investigator gary miller got the call. >> we all knew we had something really bad here.had an abduction. >> jessica's badly decomposed body was found in an indiana corn field weeks later. then, like tricia's, jessica's case went cold. >> there's a lot of times you wonder if you'll solve it. but you know you're going the keep going and check everything out, you're going to recheck everything. >> for over a year, miller scoured local police reports. and then a break. a vehicle reported in a county nearby. the owner, larry hall. >> he had been involved in stopping some girls. those girls were scared. they ran from him. >> in the last six months, hall's van was spotted by more than 11 girls in five different towns close by, including those where jessica lived and where her body was found. now, miller contacted the police in hall's hometown to arrange for an interview. >> he initially said, no, you know, he hadn't been over here. >> miller had to coax hall to admit being near jessica's house. >> i said, well, would you remember if, you know, you stopped and offered girls a ri

. >> gary miller gets emotional when he cuts the pumpkin. >> can want people to see me because maybe there would an tear coming down my face. >> there is heartache, defending champion got six to his stomach when checking on his most promising pumpkin last month. >> in spot i had one that was over 1,500 that developed a crack that would make it illegal to interpret. >> he brother this one instead, not heaviest enough to win but he is proud of it. and the audience will be thrilled, no matter what. >> it is about a sense of community and hanging out with people we know. pumpkins are a reason to get together. >> this is big money in this for the winners, getting $6 a pound. the winner is at 2000 pounds we are talking $12,000. and others land to sell the pumpkins to store fronts or hotels if you are in loss vase. >> how do you celebration halloween? this is a picture from amy hollyfield's twitter page and she is standing next to a big, big flat pumpkin. our viewers are showing their experience so it is easy to join the fun with amy hollyfield and use #spookyon7. a lucky california lottery

i will introduce you to the owner, the man with grew this beauty, gary miller, from napa, congratulations what went into growing this beauty? >> a lot of hard work. we are seeing april like a baby you take care of, each day, until shed a features because you take its life and then you come and show the world what you have done, what you grew this summer. >> garys your is huges but you don't think you have enough to win? >> there are a bunch of huge ones. >> how much does your weigh? >> hopefully 1,500 in that area. thank you is enormous but that will not do it. what do you think it will take to win today? >> it would be nice if we society a world record here today. you know? that would be...have to be over 2,300 pounds. >> hope we see that. >> it will be a fun morning to see that happening. you have a lot to be proud of. thanks pore chatting with us. >> why to this? for fun, you heard how gary is attached to the pumpkin like raising a baby, but, also, for money. they will win, the winner gets $6 a pound so we are talking up to $9,000 or $10,000. the weigh off starts at 7:00 until 11 o'clo

spectacular and, of course, it will be around the 10:00 hour and they'll start getting the big ones and gary miller over there the defending champ of the year prior and a couple pumpkins just arrived from oregon. oregon, of course, isn't in the drought we're in. interesting to see. they look pretty large and we'll show those to you later. they haven't had the watering issues they had in california. they might have that advantage. scott, laura. >> no kidding. they still look so huge, at least from this vantage point. >> thanks, bob. >>> coming up, the first democratic debate. only a day away, but the big questions still linger, including, will vice president joe biden run. what we're finding out this morning. a live report, next. >>> got a tip for nbc bay area's investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. we thought we'd be ready. but demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding. fast. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. you can't

gary miller the 2013 champion and john both of you from napa. the question is, how has the drought affected the pumpkin growing this year, if at all. >> i think it definitely has. i mean, no doubt about it. >> is it affecting the weight then or just more of a matter of the time and cost? >> well, costs more. especially if you have to buy the water. i mean, can you imagine that? >> right. >> but it, i think it's probably hurt the weight of the pumpkins in this vicinity about 25%. >> oh o, that's significant. what is yours taping at, the one behind you? >> 1,400, 1,500. >> what would you normally expect if you have done the same thing that you have done in year's past? >> 1,700, 1,800. >> we're hoping for 1,600 today. so, we'll see what comes out. and i don't think it's going to be enough to do some damage, but we're really hoping for a top ten. >> this was not your top pumpkin. you lost one back in september. >> cracked open and what do you think that one would have come in at? >> at that time it was taping about 1,550 and putting on almost 20 po

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miller up 20% in the year. >> i bought more on the dip. up 20% in the year. >> gary b. >> lulu is part of a growing trend.eir pets for halloween. party city up 30%. lulu is a dolphins cheerleader. >> lulu is a true treat! happy halloween to everybody. ♪ >>> 10% flat rate. what it would also enable use to do is for every citizen to fill out their taxes on a postcard. >> we're reducing taxes to 15%. bringing corporate taxes down. >> get rid of all the deductions and loopholes. >> only if it's about three pages are you leveling the playing field. >> my tax plan actually gets rid of the payroll tax as well. >> you know, they didn't agree on the moderators, the gop contenders also agreeing on the need for tax cuts, and big tax cuts. and tax reform to get our economy back on track. welcome, everybody. i'm neil cavuto. they were tripping over each other. i was tempted to hear one

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