role model. she was shot as she was driving home from the store. good evening. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >>the victim was a young mother of four and she was shot while riding in the passenger seat of her husband's car. the family is asking for the public's help. ktvu's allie rasmus is live at police headquarters with new information on the investigation and the reward now being offered. >> reporter: police have increased the reward for information if it leads to an arrest to $30,000. perla avina's family says bringing the killer to justice is the only thing that will help the family heal. >> through their grief the parents of perla avina begged for the public's help. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: if they know the person who did this please turn him in to police, please,

please help us she said. they are desperate for justice after the mother was killed sunday afternoon. they were driving back from the store. police won't explain what happened but some sort of confrontation occurred. someone in another car pulled up along side and fired multiple rounds into the car. perla avina was struck and killed. >> this was such a senseless act. you know? this is a beautiful young woman that had four young children and there was no reason for it. >> reporter: perla avina's work family was in mourning too. she started working in administration at this clinic 8 years ago. >> shining spirit. shy was always positive. -- shining spirit. always positive. always had a smile. >> while she loved her work her favorite job was being a mom to her four kids. the oldicist 14.

the young -- oldest is 14. the youngest 14 months. police are urging residents and businesses to check their surveillance cameras. >> your surveillance video may have captured the before, during or after. >> reporter: mayor mayor jean quan in-- mayor jean quan instructed police to take a top priority. >> the family created a go fund me page to help pay for the funeral expenses. and anyone with information there are ways to get the information to police and remain anoncement. there is a 30 -- anonymous. there is a $30,000 reward. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. new developments in the death of a patient at san

francisco general hospital. today we learned a dispatcher with the sheriff's department has been fired. she disappeared after entering the hospital a year ago. her body was found 17 days later in a stair well. her death led to several investigations focusing on the failure of communication between the hospital and sheriff's deputy whose provide security there. the sheriff's department says it made significant reforms over the past year. >> we have developed a six week training program specifically for all staff assigned to the hospital. >> in addition to the staffer who was fired two more have been suspended. five other are facing disciplinary action. high school students in cupertino are mourning the loss of a classmate after the boy was struck and killed by big rig on his way to school. it happened at 8:00 a.m. this mornings the sophomore --

as the sophomore was riding his bicycle. ktvu's azenith smith spoke with student and joins us live where the accident happened. >> reporter: within the half hour the boy's family arrived putting families where the boy was killed adding to the growing memorial of flowers. the younger brother was in tears. a family friend said the victim lives down the street and the reason they came here was to understand what happened this morning. >> this is very sad for our community. i don't recall ever having a child killed while going to school. >> reporter: she called the site of where the boy died heart breaking. his bike and backpack lying on the ground. >> school is supposed to be a safe place and lately it doesn't seem that way. >> reporter: police connected evidence and piecing together what happened. around 8:00 a.m.

this morning witnesses reported a big rig hit the boy. >> the truck struck the boy not knowing he struck the child. witnesses flagged down the big rig truck. >> reporter: the driver is in shock. also in disbelief students. >> i also bike and i feel sad for the parents because they are probably really shocked and sad. >> more scared that something random could just happen. >> reporter: he says this area is not safe. heavy traffic from businesses and schools sharing a narrow stretch of roads. he proposed a school bus and they are considering allowing bike riders to use a sidewalk. >> demanded the counsel to deal

with this issue right away because another student may get killed again and this is not necessary. >> the truck is linked to moon light stres company out of trace -- express company out of tracy. the person that company did not want to comment. azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. guests at a hotel who experienced food poisoning did not get sick from food at the hotel. a dozen people attending a convention was sick yesterday and were treated for dehydration. 16 teenagers were treated. health inspectors found no violations. the investigation will now continue to find the source of the problem. [ music playing ] the giants arrived in kansas city preparing for game 6 of the world series. they left at&t park earlier

today. pablo sandoval and hunter pence looking sharp. bruce bochy also spoke to the crowd. ktvu's tara moriarty was at the park as the players boded their buses heading to the airport. >> we are all set to go. >> reporter: bruce bochy addressing the crowd. we saw the team, pablo sandoval looking sharp. brandon belt. just to name a few. many of the players had girlfriends, wives and kids. >> reporter: madison bumgarner got a big cheer from fans on the sidewalk and we have a chance to talk to the general manager about madison bumgarner. here is what he said. >> he is a man child and he has so much experience at a young age. i joked with him, what is he going to do when he grows up. he is an amazing pitcher. >> reporter: one fan was

superstitious. >> we had a routine. kept washing the same sweater. >> we are going to win this thing. it is ovwith. -- over with. they are ready to go. it is in the bag. i want to know when the spraid going to be, that is -- parade is going to be, that is all. >> reporter: 11:00 a.m. this morning the buses left at&t park, led by a police escort. the giants landed in kansas city around 4:00 p.m. and tomorrow night we got game 6. in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thousands of fans are expected to watch the game at civic center plaza tomorrow. the city announced it will have a viewing party in front of city hall. ktvu's claudine wong joins us

live with the preparations underway and what san francisco's police chief is saying about staffing and lessons learned. >> reporter: they just announced today. they will be back tomorrow -- announced it today. they will be back tomorrow to put up the big screen. the chief of police says the city learned from the past and is ready for game six and the possible clinch. >> reporter: from the gear to the viewing to the excitement, there is something very familiar about all of this. >> this is a been there, done that time. >> reporter: while we don't know what will happen, we know what has happened. >> after 2012 i don't think that is the way anybody would have had it. let's not do that. >> reporter: fans hope fans don't do that but they expect a lot of excitement. >> the city will erupt. >> lets party. >> reporter: with plans there are challenges. >> we were full staffed in 2010. down 150 officers in 2012.

and when the summer came this year we were down 300 officers from our full staffing mandate. >> but there will be just as many officers if not more patrolling the street. it means more officers will be on over time but the city is prepared for game 6, a possible game 7 and the "p" word that we can't talk about yet. >> the father of baseball sons and you don't talk no hitters during the game and you don't talk about celebrations till you squeeze the last out. >> reporter: this is civic center plaza. take a look. you can see the very important prep item that has arrived here and then here is something else, take a look over there. it will be interesting when everyone crowds on in here, this plaza can hold 25,000

people across one tend to the other but it will be busy tomorrow. they are not worried about problems. just be the class fans that we are. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. you can catch all the action from game 6 right here on ktvu 2. pregame starts at 3:30 p.m., first pitch at 5:07 p.m. and post game show immediately followed by the 10:00 p.m. news. the giants took it the field in duenesses get in practice. and -- in kansas city to get in practice. and jake peavy, he brought his two sons to the podium with him to answer some questions as well. >> did you have trouble getting out of class? >> well, a couple of them were understanding but a couple were mad. [ laughter ] >> do you have home work with you? >> i haven't done any of my

home work but i probably -- [ laughter ] >> i love his honesty. >> we are guessing their dad will make sure it home work will get done in time for them to watch him pitch tomorrow night in game 6. if the giants win they are the world series examples. ktvu channel 2 news is also in kansas city catching up with other giants before the game tomorrow. to the stadium, the "k" where players are getting in one more batting practice. >> back after the break. checking on the rain forecast into the five-day forecast. i will see you back here. >> and a california highway patrol officer said she was just doing her job to one man she is a hero after returning $100,000 in cash lost on an east bay road.

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today doctors removed a san jose state university student from life support after he was hit by a hit-and-run driver. san jose police say he was hit at 1:00 a.m. yesterday morning across from his front house. he was a senior and set to graduate this spring. members of his fraternity are raising money for his family in mempry of afriend -- memory of a friend who embraced life. >> he was a great guy. always smiling. always there for us. for his friends. for his family. >> san jose police say the driver was taken into custody after a second accident a few blocks away. he is facing felony dwi and hit

and run charges. big task of providing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. 1.4million people will apply for the new licenses. they will be available in january but the application process is beginning now. they have to prove they live here and take written tests and driving tests and they will have restrictions. >> the license will be -- will have in the front a sentence saying it is -- federal limits apply. it means it cannot be used to board a plane. >> the dmv published a video in spanish on youtube to answer questions about the application process. it is known as mr. know it all. they expect to hire a thousand extra employees to handle the work load. san jose police are asking for the public to help them

find a missing woman. investigators say the 39-year- old was last seen friday night at the mobile pcs store on jackson avenue at 7:00 p.m. her car was found in the parking lot. she is 5'5", run hundred 75 -- 175 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes. new at 6:00 p.m. a man's life savings lost on a bay area road but luckily for him it was found and returned. the chp who found money who says she didn't do anything special, just doing her job. >> reporter: this chp sergeant -- >> i thought what in the world, this can't be happening. >> reporter: she was driving last month when she saw something on the road. >> two bags that said bank of america. and i thought, i wonder if this

is from a bank robbery. i saw stacks of $100 bills. >> reporter: $120,000 in cash. she reported the money and turned it in. >> i have a lot of friends that said what are you thinking? why did you turn it in? >> reporter: it was turned over to the owner. a lesson to be learned, do the right thing even if no one is watching. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. temperatures outside today were on the mild side. they will warm a little bit through the week and then friday, halloween, we might see showers out there and that could impact the kids. 72 napa. 72 oakland. these are the numbers you expect late october. here is the system i am

tracking. origins are up here. the low, the dynamics. good for northern california and parts of oregon and washington. for us it will help but the heaviest rain will stay to the north. what is the deal this week? look goods. a lot of what we saw today. fog not an issue. temperatures on the mild side. thursday and friday, the clouds increase. with the enclosure clouds, showers -- increasing clouds showers begin friday late into sunday morning. its with -- saturday morning. temperatures in the napa valley, santa rosa area, inland, talking mid-30s. maybe frost. the idea being, it is cold. next couple mornings cold. thursday night, look what is right here? the is the system. thursday afternoon. it is a slow mover.

a narrowben. unfortunately unless the front stalls rainfall accumulations would be light. doesn't appear to be a big producer of rainfall but friday night. the forecast for game six, nice looking forecast. temperatures in the stadium, kansas city, low 60s. perfect for this time of year. as we pointed out earlier we were talking about in the 5:00 p.m. broadcast, the idea that this time of year, you start going to the mid-west, the east coast for the games and you see temperatures into the 40s. big, big influence on the game. game is going to be great, mid- 60s. light winds. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view and halloween, i think that is a stand by. a lot could change between now

and then. >> i can't believe it is halloween already on friday. too early. >> it is flying by. the world series, the giants, halloween. >> elections -- [ talking at the same time ] >> christmas. thanksgiving. >> thank you. tomorrow night at this time we will be in the second or third inning of the world series, we are in kansas city talking to the pliers, if the -- players, if the giants win tomorrow night they are the world series champs.

all of the. moved from san francisco okansas city. -- to kansas city. >> i went out to at&t park today nobody was out there. [ laughter ] >> where is everyone. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> the giants are one win away from their thirds world series championship in the last five seasons. cover scott reiss was there today as the teams worked out and met with the media. >> the giants made their way on to the field about an hour ago, even though it was optional everybody is taking part. after all it is the last off day of the season. got to get the hacks in.

the way they are swinging the bats the last couple days you don't want to change anything. no madison bumgarner tomorrow so they will have to score a few runs. jake peavy takes the hill. >> we are focused on trying trying to find a way to win one more game. it won't be easy. this mace was rocking the last time i was on the mound. they are a very, very good team. we know the challenge he brings. the bullpen. we had success last night. the boys are focused and we believe. >> check out the video selection in the royals clubhouse after batting practice. a loop of jake peavy low lights. not just as a giants, not just against kansas city but

throughout his career. royals face jake peavy in game 6. he has a chance to get a second world series ring. he was a champion last year in boston with the red sox. scott reiss, ktvu channel 2 news sports. >> here are our six games on which you can vote for the high school football game of the week. vote for the game you want to see, go to www.ktvu.com, click on high school sports. we will announce the winner on thursday and see you on friday night and i can't wait for tomorrow. >> jake peavy's kids are cute. [ talking at the same time ] >> they were so well behaved. >> and they talked about not getting their home work done. >> i think you have to let home work pass. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you.

tonight at 10:00 p.m. our world series continues from the final preparations for the crucial game 6 tomorrow night to concerns over a big viewing party that the city just allowed. a big viewing party at civic center plaza in san francisco. we will have live team coverage. see you at 10:00 p.m. >> thank you for making ktvu channel 2 news your choice for news. we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. they think for joining us. have a great night. >> go giants. these pajamas are really a hug.

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clinking) if i could just have everybody's attention real quick. um, on this wonderful occasion-- our daughter leaving tomorrow for college... (mitchell) oh. if i could get everyone to raise their glass as i quote from one of our nation's great fathers-- jefferson. george jefferson. "i never dreamed that one of my own "would be going off to a university, "but here i stand, a proud black man, knowing that all those hours i put in at the dry cleaner--" - phil. - not now, weezie. - where was i? - quoting that president. okay, if she's the future of america, we should start using chinese money now. (scoffs) we already are. my arm is tired. to haley. - to haley! - (glasses clink) and before everyone puts their glasses down, uh, uh, we're also very proud of lily. tomorrow is her first day of kindergarten. - to lily. - (gloria) oh, lily.