san francisco's mayor said hundreds of gallons of oil have spilled into the bay. officials are telling people not to swim in the bay and to avoid local beaches. the coast guard says it looks like the oil spill was caused by the mechanical failure. >>> it's safe, spooky, and for some, the perfect way to spend halloween. horror movies have some people so hooked, they just can't seem to get enough. so what exactly keeps it fear fanatics coming back for more? >>> we need them. we want them off of the streets. that's what we're trying to say. we want him off of the streets as quickly and as fast as possible. >> police make a gruesome discovery in a cleveland home. what they found during a raid. >>> nine people are missing off of the coast of california right now. the coast guard and navy are pulling out all of the stops in the search and rescue mission. chances of finding survivors may be fading. >>> stock markets took a header, even though the government just said that the economy is growing again. but experts think, one thing may be missing to keep the recovery going

san francisco's mayor says hundreds of gallons of oil have spilled into the bay. officials are telling people not to swim in the bay and to avoid local beaches. the coast guard says it looks like the oil spill was caused by a mechanical failure. >>> pirates want $7 million for a british husband and wife kidnapped while aboard their yacht last week. but the couple's government will not pay up. british officials say they do not make deals with hostage takers. they set sail from the seychelles bound for tanzania. the journalist in contact with the pirates say the couple is being held on a hijacked spanish ship. >>> anna nicole's boyfriend and two doctors are going on trial. a california prosecutor said there is enough evidence to prove that they co- -- boy boyfriend howard stern and the doctors say they didn't know that she was addicted and they were trying to help her. they pleaded not guilty. their arraignment is scheduled for december 11. >>> police are looking for a woman who allegedly ran an illegal dental practice. when police went to her apartment in connectic

>>> an oily mess in the san francisco bay right now. what caused a ship to begin leaking fuel into the bay's waters. >>> a live tv report catches a life and death drama on camera. amazing pictures of a woman being rescued from the floodwaters. >>> and a woman bears her breasts as part of a cancer awareness demonstration but should be it shown on air? you, the viewers, weigh in. here's the latest from hln "news and views." i'm richelle carey. thanks for your time. we're keeping a close eye on wall street right now. the dow is down about 200 points, 226 points right now. consumers may still be worried about spending money. the labor department says personal spending fell half a percent last month. largest drop in about nine months. yesterday the dow was up about 200 points because of excitement over the economic growth in the third quarter. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 are also sharply down today. down more than 2%. we'll keep an eye on this situation for you. >>> the coast guard officer says a major effort is under way to contain an oil sp

mostly out of san francisco. >> wait a minute. when i hear virgin america i think british. >> this is that american arm of it. that was kind of a surprise. the best car rental was hertz. the best international city to visit was sydney, australia. the best pacific islands if you're like robin and feeling co cold, maui and bora bora. >> both of which are far on a plane. >>> a bear saunters to the front door of a convenience store and heads straight for the beer! >>> a third person has now died after spending time in a sweat lodge in arizona. the 49-year-old woman had been in a coma. the sheriff says that the sauna like structure was covered with tarps and blankets. it's used for spiritual cleansing. it was at a retreat run by self-help author james arthur ray. he said he hired his own investigators find out what happened. >>> so bear walked in the front door of a convenience store with one thing on his mind. he was captured on tape wandering up and down until he spotted the beer cooler. so he climbed up on top, sat down, and stayed

says the damaged san francisco/oakland bay bridge will not open in time for today's morning rush. now workers are repairing a section where 5,000 pounds of metal broke off and fell into traffic tuesday. drivers are crowding alternate routes and using public transit in record numbers. the d.o.t. is not sure when the bridge will reopen. a mess there yesterday. >>> ladies and gentlemen, behold megaton. a 10,000-pound ball of rubber bands. check it out. rippley's says it is the world's largest. it's nearly seven feet tall. jill is really proud. >> i was thinking it got a little bit out of hand. it's great to me. >> how many rubber bands? >> that is about 730,000, something like that. >> wow. 70,000 rubber bands. rippley's believe it or not is picking up the ball today to put it in one of its museums. the thing is huge. how does he keep track of 730,000 rubber bands? that's what i want to know. >> i want to see him bounce that thing. lift it up once and bounce it. see how high it would go. >> it could hurt somebody. >> safer flight explorer, a big line of thunderstorms now just west of

san francisco currently three hour delay because of the wind. rain off and on across the entire region. more rain across the deep south with wind in boston and new york. salt lake city, wind related delays, 30 minute to one hour. charlotte and atlanta with the morning stuff. >>> she doesn't want fame, just money. hear how this 12-year-old girl is finding a way to raise cash for another little girl with cancer. >>> today may be the turning point in the push to change your health care. the senate finance committee finally votes on its bill. it is the most conservative bill democrats have offered. correspondent richard lui, today's bill is expected to pass. but then the real back room brawling might begin. let's talk about that. >> perhaps some progress finally somewhere saying, robin, the fight over the public option, that will continue after it is passed, as expected. but behind closed doors as the finance committee bill is merged with a more liberal bill from another committee called help. here's the nitty-gritty of that merge. a public option i

. >> a tanker has stopped leaking oil into san francisco bay. the leak started yesterday during a fuel transer if. >> rather than trying to estimate exactly what it was, we responded as though it were a big spill. and we mobilized irrespective of the reporting party. we don't pay too much attention to initial volume. it just doesn't work. initial volumes are never correct. there may have been a lower report it did not affect the way we responded. >> officials are telling people not to swim in the pay and avoid local beaches. it looks like the oil spill was caused by a mechanic a.m. failure. >> officials say they will try to reopen the bay bridge on monday but they cannot farn tee that will happen. >> the time projections that have been given are just estimates on what dimp individual things would take if they worked exactly the way they were supposed to. the thing that is taking time right now is the fit up of the steel. what we are focussing on is making sure that the rods are in the exact position we want them to be in. >> the bridge was close

. >>> it has been a tough commute for san francisco area drivers. hundreds of thousands of commuters on both sides of the bay are having a hard time travaresing that distance. they can't get to work and it may stay this way indefinitely. the bay bridge has been closed after a piece of steel and cable fell last night. nobody was hurt but it caused a minor car accident. >>> michael jackson mania all over again. "this is it" the documentary hit movie theaters. first impressions of the film from one of his brothers. >> i want to take them places they've never been before. >>> new details today in the gang rape of that 15-year-old california girl. how many more people have now been taken into custody? and after all the anticipation a new behind the scenes film featuring some of michael jackson's final performances is finally out. fans and critics are saying about "this is it." >>> should a man have lost his job for wearing a religious button to work? i'm brooke baldwin. welcome to hln news and views. the 21-year-old man accused of killing jasper howard w

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let me take you live first to san francisco. if you're traveling out here, yesterday some flooding concerns right around the bay area. you had a lot of rain, too. about an inch. even about a half inch around san francisco itself downtown. there's the bay bridge. mid-60s the high. across the country a better day for you around charlotte. north carolina starting out on the cold side, no doubt. you're going to get up to about 70 degrees today. much warmer than yesterday. it'll feel betbetter, too. not much wind. that's my old station. good morning to you guys. >> really? >>> harsh criticism for the fertility doc who helped nadya suleman have her octuplets. >>> a college student went to a concert and has yesterday to come back. police are making an urgent plea for help to find her. >>> our is a salute today is for a marine who turns 21 tomorrow. shane gruell has been in afghanistan since may. his mom started a 21 day bike ride to raise money to build a home for a wounded military member. she misses shane and cannot wait until he com

san francisco looking at morning fog delay. watch for delays here as well. more on that in just a bit, rob. >> fair is fair. when i'm talking about something you can go, okay, we're bored. >> it's that kind of atmosphere. >> in this tough economy, we could all use our own money coach. hln money sperexpert clark howas here. take a look at ben and sara's story and the advice clark has for them. >> hi, my name is sara. >> and my name is ben. >> and we need a money coach. the last year we got married, got a house, sara started school and i started a new job. we're sorlt of starting over ways. >> we've sort of been in super save mode. everything that we can put away we have. we're not sure what we should do. we track all of our expenses and the additional things that are coming up. >> i want to get to the point where we're making our money work for us and making sure we're doing everything as efficiently sz as possible to make sure we're living comfortable in the future. our question is how much should we be saving and where should we be investing that money? >>

ford's top market for silver cars is san francisco. white is really big in phoenix i would imagine because it's so hot there and it reflects heat. who knew? >>> aed to >>> a toddler who just wants to dance, dance dance is a hit. this cracks me up. get that booty going. hear from the parents who shot the video of the tiny dancer. >>> people protested outside an elementary school where kids sang a school praising president obama. kids were in class during the protest monday. most of the protesters were not parents of kids there. second graders performed a song about president obama as part of an assembly last february. critics call it indoctrination. not everyone thinks it was a political message. >> the school should be teaching reading, writing and arithmetic and not providing a political message. >> a man has made history. it's not indoctrinating anybody. the kids put on a play. >> this youtube video shows part of the song. the school board says it was in no way political and that lyrics were sent home to parents ahead of time. >>> a

las vegas and san francisco, gusty winds. those are the longest one. >>> when you got to a haunted house, you expect to get scared. now a guy is accused of pulling a gun on a chainsaw wielding actor. and he wears a badge. >>> senate majority leader harry reid put the public option back in with a caveat that says could opt out. correspondent richard lui joins us. would that help him get the 60 votes he would need if he wapts to pass this thing? >> even senator reid admits he's not sure about this. he still had to purr suede at least three moderate democrats to back his plan. ben nelson's one of them of nebraska. there's blanch lincoln of arkansas and mary landru of louisiana. if he can't get their votes he may lose support from other democrats who want to make sure health care reform is passed this year. >> i am for any version that gets us to 60. my goal is to get on the floor and to pass it off the floor. that's my goal. public option may or may not be part of that. >> senators baucus and lincoln have both voted, robin, agai

>>we're talking about the president's cup in beautiful san francisco t city by the bay, my hometown. dave is here with more. tiger woodsen did the want to let the cup slip out of the american's hands. it will not with shots like this. just watch tiger woods here. maureen, he has crazy style points and mad swagger. you see how he just walks towards the ball like he knows it's going on the green. of course it did. i have a little golfer envy. what can you do. i have tons of scripts which means we have a very big show coming up. >>you should have punctuate waited that. >>there you go. >>that does it for us. lots of news and information always on. >>it's late, isn't it. look for us on air and online. we'll be back with dave ross in just a few minutes. d

this oil spill in the san francisco bay area. we will tell you how it happened. >>> a tanker is leaking oil into the san francisco bay right now. you can see it. this is a mile-long sheen of bunker fuel oil drifting from a tanker. the coast guard says it happened when oil was being transferred from a fuel barge to the ship called the "dubai star." a coast guard officer i just talked to a couple of minutes ago here said a major containment effort is under way. we're following the story. as soon as we get more information on that we'll bring that to you. and from a whole lot of oil to a whole lot of water. let's go to vegas. take a look at these pictures. water everywhere on the las vegas strip. a water main just burst this morning causing massive flooding as you can see. crews working to patch this thing up thp. the water covering all the southbound lane strip between the sahara and circus circus hotels. the northbound lanes are not affected here. if we have more on that we'll bring that to you as well. >>> the coast guard is sear

to san francisco bracing for a strong pacific storm. they're passing out sandbags in the bay area which could get drenched with 4 inches of rain by tomorrow. >> i often have a drip under the door in the back. i just put in a brand new floor. so i'm trying to alleviate any water coming in under the back door. >> forecasters warn there could be serious mudslides especially in parts of southern cal ravaged by wildfires. 6 inches of rain could wuash fie debris into low lying areas. >>> the atlanta area was just cleaning up from flooding three weeks earlier. >>> an historically black university is crowning the new white beauty queen. the new job comes with challenges. not long ago, this man had limited mobility. last month, this woman wasn't even able to get around inside of her own home. they chose mobility. and they chose the scooter store! if you or a loved one live with limited mobility call the scooter store! no other company will work harder to make you mobile or do more to guarantee your complete satisfaction. if we pre-qualify you fo

san francisco, morning fog. just like yesterday, right around an hour. ground stop at 7:30 this morning, low clouds. more on that in a little bit. >>> call it preseason training for the snowplow drivers. hundreds of truck drivers in ohio took part in the annual snowplow rodeo to get their skills ready for the winter. drivers were judged on skills like avoiding mailboxes, very important, and parked cars, even more important. they also have to show they can inspect their own vehicles to make sure they're ready to go. >> got to make it fun somehow. it's a tough job. >>> all right. a simple gesture at a high school football game is causing a whole lot of commotion in one small town. rafer, what's going on? >> it's a polarizing issue, robin. we want to know what you think about this. 17-year-old r.j. davis from fitzgerald, georgia, considers himself to be a religious young man. well, folks are upset over the treatment he got when after he scored he pointed to the skies, says he was giving thanks to god. the refs didn't like it. penalized his team 15 yards for

i went to san francisco. i lived in san francisco and became a drug addict and welfare mom, and in 1980 i turned my life around with the 12-step program, which is familiar to you. glenn: i hear you. not that i'm a drunk! she's crazy and out of control! >> i married somebody who is a wonderful man who is also a recovering addict/alcoholic and we had a bunch of kids and started building a business, which will really make a conservative out of you. glenn: it sure will! >> and in 1987 we became christians an everything changed for us. >> why are you here? >> like barbara was saying, life is different when you're a christian. glenn: is that the motivating factor for you, too? >> yes, definitely. i'm not a sellout. i just know that when you have something divine in your life, you don't see things like color, and just superficial things, but, you know, i've gone through being a single parent of four kids, struggled, went through school to get my degree. i remember when i was running with my first husband, i had two

same with new york city, denver and san francisco later today. more now in a bit, natasha. >> thanks, bob. >>> christmas is less than two months away. and one of the nation's biggest stores is helping you save big time on toys. 

the championship will be held next spring in philadelphia. >>> san francisco city college held a garage sale to try to save many spring classes as soon as possible. california budget cuts forced the school to drop 800 courses. they want to raise $25,000, and each course costs the school about 6,000 bucks. >>> one doctor is on a mission to help people see more clearly. >> if not for him, i probably would have lost my vision in the not too distant future. >> costly cataract surgery came at the right price for those who had no job or -- they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the longest-lasting plugins ever. get freshness that won't fade away for 60 days. ahhh! with plugins lasting impressions. and yes, it's glade. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> two suicide car bombings in baghdad have killed at least 74 people and wounded more than 265. one bomb went off outside

some upper 50s in parts of san francisco, mid-60s for l.a. and as we make our way to the east, new york and boston mainly in the 60s and 70 degrees at our nation's capital. that is a wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> a woman took florida deputies on a wild, high-speed chase with a 7-year-old girl in the backseat. she was clocked at speeds topping 110 miles an hour. and at one point was driving the wrong way, weaving through traffic. she finally crashed into a guardrail after deputies laid black strips on the interstate to puncture her tires. and even after getting out of her car, police say she refused to respond to their commands so they finally tasered her. the child was not hurt in the wreck and was turned over to child protective services. >>> lovers of the macabre are gathering for a funeral, holding a proper burial for edgar allen poe today. no announcement of poe's original funeral, few people came. his obituary was written by a man who hated him, and get this, a runaway train eventually destroyed his tombstone. >>>

in san francisco, the altered barbie exhibit is on display. artists state that all and altered it to into alter egos, some of which are too racy for television. curators say it is all in good fun. >> she represents everything there is about the americana ideal. by altering her, she becomes more real. >> have you heard from mattel? >> no, i have not. no season assist, not yet. >> coming up, jon with a call to "kate plus 8." and details in the david letterman extortion plot that forced him to make a big announcement. >> a bit weather system off to the west is pushing in. details in just a minute. at the airport, only 66. >> it appears that baltimore city firefighters will not get a raise this year. an arbitrator has sided with the dixon administration on a salary freeze as the mayor continues to look for ways to balance the budget. it is part of an ongoing contract dispute between the city and unions. firefighters were seeking a 2% rate hike. >> firefighters, public's if the individuals, are very important. we will work with them through dispara

in san francisco l 35 competitors are sight impaired and half of them are completely blind. there's the coach there who they rely heavily on. some of them are coached by their wives, you know the communication is good. the best part of not being able to see if they have a bad shot, they don't see it. they play at a high level these guys do. >>> another amazing, dramatic finish in the baseball playoffs. the phillies were down by two with two outs in the ninth against colorado. backs against the wall, ryan howard with the biggest hit of his career ties it and then jayson werth would drive in howard for the eventual game-winning run. the world champs win it 5-4 in come from behind fashion and they get l.a. on thursday. >>> it's a bird, it's a plane. it's super shaq. able to leap over tall buildings or at least part of the front row. he's playing against greece's. the cameraman gets it the worst. cleveland would win the game and there he is right there. >> can you imagine sitting there and seeing shaq come at you. >> look at his face. that's a look at sports. >>> president obama

michael jordan is in trouble playing golf in san francisco, jordan was caught smoking a cigar. a violation of the city's smoking in public places ban. word is the basketball great may have to pay a $100 fine. probably less than what the cigar cost. so let me get this straight. if you come to this country illegally and commit a crime in san francisco, the city will protect you. but if you smoke in public there, you have got to pay 100 bucks. wow. check four, in slidell, louisiana, there is a naked burglar. surveillance cameras caught this guy, nice if a seek, taking a baath in the driveway of the house. and then he breaks in and cooks himself some food and has a few drinks. take as shower inside. there he is. cops say 50-year-old keith potter under arrest hopefully in prison garb. check five. remember bay watch was once the most watched tv program in the world. actress nicole egg better was one of -- egggert and now she stars in a crazy internet video. >> lifeguard, help. look, look, look. ♪ some people stand in the darkness ♪ afraid to step into the lake ♪ some people nee

bill: you were a prosecutor in san francisco, right? >> yeah. bill: if this happened in san francisco, would they prosecute it? would the cops come in and would have been a beef and misdemeanor thing? >> i think they are going to let it go. to be honest let it go there. let it go here. these two guys called mutual combat they were both fighting. bill: mutual combat? >> it's like you punched me, i punched you. you had it coming. i had it coming. bill: they don't want to be bothered with this. >> this is a mess. get out of here. we have more things to deal with. there is such a thing as one free punch. >> i was a prosecutor in seattle i will say they will charge in seattle seattle. they charge for jaywalking in seattle. >> in starbucks. >> in front of starbucks they would. >> fighting over the coffee. absolutely. bill: it would have been a felony. >> blocked access to starbucks in seattle. >> >> you are in trouble. bill: get right in and get in fast. >> absolutely. bill: is it legal. great american news quiz. president making a pitch for the olymp

like gene did in real life, his character moves from san francisco's chinatown to a mostly white suburb. when he moves in, he's only one of two asian kids that are at his school. and immediately, all his classmates think that they're related. it may sound funny, but it's not. it's stereotyping. that means judging people based only on unimportant things, like their looks. gene's sensitive exploration of ethnic identity earned him praise and recognition. but he's not just an artist and writer. gene also teaches computer science to high school students. and that's an important lesson, too. >> you can choose to be an artist without choosing to be it as a career. you don't have to worry about using your art to feed you, and that actually gives you a bit more freedom in terms of what you want to do. >> reporter: but whether or not it's your career, art takes discipline. almost every night, gene devotes two hours to his craft. to find out more, follow the link to his website at teenkidsnews.com. for "teen kids news," i'm sam. >>> our word this week doesn't show pleasure or pain. it's "stoic."

san francisco blast >>> abc 2 news at 5:30 is minutes away. hello, everybody. watch your speed! those new speed cameras are now the law. we'll tell you where they are. she was kidnapped and held captive for nine months. today the details of a horrifying ordeal. and how about a night out on the sheraton? the deal offered by the hotel chain to show off a major makeover, and our most accurate forecast, next on abc 2 news at 5:30 jure our look at news around the nation takes to us new york where a man is called a hero after saving a boy from a burning building. the store owner heard screaming and noticed smoke was coming from the building and he jumped into action. >> i heard somebody scream, didn't know what was happening. as soon as i went i heard the screams from upstairs. and when i looked you couldn't see nothing. too much smoke. and i guess -- i just kicked in. i kicked in gear. i put -- the ladder down, i went upstairs and did the best i could. >> he has great instincts. firefighters took over once this good have marathon reached the ground. the boy is in serious but stable c

. >> julie: all right, major -- sea lions and people in san francisco's bay area, a group of swimmers, just want to enjoy the water and they say the sea lions are too aggressive and they are in the way, but they are cute! we'll tell you what is being done to keep the peace, next. >> gregg: looks like no love for sea lions in california, you see a group of san francisco bay swimmers say that the sea lions, which have exploded by the way in population, are an outright nuisance there and they claim the animals are becoming more and more aggressive, they are barking constantly and are biting, at the swimmers. well, the sea lions are a major tourist attraction on the docks and to keep the peace, between the animals and the people, the city put up a series of barriers, to keep the sea lions at bay. >> julie: a lot of those swimmers are try athletes and swim the san francisco bay and they're by the docks, not the middle of the bay, i see you leave them put. >> gregg: i'm with you. >> julie: wow you actually agree with me! >> gregg: no, i'm trying to get along, can't we all just gate leng. >>

. >>> san francisco city college held a garage sale yesterday to try to save many of its spring classes, as many as possible. california budget cuts forced the school to drop 800 courses. the school wants to raise $25,000, and each course costs the school about 6,000 bucks. >>> here's a check of sports. baseball's world series is dubbed the fall classic, but this year's series may run into the start of winter. the yankees and the ainge aelz were hoping to play game similar of the american league championship series last night in new york, but mother nature was not on board with the game plan. rain and more rain falling in the bronx, putting the kibosh on the giame. it is rescheduled for tonight. yankees lead 3-2, a win away from the world series. by the way, the series now certain to stretch into november for just the second time in history. >>> pro basketball in the philippines getting violent. check out this player just going off on the guy right there, supposedly the man had been hurling verbal punches at him the entire game. the guy got hammered. he has already filed a lawsuit. mean

the san francisco, oakland bay bridge could be reopened in time for the rush hour this morning. the crews worked overnight to finish emergency repairs. here is why. the bridge was shut down on tuesday. california transportation officials say that pieces of steel, including a major beam, fell onto the road. drivers are still being encouraged to take alternate routes in case the repairs get behind schedule. >>> the sister of the reverend dr. martin luther king junior started crying when she saw plans for a memorial to her brother. after years of delay the martin luther king memorial in washington, d.c. got a green light yesterday. the king memorial will be l located between the jefferson and lincoln memorials on the national mall. king's sister said he would have been humbled. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says she's not accusing the pakistani government of helping to harbor al queda. yesterday she said to pakistani journalists that says it's hard to believe no one in their government knows where al qaeda is hiding. she says she's asking the questions that many americans

tower cam coming up from san francisco. heading out the last couple of days you've had an hour or longer delay because of fog. this morning it's not there. i don't think you're going to see the delay. there's the bay bridge. a nice one for you. more sunshine today. more in just a bit. good morning to you, san francisco. it is early, though. it's 3:08 your time g. to bed. >>> the sheriff in the balloon boy case says he's been compared to barney fife. hear what tv show the sheriff turned down. we showed you stunt video of a robber praying with his victim. now oprah wants to talk to the robber. >>> such a groovy song. so the sheriff in the balloon boy case says he's been called gullible and compared to barney fife. he says that he's trying to stop the media circus and even turned down dr. phil's show. misleading everyone believing the heenes so he wouldn't tip the family off. the heenes say it was not a hoax. >>> remember the young florida boy set on fire? you're going to hear from the dock doctor who's treating him. there is

san francisco, they like silver. ford's top market for -- that's where the ford top market is for that color and white big in phoenix maybe because white reflects heat because it can get hot in that part of the country. >>> a woman says a stranger kidnapped her from her bedroom, sexually assaulted her and left her for dead in a field when she was just 8. jennifer schuett waited years but no one was arrested until yesterday. investigators say new dna testing led them to dennis earl bradford. court papers show he lived just two miles from her in 1990. bradford was convicted of kidnapping a woman in 197, as well. the fbi says he lives in arkansas with his wife and two kids right now. now, you have been talking about this case on our facebook page. we want to share some of your comments. tina m, you say, jennifer, thank you for standing up to the monster who took you when you were 8. you are an inspiration to all of us and your bravery should be commended. god bless. and then there's written k. you say jennifer is the ep

. >> reporter: in san francisco, milwaukee, and the nation's capital, they've passed laws guaranteeing every worker up to nine paid sick days a year. the small businesses protested. >> that is going to cost us $46,000 a year. >> reporter: supporters of mandatory sick days say the government is kidding itself if it believes families can fight swine flu or any other public health crisis without mandatory sick days for all americans. >> every other industrialized country offers paid sick days. the united states doesn't. that needs to change. >> reporter: but ed udoff says this is easier said than done. he owns a restaurant, and it's a difficult economy. >> if somebody came in and said we're going to have to have a sick day policy, we're going to have to find money somewhere else because there is not extra money at this point. >> reporter: like the milbees, he too is praying that his workers and their families stay healthy. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> and still ahead on "world news," a simple cross sparks a complex legal fight. the sharp debate at the supreme court today will be

rain, not necessarily a mixture but sun and clouds. 65 in san francisco out by pier 39. 69 in los angeles. 88 in phoenix. get back to tampa and miami, yes, it still feels like summer. highs in the 90s. 65 in new york, washington with 69 degrees and wrapping it up with boston with 63 and chicago, 55. that's a look at your forecast. chicago, by the way, slight chance of snow by tomorrow night. go figure. that's a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> some firefighters got themselves in a dicy situation when they tried to education the public. look at this -- and to make matters worse, one of them didn't even seem to notice that he was burning. >>> things went horribly wrong when firefighters tries to do a sprinkler demonstration. two firefighters' suits caught fire after melted plastic dripped on them. the firefighter in the middle didn't seem to realize he was burning. he was helping the guy on the left until the one on the right helped him. one firefighter was hospitalized with burns on his hands and cheek. >>> a two-month investigation ended with police making a bust of a

dallas, denver, san francisco, morning fog. more on that in about a half hur. >> thank you. >>> new york's mayor is angry. he wants a new gun law. that's after an undercover look into gun shows and the investigation was caught on tape. you're going to see what happened. smoo . >>> oh, i like that guy's voice. 17 minutes past the hour. authorities say that new undercover video shows how easy it is to buy a gun illegally in the united states. new york's mayor send private investigate rz to seven gun shows in three states. richard lui joipns us with more >> good morning. this is a report they came up with, 37 pages that reads gun show uncovered. 60% is the number, they're saying an investigation found 19 of 30 private, unlicensed sellers sold guns illegally to people. here's why it was illegal. in most states, unlicensed dealers can sell guns without doing background checks. that's okay. but if there's reason to think the buyer could not pass a background check, they're not supposed to make the deal. here's one case where those ru

the mayor of san francisco faulted you on that, calling it backward thinking. >> i was prepared. it is rough and tumble out there. but i say what i mean and i mean what i say. ab32, do you know what it does? it brings down greenhouse gas emissions in california. down to a disadvantage against other states. we are bleeding jobs to texas, who have none of these standards. i want great environmental standards in california, but we cannot continue to lose jobs. 2 million people in california are out of work. let's all make sure that we understand the situation we find ourselves in, which is far more dire than when we began. when they see the size of that unemployment rate, the situation is very different. shepard: would you say that the president is doing this at the same time as these good ideas? >> you and i have known each other for a long time. you know that i agree with doing nothing until we get the other thing done. in the state of california i believe in getting government spending under control and fixing the education system. neil: i know that some of your core principles,

san francisco, watching for about an hour delay today. windy conditions. they set up shop from the great lakes down to dallas. detroit a half hour delay because of the wind. chicago, same thing. dallas, more wind-related delays, less than an hour, rob. more in a little bit. >> thank you. >>> a bear walks in the front door of a convenience store. heard this one? apparently he had one thing in mind. he was captured on surveillance wondering up and down the aisles until he spotted the beer cooler. climbed on top, sat down and stayed there until wild dms life official got there. the manager said it looked like the bear knew exactly what he was doing. >>> brett favre looked like he knew exactly what he was doing at 40 years oel. here is rafer with more on his latest victory. hey! >> hey. i mean, the guy looks like he is on a mission from god, because he just keeps winning, and right now he and the vikings are the only 6-0 team in the nflite now. 40 years old. this is amazing. they were down by one point with three minutes left and favre doing his usual last-min

local time there the bridge linking san francisco and oakland closed indefinitely. a lot of folks who cross that bridge are now thinking, how am i going to get to work? a piece of steel and cable fell off and onto the road last night. no one was hurt but the falling debris did cause a minor car accident. transportation officials say about 280,000 vehicles cross that bridge every day, and now, as i was saying they've got to find a different way. >>> tennis legend andre agassi made a stunning confession that he once did crystal meth during his playing days. and rafer weigel i was a big fan of andre agassi, still am but this is somewhat shocking. >> yeah. richard, agassi was known for his long hair his rebel image. but since then he's had a relatively unblemished image when you talk about this charity work and his family. that can change now that a new auto autobiography came out portions are coming out, rather. portions of which are in "the times" of london. in it agassi confessed in '97 he and his assistant did crystal meth in his home. his publicist later confirm td

henry lee with the "san francisco chronicle." also joining us, aquia jackson with programs for youth together. your take on what deepak choppractice had to say. living and growing up in a violent community, where, and what got me is when you get the feeling that he's saying that this is normal. your thoughts on that? >> you know, when we speak with our students about what happened over the weekend and also what happens just in their lives, growing up in richmond or oakland or any sort of urban city area, you do get the sense that these kinds of crimes and these kinds of situations happen often. i'm not so sure about, you know, saying that the children are emotional re retarded, or dysfunctional. there's one thing to grow up in an environment where the conditions permit these kinds of things to be normalized. and there's another thing to say that the children are sick. is it the children that are sick or society, the community that needs to come together and heal as a community. >> what are you seeing here? on so many levels, obvi

>> from dc i went to san francisco. i became a drug addict and welfare mom and 1980 i turned myself around in the 12 step program. look familiar to you. >> not that i am a drunk. she is getting out of control. >> and married a wonderful man who was a recovering addict-alcoholic and we had a bunch of kids and started building a business that was making a conservative out of you. >> it sure will. >> and we became christians and everything changed for us then. >> why are you here? >> like she was saying life is different when you are a christian. people say -- >> is that the motivating factor for you? >> yes. i am not a sell out. i know when you have something divine in your life you don't see things like color . this super ficial things. but you know, i have gone through the middle. single parent of with four kids and strug leld went to school to get my degree. i remember when i run for my first husband i had a child hand capped with cerebral palsey. my sister comes from houston and picks me up and brings me over there. t

dallas, houston, and then look at minneapolis, snow in the morning, denver and san francisco, morning fog. more weather coming up, robin, in about 10 minutes. >> bob, thank you. >>> a woman led police on a scary high-speed chase with a child in the backseat. at one point, the woman crashed and that's when things got even crazier. ♪ i can say i'm the light of your world ♪ >> that is the brand new michael jackson song "this is it." it was officially released at midnight on his website. the song will be in the new movie, the new jackson movie and a new double cd coming out this month. his brothers sing the backup vocals. >>> an explosion near a marketplace killed at least 29 people today. pakistan authorities say the attack, which appeared to target a military vehicle, also injured about 45 people. this was in northwest pakistan where the army has been locked in heavy fighting against the taliban. >>> the insurance industries releasing a report today that slams the senate's health care reform plan. it says by the year 2019 a typical family premium would be $4,000 more than it would b

francisco mayor george moscone in the late '70s. white was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. ronnie zamora's lawyer said he had tv intoxication from watching violent shows like kojak. and that's why he shot his elderly neighbor. the jury didn't buy that and convicted him. this is the strangest defense of all. a woman wanted in a string of defendants who claimed the movie "matrix" turned them into murderers. but the twinkie-esk matrix defense jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity. i think, walter, if your client gets off, this is really going to be a watershed moment and going to set one for the record books here. >> again, this is very different. those people said they did the act. they had an excuse. this is a case where we say the act was not committed. very different. >> i actually think it's also -- i mean, people who are overweight should be offended by this. i mean, to say he couldn't go up four steps? i personally -- my father is overweight and has diabetes and all those things. and i think if he was vengeful and

mccleod won $10,000 and a spot on the world champion sudoku team. >>> san francisco city college held a garage sale to try to save as many of their spring classes as possible. california's budget cuts cost them to cut 8,000 courses. each course costs the school about $6,000. >>> how do you define a bad day? well, would it be something like this? a sheriff's deputy found himself in a very uncomfortable position and, oh, the fire didn't help. how this all happened coming up. >>> senate democrats could be getting close to the 60 votes they need to advance a health care bill including a public option. chuck schumer says many favor a middle program to allow states to opt out if they don't want to participate. sherrod brown thinks this is what the country wants and needs. >> i have gotten a lot of pressure from progressives saying, draw a line in the sand. i don't want to do that. i want to get the best bill possible. but i see that the public overwhelmingly wants a public option. 70% of physicians according to robert wood johnson foundation want a public option. at least 52 or 53 or 54 dem

john burris, san francisco, raymond giudice, atlanta. john burris, just as a person of interest, they can't make you stay put. >> absolutely not. a person of interest, as you know, is free to go. that just means they have some interest, they might think you're involved, but they don't have sufficient evidence to tie you into it. so they're free to go whenever they like to go and no law can stop them. they need to go to a different level to have probable cause to arrest them, in order to justify keeping them in a location. but otherwise, they're free to go wherever they like to go. >> you're right. and raymonded giudice, she's not been named a person of interest and i think there are reasons for that. either they don't have the evidence or if they -- once you're named a person of interest, that could invoke for constitutional rights. >> well, that's right. and additionally, i do think that they're allowing her to do this type of behavior and hopefully something else to lead them to -- i hate to use that phrase -- the smoking gun, the cruc

san francisco, not a bad one. little breezy for you. here's what it looks like. temperatures in the 50s. there's the bay bridge. fog not an issue today. winds will be this afternoon. 25-mile-per-hour winds. rain headed in for mid week. pretty nice, huh? little traffic. >> so pretty. >> little traffic already. there you go, rob. more in a little bit. >> gorgeous. >>> it took firefighters all weekend to get a huge fuel storage fire under control, but it looks like they finally got it out. now the fbi is involved. >>> and get ready for the rallies. what a big political tour hopes to accomplish over the next two weeks. >>> little reba for you. many children in the united states, apparently, are not getting enough vitamin d. a new study out today in the journal of pediatrics researched kids ages 1 to 11. lack of vitamin d could have them at risk for weak bones and it also showed 95% of african-american children at that age and 80% of latino kids could be vitamin d defisht. >>> huge fire at a huge fuel storage facility is finially out. they're still keeping watch for f

a piece of the bay bridge in san francisco fell off. and officials say what happened next could have been a whole lot worse. before your kids go in search of sugar this halloween, don't be tricked by what you hear about candy treats. >>> we're seeing some of the worst violence in afghanistan sips the war started. at least six were killed by militants. the ap says a u.s. citizen is among the dead. rockets were fired at the presidential palace and a luxury hotel. no one was hurt in those atta s attacks. the michael jackson documentary "this is it"" was shown all around the world last night showing jackson's exhausting rehearsals for a comeback series. and "this is it" will only be in theaters for two weeks. and u.s. troops will be getting a raise. it's part of a massive defense bill that president obama will sign today. now this bill increases military pay by 3.4%. that raises a half percent more than the president asked congress for and it exceeds inflation. there's still no decision about filing charges against the balloon boy's parents

francisco morning fog. dallas and denver showers and storms. more on that in a bit. denver might get a little snow, too. >> ew. >> i know. you don't care for that. i know. >> thank you. first it was it was politicians and now late night comedian david letterman at the middle of a sex scandal but it's not all negative for those in the public eye. here's hln's joy behar with her "not for nothing" commentary. >>> david letterman, who makes fun of everyone else's sex life, gets caught cheating on his partner of 23 years with young women who work for him and his ratings go up, up, up. in fact, on monday night, he beat every show on nbc prime time. and being embroiled in a sex scandal doesn't hurt in politics either. i remember when bill clinton was doing the nasty with monica lewinsky. his approval ratings were even higher than when he was just doing his job. the people of south carolina are rallying around mark sanford, their christian governor who somehow mistook an argentinian woman's vagina for the appalachi

you know, the san francisco/oakland bay bridge could be open in time for the morning rush this hour. crews worked overnight to finish emergency repairs. the bridge was shut down tuesday. california transportation officials say that pieces of steel including a major beam fell onto the road. drivers are still being encouraged, however, to take an alternate route in case repairs get behind schedule. >>> the birther movement got rejected again. a federal judge has thrown out their latest lawsuit. now in case you're not entirely up on this, birthers believe that president obama wasn't born in the united states and, therefore, shouldn't be allowed to be president. the president, though, does have a birth certificate that shows he was born in hal hawaii. >>> a high school football player inspired by his mom's battle with breast cancer did something special and here's rafer weigel with that story. good morning. >>> good morning to you, robin. kyle apperton's mother was diagnosed with the disease six years ago. her battle was an emotional one. at the time he was too young to help. what he has

what do you think, atlanta or san francisco. >> i think san francisco and matching singletary's defenses. >> nice, you're on my team here now. last game we've got is seattle, and jacksonville and we're all back on the same page again, we're all saying the-- >> i say exactly. >> and we've got one, aj, our great producer on this and got to get more competitive games here. i'm never going to get back up ahead if we're picking the exact same game. >> we did. there's only one game that we picked different on. >> one? >> no movement this week. all right. now we're talking pasta. >> yes. >> that's what you need to know. and it's so exciting we're going to learn how to cook new delicious pasta meals from the restaurant racini's. and tony and wife are here to celebrate with us. >> over here as well. >> and so we didn't know this, it was national pasta months. what do we need to know about pasta? how are we actually going to make pasta, mike was saying, look-- where did mike go? mike walked off. over 600 different sizes and styles of pasta, is that right? >> there are many pastas and the main thin

greta: san francisco mayor gavin newsom, and david letterman is talking again about his sex scandal. letermaterman stunned his audiee last week after falling victim to an extortion plot, and he was still cracking jokes. >> did you are we can just fly by? -- your weekend just fly by? [laughter] [cheers and applause] i mean, i will be honest with you, folks. i would give anything to be hiking on the appalachian trail. [laughter] [applause] i got into the car this morning, and the navigation lady was not speaking to me. [laughter] greta: letterman also made some apologies, saying this -- greta: yes, he certainly does, and there you have it, the best of the rest. but one more quick call before we turn down the lights. "saturday night live" got some big glass all at the expense of the president. -- got some big laughs. there's a new clinical study. i reviewed the data myself. and i am amazed by the results. a lot of science has gone into these products. but at the end of the day, what is gonna tell me whether these are working is the mirror. all i know is that it works. all i know is that