desperate plea for his daughter in a hon fear i incident that's led to an amber alert. >> reporter: i'm paul chambers. a woman whose job it is to help those in need needs help herself. and new pipeline safety after that disaster in san bruno. "mornings on 2" starts right now. good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, october 26th. we've been following developing nuts out of hayward where -- news out of hayward

where dozens of cars have been damaged from a fire and jade hernandez is live at the scene with more on the investigation. >> reporter: good morning, tori. firefighters are gone at this hour. we can show you the four cars that were damaged right here. a fire investigator is expected to be out here in just a little bit. we do have exclusive video of a resident who captured the flames. intense flames. the call came into dispatch at 3:50 and dumped fire which spread to the carport and fires. firefighters are not sure where this fire originated just yet. the battalion chief told us this morning, this is a suspicious fire and the fire inspector will be out here later to determine the cause. four vehicles were destroyed. a car, suv, truck, and a van. many more residents tried to save their own cars and suvs by

pulling them away from the carport. several residents reported hearing a loud explosion but they did not know where it was coming from. >> it was like a boom. i thought it was a shot gun at first. and then my car alarm started going off. i thought it was some sort of earthquake or something. >> reporter: you are looking at the only apartment that had had fire and smoke damage. 20 residents were evacuated and all of the residents except to that one apartment, all of that residents were allowed back inside their townhome this morning. no one was hurt. firefighters put out the flames in about seven minute. back to you. >> thank you, jade. now, overnight ktvu news confirmed reports of a very disturbing attack in the east bay. the victim, a nurse at the jail. the accused attacker is a jail inmate. ktvu's paul chambers is in

martinez with more. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we're working very hard to get as much information as we can. we put a call in the sheriff's office that has yet to be returned. people leaving today, they do not want to talk about it. this is what we know. sometime last night, an inmate was being checked into the detention facility here in martinez. police say that inmate flew into a rage and then attacked a nurse and brutally hurt her. we don't know her condition. we do know she was badly beaten up. we do not know the name of the inmate. we don't know the nail. nurse and we don't have any information about her condition. we're staying on top of this. there has been a change of guard here. guards coming in don't know anything about it. guards going out don't want to talk about it. i will continue to try to get

information and give it to you when i get it. back to you. >> thank you, paul. authorities are still looking for a 13-year-old southern california girl and there is an amber alert for her. it was issued about 1:30 this morning. a short time later, the girl's father posted a very emotional message online. >> you have to come home. turn around and come home. you have many options to choose from. please, all of your friends and family are worried sick about you. >> now, the federal is miranda hamfill. her parents -- the girl is miranda hamfill. her parents reported missing her on sunday, and they say she left with this man, lopez, after he befriended her on the internet and san bernardino authorities say lopez has an active warrant for a sexual

assault last year. now, lopez may be driving a vary chevy van that's primer and white. and this is the license plate number -- >> if you have any information, contact the police. 7:04. a new report points to an alarming potentially dangerous pg&e pipelines that could have gone unnoticed. pg&e found 30 leaks. four of them were found in large pipes like the one that ruptured. all of the leaks have been repaired. but since pg&e does not require frequent inspections of some lines, the problems could have gone undetected for more than a year. to prevent another tragic explosion in the future, pg&e is looking into replacing 300 manual gas valves with remote or automatic ones. the shut-off valves had become

a central issue in the investigation after investigators revealed it took crews 90 minutes to shut off the flow of gas after the september 9th blast. pg&e also reduced gas pressure as a safety measure. 7:05. well, there was some flooded streets in emeryville overnight after a water main break. a 10-inch cast iron broke shortly after 5:00 last night on hollis street between 59th. the water just flooded the streets. drivers were forced to detour around all of this during rush hour. the utility spokesman said they had to reroute service for at least one business in the area. but the service has been restored to normal. still not clear what caused that water main break but officials say this could just be normal wear and tear. it's 7:06. we want to check in with tara filling in for sal. we're hearing reports of a

motorcyclist down. again, this is in livermore on 580 westbound at greenville road. drivers say the motorcyclist was speeding and a pickup truck apparently cut him off. witnesses say drivers are not stopping or being careful around this accident. obviously, a dangerous situation. emergency crews are on the -- are on the way. you can see what we've been mentioning just after 6:00. quite a backup. give yourself an extra 15 minutes. metering lights are on. and northbound traffic 280 on the bottom portion of your screen, the headlights as you make your way northbound looking pretty sluggish at this hour. 7:07. here's steve. all right, tara. thank you. sunshine already. but it's cold out there. 30s and 40s. we start off, one of the

coldest mornings. we usher in some cooler air. the clouds have been wiped out. the patterns changed here, we had the west to east direction, now we're seeing more out of north northwest. a cold morning but name returns. a little breezy higher elevations. now, clouds arrive thursday. they -- nobody is in sync for this system coming in later in the week. rain look like it wants to pay a visit friday. but don't change any plans yet. 60s, coast, bay, inland. everybody will be in the same temperature range as yesterday. 36 st. helena, north napa, 39. kenwood, 39. petaluma and wood acre, 44. there's a lot of mid-40s around. reno is at 31. low 40s.

ukiah was dune to 40. 47 monterey and fresno. don't see all of -- that all of the time. book ends there. the next system coming out of the gulf of mexico will -- gulf of alaska but it will also slow way down. the night and mornings are cold. the next system as it puts on the air brakes, it looks like it wants to arrive late in the week. but then until milder, warmer. a little breezier on the hills. the weather could not be nicer for tomorrow. could not be -- i think game two weeks pretty good now. the five-day a little tough. friday we cloud it up. maybe some rain by friday and then into saturday. right now we have developing news. this is coming in from chicago. take a look. flights in and out of o'hare international airport are grounded because of the weather.

very strong winds out there. look at the skies. steve would call this an angry sky. they've got tornado watches and warnings in effect in chicago and that is just fouling up planes all over the place. now, we checked with the duty manager at sfo, he said two american airlines flights have already been cancelled because of these weather darns. more than 100 other flights to other destinations are affected because of what is happening now in chicago. illinois residents are being told to brace themselves for what could be the most powerful storm to hit that state in more than 70 years. we'll have more details as they come in. the excitement is building as the clock ticks down to tomorrow evening to game one in the world series. last night. the giants worked out at at&t park. they are getting ready for their series showdown with the texas rangers.

both teams will work out on the field tomorrow before the first game. superstar tim lincecum will be on the mound for the giants and cliff lee will pitch for the rangers. the rangers are staying at the westin st. francis. they flew in last night. lefty he duel's is preparing to give the team a proper welcome. you can watch the entire world series right here on ktvu. better news this morning about the job situation here in the bay area. find out which industries are actually starting to hire. the first lady delivers a strong message to voters in san francisco and where she's heading next for an event that's full of big names. and taking a stand. schools all over the country

get a stiff warning about what to do when it comes it bullying. high-speed rail projects will get millions from the federal government. how much of it will come to california and where most of it will go.

today, both candidates for governor of california will be

on stage with the current governor in long beach. they will be there for california first lady maria shriver's woman's conference -- women's conference. governor schwarzenegger will be part of a conversation with meg whit man and jerry brown. the session is called "who we are, where we're going." it will be moderated by tv host, matt laur. first lady, michelle obama, is also scheduled to address that conference this morning. last night, mrs. obama headlined a democratic party fund razor in -- fund-raiser. all of this took place at the fair monthotel. mrs. obama urged the 700 people in the audience to bring out the voters to the polls next tuesday and said there is a lot at stake in this election. >> we've come too far to stop putting the american dream that i know, that my husband knows

that nancy knows, that all of you here know, within reach for every single american. we've come too far. [ applause ] >> last night's event raised more than $1.6 million for democratic political races. it's 7:15. elections officials in contra costa county are expected to mail out corrected ballots today to thousands of voters whose ballots for next tuesday's election contain mistakes. the central contra costa county sanitary district contest was omitted from some ballot. more than 2700 ballots across alamo, danville, martinez and pleasant hill will be sent corrected ballots. today is the last day to send in a request for a vote by mail ballot. if you do vote by mail, be sure to send your ballot in soon enough so your county's registrar receives it by 8:00 next tuesday night. a post park of november 2nd

doesn't count. be sure to put enough postage on the ballot. you can also drop your ballot off on election day at any polling place in your county. the obama administration is getting tough on bullying. ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us about a letter that's being sent out to schools here in california sand all over the country. >> reporter: good morning, dave. the letter is coming from the department of education's civil rights division. it essentially warns schools they could be violating federal anti-discrimination laws if they don't protect students from certain types of bullying and harassment. now, this letter comes a week after students at a high school in san mateo wore purple in show of support for gay students. president obama is also trying to raise awareness of the problem participating in an

anti-bullying campaign called "it gets better." >> we have to dispel this myth that bullying is a normal rite of passage and it is an inevitable part of growing up. it's not. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. 7:18. some disturbing testimony during the preliminary hearing for two san jose teenagers accused of killing their classmate. prosecutors say randy thompson and jay williams stabbed 15- year-old michael russell in the backyard of husband russell's home, then left him to -- -- dark bard of in the back yard

of michael russell's home and left him to die. bay area employers are starting to hire more workers according to a new economic report. beacon economic says within the last three months industries including high tech, financial services, research, arts and entertainment, hotels, restaurants and bars, have all hired more workers. the news is noted a goose for people in con -- is not as good for people in construction, retail government, where the work force has remained steady. the federal government will announce a $902 million grant for california's high-speed rail project. now, the transportation project did distribute 2.5 billion for projects all over the country. california and florida will get the biggest amounts. the $902 million will be split

among 18 projects. the bulk of the money will go to high-speed rail in the san joaquin valley. as california ramps up its efforts for high-speed rail, look at this, china launching a new segment of its high-speed rail system today. now. new route connects shanghai and hangzeu. this is the biggest high-speed system in the world. china's trains can go as fast as 217 miles an hour. that's about the same as the one that's planned right here in california. >> take us from san francisco to l.a. >> like that. >> in a couple of hours. a major new development out of iran. the latest step iran has taken in its nuclear program. also what a u.s. congressman doesn't want to happen during the world series. if you work near san francisco city hall, you may be taking a different route this morning. we'll tell you how and why -- coming up.

a government spokesperson said the program is -- in the meantime, afghan president hamid karzai admits to receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars of aid in iran and it's something the u.s. has known about for years, he says. he says he welcomes financial aid from many country but disputes reports that the money is used to buy off tribal leaders or taliban commanders. the u.s. state department says the u.s. recognizes the need for the afghanistan government to work with its neighbors.

7:23. well, google hit with another lawsuit and accused of sharing personal information. a bay area woman claims google shared information about her and some of the things she used google to search for with other entities, possibly, including advertisers. google has publicly criticized other companies for releasing personal information. thatle woman's lawsuit was filed -- that woman's lawsuit was filed in san jose court and has been given class-action status. one man wants to see a smoke-free world series. he's asking the rangers and giants not to chew tobacco in or out of the dugout. he says he's concerned the ball players who chew tobacco sends the wrong message to young people. 7:24. we want to check in again with tara filling in for sal, who is off for a couple of days. we're gonna learn more about

that accident in san francisco. a nasty fender-bender. >> definitely. police are diverting traffic while crews try to clean up the scene there. let's take a look at our live pictures on the accident on van ness avenue. you can see the traffic backed up there. this is van ness and hayes, a white compact car and a blue compact car. traffic is being diverted to grove street. it's an absolute night there. it might be a good idea to use franklin or larkin streets. those roads run parallel to van ness. or you could take market to circumvent this intersection all together. at the bay bridge toll plaza give yourself extra time to get into san francisco. it's bumper-to-bumper back to the maze and the metering lights are on. here's steve. all right. thank you, tara. for most, it's clear and told.

for those of you watching it to the north, points north yes, you are getting light rain. it's not much there. it comes into mendocino county and falls apart. we're getting a cold rain north of shelter cove since my forecast area seems to go from crescent city to san diego. that's what it seems like. 43 at mount tam. gilroy, 44. we had upper 30s, kenwood, st. helena, pacifica 49. san bruno and daly city checked in at 50. a little cool for some. you can see the system. there's not much left but it's a cold, showery pattern. for us in the bay. bring morning, sunny, mostly sunny. 30s to 50s. napa 37, oakland berkeley, 33. everything dropping down. so a chilly morning, sunny and breezy. breezy in the hills along the coast.

but for most. 60s today. very close to what we had yesterday. everything looks good for game one. next system slowing down may not arrive until late friday or saturday. tori, dave. 7:26. an overnight fire at an east bay apartment complex. we'll tell you what was damaged as you look at these pictures and what investigators are saying about the cause of the fire. and a painful mixup. a mistake that caused an oakland hospital to lose track of one of its patients. >> reporter: tickets the first game of the world series are very expensive. what the city of san francisco are doing to make sure those who can't afford can see it anyway. that's coming up.

we've been following developing news out of hayward where there is an ongoing investigation into a suspicious overnight fire. the fire near hesperian boulevard damaged several cars. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us live from the scene with details on the investigation. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. an inspector is out here and residents really can't help themselves from come ought here and looking at this. firefighters put up the caution

tape. a neighbor shared his video of flames with us. this is what is left. some vehicles -- some neighbors even found melted car parts on their vehicle near the fire. the good news, no one was mortgage. now, if -- no one was hurt. firefighters arrived at 3:50 to this. the fire engulfed four vehicles underneath a carport here. smoreses reacted fast and saved interest car or suv. we spoke to the battalion chief this morning who said this fire is definitely suspicious. he said an arson investigator will be out here. neighbors describe a scary situation before firefighters arrive. they heard a boom and they say they saw smoke and flames. >> people start yelling and -- it was like a panic because people like -- it was like the san bruno thing.

some people were yelling, the apartment's on fire. everybody was tripping. then we came out. we just moved in a month ago. it's kind of like our first experience. >> reporter: you are looking at the only area with fire and smoke damage. initially this was called in as a dumpster car that spread to the carport but neighbors say that was nowhere near the fires erupted. it is suspicious. fire investigators are out here this morning. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. 7:32. well, a jail nurse in the east bay is in very serious condition following a violent attack. it happened last night at the martinez detention center in downtown martinez. investigators say an inmate was

being booked when he suddenly flew into a violent rage and attacked that nurse. she was badly hurt. now, the attack last night in martinez follows saturday night's deadly attack on a worker at napa state hospital. know, 37-year-old jess massey, the patient accused of killing that napa state hospital, is due in court today. he was arrested after 54-year- old donna gross was found kill in an outdoor area of the hospital on saturday. the motive is believed to be robbery. despite complaints from coworkers about a lack of security there, investigators say this is the first time an employee has been killed on the hospital grounds. >> there have been homicides there before, involving patients on patients. but it's rare. >> investigators aren't saying yes, how ms. gross died but an autopsy scheduled for today could give more details about

her death. hospital officials will hold a candlelight vigil in memory of ms. gross. that's at 7:00. a suspect is set to be charged for the shooting of a man at an atm in oakland. police announced the arrest yesterday but they are withholing the suspect's name. the 28-year-old victim was shot in the back at a rockridge shopping center on 51st and broadway. he remains in the hospital. police say the suspect and victim knew each other -- victim knew each other. jerald constantine, an auto mechanic was rushed, to the hospital on the 8th where he died of heart failure. residents say they were not contacted from the hospital and it was not until ten days later

that they learned about his death. >> this didn't use the cell phone. and it makes me feel like they are trying to cover something up. maybe they thought theys was -- maybe they thought he was homeland. >> the hospital put discharged in the computer instead of deceased. they apologized and said is obviously something went wrong. kraig debro is live at at&t park right now with more on the world series starting tomorrow night. >> reporter: this is about the national anthem. we've just learned that r&b singer john legend is gonna sting the national anthem before the start of the game. this morning, a few moments

ago, we spend some time with those who will bring the highlights. espn will start broadcasting at 3:00 p.m. the crew arrives here at 6:00 a.m. to tape wires and plug them into their proper places. just last weekend, the crew was in wisconsin, the chief engineer said what they do is a roller coaster ride. game 2 or game -- game 1 and 2 are sellouts. ticket prices can go as high as $20,000 a ticket. meanwhile, the giants are preparing for what will be the

biggest games many have ever played. the pitching rotation is set. matt cain is now the number two starter. jonathan sanchez is number three. those two switched orders. coming up we'll ask people how much they would be willing to pay to see a game inside at&t park. we're also getting word that this world series -- the ticket prices are a lot higher than anyone thought they would be. reporting live in san francisco, kraig debro, cut kut. >> now you got me excited. thanks a lot. 7:37. something else exciting today. caltrans will put in place the second of the four sections the tower of the bay bridge. we're out there live, too. you can see it from a distance. it's not -- nothing really happening right now. but you can see where the work is gonna take place. we just got an update from a spokesperson. he said the first beam that was hoisted up has been bolted,

welded down. it's securely in place. caltrans says this is the second beam you should be able to see this as being -- as it's being put into place sometime around 1:00 p.m. all four sections should be in place by friday. when that's done, the tower will stand about half of its final height. then in the coming months, three more tiers will be stacked on top of this. the new eastern span is scheduled to open in 20 13. we need to check in with tara. i just checked on the maps. the accident is really close to city hall and the bill graham civic auditorium. that's such a busy area. >> that's true. this two-car crash is really making a tool on the morning commute downtown. it's bumper-to-bumper on van necessary city hall. this is an accident involving two cars. the vehicles are still at the

intersection shen. a tow truck should be arriving soon. you can see the blue one that was hit. traffic backed up as we mentioned. a lot of those folks are being rerouted right now onto grove street. as an alternative, franklin runs north and parallel to van ness. that might be an alternative or golf runs parallel and southbound. i'm not sure how this is impacting traffic near market street. again, two car crash near van ness and haze. this is 101 near san jose. traffic on the right hand side. really not too bad at this hour. 7:39. here's steve. >> thank you, tara. >> look at this. look at this. the future is so bright i'm gonna have to wear shades. inle you are up in mendocino county and lake county, it will be cold. a lot of 30s, 40s.

>> if you are heading north, a possibility. the sunshine returns. some of the higher elevations on the coast. the timing on this, thank you for the e-mails and everything, don't cancel any plans yet. i think this system is slowing down. it won't arrive until friday. rain is likely friday but this is a different system totally different, coming out of the gulf of mexico. it's much, much colder. the it be -- we'll gradually get towards it. today's sunny. there are a few clouds up there. temperatures today almost the same because the overnight lows are colder. we are running a good 5 to degrees. that's hard pressed to warm up this time of year.

so 60s again. make a couple of degrees warmer but not a lot. it looks like it will be a little warmer. 28 in tahoe. truckee is 21 with fog. that's cold! reno, 31. 46 sacramento. 44 sacramento. excuse me. 46 eureka. there's some cool air in place. everything stays to the north. the next system skirting us and high pressure will build in. there is the system right there that will slow slip work its way towards u chilly, sunny -- toward you. chilly. sunny. chilly morning, sunny, breezy, breezy in the hills and also the coast, mainly.

clouds to the north but overall a lot of sunshine and speaking of, tomorrow looks great. sunny, temperatures will be in the low 60s. we'll have another sunshine tomorrow. thursday clouds might get close. possible rain friday into saturday. 7:1. caught on tape. what happened after a candidate was caught checking a text message during a televised debate. three california boys are in a lot of trouble after their car struck and killed a pedestrian and then broadsided a school bus.

every family in san francisco would have to pay almost $35,000 to eliminate liability. contra costa, san mateo and alameda are on the list for high level of unfunded pension

obligations. contra costa's county pension fund could go broke in 15 years, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill. there was an ugly clash between supporters of two candidates in the kentucky senate. >> get the police out here! >> look at this. the supporters of ran paul attacked the woman -- rand paul attacked a woman outside the debate. that woman is a member of the organization "moveon.org." in florida, you can actually see this incident. the democratic candidate, alex sync, is shown a text message from a staff member during the break. now, the republican candidate saw what happened and complained. after the debate the sync

campaign released a statement saying the adviser who sent that message had been removed from the campaign. an alarming new report about the safety of natural gas pipelines here in the bay area. pam cook's in the newsroom with the story on how the problems were found and what's being done about it. >> well, the commission required pg&e to examine their pipelines after the fire and explosion in san bruno last month. what was found is causing concern. 38 leaks were found in the gas lines. four of them like the one that ruptured. other problems were located in american canyon, napa and hollister in san benita county. according to "the chronicle" and a report filed by pg&e, all of the leaks have been repaired. since pg&e does not require frequent inspections, critics,

including jackie speier, claim the problems could have gone undetected for years and leaves people wonder if there are other potentially dangerous issues. to prevent another tragedy in the future, pg&e is looking in to replacing 300 manual gas valves with remote or out ones. the shutoff ones have become a central issue after investigators reveal it took crews 90 minutes to shut off the flow of gas after the september 9th blast. pg&e has also apparently released the pressure along the gas lines. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook,less go back to tori. 7:48. arrest parents have been issued for two fraud suspects in the san bruno explosion after they failed to appear in court. 25-year-old nisha taylor and 25- year-old dionne day bennett are accused of trying to get fake

i.d.s to get services from the victims. a federal hearing starts today that involves a south bay woman accused of santa clara county of illegally billing taxpayers for foster children. her name is donna mcclain. she said social services took away her boys back in 2001 after her former husband made a false claim during the divorce. she got her children back. five days later. she sued the county and won $500,000 settlement. but ms. mcclain said she found a document that she says indicates the county counted her two boys as five. and she billed the federal government reportedly now, mismcclain said she also found records -- a spokeswoman for the county says thal gas

stations have no merit. the county is asking the court to dismiss that case. 7:49. in los angeles, authorities are weighing criminal charges for three juveniles accused in a deadly crash. police say three boys in a black bmw ran a red light, hit and killed a pedestrian and then slammed into a school bus yesterday. the bus flipped over, injuring the driver and 18 students. police say the suspects tried to run away but -- but were caught by a construction worker. police are awaying results to see if alcohol or drugs played a role. well, the washington state attorney general wants to ban alcoholic energy drinks. all of this comes after several central washington university students were sickened after drinking them at a party. at least nine of those students had to be sent to the hospital with blood alcohol levels up to 3.5. the fda is reviewing the safety

of those drinks. big changes could be just around the corner for bus riders in one bay area city. drivers in another bay area city could soon be seeing red. we'll explain. also, the giants are already winners even before the first game begins.

welcome back. time now 7:52. health officials in contra costa county say they've been getting several complaints about bedbugs at apartments along monument and concord. they are planning to hold a public meeting about bedbugs this thursday at the meow homes. the county will be talking about detecting and managing this problem. the bites cause problems but are not known to carryny diseases. this morning we're finding out more about what an oakland company has agreed to do in

return for government approval to build a huge solar power project in the mojave desert. solar millenium will build this near blythe. 7:53. tomorrow, marks the beginning of giants' pride week. mayor newsom made that proclamation yesterday. he's encouraging all crowds and businesses to show their support for the team by displaying signs. the city is flying flags above city and all other landmarks already. because of their success this year, the giants are say they are already seeing a surge in season ticket sales for next year. the san francisco "business times" reports that about 3500 new season ticketholders have

signed up. the price has not been decided but they will probably go from $800 to $5,000 a seat. the revenue will help sobsership and help cover the team -- sponsorrership and help cover the team debt. the city installed two cameras at the intersection of whipple avenue and veterans boulevard back in 2007. the police say the number of cry takes has gone down from year to year. still no word on where they are considering placing the new cameras. the vallejo city council votes tonight on a plan to transfer the city bus service out of its jurisdiction. the plan calls for merging the paratransit services to a new entity called solano county transit. officials say the transition should be seamless if you are a passenger and should be completed within a year. all right. 7:55.

we want to check in with tara in for sal. a few problems in the south bay, tara. >> that's right. we have two car accidents in the area. the first off 17 southbound at east hamilton area. traffic not too badly affected there. it's backed you on 280 northbound. our second accident is on 101 northbound on east jullien. traffic is sluggish along the stretch. and a so truck has just arrived to try to help clear the accident seen of city hall. these are live pictures of what's left on van ness and hayes. traffic isbacked up on southbound van ness. it's an absolute nightmare. police are rerouteing. franklin runs northbound parallel to van ness. that might be an alternate for you. let's head to steve. thank you. well, the areas up towards

mendocino county. the big news, we'll have a sunny day, cold morning. the big news is in the middle of the country. there will be flight delays, no doubt about it. that went too quick. you know -- i tried. i try. i will had fix that and get it later. a chilly morning and then sunny. the severe weather is going through the midwest right now. chilly morning, sunny, breezy. breezy in the hills and along the coast. 60s, low, mid- to upper. everything looks good. chilly nights, several days. next system will slow down and we'll leave friday into saturday. a frantic search continues for a young southern california girl. >> we all love you and we all care about you. an amber alert was -- >> an amber alert was issued overnight. who this girl is believed to be why -- to be with and why it

has everyone worried. the texas rangers will get a special san francisco welcome as they arrive in the bay area for the world series.

good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, october 26th. an arson investigator has arrived at the scene of a suspicious overnight fire in hayward. it damaged several cars. we've got home video of the flames. jade hernandez joins us. she's live out there. you've been out there all morning. you have the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. we've chatted with the

battalion chief. we've spoke to several neighbors out here. an arson investigator is out here right now. in fact, you can see what's left. these vehicles are charred. destroyed just a shell of what they used to be. a neighbor shared his video of flames with us. firefighters arrived at 3:50. they evacuated residents and contained the flames in about ten minutes at a complex along arf avenue in hayward. some residents scrambled to pull their vehicles away from flames. luckily, no one was hurt. we spoke to the battalion chief who said this fire is definitely suspicious. an arson investigator is out here trying to determine the cause. a neighbor described waking up to an explosion which some feared was a gas line break. >> it was like a boom. i thought it was a car alarm. and then my car started to go -- the alarm started to go off. >> at this time, this is under

investigation. we're unclear whether the fire started in one of the dumpsters or not. >> reporter: no one was hurt, again. and the fire is suspicious. but the battalion chief says it's under investigation this morning. we are alive in hayward, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. two minutes after 8:00. overnight ktvu news confirmed report of a disturbing attack in the east bay. the victim is a nurse at a jail. the accused attacker is a jail inmate. paul chambers is live in martinez now with details. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we put in several calls all morning long to the contra costa county sheriff's department and have yet to receive a call back. we're live outside the detention facility in martinez. we have very limited information. but this is what we do know --

sometime last night an inmate who was being looked into the detention facility brutally attacked a nurse. we're told that he went into a rage and attacked her as he was being booked in. we don't know the name of the suspect and we don't know the name of the nurse. as of right now, we can tell you that the nurse was brutally attacked. we do not know her condition or how she's faring. we also don't know what's happened to the inmate. we assume he's still in the detention facility. we're not sure if any kind of charges are being pressed. we'll definitely stay on top of this and bridge you the latest as we do find out. we're still awaiting that call back from the sheriff's office. i will place another one as soon as we're done with this report. if we found out any additional information in the meantime we'll bring that to you. we're live in martinez, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. we have an update on a developing story we've been following all morning.

authorities are still looking for a 13-year-old southern california girl. an amber alert was issued around 1:30 this morning. a short time later, the girl's father posted an emotional message online. >> you have to come home. turn around and come home. you have many options to choose from. please. all of your friends and family are worried sick about you. >> reporter: her parents reported her missing on sunday. they say she left the victorville home with 22-year- old ivan lopez after he befriended her on the internet and through text messages. san bernardino sheriff deputies says lopez has an active felony warrant for a sex crime involving a nor. he's possibly driving a 1973 chevy van that's -- that's primer gray and white. if you have any information, call police. we're also following

breaking news from the midwest. this nay affect us -- may affect us. it appears a tornado touched down in wisconsin. so far we haven't heard of any injuries but reportedly there's been a lot of damage to homes and businesses and power lines were knocked down. the other part of this is in the meantime, tornado watches and warnings are in effect in the chicago area. these are live pictures of the sky in chicago right now. this is not pretty. flights have been grounded at o'hare international airport because of very strong winds. now because of the fact that occur is one of the major hubs for air travel in the country, this is affecting everything everywhere. we did check with the duty manager at sfo. he says already two american airlines flights have been cancelled because of these weather warnings. and more than 100 other flights are also affected. remember that, if you have to

fly today. illinois residents have been told to brace for what could be the most powerful storm to hit that state in more than 70 years. 8:05. there were some flooded streets in emeryville overnight. but it was due to a water main break. a 10-inch cast iron pipe broke shortly after 5:00 on hollis between powell and 59th. water flooded the streets forcing drivers to detour. he also says it's unclear what caused the break but that it could be normal wear and tear. 8:06. sal is off today. we do have tara. have a couple of more accidents in the east bay. >> reporter: that's correct. traffic is definitely getting more heavy at this hour. we're seeing more red on our maps. let's show you what impact these accidents are having on the commute. here is an overview.

we had a hit and run on highway 24 westbound at pleasant hill road. three vehicles apparently involved. one took off. on highway road, we is a fender- bender that's causing a lot of congestion right there and we also have congestion as well 680 southbound. up next, at the bay bridge toll plaza, 0 those metering lights are still on. give yourself an extra 15, 20 minutes if you are trying to get into san francisco. finally in that -- in marin, traffic is sluggish southbound on the middle of your screen. here's steve. it will be sunny, its very close to yesterday. up in mendocino county, a few light showers but it looks like most of them are ending. usually you see this type of a system at the end of may/june, not at the end of october. severe weather is striking. you can see the line is moving

rapidly towards toledo, detroit and fort rain into indianapolis and heading towards cleveland, columbus and it's in -- you might have some delays all because of severe weather that's coming through. this is a big system. for us things are going to be very, very quiet today but not midwest. for us, the pattern continues to be changing. we saw west to east and brought in all of the moisture. that's not the case. everything has turned more out of the northwest. a brisk morning, 60s for many. 30s this morning. these are not current. napa was down to 37. had a lot of 40s. mid-40s. 50s. 27 in tahoe. that's update. reno, 31. i know truckee was down to 21. 40s down to monterey and

fresno. a chilly morning, sunny, breezy. some upper 60s. the lows are so much cooler this morning. we're hard-pressed to warm up. we will a little bit on wednesday. game one looks okay. game two looks okay. maybe some rain friday into saturday. and the excitement is really building as we get closer to game one of world series in san francisco tomorrow. last night, the national league champ giants worked out at at&t park. they are facing the american league champions, the texas rangers. this afternoon, both of the teams will be back working out on the field before tomorrow's first game of the best of seven series. superstar tim lincecum will take the mound for the giants. cliff lee will pitch for the

rangers. hey rob, washington. the texas rangers are staying at the westin hotel. and lefty he duel's are planning to give the team a proper welcome. you can watch the whole world series right here with us. game one at at&t park. our coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. following a:00 edition of the ktvu channel 2 news. some of those rangers are pretty familiar with the bay area. bengie molina, the chasmer for the giants and the manager, rob washington was the coach for the oakland as. >> that's right. there will be political increase at a women's conference in long beach. the three people on stage together. also disturbing new details

coming in involving the case of two south bay teens accused of killing their classmate. ocooer feoel cort eeit t totr r

8:13. i'm steve paulson and i approve this forecast. it's gonna be subny today. it's a little -- sunny today. it's a little cold. we'll have a few showers in mendocino county. highs will be in the 60s. a little breezy in the hills. >> i'm glad you approve the forecast i do, too, steve. today, both candidates for governor of california will be

on stage with the current governor in long beach. this is a live picture of california first lady maria shriver's women's conference. beautiful singing going on. governor schwarzenegger will be part of a conversation with meg whitman and jerry brown. the session is titled "who we are, where we're going." it will be moderated by tv host, matt laur. first lady, michelle obama, is also scheduled to address the women's conference this morning. last night, michelle obama headlined a democratic party fund-raiser in san francisco. she was joined by jill biden, wife of the vice president, and nancy pelosi, at the fairmont hotel. she urged the 700 people in the audience to bring voters to the polls on tuesday, saying there is a lot at stake in this election. >> we've come too far to stop putting the american dream that i know, that my husband knows, that nancy knows, that all of you here know within reach for every single american.

we've come too far. [ cheers and applause ] >> last night event raised more than $1.6 million for democratic political races. election preliminaries in contra costa county will -- official in contra costa county will mail out corrected ballot for those whose ballots had mistakes. the saneny tari district contest was admitted. today is the last day to send in a request for a vote-by- mail ballot. if you vote by mail, send nur ballot in soon enough -- send in your ballot soon enough so it's received in time. those postmarked november 2nd, doesn't count. up to three stamps may be needed. so weigh your ballot.

8:16. after several high-profile cases of bullying and students committing suicide as a result, the obama administration is issuing a warning directly to schools. let's go to alison burns in our washington, d.c. bureau with information about a letter going out to schools in california and across the country. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, to you, tori. the department of education's civil rights division is sending out the letter warning schools they could be violating federal anti-discrimination laws if they do not protect students from harassment and bullying. now, the letter comes a week after high schools wore purple in a show of support for gray students -- gay students. president obama is also trying to raise awareness of the problem. he participated in an anti-

bullying campaign. >> we have to ensure all of our kids are safe. to every young person out there, you need to know that if you are in trouble, there are caring adults who can help. >> the department of education says it's received more than 800 complaints of harassment at schools over the past year. much of that harassment targeting certain groups of students like muslim and gay students. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. disturbing testimony for two san jose teenagers accused of killing killing their classmate. the two men, prosecutors say, stabbed michael russell in the backyard of russell's home and left him to die. all three were students at the high school. the "san jose mercury news"

testified that they talked about a desire to kill but she did not take them seriously. well, your time is 8:17. bay area employers are starting to hire more workers, according to a new quick report, beacon economic says in the last three months, the following here have all hired new workers. the news is not as good for people in construction, retail, government, real estate. that report says the work force there has remained steady. later this mott, the federal government will announce a $902 million grant for california ahigh-speed rail project. the transportation department will distribute $2.5 billion for high-speed rail projects all over the country. california and florida will get the most money. the $902 million will be split

among 18 projects. but the bulk of the money will go to high-speed rail in the san joaquin valley. check out china. china is launching a new segment of it high speed rail today. this new route connects shanghai. it brings the total length in china to almost 5,000 mile. that's the largest high-speed system in the world. clay gnaw's trains can go at fast as 217 miles per hour. that's about the same speed planned for us in california. overnight the death toll from a tsunami in indonesia rose to 114 people with dozens missing. a 7.7 magnitude earth hit off the coast of sumatra and caused a tsunami to swamp several

communities. of the 20 residents living there, only 40 have been found. this is the area where a 9- point-earthquake struck and hit. a volcano in indonesia started rupture -- rupturing this morning. thousands living near the volcano had been -- there is a major new development. the latest step iran has taken in its nuclear program. what a u.s. congressman does not want to see happen during the wrist. an accident off 237 involving a big rig creating headaches for south bay commuters. we'll tell you how to get around it when "mornings on 2" continues.

iran has started loading fuel in the core of its nuclear plant. a government spokesman says the fueling shows iran's nuclear program was on track despite international sanctions. iran expects the plan to start generating energy by early next year. the united states and other countries fear if they are doing this for military  purposes. in the meantime, afghan

president hamid karzai admits he's received hundreds of thousands of dollars of aid from iran and says the u.s. has known about it for years. he disputes the money is used to buy off tribal leaders or for the taliban commanders. the united states recognizes the need for the afghan government to work for its neighbors. 8:24. google is hit with another lawsuit accused of sharing personal information. a bay area woman claims google shared information about her and some of the things she used google to search for with other entities, possibly, including, tarsiers. the -- advertisers. one u.s. congressman wants to see a tobacco had-free world

series. he's asked the players not to chew tobacco on the field or in the dugout. he's the chairman of the house house health subcommittee. we're still busy trying to get you where you need to go. what happened? >> we have an injury accident near san jose, involving three vehicles, one of them a big rig. let's take take a look. owl vehicles are on the shoulder -- all vehicles are on the shoulder. it's creating a major backup. if you can, avoid 880 southbound, take 680 instead and use 101 in lieu. give yourself an extra 15 minutes at the bay bridge toll plaza. on the san mateo bridge traffic is flowing nicely. same story as the richmond/san

rafael bridge and as well as making your way into san francisco. here's steve. we have a lot of 30s but we're starting to bounce off the morning lows. there have been a few showers up in mendocino county. we have clear skies and temperatures will end up very close to yesterday. you can see the little system clipping the northern part of the state. almost everyone everybody said clear skies. that's what we have. so temperatures today because the lows are colder, i didn't really change much on the highs. napa, down to 37. so i mean, how can they really warm up without a north wind. it's tough to warm up. the days are getting so short. 67 again. 63 in the city. walnut creek, 66. napa airport's still 39. there were some lower 30s for a few in the north bay. 50s, san francisco san francisco

oakland, berkeley. if you have plans already for the weekend, you can still go ahead with them this. system is slowing down too a fall. one forecast completely retrograded it and kept us dry for saturday. chilly morning, sunny, breezy. 60s on the temperatures, low, mid upper. more on wednesday, giants game one and two now look fine. not a problem. i changed the friday and saturday based on the updated forecasts. we'll fine tune it through the middle of the week. 8:27. a very alarming discovery. the policy that could have allowed potential dangerous gas lines to escape detection. the mistake that led an east bay hospital to lose track of a patient who died.

the preparations that are taking place before the world series.

there is still an investigation going on into a fire that's spin -- that's suspicious on arf. you looking at pictures. ktvu's jade hernandez is there with the very latest on this investigation. >> reporter: good morning. the cars underneath the cars

were destroyed. you can see where the intense heat melted that bumper right off that little van right there. the vehicles behind me have been completely destroy. a neighbor shared his video of flames with us. he told us it was scary to see how the flames spread. firefighters arrived at 3:50 and evacuated 20 residents including children. firefighters wrapped up here a couple of hours ago. flames had had engulfed four vehicles underneath that the complex. the complex is called the glen eden garden home association. i just finished talking with the president of the board. he told me that people had had seen the flames on tv and had called him and had worried that his car was damaged or that maybe even his apartment was damaged but he said he lucked out this morning. some residents, though, scrambled early this morning to pull their vehicles away from

the flames. luckily no one was hurt. i spoke to the battalion chief who indicated this fire is actually -- is definitely suspicious. neighbors describe this waking up to an explosion which some fear was tied to a gas line leak. only one town home apartment had had smoke and fire damage. no one was hurt. but the fire is suspicious. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. it's 8:32. a new report points to an alarming number of pg&e pipelines that could have gone unnoticed. pg&e found 38 leaking natural gas lines during a mandatory evacuation in the wake of last month's deadly explosion in san

bruno. four of them were found in large pipes like the one that ruptured. >> all of the leaks had been repaired but since they don't require inspection, the problems could have gone unnoticed for a year. pg&e is looking into plea placing 300 manual gas valves with remote or automatic ones. shutoff valves have become a central part of this investigation. crews said it took them 90 minutes to stop the glow of gas in the blast. arrests warrants have been issued for two fraud suspects in the san bruno explosion when they never showed up for a court appearance. 25-year-old nisha taylor and deonte bennett are accused of getting -- try took get fake

i.d.s from the dmvford 0 get services afforded to them. police announced the arrest yesterday but are withholding the nail of the suspect. the victim was shot in the rockridge center. he's still in the hospital. police say the suspect and victim have known each ear foresome time and that the victim was targeted. 8:34. an oakland hospital is scrambling for answers after it lost track of one of its deceased patients. it's a story you will see only on 2. 47-year-old jerald thompson was rushed to the summit where he died of heart failure. but relatives say they were not contacted by the hospital and it was not until ten days later that they found out about his

death. >> they didn't use the cell phone. they didn't try to do anything. it makes me feel like maybe they are covering something up. >> rays think the hospital put "discharged" in the system instead of did the deceased." they looking into why next of kin was not notified. the hospital frills sold ktvu and -- told ktvu they are very sorry and obviously something really wrong happened. kraig debro is at at&t park. knows who will sing the national anthem tomorrow before the giants game. >> reporter: the national anthem lineups, john legend will sing the anthem before 1.

before all of this can happen there is a lot of work in pro cute duesing the -- in producing the world series. espn is around for knows people who simply cannot get enough. at 3:00 p.m., the program "baseball tonight" goes on the air. the crew says they go around bouncing around. >> it's a good thing. when everything comes together and it works, it's a good thing. >> i may go on ebay and work with the brokers and see what i can get. >> reporter: how long are you willing to do go?

>> $600. >> reporter: $the highest -- the highest price, $20,000. one rep said the tickets are higher-priced to the world series and it's due in court because -- in part because they've never won a major league world series in san francisco and the rangers have never played here. the rep said it's about 30-1 asking for these tickets. they have inquiries in 0 states. >> thank you, kraig. 8:37. well, today, caltrans will put into place the second of the four sections of the new signature tower of the bay bridge. we're looking at it live right

now. i've got a nice panoramic view. live pictures of the bridge. we talked to an official from caltrans earlier this morning. he said the first beam hoisted is now bolted and weld. this huge project is attracting a number of spectators and with them they bring a much-needed boost to the businesses there. i've had had a number of people come out here on the weekend to check out the construction overall. well, france says you should be able to see the second beam sometime around around 1:00 in the afternoon. all four of the sections. the tower -- in the coming months. three more tiers will be stacked on top. some very heavy traffic on

the east bay freeways. >> that's right, the east shore freeway and 880 are a mess. i'm not talking about just one portion the entire roadways are clogged this is westbound traffic on the right-hand side as you drive toward berkeley and then on the left as you drive towards the maze. moving but slow going. 880 near the oakland coliseum, it's stop-and-go. it doesn't look much better further south of hayward either. the lane on the right side, this is our one spot of sunshine in our traffic commute. things are looking pretty good. here's steve. very quiet here. a little cold it morning. the big news if you have to travel out, especially to the midwest. you might have delays. there's been a whopper of a system. look at that line of thunderstorms that stretches

from milwaukee -- well, milwaukee had had a report of a tornado. right now indiana into ohio. kentucky. any travel plans there. they will had probably be delayed or cancelled. for us, chilly, cold. 60s. some of the lows, st. helena, napa, 9. just a few. kenwood, 39. gownville, wood acre 44. 31 in reno. ukiah was down to 41 and then 5 but the light rain came in an brought their temperature up. fresno/monterey at 7. the system that moved to the north is moving out.

this next system all signs are pointing towards this is really slowing down and sitting there teasing us. it won't be a factor until at the earliest probably late friday. chilly morning, sunny, breezy. also along the coast. so cool nights and mornings. that will carry us into game one of the world series. i changed friday/saturday. there's no consensus. nineteen minutes before 9:00, an octopus best known for predicting world cup winners has died. paul died at the sea life arare yum at western germany this morning. he was a favorite among soccer fans this summer because he correctly predicted the outcome of -- outcome of eight straight

world cup medals. he had had an agent. >> oh! >> we talked about paul. >> yes. air travel this morning, really been messed up because of extremely bad weather. we're gonna check the imfact on our local flights.

a tornado watch is in effect in the chicago area at o'hare. it's affecting the whole country. sfo says two flights have been cancelled here. meantime, in wisconsin, a tornado reportedly touched down earl yell this morning a couple of hours ago. an amber alert issued in southern california for the 13- year-old girl you see on the left there. she's from victorville.

san bernardino officials believe this girl is with ivan lopez. they say he's wanted for a sex crime that happened with a minor last year. a jail nurse in the east bay is in serious condition following a violent attack that happened at the martinez detention facility in downtown martinez. an inmate was being booked when he suddenly flew into a violent rage and attacked the nurse. governor schwarzenegger is offering condolences to the napa worker killed over the weekend. the suspect, jess massey, who was a patient at hospital, is due in court. he was arrested after 54-year- old donna gross was found dead in an outdoor area of the hospital. the motive is believed to be robbery. despite complaints about coworkers about a lack of security, investigators say this is the first time an employee has been killed on

hospital grounds. >> there have been homicides there before involving patients on patients. but it's rare. >> reporter: investigators are not saying how gross died but an autopsy scheduled for today could reveal more about her death. also today, hospital employees plan to hold a candlelight vigil in gross's memory beginning at 7:00 p.m. a review of funds show pensions could run dry and run out of money guy 2013 after the sale of assets. every family in san francisco would have to pay almost $35,000 to eliminate that liability. contra costa county's pension fund could go broke in 15 years. leaving taxpayers to foot the bill. san mateo and alameda counties

are also on the list. right now, in southern california, the big women's conference is just starting. this is gonna be an interesting day for one of the hottest races in california's election history. pam cook has been watching the events at the conference from our newsroom. she's with us live with an update. this is a is a -- major event, pam. it's been fun to listen in. 13,000 people are in the audience. it's 0 star-studded event organizationed by maria shriver. it started about a half hour ago. the bay area suzi orman began the day rallying attendees and talking about inspiring change. the theme is architects have changed. i believe this is the 7th women conference. the day's events include a financial session led by suzi

orman, and this is also a day where women voters can get information before tuesday's election and ten-year stay they don't scare about party and gender as much as they care about the issues. >> i don't care if they are a man, woman, democrat, republican. i want to know they get it and that's how i want to use my vote. >> the highlight for the conference of many people here, one of the hotly contested races that means a great deal. governor schwarzenegger will host a session called who we are and where we're going. it will feature meg whitman and jerry brown. that happens later today. we want to take you back out live to what is going on now. its called "men who get it." it's not just will. it's "men who get it." they are holding a 6:-- hosting

a conference with phil mike. one of the main events later today will be the conversation with meg whitman and jerry brown. we'll have more on that on the noon news and also on our website. i'm pam cook, reporting live in the newsroom, back to dave and tori. >> thank you, pam. 8:50. boy, there was an ugly clash between supporters of two candidates for the kentucky san mateo. you can see how physical it got. an individual tornado watches and warningsed to attack one of

the alex sink is shown getting a text message on her cell phone that contains advice from a member of her staff. now, the republican on the right saw that and he complained. after the debate, the sink cam pain released a statement saying thed a -- the adviser to sent the message has been removed from the campaign staff. a federal court hearing begins today involving a south bay woman who is accusing santa clara county of illegally billing taxpayers for foster children. donna mcclain says social services took away her two boys back in 2001 after her former husband made a false claim during her divorce. she got her children back, five days later, sued the county and won $500,000 settlement. but mcclain said she uncovered

a document she says the county counted her children as five and billed the federal government accordingly. >> there was a note that the county would get a case count for five. >> a county spokesperson says the allegations are without merit and the county has asked the court to dismiss this case. later on today, a really big decision about bus service in the bay area. one city may even opt out of the public transportation business. and we have some breaking entertainment ne. new trouble for a troubled hollywood star.

a report now from new york says charlie sheen was hospitalized early this morning for a psychiatric evaluation. that's after officials say he was found naked and drunk inside of a new york hotel room that was trashed. a woman called police to report that charlie sheen was yelling and throwing furniture around the room. now, sheen was not arrested but checked into the hospital himself. his spokesman said sheen had an allergic reaction to medication. charlie sheen was visiting the city with his ex-wife and two

daughters. it's not clear if she's the one who qualed police. the vallejo city council will vote tonight on the vote to transfer service out of the jurisdiction. the proposal calls for the merging and shifting of vallejo/benicia bus into a new entity called solano county transit or sol-trans. this could be complete within a year. drivers in redwood city could see more red light cameras. the city installed two more cameras at whipple and veterans boulevard in 2007. the city council is now considering cameras in other areas. there's no word yet on where they are considering the placement of -- replacement -- the praisement of cameras. it's ticket 2s day. five lucky viewers will win tickets to the san francisco

zoo. the tickets are valid through september 1st of 2011. but if you use them this weekend, you will be able to experience the boo at the zoo event. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight, scroll down to the "ktvu right now" tab and put in the secret word "bat" and good luck. >> all right. nice, easy secret word there. let's check in one more time with tara filling in for sal. an accident in the east bay? >> we have a three-car crash in pleasant hill. this is off 680 southbound at oak park boulevard. crews have cleared the accident to the shoulder because it's caused some delays. this is 880, northbound traffic on the right near, an absolute nightmare. it's been gridlock from hayward all the way up to downtown oakland for at least the half hour. finally, 280 near san jose traffic toward highway 17 also sluggish. 8:5. here's steve.

for -- 8:57. here's steve. it was cold this morning. sunny this afternoon. temperature also warm up but not that much. a few low, to mid-60s. sunny today. wednesday -- is something going on wednesday? around 5:00. >> a ballgame. >> a ballgame. friday/saturday, our forecast models are all over the place. so i just took the rain out for now. >> you will finetune that a little later. >> thursday. >> thursday. >> all right. that will do it for us. thanks for watching. >> bye now. man: empty nest? new kitchen, new us? woman: who are we? chic, modern, daring dinner-party hosts.

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