this follows a ktvu investigation. >> they are fighting to raise the minimum wage. why these students have an interest in the outcome. >> and a busy bay area bridge will be closed this weekend. how pro-sports plays into the closure plans. mornings on 2 starts right now. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. well um to mornings on 2. >> tori is off. it's friday october 19th. new this morning someone shot at police in san francisco. it all started with what appeared to be a routine traffic stop. we are live with the chain of events that led to the shooting. >> reporter: a man opened fire on san francisco police officers this morning after officers tried to pull over the car he was in. after the shooting that car

sped away. no officers hit by the way and the car sped away, made its way to this intersection, blew through this red light and slammed into a taxi cab. this was a white cadillac that police were after. it was going close to 50 miles an hour. the cab driver who was hit had minor injuries. after the crash the two inside that car then bailed out of the car and ran away. police moved in, they were able to arrest the passenger but this morning the driver is still on the loose. everything started around 2:00 when officers tried to make that traffic stop for a light that was out on the license plate of the car. seemingly minor infraction but didn't turn out to be a simple traffic stop. a sergeant we talked to said he feels lucky nobody was hurt. >> extremely thankful that nobody was seriously hurt. the only injury i know of is a hurt hand from the taxi cab driver.

this is pretty good given what could have happened. >> reporter: the car sheared off the top of a parking meter. that's what this officer is carrying over to a patrol car. it's not clear why the two in that car wouldn't pull over this morning and opened fire in the direction of police. police have the passenger in custody. he is being interviewed. they are searching for the driver. a sergeant that we talked to out here also wanted to make it clear police weren't actively pursuing the car at the time of the crash. live in in san francisco. >> oakland police investigating a deadly late night shooting. they were called to the area of 106th just after nine. they found a man on the sidewalk. the shooting happened in a residential neighborhood. so far no word on the victim's identity or a possible motive. >> a wildfire still burning in lake county. it's only 20% contained.

this started yesterday afternoon near highway 29. cal fires side the crews have been able to keep the fire from spreading. at least 300 acres have burned. there are still mandatoro evacuations in effect. dozens of people camped out on the campus of san jose state. they are hoping to send a strong message to voters. we have more on the message they are sending and how this could affect your family. >> reporter: we are seeing them just starting to wake up now. they have been camping for a cause. they are pushing to raise the minimum wage. it would change it to ten dollars an hour. it's an idea that started here at san jose state. students have been working on the measure for two years and said there are to many people making minimum wage who can't make ends meet and in city that

have raised the minimum wage workers tend to stay longer. >> about $80 million injected into the economy. where does that go? it doesn't go to the cai men islands like the wealthy people, it goes into the economy. >> reporter: not everybody supports it. oakland a's owner who owns hotels came out against it yesterday and so have many local business owner who say they wouldn't be able to absorb the extra cost. voters will weigh in on it in november. live in san jose. >> a former teacher who was killed inside her home will be laid to rest today. funeral service for her will start at ten this morning at saint patrick's church in rodeo. she was found stabbed to death on october 5th. a husband and wife are suspects

in the killing. they were arrested in the seattle area last week. a man has been described as a starter in a gang rape in richmond will be sentenced today. the 22-year-old is set to get a 32 year prison sentence. he and five others are charged with gang raping a 16-year-old girl outside a richmond high school homecoming dance in 2009. >> time is now 7:05. angry protesters disrupted last night's port of oakland board meeting. >> we are outraged. >> the media has exposed what we have known all long. >> angry union workers cited us and our investigation in their protest against the commission and the management. coming up at 7:46 the very latest on the fates of two top managers at board caught up in a spending scandal. >> it's time -- let's go out

to sal watching the problems. >> good morning. right now traffic is moving along well in some areas. not so good in others. not moving so well in others. bay bridge one of those spots where it's a bit slow. getting there about a 20 minute delay and then more time getting in to san francisco. at the very least there hasn't been a big problem on the bridge. if you are driving on the san mateo bridge that traffic looks good. you notice onto peninsula a little bit of fog as steve has been telling you. it could cause some flight delays at sfo. we are watching that for you. this morning's drive is okay on the haywood side of the world as you can see traffic busy now. accord together road sensors between haywood and union city. let's go to steve. >> some of that warm air still in place but the fog is

back, misty, drizzlely conditions, areas in the 80s yesterday by the coast. we are going into a much cooler pattern. oakland airport, sfo and fresno, i threw that in there because their record went back to 1903. most locations 70s to the 90s. that's it for the record highs. if anything we have warm conditions because the fog is back and it's trapping that. that west wind is coming in. the final day of that warm weather, we transition into more fog, cooler weather and by sunday and monday increasing clouds, looks like rain for parts of next week. 50s and 60's. 64 oakland. 64 haywood, mountain various really mild for some. sfo66 last hour, the southeast wind. the westerly breeze taking hold and it'll continue to ramp up and some of the low clouds have made it well inland. actually from last night to today it's really picked up. a lot of low clouds, mist in

the marina district. half moon bay sot fog is back. it's still rather warm that west wind will start to cooldown. 60's to the 80's. we are out of the 90's for a long time it looks like. 80s for some locations but a lot of 70's, by the coast it's a different game. the high temperature may be set here this morning because it's so mild to warm. 70's on the peninsula. increasing clouds on sunday. then looks like cloudy with a rain monday into tuesday. >> well tonight it is win or go home for the giants as they face another playoff elimination game. >> off the middle. that's a base hit. >> the cardinals got on board first with game four last night. the giants got offense with hunter pence and pablo sandoval. it just wasn't enough and the

cardinals won. giants fans who traveled to st. louis say they still have hope. >> it's got to take it home. i have tickets for sunday and monday. i want to be there. >> reporter: barry zito will take the mound tonight. our coverage of game five starts at four with an early edition of the news followed by the pregame show and the first pitch at 5:07. the winner of the series will face the tigers in the world series. last night the tigers swept the yankees with an 8-1 victory in game four of the championship series. the world series starts next wednesday at the home of the national league champion and you can see the entire series here on ktvu channel 2. >> she was shot in the head by the taliban but today doctors have a good report about the recovery of that young girl. >> and has clinton prepares to step down as secretary of state

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. big change compared to yesterday when we had sun. lot of low clouds back, mist, drizzle, a cooler day in the low around the mild side, highs starting to come down. >> there are two new nationwide polls out showing romney gaining in the presidential race. allison in washington with the details of that and also what happened last night when the president and romney were back on the same stage. >> reporter: a new poll shows romney with his widest national lead yet up by seven points.

now another poll showed him up by two points but we just saw that a new poll is out today showing romney and the president in a dead heat. the president is holding a lead in some key swing states. romney and the president were back on the same stage for a charity dinner in new york city last night. they poked fun at each other and themselves. romney joked about his attacks on big bird and the national debt. >> in the spirit of seasame street the president's remark approximates brought to you by the letter o and the number 16 trillon. >> the unemployment is at its lowest level, i don't have a joke. i just thought it would be useful to remind everybody that the unemployment rate is it's lowest its been since i took office. >> reporter: and because everything seems to be about keeping score one person noted that romney made eight jokes about the president but the president made just three jokes

about romney. reporting live from washington dc. ktvu channel 2news. >> hillary clinton says that she will not run for president in 2016. in an interview she said that after 20 years of politics she is looking forward to having her own time back in being her own person. she previously said that even if the president is reelected she won't continue as secretary of state. >> we have new information this morning about the deadly attack on the consulate in libya. the cia station chief in libya sent a cable to washington with in 24 hours of last month's attack. it was carried out by militants, not by a mob upset about a movie. it's unclear if anyone outside the cia saw that cable. early reports about at tack connected it to protests across the world because of the movie.

nearly three years after the shooting that killed 13 people in fort hood many of those affected want the government to declare it a terrorist attack. they want that so that wounded soldiers and relatives of the people killed can get the same benefits as those in a combat zone like getting the purple heart. >> doctors in britain treating that 14-year-old pakistan girl who was shot by the taliban. today they say she is able to stand up with help and can write. doctors at the hospital in london say she is getting treatment that she is talking freely by writing. she is not speaking because she has a tube down her throat. in the meantime in pakistan security forces have detained the relatives of the man accused of the shooting. they hope to force him to give up by holding his relatives. back in this country the colorado movie theater where a gunman killed 12 people and injured dozens more is being

renovated. that makeover is a response to a survey sent to 6,000 people asking what should be done with that building. 70% said it should be he remodeled and reopened. >> tragic what happened but i mean if it's good to start over again and that's what they need to do. >> the renovations include replacing the chairs, redesigning the outside and more. the theater may possibly be back in business by early next year. >> a florida judge will hear new motions today in the george zimmerman case. his attorneys plan to argue for the right to suspect subpoena certainly media acts of the teen he is a accused of killing. the attorneys also want for more time to interview state witnesses. in just a few hours a nevada judge will hear arguments about if oj simpson

should be freed from prison or get a new trial. his lawyers said he was badly represented during the trial. he was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping and is serving a nine to 33 year sentence. . >> next friday is the deadline for oakland to investigate problems with its e-mail system. that's all connected to the possible federal take over of the police department. the chief said he never got e- mails sent in the past week from a monitor. the messages involved concerns over his recommendation to discipline several dozen police officers for the way they handled the occupy protests. the oakland raiders hosting the jags on sunday. you may not be able to watch it on tv locally. the raiders face the possibility of a blackout. the team has been given today to -- a chance to sell more

tickets. because of a new rule they can declare a sell out if they sell 85% of their tickets. >> cal and stanford fight for the axe tomorrow and for the first time its being held in october. the big game is normally on the third saturday of november. it was that day 30 years ago that -- who can forget this, when cal score that winning touchdown known as the play. this year it's in october because of the new pack 12 schedule and tv contracts. the traditional friday night bonfire rally has been changed because of a bob dillon concert. students will rally. they will just do it at edwards field. >> it'll feel different for a lot of people. the weather may feel different. expect colder temperatures today. look out -- they are swimming in the bay right now. steve is coming back. he will tell you what to expect this weekend as our weather starts to turn. >> always impressed those swimmers. it happened to often -- two

bikes get bikes get snatched. now a new way to help track them down. >> westbound 24 between walnut creek and oakland looking good. more about the morning drive.

. eight people are dead and 61 hurt after a massive roadside bomb in lebanon. you are looking at new video of the bombing that happened in the eastern part of beruit. it's not clear if it was targeting any political figure. in recent months they have seen a rise in clashes stemming from the civil war in syria. >> another death reported in the nationwide meningitis outbreak. now the death toll is 20. more than 250 people have become sick. the fda confirmed they found

fungus in the unopened vials of steroid injections made by the compounding center. the fda said patient who got necc steriod injections after may 21st should be careful. >> california sea otters now part of a study. researchers want to know how they will be impacted surrender vase near the nuclear plant so they have been tacking they will and putting in tracking devices, 60 are going to be tagged to measure the response to the studies. >> dialing day has come and starting tomorrow people will have to dial extra digits for local calls. santa clara is adding a new area code. with two in the same area residents will have to dial one and then the area code of the number they are calling. >> there is a new online tool

now to help you if your bike was aiken you want to find if its being sold online. it's a search engine. users can plug in a description of the bike and where it was taken. the search will return the results for bikes with matching details being sold online. the creators hope it'll make stealing a bike harder. today is pink out day at a high school. students are wearing pink ted promoting breast cancer aware news. other schools around the country are holding similar pink out day events today. >> your time 7:24. how is it looking? >> i think things are looking good. as a matter of fact we are doing well in some areas, a little slow here on highway 4.

somebody said what is going on? there was an earlier crash with a motorcycle. that's been cleared but traffic is slower than normal. by the time you reach bay point it does get better but if you are back in antioch and driving west you will notice it just a little slower than normal. the drive is also going to be slow at bay bridge toll plaza. we have a back up stretching out -- just to about the foot of the maze out to the metering lights. if you are driving on the freeway we have heavy traffic. i don't want to do that. i want to do this. i want to refresh. there is a new crash southbound 880 as you head down to union city. it's on the right shoulder. i thought i was going to have to go control alt delete on this computer. >> well, good thing you didn't. >> good thing. >> all right. we have low clouds over us, just -- heard from sheila

richmond. drizzle over there in, marina nicole reported, low clouds around. very mild and you can see the low clouds back. warm temperatures yesterday. really didn't have the time to cooldown so a lot of that warm air is trapped. everything is changing rapidly. 90's yesterday, 80's for some, not today. 60's and 70s and watch the temperatures continue to fall over the next couple days, san francisco along the coast and bay will drop the most. most locations in 60's. 64 mountain view, haywood, oakland. only a few upper 50sa. there is that south wind. the low clouds are getting helped by a cold front. yes a cold front. 60's, 70's. the temperature trend will we from very warm to really cool. sure looks like rain. >> all right construction on

hold, what's happen together plans to put in a soccer field in san francisco and why it's going to court. >> the bridge will be shut down this weekend. why crews have to fix it. >> and another set back for a team competing for the america's cup. how the problem was found and the special ceremony that is now on hold.

. cal trans getting ready to shut down the san mateo bridge for the weekend. they will do retrofit work. we are live to tell you why they are doing it this weekend. >> reporter: the crews specifically picked this weekend because they didn't want to conflict with games, mainly the 49ers since that generate associate s so much traffic. crews going to be moving and replacing the bridge decks on the part of the span between the elevated segments and the trestles. there is a cracked beam they need to replace. it was found during a routines in in october of 2010. they did temporary emergency repairs then and now have to do more permanent fix.

>> we will pull out 12 sections of the bridge deck, put in 12 new sections along with a new joint and we feel that will be pretty much the state-of-the-art piece of engineering. >> reporter: the new repairs will cost $3 million and are being paid for by the toll fund. the bridge goes from foster city to haywood and detours will begin at 10:00 this evening and they are scheduled to end monday morning at five. you are urged to take the dunbarton. live from haywood. ktvu. >> alameda is getting closer to a new new crime fighting tool, a drone but the plan is being criticized. some worry about privacy. they have only tested the

drone. they have applied for a federal grant. investigators believe an accelerant was used to start a fire at a home where a woman's body was found. authorities spent all day yesterday at the house on san carlos avenue. that fire broke out early. the house is owned by a retired san francisco firefighter who lived there with his girlfriend but he is reportedly out of town. >> time is 7:31 the man accused in the first homicide in pacifica in 12 years will face a judge. he was arrested in connection with the death of a 24-year-old keith coffee. the body was found in front of a home wednesday morning. starting on monday the jury will deliberate in the trial of a woman accused of killing her former friend michelle li.

prosecutors say she killed the 26-year-old after aggressively tracking her for at least a month. her lawyers said she acted in the heat of passion and should be found guilty of manslaughter, not murder. >> a san jose police officer has been arrested for felony grand theft. the police say he is a accused of tile sheet fraud. the 45-year-old was booked into the jail and is now on paid administrative leave. for the second time a boat competing to for the america's cup has been damaged. artemis racing, took out the boat for standard testing but apparently heard strange noises and brought the boat back in for inspection and that's when they found a problem with the front beam of the boat. they plan to christen the boat yesterday but that has now been pushed back.

a oracle team boat had heavy damage when it capsized. that's the 72-foot boat that you are looking at now and it'll beside lined until early next year. the wing sail was shattered in to several pieces and now has to be rebuilt. >> battle over turf at a soccer field now goes to court. its been a battle about installing turf and lights at golden gate park. the lawsuit claims the city overlooked the health risks of the chemicals used in turf. construction was scheduled to start in january but now that is on hold. local air quality management officials approved an action plan against future fires. they are calling for increased measuring of toxic air pollution following oil refinery and factory fires. plus a year long study of monitoring strategies and also finding ways to reduce the risk

of a toxic release. >> bay area rents going up in san jose and san francisco. real fact that tracks rent said its jumped 10.4% and that's the biggest increase in the country. the average went is now 198$0. san francisco rents average 185$8 a month. the bay area is less friendly to start up businesses than other parts of california. the council of economic institute said the inexpensive housing and the high cost of doing business here are part of the reasons. they say los angeles and san diego have more jobs than in the bay area. fremont and san jose were the best places in the country for technology start ups. >> apple has lost a legal battle against samsung in the united kingdom and now has been told to publicly apologize.

that court said samsung didn't copy apple's design. they said that the tablet doesn't infringe because they were not as cool. that could end the legal fight in europe but apple may still appeal to the supreme court. >> the san jose quakes hope to set a new record this weekend when they break ground on their new soccer stadium. they want the most people taking part in the ceremony. the record right now 4532. the ground breaking is scheduled sunday morning on coleman avenue. it'll open just in time for the 2014 season. >> we have been talking about the bridge closure. how is the bay bridge looking? >> its going to be slow and crowded. we will see -- we don't usually have friday like conditions

anymore. we had them in summer but not in the fall. let's do out and take a look. i will start off with highway 4. some people have been complaining it's even slower than normal. that's because of an earlier crash involving a motorcycle near the bailey road exit. traffic is very slow all the way to bay point. people are saying what's up? 680 looking good between pleasant hill and walnut creek. 80 westbound, showed traffic there all the way down to the mcarthur. southbound 101 between highway 37. we he have slow traffic. the richmond bridge traffic looks good. the bay bridge toll plaza. you will see slow traffic here. all the way to the metering lights, no problems getting onto the bay bridge. once you are on the bridge it looks good in the san francisco. 280 northbound in downtown san jose. that's a nice looking drive. 101 slow after 280 in pockets.

>> well, for those of you may be puttering around the house or getting ready for the day, we have a lot of low clouds over us but a beautiful sunrise for some. some of that trying to breakthrough. a strong sea breeze will develop. low clouds have been screening inland. laurel heights has drizzle. we have richmond with drizzle, half moon bay, the marina so it's back. that fog and the low clouds. the cooler pattern is on its way. final day for the warm weather was yesterday. record highs, mountain view, oakland, oakland airport, sfo. much cooler weather on the way. really starts to drop off the table. the temperatures we have had toward sun and monday when it looks like rain is on the way. a south wind close to the coast and bay. a west wind inland. sfo has a south wind at six and

66balmy degrees. it's really mild. everything is changing rapidly. the fog has returned, misty, drizzlely for some. it'll be cooler, mild right now. the over ail high temperature -- overall high temperatures coming in. sonoma 78, walnut creek, alameda 68, martinez 75. probablia the same around crockett. loss gatos, santa cruz, a warm hot week, not today though the high temperatures will be probably set right now because by this afternoon it'll be the lower 60's. 70's on the temperatures for the peninsula and they continue to drop. they being the afternoon highs, increasing clouds sun and then cloudy skies, rain developing, not just like lighthouse, we could get decent amounts. >> the hunt is on for the

meteor that crashed on wednesday night. it's thought to have landed just outside of martinez. we flew over yesterday but didn't find anything. whoever finds part of it could strike it rich. expects say a big piece could be worth tens of thousands of dollars. the bay area may not get a lot of rain because the western united states is expected to have unusually warm and dry weather this winter season. noa said a dry winter will come behind one of the worst droughts in united states history. some people are facing a fork in the road. check it out. that is a six foot tall fork that popped up at an intersection in carlsbad. by wednesday the city decided to take it down. it was put up as a landmark for visitors by an artist. >> it was artistic, it was

whimsical and told a story, it's a fork in the road, watch out. put it back. we love the fork. >> we love the fork. the city said while it appreciates it it's neither safe nor legal to put giant objects on the street. the prize give en to anyone who can stop robocalls. and how the presidential race is a effecting costumes. and the theft that cal trans is blaming for a problem on the freeway and what officials want drivers to do to help.

. that's a live look at the big board. dow down and all key sectors in the red. one of the stocks we are watching is google. it's actually up about a point and we will keep watching it. it had a very rough 1% but it l as it went through down to $60. investors are climbing back in afterra that disappointing report yesterday and they had time to react. facebook taking a page from

apple. they issued a vague invite for new york for the media. the only information is a line saying come see what's new with facebook gifts. they started offering a service that lets users give physical rather than virtual gifts late last month? gift cards are the single most wanted holiday gift by women in the united states. a new survey showed a third of women want a gift card from a specific retailer. the survey only said 11% of them are likely to get what they want. the second most popular choice, jewelry, especially diamonds. 27% of them are likely to receive that. >> next month one of the bay area's best known resorts could be auctioned off. the business times said the clairmont hotel in berkeley is tangled in a billion dollar bankruptcy. the current owner bought it and four other properties almost two years ago but has

reportedly had trouble paying the mortgage. the times also reporting uc san francisco medical center will be cutting jobs before the end of this year. the hospital said it needs to eliminate 300 full time jobs as it gets ready for health care reform. other local hospitals have announced similar measures. advanced mi doctor, ro devicing plans to cut about 1800 jobs. that's about 15% of their total work force. they said they need to cut spending as their sales decrease. that's because they are used in p c's and people are doing more work on tablets and smart phones. >> angry union workers packed in to a meeting at the port of oakland and as sam cook reports it started with a ktvu news investigation. >> reporter: the investigation found a lot of spending by the maritime director in the port of oakland.

>> we are outraged. >> the media has exposed what we have known all long. >> angry union workers protested at the port of oakland board hearing. they say the board has been trying to cut their salary and health care while finding that the maritime director was spending thousands of dollars of port money at a strip club, massage parlor and gulf outing. they are madder now that the board ended the meeting because of the protest. >> it's completely out of any realm of decency or honesty that we have asked them act their financing they just say nothing. >> it was disrespectful to just leave after keeping us waiting for more than an hour. >> the port commissioners say a complete investigation will be done. some expressed disappointment

overhearing about the expenses. sources also say that the board after -- after closing that meeting walking out did vote behind closed doors to put the executive director on paid leave while the investigation is done. the acting director is expected to address the job status after the investigation but we understand that could take several weeks. reporting live in the newsroom. pam cook. >> thank you. there is a lighting problem on many freeways. this is a story you will only see here. you may have noticed dark freeway science, especially freeway signs. thieves are stealing copper wire, they are taking that and selling to recycling centers for cash. some drivers say the signs harder to read and they have to slow down. >> it's a safety issue. it could be dangerous and you -- you can't tell where you are

going. make itself hard for drivers. >> the chp said it hasn't noticed any increase in accident but the thieves telling all taxpayers, some of those systems on signs can cost $100,000 to replace. >> san francisco's board of supervisors expected to approve a law to give the public more information about bed bug infeastingses. if it passes pest control companies would have to provide monthly reports on where the bed bugs foundt. would require landlords to give people a two year record of bed bug reports. the bed bug bites can cause redness, itching and swelling. the trade commission offering $50,000 to anyone who has a creative idea about getting rid of robocalls. the money will go to anyone who comes up with the best solution for stopping them. there is already a law making them illegal unless a person

has given the company written permission to contact them. >> if you are planning to be big bird you better have it already or you may have to make your own. the character is a very popular choice this year. costume rental and sale stores say they are sold out. big bird's popularity zoomed after the first debate when romney said he would cut funding to pbs. starbucks is now open in india. starting today locals will get their first taste of the seattle based coffee giant. they said they will open more stores next year. they have locations in 61 countries. >> there are signs the housing market is recovering but when it comes to previously occupied homes there is a new study showing people aren't buying them. after hitting a two year high in september the number of previously occupied home sales

dropped by almost 2%. there is still a bright spot since sales of homes all together are up 11% from a year ago. >> sandusky wants a judge to over turn his conviction. >> and unbelievable video. a clerk running for her life. what happened and if she finally escaped. >> and britney spears parents will be in court. what a former manager is a ceusing the singer of doing and the money he is trying to get.

. terrifying moments for a store clerk in portland maine running from a suspected gunman. we aren't sure if the man was trying to rob the storero if he had another motive. she was able to escape. police are still looking for the suspect. >> controversy for the boy scouts after decades of alleged child abuse is found including

some cases in the bay area. nearly two dozen former volunteers were named in internal files released yesterday. the documents covered 20 years from 1965 to 1985. it included volunteers from san jose, san francisco, oakland, concord, and other bay area cities. piedmont wasn't on the list. volunteers say that's because of increased security measures. >> those mistakes were made in another time which doesn't excuse them but the organization has moved on with the times and i think has kept fairly current with what is appropriate now. >> volunteers must now go through background checks. the boy scouts said they are sorry for any failed protection or harm to children. sandusky is trying to overturn his child sex abuse convictions. attorneys have filed motions saying there wasn't enough evidence and the trial wasn't

fair. a man who allegations triggered the investigation is appearing on morning television shows to tell his side of the story. >> the former manager of britney spears claims she was addicted to prescription drugs. one of the new details in a trial against her. the lawyer for her former manager claims she was addicted to drugs and shaved off her head and her hair in 2007 to keep the courts finding drug residue in her hair. he is suing her and her parents for defamation and libel. he claims they had a deal he would get 15% of her earnings as her manager. san francisco's transbay tower received the final approvalla and now the construction can begin. the planning commission made the final decision yesterday. at proval opens the door for a needed funding for the building. the tower will be about a

thousand feet tall on first and mission streets. it'll be the key development in the plan that renovates the area. >> let's go back out to sal. he said no more friday lights. >> right. sound like the grinch. >> i blame you. >> we don't have the fridays where people obviously had days off. i think maybe more full employment. that's the optimistic view. let's go out and look at what we have on northbound 280 getting up to 880. it's just a little better but you will still be waiting for quite a bit. move agriculture ing along and taking a look, little bit of slowing and then over the hill slow traffic there. at the bay bridge toll plaza of course it's not light. it's backed up to the foot of the mcarthur maze.

>> good morning. we have a lot of low clouds, very mild conditions in place. some of the drizzle all over the place. looks like -- okay, here we go. why not an early morning swim? that's right. that's the water is probably just as the same as the temperature. >> balmy. >> very much so. we do have -- i want to say a lot of drizzle around richmond. ly get to that more. it looks like cloudy, cool, maybe light rain. lower 50s, upper 40s for game five. so west wind about ten miles an hour. back -- the fog is back. yesterday the east wind. today a westerly breeze. 60's for lows will give way to 60s, 70's on the highs but the trend is for cooler weather. >> today another must win for the giants. who will be on the mound? san francisco tries to extend the national league championship series. >> shots fired at police officers following an attempted

traffic stop in san francisco this morning. how this dangerous situation ended with a bad crash. >> students here at san jose state are fighting to raise the minimum wage. why for one student the fight is personal.

. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. >> good morning. it's friday, it's october 19th. shots were fired at san francisco police officers just hours ago this morning. it happened during a traffic stop right now the police are still out there searching for one of the suspects. alex has been on the story since 4:30 this morning. how did a taxi cab get caught up? >> reporter: well after the shooting, this car sped away and it eventually crashed right here at this intersection. it blew through this red lathe at franklin and eddie and slammed into that taxi cab. we will show you video from early their-- this morning. going close to 50 miles an hour. the cab driver who was hit

thankfully only had minor injuries. both of the men inside that car who were trying to run got out and ran. police were able to track down the passenger. officers tried to make a traffic stop for a light out on the license plate of the car but the car never pulled over and that's when someone inside fired in the direct of officers. this was seemingly a minor infraction but it didn't turn out to be a routine stop. >> with any traffic stop you don't know what you are walking up on. this is a perfect case. they could have stopped the car, walked up on the driver then produced the gun and shot. i guess -- what happened was probably a better case situation. you know but you don't know what are you coming up on. >> reporter: as that car lost control at this intersection this morning it actually sheared off the stop of a

parking meter on the sidewalk. we watched as an officer carry that parking meter, the top at least over to a waiting squad car. it is not clear why the two refused to pull over. police say they are from out town. a sergeant we talked to also wanted to make it clear, he said noosers this -- officers weren't pursuing the car when it crashed. the passenger has been arrested but police still hunting for the driver. live in san francisco, ktv . a deadly shooting in oakland is under investigation. this one happened last night ata 106th about 9:00. the victim was found on the sidewalk about a block from a shopping center. at this point we don't know the name or motive. police investigating another shooting. it happened at 79th avenue this

happened about 8:30 last night but we have very few details. the victim was rushed to the hospital. no word on his condition. >> a former teacher who was killed inside her home will be laid to rest today. funeral services will begin at ten this morning. she was found stabbed to death on october 5th. a husband and wife are suspects in the killing and in a crime spree across the state. they were arrested in the seattle area last week. a man being described as an instigator in a gang rape will be sentenced today. he is set to get a 32 year sentence. he and five others are charged with gang raping a 16-year-old outside a richmond high school homecoming dance. >> next friday the deadline for the city of oakland to look at problem was lieutenants e- mail system. the police chief said he never

received e-mails from a federal monitor that was sent in the past week. the messages involved concerns over the recommendation to discipline several dozen police officers for the way they handled the occupy protests. last night a news investigation prompted a confrontation. it happened at the port of oakland board hearing. >> we are outraged. >> we are outraged. >> the media has exposed what we have known all long. >> the angry union workers shut down the port meeting. they area accusing the port officials of trying to cut their salaries and health care while the maritime director allegedly spent thousands of port money at strip clubs, on alcohol, golf outings and at a barber shop. the board voted behind closed doors to put the executive director on paid leave while

they investigate. the acting director is expected to address the maritime director's job status after an investigation. >> the president and romney traded political jacks at a charity dinner event in new york last night. >> the president's remarks brought to you by the letter o and the number 16 trillon. >> i went shopping at stores in midtown. i understand the governor went shopping for some stores in midtown. >> reporter: coming up, polls hint at what could be a controversial ending to the race for the white house. >> time just about 8:05. dozens camped out on the campus of san jose state. they are hoping to send a message to voters. we are in san jose now with more on what the message is and how they think it'll affect your family. >> reporter: the camp out is just now wrapping up but students will continue to push their message through november.

they want to raise the minimum wage from $8 an hour to ten. measure d actually started here at san jose state in a class. students here say there are to many people making minimum wage who can't make ends meet. one is christian robinson, both a student and store clerk. she . >> it's not enough. i'm working as much as i can and i'm not able to make end meet so measure d is definitely something that the valley needs and that i need. >> reporter: not everybody supports the measure. oakland a's owner who also owns hotels came out yesterday against it. so are other small business owner who say they wouldn't be able to absorb the costs. voters will get a chance to weigh in november. live in san jose. >> this is it. it's win or go home for the

giants tonight in game five. >> off the middle. that's a base hit. >> last night the cardinals got on board first in game four. tim was on the mound for the giants. giants did get some offense. it wasn't enough. the cardinals won the game 8-3. >> it's not that different than what we just had in the last round. we were down, we he had to win three in a row and we did it. hard to do, hard to win in saint st. louis but. >> tonight barry zito will be on the mound. lance lynn. coverage starts at 4:00 p.m. with an early edition of the news that. will be followed by the pregame show at 4:30. the first pitch at 5:07. the winner of the series

will take on the detroit tigers in the world series. last night the tigers finished the sweep of the yankees with a 8-1 win in game four of the american league championship series. the world series will start next wednesday at the home of the national league champions. you will be able to see it here. >> giants catcher buster posey has gotten a big honor about 30 minutes ago he was named the national league come back player of the year. as you may remember he missed most of last season after a bad collision at home plate. this year he won the national league batting title with a 336 average. he is also one of the leading candidates for the national league's mvp award. >> bravo to him. sal you are proud of him. >> yes. well, obviously he is -- done very well for the giants. >> yeah. >> where would they be without him. >> good morning. let's go take a look at the

drive now. if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza you will be waiting for at least 20 minutes and then another ten in to the city. we are thinking about 30 to 45 minutes before you make it into the city if you are driving your car unless you are in the carpool lane. interstate 880 looks good. better than it normally does. we will take that. northbound traffic on the right and southbound on the left. if you are driving morning in marin traffic looks good. westbound highway 4 still pretty slow because of earlier issues. however 680 hasn't been all that bad from pleasant hill to walnut creek. >> how i got to work. i -- nice. >> nice. >> [applause]. >> it's really mild for parts of the coast. also in the city and sfo. temperatures in the mid60's for many here. just get a south wind.

the low clouds have come back. a lot of reports of drizzle. laurel heights, half moon bay. things changing fast. now really not a strong west wind yet. ly get more to that in just a minute. st. louis has been raining, light rain, cloudy, looks like on the back side breaks in the clouds but not very warm. it'll be in the upper 40s or low 50s. clouds cool. most of the rain will should be done. we have enough low clouds coming up. stronger systems moving in. we have the wednesday and thursday of sunny, warm, it was just as warm yesterday and pacifica, half moon bay, shark park, all up and down the coast, out to the sacramento valley almost. not anymore, much cooler, the low clouds with us today and tomorrow and then the increasing clouds on sunday. santa rose a san rafael. napa -- 65 haywood. everybody is in the same. we are getting the southerly breeze or a westerly breeze.

we need -- we need to wind of mix out the atmosphere. the afternoon highs will come down. no doubt as the systems work closer and that will continue to keep the fog machine ing along. a westerly wind is there but right now it's a southerly breeze. 60s, 70's. low to mid80's. we go in to the weekend after today. 68al 68 alameda. a lot of locations have low clouds, 78saratoga. wood side in there, san mateo, redwood shores, foster city, 74. daily city, these are the afternoon highs, warmer than that now. it's hard to explain. cooler on the weekend and cooler on sunday. >> i see. wildfire in lake county has

burned hundreds of acres, still burning this morning and a mandatory evacuation in effect for some. brian is there right now with the latest, what's it like right now? i see all the smoke. >> reporter: yeah. very smoky. good news no wind with this right now. you can see in front of me a lot of hot spots, fire crews will deal with today on this 300-acre fire that they say they have now stopped it from growing but today's effort will focus on containing it. strengthening the containment lines so if the winds picked up this afternoon it's not going to pick up and blow them across the containment line. you can see the smoke layer. there are homes up here, where we are looking just off -- you can see across the canyon. the homeowner spent the night there but yesterday when he got his parents out he thought for sure this house was going to be gone. >> the fire guys got up here real quick and put a perimeter

and saved it. it burned up to the house, the deck and and around the backyard, all the way around the house. >> reporter: so this morning they have lifted those evacuation orders for homeowners, reopened highway 29 but are urging people to use caution because they have a lot of fire trucks operating in the area. this is just an example of some of the terrain that they will have to deal with this morning. he very steep hills, hot spots and about ten minutes ago we saw an 80-foot pine tree fall over. we watched it burn all morning, some of the hazards fire crews have been dealing. check this out. this -- fire on this side, dry grass and brush on this side. that is where they want to do today, continue patrolling the line, get the hot spots knocked down. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >> it's a case of who knew who

when. knew information about the attack on the embassy in libya. >> and the mystery around 12 unsolved murders may be tied to a known killer. why police are now focusing on the manson family.

. low clouds back for most. yesterday was clear. that's not the case today. some pockets but it'll be cooler, when low clouds, that tells you temperatures are coming down. >> a stunning new poll shows

romney opening his widest lead yet nationally. other state polls show the president is also making important gains. >> reporter: this morning some political analysts are talking about the possibility of romney winning the popular vote while the president takes the race by winning the electoral vote. they shared the same stage showing romney up. other polls showed the president holding onto his leads in the swing states. the dip dinner was about poking fun and both got laughs at biden's expense. >> i was hoping the president would bring biden along. he will laugh at anything. >> some people say that obama you aren't as young as you used to be.

where is that -- golden smile, that pep, if your step and i say settle down joe, i'm trying to continue a meeting. >> reporter: he campaigning today in virginia while romney will be in florida watching where the candidates spend their time in these last few weeks. reporting live from washington dc. ktvu channel 2news. >> a san diego man arrested on child porn charges may be connected to a terrorist plot to try to blow up a federal rereserve bank. howard willie carter the second was in court. he was arrested after the fbi found a thousand images of child porn on a computer traced back to him. the court records indicate that he has connections to a 21-year- old arrested in new york wednesday in an fbi sting operation. new information this morning about the deadly attack

on the embassy in issue libya. the cia station chief in libya sent a cable to washington with in 24 hours of the attack on the embassy that it was carried out by militants and not a mob angry about an anti muslim movie. we should say the day after the president was in the rose garden, he referred to the attack as a terror attack. there have been report that it was related to muslims angry about that anti muslim movie. british doctors treating the girl shot by the taliban now say she is able to stand up with help and can write. doctors at the hospital say that she is getting treatment. they say she is talking freely by writing. she isn't talking because she has a tube in her throat.

back in pakistan security forces have detained the relatives of the man accused of shooting her. they hope to force him to give up. >> the colorado movie theater where a man killed 12 people and hurt dozens of others is being renovated. that makeover is in response to a survey sent to 6,000 people asking what should be done with the building. 70% said it should be remodeled reopened. the theater should be back in business by early next year. a florida judge will hear motions today in the george zimmerman case. they plan to argue for the right to suspect the acts of march the unarmed 17-year-old zimmerman is charged with killing. the 29-year-old has plead not guilty. his attorneys also want more time to interview state witnesses. >> getting dumped bid your girlfriend can be hard but a man in massachusetts gets the last laugh.

how much money he won what and what he plans to do with it. >> and bay area temperatures cooling down. look at the gray skies this morning. steve tells us there is now rain in the forecast. . >> good morning. instruct 101, see a little bit of traffic to the interchange. more about the morning drive straight ahead.

. the wait is over for the chance to see the documentary that was filmed at oakland's highland hospital. it's called the waiting room and starting today it'll be shown at three bay area theaters. >> my job in march. i --. >> 92-year-old male. >> the waiting room is also getting a lot of oscar buzz for best documentary, possibly -- it looks at how the hospital struggles to care for thousands of mostly uninsured patients. you will get a chance to see it now at the grand lake theater in oakland, sun dance in. san francisco. >> a massachusetts man is overwhelmed and a little speechless after finding he hit the jackpot. he made it big at only 22. less than 24 hours after buying

its mega millions ticket he found out he was $30.5 million richer. his good luck comes just just at the right time because he just got dumped. >> she broke up with me but i'm not worried about it. i was heartbroken but i'm getting over it. he is getting the last laugh. he plans to help out his mom with her mortgage, what a good son, helping his family and donating to the community. wonder how she feels this morning. >> bad. real bad. how is the drive doing? >> we haven't had any major problems. let's go outside and take a look. at the bay bridge we have a big crowd and i mentioned this earlier, i do think we see more traffic this fall than we did last. traffic is going to be backed up out to the mcartruh maze,

even during the fall of last year we had friday lights. it became a thing but that's gone now. use use a carpool or use bart. they are doing well. also the morning drive looks good on north and southbound 880. the traffic is -- this is a little better than it usually is. driving out past the coliseum. no major problems . if you are driving in contra costa highway 4 is showing improvement. we had a couple crashes, that's why it was busy. today its been good news on concord to walnut creek. it's not been that bad. westbound 24 has been moderate. now let's go to steve. >> thank you. a lot of low clouds for most. it's mostly cloudy, temperatures really mild but everything is in place for a

big cooldown. we will have rain to talk about and snow in the sierra nevada. i believe this is -- 12elite swimmers in the bay swimming for sharks in a benefit for a shark program to race funds and awareness for the plight of sharks. i applaud that effort. i do. we are wiping out to many sharks. we have the low clouds in place and it's -- a lot of drizzle. reports of measurable drizzle along the coast, in the city and around the bay and yesterday was it for the heat. we are going to see temperatures drop way down. sunday will be increasing clouds and it does look like rain coming in for monday, tuesday. i realize -- grape growers holding onto cab grapes, probably zin but a lot of the hardier i would have crews standing by. there could be one to two inch ams if this continues to develop by monday and tuesday. won't be today.

fog, sun, cooler, fog coast and some of that misty conditions. 60s to the 80's but after today no 80s for a while. we he will see 60s on the highs as we head toward the weekend. today even with the low clouds still on the mild side. take another day to cool off. it'll and that will continue in to the week. cooling will continue and then looks like cloud was rain monday and tuesday. >> this will be a big weekend for the san jose quakes soccer woman. the record they will try to break while they break ground on a new stadium. >> and major bay area bridge will be shut down this weekend. we will tell you why crews have to fix it and why they picked now to do it. >> and we have been showing you them throughout the morning why they have doing this, braving the cod waters water -- the cold waters of the bay on a chilly morning. thirty-eight. schools. trouble, we all should help out. under thirty-eight they do. more a year. bucks. money for schools. every school dollar must be... spent on student learning. student wins.

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. time 8:30. tonight the san mateo bridge will close down for the weekend. we are live in haywood with why and how you can get around. >> reporter: crew s didn't want to conflict with games, mainly the 49ers because those have a lot of traffic. they wanted to try to beat the rainy season and do the work while it's still dry. they will remove and replace the bridge deck on the part of the span between the elevated part and the trestles. there is a cracked beam, part of a joint is that they needed to -- thane needed to replace. it was found in october of 2010. they did a temporary fix but

want to do a permanent job. driver also have drive driver also have to get around the span. >> take the dunbarton. it has a lot of unused capacity on the weekends, the bay bridge, 237, also public transportation and carpooling. >> reporter: it'll cost $3 million and is being paid for by toll funds. detours start at ten tonight and are scheduled to end monday morning at five. be prepared because next weekend we will go through the same thing at the san mateo bridge. live in haywood. >> all right. investigators in cafeteria valley think an accelerant was used to start a fire yesterday where a woman's body was found. authorities spent the day at this home on san carlos. the fire started early thursday morning. they think the fire is

suspicious they aren't yet calling the death a homicide. that house is owned by a refired firefighter who lives there with his girlfriend. reportedly though he is out of town. the man accused in the first homicide in pacifica in 12 years is due to face a judge for the first time this afternoon. the 24-year-old was arrested in connection with the death of 24- year-old keith coffee. police say the two got into a fight and coffee's body was found in front of a home wednesday morning. >> juries will start dibbing in the trial of a man accused of killing michelle li. the 28-year-old is a sociopath prosecutors say who killed li. the defense says she acted in the heat of passion and should be guilty of manslaughter. a police officer is

arrested for a felony grand theft, he is a accused of time sheet fraud . the 45-year-old was booked in to the jail and is now on paid leave. a boat competing for the america's cup was damaged. artemis racing is a swedish team. they went uppity yesterday for testing but heard some strange noises. they brought the boat back and they found a problem with the front beam. they were planning to christen the boat but have pushed it back. on tuesday an ocacle team boat was damaged when it capsized. the boat will beside lined until early next year. the 131-foot wing sail was torn. now it has to be rebuilt. >> the battle over turf at a

soccer field going to court. there has been an ongoing battle about installing lights and turf. the lawsuit claims the city overlooked the health risks of chemicals used in the turf. construction was going to get started in january but that is now on hold. local air quality management has proved a plan in wake of the chevron fire. it calls for for increase measuring of air pollutionful there will be a year long study monitoring strategies and ways to reduce the risk of toxic releases. >> rents are going up in the bay area, especially in san jose and san francisco. the company real facts said rents have jumped 10.4% in the last year. the biggest increase in the identification. the average rent is 198$0 a

month. a new study shows the bay area is less friendly to start up businesses than other parts of california. the bay area council's economic institute said relatively expensive housing and the high cost of doing business here is the reason. the report adds that los angeles and san diego are home to start ups that have created more jobs than here in the bay area. earlier this month size up.com reported that fremont and san jose were the best places in the country for technology start ups. >> apple has lost a legal battle in the united kingdom and has been ordered to apologize. the court said samsung didn't copy apple's design. they said in part the tablet doesn't infringe because samsung products aren't as cool. that could end the fight in europe but they may appeal. the quakes hoping to set a new record when they break

ground on their new stadium. they will have the most people taking part in a ground breaking ceremony. it's at 11:30 sunday morning on coleman avenue near interstate 880. the new one will open in time for the 2014 season. >> happening right now, 12elite swimmers braving the cold waters of the bay but they are doing it for a good cause. live pictures, you see them. you see arms coming up there. they are taking a swim as we are watching this live pictures, they are in the water while they support -- support staff -- you see them watching them on the boats there. this event is called swim for the sharks. now the three and a half mile swim is raising money for sharks. they will swim all the way to alcatraz and back. >> san francisco bay is shark

inhabited but not shark infested. nobody has died from a shark attack. we will have fun and race money and awareness. >> they estimate one third of sharks threatened extension. the great white is now considered for being on the endangered species list. they are out there swimming for a very good cause. >> not easy swim. you get the current. >> yeah. >> in and out and have to -- keep your head down and keep going. >> way to go. >> let's go over to sal. for a look at the roads. >> said by a resident athlete claudine. >> it's not rational but i'm scared of sharks. >> good morning. you all know she is an endurance athlete. now you that know that we can move on. let's -- go out and take a look at some of the pictures

pictures on 280 northbound. it's looking good. in fact today very happy to say that 280 traffic is moving well up in to the valley. so is 101. this morning we had much better than usual drive on the south bay drive with some slow downs. it's a little better than normal. this morning's drive is looking good on 680 between the bridge and walnut creek. highway 4 still slow from pittsburgh to bay point. if you want to wait around until after nine it may get better but still a 20 minute delay . >> thank you. happy friday. what a change. record highs, mainly thursday but wednesday was also warm. today we deal with a lot of low clouds, warm conditions for lows but a lot of drizzle. drizzle around the city, couple

layers of clouds, the low clouds back and they will only enhance into tonight and tomorrow. cold fronts are moving in and it looks like a good opportunity for rain, maybe significant rain into monday and tuesday. that final day of dry weather out of picture. starting today more so into saturday, we will still have the low cloud deck, few high clouds narcotic will be a cold front. we had showers but not widespread rain. 60s for many. just really mild. south wind will help do that and yesterday's very warm air hasn't been mixed out. systems continue to work in, stronger into late sunday and monday. local drizzle, sunny for some. san jose in a pocket with sun but a lot of low clouds, temperatures coming down. a mix of fog, low clouds and sun. 60's through the 08's. the westerly wind will pick up. a lot of the temperatures on the coast, set just after

midnight. that's when it was warm and it'll start to drop. 60s, still a few low 80's. the west wind, 75 fremont, 82gilroy. in will be this afternoon. warmer than this in pacifica. low is 67, that will be their high if that makes sense. by this afternoon four or five it'll be much cooler . 70s on the pen slam cool america to saturday and -- cooler into saturday and sunday. rain arrives monday morning and again on tuesday. >> okay. investigators putting the national spotlight on the boy scouts. the very latest on 23 bay area volunteers and what they are accused of. >> and the three new digits you will have to know if you plan to make a call in the south bay. o'

. it's a tough morning on the market. dow down 133 points, nasdaq down, s and p also down. one of the stocks we are watching is google and that stock is also down. >> all right.

shots were fired at san francisco police just hours ago. it happened during a traffic stop. no police officers were hit. the suspects tried to escape and crashed into a taxi cab at eddie and franklin street. those police officers captured one of the suspects but the other one is still on the loose. one of six men charged in the 2009 gang rape of a 16-year- old girl outside of a richmond high school dance will be sentenced today. manuel ortega is expected to get a 32 year sentence . the former teacher killed inside her home will be laid to rest today. funeral services start at ten this morning. she was found stabbed to death on october 5th. >> if you live in the south bay get ready to die three extra digits to make locate cal calls. we are live in san jose with

more on the new area code that goes into effect tomorrow and how it'll impact you. >> reporter: good morning. you better get your dialing fingers ready to dial the extra digits. tomorrow is the day the changes take effect. we are getting what's called on overlay. two area codes, 408 and 669 will exist in the same place. because of our added cell phones prefibes were getting worn out so the adding of 669. if you are keeping the phone number you will experience a change too. the everybody will now have to dial 11 digits, one plus the area code plus the number. >> it gets complicated. you expect kids to remember their phone number and it gets worse. pretty soon you will have to dial 50 numbers in order to get where it is you want to call.

it'sgot to be a better way. >> reporter: if you have a 408 number be prepared to dial the whole thing out starting tomorrow. the good news you won't be charged extra. those calls will still be considered local. live in san jose. >> all right. . happening right now, the president is due to appear at a campaign event in virginia. we are looking at live pictures there. a big crowd has gathered. this is george mason university. this is in fairfax virginia. virginia is one of the so- called battleground states we have heard a lot about. both the president and his rival romney have been campaigning in virginia a lot focusing on the crowds. now later on today the president are be flying to his camp david retreat in maryland. he will spend the weekend getting ready for his third and final debate. a big crowd at george mason university. you see them waiting for the arrival of the president. he will be there shortly.

more details on his appearance later today. controversy for the boy scouts after many decades of alleged child abuse has been found including cases here in the bay area. almost two dozen former bay area volunteers were named in internal perversion files released yesterday by a judge. the documents cover 20 years 1965 to 1985. it included volunteers san jose, san francisco, oakland, concord and other bay area cities. piedmont wasn't on that list. the volunteers there say it's because of increased security measures. >> those mistakes were made in another time which doesn't excuse them. the organization has moved on with the times and i think has kept fairly current with what is appropriate now. >> the volunteers have to now go through background checks. the boy scouts of america

released a statement saying they are sorry for any failed protection or harm to children. main time sandusky is trying to overturn his child sex abuse conviction. lawyers have filed motions saying that there wasn't enough evidence to convict him and mistrial wasn't fair. a young man who allegations started the investigation has been appearing on morning tv shows telling his side of the story. >> the former manager of britney spears says she was addicted to drug. the lawyer said she was addicted and shaved her head in 2007 to keep the courts finding drug r esidue in her hair. he claims they had an agreement that he would get 15% of her earnings as her manager. chick -- check out this

video. the store clerk running for her life from a suspected gunman. we don't know if he was trying to rob the store or had another motive but she launches herself over that wall. she hid in a nearby restaurant. police are searching for the suspect. >> federal safety regulators investigating complaints about the jeep patriot. they say the engine reportedly can stall without warning, even at speeds of more than 60 miles an hour . the regulators say there has been at least one reported crash with two injuries associated that alleged problem. there is a lighting problem on many bay area freeways, it's a story you will only see here. if you drive after dark you may have noticed dark freeway signs, especially in the south bay.

cal trans said thieves out there stealing the copper wiring used to light the signs and selling to recycling centers, some say the signs so hard to read they have to slow down or squint. >> it's a safety issue i think. it could be dangerous and you -- you can't tell where you are going. makes it hard for drivers. >> the chp said they haven't noticed any increase in crashes. caltrans said the thieves stealing from all taxpayers of california. some of the lighting systems on the signs cost $100,000 to replace. >> the trade admission is offering 50,000 to anyone who is able to eliminate robocalls, it'll go to anyone who can find the best technical solution. there is a law already making them illegal unless the consumer has given written permission. >> if you plan to be big bird

or halloween i hope you have the costume. big bird is such a popular choice for halloween this year costume rental and sales stores say they are out. the popularity really zoomed after the debate when romney said he would cut funding for pbs. >> a premire event held in los angeles for chasing mavericks. the movie is about the life of a surfing legend. it stars g era ld butler. a lot was shot on the big waves off the coast of santa cruz and san mateo. it's due out on octobero 26th. >> the giants are getting ready for another postseason big game but at the same time saying congratulations to buster posey . >> and another weekend about to start.

look at that back up at the toll plaza.

. the search is happening now around the bay area for pieces

of that meteor that crashed wednesday night. experts think it landed just outside martinez. we flew over the area but didn't see anything. if you find anything it could be worth a lot. a big piece of that could be worth thousands of dollars. >> cal and stanford fight for the axe tomorrow and it's the being held in october. the big game is normally on the third saturday of november and it was that day 30 years ago when cal scored it's winning touchdown known simply as the play. this year the game is in october because of the new pack 12 schedule and tv contracts, the traditional friday night bonfire has been changed because of a concert tonight at the greek theater but students won't let that stop them. the rally will be at ed wars field instead. >> big honor for buster posey.

majoro league baseball named him the come back player of the year. you remember he missed most of last season after that bad collision at home plate. this year he won the national league batting title with a 336 average. he is also one of the top candidates from national league's mvp. congratulations to him. >> absolutely. sal, friday okay. >> friday moderate. we can call it that. let's go take a look at what we have. traffic on 880 very slow. maybe a probably up ahead on northbound. a report of a crash on the 23rd avenue off ramp. that's just a report but lukes like from this traffic it may be there. the toll plaza getting better. san francisco northbound 101 heavy into the downtown area. >> thank you. big change from yesterday when

it was clear, sunny, warm, it's still warm on some of the lows but a lot of low clouds so it'll be mostly cloudy, cooler, breezy, bigger drop taking place on saturday. more, like,ly on sunday and then it does look like rain in on monday and tuesday. not just showers or sprinkles. we are talking rain. >> yeah. >> maybe one to two inches. snow in the sierra tuesday. monday night tuesday. >> thinking about skiing. >> why not. it's that time of the year. >> all right. >> thank you. >> that's the report for this morningw. thank you for trusting us. we will see you the next time news breaks. >> be sure to join us at noon for more on the new area code in the south bay, of course we are always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thank you for joining us. have a fantastic friday everybody.

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