Aware of the seriousness of the situation at first. I couldnt go to sleep and i hear somebody banging on my door that their apartment is on fire. I didnt know what to do. First of all i dont want to open the door to a crazy person. It could be somebody trying to break in. I get my roommate and it hit me. It smelled like fire. So we had to get out. No one was injured and firefighters are investigating how it started. Happening today it president obama is expected to nominate Federal Reserve vice chair janet yellen as the new fed chairman. Yellen was a professor at uc berkeley in the 1980s and 90s 90s. If approved by the senate, yellen would become the first woman to be head of the fed. Kpix 5s cate caugiran will have more on yellens ties to the bay area coming up in our next half hour. And new this morning, a stanford professor won the nobel prize in chemistry. Michael levitt among three scientists awarded the prize this morning. Together, they laid the foundation for computer models us
It is on the El Cerrito Richmond border. Heres a live look at our sensors on westbound 580 through the altamont pass. Typical stuff. Usually in the next half hour well see slowdowns on our sensors but for now its a free and clear ride through the altamont pass, the Livermore Valley and dublin interchange. Also, a mass transit check, nothing of note, right now. No delays. Bart, muni, caltrain and ace all on time. That is the latest from here in the kcbs traffic center. Heres roberta with the forecast. This is the most active weather day this workweek. Ill explain. But right now, temperatures not as cold as yesterday at this hour except in napa at 42 degrees. Otherwise partly cloudy skies across the central bay into the low and mid50s. It is currently 51 degrees in fremont through union city. An area of low pressure is passing to the east of the bay area. We have a snowrain mix in the high sierra backing all the way through yosemite. Some of those clouds drifting into our area. And certa
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by my customers can shop around; see who does good work and compare costs. It can also work that way with healthcare. With united healthcare, i get information on quality ratings of doctors, Treatment Options and estimates for how much ill pay. That helps me and my guys make informed decisions. I dont like guesses with my business and definitely not with our health. Thats health in numbers. United healthcare. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff our lead story tonight a new head for the Federal Reserve, and for the first time, its a woman. The president nominated the vicechair of the
There or how she died. David perry the spokesman for the family of a missing woman is still looking for answers. Im sure that the people at sf general are working very hard to find out what happened, why it happened and to make sure it doesnt happen again. Reporter 57yearold Lynn Spaulding was battling an infection when she checked into the hospital on september 19. Two days later a nurse checked on her at 10 15 a. M. And she was fine. When the nurse checked back at 10 30, spaulding was gone. Lynn reported feeling disoriented from her medications. Hospital Officials Say they searched the Medical Center here. Friends and neighbors posted flowers throughout the city, set up a facebook page, but never found her. Perry says lynns daughter got a call telling her the body was found but the coroner told her, his office still hasnt been able to determine the identity of the body. The message was we cant give you certainty right now. Lynns daughter is obviously, and i dont use this word lightly
Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by my customers can shop around; see who does good work and compare costs. It can also work that way with healthcare. With united healthcare, i get information on quality ratings of doctors, Treatment Options and estimates for how much ill pay. That helps me and my guys make informed decisions. I dont like guesses with my business and definitely not with our health. Thats health in numbers. United healthcare. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff our lead story tonight a new head for the Federal Reserve