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>> what i have seen so far is $4:35. now down to like 4:15 so that helps a lot. >> it's cheaper at this station at the von fair market in concord. triple a says average is $4:34, down 2 to cents from last week. in san francisco, the average is $4.45 down 20 cents from last week in san jose, down 33 cents from october 8th. >> if they can stay down it's a good thing. >> you're not sure whether they'll stay down? >> no. they won't. >> some wonder if it has anything to do with the presidential election.
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>> i think hates to do with what's happening in the world for market for crude and california working out problems. >> the price drop has been averaging 25 cents per gallon it could be soon 40 cents per gallon. when you fact glower a savings of about $4. more than enough to buy this bag of halloween candy. how sweet it is. >> moving on, sadly a man died while working on a crane today about 9:30 this morning. investigators say the man suffered a crushed chest and they say he was performing maintenance on the crane. cal osha working to figure out what happened. in san mateo county identity of a girl whose body washed
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ashore remains a history tonight. authorities releasing new information in hopes that someone can help identify herks it's a body of a caulk caution female, five inches tall about 108 pounds. she has brown or black hair and fully clothed wearing jeans, black boots and a red top with pink braces on her teeth. contra costa county district attorney is charging a southern california couple with murder in the death of a hercules woman this month. they were arrested near the air post last week driving a stolen car belonging to this woman. the 55-year-old found dead mere her home this, couple is not eligible for bail. they will be exindicted to california where they face
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charges.. >> one resident found three burglars trying to get into a home. they knocked down the garage door. the owner tried to block the vehicle but they rammed his car with their truck and pushed it out of the way them took off along 19th after and police caught up with hem. >> the vehicle lost control here on the street car tracks and crashed into the wall inside of the. >> treated and released are looking for a third suspect. hayward police spent much of the afternoon looking for evidence after arresting two robbery suspects caught near martin luther king middle school. officers search forward a possible weapon and other evidence. the school was locked down about 45 minutes just after 11:00 this morning. it's uncertain if the robbers
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did have a gun when stealing jewelry. >> it's been a year since the occupy oakland protests took over frank ogowa plaza. and today held a news conference to celebrate the rejuvenation. tomorrow will mark a year since the original encampment. there is an anniversary protest planned. police hope to see a peaceful demonstration. >> our goal is to have a peac peaceful event. >> city leaders say it's important as the center piece of the downtown revit laigs effort. >> election is less than two week as way and voter registration son the way to setting a new record.
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nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >> california could see hundreds of thousands maybe a million new voters this election. >> some numbers got about 680,000 people have been added to the roles so we're on track breaking the high of voter registration records in the state. >> the office credits the new online site with helping with the boost. half of the new registrations came through the web site. this appeals to the generation accustomed to using the web. campaigns see this as an opportunity to swing the outcomes one way or another. prop 30 temporarily raises
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taxes to avoid more cuts. public opinion polls motivated a number of stud dwronts register to vote. >> there are a lot of different things that have to do with us this year. so it's nice having a say. >> school is getting harder for us students to pay for tuition ask our classes now. >> new voters are tractive targets. >> if pulling a 50, 50, you bring out 500,000 voters it can make a difference. >> the question is how many of the registered will vote? >> as you probably know it's game day in san francisco. world series just about to get underway. fans spent the day waiting to get in. once they do it's not just bag checks but dog sniffers. even radiation dedoctors. homeland security is on the
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scene. this gives you a good idea of how much it will cost to you park. $75. that the lot one block from the ballpark instead of paying flat rate you can take public transportation. we're live, no cheap seats for the games. >> no you and i should go into parking lot business. we checked online and found 700ses today get inside. if you don't have a ticket like many people here, you can still be hanging around. sab san francisco is center stage. the sound of the bat connecting with the ball echoing during batting
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practice like a giant hair drier. the field had been covered by a tarp. giants borrowed 60 bags of something from the 58's. this has to look perfect. >> it's very important. it's all the day, all the time. >> she's waiting to get in. good news, seats are dri. but there are still puddles from rain. tread carefully. there is an influx of media from around the world. peter is a "sports illustrated" writer with major league baseball he says nobody else greater than giants in terms of popularity. their power and revenues so they're a big time player, everybody wants to come here. >> you go long sleeved shirt. >> fans buying memories.
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here is the latest in tee shirts and souvenirs at official stand in the ballpark. >> hopefully we're just getting it nchl we had a day to have shirts printed and have pins (ed. we have pins, shirts and hats. it's hard to get that done but they did it. >> david turner has been doing this since 1963. like fans he feels excitement here. >> i couldn't believe getting here everybody yelling out of the windows and screaming out of the cars and hopefully, we can do it again. >> giants fever. >> giants fever? that is it, man. >> and yeah. they can head to detroit with two wins under their belt. this is a very bus jeex of the area. one more thing about prices if i can't get back to it. seats are selling for $11,000. >> what? >> live at a -- .
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>> yes. 11,000. it's just a drop in the bucket. i expect to see you on camera tomorrow. abc 7 news. >> we'll just stick with you, thank you. talking about excitement in theater pitch, it's reached fever rich. -- pif. -- pitch. >> i had to go to the doctor. something curious happened to me. they gave me a diagnosis. giants fever. this is to wipe the message off, i've done that. >> the mayor says he's going to be at the game. nearly also revealed his bet with his counter part. the mayor of the winning team -- losing team has to perform community service for a day. san francisco getting into go, giants, spirit. take a look there. yeah? highlighted in orange. looks festive.
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doesn't it? >> pretty neat. >> pretty cool. >> stuvm it's not too early to book holiday travel but koit cost you. michael finney looks at increase in rates. >> bay area bookstores where crooks may have gotten access to your credit, and debit card, information. >> i'm sandhya patel. dry warmer patterns setting up. i'll have world series forecast coming up. >> and coupon clippers a new survey tells you it's risky business to use a discount on a first date. find out why. the news continues in just one minute. we'll
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stud yechblt a judge rule there'd sefdz for the case against james hooker to move forward. hooker gained attention this year when he left his wife and kids to move in with a former student. you may remember this story bu. this case involves a different student from 14 years ago. >> former tulare county prosecutor has within awarded $300,000 to settle a sex harassment suit gins his former boss. he says he was fired after complaining about problem was the assistant d.a.shawny jenkins. neither party admitted to wrong doing. >> barns and noble warning customers their credit card information might have been stolen. fbi has been called in to investigate the retail book seller says that criminals planted bugs in pin pads in 63 store as cross the country. six under the bay area. barns and noble says one pin
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pad was hacked at each of the stores. news of the breech did not seem to bother at least one shopper we spoke with today. >> i feel like there are many other ways cards get stolen. this is, cash, today. >> no word why it took a month to disclose this happened. >> low cost smart phones expected to start flooding the market. >> michael finney is here tochl plain why it could be bad for security. >> yes. balancing act. analysts say the number of low-cost smart phones will double every year until 2016. now, you may pay less, but experts say phones could be a big target for cyber criminals. hackers trying to do this by creating applicants so users may be down loading viruses.
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experts say they may lack security features. if you're flying home for thanksgiving it will cost you a bit more than last year. the survey by travelo city found air fares for thanksgiving day week will average $386 per round trip. that is 9% higher than last year. however, travelo city says you can safe if you're willing to travel on thanksgiving day then return the following tuesday. >> would you be turned off if your date used a coupon during your first night out together? a survey found 26% of the couples would have no problem if their date used a coupon to pay for the evening out. those are the folks who go out with people from 7 on your side, however, 12% said if someone pulled out a coupon on the first date there would be no second date.
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another 1% said they would end the date then and there. no matter what. respondents said be honest f you're the type to use a coupon don't try to hide it. if you're planning to dress up as big bird, you'll have to make your own. the company says it's sold out. sales took off after the debate when mitt romney made big bird a symbol of big government. romney says he loves big bird but would cut funding for pbs. google searches for the term big bird costume shot up after the remarks. so. >> i'm still thinking about the coupons.. >> what about second date? p good advice. >> yes. >> thank you. >> meat eaters taking in less
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protein. average person ate 93.3 pounds of meat last year. that is due in part to disease and drought. carnivores if developing countries eat 174 pounds of meat per year on average. over 100 pounds more than people in other skount tris.. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. will the weather hold? >> absolutely. i know. there are clouds out there right now it's 60 degrees at at and t park. game one underway a little breezy out there. i think it's looking good for game one and better for game two. you can see there is instability in the atmosphere, we're still tracking showers out there. you may see one pops up there.
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we do have light rainfalling now. it's not measuring around the north bay. they've measured about a trace in the past hour. lake port we're getting a few sprinkles there. light, like i said. it's almost done. moisture just here near the coast. that will swing through and i think staying away from the ballpark. looking good. we do have snow falling light across interstate 80. no advisories or warnings up now. only place for chains is state route 4 at this hour. temperatures into 50s and 60s, highs into low to upper 60s this afternoon. numbers have been slightly higher, highlights, colder tonight. patchy fog. dry and mild weather coming your way tomorrow. warmer days into weekend so
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get ready for some real nice fall weather coming your way. we have had two waves of moisture, first went through this morning and came down briefly. you possibly experienced it during morning commute. this is a wave of showers bringing moisture into the north bay right now. it's departing so these two get out of town. here is what is coming up starting tomorrow, high pressure begins to build in. sunny skies and warmer weather. wait until you can see temperatures. you're going to want to make plans. tonight at 7:00 we'll have clouds around, notice whachs heading into 11:00 hour, fog, low clouds forming. first thing tomorrow morning for that morning commute watch out for patches of dense fog and it's going to be on the cold side. 43 in livermore, a chillier night is ahead. santa cruz, 47 degrees, low 50s in san francisco.
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oakland 48 degrees. make sure you have a sweater or coat in the morning. it's going to be cold. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures coming up mid-60s along the coastline, plenty of sunshine. 68 in oakland. 70 in antioch and livermore, blue skies as well. 66 in monterey. 70 degrees for new santa cruz. accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. first, game two of the world series tomorrow night, 5:07, 62 degrees, giants taking on tigers again, mid-50s by 8:30, breezy with patches of fog. grab your sweat shirt or jacket. accu-weather forecast mid 60s to mid-70s for friday. warming up tomorrow inland. up near 80 degrees inland for the weekend. mid-60s coast, next chance of showers late tuesday night into wednesday for the by area. just looking like dry pattern until then.
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research funded by the state air resources board. the levels do not pose an immediate threat. >> level that's we found in these day care centers were not much above what you'd find in homes. you know? so it's a question of you know you sweep your house, sweep your day care center. >> it's a known human carcinogen. >> a federal audit is criticizing the department of education for poor oversight of charter schools california, arizona and florida receive $275 million in federal funds from 2008 to 2011 for charter schools. >> kurm... the halloween house that is not frightful. >> it's really... in style. stay with us.
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>> in at bc 7 newsroom coming up at 6:00 local police officer who blew the whistle on some comrade skpdz why he claims he was forced to retire for expoding fraud. also getting to the bottom of prop 32, is it about taking money out of politics? or just money from one influential group? the stories and more coming up at 6:00 now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. see you then. >> a virginia man putting a halloween spin on a dance from south korea taking the world by storm. ♪ [ music ] . >> he decorated his house with 8500 lights and programmed them to click on and off to the song gangman style. >> and virginia residents are driving t
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