he's trying to attract chinese investment like many u.s. cities and in fact u.s. states there have been delegations streaming into beijing and shanghai trying to attract chinese investment at the same time you have these political candidates such as mr obama and mr romney basically bashing china now we all know that that's just a song and dance that have to be election that they will both be knocking at china's door themselves recall that bill clinton one thousand nine hundred two running against george h.w. bush spoke at the beijing butchers but after the november one thousand nine hundred ninety two election he helped to usher china into the world trade organization that's the kind of what partner state but basically turned off a good deal of the u.s. electoral job from going to leave it there but thank you so it's cheryl hall and on the line all the stories much appreciated this is a short break to me to say with a business update for this said late wednesday night in moscow thanks for being with us. if you're passing through rushes to veer region you really ca

he's trying to attract chinese investment like many u.s. cities and in fact u.s. states there have been delegations streaming into beijing and shanghai trying to attract chinese investment at the same time you have these political candidates such as mr obama and mr romney basically bashing china we all know that that's just the song and dance that after the election that they will both be knocking at china's door themselves recall that bill clinton in one thousand nine hundred two running against george h.w. bush spoke at the beijing pictures but after the november nineteenth to play to a lecture he helped to usher china into the world trade organization that's the kind of hot pockets need that basically turns off a good deal of the u.s. electorate how can you have a realistic debate about the problems that this country faces the many problems this country faces when the kinds of analysis and critique from the left are basically excluded basically this debate comes down in many ways to a choice between tweedle dum and tweedle dee nice way of putting it us historia

u.s. citye people wear sweat pants than any other. >>> big news for "good morning america" robin roberts. >>> we come back. clouds hanging around as we look towards port ever oakland under the bay bridge from our roof cam, a few sprinkles possible for the morning commute i think it is going to be dry until storms this afternoon. >>> this was interesting, new list shows u.s. cities staying casual and comfortable in sweat pants. philadelphia topped the list of american cities sporting sweats according to a survey which asked if they bought sweats in the last year. the second year in a row that the city of brotherly love has come out on top in that record. hartford, connecticut, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, lafayette, louisiana and laredo, texas round out the top five. san francisco not surprisingly didn't crack the top 20. >>> "good morning america" anchor robin roberts reaches major milestone this morning after thirty days in the hospital, she is going home. this is robin doing her celebration danc

. >>> according to forbes, columbus, ohio, is the best u.s. city city for working moms followed by new orleans, hartford, cincinnati and providence. >>> it is the end of an era for coca-cola. the last iconic 6 1/2 ounce returnable bottles rolled off the production line in minnesota on tuesday. >>> and finally, a cheesy publicity stunt could earn someone a lot of dough. pizza hut is offering free pizza for life or over $15,000 to anyone willing to stand up and ask either candidate at next week's presidential debate if they prefer sausage or pepperoni on their pie. >>> well, coming up, a damming report on cycling legend lance armstrong and doping, and the a's survive another day, plus one yankee slugger puts on his hero's hat twice in one game. your sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> the dry weather pattern in the northwest is coming to an end. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. in sports, first to the bronx. yankee manager joe girardi made a very gutsy call pinch-hitting raul eye ban yaz. ibanez hits a

. >>> a new study ranks the nation's capital as the most affordable u.s. city. the study factors housing and transportation costs against median income. baltimore, philadelphia, minneapolis, and boston rounded out the top five. and finally, what does this guy have in common with brad pitt and george clooney. not as much as he thought. las vegas police are now looking for the 31 southern california man. they say he stole $1.6 million worth of casino chips from the venetian's resort. those chips are virtually impossible to cash in undetected. >>> coming up next, the champions of the national league are headed to the world series, plus a painful body slam sack on monday night football. your sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> well, if you live in the northern half of the country, quick changing weather is the rule as we go throughout the next four or five days. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> well, in sports, let's start with baseball and the decisive game seven of the national league championship series. it was a very one-sided

reimburse a single penny for health care, while san francisco's concerned one of the healthiest cities in the u.s. and ranked from business week as the best city in the united states, you know, it's hard to believe that none of these particular employees had any health care expenses at all. >> that was in 2011, right? >> no, actually, two days ago, that's u.s. city -- >> no, no. >> that's every year, but in terms of data, 2011? >> yes. >> and this isn't criticism, you can't have data that doesn't exist yet in terms of the collection, but -- and maybe you want to go to one of your colleagues in terms of addressing given the change many the law, we know there was a problem before and we can sgraoe or disagree whether the legislation that was passed and signed was the best or not the best way that he we had a disagreement on the board, we can agree there was a change? >> we agree, and so based on your response then and based on what's going forward, i'd like to turn the podium over to my colleagues, kay evans and matthew could cohen to address the issue. >> just one second, i think the reason i'm br

it looks like there are five u.s. cities, three canadian cities, and i think it's brilliant, this model of one-way vehicle * . i was going to ask about your vehicle fleet. it looks like you have globally 5,000 vehicles, 625 are electric. i'm just wondering do you use the smart cars or what kind of vehicles do you use? and i also see that san francisco, based on your market research, is almost like a perfect city to operate in given the density and many, many people that don't have cars. but i'm just wondering if you could respond to some of those. >>> absolutely. i'll use my two minutes i guess for this portion. you're correct. 5,000 vehicles worldwide, 625 are fully electric vehicles. they are all the smart [speaker not understood]. i think the pressure, combustion engine state and electric engine state are the same vehicle. just a different power train. we have two of those cities, amsterdam and san diego which are the all electric, and they naturally bring about some challenges with electric vehicle structure. what woe do

in some ways, we are 2 u.s. cities. we are the second most literate city in california, 15th most literate in the country. on the other hand, i have deep pockets of poverty. you will hear me talk in the media allot about 100 blocks. there are 100 blocks in oakland were over 92% of all or violence takes place. there are ongoing cycles of poverty, which i think our an excusable in our time. that is going to be a major challenge i am taking on. i believe if we can get more resources to young people in those neighborhoods, not only will murders go down significantly in the city, because of it are talking about 5%, but we can put our arms around them and make a change. i will ask you to step up and do your part. we're also in a city where other economic indicators are looking good. we're happy about retail. our sales tax went up over 12%, and that is above the statewide average increase last year of it%. building permits are up. business permit licenses are up. hotel tax, partly thanks to the remodeled marriott hotel, taxes a

. >>> a new study ranks the nation's capital as the most affordable u.s. city.he study factors housing and transportation costs against median income. baltimore, philadelphia, minneapolis, and boston rounded out the top five. >>> in health news, is there a link between monster energy drinks and the deaths of five people? well, that's what the food & drug administration wants to know. they're launching an investigation into claims against the highly caffeinated drink. the company is also being sued by the family of a 14-year-old girl who had a heart attack after drinking monster energy two 24 ounce drinks in 24 hours. a spokesperson for monster said they don't believe their products caused any deaths. >>> coming up next, the champions of the national league are headed to the world series. >>> plus a painful body slam sack on monday night football. your sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> in sports, we'll star

. >>> 4:35, oakland is the first u.s. city to offer combination government i.d.s and bank cards to all citizens regardless of immigration status. all oakland residents who can prove their identity can get a card. what makes the i.d. unique, the debit card function allows them to avoid check cashing fees. city leaders say the program will take 60 to 90 days to roll out. the price will be a one-time fee of $10 for citizens. rich land is now considering a similar program. >>> there are new charges against a man accused of trying to abduct a girl from an elementary school. he was charged with 18 new counts yesterday. police say he hid in a daily city elementary school bathroom in march and tried to take pictures four different girls. a teacher who confronted the man identified him to police. he was later arrested last month for alley trying to kidnap a girl from an elementary school. he will be in court on october 10th. >>> no sign of a missing san jose man last seen two weeks ago leaving his friend's home on his harley davidson.

. >>> just into our newsroom, oakland is the first u.s. city to offer combination government i.d.s and bank cards to all citizens. city council members voted to give the final go ahead during tonight's session. all residents can get a card. the debit card fax function keeps people from having to carry cash. the cards will roll out in 60 to 90 days. the price will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and senior citizens and $15 for adults. richmond is considering a similar program. >>> it was standing room only at milpitas city council meeting. the topic, outsourcing the police department. citizens attended to tell the mayor why they don't think it will work for their city. when the community found out they turned to facebook to gather support against that idea. >> we kind of have become the face of the community. and as a result of that, we've heard a lot of feedback from people that they want to keep those kind of services in this community. >> i have no idea what your financial situations are, where you are looking for money. but do not take i

example comes from standard and poor's case schiller index, which shows home prices rose in most u.s. cities in august by 2% when compared to a year ago. additionally, the report notes that many of the hardest hit markets are showing gains. add to that a federal index of housing prices that also cites annual price increases during the past two years. profits continue to climb at ford. the car company brought in $2.3 billion in pre-tax profits, making up for the $468 million loss in europe. ford expects its european losses could exceed $3 billion during the next 2 years. this is the third quarter in a row ford has earned more than $2 billion. what works for pizzas may not work not for ipads. the same-day delivery service that walmart, amazon and ebay all recently launched is not going as smoothly as expected. customers in certain test cities can choose to spend an additional $10-$15 to receive their purchases that day. but the convenience of rapid home- deliveries has turned out to be a logistical and costly nightmare for the online retailers. problems range from high overhead to unreliable d

you what we are doing in san francisco to advance our lifeline's resilence we are the first major u.s. city to (inaudible) post katrina where he saw firsthand where a critical role these systems played in the city's recovery. i am honored to chair the council because i feel it's crucial that the public sector work side by side with our private sector partners to do everything we can today to ensure we will meet the needs of our residents in the days, weeks and years after a disaster. the objective of the lifeline council are to develop and improve collaboration in the city and county across regions regularly -- to develop and improve collaboration in the city and across the region by regularly convening a group of senior level operation officers of local and regional life line providers, understanding intersystem dependencies of enhancing planning, restoration and reconstruction, share information about the recovery plans and priorities and establish coordination process for life lines restoration and recovery following a major disaster. i'm going to go back to the last slide and just say t

the schiller index will report on home prices in 20 u.s. cities.t auto sales numbers for october. on friday, the jobs report will be released. we will find out how many jobs the economy lost or gained in the last month. unemployment stands at 7.8% currently. finally today, a following security breach on sites like linkedin, yahoo and eharmony. they released the annual list of the most common worst passwords according to hackers who got them in the past. pass word, as a pass word and 123456 as another pass word. further down, monkey, trust no one, ashley and new this year jesus. if any of these are your passwords that you use, i hope i don't have to tell you what to do right now. that will do it for us today. thank you for joining me. america goes to the polling place to vote. we have the election issues covered here.. keep it here where wall street meets main street. have a great week, everybody. i will see you again nt weekend.

according to forbes, columbus, ohio, is the best u.s. citys followed by new orleans, hartford, cincinnati and providence. >>> it is the end of an era for coca-cola. the very last iconic 6 1/2 ounce returnable glass bottle rolled off the production line in minnesota on tuesday. >>> finally, how about this for a cheesy will you be 'tis ti stunt. pizza hut is offering free pizza for life or over $15,000 for anyone willing to stand up and ask either candidate if they prefer sausage or pepperoni on their pie. aren't there so many or more than questions to ask? come on, people. coming up, a report on cycling legend lance armstrong and doping. the as fight to survive another day and one yankee slugger puts his hero hat on twice in one game. sports is straight ahead. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> welcome back. in sports, first to

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along with comparisons to our bay area neighbors, our california large cities as well as other u.s. cities and we have taken that already into consideration as part of our next rate study that is out right now and a request for proposal. and that's required as well as one of the rate payer protections. every five years we hire an independent rate consultant. they also asked us to consider looking at preventing ways [speaker not understood] school children clarity, and affordable outreach and monitoring. the cac had additional comments on page 6 of the presentation. looking at that 2.5% of average household income and while that was an important metric, that wasn't the only metric because a number of households would be low-income and you need potentially further assistance. they asked us to be mindful of that. and as we come back to propose rates to you, that we show how that affordability compared across the spectrum. >> on that issue, how do you deal with low-income people that are renters? which this would not necessarily apply? >> good question. so, in most cases two-thirds of us here

in washington becomes the latest u.s. cityto display jihadi ads we look at whether it may actually be provoking even more hatred toward the muslim world this and more online at r t dot com. the pakistani military has blocked an anti-u.s. motorcade rally that was heading toward the country's tribal hub along the afghan border the protest was led by cricket legend turned politician imran khan attracted thousands a large number of civilians have died in american drone strikes khan is calling for an end to the killings robert naiman an activist an analyst pushing for changes to u.s. foreign policy thinks civilians have become the main victims from drone attacks not high level militant leaders as washington claims. president obama's counterterrorism advisor has claimed that civilian deaths from drone strikes are exceedingly rare well we know that the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred hundred eight. civilian deaths since two thousand and four from u.s. drone strike so in fact f

major u.s. city a look at the ads and the ruling that forced another transit agency to display the billboards that some call raises. a new report raises questions about the future of the telecom industry here in america two chinese companies want to expand into the u.s. but a report by congress says these companies cannot be trusted to take a look at that report coming up. well good evening it's monday october eighth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team well this weekend the war in afghanistan turned eleven years old already america's longest war it's a war that continues to evolve as it continues to go on. shortly after the nine eleven attacks invading afghanistan was seen as the best option both to retaliate and to defend the homeland but it soon became clear that it would neither be easy nor short to complete the mission there two years ago president obama sent an additional thirty three thousand troops a surge to try to speed up and strengthen the war but today t

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one couple honeymooning and they were coming back from hawaii but finally had to travel through 4 u.s. cities to get there. >> chicago then london... >> instead of coming from? >> would were going to some from london. >> most of the flights were canceled yesterday and they are also canceled today but not all of them are canceled. it is very important to check with your airline ahead of time. and again, everything is up in the air and you have to check before you come here. ktvu channel 2 morning news allie rasmus. >>> both for the department and for south bay schools, the state denied their plan to split up millions of dollars. alex savage has more on this legal battle. >> reporter: on the one side 49ers and on the other side south bay schools. both sides reached a deal to split up that money and now the state has rejected that deal. they are disappointed in the decision but it will not affect the impact which is still said to open for the twinty one season. they stand to gain five points over the next three years. and local officials tried to put some of that money towards schools. an agreem

. >> according to a latest congestion index, san francisco is now the second most congested u.s. city up from number five. get this, only los angeles is worse. >> yike. >> navigation systems maker found average travel times are 29% longer during peak commute periods. and some other findings for each hour on the road during rush hour, 34 minutes is caused by delays. >> you should avoid driving on thursdays, that is the most-congested day here in the bay area. >> which would be... today. >> right now. yes. >> and look at the bridge behind us. >> yes. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> giants fans go wild. the team pulls off another win to advance to national league playoff championship series. >> i'm spencer christian in the accu-weather forecast center. showers in the bay area. i'll show where they're falling in the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> also, how remains of one family's child could bring answers to a bay area family that has been looking for since their daughter disappeared 24 hours ago. >> there is a big reason to

according to latest index san francisco is the second most conjested u.s. cityhe number five position. only los angeles is worse. the navigation systems maker found travel times are 29% longer during peak commute hours. avoid driving on thursdays if you can that's most conjested day in the bay area. >> i love questions like this, do you get wetter running or walking through the rain? that and other burning questions are part of a new exhibit at the tech museum. the tv show mythbusters is showing off zany experiments, -- the exhibit is geared for kids but like the show it piques adults' curiosity. >> you see a kid come up to the station and start experimenting and the adult watches and then they are like wait a minute i figured this out, get out of the way let me try this. >> here's one more test you can try that you can do at home, mythbusters opens tomorrow, geared towards young people many of whom have never seen a phone booth. >> i'm going to guess walking. you get wetter walking through the rain. >> oh you want the answer? i'll find that out and we'll give i

. >> still ahead, sweatpants are a hot item and one u.s. city. ich city buys the most pairs of sweatpants next. it's gonna be someplace cold don't you think? we'll be right back. >> sweatpants are a new fashion item, at least in philadelphia. philadelphia has and ranked as the nation's top consumer of sweat pants. i think the main track suit style. this is the second year in a row that philadelphia has been the sweatpants capital of the country. coming up pittsburg ranks third. i don't see a lot of new jersey track pants wares. yoga pants, yes... >> we are going to take a break coming up on the kron4 an morning news we have a live the terror at the zero dacko coliseum in oakland. and that was the story last night. we are one to talk more playoffs and baseball coming up in a minute. also we are tracking gas prices they are awfully high but it does look like they're beginning to fall. not by much but by some. plus a check out this hail and south bay. i believe that was morgan hill we will double check that. we will see what is in store for us today

the u.s. city council voted to repeal its ban on medical marijuana dispensaries.he so called gentle ban would have eliminated the 1,800 medical marijuana shops operating. >>> a tipster said he saw a body being buried around the time hoffa disappeared. but when the soil tests came back there were no signs of human remains. hoffa went missing near detroit about 35 miles from roseville. >>> only on 2, the owners of a miniature horse farm got the news they had been dreading they got the news they've been evicted. ken wayne joins us live now with the news the owners received today, ken. >> reporter: julie, you can see behind me the flag here at love patch farms has been lowered to half staff as the sign of mourning. the owners were served with eviction papers today and now have to find some where else for themselves and their 40 horses to live. >> doesn't that feel good? >> reporter: lee romero cooled down one of her 40 miniature horses before she had to lock the gates and leave the home she's had for the last 30 years. this morning a sheriff deputy served an eviction

a killer storm takes aim at big u.s. cities but this is real. >> this is very real. hurricane sandy is posed to strike the east coast within hours. it's already wreaking havoc. monster waves. high winds and authority ies are taking no chances at this point shutting down a number of flights, subways, and trains in the greater northeast and eastern sea board as well. >> we have team coverage on hurricane sandy in just a minute. >> but, first how about those giants? they are storming their way through the post season all the way to another world championship. >> got him looking. and the giants have won it all. >> they sure did. the giants completed the sweep of the tigers with a 4-3 winner in 10 innings. let the champaign go. most of the celebrations in san francisco were peaceful, some turned violent after the game ended. a number of fires were set in the streets of the mission district. kate is there now with the latest. >> she's checking the mess the fans left behind. there was debris in the street behind you earlier. >> reporter: it's still there right now. if you t

citizens about the possible terrorist attacks in the u.s. city islamabad. part because of the american drone strikes along the pakistani afghan border. one trial leader in the region warns pakistan's government that militant activity won't end until the u.s. pulls its forces out of afghanistan. a new agreement announced, allowing one country to develop longer range missiles. it's our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. seconds. >> south korea, seoul, in washington d.c., revising the agreement allowing south korea to have missiles with the range of 500 miles, they could strike all of north korea if necessary. previously the south was restricted to missiles that could travel up to 186 miles, to prevent a nuclear arms race. spain, thousands of people marsh r marching in madrid, protesting the government's austerity measures, it's their second recession in three years and now they're suffering 25% unemployment and it's expected to get worse as the tourism season just ended in september and more businesses are letting people go. >> russia, preside