wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you so much. something else exciting going on in the bay area. san francisco's fleet week officially begins today and it's being called the biggest in 20 years. you'll hear the roar of loud engines as the blue angels make passes today and tomorrow between 1:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. they will perform the flying act saturday and sunday at 3 p.m. and this year's parade of the ships will include six u.s. navy ships, two canadian ships and two u.s. vessels. last year they only had one u.s. navy ship. for activities and times go to our website abc7news.com under "see it on tv." >> just ahead, g.m. issues another recall of tens of thousands of cadillacs. >> the tenth anniversary of the war in afghanistan. has things changed and how are things improving in the war-torn region. >> the rescue attempt of those trapped miners in chile, now underground for more than two months. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. nato and afghan forces launched air strikes against the taliban as the w

wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you so much. something else exciting going on in the bay area. san francisco's fleet week officially begins today and it's being called the biggest in 20 years. you'll hear the roar of loud engines as the blue angels make passes today and tomorrow between 1:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. they will perform the flying act saturday and sunday at 3 p.m. and this year's parade of the ships will include six u.s. navy ships, two canadian ships and two u.s. vessels. last year they only had one u.s. navy ship. for activiti and times go to our website abc7news.com unr "see it on tv." >> just ahead, g.m. issues another recall of tens of thousands of cadillacs. >> the tenth anniversary of the war in afghanistan. has things changed and how are things improving in the war-torn region. >> the rescue attempt of those trapped miners in chile, now underground for more than two underground for more than two meet the rl meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions fro insider s

wayne friedman has the story from wine country. >> in the vineyards of sonoma county, this is a seasonor rushing and picking, squeezing and crushing, not a season for being squeezed. but that's how growers feel this week. >> do you sleep at night? >> lately i haven't slept at night. we've been picking every single night. >> every day in the morning rains. vineyard manager brian peterson crush time means crunch time and a tougher one than usual this year. the complication with this year's grapes as with most years: weather. a cooler summer led to a longer growing season but that meant a shorter harvest season and now this rain has pretty much put an end to it. the water sits on the bunches. we'll get the shot which will ruin grapes. >> zinfandel will be the most vulnerable and that crop suffered the most this season. high temperatures burned 60% of those grapes in some fields. but most of the rest of the zinfandel is out by now. these cabernet grapes in the valley are almost perfect. >> an amount of rain now is not going to hurt a thing for us. we're going to be finished in an hour with

and abc 7's wayne friedman reports that even people who aren't baseball fans are jumping on that bandagon. >> if we reduce the world series story to its bare basics, these would be the headlines. the giants departing for dallas on a hopeful day for destiny. fans boarding flights of their own to cheer the team in person and a mania that has taken over. >> i barely understand baseball. >> but hope and destiny. >> there's a line drive! >> and frankly a dare to believe feeling among long-suffering giants fans after 56 years san francisco's time has come. >> great franchise. the giants, the name. it's aid san francisco team and the san francisco fans want their world championship. >> of all the giants teams, these guys seem the most improbable. they aren't the superstars that got robbed by the angel in 2002. no, this team has a different appeal. >> not just one guy. everybody's pitching in, doing their job. it's somebody different every night. >> every day in this city's world series run, another blossoming of orange and black. >> the city in a group hug. >> okay. call it a group hug. a co

off the bank of the california coast, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> good morning, lisa.ou? >> fine. sorry to rain on everyone's sunday but we are looking at showers out there. you saw them earlier and throughout the morning hours we'll definitely see the atmosphere moisten up. a cool day today with scatters showers throughout the early afternoon. looking at the bay bridge. scattered showers in the east bay but mainly heading towards the north bay right now. live doppler 7 hd shows a band right offshore here. most of this is all light from inverness into the east bay. as we get in a little tightter, you'll notice around roaner park and petaluma, also the shower activity and a further cell just offshore now from san francisco and the blue into the east represents some of the moisture not reaching the ground yet. but the loop shows us that the flow will continue to direct right into the entire bay area with some scattered showers throughout the morning, the early afternoon hours, and definitely a much cooler day out there. 54 now in fremont as well as menlo park and expect

wayne friedman has more from wine country. >> in the vineyards of sonoma county this is the season for and crushing not a season for being squeezed but that's how growers feel this week. >> farming isn't easy. we've been picking every single night. >> every day right into this morning's and afternoon's rains. vineyard manager brian peterson, crunch time and a tougher one than usual. >> the complication as with most years: weather. a cooler summer led to a longer growing season but that meant a shorter harvest season and now this rain has pretty much put an end to it. >> sits on the branches or we get cool weather or more rain falling in this storm, we'll get rot which will ruin grapes. >> zinfandel will be the most vulnerable and that suffered the most. high temperatures burned 60% of those grapes in some fields but most of the rest of the zinfandel is out by now. these cabernet grapes are almost perfect say the experts. >> rain right now is not going to hurt a thing. we're going to finish in an hour with only a few hundred tons to go which we'll get next week. >> as they say in the wi

from palo alto, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> all right. my friend lisa argen is here to talk about weather and there's so many things going on, fleet week and the niners have a game. >> i think people are surprised how warm it got yesterday but this morning we're still retaining some of that heat. we are starting a little warmer than yesterday with temperatures here downtown in the upper 50s, a clear shot from our roof camera. there is a teeny bit of fog over the golden gate bridge and some dense fog down by the monterey bay. but that's because high pressure is building in and squashing that marine layer. going to see an even warmer day today in some spots but the real warming gets underway, hot temperatures tomorrow and tuesday. 56 downtown right now. 59 in fremont. good morning, fairfield. 59 for you. here's where i saw those 40s. even saw 40s on the coast yesterday. retaining some of that warmth from yesterday. the lighter winds, we're 11 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago at half moon bay. 8 degrees warmer in fairfield. so you get the id

wayne friedman reports. >> out of sight, out of mind.e relationship most people have with motor oil. they don't want to see, touch it or smell it. but not down here. >> any advice? >> stay away from the holders. >> a little late for that. >> yeah. >> that from angel hernandez who deals with the dirty side of cars all day. jiffy luke at san jose, he's yet to wrench a drain plug he couldn't unscrew. >> do you expect to get more dirty? >> no. >> there's paul and franco who runs this shot. if the operation were anymore squared away, it might be the marine corps. >> there's no screwin' around here, is there? >> no, sir. >> more than what meets the eye. this group of men and women from store 2332 just got back from las vegas. and what happens in vegas will not remain in vegas. >> like the world series of oil changing. >> there is such an event included at caesar palace. pits all-star crews against each other and this is tense stuff. >> teams donate to complete the cashout. >> store 2332 never made it past the first round. >> it was kind of dem

wayne friedman reports. >> out of sight, out of mind. relationship most people have with motor oil. they don't wanna see it, touch it or smell it. >> oil! >> but not down here. >> any advice? >> stay away from the holder. >> a little late for that. >> yeah. >> that from angel hernandez who deals with the dirty sides of cars all day at jiffy lube store number 2332 in san jose, he's yet to wrench a drain plug he couldn't unscrew. >> do you get more respect if you're more dirty? >> no. >> there's paul that runs this shop. if the separation were anymore squared away, it might be the marine corps. >> there's no skewin' around here, is there? >> no, sir. >> this group of men and women from store 2332 just got back from las vegas and what happened in vegas will not remain in vegas. >> like the world series of oil changing. >> yes, there is such an event just concluded at caesar's palace. this is tense stuff. >> do you still need to completely the cash-out? >> last year store 2332 never made it past the first round. >> it was kind of demoralizin

wayne friedman reports, this is not the first time there have been security concerns. >> reporter: there are those who work inside napa state hospital who say that last night's murder of a psychiatric technician was a long-time coming, was predictable and preventible. >> we always wondering, is today my day? aim going to be the one? >> it's a long-time nurse in the hospital, one of several staff members who spoke on the condition we disguise this identities. working conditions are bad. >> told not to speak to the press. >> they don't want to be exposed. >> reporter: those complaints go back several years. psychologists, staff members have gone on record saying the hospital does not protect them from mental patients patients wm around freely with no fear of consequences for violent behavior. >> on every unit, every day. we're talking about getting hit of the head with cement blocks. talking about attempted rapes. staffing pulled into rooms, and beaten to where they can no longer open their eyes. >> reporter: when an attack happens they say it takes several minutes for the hospital police

as wayne friedman shows us about the team on the field, an unheralded team in a booth. >> at any major league baseball stadium, there's a rule about not cheering in the press box. let's move down a row or two. now the realm of the homers. >> they're cheering in the press box. >> you bet! you bet! >> chris is one of those san francisco giants you never see. >> here we go. >> but the giants scoreboard in center field reflects the products of his labors and those of 19 others. >> full speed. >> in other words, the days of going to a baseball game and being entertained by just the organ music long gone. >> ballpark deejay does play organ music once in a while but with 2,000 songs in his computer and a sophisticated crowd down below and walk-up songs for every players. ♪ >> well, technology wins. >> it gets loud in here. >> i do. >> loud in here means good out there. this is every bit like doing a television broadcast but with live instant feedback. >> we thrive off that and go with something longer based on the applause and reaction. >> nothing beats a sustained rally. >> here he goes. pre

from the cornell bank off the northern california coast, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> that was a thingf beauty there. >> definitely. >> i don't know if you could say the same about the weather except we always need rain. >> right. we were in fire danger mode last week. >> right. >> and monday tuesday. now got the showers, a lot of moisture out there with southwest low bringing in scattered showers to the north bay. a live look from our roof camera, emeryville, not much going on here. the focus will shift from the north bay through the south bay. best chance of showers and thunderstorms comes in later on today in the south bay. right now live doppler 7 hd shows some yellow here just north and west of inverness. elsewhere just some very, very light returns into the east bay around american canyon but we're getting light rain from the park through novato. and from point reyes, definitely wet weather but here not much going on throughout the south bay, hayward. but as we look at the loop, you'll notice the motion is for the moisture from the south and west. it is pinpointing parts of the n

and abc 7's wayne friedman reports even people who aren't baseball fans are jumping on the ban wagon.reduce the world series story to its bare basics, these would be the headlines. departing for dallas with a hopeful day for destiny, cheering the team in person and a mania that has taken over. >> i barely even understand baseball. >> but they understand hope and destiny as evidenced by one lucky ball. >> hits the we'll! >> and frankly a dare to believe feeling among long-suffering giants fans that after 56 years san francisco's time has come. >> great franchise. the giants, the name. but it's a san francisco team and the san francisco fans want their world championship. >> of all the giants' teams, these guys seem the most improbable. they aren't the superstars that got robbed by the baseball gods in 2002. no, this team has a different appeal. >> not just one guy. everybody's pitching in, doing his job. somebody different every night. >> every day on the city's world series run, another blossoming of orange and black. >> this isn't a group hug. >> okay, call it a group hug, a coming t

. >> from niles, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> great perspective.h anniversary art and pumpkin festival. it starts this morning at 9:00. main street turns orange with expert pumpkin carves, farmers, the wayoff winner, the megagourd. the eating contest will happen, too and a bartender to show you how to blend a little pumpkin into your favorite spirits of halloween. you can expect monstrous crowds so leave early and be patient in traffic. next at 6:00, secretary of state clinton visits the bay area. we're going to explain the non-political reason she's here. >> i'm super angry they would pick on somebody disabled. pick on somebody disabled. >> friends come you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been co

. >> wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> half moon bay celebrates its 40th anniversary art and pumpkin festivalrting this morning at 9:00. main street turning orange with pumpkin carvers, farmers, the weigh-off winner the megagourd. pumpkin pie eating contest and an official festival bartender to show you how to blend that into your favorite spirits this halloween. the festival runs today and tomorrow until 5:00 each day and several expect monstrous crowds. leave early and be patient in the traffic. if you're headed to half moon bay, they've got a little fog or no on that? >> they do have clouds this morning. we'll see some sun and a cooler day today there at 61. elsewhere at 65 san francisco with filtered sun. 68 oakland. in the east bay 5 to 10 degrees cooler today with 81 in livermore. 79 santa rosa, 78 san jose. so cooler afternoon. a few more clouds today. fog on the coast now in santa cruz and 76 later on. and maybe a few rain drops early on tomorrow but overall we clear out much of next week. a nice fall week ahead. >> looking good. our next newscast starts at 8:00.

>>reporter: from at&t park, wayne friedman abc 7 news. >>> who nushtion right. pretty neat.o hands. coming up here on modern day version of marco polo journey around the world using driverless advance to using driverless advance to drive >> new squen ration of cars making headlines. a test drive was 8,000 miles long. traveling from italy to china at journey back on july 20 crossing eastern europe, europe, russian a-even the desert without getting lost. the vans are equipped with solar powered laser scanners and 7 videocameras. equipment works in tandem to detect and avoid obstacles. researchers did ride along in case of emergency and they could observe much more closely that way. this marks the longest unmanned driving test ever done. it took awhile because the vehicle had to be charged eight hours for every 2 hours of driving. >> get a load of the latest perk that google is offering its employees. in a bid to woo engineers the tech giant is giving the workers credit for an on line service called task rabbit. let you post an errand and have them done by background check runn

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. >> from palo alto, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> yahoo is jazzing up its internet search results in an effort to bring more people to its website. the additional features will begin appearing today. the new tools get people to the information they seek more quickly, especially when they're searching entertainment, sports and major events. yahoo is trying to distinct quish itself from the search partner. the sunnyvale-based company hopes it brings more ad revenue which is steadily declining. >> we don't make you search really hard for weather information. >> exactly. we bring it to you right way. here's meteorologist mike nicco. what's up? >> pretty quiet out. that's one of the stories. let's take a look and show you how we don't have to worry about any rain today, about thunderstorms. we don't have to worry about flight delays at sfo because of any type of low clouds and all that. it's off to a pretty good start this morning. a good morning to you. take a look at temperatures awaiting you outside. low to mid-50s in most neighborhoods. still in the upper 50s around mountain view and

wayne friedman has more from wine country. >> in the vineyards this is the season for rushing, pickingqueezing and crushing not a season for being squeezed but that's how growers feel this week. >> farming is never easy. >> slept at night? >> not sleeping. picking every single night. >> every day right into this morning and afternoon's rains. vineyard manager brian peterson it means crunch time and they suffer more than usual this year. the complication with this year's grapes as with most years: weather. led to a longer growing season but that led to a shorter harvest season and this rain has pretty much put an end to it. >> we get cool weather or more rain falling in this storm. we'll get ruined grapes. >> zinfandel will be the most vulnerable and that crop suffered the most this season. a brief stint of hi temperatures burned 60% of those grapes in some fields. but most of the rest of the zinfandel is out by now. these cabernet grapes are almost perfect say the experts. >> this amount of rain is not going to hurt a thing. we're going to finished in an hour with only a few hundred to

kgo's wayne friedman explains how it works. >> reporter: in palo alto, the buzz group of media and studentscebook. >> no dwerngts haon't have a cl. >> reporter: behind doors which kept away television cameras, the founder, ceo, mark zuckerburg, announced change s to the social utility in terms of controlling your management of relationships. for users like this man, it means he can organize all 350 friends into separate groups. >> sounds useful. >> reporter: to a degree, this is a result of facebook a victim of its own success. so many users make so many connections, ultimately, the phrase facebook friend didn't mean friend at all anymore. it meant, acquaintance, at best. >> i think you make friends by sitting down over coffee and learning, getting to know people. >> reporter: the theory that small groups of friends come naturally. facebook announced it engineers that potential into its system. >> in real life i have friends from school and friends at work and friends from my bicycling club. and my friends from school don't know my friends from bicycling club. when i post to everybody i cyc

. >> from at&t park, wayne freedmfree friedman, abc 7 news. >> it is a fun job but that's not the way -- in the old days, i can tell you that. >> tell me more. >> guys smoking cigars with typewriters. >> oh, right. >> this morning, mike, we've got rain and where is it right now? >> show you outside. see if we can see it on our power cam. golden gate bridge, definitely wet right there. doesn't look like there's very heavy rain falling right now but there's definitely some hangin' in the air and more on the way for this area. let's show you where the heaviest is now. from millbrae across the bay to alameda, oakland. berkeley, right across 29. lafayette heading up to concord. that's where the heaviest rain is right now. slowly marching to the south and east. expect everybody to get a little light rain for the morning commute. temperaturewise feeling the north bay valleys, even livermore. about 61 redwood city. monterey bay, low to mid-50s even in line with salinas and slightly cooler and clear in gilroy at 47. slight rain now. it will taper during the afternoon hours only to return tonig