pg&e offering to pay up. what they want to handout to explosion victims. >> getting ready for game three. getting ready for the line of giants. >> one of the area's oldest and most popular museums is moving. we will you where to today in the bay. >> are good morning and thank you for joining us. >> straight up 5:00, the national spotlight will be on the bay area. the giants have that afternoon game. we want to check in with rob and make sure it's okay checking in. >> you might say we have fog for the morning commute. 40s and 50s and a chilly start

to the morning. a gorgeous afternoon. we are talking 70s to near 80. san francisco should be in the mid 60s and 76 in san jose and 70 in oakland. that fog could be slowing things down in the north bay. >> we will watch for that and let folks know as it affects the drive. the giants game and more folks might be headed across the bridge. we will look because all lanes have opened. we had two lanes close and the crews that did the repair work and things are fine. all lanes are open. eastbound with a crew clearing. we might be diverted, but if you are heading over, it should be clear by the time you get there. back to you. >> state leaders in sacramento will hear more about how the pipeline explosion decimated that city. city leaders meet with a state senate committee. there also reports that pg&e is looking to buy out the

homeowners. chris sanchez joins us live with what this means for people who are trying to rebuild. >> any time tragedy strikes, the best way to help folks rebuild is to give them money. they are looking to buy out home ownerships who don't want to rebuild. those who respond quickly stand a $50,000 bonus. since the blast, many of the people wonder how they could rebuild and how much they would get if they chose to move instead. 87 families lost homes and 18 others were badly damaged. this offer to buy is the way that pg&e officials want to help people get back to normal as quickly as possible. to get the bonus of the $50,000, they have to sell within six months. if will selling price is less than what the house was worth, pg&e will pay the difference.

the deal really is not specific enough for his liking and could end up costing the homeowners the right to sue in the future. the offer is not an offer to move the pipeline as many wanted to see. they will written questioning maintenance and how to make sure this doesn't ever happen again. back to you. >> san francisco is getting ready to do away with toys in kids's meals. they will consider the health meals initiative. they will require if meals are told with toys, it must include fruits and vegetables. >> toxic nail salons. they will vote on a proposal on

nail salons that go green. they use toxin-free products amount of trio found in most can be harmful to pregnant women and cause nausea, headaches and asthma. the governor will be in the bay area today. the governor will be in san francisco to have breakfast and talk about politics and service. they will be on the streets before 9:00. paul garcia is the man prosecutors accuse of murdering mark a gear. he finished his testimony in his own defense repeating he had no role in the murder. garcia performed mountain charlie's saloon and prosecutors argue that garr a is masterminded his death out of jealously over a bartender they both dated. the city of san carlos is set to have the sheriff's department

take over for the police force in a couple of weeks and now more changes that could affect public safety. leaders may outsource the fire department. they are trying to fix the budget problems and resortinging to out sourcing. they share with neighboring belmont, but san carlos pays higher costs. cal fire in the men low district and the san mateo fire department are expressing interest. >> a bay area landmark need moving boxes. they are taking off from the long time home. today in the bay's bob redell is the only reporter to get the story and joins us live along the embarcadero. >> good morning. in a few hours, they will unveil the plans for the new nine-acre campus at pier 15, 17, at the foot of the embarcaderembarcade.

they call this the largest waterfront project in the city. it will alter the look of the pier. the parking lot i'm standing in between the two buildings along pier 15 and 17 will be gone. in its place as you see in the renderings will be the bay. exposure to the bay and bridges connecting the two piers. this is a $3 hundred helped mill project to mix the modern with the old with historic buildings on the pier. this new location will be more sensual than the old location in the marina district and easily accessible by bart and muni. this will allow the ships to dock here and share the research with museum visitors. >> i want to stress that the feel will be the same feel that people love. that is what it is. that doesn't go away.

>> this is a public and private partnership between the port and the city of san francisco. you may be aware, the port has been trying to revitalize the embarcadero o. private donors have already contributed more than 2/3 the cost and more than $90 million needs to be raised. they are confident that will happen. the first phase of the new exploratorium which will open on pier 15 is scheduled to open in 2013. in the meantime, the old location will be open. reporting live here in san francisco, bob redell, today in the bay. >> we are hours from the start of game three. the giants and the phillies play at 1:00 at at&t park. the game is sold out, but you can get ticks at stub hub. we checked this morning and standing room ticks are $55. just $58 for a seat. you can get a good deal on lower level tickets. bleacher and lower box left

field seats can be bought for about $100 each. the most expensive is about $2500 and those are for a field club ticket. we will probably not know until game time what the starting lineup will be. juan uribe has a wrist injury. he an mri and we don't know the result. if he is unavailable, the manager said "kung fu panda" pablo sandoval will play third and edgar renteria will be shortstop. if he is good, pablo will most likely sit though we are told that renteria is having a few problems with his biceps and we don't know what they are going to do. they may consider sitting torres. he had trouble hitting and maybe erin rowan would be the likely replacement. we will have to see. lots of adjustments to be made after the starting pitch. >> for you have to adjust your commute around game time. the afternoon game and a lot of

folks coming to town. >> a lot of folks into town for the 1:00 game that interferes with midday traffic. the reminder with giants playing at 1:00 p.m. today. around at&t park that will affect 280. as well as the surface streets, we suggest caltrain or bart. bart is running longer trains because of the promotion as well as heavier volume of traffic. right now we are looking at the golden gate bridge and the fog. a light volume of traffic. no delays. back to you. >> sounds good. we check in with rob and take a look at the forecast not only because we want to know the weather, but game time. >> we will follow-through for a pretty outstanding forecast for the giants. not much fog in san jose. chilly this morning and we will watch the jacket. in oakland. if you look closely here, we have patchy fog setting up around the east bay and into san francisco. we have the fog and 54 degrees

northwest wind at 7 around game time and temperatures in the mid-sick wise patchy low clouds. fog is the story and a cool start and all sunshine for the afternoon. inland getting close to 80 inland. next chance of showers will hold off until late thursday or early friday. the rain is coming down heavy at the south heading into santa barbara or l.a. mid 70s for san jose and the temperatures are close to 80 in the north bay. 70s and so our next best chance of rain will hold off until the weekend. that will be sunday across the north bay. back to you. >> it's 5:10 and be on the look out. police in one bay area city said there is a well-dressed bandid dipping into women's purses. >> we will tell you how much it will cost you. >> a new rule being the nfl. why the changes are happening mid-season.

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welcome back. a live look outside. the statue of willie mays and temperatures with a picture perfect day. full coverage all morning. >> the california department of health said don't eat shell fish caught off the channel islands. they had elevated levels of a toxin called acid. it can be fatal in cases. it doesn't apply to shell fish sold commercially. it stretches from santa barbara to los angeles county. >> beware of the blue tooth bandit. a thief is targeting people and

hits coffee shops and restaurants in the marina, gulf and financial district. she accused of at least a dozen thefts living credit cards and other items from purses. the latest happened last month, but has been on police radar since july. the "san francisco examiner" said the crook usually wears a suit, black messenger bag and a head set during the heist. >> hits could bring changes to the nfl. players could be suspended for devastating hits and head shotsful the vice president said we can't and won't tolerate what we saw on sunday. we have got to get the message to player that is the devastating hits and head shots will be hit with a higher standard of accountability. a number of head shots during play on sunday will see a head to head collision in the game. you can hear the crack. brutal there.

they knock players out of the game. >> three east bay cities are set to roll something new out to voters called rank choice voting. instead of casting one vote, they pick the top three. oakland voters will see the new voting system, but critics think it's going to confusion people. they have a high profile race and depending on how people vote overall, it could mean a voter's number three choice is the who ends up winning the race. the county reg star's office is committed to educating voters about how the new system works. >> the first choice is who they really want to win. the second choice is who they would secondly like to win and then of course the third choice. it's basically based on reverence. >> it is used in berkeley november 2nd. the system eliminates the need

for run off elections. secretary of the treasury, the u.s. will not get itself involved in the currency war. geithner was talking to the bay area's common wealth club when he said the u.s. will not voluntarily devalue the dollar in response to other countries. countries want cheep currencies because it keeps the exports cheep. china is accused of monkeying with their currency. that puts american jobs at risk. yeah, it's not even halloween and stores are decorated for christmas. the national retail federation said the average american will spend $690 on the holidays this year, up a bit from last year. while shoppers look for bargains, storeowners say they expect more and more shoppers to

use the bar code scanning aps to make sure they are finding the right price. you find out how much it is at the other store. >> interesting. 5:15 right now. flight delays are more than just headaches. they are expensive as well. flight delays cost more than $16.5 billion. that's what it cost in 2007, the most recent year the information was available. the cost to airlines for flight delays just above $8 billion. that's to pay for crew, fuel, and maintenance. >> time now is 5:18. we want to check in with mike to keep you rolling on time as you head out. >> for won't cost you a dime. you have to pay me one of these days. there is a big rig.

a lot of folks head over the bridge. there is a slowing block there. heading towards that transition. fog not really an issue, but we will watch. that may play a major factor in your commute. you approach the toll plaza with an easy drive out of orinda to the tunnel and westbound 80 down the east shore freeway. both moving smoothly and close to the limit. an 18 minute drive and down towards that berkeley curve. the toll plaza itself, here's what's waiting for you. not a lot. that's great news and no metering lights of course. so far the volume is light and fog drifting over the bridge and looking south. 880 our view is not as much as we typically see. we have to move it closer to the coliseum, but we have a glow to the lights. the fog will be a factor for you. rob will let you know how it

affects your forecast. >> you can call it mr. clutch coming up. we will tell you more about the guy that has come through big time for the giants in a pinch. >> hey there morning people. in sonoma county at the brand-new francis ford copeula winery. it is truly a family friendly destination here in geyserville. it is truly his visions and passions from movie memorability and prized possessions like oscars to all the food he loves to especially wine. they are all passionate about these things in the bay. wine, food, and the movie and entertainment indu. t to bring the family. on the scene, have yourself a great morning.

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you are looking live at at&t park. it will be the loudest spot in the bay area. we watch the giants and phillies. a bit earlier and the weather should be outstanding. a look at the forecast in a moment. 53 degrees in san jose and not much fog, but you will find fog around the east bay. in san francisco, we have got 56 across the golden gate bridge. some fog and a little bit of a

west wind and the game time forecast will call for mid 60s and dropping into the low 60s's we go further on. patchy low clouds. the weather looks good, heading into wednesday and thursday we will see increasing clouds for game five. maybe showers by night time on thursday. we will keep an eye on that. around the bay, no worries about rain. it's the patchy fog and fall sunshine and highs inland and getting close to 80 in spots. the next chance of showers arriving for friday morning. the rain continues across southern california and thunder to the south. look out for that if you are heading south. for the bay area, looking good. once we lose the fog, temperatures in the mid 70s. mid- to upper 60s around san francisco. oakland close to 70. highs near 78 and 80 in fairfield. for the north bay, highs in the 70s. a bit warmer. up to 81. the seven-day forecast brings in a chance of showers and late

thursday and early friday, a bart chance of rain and arrives late saturday night into sunday. back to you. >> thanks so much. a few weeks ago, giants fan his not heard of cody ross. now he's a break out player. >> the giants picked up over the waiver wire in august. he has been a great choice hitting home runs. >> today in the bay tells us what else we need to know about the giants. >> cody ross dreamed of living the glorious life of a rodeo clown and giants fans are glad he doesn't spend his nights in barrels, but rocking shots off his barrel as the break out story of the postseason. >> if you want to get hot, this is a time to do it. >> it's fun to watch. he's as locked in as i have seen. >> bracing themselves when lucky number 13 steps to the plate.

>> banking on the fact that he won't go 5-5. i will throw him right down the middle. you can't do it all the time. >> his growing rock star status emerged in the world and started with a tweet. >> a simple comment on twitter to rick ross during the live blog on nbcbayarea.com for game one was the inspiration for this. the new track by giants postseason trub dor praising ross and his heroics. >> they call left and right for people saying this and that. your name does this and this and all that, trying to take it all in and enjoy it. >> nbc bay area sports. >> right the wave. it's 5:26 and work on the bay bridge. we will tell you if it affects the commute. >> people are starting to look at marijuana as a business. we will you how big that industry could be coming up.

>> talking about game day in san francisco. we will look at the parking situation, coming up. a live look outside this morning, spanning the bay and the bay bridge in the distance. we will check the forecast and amestsure everything is alreadyg d thne axthree gest a home in san francisco.

the president istrying to help latinos all over the country. >> i'm christie smith and a warning to drivers crossing the bay bridge because of what you are going to see. we will tell you what it is

coming up today in the bay. good morning and thank you for joining us. >> this is today in the bay. we will get started with a look at the forecast with rob. >> the forecast looks good this morning, but it may slow down the commute around the north bay due to pretty thick fog. visibility down to about a half mile and 40s and 50s for the afternoon. gorgeous fall sunshine. highs close to 80 around fairfield and livermore. 65 around game time for the giants. . new this morning, president barack obama wants to boost the educational achievement of hispanics. he will sign an order meant to do just that. they are supposed to help meet the needs of latinos.

the president is counting on hispanics to vote democrat. an earthquake rattled the city of church christ, cutting power and phone service. people into the streets weeks after a more powerful quake caused extensive damage. the magnitude 5.0 quake was one of hundreds with a magnitude 7 quake on september 4th that destroyed thousands of homes. residents of the san bruno neighborhood whose homes were damaged or destroyed are offered a buy out from pg&e. documents revealed that the homeowners who sell within six months stand to collect a $50,000 bonus. pg&e said the offer is part of a financial initiative to help the residents put their lives back together quickly. more information in a live report. one of the largest circus tents will be setting up shop.

at 11:00 this morning, they will start raising the towering 110 foot tall big white top next to the park. the show pays hodgeage to the bond between horses and people. they have horses from all over the world and riders, acro bats and musicians. the first show will be on september 16th. >> the tower that will define the eastern span is set to go up this morning. the tower will be part of the suspension portion of the new bridge. christie smith has a look at the next piece of the puzzle. >> good morning to you. commuters are being remined to keep their eyes on the road as they cross because of what's going to be going on right next to them. it will be quite spectacular. 107-foot sections are going to be lifted into place on to the

bridge. this is the new section that connects the oakland side. we have computer animation of the project crossing westbound. all the action will be off off to the right. this is the second set of parts for the suspension span. 525 foot tall tower nearly two football fields. in passing by, keep your eyes on the road. it will be near the s curve where there have been many accidents. the project is expected to be completed by 2013. live in oakland, christie smith, today in the bay. >> thanks a lot, christie. >> northern california is famous for wine, but another could be the most famous. >> especially if prop 19 passes to legalize marijuana under state and federal law would be illegal, but they point out

legal or not, california's pot crop is worth $14 billion a year. that is far more valuable than our wine grapes, about seven times more valuable. and taxable. the business is taking advantage of the law that makes marijuana legal. here's the president obama stock market. the train wreck is worth $187 million, up about 1%. the thing to think about if that comes to pass. that price is enormous. the price money that cities are counting on are dependent on the price now. it will be interesting to see under capitalism. >> in that stock price you just showed us, what exchange is that. >> according to a company called weed maps. >> they get their own exchange.

>> exactly. you can measure and watch. >> you get the impression that you can find it on the nasdaq. >> not yet. >> thanks, scott. >> i wonder what that is. oakland police are looking for two men who held up two concord restaurants. the robbery happened before 9:00 at a round table pizza. it happened near the road. the men robbed a nearby subway on concord west. the men were wearing sweatshirts, masks and gloves. both robberies, the men took off in a dark suv. no one was hurt. they think the two men are responsible for several similar robberies in concord and surrounding cities in early september. >> giants fever is set to boil over at at&t park. we have a live look for you outside the park this morning. fairly quiet there right now and things get started soon there. a lot of fans start filing in later. there events right now that will

be going on and we will show you that. the giants will take the field for game three of the playoffs with the first set for just before 1:30. i think it's about 1:20. we are keeping an eye on the team. the big headlines, the series is tied at 1-1. matt kaine will be on the mount and we are waiting for word on juan uribe. no word on the results of his mri yet. we are looking at whether torres will be in the lineup. it's possible that the manager will bench him and offer somebody else trying to get more offense going. >> worry today's game a few mores away, it will be another day to find the elusive parking space. the new parking rules and fans heading to the game day transportation strategy. man works near the ballpark and knows the giants game is a park and game changer. >> the parking can run up from $30 to $50.

typically it's $10. >> var lay can be as much as $60. if you are looking for curbside street parking, read every sign carefully. the paper signs spell out the new rules. with giants playoff fever spreading, just walking to the ballpark is probably your best strategy. >> we talked about the giants and don't forget the sharks are playing today. they host the carolina hurricanes. it's this evening at 7:30 and you can watch both. they hope to bounce back after a disappointing home opener. they gave up a two-goal lead and lost to the thrashers, 4-2. 5:37. through the south bay, the morning commute is relatively light. starting to pick up the volume and the sharks playing downtown. you will have slowing in

downtown. look at the speeds. i want to point out for those heading out of the south bay, the southbound lanes are clear. yesterday afternoon about 2:30, an overturned truck carrying 40,000 pounds of liquid wax and it took until 4:00 to open the lanes. if you heard about it overnight, no more to see. we will go out to the bridge, we have repainting going on for the repair over the weekend. over towards the peninsula, you are losing sight of the high-rise and might be low clouds with changes ahead. >> out towards the north bay, patchy fog and san jose not so much. 53 degrees and west winds at three miles per hour. oakland has a spot around 880. 56 degrees and right wins and mainly clear skies above the fog. the bridge with low clouds and 56 around game time. early afternoon should be in the

mid 60s. not so bad. patches of low clouds and west wind generally 10 to 20 miles per hour and gorgeous baseball weather and a nice day around the bay area. once the low clouds break up, pleasant and 76. 70 in oakland and north bay from the mid-70s around petaluma to mid 80s if you head up to ukiah. tomorrow about the same story. it's thursday. clouds start to spill in with showers possible. a bed of rain in the north bay come sunday. >> it's 5:39 and the great lengths man went to to get a cell phone back. we will show you. >> bay area companies are getting a lot of applicants these days. the bizarre questions interviewees might face. >> bye-bye fine arts and hello embarcadero. one of the most popular science museums is making a move. we will have that story in a

live report. >> a live look outside with nice temperatures on tap for today. rain in the forecast and we will find out when and where with a full forecast.

good tuesdaymorning at the golden gate bridge. expected highs across the bay area. san francisco 67. oakland is a nice 70 degrees. >> 14 days now until election day and several state races are considered too close to call. today in the bay live with more on the final stretch in some of those races.

tracy? >> good morning, everyone. you have a couple of races in california that washington and the rest of the nation are watching very closely. first of all, your senate race between carly fiorina and barbara boxer who has been a fixture here in washington for sometime. that one is extremely close right now and also jerry brown, the democrat versus meg whitman for governor. brown according to the latest polling seems to be up just slightly, but again a close race that we are watching here nationally. what appears to be happening is democrats and republicans focusing on their base, trying to make sure that those people who have made up their minds about how they will vote get out to vote. you are seeing president obama who is visiting your area on thursday and sarah palin get out and other big names. president clinton was stumping for jerry brown. michelle obama who is out on the trail. you are seeing them out at this

point. the democrats it seems are running against the economy, at least that's what the gop wants them to run against. more tough economic news. the federal reserve said factory production is down because people are not buying. that's something else they have to deal with. live from capitol hill. . >> are it's 5:44. months after the mass oil spill in the gulf, things are looking better than expected. damage to the gulf of mexico is less dramatic. most scientists think the spilled oil was simply added to water already tainted by farm run off over fishing and smaller oil spills. it didn't have a lot of impact. they will turn their attention to the ocean bottom. the concern is that oil will cause genetic mutations or weaken a species newscast gulf. bp is now in phase three of the gulf clean up.

the company bought large sisters to turn up the sand. the machines sort out any items that don't belong. they sift and clean sand back on to the beaches. bp said the cleaning could last several months. it's 5:45 right now. >> we will check traffic and weather and first, the institution is about to pack things up and move across down. the exploratorium is moveing for the home in the palace of fine arts. the only reporter covering the story joins us live from the new home. what might be inside, coming up. >> good morning. what will be the new home, you have to think it has been in the marina district for over 40 years. this will be quite the move. you see why they want to move here at pier 15, pier 17 here along the embarcadero.

you can see why it's centrally located here into downtown. you have muni right there. the access would be much easier. this will be a private partnership and the exploratorium and the port that owns the pier. the city and the port have been trying to revitalize. you have at&t park and the ferry building and now this. it will be sometime and it wouldn't be open until 2013. $300 million in cost. you have what the project will look like and what the museum will look like. reporting live here. bob redell today in the bay. 5:46 and take you back to the north bay. we have the big rig blocking the slow lane on to the san rafael bridge. two signs have been activated

and the message signs overhead. plan for that and that will cause some slowing and should be able to see the signs. we will show you further south on 101, getting into the city, you can't see the south tower. this might be an issue, but the light volume of traffic, things are moving smoothly. close to the limit through novato and the golden geaj bridge itself. the bay bridge we will show what you things are like. a nice easy flow and things are starting to pick up as far as it goes, but we will have at 10:00 this morning, the construction going on on the side of the bridge. plan are if the distraction. we have fog that might be affecting folks traveling over all the bridges later on. >> right. across the golden gate bridge and 880 with a bit of fog and a cool start to the morning. 40s and 50s and oakland one of the more mild spots. 53 in san jose for the afternoon. mostly 70s inland. a pleasant day and gorgeous for

baseball. temperatures in the mid 60s around game time. north bay mostly 70s and if you head up to lake port, highs in the 80s. today and tomorrow are great. more clouds for thursday and the best chance rolls in midway through the weekend. back to you. >> thank you very much. you could say san bruno is a seller's market. homeowners were devastated by the fire are getting offers and some of them find it hard to refuse. chris sanchez joins us live with who wants to buy and the deal is not so great. we have all seen the video from the explosion so you might be wondering what would want to buy their now? the answer is pg&e. they offer to buy out homeowner who don't want to rebuild. pg&e is offering a $50,000 bonus. ever since that september 9th blast, many wondered how they could rebuild and how much they would lose if they chose not to and tried to sell instead. people died and 37 families lost

their homes and 18 other homes were badly damaged. the offer to buy is one way pg&e officials are trying to get people back to normal as quickly as possible. to get the bonus of $50,000, homeowners have to sell within months. if the coming price is less than it was worth before the explosion, pg&e will pay the difference. there is a $50,000 offer on the table for people who want to stay and rebuild and that is good if they can finish the project within 16 months. an attorney who represents the victims tells the chronicle that the deal is not specific enough and could end up costing the homeowners the right to sue in the future, something a spokes woman refutes. any offer does not appear to move the pipeline from beneath the community as residents would like to see. as homeowners weigh their options a i panel will look at the maintenance and inspection records and act perhaps most

importantly how to make sure this doesn't happen again. back to you. good morning, everyone. apple has $51 billion in the bank. one of the things we learned as the south bay mega company talked with reporters and analysts on the phone announcing the quarterly profits. though the numbers were blowout, a fantastic rise in revenue, investors were disappointed in learning they sold fewer i pads. apple sanction over $300 a share. the take away on this is not so much apple disappointing as it was the investors getting too excited. a day after reports that facebook was sending what was supposed to be secret information to advertisers and game makers, violating their own policies, the u.s. congress is asking tough questions.

two members of the house sent facebook a letter demanding more information. the "wall street journal" reported some game makers are passing your name or friends names off to advertisers even if you set privacy settings to the maximum. new this morning, a jordanian mom who tried to bomb a skyscraper may take the stand today. attorneys say he may testify during the second day of his sentencing hearing. a day earlier, the 20-year-old's father testified he was deeply depressed after his mother's death years ago. he pleaded guilty in may to attempted use of mass destruction. the court will consider whether drug manufacturers can be injured by vaccines. they could send an avalanche of

cases to supreme court. they believe vaccines cause autism in children. the case centers on a family that claims innoculations causes seizures and left their infant daughter disabled in 1992. >> the mow on is the rallying cry of east bay fire stations hoping to help people get ready for the rainy season. today in the bay a christie smith is live with more on how to take advantage of free help. >> good morning to you. we have rain in the forecast and rain this weekend. it's that time of year to think think about protecting your home. for the past couple of months, the city has been going around and and cleaning out leaves and debris from the storm drains. fire stations here in oakland have sandbags available for free along with huge sections of plastic. important if you live in the hills that have seen slides. homeowners also being reminded to pick up leaves and lawn

clippings and clear out storm drains. the sandbags and plastic are available at the service center near the airport and a maintenance center on shepherd canyon also. public works is looking for volunteers. neighbors and storeowners who can help out keeping the storm drains clear. if you are one of the volunteers, the city will give you rain gear, a rake and bags to collect the debris. you are reminded to report street flooding to the public works department. live in oakland, christie smith today in the bay. . >> bay area tech companies are asking unusual questions these days to sort through thousands of employees. the website glass door.composted some of the bizarre things candidates are being asked. for example, apple asked one

energy approximately how many garbage men are there in california? yahoo asked a senior product manager to estimate the volume of water on the earth. hewlett packard asked a job candidate to describe an orange. i think i can get that one. microsoft asking an engineer to find the anna grams in a dictionary. . we will answer your question if it will be raining. no. we have fog in a few spots. not so much in san jose if it's pleasant if not chilly. take a look at oakland. 880 from the camera view looking down there. you can see visibilities at times down to about a half mile. we are at 56 degrees and also 56 across the bridge where we have fog and beautiful baseball weather late or this afternoon. for the morning, it is jacket weather and lots of 40s and 50s,

but as we jump to the afternoon, the inland temperatures into the 70s to near 80 towards pleasanton. and light rain. it's the second half of the weekend and more rain for the north bay. things are dry, but if you are heading into southern california, thunder and heavy rain from santa barbara into los angeles. the area of low pressure into the bay area now sitting over southern california. it should be staying over the next couple of days. high pressure will split the incoming systems. one coming in late thursday and the next one that will have a better chance. about 76 in san jose. organ hill with upper 70s around fairfield. near 70 in oakland and around the north bay, a nice day. temperatures in the mid 70s. today and tomorrow the warmest days of the week. cool down for the weekend and a chance of rain especially in

sonoma county northward. back to you. >> if you dropped something in the toilet, would you reach in and get it? a man in china did. he dropped his cell phone and desperate to get it back, he reached his entire arm in shoulder deep and then he got stuck. crying for help, rescuers arrive and had to break the toilet and pound on the pipes to pull him out. he quickly washed his hands and dried off his water-logged phone. not sure if the phone works or even if he wanted to use it again. >> in florida, police are looking for several women like this one. caught on tape over the weekend stealing liquor in a creative way. surveillance shows women grabbing several bottles of booze and dropping them in their purses before making a dash for it. some bottles were worth $1,000 a bottle. the toke take is more than $3,000. >> kind of unusual and speaking

of alcohol, starbucks is looking to get into the business of booze. why some say it's a bad idea. >> bank of america planning on foreclosures, but only on certain states. a live look at a picture all morning outside of at&t park. a preview of today's game against the phillies is coming up. [ male announcer ] taxes. so who called prop 13 a "fraud" and a "rip off?" jerry brown. who raised the gas tax as governor, and pushed for higher sales taxes? jerry brown. who tried five times to raise property taxes in oakland? jerry brown. who supported higher statewide income taxes? jerry brown. and who says, if elected, he'll ask voters for even more new taxes?

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