. >>> a pancake breakfast has some peninsula residents pretty upset. >> yeah. they are flipping out about the fire department. that's next. >>> apple is mad for plaid. why the cupertino-based company is bringing on a type executive. >>> back to the 80s today. nevada 82 degrees with sunshine. pleasanton, 82. live look outside. we will talk about the sunshine and if that will change and hen we will cool down, next. >>> your dinner time may never be interrupted again. how a new law could keep tele marketers away for good. ,,,, ook: some 27- >>> well, some peninsula residents surprise bid an emergency message they received. some 27,000 palo alto residents got this noisy smart phone emergency alert. it is a notice about a charity pan cake breakfast. no, that is no emergency. >> kpix 5's len ramirez spoke to some people to say the fire department is abusing the system. >> reporter: when people get an emergency alert system they take a deep breath. they think something bad is happening like a fire, a flood or a major crime. they are not expecting to get a notification

some are upset about a text alert that went out -- not about a fire but about a pancake fundraiser. >> reporter: we learned that the fire department can use the messaging for community veevent. but some say it should be for emergencies only. this woman was used to getting alerts about a fire, but when she got an alert about a pancake breakfast, she was surprised. >> getting an alert about a pancake breakfast is not what i expect. >> reporter: but she also received a message on her land line. >> i definitely knew about the breakfast. >> reporter: they used the alert system to send information about a community pancake breakfast to 27,000 people who signed up for alerts. the city has received more than a dozen complaints wondering why they were alerted about a breakfast. >> i totally understand why people would be surprised by that. and it was not our intention to scare or alert or get people upset. >> reporter: they say what most people don't know is when you sign up for an alert the system's website says you will be informed of local events as well as local emergencies. the chief says

. >>> and pancake backlash.ow a sheriff publicized a charity breakfast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, now at 6:30: riders fed up and exhausted waiting for bt >> i think it is cruel and sadistic. that puts -- it is wonder people can even sleep at night. >>> now at 6:30, riders fed up and exhausted waiting for b.a.r.t and the unions to get their act together. >> let's check in once again with brian webb. he is following every step of these b.a.r.t negotiations. brian. >> reporter: hi, liz. the latest steps were some union folks coming back in with coffee in their hands. they have been up stairs trying to hammer things out. down here in front of the building, a lot of media folks here. union people off to the side, gathering, waiting like the rest of the bay area trying to figure out will there be a strike or not. both sides seemed a little more positive going back to the bargaining table earlier today about 1:00 p.m. even after being here all night with no deal. 57million is b.a.r.t's sew- called and best offer for salarie

the outcome of tonight's vote. >> in two minutes, an emergency alert about a pancake breakfast. how a bay area fire chief is defending the message. the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> los angeles police said just a few moments ago that an employee at l.a. international airport has been arrested with a connection to recent explosions. officials found three bottles with dry ice. one happened sunday night the other last night. the person arrested works with a company that provides ground services for airlines. authorities also recovered two additional bottles containing dry ice that did not explode. >>> palo alto residents are seeing red because of an emergency alert message from their fire department that touted a pancake breakfast. 27,000 notices went sent out last friday advising palo alto residents that the department was going to land a life flight helicopter at the benefit pancake breakfast. p

people say it's not the appropriate use of the system, and some shortened messages mentioned the pancake breakfast, not the helicopter. >> it was from santa clara county, so i opened it, expecting some sort of emergency and i just read about a pancake breakfast and i just laughed and thought it was ridiculous. >> the chief said the announcement met the guidelines for the county alert system, but if he to do it again, he would mention the helicopter in the first sentence. >>> time now, 4:41. coming up, an update on the woman found dead on the stairwell of san francisco general hospital. why the problem with missing patients may be more common than some might think. >> also, burglars breaking into homes in woodside. how they entered with just the push of a button. >> good morning. right now, we are looking at traffic that's doing pretty well around the bay area. highway 4 westbound looks good coming up to the grade. >> lots of sunshine yesterday. temperatures, coast, bay, inland, all warming up. will it be as warm as yesterday? are there any changes in the extended on outlook? 5Ñ . >>> wel

how a system designed to warn about fires sent a text about pancakes to 27,000 people. >>> from jacket weather to t- shirt weather the big difference the bay area will see between highs and lows tomorrow. >>> the area under this overpass is a prime soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> we're following the b.a.r.t. negotiations. >> jana katsuyama is standing live with hopefully good news. >> reporter: right now let me tell you what we've learned in the past 10 minutes. the acu sent out a tweet saying and i quote there will be no strike tomorrow. exclamation point. now we were as i mentioned in my earlier report expecting to hear something from both of the unions and the mediators. i understand now from some sources inside that not all of the people parties involved in it were

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children can get a giant butter milk pancake and decorations to make a face. ihop says this is under 600 calories, not that anyone is counting. >> that comes a few years later when you count the calories. >> it tastes so great when you decorate them yourself. >> and when someone else is paying for it. here is mike with the forecast. >> daylight savings ends so before you go to bed on saturday, set the clocks back an hour and enjoy the extra hour of sleep as we fall back. that means it will get dark around 5:15 rather than 6:15. across the state, high pressure is taking over and it will bring sunshine and 60 to eureka and 66 to monterey and mid-70's to san diego and 77 to los angeles and up to tahoe it is 57 degrees. safe travels. leyla gulen? >> we still have the accident in marin county if you are on 101 southbound headed up to highway 37 you will have the overturned vehicle. c.h.p. is working to clear it northbound side there is construction that will reach up to the state park and we will see all lanes re-opening but southbound side is in the clear. when yo

the public anger over an alert said by santa clara county about a pancake breakfast. >> good morning.ight now traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. as we look at -- [indiscernible] -- it is getting a little more cloudy. >>> clear skies. a little fog trying to form off the coast. it will be as warm as yesterday and are there any changes on the extended outlook? [ male announcer ] it is more than just a new car... more than a new interior lighting system. ♪ it is more than a hot stone massage. and more than your favorite scent infused into the cabin. it is a completely new era of innovation. and the highest expression of mercedes-benz. introducing the 2014 s-class. the best or nothing. >>> time 5:44. a bus crash in the south bay could have been much worse than what actually happened. a truck and pickup truck collided on interstate 680 in millipedes during the commute. it sent four passengers and bus driver to the hospital. none of the injuries appear to be life threatening. >>> police say thieves were able to get into people's homes with the push of a budgetton. two burglari

instead the alert was about a pancake breakfast fundraiser.tonight the fire department is trying to explain why they sent out all those emergency e-mails and texts. >> allie rasmus live in concord and says that the chief says there's a good reason for that alert. >> reporter: the event was a big success and they ended up raising thousands of dollars for a local charity. carol rogers sent us one of the 27,000 alerts that went out to palo alto residents. >> i opened it expecting it to be some sort of emergency and i just read about the pancake breakfast and i just laughed. >> reporter: other people got this version of the text. the first line says palo alto firefighters will be holding a pancake breakfast. the event will include a helicopter landing. >> historically when we've gone that before we get lots of 911 phone calls. >> reporter: the event was made to inform not publicize the fundraiser. >> if i were to do this again i would put the helicopter in the first line. >> it didn't say anything about helicopter on the text i received it just sa

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took place. >>> the palo alto fire department used unusual tactic to get a word out about a charity pancake breakfast. the automated emergency notification system sent messages to 27,000 people. his agency did nothing wrong and there were few complaints. >>> there are few complaints about the weather today. it is nice. >> you said it was a little cold earlier. >> that was earlier. now it's nice. >> you get out there now. i like this time of year. you get the nice cool nights. lots of sunshine and warm temperatures outside. going to be beautiful all the way to the coastline this afternoon. out there now, beautiful skies. autumn sunshine continuing. then we'll begin to notice changes. he's temperatures beginning to warmup. 71 in san francisco. 74 in san jose and 77 in santa rosa. throughout the afternoon enjoying the sunshine and warmer weather. and then some slow cooling in for the weekend. enjoy the next couple days. winds will be kicking up across the top of the mountains. 20 and 30 miles an hour. and more of a northerly component. that's enough to clear out your skies. it will stick aroun

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apparently pancake breakfasts.t was the case in palo alto, california where the fire department sent 27,000 residents saying palo alto firefighters will be hosting a pancake breakfast and please find us on facebook for more details. a handful objected to the use of the emergency system for a nonemergency situation like pancakes. they said the purpose was to warn residents not to be alarmed by a gathering of fire trucks and helicopters that led concerned citizens to call 911. he admits he will get the word out in other ways in the future. >> texas is naming and shaming the top poll offenders by publishing their names and towns. a number of violations and amount they owe. the top toll jumper owes more than $236,000. in total, one texas resident who owes more than $200,000 in tolls and fees calls it insane and inaccurate. it is owed millions in violations and is owed settlement plans. it pays to bet on the next generation. the united singdom man believed his 18-month-old grandson would day play for the wales internati

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time to do some cooking. >> these are my grandmother's, my mother's pancakes. buttermilk pancakes. look like this. >> no. these end up being -- i don't know if you can see it. >> steve: they look lumpy. >> they do. but the other trick about these is you really got -- with all pancakes, you should consume them two-thirds of the way on the first side. let those bubbles keep coming through and that -- you don't flip until you see those bubbles. >> brian: that's what happens, total throw the first batch in the garbage. >> these are delicious. people will love them. just got to follow the little tricks, make sure to cook them long enough on the one side. >> brian: did anyone bring a spatula? >> elisabeth: you can't flip it yet. >> brian, you can try it. we've got a fork. >> brian: i thought we distracted you. >> you can taste one. >> elisabeth: does the governor cook ever? >> he is the pancake maker. he flips them. >> brian: should we call him to know when to flip this? >> you can see a bubble coming through. >> steve: you need a bunch more. >> you need a lot more. >> steve: in the begi

you want some, uh, pancakes? no, no, no. i just want to sit here and drink you in. all right.ind me. eat, eat. i can't eat when you're drinking me. i'm sorry. i'm just so damn proud of you. a working joe, on strike, bringing the capitalist bosses to their knees. i admire you so much right now, it's actually bordering on lust. ok, i guess i'll be sleeping with one eye open tonight. hiya, boys. whoa! what are we serving up here? what we're serving, my lady, is a pretty close replica of ihop's famous rooty tooty fresh and fruity pancakes, which i made especially for you and me. oh, i gotta get to work. you go, girl. heh! so, what are you gonna do today? well, let's see, i got my mah-jongg at 11:00. and of course, i've got my stories. doug, come on. i'm serious. you gonna be ok? huh! yeah! why wouldn't i be ok? well, you know, not-- not being able to go to work for so long is bound to, you know, put you a little off your game. excuse me. way on my game! i've got a lot of things to do today, carrie. yeah? like what? household repairs. like this knob, for instance. remember, you, uh

children can find treats on this halloween at inpop with a free design your pancake from 7:00 am to 10.m. children get a giant buttermilk not that anyone is counting. >> can any of us pass for 12? >> maybe leyla gulen. >> eric? >> thanks for having my back. >> way, way back. >> i agree you look well younger than your age. at sutro tower camera, temperatures are two to eight degrees warmer and we are finally back where we should be on the last day the october. traveling around high pressure dominating the entire state and 70's through the central valley and mid-70's and 66 at monterey and mid-to-upper in san diego and monterey. >> look or act, mike? >> i have the "act." >> hope your halloween is off to a great start. it is look frightful over the pass with busy traffic taking an hour to get out of tracy. in contra costa county, in is a stone's thrown from mount diabolo with a brushfire but we are looking for confirmation. the drive time traffic shows from tracy to dublin it is 40 minutes. 28 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 60 minutes. the golden gate bridg

. >> i was not expecting it to be some sort of emergency and i read the pile of pancakes for breakfast i thought this was ridiculous. >> she says next time we'll put the most important information up first. >>> now trending at ktvu, take a look it is a giant fish found sunday by a marine down california. 18 foot long creature was dead and still intact and more than a dozens of people helped hauling the fish. they're hardly seen dead or alive. you can see the link on hot topics section at www.ktvu.com. >>> a nice day p around the bay area and widespread upper 70s and to lows 80 and from the coast and around the bay in inlands. they began to cool off, 64 in half-moon bay and 64 in oakland. lows 70s live moore and 71 right now in concord. into the afternoon, some areas like napa were nearly 8 degrees warmer than the day before. the ridge of high pressure establishing itself over the west coast and as it does, it is going to continue to bring us dry, warm weather and the flow around the highs something like this. and so for the coming days that dry northerly flow will be in the bay area an

at 7:00 we will start with the pancake breakfast and it will be in the 40's but in the mid-to-upper 60h noon to 5:00. if you travel around the state look how quiet it is with increasing sunshine if monterey and 68 and low-to-mid 80's through the central valley and mid-to-upper 60's all weekend in tahoe. safe travels. >> thank you. it is 5:57. a friday morning commute without bart trains. we will go to the picket lines where the bart workers are. >> frustrated workers try to get to work without bart. we will look at all of the alternatives. >> the 580 and 24 at mcarthur, a lost >> we start with breaking news. >> commuters are feeling the pain of no bart service after talks between the district and the unions fell apart. good morning, everyone. good luck out there. i am katie marzullo leader for kristen sze. >> a strike is on despite a 60-day cooling-off period and marathon negotiations this week. bart and the unions were unable to hammer out a contract agreement before workers walked off the job. we have coverage starting with abc7 news reporter, matt keller, on the picket lines. >> a c

decided i'm going to show why he should like at so he takes out the dough and she says just like a pancakeand then she took out the meat. you like me to. so she put that in. then she baked it up and put it in the suit and said you like soup. i like soup. and then she put the creplac in the middle of that and the police said i hate had. so what's happening with the tea party republicans is will they keep going the government, i edict. and now piece by piece we are showing them with the government does. you like the nih. i like the nih. you like national parks, like national parks. by christmas we will have the whole government reestablished after it has been shut down for three months. and once it's put together, the republican tea party will say i hate creplac. i hate the government. and so, what do we say to people where the consumer product safety commission has furloughed 96% of its employees right before christmas. no one is expecting twice delayed coach waste that may contain lead or other life-threatening. no one is posting reports to the online consumer product database that i worke

. >> ihop is giving away pancakes decorated, and most krispy cream stores will give anyone in costume a free donut. >>> and sfroo% of all spend -- 72% of spending will be on chocolate. rees peanut butter bars, round out the top five, and kit cats. >>> and a bad grandpa can beat gravity at least at movie theaters. johnny knoxville stars at the accident-prone grandfather in the hidden camera comedy that pulled in the most movie fans this past weekend. >> and gravity came second, cap tin phillips, the counselor and cloudy with a chance of beat balls 2 round at the top five. >> coming up, breaking news in the south bay. a pedestrian killed in san jose. >>> we also are talking about high winds across the bay over overnight and a look at the damage that was caused and havoc caused on one roadway in particular. >> plus, what came crashing down on to several cars and a sidewalk and why things could have been a lot worse. >> and you can see how windy it is. 880, our cameras are bouncing a little bit. we'll tell but wind advisories in effect. >> that rather vigorous low dropped into the sierra

blueberry pancakes, chicken and waffles, delicious staples at miss shirley's, a successful restaurant chain. he died at sinai hospital after a battle with leukemia. he was 61 years old. the mayor released a statement saying my heart aches at hearing the news of eddie dopkin's passing. miss shirley's cafe is a baltimore landmark. two years ago wjz talked to dopkin about competing, to be on the food network. >> this is one more cue to put our name across the country. >> his name was well known around baltimore. roleland park bagel company was another company he owned. his legacy lives on through the food he loved to make. >> funeral services are set for monday afternoon in pikesville. >>> a second vendor files a lawsuit against highland town grocery santony's. one week after they announced they're closing. a food and vegetable vendor say they deliver produce to san tony's and all of it remains unpaid. san tony's were also sued by another company for unpaid bills. san tony's has not commented on the suit. >>> a day of remembrance, the fire department honors firefighters who died in actio

ihop is giving all kids a scary-face pancake. at krispy kreme, anyone who shows up in a costume walks out with a free doughnut. how about that? >> done and done. forbes list of the most powerful people is out. coming in at number one is russian president vladimir putin. at number two is president obama. number three is xi juping. and german chancellor angela merkel is five. >>> sports is next, including a big announcement from iverson and beckham. >>> plus, a spooky halloween trivia question for you. according to a recent survey, what percentage of you believe in ghosts? is it 15%, 25%, 35%, or 45%? the spooky answer when "early today" returns. they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing the things that matter& like buying new raspberry 5 hour energy. from now to the end of the year, a portion of each sale... benefits living beyond breast cancer, to empower women affected by breast cancer. new raspberry 5 hour energy. it's one good deed that will go just right. >>> mm-mm. so before the

they used it to send information about a community pancake breakfast to 27,000 people. the fire department says, when people sign up for the alert, the website clearly states that you will be informed of local events as well as emergencies. many people who god the alert say the system should be used for emergencies only. >> if people use the system too much for nonurgent communication, then the value of the whole system goes down. >> the palo alto fire department says the reason the alert was set was because of a planned helicopter plannedi helicopter landing during this fund-raiser. >>> >>> pga continues testing for natural gas pipeline near san bruno at the intersection of estates and glenview drive. near the 2010 gas explosion epicenter. homeowners may be able to smell natural gas during the venting. is it is not harmful and will dissipate into the air. >>> if you haven't seen the new bay lights just yet, don't worry. you will have more chances to check out the spectacular illuminated light sculpture on the bay bridge. it will be open from dusk until dawn starting no

's with increasing sunshine in the afternoon and if you are going for the 7:00 breakfast, though, pancakeakfast, it will be in the 40's so dress for that. at petaluma, they have a fall festival here for kids both days and 63 at 11:00 and all the way in the mid-to-upper 70's in the afternoon. tomorrow is taste of oakland dropping to 64 when it ended. and a marathon in san francisco for women in san francisco, you can get into the boston marathon by postage good time here. it will be chilly at 6:00 sunday morning and then as we head through the 1:00 o'clock, 6 1/2 hour timeframe to finish the marathon temperatures are in the low-to-mid 60's. here is the seven-day forecast: notice it is a gradual decrease in temperatures each day almost everywhere but for the coast where we have seen the cooling. by next week we are where we should be and holding out hope that next weekend we get a chance of rain but it is still not very good. >> i will see you at the four seasons in san francisco at ronald mcdonald house in san francisco. >> still time to get tickets. >> friday's to those who've encountered

. >> palo alto is taking heat for using an automatic warning system to tell people about a pancake breakfast. the local paper said police and fire feed to use better judgment about what is urgent but the chief said this was to inform people that a life flight helicopter would be landing during the breakfast and do not flood the 9-1-1 system when calls to ask what is happening. the state attorney general charges former san diego mayor with physical any false imprisonment and two misdemeanor counts of battery. he immediately pled guilty to the charges that come just months after alleges of sexual harassment drove him to resign. the criminal case names three jane does as victims. >> the top salaries for three female titans at the top of the game. >> apple urges a famous designer to san francisco. >> and another beautiful october day in the bay area, with mike or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. this week, load up on your favorite coke products. 12 packs are $2.77 each. $16.99 for 150 ounced up on your favorite cok

what about the guy who ordered one pancake ? oh, right. last of the big spenders. the man at table one says his oatmeal is cold. it wasn't when i served it to him an hour and a half ago. jess, i'm afraid your idea is not working. - give it a chance, victor. - look. that man is sleeping and nobody eats. those two ladies are sharing an order of toast. i'm losing more money than ever. uh-oh. here comes mr. sharp pencil. - mr. who ? - a figure of speech if you know what i mean. welcome to crossroads cafe ! mr. brashov. well, this wasn't what i expected. - it wasn't what i expected, either. - how's that ? oh, nothing. let me show you to a table. here. please, sit. can i get you anything ? oh, a cup of coffee will be fine. here we are. a nice fresh pot, too. mr. brashov, are you aware that there's no one eating ? why hasn't your waitress brought their orders ? i don't know but i'll find out. oh, i'll go with you. katherine, where are the customers' orders ? - they're on the tables where they're supposed to be. - no, i mean the food orders. oh, the food orders. they're co

claire: mmm, those pancakes smell great. what are you doing with those?ke and i are doing a recycling drive. if we collect enough bottles, they build a school in africa. luke: wouldn't that be so cool to go to a school made out of bottles? that would certainly be a special school. did you hear what i said, parents -- "special school"? okay. nobody make a big deal about it, but i just broke up with dylan. no! oh, my gosh. are you okay, honey? yeah, i'm fine. i just -- i need to date someone who has a clue, instead of an idiot who bangs his head every time he rides his bike out of his garage. every time. i'm sorry, honey. i'm sorry for both of you. i'll have to text him later. mm. i got to jump in the shower. i'm gonna be late. where are you going? i'm going to meet my friend valerie.

a pancake has a whipped cream smile. and lastly krispy kreme, any one shows up in a costume will walk without a free donut. tempting. >> seema, you are speaking my language. i'm going to get my bib on for red lobster and my donut mouth ready. >> i'll join you. >> talk to you in a few. president obama making another fundraising stop here in the bay area. here are the details. this one is a quick fundraising lunch for the democratic party on monday, november 25th. the event will be at an fran's jazz center. tickets from $1,000 to $15,000, his lasts have was in june for fund-raisers. >> newly appointed janet napolitano wants to help students here illegally. she made the announcement while speaking last night. the former homeland security secretary said she is devoting $5 million to provide special counseling and financial aid for uc students living in the u.s. illegally. the university officials estimate 900 of the 239,000 students enrolled in the system were brought in illegally as children. earlier she was greeted by prot

automated >>> palo alto fire department used an unusual tactic to get the word out of about a charity pancake breakfast. the automated emergency notification system sent messages to 27,000 people about saturday's big charity event. the chief of the fire department says his agency did nothing wrong and there were very few complaints. >> i think there are probably other ways they could have found that. >> supposed to be an emergency system then it might be a bit of a misuse but again, i would have have found out about it otherwise. i didn't mind. >> the city says they will look at using other technologies now to deliver these types of messages in the future and reserve the alert system for emergencies. >>> an arizona man is shedding pounds by doing what most guys and girls dream of, too, eating sausage and drinking beer. >> the sausages come in many shapes and forms. i'm using some beef sticks today. >> to me it was a fun thing to do. >> the first year did he this, he lost 14 pounds most of it body fat. his cholesterol went down by a third. >> hm. >> okay. >> i know. he started his diet three y

she says it's just like a pancake. the boy said yes, just like a pancake. and she took out the meat and she chopped up for me. and she said, you like me. she put that in. and then she took it up and put it in the soup and said, you like soup. i like soup. and then she put this in the middle of it. and the boy said, i hate that. i hate it. so what is happening with the tea party republicans is that they keep going and the government, piece by piece, we are showing them what the government does. you like national parks, i like national parks. and piece by piece, we will have the whole government reestablished. after it had been shut down for three months. once it is put together, the republican and tea party members will say that i hate this, i hate the government. and so what do we say to people about this? where the consumer products safety commission has furloughed 96% of its employees right before christmas. no one is inspecting toys being imported from china that may contain dangerous levels of lead or other life-threatening defects. no one is posting re

the fire department used it to get word out about the charity pancake breakfast. some say it was used but the chief says the message was concern because of concern of flooding the emergency dispatch center since the event featured a rescue simulation uses the jaws of life. >>> we're learning that george bush's recent heart problems were more serious than thought. one of the former president's coronary arteries was more than 95% block. reportedly it was found during a routine physical exam in august. the next day at his doctor's recommendation, president bush agreed to have a stent to open the message. >>> the head of a luxury fashionhouse will be joining apple's team. the scurnt ceo of burberry, starting next thing, will start to oversee all of the operations of apple's stores and will report directly to apple's ceo, tim cook. she hopes to help apple in changing the world. >> that's a big job. >> yes, it is. >>> sal's got a big job as well. how are things in san francisco? >> looks pretty good. obviously if there was a strike, this is where -- not everyone but a l

the palo alto fire department used the city alert system to send information about a community pancake 27,000 people. the fire department says when people sign up for the alert the website clearly states that you will be manufactured -- as well as emergencies. the system should be used for q >> for nonurgent communications, and then the value of the whole system goes down. the palo alto fire department says the reason was set because of a planned helicopter landing during the fundraiser. the event raised $10,000, in fact,ok for projects safety net that fights teen suicide. >> pg&e tests the natural gas pipeline, and today the crew is planning to vent a section of pipeline at the intersection of state and glenview drive. this is a location just a block from the epicenter of that deadly 2010 gas explosion. homeowners nearby, well, a little warning here, you might be able to smell natural gas during the venting, but pg&e says not to worry. it's not harmful, and it will not dissipate into the air. testing will be don7c throughou the entire day. >>> it's not exactly a get out of jail free c

you will have pancakes, and you'll like it. the store next to them is for lease. so what?ey're shrinking. no, no. they could be shrinking. no, because the sign is centered perfectly above their store. no sign of the sign being moved. aha. (dwight) it's lunchtime. but no sign of anyone coming in or out, which means they're not taking new customers out to lunch. mm-hmm. which means they're not acquiring new business. so once again, no growth. yeah, and there are clouds. clouds in the sky. that means it's gonna rain. bad for business. oh, it would if they were altocumulus, not cirrostratus. why do you--okay. michael, get your clouds right. whatever. shut up. okay. so you go in now, i'm gonna go in in exactly ten minutes. we have never met each other. we are complete strangers. right. also, we're gonna need a signal to bolt outta there in case there is danger. and that signal is-- lick your lips. try it. no, no, no. like this. good. ready to do this? yeah. all right. here come the sharks. bah-dum. (both) bah-dum. bah-dum, bah-dum, bah-dum, bah-dum, [accelerating "bum"s] [keeps

touched your life whether that spatula in your kitchen bears your name or you rely on her recipe for pancakese has a talent for teaching, inspiring and creating beautiful things. how did she turn her passion for home making with roots in a small catering business into the powerhouse that is now martha stewart living omni media. she shares her thoughts about being your own customer, learning every day and having a business plan. >> when i wrote my book, the martha rules, i made a list of what i think are those golden rules for a good business. just like i have golden rules for how to make a pie and golden rules for cake-making, i have golden rules for business. if you stick by these golden rules, you'll probably do okay. i have always said ever since i started working that i am my customer. i want to appeal to me. what's missing in my life? what void did i fill that will fill the voids for everybody that's like me? my mother would always say nobody's like you, martha, forget it. i always said, mother, i am like everybody else. you know, i have chickens, i have a garden, i scrub the floors, i v

. >> the pancake is to die for! laughter ] >> it was a gut bomb, but i liked it. >> i actually fantasized in private moments about the food i had. >> i didn't like it. >> you didn't like it? oh, okay. >> dining here makes me feel rich. >> and what about dessert? pecan pie? sweet-potato pie?

obvious olive garden is giving away pancakes and crispy cream is giving away a free doughnut. >>> dr.onrad walked out of jail. he's accused of killing michael jackson. he was found giving a deadly dose of propofol to michael jackson. >>> a 49er is accused of assaulting his board of. he was a former tackle and admitted he was gay and he kept his sexuality a secret during the entire football career. he played the entire season with the 49ers and one season with the raiders. >>> quarterback kaepernick rushed to thirds and touchdown of his own, 49ers win. they will recover from jetlag. >> raiders made history in running. he ran 93 yards for a touchdown. that's the nfl record for a longest run by a quarterback and anybody in raiders history, they won the pittsburgh steelers. >>> the outside could be called the historic resource inventory. the house is on chris drive where jobs launched the apple computer. that historic resource designation will add another review if anyone wants to make renovations to the house. >>> we have new information about a deadly crash. it involves a suspected drun

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when they got into the atmosphere they would pancake out like a flying saucer. >> might that explainaviors? if one of these things crashed in the desert, you can understand a whole bunch of sinister-looking bodies would show up and start telling people never speak of this incident. >> you know, it's hard to say. but any military could create a cover story for anything. >> any possibility of like cyborgs or aliens? >> good question. i heard that there is and then i've heard there isn't. >> we're taking you to a place, an undisclosed location, what's known as albuquerque's own area 51. >> there will be no probing involved. because every time there's like alien stuff there's probing. always with the probing. i don't understand. if they've been coming here for years, haven't they done enough probing? >> if we were from like "ghost adventures," we'd be really playing this up. some say this area was used for sinister experiments, german-speaking cyborgs. we'd need to find some crackpot scientician. this is even better than area 51. this is like area 61. area 61 turns out to be a fenced-off

here it is oysters raw, like soup, like pancake. was blown out of my mind and how simple taiwanese cuisine is. it is very subtle. when you can appreciate the simple flavors, that is when you really understand taiwanese cuisine. >> in the process, the two of you have gained an understanding of taiwan. what do you think the trip has made a difference in in your life, specifically regarding your future career options? will you be thinking of spending more time in taiwan? or maybe even start working here in taiwan? is that becoming an option? >> i have not given it much thought yet, but it's constantly there in my mind. you can only know if you want to do something once you have actually done it. coming here, getting a little taste of it, you get a feel for it. i feel it's quite easy to adapt to taiwan, more than my experiences in japan or china. within three weeks, i felt very comfortable. as to whether i would work here, there is still some thought i would have to give. but it is an option right now. >> i am trying to improve my chine

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