ktvu's ken pritchett is live in sonoma with how firefighters are preparing, ken. >> reporter: these calfire tankers were brought online about 2.5 hours early this morning so that they can be prepared for anything during this red flag warning and increase firefighter staffing is in place throughout the bay area tonight. mixed hall, thick dry vegetation fed by a wet winter and the hot northerly winds today and that is a recipe fo

in sacramento, ken pritchett. >>> a city audit finds that the pension is too generous and short. the pension lost a lot of money on the stock market during the recession. early retirement eligibility and an automatic 3% pension increase were found to be a problem. >>> the rupture of that natural gas pipeline that exploded in san bruno may have started along a weld or weak section. the national transportation safety board released video of segments of the pipe it is now examining at its training facility in virginia. engineers experts tell the mercury news the pipe unpeeled and failed uncatastrophely. >>> the federal government unveils a new website today, how you can use it to figure out your health care. >>> and starting monday could make your election day a lot easier. >>> and why commuters will be saving 25-cents on some passes. >>> the old nummi plant in freemont is the scene of new life today. the tesla electric car company began building it's model s sedans at that location. 1,500 employees have been hired tesla. 4,700nummi workers lost their jobs when the plant closed in d

ken pritchett is in arlington, where orange and black is hard to find, right ken. >> reporter: yes, it is. the grounds crew just left the field after touching up the diamond following batting practice. the giants left from batting practice just about a half hour ago. giants fans have reason to be excited about tomorrow night's game. i can tell you as someone who grew up in arlington for decades, the rangers was a hard team to get excited about. but for fans, it's inconceivable. >> they look, they snap picture, they pose. often in disbelief. >> it doesn't seal real until we came and saw the signs, now it's becoming a little more real. >> reporter: on this day before the game, this sign hanging at the ballpark in arlington was the star attraction. >> we've waited a long time for this. >> is it hard to believe? >> oh, yeah. i mean i still sometimes can't wrap my brain around it. >> that that banner is hanging. >> that that banner is hanging up there. >> reporter: derrick mcculla and his family flash their antlers as well as the claw, symbols of this memorable season. they hold the biggest

ken pritchett is live in fairfield with late details. ken? >> reporter: we're at fairfield police headquarters. that update came late in the afternoon then they released a photograph of christine mccarrick. police say she was placed with two counts of murder. investigators say she recently moved to fairfield from out out of state, that move came within the past few months. one neighbor we spoke to said she witnessed odd behavior from mccarrick this week. a sprinkler triggered a call to 911. when firefighters made it inside, they quickly doused a fire and then discovered a woman. >> later on, they discovered the bodies of two 3-year-old children. >> reporter: police say christine mccarrick's wounds were not consistent with a fire. >> it's terrible. terrible. >> reporter: this neighbor said she would often see mccarrick and would notice unusual behavior. >> i saw her on monday, her car was parked really weird blocking three parks spaces for three hours. it was blocking the whole parking space here and she was in the car just sitting there. >> r

in sonoma county, ken pritchett. >>> for more on the conditions now, we want to check in with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> this red flag warning should be expected in october. did not materialize tonight, we did have big winds but the big winds just did not happen so that's good news. things are changing around. you can see that fog sitting up the bay area. that will help firefighters out. we have a spare the air day again today. there's a big cool down coming up. >>> and you can always track the latest weather information online, just go to ktvu.com and click on the weather tab. >>> hundreds of nurses walked off their jobs today at children's hospital oakland. they say they've been working now without a contract since mid-july. and tonight they're hoping to send a powerful message to hospital management, ktvu's christien kafton is in oakland now with details on what patients can expect now. >> reporter: you can see they are here for the long haul. you'll be able to see striking nurses, there is some hospital security there as well. today is the first day of a three day strik

ken pritchett. >>> while the giants are playing in texas, san francisco wants to make sure that fans get to see the game should the team clench the series. so the city says it will put up a big screen when the team is one game away from clenching. if the giants win the game tomorrow, you'll be able to watch game four on sunday. you can watch all of the games including game three right here hon ktvu channel 2 news, or ktvu channel 2 sorry excuse me. and tomorrow's game starts a little earlier than usual. coverage begins at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. >>> two prominent san franciscans, newsom and harris are hoping to make the leap to holding office. at least one of them has a pretty good chance. randy shandobil reports. >> reporter: according to a new ktvu field poll, gavin newsom's chances of becoming california's next lieutenant governor appear to be brightening. he has a five point lead over republican able maldonado. 42% for newsom, 37 for maldonado. >> i don't care. >> reporter: you don't care? >> no it's irrelevant. >> reporter: newsom told us what matters more is getting his suppor

. >> that was ken ken pritchett reporting. he also brings us a picture of the mother in this case. investigators say because of the woman's injuries she was unable to unable to speak before surgery last night. >>> the ntsb today released its preliminary report about what happened the night a natural gas pipeline exprouded -- exploded killing eight people. they say pg&e was working on the power supply system at the milpitas droll system when it lost power to a regulating valve. pressure which runs all the way to san bruno started rising and falling but it apparently never exceeded its limit at 6:11:00 p.m., it ruptured, the report does not say how the pressure changes may have compromised the pipeline. you can read the full report on ktvu.com. the ntsb's final report on the cause of the explosion isn't expected until sometime next year. >>> people from all over the world watched as one by one chile's trapped miners rode in a narrow capsule to be rescued. [ laughter ] >> over the past 24 hours, the careful extraction effort has brought 30 of the 33 miners a half-mile up to the surfac

for a look at the latest progress, we want too check in now with ken pritchett who's li.

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the clock is winding down for governor arnold schwarzenegger to sign major health care bills aimed at bringing california in line with federal reforms. the governor has until the end of the day to sign or veto a dozen health care measures. they include two flag ship bills of the state's health care reform efforts. one sets up a web based health insurance exchange. the other bill allows young adults to remain on their parents health insurance plan until they turn 26. yesterday the government vetoed7 new reform bills. >>> the computer maker named former sap chief checktive officer leo apotheker to take up hp. 57-year-old apotheker stepped down a month ago. >>> wall street ended the month with its best september performance in years. stocks rose sharply at the beginning of the session but they lost ground later in the day as traders pulled out profits. the dow ended up falling 47 points closing at 10,788. the nasdaq was down about eight points, for the month though, the dow saw an almost 8% gain marking it's best september since 194

ken pritchett was there and has this report. >> good bless you patriots.are doing, large or small, we appreciate it. >> reporter: november 3 may be a day for tea party celebrators to celebrate, but first they must go to the polls on november 2. that is what this rally is all about at the alameda fair grounds. bridgette nelson is the founder of the pleasanton tea party. this rally is much like the rally before the primary elections. now they are backing specific candidates. >> this time we are getting the candidates in front of the people and saying this is who you need to vote for. >> reporter: they support david harbor running for the congressional seat. nelson says the enthusiasm among tea party members has not wavered. it is difficult to estimate the size of the crowd because people are coming and going throughout the fair grounds throughout the day. they expect between 10 and 15,000 people, which would be more than the event in april. there was a small protest which says it was republicans against democrats. >> the tea party doesn't worry me. i think t