toni thornton has two sons at the party, one of whom was shot in the back of the leg an 18- year-old. >> all he heard was boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. he fell and hit the ground. everybody is running. and when everybody run, they run over my son who got shot. >> reporter: when there were about 100 people in the restaurant, police say for some reason someone started shooting. >> there were no -- no problems, no animosity towards one another, no fights. >> reporter: four people were hit, two of them died. police have yet to release the identities of the victims but toni thornton says her -- her son was friends with all of them. >> reporter: investigators say they patted down and used metal detectors to search the 16 to

25-year-olds to attended the -- who attended the party but she has her doubts. >> if you have security, how do you get a gun in here? you have patting down the men, you have metal detectors, a wand, something. how were they able to get a gun in 1234. >> reporter: investigators are in touch with a party promoter who allegedly used a fake name to book the venue. 245, police say, happens all of the time so promoters can avoid lie liability. san francisco police in riot gear entered a tenderloin hotel looking for homeless using to occupy the hotel. officers used a crowbar to get inside. once inside, they conducted a room-by-room search of the vacant six-story building but didn't find anyone. the advocates who had been there were part after group of about 20 people who broke away from a march yesterday, marking world homeless day.

>> people would occupied the premiseses, barricade off the stairwells with garbage and paint. >> police believe the protesters left the building sometime during the night. police did detain two people outside the building but later released them. new concerns about pipeline safety are emerging tonight after a review of public records indicate the watchdog agency charged with regulating pg&e, maureen naylor is live with more on this. maureen? >> reporter: because of that pipeline explosion, the landscape here is forever changed. rhyme now you are seeing the water trucks still watering down -- right now you are seeing the water trucks still watering down the burn making sure none of that dust kicks up. all but one of 35 burnt homes

destroyed last month have been cleared interest this neighborhood. the fallout from the deadly blast continues. new questions are being raised after the -- after the california utility commission reports found pg&e had 410 violations. for all other utilities. and none ever resulted in a fine. the cpuc maintained pg&e is being regulated. >> they are not in control. we are in control. they are responsible. but we're in control. we asaturday our control over them, in the manner of regulation that we do. and we're doing it. >> this man says pg&e and other major utilities haven't been fined for seven years because fines are only levied for what they call egregious violations. they are investigating the san bruno and the one in rancho

cordova a few years earlier. >> i think that self-reporting and reporting things that -- that we've already addressed may be part of the reason for that spike. >> reporter: this woman with the utility reform network believes the system is flawed. >> is the fox guarding the henhouse? is the p.u.c. making sure pg&e follows the best procedure or are they simply turning their head the other way? back here live we're looking at investigation where that's the last home 20 clear up. this -- to clear up. we learned the fbi was out here last week. as for the cleanup, it's officially expected to end tomorrow. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. ridership is down on san francisco's muni system, the municipal transportation agency says compared to the year before. there were 10 million fewer passengers in the fiscal year

that ended on june 30th. that's a 4-point% decline. a muni spokesman said the decrease may be related to several factors including fare hikes, service cuts and high unemployment. despite fewer riders, officials say muni brought in $2.5 million more than expected due to the higher fares. if you drive you probably noticed gas frieses are increasing. here in the bay area, the prices jumped 7 cents a gallon in the past week. according to triple-a, the average price for a gallon of gas is 3 pie 18. in oakland and san jose, a gallon of regular is 3.11. the national average is 2.77. analysts say the price increase is due to rising crude oil prices. california's cash for aappliances program -- appliances program is winding

down. more than $9.5 million has been doled out and almost $8 million in is still available on a first come/first served basis until the money comes out. >> energy expects the money to run out by early november, early december and we plan to leave enough of the fuds available for people who are going and correcting our application. >> the he rebates -- rebates are available for washers, freezers, dishwashers, air conditioning unites and ventilation -- units and ventilation systems. >> reporter: this behind me is wildcat creek where it meets the bay. i'm walk ong the levee. dense brush and vegetation, trees all line this levee except for one area.

about 100 yards of wildcat creek levy including 25 trees, clear cut to federal levee safety guidelines. some call this ugly habitat destruction. >> to continually cut it and keep it cut is not good. it does not look good. >> reporter: activists and state and local officials today complained about mandatory corps of engineers tree and brush removal along 2,000 miles of california levees. one of the reasons the corpse gives they want to drive on levee roads and see off to the water to see if there is a problem and they say they can't do that if there's tree and volcano lakes in the way. >> if a tree falls over in the storm or is blown over, oftentimes it might pull up a big root ball. >> experts tell me toppling trees caused all four downtown

levee failures during hurricane katrina. california regulators argue one size does not fit all. >> the problem is a blanket national policy that's implemented without regard to the individual nature of the levee. >> reporter: a catch 22 for local officials, clearing levees risks state environmental friends even jail. failure to clear the levees could cause cost of any federal disaster relief funds, broad and designated flood plains. variances are possible and new rules are expected to be released next spring. reporting live health and science eddie tier, john fouler, ktvu channel 2 news. 11 state office buildings including four in the bay area are no longer the property of the state of california. a texas real estate firm and a private equity firm based in irvine are buying the properties for $2.3 billion. the billions include the building in oakland and the

city center and public city building in san francisco. this was to raise money for the jenable fund and bay off bonds on the building. governor arnold schwarzenegger is overseas in russian, leading a delegations business individuals taking part in the conference. the university of california is considering some significant changes tonight to deal with smaller budgets in the future. the board of regents today began reviewing recommendations from its special commission. it suggests creating three-year undergrad programs instead of the traditional four-year and getting more non-resident students to attend because they pay more tuition. in the short-term layoffs and

fee hikes may be on the way. >> there's more work to be done. so we're go in have to examine the whole range of issues to see how we can solve our budget going forward. >> the regents could decide next month whether to raise student fees for fall 2011. a new baby boy born yesterday at santa clara medical center may be the closest to a perfect 10 the hospital has seen. he was born october 10th, 10/10/10, at 10:00 a.m. that's not all. when his parents-to-be arrived at the hospital, which was at 7:10, lawrence expressway, the only delivery room available was room 10. for many the number 10 is auspicious. but these parents say they are just happy their baby is healthy. and boy does he have a story to tell. a sweet new beep ginning -- beginning for an oakland

business. >> reporter: these bakery was able to reopen today because the employee are doing a whole lot more than just working here.

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>> reporter: a lot of people cut the ribbon to officially open a taste of denmark bakery on telegraph avenue because it took that many people to make it happen. almost three months ago, the bakery that had been here 81 years closed its doors. >> over the last two years with the economy, everybody saw what was happening and one day we were told simply that saturday would be the last day, which was the 17th of july. >> reporter: that meant that she and others were out of a job. but several weeks later, the building's owner call the a dozen of the employees with a deal they couldn't refuse. a worker-owned co-op. >> an employee actually owned

the business. i gave them a big share. >> reporter: since then worker/owners say they worked almost around the clock. so it's a little rougher to be an owner? >> yeah, it is to start with for sure. ♪ >> reporter: while the band played, people bought and ate and fattened the employees' bottom line. >> it's wonderful. it's great. >> i stay just a block away. i'm happy that they reopened. >> reporter: a t.o.d. or a taste of denmark. now, that's the name of this place, too, but it's more like a taste of oakland with danish and korean pastries, a deli, yogurt and specialty foods and with much more to come. reporting live in oakland, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. we have a champion. among the great pumpkins in this year's weighoff in half moon bay, the first place goes to ron root the citrus heights. the winning pickup kin, 12,535

pounds. the farmer who grew the giant pumpkin said it's a product of lots of love and passion. >> it just consumes you. they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger. >> his pumpkin is slightly smaller than last year's winner. he says generally speaking this year's pumpkins turned out smaller than expected because of the cooler than normal sum sneer vacaville fires put out three grass fires that started out a freeway in rural solano county. a spokesman for vacaville fire says one fire was about ten acres. >> the other two burned less than an acre each. just minutes ago, the national weather service issued a red flag warning for parts of the bay area that are vulnerable to wild banned fires. the warning covers mountainous

areas above 1,000 feet in napa, sonoma, marin, alameda and contra costa counties. the red flag warning started at 6:00 tonight and will extend wednesday morning at 6:00 a.m. bill, it's not so much the heat, but rather the wind they are concerned about. >> that's right. >> the wind is a major player in our fire season. these winds, these typical diablo or offshore winds are gonna show up starting now. they are gonna go through tonight and in to tomorrow and wednesday morning. they will pick up in the higher elevations as julie pen mentioned -- julie mentioned. temperatures will be in the 80s. fog is not a player in the forecast. what is a player or increasing temperatures like today, we did have a record in santa rosa, 97 degrees today. 90 in san rafael. maybe a record tomorrow. it's not like last week, 105, 106. winds are trending offshore

that gives you your red flag warning. i mentioned this in the 6:00 broadcast but just kind of over here, you notice the canyons, they are sort of aligned in a north south orientation. so the wind comes north and it funnels and that give us the acceleration of the really strong winds in the east bay hills. there's funneling that goes on with these offshore wind events with that in mind, stronger winds, higher temperature, tuesday is the warmest day of the week. temperatures easy in the 80s and 90s. fire damager is hire. as frank mentioned, not sweating the temperature so much. i mean, it's a big deal but what really is the player, what triggered this red flag warning for tomorrow and wednesday morning are the strong winds that will be gusting above 1,000 feet. so in san francisco, the excessive heat watch goes into effect -- what they are saying is if you live in downtown san francisco, temperatures in the 80s. that concrete is gonna heat up and feel like 95 or 100. just be aware if you are

walking down market street. san jose will be hot, too. but san francisco, not expected at this time of year. it's not a major, major deal. it's just the weather service saying be prepared on the streets it's gonna be hot. 91 at campbell. 91 in san jose. red flag warning, have not had a lot of them. that's the good news. it will be worth watching and we'll keep you updated. i will be back tonight at 10:00. >> the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million social security recipients will not receive a cost of living increase next year. the cost of living adjustments also called colas are haughtily set this year. this is -- automatically set this year. this is only the second year this has been done. stocks finished the day mostly unchanged as investors anticipate corporate earning reports that are due out later this week. the dow was up just 3 points

remaining above 11,000. the nasdaq added less than half a minute closing at -- point, closing at 2,402. jim about rewill be sold. the deal is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. they sell new-born clothing all the way up to age 12. google is reportedly developing technology that allows cars to drive themselves. the company is said to be experiencing on california highways with modified priuses. the system rely object gps traffic control sensors and anti-collision technologies. one research at uc berkeley's institute is applauding the effort. but he says a better system is one where cars communicate with each other and with sensors on

the road. after a lot of criticism, the nfl look to the field of a bay area high school today. the message thleague is trying to get across to these young athletes.

the nfl is now making an effort to encourage student athletes to immediate report potential head injuries. representatives from the 49ers and raiders joined congressman george miller at pinole valley high school to present the nfl's new campaign. the league is distributioning posters at schools saying don't hide it, check it out, report it and take care of your brain. >> this poster is design for all sports. it's our hope that this poster will be hung in every high school locker room around the country. and similar posters hang in nfl locker rooms. marc's here with sports a lot of people on pins and needlessed a the giants play against braves. >> they have been putting their fans through it, the giants, of course, in another tight game. it's atlanta in the 7th inning,

leading the giants 2-1. meantime, the only party pooper from yesterday's activities in the bay area, the 9ers, the only local team that lost over the weekend. the much publicized incident that the coach had with smith and he got to stay in the ballgame and the teammates despite the fans booing him have alex' back for now. >> i want him in the game. we need him in the game. was down on himself. he didn't know how to handle the situation. i could see it in his eyes. >> knowing you do have the r of your teammates, the guys in the locker room. that's the main reason i play. it could be a defining moment for the raiders. maybe. after having lost 13 consecutive times to the

chargers. they finally beat them and it looked like maybe all was lost when the raiders trailed fairly late in the ballgame. they scored two touchdowns late, held san diego at bay, defensively and they pull out the victory perhaps a change is in the air for this franchise. the fact that we were able to win it at the end of the game i think was huge for us because we hear so many times that we can't finish times. if they stay in long enough, we won't be able to finish it. the fact that we finished today is probably the best feeling. it's time to vote against for the high school game of the week. livermore versus cal, st. patrick, st. vincent -- >> those are your choices. get on ktvu.com and vote what. we'll announce the winner on thursday and friday we'll

highlight one of the -- one of those. that's the sporting life for now. highlights tonight. hopefully good news. >> thank you, mark. >> thank you. a group of dismentally disabled children entangled in the moratorium foreclosure. the owner of a home says her home was sold without being told. >> have a good evening, everyone.