i'm tara moriarte. live in san jose, where a police gun -- a tense standoff is going on. and a lot of activity where president obama will make an appearance. and i'm paul chambers, live in san francisco, where the giants are just one victory away from the world series. >> a lot of clouds in place. does this mean rain? or just cooler temperatures? it's time for mornings on 2. and good morning, everybody. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm

kraig debro. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it is thursday, october 21st. we begin with breaking news in san jose. a tense standoff continues near tampa way on seminole way. police say a suspect who is wanted for attempted murder, is holed up in his car, after firing shots at police officers this morning. ktvu's tara moriarte is live in san jose, with how all of this started. . >> good morning. we're actually two blocks from where this man is. and he is again hunkered down in his car, in this direction. and police have cordoned off a very large section of the neighborhood because they don't want any of stray bullets perhaps from the shooting that occurred earlier to rear its ugly head again. so joining me live, sergeant ronnie line. he is here to give me an update over what is going on. this is still an active scene

here. >> yes, it is. about 1:50 this morning, officers attempted to stop a vehicle. the suspect fled. they did follow-up investigation and found that the individual was wanted for attempted murder out of san jose. they developed some leads that took them to this location, tampa and seminole in the east side of san jose. they located his vehicle, put a game plan together and attempted to contact him. the suspect brandished a firearm, discharged his firearm several times at the officers. the officers returned fire. one of our officers was injured with just glass debris. he was transported to a hospital. minor injuries. he's since been released. the suspect is still in the vehicle. he's moving around. we evacuated approximately 15 people. and now what we're trying to do is take him basically into custody hopefully as safely as possible. >> who is this guy? do we have any idea? >> he is a 34-year-old male, san san jose resident. we are holding off on putting details until we can develop more into this investigation.

>> reporter: and lastly, without giving away any important details, obviously, what is your strategy at this point? >> quite frankly, we want to prevent any further life- endangering situations. we want to take him into custody as quickly and safely as possible. and that's going to consist of methodical, tactical deployment. our special operations team is here. and hopefully we'll resolve this quickly and safely. >> thank you. and once again, this is an area off of seminole and waverly way that has been completely blocked off. you cannot get through it there. people are not letting in. people could be in danger if this individual who is holed up inside of his car, apparently armed, decides to shoot that weapon again. we're live in san jose, terra moryartdy. -- terra moriarte. it's another big day in this incredible season for the

giants. san francisco earned another one-run victory in dramatic fashion last night. a win tonight sends them back to the world series. >> reporter: and that's exactly what happened, kraig. the phillies would like to take it back home. the giants definitely want to make sure they take care of it tonight. the giants are just one game away from potentially heading to the world series. >> i don't want to go back to philly. i want to clinch it here, hopefully in front of the fans. we have been out here every night. ready to go. >> reporter: last night's game was a nail biter, coming down to the 9th inning, where it was tied, 5-5. but that all changed, thanks to juan uribe's sacrifice fly. and winning a score. 6-5. >> that has to be an instant classic right there.

get up early, and this has been set up as a pitchers duel all around. but this was an offensive display. gotta give them credit. they kept coming back, kept coming back. and we did the same. >> reporter: now, a win tonight by the giants will send the phillies packing and have them in unfamiliar territory. instead of playing in their third consecutive world series, the phillies will be at home, where they will be watching the giants play. >> we can all go and take it for granted. we have to go out there and play. and don't think, we have this easy. we're going to go out there and fight. >> reporter: now, a win today will have the giants clinching their fourth national league pennant since moving out west. this will be game 1 of the series with tim lincecum taking on the giants, taking on roy

halliday for the phillies. and we'll cover that story. it starts at 4:57. get ready. i'm sure the rally towels will be out. giants fans are fanatic and ready to take this tonight. live in san francisco, i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. you can see tonight's game here on channel 2. our coverage starting at 4:30, following a special early edition of ktvu channel 2 news at 4:00. you can also follow the battle for the national league pennant. you'll find all of our coverage right there on the front page. it is 7:06. president obama comes to the bay area today. but the chance to see him comes at a high price. first, the president will attend a fundraiser for san francisco district attorney camelia harris in atherton, where he'll pose in pictures for people for $6500. then he'll deliver remarks at a

fundraiseer at google executive marissa mayer. the price for admission there, $30,000. most people didn't even know the president was coming. >> there were a lot of people at the home, standing around at the driveway. and we were walking our kids to school. so we knew something was going on there. so now it's wonderful to hear that's what it was. it's an honor. >> i didn't know, but it's pretty cool, man. i'll tell my mom and she'll be excited. >> the president is expected to land at sfo at 3:00 today. in ather ton at 5:30. he'll spend the night in san francisco before heading to l.a. tomorrow for a speech at usc and a fundraiser for senator boxer. this morning, firefighters are still standing it watch -- standing watch at a san francisco apartment fire. it displaced 75 people. the academy tells ktvu that at least 12 lived at the school. and the school is helping to get them back on their feet.

the cause of the fire is under investigation. 7:07. it's hoped a statewide earthquake drill this morning will help people get ready for the next big quake. more than 7 million people are expected to take part in the second annual great california shakeout. that includes schools, businesses and government agencies in the bay area. at exactly 10:21 this morning, participants will be asked to drop and cover, and practice how to protect themselves from falling bilitieses during -- objects during an earthquake. and b.a.r.t. will stop trains for one minute this morning as part of the drill. bart remained a vital service after the loma prieta quake. it is hoped this will be a reminder to people to learn what to do when an earthquake hits again. not a question of "if" but

"when." let's go to sal. got a lock at -- look at the toll plaza. >> and kraig, that was me. not a robocall. good morning. traffic is doing well. no major problems this morning. if you are getting into san francisco, via the toll plaza -- let's go to the toll plaza. it has been a little better than usual. usually, it's backed up all the way out to the maze today. and you can see the 880 ramp is not quite full yet. hopefully this is a sign of the way things will stay or maybe improve after the rush, which is now until about 8:15 or so. this is the rush hour, the peak of the commute. moving along and taking a look at interstate 880, that also looks good here in front of the coliseum. that's northbound 880 on the right there. you can see traffic is moving well, heading into downtown oakland. and northbound 280 is beginning to back up quite a bit. getting into highway 17 area and into the valley. i'm looking at the list here, not a lot of commissions --

collisions or really anything to report in the northbound direction. northbound 101 at fair oaks, there's a tire in the third lane from the left. and getting word of a new crash in alamos, two cars in the gore point. they're sending a paramedic vehicle to check on someone there. again, that's 680 southbound at the stone valley exit in alamo. and high clouds coming in. it's going to be a mostly cloudy and cooler day. local drizzles possible. and light rain in the north bay from our first little front here. looks to be one out of three. mostly cloudy and cool. not only today, but also into friday. now, saturday, stronger system comes in. rain in the north bay. cloudy to the south. now, we could fine-tune this tomorrow. just giving you some heads up. looks like by sunday, rain will move south. and everybody should be in on this. unless you're farther to the south. does look like okay rain. decent rain could make it into the north bay. first system is right there. now, it's not much. but it is there. and it's going to continue to

move inland. as it does, it picks up that low cloud deck and lifts it around 2,000 feet. at the same time, it will squeeze out drizzle and light rain. the system in southern california gave a lot of rain and is being bumped out. this system stretches itself out. so it loses a lot of energy. and it is swinging to the north, which is why we focus it mainly on the north bay. highs start to come down yesterday with the enhanced fog bank. and they'll really slide down further side. 50s and 60s for all. 59, if you're going to the game tonight, dress the exact same way you did last night. 60s in walnut walnut creek. napa, 64. one of the keys is mount tam, 14 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. 46. low clouds have lifted, the cooler air is coming in. 51 to 55. cupertino, 55. temperatures have gone up. sunol niles, 53. pleasanton at 55. 32 in tahoe.

50s, instead of 40s for yreka and ukiah, due to the cloud cover. and 60s in southern california. that system moves out. but there's the first system, getting closer. the low in southern california has moved into arizona and utah and new mexico. there's our system for tonight, not much because it isn't much. but the stronger system for saturday is right there. and that has a lot more going for it. it will give us a lot of clouds, windy conditions and some rain saturday. local drizzle possible. 50s, 60s, maybe a couple of very low 70s. but not very warm over the next few days. we clouded up big time. and sunday and monday, looks like everybody sees some rain moving to the south. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:12. opening up a lead. one candidate is pulling ahead in the race for governor. the specific group that is helping move the polls. election day is still a week and a half away. but many americans are already casting their ballots. and the main group who is voting may surprise you. we're continuing to monitor

a standoff in san jose that started more than three hours ago. the reason police say the suspect is considered very dangerous.

good morning. we have a lot of low clouds over us. and temperatures on the cool side. a lot of 50s. and it's going to stay that way for many on the coast. 50s or low 60s. not only low clouds, but an increase in higher clouds. temperatures in the 60s. maybe light rain in the north bay. here's steve. >> thank you, kraig. we're continuing to follow breaking news. a suspect shot at police officers early this morning. you're looking at a live picture from seminole way and tampa way in san jose this. is new, the bay shore. police say the suspect is holed up in his car there and refusing to come out. and around 4:00 a.m. this morning, police say he opened fire on officers when

they tried to contact him, officers returned fire. but one was hurt by flying glass. police say the suspect is wanted for attempted murder. ktvu's tara moriarte is at the scene and we'll have a live report coming up at 7:30. a new poll in the california governor's race shows democrat jerry brown has opened up a lead over republican meg whitman. with just 12 days to go. last week, it showed brown in a virtual tie with whitman. but now, brown has an 8-point lead. 44% for him. 36% among whitman. support among latinos is being credited for brown's lead. and incumbent democrat barbara boxer's lead over carly fiorina was 7 points. it's now 5. 43% support boxer. 38 are for fiorina. according to the los angeles times, hewlett packard

benefited from state tax breaks while carly fiorina was ceo, even though she said that california has a tax structure that is hostile to business. according to the report, hp was aare ward -- awarded refounds -- refunds, even though it made billions. a spokesperson for fiorina says hp followed the tax laws of the state of california and was subject to the decisions made by the state's leaders. here in california and in other states across the country, voting in the november 2nd election is already under way today. more than 3 million americans have voted so far. ktvu's alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom, tracking some of the results. good morning, allison. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, kraig. that's right. the early voting is under way. and you might be surprised at who is getting the biggest

turnout. in all 36 states and washington, d.c. have some sort of early voting. and so far, nationwide, democrats are casting more pre- election day ballots. but republican turnout is up over the 2008 elections. we saw senate majority leader harry reid cast his ballot this week. other voters are mailing them in. in california, about 600,000 ballots have already been cast. the secretary of state is not revealing whether they're from democrats or republicans. but with democrats fighting to keep control of congress, a number of states are expecting a record midterm election turnout. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> thank you, allison. it is 7:18. this just in, the pentagon says it expects to have new guidelines with gays serving in the military later today. 9th circuit court of appeals

ordered the don't ask, don't tell policy to stand, at least for the time being. a federal judge in riverside had ruled the ban against gays in the military was unconstitutional and ordered it suspended. then the obama administration appealed. the president has said he wants the policy repealed, but only after a review and an act of congress. toyota announced another recall this morning. this time, the notice affects nearly three-quarters of a million cars and suvs in the u.s. and 600,000 in japan, for problems with brake fluid and fuel pumps. the affected cars are 2005 and 2006 model year avalons. 2004 through 2006 nonhybrid highlanders. and lexus rs330s and 2006 lexus gs300, is250s, and is350 vehicles. toyota has recalled more than 10 million vehicles worldwide

during the last year. planes are turning into big profits. parent company, all posted better than expected third quarter earnings. bolstered by the fees charged to passengers for extra services. boeing beat expectations, too. despite a drop in military business. the number snowed the airplanes -- showed the airplanes had an average in july. up next, how police in watsonville say a road rage incident led to a machete attack. and could find out today if a white knight will rescue the landmark restaurant. good morning. 680 looks good, heading down the south bay. but we'll tell you about a new problem, just off one of the bay area bridges. could make it tough for you to get across.

the historic tonga room

restaurant might not be safe from demolition, but it could be relocated. san francisco's planning commission meets tonight on a $130 renovation plan for the fairmont hotel, which has housed the tiki style restaurant since 1945. the remodeling calls for tearing down a tower and permanently shutting down the famous restaurant. now, a prominent buyer wants to relocate the tonga room. also, people are invited to share their thoughts on the school district's plan. they are considering cutting pay for administrators and shutting down swim facilities. district officials say cuts could be avoided if voters approve a partial tax. but a partial tax measure was on last june's ballot. and that would have allowed funding. however, it fell short of passing. more help for victims of the san bruno pipeline disaster is coming from sacramento.

governor arnold schwarzenegger has signed an emergency bill into law. it provides disaster relief funds for the families and businesses affected by the september 9th disaster. the relief bill will also provide more money for the city of san bruno. a machete attack at a scott's valley shopping center was sparked by a road rage incident, according to police. highway patrol officers say two drivers pulled into the scott's valley junction center yesterday afternoon. police say one driver chased the other driver through the shopping center, with the two- foot-long machete. the victim suffered minor cuts. the suspect, identified as 36- year-old cheyenne young, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. 7:24. time to go to sal again. he has his eye once again on 280, as well as toll plaza, right? >> that's right. it's getting busy. traffic is 280 northbound is slow getting into the valley from downtown. it's kind of typical this time of year.

nevertheless, you have to deal with it. moving along to problem just off the san mateo bridge. this is in foster city, westbound 92 at mariners island boulevard. it's a noninjury accident, but it's blocking one of the right lanes in front of that shopping there, the shopping district there. traffic is going to be slowing down, once you get there. but it's not slowing on the bridge just yet. and a live picture of the toll plaza shows you about a 50- minute delay westbound coming into san francisco. but once you get there, there are no major problems. again, a reminder, this evening, another game at at&t park at 5:00. and that means just after 3:00 this afternoon, you're going to see a crowd getting into san francisco via the bay bridge. 7:25. here's steve. >> change is already starting. and a lot of cloud cover. most locations cloudy to mostly cloudy. although livermore seems to be the last standing clear. if you're out there, you can always tweet me. sp weather.

san jose was clear. they're cloudy. rain is on the way. this first system is a weak system. mostly cloudy, cool. saturday, rain in the north bay looks very likely. cloudy everywhere else. and breezy. sunday does look like the strongest system sunday afternoon, taking us into monday. there's your first system. weakening as it comes in. but that really picked up the fog and enhanced that. not only low clouds. it's mostly low clouds and fog. look for a mostly cloudy day. cool and breezy. 50s and 60s. not very warm. that's for sure. 54 seems rather popular. livermore, concord, palo alto, san jose. one low in southern california moves out. there's our first system. it's drifting northward. but still could give us local drizzle or light rain from san francisco, golden gate north. mostly cloudy, cool and breezy. the big news will be coming in saturday and sunday. 50s and 60s on your highs mainly today. starting to question myself on some of those. there's just too much cloud cover coming in. mostly cloudy.

stronger system will be here sunday, monday. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:26. a south bay standoff continues. we want to show you some live pictures once again from san jose, inside that red car is a suspect who police say opened fire on officers earlier this morning. we'll have a live report on the effort to arrest him. >> 49ers are tackling a new problem in their efforts to build a billion-dollar stadium in santa clara.

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san jose police say a suspect wanted for murder is holed up in his car, after firing shots at police officers this morning. ktvu's tara moriarte is live in san jose, on what police are doing to try to end this standoff. >> well, we have just learned that this suspect is a 34-year- old man from san jose. as you mentioned, he has hunkered himself down, inside his car, two blocks from where we're standing. here off of tampa way and waverly avenue. these are some live, exclusive pictures that we have of the actual car, where we are told that it's this red car that you see here. and the suspect is actually perhaps lying down, it looks like, on the passenger side of the car, the passenger side window has been blown out. and he is apparently waving his hands out of the window every once in a while. so we are see something movement there. now, police said that they were

actually making a routine traffic stop early this morning around 2:00. and the car took off. now, after investigating, police found out that that driver was wanted on attempted murder charges. they began to track him down and discovered him in this east san jose neighborhood, inside his parked car, around 4:00 this morning. the suspect immediately grabbed a weapon, gunfire erupted. and some neighbors say they heard as many as 50 shots. >> he's already exchanged gunfire with an officer. we are trying to do this as safely and securely as possible. we want to obviously prevent further life endangerment. >> now, one officer was hurt during the shootout, he was injured by some flying glass. he was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. dozens of officers have swarmed this neighborhood all morning long. at least 15 people have been evacuated for safety reasons. now, they are hoping that the suspect surrenders.

he, as we mentioned, has been moving around his car. he has been responsive toward officers. but no word yet on whether he has been injured. police say that normally in a standoff like this, it would take 45 empties to -- 45 minutes to an hour to apprehend the suspect. but in this case, they are actually waiting for some negotiators to negotiators to arrive on scene. so it could take longer than that. we are live in san jose, tara moriarte, ktvu, channel 2 news. 7:31 this morning. the labor department had better than expected news on unemploy. -- unemployment. first-time unemployment claims dropped. economist his expected first- time claims to increase. continuing claims also dropped by 9,000 to 4.44 million. that indicates fewer people are losing their jobs, but does not show many new jobs are being created. president obama will be in the bay area today. but he's not making any public appearances.

he is here to raise money for democrats ahead of the november 2nd election. ktvu channel 2 reporter jade hernandez is in palo alto, where she is talking to people who are just finding out the president is coming to their neighborhood. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. i just spoke to a man who just found out that president obama is coming to dinner tonight. he knows he doesn't have the funds to cough autopsy what he need -- cough up what he needs to sit down with the president. but he says he also understands the need for fundraising for president obama. i want you to take a look at this neighborhood here in palo alto. the cost of taking a picture with the president is $6500. for 50 democratic big spenders who want more time with the president than just a picture, they'll meet with mr. obama at a fundraising dinner at google executive marissa mayer's home tonight.

price tag on that one? $30,000 a plate. the dinner was originally scheduled to be in san francisco at four seasons. but that was moved. speculation is that the giants hoopla in the city forced a change of plans. we came to speak to residents of palo alto. and the neighbor we spoke to lives down the street from the google exec. says he understands the need for funds in the weeks before the election. >> i know they need to raise money. and i get letters all the time from my friend, barack obama. turns out, i got one yesterday, which was stamped "personal" on the front of the letter. >> you're looking at the president's visit in the state of washington. he's flying from there to sfo this afternoon, around 3:00. after both fundraisers, he is expected to spend the night in san francisco. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> jade, thanks again for that

update. police have arrested a staffer in connection with a burglary at a palo alto home. detectives have arrested jose hernandez for a burglary. police believe fernandez entered a home through a window. they say he took several items, including the keys to a car. the family was home at the time but sleeping. the car was later recovered. police say the suspect works at a university dining hall. police have arrested four east bay teenagers in connection with a string of armed robberies. carious hall, kevin polk, and twin brothers, michael and mikhail glover. police say they robbed five victims last week as the victims were out for a walk. the oakland tribune reports that two home-invasion-style robberies in east oakland are linked. the first happened shortly

before 1:00 a.m. tuesday morning on east 22nd street. the other happened less than a mile away. this is around 10:45, tuesday night. in both incidents, police say two men who were armed took cash and electronics. no one was hurt. so far, no arrests have been made. the nfl's labor pains are having an effect on the 49ers, $1 billion plans to build a stadium in santa clara. judd york says the ongoing contract dispute between the players union and nfl owners has made it tougher to secure financing. and the opening of the new stadium is likely to be delayed a year. that means the first niner game in santa clara would not be played until 2015. and that's at the earliest possible date. 7:36. the giants are now just one win away from the world series. that's after last night's thrilling victory in the bottom of the 9th, at at&t park. >> and carry home the winning run in game 4. giants won it, 6-5.

>> san francisco scored the winning run, thanks to juan urieby -- uribe's flying ball. >> it was the hero situation, 100%. >> here's the 2-2. right back up the middle. >> buster posey was one of those heroes. he had four hits and two rbis. the big hit gives the giants a 3-1 lead in the best of 7 series. but manager bruce bochy is not ready to celebrate just yet. >> it's a great win. but you have to put these behind you and come out and be ready to go tomorrow. >> reporter: game 5 is this afternoon. and just like game one of the series. tim lincecum will be on the mound. roy halliday will pitch for the phillies. and this same exact situation they found themselves in 2002, when they were playing st. louis.

they were up 3-1. if they lost the next game, they'd have to go back to st. louis. if they lose this game, they'd have to go back to philly. >> nice to win it tonight. >> 7:37. sal was there. he's going to talk about traffic. >> yes, i am. and you know, the traffic and the game, unfortunately have something to do with each other. because there are going to be a lot of people. and we'll talk about that in just a second. a lot of people coming into san francisco tonight. but we're going to start with a look at the westbound 92 freeway. westbound 92. slow traffic because of an earlier crash. in fact, it's been moved to the shoulder in fassa city. as -- foster city. but as you approach 101, there's a little bit of a backup now because of this crash. let's move along and take a look at northbound 280 in san jose. getting slow, getting up to highway 17, it has been slow, i should say, up to highway 17. and this morning, at the toll plaza, it is backed up. and again, this afternoon, it should be backed up. as kraig and tori mentioned, today is the game at at&t park.

and it starts at about 5:00. so after 3:00 or so, you're going to notice people getting into san francisco at a time when they normally wouldn't be. just plan ahead. 7:38. here's steve. >> and sal, how was the weather? mostly cloudy, cool? >> well, it was cool. but for thfirst time, i wore my giants' jacket last night. but once you're inside -- >> it's not too bad. >> yeah, that's what i thought. unless you're up high. good morning, everyone. changes brewing. some of you maybe in the agricultural. or maybe you have outdoor plans. seems like everybody does. especially the grape growers. i would start to get a plan b. we have a system coming in today, it's weak. but it will give us lots of clouds. there will be light rain. saturday, these are looking stronger and stronger to me. at least to me. things could change. but cloudy with rain spreading to the south. by saturday night. and sunday into monday, i think it makes it well past santa cruz. that will be the strongest system of the bunch.

first, i'll stand. but let me show this. high pressure has been here. first system usually sacrifices itself for the sake of the others, behind that. and it doesn't do much. it has picked up that fog and extended it well inland. it's going to be a mostly cloudy, cool day. and we will get a little something out of this as it comes by. usually tends to squeeze out a little drizzle. low in southern california. boy, that was the one we had last sunday. and it hung around in so cal. gave them pretty good rain. our system is strechg itself -- stretching itself thin. but the damage is done, so to speak. because it's not going to be very warm. 59 in the city. walnut creek, 66. and san jose, only 67. one of the keys, remember, looking at a lot of the higher elevations. we had warm air aloft. and then we had the fog. it goes right down the deck. because the high was squashing it. now, that's been blown out. low clouds up around 2,000 feet. 14 degrees cooler at mount tam. 46 this time yesterday.

that's huge. cupertino at 51. morgan hill, 55. sunol-niles, at 53. if you're headed up to tahoe or truckee and reno, it is cooling down. keep an eye on the forecast and conditions. they can change fast up there. 50s and 60s from yreka to palm springs. and the first system coming in is really not the one we're worried about. that will set the table. there's the low in southern california on its way out. low and high clouds today, giving us mostly cloudy sky. the saturday system is taking shape right there. and there's a stronger one behind that. it will come in on sunday. a lot of clouds. cool, kind of breezy out there. local drizzle. and light rain possible to the north. again, maybe a tenth of an inch. but stroarng projections -- stronger projections would be in the north bay. i really don't want to touch on totals yet, but 1 to 3 inches

wouldn't surprise me on friday. and looks like clouds and rain developing on the weekend. >> 19 minutes before 8:00. raking in the bucks. how much the giants play-off games haved added -- have add added to the bottom line. two weeks to sentencing day. what both sides are doing to influence the judge.

we are continuing to follow breaking news in san jose. police are still in a standoff with a wanted suspect who shot at police officers around 4:00 this morning. the suspect is holed up in that red car you see. this is at tampa bay and

seminole way. he is refusing to come out. you can see one of the windows was shot out. and looks like there is some movement inside that car. looks like we have seen a hand moving around a little bit. residents in the area have been evacuated. about a dozen or so. police say the suspect is wanted for attempted murder. so they are considering this a dangerous situation. ktvu's tara moriarte is at the scene. and we'll have a live report coming up at 8:00. taking a live look at the big board on wall street now. dow is up, almost 100 points at the moment. extending their gains for another day after a strong batch of earnings reports from at&t and xerox. and there is also mixed news, basically good fuse about jobless jobless claims. giants fever is bringing a shot in the arm for businesses.

claudine wong is in the newsroom. >> reporter: when the giants are doing well, so do the businesses around them. in fact, we are getting word that lefty o'dual's is hoping to have a party tomorrow. hoping to have a world series to plan for. fans will be flocking to the ballpark. and businesses say they are going to be ready. of course, the stadium is sold out. that's a given. but so are the surrounding restaurants and bars. keep in mind, a lot of people can't get into the park, but they want to be close to the action. it's standing room only. not only is it like that during play-off games, and that's obviously better. usually, this time of year is called tumbleweed season, where streets and sidewalks are empty. not the case now.

and of course, they are calling the chaos a blessing. and giants' gear is hot lines have been so long that they opened another location. according to the chronicle, sales are up over 50% higher. and 20% of those are post season sale of merchandise. we are also seeing a lot of businesses wanting to get in on that action. you can see the taxicab there. they wanted to make sure anyone who needed a ride could get one. and let's not forget everyone at home. the chronicle reports that there are 400 media covering this. compare that to 150 in a regular game. that is a lot of tourists, potentially in the bay. >> good news for everybody.

thank you, claudine. it is 7:47. san francisco's finances are looking up. according to the san francisco examiner, higher-than-expected revenues could leave the city with a budget surplus of more than $20 million. mayor good afternoonin newsome wants the money to go into reserves to help with a fiscal budget deficit next year. according to new polls, californians oppose this proposition that would suspend the climate change law. 48% of likely voters oppose prop 23. 37% support it. prop 23, which suspends the greenhouse gas law from being implemented until the state's unemployment rate falls to 5 1/2% for the entire year. the unemployment rate is currently 12% in california. microsoft cofounder bill

gates is giving money to fight against prop 23. a google cofounder gave $200,000. and an intel cofounder contributed $1 million. 7:48. a legal settlement has permanently closed the doors of a controversial nightclub. in february, a man was shot to death outside suede. and four others were wounded. it was the final straw after several incidents in the club. yesterday, the court approved an injunction. the settlement also includes a $20,000 payment to the city. in the meantime, hip-hop promoters are no longer welcome. the incident follows an october 9th shooting the examiner reports, club managers say the venue had been rented out to outside promoters. and other events, including

weekly salsa night, have been trouble-free. a judge has been sent to decide yo hanes messerly's sentence. in the fatal shooting of oscar grant. he could be sentenced to as much as 14 years in prison, or as little as probation, with credit for time served. people on each side are stepping up efforts to influence the judge. just yesterday, the attorney read from just some of the 4,000 letters and post cards given to him in advance of the sentencing. please don't endorse this shooting by giving less than the maximum sentence in this case. >> a lot of students and a lot of community individuals, church groups, church members, community groups, all of whom have expressed an interest. >> i think most of the letters that i've seen are from people who say that they don't believe there should be a further jail sentence, that this is a case where probation should be

given. >> ktvu news has received these letters, these new numbers from los angeles superior court. there have been 76 letters letters and post cards sent to the judge on behalf of the oscar grant. there have been 75 on behalf of messerly. steve slailter -- slater may now be going to court. his apartment was burglarize said. he was making a plea deal for an emergency exit in august and must enter a mental health program as part of the deal. investigators say a laptop, printer and microwave were stolen. new report reveals pilots secrets. they question 17 u.s. pilots about safety rules and delays. pilots say on-time performances emphasize so much they're not allowed to delay flights, even when they know that they know

passengers are trying to make connecting flights. they say the worst to fly into and out of are jfk and washington, d.c. and l.a.'s john wayne airport. >> enjoy a smooth touchdown. 7:51. a brutal attack on a 12-year- old boy. you may be surprised of who is accused of stabbing him. also, important news for people who love a bowl of cereal in the morning.

a 12-year-old salinas boy who was allegedly stabbed by his mother is in critical condition this morning. they took the boy to a remote canyon in monterey county and stabbed him at least 28 times. investigators say the attack happened following a fight perez had with his girlfriend. initially, the report was of a

kidnapping. that was false. the mother is charged with attempted murder. fbi is now investigating whether several major banks broke any laws by using robosigners on foreclosure documents. already, attorneys general from all 50 states are looking into whether any state laws were broken by the practice. the banks had announced they would stop foreclosures, based on those documents. but now, bank of america and gmac say they are resuming those foreclosures. the price of some breakfast cereals is going up next month. general mills says it will raise the price of some of its cereal, starting november 15th. but the company would not say which brands, and would only say the price increase would likely be less than 6%. kraft has also indicated it will raise some cereal prices soon. both companies cite increasing cost for grains as the reason for the price hike. time now, 7:55. time to once again check in with sal.

toll plaza backed up again today, sal? >> it is. and it's going to be kind of a tough commute throughout the day. we want to show you that it's backed out all the way out to the macarthur maze. and in fact, it's become a lot worse in the last 20 minutes. good after 7:00. short delay this time of morning. now, it's full strength. also, we're looking at the commute here on 237, which is shop and go here. and the morning drive is going to be okay on highway 101 down the peninsula. as you drive website 92, there's a problem with an accident at foster city boulevard that is being cleared. and look at all of the red in the south bay. everywhere you look, it's red. northbound 101, 280, 85. just a bunch of slow traffic trying to get to the valley. here's steve. thank you. a lot of low clouds. and also a front inching closer, which will give us cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. the fog that we had last couple of days has lifted. watch the left of the screen.

there's our front, inching closer. light rain drizzled out of this. especially in the north bay, along the coast, overnight into friday morning. a lot of clouds, 50s, 60s for many today. 54, napa, san rafael, livermore, concord, palo alto. oakland berkeley, a little warmer. low is heading up more towards seattle and portland. but the second is to the left of the screen. that looks like it will give almost a pretty good shot of rain. sunday's system even better. mostly cloudy, cloudy, cool and breezy. local drizzle, light rain. 50s and 60s on the temps for many today. we'll have a couple of low 70s. but -- if it does hit that, it won't last long. cloudy and mostly cloudy friday, saturday. start to bring rain in saturday evening. we are continuing to monitor a standoff in san jose. these are live pictures, where

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i'm tara moriarty, where a gunman has holed himself up for the past four hours. we'll tell you what police are doing to try to get him to surrender. president obama comes to the bay area today. there's a lot of activity in one neighborhood where he'll make an appearance. and i'm paul chambers, live in san francisco, where the giants are just one win away from going to the world series. i'll tell you who will be taking him out, coming up. starting to look like rain. starting to feel like rain. starting to snow -- is it going to rain? second hour of mornings on 2. good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm tori campbell. >> and good morning. i'm kraig debro. dave clark has the day off. it is thursday, october 21st. >> and we begin this second hour with breaking news in san jose. a tense standoff continues on tampa way, near seminole way. police say a suspect who is wanted for attempted murder is

holed up in his car after firing shots at police officers this morning. ktvu's tara moriarty is live in san jose to give us the latest. good morning, tara. >> good morning, torei. that's right -- tori. that's right. tense moments here. there is a very heavy police presence here in this neighborhood. if we pan over here, we can see there are cop cars blocking off the section here near king and waverly avenue. and back over here, we have more police vehicles, as well as emergency vehicles, including an ambulance, as well as people from the fire department. we are just two blocks from where the gunman is hunkered downed in of -- down inside of his car. we want to take a look at these exclusive pictures of the suspect's red car, where he has been moving around inside for the past four hours. at times, he has been waving his hands out of the window. and it appears that he has been lying in the passenger's side of the car, and that car window, on that side, has been blown out. we're not sure if the suspect

has been shot or not. now, this all started around 2:00 this morning, when police were making a routine traffic stop. the driver took off and when investigators ran his license plate number, they discovered that he was wanted on attempted murder charges. they tracked him down, two hours later nthis east san jose neighborhood. when they approached the car, the man took out his weapon and gunfire erupted. some neighbors say they heard as many as 50 shots! we would consider this to be pretty much a full, tactical callout. we're trying to take this individual who is obviously armed and has exchanged gunfire with an officer, into custody as safely and quickly as possible. >> now, 15 neighbors have been evacuated as a safety precaution. the one officer was injured by flying glass during the shootout. he is at a nearby hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. now, again, the suspect is described as a 34-year-old from san jose, wanted on attempted murder charges. he is still involved in a

standoff with police at this hour. we're live in east san jose, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. it is now 8:02. the giants are now just one win away from the world series. that's after the bottom of the 9th at at&t park. but a warning for fans this morning, the team is also just one loss away from going back to philadelphia. ktvu channel 2 news reporter paul chambers is live with the story this morning. paul? >> good morning, kraig. right now, the giants are sitting in the driver's seat, having won three in this series now. as you said, one win away. if they win tonight, they're headed to the world series. >> it's all coming together, you know? at the beginning of the year, everyone is kind of, giants baseball torture and we're out of the race. and now we're in it. i think we have one of the strongest teams in the league. >> oh, yeah. going back home. we are not going to philly. it was tied 5-5. but thanks

to juan urieby -- uribe's score. brought it to 6-5. a win tonight will send the phillies packing. instead of playing in their third consecutive world series, the phillies will have to stay home and watch the giants play in the big game. >> i don't think the american league can match up, not with our pitching staff. >> reporter: a win today will have the giants clinching their fourth national league pennant since going out west. tim lincecum, pitching for the giants. and of course, all of the fans right here hope tonight is the nice that the giants win. and they will have not have to go back to philadelphia. i know the rally towels will be out there. they will be excited. and the city of san francisco will go berserk if the giantses can pull it -- giants can pull it off tonight. >> thank you, paul. time now is 8:04. you can see today's game here

on ktvu channel 2. that is starting at 4:30. following a special edition of ktvu news at 4:00. you can follow the battle at ktvu.com. you can find all of the coverage right on the front page. 8:04. president obama comes to the bay area today. but the chance to see him comes at a high price. first, the president will attend a fundraiser for san francisco district attorney pamle -- camelia harris in atherton, where he'll pose with pictures for people for $6500. then he'll deliver mark remark -- deliver remarks for a fundraiseer. the price of admission there, $30,000. most people in the neighborhood didn't even know the president was coming. >> the other morning, there were a lot of people at the home, standing around, in the driveway. and we were walking our kids to school. so we knew something was going on there. and now it's wonderful to hear that that's what it was.

it's an honor. >> i didn't know, but it's pretty cool, man. actually, i'll tell my mom and she'll be pretty excited. >> reporter: the president is expected to land at sfo at 3:00 today. he'll be in atherton at 5:40. then he's scheduled to have dinner in palo alto at 7:00. he will spend the night in san francisco before heading to l.a. tomorrow for a speech at usc, and a fundraiser for senator boxer. this morning, firefighters are still standing watch outside of a san francisco apartment building that was destroyed by a four-alarm fire. the fire started around 5:00 a.m. yesterday, and displaced 75 people. the academy of art tells ktvu that at least 12 of its students lived in the destroyed building. and the school is working to help them get back on their feet. the shelter has been open for fire victims at the recreation center. the cause of the fire is under investigation. it's hoped a statewide earthquake drill this morning will help people get ready for the next big quake. more than 7 million people are expected to take part in the second annual great california

shakeout. that includes schools, businesses, and government agencies in the bay area. at exactly 10:21 this morning, participants will be asked to drop and cover and practice how to protect themselves from falling objects during an earthquake. and bart will stop trains for one minute as part of this morning's drill. bart carries about 360,000 passengers every day and remained a vital link to passenger service after the loma prieta quake years ago. it is hoped it will remind people what to do when a quake hits. so if you're riding bart and it suddenly stops at 10:21 -- >> not a problem. just a drill. >> right. that's right, kraig and tori. it is getting a little slower on southbound 101, as you drive down to the 580 interchange in marin county. we have not had a lot in the way of accidents and stalls. the backup isn't that deep. but i want to let you know that it's there.

and we're looking at the commute at the bay bridge toll plaza. and westbound traffic is getting better. i don't know if you can tell. but there's only a backup now to about the end of that parking lot and a little on that ramp coming in from 880. so it's improving quite a bit. and on the peninsula, southbound 101 is busy approaching highway 92. they're still clearing up an accident, westbound 92, at foster city boulevard. look at all of the slow traffic here, 880 heading south of hayward to fremont. the road sensors red. and 580, coming off the alta mont pass. here's steve. >> sal, i see a lot of orange on that map, too. >> yes. low clouds and higher clouds are getting really close. first front looks to be 3, between now and, say, monday morning. first beginning to get closer. temperatures today will be on the cool side. a lot of 50s, 60s. low in southern california, finally getting bumped out. again, that low parked itself over us last sunday. then went down to southern

california, hung out there. now it's into arizona, and new mexico. and there's our front, getting closer. not stretching itself out. but still watching the last few frames. that same little line there. by late this afternoon, this evening, i'd say from the golden gate, north. possible drizzle. this is just a little guy system compared to the next two which are coming in. and the one on saturday night will be even stronger and sunday looks even better for rain. 64. 59 in the city. i would not change anything. if you want to the -- went to the game last night, dress the exact same way or maybe a little warmer. 66 yesterday. we'll go 63 today. the forecasted high, san jose, 67. they were clear, if you're just waking up. san jose was clear for a while, now they're cloudy. 46, mount tam. all of the higher elevations have just plunged. 14 degrees compared to 24 hours ago. clouds have lifted. pupertino at 51.

sunol and niles at 53. 30s in the mountains, any travel plans to tahoe, reno, a lot of clouds, wind and some rain. but snow should stay above the passes until maybe sunday night. 50s in the valley. 50s from the coast. everyone is close. even yreka to palm springs. 50 to 60. our system will continue to weaken as it runs into a jet stream. but the stronger system is here. and then the one behind that is even better. there's the low that gave the record rainfall to southern california the last couple of days. that exit stage right. there's our system, getting poised to move in. and we get a break friday afternoon and evening. and there's saturday. it will cloud us up. rain starting in the north bay. i think saturday night, make its down to many areas. mostly cloudy. cool and breezy. light rain later on. 50s and 60s, not very warm. and it's not going to be warm for a while either. we'll keep a lot of clouds in the forecast. rain develops, moves south and a stronger system, sunday into

monday. back to tori and kraig. >> thank you, steve. it 8:10. we are continuing to monitor a standoff now. police say a suspect who opened fire on officers early this morning, is refusing to come out of his car. what we know about the suspect. and there is movement in the california governor's race. the candidate that is ahead in the latest poll. and the reason why. three million americans have already voted in the november election. what the results are showing among the early voters.

good morning. a lot of clouds over us. it's going to be a mostly cloudy day. low clouds will give way to higher clouds. keeping temperatures in the 50s. 60s could be a little drizzle or light rain in the north bay later on. here's tori. >> thank you, steve. it is 8:13. we are continuing to follow breaking news in east san jose. a police standoff continues, with a man who police say shot at officers around 4:00 this morning from his car. this is all going on at tampa tampa way, at seminole way. we want to show you exclusive video from the scene. the suspect is holed up inside that red car. and it's refusing to come out. it's not clear at this point if he's hurt. but we could see some movement in that car. and you could see the window was shot out. 15 neighbors had been evacuated. police say the suspect is a 34- year-old man from san jose, who is wanted for attempted murder. ktvu's tara moriarty is near

the scene. and she will join us with a live update at 8:30. a new poll in the california governor's race, shows democrat jerry brown has opened up a lead over republican meg whitman with just 12 days to go to election day. last month's public policy showed brown at a virtual tie with whitman. but now, brown has an 8-point lead. 44% to 36% for whitman. following the issue with her housekeeper, latinos are being credited brown's lead. 43% support boxer. 38% support fiorina. according to the los angeles times, hewlett packard benefited from state tax breaks, while carly fiorina was ceo. even though fiorina said that california has a tax structure that is hostile to businesses. in 2005, hp was awarded $13

million in sales tax refunds, even though the company posted net earnings that year of $2. $2.5billion. some called it unfair and labeled them "corporate welfare." a spokesperson says hp followed the state tax laws in the state of california and was subject to the decisions made by state leaders. voting in the november 2nd election is already under way. more than 3 million americans, in fact, have voted so far. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom, tracking the turnout. good morning, alison. >> good morning to you, tori. and in california, more than a hamp a million -- half a million people have cast their ballots. the state is not revealing if they are democrats or republicans. but we have more specific breakdowns for early voting in other parts of the country. in all, 36 states and the district of columbia have some sort of early voting.

now, so far, nationwide, democrats are casting more preelection day ballots. but republican turnout is up over the 2008 elections. political parties and get out the vote groups are stepping up their campaigns for early voting. and one ad, from a group called vote naked illinois, seems to be getting the most buzz, counting in the benefits of mailing in your ballot. >> no need for polling stations, waiting in line, or even putting on pants. it's so easy, so private, you can vote naked. >> reporter: that means voting from home. in all, 30% or more volts -- votes are expected to be cast early. and with control of congress at stake, a number are expecting a big, midterm election turnout. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 8:17. new this morning, the pentagon say its expects to have new guidelines, regarding gays serving in the military by

later today. that's after late yesterday, the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco, ordered the don't ask, don't tell policy to stand. at least for the time being. a federal judge in riverside had ruled the ban against gays in the military was unconstitutional and ordered it to be suspended. then the obama administration appealed that judge's ruling. the president has said he wants "don't ask, don't california -- tell "repealed but only after an act of congress. this time, the notice affects 1.3 million. the affected cars are 2005 and 2006 model year avalons. 2004 through 2006 nonhybrid highlanders. and lexus rx330s, and the 2006

lexus gs300. is250s, and is350 vehicles. toyota has recalled more than 10 million vehicles worldwide during the last year. packed planes are turning into big profits for the nation's airlines. delta, u.s. airways, and american airways company parent company amr all posted better than expected third quarter earnings. that's bolstered by the fees charged to passengers for extra services. boeing beat expectations, despite a drop in military businesses. airplanes flew an average of 87% full in july. 8:19. more help for the victims in the san bruno pipeline is coming from sacramento. governor arnold schwarzenegger had signed an emergency bill into law. it provides disaster relief funds for families and businesses affected by the september 9th disaster. the relief bill will also provide more money for the city of san bruno. time now is 8:19.

up next, how police in watsonville say a road rage incident turned very ugly and dangerous. >> the fate of a landmark san francisco restaurant could be decided tonight after the owner announced plans to tear it down. good morning. if you're driving on the south bay commute, there are a lot of ways to get there. but there are a lot of ways that are very crowded.

the historic tonga room restaurant might not be saved from demolition, but it could be relocated. san francisco's planning commission meets tonight on a $131 million renovation plan for the fairmont hotel, which has housed the tiki style restaurant since 1945. the remodeling calls for tearing down a tower and permanently shutting down the famous restaurant. now, a local restaurant owner wants to buy and relocate the tonga room. details can be released at tonight's commission meeting. also tonight, paramedic -- parents in alameda are sharing their thoughts on plans to cut the budget. the district is considering closing several schools, cutting pay for administrators, and shutting down swimming facilities. district officials say cuts could be avoided if voters approve a parcel tax next march. but a parcel tax measure on

last june's budget that would have provided funding fell short of passage. police say a spark by a road rage incident. two drivers pulled into the scotts valley junction center yesterday afternoon. police say one driver chased the other driver with a two- foot long machete. the victim suffered minor cuts. the suspect, identified as 36- year-old cheyenne young, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. it is 8:23. and we want to check in once again with sal cast castaneda. >> that's right. i want to show you the bay bridges first. westbound san mateo bridge is a mess. westbound bay bridge is also slow. the richmond and golden gate are not a problem. westbound 92, there say problem here, because of an accident here at foster city boulevard. we have been telling you about this crash. and i'm surprised by how it has affected the san motayo bridge traffic. very, very slow. you might want to use the

dunbarton bridge instead. we will keep track of this accident, although it's gone, we'll keep track of the backup now, trying to get into foster city. it's 8:24. let's go to steve. >> mostly cloudy. could be local drizzle. and also light rain later this evening and into tonight for the north bay. a lot of fog is lifted, up around 2,000 feet. that, in combination of higher clouds above, won't give us much sun today. you can see the low clouds and the gray. right there. looks to be the first of three fronts. mostly cloudy. cool and breezy. coast, bay, inland, won't matter much today. 54 to 59. we added low 50s. temperatures warmed up slightly. just to get us back near mid- 50s for many. the low in southern california, which gave them record rain is moved off into the four corners. our record is stretching itself thin. it will hold together. but it will give us a little more of a cloud deck to deal with, low and high. mostly cloudy. cool and breezy. and again, light rain is possible later on.

north. i don't think much south. that will change as we get toward saturday afternoon and evening. we clouded up saturday. rain spread saturday night. and a stronger system, sunday into monday for more rain. it is now 8:25. and yoo f -- and if you're just joining us, we have exclusive video of a shootout with police. also, this morning's jobs report had a huge impact on the market. we'll check the latest numbers. blatch insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results. i've built businesses. i've built a business. met the payroll. met a payroll. i enter this office beholden to no one except you. i will owe my office to no one but you. i don't owe anyone anything. i don't owe anyone anything.

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we're following breaking news. a neighborhood is on lockdown. police say the suspect opened

fire on officers early this morning. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from the scene with more. tara? >> negotiators have just arrived on scene here. and they are trying to get this gunman to surrender. we are told this could take quite sometime. there is a heavy police presence here. we are just two blocks away, from where the gunman has hunkered down inside a car. we are on the corner of waverly lane and stampa way. we want to show you pictures of the suspect's red car, where he has been moving around for the past four hours. at times, he waves his hand out of the window. and it appears that he has been laying on the passenger's side of the car and that window has been blown out. this all started around 2:00 this morning, when police were making a routine traffic stop. the driver took off. and when investigators ran his plate numbers, they discovered he he was wanted on attempted murder charges. they tracked him down to a parked car in this neighborhood.

>> they put a game plan together and attempted to contact him. the suspect brandished a firearm, discharged his firearm several times at the officers. the officers returned fire. >> reporter: now, 15 neighbors have been evacuated as a safety precaution. one officer was injured by flying glass during the shootout. she is at a nearby hospital. again, the suspect is a 34-year- old man from san jose. wanted to attempted murder charges. currently in a standoff with police at this hour. we are not sure if he is injured or not. but it appears that he is, indeed, injured. we are live in east san jose. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. this morning, the labor department had better-than- expected news on unemployment. first-time unemployment claims dropped 23,000 to 452,000 last week. economists had expected first- time claims to increase.

continuing claims also dropped by 9,000, to 4.44 million. that indicates fewer people are losing their jobs but does not show many new jobs are being created. those numbers are helping wall street right now. there is also good news coming in about strong batch of earnings that has helped push the dow up, close to its highest level of the year. the dow rose, after earnings reports from caterpillar, travelers insurance company, and mcdonald's, all beat expectations, and at&t. the dow is currently up 642, at 11,170. president obama is coming to the bay area today to do some fundraising for democrats. ktvu's jade hernandez is live in palo alto. she's talking with people there about the president's visit. good morning, jade. >> good morning. we came to downtown palo alto to talk with residents about the president's visit, as you mentioned. because the neighborhood where the president will be later tonight will not be blocked off until around 10:00 this

morning. but we did get a chance to speak to a man who actually lives down the street from where the president will be having dinner tonight. and he knows he doesn't have the funds to cough up what he needs to sit down with the president. but he says he knows the importance of fundraising for the midterm elections. president obama is scheduled to attend a fundraiser for district attorney camilla harris in atherton this afternoon. at former state controller steve wesley's home at 5:00. the cost of taking a picture with the president there is $6500. and for 50 democratic big spenders who want more time with the president, they'll meet with mr. obama at a fundraising dinner at google executive marissa mayer's home. the price tag is $30,000 a plate. the dinner was originally slated to be at mayer's four season hotel apartment, but was moved. they speculate that the giants hoopla forced the change of plan.

we spoke to residents about how theyeel about the private visit today. many understand the plietd of the economy has pushed the president onto the campaign trail. >> he's got, up know, an incredibly heavy, heavy load of stuff. and, you know, i think i am like a lot of people, where i just feel like some of the hard things they're doing. they haven't been explained well to the general public. >> i know they need to raise money. and i get letters all the time, from my friend barack obama as it turns out, i got one yesterday, which is stamped "personal" on the front of the letter. and they're just looking for money. i mean, at this stage, i think elections are about how much money you can raise. >> reporter: you're looking at the president arriving in the state of washington this morning. he is holding a discussion on women and the economy with families from that area. then he's ply flying from there to sfo around 3:00, after both of those fundraisers, he is expected to spend the night in

san francisco. reporting live in palo alto this morning, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks very much. time now, 8:33. police have arrested a stanford university employee, in connection with a recent burglary of a palo alto home. the arrest of jose luis fernandez on hamilityon avenue earlier this month. police believe fernandez entered through the home through an open window. they say he took several items, including the keys to a car. the family was home, but they were sleeping. the suspect works at a university dining hall. police have arrested four east bay men in connection with a string of armed robberies. police identified them as carious hall, polk, and twin brothers, michael and mikhail glover. police say they robbed five victims last week, as the victims were out for a walk. and that the suspects used a

shotgun to threaten their victims. oakland review reports the two home invasion style robberies in oakland are linked. the first happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. tuesday morning on east 26th street. the other happened less than a mile away oon east 20th street, 10:45 tuesday night. in both incidents, police say the men took cash and electronics. no one was hurt. so far, no arrests have been made. labor pains. team president jed york says the ongoing contract dispute between the players union and nfl owners has made it tough are to secure financing. and the opening of the new stadium is likely going to be delayed a year. that means the first niner game in santa clara would not be played until 2015 at the earliest. the mavericks surf competition is set to go on again this season. but this time, under new management. that's because of a group

fighting. the group calling itself the half moon bay surf group. the previous group, mavericks surf ventures was criticized in part for failing to pay vendors in time. they get a new name, too. the mavericks international. and the contest will be shorter this time. you can see that, well -- >> yeah. >> something about the game. you would like to hear about the game. i don't think that's what's next. >> no, i don't think so. we're going to talk to sal right now. a a few -- a few big problems on the san mateo bridge. >> we had an accident in foster city. it's gone. it's been gone for about a half hour. but it affected traffic across the span. it's finally beginning to get a little all right. because as i said, the accident is gone. as you make it halfway across that flat portion, you will slow down. it doesn't even out until you reach 101. it was really kind of a bad spot for an accident. just as everyone is speeding up, getting off the san mateo

bridge. it was blocking one of the lanes there for a good long time. let's roll along and look at westbound 237, trying to get across that way. it is going to be a little slow. no problems. although it is pretty slow, from hayward down through fremont. it is not really a great commute. this morning's drive at the bay bridge has been up and down. mostly averaging about a 15- minute delay. once you get onto the bay bridge, it looks good. just a reminder this afternoon, the game is at 5:00 again. and there are going to be a lot of people, just after 3:00, trying to get into san francisco for that 5:00 start. at 8:37. here's steve. >> we have a lot of clouds over us. mostly cloudy skies. it's going to be that way. we've had the low clouds. might get mixed out a little bit. then the higher clouds will come in, associated with the front. but temperatures staying in the 50s and also 60s. so mostly cloudy school thursday and -- cool thursday and friday. tomorrow could have light rain. stronger system comes in saturday and then even stronger

sunday. each of these systems are going for it. north bay, per usual, not always, but per usual, will pick the most rain out of this. one to three. we'll deal with the first system right now. and that's right there. it's stretching itself out. it's part. jet stream going south toward the other low in southern california. and part goes north. so it's going to stretch itself thin. but not before maybe there is a little rain and a lot of clouds. this system again, though, is kind of bumping the high out of the way. leading as of this next system. i'll show you a better picture of it. looks like morning cloudy. and a stronger system sunday into monday. today, mostly cloudy. cool and breezy. 50s and 60s for fall. 50s right now. 59, oakland, berkeley. 59, palo alto. and temperatures have been stuck most of the morning. 30s in the mountains. and 40s up in reno. a lot of clouds are wind, until sunday night. show snowlevels should stay high until sunday or monday.

50s in redding. palm springs and las vegas only 58. it's cool. there goes that one system. that was for us last sunday. that one right there. it's been a slow mover. and getting into southern california. a lot of rain. our system gives us a lot of clouds. there's the low in the arizona area. tonight's system into early today. and a bright friday afternoon. saturday night, that system will arrive with rain. saturday, probably are the -- for the north bay. mostly cloudy. coom and -- cool and breezy. local drizzle. maybe a tenth of an inch at best. 50s and 60s on these temperatures. could be a few very low 70s. but that will be it. mostly cloudy tomorrow. and the stronger system sunday afternoon into monday. tori. kraig? the new survey of likely california voters shows prop 19, that ballot measure that

would legalize marijuana is losing support. the poll numbers come from the public policy. it found 46 in favor of prop 19. but down from 52% in december. 49% say they now oppose it. meanwhile, a new poll shows californians opposing prop 23. it would suspend the state's landmark climate law. the public policy shows 48% of likely voters oppose prop 23. 37% support it. prop 23 would suspend the greenhouse gas laws from being implemented until the state's unemployment rate falls to 5 1/2% for an entire year. the unemployment rate is currently around 12%. microsoft cofounder bill gates is giving $700,000 to the campaign against prop 23. he is joining other high-tech billionaires and contributing to the no on prop 23 campaign.

and an intel cofounder contributed $1 million to that effort. it is 8:40. giant wins mean giant bucks for businesses. how much? giants play-off games have added to the bottom line. uc berkeley grad, sarah short, has posted a letter about how she's feeling after being released from an iranian prison, and what she's asking supporters to do. ocooer feoel cort eeit t totr r

good morning. it's 8:43. let's get you updated on some of the top stories right now. let's go to san jose, a short time ago, negotiators are arriving on the scene. we are hearing that ambulances have now been called to the scene. and we could be coming close to a conclusion. of course, we're going to keep an eye on this for you, until we get a conclusion and bring the update to you as soon as we can. more than 7 million people are expected to take part in a statewide earthquake drill, called the great california shakeout this morning. at exactly 10:21, participants will be asked to drop and cover, practicing how to protect themselves during a major quake. and giants are now just one win away from the world series. san francisco scored the winning run to defeat the philadelphia phillies. 6-5. giants now lead three

games to one. 8:44. the giants' play-off magic is spilling over this week, outside the stadium as well, giving our local economy a much- welcome boost. claudine wong is in the newsroom now with a look at all of the latest stats happening, beyond the ballpark. >> good morning, tori. yes, play-off fever is good for businesses. if fact, we're already getting word that lefty o'dual's in the city will be planning a party. we have to get past game 5, though, first. if you play it, they will come. we'll see it again tonight. and businesses say hey, we are going to be ready. of course, the stadium is sold out. that's a given. but so are the surrounding restaurants and bars. keep in mind, a lot of people can't get into the park, but they just want to be close to all of that excitement. so they come anyway. look at this video from momo's, you can see, people packed in there. that's the bar and restaurant across the street from the park. not only is business good during play-off games and much better than it is during the

regular season, the manager of memo's also told us, that usually, this time of year is what they usually call the tumbleweed season, where streets and sidewalks are pretty empty. they are calling this play-off season a blessing. and of course, everyone wants to wear the orange and black. giants memorabilia is hot. and this is video from the temporary store they had to open across the street. that used to be a borders. now, you can see it's a giants dugout with merchandise inside. according to the chronicle, sales of giants souvenir overall are about 150% higher now. and about 20% of those sales are for post-season merchandise. especially fans of tim lincecum and buster posey. those two are topping the sales charts. and a lot of people want to get in. cabbies fought to have a temporary stand there. they make sure anyone who needed a ride could get one. they won that battle. if you need a cab in the park today, they will be there waiting. and let's not forget anyone at home.

there are 400 covering the series. compare that to 150 in a regular season game. that's certainly a lot of potential tourists, watching beautiful san francisco and maybe planning trips here. reporting live, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco's finances are also looking up. according to the san francisco examiner, higher-than-expected revenue could lead the city with a budget surplus of more than $20 million. mayor gavin newsom said he wants that extra money to go into reserve, to help with an expected multibillion-dollar budget deficit. sarah shoulder, the graduate has posted a letter about how she has been feeling since the release. she said she is having trouble feeling anything about the release, since she hardened herself during her 13 month negligence prison. with her fiance and friend

still in prison in tehran. she said she now knows the anguish everyone felt about her. she asks her supporters to help out in whatever way they can to help get the release of bower and vital. permanently closed the doors of a controversial nightclub, called suede. in february, a man was shot to death outside the club. and four others were wounded. it was the final straw, after several incidents at the club. university, a superior court judge approved an injunction, prohibiting the club's owners from reopening at the fisherman's wharf location. it also includes a $20,000 payment to the city. in the meantime, hip-hop promoters are reportedly no longer welcome at san francisco's cafe kokomo. the decision follows a shooting inside the club that seriously injured a man. club managers say the venue had been rented out to outside promoters ask that other events, including weekly salsa

night, have been trouble-free. a judge has been set to decide yo hanes messerly's fate. he is scheduled to be sentenced november 5th for his involuntary manslaughter conviction. he could be sentenced to as much as 14 years in prison or as little as probation, with credit for time served. yesterday, grant family john burris read from some of the just 4,000 letters and post cards given to him in advance of sentencing. >> please don't endorse this shooting by giving less than the maximum sentence in this case. >> a lot of students. and a lot of just community individuals, church groups, community groups, all of whom have expressed an interest. >> i think most of the letters that i've seen are from people who say that they don't believe there should be further jail sentence, that this is a case where probation should be given.

>> ktvu news received these new numbers from los angeles superior court. there have been 76 letters and post cards sent to the judge. 75 on behalf of messerly. a 25-year-old female crinologist student is being called one of the bravest in mexico. she is the only one to accept the job of police chief in a violent border town in el paso, texas. it is only 35 miles outside of ciudad. she said the job needs a woman's touch. she will oversee a small force that will be mostly female and unarmed. former jet blue flight attendant steve slater may be going to court, but this time, as a plaintiff, rather than a defendant. they say that his brother burglarized his apartment while he was in court tuesday. slater was making a plea deal for his emergency chute exit in

august and must enter a mental health program as part of the deal. investigators say a laptop and microwave were stolen. readers digest questioned 17 u.s. pilots about safety rules and delays. pilots say on-time performance is emphasized so much, they're not allowed to delay flights so that passengers trying to make a connection can make their flight. they say the worst airports to fly into and out of are reagan national in washington, d.c., and orange county's john wayne airport. pilots add, the landing of a plane is a good indication of the pilot's skill. so they especially appreciate the compliments when you get off the plane. >> 8:51. up next, an update on that standoff in san jose, we have been following all morning long. we are following the late- breaking developments from that scene. expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results.

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and we're following late- breaking developments in the scene of a police standoff in san jose. that's where ktvu's tara moriarty is now. tara, is it over yet? >> reporter: well, the five- hour standoff has finally come to an end. just moments ago, the suspect surrendered, after the negotiation team took over. they sent in one of those robots to talk to the gunman. the suspect has been hunkered down in his car since 4:00 this morning.

on the corner of seminole way and tampa way. right now, they are loading the suspect into an ambulance. we understand he was shot during the gunfire that erupted around 4:00. this gunman, 34-year-old from san jose, wanted on attempted murder charges. he is now in custody. also, a san jose police officer was also injured in the shootout. flying grass struck him. he has been transported to a nearby hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. he is expected to be treated and released. that is the last of this five- hour standoff coming to an end. a 5-year-old boy stabbed by his mother's boyfriend, is in critical condition at santa clara valley medical center. 29-year-old ser vino perez and his brother took the boy to a remote canyon in monterey county and stabbed him at least 20 times. investigators say the attack followed a fight perez had with

his girlfriend. perez initially reported the boy had been kidnapped. but clearly that's not the case. the brothers are in jail. the elder is charged with attempted murder. 8:55. angry protests continue tonight. the anger over raising the retirement age in france. it would go from 60 to 62 as part of a pension reform plan. and many students are joining labor unions and violent protests outside airports and oil refineries. that's caused major fuel shortages that have closed gas stations and prompted a warning to travelers about delays and disruptions. and lady gaga has postponed two shows in france because of the unrest. her website says she was worried her tour trucks would not be able to get through to the concert hall. the crisis could continue for several days, with a senate vote unlikely until the middle of next week. time now is 8:56. and let's go over to sal one last time. and he's got a report about the

san mateo bridge, which has been a little bit of a problem this morning. >> yeah, it has been. a lot of people just bailed and used surface roads. those are crowded. here, as you look west, traffic is looking pretty good. it's recovered a little bit. but when you get over to the high-rise, it's still slow. it is getting better. and if you have time to put off the trip a little bit, it might be more efficient that way, if you have that time. a lot of people don't in the morning, of course 7 let's move along and take a look at the morning commute. we're going with the 237 commute. that traffic is going to be busy, still crossing 880. and also this morning, we're looking at san francisco. northbound 101. that traffic looks good. reminder, there's a 5:00 game tonight at at&t park. plan ahead for traffic. 8:57. today, mostly cloudy. low clouds. weak front coming in. could give light rain coming in. temperatures, 50s and 60s today. more of the same on friday. then a stronger system clouds us up saturday.

rain starts. saturday evening, makes it south. and sunday night into monday, a strong system for this time of year. they'll be getting progressively a little stronger. >> heavy rains? >> sunday, monday. >> same as last night. 50s. >> no rain? >> wear the giants' jacket. just a reminder, you can watch the game here on ktvu channel 2. we'll have a special news. thanks for watching, everyone.