good morning. the creepy saying a guy is expected of doing to a teenage girl in this neighborhood. what will freak you out the most is where this happened. i'm rick boone in pacifica. that story just ahead. still smoldering, a live look at what's left of an apartment complex in oakland after massive flames ripped through it yesterday morning. the investigation now under way to find out what sparked the fire. plus a break in the case. the suspect is now behind bars, accused in the brutal killing of a disabled homeless man nearly two years ago. "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good november 1st to you. good morning to you. can you believe it, we're in november already. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.

>> i'm sam brock. yesterday was monday. that's in the books. tuesday, post halloween. kind of a slosh she start here. it's starting to clear out here, rob. >> seeing the last part of the storm come through. for the south bay and parts of the peninsula, still seeing a few showers crossing from northwest to the southeast. there's a few of the showers crossing to the peninsula and a few more leaving san jose heading down 101 to morgan hill in the next ten minutes. you see not much behind these two lines of showers as we see clearing skies as we head through the second part of the day. high today, mid to upper 60s, a much drier forecast ahead. a closer look at that in a few minutes. rain traveling through the south bay, so we will have the wet roadways damp, in most parts wet where you see the green highlighting likely slippery conditions. a fender better at 87 merge with 101. the spin out on highway 17 looks like it's cleared to the

shoulder as you head toward the summit. 13 minutes westbound off highway 4 to the maze. eastbound that spinout has cleared. scary moments for a young girl on the peninsula after a man reportedly tries to force her into his car. >> "today in the bay's" rick boone live in pacifica where it happened close to sequoia high school. i understand authorities are trying to find the suspect. >> reporter: they don't even know where this guy is at this hour. hopefully this report we can help track this guy down. it happened right where i'm standing at fire crest and hickey. as you said, near sequoia high school. this teenage girl tells us this guy was bold and aggressive, trying his best to get her in that car, and he did. this girl, it began with her walking down the street. he drove alongside of her and began honking his horn at her. he yelled at her to get in the vehicle. she didn't comply. so the suspect got out of his vehicle, grabbed this girl and forced her inside. the girl was able to run away

thankfully. we have information on the suspect, described as an indian male, 30 to 40 years old, 5'6", thin build with a trim beard. his vehicle, very detailed information here. a black volkswagen, newer, four-door sedan with tipted windows, very distinctive here, the car -- this volkswagen had texas license plates. i hope that some of this is ringing some information in people's mind. if you may have seen this guy. a big salute to that young lady, that teenage girl, she remembered all this. she remembered the texas plate, she remembered the vehicle, she remembered the description. so really good props to her and her family for teaching her how to have a good memory. that's what you need to do if you're in a situation like this. i did try to see whether or not there were officers around this area. not yet. certainly this is an area under alert. we don't know of any cases similar to this this morning. the search for the suspect, they need to know where he is.

they need to lock him up. live in pacifica, rick boone, nbc bay area news. >> no doubt there was a good description. thank you, rick. 5:04. breaking news we're following out of baltimore. take a look at this, a devastating sight. a crash involving a school bus and city bus. within the last half hour we learned there are at least three people dead. initial reports were that there were no students on that school bus. it's not clear at this point what led up to the crash. as you can see, there's so much damage to those buses. we will, of course, update you when we learn more. federal alcohol, tobacco and firearms agents are assistings oakland arson investigators as they try to get to the bottom of what caused yesterday's raging fire that destroyed an apartment complex under construction near lake merritt. we brought you the whole story as breaking news all morning long on "today in the bay." a live look at the damage that's been left behind in the wake of that fire, and the question now is did someone start the fire intentionally?

some neighbors oppose such a large development amid so many smaller complexes and family homes around lake merritt. others say that people who lived in the former property suffered a bad experience on their way out. >> a house of artists, performance artists, painters, people that have deep roots in the community and they are kicked out of that place. >> the $6 million, 41-unit complex was about 80% completed when this fire broke out and destroyed it, obviously burning to the ground yesterday. 5 k:05 this morning. two men in jail accused of beating a homeless man to death two years ago. 20-year-old joseph stull and david peters were arrested yesterday. they're both 21. stull was arrested in idaho after dna evidence from another crime linked him to the killing in san francisco. peters was arrested in stockton. they're accused of beating 67-year-old tai lam to death two years ago as the homeless man

slept in front of a store on sutter street. we spoke to the owner of the store. >> i'm just hoping that they catch them, because they were -- they were having fun killing a person. >> horrible. peters and stull are now facing murder charges. they're expected in court later this week. it's 5:06 right now on your tuesday. six teenagers have been arrested for a string of robberies that happened in antioch and brent wood. police say the robberies began after 8:00 on sunday night by a group of 16 and 17-year-old boys in ski and clown masks. police say the boys were armed after robbing a pizza delivery man. then they robbing a woman outside their home. that woman saw the license plate and called police. as an officer drove after the boys, they were tossing items out. the officer stopped the car and arrested all six. this woman has been dubbed the head band bandit.

the agency says she robbed a wells fargo in the laurel heights neighborhood of san francisco at gunpoint last thursday. she took an undisclosed amount of cash before running off toward california street. another postponement in the sierra lamar case, addressing whether she may have run away. lamar disappeared on her way to high school in morgan hill four years ago. antolin garcia torres is accused of murdering her and hiding her body which has never been found. he's linked to her disappearance through dna. his attorneys claim she was a run away. prosecutors claim the notebook was taken from lamar's school locker after she disappeared. yesterday the judge post poped ruling on the notebook until next month. bill cosby appears in court this morning. janice baker kinney of petaluma says she first met the legendary comedian bartending at a reno

hotel. she adds that cosby invited her and a friend back to a house he was representing. it was there that kinney claims cosby gave her drugs and sexually assaulted her. now kinney is among 13 of the roughly 60 accusers that prosecutors are preparing to testify. cosby's lawyers say none of the whoim who filed police reports at the time will ask the judge to keep them off the stand. toxic algae could be affecting bay area sae seafood. high levels of blue-green algae in mussels around the bay. they say the bacteria is still being found in the bay in some locations as many as three-quarters of the mussels are testing positive. researchers say the algae is enough to make people sick but they're more concerned about what it means for animals who eat shell fish.

good tuesday morning. time is 5:08. 60 degrees in oakland, seeing showers. part of your eastbound commute south of downtown oakland, a few more clearing san jose approaching morgan hill here. this is the last in the line of showers which came through right around trick-or-treat time. not much behind these two lines of showers. the trend certainly drier as we go through the day. still a chance of a lingering showers around the hilltops. after that, partly cloudy skies and temperatures climbing into the mid 60s in san jose. 64 closer to san francisco. the trend ahead is actually drier and warmer now for a change into the week. san francisco close to 70 degrees. valley temperatures climbing into the mid 70s, by friday, next chance of showers early on sunday. >> we've had a lot of smaller crashes over the last hour after that rain system comes through. be careful at those transition ramps. that's where the green highlighting most likely will find the wet roadways.

we'll focus towards the san mateo bridge. on the hayward side, reports of a tire blocking the slow lane. your commute direction will be westbound. we'll check the bridge times going westbound. across the san mateo bridge, nine minutes. seven minutes a across the bay bridge. join the countdown, down to the wire for the election, now just one week away from casting ballots, the last-minute campaigning happening today as new controversy for both presidential candidates surface. >> yahoo! springs a leak, carver suss car, a video i want you to see coming up in business and tech.

=rob/wfl= b weatherease at 5:13. a live look at san jose right now. wet roadways after rain passed through in the last 15 minutes. you can plan on a few more scattered showers as well for your peninsula and eastbound commut east bay commutes over the next hour. >> where the rain goes, a spinout will follow. so far the crash i'm watching is in the altamont pass, west 580, 31 minutes for your drive toward the 680 interchange. most of the slowing out of the altamont. a delay on a tlan. we'll sort it out coming up.

a marathon is finally coming to an end. both presidential candidates are working down to the wire. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington this morning. tracie, this all comes as the fbi is focusing on hillary clinton's e-mails. now ties between russia and trump's former campaign manager. >> reporter: two separate probes within the fbi. clinton heads to florida and trump to pennsylvania to talk health care today. both of them looking very closely at what the fbi is doing. >> i will tell you this. if they want to look at some more e-mails of one of my staffers, by all means, go ahead, look at them. i know they will reach the same conclusion they reached when they looked at my e-mails last year, right? >> reporter: as the fbi digs through hundreds of thousands of e-mails of a top clinton aid, sources confirm the agency is also taking a preliminary look

at the foreign business ties of donald trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort. >> the director has discussed an investigation involving one candidate, it opens the director up to claims of bias if he doesn't discuss other potential investigations. >> reporter: nah fort denies -- at a time when trump -- the fbi's last-minute review of clinton's e-mails days before the election has energized the trump campaign. >> i guarantee you there are many, many of the e-mails that were missing are in there. >> reporter: wikileaks e-mails also say that donna brazile gave the clinton a heads-up on questions in advance. the e-mail continue very doesn't appear to sway voters. clinton is ahead by six votes, the same as before the fbi

review. tracie potts, nbc news washington. >> hard to believe we're just a week away. you have until the end of today to apply for vote-by-mail ballot by going to your election office or apply by phone, e-mail or fax. don't forget to check out our nonpartisan voters edge guide. go to nbcbayarea.com and type in your zip code to get informed issues about the candidates very specific to where you live. he said it's one of the least controversial things he's done. peter teal defended his support of donald trump on monday. >> scott mcgrew, teal says he's confused by all the controversy. >> that's right. teal has supported trump since the convention, has added millions to his campaign as well. >> i've often supported fringe views of life extension. this is the first time i've done something that's actually

conventional. it didn't feel contrarian. it's the first time i've done something big in my life that was just what half the country believes in. it's been the most controversial thing ever. that really surprised me. >> teal was asked about trump's temper and whether trump would be a safe custodian of america's nuclear weapons. he said if anybody were to get into a disagreement with russia, it would be hillary clinton not trump who enjoytion an amiable relationship with russia. teal made it clear he didn't condone in any way trump's comments on women. speaking of women, there are fewer women at yahoo!. the latest employment data in executive positions is falling at a time when most companies are seeing increases. 21% of the leadership at yahoo! is women. more than half of the non-technical workers. yahoo! as you know, is in the midst of selling itself to verizon and defections are not uncommon in these situations, but defections by one gender

are. let's check the rest of the news before the bell. landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> hi, scott. good morning to you. wall street will try to rebound from monday's modest losses. futures are higher this morning. stocks fell as reports show stronger consumer spending last month was offset by uncertainty over the election and a drop in oil prices. you want to look for data on manufacturing and construction spending. the dow dropping 18 points to 18,142. the nasdaq down a point to 5,189. back to you. >> sometimes a picture or video is worth a thousand words. this crash video from the insurance since tut for highway safety. this shows brand new nissans. the silver is the least expensive you nissan in america. the rest the least expensive sold in mexico. this is the iihs.

the sub text here is our safety standards are much, much stronger, this one in particular. you can see, it crushes the driver. brand new cars both. >> makes a big difference. >> the one from mexico looks like it's from the 1980s. >> it does. to be fair, that gives people access to transportation, and we can afford better, and clearly it is better. >> fascinating there. halloween might be over but we're getting our glimpse at some of the awesome outfits rocked by some of the bay area' famous faces. steph curry's daughter riley dressed up in '70s gear, baby sister was little elmo. curry's wife aisha posted the photos on her instagram account. governor brown's family, two dogs, both in costume as well. a witch and what about the other one? >> i didn't see. we're moving on to the

zuckerbergs, vikings and a little baby sheep. >> that's cute. a nice picture. nice of people to share. >> i might get around to posting a picture this morning. >> you had how many kids in your house? >> i don't know. it was like a thoroughfare, but it was so much fun. our neighborhood is an awesome one. people come and go. it's as much fun for the parents as it is for the kids. >> communities connect and you get candy supplies for the next three or four months. >> at least a couple weeks. >> i'm bringing it all in. >> the weather was not too bad. a few light rain showers, heavier rain in the north bay. right now we're seeing what's left of the showers which came in around trick-or-treat time around the bay area yesterday. showing you the rainfall to date, very impressive numbers. almost 200 to 400% of average and what is typically the preseason for rainfall around the bay area, the month of october. you can see well ahead of last

year. more than a half foot, more rain has fallen in the north bay compared to last year. catching a bit of a break. north bay 55 degrees. you can see the showers passing san francisco over to oakland, parts of the peninsula commute and earlier around san jose, mountain view had good downpours, that crossing to the southbound towards morgan hill. highway 17, heading off to the south and east. by around noon, notice the hilltops. still enough moisture we could see showers south of the sunol grade and around highway 17. by the afternoon, clearing skies and temperatures today climbing into the mid to upper 60s. so early morning showers shutting down as we go through the day. from here the forecast is actually going to trend much drier, high pressure making a comeback wednesday, thursday and friday. warming temperatures through friday. next chance of showers showing up late saturday and sunday. the rain totals not nearly as much as we've seen for the recent storms of the last two weeks. the forecast moving forward, san

francisco could be close to 70 on thursday. for the valleys, mid 70s through about friday and a chance of more showers coming back saturday night into sunday. >> we're tracking damp roadways at least. let's show you the green highlighting over here, these patches including the santa cruz mountains, the slicker roadways and the transition ramps are what we're watching. we have a crash west 580 in the commute direction. that traditionally is where we see the speeds ramp up anyway. the slow lane blocked by this crash is an issue for folks out of the altamont pass. a lot of times hit spring town. fine through livermore and toward the dublin interchange. that's great news. travel times, 16 minutes, so just starting to slow a bit from highway 4 down to the bay bridge toll plaza. the toll plaza shows no backup yesterday. the cash lane is one or two cars right now. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. up next, "nbc bay area responds." >> when some international flights are late, passengers get

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pocket. >> consumer investigator chris chmura describes how she did and how you can, too. courtney resnick wrote us after her trip was delayed 27 hours. the plan was to fly from sfo to iceland and land saturday. that flight was canceled. courtney didn't arrive in iceland until sunday. she and her husband then had to eat more than $3 o 00 in prepaid lodging, plus $78 on extra leg room seats because the airline swapped planes. european union rules require compensation for flight disruption. she filed a complaint, but it went nowhere. so she called us. after we wrote on her behalf, that claim was approved. courtney's compensation totaled $1434.66. here is why it was so much. airlines that are based in the eu must pay passengers as much as 600 euro, up to $650 each when flights aren't on time.

u.s. air carriers don't completely play by the same rules. flying from here the protections don't apply, but they do on the way home. keep that in the back of your mind, world travelers. if you have a consumer complaint, you can call us. the number is 1-888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. tomorrow, trouble with a new camera and bringing into focus a refund. have a great day. >> thank you very much, chris. 5:27. coming up, we're getting nuew information on breaking news in bault more, a horrible crash involving a school bus. here at home, a parent's worst nightmare on halloween. two trick-or-treaters hit by a car. what authorities say happened to make that tragedy next. >> reporter: pete suratos live in oakland with the latest details on the massive structure fire that took place yesterday morning near lake merrick as well as new details on who is being brought in to help out with this investigation.

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a good tuesday morning, thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. the rain continues a little bit this morning. slick roadways out there. be careful.

>> like the candy left over from last night, the storm is left over. >> be careful. that's a whole other thing. >> highway 17 south bay and around the east right now, you see on the left side of the screen, south bay innocence and eastbound, partly cloudy. the showers move east of santa cruz. the satellite view shows not much moisture behind the ban of showers. we'll transition to a drier forecast today, mid to upper 60s, san jose 68 and 64 around san francisco. mike? >> we're looking at the road weather index, the green highlighting from time to time around the maps. that will be where you'll have a little bit more slick roadways. others are damp. the bay bridge, let's get a live look at the bay bridge first. we'll show you the backup. the metering lights are on. pretty typical pattern. we'll get back to the transit

agency. train number one no longer has a status listed. three reports on time. if you take ace train, check with your ride. there may be something going on. back to you. thank you very much. we go to breaking news this morning out of baltimore, maryland, a story we've been following since we came on air at 4:30 this morning. in just the last few minutes investigators on scene of a horrific crash as you see there say there are now six fatalities in the crash that happened between a school bus and a city transit bus. they're also saying there were no children on board that bus. it's not clear at this point what led up to the crash, but as you can see, there's a lot of damage sustained to both vehicles there. we're still monitoring news conferences out of baltimore. we're told the baltimore police department is going to be updating the media. we'll have more information as soon as we get it. >> a really horrific crash. 5:32. continuing coverage of the story we've been following.

this fire burned yesterday morning but still smoldering this morning. fire investigators stayed on scene overnight trying to determine what sparked the massive flames in oakland. "today in the bay's" pete suratos was there when the fire was at its highest. now we're learning more about the apartment complex that burned. pete, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, laura and sam. a much different scene almost 24 hours later when folks were lining the streets as this unfinished structure went up in flames, roughly around 5:00 a.m. just yesterday morning. we have video of the flames. you can see the pieces of scaffolding and embers falling opt the sky and nearby structures. we have learned some things since yesterday. the dwoerp had plans to finish this $ million, 41-unit project fairly soon. it was about 80% complete. also, there were two security guards at the complex who called the fire in, specifically there to keep squatters away from this

building. we're also learning that some residents in this area weren't exactly fans of the high-rise complex that was proposed to be built, this es denl area in oakland, complaining that prior tenants described as local artists were kicked out unfairly. still this fire proved to be too close for comfort for residents in hereby homes. >> i felt the heat, it was like a hot summer day. >> reporter: city records indicate that the developer got the green light to build this five-story structure in 2013. no word exactly on where they go from here. as you can see right now, taking a live look. an oakland fire crew has been here for the past 24 hours. alcohol, tobacco and firearms have been called in to help arson investigators to determine the cause of the fire. live in oakland, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you very much. now a developing story. there's always concern for parents on halloween night e

specially in the rain. those concerns were realized last night. two trick-or-treaters were hit by a car in santa rosa. the wet roads could be to blame. it happened about 6:30 at the intersection of rain dance wayne and tucks horn drive. two girls were hit, one girl has to go to the hospital but is expected to be okay. 5:35. in pacifica police say a man tried to kidnap a girl about 5:00 near hickey and fire crest avenue near sequoia high school. police say a young girl was walking when a man drove up beside her and tried to force her into his car. she was able to run away and get a suspect description, an indian man in his 30 's driving a blac volkswagen with a texas license plate. police say they now have two of three suspects in custody

after this brutal killing of a disabled homeless man in san francisco. "today in the bay's" chris chan chez is live with what led authorities to those suspects. kris? >> reporter: good morning, sam. it isn't what those suspects did on camera and captured on video that led to their arrest. it is something that they left behind at the scene. as you mentioned, it is gut-wrenching video that september san francisco liss on the trail of them. the video was released in search of clues nearly two years ago. three men beating tai lam to death as he slept on a san francisco street. when the suspects left that disabled man to left on the street, they also left behind their own dna. that was a match with a theft case out of idaho. that dna connected 21-year-old joseph stull and 21-year-old david peters. the arrest is a relief both for those who knew the victim and

those who did not. >> i just hope they catch him. they were -- they were having fun killing a person. >> it did not matter that he was homeless. this is someone's son, someone that had a family, someone that was unjustly killed at the hands of others. >> reporter: investigators are still looking for a third suspect. the two men in custody face murder charges along with a long list of other crimes. they are due in court tomorrow. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, kris. 5:37. an east bay police department will be starting a year-long program to try to prevent traffic related deaths and injuries. the pittsburg police announced they received a $70,000 grant from the california office of traffic safety. the grant will help fund special traffic enforcement and crash prevention. the number of people killed and injured in crashes has slowly been rising since 2010, especially with bicyclists and pedestrians. the battle is still brewing

on whether the 9ers are going out of bounds, so to speak, to skirt reimbursement for the city of santa collar rah. the team may be breaking city law to use taxpayer money for public safety cost at levi's stadium. the mayor wonders if the city is getting its full share on events like a recent taylor swift concert. the team insists it is playing fair and yesterday handed over budget documents requested by the city with more on the way later this week. >> is it supposed to be two million or ten million that the city is receiving from the stadium? we don't know until we see the upped lying financial documents which they have failed to provide for 2 1/2 years. >> if those bills have not been managed properly, then they need to send us a new invoice and we will pay it just like we pay every other bill that comes to us. >> you heard from santa clara mayor lisa gill moore who says the city is preparing to take over the management of the stadium if the team doesn't promptly hand over the

documents. bad news for people trying to save the willow glen trestle. the california supreme court just announced it will not look at the case. last month the trestle was denied eligibility to become a historical site. the case will head back to the trial court. good tuesday morning. right now 5:39. san jose, wet roadways, not from the rain that's falling right now, but what fell within the last half hour. you can see the rain now moving down towards morgan hill and a few scattered showers into oakland, really the last weather system. between now and noon, south bay hills, still a few isolated showers. the trend, though, clearing with partly cloudy skies and highs climbing to the mid to upper 60s around the south bay. high 68. 65 santa cruz. 64, and the trend ahead is dry

and warmer. san francisco close to 70 on thursday. valley temperatures approaching the mid 70s by friday. saturday and sunday is our next chance of rains, not a big chance but one to watcherly on sunday morning. mike? >> we have a new crash reported for the santa cruz mountains where you see the rain has come through on the radar. things drying out as far as the road weather index. as we move toward that summit, northbound 17, a new crash involving a little honda fit. that's a smaller vehicle, reportedly it crossed two lanes. i'm not sure if it its across two lanes. that might mean it's in between the two. watch north 17 around redwood estates. a spectator issue for folks traveling south out of los ga s gatos. over here looking at a slower drive. highway 4 to the maze 18 minutes with the metering lights on at the bay bridge. 5:40. an iconic san jose store shutting its doors for good. the reason mel cotton's sporting

goods is going out of business. new emojis and we'll show them to you coming up on business and tech. the costume taking the internet by storm. can you guess what's lurking underneath that hat? we'll tell you after the break.

=rob/ifullrob weathetease good morning los gatos. waking up to some showers. later today highs approaching the upper 60s as the rain begins to move on, clearing out of the south bay and a much drier forecast ahead. we'll have a look at that coming up in a few minutes. that's very nice. remember, we have the build as the roads are still damp. the bay bridge toll plaza, the backups there, the metering lights are on. eight minutes as you drive across the span. a slower drive for the tri-valley looking east. 36 minutes out of the grant line road area for the dublin interchange. as we talk about a little traffic, the first reviews are rolling in on the chevy volt. >> scott mcgrew, they call it the poor man's des la. >> still about $30,000, so not inexpensive. at least it exists. that's the biggest advantage,

chevy and electric car have over the tesla model 3. you can actually drive it. dealers say they should have them on lots within a few weeks and professional reviews are starting to roll in. a new one this morning from car and driver says those who have the funds will be lured by tesla. anyone else would be foolish to buy anything else other than the volt. other news, bloomberg says san jose-based brocade is close to selling itself off. the company makes networking companiment. the stock jumped 21% on the news. people are buying up the stock before the mystery bidder makes a bid. the market showing modest losses as invaefters worry the election is not as clear-cut as we first thought. the fed starts the two-day meeting today. the feeling is it will not announce the change in interest rates tomorrow so close to the election. it's going to try to stay out of politics, not going to pull a comey, to coin a phrase. new emojis coming.

if you use apple, you'll see them in the next version of ios. 72 in all, including the face palm which will be useful. you know how people make that shuging using the text? >> a fascinating meeting to go to, the emoji consortium. >> a lot of female workers there. >> lots of different ethnicities and also different professions that have not been represented. >> a beret as well. >> a san jose staple right now closing its doors for goods. >> mel cotton's sporting goods. everybody knows it in the south bay, opened back in 1946. the classic sign out front. known back in 1946 for representing out tents to people. well, mel cotton's had the last 60 years in its location in san carlos. the owner says the building

needed massive renovations but the cost was too much to handle so they sold the land. >> always been in the family since i was a kid. it's sad to see it go. we've been working hard but it's time to shut it down. >> the owners say they plan to close sometime before the end of the year. 5:47. guacamole fans be ready to pay up if you're serving it as any world series parties tonight. an avocado shortage is tripling the price. officials say labor strikes in mexico and the avocado off season are causing the price hike. about 500 workers blocked roads in southern mexico to stop shipments in response to the frut's unstable price. the workers claim packing facilities pay less than a dollar to pack the fruit, then they charge more than five bucks to ship it to the u.s. experts say the high prices could linger until after the super bowl when the demand for

gauacamole soars. it turns out people who use facebook may live longer than those who don't use the popular social media site. a uc san diego study of 12 million facebook users found they were 12% less likely to die, although social and economic differences also could play a role here. people who have larger social networks posted the most photos and accepted the most friendships live the longest. experts say it's important to be social in person. >> who is this now, dressing um as donald trump for halloween? a lot of people did that. that's old hat. this is something different, fresing up as his hair may have it heads above the rest. >> the air and everything else. 10-year-old gage's mother got the idea, used an umbrella, grass skirts for the famous

comb-over. >> you see make america great again and they all realize what it is. it's donald trump's hair. >> how does he hold his candy bag? . gage's mother shared the image on social media and never realized it would get so much attention coast to coast. she said she also never quite realized how hard it would be to get that costume into the car or even through the front door. >> it almost looks like cousin it when you're looking -- a big blob and then you see the cutoff at the top. >> well, before we got to enjoy the halloween festivities, sam and i went on an excursion outside the studio yesterday morning. >> let me just say, this was like a reunion, feelings and hugs and baby faces. >> we went to kari hall's house to see the baby. she's been out on ma terpity

leave. >> uncle sam and aunt lara taking care of baby bella. >> that's right. we're leaving to take care of the baby while she comes back. it would be fun. my favorite part was sam burping the baby. >> there it is, the first baby i've ever burped. it wasn't successful. >> is that the first baby you've held? >> not the first baby i've held. hey, listen, she didn't cry. she sat there on my shoulder, just talking. >> you were good. that's good practice for you. >> a little preview. >> she said uncle sam and aunt laura. >> you can be uncle sam to the triplets, too. >> i've got kids coming from every shoulder. >> anchor uncle. >> exactly. >> twins, too. >> exactly here has keds.

>> kari has been off, coming back in a couple weeks. we're excited for that. we'll be sad to see rob go. he's been getting up early and helping us. >> good to be here and i'm glad to see kari looking well rested. >> glowing. >> looks fantastic. and the weather has been pretty cooperative at least so far for the morning commute except around the south bay and peninsula. still a few scattered showers we're tracking mainly from the south bay and east bay right now. a quick check of the radar shows still a few light showers passing san francisco over to oakland. now showers leaving san jose, brief downpours causing issues on our bay area roadways. even though the radar looks like things have moved on, keep in mind a lot of rain came down overnight. wet roadways for your morning commute. one exception for the showers leaving will be the south bay hilltops through about midday. include maybe sunol grade, highway 17 can still see

scattered showers through 12:00. as drier air comes in, that will help clear the clouds, temperatures climbing to upper 60s around walnut creek and san jose. about 65 degrees in santa cruz. big pattern change for the second half of the week. notice the high coming back to california. that's going to lead to warming temperatures. it will weaken some by saturday and sunday which may bring us a chance of mainly light rain showers very briefly saturday night and sunday. in the meantime, after the morning showers clear, the rest of the workweek looks dry and warmer. certainly across the valleys, going back into the mid 70s by thursday and friday. then the clouds roll in with a few light showers heading through next weekend late saturday into sunday morning. mike? >> all right, rob. despite the damp and slick roadways in some patches, a calm morning after the earlier crashes all cleared up for the most part. we had some spinouts. the issue here is not a spinout in san jose, but a minor crash are southbound 101, typically an easy drive. right at tullie we see the

slowdown is still in lanes. counter commute coming away from 280 and 680. commute northbound is showing slowing. maybe a spectator issue as well. that's typically where we see the little build throughout the san jose area. not a big surprise there. the green highlighting, we're talking about damper roadways. travel times through the east bay, a smooth drive here. highway 24 slows over toward the maze. 14 minutes from fish ranch road. back to you. thank you very much. taking a stand from north dakota to the bay area. the reason protesters chain themselves to san francisco's citibank building. >> happening right now, after about 24 hours, firefighters are still on the scene of that massive construction fire in oakland and so are we. you can find a photo gallery of the incredible images on our home page. a final good-bye. ching lee laundry, believed to be the holdest chinese owned laundry in the unit states has

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gascon will outline efforts made by his office right now to ensure next week's election goes off without a hitch. in the south bay the battle over redevelopment in cupertino is now going to what authorities say ill late heights. measure c would raise building heights and likely halt plans for the old valco mall site. critics claim the 45-foot high sign. >> it's an unintended consequence of that. if measure c is passed, it will allow homes to be billed up to four stories in small, low-level residential communities in this town. >> it's just not true. we would like to see a combination of entertainment, retail and dining. >> deputies say the sign violates city law and there are no plans to fine the anti

measure c group as long as the sign stays up. 5:57. still time to avoid the lines at the polling station. you have until the end of today to apply for vote-by-mail ballot by going to your election office or apply by phone, e-mail or fax. from north dakota to the bay area. protesters against the dakota access pipeline chained themselves to citibank building yesterday. a crowd of about 50 protesters blocked access to elevators and carried signs calling for citibank to stop financing that pipeline. police praised the group for being peaceful. about a dozen were still handcuffed and escorted out of the building and cited and released. that includes uc berkeley grad student adrian wilson. >> well, the penalty isn't much when you think about what people in north dakota are facing, having their water poisoned, seeing their way of life destroyed. >> the nearly completed pipeline

is going to cross four different states connecting north dakota and illinois with 1200 miles of pipe. those who are against it say it's destroying sacred land and threatens to pollute the missouri river which provides water to millions of people. 5:59 right now. we reported on stolen guns leading to other crimes. now we're uncovering where many of the guns are coming from in california. our investigative unit has found that retail gun stores are now the targets of thieves and gangs looking to score a quick cachet of weapons to then sell on the streets. tonight at 11:00 we talk to gun store owners about some of the extraordinary efforts they're going to to protect themselves. >> why go to these extremes, these lengths. you're doing the responsible thing, but there are many gun store owners who don't do that. >> it's less about money and more about safety and security of the public. again, we have a responsibility. if we're gun store owners or even gun owners, i think we have

to lead. >> also tonight, find out what lawmakers are doing to help solve the problem. that's tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 1-888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. at 6:00, still smoldering, a live look at the damage left behind after a massive fire rips through an apartment complex in oakland. while the flames are out, the questions into how this all started are just beginning. please stop right now, if you're about to send your kids outside for school, just please wait a moment. i'm rick boone live on the search for an attempted kidnapper, what you need to know in just moments to make sure your kids return home safely this morning. slick roads for this morning's commute. the impact on your drive and when those clouds will clear right now