skies in the north bay, 41 in nevada and 55, san francisco. not much wind this morning, but i do want to show you what's happening in the northeast. if you have flight plans from d.c. up to boston, very likely we'll see some delays early season in the nor'easter. for us we have clear skies and our storm tracker up to the north. hour by hour, cool through 8:00 and by lunch:we should see some 70s on the way to mid to upper gorgeous 70s. we'll let you know if this trend will continue for your halloween plans as welcoming up in a full forecast. >> a lot of people waiting for this one. thanks, rob. >> the occupy movement in oakland is more about the finances of wall street. protesters here say they want to shutdown all city services. as today in the bay reports, occupy protesters are taking on a very new stance. >> i have never seen a movement like this take hold. >> reporter: filmmaker and

activist michael moore brought star power to an oakland movement that's picking up steam. >> it isn't just about these encampments. we're not stopping until we, the people, occupy our economy of this country. >> reporter: the oscar-winning filmmaker captivated the audience of 1200 people talking about how oakland has galvan iedz the other occupy movements around the country. >> we need to show them, you know, that we're not taking these old ways anymore. it's a new way where we can control. >> reporter: moore discussed the control police had on protesters during a violent confrontation in the streets and how he believes oakland mayor jean quan needs to explain her role in what happened. >> mayor quan, she's finishing up her press conference, and i am going to try and see if i can talk to her. while moore spoke outside, quan was addressing reporters inside. >> you can see what's happening here is that now the whole issue

is about the tents and the place. this has really taken away from the overall movement and that's why i want to talk to them and still trying to talk to them. >> reporter: while the mayor tries to sort out tear gas thrown at protesters in the street the movement is moving forward. next week the occupiers are calling for a general strike. >> we would like to see the banks shut down. we'd like to see the corporat n corporations shut down. we'd like to see city workers supporting the occupy movement. >> reporter: that support is growing stronger every day. how long do you think it will last? >> there's no saying. i have no idea. as long as it needs to. >> reporter: in oakland, cheryl hurd, today in the bay. it is taking on a more political feel mainly because of the occupy movement. a bay area tradition will be very different at justin herman plaza today. >> reporter: occupy san francisco is proving to be a

popular spot for people in costume to stop by. critical mass and lots of riders were dressed up in costumes that reflect the occupy message. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: bicyclists dress up for critical mass, looks like political costumes will be popular this halloween weekend. >> oh, these hippies, they just need to quit collecting food stamps and mooching off the system. taxes are meant to give me breaks. >> reporter: occupy movements across the country -- he says critical mass and occupy send a similar message. >> critical mass occupies the streets and that's what we're doing in a lot of different ways. >> reporter: rob everett is a polar bear killed by global warming. he almost sat out the ride. sniefs a question about doing the critical mass when i thought it would be an interesting thing to just stay put. >> reporter: lots of riders checked out the occupy information table. everett is drawn to the movement.

>> i'm also working as a school teacher. education is a huge issue and i love that there's a group of people that are actually taking a visible stand. >> reporter: at occupy sf campers are cleaning up hoping to avoid a police raid. >> they wanted everyone who was involved with this. >> reporter: a group met with the mayor. the mayor wants the camp-in to end, but has agreed to meet on monday. >>. >> he did give us 48 hours and that falls into the weekend so we believe that gives us until monday to continue showing the community as a whole and also the mayor if he ever comes down to see how good of a job we're doing. >> reporter: with the dressup and occupy set for this saturday, this halloween will be like no other. the costume march will start at 3:00 at justin herman mraz on saturday. jean elle, nbc, today on the

bay. >> you can follow any of the protests at nbc bay area.com. to the south bay now and the funeral of the hell's angels biker who will be buried at the same cemetery where he was killed at the fun raffle a fellow biker two weeks ago. san jose is gearing up for a big presence at the invitation-only funeral of steve tausan. at least 70 officers will be on the job with a plan that includes shutting the gates to the cemetery should things get out of hand or if uninvited guests show up at the funeral. nearby neighbors are a bit concerned. >> tomorrow we're going to have -- we're not even sure if we'll keep the kids in the neighborhood. >> what happened here last time, two weeks ago between stephen ruiz and tausan, the victim, was something that nobody could have predicted. nobody could have anticipated that and now the big question is are you expecting that to happen

again? >> police are still searching for this man stephen ruiz, the hell's angel biker wanted in connection to tausan's shooting. blaming the victim? more controversy surrounding injured giants fan brian stokes. he blasted owner frank mccord after an attorney for the team suggested th suggested that stowe could be partly to blame for his brutal beating. >> can you imagine how despicable as he's walking out and gets assaulted from the rear. he's not driving. he's just walking out of the park and it was somehow his fault. they're the most despicable of everything. >> a counter suit was filed by mccord's lawyer placing blame on stow's alleged ak tacker. a california lawmaker says her arrest for shoplifting is all just a misunderstanding.

san francisco police arrested mary hayashi at the neiman-marcus union square on friday. she's accused of walking out with $2500 worth of clothing. there's surveillance video to prove it. the arrest is all a big mistake. >> she got distracted. she had several cell phones in her hand, texting, she made a mistake and recognizes that. she's looking forward to having her day in court. >> hayashi pleaded not guilty to felony grand theft yesterday in alameda county court. hayashi's husband is a superior court judge in alameda county. a faster train ride in the future means no train service today. caltrans crews will install a new system to move things by just a little bit faster. right now trains south of santa clara have to slow down because they share the tracks with the commuter express, amtrak, capital corridor and a few other things. the trains won't have to stop

and slow down just as much. caltrans plans to update them by 2013. it will not run today and tomorrow because instead they'll have a bus ferrying passengers from the santa clara stop as crews work there. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay." more house calls in your future. how mobile medicine is changing the way we get healthcare. we've been in an organization that has had such meager resources. >> and he turned it all around. meet the man who brought vallejo from bankruptcy to balance. the key to his strategy can work for you, too, and it has nothing to do with numbers. plus airline standoff. the worker l tocutulhat d lock impact your dream vacation or business plan.

more raids today by syrian security forces a day after one of the deadliest days in the month of that nation's uprising.

the opposition's two main activist groups say security forces fired on protesters and hunted them down in house to house raids. president bashar al assad appears confident that his government weathered the worst of the turmoil sweeping syria and soon will be able to overcome any lingering challenges to that government's survival. >> japanese fishermen are reeling in cash. government officials say it was likely swept out to sea when the devastating tsunami hit in march following the magnitude 7.8 earthqua earthquake. 11 million yen real -- that translates to $45,000 that more likely got it away from its rightful owner when it was washed away by the tsunami. a trauling fishing boat pulled it up from the bottom of the ocean. it wasn't announced publicly until recently, they've been washing up in droves since the march quake which set off a

giant tsunami which left 20,000 people dead or missing. if you have plans today to fly out of the bay area to the land down under on qantas airlines those plans are now changed. qantas has shut down its entire fleet in a major labor dispute with pilots and staff on the ground. here in the bay area qantas served san francisco and mineta, san jose international airports. after that airline officials say there will be no further domestic or international departure worldwide. customers will receive full refunds or the chance to rebook. qantas is the largest domestic or international airline. the financial impact to the airline is costly. it will lose more than $21 million each day that it keeps its fleet on the ground. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, he helped pull a bay area city from the financial brink and the question is could your family benefit from his

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>> it wasn't along ago that vallejo went belly up, the whole city flat broke and the man credited with resurrecting the city has a formula for success that goes beyond city hall. his plan could help bay area families solve their financial problems as well. nbc bay area's garvin thomas takes us in depth. >> the following new message has not been heard. >> hi, this is phil. >> reporter: i had yet to meet phil bachelor in person. >> i'll see you tomorrow morning. >> reporter: but the voice mail he left the night before our interview told me a couple of things. >> take the elevator up to the third floor. >> reporter: one, that he called personally, showed he's not the

kind to need his staff to do everything for him. >> the door will be unlocked. >> reporter: and two, that i was to basically let myself into city hall, showed there wasn't much staff left anyway these days. >> i've never been in an organization that has had such meager resources. are you available to do that? >> reporter: for the past year phil bachelor has been vallejo's interim city manager. a career public administrator, most of it spent working in the east bay, bachelor had earned a reputation as something of a turnaround specialist. >> have we heard anything more -- >> reporter: and those technically retired for the past decade, cities in trouble just keep calling, keep asking for his help. after his last job, though, he was finally ready to call it quits. >> i had been doing this, you know, a lot. i was away from my family a lot, and i thought i think i'd like to stay home. >> reporter: bachelor was so sure he was done that when

vallejo, a city in such bad shape that had declared bankruptcy called. he said no, but they asked again and again. >> how many times? >> i don't remember. >> reporter: enough times that bachelor finally said yes. he'd work with them for one year. but while the city counselor understood that in batchelor they were might not understand everything they were getting into. it became very clear that before agreeing to work for the city ba batcheolor gave them a contract to sign. >> i said here are the conditions and if you'd like me to join you here's what i'd like to have in my contract. >> council members were presented with a code of conduct. no more dysfunction, no more backstabbing and no more infighting and they had to be professional, cordial to each

other, their staff and the citizens of vallejo. >> when you think about coming into a city that's in bankruptcy you think this is about numbers, this is about turning around the financial statements. that's part of it, but equally important is the human side, the people side. it has to start at the top. it starts with the city council. they have to be the role model of what we want the rest of the organization. >> reporter: with that in miles an houred batchelor has invested hundreds of hours of training. >> there is leadership and vision. >> reporter: perhaps most important though, under batchelor's leadership vallejo seems to have turned a corner financially. the city is almost completely out of bankruptcy. the police department once slashed by more than 40% is adding staff again. abandoned vehicles are once again being cleared from the streets. the fire department is just about to re-open one of its

closed stations and just this past june the city council passed a straightforward balanced budget. >> you must be very proud. >> i'm not proud. it's not about me. it's about them. i'm proud of them. >> reporter: but just as things are looking up, batchelor is heading out. his contract with the city ends at the end of this month. >> i'll go home and i will get on with life, and if the phone rings again, you know, we'll see what happens. >> reporter: something tells us he might not be waiting very long. in vallejo, garvin thomas, nbc, bay area news. st. louis cardinal fansor cloud nine this morning. celebrations just wrapping up in st. louis, missouri, this morning. fans celebrated well into the night for very good reason. st. louis cardinals came back from the brink to win the world series against the texas rangers

last night. this is the 11th world series win for the cardinals. the cardinals will now kick off their 2012 season playing the opening game against the miami marlins on april 4th. they'll relax a bit before then. cheer awfully loud for your college area teams. they're on the road. sanford taking on usc. cal is also in los angeles taking on ucla. that game starts at 4:00. but first, san jose state takes the field at 1:00 against louisiana tech. too bad they're not playing at home because the weather is perfect for college football. >> at least on the west coast. i think the penn state game will be interesting with wet snow there across the northeast. for us this morning it's chilly. we've got clear skies, 30s and 40s around the north bay. 54 in san francisco, 44 degrees in livermore and we have an

offshore breeze in spots this morning and so, yes, it's a chilly start, but the afternoon should be fine for places like san francisco to oakland and continued mild for the weekend. halloween may be cooler and the sea breeze will peck up and our weather is gorgeous. so if you have friends and family in the northeast call them up and brag because this is what they have today. the early season nor'easter with the moisture rolling up the eastern seaboard. quite a few delays from boston to new york this afternoon and evening. for the bay area we have mainly clear skies thanks to high pressure keeping us dry today and tomorrow and all of the way into monday. so the trend we'll see is 07s for your week and monday we'll see things cooling down just a little bit, but still 60s to

mid-70s for a high and tuesday night into wednesday. we'll see more offshore winds which will dry things out and cool things off a little bit with cooler air filtering in and dry conditions for the middle part of the week. the second half of the week, maybe thursday and friday if you're up around the north bay we could see some showers and we'll see that coming up in the forecast. >> cool start, but by lunchtime i think we'll see numbers in the low 70s by june and mid-70s for most of the bay area today. as you get into the north bay we'll see the numbers in the 70. reno, 68 and fairly comfortable if you're heading up to the high country and you'll see the seven-day forecast tomorrow. more of the same and then for halloween we'll see the coastal fog returning and ghostly clear and maybe some showers creeping in, but a pretty dry seven-day forecast. >> i think a lot of people would be happy to hear that even though halloween is on a monday.

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going to the doctor can be an ordeal between finding an appointment, fighting traffic, and now your doctor can come to you. business and tech reporter scott budman shows us they're coming to companies all over the bay area. >> reporter: it's like something from a transformers movie, but this would be the healthcare version. a giant van turning into a kind of small hospital. oakland-based kaiser permanente taking its show on the road opening what it calls the mobile health vehicle. >> you may get a little soreness in your arm.

>> reporter: room for patients and plenty of technology. >> we have a big closet here that has -- we're connected to different wireless networks. >> reporter: you can get a shot or consult face-to-face with the doctor anywhere on the planet and you never have to fight traffic to get there. >> and i knew i needed to get my flu shot and this was way more convenient to be at work to get it done versus strong wait in line at the hospital. >> maybe making a doctor visit may be more cash all. i have 45 minutes and that's all that i need rather than take a half day and take the day off and deal with the parking. >> reporter: it's coming soon to a tech company near you. >> well, it's just perfect for me because i literally would take me five minutes to walk over here. whereas, if i have to go to the doctor to have shots like i did today i have to plan ahead. >> thanks for stopping by. >> reporter: something like a house call for an increasingly mobile workforce. at stanford, scott budman, nbc,

bay area news. >> i'd like to see my doctor like that. still to come, more heat from solyndra loan criticism. plus, is it the power of the people? banks back off one major fee. the pot crack down just ahead. should marijuana be inal m mari sosold near places geared towar kids? verizon 4g lte.

america's fastest and most reliable 4g network in over 160 cities. verizon. built so you can rule the air. good morning to you, looking live at san jose and it will be a blue and nice warm day on this saturday. thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda and you say expect nice, warm temperatures for halloween. >> pretty nice. you hear this talk of all of this warm weather, not for the next three hours, though. it's cold. we're still in the 30s in some

spots around the north bay and at least through 8:00 this morning, some 40s across the inland valleys and it happens around noon, temperatures today very comfortable. low 70s and mid-70s around hayward and out to caster valley, mid-70s and upper 70s inland today and tomorrow we should be in the same ballpark and cooler on the coast and headed to halloween. the serven-day forecast is comig up. >> thank you, rob. the occupy oakland movement is each with a different flavor. they are getting in the halloween spirit with a costume event and march planned for this afternoon. mayor ed lee plans to meet with some of those protest eros monday as well. the financial inearning quality that occupy protesters are talking about has been mainly aimed at financial institutions and one major bank is backpedalling on slapping its

customers with a $5 charge on debit cards. today george kiriyama. >> reporter: that may soon change. b of a has been thinking about slapping a $5 monthly charge on debit cards if customers use them to make purchases. >> i wouldn't pay the five buck. i would close my account. >> reporter: it mirrors the public backlash since it announced it was looking into imposing the fee. a person close to this issue told "the los angeles times" it appears b of a may be considering ways for its customers to avoid paying the charge if they maintain a minimum balance, use a bank of america credit card or have certain deposits, but the damage may have been damage. >> it's it becomes personal between me and for you to touch my money. whatever the legal advantage you

have over me it doesn't matter. you're still disrespecting me. >> reporter: for now, wells fargo, suntrust and regeions financial are charging a monthly fee. some of the competitors have decided to not go along, including u.s. bancorp, citigroup, pnc and even chase is abandoning its debit card fees. >> this was a moment for bank customers. they've been hearing about one new fee after another and this one was the one that tipped them over the edge. >> reporter: the big winners could be credit unions like seattle's becu. it would welcome any b of a customers who leave their bank. >> you're going to get free checking. in some cases you'll get interest with your checking. you're not going to pay to see a teller. you're not going to pay to get funds transferred a savings account. >> george kiriyama, today in the bay. >> more heat is coming down on the now bankrupt solar company

solyndra. the white house ordered an independent review this week. this is the latest response to the criticism over the obama administration's half billion dollar loan to the solar company. less than a year later solyndra laid off more than 1,000 workers and declared bankruptcy. the independent review comes as house republicans are preparing for a possible vote on whether to subpoena white house documents related to the solyndra case. republicans want to know if the obama administration and department of energy folks knew that the company had problems, but granted the loans anyway. 48,000 signatures in the bag. medical marijuana supporters say they've taken a major step to repeal san jose's new pot club rules limiting the city to just ten dispensaries. they delivered 17 boxes filled with signed petition to the city clerk yesterday. the signatures are from voters who want to repeal the new regulation. if the signatures are verified then the issue will go to the

city council which could repeal the law or put it on the ballot for voters to decide. the fight between california pot clubs and the feds is gaining national attention. the feds say the number of clubs has gotten out of control and they've put dispensaries on notice to shut down voluntarily or have it done for them. nbc's jordan lewis takes us to one area where pot clubs outnumber the places to get coffee. >> reporter: they're demonstrating in california to keep medical marijuana legal. the justice department says the state's medical marijuana law violates federal law and threatens to shut down california's hundreds of pot shops. some of them sporting colorful name it is like green magic and green joy. the feds say they've turned into a huge business going for another kind of green. >> the law has been hijacked by profiteers that are motivated not by compassion, but by money. >> reporter: in lake forest,

california, eight of 11 stores were marijuana dispensaries that the city wanted closed. >> pot stores are not allowed within the city of lake forest. >> an owner says he's suing the city. >> this is a legitimate business as recognized by the california secretary of state. >> reporter: at this lake forest montt sory school there used to be a pot shop next door where people smoked marijuana. >> we could smell it. it was coming through the ceiling. >> many parents pulled their youngsters out of the school before the dispensary relocated. here at city hall there were so many dispensaries because it's a city built for convenient shopping surrounded by three sides by freeways. in the words of real estate people, it's all about location, location, location. but if the pot shops all close, tony cline who has esophageal cancer and says he needs got deal with the symptoms wonders what will happen for him. >> if it wasn't for pot i'd be

dead. i can't say it any other way. >> what do we want? >> reporter: where there's smoke there's fire. now a lot of people in california are fired you were about the federal crackdown on pot shops. george lewis, nbc news, lake foefrt, california. last sunday morning a young man named luis diazes became the 39th homicide victim of the year. it's not surprising that his family wasn't preparing for his funeral and now they need to lay him to rest, but they'd like help paying for that burial. his family is holding a car wash fund-raiser from 8:00 a.m. this morning until 2 p.m. at the creekside bar and grill. luis diaz was just 22 years old. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, a sneak peek at one golden anniversary. how the bay area plans to honor the 75th anniversary of the

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>> and we are looking live at the transamerica build ppg there you can see the peek of sunrise and the golden gate bridge in the distance. that's because we're excited about the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge. to commemorate that milestone on may 27, 2012, golden gate bridge officials are enhancing the visitor experience. projects including new visitors pavilion, improvements in the trails and two new overlook spots at well. no money from tolls will be used for these projects. this is all funded through private donations. bridge officials are also holding 75 special tributes for

the 75th anniversary. >> we've now signed up 75 organizations that will be celebrating the bridge and its history in music and film, in events, at the giants baseball stadium. a whole variety of community locations. >> there will be a special festival during the bridge's anniversary weekend of may 26th and may 27th. nba bay area is a proud sponsor of the 75th anniversary. >> a ship anchored in history sets sail on a new journey. we'll take you onboard as this important vessel leaves the east bay to teach a new generation about our nation's past. and here's a view looking way out toward the bay bridge. clear skies and a fantasticahea. enwe'l lead. h we'llave a look h at that when we come right back.

one of the bay area's most famous visitors is moving away. the "uss iowa" battle ship is

moving from the bay to los angeles this week. today the bay's joe rosato was aboard. >> reporter: we're on the "uss iowa." >> reporter: a piece of history is on the move. "uss iowa" awakened from her purgatory is beginning a final journey. as the last line was released the ship began to drift under the power of four tugboats. >> it's absolutely beautiful. you have nothing, but water on all four sides and no longer tied up to the ghost fleet. >> reporter: when he signed papers taking control of the iowa it marked the end of a two-year quest. the naval historian and the group from los angeles beat out vallejo to turn the ship into a floating museum. >> this battle ship served for over 50 years for one reason, she was fast, she was powerful

and she could defend herself like no other battle ship. >> reporter: the iowa launched in the '40s and served in world war ii into the '80s. every inch from the 16-inch guns to its bathtub built for franklin roosevelt are soaked in history. >> that was franklin roosevelt's shuttle over to africa where he met with winston churchill. >> reporter: that history also includes a dark chapter. in 1989 an explosion killed 46 people onboard. >> we don't have any tours or spaces open to anybody in the public. we do allow -- we plan to allow families, the loved ones that they've lost to be able to tour if they would like to. >> reporter: david canfield doesn't need a history lesson on the iowa. he served on it for two years. now he's a volunteer helping to bring the famous ship back to life. >> i'm just so glad that the ship will be preserved to teach another generation what these ships are all about.

>> reporter: before that can take bliss bob miller has to guide ships through the bay. >> we'll have about 12 inches of clearance. >> reporter: once past the shallows he maneuvers through the venetia bridge with only two feet of clearance. >> once on the other side a crowd watching from the venetia bridge gives the ship a warm embrace. >> you get the well wishers and all of the people they give us a thumb's up as we come under the bridge. it's pretty gratifying. on friday, the iowa willed this richmond for repairs and they'll head to richmond for the port of los angeles to begin new life as a museum. the end of one mission and the beginning of another. joe rosato, jr., nbc. a helicopter snapped photos of a white shark in santa cruz

wednesday. the shark was probably about 15 had feet long. the crew spotted it swimming just below the water's surface north of the cement ship in rio del mar. in case you're wondering whether this is the same white shark just released by the monterey bay aaquarium, we asked and it' probably not. that shark was released off the coast of santa barbara. time now for the weekend forecast with rob, and i'm enjoying this weather. i like it. it's nice and dry, finally. >> it's nice. we have the low-humidity days and the dry sunshine for the afternoon. right now still chilly with an offshore breeze. 52 right now and san jose still in the 40s. pretty clear start to your morning. 54 degrees and wind out of the north and the winds will pick up later on as we get into the afternoon. still cold this morning and pretty tough to get out of bed around the north bay.

napa, fairfield, sonoma county and the inland areas including gill roadway in the 30s right now and mostly 40s around the inner bay and 50s around san francisco. so for today it's a chilly start, but we should see temperatures rebound by the time we get into the afternoon for most places which will put us back in the 70s and another mild day tomorrow and trending clear as we approach halloween. across the west coast we don't have much in the way of clouds. that will lead to cooling and you can see the storm track here still off to the north so high pressure doing its work for the weekend. we'll see numbers mainly in the 70s as the the sea breeze starts to pick up as we get into halloween. we'll see the low clouds on the coast in time for our trick or treat time on monday. by tuesday the winds will turn offshore again and we'll have to watch for another round of increased risk for fire danger if these dry winds picking up out of the northeast. this will be tuesday night into wednesday and thursday and friday could see a chance of a

few showers. much cooler weather coming our way for the second half of your seven-day forecast. we'll see those numbers in the mid to upper 70s. pretty nice, san francisco, take your pick. you really can't go wrong on that map. upper 60s to low 70s and if you're heading out to the sierra it should be an easy drive. a little chilly for the morning and sunny skies there as well. for halloween, trick or treat time i suspect we'll see temperatures in the 50s and 06s. rain-free. the chance of rain is mainly inland and for the north bay and that will be thursday and friday. a mainly dry forecast, but you can see it's trending down in the temperature temperatures as we head toward next weekend. a gorgeous weekend for the bay area. >> thank you very much, rob. >> south bay surgeons are preparing for the procedure of a life time. next on "today in the bay" we'll show you what goes into separating conjoined twins. we'll introduce queue to the girls whose lives are about to

change forever. >> good morning. there's lots to do today in the bay. this station endorses destruction or at least responsibly as part of the bay area science festival -- my goodness, at san mateo fairgrounds is where a 200-pound fire-breathing robots battle it out for cash and for honor. go to bay area science.org for more information on the weekend, vent. you could even get last-minute inspiration for your robot halloween costume. you still have time, but robot, astronaut, traffic guide, whatever you choose, you can get decked out and lead over to the chabot space and science center for spooky read alongs. for a few bucks more you can fly a simulated mission in the challenger learning center. speaking of let loose, head to san jose to celebrate fiber, the tech tile kind. fiber arts like quilting and weaving, high fiber. the art of collecting at the san jose quilt museum is an exhibit

and benefit fund-raiser. no, really, many of us know how special a handmade quilt is from the physical warm tth provides to the warm memories for the person who made it for us, thank you, grandma. k helmsly. get out and make memories of your own today in the bay.

and we're looking live at the occupy sf encampment at justin herman plaza. a march and protest is planned for 3:00 this afternoon. a lot of the folks likely to be wearing halloween costumes. many of them politically motivated. two sisters share a liver, intestines and they also share a dream of living independent lives separately. soon that dream may come true. on tuesday, conjoined twins in san jose will undergo separation surgery at lucille packard children's hospital. nbc maryanne favro got to speak

with the surgeons who will perform this very rare surgery. >> reporter: angelina and angel qaa sabuco are as close as two sisters can get. they share the same chest, abdommen and liver, but on tuesday the 2-year-olds from san jose will be surgically separated by doctors at lucille packard's children hospital. he says planning for the operation started back in spring when tissue expanders were implanted in the girls to help stretch their skin. >> those are essentially small balloons that we inflate with saline to stretch the skin and so the girls have a total of four expanders that have been placed in and gradually expanded so that we have adequate skin to cover the hole that's going to be left after we separate them. >> reporter: dr. hartman expects it will take four to five hours to separate the sisters and two or three hours more for reconstruction. at least 20 people will be in

the o.r. the day of surgery, each person with their own role which is why the team has gone through several walk-throughs just to make sure everything goes perfectly on tuesday. dr. hartman says the biggest challenge will be splitting the girl's liver. the risk for hemorrhaging is high, but angelina and angelica are in good hands. he's performed more separation surgeries than any doctor in the nation. his latest was in 2007 at packard. hartman and his team successfully celebrated the twins. four years later the girls are doing well and enjoying their independence. the sabuco twins hope to have the same happy ending. their mother hopes once they're separated they can lead more normal lives and for once get a break from each other when they argue, but she knows surgery will never break their bond. marianne favro, nbc bay area

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good morning once again. we've all heard the expression heart attack on a plate, but we found a meal being served here in the bay area that should probably be accompanied by a defibrillator. this is what they're cooking up in straw restaurant in the hayes valley district called the ringmaster. it is a burger topped with cheese, bacon, a fried egg, sandwiched between two glazed doughnuts. >> you look at it, it's crazy, but it actually really works.

i'd say 99% of the people think so. >> the chef says the high-cholesterol meal has developed some die-hard fans in the years since the restaurant opened. some customers read the men and you have just one word for it and that's gross. that's not my word, though. >> some things should be left separate. >> i think if you can't take a bite of it, it's too big. the monster burgers don't do it for me. >> a fried egg and glazed doughnut. >> rob and i are headed off to breakfast. we want to thank you before we go for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news for you at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day long on nbcbayarea.com. have a great day. where do you want to go, rob? ♪ [ ukulele strumming ]

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