. >>> new at 5:00, a suspicious package in san francisco's union square turned out to be nothing, but it forced the closure of the area and caused major delays this early afternoon. all businesses facing union square were all told to use their back doors only and shelter in place while the bomb squad investigating the package. after 90 minutes, the all clear was given. >>> it's been a terrifying day if redwood city. 75 people are without a home tonight after a massive fire ripped their complex. no lives were lost, but there is damage physically and emotionally. >> reporter: they escaped in seconds to spare. the investigation is still ongoing, so we don't know the cause of this fire. damages estimated at more than $3.5 million. firefighters tell me the fire started in a fourth floor apartment unit in the living room area of that apartment and it quickly spread to the entire complex. the fire marshal said this reason it spread quickly is this building had no fire sprinklers. it was what was going on inside that was even more terrifying. >> i came out. there was flames shooting out of th

two dozen yarn enthusists gathered in san francisco's union square at noon today to weave, crochet, and knit. their goal, spread the word about their craft and the difference between crocheting and knitting. you use two needles to knit. with crocheting, you only use one. >> i knew people were interested. it's hard to get people out and sharing the love of it and getting people to talk and say, oh my grandma knit and my grandma crocheted. >> she knows the sweater. all knitted. one person said it's like therapy. he started crocheting when he quit smoking. >> it's healthier. do you want to have the largest orange diamond in the world? well, this pear shaped beauty will be available next month at cristie's. it could fetch as much as $0 million. a mere $1.3 million per carat. cristie says this is the first time a diamond like this has ever gone for auction. >>> it would look good on you, liz. hey, it's going on and on. cardinals, dodgers, going extras. mike sighs, it's so good you don't want to leave. ,, female announcer: female announcer: save up to 35% and through columbus day, get three y

. >>> san francisco union square is getting back to normal after it was evacuated today. hundreds of tourists and sho shoppers were rushed out of the area, out of the plaza. a police officer spotted what looked to him to be a sus spishus backpack just as runners were about to pick up packets for the nike marathon. two hours, union square remained closed and police searched the area. >> it's inconvenient but better safe than sorry. >> i rather everybody take precautions than to let goit as no big deal. >> tourists were disappointed. union square reopenedded after police determined the backpack did not have explosives. >> now, they are returning in droves to attractions you can see boats today they were packed this morning. and in yosemite, park actually opened last night after the congressional vote. and the government is open, keep in mind all of this could be relatively short term. the congressional deal to end the shut down is only good until january 15th and the country will again reach a debt limit february 7th. >> we're going to try how to reach common ground. >> our

. >>> a bomb scare shut down san francisco's union square for a little over 90 minutes this afternoon. just before noon, a police officer on patrol spotted a backpack and thought it was suspicious. so officers shut down union square and a one block area around union square and called in the bomb squad. that stopped bus and cable car service in the area. the bomb squad eventually determined the backpack was harmless and reopened that area around 1:30 this afternoon. >>> bay area weather, warm and mild and a lot of us, ibm, hope this is just going to keep on keeping on. >> it's really nice. it is going to keep on keeping on. but except we are going to see a little cooldown as we head towards the weekend. fire danger kind of right there. as you look at the maps you can see the high pressure that's bringing us this very warm especially around the bay area temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. that six around into the bay area weekend. forecast high for san jose for friday 80 degrees. downtown for san jose, 80 degrees downtown around all that concrete. feels like 990 degrees, right? you get

. >> an unidentified man is in critical condition tonight after being attacked near san francisco union square. it happened friday night just before mid night. police think he may have been robbed. the victim identified as 45 to 50 years old listed as john doe tonight. his injuries are described as life threatening. >> staying in the city for just a moment san francisco one of the few large sthaiz does not have consistent closing hours. with vandalism there is lengthy debate about whether a new law could help keep people, and property safer. carolyn? >> scott weiner says what we have now is a hodge poj of uneven forceable curfews. the proposal passed out of committee now heads to the board for a vote at the end of the month. san francisco spends over a million dollars dealing with illegal dumping, metal theft and vandalism. this bench smashed in mcclairen park. this tree saw knit dolores park. rec and park says most damage occurs overnight. supervisor scott weiner says closing city parks from midnight to 5:00 a.m. would help. >> police could tell people you need to step out of the park it's 3:

. >> an unidentified man is in critical condition tonight after being attacked near san francisco union square. it happened friday night just before mid night. police think he may have been robbed. the victim identified as 45 to 50 years old listed as john doe tonight. his injuries are described as life threatening. >> staying in the city for just a moment san francisco one of the few large sthaiz does not have consistent closing hours. with vandalism there is lengthy debate about whether a new law could help keep people, and property safer. carolyn? >> scott weiner says what we have now is a hodge poj of uneven forceable curfews. the proposal passed out of committee now heads to the board for a vote at the end of the month. san francisco spends over a million dollars dealing with illegal dumping, metal theft and vandalism. this bench smashed in mcclairen park. this tree saw knit dolores park. rec and park says most damage occurs overnight. supervisor scott weiner says closing city parks from midnight to 5:00 a.m. would help. >> police could tell people you need to step out of the park it's 3:

why police in pinole have reopened the amber garcia case. >> reporter: and a store in san francisco's union squareomes the victim of smash and grab vandals but we just got new information from san francisco police. we'll tell you about the crime activity they've been seeing in just the past week and a half. >>> good morning. right now, we're looking at traffic that has improved a lot in some areas and not so much in others here in san francisco. it's moderate as you head downtown. >>> well, decent high cloud deck there. it won't last too much longer. it did make for a nice sunrise. what about the temperatures? warming up or a little cooler? ♪ nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. [ thunder crashes, tires squeal ] ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think i got this. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cla. starting at $29,900. >>> this is post street, a block and a half away from union square. the camera is slowing you this. there was a bold burglary overnight. the technique shows thieves used, business owners say they've se

. >>> san francisco union square back open tonight after a scare over a sus spishus package. we reported this on twitter this morning. 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

. >>> san francisco union square back open tonight after a scare over a sus spishus package.reported this on twitter this morning. 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 goi

in san francisco where we're told there is a suspicious device. union squares a very upscale section of san francisco where all the high-end shops and businesses are. they've now shut down all businesses that face union square. union square has been completely and totally evacuated. people who work inside those businesses are being told to, quote, shelter in place, unquote. and they're very concerned about a suspicious device. here's a map of the area from our google machine. where are we? >> this is market street and powell street, a busy part of the city. we 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 aerial

. >> reporter: at noon today about two dozen yarn enthusiasts convened in san francisco's union squareave, crochet and knit to spread the word about their craft. >> the new people are interested but how to get people out and actually doing it in public and sharing the love of it and getting people coming and looking at it and going oh, my grand ma knit and clo shade. >> reporter: knitting is two needings and with crocheting you use the hook. i understand you're knitting. >> i'm crocheting. >> reporter: peter is hooked. he started crocheting when he quit smoking to keep his hands busy. he takes his yarn everywhere. >> couple of years ago, i was in oakland at a convention, a yarn convention, and i was sitting up in a lounge with a beer in one hand and hook in the other watching cal football. i got a few stairs, you did it. >> reporter: i did i. >> you mastered the two stitches. you're halfway there! >> reporter: reporting from san francisco, patrick sedillo, kpix 5k >> the mob was -- mob -- [ laughter ] >> those people were there to celebrate the second annual i love yarn day! which take

. >>> a backpack that turned out to be harmless caused quite a scene at san francisco union square.ourist and shopping area came to a standstill after a police officer spotted the backpack. police shut down a one block radius and told people there to stay inside. the bomb squad later responded and determined that it was not a threat. in the meantime a baggage handler at lax has pleaded not guilty to planting dry ice bombs. bennett set off the explosions earlier this week for his own amusement. one of the ice bombs was left in an employee restroom the other was found on the tarmac. if convicted, bennett faces up to six years in prison. >>> new concerns about salmonella. the expanded recall from chicken spotted at a local costco. >>> frustrated commuters boarding charter buses. we'll tell you what things are looking like out here as people work around the bart strike this morning. we'll tell you the message some commuters have for bart workers. >>> good morning. obviously this is going to mean more people taking the car instead of getting on the train. and we are already beginning to

you can bring a bag of gently-used clothing to the san francisco square union square store and receivet 1,000 clothing items for the charity to distribute. >>> this afternoon berkeley rupp theater hosts an event intended to mend the broken hearted camp members and staff. the rim fire hosted generation of family and friends since it first opened back in 1922. today at 4:30 the camp staff will put on a camp spirit event before a sold-out audience. the musical comedy is called "captain amazing and the superheroes of the camp] >> lisa argen is here now talking about a hot day today. then a big change. >> yeah, that's right. in fact, in the sierra, we may even flirt with a few light snow showers by the middle of the week. five, six thousand feet. we will get to that in a moment. but right now we are looking at live doppler 7hd where a little cloud cover? a tiny bit. you can barely see it off the screen. it is really all about the clear sky, the light wind and the cool readings this morning. maximum radiational cooling allowing for temperatures to drop into the 40s this morning. san francisc

. >> san francisco police are checking out a smash and grab at a clothing shop in union square. it happened at the ice breaker store. it's a high end retailer specializing on high end sports apparel. there are no words on what items were stolen. >>> a man accused of killing a state student is in court today. he first appeared in superior court last week. he went out hunting for victims, the prosecutors say. he is accused of killing valdez as he stepped off a m you felt. in i train. he's charged with murder and possession of firearms. >>> police have reopened the case of missing girl amber schwartz. she disappeared from her front yard in 1988. the police closed the case after the convicted killer confessed, a body died after a month after the confession. now, they say the case deserves a fresh set of eyes. it's welcome news from amber's mother. >> i feel may be my days of running into brick walls is over with. >> police say they believe it's important to reopen the case. however, they emphasize there is no new evidence to contradict anderson's confession. >>> the kids foundation

. >> la plaza union squar een san francisco estuvo cerrada ya que la policía investigaba un paquete sospechosol oficial ronald gerk es acusado de tomar descansos en horas de trabajo, está en estos momentos sin goce de sueldo en su casa mientras dura la investigación y de confirmarse las acusaciones, no tendrá que preocuparse de ir al trabajo. >> ya nvolvemos. >> ♪. >> ♪ . >> tenemos imágenes del ataque terrorista en kenya, son imágenes fuertes le advertimos, vemos cómo disparan a personas en centro comercial en nairobi. >> con el fin del cierre del gobierno, tanto el presidente barack obama como el líder de la mayoria demócrata en el senado ejercen presión por una reforma migratoria. >> insisten que es hora que el congreso apruebe una reforma migratoria. >> debe y puede lograrse a fines de este año. >> lo mismo dice el líder del senado. >> sostendremos nuestro compromiso y extendemos nestra mano a los republicanos para negociar. >> pero organizaciones de dreamers quieren respuestas., >> noi queremos más promesas vacías, queremos hechos. >> y además las organizaciones criticaron la propuesta de

can you bring a bag of gently used clot to go the san francisco store union square and receive a 1% couponr goal is collect 1,000 items for the charity to distribute. >>> this afternoon the theater hosts an event tend today help mend the broken parts of berkeley's camp and staff. it was destroyed because of a rim fire. it hosted several generations of berkeley family and friends since it opened. today at 4:30 the camp's staff will put on a camp spirit event. it is before a sold-out audience. it the ruled can tan amazing and the super heroes of the camp. >>> san francisco's hardly strictly bluegrass festival is in full swing this weekend helped by brilliant weather and the sound of boz skaggs. it's free. with six sound stages to choose from, blues fans have plenty to keep them entertained. >> this is our 13th year so the theme of this year's lucky 13. and it just came together with bunch of people that love music and wanted to give a gift back to the city. here we are 13 years later in the park. >> the festival runs through tonight. and the weather yesterday, lisa, was perfect for that. >>

near san francisco's shopping mecca, union square, is a target for a group of eagle eyed thieves. outside this bank of america atm, where police recently discover add money making scheme. >> we found $11,000. >> reporter: how much? >> $11,603. >> reporter: a picture of the cash, officers recovered from a vehicle, belonging to one of the so called shoulder surfers. they watch as people enter their pin >> they text it to a group of people with them, one of those individuals will get in line behind them. >> reporter: when the atm user walks away, leaving in question, do you want another transaction on the screen, the thief answers yes, punches in the pin, and the money rolls out. >> there were at least 10 different pin numbers they had shared. >> reporter: investigators told ktvu those personal codes were texted quickly new pins traded every 1 to 6 minutes and they say these two men were involved they want to identify and arrest the pair for allegedly ripping off victims. >> scary. >> reporter: this bank of america customer will make sure to tap no so her account will be logged out.

near san francisco's shopping mecca, union square, is a target for a group of eagle eyed thieves. outside this bank of america atm, where police recently discover add money making scheme. >> we found $11,000. >> reporter: how much? >> $11,603. >> reporter: a picture of the cash, officers recovered from a vehicle, belonging to one of the so called shoulder surfers. they watch as people enter their pin >> they text it to a group of people with them, one of those individuals will get in line behind them. >> reporter: when the atm user walks away, leaving in question, do you want another transaction on the screen, the thief answers yes, punches in the pin, and the money rolls out. >> there were at least 10 different pin numbers they had shared. >> reporter: investigators told ktvu those personal codes were texted quickly new pins traded every 1 to 6 minutes and they say these two men were involved they want to identify and arrest the pair for allegedly ripping off victims. >> scary. >> reporter: this bank of america customer will make sure to tap no so her account will be logged out.

. >>> union square in san francisco were evacuated because of a suspicious backpack. police shutdown a one block raidous around union square. the bomb squad responded and eventually determined that the backpack was harmless. union square reopened at about 1:30. >>> since the debt deal is now done, the markets ended mixed. the dow dropped two points after disappointing numbers. and shares of google said its earnings increased nearly $3 billion or 36%. the one downside, a decline in ad prices. still google rose in afterhours trading to a record $960 per share. >>> tonight we got a look below the bay as a major project to protect a key water supply marks a milestone. the bay tunnel runs beneath the bay from menlo park to newark. ktvu's mike mibach went inside to see how they're moving. >> pretty hashing conditions -- harsh conditions. >> reporter: it's a tunnel never seen before the public until today. 125feet below the bay. a little nervewracking, sure, especially on this day, the anniversary of the loma prieta. >> and today one of the major projects on the water improve

. >>> union square in san francisco were evacuated because of a suspicious backpack. police shutdown a one block raidous around union square. the bomb squad responded and eventually determined that the backpack was harmless. union square reopened at about 1:30. >>> since the debt deal is now done, the markets ended mixed. the dow dropped two points after disappointing numbers. and shares of google said its earnings increased nearly $3 billion or 36%. the one downside, a decline in ad prices. still google rose in afterhours trading to a record $960 per share. >>> tonight we got a look below the bay as a major project to protect a key water supply marks a milestone. the bay tunnel runs beneath the bay from menlo park to newark. ktvu's mike mibach went inside to see how they're moving. >> pretty hashing conditions -- harsh conditions. >> reporter: it's a tunnel never seen before the public until today. 125feet below the bay. a little nervewracking, sure, especially on this day, the anniversary of the loma prieta. >> and today one of the major projects on the water improve

. >>> san francisco police shut down up scale union square to investigation a suspicious package near the corner of powell and stockton street. police ordered a shelter in place. muni stopped service and authorities closed off union square and 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 i

. >>> people calling to complain about this weekend's nike marathon near union square in san franciscot people calling to complain about the early morning news were given the wrong number. instead of a nike complaint line, they got a phone sex line, one with a 1800 prefix and 1866, and the problem appears to have been fixed. >>> mega millions is getting a mega make over. your chances of winning smaller prizes will be improved. the number of white balls increased to 75, while the number of gold mega ball choices has decreased to 15. it's all in an effort to better compete against powerball. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the cbs evening news. >> we've got scott pelley in morning. >>> today the white house called 911 essentially to repair healthcare online. but the cracks in obamacare aren't the only ones troublingly washington. turns out a symbol of america is falling apart. we're going to show you what's really rotten under the capital dome. those stories and apple's big announcement today all on the cbs evening news at 5:30, right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, now that

union square in san franci a double surpris unday ing. first ther the nike thon with a start time o >>> well, people who live near union square in san francisco double surprise on sunday morning. first there was a nike marathon with a start time of 6:30. and amplified music and announcements that began an hour earlier. then people who called the city's 311 line to complain got directed to a phone sex line instead of a nike hotline. wrong number. oh, well. >>> 6:25. we could see another set of workers walk off the job unless the governor steps in. the next step in the possible ac transit strike. >> reporter: and the strike is over, and bart trains are running but bart says expect some delays. we'll have details after the break. ,,,, i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear.

san francisco nike marathon. the running pack crowded around union square. then they went to the presidio and golden gate park. all the finishers receive a tiffany necklace and proceeds benefit the leukemia society. >>> >>> for the third week in a row the sandra bullock, george clooney movie came in at number one. it has earned more than $170 million. tom hanks captain phillips held on to third place. and escape plan rounding out the top five. >>> form apple re -- tomorrow apple ceo tim cook will unvail updates to the apple devices. that includes the ipad mini. apple manufactures have reportedly struggled to make a lot of the smaller displays that fit the mini. that could result in limited supply and translate into lines outside apple stores when the new mini launches next month. >>> the national weather service is warning big waves are hitting the northern california coastline. they are expected to keep pounding the beaches through tomorrow afternoon. fishermen and beach goers are being warned to stay back. >>> time is 4:56. new information about the weekend death of two bart workers in walnut creek. what we

san francisco. the start of the race is at union square near stockton and post streets. an estimated 20,000 runners will take off at 6:30. this is the largest women's marathon in the world even though the event is open to men and women runners. abc7 news weather forecaster spencer christian received a special honor for his four decades on television. the national academy of television, arts and sciences honored him in san francisco. spencer was named to the silver circle for his contribution to northern california tv. spencer talked about how he got his first job as a weather man in 1975. >> the general manager called me to his office and said our ratings have gone up and we would like you to be the full time weather man. i said no, no, no. i am a journalist. i do news. he said we can just about double your salary if you do the weather. i said, i am a weather man. >> spencer joined us at kgo in 1999 after 12 years with "good morning america." >>> and meteorologist leigh glaser is here to tell us what is left for our weekend forecast. >> yes, and i strongly remember spenc

. >>> san francisco police are investigating a possible smash and grab burglary at a store near union squaree breaker on post street near grant is open for business today. but you can see there is plywood where one of the store's windows was broken out. police got an alarm call at 11:30 last night. they found the broken window but said it was unknown what the loss was. >>> in other bay area headlines, san mateo police are hoping you recognize this guy. they say he robbed a wells fargo bank in downtown san mateo about noon yesterday after showing the teller some sort of a detonating device. no word whether it was real. he is described as middle-aged about 5'8", heavy set. >>> one bern taken to the hospital this morning after a -- one person taken to the hospital this morning after a muni had an accident. it was turning left from king street and hit an n-judah train. no one on the train was hurt. >>> a court appearance for one of the bikers in the road rage case in new york. the video has gone viral. the driver of the suv is trapped, hits a biker then motorcycle mob retaliates. as cbs's alison

san francisco today. it is the tenth year for the event which started at union square and wound along the waterfront and the precidio. the area around the starting line was crowded before dawn this morning as you can see. organizers said they expected as many as 30,000 runners from the nation to participate. the event has raised more than $143 million for the leukemia and lymphoma society. >> congratlations to everyone who participated in that. >>> a run down of week seven in the nfl. >> including a game between the 49ers and titans that looked more like a wrestling match. sports wrap is next. [ male announcer ] you can change your tomorrow if you do something today. and there's never been a better time because this year, devry university has $45 million dollars in need and merit-based scholarships and grants available to those who qualify. and this degree can make a difference. in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. now is your time. apply by oct 28th and find your career success in the bay area. visit devry.edu. >>> good evening every

san francisco today. it is the tenth year for the event which started at union square and wound along the waterfront and thea around the starting line was crowded before dawn this morning as you can see. organizers said they expected as many as 30,000 runners from the nation to participate. the event has raised more than $143 million for the leukemia and lymphoma society. >> congratlations to everyone who participated in that. >>> a run down of week seven sowhat can i get you? we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪ ♪ it's buzz the bee on your tv ♪ ♪ oh how did i get this way? ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ there's a party going on in your cereal bowl ♪ ♪ o's can help lower cholesterol ♪ ♪ oh why does it taste so great? ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ hey! must be the honey! >>> good evening everyone thanks for joining our sunday night edition of sports wrap. 49ers went back to football 101 today in tennessee using this simple formula. quick lead, control of the clock and take advantage of a desperate team's mistake. kaepernick passed for 138 yard

san francisco's central subway in san francisco has been awarded to a construction company from texas. lane christianson says it will do the soil stabilization and foundation work for the china town union squareand yerba buena under ground stations. the work will begin next january or march as part of phase two of the project. the subway is scheduled to open in 2019. >>> new at 6:00, it's a simple thing that could have prevented a string of home break-ins. the safety measure police are asking people to take in this peninsula community. >> call it the high tax of fast food. the taxes people are paying to help workers make ends meet. >> and these students study, math, science and addiction. >> it messes with your mind and steers you in the wrong direction. >> reporter: the unique way these students are helping students get straight and graduate. >>> a live look right now at the caltrans headquarters in downtown oakland. at this time b.a.r.t. and their unions are negotiating. outside if tone seems to be more upbeat. >>> good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. several homes broken into by burglars using garage door openings and the thieves did it while the people were still at

san francisco is now underway. an estimated 20,000 runners started about two hours ago at union square. gate park before finishing at the great highway. this is the largest women's marathon in the world, but men are not excluded if they want to run. they can do so, too. and they are doing it in heavy fog today. >> yeah. parts of the city we are looking at sunny conditions. it's lifting out there and it will be confined to the shoreline today. five mile visibility half moon bay. mountain view doing better at three miles. santa rosa and novato sunny right now. 73 san mateo today. half moon bay 66 and the look ahead still some low 80s inland right on through tuesday, then cooler, a few more clouds the rest of the week. >> no rain? >> no rain. >> all right. thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with meteorologist lisa argen. abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. have a great day, everyone, and have a great day, everyone, and a great week ahead. so what can i get you? we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly w

san francisco, which kicks off shortly. an estimated 20,000 runners will take off at 6:30 this morning at union square near the intersectionavels along the waterfront, through the presidio and golden gate park before finishing at the great highway. this is the largest women's marathon in the world, even though the event is open to men, as well. >>> coming up next on the abc7 sunday morning news at six, new questions about safety during the bart strike. >> bart emergency, bart emergency. >> two workers are dead after being hit by a bart train. we will have a live report from the scene. and we are following breaking news. the latest on an early morning fire that burned four apartments in walnut creek. >> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us. on this sunday, october 20ing. let's start with a quick first look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. we look at live doppler 7hd. you see the fog banked up along the short line. it's creating some hazardous driving conditions around the bay with three quarter mile visibility from half moon bay. a mile in oakland. look at hayward, l

san francisco. idol hopefuls who made it past the first round in july lined up today at the westin st. francis hotel union square. they were chosen by judges and some were chosen to go into the next round. >>> getting ready for winter got a santa cruz skunk in a little bit of trouble this week. all fattened up this skunk found himself stuck in a wire fence on dacota avenue in santa cruz yesterday. fortunately for the skunk, emergency wildlife services came out to free the critter. responders say the skunk was barely responsive when they arrived but after an electrolyte solution something like gatorade the skunk perked up and was handed off to a skunk expert for evaluation and care. >>> tim lincecum is staying with the san francisco giants. the dollar amount of today's deal. >> plus apple unveils its newest i pad. the features the company leaders hope will keep their tablets on top. >>> cool and foggy, will it last? meteorologist rosemary orozco has your complete bay area forecast. >>> also changed opinions when it comes to legal marijuana and the push to get the issue on the november ballot. ♪ at kaiser permanen

san francisco. idol hopefuls who made it past the first round in july lined up today at the westin st. francis hotel union square. they were chosen by judges and some were chosen to go into the next round. >>> getting ready for winter got a santa cruz skunk in a little bit of trouble this week. all fattened up this skunk found himself stuck in a wire fence on dacota avenue in santa cruz yesterday. fortunately for the skunk, emergency wildlife services came out to free the critter. responders say the skunk was barely responsive when they arrived but after an electrolyte solution something like gatorade the skunk perked up and was handed off to a skunk expert for evaluation and care. >>> tim lincecum is staying with the san francisco giants. the dollar amount of today's deal. >> plus apple unveils its newest i pad. the features the company leaders hope will keep their tablets on top. >>> cool and foggy, will it last? meteorologist rosemary orozco [ 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 in

san francisco. there are men, too. people had a chance to run the full marathon or the half. >> mostly women. >> i saw a couple guys. it took them from union square through the presidio and then to the finish line at the great highway. since the nike we will's marathon inaugural event in 2004, more than 250,000 runners rally together to run along san francisco street. it raises money to if it cancer. >> one of the people i don't think i saw would be brodie brazil. he had other things to do. >> i'm so glad it is a we will's only marathon. that gives me a great excuse of why i don't have to run it. i've done the half marathon and i give those ladies the criminal credit for going $quick. talk about never getting old. why the thaet laced up the skates. >>> and the 49ers looking a lot like the nfc champions of last season today in nashville. highlights brought complete player reaction next right here. is this flu shot necessary? it keeps you healthy during flu season. but does it hurt? nah. plus you get a really sweet bandaid! anything else i should know? here's a thought, try scoring more points on the other team. okay. even a warrior can get sick. k

san francisco. he is facing federal narcotics computer hacking and money laundering charges and accused of putting a hit out on a silk road user who threatened to blackmail hill. >>> a smash-and-grab burglary happened near union square. ice breaker on post street near grant is open for business. but there's plywood where one of the store's windows was broken last night. it's unclear what was exactly stolen. >>> security at several redwood city schools is extra tight this week after an attempted kidnapping yesterday at john f. kennedy middle school. a student there told school officials that a man offered him marijuana and asked him to get in his truck tuesday morning. he refused and told teachers. >>> an accident near at&t park this morning delayed some muni service and sent a person to the hospital are. muni officials say this white car was turning left on king street when it was hit by the n- judah train. one person in the car was taken to the hospital. no one on the train was hurt. >>> candle that's what firefighters say may have started a house fire in san jose early this morning. this house on delmas avenue damaged when flames spread about 3:30 this morning. the homeowner says the fire got started in the attic,