cars arrive in april. officials with honda and the city of richmond will highlight the port of entry project today which is designed to generate as we mentioned $85 million to the economy over the next 15 years. >> president obama told school children they are the only ones who direct their destiny. the message in philadelphia. he told students their future is in their own hands and nothing is beyond their reach. >> keep it up. all of you i know are going

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> plans to build an elevated tram passid key hurdle today. the met poll stin transportation division helped aloe indicate $20 million to help with this controversial conductor. state and federal agencies are expected to approve additional $500 million needed to build this connector. >> thieves targ yitd the home of a bay area musician, now, he's offering a reward for the return two of guitars. he lives in martinez and yesterday, someone broke into his house while he's picking up his son from school. >> for me, the other stuff can be replaced by git yarz are priceless. the one guitar i wrote and recorded my first album "burn my eyes" witness 18 years ago. very, very sentimental to me. >> this other guitar given to him by the lead guitar player for pantera. >> may seem like searching for something on google is fast. guess what? it's about to get faster. shaving two, maybe up to five precious seconds off search time. leigh glaser reports on the change. >> i type one letter. w. i know the weather in san francisco. >> and calle

stststststststststststststststsi >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> back to breaking news. you can see a man scaling millennium tower on mission and fremont streets made it to the top. and is climbing since 2:15 this afternoon. the climber dan goodwin has a history of the illegal stunts. he says he's doing it for a couple reasons to raise awareness about high rises and because he's a survivor of stage 4 cancer. climbing since 2:15 in san francisco mission and fremont streets. there is a 60 story building. he's successfully made it to the top and may go to the tip top there in just a moment. and police going to arrest him because this is an illegal act. so far, so good. moving on a police spokesman says it's a miracle no one on the ground was kill bid a small plane today. a section of the plane came to rest near a home in the middle of the street in henderson. one person was killed and three others were badly hurt. the plane took off from a nearby airport and was never able to gain altitude. >> one of california's dangerous pests has been found in yolo coun

and afghan officials >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> in colorado authoritiesre searching for eight people who did not leave their homes as a massive wildfire railed to the foothills near boulder. the 71 hundred acre fire destroyed 92 structures so far. it's not clear the missing people were in the homes of that been destroyed. nearly 3500 people were forced to run for their lives when that fire started monday. authorities are investigating reports the fire started when a car ran into a propane tank. >> b.p. released an internal report today on the causes of last april's deadly explosion and oil spill into the gulf. in that report, b.p. blames itself, rig owner transocean and cement contractor halliburton for a complex series of failures for the incident. the did he vice should have cut off the flow of oil from the ruptured well but didn't. analysts say the report is far from the definitive ruling on the explosion's cause but may provide a hint of b.p.'s legal strategy. it killed 11 workers and sent 2006 million gallons of oil into the gulf. >> in a new confere

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the berkeley aunt of saira shourd says she talked to her niece on the phone. nora shourd says sarah can't feel like she's free until her fiancee and their friend are freed as well. >> and she said one thing that was constant in prison was that she felt they treated her like a child when she was in solitary confinement. she had to say to them i'm a strong woman, i am not a child. >> irans president says shourd was freed because of health issues. nora says sarah will arrive in new york this weekend and will hold a news conference on monday. >> a helicopter filming a driverless audi in pike's peak crashed today. the crash happened near the road leading to the top of the mountains. passenger injuries were not life threatening. it was part of a project with sanford university to develop cars to avoid accidents. investigators are trying to establish with what caused this crash. >> and the host of the daily show announced he's hosting something he calls million moderate march on october 30th. his faux political rival steven colbe

kids from a life of time in the important roles preschool >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> millennium tower is responding to criticism about how it handle aid climbing stunt by so called skyscraper man yesterday nchl a statement saying does it not concone dan goodwin's action asks says it's security spotted goodwin almost immediately and san francisco police and fire responded within moments and took the situation under their control. the stunt tied up emergency workers. the fire department tells us they sent 20 firefighters to the tower. sfpd says it never gives out a number but sent a sizeable contingent to that scene. goodwin was cited for a misdemeanor, trespassing charge when reaching the top. >> 20 separate fires are burning against detroit, michigan. faibs say it started in a garage and spread to homes, fires being fan bid high winds, detroit says the fire department sat the limit. firefighters are exhausted from running from blaze to blaze. there are no reports of deaths or injuries. >> a florida church refusing to call off the plans to burn copies o

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> we want to update you on breaking news story. you can see from sky 7 over this home in herk yeel yule ease what appears to be a police evidence van now arrived. this is the same house, keep in mind where ricardo salas was found murdered nearly two weeks ago. police have been looking for his son who lived there since ferry was killed they've been searching at a pittsburgh landfill. today, they found another body in the house. not in the landfill but in this house. they have not said yet if it's the missing son. and of course a full report at 6:00. >> let's turn our attention torj news. by important news, california could take a major step to protect patients from dangerous levels of radiation. there is a use of monitoring devices such as ct scanners. carolyn? >> that bill is on the governor's desk now awaiting signature this, push for regulation came about after hundreds of cases of radiation overdoses and a prominent hospital in southern california were made public. when the president opted for a virtual colonoscopy, the c

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> authorities in colorado say the wildfire that destroyed at least 166 homes was likely sparked by a fire pit. the sheriff's kept says i homeowner made a fire in the pit days before the wildfire broke out. he doused it and stirred ashes to put it out. investigators believe gusty winds reignited those embers and blue blu home them out of the fire pit. authorities have not yet decided whether the owner will face criminal charges. >> the family of a jailed uc berkeley graduate is pleading iran's government to free her without having to post half a million in bail insisting they cannot afford that much money. iranian authorities captured the three 14 months ago accusing them of illegally crossing into iran from iraq in order to spy. if shourd is released iran may insist she return to face a trial. >> i'm sure it will weigh heavily on her, nobody wants to think two peoples lives depend on them returning to a country. >> the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad agreed to release shourd but his country's judiciary denied her freedom

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a white house official says the newob woodward book called "obama's war" does not show anything new about the strategy in afghanistan. shouldn't be surprised about the war strategy. john hendron reports. >> the book hit like a bombshell. >> what i think is striking is that obama places politics at a pretty high premium in deliberations about iraq. >> bob woodward's new book portrays president obama seeking a way out of afghanistan saying i want an exit strategy. he says he pressed top advisers. when he didn't get terms, he drew one up himself saying he couldn't lose democratic party support for the war. >> he promised change. it really isn't all that different from the politics of previous white house. >> the book also says richard holbrook, the president's envoy to afghanistan, said of the surge it can't work. holbrook called the most egotistical bastard i've ever met. disliked talking to david axelrod calling him a complete spin doctor. >> how the president has really handled both wars in afghanistan as well as iraq a

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> a daylight look at the neighborhood sent to you report at kgo-tv.com. and so those people who have fire damage who lost their homes what can they expect insurance companies to do for them today? >> this is a confusing time. how can homeowners protect their rights? there is information to help. >> i'm sure you remember there was video of starbucks. people were going there. many were hanging out because they didn't have anywhere else to go? i was watching and all i can think of hang on to receipts. homeowners suffering a loss big enough they can't live at home must be reimbursed for costs associated with fires impact. that includes cups of coffee. you can no longer make at home. all meals, hotel bills, clothes, you must buy and the mileage of driving back and forth from your temporary lodge must be reimbursed. this isn't just for a short time. most homeowners poll says allow for living etch penses for 18-24 months. a few shorter and that and a few longer. one expert told me today those who have suffered a total loss should exp

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> hp and oracle face a legal truth over mark herd former ceo. hired by rival oracle. herd spoke about his new job during the company's annual open world conference here in san francisco. hp sued oracle to keep herd from working there. today, herd didn't mention hn a speech. >> i'm also thrilled to be here. so... i'm really excited to be part of this and have been coming here for a while. i'm glad to be part of the team. >> thank you. >> and part of the settlement reached today two company as agreed herd would protect trade secrets while performing duties at ora cell. sit one of the san francisco biggest conventions with about 40,000 people attending last year, generating $100 million in revenue. >> and there are still a couple days of summer left. and now, it's the time to start thinking about your holiday travel plans fchl you wait, being be in for bad news. that is right. that and a lot more consumer news. >>> economy is changing everything. most of us wait about a month out before booking our travel. don't try that this

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> this morning tea party supporters areelebrating upset victories in several states that held primary elections yesterday. they knocked back candidates by the mainstream republican parties and that's partly why they're smiling. >> the tea party is boiling over. in delaware where christine o'donnell breezed past long-time congressman mike castle with the backing of a tea party favorite. >> thank you, governor palin, for your endorsement. >> crushed former congressman rick lazio on a campaign fueled large by anger. >> if we learned anything tonight is that new yorkers are mad as hell. >> in key racers the full backing of the republican party. >> most of the uprising that we've seen thus far we've seen in primaries. >> a party that in o'donnell's race and others finds itself backing candidates today that it opposed just yesterday. >> if they were by some miracle to be our nominee, we would lose the seat and lose by unprecedented numbers. >> it's all left the gop very much divided. >> i was ahead in the general election before