san jose police will be out in force at the funeral of another hell's angel measure. the precaution police are taking. and a bay area assemblywoman caught stealing thousands of dollars from a high-end clothing store. why she says it all is a big misunderstanding. and we have breaking news from afghanistan, where we're just learning more than a dozen american soldiers have been killed.

good morning, everyone. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, october 29th. let's get a quick lock at your forecast with rosemary. good morning, rosemary! >> good morning to you. only suggested. changes for saturday, which means it is a chilly start. temperatures within a few degrees of where we started yesterday. mostly clear skies, we'll be sunny and mild once again along the beach line, temperatures sitting in the upper 60s, low 70s. widespread 70s around the bay, and inland. it will be a nice came we'll lock at your neighborhood coming up. we begin with breaking news this morning. u.s. officials say 13 american service members were killed in afghanistan. it happened in kabul. officials say a suicide bomber driving a van loaded with explosives rammed right into a nato convoy. this is the deadliest attack on coalition forces in more than two months. the taliban immediately claimed responsibility for this attack. also this morning, in southern afghanistan, a man in an afghan

military uniform turned his weapon nato and afghan forces. at least two nato service members died in that incident. this morning, friends and family are mourning the loss of a milpitas man killed in afghanistan. a u.s. military says 31-year- old steven j dunning was killed thursday while on his second tour of duty. he was a marine for 13 years, working in explosive ordnance kiss pose alm a job depicted here in the movie "the hurt locker." his father says despite the risk, his son loved the job and believed it was all worth it. >> it was important to him because he knew the iud's could kill a lot of marines. so by him taking a part, he was saving a lot of his buddies' lives. >> he was investigating a device when killed. that's the only information the family says it has been given about their son's death. his body is expected to be flown to dover air force base today. later this morning, a private funeral will be held

for hell's angel member shot and killed two weeks ago while attending the funeral of another hell's angel message ali rasmus is live in san jose with more on what police are doing. >> reporter: san jose police spokesman wouldn't give us an exact number but said at least 70 officers will be here at the oak hills cemetery later today for the security funeral service. however, police will remain outside the gates, outside the perimeter, of the cemetery. they won't be coming in for the gravesite service of 52-year- old steve towson, a high- ranking member of the hell's angels, shot and killed after this cemetery two weeks ago during the funeral service of another hell's angel member. three to four thousand people attended that service. and police say that huge crowd made it difficult to respond to the shooting to secure the crime scene, and later apprehend the shooter. in contrast, today's funeral service for towson is supposed

to be much smaller since it will be by invitation only. that's a security precaution police worked out with the family ahead of time. meanwhile, the man police believe is responsible for towson's death is still on the run. police say 38-year-old steven reese got in an argument with towson before he pulled out a gun during the service and shot towson right here in the the cemetery. police explained why they feel it's necessary to have a police presence here today. >> we have to -- just because a lot of the deaths occurring are homicides. and when you're dealing with that type of crime, creates a lot of passion, lot of tension. we don't want to revisit what we had here two weeks ago. >> the gravesite funeral service starts after 10 this morning. police will be positioned outside the gates of the cemetery, outside the perimeter, not inside. and again, police are expecting a much smaller crowd today because it will be an invitation-only funeral service. ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2

news. more information is coming out regarding the final days of late raiders owner al davis according to his death certificate, he underwent throat surgery three days before he died of massive heart failure. no reason was given for the operation. he died from abnormal heart rhythm and heart disease. the 82-year-old died in the early morning of october 8 at the oakland airport hilton. he lived there during the football season. this morning mary hayashi is out on bail after being charged with felony graft theft. he was the wife are of judge dennis hayashi, and is accused of stealing more than $2400 worth of clothing from the neiman marcus store in san francisco. the incident which happened last sunday was caught on surveillance video. on thursday hayashi appeared in court and pled not guilty to the charges. her spokesperson says it is all a big misunderstanding. >> she sat down at the cafe at neiman marcus, and after doing a lot of work she stepped

outside the store and realized that she had made a mistake. but before she had an opportunity to correct that, the security guard got her. >> the assemblywoman is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on november 15th. her spokesman says she is looking forward to clearing her name. a firefighter is accused of embezzling more than $63,000 from the firefighters union. police say he used the money for sharks season tickets and a trip to disneyland. he was booked on suspicion of grand theft embezzlement, forgery and a probation violation which makes him ineligible for bail. occupy protestors plan two major demonstrations today in the north bay. there will be a rally at noon. members of occupy santa rosa will march at city hall starting at 2 p.m. they then plan to camp there

and expect a confrontation with police because the city is prohibiting all tents. >> we're not stopping until we the people occupy our economy -- >> protestors in oakland received a morale boost. michael moorer rally the crowds and praised the vet injured tuesday with police. >> i want to make sure that his medical bills are paid. see they this needs my help. >> that's something you'll contribute to? >> absolutely, if he needs help, absolutely. >> moorer says he won't make a movie about the movement or what happened in oakland this week. he did say the mayor should consider resigning. demonstrators are discussing marching on the steps of oakland wednesday. former san francisco mayor willie brown speaks out about the occupy protests in oakland. coming up at 7:15, how he

thinks mayor mayor quan harr handling the situation. over pay and, wog conditions. personnel will not be required to show up and won't be paid beginning monday. >> we are looking out until the unions withdraw, extreme claim of reaching an agreement. >> the airline has reduced and rescheduled flights for weeks due to a series of strikes and overtime work bands. the company estimates it will lose $20 million a day. qantas stopped flying into the bayary in may. president obama is blaming republicans for not passing legislation to create more jobs. >> unfortunately, republicans in congress aren't paying attention. they haven't gotten the message. over and over they are refused to even debate the same kinds of jobs proposals that

republicans have supported in the past. >> he highlighted actions he took this week involving mortgage refinancing and lower student loan costs. he urged congress to pass the jobs bill and says one survey shows seven in 10 millionaires are willing to pay more in taxes to help the economy. tonight president obama and the first lady are going to welcome trick-or-treaters to the white house. they'll be handing out treat bags which include a box of white house m&ms and orange cookie and packets of dried fruit. they will be children from elementary schools in the area. children from the boys and girls' club of america and military families have also been invited. good morning to you! a halloween forecast as well as the weekend. locking pretty good. mostly clear skies, just a beautiful start this morning. frosty in some spots. just as chilly as yesterday, within a few degrees from most places. calm conditions at this moment. light westerly breeze in santa rosa. we see some of our chilliest

numbers in the morning. 38 in napa. 39 santa rosa. we're talking a 40-degree difference for the north bay by afternoon. 45 expected as you head outside in concord. 44 in livermore. closer to the bay not as cold, upper 40s low 50s san jose right around mountain view, palo alto 50 degrees redwood city, low 50s sfo as well as 52 degrees in oakland with very calm conditions. high pressure still in place over the region. that means we're going to see abundant sunshine, a mild afternoon temperatures, widespread 70s in the forecast. photographs a few 60s on the coastline. but most of us in the 70s. the sierra looking good if you're traveling to the sierra for the weekend, dry and in the 60s and 70s. satellite radar for you here, mostly clear skies. this moisture will stay south. we're not going to have to deal with that for the weekend. we were have a wave that rolls through sunday and into monday, and that's going to cool us down just a bit it. will bring back the onshore breeze and eventually bring back the clouds. by tomorrow morning, right off

the coast so we could wake up with a little patchy fog for sunday. today again looking awfully nice. 77 expected at petaluma for the afternoon. 77 for novato. upper 70s sonoma. temperatures within a few degrees of yesterday. some slightly warmer, especially the inland areas. 76 for oakland, 76 hayward. 77 danville. and some of the warmest spots around livermore, 79 degrees, which is get weather. 76 santa clara. 76 expected in milpitas. along the peninsula, how about 75 san mateo, low 70s san bruno. low 70s on the coast. and 73 degrees expected this afternoon in the city. san francisco extend tended forecast taking a look at the weekend, slightly cooler temperatures tomorrow. continue that cooldown into monday, but halloween looking pretty fabulous. we'll end october on a dry note. tuesday into wednesday. fair skies, partly cloudy, and temperatures right about the seasonal average, or above average for saturday. coming up we'll look at your

lunchtime numbers. want to take time to check a couple major roadways in the bay area. taking a live look now at bay bridge, looking a little busier than what we usually see at this time on a saturday morning. and you may want to give yourself some extra time if you're taking the capital expressway in san jose. right now crews are replacing a storm drainage system north of story road. the work is expected to interfere with both directions of traffic. for the first time ever, the curfew enforced for a certain group of people to make sure kids stay safe this halloween. and a change heart about a deadly car thief that's been infuriating many bank of america customers. and controversy at a college campus in georgia. the private information teachers are to reveal or face termination.

good morning to you! just a few minutes until the sunrise. sunshine expected for the afternoon and mild temperatures. people in the northeast are bracing for what could be a record-breaking snowstorm. show you video from massachusetts, where the storm has already dropped a few inches of snow. now meteorologists say that region could see up to 10 inches by the end of the weekend. this is about three inches more than the record for this time of year. and people there are scrambling to prepare. >> we changed our shifts to get rest of our shovels out today, whatever ice melt we have, scrapers. people looking for everything right now. >> the last time a snowstorm hit the area so early in the season was 1972. forecasters say this does not mean it's going to be a rough winter. it just means that there's some unusual weather moving through that area. the snow is expected to taper off early tomorrow morning. new york city is turning up the heat on occupy protestors

by turning the heat off. firefighters have removed six generators and 13 gas cans from the wall street encampment. demonstrateddors were using those for warmth and cooking. but the mayor says while the tents can stay, the generators are fire hazards. meanwhile, a reporter is accusing protestors of threatening him. >> you want to stab me in the throat? what did you say? >> no,. >> he grabbed the mic out of my hand and then proceeded to threaten to stab me in the throat with a pen. >> occupy protestors plan to bring in solar powered generators to replace the ones taken away. a former two-term mayor of san francisco is chime engine on the handling of occupy oakland. willie brown says mayors should never engage in any conduct that sanctions anyone violating the rules. he says mayor quan has opened the door for other activist groups to camp overnight in oakland in the weeks and years to come. >> if she stuck to her original guns, that is you can protest

but you can't stay overnight, that's a violation of the rules, she would have been in better shape. >> mayor quan did apologize to the family of scott olson, the veteran injuredly by police tuesday night. yesterday the mayor said she will not step down. >> i'm the mayor of the city. we need some stability and leadership right now. the last thing i'm thinking of is my political career whether i'll resign or not. i have a job to do and i'm going to do it. >> she said she will continue to try to communicate with those involves with occupy oakland. bank of america is rethinking its plan to charge customers a $5 fee on debit card purchases. right now under the current proposal, set to go into effect in january, only customers with certain premium accounts would be exempt from the charge. but b of a is considering a new plan, to offer customers other

ways to avoid the fee, after a firestorm of criticism from congress and the white house. chase and wells fargo are also pulling back, deciding to drop their debit card fees altogether. they were charging some customers a $3 monthly fee. union square store owners are considering a network of surveillance cameras to fight back against crime. this comes after a theft wednesday at natalie's antiques. a clerk there says two men entered the store and stole a display case filled with some of the store's most expensive items. san francisco police say a camera outside captured the two suspects. >> extremely valuable to us because now we have a photo to match what the suspect looks like, not just a description of the victim. >> last july the same camera captured this man stealing a $275,000 picasso sketch from a nearby art gallery. the owner says the police often

asked to look at his tape whenever there is a theft in the area. and the camera is now prompted other store owners to invest in the same type of security. five people are behind bars in connection with stolen s.w.a.t. team weapons. those weapons were stolen earlier this month from this los angeles training facility. in total, 30 weapons were stolen. that includes a machine gun and hand guns. police say all but three of the weapons have been recovered and those three were most likely sold on the black market. there's a new emphasis to keep sex offenders away from children this halloween. operation boo and now nor the first time the corrections department is also focusing on offenders living on the streets because that number has grown to 2,000. homeless sex offenders are order today spend monday night at parole centers in los angeles, san diego, and san francisco. employees at a private christian university must now sign a statement rejecting

homosexuality or get fired. shorter college is a small liberal arts school located in rome, georgia. the university president says new employees have to make the pledge to be hired and current staff members must sign it to renew their contracts. >> our reject is acceptable all sexual activity not in agreement with the bible, including but not limited to pre-marital sex and homosexuality. >> and informal poll shows students are mixed over the issue. the school president says other christian universities have similar statements and he says it's legal as long as the college does not receive federal funding. a hidden treasure discovered off the coast of japan. how it may be linked to that devastating tsunami more than six months ago. plus -- >> the celebrations of the new world champs and the highlights and reaction from game 7! >> as october winds down, our temperatures are up. we are going to come back in just five minutes with what you

can expect for your afternoon.

the st. louis cardinals are the new world series champions. the team celebrated last night with a champagne shower in their locker room. this is the cardinals' first world championship since 2006, and it's the 11th in club history. the celebration started immediately after the final out. fireworks lit up the sky over st. louis's busch stadium. this year was the scene from move the ballpark. fans packed the streets and just partied the night away. police say the move is festive and peaceful. there were no reports of looting or rioting. >> in the air to left. back is craig. what a team! what a ride! the cardinals win! >> the cardinals win 6-2. the hometown hero david freese hit a two-run double in the first

pinning won the most valuable player award. and former cal star alan craig hit a home run and even snatched a home run away from the rangers, with a slick catch over the wall in left field. current cardinals and former a's manager tony tony larussa has won three championships. >> it's hard to explain how we made it happen, except the club has great guts welcome have mortality than people think, but we have great guts. >> rangers were twice just a strike away from winning thursday night but couldn't get it done. rangers have now lost back-to- back world series. last year was the giants and five games. the organization has not won a world championship in its 51- year history. lots of activity outside this weekend, halloween approaching and everyone wants to know what the weather will be like. rosemary. >> what it comes to the weather i say we're all winning!

if you have to be out doors early this morning, dress in lasers because it's a chilly start. city in the distance, we have mostly clear skies and mainly sunny skies expected for the afternoon, perhaps just a few high clouds. high pressure still in place this morning sitting in the 30s. around the north bay widespread upper 40s, mid-40s for our east bay and south bay. and closer you get to the water, the warmer you are relatively speaking. in the upper 40s, low 50s along the coast as well as san francisco, oakland. noontime numbers upper 60s to nearing 70 degrees. so a mild lunchtime, and then for the afternoon, upper 60s, low 70s for the coast and 70s for the rest of us. it's just going to be a nice day. 77 san rafael. 76 hayward. 75 expected in san mateo. 73 in the city. 76 for oakland. temperatures a few degrees above the seasonal average. so sleight warm for this time

of year. we'll knock the temperatures back but remain dry sunday, into wednesday. notice just subtle changes, widespread low, mid, upper 70s at times for inland areas. and 60s for the coast. back to you. the high tide rolling into thailand now could mean even more flooding and more damage to the capitol city of bangkok. many areas around the city are already under water and residents were urged to leave. however, many did stay put, and some people have tried to use sandbags to protect their homes. there is, however, just too much water to keep out. nearly 400 people have died with millions more forced from their homes. this has been the worst flooding in thailand in more than 60 years. this morning people in mexico are cleaning up after tropical depression rena. even though the hurricane was down gridded, it still hit cancun with heavy wind and rain some far there are no reports of any injuries. but the storm knocked out power and brought down trees. officials are warning people to stay alert because the storm will most likely bring rain to

the area for the next few days. japanese officials are trying to reunite a bag full of cash with its owner. the background was caught by fishermen this month. police say it contains about 145,000 u.s. dollars. they believe it was swept away in the tsunami. hundreds of people are expected to head to ocean beach this morning, but not to dive into the ocean. the 600 foot long statement they will be spelling out with their bodies. >> after violence broke out in a hell's angels funeral, police say they're going to be doing things different for another service today.

an increase in police patrols this morning, just hours before the hell's angels prepare nor another funeral. and good morning, everyone. welcome back to mornings on 2. two weeks ago, steve towson was killed while he attended the funeral of a fellow member of the hell's angels. today as his funeral gets underway, there are fears there could be more violence. ali rasmus joins us live from san jose with more on what police are doing to make sure this service stays safe. ali. >> reporter: police spokesman told ktvu that they have within working on the security plan for today's funeral service for the past two weeks. police say they obviously don't

want any violence and they're not expecting any violence. however, police are going to have at least 70 uniformed officers outside the perimeter of the cemetery in san jose. those officers will be there during the gravesite funeral service of 52-year-old steve towson. he was a rye hanking member of the santa cruz hell's angel motorcycle club. he was shot and killed at the cemetery two weeks ago, during the funeral service of another hell's angels member. three to four thousand people attended that service. and police say that large crowd made it very difficult for them to respond to the shooting, secure the crime scene, and apprehend the shooter. so in contrast, today's funeral service for towson is supposed to be smaller, by invitation only. and police say that was a security precaution they worked out with the family ahead of today's service. meanwhile, the man police believe is responsible for towson's death is still on the run. police say 38-year-old steven

ruiz got in an argument with towson before pulled out a gun and shot him here at the cemetery. >> we have a dedicated team working the case. we've developed good leads. we feel we will eventually catch. up with that individual, whether in san jose or somewhere else. >> responding to a tip a week ago police surrounded a home in stockton. police thought ruiz was hiding in that home. but by the time police went in, ruiz was gone. today's funeral service is supposed to start after 10 this morning here at oak hills cemetery. and it's by invitation own. so police are not expecting a crowd to number in the thousands today. ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. we're nor learning that the death of a petaluma high school student who died in a car crash back in august was a suicide. 19-year-old danny cox was paralyzed lasts summer after a diving accident at lake tahoe.

he died when he specially modified car hit a tree only a week after getting his new license. witnesses say he was traveling close to 70 miles an hour when he crashed. investigators say there were no skid marks found at the scene indicating he did not attempt to break. martinez police have arrested a man who they say made threats to several east bay schools. 36-year-old larry ban tolla a is charge with making sever criminal threats. investigators say he sent threatening letters to schools and allegedly sent the letters in recent weeks and used a former friend's name to damage the friend's reputation. he is held on $350,000 bail. a san francisco police gang task force has arrested four men wanted for attacking three people inside a city bar. police say these are the suspects arrested.

police did not reveal the motive but say it was back in august when the men severely beat the three victims inside a bar on the 400 block of third street. they are all facing charges that include mayhem, false imprisonment and conspiracy. people upset about the state of the economy will be spelling out their message at san francisco's ocean beach today. they will be forming a so- called human banner, reading "tax the 1%" once everyone is in place the formation will be photographed from a helicopter up above. this is video from a similar event from ocean beach four years ago. that message read, impeach, referring to nancy pelosi, after she became speaker of the house. the aclu is getting involved in the objection pie movement. the civil liberties group is demanding san diego authorities drop charges against 51 protestors arrested during a sweep early friday morning. the aclu feared that some demonstrators splay to spend the weekend locked up because they can't afford bail.

more than 100 police officers moved in and removed tents and tarps behind city hall. they cited health and safety concerns. voters in san francisco have 10 days until the november 8th election. voters will be able to use vote to go pick the next mayor. under ranked choice people can select their first, second and third choices for mayor and all those choices will be considered unless a single candidate gets more than 50% of the vote. with 16 names on the ballot, political analysts say that's unlikely. >> it's still working in progress. ine though we've had it since 2004 we've never had an election like this. so it's anyone's guess what will happen come november 8th. >> san francisco state political science professor david lee says rank choice voting is a flawed system and points to oakland mayor jean quan, who won office without winning the most first-place vote. lee says kwon's victory is one reason there's already a recall every to oust her after only

nine months in office. here are more details on how it works. if no candidate receives a majority of first choice votes, then a process of redistributing the votes takes place. the candidate with the fewest first-place votes is eliminated. then voters will have their vote transferred to their second-choice candidate. if those votes gives either candidate a majority, that candidate wins. if not, the process continues as eliminating candidates and redistribute is the votes. congress wants ought white house records involving solyndra. a house subcommittee is threatening to issue a subpoena next week. lawmakers are demanding internal white house documents including president obama's blackberry messages. meanwhile, the administration announced yesterday it is authorizing a review of all loan guarantees made by the energy department to foster green technology.

a battle brewing between the city of richmond and chevron over a property assessment bill. schaeffer ron said it overpaid them so they're fighting for a $60 million refund. residents are angry and say the company needs to pay what it owes. >> how the audacity to question their taxes is beyond me. so it's a 1% against the 99%ers. >> the mayor says the city will faye layoffs and service reductions if chevron wins its case. chevron is questioning how the city places value on the refinery and was awarded an $18 million property tax refund from 2004 to 2006. celebrating the 75th birthday of the golden gate bridge. the independent journal reports the golden gate bridge district bothered of directors approved a new plan yesterday to help mark the occasion next year.

that plan includes day and night tours, lectures, films, and exhibits. the bridge cafe will also be renovated and will feature a new menu. officials say no toll dollars will be used for those celebrations. a fishing boat stranded at stinson beach or two weeks is now gone. yesterday crews finished hauling the boat away piece by piece. the 48-foot boat ran aground on october 13th. the boat owner says he was below deck when the incident occurred and says he called the coast guard for help. but coast guard officials say they don't get involved unless someone's life is in danger. the 70,000 dollar bill for the operation to dismantle the boat is being split throw ways. federal authorities are going to cover dollars 40,000 of the cost marin county will pay $25,000. the boat's owner and residents will take care of the rest. we have an amazing photo to show you of a i could,er getting very close to some hump back whales.

this picture was taken on tuesday. look at that! that's in monterey bay. this is all part of a photo shoot for the santa cruz county conference and visitors council. the photographer just happened to snap that picture when the whales surface and it is now going to be featured on the council's new whale watching page. good morning to you! a pleasant weekend giving you a live look here at the sunrise, most of us waking up with sunshine outside the door this morning and we have plenty of sunshine in store for the afternoon. temperatures about what we saw yesterday, maybe even a few degrees warmer for inland areas this. morning we're very calm. southwesterly breeze very light at sfo and you can see the rest is calm. a northeasterly breeze in oakland so the offshore winds expected to continue for the afternoon. that would keep the marine layer off the coastline and out of our way. and the headline at this hour just how cold we are once again. 38 degrees napa. 39 santa rosa. 39 in fairfield. widespread 40s san rafael, concord, livermore, san jose.

low 50s areas around oakland, hayward, 51 san francisco. to put a feel to this temperature here, very similar to how we woke up yesterday within a few degrees. it was chilly yesterday morning, it's going to feel the same for you as you step outside your door. we'll see those temperatures rebound in the 8 and 9:00 hour. we've got moisture to the south of us going to stay south of us. the storm track going to stay north as well. we will have a wave that moves through tomorrow. that's going to bring become our sea breeze, so for sunday and monday slightly cooler. today above normal for this time of year. by a few degrees. not too much. but it will feel really nice. a dry pattern in place all the way through the second half of next week. chilly morning lows this morning as well as sunday morning. and then slightly cooler conditions expected for sunday. this afternoon, 70s around the bay and inland areas, even on the coastline. 77 petaluma. going to be gorgeous.

76 in oakland. 76 hayward. upper 70s walnut creek, danville, 79 expected antioch for the second half of your day. 77 san jose, 76 santa clara. mid-70s sunnyvale. 76 in free month. and along the coastline a low 70s, pacifica as well as half moon way. 73 expected in the city for the afternoon. 76 in redwood city. extended forecast here, we drop off temperatures just a little bit come sunday. a little more on monday. notice just a gradual cooldown, most noticeable for inland areas. by tuesday, wednesday low 70s instead of the upper 70s that we will experience for your weekend. but halloween, dry and mild and we are look at a good-looking forecast there. we will see the low clouds and fog return to the area. we will show you those models coming up. we are not even in november yet, but the ski season is already underway in the sierra. boreal will have one of its lifts open to skiers and

snowboarders from 9 to 2 today. the resort opened up yesterday afternoon, making this the shortest span between ski seasons in the resort's history. should note that boreal says a lot of snow there is manmade. and if you are looking for snow, you will find it closer to home this weekend. it's being brought 42 civic center ms.a in san francisco this morning for a competition called the downtown throwdown. it's similar to the icer air competition held in the city. but organized by a different group. beginning at noon today, 25 professional snow border will compete for $10,000 in prices and admission is free. pressure to quit. why a group of michele bachmann's supporters are now asking her to drop out of the presidential race. and crews painting the pavement near a florida elementary school may need to spend a little time in the classroom. what they misspelled and the reaction that it's now getting. and let's take you outside future a look at the 880 in

oakland. there's the coliseum. traffic is light. no major problems to report to you this saturday morning.

good morning to you. a bright sunny started over the bay area this morning. chilly temperatures rising into the 70s for the afternoon. right now authorities in argentina and chile are on alert as a volcano may soon erupt. this is video of the volcano in chile, where plumes of ash and smoke are rising almost three miles high. scientists say it appears the activity is increasing, that has led to the evacuation of hundreds of residents. they say with earthquakes

shaking the mountain, a major eruption could occur within hours or days. but last time this volcano erupted was 1991. so much-needed relief supplies are arriving in turkey. temporary tent cities are popping up to help the tens of thousands of people left homeless by sunday's 7.2 earthquake. the government has announced today it's the last day of search and rescue efforts. the brood of a 27-year-old teacher was recovered this morning. so far, the death toll stands at 582. minnesota congresswoman and g.o.p. presidential candidate michele bachmann claims to have widespread tea party support. but one tea party group is asking her to quit her campaign. she hosted a town hall meeting yesterday in iowa. the same day the tea party group american majority called on her to resign. american majority says her floundering campaign is putting the tea party movement at risk. bachmann fought back, with

cnn's wolf blitzer. >> apparently these are perry supporters. if governor perry has something to say to me, he can come out to the debates and say it. >> most polls show bachmann trailing the other candidates despite winning the iowa caucuses earlier this year. palo alto basted hewlett- packard announced this week it is staying in the pc business. and that could end any credit down grid. moody's service announced yesterday it's placing hp on re vow for the possible downgrade. bloomberg reports moody's is considering the downgrade because the decision to stay in the pc business means the company will have less cash on hand. despite news of that possible downgrade, hp stock rose 3.5% yesterday to close at 27.94. daily coupon website groupon may be close to increasing the price for its initial public offering. right now shares for that company are set to sell for 16 that $18 apiece.

but investors say demand for the shares is higher than expected. groupon is expected to let the security and exchanges commission know this upcoming week whether it plans to increase the price for shares, even though groupon remains unprofitable. the closure of a historic most office in downtown ukiah could come as early as january. officials were not able to save the oak street post office. it is boeing closed down by the u.s. postal service. they're trying to close a budget deficit estimated at $8.5 billion and one of the solutions is closing dozens of post offices. a newly renovated ticket lobby is greeting passengers at honolulu international airport. the upgrade includes a color glass pacific ocean wall installation, a wood wave wall overhead, and 46 new ticketing counters. but it's not all about the looks. the 65 million-dollar project is also designed to make the

airport more secure for passengers. >> this is about security, but there's millions of dollars of work behind the scenes and no one will ever see. and they can just rest assured that they're at a much more secure place. >> the new explosive detection system will take a closer look at baggage. if anything suspicious is found, bags will be rerouted to a room with tsa personnel to be searched. work is expected to be finished in 2013. the statue of liberty is celebrating her 125th birthday. last night the statue marked her big day with fireworks over new york harbor. they came from two barges on either side of the island and from the island itself. the show was timed out to patriotic music. and fireworks weren't the only exciting part of that ceremony. 125 immigrants were also sworn in as united states citizens. they come from 46 different

countries and some of the immigrants say this was the biggest moment of their lives. >> i'm an american. i can claim it. i can say. i can beat my chest. proud of it. tell anybody, anywhere that -- i'm an american. >> overcleveland was president when the statue opened in 1986. a typo has popped up in an unusual place in south florida. the crosswalk near banyon elementary is spelled "scohol." a mistake made by a road crew. parents and residents say the misspelling is seen by hundreds of schoolchildren every day. they say the students deserve more from their city. >> possibly a positive lesson to kids? >> yes. you don't want to turn out like the people who did this. you want good grades. know how to spell school. >> this is not the first time road crews have made a mistake. the word handicap was shown up

spelled wrong, as well as president' names and the word dixie. some lanes have also been liss neighborhood some far the counsel has yet to commend. all right. it's not a pumpkin patch, it's a pumpkin house. we'll show that you incredible site that thousands of pumpkins are making and tell you why the mayor says he doesn't. >> coming up in five minutes, we'll have your halloween forecast, as well as what you can expect outside your door for saturday afternoon. tch to a medicare plan,

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at midnight on halloween, a switch is occurring between the people who respond to emergency situations. now you know that familiar red and white striped ambulance. that's taken off during the switch in. their place is the rings of paramedics plus. it's expected to happen on halloween and officials say it could get a little confusing for residents but they won't center to worry about service.

>> i promise you that we will not let any patients go out care, no matter -- we'll stay here until the wee hours of the morning. >> paramedics hired most of their workers but won't be disappearing completely. amr will still trance fear people between hospitals and nursing homes. if you have unwand medication at home, today is the day to get rid of it. there are several locations where you can take expired or unpant wills. it's free of charge and no questions will be asked. you can drop those drugs off between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today. go to ktvu.com to find a location near your. jurors in the dr. conrad murray trial ended their week hearing from a witness who says the blame for michael jackson's death could be on the singer himself. dr. paul white is a leading anesthesiologist. and yesterday he testified that the singer probably caused his own death by injecting himself

with a dose of propofol when dr. murray was not looking. he also challenged the theory by the prosecution's lead medical witness that dr. murray let propofol continuously drip into jackson's bloodstream. >> i do feel that the theory that we proposed is just a lot more rational and would represent a more appropriate clinical situation. >> the prosecution will begin cross-examining dr. white on monday. the case could go to the jury for deliberation by the middle next week. hope for a full nba season is gone this morning. basketball commissioner david stern lasts night he is canceling all games through the end of november. the players union and the owners could not reach a deal despite lengthy negotiations this week. stern says there is now no chance for a regular 82 game season. now that the giants are no longer world champions, they're looking towards next season.

they released a spring training schedule. the team had play 33 preseason games starting on march 3rd in arizona. the giants regular season begins on april 6th begins the diamond backs in phoenix. some people's favorite holidays christmas for others maybe it's thanksgiving. but halloween is definitely the special day for the mayor of west virginia. mayor rick griffith is decorating his house with three thousand pumpkins. invites his constituents to help carve the jack-o'- lanterns. >> i've met thousands of people who get involved and feel part of it and that's the most heartwarming thing. >> many enjoy the pumpkin bash at night. the lit-up words provide a festive glow when the sun goes down. the annual tradition is a great way to build community spirit he says. and there are a number of ways to celebrate halloween right here in the bay area. you can celebrate bo, at

oakland zoo with treat bags. and tonight from 7:30 p.m. to midnight, attend a monster basketball on the uss hornet and find out if the ship is really haunted. and if you are feeling a little creative, pleasanton is also holding a pumpkin carving contest. that begins at 11 a.m. rosemary is making sure we have get weather for all those events. seems like we are enjoying a no- rain forecast. huh. >> yes, we will not need rain jackets some good news for the kids out there. if you're getting outdoors early this morning, i don't know, maybe a soccer game, bring along the jacket. it's a chilly start out there! mostly sunny skies, but don't let that sunshine fool you. just as cold as yesterday. and we do expect a nice warm- up. fog free through today. tomorrow morning could wake up with just a little bit. starting to see some changes and a little bit of a sea breeze. today, 70s, even along the coastline in some areas.

low and mid-70s around the bay. upper 70s expected for our inland spots. a lot like yesterday, maybe even a few degrees warmer for some of the inland areas. and along the valley floor all in all it's just going to be a nice day. we will see a gradual cooldown, but it will be slight on a daily level. take a look at what is going on. a little bit of cooling tomorrow. by wednesday, low 70s in the forecast for the inland areas with partly cloudy skies. back to you. >> thank you. straight ahead a deadly morning in afghanistan. the 13 u.s. troops killed in action. plus the preparations underway in san jose to make sure another hell's angels funeral does not break out in violence. and the cause of death for al davis' revealed. plus what the longtime raiders owner in the hospital just days before his death.

after violence broke out at a else angels funeral two weeks ago, san jose police say they are doing things differently for another funeral planned for today. the cause of death for al davis is revealed. plus the surgery davis underwent just days before his passing. and jean quan responds to the controversy surrounding occupy oakland. the apology the mayor is now offering. those stories and more on the second hour of ktvu morning on 2.

good morning, welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, october 29th. let's check in now with rosemary for a look at your saturday morning forecast. and taking us through halloween, rosemary. >> good morning to you. it's going to be an enjoyable one like yesterday and that includes the chill in the air. getting outdoors, maybe for the far managers market you will need something at least a few layers if not a jacket. so mostly clear and crisp. sunny and mild for the afternoon. subtle changes in the forecast. but we are going to remain dry at least through halloween. we'll look at your numbers coming up in just a few moments. a funeral will take place future the hell's angel member shot and killed two weeks ago while attending a funeral for another hell's angel member. ali rasmus has what police are doing to prepare. >> reporter: san jose police

are planning to have 70 uniformed officers here at the oak hills cemetery, but those officers are not going to be out here on the ground inside the cemetery. the plan is to have them outside the cemetery, outside the front gates, and a around the perimeter of the oak hills cemetery. the big different betweens today's funeral service is today's service is in industry takes-only. a close group of friends and family will lay to rest 52-year- old steve towson. he was a high-ranking member of the santa cruz hell's angels club, shot and killed at the cemetery two weeks ago during the funeral service of another hell's angels member. three to four thousand people takenned that service, and that large crowd made it difficult to respond to towson's shooting for police, to secure the crime scene and apprehend the shooter some today's funeral service for towson is supposed to be much smaller since it will only be by invitation. it's a security precaution that

police say they worked out with towson's family ahead of time, in police say they've been working on the planning for this for the last two weeks. the man police believe is responsible for the death is still on the run. witnesses say 38-year-old steven ruiz got in an argument with towson at the funeral two weeks ago and pulled out a gun and shot towson. police explained why their officers needed to be here today. >> we have to stop this. just bus a lot of the deaths occurring are homicides. and when you're dealing with that type of crime, creates a lot of passion and tension, we don't want to revisit what we had here two weeks ago. >> pack out here live, the funeral service is scheduled to started sometime after 10, between 10 and 11 this morning. police will be positioned not out here on the ground, but in front of the cemetery, and again they're expecting a much smaller crowd since this is invitation only. ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news.

new this morning, we're learning more about the cause of death for al davis. the chronicle reports he died from abnormal heart rhythm and heart disease. his death certificate also states he underwent throat surgery three days before he died of massive heart failure. no reason was given for that operation. the 82-year-old died in the early morning of october 8 at oakland airport hilton. he lived there during the football season. also new this morning, 13 americans are dead after a taliban attack in afghanistan. a suicide bomber programmed a van into an armored nato bus in kabul. this is the first video from the scene as crews are seen rushing to help the victims. the explosion sparked a fireball that litter the street with shrapnel. four afghans also died in the blast this. is the deadly a attack in more than two months. this morning friends and family are mourning the loss of a milpitas man killed in

afghanistan. the u.s. military says 31-year- old steven dunning was killed thursday while on his second tour of duty. he was a marine for 13 years, working in explosive ordnance disposal. his father says despite the risk, his son loved his job and believed it was all worth it. >> it was important to him because he knew that the iud's would kill a lot of marines, and so by him taking part he was saving a lot of his buddies' lives. >> he was investigating a device when killed. that is the only information the family says it has been given about their son's death. the body is expected to be flown to dover air force base today before heading here to the bay area for burial. this morning assemblywoman mary hayashi is out on bail after being charged with felony grand theft. she is accused of stealing more than dollars 2400 worth of clothing from neiman marcus in

san francisco. the incident last sunday was caught on surveillance video. on thursday she appeared in court and pled not guilty to the charges. her spokesperson says it is all a big misunderstanding. >> she sat down the cafe at neiman marcus and after doing a lot of work she stepped outside the store and realized she had made a mistake, but before she had an opportunity to correct that the security guard got her. >> the assemblywoman is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on november 15th. her spokesman says she is looking forward to clearing her name. california's finance director remains on the job despite being arrested for drunk driving. officers arrested 36-year-old anna just before 1 a.m. yesterday in downtown sacramento after seeing her weaving. she took responsibility and offered to resign but her resignation was not accepted. she has been the state finance

director since 2009. more tents popping up in oakland. >> we're not stopping until we the people occupy all our economy -- >> protestors received the morale boost last night with the appearance of documentary film director michael moorer. he rallied the crowd and praised scott olson, the war vet seriously injured tuesday. >> i want to make sure that scott olson's medical bills are paid. >> you'll contribute to? >> absolutely, if he needs help, absolutely. >> thank you. >> moore says he won't make a movie about the movement or what happened in oakland earlier this week. he did say mayor quan should consider resigning. kept visit toars discussing marching on the port of oakland as part of their general strike on wednesday. oakland mayor jean quan is apologizing for tuesday's night's use of force, but despite calls from critics she is refusing to step down. >> i'm the mayor of the city.

we need some stability right now. last thing i'm thinking of is my political career, whether i'm going to resign or not. have a job to do and i'm going to do it no the mayor also apologized to the family of scott olson, the veteran injured tuesday night in downtown oakland. critics say she did the right thing by apologizing and by letting protestors return to city hall but she's damaging her reputation as a progressive by delivering yataghan protestors cannot camp out downtown. good morning to you! temperatures to warm a few degrees above yesterday. you can see calm conditions, just a light southwesterly breeze over sfo, but most of us dealing with very, very still conditions at this hour. concord a very light breeze coming from the east southeast. current temperatures this morning cool enough to bring

goosebumps to you. 39 degrees santa rosa stepping outside in napa 38 as well as fairfield, upper 30s. widespread 40s inland. 50s right around the bay. 52 oakland. 50 in hayward. 51 in san francisco. upper 40s in redwood city and san jose. high pressure still in place. and that is going to bring us a mild afternoon. widespread 70s expected from the bay inland, even along the coastline. some 70s and widespread upper 60s as well. past the chill in the air this morning, we're in good shape for the afternoon. satellite radar, so this ridge in place is flat. you can see it right about there. and that will keep the storm track to the north. dry conditions for at least the first half of the week and now models are showing the possibility of dry conditions through most of the business week. let's talk about the weekend because it's going to be gorgeous. head inland east, we're looking

at 78 for concord. south bay, 77 san jose. 79 morgan hill. 79 santa cruz for the afternoon. and along the peninsula, widespread low and mid-70s as well. extended forecast for you here, the weekend looking just great. we're got temperatures eventually sliding back to what we would call seasonal average for the end of october, first week of november. halloween looks good. widespread 60s for the coastline in the afternoon. 76 will be the average for the inland areas. and then we continue that cooldown, tuesday, wednesday with dry conditions. we'll lock at your lunchtime forecast coming up. time for your live drive time traffic. let's give you a live look. the golden gate looking very solid on this saturday morning. traffic looks good in both directions on 101 as well. also give you a live look there at the bay bridge, also looking pretty good in both directions on 80. highway patrol not reporting any major accidents on by area

roadways at this hour. we are not even in november yet, but the ski season is already underway in the sierra. boreal will have one of its lifts open to skiers and snow borders fromto 2:00 today. they opened up yesterday afternoon making this the shortest span between ski their history. but a lot of snow there is manmade. the st. louis cardinals are the new world champions [cheering] as you can see are the team celebrated last night with a champagne shower in that locker room. the cards beat the rangers to win their first championship since 2006, and their 11th in club history. stay with us on ktvu, ahead in our 8:30 half hour we'll have much more on the big win for the cards, including reaction from current cardinals and former a's manager tony larussa. >> coming up a airline gets

grounded. what is keeping qantas from leaving airport gates this weekend and who is the airline blaming for the shutdown. >> she what mayors should not do. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown weighs in on occupy oakland, what he is saying about mayor jean quan's performance so far. and bank of america backtracking on its plan to charge $5 a month to use a debit card. verizon 4g lte.

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but a pleasant afternoon with plenty of sunshine over the bay. new this morning, qantas airways is grounding all flights starting today. the airline will not fly until it settles its labor dispute with pilots and other ground stall. the sticking points are over pay and working conditions. personnel will not be required to show up and won't be paid beginning monday. >> we are looking out until the union's withdrawal, and reach an agreement with us. >> the airline has reduced and rescheduled flights for weeks due to a series of strikes and overtime work bans. the company estimates it will lose $20 million a day. qantas stopped flying into the by area in may. the british government is taking legal action against occupy protestors. the corporation of london governors the city and wants to evict demonstrators camped outside of st. paul's. the church shut down the building last week, saying the campsite represent a safety

hazard. >> very famous spot. and we will get other protestors coming here to camp. so it just cannot be tolerated. >> this is the first time since world war ii the 300-year-old chump has been closed. the government acknowledges it could take months to receive a court order removing that tent city. a new york city is turning up the heat on occupy protestors by turning the heat off. firefighters have removed six generators and 13 gas cans from the wall street encampment. demonstrators say they were using them for warmth and cooking. mayor bloomberg says while the tents can stay, the generators were fire hazards. and a reporter there is accusing protestors of threatening him. >> you want to stab me in the throat? what did you say? >> no! >> with a pen! he grabbed the mic out of my hand and then proceeded to threaten to stab me in the throat with a pen. >> occupy protestors say they plan to bring in solar powered generators to replace the ones

that were taken away. a former two-term mayor of san francisco is chiming in on the handling of occupy auckland. willie brown says in his opinion mayors should never engage in any conduct that sanctions anyone violating the rules. brown says in dog so, mayor quan opened the door for other activist groups to also camp overnight and in the weeks and years to come. >> if she had stuck to her original guns, that is you can protest but you can't stay overnight, that's a violation of the rules, she would have been better shape. >> brown says the mayor told occupy protestors they could demonstrate during the day but not camp out. so far that rule is working for atlanta. president obama is blaming republicans for not pass is legislation to create more jobs. >> unfortunately, republicans in congress are paying attention. they haven't gotten the message. over and over they have refused to even debate the same kinds

of jobs proposals that republicans have supported in the past. >> in his weekly address, the president highlighted executive actions he took this week involving mortgage refinancing, jobs for veterans and lower student loan costs. he urged congress to pass it his jobs bill. he says one survey shows nearly 7 in 10 millionaires are willing to pay more in taxes to help the economy. tonight the white house is opening its doors to trick-or- treaters. and as you can see, the white house lawn has been decorated for that occasion. president obama and the first lady will be handing out treat bags which include a box of white house m&ms and orange cookies and a packet of dried fruit. the trick-or-treaters will be children from elementary schools in the area. children from the boys and girls clubs of america and military families have also been invited. a bank of america is rethinking its plan to charge its customers a $5 fee on debit

card purchases. it's considering a proposal to offer new ways of having to avoid -- that fee. right now only customers with certain premium accounts will be exempt from the $5 charge in january. this move comes after a firestorm of criticism from consumers, congress and the white house. chase and wells fargo are also pulling back. the two banks decided to drop their debit card fees altogether. they had been charging some customers a $3 monthly fee. palo alto based hewlett- packard announced this week it is staying in the pc business and that could end in a credit downgrade. moody's service announced yesterday it is now placing hp on review for the possible downgrade. bloomberg reports moody's is consider this bus the decision to stay in the pc business means the company will have less cash on hand. despite news of the possible downgrade, hf stock rose 3.5% yesterday to close at 27.94.

daily coupon website groupon may be close to increasing price for its initial public offering. right now shares of the company are set to sell for 16 that $18 apiece. but investors close to groupon say demand for those shares is higher than expected. groupon is expected to let the security and exchanges commission know this upcoming week whether it plans on increasing the price per shares. this comes even though groupon remains unprofitable. ahead the change coming this week to one bay area county, when you dial 911 for an ambulance. but first, celebrating lady liberty. the red, white and blue lighting of the sky or a big birthday. >> warmth expected for your afternoon. coming up what you can expect in your neighborhood. >> and you the ktvu morning team is to you on facebook. like us for updates on the latest overnight and breaking news.

fireworks lit up the sky to celebrate the statue of liberty 125th birthday. the big day was celebrated last night over new york harbor and those fireworks came from two barges on either side of the island and then in the island itself. gorgeous 12-minute show was timed out of course to bite rot ic music. and fireworks were not the only part of the ceremony. you there see them, 125 immigrants also sworn in as united states citizens. they come from 46 different countries, and some of those

immigrants say it's the biggest moments of their life. >> i'm an american! i can clearly say, i can beat my chest. proud of it! tell anybody, anywhere, that i'm an american! >> grover cleveland was president when the statue first opened in 1886. a world war ii veteran from morgan hill is one of several hundred individual who will receiver the highest civilian honor. he is the son of japanese immigrants who fought in europe. next week congress will award him and 1250 other so-called veterans or families the congressional gold medal. >> this kind of makes up for the problems we had early in 1941 and 2, when the government said that you are now an enemy

alien. so this -- kind of turns things around. >> a special exhibit is underway on the uss hornet in alameda now to honor the veterans. we know there are lots of events outside this weekend. rosemary with a look at your forecast. >> good morning! the last weekend of october, and our temperatures are going to be a little above normal for this time of year. so sitting in the 70s for the afternoon, a look there at the city. plenty of sunshine, maybe a tiny bit of patchy fog. that's about it. but we're just as cold as yesterday. so grab that jacket, getting out early this morning. 30s in parts of valley. we're talking north bay especially, mid and upper 30s around napa, santa rosa, it is a frostedy start for you. meanwhile, most inland areas checking in in the mid-40s, then low 50s right around the bay. oakland areas near san francisco reporting low 50s. noontime numbers, upper 60s to near 70. a nice day to be outdoors for

lunch, northerly winds will keep the million off the coast and we're looking at plenty of sunshine through the afternoon. upper 60s to low 70s for the coastline and widespread 70s elsewhere. 76 redwood city for the afternoon. 77 san jose. inland east bay 78 for livermore and north looking at 79 in santa rosa. san francisco low 70s for today and 76 expected in oakland. extended forecast, a little cooler tomorrow, we will have a wave approach the coastline, not going to bring us any rain but going to bring us that gradual cooldown into wednesday. notice our temperatures begin to drift. in the downward direction. low 70s for inland areas come mid-week wednesday with dry conditions, marine layer and the fog expected back possibly as early as tomorrow morning so we'll be tracking that. but for halloween, looking good. back to you. >> thank you. right now clean-up efforts are underway in mexico as the country was battered by tropical depression rena. even with the hurricane was down gridded it still hit

cancun with heavy wind and rain. so far there are no reports of any injuries. but the storm did knock out power and it brought down some trees. officials are warning people to stay alert because the storm is most likely going to bring rain to the area for the next few days. people in the northeast are bringing for an early snowstorm. this is video from massachusetts, where the storm has already dropped a few inches of snow. and now meteorologists there say the region could see close to 10 inches by the end of the weekend. that's about three inches more than the record snowfall for this time of year. still ahead, police capture the man they say is responsible for several school threats in contra costa county. the motive behind the threats and the charges that suspect is now facing. and halloween is usually a busy night for police and other responders. what can make this year a little could not fuse engine alameda county? and friends and family gather to say good-bye to a member of the hell's angels killed in a

funeral. the precaution police are taking to make sure the mourners stay safe.

he died two weeks ago while saying guy bye to a fellow hell's angel member, and today friends and family of steve towson will come together to say good-bye to him. and welcome back to ktvu morning on 2. the time now is 8:30. the funeral for steve towson will get underway later today and security is expected to be tight. ali rasmus is live in san jose with more on what we can expect. ali. >> reporter: we just got an updated from san jose police and they say the funeral service for steve towson is supposed to happen later this

afternoon. 1:30 police say now, instead of 10 a.m. and at that time what we can can check to see are at least 70 san jose police officers standing outside the cemetery, outside the front gates, and around the cemetery grounds. police say they're going to be here not because they're expecting any violence, but because they are taking precautions and they're taking precautions because of what happened at the cemetery two weeks ago. that's when 52-year-old steve towson was shot and killed during the funeral service of another hell's angels member. police say three to four thousand people attended that service. police say that huge crowd made it difficult to respond to towson's shooting to secure the crime scene and an hen the shooter. in contrast, today's funeral service is supposed to be much smaller since it will be by invitation only. he was a high-ranking member of the santa cruz hell's angel motorcycle club and again, police say they will remain outside the ceremony -- cemetery during his service to allow mournes some privacy. >> we're not going to stand at

the door and check tickets. this is something that -- again, it needs to be noted they're coming to pay their respects and we don't want to agitate them. >> the man police believer is responsible for to you stop's death is still on the run. police say 38-year-old steven ruiz also a hell's angels member got in an argument with towson before he pulled on the a gun and shot towson. so in light of violence that happened here this month, police say it was necessary. it is necessary for them to be on the the funeral service today. again just an update on the time line that we get from san jose police this morning. they're expecting that service to start around 1:30 this afternoon. ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. occupy protestors plan two major demonstrations today in north bay. there will be a rally at noon in petaluma. members will march at city hall starting at 2 p.m. they have been planned to camp

there. they do expect a confrontation with police because the city is prohibiting all tents. we're now learning the death of a petaluma high school student who died dyed in a car crash in august was a suicide. 19-year-old danny cox was paralyzed last summer after a diving accident at lake tahoe. he died in the summer when his special car hit a tree in novato. witnesses say he was traveling close to 70 miles an hour when he crashed and investigators say there were no skid marks found at the scene indicating there was no attempt to brake. martinez police have arrested a man who they say made threats to several east bay schools. 36-year-old larry banna is charged with making self- criminal tents will. he sent level this engler to schools and sent the letters in recent weeks and used a former friend's name in an effort to damage the friend's reputation. he is held on $350,000 bail.

a firefighter is booked on a number of charges. he is accused of embezzling more than $63,000 from the firefighters union. police say he used the money for sharks season tickets and a trip to disneyland. he was booked on suspicions of grafted theft and probation violation. union square store owners are considering a network of cameras to fight against crime. this comes after thefts on wednesday on gory street. a clerk says two men enter the store and stole a display case filled with some of the store's most expensive items. san francisco police say a camera outside captured the two suspects. >> extremely valuable to us because now we have a photo to match what the suspect looks like, not just a description of what the victim tells us. >> last july the same camera

captured this man stealing a $275,000 picasso sketch from a nearby art gallery. the owner says the police are often candidate and to look at his tape when there's a nest the area. the san francisco police gang task force has arrested four men wanted for attacking three people inside a city bar. police say these are the suspects arrested. police did not reveal the motive but say it was in august when the men beat victims. they are all facing charges including mayhem and conspiracy. start this is halloween will there be some different people who respond to emergency situations. the familiar red and white striped ambulance of american medical response will be taken off the switch. in their police will be the teal colored rigs of paramedics

plus from texas. the transfer of power is expected to happen on halloween. officials say it could get confusing but resident don't have to worry about service. >> i promise you that we'll not let any patient go without care if they need it, no matter -- we'll stay here until the wee hours of morning. >> paramedics plus hired most of the amr workers, and they won't be disappearing completely. amr will still transfer people between hospitals and nursing homes, but the 911 calls will be handled by paramedics plus. a battle is brewing between the city of richmond and chevron over a property tax assessment bill. chevron says it overpaid property taxes for its refinery from 2007 to 2009. so now the company is fighting for a $60 million refund. residents are angry and say the company needs to pay what it owes. >> how they audacity to question their taxes to the city is beyond me.

it's a 1 percenters against the rest of us, the 99 percenters. >> the mayor says the city will face layoffs and service reductions if chevron wins its case. schaeffer ron was awarded an dollars 18 million property tax refund from 2004 to 2006. planning is now underway to celebrity the 75th birthday of the golden gate brain bridge. the bridge district bothered of directors approved a gnaw plan yesterday to help mark the occasion next year. that plan includes day and night tours, lectures, films and exists. the bridge cafe will also be renovated if feature a new menu. bridge district officials say no toll dollars will be used for the celebrations. final piece of a section of roadway is now in place on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. yesterday crews slid the piece into place. the large pieces of steel and concrete started going in near yerba buena island last

february. there are 28 sections in all, and together they make up the self-anchored suspension part of the bridge. >> 280,000 plus motorists every day, and it's obvious we have an important economic lifeline and this will be safe for generations to come. >> caltrans officials say work on the new bay bridge is moving faster than they planned. the next step is to put cables in the new tower. work on this is expected to start by the end of the year. a fishing boat stranded for two weeks has been destroyed. yesterday crews finished hauling away the boat piece by piece. the boat ran aground on october 13th. the boat's owner says he was below deck when the incident happened. he says he called the coast guard for help but they said they don't get involved unless someone's life is in danger. the 70,000 dollar bill for the operation to dismantle the boat is being split three ways.

we have i pretty amazing photo to show you of a kayaker getting a close look at hump wails tuesday in monterey bay. it was part of a photo shoot for the santa cruz county conference and visitors council. the photographer just happened to snap this photo when the whales surfaced. it will now be featured on the council's new whale watching page. good morning to you! we have a cool start to the morning, calm and quiet, and our temperatures will be warmer once again. the last weekend of october is going to be very pleasant. high pressure in place, storm track to the north. it's a flat ridge, but it's still enough to keep us dry conditions. so this morning, again waking up very chilly, even sink into the 30s for the north bay.

inland areas dry pattern in place through the weekend and beyond. slightly cooler on sunday. today perhaps slightly warmer than yesterday by a few degrees. san francisco low 50s, as well as oakland mid-40s livermore, san jose 49 degrees. so a cool start even frosty in some cases. we've got clear skies over california, some moisture to the south, that's not going to go any further north. meanwhile that storm track remains to the north of us. looks like washington and oregon picking up a few scattered showers over the last 24 hours. the rest of us dry, mostly clear, even over the sierra, 60s and dry conditions for the afternoon. by tomorrow morning going to fast-forward, it looks like low clouds and fog will be back perhaps to the sunset district waking up with a few low clouds, hugging the coastline there. maybe just inside the bay. and that's going to be about it. we've got onshore breeze returning for tomorrow. today mostly clear skies, and plenty of sunshine. 77 expected for novato.

76 in kentfield. 73 sausalito. around the east bay, 76 oakland, inland east bay 77 danville. 79 for antioch in the afternoon. south bay nice day, 77 san jose, 75 sunnyvale. peninsula looking good. 76 redwood city. 75 san ma fayeo. 73 in the city. widespread 70s some low 60s, she say upper 60s for the coastline, even upper 70s expected in the afternoon. extended forecast, we are dry. temperatures will trail off, looks like halloween a nice one, 60s for the coast. mid to upper 70s inland and by wednesday, low 70s inland, mid- 60s along the coastline. back to the desk. ahead the presidential candidate now being asked to resign from the g.o.p. race. and the band sugar land returns to indianapolis. personal message from the music group to the fans. and let's take you live outside. there's the east shore freeway.

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this morning. cool start for the perfect afternoon expected. new vidro this morning showing a volcano in chile close to eruption. plumes of ash and smoke are rising almost three miles from the mouth of the volcano. scientists say it appears the activity is increasing, and that has led to the evacuation of hundreds of residents. they say with earthquakes, shaking the mountain a major eruption could occur within hours or days. the last time that volcano erupted was back in 1991. some much-needed relief supplies are arriving in turkey. temporary tent cities are popping up to leave the tens every thousands of people left home list by the 7.2 earthquake. the government says it's the last day of search and rescue efforts. so far the death toll stand at 582. queen elizabeth and prince phillip are on their way home to england this morning after completing their tour down under. they left australia a few ours

ago. they arrived yesterday at the heads of government meeting in perth. that meeting brings together former colonies of the british empire. earlier this morning, before departing, queen liz both and prince phillip attended a farewell barbeque. this was the queen's 16th visit to australia since 1954. for the first time since a deadly accident more than two months ago, the group sugar land returns to indianapolis. this time it was indoors at a basketball arena. last night they performed a free show for fans, some of whom were injured when a stage collapsed at the indiana state fair. lead singer told the crowd the concert was to celebrate life and music. 60 to 70-mile-per-hour win gusts toppled the stage before the band was to appear the night of august 13th. seven people died and some 40 others were injured. a psychiatrist says the concert

could help survivors and relatives come to terms with what happened. jurors in the dr. conrad murray trial heard from a witness who said the blame for michael jackson's death could be on the singer himself. dr. paul white is a leading anesthesiologist. he testified that the singer probably caused his own death by injecting himself with a dose of propofol when dr. murray was not looking. he also challenged the theory by the prosecution's lead medical witness that dr. murray let propofol continuously drip into jackson's bloodstream. the prosecution will begin cross-examining dr. white on monday. a controversy is brewing over a new policy at a private christian university in the deep south. employees at shorter college must now sign a statement rejecting homosexuality or they could get fired. the university is a small liberal arts school located in rome, georgia. the college president says new employees will have to make the pledge to be hired, and current staff members must sign it to

renew their contracts. >> our reject is -- not agreement in the bible. >> an informal poll shows students are mixed over the issue. the school president says other christian universities have made similar statements and it is legal as as long as the college does not receive federal funding. voters in san francisco 10 days until the november 8th election and in year voters will be able to use rank choice voting to pick their next mayor. people can select their first, second and third choices for mayor and all choices will be considered unless a single candidate gets more than 50% of the vote. with 16 names on the ballot for mayor, analysts say that is unlikely. >> it's still work in progress. we've never had an election

like this. so it's anyone's guess what will happen come november 8th. >> san francisco's state political science professor says he believes rank choice voting is a flawed system. he points to oakland mayor jean quan, who won office without winning the most first-place votes. he says kwon's victory is one reason why there's already a recall effort to oust her after only nine months in office. and here are more details on how range choice voting works. if no candidate receives a majority of first choice votes, then a process of redistributing votes takes place. first the candidate with the fewest first place votes is eliminated. at this point, voters who choose an eliminated candidate will have their votes transferred to their second choice candidate. if those additional second choice votes gives either candidate a majority, that candidate wins. if not, the process continues of eliminating candidates and recontributing votes. minnesota congresswoman and

g.o.p. presidential candidate michele bachmann claims to have widespread tea party support. but one group is now asking her to quit her campaign. she hosted a town hall meeting yesterday in iowa. the same day the tea party group called on her to resign. american majority says her floundering campaign is putting the tea party movement at risk. bachmann immediately fought back, with wolf blitzer. >> apparently these are perry supporters that came out and just a clumsy move on their part to make this statement. if governor perry has something to say to me, he can come out to the debates and say it. >> the polls show bachmann trailing the other g.o.p. candidates. rick perry is in new hampshire this weekend, attending a banquet for the cornerstone group last night and tried to emphasize his conservative credentials. that include his pro-life stance and opposition to same- sex marriage. he also said some of the other candidates are just claiming to

be conservative to win votes. he business talked tax policy and poked fun at herman cain's 9-9-9 plan. ahead the nba team owner at risk of losing their stake after filing for bankruptcy. >> what a team! what a ride! >> and you saw it right here on ktvu, the cards take the world series. more from last night's big game, including post-game reaction! >> outside our doors it's a cloud-free, cold start to the morning. coming up what you can expect for the afternoon.

all right. let's will be at your live drive time traffic. this is 237 in mill biteas. you can see traffic moving smoothly. we're getting word of a collision on 880 in san jose. so be careful there. then look to the bay bridge, busy this morning. sun is shining but traffic moving smoothly through that area. new this morning, one of the owners of the sacramento kings may be close to losing his stake of the team. the sacramento bee reports this morning developer bob cook has filed for personal bankruptcy and could be forced to surrender his share of the kings. his share is valued at 7% and he has been part owner of the kings since the 1980s. hope for a full nba season

is gone this morning. basketball commissioner david stern announced last night that he is canceling all games through the end of november. the players union and the owners just couldn't reach a deal despite lengthy negotiations this week. stern says there's now no chance for a regular 82-game season. the st. louis cardinals are world champions this morning! this year was the scene above the ballpark. fans also packed the city streets and partied the night away. police did say the mood was festive and peaceful and there was no reports of looting or rioting. what a team! what a run! >> cardinals beat the rangers 6- 2 in game 7. the st. louis hometown had the double and won the most valuable player award. and former cal star alan craig hit a home run and snatched a home run away from the rangers

with a slake catch over the wall. tony larussa now has three world championships too it's hard to explain how we made it happen except the club has great guts. that's really -- we have mortality than people think, but we have get guts. >> the rangers were twice just a strike away from winning the title in game 6 on thursday night. but they could not get it done. texas now lost back-to-back world series. last year losing five games to the giants. the rangers are still looking for its first world championship in its 51-year history. here's another look at the top stories we've been following this saturday morning. san jose police are increasing patrols for the funeral of hell's angels member steve towson today. police say he was shot and killed two weeks ago while attending the funeral of another hell's angels member. the suspect is still on the run. the death certificate of al davis shows he died of heart failure. it also states the former raider underwent throat surgery three days before he passed

away. the 82-year-old died in the early morning of october 8th. mayor jean quan is apologizing for the use of force during tuesday's occupy protest raid but refuse to go step down. she says she will continue to try to communicate with occupy oakland. clearer skies across the bay area but cool morning temperatures. >> the cool morning a pleasant afternoon, calm conditions right now. and we're looking at temperatures sitting in the 30s in around the north bay. so a cold one there, widespread 40s and 50s around most parts we're going to see widespread 70s today. upper 70s santa rosa and fairfield. mid to upper 70s at san jose. upper 70s low 70s on the coastline. santa cruz will 79. and our extended forecast, cooldown but dry and halloween looking mild. 60s on the coast, and mid-70s for the inland areas. >> good news for trick-or-

treaters. >> what are you dressing up as? >> i think pirate mike! >> i like the pirate idea. >> i like it too. yourself? >> i'll think about it. >> no comment! >> all right. that's mornings on 2. thank you for waking up with us for spending your morning with us. we'll follow the latest stories on ktvu.com.