services for detectives stevenson were held here at the new antioch baptist church in randallstown. the church was packed. over 1500 people came to pay their respects to the fallen officer. police officers from all around the region came to new antioch baptist church to pay their respects to detectives stevenson. >> a wonderful person, a great guy, always wanted to help other people. it is a tragedy, if you trust in god, he will turn this into triumph. >> he was struck in the head over a dispute over a parking space and died on the eve of his 38th birthday. >> my job is to make sure his family, our family, the police family stays focused and we do the right thing by honoring these men, their service, and we take care of their families. that is our obligation. detectives stevens and leaves behind a wife and four children, three girls and one boy. after a 2.5 our service, the casket was carried to an awaiting hearse. the detective was an 18-year veteran of the baltimore city police department. >> he got a lot out of life. he loved his friends, his family. he loved his job. that is the

funeral services are still going on here at new antioch baptist church in randallstown as we speak. the church is packed with people to pay their respects to the fallen police officer. police officers from all over the state are here. he was a baltimore city police officer for 18 years. he leaves behind his wife and four picked children. >> \ he got a lot out of life. he loved his family. he loved his job. that is the legacy we have. so his family have a lot of people to come for them. >> later this afternoon, she will be laid to rest at a memorial park. -- he will be laid to rest of the memorial park. >> of general arrangements are now in place for another fall in a city officer. -- funeral arrangements are now in place for another fallen city officer. he was killed last week when his car slammed into the back of a fire truck. the family of a fallen firefighter cadets who died in a training osession will finally receive death benefits. there will get more than $300,000 in benefits. they were initially denied because city fire officials did not submit the proper paperwork. he died i

. >> today and friends and fellow officers came around to new antioch baptist church to their respects to a fallen police detective. >> my job is to make sure his family, our family, the police family stays focused and that we do the right thing by honoring these men and their service. that is our obligation. >> after a 2.5 our service, the casket was taken to an awaiting hers. detective stevenson leaves behind a wife and four children, three girls and one boy. detectives stevenson was laid to rest. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> meanwhile, funeral arrangements are now in place for another fallen police officer. a public viewing will be held for officer ports from to o'clock p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in ronson. the nine-year veteran was killed when his car slammed into the back of a fire truck. >> the family of a fallen firefighter who died in a training exercise will finally be receiving survivor benefits. eric holder says they will get more than $3,000 in benefits that they were originally denied. they came because city fire officials did not submit the proper paperwork.

a funeral was scheduled for tomorrow morning at 11 at the new antioch baptist church. >>> funeral arrangements are set for another baltimore city police officer. thomas courts died after his patrol car crashed foo a parked fire truck. a private viewing is scheduled for tuesday. a funeral is set for 11 a.m. on wednesday at the cathedral or mary our queen in baltimore. he will be laid to west in lutherville. >>> the united states honor flag is being sent to baltimore in honor of those city police officers who were recently killed. the flag flew over grand zero during recovery efforts in new york city after 9/11. it's set to arrive here on tuesday afternoon. >>> baltimore county police say three people wearing ski masks were spotted in the school around 4:30 saturday morning. police say they made a mess by drawing graffiti inside the skoor and rummaging through lockers. maintenance crews called 911 but no arrests have been made yet. a school spokesman said it did not affect their home coming activity. >>> a dorm room bust in washington, d.c.. a georgetown university dorm was evacuated after chemi

friend, family and fellow police officers will gather here this morning at new antioch baptist churchn randalltown to say bye to detective brian stevenson. he was killed in canton last weekend after a fight in the parking lot. he was hit in the head with a rock during a fight over a parking space. he was out celebrating his birthday. he would have turned 38 years old a day after that assault. detective stevenson joined the baltimore police department in july of 1992 and was assigned to the district detective unit in the northeastern district. 25-year-old sian james is locked up charged with first-degree murder. james was out of jail on 150,000 dollars bond following his indictment on attempted rape charges involving his ex-girlfriend three months ago. but this morning, he is in jail on murder charges. so once again, the services for the detective stevenson starts at 11 this morning. reporting live from randalstown, sherrie johnson, abc two news. >>> funeral arrange mense are set for officer tomorrowas portz who died after the squad car crashed into a fire truck. a private funeral is p

this weekend a viewing was held, a tune is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 11:00 o'clock at the new antioch baptist church on old court road. >>> funeral arrangements set for another city police officer, officer thomas ports died last week after his squad car crashed into a parked fire truck. a private viewing is scheduled for tomorrow and another on tuesday. then the funeral will be on wednesday on north charles street. he will be laid to rest in lutherville. >>> the united states honor flag is being sent to baltimore in honor of those police officers who will killed and the flag flew over ground zero after 9/11. it's set to arrive coming up on tuesday afternoon. >>> we had a dorm room drug bust. happened in washington dc. georgetown university. a dorm had to be evacuated after a chemical lab was found inside. cops arrested two students and a visitor in connection with the suspected drug lab. police say it all started saturday morning when they gout a call about a bad smell. >> it was possibly very explosive. police department brought in the exexplosive experts. we -- hazmat stabilized it

it's friends and family and fellow officers gathered here in new antioch baptist church in randalls town to say bye to brian stevenson. he was killed last week end in canton during a fight over a parking space. he was out celebrating his birthday and whoa have turned 38 years old the day after the assault. 25-year-old sian james is locked up charged with first-degree murder. james may have been in the company of a man and woman at the time of the incident. one of them directed police to the mosaic nightclub at power plant live across the street from central district police headquarters where he was arrested without incident. now it's left some people in canton worried that an incident like this may cause people to fear for their safety. >> canton is not a bad neighborhood. and my fear is everybody is going to be be scared of this situation and move out. >> reporter: now james was out on bail during the incident. but now he is in jail on murder charges. now again the funeral services are at 11 this morning here in randallstown. reporting hive, sherrie johnson abc2 news. >>> and funeral ar

baltimore city police detective brian stevenson will be laid to rest here at 11 this morning at the new antioch baptist church in randalstown. he was killed last week end in canton during a fight over a parking space. he was out celebrating his dirt by a. he would have turned 38 years old a day after the assault. detectives stevenson joined the baltimore police department in july of 19992 and was assigned to the district detective unit in the northeastern district. 25-year-old sian james is locked up charged with first-degree murder. according to court records, james is accused of assaulting a former girlfriend who got a protective order against him. abc2 news learned james may have been in the company of a man and woman at the time of the incident, one of them directed police to the mosaic nightclub across the street from central district police headquarters where he he was arrested without incident. this has some worried the incident may cause people to fear for their safety. >> canton is not a bad neighborhood and my fear is everybody is going to be scared of this situation and move out. >>

detective brian stevenson will be remembered right here at 11:00 at new antioch baptist church in randalstown. he he was killed in canton last weekend after fight broke out over a parking spo. he was out celebrating his birthday. whoa have turned 38 years old a day after the assault. detective stevenson joined the baltimore police department in july of 1992 and was assigned to the district detective unit in the northeastern district. 25-year-old sian james is locked up charged with first-degree murder. he is out on bail, 150,000 dollar bond on attempted rape charges, but this morning, he is in jail on murder charges. once again, funeral services start at 11:00 this morning here at the church. reporting live in randalstown, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> funeral arrangements are set for another police officer. officer thomas portz died last week after his squad car crashed into a parked fire truck. the private viewing is planned for today for immediate family only. another one is scheduled for tomorrow at rubbing funeral home in towson and a funeral will be held at 11 on wednesday morning at

antioch with the latest. terry, we were told there are some evacuations this morning. >> yeah. eight families need a new place to stay. they were burned out because of this fire near on gentrytown near antioch. take a look at the pictures and you get an idea the kind of fear they must have gone through. this came in ten to 4:00 this morning, middle of the night cause unknown. it burned through four units of one apartment building. those are totaled. it also damaged three units in another building. firefighters came, knocked the fire down. slowly but surely. they have it under control now. we are told there are no injuries. no injuries to the people evacuated from this building. no injuries to firefighters. as far as a cause, we do not know but when the call came in, some eyebrows were raised because there were reports of explosions. some people said it sounded like there was some gunfire possibly going off rounds of ammunition. they're talking to the fire chief a short time ago. he says when a five comes in sometimes you've got maybe a propane tank in the backyard or on the patio or even light bulbs exp

. >> we are falling the is breaking news on antioch two apartment buildings on fire to to alarm fire burning on the 2800 block. no word on any injuries but bring you more news faster a solo reporter yoli. >> could morning mark i'm on delta fare boulevard which crosses gentry talent. it is still blocked off i'm quite a way from where the fires are on fire. at 4 ibm they found out the elements were on fire. it hit seven units total damaging for heavily. one i'm sorry total for. this fire went fast and strong. a block and a half away there is a fire house so engines were there quickly. at this point it is still closed off people cannot go back to their apartment complexes. many people are still roaming around red cross are on the scene. there is only one injury reported somebody had tripped over a fire hose and got injured. i don't know that if it was somebody who is actually part of the union were somebody who was just around looking at the scene. there is a report of one into >> read. that is incredible because everybody was probably sleeping. i they confirming everybody safe? >> i hav

a new accident in antioch westbound hill crest but this is the center divide. stay updated if there are any accidents that may get in your way on your way to work by going to abc7news.com. eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:51 now. in less than 24 hours, rescue teams in chile plan to begin freeing 33 trapped miners who have been stuck underground since august 5th. a special rescue capsule will carry each man more than 2,000 feet to the surface. abc 7's emily schmidt explains. >> after more than two months of watching chile's 33 trapped miners from 2,000 feet above the ground -- ♪ >> families are gathering now to pray that a face-to-face reunion is just hours away. the whole thing intensified after workers successfully tested the rescue capsule along the escape route. >> very successful. set cameras inside. we are pretty sure that the gate will behave properly, has been designed during the rescue process. >> still the trip will not be easy. the men will be in a capsule only slightly larger than the diameter of a basketball hoop rising 20 minu

. >>> developing news out of antioch. there is a two-alarm fire at an apartment at gentry town drive. we are hearing it is under control and at this point no reports of any injuries, but we will keep you updated. meg whitman and jerry brown will get their last face-to-face meeting tonight. the latest average of polls show that brown is pulling ahead. his lead is now six points. tonight's gubernatorial debate will be at dominican university at san rafael in the east bay's christie smith with live with more on how the university is getting ready. >> dominican university is certainly ready. there metal barricades just about everywhere as they prepare to come for their final televised debate and voters getting a chance to think about the questions they would like to see answered tonight. aside from the political issues, there problems within the campaign. meg whitman under fire for treatment of her undocumented housekeeper and democrat jerry brown, his staffers have a use of a sexist remark when discussing whitman has the cam

. -- spot and service for detective stevenson will begin at 11 this morning at the new antioch baptist church. >>> and funeral arrangements are now set for officer thomas portz to died after his squad car crashed into a parked fire truck. a private viewing will be planned for today for immediate family only and another one is schedule for tomorrow. that will be over at rubbing funeral home. wednesday cathedral of mary ark queen and dulaney memorial gardens. we will see you in a half- hour. now back to more "good morning, america." >>> is driving under the influence of marijuana the same as alcohol? well, if california legalizes marijuana that question was put to the test. you can see the results. >> so the drivers are high. the police know about this, this is a controlled test? >> right. they got to smoke a couple joints and go out there and drive. >> how do you get that assignment? just curious. >> you can sign up if you want. >> no, no, i'm good. >> good morning, america, i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm robin roberts. >>> ahead, janet jackson is coming up. she's starring in the

. >> a quick reminder of the news story, a fire is burning in the antioch, here's a good map, a downtownntry town road, an apartment complex as a resume in you will see these apartment buildings there is a cluster of them we're not sure which to and on fire but apparently two of them are there's no word if everyone inside was able to get out. we have a live crew on the way as soon as we find out we will come right back here and let you know the just a you know we are following this story sticky bitumen here for the latest as it develops san jose police have arrested a substitute teacher on sexual assault charges there are multiple alleged victims all of them under the age of 18. this is of a picture of the suspect. police say he is a substitute teacher at franklin mckinley school district. he may also substituted in the unified district his most recent was at mckinley elementary school. police have released a sketch of a man who tried to kidnap two sisters ages 5 and 10. the gross managed to escape the suspect is described as an older white man, great dirty, missing two on the upper left

. >> yes, the breaking news is in antioch where there's an apartment building fire.he fire broke out about an hour ago on the 2800 block of gentry town street. >> fire crews are on the scene. some residents have been evacuated as a precaution. we have a crew on the way and are going to bring you a live report at 5:00 this morning. >> speaking of fires, that's one of the dangers today. one of the rare days when san franciscans actually wish they had air conditioning. an excessive heat warning has been issued. >> red flag warnings in other parts of the bay area so mike is here with all the details. >> that heat warning will begin at 1:00 this afternoon and hang around until 8:00 tomorrow morning parts of the bay shore. right now we have the gusty northeasterly winds. north bay up to 45 mph. east bay hills, 21. humidity levels below 20%. so if any fire gets started, it will get fanned by these dry winds. it could cause a problem. so we have that red flag warning continuing until 6:00 tomorrow morning. the winds will taper a little bit. we're probably in the worst of it

. >> reporter: good morning, patrice, here in reynolds town, this is the new antioch baptist churchhandhis place is going to be packed later. indication, this is going to be a very, very busy place. it was over the weekend hundreds of people going out to the funeral home to pay their respects, both saturday and sunday, a lot of opportunity for the public to come out. and they certainlyydid, but just because they came to honor detective stevenson, it doesn't mean they are able to comprehend sian james got into an argument over a parking spot. eventually james picketed up a piece of concrete and threw it at stevenssn's head that eventtally killed him. sttvenson's family saas that they can only try to remember him as a great man and great friend that he colone ceettinly. %--- in elementary and so all of his life. >> reporter: people certainly knew him or a long time. he was an 18 year ret van of the -- veteran of the police force and the family members say they appreciate all the love and support they aae getting. a lot of people will be going to the memorial and this is one of these weeks

more developing news out of antioch this morning that we have been following. seven families are out of homes because of an early morning apartment fire. firefighters say a broken gas line valve fed the fire before they capped it off. nobody was injured, but seven apartments were destroyed or badly damaged. >> new this morning, humans of east bay nurses without a contract since july are heading to the picket lines. they will strike for three days. today in the bay's chris sanchez is live in oakland with what the hospital plans to do in the interim. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. a lot of folks depend on children's hospital for the care of their children that. care is not going to be compromised by the strike of more than 700 unionized nurses that will hit the picket lines according to the hospital. some started to gather here this morning and the strike that will continue into thursday, they have been going back and forth about this contract since the middle of may. health benefits and pay seem to be the sticking points. oakland wants to

a new motorcycle crash in antioch westbound. >> i love terry mcsweeney. rport delays, there aren't any. we have rain rolling through new york and especially boston. meg whitman's hometown newspaper said it best: "meg whitman has demonstrated a loose relationship with the truth" "a poor understanding of government" "pat solutions for problems whose depth and complexity clearly elude her" "she utterly lacks the qualifications to be governor" jerry brown "offers california exactly what it needs" "good ideas, strong principles, a reputation for telling the truth" and the ability to "get things done in sacramento" meg whitman's hometown newspaper and newspapers across the state have endorsed jerry brown for governor. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. ♪ >>> good morning. it's 6:29. we made it to friday. i'm kristen. >> i'm eric. wall street we're waiting for the opening bell. the commerce department announced retail trading increased for the third straight month. there's the bell. and the trading day is about to start. gains in auto, fur

news. very slow out of antioch, but still holding up standard. that's good news. the bay bridge has an early back up hit hard because of an early incident. smooth for the back of the grand avenue. back to you. >>> time now is 6:36 and an important scam that you want to be aware of. details on that coming up next. >> another california city under scrutiny today. could it be paying out more than $60 million in pension money to one person? >>> tracking both drizzle and gusty wins this morning. you are finding quite a bit across the bay bridge. you are watching today in the bay. as governor, he balanced budgets without raising taxes. and california created 1.9 million jobs. as attorney general, jerry brown took on wall street banks, mortgage scammers and public officials stealing from taxpayers. at this stage in his life, jerry brown has the independence to make the tough decisions california needs. as governor i'll cap government salaries and pensions. on the budget, we have to face reality. we have to make due with what we have. and no taxes without voter approval.

. >>> we have an update on the developing news out of antioch.irefighters now say they do have a fire knocked out at an apartment building before 4:00 this morning at a large complex on gentry town drive. we are told there was a gas line feeding the fire, but it has been capped. seven unis are so badly damaged that nobody can live in them now. it happened near buchanan road and no reports of jurisdiction, but we are checking into it. there is a breathing support unit to help just in case. what started the fire is under investigation. >>> because of the dry and at times warm conditions. 69 now and 67 in san francisco. the flag is pointing off to the west over the buildings there. 59 in oakland. further inland out towards the trivalley and livermore starting off to 70 degrees. we show you the temperatures and 75 in napa. look not too far away. the incredible temperature difference seeing the winds this morning and seeing dry continues and higher up in elevation. the north and east bay, also a heat warning, eszive heat warning in san francisco over

news in the east bay. several apartment buildings in antioch have been evacuated all because of a fast moving fire. ktvu's jade hernandez is out there with all the details. what's happening, jade? >> reporter: the good news is the fire has been contained and no one was hurt. we were able to move our cameras a little bit closer so you can see. this is the apartment complex. it's called the village of park view right here in antioch. just in the back of this gate is the apartment complex that caught fire early this morning around 3:45. when we arrived firefighters had just been told pg&e had shut off the gas going to allow firefighters the ability to get inside and find out the cause this morning. we understand seven or eight families, firefighters weren't sure how many of the apartments were occupied, but seven or eight families are without a place to stay this morning. the red cross is assisting. we spoke to a resident who heard the noise this morning. >> we just heard loud bangs. it was somebody trying to kick doors in and then that's all i know. and we were out of our beds. >> reporter: this was a

news this morning. it's coming from the east bay. two apartment buildings in antioch have been evacuated because of a fire. that fire was reported just before 4:00 this morning on gentry drive and buchanan road. all of the units in the apartment building we've been told have been evacuated. there's no word of any injuries. now ktvu's jade hernandez is out there now. we'll get a live report from her coming up later in this newscast. >>> all right. we understand there's still an alert in effect for san jose. >> i just got off the phone with chp and they tell us the accident with the motorcycle and a car is indeed a fatal accident. there's an alert issued. this is 87 northbound. it is closed at capital expressway. we don't know how long that will be in effect. so we'll keep you posted. in the meantime in order to get back onto 87 northbound use west capital expressway to am maton expressway north and back onto curt ner avenue east. again, a fatality. this is just confirmed here in the south bay. back up a little bit north we go to the san mateo bridge. you can see that t

reporting live in antioch, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. >>> it's gonna be another hot day around the bay area and we're already feeling the warm temperatures. actually, some records could come close to being broken today from the north bay all the way south to parts of the silicon valley. with the hot weather comes fire danger. a red flag warning is in effect until tomorrow morning at windy higher elevations in the north and east bay. a lot of people are out this noontime enjoying the warm weather. in downtown oakland and around lake merritt, some people are soaking in the rays while others are trying to find shade to stay cool. meteorologist steve paulson are be here with more -- will be here with more on the weather in a few minutes. >>> a frightening street robbery happened around 9:30 last night at 35th street and school street. police say the gunman fired several shots into the air after robbing their victims. no one was hurt. the holdup triggered a massive police manhunt and included dozens of police officers and a helicopter. >>> it is now just three

up stories we're following the breaking news out of antioch. a fire a live report coming up. >> hundreds of nurses are off the job right now the first day of a three day strike. >> a chopper to third. the throw of crossed on time. >> the giants win the division series against the braves for the first time since 2002. >> be ready for the heat today that is the best thing we can do before you head out the door to tell you how hot it will be. >> the problem is concerned with the heat because the committee is so low. we have fire concerns. the high into the '90s once again in santa rosa, '90s through antioch and livermore, 93 in san francisco. in the peninsula it will jump into the '90s 91. beach weather at the coast 80 degrees through a half moon bay. tinging it through the day warming up quickly by 10:00 a.m. '70s out there maybe even some isolated '80s at the napa valley. by noon time plenty of '80s your afternoon highs into the 90s today. all the red show you where all the '90s are. quilling it back down to the '70s by 8:00 p.m.. for that north

the cool side 73 livermore, 69 hayward, '70s and rose up f, 64 center of francisco and 77 in antioch. good newshave nice weather on tap for the weekend this saturday the blue angel show kicking off at 3:00 on saturday sunny warm conditions when they take to the sky spirited temperatures in the low seventies so nice and pleasant this weekend. a bit to get for a couple days of cooler temperatures windy conditions tomorrow a chance of showers starting to warm up on friday but when the weekend is for the will warming will occur. upper '70's along the bay shore is an 60s close to the coast. >> jacqueline mention the blue angels and the landed at sfo earlier this week you can see them here. preparations are underway in san francisco for the biggest fleet week in 20 years. jeff bush shows you what's happening and tell us why this year will be the difference in years past. >> the ships will carry thousands of sailors and marines as well. some of them are already here you can see these guys were walking on the embarcadero in their uniforms more evidence of the arrival was in the year. a navy patrol plan

. >> a new status report on his department. antiocholice are operating with a vacancy rate of 35% and that could climb to 42% when up to 10 officers could be laid off. the department hav to consider options such as putting detectives on patrol or not investigating property crimes. >> prosecutors are asking a judge to send former bart police officer mercery to prison when he's sentenced next week. the jury found mehserle guilty in the shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar grant. defense lawyers filed sentencing requests yesterday. 14 years is the most mehserle can get. his lawyers want him released on probation. they argue the shooting was accidental. mehserle will be sentenced november 5th. >> three hospital workers filed a lawsuit against claire valley medical center. two cardiologists claim that more than one patient has died at the hospital as a result of substandard care. they say they faced retaliation, verbal rebooze and hostile work environment. an executive acknowledged the cardiology department is dysfunctional because of

the route will take riders from the pittsburgh bay station to a new station at hillcrest avenue in antioch. >> with halloween falling on a sunday this year plenty of time to celebrate. already tonight we found people out in costumes. but in san francisco, one location is off limits. ktvu's david clemson is live now in the city with this story. >> reporter: julie these flyers are being handed out to show there is no official halloween event in the castro. the message you can party, just don't do it here. while critical mass bicycles ran through the castro district shoppers were searching for just the right look. >> well, i've got a pirate dress and a pirate shirt. i am trying to decide which sort of pirate i am going to be. >> reporter: she misses the big halloween street in the castro. closed down after a shooting injured 9 people in 2006. >> i think there is ways that the city could do it. it happens in new york. it happens in cities all over the world. i would really like to see more fun happen in the castro and throughout the city. >> one of the problems we had, which you just can't fit

new this morning, a part of antioch will be safer. it will be between 6 time 30 and 9:30 weather permitting. that is bordered by sunset lane, hillcrest avenue and deer valley road. watch for that tonight. now more developing news in an alleged terror plot. >>> the u.s. state department is still active. they are watching the wires for more from the newsroom. >> this morning they are worried about the potential attacks in europe. earlier this month, the u.s. state department issued a travel warning. they told american who is are traveling to or living in europe to be cautious. at the same time the american air force's predator drones were hitting the plotters in pakistan. the state department is concerned about some kind of mass shooting at a particularly public place. if you are not a foreign worker, you are probably unaware of the levels of these warnings. there is the do not travel, the most severe. then below that is the take caution level. the level of warning that we are hearing from the state department this morning. >> thank you

the route will take riders from the pittsburgh bay station to a new station at hillcrest avenue in antioch>> with halloween falling on a sunday this year plenty of time to celebrate. already tonight we found people out in costumes. but in san francisco, one location is off limits. ktvu's david clemson is live now in the city with this story. >> reporter: julie these flyers are being handed out to show there is no official halloween event in the castro. the message you can party, just don't do it here. while critical mass bicycles ran through the castro district shoppers were searching for just the right look. >> well, i've got a pirate dress and a pirate shirt. i am trying to decide which sort of pirate i am going to be. >> reporter: she misses the big halloween street in the castro. closed down after a shooting injured 9 people in 2006. >> i think there is ways that the city could do it. it happens in new york. it happens in cities all over the world. i would really like to see more fun happen in the castro and throughout the city. >> one of the problems we had, which you just can't fit a

in antioch, this new jewish sect, the jesus movement, found a following in some synagogues.paul felt that the time was right for these jews to bring the gentiles into their movement. >> paul's message of the conversion of gentiles seems to be predicated on the isaiah language of what will happen when the kingdom comes, when the messiah has arrived, and there will be a light to the nations, a light to the gentiles. and in that sense, paul views the messianic age having arrived with jesus as being a window of opportunity for bringing in the gentiles into the elect status alongside the people of israel. >> why do gentiles join the movement? there's this tremendous religious prestige, thanks to the antiquity of the jewish bible. by entering into the church, these christians enter into that history as well. that's tremendously prestigious and important. >> i think perhaps originally they were attracted to the claims of salvation, regeneration, eternal life. you're baptized, you're illuminated. probably they were attracted to the rituals and to the communities. >> narrator: like m

antioch. we have a new accident westbound 4 right there on the approach to a street. this is a bad area.no serious injuries and everything was quickly cleared to the center divide but it's causing a backup in the area. again, westbound highway 4, speeds under 20 miles per hour. and it remains heavy towards somersville road. that is our only thing going on so far this morning. in fact it's been exceptionally quiet for the morning commute. here's live look at the golden gate bridge. everything is flowing freely across the span, no delays from novato into san francisco. that's a check of your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. today we have a whole lot of clouds expected and a chance of showers. best chance will be for the north bay for the morning and also for the afternoon a slight chance for the bay and for the coastline during the day. temperatures mid-60s along the coast today highs. upper 60s around the bay and the mid-60s inland. better chance of widespread rainfall for friday. leftover showers saturday. sunshine sunday through tuesday with another

antioch. we have a new injury crash as well on westbound 4 approaching somerville.e know one lane is blocked approaching somersville. chp is heading to the scene. chopper 5 can show us conditions on the san mateo bridge where this is day 2 of the emergency repairs and they have the right lane blocked on westbound 92679 later on in the morning commute you may want to consider the dumbarton or bay bridge as alternates. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> linda yee is at the toll plaza with the closer look at the crack that prompted all of this emergency work. good morning to you, linda. >> good morning. you know that the bridge is pretty heavy but as elizabeth was saying it's moving quickly which is kind of surprising for a friday morning because a significant portion of that right hand westbound lane is still closed for those emergency repairs. caltrans has been working to repair a 10" crack in a steel beam right under the roadway. the crack was discovered earlier this week during their twice a year inspection. engineers are installing 1 1/2 inch thick steel plates o

new poll. tense to the very last out: the giants win another thriller. the team is off to the national league championship against the phillies. and an apartment fire burning right now in antiochcbs 5 early edition ... beginning at f,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. the southeast can expect severe thunderstorms. the northeast dries out from the stormy weather last night. the western half of the country has mostly sunny skies and warm temps in the southeast. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. a british aid worker kidnapped in afghanistan may have been killed accidentally by u.s. special forces trying to rescue her. an investigation is under way. >>> and the alleged ft. hood shooter returns to court today. major nadal hasan will face many of the people he's accused of shooting nearly a year ago. the hearing will determine if there's enough evidence for a trial. >>> a new book on former south african president nelson mandela is released today. it's a fascinating look at the iconic leader through his letters and personal diaries. alistair buckle of britain's sky news reports. >> reporter: when nelson mandela talks, people list

in other news, a transient whose body was found near the antioch waterfront died of natural causes fl the transient is identified as 38-year-old geo winn. >>> fights in downtown walnut creek over the weekend are raising questions about police staffing and public safety. cell phone video shows one of the fights early saturday morning at the shiro restaurant and lounge. other restaurant owners in the area are now feeling the backlash and are assuring customers that downtown walnut creek is safe. >> it has definitely affected our business and possibly other businesses as well. >> it's safe for them to come here d we want them to come. >> the city has rolled out a down town alcohol force to work on policies for cutoff time for serving alcohol and improving down town security >>> the giants began their playoff series against the atlanta braves at at&t park tomorrow night and barry zito may turn into a highly paid cheerleader. manager bruce bochy has to decide how many people will be on the roster and he may not be on the roster. many fans have viewed zito as a disappointment since he signe

. >> and there is some good news for commuter autos bart officials have broken ground on an extension leading to antioch. the project will stand 10 miles between the pittsburgh station and hill crest avenue. >> passengers will be able to travel from antioch to the bay point station within 10 minutes. >> saying the trains are smaller than regular tlain trains and have comfortable seats. >> the project going to provide more than 600 jobs during construction. and. >> delighted to have that. >> that is going to do it for us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us, thanks for watching.

that is good news for you going to the giants game, sunny, mild. inland, upper 70's, expected. 79 in antiochich will be our warmest location, and 61 degrees in half moon bay, along the bay shore. to take a look at your kron 4 7 day around the bay unfortunately, this warm-up is not going to be sticking around that long. we're already going to see things cooling down especially into turkey, friday. the chance for more rain fall and the forecast- for-friday. light showers as reporters the weekend and a better chance for this weekend. will keep posted as to get closer. >> and to give you an update on the morgan hill overturned big rig. the rigred line, the southbound is practically at a standstill! this big rig is blocking three lanes! and they have to unload that trailer before they can flip it back over and no word along the will take. no injuries. we will keep us posted, and we will be back. our kids can't afford another four years of crippling cuts to public schools. class sizes are too big, and all the standardized testing just isn't working. so classroom teachers looked closely at the plan

antioch. we want to show you some new video just into our newsroom.happened at the 2800 block of gentrytown drive. four units heavily damaged in the morning fire. witnesses reported hearing explosions possibly due to ammunition in the home. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> in about 30 minutes, more than 700 nurses will strike at children's hospital in oakland scheduled to last three days. the key issues, pay and benefits. anne makovec is in oakland, where the nurses have been gathering all morning long. good morning to you, anne. >> reporter: good morning. there is a lot of tension in this air before the strike officially begins at 7:00 a.m. the official line in the sand is down here. hospital personnel taped this off about a half hour ago. this is private property, hospital property, and this is the sidewalk where the nurses will be walking their picket line. there are extra security guards to make sure the picketers don't cross the line into private property. this is a small gathering of nurses here outside the children's hospital of oakland. soon

new line in the east bay today. it will run from the pittsburg- bay point station to antioch. the trains will be smaller than regular bart trains and will be scheduled to meet regular trains at the bay point station. service is expected to start in 2015. >>> this is what city official in san francisco don't want to see this halloween. they put the word out, there will be no party in the castro. it's the fourth year in a row the party has been cancelled after violence broke out in 2006. >>> all right. we have seen plenty of attack ads but nothing quite like this. the ad so offensive, we can't even show it to you. >>> a new poll shows barbara boxer extending her lead over carly fiorina in the race for senate. fiorina here in the bay area today, i'll have her reaction to the poll. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. carly fiorina. just too extreme for california. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. after another. and another. just a dishonest politician, trying to hide his record of failure. the real brown plan? more spending on out-of-control state pensions. mo

. >>> we are still following developing news in the east bay. firefighters in antioch are checking for hot spots after an apartment fire this morning. this happened before 4:00 on gently drive and buchanan road. jade hernandez is south there live. she'll have all of the details coming up. >>> about one hour ago, hundreds of nurses walked off the job in oakland and they are now on the picket lines. here is a live look at the noisy scene outside children's hospital. the strike will go on for three days the hospital says it's bringing in replacement nurses so patients can still get care during that time. claudine wong is out there now monitoring the situation. she's been talking with both sides of the labor dispute and we'll have more in the next half hour. about four hours ago, the giants arrived back in the bay area. they beat the braves. so now it's on to philadelphia k kraig debro joins us live in san francisco with more on the story. good morning, kraig. >> good morning, tori. i think it would be great if the giants made it to the series and so would the yankees. we

new line which will extend transit service into east contra costa county. there was a ground-breaking ceremony in pittsburg today. it will run from the station to antioch. t greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter million pounds per day. the new line should be completed by the year 2015. >>> santa clara county commuters will see new wheels on the road starting next week. the agency plans to roll out the low emission diesel electric hybrid bus fleet on monday. funding for the buses was provided by a 5 $.4 million federal grant and $5 million in state funds. >> well, all right, trick or treat came earlier for skiers and snowboarders. they got a treat in tahoe. >> people flew in and drove in from all over. you get a chance on the slopes. all that man-made snow takes a lot of watter to make. >> that's man-made stuff. jennifer hill is with us now to tell us how much water is necessary. >> reporter: exactly. all they've seen so far is about a dusting of snow. all of a sudden they have a huge base. how do they do it? even looking at the satellite and the radar, don't see a lot of clouds moving over the sierra nevada. it only took about 2.6 million gallons of wate

new accident? >> i do. i have a major injury crash involving a motorcycle in antioch right now.t's wilbur avenue at highway 160. there are several emergency vehicles on the scene. westbound wilbur avenue is completely blocked off. we are seeing slowing westbound highway 4 through the antioch area. the drive time into concord is about 20 minutes. outside for a live look at interstate 80 heading through the berkeley area. headlights are moving westbound and the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze still a light 20 minutes. once you reach the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems heading through the tolls and into san francisco. expect delays this evening if you're driving anywhere near at&t park for the giants game. for the latest traffic updates, go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. eric, kristen. >> megan, thank you. it's 5:54. >> just getting word from the labor department that fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week dropping to 452,000, the third drop in four weeks. >> here's jane king with the rest of the "moneyscope" report. >> about to

a lot of folks getting the start and antioch hit hard over the last 20 minutes and speeds dip below 20. the good news with the ferry back in service. the difficulties they had and they return back in service without issues. they were only out of service for about a half hour. both bridges at full speed, but we see the issues. a toll plaza with a nice steady volume and the san mateo bridge is extended towards the bay bridge and a similar stretch. the east-west connector getting caught with the heavy winds as well. >> towards the east bay across the bay. winds 20 to 30 miles per hour and temperatures chilly as well. mostly 50s and the wind speeds west at 24 and west at 17 through hayward and to the pass this morning. you saw the live shot there from livermore and thank goodness the winery does not have it set up over the bay area. a lot of thunder going crazy and the lightning strikes off to the east. the hilltops or maybe out towards the mountains and we'll see clouds building, but most of the showers should stay to the east. it will be a cool and windy day around the bay and highs near 70s and 72 for

antioch. cooler than the rest is up to new highs in the upper 50s, mid- 60's around the bay, upper 60s to the in the spot. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. a chance of a shower later this evening, the jets a shower on friday, probably friday rain on and off. more moderate to heavy rain on sunday. erica has an update on traffic. >> thank you, the concern we're dealing with is a heavy fog advisor in both directions on highway 17 you can see speeds are good rain now you may want to slow down a bit as you make your way to those winding roads be aware that in both directions of highway 17 closer home, traffic is moving pretty well, and no promise of the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is building in the westbound direction but still moving at a limit coming from all approaches and a minute trip from the foot of the maze george fremont. your ride coming-martinez to the maze clucking in a 17 minute ride. smith going at the san mateo bridge, you can see those taillights heading towards foster city, a red lights coming towards you making their way into hayward, jackie pretty deal ideal driv

news in six minutes. >> thank you. >>> time now 5:11. budget trouble has forced the city of antiochits police force and it's taking a toll on the school district. the city has taken away its school resource officers and moved them to patrol. in response, schools have beefed up security on their own bringing more adults on campus. teachers and students at antioch high say while crime has been down, an officer on campus would make them feel safer. >> if i had my choice i would still have an sro on campus because i think it really does send a powerful message that this school and law enforcement are working in partnership to ensure school safety. >> they already fired high school safety assistants to replace the officers and plan to pay for more security this year. >>> plans to expand ikea in emeryville now in the hands of the city council. the store wants to develop a 60,000-foot warehouse near 53rd and hollis. it would as to store larger items for customer pickup but neighbors don't want it citing concerns over traffic and noise. it's unclear when a decision will be made. >>> and an

. >>> bart broke ground on a new line in the east bay today 10 miles from the pittsburg-bay point station to antioch. the trains will be smaller than regular bart trains, but they will have comfortable seats, wide windows and level boarding. they are scheduled to meet regular trains at the bay point station. service is expected to start in 2015. >>> while one bay area transportation project is just starting, another is well on its way. and tonight, some surprises for caltrans as they work on that fourth and final section of the bay bridge tower. sharon chin joins us from treasure island to tell us it's good news, right, sharon? >> reporter: yes, dana, take a look. it's done! caltrans has finished the second tier of the tower at 4:30 this afternoon. 4.5 hours earlier than expected. the section of the tower has four legs. they are designed to allow some movement when there is an earthquake. caltrans calls it an engineering feat. chef robert steiner is a feast for the eyes. he comes to see the latest milestone on the bay bridge suspension project this time caltrans crews working around the clock since

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new rail line. groundbreaking is scheduled this morning for the line from the pittsburg-bay point station to antiochbart for eastern contra costa county. the trains will be smaller than regular bart trains and will be scheduled to meet regular trains at the bay point station. service is expected to start i 2015. >> great news for commuters. >>> it is 5:51. coming up, imagine spending hundreds of dollars on a world series ticket and not being allowed into the game. >> we have a warning coming up for joins fans this morning when we come back. for giants fans.,, if you've got pain? you need the patch. (announcer) icy hot patches. targeted no-mess relief. icy to dull pain. hot to relax it away. pain's no match rule the bedtime. rule the upload. verizon built america's most reliable network to make a more powerful you. rule the air. verizon. right now at verizon, you can get a new samsung intensity ii free after mail-in rebate. only at verizon. to challenge ourselves on the most demanding track in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercede

antioch. but we have a major problem, getting from oakland to alameda. the webster tube is shut down because of developing news. ktv u's claudine wong is there with more. >> reporter: it's a truly tragic situation out here. you can look at the damage left behind from this horrific accident. there are three cars involved in this crash. and you can see just from the pictures you're looking at, just how dramatic this scene is out here. three cars involved. eight people, after police say the driver of one of the vehicles, a chevy traverse, ran from a simple traffic stop, went the wrong way down the webster tube and caused a multiple-vehicle collision. this is a tube that goes from oakland to alameda. and this started about a couple blocks from here. it was about midnight when the police tried to stop the chevy traverse for speeding. police tell me the officer stopped, got out of his car, when&when he started going toward the vehicle, the vehicle with people inside took off. he had just started looking for the traverse when he heard the crash down the tube. they say he went the wrong way down the tube. he hit a bla