. it is election day in san francisco, we will tell you why election officials are surprised by voter turnout. what is happening at campuses all over california. herman cane striking back, what he is doing to combat allegations from four women. complete bay area news coverage, this is channel 2 morning news. good morning, thank you for joining us, let's check your

weather and traffic, here is steve. cold, each some upper 20s, palm was mocking me, like 1 is degree, no like 2 degrees. here is sal. we have stop-and-go traffic coming in through antioch and also some slowed traffic on 680 in spots. this is a look at the mcarthur maze, 601 let's go back to the desk. topping or news, if you live near the weapon area, you are advice dollars to stay inside and is still stink can i this morning. tara moriarty is in cop cord, what is it like now?

>> reporter: it is accrued oil -- a crude oil smell and we are where the pipe ruptured and we have been trying to speak to some neighbors to see how it has been overnight and everybody has been staying inside and that's what they are advising even even though the pipe burst, 16-inch underground pipe is owned by the refinery. according to a state hazardous reporting system, the leak caused a 25 by 25-foot spill. they started cleanup at 930 last night and they were still trying to depressurize that line. we put a call in to see how

much actually seed out and we have not heard what -- we will have more coming up tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. fire crews responded to the building on 143rd avenue near washington just after midnight. the chief on the scene said a police officer spotted smoke and called it in. firefighters found a small fire in the back of the building. time now 6:03 family members are hitting the picket line. professors and lecturers will take part at 11:00 this morning right at 19th and hollaway. the board of trustees is out of touch with them and students. recent fee hikes are hurting public education. faculty members at all campuses will picket either today or

tomorrow. faculty members at cal state east bay in hayward, they are set to go on strike. they voted to walk out one week from this thursday. professors and lecturers are holding decisions to hold wages. doming gas hill will also if on strike. bay area voters will decide dozens of important political contests but the race for san francisco mayor seems to be getting the most attention. allie rasmus spoke with the san francisco election director. >> they are getting ready for what they are hoping lab busy day. >> reporter: dozens of election workers are making their way into city hall. the election director said i hopes there is a lot of turn

out pause so far, estimated 2 5% of san francisco voters casted a mail in ballot but he revised that number down and he said it is closer to 16%, not 25. he said he is not sure why turnout is so low but he said maybe voters are waiting for the last minute. there is a crowded field of candidates and 16 people are running for san francisco mayor. they have had various campaign events, all of way up until the polls close. voters are here to choose a mayor and sheriff but they say this is the first time city leaders have raised doubts.

>> this time around a lot of questions i have seen and received are -- is the voting method we are using in san francisco, so i don't know what that means but it is just what they have been saying. >> now it is a competitive raise, a few expressed concerns about manipulation and they will be stopping by different polling areas on a random basis. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. well the race for san francisco mayor is one of the political contests, bay area voters are deciding today. dinesh, san rafael and vallejo. a 1% sales tax are on.

stay with us throughout for complete election coverage and we will have more details throughout the morning and we will have election returns tonight on our 11:00 news. and sal, i thought you would be out there pushing those cars in contra caster county to get them moving. well it's not that easy, we already have it moving on highway 4 and it is getting crowded on 4 and crock is also getting slow and people are up there. you know this time of year is strange because it is as dark as the middle of the night but you have to get out of your warm bed and get into that cold car, it seems unfair, doesn't it? traffic is open for a little bit of a delay and those

metering lights should did on in the next few minutes . driving in hayward, that traffic is fine, westbound 205 there has been an accident there and traffic is going to be a little bit slow. let's move to the south bay, not a lot of slow traffic if you are driving on highway 17, it still looks good for your drive down to the valley. 637, let's go to steve. west coast pete, pap chi going, up in men see know patchy fog cold morning, more of the same tomorrow, changes thursday increasing clouds rain look likely and it looks like a system that will go right down the coast. a mild system and may not be much rain at all from

sacramento to sierra nevada. marin county is at 31, palo alto 36, los gatos 37 and walnut creek downtown, 38 chilly degrees, so yes, it is a cold morning fall dancing offshore, we have a component but it is there. 32 garrett atkins red wood city 39, and calm everywhere else, 44 clear skies, a clear picture today and this system is the one we are keeping an eye on and that will give me a problem, temperatures are warming up but it is a cold frosty morning especially

towards the north bay but there are a lot of 30s . it will be a little bit warmer today. it will be nice but still running below average. that is not the case, we are getting close for almost everybody, fremont 63 degrees, same for woodside, 58 passive can and -- pacific and daily city. a cooler system brushes by for a breezy pattern. gossip among world leaders, private conversation caught on an open microphone about one of their colleagues. a child sexual abuse into

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. welcome back, joe paterno is expected to talk about the sexual abuse scandal, instead of football, the focus will be dominated with the ongoing investigation of former defensive coordinator jerry

sandusky. he sexually abused eight boys over a 15 year period. penn state's former athletic director is also facing charges for filing -- for failing to report allegations. they heard a private conversation between president barack obama and the president of france last week. allison burns is in our washington d.c. room with how an open mike could turn into a diplomatic disaster. >> reporter: they overheard harsh comments from nicolas sarkozy and president barack obama seemed to be agreeing with him about israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they happened to have microphones on and several french speaking journalists including one from the associated press overheard it

intended for a translation of their news conference. nicolas sarkozy said i cannot bear israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, he is a liar, to which president barack obama said, you are fed up, i have to deal with him every day. nobody is offering any comments and about why they are coming forward with what they overheard and nicolas sarkozy's office told them not to have their headphones on at the time they heard it but a french website heard it and more reporters came forward with what they heard. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. herman cane will address the latest allegations. the th woman was the first to speak publically. she said back in 1997, she went

you to the dinner with cane looking for his help in finding a job. she said he groped her. i was surprised and shocked, i said what are you doing, you know i have a boyfriend, this is not what i came here for. mr. cane said, you want a job right? >> there is not an ounce of truth in all of these accusations. >> now cane med those comments on the jimmy kendall show. president barack obama's approval rating is low yet he still beats the top republican candidates in a hypothetical run off. it shows president barack obama's approval rating remains at 44% yet in a matchup with mitt romney, president barack obama holds a 6.9 lead and

president barack obama runs fib points ahead of herman cane, 5 % to 38%. a very disturbing video has surfaced after the riot in downtown oakland. it is raising a question of whether police used excessive force. scott campbell shot this video you are looking at showing a line of police in riot gear. at one point he asked if it was okay to be where he is standing. there is no reply, one officer raises a weapon and fires what appears to be a rubber bullet. there is campbell crying in pain there. so far there is no response from police. in santa rosa, they are in negotiations about the future of an encampmentment but they

can't reach an agreement. he wants people to be calmed out in tents. they are adopting conduct rules for the camp. and in san diego, some small business owners from occupied protesters forced them to shut down businesses. they say their hot dog cart has been closed since october 28th. they say they were constantly harassed by occupied protesters. meanwhile, they are destroying small businesses down there. everybody around there is taking a big blow. >> a coffee cart owner who also operates, said protesters damaged her cart and forced her to shut down. the time is now 618, california supreme court will hear lawsuits over essentially the redevelopment agencies.

they will defer to schools and local governments. now the state claims they will abolish those agencies unless cities agree to pay for them is unconstitutional. they agreed to have a ruling by january 15thth. 19 minute, or 18 minutes after 6:00 but it is still time to check the toll plaza, i believe. yes, at about this time we have metering lights and right now there are no major problems reported by chp on that bridge and it has been a pretty good run, i don't want to jinx it, but this is a look at interstate 880, northbound looks good. still moving along, bart has some 50 minute delays due to a

switching problem and that's according to bart central. let's look amount the south bay you can see traffic is getting busy just on highway 17, i know they have picked up the road work and all the lanes are open before the summit as all the road work has been picked up. 6:19 let's go to steve. good morning, we have some upper 20s and look at that plank fog, right down on the deck. todays forecast, sunny, not warm at noon, 58 to 6 , cold temperatures, 31 pleasantton, los gatos 37, fremont 39

degrees, that is one of many, there are a lot of 30s out there. livermore, napa, san rafael, that system to the left, thursday increasing clouds, patchy morning fog, checking in below mid-60s. five-day more cast, high clouds thursday and friday looks like rain makes it, it will clear out and a cool breezy pattern with showers around on sunday. observing air-tran, it influences how much they make and they expect the merger to start after the first of the

year and be complete by 2014. ebay is leading celebrities and they are raising money for charity. they are helping in a variety of good causes and they will not take a percentage but it does admit it will benefit from the extra traffic generated by these one-of-a-kind shoppers. michael jackson is waking up behind bars. >> plus something is heading our way from space scientists say don't worry, we may not even see it here in the west coast.

. the cause of this big fire in the area strip mall is still under investigation started yesterday afternoon in citrus heights, smoke and flames poured out of a store, firefighters had to power 6

gallons of water per minute on to the store. luckily nobody was hurt. they are hoping it will lead somebody to come forward identify whoever vandalized a garage door. we have a video showing a man spray paymenting a garage door and the home has been targeted by vandals 8 times in recent weeks. some of that graffiti has included racest remarks. if you know anything about it call police. dr. conrad murray is reportedly on suicide watch and is being held without bail after causing michael jackson's death. we the above entitled jury in the end tileeled action find dr. conrad murray guilty -- entitled action find dr. conrad

murray guilty of the crime of man slaughter. >> he is scheduled to be sentenced on november 29th. the new realignment program could reduce dr. conrad murray's sentence. >> this completely potentially could make it difficult to achieve an appropriate sentence of incarceration for dr. conrad murray. >> none fry lend oh -- nonviolent offenders are sent to overcrowded jails but could be up for early release. now this astroid could pass within 200,000 miles of earth. it will fly at us from the direction. sun and keep going at 30,000-

mile-per-hour. a front hers say there are -- astronomers say if it hit the ocean the wave could be 3,000 feet 2:00 tall. polls open in just 30 minutes from now. a preview of the -- preview of the big race on this election day. folks are advised to stay inside because of a strong smell, we will tell you if it poses any health threat coming up. [ rapid footsteps ]

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. topping our news this morning, people living near the concord weapon station are being advised this morning, stay indoors. a pipeline burst yesterday evening causing a strong odor and still causing a stink this morning. tara moriarty is out there back live from concord, how is it now, tara? >> reporter: it is still pretty bad and crews did cap that leak but i have to be honest, the smell is very strong, closer to where the pipe rupture happened, the odor is extremely pungent. they are asking people to stay inside even though it does not pose any health risks.

a pipeline burst near the pavilion and the 16-inch underground pipe is owned by a refinery. the company first reported the incident before 5:00 last night and according to a hazardous spill, the leak caused a 25 by 25-foot spill. they capped the line and at 930 they were still trying to depressurize the line. we put in a call to see what caused the leak and how much actually leaked out, but crude oil does contain sulfur, but the smell we are smelling is more of a sweeter smell which is an additive they put in gasoline. live in concord tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. live with polls, bay area voters will be deciding the

next mayor of san francisco and that's getting the most attention. live in san francisco right now, good morning. good morning, we spoke with the elections director as he was heading into work and he is hoping it will be a busy day at the polls especially since early voter turnout is lower than what he expected. estimated 2 5% have cast an early vote ballot and he says he is now refusing that turn out number. there is still one more day for voters to cast their ballot for san francisco mayor and a new sheriff. >> i am hoping for more activity at this point. the last ten elections, average turnout has been 50%, around 50% and right now we are not

even close to 50. >> now he says he does not know why voter turnout is low so far but there are 16 people running for mayor. the fields are providing for the last week and many of them are close to closing. many are used boating in this election. they need a first and third choice candidate and this is not first time in a mayoral race however, the process of elimination system may come into play when it comes to deciding who will be the next mayor. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. we are asking you our viewers on our facebook page whether you think rank choice voting is a good idea. we want to hear from you just send us of your comments on

mornings on 2. why it is being watched by state and federal officials, we will tell you which part of the elections observers will keep a very close eye on today. san francisco police are investigating. however broke in got into the office through aside window late sunday or early monday morning and crawled inside the campaign headquarters. thousands of dollars worth of equipment was stolen and papers are all over the floor. they are checking the memory to see if any documents had been copied. stay with us throughout the day for morning coverage. live coverage returns tonight

on the 11:00 news. a basketball player at the college is in grave condition after a car crash, his teammate is under arrest. 19-year-old andrew gains suffered ahead injury early saturday morning. his teammate 22-year-old bill heard was driving. heard was arrested on suspicious of -- suspicion of driving under the influence. in oakland, police are investigating the shooting death of a man outside an apartment complex. they were called to the court just after 8:00 last night and found a man in his 40s who had been shot several times. a man accused expecting to

enter a plea deal. gary scott holland posed as a utility worker, he is accused of robbing her and trying to rape her before killing her. under the plea deal he will get 50 years to life in prison but he will avoid the death penalty. it is now for people who have android phones. there is now an app about metered parking ability. that information has been a available. pam, we have problems with muny. sal, what is going on? >> yes, it is the end judah that runs in the sunset district out there all the way out to the beach to 19th avenue

between 19th and the other area, there under the service station you can get on the streetcar, they are waiting for you there but between 19th and judah, there is no streetcar service look for a bus instead. let's go out to san francisco freeways, northbound 101, that past lick looks good. there are no problems coming into san francisco and it is backed up from the mcarthur maze. and this morning's commute on the dumbarton, a little bit of slowing on west 84 and through livermore it is going to be slow, northbound 101 near the capital expressway, we have a crash on the shoulder. 6:38 let's go to steve.

we have some fog around but it is cold out there, patchy fog will lose out and it will be sunny and a little bit warmer still running below average on the afternoon highs. the fog increasing here, it was not much a couple of hours ago, by noon 54 to 48, sunny cool not much of a president just a little bit warmer upper 50s and very low 60s. 34 degrees los gatos 37, niles fremont 39 degrees, vallejo 39, napa 39 degrees. sunshine high pressure is here for two days, 39 fairfield, van guard, you usually don't see

that, lots of 30s out towards west marin county as well. livermore 37, beau canon 38, red wood city 39, and once we get ranked up, we will warmup the system we are keeping an eye on, mostly clear slightly warmer afternoon, temperatures nice coming up a little bit, patchy morning fog some can be thick, a little warmer today. temperatures yesterday 61 and 62, today 63 and 64. alameda to danville 63 and 64 los gatos, san mateo, 64 and red wood city, loss at toes as

well. i think the big fog will be peaveysing -- increasing and it will clear out and a breezy northwest pattern kicks in on saturday. a georgia restaurant never expected, the visitor who crashed their lunch. and in oakland this morning a man is accused of beating his mother, what the neighbors said they were always afraid what would happen. we have stop-and-go traffic in antioch and also stop-and-go traffic in bay point, we will tell you about the rest of contra costa.

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bigger because we're better. . well good morning, if you live near the navel station, you are advised to stay inside. a pipeline burst causing a bad odor and is still causing a stink this morning. faculty members at san francisco state will hit the picket line at 11:00 a.m. professors and lecturers are protesting recent fee hikes. they will picket either today or tomorrow. and the polls open in just a couple of minutes from now in the bay area.

they will decide dozens of important elections but most of it is focused on the mayor of san francisco, there are 16 candidates in that race. a man is behind bars after police say he severely beat his own mother and left her with life-threatening injuries. from oakland, several questions still surround this case, kraig? >> reporter: i just spoke to a neighbor and she tells me, this is what they were always afraid of. it happened on snake road and we have been watching this window overnight, the lights have been on and a woman i spoke to the reason they worried was because the son has some men tall health issues. you can see how the inside of that window is spray painted with purple payment. it happened off of east of highway 13 and just yesterday morning we saw the police put the suspect in the back of the

squad car. we don't know what he is being held under suspension of -- suspicious of -- suspicion of. he lives at a halfway house and comes every day but they always feared something violent would happen. she said she tries not to look over here because of the trouble in the past. we understand the woman is seriously injured and in the hospital, we are still working on the i.d. of the suspect. reporting live kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. joe frasier lost his battle with cancer yesterday. he was diagnosed only a few weeks ago. he became the first boxer to beat mohammed ollie. he won the 1962 olympic gold medal with an injured left

thumb. a new prime minister will be named to replace george. they want assurances in writing that the new government will abide by the outgoing government. he agreed to step down as long as the deal he helped to negotiate is approved. and also on a package of awe terry issues, so far he has renewed to step down. -- refused to step down. they are enacting quick reforms to deal with the debt crisis and italy's economy which is the third largest in europe may be too big to rescue. we know you may be listening to us while getting ready for school or work but they got a surprise with long with their lunch on sunday.

a deer decided to run through and you can see him leap through the glass right there. the deer ran around before slipping out a door the employee opened. we understand the deer was okay after all that. hotel executives will spend the day pre-say thing a 20-foot tall cake, 1200 gallons of chocolate and 650 pounds of candy will be used to decorate and it goes on display saturday after thanksgiving. >> and what is everything else going to eat. >> i know. >> did you know torii campbell helped? >> not this one. she is in a different ginger

bread house. let's not give dave any help. dave actually has an iphone and he is thinking of getting an ipad. let's look apt the commute, heading westbound, if you do run into fog, just slow it down a little bit. if you are driving on 680, traffic is busy and it is backed up for a 25 minute delay. it is already light and somebody asked me earlier, was it not dark? last week at this time it was dark but it gets earlier for your driving inconvenience. traffic looks good, i want to

mention again, if you take the judah, it is a shuttle bus in san francisco and this is because of overhead work and judah is doing some emergency work and you can take the injured all the way downtown. sunrise over the big stipulation, we do have some big fog, it has been thickening up in the last couple of hours. they are just dancing around here and this is again more of an inland fog pattern than it was for the coast. you get these cold temperatures so patchy fog, cold out there, warmer though today, about the same tomorrow. it looks like, unless this system puts on the air breaks, clouds will start to roll in and we will get some rain, this is a warmer system but there is no consensus on it. it goes down the coast of

southern california. a cold morning, some patchy fog, mainly inland not so much on the coast and it will be a little bit warmer. we are still below average for what we are barely pushing at best. some of that fog can be cold, 30s for san rafael, concord livermore red wood city there is a bunch out today and even a few near 30 to upper 20ss and kentwood, some cold numbers, an easterly breeze, most locations are calm and our system will continue to wrap it up an inch its way towards us and we have two days before we have to tackle it. darn colds this morning and thick fog, 60s on the temperatures, one or two 64s

and you may not notice it. 2 degrees warmer than yesterday. on the peninsular mountain view 64 degrees, high clouds and fog starts to increase thursday and cloud it up thursday night, taking it to saturday morning weekend always in view, clearer saturday morning and northwest wind on sunday. japan's large he have car maker is still suffering from production slow downs and that's after part suppliers suffered heavy damage and they are now affected by the flooding in thailand. live on the big board, dow jones industrial average is up almost 30 points, and in santa monica, we have been talking about the overnight release of

their new modern wear fair 3 -- warfare 3 game. millions of customers will be getting money back, they were part of a lawsuit for overdraft fees. they have approved a $410 million settlement. lawyers will get most of the money and current customers will receive a check for their accounts. he is thinking about banning plastic bags so what is the big hold up. it could determine the future of the oakland a's.

. the latest idea is trying to attract the a's to the south bay and they are offering an option to buy five acres of land for a stadium, it is their latest effort to convince them it is serious about coming the new home of the a's. major league baseball still has not decided whether to move them to san jose. today's bay area elections

are being monitored by officials after requesting oversight because of accusations of fraud. in alameda county, they are monitor polling places to make sure minority voters have equal access to information. berkley city council will move ahead with a bands to stop plastic bags over there. they were worried the city might face legal action without an environmental report. they rule under environmental reviews are not necessary for cities to enact those bands. it is getting very close to 7:00. they are heating up a bit let's check in with sal, and that's a big line. >> it is a huge line getting people in from the sunset district, this morning if you are going out to take the shuttle an l rv, it is a

shuttle bus and they are doing some overhead work going to 19th avenue and you can take the l rv downtown let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza, it is backed up for a 20 minute delay and if you are driving on in that area, you will be fine, let's go to steve. it is cold out there and once that fog burns off it will be sunny and low-to-mid 60s, pam, dave? coming up, what is causing that bad smell and many people are staying inside. just a couple of minutes from now, the crowded race that is getting all the attention, stay right here with us.