a whole new theme to this monday halloween. people are looking to the forecast, especially tonight. >> morning commute good news, candy commute, not too much. change is coming up. patchy fog. how much rain and sierra snow we are looking at coming up in a few minutes. >> we had a car fire in oakland at 40th and san leandro. just over there as well. smooth drive for traffic, as

well. >> an unsettling crime. a man followed a child with down syndrome into the rest room then proceeded to sexually assault him. >> pete, we are learning new details about this suspect this morning. >> b.a.r.t. police are telling me the suspect is a 38-year-old who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting this special needs teenager. he followed this teenager into the bathroom on saturday night around 10:00 p.m. i'm getting details from police. the mother was with the teen before he entered this single stall bathroom. at the time she was unaware if this was a single stall bathroom. that's when the suspect followed the teen inside around 10:00 p.m.

she flagged down an agent who contacted police and police arrested this suspect shortly after around 10:00 p.m. this is a busy b.a.r.t. station talking about here at pittsburgh bay point. we spoke to passengers who say it came as a shock because it's such a busy hub. >> they always have a police person or two at the exit. >> weird at this b.a.r.t. station. mind your own business. go home. >> the 38-year-old suspect was booked yesterday and faces felony charges. the victim was taken to a hoch for nearby evaluation. live in pittsburgh, pete suratos. 5:02, investigators believe a fire that destroyed an abandoned east oakland home my have been intentionally set. this started last night at about

7:30 on 47th avenue. firefighters said this is the second time that particular house caught fire. neighbors in the past noticed squatters going in and out of the house. >> video shows a man getting kicked off a san francisco cable car because of his pit bull. the woman who posted it says the dog is a service animal. the video was posted saturday to facebook, showing an unidentified man arguing with a police officer about the dog being onboard. a spokesperson confirmed they are investigating what happened and that service animals are allowed onboard. cable car operators have a duty to keep passengers safe. >> the operator did not feel it was a safe situation for the passengers onboard or for themselves and did ask him to

leave. >> it's not clear whether the dog was a service animal or not. dogs are allowed on cable cars. if they are not a service dog, they must be on a leash and muzzled. east bay police sex scandal. richmond city manager decided to fire four of the department's police officers. they're all accused of exploiting a teen who claims she was underage when some officers allegedly had sex with her. officials are not releasing the names of the officers being fired. dozens of officers from across bay area have been linked to the same scandal. one of those officers allegedly involved is expected back in court day. leroy johnson is set to reportedly face a judge. he is charged with failing to report officers were having sex with the underage girl. a pivotal hearing set for tomorrow may have a major impact on what jurors hear in bill cosby's sexual assault trial. tomorrow prosecutors will

present 13 of some 60 cosby accusers to establish cosby developed a distinctive pattern of drugging and assaulting women. the judge will determine if the testimony can be presented in the criminal child. the cosby trial is not expected to take place until next june. continuing coverage now on a story we have been following involving the 49ers and city of santa clara. the team is due to hand over documents at the center of a stadium contract stalemate. those papers must explain how the 49ers spent taxpayer money. independent auditor told nbc bay area taxpayer funds may have been used to recede the field several times, which is illegal based on the terms of the contract. city of santa clara threatened to take over stadium operations. 49ers released a statement "the mayor's accusations that money is going from the city's general fund into the stadium are false

and irresponsible, as the mayor surely knows since she voted for the agreement, the stadium does not use general fund money." >> 5:05. let's get a check of that forecast. not too spooky. >> the morning not too bad. seeing patchy clouds around san francisco. this afternoon, clouds are going to fill in leading up to some rain by this evening from san francisco into oakland. hour by hour increasing clouds by lunchtime. by 3:00, rain north of the golden gate. by 6:30, central bay beginning to see showers, not as much around the south bay. some of the higher rain totals north of san francisco into the evening. highs across the board in the 60s, upper 60s around the south bay. low 60s into napa and santa rosa. check out changes in the seven-day forecast as this last system goes through, a much dryer forecast. the rest of the week, inland spots should see highs in the mid 70s. dry weather taking us through

tomorrow afternoon all what it through next weekend. we look over toward your commute. things are drying off. watch those off ramps coming off highway speeds could be an issue until the sun gets a chance to dry everything out. no major problems. tracking this over in high ward. southbound 880. had a crash involving a big rig over to the shoulder. i'm going to shout it out. no slowing off 238. no problem for speeds. 19 minutes from 101. coming up next, demanding answers. just over a week left until the election. now democrats are putting pressure on fbi director james comey as we learn new details about hillary clinton's new e-mail case days before voters cast their ballots.ç from nasa to napa. bay area restaurant returns h e home.

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good morning, saratoga. high today in the mid 60s. rain chances returning after 5:00. latest on our incoming halloween night storm coming in. we look at the san mateo bridge. taillights outgoing. that would be westbound. a smooth drive right now as roads dry out. we'll talk about what's going on on the rails, as well. >> thank you very much, rob and mike. in the next 24 hours, we could learn more about new e-mails. the fbi says maybe relevant to the investigation of hillary clinton's private server. >> democrats are demanding answers from fbi director james comey. tracie potts joins us live in washington monitoring the latest. democrats are on the defensive, but they don't know what they are on the defensive about. good morning. >> exactly the point. that's why they want information demanding it from the fbi as of today as to whether there is really anything relevant here. these e-mails popped up during the investigation of anthony

weiner, the sexting investigation, a shared laptop with he and his wife. 65,000 e-mails with a new warrant for the fbi to view them with anything linked to hillary clinton. democrats are demanding james comey provide details today, whether newly discovered e-mails are actually new, contain classified information or whether they are duplicate for which clinton has already been cleared. >> we are calling on mr. comey to come forward and explain what's at issue here. >> from donald trump's running mate. >> he has a duty to move forward professionally and in a timely way. >> harry reid suggests comey may have violated the hatch act revealing vags new information days before the election. >> it's unusual when 11 days before a presidential election something like this just gets introduced as a distraction. >> clinton avoided the issue cap

paining in florida sunday. >> there's a lot of noise and distractions. >> donald trump suggested, without proof, that the fbi may have discovered thousands of missing clinton e-mails. >> i think that's called the mother load. >> it could be a problem not just for clinton but other democrats. >> it's something that is going to hang around the next down ballot democratic candidates will have to answer why they continue to support her. >> with 21 million americans having already voted. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. 5:13shgs it does look like more people are taking advantage of early voting this election. saturday was the first day polling stations were opened on a weekend. in san francisco, the director says 700 people came to city hall to vote. that is nearly 100 additional voters than the 2008 election. wait times are not longer. as the election nears, check out our nonpartisan voters edge guide. head to nbcbayarea.com, type in

your zip code to get issues specific to where you live. he spoke at the republican convention. trump supporter is going to explain why he's a trump supporter. >> scott mcgrew, the billionaire under a lot of criticism. >> many people at silicon valley thought it was odd when the founder of paypal stood up for trump. that was back in july. a lot has happened since then. theil has been criticized for sticking by trump. he's given more money to the campaign just in the last couple of weeks. theil will hold a press conference this morning explaining his thinking, in new york city about 8:00 a.m. our time. we'll update you on our 11:00 a.m. news and cover it in realtime on nbcbayarea.com. theil's new company which works with the cia will be in court today. it's suing the pentagon for the right to bid on defense

contracts. the pentagon told congress it was not qualified enough to bid, but bloomberg speculates the dispute may have started when they made a sales call to the inner ring of the pentagon underdressed, wearing open-neck shirts at the headquarters of the most powerful military in the world. the problems for wells fargo continue to get bigger. illinois latest not to do business with the san francisco-based bank. u.s. senators want to talk to wells fargo auditors to figure out why auditors couldn't figure out millions of fraudulent accounts existed. former employees who claim they were dismissed after they warned their bosses are discovering in some cases wells fargo warned other banks not to hire them. let's check the rest of the news before the bell with landon dowdy. >> good monday morning. markets could start the weekend in positive territory.

futures higher this morning. stocks coming off a mixed week. dow ending higher while the nasdaq finished in the red. there were big springs friday afternoon following the news that the fbi was resuming its investigation of hillary clinton's e-mails. personal income and spending and manufacturing. on friday dow slipping eight points to 18,161. nasdaq down 25 to 5190. bay area astronaut kate ruben is back on earth after her soyuz capsule touched down. she got her ph.d. at stanford studying cancer. she will return home from napa. i'm sure there is some debriefing involved with being

150 days in space. >> the minute she is in napa, we are going to start knocking on her door. >> what a smile on her face. she looks well. >> what an adventure. >> expert in infectious diseases like ebola. >> she is on the front lines. >> used to work with the u.s. army on infectious agents. she does that. >> sounds luke there will be a movie about her at one point. hopefully she has time to be with her family. the rain led to disappointment for some families at a popular pumpkin patch. it was forced to close early for the season. >> it's popular for its hay rides and pumpkins. some families were disappointed when they learned flooding caused the park to close a few days early. >> we thought it would be open till tomorrow, but they are

closed. we were surprised to find it was closed. >> cute pumpkin in her arms there. >> many of these families are worried they are going to need backup plans because rain could interfere with trick-or-treating. >> i've been to that farm for years now. i found that little window to take the kids. even their field trip was canceled friday. that's tough business. especially when you compare to last year. in some cases we are seeing almost half a foot more rainfall than the same time last year. try start to the rain season last year. thanks to that rain we saw friday in the south bay, 205% to 249% of average. the wettest october since 2009. the wettest october we've

probably seen in the last 10 to 15 years. outside, a brief break. seeing patchy fog in the north bay where your halloween forecast will bring in rain as early as this afternoon. by 3:00, you'll see the rain into the north bay. san francisco we are thinking towards the evening. for the south bay, less rain this time around. by 8:00 tonight, we'll begin to see lighter rain showers in san jose. of all the locations, trick-or-treat around the south bay looks to be relatively speaking the driest. santa rosa, 1/2 mile visibility. watch out for patchy fog. given all the rain, patchy fog will be an issue for the next few morning commutes. >> rain showing up by mid afternoon into the evening. by 7:30, starting to race through the south bay and eventually tomorrow morning, maybe lingering showers. after this system, the forecast is actually trending much drier. in terms of rainfall, not nearly as strong as the last few systems. by 7:15, enough to wet the

ground here. sunset time at 6:11. even though we are talking about rain coming in, it does not look all that heavy. there is good news. not a lot of wind. for the sierra, we are expecting more halloween snow showers. 3-6 inches possible along interstate 80. if you're heading to the high country, watch out for a chance of snow showers. highs in the low 60s and north bay. mid to upper 60s to the south bay. today probably one of the coolest days we'll see over the next seven. skies clear tomorrow afternoon. patchy fog probably the main thing slowing down the morning commute. afternoon highs around san francisco. even 70 by friday. a much drier seven-day forecast. mid 70s by the end of the week after this last system clears through later tonight into tomorrow morning. very pleasant on the roadways. the roads are damp in some parts. not any problems on the freeways. you expect to see that early slowdown.

across the bridges we have tiny slowing for the bay bridge and san mateo bridge. westbound your commute for all these is moving well. travel times coming in toward the tri-valley. a little slows out of the altamont. grant line road 28 minutes to 580. we'll look at your rails. we don't have any delays for b.a.r.t., muni. the first train is on time. talked about fog in the north bay. we have that san rafael camera up there. not a problem. farther north, maybe through petaluma, highway 101 might have a patch or two. thank you very much. something you may be reporting on late they are morning. following breaking news out of redwood city. reports of a business fire. firefighters are on the scene of a two alarm fire in the 700

block of el camino real. el camino is shut down in both directions. we are trying to get more information and will bring you a live report. coming up, nbc bay area responds. >> you invest money in a start-up campaign online. what happens when you get nothing in return? nbc bay area responds. rally today .. fororkers nowface

5:25 on monday morning. two san francisco supervisors plan to go to a rally for workers. it involves immigrant workers who have been told their last day will be november 7th. they work for hertz and say the rental car company plans to outsource its car shuttlers. the new company may or may not retire hertz workers. nbc bay area responds to a north bay man who feels ripped off by a kick starter campaign. >> our consumer investigator

joins us with this story. >> ron phelps invested money in a kick starter project developing a new headset called sound band. the campaign secured nearly 4,000 backers like ron and raised more than $500,000. sound band head sets were supposed to be delivered to the backers by yearened. problem is that was three years ago. they never received their sound band. ron is asking where did all that money go? >> the money for sound band, we have no way of accounting for it because nobody will tell us anything. >> we tracked down the creator of sound band. the $500,000 was spent legitimately and delays are due to personnel issues. tonight at 11:00 we'll go deeper. it stands on research and refunds which might surprise you.

you can share your story, documents and pictures to help us investigate your case. i'll see you at 11:00. >> thank you. terrifying scene at an east bay neighborhood. police open fire after a man allegedly tried to run them over with an rv. more of this dramatic video and first hand account of what happened next. of all the creepy and scary costumes you might see on this halloween day at schools, there is one on the banned list. perhaps for the first time. i have that story coming up. good morning and tank y for

i'm laura garciaannon. a very good monday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. big plans for many people tonight. we've got halloween on tap. those plans might involve carrying an umbrella. >> we are seeing a brief break this morning. plan on keeping the umbrella on stand by as you head out later on today. north bay we've got patchy fog to contend with. that rain goes from right to left across the screen. north bay to san francisco by mid to late afternoon. by 7:00, sunset 6:11 tonight. we'll see light rain in the south bay.

>> speeds are not a problem. everything is normal. southbound 87. earlier crash i told you, one lane may still be blocked because there was an oil spill there. we are going to call that block because they do little slowing. back to breaking news right now we are following out of redwood city where we are getting reports of a business fire there. we are told firefighters on the scene of a two-alarm fire right at the intersection of brewster avenue. el camino is shut down in both directions right now. we sent a crew to the scene to gather more information. we just launched our nbc chopper. we'll bring you a live report in a moment.

schools across the country and here in the bay area are on heightened alert this halloween after several creepy clown sightings. one local school district is banning the costumes completely. kris sanchez with a precaution they are taking this year. >> good morning. you know as a parent we generally get notices in the backpacks about halloween costumes and guidelines, but this is the first time i can recall having gotten a notice that clown costumes are now on the banned list along with fake blood and weapons that are part of a costume. across the nation, police departments have been investigating incidents, people dressing in scary or creepy clown costumes approaching children or grown-ups. the union high school district sent a letter specifying there have not been specific verbal confrontations with clowns, but because there have been

inappropriate and sometimes threatening posts on social media, they banned clown costumes outright. san jose unified school district has done that in some of the schools. costumes have to be appropriate for school, but no clown costumes, no fake blood, no weapons. nothing extremely gory. parents have gotten notices. we know a lot of parents are talking about this. even the san jose police department responded and said steer clear of those clown costumes to be on the safe side. kris sanchez, today in the bay. 5:33. a man shot by police officers is still in the hospital. he used an rv to try to run down officers. there is some of the dramatic

video captured the moment officers fired on that man saturday night. investigators say it began when the driver had some sort of altercation with a park ranger who called police. police say the rv slammed into a row of cars during that chaotic moment and officers fired the suspect which happened to be near a house party that sent guests running for cover. >> we heard a screeching, a car screeching. my mom turned out the lights because she got scared. >> police expect the suspect who hasn't been identified yet to survive injuries. no police officers were injured. 5:34. wi with auto burglaries on the rise, police plan to be more visible. at least seven vehicles were robbed on tuesday night alone. burglars appeared to have been committed by the same person. police are asking the public not to leave valuables in their car. follow-up to a double homicide in sonoma county.

investigators are now releasing pictures of two suspects in this case. robert randolph and maria lebron are believed to have returned to the philadelphia area following that shooting. october 15th, the pair went to a house on highway 116 to buy marijuana after flying here from the east coast. at some point during that transaction, randolph allegedly opened fire and killed two people, injuring a third. 5:35. the sexual assault of a boy with down syndrome in a busy b.a.r.t. station. overnight police identified the suspect as a 38-year-old. police say it happened saturday night in a rest room at the pittsburgh bay point b.a.r.t. station. the man is accused of following the teenage boy inside the rest room and assaulting him. the boy's mother is credited with noticing something was wrong and alerting police who quickly responded and detained the suspect. other b.a.r.t. riders were stunned something like that could happen. >> it's weird at this b.a.r.t.

station. >> police say the victim was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. b.a.r.t. is reminding riders who use the rest rooms to lock the door and be aware of their surroundings. a richmond teacher accused of molesting several young boys is heading back to court. opening statement for ronald ginto's trial begin today. he recruited while he was teaching at a charter school in richmond. he was fired for making waves and fired at another school. he started planning an unauthorized trip to yosemite with new students. running for kate. a memorial race was held to honor the lives of kate steinly. steinly was shot and killed in san francisco last year by an undocumented immigrant in a case that prompted a national debate on immigration and anti-deportation policies. yesterday benefited two

organizations, the challenged athletes foundation. >> kate was a volunteer for challenged athletes. we wanted to do something that kate loved and give back to the community at the same time. >> the flame want to hold the event again next year. we'd like to take you to break nuggets. a massive fire burning in oakland at this hour. you see the flames towering in the distance. this is by lake merritt. we are trying to get a more accurate location. that fire is clearly lighting up the night sky there, smoke pouring out. our helicopter is heading to the scene. we have no word on what specifically is burning. we'll have another live report coming up for you. >> that is a massive fire. our camera here is at a distance there. you see the glow from that. chopper is on the way to the scene. we'll check in with mike to see if that is affecting local

streets in that area. >> let's check in with rob. so far the morning fairly calm, at least in san jose. 54 los gatos. you'll see highs to the upper 60s. by 5:00, chance of seeing light rain showing up later on this evening. trick-or-treat forecast shows into the north bay. the rain makes an approach by 7:00. we do think we'll see a few light showers after about 7:00 around san jose. cooler in the north bay where the rain will start first. this is the last in a series of wet systems crossing through the bay area. rest of the week looks dry and warmer. inland spots approaching mid 70s friday. issues in the east bay. >> the rest of the bay moves very well. i want to take you to oakland with that breaking news. the details just coming in. we are hearing originally it was reported over here in south of

macarthur park. there is lake merritt. it's somewhere near here off 580. it's right there this is our camera by the coliseum. 580 goes right past that. we'll track this again through oakland. back to you guys. >> we'll check back with that. it is 5:39. closer to reality. george lucas' art museum has a chance of ending up on treasure island. >> we'll take a look coming up in business. >>. >> making americaç scared agai. how one east bay homeowner is putting a political spin on his halloween decorations.

we are folwing breaki news -- a massive fire burning in oakld. this is near lake mri -- we are tryingo get a moraccurate welcome back. we are following breaking news. look at a distance of our coliseum camera of a huge fire

in oakland near lake merritt. here is what we do know. this fire is burning around hanover avenue and leicester avenue at a construction site there. it is a three-alarm fire burning by lake merritt. here is another look here from our chopper of that fire. >> our chopper is just arriving to the scene getting closer to the site. it sounds like a construction site. as to what they were building, we don't know yet. that is an area you want to avoid right now. mike is checking to see how this will affect surface streets in that area.

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unveiling something amazing like that before you're ready to actually sell it is something we call the osborne effect. back in the '80s there was a portable computer. the head of osborne computing system. yeah, this is cool but just wait till you see the next model. it's going to be amazing. everybody said i'm not going to buy this model. we'll wait till the next one and it killed the computer company. fast forward 2016. why would you get solar city now when there is something much better, maybe, coming later. checking wall street this morning. the markets should start the week in positive territory. amazon shares got hit hard as the company made less profit because it invested in things like new distribution centers. analysts rate the stock a buy. this is a letter from u.s.

senators to the firm kpmg which audits wells fargo asking how its employees missed the fact wells fargo created millions of phantom accounts? the scandal is widening. some wells fargo employees say to the only were they fired by the bank for raising red flags, wells fargo put negative information on the employee's permanent record. parent tells kids there is a permanent record but there isn't? in banking, there is one. you get a bad mark, good luck getting a good job. 5:46. looks like george lucas' planned art museum has a good chance ending up on pressure island. >> they plan to introduce a resolution in support of that project. progressives on the board of supervisors who stand in the way of big developments have approved the plan so far. he released his space shiite

design last week. very exciting. even if halloween doesn't haunt you, something truly scary starts tomorrow morning. that is open enrollment for health insurance, as we see reports of premiums rising across the country. experts say there are ways to make the process less frightening. a problem is paying too much attention to monthly premiums. >> you could end up paying more out of pocket to fill prescriptions or see your physicians even when you pick what seemingly is the least expensive plan. >> that doctor is a professor of health policy at emery university. the scariest part of health insurance is not knowing where to start comparing plans. 93% of insured americans are covered through their employer-based health insurance, medicare or medicaid. he says each offers incentives and wellness programs to lower health insurance costs. 5:47. before you head out the door for trick-or-treating, we want to

remind you of safety tips to keep you safe this halloween. be careful with decorative contact lenses. many contain bacteria that can cause eye infections and business problems. some are made with lead-based materials absorbed directly into the eyes. you should not wear any contacts without a prescription from an eye doctor. if if you plan to use face paint with your costume, test them out ahead of time. dermatologists say many products contain fragrances and dyes that cause allergic reaction. apply a smaller amount to the inner arm. be safe when it comes to halloween candy. american association of poison control centers is reminding parents to inspect their children's candy before allowing them to eat it. throw away anything unwrapped or has tears or holes in the packaging. back to breaking news in oakland. this is a distant look at a massive fire by lake merritt. this is our coliseum camera.

we are getting more images from the helicopter as you see water and resources being poured down. we don't know what they were constructing there. looks like business, apartment complex, we don't know who the builder was. look at how it started is a mystery, as well. investigators on the scene of this one. firefighters try to tackle this from above and on the ground. mike, talk over this picture if you can. hanover avenue and lester off the beaten path? >> they are about two blocks away from lakeshore drive which is along the edge of lake merritt. this is not a residential building.

this is a big distraction because we were able to see it from quite some distance over the coliseum. this is west 580. let me take you to the maps and show you travel. light rain. what you expect everywhere except right there. you see that lake merritt mark there. that exclamation point is lester and hanover not far from 580. 580 on the closer side traveling away from the bay bridge. top of your screen would go in the commute direction. no real problems but this is a couple of blocks off lakeshore  drive. that will be an issue for folks in the area. as things get more crowded, will be a congestion point with smoke and activity. we'll track that. >> it's amazing to see how it's grown in the last few minutes we've seen there. take a look at the direction of the smoke as well. what do you think about that? >> we are seeing a bit of a southeast wind in oakland and

lake merritt. temperatures in the upper 50s. no rain but winds at times about 5 to 10 miles per hour. what smoke is moving away from this fire is heading off to the north away from that site. southeast winds close to 6 miles per hour. >> we are watching this develop live. thick black smoke right now at this construction site by lake merritt. at this point, it's a three-alarm fire. that could change. we are looking to get more information on the resources at play. how many agencies are responding here. this is a fire that has been going on for at least a half hour. we have just got on scene within about the last 10 or 15 minutes. we are keeping a close eye on the situation. >> we are hoping no one has been injured because it is a construction site. we don't know that anyone was actually living there. that is a tough fight for the firefighters out there. >> no doubt about that.

while looking into more updates. we'll get you updated on weather for the bay area. we'll see sprinkles tonight. more than that for halloween. >> we show you some of the views. rain started off in the north bay, then progressing southward into the evening. one spot that gets the most rain as they can will be in the north bay. we think around after sundown tonight. mainly just light rain. not as much in terms of rain around san jose. if you head to the sierra, looking at a chance of snow showers. halloween snow which may add another 3-6 inches of snow in the high country later on today. north bay rain. starting off mid afternoon. you see 6:00 now. evening commute, san francisco to oakland starting to see the rain move on through.

by 7:30 showers around the south bay. rain totals nowhere near the rain totals we saw over the last few storms we saw friday and over the weekend. notice central and south bay. even though rain is in the forecast, it doesn't look heavy. about 3-6 inches around interstate 80 later today. mid to upper 60s in the forecast around san jose. low 60s in the north bay. here is the trend. it is a pattern shift compared to the weather we've seen recently. drier conditions taking shape. san francisco starting tomorrow afternoon. that will follow us through thursday and friday. inland temperatures, mid 70s by the end of the week. the weaker storm arriving for halloween and a much drier forecast approaching the weekend. 5:53. a grocer finds himself in the middle of a political war over soda. >> when they told you it was a grocery tax, were they lying to you? >> yeah. you find out later, it's too

late. >> investigative unit reveals the tactics, spin and big money used by both sides to win your vote. >>. >> the weekend storms bringing weekend rainbows to the bay area. check out this photo gallery. if you're looking for halloween or other fall events, we've got you covered. see our fall fun list on nbcbayarea.com. nearly 800 homes inlint,

michigan will recee new water pipein light ofhe recent watrisis. it's expected 5:57. 00 homes will see new water plants. students at wayne state university will be testing the water at home before and after the pipes are replaced as part of a study funded by the national institute of health. california water agencies are trying to figure out if paying out the water basins has been worth the hefty cost. they spent $350 million over the last two years getting homeowners to cut water usage and remove lawns. water experts and utilities are gauging the effectiveness to learn how many water-dependent lawns have been removed and how much water the city has saved.

one side calls it a soda tax, the other a grocery tax. if you're confused, you're not alone. >> who and what to believe? the facts behind the proposition. >> good morning, guys. if you live in san francisco, oakland or albany, you've been bombarded by conflicting messages about this proposition on the november ballot. according to records filed with the san francisco ethics foundation, the american beverage association has spent more than $20 million so far to defeat this tax. supporters, including san francisco supervisor malia cohen and former new york city mayor michael bloomberg have spent more than $9 million in support of the tax. supporters say the one cent tax on every ounce of sweetened beverages sold would help reduce consumption and fight obesity. opponents say the wording is

problematic, the measures will tax drink distributors and that means the tax it passed would be passed down to consumers and spread out by retail outlets to other things like higher grocery prices. making what they call a grocery tax. you can read more about this and find nonpartisan voters' guide on nbcbayarea.com. >> if you have a tip, call 888-996-tips. or send an e-mail. in the case that goes way beyond your normal intrigue, recently discovered bones may hold the answer to a royal mystery. >> the disappearance of a count in 1694. he was once the lover of the wife of england's future king george i. when the tryst was discovered,

he vanished. two months ago they unearthed bones. the dna is now being tested. >> you can see it here so it was not very well preserved. >> george didn't forgive his wife for the affair. he divorced sophia and she was locked up in prison for 30 years. at 6:00, following two major breaking news stories. one out of oakland, the other on the peninsula. this is a massive fire burning right now near lake merritt. we have been following this the last 30 or 40 minutes. that is a construction site there blocks away from lake merritt. still very much engulfed scene as it is a three-alarm fire. i'm bob redell. another fire overnight damage et cete