second "sig alert" on the peninsula north 101 willow menlo park four cars involved two right lanes blocked crews on scene you can see from our abc7 waze app traffic bumper-to-bumper from before university. if you would like to get around this 280 is the best way using this free appf0[ [ abc7news.com/waze download it since today is 49er game day you can use it for this afternoon as well. >>> more about the game in a little while. right now breaking news one person died early this morning after a fire broke out inside a home castro valley. the fire broke out 12:15 a.m. inside a house on san carlos avenue it took a half hour to put the fire out they discovered a body in the home. detectives have joined the probe after it appeared to have been suspicious. they are considering this a homicide investigation. the coroner will determine if the victim died because of the fire or due to some other cause. >>> later this morning attorneys will present closing arguments in the case of an east bay woman accused of murdering a nursing student. prosecutors say giselle esteban killed michelle le last may.

and first and menlo park. on the bayshore freeway.s started off as a solo crashed and became a multi- vehicle accident. and all of these claims have been clear. however it is still sluggish with lanes- clearing. however this could not clear this morning from this backup because it is where traffic is usually quite congested. because of the interchange with the dog barking. you just saw the traffic sensors. with the traffic-- however, we concede that it is still backed up from the nimitz all the way to the 238. >> a developing story we are following with a suspicious death investigation in castro valley. 2400 san carlos ave. there was a fighter. how did the person died? kron 4 ' else will tran is live. will? >> kron 4's. >> they just given us a news investigation and they're not going to going to investigation. he was alone at the time firefighters got here at 12:30 a.m. a small house fire. while there were doing that they noticed they found a dead body. this retired san francisco firefighter was alone at that time and the house. they

this is our other hotspot along the peninsula in menlo park. northbound 101 right before willow road. several cars involved. people hurt. three even possibly four lanes blocked in that area so that's you're seeing those really super slow speeds approaching the accident scene. so again, chp we just got off the phone telling us 6:45 is the estimated time of opening with this accident. that's going to take a little longer to clear. in the meantime it's already slow so you will want to consider using 280 instead. >>> oakland is thinking of contracting with outside law enforcement agencies to increase presence on city streets. city officials are considering paying for sheriff's deputies and highway patrol officers to work in oakland for several months. after that cadets should finish their training at the police academy. crime in the city is up this year and there are about 200 fewer officers than there were 4 years ago. >>> oakland police hope some surveillance video will help solve a murder case from almost a year ago. charles butler was killed th

in fact they just issued a traffic alert now in menlo park.thbound 101 approaching marsh road three lanes blocked. this was a solo car crash and then other cars crashed into that car. so you know the drill kind of became a ripple effect. now they have several lanes blocked off. once again, that traffic alert is in effect. this gridlock through menlo park from at least highway 84 according to our traffic sensors in the area which are showing some speeds below 25 miles per hour. 49ers game later on this evening could impact the evening commute home 5:20, 49ers versus the seahawks but for now good to go pasting candlestick down southbound if you are heading towards sfo. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:50 now. the boy scouts of america are set to release confidential documents that they kept on men suspected of child sexual abuse. 20,000 pages of the so-called perversion files will be revealed all part of a court order. the documents were compiled between 1965 and 1985 for 20 years. the boy scouts have pledged to review

northbound through the menlo park area.s game day, download this free app to get around traffic at abc7news.com/waze. >>> 5:39. >>> terror plot foiled. man in the. on student visa hatches a plan to blow up the federal building in new yo [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents fabulous but...when i add chicken, barbecue sauce... and cheese...and roll it up woo-wee! i've made a barbecue chicken crescent chow down. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. >>> deadly overnight house fire in castro valley is now a murder investigation. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. >> reporter: they are calling this suspicious turned the investigation over to the sheriff's department. from the outside the home doesn't look that badly damaged. firefighters say they go the fire out in about 30 minutes they got the call 12:15 this morning. they

this morning i was in menlo park we saw in the package, $5.05 for regular, less than three mill miles away you can get it for $4.70, 60 or 50 the waze app can keep money in your wall lot. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> latest unemployment numbers are out today and they potential to jolt the presidential campaign. jobless rate is the lowest since president obama took office. karen travers is in washington with the impact. >> reporter: could this be a game-changer in the presidential race? for the first time in nearly four years the unemployment rate fell below 8%. unlike previous months when the rate dropped because people gave up looking for work. this was due to substantial increase in employment. >> most folks are going to work, they believe enough in this economy to seek or get jobs that's really significant. >> reporter: the nation added 114,000 jobs in september, modest number about what economists were expecting. the government reported upward revision for july and august. 86,000 jobs added over those two months. after president obama's weak debate performance wednesday, democr

terry mcsweeney is live in menlo park with new numbers. >> reporter: they are saying we haven't seen nothing yet. take a look at prices here at this gas station in menlo park many you can see the $5.05 for self-serve regular. lower right hand corner, $5.79 full serve supreme. if you want go that route, you can. folks, it is not this bad everywhere else but it is heading this way. take a look at some prices average prices around the bay area you see oakland $4.52. compared to the good old days of $4.34, the price yesterday. san francisco about the same, san jose at $4.53. wow! look at drivers, you know what they are going to be saying. experts say they are blaming it on the richmond fire also pipeline problems in southern california shortages around california. while the wholesale price has gone up a dollar a gallon you and me buying retail have only felt 30 cents of that so far the prices could jump up far more. >> $5:19. i can't count that high for 89, not even many >> i have to talk to my customers and tell them -- these prices are going to be higher. >> reporter: nationwide prices

is morng i wain menlo park we saw inhe packa, $5.05 for regular, less than three mill miles away you can get it for $4.70, 60 or 50 the waze app can keep money in your wall lot. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> latest unemployment numbers are out today and they potential to jolt the presidential campaign. jobless rate is the lowest since president obama took office. karen travers is in washington with the impact. >> reporter: could this be a game-changer in the presidential race? for the first time in nearly four years the unemployment rate fell below 8%. unlike previous months when the rate dropped because people gave up looking for work. this was due to substantial increase in employment. >> most folks are going to work, they believe enough in this economy to seek or get jobs that's really significant. >> reporter: the nation added 114,000 jobs in september, modest number about wt economists were expecting. the government reported upward revision for july and august. 86,000 jobs added over those two months. after president obama's weak debate performance wednesday, democrats are hop

. >> we do have a problem here palo alto into menlo park. we're looking just north of the willow avenue off-ramp heading over toward the dumbarton bridge. the backup starts just north of willow avenue but backs up all the way to university. at the top of your screen you see that wall of flashing lights. the reports are they only have two lanes blocked but i see only maybe the shoulder gets by all the way over on the right so phoenix are just eking by. we have a backup continuing to build just before university avenue. if you can jump over to 101 north of marsh, we do have a nice, easy drive once you're past that scene. also i've marked middlefield as alternate avenues heading up the peninsula getting into redwood city. then you're okay once you pass that area once you're in san mateo. let's show you the volume of traffic heading toward the peninsula. the volume westbound 92 builds a bit but not enough to cause any major problems. again, watch that menlo park northbound 101 drive. we'll track with it that sig alert. back to you. >>> we contin

westbound dumbarton bridge highrise stall right lane slow then picks up towards menlo park southbound 101 marsh accident no significant slowing past that scene. >>> facebook set to report third quarter earnings today that report set to come after the closing bell investors will be$p watching?m÷ closely. facebook's stock tumbled after the company reported disappointing second quarter earnings. mother milestone for the company will come thursday when restricted stock converts to common stock, employees will be able to cash in on their shares, when they all sell there's a flood that could deflate prices even more. we'll see what happens. that will make many employees millionaires. >>> investors will be paying attention to yahoo stock when the market opens. the company reported encouraging third quarter earnings after the closing bell yesterday. yahoo says net revenue up slightly first earnings report since ceo meyer took the helm over the summer. >>> who americans believe won the third and final debate between president obama and mitt romney. >>> critics compare them to a actual strip se

at the toll plaza first reports of accident slow on the east bayside things pick up as you need menlo parkituation with muni and san francisco, fire that terry mcsweeney has been reporting west portal tunnel is shutdown no muni service there bus bridge in place. west portal the street cleesed -- closed at this hour. major delays on bart there. if you look at the waze app this is your dumbarton bridge that accident very, very slow as you can see by the traffic spotters. abc7news.com/waze is the free app you can probably take the san mateo bridge is a better alternate for the dumbarton bridge. this was a bit ago at the west portal restaurant squat and gobble traffic in the area please avoid the area that section closed. terry mcsweeney reporting that the west portal tunnel shutdown to muni, bus bridges in place by muni. that's the situation as we can see it now. >> because they just had a big flare-up more flames struck four alarm now more fires will be headed to the scene about 100 firefighters there live pictures putting water on it, they've spread to the next door wine shop as well. sever

live doppler zoomed in on menlo park stock bridge road, selby lane better radar returns now light to moderate rain east palo alto had rain around university avenue latest radar sweep has moved on with that. eastside of san jose 880 here, 280, alum rock east capital expressway better radar returns. also on 87 near hp pavillion live shot, wet weather falling here just about anywhere you go this morning it has either rained, is raining or is about to rain the commute is going to be tough. warmer weather in the forecast. more news. >>> thank you. 6:14. republican senate candidate in indiana facing criticism from democrats this morning after his comments on women and rape. watch murdoch's response when he was asked last night whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest it >> i just, i struggled with it myself for a long time i came to realize life is a gift from god and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something that god intended to happen. >> murdoch appeared to get emotional during his response. murdoch then released a stateme

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it will provide cloudy skies, onshore flow and afternoon sun. 72 sunnyvale, 71 menlo park. another day on the cool side. mild here with that onshore flow backing off early on low 60s to mid 60s then late afternoon we get sea breeze, 68 in petaluma, 67 in oakland today, 70 union city. head inland mid 70s, 7 adanville, monterey bay -- 75 in danville, 73 in gilroy, partly cloudy today, tomorrow about the same, should see burn off a little sooner that's the forecast into sunday could get wet monday. >>> good morning. live now to the san jose 87 northbound direction tail lights headed in across from the hp pavillion hopping this weekend with madonna per -- performing. right now traffic flowing nicely. east shore freeway beginning to bunch up past golden gate fields into emeryville, berkeley and funneling into the macarthur maze no delays at bay bridge toll, in some company here. carquinez bridge eastbound 80 still have the three lanes blocked because of roadwork not causing too many delays now otherwise traffic flowing nicely into san francisco. mass transit will be key this wee

this is perhaps the most expensive place in menlo park. prices are heading this way. take a look at pictures as to why everyone price of gas in the bay area now somewhere around $4:55, up 20 cents from yesterday. experts say refinery fire in richmond, pipeline -- wholesale price has gone up a dollar a gallon. you and me paying here at the pump, retail wee only felt 30 cents of that we could be well into the fives, maybe some of these prices over six before it said and doneu. >> going to change anything you do any driving habits? >> unfortunately, for me because of work i don't have much of a choice. it will make us think from a family standpoint when we dry place it makes sense to flay, take a train or do something different. >> reporter: i watched mr. floyd fill up when it was said and done he paid $9 if i nine for -- he paid $9 if i nine for a tank gas. to avoid this waze app it can guide you to stations cheaper. there are gas stations not far from here w two, three miles, that are 20, 30 even more cents per gallon cheaper with the experts saying the prices are goin

temperatures in the 50s dublin, menlo park.but in the 60s in a lot of areas like berkeley, san jose, concord. and some of the other areas are 61 degrees and it is nice for this evening the same however cannot be said for detroit. with weather getting colder. first, in the bay area and some clouds with a mixture of clouds and sunshine near the bay. however, sunday as we get towards the afternoon with warm temperatures. for next week we will start off with clouds monday, tuesday, cooler temperatures. the chance for rain fall on halloween. the timing on that is not quite the bust. for the world series in the game for tomorrow. not quite-the best -- and the temperatures are going to be in the low 40's even to reduce possible cloudy. even 20 m.p.h.. it will make it feel even colder. on the of rainfall in the pacific northwest but notice those clouds to the north. keeping us in california sunny and nice and that will be the case for tomorrow. the beaches, some clouds to marron and what we've seen today but still, nice. tomorrow-cloud

menlo park fire department dropped ropes and pulleys to the woman and pulled her up. authorities say the hiker suffered significant injuries. >>> today 400 people will stand together and form a large human pink ribbon to mark breast cancer awareness month. employees and construction workers at the site of the new hospital in san leandro will wear pink hats. kaiser says it is calling attention to better breast cancer protection and screening. >>> this morning mark zuckerberg is announcing a billion people are using facebook actively each month that comes in the way of a thank you note this morning that reads. many thank you for giving me and my little team the money or of serving you. helping a billion connect is amazing, humling and by far the thing he is most proud of in his life. >> that's good news for mark zuckerberg. are we up or down, temperature-wise down. >>> good morning. we are starting out with temperatures on the mild side overall you felt the cool-down yesterday. partly cloudy across the bay moderate onshore push in line for temperatures to drop into the

some people in menlo park has expressed concerns on the expansion it has on local traffic and community services. >>> today on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, we're less than 24 hours from the giant victory parade in san francisco. the final preparationings being made and what you plan to do if you plan on attending and if you want to get around the city. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you when the next time the news breaks. we'll always be here at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com.

upper 60s to low 70s, 70s in menlo park there is 63 daily city.there is if you're going would i take a sweater with you. there is towards east bay, 68 in oak lbld. mild day inland areas into throw upper 70s. 64 in carmel. 75 in morgan hill. accu-weather forecast partly cloudy, mid 60s to mid-70s for the weekend. possibility of light showers then temperatures bumping up thursday and friday there is 49ers and a lot happening, now, it's not too late to win $49,000 from abc 7. these people are taking a chance there is elizabeth t, laurie n and this is the winner announced right after the game right here october 18th blg. you can enter, too. dan keeps trying. go to face book.com and click the but yun for details. one lucky winner will win $49,000. >> that is finney's friday free stuff up next. >>> we're following breaking news. a back hoe operator punch toured a gas line that happened on bowling drive in the hamilton section. operator taken to the hospital and a nearby day care center about 100 houses now shelter in place and we'll keep you posted. >>

they say $500,000 will be distributed to nonprofits serving menlo park and east palo alto.of the deal they struck with the city of menlo. >>> the news will be on early at 4:00 p.m. to bring you game 2 of the world series. our coverage of that starts -- starts at 4:30. today, a new recommendation for every woman. the fight against whooping cough. >> thank you for joining us. we will see you the next time news breaks. we're always here at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ too bad the guys aren't here we're clear. ok, swarm! swarm! hello [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies. let the making begin

in menlo park david louie abc 7 news. >> an mazing study released about stanford. the companies founded by university alum eye. if those companies formed an independent nation it would be the tenth largest economy in the world. graduates created 5.4 million jobs generated revenues of fearly $3 trillion. california home to 18,000 firms created by stanford alumni. >> boy say that is a success story. >> oh, yes. >> with holiday as approaching competition among online retailers is getting fierce. >> mike grinly tells us the winner is going to be consumers. >> it is. a lot of free shipping going on. ebay joining forces to offer you big discounts on shipping costs. sellers will be able to ship at a discount of as much as 37%. the company adding tracking to international orders announcement comes in time for holiday season it's meant to compete with amazon's vast delivery network. ama conoffers free two day delivery for those in the prime program. and it's estimated food sickens 44 million people each year. the study calls for greater oversight to halt what it calls an al

facebook currently has a nine- building complex in menlo park with room for up to 3600 workers.he company has plans to expand with another building for an additional 2800 employees. some people have expressed the concerns about this because of local traffic and community services. >>> the new ktvu ipad app is ready to download. you can watch all of our news live, drive-time traffic and video and breaking news any time anywhere. >>> 7:24. >>> sal is back. you are watching 880. do we still have fog problems? >> we do. when it's light and foggy, it's a bad combination. the traffic here is moving along well. you can see fog is no longer an issue in this part of oakland. also at the bay bridge toll plaza we have traffic that's backed up. it's not that bad. but it is backed up to the macarthur maze. the metering lights are on. we have a new crash, northbound 101 in mountain view. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. that will take news 9:00, kind of misty, maybe drizzly by the coast as well. kind of dances around. some of it -- it's not widespread but there's plenty. most observation

slow from newark towards menlo park.ound 4 closed at loveridge roadwork until 5:30 slow westbound typical from antioch towards pittsburg. >>> more americans are at risk from a meningitis outbreak. 15 people have died and doctors have seen more than 200 cases. regulators link the outbreak to a steroid used for spinal pain injections they believe three other drugs made by the same manufacturer could help spread meningitis. doctors have been ordered to contact all patients who may be affected. >>> a report says forget what your mother may have told you about cranberry juice. benefits are very small. cranberries have been thought to prevent urinary tract infections. researchers say women would need to drink two glasses day for long periods to prevent one infection. >>> humans living longer. researchers say in some cultures 70 is the new 30. new study shows human life span took a huge jump in the past century. researchers say the trends are almost sole fully environmental improvements as opposed to genetics. in japan they say

menlo park. palo alto pacifica and hold on to the low clouds.tly cloudy afternoon opportunity san francisco 64 degrees in the north basement you will see the 60's at the coast. 71 in santa rosa. 72 for sonoma. nap a.head out to the east bay. mild mostly sunny. upper 60's oakland. san leandro. inland areas cooler than average. mild pattern. 74 concord. 76 livermore monterey bay 64 degrees in monterey. 68 in santa cruz. here's look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. we are looking at even cooler ratings weighs head that sunday mid 70's inland low 60's coast slight chance of showers early next week. all right. two week from tonight somebody is going to the bank with a 49,000 dollar check and it could be you. all you have to do is like us on the face book page. our facebook page whether new fan or you lake this from the beginning just click the 49,000 dollar button at face back.com slash abc 7 news and that will take you to this page where you fill out the entry form. announce the winner october 18 right after the forty-niner game right here on abc

. >>> starting today, menlo park's facebook will be disabling facial recognition feature in europe.e feature scans photos up loaded by users and suggests fames of people to tag them. the feature is being turned off because of privacy concerns. facebook says it will bring back the function once it complies with european union rules. >>> parents with preteen and teenaged girls may find this study interesting. researchers in atlanta found the hpv vaccine that protects against cervical cancer does not make girls more promiscuous. the study published online in the journal of pediatrics. >>> number of people infected with fungal meningitis has risen again the toll has reached 205 cases in 14 states, including four new cases in new hampshire. the first cases in that state. according to the cdc, 15 people have died. outbreak has been linked to steroid shots used for back pain made by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts that medication has been recalled. >>> peanut butter recall linked to salmonella outbreak is expanding the new mexico company is recalling more products. pulling raw and ro

francisco roadwork westbound dumbarton bridge until 5:00, very slow across the span from newark to menlo park. roadwork through cortamadera to one lane northbound they should have that picked up by 6:00. >>> 4:55. big jump in ridership for amtrak. rail line carried more than 31 million in the fiscal year that just ended the most in amtrak's 41 year history and 50% increase over the year 2000. ticket revenue jumped to two billion dollars, 7% increase. republicans in congress trying hard to end federal subsidies to amtrak calling the service slow and inefficient. they say private industry could do better. >>> experimental drug paid by eli lilly is showing hope for people with early stage alzheimer's. there is concern about the long term benefit of the drug. researchers say it may not be enough to win approval from the fda. they say it shows they are on the right track. >>> the overall u.s. economy may be weak but where the beer index is concerned, we are the super power to beat. the beer index is the amount of time you have to spend on-the-job to afford to buy a beer. swiss bank surveyed hourly

patrick's seminary in menlo park. i love seminary life, young people keep you young and they are idealistic, and i i'd like to be among them, part of their community and i don't know whether i'll teach or write or whatever. i think i'll make that plan after i don't have to plan my days here. >> we will see you around. >> oh, you will,. >> we have very little time less. exhort us to whatever you like. >> i think it's very important to focus on what we are really about which is the following of jesus christ. he is lord and savior. he means forgiveness of sins and eternal life for us if we will follow his teaching to recognize him and those who are hungry, those who are thirsty, those who are strangers and need to be taken in, the sick. that's what we need to do. >> archbishop need-hour when we hang that -- niederauer when we hang that plaque for best guest, you are there. thanks for joining us on mosaic. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

traffic is a little slow towards the menlo park side westbound. >>> minnesota woman who may have receivednted steroid injections blamed for a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak is suing the drug seller the suit appears to be the first stemming from this outbreak blamed for 140 cases and 14 deaths. the woman who filed the suit is still waiting to taken out -- waiting to find out if she has meningitis. >>> if you are eating breakfast now you might want to hold off for a minute. wildlife officials in florida are trying to figure out where in came from that's an eyeball, soft softball-sized watched up near ft. lauderdale the blue pigment is rare biologists are testing it. they suspect it may be a giant squid, whale or one big fish that got away. >>> touching moment during a triathlon in florida. 11-year-old's prosthetic leg broke before the finish. there were a few strong arms who helped him across the finish line. [ cheers and applause ] >> you want to clap and cheer, the 11-year-old had completed the swimming and biking portion when his prosthetic leg broke. he tried to fix it, it was be

menlo park. palo alto pacifica and hold on to the low clouds. partly cloudy afternoon opportunity san francisco 64 degrees in the north basement you will see the 60's at the coast. 71 in santa rosa. 72 for sonoma. nap a.head out to the east bay. mild mostly sunny. upper 60's oakland. san leandro. inland areas cooler than average. mild pattern. 74 concord. 76 livermore monterey bay 64 degrees in monterey. 68 in santa cruz. here's look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. we are looking at even cooler ratings weighs head that sunday mid 70's inland low 60's coast slight chance of showers early next week. all right. two week from tonight somebody is going to the bank with a 49,000 dollar check and it could be you. all you have to do is like us on the face book page. our facebook page whether new fan or you lake this from the beginning just click the 49,000 dollar button at face back.com slash abc 7 news and that will take you to this page where you fill out the entry form. announce the winner october 18 right after the forty-niner game right here on

and roadwork on the dumbarton bridge seeing delays as well as you work your way toward menlo park out of fremont so give yourself some extra time. they should be wrapping up that by 5:30. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> >>> flyball, center field, coco! ballgame! western division! the oakland as! >> how about that. with that, the oakland as shocked the texas rangers and major league baseball and won the american league west yesterday afternoon. the as came down back from four runs to beat the rangers 12-5 in yesterday's division- clinching game. in front of a sellout cloud they clinched home field advantage for the first round of the play-offs. >> we're not finished yet. i realize that. but we are going to he join right now. it's an unbelievable feeling. >> it was great. you supported us in an important race and got our blood pumping. >> too many times this year people want to point to intangibles and not recognize that there are some great ballplayers there and there's no such thing as being lucky for 162 games. >> whole lot of champagne going on yesterday. the as open the p

menlo park at 1300. san jose coming in at 900. we have dry conditions from the north bay all the way down to the south bay. but we still can't even rule out a little drizzle here as we continue through tonight. the big story at this hour, the current temperatures in the 50s in santa rosa, also in livermore and san jose. even close to some 40s, not quite there yet. los gatos close to 50 degrees. let's get a look right now, you'll be able to find they got a dusting here, anywhere from 2 to 4 inches, not enough to open, but get those skis ready, if this latest weather this week is an indication of what's coming our way, it could be a wild ride here this fall and winter. back in san francisco, not cold enough for snow, but definitely, the temperatures dropping in low level moisture, we will have some of that fog developing at the coastline. let's get you into the next 48 hours. we have a system we were tracking the next couple days, finally moving off to the south. and here comes another storm system, it looks impressive on the satell

more than half an inch for menlo park and then the south bay sunnyvale and santa cruz barely anything less than one eighth of one inch but widespread the most rain that we have had in any one day since way back on april 25th. this is what it looked like the rain showers that we did receive in san jose. some showers there mess up the morning commute all that oil in the asphalt coming out when it hasn't rained in a while and it hadn't until this morning. now let's talk about the snowfall and higher elevations. plenty of snow in the sierra. this is nyack which received several inches of snow just over the past 24 hours. it is still snowing in the sierra now. winter storm warning. low for mid-october. 6 to 11 inches of new snowfall there. it's not just rain and snow, it's also tornadoes. let me show you video north of sacramento about 80 miles north of sacramento up to 2 tornadoes touched down with numerous funnel clouds spotted all around yuba county. after 3:00 two tornadoes down, trees down, and one roof off a building. nobody was hurt. so we have had rain, snow and tornadoes and we're

menlo park. palo alto pacifica and hold on to the low clouds.ees in the north basement you will see the 60's at the coast. 71 in santa rosa. 72 for sonoma. nap a.head out to the east bay. mild mostly sunny. upper 60's oakland. san leandro. inland areas cooler than average. mild pattern. 74 concord. 76 livermore monterey bay 64 degrees in monterey. 68 in santa cruz. here's look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. we are looking at even cooler ratings weighs head that sunday mid 70's inland low 60's coast slight chance of showers early next week. all right. two week from tonight somebody is going to the bank with a 49,000 dollar check and it could be you. all you have to do is like us on the face book page. our facebook page whether new fan or you lake this from the beginning just click the 49,000 dollar button at face back.com slash abc 7 news and that will take you to this page where you fill out the entry form. announce the winner october 18 right after the forty-niner game right here on abc 7 news. in your pocket. 49,000 dollars. i'm not kiddi

shares in the menlo park company jumped 19% yesterday to close at $23 in 23. that's still 38% below the $38 ipo price but the timing is good for employees who can convert their shares to actual stocks starting today and start selling them on monday. >>> microsoft releases a new version of its windows operating system today. windows 8 is designed to make desktop and laptop computers work more like tablets. best buy is hoping to capitalize on the new operating system. it's offering customers exclusive windows 8 computers and staff is specifically trained to explain and demonstrate the radically different operating system. >>> 4:50. there's a chemical hazard in a lot of daycare centers here in california. it's formaldehyde which is considered a carcinogen under state law. uc-berkeley studied 40 child care centers in alameda and monterey counties. it found that formaldehyde in 35 of those 40 centers to be above state standards. >>> new advice for every mother- to-be. get vaccinated against whooping cough. a federal panel now recommends that all pregnant women get

. >> in menlo park the prices pushed over the $5 mark. simply flipped over twos. in santa clara, lines were long at this costco. some driver trying to fill up before prices go up more. >> it's a matter of we're going to soak you more. you know? they don't care. >> the price spike is reportedly due to a combination of factors starting with a fire that shut down the main unit there. add to that a power outage in a refinery in southern california and plan maintenance in rodeo. another issue with a major pipeline bringing crude into some of the refineries. >> the bottom line is that we're dependent on it. until we get off the nipple we're never going to stop. they can do whatever they want. >> one problem is that there are a few number of producers who make that gasoline. and you can't rule out that it might be in the interest of one of the producers to cut back supply a ril bit and drive prices up. it's virtual limb possible to figure out if they're doing that. >> i've heard some stories at some point. i kind of stopped listening because there is a reason. and never

low 60s for menlo park. 61 degrees. here is futurecast. we have big changes.oing from a summer-like conditions to winter-like conditions of next week. the transition takes place with noon- tomorrow. those are going to be cooler wind watch these clouds associated with this system. as they get closer. saturday, sunday, the storm will work its way down the california coast. we will see increasing and cloud coverage with a mixture of clouds/sun comes out early. however as tomorrow progresses. those clouds could progress with rainfall in the north bay. it will be light but as the evening the rainfall will increase bay-area wide. and the coverage will also be intensified with even snowfall for the sierras! with sunshine and rainfall and even snowfall in the high country. add snow levels between five-6,000 ft.. a winter storm watch is in effect for sunday night and monday. tomorrow's high temperatures will be mostly sunny skies. low mid 70's. 75 degrees. and nearly 80 degrees for the warmer areas in antioch, a pittsburgh, fairfield. mid upper 70's for the bay area an

chopper working, northbound 101, on marsh road we do have a crash, it looks like this crash in menlo park is super busy because the crash blocked all lanes for a time. you can see the lanes are reopened just as we got there and i saw them reopen. northbound 101 is backed up into palo alto and sought bound is still moving well passed the scene. sunole grade, that is moving well, here is steve. >>> it will be a nice day, i just tweeted this in ocean beach. talk about a reversal. getting to the 7th inning, possible rain, but this is a much cooler system coming in behind that. for us, 60s and 70s and 80s, this could be on the high side and we will have more on that and coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> meteors over the bay area, the distraction it caused for drivers, a front hers think -- astronomers think they know where it could have landed. >>> it leads to a discovery of a body, what firefighters are saying about that body and who lived in that house. . >>> they are ringing the opening bell in new york, it is going to be a beautiful day because they are digesting corporate earnings. again

weekendment so 5 a 60s and i would say 90 pes of the a forecast, 76 collar cupertino 77, 73 redwood city, menlo park 77. with your weekend always in view, it looks like a cloudy sunday and we have, a -- partly cloudy skies. >>> coming up, the california law is being challenged. >>> what you don't up stand. >> over the last two years healthcare people are -- premiums are harder to pay >> >> and trains are running more slowly and that's going to cause major delays. . >>> welcome back. early verdicts are rolling in for the debate 45% say mitt romney out worked president barack obama. good morning sandra for an early analysis. >> reporter: good morning. mitt romney came out strong in last night's performance during the first showdown between the two candidates and talking about the specifics. 67% of voters who watched the debate said mitt romney won versus 2 5% for president barack obama. the first presidential debate focused and candidates have plenty to talk about including health care reform. >> in my state we had republicans and democrats come together and work together. what you did was push throug

from the land to the sea decrease relative humidity, 77 santa rosa, -- 77 santa clara, 75 five menlo parksan francisco 70 with high clouds, 64 in -- daly city north bay mid october 80 in santa rosa 74 oakland milder there a few high clouds look at all the 80s from dublin to livermore by the monterey bay 79 in watsonville another chance with cardinals and giants 60s to start out and fog returns by after 7:00 the look ahead, warming up each day warmest day wednesday cooling-off for the 49er game not much, more significant cooling friday. better commute now. >>> not so great towards the bay bridge. good news accident at s-curve cleared. unfortunately, the damage is done this is the macarthur maze brake lights through backing through berkeley towards gilman and golden gate fields area, 580 jammed, 880 coming into the maze also, damage is done at the bay bridge. accident westbound at s-curve cleared to treasure island stopped behind the toll inching along. alternates this morning, san mateo bridge starting to bunch up a little, still a good way around the bay bridge. getting a sluggish on the

cooling and san leandro right at 70, 76 santa clara, san jose 77, 60 half- moon bay 60 in the city, menlo park well. cooling continues and we will bottom out on saturday and we'll see better conditions on the coast but partly cloudy cool and breezy. >>> ceo mark zuckerberg announced he has more than 1 billion active users a month. he is updating his status facebook page and that's good for what facebook has been suffering lately. quote, facebook is in a tough cycle and it does not help moral but they are focused on what they are building. they have the production of the newest ipad already underway and the ipad mini is expected to be less expensive and the new tablet will be unveiled later this month and could be installed before holidays. >>> division champs... why the a's have the feel good story and how the team will catch in on it. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new lexus es comes with a story still untold. ♪ places it will take you. ♪ dreams it will make come true. ♪ with technology and style to match your achievements and desires. ♪ the question is where will your new es take you? ♪ introd

west menlo park 21 minutes. woodside in about 25 minutes.your screen definitely where the stronger radar returns are and notice as we put night motion, they are going to move way from us. we are going to get a break during the morning commute. chilly in the north bay 45 santa rosa, 48 napa, 50s, for the rest of us. mid to upper 50s monterey bay and inland. unsettled pattern will scatter showers around mainly south bay and southward today thunder possible another chance of showers thursday, friday, weak chances like now warming trend this weekend drier then and quieter. area of low pressure has legs even though it is sliding south that counterclockwise flow will rotate a few more storms our way. let's put a timing on it and a -- you can see down to the south, rotating up to the north, falling apart by noon. by 4:00, start to develop an little more intensity once we get the daylight and unsettled weather moving in heading towards the santa cruz mountains and higher elevations around the santa clara valley. overnight dissipate and then snow in

the menlo park based foundation says 59% of americans would pay higher medicare premiums under the system add vo days -- advocated by mitt romney. and says in florida the cost of coverage would go up an estimated $200 a month. the kaiser family foundation says it's based on findings of the estimated model of the romney-ryan plan. >> early voting having a eight million ballots and that is about 40% of the electorate knowing those votes under place. experts say many of running the kind of attack ads normally have been saved for final days before election day more than 30% are expected to vote by mail this year. that is up in 2000. >> british doctors trying to help save a 14-year-old pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban. she has arrived in a hospital in northern england after being air lifted from pakistan. the hospital specializes in treating patients who suffered serious injuries. the taliban targeted her because of a crusade ensuring girls can go to school. >> she's an inspirational example to young people. it was a cowardly attack on her and her school friends. trying to retali

that it warms everything from inland valleys another five degrees to our beaches, 87 campbell, 84 menlo parkbreeze cut off, 78 downtown you will feel warm north winds today up in the north bay 87 vallejo, 83 san leandro. 86 in castro valley. 90 danville, 91 walnut creek. monterey bay keeps getting warmer santa cruz 89 there, 88 gilroy. repeat performance tomorrow. friday a good 10° cooler. saturday will hold it there. sunday another five to seven december of cooling, rain monday first significant rainmaker by -- tuesday. >>> sounds like a great day for 9ers football tomorrow following traffic around candlestick park tomorrow afternoon. right now in company if you are headed westbound on 80 towards the macarthur maze starting to bunch up, no major delays once you get to the toll minor delays for cash paying folks metering lights off. those probably will be turned on after 6:00 this morning. drive starting to slow out of the central valley westbound 580 at eden canyon first reports of a stall. things pick up westbound towards the dublin pleasanton area, 20 minutes from the altamont pass. accid

than last week aaa says biggest deposit if gas in four years, three weeks ago gas was $5.55, in menlo park they ran out of fives and had to turn twos upside down many one station on willow pass road in concord was selling a gallon of regular for $3.39 yesterday. we asked drivers why they think prices are dropping so quickly? >> i don't know, but i'm loving it. filling up right now. >> i hope they do come down a bit. i'm not holding out too much faith. >> reporter: analysts say prices are plunging because refineries are back online, demand down with summer over, winter blend cheaper. look at this in oakland, san jose and santa rosa average price for regular $4.34, still a lot. san francisco $4.45. all down four cents from yesterday. prices may fall 10 to 15 cents, per week, until thanksgiving. that's not the end of the good news. some analysts say prices may be as low as $3.75 by the end of the year. kira klapper, abc7 news. >>> wall street investors preparing for turbulent morning ahead of the opening bell. overseas markets shot down overnight following poor u.s. corporate results announce

northeast winds tuesday night through tomorrow night 79 santa clara, 80° in san jose, upper 70s menlo park. san francisco 73. daly city 67. north bay mid 80s for santa rosa, 83 vallejo, 70s here, 78 union city, 80 hercules, 78 oakland over the hills warming through the mid 80s for concord, 85 livermore monterey bay clear now going to be a beautiful day with 70 in monterey, 84 hollister. warming trend continues with more warming tomorrow 90 inland, mid 70s beaches through thursday the big 49 game very mild afternoon in the city perhaps some records cooling trend gets underway quickly friday and through the weekend. >>> 5:54. >>> investigation into a pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak expanding. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> good morning. more drugs from the pharmacy ed to fatal meningitis under investigation. -- fda warning all drugs paid by company may be tainted. outbreak has sickened hundreds and killed 15. leap of faith for red bull that it may payoff, the record jump was seen on tv worldwide watched by millions on youtube, an ad exec says it is impos

talked with a woman who lives in menlo park she has family in the washington, maryland, virginia area she says it is not going well. >> particularly, raining a ton our house generally floods every time it rains us all the power went out for a few hours 10 hours, my brother drove to a friend's house to get a generator. as soon as he got back 10 minutes later the power went back on but he needs the generator because it doesn't stay on in maryland and virginia. >> reporter: thousands of passengers impacted here at sfo, more than san jose airport. no cancellations out of oakland airport yesterday. the main thrust from the airport this morning is things may be getting better, there may be flights out of sfo and there are flights listed as on-time coming this way from jfk. that could all change, so check with your airline before you do anything, and do it online. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 6:07. traffic and weather together. next, live look outside the bay bridge toll you see the back-there you look carefully low clouds and fog in the background. mike will have your full forecast. sue

san mateo 70 menlo park and redwood city. 72 mount view mid 60 on the coastacifica and a half moonbay. pretty mild coastal temperatures tomorrow. 55 downtown san francisco. 62 sunset district. north bay we see high mainly in the low 70's up to mid 70's at calistoga and over at clover dale 73. east bay high tomorrow at 68 in oak land. 70 san leandro. 71 union city. east bay milder but not much. mainly mid 70's. 76 at liveoreand monterey bay high mainly upper 60's interthe bay and low to mid 70's inland. morgan hill and gilroy. holster morgan hill and gilroy. accu-weather 7 ke fecast. e'l e a steady ptern onlanhigh mid 70's through the entire 7 day period and we see upper 60's to 70 around the bay and low 60's on the coast possibly some light isolated showers monday tuesday now item not too late to win 45,000 dollars from abc. these people are taking the chance. linda w of burlingame. s josend sa frcisco her allnter rough r faceok page. the winner will be announced right after the 49ers game here on abc 7 october 18. you can enter too. just go to face become.com abc 7 news and click the

. >>> a woman hiking in menlo park fell over 40 feet down a ravine. the fire department used an aerial ladder truck that drops ropes and pulleys down into a ravine and pulls up the safety basket. governor romney's proposal that he has been promoting for 18 months calls for a $5 trillion tax cut flip' not lookior $5rillion tax cut. i said i won't p in place a tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> the other big story tonight the great debate. president obama and governor romney fight over taxes and the economy. good evening. i'm dan ashley. let's get the latest on this tonight from abc 7 news political reporter mark matthews. it was an interesting exchange. >> it was clear right from the start that mitt mitt romney sae debate as a chance to shake up the race and came out aggressive and prepared and put the president on the defensive for much of the 90 minutes. >> president obama and mitt romney went head to head. the candidates boiled down their economic arguments. >> governor romney has a perspective that says if we cut taxes skewed towards the wealthy

around menlo park, palo alto it depends on where you are. don't think we will see a chance of showers into the afternoon so we focused our attention on your day parts. we do have cloudy conditions now do with him mix of sun and clouds in the afternoon. a quiet weather pattern with a bit of a warm up as we transition into the weekend. full details coming up in your 7 day around the bay forecast. in the meantime it is a chilly 66 and richmond. a chilly afternoon low 60s if you're heading to ocean beach. the downtown san francisco at 62 degrees. here's a quick look at your baseball forecast heading to the a's came the first pitch is at 6: 37 tip key is will be of the low 60s. we will be continued being with morning faulkne. uppr seventies by saturday's low 80s by sunday and will continue with a warming trend as we start the next workweek. in the traffic center still quiet no hot spot to alert you to. no place to speak of traffic with no marin like to deal with. here to san mateo bridge westbound 92 taillight out towards foster city. gol maps 58

on the peninsula mainly low 70's. 72 menlo park palo alto and mountain view. low to mid 60's on the coast. pacifica and a half moon bay downtown san francisco 66 degrees tomorrow. pretty mild. 62 in the sun set district. up in the north bay we see low to mid 70's. 74 at santa rosa and napa 75 at calistoga. 73 at sonoma. on the east bay 69 will be the hyatt oakland 70 at hayward. san leandro 72 at fremont. inland east bay warm-up to mid 70's tomorrow. 75 at concord and pittsburgh. 74 walnut creek. 76 at livermore and fairfield and near monterey bay 72 at santa cruz watsonville. mid 70's inland and morgan hill gilroy and holster. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast. quite a warm-up come our way. starting on sunday inland high in the low 80's. by midweek to late next week we see inland high up to 90 degrees. mid 80's on the bay. around the bay i should say. and mid 70's on the coasts by thursday. 74 degrees along the coast line. that is some very mild mid october weather. >> sure is. thank you spencer very much. >> coming. possible new medical break through as we