standing them. >> reporter: the numbers illustrate the scope of this dispute. it looks like this outside 34 hospitals in northern and central california. estimated 23,000 nurses walked off the job today. >> it is nice to be with all these nurses and to know that we stand so strong. >> reporter: inside hospital administrators say they brought in enough temporary nurses to provide basic care. they did postpone elective surgeries. >> business as usual. we have a lot of good replace workers who come, all experienced and a fair number of our employees who crossed. >> reporter: his mother is at medical center in burke , recovering from surgery it -- in burke ily. >> totally support the nurses. somebody has to be in there. >> we love our patients. but we need health care also. we need benefits also. >> reporter: it is health care that is the main issue between the nurses unions and the hospitals. administrators say they are offer a freebase i can plan that -- free basic plan, they currently get their ppo plan for free. >> we are asking them to look at their health benefits. we are still offering free health care. if they want a premium cadillac plan we are asking them to contribute like everybody else would in the working world. >> reporter: union reps state it would be a bigger contribution. since nurses have received free care they say it is a nonstarter for them. both sides back at the table in the next few weeks. the strike is scheduled to last one day. some won't be letting the nurses back in until tuesday. they said they had to hire those temporary nurse force a month mum of five days. -- for a minimum of five days. amy hollyfield, live abc7 news. the opening bell thi morning was the last time investors were happy. right now there's very little cheering on the floor. the dow has dropped like a rock after the federal reserve admitted the economy won't improve any time soon. live look at the big board shows the dow is off 484 points. it has been below 400 for most of the morning. we'll bring you more information on that throughout the day. silicon valley news. meg whitman expected to be named the chief executive of hewlett-packard today after the markets close. the full board is meeting today and an official vote has not been taken. sources say it is nearly a done deal. there has been expect that the former gubernatorial candidate would be an interim ceo. now the paper says whitman will take over long term. she joined the board after her failed bid for governor last year. the ceo has only been on-the-job 11 months. during that time hp's stock has dropped nearly 50%. hp says it won't comment on the report. >> an economist says it could be another difficult month for the job market fewer people sought unemployment benefits, it wasn't enough of a decline to signal any improvement in the job market labor department says weekly applications dropped 9,000 last week. analysts say there are few jobs available for the 14 million who are unemployed. one company looking for workers toys are -- toys "r" us. the stores expected to hire more than 40,000 workers for the upcoming holiday season. there's a chance some of the seasonal positions could become permanent. positions include management, sales associate and stock employee. hiring begins this week and will continue through november for the next abc 7 job journal hire event is october 3rd, at the hilton garden inn. mark zucker berk has just finished speaking at facebook developers conference unveiling changes on the heels of other changes this week that are getting more dislikes than likes. terry mcsweeney is live outside the conference with the latest. >> reporter: a lot of facebook fans not happy with the new look of facebook! but there's really bad news from ceo mark zuckerberg today. not only are those changes going to say, there are more on the way. one he introduced today called "timeline." >> timeline is the story of your life. it has three pieces: all your stories, all your apps and a new way to express who you are. >> reporter: zuckerberg is looking forward to partneringing with services to allow users to share music from different services on the cy looking forward to ad revenue of maybe 2004 billion dollars this year, close to six billion next year. some users looking at that page with a different look on news feed, larger photos and top news and most recent, gone, too much too fast they are posting. developers and tech experts say it is just right and right on time. >> what makes facebook, facebook they are constantly invote nating -- innovating and helping us understand about our social circle. these new ways of dealing with information is going to help them understand better how to modify in the next year. >> i think people will settle down and see if people are really unhappy or is this a reaction to change? >> reporter: some experts say facebook cannot standstill or it would risk becoming like myspace, overrun by the competition. now google plus trying to give facebook a run for all that money. there's a lot of it. zuckerberg just wrapped up. jonathan bloom is inside now. he will have everything that zuckerberg unveiled today at 4:00, 5 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> we've gotten a lot of responds on facebook's changes on our facebook page. >> they clearly don't remember friendster and myspace. it is so cluttered now it is far less usable. >> no one likes chain except a wet baby. change -- likes change except a wet baby. >> i'm considering switching to google plus. >> the real-time tick annoying, distracting, unnecessary. it contains too much unwanted information. larger photos are a plus. >> you can join the conversation. >> tell us how you really feel when you write in richmond murder suspect was shot and wounded this morning after a 16 hour standoff. he is in stable condition at a bay area hospital after being shot by a richmond police s.w.a.t. team. police say he had been holed up since wednesday morning in a duplex. negotiators tried to get him to surrender but he refused. >> 1:40 this morning he did come down the stairs of the residence where our s.w.a.t. team was holding what appeared to be a rifle. that's when one of our officers shot him. >> he is wanted for the murder of his former girlfriend who was found dead tuesday in the richmond restaurant where she worked. police say she recently ended their relationship and he had been stalking her for the past month. deadly weekend crime spree in san jose began earlier than first thought. 33-year-old paul castillo in jail facing charges that last friday he kidnapped and killed a radio host and shot a man during a robbery. 10 days before police say he stole a nissan september 6th, burglarized another car a week later. the next day he pulled a gun on a man, stole his wallet, phone and jewelry. this afternoon two san francisco firefighters who died on the job, will be honored. the department will hold a ceremony, at the line of duty desk memorial wall. their names will be inscribed on the marble wall at the department headquarters. the firefighters died after a flash over explosion at a house fire in the diamond heights neighborhood in june. they were the first to rush into the burning home. the bakery in -- reopened with a limited menu after an oven fire shut it down. damage was estimated at $100,000. there will be no bread. but pays streets, sandwiches, salads -- a s, sandwiches and salads will be served. the bakery side still needs to be rebuilt. warning for asthma patients. why they will have to switch inhalers. injured giants fan brian stow reaches a milestone in his ability to talk. what he said about his children. >> and a walk-out today as iran's president delivered a fiercely anti-american speech. a big moment for brian stow the giant's fan severely beaten at the stadium in march. he's now talking a little to his family. yesterday he said the names of his children. tyler and tabitha and then said we would like to see them. he also remembered his date of birth. his family wrote on a website they are blown away by this. they say he still has medical concerns like severe blood clots but he's more awake and responsive than he has been in six months. a short time ago iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad delivered a fiery anti-. -- anti-u.s. speech in the united nations. in the past, ahmadinejad has accused the u.s. and israel of causing inequalties, social inequalties and promoting social discord. before his speech delegations from the u.s., france and other nations walked out of the assembly. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> outside the u.n. protesters are rallying against the appearance of ahmadinejad. former u.s. senator for telespoke to the group and former homeland security director -- tom ridge is expected to address the crowd later today. >> two uc berkeley grads are spending time with their family. josh fattal and shane bauer bound off a private plane in oman last night into the arms of loved ones. they spent two years in iran after being sentenced for spying. their sentences were commuted. oman paid the one million dollars bail. many people believe the timing of the release was no accident, given that it came on the eve of ahmadinejad's address to the u.n.. you see that fog? >> temperatures right now running nearly 12° cooler in some areas than yesterday. the fog will be back. so will the -- more cooling in your forecast. a total recall. arnold schwarzenegger's new book deal. not class clown but class crown for the princess. . arnold schwarzenegger is back in the public eye making movies again. now writing a book. the former california governor and actor will publish a memoir in october 2012, the working title, total recall my unbelievably true life story. the publisher calls it a portrait of schwarzenegger controversial and ever entertaining life in and out of the public eye. princess catherine is getting formal training in the royal ways. officials say the duchess of cambridge is being coached for future engagements with husband prince william. she is getting private tutorials with experts on the media, arts and the government. and will be receiving information on her charitable duties. the lessons are expected to last through the end of the year. i don't suppose any teacher would flunk the princess, would they? >> not publicly. now she will know which fork to use in any situation. >> yeah. >> mike is here with our forecast. >> she had already been through that. >> you would have thought. >> advancing coaching now. >> we all need a little coaching every once in a while. i love the semi annual meetings with the boss. those are always fun and productive. i'm being serious. i'm sure he's not watching. even if i was trying to brown-nose a little. >> doesn't it look gorgeous there. oh yeah, the sun is out in most areas. a little fog still hanging around not near the bay bridge. we still have that cool breeze coming in that started this morning. let's take a look at our close-up satellite, clouds hugging the coast. sea breeze is back just enough to drop our temperatures from 2° to half moon bay to 14 at san rafael. a change taking place in the sky above us. right now temperatures are running around 50s along the coast, half moon bay 58°. five tess throughout the day shore, north bay, 70s south bay and east bay. 64 in -- 75 sunshine in gilroy. sunny this afternoon away from the coast with the cooling conditions moving inland. mostly cloudy tonight, drizzle along the coast. seasonal temperatures, back in the 50s, more clouds in the afternoon and cooler this weekend. today, san francisco 3, concord 4, oakland and jose 5° cooler than yesterday. sunsets about 7:06 this evening. the high pressure is being politic by this huge trough of low pressure that is coming in for the weekend. before it does it stars to push the high pressure away that's why we are seeing a slow migration downward of temperatures starting today. east bay low to mid 90s. 70s around richmond, berkeley, oakland and san low and . we star in the low 80s on the peninsula, 78 san mateo. the clouds in the low to mid 60s along the coast. low to mid 70s downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. beaches in the low circumstanceties. monterey bay 67, low 70s with more sun, santa cruz, upper 80s to low 90s as you head inland. heading to the game, gorgeous, 12:35 first pitch, sunny, 72, dropping down to 78. all the meet in the central valley near 100, palm springs 106. tahoe 82. tomorrow three to five degree drop in that cold front sitting in the gulf alaska comes through, look at those temperatures, we'll say 8 to 16° cooler away from the coast sunday compared to today. with the cooler weather, no spare the air today. >> thank you. >> thank you mike. the food and drug administration is phasing out an over-the-counter asthma inhaler because of its environmental impact. the agency says patients who us the epinephrine inhalers will need to switch to prescription-only alternatives by december 31st. they contain an aerosol of spray products. part after agreement to stop using substances that deplete the ozone layer. the switch to a greener inhaler will be more expensive from $10 to $40 more. >> >> this weekend the start of fall. >> all weekend events the start@ today at 3:00, a preview of abc's upcoming show "the chew." >> then the car buying decision that can save you more than $15,000. michael finney has advice to help you avoid lemons when shopping for a used car with >> deadly consequences that can come from efforts to get rid of bedbugs. these stories and more at 4:00 and 5:00. opera at the ballpark and a blue's legend performs. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: blue's legend bb king makes his first appearance at johnson's beach. say good by to summer at the small arts festival. opera comes to at&t park free simulcast in high-def sunday. the theater opens is 20th season with a delicate balance about holding it all together. ♪ >> reporter: the ball brings back the glom nor at the filmore -- saturday night. honoring confucius. ceremony sunday. >> -- [ unintelligible ] vic is very excited. >> it is a nice costume. >> get out there everyone. >> thanks for joining us, have