but suddenly the sharks looks like they )ve got their )mojo. ) they ruined the philadelphia flyers ) home opener last night .. winning 8-to-2. that )s not quite what everyone is talking about this morning... all the )talk ) is about this dramatic entrance - straight from the rafters.. by the flyers new mascot .. "gritty." it )s also kind of how "laura" makes "her" entrance into the newsroom each morning. but until now .. gritty has taken lots of verbal "body-checks" from fans who are not quite sold on him. from this clip .. it looks like they may finally be coming around... ad lib toss to wx and traffic most of the slowing has cleared a contra costa county family is desperate for answers after their loved one ended up dead... in a bay point canal. 25-year-old "kre )onna smith" disappeared while out for a walk in pittsburg on july 16th. her body was found four days later -- 11 miles away from her usual walking path. investigators say there was no sign of trauma ---- nor foul play. they also say this was (not a suicide. smith )s mother and her family have been passing out fliers every

but suddenly the sharks looks like they )ve got their ) mojo. ) they ruined the philadelphia flyers ) home opener last night .. winning 8-to-2. that )s not quite what everyone is talking about this morning... all the )talk ) is about this dramatic entrance - straight from the rafters.. by the flyers new mascot .. "gritty." it )s also kind of how "laura" makes "her" entrance into the newsroom each morning. but until now .. gritty has taken lots of verbal "body-checks" from fans who are not quite sold on him. from this clip .. it looks like they may finally be coming around... tracking the fire we spotted in oakland coming up next-- a quick look at the top stories on today in the bay... including-- )supermarket shooting. ) a teenager gunned down in contra costa county.... what we know - and who police are looking for. and - )tire fire ) an update on breaking news we )e followed since we went on the air at 4:30. the status of the firefight right now. but first happening now. we )re counting down to the next summer olympic games -- tokyo 2020. nbc just released the logo for the games. we

. >> the philadelphia flyers new matt mascot gritty doesn't like sharks. real or otherwise.e san jose sharks. he went on the attack incoming an squariam today to send a message to san jose fan the sharks don't like the flyers or gritty as they spoiled had his home debut today. three minutes into the game, the sharks odd-man rush. logan couture keeps it and gets the wrister past brian elliott. the sharks not done. 11 seconds later la banks's shot deflected buddiflected on the rebound. four assists. still in the fours, pavelsky pokes in another. this one would be reviewed. but about the refs saw the right angle and it's a good hockey goal as threw like to say. sharks on the power play now. evadder cain gives the sharks their first power-play goal of the season. san jose will 48 shots on goal and win big 8-2 the final. >>> the warriors play the first of two preseason games against las vegas. tomorrow draymond green will not be on the court. he could play against the lakers friday night but he hasn't practiced in ten days. an mri came back clean and he's expected to be ready for

but suddenly the sharks looks like they )ve got their ) mojo. ) they ruined the philadelphia flyers ) home opener last night .. winning 8-to-2. that )s not quite what everyone is talking about this morning... all the )talk ) is about this dramatic entrance - straight from the rafters.. by the flyers new mascot .. "gritty." it )s also kind of how "laura" makes "her" entrance into the newsroom each morning. but until now .. gritty has taken lots of verbal "body-checks" from fans who are not quite sold on him. from this clip .. it looks like they may finally be coming around... ad lib toss to weather tracking a hazard on the bay bridge next and all new this morning.... left out of a lockdown. the reason teachers at once school allegedly kept a transgender student from taking part in a safety drill. plus -incredible pictures of a 3- car crash. a truck ended up on top of on of these cars. the )simple act ) which police say - saved everyone )s lives. but first happening now. mortgage rates are at an (8 yer high. this time last year, the average rate on a 30 year fixed loan was just under (4

and it was a goal fest in ottawa as the philadelphia flyers defeated the ottawa senators jacoba for czech had two goals and three assists was left in two of his own to lead the flyers to a seven to four when it's now being a two game losing streak. you do a great job killing off the family and that's all your sport for now more later back to you kyra thanks very much liz it's in the seat a couple of minutes i will see you very soon. the carter center. volcano kill way erupted explosively last thing boiling clouds of steam and ash and rock high into the atmosphere scientists say it's not unusual for eruptions to stop and start up again later as for kill away a it has been spilling lava continually for more than thirty years native hawaiian spiritual beliefs say eruptions reflect the mood so of the goddess pale a. us as native hawaiians to the family is always nice to us whether she takes our home or not we accept this type of event. and i had three jobs and though i only have one but i'm soo providing for my family. the first time i was admitted to hospital i didn't show any signs of m.s.

. >> well, the philadelphia flyers new mascot grady, that's him. that's him. like sharks. real sharks, plush sharks or the san jose sharks. gritty went on the attack at an aquarium today to send a message to sharks fans. he's not an attractive mascot. the sharks sent a message of their own. they don't like the flyers. three minutes into the game, odd man rush for the sharks logan rims it past elliott. 11 seconds area, kevin lebank's shot is deflected. sharks not done. still in the first period. pavelsky pokes in another. this one will be reviewed. the rev saw the right angle and it is a good hockey goal, as they say. elliott's club gets the puck but it is just past the line. now sharks on the power play. evander kane gives the sharks first power-play goal of the season. the sharks had 23 shots on goal in the first period. they are leading 6-1. with jimmy garoppolo lost for the season and 1 and 4 record, the 49ers have been demoted. the nfl dropped san francisco from its sunday night prime time spot on october 21st. the 489ers home game against the rams will ki

because if you can't use the toilet, you can't be in my house. [ laughter ] then, the philadelphia flyersled their new mascot gritty, and i was like, "wwwhaaat the [ bleep ] is that?!" [ laughter ] see, that's why i don't have cats. because they cough something up and the next thing you know, that thing they coughed up becomes a mascot. [ laughter ] then, bill cosby got three to ten years for sexual assault, and i was like, "what? he actually got jail time? well, i have lost a bet." [ laughter ] then, i read that while cosby was in jail, someone threw a hot dog bun at him, and i was like, "hmm. can i laugh at that? he's an old man who can't see and is in jail." then i pictured what that would look like, and i laughed my butt off 'cause it looked like this. [ swoosh ] [ laughter ] oooh. [ laughter ] it's fine. then, someone was like, "will smith is bungee jumping from a helicopter in the grand canyon." and i was like, "what? who did what from the what and the where?" [ light laughter ] but people were like, "it's for his 50th birthday." and i was like, "what? he's 50?" [ light laughter ] t

the boston bruins made it four wins from four at home this season as they beat the philadelphia flyers on thursday so they know chara scored twice and just love how twenty six shots on the way to the three nothing when the bruins are second in the eastern conference atlantic division. now tony is the new leader at the halfway stage of the world golf championship event in shanghai the twenty nine year old american overcome a double bogey to a court card of five under par round of sixty seven overnight leader patrick greed was even par though his second round his he's three back in a tie for second alongside tommy fleetwood and defending champion justin rose. and the gymnastics world championships are underway and the men are on their second day of qualifications ahead of the team final on monday japan are the reigning olympic champions from rio and defending world champions from two thousand and fifteen the top three teams will secure a place in the twenty twenty games in tokyo now the spotlight is once again on lindsey vonn as she enters her final competitive skiing season the american

the boston bruins that made it four wins from four at home this season as they beat the philadelphia flyers on thursday sit down with chara scored twice and. stopped twenty six shots on the way to a three nothing when the bruins are second in the eastern conference atlanta decision. tony phenolic is the new leader at the halfway stage of the world golf championship event in shanghai a twenty nine year old american overcame a double bogey to carve a five under par round of sixty seven overnight to lead at pacha created was even paul to his second round his three back in the tie for second alongside tommy if you would and defending champion justin rose. he gymnastics world championships are underway in doha the men are on their second day of qualifications ahead of the team final on monday to pan all the reigning olympic champions up from will and defending world champions from twenty fifteen of the top three teams will secure a place in the twenty twenty games in tokyo the spotlight is once again on lindsey vonn as she enters her final competitive skiing season already the most successful fe

mobile reno only to lose five two to the philadelphia flyers on thursday. well that game was at the same arena where khana mcgregor will return to the usa this weekend he's taking on lightweight champion had be no my commodore but there was one important thing that was missing at the news conference on thursday and that was mcgregor him self. discomfort is beginning i'm not grateful nobody has to go in there and question i'm here i have schedule i have to make wade i have to worry about myself why i have to think about came a come on or. if somebody made this is not my problem you guys did. fifteen minutes i'm here these guys even done this is big business big. yeah i had not impressed and after holding his solo press conference he left the stage with his lightweight belt even the fans disappointed there was no face elf. but then a little later than that i got finally turned out he blamed it on the fake us traffic. opinionated this that's driving is a little heavy that must be a mcgregor awfully gone on i don't know where that family is he doesn't want to b

. >>> speaking of things creepy, the philadelphia flyers' new mascot has made quite an entrance for the the rafters on a wrecking ball, of course, to the song "wrecking ball" playing in the background. >> oh, gritty. meantime, fans were there catching gritty fever. 4-month-old connor shirk wearing a costume his mom made herself from a hoodie and about a ton of yarn. >> very, very creative mom. >> gritty is really encouraging a whole generation of costumes. it will be the costume of the year, gritty. >>> making news in america this morning, historic storm. >> oh. >> michael roaring ashore, one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the united states devastating the florida panhandle. >> i saw an entire home taken off of its foundation and rolled down the street. >> buildings ripped apart. >> we got to go. we got to go. >> a hotel collapsing in front of an abc news crew. new video of the damage left behind. the storm surge surrounding homes and stories of survival beginning to emerge. >> that's when he said, move, move, move, and the door blew open, and the roof flew off. >> and it's not

gritty, you hear about gritty, the new philadelphia flyers' mascot? celebrating his debut week with a special appearcee phillies game, learning from the best. philly phanatic. oh, my gosh. the two having a great time. they are busting a move, aren't they? there you go. there you go. don't hurt yourself. don't hurt yourself. i have to say, gritty got mixed reviews when we saw him for the first time last week but he got nothing but love from the phillies. they tweeted this picture with the #breaktheinternet. >> what is gritty? an orange creature. >> a creature is what they said. >> he has a squeaky belly button and smoke comes out of his ears. i've done some research on it. >> thank you for clearing that up. >>> let's go over to ginger. >> yeah. now i'm much more -- that's clarifying. thank you. we should start with what's happening in the southwest. yuma, arizona, had more than a month's worth of rain in just one day and it's all because of rosa that's out in the pacific ocean. you can see some of the damage that was coming from some of the storms that

in philadelphia, that's the flyers' controversial new mascot. his name is gritty. he hasn't been well received. he scares a lot of fans. the sharks trying to bounce back from a tough loss yesterday in new york. this guy was a huge help today. evander cane, two coals on the evening, include thing sniper shot. the sharks win 8-2 and they're now 2-2 on the young season. >>> baseball playoffs this evening. the red sox clinched their series against the yankees with a 4-3 win. soon after this home run, the champagne was flowing in the bronx, but not for the yanks, for the red sox. boston will play the astros in the american league series. in the national league, it's the dodgers and brewers. the hapless 49ers just got dumped. they were supposed to be on "sunday night football" october 21. but they've been reassigned. their game moved to 1:25 p.m. as for the raiders, off to london. that's about a ten-hour flight from oakland. >> i don't know. i hope i can make it, honestly. i'm not great. i get claustrophobic. i'm not a great traveler. i hate it. i'm not good. >> he's not

. >>> a great game on the ice in philadelphia. the flyers turned over the talk and logan takes another direction firing a shot for his first goal of the game and then they scored to give the sharks a 2-0 lead. they had a great game scoring two goals and kevin lamont had a great game with four assists. and night after being shut out the sharks win this one and santa fe plays the rangers in new york tomorrow. >>> right now it is 6:48 a.m. and check in with sal for look at traffic. it's rock 'n' roll schooldays and watch out for the kids pick. >> you are absolutely right, pam. we need to watch out for the kids. we want to go to breaking news right now. open fire department is calling us several alarm response. seventy-second avenue and holly, a one-story warehouse with heavy smoke and flames showing and several power lines are down compared to open fire department. this is breaking news and 72nd avenue at holly at east oakland and the fire is coming up and visible from 580 and 880 and it keeps getting worse and worse and when we first saw it he

philadelphia. in the first period, the flyers turned over the puck and it was taken the other direction with a shot for the first goal of the game. seconds later, a second score for san jose. a 2-nothing lead and overall, two goals each were scored and four assists. the combined efforts gave an 8- 2 victory over the flyers and san jose will face the rangers in new york tomorrow. >>> a historic night at the american the american little political. >>> a big departure from the white house. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley said she's leaving. i'm doug luzader in washington. more on th>>> good morning. we have traffic on highway 24 looking good. and highway traffic 24 is moving well to concord. >>> cooler with a bit of a breeze and sometimes back into the 70s. we will see what is in store the next few days. land of blue jeans. muscle cars. bald eagles. and burgers. and while muscle cars lost their muscle. blue jeans got all skinny on us... i can't feel my legs. and bald eagles got, well, balder... oh no, is it obvious? ...no way are we giving up on burgers. that's why i created the all-ameri

philadelphia the place, and the hottest mascot in the nhl, gritty. look what he's doing to the little sharks. the flyersominate -- were document nateed -- dominated. logan couture takes it to distance. his first goal of the season. kevin lebank will get a shot on goal. pawelski from the left to score his first goal and a 2-0 lead. they went on from there. here's a beautiful piece of teamwork. when you score eight goals everything is working and the sharks put it on good on the flyers, 8-2 -- 8-2 to even their record on the road. we must check this out. this was my favorite from last night. after the game. players exchange jerseys with the other team. it's a custom. this is josh norman having trouble getting his jersey off. kurt coleman of the saints is working it. i'm letting it go the entire 34 seconds it took. he must have sweat a lot. >> it's real sticky. >> they were going to trade jerseys. forget it man. >> i don't want to trade jerseys at this point. >> who do you think will be in the world series. >> i think it will be the dodger and the astros. just like last year it will be a great series where

flyers. and when you think about politics, it is like a sport, certainly in philadelphia. what do we have going on? we have the race, a political campaign which is a race, and there is a winner and unfortunately someone who does not win. you need a sportscaster to call the play-by-play of the race, that is why i am here today. i will sit over here, and i think governor rendell and everyone from the school district for having me today. thanks to the students in philadelphia, the anne frank tonool, the edwin m. stan school, and the lower marion school district. the questions you're about to hear had been selected from several hundred questions submitted to the rendell center. called "capturing the voice of the student," that is you and we will hear your voice is spoken today. this forum is being live streamed across the commonwealth to our schools in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. we thank everyone who submitted questions and who are watching today. the candidates have been chosen in random order for their appearance on stage, and for the questions. let's get started. it