Right now on a special edition of n brbc bay area news late night football at the coliseum. Tonights game started at an unprecedented time. Well have a live report on why that has Law Enforcement concerned. Plus, why the crews had to race to get the stadium ready for the game. A shutdown in san carlos. How long crews will have the gas entirely shut off in an area deemed unsafe. We begin with a fire burning on Treasure Island near the bay bridge. Im diane dwyer. And im terry mcsweeney. Take a live look at the fire. You see it there on the righthand side. Starting to die down now, get a handle on it. Its burning right near where the old and new bridge come together. Chp shut down two eastbound lanes on the bridge. One has since been reopened. Take a look at pictures from just a while ago. You can see those flames from quite a ways away about half an hour ago. The westbound i80 ramp to Treasure Island last time we checked was closed, still, because San Francisco fire using the road to att
Doesnt appear an end is in sight but the no, maam ominous deadline has to do with the debt ceiling. Without action by congress it means the government couldnt borrow money to pay bills like Social Security or even interest on the debt. Defense secretary chuck hagel ordered most of the civilian pentagon staff back to work today. The catch no actual paycheck until the government is reopened. When that happens, its anybodys guess with neither side budging today. There is not a subject that i am not willing to en gauge in, work on, negotiate, and come up with common sense compromises on. We are not going to negotiate under the threat of a prolonged shutdown. Now the American People expect when their leaders have differences and we are in a time of crisis that well sit down and at least have a conversation. Really, mr. President. Its time to have that conversation. Reporter but the Government Shutdown showdown is nothing compared to the potential economic peril if political leaders dont agr
The brig of this warship. The u. S. S. San antonio deployed in the mediterranean. Anas al libi will remain there for weeks. Interrogated by the cia, fbi without miranda rights. And then brought to the u. S. For trial for his role in the planning of the 1998 bombings of the u. S. Embassies in kenya and tanzania. His capture was a bold snatch and grab in this up scale tripoli neighborhood. U. S. Troops surrounded his car in broad daylight. His son showing where they smashed the car window and dragged him from the vehicle. Reporter his wife said she watched from her window. U. S. Officials say the bombings have all the fingerprints of middle east terror. Reporter the 1998 bombings were al qaedas first strike against u. S. Targets, a wakeup call. The Embassy Bombings were al qaedas coming out party. It was al qaeda saying, we are here. We are targeting you. We are going to kill americans. Reporter among more than 200 dead, Army Sergeant kenneth hobson. His widow debra today. It is soothing
Little bit of damage. That was way off to the west around winchester and areas way down to the south around charlottesville. Thunderstorm damage around the country club there, some trees were taken down by some of those high winds, as they gusted up to 45 and 50 Miles Per Hour. Its just showers left for us around woodbridge, dumfries, north of quinnic co, virginia so still some of us having to use umbrella. The big stuff east in marylands Eastern Shore with the high rainfall amounts, something we havent seen in a while. About an inch of rain around d. C. Evening planner forecast, we continue to dry out but again, cooling down in a big way. Ill tell you how you need to dress for the rest of the week. The bad weather causing power issues and cancellations in prince georges county. Barbara harrison is working that from the live desk. Its a tough afternoon in prince georges county. Power has been out more than two hours at the Police Department. Were told strong winds knocked down power li
Running through the streets of their city once again. John set the scene for us in boston right now. Good afternoon, del, well, the weather here is typical of [ inaudible ] in the city. It has been raining for most of the morning. The sun is trying to shine at the same time, and encapsulates the mood of the city and the people of boston. They are trying to get over it. They are trying to put it all behind them, and they are looking forward so much to the 118th marathon coming up on them. What is happening here at the john Heinz Convention Center on boyle street a little bit further down the road from where the finish line is, the Convention Center is being filled with people from boston, many of them survivors of the bombing a year ago, many of them with prosthetics. They are surrounded by their families today. There is a lot of love from them and everybody in the city. And the guest of honor twofold. The governor deval patrick, and Vice President joe biden is in the city as well. Here