welcome to a brand-new day. it is wednesday october 17th, let's check in with steve paulson, i guess enjoy the weather because next week it is going to rain. >> yes, we have some kind of blustery windy conditions and fire dangers go in some of the hills and out to the valley. 70s and 80s to near 90s, here is sal. westbound looks good, but eastbound, there is an overturned vehicle and that would be coming on the left, so the cars that are getting through are getting through and we might even somali emergency -- some emergency vehicles heading west. also the morning commute looks good on southbound 101 as you head through marin county, let's go back to the desk. the oracle cata moran will be pulled out of the water at

first light. alex savage is at headquarters with more on how this will affect the team's run. >> reporter: it caused the boat to flip yesterday and this is the same boat they plan on racing at the america's cup. crew members had to work into the night to tow it back to pier 80 here in san francisco. crew members will up expect the damaged boat. this is video of the inspection after the crash. the $8 million cata moran cap sized -- capsized during a training run on the bay. 11 members were on board and everybody escaped with just some bumps and bruises. it actually drifted about four miles out into the ocean passed

the golden gate bridge. it took several to tow it back in and they were grateful there were no serious injuries. >> if any of the chris were not able to -- if any of the crew were not able to hold on, they would have been injured. >> reporter: the biggest blow is the main mast, the sale which catched the wind is destroyed. have to wait to find out what else was damaged when they actually pull it out in headquarters and i am told that will happen around is sunrise. of course with this boat out of commission it means less training time for the oracle team as they prepare to defend their title. alex savage ktvu channel 2

morning news. 6:03 an alleged carjacker was involved in a high speed crash. now police say the suspect was riding in this suv which smashed into a tree outside of a restaurant in pittsburgh. a man and woman assaulted and carjacked two people right outside hours earlier. the suspect reportedly crashed that stolen car and then according to police jumped into the suv which also crashed. a disturbing call, occupied violence gets ready to mark one of their anniversaries. joining us live to tell us about some flyers and why it is concerning the police and some residents, what is going on, tara. one year ago, they refused

to leave frank frank ogawa plaza -- frank ogawa plaza. and it could get even uglier if vigilantes get their way. >> last year the movement was at its peak here and last week a fire began popping up urging people to bring baseball bats to the occupied protest. it was to speed up they targeted black caucasians for their violent message. it claims to be from a group called doom and while few people think the bat wielders will show up to mark the one year anniversary it happened near the berkeley border. now they called the author an extremist and crazy.

poll are investigating and this this -- police are investigating and they will not protect them for this activity. an aggressive president barack obama took on mitt romney in their second presidential debate last night. >> i will crackdown on china. president bush didn't. >> governor you are the last person who will get tough on china. >> here in the bay area, some students at st. mary gathered to share. >> i felt obama had a slight edge. >> i do think come mitt romney did a good job and he feel he nailed him really well for many pivotal points in this election. >> they may follow the lead of san francisco and oakland by

offering photo i.d.s for undocumented immigrants. they gave them bids to stop taking it from companies. supporters say it will give them access to banking services but it will make it easier for immigration laws and they still have to get approval. it happened at the peace arch crossing between u and canada. he shot that border patrol agent in her booth and then shot himself. that border crossing had to be closed for several hours after the shooting and still they don't know why the gunman attacked that agent. >> we wanted to remind you, it

are -- it will be closed. eastbound 93, there is -- 92 there is an overturned vehicle heading our way and they are heading out to the accident scene so very soon we could have a blockage westbound as the fire crews are coming from the other side. we will let you know more about this but it does not look good, we will keep you posted. it is a relatively crowded bay plaza area. it is approach willing the 280 interchange, let's go to steve. mostly cloudy partly sunny

skies, 72 degrees and out to the west, some clouds start to roll in and some of that rain, nothing too severe, it seems to be tracking north, we will keep an eye on things here. we do have back here a fire weather warning out to sacramento, for a northwest wind. some of the higher elevations you can see it is better more us. so you get up around 2 5,000 feet and maybe about 20 or 25. it is on the mild side, travis last hour went to 60 and it is pretty impressive and still on the mild side. clear skies, sunshine, ridge of high pressure settles today and then it looks like it starts to settle in a big cooling trend.

out to the valley, near 90s inland, it will be warm thursday and wile take a trip does home. what a new report saying about the most expensive zip codes. lance armstrong made a surprising announcement one which could cost him $50 million. >> i'm not sure if it is supposed to be for or against him. >> a controversial political sign and we will have more on how his campaign is responding.

. they say it makes people think about lynchings. he said it was never his intention in fact he supports the president. >> i'm not sure if it is for or against obama but with the noose it doesn't exactly say

keep up the fight all at the same time. >> it was just my attitude, everybody is picking on obama, it is the attitude for obama, it isn't over until you are done kicking. >> this type of imagery is inappropriate. >> wela new cnn policy as watch the debate between the president and mitt romney they are giving the advantage to president barack obama allison burns has more on some of the fiery exchangings on last night's debate. allison? >> reporter: 46% of the voters who watched the debate think president barack obama won. his polls dropped but he certainly showed up more aggressive last night. neither candidate left any

attack unanswered. >> governor mitt romney does not have a five point plan he has a one point plan. >> under the last four years, they have been buried. mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> i well i know it is not as big as yours... >> reporter: here is more about oil drilling. >> how much have you done in federal waters? >> i had a question -- >> you want me to answer them? i am happy to answer the question... >> one of the president's top aides said the biggest moment was about libya and i will have one of my next updates, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. on our website, we have more video from last night's debate. just go to it, look for the

debate tab right there on the front page. there are two developments involving lance armstrong. nike has announced terminated with armstrong. they say he misled the company about doping. he could lose up to $50 million over the next five years in lost response sore ship deals -- sponsorship deals. he is stepping down from the charity he made famous. he has raised about a half billion dollars. armstrong wants the foundation to focus on its charity work for cancer rather than allegations of doping use. levi was dropped by the omega cycling team yesterday. he is also suspended from cycling for six months. it is part of the investigation

that ended his career. the two were teammates for five years. the department of justice is getting ready to release the national crime survey. more than 7 5,000 americans were asked if they had been victims of property crime, but it could have implications if the survey shows a drop or increase in crime during the presidency of president barack obama. and now back here a $500 reward is being offered for the return of a stolen puppy. here is violet's picture. a 10-week-old terroir mix. she was stolen from san francisco. she was only spayed three days ago and has to be watched closely incase she has complications. she still needs vac nations. they may be in jeopardy for

chick-fil-a. they say it may lead to more accidents and more noise. they are looking to do something which does not include a drive through. it is one of the most expensive zip codes however the most expensive is on the east coast. new york city's upper east side. the average home price, $6.5 million, but back here it became almost $5 million per home. here in los altos, the homes cost about $4 million. >> okay. 6:18 is the time, let's check in with sal. that's right. on the san mateo bridge, there

is an overturned vehicle and there is a delay at the scene as people are beginning to slow to look at it. westbound is not all as bad as we thought it might be but if you do take the bridge you will see brake lights. again the overturned vehicle is westbound and back here metering lights are on the traffic and they are packed up for a 15 minute delay. they have no major issues on 101 and there is slowing approaching 880. let's go to steve. there is not much of a breeze here. some higher elevations 30 to 50 out to the valley as well. partly cloudy skies, mostly cloudy skies, some showers in the area looks like they are staying north so far. i tell you temperatures are on the mild side, 50s for some, 60s for others. if that wind picks up, you can see some of that very warm air

mass, we even have a fire weather warning out from vacaville, keep an eye on things, some higher elevations are out to the north and again that is up around 2500 feet. around 20 to 25 out to the valley as well. otherwisit's going to be sunny and i don't think there could be any hiccups. coast bay and inland. if you want to head to the coast, it looks ideal over there as well. it means warm temperatures at least for one day. by tomorrow, we have calm conditions, 70s and 80s and 90s with a cooling trend and a big cooling trend takes us into the weekend. >> there is some good news about the pace of the housing recovery. construction is up 15% in september, that is the biggest increase since july of 2008. there are concerns about inflation here in the bay area, u.s. bureau of labor statistics

went up by 2% in the bay area in the 12 months which ended in august and higher gas prices are a factor. golden state warriors plans on moving out to oakland and san francisco. what it will all mean in terms of the jobs and revenues. plus an underexpected -- unexpected visit at a gym, it was not from a memb

. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, oh, take a look at that, a deer trying to break his way into a gym, it was all caught on surveillance cameras. he was not able to get inside. she heard a very loud boom and thought some equipment fell over and she said there didn't appear to be any damage and the deer appeared to be fine. this photo may upset you. this dog became an

international hero. she lost her snout and upper jaw when she threw herself in front of a motorcycle to protect two young girls. she lost her snout and they are trying to close the wound but they are delaying the procedure because they want to treat a cancerous opportunity her and treat round worms. >> we are trying to make sure she has the best result under anesthesia. >> donations are coming in from 20 different countries. and they are trying to keep u.s. troops in afghanistan beyond the 2014 deadline when the u.s. combat missing is suppose -- mission is supposed to end. they say u.s. troops will leave afghanistan by 2014. but in may, president ahmed wali karzai signed an agreement

promising a commitment to afghanistan through 2024 and it's not clear how many troops will be needed to meet the terms of that commitment. last week's damage is estimated to be more than $7 million. friday's fire damaged three buildings including a wine bar and the popular squat and gobble restaurant. the cause of the fire is still under investigation but fire officials say it does not appear to be suspicious. a new report shows the golden state warriors move will be a huge move to the city. it will be at piers 30 and 32 and the project would generate $54 million in annual revenues and create 5,000 temporary jobs but neighbors in the area worry it will increase traffic and

crime. >> it is getting busier, let's check in with sal. we have been checking in on a crash eastbound and the none commute direction near the high- rise westbound, it was only a minor delay and they are still clearing westbound 92 does look good and feel free to use that bridge heading over to the peninsular. and the commute into livermore valley looks good to caster valley, let's go to steve. kind of windy out to the valley in higher elevations and it's going to be sunny mostly cloudy maybe some thunderstorm activity, for us we will hit 72 pretty fast but it will not take long to start warming up, here is some 80s, pam.

giant's second baseman, will he return to the starting lineup, his joke was not well received about the player who hit him. and during an america's cup training exercise, we will tell you what went wrong with one of the oracle's boats yesterday. we will take you to the opening bell, there are some well-known fighters there we will tell you why.

. right outside the opening bell, that is shutter stock on the new york stock exchange, celebrating another ipo, they are a leading provider to businesses and marketing agencies. you might recognize some of the guys. there you are for the opening bell, they are celebrating.

oscar is the president of gold bay promotion and they are returning to brooklyn and they have not been there in a long time. >> brooklyn is getting a lot of sports attention, pro basketball and now boxing. >> yes, it looks like a decent opening and we will have all the business news coming up. we will smile and say good morning, it is ktvu channel 2 morning news. it is october 17th, i am dave clark. well in the news, happening now, as the sun starts to come up it is the biggest cata moran after it capsized in the san francisco bay. you are getting a closer look and you also look what this all means, alex. >> reporter: i will tell you

this accident was triggered by rough conditions out on the bay. strong winds close to 30 miles per hour and it caused a strong current and it eventually drifted several miles out to sea. last night they towed it back to headquarters which is at pier 80 in san francisco. the damaged boat is still in the water but it will be pulled out to be inspected. here is video as oracle boats went end over end yesterday afternoon. the $8 million cata moran capsized during a training run on the bay. they all escaped with just minor bumps and bruises. the capsized boat was caught by a strong tide and it drifted, it took several hours for a crew member to tow the boat back in.

folks are saying that the platform, the wing's sale may be destroyed. they are getting ready to defend america's cup. >> this is a big test and last time we sailed before we won the america's cup and we will bounce back from this. >> we'll see what other damage may have been done to the carbon fiber cata moran when they pull it out and that will happen at sunrise. >> reporter: an oracle spokesperson talked with us about how long it took to repair the boat and they are preparing for next year's america's cup. live this morning in san francisco. all level safe -- alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. a missing south bay man in a homicide. ann rubin joins us with more on

the man's identity and why authorities believe he may be the missing man from santa fe. >> reporter: it confirms that the victim eric dean garcia may have been the victim of a homicide. he was last seen leaving a party in san jose. he told people he would be right back and never returned. the 1985 harley davidson is still missing. his family has been praying for his safe return and now they say they are grieving and when it comes to justice they will never give up. plans for garcia's funeral are still being finalized. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 morning news. a morgan hill mother is accused of abandoning her daughter claims it was a

misunderstanding. she said she left her daughter in the store with her boyfriend and broke up with him when she learned the child had been left behind. she said she also suffers from schizophrenia and by polar problems and said she was not taking her medication when the incident occurred. now police say this was an arson fire aimed at hiding the murders of five people. their bodies were found just hours ago. the victims were four women and one man. it is not clear how they died but all of them suffered some kind of trauma. there will be autopsies performed later today. back here at home they are investigating flyers encourage being violence against occupied oakland protesters. it has been one year since they cleared out their occupying encampment at city hall. we will go live to oakland and tell you how these flyers are

connected to an upcoming demonstration. sadly the congressman will be laid to rest. donely died last week in los angeles. he was 86 years old. he was the first african- american to serve in the senate and the first lieutenant governor and for a brief time he was in at the governor's -- in the governor's chair. he served state and national politics. governor brown will be honoring him later today. [ music ] yesterday, hundreds gathered in the san francisco city hall to honor chris stevens who died in libya in what is now called a terrorist attack in benghazi. his brother and two of his

sisters spoke along with with the ambassador who apologized for the attack. tom pickerring is now heading up an investigation into that attack. great news, marco scutaro is expected to start against the st. louis cardinals. it shows he suffered a left hip contusion after he crashed into him on monday. he was able to take batting practice and he even joked so that he might kick holiday's butt if he tries to talk to him. >> he is more optimistic about where he is at right now than when it first happened. >> giant's manager bruce bochy is focused on winning today's game and the series tied at one game a piece. you can watch the national league series, our coverage starts at 12:30, first pitch is

scheduled for 1:07. whoever wins will likely face the detroit tigers. they are taking an almost is your moundable 3-0 lead and they are advancing to the world series. cc sabathia will pitch for the yankees. you remember it? >> i do. >> well today is the anniversary of that earthquake which hit the bay area in 1989 where 63 people were killed then. now 9 million all over california will take part in the great california shake out earthquake drill. they will practice dropping rolling and holding on. other schools and organizations will take part in this and this all takes place at 10:18 tomorrow morning. it was an unusual place which happened in maine. a 4.0 magnitude quake, they saw that one as far away as

connecticut. >> my bed was shaking back and forth and i was not quite sure with what it was. >> no, it was a quake, in fact it was the strongest since 2006 which is when a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit. >> 6:38 is the time what are you keeping an eye on now. >> all kinds of east bay traffic pam and dave, we are looking at the commute and it is a little bit slow coming into the livermore valley. there was a minor accident on 680 and we have some slowed traffic also some slowed traffic in castro valley heading south towards the san mateo bridge and as we move the maps over, east on 92 on the span it did cause a big delay, traffic is okay on the dumbarton and san mateo and then we look at the south bay, northbound 101 is looking good up to interstate 880.

northbound is moving along well as well. 880 is backed up before you get into san francisco and if you are driving in san francisco a long 101 that traffic looks good approaching the 880 split. >> sal, it was very warm on this day, i remember it well. it was warm and calm, do you remember it? >> i do. 80s and 90s, that is exactly what we will have. partly sunny skies, there are some showers in the area, you can see coming in from the west. some cloud cover, most of the rain so far, nothing severe, it seems to be tracking to the north, so far things look okay. back home, antioch 60 degrees, fairfield and santa rosa 50s and a breeze is picked up. you can see a warm air mass especially out to the valley we

are getting those 60s and also a fire warning which goes until this evening, that seems to be where the strongest gusts have been. and in mt. diablo, you get 20 to 25 miles per hour. so far for us, nothing anything like that so far but knocked down to the surface. clear skies, warm weather not a problemment we are starting off 50s 60s and 70s and that north wind keeps fire dangers out and take your pick enjoy it because big changes are coming by next week, i may be forecasting rain and this weekend a big change take place sunday and monday. it could be the next big thing for apple. but it is supposed to be a little device which could be uncovered next week.

>> governor mitt romney does not have a 5 point plan he has a 1 point plan. did you watch the debate, polls are saying who won that fiery debate. between walnut creek and oakland, we will tell you more about the morning commute and have a look at your forecast.

. gusts at 50, 70s and 80s to near 90 degrees. good morning to you, a quick look at some of the top stories we are following. oracle will remove the cata moran from san francisco bay at pier 80. look at the pictures, that is where it was towed during a training run and it was dragged out to sea by a strong tide. the team is vowing to fix it and make a strong come back. they arrest add career criminal during an overnight crash. the man was in an suv which smashed into a tree during a police chase. the suspect reportedly jumped in a vehicle he stole from antioch. and they are investigating

the disappearance of a south bay man as a homicide. eric dean garcia of saratoga was found dead over the weekend in the santa cruz mountains. he was last seen the night of september 18th at a party. president barack obama is heading to campaign stops in the battleground stops in iowa and ohio. busy, busy, busy, this is a picture of the president who actually returned to the white house late last night after the debate, the president has backed out on the campaign trail. he is a reenergized mitt romney with heated exchanges between the candidates, renee? >> good morning, pam, last night's debate was so much different when you look at last night's debate compared to the

very first we saw. they were feisty and they were on message and this morning, well of course both sides are putting their spin on it. >> the running mates are weighing in after last night's matchup. >> they offered people a very concrete vision of how he has the vision to grow the economy, that is why he won the debate. >> he has nothing but a sketchy response and they have yet to come up with a single solitary pacific. -- specific. >> reporter: it was a stark contrast to his debate two weeks ago. >> when he said behind closed doors 47% of the country considered themselves victims who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about... >> reporter: mitt romney held

his ground calling the president a failed leader. >> a reason study shows people will see $4,000 a year raised taxes as a result of the spending. i will not let that happen. >> reporter: this is the administrations response to the attack in libya including the u.s. ambassador. >> the day after the attack, governor i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people and the world we would find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terrorism. >> reporter: topics will be foreign policy and national security in the next debate. pam, back to you. 6:48 back here at home oakland police are

investigating controversial flyers which encourage attacks on occupied protesters. now they are planning an anniversary demonstration. tara moriarty is live in downtown oakland now about more about these flyers, what do you know, tara? >> they began popping up around downtown and they are urging people to bring baseball bats to next thursday's occupied protests. the bats are not supposed to be used for smashing windows but rather to beat anarchists and vandals. >> reporter: the flier is calling on people to stand up and target those who use oakland for their violent message. it is said to be from a group

called doom. few people will actually show up on the square here but it is stirring up bad memories in 1965 when hells angels beat up protesters near the beckly border. they called them extremists and crazy. police are investigating and say they will not tolerate any sort of violence. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. now on you tube video, it shows men and women throwing punches and pulling hair. if you want to see the whole thing and hear how fights are affecting attend -- attendants at candle stick park. they are getting ready to launch the ipad mini. the words on the invite read,

we have a little more to show you. the word little is a big hint that apple will unveil. >> well, we are okay. we have a crowd at the bay bridge toll plaza, trying to get across which is typical and backed up and nothing major on the bridge, just a lot of people trying to get there and you will be delayed. we have an overturned vehicle which blocking a couple of lanes. it is getting slow as they slow to take a look at the accident. westbound lanes are not blocked but you will see a rubber necker delay so the san mateo bridge is going to be busy. so far so good with 101 getting a lot busier. and 6:51 let's go to steve. clear skies, this will be between now and early next week, we will go from one

extreme to the other, today we will have warm conditions. it will be warm to hot, 80s to near 90 degrees. baseball game 1:00. there is a lot of cloud cover, a little bit of rain 72 degrees and some of the rain looks to be staying to the north for right now. don't be surprised, maybe there will be splash and dash showers. 60s in antioch, 56 in san jose. calm conditions but when you get out to the valley gusts at 50 and that's mt. diablo. 1,500 feet 30 miles per hour, we do have a fire warning out for that north wind and points north. yet it's going to be a warm day. the warming trend, it will start to go down fast as we head into the weekend.

now it is not that strong here, 70s and 80s, a lot especially through the anterior, lots of stars, tomorrow looks to be good and temperatures take a big plunge on the weekend. it sits high on top of a bay area mountain but does it have a future? it is the focus of a major vote on whether it should stay or did. a dialing dilemma, why it will soon take extra numbers to make a phone call.

. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, the dow is down 35 points despite some news this morning, home starts construction that is, permits both surging but the markets are down. the ught bay is getting a new area code and starting this weekend that means major changes for making a phone call. starting saturday for bay residents you will have to dial a one and the phone number for all local phone calls. if you just dial 7 digits, you will get an error message.

still no sign of a missing bay point man who has dementia. he disappeared saturday. now he has wandered off before, but his family usually finds him quickly. this time they couldn't find him and report him missing on -- reported his missing since monday. he has gray hair, blue eyes and walks with a limp. this is on the face of the radar tower in santa clara county. the open space district is looking at two options that allows five years to raise enough money for needed renovations. one is at a cost of 41 $4,000 and the other would erect a fence around the tower which would cost $75,000. let's see what is happening with the toll plaza. sal? it is backed up for a 50

minute delay and traffic is going to be busy in hayward union city and fremont heading south and no problems once you get to 101. let's go over to steve. 50s and 60s to start, we will end up with 70s 80s and 90s and we will have more on that big cool down next on mornings on 2. new developments in the accident directly tied to america's cup. what about the details connected to this chaotic scene in the east bay overnight, stay right here with us.

at america's cup training run, it ends with a spectacular crash on the bay. what caused an oracle boat to flip? hold on a second. >> i -- >> mr. president, i'm still speaking. >> a political brawl in the race for the white house. the overnight poll numbers in round 2 of the presidential debate. >> reporter: a missing person's case has become a homicide investigation. the big clue police are still looking for. plus