good morning. i'm jade hernandez. we're live in berkeley. it's a nationwide action. train riders on the peninsula may soon be paying more for less. there is an important vote today. giants' play-off game is sold out. we'll tell you how you can still get tickets and what to watch for. mornings on 2 starts now.

well, good morning to you. welcome to mornings on 2, i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it is thursday, october 7th. and the excitement is building at at&t park. where this evening, the jeantdzs will take on the atlanta braves. kraig debro is in san francisco, where the city already has play-off fever. kraig, are tickets still available? >> yes and no. they are not from the giants. you can still get them from a ticket broker. it's been 56 years since this franchise has won a world series, and they've never won in san francisco. yesterday, the giants were out practicing, trying to end that long drought. they're warming up for play- offs which start today, 6:30. tickets were basically sold out. went to the giants' website monday. at that time, you could get a ticket for $175. you can still get them, but it

will cost a lot more. what's the highest priced ticket? >> ticket prices are actually fairly reasonable, considering the giants haven't been in the play-offs since 2003. right now, there are tickets ranging ranging from about $80 all the way up to about $1,000. >> what had demand been like? >> demand has been through the roof. so much so that it has been the top-selling ticket on subhub this entire week. fans are fired up, ready to go to the games today, tomorrow. >> reporter: a lot of people try to buy tickets on the street. there are scalpers out here. some are legit. some aren't. how can people avoid getting burned? >> one of the things with subhub, we're a market place. we don't own any tickets. rather, we offer an online buying platform. and every single transaction is

backed by what we call our fan guarantee. so fans know they can get a legitimate ticket. >> what is the highest priced ticket on subhub? >> right now, about $1,000. but on average, we've seen $150. $150 will get you into the bleachers. >> is that still available? >> it is still available. >> how much. a markup? >> to be honest? i don't know what the face value is on these tickets. but it's a marketplace. so prices are always changing. tickets are a perishable item. fans looking for tickets can do so today on our website until 4:30. keep checking the site. prices are always changing. if you see something you like, grab it before someone else does. >> there are other sites out there, too. you don't have to go to subhub. there are other sites out

there. i heard a story just from a coworkers's friend of mine last friday. and they got burned last friday. i'll tell you more about that coming up. >> that will be interesting. gotta be careful out there. buyer beware. 7:03. the giants have an important piece of business this morning, hours before this evening's first pitch. in just a few hours, giants manager bruce bochy will be there. and pitcher barry zito, the giants' highest-paid player says he will not be on it. >> the last thing that sticks out, when the money was on the table, i went out there and didn't attack the zone the way i should have. i feel like i can help this team in the play-off. but i stand behind beach. he's a skipper. i stand behind his decision. jerrick low will -- derrick

low will pitch for the braves. we have a special giants section on our ktvu website. we would like to see your fan photos. e-mail to photos@ktvu.com. time now, 7:04. they are calling it a national day of action. protestors are gathering in the east bay, for a day-long demonstration against education budget cuts. ktvu's jade hernandez is joining us live now in berkeley with the details. >> reporter: we're live at bank rost -- bancroft. this is a nationwide day of action to defend public education. and a walkout is scheduled this morning. a list of activities. later today, the legislature is scheduled to vote on a budget, one which would allot $52.5 billion for k through 12 education and community colleges. and there is even money for the university of california and

california state university systems. that budget plan provides $5.5 billion. that's more than last year. but ricardo gomez, a uc berkeley student says it might be a little too little, a little too late. ricardo, thanks for joining us this morning. and you've been out to protest before. tell me why protestors will be out to protest again today? >> well, we really feel that the state's plan for higher education is a little too little, too late. and it's a tragedy that in order to get these funds for uc, that there will be massive cuts to the k through 12 system. >> reporter: later today, you said there is going to be a big rally. and you expect most of the protestors to come out around noon? >> yes. there will be a big rally organized by students, faculty and workers. we have a kindergarten teacher -- sorry, preschool teacher. we have students, faculty workers. >> wonderful. ricardo gomez. he's a uc berkeley student

here. and we expect more people to show up a little later on this morning. and again, a lot of activity scheduled for the rest of today. reporting live in berkeley, jade hernandez, ktvu2 news. state lawmakers will vote on the proposed new state budget plan, which is now a record 99 days late. most of the lawmakers got their first look at the budget yesterday at a budget conference committee hearing. now, to pass, that budget plan needs to be approved by two- thirds of the assembly and the state senate. some of the lawmakers have criticized what they call the budget's creative accounting. this calls for delaying payments of almost $2 billion to public schools until next year. and for suspending a corporate tax break over two years. the budget is also relying on the federal government giving $5.3 billion to california, which critics say is overly optimistic.

and it also contains pension rollbacks for new state employees, which is something governor schwarzenegger insisting on. you can see more on this state proposal on our channel 2 website. just go to ktvu.com right now. it is 7:07. cal train is making plans to raise fares and cut train services. it's part of a plan to close a $2.3 million budget deficit. cal train's board of directors will vote today. the proposal calls for a 7.2% fare hike. and it would cut four weekday trains from the schedule. riders we talked with this morning were not happy about the proposed fare hike. but some say they'd rather pay more than lose train service. >> i don't care if they will raise it. but if they have to cut the services and the customer service is not good, that's not good. >> the budget proposal under

consideration today would increase cal train's zone fares by 25 cents. and the go pass would jump from $140 to $155. let's go to sal. how is our commute going? >> highway 24 is getting busy. highway 4 as well. also getting busy. we've heard of an accident now at highway 4 at bailey road. we're looking at it here with our camera. looks like we've found it. website highway 4. you can see the traffic has stopped. this is a live picture of all of the traffic temporarily stopped here. on highway 4 because of this crash. they're sending the police out there. so again, this is highway 4 at bailey road. looks like all lanes are blocked. and we have it on our camera there. we'll let you know. this is a huge problem for highway 4. because it's quickly backing up into antioch. again, all lanes blocked here as you can see here on highway 4, for a serious crash. let's move along and take a

look at westbound 24. that traffic is okay coming up to the tunnel. and this morning's commute is at the toll plaza, looks all right. no major problems there, coming up to the toll plaza, about a 20-minute delay. now, 7:09. let's go to steve. >> for some, yesterday it was a little warmer. others, we had afternoon thunderstorms. from lake county, back to stockton, tracy. fremont will hold up most of the afternoon. santa clara, sunnyvale to the south. for others, it was a sunny day. today will be cooler. and by-product of that low, which is moving out of that area, into nevada. there's already rain up around cloudy or rain. blue canyon, tahoe, truckee, there will be thunderstorms along the northeast sierra. for us, we're on the western edge of this. but the low clouds seem to be ramping up and still persisting toward sonoma county. you can see them there, more so than anywhere else. we have partly cloudy skies for many. and if you have clear skies. sun and clouds. cool to mild. 60, 70. upper 60s to low 70s to mid-

60s. we had upper 70s yesterday. we'll slide those back down today. down 5 from yesterday. santa rosa, though, dealing with a lot of low clouds. 54. we'll go for a high of only 74 degrees. that's cooler than yesterday. you have a lot more low clouds to cool off. no warm air aloft to support any warming at the surface. stanford, castro valley. and 55, south of market, north mission in the city. and vallejo and benicia, checking in at 55. 41 tahoe. you can see the cool air associated with that low. 55 down at palm springs. they had a lot of rain southern california yesterday. we did not, they did. that low, though, is very strong. it is now ejecting eastward. as it does, it will take a lot of clouds with it. sun and clouds. cool to mild. more low clouds toward the north bay.

a little breezy at times. no problems tonight. giants. game 1. mostly clear, 60. take a jacket. but if you are not taking in any game, i'm not telling you anything you don't already know. monday, no extreme one way or the other. 7:11. increasing security. why there will be extra patrols on track trains here -- on amtrak trains here and the rest of the country. also, a big change is reported in the works for the iphone. and a lot of people are waiting for this. there is no rain in the forecast. and a local river will soon have a lot more water running through it.

good morning to you. welcome back. 7:14. expect tighter security on amtrak here in the bay area and

all over the country. ktvu's alison burns is live in the newsroom with details on this. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. the increased terror threat overseas certainly shows that al qaeda-linked groups are still determined to launch major attacks. but the chief of amtrak police tells me he has received no specific information about an immediate threat here in the united states. still, you are going to see increased security at train stations across the country through next week. it's part of an annual security exercise called operation rail safe. chief john o'conner says his biggest concern is a high- profile, coordinated terror attack. like those who have targeted mass transit and other places overseas. >> with concerns like mumbai, london or madrid type of attack. it's an open system. we are vulnerable. but we're working with a number

of agencies across the united states to reduce that vulnerability. >> if you're taking amtrak over the next week, you'll rike -- likely see more of these bomb- sniffing dogs. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> time now, 7:15. nato forces in afghanistan reportedly killed eight insurgents, including a top taliban leader who was responsible for attacks on afghan security forces. today is the nine-year anniversary of the american invasion in afghanistan. the taliban issued a statement, marking the anniversary, claiming 75% of afghanistan is now under its control. they also urged the u.s. and its allies to immediately leave the country. 7:16. a new survey shows a big shift in public opinion about same-sex marriage. for the first time in the pew

research center, fewer than half of those polled opposed same-sex marriage. the poll found 48% opposed same- sex marriage, while 42% support it. last year, 54% were opposed to gay marriage. and only 37% favored it. time now, 7:16. today, abel maldonado and gavin newsom have a debate scheduled. and maldonado has picked up some endorsements from key democrats. >> some may be surprised to see me here, supporting abel maldonado. >> we are so tired of those who use politics to advance their own political careers. >> reporter: maldonado chose to announce his democratic endorsements on the steps of san francisco city hall, mayor gavin new gavin newsom's home

base. >> this is the people of california's house. and everybody has the right to come here and to tell californians what they're going to do in the future. >> to do it on the steps of city hall is rather curious. considering everything san francisco city hall has been about, he's fought against. >> reporter: gavin newsom's lead over maldonado dwindled from 9 points back in july to 4 points late last month. 7:17. 27 eucalyptus trees are coming down in larkspur. last saturday, crews started what will reportedly be a three- week process to remove the trees. a marin county judge ruled last year that the trees were a safety hazard. and in june, the california supreme court fused to hear the property owner's appeal. people are being urged to move boats and other equipment away from the russian river shoreline today. starting tomorrow, the army corps of engineers will begin releasing water into the

russian river. the corps saves the coyote valley dam, which holds back waters of lake mendocino, has reached unprecedented levels. increasing flow into the russian river is to improve for salmon and help control flooding. time now, 7:18. there's another report that apple will start making phones to work with verizon and sprint networks. it will be on verizon store shelves sometime next year. at&t right now has the exclusive contract with apple. apple is not commenting on this report. recent surveys show nearly half of all iphone users say they would switch to verizon, from at&t if that were an option. remember the recall of the mcdonald's drinking glasses that featured the shrek characters? now, the consumer product safety commission says just touching those glasses could be cause for concern. the commission said tests showed children under the age

of 6, who touched the puss and boots glass eight times a day, they were exposed to hazardous levels of cadmium. it rubbed onto the hands of the children. mcdonald's recalled 12 million of the glasses. utah -- police have confirmed that the death of actor gary coleman was an accident. he di in a utah hospital in may. a medical examiner has determined he suffered a brain hemorrhage after an accidental fall in his home. police say the findings bring the investigation into coleman's death to a close. looters taking advantage of empty houses in the north bay. who they're targeting. and the items they stole. a man overboard. and a runaway boat have the makings of a disaster in the san francisco bay. good morning. highway 4. looks like it's clearing out.

that accident briefly had all lanes blocked. we'll tell you more about this and the rest of the commute coming up.

welcome book. the coast guard said it could have been a disaster. a runaway boat that went on a joy ride yesterday in the san francisco bay. and there was no captain on board. turns out he fell overboard near the richmond san rafael bridge. his 32-foot pleasure boat, still running, wound up at pier 70 in san francisco. it slammed right into a dry dock but didn't cause much damage. the boater, by the way, was wearing a life jacket. and he was not hurt. two men and a woman have now been arraigned on felony charges. they're accused of looting at least one marin county home. they're suspected of stealing

about $10,000 worth of kitchen appliances, including an oven and a dish washer. investigators say the three may have also been responsible for burglarizing another house on the market in the same area. san francisco is now one of the priciest places to park in the entire nation. meter rates and fines have more than doubled in the past 15 years. the city charges between $2 and $3.50 an hour to park at a meter. downtown parking costs the most. and the fine for parking at an expired meter in that area is $65. that will hurt. >> yikes. time now, 7:24. hey, sal. how are we looking on the roads now? >> we're updating the highway 4 crash this morning that we had. i was looking at late information on that. looks like they've cleared the lanes. i want to show it to you. highway 4 is recovering. we did have some slow traffic at bailey road because tay briefly blocked all of the lanes to get an accident out of

there. now, the traffic is flowing again. it's backed up in antioch. it's going to take a while for that to unwind and get back over here to the bay point area. also this morning, if you're going to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is doing okay. that pile driving is for a new toll plaza administration building. that old one that you see is going to be torn down in time for the new bridge. they're going to have a new toll plaza building. they're also going to have a park there near the bay bridge, where the old toll plaza building now stands. that's what's going on. that's why they're driving piles in to that area now. let's move along and take a look at 237. stop and go traffic there, crossing 880. 7:25. here's steve. some sun. low clouds. partly sunny and a little cooler. but we can say goodbye to the system responsible for if you had rain. leaving behind a lot of low clouds. temperatures, a couple of upper and low 40s. some say clear.

some say cloudy. especially in sonoma county. all associate as a by-product of that system. still producing off-and-on showers. near reno, tahoe, truckee. for us, we can say goodbye to that system. and hello to weak, high pressure. not very strong. if anything, we'll cool off. just anything in the way of a west/southwest wind. sun and cloud. cool to mild. 60s and low to mid-70s. 49 in san rafael. 50, livermore, concord. dipping down there. 55 in san francisco. they have been there all morning long. you can see the low that heads into, well, near reno. on its way out of the area. weak system to the north will kind of keep us from warming up too much in the next couple of days. sun and clouds. cool to mild. slower to burn off there. 60s and 70s, though, should cover the spread for everybody. mostly clear tonight for game 1. 6:30. temperatures will drop as we

get to the game. but again, nothing you haven't dealt with before. fog, sun, mild. a little warmer inland saturday. and another warmup next week. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:26. a bay area man terrorizes dozens of people over the phone. who he was targeting and what he was threatening to do. several atm thefts in berkeley. how the victims uninning -- unknowingly helped thieves get to their money. these are live pictures and the message they hope to send to state leaders.

stir it is 7:29. today, students and teachers at uc berkeley are taking part in a national day of action, to protest drastic education cuts. this morning, people have already started gathering at bancroft and telegraph. organizers have planned a list of activities. during last year's protest, students clashed with police. but the daily cal reports, some faculty have decided to cancel classes or move them off campus. bank customers in berkeley are losing a lot of their hard-

earned money because of a simple mistake. police say 23 thefts have been reported this year at the bank of america at telegraph and durant and at north shadock, the north shadock b of a. police say thieves are staking out those atms. waiting for customers who forget to take their atm cards after they do a transaction. two suspects who allegedly committed thefts have been arrested. they're still in jail. but police say the thefts are a continuing problem. >> they are only responsible for a handful, about six cases. so we know that there are other suspects out there that are committing this crime. police say bank of america has increased the volume of that beeping sound that tells you to get your card out. security has also been increased. 7:31. a man accused of terriding dozens of women over the phone has been charged with multiple felonies and could face even more charges.

49-year-old allen fidelay of san francisco was arrested last month. police say he made hundreds of phone calls beginning in mid- june, threatening to rape them. so far, 25 women have been identified, ranging in age from 12 to 26. but police say there could be a lot more victims. they say a man found inside a burning truck. firefighters found the man's body inside a pickup truck yesterday afternoon on stevenson's boulevard. near sylvester harvey park. we're finding out more about what led to the arrest of the parolee who is accused of intentionally running down a fremont motorcycle cop. police arrested 36-year-old alexander diaz, after he left a home.

he is scheduled to be arraigned next week. diaz is facing charges of attempted murder for that terrifying incident in fremont monday. police say he intentionally crashed a stolen delivery van right into officer patrick bower, as he sat on his police motorcycle. police received a tip from a man who encountered diaz in milipitas, shortly after that crash. the man says diaz looked beat up and disheveled as he asked him to call a taxi. the man did it but later called police after recognizing a photo of diaz on the news. in the meantime, officer brower could be released from the hospital, as early as tomorrow. he underwent reconstruction surgery for a broken foot and leg. 7:33. there is debate about the fate of palo alto's measure r. the november ballot measure that would require voter approval before firefighters are laid off. >> the citizens should know if

a place is going to be closed off in a neighborhood. or rotated. maybe they should have a say in how that affects them. >> i don't think it's a good idea to take a certain interest group and to exempt them from the budgetary process. neither side has released any preelection polls. but so far, opponents of measure r raised more money for the campaign. and police chief george gasconis warning of dramatic losses because of budget restraints. he says the department could lose 25% of its force in the next five years, due to retirements and limits on new police academy classes. gascon is reportedly in talks with city officials about the issue. san francisco's fleet week starts today. and this year, one focus will be how the military helps with disaster relief -- relief. but for most, the focus will be on the sky and the bay.

today, the blue angels precision flying team practices for saturday and sunday's air shows. and more will take part than any other time in the last 20 years. you can find a full schedule for fleet week on our website, at ktvu.com. >> that's exciting. >> uh-huh. time now, 7:34. sal is busy. we've got another crash on the bay bridge? >> that's right. looks like it's a non-injury crash. but nevertheless, it's up there on the stand. and we do have a big backup at the toll plaza now. they switched on the metering lights, extra slow when this happens. that means you're going to be waiting longer. even though it looks kind of the same. it's about a 25-minute delay. and before too long, if they don't get that crash out of there soon, we'll be very, very slow this morning. sometimes, these backups tend to last for hours after a crash. we're keeping an eye on it. there's a little backup getting to it. but when you get over to foster city, it looks okay. as a matter of fact, if you can

choose between either one this morning, the san mateo bridge is better. and the morning commute on 280 in san jose, of course, is slow, like it normally is, getting up to highway 17. now, let's go to steve. sal, thank you. and a good morning to you. sunrise over the city. and a little cooler today. low clouds seem to want to bank up against the north bay more than anywhere else. but we have partly cloudy skies. the lows are very strong low. strong for southern california. the sierra, sacramento, san joaquin valley. just a little for us. yesterday afternoon, around fremont. sunnyvale, santa clara south. some thunderstorms erupted. took a while to get to the party. but they did. but it is since moving out. you can see the low moving up into nevada. there will be more rain showers toward tahoe, truckee. but again, we're on the western edge of this. the dryer side. and that just means temperatures today, even though the cool air is in place, it has settled in. today, cooler. low clouds. sunshine. 60s, 70s and low to mid-70s.

santa rosa dealing with fog bank up there. low clouds. 50s, 60s. we'll go for a high of 70 today. temperatures will start am rebound today, starting tomorrow. mount tam is cooler than it was 24 hours ago. there's really no sign of high pressure there yet. you need that to go positive. 51, stanford, castro valley. and 55, south of market, north mission. also vallejo and benicia checking in at 45. 40s in the mountains. and even ukiah, along with yreka. 50s all the way down to the desert. it was a very cool, rainy day, down towards southern california. and you can see the system is finally heading out. and as it does, that will allow high pressure to build in. with the low moving out, we get a little more stable air mass. sun and clouds today. cool to mild. synths and 70s. we will see -- 60s and 70s. we will see warmer weather heading into the weekend. nothing dramatic. but we will see a return of the 80s for some inland areas. sun and clouds. cool to mild. low clouds persisting a little

bit. 60s and 70s. we have a west wind. southwest breeze. no problem tonight. mostly clear. 6:30, san francisco. the giants and the braves. game 1, temperatures a little cooler, obviously as we start to get into the game. i think as we have dealt with the conditions there, tonight will be no different. friday, saturday. slight cooldown. it's 7:37. people near flagstaff, arizona, are cleaning up after a torrential storm and two tornadoes. images of one tornado. take a look at that. were caught on video, just west of flagstaff, early yesterday. the tornadoes tore roofs offer homes, smashed homes. overturned 21 cars of a parked freight train. 15 homes were so damaged, they are now uninhabitable. fortunately, there are no serious injuries or death. people in sonoma county may have felt a few tremors this morning.

the u.s. gelogical survey is reporting a 3.2 quake. it was centered north of geysers. there was also another slightly stronger 2.4 quake in the same area, about 20 minutes after midnight. it's now been four weeks since the tragic pipeline explosion in san bruno. ktvu's claudine wong is back in the neighborhood with a new look at the cleanup effort. claudine, how much progress has been made? >> you know, they're actually making quite a bit progress, tori. i want to show you the neighborhood this morning. because really it's been a remarkable difference when you talk about the devastation that littered this. you can take a look at the heavy construction equipment that sits in that yard. there's really not much left in there to be cleared out. as we take a look at this neighborhood this morning. there are really only a couple of sites that look like the one across the street there that still has debris, littering the yard. they want to get all that was cleared out. what they want to do is give this neighborhood a fresh start. and they are really making some significant progress in making

that happen. all they have to do is get the green light from the county to say, look, we're not going to make it harder on you. we're going to clear this out so you guys can rebuild. this process is supposed to be wrapped up pretty soon. they wanted to get it done after the rainy season. would've already seep a lot of construction crews starting to come in the neighborhood, now that the sun begins to rise out here. still a lot of work ahead. one of the things they're still trying to figure out is still how much this will all cost. >> preliminary damage estimates for the physical damage exceeds $55 million. >> it's also too soon to estimate whether that amount will be adequate to fund full restoration of the community. >> of course, the investigation into all of this and how it all happened is still continuing. the pipeline itself is sealed off. it's been sealed off since several days after this actually happened. a month ago. but the ntsb is obviously

continuing its investigation, the pg&e continuing its own. and then there's still no official word on whether or not the city of san bruno would take this position. because certainly people out here say they don't want to come back. because this pipeline runs in this neighborhood. they're all very scared that this could happen again. again, we won't know the cause for probably another year or so, maybe even longer. you are taking a live look back at this neighborhood. again, it does remain blocked off for several streets in and around here. they're not going to open it up until they get the sites cleared out. certainly there are dangers of people just going around the debris. and they don't want people in and around here. but we'll continue to follow this. we'll talk to the man in charge of the cleanup. and we'll take a closer look at some of the damage and keep you updated here on mornings on 2. live in san bruno, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. it is 7:41. where are they? the company that lost trock of thousands of sex affidavitters

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taking a live look at the big board on wall street. dow is down right now a little bit. it was up touching at the 11,000 mark. but there was disappointing news from pepsi co. even though the third quarter profits jumped. the company narrowed its earnings outlook to a low. a lot of traders holding back ahead of the release tomorrow. the government's closely- watched monthly employment report.

now, there was some other jobs news that came out this morning. and it was better than expected news from the labor department. the number of people filing for first-time unemployment benefits is 445,000. that is 11,000 lower than the week before. analysts had expected the number to go up. continuing claims are also down by 48,000. that number now stands at 4.46 million. but economists say there are no signs employers are preparing to hire again in large numbers, at least in the near future. american airlines is calling back about 800 workers who had been furloughed. some of them had been off the job for months. 250 pilots and 550 flight attendants are receiving the call that they are needed back in the skies. american airlines says the economy slowly rebounds. and there's a greater demand for international and business travel. another reason for the recalls is the alliance the airline is

forming with british airlines. the three are forming are for a transatlantic venture. new flights are scheduled to start next spring. time now, 7:45. california now has a fresh supply of that deadly drug used to carry out the death penalty. the associated press says the new shipment came in late last week, just a day after condemned killer albert greenwood brown was scheduled to die by lethal injection at san quentin. the state now has to set a new execution date for brown. a company that makes electronic monitoring devices to keep track of sex offenders, parolees, and others wearing gps devices, unexpectedly shut down for about 12 hours, earlier this week. the system it had apparently had its data storage limit tuesday morning. the gps tracking devices record information throughout the day.

but corrections agencies were blocked from getting any notifications on 16,000 people who were being tracked all over the country. the offenders, by the way, were not aware they were being tracked. some athletes are working to stop violence against women. more than 100 football players will sign a pledge tonight as part of domestic violence awareness month. the event is part of an effort to emphasize education and the prevention of sexual assault and date rape. california driver's licenses and id cards are getting a makeover. from now on, they will have additional security features, including a hidden photo of the driver, only visible under ultraviolet light. but the biggest change is the licenses and ids of those under 21. you can see it there. they're now arranged vertically to make it immediately clear that the person is under the legal drinking age. san francisco is now a cleaner and greener place for

cruise ships to dock. the island princess is right there. the first ship to hook up to the unveiled. ships can shut down their diesel engines. that will mean a lot less toxic tisele e -- diesel emissions in the air. and the water around pier 27. that will help the environment. and also, san francisco will be paid $1600 an hour, when ships hook up to the electric grid. >> all of that power is coming from renewable energy from hetch hetchy. and it goes through a hydroelectric dam. and that dam creates power. >> reporter: san francisco is the fourth city in the world to offer clean power to cruise ships. the others, also here on the west coast, seattle, vancouver, british columbia, and juno, alaska. well, using a new measurement, san francisco and berkeley, they're among the oldest cities west of the mississippi. more than half of the homes in

those two cities were built before world war ii. and that's more than many large eastern and midwestern cities were actually developed a lot earlier. the census bureau says of all american cities, only boston has more of what is referred to as "old stock housing." 7:48. an oakland man is celebrating another big birthday today. andrew hatch is turning -- check it out. 112 years old. he likes to drop the first part of the number and say he's actually 12. he rides a scooter to downtown oakland once a day. his only daughter, several grand children, and great grandchildren, all plan to throw him a big party tonight. but he's not the oldest person in the country. walter bruining, great falls, montana, is 114. >> way to go. and the city of oakland has honored a talented teenage young lady who may become the next olympic star. dozens of people gathered last

night for a reception, for 15- year-old trinity wilson. she was the team usa's youngest track and field member to compete at the first youth field olympics game in singapore. she won a field heat. then finished 6th and the 100- meter hurdles. the largest professional cycling race. organizers have nounced the 8 -- announced the 800-mile race. it will begin may 15th in south lake tahoe. it will end one week later in thousand oaks, outside of los angeles. there will be plenty of stops along the way. including sacramento, livermore, and san jose. looking at that video, used to take place in february. and that's when, of course, there was always a lot of rain. starting in may. and hopefully that won't be such an issue. >> wow. we'll tell you something that happened with police. a very exhaustive game of cat

and mouse. we'll tell you how a parolee almost managed to escape several arrests in one night. and a new program one city is launching. and the transportation it will affect.

a bouncer. ruiz. and time! roy halliday. >> philadelphia pitchers roy halliday pitched only the second no-hitter. he gave up one walk. baseball's only other post- season no-hitter was back in 1956. that is when new york yankees don larsen pitched a perfect game against the brook line dodgers. yankees beat minnesota. and texas topped the rays.

san francisco police want tips. golden gate park officials want donations. after two cases of vandalism at the golf course in golden gate park. most recently on monday, somebody drove onto the golf course. look at these pictures. badly damaged three holes. this is the second time that's happened in just one week. that damage you're looking at is estimated at $100,000. those repairs could take up to a year. police in concord arrested a parolee after three, count them, three foot chases and an escape from a police car. police say this 31-year-old suspect first ran away after a car he was riding in was pulled over last night on meadow lane. police spotted him two more times before they were able to arrest him the but after being taken down to the police station, he somehow escaped from a police car. they eventually arrested him a second time. 7:54. facebook is rolling out some

new features that may come as a welcome relief. for some people worried about privacy. ceo mark zucker burg unveiled the changes. the biggest change is a new feature that enables users to create smaller social groups within their list of facebook friends. that will limit the kind of information each subgroup can see. >> you know, there's some people that you're friends with who you're not really friends with. you know, or you don't want mom to know that you're drinking heavily on friday night or something. >> another feature is called download your information. it enables users to download a hard copy of their posts, photos and videos to their computers. a third feature is a dashboard, showing facebook applications. it will take a day and a half for all users to have access to these new features. san francisco's transit agency is developing a smart phone application that could make the commute a little easier.

the a -- app is expected to provide realtime features. it includes muni trains, buses, taxicabs, bikes and cars. the program is scheduled to launch sometime next year. you know, one of the reasons i go to ktvu.com, check on the news during the day. >> yeah. >> but also the traffic. and especially in the evening or on weekends, it's great use. >> and you always have sal at your disposal. >> that's right. >> you're not on 24-7. >> that's right. you have the clock page. you can contact me on that page. go to my twitter thing. but you have the traffic map. kind of like the same that i have. i'll show you a map on my report, kind of a sample of what you'll find on ktvu.com. let's go to the accident on the bay bridge. despite the accident we had on the upper bay bridge, it's not all that bad. we had a crash at the s-curve. it was right on the right shoulder of that. not much of a right shoulder, but it's there. so it kind of help federal us out. and traffic is not all that

bad. let's take a look at 880 northbound. that looks good in front of the coliseum. and if you're driving on the commute. there are the maps they're talking about. you can see, they're color- coded. most of it is green. we have yellow and red to show you. now, let's go to steve. well, a lot of low clouds. more towards the north bay than anywhere else. and they'll be slow to burn off there. it will be a mostly sunny, partly cloudy day. temperatures head to san francisco. 64, the high today. no problem for the giants game. i mean, just take a jacket. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. napa, san rafael. our low is moving out of the area. but not before the record rainfall in southern california. san diego. l.a. ucla. santa barbara all had record rain. record low high temperatures. it was crazy down there. we were on the northern edge of it. today, sun and clouds. cool to mild, though. low clouds persisting in the north bay. 60s and 70s on the temps.

and again, 6:30, mostly clear. temperatures around 60 around gametime. fog, sun and mild. a little cooler on sunday. dave and tori. thank you, steve. 7:57. giants' fever grips the bay area. how fans may still be able to score less than the ticket. and who they need to stay away from. also, the reason some classes have been canceled or moved off campus at uc berkeley today. cal train is set to decide this morning on changes to fill a budget gap. what some riders say they would rather do than lose train service.

good morning. i'm jade hernandiz. -- hernandez. today is being touted a day of change. how critics are attacking a plan. at&t park is getting ready for tonight's big game. tickets are sold out. we'll tell you how you can get them and what to watch out for. good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2.

i'll -- i'm tori campbell. >> and i'm dave clark. kraig debro is outside the park, where tonight, giants play their first play-off game in years. >> reporter: they'll be in the black. i thought that up between now and morning news when you said it the first time. the giants have a chance to -- this could be the beginning of an end for a long drought. they haven't won a world series in 56 years, and they've never won it here in san francisco. fans are feeling it, too. >> i'm more than excited. i couldn't sleep last night. kept waking up, kept thinking about that rotation. what can i tell you? i have a lot on my mind. but the giants sure have a way to make life interesting. >> reporter: and giants' ace tim lint. -- linthicum. this giants' team doesn't have barry bonds or matt williams or

any giant great from the past. but they have great chemistry. they work well together. last time, they lost to the florida marlins who went on to win the world seri that year. tickets are sold out. but people can still get tickets with a ticket broker. a broker we spoke with said there are ways to protect yourself. >> we're a marketplace. we don't own any tickets. rather, we offer an online platform to connect buyers and sellers, like you and i. >> reporter: and here are the tickets we're t. these are printed out. this is usually how you get it from a ticket broker. you buy it online and simply print it out. tonight's game is a sellout. but a couple of people last week said they got ripped off. they said they paid $50 at a do nut shop across the street. bithey looked real. but when they went to the park, it wouldn't scan. and there are about 50 others complaining about the same thing t. the tickets looked real. they had a big problem on their

hands. they talked to police. police said they have been looking for the people and couldn't find them. that is one danger. and one way to protect yourself is to buy a ticket online with a broker that is known and can be traced. buying tickets on the street is always a dangerous or risky proposition. reporting live, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. time now is 8:02. giants have to take care of a very important piece of business. just hours before this evening's first pitch. in just a few hours, the giants manager, bruce bochy will officially announce his 25-man roster. and pitcher barry zito, the highest-paid player, won't be on the roster. >> the last thing that sticks out, where money was on the table, i went out there and didn't attack the zone the way i should have. i feel like i can help this people in -- team in the play- off. but i stand behind bochy. he's the skipper. i stand behind his decision.

>> reporter: superstar pitcher tim linthicum will be on the mound. tonight, derek lowe will pitch for the braves. first pitch, 7:37. we have a special giants section on our ktvu channel 2 website. we want to see your fan photos, like that one. this is todd greenspan. they are part of our orange october slide show. just ethey'll -- e-mail them to photos at ktvu.com. organizers are hoping a day of action will draw attention to education. jade hernandez is standing by live now. >> reporter: good morning. we're live at bancroft and telegraft in front of uc berkeley. and a bunch of other protestors have already started protesting this morning. students are being encouraged to walk out of class for a new rally being scheduled. today is a day of action. last day of action was held

last november. you might remember, huge protests and even a building takeover. students, faculty voiced their opposition to cuts in faculty pay and layoffs. they are slated to a new budget. according to the budget, nearly $2 billion of that money wouldn't be given to schools until the next fiscal year, which wouldn't help schools out in the immediate future. plus, there's money in the university of california and california state university systems within the proposal. and it provides $5.5 billion for higher education. and that's more than last year. but one student at uc berkeley told us this morning, it might be too little, too late. >> we are angry with the way society is going. that public education is a priority. that prison spending should be deprioritized. and we're going to continue to take direct action in order to

fundamentally restructure the value that politicians have right now. >> reporter: students just within the last half hour picked up signs signs and started marching here in front of the school. students are being encouraged to leave class at 11:30. in fact, there is a sign here that says, october 7th, walk out. we don't know how many people will actually participate. but we do know that there is a new rally scheduled for uc berkeley later this afternoon. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. it is 6 minutes after 8:00. those protests are directly tied to what is happening today in sacramento. state lawmakers will vote on the new proposed state budget plan. now a record, 99 days late. most got their first look at the budget yesterday. at a budget conference committee hearing. to pass, the budget needs to be approved by two-thirds of the assembly and the state senate. some lawmakers have criticized what they call the budget's creative accounting. it calls for delaying payments

of almost $2 billion to public schools until next year. and for suspending a corporate tax break over two years. the budget relies on the federal government giving $5.3 billion to the state, which critics say is overly optimistic. and it contains pension rollbacks for new state employees. something governor schwarzenegger insisted on. you can find a detailed summary on our website, ktvu.com right now. your time now, 8:06. cal train is getting ready to raise fairs -- fares and cut train service. it's part of a plan to cut a $2.3 million budget deficit. cal train board of directors will vote on this today. it calls for a 7.2% fare hike. and it would cut four weekday trains from the schedule. riders we talked to this morning didn't like the proposed fare hike. but some say they'd rather pay more than lose train service. >> well, i don't care if they will raise it. but if they have to cut the

services and the customer service is not good, that's not good. >> the budget plan under consideration today would increase cal train zone fares by 25 cents. and the go pass from $140 to $155. now, the valley transportation authority is counting on a jump in rider ship to help avoid a budget crisis for them. bta reportedly expects ridership to increase by 88% over the next 10 years. but some say if that projection doesn't ham, it could lead -- happen, it could lead to bigger problems down the road. in the meantime, a committee is expected to reduce spending by $40 million a year, being in the year 2012. all right. it is 8 minutes after 8:00. we want to check in with sal. there have been problems out there this morning. >> that's right. slow traffic everywhere. and the bay bridge, for example. then we have 280 in the south bay. we're going to start in the south bay, where 280 traffic is affected now.

well, actually, it's slow. i wouldn't say it's affected. but it is slow. as you come up towards the area of highway 17. the traffic is going to be a little slow. also, on northbound 101. and by the way, old santa cruz highway, at call of the wild road, is closed because of a power pole that was knocked down. that roadway will be closed until about 8:00. or they said 8:00. but i would say a little longer. we'll let you know when it opens. let's move along and take you north and southbound 880. that traffic is okay. coming up past the coliseum. and this morning's commute, westbound bay bridge. it was affected by an earlier crash on the span. the traffic is improving. they've got the crash out of the way. and there's still about a 15- to 20-minute delay. 8:09. here's steve. we have low clouds. seem to be hanging out toward the north bay than anywhere else. no problem for the giants game. it will be just fine. the low that is responsible for

our weather yesterday. and the record-setting rainfall down in southern california. and record low maximum temperatures has moved out. it's up into nevada right now. it will give tahoe, truckee, reno some rain. low clouds, again, just wrapping back around. mostly sonoma county, and parts of napa and into marin county. 60s, coast. upper 60s and 70s around the bay. mount tam, though, 47. 1 degree cooler. you need that to be on the positive side to get warmer weather. that would be a sign it is not happening now. 51 to 55. stanford, castro valley this morning. 51. south of market. north mission. city, 55. vallejo and benicia, 55 as well. cool, rainy day for some. snow, some of the higher elevations. 40s for some, including ukiah. and 45 in palm springs. it was a cool day. one for the books down in southern california. for us, though, that low moves

out. as it does, we'll get partly cloudy skies later on. not completely done. mixed bag. cool to mild. low clouds again, toward the north bay. 60s and 70s up there. if you're in the sun, not a bad day. as we mentioned, no problem. at&t park should be good to go. should be warmer. we'll carry that into saturday as well. cool us down sunday. and another little warmup monday. time now, 8:10. look for more bomb-sniffing dogs, federal marshalls in amtrak trains and stations. why amtrak says the tightened security is not a cause for concern. how salmon will get some help migrating in the russian river this weekend. these recalled glasses may look harmless. but now we're told they were more toxic than first thought.

good morning, 8:13. some low clouds around. partly sunny. partly cloudy. elsewhere, a day in the 60s and 70s. here's tori. >> thank you, steve. 8:14. expect tighter security on amtrak here in the bay area and around the nation today. alison burns is live in the newsroom with details on the reasons for these extra patrols. good morning, alison. >> good morning to you, tori. with all of the talk about a

massive threat in europe, you might be concerned about you -- if you see the heightened security at train stations. more bomb-sniffing dogs are there. there is also more undercover surveillance and air marshals riding the rails. it's part of an annual security exercise, called operation rail safe. and the chief of amtrak police tells me it has nothing to do with the increased alert overseas. >> we have been told that the threat in the united states is not the same as in europe. this was a pre-planned exercise and we're going forward nonetheless. >> reporter: these dogs are sniffing for explosives, trying to help police catch porl suicide bombers. o'donnell says his fear is a coordinated attack on the train system like in london and mabrid -- madrid. but we he wants to emphasize there is no specific information about a new, immediate threat here in the

united states. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. it is 8:15. today, nato forces in afghanistan, reportedly killed eight insurgents, including a senior taliban leader who of responsible for attacks on afghan security forces. today marks the 9th anniversary of the american invasion in afghanistan. the taliban issued a statement marked -- marking the anniversary. and claimed that 75% of afghanistan is now under its control. and it urged the u.s. and its allies to immediately leave the country. >> time now, 8:16. there's been a big shift in public opinion on same-sex marriage. that's according to a new survey. for the first time in the history of the pew research center, fewer than half of those polls opposed same-sex marriage. their poll found that 48% of americans opposed same-sex marriage. while 42% support it. now, last year, 54% were opposed to gay marriage. only 37% favored it.

well, today, abel maldonado and gavin newsom have a scheduled debate. mald na nad -- maldonado who is a republican, has picked up some key endorsements from key bay area democrats. >> some people may be surprised to see me here, endorsing abel maldonado. >> we are so sick and tired of those who use politics to advance their own political careers. >> reporter: maldonado chose to announce his endorsements right on san francisco's city hall, mayor gavin newsom's home base. >> this is city hall. and everybody has the right to come here and tell californians what they're going to do in the future. >> that is a curious choice considering everything the

court stands for, he has fought against. >> reporter: newsom's lead has dwindled. a long-running battle between neighbors. last sunday, crews started what will reportedly be a three-week process. a marin county judge ruled last year that the trees were a safety hazard. and in june, the california supreme court refused to hear the property owner's appeal. people are being urged to move boats and other equipment away from the russian river shoreline today. that's because starting tomorrow, the army corps of engineers will begin releasing water into the russian river. they say the coyote valley dam, which holds back waters of lake mendocino, has reached unprecedented levels. increasing flow is expected to improve migrating conditions, for chinook salmon and also help flooding. another report the --

report. apple will start making iphones for the verizon and sprint networks. the phone will be in production by the end of the year. and will be on verizon store shelves sometime increase year. at&t has the exclusive contract with apple. apple is not commenting on this report. a recent survey shows nearly half of all iphone users would switch to verizon from at&t if that were an option. remember that recall of mcdonald's drinking glasses that had the shrek characters on it? now, the consumer product safety commission says just touching them could be dangerous. the commission says tests showed children younger than 6 who touched the puss and boots glass eight times a day, they were exposed to eight times the level of cadmium. it rubbed off on their hands. mcdonald's recalled 12 million of those glasses last june. the death of actor gary

coleman has been confirmed to be an accident. the former different strokes star died in a hospital in utah in may. a medical examiner now determined that he suffered a brain hemorrhage after an accidental fall inside his home. police say the findings bring the investigation into coleman's death to a close. the bizarre story. the reason a monkey is blamed for the death of a 4-day-old baby. plus, the new city hall report that backs up what most drivers in san francisco already know. 101, san jose, not doing so well. all of a sudden, it's slow getting up to sunnyvale. i think we know the reason why. we think we know what it could be. straight ahead.

welcome back. time now is 8:23. this is hungary. scientists there say the toxic red sludge flowing into the danube river showed no dangerous levels of heavy metal. at least not yet. this sludge burst out of the reservoir up in an aluminum plant on monday. then swept through three villages. at least three people were killed. dozens destroyed. more than 150 people had been hurt. many of them burned by chemicals. in malaysia, a bizarre story of a 4-day old baby, tragically killed by a monkey. the baby girl was sleeping when

the monkey snuck into the house and grabbed the baby. authorities say the monkey may have thought the baby was food. it took the baby to the roof of the home, where the baby fell to the ground and died. police say the monkey may have dropped her when the parents started screaming. authorities did capture and shot that monkey shortly thereafter. 8:23. a research team in stanford is looking for volunteers to take part in a flu vaccine trial. they need 200 people for a set of studies to find out why the vaccine protects some people but not others. researchers are especially interested in identical twins. that's because they're genetically identical but have been exposed to genetically different pathogens. san francisco is one of the priciest places in the entire nation to park your car. a new city hall report shows meter rates and fines have more than doubled in the past 15

years the city charges between $2 and $3.50 an hour to park at a meter. downtown parking costs the most. a fine for parking at an expired meter in that area is $65. time now, 8:24. sal is back checking the bridges. and they're parked on the bridge? >> no. in fact, we are checking the bridges. and we spoke about parking. remember, you can see the bay bridge. a lot of people coming in to san francisco. tonight's play-off game, a lot of people will be in town. and parking will be at a premium. best transportation will be bart and muni. at 8:25, let's go to steve. >> and sal, if you think a ticket is expensive, don't get towed. >> i don't know. we have a decent day for some already. sun is out. but there's already a pretty good band of low clouds toward sonoma county that wants to

visit up there. partly sunny, mostly sunny. we'll get clouds popping up later on. cool tomorrow, a little breezy at times. but the showers are ending. could be some out towards the valley. but nice on the coast today, as low pressure responsible for all of this moves out. you could see it. boy, it was a big one. down in southern california. record rain. just really cool. there was over an inch of rain in santa santa anita yesterday. there were pretty good totals. also severe weather in kern county. a lot of locations had to deal with pretty dense locations. cool and mild. 60s and 70s. had a little thunder and lightning today. 50s and 40s. the low as it moves out. high pressure slowly building in. it won't be that strong. but enough of a decent day. cool and low clouds. 60s and 70s on the temps. and again mostly fish.

a little more fog. but slightly warmer inland temperatures, friday and saturday, near inland 80. monday and tuesday, though, do look warmer. >> okay, steve. time now, 8:26. dozens of phone calls, targeting women. and what the phone calls threaten to do. several atm thefts in berkeley. how the victims unknowingly made it easy for the victims to get their money.

good morning to you. welcome back. time now is 8:29. they are calling it a national day of action. protestors are gathering now in the east bay for a day-long demonstration against education budget cuts. we're also hearing that some

classes on the uc berkeley classes have already been canceled. ktvu's jade hernand is joining us now with the latest on all of this. i see a lot going on behind you, jade. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. we've seen this protest grow over the morning in the last hour and a half or so. about a dozen people have gathered, a little more than that, have gathered this morning. students are being encouraged to walk out of class for a noon rally scheduled. today, as dave mentioned, it being hailed as a nationwide day of action to defend public education. the last day of action was held last november. you might remember huge protests, and even a building takeover here at uc berkeley. students, faculty and supporters voiced their opposition to faculty cuts, pay, layoffs and higher student tuition fees. they are scheduled to vote on a new budget, one which would allocate $55.2 billion for k through 12 education and

community colleges. plus there is money for the university of california and california state systems within the budget proposal. $5.5 billion and money to make up for previous cuts. that's more than last year. but one student we spoke to told us it might be too little, too late. >> we are angry with the way that society is going. that public education is not a priority. that wars, prison spending should be deprioritizes. we're going to continue to take direct action. we are going to try to restructure the values that politicians have now. >> reporter: protestors have been pict -- picketing for a good hour now. students are encouraged, as i mentioned, to leave class at about 11:30. we don't know how many people will participating. noon rallies are also scheduled at deanza community college at noon. and cal state east bay at noon

as well. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. it is 8:31. some bank customers in berkeley are losing a lot of their hard-earned money because they are making a simple mistake. police say 23 atm thefts have been reported this year. at the bank of america at telegraph and duran. and the bank of america on north shadock. police say thieves are staking out the atms, waiting for customers who forget to retrieve their cards after a transaction. two suspects who allegedly committed such a theft are in custody and headed to jail. but police say the thefts are an ongoing problem. >> they're only responsible for about a handful, about six cases. so we know there are other suspects out there that are committing this crime. >> reporter: police say bank of america has increased the volume of the beeping sound that reminds customers their cards. security has also been

increased. time now, 8:32. a man accused of terrorizing dozens of women over the phone, has been charged with several felonies and could face even more charges. 49-year-old alan fedele was arrested last mont. police say he made helpeds of phone calls to women, beginning in mid-june, threatening to rape them. 25 women have been identified so far. they range in age two 12 years old to 76. and police say there may be even more victims. the alameda county coroner's office says it may take is some time to identify a man in fremont inside a burning truck. firefighters found the body inside that pickup truck, yesterday afternoon, on grand lake drive, near sylvester harvey park. authorities don't know yet if the fire caused the man's death or if he was already dead when the fire began. 8:33. we're learning what led up to the arrest of the parolee, accused of intentionally running down a fremont motorcycle officer.

police in los angeles arrested 36-year-old alexander diaz yesterday morning, after he left a home under surveillance. he's scheduled to be arraigned. diaz faces charges of attempted murder for the terrifying incident in fremont monday. police say he intentionally crashed a stolen delivery van into officer patrick brower, as brower sat on his motorcycle. police received a tip from a man who encountered police in milipitas. the man complied but later called police after recognizing a photo of diaz on the news. in the meantime, officer brower could be released from the hospital as early as tomorrow. the motorcycle officer underwent reconstructive surgery for a broken foot and leg. time now is 8:34. four weeks after that tragic san bruno gas pipeline

explosion, the demolition continues. ktvu's claudine wong is in the newsroom now, with a closer look at how the cleanup efforts are going. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yes, cleanup efforts under way right now. what you're looking at is really the final stretch of this process to get these homes cleared and a clean slate for the homeowners out here. there are only nine left out of 35 slated to be cleared. i'm joined now by dean peterson who is heading up this operation for the county. and really it's moved a lot faster than you expected. >> it really has moved a lot faster. the weather has cooperated. and the crew is dedicated to being here for a full day. >> reporter: have you had any big surprises in all of this? >> no big surprises. as i mentioned earlier, we have found two fibers in our air sampling next to the property, which basically shows that the sampling is working and the crews are working to keep it wet down. >> reporter: now, when we take a look at all of this and the process. and you've talked about how

committed the crew is. and how committed everyone is to bringing this neighborhood back. what does it mean for them to be nearing the event and getting to these final homes? >> well, it's a somber mood amongst the crew. while they're keeping positive. and we are starting to work on homes where there are some fatalities. and to a person, the grew -- crew knows exactly what they're doing. and again, it's a somber mood amongst the crew. >> and i know you said from the beginning, we're going do what we can to -- we can't bring your houses back. but we're going to give you this and for you guys to be able to move so quickly and have the people move quickly and think about moving forward. >> you're absolutely right. basically, we want to give people the opportunity to see the future. and so far, the residents have come in. they have a very positive attitude. we're seeing architects come in. builders coming in. and they're starting the planning process. >> when will this be done? >> we're anticipating that the debris removement will be done

early next week. >> dean peterson, with the county. thanks. this could be done by monday. the city would have to clear and open up the streets. they said maybe by midweek, you could actually see all of these barricades down. people moving in and people trying to start the process of rebuilding. live in san bruno, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. time is now 8:36. we know more now about how a pregnant blue whale that washed ashore died. it was probably killed by a ship: scientists at the academy of sciences, marine mammal center and uc, think this 80-foot long whaild and her 17-foot unborn calf died from blunt force trauma. while the whale is decomposed, they are still hoping to take samples to further study what happened. a runaway boat went on a joy ride yesterday in the san francisco bay without a captain.

the captain fell overboard right near the richmond, san rafael bridge. his 32-foot pleasure boat, still running, wound up at -- up at pier 70 in san francisco. slammed right into a dry dock but didn't cause much damage. the boater, by the way, was wearing a life jacket. and he was not hurt. >> well, that's good news. >> that is. it is 8:37. we want to check in with sal, who is keeping a close eye on various problems on the streets this morning. >> that's right. we're looking at the south bay. the east bay, the north bay, everything. and most of the slow traffic is still -- well, it's on southbound 280, which is on the left. that's southbound 280 coming towards 101. but north 280 is moving nicely. now, we have a little backup here past the coliseum, northbound 880 on the right. you can see traffic is going to be busy. if you're driving to the toll

plaza, it has improved a little bit. still a little delay. just a reminder tonight, there's a big play-off game in san francisco, about 40,000- plus people do you want. i'm sorry, south of market. and it's going to cause a big market jam in the area. even if you're not a big baseball fan, you should be aware that it's going to be crowded in the streets. 8:38. let's go to steve the. and it will be a lovely day on the coast. inland, still partly cloudy skies. we have low clouds, favoring the north bay. looks good to go here. yesterday wasn't bad for some. we had thunderstorm act first until lake county. also tracy, back over to orange, fremont. cell phobes -- phones hung out there. extended to santa clara, sunny south. other than that, today will be cool, though. partly sunny. cool to mild. sure looks nice by the coast. and we'll continue this theme as the low kicks out of here. not before record rain. there are about 20 records for rainfall in southern california. san diego had three quarters of an irv of rain.

santa -- inch of rain. santa clarita had some. the low kicks into nevada. if you're heading into truckee, you can see some of that popping up now. cool conditions. for us, we're on the western edge of it. temperatures with the sun yesterday. actually warmed up a little. napa warmed up. will go 73 today. oakland, 73. yesterday, 68 today. and san jose, 79 yesterday. clouds didn't get there until late. 72 today. 50s for everybody. it's close. 52, 55. 57. oakland berkeley. menlo park, palo alto. 40s in the mountains. 52, uky a. 50s all the way down to southern california. and 60s. a really, really cool day yesterday, with a lot of record low maximum temperatures, each on the desert. the low, though, as it kicks out, that means the high pressure moves in. that will allow some of that cooler air to settle in. some of the low clouds in

place. but they'll burn off. and they'll have mostly sunny skies today. and looks like we're back to a normal fall pattern. 60s, 70s, 80s. patchy fog on the coast. sun and clouds. cool to mild. low clouds on the noarkts bay. 60s60 -- north bay. looks good tonight. 6:30, a t&t park. tomorrow, warmer inland. a little cooler on sunday. and a warmup monday, tuesday. tori. >> it is 20 minutes before 9:00. the largest professional cycling race in the u.s. will start at lake tahoe, for the first time ever, next spring. organizers have announced the 800-mile amgen tour of california race will begin may 15th in south lake tahoe. it will end outside of los angeles. there will be plenty of stops along the way. >> all right. well, what happened when prison officials lost contact with 16,000 sex offenders and other parolees?

the common technical malfunction blamed for that problem. california is not one of the original 13 states. but the census bureau has a new reason to say the bay area has some of the oldest cities in the country. the blue angels are an aerial demonstration team. but how does the military really justify the tens of millions of dollars needed to support them. i'm tom vacar. what you're paying for coming up.

it is 8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following right now. today's top state lawmakers are scheduled to vote on a new budget plan. it needs the votes of 2-thirds of the lawmakers to pass. california has received a fresh supply of the deadly drug used to carry out the death penalty. the associated press says the new shipment arrived late last week, just one day after condemned killer albert greenwood brown was scheduled to die by lethal injection at san quentin. tonight, the giants play their first play-off game in seven years, hosting the atlanta braves. tim linthicum will be on the mound for the giants. pitcher barry zito, the giants' highest-paid player, says he will not be on that roster.

now, we have a special giants' fan slide show on our website. here's one of our special guests right there. >> oh. >> and we want to see your photos, even our four-legged fans out there. they're all part of our orange october slide show. just e-mail them to photos@ktvu.com. san francisco's fleet week starts today. and this year, one focus will be how the military helps with disaster relief efforts. but for most of the 1 million spengtators expected this year, the focus will be -- spectators expected this year, the focus will be on the sky and the bay. practicing for saturday and sunday's air shows. and more ships will take part in fleet week's parade of ships and tours this year, than any other time in the last 20 years. ktvu's tom vacar is in san francisco now with a look at some of the things you may not know about the demonstration teams. good morning, tom. >> yeah, these demonstration teams will be appearing here in the most famous, of course,

being the blue angels. they'll be flying right over the golden gate bridge. in fact, one pass will be at 700 miles an hour. the blue angels for one of the two teams. they don't talk much about their budgets. but they share about $40 million in direct expenses. other costs are put into other budgets so it doesn't look so expensive. some of the costs are the $15 to $20 million each airplanes. this whole thing is justified as a recruiting tool. and each does have to require his own flight efficiency. so they get a benefit from that. almost half a billion people have as well as well as -- have visited the shows. they basically pay for the show fuel expenses, just a few thousand dollars. but the sponsors reap huge financial benefits. two other important notes. the planes can be converted back to their full combat status within 72 hours.

that means to remove the shell equipment, such as the smoke and the generation stuff and the paint. and add the avionics and weapons systems, in order to make them fully combat ready. one final note. there have been 262 blue angels pilots. 26 of them have actually been killed in practice or in shows, which means that one in 10 suffer a fate of death, doing this very kind of work. so it's not easy. and it certainly isn't safe. but nobody can argue that it's extremely beautiful. and the public's right to see what they're paying for. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. for more on fleet week and a schedule of events, you can find a link on our website, ktvu.com. time now, 8:48. a better-than-expected unemployment report from the labor department. the number of people filing for first-time unemployment reports is 445,000. that's actually 11,000 less

than last week. and the experts were expected that number to-- expecting that number to go up. continuing claims are also down by 48,000. that number now stands at 4.46 million. however, economists say there are no signs employers are getting ready to hire again in big numbers. 8:48. there is debate about the fate of palo alto's measure r. the november ballot measure that would require voter approval before firefighters are laid off. >> they should know whether or not a place is going to close in their neighborhood. maybe they should have a stay in how that affects them. >> i don't think it's a good idea to take a certain interest group and to exempt them from the budgetary process. >> neither side has released any preelection polls. but so far, opponents of measure r raised more money for the campaign. and in san francisco,

police chief george gasconis warning of staffing losses in the future because of budget restraints. he says the department could lose 25% of its force in the next five years, due to retirements and limits on new police academy classes. gascon is reportedly in talks with city officials about the issue. a company that makes electronic monitoring devices to keep track of sex offenders, parolees, and other gps decis -- devices, experienced a serious problem. the monitoring system shut down after apparently hitting its data storage limit tuesday morning. none of the 16,000 offenders were aware that they were not being tracked. and the company says they are confident that no crimes were committed during that time. time now, 8:50. some athletes from the college of san mateo are doing their part to stop violence against women. more than 100 football players signed a pledge tonight as part of a domestic violence awareness month. now, this event is an effort to

emphasize education and also the prevention of sexual assault and date rape. 10 minutes before 9:00, using a new measurement, san francisco and berkeley are among the oldest cities in the country. more than half of the homes in the city were built before world war ii. this is due to a few decades of rapid growth. mainly after the 1906 earthquake. and again in the 1920s. that number, more than half of the buildings built before 1939, is more than many large eastern and midwestern cities that were actually developed much earlier. only boston, in fact, has more of what is referred to as old stock housing. well, distinguished oakland man is celebrating another big birthday today. meet andrew hatch. turned 112 years old. although he wants to drop the first part of that number and say he's 12. he rides his scooter to downtown oakland once a day. his only daughter, several grandchildren, and great

grandchildren, all are planning a big party for him tonight. by the way, he's not the oldest person in the country. walter bruining of great falls, montana, is 114. you about he look -- but he looks good. >> yeah. happy birthday to him. reports of looting in the north bay. the specific homes that are being targeted. and the items the thieves are going after. plus, a new application on your smart phone that may make your commute a little easier.

welcome back. well, residents near flagstaff, arizona, are cleaning up after a vicious storm and two tornadoes. the pictures say it all. now, one tornado was actually caught on video, just west of flagstaff. the tornadoes ripped the roof off of homes, smashed windows. actually blew big rigs off the highway and overturned 28 cars of a parked freight train. 15 homes like these right here, so badly damaged, you can't live in them anymore. right now, there are no reports of serious injuries or death. sonoma county, they felt the shaking this morning. struck about 5:00 this morning. it was centered north of geysers. it was also another slightly stronger 2.4 quake in the area. it happened about 20 minutes

after midnight. 8:55. two men and a woman have been arraigned on felony charges. accused of looting at least one marin county home on sale. they're suspected of breaking into a home and stealing about $10,000 worth of kitchen appliances, including an oven and a dish washer. investigators say the trio may also be responsible for burglarizing another on the market in the same area. san francisco police want tips. and park officials want donations, in connection with two cases of vandalism at the golf course in golden gate park. most recently, on monday, someone drove onto the course and severely damaged three holes. it's the second such incident in just one week. the damage is estimated at $100,000. and repairs could take up to a year. time now, 8:56. well, forbes magazine just released its annual list of the most powerful women. and right after the name tori campbell, there was michelle obama.

she took over the top spot. from german angella merkel. the chief executive of kraft food came in number 2. oprah winfrey right behind her. number 3. merkel dropped down from number 4 this year. and believe it or not, lady gaga made the top 10. want an easier commute? san francisco's transit agency is developing an app for that. they are developing an app to look into costs and distance. the program is selled to launch sometime -- scheduled to launch sometime next year. let's go right back to sal. how is our commute, sal? >> doing well. there are some slow spots. quickly, i want to remind you that tonight if you're going to san francisco for any reason, there are 40k plus fans going to the giants game.

the bridge will be crowded. there's 101. at 8:57. let's go to steve. >> sal, thank you, sir. mostly sunny, unless you're in the north bay. a lot of clouds out there. otherwise, pretty nice here. and really nice on the coast. take a jacket. but again, near 60 game time. warmer inland, friday, saturday. a little cooled down sunday. everything is quieting down here. >> looks very clear for blue angels for the weekend. >> looks nice. >> that will do it for us, thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye now.