it was a busy night in san francisco, as thousands of people celebrated halloween. the efforts by police to keep people safe. >> big crowds expected at san francisco's union scare as people continue to celebrate the giants world series win. mornings on 2 starts now.

>> welcome. indeed, october is gone, and left us in a very wet way. >> we have the possibility of more precipitation, it's pouring in some areas, i'll show you that as we step outside, take a look into san francisco, and the giants flag blowing along with old glory. what a beautiful start to the day, a half hour until the official sunrise, some of us waking up to partly cloudy, mostly clear, some up with rain. so two stories to tell. we have plenty of rain along the coastline, and into santa cruze. if i stop this just a little bit, it's just right in here, and if we get in closer, we'll look where we do have some light to moderate rain. saratoga, sunnyvale, san jose, rain falling there. along the peninsula, seeing some rain, wood side, you're in and out of light showers, and

stretch of from pa seven can to half moon bay. partly cloudy, mostly clear, so this is the tail end of the system. we will dry out into the afternoon. i'm going to run the futurecast model, and these areas that are waking up with mostly clear skies, a chilly start. low 40s for some, i'll have a look at the numbers coming up. police are looking for a gunman after a shooting sent a man to the hospital. it happened on broadway. when police arrived, they found a man shot in the upper body. he was taken to san francisco general, and is expected to survive. the chp is investigating a deadly accident on highway 101 in mill valley. that happened around 4:30 this morning near seminary drive on the off ramp. the chp said the driver lost control, took out a light pole, and that spread debris. one person was killed, no other injuries have been reported. townhouse in walnut creek is

off limited after a blast. they believe the blast was caused by an illegal drug lab. we have a closer loor it can damage. >> reporter: the town home was part after larger condo complex, some residents were not able to return home. some were told to not come back until this morning. there's still a lot of work to clean up the aftermath of this explosion. part of the walls of this 6 unit town home are gone, it looks like part of the building is partially collapsed and leaning, and if we pan to the left, you can see the building next to it, -- this is what is looked like shortly after. investigators say the explosion and fire scene here on the cell phone video was caused by two men living in one of the units who had been making hash or

honey oil. they use butane to make it, and is flammable. investigators believe that's what happened here yesterday afternoon. >> these canisters have that amount of explosive force. granted, most cases we come cross, they have hundreds throughout the refining, thousands of the empty canisters being dumped at a time. >> the two men accused of making the hash oil and causing the explosion suffered critical burns. they had to be air lifted to uc davis's burn unit. investigators say if they survive, they will likely face charges. five other neighbors were injured in the explosion, but not as seriously as the two men that were air lifted. we have no update on the neighbors' condition. some other residents who live in some town homes nearby will be able to return home.

>> we see that fence behind you and that area blocked off are police monitoring or just something they'll come back to later this morning to continue clean-up? >> reporter: the only sign we saw of any sort of work being done along with the fence, there's an excavator parked around the corner. but they still have a lot of work to do to clear out some debris. they fence it off, but we haven't seen any police or fire presence yet. >> certainly a lot of work to do. san francisco police report no major problems at last night's castro-ween self brace. -- celebration. >> i need money for my textbooks! please help. >> many people were decked out in creative costumes. this year's events in the castro district was extra special because it coincided with the

giants world series parade. >> san francisco pride! woo! >> orange and black! yeah. >> nothing better than the giants and halloween! awesome. >> extra police officers paroled the streets to make sure this year's castro-ween did not get out of hand. they expect large crowds tonight, as saturday night is known at gay halloween. halloween last night across the country turned deadly for some. this morning, police are searching for two men accused of running over a group of children in orange county, three 13-year-old girls were killed, twins and another girl. an suv was speeding and hit the girls. a crowd of people, many of whom wearing costumes gathered near the scene to come forth each other. >> one of the girls was her best

friend. >> it's like you never know when it's going to happen. it was like i'm blessed to have shared the last day with her. couple of hours ago we were together. >> investigators located the suv, but have not found the driver or passenger. in vancouver, a car hit a group. two 7-year-old girls suffered life threatening injuries. a 20-year-old woman is in a medically induced comb. another woman had several broken bones. the driver was arrested. in new york, a 3-year-old boy who went trick or treating was hit by a car and killed. it was one year ago today that a transportation security officer was killed at los angeles international airport. tsa officers and the mayor of los angeles plan to remember the shooting doo you aring a brief -- during a brief ceremony. hernandez was ids in the attack -- was killed in the attack. for the first time, we are hearing from a concord teacher accused of child molestation.

just ahead of his retrial on monday. joseph martin was arrested last year. he says he's been a teacher for more than two decades. he have said the case against him started with a former student visiting him in the classroom. >> the initial complaint was just a misconstrued affection, which i do in front of my whole class, which consists of pats on the back, shoulder, and hugs, which are only given to students if they are comfortable with that. >> martin initially faced 150 counts involving 14 boys, and the first trial that ended in august, the jury acquitted him of charges involving three of the 14 students. the jury was split on the others. >> my heart was in the right place, and there was no sexual accident, i do believe that i'll be acquitted when the jury sees the truth. >> martin's attorney says the prosecutor recently informed him that 73 of 995 child molestation

counts will be dismissed in court on monday. 22 counts still remain. one stood in san jose is facing a felony assault charge after allegedly teaming up with two other classmates to beat up another student. the alleged attack happened on thursday. police say the student that was arrested used his hands and feet to beat the victim, and say one attacker was cited for assault and battery. the victim suffered minor injuries and is at home recovering. university of san francisco inauguration the new president. at 10:00, the school will hold a ceremony welcoming reverend paul fitzgerald. he took over in august, and is the 28th president in the school's 159 year history. he grew up in the south bay, and was a dean at santa clara. it is star studded events, lieutenant governor will be there, willy brown, uc president

janet napolitano. people can cast their votes prior to the election next week. the election office is open today. voter turn outin california is expected to be low. the number of voters who have returned absentee ballots have dropped. there aren't as many high interest initiatives. however, there are some important local races, including the race for mayor in san jose and oakland. today does mark the start of recreational -- that began at 12:01. dozens of people started to camp out to get an early start. they plan on staying through the wounds weekend -- weekend, most indians will be safe for -- crabs will be safe four the holidays. the commerce crab season begins

in two weeks. the golden warriors play their home opener tonight. it should be a big day for the guard, clay thompson, who just signed a new 4 year, $70 million deal with the team. giants fans have another chance to celebrate the world series title. joe panik made one of the best defensive plays. he will greet shoppers at the macy's in union square. he will autograph some world series apparel. not a bad way to start the holiday shopping season. >> there's going to be a lot of people trying to buy $25 quickly. new information about the -- the charges he now faces and what he plans to do on monday.

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some mud waist high. geologists assessing the damage to the neighborhoods. an investigation is underway into the virgin test flight that killed one pilot. it was to take tourists to the

edge of space but it exploded. the craft separated from the plane that carried it 50,000 feet into the air. >> the future rests in many ways on hard, hard days like this. but we believe we owe it to the folks who were flying these vehicles to understand this, and to move forward. >> they were hoping flights would start next year, and the company has sold more than 700 tickets. it's still unclear if yesterday's accident will affect that time line. third victim of last week's shooting at a high school in washington has died. the 14-year-old died last night at the hospital. she and four others were shot in the school's cafeteria by jalen

friday. he had texted the group to meet him in the cafeteria before walking in and opening fire. two other students are still in the hospital. he took his own life. vacaville police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a high school football player. ward was found shot 20 death in his chuck just outside his apartment -- truck just outside his apartment complex. police have arrested a 20-year-old. jones tried to rob ward. jones was arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted robbery and probation violation. a judge in maine is refusing to force a woman who treated ebola patients in sierra leona into quarantine. the state tried to impose a 11 -- a 21 day incubation period. a judge ordered that she is free to go wherever she pleases, but has to be monitored.

she said she will obey and has no desire to affect anyone. -- will open its disaster recovery center in vallejo. the center is going to make money available to people in the area who need to rebuild or repair homes. on wednesday, fema opened a recovery center in napa, and so far, hundreds of people have shown up looking for help. dry right now. but let's turn to rosemary, the south bates, folks there are getting crushed. >> you go from quarter inch to half a -- usually for the month of october, we get half inch to an inch of rain, so right on par, and for the first weekend of november, the rain is still falling over parts of the south bay, to san jose, official sunrise about 7:35, so it's on the way. as we get into the second half of the afternoon, of the clouds will break up, we will have

partly cloudy skies. mostly dry conditions. take a look at what is happening. the southern half of the peninsula seeing light rain. palo alto, sunnyvale, saratoga seeing light to moderate rain, san jose, light rain falling in parts of your area, into parts of the east as well, over the -- we're mainly dry, look at that in a moment. i want to shift to the about fence, san mateo, wood side and as we said, palo alto seeing light showers. getting to the coast, light rain falling, pacifica, south san francisco might be picking up drizzle. partly sunny, if we shift to the east bay, mainly dry conditions here, and over the north bay, it's partly cloudy, and it is chilly! i'll get to the numbers in a

moment. >> we have the rain/snow mix. there is an advisory until 2:00 p.m. do you plan on driving this route? you're going to need your chains, and be prepared for treacherous conditions. this lasting until 2:00 p.m. as we get into the second half of the day, as i mentioned, we're going to see things clear out. it stays to the south, as we get to 9, 10:00, we are looking at some pretty good conditions, so for most of us it's dry, just a -- temperatures right now, 41 degrees in napa, 44 in santa rosa, that's a little chicago start, upper -- chilly start. upper 40s. afternoon highs for today, a cool one.

partly cloudy skies, leave in the possibility of some lingers showers. 86 in hayward, 63 san francisco, 65 san jose. the extended forecast, partly cloudy to mostly clear. as we get into the second half of the afternoon, remember to set the clocks back tonight into the morning! temperatures will be slightly warmer as we get into sunday, and then monday, tuesday, wednesday. still a ways out, but a warming trend will get underway. so much needed rain. >> we are talking chains. how many inches did you say? >> a foot. and a few inches down to 5000 feet. a bay area boy spent the day yesterday trying to inspire and motivate people to give blood as a drive in antioch. it helped save matthew wemak. when he got a kidney and liver

transplants. his organ donor was an army soldier who died in a wreck. >> it's so inspiring, so sweet, so cute. it's a wonderful thing. >> matthew's family said if it wasn't for blood donations their son wouldn't be with them today. they encourage others to donate. the drive continues from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. getting the chance to live like rb. just how much it will cost you to stay at the first-ever barbie themed hotel, and why it could be a while before you get a reservation! >> a new calendar is grabbing the attention of a lot of people. the reason these seniors strip down

>> the academy class graduated yesterday morning adding 35 new officers to the department. they showed off video of their training. >> each of these new officers has been sworn to protect the community, and all of them understand the serious sacrifices that go with being a police officer. >> the mayor says with the addition of the new grads, mandatory over time will no longer be required within the department. some privacy advocates are warning people about cell phone companies that secretly track your online activity. the companies often use the information it collected to sell to advertisers. one privacy lawyer says phone user can opt out, but it's not permanent. they sometimes have to repeatedly opt out to protect their privacy. >> it's becoming increasingly

difficult to protect your privacy. a lot are difficult, such that the average consumer won't want to go through the effort. >> privacy advocates say once you sign a contract, it's likely you agreed not to sue the provider. new ad from victoria's secret is turns heads, but not for the reason you might think. the latest ad for the body by victoria line features the lingerie models with the words e-perfect body. it seems to convey that the perfect body requires you to look like one of thieves models. about 10,000 people have changed up or asked them to apologize. some seniors at a retirement community in new jersey stripped down to their birthday suits to raise money for their low income neighbored. the group nearly bared it all for a sexy senior calendar. the money will go to seniors in the community who cannot afford

to pay their bills. they said it was fun getting creative. >> i had a library book in front of me, 50 shades of grey. and then i said -- that's what a librarian does. >> 1600 calendars have been printed. so far, more than half have been sold. >> good for them! that's funny. a private company issuing its own parking tickets at a bay area shopping center. how the city is responding, and what drivers should know before they pay up. >> this is the best moment of our living in the baseball careers. you couldn't ask for anything better. >> and fran celebrates the world -- san francisco celebrates the world series champions. mainly dry for your saturday afternoon, not the case this morning. where the wet weather is still

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a big explosion rocked today's east bay community and what sparked that explosion. welcome back to "mornings on 2". i'm claudine wrong.

let's start you -- wong. let's start you off with weather. >> reporter: wet weather falling over parts of south bay, the peninsula, the coastline over parts of the north bay. it is a partly cloudy, childly part to the morning. now we'll take you into the east bay, where we have partly sunny skies and a nice, dry one as well. we are drying out at least most of us this morning, now let's dive into the radar and i'll show you where the rain is still falling in some areas over the santa cruz mountains. if you are driving along highway 1, it is going to be slick this morning. stretches in through areas like san bruno, san mateo, light rain falling over your area. san carlos, into redwood city. moderate rain again over the santa cruz mountains. this is passing through but the

rays here. saratoga, san jose here with a little bit of lacks likes a dry spot in san jose. santa clara seeing light rain. i have to back it up though, not everybody is seeing this. take a look at what is going on over the north bay and people over the east bay. each waking up with sunshine this morning. chances are you've got chilly conditions. i'm going to show you the numbers coming up in just a moment. partly cloudy skies. we will leave in the possible of a few lingering showers. two drug making suspects are in critical condition at the uc davis burn center after an explosion blew the roof off their town house in walnut creek. that happened at a 6-unit two- story economic. the explosion and fire were caused by butane used in an illegal hash oil lab. the men were severely burned.

the blast left neighbors shaking and in shock. we are going to have live and more from a report outside the homecoming up for you at 8:00. a neighborhood in san rafael held a block party last night to help keep their children safe on halloween. statistics show children are four times more likely to get hit by a car on halloween than on any other night of the year. that is why some moms say they decided to throw a block party instead of going trick or treating. that is tradition they started a few years ago. >> we started when the kids were really young. they take off on you. you are not sure quite what is going to happen. now it is a fun thing for everybody. >> the moms who organized the block party say it could not be easier to help keep your children safe. they say all it takes is applying for a permit. had yesterday's rain had been pricked for days the wet weather still caused all sorts of problems for bay area drivers.

there were twice the number of accidents compared to an average day and in sonoma county the driver of a big rig knocked down a peel and the crash knocked down power lines. >> a lot of fender benders. people trying to get ahead of the person in front of them. >> the municipal water district's key watershed received a half inch of rain. a spokesperson tells ktvu she does not expect anything to runoff in the reservoirs. for the latest weather conditions you can always download our weather app on your smartphone. you can access our live storm tracker and your bay area forecast. the giants and their fans are dreaming of repeating as a world series champion next year. >> they look like they are having fun, don't they? hundreds of thousands of people lined up along market street to

cheer on the team. players and their families rode on the top of the open topped double decker buses and ktvu went on four buses to talk to the players and how they appreciate the fans and their unwavering support. >> to be fortunate enough to win three, it is amazing. the city is behind us all the way. it gets said a lot but it is true. >> they have just got the chemistry. they come together and play. us fans support them in every way. it always works. >> of course hunter pence leading the crowd with the familiar chant. perhaps the player most wanted to hear from was the world series mvp, madison bumgarner. >> this is the best moment of our lives in our baseball

careers. you couldn't ask for anything better than this. to be here on this stage is what we all play for. >> that victory celebration concluded with all the players taking a team photo. there they are your 2014 world series champions. many fans followed recommendations and did take public transit to that event there was a jump in ridership. the golden gate ferry had twice the number of passengers it usually has on a regular friday. other transit lines were just as busy, perhaps due to the rain. bart had less riders than the 2012 world series celebration however yesterday was one of the bart's busiest days ever. trains ran until 2:00 this morning. cal train ran longer trains and operated at full capacity from early in the morning through much of the afternoon. in comparison, traffic on the bay bridge was down by more than 2600 vehicles, as folks left cars at home and took the

public transit instead. >> chp officer accused of forwarding nude photos from the phones of women he arrested has been rested. sean harrington is expected to turn himself in on monday. he is accused of stealing personal photos from the phones of two women while they were in custody back in august. search warrants show on one occasion he texted the nude photos to two other officers. >> i think it is an affront to all women. kim jong un and go devious and an abuse of power. >> an attorney representing one of the women says there is a potential third victim who came forward this week, but it is still under investigation. police in oakland are investigating the deadly shooting of a 21-year-old man. officers say he was killed yesterday afternoon inside a home on 22nd avenue. police were on the scene for hours, combing through evidence there. the victim still has not yet been identified, and no further details have been released.

this is oakland's 70th homicide so far this year. last year at this time, 81 people in oakland had been killed. arson charges have been dropped against one of the two people believed to have started several fires in alameda last month. police say there is no evidence that 27-year-old steven peterson of alameda started those fires and therefore he has been eliminated as a suspect. peterson's friends had always said that he was innocent, saying he was at work when those fires started. police say 22-year-old andrew gutierrez has been charged with setting all seven fires. a tanker truck carrying 5000 gallons of gasoline overturned and caught fire near a los angeles freeway. it happened about yesterday, 3:30 in the afternoon at the bottom of interstate 5. look at throes pictures. that is all happening on an on- ramp in east los angeles. firefighters say a nearby truck and trash bin also caught fire and a home was damaged by the flames. it took 104 firefighters to knock down the fire. no one was hurt and no

evacuations were necessary. a young mother, whose two toddlers were found alone at a lightning beach intersection is now being questioned by police. police say a good samaritan found the boys yesterday wandering along the street. when she realized they were all alone she decided to help. surveillance footage shows her walking with 1-year-old kingston and 2-year-old dennis. >> they were soaked. and i was like they had clean fingernails. i'm like why? >> police say at first they couldn't find the mother, 23- year-old shanea dixon. but not long after they found her and she was in good health. the coast guard is monitoring a boat that ran aground in pacifica. the call came in yesterday afternoon that a 28-foot boat was stranded in shelter cove. two people on board were rescued. two investigators found a company issuing its own parking

tickets at a parking lot in emoryville despite warnings from the city. a frustrated driver said he was hit with a $60 penalty for an expired meter. the lot is run by the canadian company inpark. it manages lots all over north america says issuing these so- called notices is a common industry practice. but legal experts say the charges are not legal under california law, unless the city has an ordinance saying it is okay. >> people are trying to get money. almost extorting money out of people. >> they all know the city stance on this is they should not be collecting or penalizing people with citations. >> parkin, is not aware of any law restricting it from providing such services to its clients in california. the company was warned as far back as may of last year.

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a winter storm drops fresh powder in the sierra and more snow is expected to fall today. snow started falling around 7:00 last night in the higher elevations and some ski areas are reporting up to 2 inches of new snow. after last year's lackluster winter, people are hoping for better conditions this time around. >> i love it. so excited. first snow. so excited. >> last year was really tough and christmas was okay. the rest of the season was really, kind of you know, mellow. this year, our year, going to be our best year. >> on highway 50 chains are required on all vehicles except four wheel drive vehicle. in el dorado county, drivers are being screened on interstate 80 to make sure they are carrying their chains. yosemite national park is also closed because of the snow. a live report coming up at 8:45. new snow is welcome news

for ski resorts. joining us is kevin cooper with the kirkwood mountain resort. >> i saw the picture you tweeted me of the snow up there. how much snow are you guys getting up there? >> over here on the south shore, kirkwood mountain resort located off state route 88 this morning our official snow was 8 inches. at the summit we are looking at 10 inches. you know how it works, kirkwood just seems to get more snow. so 8 inches at the base and we are 10 at the summit. temperatures up here right now 19 degrees at the summit, 20 at the base. snowing heavily at this time. so we are very excited here at kirkwood mountain resort to get this new snow. we'll have our snow making operations starting up this afternoon we have new systems coming through, hopefully we see that early opening. >> yeah. i mean, this is even good for what you gaze were expecting. obviously it can't start too early for you guys.

but having the cold temperatures and already having this much snow, is this surprising? >> you know actually it is what i have been saying for quite some time now. the normal winner. the return to normal. a lot of discussions about el nino and things like that. but this is a normal start. 2 inches at north star, 3 inches at heavenly and their snow making systems which are by far in the tahoe basin are fired up as well. the vail resorts family is getting super excited. >> so okay, if everything goes well, what is the earliest possible date you could see opening for skiers and snowboard officers. >> you know, i'm going to say kirkwood's opening day is slated the 22nd. but heavenly and north star could pull the trigger anytime in the next few weeks. i have to say few weeks, because we have to see how the weather plays out here. >> you are in the bay area right now. tell me about the event you have planned for to get people

excited. >> tonight it is a launch is it the balance of fine arts at 6:00 p.m. movie premiere, but really a celebration of the tribe and welcome to winter. we have been on social media and twitter. everybody is invited. come on down. a fun serenate, we -- event. >> sounds like a good time. coop, thanks for waking up and talking with us this morning. em's excited about the snow. >> you guys have a great day. >> we will. thank you. >> coop is so fired up. >> he is a little excited. >> i know he is down here in the bay area but he almost sounded like he wants to be up there in the mountains. >> he tweeted a few pictures of how it looks up there. i have to tell you, it looks like winter. i know we are closed yet, but it certainly feels like it is cold out there. >> reporter: yeah when snow levels drop down to 5000 feet, that is a winter storm.

typically in october, i mentioned it earlier we get a half inch to an inch of rain and we sort helped to fill that deficit on the final day of the october. oakland partly sunny skies, oakland picked up three tenths of an inch yesterday. that is good news there. and the rain is still falling for some. we have the beams going here. notice off the coast, we have moisture that will continue to move through. really the southern half of the peninsula along the coast and into the south bay is where this is going to remain. i'll have a look at your temperatures. let's get into the rain where again pacifica, half moon bay, continuing with light rain. if you are driving on highway 101, you have wet roadways. san mateo through woodside, palo alto, light to moderate rain over parts of the south bay. look at mountain view, sunnyvale, light to moderate

rain falling outside your door. do a shift into san jose. willow glen, and that is really about it. over the north bay, over the east bay, partly sunny, painly dry. each a little bit of patchy fog. so your visibility down a little bit this morning. i want to take off the radar and show you, this is the unstable weather that is passing through today. in addition to pop up showers, the slightest possibility it may be a thunderstorm, i really don't see it happening, but when we get into the afternoon with the sunshine and the air mass starts to collide, we may see a little bit of a thunderstorm activity primarily over the santa cruz mountains. let me show you how we go into the sex half you are your saturday. it is 9:00. we taper off a little bit. north bay, east bay, mainly dry. 11:00. sunshine out there, 1:00 in the afternoon, and again, not a lot going on. but it is going to be a cool day. numbers right now in the 40s in

areas like napa, santa rosa waking up with 44. 52 san jose where it is cloudy, temperatures not too bad. but cloudy out there. low 50s along the peninsula. for the afternoon today, low to mid-60s. 65 in fremont today, 66 morgan hill. so widespread 60s for your afternoon with partly cloudy skies, clocks fall back, remember to set the clocks back in the overnight hours as we get into tomorrow morning, we have a mild warm up in store with dry conditions and a warming trend monday tuesday into wednesday. again halfy to see the rain and snow. air masses colliding. >> the brief downpour, possibility of thunder and lightning, maybe some hail. it is a slight chance. >> thanks rosemary. minimum wage workers in san francisco will be making a little bit more money. starting january 1 the city will raise the minimum wage by

3%. workers making $10.74 will now be making $11.05 an hour and the future could get even brighter. if san francisco residents vote to pass proposition j, the minimum wage would increase to $15 an hour by the year 2018. president obama is highlighting the economy and women's rights in the workplace in today's weekly address. >> over the past six months our economy has grown at its fastest pace since 2003. by the gains of a growing economy aren't yet felt by everyone. we have to harness this momentum and make the right choices. >> over the past four and a half years business as cross the country have added 10.3 million new jobs and for the first time in six months the unemployment rate is below 6%. the president says we now need to focus on equal rights for women in the workplace. with the midterm elections set for tuesday vice president joe biden is in california this

weekend. he is campaigning for a san diego congressman and one of the nation's most contested congressional races. democratic incumbent scott peters is facing openly gay republican challenger carl demayo. if you want to be a barbie girl in a barbie world, all you have to do is check into the hilton hotel in argentina. it is the first ever bash by doll themed hotel. check out one of those rooms. it is, as you can see, covered in pink, complete with a vanity, decorative barbie bed and a barbie closet. it also features a big screen tv that runs barbie movie marathon. the rooms cost about $180 a night. the hotel is already booked through the end of the year. a mudslide forces dozens of people from their homes. coming up in 20 minutes, a look at the damage and the clean up underway. a group that brings

organizations together in hopes of finding families for dozens of rescued animals.

stanford going for a perfect 2-0 today against oregon football teams after beating the beavers last weekend stanford is in eugene to take on the fifth-ranked oregon ducks. the ducks led by quarterback and heisman trophy candidate marcus marietta. the cal bears lost to those ducks at least vye stadium last friday night. today cal will also head north to square off against oregon state. kickoff there is set for 7:30 p.m. dozens of animals are hoping to find a new home today. the second annual adoption by the bay event. among them is that little chihuahua there named chico. this is video of his first meal at the humane society of the north bay. his owner didn't went to give him up but eventually agreed to. chico is now looking for a

permanent home. the tone that la russa rescue foundation as well as the group umbrella of hope will be bringing dogs and cats to the event today. it starts at 11:00 and will run until 4:00. it starts at 11:00, and again runs until 4:00. a stranded female sea otter pup has a new hope at san diego's sea world. the pup was rescued on a sandra barbara beach last month she was estimated to be just a day old and was brought to seaworld. animal care specialists say she is going to need a lot of human interaction and won't be released back into the wild. sea world is going to ask its facebook fans to vote on a name. with baseball season over, attention starts to turn to the

hardwood with tonight's home opener, and a new deal just signed. a concord teacher accused of child molestation speaks out. what he says about the incident that led to dozens of charges being filed against him. parts of the bay area waking up with wet weather. some of us partly sunny, patchy fog. what a glorious start to the day over parts of the east bay. i'll have a look at your temperatures, coming up.

assessing the damage for the first time during daylight hours after an explosion destroys part of a condo complex in walnut creek. it was a busy night for san francisco as thousands of people celebrated halloween. the efforts by police to keep people safe in the castro district. and big crowds expected at union square in san francisco today as people continue to celebrate the giants's world series women. "mornings on 2" continues. good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2". it is saturday, november 1. i'm claudine wong. >> good morning, i'm mike me back. the rain is not done yet. turn to rosemary right now the south bay peninsula still getting wet. >> reporter: you are right, it is shifting to the south of us

over the north bay, east bay. you are waking up with partly sunny skies, dry conditions. san francisco i little bit of glow there from the sunlight trying to breakthrough. the rain continues to fall over the coastline from pacifica to half moon bay. san mateo has seen light rain, shifting just a little bit, light drizzle falling over the airport this morning and all the communities nearby, shifting down into areas of the south we have light to moderate rain reported in sunnyvale and couper tino -- coup tino. let's look at the santa cruz mountains. this is shifting through.

it is going to continue to move through as we get into the second half of the morning and into the afternoon. we are going to continue to dry out. we are going to leave the possible of a scattered shower, partly cloudy skies. a chilly start and will be cool for the afternoon as well. i'll have the numbers, coming up. san francisco police are searching for a gunman after a shooting september one man to the hospital. it happened shortly before 2:00 a.m. on broadway. when police arrived they found a man who had been shot in the upper body. he was taken to san francisco general and is expected to survive. clean up is continuing in a 6 unit town house in walnut creek that blew up. investigators blame an illegal drug lab for that explosion. residents compared the last to an earthquake. ali? >> reporter: the town home is part of a larger condo complex with about 50 units. for some of the people who live here, this is the first time they were able to come back

this morning during daylight hours. this is the aftermath of that explosion we have been telling you about. you can see one of the walls of this 6-unit building is just completely gone, look directly left of the condo there. a big pile of rubber and debris. if we show you the homes, actually right across the driveway. you can see just about all the windows were blown out by this explosion. also shattered glass all over the ground here. fire investigators believe this explosion was caused by two tenants living in one of the condos, who had been making hash oil. butane is used as part of the process to make hash oil. >> all of a sudden i heard this. boom. i thought it was app earthquake. then i kept hearing this pop, pop. sounded kind of like cherry bombs or something like that.

>> contra costa fire investigators found canisters. that may have been the popping noise. the two men accused of causing this explosion suffered critical burns. verizon say if those men survive, they will likely face charges. now five other neighbors in this area suffered minor injuries. we don't have an update on their condition, but some of the residents who live here who weren't able to come to their home will absolute loud to return this morning to check out some of the damage. live in walnut creek, ktvu channel 2 news. time now is 8:04. san francisco police report no major problems at last night's celebration. >> i am a sad girl scout. i need money, please help and.

>> many people were decked out in very creative costumes. i can't san francisco pride. i can't nothing better than the giants and halloween. extra police as you can see there, were out. they patrolled to make sure the celebration didn't get out of hand. neighborhood merchants expect large crowds tonight because saturday is known as gay halloween. halloween night across the country turned deadly for some. police are searching for two men accused of running over a group of children down in orange county. three 13-year-old girls were killed, two twins and a very close phren. an suv was speeding through a crosswalk and hit the girls.

a crowd of people gathered near the scene to comfort each other. >> my daughter, one of them was her best friend. >> you never know when it is going to happen. i was like, i am blessed to have memories of her. >> investigators elected the suv but have not found the driver or passenger. and in washington two 7-year- old girls suffered life- threatening injuries. a 20-year-old woman is in a medically induced coma. a 32-year-old woman had several broken bones. the driver was arrested there at the scene and in new york a 3-year-old boy who went trick or treating was also hit and killed by a car. it was a year ago today a tsa officer was shot and killed at los angeles international airport. he will be remembered during a brief ceremony at the airport.

ier required dough hernandez was -- gerardo hernandez was killed in the attack. a concord teacher accused of molestation. 46-year-old joseph martin was arrested last year. he has been a teacher for more than two decades, including 17 years atwood side elementary school in concord. he said the case against him started with a form mer student visiting in a classroom. >> the initial complaint was misconstrued affection which i do to my whole class. pats on backs or collar bones and only given to students with permission. >> martin did initially face 150 counts involving 14 boys. in the first trial that end in august the jury acquitted him of charges involving three of the 14 students. the jury was split on the others. >> my heart was in the right

place. i do believe i will be acquitted when the jury sees the truth. martin's attorney said the prosecutor recently informed him 73 of the 95 molestation counts are dismissed in court on monday. 22 counts remain. one middle school student is facing a felony assault charge after allegedly teaming up with others to beat up a student. it happened at herman intneat just school. the student arrested used his hands and feet. one of the attackers was cited but not arrested. the victim suffered minor injuries. the university of san francisco will hold a ceremony weather coming reverend paul fitzgerald. he took over in august and is the 28th president in the school's 159 year history. father fitzgerald grew up in the south bay and was a dean at

santa clara university. today's inauguration will be attended by house democratic leader nancy pelosi, willie brown and uc president janet napolitano. people in alameda county can cast their votes. it will be open god tomorrow between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. voter turnout in california is expected to be low next week the number of voters who have returned absentee ballots. this year there aren't as many initiatives for statewide offices. however there are some key local races, including the race for mayor in both san jose and oakland. today marks the start of the recreational crab season.

right there that began at 12:01 this morning in bo diageo ga bay. they plan on staying through the weekend and are trying to catch their limit. most of the crabs will be saved for safe for thanksgiving or christmas but others are going to be served up tonight as part of a huge potluck. the golden state warriors play their openers against the los angeles lakers. it should also be a big day for warrior guard clay thompson. he signed a new $70 million deal with the team. giant fans have another chance to celebrate the world series title. second baseman joe pin may one of the most critical plays. he will greet shoppers at the macy's store in san francisco's union square and is going to autograph world series apparel

for the first 250 customers who buy $25 worth of merchandise. a private company is issuing its own parking tickets at a bay area shopping center. coming up at 8:30, how the city is responding, and what drivers should know before they pay up. and a trick or treat costume with an inspirational message. one boy's efforts to honor a hero he owes his life to. wet weather through the bay area this morning. i'm trac

homes in vein tour accountty -- ventura county, one person trapped inside his house and had to be rescued. some of the mud waist high. a geologist is assessing damage to the neighborhood. an investigation is underway into the virgin galactic test flight that killed one pilot and left another seriously injured. it exploded yesterday during a test flight over the desert. the faa says it happened just after the craft separated from the plane that carried it 50,000 feet into the air. >> future, the future rests in many ways on hard, hard days like this. but we believe we owe it to the

folks who were flying these vehicles to understand this. and to move forward. >> individual galactic was hoping that tourist flights would start as early as next year, and the company has already sold more than 700 tickets for future flights. it is still unclear if yesterday's accident is going to affect that timeline. a third victim of last week's shooting at a high school in washington has died. 14-year-old shalely died last night at the hospital. she and four others were shot in the school's cafeteria by jay lynn fryburg. he texted them to meet him in the cafeteria before walking in and opening fire. two of the students are still in the hospital, identifyburg took his own life. vacaville police arrested a suspect in the shooting death of 18-year-old demetrius ward.

police have arrested 21-year- old alejandro jones. jones tried to rob ward before he was shot. jones was arrested on submission of murder, attempted robbery and probation violations. a judge in maine is rejecting a quarantine request for a nurse who treated ebola patients in sear lean. the state tried to impose a 21- day quarantine on casey hickox. that would have required her to stay inside her home and ended november 10th of the instead, a judge ordered she is free to go wherever she wants, although she has to be monitored by health officials. hickox said she obey the judge and has no desire to put anyone at risk. >> i would do the right thing. you know, immediately i would contact the health testimony, i would ensure that i was transported safely to a facility that could test me. >> the governor of maine says it is unfortunate that a judge

eased the restrictions but he will not take any further legal action. more than two months after a 6.0 earthquake shook the north bay, the federal emergency management agency is going to open its disaster recovery center this morning. the center will help with financial assistance, rebuilding and repairing homes. on wednesday fema opened a recovery isn'tter in the city of at that -- center in the city of napa. today is the first day of november. we left october when it was wet. as you can see, it is still wet here. >> reporter: right a wet start for some of us. some of us will wake up with sunshine this morning, patchy fog over the north bay. giving you a peek into the east bay over the berkeley area this morning. partly sunny skies. most of us at least partly sunny to mostly sunny over the north and east bay. let's check in on some of these

rainfall totals from the last 24 hours. a busy day for many reasons, we picked up almost seven tenths of an inch in the santa cruz mountains. it is still falling there. i'm sure we'll have more before it is all said and done. most of us picture up two tenths it a third of an inch, even more than that. vacaville reported quite a bit of rain. here we are right new at this hour. over parts of the south by, seeing quite a bit of rain activity over parts of the peninsula, the coastline. you get into the north bay. patchy fog, visibility low for some. take it easy if you have an early morning drive. i think the darker drizzle over

the san mateo bridge, into areas like mount vise ta. into the south bay, santa clara, san jose, willow glen, looking at light rain. maybe a few scattered showers coming your way again. over the santa cruz mountains continues to fall for some of these heavier cells reporting a half inch of rape. i want to take us into the sierra where the snow continues to be falling this morning. along i-80 as well as highway 50. a foot of snow expected into the highest elevations. along immigrant gap and the pass area. exciting news for the sierra. really exciting for all of us right? let's look at the winter storm warning. it lasts until 2:00 this afternoon. it means it is going to be a tough ride getting through the sierra. here at home we will continue

to dry out. let me show you as we get to 10:00 or so, hit or miss scattered showers. partly cloudy, turning mostly sunny for the second half. temperatures right now a chilly one. low 40s to low 50s over most of the bay area 54 san francisco. 40 degrees right now in napa. afternoon highs light 60s in the forecast. low to mid-60s is all we'll see, warmer tomorrow. don't forget to set the clocks back, temperatures continuing climb. >> set the clock back? >> we get that extra hour of sleep. >> i thought it was two weeks ago. >> my old alarm crock. >> i have been looking forward to it. >> we never complain about this one. a bay area boy spent the day trying to raise awareness at a red cross blood drive. donated blood helped save 3-

year-old matthew's life. people at the blood drive say it was nice to get to know someone who benefited from their efforts. >> so inspiring and so sweet and so cute. it is really a wonderful thing. >> what does captain america do? >> matthew's mother, christie, says her halloween costume was a donor's driver's license in tribute. it continues today from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 pn. getting the chance to live like barbie, if you have been dreaming of it. how much it will cost you to stay at the first ever barbie themes hotel and why it could be awhile before you can actually ever get a reservation.

for the first time in four years the oakland police department has a sworn staff of more than 700 police officers. the 170 at the academy class graduated yesterday morning, adding 35 new officers to the department. the graduates showed video of some of their training. >> each of these new officers has sworn to protect this community, and all of them

understand the serious sacrifices, risks and dangers that go along with being a police officer. >> reporter: oakland mayor gene quan says with the addition of the new graduates, mandatory overtime will no longer be required of officers within the department. some privacy advocates are warning people with cell phone companies that secretly track your online activity. they often use the information collected to sell to advertisers. one privacy lawyer says phone users can opt out but it is not permanent. a new ad from victoria a secret is turning heads. the company's latest ad for its body by victoria line. many people say they are offended by that message one of

those models .10 thousand people signed a change, and are asking victoria's sex to apologize for the ad. some seniors at a retirement community stripped down to their birthday suits. a group of 16 women from the cedar crest retirement community nearly bared it all for a sexy senior calendar. they say the money will go to seniors in the community who con afford to pay their bills. >> i i had a library book in front of me. >> what a great sense of humor. >> well 1600 calendars have been printed and so far more than half of them have already been sold. >> norma there, miss september, she was really into it. >> you have to appreciate it if

you can just have a little fun with it. >> if you are trying to help someone pay their bills. >> absolutely. the investigation continues into seven suspicious fires set in alameda. next the person police are focused in on after clearing another suspect of all charges. >> the san francisco giants thank their fans for their support as thousands of people swarmed that city to celebrate those world series wins. a dry afternoon in store for the bay area. showers are still falling in parts. i will have a look at the radar, a check in on your temperatures, coming up.

an explosion rocks a walnut creek neighborhood. this morgue the investigation continues into an illegal operation that almost leveled a condo complex. gm, welcome back to "mornings on 2" i'm claudine long. ktvu's ali is out at the scene. a live report from us on that story. first let's check in with rose marley. we have precipitation falling in parts of the bay area. >> steady rain moved through yesterday. still moving through the spotty showers. we are mainly dry this morning. we are mostly cloudy, just a few peeks of sunshine over parts of the north bay. dry, partly cloudy. now let's go to the radar and look at where the rain is falling. i'll point out over the north

and a over the east bay, we are dry this morning. along portions of the peninsula and into the south bay especially. san mateo may be a little bit of light rain. across the san mateo bridge. if we shift out a little bit, mountain view reporting a light rain. sunnyvale, in and around on and off rain this morning, santa clara light rain. san jose is dry at the moment. moderate rain continues to fall over scott valley. boulder creek reporting seven tenths of an inch. still accumulating. in store for today, partly cloudy for most of us. we are going to leave in the possibility of showers for the southern edge of the peninsula and into the south bay. partly cloudy and just a slight chance for showers into the afternoon. temperatures on the cool side for some of us in the 40s this

morning. i'll detail your numbers for you, coming up. an explosion wipes out part of an east baytown house. two residents blamed for that blast are hospitalized with critical burns. al sly live outside the shot in walnut creek. >> the damage is very visible behind us. you can see part of the six unit town home. this particular building looks lick the wall was just sheared off by this explosion. you can pan over to the left. see the homes right to the left of it. those have been yellow tagged so the residents were all displaced last night. we are told some of them will come back later this morning and collect belongings. this explosion happened around 10:30 yesterday morning. for most of the day the entire complex was shut off to the public. we have seen some residents and people in the area wanting to

take photos of the damage. some have been asked to pleas not come back and be a tourist for this. there is still a lot of broken glass, debris and it is not safe for people to be here if they don't live here. this explosion again happened at 10:30 yesterday. this is video captured by cell phone right after it happened. contracossey is that contracosta fire investigators say it can be very destructive. investigators believe that is exactly what happened here. >> these little canisters have that amount of explosive force. granted most occasions where we come across these, they have hundreds of these containers throughout the area we are finding thousands of these empty canisters being dumped at

a time. >> the two men accused of making the hash oil suffered critical burns. we don't have an update on their condition this morning, but verizon say if they survive, they will likely face charges. five others suffered minor injuries. live in walnut creek, ktvu channel 2 news. have police said anything about the names of those who were living there or about whether these individuals have been arrested before any priors. >> we haven't gotten any information from police this morning. i did have a license to talk to the couple who lived in the area. one guy said they moved in about a month ago, they were pretty new to the residents here. at this point police not giving us any information about the identities of those two men. arson charges have been

dropped against one of two people believed to have started several fires in alameda last month. 27-year-old steven peterson has been eliminated as a suspect. police say there is no evidence he started any of those fires. peterson's friends always said he was innocent and he was at work. 22-year-old andrew gutierrez has been charged with setting all seven fires and police say he is their only suspect. a chp officer, accused of forwarding nude photos from the phones of women he arrested has been charged with two felonies. sean harrington of martinez is expected to turn himself in monday. he is accused of stealing personal photos from the phones of two women while they were in custody in august. on one occasion he texted the photos to two other officers. >> i think it is an affront to all women, it is cunning, and devious and an abuse of power.

>> an attorney for one of the women said there is a potential third victim who came forward this week. a young mother whose toddlers were found alone at a long beach intersection. >> this surveillance video shows a good samaritan walking with them and we changed their diapers at the bus stop. they were so soaked. i was like they don't seem like dirty kids. they had clean fingernails. i'm like why? police say at first they couldn't find the nothing, who has been identified as 23-year- old shanea dixon. they did eventually find her. police have not said why her children within being watched. a neighborhood in san rafael held a block party last night to help keep their children safe on halloween. statistics show children are four times more likely to get

hit by a car on halloween than any other night of the year. that is why some moms say they decided to throw a block party instead of trick or treating. it is a tradition they started a few years ago. >> we started especially when the kids are really young. they take off on you. now as they all grow up, it is a fun thing for everybody. >> well the moms who organized the block party say it could not be easier to help keep your children safe on hal ben. they say all it takes is applying if a permit to shut down the street to the night. the giants and their fans are hoping for another world championship next year. hundreds of thousands of people lined up along market street to cheer on the team and didn't allow the weather to spoil the victory parade. players and their families rode on open top double decker buses and ktvu went on barred the

buses to faulk to the players about the fans and that unwavering support. >> to be fortunate enough to win three, it is amazing. the city is behind us all the way. it gets said a lot, but it is true. >> they have just got the chemistry. they come together, us fans support them in every way and it always works and hard not to cheer along with them right? pap the player people were wanting to hear from the most was the world series mvp, madison bumgarner. >> you couldn't ask for anything better than this. and you though, to be here standing right now on this stage, this is what we all play for. >> man did he play.

that victory celebration ended with the players taking that team photo right there. >> many fans followed recommendations and took public transit to the event. the golden gate ferry said it had twice the number of passengers, compared to a regular friday. other transit lines were just as busy. bart had fewer riders than the 2012 world series celebration, however yesterday was one of the busiest days ever for bart. trains ran until 2:00 this morning. cal tran operated at full capacity from early morning through much of the afternoon in comparison. traffic on the bay bridge was done more than 2600 vehicles as folks left cars at home and took public transit instead. 2 investigates has found a company issuing its own parking tickets at a private lot in

emoryville despite warnings from the city. a frustrated driver's was hit with a $60 penalty for an expired meter. the lot near the bay street shopping center is run by a canadian company in park. it says issuing these so-called notices is a common industry practice. but legal experts say the charges aren't legal under california law, unless the city has an ordinance saying it is okay. >> they seem to be extorting money out of people i don't they all know the city stance on this is that they should not be collecting or penalizing people with citations. >> in a stadium an in park said it is in the aware of any law restricting it from providing such services to its clients in california but police say the company was warned as far back as may of last year. the emoryville city attorney said his advice to drivers who receive a ticket from a private

company in emoryville, don't pay. this weekend the 49ers will honor former head coach george siefert. he is going to be inducted into the hall of fame tomorrow as head coach of the 49ers, siefert won 108 games and two super bowls. tomorrow the 49ers and goodwill team up if a unique gene donation drive. fans are being asked to bring used jeans to tomorrow's game against the st. louis rams. they will be resold through goodwill to fund job training programs for the bay area. for anyone who wants to participate, donations can be made new at any goodwill location. not quit the official start of the holiday shopping season, even though it is november 1. but still can be a busy day in san francisco's union square. the member of the giants team schedule to make an appearance.

up next, the excitement is building among those anxious to hit the slopes. rain still falling over parts of the bayier. i'm going to lay out your patterns for the weekend, check in on the temperatures coming up.

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made the top 20. more snow is expected to fall today. >> i think she likes it. in the higher elevations. that has some people heading to tahoe to enjoy the snow. many are hoping forber conditions this winner. >> it is awesome. i-them so paid excited -- so excited. >> christmas was okay. the rest of the season was kind of mellow. this year is our year, our best, going to be our best year. >> many ski resorts are reporting several inches of now snow. and we are up in the mountains this morning, keeping an eye on the conditions. kristen live for us in blue canyon where the snow started falling there early this morning. how are you doing kristen? >> great, mike it is beautiful out here. the snow has actual.

ly just recently stopped. as you can see by the lacks of things around me, somebody just mentioned traffic. you know traffic is a big concern if you are coming up here to the sierra. we have a look at highway 80 a little bit ago. it is now moving pretty well. the snow i think is still not cold enough for it to stick to the highway, which is a good thing, for motorists, but of course you still need to be concerned about how slippery the roads are. and we have got advice from people up here really early in the morning, and when it was going a lot slower. >> yeah. we have one guy almost spin out in front of us. he was trying to go too fast. >> slow down. >> carry chains and slow down. because it is slippery out there there is no doubt about that. >> there is quite a few cars pulled off to the side of the road because it couldn't handle it. chain controls, really, just really slick. people sliding out, so just be

careful. >> be careful. that is the main point this morning that chain control is in effect, right around 5000 feet elevation. so again, really slow going. you know, chain controls or four wheel drive. i have to say if you have four wheel drive that, doesn't necessarily guarantee you a smooth ride. we were in a four wheel drive live truck coming up here this morning and we got stuck in the snow. so it is definitely feeling like winner time to dust off the chains, dust off the snow clothes. beautiful out here, lots of people really happy to see it. mike, back to you. >> kristan, definitely looking lick a winner wonderland up there hopefully she'll make it down safe. always want to have the chains with you. >> the first snows -t kind of throws everyone off. each the rain threw me off yesterday.

i knew it was coming but when it was coming down it was like wow. i should have listen today rosemary. >> where i even have my umbrella. i know what you mean. and the winter storm warning for the sierra lasts until 2:00 this afternoon when the national weather service puts out those advisories, it is for the drivers to let you know it is a treacherous ride. a live look over san jose, still coming down along parts of the south bay. tracking some off the coastline there. you can see partly sunny skies, the unstable air in place throughout the day. when it is mixed with a little bit of sunshine, we could see even a thunderstorm pop off. that is the pattern we have in store today. over the north bay, partly cloudy skies, little bit of patchy fog to contend with. along the pensacola is that notice what is here off the

coast coming in. light to moderate rain, we'll skis in closer. maybe a little bit of drizzle over over union city. santa clara. all these little communities here in the south bay. maybe light rain. this is where the light to moderate rape continues. not picking up on any thunderstorm activity. i want to turn off the radar. that was a steady rain that came through in the early part of the day. now we are on the back side and the trough has to move through today. this is where the cold, unstable air will be. maybe a pop up. we can't to clear out, north

bay, east bay. over areas like morgan hill and gilroy. did you see that over the lake county area? we have that possible, still a pop-up shower. but i think for most of us, it is going to be dry, going to be relatively nice. 55 in oakland right now, still a chilly 40 degrees in napa. 43 in santa rosa. a chill in the air for some. afternoon highs going to be on the cool side. low to mid-60s for most of us. the extended forecast with the bay area weekend always in view. set the clocks back. our sunday looks dry, temperatures lightly warmer. ski resorts like this first storm but they also like multiple storms, nothing down the road into next week? >> looking dry. if you want to be a barbie girl in a barbie world, all you have to do is check into the hilton buenos aires in

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u.s. marine sergeant andrew tam richie is back home in florida after being released from jail in mexico. he spent eight months behind bars after crossing the border into mexico with illegal guns. he said he got lost on a california freeway ramp with no way to turn around. instead of using their wedding fund to pay for a big party, one couple in new york is dividing it up among all 50 states. they were in the middle of planning their wedding when they decided what they really wanted to do was use the money to help people so they are on a mission to visit every state and in each one, perform one

act of kindness. >> the messages are you know, everyone can do something to help their community. >> reporter: the couple is funding the entire journey themselves. they say people have begun donating money to them, which they have used to start a nonprofit in new york. next they are heading to the midwest and pacific northwest and will finish with a trip to alaska and hawaii. author j. k. rowling is saying for halloween, she treated fans to a 17-hundred word story about professor delores umph bridge, one of the characters from the potter series. ruling said the character was one she disliked the most and was based on a teacher she had that she disliked right away. >> harry pot fans are hopeful there will be another harry

potter story. and possibly a movie. for now though, they say they will take what they can get. dozens of animals are hoping to find a new home today. at this second annual adoption by the bay event. among them is this little chihuahua. this is video infrastructure from his first meal after he was rescued. his owner didn't want to give him up but eventually agreed to do so. chico is now looking for a new home. dogs and cats will be brought into the event today. it starts at 11:00, will run until 4:00 at the pup and purchase shop on 14th street in vein nearby sha. a stranded sea otter pup has a new home at sea world. the pup was rescued on a santa barbara beach last month.

she was only a day old when found. animal care experts say she will need a lot of human interaction and will not be released back into the wild. >> one thing they saw is usually sea otter pups average about five pounds them pup was not even three pounds. she was really, really tiny. possibly premature. >> she is so cute. the pup does not have a name yet but people can chime in with their opinions. sea world plans to ask facebook fans to vote. the university of san francisco is welcoming its new president. the ceremony planned for this morning and the big names planning to attend. back to the radar, and checking on where snow is still falling and a look at what you

can expect from the afternoon, coming up.

picking up the pieces and assessing the damage after an explosion destroyed part of a condo complex in walnut creek. some of us are waking up to

wet weather. where it is still falling and how long it will last, coming up. celebrating halloween in the castro district. the police presence and why the party is expected to continue today. good morning, everyone. welcome to "mornings on 2". it is saturday, november 1st. >> good morning to you, i'm claudine wong. a quick look at your weather, depending on where you live it may still be raining. >> reporter: some over the south bay, along the coastline. each the north coast reporting light rain at this time. partly cloudy conditions for the afternoon and dry conditions for most of us. look at what is happening outside our doors and over the east bay. where it is a beautiful start to our day. partly cloudy to mostly clear skies. if you don't have a rain,

chances are you have chilly weather over parts of the north bay. first rain off the coast. along pacifica, half moon bay. shifting into where it is coming down pretty good. light to moderate rain that has been falling all morning long over the santa cruz mountains. we are seeing decent amounts. light rain, drizzle falling over campbell, and into san jose. this has been the kiss all morning long, and we are seeing just a little bit of moisture here working through areas like newark and union city. for most of us, a partly cloudy dry day. pop up showers as well as the system continues to work through california. temperaturewise before i go, a quick look at this morning's

temperatures. 47 in santa rosa. the chilly start for the temperatures turning around. temperatures will continue to climb testimony will be a cool day though. clean up underway at a 6 unit town house in walnut creek that blew up. investigators blame an illegal drug had been for the explosion. some residents compared the last for an earthquake. ali is just outside the home to show us just what is left of the building,. >> reporter: the town home is part of a larger condo complex with about 50 units. some people who live here are just now coming back to the home. we talked to one resident who lives in the home. she said she was just to now getting you can see the entire wall looks like you can see the building right next to it also

had a lot of damage. the homes here have been yellow tagged. people are going to be allowed to come back we are told to pick up some belongings. along with some of the people who live here, there is also people who don't, who are trying to look at the damage. there is a lot of damage here, a lot of debris and glass everywhere for people to don't live hereing to walking around here. this new cell phone video, a neighbor shared it with us. it showed a firefight immediately after that explosion. fire investigators believe the explosion was caused by two people living in one of the condos who had been making honey hash oil made partly with marijuana plants and butane is used as part of the process to

make it. butane of course flam comparable bustible gas and fire investigators believe that is what caused the explosion. >> i thought it was an earthquake. i came out and then i kept hearing this pop, pop. sounded kind of like cherry bombs. >> investigators say they found dozens of butane canisters in the condo where the explosion happened. that may have been the source of the pop, pop noise the neighbor was talking about. the two men accused of making the hash oil suffered critical burns. they had to be airlifted to uc davis' critical unit. if they survey they will likely face charges. we have checked in with police to find out if the identity of those two men have been released. also get an update on their condition. but we have not heard back from investigators yet this morning. >> the people living in the spots with the blownout

windows, are they allowed it stay in there even though they are boarded upright now? >> reporter: it depends on where your condo is. the units right next to it these are yellow tags. the people cannot stay there they can go in to collect their belongings. you can see boarded up here a lot of the windows were belen out. the building is structurally sound. people who live here are being able to go back and just clean up and assess some of the damage this morning but they are not going to be displaced permanently. time now 9:06. san francisco police report no major problems at last night's halloween celebration. >> i'm a sad girl scout. i need money. please help. >> many people were decked out in some very creative costumes.

the event was extra special because it did coincide with the giants world series parade. >> san francisco pride and orange and black, yes. >> nothing better than the giants and halloween. >> yes. >> extra police officers did patrol the streets to make sure nothing got out of hand. and it is not over yet. lights on gay halloween, locals had expected to dress up and pack the bars and restaurants tonight. >> halloween night across the country turned deadly. police are searching for two men accused of running over a group of children in orange county. three 13-year-old girls were killed. two twins and a very close friend. an suv was speeding through a crosswalk and hit the girls. the crowd of people, many of whom were still wearing the

costumes, gathered skew you never know what is going to happen. i'm blessed to have a couple of hours ago when we were together. >> investigators say they located the suv but have not found the driver or passenger. a 3-year-old trick or treater in new york state was hit or killed by a vehicle in vancouver, washington. two 7-year-old girls suffered life-threatening injuries in a halloween night crash. investigating a deadly accident on highway 101 near the seminary drive. chp said a driver lost control taking out ten wooden poles. no other injuries have been reported. for the first time, we are hearing from a concord teacher accused of child molestation. just ahead of his retrial monday. 46-year-old joseph martin was

arrested last year. matter tin said he has been a teacher for more than two decades. he said the case against him started with a former student visiting him in the classroom. >> the initial complaint was just misconstrued affection which i do in front of my whole class, which consists of pats on the shoulder, back or collarbone, and hugs which are only given to students if they are comfortable with that and with their permission. martin initially faced 150 counts, which involved 14 boys. and the first trial that end this had august the jury acquitted him of charges involving three of the 14 students. the jury was split on the others. my heart was in the right place and there was no sexual intent with any of this and i do believe i will be acquitted when the jury sees the truth. >> martin's attorney said the prosecutor recently informed him 73 of the 95 child molestation counts will be dismissed in court monday.

22 counts remain. it was a year ago it had a tsa officer was shot and killed at los angeles international airport. officers and the mayor of los angeles plan to remember the shooting victim during a brief shooting at the airport. hernandez with his killed in the attack. two other tsa officers and a passenger were wounded. the university of san francisco welcomes its new president. at 10:00 the school will hold a ceremony, welcoming reverend paul fitzgerald. he actually took over in august and is the 28th president in the school's 19-year history. father fitzgerald grew up in the south bay and was a dean. his inauguration will be attended by house democratic leader nancy pelosi, former mayor willie brown and janet napolitano. people can cast votes this weekend ahead of next tuesday's election. the alameda registrar's office will be open today.

the registrar's office will be open on election day from 7:00 until 8:00. voter turnout in california is expected to be low next week the number of voters who have returned absentee ballots has reportedly dropped. this year there aren't as many high interest ballot subjects. however the race for mayor in san jose and oakland. today marks the start of the recreational crab season. right now the season gun at 12:01 this morning. most of the crowds will be cxconf[ most of the crabs will be safe for thanksgiving. always a favor for the thanksgiving meal. a private company is be ewing his own parking tickets at a bay area shopping center. but coming up at 8:30, the response in the city and what

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new information about a late night mudslide in ventura

county. an evacuation order was lifted in the past hour. 11 homes had been evacuated due to last night's downpour and the threat of unstable ground. one person was trapped inside his house and had to be rescued. some of the mud at one point was waist high. an investigation is underway into the virgin galactic test flight that killed one pilot and left another seriously injured. the spaceship was designed to take tourists to the edge of space, but it exploded during a test flight over the desert. the faa said it happened just after the craft separated from the plane that carried it 50,000 feet into the air. >> our future rests, in many ways, on hard, hard days like this. but we believe we owe it to the folks who were flying these vehicles to understand this and

to move forward. >> virgin galactic was hoping tourist flights would start as early as next year. it is still unclear if yesterday's accident will affect their timeline? a third victim of last week's shooting at a high school in washington has die. 14-year-old shea lee remember died last night at the hospital. she and four others were shot in the school's cafeteria by jay lynn fryburg. the students shot were fryburg's cousins and close friends. he texted them to meet him before opening fire. fryburg took his own life. a judge in maine is refusing to forgive a nurse who treated ebola patients. the state had tried to impose a quarantine time period on to casey hickox. that would have ended on

november 10th of the instead a judge ordered she is free to go wherever she wants, but she does have to be monitored by health officials. hickox said she obey the judge and has no desire to put anyone at risk. >> i would do the right thing. i would you know, immediately i would isolate myself, contact the health testimony, ensure i was transported safely. >> the governor of maine says it is unfortunate a judge eased the quarantine restrictions but he will not take any further action. a possible ebola patient in portland, oregon is being monitored. the woman visited africa and came down with a high fever yesterday morning. she is in the hospital and right now is considered a low risk patient. the patient has been in can't tack with family members since returning from aver catch they are under volunteer health

quarantine. more than two months after a 6.0ering quake shook the north bay, federal agencies are setting up shop and offering help. fema is going to open a disaster recovery area to help victims get financial assistance. fema opened a recovery center in the city of napa. hundreds have come looking for assistance. let's swing it over to rosemary. the system in the south bay moving out? >> yes showers are tapering off just a bit. for the afternoon we will be mostly dry, the key being mostly dry. we have the possibility of maybe still a few scattered showers. maybe a pop-up thunderstorm. i'll show you that in gem. let's look at the parts of east bay this morning. that is a beautiful start to the day. we will see clouds break. more sunshine in store for the second half of the afternoon. of course as we talk about time and time again, it is the

sunshine and the warming of the area of lower surface that helps to sort of collide in the afternoon with the colder unstable air mass and bring us the possible of thunderstorms. we are not out of the woods just yet. look at the storm tracker two over the north bay. partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. we just showed you the east bay. areas may or may not be hitting the ground. this is going to ride through. primarily for the southern half of the peninsula for the coastline and the south bay all the way into monday ray. half moon bay you may have light to moderate rain falling here and shifting into areas over across the santa cruz mountains and into areas that perhaps are redwood city and woodside seeing a little bit of light rain in your neighborhood. we have had a light rain continuing fall in areas like campbell, san jose, light rain in your neighborhood as well, let's go to the sierra.

where the showers here are also tapering off. we started earlier definitely more widespread. there is an advisory for those of us thinking about driving up this way, at least through part of the afternoon the rain snow level still right about 5000 feet. that is the pink shade there that rain snow mix right about the pass. the winter storm warning continues until about 2:00 this afternoon. what it really means is treacherous roadway could be even you know, blowing snow at some point. it is a little bit tough to get up over the sierra. of course you are going to need your chains if you don't have snow tires. become here at home as we get into the second half of the day, this is going to continue to taper off. by noon time, can't even pick up moisture here. most of us will be dry. temperatures in the 60s. again i want to leave in that possibility of perhaps a few scattered showers for the afternoon. temperatures right now in the upper 40s to upper 50s.

still a cool one at santa rosa. 47 degrees right now, temperatures in the afternoon, low 60s pacifica. 64 in oakland. mid to upper 60s for the warmer locations. the extended forecast here with your bay area always in view. one more reminder to set your clocks backch temperatures will be warmer, dry for the second half of the weekend and a warming trend for the business week ahead. the bay area boys spent the day yesterday trying to raise awareness at a blood drive in antioch, donated blood helped save 3-year-old matthew wept last year. his donor was a 22-year-old army soldier who died in a crash. people at the blood drive said it was nice to get to know someone benefiting from their efforts. >> so sweet and so cute. really a wonderful thing

matthew's mother said her halloween costume, a donor's driver's license, was a tribute. you can see the dot there. pink donor sticker. >> very important. all right 9:21. a new list featuring the best cities in northern california for young families to live. coming in 25 minutes find out which cities made the top 20. grandmas strip down and nearly bare it all to make some cash. the motivation behind this sexy senior photo shoot.

the oakland police department has a sworn staff of more than 700 police officers. the 107th academy class graduated yesterday morning and

with 35 new officers. the graduates showed video of their training. >> each of these if you officers has sworn to protect this community and all of them understand the serious sacrifices, risks and dangers that go along with being a police officer. >> oakland mayor gene quan says mandatory overtime will no longer be required of officers within the department. >> some privacy advocates are warning people about cell phone companies that seekly track our online activity. the advocates say the companies often use the information it collects to sell to advertisers. one lawyer says phone users can op out, but it is not permanent. cell phone users have to repeatedly opt out. a new ad from victoria a secret is turning heads but not for the reason you may be thinking the company played its ad for its body by victor are you line features its models with the words the perfect body. many people are offended by the message because it seems to conhave a the perfect body

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>> you can tell by all of their smiles they had a lot of fun with that. a different spin on trick or treating. a celebration in one bay area city designed to keep children safe in the streets. the giants welcomed back to san francisco. a look at the celebration that brought thousands out to support their team. a mainly dry day in store at this hour. rain still falling we'll check in on the radar. we'll lay out your pattern for the weekend, coming up. bulldog: what's this? mattress discounters veterans day sale ending? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one roof! comforpedic... icomfort... posturepedic hybrid... and wow! four years interest free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection!

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a big explosion rocks an east bay neighborhood. a closer look at the damage, the day after. plus reaction from neighbors, shocked and shaken. good morning, everyone. welcome back to in the mornings on 2. let's start you off with a quick look at your weather. rosemary should remind people they are getting an extra hour of sleep tonight. >> reporter: right and that includes you. and you. >> happy about that. this morning we are drying out, at least most of us, let's take a shot over the oakland estuary, where we have partly sunny skies. the east bay mainly dry, a lot of cloud cover still. in the north bay, partly cloudy to mostly sunny. clearing out of the way. notice along the coast and into

the south bay we are still tracking rain. in and around half moon bay we have light to moderate rain if you are driving along highway 1, a little soggy and slick out there areas along menlo park, around 280 at this hour, generally slight stuff. the south bay has been on and off. boston hill road looks a little wet. the showers will continue to taper off. just a chance in the second half. we will continue to dry out. temperatures this morning a chilly start. the numbers are beginning to turn arid. we will have a cool afternoon in store with most of us in the 60s. i'm going to detail your temperatures for you, coming up. two east bay men who were critically burned in a house fire will face drug charges if

they survive. their home blew up in an explosion that neighbors described that sounded like a plane lighting the building. >> reporter: this explosion happened at 10:30 yesterday morning. but for most of the day, this entire complex was really shut off to the public not just because of the investigation but for safety reasons with all the debris out here. you can see they have cordoned off most of it. some of the people who live this house is definitely badly destroyed. some of the people in the town home next to it, you can see that building is also yellow tagged and some of the people who live there are going to retrieve some belongings, but they can't stay here. across the driveway from where the explosion happened the windows after being boarded up,

a lot of the people have come back to their homes for the first time this morning. >> our window did blow out but it looks like the sliding gas door is still intact. we want to get in and try to get cleaned up. >> investigators believe the explosion was caused by an illegal drug lab. the two men making hash oil in one of the condos they were renting out. this new cell phone video a neighbor shared with us this morning shows the fire that happened immediately after the explosion. now the fire investigators believe the explosion was cause bid two men living in one of the condos. hash or honey hoyle is made from marijuana plants and butane is used as part of the process to make it. that gas is highly bustible and investigators believe that is likely what caused the explosion. investigators did find dozens of butane canisters in the condo where the explosion

happened. the two men accused of making the hash oil suffered critical burns. they had to be airlifted to uc davis' burn unit yesterday. if they survive, they will likely face charges. they have checked with investigators this morning, to try to get an update on the men's condition and their identity, but we have not heard back yet from investigators this morning. a truck carrying 5000- gallons of gasoline overturned and caught on fire near a los angeles freeway. it happened at the bottom of an interstate 5 on-ramp. firefighters say a nearby truck and trash bin caught on fire and a home was damaged by the flames. it took 125 firefighters to knock down that fire. no one was injured. and no evacuations were necessary. arson charges have been dropped against one of two people believed to have started

several fires in alameda last month. there was no evidence 27-year- old steven peterson started the fires, therefore he has been eliminated as a speck. ptsd son's friends had always said he was innocent, saying he was at work when the fires started. police say 22-year-old andrew gutierrez has been charged with setting all seven fires. 35-year-old officer sean harrington of martinez is expected to turn himself in on monday. harrington is accused of stealing personal photos from the phones of two women while they were in custody in august. search warrants show on one occasion he texted the nude photos to two other officers. >> i think it is an afront to all women, it is cunning, and devious and an abuse of power. >> reporter: an attorney representing one of the women says there is a potential third victim who came forward this week, but it is still under investigation is that a young

mother whose two toddlers were found alone is now being questions by police. a good samaritan found the boys wandering along the street. when she realized they were all alone, she decided to help. >> we changed their diaper right here at the bus stop because they were so soaked. i was like they don't seem like dirty kids, they had clean fingernails. i'm like why? >> at first police couldn't find the nothing, identified as 23-year-old shanea dixon, but they did eventually find her and say she is in good health. a neighborhood in san rafael held a block party last night to help keep their children safe on halloween. statistics show children are four times more likely to get hit by a car on halloween than any other night of the year, that is why some moms decided to throw a block party instead

of trick or treating. it is a tradition they started a few years ago. >> we started it is especially when the kids are really young and they take off on you and you are not quite sure what is going to happen. that was even more scary. now as they all agree up, it is just a fun thing for everybody. >> the moms who organized the block party say it could not be easier to keep your children safe on halloween. they say all it takes is applying fay permit to shut down the treat for the night. >> well it definitely was a rainy halloween and it definitely caused all sorts of problems for the bay area drivers. there were twice the number of accidents compared to a normal day. a driver of a big rig lost control and jackknifed into a three, the crash knocked down several power lines. >> a lot of fender benders, people not watching where they are going. and the marin municipal water district's key watershed received a half inch of rain. nothing is expected to runoff

into reservoirs so yesterday's rain did little against the drought. and for the latest weather conditions download the ktvu weather app right to your smartphone. you can access our live storm tracker ask your bay area forecast. the giants and their fans are dreaming of repeating as world champions next year. hundred of thousands of people lined up along market street to cheer on the team. they did not allow the cold and the rain it spoil that victory parade. players and their families rode on open topped double decker buses. >> to win one world series is amazing but to win three. amazing. it gets said a lot but it is true. >> they have the chemistry, when they come together, they play. us fans support them in every

day and it always works. >> a familiar chan. that is all happening when the parade ended at civic center plaza. perhaps one of the players that people wanted to hear the most from was the world series mvp, madison bumgarner and this is the best moment of your lives in our baseball careers. you could be ask for anything better than this. to be standing here on this stage, this is what we all play for. >> the victory celebration concluded with all the players taking a team photo. those are your 2014 world series champions. >> it was quite the party. man -- many fans took public transit to the event. the golden gate ferry had twice

as many passengers as normal. yesterday was the third highest ridership in bart's history. its second highest day was the 2010 parade. the 2012 parade is at the top spot with 568,000 passengers. cal tran operated at full capacity from early morning through much of the afternoon. in comparison, traffic on the bay bridge was down by more than 2600 vehicles as folks seemed to leave the cars at home and took public transit instead. 2 investigates has found a company, issuing its own parking tickets at a private lot in emoryville, despite warnings from the city. a frustrated driver said he was hit with a $60 penalty if an expired meter. the lot near the bay street shopping center is run by the canadian company in park. issuing these so-called notices is a common industry practice, but legal experts say the charges are not legal under

california law, unless the city has an ordinance saying it is okay. >> they seem to be intimidating people and trying to get money. >> they all know that the city stance on this is that they should not be collecting or penalizing people with citations. in a statement an in park spokesman told 2 investigates in park is not aware of any law restricting such service to its clients in california. police say the company was warned as far back as may of last year. the emoryville city attorney says his advice to drivers who receive a ticket from a private company in emory vial, not to pay. this weekend george siefert will be inducted to the hall of fame did you work a halftime ceremony tomorrow. there is a private event tonight. big news for the harry potter fans out there. coming up in 40 minutes, the

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$159 million tonight. the new study has revealed the best for young families to live at nearly half of the top 20 in the bay area. researchers from personal finance website nerd wallet.com took three factors into consideration. home affordability, public school excellence and growth. clovis came in at the number one spot followed by folsom and dublin. excitement is building as a winter storm drops fresh powder in the sierra and more snow is expected to fall today. >> this is awesome. >> snow began falling around 7:00 last night in the higher elevations. some people were headed up to tahoe to enjoy a little bit of that snow. after last year's lackluster winner many people are hoping

for winner conditions. >> so excited. first snow. so excited. >> last year was really tough. christmas was okay, the rest of the season was really kind of mellow. this year is our year, our best, it is going to be our best year. >> on highway 50 chains are required on all vehicles except four wheel drive vehicles in el dorado county. drivers are making sure they are carrying the chains. last night's rain brought the first significant snowfall to south lake tahoe. this morning the snow sticks at kirkwood mountain resort measured 8 inches at the base and 10 inches of snow at the summit. >> very excited here. kirkwood is to get this new snow. we'll have our snow making operation starting up this afternoon. if we get new systems coming through, hopefully we see that early opening. >> that was kevin cooper, who

likes to be called just coop. he said depending on the weather kirkwood could open up as early as the 22nd. north star and heavenly could open up at any time in the next few weeks. >> so the order is in. i don't see much rain in the next several days. in fact we have a warm-up coming our way. let's talk about that and the extended forecast. still dealing with rain. how about a live look over the bay to the west. you can see a mix of clouds out there, partly sunny skies, rain still falling in some areas. parts of the north actually waking up with sunshine and patchy fog. rainfall total from the past 24 hours we typically get from a half inch to an inch. so on the final day of okay we

got much needed rain. three dependings reported in nap at that, oakland, peed lonmont, 18 one hundredths in redwood city, san francisco almost a quarter inch. over the santa cruz mountains, seven tenths, maybe close to an inch. let's get back to the radar. over parts of the north bay, waking up with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. into the east bay, we have partly sunny conditions, mainly dry, along the peninsula and into the south bay where we will start, light rain conning, even at this hour. it looks like over the southern half of san jose, maybe highway 101 between san jose and morgan hill. let me get out of the way. where we could be seeing light rain falling along 280, maybe over the loss altos hill area maybe a drizzle and shower

activity over redwood city. if we shift to the coastline, pacifica, half moon bay the entire morning thus far over the santa cruz mountains we have light rain falling. as we get into the second half of the morning, this is going to continue to work south and east. we will leaf in the possibility of maybe a few pop up showers, because we do have very unstable weather in place today. even though you can see we are going to be mainly dry. 55 degrees right now in concord. 55 in nevada. 48 in napa, which is a nice rebound. napa was about 40 degrees earlier this morning with patchy fog. afternoon highs today, low to mid-60s for most of us. the extended forecast here with your bay area weekend always in view, set those clocks back as you get into tonight or tomorrow morning first thing. tomorrow we have a little bit of a modest warm up and the

warming trend will continue for the business week. >> set the clock back, that is the time i always sleep in. >> minimum wage workers in san francisco will soon be making a little bit more money. the city will raise the minimum wage by 3%. workers making $10.74 will be making $11.05 an hour and the future could get even brighter if residents vote to pass proposition jthe minimum wage would increase to $15 an hour by the year 2018. president obama is highlighting the economy and women's rights in the workplace in today's weekly address. >> our economy has grown at its fastest pace since 2003. but the gains of a growing economy aren't yet felt by everyone. so we have to harness this

momentum and make the right choices. >> over the past four and a half years, business as cross the country have added 10.3 million new jobs and for the first time in six months the preliminary rate is below 6%. if you want to be a barbie girl in a barbie world, all you have to do is check into the hilton buenos aires in arming tina. check out the big pink lobby. the room is covered in pink, decorative barbie beds and there is the bar by closet. it features a big screen tv but guess what? the room costs about 180 bucks a night. the hotel is already booked through the end of the year. >> and you said you are going in march is that right? >> too much barbie. the movie marathon, too much. searching for a good home up next the event happening

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into author j. k. rowling is keeping the wizarding world of harry potter alive. she treated fans to a 1700 word story. it was about professor delores umph bridge, one of the characters of the potter series. ruling says the character was one that she disliked the most and was based on a teacher she had that she never liked. harry potter fans say they are still hopeful there will be another harry potter story and possibly a movie. for now though they will take what they can get.

a sea otter pup was rescued on a beach last month. she was only a day old when she was found. she was taken to the aquarium. >> animal care experts say she will need a lot of human inner action and she is not going to be released back into the wild. among them, this little chihuahua named chico. this is video of its meal at the humane society at the north bay after he was rescued. his owner didn't want to give him up. chico is still looking for a new home. the humane society at the north bay, the tony laruso animal foundation and the sheriff's office will all bring dogs and cats to today's event. it starts at 11:00 and runs until 4:00 at the pup and if

you are shop. stanford going for a perfect 2-0 against an oregon football team. sanford is now in eugene to take on the fifth ranked oregon ducks. if then to keep their hopes alive for a pac 12 championship you can see that game live at 4:30 this afternoon here. cal also heading north to square off against oregon state. san jose state home at ppm. there were more tricks than treats at yesterday's halloween day practice for the phoenix suns. >> the members of the team were innocently walking down a corridor when a baby appears from behind a curtain. he rented the costume from the walking with dinosaurs tour

currently in arizona. and that will work i can't organizers behind the show say it is a good one and puts up his fist. >> i can't stop watching rosemary hilarious. we have great weather coming our way for the second half of the afternoon. we are going to be mostly dry. we are going to leave in the possibility of maybe a shower because of the unsettled weather in store for today will create the possibility of a scattered shower. for most of us, partly cloudy skies, temperatures will be cool upper 40s to upper 50s in the forecast from the second half of the day. le to mid-60s in the forecast. into the extended from the with the bay area weekend always in view. as we mentioned just a moment ago you set your clocks back late tonight or tomorrow morning. temperatures will be slightly warmer for the second half of the weekend and a warming trend

for the week ahead. kind of nice to have the rain here. you got it that is our report for this morning. we do appreciate you making ktvu your choice for the news. we'll bring you the latest on the town explosion. and you can get updates on ktvu.com our app, our facebook and twitter pages. thanks for joining us, we hope you have a great saturday, we'll leave you with these beautiful pictures this morning.

the silver & black show. i said to the team what we can't get caught doing is letting anybody else define who we are. we need to concern ourselves with our own roles right now and there should only be one and it should be seattle at this point. we shouldn't be looking down the road. we shouldn't be looking any place other than with what's directly in front of us and that would be this challenge this week. >> the challenge had week will be the raiders' old afc west