other tidbits about this year's competition, the winner here, 1985 pounds, as i mentioned, grown by gary millerf napa. that's 200 pounds heavier than last year's winner. what's also interesting about this year's competition, all the growers are from california. sometimes you have some from washington and oregon state. there's gary, the winner, posing with his winning gourd. what's interesting is the top three pumpkins this year all came from napa. . the top three were from napa. he's going to have his pumpkin on display at the half-moon bay art and festival this saturday and sunday. so come here to half-moon bay and see this. as far as tim is concerned, the guy who came in second place, he did not want anyone to break the world record. when he set the world record this weekend in morgan hill, he was guaranteed a $16,000 bonus if he keeps the world record after november 1st. if anyone were to break it before november 1st, he would have been out that money. clearly that did not happen here. this being one of the last competitions, he's pretty much guaranteed that money. second place leaves a happ

i mentioned gary miller that's divided their party. look at mike mcintyre, north carolina. you could go around the country, both parties have primaries. they focus more on ours because i guess that's the story du jour. >> well, it's a pretty big story in your party, congressman. it's not a -- it's a pretty -- it's a bigger split right now than what's going on in the democratic side nationally. >> but have you done a story on the one in -- gary miller's race? have you looked at what's happening? look at the party switch we are evan jenkins running against nick jo ray haul. he went from republican to democrat and he's going to beatnik. do you think the president of the united states will get a call from nick to come into west virginia? >> you don't think he's going to campaign in west virginia? >> do you think he'll come in for mike mcintyre? they have to run against barack obama and the obama administration they consistently vote against. so i think they've got a lot of explaining to do. >> let me ask you about that special election down in florida, tampa bay, classic swing

. >> i am at half moon bay and the most popular guy in the county, gary miller. >> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> it is the great pumpkin, half moon bay. one rower is wearing a crown after winning the competition for the biggest pumpkin. abc7 news reporter nick smith is in half moon bay. how much is the winning pumpkin weighing? >> they rolled in before dawn hoping to keep the competitors in the dark. >> it will be a fistfight to the end. >> opponents fighting for this title are not squaring off in the ring but facing off opposite scales. >> a great seat is needed to start and you have to have descents on soil. >> that is all he is willing to share. >> this year the heat is on. pump kips weighing nearly a ton hoping to be the heaviest in the pumpkin weigh off that kickoff half moon bay's week long pumpkin festival. les from oregon one first prize with a pumpkin that weighs 1,775 pounds. at $6 a pound he took home a cash prize of $10,600. this year the two top contenders from napa and rumored to have those that could break the world rec

breakfast at the coffee shop, she is not shy about offering a healthy side of hol -- politics. >> gary millersn't a shining example of coming to fight for his constituents. i know i will not vote for him in the next election. >> around town miller's other constituents have this to say. >> he is not really in line with my values and my -- my political orientation, and he's not in line -- i mean i'm a big fan of obamacare. >> i don't think they are going to listen to a kocongressman fr this area. >> congressman miller hasn't spoken publicly about the shutdown, but in a written statement he says in part . . . miller did not address his fight for reelection, but metro editor for the local paper, ryan carter, says regardless of the government shutdown, don't count miller out just yet. >> he represents an area that spans from ontario all the way to parts of red lans. and in redlands there is a strong contingent of conservatives, and he might very well have some backers in a race. >> backers like john berry. the con vansing coordinator for the tea party patriots. >> gary miller has held the line and

we wish you good luck, gary miller and tim. we hope, thanks for being on the show.emperatures are going to warm up though it's a cool start. make sure you bundle up. we'll be at 48 inland up to 82 in the meet of the day. 77 degrees based on the coast. 74 degrees. we could be here early. isn't that right. >> yeah. potential for a strike. the rains are running a smooth flow t the south bay wasn't going to be impacted. we have slowing at 17 an earlier crash and there is slowing from 101 at capitol. let me get awe quick look. easy drive at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> a final check of our top stories. investors fidgety. dow industrials down, thursday's deed line for the debt sealing negotiations between the two parties over the weekend. did not do much. failed to resolve the problem. ru bought possible shutdone looms no. deal is reached well into the early morning hours. >> we'll be back at 7:25. >>> good morning, boiling point, americans increasingly frustrated with congressional leaders as a crucial deadline to pay the nation's bills just days away. >>> breaking over

this is grower gary miller >>gary miller i am so happy >>miller wins a big cash prize, $11,910 dollars for each poind. as far as what happens now to the pumpkin well, it will be a star attraction in the upcoming half moon bay festival then, gary doesn't know what happens after that. >> reporter: i will talk about someone weather for tomorrow, but >> pam: and ac transit embarcadero on strike but this week and what is next with this this man for hundreds of commuters plus new tonight at 6 several robberies and assaults from the you see berkeley campus. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can >> pam: they will strike tonight. as soon as the last trains >>yes, we are prepared at the end of revenue to go on strike. >> pam: tens of thousands of round of backed up traffic and long lines for busses and ferries. >> pam: breaking news tonight that will affect just about everyone in the bay area. they will strike thi

gary miller.ry miller is the champion of the half moon bay pumpkin weigh- off monday. >> the top four heaviest pumpkins this weekend at the art and pumpkin festival. >> reporter: janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you know you are in the bay area when you are in short sleeves and shorts. >>> this is our october weather. outstanding bay area weather. fire danger increases. this pattern stays with us all week. fire danger will go up a little bit. the numbers outside. highs from today. these numbers warm. no fog along the host. when you look at the map, clear there, flow, that is high pressure center. you knew that. we got that dominating our weather. no clouds. no fog and temperatures continuing to remain in the 70s and low 80s. tomorrow just like today but warmer. tuesday through wednesday more warmth in the forecast. bay area forecast, temperatures represented by colors, 80s, 70s. 70sare mid-70s. oranges are low 80s. along the coast 60s and 70s. this week, warmer than it has been as the hi

. >> gary miller.the champion of the pumpkin bay in half moon bay this year. >> that's the only time i will do that in my life. >> if you missed seeing the weigh in. >> can you see the weigh in. and the top four heaviest pumpkins. it is here in half moon bay. >> reporting from half moon bay, ktvu news. >> as janine said. a whopping 185 pounds. >> they are using more tactics to protect bears at lake tahoe. they had been keeping around the clock vigils for the bear traps they set. they use pine solion the traps to keep them away. >> they said bears are misunderstood creatures and should be left alone. >>> we can barely find a cloud because it is severe clear and temperatures will be on the cold side and sunny and warmer. in fact, low 60s. to 70s. all the way to santa rose saw and san jose. and it is very cold on the -- santa rosa. and we had 30s in the north bay. from crescent city, it is not much of an offshore breeze. trying to get its act together. high pressure saying i will hang out on the west coas

. >> gary miller is the champion of the pumpkin weigh off half-moon bay this year. >> it is the only time i will ever do that in my life. >> if you miss seeing the weigh in, you can see the winner and the top four heaviest pumpkins this weekend at the art and pumpkin festival here in half-moon bay, reporting from half-moon bay, ktvu channel 2 news >>> sunshining and warm weather and this is fall and i love it. >> of course, fire danger is part of the deal and that's what we are getting right now. it is something to think about as we get into a warmer weather pattern. tomorrow is warmer than today. these are the highs that we saw today. highs tomorrow will be warmer by a couple of degrees and not hot. we got lows 80s here. and tomorrow we'll see some 83 or 84 showing up and again it stays about as warm as wednesday and wednesday will be warm as well. high pressures is the story. it is the time of the year that it is warmer and nicer but fire danger is something that we to still think about. over night lows tonight after the air kind of get the chance to cool off, we'll be not as cold

gary miller took the top prize with this massive pumpkin. >> yes. >> he won $11,910. >> vent sponsorfered a bonus of $30 if a pumpkin broke the world record. >> the pumpkin came up 24 pounds short of that. going to be good for a lot of pies. >> no kidding. >> world news is up next. >> from all of us here thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. join us on facebook and we'll see again at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight breaking news, they're wheeling and dealing in washington on the financial showdown. is the political mess finally about to end. >>> hanging on, what we're learning about how that woman saved herself as the draw bridge kept rising. >> she's just hanging there, hanging. >>> new clues about little maddy, the girl with the big eyes who vanished on a family vacation six years ago. are we now seeing the face of the man who knows what happened. >>> and a good evening to you on this monday night, and as this new week begins there is new hope that washington is finally ready to end this showdown and get back to work to re-open the government, to pay america's bi

but gary miller still gets a prize of nearly $12,000. the top three finishers are all from california. >>> that is amazing. that's a whole lot of squash. >>> have a great afternoon everyone. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ birds chirping ] >> wyatt: no one but you. there will never be another in my life. no steffy. no one but you. >> liam: where is she, brooke? look, i need to see hope. you know where she is. can you just tell me?

the winner gary miller. $12,000. six bucks a pound. five of the largest pumpkins all groan in wine country for the first time. >> good soil >> water for the wine. >>> how about a student punished for trying to give her drunk friend a ride home. >> she did what she thought was right and i'm proud of her for that. >> the school policy some say is sending a confusing message to students. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a high school is coming down hard on an honor student who gave her drunk friend a ride home. >> senior aaron cox thought she was doing the right thing by degree the designated the driver and getting her friend home from a party in massachusetts. when her school found out about the party they claimed she was in violation of their zero tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol and was later demoted from captain of the volleyball team and suspended five games. aaron's family has hired a lawyer andr trying to get her -- are trying to get her punishment reversed. >> now for a look at evening news. >> scott pelly in new york. >>> hi liz and allen.

gary miller's giant gourd. the biggest in contest history. he'll get $6 a pound as his prize. that works out to be nearly $12,000. a guy in texas is using his to make a political statement. you can see he is carving -- his carving is half done. due to the government shutdown, work on this pumpkin has been temporarily halted. >>> the winner of the chicago marathon crossed the line in just over two hours, but it is this guy who finished last and has everyone talking. unbelievable. with the crowd of the supporters cheering them on, they finished early this morning nearly 17 hours after starting. the 38-year-old venezuela man suffers from muscular dystrophy. he already has plans to compete in two more. >>> andrew's life wasn't turning many heads on his money life debut. and hitless in the nlcs. finally celebrating one in style. the minute is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, nlcs wasn't bad enough, the found out that slugg >>> as if being in a 2-0 hold to the cardinals in the nlcs wasn't bad enough, they found out that hamley ramirez has to play in a cracked rib, going 2- 4. dodge dodgers went

clocking in at 1,985 pound gary millers is the biggest in contest history. >>> good morning. the dodgers found out that stanley ramirez has to play with a cracked rib. he was in the line up and went 2 for 4. the dodgers up a run against adam wayneright. puge thought it was a homerun. not so is fast. it was just a triple. 7 shut down innings. dodgers win 3-0. the cardinals still have a 2-1 series lead. >>> andrew luck and the colts must have left their game at home against the chargers. the only touchdown of the night was courtesy of another pac 1 sir, keenan allen. they took up for his first career score. 7-3 chargers. it's 19-9 san diego in the 4th. luck trying to engineer a come back. his tap is intercepted by derek cox. luck losing his monday night debut. >>> flint will start next week for buffalo. the raiders still oh him $6.5 million this season. that's it for sports. make it a great tuesday. >>> 4:25. a girl suspended for being a girl's designated driver. why the school is sticking to its punishment. >> reporter: live in oakland. bart and the union in negotiati. another

gary miller earned more than $11,000 for a record setting winner. >> it's kaepernicking. that's the only time i'll ever do that in my life. >> the pumpkin growers are doing the kaepernicking. if you want to see what that big pumpkin looks like, you can head there in person this weekend. the winning pumpkin, several of the other biggest gourds will be on display at half-moon bay. art and pumpkin festival through sunday. a lot going on down there. >>> patient at children's hospital of oakland will get to celebrate halloween early. the hospital is hosting a halloween party for young patients and their families this afternoon. there will be crafts, games and costumes and the power rangers megaforce will be special guests. the event is sponsored by the costume company spirit halloween. it's asking customers who visit its stores to make a donation to children's hospital. >>> coming up in our 5:00 hour it's breaking news we've been following overnight. b.a.r.t. trains again running this morning as b.a.r.t. and its unions continue to negotiate. we are monitoring the talks. we'll

>> pam: the pumpkin won top honors against 55 other entries the winner -- farmer gary miller.alked about taking home the top prize. he will get 6-dollars for each pound. for a total of nearly 12-thousand dollars. speaks-vo + sidepanel pretty neat as think i've ever done >> best thing i've ever done! >> pam: coming up on kron 4 news-- her family says she committed suicide after being sexually assaulted and bullied at high school. tonight, the mother of audrie pott is speaking publically. >> pam: plus: halloween comes early children here in the bay area. one 12-year old's vision that make it all happen. >> pam: and coming up next. not only is bart threatening to strike at midnight tonight. but now the union for a-c transit workers has issued a 72 hour strikethat means more than 600-thousand commuters could be left to find other ways to get around. a live report is just ahead. (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: happening now at eight -30 not only is bart threatening to strike at midnight tonight. but now. the union for a-c transit

. >> gary miller just set a record. >> my heart going 100 miles per hour. you know?now sni mean, pretty neat. >> napa valley farmer took top honors. pumpkins weighing nearly a ton competing to be the heaviest in the festival. last year an org rg man took first prize setting a record with a 1775 pound pumpkin. he took home a prize of $10,600. for breaking that record with a 1985-pound pumpkin, gary takes home a heck for $11,910. extra thousand for being the overall winner. >> coolest thing ever. >> reporter: this is the 43rd year of the festival. who knows? wannabe third graders from sea crest could be a few tour champion. the current world record for heaviest pumpkin is 2032 pounds, today's top contenders told me they're determined to beat that record n half moon bay, nick smith abc 7 news. >> look at the size of those thing autos yes. monsters. >> yes. you don't want to get crushed by one. >> no. would like a pie from them. >> many pie autos yes. >> weather looking great. great weather for growing large pumpkins. >> beautiful conthe coastline. here is a look we've g

. >> gary miller just set a record. >> my heart going 100 miles per hour. you know? you know sni mean, pretty neat. >> napa valley farmer took top honors. pumpkins weighing nearly a ton competing to be the heaviest in the festival. last year an org rg man took first prize setting a record with a 1775 pound pumpkin. he took home a prize of $10,600. for breaking that record with a 1985-pound pumpkin, gary takes home a heck for $11,910. extra thousand for being the overall winner. >> coolest thing ever. >> reporter: this is the 43rd year of the festival. who knows? wannabe third graders from sea crest could be a few tour champion. the current world record for heaviest pumpkin is 2032 pounds, today's top contenders told me they're determined to beat that record n half moon bay, nick smith abc 7 news. >> look at the size of those thing autos yes. monsters. >> yes. you don't want to get crushed by one. >> no. would like a pie from them. >> many pie autos yes. >> weather looking great. great weather for growing large pumpkins. >> beautiful conthe coastline. here is a look w

this is gary miller. how much do you think this weighs?ds. >> 2000 pounds? there is an atlantic giant. how long have you been growing it, and what did it take? >> it took a lot of water. no, it's been growing just a little over 100 days. so that is three and a half months or so. at one time when it was growing its fastest, it was putting on 50-plus pounds a day. if you didn't look at it every day, if you took a week off, for some reason, you came back and the pumpkin is like three times bigger than it was when you left. >> reporter: oh my goodness. right here, over to the side of it, is another grower's pumpkin. one of the things i was really curious about, when you touch these, these are pretty rough, and you see all the roots. kids must want to sit on this all the time. would that kill it? >> if i was a kid, i would want to sit on it also. the stems, that is what they want to walk on. they'll use that as eyliad tore get onto the -- a ladder, to get onto the pumpkin, and sometimes, if the child weighs enough, it will break the stem off. i

. >> take a look at this, gary miller's winning gourd came in at 1985 pounds. the heaviest the contest has ever seen he wins $6 a pound. safeway offered a bonus of 30,000s fdz it broke the world record of 2009 pounds. >> the pumpkin came up 24 pounds and a few ounces short of that mark. >> that is a lot of pie. >> you can put your arm on the scale! >> right. right. >> no need to lien on the therm meter. it's warm out there. here is a live doppler 7 hd. you can see at coast loking-db looking out to sea you can't find clouds. here is a view looking down towards ocean beach now which is clear. our forecast features are these, clear skies and cool overnight. it will be chilly in north bay valley locations. warm tomorrow, coast to inland once again. just a little bit cooler mid week an area of high weather bringing us warm pattern and we'll have a big warm up staying with us for a day or so. a center of high pressure shifts inward and circulation shifts. overnight tonight despite the warmth will be cool in spots. low temperatures dropping down 40 in santa rosa. 41 n

gary miller of napa grew the record-breaking 1,980-pound pumpkin. >> it is like winning a marathon. >his grand prize, almost $12,000 or six bucks per pound of pumpkin. by the way, this year's top five are all from wine country. organizers say that's the first time heaviest pumpkins all came from the same region. >>> coming up in our next half hour, it is down to the wire for yet another day. the negotiations underway right now. try tie vet a b.a.r.t strike tomorrow morning. >>> why a postponed meeting with president obama is actually a sign we could be closer to ending the government shut down. >> the first response is oh no. >>> how a safety system recently removed in a bay area city may have contributed to a crash that he sent a husband and wife to the hospital. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, night right now.. to try to avoid a >> i'm not taking it lightly. it's very, very serious. >>> now at 6:30, b.a.r.t unions and management working into the night to try to avoid a strike tomorrow. our phil matier is following every step of these negotiations. phil, it's not just about the money, is it? >>

one is gary miller and says as long as he has done this, they never know the true winner until they hitcale. >> we are usually friendly until weigh off day. then we get grumpy. >> cash prizes will be offered for the heaviest pumpkin if california, the heaviest in san mateo county and the prettiest pumpkin will be awarded to the one with the most applause. look at this: we don't know. it could be the biggest but it may not be. weigh in tarts at 7:00 a.m. and it continues until 11 a.m. with a report today at 11:00 showing you all the competitors. >> today the cupertino city council is expected to formally approve a plan for apple's new space ship like headquarters. the planning commission has approved the building four stories tall and offer almost three million square feet of work space. it is expected to house 14,000 employees. >> for the first time former arizona gabrielle giffords attended a gun show with her husband in new york pushing for background checks on buyers at gun shows. >> stopping guns takes courage, the courage to do what is right, the courage of new ideas. i have seen c

. >> gary miller here is also from napa. interesting look you got going here. whatever that is. what is she measuring in? >> i think she's going to measure in around 460. >> weight wise? >> should be 18, 19. >> that would beat last year's winner. >> that would. >> which was 17 and change. you think you could go over to 2032? >> not unless i can find somebody to fit in there. >> put lead in florida you look at the weight like 2012. the 1700 range. what's changed to get them heavy center >> the things we use for food source. we're almost all of the growers are going 100% organic. so that biology in the soil is much more favorable to keeping them healthy, one. then they are going to -- they are going to grow faster. >> good luck today. they are going to weigh in starting around 7:00. we'll finally get idea around 11:00. this is tim with a different pumpkin and we'll talk with him. we'll hear what he has to say. >> we look forward to it. you know, there is nothing -- bob t garlic festival t the pumpkin festival. the marking of the seasons. i don't know how many years he's been doing

election analytical organization, only one republican congressman according to them, california's gary millers in a district that is in a toss up in 2014. doesn't that suggest that republicans--the house republicans can basically do whatever they want, play to their base because they're not going to lose the election, ron? >> you're absolutely right. house republicans are in very well--they're in padded republican voting districts, no question about it. i think that would get both sides to move off the dime here is for the economic and business leaders of this country to say, congress, you're hurting the economy. it's time to resolve this issue. i think that's the way out of it. you know, back in '95, '96 they suffered public opinion polling, but they never loss their majority. they kept the majority. so i don't think that they feel a lot of pressure there. i think they're going to feel, and i think president obama will feel the economy is going to be number one here. >> governor, we also heard president obama the affordable care act is the law of the land. it's settled. it's here to stay. he

will also feature these guys, a display of enormous champion pumpkins, including the huge gourd by gary millerhal at noon. is that on purpose? it has to be, right? the festival takes place on main street today and tomorrow from 9:00 to 5:00, both days. giants have to be in on the giant pumpkin parade. makes perfect sense. >> yes. you're navigating down that way now, boy, it is very dangerous with visibility near zero. but that fog will lift, and we'll look for a sunny afternoon with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70. the sea breeze will be with us. so we'll call it mild there. 70 to low 70s in san francisco. 80 in fremont. very little change tomorrow. subtle changes for the middle of the week with more clouds and slightly cooler high temperatures. >> all right. we'll be ready. thank you, lisa and thank you for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news. abc 7 news continues at 4:00 p.m. today, because of college football. at 12:30, ucla against stanford. and that is followed by abc 7 news at 4:00. then florida state plays clemson at 5:00. that is followed by after the game with larry

this was grown by gary miller of napa. tipped the scales, are you ready, 1,985 pounds. the record for half moon bay. just 47 pounds shy of the world record set this weekend by another napa grower. he walks away with almost $12,000 in prize money and, of course, bragging rights. >> it's a cabernake, you know? probably the only time i'll do that in my life. >> what's your secret? >> if i told you, i wouldn't have a secret. >> good answer. all the winners from this morning's competition will be on display at this weekend's half moon bay and arts and pumpkin festival. so much fun to go down there and look. >> did he need a horse trailer to carry the pumpkin? >> he needs something. >> it's huge. >>> still to come at 6:00, the question the american heart association is now urging doctors to ask patients. >>> plus, average runner finishes the chicago marathon in less than five hours. it took this man nearly 17. why the fact ht they even finished so just so remarkable. >>> i'm janelle wang. lawmakers are within striking distance to a deal to end the partial government shutdown.

tonight on cbs begins with "the millers" >> gary: if you're calling plays for tennessee, they cannotut murray on the field, the way he's moving the ball, they're going to have to -- they cannot play conservative. they're going to have to give justin worley every chance to win this football game. >> verne: neal on first down. two. ramik wilson, number 51 with the tackle. >> gary: they're going to have to look at him and say "you've got to make the play." >> verne: four wides. georgia rushes four. into the flat. neal. gets by herrera. down to the 19 yard line. it will be third down. >> verne: third down and four. >> verne: worley looking left all the way. he's got it to the 10. >> gary: same play they ran for the third-down conversion at the other end of the field. >> verne: jason croom with the catch. >> gary: it's basically a bunch scatter. two guys go and one guy looks right in the middle of the bunch. good throw. perfect, perfect throw. >> verne: first and goal. >> gary: those bunches are really tough to sort out sometimes. perfect execution by tennessee. >> verne: three wides to t

gary miller's winning gourd earned him a prize of $6 a pound which earned him close to $12,000.he headlines on fox business network. back to ashley and tracy. i think he spent more than 12,000 to get the gourd that big. tracy: is it steroids. >> i'm thinking. a lot of fertilizer. tracy: lauren green, thank you. >> sure. tracy: orange juice, used to be the staple of the breakfast table. it is slowly falling out of flavor in american homes? retail sales of the juice have fallen to the lowest levels in 15 years. fox business contributor phil flynn of price futures group in the pits of the cme. i think it is the best thing to have when you're hungover the next day though. >> depends how much vodka you add to it in the morning. that is the breakfast that i have. used to be when we talked about orange juice a day without orange juice was like a day without sunshine, right? for americans that is not happening anymore. they have been in the dark for a long time the truth of the matter is this long-term demand decline in orange juice has been going on for some time. part of it is because