last seen in her room in september at san francisco general. her family has been posting fliers across san francisco hoping to find her. but tonight they are facing the possibility that she has been here the entire time. >> it is frustrating to be 19 days into this. >> reporter: outside san francisco general hospital where his friend lynn spaulding was last seen three weeks ago, david perry wants answers for a family desperate for word. >> lynn's daughter is obviously traumatized. >> reporter: hospital staff admitted the 57-year-old with an infection september 19th. a nurse saw spaulding in her hospital bed and 15 minutes later the patient's cell phone was in her room and the patient was not in her bed and spaulding has not been seen or heard from since. her family launched a search and this morning, san francisco general hospital found a woman's body in a fourth floor exterior stairwell. a devastating discovery for spaulding's daughter. >> it's difficult getting a call from someone saying we think we found your mother's body and spending the day by the phone hoping for information. >> reporter: perry says the medical examiner is telling the family it will take time to identify the remains. so for now, loved ones are left with horrible uncertainties. spaulding is either still missing or worse. >> i can't imagine many things more horrible. for her friends and her family to consider about her body being abandoned there for 19 days. >> reporter: the spauldings have more questions than answers about what happened to a woman who was vivacious and larger than life. but one thing is certain, someone died in a hospital stairwell and san francisco general has questions to answer. tonight the san francisco police department and the sheriff's department are investigating this case. the discovery of the body raises tough questions about how thoroughly the hospital was searched when spaulding disappeared. reporting live in san francisco, jean ellie, nbc bay area news. negotiations and a rally over this evening but talks will resume between b.a.r.t and the union in the morning. we are 48 hours before the cooling off period ends. union leaders took a break to hold a rally in oakland. members say they have made three public attempts to come to a deal with nothing firm to show for it. >> whether there is a disturbance in service this week will come down to one issue and one issue only, whether the b.a.r.t board shows leadership and steps up to the plate. >> a strike could happen as early as friday morning if a deal is not reached in time. now to changes in the weather. this is san jose where we are tracking potential rain showers and a chilly start to your morning. jeff ranieri joins us now with the details. >> reporter: the jet stream will take a dip to the south over the next 24 hours allowing the cool rush of air to set in across most of the west coast dropping the overnight lows to the coolest over the past three to four months. let's look at who will be the coldest tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. it will be likely in the north bay, napa at 46. south san jose down to an estimated 48 degrees. while we start off with 40s by 8:00 a.m. temperatures in the low 50s for the entire bay area. by 11:00 in the morning the temperatures in the low 60s as we watch the storm system drop on down. we are tracking a slight chance of showers. we'll tell you who has the best possibility of rain drops coming up in about ten minutes. we have new video tonight. in the past hour, the fbi and sonoma county sheriff's deputies have cleared the scene where several pipe bombs were found. four devices were found and detonated between last night and this afternoon. isma ismael moyeland has been arrested. >> someone who has four items discovered earlier would cause us to make sure he does stay in jail and gets the assistance he needs. >> several others were in this home but are not suspects. they found materials to make more bombs. a home daycare facility for kids are open for business despite accusations of child molestation. sunnyvale police arrested the man on felony charges last week. it happened at this child care facility. neighbors say that he is the father of the daycare's owner. investigators asked anyone who might have information regarding this case to come forward. according to state social services the daycare's license is in good standing with only one complaint relating to an aggressive dog. store surveillance video led police to the man who attacked a safeway manager. charlie johnson from oakland was arrested. they say she the man in this video from september 23rd. the man told the manager his wife lost a purse and the manager pointed him to the store's lost and found. she has strong ties to the bay area and janet yellen's name is about to be known worldwide. president obama is about to announce her as the chair of the federal reserve bank. she is the front runner to replace ben bernanke. she will focus on unemployment. president obama expected to make that announcement tomorrow. yellin, however would need to be confirmed by the senate. now to more details on janet yellen. her career highlights include positions as a professor at uc berkeley. she is married to george akerlof a professor of economics at uc berkeley and winner of the 2001 nobel prize in economics. sources in a new report involving the asiana airlines crash say the pilots claim a key piece of equipment malfunctioned. the pilots told investigators that the automated speed control system disconnected on that boeing 777. the pilots didn't realize the plane's speed hat dropped dangerously low prompting the landing gear to strike the seawall. now to an nbc bay area followup. nearly 1 million californians have visited the obama care website. but that's just a small percentage of the roughly 6 million californians eligible to get health care in the state. of those who visited the website in the first week more than 16,000 applications were completed. another 27,000 applications were started but not finished. that may be due to a computer glitch. as we speak the a's are mid flight coming home after a heard breaking loss in detroit. >> here's where we stand. this thursday night in oakland it's the fifth and deciding game against the tigers and gives a national audience a heavy dose of east bay pride. not just for the a's but a time for oakland to shine. >> you got that right. i was talking to a's fans and they are describing their teams with words like blue collar, gritty and get it done and say that's a reflection of their city. at this sports bar, a's fans were down after today's loss but not for long. moments after heart break there was hope for thursday's game. >> i'm going to see a lot of oakland energy. i'm going to see the a's playing their brand of blue collar baseball and bringing home the win for oakland. >> i love it because i live in oakland and grew up watching the a's. >> a lot of people couldn't talk about the a's without talking about their city. the sports bar owner loves the team and the fans for the green and gold he brings to the business. >> the a's are consistent and last year they made the playoffs and financially, they were a windfall for us. >> some of the beer sold comes from a brewery that is not far away. >> i think they are doing better than they thought we would do without any marketing or advertising behind us. >> reporter: the brewery founder could be talking about the a's but he is talk about his company, starting with the playoffs, his beer, made only in this brewery in oakland is for sale in the o.co. friday and saturday, his beer sold out by the fifth inning. talk about pride. >> a lot of people focus on the negativity around oakland and a lot of positive things and oakland a's fans, probably do a better job of focusing on that than any group around. the more people learn about oakland and sort of see what is really happening in this town, we all win. >> reporter: and yes, oakland, you can drink to that. and maybe i saved the best news for last. there are still tickets available for thursday's game. and guess where they are? in the upper deck in case you wanted to go up there for some of that oakland-made brew. just a thought. terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> i see the lights behind you. they are working on the field as we speak. later we will show you the controversial play during the game and hear from the players. a state agency called out for dropping the ball on toxic waste. we investigate. ifamilies are victims of th government shutdown. find out why. and new information about the salmonella outbreak linked to foster farm's chicken. and tom hanks reveals his battle with a serious health condition. we're back in a moment. fallout from the government shutdown. they fought and died for their country in afghanistan but the families of five american soldiers will not receive guaranteed death benefits because of the shutdown. one of the soldiers who died went to school here in the bay area. george, it's a lot to deal with after so much loss. >> reporter: it sure is. jennifer moreno graduated from usf with a nursing degree and their families are wondering how they are going to take care of funeral costs without the guaranteed benefits. jennifer moreno joined the army as a surgical nurse. last weekend the 25-year-old and three others were killed by an ied or improvised explosive device. one of her former teachers called her a model cadet in the rotc program. >> we thought highly of her and of the family. that's what we're going to miss, her beauty, her charm. we'll remember her in our hearts. >> reporter: but her family will not be receiving guaranteed death benefits because of the government shutdown. families are given $100,000 usually within 36 hours to help cover funeral cost and transportation. >> while that benefit may not be urgent for me, it's urgent for somebody. >> reporter: her son was on patrol saturday when he was killed. he was only 19 years old. >> for the sacrifice that our kids are making at the age that they're make them i don't understand how this can be a benefit that is withheld. i won't understand it. >> reporter: the death benefit was passed at the height of the iraq and afghanistan wars when no one imagined it could be stopped by a government shutdown. fisher house offered to pay the benefits until the shutdown is over. tonight nonessential government workers have been deemed essential, specifically food investigators. 30 cdc workers whoere furloughed were called back to work. the centers for disease control has been operating under minimal support during the shutdown. about 40% of those infected have been sent to hospitals. that staggering number is about double the percentage that typically gets sick from a salmonella outbreak. 300 people in 18 states have gotten sick. go to our website to get details about which chicken is involved including package numbers. some of the key findings from a report that outlines the failings of the state agency that regulates hazardous waste. >> vicky nguyen started to expose the problems in february and has highlights from the report released today. >> reporter: it took ten months to arrive at key conclusions about the dtsc's permitting process. it lacks a standard process when it comes to how regulators issue permits. they found that the permitting decisions are not made on a timely basis. permit renewals take an average of 4.3 years from start to finish. it paints a grim picture of the way state regulators keep tabs on the 117 companies that handle 1.8 billion tons of hazardous waste each year. the department does not have enough staff. there are just 29 people. and the staff they have is poorly macked. between 2009 and 2013 there was a four-year period in which district surpgs of personnel lapsed. in august we sat down with the executive director. >> i would suggest and agree that our permitting program is not operating as effectively as it could. >> reporter: critics are not satisfied with continued lip service. they point to evergreen oil in newark saying they have a history of leaks, spills and explosions. last month a tank overflowed spilling up to 100 gallons of fuel. >> when you look back at the company history it hasn't faced any significant sanctions for being a serial polluter. why is that? >> evergreen is under careful scrutiny and attention from our department and other entities. when you look at a company like evergreen it's a complicated industrial setting where you have a number of agencies looking at and making sure that evergreen is compliant. >> a spokesman for clean harbors which bought evergreen said that the company is committed to bring the facility up to best in class within the industry as a viable, safe and compliant operation. >> so now what happens? the report recommends adding 35 more employees in the permitting department and clearly stating the department's objectives and purpose. they are scheduled to post a web response in november. we have a leavening to the review on our website, www.nbcbayarea.com. click on investigations. if you have a tip for vicky, give us a call or send us an e-mail. fair warning here it's going to be chilly and maybe wet tomorrow. jeff ranieri joins us. >> definitely more on the cool side than wet that's for sure. as we get the latest view of the system it is losing a lot of moisture. but there is still a little bit of a possibility that we could see rain drops on wednesday. but the biggest thing will be the cold temperatures to start at 8:00 a.m. low 50s with cloud cover and the clouds increasing in the noon hour. everyone in the 60s by lunchtime. by 4:00 p.m. a slight chance of showers in the bay. the sky camera network shows the increasing cloud cover. you can see the haze here but downtown still visible and we are expecting isolated 40s tomorrow morning. and san francisco mainly clear right now. but it's all about the temperatures. a 20-degree drop coming our way after 80s we experienced on sunday. throughout wednesday we go down to the low 70s in the south bay. 72 in san jose. 74 in sunnyvale and los gatos. in the east bay it will be similar again today. the systems really level things out. not many extremes. 74 in walnut creek. 72 in hayward. san francisco at 69. jump up to santa rosa, 75 tomorrow. and upper 60s and low 70s from richmond down to oakland. in terms of rainfall it is taking the dryer storm track right down the center of california. we are locked out of pacific moisture. the possibilities of showers are here. but as you'll see in the futurecast we will be dry at 5:00 a.m. most of the shower chances are off to the north. through the afternoon a slight chance for the santa clara valley and the coastline and east bay. san jose so far for the water year, 178% of normal. so far .66 inch of rainfall. thursday, friday, and saturday we clear out, sunny skies, temperatures in the mid up toer 70s. but tomorrow, isolated shower chance. keep your eyes to the sky. might need the windshield wipers. >> and make sure you have a sweater. >> for sure. >> thank you, jeff. we'll be right back. one of hollywood's biggest stars has type 2 diabetes. tom hanks revealed on national tv he was diagnosed with diabetes. he says he has been struggling with high blood sugar for the last 20 years. nearly 26 million americans have some type of diabetes. he said, quote, not to worry, his condition is controllable. uc berkeley researchers have found the key to what is bliss or blues. they say it has to do with a gene that regulates serotonin. everyone has the gene but it varies. people with the shorter genes are impacted with certain emotions. people with the longer genes are less bothered by the emotional ups and downs of the marriage. >> so i need that longer gene. a spectacular goal for the sharks tonight and that controversial home run during the a's game. also we have jay. >> a fun show tonight. billy crystal is on the program. and snooki and j-woww are here. and facebook personal auditions. a blast from the past. >> hey, guys, how are you? >> he comes out when the a's are in trouble. >> we have a goal tonight i have to tell you i haven't seen something this athletic since raj mathai was a young guy in the late '80s. a sharks rookie with a historic performance. but first, the a's were hoping to join the red sox in the alcs with a win over the tigers. game four a's and tigers. a's up 4-3. victor martinez with a drive to right. josh reddick is going to leap up at the wall. a fan touches it but it's ruled a home run. tie game. >> umps look at it and say the fans did it but it's a home run anyway. the tigers take a 5-4 lead. now top eight. a's loaded with bases and no outs after two strikeouts. callaspo lines out to center and the tigers win 8-6 and force a game five. >> the suspense, drama and controversy continues in this series. there was a noticeable momentum shift tonight. oakland had a chance to win tonight in game four. the failure to score in a bases-loaded no-out situation in the eighth inning epitomized their loss. >> bases loaded and nobody out. couldn't push anybody across. two good change-up pitches and callaspo hit a bullet and it hit jackson. >> it's over with. we have to come back out, practice and have fun and we have another game to focus on. >> we feel good about playing in our home ballpark and taking care of the home field advantage. so we'll use the flight and the day offto press reset and take one game at a time. >> and 364 days ago, the athletics faced the tigers in a series-deciding game five with justin verlander on the mound. that did not play out in their favor. but the a's have an opportunity for revenge. bob melvin hasn't decided who will match up against verlander. reporting live i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area news. the sharks and the rangers tonight. it's 7-2 sharks. the 19-year-old rookie goes through his legs and 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