a judge sentenced gregory thompson to a year in jail for attacking a woman with a baseball bat back in august. the attack happened near a richmond home that used to be owned by his relatives. her car ran out of gas and a man wearing a mask started hitting her. he thought the woman was going to vandalize the house. >>> and an early morning quake rattled southern santa clara county. it shook an uncorporated area of san martin. it runs along western california. there were no reports of injuries or damage. >>> coming up, this is the season for picking out pumpkins as you know, but still to come what may be behind a pumpkin shortage in one part of the country. >>> it's like a ghost town in the middle of san francisco. we'll tell you what has to happen to save it. insurance companies are spending millions of dollars 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 t

gregory thompson resigned from the force after being charged with assault and vandalism stemming from the assault in august. he pleaded guilty to attacking the woman and smashing her car windows outside his father's vacant home in richmond. >>> president obama is in the bay area again right now. he arrived about an hour ago for a fund-raiser this evening and traffic is already an issue. cornell bernard is live at san francisco international with the story. >> reporter: the president arrived at sfo about 3:45 today and he was aboard air force one which is parked here at a secure location on the tarmac. mr. obama seemed pretty happy to be back in the bay area. he was greeted by senator barbara boxer and congresswoman anna eschew, took time to greet donors and even hold a baby. he has a full schedule in san francisco and drivers, you can expect big traffic headaches during his visit. long before the president's arrival, traffic was already pretty painful in downtown san francisco. just ask anyone stuck in the gridlock. >> i have been talking about it all morning. it's awful. i should be

today a judge sentenced officer gregory thompson to one year in county jail and three years probationof tieing up behind bars. the judge said that he was eligible to serve six months of home detense under that electronic monitoring. they beat that woman in richmond, theying they were about to vandalize their father, but their car had run out of gas. >> this is pre-meditated. >> on the agreement date as they would take responsible. >> the 30-year reportedly decide today retire from the force last month. >> they will be shown by some of the giant pumpkins. >> but some farmers we talked to one grower who had to change their strategy. >> and to follow us right now into that secret world. >> we'll start out with that plan. >> we have been gorgeous for nine to ten years. >> reporter: and you will find a very special garden that has taken him years to build. thousands of compost. >> reporter: it's not the unique flak -- movie that came out, like the --ic big pumpkins. >> like a seed. >> they are big pumpkins. pumpkins. that's all you really stay. >> reporter: growers are superto be doing thi