We begin this thursday with highlevel white house meetings on shutdown. President obama and top lawmakers talking behind closed doors last night. For many angry and frustrated americans, it looked like a omising step. Abcs Tahman Bradley is joining us from washington with more on how those talks turned out. Good morning, tahman. Reporter good morning, diana. Good morning, john. The good news is, at least all of the key players here in washington are talking again. The bad news, theyre not any closer to striking a deal. The Government Shutdown enters a third day after a meeting between president obama and congressional leaders yielded no sign of progress. We are locked in tight on obama care. All were asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the American People under obama care. Reporter president obama says he wont negotiate with republicans until they agree to fund the government with no strings attached. In an interview on cnbc, the president blames Speaker Boehner for the st
Compared to yesterday. No high clouds out there and the sun rise wont be quite as colorful as it was yesterday and the day before. The day planner, the next hours around the bay, were in the low to mid50s under clear skies. Sunny and 70 by noon and short sleeves possibly in the afternoon and a pleasant 74 degrees and the breezes will kick in and make it feel cooler than the 68 during the evening hours so you may need the same type of jacket as this morning. Speaking of coats, were in the 40s a lot of cool spots in the inland valleys and 70 by noon and mid to upper 70s, it looks pretty impressive for october and its below average, and it will book breezy around 7 00 and it will continue through the overnight hours. The day planner, 48 this morning, sunshine, low to mid60s. Heres a look at your traffic with layla. And first i want to take you into the east bay where we have a report of this accident blocking one lane. Eastbound along 580 at highway 13, if youre making your drive toward p
Have been carrying 500 people immigrants from africa seeking Refugee Status on the closest italian island to africa. The coast guard believed it launched from libya. The boat apparently capsized and then caught fire. Rescue workers report that someone lit a fire to report the boat was sinking and that caught the ship on fire. Its the second dead crash this week, 13 people drowned last week trying to reach sicily. Katie, thank you. 5 01. Time for a look at the weather in the bay area, mike . Its a little different when you step outside this morning. Notice no high clouds. Weve got a lot of Clear Conditions out there and the air is starting to dry right now as the winds are picking up. In fact, we have a redflag warning from the Central Valley, our north bay and Santa Cruz Mountains, the east bay hills and diablo range starts at 6 00 through saturday 6 00 in the morning so weve got quite a stretch of high fire danger above 1,000 feet. Heres your forecast for the afternoon hours. Check ou
Health care initiative. Reporter outside washington, the shutdown is hurting hardworking americans. In ft. Wayne, indiana, the reid family is awaiting final approval for an fhabacked mortgage. But the Government Employees who would sign off on the loan are furloughed. Were in this hotel for who knows how long. Reporter head start is beginning to shut down across the country. Geraldine bryants twin sons have no preschool again today. Its going to impact them in a big way, especially academically. As far as them not being in school. Reporter while Social Security checks are not affected by the shutdown. I wanted a Social Security card. Reporter Social Security offices reduced the number of services they provide. These people can forget about getting a new card for now. Speaker boehner and House Republicans believe these budget talks should include discussion about raising the debt ceiling. The deadline to do that is october 17th, meaning that these discussions the shutdown could go on fo