>> this is market street and powell street, a busy part of the city.e just got these reports, report suspicious packaging, and you can see here all the buildings around here. they're really large buildings. the busy part of the city. there's a report of a suspicious package right here on market street and powell street. they evacuated all of union square, and we're getting a lot of information on this and trying to determine exactly what is going down right now. >> new info. do you have anything more? the chopper has just gotton to the area. they're trying to get us aerials of this. it happened such a short time ago they haven't been able to make it there. this is union square over which they're flying now and looking for this specific area where this is going down. this is more than a bomb scare. we don't report on bomb scares. this has changed the landscape in town for the afternoon. it's what is approaching 1:00 in the afternoon, lunch hour in san francisco, and this entire area of town has been shut down because of one suspicious device. it's our u

surrounding areas. >> the park is shut down to all pedestrian and vehicle access of the stockton street, powell street, post street, geary are all shut down. >> after investigating please decided the backpack opposed no threat and the area was reopened about 1:45 this afternoon. >>> happening now the federal government back in business. in san francisco, people lined up today at pier 33 to get on board for a tour of alcatraz. it was closed during the 16 apparently day federal shut down. horn bluer cruises runs the tour. it lost about 50,000 customers during that closure. >>> federal workers furloughed should get paid even if they -- even though they didn't work in their next paycheck. more now from reporter tory dunn and what's on store for the nation moving forward. >> with our objection, the motion is agreed to. >> for the stroke of midnight it was a done deal, the debt sealing raised funding through january 15th. signs are normality across the country, many monuments and museums are open for business, even the national zoos panda cam is back up and running. >> welcome back, everybody. >> furloughed

that powell street cable car line is down. just learned there's some sort of mechanical issue going on with it. so they are running shuttle buses instead. everything else though is on time. bart systemwide good to go. they should have more than 50 trains all reporting no delays. that's the latest from the "timesaver traffic" center. back to you. >>> a spike in auto burglaries in palo alto has prompted police to set up patrols and urge the public to protect their vehicles. officers say thieves hit 61 vehicles last month. that's the highest total for a month since 2008. officers dealt with 261 auto burglaries in the first 9 months of this year. in 2012, police had 239 cases. and the year before, 229. >>> in bay area news, oakland mayor jean quan faces an uphill battle for re-election. an oakland chamber of commerce poll shows only 5% of city voters would definitely vote for her again. 77% said quan is doing a fair or poor job. >>> redwood city is going bilingual online. its police department has created a facebook page for spani

so my suspicion is by the powell street emeryville exit near ikea, it's a good 20 minutes, maybe moreto get to the bay bridge toll plaza. you see a lot of brake lights. if you're looking at westbound 580, westbound 80 and 880 north into the maze it's heavier than normal and heavier earlier. this sus not come as a surprise. we're aware that b.a.r.t. serves 400,000. they are taking to the cars, hitting the roads. you've got these extra people on the roads. so predictions of traffic being bad wasn't hard to predict. you can see those are unfortunately coming true if you haven't gotten on the roads, i don't know what to tell you except you're going to have a long drive. you can see here we are stuck in the maze at 630. traffic would be going faster than this and it's not. >> hang in there. thank you. we will continue our coverage on that strike on air and on line for a list of b.a.r.t. strike resources click that box on the upper left hand of our home page, that is at nbcbayarea.com. >> you saw bob struggling to make it to the bay bridge toll plaza. not looking good. >> no. and bob said h

301 commonly known as the triangle parking lot, bounded by taylor street, jefferson street, and powell street; swl 314 bounded by the embarcadero, bay street, and kearny street; seawall lot 321, bounded by the embarcadero, front street and green street; seawall lot 322-1 bounded by broadway street, front street and vallejo street; and seawall lot 323/324 bounded by the embarcadero, broadway street and davis street. (resolution no. 13-42) >> my name is shai edwards and i am the senior property manager for the water front and i want to let you know that i am here today to request authorization to offer a competitive bid, on the five-year lease for the following five sea wall lots. 301, 314, 321, 322-1, 323/324. all located in the northern water front. i am going to provide a brief background of the lots. and discuss the rationale for consolidating the lots into one operator. and i will outline objectives of the project and provide the overview of the financial of the lease and discuss the bid process and qualification and hopefully with your approval and input, move forward on issuing the bid.

tell your friends the hire event will take place at the hilton garden inn on powell street between noon and 4:00. >>> diana nyad made history swimming from cuba to florida without a shark cage. what's she doing today? getting back in the water. the 65-year-old's going to swim for 48 straight hours to raise funds for victims of hurricane sandy. she'll swim in a specially designed pool in the heart of new york city next to the famed macy's department store. she'll be joined by olympic swimmer ryan lochte, richard simmons and other celebrities. it's shorter than her record setting swim from cuba to florida. >> she can't stay away from the water. >> no, she cannot. >>> here in the bay area, it's becoming less and less like pool weather. >> let's find out. >> yeah, in fact, we might find a little bit of a pool on the roadway. >> yes, i know. we have some expected rain in our forecast. right now as we take a look from our roof camera towards the embarcadero and the bay bridge, it's pretty clear right now. little bit of patchy fog along the coast to get us going, but very chilly temperatures.

this is muni selling tickets down at the powell street station, it has no lowered counter area, it has a number of problems. even a temporary use is required it meet these standards of accessibility, especially a brand new thing. this is what they call a cobon, a japanese model of sort of a small station. it should be fully accessible as a new facility. it's 1.30, i promised we would end at 1.30, we'll stick around in case you have questions after. thank you.

.people can at anytime board or get off >> reporter:pay attention to this suv turning right on powell streetare boarding, bell ringing >> reporter:that's not even a lane of traffic it's more like a shoulder this happens all too often and guess what it's illegal >> reporter:watch this, the cable car has just stopped to pick up a passenger then this cab >> reporter:now lets pause the video right here, notice the cable car operator tried to stop the cab and this is why >> reporter:let's advance the video by a few frames, look at the man leaving the cable car holding the child, >> reporter:if he had left a few seconds earlier this would be a totally different segment >> reporter: cable cars are a huge part of san francisco history and in fact they are listed as a united states historical landmark >> reporter:so adding flashing lights, arms that drop to stop drivers or stop signs are not possible >> reporter:we have to rely on drivers doing the right thing so what should you do? itsa simple you have to stop at the rear of the cable car and wait until it is in motion ' >> reporter: you shouldn't m

taking place on powell street between noon and 4:00. tomorrow. >> just ahead michael finney helping you find the perfect costume at a great price. >> and spread good will. jc: lunch at that all like? ron: i'm sorry, who are you? jc: i'm your coworker! c'mon guys. i'm driving. hey, you guys comfortable? it's best-in-class rear legroom. and with a turbo engine that gets 34 highway m-p-g. you know j.d. power ranked passat the most appealing midsize car two years in a row? i bet, uh, dan here wishes somebody found him most appealing two years in a row. ron: it's ron jc: ron... exactly. >>> there is a way to get decked out for halloween. >> it's also very popular. >> yes. it is. it's environmentally friendly and for a good kauchls you see, we went shopping with three san francisco state students in search of the perfect costume. budget is spending first halloween in the united states. the student from france scouring aisles of goodwill. >> i like this color. >> tracy is on a mission and can't decide if she wants to spend halloween as little

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beach, powell streets are closed this happened at the radisson hotel on firnerman's wharf.y complained of a strong smell. the officer arrived on the scene he said he saw 12 people, 12 people who are overcome, 12 people down was the word used. because not pepper spray, but bear repellent. it could be something else. they thought but now, they're saying that it's bear repellent. people smelled something strong and complained of their throat, very scratchy. among four people transported i saw two of them were elderly. we're being asked to move away and i will do so, again, everything the investigation seems to be through and everything seems clear at the moment. i'm live from fisherman's wharf abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> governor brown will make history this week when becoming california's longest serving governor, he took office at age 36 and became the nation's youngest governor. today the 75-year-old is in the middle of his third term thousand now the nation's oldest governor. the service will exceed the late governor earl warren. >> we're just hours from the first governm

beach, powell streets are closed this happened at the radisson hotel on firnerman's wharf.they complained of a strong smell. the officer arrived on the scene he said he saw 12 people, 12 people who are overcome, 12 people down was the word used. because not pepper spray, but bear repellent. it could be something else. they thought but now, they're saying that it's bear repellent. people smelled something strong and complained of their throat, very scratchy. among four people transported i saw two of them were elderly. we're being asked to move away and i will do so, again, everything the investigation seems to be through and everything seems clear at the moment. i'm live from fisherman's wharf abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> governor brown will make history this week when becoming california's longest serving governor, he took office at age 36 and became the nation's youngest governor. today the 75-year-old is in the middle of his third term thousand now the nation's oldest governor. the service will exceed the late governor earl warren. >> we're just hours from the first gove

police started breaking up games near the powell street cable car turn around.s have complained about a spike in crime. the chess games have lead to gambling and drug dealing. the chess players claim they have been there for decades and claim they are harmless. >> and a real life da vinci code. the long lost painting that could answer an age old secret. >> and a different kind of mystery. how a nine-year-old boy got through airport security and flew across the country with no ticket. you and the new fallout from the government shutdown, could it put your safety at risk? and sports anchor mike shumann sits down with vernon davis to get his take on tonight's game against the texans and find out morning, the partial government shutdown will still be in affect. right now the white house and congress aren't even negotiating a deal that would fund the government for the new fiscal year that started last tuesday. here is abc news reporter larry jacobs. >> west coast fishermen have a growing -- are a growing list of americans who are suffering because of the government

it has taken 15 minutes to get from powell street to emeryville to where i am now and i am still about quarter of a mile or less prior to the toll plaza. the traffic here is bumper to bumper and stopped. all the feeder ranches, highway 580, 880, that feed the toll plaza are extremely slow if not stopped and bumper to bumper at best. i can say the car pool lanes on the left side and the right-hand side are still moving at pretty much their speed limit. both the fast track lanes and the cash lanes, as you can see ahead, is pretty much just brake lights across the roadway. >> eric and katie? >> thank you. we are following the latest developments on the commute without bart. keep ituned right here. you can download our free abc7 news app and allow push alerts for the latest information. we have assembled a change of resources at abc7news.com to map the commute including alternate transit options and real time traffic maps. you can download the exclusive abc7 news waze traffic yap to navigate the freeways and follow us on twitter@ >> leyla gulen? >> there are plenty of sticking points. spea

police recently started breaking up games near the powell street cable car turnaround. local businesses have complained about a spike in crime. police say the chess games have led to gambling and drug dealing. the chess players claim they have been there for decades and they were harmless. >>> happening today, testimony begins in new orleans in the federal government's case against british petroleum over the 2010 gulf oil spill. experts will begin by arguing over just how much oil was spilled from the deepwater horizon oil rig. the justice department says it is somewhere around the 176 million gallons. bp says the number is closer to 105 million. government lawyers are seeking up to $18 billion in damages. bp estimates i the damages at 10 billion. >>> police in mexico say a mechanical failure may have caused a deadly crash involving a monster truck at an air show. we want to warn that you some of this video may be very difficult to watch. officials say the driver appeared to lost control of the truck after leaping the obstacle at the extreme aeroshow. six people died wh

police started breaking up games near the powell street cable car turn around. local businesses have complained about a spike in crime. the chess games have lead to gambling and drug dealing. the chess players claim they have been there for decades and claim they are harmless. >> and a real life da vinci code. the long lost painting that could answer an age old secret. >> and a different kind of mystery. how a nine-year-old boy got through airport security and flew across the country with no ticket. you and the new fallout from the government shutdown, could it put your safety at risk? and sports anchor mike shumann sits down with vernon davis to get his take on tonight's game against the texans and find out forged out of bravery, sacrifice, and duty. from all corners of the country, a family for life. ♪ but whether they served in lands far away or communities close to home, some of these men and women may face difficult times or even crisis. but sometimes reaching out for help can be the most challenging and worthwhile mission of all. thankfully, friends, famil

it will take place on powell street in emoryville between noon and 4:00. >>> diana nyad made history florida without a shark cage. what is she doing today? she's getting back into the water. she'll swim for 48 straight hours. she'll swim in a specially designed pool in the heart of new york city next to the famed macy's department store. she'll be joined by olympic swimmer ryan lochte, richard simmons and the swim is five hours shorter than nyad's record setting swim from cuba to florida. >> in a climate controlled pool area. not so much for you stepping outside this morning. >> that's exactly right. i'm sure that water is much warmer than what we've got out here. we also have some cooler temperatures today. taking a look from our exploratorium camera. for the next three days you can expect to see the temperatures dropping down. by friday it will start to go up a little bit. you know what, we do have a chance of showers on wednesday as well. our highs for today across the state, well, we are going to experience cooler conditions just about everywhere. certainly in the sierra we do ha

there is an accident eastbound at interstate 80 at powell street.ng from the macarthur mayes. there is no backup to the bay bridge but the slow traffic east, have lanes are blocked and this is what made the traffic backed up on 880 northbound. if you are heading to the bay bridge, holiday conditions are here and that is why there has been no delays. the same is true for the san mateo bridge, 92 right. for the golden gate bridge, 1 01 southbound the volume is at its peak but they still have no delays or incidents. the marin drive time is below 30 minutes down to the golden gate bridge. >> a review of san francisco general's hospital's security and safety will be conducted by experts from uc san francisco. mayor ed lee announced that an independent review of the hospital would be conducted to find out hoow lynn spaldings body was discovered in a stairwell. she was admitted to hospital september 19th. she had been losing weight and may have been suffering from some kind of infection. on september 21st, she disappeared from her hospital bed 15 minutes a

it's causing delays eastbound 80 approaching powell street. plaza, it's looking great. metering lights turn off now. traffic is good into san francisco from the east bay and definitely moving better than normal. sluggish to downtown oakland exit. but moving free and clear towards the oakland coliseum. that is traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> beautiful sunshine throughout the day. high pressure will be overhead. offshore winds blowing. not too far. the fire danger not elevated. clear skies as well and high pressure building in overhead that will make for warmer temperatures today. wasn't a bad weekend but going to be warmer by this afternoon. these next days the nicest days of the week. and in san jose, should be beautiful 76 in san francisco and towards the beach is spectacular weather in pacifica. 77 degrees in santa rosa. next couple of days, likely to see 70s in the coastline. even warmer in some of the valleys. for over 60,000 california foster children, extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path

late today, a mechanical problem shut down the powell- hyde street cable car line.rd on when it will re- open. a bummer for tourists but, hey, take the california line. there are plenty of things to do around town. >>> the government shutdown is being felt in silicon valley though. fremont's silicon graphics or cgi is reducing its revenue forecast because government clients won't be able to pay bills or place new orders. the company's stock has taken a hit today. the stock dropped 16% in after- hours trading. >>> parents in san jose trying to bring back the halloween spirit to hayes elementary school after they were told that their children's annual halloween parade will be canceled this year. faculty and staff say the parade takes up too much class time. but most parents don't agree and one even started a petition on change.org. >>> it's wide open out there. >> still ahead, how it just became almost impossible for you to hide from anyone on facebook. >> and why there's a push to get people in the bay area to knit and crochet in public. ,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ]

a backpack was found near powell and stockton streets just before noon. can see in the video here, a one-block radius around union square was all cleared out. shoppers and workers told to shelter this n.place. nothing was found and union square reopened after two hours. >> clean up underway following a massive apartment fire in redwood city. dudsens escaped including four are injured in the flames. take a look at the view. you can see it's heat from the fire blows out windows and roof. tonight the red cross is helping residents forced out of homes, abc 7 news now with the story. >>> massive fire started at 5:15 on the top floor of the terrace apartments on the 900 block of woodside road. >> first arriving units found heavy fire. >> the blaze moved to six alarms, video from sky 7 shows just how intense flames were. residents scattered out of the building as firefighters did bat yes.. >> encountered heavy fire. people coming out of the build goinging to rescue and interior operations. >> reporter: firefighters struggled to get hoses to top floor, no sprinkl

a backpack was found near powell and stockton streets just before noon. you can see in the video here, a one-block radius around union square was all cleared out. shoppers and workers told to shelter this n.place. nothing was found and union square reopened after two hours. >> clean up underway following a massive apartment fire in redwood city. dudsens escaped including four are injured in the flames. take a look at the view. you can see it's heat from the fire blows out windows and roof. tonight the red cross is helping residents forced out of homes, abc 7 news now with the story. >>> massive fire started at 5:15 on the top floor of the terrace apartments on the 900 block of woodside road. >> first arriving units found heavy fire. >> the blaze moved to six alarms, video from sky 7 shows just how intense flames were. residents scattered out of the building as firefighters did bat yes.. >> encountered heavy fire. people coming out of the build goinging to rescue and interior operations. >> reporter: firefighters struggled to get hoses to top floor, no spr

cook county task force also includes crisis counselors like brenda powell, a former prostitute who now works the other side of the street, reaching out and offering guidance to girls and young women trapped in the life. >> in the 25 years i was in prostitution, i've been shot five times, stabbed over 13 times, beat, kidnapped, keheld against my will. all those things happen when you're in prostitution. every time you go out there and somebody puts a gun to your head or something like that, your chances get lessened. you know what i mean? i understand where they come from. i understand who these women are. who better to send in and talk to them than someone who's been through it? and that's what i do. >> it's a little after 1:00 p.m. when the task force sets up in a hotel near o'hare airport. this strip of hotels and motels is a well-known hotspot for the business of sex for sale in cook county. >> it's this one. >> male undercovers in one room begin making contact with women advertising sex for sale on backpage.com. >> hi, sherry. this is tim. i'm looking at your ad on backpage. i'm hoping you're available some time tod

street. down to loyola college. he was researches about u.s. intelligence with incredible detail and ac a say. former secretary of state colin powell called him a dear friend. 17 of clancy's novels appeared on the new york's best selling look. you could see him out there at camden yards and he was referred to as a treasured friend and devoted marylander and that his passion for the military is evidence to make sure the machine and women who served our country were properly recognized for their service and commitment. we want to know which was your favorite novel or the story made into a movie. >> clear and present danger. >>> coming up, the shutdown won't be too much of a burden on one person. that's because they won $180 million. >> lus, we always -- plus, we always want the latest and the greatest. we'll break down what you should and shouldn't cope around the house so you don't waste your money. >> 86 at bwi. i'll tell you one tech follow scry that's not obsolete, the air-conditioning. we have a winner for you. denise sparks. congratulations. you're not running for our monthly prize pack -- in the running for our monthly prize p

powell financial group. good to have you. >> good to be here. >> let's start with the impact on wall street and the trickle down blow to thecan people. we are talk their everyday budgets and personal spending funds. >> on wall street, everyone with a 401k has noticed what has happened until the last two days. the last two day when's it looked like the president and congress were going to start ing and get serious you had a 300-point day on friday and you saw enthusiasm again. up until that point we were looking at no games for october and going into the hole for october. you have a 401k plan and it will make you lose confidence. >> the stalemate continues as we know. let's talk about this, at what point do you think this will manifest in unemployment numbers? >> it will happen, very, very soon. not for federal workers. they don't need to hunker down. they need to wait. if a private contractor you will not get paid. when you get furloughed, you are not going to get any money other than unemployment. that's a lot less than what you were making. those people are going to have to hunker down. their budgets will be different. t

gingrich and colin powell oprah winfrey sam waldman and then he has a couple of particular moments in our recent history like the tampa florida real estate bust and the scandals on wall street and altogether it creates a portrait of america in decline and anxiety. the new york times reviewer wrote it is mr. packer's achievement in "the unwinding" that these pieces freshly shuffled and assembled have power to earn the book comes with sorrow with outrage and with compassion for those who are caught in america's increasingly complicated financial machinery. for all these reasons george's book is a finalist for the national book award. we have another great author here, erica grieder to my left and to george's lead. she's a senior editor of texas monthly from 2007 to 2012. she was helpless correspondent for the economist and has appeared in "the new york times" the spectator and the atlantic and foreign-policy. she attended columbia university and she has her masters degree in public affairs from the lbj school. she is from san antonio. she lives in austin. her book is called "big, hot, cheap and right" what america can learn from the strange genius of texas. erica's book is he