. and you should be ashamed for sacrificing nice diaz on the altar of your political ambitions. >> blame her, blame me, blame the union, but you don't take accountiate. >> tense momentsatt gubernatorial debate.

>> we're bringing you the emotional ups and downs of thousands of fans at at&t park. and american travelers could be put on alert. the government warning for americans in europe. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening. i'm ken wayne. >> hello again everyone, i'm heather yes holmes. there were plenty of rhetorical fireworks in the second gubbernattorial debate. candidates whitman and brown face off and were questioned about public education and jobs, it was the recent controversy surrounding the league status of whitman's former housekeeper that led to the fiery exchange. the gloves came o at fresno state university. this week meg whitman faced allegations that she had an illegal immigrant, pick ity diaz on our payroll for nine years. today g.o.p. candidate whitman claimed jerry

brown orchestrated the scandal. >> and jerry, you should be ashamed. you and your surrogates put her deportation at risk and you should be ashame for sacrificing nicky diaz on the altar of your political ambitions. >> brown was quick to fire back, saying that former ebay ceo is trying to avoid responsibility. >> don't run for governor, you have blamed her, blamed me, blamed the left and blamed the unions, but don't take accountable. >> diaz' attorney is glorie allred, a backer of democratic candidates. >> the compactor campaign was talk about this issue and you are joined at the hip of gloria al rode it was a political stunt. >> reporter: whitman hoped to use the debate to court latino voters and get her campaign

back on message. it was the first california gubbernattorial debate to be breakfast in spanish. barbara boxer spoke to members of san mateo democratic party about jobs and the economy and the need to build up the middle-class. she also threw several jabs at her opponent, carly fiorina, attacking her record as ceo of hewlett-packard. >> my opponent wants to go back to tax breaks, the companies that shifted jobs overseas and tatax breaks for billionaires and millionaires. >> boxer tried to rally support fellow democrats, including jerry bound. fiorina is taking lay play from meg whitman's political book with the ad featuring vice president joe biden. >> there is no political point worth my son's life. >> ad show and angry wyden criticizing lawmakers, including senator boxer, who

voted against a bill. you will recall the whitman campaign showed bill clinton attacking jerry brown. also today, carlie fiorina responded to an ad about hewlett-packard outsourcing jobs by calling on her opponent, senator boxer, to return campaign donations from contributors also outsource jobs overseas. the upcoming election will bring about a first for oakland, berkeley and san leandro. they will use a new system that allows voters to pick their top three candidates for local races. allie rasmus is live to complain. >> reporter: heather, usually when you cast your ballot, you pick one candidate and your vote goes that one person, but in parts of alameda county, that is going to change next month. there is a new system called ranked voter choice and according to the sample ballot, you can see that troat voters choose their first, second and third-place candidates. >> your first choice is who you really want to win.

your second, if this person didn't win, you want to win secondly. >> reporter: workers with the registrar's office spent the afternoon explaining the new process to shoppers in oakland. >> have you heard about it? >> yes. >> great. >> i don't like it. >> reporter: and some voters were more receptive to the idea than others. >> it's might be a good thing. >> i think they should keep it simple. >> reporter: oakland, san leandro and berkeley are using the new system for mayoral and city council elections. >> one election depending on the number of registered voters could be somewhere in the neighborhood of $400,000. so if they have it all-in-one election cycle, which is in november, it eliminates that cost. >> reporter: royl roberts with the martin luther king freedom center. >> first they say why are we

changing systems? that is a valid question. and next they say, well tell me about how it works. >> reporter: voters pick a different candidate in each column. if no single candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the process of elimination begins. >> who has the least amount of votes? who is essentially out of the running? >> reporter: the candidate with the least votes is tossed out, but everyone who voted for the eliminated candidate now has their second choice counted instead. >> i like it, just in case the first one doesn't welcome back have already voted for the second choice. so maybe it will work. >> reporter: and while the system may be new to parts of alameda county, san francisco has used the ranked-choice voting system fortune past six election cycles and will use it between in november. like in oakland, al lie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. a handful of people gathered to drum up support for

an upcoming measure on the ballot. measure bd would change the minimum number of police officers required to be staffed in the city. supporters say if if doesn't pass, the city will lose funding for anti-violence programs and 63 neighborhood police officers responsible for crime-prevention. >> if we don't basically pass measure bb, these violence- prevention programs, 63 community police officers will vanish and not be there anymore. >> the focus of today's rally was measure w, the measure calling for a $2 phone line tax with revenue going towards public services, such as 911 emergency response, libraries and senior centers. you will find more election news, including the latest poll numbers on the u.s. senate race on ktvu.com. click on the election 2010 tab. a vote could come as soon as thursday on a deal that would put an end to california's record-breaking budget impasse. lawmakers reached a comprehensive deal last night. they would not provide detail,

but here is what we know. the new plan does not include any new taxes, but it does call for $7.5 billion in cuts. lawmakers assume $5 billion will come from the federal government. they also want to delay a tax break for businesses and state- owned buildings. there is also word that the deal includes mention cuts, which is one of governor schwarzenegger's requirements for signing a budget. more details are expected on wednesday. heartbreak at at&t park this afternoon. the san francisco giants were on the verge of a dramatic comeback against the san diego padres to win a spot in the playoffs, but in the bottom of the 9th inning -- . >> a bouncing ball to short. >> josigumeen's game ending double ply left the winning run on base. there is still hope the giants can clench a playoff spot with a win tomorrow at home against the padres. it was a tough day for the

orange and black and their fans, who packed the ballpark. patty lee is outside of at&t with the emotional highs and lows. >> reporter: ken, you can actually gage the level of disappointment just by looking around at a level of activity. it's just quiet around at&t park. the fans have cleared out, but it's not over until it's over and there is always tomorrow. so close, but still, one win away from the national league west title. >> i haven't quite had time to adjust to the fact that the giants go all wait. i arrived back in town last night. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein and her granddaughter took in the action. all afternoon the stadium was awash in emotion, as the padres took an early leave, prompting steve perry to rally the players and the crowd with a

rendition of what else? "don't stop believing." for a moment it seems like the giants might come-from-behind in the 9th, but it was not to be. >> of. >> i'm not really happy now. >> i'm sad, but there is still hope. you can't be too upset. >> reporter: today's loss may serve to only heighten fan anticipation, which is already at a fervorred pitch. >> we have been here since about 8:45 in the morning. >> since barry, it's been a life-long struggle to make it to the top. >> reporter: this father and son duo say win-or-lose, they will savor these games. >> with we were going to stay until they wrapped it up. so if we have to stay until monday, we'll stay until monday. >> reporter: and hope is stringing eternal. the giants take on the padres

tomorrow, same time, same place. keeping our fingers crossed. coming up in about 15 minutes, fred inglis with more from the dugout. and the american government is considering telling travelers to stay away from european landmarks, such as the eiffel tower. and the new omits fighting california's proposition to legalize marijuana. i'm currently tracking showers outside of bay area. coming up, the shower chances for tomorrow and also the significant change in our

the federal government could

issue a travel alert as soon as former americans heading to europe. the warning is in response to recent threats from al-qaeda. government officials will like tell americans to stay away from tourist spots and transportation hubs, although they are not expected to focus on any specific countries. earlier this week, the eiffel tower was evacuated, because of a bomb scare. but it's still and he clear whether that incident was related to the terror threats. a 24-year-old hayward man was shot and killed early this morning as officers were responding to reports of a fight. it happened just before 3:00 a.m. in the 27,000 block of tyrrell avenue. officers arrived and found the unidentified man suffering from a gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital, where he later died. so far no arrests have been made. this is hayward's 13th homicide of the year. a convicted child molester faces live in prison after a jury declared as we legally

sean. tarquin thomas claims he was mentally unstable of knowing that sex with children was wrong. the software designer made videotapes of sexual encounters with three underaged boys. thomas will be sentenced on december 3rd. three men have been acquitted of assault and torture charges in connection with a brutal beating of a high school basketball player in vallejo last year. attack at jesse bethel high school was captured by surveillance camera and left 17- year-old lee unconscious and with certification injuries. defense attorneys argued that lee's teammates and three girls started the fight. five other people charged in the attack are still awaiting trial. oakland police chief is weighing in for the first time on the shooting of a family's 11-year-old labrdoor retriever.

a officer respond tying burklar alarm says he was forced to shoot the dog what it came towards him anyway threatening manner. police left a note on the door, telling the family that the dog had been shot. the beer industry is joining the opposition to proposition 19. november ballot measure would let adult over the age of 21, possess, grow and transport marijuana for personal use, much like alcohol. claudia cowan reports why beer distributors are not support hive. >> reporter: the battle over the buzz including the buzz over the brew. propose 19 would legalize recreational pot for adults. alcohol trade croup says owners would be prevent drug toasting their workers fore weed, saying in a statement "this would allow beer company drivers to operate hundreds of big rig trucks and trailers on california highways everyday, exposing the motoring public to

potential harm." those supporting legalization argue getting high is far less dangerous than getting drunk. government figures show that in 2008, nearly 12,000 people were killed in drunk driving accidents. while smoking parking lot may impair driving, the federal government doesn't keep stats on how many accidents were caused by stoned drivers. the yes on 19 campaign says that is because the number is so small and suspects that california beer sellers are really worried about protecting their turf. >> there is a history of alcohol companies putting money against propositions, such as ours and frankly, it would be that they are concerned for the competition. >> reporter: while the beer distributors deny that is the case, several breweries represented bit trade group are furious that they have been linked with the opposition. >> we have some distributors saying that we're against it, but some of the independent breweries, say sierra nevada, a popular brand is saying that we're neutral on the issue and

let urcustomers decide. >> reporter: voters split split, too. a new california field poll has the measure passing 29-24% with a 4% margin of error. analysts say alcohol grow ups and others opposed oto proportion 19 would l-need to spend more to persuade voters. in san francisco, claudia cowan, fox news. last month medical marijuana advocates came out against proposition 19. the california cannabis association says, "prop 19 will actually harm paint, because it will let local governments ban the sale and purchase of marijuana." prop 19 supporters say the markup explicitly trochets the rights of patients. today's grand-opening of a new goodwill ste in san francisco's castro neighborhood is providing much-needed juabs for those in the transgender

community. many of the store's customers are transgender. the city teamed up with goodwill to create a positive place for them to work. >> 70% of transgender community members have experienced enployment discrimination because of who they are. >> they hope to provide jobs and training for the transof transgender community. scientists say they have successfully eradicated a non- nate native water plant from a success of lake tahoe's emerald bay. in june, divers with the department of park and requisitation is plays plastic sheets on the lake bottom. when they went back, none of foil had survived. they are using to eradicate clams that threaten species in

lake tahoe. >> our bay area weather seemed to be nice. let's check in with i'm meteorologist mark tamayo. >> kenneth and ken, sunshine and high clouds and dense fog and even a few light showers earlier this morning. right now on the maps, live stormtracker 2, the bulk of shower activity, primarily to our east, around yosemite and around modesto as well. we have seen a little bit of activity, primarily moving into the immediate coastline, closer to point arena. a look outside right now, we can show you this, looking out towards from san rafael to the bridge. currently san rafael in the 60s. so far as temperatures from today, most areas warmed up on average 3-6 degrees from he yesterday's highs. san francisco, 65 degrees and antioch at 87 and san josi at 77 and morgan hill, 89 degrees.

an interesting weather partner. a area of low pressure that has been stationary for the past couple of the days, drawing up moisture and generating showers in southern california. it will continue to be a factor tomorrow moving from the north to east. so we introduce the slight chance of showers for the higher terrain. bulk of the activity is to the south and east of the region, but a slight chance in the bay area for your sunday, down towards santa clara county. 20% chance. the main impact for us, and another system from the north and temperatures cooling off. a noticeable change for tomorrow, a good 6-12 degrees if today's highs and that means no more 80s in our forecast. here is our rainfall forecast model first thing tomorrow morning. you can see the bulk of the activity to the south and east bay that we have introduce that slight chance of isolate showers or sprinkle. first thing tomorrow morning, partly to mostly cloudy.

coastal fog and the eventual temperature range. no triple temperatures, warmest locations only in the mid-70s. fairfield, 75 degrees. oakland at 60. san josi lower 70s and milpitas, 71 and san francisco definitely on the cool side with the readings on the in the lower 60s for your sunday afternoon. we're hoping for a giants tomorrow afternoon. can you see partly cloudy heading to the ballpark and temperatures on either side of 60s. temperatures cooling off into monday. that will be the coolest day of the period and then a little bump in the numbers on tuesday and cooling off by midweek. just an amazing change in temperatures. just a few days ago we had triple-digit and tomorrow, 60s and 70s. >> thank you, mark. >> san francisco general hospital hosted a painting party today. about 160 patients, staff and

other volunteers showed up. they helped to paint four mural panels to liven up a circumstance of the hospital currently under construction. artwork can be found between 22nd and 23rd streets and will be up until the new state-of- the-art hospital is completed in 2015. the san francisco giants tonight are in playoff purgatory. sports is next with all of your good highlights, plus

. giant fans right now are is a saying let's get it over with '. >> you have to admit, this is torture. i mean, the giant fans hope that this clinching the playoff business would be painful, but as soon as bary zito took the mound today, the torture returned. for the second straight game the crowd at at&t park wanted to celebrate a division- clinching party, but zito walks former giant's catcher, and san diego with the 2-0 lead.

pablo sandoval throwing a nerf ball. padres pitcher gives up one hit. you are liab with his 24th of the year makes it 4-1. disappoints with three hit threw 8. 4-2 and the time running out. a quick, but deadly end to the rally. padres win 4-2. giants can clinch the title with a victory tomorrow. >> you know, you can't look at it like six months' of baseball comes down to one game, because i think you can't put it on your backs. you go out there and play loose and let your talent come through. >> obviously, there is tension, playing in front of one of the best crowds in the

world, and you are trying your hardest. obviously, there is going to be tension. it's not like it's 57th game of the season. it's the 161st and you are going to have tension and you are going to feel pressure, but that is what it's supposed to feel like. >> 9th-rank stanford leads 4th- ranked oregon. highlights at 10:00 tonight. heather and ken. >> thank you, fred. coming up on the 10:00 news, brown versus whitman round 2. today's debate between the two gubernatorial candidates resonated with latino and bay area voters. >> that is our report. >> i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes we'll see you back here tonight at 10:00. >> goodd night.