. she is on her way home, but before she returns to the bay area, what sarah shourd intends

friend. >> reporter: shourd was released citing medical reasons. president ahmadinejad says her release was an humanitarian guest yush, but some say ahmadinejad's gesture is no gesture at all. memarian was at the united nations. >> the release sarah shourd has

nothing do with ahmadinejad. he has manipulated the american media to believe he is behind this. >> rep this. >> it would be a very significant humanitarian gesture for the iranians to release them as well. >> reporter: demands from iran for a exchange has been unanswered. >> they failed to get them and now. [ speaker not understood ] >> reporter: friends of shourd say they do notspect could welcome her home in the coming days, but expect her to stay in new york for the next week to keep up the pressure on ahmadinejad while he is at the united nations. ken pritchard, ktvu channel 2 news. opponents of same-sex

marriage filed court papers to uphold proposition 8, voter- approved measure. the nine circuit court pales is expected to here the case in december. back in august, a judge ruled that the measure violated the u.s. constitution. they said in part, "there is no fundamental right to marry a person of the same-sex." prop 8 opponents have until mid- okay mid-october to file their response. >> a funeral is scheduled for san bruno victim jessica morales. her boyfriend, joe ruigomez was seriously injured. a san bruno teenager has organized a benefit concert tomorrow to help the victims of

the san bruno explosion. the myers neighbors event is scheduled for tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the cappachino cool softball field. the event is free, but organizers encourage donations to be added to the lion's club fund, setup to help the

us. >> health, all of the clouds and moisture in advance of a

storm system that will impact your forecast for tomorrow. as far as today, we had quite a bit of drizzle and even light showers, measurable in these locations out towards hay ward, you can see .500idge. see.500". we increase rain tomorrows tomorrow across the bay area. you can see not a lot in the south bay, a few hundredth of an inch, .05" but in the north day, coastal hills we could talk amounts approaching .5". we're dry right now, but look at what happens into tomorrow morning. the rainfall coverage on the increase for tomorrow morning, but some changes as we head into the afternoon. coming up in our full weather, we'll take a look at the complete rf forecast model and show you the changes coming up in just a little bit. the seismic upgrades may meant end of a decades-old end norm horse. stables sit on land owned bit public utilities commission and stand in the way of a retrofit

project. ktvu's christien kafton is live with more on skyline stables. >> well, take a look behind me barn here's at skyline stable are perfectly sixiated between branches of earthquake faults on the peninsula. so now the public utilities commission is saying these barns have to go to make way for a new emergency water system. christian hanson and woody have called the skyline stables in millbrae home for five years, but in a matter of months, the barn here will be just a memory. >> we're pretty much the last stables out here, and once we're gone, you know, the stables aren't going to come back. >> reporter: the san francisco public utiliti commission is finalizing seismic upgrades, scheduled to be completed in 2015. the new $250 million project includes a reservoir and emergency power generation plant, the budge of those new facilities will have to be located oat the site that puc

has targeted skyline stables for decades. >> unfortunately, the site is so compacted and it's a really restricted site that we don't have room to maintain the stages on site with the improvements for the regional water system. >> reporter: the key is finding a new place for the horse. >> we have been in open discussions with them for the last few months andtine to work with them, pretty much on a weekly base. >> reporter: a dozen of skyline riders gathered for a bbq, saying goodbye to their stables. the new emergency water system broad of water to 2.5 million customers in the wake of a quake. something that they can understand, but they are hoping that the puc makes plans to relocate the stable. >> even if we signed papers for relocation, it's still until we actually have horses going into stalls, it's not a sure thing. >> reporter: skyline is one of the few cooperative stables, horse owners lend a hand and in

exchange, pay less money. >> to put my horse down the peninsula, i have to drive 30 miles to place that i can only afford put my horse out to pasture, because i can't afford -- i'm retired and i can't afford to put my horse somewhere else. >> reporter: right now both sides are still exploring their options, include another site on puc property or possibly the cow palace. live in millbrae, christien kaston, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco's mowni is experiencing some growing pains with the new clip ker card fare system. there is word that the fare gates at the civic center station had foreperson free if riders note trick. muni says it stationed inspectors to spot people from taking advantage of the freebie, while engineers try to fix the glitch. the trick is reportedly is to re-over the gate and waive a hand that triggers the sensors

and that oppose the gate for cheaters to enter. clip cards work on muni, bart, and caltran ferry. involvements in berkeley came together today to assist folks in need of help. a home was in need of repairs and workers replaced a toilet and did some interior painting and replaced broken windows. the volunteers are with the east bay chapter of rebuilding together. >> we assist others who can't maintain the homes themselves, either financially or physicalfully. >> rebuilding together works on facilities that serve the elderly and disabled community. this year did has 33 projects in the works and always is looking for involvements or donations. rebuilding together is a national organization that has its roots in texas. well, afghan voters take huge risks just to cast their

ballots in parliamentary elections. and ahead, the 33 trapped niners chile erupt into afghanistan and hurricane igor is barreling towards land and we'll tell you how powerful it is and where it's expected to make landfall.

. q. news of the world, in chile there is new new port richey 33 trapped marines. these pictures were released of a drill boring a rescue hole through the chamber, where the men have taken refume. the major breakthrough came yesterday, 45 days after the cave-in trapped the men more than 2,000-feet below the surface. rescuers must now make the hole wide enough to lift the miners to safety. they say their final rescue is

more than six weeks away. in london has many as 20,000 demonstrators protest pope benedict's first visit to the uk. they are anry over the vatican's stance over homeo sexuality and its handling over sex abuse cases. pope met privately with five british adults who were molested as children and apologizes and even led a prayer vigil in hyde park. in germane, the mayor of munich tapped the first ceremony keg of octoberfest. 6 million visitors are expected, which started over 200 years ago, but for the first time this year, smoking is banned in the tent setup by beer-makers. . voters in afghanistan brave rocket and bomb attacks today to decide on a new parliament.

election-day violence killed more than a dozen people. meanwhile, white house officials hope this will bolster the u.s. campaign against the taliban. conor powell with the latest from kabul. >> reporter: excite dozens of attacks across afghanistan, millions of afghans did turn out to vote today, braving the violence. for the most part it was a calm and relatively day. the big issue going forward is corruption and fraud. there were many reports today that the indelible ink that used to prevent afghans from voting more than onces with a bit too easy to wash out and there are reports that fake voting cards were used and also reports of voter-entame indication. the election here is a major test of the new u.s. strategy and outside observers say so far what little information we have, this election looks cleaner and more trance parent

thannast year's election. considering the circumstances, the violence and growing targettan insurgency, they think so far this was a big improve over last year's eselection. apple is reportedly come up with a new application for its ipad that can download electronic versions of newspapers. industry experts say the new app is rumored to be called inewspaper. the service is said to be close to completion, but will probably be held into the release of the next generation ipad. a morning drizzle in east bay didn't put a danker on the festivities at a annual west oakland block party. folks quickly moved the event inside at greater st. joseph baptist church and once inside, they began a day long celebration. >> what we found is that we need to give to the community. so we're here today to give

backpacks, free haircuts, information on services in our community, healthcare information, employment information, and it's a great thing. we're going to feed them at a later on as well. >> this is the second year for this event and organizers expected as many as 300 people to attends. forecasters are warning resident and tourists in bermuda to brace for hurricane igor. the 866-668-4862data from national hurricane hunter aircrafts indicate maximum sustained wins are near 105 miles per hour wins making igor a category 2 hurricane. here in the bay area it was just really a muggy day. didn't really know what to expect when we got outside. let's check in with

meteorologist target tallee. >> almost felt like you were stepping out of plane in high with the moisture air. quite a bit of moisture in advance of a weather system program rainfall on the north coast. p the cutoff line just to the south of shelter cove. back in the bay area, we still have lingering clouds and clearing skies as well and some patchy, dense fog developing along the coast and also into the bay. in fact, a look outside and a neat shot looking over san francisco bay and that low cloud deck leaping over the bay bridge. san francisco still on the mild side. right now checking in, 67 degrees. satellite and radar, once again, we have been tracking this cold front over the past few days, finally it's moving in for tonight and into tomorrow. here is the eventual track. excite cold front, this will be the source of more sun showers, target time for tomorrow will be for the morning flowers 7:00

a.m. to 12:00 p.m. we still have a chance of lingering showers into the afternoon hour, but we'll scale back on coverage and probability flue the afternoon on sunday. this will be the maybe event will light and possibly a few moderate cells approaching the north bay neighborhoods. can you see forecasted accumulations a few hundredths of an inch and in the north bay, could be approaching .5". increase in coverage first thing another, especially up storeds santa rosa, napa, san francisco and oakland. a few light showers and sprinkles showing up in the south bay. 12:00, still a chance of lingering rainshower. and by tomorrow night, just partly cloudy skies. tor tomorrow, rainshower at 7:00 and mild temperatures, 55- 60 degrees. by launch time, mostly cloudy skies and still the chance of

showers, low to mid-60s, from 60-65 and into the afternoon hours, by 3:00, partly cloudy and breezy, but slight chance of lingering showers, 62-734 degree. for the sporting events former, giants you can see 62 degrees and for the raiders, 65 and we still have to keep the possibility of showers, especially from 12:00 2:00 p.m. tomorrows cooling off with the passage of that cold front and as a result it will not feel as humid for your sunday. can you see forecasted highs in the lower 70s for san josi. here is a look ahead as can see into monday, no big deal. temperatures warmth up a little bit and slightly cooler by tuesday. wednesday, partly cloudy skies and in fact, fall begins wednesday night after 8:00. the last weekend summer, we're talking about rain in the bay area. >> unbelievable. >> it has been unusual. >> it's been a weird summer. thank you, mark. had the highway patrol conducted surprise inspections today of tour buses in san francisco. with help from the san

francisco police, chp officers pulled over bus as random to the muni yard on powell street. they checked the mechanics of the bus as well as the driver's licenses and company record. out of 41 random inspections today, officers took four buses out of service. the tour bus crash in monterey county killed five people and in a n-march a bus lost its brakes on a san francisco hill. mone was hurt in that mishap. still ahead on ktvu news at 6:00, the designers behind this product

. volunteers in san learnedo gave some kid a new place to play today. they belt a new slide and jungle gym at the park. the design is based on children's drawings of what they wanted. >> weneedd all the kids to be physical, rather than on their computers they are out here lan

kiffin is still undefeateds head coach. woods lead usc to the slightly. >> last week's heisman trophy winner, ingram looked quick and dangerous against duke, running for 151 yards and two

touchdowns. top-ranked alabama dumps duke, 62-13. look at this backup go. one of trent richardson's two touchdowns is this 91-yard kick return and again, 62-13, crimson tide and the rich keep getting richer. >> that is sport as we see it now. again, giant's highlights at 10:00. they are tied with the brewers 0-0 in the second. >> coming up on the 10:00 news, saying a final goodbye. friends, family and the community come together for a metroplex service forever one of the victims of the san bruno blast. that story tonight on the 10:00 news. that is our report for tonight everyone. >> thanks for joining us. our next newscast is the 10:00 news. >> good night.