. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2 news. a last-ditch appeal to stay in the united states, but will a youtube plea an online petition save a bay area man from deportation? good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello, i'm heather holmes. >> the daly city man has been fighting to stay in the u.s. and he received some surprising good news at the very moment he thought he was being deported. >> reporter: halpern turnpike was an immigration agent who told j.b. librojo he could stay and that

same immigration agent who very well would have led him away in handcuffs when librojo was told he had to show up at the international terminal a few hours ago. this is the moment that josi j.b. librojo and his wife were dreading a meeting with an immigration agent at sfo to find out if he would be deported, but almost two minutes into the conversation, we watched librojo shake hands and hug the agent and deliver the news to a crowd of supporters. >> i was waiting for a letter. >> reporter: so you could go home tonight? >> yeah. >> all right! whoo. [ applause ] >> reporter: the agent wouldn't talk to us about the government's sudden change of heart and minutes later an employee with philippine airlines asked him to check-in for a flight to manila, but now has an indefinite leave of stay. librojo has been fighting to

stay in the u.s. since last year when he learned a longstanding request for political asylum was denied. yet he has been living and working in the bay area since 1995 when he moved from the philippines with his family. >> he is a tax-paying person in the u.s. and not abaded the law. >> reporter: he reminded supporters he has a difficult fight to remain here permanently, but this grit graduate of san francisco state, tonight was a victory worth celebrating. >> right now i'm happy. >> we're just happy. thank you everyone for all of the help. >> reporter: librojo has credited this on- line petition that already has more than 8,000 signatures for helping him avoid deportation tonight and he is now asking the department of homeland security and even president obama to give his case another look. we're live in san francisco, eric rasmussen ktvu channel 2

news. protesters from occupy oakland took to the streets this evening, marching between frank ogawa plaza and police headquarters. jade hernandez in oakland with the latest efforts to shut down the occupy encampment. jade. . [ inaudible ] . >> reporter: the march from what i understand was to show solidarity to marchers in egypt and cairo because of the police brutality they suffered. >> reporter: several hundred protesters mayored from broadway to the jail, commenting. the moment's encomfortment in front of city hall received their second eviction notice from city hall. an estimated 160 or so tects are still up tonight. >> i don't think there are a

lot of people too excited about the idea of leaving willingly. >> reporter: the city extended homeless areas and others maintain they have a purpose. >> the financial giants gambled and now pel are losing their homes and lives because they are on the straps and we're out here, trying to stop that. and the city has done nothing about those sort of evictions and what they want to do is they are on the side of the banks and the rich. >> reporter: no matter the opinion, the city administrator's office has warned anyone staying now risk arrest. >> this occupy feels the movement has outgrown the space. >> we'll have to move eventually and the people saying that we're not going to go anywhere, you are fooling yourself and keying i don't have in this little square. what protesters don't want to give up is the occupation's constant reminder of the

country's issues that they feel they are highlighting. . [ inaudible ] well oakland police are hoping to avoid a violent clash with protesters like the one last month that led to hundreds of complaints oakland police say they received 90 complaints from around the world about law enforcement's tactics during the october 25th protest. police say only 12 of those complaints actually came from people at that demonstration. law enforcement used tare gas and non-liegele projectiles last month as had he tried to disperse protesters. officers say they were justified in using the tactic as protesters were throwing rocks and bottles at them. scottones the iraq war veteran who suffered serious injuries in that protest has been

released from the hospital. friends say olsen was discharged yesterday. occupy organizers say the 24- year-old vet was hit by a tear- gas canister fired by officers of the police though have not confirmed that and say they are investigating the incident. san francisco police are looking for two occupy protesters who attacked officers during an egypt saladarity march this solidarity march this afternoon. the group was marching along the embarcadero this afternoon when the altercations happened. police say they were trying to keep people from the middle of the intersection at broadway when a woman sliced an officer's hand with an exacto blade and then police say a protesters took another officer's radio and as the officer ran after him another demonstrator cut that officer's face and tore his uniform.

occupy protesters swarmed a bank of america in richmond to try to close their accounts. instead it was the bank that closed. ktvu's john sasaki reports. >> reporter: dozens hit the bank at san pablo and richmond. >> we are asking them to recognize that we're the community that. sour money in the banks, but it's our people, our neighborhoods, our communities. >> reporter: they were here as part of the spreading occupy movement decrying economic and political inequality. >> it's a long journey, but i believe we we can make a change. >> reporter: the group targeted bank of america party because of the foreclosure crisis. >> i'm sick and tired of the bans taking our money and homes. >> reporter: they say the crisis and in turn the banks are doing il repairable home to the eld neighborhoods. neighborhoods, such as this one around lucas avenue where we found a row of five properties, three of which are abandoned and blighted. >> there are 15 in my

neighborhood in a two-block range that are foreclosed and being broken into and when the banks were using loopholes saying they didn't own it. >> protesters want customers to take their money out of bank of america, which this man tried to do, but couldn't because the bank was closed. he returned after going to another bank. [ applause ] >> reporter: a bank spokesperson sent a statement saying b of a continues to be a great place for customers to manage their daily finances and achieve their savings goal." in richmond, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. dozens are under arrest in salt lake city as police there clear out the encampment. officers moved into pioneer park earlier today, warning protesters to leave. at least 91 people have been arrested there so far. a man was found dead inside a tend apparently from drugs and

carbon monoxide poisoning. they say the protesters can go on, but the camping must stop. >> in denver occupy protesters are being kicked out of their encampment. a traffic camera caught a glimpse of scene. demonstrators have been camping out for more than a month. no word on the number of arrests made. we'll be sure to stay with ktvu channel 2 news for continuing coverage when police do move in on the oakland encamp the. we'll have it for you on-air and on-line at ktvu.com. the reward is grow tonight for information on the drowning of a cat in redwood city. that cat was found in the redwood shores lagoon last week with a 5-pound dumbbell tied around its week. human society announced that new donations bring the reward to more than $12,000. the humane society offered the initial reward of $1,000.

>> a new state fire tax imposed on rural landowners is once again being criticized. california's foresty board voted to raise to $150 a year. some homeowners with local fire service will get a discount. a republican state senator is blasting the move as another tax fueled by democratic appointees on the board. >> it's like triple taxation. you pay your normal tax and pay your fire district tax that you agreed to as a neighborhood and association and you have this one dumped on your back as well. >> the fees will bring an estimated $50 million, a fraction of calfire's budget that tops $1 billion. all of that rain last spring gave us another mild year for wildfires. state officials declared the peak wildfire season over this week of the a tally shows that wildfires consumed about 92,000 acres this year, about 800 acres less than last year. both of those years are a far fray cry from last big year of

fires in toll when almost 400,000 acres of land burned, most in northern california. eight presidential candidates gathered in south carolina for a debate on national security and foreign policy. cbs's televised the debate in spartanburg and the first hot topic was president obama's handling of the nuclear situation in iran. >> this of course president obama's greatest failing from a foreign policy standpoint. >> they have nuclear weapons and stopping them, the only way to stop them is through economic means. >> there are a number of ways to be smart about iran and relatively few ways to be dumb and the administration skipped all waits to be smart. >> from the war in afghanistan and most of the night was spent criticizing the current administration. south carolina is a key state for the republican primary as it often

plays a tie-breaker role. president obama is in high annoyancing a successful start to an asia-pacific economic coverage. later he said that leader for nine of the nations have already agreated ton a broad outline for a deal. the president said he wanted ors a deal that not only boosts investment and sports, but one that also creates jobs. >> my no. 1 priority has been to not only grow the economy, but also make sure that that translates into opportunities for ordinary people and i think leaders from around the world are thinking the same way. >> well, occupy honolulu protesters marched outside of the convention, others stuck to the beach. activists ar-aopposed to apac saying that it represents distorted information and deals. italians are celebrating knew leadership tonight. this was the scene outside of the presidential palace many rome after silvio berlusconi stepped down

as italy prime minister. his long and sometimes notorious run ended immediately after the lower chamber approved a series of austerity measures needed to secure a european union bailout. mario monti is now italy's leader. showdown on the farm. get a taste of the hype leading up to arguably the biggest football game in stanford's history. with a sexual abuse scandal swirling, penn state football takes the field for the first time since its legendary coach was fired. hear from the mother of one of the alleged victims. also a scare today in the east bay. what caused a pipeline to rupture? leading it an evacuation? the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds.

bo . nation's longest-running college football streak was on the line at stanford stadium. ktvu's alex savidge tells us about the excitement leading up to the showdown with the cardinals and oregon ducks. >> reporter: hours before kickoff, people packed the parking lots, stanford alum amy rosenthal made the trip from new york for this huge game. >> all the way from east he coast, yeah, everybody loves stanford. we're going to come back for it the rainfall a big time college football showdown on the farm. espn's crew set up shop for the nationally-televised game. >> i was a running back.

>> quarterback. >> offensive guard and center. >> reporter: for this group of former stanford football players it's amazing to see how far the program has come. >> it's probably the biggest game in the program's history. >> up until four years ago we certainly didn't have the fan fair and you guys won't be here. [ laughter ] an oregon fans were out in force today. this crew rode their homemade pedal-powered aluminum duck directly into cardinal country. >> i'm very concerned and made sure it had a special treatment to eggs and tomatoes wouldn't stain the alum aluminum. >> reporter: and fans say tonight's primetime, nationally-televised football game has helped to elevate the stanford football program to one of the elite in the country. in palo alto alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. to see how stanford did on the field, stay tuned for sportswrap. joe fonzi with a live report from on the farm

and reaction from players. the 49ers could be one step closer to getting a new stadium. city leaders in santa clara are set to prove funding, securing and moving utilities and installing sidewalks. prep work is set to begin in january. the actual stadium construction is scheduled for 2013. the entire cost of the project is estimated at $987 million. today's penn state football game had soreo soreou mixed in the sport and the first chance for the university's fans to jointly support the boys allegedly abused by a former defensive coach. david lee miller reports from beaver stadium. >> reporter: a sea of blue outside of penn state's beaver stadium, the color organized by students to show a sign of solidarity for victims of the sexual abuse. students ushering the in

final home-game tailgating, but their minds not far from the turmoil. >> ourr hearts go out to the victims of the tragedies that happened here at penn state. >> reporter: the first game in nearly half a century without head coach joe paterno. >> this whole incident is more than just about a football player or a coach. it's about the victims of child abuse, child sexual abuse and on the other hand it's also about the future of this university. >> reporter: security has been an issue with an anonymous bomb threat prompted officers to sweep the stadium. >> it's been locked down since tuesday. >> reporter: 21 felony charges against former defensive coach sandusky derailing the careers of joe pattedone and two other school officials. the community's mission to remember at the alleged victims. >> right

now we're all feeling it. in' way we're all awl questioning what it means to be a penn state stud-ranked before the game of the crowd of 107,000 observed a moment of silence and later when joe paterno's picture flashed on the big-screen, the stadium erupted into cheers. at penn state, david lee miller, fox news. the mother of one of the alleged victims, victim no. 1, is speaking out, with her face hidden and voice altered for her protection she told "good morning america," that jerry sandusky needs to go to jail. >> i wanted him to be locked up. there is no help for somebody who does this, not like this. he needs to be put away. he needs to be put away for a long time. >> she also said that joe paterno had a moral obligation to go more to protect the boys even if he met his legal obligations. fans said goodbye today to boxing legend joe frazier.

frazier's body lay in state for public viewing today in philadelphia. mementos, such as frazierer's boxing gloves and original poster from his 1971 match with muhammad al ii were placed next to the casket. a funeral is set for monday. amtrak marked its 40th anniversary riding the rails with a special stop in the east bay. a train turned moving museum made a stop this morning at oakland's jack london squarestration. the train is full of amtrak memorial, such as vintage advertising and dinnerware and period uniforms. >> your stop and look through the train, each decade you see the past and the present and then you see the future, where amtrak is going. >> today's stop in oakland is the third here on the west coast. the amtrak anniversary tour include 40s stops all over the country. lawyers for a dozen san mat

school districts plan to appeal a judge's decision that dismissed their lawsuit. the district sued san mateo county and the county officials after the district lost $20 million when the county invested with lehman brother. a san francisco judge issued the tentative rule on thursday saying that county and former tax collector were immune from civil suits. pg&e crews in woodside are cleaning you after retesting a portion of pipeline along interstate 280 that burst during safety testing last weekend. they finished water pressuring before 7:00 tonight without any problems. crews will spend the next few days covering the pipe in protective coat and refilling the hole that is exposing the pipe. the evacuation order prompted residents in richmond neighborhood to leave today after a gas line ruptured transmit the richmond fire department spokesperson says a private contract hit the pg&e line at south 49th interest and wall avenue around 10:30 this morning the. says the two" plastic pipe was

repaired by 11:45 this morning and the evacuation order was lifted. the rupture caud an odor in the area, which dissipated after about an hour. ohio the accidental rupture of a gas line today caused a horrible explosion. that explosion outside of dayton demolished the house and threw debris and victims into the yard. in fact, six people were injured, including three young children. one was an infant found on the ground, burned and bleeding. the bake baby is listed in critical condition. a seventh person is missing. crews were working on the water line to the house when they hit the gas line. a chilling look inside the stricken fukushima reactor and what journalists saw since they were allowed inside since the earthquake and tsunami. the story the bay bridge and how its changed since it opened. . the rain clouds have moved out of the bay area. we're cooling off rapidly. coming up in the neighborhoods it will be in the upper 30s

tomorrow morning. the temperature change over the next few days and when rain chances would be added to the bay area forecast.

. >> national cathedrall reopened today in washington. the first woman elect adbishop in that diocese. the 5.8 quake in august toppled some of the cathedral's pinnables and carvings. the damagedd pieces have been safely removed for repair. the public is getting its first look inside japan's fukushima diai nuclear power-plant since it was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in march. journalists say it was still piles of rubble. radiation levels inside the facility remain very high. plant officials say it appears that the reactors have now

stabilized and they hope to achieve what is call "a cold shut down." which temperatures are stabilized below boiling point by the end of the year. they warn it could take more than 30 years to completely decommission the plant. in other news of the world tonight in syria tonight supporters eh embatted embattled al-assad. the united nations estimated that 3500 people have been killed since the syrian uprising began in march. in iran a massive explosion at a missile base west tehran killed at least 17 members of the country's elite military guard. original reports of 27 people died, but that number was revised. iranian officials say foul play is not suspected. there have been a number of deadly blasts in recent years at industrial site and military bases in iran,

including one last year that killed 18 soldiers. in thailand elephants are being pressed into service to clean up after historic flooding there. food is scarce and prices have spiked by as much as 40%. the price of hard drives increased 50% globally because the floods affected output at thai factories that account for about half of all global hard drive production. this is the country's worst flooding in half a century. more than00 people have died. the hot new game "call of duty," has broken sales records on its debut. the maker of cal of duty mentor warfare duty mentor ware far gender $400 million in sales. actji vision heavily promoted the game and the ceo says the game and sequel set three records in a row, beating the box-office for movie series,

such as star wars and "lord of the rings." and even harry potter's final instalt this summer. apple is acknowledging that the apple iphone fix was not much of a fix. it fixed some, but not all the problems and the company is investigating the remaining issues. complaints began as droves of people buying the new iphone noticed batteries draining too quickly. while some report improvements from the update, a few say it has only made the problem worse. she is the workhorse of bay area bridges and tonight we take you back 75 years on this special anniversary of this engineering marvel. >> a touching reminder that is meant to be touched and those who were touched by this war years ago have never forgotten those they lost. hey guys, what can i get for you?

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look at this an unusual sight in arizona. why is this cat sitting on top of a cactus 20-feet off the ground? nobody really knows. because it was there, i suppose. the hiker returned to the spot to check on the cat and the cat sat there on top of the cactus. after a few days the hiker got worried and called the officials and news media and true to form, the cat went down the cactus, apparently tied of sitting down there. 75 years ago today, traffic patterns around the bay area nur went an historic challenge. ktvu's mike mibach reports on the 75th anniversary of the hoping of the san francisco bay bridge. >> reporter: the bay bridge at 85 she has aged out so gracefully. >> it's really nice to look at. >> reporter: a wrinkle here, maybe one there, but for 7.5 decades. >> there are curves to it and

not just square blocks. she has stood tall over the bay, connecting one community to the next. >> it's a great view from wherever you, look down, looking up, it's just beautiful. >> reporter: the summer 1933, with the great depression underway, that is when it all gab to fake shape. the towers, the cables, the tunnel, one day at a time. >> it took three years and four months to construct. >> reporter: and during that time more than 20 men lost their lives, building what is so high and what is so far and in the eyes of some she may not be as beautiful as the golden gate bridge, but she is strong and she is has endured. 9 million cars traveled across the bridge in its first year and an estimated 200 million traveled across it last year. the bay bridge was hit hard by

the loma prieta earthquake that brought down a section of the expand. the bridge re-opened a month airport. this month caltran brought out a birthday cake to kick off the ceremony. >> just likee this bridge has stood for generations, the new bridge will also stand for future generations. >> the workhorse of the bay area bridge, for 75 years connecting lives and businesses and keeping the pulse of the bay area beat one day at a time. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. drivers in oakland may notice a change on interstate 880 for a seismic retrofit project. officials say there will be intermittent lane closures throughout the night and full closures from 3:00 6:00 a.m. >> the coroner has identified the body of a driver who died yesterday anyway solo crash on mount diablo. officials say the woman's land recover plunged about 300 yards from the road near the south

gate entrance. her body was thrown from the vehicle. tonight the victim has been identify as 5-year-old lorettia hale of danville. nobody else was hurt and the chp continues to investigate that crash. honesty has been targeted by dishonest thieves. someone in thed that a 3-feet long copper sword was missing from abraham lincoln's tomb. it's thought that the sword was stolen to sell the copper. the sword had a broken handle disappeared sometime between september and early new york. the tomb used to be guarded overnight, but because of budget problems that position was cut. researchers from the centers for disease control report that most tobacco smokers want to quit. the study found that 70% of smokers wish they could give up the habit. accord, to the study counseling helps the chances ever substance. still 20% of the u.s. population smokes. some experts consider nicotine more addictive than heroin. a hands on memorial that can connect people with those

who made ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: it's a memorial meant to be seen and touched. many of the people scanning the names on these panels were looking for someone they loved and lost in vietnam. >> a boyfriend i had when i was 19 and i remember when we were going together when he went over there and never came back. >> i had three cousins go over there and two didn't come back. and my aunt she was never the same woman after that. >> reporter: some searched for the names of family members they never even had a chance to meet. >> he was my uncle. >> it makes me really proud. you know? to see this and to be here. >> reporter: this traveling wall is a remember rep caw of the vietnam memorial in washington, d.c. and just like the one in the nation's capitol, the names of the more than 58,000 men and women who died in vietnam are etched in these walls. the traveling wall debuted in 1998 and there year alone it's

been to more than 40 cros across the country. in recent names organizers aadded the names of service members who died in afghanistan and iraq. >> i amount glad he is not on here, but i'm sad that all of these other runs on ones are on there. >> reporter: he says the wall is a reminder of the sacrifices of war and the toll it takes. >> it just takes your breath away, you know, when you see all the names. >> reporter: in cupertino, allis rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. later in sportswrap, see if stanford stays on the road to perfection. also it will start to get a little warmer the next couple of days. our meteorologist mark tamayo tells us which places will be the warmest to end the weekend.

. well, the rain clouds have moved out of the bay area and we'll be on cruise control mode the next few days with the forecast, but major changes developing for the second half of november. right now i can show you on live stormtracker q2 a few high clouds moving into northern and central california, including the bay area. and temperatures are cooling off. looking at the north bay, santa rosa and napa right now in the mid to upper 40s, on-track to reach of the 30s first thing tomorrow morning. this was the theme today looking across the bay and the setting sun with mostly clear skies, a few high clouds have

been on the increase and will be part of our forecast for tonight. partly cloudy skies, temperatures on the cool side. tomorrow temperatures come up a few degrees and for monday, tuesday and wednesday, a dry weather pattern and minor warm, but beyond wednesday we bring changes to the forecast. tomorrow morning the coolestlocs in the upper 30s, san francisco 49 and fremont 45 and livermore starting out sunday in the upper 30s of the remember yesterday at this time we had the rain clouds pushing through parts of the bay area and right now heading out of southern cank. a few high clouds will be a factor for tonight into early tomorrow morning, but as high pressure re build and strengthens, temperatures come up a few degrees monday and tuesday. no big changes, but a little bit of a bump in the numbers. there is that dry weather pattern in play. as far as the cloud forecast model showing you an increase in the cloud as we take this

into sunday morning at 7:00. the clouds a factor tomorrow morning and into the afternoon hours, skies becoming party to mostly sunny. great weather for a football game with the 49ers playing tomorrow afternoon. temperatures right around 1:15 in the lower 60s, 60-62 degrees. everybody comes up affi degrees tomorrow afternoon, santa rosa for thoughf that cool start tomorrow definitely want to bundle up, but temperatures recover nicely in the afternoon, 67. antioch,64. here is a look ahead your extended forecast with the remainder of your weekend in view, with temperatures up just a little bit for monday into tuesday. clearing skies into wednesday and then there is the change for thursday. we're going to thicken up the cloud cover and temperatures come down a few degrees. heather and ken, by friday into the weekend we could have a significant dropoff in the numbers. some of the forecast models, we

don't believe them just yet because they are so aggressive with the cold air and snow levels dropping. tomorrow looks just fine. >> we can't do anything about it and here it comes. >> all right, thank you, mark. well, coming up we go to the farm for a live report. >> cardinals tries to keep its national title hope as live. sportswrap is next í

. good evening everyone and thanks for joining us our saturday night edition of sportswrap. the last team to beat stanford in football was oregon some 13 months ago. but since then the cardinals won 17 straight and their quarterback is the leading heisman trophy candidate, but once