it's rather quiet this morning. no need to worry about wet weather. fog hasn't formed yet. air is dry this morning. that is going to lead to a lot of sunshine during the afternoon hours. it will be calmer at the coast than yesterday. temperatures in the upper 60s. definitely brighter everywhere with upper 60s to mid-70s around the bay. inland temperatures. it will be sunny and warmer, 73 to about 76. here is sue. >> overnight road work to remind folks this is going to happen from westbound 4 from lone tree to summersville from midnight to 3:00 a.m. and down to one lane southbound across the golden gate bridge until 5:30. west ramp remains closed at this hour and that should be picked up by 6:00. >> eric: it's 4:31. two occupy protestors are facing

charges after a march through down only to mark the anniversary of violent clashes with police. sky 7 was overhead when a group marched for several hours. a 25-year-old stockton man was arrested along with another person. earlier at the plaza, speakers urged protestors not to vandalize during the march. some members argued with young demonstrators who appeared ready to do some damage. >> i'm only going to use this in case of an emergency. that is it. that is nothing else. >> you have no plan to break in any business windows? >> none, whatsoever. >> eric: some demonstrators said they might three to camp out. about 30 protestors reconvened late last night but the same number of police officers station there had to watch them through the night. as of this morning, the plaza is

empty. >> kristen: giants head to detroit for game three. the giants were ahead 2-0 after a surprise start by madison bumgarner who pitched seven scoreless innings. then in the ninth, romo shut the tigers down. giants beat detroit 2-0 and san francisco needs to win two more to capture the second world series title in three years. i'm same live at mccovey cove with family action. >> they are giving you a little bit of anything. if you like blowouts you got that. if you like a nail-biter they gave you that last night. the giants' fans seemed happy. they liked what they saw with their team now up 2-0 in this series. its position in this postseason series but not quite used to.

they are up and. fans are so excited. some of them stood in line and watched through a chain link fence in the out field for free. >> came and waited in line. yeah for a couple of hours. in we were, it was amazing. >> reporter: now the team is headed to detroit. they will leave this morning. giants are going to take their entire front office to detroit. they usually don't to do that but because of this world series they want everyone to share in the moment. they are worried about how cold it's supposed to be. the giants are set to play tomorrow with vogelsong pitching for the giants. >> kristen: how cold it is going to be. we'll have to ask mike nicco about that. the series shift to detroit.

vogelsong starts for n game three. game four is sunday. matt cain will take the hill then and game five will be monday in detroit if necessary. >> eric: alameda county sheriff's office says they will be more information following a house fire where a woman's body was found. that fire happened on san carlos avenue last thursday. authorities say the victim barbara la choley was brutally beaten and suspect set the fire to cover up the crime. they say he took valuable items from the home and fled in a volvo that was later found abandoned. >> kristen: we're getting our first look of a san francisco man of kidnapping a girl from a bathroom last month. he is charged with taking the girl from park side elementary school in san mateo and

molesting her. she managed to fight off her attacker and run back to the school. park site elementary increased security in the wake of the kidnapping. prosecutors accuse of photographing girls of a daly city girl last spring. he faces a life sentence in prison. >> police in vallejo are looking around who is stealing laughing gas from local dentists. first happened in october 18th when somebody broke into a lockbox and made off with a hundred pound drum of nitrous oxide. it's called laughing gas and used by dentists to calmer in vows patients but also a popular way to get high among teens and young adults. >> kristen: george mitchell is offering to withdraw from the san bruno settlement talks. san bruno council has cuesed them of a conflict of interest

because they represented an insurance company involved in the negotiations. they say the california puc picked of him el to mediate without consulting them. >> eric: hurricane sandy is going through the caribbean leaving more than 30 deaths in its wake. you see the ominous skies as sandy approaches. by the time the storm reaches the u.s. it could be much more powerful. katie marzullo is in the storm track. >> reporter: some are calling it franken storm. it's very scary storm ahead of halloween as a category 2 hurricane. it has killed 21 people across the caribbean and 11 people in cuba. you know the bahamas are next. then the east coast of the u.s. is in harm's way more ways than one. experts say sandy could join

with other systems and form a super storm. they could expect high winds, heavy rains and extreme tide and maybe snow beginning early sunday and things should peak with the arrival of sandy on tuesday. >> it does bring a lot of rain and builds it up. it could possibly be worse than isaac out there. >> reporter: isaac hit louisiana in august you will remember as a category one storm. it killed seven people. right now local governments and utilities are heading off long term power outages there. they predict at least one billion dollars in damage. >> kristen: and let's go to mike nicco to take a closer look at sandy's path. >> i think people are focusing

too much on the strength of what sandy is going to be the tropical storm. that won't be the big issue. perfect storm back in 1991 because tropical storm hooked up with antarctic cold front and the temperature contrast is with a created a super storm. that is what is going to happen with sandy. that is why don't just look at how strong it's going to be as a tropical storm. watch what happens when it joins the moisture air when it hits new england. a lot of rip currents along the eastern seaboard and thunderstorms are possible as it slides up the gulf stream over the next 36 hours. it takes a turn back and look how it hits right around southern jesse which will put it around new york and d.c. and could be a super storm. with heavy rain and a storm surge that could be pretty big

because it is coming in full moon and possibility of high tide. back here at home. 40s and 50s to start our day. we'll be in the 50s and 70s by 4:00. grab a jacket by the evening hours. we'll drop back into the 50s. warmest three days, tomorrow, sunday and monday. >> good morning everyone. good news if you are traveling the san mateo bridge, no problems here and just a reminder, no bridge closures this weekend. they got the road work done last weekend so it will be wide open all weekend long. bart reporting a delay of 15 minutes. daly city in pittsburg dublin direction due to train maintenance. we've got a nice drive out central valley altamont pass. speeds are at the limit. road work in the south bay mouth and southbound 280. ramp at 280 will have closure

due through the 31st of month month. >> eric: thieves targeting muni riders. warning going out. >> an earthquake rocks southern there are hundreds of ways people use lysol disinfectant spray. ben's mom uses it around the bathtub. it kills mold, and unlike clorox clean-up, it's approved to keep it from coming back for up to a week. share your lysol story, and see more, on facebook.

look at live doppler. how quiet it is this morning, picking up cooler, drier air when you step outside this morning. good news, there is no slick streets through the morning commute. warmer weather is on the way and update out chance on rain in the forecast. >> eric: new this morning, a moderate earthquake rattled parts of southern italy. the tremor shook a rural region about 60 miles east of naples. it sent residents in the streets

and led to the evacuation of a hospital. authorities report no injuries or major damage. some homes did suffer cracks. this is an area that is prone to moderate quakes. >> san francisco police officers will fan out across the city to warn muni riders about the growing problem of cellphone thefts. they will pass out leaflets warning riders about a recent string of strong armed robberies for passengers that use tablets. robberies also happen on buses. officers will tackle one problem catching fare evaders that ride without paying. >> the tour de france champion is calling members of the body to resign. three-time winner greg leman and honorary president should step down. in an open letter on his facebook page, he calls the two

corrupt and accuses them of protecting armstrong for doping allegations for years. earlier they stripped him of seven tour de france titles. >> next, president obama has sharp words for mitt romney. what he used to describe his republican opponent. >> and lighting up your fireplace on wrong nights could cost you a bundle. >> a gift ?xús1@ú?

welcome back. coming up on 4:47. time to get ready for a whole lot of sunshine. warmer weather, check out the 50s mainly along the coast. low to mid-70s for the rest of us. if you are traveling around the country, it's still pretty cool especially as you look into the plains. 38 in denver. st. louis will be 30 degrees

cooler. they had a high of 85 yesterday. up and down the eastern seaboard 60s and 70s. let's take a look what is going on. sandy is well offshore. not causing problems. we have snow around denver. i don't expect any delays here this morning. flight tracker at the bottom of abc7news.com. >> eric: it's 4:47. new this morning, apple is taking pre-orders for the ipad mini. they begin ordering the device at the stroke of midnight but they won't hit shelves until november 2. smaller tablet they are worried won't compete with the other android models. ipad sales dipped 18% caused by increasing competition in the tablet market. >> kristen: mitt romney returns to iowa to address voters in swing states. he is expected to focus on debt

and job growth on the same day a report comes out. president obama plans to stick around the white house after 40 hour campaign in battleground states. >> race for the white house is at a furious pace and one key swing state. ohio, with only 11 days left. whoever wins the buckeye state will certainly win the white house. challenger mitt romney leads nationally according to the latest tracking poll 50-47%. but president obama maintains a slim advantage in ohio. they the latest poll has him up by 5. the president used a targeted message. >> if rolled had been president when the auto industry was on verge of collapse, we might not have an auto industry today. >> reporter: romney is leading the polls on trust in the economy is fighting back. >> my priority is jobs, jobs,

jobs, we're going to get them here in ohio. >> both campaigns are trying to lock down supporters and get them the polls. yesterday the president stopped in chicago to cast his vote as the campaign winds down the race is taking a nasty turn. president obama in an interview joking about children in the election, kids have good instincts. they look at the other guy and that is b.s.er, i can tell. >> eric: it's 4:49. more politicians are using appearances on late night tv. even michelle obama is doing her part. >> up a and at em. >> this was a skit last night on jimmy kimmel's live. he enters the bedroom on election day and used an air horn to get him up and out to vote. the first lady spoke at a

fund-raiser at southern california home. you kind of listen. >> megaphone helps for people downstairs and next-door. >> we're going to shout it out from the mountaintop what the weather is going to be like. >> we talked about that yesterday. going to be some rain and colder air behind it. rain is going to fall in the morning and temperatures in the 40s during the game. possibly dropping into 30s. so even though it starts at 5:00. it's going to start what about 7:00 there. i think they are in the central time zone and by the time it ends 10:00 time frame. could have a little affect on the game. we're looking at embarcadero, beautiful with its orange lights this morning. let's take a look at live doppler 7-hd. got it rolling around on top of

mount st. helena. guess where it's going to hit first it will hit on halloween. check out all the 40s out there. warm spot is 56 in oakland and fremont. 54 in san francisco. 53 in mountain view. 58 in and the go yok. 52 in fairfield. everybody else in the 40s. down around the monterey, mid to upper 40s. monterey, 52 degrees. here is what is going to happen today. total sunshine, maybe one or two clouds out there but definitely a lot brighter than yesterday. which finally got brighter toward the end of the day. low to mid 70s down to the south bay. as we head up the peninsula, mid-70s in palo alto and redwood city. 68 in millbrae. along coast, not quite as brisk, mid 50s and quite as breezy. temperatures in upper 60s in downtown san francisco. mid-70s in the wine country.

71 in oakland. livermore, 76 today. that is pretty much par for the course. mid-70s for you. upper 50s to mid-70s with sunshine around the monterey bay. if you are traveling, few showers possible around eureka and mount shasta but increasing sunshine. mid-80s around palm springs and los angeles. tonight will be clear and temperatures in the 40s but more 50s tonight. this morning was the coolest morning. check out the temperatures over the weekend, 80 inland and mid-70s around the bay and you can see a chance rain lingering into wednesday. >> happy friday. take our first look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's light. no metering lights, no problems on the upper deck into san francisco. maintenance truck off to the right shoulder there that is not causing any problems. southbound golden gate bridge is looking good.

road work picking up northern portion of the span. you may be down to one lane at 5:30 heading south through the waldo tunnel. bart delay due to track maintenance, no other problems with mass transit this morning. we do have a debris 580 at first street into livermore as you head towards dublin pleasanton. justin hermann plaza, if you are leaving san francisco, be aware there could be some traffic jams >> kristen: california puc has launched an investigation in the nine month outage of nuclear power plant. they report it could result in utility rates being lowered or money refunded to customers. it will look at the costs incurred in the long running outage which resulted from defective recycled steam generators. they are paying more than a billion dollars in costs to the

plant. >> police are looking for a man that at least robbed half dozen banks. they released this photo. he is wanted for holdups in campbell, los gatos and most recently at sunnyvale bank of america. the robbery started in august. man is described as 5'9" with a stocky build and police say he does not appear to have been armed during the robberies. >> kristen: next week, winter season begins with tougher penalty. air quality management has higher fines for people that burn wood during spare-the-air alert. they will receive hundred dollar fine. second time offenders will receive a $500 ticket, up from $400 last year. it runs from november 1st to february of next year. >> san francisco likes to bill itself as a green city but many

are upset after receiving notices they are now responsible for taking care of the trees in front of their property. job of tree maintenance belongs to the department of public works, but after years of budget cuts, it just can't keep up with the recommended cycle for bruce o pruning trees and public right of way let alone those on sidewalk. they unsuccessfully searched for more funding. >> it makes no sense to require property owners to take care of street trees that they may not own, they may not want. they may not know how to take care of. >> city does a great job to keep the trees beautiful but it's their problem and not ours. >> eric: this is the second time the care of trees have been forced on the owners. back in the 90s to do that or have them cut down.

a study about stanford and the companies founded by the university's alumni. they have created an estimated 5.4 million jobs and generated annual revenues of three trillion dollars. california is home to 18,000 firms created by stanford alumni. if they formed and independent nation this it would be tenth largest economy in the world. >> eric: next on abc7 news, at 5:00, giants fans are celebrating. up 2-0 in the world series. we'll hear from them next. >> kristen: bud selig are urging a's fans to have patience. >> and milestone bart is celebrating in the construction of the long-awaited extension to san jose.

>>. i'm terry mcsweeney. a school dealing with a second tragedy with discovery of high school student's body. also the highway patrol agrees to lend some of the