your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. good afternoon, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. dozens of federal agents are still searching the headquarters of solar panel maker solyndra. the fbi swooped in at the fremont plant just this morning. >> that company filed for bankruptcy two days ago and left u.s. taxpayers on the hook for half a billion dollars because most of the money from federal loans are guaranteed, it's now all gone. stephanie chuang was one of the first reporters on the scene and joins us live from fremont with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon. you know, these federal investigators are still here. we have seen them carrying cardboard boxes inside. we haven't seen them bring anything out but this happened two days after the company filed for bankruptcy and just a week after the company suddenly chosed on its employees leaving more than 1,000 people without a job. it federal agents armed with multiple search warrants raided solyndra's fremont headquarters at 7:30 a.m. solyndra spokesman dave miller says it was a complete surprise. >> actually getting the warrant and we'll cooperate fully with them. we just basically are opening doors and letting them see whatever they want to see. >> reporter: do you know where they're searching? >> they're in each of our buildings, so i don't know specifically where they are. >> reporter: employees who are part of solyndra's wind-down team said they were turned away by fbi agents when they got to work in morning. what were you told? >> we were told, you know, basically that, you know, we're not letting anybody in the building at this time because there is an investigation going on. >> usually, it's -- security is going to be here but today we see fbi is here. >> reporter: because the investigation is under seal, an fbi san francisco spokeswoman couldn't say how many agents are involved or what they are looking for. >> unfortunately, i can only confirm that we executed search warrants jointly with the department of energy. >> reporter: but money seems to be the focus here. in february a panel started an investigation of how solyndra received a loan guarantee of $535 million in federal stimulus money two years ago. miller says most of it is all gone. >> $527 million of it has been spent, yes. >> reporter: miller adds the tax mayor money was largely spent on this building and what's housed inside. >> the equipment in the facility is where we manufacture the panels. so highly automated, a bunch of robots. >> reporter: a person who lifted hundreds of 60-pound solar panels every day the last couple of years here says he is angry at the company. >> a lot of money, wasting a lot of money. >> reporter: solyndra's collapse is rife with deep political implications. president obama came here last year touting solyndra as a model for green business success. now moving forward the house energy and commerce committees investigative panel will be holding hearings next wednesday about this solyndra loan. guys, back to you. >> thank you, stephanie chuang in fremont. in less than two hours from now a former friend of a fremont nursing student is set to be arraigned on a charge of murder. michelle le has been missing for more than three months. hayward police have identified giselle esteban as le's killer. they say they have evidence linking esteban to her disappearance. it includes security camera footage from kaiser permanente and blood stains from le's car. so far, police have not found le's body. they say only esteban may know the answer. getting home tonight could be tough for thousands of bay area commuters again. there is another protest planned against bart. anne makovec is at the powell street station in san francisco with more on how bart is bracing for the worst. >> reporter: it's scheduled to start at 4:30 this afternoon. it's going to be a little different from the protests we have seen in the past. the protestors say they will stay outside of the pay area and their goal is to try to get bart to force them to open the gates to allow everyone in for free. >> i just joined the protest against the protest, you know, because this is not good. >> reporter: bart passengers, consider yourselves warned. another protest may shut down service at downtown san francisco stations during the rush hour commute. >> just let us come and go and go home and get some rest and make things happen. >> reporter: it's the bart passengers who get caught in the middle. there's been a string of protests since july 3 when bart police shot and killed a man at the civic center station. then at a protest in august, bart shut down underground cell service which caused more protests. they have been organized by two groups, the hacker group "anonymous" and another called "no justice no bart." and some passengers sympathize. >> you got do what's right and that's how people feel they should do what they feel is right. >> i think that's worse. it's kind of necessary, i think, worth it, definitely not justice. >> reporter: but others don't get it. >> don't you have anything else to do? >> reporter: a bart spokesman says that today they will do everything they can to prevent shutdowns including extra officers on patrol. >> anyone who blocks the gates or interferes or disrupts the train service is breaking the law, so they are subject to arrest. >> reporter: bart spent around $300,000 to deal with protests so far. now the board president is advocating for increased fines for protest-related infractions to deter them in the future. >> i almost see both sides but this is really starting to get to a point to where someone else has to step in, maybe -- maybe the mayor, maybe someone above bart. i don't know. this is not good. >> reporter: the protestors say they are going to keep it up until the bart police force is disbanded, which probably is not going to happen. the other big loser in all of this besides the commuters is muni, because muni shares stations like this one here at powell street with bart. muni says it's lost about $70,000 because of these protests so far. >> we have had multiple protests in the past weeks. do they have any way of measuring just how large this protest will be this afternoon. >> reporter: no. hopefully, we can judge from the last one, which was monday, labor day. a lot of protestors took that day off like us. so they are not sure. they are trying to monitor some of the traffic on the internet. but the best they can tell is that they are going to be prepared for anything and have a lot of police officers here standing by. >> thank you, anne makovec live in san francisco. getting americans back to work, president obama is getting ready to deliver a big speech about how he plans to create jobs. the price tag could top $300 billion and as tara mergener tells us, even before the president lays out his new ideas, republicans are already putting in their two cents. reporter: president obama is ready to deliver his highly anticipated plan to create more jobs before a joint session of congress. he is expected to call for an extension of payroll tax cuts for workers and an aid package for state and local governments to hire teachers and first responders. he will propose a plan to rebuild roads, bridges and schools. as top aides predict, he will call for tax credits for refinancing mortgages, job training and businesses that make new hires and hire returning veterans. top white house advisors say after the speech tonight, it will be up to lawmakers to act quickly. >> time for congress after a five-week vacation to come back and do something and not just say no to everything that gets proposed in this town. >> reporter: the white house insists deficit cuts will help pay for the more than $300 billion package but the price tag will make it a tough sell on capitol hill. republicans see the president's plan as a second stimulus. >> this isn't a jobs plan. it's a re-election plan. that's why republicans will continue to press for policies, policies, that empower job creators, not washington. >> reporter: the white house will have to find a way to ease the gop's concerns to turn president obama's proposals into law. unemployment is still over 9%. the president's job approval ratings are at an all-time low and the election is just over a year way. he knows voters are looking for solutions, not just speeches. tara mergener, cbs news, capitol hill. >> cbs 5 will have special live coverage. president's address at 4:00 this afternoon and, of course, followed by eyewitness news at 5:00. meanwhile, the republican presidential hopefuls are going on the offensive. all eight candidates pushed for their campaign promises during last night's prime time debate. >> texas governor rick perry locked horns with mitt romney on who is best at creating jobs. >> michael dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, mitt. [ laughter ] >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. 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[ falcon screeches ] the dow { ad lib numbe and we are back with live look at the big board right now at this hour, down 126-plus. some investors still waiting to hear what the president has to say tonight about getting americans back to work. down over 100 points. a big shake-up at bank of america. 60 branches will be shut down when the company splits into two units. deep layoffs could be imminent. the bank shares are down 44% this year. a woman has been arrested accused of vandalizing dozens of cars in south berkeley in oakland. a total of 74 cars and trucks were damaged on august 31st. most had their tires slashed, others spray-painted. berkeley police arrested the person on charges of felony vandalism earlier this week. officer searched her home seizing a number of items that they say connected monroe to the crimes. you see tatoos on just about everyone these days. but now there is a troubling report. scientists say some of the inks used in tatoos may be toxic to your skin. dr. kim mulvihill joins us now with more. kim. >> reporter: with tatoos, you would think all you would have to worry about dirty needles, infectious diseases, even a skin allergy. but now the report raises a concern about the long- term safety of the ink. roughly 45 million people in the united states have at least one tattoo. from a tiny ankle rose to a full body suit. >> tatoos are probably more popular than they have been in a long time. >> reporter: but now, a prickly concern. german scientists tested 14 commercially available black tattoo inks. they found one-third of the inks contained cancer-causing chemicals including benzoapyrene. >> and that's linked to skin cancer in animals. >> reporter: while we didn't know if the tested inks are used here in the u.s., a dermatologist says think before you ink. >> problem is that the tattoo particles, the ink itself, can be made of many, many different things. there is no government regulation of what can be tatooed into your skin. >> reporter: at moss and dagger a tattoo salon in san francisco, the owner and artist says his clients are not worried about the findings. they want a tattoo. >> people get tatoos for different reasons, could be like a deep meaning for them to mark an experience or mark a tragedy, or they just want to get some cool art on them. >> reporter: he says what really concerns his clients about getting a that stew whether it will hurt their career or worse. >> a lot of people say they are worried about what their mom is going to say. that's still a big issue even if they don't live at home. >> reporter: as for cancer, he says this. >> i mean, there should be more concerns with smoking and drinking than worrying about tattoo ink on your skin. >> reporter: the fda is currently looking into the long- term safety of these inks. san francisco is one of the only cities that regulates tattoo establishments. you have to apply for a permit, and the department of public health inspects the premises. so good news for anybody thinking about getting a tattoo in san francisco. >> it just kind of makes sense, too. some of these tatoos are in pretty tender areas. people put them on their necks -- >> reporter: it's very interesting when i asked mr. delgado about it, i said are there certain things you won't do? he won't put one on a drunk, a face or a hand. he said he doesn't want anybody coming back after the fact and saying, i really wish you hadn't done this. thank you. and coming up, a lifetime of service to the blind. they call her a role model for volunteers. next, the class that changed her life. >> also to come a massive tribute to the east bay honoring the victims and the survivors of the 9/11 attacks. we started out with more low clouds and fog around the bay area this morning. but now it is starting to clear out. it will be hot in some spots. we'll tell you where next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with a class that changed her life. sharon a north bay woman has been helping the blind read for more than 40 years and it all started with a class that changed her life. >> sharon chin introduces this week's jefferson award winner. reporter: elisabeth scheibach's home office in marin county looks like a mini museum of braille printers she's used for over four decades. >> it's all mirror image. >> reporter: at first she found it painstaking embossing braille dots. then she moved to the perkins brailler resembling a typewriter. today a computer makes her work faster. as a volunteer, she's transcribed thousands of books into braille. it all started with a class at the college of marin. >> i happened to see braille and said, oh, that might be worthwhile doing something that does some good for somebody. >> reporter: elisabeth said she transcribed 35 pages flawlessly to earn her certification from the library of congress 1969. then she joined a marin county volunteer transcribers group. their work enables blind people to read. >> i enjoy doing what i do. >> reporter: elisabeth transcribes braille at home but once a week for the last 45 years she has come here to volunteer at guide dogs for the blind. she and her husband arrive faithfully every thursday morning. her volunteer work at guide dogs gee began in 19 1966 when as a young widow and mother of three young children she needed something to help her heart heal. >> it made me feel that i, you know, contributed something and i didn't sit at home and worry about what to do next. >> reporter: elisabeth has poured her hands into office work from alphabetizing to stuffing envelopes. she has transcribed pamphlets and news letters into braille. guide dogs' volunteer manager jennifer bernstein admires her work ethic. >> she has never, ever come with a bad attitude. she never said that's not my job. her approach is just always do it with a kind heart. >> reporter: joanne ritter guide dogs' marketing director calls elisabeth a role model. >> we look at a person-dog team, a person with a guide dog, as a model for interdependence for team work. elisabeth and guide dog are a great team. >> reporter: so for more than 40 years of transcribing braille and serving guide dogs for the blind, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to elisabeth scheibach. sharon chin, cbs 5. well, it took lawrence, oh, about two or three months but he finally delivered a little summertime weather. >> finally managed to get it right. >> yes. we are getting it right and we're going to keep it going. not bad weather around the bay area now. sunshine out there and high pressure holding on starting to weaken a little bit. it's going to be hot in spots but that sun showing through across much of the bay area right now. inland sunny skies looking toward mount diablo looking good there. but we do have a couple of patches of fog sneaking in along the coastline. but other than that we're looking great over the city of san francisco and over the bay. we are looking good into the afternoon. how about those temperatures? well, we're still looking at 78 degrees so they are soaring again in livermore. 73 degrees in concord. 68 degrees in san jose. 64 and breezy in oakland. at the coastline, only 54 degrees in pacifica with that patchy fog. but that fog started to break up a little bit. it had surged onshore into the bay overnight but pulling back toward the coastline and it looks like the afternoon is going to be fantastic for most folks, just a little cool at the beaches. high pressure starting to weak n a little bit and this low finally going to creep down toward the bay area over the next couple of days. the results not as warm but still some very pleasant weather around the bay area. numbers around the state getting hot inland. 101 degrees in fresno. 99 in sacramento. watch out if you are headed to the high country, a chance of some thunderstorms into the afternoon hours, still hot in yosemite at 91 degrees. around the bay, we are looking at temperatures on the warm side in most spots. as a matter of fact, the san jose area looking at mid-80s into the afternoon. about 92 in morgan hill. 75 hayward, 62 patchy fog in pacifica. in the east base hot in areas. mid-90s in toward brentwood, 93 in livermore and about 94 degrees in pleasanton. temperatures as you make your way into the bay 70s into oakland and about 68 degrees in san francisco. so over the next couple of days, we are going to see some great weather. things change as we head into the weekend. we have some tropical moisture moving in. it's going tore partly cloudy, cooler temperatures, no freeze. still mid-80s as we get in towards sunday and monday. so some nice weather ahead. >> still going to be pleasant all week and through the weekend? >> no 100s. >> we'll take it. >> thank you. we'll be right back. stay with us. 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