san francisco heads to the polls today to pick a new mayor. a lot of eyes will be watching. the secretary of state office is sending election monitors to keep an eye on things. i'll talk about why in a live report. the man accused of a high profile murder in san francisco could plead guilty today. we'll have details coming up. and a live look outside. it's a cold one out there on this tuesday, november 8th. this is "today in the bay." >> good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. it's 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> hi again, everybody. i'm jon kelley. tyke to check in with christina loren. i saw almost a full moon. >> yeah. >> you were howling. >> i heard that driving in. >> that was me and my pack of

wolf friends. he's right on this. crystal clear conditions allow you to see the moon anywhere in the bay area. that is in santa rosa, in addition to the dense fog in the north bay, we have a frost advisory until 9:00 a.m. temperatures expected to drop to the 20s before all is said and done this morning. stay tuned on the dry forecast for today. >> we have trux affecting folks from oakland to alameda. we have not heard if that cleared. supposed to be picked up by 4:30. i have to confirm. when you go to alameda, you can take the posey tube. >> i like how you roll, mike.

more than a year after gaven nusome left, they'll heft to the polling stations to choose a new mayor. they face off against 15 challengers for the top seat in the sfi. good morning, christi. >> san francisco voters may find they have company at the polls. that's because the secretary of state's office is sending a number of election monitors to san francisco to keep an eye on things. several of mayor lee's opponents requested this extra set of eyes be down here today and wanted federal monitors to observe the election. the appointed mayor lee is facing 15 challengers. includie the request for monitors came after allegations surfaced that an independent group supporting lee may have engaged in voter

fraud in china town. there was video footage that showed workers that appeared to be helping voters fill out the ballot. lee's campaign distanced himself from the group. a spokesperson from his camp is quoted saying they're glad to have the observers in to ensure the integrity of the election. in another twist just before the election, supervisor david chiu's staff is saying his campaign headquarters were ransacked with documents, phones and computers stolen. the city will choose ranked voting for the first time. polls open at 7:00 this morning. i'm christie smith. back to you in san jose. >> thanks for the update. big brother will have its eyes on the ballots in the east bay. alameda is one of eight

nationwide locations to be monitored by the department of justice's civil rights division workers. they are allegedly violating the voting rights act. the county failed to provide efficient access o the electoral process for spanish and chinese assistance in order to vote. it is 5:04. a parolee accused in a high profile san francisco murder is due in court. he's accused of killing publicist in her upscale russian hill apartment last october. investigators say he dressed up as a pg&e worker and convinced her to let him in to look at a gas leak. he's being charged with her murder. holland's attorney expects her client to plead guilty to the charges in exchange for a life sentences. it is 5:04.

a san francisco murder case will go on despite missing grand jury transcripts for a court reporter. a judge decided not to throw out the case against the suspects accused in the death of a german tourist last year near union square. they say they were rival gang members targeting each other. the court reporter assigned to the case has not delivered transcripts of the proceedings because of a health issue. the judge says there is still time to get the transcripts done before the trial starts in december. no time for a male break at work? today they will take up an employer's obligation to make sure workers state breaks. their will hear arguments on whether they must take meal brakes or only required to make meal breaks available. it stem trs a lawsuit filed in san diego from workers at a restaurant corporation. that operate a chain of restauranted that includes

chili's. >> looks like we're going to breakfast. we'll learn if san jose leaders will step up to the plate and sell land to the owners of the oakland a's. marla tellez is live in san jose. just west of downtown, this is hp pavilion, just a couple blocks away. and to the right, over here, this is the train station. just for some perspective. now today the san jose city council will meet with the development authority to talk about the propose land sale that could have the oakland a's moving to the south bay. on their ageneral dpa, the need to get feedback from the public. the sale would total five acres. today officials will be talking about how the sale could help clean up the entire area, which

is primarily industrial and not very neighborhood friendly. just a couple of weeks ago san jose leaders were ready to offer the a's a major league discount. listen to this. they proposed selling five acres for $7 million. just a quarter of what the city paid to buy it. a's owner lou wolf said the organization will not buy the land unless major league baseball allows the a's to relocate to san jose. the city is offering a two-year option for $50,000 to hold the land until a decision is made by baseball commissioner bud selig. here's the thing, voters will have the final say. the california supreme court is considering whether the governor's move to take away redevelopment money from cities statewide is unconstitutional. you'll recall that san jose is already extremely cash strapped. this is relevant in that without that money, the city of san jose won't be able the complete some

ongoing projects. that could very well jeopardize the land sales. the city council, the meeting to discuss this potential move gets under way at 1:30 this afternoon. we'll bring you the latest at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. >> we'll look forward to. that. >> pg&e will pay the largest safety related fine ever leveed. they withe amount is $12 millio more than than agreed to back in june for the explosion. the fine was upped to $38 million after a judge said the original amount was too low give tennessee severity of their errors. known for progressive politics, berkeley city leaders could make an about face on a key issue that dominated the cold war. if there is time at tonight's meeting, one city council member

will propose dropping the city's nuclear free zone status. the 1986 act bans the the city from dealing with nuclear energy or companies with ties to the nuclear industry. critics are not ready to give up the act. they say the nuclear threat is real from rogue nations and terrorist groups. the frustration fuelling if occupy movement moves to college campuses this week. professors and coaches will steaj a brief walkout at san francisco state university and sonoma state today and tomorrow. they will protest the csu's administration's misplaced priorities. take back bargaining and an executive's first approach. picketing from 11:00 this morning to 1:00 this afternoon. and sonoma state university from 7:30 to 9:45 this morning. the union that represents the coaches in the csu system approved a one-day strike to be

held on november 17th. classes will be canceled for tens of thousands of students at the east bay campus. the faculty union says it's been at odds with the university for years now. this is the first time the union has ever approved a strike. >> it's 5:10. time to check in with christina loren. bundle up. >> yeah, it is cold this morning. one of the coldest mornings we've had since april 5th. grab a jacket wherever you're headed across the bay area. you'll encounter cold conditions. you didn't park under a carport, you'll find frost on the windshield. high pressure is the reason for the clear skies. we have the frost advisory in place for north bay cities. inland interior valleys until 9:00 a.m. icy conditions possible on the roads. you really want to take it easy. in addition to the frost, we have some fog to worry about as well. take a look at temperatures.

34 in fairfield. 37 in livermore. two degrees above freezing in gilroy. right at freezing in novato. it's cold this morning. grab the jacket. also dealing with dense patches of fog. down to a quarter mile visibility in novato. elsewhere we have good visibility. we have expecting more fog to develop this the inland valleys throughout the morning. this is where the highs are headed. into the 60s. warmer than yesterday. 65 in san jose and livermore. i have the seven-day outlook. a ski report and when rain showers arrive. first let's check your drive with mike. >> we'll take you to belmont on the peninsula. southbound 101. that offramp is reopening as construction crews clear from that portion just south of 92. we're looking at bunker hill on the right side. both directions north and south 280 have construction at the offramp. that may stick around until after 6:00. we see a blip on the southbound side likely by crews hanging out there. east bay travel times.

60, 580 and 880 all close to the limit. that's 680 through walnut creek. now a look through sunol. a crystal clear view. we can see across the golf course, which was foggy yesterday. a smooth drive with the taillights through fremont to the south bay. back to you. well, the peninsula humane society has an interesting animal up for adoption? it's a turkin. it sounds like a turkey and chicken, but it's a type of chicken called a naked neck. common in europe, not often found here in north america. it was found last month and they named him timmy. timmy the turkin. available for $10 for an adoption fee at the lantos center for adoption. >> it's a pet! >> i'm glad we cleared that up.

>> thanksgiving, i was going to say. keep him around and pet him. >> interesting. 5:12. bartd looking for your help on how to nation the stations better

welcome back, everybody. >> we have changes headed our way. >> brace yourself. this morning give yourself plenty of time. we're noticing patches of fog drifting through. yesterday it was completely clear. overall we're looking good. we have a frost advisory if place to 9:00 a.m.

today and tomorrow will be the best days of the week if you're looking for the sunshine and warmer temperatures. warming you up by three degrees from yesterday's highs. you can see where the frost advisory is in place. interior valleys of the north bay. keep that in mind. throughout the day your temperatures will climb from the 30s and low 40s into the mid 60s. so a little bit warmer. also, in addition to the frost, we have very, very low visibility in novato right now. you can only see for a quarter mile on the highways. so you want to take it easy tout there through the next couple of hours. it should clear out by 9:00 a.m. just like yesterday. highs today in the 60s. 60 in los ga, tos. we'll hit 65 here in san jose. and our next weather maker arrives through late thursday into friday.

this system of low pressure will ride up from the south massachusetts theens it's packing moisture. we could see coastal flooding if this guy setting up and dumps rain at the coast. that means it's not going to push inland enough to bring the snow. we have the snow for the seven day outlook. shows you into saturday and sunday we'll get more rin and it looks like the colder system could drop snow levels to 4,500 feet. we have a lot of time to go over that. we're looking right now to the south bay. a look at the northbound speed sensors. easy breezy so far. the only thing of note. southbound 880 at bascom avenue. that offramp may be closed until 6:0. probably picked up close to the 6:00 hour. and no major slowing here. 101 moves nicely through the area. these speeds, they're above the speed limit. be careful, folks.

the sun will really hit folks in the eyes about 7:00. a smooth drive frr the san maeto bridge. a clear view. no problems here or oakland. and that posey tube is reopened. you can use that tunnel again. the world is now watching italy to see if it's the next to fail. good morning, brian. good morning. it doesn't seem that greece is that squared away. stock futures are definitely showing progress. they're a touch higher today. investors continue to watch, as we mentioned, what's happening in europe. greece is expected to announce a

new prime minister to lead an interim government and italian prime minister is facing vote on the country's finances. he could be forced to resign if he loses the vote. despite all the uncertainty across the bond, u.s. markets post up the nasdaq was up nine. wall treatment bonus ls set to shrink 20 to 30%. the projections in a widely watched survey reflect tough times at banks and investment firms since the spring. due to fears of the economy, the debt crisis and a volatile stock marke market. >> the city of san jose is grappling with a spike in deadly gang violence. it's also being recognized as a is success in the fight against

gangs. the gang task force returned from a forum on youth violence in washington, d.c. the department of justice used san jose as an example to other cities with bigger game problems. they created a re-entry plan for gang members returning to the community from gail or juvenile hall and creating more public partnerships. the agency will hold a town hall meeting at the library tonight at 6:30. they'll give information on safety improvements, noise and general parking issues and maintenance. then there will be time for the public input. >> the time is now 5:20. a former vice president will be here in the bay area. we'll let you know where he'll be. >> plus, prop 8 supporters. the recent court ruling that means the list of contributors to the campaign could soon become public knowledge. plus, apple worries about

unions. what they may do about it coming up. y

could know exactly who supported proposition 8 and how much they donated to a campaign. a federal judge ruled the donors are not entitled to an aanymorety. the judge says the supreme court ruling that grants minor parties in a hostile climate does not apply in the case because $7 million voted for the ban on gay marriage. it's state law to make public

those who contributed $100 or more. the lawyers say they will appeal the ruling there. dick cheney will be in today. he'll be the keynote speaker at an asian investment conference at the palace hotel. he'll share his views on the economic and political state of the world today as well as his personal reflections on his role in the white house. outside several groups will be protesting, demanding his arrest. because they say he ordered inhumane treatment of detainees, including waterboarding. apple seems worried. business and tech reporter joins us we details. >> news.com has internal documents showing apple store managers will have to attend special training sessions this morning on what to do if ploys start talking about a union.

they make many complaints about pay and breaks and benefits l has had its own stores for ten years. no longer just an ebook reader. you can watch hulu and netflix on it. netflix shares jumped on the news that netflix was included on the nook. and the scene in los angeles as people lined up to buy modern warfare three. many stores had pearlts ahead of the ree lease. allowing people to come inside and play the game before the release. it will be a couple days before we get the numbers. the last game was the best selling piece of entertainment of the year.

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voters in san francisco are will pick a new mayor. the state is sending election monitors. we'll talk about the reasons why

in a live report. >> plus, health officials dealing an oil spill in the east bay. and the hol tyke on the bay bridge having interesting side effects. some good. some bad. thu morning at the hp pavilion. it's a cold one out there. this is "today in the bay." reporting what matters to you. this is "today in the bay." >> it feels that cold. yeah, no kidding. good morning. you're from ne. >> good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. meteorologist christina loren, you agree with me. >> and in this climate controlled environment that we're sitting in, not necessary when you walk out the front door, though, certainly

necessary. you are right on. i'm not used to this. 32 in novato. we're not done dropping off. overnight lows have not yet registered. we continue to cool down. we'll drop into the 20s. first let's check the drive with mike inouye. >> hopefully these folks in the cars are keeping warm. southbound 101 around hospital curve. a disabled pik truck. probably less than three people involved. it's mostly on the shoulder. watch the slowing just past the hospital curve for 101. the rest of the area is looking clear. i'll show you the east bay coming up. >> a lot of voters are headed to the polls to decide the fate of two dozen tax and bond measures. christie smith joins us live in san francisco where mayor ed lee

faces off against 15 challengers for the top seat in the city. good morning. >> good morning to you, laura. and this go around there's a lot more to it than just picking a mayor. the city of sfrank is using ranked choice voting, what that used in oakland last time and got the mayor out of that deal. but also they're using public financing this go around. and some of mayor ed lee's opponents have requested that state and even federal monitors come in to keep an eye on the elections today. how many are coming here is unclear. it stems for allegations that an independent group supporting interim mayor lee's campaign may have engaged in voter fraud. his campaign is distancing himself from the group and their activities. but it is a large field.

i'm not naming them all. the looexs department says the higher profile names should get interest and attention. and having the extra is not unheard of. >> so in san francisco it's common for us to have observers. i think the state's are reacting to the candidates for mayor. requests the observers show up in san francisco. the impact is minimal, really. we've been doing this for a while. we've had elections in san francisco. >> now the election is going to be more interesting in that right before the elections supervisor david chiu's hadquarters was ransacked and burglarized according to staffers there. cell phones, important documents and cash were stolen.

polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 tonight. i'm christie smith. john and laura, back to you. >> 5:32. a lot of bay area cities are holding elections today. some choosing new mayors, along with san francisco. livermore, valleyo and cupertino. newark electing the first new mayor since 1978. many other cities holding tax and bond votes. state health officials are trying to build up a crude oil spill this morning. it's on the sleep train pavilion. this is chopper video from above the scene last night. the spill is about 20 feet by 25

feet. and about twice the size of the average master bedroom in your home. held officials say there's a strong smell of sulfur, but there's no threat. >> in the process of fixing a gas pipeline that ruptured during pressure testing. >> we'll remove the section that failed. we're going to retest it. then it will be able to be put back in service. >> the utility says that repaired line could be back up and running by the end of the month. the line ruptured on sunday near woodside while they ran high pressure water testing through it to see if the thing would hold up. the pipeline is part of the same line that ruptured back in september of 2010, killing eight people. it will replace that section of the pipe and retest it before putting it back online.

a new study shows hikes during rush hour is help people over the bridge. last year's price hike dropped travel time from all three east bay approaches. drivers from 880 to oakland to the toll plaza saved 16 minutes. westbound commuters from 580 to 80 also saved time. the toll authority says some people are shifting travel times outside of rush hour while others are taking public transportation. the downside of the new tolls, car pooling has dropped since ju july. look, up in the sky, it's a bird. it's a plane. it's not superman. it's an asteroid. a big space rock is rolling towards earth. it will pass relatively near our planet. bob redell is live in oakland at the space center.

bob, we're not in real danger, right? >> we're going to dodge a bullet on this one. good morning. some time later today. that's closer than the moon. it will be within the moon's orbit. but it's not going to hit us. not enough to destroy earth. enough to destroy a region. it's not going to hit the bay area. we'll live another day. conrad young is an os tron mer here. you said last time we saw something this big come so close was the 1970s? that's correct. to have something this big, part of the solar system. we can actually see it in the tell prompter. an amateur telescopes we can see the thing moving across the sky. >> you'll be tracking with your 36 inch telescope tonight when

the sunsets. what are you going to see if you were to look through a telescope? can you give me a description of what it would look like? >> pretty much anybody's telescope that can see down to star level of magnitude 12, you should see a star like object slowly drifting through the telescope field. >> so furp to look at it, it would be a little dot across the screen. >> just a little dot. a little star. slowly drifting among the stars themselves. it's a drifting star. >> we're going to dodge a bullet. are there any out there we know about that we should be worried about? >> not in the near, foreseeable future. >> we don't no if it will hit us next week. >> that's a big part of many astronomers jobs is to look for

asteroids that we've lost. newly discovered. and to find out if they might do that. if you're an amateur astronomer, it would be trick the i can to track. >> considering we're amateurs, it will be tough. bob, you're a master at all things. i love it. >> i have a pair of binoculars. i'll be looking through those. i'm sure i'll be looking in the wrong direction, but i'll be looking. >> 5:38. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. those clear skies, good for star

gazing. we have a frost advisory in place to 9:00 a.m. watch out for icy conditions. you're already at 32 in novato. 34 in santa rosa. a chilly start in napa. 46. if we break any records, napa will be the city. the record for today is 32 degrees. i'm forecasting 31 as the low. your temperatures today a touch warmer, three to five degrees warmer than yesterday's highs. 62 in santa rosa. 60 in oakland. headed out to vote early, make sure you grab a jacket. 7:00 a.m., oh, the coldest time of the day. let's check your drive with mike. >> christina, we're looking at

the start to the slowing. for highway 4. but look at this. highway 4 is slow coming off the antioch bridge. all the way towards love ridge. it's spread out a little bit more than we typically see expect heavier volume here as well as livermore. the 63 on the right. approaching the area. we still have speeds in the 60s. we'll look to travel time for the north bay as well. things are close to the limit. christina talked about lower visibility. you'll get lower visibilities. so lower the speeds. >> it is 5:40. the giants trying to make a move to get back the playoffs last season. we'll have details coming up. plus an occupy protester is still in jail this morning despite the fact that most of the others have been released. why the judge decided to keep him in custody. and a tager caught on tape.

the measures one couple went to an an effort to stop the abuse.

the trouble keeps mounting for herman cain. now we have word that a fifth woman may soon come forward as well. tracie potts is live in washington with all the latest details. god morning, tracey. along with celebrity attorney gloria allred. after that ere ere man cain, who just said he was no longer interested in answering anymore questions about the accusations. they called the press conference. that's today in phoenix where he was during some campaigning today he was raising questions

about allred is involved, who is paying her and the accuser who says she went to him several years ago, more than a decade ago to get advice about a job. she's been fired. she was looking for another job. cain denies that and says he will address that today. meantime, there's the possibility of a fifth accuser. neither one of these have been confirmed by nbc news. but herman cain tried to get her to set her up with another woman an a dinner date. hil the tone was suspect by her and her colleagues, there were never inappropriate sexual advances during the event. jon? it is 5:44. michael jackson's doctors is

behind bars on suicide watch. a jury found him guilty of vovms yesterday. the conviction carries a maximum four-year prison sentence and murray could lose his medical license. savannah guthrie sat down with murray in an exclusive interview. >> do you remember his final words before he died? >> it was probably when he was pleading and begging me to please, please let him have some. it was the only thing that would work. >> milk is the word jackson used for propofol treatment. mur lay is expected to be sentenced november 29th. today the sports world is remembering a legend. that is smoking joe frazier. the toughest in the game. he lost a brief battle with cancer yesterday. frazier will be forever linked to mohammed ali.

the rivalry is tran sending the sports world and captured global attention, especially when billing these two fighting in the ring. frazier won that fight. that's when he beat ali at new york square's mad son square garden. i love watching these guys on saturday afternoon. they were also part of the thriller. issuing a statement saying the world lost a great champion. i will always remember joe with respect an admiration. joe frazier was 67 years old. >> i heard he was diagnosed a month ago. time to check in with christina loren. >> it's a cold start out there. make sure you have the jackets handy. give yourself time to warm up your car this morning. we have frosty conditions and cold temperatures. cold enough to where we haven't seen our temperatures drop off into the 20s.

so it's been seven months. tonight is cold. then clouds back in the mix. the front is scheduled to bring us significant rainfall. high pressure, though, is still in control for the next couple of days. that will keep temperatures really comfortable for the second half of the day. we'll get sunshine early. and that means, hey, if you want to get outside, you have something to do that you've been putting off. things start to this change. cold condition sths morning have prompted the national weather service to issue a frost advisory. 9:00 a.m. ice i conditions. your temperatures at sub frizing levels in some cities for over two hours. definitely frost anticipated on the windshields in santa rosa and novato. think we might break a temperature record this morning as we dip to 32 degrees. certainly possible and probable. we have good visibility across the board. novato is holding onto a pocket of fog.

this is where the reporting sites are. if you're traveling in the north bay and south of the golden gate bridge. take it easy through the next few hours. fog should clear out of here before 9:30 this morning. this guy could bring us significant rainfall at the coast. temperatures stay cool. we stay in the 60s. so we're beginning to drop off the tfr yet again. another wet pattern develops. we'll talk about that through the weekend. first let's check your drive with mike. >> great news for south bay commuters. no big problems here. speed sensors close to the limit. one issue if you're getting onto 17 from the hamilton avenue onramp. flashing lights for the next few

minutes. we'll look at walnut creek. concord toward walnut creek, continuing to danville. 24 through lafayette and lorinda. the approach to the bay bridge is looking nice. the toll plaza itself, there's minor backums in the cash lanes. fast track lanes are moving smoothly. east shore freeway, we're close to the limit. just a 19-minute drive. a nice easy drive for 92. very clear here, too. >> thanks, big mike. one occupy oakland protester is still behind bars after being arrested during a clash with police. roy is charged with felon resisting arrest. police say the 22-year-old antioch man tried to hit and

kick the officer during the melee last thursday. most of the other people were cited and released. his lawyers say he was caught in the clash and suffered two black eyes and a cut forehead. >> danville police are hoping surveillance video can catch a tager who has been spray spanted racial slurs on the coup's garage door. police video shows the hate crime taking place at a home last friday night south of sycamore valley road. not far from 680. the interracial homeowners say the man spray painted the "n" word. the couple who didn't want to be identified say the tagging started back in january. it happened at least eight times. and the messages are different. but they're always full of hate. >> the whole neighborhood feels terrible for these nice people.

and it's obviously pathetic and cowardly. danville police who set up the camera are hoping someone will recognize him. >> turning to sports. the giants making offseason move hoping to make sure they score more runs in 2012. they traded jonathan sanchez for cabrera. he's coming off a career year. he scored 102 runs. they had to give up the minor league pitcher in this deal. >> it's 5:51. coming up, now hiring. where you can go to meet a lot of hiring managers all looking for new employees. >> for the first time in american history,t do wg asasele idnopaindoreg as well as the parents. nt

welcome back, everyone. it's a cold start to the morning. 5:54 right now. some of the top companies in the bay area are in the hiring mood. now they want to meet you face to face. the seventh job hunters boot camp will be held at the south san francisco conference center starting tomorrow. congresswoman jackie spooer hoping her boot camp will help beam with the job search. 26 companies in all will be on hand looking for new hireees. bill has been looking for a job for two years now. >> it's scary. it's scary because you start to think maybe i'll have to relocate. go to another state. nobody wants to leave the area here if they don't have to.

>> the boot camp tomorrow will start at 10:00 in the morning and finish at 2:00 in the afternoon. facebook's mark zuckerberg is richer than his parents. but he's the exception, says bay area business and technology reporter scott mcgrew. >> good morning. in general the latest generation is not as well off as our parents were at the same age. the gap is getting worse. >> what was that all about? >> they study the value of our houses. our parents watched the value rise nonstop. many people in the 30s and 40s now actually owe more on their homes than they originally bought them for, thanks to sinking house prices and dumb decisions with home equity loans. in italy people in their 30s and 40s live with their parents.

it lee is this close to paying 7% on the bonds. the number is generally considered unmanageable. the italian prime minister said he would not step down. now here's the interesting thing. how did he announce that? through facebook. >> interesting. very. thanks a lot. >> sign of the times. still to come, what pg&e is doing to fix the pipeline that ruptured on the peninsula ch. >> and baby it's cold outside. temperatures expected to dip into the 20s. we'll tell you where. but it's going to be warmer this afternoon. and if you missed it. i'll post the update on facebook as well. we have a new accident. 580 on the ripple through the tri valley.

>> and as we roll to the 6:00 hour and potential sunrise we'll give you a lock at san jose.

new this morning, voters in san francisco head to the polls today to pick a new mayor, and they'll have a lot of company. the california secretary of state's office is b sending election monitors to keep an eye on things. i'll explain what that's about in a live report. >> and more talk of the ark's becoming neighbors with the sharks. i'll have more on the potential move to the south bay and what the state supreme court has to do with everything coming up. >> and