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only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> you're looking at dash cam footage from a patrol car of an orange county sheriff's deputy in florida. he pulls up calmly. you can tell which direction traffic is going. keep looking directly in front of this patrol car. >> a bunch of sparks. >> that was a car that just flew through the intersection hitting another car. and if you look closely you can tell that car was driving pretty quickly in the wrong direction. the sheriff's deputy inside this patrol car actually rd a call a there was a suspected dui driver driving on the wrong side of the road. he happened to be in the area and headed in that direction to investigate when his dash cam caught this entire incident. that driver that plowed through the intersection was the driver the call was originally made abo about. the driver of the car was brandon hardy and miraculously no one was seriously injured in that accident. >> it looks like it wasn't a high-impact crash. but still, he could have done a lot of da

only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> what i'm about to show you is undoubtedly one of the coolest wedding videos ever. not an actual wedding video, but you know how it's customized for a wedding booth to take pictures. this was slow-mo video at the wedding of quang and ellie. ♪ all of their guests took their turn at the booth. it was shot with a red camera. and as you can see, people had a ton of fun. >> this is a cool idea. the photo booths are fun but this captures the energy of the guests, the fun that they were having. >> plus, you can use silly string. >> this is ellie and that's quang. clearly enjoying their wedding. >> this is one of my favorite moments, these two guys are getting in. they're getting close with a kiss. and out of nowhere comes a third guy. he gets slapped. one of them slaps the other one, they crack up and end up breaking his glasses, too. >> that really involves your guests. they get to have something to take away besides just a couple of photos on facebook. >> plus the

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only at safeway.ingredients for life. >>> welcome back, taking a look at san francisco skyway traffic i at a sand still just to come away from the 280 extension to east bay it's going to take you 31 minutes. wee finding fender bender as long the way. we'll have a details on the bay bridge closure coming up and as we take a look now at the cell 7 technology towards treasure island you can see brake lights ahead of us. if news is that it's still moving. >> we have a small grass fire that appears to be out just about now. you can see it's burned quite a bit there. no word yet on how the fire started it appears cruise have it in hd, so that is good news. >> firefights todayegan using a predator drone to help them monitor the rim fire near yosemite. they hope to have it surrounded in three weeks a reporter on the scene tonight fromur abc affiliate in fresno. >> smoke rose at the tree that's gave the ridge its name. >> it's going t continue for a few more weeks. >> tom tidwell surveyed the damage and the wo

only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> welcome back, the time is now 6:12 this,s a pic4(5de of 101 in the southbound diction through san mateo. you make the approach to the bridge, it's jam packed it's going to take more tn an hour to leave san francisco to head to highway 92 and another half hour across the bdge so packed conditions now. and i've got your full commute for this aternoon coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. well werk ve breaking news we're following in southern california now. take look at this, a flash flooding in san bernardino county in riverside. riverside city college closed, there are reports of mudslides inland efrl yir area, they've had heavy rain there caing this unexpected flooding. >> high schl football being canceled this weekend ask travelers opting out of weekend get awa plans because of the rim fire burningtaz$ ner yosemite. last report it was 192,000 acres. 300 squaree miles, 30% contained with firefighters setting backfires inside yosemite national park s

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the man shot is suspected of robbing a nearby safeway. now, the first police-involved shooting happened about three hours earlier at king and alum rock avenue. police spotted two men in a car suspected of robbing a woman at gunpoint. >> the driver proceeded to attempt to run over the officer. the officer discharged his firearm striking the driver of the vehicle. the driver was immediately take on a local area hospital where he's currently being treated for his injuries. >> police are still looking for a second suspect who got out of the car and ran. >>> state senator jerry hill from san mateo introduced a bill which is designed to improve the safety of limousines. it follows the deadly limo fire on the san mateo bridge back inle may that killed five women. the bill is said to be heard today. the proposed legislation would require limousines to have two fire extinguishers and yearly inspections by the highway patrol. with a lot of people set to hit the road, law enforcement agencies are preparing to crack down on drivers. the focus this ye

only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> here is a look at traffic on hhway 101 in mill valley. abc 7 news morning traffic reporter will be back in our next half hour with the latest troublspots for the weekend get away during the closure. >> officers in a san francisco police station today thand a homeless man who came to the aid of a colleague attacked when she tried to make an arrest. >> after four days of looking for ryan rasso poce found him. the 35-yr-old was a wanted man as a hero. >> officers being beaten up. soy did what is right. >> it happened on monday eving after 7:00. a woma causing trouble near the 4700 block. >> one officer respondeto the report of a woman jumping on cars, denting them. vandalizing it the sargeant says the female officer was alone. the officer tried to calm the woman and investigators say the woma became agitated and aggressi. >> police say the woman then attacked the officer. >> the person had the officer kind of a n.a choke hd. kind of banging her head, beating her like, hear head in th

only at safeway. ingredients for life. a dog, tonight sheriff deputies identified the suspect as 34-year-old frank garcia. deputies say he was on drug and bit the dog and the entire thing was on caught on camera. >> this guy was saying, he wants the police to shoot him and says go ahead and kill me. >> as a dozen deputies try to subdue garcia with a knife. >> they tried to get him to drop the knife but he would not drop the knife. >> back in the video as the suspect stand ng the middle in the street refused to drop the knife and stabbed himself before going on the ram imagine. ram package. >> the subject ignores those and ended up going back in the patrol car and he breaks out the back window and punctured the tires with a knife. >> several deputies wrestle ed wrestled them to the ground but not before he punched and bit the dog. >> we are trying to get our dogs away and taking him into custody but he bit the dog. deputies may well would have to shoot him >> the dog was very good, the dog took him down within 3 seconds. >>

only at safeway. ingredients for life. closed and the toll plaza has no one in line despite the hype not everyone was ready for the shutdown. >> i guess we will have to go over the golden gate bridge and then san rafael bridge. i am not very happy. >> good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. dan ashley is off tonight. you can see behind me this unusual sight. no cars on the span at all. the bridge has been closed about three hours. this is just the third time it has officially been shutdown since the loma prieta earthquake. right now cal trans crews are the only vehicles moving on the bridge. the original eastern span of the bay bridge is on the right. the new one that is lit up is there on the left. we are streaming this video for you on our website at abc7news.com. this is our yes, yerba buena cam. we go now live to the toll plaza. how did the shutdown go, ama? >> carolyn, it went well. chp wanted the road closed by 7:45 at the latest so the crews could start work at 8:00. it took them a little longer to get it close

only at safeway. ingredients for life.emale narrator: through monday, get three years through monday, get three years interest-free financing and save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic, but this special financing offer ends labor day at sleep train. >> tonight president obama is deciding if america will launch a strike on syria soon. perhaps this weekend. un weapons inspectors will pull out of syria by sundown tomorrow. martha has the latest. >> in the situation ramp this morning the president national security team hultsed to discuss options in syria and this afternoon his secretary of state presented the most forceful case for military strike to date. >> what we choose to do or not do matters in real ways to our own security. some cite the risk of doing things. we need to ask what is the risk of doing nothing. >> is calling assad a thug and murderer who gassed his people while slept kerry led out detailed human intelligence, satellit

only at safeway. ingredients for life.d strike--nearly 200 oak aiport workers walked off the job. food and retails workers are protesting their latest cont from >>> a day after a nationwide fast food strike nearly 200 oakland airport workers are protesting their latest contract from host international. their union contract expired last month. the new proposal from host reduces vacation and sick days and eliminates pensions. airport kiosks and fast-food restaurants stayed open today and were staffed by nonunion workers. >>> you know, it's tough enough, guys, for people here in the bay area to deal with the closure of the bay bridge. just imagine if you planned all year to visit san francisco in the bay area and you show up here from out of town. it's not the warmest of welcomes. many tourists arriving at oakland international are getting a surprise at the car rental counter. >> they told us that the bay bridge -- yeah -- it's closed and that we have to take another way. >>> reporter: that means a long crowded road ahead for

only at safeway. ingredients for life. >> welcome back everybody. the as have owned the detroit tigers. bob melvin's club the tigers. 1-0as . kurt suzuki, they just brought him over. he goes 3/4 tonight. top fifth. yoenis cespedes, the single to left. lowrie comes in to score. top six, they break it open. brandon moss will hammer one to the deepest part of the park. two-run homer. he would add another one later in the game. the as go onto win 14/4. 28 runs against the tigers. the first place detroit tigers but the as absolutely crushing them. three straight, they can make it a clean sweep tomorrow. giants bats came alive too late in california. madison bumgarner didn't have it tonight. willin rosario comes around to score. the rockies starter, you see him striking out bust ere posey. the no-no is intact into the 7th inning. giants do rally, but come up short. rockies win 5-4. yet another cover for nfl rising star colin kaepernick. he is gracing the cover of sports illustrated for the second time. hard to believe he had just 10 year starts. here is h

only at safeway.ng voice will get you no matter the species. >> is that a snake on a frog's butt? >> that is a snake trying to eat lilly the toad and mom won't do it. >> leave her alone, leave her alone. you nasty, snake. leave lilly alone. >> the snake has a hook on the leg, but mom interveens, ninter >> i think it is mom's voice that gets her. >> i will throw a shoe at you. >> when a woman is mad -- >> she will throw anything at you, even the phone in her hand. >> and suddenly, if the snake dice, you will have a rat problem. >> you nasty snake. leave lilly alone. leave her alone. leave her alone. leave lilly alone. >>> street performers like to get the audience involved, right? from bedford, massachusetts these guys have gathered up nine people in a line, and this dude is going to run and jump over them, and now i would not want to be the end people, and these guys know what they are doing. they perform for a living out on the street and relying on people's tips and this is truly a free performance

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if you brought gas at safeway, you may have some money coming. safeway just agree today pay $46,000 to settle a lawsuit for overcharging more than 700 customers. most of them at this station on hamilton street in campbell. a computer problem wiped out special discounts. a customer caught the glitch in 2011, and safeway has reimbursed customers with a credit to their rewards cards. >>> the golden state warriors held open try outs today, but they weren't looking for players. >> no. don ford shows us they're searching for a very different sort of star. >> the bay area commute is about to hit a sour note with the bay bridge closing for close to a week. bart may be your best shot to get from here to there. >> you know what, they probably will use bart. >> standing room only, very hot. >> while the bridge is closed, bart may see 20 to 30% more riders, maybe even setting a few records along the way. >> don't have to worry about everything like that. just sa a simpler way to go. >> all right. we definitely want you to take bart because they are going to

only at safeway. ingredients for life.big deals this week and every week. >> all right, welcome back everybody. the as back home after taking three of four in detroit. joe madden's rays in town. several took bart to the coliseum because the bay bridge is closed. kurt suzuki batting ninth in the lineup. showing power over david price and it is 3-1as . top eight, 3- 2as . ryan cook gives up the sinker. tieing run comes in to score. 3-3 in the 8th inning. that is where we stud until jed lowrie down the line in right, just fair. coco crisp races home from second. as win the game 4-3. they are now two back of texas in the west. parker by the way ties cat fish hunter with 17 straight start without a loss. good for him. the giants only had three hits today, but it turns out that was enough. angel pagan gets a bro hug from the president. he is back since that hamstring injury may 25. look at this. pagan delivers in his first at bat. just the third pitch of the game for the only run of the game. bottom 6th inning now. here is the p

only at safeway.dients for life. >>> if you are a fan of the show "cops" you will love the new web series call "beyond the badge" and it is put together by the sheriff's office in wau sha, michigan, and this is a web series and documentary series e showing off the talents and the skill and really the people that wear that badge. >> are you doing heroin or anything else? all right. anything else? >> they show a subject being arrested and brought into the ko county jail and talking to the few of the guys having to process this man and what he goes through and they go through with somebody who may be in there with drugs. many times the only interaction with police is the average traffic fine and you don't know what goes on in the day-to-day life, but in is a good example of what they do, and in this independent video they talk about how much they care about t the people they serve. >>> i have two sort of uneven matchups from the animal king m kingdom. the first from western norway, patrick and his brothe

only at safeway. that this kid will be the national geography beechamp in about ten years. >> i mean, what is the capital of china? beijing. paris. greece? >> you are wondering if that kid is reciting the capitals of countries? >> yes, he is. >> amsterdam. >> he knows 50 world capitals even though he is learning how to speak as you can tell. >> ireland. dublin. japan, toketokyo. czech republican -- czech republic. >> and if you get them teaching them early and several languages they will soak it up and remember it for the rest of their lives. >> well, let me give you some numbers here. he is about 17 months old so he will be the national geography beecham pi yon. >> and bahamas, nassau. >> so if you want your kid to do well in school, get going early, because this kid is not in kindergarten. >> afghanistan, kabul. >>> and guys, the two favorite things on the planet are beer and cute ladies. >> two of the favorite things and we are not that simple. >> this is courtesy of the tipsy bartender youtube cha

only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> hey, don't forget there's an app for rtm. it on your iphone, ipad or android device. watch videos any time anywhere you are. >>> surveillance videos of criminals in action. this first one is in south carolina. this thieve runs into the liquor store with the handgun. waits no time and points it and starts demanding money. then you see he just takes the register, turns it around. smashes it around a little bit. then comes back. he manages to open the register, takes the cash drawer, gets into a get away car waiting for him outside. gets away. police release this video because they're looking for him. there is a really clear shot of the dude's face. >> this have other video, the thief walks into the restaurant. >> believe it or not actually says hello to two people there dining. casually walks over to the counter. you think he's going to order dinner or something. but, no, once he eyeballs the tip jar on the counter, he puts it under his coat. very casually walks around. continues to chat with the two patrons that are there. and

only at safeway.dients for life. >>> for the most part you think of golf being classy, very calm, cool, and collected. check this one out. this is in canada. there's clearly some disagreement between the two people that we're seeing here in this video because the guy in the green shirt walks over to the other guy and straight up knocks him out. >> oh, man. >> whoa. >> yeah. >> that wasn't even a fight. that was a sucker punch. laid him right out. >> the guy just falls over and stops moving. clearly unconscious. >> when did golf become street. >> maybe he didn't let him play through. >> maybe he took too many mulligans. >> the guy in the green shirt looks upset. what did i just do. you see him holding his head like, oh, no. >> i didn't want to do this. i'm sorry. >> this is not good. no matter what the scenario is, this is not a good thing. >> this at sent tempt to fight . i don't know what device this is. >> swrvideo from the roman coliseum. >> there are people on the outside of that thing. how is tha

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only at safeway. ingredients for life. growing pot could have stard a fire chief from . >>> it looks like the big rim fire near yosemite was human caused and get this, people growing pot could have started it. a fire chief said in a community peting that the cause of the fire was highly suspect especially because there was no lightening in the area. the four services reported an increasing number of big marijuana grow operations in national forests. >>> well, in this age of social media, oversharing is the norm, and let's face it, sometimes it's tmi. other times it's downright embarrassingful well, tonight kiet do tells us teenagers may soon get the chance to erase the past. >> to all the teenagers who ever thought to themselves, "posting that video online seemed like a good idea at the time," california lawmakers are trying to save you from yourselves. the slate legislature has overwhelmingly passed sb 568 that would require social media web sites minors to delete. >> we all know that is a particular time of life between

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only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> look at this a storm dumped several inches of rain in the san bernardino mountains. the roads in the forest falls area filled with all those rocks and debris. right now the crews are trying to clear the roads for the 1500 people that live in that community. >>> the simple swing of a golf club has changed one massachusetts' man's life. >> i was so happy the ball landed on the green and then i watched it. i'm like it has a chance. and then i thought i saw it go in the bottom of the cup. but then when i saw the crowd behind the green erupted in applause i knew it was in. >> that 150-yard shot ending with a hole in one gave that man a $1 million payday. barton is an amateur golfer. his name was pulled from a hat to be able to participate in that competition in new mexico. he said he had no idea he would have a shot at weaponing the prize. >>> our time is 6:27. well, the big story still ahead making limousines a lot safer. the new equipment limb moes in california

the computer glitch appeared only at the safeway gas station on west hamilton avenue by the san tomas expressway. safeway says the glitch has been repaired. >>> the police chief is offering an apology to rank and file. it's a story we told you about earlier this week, as letters were going back and forth in the dispute over pay raises for police. some say that the police chief went too far. ktvu's jade hernandez is in san jose tonight, where the chief is now taking a softer tone. >> reporter: well, that's right. the acting chief here at headquarters is trying to dispel any imtimidation rumors in a letter he wrote to the department. he assures the officers there will be no backlash for notes sent to city leaders regarding contract negotiations, as the city and the police officers association union continue to haggle, residents and business owners just want more protection on the street, however they get it. >> this is part of the theater, i would say. >> reporter: a san jose police helicopter hovered above in the sky, another workday that went by without any progress between police and

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only at safeway. ingredients for life.work - >>> there is a lot of people on the train. >> now at 6:30, busy bart stations crowded roads as we all head home from work without the bay bridge in service. ken bastida joining us live from yerba buena island and ken, i'm thinking a lot of people are making plans for impromptu four-day holiday weekends. >> reporter: you're not kidding, allen. in fact, if you look over the side here there are easily 50, 60 vehicles down there. there are a lot of people working on the bridge right now. we are told they will work 24/5 for the next five days to get everything ready to go. the demolition and roadwork continuing around the clock and every minute we are getting closer and closer to a new bay bridge. that's the good part of all this. conversion work is under way on both sides of the new span. over by the toll plaza, they are ripping out concrete, they are shifting lanes over to the new approach. at the same time, they're putting the finishing touches on the transition on and off yerba b

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only at safeway. ingredients for life.ry week. >>> in tonight's "feed frenzy," we noticed touching reunions of all kinds. one video making the rounds shows an intensely personal moment, and heartwarming news, in of all places, syria. a young father believed his toddler son had died from the recent attacks until those close to him helped to reunite him with his little boy. we dare you not to cry. now, for some people their pets are their children. and in some more sweet news, a puppy who was lost in the desert for more than a month was returned to her owner. they had been separated in a car crash in late june that seriously injured the puppy and sent the driver flying through the windshield. they were unable to locate the pup until they spotted something last week, they used a cage filled with chicken treats as a lure, and the rest is a happy story. they sang the song, "bye, bye, bye." but for old fans of n sync, it was hello, hello. the former boy band had a reunion at the vmas. of course, justin timberlake has had fantast

so does safeway. safeway sponsors one of our litter programs where they -- we pay nonprofit groups to go in the community, pick garbage for 16 weeks during the summer, and they pay those. safeway as well as many other groups pay those volunteers. so, i mean crylon, like you said, it's a huge company going to head off. you're probably not going to have the same success as somehow working with local businesses. that would be the only thing i could suggest. but it's worth a try because i think the more persistent you are -- i think a couple of them finally gave us money because rona in particular because they just didn't want to hear from me any more. [laughter] >> all right, thank you. (applause) >> i don't know why the product is still on the shelf. personally it's one of the most toxic products out there. i don't know if any of you have had ever deployed spray cans on walls and just stood there. how do you dispose of it? there are so many environmental issues it's unbelievable. and as communities, if

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only at safeway. ingredients for life. >> well the shut down of the bay bridge is forcing drivers to be patient tonight. this is traffic along interstate 80 in berkeley short time ago. west bond traffic just bumper to bumper as you can see. a lot of the cars came from the golden gate bridge by doyle drive. that's what you are seeing her here. drivers slowly moving trying to get out of san francisco. but take a look at the san francisco sky way. without bay bridge traffic it's really been an easy route that san francisco all day long. good evening everyone. i'm in for dan ashley. closure of the bay bridge lasts 4 more days as cruise work to get the new eastern span ready for drivers. fit big project is paving at the toll plaza should be finished in a matter of hours. cal-trans says the bay bridge project running on time and trouble free so farm. you can see from sky 7 hd much of the conversion involves committee monthly issuing about 1,000 feet of the old bridge. heather got firsthand lack at the work

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going, the morning can bring you to brand-new places. ♪ you can find them on sale now at your local safewayre. >>> in today's world. what are some of the demographic populations that we need to pay attention to when it comes to understanding suicide more deeply? >> a population that we're really worry bad is older men, particularly veterans and young men that are currently in the military. we're finding high suicide rates, higher than expected and having to direct programs towards them and the theory that is behind what the increased rate is that they have access to i lethal weapon at all times. >> do most returning vets oraging vets actually still own firearms? is that what you're saying? or do they have access to them in some fashion? >> they on them because they took them with them after they've again in combat -- been in combat or they're been so comfortable with them, that they keep them around. the so the access to the means ever ending your life is something that is crucial. it's the difference between it happening and it not happening. and when someone has a gun around that is a dan

it's unclear if it's beer that he stole at the safeway.ng to hear back from police to get confirmation on that. a very busy morning. these two officer-involved shootings were not related. it's just a equips dense they started -- coincidence they started as robberies and happened within hours of each other. back to you. >>> the new crime fighting tool is causing controversy. they want to add 200 police officers positions and this offer comes in the middle of a bitter standoff between city haul and the police officers' union over salary and pension reform. one union member dismissed the plan saying it is full of empty promises. >>> 8:05. we want to take you out to the news conference being held by caltrans to get an update on the been progress. let's listen in. >> you can get the latest information and you will get that latest footage and our own when we go out in the field. let's start at the tunnel of the construction. the paving on the upper deck westbound is complete. on the lower deck there are about -- they are about 60% done and expec

. >> see what he reels in and who [ female announcer ] with box tops for education and safeway's tenercent back to school program, now there are two ways to earn cash for your kid's school. from august 14 through september 10, look for products marked with the 10% apple tag. and earn even more by signing up for ebox tops at 2ways2earn.com. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one... ah, forgot jack's cereal! [ son ] what's for breakfast? um... try the...number one. yeah, it's pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. >>> this is really cool. kendrick lamar is nominated for the song "swimming pool." this is at lollapalooza and that's a sign language interpreter. ♪ [ bleep ]. >> this is more of a dance than it is anything really. it's like a performance art, but she's communicating the lyrics to the song. >> the song happens to be f-ing problems by kendrick lamar. that's got to be a tough job. that's like a rap song. that's line signing dirty word after dirty word after dirty word. >> after dirty word, after dirty word. >> she works for a comp

only at safeway.ients for life. . >> a major development overnight in fairfield. >> a san jose city council commit he had a proposal to ban sugary drinks and even milk. vick lee has the story. >> yesterday the foot containers were history when the city council voted to ban styrofoam from restaurants. today the debate was on banning sugary drinks and even whole milk from certain city facilities. some are calling the city ban jose. are. >> what next? do we ban red meat because it leads to heart disease. >> the author of the proposal. >> certainly in terms of dealing with juvenile diabetes and obesity, there a lot of roles the government can play. >> aside from whole milk, the fattening drinks are sodas and sports drink with a the lo of sweeteners and flavored waters and sugary fruit juices. the councilman said he was targeting vending machines in libraries and community centers. most didn't like the idea at the shark ice skating rink. >> i really do enjoy sports drinks like gatorade and chocolate milk m

only at safeway.redients for life. >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and altogether bay area this is abc7 news. >> we have a new word now, new degreesary including a self picture taken with a cell phone and another is a type of dance recently performed by miley cyrus, and "girl crush," and digital detox from facebook to twitter. who can do that? >> i did, on vacation. i unplugged. i had digital detox. >> an 11-year-old is headed to class: college. carson is a freshman at texas christian university and he is majoring in quantum physics, and says he likes numbers and they help calm him down when he is upset. he was in high school at age five will have a doctorate by age 20. ly mom is with him every day and carries his backpack full of books because carson is too small to lift them. >> he is too cool for school. >> two women from oakland are giving kid a healthy alternative to lunch kits. the two women are former teacher whose founded revolution foods, that turns out low salt, appreciative-free me

only at safeway. ingredients for life.a year ago, clint eastwood famously chatted with an empty chair. >> what do you mean, shut-up? >> and sadly, somebody is missing from his home chair, as well. the iconic actor separated from dina eastwood, the television anchor 35 years his junior confirmed the two were living separately for years. and considering the may-december romances, catherine zeta jones and michael douglas are taking a time out, the two have had their struggles, him fighting throat cancer, her, bipolar disorder. she announced earlier she would never get divorced, never. but at least they are attempting to work it out. which cannot be said for north korean dictator kim jong-un who reportedly sent his ex to the firing squad this week. according to the newspaper, the singer of the hit song "excellent horse like lady" was caught making a sex tape with 11 members of their orchestra, and their punishment? death by machine gun. that came from an

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only at safeway. ingredients for life. united states secretary of state john kerry says 1,400 people were killed and 400 were children. john kerry says the united states has learned the syrian regime prepared if days to launch the attack. president obama is preparing for a possible military strike in response and we are waiting for a special report where we expect the president to comment on the situation in syria any minute now. we will bring it to you when it happens. >> we have details in the fire burning at yosemite national park burning 200,000 acres. the rim fire is 32 percent contained and blackened 315 square miles larger than san francisco, san jose, and oakland combined. there is good news, the rate of growth has slowed. residents can return to tuolumne city and two other small communities after evacuation advisories were lifted. >> monday could be labor day but it is not a holiday for everyone and many of us will work. about 40 percent of businesses require some workers to come in on monday and those who do not

only at safeway. ingredients for life. >> coming up at 4:00, sending text while driving is illegal in most states including california and now a state is taking the law to a new level. who else could be held liable? at 5:00, cost comparisons of light bulbs versus l.e.d. and a final look at the construction on bay bridge as crews try to get the new eastern span ready for traffic, the bay bridge closed at 8:00 last night, and will be closed for a labor day weekend. it is expected to re-open no later than tuesday morning at 5:00. >> bart is running extra trains and a.c. transit is running to four east bay bart stations and with the holiday weekend a lot of folks are leaving the bay area is drivers should expect heavier traffic on the richmond and san rafael and dumbarton bridges. >> head to our website at abc7news.com for everything you need to know about getting an the bay area during the closure. >> stay with abc7 news for coverage throughout the day we will stream caltrain breachings at abc7news.com.

along with paying the customers back, safeway paid a civil penalty of $46,000. the issue was caused by a faulty software. >>> do you know it's happening the way you see advertising is changing of course thanks to the internet. and it's dominated by companies in the silicon valley. scott budman says that is not going to change soon. >> if you believe the latest data released today, silicon valley all but owns the online ad space. it is dominated by google with facebook and yahoo running two and three. google is in front in mobile ads with 50% of the market. a company with advertising did some shopping today, apple bought a company called algo trim of sweden. it's the sixth company they acquired this month. >>> a big boost for a company that makes robots that fight tumors. they saw a 30% rise in orders for the cyberknife robot. it fights tumors with lasers. that is good news for patients and investors. their share price jumping 10% today on the news. >> thank you, scott. >>> jeff ranieri, is here. you are smiling a little. that means good things are coming. >> let