you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose relationship with the truth" good morning. thanks for joining us, i'm carolyn tyler. >> may be you have, giants' fever is spreading after the team won the first game of the national league championship series in philadelphia last night. the giants defeating the

phillies 4-3 in a much anticipated match-up. the giants, as you probable know still need more wins, three more wins to advance to the world series for the first time since 2002. game two is tonight. mike shumann will have the highlights of last night's game later on in sports. let's turn to politics, governor swarzenegger threw members of his own party under the bus. he named six republican lawmakers he says tried to block a major piece of his budget deal and he signature go they did it as payback for political contributions. amy hollyfield reports. >> because they got campaign contributions from the state prison guard unions. >> reporter: that is the statement you would expect him

talking about democrats but to say it about republicans? >> to see republicans are in bed with the same unions. >> reporter: republicans in bed with the unions, this may sound shocking. >> this is a typical behavior. it's hard not to laugh when you see somebody coming after their own party. >> the governor called out six legislators accusing them of trying to block pension reform. four of the sticks are facing re-election next month. >> i called them out and said they are hypocrites. obviously this can't be good for any one of them that is up for re-election. >> bub dutton fired back, i would have been happy to vote for real reform but the governor conjured up smoking mirrors, his pension reform as the result of

inability of reaching an agreement. >> i checked the records of legislators that i just mentioned and more than $75,000 from that union. >> reporter: the head of the republican party is siding with the governor. >> i was shocked that we had people telling the truth, there is corruption all over the place >> political analysts it all gives the democrats a lot of material to work with. in the newsroom, amy hollyfield. we have a link to the governor's entire youtube address. click on see it on tv. >> with just 16 days until the election, the campaigns are pulling out the big guns to energize supporters. this weekend former president bill clinton, sarah palin and senator john mccain are making

appearances to support california candidates. in the east bay, the tea party movement staged it's oven get out the vote rally. here is lisa amin gulezian >> the product -- the pleas and the tea party. in the alameda county fairgrounds with a get out the vote rally. the election is two weeks away and all parties are pushing hard to get voters on their side. according to a recent poll, 7-9% are undecided. that is how a third of the people here consider themselves. she came to figure out if this party is for her. >> i think it's taught me a lot of things.

>> according to a assistant professor, melinda jackson, the democrats should take notice. >> the democratic party has a little disadvantage in that the republicans spurred on by the tea party has been more enthusiastic. there is a lot of energy on that side. they've been rallying their troops. >> get the vote out and really change california. >> tea party candidates used this rally to get their personal messages out and meet with voters but the politician considered to be the poster child. tea party movement wasn't president. >> sarah palin is in california right now. the tea party said they asked her to speak at this event but she declined. she had a prior commitment in orange county. >> she was in san jose thursday but the big draw isn't necessarily the names, it's more a feeling. >> the tea party has the energy to get republican voters in this

year. >> democrats have controlled the legislature since 1996. in pleasanton, lisa amin gulezian, "abc 7 news." >> former president bill clinton campaigned in northern california with stops in napa and san jose. yesterday he was in southern california. mr. clinton's appearance in napa is designed to bolster the campaign of congressman mike thompson. that is on third street at 2:00 this afternoon and is open to the public. at 5:00, he will attend a private fund-raising dinner to benefit the democratic party. then at 7:00, he'll take the stage at san jose state university with democrats jerry brown and gavin newsom to help in their races. >> we are going to see something today we haven't seen since the 2008 presidential race, the obamas campaigning together.

they were stumping for ted strickland in the final two weeks of the midterm battle for control of congress. >> reporter: with early voters casting battles, the gloves are coming off. john mccain campaigning for carly fiorina. >> this person will never wave the white flag of surrender. >> you don't think he likes barbara boxer? >> barbara boxer, is the most anti-defense senator today? the senate today because i have had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> he never mentioned his former running mate, sarah palin who was campaigning an hour and a half away.

>> we retire of reid and the whole band of merry followers? >> president obama campaigning for a mass mass governor saying republicans said no hoping to ride it to the ballot box but then an admission. >> i understand that sometimes hope may have faded as we've grind this work out over the several years. you are watching tv and all you see is politicians tearing each other down, but don't let anybody tell you that fight isn't worth it. >> the fight so intense that the democrats are fighting among themselves with leaders cutting funding for some of their own incumbents in the house they believe are already lost. >> this is firewall politics, this is protecting what you can and letting -- >> one of the reason democrats have been forced to cut funding

is republicans have expanded the battlefield. all the outside money have made safe seats potentially vulnerable. >> analysts say every scenario showing republicans taking control of the senate includes winning delaware, that is where democrat chris coons leads o'donnell in the polls. tea party money came to support o'donnell and she beat a long time republican senator in the primary. now in the final stretch, she she calling for republican financial support and she tells, this week, the calls are going unanswered. >> we are asking republicans with the democratic senator coming after me, we are hoping they will help us. it's two and a half weeks and they are not.

>> they are significantly up or down in the polls it's a positive in chances in the election, but i don't think it's positive for delaware, there has been a huge amount of attention paid to not what directly matters for delaware. >> what they are referring to is o'donnell's admission that she damaged in witchcraft making her an instant target for comedians. >> how federal environmental officials plan to help three low income communities in the bay area. and sentence a judge has handed and sentence a judge has handed down for a man that shot a [ male announcer ] how can you retire at age 55?

just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life. and taxpayers are on the hook for one hundred billion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities. no wonder those unions are 100% behind jerry brown. he'll just spend, and spend, and spend.

three low income bay area communities are receiving federal grants for environmental education and habitat restoration. yesterday federal officials awarded $100,000 to be split evenly for four projects. eta administrator lisa jackson toured the area yesterday including the amco superfund site in west oakland. >> industrial pollution is blamed for causing unusually high rates of lung disease. they want to clean the contaminated soil and covering the soil with clean organic material. >> ladies and gentlemen, environmental protection is community protection. "saw outstanding examples today

of leadership. >> residents want to develop the sites and they want to create an environmental program involving latinos in san rafael. >> a man convicted of shooting a sea lion in sacramento is beginning the sentence of 30 days in jail, five years probation. the sea lion is doing well. he is recovering from surgery at six flags where he'll live out itself rest of his life. he was convicted of shooting the sea lion last november near the town of verona. he has been ordered to pay $51,000 in restitution. >> all lanes on the san mateo bridge are back open after caltrans crews completed some emergency repairs. during a routine inspection last wednesday, inspectors discovered a ten inch crack in a seismic support beam. crews have been working since then to fix it.

the far westbound lane reopened just before 3:30 this morning. caltrans says engineers will continue to monitor the repaired section. >> monitoring the weather and keeping the eye on those computer models is lisa argen. >> and live doppler 7 hd, really lighting up this morning. we've got rain in santa rosa. it hasn't been wet here yet. forecast for the rest of the weekend which includes more wet weather is coming up. also ahead, the giants win game one. mike shumann has the highlightst

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. last time we talked there were scattered showers, is that still going on? >> yes, a as i'm looking over my shoulder. the north bay has been looking at most of the activity. a live look from mount tamalpais. the camera is showing the cloud thickening in the rest of the bay area. right now, live doppler shows most of the activity here just south of santa rosa heading up to cloverdale and closer inspection shows the rain is pretty good.

coming down a moderate clip and moving from the southwest to the northeast. here is the peninsula and you'll notice that the light shower activity, it will continue on the northeastward march and from santa cruz to gilroy and parts of 101 here looking at wet weather. this is a trend then for the rest of the morning and early afternoon as more moisture from the southwest don't lift up to the north and east. there is an area of low pressure travels right across the bay area. 54 in menlo park and 58 in san jose. sunday showers this morning, right on through the afternoon. we'll see a dry and mild start for the week tomorrow, tuesday before our next system promises even more rain by thursday and friday. here is visible picture and notice all the cloud cover, right where it's brighter and whiter, that is rain. with the low pressure poised to

set up shop to the west of the bay. you have to keep the showers in the forecast but the forecast is for the low to sink to the south and here we are with a band to light to moderate rain from the east bay to the peninsula. throughout the afternoon it does sink to the south and east and by 5:00 breaks in the clouds. we will be looking at a much cooler afternoon. and tomorrow thereon through the middle of the week, enjoy it. this is what is headed our way for later in the week and into next week. looks much more impressive. we've got hundred dretdzs, maybe a tenth of an inch before all said and done today around san francisco and oakland and temperatures with the cloud cover, mid-60s for sunnyvale. look for 70 in los gatos. wet weather on the pumpkin patch 67 redwood city.

downtown haven't seen much yet but you'll see showers, 60 and north bay, petaluma to the north pretty wet. 69 in sonoma, near east bay, lots of clouds, 64 in oakland and light showers could visit concord and danville with a high of 70. here around san benito, the best chance of a thunderstorm as the low sinks south, 64 in salinas. light rain here and there, maybe a thunderstorm south of san francisco. then we dry out. it will be nice, mild, sunny through wednesday. we saw that other system, boy, oh, boy -- >> coming clear relief to are you and see what is going on? >> i think we're going to see rain next week. >> thank you, lisa. it is a big day for bay area sports fans.

this afternoon, niners and raiders will be battling. tonight the giants will take try to take a lead over the phillies in the championship series after surprising them in game one last night. here is mike shumann with the highlights. >> good morning, you can forget about the tim lincecum, halladay match-up, it was giants taking character as they take game one. lincecum, his hand did not seem to affect him. he is catches worth swinging. top three, halladay hasn't given up a hit until cody ross goes deep. they take 1-0 lead. carlos ties it up with one swing of the bat. opposite field, game tied at 1. anything he can do, ross can do better -- see ya!

giants back on top 2-1. g-men out 2-1. pat drives one to left. now it's 4-1. bottom of the sixth, they battle back, worth gets the best of lincecum. 4-3 ballgame but brian wilson would get it. they take 1-0 lead with a 4-3 victory. >> its long series. it's a start. that is all it is right now. it's good to get a win the first game. >> the past i've tried everything, tried to wait them out. try to be aggressive. trying to look for a pitch and luckily i got it. a lot of guys who didn't start the year here who are a big part of this team. you know, like i said, everybody is going out there to win makes a big difference.

>> game two, alc, against the yankees. here david murphy goes deep. he had a of an r.b.i. double and they even the series with one apiece. >> cal has never beaten usc as the bears were embarrassed. matt barkley, and david coming up with a big time catch. 22 yards on the score. barkley, this is for 6. it's 28-0. riley had on a first half to forget. that would lead to this, barkley to ronald johnson, making it 42-0. he tied a record with five

touchdown passes. >> to spartan stadium, against boise state. he goes over the middle and 17 yards, 14-0. and then to young, 43 yards later. 41-0 at the half. they win it 48-0. >> and upset saturday in college football, three top ten teams went down including ohio state. john clay ran for 104 yards. leading the badgers to a 31-18 upset victory. >> after their tour of sweden the sharks return to san jose and earlier in the day, they signed joe thornton to a three-year contract extension, the deal is worth $21 million.

he was hoping with a win over the thrashers. back to 2-0 lead but atlanta rallies. dustin beats him and puts the thrashers up 3-2 and they would go on to win it 4-2, the final. >> niners and raiders go at it at the stick and we'll have more highlights at 5:00. >> up next. >> in sacramento, they want answers to prevent late state budgets whether proposition 25 will solve anything. >> also ahead, an american businessman jailed in iran for more than two years is released "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting.

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welcome back. an american businessman is a free man this morning after being released from the same iranian prison where two u.c. berkeley graduates are being held. those two will be held for trial, but at least one californian is fortunate to be free again. carrying a small bag and showing a relieved smile, 71-year-old tagavi walked out of the prison after 30 months behind bars. >> i feel very happy. >> his wife and two of them alternating tears with laughter. as he called his son at home in los angeles, the emotions finally overcame him. held at the same prison as

american hikers two american hikers he was arrested and accused of giving $200 to an alleged anti-regime terrorist group. blamed for bombing at a mosque that killed 12 people. he iranian authorities that he was thought he was giving a gift to someone in need in tehran. >> two and a half years taken away from you? >> inside iran is the most notorious prison, 33 inmates in a cell with just 16 beds and facing repeated broken promises to get his freedom. >> everything, something happened. >> every day you were disappointed. >> to pass the time he read

books from the library and looked forward to wednesdays when a television series was shown. >> did you know one day would come. >> did you give up hope? >> i never gave up hope. >> we will return to the u.s. later in the week and get back to work as quickly as possible. >> for the american hikers, their freedom is moving further away. iranian officials confirmed they will likely face trial, extending their detention here in iran by at least months. in the bay area, dozens of police officers are here this weekend competing in the largest tactical exercise in the nation. 25 northern california police agencies along with the f.b.i. and three international teams are involved.

the combination training exercise goes on continuously for 48 hours. this exercise in oakland yesterday simulate an amtrak train takeover. >> they had our team go on and simulate terrorist takeover of a train. they got on board the train, use our tactics, got into a gunfight got the people off the train. >> other scenarios include a simulate chemical attack, a school takeover and a dirty bomb attack. exercises continue through tomorrow morning. >> lawmakers in sacramento earned a dubious distinction this year, they broke the record for the latest state budget ever. some believe to end the gridlock the is to lower the number of votes to pass a spending plan.

taking a look at proposition 25. >> you can always count on california's budget to be late every year but this year, lawmakers broke the record, finally approving a spending a plan 100 days into the fiscal year. democrats blame one thing, the number of votes needed to pass a budget. >> two-thirds requirement. >> california is one of three states that requires approval from 67% of the legislature to pass the budget. proposition 25 lower the votes needed to a simple majority. because democrats are the majority party they could pass a budget on their own without a single republican vote. >> the beauty of this is strict just for the budget. >> it would take a two-thirds vote for a tax increase. >> but a simple majority budget eliminates taxpayer protection and gives democrats a blank check. >> you would see a lot of

revenue projections that is based in fantasy land. >> most budgets that get enacted typically -- a lower vote threshold would take away republican power and demand unrelated things like relaxing environmental regulation. >> if you vote yes on 25 you are empowering the same cast of characters that have driven california to the brink of bankruptcy. >> always caught in the middle is ordinary californians that can't get their funding as long as there is a stalemate. people like college students, or road crews whose projects are brought to a standstill and medical staffers. >> it becomes a struggle through weekend and week out, cough up thousands of dollars to keep this place open. >> proposition 25 penalizes

lawmakers by dropping their pay per diem for every day it's late another proposition and another issue, 14 years ago california became the first state to make medical marijuana legal. 14 other states have since followed that lead. now california could become the first to legalize poll for recreational use. vic lee looks into proposition 19. >> buying a joint could soon be as easy as buying a drink. the governor signed a law that makes possession of less an ounce of pot as a minor infraction. but it's still illegal to sell marijuana unless for medical use. that could change. >> proposition 19

de-criminalizes and regulates and taxes marijuana. >> joseph mcnamara was police chief for 15 years now he is a fellow at stanford hoover institution. >> let's be ons the drug war against marijuana has failed. anybody that wants it can get it yet we keep doing more and more of what has not worked. >> he is supporting proposition 19. he would allow anyone over 19 to have of an ounce of marijuana and you could grow a limited amount at your home. smoking pot would be banned public. commercial production and sale of marijuana would be allowed bucks for that, each city and county would create their own regulations and impose taxes. >> it's a golden opportunity for california voters this election day to strike a blow against the drug cartels and drug gangs and greatly reduce violence and

crime that flows from the prohibition of the drug. >> they are taxing medical marijuana and they have plans for large scale industrial growing. selling it for recreational use could mean a lot more tax money. the state legislative analysts estimate it could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year. supporters say legalizing pot would also save money by freeing police and prosecutors to tackle other crimes. but opponents paint a very different picture. pete dunbar is police chief of pleasant hill. >> consumption will go up, more people will be under the influence of marijuana and they will also be driving a car. >> they disagree on finances. no campaign says proposition 19 could cost the state because it violates federal law. that means washington could try to withhold money from state

programs. >> going against federal law is not something you want to do when you have money tied to education and drug free workplace, that money could be gone. >> the obama administration says it will do if proposition 19 passes but some cities and counties may decide not to allow marijuana sales. so chief dunbar believes there will be a black market for pot. >> there will be all kinds of different regulations and it will be very quvg in the state. >> to counter that, san francisco state senator is introducing a bill that would create uniform rules for any city or county that allows pot sales. supporters believe marijuana smoking may actually go down if proposition 19 passes. they point to the netherlands where marijuana is legal but consumption is lower than in the united states. opponents don't buy it and say proposition 19 sends the wrong

message. >> under prop 19, giving or selling marijuana to anyone under 21 would sill be a crime, so would driving under the influence of marijuana. you can find all about prop 19 and all the issues on the november ballot on our next gen page at www.abc7.com. we have everything from the statewide propositions, to city council candidates. find it all under the politics link. we've got a bit of breaking news in downtown san francisco. firefighters have been battling an apartment fire on 500 block of 11 worth street. we're told that the fire. first alarm came in about 8:30 this morning, second alarm was

called 20 minutes later. they had to evacuate a building. they are still out there checking for hot spots. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. right now, what is available is lisa argen talking about precipitation. >> and live doppler 7 hd, looking pretty well and numerous showers holding towards the north bay. what about the north bay and south bay? >> and what is shaking at u.c. berkeley, earthquake researchers berkeley, earthquake researchers learn the hard way what

meg whitman's hometown newspaper said it best: "meg whitman has demonstrated a loose relationship with the truth" "a poor understanding of government" "pat solutions for problems whose depth and complexity clearly elude her" "she utterly lacks the qualifications to be governor" jerry brown "offers california exactly what it needs" "good ideas, strong principles, a reputation for telling the truth" and the ability to "get things done in sacramento"

meg whitman's hometown newspaper and newspapers across the state have endorsed jerry brown for governor. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. today marks the 21st anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. if you were here you know it

struck 5:04 in the evening just before the game three between the giants and a's at candlestick park. it lasted on only 15 seconds but left 63 people dead and injured 3700, it caused billions of dollars. are you prepared for the next big one? on thursday there will be a statewide earthquake drill conducted at 10:21 in the morning, when schools and government agencies and nonprofit organizations will drop cover and hold on as part of the great california shakeout drill. also on thursday the bridge around the crystal springs dam will be closed. they are preparing to demolish the bridge that crosses the 121-year-old dam. nearby water pipelines will be improved to meet earthquake safety standards, the closure will mean a four-mile detour

over state highway 92 and crystal springs road to get to the other side of the reservoir. cyclists will be able to use the trail. >> it is uncomfortable fact for californians, most of the structures predate latest earthquake building codes. how can we best fix them? a researcher has an elaborate project underway to try to find out. >> of all the world's unusual past times here is one you don't know about, it involves staring at a concrete beam waiting for it to crack. >> instead of watching it here -- >> for a while, a ph.d., his dissertation is looking at older forms of strushl engineering and see how they were hold up.

this stimulate the corner of a building in san francisco which has about 3,000 structures. his work is already generated plenty of curiosity. >> in my opinion, this we can show this to public and say look do something so that your buildings is fixed before the earthquake comes. >> based on this pile of scrap, that called the bone yard week is have a plenty of work to do. they call it the bone yard for reasons, they are bones and reinforced concrete beams. just like the one inside they have been tested to fail. >> research at this point has created a gallery of frightening videos, every test takes hour to reach a breaking point. they are earthquakes in slow motion but a strange thing happened with this beam today. it was unreinforced at the joint so more pliable and against the stress of 700,000 pounds, it far exceeded the estimate surviving

almost five hours. >> but not that safe. >> in earthquake testing, there is always chaos. >> still a little sloppy out there. >> good morning. if you are watching from the north bay, it's been very wet especially around santa rosa. a live look from mount tam where southern marin hasn't seen much rain but on the way, more showers will be head in order into the bay area this morning and this afternoon. look at live doppler 7 hd and you can see how well lit up it all is, especially with the yellows up towards santa rosa, north of point reyes and the flow is to the northeast. heaviest activity will be north of petaluma, look at highway 101

and heading over to the east bay light showers, here we are west of san francisco. you'll notice the green indicating the lighter rain, this will be pushing up to downtown san francisco within the next hour. in the east bay, you haven't seen much but now some light sprinkles around dublin and south of livermore and 680 looking at light showers. finally down by gilroy and also santa cruz, morgan hill, wet weather and more of it is to come. most of the activity is off shore and there is an area of low pressure that is beginning to develop here. the flow will continue for the showers throughout the afternoon today. yeah, you're going to get wet if you are headed towards the 49ers game, we're looking at temperatures on the mild side, not just heavy rain but already picked up a couple hundredths in the north bay. temperatures, cloud cover and wet weather in the mid-50s with the sunday showers early

afternoon. that all ends by tomorrow morning and dry weather, monday, tuesday and wednesday. here is the cloud deck and notice the brighter white clouds indicative of the rain across the bay. that low, this will continue to push the moisture our way. you can see a pretty wide band of activity, although most of the activity off shore to the north, here is a look at computer animation, 11:00, notice from the north bay to the peninsula and south bay, half moon bay, pumpkin patch getting a little bit wet. by late day, most of the activity sinks to the south of us. gray skies if not the rain from time to time today and cool temperatures. then this high pressure ridge will bring us dry conditions throughout the middle part of the week. this one, headed to the south and east, looks stronger and wetter and by thursday and friday, see more showers and rain around here. 67 in santa clara. 66 in sunnyvale.

65 in millbrae with upper 50s at our coast. in the north bay, it's been wet for you but will you the will you clear out later this afternoon. 70 in santa rosa. this low to mid-60s for richmond today and over the hills more 60s for walnut creek and dublin with temperatures down by the monterey bay in the 60s and even the possibility of a thunderstorm here as the wet weather system heads to the south and east. yeah, a little more than we thought, you could is say. looks like half the week is good but the other half will be wet. last week, high fire danger, looks like the end of the fire season by the end of the week. >> is this a little unusual? >> unusual, -- >> thanks, lisa. >> coming up next 7 on your side looks why

[ male announcer ] how can you retire at age 55? just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life. and taxpayers are on the hook for one hundred billion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities. no wonder those unions are 100% behind jerry brown. he'll just spend, and spend, and spend.

>> will electric cars be the answer to ending the dependency on oil? the chevy volt is expected to be available in november and nissan will go on sale in december. but 7 on your side michael finney there is lot to consider before you buy. >> debra was so anxious to own an electric car he converted his car. he can go 20 miles on a charge and he plans his trips carefully. >> i use it for local travel, to the doctors office to the kid's schools and things like that.

>> the limited driving is a key consideration. the chevy volt can go 40 miles on an electric charge but it does have a small gas engine that can go another 300 miles on tank of gas. nissan leaf powered solely by an electric battery has hundred mile range before being recharged. >> headlights, wipers, the heat air-conditioning all use electricity. even playing a radio. >> so how far do they go, it's going to vary. >> recharge is another consideration. on a regular outlet. chevy volt takes ten hours. but the nissan leaf, you need about 16 hours. federal tax incentives will cut costs and then there is the cost of the vehicle itself. the chevy volt retails for $41,000. nissan leaf, $33,600 and there

is a tax credit available for both. >> the cars hold a lot of promise. two big pluses is the ability to reduce gas consumption but there is a lot to consider before you know they are right for you. >> these these are the if you are of many electric cars due out. ford, honda and toyota will all introduce new electric cars. i'm michael finney, 7 on your

in san jose, a museum tells the story of japanese-americans in silicon valley. it's been in construction two and a half years and was built in part by san jose native who spent time in an internment camp in world war ii. he says he wants to show the struggle that japanese-americans

have to deal with. >> it's how we survived and lived. >> the museum is the on one of it's kind in california one of just two of the state. >> one of the big festivals is underway. art and pumpkin festival. it goes until 5:00 this evening on main street. festival includes this year, 1600 weigh off winner, mega gourd and pumpkin pie eating contest and pumpkin carving demonstrations. expect a big traffic jam so bring your patience. and don't let the rain slow you. it won't be all day. >> you're right. it looks pretty well lit up from rohnert park and santa rosa.

and it moved from the southwest to the northeast, showers at the pumpkin festival. they should be light. temperatures held down and looks like a dry couple of days before another chance next week. all right. thanks, lisa. thank you for joining us. our next newscast starts at 5:00 tonight. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. have a great sunday everyone.