details. >> reporter: most concerns have been switched over to other plants. east bay mudd told me people have been complaining about the taste of the water but now, they say the calls have slowed to a trickle. east bay mudd customers may have noticed a slight change of taste or smell in their water. this is the reason. >> this is where water gets treated. >> a shut down and upgrade of the facility, the orinda plant that dates back to the great depression, serving 800,000 of the 1.4 million customers. >> we're adding a vault that will allow us to split the plant flow in half and allow us to maintain without doing a full sht down. >> the project will include a new power substation that could

keep the plant hundreding in the case of a major outage, or earthquake. >> so if there is an earthquake, it would, the bifurcation valve would allow us to keep this plant in service. >> while work is being done, customers west of the hills in oakland and other cities will be getting their water from other plants. >> what we expect to do is to be able to turn on the tap, and water comes out. for us to be able to guarantee that, this is a necessity. >> customers should notice no changes in pressure. the renovations are expected to be completed by next april. san francisco mayor ed lee has the long awaited short list of candidates for police chief. commissioners whittled down a huge list of candidates to just three last night. abc7 news reporter vick slee

live with the story. vic? >> reporter: now that the mayor has a short list, he'll vet the finalists himself, probably interview each one, then, come up with a new chief. the wisdom is that he'll wait to make his choice. so, in the meantime, $64,000 question, who are they? some names mentioned by several sources are interim chief joanie chaplain, his deputy chief, denise schmidt, cedric alexander and a cnn contributor. a command staff member from the lapd, and ron davis, director of the u.s. justice department's c cops program. last night, after five months of a search, the police commission finally came up with a short list of candidates for police

chief. three names are secret. that concerns supervisor jane kim. >> i think it's important to be able to vet, and give feed back on a position so important to the health and safety of our city. >> all of this after chief greg suhr resigned in april. suhr came up through the ranks, former chief toby ribero wants the next chief to be an insider. >> an outsider does not know the players in the department and community. >> gary g wants more choices than just three names. >> i believe the mayor should have been given those 11 candidates, should be given those and be able to conduct one on one interviews. >> the chinese chamber of commerce wants an asian

candidate, but the only asian candidate did not make the short list. >> the criminal process in a beating death two years after it happened. two men appeared in court, accused in the death of a 67-year-old ty lamb, disabled and homeless. security cameras caught the unprovoked beating in november, 2014. the case went cold until investigators say dna led them to joseph stole in idaho and david peters of stockton. both are in jail on $5 million bail. former 49ers player bruce miller appeared in a court house today pleading no gt yielt to assault charges, facing seven felonies after an incident in september. prosecutors say he attacked a 70-year-old man and his son after going into the wrong hotel room. the 49ers released him the same day he was arrested. >> a snap chat video may hold clues as to who trashed a high school auditorium, destroying

props and equipment that was supposed to be used for a production of "trojan women". this is video showing the presumed vandal throwing a spear, police are trying to figure out who took it. the drama teacher says the destruction was wide spread, and is upsetting to a lot of her students. >> the sad part about the broken swords is that this is taken 50 hours to build those. it and was very obviously malicious. >> after word of the vandalism, people in the community stepped up to help replace the props and equipment. the show must go on, after all. the play opens friday night as scheduled. federal investigators have joined efforts to find the cause of monday's apartment building fire in oakland. abc7 news was there as a team from the atf began to survey this morning. the fire gutted the building on lester avenue near lake merit.

atf won't comment today, calling the fire suspicious, nor saying how long it's team might be at the scene. a battle over who is to blame for deaths of hundreds of steelhead trout along the san mateo county coastline. dead fishing turning up in the marsh and it's not the first time that this happened. chris nguyen is on the >> one of the most frustrate thing in my life. serious seriously. >> the dioffs date back to 1995, 2 years after the state began a massive restoration. this resident spent nearly 20 years trying to get the state to take action. >> not just steelhead, but

and snakes, it's sad. >> the most recent fish kill happened yesterday following a return of rain. fresh and salt water layers lead to greater demand for oxygen. >> it's upsetting because i appreciate wildlife. >> officials say they're in the process of collecting more data, their goal is to manage the system that favors not only steelhead but other species in the marsh. >> do we have to run out of fish? completely? before we do something about it? >> the state hopes to identify a short-term solution in 6 to 12 months. chris nguyen, abc7 news. meantime, the ninth circuit court upheld a plan for future development in lake tahoe that

allows some new buildings but restricts to areas that are already developed. environmental groups sued, claiming the plan seriously reduces protection for the lake, but today, ruling the plan can go forward. a spokesperson calls it disappointing. >> anyone with a case coming up in alameda county should be prepared for delays and long waits for lawyers, clients and people representing themselves. eric thomas is live at the court house. >> reporter: here in alameda county, they say is that what will probably happen. if you're filing papers, next month, expect delays. miguel wasn't happy with the sign on the door that said satellites will shut down

because of cuts. >> they need to be here for the community. the government needs to be here for certain -- for the community. >> it will be an unfortunate reduction in access to court services but it's what we feel we have to do. >> chad is chief executive of the alameda county superior court. dozens are being asked to take voluntary furloughs. >> we'll see longer lines because people want to get filings in, in person. >> the head of the county bar association says that will hurt people who represent themselves. >> those folks need to show the clerk their papers. the clerk tells them no. no. you're missing this page. give me another thing. they can go back and fix it. >> what is worse is the funding

formula from the state robs peter to pay paul. >> money ends up flowing to other courts. >> the county's rainy day fund will have to be used to keep operation kwozing and the court hopes to end the year with $16,000 in the bank. eric thomas, abc7 news. just ahead on abc7 news at 6:00, halloween treats being seen as an unwelcome trick in one neighborhood. and the special deal that could make it harder for you to find a good parking place at a popular local mall. i'm spencer christian. we'll take a look at the current warming trend and next chance of rain, coming up. >> forget multi task. why doing one thing at a time could lead to a more balanced and productive life. stay with us.

a peninsula parent is upset with what she found among halloween candy, candy bar was campaign stickers on them.

abc7 news is live in palo alto with this candy was given out. david? >> dan, we've seen political bumper stickers and lawn signs but have you ever seen this? a piece of candy with a political sticker attached to it? distributed here in this neighborhood? is it fair game? some

political. >> i wish. >> young kids in costumes, candy, campaigns shouldn't mix. parents and kids deserve a night off from politics. 5,000 kids roam waverly streets on halloween night. no one seems to know who might have slipped in the candy bars or how many were distributed. in palo alto, abc7 news. a small grocery store chain

will soon from a new owner, going to be sold safe way promises new low prices and more organic options. >> we want to show you something wild today. caltrans crews took away the first of 14 old bay bridge trusses. it's neat to watch. a 288-foot stretch is pulled away and lowered into the water, on to a barge using a special hydraulic jack. crews spent months taking the trusses apart. the bashlg will be pushed over to the port of oakland and truss will be taken apart and recycled. >> parking in san francisco is at a premium. with holiday shopping around the corner, demand will be high.

shoppers won't just be competing with other shoppers for spots. people think about the holidays the moment the ice skating rink opens to the public. parking garages downtown and other parts of the city may get more congested. 450 spaces on the street have been assigned to car share services. get around is one of them. they allow people to rent out cars when not in use. they have 150 spaces throughout the city. here is the argument they make for using their service. >> by not having to have that vehicle and see it as a depreciating asset you're using cars when you need them. but not when you don't. >> the city launched this pilot program about two years ago. >> we have seen it can work. we've seen it work across the country. it's something we're interested in in providing more options for people trying to get around san francisco. >> not everyone is on board with

the city assigning spaces to the companys. >> they want to get certain taxes, revenue. do things. >> when we take a look at the impact, this is what we found. the city owns 28 garages, the center stockton garage has space for up to 1650 cars, get around, car share, 30 spaces on the sixth floor. >> parking available to car share programs is small compared to the rest of the garage. >> the city doesn't know if it will expand but it's encouraging use of other means of transportation. in san francisco, abc7 news. and surge pricing parking is coming to downtown oakland. the idea is to create more turn over in the busiest parts of town, but at least one oakland business owner thinks it could

drive customers away, and that more spaces over all, not higher prices, may be the way to go. >> if you make parking so expensive, that it drives away customers, this small business person is the one that gets hurt most. >> he says a lot near his grand lake theater is now mostly empty during the day. that after $2 an hour parking began there. he says low workers can no longer afford >> a little spring in your step when you have weather like this. let me bounce here and give you a look at what is going on. let's take a look back on the month of october. this is the second wettest october on record.

rainfall of 12.6 inches, 25% of the average in the northern sierra. so rainy season is off to a good start there. ocean beach, readings 63 degrees in san francisco. oakland, 66. 63 mountain view. and gilroy, 69. 59 in half moon bay. post sunset sky, sky is aglow and mild out there. and mid-60s in fairfield and concord, another live view at santa cruz beach. it might be a great place to go. we continue this warming trend. overnight, chilly morning is ahead. another one, we'll have warmer days through friday, and a few clouds moving in saturday and there is a chance of showers saturday and early morning on sunday. this night, overnight, clear, and chilly in the north bay valleys where low temperatures

drop into low to mid-40s and mid 40s in other inland locations and low temperatures in the low 50s near the bay. tomorrow, nice, sunny and mild. highs rising into upper 60s, and low to mid-70s near the bay and inland. and high surf advisory is growing and could reach heights of 20 feet. there is a risk of sneaker waves so friday will be the warmest with high temperatures mid to upper 70s in some inland locations and clouds coming in saturday, temperatures dropping off a few degrees. here is our storm impact scale, ranking intensify from one, light, to five, severe. approaching system ranks one on

the impact scale, a storm of light intensity, bringing light showers, current projection shows most under a tenth of an inch. a few hundredths of an inch of rainfall likely. and perhaps up to about a tenth of an inch in santa rosa. here is our accu-weather forecast. so two mild to warm days coming our way tomorrow and friday. cooling on saturday and falling back to standard time saturday night into sunday. love hi, mild, dry day. no weather excuses for not getting out to vote. >> good. thanks spencer. >> san francisco man goes all in on the final table at the world series of poker. >> you'll see if that gamble paid off. stay with us. a man orders merchandise from a catalog a man orders merchandise

remember this guy? a man orders merchandise from a catalog he's the drug company big shot who raised the price of a lifesaving pill by five thousand percent. said he wished he'd raised it more. prop sixty-one targets drug company price-gouging to save lives. the drug price relief act will save californians nearly a billion dollars a year. join the california nurses association and aarp and vote yes on sixty-one. the drug giants won't like it. and he'll hate it.

san francisco man is more than $4 million richer after an early morning finish in the super bowl of poker tournaments. >> and he didn't even win. >> just call him a second place winner, how is that? meet gordon vaio. this is the man that beat him. a 39-year-old immigrant from vietnam. >> this epic battle is over.

>> their chips rising and falling in the end, at 3:20 this morning, this hand sealed the deal, earning him the 8 million grand prize. nguyen is a former nail salon owner. the previous win was just $9,000 and vaio is 27, an illinois native living in san francisco, who started playing poker at age 16, just got engaged to be married so $4.6 million should buy a nice home, honeymoon? nice ring? >> he's well set up. >> the clinton campaign brings out heavy hitters and you may be surprised to learn which is the most honest. >> the kkk endorses donald trump but what does the candidate think of that support? plus...

>> the car just exploded. >> they were in the right place at the right time. meet the i've never liked marijuana. but i'm voting yes on prop 64 to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and over. it has important safeguards for families, like strict product labeling and child-proof packaging of all marijuana products. and banning edibles that would appeal to a child. raising a teenager, that regulated system makes a lot more sense than what we have now. plus, 64 taxes marijuana to fund priorities like after-school programs.

personally, marijuana's not for me. but my mind's made up. i'm voting yes on 64. because shevery year. ow that it kills 40,000 californians... because she doesn't understand what cancer is. because she can't spell emphysema. because she is a butterfly, who fights fires. because she is my daughter, and the surgeon general says that raising tobacco taxes... is a proven way to make sure she never smokes. that's why i'm voting yes on 56.

we're six days from election day and the tracking poll has both candidates tied at 46%. clinton is scheduled to speak in arizona. trump held several rallies in florida. at one event he singled out a reporter for not reporting what he wanted. >> we have massive crowds. there is something happening. katie, you're not reporting it, katie. but there is something happening, katie. >> clinton's deep bench of sur investigates were on the trail today, including president obama. 16,000 people attended his event in chapel hill, north carolina. >> i hate to put pressure on you, but the fate of the republic rests on your

shoulders. the fate of the world is teetering. and you, north arolina are going to have to make sure you push it into the right direction. >> most agree donald trump has almost no path to victory that does not include north carolina. the official newspaper of the kkk embraced donald trump for president today. "the crusader" says, quote, america was founded as a white christian republic and it became great. now, we have a remarkable tool at abc7news.com/politics. click on your voice, your vote, and enter your address, you're going to get a resource showing

you candidates and measures on your local ballot. >> just a half hour ago, abc7 news learned a third suspect turned himself in to place. a warrant was out for t ty leblanc. prosecutors say he and two other men attacked a man in a richmond intersection. a nearly all white jury will hear the trial of a white police officer in the case of a shooting of a unarmed black man. the video shows walter scott as i ran away. the video reignited a national conversation about race and policing. the jury of six white men, and one black man will hear opening

statements beginning tomorrow. >> prosecutors in bill cosby's sexual assault trial are asking more accusers are allowed to testify. the committee back in court today, he's facing charges in his 2004 case. the judge listened to heated arguments to determine what evidence prosecutors can introduce. a ruling isn't expected next next month. cosby's lawyers want the case dropped saying he is now legally blind. the state health department has a plan designed to reduce new hiv infections in california. officials say the getting to 0 plan has four goals, to increase access to care, reduce disparities in under served communities and achieve a statewide repobs spons to the hiv epidemic. some strategies include increasing community collaboration and involvement. >> we know how one accident can

mess up a morning commute. that is why the state hires tow trucks to patrol and get cars off the road. and now being called heros. >> there are tow truck operator that's patrol. >> one morning before dawn... >> our dispatch to an accident with unknown injuries. >> the highway patrol says a woman lost control of her car. >> you can see the tracks. she left the roadway. >> the car tree. >> i went into rescue mode. >> he saw the driver, barely conscious. >> maybe she was out of it. and all i can remember her saying is help me. i told her who i was and i was

here to help. i reached in. but the seat belt was jammed. >> the rescue was a team effort. one crew pulled over to help. and darrell's co-worker. >> he called me saying i need your help. >> the crew sprayed down the fire, they joined efforts. >> the car jazz jammed. >> time was running out. >> the fire was coming. >> someone found a knife and cut the belt and pulled the driver out. >> 15 seconds. and the car went up. >> the fire shot up to the hottest branch and quickly consumed the car. >> this is a front grill. >> she's expected to survive, which is great. it could have been far worse. >> it was just a good day at work.

he won awards for saving lives before and darrell, too. it's part of the job description. >> in oakland, abc7 news. >> stay with us. michael fi

mail order cata hogs can save you money and time, but how do you know you're going to get what you pay for? >> i place an order and trust they're going to send it to you. catalogs can offer products in a regular store, but you don't walk away with purchase in hand. >> they look good to me. >> this retired schoolteacher found bargains in this dream products catalog. >> there was a storage container which i liked, and a nut cracker. >> along with a check for $79. weeks later, realizing he never

received anything. >> i called them and she says we don't have a record of your order. >> he sent the company a copy. >> i said put yourself my shoes. they never called and i notified 7 on your side. >> leo says it's about more than $75. >> many 85 year olds order through catalogs. >> a spokesperson says there were discrepancies. >> saying we apologize and appreciate you bringing his issue to our attention.

it sent orders free of charge. >> those issues are important. 7 on your side takes care of that and i think it's great. >> he says it is reviewing policies to prevent this type of event. event. leo tells us he loves what he got. cold shock treatments are hot here in the bay area, what is behind this growing phenomenon where people subject their bodies to temperatures as low as 180 degrees below 0? it's very hot for professional athletes.

he's the drug company big shot who raised the price of a lifesaving pill by five thousand percent. said he wished he'd raised it more. prop sixty-one targets drug company price-gouging to save lives. the drug price relief act will save californians nearly a billion dollars a year. join the california nurses association and aarp and vote yes on sixty-one. the drug giants won't like it. and he'll hate it.

between tweeting, talking and texting, many of us are used to do 2 and 3 things at once. >> now there is concern and we

think we're doing more. >> do you ever find yourself juggling multiple devices at once? you're not alone. >> trying to find a document. >> eating and scrolling through e-mails. >> driving a car, while changing a song and getting a call. >> don't call it multi tasking this brain researcher says what you are doing is task switching. >> there is limitations and only so much information to hold in mind at the same time. >> in this book he says the part of the brain that handles abstract thinking does heavy lifting but it's forced to switch back and forth. >> with these switches there is a loss of high resolution of the information. >> the result? everything from sloppier work to slower response times.

now, there is evidence it's habit forming. >> what can we do in a digita age? researchers say concentrate until it's done. >> that is not the time to switch back and forth. >> he says to set digital down time, where you don't talk on the phone, text, or read e-mails. let family, friends, and colleagues know you're unavailable. and clear your mind. >> practice the art of attention. if you practice it, you get better at it. >> he believes it could be a more balanced and productive life. >> let's single task to the weather. >> so responsibility of spencer christian. >> yes. i shouldn't mess it up.

right? clear skies and you can see tomorrow is going to be mild, spring like, and sunny skies high temperatures in san jose, average highs 69, and not only will highs be above average tmorrow, but 76 and throughout the seven day period, as we have a weekend cool down. this is a storm of light intensity. here is the accu-weather forecast that things remain mild and calm. >> very good. thank you. >> there is a little baseball game on.

>> they're watching us. >> keeping tabs on us. >> as are you. >> sure. >> and whatever it is. >> so we'll update the world series, and the biggest game for riders in well over a decade will be on sunday night. showdown for first place. the silver and they prey on our children, spending billions. addicting 17,000 california kids each year. eventually killing one-third of them. now tobacco companies are spending millions to... defeat prop 56. because in every state that's raised tobacco taxes, smoking rates go down. so who are you going to trust? pediatricians, cancer groups and the califronia pta who all... support prop 56. or the tobacco companies trying to kill it. vote yes on 56.

want a great way to help our children thrive? then be sure to vote yes on proposition 55. prop 55 doesn't raise taxes on anyone. instead, it simply maintains the current tax rate on the wealthiest californians to prevent education cuts that would hurt our kids. no wonder prop 55 is endorsed by the california pta, teachers and educators. because all of us want to help our children thrive. it's time to vote yes on proposition 55.

it's time to vote yes the u.s.those of us whoof freedserved in the military are very proud of that. i believe very, very strongly in our country and what we stand for. i went to iraq in 2004 to fight for freedom. for generations, our troops have sacrificed for our freedoms. one of the most important things we do is vote - to protect that freedom. i'm tom steyer. let's make the people we're so proud of, proud of us. please. vote. vote. vote. vote.

four games in and warriors are facing another megagame. this week's game is tomorrow night with kevin durant's old team coming to town. oklahoma city with russell west brooke in attack mode. warriors won on the road, last night playing their best game of the season. a 127-104 round and draymond green acknowledged there is going to be a lot of emotions. here is the quote. they're going to want to beat him. he's going to want to beat them really bad. and we want him to beat them

belly bad. that is my bad. it's one of the biggest games since the super bowl of 2002. silver and black are hosting broncos of the last time, oakland kaem away with a victory. derek carr managed to solve the defense, fast forward, both teams are 6 pumped in a match up. >> should be a great football team on a national stage. and worked out the fact we've earned an opportunity to be on sunday night and monday night, those are things that happen

when you play good football. it's awesome. >> it's cool. and it's true. you dream of those things and it's fun. it's just cool to play. >> we look forward to it. >> peyton manning is retired, trover simmon named broncos captain. and broncos defense, so stingy, not allowing points. >> i mean, i've been a part of it forever. and so it's been a great match up and playing twice a year makes it bigger. it's fun about this league.

you know? two teams going at it. >> ivan rad deciding to stay in berkeley. today, named ap preseason all american team. brown selected third over all. we talk about the world series, years of torture, can't show you that now. the game is in progress. but the other world series of poker is imagine playing poker head to

head. 365 hands, and ends up with a pair of kings. so nguyen wins the championship series, taking home $8 million which is nice. and cubs are cutting. >> thanks, larry. >> join us tonight on cable channel 13. police say they were being used for bait in dog fights. outpouring of support for kittens. a building that is sinking into the ground and problem that may be behind the damage. >> see you later tonight. that is this edition of abc7 news. we appreciate your time. >> from all of us, thanks for

this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a retired navy medical specialist from san diego, california... a rental coordinator from raleigh, north carolina... and our returning champion, a freelance consultant from higganum, connecticut... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. hey, this week is shaping up very handsomely for "jeopardy!" winners.

hopefully, one of you three -- courtney, dennis, you're the newcomers. good luck to you. one of you three will wind up winning even more money today. let's start finding out, shall we? here comes the categories for the "jeopardy!" round. and they are as follows... next... each correct response beginning with the letter b. hey... and finally... i'll give you a word, you rearrange the letters in that word to fit the clue, all right? vivek, start. let's start with new order for $200. courtney. what is a pirate? say it again. what is a pirate? pirate? no. vivek. what are pirates? pirates, yes. you have to use all the letters in the word.