me he's innocent of all charges. he agreed not to practice medicine while legal proceedings are going on. re-hurricanes to court november 20th. lawyers in oregon today released more of the boy scouts so called perversion files from the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. more than a thousand scout masters were banned because of allegations of sexual assault or inappropriate contact with boys. the files were obtained as part of a lawsuit. a jury ended up awarding the man $20 million. several reports of a gunman at holy name college. hundreds were evacuated this morning. about 200 students and staffs left and gathered in the gymnasium while police searched

the campus. by 2:00 the campus was reopened. the gunman is described as a heavy set white man with short brown hair. wearing a blue blazer and glasses. 24-year-old marc anthony moreman has been arrested in arrested. furlin is being held at san mateo county jail. it's the first killing in pacifica since 2000. authorities are searching for more clues after a woman's body was found inside a burning home. ktvu was first to bring you the story this morning when a small home. any time you have an accelerant with a body you have a suspicious circumstance. that's not to say that a person

can't commit suicide using an accelerant. it's happened in the past. >> reporter: investigators say no obvious signs of trauma to the woman's body. air quality officials plan to beef up response to disasters. yesterday they approved a plan to accurately measure toxic air pollution from industrial disasters. the move will help the agency be more prepared in the future. giants fans are rallying tonight, hoping that the san francisco giants can tie up the series against the st. louis cardinals. and we have a live report from st. louis. one of the interesting pregame traditions at bush stadium. and who will be -- throwing out the first pitch. >> people are streaming in. lots of red and not much orange. the game is about an hour away.

there's a cardinals pep rally going on. and the fans are excited about taking game >> . and the arrival of the budweiser clydesdale is one of the traditions. ozzie smith throwing out the first pitch. cardinals fans want to capitalize and giants fans are looking to even up the series at 2-2. with tim lincecum on the mound -- >> there was a few times they had runners and couldn't knock them in. they need to get the clutch hit with runners in scoring position. >> reporter: are you worried? >> not worried. i'm a little concerned. but if we can win this tonight, we're back where we need to be.

>> what's it like watching baseball here. >> i've gotten a lot of pats on the back saying welcome to st. louis. i have a lot of new respect for cardinals fans. >> reporter: around downtown, support for the cardinals is everywhere, including these fountains flowing red although i thought they looked a little orange actually. as for the weather, so dicey with the storm and the rain delay. you can see clouds over the gateway arch. and it's chilly and windy. but thankfully all dry along the banks of the mississippi. there's water near the ballpark but not like san francisco. not with the at&t and the bay. not water that's reachable by a home run. we got to batting practice and we'll have a little bit of that later. live in st. louis, ktvu channel 2 news. giants fans are filling the

inbox. this is of bobble hood cooper. look at those blue eyes. and angelina e-mailed us of six week old max. he's been to two giants games. keep sending the photos. e-mail them to photos at www.ktvu.com or post them to our facebook page. >> priceless stuff. it was a fire ball as big as a car streaking across the sky and a lot of people saw it. our health and sciences expert tells us what it was. >> reporter: almost as bright as the sun. >> there was a big flash and a ball of fire. and it had a big tail and it lasted all the way across my neighbor's house. >> reporter: a car sized rock, an asteroid slammed into the atmosphere south of monterey. several reports of sonic booms.

it was 7:44 last night and the fire ball lasted about 10 seconds. the american meteor society tracked more than 150 sightings. the meteor hit the earth. based on that triangulation, it's entirely possible the meteor came down somewhere near here, just outside martinez. there's a lot of territory and possibly a treasure waiting to be discovered. >> i would like to find it but i don't want to look for it, you know what i mean. >> reporter: rancher -- may have been the closest. >> maybe 500 feet when it went over here. somewhere between here and highway 4. i know it's in there somewhere. >> reporter: we scoured the area from chopper 2 and saw nothing unusual. >> the debris trail could be 10 to 15 miles long. >> reporter: a big chunk could be worth tens of thousands of

dollars. one day after san francisco marked the 23rd anniversary of the deadly earthquake, it has a director of earthquake safety. building permit consultant was appointed. he'll be spokeswoman for putting together a 30 year plan to reduce the city's most dangerous earthquake risks. millions dropped, covered, and held on to help prepare for the next big earthquake. the great california shakeout earthquake drill happened at 10:18 this morning. san francisco's mayor and fire and police chiefs were with children at this elementary school. they all ducked during the drill. >> in case anything happens, you have to have some preparation. you have to be ready for things. and that's why we do these drills. we want to practice, practice, and practice. >> reporter: more than 9 million people around our state participated in this drill. you can find more earthquake

news on our website, www.ktvu.com. go to the news tab and click on earthquakes. jerry brown was out stumping for votes for the tax measure. >> we're asking not too much. and this proposition 30 is crucial to you but also to us as a state. >> govern brown spoke to 200 students during a rally. the idea behind proposition 30 is to temporarily raise sales taxes by a quarter cent and income taxes on those making more than $250,000 a year. opponents claim that the tax measure would hurt businesses and it's time californians live within our means. how will you vote? see how the proposition 30 aligns with you. click on the quiz. the number of new applications for unemployment benefits jumped last week. they came in at 388,000. that's the highest level in

four months. it's also up 46,000 compared to the week before when the numbers were at the lowest since february 2008. analysts are blaming attack factors for the volatility. the four week average is running at 365 applications per week. the print edition of news week magazine is on the way to the recycle bin of history. as of the beginning of next year, newsweek will only be available online. the last print edition will be the december 31st issue. it will likely lead to layoffs but no specific details. a sea lion is back in the ocean today after a rescue. this is video you'll only see on ktvu. the blood bomber was released back to the water after a week

of being at the center. >> people should stop polluting and stuff because the animals can really get hurt when they get caught and tangled in garbage that's just floating around the ocean. >> blond bomber got his name after the rescue team discovered he had some blond hair. the sacrifice one city leader says is too much. major weather changes are coming to the bay area. i'm tracking the possibility of wet weather in st. louis for the giants game. i'll take you there coming up. download the free ktvu news ipad app. in the app store now. complete bay area news coverage for your ipad.

a federal appeals court in new york today struck down the defense of marriage act as unconstitutional.

the decision upholds a lower court judge who ruled the 1996 law violates equal protection. experts say the ruling is considered largely symbolic because the issue is expected to be taken up by the u.s. supreme court. thousands are supporting a bay area boy scout in his push to get his eagle scout ranking. he was denied the honor because he's gay. the teen and his family are not taking no for an answer. >> reporter: he's fighting back. in the past half hour. the teenager and his family presented the boy scout council with an online petition signed by 400,000 people nationwide. it demands the boy scouts of america grant him his rank as eagle scout that he earned. they denied him the offer and kicked him out of the boy scouts because he's gay.

they hope to meet with the council this afternoon. ryan said this has been a difficult ordeal. >> getting my eagle award taken is totally devastating. hearing that it's happening to other scouts is also totally devastating. all the support i'm getting is nothing like i've ever had before. 400,000 signatures is not even dreamable. >> reporter: ryan also received an award from nancy skinner honoring him for his courage. and he told his story on the ellen degeneres show. he does not meet the standards on sexual orientation, they says. and he said he was delivering the petition for gay scouts throughout the country undergoing this problem. live in pleasant hill, ktvu channel 2 news. the 49ers are about to take the field with the game against

the seahawks. the security precautions being taken because of what happened last week. >> reporter: most people feel safe coming to candlestick park. but in light of the violence that happened here last week, some fans are wondering what precautions san francisco police are taking. perhaps the most infamous brawl happened at last year's preseason game between the 49ers and the raiders. it caused the cancellation of the battle of the bay for the future. this video shows a fight in the parking lot after the 49ers, giants game. two men were arrested for stabbing another man outside the stadium. it was added police presence that led to an arrest. >> because of that presence it was reported and the persons involved were caught and they'll be held accountable for it. >> reporter: reports are that the man stabbed was wearing a dallas cowboys team jersey

which led to the fight. >> you don't want an environment that's negative for folks to come into the building. >> police officers discontinued the practice of wearing the opposing team's jerseys and walking the parking lot. >> as long as they conduct themselves respectfully and just treat everybody equally. of course, everybody gets on each other, but as long as their respectful to each other, everybody has a good time. >> reporter: we've seen a large police presence here at candlestick park in the parking lot and also obviously inside. there's an intense security zone. and so far this crowd has been peaceful. no sign of any trouble at all. live at candlestick park, ktvu channel 2 news. a lot of money to the civic

center plaza and it's stirring up criticism. competition began today. it's taking place on a pile of dirt in front of city hall. parks and rec is expected to make nearly $300,000 from the event. however, supervisor john avila dislikes the idea of mountain dew as a sponsor. >> are we undermining our standards by having a sponsor that's a national soft drink company. >> reporter: the event is free and runs through saturday. fire investigators believe dry conditions helped spark a grass fire that threatened several homes. it was one of two yesterday afternoon in the county. about an hour later flames broke out in another area. no one was hurt and no homes

were damaged. firefighters are carrying out a ground fire against a wildfire 10 miles north of santa barbara. the lookout fire burned through 44 acres in the loss padre national forest. it briefly threatens 100 homes yesterday. fire crews expect full containment by tomorrow evening. cooler, moister air is returning to the bay area. we'll begin filtering in later this evening and we'll feel it by tomorrow. in st. louis at this time, game time with the giants at 5:00, you can see scattered showers there in the forecast. st.louis catching just the tail end of this system. so a few scattered showers will be a possibility. but nothing like what we saw for wednesday's game. cloudy conditions, cool conditions, breezy conditions, with just a few scattered

showers at times. meanwhile here at home, the heat is on once again. 87degrees in antioch. 87 in livermore. 89 fairfield. and san francisco, 84 degrees. mid-80s redwood city. and 80s along the coast with mostly sunny skies. today will be the last day we see and feel this much heat. we have a cooling trend on the way and a major change coming, eventually bringing the chance for rain. temperatures will drop five to 15 degrees by tomorrow. and then into the weekend we continue to watch that gradual cooling trend. by sunday, upper 60s, low 70s in the forecast for the second half of the weekend. overnight lows as we start tomorrow morning, 57 in oakland. 55 in free month. patchy fog expected. the on shore breeze will begin this evening. already beginning to see signs along the coastline. and then for the afternoon,

quite a difference. mid-60s expected for pacifica. 76 for san jose. well inland, upper 70s, low 80s. 80degrees expected in fairfield. the extended forecast with the weekend in view shows you the cooling trend. what a difference. as we get into the weekend, cool to mild weather. and then early next week. the possibility of a few scattered showers and temperatures on the cool side. it could open the door to finally a wetter season. >> we're a few minutes away from the game four of the nlcs. what are we looking at tonight? >> just a few scattered showers. cool, cloudy, but nothing like yesterday. >> and again, you get the feeling it's going to have to be pouring before they call the game. >> in better shape, definitely. the 400-foot megayacht

owned by paul allen is docked in richmond. he's the cofounder of microsoft. his boat is called octopus and cost an estimated $200 million. it has two helicopters, a submarine, and a crew of 60. a port spokeswoman says the octopus is expected to dock in richmond for five weeks. we're waiting for game four of the national league championship series to start in just minutes. and the giants have shaken up the lineup a little bit to generate offense. we have the details in a live report from st. louis coming up. ?ó???óóñ

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least for a while. the district voted to spend more than $414,000 to repair and keep the cold war relic for five more years while it considers more permanent options. the tower was once part of the air force station, scanning the skies for soviet planes. we are getting close to game time. the giants are about to take on the cardinals and we hope to tie this one up. right, joe? >> reporter: yeah, the giants are down two games to one thanks to the fact that they were not able to get the big hit when they had runners on. they want to try to tie things up with tonight's game. and a significant difference in the lineup tonight which we'll tell you about in just a second. and also significant is the fact that tim lincecum is the starting pitcher. he was the one guy who was

left out of the post season rotation. he pitched so well in relief that he gets to start tonight. we talked to his teammates last night and they're very confident in his ability to get it done in this one. >> he has great stuff. he got hit a little bit this year. i mean, he's come up huge for us. so far this post season and we need another good outing out of him tomorrow. >> he's been pitching outstanding. so we hopefully put some running up early in the ball game. we're ready. >> it's really big. we got to come out ready to go. we don't want to do that. >> >> reporter: now to the lineup changes. first of all, the three, four

spots. pablo sandoval moves, and brandon bell sits out. and hunter pence moving to six. and sanchez gets the start at catcher and bats 5th. the giants trying to shake things up to generate offense. the american league championship series, the tigers are leading the yankees in the 8th inning by a score of 8-1. barring anything crazy, detroit will be in the world series against whoever wins here. game four tonight in st. louis. and possibly on to san francisco before it's decided here. one other sporting note. the 49ers are hosting the seattle seahawks. a big night of sports in san francisco. reporting live from bush stadium in st. louis. game four just a couple of minutes away. busch stadium in st. louis.

the first pitch is set for after 573. and this is a crucial game. if the giants win, they tie it up. if they lose, they're down three games to one. you don't want to be down three games to one in the best of seven. we'll join you back here for news right after the game. up next, live coverage of game four of the nlcs in a couple of minutes. go, giants. download the free news ipad app. traffic; weather, and live newscasts wherever you are.

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