justice here. >> reporter: advocates say the national numbers hold true in the bay area. 1-4 women will experience domestic violence but 2 investigfound out a third of the cases police investigate lead to charges. >> i was terrified to leave because i didn't know what he would do. >> reporter: this bay area woman's story never made national headlines. there is no video evidence or celebrity name involved but it is ever bit as disturbing as those volving high profile -- involving high profile athletes accused of domestic violence. >> he would punch my stomach, we would make me up with guns to my head. >> reporter: still in fear we are not identifying here, she is among thousands of battered women in the bay area. in contra costa county last

year police brought 2500 misdemeanor and felony domestic violence cases to the district attorney for review. prosecutors filed charges in 500 of them. 19%. in san francisco the district attorney reviewed 1600 cases and filed charges in 500 of them. 33%. san mateo a similar number of cases for review. they filed charges in 859 cases, 53%. >> do you wish you could prosecute more? >> we do. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney said more early intervention could save lives. >> there is hope that this maybe will not continue. it will stop. and then there is fear. >> district attorneys connected by 2 investigate confirm they don't offer the pretrial

diversion offered to former baltimore ravens running back ray rice. but advocates say there is more work to be done. >> i think there needs to be support that this is a learned behavior. people aren't born to use violence. >> reporter: in california probation for domestic violence includes a requirement that offenders attend a 52 week training program but even that isn't enough and there needs to be more follow up. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. one of the nfl players accused of domestic violence is san francisco 49ers defensive tackle ray mcdonald and today san jose police released new information about a previous issue at their home. during an argument ray mcdonald's fiance pulled out ray mcdonald's gun and held it at her side. she didn't point the gun at anyone and put it away and left the home after ray mcdonald said he would call 911. no one was arrested. authorities announced they

have arrested a man accused of setting the king wildfire in el dorado county. it consumed 71,000 acres. right now it is only 5% contained. 2,000 homes are threatened and 1500 smaller structures are also in danger. and we are learning more tonight about the man arrested in connection with the fire. she identified as -- he is identified as wayne allen huntsman. ktvu's ann rubin pulled court documents today revealing the suspect's past criminal records and joins us now from san jose with what she learned. >> we went to some of wayne allen huntsman's priveious addresses -- previous addresses and though neighbors don't remember him, law enforcement does. he already had a warrant out for his arrest in santa cruz. that was for failure to appear in court.

we were able to pull paper work showing his convictions for assault with a deadly weapon, grand theft and auto theft and receipt of stolen property and now this. he is accused of starting the king fire that drove 2800 people from their home. he is held on $10 million bail. while authorities are releasing few details of the investigation -- [no audio]

tomorrow afternoon, live in san jose, ktvu channel 2 news r, ktvu channel 2 news. >> minutes ago we received an update on the fire. cal fire tells ktvu channel 2 news the boles fire in weed is 85% contained. officials say the flames damaged or destroyed 150 structures. many homes. they also tell us 5 firefighters are among those who lost their homes. in an hour cal fire plans to hold a community meeting at the cleche of the siskiyous. governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency. and we have more information and video on those wildfires just log on to www.ktvu.com and click on the top stories tab. most of us had a rainy start to the day as the first wet weather system of the season moved through the bay area. this is what it looked like this morning in oakland.

drivers had lights on and windshield going. the slick roads slowed traffic and it knocked out power to 10,000 people in west contra costa county. our chief meteorologist bill martin is here now with a look at the rain totals. >> good to get the rain around here. a big help to fires in northern california as well as the bay area. cleaning up the atmosphere. the rain accummuleses were significant. -- accumulations were significant. ben lomond, 3/4 of an inch of rain. the system was out of here pretty quick and we will start to clear out, the winds will come from the other direction and we warm up. friday and the weekend, more changes to talk about. i will have the specifics for the coming friday, saturday,

sunday after the break. tourists back from cabo san lucas are share nothing credible stories about what it was like after hurricane odile hit and how difficult it was to get back home. ktvu's john sasaki is live at sfo where he spoke with some of them. >> reporter: thousands of people have yet to get out. you can think of cabo san lucas like an island with the only easy way in and out by airplane but the airport has been devastated. >> reporter: everyone who arrived back to san francisco international airport from cabo san lucas is grateful. >> it is demolished. all the hotels in cabo san lucas are demolished. all the stores. the costo, walmart, luted. >> the hurricane was bad enough, destroying hotels, and causing flooding all over.

but it is clear the after math is worse. you can hear the stress in her voice. >> i saw reports there was scattered luting. there was civil unrest. there is massive luting. it did not feel safe. >> the airport is a fair distance from the resort and to get -- resort and to get there -- >> try hijack a school bus that was stuck in mud. all 13 of us tried to push the buss -- bus. >> reporter: the airport which was modernizeicide devastated and for a time -- modernized was devastated. they had to fly through canada. >> there weren't enough planes. there was not enough military. police. >> reporter: i talked with an

official in san diego who was trying to be reassuring. >> right now the mexican army, the federal police, and all the entities that are required for security are in place. >> reporter: officials said there were 20,000 tourists, most americans in cabo san lucas during the storm and 5,000 left by this fron. 5 at sfo, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news -- live at sfo, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. police are looking for two armed robbers. investigators say two employees were closing a store when two men approached. one flashed a gun and forced the employees to open the doors. they got away with cash, alcohol and personal items from one of the employees. police don't have a description and no arrests have been made. leadership change is coming

to oracle. the company's leader for 40 years announced today he is stepping down as ceo. >> tom vacar joins us with a look at his new role and who will be taking over. >> reporter: big change. a power change that highest levels of sylvan valley. >> reporter: he is stepping down from his ceo duties to become the chief technology officer. why? watch this discussion on the wall street journal interview when he talked about steve jobs who was not just ceo but chief technology officer. in talking about jobs he might as well as be talking about himself. >> as we get older i think we all learn to be more empathetic. >> reporter: they will now be

runed by two seasoned executives. he left hewlett-packard ceo under a sexual harassment scandal went to oracle and will control sales, service and industry verticals. the co-ceo will control manufacturing, financial, and legal issues. >> our number one focus is always an educated work force. >> reporter: it is ellen is' vote who will decide if there are conflicts between the two and how it will be decided. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. seniors and the disabled rallied in san francisco today for proposition g on the november ballot. it will help stop the eviction crisis by imposing a tax on

developers who flip properties. it would be 24% of the sale price if the property is resold within the first year. that would drop to 14% if it is sold within 5 years. the measure's author was among those at the rally. >> we are trying to encourage people to stay in therapeuts for the -- in their communities for the long term and ensuring long term homeownership, not short term flippers. >> this tax has been in the works for a long time. harvey milk was pushing for it before he was assassinated in 1978. number of california parents vaccinating their children is on the decline. the new legislation that might bring the numbers back up. >> tonight the story of a company whose character is just

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concerned a number of california parentser are deciding against vac -- parents are deciding against vaccinating. a study increase -- steady increase in the number of parents who are opting out. the numbers vary but in some schools the rate is as low as 50%. >> students are really in close contact with each other for a long period of time. so when a disease is introduced, there is a lot of susceptible students. >> officials say vaccinations protect against dangerous diseases. a new law requires parents who request an exemption to first get a consultation with a expert. the earthquake rattled more than napa. on mayor island there is a story of a custom wood worker who is fighting to keep his

workers employed. ktvu's mike mibach reports the journey from an old home to a new home is a journey he never expected to embark on. >> reporter: wood workers. eyes are focused. >> doors look real nice. >> reporter: building custom drawers one at a time in a small shop from start to to finish. >> nice to focus on one thing and get really good at it. >> reporter: 21-year-old company fighting for survival. >> trying to set up a shop from scratch. without access to any of our equipment. >> to help tell the story you have to understand this is

their temporary home. 1/8 of their real home, a home that shook august 24. >> we are not moving back in. >> reporter: this is building 118. the home, that is until the earthquake. >> nobody is allowed to walk in or out. >> broken windows, cracks in the wall, bricks on the ground. this building is now red tagged. and with no federal financial assistance as of now he has no place to go. >> nothing like it in the bay area that i know of -- anybody knows of a good place we are looking. >> reporter: as he looks a little help from a neighbor. >> i was amazed at his generosity. >> reporter: who provided this small work shop. it allows his employees to keep their jobs. >> never stop. >> reporter: it allows him to receiver orders and fill them.

>> it will take longer to get their stuff. >> the whole corner is cracked. >> we are a family business. >> reporter: it was more than work, it was home. and now he must find a new one. >> just a perfect match. >> reporter: mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. temperatures on it mild side. sprinkles this morning. these are the highs by the national weather service. pleasant out there. good air quality. good air quality. because of the rain and nice day. pacifica 70 degrees. humidity, right? you noticed it. 75%. it felt sticky out there. thunderstorms around the reno area. and those are starting to veer off a little bit. you can see reno.

hammered. that is all right now. these storms should be moving off to the north and east and dying down. >> we will see clearing skies tomorrow. winds are blowing. 22 miles per hour at the oakland airport. san francisco international airport blowing 9 miles per hour. livermore is 16 miles per hour. with sustained. 76 antioch. sticky and muggy tonight as well with the clouds in the area and the humidity. more humidity. you will notice it tonight. fog for tomorrow morning, patchy along the coast. and temperatures warm to where they were today but slightly warmer. 90s show up inland but you will be 70. yellows. 80s, mid-80s tomorrow. tomorrow warmer than today. more sunshine, friday. good. just not as warm as it was

earlier in the week. here is the low-pressure system that brought the rain. instead of going that way, dives south. southern california's weather will get unusual. they might see sprinkles and for us we will be in the dry slot which will allow us to have a warming period through the weekend. this wants to effect us next week. that would be great. i stuck it in there because it would be really great. 88 vacaville. 85 fairfield tomorrow. 85 brentwood. 84 livermore. valley 79 degrees in san jose. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, there it comes into view. you can see saturday and sunday, can't be that. i am good with mid-80s in the hot spots. >> yeah. [ talking at the same time ] >> mit80s. mid-70s nice -- mid-80s. mid-70s nice.

>> thank you. the 49ers have a huge game against the cardinals sunday. >> the a's, what happened to them. they into fall and they are close now to not even making the playoffs. mark is up next with sports.

another bad day for the a's. >> it is official now, we are witnessing one of the epic collapses in baseball history. since august 10 they have the worse record in major league baseball. 11 wins. 25 losses. and the trend, the melt down continues. even up in the stands things are falling apart. she can't get a break. four run first. an rbi single. he was 4-5. 1-0. 4-0 in the third. a's showing life. down the line. he has a triple. two runs will score. and cocoa with a slide. they are in it. come the 6th 6th. texas puts it away. a shot to right.

sam fold gets turned around. nath run in. 7-2 final. a's are tied now for the wildcard and could be on the outside looking in. very soon. the 49ers try to put the memory of last sunday's 17-0 lead soon turn oo loss away -- to loss away and they face the arizona cardinals this weekend. arizona now 2-0, topping the nfc west and they finished 7-2 last year. they are not a joke anymore. but the 9ers dominated for the last several years but they have not controlled larry fitzgerald. he is not concerned about his individual performance at all. >> come sunday doesn't matter. the best team has to come out there and win. we lost 8-9 games to this team.

excuses made but we can't make any. this is a game that has to be won. we have been bullied by them for too long. >> friday night, that is our match-up, game of the week. and scott reiss will be all over it. that is the sporting life for right now. >> thank you. and thank you for joining us. have a great night everyone. >> good night.

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