allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some relief should be on the way for out of work californians waiting for their unemployment checks. they said they will begin to pay out 80,000 back log claims after tomorrow. it happened when they upgraded their computer system. >> we know how important unemployment benefits are to people. it is a life line when you are out of work that is why we haveb everybody pouring every -- have everybody pouring everything we have at this. >> 15% of unemployment claims since september 1 have been delayed. >>> the rising cost of living is on the minds of san francisco res dependents. 550 people were polled. 22% said the cost of living is the biggest issue facing san francisco, followed by homelessness and then crime and public transportation. people say they believe san francisco is a good place tocall home. -- to call home. >>> how this simple clean up could prevent a plane crash. >> the work firefighters are doing today to prevent fires when the red flag warning goes into effect. >> and the deadline, two weeks away, the plan bart released today incase w

in oakland, allie rasmus. >>> san francisco police are asking for help to find an elderly man who has severe memory loss. the man is identified at wong. he is 77 years old and was last seen yesterday evening at his home on inka lane in the fillmore district. >>> the quake destroyed more than 100 homes. the u.s. gs says the quake hit about 40 miles northeast of rokistan province. tonight there are reports some people are trapped in the rubble. after the quake a small island appeared off the coast of guadar. you can see the shape there in this imagine from pakistani television. one fishermen who saw them said someone from a near by village came out to see what was happening and started praying. >> reporter: lawmakers say the system would give california residents 60 seconds of warning before a potentially damaging quake. the new law directs the office of emergency services to find funding for the system by 2016. it has an estimated price tag of $80 million. >> temperatures today a lot like yesterday. pretty nice day. you notice temperatures are getting pretty even this time of year. 74

in oakland, allie rasmus. >>> san francisco police are asking for help to find an elderly man who has severe memory loss. the man is identified at wong. he is 77 years old and was last seen yesterday evening at his home on inka lane in the fillmore district. >>> the quake destroyed more than 100 homes. the u.s. gs says the quake hit about 40 miles northeast of rokistan province. tonight there are reports some people are trapped in the rubble. after the quake a small island appeared off the coast of guadar. you can see the shape there in this imagine from pakistani television. one fishermen who saw them said someone from a near by village came out to see what was happening and started praying. >> reporter: lawmakers say the system would give california residents 60 seconds of warning before a potentially damaging quake. the new law directs the office of emergency services to find funding for the system by 2016. it has an estimated price tag of $80 million. >> temperatures today a lot like yesterday. pretty nice day. you notice temperatures are getting pretty even this time of year. 74

in san francisco, allie rasmus. >>> good food, nice weather and a little latin music brought thousands today to jack london square. the eat real celebration offered lots of music and dishes. it emphasizes local and sustainable food from barbecue to vegan and everything in between. >> i love the paellas, the frozen custards, the drink is good, everything is good. i have had almost everything. i'm about to pass out. >> i think it is wonderful and great for oakland, especially considering the diversity of our area. it is wonderful. >> ken and i checked it out last year. it was fantastic. the festival runs until 9:00 tonight and continues tomorrow from 10:30 in the morning until 5:00. >> i just got really hungry. >>> they had a nice sunset to view out there. >> that's right. a beautiful sunset. the clouds are on the increase. partly cloudy skies tonight. even a opportunity for a few scattered showers. giving you a live look over san jose, you can see just the last bit of sunlight out there. we have sunset almost an hour ago. as we get into the evening hours, the clouds will take over at le

allie rasmus is live for us with one father's public plea. >> the father and the victim's brother and sister will be out here at at&t park. they claim to have a press conference in front of the willie mays statue. could be as early as 10:00 a.m. possibility later than that. they are here to ask the family for help. they believe there are giant's fans out there that may have cellphone pictures that ended jonathan denver's life. he is a dodger fan and was in town last week. and police say there was an altercation after the game outside the ballpark between denver, his friends and some giant's fans. he was stabbed to death. six blocks away from the at&t park. the man suspected of killing denver is michael montgomery. he is now back at home in lodi. prosecutors say they didn't have enough evidence to charge him with the crime. montgomery's mother said he is relieved and he is still really messed up about what happened. what he did. what he saw. how could you get that out of your head. montgomery's mother believes her son acted in self-defense. denver's family do not think that is the case

as allie rasmus says, some residents aren't convinced. >> reporter: the berkely police association says a weapon like this could have kept a berkely man from hurting himself. >> last week we had a situation where a mentally ill person was in a crisis, obviously. we were called to respond to help him. >> reporter: sergeant chris stein says the man stabbed himself multiple times before police were able to stop him. >> if a taser were available, that individual could have been tased before he could have hurt himself with the knives, that injury could have been completely prevented. >> reporter: the berkely police department has 167 officers. their leaders asked the city for stun guns before. they sent out an email to berkely residents. 80% who responded say they would prefer stun guns over physical force and gun use. >> i don't see why not. >> i think it's an absolutely deplorable idea. >> reporter: cathy castillo works for a non-profit that works for kids in the justice system. she's not buying the reasoning. >> what that mean with mental health needed was a mental health expert on site.

as allie rasmus says, some residents aren't convinced. >> reporter: the berkely police association says a weapon like this could have kept a berkely man from hurting himself. >> last week we had a situation where a mentally ill person was in a crisis, obviously. we were called to respond to help him. >> reporter: sergeant chris stein says the man stabbed himself multiple times before police were able to stop him. >> if a taser were available, that individual could have been tased before he could have hurt himself with the knives, that injury could have been completely prevented. >> reporter: the berkely police department has 167 officers. their leaders asked the city for stun guns before. they sent out an email to berkely residents. 80% who responded say they would prefer stun guns over physical force and gun use. >> i don't see why not. >> i think it's an absolutely deplorable idea. >> reporter: cathy castillo works for a non-profit that works for kids in the justice system. she's not buying the reasoning. >> what that mean with mental health needed was a mental health expert on site.

ktvu's allie rasmus joins us live from san francisco, with a nice little crowd out there. >> reporter square park, two hours into the walk, and most of the people are making their way down columbus street. most of the participants have now made their way to this station and they are being greeted by some of the volunteer cheerleaders out here. you can see them waving their flags, encouraging people along the way. once people reach this point, they come out here to take a break, take a breather, take pictures, get some water, get a few snacks, then they continue their way down the route. now, 2000 people have signed up for the avon walk for breast cancer here in the bay area, and they have been, so far, they have raised $4 million this weekend. fund-raising efforts, that money, according to organizers will go towards breast cancer research and resources for people in need. >> the majority of the money that is raised here this weekend will stay in the bay area, which is really nice for people to know the money they worked so hard to raise is having an effect in their own community. >> r