. in the outside lanes we are looking at the sunole grade, it looks pretty good here. as we move along we want to look at the commute on interstate 880, it is a nice commute despite the wet weather. and the morning drive will be okay on the san mateo bridge and in moody curve there is some standing water near one of those curves, chp may be forced to close one of those lanes. let's go to pam. rain is causing some flooding, claude dean? >> reporter: you can see how the road slows downward and apparently it caused water to head down there this morning.

we want to show you video at 2:00 when the cleanup was underway. whenever rain like this comes our way we have to clear the storm drains and even though it ends quickly it can send waters out of those drains and that's exactly what happened this morning. duplex got flooded, firefighters worked to clear out that standing water. we saw two to three inches of water and it is cleaned up now and they made quick work of it, got out of here and it is certainly one of those nights where people hurried overnight. for the folks out here, it left a little bit of a mess behind. ktvu channel 2 news. well people all over the bay are waking up to the first big storm of the season. one of our employees shot this

morning video. heavy rain and along interstate 80 does continue down oakland, the worst of the storm is expected to last maybe through the morning commute without steve paulsen will have all the pacific the -- specifics. coming up at 4:43 what cal trans is doing to prepare and we will continue to monitor the storm and roadways. we will have live team coverage throughout the morning. you can also check for updates on www.ktvu.com, it is all under the storm watch tab. new this morning occupy wall street is expanding and more than a dozen demonstrators are camping out in front of city hall.

they say corporations have too much power and they add they ignore 99% of all americans. the movement is now active in 80 cities and growing. >> we are looking to change the way politics works in this country and take power back from the corporation. >> the san jose group plans to stay at city hall indefinitely. another group is outside the federal reserve bank where they will hold hearings on the merge of capital 1 and. i.g. direct. students will need their umbrellas and rain coats, this is last year's event and the idea is to not only promote fitness near the schools but to get everybody out there with thousands of students from around the bay area which is expected to walk or ride the bikes.

so please look out for them on the roads and crosswalks. last night east palo alto is demanding safety improvements with a six-year- old girl was killed. it is the second busiest street and there has not been enough money to install safety lights in all crosswalks. she was killed last wednesday and east palo alto's police chief talked about the investigation. we have not seen justice which means there is no justice for anybody. it is a terrible tragedy that you give up the time to do the investigation... >> the city's traffic engineer is now studying what safety improvements can be made along bear road and should have an update in two weeks.

two boys are still on the loose this morning. they hopped a fence at the byron boy's ranch at 7:00. they left in a car that was apparently waiting for them. authorities said the boys at byron ranch are generally not violent. oakland city council met debating three controversial plans to fight crime. they are considering a new anti- loitering curfew. now those proposals touched off a fierce debate among those who attended the hearing. the game injunction plan creates safety zones in troubled neighborhoods. >> they plan not to do the targeted work but they are meant to move things around, they really enhance racial profiling. >> i am fed up so if folks

don't want to look at options to make the city a safe place, ultimately we suffer the consequences. >> city council decided to send it back to the safety committee for further study. >> we have an update by an east bay private school faced with closure. winds rushed school tells us it has raised more than 650,000 dollars and they still need to raise $900,000 by friday. that would allow them to stay open through june. now parents of the students of the school have been soliciting donations since they found out a week ago that the school could have to close at the end of this months. one pledged a $250,000 matching donation. the $25,000 reward in the bryan stow beating case has

been renewed. they have extended it until january 15thth. bryan stow's children can now be added to a civil suit against the l.a. dodgers. by reducing security they allowed the attack on bryan stow to happen. the judge says bryan stow's two children cannot join the suit because they were not at the stadium at the time of the attack. they are accused of end businessing -- embezzling $1,000, they say he embezzled thousands of dollars over a five-year period. now police also arrested marco on embezzlement charges and investigators say he took $40,000 from the associations' fund while acting as the

treasurer of the group. they are searching two people's homes that left four people hurt. they were robbed in a span of about 35 minutes. police say there were similarities in the robberies but it is not clear if they are related. in both cases two men entered the home stole valuables and attacked the people inside. one was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries and the other was not hurt. 28-year-old valerie parents was last seen near the corner of waverly street and orlando drive. family members went to shopping centers, parks and neighborhoods to handout flyers. she left to meet her estranged husband. he told police she got into a blue suv that was driving by.

>> she always comes home, she would never do this. >> relatives say they are skeptical because she left her wallet and phone behind. they also say they had a history of domestic violence. it will allow some parks to remain open but only if nonprofit organizations agreed to run them. right now 70 state parks are scheduled to close next summer because of the budget deficit. they hope this bill encourages more non-profits to get involved. 4 9:00 a lot of wet roads freeways in particular, i hope people take it slow today. it was flooding but that is no longer a problem according

to chp. i want to show you that traffic is moving along welcoming out to the mcarthur maze. driving to the bay bridge, there is a wind advisory for the bay bridge, the san mateo and richmond bridges so use caution out there. if you are driving any time soon on the bridges strong winds on the san rafael and for the bay bridge. also the morning commute northbound 280 looks good, there is a tree down in the roadway, it is going to be there for a while. chp has issued an alert so these are the things you will find on one of the first mornings of the storm for this fall / winter. 4:40 let's go to steve. lots of debris out there.

cool air is filtering in and the wind is also behind it, that is a west wind instead of the south wind. there goes our system which has zipped passed san jose and it will continue to usher in some cool air. low 60s mountain view. mid-50s, it is producing snow up in the mountains and most of this will be close enough, possibility maybe of a thunder showers or two but the cold stays to the north of us and that's the better opportunity. high pressure is behind me and after thursday we will be looking for sunshine and warmer weather. afternoon clouds and showers

will pop-up as that slides east and south. i didn't do much with these, in fact upper 60s, everybody is in the same range here. we will have sun at least in the morning and then we will start off chilly, i think we will have some partly cloudy skies, looks sunny and warm except for fog, pam. well snow in the sierra, we want to take you live to eastbound 80 where you can see some snow falling there in the light left hand part of your screen. a winter storm warning is in effect until tomorrow morning. 6 to 10 inches is expected and cal transis expected to keep it off the roads. at midnight they began the 24 hour shift to prepare for the storm but the snow might not be their only problem.

>> the worst thing we have going is miles and miles of construction. we are restricted to one lane and it is going to be slippery wet and dangerous. well the faa's plan has run into problems that could increase costs and cause more delays. at a hearing, the transportation inspector general will tell a house committee that software problems are to blame. it could cost an extra $500 million to fix the computer system with extra delays that could stretch into 2016. we are learning the woman who was in a helicopter crash was celebrating her birthday. witnesses saw it spin out of control before it went into the east river. there were five people on board including the pilot.

they were taking a private tour of the city. rescue crews were able to pull the other victims from the water. one-third of the victims who have served said the wars in iraq and afghanistan were not worth fighting. the majority say they believe the u.s. should now focus lesson foreign affairs and more on its own problems. this week marks the 10th anniversary of afghanistan, it is the longest running war in history. now is not the time for him to enter the presidential race for chris christie. >> the steaks are too high and the consequences are too real, so new jersey whether you like it or not, you are stuck with me. >> christie also said he would not be interested in the vice-

president's job. amanda knox is waking up at home this morning. it was an emotional homecoming for the 24-year-old who spend her last night in an italian prison but on monday an italian appeals court threw out her conviction and she was released. >> thank you to everyone who has believed in me who has defended me who has supported my family, and i just want my family is the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them right now. >> amanda's father said his focus is helping his daughter transition back to normal life and the they plan to -- and

they plan to appeal. this is the drug the coroner says killed michael jackson. yesterday, they called a las vegas pharmacist to the stand. he was asked about the number of propofol vials that were ordered an shipped. >> is that number 255? >> yes. >> dr. murray's girlfriend was also asked about the number of propofol shipments he received. he is trying to show he repeatedly gave him propofol which eventually killed him. there is a chance his oldest son prince could also take the stand. he has until the end of the month to decide whether to veto a healthcare measure.

right now putting money into a reimbursement account but if does it goes back to the businesses, it will prevent them from take back anyone used money and if so it will be up for a final vote in two weeks. it will soon be illegal to light up in many private areas of sonoma county. they approved the ban yesterday, it goes for apartments outdoor dining areas and also applies to service areas, such as atms outside city limits. it will begin to take affect next month. research suggests the chemical can leach into milk or food and is harmful particularly to a child's

development. the law could expose companies to lawsuits if bp sam found in their products and that takes affect 2013. many are disappointed by apple's latest announcement. the announce the in cupertino is not the highly anticipated iphone 5 but instead the 4s and some say it looks just like the current iphone 4. >> there is this pride of having the coolest new thing and it is going to look like the thing you have had for the past year and people don't like that. >> still some analysts say it is a better camera and battery life and includes voice activation that is interactive. well this could be a

disaster rouse season for the nba. negotiations between players and owners has broken down. the league has canceled all preseason games and the season is at risk. they are still far apart but the first season could also be canceled if there is no deal by monday. bay area fans could enjoy pro basketball and the richmond rockets are getting ready which begins the next months. rockets are the new expansion team for the nba and they guarantee fans coming to richmond will really get their money's worth. >> they are hungry because they have been passed up by overseas opportunities and this is a second chance for them. >> you can't beat the price

either. time now 4:49 a scare in the air, the actions of a passenger that landed him in handcuffs in mid-flight. and the bizarre impact of vandalism that impacts fish as well as some local high school students.

. welcome back, an air marshal was forced to restrain an unrulely man who started making threats from amsterdam to detroit. the man started shouting with about three hours left on the flight and that's when air marshals swooped in and can you haved him -- cuffed him to a seat. >> he started talking about the passengers being lied to, they doesn't know what is really happening, he started kicking

the exit door. >> it was especially alarming because it happened on the same day that a man was accused of trying to bomb a detroit flight two years ago. the fbi says there is no connection between the two incidents. it is all part of that overhaul by the boat houses new operator and the new fleet includes row boats, electric boats that seat one to four people, the company is set to open a new cafe at the lake soon. well students and fish are the vandals, the fish were being raised by students in casa grande in petaluma. the vandals cut nets on two of the three pens that held 40,000

fish. students are hurt and they can't say why anybody would want to hurt their project. >> we are out there trying to help and people are trying to stop us but all we can do is keep pushing forward. >> because the fish were not properly released as a school of fish they may not survive long enough to make it out to the golden gate bridge. let's go back to check in on the roads. >> there are some wind advisories for some of the bay area bridges and we will be looking at those. on the golden gate bridge there is no official advisory so use caution, it is certainly wet after the overnight rain and we will have showers and we will be dealing with wet roads and wet weather for the rest of the day. let's look at the san mateo bridge, you can see our camera shakes a little bit as you drive across the high-rise be

careful. and it looks like on the dumbarton, this is northbound 280 traffic which looks good. steve? the good news is we will have sun for a couple of hours but upstream, we still have an area of showers. windy and cool and we will cloud it up in the afternoon. west winds at fs o, west at santa rosa, southeast in stockton, right there, it is mixed precipitation up in sierra nevada, 50s on the temperatures, clearing skies behind, the wind might save us from getting too cool, it will pop-up in the north bay and split over the entire area and a possibility of a shower, they

will start to move in tomorrow and tomorrow will not be the transition day. tomorrow windy, there will be showers and we will have morning sun and afternoon clouds and it will be hit and miss on showers. 60s on the temperatures, low to upper, and i don't think it will matter. windy with showers and we will get some morning sun, partly cloudy skies, with your weekend in view, we will have sunshine and warmer weather. well the rain here does not seem nearly as bad when we come to one massachusetts town. heavy rain, less streets there, streets looked more like rivers after the town received five inches in a matter of hours. the high water flooded dozens of homes and schoolyards but there are no reports of anyone hurt. coming up at 5:00, we are

on storm watch. the warning for drivers on some bridges this morning. plus standing up to wall street, it has local activists camping out overnight.

. we will take a look at some of the problems coming up. well the front is blasted through and it is not done yet, it is going to be a cool day and we will tell you how cool coming up. we will take you to the streets of downtown san francisco, where a national monument has hit home. soldiers speak out, the surprising reasons why wars in afghanistan and iraq were not worth fighting, it is all ahead on the morning news. . good morning, i am pam cook, we begin with storm watch topping our news, a powerful october storm pounded the bay area overnight