celebrated with a parade in sacramento. skarlatos tweeted this out today. stone is expected to survive. >> i didn't know that. i'm glad. >> reporter: police are looking for two asian men who fled in a dark-colored car. >> reporter: stone's family always saying to doctors that they appreciate the outpouring of love and support but they're just asking for privacy. >> this is being described as a fight amongst two groups of men. in the video, it appears that stone is sort of by himself fighting off this group. did he have friends with him as well? >> reporter: he did have friends with him. they said there was one other gentleman and two or three other females with him so much it was a large group. but only stone is seen in that video. so it's unclear how it all unfolded. >> and stone was the only one stabbed? >> reporter: yes, stone was the only one stabbed in this entire incident, and police are saying alcohol was a factor although they are not saying whether or not he had been drinking. his friends had been drinking. >> okay. thank you. we have breaking news out of san jose. fire crews are working a 2- alarm grass fire in hellier and highway 101. it looks like crews pretty much have a handle on it. we saw a helicopter picking up water and dropping it on the fire. the flames seemed to be out around 4:45 this afternoon. also in san jose, police are on the lookout for a suspect who escaped right before he was about to be booked into the county jail. this is a picture of the fugitive, police describe him as vietnamese, 5'11" with a thin build and a tattoo on the left side of his neck. he was being booked into the jail when he managed to escape even though he was huffed at the time. he had been picked up for two outstanding felony warrant. an s.w.a.t. team and canine unit searched several neighborhoods but didn't find him. anyone with information is urged to call the police. > > a stunning turn of event ogs capitol hill as kevin mccarthy, heavily favored to be the next speaker of the house, abruptly dropped his name from the gop ballot. his departure leaves the state of the house and the speakership hanging in the balance. >> i think there's something to be said for us to unite. >> reporter: majority leader kevin mckaerlth offering a simple reason for dropping his bid to become the next speaker. despite being a strong favorite, it was becoming increasingly unclear if he could get the 218 votes ntsz to win. so the 5-term california republican congress said he needed to put his party before himself. >> the best thing for our party is to have 247 votes on the floor. if we're going to be strong, we got to be 100% united. >> reporter: mccarthy admitted a recent gap linking the benghazi committee to hillary clinton's polling numbers hurt. and admitted undercar jason chaffets jumped into the race. >> did not see that coming. i think we have a lot of internal fracturing that's happened. and we need to figure out a way to unite the party. >> reporter: further fracturing the party, the house freedom caucus announced it was backing 3-term florida congressman daniel webster. >> the republicans have to get their act together. chaos doesn't usually sell with the electorate. >> reporter: john boehner says he'll stay on the job until a new speaker is elected. the family of a child who was molested allegedly at a school in the north bay plan to sue. they filed two claims for damages, exceeding $10,000 each. all of this stems from an incident in september when jonathan chow apparently molested the 8-year-old girl. he was arrested and is facing five felony accounts of sexual assault. the claim alleges that the charter school and its employees were negligent in how they hired and supervised him. not all employees had gone through background checks. san francisco unveiled improvements to a city app helping the less fortunate living on the streets. it's supposed to be an alternative to calling 911 to alert police or other city departments to say someone may be in trouble and need a well being check. they welcome the enhanced app as winter approaches. >> the no. 2 cause of death is exposure. we're headed for our 95% record cold, wet winter. we need to get the people up into a shelter. >> the app allows callers to check on whether someone has responded to their alert. it's a plan to help the mentally ill in jail. the al critics of proposal say the money would be better spent els wrchl >> reporter: for the first time, the alameda county sheriff's department explained publicly why it's looking to expand the jail for inmates with mental health problems. >> it was not designed to treat the mentally ill or house them. >> reporter: in a presentation before the public protection committee before the board of supervisors, the sheriff's department says its proposed construction project would make providing mental health services more efficient. >> the clinical staff is scattered about the entire facility. >> reporter: some community- based organizations oppose the plan, calling it a waste of money that could be better spent on programs throughout the community. >> it doesn't change the conditions and the type of mental health treatment that people receive inside. >> reporter: it is far from a done deal. the sheriff's department applied for a grant but it won't be until next month before it learns whether it will receive the grant. if it gets the money, the county board of supervisors has a final decision on whether the project gets built. >> if alameda county does get awarded the funding, we want the board of supervisors to rejeblth temperature >> reporter: it calls for the rasing of two buildings and the construck of a new clinic. >> tell reduce wait times for those needing medical services and provide increased opportunities for entry level programming. >> reporter: if the board of supervisors approve the jail construction project, it should be completed by 2018. the blue angels taking flight over the bay area. when you can see the elite aerial maneuvers before the end of fleet week. >> and a newcomer to fleet week. the uss coronado. >> and water receding after major flooding in the southeast. while the weather is clearing, new stress has officials in the area worried. >> low 90s in the hotspots. pretty warm again for your friday. onnee >> the blue angels were back in fran today doing their amazing precision flying. they r just part of the fleet week air show but the most popular. they'll perform saturday and sunday at 3:00 unless they are grounded because of low clouds or fog. tomorrow the fleet week parade of ships will happen on san francisco bay. and this year there will be a ship out of a science fiction movie! >> reporter: stealth and fast. all aluminum combat ship. >> very unusual of >> reporter: the 2800-ton coronado is part of fleet week for the first time. visitors received free tours starting today. one of them, jim martinez. a retired naval officer. >> i never seen a ship like this before. i'm the old tin can ones. >> a normal ship, about 25 gots. we can do 45. for instance if we were close to shore and we had reports of pirates, we could intercept with the boats we have on board and do antipiracy missions. >> reporter: this is one of the sleeping bunks aboard the coronado. there are 52 of them. normally on a ship this size, you would need 300 people to man it. but because of the high- technology, only a fraction of that is needed. outfitted with alarms and cameras, officers can be alerted to a flood, fire, or fumes within second. >> we also have a voyage management system, almost like your gps. it tracks where the ship is at of >> reporter: she has a helicopter landing pad, and even a gym. >> it's not as big as other ships so you can't get away from everybody. so you have a a lot tighter- knit crew. >> reporter: the coronado will be deployed across the pacific for the first time next year. a vigil for one of the crew missing from the ship that went down in joaquin. he is from southeast of boston, one of 33 men and women lost at sea. last night, family members say they're being hit heard by his disappearance. >> great father, great husband. the kids loved him. he was looking ford coming home today. >> it really is heartbreaking. the little one will never remember his father. >> reporter: the 790-foot long ship went missing eight days ago after the captain radioed the ship was taking on water. debris from the ship including fragments of a lifeboat have been recovered. the coast guard called off the search for survivors yesterday. >> at least 17 people are confirmed dead after devastating floods in south carolina this week. and though the water is down in some parts of the state, other parts should expect it to get worse through the weekend. almost 2 feet of rain fell in some parts of the state. now that rain is flooding rivers and rushing its way through rivers making its way to the atlantic. crews are watching 60 dams for potential failure. 13 have already collapsed. >> the water is coming. i know those people in those areas have had water come up before. this is a different kind of event. and i just want people to be cautious. >> officials are estimating that south carolina could need up to $1 billion in federal aid. let's check in with bill martin in the weather center. it was just amazing on my way in, my car said 94 degrees! >> wow, yeah. just the contrast. >> absolutely. and we're in our high fire danger time of year. but we've been lucking out. we did get those 90s inland but not seeing that high fire danger environment. the clouds that you see out there now make for a beautiful sunset. these clouds right here, they're coming in from a weather system in the pacific. a tropical weather system dumping rain up into the numbering northwest. it's going to miss us but these clouds are going to linger in the next few days. here's what they look like on the satellite map. the hurricane or the tropical depression is now just moving to the north of us. very indicative of an el niño year. we talked about all that moisture coming from the tropics. warm water in the equatorial pacific generating that hurricane. and the moisture is going north and bringing potential rain to the pacific northwest. you got plenty of cloud cover, a little patchy fog. i saw a little bit of it this morning. not much though. current numbers, 91 in concord. then you can see the temperature, 88 in walnut creek. and you can see 79 in san jose. looking at forecasts as we go through the next couple of days. certainly through tomorrow that are going to warm us up a little bit. today was warmer than yesterday. warm again tomorrow. maybe a little bit warmer, and is temperatures gradually cool down into saturday. so this high pressure here tomorrow, friday warm, then it dips a little bit. and that's enough to cool us down a little bit. the clouds get closer. it's really just dividing the warmer air from the colder air. and the jet stream is the division point. you knew that too. 86 in the inland valleys, 88 in fairfield tomorrow. 90 in vacaville. nice looking day tomorrow like today. same deal. partly cloudy. mostly sunny. warm. air quality not too bad. a slight onshore wind. then it trends down saturday and comes back sunday, monday, and tuesday. there you go. welcome back, frank! >> thank you! i was in new york. won't and saw the september 11th museum yesterday. >> wow. >> overwhelming, right? >> it really is. >> we talked about it. >> really something. the top u.s. executive for voek was grilled today on -- voek was grilled today on clip capitol hill. >> and new developments in a drone heist in a south bay store. >> netflix raising prices. how much more you'll have to pay. volkswagen's top u.s. executive facing tough questions on capitol hill today. >> reporter: the u.s. house subcommittee grilling volkswagen of america's ceo michael horn on thursday. >> why you did it, how you did it, when you did it, when you knew, who carried this out. >> i want to tell you mr. horn, i don't buy it. the american people, the epa, and their counterparts around the world have been defrauded by volkswagen. the company's word isn't worth a dime. >> reporter: the panel is investigating last month's admission that volkswagen had installed onboard computer software designed to cheat on u.s. government emissions test. >> i would like to offer a sincere apology for volkswagen's use of software program that served to defeat the regular emations testing regime. >> reporter: his remarks revealed his plans to withdraw applications seeking u.s. emissions soichgz for the 20 -- certification for the 2016 models. by removing the application, volkswagen is leaving thousands of diesel vehicles stranded at ports nationwide. he says the company is working with regulators to get certification. >> we will rebuild the reputation of a company that more than two billion people rely on for their livelihood. >> reporter: producer say they've searched volkswagen' headquarters in germany. the company says it has handed over a comprehensive range of documents and will support the prosecution's investigation. some of the cruise missiles fired by russia at syria reportedly landed in iran instead. russia launched 24 mifls, and four -- missiles, and four went off target. it's not clear if they caused any damage or injuries. the unannounced use of cruisimisms is raising more thanes. >> there's a pattern of saying one thing and doing another. in this case they said they were going to fight isil. but that doesn't match up with the targets they're hitting. >> the defense secretary said russia's military action is in support of syria's president, bashar al-assad. for year, cosmetic companies have been using microbeads in some of their products. the new bill signed by the governor that will put an end to microbeads in all types of products. >> canines where you might not expect them. the flighted training dogs are getting. >> and new information about the killing that happened here on this marin county trail on monday. the three alleged killers of a marin hike or monday are in jail in oregon tonight as investigators are releasing more details about the case. john sasaki is live at the trail near fairfax where the hiker was killed. and they recovered a key piece of efz. >> reporter: deputy -- oaf evidence. >> reporter: deputies announced during that rest in portland yesterday, they did recover a handgun. >> reporter: this is where steve carter was killed on monday evening. >> all three of the suspects are currently detained and being interviewed by my investigators. >> reporter: marin county sheriff's lieutenant doug pittman released little information about the three suspects. investigators found no record. morrison had been booked there on five different occasions. >> it appears we have three people that identify as being three lost souls. and we're trying to identify exactly what their motivation, their state of mind, all these things are going to come into play. >> reporter: the key piece of evidence recovered with the suspects was a handgun. >> and it's a weapon that we believe is a weapon that was used in the commission of the crime here in fairfax this past monday night. confirmation will only come through scientific testing. >> reporter: it was before 6:00 pm on monday that carter was shot and killed on the trail. his dog is still being treated for a gunshot wound. earlier that day, one of the suspects stopped at perry's deli. >> he just wanted the most food he could get for $5. but he looked a littleantsy. i'll say that. >> reporter: he left without buying anything. >> it was a little nerve- racking. it was the same day. and the fact that i interacted with him was -- it was a little crazy. >> reporter: three days after the killing, search and rescue crews were combing along sir francis drake for evidence that may have been tossed by the suspects. >> a citizen here in marin county happened to be liking along a roadway -- hiking along a roadway, seeing a wallet, looking inside, and seeing that it belonged to our victim, called the sheriff's office. >> reporter: it's unclear when they will return to marin county. a former nanny is suing two bay area tech executives claiming she was underpaid and harassed. she accuses the couple of failing to pay her the required minimal wage and that he sexually harassed her. union workers have voted to walk off their jobs for one day next wednesday to protest stalled contract negotiations. the seiu represents about 1,800 workers. they accuse the county of unfair labor practices. officials say they made their last, best, and final offer. two bay area libraries reopened today after being treated for bedbugs. another will be closed tomorrow to be checked. the library in palo alto reopened this morning. it was shut down after bedbugs were discovered two weeks ago. the building has been treated and passed a reinspection. the menloe park main library also reopened today. those beads are called exfoliants and are found in toothpaste, soap, and body scrubs. they are so small they can pass through water treatment plants and are found in the bodies of fish and other wildlife. this new law allows the use of serial exfoliants but ends the use of plastic beads by 2020. another caltrain accident is prompting the county to take action. the driver had gotten out. no one was hurt. there have been six caltrain accidents involving vehicles since august 1st. the crashes have prompted transit police to start work closer together. joe biden addressed a crowd in washington dc this afternoon and talked about the growing economy. he shared the stage with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren at the event. the vice president says job growth and the grit of the american people have helped turn the economy around. >> we have gone from economic crisis to recovery, and i think we're on the cusp of a genuine resurgence in the economy and u.s. growth. 13.2 million jobs in 16 months. unemployment down from 5%. >> the vice president also stressed that america needs to invest in its infrastructure to avoid a national security risk. stocks posted gains today. that includes the use of bomb-sniffing dogs. it takes the dog with the right stuff. >> reporter: >> reporter: so they can quickly be deployed to a cargo ship outside the golden gate. >> we're not going to bring a vessel into the port. we're going to bring the team to the boat. >> reporter: most of the times, the canines go out in aircraft in. a specific terrorist situation, they might have to go out in whatever is available. and that would include the highway patrol. >> reporter: three coast guard canines worked with a chp chopper the airforce, including ricky who has never been hoisted before. >> it just makes it that much more difficult to complete the host when you have a 60-pound dog who's freaking out. >> reporter: the idea is to get ricky and the other canines used to the wind and noise from a chopper so they can safely be hoisted and sent to a ship. ricky is fitted with goggles and ear protection and attached to the steel cable that will carry him and his human partner 75 feet into the air. >> reporter: the hoist operator keeps a close eye to make sure nothing goes wrong. >> look at the dog, make sure everything is good. >> reporter: his first hoist goes well with his handler gently stroking him on the way up and down. >> i was petting his back half and neck. >> reporter: perhaps the trickiest part is getting the animal over the chopper skid where a leg can get tangled or where the dog might lash out. >> some dogs might try to by the my leg, for example. better >> reporter: but that didn't happen. his wife wanted him to call after the flight to make sure everything was okay. >> was she more worried about ricky or you? >> rishgy. i've done something like this for years. cky. i've done something like this for years. >> reporter: they will continue their training, making sure the ships coming into the yea are safe. the coast guard personnel and the canines are part of the maritime enforcement program. the bay area's team is based in ammed mea. a 911 dispatcher thanked for helping to save a life. what she told a woman to do when her husband went into cardiac arrest. >> it's been rumored for a long time, a button may be coming to facebook that allows to you do more than just like an item. >> the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan, and why military officials say there's renewed hope for peace. >> >> the u.s. strategy in afghanistan came under scrutiny today on capitol hill. one question is how many american forces should remain there. david lee miller reports there is resistance to reducing the number has president obama planned. >> reporter: the top u.s. commander in afghanistan testifying before the house armed services committee, telling lawmakers there is hope for peace talks with the taliban in the country. >> the estimates i've heard from an afghan perspective and from the intel community is between 60% or 70% is potentially reconcilable on the taliban side. >> reporter: there are nearly 10,000 u.s. troops currently in afghanistan. president obama plans to reduce that to 1,000 after the end of this year. >> if we have some reduction m the 9,800 that are there now, we will be able to do less, right? of something. >> it would limit our ability to train and advise. >> reporter:natoree defense ministers discussing troop levels today in brussels. >> it asked all of the nato partners to remain flexible and consider the possibility of making adjustments into the plan, which is now 2.5 years old of >> reporter: all of this follows a u.s. airstrike on a doctors without borders hospital over the weekend. >> to prevent any future incidents of this nature, i have directed the entire force to undergo in-depth training. >> reporter: president obama has apologized to doctors without borders for the air strike. the group is pushing for an international investigation into the deadly incident. a mother in arizona is calling for an american airlines flight attendant to be retrained after she says she was shamed for using a breast pump. she was heading home to phoenix when she went into the airplane bathroom to start pumping but says after 10 minutes she was interrupted. >> the flight attendant comes and knocks on the door, she's likure okay! yes, i breast feed, so i'm pumping. she diminished me. >> she says the flight attendant ordered her out of the bathroom saying she should have warned them beforehand. when the new mom asked for the attendant's name and id number, she was denied. american airlines has issued an arc apology but also suggests giving an attendant a heads up before pumping in the bathroom. something like a dislike button but more. reactions adds six more responses to the post in addition to like. from love to sad and angry, and they come with emojis. they are being tested first in ireland and spain. mark zuckerberg wanted users to have better options for expressing themselves than hike. a futuristic way of networking. how a uk company is helping bring the business card into the 21st century. >> and we were there today for the emotional reunion between a bay area woman and a 911 operator who helped save her husband's life. >> a warmup out there. i'm let you know what you can expect for the weekend. >> and a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. looks like a morning commute! those are all people headed into san francisco during rush hour. izes a santa clara man reunited with a 911 dispatcher who helped his wife perform cpr after he went into cardiac arrest. >> reporter: she has assisted with count little police, fire, and medical calls. a frantic call in august she'll never forget. >> i was part of the chain of survival. and my part helped. his life was the first part of that survival. she made the call. i'm sorry. [ crying ] >> reporter: she was the calming voice on the other end after genie's husband went into cardiac arrest. >> the thought of not having him here was just unfathomable. i didn't want to go there. >> reporter: but she didn't know cpr. so she walked her through. >> seconds really, really mattered in that situation. because he wasn't breathing. >> having the first responders get here so fast, and being so close to the medical facility i think was what saved my life. >> reporter: this week he was able to thank those who saved his life. >> i know him. i met my patient. i met his wife, and that means something to me. >> oh, she means everything. >> reporter: doctors don't know what caused the cardiac arrest, especially since he's in great healthy. but he now knows his heart is full of gratitude. >> just live every day. >> it's what i do. i like helping people. i like being a positive influence. i like the fact that too often in police, fire, and medical emergencies, the police department is seen in such a negative light. this is a good thing. niles canyon road will be closed and exclusive access will be given to bicyclists and hikers to focus how that section of the state highway can be improved for recreational use. it's a 7-mile stretch of road that is popular with joggers, hikers, bikers. widening the road is not on the agenda. >> this is where charley chaplin filmed the tramp. and that took place in 1915. bronco billy shot films here. it has a rich history. trying to bring in and introduce the steelhead to the creek. everybody wants to improve the integrity and history of this canyon without disturbing the flora and fauna. we're going to create something very unique. we don't want to widen the road. >> the project could cost anywhere from $60 to $100 million and could require help from a ballot measure and congress. >> that makes me want to look up the tramp and see the area where they shot that. >> i love california history. so i'll look up old movies all the time to see where. chaplin shot a movie up at sugar bowl by donner's summit. >> wow. >> and some old wild west movies too. >> how was the weather in new york? >> it was very nice. wasn't too hot. >> you just missed! >> it hit south carolina. didn't really reach new york much. it was really nice. >> when frank was going to new york, we were talking. >> worried out there. >> the hurricane and the rain they got. but it missed new york. just hammered the carolinas. here are the highs from today. 90 in fairfield. that's one of the hotspots. 93 in antioch, 94 in livermore. when you have sky cover like this, the sun is going to drop below this cloud deck. so it's going to light from underneath and be outstanding. there's the cloud origins. this dying hurricane. it was a hurricane. clouds are pretty high up there. tropical, moist. as they fill in tonight, they'll keep overnight lows mielgd. 90 in fairfield. 91 in concord. nice looking day. warmer today. 7 degrees warmer. livermore, 6. i like these departures. it shows trends. tomorrow i suspect we're going to see a couple pluses and minuses. it's going to flatten out a little bit. tomorrow is a lot like today. a little less cloud cover. there will be some patchy coastal fog. then you'll see numbers like 80s, 70s. and i said tomorrow is going to be a lot like today. saturday will be cooler. the forecast highs for friday, 89 in danville, 90 in presenton. 90 -- pleasanton. it could be worse. the current weather condition, not as bad as you'd suspect for this time of year. into friday, about the same. maybe a little oorl. saturday cooler. then sunday, monday, and tuesday, temperatures generate back up. so had a nice run, frankly. just laying below that fire danger line. and i looked out and saw some chances for light rain toward the end of next week. >> how long does fire season generally go? once we're out of october are we pretty much -- >> yeah, like last year, we got so deep into it, it started to get cold and it's just -- naturally wasn't a problem. biusually i expect the fire danger to go away november 12th or 15th. >> mid-november. >> let's hope we get some rain. a new high-tech business card. >> and more problems for pg&e. >> we have more work to do and we're going to stop at nothing. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. my here at c.k. mondavi.on, the vice president of operations to make this fine wine it takes a lot of energy. pg&e is the energy expert. we reached out to pg&e to become more efficient. my job is basically to help them achieve their goals around sustainability and really to keep their overhead low. solar and energy efficiency are all core values of pg&e. they've given us the tools that we need to become more efficient and bottom line save more money. together, we're building a better california. computerized chips to share your contacts and information by simply tapping a smart phone. >> exciting? 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