you're absolutely right, two cases, two children in alameda county. they have been telling hospitals, schools and clinics to watch out for this virus which may be linked to severe respiratory distress. it started appearing this year. there are now 500 confirmed cases in 42 states according to the centers for decide control. alameda health control said there are two cases here in alameda county. >> we have two confirmed cases of d-68. this particular virus seems to present similar to the common cold, cough, runny nose, things like that. the things that arose in the midwest there were more children that were hospitalized. >> reporter: doctors say there's no vaccine for this virus. symptoms include coughing or wheezing, fever and runny nose which mirrors orudi -- other diseases. children with asthma seem to be more at risk. it has been correlated with children who have had paralyzed arms or legs. doctors are still trying to establish if this virus was the cause for the acute limb weakness. testing for the virus is only done when they can't attribute the

nine cases statewide, two of the cases in alameda county. and one is in solano county.two cases in alameda county are both children who are now recovering. doctors say children with asthma are more prone to the virus. there is no treatment or vaccine, but there are precautions you can take to stop enterovirus 68 from spreading. >> with this particular one, we actually, the method is better to do season and water hand washing rather than alcohol hand sanitizers. >> avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth and cough into your sleeve or elbow, or not your hand. if you or your kids are sick, don't go to work or school. they expect to see more cases as the cold and flu season progresses. >> they're shifting into high gear for the contagious virus targeting young people and children. >> there is an appeal for the public's health. david louie has been talking with an expert on this virus. he's live at stanford tonight. david? >> reporter: dan and cheryl, as you indicated, this is very serious, because as you indicated, there is novak seen, and there is no way to undo the paral

there are 8 confirmed cases in california, 6 in southern california, and 2 in alameda county. most of the time it's similar to a common cold but can cause breathing problems especially in those with asthma. there's no vaccine, no treatment, and a lot of unknowns. >> from an infectious disease perspective it's a perfect storm. >> reporter: the centers for disease control say four patients have died and 10 children in colorado have polio- like symptoms of acute limb weakness. a similar case was just reported in l.a. doctors are still trying to figure out if the virus is causing that weakness. >> that's all still under investigation and it's unclear but we are paying close attention to that, as well. >> reporter: another difficulty is that this virus can only be detected by specialized testing and a small number of public -- in a small number of public health labs and takes 2 1/2 weeks for the results to be returned. anne makovec, kpix 5. >> the government says the respiratory virus has sickened 500 people across the u.s. almost all of them are children. >>> now to another virus

. >>> the alameda county fire department is bolstering the ranks with the new crop of recruits set to graduate later today. alex savidge is live to explain why this was the first group of firefighters to graduate in several years. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. alameda county fire has not graduated a new it set of recruits since 2011 because the money was not there. but today, 13 new firefighters will join this department thanks to a federal grant. and this morning those firefighter recruits showed off their skills during a simulation at this training center in pleasanton. in this scenario, an suv crashed into the building catching it on fire and the recruits had to rescue a firefighter as their friends and family looked on. this class has spent the last four months in training and many more years than that preparing for this day and as as the first recruits to graduate in three years, they understand how badly needed they are. >> we're ready to get out there and we're ul-- excited. >> it was a lot of work. finally achieved my goal today. >> reporter: because of budget cuts, the

as you said, san francisco joins alameda county and solano county with three other children who have tested positive or are recovering. health officials say it typically causes mild cold-like symptoms. can cause serious illnesses for those with respiratory problems like asthma. they say it's not frequently diagnosed but has caused the occasional outbreak. >> even if the enterovirus infection were to lead to hospitalization, we would expect that the individual would recover from their respiratory illness and do fine. the advice to parents really is the same as the general advice we give to parents when dealing with colds and flu. >> reporter: they say if there is respiratory distress, you'll want to seek medical attention right away. there is no specific vaccine and if a patient is admitted that's when the testing is done. outside the bay area a child did suffer some practical sister, but officials here caution that it's under investigation if there's an actual connection to the illness. again, doctors stress this is not meant to be alarming, but rather, to make families aware. you wa

alameda county got confirmation of 2 cases today. and late today one was announced in solano coin as well. alan is on the story. >> it sounds like a possibility that he has it. but we don't know for sure. >> look out. the children are healthy but the 3-year-old nephew at children hospital in oakland where the enterovirus d 68 has been detected. >> just as of this morning we just have notified that we have 2 confirmed cases of enterovirus d 68. >> there have been no deaths in the u.s. related to the enterovirus d 68 but what is alarming there have been several cases of leg paralysis in colorado. >> my unitsing is that 9 of those reported and have been investigated and 4 of those 9 tested positive for this particular virus. >> 2 case confirmed in alameda county both children who did not suffer paralysis and now recovering. the virus confirmed in 43 states. 9 cases total in california. so far only children admitted into hospital are being tested for the virus. >> so whether happens? how do they make these little kids comfortable and mak

. >> that news is coming from alameda county, where health officials are reporting two cases of enterovirus virus. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon in for kris sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. let's get right to it. this is the first time the respiratory illness has been spotted in the bay area. california now has a total of nine cases. the virus has sickened 500 kids in 42 states. four of those cases are fatal. nbc bay area's stephanie chuang live in oakland. you were with county health officials. tell us what they said. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. first, i want to say health experts are talking about the enterovirus. there are more than 100 kinds, we're talking about d-68. the bottom line is the flu is, in fact, more to worry about than this, but there is extra concern because there has been more children hospitalized because of this, especially those with asthma who are -- >> stephanie, we seem to have lost your microphone. i know you're at this press conference and there's a great deal of things happening. we'll talk about this very briefly and see if we can get steph

alameda county also revealing two children there have been diagnosed. nbc bay areas's nannette miranda is in oakland with the latest and with what families can do to protect themselves. nanette? >> reporter: well, enterovirus d-68 was bound to get here in the bay area. the nusa little unsettling because in some of the colorado case, kids felt paralysis in their limbs. the cdc is investigating whether the strain here and there are related. >> we want to try and get out in front of it. >> reporter: oakland's unified school district confirms the two enterovirus d-68 cases in alameda county do not attend school there. but it sent out letters to parents today asking that they take extra precautions like they would in flu season turkey, the extent that we can be proactive and be sure that we're spreading positive health information about how to prevent or slow down the spread of the disease. >> reporter: this after alameda county health officials announced two confirmed cases in children of ev-d68. they won't say which hospitals or schools they're located, bu

there are nearly 2,000 rape kits in alameda county alone that are sitting on shelves waiting to be tested now thanks to this new law, all of that could change. >> testing every rape kit pulls away the free pass for offenders. >> reporter: they called this a huge victory. she and the alameda county district attorney's office as well as victims' advocates gathered at the state office building in oakland earlier this morning to celebrate the victory. the new law requires hospitals to submit rape kits to forensic labs within five days of collecting d.n.a. and forces the lab to process the kits within 120 days. ktvu spoke to a rape victim who told us she waited two and a half years for her rape kit to be processed. >> i'm told that my rape was not a good enough rape and being told my funding -- there was no funding for me. >> that was incredibly traumatizing, disempowering event after going through the horrors of being drugged and raped and having a rape kit down which is also a traumatic experience. >> reporter: she said her rapist was never caught but she hopes this new law will help take se

grew up very first generation mexican-american and grew up very working class and in southern alameda countyd when i started realizing that i wasn't straight, it was very difficult for me because i didn't know anyone especially anyone that looks like me that will identified as gay. so it was very isolating. tan actually wasn't until i really connected with organizations similar to the rainbow community center in southern alameda county that i really got to see role models and people that were like me. >> how much of a difference did that make for you? >> it made a huge difference. it saved my life. i was very, very depressed teenager, very suicidal. it gave me a lot of hope that i could really do anything and be anything that i wanted to be. not despite of my identity but the even like i could use my identity and celebrate that. >> i love it>> and use it to g >> how do you apply that now to the other kids you meet? >> right now, i work with the programming that happens at the center and also the programs that happens on the school site. i see a lot of same stories, a lot of youth that feel i

so much so, he is asking an alameda county judge to declare her alive again. attorney chris dolan says he has experts coming to the bay area to say jahi mcmath is alive. tests show she has brain activity that wasn't there before. dolan is asking the judge to declare she has not suffered brain death and he wants her death certificate voided. >> jahi is doing so much better physically. >> reporter: they insisted their daughter is improving. remember late last year, she had gone to oakland children's hospital for a tonsillectomy but there were complications and she was declared brain dead. her family fought the declaration and moved her to a hospital in new jersey that would keep her on life support. >> there is no evidence that brain dead patients can ever recover. >> reporter: he want to see proof, independent proof. >> i would think that they would at a minimum need an independent court appointed neurologist to verify that all the previous independent neurologists who have done an evaluation did so in error. >> reporter: jahi's attorney says he has photo and v

it's causing concern. >> reporter: doctors aren't releasing information about the two cases in alameda county one case in solano county. >> it's a little bit scary. you can never be too safe with your little ones. keep 'em clean. >> reporter: one of the challenges for health officials is the accuracy of the numbers that we're hearing because there's only a few public health labs that are equipped to test these samples. and then it takes about 2.5 weeks for the result to come back. >> as the mother of two kids, it's very concerning. what advice do they have for parents? >> reporter: you have heard it before. wash your hands. make sure your kids wash their hands for about 20 seconds. you know, a lot of people use those alcohol-based hand sanitizers. those actually don't work as well against this strain so the good old-fashioned handwashing is your best bet. live in oakland, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> from one virus to the next, an american news crew covering the ebola virus in africa is coming home to be quarantined. former kpix 5 medical reporter nancy snyderman is one of the crew members. she

be >>> the alameda county religion star of voters scrambling. they want to fix a mistake on the vote by male envelopes. you are in berkeley to show us the error and also tell us what voters are saying about this mix up. good morning, alex. >> reporter:day, good morning to you. it's a small mistake. it could cause some confusion here. take a close look at this mail in ballot envelope. you can see here in the window it says election day is november 5th, 2014. the problem is election day is actually the day before. on november 4th. 2,000 of these vote by mail envelopes were sent out to voters in berkeley. in an effort to correct this problem, the county religion star will be sending letters and e-mails to all of those people making sure they have the correct date for the election. and elected officials are glad this error was caught early on. in order for them to count, the mail in ballots have to be received by 8:00 p.m. on election day. one man we talked to this morning said he didn't notice this mistake until he got a letter from the religion st

mattress discounters >> pam: larkspur in marin county and saint helena in napa grade of 40. >> pam: the best score went to bring what with the score of 86 alamedaas next with 85. >> pam: say county received a grade of 40. >> pam: the three largest cities tepper been persistently average since 2006 also was greeted at 60 san jose at 62 in san francisco at 65. >> pam: and team officials a as a given the budget troubles facing the state local governments is been challenging to prevent interest infrastructure from deteriorating. >> pam: plus getting to oakland's airport is about to get a lot easier. >> pam:a san mateo county social worker is facing multiple molestation charges. authorities allege he was old girl who had been under his supervision. >> pam:kron4's maureen kelly reports this isn't the firsthas been accused of sexual >> pam:a san carlos man is under arrest tonight.suspected in >> reporter: the social workers basis for several felony charges. obviously this was somebody that she should of been able to trust. >> reporter: he was employed as a social worker with the human services agency since 2006. up i'm shocked and appalled by his beha

alameda county voters are being asked to bump the sales tax by a penny.er on how the money would try to smooth out tough commutes. >> reporter: that's right, ken. and we are at one of the bay area's toughest commutes if not "the" toughest. we're talking about 880 here in emeryville of the toughest patches of road. the idea is to make it easier but it may not be the idea you're thinking of if you're in one of those cars. here's the story. anyone who has spent time in an alameda county traffic jam has asked, why not just add an extra lane? but as it turns out that hope is gone. >> you cannot build that freeway out. there's the bay on one side, there's development and businesses right up here the other side. >> reporter: one reason is because more roads and the accompanying cars and pollution isn't politically correct in the bay area anymorning. instead, officials are putting their bets on a tax package for bart, buses, ferries and bikers. one group is campaigning hard for the tax. >> kind of neighborhoods people want to live in gives people the option for g

he became alameda county fire's first chief. years before retiring in 2006. that was also the year he ran for state assembly and lost in a contentious race against hayashi. tonight mccammon is being remembered. >>> and the rename of a tunnel to robin williams is being considered. right now the tunnel doesn't have an official name you might hear it referred to as the rainbow tunnel but it's usually referred to as the waldo tunnel because it was named after william waldo who was a california politician back in the 1850s. >>> a play off game, concerts and rush hour traffic. it's official, gridlock is hitting san francisco. >> if you're planning to come to this part of the city. don't bother. we'll have a live report. >>> a follow up to a two investigates piece that we did on a man trying to get bay area businesses to pay him to keep their names. the business owners called it a shake down. coming up, what a judge decided today and what happens next. >>> plus a phone call this veteran was not expecting from hollywood. >> i said who t

doctors aren't releasing any specifics about the three local bay area cases just that two are from alameda county and one from solano county. san francisco is investigating a possible case of its own. at this point, there's no prevention vaccine and no specific treatment for enterovirus. michelle? >> anne, if the number of cases goes up, when can we expect to get that information? >> reporter: those numbers will probably be dribbling in over the next few days. it's difficult to get specific numbers because there are only a few labs that have the ability to test for enterovirus and those results take about 2.5 weeks to come back. live in oakland, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> if your child is sick, check the symptoms at kpix.com. >>> meanwhile the dallas man that was diagnosed with ebola is in isolation at the hospital. his name is thomas eric duncan and he recently came back to the states from liberia. duncan is accused of lying on a health questionnaire about coming into contact with people affected by the virus. the four people that he came in contact with in the u.s. are also under quarantine now a

if passed, alameda county taxpayers would pay some of the highest sales tax in the state. >> 9.5%.and union city, they would pay the highest, 10%. >> if i don't fight, the grandchildren, what do i say to them in three years? >> reporter: judy is a 43-year resident of livermore who believes her taxes have already paid for the long ago promised b.a.r.t. extension. she doesn't want to pay for it again and will fight measure bb tooth and nail. >> for them to come back with another plan, we are very ske skeptic skeptical. we're not sure what they're thinking. >> i'm always concerned about my children as well as others. >> reporter: sylvia not only supports measure bb but helped to push measure b, which narrowly failed voter approval in 2012. she says yes on bb is about more than roads and highways. it's also about the future and serving communities and people in need. >> it's important that they understand that the future for themselves and their children will depend on the groundwork that we have done now. >> reporter: the battle for votes will go on another three weeks. a two-thirds v

the alameda county coroner issued a death certificate for her ten months ago. her family then moved the 13-year-old to a new jersey facility where she has been kept on life support. they claim tests detected brain activity last week. >> what comes next is to prove to everybody that she is alive so that she can get help. because nobody wants to help anybody that's dead. >> her family does admit the teenager suffered severe brain damage. their attorneys hope to have a court hearing next thursday. >>> a broken water main in san francisco's bayview district created a huge mess overnight. several homes were flooded as streets turned into rivers. bridge news reporter matt keller has more. >> reporter: the trouble started bubbling over just after midnight on key street near key avenue. a 12 inch water main ruptured, sending millions of gallons of water gushing into about a half dozen homes in the bayview district. >> unbelievable. never seen nothing quite like it before. >> reporter: sky 7 hd shows the huge project after the cleanup effort as crews worked to repair th

paunch developed a bond with ezekiel taylor while filming at the alameda county jail.fornia. >> we were interviewing ezekiel and he was kind of an easy dude to joke around with. so we kind of got along good right away. >> i gotcha, man. i'm a professional at this now. >> i know, you make it easy. >> and as i spoke with him more, i found out what he likes to read. >> i've read a lot of books about, like, the rwandan holocaust over there in africa. i mean, just -- i'm real interested in history and in genocide. i mean, like, why would hitler want to do that? why would hannibal ride clear across the globe to go conquer rome when you live way the [ bleep ] over in africa. like, you come in way in the hell -- why? it all boils down to greed and it helps you understand people. because, me, i'm really into sociology too. >> i just finished a book that was called "king leopold's ghost," about leopold ii and his exploitation of the congo. seemed like it was right up his alley. so i was done with the book, i figured i'd just give it to him. help him kill a little bit of time whi

alameda county's fire chief is being remembered this morning. he died in his lend he was just 61 years old. this morning's services begin at the county fair grounds in pleasanton. >> they areily if personal the giants spent the night in kansas city. they'll hot a play. >> specific -- in the sixth inning, things started to unravel. >> get ready for game three. >> we'll have live reports from kansas city and at&t park coming up at the top of the hour. >> let's check the forecast right now. anthony's in for christina. >> we're looking at some rain, concentrated for nappi. a will the of the ef he north is where we'll see the best chance for any shower activity so close are sfm today highs again very comfortable. same for the south bay and peninsula. you get a little closer to the inner bay, we'll see chons-and-off again chances for drizzle. let's fast forward to tomorrow,s a we were talking about the world series game happening at 5:00. can you see no rain on the map. quite a different story from what we were looking at earlier this week. we will see

he led the alameda county fire department for 13 years. credited with implementing a water rescue perhaps, a paramedic program, and hazardous materials response team. he most recently send as executive director of the east bay regional communications system authority. if you have an account with drop box change your password. hackers may have obtained seven million user names and passwords from the company. in a new statement they deny the systems have been breached but the company admits hackers obtained user names from third party websites. 400 of use are names and passwords have been posted online and they are expired. the hackers promise to post the remaining seven million use are names in exchange for bitcoins. drop box is not commenting if the information is valid. >> facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg owns part of hawaii paying $100 million for parts of of the 4th largest of the hawaiian isles buying 700 acres including white sand beach and former sugar cane plantation and organic farm. the peach will have toerly open to the public as

represents water suppliers in alameda county to purchase the water produced by the san francisco water system. in turn those agencies deliver that water to 1.7 million people and businesses and countless organizations and three counties who pay two-thirds of the cost as well. i have worked with andy moran. on items critical to our agencies most recently as members of our agency have actively supported the $4.7 billion water improvement program. this and other experience are the bays for my strong support for his recommendation. specifically for this critical responsibility, andy moran has exhibited a sharp mind and intellectual honesty and integrity and leadership experience at the management and policy level. andy and i share the same goal of reliable of high quality water and he has worked diligently and wisely for the continued protect of the public health and safety and san francisco and our neighboring communities and his loyalty to the county and commitment to the puc and personal integrity make him an excellent choice for the committee again. >> good afternoon. my name is ed har

an alameda county sheriff spokesman said the allegations are false. that the women only had to remove outer garments to be patted down. this is the second lawsuit against the jail this year. >>> all lanes on mission boulevard fremont are back open now after this big gravel spill across several lanes near interstate 880. an 18-wheeler overturned at 2:24 afternoon creating that mass. it also triggered traffic backups for hours as crews used heavy equipment to scoop up all that gravel. nobody else was hurt. >>> other bay area headlines. berkeley police are warning students to be on alert following a series of robberies on the cal campus that happened between 7:45 and 10:45 saturday night. those victims all male students. two of them suffered minor injuries in the attacks. >>> pacifica police say the chief there is planning to retire after 32 years with the force. before his three years as police chief, he also worked as a narcotics officer, a sergeant and a captain. he steps down at the end of the month. >>> a new b.a.r.t extension to the oakland airport

two in alameda county, one in solano county. the alameda county health department says d-68 can in the beginning look like a common cold. this strain of the virus is linked to polio. it may cause pole low like -- polio like symptoms like paralysis. it can be spread by coughing, sneezing, or even by touch. >> some of the deaths are really compounded by other illnesses. and a particular one that had a child. >> doctors are cig only a small number of children get severely ill. mostly children with asthma considered at high risk. you're advised disinfect doorknobs and countertops and make sure children thoroughly wash their hands. >>> berkeley police are investigating three separate assaults at three separate attorneys. the third assault happened earlier in the same day. this comes on the heels of a federal investigation into the handling of sexual assaults on college campuses including uc berkeley. earlier this week governor brown signed a bill requiring come police it consent. >>> mcdonnell was arrested over the labor day weekend

. >>> the santa rita jail of alameda county, california, houses about 3,000 men and women.t are accused of crimes and are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. the majority of them were arrested on the tough streets of the county's largest city, oakland. and it's not unusual to discover friends, family, or neighbors here. >> everybody knows everybody here. >> we know each other from the streets. we're like family. >> vincent del judas has known his cell mate, john martinez, since childhood. >> we grew up from since knee high, went to elementary together, juvenile hall together. now we're here. we know it's kind of crazy, because we're going to see each other in the pen. >> they grew up in a part of oakland known as murder dubs, because of its history of drug trafficking and gang violence. martinez is accused of murder and four counts of attempted murder, to which he's pled not guilty. in an unrelated case, del judas is also charged with four counts of attempted murder. he too has pled not guilty. >> right now i've been down for two and a half years. but i'm not t

san francisco now joins other bay area counties dealing with this dangerous virus. this comes after alamedand solano counties reported their first cases yesterday. nbc bay area's christie submit is in san francisco this evening with the new details. >> reporter: good evening to you, raj. this positive test was just confirmed today. and that's why the department of public health here in san francisco is releasing the information to the public. what they're telling us is this is a child described as someone under 18 years old who spent two days in the hospital last month. a san francisco resident but hospitalized outside of san francisco. but we're told that person has been discharged in good condition. enterovirus d-68 is a viral infection that is now circulating across the u.s. with at least 14 confirmed cases in california, including others in alameda and shaolano county and santa cruz. all are recovering. it typically causes mild symptoms associated with a cold but can also cause serious illness, especially with those with respiratory conditions like asthma. even if hospitalized officials

>>reporter: 2 others also children have been diagnosed in alameda county. >> al mooe immediate county just as of this morning we just have been notified that we have 2 confirmed case of enterovirus 2 68. >>reporter: the center for disease control confirmed 500 cases of d 68 in 42 states. infant. children. teenagers the most likely groups to become infected especially those with asthma or history of wheezing. symptoms are similar to the flu. fever. runny nose. sneezing. cough. body age. her 3-year-old nephew has similar symptoms at children hospital and doctors don't know if it's d 68 soil. what happens? how do they make these also kids comfortable and make them better nishtion colonel republican and democrat 0there have been reports of limb weakness in some patients. >> different severity of wea weakness. some may affect 1 to 4 limb but the virus does stop on its own at some point. >> there is no vaccine for d 68. the best way to avoid it health experts say is to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water. not just hand santizeer. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> american journalist contract

. $21,000 a year behind supervisors in santa clara and alameda counties. the contra costa fire district closed four stations due to budget cuts. firefighters are still negotiating a new contract and made note of the 33% increase. >> we'll definitely ask for it and see what happens. >> reporter: the supervisors pay raises will go into effect in january. in martinez, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tracking some showers in the area. not for tomorrow, not for thursday, but as we head into friday. we have showers in the forecast. a very active pacific. we had showers in the pacific northwest. plenty of moisture streaming out of the pacific. some of this tropical moisture starts to move in as we head into thursdays. by friday halloween. looks wet. i just looked at the latest model run we just came out. it does look like a pretty good chance for showers. that's something to be ready for. not a ton of rain but rain and of course that messes with your commute certainly. friday morning potentially and potentially friday night and of course you have the kids out

after further investigation and an interview with the alleged victim, the alameda county da's office says no sexual assault occurred. there were three reports of sexual assault that occurred that same weekend. he is not a suspect in any of them. >>> new at 6:00, there's more campaign cash for the republican candidate who is looking to unseat jerry brown. $1 million of his own money was added to the campaign. this adds up to more than $3 million in personal contributions for the primary and general election. as of the end of september, governor brown has banked more than $23 million for his campaign. >>> a new study shows a record number of latinos are eligible to vote in elections across the country. 25 the influence will be larger limited in the upcoming midterm election. because latinos have lower voter turnouts. >>> change rejected. catholic bishops denying pope francis' request of wider acceptance of gays and lesbians. at least for now. >> reporter: yeah, an earlier draft that was issued at that meeting grabbed a lot of attention because it used more open and welcoming language t

alameda county.ed in southern california, two cases in l.a. county just this week, both involving children, one of whom suffered limb weakness. we don't know anything about the victim from alameda county just yet, but we know one of the children in l.a. county is under 5 years old. of course, looking into the story and getting new developments. a live report coming up at 11:00. another update in half an hour. start shopping a new way. start maximizing at the place where you always get more than you pay for. t.j.maxx. brands you love, prices that work for you. you deserve it. maxx life at t.j.maxx. . >> from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" october 2nd, 2014. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales and tamron hall. al is making his way back from afghanistan. the uso show was incredible. >> he did a great job on all accounts. we will see the full show tuesday. it will be amazi

and this brings the number of cases to 7 in the bay area -- two in alameda county, one in san francisco, one each in solano and santa cruz counties. the virus appears as a common cold in most children but can cause severe respiratory problems especially in children with asthma. >>> a wildfire along interstate 80 northeast of sacramento has now destroyed five homes. more houses are threatened. and some people in theapple gate area are evacuated. as sean bennett tells us, schools are still open despite the smoke in the air. >> reporter: as far as kids going to school here in placer county, placer hills and colfax, schools are open. they are going to keep track of the air quality. you can smell the smoke and smell it without even rolling your window down. it almost looks as if you're driving through fog and not smoke. in placer county, sean bennett, kpix 5. >>> new at noon, eight phony contractors have been busted for trying to take advantage of victims of the napa quake. the contractors state license board just release photos from an undercover sting operation over the last two days. they

. >>> this critical election item has one big mistake that may be confusing voters in alameda county. machines printed the wrong date on thousands of nflenvelopes. we are live in berkeley with the apology from elected officials and what they are now doing. >> as voters just strictly fo followed the information on the envelope, if they did that, their ballot would be turned in late. so now they are trying to get the word out to he fix it. >> vincent is mailing his ballot well in advance of the election. but the ballot and inserts had the correct date but noticed return envelopes from berkeley, 27,000 were sent with a wrong election date. >> it didn't get to my office to check. it was entirely within the printer operation with their re-print process. when something gets damaged they reprint and in this case they didn't run it by us to approve of it. >> he says he's taking steps to assure it doesn't happen again and they are mailing new notices to voters. >> hopefully the word will get out that people won't look at that, otherwise they may mail it in late. >> it's really surprising. >> b

a man got himself thrown into the alameda county jail twice in the same day. first, he was booked here ae santa rita jail in dublin a getting picked up for being under in the influence. he was released a little after lunch time, only to be sentk hours later. that's because he tried to b two people in livermore. they turned out to be a jail commander and sergeant with sheriff's department. do you recognize this woman? petaluma police say she robbed a kohls store yesterday and nearly ran ovn employee as she tried to es. this is the getaway vehicle. it's described as a 1994 mey sable. it had a south dakota license plate. a new report accuses the red cross of worrying more abous own image than about storm victims.. in the wake of hurricane isaac and superstm sandy. the joint investigation by n-p-r and the journalism no profit 'pro-publica cites internal documents and interviews with staffers. it claims that emergency trucks meant to deliver aid were often driven around nearly empty -- 'just to be seen.' or.. taken out of commissio be used as backdrops for news con

>>reporter: 2 others also children have been diagnosed in alameda county. >> al mooe immediate county just as of this morning we just have been notified that we have 2 confirmed case of enterovirus 2 68. >>reporter: the center for disease control confirmed 500 cases of d 68 in 42 states. infant. children. teenagers the most likely groups to become infected especially those with asthma or history of wheezing. symptoms are similar to the flu. fever. runny nose. sneezing. cough. body age. her 3-year-old nephew has similar symptoms at children hospital and doctors don't know if it's d 68 soil. what happens? how do they make these also kids comfortable and make them better nishtion colonel republican and democrat 0there have been reports of limb weakness in some patients. >> different severity of wea weakness. some may affect 1 to 4 limb but the virus does stop on its own at some point. for dere is no vacc d 68. the best way to avoid it health experts say is to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water. not just hand santizeer. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> american journalist contracted the

. >>> of the five enterovirus cases in the bay area, two of the enterovirus cases are in alameda county, one in san francisco, and one each in solano and santa cruz counties. >>> animal advocates marched in san francisco today to draw attention to the killing of elephants for ivory. they are calling on california legislators to pass stricter laws. the group says that california is the second largest market for ivory in the u.s. actress kim basinger wants to draw attention to the fact that one elephant is killed every 15 minutes for the illegal ivory trade. >> i think it's just to bring awareness. we're not going to have elephants -- can you imagine a world wit no elephants and rhinos in 10 years? it's just unfathomable. >> animal advocates say an estimated 35,000 elephants are poached annually in africa. >>> late country singer johnny cash is being honored in california. the significant for the spot chosen for a trail bearing his name. >> the area feels like a ring of fire lately. looking for a cool change, we'll see as we look live at san francisco, after a break. trying to mislead you

>>reporter: 2 others also children have been diagnosed in alameda county. >> al mooe immediate county just as of this morning we just have been notified that we have 2 confirmed case of enterovirus 2 68. >>reporter: the center for disease control confirmed 500 cases of d 68 in 42 states. infant. children. teenagers the most likely groups to become infected especially those with asthma or history of wheezing. symptoms are similar to the flu. fever. runny nose. sneezing. cough. body age. her 3-year-old nephew has similar symptoms at children hospital and doctors don't know if it's d 68 soil. what happens? how do they make these also kids comfortable and make them better nishtion colonel republican and democrat 0there have been reports of limb weakness in some patients. >> different severity of wea weakness. some may affect 1 to 4 limb but the virus does stop on its own at some point. >> there is no vaccine for d 68. the best way to avoid it health experts say is to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water. not just hand santizeer. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> american journalist contract

and that brings the number of cases to six in the bay area, two in alameda county, one in san francisco, and one each in solano and santa cruz counties. the virus appears as a common cold in most children, but it can cause severe respiratory problems especially in kids with asthma. >>> plenty of anticipation leading up to this evening's announcement of the ceo of tesla motors. elon musk released a statement last week saying he will reveal what the d and something else is all about. some analysts say the d stand for driver less. the announcement is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at the hawthorne airport in los angeles county. there's some speculation apple is about to unveil at least a new ipad. the company has sent out invitations for an event to be held at its current cupertino headquarters a week from today. the invitations include the cryptic message, it's been way too long. apple has dominated the tablet market since ipads were first introduced in 2010. but sales have declined lately. >> there's probably going to be new colors such as potentially a gold version. we're also going to se

a 20-year-old cal student had been charged with one count of rape bayous of drugs, but today, alameda county prosecutors dropped the charge after reviewing the evidenc and the alleged victim ?ie. a highway patrol sergeant is facing child pornography charges tonight. 49-year-old eric lund was aired after -- was arrested after a two-month investigation. they found a hard drive that had several child porn videos. the chp said the alleged nduct of them employee does not reflect the values, hard work and dedication of the p. >>> it may have been clear today, but that will change tonight. let's take a live look from our exploratorium camera in san francisco. you can see the clouds over the city. abc7 news meteorologist in for sandhya with our cu-weather forecast. any rain coming our way? >> we are seeing a little rain in the north bay. live doppler 7hd is showing about 90% clear. it was right around a cloverdale and right around the coast. as we put this into motion the showers had a tough time pushing farther inld. i think the showers are going to be confined to the north bay overnight tonight. l

a 20-year-old cal student had been charged with one count of rape bayous of drugs, but today, alameda countyrge after reviewing the evidence and the alleged victim ?ie. a highway patrol sergeant is facing child pornography charges tonight. 49-year-old eric lund was aired after -- was arrested after a two-month investigation. they found a hard drive that had several child porn videos. the chp said the alleged conduct of them employee does not reflect the values, hard work and dedication of the chp. change but that will change tonight. let's take a live look from our exploratorium camera in san francisco. you can see the clouds over the city. abc7 news meteorologist in for sandhya with our accu-weather forecast. any rain coming our way? >> we are seeing a little rain in the north bay. live doppler 7hd is showing about 90% clear. it was right around a cloverdale and right around the coast. as we put this into motion the showers had a tough time pushing farther inl think i think the showers are going to be confined to the north bay overnight tonight. lows, you can see 50s across the board under

peralta community college district, with four campuses serving almost 25,000 students in northern alameda county. we have more details on instagram at abc7 news bay area. >>> still ahead, poor sportsmanship by fans turned -- by fans in oakland. >> taking a live look outside. look at the sun. been shining down on the bay area all day. but things are going to change. drew tuma has the forecast after the break. now, here's the look at what is ahead on world news at 5:30. >> good evening, coming up on world news, that breaking news out of dallas. a nurse who cared for america's first ebola victim, now sick herself. plus, extreme weather on the way for 42 million people, and the secrets behind america's funniest home videos. that's after abc7 news at 5:00. trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients.

year is worst than past years and it seems to affecting kids with a history of asthma or the alameda county health officials said we should not be alarmed. we know there are 500 confirms cases in the country and 42 states and we anticipated in the pay area, it is an indication and there is a long time lag between the testing and it was not a surprise. recovering. they want to stress the response of washing your hands and staying home from school if you sick and they are working with school districts to get the emergency out. necessity want you to use soap and water when you can and not the alcohol sanitizer, that is not so effective on the virus as washing your hands with soap and water. remember, this does not have a treatment or a vaccine. reporting live in oakland. there is no specific treatment for enterovirus d-68 there are tips to protect and you your family. the wash your hands with soap and water, avoid touching your eyes or nose or mouth, cough in your sleeve and if you or your kids are sick, stay home and do not go to work or school. authorities in texas want to talk to up to 100

two bay area children tested positive in alameda county, a third in solano county. ktvu's john fowler with how weather may be a factor in this. >> reporter: doctors say our warming climate may be speeding the spread of this mysterious virus. >> reporter: it effects infants to teens and could be spread through coughs, sneezes or touch. >> she is home with me so i am not so concerned. i know to look out for the signs. >> reporter: officials released few details of the new cases. >> we have two confirmed cases of enterovirus d68 and it presents similar to the common cold. >>> enterovirus d68 is in the polio family and linked to polio like symptoms. she was two and a lung infection turned to paralysis. he says many children are eexposed to the -- exposed to the virus. >> this appears to be less severe. >> reporter: only a handful of children become ill. any child with breathing problem whose develop limb weakness should see a doctor immediately but that is rare. >> it is a virus, we need to take it seriously. since only severely kill get the blood tests enterovirus is a

christopher dolan, the attorney, petitioned an alameda county judge that the teen is alive. last year they declared the 13-year-old -- not in oakland, children's hospital declared the 13-year-old brain dead after surgery. a death cert set was issued. the family insisted she was still alive and moved her to a private facility. if a court approves the request, the hospital or taxpayers could be on the hook for her life support medical costs. >>> santa clara police are looking into an accident that left an elderly woman dead. officers want to know if negligence may have contributed to the crash. a car struck and killed 75-year-old lieu when she was walking on winchester boulevard. the impact knocked her out of her shoes. it was that bad. the 19-year-old woman was pulling out of the cvs when officers say her car struck the woman who was on the sidewalk. >> this is a highly traveled area by pedestrians and motorists. we believe someone saw something and we want them to step forward and contact us. >> the driver did stop at the accident scene and is, we are told, cooperating with

the five cases in the bay area, two of the enterovirus cases are in alameda county, one in san francisco, and one each in solano and santa cruz counties. >>> well, 80 and 90-degree temperatures were the order of the day today all over the bay area and for the third straight day. even here in pacifica, where people took to the beach to get cooled off, it was 80 degrees at the water's edge. hollister and the pinnacles were over 100 today. that's why we still have heat advisories in effect from san francisco to san diego. in the bay area looking for a warm evening with readings in the 80s. it will cool off tomorrow. always a good idea to check in with the parents and grandparents when it gets this hot to make sure they're okay. a look at highs fairfield 97, same for livermore. san jose 90. we'll have a look ahead at the forecast in a few minutes. >>> just a few minutes ago, the giants tied up game 2 in the national league series against the washington nationals in the 9th inning. a number of fans got out of the sun and watched the game at stein's beer garden in mountain view. customers say

. >> the chp says two men were shot in a possible case of road rage in alameda county, happened just before 8:00 last night on interstate 58 a east of livermore, gray audi and white toyota were approaching the 0205 enter change when a passenger in the toyota fired shots at the other vehicle. two people inside the audi were soarously hurt. no one has been arrested. >> dozens of people are hurt and at least 50 have been arrested after a halloween festival turn violent. a swarm of college students and tourist at keen state college in new hampshire overturned cars, set fires and threw bottles during the city's annual pumpkin police. officers say they responded to 235 calls in a 24 hour period. >> if with a jack daniels bottle across the state. >> students helped clean up the messy streets this morning. they say visitors from out of town were to blame. >>> to developing news out of hong kong where talks are scheduled for tuesday between the government and prodemocracy protesters amid new street clashes. police brought in reinforcements after protesters attempted to break through pair -- b

alameda county officials say in 2012, the county had more than 1900 untested kits. it's a disturbing trend and a public safety threat that lawmakers hope to fix. >> the fact is that every day a rape kit remains in storage is another day that a rapist is out on the street potentially attacking another victim. >> lawmakers hope the law sets up a national precedence to make sexual assault crimes a priority. >>> what is killing the fish? that's the question scientists have set out to answer in san jose after the discovery of dead fish in the guadalupe river. in a story you'll see only on nbc bay area, damian trujillo joined the scientists as they looked for clues. >> reporter: the water district called out a hazmat team to look into the deaths of the fish. but as it turns out, it seems the weather had a lot to do with what happened here and the recent storms may have contributed to the deaths of the fish. they swim downstream on the guadalupe in dark waters made murky by last week's storm. but not far from them, this is what you'll find, dead fish on a dry riverbed, car