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. >> i'm kristen sze. arson investigators will be back on the scene to try to determine the cause of a fire at an abandoned building in east oakland. the fires was fires reported about 11:00 last night and under control an hour later. it's the fifth time a fire has burned at that same location. several tires can be seen inside part of the building that burned. firefighters were not allowed to enter the building because of safety concerns. >> in contra costa county, investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at a rodeo apartment complex. a firefighter and a resident were injured but officials say neither was badly hurt. the fire started just before 8:00 last night on john street near first street. three apartments were damaged forcing six residents from their homes. the american red cross is helping them with temporary shelter. officials say the damage is $100,000. >> more help could be on the way for families of the deadly gas explosion in san bruno. the assembly will consider a bill to prov
. >> i'm kristen sze. arson investigators will be back on the scene to try to determine the cause of a fire at an abandoned building in east oakland. the fires was fires reported about 11:00 last night and under control an hour later. it's the fifth time a fire has burned at that same location. several tires can be seen inside part of the building that burned. firefighters were not allowed to enter the building because of safety concerns. >> in contra costa county, investigators are...
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. >> i'm kristen sze. we expect to learn about the santa clara police officer arrested for giving confidential dmv information. >> no reason why this information was desired. this is tarnishing the defendant's good name and the high ethical standards of the police profession. who was arrested and 36-year-old rokhaus giving confidential information to a buying gang. he had provided confidential dmv information about an undisclosed number of private individuals with william betancourt, he's a member of the hell's angels santa cruz chapter. they arrested him for steroids and selling those, having $40 cash -- $40,000 cash and a gun. a woman was arrested who he shared that information with. he served on the san jose police force and he had at least one run-in there where he was involved with other officers in a use of force case that ended up with a suspect's death. why rowhaus was supplying the data remains unclear but the district attorney's office confirmed through a computer system that it was rowhaus to ob
. >> i'm kristen sze. we expect to learn about the santa clara police officer arrested for giving confidential dmv information. >> no reason why this information was desired. this is tarnishing the defendant's good name and the high ethical standards of the police profession. who was arrested and 36-year-old rokhaus giving confidential information to a buying gang. he had provided confidential dmv information about an undisclosed number of private individuals with william...
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kristen? >> it's 6:33. santa clara county's largest dam may not be able to withstand a major earthquake. the latest findings on the anderson resevoir confirms earlier studies. if a greater than 7 hits, the dam could be in danger of collapsing. dam operators will keep resevoir levels to no more than 56% full until the dam can be retrofitted to withstand such a strong earthquake. >> some 500 students at a union city high school will need to be tested for tuberculosis. students and staff at james lohman high may have been exsupposed to t. b. because someone with the disease was on campus. they say it's precautionary. it sprendz only after a person has prolonged contact in ab enclosed environment with someone who has the sdeedz. >> the state public utilities commission will announce the names of the five members on the blue ribbon panel to investigate the explosion and fire. it says pg&e took 33 minutes to dispatch a crew and took an hour after that before the crews managed to shut off both main line valves and
kristen? >> it's 6:33. santa clara county's largest dam may not be able to withstand a major earthquake. the latest findings on the anderson resevoir confirms earlier studies. if a greater than 7 hits, the dam could be in danger of collapsing. dam operators will keep resevoir levels to no more than 56% full until the dam can be retrofitted to withstand such a strong earthquake. >> some 500 students at a union city high school will need to be tested for tuberculosis. students and...
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come on down, kristen and eric. we'll party. the giants winning as you mentioned not with their pitching but offensive explosion. what a night for the giants past and present. take a look at the pregame ceremonies. the giant hall of famers throwing out the first pitch. the fifth inning. splitting the gap in left center. two outs. cody ross. brings home sanchez. it's 4-2. aubrey huff, it's three hits. giants up 5-2. the lead comes in and greets him. high, dry, into the bleachers. giants score 8-2 and win it. >> back and forth battle. we didn't quit. they didn't quit when we got up. it's gonna be a tough battle and hopefully it will be fun and exciting. >> live here at at&t park, i gotta tell ya, the orange lights on the palm trees and the well-lighted palm trees at at&t park behind it, i'm telling you, it was absolutely spectacular out here. as we look at willie mays. he was supposed to be involved in that pre-game ceremonial first pitch thing but he was under the weather. one thing that willie mays ever did was win a world serie
come on down, kristen and eric. we'll party. the giants winning as you mentioned not with their pitching but offensive explosion. what a night for the giants past and present. take a look at the pregame ceremonies. the giant hall of famers throwing out the first pitch. the fifth inning. splitting the gap in left center. two outs. cody ross. brings home sanchez. it's 4-2. aubrey huff, it's three hits. giants up 5-2. the lead comes in and greets him. high, dry, into the bleachers. giants score...
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kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:03. state regulators will name the blue ribbon panel that will investigate the deadly natural gas explosion in san bruno. a preliminary report shows pg&e took a long time to cut off the gas flow after the blast. abc 7's terry mcsweeney is live in san bruno with details. >> looking at this barren land that used to be a neighborhood, you can see the report where pg&e took a half hour to dispatch the crew to close the valves after the explosion. the blast happened about 11 minutes after 6:00. no one was dispatched to close the main line involve until 6:45. the valves were not shut off until almost an hour after that. eight people were killed, 37 homes destroyed by the blast and fire. the individual gas lines were not shut off until 11:30 that night, almost five and a half hours after the blast. >> in a time of a disaster like this, is it going to take five hours to get that response? >> the report also points out a malfunction at the pg&e power site in milpitas. that caused the regulating va
kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:03. state regulators will name the blue ribbon panel that will investigate the deadly natural gas explosion in san bruno. a preliminary report shows pg&e took a long time to cut off the gas flow after the blast. abc 7's terry mcsweeney is live in san bruno with details. >> looking at this barren land that used to be a neighborhood, you can see the report where pg&e took a half hour to dispatch the crew to close the valves after the...
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i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. breaking news in san francisco where an apartment building is being evacuated because of a major fire. these are live pictures here of that fire. it's at 8:24 hyde street between sutter and bush. several apartments involved there. we showed you earlier a few minutes ago firefighters scaling a ladder outside here and you can still see one firefighter there. but there are reports that they evacuated firefighters from inside because it was becoming just too dangerous. the job now is to keep it from spreading to the other attached apartment buildings. >> yeah. this is a four-alarm fire at the moment. again, you can see and smell some of the smoke in other parts of san francisco. we're going to keep our eye on this. our reporter is working on getting you the latest details. more in a couple minutes. another major story the two teenagers accusing of starting a fire that damaged a san jose school are scheduled to be in court to enter a plea. the 16 and 17-year-old boys face charges in the ar
i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. breaking news in san francisco where an apartment building is being evacuated because of a major fire. these are live pictures here of that fire. it's at 8:24 hyde street between sutter and bush. several apartments involved there. we showed you earlier a few minutes ago firefighters scaling a ladder outside here and you can still see one firefighter there. but there are reports that they evacuated firefighters from inside because it was becoming just...
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jenelle joins us with the latest. >> kristen, it's like clockwork. one by one the miners have been coming out since 9:00 last night. it's begun going incredibly smoothly. a live picture of the scene. that's the president thereof chile this is they're waiting for the 13th miner are probably the next 30 minutes or so. these miners, 33 of them saying daylight for the first time in over two months. >> for 69 days the weight of the world trapped 33 miners. today we see the celebration as they begin to emerge from it in an unpress dented -- unprecedented rescue. every 24 minutes the rescue capsule has come into view. each time one of the miners who spent more time trapped underground than anyone in history. (cheers and applause) the miners are heard cheering even before they reach the surface. once there, they race into the arms of families. some even passing out rocks from the mine as souvenirs for the rescuers. officials expect the miners need privacy, although one spoke on television. >> it's incredible, he said. they gave us back our life. he added he
jenelle joins us with the latest. >> kristen, it's like clockwork. one by one the miners have been coming out since 9:00 last night. it's begun going incredibly smoothly. a live picture of the scene. that's the president thereof chile this is they're waiting for the 13th miner are probably the next 30 minutes or so. these miners, 33 of them saying daylight for the first time in over two months. >> for 69 days the weight of the world trapped 33 miners. today we see the celebration as...
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. >> i'm kristen sze. arson investigators will be back at the scene of a suspicious fire at an abandoned building in east oakland. the fire was first reported after 11:00 last night and brought under control about an hour later but not before doing some serious damage to the structure. officials say it's the fifth time this home has burned and the abandoned home was full of tires. officials now worry those tires could smolder for hours. and that could have a bad smell waving across the city today. >> oakland is attracting national attention as it tries to establish rules for hosting marijuana warehouses that would open if california voters legalize recreational pot. the city council meeting drew a national talk show host. theresa garcia live at oakland city hall with more. >> good morning. you've got some really serious business people, including as you mentioned a national talk show host. this is montel williams who want to get involved. they are vying for position to lay down big cash and get one of four
. >> i'm kristen sze. arson investigators will be back at the scene of a suspicious fire at an abandoned building in east oakland. the fire was first reported after 11:00 last night and brought under control about an hour later but not before doing some serious damage to the structure. officials say it's the fifth time this home has burned and the abandoned home was full of tires. officials now worry those tires could smolder for hours. and that could have a bad smell waving across the...
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. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news from schools to corporations, critics are sounding out about the new california budget deal even before it's voted on today. expected to end the longest budget stalemate in state history. theresa garcia is live at u.c. berkeley where a protest is planned today. theresa? >> all right. on a positive note, higher education is getting a boost but as you said a protest, yes, because it's not stopping faculty and workers from holding a rally, a picket, a march as well and this is all to protest a huge slash in public education. what is going on is the largest spending cut to close the state's $19 billion deficit to public school funding. it would suspend the state's education funding guarantee, lowering school spending by $3 billion. more than half that amount is an accounting move deferring school bills until the following fiscal year. community colleges would also have to wait for nearly $200 million payment. the only increase goes to the state's two higher education syst
. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news from schools to corporations, critics are sounding out about the new california budget deal even before it's voted on today. expected to end the longest budget stalemate in state history. theresa garcia is live at u.c. berkeley where a protest is planned today. theresa? >> all right. on a positive note, higher education is getting a boost but as you said a protest, yes, because it's not stopping faculty and workers from holding a rally, a...
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i'm kristen. ravens get in the final preparation for heading to foxboro to face new england on sunday. the patriotssare coming up a by week so they have had two weeks to prepare& for the ravens and 2 more weeks to think about last year's thumping by the ravens that knocked them out of the plaa offs. this is the first game since trading receiverrmoss. raven know to expect anyyhing and everything from' ai let quarterback like tom brady. >> he's ddfinitely up there. top 1 or two however you want to number ttem. but bottom line is you are talking about someone who understands the game tremendously and any time you get that typeeof another gym and you have to do a lot of homework unless you really get a read on them. brady is one of thhseeguys that he will take what the defense gives him ann i think that's kind of whht makes him that type of quarterback. he don't force that's kind of mind game you. have to play with. >>reporter: and to the ravens quarterback not even halfway that his third season in th
i'm kristen. ravens get in the final preparation for heading to foxboro to face new england on sunday. the patriotssare coming up a by week so they have had two weeks to prepare& for the ravens and 2 more weeks to think about last year's thumping by the ravens that knocked them out of the plaa offs. this is the first game since trading receiverrmoss. raven know to expect anyyhing and everything from' ai let quarterback like tom brady. >> he's ddfinitely up there. top 1 or two however...
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i'm kristen. ravvns running back ray rice is listed as questionable for sunday game aaainst pittsburgh but the good news is he was back at practice today after sitting out with a bruised kne knee. rice hurt the knee during the fourth quarter of sunday game agaiist the cleveland browns. mri than thankfully showed no ligament -údamage. rice says he will be ready to play won't know exactly how much he can contribute until he gets to the gamm. >> while the steeeees gee ready for ray rice the ravens are preparing for if mendenhall running back is fourth and very similar running style to hill who ran for 144 yards last week against the purple nd black. the steelees are a smash mouth team and it all starts up front. >> challenge is the whole running team, period. they have a real good offensive line. they like to et on people and clear hole for him. watch a couple games. couple big runs in overtime against atlanta but kind of see things that could have been corrected very easily but they do good job run
i'm kristen. ravvns running back ray rice is listed as questionable for sunday game aaainst pittsburgh but the good news is he was back at practice today after sitting out with a bruised kne knee. rice hurt the knee during the fourth quarter of sunday game agaiist the cleveland browns. mri than thankfully showed no ligament -údamage. rice says he will be ready to play won't know exactly how much he can contribute until he gets to the gamm. >> while the steeeees gee ready for ray rice the...
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kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. police in fremont have released a picture of a man walking from the robbery of a fremont branch bank on mission boulevard. it happened yesterday morning. he's 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs around 200 pounds. he handed the teller a note and was given some cash and ran out. no weapon was seen during the holdup. >> san francisco police are investigating a fatal collision between a muni bus and bicycle rider. it happened at 6th avenue and lem meant street. the first officer found the victim unresponsive. he was later declared dead at the scene. the muni spokeman said the driver had worked for muni for two years and will be tested for drugs and alcohol. he's on routine leave during the investigation. >> ten people are recovering from injuries they suffered in an amusement park accident. they were hurt when two roller-coaster cars collided in buena park. authorities say the two cars hit each other in the passenger boarding area of the pony express coaster.
kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. police in fremont have released a picture of a man walking from the robbery of a fremont branch bank on mission boulevard. it happened yesterday morning. he's 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs around 200 pounds. he handed the teller a note and was given some cash and ran out. no weapon was seen during the holdup. >> san francisco police are investigating a fatal collision between a muni bus and bicycle rider. it...
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. >> i'm kristen sze. after a partial closure that lasted more than 13 hours, all lanes on southbound highway 101 just reopened about 15 minutes ago in morgan hill. this after a tanker carrying 43,000 pounds of wax at night and overturned yesterday afternoon before it could be uprighted another tanker had to be brought in to off-load all the wax. it took four hours to open three lanes. that caused big delays for the evening commute. this morning a big rig tow truck slipped while trying to upright the tanker so another tow truck had to right both vehicles. >> this morning pg&e is opening its checkbook and offering to buy the san bruno homes damaged and destroyed by explosion and fire. jenelle wang is live to explain and, jenelle there's apparently an incentive for selling your home quickly. >> yes, there is. there's key points to this offer. the main one those who sell to pg&e stat may collect a hefty bonus, $50,000. pg&e began distributing the offer to residents late last week according to the san francisc
. >> i'm kristen sze. after a partial closure that lasted more than 13 hours, all lanes on southbound highway 101 just reopened about 15 minutes ago in morgan hill. this after a tanker carrying 43,000 pounds of wax at night and overturned yesterday afternoon before it could be uprighted another tanker had to be brought in to off-load all the wax. it took four hours to open three lanes. that caused big delays for the evening commute. this morning a big rig tow truck slipped while trying to...
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i'm kristen. >> i'm eric. wall street we're waiting for the opening bell. the commerce department announced retail trading increased for the third straight month. there's the bell. and the trading day is about to start. gains in auto, furniture and hardware stars to offset weak sales in clothing and department stores. the labor department says the consumer price index rose last month. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange see how the markets are opening this morning in about 15 minutes. >> one lane on the san mateo bridge in the commute direction remained closed as caltrain crews rush to finish emergency repair work. right now no work going on out here. traffic moving smoothly but take a look at the problem. you can see this is causing a big headache really. it's a 10 inch crack in a 30 foot long wishbone-shaped beam. went underneath it yesterday in a boat. took a look up. it was installed in 2001 to allow the bridge to move more freely in the event of a earthquake. >> a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. >> it was discovered duri
i'm kristen. >> i'm eric. wall street we're waiting for the opening bell. the commerce department announced retail trading increased for the third straight month. there's the bell. and the trading day is about to start. gains in auto, furniture and hardware stars to offset weak sales in clothing and department stores. the labor department says the consumer price index rose last month. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange see how the markets are opening this morning in...
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nbc's kristen welker has the story. >> reporter: gubernatorial candidate meg whitman and jerry brown face off before a largely spanish speaking crowd in fresno as immigration takes center stage. they wasted no time addressing this week's allegations that whitman knowingly employed an undocumented worker, nicky diaz santillan, as her housekeeper for nearly a decade. >> you put her out there and you should be ashamed for sacrificing nicky diaz on the altar of your political ambitions. >> don't run for governor if you can't stand up on your own two feet and say i made a mistake, i'm sorry, let's go on from here. >> reporter: santillan said she asked for help. instead she fired her. her attorney gloria allred says the social security administration wrote a letter in 2003 questioning the housekeeper's citizenship. but whitman insists she didn't know there was a problem. >> one griff and i learned that she was an illegal worker, we had no choice but to let her go and terminate her employment with us. it was one of the hardest thing i have ever had to do. >> reporter: political analysts say
nbc's kristen welker has the story. >> reporter: gubernatorial candidate meg whitman and jerry brown face off before a largely spanish speaking crowd in fresno as immigration takes center stage. they wasted no time addressing this week's allegations that whitman knowingly employed an undocumented worker, nicky diaz santillan, as her housekeeper for nearly a decade. >> you put her out there and you should be ashamed for sacrificing nicky diaz on the altar of your political ambitions....
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>>reporter: and kristen and our team raised more than 5000 dollars for the foundation. organizers expected the event to raise 3 million dollaas in all. >> learn more about the susan to our web site slash newsg on link. >>> lap top causing toasted skin syndrome? what happened to one boy's leg after spending too much time in the computer. how to keee it from happening to you. next in health check. next in health check. >> narrator: general motors is making vehicles of the future right here in baltimore county. and with new economic development and worker training grants from governor martin o'malley, this gm plant is expanding. that's 189 new, green manufacturing jobs that will build the next generation of electric hybrid engines right here in maryland. this governor gets it when it comes to protecting our jobs... and keeping our families strong for the future. narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregula
>>reporter: and kristen and our team raised more than 5000 dollars for the foundation. organizers expected the event to raise 3 million dollaas in all. >> learn more about the susan to our web site slash newsg on link. >>> lap top causing toasted skin syndrome? what happened to one boy's leg after spending too much time in the computer. how to keee it from happening to you. next in health check. next in health check. >> narrator: general motors is making vehicles of...
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eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. >> it's challenging. we're running out of orange. >> are we? it's tough. 4:40 now. >> we're going to shift gears. still ahead how east bay high school is changing homecoming rules a year after a gang rape. people's right to know. sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it. raus. sethasauraus. really. your points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel? means better vacations. that's incredible. believe it...with chase sapphire preferred your points are worth 25% more on travel when booked through >> for the first time in 45 years -- oprah: maria! the captain! mr. plummer, will you do the honors? [whistles] oprah: all the von trapps! >> the cast of "the sound of >>> good morning, everyone. 4:42 on the abc 7 morning news. a live look at at&t park. that's where the magic happened
eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. >> it's challenging. we're running out of orange. >> are we? it's tough. 4:40 now. >> we're going to shift gears. still ahead how east bay high school is changing homecoming rules a year after a gang rape. people's right to know. sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up,...
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kristen. >> thanks a lot. it's 4:55. two out of five silicon valley households have been hit by job losses since the start of the recession. the survey by san jose state university finds more than half unemployed household members are still out of work. the second harvest food bank in san carlos is launching a food and fund drive to meet the increased demand. steve young was on hand to kick off the drive. the goal is raise $11 million and collect 1.7 tons of food. >> people know that 95 cents of every dollar given goes to food and hungry kids and seniors. that's who the real group is. >> second harvest expects to help half a million people in november and december. we have a link to the food bank under "see it on tv" at abc7news.com. >> 4:56 now. texas kind of tiny when you're a giant! i ain't afraid. giants fans still celebrating the blowout win against the rangers. the one inning that will go down in giants' history. >> i'm jenelle wang live at san francisco international airport where the screaming just got a lot more
kristen. >> thanks a lot. it's 4:55. two out of five silicon valley households have been hit by job losses since the start of the recession. the survey by san jose state university finds more than half unemployed household members are still out of work. the second harvest food bank in san carlos is launching a food and fund drive to meet the increased demand. steve young was on hand to kick off the drive. the goal is raise $11 million and collect 1.7 tons of food. >> people know...
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with "flag facts," i'm kristen. >>> coming up, i'll take you to the yankees' home away from home. >>> this season we were invited to do some behind-the-scenes reporting on the new york yankees. here's this week's segment. ♪ >> reporter: sunshine and baseball. welcome to tampa, florida, home to the yankees' spring training. are you a yankees fan? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: so why are you here? >> it's a tradition in our family to come to spring training every february and watch the yankees work out. >> reporter: and how many spring trainings have you been to? >> four. we flew down from new york. >> is it more exciting here in spring training, or up in new york by the games? >> here in spring training. >> reporter: why? >> because here everybody goes by the fence and they get autographs. >> reporter: have you gotten anyone's autograph yet? >> yeah. >> reporter: who have you gotten? >> curtis granderson. >> reporter: whose autograph have you gotten? >> i got mo's last week. >> reporter: was he bigger than you expected? >> yeah, he's pretty big. he's like 6'3". >> reporter: are you going
with "flag facts," i'm kristen. >>> coming up, i'll take you to the yankees' home away from home. >>> this season we were invited to do some behind-the-scenes reporting on the new york yankees. here's this week's segment. ♪ >> reporter: sunshine and baseball. welcome to tampa, florida, home to the yankees' spring training. are you a yankees fan? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: so why are you here? >> it's a tradition in our family to come to...
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nbc's kristen welker reports on what it means for our "education nation." >> any questions? >> reporter: like most college seniors, kelsey cook is consumed with finishing her degree. but the journalism major at the university of colorado spends most of her free time searching for work in one of the toughest employment markets in almost three decades. >> it's stressful because everyone is looking for a job right now. >> reporter: at her school's job fair, cook networked and distributed an impressive resume. even that might not be enough. the unemployment rate for adults 20 to 24 years old is nearly 15%, and that's almost 50% higher than the national average, which means cook is competing with her fellow seniors and -- >> i'm heidi, nice to meet you. >> reporter: alumni like hidee christianson who have been unemployed since she graduated last year. the pressure on students is spreading. career counselors say underclassman, even freshman, are getting a case of the job jitters. jesus rivera is already thinking about life after graduation. >> not being able to know that there's a
nbc's kristen welker reports on what it means for our "education nation." >> any questions? >> reporter: like most college seniors, kelsey cook is consumed with finishing her degree. but the journalism major at the university of colorado spends most of her free time searching for work in one of the toughest employment markets in almost three decades. >> it's stressful because everyone is looking for a job right now. >> reporter: at her school's job fair, cook...
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kristen introduces us to some scouts who have discovered a way to take those goals one step further. >> reporter: these scouts are from troop 2746. they are spending the day visiting with the kids at the blythedale children's hospital. many of these young patients will be in the hospital for a very long time, so they really look forward to visits from the scouts. >> the first time i volunteered, we were doing reading buddies. and we were all sort of nervous, because it was our first time doing that. and it was just like so much fun because we did crafts for the kids and they were all like really sweet. and it was just a lot of fun, and all the nervousness went away after a few minutes. >> reporter: now, it's no secret that girl scouts earn merit badges for doing good deeds. but the organization has never offered one for working with disabled or hospitalized children. of course, the girls in this troop have earned something even more valuable, friendships. >> they're my age and you can talk to them, and that -- they're fun. >> i think one of the major reactions is to see the enthusias
kristen introduces us to some scouts who have discovered a way to take those goals one step further. >> reporter: these scouts are from troop 2746. they are spending the day visiting with the kids at the blythedale children's hospital. many of these young patients will be in the hospital for a very long time, so they really look forward to visits from the scouts. >> the first time i volunteered, we were doing reading buddies. and we were all sort of nervous, because it was our first...
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and i'm kristen sze. giants fans hours from something they've been waiting for for eight years, a chance to see their men in orange play for baseball's biggest prize. we've got team coverage. let's begin with jenelle wang at at&t park and look how orange fever is hitting new heights. >> hi, kristen. everywhere you go you run into a giants fan. if you're not a faneuil soon have giant fever. fans all over the bay area are celebrating in their own unique way. (fireworks) >> fireworks lit up the sky over golden gate park. nearby an orange carpet greeted guests at a world series reception at the california academy of sciences. even though the party welcomed supporters of both teams there was no question the event was on giants turf. >> right now i got butterflies. which i think is a good thing. i'm ready to go. >> we didn't see any players go into the party but we did spot a brian wilson look alike. if you want to sport a mohawk similar, salon is offering free drive-by mohawks from 12:00 to 2 p.m.. tickets sti
and i'm kristen sze. giants fans hours from something they've been waiting for for eight years, a chance to see their men in orange play for baseball's biggest prize. we've got team coverage. let's begin with jenelle wang at at&t park and look how orange fever is hitting new heights. >> hi, kristen. everywhere you go you run into a giants fan. if you're not a faneuil soon have giant fever. fans all over the bay area are celebrating in their own unique way. (fireworks) >>...
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we get more tonight from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: when robin became an attorney two decades ago, the legal field looked aot like a scene from "mad men." where male executives are flanked by female assistants. >> when i would walk in, people would say, oh, can you bring us some drinks? >> reporter: but now the landscape has changed. she's one of five female partners at her los angeles law firm. >> when i'm at a meeting now, i'm rarely the only woman involved. >> reporter: the number of women getting paid $100,000 or more increased by 4% over the past two years, as compared to a 4.4% decrease from men making that amount. how is it possible that women are increasing their value in this struggling economy? experts say it's thanks to 30 years of progress of women in academia. females now earn more masters degrees than men, almost as many law degrees, and almost half of all medical students are women. laura, a med student at northwestern, says she's not surprised. >> the increase in pay that women are seeing in the professional arena is a validation of the fact that women are capa
we get more tonight from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: when robin became an attorney two decades ago, the legal field looked aot like a scene from "mad men." where male executives are flanked by female assistants. >> when i would walk in, people would say, oh, can you bring us some drinks? >> reporter: but now the landscape has changed. she's one of five female partners at her los angeles law firm. >> when i'm at a meeting now, i'm rarely the only woman...
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kristen and i will be tweeting, of course. we'd love for you to be there and win a bunch of prizes. >> they're pushing for new riders. >> yeah. the good news, traffic is quiet. mass transit systems reporting no delays. outside quickly we'll show you a few live shots. interstate 80 in berkeley looking good. when things get crowded, that's when you may want to take bart. right now traffic light out of vallejo. golden gate bridge also fine this morning for north bay commuters and you'll notice it's not as foggy. mike will tell us all about that in a little bit. actually just right after this. you can find out more information by going to our website, abc7news.com is the place to go and you'll find it under the bay area traffic links. good morning, mike. >> good morning, frances. sounds like a lot of fun. hopefully get a lot of people out there. what is going on as far as weather? mount tamalpais and south. you can see sausalito to san francisco, the bay bridge. partly cloudy, a little fog may form in some of our deepest valleys,
kristen and i will be tweeting, of course. we'd love for you to be there and win a bunch of prizes. >> they're pushing for new riders. >> yeah. the good news, traffic is quiet. mass transit systems reporting no delays. outside quickly we'll show you a few live shots. interstate 80 in berkeley looking good. when things get crowded, that's when you may want to take bart. right now traffic light out of vallejo. golden gate bridge also fine this morning for north bay commuters and...
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kristen welker, nbc news, cupertino, california. >>> wild ride on wall street today. the dow jumped more than 100 points off the opening bell, then fell back to close down just over 47 points. the bigger story, the market had its best september in 70 years. if the same could only be said about the rest of the economy. >>> when we come back, a discovery that raises the odds of finding life somewhere out there. there. what had happened in central harlem was failure became the norm. the schools were lousy... the healthcare was lousy... gangs were prevalent. violence was all over. families were falling apart. you can't raise children in a community like that. people had been talking about things, but not doing anything. hi, mr. canada... how are you? i'm doing great, how 'bout you? right here on 119th street. if we could fix this block, then we could fix the next block, then we could fix the next block... we promised parents, if your child stays with us, i guarantee you that child is going to graduate from college. failure is simply not an option. the sixty...the seventy.
kristen welker, nbc news, cupertino, california. >>> wild ride on wall street today. the dow jumped more than 100 points off the opening bell, then fell back to close down just over 47 points. the bigger story, the market had its best september in 70 years. if the same could only be said about the rest of the economy. >>> when we come back, a discovery that raises the odds of finding life somewhere out there. there. what had happened in central harlem was failure became the...
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. >> i'm kristen sze. >> 5 a.m.. nearly 24 hours later the search still on for a san jose man accused of stabbing a man and kidnapping an 18-year-old woman from her home on sunday. terry mcsweeney is live in san jose with more on this investigation. terry? >> we'll check with terry a little later, about a half hour, and we'll get his audio situation fixed. >> no problem. in the meantimehis story here in the contra costa county sheriff's office. the office released the description of a man who they say attempted to assault a woman at the park regency apartment in walnut creek over the weekend. the fifth such attack to take place at the complex since june. the woman fell down a flight of stairs while fighting off her attacker saturday night but she's given this description of the suspect. he's a medium build white man, about 5 feet 8 inches tall with facial hair. he was wearing a black t-shirt and jeans and a black baseball hat. antonio muton was arrested and charged with three previous attacks at the office building.
. >> i'm kristen sze. >> 5 a.m.. nearly 24 hours later the search still on for a san jose man accused of stabbing a man and kidnapping an 18-year-old woman from her home on sunday. terry mcsweeney is live in san jose with more on this investigation. terry? >> we'll check with terry a little later, about a half hour, and we'll get his audio situation fixed. >> no problem. in the meantimehis story here in the contra costa county sheriff's office. the office released the...
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eric, kristen? >> all right, frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:09. >> the lines at starbucks could soon get longer. >> what! >> the "moneyscope" report is next. >> pg&e unveils a plan to make miles of its natural gas pipelines a lot safer. >> and habitat for humanity [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore. i say baloney. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the world could do a lot to fix sacramento. i'm on a mission to create more jobs, stop wasteful spending, and improve our schools. let's get to work. ♪ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> good morning. we begin your "moneyscope" report with a new investigation into the mortgage industry. up to 40 states are launched an investigation into questionable foreclosure practices. the states want the companies to change the way they chandel foreclosures and ex
eric, kristen? >> all right, frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:09. >> the lines at starbucks could soon get longer. >> what! >> the "moneyscope" report is next. >> pg&e unveils a plan to make miles of its natural gas pipelines a lot safer. >> and habitat for humanity [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore. i say baloney. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business...
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i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news, the first of the rescued chilean miners on the surface after 69 days trapped underground and rescues continue at this very moment. jenelle wang's been following this. live with the latest and, jenelle, happy faces. >> wonderful news. the nineful miner just came out of the capsule 30 minutes ago. a live picture of the rescue operation. as you can see people are cheering. this is the capsule going up now we think with another miner up in about 15 minutes. so far all the miners are come out happy and they seem healthy and in great spirits. (cheers and applause) >> the first miner came out of the san jose mine in chile at 9:11 our time. he walked out of the rescue capsule with a big smile on his face greeted by his family. you can see he even brought mementos from the mine, rocks, and handed them out to the rescuers who rescued him, including the president. he was on hand greeting all the miners. they're coming about every 45 minutes to an hour. a total of 33 became trap
i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news, the first of the rescued chilean miners on the surface after 69 days trapped underground and rescues continue at this very moment. jenelle wang's been following this. live with the latest and, jenelle, happy faces. >> wonderful news. the nineful miner just came out of the capsule 30 minutes ago. a live picture of the rescue operation. as you can see people are cheering. this is the capsule going up now we think with another...
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aad kristen you wore purple last week and they won. and i otice you have it on again tonight..3 >> i tried the breaa the trrnd from the first to seconddweek. hopefully positive trendd coming up on "sports nlimited"3 looks more and more like ray rice will play sunday. as the steelers get ready for ray russ rice, how do the ravens prepare for mendenhall. >> ooe of the llngering questions heading into sunday's match up etween the ravens and steelers is will ray rises play? the raven's running back is listed as questionable ut back at practice today. after sitting out having non-contact his weew
aad kristen you wore purple last week and they won. and i otice you have it on again tonight..3 >> i tried the breaa the trrnd from the first to seconddweek. hopefully positive trendd coming up on "sports nlimited"3 looks more and more like ray rice will play sunday. as the steelers get ready for ray russ rice, how do the ravens prepare for mendenhall. >> ooe of the llngering questions heading into sunday's match up etween the ravens and steelers is will ray rises play?...
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excellent response time. >> in fort washington, kristen fisher, 9news now. >>> fire investigators do confirm a malfunctioning furnace on the top floor in that closet kristen was talking about started the fire. 35 displaced residents will be temporarily housed somewhere else in the complex. >>> dc public school enrollment up for the first time in 39 years. school's chancellor talked about the gains at powell elementary. that's one of the schools with the dramatic increase. >> more than a 30% increase in student enrollment in just one year. we have schools like that across the city that have seen double digit enrollment increases in just one year's time. >> the increases in enrollment come after nearly four decades of declines. >>> tomorrow is walk to school day. organizers say the percentage of students walking or biking to school in the united states has actually dropped over the years. 41% in 1969 and 2001 just 13% were walking or biking. obesity, as we all know, is on the rise. in addition to being healthier, walk to school day is also being promoted as a way to help the environmen
excellent response time. >> in fort washington, kristen fisher, 9news now. >>> fire investigators do confirm a malfunctioning furnace on the top floor in that closet kristen was talking about started the fire. 35 displaced residents will be temporarily housed somewhere else in the complex. >>> dc public school enrollment up for the first time in 39 years. school's chancellor talked about the gains at powell elementary. that's one of the schools with the dramatic...
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kristen? kristen? >> frances, [ male announcer ]r better breakfast at subway with the $2.50 breakfast combo. get a 16oz. cup of piping-hot seattle's best coffee and a savory new sunrise subway melt built fresh to your order for just $2.50. subway. build your better breakfast. >> welcome back. a look at the golden gate bridge. you can see some of the sunshine and clouds dancing through our sky because there's a fast wind still gusting nearly 40 at sfo and that's why we have flight arrival delays. expect them to be 20 to 30 mph this afternoon. temperatures in the low 60s along the coast into san francisco. upper 60s to low 70s around the >>> oh, bruce willis back on the big screen. and seeing red. that's the name of his new action thrill are. and bruce willis is coming up live right here on "good morning america"! as we do -- and i wore red. i know, because of the name of the movie. we'll explain why that all makes sense on this monday morning. >> good morning, everyone. >>> also this morning, tory johns
kristen? kristen? >> frances, [ male announcer ]r better breakfast at subway with the $2.50 breakfast combo. get a 16oz. cup of piping-hot seattle's best coffee and a savory new sunrise subway melt built fresh to your order for just $2.50. subway. build your better breakfast. >> welcome back. a look at the golden gate bridge. you can see some of the sunshine and clouds dancing through our sky because there's a fast wind still gusting nearly 40 at sfo and that's why we have flight...
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kristen davis from our studio the woman behind one of the successful prostitution wings ever until she was busted when it was revealed among her famous johns was one named governor eliot spitzspitzer. are you running for governor yourself? >> i am. i am on the ballot for november. >> what party is that? >> anti prohibition party. >> republican strategist formerly a senior staffer for george b. wush or juan williams. fokz news analyst and senior correspondent for npr. juan let me ask you seriously what about this willingness to for give personal trespasstresp? isn't this year more open-minded let's say and less judgmental even about relatively serious situations like love children and all of the rest? >> there was a pew pole that came out that indicated that close to 60 percent of americans want a candidate who will not compromise. they are so furious they think the system is broken if the system is not serving them and they have a lot of liars and cheaters in terms of people who will not report their taxes those who owe back taxes and i think right now people want someone who will thro
kristen davis from our studio the woman behind one of the successful prostitution wings ever until she was busted when it was revealed among her famous johns was one named governor eliot spitzspitzer. are you running for governor yourself? >> i am. i am on the ballot for november. >> what party is that? >> anti prohibition party. >> republican strategist formerly a senior staffer for george b. wush or juan williams. fokz news analyst and senior correspondent for npr....
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. >> and william "the refrigerator" perry had kristen bell for lunch. >> jimmy: and paid off their side bet with the biggest back rub in american history. >> don't even worry about this. >> what' he going to do to you if you won. >> don't worry about it. it's not going to happen now. >> you guys are a couple. so you should massage the fridge together. >> get it up. come on, man. >> well, i'm going to loosen these big mitts up. >> jimmy: this is like the beginning to the weirdest porno ever. >> is the pressure okay? >> no joke. >> hey, i have an idea, let's look at next week's matchups. >> jimmy: the crucial week six. >> the big question, will team kimmel get back on track against the feisty kristen bell? >> that is how you do it! >> the "jimmy kimmel live" fantasy league right here every week. >> jimmy: i'm jimmy kimmel. >> i'm cousin sal. bang! >> dicky: follow all the action throughout the season on the fantasy football section of the "jimmy kimmel live" youtube channel. and click on fantasy league for scores, video and more. "jimmy kimmel live" back in two minutes with gabourey sidib
. >> and william "the refrigerator" perry had kristen bell for lunch. >> jimmy: and paid off their side bet with the biggest back rub in american history. >> don't even worry about this. >> what' he going to do to you if you won. >> don't worry about it. it's not going to happen now. >> you guys are a couple. so you should massage the fridge together. >> get it up. come on, man. >> well, i'm going to loosen these big mitts up. >>...
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nbc's kristen dahlgren reports. >>eporter: it was just before 9:00 a.m. 19-year-old lucas ransom was boogie boarding in the surf along santa barbara county when a friend saw him go under water. >> saw his friend go under water, came up, something was wrong, noticed that he had been attacked by a shark. >> reporter: his friend and witnesses pulled him to shore,ut it was too late. >> fire personnel responded and onounced him dead at the scene. the boogie board was also recovered which had a large bite taken out it. >> reporr: this is that boogie board. the bite more than a foot wide. shark expert steve blair. >> this was a big shark. to inflict this kind of a wound it was probably a great white. they are not very common in california. >> reporter: experts say there's a greatechance of being hit by lightning. there's only been about a dozen fatal shark attacks in california since the 1920s. >> didn't know sharks were up here. i've been in this water lots of times. >> reporter: officials are still trying to determine ex
nbc's kristen dahlgren reports. >>eporter: it was just before 9:00 a.m. 19-year-old lucas ransom was boogie boarding in the surf along santa barbara county when a friend saw him go under water. >> saw his friend go under water, came up, something was wrong, noticed that he had been attacked by a shark. >> reporter: his friend and witnesses pulled him to shore,ut it was too late. >> fire personnel responded and onounced him dead at the scene. the boogie board was also...
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. >> kristen, the competition has arrived. the texas rangers are staying at the weston saint frances hotel in union square and someone hinted to put a trumpeter outside the hotel and blair that all night to keep the rangers awake and have them lose sleep. at at&t park, grounds-keeper and staff are preparing the stadium beginning tomorrow. this extended season has been great for seasonal employees. extra cash for them. striking out 34 in the process. >> we know we have to work it out. we gotta work it out in these other two playoffs. >> san francisco definitely has giant fever. the landmark buildings are lit up in orange including the ferry building, city hall. the dugout stores are crowded with fans trying to get their hands on orange and black. these games are going to be a huge economic boom. the coverage of the world series. the chamber of commerce says when it comes to advertising, you can't get much better than that. the last time they made a world series appearance was back in 2002. the last time they won the world champ
. >> kristen, the competition has arrived. the texas rangers are staying at the weston saint frances hotel in union square and someone hinted to put a trumpeter outside the hotel and blair that all night to keep the rangers awake and have them lose sleep. at at&t park, grounds-keeper and staff are preparing the stadium beginning tomorrow. this extended season has been great for seasonal employees. extra cash for them. striking out 34 in the process. >> we know we have to work it...