good morning. i'm jade hernandez. what was president barack obama president obama -- president barack obama doing in the bay area? we have a complete list of the rundown today. and that could cause major inconveniences for one city. the traffic. and a disturbing story. what a worker found. the mystery police are now trying to solve. this morning, giants are taking a trip they didn't want to make. mornings on 2 starts now. good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm kraig debro. dave clark is off. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it is friday, october 22nd. president obama is waking up in the bay area this morning, after attending democratic party fundraisers on the

peninsula last night. jade hernandez joins us from millbrae, where the president spent the night last night. >> reporter: good morning. president barack obama is expected to leave this hotel this morning. expected to leave sfo at 10:00. and today begins the first of a three-day campaign swing. the president arrived at sfo yesterday and took some time to meet with apple ceo steve jobs. the two spoke about american competitiveness and fundraising. he spoke at a fundraiser for camelia harris. he then went to have dinner at the home of google executive marissa mayer. neighbors who only caught a glimpse of the president's motorcade still enjoy the

hoopla. >> it's the biggest thrill to have the president of the united states drive past your house. and we're happy to have him visit. come back any time. >> reporter: not everyone was happy to see the president. protestors in ather ton made it known they feel the president is hurting the country. in seattle, washington, he spent the morning before coming to the bay area. he held a backyard forum with women business owners. today, the campaign continues. the president is expected to head to los angeles to campaign for senator barbara boxer at usc. and this afternoon, he'll be in las vegas, rallying for senate majority leader harry reid. and we are live in front of the westin hotel, where the president spent the night. we're live along bayshore. and traffic is blocked off between callen road and millbrae. so that might cause a little bit of problems! drivers have had to come up and had to be detoured around. we'll check in with sal cast nedas.

-- castaneda. and how else is this affecting traffic this morning? >> whenever the president moves, and they won't tell us exactly when, for obvious reasons, they will shut the entire area down. so when the president does move, they will shut down 101 temporarily, as the motorcade moves through and gets to the point on the air field where air force one is. so if you want to be absolutely safe and you don't want to deal with any of that, and since they won't tell us exactly when, you might want to use 280 instead. fortunately, this is confined to a very small area, relatively. if you use 280, you'll do yourself a favor. now, traffic is light anyway. so it may not cause a big delay. of course, we'll be watching for you. and we have another traffic update in a few minutes. at 7:03. let's head back to the desk. giants are headed back this morning, with the champagne still on ice for both teams.

here comes the runner. the ball. >> that was the blow right there. last night, the phillies defeated the mistake-prone giants. teams still battle in game 6 tomorrow for the national league championship. san francisco is still leading, three games to two. >> we see ourselves more in the driver's seat. and a little more in control. it's up to us. >> tim lincecum lasted seven innings and suffered his first defeat in three post-season starts. it's possible he could pitch a relief this weekend in philadelphia. jonathan sanchez will pitch tomorrow. today is a travel day for the giants and the phillies. they start tomorrow's game in philadelphia, but the time has not yet been determined. depends on whether the texas rangers wrap up their series this evening. you can follow the pennant battle at ktvu.com. you'll find our photos and more right there on the front page. 7:04. police arrested a man with a

fatal shooting in san jose. police say the 33-year-old victim was shot in front of his home on akido drive last night. the 28-year-old gunman was arrested at the scene. investigators say he and the victim apparently knew each other. this was the city's 19th homicide of the year. colma police are trying to figure out who buried what are believed to be two human hearts. ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong is there with rather gruesome details on this discovery. >> reporter: good morning, tori. it is a strange story. not sure at this point if police are dealing with some kind of ritual or prank, but certainly it is not something they've dealt with with before. we are here at the holy cross catholic cemetery. and we are trying to figure out what exactly is going on here. what we know is discovery was made back on october 12th. according to the san mateo county times, a maintenance

worker was out here working, when he saw the tops of two jars, sticking up from the ground, in an isolated part of the cemetery. he took a closer look. and that had him calling police. inside the jar was a human heart, with a picture of a couple pinned to it. the other had a picture of yet another couple. the paper says candles and a cigar was found nearby. and the coroner had already determined that the hearts were embalmed, leading investigators to believe there were no reports of dead bodies. so at this point, police are trying to track down where they came from and say there are a variety of laws that could have been broken in all of this. but at this point, there's still a lot of information yet to be learned. we have two hearts. the pictures of two unknown couples, and this big mystery. live in colma, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks for the update. time now, 7:06. supporters are planning to shut

down bay area. yo hanes messerly is scheduled for killing grant. some want him to be sentenced for 14 years for his involuntary manslaughter charge. two dock workers were killed by san francisco police in 1974. a patrol car ran into a utility pole. it happened near randall street. police say the patrol car knocked out the pole and disrupted muni service along the j, m, and k lines. i just checked with sal. he said there are no major delays in muni this morning. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. speaking of sal, i know we have delays on the ace train, as well as highway 4 getting busy. >> that's right. ace train was busy.

but 3 and 5 are not delayed. this is because of a problem on the track. let's move along and take a look at interstate 880. that traffic is moving along as well. getting up into the coliseum. and into san jose and oakland, shisay -- i should say. westbound bay bridge. that is backed up for about a five-minute delay. certainly is a backup there. but it's lighter than normal is, getting into san francisco. and we keep an eye on the peninsula right now. highway 101 looks good so far, between burlingame. i mentioned, the president is on the peninsula. there may be roving closures, temporary ones. if you want to avoid everything, just use 280 instead. 7:08. here's steve. >> we get a few breaks here. but there's still rain. down to daly city, peninsula. but more on the back side. this front. the rain barely shows up on radar.

but it's been rather steady. you can see, stretching over toward almost sfo. daly city up toward san rafael. after that, not much. more clouds than anything else. all of the reporting stations say cloudy to mostly cloudy. we'll see more sun as the day progresses. but there's a lot are in rain on the way. the mere fact that this system made it, this tenuous rope bodes well. more rain is on the way. saturday, cloudy. and rain develops. it will be a heavier system. and the one on sunday will be cloudy. wind will pick up. there will be rain for everybody. that one will be rather decent, taking us into sunday night and also monday morning. but anybody in the north bay, 1 to 3, maybe 5 inches of rain. napa picked up a quarter inch of rain in the last 24 hours. 15/100ths. that's all of what's left of our system there. that's it. but the next one is already moving into the picture. that's for saturday. right there. and it's wrapping itself up.

it will slow down a little bit. but it will give us clouds saturday morning. and rains heading south. clouds, then sun, cool to mild after some of this rain. berkeley forecast, cloudy, could be a few light showers. 57. we'll go 64. noon to 66 for a hi today at 3:00. 50s, temperatures are on the mild side. this was not really a cold front. more of a cool front. the cold air isn't really in place yet. a mild air mass will keep us in place. if you're heading up to the mountains, now, snow level will be until 7,000 feet until sunday. but there will be a lot of cloud, winds, and rain below the passes. 50s, 60s, 70s, top to bottom. one system doesn't have much left. but it is producing some rain. there's your saturday system looking pretty good. and the sunday system is now just coming across the dayline. and that will be even stronger into sunday. there's one. and then the next one. things -- are going to get rather stronger here.

clouds and sun after light morning rain. cool to mild today. temperatures in the 60s. coast, bay, inland. cloudy, rain developing saturday. then spreads south. stronger system roars in here sunday into monday. >> thanks, steve. it began in san francisco 40 years ago. now, a scandal surrounds the city's gay pride parade. we'll have details in a live report. and firing of a political analyst. what one senator wants to do to retaliate. in southern california, why a woman drove around for months with a dead body in her car. and how authorities became aware of the problem. ocooer feoel cort eeit t totr r

good morning. well, if you're multitasking, not watching. we just had rain ending in san

francisco. now, look at that. that's fog, hanging over. had about a tenth of an inch in marin county. today, partly cloudy. cool. >> 7:13. leading republicans are calling on congress to pull funding for national republic radio, after it fired one of its news analysts for giving an opinion. >> reporter: good morning. today, national public radio is in the congressional crosshairs. south carolina senator jim demint said he planned to introduce legislation to end funding for npr. federal grants are more than $3 million a year. that's just 2% of the budget. what set this controversy off was what npr analyst juan williams told fox news host bill o'reilly monday. he said he gets nervous when he

sees people in muslim garb on planes. >> if you want to be a political activist, you may not also be a reporter or a news analyst for npr. this is very well understood by the lion's share of our staff and by journalists all over the country and all over the world. >> the incident has become a rallying cry for republicans, accusing npr of stifling free speech. as for williams, he has a new $2 million, three-year contract, as a commentator on fox news. in washington, carol hahn, ktvu, channel 2 news. it is 7:15. the wiki leaks website appears closer to releasing what the pentagon fears is the largest batch of secret documents in u.s. history. reportedly, the website plans to release hundreds of thousands of intelligence documents, compiled after the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. wiki leaks posted a message on its twitter page yesterday, saying it would hold a major

press conference soon. a former florida state football player may become the first american in 16 years to be caned in singapore. camari charlton was arrested when he attempted to leave singapore, 169 days after his 90-day visa had expired. his attorney says his client was in singapore while his wife received medical care for pregnancy complications. he could be sentenced to a jail term of six months, and at least three cane strokes. the last time an american was caned in singapore was back in 1994 when a teenager was punished for vandalism. a retired orange county man who spent 2 1/2 years in an iranian prison is back home in southern california today. [ applause ] 71-year-old reza tacavy was greeted family, friends and supporters last night. he was arrested after he did a favor for an old friend during

a business trip to iran. >> somebody gave me $200 to pass it on to someone in iran who was a part of a terrorist group called tunda. >> now, unknown to him, that person was responsible for the terrorist bombing of a mosque that killed 14 people before. tacavy says he plans to sue the tandar group which has offices in los angeles. president obama says he is shocked and saddened by the recent suicides of young people who were taunted for being gay. >> you didn't do anything wrong. you didn't do anything to deserve being bullied. and there say whole world waiting for you, filled with possibilities. there are people who love you and care about you just the way you are. >> reporter: the president posted this video on you tube and the white house website. he says americans need to dispel the myth that bullying is a normal rite of passage.

the military has set up a new system for dealing with openly gay service members after putting don't ask, don't tell back in place. defense secretary robert gates says all firings must now be decided by the four service secretaries in consultation with the military's general council. all of them are military political employees. this could make it tougher to fire openly gay men and women. a date has now been set for the federal appeals court in san francisco to hear the challenge of prop 8. california's ban on same-sex marriage. the 9th circuit court of appeals scheduled the hearing for december 6th. a three-judge panel will issue a ruling. in august, vaughn walker ruled that prop 8 was unconstitutional. the three judges who hear the appeal will be chosen the week before the hearing. a new poll on proposition 19 shows that most californians do not want to legalize

marijuana. the los angeles times poll indicates 51% of voters will vote no. and just 39% plan to vote yes. 10% said they didn't know. prop 19 would allow the possession of one ounce of marijuana for rec indication reagzal-- recreational use. local gardens could regulate and tax pot sales. police in southern california say a woman drove around for months with a corps in her -- corpse in her passenger seat. police were called about a car blocking a driveway. officers then noticed a stench coming from the car and found the body covered with a blanket. >> it was surprising, even to myself. i've been a police officer for 15 years. to find a mummy in a vehicle. it was very, very shocking. >> a woman who drives the car told police she let the homeless woman sleep inside. and one day found her dead. she said she didn't call police because she was too afraid. police say the remains could have been in the car, anywhere from 3 to 10 months.

>> wow. all right. it is 7:19. we often hear about heroes, risking their lives. now, we have video that shows how quickly one man reacts in the face of danger. the surprising results in space. after nasa deliberately crashed a rocket last year. good morning. westbound 92. traffic moving well across the san mateo bridge. but we have problems developing on this friday morning commute. we'll tell you more.

it is 7:22. remember last year when nasa sent a rocket to crash into the moon to see if it would send up any ice or spray? now, they say it was a bigger

success than they had expected. the splash revealed 41 gallons of ice and water vapor. that's about how much water is in a typical washing machine and is twice as much as they had predicted. complaints about a strong odor shutting down operations at a treatment plant near richmond. people say the smell of rotten eggs have been hanging over their homes. some say the smell has made it difficult to breathe, while others report nausea and headaches. bge is facing more lawsuits for last month's deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. six more families have filed suit yesterday, claiming the utility was negligent and liable for the disaster. more lawsuits against pg&e are expected in the coming weeks. it is 7:23. there is now surveillance video released from a daring rescue

at a virginia train station. a man fell onto the train tracks at a station just outside washington, d.c., as a train approached. one man risked his life. you can see it there, jumped onto the tracks. he and other passengers managed to pull up the fallen victim while metro rail authorities praised the efforts, they say no passenger should ever go down onto the tracks for any reason. wow. >> 7:24. let's go over to sal. two problems now on the peninsula. >> that's right. we have two crashes. one is in san bruno. southbound 280 near sneeght lane. i want to bring it up on a map for you. southbound 280, near sneeght lane, as you drive down to 380, there is a crash there. traffic is backing up out of san francisco. and then southbound 101. just after 92, there's a crash there as well. now, it's not too bad. but if you look over at pacificca, highway 1 is also slow there. there's a little weather moving

through. we'll talk to steve in just a moment. that may be slowing traffic down in that area of the bay. moving along and taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's dry here. and westbound traffic is backed up for about a 10-minute wait. in san francisco, north and southbound 101, busy. remember, there is no baseball game today. so you'll have a little bit of a respite from the giants traffic. traffic does move well right now on northbound 101 from 280 to the 80 split. here's steve. all right, sal. you are correct. peninsula. south san francisco to pacificca. and even over to san pablo bay. and napa. there is sun to the west. we have a partly sunny day. not much left of this system. but stretching right there. you can see over to sfo. both reporting light rain. and also up to the napa airport, light rain. this little system, even though it didn't look like much. it made it with okay totals, considering right there.

it bodes well, i think, for the next couple of systems. there's already a few breaks and holes to the west. that's why we expect this to pretty much end in the next hour or so. napa, though, did pick up a quarter of an inch of rain. rodeo. davenport, 16. santa rosa. mill valley, .08. about 5/100ths fell. next system. most will go to the north. by that, they'll get very heavy rain. but the north bay will get the clouds and rain tomorrow. today, clouds. light rain. cool to mild. 60s. already sitting near upper 50s for some. 60 at sfo. san jose. system to the left of your screen. there's another one to the far left. each system will get stronger. and the rain will dip farther south. light morning rain. 60s, though, everybody. upper 60s. a few very low 70s. clouds. and then rain develops in the north bay: sunday, though. wind and rain.

>> thank you, steve. it's 7:26. part of a mall near sacramento could be closed for months after a large fire. the unusual event that led to the blaze, damaging several stores and causing part of a roof to collapse. and i'm paul chambers, live in san francisco, where there are big changes coming to the leadership of san francisco gay pride. i'll explain coming up. and new developments on uc berkeley's alleged peeping tom. and why people who use a campus room might consider themselves a little safer.

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it's been a tradition in san francisco for 40 years. but now, the manager spending problems with your organizers. good morning, kraig. now, we are live in the castro, which is considered to be the heart of the gay community by men many. and there are big changes coming to the sf pride. now they are not paying up its tab. and that has a few people leading in the changing of leadership. they say the pride organization owes $46,000 to at least 20 other nonprofit groups. it's being said that sf pride were hired to work beverage

booths during this year's pride celebration. it is also being reported that they need to build those, as well as rent portable rest rooms nearby. causing the organizations to make less money than they expected. michaela connell stepped down last week. executive director amy andre stepping down last month, after serving only one year at organization. director andre saying that the money owed will be paid. all in all, pride organization is believed to be $100,000 in debt. it is also reported that they are working with the pride leaders to make sure all of the debts are paid, as well as helping the group find a new executive director. they asked them to conduct an assessment of the pride group's needs. i have put in a call to supervisor did you have. we have been playing phone tag this morning. hopefully i'll have an interview with him live. or at least more details about this issue, coming up in our next report.

live in san francisco, i'm paul chim bers, ktvu. -- chambers. ktvu. there has never been a san francisco team quite like the bay area giants. the bay area has become sea of orange and black, reflecting the love of the underdog team that is just one win away from the world series. there are plenty of fan favorites on the team. but there's no single superstar. and fans say there are no inflated egos. like teams in the recent past. >> i think this team represents what the city is. there is no one superstar. it's a collective effort. >> the true team of no names. >> i think a few players who are no longer on the team just cared about money. there's another reason fans find this team so captivating. the 2010 giants actually appears to be having fun, playing baseball. >> you can share by going to

ktvu.com. and scrolling down to the orange section. a man started a fire that damaged several stores and caused part of a roof to collapse. police say alexander piggy walked into the game stop yesterday morning. he ordered all of the employees out, barricaded himself inside and started the store on fire. the security evacuated the mall and the s.w.a.t. team arrested the man. authorities also had to call in the bomb squad because the suspect had a backpack with him. >> he could have carried anything. he could have carried nothing. it could be any sorts of things. just really depends on what kind of damage this individual wants to do. >> reporter: the fire burned for several hours. caused extensive damage to the mall, as well as several stores inside. nobody was hurt. we have a follow-up now we told you about yesterday morning. the san jose man who was in a four-hour standoff with police now faces several charges. police say the man opened fire

on the officers early yesterday morning. after the traffic stop near the intersection of seminole and tampa. they returned fire and wounded the 34-year-old man. the gunman barricaded himself just before 9:00, when he surrendered. police had stopped him for a vehicle code operation. >> a memorial service is being held this weekend for one of the two young men killed at a party at a san leandro golf course. 18-year-old kwame nun was fatally shot at the monarch bay golf course. 19-year-old morruous robinson were also gunned down. the memorial will be held at the tracy community church in tracy, at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. the fremont police officer who was shot twice, while trying to arrest an alleged gang member is finally back home. todd young has spent the last

seven weeks in the hospital. he underwent eight surgeries during that time. they were trying to arrest 20- year-old andrew barentos. barentos' preliminary hearing is scheduled for next week. a man suspected of taking pictures with a cell phone is now waking up in jail this morning. police arrested 29-year-old georgio hernandez on campus yesterday. he is accused of disguising himself as a woman, sneaking into a locker room at the recreational sports facility at least twice. and taking pictures of a cell phone camera. hernandez is charged with two separate counts of disorderly conduct. investigators say he is not a student at the university. the santa clara district attorney's office has decided not to file charges. you may remember, the officer pretended to arrest a 15-year- old boy who had sex with his 14- year-old stepdaughter. prosecutors have concluded the

officer was within his legal rights to investigate. the potential crime of unlawful sex between minors. the officer remains on paid leave for the august 30th incident. san francisco's castro district is back to normal at this hour, following a gas leak there. thereit was reported on 18th and castro, after fire officials say a private contractor hit a high pressure gas line yesterday afternoon. some buildings were evacuated. and several blocks were shut down as a result. muni was also rerouted in the area for a few hours, while crews fixed the problem. and in san jose, gardner academy will be back open this morning, after a gas leak in that area. students were sent home early yesterday, after an underground pipeline ruptured near the campus. pg&e crews cracked down the source of the leak and shut off the flow of gas. 15 homes were also evacuated as a precaution. in alameda, emotions are running high about a plan to close as many as 8 schools.

dozens of teachers and parents sounded off last night at a public hearing at ruby bridges school. the district is considering a plan to close both middle schools and have 6th graders expand while 7th and 8th graders go to alameda and the high school. the following year, six elementary schools could close. >> i just find it sad. if i moved from michigan to alameda. where the schools are supposed to be good. the schools are good. but if you don't have the funding, what are you supposed to do? >> school officials blame cuts in funding and a failure to close a parcel tax. they are hoping to get a new parcel tax on the ballot. if that passes, they say it is possible the schools could stay open. we want to check on the progress with sal castaneda. >> this morning, we had a problem in san bruno, on southbound 280, which was

causing slow traffic leaving daly city. but we still have a problem, southbound 101 at hillsdale. it's a minor crash. but you may see it there. traffic on 101 is doing pretty well. and of course, with the president's visit in millbrae area right now is where the president is. millbrae, burlingame. i still think 280 is a better bet than 101 at this point. moving across the bay now. hayward, union city, fremont. that traffic a little busy, heading south. nothing really too bad heading north. moving along to live pictures. this is westbound 24 in the east bay. you can see westbound 24, lafayette, on the right-hand side. it does move well. you can see bart. and bart is a good way to get around this morning. they are reporting their trains on time. westbound bay bridge has been a 10-minute delay. it hasn't been too bad. and we have a feeling that unless there is a major problem, this will be clearing out as we get closer to 9:00. well, we're on the back side of this weak front. but it's still producing light

rain. we've had some. santa rosa, san rafael, and down to napa. pacificca. stretching up south san francisco to sfo. it's been rain, seems to be increasing. this will be another hour or so. and i think it's gone. we'll go from mostly cloudy, to cloudy, to partly sunny. i think the weekend is shaping up to be not just cloudy but also very wet. timing always the difficult part. but looks like sfo, vallejo, concord, south, if you need to do anything, do it in the morning. the first system coming in sunday. this will be a strong system coming in. there could be very heavy totals over the next 48 to 72 hours, especially in the north day. napa amazingly picked up a quarter inch. middletown, 17/100ths. santa rose a.09. and mill valley, .08.

i think 12/100ths inspect novato. we're still getting light rain. the next system is already reaching out with its higher clouds. we're not going to see too much of a break. cloudy. 57, 64. we'll go 66. partly sunny. partly cloudy later on in advance of that system. it's 58 already in oakland and berkeley. 55. a very mild air mass in place. 50s from redding and yreka. tahoe at 32. reno at 44. no levels above the passes. your system on saturday is wrapping itself up. most of the system will direct the heavy toward the northern part of the state. but it will drag across. and we'll get a break before the next system comes in. this is very, very strong. and that's going to give us very moderate to heavy amounts of rain. plenty going on. clouds, sun, after morning rain. then cool to mild. a lot of 60s on your temps

today, to near 70 degrees. but then things start to fall apart. unless you like the clouds and rain. i know some of you do. sunday, though, this sweeps in very heavy rain sunday night into monday, tori. >> all right. thank you, steve. 20 minutes now before 8:00. a search is under way in taiwan this morning, for 19 missing tourists whose bus was caught in a massive mudslide. this was triggered by typhoon megi, which has been leaving a trail across asia since monday. in chine athousands of fishing boats have been ordered to return to port. and more than 350,000 people have been evacuated. the typhoon has already killed 26 people when it ripped through the philippines earlier this week. in the netherlands, emergency crews are looking for possible survivors from an overturned ferry. officials say the small passenger ferry was hit by a freighter several hours ago. they say the ferry's skipper is

missing. but there are conflicting reports on whether anyone else was on board. we'll check the numbers on wall street next. and how twitter can be such an effective predictor of movements on the dow jones industrial average. not yet halloween. but already stores are getting ready for christmas. and this could be especially good news for many temporary holiday workers.

taking a live look at the big board on wall street. the numbers are mixed this morning. one of the big reasons the dow is down is the united states is struggling because they had a

backing for its proposal, settling for numeric targets. ahead of the g20 meeting, there is good corporate earnings news, though, from verizon and honey well. right now, the dow is currently down 20. nasdaq is up 8. and s&p is flat. meanwhile, a new study shows traffic on twitter can often predict whether the dow jones will rise or fall. researchers at indiana university, and the university of manchester developed a system of figuring out the mood of twitter users. they said they found a direct connection between the mood of twitter messages and the dow jones direction, a startling 87% of the time. the world's largest food and beverage company reported increased sales for the first 9 months of the year. nestle, which includes the haggen haagen-dazs, perrier and kit-kat brand. sales went up 4.1%.

amazon reports third quarter sales of $7.6 billion. that's a 39% increase over the same time period last year. and better than wall street estimates. they won't say how much of that comes from sales of its kindle ereader. amazon stock is up 23% for the year. though it's down slightly this morning. and... >> a new report shows bay area home prices -- i'll finish the sentence. actually, the number selling has dropped to record numbers. but the prices are up. home sales were down 20% in september, compared to the same time last year. experts say many potential home buyers may be hoping prices will fall. median bay area home prices, $395,000. that's up 8% from september of last year. university of phoenix expects to hire at least 100 more of its workers. that according to the san

francisco business times. the nation's largest for-profit college already is working to boost and retain graduation rates. most will be in engineering. the school has been criticized for recruiting and advertising practices in the past. cal and san francisco football came out as winners. both schools will be in the northern division of the conference, which expands next year. but they'll both still play ucla and usc, which are in the other division every year. all 12 schools will equally divide revenue. it's only october. but it's starting to look and sound like holidays at many stores around the bay area. that includes adding seasonal workers. stores across the country are expected to hire 550,000 temporary workers this year. and as unemployment numbers stay high, those who are

getting hired say it's a little strange to be happy about getting a low-paying, part-time position that does not offer benefits. >> you almost settle for things in life. and this is one of them. >> i do feel grateful for it. although it's still a struggle. i mean, making ends meet is always a struggle. >> but those seasonal jobs could turn into something more permanent. this year, 40% of the companies asked say they will hire some of their temporary workers to work full time, after the first of the year. a new poll finds voters evenly split on whether the new healthcare overhaul should be scrapped or retooled. among voters, 36% say they want to revise the law so it does more to change the healthcare system. a nearly identical share, 37%, said they want to repeal it completely. and there's a new report on san francisco's 3-year-old universal healthcare program. the program created in 2007, as the first of its kind in the

nation. currently has more than 53,000 residents enrolled. that's 27% more than last year. it is 7:48. the city of oakland says two computer gaming operations will shut down for a week, while investigators determine their legality. the store front gaming operation seemed to be popping up all around the bay area. we were allowed inside of t's internet cafe in antioch, where customers pay 25 cents a minute to log onto the computers. they could use the internet or play games that pay out winnings and cash. the owner of t's says her operation follows california laws. >> it's a sweepstakes. just like mcdonald's, monopoly. it's done the same way. when i go buy a large coke at mcdonald's, if i rip off my big tag, if i win a big big mac, i go in and get my big mac. same here. >> customers say they have lost thousands of dollars.

the operations at foothill and durant square will close temporarily during the investigation. 7:49. it's exactly what aide workers had feared. the new threat facing earthquake survivors in haiti. also, tigers appear to be in trouble. but one group has a plan.

the number of americans with diabetes is expected to skyrocket in the next 40 years. right now, one in 10 u.s. adults has diabetes. the centers for disease control and prevention predicts, though, that will jump to 1 in 3 by the year 2050. doctors say the reasons for the high percentage are varied. but they say the increase is due in part to an increase in number of obese people. but they add patients are being diagnosed with the disease earlier and people are living longer. in haiti, at least 135 people are dead now in a suspected cholera outbreak.

they will combat the deadliest health problems. it seemed to confirm relief group's fears. it is 8 minutes before 8:00. one of the world's top conservation groups is making a disturbing prediction. tigers could become extinct within 12 years. but the top level meeting in russia next month could help reverse that trend. the group, wwf, is leading a worldwide campaign to double the number of tigers in the next dozen years. there will be a massive crackdown on illegal hunting. and an increased effort to protect tiger habitats around the world. mel gibson will not make an appearance after all. the sequel to the popular movie "the hangover." he has been cut from the film because some cast members were not happy about working with him. gibson is currently under a bitter custody battle. he's been under fire since in phone messages this summer, in

which he threatened his wife. actress lindsay lohan is due back in court in the next half hour. she is expected to learn whether she'll be back in jail for failing a drug test. during her last hearing a month ago, lohan was ordered to go back to jail. but that ruling was immediately overturp of turned and -- overturned and she was released on bail. she is reportedly in rehab for the fifth time. >> i was hearing she could possibly get a year in jail, serious time. it's unfortunately, not really light. although it's better than some other days this week. highway 4 is recovering. we had a couple of earlier problems. still slow traffic coming up over the bay point hill. and going on 680, driving south, you will see some slowdowns on the way. to the walnut creek interchange. just ever wonder when your brain shuts off in the middle of a traffic report?

okay. it's back on. bay bridge toll plaza has been moderate. it's backed up to the parking lot. the metering lights are on. you don't have to worry about dealing with any baseball traffic today, as the giants are out of town, going to philadelphia. this is a look at the commute. 19th and vicente. it was an injury accident. southbound 19th and vicente. that's going to be causing slow traffic there. across the bay othis intersection here. they had a crash there for a while. that has been removed. but still kind of slow. if you're driving into oakland, beware that 880 and 990 a little slow. 7:55. here's steve. >> we have light rain continuing. even though we had mostly cloudy to cloudy skies on the observation. still some rain. and this system that came by last night and early this morning has produced rain. and that's impressive. because there wasn't much there on the satellite. but stretching from pacificca. millbrae, burlingame.

looks like around 280, maybe lahonda. you can always tweet me and say yes, that is true. some of the rain, sebast pool. davenport picked up 15. novato, 12/100ths. and santa rosa about .11. that's it. you're saying what? that's it? yes. but the next system is racing across. it will be here tomorrow. today, we have morning clouds, very light rain. and highs close to yesterday. 60s. san jose can 68. 68, walnut walnut creek. not much change. we're sitting in the mid- to upper 50s right now as it is. so it wouldn't take a little bit of sun to get us in the mid- 60s. heavy rain up the north coast. there are projections of 8 inches of rain. the following system behind that, just taking shape, that

will be there for us on sunday as well. it's going to be a cloudy, windy and rainy weekend for some. clouds and rain. cool and mild. that rain will give way to partly sunny skies. 60s to near 70 degrees. and the five-day does have the cloud moving in. rain moves north to south on saturday. then we get a little break sunday morning. sunday afternoon, evening into monday. moderate to heavy wind. >> thank you, steve. now, 7:56. coming in a moment, a groundskeeper makes a disturbing discovery at a bay area cemetery. and that's led to a bizarre mystery. the most powerful man on earth is waking up at a bay area hotel after some scheduled events. we'll continue our live coverage. and the giants are taking an unwanted trip back east after a nightmare third inning.

scheduled to leave san francisco this morning. find out where he's headed. straight ahead. >> a mystery in colma this morning. after a cemetery worker makes a shocking discovery. we'll tell you what he found. this morning, the giants are taking a trip to philadelphia. they are hoping theywould not have to make the big question, when do they play tomorrow. the week started off, sunny

and warm, but it's ending with a lot of clouds. light rain and moderate to heavy rain possible on the weekend. second hour of mornings on 2. good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm tori campbell. >> and i'm kraig debro. dave clark has the day off. it is friday, october 22nd. get ready for a stormy weekend. meteorologist steve paulsen is joining us. >> we have light rain. rain is falling. just kind of stretching from over san pab row -- pablo bay and wrapping back over toward the city. and also, pacificca. wider down along santa santa cruz mountains. we'll look at what looks to be an impressive system late in

the weekend. now, let's get back to the news. president obama is waking up in the bay area this morning, after attending democratic party fundraisers on the peninsula last night. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us live from millbrae. where the president is waking up this morning. >> reporter: one of the reasons the president may have picked this millbrae hotel behind me, you can see some police officers guarding the hotel, is the proximity to the water. you can see over there, that's air force one. president obama is scheduled to leave in a few hours. today will kick off a fourth day of a three-day, west coast campaign swing. yesterday, the president spent time raising money and ground support, just weeks before the midterm elections. the president arrived yesterday and briefly took time to meet up with apple ceo steve jobs. the two spoke about american competitiveness and education. afterwards, he spoke at a

fundraiser in atherton, for camelia harris; he mingled with about 50 attendees who laid down about $50,000 to have dinner with him at the home of marissa mayer, google executive. and those who couldn't shell out money for a $6,000 picture with mr. obama, they weren't disappeared. he shook hands and signed a few autographs for a few onlookers. >> picture. >> nice. thank you so much. look at this. >> he not only said hello to each person at the table. but there was a seat at every table that was not taken. that was his seat. he sat down. he wanted to hear from people. so he asked questions. answered questions. the trip had its protestors in atherton. a small group made it known they feel mr. obama is harming the country and they don't support his policies. earlier, the president defended

his time in office and the economy. he met with women business owners in what was being called a backyard conversation. today, the campaign continues. i want to bring you back here to look at air force 1. this afternoon, president obama will be in las vegas, rallying for senate majority leader, harry reid. we expect the president to leave sfo around 10:00 this morning. we'll have more on that coming up. time now is 8:03. san frcisco giants have to go back with champagne on eyeglass. last night, phillies defeated them. two teams battle. san francisco still leading the

best of seven yearies. 3-2. a little more in control. but it's up to us. >> tim lincecum lasted several innings, but suffered his first defeat in three post seasons. jonathan sanchez will pitch tomorrow. today is a travel day for the giants and the phillies. start time is up in the air. hasn't been determined yet. depends on whether the texas rangers wrap up with tnew york yankees this evening. you can follow the battle at ktvu.com. 8:04. overnight police arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting in san jose. the 34-year-old victim was shot in front of his home. the 28-year-old gunman was arrested at the scene. investigators say he and the

victim knew each other. colma police are trying to figure out who buried what are believed to be two human hearts. ktvu channel 2 claudine wong is on top of this story. >> we tried to talk to a couple of people who worked here at the cemetery for this. it really is a police matter at this point. police trying to figure out who left a pretty disturbing thing at the holy cross catholic cemetery here in colma. let's tell you what happened. it started october 12th. a maintenance worker saw the tops of two jars sticking up from the ground in parts of the isolated cemetery. he took a a look. and what was in the jar had him calling police. one had a human heart. and a picture of a couple. and the other had another heart

and picture of another couple. coroners have determined that the hearts were embalmed, leading investigators to believe they were from dead bodies. although there are no reports of bodies being dug up here in the cemetery. they are trying to figure out who did that. there are a lova rate of -- have are a variety of things. police want to track down whoever did this. they say they really haven't ever dealt with something quite like this before. live in colma, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. time now is 8:06. pg&e is facing more lawsuits for last month's deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. six more families filed suits yesterday, claiming the utility was negligent and liable for the september disaster. more lawsuits against pg&e are expected in the coming weeks. a san francisco police

officer is recovering this morning after his patrol car ran into a utility pole. the accident happened on san jose avenue, near randall street yesterday evening. police say the patrol car knocked out the pole and disrupted muni services on the j, m, and k lines. the cause of that crash, still under investigation. it is 8:06. palo alto city leaders seem inclined to say no thanks to a high-speed rail in the city. they voted unanimously yesterday to urge the city council to reject a bullet train stop in palo alto. the council will consider the recommendation on monday. the committee decided a high- speed rail stop in palo alto is not a good fit for their community. palo alto is one of three cities being considered for a midpeninsula stop. th -- the others are redwood city and mountain view. another crash on the peninsula, not to be confused with the ones we had earlier.

>> that's right. seems to be a little bit of a trouble spot this morning. we have another accident in san mateo. northbound at hillsdale. i want to put it on the map for you. northbound at hillsdale. and there is a lot of slow traffic up to that crash. if you're trying to get to your flight, give yourself extra time. don't save it to the last minute because then you're going to miss it. it's one of those things. 101 southbound is also slow through south city. but 280 is not much better. out of daly city, it's very slow all the way down to millbrae. so we have a little problem getting around some of the key areas in the peninsula. let's -- hold on. san mateo bridge. westbound 92, traffic is moving along pretty well. with no major problems. by the way, the freeways there, 880, the union looking okay. and this morning, westbound bay bridge. you're wondering what they're doing there. they're building a new administrative building for the toll plaza. so that old 1950s, 1960s building.

or i think it's each earlier than that. i think it will be torn down and they'll have a new one. that's what all of the construction is about. people ask me that all the time. we're still getting light rain. mostly cloudy skieoff to the we sure looking like a cloudy and wet weekend. and very windy at times on sunday. light rain continues to fall along santa cruz mountain, santa cruz coastline. and san mateo. and stretching from pacificca. back over toward sfo. and over toward oakland, where it's starting to rain now. and southern marin county. and san pablo bay. so we have light rain. this system, in about another hour, should be out of here. highs will be in the 60s saturday. rains will start in the north bay. by noon, it will start to make it south. system on sunday would be stronger. by then, the barn door will be open. and it won't stop anything on

that sunday system. in the last 24 hours, sebast pole and napa had two tenths. and a lot more adding up in the north bay. next 48 to 72 hours. there's hardly anything there now. but the next system is racing ahead. higher clouds will be here late tomorrow. low 60s on the current temperatures. it's a mild air mass over us. not really cold by any stretch of the imagination. it will be on monday when that next system goes through. 30s in the mountains. 50s, 60s, from northern california to southern. we are in between the next system. even though we're on the back edge of this one. that looks good for saturday. heaviest rain will be to the north of us. but it will make it to santa cruz mountains. stronger system, though, will be here sunday morning, take us into sunday night. there's a lot going on here in the next 48 hours. some light morning rain, giving way to clouds.

some sun. cool to mild. i think i had a couple of very low 70s. cloudy, rain moves in on side -- saturday afternoon and evening. that will take us into monday. tori and kraig. >> all right. thank you. gay pride parade controversy. find out why this year's parade is surrounded by a bit of a scandal in a live report. some republicans call npr's firing of news analyst juan williams, censureship. and a dead body is found in the passenger's seat of a car. and police say a woman had been driving it around for months. why she never reported the death.

good morning. we have mostly cloudy skies. and light rain continuing to fall. seems to really be stacking up towards, from daly city over to oakland. also across the bay. we will have morning rain. and partly cloudy skies. next rain arrives saturday. >> thank you. it is 8:14. this morning, leading republicans are calling on congress to pull funding for national public radio, after it fired one of its news analysts for voicing his opinion on television. ktvu channel 2 reporter carol hahn has more on what the radio network could face. good morning, carol. >> reporter: good morning. today, national public radio is

in the congressional crosshairs. south carolina jim demint said he is planning to introduce legislation to end funding to npr. they get $1 million a year. that's just 2% of their budget. but what set this off is what juan williams told fox news host bill o'rileo monday. he said -- bill o'reilly on mond. he said he gets nervous when he sees muslims in traditional garb on airplanes. >> if you want to be a political activist, you may not also be a reporter or news analyst for npr. this is very well understood by the lion's share of our staff and by journalists all over the country and all over the world. >> reporter: the incident has become a rallying cry for republicans, accusing npr of stifling speech. as for williams, he has a new, $2 million, three-year contract

as an analyst for fox news. wiki leaks, the website appears closer to relying what -- releasing what the pentagon fears is the largest batch in history. reportedly, they plan to release hundreds of thousands ofle interestigence documents. -- intelligence documents. wiki leaks posted a ma'am on its twitter page yesterday, saying it would hold a major conference soon. a football player may be the first american to be caned in singapore in years. he attempted to leave singapore, 196 days after his 90-day visa expired. his wife received medical care for her pregnancy complications. he could be sentenced to a jail term of six months and at least three cane strokes. the last time an american was

caned was a teenager. 71-year-old reza ta taghavi was arrested after he did a favor for an old friend in orange county during a business trip to iran. >> somebody gave me $200 topaz it -- to pass it on to someone in iran who was part of a terrorist group called tunder. >> unknown to taghavi, that person was responsible for the bombing of a mosque in 2004. he says he plans to sue the group, which has offices in los angeles. president obama says he is shocked and saddened by suicides of young people who are taunted for being gay. >> you didn't do anything wrong. you didn't do anything to

deserve being bullied. and there is a whole world waiting for you, filled with possibility. there are people who love you just the way you are. >> reporter: the president posted this on you tube and the white house. he said americans need to dispel the myth that bullying is a normal rite of passage. putting don't ask, don't tell back in place. defense secretary robert gates says all firings must now be determined by the four secretaries, in consultation with military council. this could make it tougher to fire openly gay men and women. challenge to prop 8, which is california's ban on same sex marriage. the 9th circuit court of appeals scheduled the hearing for december 6th. a three-judge panel will issue a ruling at a later date.

vaughn walker ruled prop 8 was unconstitutional. the three judges who will hear the appeal will be chosen a week before the hearing. a new poll on proposition 19 shows that most californians do not want to legalize marijuana. the los angeles times poll indicates that 51% of the voters will vote no. and just 39% will vote yes. 10% says they didn't know. prop 19 would allow the possession of 1 ounce of marijuana for recreational use. and up to a 25-foot square pot garden. local governments could also regulate and tax any pot sales. police in southern california say a woman drove around for months with a corpse in her passenger seat. the body was discovered yesterday in costa mesa, after police were called about a car blocking a driveway. officers noticed a stench coming from the car and found the body covered in a blanket.

>> it was surprising, even to myself. i've been a police officer for 15 years, to find a mummy in a vehicle, it was very, very shocking. >> the woman who drives the car, said she let a homeless woman sleep and inside and found her dead one morning. she said she was afraid to call authorities. police say the remains could have been in the car anywhere from 3 to 10 months. >> officials at the 9/11 memorial in new york city are stunned by $10,000 cash donation. it was left in one of the plexiglas donation boxes at the world trade center. museum officials say a manager found the money during a routine check of the boxes. there were 99, crisp, unfolded $100 bills and five 20s. they'd like to know who put them there, just to say thank you. some bay area folks are raising a big stink over a big stink in their neighborhood. but relief may be on the way. surveillance video shows a horrifying scene. one man makes a horrific split

decision. good morning. if you're driving in the silicon valley, it's going to be slow in some areas. we'll run it down for you, give us -- you another update straight ahead.

actress lindsay lohan just arrived at a los angeles courtroom, where she learned she will be sent back to jail -- if she will be sent back to

jail for a failed drug test. she apparently left the betty ford center, where she is going through rehabilitation this morning. and we will bring you updates as they become available. complaints about a strong odor are shutting down operations at a waste water treatment plant near richmond. people who live near the via loa near richmond say the smell of rotten eggs made it near their home. some report suffering from nausea and headaches. the company says it will replace or repair corchs on -- covers on a machine where the smell is being generated. there is surveillance video. a man fell onto the tracks at a station just outside washington, d.c., as a train approached. when passengers couldn't alert the engineer of the oncoming train, one man risked his life and jumped onto the tracks. he stepped onto the cover of the electrified third rail.

he and a couple of other passengers lifted the man up. while rail authorities praised the effort, they say no passenger should ever attempt something so dangerous. a little drizzle out there. >> on the peninsula, we've had a bunch of little minor fender benders. and poor visibility. let's go to the bridges now. i want to check this out for you. bay bridge is recovering, actually. i wouldn't say recovering. i'd say it's doing better than it was. but there was no accident on the bridge. richmond bridge is covered by fog. and wet weather. dry so far on the san mateo bridge. it's 8:25. here's steve. we have light rain still out there. and fog. this system is just holding together. even though there is barely anything there on the satellite picture. just low-level cloudiness. but it is producing this rain. now, look at the web camera. looks like if it isn't raining,

it could be any time. also, just lookedlike it went past mountain view. maybe los altos. and also santa cruz mountains over to highway 1. along the san mateo, santa cruz coastline. even up to napa, cloudy. we will have some sun in the afternoon. next system is racing ahead for saturday. and a stronger system on sunday. 11/100ths. napa and sebastopol. next will be here tomorrow morning, afternoon. for more. that's a much stronger system. and the one on sunday will be even stronger. 50s, mid- to upper. this is a mild system. cold up there, tahoe. if you're traveling up there, keep updated on the latest forecast. snow should be above the passes saturday. but sunday may come below that. especially truckee. can be tough at times. there's your forecast for saturday. looking good because it is. stronger system coming across the pacific.

that will be roaring behind that one. one, two more. maybe three to go, as we head into next week. clouds, sun, morning rain. gives way to partly cloudy skies. cool, though, to mild 60s. to 70s. but i'll tell you, looks like a cloudy and mostly cloudy weekend, with off and on rain. and it will be moderate to heavy. >> time now is 8:26. there are plans to shut down bay area ports this weekend. and the decision that is expected in two weeks. and i'm paul chambers, live in san francisco, where there are big changes coming to sf pride. i'll have the details come who is helping, coming up. part of monterey, sacramento could be closed for months after a large fire. the unusual events that led to the fire. causing part of the roof to collapse.

tomorrow, supporters of oscar grant, including bay area longshoremen are planning to attend a rally at oakland city hall. former bart police officer, yohanes messerly is scheduled to be convicted for killing grant. grant's supporters want messerly to be convicted for the maximum of 14 years. we talked to longshoremen this morning, about why they are taking part in the rally. >> we wanted to bring labor involved. because we wanted to prove that somehow, this always gets twisted with violence and rioting and all of that. and we want to make sure that that's not going to happen. >> reporter: longshoremen say they want to show solidarity with oscar grant because two striking dock workers were killed by san francisco police in 1934. san francisco's historic

gay pride parade is under scrutiny this morning, all because of problems with its organizers. ktvu channel 2 paul chambers joins us live from the castro. paul? >> good morning, kraig. san francisco pride organization is in debt to nearly $100,000. with all of this happening, two other leaders are stepping down. they owe 20 other nonprofit organizations, tens of thousands of dollars. it's being said that sf pride short-changed the booths that were hired to have beverage booths. but when it came time to split the money, there wasn't as much as expected. that's because they had to build the booths and rent portal rable rest rooms, causing the nonprofits to make less money than they expected. >> the chairman of the pride board stepped in and said, you know what? these organization organizations are right. and we have short-changed them

to the tune of $60,000. at that point, i think there was a real crisis of confidence. >> michaela connell, who served as board president, stepped down last week. amy andre is stepping down next month after serving only one year in the organization t. all the while, pride organization is believed to be $100,000 in debt. and they are working with pride leaders to ensure they pay their debt. >> we're asking the city controller to come in and do a technical review. and look at some of the issues around management and government. now, both supervisors are also working with the organization to work with them to get a new executive director. we're live in san francisco. i'm paul chambers, ktvu, channel 2 news. time now is 8:32. there has never been a san francisco team, quite like the

2010 giants. the bay area has become a sea of orange and black lately, reflecting the love for the underdog team. that's just one win away from the world series. no single superstar. fans say there are no inflated egos like teams of the past. >> i think i think this team represents what the city is. there is no one superstar. it's a collective, you know, effort. the true team of no names. >> i think a few players, who are no longer on the team, just cared about money. >> one of the reasons fans find this team so captivating, the 2010 giants actually appear to be having fun. if the giants do make it to the world series, fans will have to shell out a lot of cash to see them play. tickets are only available through online ticket brokers. we have check stub hubs. the least expensive ticket we could find was $356. and that's a standing-room-only ticket. actual seats range from about

$550 to a whopping $25,000. and you can share your giant play-off moments with us by going to ktvu.com and scrolling down to the orange october section. it is not known when a sacramento area mall will reopen after a man started the fire that damaged several stores and caused part of a roof to collapse. police say 23-year-old alexander piggy walked into the game stop store at the westfield galleria in rosefield, around 10:00 yesterday morning. he ordered all of the employees out, then barricaded himself inside the store and started a fire. security evacuated the mall. and the s.w.a.t. team arrested the man. authorities also called in the bomb squad because the suspects had a backpack with him. >> he could have carried anything. he could have carried nothing. it could be any sorts of things. just really depends on what kind of damage this individual wants to do. the fire burned for several hours. it caused extensive damage to the mall, as well as to dozens

of stores inside. no one was hurt. now, there's a follow-up i told you about yesterday morning. san jose man who was in a four- hour standoff with police, now face several charges. police say the man opened fire on officers from his car early yesterday morning, at our traffic stop near the intersection of seminole and tampa ways. the officers returned fire and wounded the tror-year-old man. the gunman then bear caded himself in his car until just before 9:00, when he had surrundered. police found out he was wanted for attempted murder of his father. a memorial service is being held this weekend for one of the two young men killed in a golf course. the 18-year-old was fatally shot two weeks ago at the monarch bay golf course. police are still searching for the killer and a motive in the shooting.

the memorial will be held tomorrow. the fremont police officer who was shot twice while trying to arrest an alleged gang member is finally back home. todd young has spent the last seven weeks in the hospital. he underwent eight surgeries during that time. police say officer young was shot while trying to arrest 21- year-old andrew barientos. barientos has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. his preliminary hearing is scheduled for next week. a man suspected of taking pictures of women inside a uc berkeley locker room, is waking up in jail this morning. police arrested geggorio hernandez. he is accused of dressing like a woman, sneaking in, at least twice, and taking pictures of a woman with a cell phone camera. investigators say he is not a student at the university. the santa clara county

district attorney has decided not to file charges against the san jose police officer involved in a nationally publicized case. the officer pretended to arrest a 50-year-old boy, who had sex with his 14-year-old stepdaughter. prosecutors have concluded the officer was within his legal rights to investigate the potential crime of unlawful sex between minors. the officer remains on paid leave for the augu 30th incident. san francisco's castro district follows a gas leak there. it was reported on 18th and castro, after fire officials say a private contractor and a high pressure gas line yesterday afternoon. some buildings were evacuated. and several blocks were shut down as a result. muni was also rerouted in the area for a few hours, while crews fixed the problem. and in san jose, gardner academy will be back open this morning after a gas leak in that area. some students were sent home early, after an underground pipeline ruptured near campus. pg&e crews tracked down the

source of the leak and shut off the flow of the gas. 15 homes were also evacuated as a precaution. it is 8:37. and we want to check back in with sal castaneda who is keeping a close eye on e. and how the rain is affecting it. >> it's been dicey in some areas today. it hasn't rained enough for everybody to be aware. roads are wet. let's go out and take a look at what we have now. westbound 24 traffic is going to be slow, as you head up to the tunnel. and especially here in lafayette. we have slow traffic getting up to the tunnel. also this morning's commute is -- well, you know, it's a little wet here at the toll plaza. it's only about a five-minute delay, getting into or trying to get past the metering lights. and this morning's commute is going to be okay. a little slowing now. approaching 880. we have areas of low clouds, light rain. and it's coming down. moderate for some. briefly. doesn't last long. but the weekend is shaping up

to be a system, where each one will be stronger. and we can get moderate to heavy rain here. towards santa clara valley, south bay. and hanging around daly city and sfo. and up into marin county. again, this is more of a morning event. more clouds than anything else. most locations say cloudy or very light rain. that will be the theme. our system, there's not a lot there. but it continues to produce some light rain, which in itself is quite impressive. because the next couple of systems will undoubtedly give us moderate to heavy rains. especially sunday. morning rains. clouds, sun today. mild. clouds start rolling in here fast. a little rain to the north bay. spread south. sunday, the next system will be roaring right behind that. we'll have clouds, wind and moderate to heavy rain. possibility, 2 to 4 inches in the north bay out of this whole system. sebastopol and napa picked up

2/10ths. davenport, .15. 12th of an inch in novato. one system is falling apart. but still producing light rain. and next system. you can see the higher clouds. there will be big totals to the northern part of the state. maybe even 5 to 8. morning rain, clouds, sun. 50s. mid- to upper. 59. oakland, berkeley. 57, san jose. if you're heading up 50 or 80, it's clouds and rain. but the wind will pick up saturday. snow levels will come down sunday afternoon and evening. keep an eye on the forecast there. get out before sunday night, monday morning. 50s and 60s. they'll calm down a little bit. there's there's your saturday system. that looks pretty good, steve. there it is. most of it is heading north of us. next one will just come flying in behind that on sunday. that will spread rain all the way down to the entire viewing

area. by sunday afternoon and evening. clouds, sun. light morning rain. near 70 for a couple. but after that, a lot of clouds roll in here saturday. rains start in the north bay. spreads south. next system rains moderate to heavy rain. sunday into early morning. -- monday. not yet halloween. not quite. but already, stores are getting ready for christmas. and why this could be especially a good year for many temporary holiday workers. you're taking a live look at air force one this morning. president obama is scheduled to leave sfo. find out why he's headed and what he's doing. straight. we'll be right back.

now, 8:44. and let's get you updated on some of the top stories we're following right now. some republicans are calling for a stop of federal funding to national public radio. that's after npr fired news analyst juan williams for making a statement about muslims. and pictures of two different couples were found pinned to some hearts at a cemetery.

a rematch with tim lincecum. the phillies were kept alive. san francisco still can win the best of 7. >> 8:44. president obama is scheduled to depart from san francisco's airport, just over an hour from now. that's after attending democratic party fundraisers. on the peninsula last night. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us lives from millbrae. >> reporter: good morning. police are still blocking off the entrance to the hotel. and one of the reasons why the president may have picked this millbrae westin hotel is its proximity to the airport. we can show you air force one from where we're live this morning. president obama is scheduled to leave sfo in an hour or so. today will kick off his fourth day of a three-day campaign swing. yesterday, the president spent time raising money. the president arrived at sfo yesterday and briefly took time to meet with apple ceo steve

jobs. the two smoke about american competitiveness and education. afterwards, he attended a fundraiser in ather ton. for camelia harris. he then spoke to others at the home of google home executive marissa mayer. it's estimated that he raised. and even for those who couldn't afford to pay $6,000 for a picture, the president shook hands and signed autographs. >> he not only said hello to each person. but there was a seat at every table and he sat down. he wanted to hear from people so he asked questions. answered questions. >> bishop had its protestors.

a small group made it known that they think president obama is harming the country. and they don't support his policies. met with women business owners in what was being called a backyard conversation. today, the campaign continues. the president is expected to head to los angeles to campaign for senator barbara boxer at usc. then this afternoon, he'll be in vegas, rallying for senate majority leader harry reid. the president is expected to leave around 10:00. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. it is 8:47. it is only october. but starting to look and sound a bit like the holidays in many stores around the bay area. and that includes seasonal workers. stores across the country are expected to hire 550,000 temporary workers this year. and as unemployment numbers stay high, those who are getting hired say it's a little strange to be happy about

getting a low-paying, part-time position that does not offer benefits. >> you almost settle for things in life. this is one of them. >> i do feel grateful for it. although it's still a struggle. making ends meet is always a struggle. >> those seasonal jobs could turn into something more permanent. this year, 40% of the companies asked say they will hire some of their temporary workers to work full-time, after the first of the year. a new study shows traffic on twitter can often predict whether the dow jones industrial averages will rise or fall. researchers developed a system of figuring out the mood of twitters. they found a connection between the mood of twitter and the dow jones direction 87% of the time. increased sales from the first 9 months of the year.

nestle, which includes haugen dawes, hag -- haagen-dazs and perrier. amazon reporting a third quarter sales of 6.7 billion -- 7.6 billion dollars. that's a 39% increase over the same time last year. and better than wall street estimates. the online retailer won't say how much of that comes from its online sales of the kindle ereader. amazon's stock is up for the year. new report shows bay area home prices are up. but the number of homes actually selling dropped to near record levels. home sales were down 20% in september, compared to a year ago. experts say many potential home buyers may be hoping prices will fall. the median bay area home price is $395,000, up a percent from september of last year. the university of phoenix

expects to hire at least 100 more workers for its bay area- based research and development departments, according to the san francisco business times. the nation's largest for-profit college, already has 100 people working to improve and retain students and boost graduation rate. most of the open positions will be in engineering and product management. the school has been criticized for recruiting and advertising practices. stanford and cal football came out as winners in what will be the new pac 12 conference. both will be in the northern division of the conference, which expands next year. but they will still play both usc and ucla, which are in the other division every year. starting next year, all 12 schools will equally divide all revenue earned when any conference member plays on tv. steve oakland stays two computer gaming operations for a while, while investigators

determine their legality. they seem to be popping up all around the bay area. we were allowed inside of the internet cafe. they can use the internet or play games that pay out winnings in cash. the owner of t's says her operation follows california laws. it's a sweepstakes, just like mcdonald's monopoly. it is done the same way. when i buy my large coke at mcdonald's, if i rip off my tag, if i win a big mac, i walk in and get my big mac. same here. >> customers say they have lost thousands of dollars. those operations at foothill and durant squares will close temporarily during this investigation. a new poll found voters evenly split on whether the new healthcare overhaul should be scrapped or retooled. among likely voters, 36% said they want to revise the law so it does more to help the system.

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a man suspected of flashing his genitals at women is in jail this morning. 18-year-old christopher lockhart is accused of dropping his shorts and exposing himself to at least two women. police say a woman was opening her car door when lockhart ran towards her and exposed himself. the victim ran away and was not hurt. investigators later found lockhart hiding in a closet at his father's home. 8:55, a hearing is now under way in los angeles to determine whether actress lindsay lohan will go back to jail. these are pictures of lohan arriving at the courthouse, a half hour before the hearing. the actress is accused of failing a drug test last month, and violating her probation. she is now reportedly in rehab for the fifth time. and representatives of the

betty ford center are in court this morning, ready to testify that lohan is doing well in this program and should remain there, instead of going to jail. the bay conservation development commission has improved expansion commanding for a landfill that handles 25% of contra costa county waste. the landfill wants to more than triple its capacity. its owners say that would allow it to stay open for another three decades, instead of filling up in six years from now. one of the world's top conservation groups is making a disturbing prediction. tigers could become exat this point in 12 -- extinct in 12 years. the group wwf is leading a worldwide campaign to double the number of tigers in the next 11 years. there would be a massive crackdown on hunting. and an increased effort to protect tiger habitats around the world. 8:56. remember last year when nasa crashed a rocket into the moon to see if if would send up any

ice or water spray? now, they figured it was a bigger spray than expected. the splash revealed 41 gallons of water and ice and vapor. that's about how much a typical washing machine holds. and is twice as much as they had predicted. time now is 8:56. we have had a number of accidents across the bay this morning. probably due to the rain, slower traffic. usually friday light. snot so today. >> -- not so today. >> let's go to the south east bay now. milipitas has slow traffic. you'll see slow traffic. also this morning, if you are driving onto 880 northbound, there will be some slow traffic. and also southbound because of earlier problems near downtown. and of course, we look at the toll plaza. that's backed up for about a five-minute delay. now, here's steve. sal, thank you. we still have light rain, steady. it's just a sign of things to come for the weekend, which looks to be cloudy and wet. and even moderate to heavy rain. by sunday. today's system, we will have early morning rain.

and partly to mostly cloudy. next system is getting close. i think they get a break saturday night. then sunday, the next system flies in here for more wind and rain. showers on monday. big change here for the weekend. >> it's actually good the giants aren't playing at home this weekend. >> i don't think they would play. >> really? >> if it was at home this weekend. >> any idea what the weather would be like? >> partly cloudy. 60s. >> so there could be rain during the day or at night? >> i haven't even looked at phillies forecast. i have been nose to the grindstone for us here. >> what was our -- that was our question. >> have a great weekend, everyone.