the shoppers in the city of soma bought the fish and looked at the certificate showing the test results. >> translator: i'm so happy. i think this is the best. >> translator: it's the local produce. i know customers have been waiting a long time to buy it again. >> it's expected to be auctioned on tuesday at tokyo's market. the 2011 disaster was not just hard on fishermen, but young people in the northeast struggled in the aftermath and lost homes and places to play. some had to go to schools and it has been an adjustment. they have one of the latest visitors to offer support. they led a workshop on the healing power of music. nhk world has the story. >> the conductor is a young m t maest maestro. they performed last month in japan, but he made time at the end of his trip for a special stop. he visited an area of miyagi prefecture devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. >> there no words. it's very sad. i think the important thing is the hope. the hope of the people to keep working and living. >> they led a workshop at the local music festival with 120 junior high and high school

dozens of boats came back to a port in the city of soma. the fishermen were busy unloading but seemed happy. they decided to resume catching whitebait after tests showed that hardly any radioactive substances have been detected in the fish. >> translator: we are so glad that we can fish for whitebait again. >> the fishermen tested their catch twice, before and after boiling and processing. they confirmed the radiation readings were far below the safety standard. they plan to sell the whitebait at local markets and at tokyo's tsukiji market. >> many global fans of. japanese cartoons enjoy dressing up like their favorite characters. some businesses in japan have recognized that the interest in this costume play or cost play as it's called translates into profits. their capitalizing on this trend and aim to bring some life back to slumping industries. >> reporter: people might think this is a european living room and this looks like a factory. but cosplayers come here to model their fantasies on camera. young cosplayers in thirteens and twenti

that's the city's soma district. 3,000 passengers on board the muni bus were not hurt and transferred to another bus. the driver was tested for drugs and alcohol which is normal procedure in this investigation. >>> today the city of san carlos lost its fight to keep the controversial pipeline gas number 147 closed. city leaders cited concerns about leaks after internal e-mails from pg&e noted the pipe was thin in some areas. there are concerns at city hall that san carlos could be vulnerable to an explosion similar to the one that rocked san bruno three years ago. today, though, an administrative law judge for the judge, puc, allowed the utility to reconnect that line saying it will be needed for winter but will continue to operate at a reduced pressure. both sides meet for another hearing next month. >>> a former alameda county superior court judge was sentenced to five years of probation today. paul david seman who lives in berkeley was found guilty of stealing from his elderly neighbor who trusted him to control her estate. at first investigators thought he stole more than $1 milli

the bike coalition is putting pressure on city leaders to accelerate bike friendly approvement in soma. >> that's part of the reason that south of market streets are troublesome. people are moving very fast. >> reporter: the mta made installing a bike lane a priority on folsom street. >> i'm sad that this event had to spark that. but i think that separated bikeways are nice. >> reporter: there are 234 miles of bike lanes and the lanes will continue to roll out. but it doesn't ensure safety. jean ellie, nbc bay area news. >>> let's check in with meteorologist jeff ranieri. are we going the see cool in the morning and warmer in the afternoon? >> yeah. we will have plenty of extremes on the map when it comes to the temperatures as well. widespread fog to deal with in the past couple hours. that will stay in place for tuesday morning. thick low cloud cover at 8:00 a.m. and for the interior valleys and by 4:00 p.m. tomorrow abundant sunshine. and in the interior valleys, the mid-80s. let's look at the high-definition view. you can see the fog streaming in right now. with the marine layer at

. >> the soma neighborhood is home to some of the highest rents in the city.tors say that a one- bedroom apartment is now more than $3,200 a month. >>> the government shutdown literally hitting close to home. julie watts in the consumerwatch with how the stalemate in washington is stalling home sales here in the bay area. >>> reporter: >> so when are you holding your open house? >> reporter: sellers across the state have been hoping doors open to double-digit increases in home prices and buyers motivated by low interest rates. >> there's going to be a slowdown because of this. >> reporter: but california loan officers like ted hill say they are feeling the brakes being applied to the market all the way from washington, d.c. he explains in order to send a mortgage to title they must have irs tax transcripts and social security number verification. >> i just found out this morning that they are not getting any of those back while this shutdown is going on. >> reporter: translation: no federal documents means no new closings for now and backlogs once the governme

the soma neighborhood is home to some of the highest rents in the city. >>> and the alleged mastermind behind the black market drug site known as silk road is going to new york to face charges. 29-year-old ross ulbricht faces three counts of conspiring to distribute illegal narcotics, hack computers and launder money. ulbricht was arrested october 1 at the glen park branch library in san francisco. >>> the one glaring omission is how a woman was missing for 17 days in san francisco general hospital. >> still a mystery. what happened to lynne spalding? and how did this woman die? now we're hearing from the hospital. >> if you have a tomb, you can go ahead and push that through like that and the magazine drops. >> it's a law to close a loophole on semiautomatic weapons in california. how gun supporters say they can shoot at both holes. >> the weather forecast tonight if you are heading out, a clear fairly mild evening in the bay area. a little bit of a warming trend on track. we'll have the forecast for you after a break. >> still no deal on a bart contract. no promise there won't be a s

soma. all were hit by professional drivers, and most of the crashes happened when the driver was making a turn. the citys planning to install a separate bike lane on folsom street chshgs will go from four lanes to three from fourth to 11th street. >> i think it's really sad this ethhad to start that, but i think separated lanes are pretty myself. >> the transportation agency says it has installed 234 miles of bike lanes, and those lanes will continue to roll out. >>> still to come, apple's big announcement, as expected ash new ipad. what's new? we'll show you in a live report. >>> the u.s. government for the first time releases critical jobs numbers on a tuesday. what changed? we'll take a look coming up in business. >>> we'll also let you know why the bay area will forever and ever hold a very special place in the heart of ms. kim kardashian. >> oh, what a beautiful couple. we've got a gorgeous day shaping up. temperatures right now are pretty chilly out there. we've got some thick fog and rough seas to talk about in your full forecast. just a few moments away when nbc bay area news at 11:00 comes righ

abe was in soma city where a fishery official explained the experimental fishing that resumed on september 25th. fishing was suspended in waters off the damaged nuclear plant after radioactive wastewater leaks were discovered. abe sampled some of the fresh catch.

shoppers at a supermarket in the city of soma bought the fish and looked at attached certificates showing the test results. >> translator: i'm so happy. i think soma's whitebait is the best. >> translator: it's the local produce. i know customers have been waiting a long time to buy it again. >> the whitebait is expected to be auctioned on tuesday at tokyo's market. >>> thousands of residents are still waiting to go home. vast tracts of land are still waiting to be restored. and more than half of fishing ports on the pacific coast must be rebuilt. people in northeastern japan still face challenges following the 2011 disaster. but step by step, they're moving forward. see their stories every wednesday on "the road ahead" right here on "newsline." >>> democrats and republicans in the united states senate have failed to find a way to end their fiscal standoff. they need to pass a budget that would end the government shutdown, but more urgently, they have to agree to raise the borrowing limit before thursday, or the u.s. could dlt on its debt. senate democrats have been holding talks to draw