new this morning. there's a major milestone in the new bay bridge project being celebrated today. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you what it is and what bay area mayors will be here to mark the occasion. you might be surprised. >> and europe's debt deal gives a big boost to wall street. we'll see if the trend will carry over today. a live look outside at oakland. friday, october 28th. this is "today in the bay." there's the music. good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. good morning. it's friday. let's check in with christina loren. >> good morning, scott. you can't see new but i'm doing the touch down dance because it's friday and i want to keep

warm. it's cold out there. 41 in places like fairfield up to the north bay. still holding onto the low 40s. probably drop off three to five degrees throughout the next two hours. sunrise is the coldest time of the day. we're out of the 30s. so improvement there. the fog will return. we'll show you where. and we have the weekend forecast ready to go in moments. first let's get you out the door with mike inouye. >> we're looking at the bay bridge. a disabled vehicle in the upper deck towards treasure island. it doesn't give details about any lanes blocked. they're heading out there to help this person on the san francisco side. meanwhile, no slowing across the bay on the upper or lower deck. construction in berkeley. we'll tell you about that coming up. oakland's occupy movement back in full force in front of city hall. they are not interested in what city leaders have to say.

mayor quan shouted down by free speech activists after she claims she was invited to speak. quan walked out a side door hoping to avoid cameras. >> can you stop the car? >> released a written letter to protesters. she also posted an iphone video saying she hopes to engage in a peaceful conversation and address health and safety issues. occupiers made it clear they are no longer listening. occupy san francisco's camp undisturbed. police are still monitoring the situation closely. keeping out an eye for safety and sanitation concerns.

things are relatively calm a the planned raid never materialized. san francisco mayor ed lee said he asked to police to enforce city laws. mayor lee says the city will take things, kwoetd, step by step. relative calm means we have room for more news. the new span is still more than two years away from opening to traffic. christie smith joins us live from treasure island to explain what is happening in a few hours. good morning, christi. >> good morning, scott. happy friday to you. this is a major milestone in the construction of the bay bridge. we think it has to do with the small gap that you see there in the light.

piece number 28 is going in, which connects to the eern sky way. it's officially completed today. the largest of its kind. more than 2,000 feet long. it has a single cable that weaved down and through the underside of the span and sort soft supports it through tension like a sling you would put on aun wounded arm. it's a huge step forward on the projts. they're saying san francisco mayor ed lee and mayor quan will break from occupy movements to attend the event to mark the placement of the final piece today. no doubt the word occupy will come up again. that's the latest on treasure island. >> the u.s. economy may be

bouncing back. dprout last summer was the strongest year back to prerecession levels. new unemployment claims fell as the economy -- as we reported grew 2.5% over the summer. businesses are cautious as well. president obama says it's great news for american workers. >> if europe is not growing as our late largest trading partner t that will have an impact on our business. >> we'll get more on how the debt deal could affect the markets in a live report with cnbc in ten minutes. a congressional committee investigating the financial collapse of solyndra going to the top. it will plan on hearing testimony from the energy secretary. steven chu will appear before

the committee on the 15th. the biggest name in the obama administration to testify in the probe so far. they laid off more than 1,000 workers after receiving a $535 million loan from the department of energy. police released the sketch of a man they say choked a woman at the parking garage and left her for dead. he's described as 5'4", white man with blond hair. a russian or possiblily eastern european accent. he was wearing a green sweater with white lettering and blue jeans. he approached the victim, asked for help. he followed her to the parking garage where the grabbed her an began choking her until she was unconscious. students say it makes them think twice about walking alone. >> i'm going to move my car to maybe the main lot in the open where it's really bright.

>> police hope someone will recognize the suspect's sketch and come forward with information. a controversial new development in the bryan stow case. the injured giants fan blamed in part for his own beating. a lawyer claims the suspects should be held liable for stow's injuries, not the dodgers. but the suit insinuates that sto with should bear some responsibility for his own beating. a man accused of stealing a painting from a san francisco art gallery admitted to the crime in court. mark lugo accused of a string of art thefts coast to coast. police found 11 pieces of stolen art in the new jersey apartment while investigating the picasso threat. his attorney says the client may have been mentally unstable at the time. he still faces charges in new york. let's check in with christina.

good morning. >> good morning, scott mcgrew. we're starting out warmer than we were 24 hours ago. oakland, you're six degrees warmer than this time yesterday morning. 4 degrees in hayward. 2 degrees in san jose and livermore. we'll be warmer today. more cloud cover rolled in overnight. so it won't be as bone chilling cold as yesterday where we ended up in the low 40s in inland cities. in the north bay we had 30s on the map. throughout the day you'll continue to see the temperatures climb off the bat. the sun will be out at 7:30 this morning. a mostly clear start. even in the city of san francisco. but things will change as we head through this weekend. the fog will be back through saturday and sunday. a little bit more fog every night and morning. so today works out like this. we'll see a lot of 70s on the map. a little bit of fog at the coastline. nothing too substantial. not until it looks like tomorrow morning and sunday.

74 in fremont. 77 in san jose. we have a weekend outlook. stay tuned for that. first let's check your friday drive with mike. >> folks thinking about the the getaway but got to get to work, if the bay bridge is where you're going, the disabled vehicle is still blocking your right lane. and construction from berkeley to cleveland and powell. hello, cleveland, this morning. looking at 680 we have construction there as well. three spot where is the off ramps are closed for the next half hour. one lane may be closed in either direction as you pass through the zones. clearly no slowing for walnut creek or alamo. that's also the first spot we expect to see slowing. even on a friday, antioch treat us us to the kickoff for the morning commute.

people lined the streets to watch as trucks with lights and cameras rolled through towns shoots scenes for "of men and mavericks." the pair waved to the crowd. some fans looking for ar different star. >> i was hoping to see gerrard butler. >> gerrard butler plays his mentor. 4:40. coming up, halloween candy is a big deal for kids. bigger for adults. why some parents are buying candy for their own guilty pleasure. and what a game in the world series. how a game went from a done deal to a nail biting 11th inning upset. the latest on your money as well with cnbc. own.re looking at a lpi hey, your high speed internet here, at home...

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you are looking at live pictures from san diego. those are sheriff deputies marching on their way to a raid at the san diego occupy protest. we have live cameras. as things happen we'll come back to live coverage. a huge day on wall street leads

to the best october in decades. will the trend continue this morning? for more on that it's brian shactman. >> good morning. right now going the other way. futures are a touch lower after the monster rally yesterday. we get data on personal income and spending. the dow up 339 points to 12,208. for a perspective on the best monthly gain since 1987. the s&p 500 is a broader metric to look at up 3%. that's on track for the the best month since 1974. it didn't take long at all. just five weeks for new hewle hewlett-pacard ceo. she endorsed the split. they determined it was too

expensive. $1.# billion additionally. also in the tech world, samsung is shooting past ap toll become the world's biggest seller of smart phones. the south korean company only really getting into the business last year while apple was with the iphone in 2007. they posted record sales since a week ago. also closing in on nokia as the top seller of cell phones. woch out for that south korean company. have a great weekend. back to you. to you as well. hollywood wants you to wait longer to rent a new movie. currently knew movies aren't available to work until 28 days after the dvd goes on sale. some major studios pushing to lengthen that waiting period to two months. they're looking for ways to bolster dvd sales. purchases for online viewing as well. worner brothers, comcast already

imposed the 28-day rental delay on new releases. comcast owns this tv station. sales of dvds fell 6% last year. let's check in be christina. >> good morning. a lot of people celebrating halloween a little bit early this weekend. it's going to be on the cool side. but hey. i'm sure you'll tear still wear a costume. make sure i have a jacket with you all weekend long. cool overnight. in the morning, this is the coldest time of day. you have 2 degrees warmer up in santa rosa this morning. so a hint warmer than yesterday. we were in the 30s. we'll see a couple of upper 30s. that's it. as you can see here, low pressure is moving closer and closer to the bay area. this system will ride to the north. we'll see for fog each morning. all the way to the weekend. things back to where they should be. seasonal averages in the 70s

inland and upper 60s at the coast. we're expecting the fog to roll in between 7:00 and 9:00 this morning. right now looking good at the surface. no problems there. temperatures just about as warm as yesterday. 74 in frooe montd. 71 in redwood city. it's a cold start out there. make sure to grab a jacket on your way out the front door. throughout the weekend things start to change a little bit. that will make for cooler evenings and mornings. not too bad. when the sun goes down at 6:12 oon monday staying pretty comfortable in san jose. 65 in san francisco at 7:00 p.m. then as trick tor treaters make their way home, bags full of candy. 60 at 9:00 p.m. 58 in san francisco. so ha little bit on the cool

side. just not as dry and not as breezy. overall looking good. back to you. the trial of michael jackson's doctor is wrapping up. they finished the case for dr. conrad murray yesterday. they hoped to prove he was addicted to several kinds of drugs and dr. murray had no idea of that. the case is expected to go to the jury next week. sugar land returns to indiana giving a free concert to honor everyone affected by the devastating stage collapse. it's been three months since a storm blew down the stage at the indiana state fair just before sugar land was supposed to perform. seven people were killed. 40 others hurt. the band sayses donations to an assistant fund for victims will be collected during today's free show. a wild ride in the world series. the texas rangers set to clinch the first ever title in game

six. the cardinals were not ready to hand it over yet. one out away from sealing the deal. the cardinals hit the ball far right. two players run home. game time at 7:00 to overtime. rangers pull ahead in the tenth inning. one out left. chance to finish the game. they come back and tie the game. cardinals pull out in front. winning game six. 10-9. this forces game seven tonight. coming up, a once in a lifetime shot as the kayaker gets up close with two whales in monterey bay. we'll hear what he had to say about it next. and why some parents anticipate a good haul of their own. mike? >> maybe you have to bring the mini van or suv then. but whatever you're driving, the north bay is moving smoothly right now. novato through san rafael

welcome back to you. all is quiet in san francisco this morning. the photograph so amazing it looks fake. the picture taken during a promotional shoot on monterey bay. look at the kayaker on the right. so close he could almost touch the whales. you could tell where they were going to come up because the sea gulls where where they would come up. so i would go right to them.

it was so great. i was real close to them. you know, it's like one time i hit the ducks so the tail didn't hit me. >> the photographer just spun around at just the right time to capture that amazing shot. california has no choice. it can no longer afford the government pensions. that is the word from governor brown as he laid out a plan for major reforms. they want to raise the retirement age for most future state workers from 55 to 67 and require future and current workers to pay half their own retirement costs. it's a hybrid pension system where guaranteed benefits are combined with a 401(k) style plan. they say it is fair. >> these pension reforms will go a long way to making a pension system more sustainable and more fair. >> so how big the problem? it depends who you ask.

studies show the pension system between 100 billion and $500 billion. brown's plan would require approval from lawmakers and voters. san francisco's law requiring radiation exposure on cell phones has been struck down by a federal judge. the decision means stores will not be required to post warning posters on store walls or stickers on the cell phones. the judge says both would have been on the cell phone message. they will warn of the possible danger of radio frequency exposure. things are calm as the tents return to the plaza in oakland. cameras also continue to occupy justin herman plaza in san

francisco. things could come to a head this weekend. we are keeping an eye all morning long. security is on high alert as a funeral for a hell's angel killed at a funeral for a hell's angel will take place in san jose. usa picks the best pizza in all america. a nice hot slice of pizza sounds good. >> taste tests are required. we continue to watch the situation if san diego as well. we showed you live pictures of what afear to be police cueing up for a raid. good morning, scott. things are calm in the south bay. some construction to tell you about. i want to show you the northbound speed sensors showing you the limit for the commute direction. we'll see slowing sensors there and then 880.

the area has construction until 6:00 as the crews clear from the roadway. as well as a light volume of traffic. just 18 minutes off the bridge to the toll plaza. still tracking a disabled vehicle on the upper deck. some pulled off to the shoulder as you're approaching. clearly not a problem. >> most of us stocking up on halloween candy ahead of time. what are you thinking about whechb you're buying it. a new poll shows an overwhelming 83% of parents buy their favorite candies in hopes of keeping the leftovers after trick or treaters are gone. 20% of parents admit to swiping candy from the kids' stashes after halloween, too. the moegs likely to be stolen is chocolate and in terms of sugar versus healthier food, less than 4% plan to hand out healthy treats. i should point out we own i-village. today in the bay is up next.

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police are gearing up for another hell's angel funeral. will it be enough to ensure no one else ends up dead? marla tellez with that story coming up. >> plus bart making changes to the controversial cell phone shutoff policy. >> new this morning, a major milestone being celebrated for the new eastern span of the bay bridge. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you what it is coming up in a live report. >> let's look at old faithful this morning. the bay bridge will have updates on the morning commute and the the forecast on this friday, october 28th. this is "they in the bay."