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federal reserve hikes interest rates, yet again.and we diggintothe race r californi the person in charge of our state's wallet. good afternoon, i am reed cowan, welcome to the 3:00 broadcast.capitol hill is on alert, days after the attack on the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, and just days before election day, kpix 5's anne makovec joins me with the preparations for voters and elected officials. >> yeah, it's a scary time to be in politics .capitol police say they are monitoring, right now, thousands of cases , nationwide, as we take a live look at the u.s. capitol . they are also coordinating with local and state agencies. >> helicopters flew mac low over the u.s. capitol, for a security exercise just six days ahead of midterm elections. capitol police chief, tom manger, calling for more

security resources to protect lawmakers, citing today's political climate. >> demonizing rhetoric, false claims of election fraud, paired with calls for action against other parties' individuals are combined to cause real harms. >> shannon, tracks political violence, as the head of bridging divides initiative at princeton university.she says, despite concerning rhetoric, people should feel safe going to vote. >> it is a period of heightened tensions, but there are poll workers, administrators, community groups, who have been able to prepare a long time for this day. >> a federal intelligence bulletin warned that domestic violence extremists across the ideological spectrum impose a heightened threat to the midterms and beyond election day. though there are no specific threats currently. cbs news has confirmed the break-in at nancy pelosi's san francisco home. capitol officers monitoring high

interest locations.suspect david depape accused of assaulting the house be girl's husband , paul pelosi, has not pleaded guilty . prosecutors say he had a list of politicians he was targeting. now, depape is being held without bail. if he ever does get out is barred from contacting the pelosi family or coming within 150 yards of their home.he is due back in court on friday, when the judge is expected to set a date for his preliminary hearing, sense of them. >> thank you. the attack has local officials increasing their own security. mayor london breed says she's already made some changes. >> i have had a number of death threats. i have had you know, someone show up with protesters, with a pitchfork in front of my home. and you know, others who have been very aggressive, so yeah. i'm definitely concerned. >> well we will continue to follow all the latest

developments in the attack on paul pelosi, here on kpix 5, streaming on cbs news bay area, and online at kpix.com. other top bay area stories, now, in santa clara. a tesla was hit by a train, this morning. chopper 5 was over the area of martin avenue as crews were looking into that rash. so far we do not have an update for you on the condition of the tesla driver. a pedestrian hit and killed in san jose. a man was crossing the street at cherry expressway when he was hit . he was rushed to hospital but later died from his injuries. the driver stating cooperated with officers, and they say drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash. if you are keeping track this is the 30th industry and fatality in san jose this year. >> we have eclipsed with a pedestrian death reclassified last week to i believe over a 20-year high where we haven't had this many pedestrian deaths in our city.

>> that is the sergeant dealing with, looking for solutions in our community. he cites distracted driving as a potential reason for the spike.the police department he also says is critically understaffed. let's talk interest rates. do we want to? they are climbing higher, i can.that's another move by the federal reserve to ease inflation. benchmark rates are being raised three quarters of a percentage point, it is the sixth increase of the year to try and cool off the economy. the fed's ultimate goal is to see the current inflation rate of 8% come down to 2%. economist predict they will continue raising rates. that idea sparked a selloff on wall street, today. the dallas 505 points. the nasdaq fell, 366. the s&p 500, down 96.

controller, the person in charge of our state's money, this is not usually a high profile race, but this year for state auditor could be important. if lonnie chen defeats chair melia cohen, he would be the first republican to win a state office since governor arnold schwarzenegger and his reelection in 2006. >> the state of company collected nearly $250 billion in tax revenue last year including at the pump. chen believes a lot of that is wasted by agencies led by democrats and says it's his mission to change how your money is watched and spent. even in the bread aisle at the grocery store, lonnie chen is keenly aware of rising prices. it's not inflation he is zeroing in on it, but rather, wasted tax dollars in the tens of billions of dollars. >> where is the money going in our state ? restoring confidence in somebody actually watching out for them versus just kind of spending the money without any effort at restoring

accountability or demanding results. >> he is a long-term policy expert who was taught at stanford university answered on the social security advisory board under the obama administration. but he's running for political office for the first time. >> people let you into their lives, their homes, talking about tough times they are having with gas prices. or when kids ' schools aren't better, or how can they afford to get a house? this race is the one state-wide race that has a chance at being competitive. >> political professor at san diego, leading up to the general election, he says there is a stark difference in what chan and cohen are talking about. >> she is really going to focus on the court issues made evading democrats this year, abortion rights, donald trump >> esncerbo for exe e former prenvewhhaed nu6t an n. t thin

tionwas stolen -- >> a child of immigrants, chen has climbed the ladder of academics. revenue now can impact working families. >> when i grew up it felt like limitless opportunity, where people could buy a house, grow business to raise a family. nowadays, i think it is much more challenging. >> chen has outraised cohen as a go-getter ahead of a pack of democrats including cohen, but has spent less leaving a healthy coffer ahead of the two person general election. >> selling in politics we call it losing up right? you might not win in your first race, just as barack obama lost his first race, just as george bush lost his first race. once they hear what you are about they might be comfortable with you, and if the gop went back to

relevance he could be one of the new faces of the california republican party. >> you want somebody who is bay, 5. has held thate cotrol >> thanks, kenny. chen has challenged his opponent to a debate. more on why the official face-off is not happened. spector has not been a strong one organized. and we have decided to take our message to voters and have been crisscrossing the state of california. and i think that was one of the best ways to be utilizing our resources, as well as our time. and the choices are pretty stark. i'm a democrat and he is a trump republican. i am pro-choice, he's not pro-choice. and i have experienced. i'm doing parts

of the function of the controller's job right now as we speak, as i sit on the board of equalization. so i think the choice is pretty clear. >> let's get straight to the gas tax, shall we? your opponent wants to audit the gas tax. where do you stand on that? >> oh yeah, i am auditing any tax dollars spending is reasonable and suddenly falls within the scope of the state-controller. saying you will call an audit is not new, you supposed to do that. >> before we go it's no secret how much money has been put into each campaign your opponent certainly has put in a number of dollars into this good is not going to make a difference? is that going to change things? where do you stand on that in terms of how much money has been poured into this race? >> good question. california has a history of rejecting the wealthiest of the wealthy that poor in personal money into their campaigns. i am a little

baffled as to why candidates still continue to put a lot of their own particular money into a race, or pour it into a race. i think when it comes down to, as people want to elect someone that will resonate with them, that they can trust. someone that they have confidence in knowing who they can reach out to for help. someone with a skill set that is applicable to the jobs that they're running for. >> tonight on our streaming service, cbs news bay area, we'll take a deeper dive into some of the bigger races. catch our coverage at 7:30 on the cbs news app or pluto tv channel 397, and we've got you covered on election night, with three ways you can watch it our coverage begins at 5:00 on election day, here on kpix 5 , cbs news bay area, and over on our sister station, kbcw . how much is the powerball drawing tonight? what are your real chances of winning? we'll miss him for his time on the field and more. i our

sports department has a soft spot for this outgoing 49ers player. still lingering showers across the bay area this afternoon, one of which is ideally positioned to produce this faint rainbow hanging out over the bay. we'll see the

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in the second-largest powerball ever. ticket sales are booming. look at this. >> i am a finance major, so if i was to take the annuity you know , go to a financial adviser. i will play it when it gets really high. i do not play when it's low. somebody is going to win. >> the cash option would pay out nearly $600 million before you write a check to uncle sam, what you have to do, odds are about 1 in 292 million. i still see where there's hope there's a chance. the 49ers won't be playing this sunday, but they'll still be busy, changing things up behind the scenes. our vern glenn explains why the latest move it's our sports to permit a little different. >> this is the red and gold report . >> 49ers running back group will not include jeff wilson junior when they return from a bye week. wilson was traded to

the miami dolphins for a fifth round draft pick, tuesday. his role was reduced when trista mccaffrey in the mix, and elijah mitchell is expected to return this month. but, i will miss wilson's personality in the locker room. >> we got a little sand, you know what i mean? it's time. >> she will go for the trash? >> laundry. >> the shoes, and live >> i like to go original snickers, none of that stuff. >> almonds, peanut butter , all the mix, the dark chocolate, no. traditional brown pack, snickers label on the front with the recipe on the back. >> with the red and gold report, i am vern glenn. vern, thank you so much.time for a look at our forecast with our chief meteorologist, paul heggen. >> some showers are out there

. showers were quiet down to the rest of this evening. it will be chilly overnight, even a frost advisory in the north bay valleys. a dry break will continue on friday with the unsettled pattern, chances return by late saturday, saturday night into sunday, but continuing through the first half of next week. we still have showers out there right now. let's take a look on first alert doppler. we have a lightning strike to the west of santa rosa. y have seen a couple of those today, very small reports of hail from these thunderstorms. we have such cold temperatures in the upper level of the atmosphere. all the weather is moving west to east, and we had a faint rainbow . a few more showers towards eastern contra costa county, and a few showers for alameda county into santa clara county, mainly in the higher elevations of the mt. diablo and santa cruz range. we will see a few showers possible for the next few hours, but in general, things are going to be

quieting down once we get past sunset. future forecast showing central valley activity diminishing further into tonight. but, the long-range forecast still favors what are than normal conditions for much of the western u.s. and it has a bull's-eye close to the area over the central sierra as we head towards election day, and the several days after that. let's add up that ring with our forecast models. we'll focus on the american model first, sang next week we could pick up half an inch up to an inch and a quarter. the european forecast model is much more optimistic than that saying there is potential for three quarters of an inch to potentially two inches of rainfall. these models have averse to places, the dry one was what yesterday, the wet one was dry, yesterday. they will converge on a solution closer to next week. there's going to be more snow falling in the high sierra as well. right now there is that shower in the distance, temperatures are cool, only

mid to upper 50s to around 60 degrees. and it will be chilly tonight as temperatures in the north bay drop-down close to freezing well the rest of us will be in the upper 30s and low to mid 40s. but that's cold enough for a frost advisory, with temperatures getting close to freezing. make sure animals have a warm place to shelter, and cover up vegetation you don't want to lose, for the season. we are slightly warmer for today. upper 50s along the coast, near 60 down the peninsula, right around 60 in the santa clara valley, not too warm compared to other bay area parts. high temperatures around the bay, right around 60, with low to mid 60s inland, in the north bay, till you go farther inward. saturday , once that next rain chance arrives during the daylight hours, the better chance will be saturday night into sunday, with the most wet day arriving on monday, the most widespread and heaviest rain settling in for the next

work we will definitely take it. still had, find out what happened when this 911 dispatcher heard a surprise voice on the other end of the call. and a reminder, you can watch us anytime, anywhere, on cbs news bay area. catch our live newscasts throughout the day. we've got you covered. find us

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we know emergency dispatchers are important servants in our community, but they also have to have nerves of steel to get people to help they need and fast. but imagine doing that job, picking up the phone, and then hearing this on the other line. >> mama, please hurry she's got a gun. >> give me a description. >> she's got -- >> you are in the freezer? >> fear in those voices, terry clark was working her job as an assistant in new orleans when her own daughter placed that desperate call for help, 16-year-old tanaya was working at mcdonald's when a woman locked her in the freezer and

robbed the place. she was able to provide her critical information to get police on the scene, then she whisked over there, herself. >> i broke down when my child said we are in the freezer. and i said, in the freezer? i was taking the call , tears coming down my face, but i am still trying to do my job. and i did my job to the best of my ability. >> yes, she did. in fact she was back at work the next day.t supposed to be off by the time that call came in, but she decided to stay to serve her community to help out her coworkers who need it. lots of hugs, th

chocolate. vanilla. strawberry. but this isn't ice cream. this is big tobacco. and their candy flavors are served with a strong dose of nicotine. because big tobacco knows four out of five kids who use tobacco started with a flavored product.

and once they're hooked, they can be addicted for life. it's time to put the brakes on big tobacco's candy-flavored trick and protect california kids. vote yes on proposition 31.

coming up at 5:00, dozens of san francisco teachers come off the job today, upset over payroll issues with the district. we are digging into their complaints and we'll have the district side of the story as well. before we go at 3:00 a story about halloween heroes, and we are here to celebrate them. watch what are brother and sister did when they saw a neighbor's candy bucket was empty, in indiana. some people took a lot, so they put some back. a lot of kids would have walked away or even taken what was left but they added some of their own candy so trick-or-treaters after them would have what they needed and not be disappointed. the owner shared the video to

firefighters who found them and their mother. it makes me guilty of stealing my kids' candy. >> just take what they don't want. >> thank yo for vo: climate change is fueling a wildfire crisis. destroying our forests. threatening our communities.

polluting our air. prop 30 taxes those making over $2 million a year. no one else pays a penny. 30 will reduce the tailpipe emissions that drive climate change. and prevent wildfires and toxic smoke. so we have clean air to breathe. this is about our kids' future. omar: prop 30 helps contain fires and combat tailpipe emissions. vote yes on 30.

captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, we've got a lot of news to cover. with less than a week to go before election day, president biden making a surprise speech tonight, saying the future of democracy depends on your vote. >> folks, this ain't your father's republican party. >> o'donnell: president biden and former president obama argue the future of america is at stake. cbs' nancy cordes reports on why the attack on nancy pelosi's husband inspired the speech. heartbreaking 911 calls. for the first time, we hear one of the desperate calls from a 10-year-old from inside robb elementary. cbs' omar villafranca is in uvalde with a father who wants justice.

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