live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> it is the calm between the storms after another round of heavy rain blows through the bay area and the next could arrive on halloween. >> here is how it looks right now. a lull between the systems. we look over ocean beach, clouds in the background. sunset along this sunday night. today the rain was coming down in sheets. listen to it. pouring in pacifica this afternoon. >> we all heard that today. the moment one low leavens, 18 hours another -- loave, 18 -- leaves, 18 hours another. from san jose tasanta rosa everybody ahead of average this

season -- to santa rosa everybody ahead of average this season. at the moment things are easing up according to the doppler. showers in the north bay remain. at the same time in the south bay there will be lingering showers tonight. headed up to the sierra, bring your chins. the roads right now. chp says parts of 80 are shut down after a string of car crashes this afternoon. no word yet on when they will be back open. traffic is also held over donner summit. in the bay area, the weather didn't stand in the way of halloween traditions. no matter how wet it got people still needed their pumpkins. heading to marin, it was a soaker but the bounce houses at

the pumpkin patch still had to be inflated. that meant he had to climb through the soaked plastic and clear the water that collected. >> soaking wet, big time. after a day of -- that is a day of being a pumpkin. >> reporter: where is your rain gear? >> i am from oregon, i ain't got none. >> reporter: high winds meant doing repair work. >> we heard a crack and it broke off the base. those signs are down 3-foot into the gravel. dug down deep. >> reporter: despite the weather, these two were dedicated to getting their pumpkins. >> gives it a certain vibe. >> definitely. i love how it is, like, we live in a drought and the only time it rains is on halloween. i am, like, okay. >> reporter: after an hour and a half this was the view heading back into san francisco, sun trying to break

through the clouds. seems like the intense part of the storm was over. they ever been doing business here since 1949. bad weather doesn't stop them because people show up regardless. >> people still keep coming out. doesn't bother them. rainsrains. >> reporter: when it rains they make sure everything is covered up but once the sun comes out the tarps are tossed back. >> reporter: pumpkin patches across the bay area will be open tomorrow. jackie ward, kpix 5. a man who went on a ramp page is recovering after being shot by officers in hayward. cell phone video catchtured the gunfire last night. 20 shots went off. officers were called to help a park ranger who got into an argument with a man in the rv. when police arrived the suspect

started driving his rv towards them and people gathered for a party. nobody was hurt but several parked cars were totaled. the family of bay area woman killed on the san francisco peer gathered today to remember her. and to help others. john ramos was there. >> reporter: from the clouds moving past it was hard to tell if pleasanton was headed for good weather or bad. life is like that too. >> life isn't about what happens to you, it is how you deal with the cards you are dealt. >> reporter: july last year she was shot and killed along the san francisco peer. her killer was a man she never met. a homeless illegal immigrant who ended up with a weapon stolen from a federal law enforcement officer. the randomness made it harder for friends and family to deal with. >> so we decided to push

forward and -- and spread goodness and happiness and put on events like this to benefit other people. >> reporter: the event was a 5 and 10k run. donations from runners and sponsors will be given in her name to two charity. one helping physically challenged athletes and students rising above helping disadvantaged kids get to college. the name of today's race was inspired by facebook post she wrote the morning she died. >> whatever is good for your soul, do that. so that is how we named this. the good for your soul run. >> reporter: 400 runners participated and it wrapped up in an hour and a half. just minutes before the rain started to fall. the family believes that has kate written all over it. >> she sees us. she knows all this goodness that is coming forth to honor

her, to keep her memory alive. >> the power of people. no mart what people come together and they make positive out of something terrible. >> reporter: perhaps it is symbolic the runners ended up where they started since you can't run away from life's ugliness, it is all the more important to stop and appreciate its beauty. john ramos, kpix 5. >> before she died she got her family involved with the challenged athletes foundation. they raise money to buy prosthetics to help physical laudabled people. -- disabled people. four richmond officers have been fired as a result of the investigation. initially the city said only one would be let go. all linked to an under aged prostitute who exchanged sex for money and protection. 5 current and former officers from agencies in alameda county

is also charged. the only city in california that elects a police chief, new at 6:00 p.m. days before the election things are getting ugly. >> reporter: in the city of santa clara your police chief may be knocking on your door. >> appreciate your support. >> reporter: or maybe the guy who is trying to take his job. >> it was time for a change. >> reporter: he wants the police chief out. he got electedlected the last term when he ran unopposed. >> i have been chief for four years and i have done a good job working with the community. >> reporter: the police officers association approved a vote of no confidence in the chief. while she disappointed he is not buying it. >> i have been told from officers they have been -- not forced but pressured in voting. >> take care. >> reporter: but his run also

came while an audit showed taxpayer money covered some costs at levi stadium. possibly including police officers providing security. a clear violation of a voter approved ballot measure. >> he will see it was a mistake but i don't accept that. he is the department head. he said he was in charge of the budget. >> over all our staff within the police department has done an excellent job in capturing the costs. >> reporter: he says wait to point fingers till the ought comes out. -- audit comes out. in the meantime it is now up to voters to choose who gets to be the top cop. >> why do you think your opponent would not make a good police chief? >> he doesn't have the experience. >> the direction he is taking the department is not acceptable. >> reporter: he says if he loses on november 8 he would still consider staying with the department. maria medina, kpix 5. >> we want to mention he stepped down as the president

of the police police police officers association to run for chief. protests against the dakota access oil pipeline trickled down a the bay area today. new at 6:00 p.m. the message protesters shared at a san francisco church. [ singing ] >> when this start i had felt emotionally drawn to it. my family was being threatened to it. . >> reporter: protesting at standing rock. today she bringing her message to the church in san francisco. >> there are thousands and thousands of people camped up there fighting to protect this water. and it is, like, no one knows. >> reporter: protesters say the construction of the $3.7 billion dakota access oil pipeline would harm tribal

sacred ground and threaten the water supply. the company says it is a safer way to carry the oil and tensions reached a boiling point. >> we seized that land where the pipeline is suppose -- pipeline is supposed to be buried and law enforcement has circled it and used force. >> reporter: she was also at the church. famous for her speech at the 1973 academy awards. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: today she encouraged others to get involved in standing up for native americans. she will bring her voice to the front lines. [ singing ] >> reporter: in san francisco, jessica flores, kpix 5. >> a campaign raised $1 million to fight the dakota access oil

pipeline project. still to come a rescue in san jose, firefighters racing to an inferno to save a man. >> and a growing number of bay area workers leaving the 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. grind, why the gig economy is growing now. >> the raiders spend a game going backwards and they still manage not to lose. ,,

when they ran into a blazing firefighters in san jose pulled off a daring rescue when they ran into a blazing house to full a man to safety. paramedics revived the man. the fire broke out about 8:30 p.m. last night. night -- the people who live there now need a place to

stay. more and more bay area workers are ditching traditional jobs and becoming their own boss. kiet do on why the bay area seems to be far ahead of the gig economy curve. >> reporter: ride sharing drivers know the way to san jose. >> i bring the money home each day. so far so good. >> reporter: they crunched numbers and found between 2012 and 2014 the number of uber and lyft drivers in san jose shot up by 145%. the highest in the nation. number two, san francisco shot up 142%. in the bay area, that comes out to 12,000 new drivers in two years. he started two months ago. >> my dad was the kind of guy said when f you sweep floors be the best you could be. >> reporter: his company went out of business and now he

drivers for uber and lyft 30 hours a week or $2,125 a day, it is a -- week for $125 a day. it is a good day. >> i had people get in the car and kind of look at me, like, you know, they are here and i am down here. >> reporter: he is the author and found san jose had the biggest decrease in the nation of limo and taxi rivers. he says -- drivers. he says during the growth keep an eye on the pay checks. >> there will be more platform employment and may be somewhat lower wage. >> it is awesome. >> reporter: as for other parts of the gig economy data is hard to come by but they have grown to 50,000 workers nationwide today. but less than 10% do it full

time. he charges $75 an hour and is one of the top workers. even though he still has full time job. he says strong social skills mean repeat customer. >> engage with people. build a relationship with people. and -- so they could have you back and you could do more work for them. >> reporter: paying his own health insurance isn't cheap and a retirement fund, forget about it. despite that, it seems to be working okay for now. >> i had a lot of opportunities to -- i fell in to and this is a new one. another challenge. >> reporter: kiet do, kpix 5. >> business is booming for one central valley saw mill thanks to the drought. 60million trees died in the past few years. there is now so much dead wood out there the saw mill is

turning timber away. they used to process high quality wood for furniture but with so many dead trees coming in they switched to making lumber for houses. >> from a marketing standpoint we had to find a new customer base. >> utility companies are also cutting trees for fire prevention. pg&e cut 1.1 million so far to keep power lines clear. still showers around the bay area tonight. some of them producing heavy rain from time to time. you can see that on the doppler. north bay strong shower just went through. scattered showers too for the south bay. as you can see. right there. especially over the santa cruz mountains. ben lomond 2 inches of rain. and a good sale on the back

road to livermore. rainfall .15 at livermore. 3 fresh 4 oakland. -- 3/4 oakland. santa rosa 57/100. not bad. when it rained it pours. from the bay right now, concord 63 degrees. we are all in the 60s right now. exception santa rosa. first low pushes on shore tonight. the lingering showers. look at the left of that red "l." see that, the next low will spoil some kids halloween. tomorrow morning 10:00 a.m., upper left hand corner of the screen is what is coming for monday afternoon, evening. 6:00 p.m. not a huge rain maker but enough to get the streets slick. and showers will be around from time to time. first in the north bay. this is a threat to the north bay. for the rest of the bay area

too. timing is bad. 3:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. that is mother nature. 6:00 p.m. tuesday, we clear out. high pressure builds in. wednesday we have nothing but clear skies and the rain down here, snow up top. winter storm warnings. 12 inches at the peaks. here is what we are expecting. lingering showers tonight. a break. and then last round for a while of rain coming in monday afternoon and evening. then it dries out and warms up next week. over night lows tonight mid-50s and halloween forecast. afternoon, evening showers. couldn't be worse. the forecast highs for tomorrow will all be in the mid-60s and extended forecast we will look for chance of showers tomorrow afternoon in the bay area. and then latter half of the week increasing sunshine and increasing temperatures.

none of this will be seth record. just the timing that is -- be setting records. just the timing that is bad. raining yellow flags for the oakland raiders. would the penalties prevent the raiders from another road win? kickoff is next. kim is the latest player to jo i went to iraq in 2004 to fight for freedom. for generations, our troops have sacrificed for our freedoms. one of the most important things we do is vote - to protect that freedom. i'm tom steyer. let's make the people we're so proud of, proud of us. please. vote. vote. vote.

he's the drug company big shot who raised the price of a lifesaving pill by five thousand percent. said he wished he'd raised it more. prop sixty-one targets drug company price-gouging to save lives.

the drug price relief act will save californians nearly a billion dollars a year. join the california nurses association and aarp and vote yes on sixty-one. the drug giants won't like it. and he'll hate it. good news for the raiders -- >> the mark of a good football team is over coming adversity, especially when you make a lot of mistakes in one game. points don't setting the nfl record for most penalties isn't how he drew up the game plan. when your monter is just win -- manter is just win, it doesn't matter. the touchdown. s still points don't matter do they. looking to go 5-0 on the road. 2nd quarter. winston rolls out. the touchdown. shepherd.

makes the grab.that tied the game 10-10. pirate pay back for number 72. got the deep ball working. cooper 34-yard touchdown pass. raiders take their first lead of the game. 17-10. 4th quarter. win son to his tight -- winston to his tight end. raiders 17-16 at this point. flag city all day for the silver and black. illegal substitution was one of four penalties in this drive alone. 24 in the game. touchdown for free. 24-17 they are up. back come the raiders. touchdown. this tied the game. or the win, but passes for 512 yards. 24-24.

for the win from 50 yards out. no good. misses two from downtown. we go to over time. minutes to go, down the middle. this is a 4th down play and look. 42 yards to the house. game. gary kub the raiders win 30-24. they are now 6-2 >> i was trying to see if anybody was behind me. i know i was clear so i was good. >> super clutch. we always talk about this but that guy catches game winners all the time. >> i don't know if it is a record or not -- it is a record? we making history. >> yeah. broncos trying to keep pace with oakland in the west. 2nd quarter. denver trailing 7-3. philip rivers intercepted. returned 49 yards.

pick six. iv broncos 10-7. then 3 minutes left. chargers down 27-19. 4th and goal. philip rivers pass broken up at the goal line and the broncos hang on for the win. they stay tied with the raiders for first place in the west. he was r denver will be in oakland next sunday. alex smith checked out for a concussion after this hit. replaced by nick foles. 2nd quarter. n th the 14-yard touchdown pass. kc-10-0 lead. smith returned later in the half. the score. 19 second left in the half. chiefs 17-7 at the break. but in the 3rd quarter smith took another hit to the head. and this time left the game to be looked at for another concussion. he did not return. kansas city wins 30-14. they are 5-2. just a half game behind the raiders for first in the afc west.

the saints taking on the seahawks. 4th quarter. new orleans trailing 17-16. breeze for the two yard touchdown. saints did not get the two- point conversion. 22-17. 25-20. two second left. seahawks at the new orleans 10. he can't come down with russell wilson's pass. the saints win 25-20. the loss drops seattle it 4-2- 1. >> the warriors looking for their rant at the warr second straight road win taking on a sun's team in search of its first win. kevin durant in phoenix. golden state commits 10 turnovers in the first half. the alley-oop. they led at one point be 13. lf. now tied at 62 in the third, drone dunk and the foul.

-- green disponing the foul. now 62-62 in the third. play...warriors leading by steph curry knocks down the three. a minute to play. warriors leading 5. alley-oop. 101-94. kevin durant with 37 points. wasn't pretty but they win the game 106-100. lead with 91-laps re jimmie johnson runs out of gas with 150 laps to go. thanks to caution flags jj rallies. 91 laps remaining. jimmie johnson clinches a spot in the final four. jimmie johnson a winner despite running out of glass. >> not a slam dunk -- >> going to fake a while for -- take a while for the transition period. takes time. charles haley on game day tonight.

fascinating interview. hall of famer. not well liked in the 49 locker room. did not have a good relationship with steve young. tonight. >> i walked in the studio after you did the interview, people said that was the best interview they ever heard. >> wow! >> really? [ talking at the same time ] >> okay. >> thank you. coming up historic buildings shaken to the ground as a earthquake rocks italy. how previous earthquakes saved lives this time. being ordered to pay back their enlistment bonuses. why one bay essman says: >> veterans outraged after ordered to pay back back bonuses. why one congressman said the pentagon's about face isn't good enough and did the lottery award a $2 million powerful jackpot to a guy who didn't win?

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you are watching kpix 5 news. >> top stories tonight, rain across the bay area today. the north bay got the brunt of it. there is more on the way. scattered showers expected in the north and south bay tonight. as for tomorrow trick or treaters may want to carry an umbrella. the fight against an oil pipeline innoter reached san francisco -- in north dakota reached san francisco today. they said the dakota access oil pipeline threatens tribal grounds and a water supply. the company says it is a safer way to carry the oil. >> runners honor the memory of woman who died in a shooting last year on the san francisco peer. friends and family call it the good for your soul run, a phrase she posted on social

media the day she died. propose benefit students rising above. and there are -- proceeds benefit students rising above. the fbi has a warrant to read e-mails found on the laptop of hillary clinton's top aid. the two campaigns are offering different view ozen the impact. >> 9 day -- views on the impact. >> 9 days left till november 8. >> reporter: hillary clinton avoided talking directly about the fbi announcement it is reviewing new information tied to her private e-mail server. >> a lot of noise and distraction. >> new survey finds 70% of those polled say the new information won't change their thinking or they already voted. a thousand e-mails, some work related, found on the laptop shared by huma abedin and her estranged husband anthony weiner during an investigation

into him sending lewd messages to a minor. huma abedin said she didn't know her e-mails were on the laptop. the fbi is now reviewing huma abedin's e-mails. >> never thought we would say thank you oanthony weiner. >> reporter: donald trump calling it the biggest political scandal since watergate. >> we have one check on hillary clinton's corruption. the power of the vote. >> reporter: hillary clinton's lead shrunk to one point nationally but trump is struggling in some states. up jukes 2 points in arizona -- just 2 points in arizona. cbs news, new york. officials tell cbs news investigators found the e-mails in question earlier this month but only revealed them to the fbi director on thursday one day before he alerted congress. another earthquake rocked

central italy. video shows the devastation. this was stronger than the august trembler. but somehow everyone survived. >> reporter: audio from surveillance video captured the rumbling of the powerful 6.6 earthquake as it hit central and southern italy sunday morning. by day break the damage from the strongest earthquake to hit the country in 36 years was visible. >> very sad day. >> reporter: one of the hardest hit areas, a cathedral crumbled to the ground and road split in two and it was felt in rome where buildings rocked. officials say aftershocks are a major concern. a group of nuns ran for their lives when their church began to shake merchandise firefighters cleared debris from roads to allow emergency vehicles access to the injured.

buildings are now piles of rubble. dust pillowed above trees camouflaging the devastation on the ground. italy is still recovering from an earthquake in august that killed 300 people. many people are afraid to go back in n doors out of -- back indoors out of fear there will be more. there have been many powerful aftershocks since the earthquake over the summer including last week. officials say many people had evacuated the area which is why no one died. more fall out over the national guard bonus blitz. veterans gave congress members an ear full over orders to repay the incentives they were given to go to war. >> wonder why veterans are homeless, unemployed, because of decisions like this.

>> the pentagon had said most of the troops received more money than they should have. this week it suspended the give back effort after republicans and democrats called foul but the government plans to go through each case one by one. he had veterans shouldn't have to worry about bill collectors coming after them. >> they are not doing enough. they need to make it clear, if you served in good faith we are not going to take back your bonus. they are putting the burden on the soldier and it should be on the department that screwed all this up. >> all the national guards were desperate to get people. 10 years later someone wants the money back? that is beyond -- >> they have gone to war, come home, still going to the va if the injuries.

>> the commander is calling on president obama to issue an today stop the give backs -- executive order to stop the give backs. still to come, somehow they are still voting and they are no longer with us. >> i don't understand how anybody could get away with that. >> after the break, the investigation that reveled how some californians are casting votes from the grave, year after year. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

people are eligible to vote in next week's election. california had a new record for voter registration. 18.7million people are eligible to vote in next week's election. the previous record set four years ago was under 18 million but all those registered voters may not be the only ones casting votes. some californians still voting long after they died. >> reporter: he died in 2003. the world war ii's vet's grave

marker shows where he was buried but he voted from the grave 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010. a surprise to his daughter. >> astounds me. i don't understand how anybody could get away with that. >> reporter: his dad died in 2001 but a vote was cast 8 times after he died. >> that should be something that everybody involved should know who is alive and who isn't. >> every vote that was cast by a dead person canceled out a vote. >> makes me cringe. >> reporter: he says his office does not let dead people vote. these computers and the human eye scan signatures on every

ballot. if signatures don't match the vote isn't counted. but this woman voted in 2014. although she died 11 years earlier. his office didn't know she died and mailed her a absentee ballot. >> there is also things that come along. >> reporter: he looked in to it and records show a ballot never came back. why do state records say otherwise? they are now looking into it. >> you are not supposed to have dead people on the roles. >> reporter: congress passed the help america vote act, mandating voter registration systems that eliminate ineligible voters. secretary of state says that is not true. and the state is in compliance despite dead folks casting ballots. >> he was a die hard democrat.

if somebody else was voting under his name he is rolling in his grave if they are voting republican. >> the department of public health is posed to notify the state when someone dies so they could be off the voter rolls but if a california voter dies out of state they may be left on. pot of public money awarded to the wrong person. >> should he have collected that money? >> no. >> why this cat is making the rounds at one bay area hospital. >> catch you up on what's happening tonight and tomorrow as we look south over the city of san francisco. the forecast is coming up after a break. my mom marnie smoked her whole life. and then she died of lung cancer. so i have a personal interest in helping prevent smoking. i'm tom steyer, the co-chair of the yes on 56 campaign.

every year, nearly 17,000 california kids start smoking. a third of them will die from their addiction. tobacco taxes reduce youth smoking. please. vote yes on prop 56. if we can save even a few lives, it's worth it.

want a great way to help our children thrive? then be sure to vote yes on proposition 55. prop 55 doesn't raise taxes on anyone. instead, it simply maintains the current tax rate on the wealthiest californians to prevent education cuts that would hurt our kids. no wonder prop 55 is endorsed by the california pta, teachers and educators. because all of us want to help our children thrive. it's time to vote yes

on proposition 55. sh ution san francisco super visier is the latest player to join the george lucas saga. she will introduce a resolution in support of putting it on treasure lapd. george lucas withdrawn -- island. george lucas withdrawn plans to build it in shack and now looking at -- chicago and now look at san francisco and los angeles. care givers at ucsf medical center, one stands out, how a cat is making patients feel

better. >> reporter: a perfectly trained cat is making the rounds. >> 7-year-old kitty inside the icu at the medical center. >> exciting to see a cat in the hospital. >> for the patients patients and staff he is one cool cat. >> skeptical of the idea until i met duke and then yep, this works for us. >> reporter: duke is part of the san francisco animal assisted therapy program. all pets are vetted. >> therapy program. careful to make sure that the animals are safe to be in the icu. >> the goal oo facilitate healing and share a little love -- goal to facilitate healing and share a little love.

>> you have this animal that comes in here you can pet him, being connected as a human again. >> reporter: a as for duke he is a rescue. >> i think he rescued us. >> reporter: who just happens to rule the icu. >> wonderful thing. >> makes you feel good. >> reporter: in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> this program has been around for 35 years. they have 300 volunteer animal teams making visits across san francisco. >> see the poor people in the hospital beds and hope they are doing okay too. >> absolutely. >> hope the cats help. dogs too. we need a dog in the news room. >> that would be great. doppler, light showers -- well light and sometimes coming down pretty good. good rain today.

quarter inch to 3/4 of an inch over the bay area. south bay sky line, south of half moon bay. showers towards gilroy, 101. santa cruz santa cruz. coming down tonight. there is a chance at afternoon and evening showers on halloween afternoon and evening. so that is unfortunate news. here is why, 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning clouds increase around the area. showers sweeping through. by 7:00 on halloween night there will be scattered showers around the bay area. so you will have to carry an umbrella tomorrow night. by tuesday, high pressure comes in. 24 hours too late and high pressure continues to build in for the latter half of the week and sunshine will be around. let's sum up. showers tonight. last round of rain monday afternoon and evening and then it dries out and warms up.

70s inland by the weekend. over night lows mid-50s tonight. sun up monday morning 7:35 a.m. and we will have some sun in the south bay before the clouds increase and temperatures tomorrow we will be in the 70s and that is 5 to 10 degrees below average. october can be warm, just hasn't been. extended forecast, looking for things to get wet on monday and fog along the shore tuesday and wednesday. increasing sunshine through thursday and friday. negatives recover into the mid- 70s inland. that is the forecast, you have been warned. we have more news coming for you after a break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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the california lottery payed out $2 million to a powerful winner who did not win. >> at least that is what investigators say happened. new at 6:00 p.m. >> reporter: we have seen pictures of california lottery winners holding their big checks in the millions and millions of dollars but these pictures taken last year with a big smile while holding a powerful check for 1.9 million has never been seen. is there a reason? >> should he have collected that check? >> no. >> reporter: she was chief lottery investigator for the california lottery. she investigated this case and concluded this winner didn't win but was paid anyway. >> why? why would they pay this based on the full investigation that they had? just didn't make sense to any

of us. >> reporter: how did it happen? we are not identifying the man because it is unclear if he did anything wrong. we obtained this picture from the lottery. a surveillance picture of him buying a lottery ticket. on the day and around at the same time records show the winning ticket was sold. which at first led officials to believe he could be the winner. >> won $2 million. >> reporter: store owners recognize the man and according to this investigation he was told by the manager that he won the powerful. but he said he lost the ticket and was instructed by the lottery that he needed to be in possession of the winning ticket in order to claim the prize but the lottery commission here in sacramento changed the rules allowing for the first time ticketless winners if the winner could

provide substantial proof. hours after the rule change was approved he filed this winner claim form for the 1.9 million and a no ticket declaration saying he lost the ticket at home. she began her investigation to see if there was substantial proof. according to documents there were discrepancies. the store's surveillance video system was 47 minutes ahead of california state lottery time. >> the time was way off. there was a lot of math that had to be done. >> reporter: that is important because according to the record the winning ticket was placed at 4535 in the afternoon but -- at 435 in the afternoon. only one was the winner.

since they were in close proximity it is difficult to discern who the percher of the ticket is. >> is it possible the video was from around the time? >> could be. we can't pay $2 million on could be. >> reporter: in audio recordings he was asked about his wager. >> how much did you play -- >> three. $6. >> six dollars. >> reporter: what he didn't know is documents show whoever bought the winner bet $20. she concludedcluded the claim be denied. >> it is ridiculous he was paid. >> reporter: he was deputy director of the lottery. he agreed the man shouldn't be paid but said officials were nervous that he may sue. >> he could sue us. that would give the lottery the

reputation. we could be facing legal bills. last thing we want is bad publicity. >> reporter: giving out $1.9 million that shouldn't be given out? >> that was a question that was posed. >> reporter: few weeks later in this e-mail the then acting director authorized payment in the amount of $1,995,933 based on what she called substantial proof. >> i couldn't believe it. absolutely couldn't believe it. >> reporter: he asked the attorney general to investigate, they declined and he was told his services were no longer needed. he filed a complaint and was filed. >> do you believe that was because of this investigation? >> absolutely. >> reporter: she filed a lawsuit for retaliation and was

allowed to resign. the lottery said they based the decision on the security photo and they are confident they awarded the money to the right person. >> wow! thank you for watching. 60 minutes is next. >> i will hold on to my ticket. >> we will see you back here at 11:00 p.m. >> stay dry. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

we can't go back to the years of devastating cuts to public education. so vote yes on prop 55. prop 55 prevents $4 billion in new education cuts, without raising taxes on anyone, and with strict accountability. budget forecasts show if we don't pass prop 55 big cuts that hurt our kids are coming, and california will suffer budget deficits all over again. so vote yes on 55. because it helps our children thrive.

captioning funded by cbs and ford. we go further, so you can. >> this is what i stood for. >> pelley: and you were willing to die for it? >> for this cause. >> pelley: hoping to die for it? >> yeah. >> pelley: at the age of 19, this american joined isis and organized friends to go to syria to join the brutal fight. he's now facing 15 years in prison, but was released for one day to tell his story to us. >> pelley: did you see the videos of the isis atrocities? >> yes, i have seen them. >> pelley: of the jordanian pilot that they burned to death? did you think you were going to be doing that kind of thing? >> yeah. i was going to be participating in those activities. >> lapook: what does marijuana have to do with this coming election?