>>. >> if you were hoping to catch a glimpse of president obama campaigning in san francisco, that may not happen. a big change of plans. i'm christie smith. i will tell you what's behind it. >> get ready for pretend rattling and rolling. a massive state-wide earthquake drill is a couple of hours away. we will tell you the plan for this thursday, october 1st in the east bay. good morning. it is 4 time 30.

we can talk weather or how awesome the giants are. your choice. >> the giants are awesome. >> the weather could play a role. right now in the east bay, 60 degrees approximate a south wind at 9 miles per hour and concord is 57 degrees. southwest wind at 6 and we have clouds inland this morning. 54 degrees and southwest wind at close to 5 miles per hour. here you see the clouds on the approach. closer to 5:00, we may have drizzle for the morning. the showers look to hold off until we head towards night time. you may see isolated showers into maybe extra innings at the ballpark. east bay and beyond, 68 degrees in livermore and 60s across the board from the low 60s around the inner bay to mid 60s in concord. today a slight chance of showers late. a lot of rain in the forecast.

we will look at that in a few minutes. >> let's go over to mike and 880 looks good. >> you got a sneak peek of that in the forecast, but we had mist visible from time to time early and the fog crept in. today is looking clearer. better past the coliseum. we will take you to the map and show you the traffic flow is nice. 580 and 880. they are not showing any major issues. the yellow blips you see on 580 on the castro valley, i will track them carefully and make sure it sorts itself nicely. east bay to the south bay with an easy flow. south of 280, that's the concern. i want to shout out that the chp has shout out and over the santa cruz mountains. keep that in mind and the south bay freeways are moving smoothly.

i will send it over to you with breaking news. >> indeed we are tracking that, mike. our news desk telling me there is information about an officer-involved incident. we don't know what on the east side of san jose. the scene playing out at south king road and seminole way. we have a crew on the way. we will bring you more as soon as we get it. we understand it is fairly serious. new this morning, the bay area will serve as an atm for president barack obama and the democrats. the president will fund-raise twice in the space of four hours. today in the east bay's christie smith is live in san francisco ahead of the president's entourage. baseball may have thrown him a curve. >> good morning to you. with the giants on a roll, i bet obama wishes he could be here tonight. his planned visit to san francisco has taken an abrupt detour. instead he is going to head down to the peninsula to take part in

a couple of fund-raisers. one possibility for the move is game five of the championship series this evening. obama is attending the $30,000 a person for 50 democrats at the home of google exec marissa mayor instead of her san francisco apartment. she doing something he doesn't do often. a $6500 a person photo op for the attorney general. the district attorney was one of his hardest working supporters in his presidential campaign. the president is expected to land at sfo late this afternoon. he is expected in atherton around 5:40 and hen in aloe alto by 7:00 and expected to spend the night in san francisco. today in the east bay. >> once again, the oakland mayoral candidates will be jockeying for vote, taking part in the last forum at the valley

center for performing arts at holy names university. all 10 candidates are expected to attend. the event is free and open to the public. there 12 more days until election day and you can find the best coverage on the web at nbcbayarea.c nbcbayarea.com/prop zero. you can read up on the races that matter to you and your family. oakland mayoral candidate will visit east bay business owners and walking along international boulevard. i don't believe that's rebecca. she will talk to latino merchants about concerns. some are frustrated over the lack of police patrols. a group of moms joining forces to encourage voters to support legalizing marijuana. a new public policy poll said prop 19 is trailing among likely voters by 5 percentage points. that's an eight-point drop in

support since september. prop 19 would tax and regulate cash crop making it legal for people over 21 to have the drug. the group's mom say yes to prop 19 believe carding for pot would help keep it out of the hands of teens. we talked to sociologist mom about why she is pushing for legalization. >> i am supporting it as a mother because i could see when my kids were growing up that number one, they had more access to marijuana than anybody. i could see a system that was anything but controlled. >> the mommy supporters admit there a lot of details that have to be worked out. prop 19 legalizes pot under state law, but the feds are promising legal action if prop 19 passes. an indian tribe with plans to build a casino are a step closer.

had onmental groups that opposed construction plans reached an agreement with the tribe. under the new agreement, 3/4 of the proposed 400 acre site near the san rafael bridge will be preserved as open space. the casino project includes 4,000 slot machines and 1,000 hotel rooms, a convention center and housing for 114 members of the tribe. new this morning, a lot of simulated shaking going on. simulated because it's only imaginary. an earthquake that teaches people how to drop, take cover under a table or desk and hold on. the entire state will take part newscast drill called the great california shake out. eight million people are signed up to take part. it starts at 10:21 this morning. bob redell has a live report at 5:05.

bart trains are putting the brakes and grind to a halt for one minute at 10:21. they encourage people to participate on the 142nd anniversary of the last major dwik shake the hayward fault. east bay commuters prepare for back ups to improve the water system is causing big problems for drivers. construction on a section of pipeline through fremont is expected to create traffic delays at several intersections across the city through mid-december. right now construction is under way at the paseo padre parkway. the work is part of a program to replace older pipelines with new lines designed to with stand earthquakes. the pipeline is part of the water system that supplies water to more than 2.5 million people. let's join mike. what does it electric like out

there? >> work will be done on stevenson so use mallory as the alternate. 680 into fremont through the 680 express zone. you might find a patch or two of fog. not quite as heavy in that area. we have the rest of the south bay to note as you travel into and out of the east bay. highway 17 has that thick fog reported. a dense fog advisory and the accident you reported thatty woor following at south king road, i wanted to show folks that's not far from 101. that's not affecting either of the roadways as we understand it. more details are coming in as we speak. they are trying to track down more information. >> we will bring if it to you the moment we know something. let's talk more weather. >> good morning to you. kind of an interesting spread of temperatures throughout the east

bay and south wins through oakland bring temperatures up to 60. in livermore and 57 in hayward out of cal state east bay. low clouds. 53 in san jose. southwest winds at 17 through fairfield, but this morning we are talking drizzle. later on we could see showers coming and the system is falling apart as it approaches the coast. we will have enough lift as we head through the evening and overnight hours. scattered showers closer to 9:00 to midnight carrying us into early tomorrow morning. bay area temperatures around the east bay with upper 60s and 65 for dublin. cool for richmond and oakland and south winds making for a mild start, but as clouds spill this, we won't warm up a lot. the seven-day forecast will show when the showers shut down, we catch a brief break, but more rain on saturday and sunday and some of it could get heavy around the north bay. >> coming up, a chance to pay it

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welcome back. as you take a look from the bay bridge this morning, a charter school is a step closer to winning approval. the board of education members voted to conditionally approve the k-12 flex academy charter school yesterday. supporters say the budget and education program are sound. the school will draft conditions for the county education board to review next month. if the board does not agree, trustees can reject the school's application. it will be easy for you to make a difference in the east bay this weekend. make a difference day is saturday. do-gooders have a choice of more than 20 volunteer projects in fremont, pay ward and union city. volunteers can clean up the homes and yards and prepare weed and soil at an organic vegetable

garden. you can donate frozen turkeys. logon to data bank.hands on network.o network.org. breaking news out of san jose. this is an officer-involved incident. we heard a great number of police cars are in this area. as mike points out, it's close to a commuter route as well. we have bob redell on the phone. me what you know. >> i'm at waverly and king here in san jose. you are speaking of the number of san jose police out here. too many squad cars it count. they are canvassing an area, a neighborhood that covers several blocks achl few minutes ago, we heard about three gunshots within the perimeter where the police are active right now. we spoke with a resident who told us that around 4:00 this

morning, they heard several gunshots. i asked how many and this person said 40 to 50. driving through this area, we have seen a lot of police cars buzzing back and forthright now at waverly and king which seems to be at least part of the focus of this activity where a lot of squad cars park and a lot of police here standing by. it's hard to tell what is going on in the actual further into the neighborhood. an active scene here at waverly and king. san jose police very busy dealing with a situation of shots fired. >> i want to clarify that you say you heard shots while you were there? heard two sets of shots. >> we know of at least two sets of shots. that the neighbor told me about where there were several shots, 40 or 50 in his estimation and i would say at around 4 time 40,

around five minutes ago, my photographer and i were driving to where we are at and heard three shots. >> stay safe and we will check back with you in a few minutes. meanwhile let's check in with mike. that's near a fairly busy intersection. >> that's right. that's a pretty major intersection. further south from the scene, seminole and king. we will show out map. if you are heading to 101, i have to talk about the very dense fog report bide chp. that is a side note because in this portion of san jose, south king road in san jose is where bob will be reporting the incident. the major road you see on the maps is clear, but you might want to consider taking story or capital expressway. stay clear. it sounds like there a lot of officers on the scene. more details to come. we will take you to the bay bridge. this is the plan for the building as well.

there is still fog visible. you will have more visibility. things get tougher to see over the water. >> we will check back with you in a moment. >> rob, more weekend rain? >> especially by sunday like we had last weekend. most of the rain that will fall arriving for the second half of the weekend. livermore is 54 and you saw concord. 57. in terms of showers, we are not seeing a lot out there. you will find drizzle and heading out towards the peninsula. looking dry. by this evening and tonight, what's left of the front will fall apart and still enough moist tower kickoff showers. the east bay forecast near 68 with areas of low clouds for the morning. low to mid 60s and over to concord and fairfield, temperatures in the upper 60s. the seven-day forecast will bring in showers mainly as we

head into tonight and into tomorrow morning. the stronger system rolls into sunday. scott? >> thank you much. new this morning, we turn to news for the bottom line. a september gauge of economic activity will point to sluggish economic growth. that is bol sterg the federal reserve's case to move more money into the economy. let's check on news before the bell. courtney reagan with news headquarters. >> things are looking up. wall street could probably carry over some of the yesterday's rally. futures are higher. we saw yesterday stocks bounced back from losses helped by airlines. delta and us airways reported positive earnings. not the thing we always see. financial are still weak on concerns about the impact of the mortgage and foreclosure mess. asian markets were lower and there green arrows and a lot more to lock out for today. we will get numbers from

caterpillar, mcdonald's. we heard from travelers. they beat the street by 30 cents. u.p.s. beating the street. we will get the latest number of benefits with the weekly gauge. the dow was up 129 points pushing us above 11,000 to trade at 11,107. they added 20 points to 2457. netflix based in los gatos may launch an online streaming service only. they have done it in canada and it's a big hit. the online streaming could eventually be the core offering in the u.s. with the current dvds we get by mail offered as merely a supplement for an additional charge. >> thank you much. toyota this morning recalling 1.5 million cars worldwide that includes 740,000 cars here in

the united states. the newest problem for america's number one car is a fuel pump and brake fluid. toyota recalled more than 10 million cars and trucks worldwide for problems ranging from faulty gas pedals to floor mats that can trap accelerators and brake problems in the prius. if your car is impacted, you will get a notice. they will fix another problem for free. the full list is on our website. nbcbayarea.com. the deep water horizon rig exploded and 11 people died. millions of gallons of oil spewed into the gulf of mexico. it was the worst environmental disaster in our nation's history. now a happier later, the region is trying to get back on their feet. >> people were back on the beaches. the six-month anniversary of the

gulf oil disaster. oil is no longer gushing into the sea and people are returning to white sandy beaches, bp continues its deep beach cleaning operation. >> if there is buried oil, we go in with the tillers. >> even though the well is permanently sealed, oil is still coming ashore. 560 miles of coastline have oil on them across four states. 93% of gulf waters are open for fishing, but louisiana shrimp catch is down 52% through the first six months of the year and then the rest of the gulf coast economy. >> seems like groundhog day every day. >> businesses crippled by the spill continue to pile up claims. only 76,000 have been approve and paid. >> we are pulling teeth to get things done and fight a battle it seems like every day. there is so much to be done.

>> experts believe it could take years before the spill's effects are fully understood. kirk gregory, nbc news. >> let's take a look at what's coming up later. let's say hello to brent cannon. >> the nfl is crack down on hard hits, but will that message trickle down to the younger players? we will talk with a former nnl assistant coach and head coach about how paraphernalias and youth coaches can prevent head injuries and devastating hits? parents are more worried about cyber bullying than domestic terrorism. we dive deeper into the results of a surprising new poll. those stories and more including the updates on the police situation happening right now in the south bay. we have a reporter on the scene and will bring you the latest in a little bit. >> gene therapy showing promise as a major treatment for depression.

the therapy would be targeted towards patient who is don't respond to anti-depressants. the current depression therapies are treating the symptoms of depression and not the underlying cause. they think the cause may be in part a missing protein responsible for the feelings of reward and pleasure. scientists are testing gene therapy with a small number of patients. >> babies born in november and december face a higher risk of food allergies which could be in the first three months of development it's the spring when pollen is at an annual high. researchers studied 6,000 children and found those whose first trimester ended by april or may were three times more likely to have milk or egg allergies. they all lived in one area so broader samples are needed to finish the study. >> the giants are inching closer to the world series. they are one win away and preparing for today's crucial game.

christie smith is live in san francisco. excited fans are looking forward to today's action. good morning. >> good morning to you. i have to admit i stayed up late to watch this game. i'm feeling it, but i'm glad i did. we have been looking at the shops and every one is filled with giants posters and names like lincecum. fans look forward to another interesting pitching rematch at tonight's game this evening. first let's get to the goods. juan uribe's one-out sacrifice with an outstanding 6-5 victory that brought them one win away. they sounded excited and calm saying he didn't want to get ahead of himself. back to this evening, no pressure, but they can secure a burst as the giants if they win behind lincecum in a riy ry

rematch of game one where the giants came out on top. the bars must be loving this. packed with happy fans. at&t. it's seen as a pitcher-friendly ballpark and lins chum success against players like shane victorino and chase utley. all eyes on the pitching match tonight. live in san francisco, today in the east bay. >> it's exciting to be out there right now. nothing going on, but still electric. >> it really is. you look all-around like i said and it's dark, but over here we look at the bookstore peppered with pictures. a donut shop and fans coming in and out and you certainly do feel the fever in the city this morning. >> christie smith, thank you very much. the san francisco spca has a special promotion.

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