. >> reporter: -- griff gearing and his colorado crew say it's always nice when you get to work in nice weather. >> this has been really nice. >> reporter: which they've got right now without a speck of snow in sight during october that's seen half its normal amount of snow. >> meager october for snowfall. we're about 50% of average. >> reporter: and weather watcher rick bly says this october will be one of the dryest in 120 years of records. >> this is the 18th dryest october. >> reporter: which might not be a great sign for the season. >> doesn't bode well for the season. >> reporter: because 70% of the time october reflects the snow season. above average october moisture often means above average snow. >> stake stickily over the years october is a good indicator for the amount of snow we'll get for the season, but it's not 100%. >> reporter: it's not set in stone. 2008 had a dry october, but then came a great snow season. >> probably 25% above. >> reporter: while last october was dry by early november griff and his crew were hanging ligh snow. >> the guys literally looked like they w

police arrested barry griff today. griff is accused of stalking a woman he had a child with and violating a restraining order. they believe he fled to thailand to avoid being charged with a crime. >>> a man's body was discovered in a alameda county marsh. san leandro police say the man, on his early 70s was on a bike ride when he hit a hole and was thrown over the handle bars. his name has not yet been released. >>> a stolen car suspect bolted after being stopped by police in lafayette, running on to a high school campus. both were locked down as police searched for the man. they found him near the high school gym. a second suspect ran into a nearby neighborhood, prompting emergency calls warning residents to lock their doors and stay inside. >> set a perry meter to search for the suspect and brought in a canine that was able to go through and search the area asised with the highway patrol overhead. and that point they located the subject hiding in a rear yard. >> he says the duo may be linked to a crime in danville. >

police arrested barry griff today. griff is accused of stalking a woman he had a child with and violating a restraining order. they believe he fled to thailand to avoid being charged with a crime. >>> a man's body was discovered in a alameda county marsh. san leandro police say the man, on his early 70s was on a bike ride when he hit a hole and was thrown over the handle bars. his name has not yet been released. >>> a stolen car suspect bolted after being stopped by police in lafayette, running on to a high school campus. both were locked down as police searched for the man. they found him near the high school gym. a second suspect ran into a nearby neighborhood, prompting emergency calls warning residents to lock their doors and stay inside. >> set a perry meter to search for the suspect and brought in a canine that was able to go through and search the area asised with the highway patrol overhead. and that point they located the subject hiding in a rear yard. >> he says the duo may be linked to a crime in danville. >

let's go back out to pros griff -- progressive field. my partner john is out there previewing the matchup. >> if you look at series it could be one where there's big numbers on the scoreboards because both teams have very good offenses. red sox number one in the american league and indians number 2 but differences between 1 and 2 red sox scored 101 runs more than indians and had 23 more home runs. now let's take a deeper look the individual power hitters. we will start with david ortiz against trekor bauer. ortiz had limited history against bauer but hit -- trevor bauer. ortiz had limited history against bauer. they haven't met since may. as for mike naply he has not had -- napley has not had much success. 8 strikeout sticks out and hits over 300 though but the big number zero home porcello hopefully that changes tonight. david ortiz is get aing a -- getting a show of support from tom brady posting this photo of him wearing the big papi t- shirt that reads retired? not expired 2016. besides wishing him good luck in the post season brady

police arrested barry griff accused of stalking a woman he had a child with and violateing a stalkingrder, they believe he fled to laos to avoid being charged. >> crazy video of a michigan judge taking the law in his own hands, takes off the robe, helps the officer take down a defendant who refused to be handcuffed were the judge helped out because there what in other officer and told the officer to use the taser. the judge has the power to take whatever action is to maintain order in his courtroom. you will see more of the footage today as they talk about this on "good morning america" which starts at 7:00 right here. >> it hours but avoiding the flu vaccine can be damaging to more than just your health. it can impact your wallet, too. a new study published in the journal of health affairs said not get the flu vaccine costs consumers nearly $1 billion in medical expenses last year, and it also said the majority of adults avoided getting the flu shot in 2015. researchers say it is not 100% guaranteed but they hope that the federal impact can sway a lot of people to go ahead and get va