new this morning, the clock is ticking to win over voters in the race for governor. where the top candidates will be stumping for votes the day before the big election day. oakland police asking for the public's help after a gunman opened fire at a halloween party, shooting nine people. we will fill you in on what happened tonight in the east bay.

good morning. it is 4:30 and the 1st of november. later in the year, but the temperature is actually going up. >> over the next few days out towards the trivalley and the east bay, temperatures warming up and close to 80. right now 53 degrees and oakland with patchy fog. the only thing showing you down, chilly towards fairfield. 47 in livermore and hayward at 53. you can see here, the clouds are moving to the north. high pressure building and day one of a warming trend that will put us mostly into the 70s. 72 degrees and highs in the mid 70s around livermore and oakland. we will see temperatures in the upper 70s inland and soaring into the low 80s. starting tomorrow in the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you much. we have trouble on 580. >> we will take you to oakland. eastbound 580 and 98. an earlier accident after 2:30

was reported, an overturned vehicle and the ambulance was called and now it's just a lot of chp activity. a couple of reports being taken over. no major impact to the commute and westbound is your commute direction for the morning as it builds up. 880 going past 98th and a live look shows the lighter volume so far. it will pick up over the next hour. hour. kyéx%ó let you occurs. good past the coliseum.nv2qr >> the man accused of shooting a fremont police officer is expected in court. she charged with attempted murder in the shooting of officer todd young august 27th. he pleaded not guilty. his mother testified in court last week she could not remember what her son told her after the shooting. originally she described the

conversation that ended with her son admitting he shot a police officer. officer young is now recovering at home seven weeks after he entered the hospital. >> a manhunt is on for a shooter who hit nine people. christie smith is live with what happened. good morning, christie. >> good morning to you. the doors opened at 9:00 p.m., three hours into it. police say a gunman started shooting into the crowd. that sent people running for cover and into the streets or the bart station on 19th and broadway to get away. two of the victims were found. of the nine people shot, none were believed to be life-threatening and most of the wounds were to the arms and legs. this was inside of suite ballroom at 19th and broadway billed as the annual fright

fest. the biggest college party in the bay area. according to the tribune today, police believe the gunman may have initially fired at one man in the back. the others were apparently hit by stray bullets. the majority were women. people were searched at the door and it's unclear how a gun got inside a party and there were more than a dozen security guards working as well. there was a small fight before the shooting, but those involved had apparently left the party. police are asking for the public's help. there is a 45,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunman. live in oakland, christie smith today in the east way. candidates across the country and the state are working overtime to pick up last minute votes before tomorrow's elections. jerry brown will continue his tour across california, visiting san diego, l.a., and salinas

before returning to oakland for a final rally. barbara boxer will join him and sunday brown was in riverside talking about his experience as a loyal public servant in his words. the form are governor and current attorney general speeches focused on his talking points. jobs, innovation and bipartisan cooperation. >> i'm ready on day to get this state government workinging together. republicans and democrats. while here today is democrats, we can't make anything work unless we think as californians first. before this event in riverside, brown joined other democratic candidates including gavin newsom at a rally in downtown sacramento. today's rally starts at 5:15. meantime we learned meg whitman will make a stop in men low park and she attended her last

full-scale rally yesterday. the scene here in burbank looking more like a victory rally than a push to the finish line. she talked about her talk points as a proven job creator and successful business woman. >> in two more days, we will start bring good jobs back to california. one of the first industries that we are going to keep here in california. we are going to set an objective of note losing a single entertainment job. >> whitman gave little credence to a field poll that shows her trailing democrat jerry brown by 10 points. other polls show the race is a dead heat. you can get a better idea as to how the voters plan to mark their talk because a director will have an update at the institute for governmental studies from 4:00 to 5:00 in

berkeley. don't be surprised to have an election volunteer at your door. they will be fanning out to talk to voters, part of a union effort to support candidates for work families. they will be pushing for jerry brown and barbara boxer. they will be phone banking for 4:00 to 8:00 in oakland. if you are planning to vote ob centee, the best bet is to turn the ballot into a polling place in person tomorrow. it must be received by 8:00 p.m. election day. no guarantee that will actually happen. tomorrow at 8:00 is when the polls close and we will start at 9:00, the nbc political news team will begin coverage and a special 11:00 newscast with your complete bay area and california

election coverage. an oakland company that employs 200 people wants to hire 1,000 more. city leaders will join four season homes products to announce the creation of those jobs. they make sun rooms and other products. today's announcement will be at 2:30 and we will get the details for you. one game is all it takes. this time tomorrow morning, the giants could be world champions. this after they beat the rangers in texas to go up three games to one. do not expect the rangers to roll over in front of the home crowd to give up the series. this would be a matchup of aces. cliff lee will try to make up for his melt down. the giants's tim lincecum will try to close out. tonight's game, potentially the last starts at 4:57. the waiters are on a roll. they are getting ready to face kansas city in oakland. more than that, they are looking

for their third win in a row. the silver and black rolled over the seahawks winning 33-3. they are 4-4 on the season. i'm not sure that made sense. >> looking for the third win. i don't know. >> they are doing well. exactly. wherever we can. i'm focusing on the giants. we are all focused for the morning to get my paycheck and head home. folks are heading to work and over at old tunnel road, reports of a minor injury accident as you approach 24. the on ramp is moving nicely and should be cleared in the next few minutes. 24 westbound should be open without issue and the earlier accident i told you about, 98 in the eastbound direction of 580, that should be also completely wrapped up in the fixture few minutes. antioch with no slowing yet.

the 67 your right is around l street and you will find the slow down in about 45 minutes. we will watch as the numbers change. a clear drive through pittsburgh as well. bart starts to help you out. no delays so far. >> sounds good. i think i figured it out. the raiders won four for which they are looking for their third. >> the last two are complete blowouts. now at 500, the raiders are looking good this morning. 53 degrees and not much wind. you may find patchy fog in spots and concord you can see the wind is light. here in livermore, 47 degrees and not much wind for the afternoon. temperatures are climbing into the 70s. the story for last week, rain off and on at times and no worries for the next few days. temperatures soaring into the 70s, but out to the trivalley, highs soaring into the low 80s

thanks to high pressure moving in and temperatures looking outstanding for this time of year. mid 70s necessary livermore and dublin. out towards the coast, the numbers are closer to the 60s. 71 degrees and oakland and berk low in the low 70s and upper 70s around fairfield and pittsburgh. the seven-day forecast will boost temperatures up and 80s inland and clouds spilling in and it looks dry as we head to the start of next weekend. >> a weird november. coming up, the giants focus in bay area baseball and the a's are making headlines. raj mathai caught up with baseball commissioner about the a's possible move out of oakland. why you want to allow extra time to make an airline reservation today. the information you will need to provide.

>>. >> it is 4:44 and it's getting warmer. we will check in with rob in a minute. the bay area will take center stage as the legal battle over the immigration law continues much the ninth circuit court of appeals is set to hear arguments for and against senate bill

1070, the attempt by arizona lawmakers to crack down on illegal immigration in their state. president obama took the arizona law to court last summer, claiming the legislation interferes and violates the u.s. constitution. the case is held in san francisco because the ninth cirque out court handles federal appeals for nine western states including arizona. good news for tens of thousands of california parents. they get to keep their child care benefits temporarily. the cuts to the welfare to work program were supposed to go into effect today, but on friday an alameda superior court judge put the cuts on hold and said the state must wait for them to look at the merits of the lawsuit filed over the funding cuts. the hearing will happen on thursday. the welfare to work program helps low income working families afford child care.

about 56,000 kids are in the program. . good morning, folks. 4:45. you have another hour. 4:45 and early slowing is the question. that's why i was mistaken on the hour. we don't normally see this kind of slowing until about 45 minutes to an hour from now. we will watch for the early sign, but the travel time which was about 15 minutes is now creeping back down to 14 minutes and the average speed is closer to the limit. a smooth drive moving over towards that dublin interchange. after you move through sunol, no major issues. another 15 minutes or so for that. an easy drive and early accident, 880 has cleared from the roadway. that's better news for all. turning to rob, you think fall and think crisp air. not this week. >> not this week.

we are starting off the first week in november with cool temperatures, but the afternoons will be feeling warm. 47 in livermore and 46 in novato where we have fog down to about a quarter mile in spots. the radar view is dry and it will be staying that way for a while. high pressure and storm track off to the north and the temperatures starting today warming up nicely for any of the outdoor plans. mid 70s and into the inner bay, q+enw will be climbing into the upper 70s where you see where we are going. starting tomorrow. first week of november looking toasty and we will cool off through the week. election day nothing getting in the way of voting and as we watch for the weekend, cooler and still very dry for this time of year. >> thank you. new this morning, all the political ads you are probably sick of seeing are helping television stations get healthy.

the firm cannedar media said spending will hit $3 billion nationwide. that's $3 million more than the last election. for more on news before the bell, let's go to courtney reagan on the set of worldwide exchange. good morning. good morning. we have seen a lot of green and i have been watching it for a couple of hours. coming off the october where stocks close up 3%. today is the first trading day of november and tomorrow is elections. that is priced into the market, but they are betting republicans will take control of the house this week. in mid-term years, the dow had a positive and it's 85% of the time. a lot of data this week and personal income and spending. the big data point is jobs due out this friday. we will start trading on a tiny upside. the dow is up four points and we close the week mixed if you look

at the week overall average, the nasdaq up a fraction to open at 2507. we have a squirmish in the cell phone business. apple claims that several motorola device including phones that run on the android software copied the display and technology. last month they sued for patent infringement. they were innovative, but now they are a common feature with smart phones and there was a fight over who owns the patent technology. we seal how things play out. >> we will watch. in politics, a fresh look at what voters are thinking one day before the election. a new "wall street journal" poll out overnight said tomorrow will be like a hurricane for the democrats. today in the east bay's tracie potts has the latest from the campaign trail.

>> reporter: president obama's approval rating sunk to 44%, down from two weeks ago, but he is still more popular than democrats, republicans and the tea party. >> we are driving the economy like a car. they drove it into the ditch. >> the nation's car is not just really stuck in a ditch. we are moving forward and getting closer and closer to a cliff. >> the next speaker of the house. >> john boehner who could be the next speaker of the house said he is excited. >> i'm having a big baby on tuesday night. >> in fact just over half of likely voters said they will vote republican tomorrow. nearly half want republicans in charge. democrats have the edge two weeks ago. >> mow question this election is a referendum on obama's policy. >> nearly half of likely voters

would wipe out congress all fogg they could, but 51% want to give their own representative another chance. >> they are proud of the party and the president and their accomplishments. >> a mixed bag that is looking more red than blue. tracie potts, nbc bay area news. >> let's look at what's ahead and we say good morning to brent cannon. >> happy monday, scott and everybody. not only can you watch the clinching game of the world series tonight, but we will tell you where and why. a bigger bang for their bucks are two former ceos getting what they paid for in the run for new offices. we will look at record political spendi spending. that and much more in the bay. >> it will take longer to make anarily reservation, but the information you need will ensure you make it to the flight on

time. the transportation security administration calls it secure flight. the tsa requires that domestic travelers out of u.s. airports provide their full name, date and gender. names must match what appears on a government id or passport. the information will be used to check the person flying against the no-fly list. they expect minimal delays. the traveler who is don't comply won't get a boarding pass. how much are you willing to pay to go green? even with big tax breaks, many are not willing to fork over money to buy hybrid cars and other electric vehicles. in the u.s., the number of people who said they are interested drops by half when they learn they typically cost about $5,000 more than the equivalent models with gas engines only. we are learning more about the attempt to move the a's out

of oakland. raj mathai caught up with bud selig at last night's world series game and asks him point blank, what's going on? >> the committee is very hard at work and they will report back to me in the future. >> there is quite a delay: >> they have a lot of work and they have been thorough and they examined all aspects. >> your gut feeling? will the a's get a stadium in san jose? >> when i'm done, we will talk about it. >> when might that be? >> i don't know. hopefully in the near future. >> the a's asked for permission and they are still waiting for word. an event dubbed the biggest college party in the bay area ever turned out to be one of the biggest shootings in the bay area ever. nine people shot and christie smith shows us what happened.

>> reporter: the party had been going well and right after midnight, a gunman started shooting into the crowd that sent people diving for cover and running into the street. some of them a parentally ran into the bart station to get away. that's where two victims were found. of the nine people shot, 91 of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening and most of the wunts were to the arms and legs. this was inside the ballroom at 19th and broadway at a halloween party at the fright fest. the biggest college party with hundreds of people attending. according to the tribune, the gunman may have fired at one man and the others were hit by stray bullets and the majority were women. people were actually searched at the door. it's unclear how a gun got inside the party and there were more than a dozen security guards working the party as well. apparently there was a small fight before the shooting, but

those people involved had already left. oakland police and crimestoppers asking for the public's help. there is a $45,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunman. in oakland, christie smith, today in the east bay. >> thank you, christie. here's a show with one of the longest legacies. "saturday night live" will look back tonight at the contributions of the female cast members over the past 35 years with the women of snl. mark has a preview. >> my feet swell and my sinuses are clogged, i have heartburn and i have gas. >> in the early days it was guilda radner. >> you sound like a real attractive guy. >> these years it's kristin wig. for 30 plus years in between, women made their mark on "saturday night live." >> even when i was in the show, i was appreciating -- i can't

believe i'm here! >> many of the female stars got together recently. >> tina fey, molly shannon. >> to shoot a two-hour special. >> amy poehler. >> it airs monday night. >> i think i'm in. so far? yeah. >> in some cases it was a reunion and others saw the women from different areas of the show. >> something about it feels like holy molly. i can't believe i'm a part of this group. >> my favorite character of all time is mary krath lynn gallaghga gallagher. >> only they can know the emotional spectrum. >> not only the journaly. >> i love being here. this is my home. >> it's also the laughter.

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