thanks so much for joining us. it's 4:59. just seconds away from 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. let's get your friday started with a little check on the weather. >> if you give yourself extra time this morning, you'll thank yourself later on. you don't want a rough ride on a friday morning, and we have some very slick conditions out there. you can see the big blob of rain over the highway this is morning. we are going to see the showers wind down, and then the very cold air behind it settles in. we'll let you know what that means for the weekend plans. i'll tell you when coming up at 5:00 a.m. first let's check the drive with mike. in the middle of a green blob you showed, we have this green blob. the big note overnight and

continuing until now. many other spots we've seen spin outs over the course of the morning. just be careful. slick conditions out there. >> very. be careful. thank you. >> thank you, mike. more and more people inspired by the occupy movement message are stepping up and taking action in their own hands against the big banks. marla tellez with how one south bay businessman is planning to make a statement today. >> good morning. so far we heard quite a bit from the 99%. not a lot from the 1% until now. the owner of me fox and company says he is the 1%. he'll be leading by example. 75-year-old mike fox sr. says he's leaving bank of america. essentially he will pull out his company's money and the funds from his personal account in a show of support for the occupy

movement. here's the thing. we're not talking a few thousand dollars. he is going to yank that out of the corporate banking giant. personally he's transferring several hundred thousands dollars. he tells mercury news he's not sure where he's going to put his money, but it could land in a local bank. this comes just before what is being dubbed bank transfer day. act vests are urging everyone to move to a not for profit movement. me fox is a bempbl distributor. we're back here live. we'll get a look at the

budweiser truck. mr. fox has 150 employees here? annual revenue of $70 million. he says the bank transfer could take about six months and cost him at least $30,000. trying to make an impact here and make a statement. >> it is 5:03. oakland is getting criticism for the handling of the occupy movement. they held a special city council meeting to address concerns. the meeting was heated as protesters council members and oakland mayor gene quan came together. many fear the movement is spiraling out of control and kothss the city time, money and

reputation. they are proposing a solution to help the cause, possiblily allowing the tents to remain in front of city hall. it's unclear if he will get enough council votes to pass the resolution. alameda county sheriffs department says 103 people were arrested during the protests alone. occupy sacramento was seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the city from enforcing the ordnance. they argue it violates their light to a free assembly. another hearing for a preliminary injunction against the city is scheduled for january. a $2,500 reward being offered for help solve an animal cruelty

case. the humane society says a black and white cat was found drowned on wednesday. a 5-found dumbbell was around the neck. they think it was a pet because it was declawed. the humane society is looking through reports of lost cats to try to find the owner. if you have any information about this crime, please call the peninsula humane society. >> that's just horrible. it's 5:50. this morning pgee's new ceo says the company wants to earn back the public's trust. hay plan to spend millions to upgrade the pipeline structure. good morning. >> good morning to you, laura. happy friday. the new chief at pg&e came in and said the bottom line is they have to work on their customer service, improving it.

so customers will say it looks like they're finally turning things around. average customer service just won't do it. pg&e will spend $400 million in two years. the new ceo started in september. he told the mercury news it was clear it wasn't functioning well. they killed eight people last year. the new spending plan will be in addition to the $2.2 billion to be spent on pipeline repairs and ren novations. they will speed up retears to minor leaks and cut the time it takes to start new service to business customers. reporting live in oakland, christie smith. >> thank you. a bay area congresswoman

rapping up her attempt to live on food stamps today. that's for the record is $4.50 per taint. she and several other house democrats taking on the food step challenge to protest potential cuts to food assistance programs. more construction work to replace doyle drive. it could cause trouble for your weekend plans. parts of highway 1 will be closed as work continues to rebuild the drive. crews are recon figuring doyle. this weekend's work will replace highway 1 north of the mcarthur tunnel. construction will shut down the ramp from northbound 1 to northbound 101 from 9:30 tonight to 9:00 this morning. >> the construction can always wreak havoc.

so can the weather when the streets get wet. christina loren here to tell us what's happening there. >> you can go ahead and plan on a rough commute, especially up to the south bay where we are receiving the most moisture now. we had a good batch pass through the city of san francisco, oakland, hayward was just hit. these showers are clearing out quickly. which leads me to a little bit of concern when it comes to frost development in the north bay. now that it's nice and crystal clear and the cold blast is moving in, we could see temperatures fall to the upper 20s. your temperatures dropped off by 10 degrees over the course of the past hour or so. future cast is completely dry over the greater bay area. so later on today you get a mix of sun and clouds. it will be deceptive outside your window.

your future cast shows you a nice combination of sun and clouds today. we are watching for strong thunderstorms to develop. we'll talk about that and the cold blast. your seven-day is on the way. first let's check your drive with mike. >> we have an accident just getting cleared from highway 24 westbound at the central lafayette exit. no injuries reported and light traffic. we look at the bridges. the commute direction out of the north bay and into the east bay you're close to the limit throughout and heading down westbound 80 to the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a nice smooth flow of traffic as well. an oscar nominated director

will be shooting in the bay area. he may be doing head banging as well. darren received oscar nominations for the black swan and the wrestler. now he's working with rock band metallica on their new video. the video for "iced honey" will be ready by the end of the year. iced honey. they say looking on the project is a living dream. >> i don't know if i like the title or the way you said it. in hockey reaching 1,000 games is a celebrated event. it was no surprise they took the time to honor captain joe thornton. what was a surprise is what he got as a gift. joe is a history buff. his teammates got him a woolly mammoth tusk. the players say it's more than 10,000 years old. hang that on your wall. or on the front of your car. >> i like that better.

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welcome back, everyone. time is 5:13. rain here means snow in the sierra. they're bracing for it. a winter weather advisory is in effect about 6,000 feet until

8:00 this morning. temperatures are set to get to 10 degrees. it could make driving difficult. >> i know you like to hear the ski resort thing opening. she likes to ski. >> i do. i don't get to. i can't wait to get the kids out there, too. i'm definitely going to do that if i ever have kids. i don't know if i'm ever going to have kids. we have moisture in the bay area. mostly pushing south at this time in the golden gate bridge. through the next couple of hours we are going to see a completely

dry bay area. what you'll also notice is that cloud cover is pushing south. you see we have clearing over the ma rin county coastline. that makes for a very cold start. all that heat radiates in the atmosphere. as you can see we have moderate rain coming down embedded with the green. that will make for a rough commute. give yourself plenty of time. 48 degrees in sunnyvale. 37 in santa rosa. 37 this morning in novato. i'm going to play it safe. we could see spotty activity throughout 10:00, 11:00, 12:00. what happens after that is the cold blast settles in. temperatures only in the 50s. one of the coldest days we've had in quite some time. 58 in san francisco. 61 in oakland. that cold air really starts to

settle in overnight tonight. if you're going to be heading out tomorrow morning. count on a thick, frosty windchill. the pacific ocean tends to moderate the temperatures. cold conditions for saturday. showers move in late saturday and sunday. another round late sundays. then next week, staying nice and cool with this air in place. it's going to take some time to nix out and get the warmth back, even with the sun. let's check your drive with mike inouy erk. >> some folks mixing it up because of the slick conditions. the speed sensors showing us close to the limit because of the light volume of traffic. slow here at southbound 680 around jackson avenue. the earlier accident move odd the shoulder. that was a solo car spinout. you often see those when the roadways are slick like they are now. a new accident at wolf. no slowing because of the light volume of traffic there. peninsula, 101 is looking nice

in either direction towards san mateo. close to the limit there as well as 280. peninsula is incident-free. we'll look at the golden gate bridge from the north bay as well. you can see all these lights. and over the east bay, 880 past the coliseum. a 15-minute drive to 238 through oakland and up towards the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> investors continue to keep an eye on greece this morning. what has happened there has already impacted trading this week. for more news we turn to bertha coombs. good morning. >> good morning. we have one eye on greece. they have a no confidence vote due later today on the prime minister. but the other eye is on the jobs

market. and whether the jobs report will help us put together a day of gains. gaining 208 points to start today. the nasdaq added 57 to 26 # 7. the october unemployment due out in 13 minute nous. the senate blocked a $60 billion infrastructure proposal that included highway, rail and armt improvements. the deal of the day is groupon itself. they are trading under the ticker symbol grpn. the company is offering $35 million class a shares at $20 a share. they will get an evaluation of $13 billion or so. i'm wonder how they will

celebrate with deals as well. >> i'll check it out. log on right now. a disturbing pattern of police tleft. that's the allegation. he presented videotape and several people who claimed police wrong doing. many of the people claim police confiscated money and property but never logged it as evidence. one woman says police took $500 from a piggy bank. they claim of police misconduct back in march. officers say thieves are working together to steal bicycles. thefts have spiked with 80 cases reported. police say if you notice anything suspicious, people or cars, you need to report them.

of course, lock your doors, garages and bikes. >> a billion people all over the world live in poverty earning less than 1.25 a day. a silicon valley couple wants to make a positive change they were inspired after watch lg the international students they hosted in their own homes start ventures to improve the lives of people back in their home countries. the new substitute will stimulate innovation in poverty stricken nations. it will educate students and support entrepreneurs. >> so many people are very wealthy. but they give. they really care. >> they're very conscious. coming up, bay area companies getting bad prisz.

accuse odd not paying their fair share. >> plus, the head of apple security is out this morning.

good morning, everyone. should be a nice day once if rain clears. >> nothing like on the record. laura promised me she would take me over. a number of companies drawing criticism for not paying their fair share of taxes. a new report looks at the financial statements of 280 companies on the list.

30 of them paid no federal taxes. among them, the bay area's pg&e and wells faargo. including yahoo! levi and hewlett-packard. >> i don't want to defend the 1%. it's not politically popular. but a couple of things that people should hear about when hearing lists like you just heard. wells far go is allowed to write down big losses it inherited. you're allowed to bring down big losses in your household.

why would hp want to bring the funds back to an american bank if they'll be taxed? they could be voted out of office in just a few hours. they will replace him with his college roommate. you remember how apple's super secret service force was accused of impersonating police in the search for an iphone. the apple security head is out the new voice feature may list you more than you think. he says they send back data to

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99%. this morning we're hearing from the 1%. i'm marla tellez. i'll explain how one prominent south bay businessman is taking a stand against corporate america coming up. >> new jobs reports numbers are coming out this morning. scott mcgrew will have the very latest. >> and right before the show i heard a certain member of the on-air staff walking down the hall by themselves and said with passion, thank god it's friday. it is november 4th. it is friday. this is "today in the bay. you never know around here. it's 5:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. let's get to this the weather. meteorologist christina loren. feel-good friday.

>> it's did he feel. a sign of intelligence when you answer yourself. >> well, you are a great listener. we have really nice weather to look forward to for saturday. youfr going to get your best outdoor activity weather on saturday. take a look at this. just as forecasted. snow. atop mount hamilton. we'll talk about where else we're getting snow. the snow level this morning is 3,500 feet. really low this time of year. first, let's get you on your way to work through all this rain. >> the rain, the slick roads continue for the morning. we have a few spinouts. the latest on the maps. again, that's the second for the area in the last 45 minutes.

the other one is still working southbound at 680. thank you very much. more and more people inspired by the occupy movement's message are taking their own action against big banks. today a south bay businessman plans to take his money to a smaller institution. marla tellez joins us live with more on the story. good morning, marla. >> reporter: laura, good morning. this is a beverage distributing company in san jose. you can see the bud light truck headed out. they distribute beer, water, energy drinks. he is a part of the 1%. talking to employees as they arrive. hi name is mike fox sr.

he's 75 years old. he's leaving bank of america. he's going to pull out funds from his personal account to show support for the occupy movement. we're talking millions of dollars. this is a prominent south bay businessman and well known philanthropist. they have $8 million with bank of america. he's going to yank that. he's going to transfer several hundred thousand dollars. where will he put that money? he tells the san jose mercury news he's not sure just yet. it could land in a local bank. now this morning his employees like what he's hearing. >> he shows he's really caring and supporting of the company. >> now fox's decision to do this

comes just before what is being dubbed bank transfer day. november 5th. it is being dubbed bank transfer day. act vitss urging all of us across the nation to get your money out of a commercial bank and put it in a not for profit credit union. this company has 150 employees with an annual revenue of $70 millio million. >> they're good people. they really are. the newest job numbers just released. scott mcgrew in the newsroom. what's the latest? >> good morning to you. here's ok. plus 80,000 jobs. 9% on the unemployment rate. ignore this number. it's down to 9%. we care about this number here. that's not good at all. we were expecting 100,000.

and that wasn't good at all. generally speaking, bad news. this is not enough to cover the 18-year-olds that enter if labor force in a month. not very good news. we have groupon ipo'ing today. >> we'll look at the numbers further. the time is 5:4. the cold weather sent them scrambling. hoping to avoid all the frost. bob redell is live in liver more with moren the story. good morning, bob. >> good morning to you, jon. this is not the latest grapes picked here. last year was november 18th. here we are early november. you have wine makers who happen to be the youngest wine maker here in the valley. these are actually in good

shape, inspite of the door and the water we're seeing now. it certainly would have been picked regardless of the weather. there's certainly vineyards strulging to get ripe. the rain will slow things down. >> how unusual is it to have a season where you may not be able to pick the fruits? the last time it happened here, i couldn't tell you. >> i wonder. you're trying to balance if this will be the best you're going to get or if you wait wean we get a late burst of heat. >> at some point you have to realize you're playing against the odds.

it's november. >> we'll see how well they turn out. >> sure. this will go to a rome blend for nottingham cellars. >> the sugar levels are excellent. i have no idea. it tastes pretty good. >> nice spitting on camera. >> the connoisseur. bob redell. i'm glad he broke it down for us. hey, what's happening there? >> well, i like knowing that i'm a good forecaster.

53 degrees. that's where we are in oakland. through the next few hours, we'll hit the 20s. 4 in santa rosa. 2 degrees above freezing. we have 40s meanwhile where the cloud cover hangs out. this is where the showers are. from san francisco down through san jose. clouds are moving away from santa rosa. the crystal clear start makes all the heat that the clouds were trapped in radio into the atmosphere, and that's why it's so cold. also we have cold air in the system. originating in alaska. we usually don't talk about snow until at least december. so we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. the jeemt will set up on top of

us. the thunderstorms should be isolated and mostly in the mown tas tans. >> all right. the interchange is v moving smoothly. there's an accident marked on the map. westbound 24 at central lafayette. there will be a distraction, but no slowing. and to 580 it's a 15-minute drive clearing up to greenville. then overnight reports of flooding blocking one lane that has cleared up. we have flooding reported in a few spots. if you're heading to the sierra, this is eastbound 80. ski areas are not enough for

skiing, of course. >> it is enough if you're making it. we'll find out who is. >> also enough for bumper sliding. we use to go bumper sliding. more details on the new jobs numbers coming up in a live report. and a site that will warm any giant's fans heart. very.ple of giantsye [ mom ] hey guys.

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welcome back, everybody. as scott mcglue just reported monthly jobs numbers are out. tracie potts is live in washington to give us an in depth look at the situation. good morning, tracie. >> good morning. it's 9%. ever so slightly less than the month before. that's a net number. the number of private sector jobs created, more than that.

left the number of government jobs that were lost. that net number was 80,000. what was good news is revisions from september. they look at the month before. they say we thought we had this many jobs. we actually had this many. september was better than originally thought. october wuds almost flat in terms of unemployment rate. although we did see more jobs. and we're moving in the right direction so slowly it's not making much difference in the unemployment rate at all. >> well, president obama is wrapping up his g-20 summit.

the global leaders are looking at building a financial firewall to protect other companies. greece's future in the euro zone could be decided by a vote of confidence. >> it is 5:43 right now. the sierra. are we going to this? brian, how are we looking? >> good morning. >> very snowy up here. we ran to snow around 4,000 feet around blue cannon. you can see the cars luned up, chaining up. winter has arrived.

you need to be ready from this point on. there's significant amounts of snow here. kingdale we have four inches on the ground. they have snow makers running there. sugar bowl has their snow maker running to supplement what mother nature dropped overnight. krr cold temperatures. perfect conditions the to make snow and tie people up on the roadway. we found some people that were turned around this morning, having to head back down the mountain. they didn't have the chains. come prepared or it's beautiful if you like winter. it's on. >> i like that. it's on. >> you're good. we have really cold air. so likely where you are, chilly, chilly start. make sure you grab the jacket.

we will only drop off in temperature throughout the next two hours. you're at 33 degrees now in napa with a completely clear sky overhead. watch out for frost. you picked up rainfall in the north bay. some cities picked up wards of a quarter inch. i'm expecting a couple of upper 20s through napa. as we head throughout the day, temperatures won't climb that much. only a 15-degree spread in terms of warmth as we head throughout the day today. you'll warm up in the 60s. and we have showers on the breeze this morning. let's show you where those are. looking good for the most part. areas north of the golden gate bridge. but the showers continue to creep into the south bay. watch out for a really slick

ride down there. and we're getting a mix of snow and rain. we'll continue to cool off. expecting more of that activity throughout the morning hours. a jet stream starts to dig this out throughout the day today. so we'll be watching for the formation of stronger thunderstorms. then tomorrow the coldest of the air arrives to bring about frost in the valley and east bay. then saturday at 10:00 p.m., another front rolls through. more rain through sunday. your seven-day outlook shapes up like this. lite wednesday to thursday, possiblily more rain. >> christina, you'll you're you

canning about the rain through the south bay. we see spinouts in the slicker roadways. some nirn flooding reported around the 280. that could affect folks through downtown. a general note for the south bay. slick roadways down here. also the peninsula. although we're at the speed limit, the slick roadway conditions continue up to san francisco. other side of the bay, we'll look at oakland. 880 past the coliseum. holding steady here from the coliseum north to the taillights and toll plaza. you see a meern backup for the cash lanes. >> thank you, mike. it is 5:47ful the fate of

michael jackson's personal physician is now in the hands of the jury. murray is accused of involuntary manslaughter and negligence. prosecutors say murray gave jackson a deadly dose of the propofol. if convicted murray could spend four years in prison and lose his medical license. a 15-year-old pleasanton girl has been missing since halloween. shelby harris was last seen at amador valley high school on halloween. her parents say she never came home from school. police say she's probably with 25-year-old gavin mcfate. who is wanted on an outstanding felon warrant. a witness may have seen the pair in concord traveling in an older black honda accord or civic. the woman accused of stealg

from the san francisco giants organization is expected to plead guilty. prosecutors say she made wire transfers for bank accounts controlled by the giants to her own personal accounts. she embezzled more than $2 million from the team. she must forfeit half a million dollars along with her 2011 bmw. the charge is getting a much needed day off after a roller coaster win last night. san jose gave up two goals over two minutes. they finally scored with just a few minutes left in the game. waiting for him. no score in overtime. they went into a shootout. getting the only goal. sharks win it 4-3. they play the predators tomorrow night. >> you have to see the game tomorrow night to hear it does

sound like that. good news for giants fan. two key players on the road to recovery. these images are from the ssg productions in arizona. they are jumping rope and feel dpoogd. and he's been wearing his catcher's gear. >> more exercise han i ever do at all. >> i get my exercise by watching them exercise. >> in route for the tour of california. which bay area cities made the cut. plus, a woman gets an up close and ternl look with a humpback whale. es'll hear from her and her caespades next. s

welcome back, everyone. everything in the bay area was cleechbed off with the showers that passed through. the best cyclists in the world are headed back to the bay area next year. there will be some changes. san jose will still be a key leg of the bike race. they'll finish the race down in santa cruz. another change, instead of starting at lake tahoe, the race will begin in santa rosa. it ends in southern california. this one you can call a whale of a tale.

a santa cruz woman comes within feet of a humpback, and she has video to prove it, just in case anybody didn't believe her. barb was shooting with her video off the koegs of santa cruz when she taped in incredible encounter with a surfer and two kayakers. >> the two whales come out of the water. mouth full of anchovies. before you know it it was over. >> cool video. cool information. i didn't know whales ate anchovies. they are warning to keep 100 feet away tr the whales. they can lead to a fine of

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burned off a large fry. how long will the donation thing last? >> forever. i feel guilty just sitting here. >> go. run like the wind. pick up the pace. it is 5:56. still to come, plans for the state's high speed rail system is moving forward. also ready to spend more money to make california's pipeline system safer. >> and we are tracking some pretty strong showers. scott mcgrew is doing the one-armed pull-ups distracting me this morning. we have showers coming down. and snow over mount hamilton. bring the jacket with you to work. we have a cold weekend ahead.

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