good morning. thanks for joining us i m eric thomas. and i m kristen sze. governor brown taking action to put brakes on gas prices which again saw all-time highs over the weekend. sue thompson is in emeryville. reporter: good morning. still the big story here is that gas prices where we are in emeryville just under $5. governor brown now taking action to and bring these prices down. the governor wants refineries to go ahead and start producing what it calls a winter blend mix of gasoline and he want them to do that immediately. the governor says it is cheaper to produce and typically, that winter blend mix is not for sale until the end of the month. given skyrocketing prices he wants to do something immediately. this recent surge is to blame for a number of refinery problems in california, power failure in southern california and chevron fire in august. all contributing to those high prices. latest prices released from aaa this morning are just out, take a look at this, t
good morning i m kristen sze i m eric thomas. breaking news. firefighters battling a huge apartment fire on dwight way a couple blocks west of telegraph. you see it there this fire has been burning more than a half hour now this is the view from our vollmer peak camera the flames are dying down a little it is generating more smoke than we saw before when a huge orange glow lept into the sky. we have word the third floor of the building starting to collapse, smoke and flames shooting out of the roof. firefighters have been told to get out and assume a defensive mode because of the strength of that fire. no word of injuries at this time. this is the view from just a little bit ago. those flames are very powerful, high in the sky. terry mcsweeney headed to the scene now. we ll keep you updated during this newscast and online at abc7news.com. again, at this point, no injuries ed. meantime, disturbing new admission from the surviving speed freak kill they are morning. wesley s
after police shoot and kill an armed man. gathering of occupy oakland protesters at frank ogawa plaza becomes heated after police tell a driver delivering port-a-potties to leave. good morning i m mike nicco. [ inaudible ] good morning no delays into san francisco this morning. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. [ inaudible ] good morning 5:01 i m katie marzullo in for kristen sze. i m eric thomas. a man hospitalized with gunshot wounds following a fight in the parking lot of a san leandro department store not far from where shoppers were taking advantage of black friday sales. terry mcsweeney has new information live from the scene. reporter: right now the wal-mart here at lieu wellling and hesperian is still closed. you can see activity behind me. wal-mart employees security guards and some san leandro police officers coming out of the store. the store has been closed since a gunshot in the parking lot a man shot 1:45 this morning this is where police res
new documents reveal at least one state inspector warned of significant safety problems with pg&e natural gas distribution system. good morning. it s 4:30 this thursday. mike says it s going to rain forever. only a slight exaggeration. i think there s a divorce in our future from the rain but it s kind of down the line. right, exactly. i m kristen sze. i m eric thomas. this morning democrats are doing all they can do get don t ask, don t tell repeeled before the end of the year. yesterday they passed a billna would end the scan on openly gay service members. the motion is adopted. and it passed handily, 250 to 175 votes. house speaker nancy pelosi celebrated after the vote. it is a happy day fighting for description nation and have the power to do so. we ve been disappointed before. dick manning isn t going to pop the champagne yet. the vietnam veteran was discharged from the air force after a fellow airman outed him. i m an 11 year veteran but i can t
momentum in game three of the nlcs tomorrow. we re gonna regroup. not gonna worry. monday, 4:30. i m kristen sze. i m eric thomas. a split on the road is a good thing. in the final four weeks before election day, democrats and republicans alike are bringing out the heavy hitters. bill clinton campaigned and raised funds in the bay area yesterday. clinton is hoping his dark power will help democracy. gubernatorial jerry brown and gavin newsom. he urge the the crowd to vote on election day, now over two weeks away. if you know anybody anywhere in america who tells you they don t think you re gonna vote, they can t vote for jerry brown and gavin newsom, ask them what planet are you living on. are you willing to comprises your future? senator john mccain campaigned for carly fiorina in san diego while former alaska sarah palin capped a three-day swing in orange county. it s crunch time now that undecided voters are trying to pay attention. got their sample ballot an