. >> reporter: employees leaving lawrence livermore and sandia national labs wonder if they will return the rest of the week. this engineer is worried. >> we live paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: employees will get paid early for new year's eve and president's day holidays to cover lost time. they can also cash in vacation pay or go without pay. >> we'll have to come to an agreement. why wait until the last minute? >> reporter: a union rep says life is already tough. >> many of our employees are going through foreclosures and short sales and some are even in bad shape having trouble buying food. >> reporter: researchers would also leave behind important scientific work. >> you cannot work and you're not allowed to work even at home so -- >> reporter: frustrating? >> yes. >> reporter: some fear the goverment shutdown will accelerate a brain drain highly qualified scientists leaving for the private sector. >> going to lose younger people. they have already lost several good people just walking away. >> reporter: and although an east bay congressman requests back pay for furloughed lab w

. >> shut down is now forcing lawrence livermore lab to shut down. and send workers home without pay. >> we'll have more on that story at 6:00. then there are more cuts today, a big one interest marine corps delaying it's annual muster until february. wayne freedman has the story. >> let's explain this word muster with an m. it's a marine tradition. members of the independent reserve return to give marines an indication of where they live, how they can be found in an emergency. use to be cut ask dry. but last year they came up with an idea. let's help marines find jobs and getd health care. that was all very good. so good the marine core adopted it aconsiders the country, then, today it cancelled the muster leaving many angry and worried about the friends. >> he is considering reenlisting. the former staff sargeant served two tours in irea, coming home twice its a new world. it's different. there is a -- have you to readjust. >> for them, he's angry tonight. as are social workers in the va ho. in pal yes alto. >> my concern is that there are going to

walking. >> employees leaving lawrence, livermore tonight wonder if they will return the rest of the week. the engineer is worried. >> we live paycheck to paycheck. >> cover thursday and friday, if the government shutdown lasts longer that, ky catch in vacation days or go without pay. >> it's upsetting. we know they have to come to some kind of an agreement as to why we wait until last minute. >> many of our employees are going through foreclosures and having trouble buying groceries. >> researchers would leave behind important scientific work. >> you aren't allowed to work at home. >> frustrate something. >> yes. >> some fear the government shutdown will accelerate a brain drain, highly qualified scientists leaving for the private sector. >> going to use their younger people, they already lost several. people just walking away. >> and although an east bay congressman is requesting back pay, union reps advise them, don't count on it. lab officials didn't want to talk. the shutdown procedures have already begun and the labs could be completely closed by the end of tomorrow if there's

if you take lawrence livermore here and neighboring sandia lab, 2,500 workers face furloughs. but the impact goes beyond the labs. >> reporter: what could making noki from scratch have to do with the top labs. furloughs here mean fewer people eating italian at francesco's italian restaurant. >> i would say 20 to 30% less. >> reporter: at lunch and dinner? >> all day. >> reporter: he owns tehania and i s -- terra mia and is worried about his customer loss. there could be a drain brain of highly skilled workers. we talked to him today by skype. >> if we give them greater uncertain tip as far as job stability in the public sector and we make their uncertainty the same as the private sector, there's very little incentive for them to stay. >> reporter: swaldewell is promising to compensate workers and businesses. but that still leaves owners of businesses like terra mia concerned. >> we'll see what to do. >> reporter: i talked to persons over at lawrence berkeley lab and stanford and both say the federal shutdown is not affecting them at this time. no furloughs yet at lawrence berk

the same cutbacks that are afflicting the lawrence livermore lab. you know, when you look at some of the things that are coming out of these fine science facilities, the wonderful corkscrewing lasers that can be he key to unlimited band width that was recently desised at the stanford lab, the national lab at livermore that's dwooped safe and versatile material known as d.n.a. tagged reagents for eyre sol experts -- experiments, it's going to be a critical tool for protecting the united states. all these things are at risk, and for what? for a stupid, fool herb, partisan fight. we could change this this evening, tomorrow morning, all we need is to have a bill on the floor to vote to reopen this government, allow these seen tists to continue to move forward, to change the world and to create a brilliant future for our economy and for our safety and security. so i thank my colleague, representative swalwell, who does such an excellent job of representing the two areas, the two labs in his district, as well as all the other constituents who are so proud

. >> lawrence livermore lab began shutting down research projects today and furloughing employees. abc 7 news is live in livermore with that story. david? >> well, lab calling in a safe, orderly shut down. experiments being stopped and only a skeleton crew will stay on the job. livermore will be feeling impact. >> winding down means this is probably going to be last time chris is going eat out for a while. >> i'm going to be looking at top rammen for a while. >> reporter: are you kidding? >> no. no. >> china vil why is looking at a drop in business. >> it's a long time. most of the customers that are left. >> reporter: research labs are being shut down. no one is sure how long it will be before they reopen. >> a lot of universities that fund experiments. we won't be able owe do that. they'll have to wait. that sort of thing report error resuming lab operations will be more difficult than shutting down. >> i get time to make hur to -- sure to operate properly. >> things will suffer, we'll get through it you zront a choice in the matters. >> lawrence livermore's employees will take t

. >> lawrence livermore well, furloughs here means that fewer people eating at this italian restaurant. >> 30% less for business at lunch and dinner. >> he's worried about business and his customers are worried about their jobs. >> they don't know what to do. >> we have learned that the lab will be on minimum staffing after tomorrow if furloughs kick in, on sunday workers expressed their fears in a town hall meeting who worried that there could be a drain of highly skilled workers. >> if we give them greater un uncertainty and -- there is really very little incentives and reasons for them to stay. >> he's working to guarantee back pay if the lab shuts down. that still leaves business owner like fran which he is erica of -- that can change if the shutdown went down for long. in livermore ktvu, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news . >>> they fill around the island that did not actually stop. they spoke to tourists today and took vizors around alcatraz tries to be on board on thursday. >>> police say two small children in the backseat of a stolen car have been found safe and sound. the inci

. >>> the government shut down is now effecting work at lawrence livermore lab. starting tomorrow, employees will start shutting down operations and at least 5,500 workers will be furloughed beginning on wednesday of the only about 4 or 500 workers involved in security and other essential functions will remain on duty. and yesterday employees gathered in livermore to hear the fate of their jobs. some people could say this could force people to find work in the private sector. >> some people may get work there, but if they can't make a paying check they have to leave. >> this is one of the leading federal research centers from medical to commuters, and environmental management will be shut down by wednesday. >>> a new report shows that social security recipients, and requires may end up with very small increases. the cost of living adjustment for next year would be in the range of one and a half percent. at this time won't be known until the labor department releases the inflation report for september. it was delayed because of the shut down. it was 1.5%, a typica

. >> the government research facilities in the bay area including lawrence livermore laboratory and nasa arrest re-opening today. lawrence live more laboratory stopped all research projects on tuesday and told 6,000 employees they were furloughed as of monday, but now the furloughs should not be necessary. >> the great california shakeout drill takes place the 24th anniversary of the deadly loma prieta earthquake that hit at 5:04 p.m. on october 17, 1989, just as the world series teen the giants and the a's was televised nationwide causing widespread damage across northern california. you saw the bay bridge and the marine district on fire. matt? >> this is a fun event about a serious topic. you cannot predict when an earthquake will happen but you can be prepareed. the earthquake was pretend but the response was real for 400 kids and others at the tech museum joining 9.5 million others across the state this morning for the 6th annual great california shakeout, the largest, drill in the world. the lesson? drop, cover, hold open. >> drop to the ground and get low. heavy objects the be flyi

. >> officials at the lawrence livermore laboratory tell abc they are going the process of an orderly shut down today. some 6,000 laboratory workers are furloughed unless congress ends the government shut down before then. east by congressman held the townhall meeting with employees of the laboratory offer the weekend and he says he is working with the secretary of energy to ensure laboratory workers get back pay when the federal government re-opens. >> new this morning a triple shooting in san francisco's western edition neighborhood is now a homicide. three people were shot at 7:30 last night. one victim died at the hospital. police spent the evening talking to witnesses and gathering evidence. no arrests have been made. >> happening now in the philippines, rescue and recovery efforts are underway after a 7.2 earthquake struck. officials believe that more than 90 people were killed and the earthquake was centered 20 miles below carmen city when many small build education collapsed. people are will reported death and damage in nearby islands. dolls are missing. it is feared that some

. >>> without federal budget deal, thousands of workers at the lawrence livermore national lab will be furloughed but unlike employees, they are considered private contractors, meaning there's no back pais later. congressman eric held a town hall meeting with employees and concerned that the budget isn't fixed, there could be a brain drain. >> we will lose that and set the work done for national energy security far behind. >> projects at the lab includes the national ignition facility and an effort to use nuclear fusion to create clinique leer energy. some who work there say after years oof being asked to do more with less, the livermore valley is moving silicon valley. >> three national landmarks open again despite the shutdown. states step in to give tourists access to the grand canyon and statue of liberty and opening mount rushmore today. they use donations to offset the cost. >> some spots, the temperatures ups and downs and low 40s. i think by the afternoon, what a day we're going to have today. offshore winds, not really strong. so the fire danger is not running high. it's just

in total 7,000 workers at lawrence livermore and sandia labs are expected to face furloughs today. some worry the government shutdown would force scientists to leave for the private sector. imagine your frustration if government inaction meant you might not have a paycheck. >> people live from paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: for worried workers the hope is to get back to work soon. it's anyone's guess when that will happen. >> it's upsetting. we know eventually they will have to come to some kind of agreement. why wait until the last minute? >> reporter: lin is one of 7,000 workers who wonder if they will work the rest of the week. for some life is already tough. >> many of our employees are going through foreclosures and short sales and even some are even in bad shape having trouble buying groceries. >> reporter: then you have to figure in what happens to their work. you think these federally funded projects aren't complex? think again. researchers would leave all that behind. >> you cannot work even at home, so frustrating. >> reporter: some fear the government shutdown will j

. >>> tomorrow, employees of the lawrence livermore lab will begin to shut down operations. more than 6,000 people work there, making it the second largest employer in alameda county. most of the lab will be closed by the end of day on wednesday. >>> as for the debt ceiling standoff, senate leaders met today. they are, works out details to raise the limit until february. if an agreement is not reached by thursday, the u.s. government would default on its loan obligations for the first time in history. >>> jeff, we had cold mornings recently. >> that's going to continue throughout tomorrow. it will be a chilly one for us. but by the afternoon an awesome rebound coming our way. a thermal trough setting up will drag in hotter, dryer air from the interior valleys. get a load at this first look forecast for tomorrow. numbers at the coastline will be above average as well with plenty of sunshine. a the grid, no fog or cloud cover tomorrow morning. upper 60s by the coast. and in the interior valleys in the low 80s. let's look at the high-definition view. you can see clear skies in

. >> some of the most powerful explosives in the world are at the lawrence livermore national labs in the high explosives application facility. it has 56 rooms containing explosives. you would think there would be a high-tech system, but this report by the inspector general says otherwise. >> it freaks me out, too, because it is honestly and truly an extremely dangerous situation. >> the report said hundreds of unauthorized people had access to the explosives. security, maintenance workers. how? quote, the only physical security to most of the work rooms was a removable plastic chain placed across the entryway. how do they keep track? most explosive work rooms had an eraseable white marker board. when asked, they said probably. >> unauthorized people who have no reason to be there can get in, get the material, put it in their pocket, take it out, and there's no accounting by which they would know that material had been stolen. that's an extremely dangerous situation. >> explosives rooms don't have doors because they can become safety hazards in an accident. most of the work involves s

what a gorgeous shot from the lawrence livermore labs. looking live from berkeley with that sunset just about to happen. other pictures around the b we will show you san jose. mainly clear skies. highs only in the 60s. also mount diablo, you are clearing out, too. san francisco 58. livermore 663. san jose and santa rosa also in the low 60s. everybody chilly throughout the day. it will be a cold evening and night. great video i've got to show you. western europe, brazilian surfer. i want you to meet carlos burly. he set a world record by surfing a 100-foot wave off the coast of portugal. guess what he did before he rode that world record break wave? he helped save the life of a fellow surfer who nearly drowned. she was wiped out, knocked unconscious. he saved her then broke the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. we're riding a wave here in our temperature trend. the bottom fell out. we have been in the low 60s the past couple days in oakland. tonight, chilly. napa, 40. redwood city 43. san jose 47. it will be the coldest nights

. >>> meanwhile, employees at lawrence livermore national laboratory have begun shutting down operations. the shutdown is expected to be completed by the end of tomorrow, according to a lab spokeswoman. both -- most of the 6,000 works will be furloughed -- workers will be furloughed as long as the shutdown continues. some are using vacation time. security people are the only people to be expected to be there until after the shutdown. >>> criminal charges for the former mayor of san diego accused of sexual harassment. >>> slightly warmer day shaping up across the bay area. rosemary will be here to tell you what is in store for the rest of the week. >>> and another transit agency threatening to strike. the threat that a.c. transit is making to avoid a worker walkoff this week. to thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call

. >>> and starting tomorrow, most workers at the lawrence livermore lab are being furloughed because of the government shutdown. that impacts the last 6000 employees and also the shops and restaurants in the area. the owner of a nearby italian restaurant says he's already seen his business drop this week. >> at least 30 or 40% less than usual. >> 30 or 40% less of your business at lunch, at dinner? >> all day, lunch and dinner. >> east bay congressman eric swallowell met with lab employees on monday. seworking to guarantee back pay to the furloughed employees and asking the lab's credit crun unions to offer interest-free loans to get them through the shutdown. >>> no restrictions on robo calls are set to take effect today. the federal communications commission is regarding telemarketers to have written consent before placing an automated call. the fcc is also doing away with an exemption allowing telemarketers to make calls to consumers with whom the caller has an established business relationship. the new rules apply to both land lines and cell phones. >>> people in palo alto are up

. >> reporter: some of the most powerful explosives in the world are at the lawrence livermore national labs in the high explosives application facility. it has 56 rooms containing explosives. you think there would be a high tech system of securing and tracking all the material, but this report by the inspector general says otherwise. >> it freaks me out too because it is honestly and truly an extremely dangerous situation. >> reporter: the report said hundreds of unauthorized people had access to the explosives. security, firefighters, maintenance worker, even administrative assistants. how? quote the only physical security to most of the work rooms was a removable plastic chain. how do they keep track of this stuff. most of the work rooms had an erase able marker board at the entrance. when asked if they could account for all the explosives they said probably. >> unauthorized people can get in get the material, put it in their pocket, take it out and there's no accounting by which they would even know that that material had been stolen. it's an extremely dangerous situation. >> report

livermore lab and sandia national labs. >> it's tense. you can see that nobody is happy to preside over a shut- down government. i certainly am frustrated. i came here to do big things and move the ball forward, not to legislate 45 to 60 days at a too many. and so, you know, i see the hurt on my constituents' faces. >> swalwell told kpix 5's sharon chin he believes house republicans are starting to come to their senses and are realizing it's time to turn the government's lights back on. >>> 4:37 now. three chicken processing plants linked to a salmonella outbreak are still operating this morning in california. agriculture department says foster farms has made changes to their slaughter and processing to allow it to keep the facilities open in the san joaquin valley. there's been no recall of the raw chicken yet even though nearly 300 people have become sick after eating it. >> because it's not considered an ayou will did atlanta they can't recall it even though it's the number one cause of food poisoning in the u.s. but it's not considere

and kpix 5 learned 6500 employees at the lawrence livermore lab could be furloughed on october 21st. the lab would be the latest local victim of the stalemate in washington >>> the shutdown is holding up death benefits for families of fallen troops, and tonight a private grouch stepped in on behalf of one bay area soldier, lieutenant jennifer moreno killed sunday in afghanistan. she was a former nursing student at usf, also a member of the rotc.the group honored her today on campus. late word that the fisher house foundation would pay the death benefits came as welcome news. >> thank god the fisher house has stepped up and has provided money for the family to be able to receive the body and everything, but it's kind of asinine. >> governor brown ordered flags at the state capitol to be flown at half staff in her honor. >>> we first got wind of this last night and told you about it, but today president obama officially nominated former uc berkeley professor janet yellen to be the next chairman of the federal reserve. >> thank you, mr. president. i am honored and humbled by the faith t

. >> employees leaving lawrence livermore tonight wonder if they'll return the rest of the week. engineer jerry lyn is worried. >> we live from paycheck to paycheck. >> employees will get paid early for new year's eve and president's day holidays to cover thursday and friday. if the government shutdown lasts longer, they can cash in vacation days or go without pay. >> it's really upsetting. we know that eventually they will have to come to some kind of agreement. why wait till the last minute? >> a union representative says life is already tough. >> many of our employees are going through foreclosures and short sales and even some are even in bad shape having trouble buying groceries. >> researchers would also leave behind important scientific work. >> you cannot work, and you're not allowed to work even at home so -- >> frustrating? >> yes. >> some fear the government shutdown will accelerate a brain drain, highly-qualified scientists leaving for the private sector. >> going to lose younger people. they've already lost several. i mean, people just walking away. >> and although a

livermore lab and all the national parks like yose al. we'll now join nbc "nightly news" in progress. has lost stature, the u.s. has lost $24 billion in the shutdown and americans have lost respect for their lawmakers. >> reporter: every part of this has been a bruising and tough thing to get to this point. the senate did pass it tonight with an overwhelming margin, more than 80 senators saying yes to this plan. but that last hurdle, the house, is still to come. and that's where many republicans still don't like this deal. the time and options vanishing by the moment, congressional republicans blinked. >> i guess for a brief moment, reality set in. >> reporter: today tea party house republicans conceded defeat but remained defiant. >> we are glad we outlined the difficulties with obama care. we took a charge and we fell short. >> i don't think anybody believes that when you stand on principle you lose. >> reporter: both parties feared any last minute conservative resistance. an early cliff haerng involving ted cruz. some republican senato

kpix 5 has learned 6500 employees at the lawrence livermore lab could be furloughed. it's the latest local impact of the stalemate in washington. it comes as president obama plans to meet tomorrow with a group of house republicans to discuss the shutdown and the debt ceiling. he met with democrats today. also today, a private charity has agreed to pay death benefits to families of fallen military members. the one-time payment of $100,000 helps cover funeral costs. >>> that news comes as friends in the bay area are remembering an army nurse killed by a roadside bomb in afghanistan. first lieutenant jennifer lorraine no graduated from usf in 2010. about an hour ago, members of the university's rotc program conducted a flag lowering ceremony there on her behalf. mourners say they are dealing with a double tragedy. moreno's death and the fact her family could have been denied those pentagon death benefits. >> you wrote a letter? >> to my representative and congresswoman saying that the fact that this shutdown is hurting more people than it's helping. it's really just givi

. >> reporter: swalwell says he recently learned more than 7500 contractors at lawrence livermore and sandia national labs will be furloughed in his district without pay on october 18. he says he hopes the impact of the shutdown will help lawmakers forming a compromise. >> they are feeling that pain and i think that's why right now, they are coming to their senses and realizing we need to turn the government's lights back on. >> reporter: gallup's latest poll shows the public's approval of republicans has sunk to an all-time low of 28% compared to 43% for democrats. another poll finds americans fed up with congress altogether. a poll says voters if they have the chance 60% would replace every member of congress including their own representatives. only 35% would not get rid of the lawmakers. sharon chin, kpix 5. >>> investors were hopeful that the budget standoff would end soon. yesterday the dow had its second biggest gain of the year adding 323 points. the nasdaq and s&p 500 each rose more than 2%. >>> well, they say all good things come to an end but not a's 2013 season it came way

. >>> 6500 contract employees at the lawrence livermore lab could be furloughed on october 21. >>> and that shutdown is holding up death benefits for families of fallen u.s. servicemen but now a private group is helping. the family of a local soldier will be among those been fitting. lieutenant jennifer marino was killed sunday in afghanistan. she was a former nursing student at the university of san francisco and also a member of the rotc program. that group honored her yesterday. word that the fisher house foundation would pay the death benefits came as welcome news. >> it thank god the fisher house stepped up and has provided money for the families to be able to -- to receive the body and everything. [ crying ] >> but it's kind of assinine. >> moreno was among four soldiers killed in sunday's attack. governor brown has ordered flags at the state capital to be flown at half-staff in her honor. >>> president obama made it official: he nominated former uc-berkeley professor janet yellen to be the next chairman of the federal reserve. >> thank you, mr. president. i'm honored and humbled

same with lawrence livermore lab so it's been essentially a privatized at this point. yes fully privatized. you know the lab has no way of processing radioactive liquid waste what's happening with this material. well it is being processed be facility is old it's been patched there is workarounds and when there is a problem there are storage tanks slowly build up and then we says process goes. in a kind of a campaign or batch mode but it's not seismically sound and you know there are safety problems so i'm it has to be something has to be done on a per more permanent basis. the question is what scale how grandiose. should the operating contractor which is supposedly a scientific organization be doing this nitty gritty waste manage federal or somebody else should be brought in more competent right well what is the solution for this and collaring incompetence i mean if there's been privatized there just this utter lack of regulatory oversight on the facility what what next. will there needs to be a. real assessment of why missions should be given to be a management and op

same with lawrence livermore labs so it's been essentially a privatized at this point. yes fully privatized. you know the lab has no way of processing radioactive liquid ways what's happening with this material. well it is being processed be facility is old it's been. there is work arounds and when there's a problem there are storage tanks slowly build up and then look we says process goes. in a kind of a campaign or batch mode but it's not seismically sound and you know there are safety problems so and has to be something has to be done on a per more permanent basis. the question is what scale how grandiose. should the operating contractor which is supposedly a scientific organization be doing this nitty gritty waste management rather somebody else should be brought in more competent right well what is a solution for this and go area incompetence i mean if there's been privatized there just this utter lack of regulatory oversight on the facility what what next. will there needs to be a. real assessment of why our mission should be given to be a management and operated

same with lawrence livermore lab so it's been essentially a privatized at this point. yes fully privatized. you know the lab has no way of processing radioactive liquid ways what's happening with this material well it is being processed be facility is old it's been patched there is workarounds and when there is a problem there are storage tanks slowly build up and then look we says process goes. in a kind of a campaign or batch mode but it's not seismically sound and you know there are safety problems so and has to be something has to be done on a per more permanent basis. the question is what scale how grandiose. should the operating contractor which is supposedly a scientific organization be doing this nitty gritty waste management or whether somebody else should be brought in more competent right well what is the solution for this and go area incompetence i mean if there's been privatized there just this utter lack of regulatory oversight on the facility what what next. will there needs to be a. real assessment of why missions should be given to be a management and

same with lawrence livermore lab so it's been essentially a privatized at this point. yes fully privatised. you know the lab has no way of processing radioactive liquid waste what's happening with this material. well it is being processed the facility is old it's been patched there is workarounds and when there is a problem there are storage tanks slowly build up and then look we says process goes. in a kind of a campaign or batch mode but it's not seismically sound and you know there are safety problems so and has to be something has to be done on a per more permanent basis. the question is what scale how grandiose. should the operating contractor which is supposedly a scientific organization be doing this nitty gritty waste management or whether somebody else should be brought in more competent right well what is a solution for this and go area incompetence i mean if there's been privatizing there just this utter lack of regulatory oversight on the facility what what next. will there needs to be a. real assessment of why missions should be given to be a management an

. >>> employees at the lawrence livermore lab are unsure if they will be returning to work because of the government shutdown. a spokesman says more than 6,000 employees at the research institute will be furloughed if there is no deal by next monday. only safety and security personnel would be on site. >>> a bay area family wakes up to explosions in their driveway. the household items that sparked these unbelievable flames. >> plane started shaking violently and after that, the plane started filling up with smoke. >> terror after take-off. the emergency that this passengers texting their loved ones good-bye. >> mainly sunny skies once again on the warmest day of the week. mid-80s in los gatos, stanford and rohnert park. how about 80 in the city? we're not going to stay this warm. so we'll talk about how much cooler we're going to get next. >> could change the notes and modified organisms. >> what are cheerios really made of? the push to change the most popular cereal in america. ,, ♪ at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack

same with lawrence livermore labs so it's been essentially a privatized at this point. yes fully privatized. you know the lot has no way of processing radioactive liquid waste what's happening with this material. well it is being processed be facility is old it's been patched there is workarounds and when there is a problem there are storage tanks slowly build up and then look we just process. in a kind of a campaign or batch mode but it's not seismically sound and you know there are safety problems so i'm it has to be something has to be done on a per more permanent basis. the question is what scale how grandiose. should the operating contractor which is supposedly a scientific organization be doing this nitty gritty weeks managed better or somebody else should be brought in more competent right well what is the solution for this and go area incompetence i mean if there's been privatizing there just this utter lack of regulatory oversight on the facility what what next. will there needs to be a. real assessment of why missions should be given to be a management and ope

here in the bay area, but lawrence livermore lab will close if there is no deal soon. that means that more than 6000 black workers would be for lotus. leaving only a few safety and security workers. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. mark and barack will be at 6:45 a.m. with a look at was making headlines on wall street. malign also ahead, a scare at san francisco's a delores' park. two women were rated the they were giving a date rape drug. >> here is a live look outside from the bay bridge approach. we will be right outside from the bay bridge aplook at them withe right that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> people are concerne

keep those great scientists, who are lawrence livermore, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, keep them on the job. keep them moving the ball forward on science. it was alluded to earlier that the national ignition facility in livermore, as the government that funds it was unraveling two weeks ago, at this national ignition facility in livermore, they achieved something that they had been attempting to achieve for the past three to fours years. -- four years. that's ignition. they have now for the first time been able to get more energy out than what they had put in. this is a remarkable achieve thament we have seen -- achievement that we have seen, putting them so close, i'm sorry, they have achieved fusion and they are knocking on the door of ignition. at the national ignition facility. they are closer than they have ever been. they are closer now to meeting the 84th milestone, they have 84 milestones they have to meet. they have met 83 of them. they're so close to providing this renewable energy resource, which will change the game in how every american and person in the world r

. >> lawrence livermore lab reopened today and they stopped all project tuesday and told 6000 employees they were furlough as of this coming monday. now those furloughs won't be necessary. >> costco south san francisco stories recalling more than rotisserie product contaminated with salmonella. recall dlu includes kirkland chicken and the soup, leg quarter and chicken salad. store located on el camino real. the tainted chicken traceed to 2 foster farm protesting plant in central california. more than 40,000 pounds of cooked chicken was already recalled. health officials anyone with the chicken to throw it away or return it to the store. >> lieutenant governor newsome out today in support of legalizing marijuana saying it's time other politicians do the same. he and the aclu formed a panel to study how to regulate tax and keep pot away from minors. group already met with officials from washington state and colorado and how they implemented the law legalizing pot. survey of california voters finds two-thirds now support legalizing the recreation use of marijuana. >> they are open to makin

next to be impacted will be lawrence livermore lab with 6,000 contract explom eyes. a decision may come mid week about furloughs. their jobs safe until friday. however, unlike federal employees lab contract workers will not get retroactive pay when shut down ends. david louie abc 7 news. >> and in washington democrats believe the shut down would be soon offer. they want to see a vote in the house for a budget bill to delay or dismantle obama care. the president believes there are many more if republicans and speaker boehner say thairg not enough votes they should prove it. my suspicion, my strong suspicion is that there are enough votes and the reason that speaker boehner hasn't called a vote is because he doesn't want to seat government shut down end at the moment. >> the house speaker insists there is no republican sup export said the only way to shut down ends is if democrats accept a change to the health care law. >> american people when leaders have differences and we're not time of crisis we'll sit down to have a conversation chls mr. president, it's time to ha

. >>> thousands of workers at the lawrence livermore national lab face furloughs. by tend of the week, like private contractors. and could be a big brain drain. >>> there's an effort to use nuclear fusion to create energy. some who work say more with less t livermore valley lose the luster and silicon is beckening. >>> reopening this columbus day thankst to the efforts of state government. state lawmakers agree to pay the national park service to keep parks open and lost thousands of tourist dollars. arizona secured the necessary funds. >>> it could reopen 401 national parks. >>> wall street is keeping watch on washington and the bickering over the debt limit. >> cbsmoneywatch.com joining us with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, frank and michelle. stock features with a lower open here on wall street. discouraged over the continued standoff here in washington. negotiations stalled over the weekend but especially late last week, confidence to deal with close. jumped 111 points and nasdaq added 31. if you get a social security check, don't expect the large

next to be impacted will be lawrence livermore lab with 6,000 contract explom eyes. a decision may come mid week about furloughs. their jobs safe until friday. however, unlike federal employees lab contract workers will not get retroactive pay when shut down ends. david louie abc 7 news. >> and in washington democrats believe the shut down would be soon offer. they want to see a vote in the house for a budget bill to delay or dismantle obama care. the president believes there are many more if republicans and speaker boehner say thairg not enough votes they should prove it. my suspicion, my strong suspicion is that there are enough votes and the reason that speaker boehner hasn't called a vote is because he doesn't want to seat government shut down end at the moment. >> the house speaker insists there is no republican sup export said the only way to shut down ends is if democrats accept a change to the health care law. >> american people when leaders have differences and we're not time of crisis we'll sit down to have a conversation chls mr. president, it's time to ha

. >>> coming up, the government shutdown now affecting lawrence livermore labs as more than 5000 workers begin to shut down. >>> a warning for unc berkeley, what happened on campus that could be putting your safety at risk. >>> south down to the toll plaza area we'll tell you more about the morning commute. >> the day looks nice, temperatures warming up. >>> police had to pepper spray and disperse a group of hundreds of college students in bellingham, washington after a house party led it a riot. that incident happened near the campus of western washington university. officers tried to break up the party when students began to throw bottles and yelled at officers. at least three people were arrested. >>> power has been fully restored to all buildings at uc berkeley. following that explosion, 11 buildings were unable to connect with the campus power grid after last month's explosion near a california hall. most were able to connect to portable generators until the repairs were finished. one student had to be hospitalized and the school to declare a state of emergency. >>> uc berkeley poli

lawrence livermore labs also reopened today. they had stopped all projects on tuesday and told 6,000 employees they were furloughed. now, furloughs won't be necessary. good news there. >> it's gorgus outside. something positive we can address. >> pose activity is going to remain with us into the weekend. it's probably good news. sheer look at live doppler 7 hd. clear skies, mild conditions. it's been a mild to warm week all week long. that pattern continues for at least a few more days. a live view here in abc 7 looking over the bay across embarcadero and clear skies. 65 san francisco now. still 80 degrees in oakland. readings into 70s in san carlos. and a cool 59 in half moon bay. another live view looking down on the bay. and we'll have temperatures into loi to mid-70s from santa rosa to napa to novato to fairfield and almost 80 still at livermore. and here is a live view from our east bay hills camera. we can see the moon. in a clear sky. these forecast features clear, t once again. mild to warm tomorrow. and saturday. and th

from both sectors by this time tomorrow, lawrence livermore lab will be shut down, and no more paychecks after friday. that is when the impact will spread. winding down the lab means this is probably going to be the last time chris is going eat out for a while. >> i'm going to be looking at top rammen for a while. >> are you kid meeg? >> no. no. i like top rammen. >> reporter: china villa expecting a 60% to 70 drop in business. >> it's a lot. we do this a long time. and have customer that's left. >> no one is sure how long before they reopen. >> there are a lot of upsides, universities and experiments for them. we just won't be able to do that. they'll have to wait so we won't be doing them. >> so a domino affect. >> reporter: it takes time to get everything back on, test everything, make sure they're operating properly. >> we have thing that's probably will suffer but they'll, we're good people, we'll get through it. >> reporter: sometimes you don't have a choice. >> exactly. >> reporter: representative eric swaulwell is concerned we talked to him via skip. >> with we're going give more

. >> we're waiting to near a deal tonight to reopen the government would save workers at lawrence livermore lab from being furloughed. we told you yesterday they had begun the step of shutting down with 2000 workers then being furloughed monday. another thousand employees at nearby sandia national lab with were scheduled for furlough next week. >>> will be another six hours before we know if bart trains will be running tomorrow, tonight at 10:00 bart will announce whether yun yinz will go on strike. we'll bring you news first on twitter. talks between bart and unions resumed this morning at 10:00 a.m. after yet another negotiating session that ended last night this, morning, i guess. a mediator is working inside of the caltrans building in oakland. passengers are sick and tired of waiting in limbo, night after night. bart tells abc 7 thus ridership decreased this week because people are working from home, or just finding other ways to get where tlair going to avoid uncertain tie that is the problem this, i, i think riders expecting something but just this waiting is making everyone crazy. >

lawrence livermore labs also reopened today. they had stopped all projects on tuesday and told 6,000 employees they were furloughed. now, furloughs won't be necessary. good news there. >> it's gorgus outside. something positive we can address. >> pose activity is going to remain with us into the weekend. it's probably good news. sheer look at live doppler 7 hd. clear skies, mild conditions. it's been a mild to warm week all week long. that pattern continues for at least a few more days. a live view here in abc 7 looking over the bay across embarcadero and clear skies. 65 san francisco now. still 80 degrees in oakland. readings into 70s in san carlos. and a cool 59 in half moon bay. another live view looking down on the bay. and we'll have temperatures into loi to mid-70s from santa rosa to napa to novato to fairfield and almost 80 still at livermore. and here is a live view from our east bay hills camera. we can see the moon. in a clear sky. these forecast features clear, cool overnight once again. mild to warm tomorrow. and sat

from both sectors by this time tomorrow, lawrence livermore lab will be shut down, and no more paychecks after friday. that is when the impact will spread. winding down the lab means this is probably going to be the last time chris is going eat out for a while. >> i'm going to be looking at top rammen for a while. >> are you kid meeg? >> no. no. i like top rammen. >> reporter: china villa expecting a 60% to 70 drop in business. >> it's a lot. we do this a long time. and have customer that's left. >> no one is sure how long before they reopen. >> there are a lot of upsides, universities and experiments for them. we just won't be able to do that. they'll have to wait so we won't be doing them. >> so a domino affect. >> reporter: it takes time to get everything back on, test everything, make sure they're operating properly. >> we have thing that's probably will suffer but they'll, we're good people, we'll get through it. >> reporter: sometimes you don't have a choice. >> exactly. >> reporter: representative eric swaulwell is concerned we talked to him via skip. >> with we're going give more

here in the bay area.the lawrence livermore lab could close if there's no deal soon. that means more than six thousand lab workers would be furloughed. leaving only a few safety and security workers. a livermore woman will spend nearly a decade in prison after she admitted to stealing more than 80- thousand dollars in an identity theft ring. pamela keane pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and counterfeiting. she was among five people who were arrested in chicago last year. police found hundreds of stolen credit cards, drivers licenses, social security cards and dozens of other documents used by identity thieves. prosecutors say surveillance video recorded keane taking out cash from victims' accounts. she also presented driver's licenses with her photo and the victims' names. pg&e is warning san bruno residents they may smell natural gas today. but not to worry. the utility company is venting the gas at the intersection of estates and glenview drives. it needs to be done so crews can work on a pipeline in that area. pperack eese, mushoms, jalapes, bon, matond avocado

lawrence livermore lab is the largest with 6500 workers another 1,000 work at sandia national labs. both are funded by existent government contracts but that money is set to run out in 10 days. >>> some people are furious about being reallotted with their boats. they have to pay the fees but can't use their boats. >> reporter: lake sonoma may look like a boaters paradise but the only ones on it were these guys. many of the boats are sitting in the marina this is a 3 day weekend. >> it is frustrating you know. and to be shut down on a lake the army corps doesn't have a big presence. i don't understand the big issue on the water itself. we are year around slip holders we should be able to use the boats. >> reporter: he pays $360 a month to berth his house boat but he can't take it out on the lake. >> it is a nice weekend and we have the chance to go out yet we can't. >> reporter: because the army corpses of engineers has jurisdiction here due to a dam it belt. furloughs for the park rangers here. they over see safety so bottom line, no rangers no boating. but what boaters find even mo

. >> east bay congressman held a town hall meeting with employees at lawrence livermore and sandian national laboratories. 7500 people work for the department of energy at the two facilities. they say they will be furloughed on friday. they are asking the secretary of energy to work with the white house to give lab employees back pay once the federal government reopens. >>> still to come on abc7 news at 11:00, we are standing by live outside those bart contract talks. we will of course keep you updated on the strike deadline that has been extended 24 hours. tensions are high over tahoe bears. the increasingly -- the increasing amount of tactics. >> and an unusual case of road rage. why it is not a good idea to get too close to an recognize san francisco's alamo square and now the landmark is due for a makeover. locals and tourists admire the view that has the famous painted ladies. it has a long to do list. they plan to repave walkways and there will be restrooms and install a new watering system for the lawns. the work is due to begin in july of next year. the alamo square renovation should

lawrence livermore lab is the largest with 6500 workers another 1,000 work at sandia national labs. both are funded by existent government contracts but that money is set to run out in 10 days. >>> some people are furious about being reallotted with their boats. they have to pay the fees but can't use their boats. >> reporter: lake sonoma may look like a boaters paradise but the only ones on it were these guys. many of the boats are sitting in the marina this is a 3 day weekend. >> it is frustrating you know. and to be shut down on a lake the army corps doesn't have a big presence. i don't understand the big issue on the water itself. we are year around slip holders we should be able to use the boats. >> reporter: he pays $360 a month to berth his house boat but he can't take it out on the lake. >> it is a nice weekend and we have the chance to go out yet we can't. >> reporter: because the army corpses of engineers has jurisdiction here due to a dam it belt. furloughs for the park rangers here. they over see safety so bottom line, no rangers no boating. but what boaters find even mo