fraternity for drugging and raping a woman. today there are reports of another alleged incident. in this case, a member is accusing a fellow fraternity brother of sexually assaulting him. there may also be other victims. uc police say all of these cases are now in the hands of berkeley pd but want to give the campus community basic reminders. >> people have to give their affirmative consent in sexual instance so if somebody is incapacitated, they can't give consent. >> reporter: students we talked to say uc berkeley isn't doing enough to prevent sexual assault. they say to start, there needs to be more education on the issue. >> i think you come to berkeley which is a prestigious school, a lot of people in high school went out partying. that wasn't our scene. so this is culture shock. >> reporter: the national office says it's investigating its berkeley chapter but as of now, no facts have surfaced that support the allegations. lillian kim, abc 7 news.

an emotional anniversary today for a lot of people around the bay area. 25 years ago today, the loma prieta quake hit. santa cruz was devastated. abc 7 news cameraman clyde powell was the first to take us inside the crack that opened up in the nearby mountains at ground zero. abc 7 news reporter david louie joins us with more. >> reporter: very near where i'm standing 25 years ago, the loma prieta earthquake created a very large and dramatic chasm. it has been filled in and largely forgotten but there is still visible damage in downtown santa cruz. they gathered for a moment of silence to remember those who died. only a few feet away, a hole in the ground remains after 25 years where a bookstore once stood. it collapsed, killing two employees of a coffee shop from the falling bricks. one of them was 21-year-old shawn mccormick, seen in a family photo with his then 18 month old daughter amber. shawn's sister terry said the shock overwhelmed her and her

mother. >> my mom collapsed. she lost it. we had to take her to the hospital. just the hours and days following that was just surreal. >> reporter: the toddler who grew up without a father says today's gathering has eased the sadness of the loma prieta anniversary, as people remember the victims. >> it's a community coming together talking about it. it's nice. it makes me happy. which is good for today. >> reporter: the owner of the bookstore was overwhelmed, too, not just from the thousands of books that flew off the shelves but also by the help he received from customers and other santa cruz residents. >> we had 400 people line up, put on hard hats, spend two days emptying out the store and saving it. we were in a tent for three years. >> reporter: the old store is but a memory but at a new location, a children's rocking horse salvaged from the rubble at the damaged site serves as a symbol of rebirth of downtown santa cruz. >> this was the spot. >> reporter: abc 7 news

photographer clyde powell revisited the spot where 25 years ago, he shot this dramatic video of a huge crack near the quake's epicenter in the santa cruz mountains. it left little doubt of the power of a 6.9 magnitude quake. powell found a clever way to document the width and depth of the crack in the earth's crust. >> i got a five-pound camera i attached to a light stand with gaffer tape and just kind of walked it down into the crack as far as i could extend it, almost as long, about eight feet. >> reporter: the crack is no longer visible today, filled in and covered with gravel. no longer a reminder of a deadly event. >> it was kind of really the ground zero of the earthquake at the time because it was such a dramatic visual effect of what happened after that quake. >> reporter: in the santa cruz mountains, david louie, abc 7 news. in lieu of actually being the speaker, i will bring up --

>> right now, a service is taking place to mark the exact moment at 5:04 when the loma prieta earthquake hit. let's take a listen. >> thank you. good afternoon, everyone. i will be speaking again after to acknowledge a lot of people, but give me great pleasure, i was just asked recently to ring the bell and it's in commemoration for the lives lost in 1989, and so i will be doing that at 5:04 to signify the 25th commemoration of what happened here 25 years ago. >> would you like to step down and get ready for that? this is for the lives and the property lost and how indeed lucky we are to live here with these folks that we featured this afternoon to guide us. >> again, that was a live look in at the ceremony where they will be doing a moment of silence for the exact moment the earthquake hit. folks gathered in the east bay as well, where most of the deaths from the earthquake occurred. today, dozens remembered the 42 people killed when the cypress structure collapsed.

among them, david byrnes, who rushed to help the people buried in the rubble. >> on your belly, pitch black, you've got sights and sounds of vehicles crushed and then the aftershock would hit, and you would take a deep breath and collect yourself and go okay, i'm still alive. >> those who were here 25 years ago said the situation would have been much worse without the heroism of people like david byrnes and many others. >> let's go back to that ceremony marking the exact moment when the loma prieta earthquake hit. earthquake hit. it's a moment of silence. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> after looking at the service live where san francisco mayor ed lee and other dignitaries gathered right now for that. all told, the quake claimed 53 lives, four of them in san francisco, including a baby in an apartment that collapsed in the marina district.

so many of us remember that terrible time. it's impossible for me to forget as well. i was the first local reporter on the air right after that quake with very few resources because our power was out, our phones were down, we didn't have smart phones or social media. but we did have abc network's al michaels, covering the world series at candlestick with the blimp overhead. tonight we will take a look back at the loma prieta quake on this 25th anniversary. our abc 7 special is called 15 seconds, 25 years later, the loma prieta earthquake. it airs tonight at 6:30. i hope you can join us. a california highway patrol officer faces allegations of child pornography. 49-year-old eric lund is on administrative leave. vacaville police arrested him and booked him into jail. investigators tracked him down as part of an investigation into the downloading and sharing of child porn. they found an external hard drive in his vehicle with multiple downloaded child porn videos. he is a 26 year veteran of the chp which is conducting its own investigation into the charges.

we are learning more about the man accused of groping two girls in the east bay this week. christopher leroy german has been charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts against children under 14. he was arrested yesterday after police released this surveillance video from the target and walmart stores in san leandro where the incidents took place. abc 7 news has learned police are also investigating him for similar acts that took place in southern california. two people are expected to be okay after their car was broadsided by a hayward police officer. the accident happened just before 9:00 this morning on mission boulevard. hayward police say the officer was driving on mission with lights and siren when his patrol car slammed into an suv driven by an elderly man. the officer was responding to a bank robbery. the officer was not hurt. take a look at the traffic on the eastern span of the bay bridge. right now, from our emeryville camera, the morning commute turned into a crawl for motorists trying to get into san francisco. drivers had to slow down as they

crossed two steel plates. three westbound lanes of the bridge just before the fremont street exit. the gridlock stretched back to highway 24 near children's hospital in oakland. cal trans says it might take 60 working days to complete that remedial project. a life-long giants fan has a new souvenir after swapping a baseball for a bat. frank burke caught travis ishikawa's game-winning three run homer after it landed in the right field stands last night. the oakdale resident explained why he gladly swapped the ball for a bat autographed by travis. >> i follow the giants. they are like a workingman's team, a hard workingman's team and i'm a hard-working man. i was just the lucky guy that caught that bill. travis is the one that deserves all the credit for hitting that ball. i believe it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel brown with our media partner, the mercury news, shared this photo with us showing the two. it's hard to tell who was

happier when they met outside the giants clubhouse. >> a couple class acts. abc 7 news reporter vic lee joins us in japan town with more on the pride being felt. >> reporter: that's all folks are talking about here in japan town. travis ishikawa. his name in japanese means rock river. it was rocking last night. that river was overflowing with pride, especially among asian american fans. this was the home run that won the game for the giants and propelled them to the world series. >> absolutely chaos. 43,000 people standing up cheering as wildly as i was. >> it's so gratifying. i'm so happy i was able to do it for this city and this team. >> reporter: the homer was made by a player who almost quit when he had a long, rough slump in the minors. travis ishikawa. >> i think he just grinded and stayed with it. i think that's kind of the

japanese american experience. >> reporter: it was particularly special for asian americans of all ages. how did you feel last night when you watched? >> unbelievable. >> i must be like japanese. it just makes me feel really great. >> hearing his story after the game almost quitting baseball, how he's struggling a lot was really inspirational. >> reporter: travis was born in seattle. he's 31, a fourth generation japanese-american. he's had his ups and downs. he has played for five teams. last night's homer put him in the national spotlight in a sport where you rarely see a lot of asian americans. >> i was very surprised and then i kept telling my dad how surprised i was. >> reporter: two asian americans were prominent players in this playoff series. don't forget, colton wong. he was a big hitter for the cardinals. in his game-ending homer sunday night instilled new life into st. louis. the number of asian american role models in major league baseball has just grown.

>> now there's suzuki, colton wong, ishikawa. i just feel really proud and i feel really excited for them and happy for them. >> reporter: 12-year-old jocelyn wong summed it up well. >> it makes me proud, makes me inspired. makes me want to go out and -- it motivates me. >> reporter: vic lee, abc 7 news. >> so cute. fans are showing off their orange october spirit. >> that's right. check out chloe the dog watching the game in giants gear. >> how about this amazing 7-year-old? he's so thrilled, he started crying. he said i'm so happy. >> e-mail your fan photos at kgo-tv.com or tweet them to us. >> tears of joy. snapchat says it won't be creepy. coming up, the company's new plan hours away from going into effect.

plus, hundreds of techies on the loose in san francisco. the event that's part pub crawl, part open house. >> you see all the little different pieces going through layer by layer. also ahead, the bay area company spending big money to flex their lobbying muscles. in the middle of signing an executive order, president obama reveals a slightly awkward moment he experienced.

google is setting unofficial records for political donations. the company has shelled out just over $1.4 million for this campaign cycle, triple what it spent in the last midterm election of 2010. analysts say it's a sign that silicon valley's increased efforts to shape policy on issues from taxes to visas.

the spending doesn't fall along partisan lines. the donations have been split 50/50 between democrats and republicans. the deadline to register to vote is monday. the election is november 4th. we have information about ballot measures, candidates and polling places where you live on our website, abc7news.com. president obama signed an executive order today calling for newer and secure technology for government-issued debit and credit cards. the president says the u.s. has to do more to stop security breaches for credit and debit card users. this includes cards that transmit federal benefits such as social security. today, the president also shared a story about his own recent credit card troubles. >> i went to a restaurant up in new york and my credit card was rejected. turned out i guess i don't use it enough. they thought there was fraud going on. >> little embarrassing. the president says fortunately the first lady had her credit card.

if you have been in downtown san francisco today, you may have noticed a big crowd of techies wandering around, some of them in strange costumes. jonathan bloom explains it's become an annual tradition that's fun but all about business. >> reporter: led by a woman wearing google glass and a couple guys in orange astronaut suits, it looks kind of like a pub crawl. it's exactly like a pub crawl. there's free popcorn and there are glasses. the safety kind, not the drinking kind. >> i did catch word that two will have kegs waiting for us. >> reporter: he is the founder of sf new tech, the monthly mixer like speed dating for startups. this year for the second time, he's taking that show on the road for the new tech crawl with help from the mayor's office. he's asked local tech companies to open their doors for fellow techies to come in and see what they're made of. >> we have a lot of startup founders, a lot of engineers, a

lot of people looking for their next opportunity. and a lot of people that are just curious to get behind the doors of some of these companies they have heard so much about. >> going to be a very complicated design when it's finally done. >> reporter: from design labs to coworking spaces they see the creatures of tech in their natural habitat. >> this is one way to actually go to their place of work which shows a lot about a company. i think you learn a lot in meeting their employees at their place of business. >> they did their first prototypes. >> reporter: some of it's about learning. some about networking. >> five business cards in the last 30 minutes. >> reporter: for the companies presenting it can also be about recruiting. >> we are fairly new. >> reporter: there are big names involved like linkedin. >> some are names you recognize and some are names you don't recognize. >> square. >> reporter: for folks new to town, it's the best way to see why san francisco is the capital of innovation. >> one of a kind.

>> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. the photo sharing app snapchat will start running ads starting this weekend. it says the ads will appear in the recent updates section of the app and users can choose to view them or not. snapchat says it's no secret why they started running ads. in a statement it says the answer's probably unsurprising. we need to make money. a top secret space plane landed at vandenberg air force base after spending nearly two years circling the earth. the so-called x-37b orbital text vehicle is an unmanned plane that looks like a mini shuttle. it spent 674 days in low earth orbit but exactly what it was doing is a mystery. air force officials only say it was conducting on-orbit experiments. this is the program's third mission with a fourth launch planned for next year. >> very exciting. meteorologist drew tuma in

now for spenser. >> the sun is setting behind a veil of cloud cover and some of the clouds later this evening could give way to a few sprinkles. if you have plans, might want to grab the umbrella. go to live doppler 7 hd and showing you the picture. we will show you a little green on the screen but much of that rain is still over the pacific. i want to press into the north bay. i think this is the best area to see some wet weather. we are starting to see light showers around the coast. nothing yet is reaching the ground but i do think if you live in the north bay you will need the umbrella over the next couple hours or so but the showers are few and far between. take you outside, live look from the east bay hills camera will show you the clouds are there, they are slowly filling in from the west. overnight tonight, we will have overcast skies so the forecast features do call for a chance of showers and the best chance in the north bay. the weekend as a whole is looking dry and it is looking rather mild. we are tracking our next chance of some rain coming early next week on monday. so outside right now, as you

step out, 72 in san francisco. 72 in san ramon. 71, san jose. half moon bay, 64 degrees. satellite and radar, here's the story we are tracking. first of all, a cold front is moving in from the west but it's doing so and weakening so the clouds aren't seeing as many showers in them as we had a couple hours ago and the showers really having a hard time moving inland. so the forecast animation will start off tonight at 7:00, mainly clouds in the north bay, a few showers. watch as the showers tend to stay north of san francisco, north of the bay. they really don't make it any further south than santa rosa. it all fizzles apart early tomorrow morning. the clouds depart and we will see mainly sunny skies across the region for our saturday. we will take you to hawaii. we are tracking a different story with hurricane ana, right now strengthening winds to 80 miles per hour. it is a category 1 storm moving to the west-northwest and the main island of hawaii will see soaking showers, very gusty winds by saturday morning.

it will stay south and west of the main island chain but honolulu will get some wet weather late tomorrow night. so back in the bay area, overnight lows, 50s across the board under mainly cloudy skies. and highs tomorrow, a lot of 70s on the board as you see sunny skies prevailing in the south bay. 77, san jose. 76, cupertino, 73 san mateo. 75, pacifica. san francisco, 71 degrees. plenty of sunshine. early morning clouds, perhaps a sprinkle early in the north bay. plenty of afternoon sunshine with 75 in sonoma. 77 napa. east bay, 73 oakland. 74 union city. inland spots, same picture. 77, pittsburg. 75, san ramon. plenty of sunshine for saturday. if you are headed to half moon bay for the art and pumpkin festival, looking great. partly cloudy early on, then mild by 2:00 with a temperature of 67 degrees. the accuweather seven-day forecast, early morning showers tomorrow. another chance on monday. but the weekend is looking bright, looking dry and if you are headed to game three on friday, looking good to go right

now. plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures. >> drew, thank you. from teeshirts to truffles. stick around. , insurance because it was too expensive. as a professional dancer, i tend to beat up my body a lot, and having health insurance is a priority for me. it's a relief to be able to keep the same doctor. i was born with a back condition that required surgery. i'm paying a fraction of what i used to pay. even with my back issues, i'm able to afford health insurance. i'm in. i'm in. i'm in. for the first time ever. over one million people have enrolled in health insurance through covered california. soon, you can join them.

it is just about that time of year again if you're looking for a job this holiday season. the gap is hiring. the san francisco retailer says it's adding 63,000 jobs at stores nationwide. those include the gap, banana republic, old navy and other stores. tomorrow's hiring event will be held at the gap flagship store on market street in san francisco from noon until 3:00 p.m. the weekend is here finally. we are waiting for food. >> bring us food. >> we are going to feed and cloth you. do we start with food? here we go. this is from feed. feed is a restaurant near market street, howard, i believe it is, right off the financial

district. it's a restaurant and bar. they offer lunch, happy hour, dinner. it's a great place to watch a game. they have a ton of screens there. one of their specialties are their truffled fries, tossed with premium truffle oil and dashed with aged parmesan and chives. they smell absolutely as good as they look. >> hold on to those tightly for now. >> now check this thing out. it is breast cancer awareness month. so comp and save is a company that sells ink and toners and are giving away this shirt and also giving away quite a bit of money this month to breast cancer research. you can get this shirt right here. they come in large, they are donating at least $10,000 by the end of the month. that is their goal. they will offer a percentage off on purchases. that's worth $15 and you will get it for free. >> how would we do that, michael? >> great question. what you do is dial

1-800-546-7177 or at any time, log on to abc7news.com. >> we are fighting over these. >> i know. >> i don't want to give them back. >> amazing. >> thank you. still ahead, it seems as though everybody wants a little piece of history. >> come down early and get my gear. >> giants memoribilia is selling quickly. wait until you hear what else is wait until you hear what else is getting the giants brand.

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earthquake. it all starts in half an hour. mastercard is giving the thumbs up to a new biometric credit card, a new twist on the contact payment card. instead of a personal identification card and signature, this card has a fingerprint sensor and works only when a customer's thumb is on the sensor. the biometric data is stored on the card but customers have to register their thumbprint first. an 80 foot inflatable tree has been set up in paris at the place vendome, a christmas tree. nobody likes it. they said it humiliates the city. the city says it was designed to spark interest ahead of an international art show. i'm sure it did that. three friends hung out with this camel in egypt before posing for this hilarious selfie. despite having a reputation for biting and spitting, seems this camel was eager to show a friendly side. before we go, we want to

introduce you to some dogs nicknamed in honor of the giants. >> all of the dogs are looking for folks like you to give them a loving home. a loving home. meet ishikawa, his they are up for adoption at the monterey county spca. >> check out bochy. all the dogs were rescued from a parked car in april and need good homes. giants fans rushed to stores today to buy a little piece of the team's magical season. >> we are talking about the teeshirts the players wore in the locker room as they celebrated last night's win. so many fans showed up to buy one this morning that employees had to limit people in the giants dugout store. >> why did i have to? because i wanted to feel part of them. i wanted to have the win be my win as well. >> got to be the first ones wearing it on the street. we all looked the best for the giants. >> huge fans. >> they sell for $32 each but fans say they want them and will get world series shirts as soon

as they become available. "world news tonight with david muir" is next. welcome to "world news tonight." and the breaking news, the monster hurricane making landfall tonight. our team in the middle of hurricane force winds. more than 100 miles per hour. and the cruise ship nightmare. thousands not allowed to get off. with a passenger under isolation due to the ebola scare. and the first pictures tonight. one of the nurses. we take you inside the room. and the vice president's son in trouble, testing positive for cocaine. discharged from the u.s. navy. the traffic light outrage. have they changed the lights in your town? how a tenth of a second allows them to ticket you. and my interview with brad pitt, what he reveals about his new marriage and his new movie "fury."