in seattle, the seattle city council two months ago took a vote to cap the number of uber drivers thate allowed to be in seattle. a very low number, something that was way lower than what the market was demanding. there was a huge uproar. the people wanted uber. a huge uproar. the mayor felt pressure and two or three months later they reversed that decision. >> the ideal regulation for new disruptive companies like would be what? >> we need regulators that are open-minded to progress. not just companies that are open-minded to progress, but we need a government that is open-minded. if you stifle innovation, i can guarantee that you will get stagnation. >> coming up next -- former president bill clinton talks life in politics and whether hillary rodham clinton will run for the white house -- again. that is next. ♪ >> welcome back to our special report from the clinton global initiative in denver with more from former president and cgi founder, bill clinton. i'm not going to ask you about secretary clinton's decision to run for office. if you feel like sharing that, i am sure we would al

the city council put on the ballot a $15 minimum wage and it passed and suddenly the seattle city councilch is about ten times or 50 times bigger suddenly put that on their agenda and now we have a $15 wage coming up gradually phasing it over the next few years. it's starting from the grassroots and as the grassroots as elija says, as the grassroots stir it up, the members of congress coming back and they're facing an election in less than 60 days and some place on the road somebody's going to say to them, why don't you want to raise the minimum wage? the living wage in seattle is $16.10 an hour if you're going have a living wage. we're only up to $8.15 with our raise and the congress is doing nothing and they are going to feel the heat from the people from the things you're showing on your show today. >> well, do you think congressman mcdermott that what unfolded today could be a game changer? >> absolutely. >> i think if that starts and rolls across the country for the next month you'll find the senate wanting to put it out there just so they can can say we tried and they'll put it out

the pittsburgh pirates. a's are down down down. nothing is working for them. seattle 6 as to. angels' win. now look the wild card. two of the three teams will make the post-season. seattle and kansas city both on a good run the a's, down down down this for year-old turned this then. the vikings will not let the perpetrator play on their team. first-round game, you know we get a chance to break the stadium and, know the fans are excited and we're excited as well. this is very special and i'm very excited. not to be overly dramatic here. when you read that petersen story who cares about the forty- niners can. bulldog: save up to $300 on sealy posturepedic and serta mattress sets. even get 24 months interest-free financing on every tempur-pedic. but don't drop the ball. mattress discounters fall kickoff sale is ending soon. ♪ mattress discounters is it the biting? ...we need to break up. cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose u-verse tv from $19 a month for 2 years. >>> rihanna begone. pulled from th

it is our long headed the division race b city and seattle wild card. ger dealt front and center today. this has been the lead worse to week stretch of the nfl. i got it wrong and a number of levels. from the process led to the decision reached. i strongly condemn and punish behavior that is unacceptable. i have not considered resigning. at resigning. a couple hours later a report was filed and the right and good del knew all about the rice fell. baltimore pleaded for leniency but that an nfl commissioner accepted it, but now is coming back at him. jason and bit the are here on sunday. thanks! but above >>> joan rivers' empty chair. melissa's heart felt tribute to her mom. >> we want to say good-bye the only way my mom would want us to. >>> then -- >> the guy just shot our dog. >> the banker accused of losing it because of a neighbor's barking dog. but it wasn't molly. did he shoot the wrong dog? >>> and, i-frenzy. hysteria for the new iphone. >> the line wraps around the block and then stretches 12 city blocks. >>> plus, the nfl commissioner out of hidi

a's lose today but if you look at the standings now can the city seattle lost and as you head home a's season as a seattle is playing themselves right out of it. the dry is day against clinton crew shot this morning kerb shot trickled in the tying run 11 in the sixth inning and the zero really great game the giants may be backing in themselves as milwaukee billy hamilton helping them out earlier saw with his great catch for cincinnati. milwaukee playing just terrible of late but john cigar of goes to run double they did win some five nothing but giants if they happen when tonight will eliminate milwaukee so dry when and they clinch a playoff spot but both the giants and a's will play in that playoff game early next week. this is where dollar from baseball. bill hughes a pitcher for minnesota so at one out of the way it went out a way to completing 210 innings in his contract says that if he pitches to 10 or more the its $500,000 in bonuses anyway the range bring tamely dingell back in the game the pictures of sari and his season's over so the teams say $500,000 because the sport guy co

there you see the face biting off seattle kansas city and the trick. right now three to one with the giants leading arizona. >> gary: and f l commissioner roger the deal did some talking to cbs news. >> assume that there was video and we asked for the deal but we were never granted that opportunity. >> gary: the big argument, and you do sports radio for three hours but the decline... how could he not know? how could he not know? >> gary: he says he did not know. >> gary: to take something from the man i love that he has worked for all of his life just to gain ratings is terrific. this is our life. as, ray rice wife takes on the media. >> gary: wendish ownership takes over he will be set over the weekend. making racial statements couple years of goal and was reported to the commissioner. elected hawks are now for sale. >> gary: longtime nba player gets to come out of there he is just losing its! >> gary: you as a basketball team played in the world cup and barcelona. try to ride a sad way over the bridge and then he fell off. luckily he stayed up right

the mile high city. so a big opening night for seattle, a team that counting two postseason games has won 17

the seattle seahawks. nbc's jay gray is in seattle where the city is getting ready for the big party. >> reporter: there isnique sound, style and scene that defines seattle. the space needle, high place market and now you can include the lombardi trophy. >> the game has never been stronger, and here we are with the season kicking off tonight. this is a huge, huge night. >> reporter: the nfl celebrating its newest champion right here on nbc. behind the scenes, miles of cable and mobile control rooms are in place and the broadcast team is ready for kickoff. >> it couldn't be better. you want that atmosphere, the championship banner is going to be exciting. these fans are into it. >> super fan right here. >> reporter: the party actually started earlier this week, when downtown was turned into a playground. for little kids, big kids and even these kids. flag teams have been practicing their steps on the field, while just outside, seattle's own sound garden and pop sensation pharrell got in a final rehearsal for the pregame concert tonight, just before the teams take center stage. jay gray, nbc news, seattle. >

the seattle space needle. coach persson has brought the squad to finish today's practice here at memorial stadium, home to the seattle reign football club, the city'swomen's soccer team. stefan: think about the space that you're in. imagine, you know, game's on the line, you're at the penalty strike. nice, good placement. good strike. kevin: this is where olympic gold medalist megan rapinoe plays midfield. during games, the other team never knows what to expect from megan. little do the girls know, this practice is about to change big time. [cheering] team: hi! megan: hi, you guys. how are you? team: good! megan: do you guys have any questions or anything? girl: how long have you been playing soccer? megan: i've been playing soccer for 23, almost 24 years, so i've been playing since i was five. you know, even when you get to this level, yeah, there's a--there is a serious part to it, but i get to play soccer for a living, and there's no better job than that. you know, sports can be competitive sometimes, but for me, the most important thing is to always have fun and always enjoy yourself. this is a special thing that we get to do, so let's get afte

felix hernandez, aka the king, in a seattle uniform, signed to a long term contract he is a folk hero in the city of seattle. it's all about king felix. another person is the los angeles california via the ventura freeway, mike trout, very young, brilliant, they're trying to make him the face of major league baseball, he's so huge the angels want to lock him up for the last two decades. >> and jeter, first ballot, hall of fame? >> easy. >> thanks dave. >> the science of brain hacking. how bathing the brain with low doses of electricity could help with disorders like cerebral palsy? and the conversation continues on our website , aljazeera.com/considerthis and you can tweet me @amora.tv. >> everyone knows about isil, but what about the other target of america's airstrikes in syria? i'll look at a small band of fighters who could pose a big threat to the west. also the unscene cost of america's war. it's more than a price of tanks and guns. i'll explain how we'll pay here at home for decades to come . robots are coming for your job.

the apple biting, thank you, andrew. could this be coming to a garbage can near you? we just made a point in seattle where a new cityill allow the garbage collector to impose fines if 20% of your trash is wasted food. the judge says the law is what belongs in the trash. that's goofy. >> andrew white who we all know and love is one scary cop. >> and he's got that poker face. you can see him pulling that off. there are a couple of principles in this law at work. in the city of seattle, if you dispose of 10% of the edible food that was in your possession, we're going to fine you. that is unknowable. because how do they know how much of that partially eaten hamburger was already eaten? how much of those french fries were in the hole that they have 10% of. so it's almost impossible to enfofrs. secondly they have no ability to go through your garbage independence th information they already have evidence that there is's evidence of a crime in there. >> if the police know there's evidence in in the garbage. but to pick through a garbage can looking to see how much food is in there? absolutely prohibit bid the fourth amendm

the web site. san francisco and san jose are among only a hand will of cities where the service is offered this fall. other cities include chicago, los angeles, seattle and houston. macy's customers will be able to pick up online purchases in the store. >> enabling. >> father is involving after spending 30 hours adrift in the pacific ocean. 30 hours. he was on a fishing trip with his uncle and friends when the boat spank off the gulf of mexico on saturday. all four had life jackets on. he drived away from the other three who were spotted by another vessel and rescued on sunday after 24 hours. the 37-year-old says it was an encounter that k him going with a purpoise. >> he bound me. he changed my attitude right there, he gave me hope. >> a crew heard him yelling for help on sunday night and called the coast guard to rescue him by helicopter despite butches and -- bumps and becauses he survived without major injuries. >> amazing. better a porpoise than a shark. >> angel in unusual form. >> we have changed in the weather. >> we will start by looking at the sunshine behind me. good morning from the top of the broadcast center where you can see the bay is

felix hernandez, aka the king, in a seattle uniform, signed to a long term contract he is a folk hero in the city of seattle. it's all about king felix. another person is the los angeles california via the ventura freeway, mike trout, very young, brilliant, they're trying to make him the face of major league baseball, he's so huge the angels want to lock him up for the last two decades. >> and jeter, first ballot, hall of fame? >> easy. >> thanks dave. >> the science of brain hacking. how bathing the brain with low doses of electricity could help with disorders like cerebral palsy? and the conversation continues on our website, aljazeera.com/considerthis and you can tweet me @amora.tv. we'll see you next time. >>> hi ershes this is al jazeera america, i'm john seigenthaler in new york. war chest - new strikes hitting i.s.i.l. where it counts. the coalition taking amount at the group's oil. >> the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> the president defending the fight against i.s.i.l., challengin

dickson is the man in charge here running the biggest boring machine in the world, which is headed two miles underneath the city of seattle. the machine nicknamed bertha is big all right, 7,000 tons, big enough to have its own control room. it is stopped dead and has not made any forward progress in ten months. >> the tunnel is 9,273 feet long. and we're in about 1,000 feet. >> bertha's massive drilling head, 57 feet in diameter broke down. mega project say it always comes with surprises. >> does it ever go exactly the way you think it's going to go. >> it never goes the way it's you think it's going to go. there are always hiccups along the way. >> the drilling head will be lifted out, taken apart. repaired, strengthened and reinstalled. while there is plenty of work to do on other parts of the proje project, bertha won't do any digging until next march. who will pay the repair bill will probably be answered in court. >> there is not enough money for this. >> the u.s. public interest research group said this is one of the biggest construction boondoggles in the country. >> every dollar spent on this is a dollar not makin

. >> james:they are now tied with the kansas city royals for the wild card with the seattle mariners just 2 games back with 11 games to play. >> james:things going the other direction for the giants. >> james:taking on the arizona diamondbacks in arizona. >> james:it was a tie game going into the 9th when the matt duffy lines a 2-run single up the middle. >> james:the giants win by a final of 4 to 2. >> james:and that win combined with a dodger loss in colorado mean the giants are gaining ground in the n-l west. >> james:the giants now just two games back of the dodgers in the national league west. >> james:they also have a 2 and a half game lead over the pirates for the top wildcard spot. >> james:coming up on the kron 4 morning news.the new insurance law that could hold uber drivers responsible even when they aren't carrying a passanger. >> james:plus.firefighters accused of stealing water from a neighboring town. details ahead. >> james: >> jamewe're coming u >> james:here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning. >> james:firefighters in el dorado county are hopi

. >> travelocity.com says these are the three most popular cities to visit over on labor day. >> here they are. los angeles. seattle. number one -- the number one city to visit is new york city. >> yeah. they're all great. >> of course. we want to play a little game. these are always fun. we're going to ask if you can spot the celebrities because a lot of celebs we interviewed they said they got their break in a commercial. >> if it hadn't have been for commercials, i would have starved to death in los angeles. ready to leave the whole business. i was working as a singer in vegas and stuff like that, but i hadn't gotten any acting. >> what commercial did do you? >> i did lysol, anything with food in it or required singing. i didn't get them for a year. then all of a sudden i got five. >> you got a lot. here it is. the website the daily dot tracked down. >> the daily dot. >> let's see if you can name the celebs that did commercials. this is for preparation h. >> i love that stuff. >> with the oxygen action of preparation h. pure oxygen shrinks flaming red tissues as it often relieves pain and itch for hours. >> it i

the threat. angels win, 5-4. kansas city and seattle lost. oakland tied for the top wild card spot with kc. mariners three back. more news coming up after the break. >> drive carefully. >> we'll see the rainfall move in through the overnight hours. while a lot of you may be sleeping here. you can see the cold front. 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. will get the roadway wet. while the storm moves out from 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, the after storm. get through commute for tomorrow. so dry tore so long. past couple years. every time we get rain. hard to believe it is on the rain. the morning forecast temperatures, start off cool in the 50s. by the afternoon. we will get some sun in here. notice it will be a cooler day for the south bay. 77 degrees for your have rang. trivalley. no 90s. got teeing hgoing to happen. 79. sun by 11:00 a.m. san francisco, 69. >> bye-bye. ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- andy samberg kevin durant

we just did air quotes to find out that you're joining us from the great city of seattle. >> sam, beautiful city. >> reporter: we do this first game every year from the home of the super bowl champs, feel like we should be in the bay area, maybe next year, but this year we're here and it is going to be quite a show tonight. you know the fans here. they can be a little crazy at times. self-admitted crazies for their team, and they've been preparing in and out of the stadium, getting ready for this big night. a lot of hype around this game. it should be very exciting to see and just the pregame festivities with sound guards and the iconic seattle band playing, then pharrell getting everybody ramped up, and now especially for 49ers fans, maybe look away from the green because they'll be unfurling the banner representing their championship, of course they take home the lombardi trophy after the big win over denver last year. and so this is the first team the fans have had a chance to get together and celebrate that win. the 12th man they're called defense here as you know, so it should be very

of right now, the a's remain in the first wild card spot and first in the first wild card spot half game head of kansas city. seattle also half game back. the mariners playing and could tie oakland with a win tonight. jock peterson of the dodgers made a coffee run outside wrigley field before l.a. took the field against the cubs yesterday. dodgers 7-2. bottom of the 8th chris deep off the beard. brian wilson. two-run shot gives chicago an 8- 7 lead and that was the final. giants currently sit three games back of l.a. in the n.l. west. >>> things got easier for san jose state today but not by much. after playing and losing to auburn two weeks ago the spartans traveled to big 10 country to take on minnesota. the golden gophers aren't the tigers but they didn't need to be. there you go. later 1st quarter, gophers trailing, blake finds winston and look at this into the end zone for the touchdown 27 yards. minnesota 10-7. last play of the first half minnesota rolls the dice and they go for the touchdown instead of the field goal. chris streveler scores. and it's 17-7 gophers. late fourth now and it's still 17-7. minnesot

victory, 3-2, your final and because of that, the tigers, 2 1/2 game lead the on the royals and kansas city now tied with seattlend wild card spot. afterward our ken rosenthal caught up with tory hunter. >> the play at third place and the sixth inning, salvador perez did not tag out. how did you see it? >> they showed it on the replay screen and it was obvious that he didn't tag up and i just didn't know what took so long, but they got the play right and it went in our favor. >> what did you think of the fact that your bench caught that. that's not the easiest thing to pick up on. >> perez picked it up and he was sitting on the bench and he did not tag up and he went and told brad and everyone saw it on the replay and it was a thumbs up and it worked out in our favor, like i said. >> matt: you are another, you had the home run off of shields and you had good numbers off of shields and what was your thought? >> shields throws everything and i was trying to get a pitch up that i could handle because it would sink down and i always try to get a pitch up and i was able to get one that was up and capitalized on it an

lost 15 of their last 20 games with the loss the a's fall out of the top wild card spot to kansas city they are only 1 ½ games ahead of seattlewild cad spot the mariners in a few minutes you can see those standings. looking at our mathematician he looks on over. it's a shame there's a lot alcohol use in the television business. but the numbers they're off and. and look there's a lot alcohol on the tv. i'm just trying to make a joke out of it saying a look another screw up on kron4. tied 4-4 in the 7th 5-4 dodgers next batter yasiel puig gets into the act lining an rbi sungle to centerfield gordon scores. 6-4 dodgers. puig had 3 hits after trailing 4-2 coming into the inning the dodgers score 5 runs in the 7th final: 8-4 dodgers with the win the dodgers increase their lead on the giantsto 2 ½ games in the n.l. west i was not true to mye. after 42 years. a broker trust. that's why he resigned. and makes them better to a dead in the public apparently. deion sanders in the house for cbs thursday night football 11. stay connected with kron 4 we'll see you tomorrow morning! ...we need to break up. is it the biting? cuz i can stop?

the pitcher and catcher had words tonight. wild card. one game kansas city to gain seattle. there are two gold opportunities here. nnesota vikings have instructed that petersen to stay away from all team activity. that means no practice any figure no game on saturday-- sunday they were going to lead to process but then the governor of minnesota said peterson and shouldn't play as well as nike. corporate sponsors wanted no part of, so he was pulled from the team. anheuser-busch says they want nothing to do with the issue. and campbell's soup and pepsi have also done so. a dream peterson will not be planned for the vikings because he will cause a nightmare. [ male announcer ] automotive innovation starts... right here. with a control pad that can read your handwriting, a wide-screen multimedia center, and a head-up display for enhanced driver focus. all inside a newly redesigned cabin of unrivaled style and comfort. ♪ the all-new c-class. at the very touch point of performance and innovation. ♪ 0,000 t the very touch point of performance and innovation. extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity an

office 70 was awol, again, and the bases were loaded with an out and the a's lost 2-0 and now are tied with kansas city and seattle trails by throw games for the last spot with five games much the a's play the final home game against the angels with first pitch at 12:35. >> today, it is sunny. >> torture for all of us. >> i don't think it is more sunny but... >> it is gray. with dry el. that will hamper the commute. we will talk for leyla gulen about that. first are the game. the last game. then we take on texas for the last four games of the season and that is on the road. an and angels, 71 degrees at 12:30 and u.v. index is high. sunshine throughout the afternoon hours. the rain is from kressent city to vancouver with a waiting game when it arrives. the south is brightest and warmest temperatures around los gatos and gilroy at 84 and 87. upper 70's and nearly 80 the rest of south bay. like year. same on the peninsula, mid-to-upper 70's, and 80's in los altos. and low 70 downtown and south san francisco. we will have high clouds with the low clouds. the thick of the clouds are in the north bay. we will ramp up in

actions of the companies that you mentioned or the fact that the strikes have created such a momentum to raise wages. we saw the city of seattle a minimum wage of $15 an hour. that is something that would not have happened but for these strikes. $15 an hour is a new standard for cities and states to strive for and for businesses to strive for, too. i think we'll see, eventually, given the momentum of these strikes, mcdonald's and other fast food organizations come together with their workers. >> wendy's said "we're proud to give thousands of people who come to us for entry-level job, the opportunity to learn and develop important skills so that they can grow with us or move on to something else." and the national restaurant associati association said "this is a national multimillion dollar campaign engineered funded by national labor groups." essentially this hurts in some ways. >> people that are out on the picket line are people that have been working at mcdonald's, wendy's for years. an 80-year-old woman got arrested and she was making less than $10 an hour. 70% are adults. the front-line positions that constitute 90% of th

offense did not catch the bus and businesses were loaded in the eighth and a's lost, 2-30 now tied with kansas city if top wild card. seattled trails the aped and kansas city with the last spot with the a's playing the final game against the angels with first pitch at 12:30. we hope the offense does not miss the bus. >> lucky for the amendments and manyers, the a's are tanking. hopefully they will make it. where we will play though, kansas city or oakland? >> how is the beginning going to be? >> pretty nice. that my first graphic. way to go. 71 at 12:30 and 74 at 3:00, with increase high clouds and the u.v. index is high. injury game three. here is a look at our next weather system to the north height rain and moderate offshore and yellow there and for us it is quiet and half moon bay is seven miles per hour visibility and everyone also is unlimited in our reporting surveys and i warned to show you walnut creek looking southbound into the santa clear valley you can see drizzle there on 680 and 24 so that is a wet are spot. we had heavy drizzle across sfo two hours and 31 minutes that is what the flight arrival delays are av

the 80s. pacific northwest, some showers in seattle. new york city, we'll see some sunshine with high temperatures in the 70s, and chicago, highs today in the 60s. >> you've got a lot of clouds and thunderstorms across the country. >> especially in the south. >> jeannette calle with the latest. >>> how much money does the government waste out of every dollar they spend? we've got that number for you. >>> plus, the scene of a horrific church collapse. this is "first look." >>> okay, here's some stories we're following for you. rescuers still don't know how many died. new video showing the nigerian church collapse killing almost 70 almost a week ago. south africa says 300 of its people were visiting and in the building at the time. >>> texas put a woman to death last night. lisa coleman was convicted in the deadly starvation of her girlfriend's 9-year-old son. she's the 15th woman executed since 1976. 1,400 men were executed in that same time span. >>> toronto mayor rob ford has a rare form of cancer in his abdomen. he'll need chemo. there's hope, his

. >> i think the concern is, you know, at the city we all seem to get great ideas from other cities and how they handle -- this particular case was the same issue they had in seattle so the engineer that came up with the idea, which kind of vented through the corridors and seemed a very simple solution, they can do it there. and the question is, why can they do it there? they have more ability to amend their title 24 there than they do here? >> yes. >> it is? so we're -- >> it's a local jurisdiction. we're tied to the -- being more restrictive and also we have certain findings that we have to follow. if we're in earth quake country we can adopt regulations that are stricter regarding r quake safety. ing earthquake safety. >> anything stricter isn't the issue. >> geography and topography are the things that would allow us to make any kind of change and it would have to be more stringent. >> i mean, from your word, if you hear people who are response blg for implementing these policies, the code, we can't do it because of different conditions on job site, but at the same time it passes, how do we live in those two different worlds? >> if you're talking about seattle

as of right now, the a's remain in the first wild card spot a half game ahead. you see it there of kansas city. seattleo a half game back. the mariners are playing right now and could tie oakland with a win tonight. >>> check this out. dodgers top prospect jock peterson made a coffee run outside of wrigley field before l.a. took on the cubs yesterday. he is a rookie and that's what they do. the dodgers right here taking on the cubs but how about this? they led 7-2 but not anymore. home run off the beard and the cubs win, giants currently sit three games back of l.a. in the n.l. west. >>> the spartans have a tough schedule after playing and losing to number 5 auburn two weeks ago. san jose state had to travel to big 10 country and take on the minnesota golden gophers. the gophers out there aren't the tigers but you know what they don't need to be. 1st quarter spartans trailing and blake found tyler winston on the screen and winston goes 27 yards going in there with a yellow pants, like those. he is in there and it's 10-7. last play of the first half, minnesota rolls the dice and they go for the touchdow

the as are two games back of kansas city and two games ahead of the mariners after seattle won tonight. oakland's magic number to get a wild card spot is now 1. giants, the award given to madison bumgarner tonight. bottom two, say good-bye to the padres 1-0 lead. brandon crawford, a bases loaded sack fly number to tie the game. it stayed that way until the 6th inning, seth smith barely misses a home run. they win by 4-1. the giants drop two games behind pittsburgh for the top wild card spot. if pittsburgh is a wild card and doesn't win the nl central. they would host the giants in the playoff game next weans. time now for friday night's top five. twins right fielder oswaldo arcia. he's a stud. number 4, you want a save? look at the jerseys be contained. says no to the islanders and it is preseasonment number 3, angels mike trout just adds to his greatness. watch him go up and get it! >> mariners morales. sergio garcia out of the box and into the cup. birdie two on the far 4. number one, got to give it to the jays left fielder dalton pompe. >> awesome shot. >> you like it? >> oh, the ha

seattle. good morning. >> reporter: hey there, good morning, still dark here now outside centurylink field, but that changes in several hours as the season kicks off here in the home city of the super bowl champs. there is a unique sound, style, and scene that defines seattle. the space needle, the market, and now include the lombardi trophy. >> the game has never been stronger, and here we are with the game, the season kicking off tonight, this is a huge, huge night. >> reporter: the nfl celebrating the newest champion right here on nbc. behind the scene, miles of kale and mobile control rooms in place and ready for kickoff. >> couldn't be better. you want that atmosphere, the championship banner will be exciting. the fans are into it. >> super fan right here. >> reporter: the party actually started this week when downtown was turn eed into a playground r little kids, big kids, and even these kids. flag teams have. practicing their steps on the field while just outside seattle's own sound garden and pop sensation ferrel got in a practice before the teams take center stage. a full evening of fun and football, and for nbc sports, a season that starts with the first game

the disappearance and deaths of dozens of young women. seattle investigator, bob keppel, who worked on the ted bundy task force is again search searching for clues in the the rugged wilderness around the city seattle is bob keppel, the chief detective on that the ted bundy case, and now a consultant to the green river task force and now that you know something about the serial murders, does it help you the find the next one or just illustrate how it is so hard to find and stop these people? >> one of the problems is that police departments don't recognize soon enough the serial. and we have been guilty for years of not communicating to each other well enough. >> i think there was an element of people thinking deja vu all over again because within the first week, there were five bodies found in or on the green river in one spot. >> once the killing started, keppel and others of the green river task force received a strange offer of help, ted bundy, sitting on florida's death row said he could help police find the killer. >> we wanted to make sure he was never tipped off about the real reason we were there to talk to him. the idea was to get him talking about green river and what he would sa

the last year. california raised its hourly rate to $9 in july and will bump it up to $10 in 2016. cities and counties have acted too. in june, seattle's city council set the highest minimum page in the nation, $15 an hour by 2021. and the mayor of los angeles said he wants his city to go to $13.25. but these measures only affect a fraction of the u.s. population. fast food companies employ more minimum wage workers than any other industry. so the national protests continue. so, carol, just to be clear, mcdonald's hasn't indicated whether or not it is going to give a pay hike to its workers. but one thing is for sure, it is already talking about this issue with its own investors. in fact, if you look at some of the filings that have been filed with regulators, the company says that these protests could adversely impact its business. carol? >> all right, kristina alessci reporting live. >>> apple is paying damage control after several nude photos from several hollywood a-listers are leaked, the company's perceived security issues put a damper on sales? but you're not done. capella university can help take your career even further, with

the state's governor, jerry brown, signed legislation that bans plastic bags n july. it's phased out of large stores and then pharmacies by 2016, they are already banned in chicago and seattle and new york city. others plan to fight the legislation in california because it would lead to thousands of job cuts. >>> now ebay is making paypal a separate company. ebay purchased the payment service in 2002 for $1.3 billion, the separation is an attempt to maximize the strategic focus and flexibility for ebay. the fcc is putting an end to blackouts, the policy of blocking out sporting events is outdated and unnecessary. and it's adopted to boost ticket sales in the 1970s. the local tv stations cannot air it. last year two games were blacked out. eagles by the way have not out. eagles by the way have not blacked out a game s a woman who loves to share her passions. grandma! mary has atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts her at a greater risk of stroke. rome? sure! before xarelto®, mary took warfarin, which required monthly trips to get her blood tested. but that's history. back to the museum? not this time! now that her doctor switched her to once

the legalization of pot in washington state has backfired. seattle's prosecutor is throwing out every ticket written in that city so far this year for public use of marijuana. he says, of the 100 tickets issued so far in seattle, 80% came from one officer. that officer even wrote on one ticket that the pot law is silly. the people who paid a fine will be refunded. that officer has been reassigned. >>> trouble near the tracks. more than 100 people hit, hurt, or killed along train tracks in the d.c. area in just the past three years. our cameras caught some trespassers pushing their luck. as scott mcfarland discovered, getting on top of those busy tracks is easier than you think. >> what you're about to see is technically a crime. a crime news 4 iteam cameras captured over and over and over again. since september 2011, at least 107 people in virginia, maryland, and d.c., have been hurt or killed doing this. trespassing, walking on the tracks. including along these tracks in prince georges county. >> the tracks are the fastest way to get from point a to point b. it's much shorter. >> walter knows the risk it brings. his daughter, mary. >> she lit

s plan for transporting astronauts in the 21st century and how it might hep in the city of michael seaton. -- of seattle> first we were dealing with hurricane norbert, and then hurricane odile. next is down towards the south, forming off the coast of mexico, not organised that well yet. some of the forecast models look like this. i want to show you what we expect to happen with this storm. it's a composite of several different forecast models and is taking a track dollar to what norbet and ordeal is. as it makes its way close to be a ha, we'll watch carefully. that is the time frame that we expect to see making its way to the north-west. we are dealing with moisture to the south-west. that will make its way. texas panhandle. you'll see the heavy rain showers. it will be trapped, so over the n couple of days towards the weekend we expect to see showers all the way from schick christopher gibson to texas. that is a look at the weather. your news is next. >>> n.a.s.a.'s space shuttle programme has been retired since 2011. it will no lodger need to rely on n.a.s.a. rockets to send astronauts into space. it'

here the crazy fence, self-proclaimed crazies here in seattle. getting ready to kick off the nfl season in the home city of the super bowl champs. there is a unique sound, style, and scene that defines seattle. >> the space needle. pike place market, and now you can include the lombardi trophy. >> the game has never been stronger, and here we are with the season kicking off tonight. this is a huge, huge night. >> reporter: the nfl celebrating its newest champion right here on nbc. behind the scenes, miles of cable and mobile control rooms are in place and the broadcast team is ready for kickoff. >> it couldn't be better. you want that atmosphere, the championship banner's going to be kpooiting. these fans are into it. >> reporter: the party actually started earlier this week when downtown was turned into a playground. for little kids. big kids, and even these kids. flag teams have been practicing their steps on the field while just outside seattle's own sound garden, and top sensation farrell got in a final rehearsal for the pregame concert tonight just before the teams take center stage. yeah, just a f

is the first socialist city councilmember in seattle. about why you come from seattle. >> mainly because this is an forlutely distort weekend the budding movement against climate change. thousands of people are here marching together in solidarity shows there more than ready for collective action. what we were talking about last night was this collective action needs to be channeled into really radical militant nonviolent mass movement that will raise concrete political demand. what do we need to really fight climate change? we need an and the fossil fuel use, rapid transformation of the global economy and renewable energy and expansion of mass transit which will generate millions of unionized living wage jobs. but to make all of this happen, we need huge movement to put intense pressure on the establishment and not expect they will do it. we know they haven't been doing it. they explained why that is so. why haven't climate summit after climate summit solved the problem? because the billionaires who own the oil corporations have no ince

the mile high city. so a big opening night for seattle, a team that counting two postseason games has won 17 of 18 and they're going to go 18 out of 19 over the last two years plus when this one is in the books. it's third down and three here. and rodgers with the throw. gets it away. flag is down, however. back at the line of scrimmage at the 24 yard line. >> cris: and john perry is not moving fast. >> referee: holding offense, ten-yard penalty. replay third down. >> al: that's t.j. lang. he had a hold of michael bennett. >> cris: well, lang is going to get beat around by michael bennett. like so many people have done, you get beat, you save your quarterback and takes off the board. a pretty spectacular play by aaron rodgers. he can do a lot but he can't do it all. give credit tonight, they stopped the running game, byron maxwell, marcus burley, their backup squad. they had their two best receivers, jordy nelson and randall cobb. they couldn't get it done, just as simple as that. pressure got there in the second half. >> al: third and 13. boy, that secondary does his job. what else is new. it's deflected and

chris dixon is in charge, running the biggest tunnel boring machine in the world, headed about two miles under the city of seattle. >> the machine nicknamed better that is big, 7,000 tons, big enough to have its own control room. there's a problem. it is stopped dead and hasn't made forward progress in 10 months. >> the tunnel is 9,273 feet long and we're in about 1,000 feet. >> the massive drilling head, 57 feet in diameter broke down when it chewed into an eight-inch steel pipe. megaprojects, he said, always come with surprises. >> do they go exactly the way you think they're going to go. >> they they ever go exactly. there's hiccups that occur along the way. >> to fix it, a huge pit will be dug in front of the machine, the drilling head lifted out, taken apart, radar, strengthened and rein stalled. who will pay the repair bill will probably be answered in court. >> there just isn't enough money for this. >> the u.s. public interest research group said this is one of the biggest construction boon doles in the country. >> every dollar spent is not fixing bridges, not building out transit systems, not making road

the angels. they are one up on kansas city and three up on seattle in the loss column. now a battle of top-notch hurlers giants try to take another game out of the dodgers lead in the west. runs once again expected to come at a premium with the series take on a post-season feel. >> reporter: an extra inning victory last night department giants division hopes alive. this evening they send bum gard bumgardener to the hill. he'll go up against zack greinke. greinke has been outstanding against the giants. he has a 1.38 e.r.a. in four starts. it will be one to watch and has the potential to be a true nl west showdown. >> scene two of the better pitchers going at it against two rivals. it's a fun thing for everybody. >> i would pay to see this one for sure. in dodger stadium. with the season on the line to the best that the game has to offer. what more can you ask for? tune in for sure. >> the giants have finally announced a decision regarding angel pagon. he has been shut down for the remainder of the season. he'll have back surgery on thursday. recovery expected to be abou

the mile high city. so a big opening night for seattle, a team that counting two postseason games has won 17 of 18 and they're going to go 18 out of 19 over the last two years plus when this one is in the books. it's third down and three here. and rodgers with the throw. gets it away. flag is down, however. back at the line of scrimmage at the 24 yard line. >> cris: and john perry is not moving fast. >> referee: holding offense, ten-yard penalty. replay third down. >> al: that's t.j. lang. he had a hold of michael bennett. >> cris: well, lang is going to get beat around by michael bennett. like so many people have done, you get beat, you save your quarterback and takes off the board. a pretty spectacular play by aaron rodgers. he can do a lot but he can't do it all. give credit tonight, they stopped the running game, byron maxwell, marcus burley, their backup squad. they had their two best receivers, jordy nelson and randall cobb. they couldn't get it done, just as simple as that. pressure got there in the second half. >> al: third and 13. boy, that secondary does his job. what else is new. it's deflected and

the 9th inning and beat oakland 6-1. they are now tied with kansas city for the top wild card spot. two games ahead of seattle you get the feeling the rutter is off this ship. >>> the dodgers score with a reminder that the giants could still win the west. andrew sus is ac drops the strike. and buster posey, game tied at 2-2 in the 5th inning. duffy was playing in double a earlier this year and delivers a two-run single that turns out to be the game winner. the giants beat the diamondbacks 4-2 and the dodgers lost big in denver so the giants are just two back of the division lead. and an nfl referee penalized colin kaepernick for using inappropriate language. his response sunday night to lamar houston. >> i didn't say anything. >> the nfl wasn't buying that story. they fined kaepernick $11,000. as you can clearly see on this tape shot by kpix5, kaepernick says something in earshot of the referee. kaepernick plans to appeal and he is sticking by his story. >> the player that i supposedly said something to has been quoted saying that i didn't say anything. and i don't know him. so you know, like he would have a

the wild card spot right there on top. they have a half game lead on kansas city and are one game ahead of seattle. drew cashner and the padres wearing the throw back uniforms. padres winning 1-0 when rene rivera double off petit. they scored two, giants lose their second straight in san diego. final tonight is 3-2. >>> the dodges also lost tonight. so san francisco stayed three- and-a-half behind la in the nl west. giants remain one game ahead of pittsburgh in the wild card race. >>> all right, don't go away. more sports in a minute. we are will find out if florida state survived. the bears were in tucson. a finish you will not believe. you have to stick around to see this. ,,,,,,,, it makes me happy to go on the computer. i like feeling smart. internet essentials from comcast has brought low-cost internet access to over 1.4 million low-income people at home. internet essentials helped me progress in my schoolwork. it helped my grades move higher. today it's the largest broadband adoption program in america. it helped me a lot. comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. 94 points... that's the