>> a trial date for the u.c. berkeley hikers being held in iran. >> rain falling in the north bay but it's mild and breezy across the rest of the bay area. wind advisory, more heavy rain on the way next. >> thank you, lisa and thank you for joining us. good morning, everyone. i'm carolyn tyler. the san francisco giants are returning home this afternoon victorious! they are headed to the world series for the first time in eight years after beating the philadelphia phillies 3-2 last night to win the national league pennant. champagne showers were flowing after the game in the giants' locker room. they trailed 2-1 in the third inning when buster posey chopped one to third base and beat the throw to first. aubrey huff scored tying the game at two. it stayed that way until the 8th

inning when juan aribay gave the giants the lead with a clutch home run. then in the 9th inning with two runners aboard on base with the phillies, brian wilson strikes out ryan howard looking to end the game. >> not just one guy that carries this club. it takes the whole team every night. that's how we've been doing it. found a way to do it. a big series, sanchez struggled tonight. the bullpen saved us. whole bullpen. that's the way it's been all year for us. >> the giants come back to town this afternoon. they play the texas rangers in the world series on wednesday, game 1, 4:30 at at&t park. giants fans celebrated the win loudly but peacefully after the game. (cheering) >> yeah, there were hundreds of fans gathered outside at&t park

to cheer, honk horns and just celebrate. there were a few noise complaints from neighbors but police say there were no problems, just a lot of traffic. hundreds of fans immediately converged on the giants' door to buy up souvenirs and t-shirts. >> celebrate world series all over again! >> kind of a crazy crowd, isn't it? >> beautiful! that's what it's all about. go giants! >> love the glasses, guy. on union street, the bar none was packed with giants fans who just went crazy when the game ended and the giants were in the world series. season ticket holders have priority to get into the world series. if you are a fan trying to score a few tickets for game 1, it's gonna cost you a small fortune. stubhub, the official secondary market for major league baseball

tickets has them on sale for $460 to $2,550. we have a graphic there for you. let's tell you about e-bay. you're gonna pay between $850 to $4,000. and on craigslist they range, there you go from $450 to $4,150. so very pricey tickets. well, what about the weather for game one which is on wednesday? lisa' going to tell us all about that in just a second. but we do know that last night's celebrations were going on in the pouring rain. it's the season's first significant rainfall. 24 homes and businesses lost power when a fallen tree pulls down some utility lines in ross. (chain saw) >> and this is firefighters slicing a tree into small pieces after it toppled on to chop hill road in guyserville.

and traffic moves briskly through the rain on highway 101 near lucky drive. that is often an area that floods when it rains. so as promised here's meteorologist lisa argen with the forecast. >> good morning, carolyn. we could still see some urban and small stream flooding today when the heavier rain hits the central part of the bay by about the noon hour. you can see already beginning to bear down in the north bay. live doppler 7 hd shows it is raining up north heelsberg, elsewhere light rain. win advisory in effect. with the rain sliding to the south and east, the winds gusting along the coast with higher elevations with 25 to 35 mph. as we put this in motion, you notice most of the bay area looking at a break right now but this all begins to sag to the south and east and we're looking at an additional 1 to 2 inches in the north bay. perhaps a quarter of an inch to a half inch around the south bay and the east bay.

we're already picked up upwards of 3 inches in the mountains in the north bay. so detail the rest of the bay area forecast today and a look at more rain coming our way by the end of the week. carolyn. >> lisa argen, thank you. we would like to see and share how the rain is affecting you. just send us your video to ureport powered by youtube.com. you can also e-mail video or photos. it should be back to normal today at the port of oakland. yesterday dock workers shut it down to show their support for oscar grant. johannes mehserle, the former bart police officer who killed grant is scheduled to be sentenced in less than two weeks. and union members who work at the port say it's important for them to take action. more now from abc 7's lisa amin

gulezian. (cheering) >> sayinger voices and messages fill the space in front of city hall. it's a rally for oscar grant just 13 days before convicted bart police officer johannes mehserle will be sentenced for grant's death. >> i think a special connection to oscar grant and other victims. >> standing alongside the grant family, members of several unions, including ilwu, the international long shore and warehouse union. they're the ones responsible for loading and off-loading cargo ships and bay area ports. instead of going to work, they are here. >> it's a huge deal. it is a huge deal for us to shut down the port of oakland. >> only one ship came into oakland's port and the port spokesperson says business really wasn't disrupted. regardless, those here hope this rally will have an impact. at least on judge roberts perry. he'll decide mehserle's fate on november 5th. >> anxiety.

there's concern. i mean, you know, if we were betting people based on the history, you know, johannes mehserle is going to go home on probation. that's what this rally is about. no one wants to see that. grab a ticket. wave it in the air! >> grant's family and friends want mehserle to serve a minimum of 14 years. >> grant's family will read this letter in the courtroom before sentencing. >> oscar deserves justice. he shouldn't have been shot. he shouldn't have died january 1st, 2009. his life and his experiences were robbed from him. >> the pleas may reach a los angeles courtroom which is exactly what mehserle's attorney doesn't want to happen. >> the judge should grant him probation, release him immediately, and let him reunite with his family. and that will be a mightily unpopular decision, too, if that's what the judge does. >> there was a huge police presence. officers were all around the plaza and many more were

stationed on adjacent streets. so there were no issues and no arrests. in oakland, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> the two u.c. berkeley grads being held in iran have a trial day. iran's official news agency says the two will appear before the revolutionary court on november 6. fattal and bauer were arrested near the iran iraq border. she was released in september, a classified u.s. report leaked on friday suggests that iranians crossed the border into iraq to arrest the three americans. coming up next why peninsula hospital plans to shed its skilled nursing and dialysis units. and transit first. san francisco considers proposals to get

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. marin county's pension system is underfunded by some $2 billion. that's according to a study by a stanford public policy professor. today's independent journal reports stanford professor joe nation assumed a much lower rate of return on the fund's investments in marin county. it assumes a 4% risk free annual return while marin is counting on earning 7.75%. stanford study estimates the chance of marin county meeting its pension obligations is just 16%. peninsula health services plans to sell off its skilled nursing and dialysis unit to save money. today san francisco's examiner says the private health company plans to sell its reno

dialysissters in san mateo and burlingame. they serve 210 patients. a spokesperson says the changes are due to the coming federal healthcare reform which medicare reimbursements to hospitals expected to drop sharply. san francisco supervisors are set to vote this week on the latest proposals for the city's transit first policy. transit first is designed to discourage people from driving cars in the city. and encourage alternate forms of transportation. the board will vote on increased car share use doubling the number of people riding bicycles in the city and reducing the number of vehicles used by city agencies. board of supervisors president david chew is introducing this resolution and it sets a goal of reducing car trips in the city 20% by the year 2020. lisa argen here now with a preview of the accu-weather forecast. >> we have 67 mild degrees at the airport but delays of an hour 31 minutes.

we have an wind advisory. winds gusting at 23 mph and it's going to get rainier all across the bay area throughout the morning hours. i'll detail that forecast and have a look at the rest of the week which includes more rain next. >> next mortar chtorture for fa. but it's over for now. the giants national league champs. highlights next.

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and it has grown in popularity ever since. the idea is to stop the traffic and let people use the streets for all sorts of family activities. this year nine events have taken place throughout the city and that is up from six last year. unfortunately i guess it's going to be a steady rain? >> once it starts, it's gonna push through and be out of here by late today. but, yeah, the rain will increase throughout the day and become heavy across the bay area by mid-afternoon. right now we just have a light rain in the north bay but a live look outside and it's gray. you can't tell much. the sun coming up at 7:27. our winds are kicking up and they'll get stronger at sunrise through the afternoon. a wind advisory in effect and we'll be looking at maybe a little sierra snow way up there about 7500 feet. right now looking at totals that are pretty impressive. sonoma 2.77. oakland over a third of an inch.

san rafael 1.28. livermore and san jose about a quarter of an inch. so the rainfall amounts varying widely across the bay area. but this is a sure bet with the rain holding together a stronger pacific storm system will send waves of precipitation across the bay today. up through ukiah, cloverdale, santa rosa and starting to shift throughout chico. but we are still on the south end of this thing here. we'll be looking for the winds to increase as well along the coast south of the golden gate bridge. so here's the plan for today. you notice about 5:00 we've got light rain around the bay. and then as the morning progresses we're at 7:00, 8:00, heavier rain through santa rosa, san rafael and does continue to sweep on southward by about 9:00, 10:00, the heavy rain spreading through concord, livermore, the santa cruz

mountains looking at another 1 to 2 inches of rain. morgan hill looking at pretty good rain. throughout the afternoon, more yellow across the bay. here we are about 5:00. you'll notice the heaviest rain trying to push south of half moon bay. right now it's mild with the southeast wind. 62 fremont, 62 mountainview. and those winds gusting to 22 mph around hayward. 31 mph at the airport and gusts up to 25 mph in napa. so that will be the trend throughout the afternoon so things kind of blowing around if you don't have them secured. light rain, breeze and mild this morning. the rain picking up throughout the later morning hours with a slight chance of showers tomorrow. here's what's to come. the area of low pressure and the associated cold front continues to sag to the south and east bringing the rain and the winds this afternoon. and some winds may be gusting up to 45 mph above a thousand feet. it's heavy rain right now. the canyon and gustier winds at

60 mph. two-day rainfall totals, 2 to 4 inches in the north bay. an additional inch perhaps the peninsula, a half inch in the south bay. highs today in the upper 50s to the low to mid-60s from fremont to san jose and down by the monterey bay. you too will see the heavier rain by later afternoon. 64 morgan hill. the accu-weather 7-day forecast, a second system and that pushes on through just a few leftover showers tomorrow, the bulk of monday should be nice. we'll see some sunshine tuesday and wednesday about the same. and that includes the giants game holding off the rain until thursday and friday. >> okay. so at least for game one. >> at least. >> and don't they stay, isn't there another one? >> i'm sure -- that will be in the rain. what are you telling me, chuck? tell us. the following day? oh, okay. there you go. all right. giants fans that we are. we don't know the schedule.

all right! well, coming up at 7:00 is "good morning america." dan harris is joining us live now from new york to tell us what's up. good morning! >> good morning, carolyn. coming up just nine days ago until the big midterm elections. an interesting story. gubernatorial race where a woman who has a husband and six children is raising the issue that raising a family distinguishes her from her single and childless female opponent. the question is: is that fair. the single documents released. i'm sure you're covering this story. the damage control america is doing this morning. we've got reports from europe and the middle east how bad this fallout could be. plus there be racy pictures of that surfaced from a costume party that happened years ago. these pictures that you're looking at now are now stirring up a controversy for one woman running for congress. she's going to be here live to tell us why she thinks this entire uproar is in fact a sexist double standard. and the actor patrick dempsey,

dr. dreamy, with us live to talk about why he's been diving so deeply into the fight against cancer inspired by his mom. all coming up on "good morning america." >> wow! you've got a full plate there. >> we do! >> we will tune in. thank you, dan. nice to see you. >> likewise. we are so excited here in san francisco because in sports for just the fourth time in 52 years, the giants have won the national league pennant. game one of the world series will be at at&t park wednesday against the texas rangers. last night the giants won another torture-filled thriller against the phillies at citizens bank park. here is shu with your highlights. >> good morning. it was torture once again. but the giants found a way to beat the phillies and you can pop the cork because they are going to the world series. an electric atmosphere in philadelphia last night for game six. phillies fans in the first inning rips one to right and to the wall.

blasted up the score. jonathan sanchez lasts just two innings but the giants would answer in the third off oswald. aubrey huff up the middle. beyond the plate. it's still 2-1. next batter buster posey. one to third. off the mark. aubrey huff scores, game tied at 2 and will stay tied until the 8th. juan driving one deep to right. see ya! leaves the building. in the clutch gives the giants the 3-2 lead. two on. the final 3-2. winning the series four games to two. >> not really. some trouble early on but been like that all year long. he's one of the biggest reasons we're here. our bullpen tonight, man, they stepped it up big-time. >> you know, we fought. we scratched and clawed and i don't know how we did it but we

did it obviously. you know, it was two of our starters coming in like that and just a lot of talk what these guys wanted to do. >> game one, giants and the rangers wednesday at at&t park. college football. stanford hosting the washington state cougars. the 12th ranked cardinals looking at keeping their winning ways going. driving third down. shakes off the pressure. finds a wide open ron wayland, makes it 10-0. after the cougars cut it to three with stefan tailor. finding room and finding tatar. much of the same in the third. watch this tremendous leap and grab. 17 yards stanford beats them 38-28. but coach wasn't that happy. >> lots of our fans didn't even bother coming to the game today. what they expected isn't -- they don't always know. this was a good football team we played. some things we're gonna have to

address. get better at. really comes out just some guys just not doing what they were supposed to be doing. at times it looked atrocious. >> cal hosted the game in berkeley. wildcat. hesitates. a little shuffle. scores from 8 yards out. 10-3 cal. good day for the bears. threads the needle. allen four-yard touchdown. 16-3 cal. marvin jones behind the defense. 52-yard connection. rallied through for two scores. 26-3 cal at the half. special teams firing on all cylinders. blocks the spot. scores. cal goes on to a 50-17 victory improving 4-3. definitely sent a message. >> not a bit negative. always gone by outsiders. and the only ones who believed were the ones in that locker room. >> cal alumni, cal people questioning their team's heart.

that's the biggest criticism you can have. >> all right. pat hill and fresno state taking on san jose state. bulldogs are the razzle dazzle. double reverse pass. evans who walked in. 4-3 yard touchdown. opens up the state lead. too much for sparty. 33-18 your final. and the sharks staying limber in ed monton. puts in his own rebound. melts the ice and edmonton beat the oilers 6-1. giants and texas rangers game one in the world series. national league champions at at&t park, 4:30 both teams looking for their first world series title. i'll be back tonight with more from the giants. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> the t-shirt there. coming up next at 6:30. another big downturn in bay area real estate. you'll see why potential home buyers are just too afraid to put in a bid. also the councilman caught

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♪ welcome back, everyone. despite historically low mortgage rates, home sales fell again in the bay area last month. they're down more than 19% compared with september of last year. the second worst september in 19 years. abc 7's laura anthony looks into why people are simply afraid to buy new homes. >> according to dataquick, it's the second slowest september in nearly 20 years in the bay area. 27% below average. >> people are a little apprehensive what's happening with the economy. >> louie is a realtor in the sunnyvale area. she does see a fair number of

buyers still on the fence even though interest rates remain quite low. >> people are uncertain. job security and, you know, just with what's happening in the economy, the elections. but people are still buying. >> there is a certain schizophrenia in the market. this sunnyvale property sold above asking price with multiple offers while other languish. she believes the low overall sales numbers are partly due to a backlog of pending short sales. the short sales are a sale of a home for less than the amount owed on the loan. >> the listings include 48% short sales. we have homes that are rolling around in short sales that just won't close. >> we're trying. >> san ramon's tom baker wants to buy, has put in offers on homes that are in short sales. >> we put an offer on the short sale, go through the agreement with the banks, get the agreement, and at the last minute the people say, ah, it's not really for sale. we wanna file bankruptcy so we

can live here another nine months. >> while sales are off, prices have gone up some in the bay area. in september 2009, the median sale price of a home in the bay area was $365,000. last month $395,000. an increase of 8%. that's still well off the median price at the height of the market in july 2007. of $665,000. the current price, $395,000, is 40% lower. in san ramon, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> first lady michelle obama is due to visit the bay area tomorrow to help raise money for democratic candidates. mrs. obama is a very big draw at fund-raising dinners. house speaker nancy pelosi's office confirms the first lady will be at the fairmont hotel in san francisco tomorrow night. it will be her second bay area visit since her husband took office. she was also here in june of

2009. this morning president obama is back at the white house just nine days until his midterm elections. yesterday he closed out four gruelling days of campaigning and fund-raising after stops here in the bay area and elsewhere in california, oregon, washington and nevada. at the same time sarah palin is encouraging republicans to keep the momentum going. abc reports. >> president obama wrapped up his longest campaign swing so far this season. five states in four days at a rally in minneapolis. he urged democrats to get out and vote for mark dayton locked in a close race for governor. >> mark dayton has spent his life fighting for minnesota. and now i need all of you to fight for mark dayton so we can keep this moving forward. >> while the president is not on the ballot november 2nd, his agenda could be seriously crippled by republicans gaining control of the house and senate. >> you need you fired up!

because in just ten days, you have a chance not just to set the direction of this state, but also help to determine the direction of this country. >> voter discontent with the economy, unemployment and home foreclosures have pushed the pendulum towards the republicans. but in a gop victory fund-raising rally in orlando, former vice president candidate sarah palin cautioned voters. >> the momentum is with us. the momentum is with us. but now is not the time to let up. now is the time where we dig deep. now in these last ten days is where we work extremely hard. >> riding the tea party express across the country telling voters they have to change the course for the nation in this midterm election. >> we have the greatest country in the world! and you all deserve much better than what you're getting out of washington. will you be there for america? >> abc news. >> back here at home, a san jose city councilman is facing an investigation by prosecutors

after off-duty police and firefighters claim he illegally removed campaign signs. the officers and firefighters are campaigning against a ballot measure that the councilman supports. the no on measure v campaign posted this youtube.com video. it shows councilman oliveira handing over several no on v signs just released from the back of his car. he supports the yes on v campaign. if passed, measure v would limit the raises police and firefighters can gain through contract arbitration. he claims he removed the signs from public property and san jose bans putting campaign signs on public land. measure v opponents insists he illegally took them from private party. >> a debate upon sponsored by

the san jose mercury news and leadership group. you can watch it this morning at 11:00 here on abc 7. lisa argen here now. weather turning into a big story. >> yes. raining pretty good in the north bay in sonoma county, northern marin county. outside our studios looks pretty good with balmy conditions, a wind advisory. a false sense of security. more rain on the way and winds all throughout your sunday afternoon. your forecast is next. >> a sojourn into the past. a bay area history teacher who's

faster ships and more whales. it is a dangerous combination where feeding grounds and shipping lanes converge. abc 7's allen wong reports on a new effort to reduce a growing number of whale strikes. >> the crew of this ship didn't

realize a whale was impaled on the bow until it cruised into port last september. earlier this month an endangering blue whale and its fetus washed ashore in san mateo county. so far this year sixth whales have been struck by ships. three were endangered species. >> the hemorrhages and the breaking of the vertebrae in the whale all consistent with ship strike injuries. >> the coast guard says it's seeing a change in shipping patterns. >> they're headed out to the 24 mile line as fast as possible. >> and the ships are traveling down shipping lanes that run right through three national marine sanctuaries. >> no one would ever choose to put a national marine sanctuary on top of a busy airport, sfo. but that's essentially what we have. >> at a meeting to address the problem, the pacific environment, an oceanic conservation group, suggested a speed limit of 10 knots or about

15 mph to give the whales enough time to get out of the way. most ships travel up to 25 knots as they approach the san francisco bay. >> representatives from the shipping industry declined to speak with us on camera but they say being restricted to 10 knots in the shipping lane would definitely affect their tight delivery schedule. >> they all have a very complicated logistics chain. so it's planned very carefully and disruptions are problematic. >> this is part of the coast guard's port access route study which has a goal of using public input to improve the safety of both ships and whales. in oakland, allen wong, abc 7 news. >> well, some airport delays and things like that with the weather that we're having. >> yeah. already beginning to slide down the range from sonoma county into marin county and the wind has been with us. a little break early this morning. but from sfo we've got delays already stacking up an hour and 31 minutes. 67 degrees with winds gusting to

31 mph. rainfall totals, they've been impressive. golden gate bridge right now not much going on but within the next hour things will be getting wet in southern marin and san francisco. 2.77 inches in sonoma. oakland over a third of an inch. san rafael 1.28. livermore.15. .8 in san jose and just about a quarter inch of rain. within the last hour the rain has begun to sag south from northern california and now we're looking at some pretty good rain around saint helena, yachtsville, santa rosa and windsor. so highway 101 and further south you notice the green beginning to show up as you head down towards wood acre and pretty soon in mill valley and southern marin and the golden gate and across 80 into the east bay. so it's wet in the sacramento valley. they're expecting anywhere from 2 inches of rain in the lower elevations to more than that in

the higher elevations where we have a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra nevada. about 7300 feet. the winds and rain increasing throughout the morning hours and the afternoon hours. here's a look at our computer animation and notice the yellow, the darker green. yep, it's all on the way heading south. and by about 8:00, 9:00 this morning you'll see sonoma county getting into the heavier rain. in san francisco, the east bay, concord and livermore, 10:00, 11:00. by the lunch hour we've got heavy rain in the santa cruz mountains. the winds, too, along the coast, half moon bay, san francisco gusting up to some 45 mph. it's not until about 7:00 tonight that the cold front will sweep on through and take the rain with it. 62 mountain view, 67 half moon bay and the winds this morning gusting to 20 mph. santa rosa 18. 18 mph oakland. look at the airport, 31 mph. 22 mph at hayward. light rain and breezy the

southern part of the bay, the east bay heavier rain beginning to sag south from the north bay and then just a slight chance of showers tomorrow. here's what's to come today. the cold front, it's a strong one bringing gusty winds as well till about 5:00 today. and that's for the higher elevations and the coast. rainfall estimates 1 to 2 inches in the north bay, a half inch to an inchel central bay. about three-quarters of an inch to maybe 2 inches in the santa cruz mountains. the storm is warm but maybe a few areas of snow, winds gusting to 60 mph in the sierra nevada. 64 palo alto today so a little more mild than yesterday. not like you're getting a chance to enjoy the weather even though the temperatures will continue to come up in the next couple of days with a few peeks of sun. we'll call it partly cloudy tomorrow after an early shower. upper 60s to 70 on wednesday for the giants game and we'll be looking at perhaps more rain thursday, friday and saturday. perhaps a colder system as well.

so we are in the thick of it. >> yeah. and halloween. >> and halloween, uh-huh. too far out. >> to figure out. all right. thank you, lisa. ten years ago we introduced you had to an educator teaching lessons about the civil rights movement, lessons not learned in the classroom, lessons still relevant even with barack obama in the white house. this morning we salute jeff steinberg and his unique program. a bay area history teacher jeff steinberg is celebrating the tenth anniversary of what he calls sojourn to the past. he'll have dozens follow him along the civil rights trail. >> i don't call this a black studies program. this is our history as americans. >> this is a lesson learned outside the classroom. in his one of a kind program, high school students board buses and head to the epicenter of the

struggle for social justice and equality. they take a ten-day trip to the south. tracing the places and meeting some of the people who propelled the civil rights movement. we went along ten years ago. >> it's been overwhelming being here in birmingham. >> in the past decade, 6,000 bay area students have taken the journey and for some touching the living history of the civil rights movement has been life-changing. we met gomez on the inaugural trip. >> this is going to fade away when i leave? or is it gonna stick with me? he was one of the kids from three bay area high schools who followed the path of pioneers. like elizabeth, one of the so-called little rock nine. she was their age when she braved an angry mob to integrate central high school in 1957. they actually met her and the woman screaming in this famous photo. that taught them about forgiveness, something that's not in the text books.

they toured the memphis hotel where dr. king was murdered. they sat in the birmingham church where a bombing killed four little girls. they shared the pain of one. >> we came by change. >> this is lolal gomez today. he is 26 years old and works with low income residents in san francisco's mission neighborhood. >> it was a moment in my life in helping me know what i wanted to do with my life. >> u.s. congressman john lewis was a non-violent protestor beaten during the 1960s. this summer he introduced a resolution which passed unanimously honoring soldiers for their powerful impact on young lives. >> it was our responsibility to help young leaders. >> evers is a soldier and board member. her husband was an icon in the

movement assassinated by a klansman on the doorstep of his mississippi home. >> said daddy, get up, daddy, get up. >> she has traveled with the students back in time. >> it's important to share it's the human element. the one right here in front of you. it is not something that happened a hundred years ago. >> it's not just the well-known names. the kids who make the journey immediate ordinary people with extraordinary stories. >> helping me realize that even as a teenager, you can still do great things. >> decided to become a high school history teacher. he now takes his students on the civil rights journey. >> in this program, it goes on forever and forever and forever. >> but the program is struggling.

sojourn never turns anyone away that can afford the $162 cost. the program is losing donations. still the founder is pushing on. >> i have found my life's work in doing this. i keep going as long as there's a racial divide in this country, there's need to do this program. >> and so this morning we salute jeff steinberg for his dedication teaching children about the civil rights movement. if you'd like to donate to the program or if you'd like to nominate someone for us to salute, go to abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv." don't go away. "7 on your side" is next. >> the service check for your >> the service check for your heating and air conditioning.

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" meg whitman's hometown newspaper and newspapers across the state have endorsed jerry brown for governor.

quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. most of us take our cars in for a tuneup but it's less common to do a maintenance check on our heating systems at home. it turns out a simple tuneup now can save you a huge repair bill later. here's 7 on your side's michael finney with more. >> terry stone of compare heating and air conditioning is performing routine maintenance on a heating unit. >> make sure everything's within spec and working safely. >> terry hopes to catch minor problems now before they turn into big problems later. he checks the gas pressure. >> too much gas pressure can overheat the furnace. the heat exchanger. >> that's definitely something you want to avoid because a bad

heat exchanger can cost you $1500 to repair. cracks in the heat exchanger can also lead to carbon monoxide poison. he inspects the heat exchanger with a miniature camera to make sure there are no cracks. >> hers looks really good. >> he cleans the dust off to keep the unit running at maximum efficiency. >> that's an efficiency going down. >> for the same reason you want to also clean your filters. that's something you should do yourself every month. robert of bay area consumers checkbook suggests homeowners get a tuneup on their heating and air conditioning units every few years. >> many try to get you to buy an annual contract. checkbook is not real high on those things. many people don't need to have a maintenance visit every year. maybe have a visit only every two, three, or four years.

>> he also warns of companies that try to sell you expensive repairs. >> somebody comes and says you need this and it's going to cost you a couple thousand bucks, say slow down. i think i'm gonna do a little price shopping on this. >> the better business bureau says the number one complaint is overcharging. >> i would just be cautious. you know, if someone's coming out and immediately they want to start changing things or they want to start telling you there's high repair bills coming, there's probably -- you probably need that second opinion. >> bay area consumer checkbook has ratings of 68 local heating and air conditioning companies. compare ranks high for both price and service. >> looks nice and clean. >> i'm michael finney. "7 on your side." >> up next sounds of approval for a man difficult vetted

i know many of you see this election as an unhappy choice between a longtime politician with no plan for the future and a billionaire with no government experience. well, let me tell you my story. my husband and i came here as newlyweds. we raised our family here and the california dream came true for me in ways i could never have imagined. now i'm running for governor to restore the california dream for everyone. i'm not a career politician or a hollywood star. i'm from silicon valley, where i created thousands of jobs at ebay. as governor, i'll do something that's been missing from california politics for far too long.

i'll treat you like grownups, tell it to you straight, and offer a practical plan forward. these are scary times and i know that cleaning up sacramento won't be easy. our problems are tough, but so am i. if you want more of the same from sacramento, then vote for my opponent. but if you want to get california moving again, i'm ready. are you? the oakland east bay symphony orchestra launched a series of six concerts for young people last week with a tribute of salute to a man giving kids free music lessons for more than 50 years. he's been around nearly a century. here's arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez. sfoet ♪ >> stirring music from the oakland east bay symphony music.

>> showing them a wider world and showing them also the importance of gathering together to hear live music. ♪ >> along with the audience of students is doug, who's been teaching piano at his alma mater for more than 50 years. >> let me give back something when i went to school. (applause) >> a thank you to a modest man volunteering to advance children's music education. pretty remarkable for a guy who is 99 years old. he calls music an international language. >> can barely talk to each other and play beautiful music together. the music is something nice. >> it's happened to him with two students, a vietnamese girl and a chinese boy. >> they have never seen each other, never met each other.

i teach them separately. christmastime they play a duet. >> a crusade to enrich children's lives through music. what the symphony does at annual young people's concerts. >> what we're hoping is it will simply broaden their horizons. they don't have to be musicians but be exposed to different things that go on in the world. >> see you next year! >> don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> let's get a final check of the wet weather with lisa argen. >> the rain and wind will increase throughout the morning hours. already rainy in the north bay. live doppler 7 hd from hillsburg to santa rosa and yachtville and napa. looking at the lighter rain, the breezy winds. move it further south down highway 1. you'll notice rain at 101, sausalito not quite yet wet at the golden gate bridge or the

bay bridge. that will be coming within the next hour. here's the rain coming in from the north and there's plenty of it. we're talking another inch or two in the north bay, perhaps a half inch across the central bay, another inch in the santa cruz mountains. a dry afternoon tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday will be dry for the giants and thursday maybe some more rain. so at least for the giants to keep them smiling, right? >> you're right. that's gonna do it for us. thank you for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa ♪ [ female announcer ] there's only one you. that's why sutter health created thedoctorforyou.com, where you can find a doctor based on criteria important to you. and because it's sutter health, you can choose a doctor from some of the most respected medical groups and hospitals in northern california. find your doctor today at thedoctorforyou.com. sutter health. with you. for life.