bay a man is under arrest suspected of sexually assaulting a boy with downs syndrome in a bart bathroom. amy hollyfield is at the bart station. amy? >> good morning, the man accused of doing this is in jail and facing several charges. police say this happened inside the bathroom at the pittsburg bay point bart station on saturday night. a 15-year-old boy with downs syndrome was assaulted. police arrested 38-year-old on charges of lewd acts on a child, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. in a phone interview, police say the crime surprised them. i have been here 20 years and i cannot think of negro -- think of anything remotely like this. the boy's mother was outside the bathroom waiting and the suspect fold the boy in. the mom called police for help. they say the boy was taken to

the hospital to be checked out. >> the attorney for the woman at heart of a police sex exploitation case is applauding a bay area city for deciding to fire four officers over the weekend. civil rights attorney john burris is representing 19-year-old jasmine anderson surveillance video identified sex worker who had sex with officers in seven bay area agencies, some when she was underage. burris said the richmond police officers' dismissal will help restore integrity to the department. he is representing jasmine that is dramatic to be involved in this activity beyond her complete understanding. >> five officers at other agencies have been charged with crimes ranging from having sex with a minor to obstruction of justice. abuslin is sighing richmond for

$30 million. >> the oakland police department welcomes the newest class of recruits smaller than previous academies. they are taking time to change how they hire and train officers. in less than a year eight officers have been arrested for variety of crimes. the mayor has promised to investigate the hiring process. >> a pair of suspects is identified in a homicide in snow may with arrest warrants for robert lee randolph, and maria theresa lebron from philadelphia, either there or in new jersey. the two are suspected of killing two people during a marijuana robbery on october 15. investigators thing they took a large amount of cash and marijuana and planned to ship it east. did you feel the small earthquake that rattles part of the napa? it was centered five miles southwest of yountville. it hit after 11:00 at 2.7 with

no report of injuries. it slow dealing with the strong of the earthquake to hit in three decades. the government is vowing to rebuild the homes, churches and buildings destroyed. a 6.6 earthquake rocked the central region yesterday, 8,000 people are requesting government help for housing. no one was killed. that is because many did not return home after a deadly 6.2 earthquake in august and two powerful earthquakes last week. >> scary moments on a spirit flight taking off for dallas. you will can see the police on the plane on the tarmac in fort lauderdale. a passenger started screaming for a flight attendant before@ take off say the person sitting next to him was texting something about a bomb being on the bomb. the man moves phone was taken and officers took him away.

the remaining passengers were evacuated and had to go through security again. >> we have breaking in us from china where there is an explosion in a mine. >> now to jessica. jessica: a gas explosion. 33 miners are trapped in the mine. here is the information. it is in the part of china that is considered western china. this map of where the shine located the chinese officials are saying too miners have been rescued. right now the condition of the workers is "unknown." these are images from the local news, with plenty of people waiting for the miners to be rescued. we are not sure how the blast happened. they are set off by a flame or electrical spark. china is the largest producer of coal. there are thousands of mines located there but the industry among the most deadly. we are watching this closely.

jessica, thank you. your voice your vote, polls show that donald trump is one point behind hillary clinton with the tracking unchanged from the weekend. clinton is up 46 to 45% the same president shows clinton with 12-point lead a weekend ago. the big issue is the f.b.i. announcement of reviewing additional e-mails from her time as secretary of state. a third of voting are let likely to support her because of that. the f.b.i. has a search warrant to reveal e-mail tied to the server, former attorney general holder and nearly 100 other former federal prosecutors signed a letter blasting f.b.i. director comey who broke policy when he told congress of the e-mails. clinton is demanding the f.b.i. release more information. >> it is pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right

before an election. >> trump told supporters in colorado to vote in person rather than by mail saying that mail-in ballots may not be counted as part of the allegations that the election is rigged. >> we have a full tool kit of voting resources at abc7news.com/politics. chicken "your vote, your vote," with the measures on your local ballot. >> getting ready for more rain tonight. it poured on the peninsula yesterday. we were on storm watch in burlingame with the half rain flooding streets and the wet roads may have played a role in the car crash. our in oakland hills, we were on pinehurst road and you can see the small mudslide covering the street with thick mud.

>> we knew downed tree limbs could be a problem in downtown san rafael a large branch fell on a pickup. no one was hurt. the good news, this is the weaker of the storms. the unfortunate news is the timing. that is coming up soon. but, first, up to nine degrees keeler than yesterday morning. most of san francisco now is in the mid-to-upper 50s. we have west portal, the sun is shut and crissy field at 57. headed to downtown the ferry building and financial district is 57 to 630 degrees. and 50 in palo alto and santa clara, and creek creek is 52. tracy is 53 and richmond is warmer at 58 but across the way, american canyon is 49. low-to-mid 60s on the cool side again, and mid-to-upper 60s and a warming trend tomorrow, and mid-60s to nearly 70s tomorrow. i mentioned this is the weakest of the storms, look at

intensity, barely any, on the lowest level, but, notice the timing especially this forecast on the peninsula, it is during the heart of trick-or-treating. alexis has the commute. >> not too scary yet. we have a couple of issues for early morning crashes. one was westbound 80 off ramp, and it took out the traffic signals on the off ramp. we have san francisco police department on the scene helping with traffic. they should have a crew at 6:00 a.m. for repair. light here at the bay bridge toll plaza with no metering lights on and no major delays. san francisco is playing a unique role in hillary clinton's presidential campaign and how supporters here are reaching out to voters. >> the big boost with san francisco's bid t

my mom marnie and then she died life. of lung cancer. so i have a personal interest in helping prevent smoking. i'm tom steyer, the co-chair of the yes on 56 campaign. every year, nearly 17,000 california kids start smoking. a third of them will die from their addiction. tobacco taxes reduce youth smoking. please. vote yes on prop 56. if we can save even a few lives, it's worth it. the storm-impact scale with a level "1" today for light rain. keep the umbrella handy. track the storm on the news app. >> the investigation continues into the american airlines plane that caught fire after a chicago airport the 20 people were hurt.

no one was seriously hurt. it was scary on friday afternoon. a senior federal investigators said engine failure caused the fire on the runway at o'hare but it is not clear what caused the engine to fall. part of the engine were blown out as it took off. you can sign up for precheck at oakland international airport and leave your shoes and jacket and belt on during security. make an appointment online or just walk in. precheck is $5, good for five years and mineta san jose international airport has enrollment centers, and oakland international will have a temporary check in center. >> a week until the election and san francisco is one of a few cities involved in a new type of campaign to reach potential voters. we explain what hillary clinton's team is doing to get voters to the polls. >> in san francisco at the office of the clinton campaign

it is get-out-the-vote messages delivered in seconds but the insults can come back just as quickly. some people say, stop text me, some will stay, i am voting for trump and unprintable thinks about hillary clinton and benghazi. >> san francisco is one of four cities using the texting program, brand new. volunteers are given phone cell numbers of swing state voters for quick one touch texting. >> the first time it has been used and it is fantastic. a new way to reach out to those who previously were not answering phone calls or e-mails. >> california is expected to be a lock for clinton but it does not dissuade people from vote. a record number of ballots are coming in at department of elections. more than 87,000 people have already cast their ballots. 17% of the registered voters. the numbers are why the volunteers are devoting time

reach out to voters in battleground states. >> i used to live in florida with family in arizona and it is a way of doing something without traveling. >> only a little more than a week to go. an 18-year-old washington state man is facing a federal any because he shared a link on twitter that caused people to call 9-1-1. the link spread on social media and the hack took over cell phones across the country. a dispatch center said they received 56 of the calls in an hour. the only way to stop the call was to power down your phone. this is considered a data service interference and the suspect said it was a prank. >> an illegal pot processing operation that used an abandoned airport is out of operation. photos from the sheriff show the facility and deputies of arrested 35 people many in the country illegally.

they were paid $100 a day to process the pot. deputies hauled away 2.5 tons of marijuana. >> the vallejo city council will tackle an array of medical marijuana dispensaries with a dozen granted limited immunity. according to the report they will discuss amending the code, regulations and permitting process and have a reading an on ordinance to deliver marijuana. >> the plan to build a museum on treasure island by george lucas will get a boost. a supervisor will introduce a measure to smooth the way for the proposal. the museum would hold his personal art collection including rockwell items and "star wars" memorabelia. admission would be free and lucas would fund the project. there is history here. he originally wanted to bring th museum to san francisco two years ago but the presidio trust

rejected the bid. treasure island is now competing with los angeles for the museum. >> fresh off the overtime winner the raiders will celebrate halloween with special fans at the ucfs children's hospital in oakland. the police officers are in costume and talk with patients and families and sign autographs and take pictures part of the annual halloween carnival. >> winter is creeping into the sierra and this is a nice scene with video taken yesterday afternoon with plenty of the white stuff coming down. look at a photo from the resort, pested to twitter. >> will we be wet during trick-or-treating? >> yes. not soaking rain and not everyone but yes, likely you will get a sprinkle or light shower this evening. that is how it is.

sutro tower is showing it is quiet. it is hazy. there is humidity in the area. this is fog possible. along the coast and to the north bay. our final storm is today and the halloween highlights and afternoon to evening and slight chance that the showers will linger overnight. our next storm shows it is over the weekend off our northwest coast. nice looking low pressure center. can you see the darker clouds and the whiter tops with more moisture coming our way. i have the storm at a "1" on the storm-impact scale from "1" light to "5" severe with scattered showers and half an inch of rain from the south bay to north bay and breezy in the evening, at 10 to 20 miles per hour. at 7:00 in the morning, to noon you can see increasing clouds from three to five is when the scattered clouds move into the north bay and they heavy at 6:00 moving into the bay, 7:00 they are still in the bay and still in the north bay 8:00 we are hanging in the bay and by 9:00 we are moving into the south

bay. by 11:00 they are out of here. my seven-day forecast shows 60s and 70s and sunshine on the way starting on wednesday. >> good morning, mike a good start on the commute, a look outside, the richmond-san rafael on the richmond side you can see a few puddles. we have decent driving conditions when you compare it to the last three days. we were soggy. we will take it today. our slowest spot westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 35 minutes and in the yellow, southbound 680 is okay, from dublin to mission boulevard 15 minutes and between 101 and cupertino is 16 minutes. i have a crash in south san jose next. >> an upstate from abc7 morning. >> developing story from florida a six-year old girl has life threatening injuries after being badly burned by a halloween pumpkin which had flammable liquid inside and parents, listen up, ahead of

trick-or-treating, this is video we just got in our live desk from the jack onville, florida area, with no word on how she was burned but airlifted to a hospital and is in very bad shape this morning. i will keep an eye on developments. >> if you have put it off this is another reason to go to the dentist, new research shows it could help keep your lungs healthy. we will explain. halloween is high-tech, with a tool to help you find which of your neighborhoods are giving away treats. >> and the best halloween ever for one boy but, first, techbytes. replacing solar panels with roofing times, the tesla c.e.o. who heads the solar city company showed east new shingles, a variety of trials and reroofed

four houses on a tv set. >> facebook has temporary emojis including a laughing wimp, and irate pumpkin replacing "angry," and also a frowning frankenstein. if you used the wowy now there is a ghost to replace it. >> and now, on google, try to draw as many governments as possibility. >> it looke

>> happening today, bay area native rubins is coming back from space after 115 days at the international space station, working on projects that made history. the sanford graduate was the first person to sequence can in space and that will be important for deep space travel. she talked of the incredible johnny when she got back to earth. >> the entire vehicle is going from 17,000 miles per hour down they impact on landing so it is as dynamic as you can expect. it is amazing we can take three human beings and send them from outer space to kazakhstan that quickly. >> she set up a dock adapter

that will be used to transport crews to the space station. >> welcome home! >> bart is going solar and working with san mateo based solar city to install, operates and maintain solar panels and future antioch station. bart is paying for the $7.5 million project through the energy operating budget, with construction complete by next spring in lafayette and by next fall in antic. >> tying to figure where to score the most candy tonight? we could have your answer, the private social networking site for mades released a feature caughted treat map showing which houses give out streets on halloween. can you add your house or let people know you are not giving away candy, log on to the site andance questions and plug in. candy corn icons pop up for homes passing out the treats. hopefully they are not passing out candy corn.

it is terrible! >> i like 'em. >> what? >> in small amounts. >> would you take that over a kit-kat. >> well...no. >> small craft advisory means it will be breezy and the bayshore line from 5:00 in the evening to 8:00 in the evening. sfo is partly cloudy and 56. my timeline for today, 3:00 to 8:00 in the north bay, 5:00 to 11:00 for the bay and 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. in the south bay so this is how it will pan out, middle 60s at 5:00, and lower 60s at 7:00, and 9:00, upper 50s. alexis? >> i am laughing because i love the graphics. the ghost is creepy. now at look at emeryville it is starting to fill in on westbound 30, with in problems. the only blocking issue this morning is in south san jose. this is southbound highway 87 at the capitol expressway off ramp,

sports car is facing sideways and the two left lanes they will have it cleared any minute and it looks like we have a delay approaching that. i don't think it will turn into a headache. we will look at the drive times ahead. do you like going to the dentist? early results from a study find getting teeth cleans is more than a neysmith and it could lower your risk of pneumonia. regular den trillion -- dental checkups cannery dues lung infections. those who never visited the dentist were 86% more likely to get bacterial pneumonia than those who do not have checkups. vietnam reported their first case of a birth defect likely linked to the zika virus, a four-month-old girl was born

with a small head. health officials say it is not only pregnant women to be concerned about zika virus but it could affect all adults. a study suggests it could target some brain cells this affect learning and memory and depression and alzheimer's disease. >> this could be the greatest halloween ever for a gainesville, florida boy. look at this, in the army fatigues he went to a costume party dressed as his real life hero, his father. a soldier. stationed in iraq. the party was a blast and skids republican around and grab candy but it was the boy who scored the biggest treat of all. >> daddy! >> a hey buddy. >> i can watch these all day. his dad flew home to surprise his son for halloween set up by his mother, they plan to go

trick or treat tonight as a family and he will be dressing as nemo. >> you are a boss if you have multiple halloween costumes. >> a man is forced off a san francisco cable car with his dog and it is facing controversy. >> we have pictures of this house fire that is oning in santa clara. you can see firefighters on the roof with smoke

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