millimeters of being a fatal wound. >> despite not hitting the crotted artery he had significant blood loss. >> reporter: eric tarantino wanted to express his thanks. >> i want to thank everyone that supported me all my friends on the beach, the paramedics, especially who helped me in the ambulance, also everyone that hospital. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, we will tell you more about the injuries he suffered because of the shark attack and why it's a danger all beachgoers need to keep in mind. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. the window opens tomorrow for a surf competition in san francisco. organizers are keeping an eye on the forecast to see which four days will be the best.

if conditions are right, three dozens of the world's top surfers are expected to take part in the competition. an ambert alert, two children were abducted from northern california. one is a 5-year-old girl with brown hair and a 7-year-old boy, police say they were taken by a 31-year-old white woman who is 5'3", 125 pounds. her name is april schwartz. they were last seen in shasta county in a white gmz yukon, 118bzr is the license plate. pursuit turns deadly that intersection of railroad avenue and bucabin road -- buchanan

road. rob roth is live. >> reporter: here police are still investigating that accident that left one person dead and three injured. we want to show you this pick up truck. police say the driver tried to run from police, hit another car ask slammed into a wall. the police arrived to look into what happened. >> reporter: it happened before 11:00 this morning, witnesses heard sirens and saw the truck. often officer tried to stop the truck. >> the driver fled immediately, in excess of 70 miles per hour to the point where the officer was unable to keep up. [no audio] >> reporter: i lost -- >> reporter: the we are back

live. the woman who was killed has been identified as a 47-year- old woman. the two people in the truck were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. there is one dead and three injured. the driver of the truck, who caused all this, could face charges of manslaughter. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. "occupy oakland" protesters are calling for a strike on wednesday to shut down the city but will that happened? ktvu's jade hernandez is live where protesters just finished meeting. >> reporter: "occupy oakland" just held a press conference to say why they are holding a strike and mass day of action. it began 45 minutes ago. and anyone within the group who wanted to speak was allowed. it was health at telegraph and broadway because it was the site of the last strike in

1946. the movement has four points they are stressing called for wednesday. solidary, to end police attacks on the community, defend oakland schools. one protester held up a victory from city hall today. >> i have a memorandum in which she says the sciu approached them and asked them to let their workers off for the day on november 2 and in response to that she says that any worker who chooses to take part will not face action from the city. >> this is a movement about fighting corporate rule. >> reporter: you are looking at "occupy oakland" right now here in front of city hall. that is a man who supports the

cause but they won't instruct members to strike. coming up at 6:00, how local labor unions are handling the strike. i want to show you this children's village was set up. they will go trick-or-treating tonight. it's one of the changes in the movement today. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. across the bay occupy protesters in san francisco were hoping to get protection from city hall. live picture now from the plaza. more than 100 people. members are organizing themselves, you see signs, they served food during the day. christian will have a report at 5:30. it was not a good day on

wall street today. stocks ended the month with steep losses. investors were till worried about the greek debt crisis. here are too's -- today's closing numbers. the dow jones industrial average lost 276 points to close at 11,955.01., the nasdaq composite dropped 53 points. for the month, they were all up between 9 and 11%. experts say hiring is booming but it may not be enough. the tech industry created 65% of all jobs from january through december. the bay area needs a rebound in housing, construction and other sectors before they are ready to say the economy recovered. libya has a new prime minister to help prepare the country for elections. members appointed him to the

post. he is an engineer from tripoli. he will be appointing a cabinet in the coming days. nato operations end at midnight tonight now that moammar gadhafi is dead. tony larussa that knowed his family today as he hung up his hat. >> i know they sacrificed. no matter how the organization. >> the cardinals' manager announced his retirement three days after winning the world series. he led st. louis to victory in 2006 and managed the a's in the 1989 bay bridge series. now that tony larussa stepped down as the cardinals manager, people at his foundation are hoping to see

more of him. the foundation serves contra costa county. staffers hopes it will give a boost with more help from him. they typically see a lot of him after the baseball season anyway. >> most managers have the off season. he has the baseball season and the arts seize en. >> he is looking forward to one of his favorite events, stars stars to the rescue. sad news for magic fans. fire damages the magic castle in los angeles. flames broke out this afternoon in the mansion. the 100-year-old building housing the magical arts and a private club for magic shows. 100 firefighters battled the fire and brought it under control. no word on the cause of the fire or the extent of the

damage. the website notes the venue is closed tonight. two small earthquakes rattled the east bay this morning. both hit under the university of california, berkeley campus. the first at 2:45 a.m. 2.4. another earthquake struck 5 hours later. 1.4. no damage or injuries were reported. there have been 5 earthquakes near berkeley in the past 10 days. the city is saying an e-mail predicting a major earthquake is not true. it reads, they are predicting there is a 30% chance of a earthquake above a 6.0 in the next 2-3 weeks. the city manager says the information is not true. no one has contacted them and no one in the mayor's office heard the predictions. she also says it's important to remember no one can predict

earthquakes. thousands of parolees are locked down and banned from displaying halloween decktrations. with rain -- decorations. with rain in the forecast, i am talking about a red flag warning. i will tell you all about it. in under a minute. way to brew.

two people were hurt after a home caught fire. firefighters were called out about 5:00 a.m. this morning. you can see the mobile home. the fire spread from the home to a tree and took down a power line. two people were lying outside when firefighters arrive. they were flown to the hospital. officials tell us one is in critical condition. it's called opbrasion boo, it is going into effect on halloween to keep kids safe from sex offenders.

>> reporter: decorations such as these are banned for the sex offenders tonight, part of an effort aimed at keeping kids safe this halloween. >> reporter: officials are taking action to keep halloween harmless for california kids. >> this operation is making sure that our children are safe and protected. >> reporter: kamala harris and officials launched operation boo. a program that aims to keep california's 95,000 registered sex offenders aware from trick- or-treaters. >> a 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew. no offering of candy and no decorations are allowed. >> reporter: the state opened 12 curfew centers for parolees. other are monitored with gps

units. parolees are unlikely to target kids tonight. >> that's a small number of offenders that snatch children. but one is too many as far as we are concerned and empower our children and parents is the most important thing. >> i think that's good. i am taking my daughter out and so i know she will be safe. >> reporter: parents said operation boo will help keep their fears in check tonight. the california department of justice is also assigning 22 specialigants to -- special agents. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> ghosts and goblins will be prowling the neighbors tonight. this is the second year that san san francisco's castro district will not have a big

street party. owners said they expect a normal night but police will be boosting parole to make sure. >> the police department will have a zero tolerance for alcohol, public intoxication and any violence. >> it will be another story over the hill. thousands of costumed children are expected to trick-or-treat at businesses. just in time for halloween a man learned his haunted house can go on on a smaller scale. it's a story we brought you three weeks ago. he has run his haunted house for 5 years. he charges $3 to see it and the money goes to charity. but this year a neighbor complained and the city shut it down. >> planning on decorating. we will decorate my neighbor's yards. whatever we have left over we

will decorate people's houses. >> he is working with the county to find a place to make it bigger and better. a new home for the 49ers. the city is putting the finishing touches on the new home. that could mean it would open in 2014. now that the plan is in the final stages many hope they can break ground sometime late next year. the snowstorm that hit the east coast took another victim, halloween. some delays halloween. officials said there were too many hazards for children. across the eastern seaboard, hundreds of thousands of home remain without power. the damage was worse an hurricane irene. the snowstorm also

disrupted flights across the country but it was the passengers who were hit the hardest. they were stranded for more than 7 hours. coming up, we will hear a recording of the pilot pleading for help and the angry reaction. let's talk halloween. looks like it will be a beautiful night. over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> nice evening. we have showers or windy or cool conditions on halloween but tonight will be perfect for trick-or-treaters. the weather is changing around. i have the live readings. that lets you know there is strong winds. there is an indication the winds are gusting 25 miles per hour and off shore, san francisco, 22. richmond, 5. see the winds out of the northwest, those will clock around tonight, coming out of the northeast, this is

what happened last week. not exactly but close. we had the red flag warning, strong winds forecast, that's where we are now. the winds are starting to clock around. that happens tonight. a red flag warning tomorrow morning through wednesday morning, wind gusts 40 miles per hour. you can see thim pacts of the high pressure because the high pressure only creates the winds but the air sinks. it sinks, it warms. that's warm. for this time of year. you are already seeing increased temperatures. those are the things i look for. if you look at the current temperatures, you can say, this is happening. that's why the national weather service has the red flag warning. the places with the strongest winds are above berkeley

campus. around sky line boulevard. around mount tam, near novato, big rock. similar to last week. not going to be 90 degrees. might go 85. not a heat event. wind and low humidity. in the pacific, there is a low pressure center up here. it will visit us this week. it will bring rain and snow to the mountains. interesting week. red flag warning and then looking at rain and snow all in the same five-day forecast. when i get back here, i will let you know how to plan your week. the 7 bill 1st baby was born -- the 7 billionth baby was born. this is clog attention to the stress putt on the planet's

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woman who was killed after she tried to run across interstate 680 was under the influence. they believe the woman was drinking when he she got out of her car. she was hit by several cars, including one where a woman was driving with her three kids inside. all of the drivers stopped and are cooperating with investigators. president obama took action to prevent drug shortages. it is threatening patients lives. >> even though the fda prevented an actual crisis, this is one of those slow rolling problems that could end up resulting in disaster for patients. >> reporter: the fda says the number of drug shortages tripled in the past 5 years. last year, 178 drugs were in

short supply. today the president signed an order designed to help the food and drug administration head off drug shortages. a cancer patient said it's a life and death issue. >> the fda is trying to ensure that for anyone with cancer, special one that is curable, they got the drugs so they can get the treatment. >> the order try r requires them -- requires them to notify when they have shortages. a defense expert in the trial of michael jackson's doctor acknowledged conrad murray did break some rules. prosecutors cross-examined him, he admitted he would never treat the singer with propofol as a sleepate aide and if he

did he would never have left the room as conrad murray did. >> do you agree there are incidences where conrad murray deviated from the standard of care in his treatment of michael jackson? >> yes, i would. >> he testified that it appears the singer injected himself. his testimony challenges that of prosecution witness. 10 weeks, that's how long cem karabay marriage to kris humphries lasted. the star filed for divorce today siting irreconcilable differences. she said she hoped her marriage was forever but sometimes things don't work out. the two had a prenuptial agreement. they were married in a made for tv wedding on august 20. politicians say they are

paying attention to the occupy movement but do they think it's enough. airlines can leave their airlines on the tarmac for hours on end, but not with passengers on board.

complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. the "occupy san francisco" protesters are saying they are there to stay. >> more on that in a minute. now we are learning more about the amber alert. we have a picture of the woman who police say took two young children. she was taking care of the kids

at her home in cottonwood with permission from their parents. she took them fishing yesterday but they haven't been seen sense. she is believed to be driving a white gmc yukon, 118bzr is the license place plait. back now to the "occupy san francisco" protesters. a super visor is pushing to protect them from a police raid. you are finding the super visor is meeting meeting with mixed results? >> reporter: that's right. he is pushing for a resolution to prevent san francisco police from coming in. some say that's a sign politicians are listening to them. while others told me they believe they are just using the movement for political gain. >> reporter: he held a hearing

aimed at preventing a scene in oakland. >> expresses support for the "occupy wall street" movement and something i am whole heartedly behind. >> reporter: in a sign of the influence, leaders visited the "occupy san francisco" site last week. >> we are not getting direct policies but we know what policies are important to support working people. >> reporter: at the "occupy san francisco" they believe they are hearing their voices. but most of the protesters don't trust officials. >> at this point it's lip service. i hope we see efforts. >> reporter: the board of super visors votes yesterday and ed lee is planning to meet

tomorrow to figure out if they can end the encampment here. ktvu channel 2 news. the occupy movement is not restricted to big bay area city. they have also set up camp in the north bay. occupy petaluma started up this weekend. they are determined to make their voices heard. they put up signs and layed out tarps and sleeping bags and drew 100 people to a rally this weekend. >> a judge halted the arrest of occupy protesters in nashville, tennessee. police arrested several members of the occupy nashville. they were enforcing a requirement that they have a permit and observe a curfew but today they argued the curfew violates the right to free

speech. our coverage continues on our website, www.ktvu.com, for all the latest on the moves the protesters are making. tomorrow the san francisco board of super visor debate whether to restrict public nudity. he says he wrote the bill after getting complaints from constituents. he says he saw unsanitary behavior himself. the bill bans nudity in restaurant. over the weekend as many as 23 flights were delayed for hours in connecticut, including one plane that sat for more than 7 hours. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar has more. >> reporter: frank, here is the rule specifically, the terminal, not the airplane is

where the passengers belong. after more than a three hour flight a air liner was diverted to connecticut where it sat 7.5 hours. passengers got on their cell phones. >> can't go to the bath room. there is no running water. children, candy capped people. >> power is going in and out. bath rooms are locked. >> reporter: even the pilot asked for help from air traffic control. >> we can't get help. is there anyway you can get a tug and tow bar out here and get us towed to a gate. i don't care. i have a paraplegic, a diabetic. it's -- a list of things. >> reporter: we spoke with him.

violation of the waiting rules carries fine. so did the airlines violate the rules considering they flew into a storm? >> they did because they waited three hours before they called the airport to come tow them in. >> reporter: is the airport libel? >> they pulled the wool over our eyes saying we all have emergency plans. we will never be a part of the problem. the last few events since the rule went in, had to do with the airplanes sending their employees home. >> they will refund the passengers' tickets. we will see what they say about that. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. children will be sheltering in place this week as part of a safety drill. 11:00 a.m. wednesday. adults and children will have a

chance to respond to emergency warnings. it will involve warnings from sirens, radio, television, and social networking sites. president obama's doctor gave him a clean bill of health saying he is fit at 50. the president quit smoking, hets a healthy diet. the doctor said the president occasionally uses anti- infamitary drugs. mark zuckerberg is speaking out about silicon valley. plus why the company's decision to build a data center in oregon might be calling more trouble than expected. the strange connection that could mean better care for

patients.

. facebook founder mark zuckerberg says if he launched his company today, he would stay in boston. he came to silicon valley because he thought that is what he had to do. he now says although there are great resources for beginners,

those things exist in other places as well. and he says he believes there is a shortsightedness where folks don't commit to doing things long term. the promise of tax breaks help persuade facebook to build a data center in oregon. now there is a dispute over property taxes. leaders fear they will be taxed on intangible assets. no one is saying what will happen but facebook executives say they have nothing more to say till they finish researching the tax laws. tomorrow is a big day for the high-speed rail project. the board will get a report on the $43 billion cost. some people wonder if train commuters will travel between the bay area and los angeles. but some say the cost is worth it. >> i like it.

i am from los angeles. >> california voters approved $9 billion for the rail. the obama administration promised 3.5 billion. the first stretch of the project is planned to be built near fresno. long commutes can be good for the economy. commuting long distances have a negative effect on people's sleep patterns. however people with long commutes are likely to have better jobs and homes. that's good for the economy. worry for college freshman. freshman 15. turns out it may not exist. after studying 7400 people, most students don't gain the 15 pounds. they found women only gained 2 2.5 pounds. men, 3 pounds. they do gain weight steadily

over time in college. a connection has been made between music and colonoscopies. doctors who listen to mozart may spot more growth. the doctors had better results when mozart was playing. it will be presented at it the american college meeting in washington d.c. researchers pinpointed the locations in the brain where calculations are made. scientists found two areas that weigh decisions. the two areas are different in addicts. the find is astonishing and hopes it pave the way for more targeted treatments. something other than politics put herman cain in the hot seat today. what he says about claims he

sexually assaulted women in the past. a red flag warning and rain in the five-day forecast. i will show you what i am talking about.

herman cain today found himself on the defensive against old charges of sexual harassment. it suffered on a website. what it could potentially mean for his frontrunner status.

>> i never sexually harassed anyone, anyone, and absolutely these are false accusations. >> making the rounds in d.c., herman cain spent the day on damage control, rather thanking than pushing his tax plan. >> i would be delighted to clear the air. >> reporter: he sat down with fox news to weigh in on the story that says two women accused him of inappropriate behavior. >> i never sexually harassed anyone and i was falsely accused. and i say falsely because it turned out after the investigation to be baseless. >> reporter: the group reached settlements with the women who received payments in return for leaving and not discussing their departures. >> if they did a settlement, i

wasn't aware of it. >> reporter: while the allegations are serious, at this point, it's all about how herman cain responds. >> can he remain likable, can he deal with these charges and deal with them about being defensive. that's the key for herman cain. >> they released a statement saying the incidents in question relate to matters that took place 15 years ago. but the group says it does not comment on personnel matters. we know when the official presidential debates will be held. the committee chose the sights and days. october 3 that university of denver. october 16 in new york. and the final one in florida october 22. candidates will face-off in kentucky october 11. julie haener is live with the story we are working on for ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

>> coast guard returns to the bay area after a mission at sea. we have video of the crew chasing down drug boats, what happened and what authorities found and doctors are preparing for a lung and delicate surgery, somewhat at stake for twin girls. plus the possibility of an explosion shut down part of the port of oakland tonight, all coming up in 10 minutes. officials for nasa and boeing announced a deal to create a new space taxi service at kennedy space center in florida. they unveiled their plans saying it will be built and tested at a hanger. it's a venture that will create 550 new jobs. >> brilliant space minds with bogue who seize the business

advantages and wants to invest here is the way we will recover jobs. >> the ship will be designed to fairy astronauts to and from the space station. his study convinced him climate change is real. richard muller began the study two years ago to disprove the idea of global warming but he now says the temperature is rising. he found it rose 1.6 degrees since the 50s. part of the money to pay for the study came from a foundation. natural disaster is leading to a parts shortage for honda. flooding is disrupting its supply chain. it will scale back production in the united states and canada through november 20. if it wasn't find a new supplier it might have to stop all production. they were just starting to

recover from shortages from the earthquake and tsunami in japan. let's talk about the weather. you were saying something interesting, when you talked earlier, a red flag warning, rain and no all in the forecast. >> interesting week. underscores the season, the transition season, fall. right now we are waiting waiting for the red flag warning tomorrow morning. there is a northwest wind like this. we got a north, northwest wind, more like this. by tonight the winds clock around like this through the hills and we will see the warning early tomorrow morning. it is about winds and low humidity, not about heat. strongest around berkeley. could gust to 40. many of us won't notice the heat. mission peak, in the hills above 600 feet, you notice the winds.

it's not the worst warning we have seen. this time of year it could be bad. it's a serious thing but not as it could be. that's not the case, this is a low grade one in terms of heat. tomorrow, dry pattern continues. the fog goes away. the high pressure sticks with us for two days. the jet stream stays to the north. tomorrow and wednesday are nice days. temperatures in the 80s tomorrow. low and mid-80s in the hot spots. 60s and avenues around the bay and coast. wednesday looks nice as well. look what happens, as we get into thursday, and friday. a cold weather cystism, snow levels around 5500 feet. rain in the bay area, thursday, friday, and scattered showers for the weekend. still a long way out. right now it is a show of changing weather. next two days, you will love

them, and then as you head into thursday, wind, clouds and showers by thursday afternoon or mid-day. 76 san jose. 78 morgan hill. long the coast, beautiful day, fog cleared out and san francisco, one of those 48 hour periods, i know you like. there is the five-day forecast. don't be scared off by the rain. not a complete washout. showers on thursday and friday. saturday and sunday, we looking for chance of showers. that could all change. it's a fluid situation. two days warm, high fire danger and then it gets wet. >> thank you. moner of halloween.

features employees carving out pumpkins to carve google. a recovery crew working off the coast of north carolina recovered another canon from thefla ship of the pirate black beard. the gun had been under water for 300 years. it is the 13th canon they salvaged from the bottom. supporters cheered when it was raised. who can heat on $5 a day? a congress woman is trying to do that. find out the point she is trying to make. that's next. it's about building cars in america. it's all about jobs. it's all about respect. security. the american dream. [ jamaul ] good jobs in tough times. a chance to move up and do better. [ delaunta ] excellent healthcare. [ caletha ] beautiful benefits. what they used to call the american way. it still works here. [ jennifer ] not a single layoff of a u.s. manufacturing worker. [ glen ] not one. not one.

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california schools are bracing for more cuts. six weeks from now they are expected to release its revenue projections. if revenues are down, funding could be cut by 4%. the state was $654 million short of projections. here is a question for you, could you feed yourself on less than $5 a day? a bay area lawmaker is challenging herself to do that as she tries to live on food stamps for a week. >> that is congresswoman jackie

speier. she went shopping today on a tight budget. she will try to live obfood stamps, spending $4.50 a day. vegetables, rice and the makings of a tuna sandwich. it is teaching her what it's like to walk in the shoes of someone living in povertity -- poverty. >> looking at what i am buying today, i am going to be really hungry. >> jackie speier says many people go hungry every day. 15% of americans are living in poverty. that is the highest percentage ever recorded in the united states. she said food stamps are a safety net for poor americans but the house version of the new budget slashes food stamps by 20%. coming up, the victim of a

shark attack speaks out, hear how big the shark was. and twins prepare for a huge day tomorrow as they get ready for separation surgery at a bay area hospital.

a surfer is attacked by a shark tonight. and we are learning how close the bite came to killing him. the "occupy oakland" protesters are planning a day of action, but will it materialize? complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening, i am julie haener. >> i am frank somerville. we begin with breaking news. out of shasta county. an ambert alert has been issued. april schwartz took the kids fishing to the river and hasn't returned. witnesses say they saw her with the children last night and she aspeared to be under the fluence. ch