ken pritchett at the coast. but we begin with our chief meteorologist bill martin and the system is tracking and another one right behind it. >> checking around the bay area i've had reports of brief sprinkles up around santa rosa. here's the system i'm tracking. look where all the rain is, right. they're getting rain in eureka, in northern california. we're in the southern end of the dynamics which means light showers. if you come close on the radar you can see it spinning in santa rosa. i'm getting some scattered reports of sprinkles up in this area. as this system spreads south these showers are going the move in just in time for the morning commute. not much rain, as frank points out. very light rain. say up by golden gate park. lots of drizzle but here's the deal. morning commute is going to make for very slick roads. here's the latest computer model, this sets up tonight at 2:00 a.m. and you see showers starting to move on shore. let's move it forward to the very early morning commute and there you go. wet

ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> a home invasion shooting sent a 52-year-old man in the hospital and locked down an elementary school. it happened at around 2:30 this afternoon just outside the santa rosa city limits. the victim was shot inside the home on merced avenue near wright charter elementary school. two men were seen running from the home wearing clothing identifying them as fbi agents. those clothes were later found tossed in a ditch. it's possible the men were trying to steal marijuana. >>> a two alarm fire in vallejo this afternoon may have been caused by squatters. the fire broke out in an abandoned buildings on sacramento street and the highway 37 bridge over. the roof and attic of the building were well involved in flames when they arrived shortly after 4:00. investigators say there is evidence that the fire was started by squatters but there's no official cause just yet. firefighters managed to keep the flames from spreading to businesses next door. >>> an oakland teenager agreed to a plea deal for setting another teen on fire inside an ac transit bus. john sasaki reports on

we get this dropping news from ken pritchett -- developing news from ken pritchett. you learned new information. >> reporter: just a few moments ago we received new information. emergency crews were able to make at this time that crash scene and were able to determine that the pilot of that cal air tanker has died. we do know from witnesses so this is not a huge surprise given what witnesses are saying that they saw a violent impact as that plane went down. it is unclear if the plane was making or attempting an air drop on that fire at the time of the crash. now this an f215 tanker. same type that crash while fighting the dog fire. the plane cart wheeled and crashed near highway 140. a short distance from the town of mariposa county. there were several park employees that saw the plane go down. a tourist from illinois says he saw the plane go into a plume of smoke followed by a loud boom. he says it appeared the plane's wing wobbled or turned up. their emergency personnel were able to reach the debris feel. it was on very steep terrain. and the twin engine plane carr

ken pritchett walks us through the string of crimes. >> reporter: the chaos spread from sacramento ton and the man hunt lasted six hours. for reasons unknown, the gunman shot four people killing a deputy from sacramento county and another deputy in neighboring placer county. >> reporter: this is the suspect bound on a goruney on his bay to the hospital for treatment after a day of violence. two deputies approach a suspicious car on this motel parking lot. a man and woman inside, the driver opened fire. >> at least one of those rounds struck deputy oliver in the forehead which caused his death. >> reporter: deputy danny oliver. his partner fired at the car which sped away. moments later an attempted carjacking at a near by neighborhood. >> the owner of that vehicle did not fight back against the attempted carjacking and was himself shot in the head. >> reporter: that victim was taken to the hospital. a second carjacking of this white mustang followed. you can see a handgun in the passenger seat. then a third carjacking of this red ford pickup truck. a massive search moved from the orig

new at 10:00, ken pritchett is in emoriville, with how long it will last. >> reporter: you can get alon of $3.55, below the bay air average, and you can find it cheaper than that. $3.15. according to gasbuddy.com, that's as cheap it as it gets. here is the arco station on redwood highway, a place shannon keeps a close eye on. >> everyday when i drive past, i look to see where i'm at and today is the cheapest i've seen it, thus far. >> she's not alone, one car after another with drivers in the know. is it always this way? >> yeah! [ laughter ] >> it has been going down almost every week. >> reporter: aaa says gas prices have dropped in the last month down $.25, almost a penny a day. >> financially it helped you a lot. >> reporter: the national average $3 to $.19, $3.59, a gallon, the bay area averages $3.51 for regular. but what's behind the drop? experts say reduced consumption by consumers, more production mt u.s. and a worldwide glut are keeping oil prices down. >> for every dollar that crude oil falls, two and a half cents at the pump, $2 drop is $.02. >> reporter: the national av

. >> i'm ken pritchett in tonight for ken wayne.are on the edges of our -- edge of our seats as the giants games continues in washington, d.c. >> right now tied at one each and a playoff game certain to be record book worthy. what a game, huh? >> college game wasn't bad either. >> i like it. >> man, the giants for a while it was just like our nation's capitol, fast and efficient for about 8 2/3 innings and then it was really bogged down. the washington nats fans know how important it is. runs hard to come by against their -- brandon belt whips and nails hunter pen. tim hudson looking good, the only run he will give up, anthony ran doan off the -- rendon off the glove. worked out of jams here in the fourth gets ramas looking with a runner at second and the 6th, rendon at third. gets him swinging and hudson a career high eight strike-outs. he was tough today. he went 7 1/3. 9th inning big play, matt williams after his starter walked tannic with two outs. that's all he did. in comes two runs after opposing singles, slide down the -- sl

good evening i'm ken pritchett in for ken wayne. >> and hello everyone i'm heather holmes. investigators in hayward are trying to figure out what would motivate the college student to kill his mother. rosemary bariali was found dead in her house last night. the death has underbring shocked neighbors there. we get new information tonight from ktvu's katie utehs. she's been talking to neighbors there who tell her that the son is a student at uc berkeley. >> reporter: neighbors tell us that he is very nice. we don't know what went on inside of the home but we know it resulted in the death of a mother and possibly three dogs. >> that house is just full of love. full of family. >> reporter: elizabeth jimenez saw her friend and neighbor rosemary barieali. >> she was telling me how blessed she was with her kids. >> reporter: but by the evening bariali'sson came to her for help. >> finally he told me, he killed her. he killed her. so i started screaming. the boy came walking and stood up in front of us while the neighbor was calling the police. and then i asked him, son, why did yo

good evening i'm ken pritchett in for ken wayne. >> and i'm heather holmes. when pg & e set out to restore those plates they didn't expect the traffic to come to a crawl but that's exactly what happened. steel breaks caused drivers to hit the breaks. david stevenson has been following this story. and says caltrans has put that project on hold and find out what happens next -- christien kafton has been following this story. >> reporter: you see those steel plates that caused friday's commute are now gone. friday's commute over the bay bridge is a nightmare. traffic backed up into the maze. crossing the bridge took people more than an hour. >> i came across the bridge at 6:30 and it was backed up all the way through the maze. >> reporter: the problem, drivers slowing down as they approached these metal plates. >> the traffic back ups really were horrendous. we've been looking for a way to do this without causing the back ups. >> reporter: the commute should be back to normal starting monday. crews will be meeting tomorrow to fill -- figure out how to get -- >>

in hollister, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> jay hiller says he will formally ask for the removal of the embattled head of the utilities commission. michael petey has been underfire by homeowners. hill, who's district includes san bruno says he plans to introduce a resolution on december 1 to remove peavy. critics say he fostered a relaxed relationship with pg and e. >>> a man taking pictures of children coming and going from school. it's happening outside thomas hart middle school in pleasantton. paul chambers talked with concerned parents and district officials today. >> reporter: concerned parents lined up to pick their children up from school. police notified a man was taking pictures of students coming and going from thomas hart middle school in the last few weeks. >> i definitely don't want my son walking anywhere. >> reporter: tuesday, school officials sent home this letter and posted it on the website, alerting parents to the issue. >> saw something odd. they told their parents and their parents contacted police. >> reporter: officials say the man hasn't attempted to make contact

i am ken pritchett. >> hello, i am heather holmes. new develops surrounding a officer involved shooting. a man took police on a high- speed chase through san leandro according to investigators. the investigators came to a stop in a quit neighborhood and the officer fired shots but the suspect took off. ktvu's cristina rendon joins us live with details on the search that is underway for the suspect. >> reporter: police have been searching and tracking down leads all day. some leads took them to other parts of the bay area but police are not saying much. at this hour no word of an arrest yet but a neighborhood that has been left a little shaken. >> high-speed chase made a stop in this peaceful neighborhood around 4:30 a.m. this morning. the sound of sirens, a crashing car and gun shots were wake up calls for residents. >> i heard pop, pop, pop, pop. four shots. the sirens kept going and it stopped. >> it was unnerving to have something so close. >> reporter: what they heard was an officer involved shooting. police say it started on east

ken pritchett in our newsroom which was at times very heated testimony. >> reporter: several members of congress took the fbi director to task. and asked why deadly force was not used. >> reporter: on the day omar gonzalez jumped the white house fence the secret service said he made it only to the front door. but today, julia pierson confirmed that gonzalez made it much farther. >> as mr. gonzalez entered the door, he knocked back the officer who was standing at the door way. >> reporter: the intruder bolted past the front door, past a secret service agent and ran by the stairs to the first family's living quarters then into the east room before two agents subdued gonzalez who had a pocket knife. >> don't let somebody get get close to the president. don't let somebody get close to his white house. i hope you protected the white house like you protected your reputation here. >> if someone opens a window, or a window is broken at my house, i have an alarm. have you ever heard of these guys? >> reporter: during four hours of testimony, director pierson said this kind of a breach will no

ken pritchett is live on alston street, where that attack happened. >> reporter: the victim and a family member were walking here on shaddic, and they made the turn onto all stone street. where you see that second street, that's where she was attacked. >> reporter: the two women walking the other way have no idea what's coming next. >> ooh. >> reporter: that was a common reaction to this. the attacker, purring a shopping cart, suddenly turns and pushes the victim to the pavement, face first. >> that was on shaddic? >> that was right by that curved tree. >> reporter: the attack was caught on this surveillance camera. >> the lady didn't say anything to the other. it was unprovoked, it was uncalled for. she didn't see it coming. >> reporter: police say that's true, and that the woman suffered serious injuries that put her in the hospital. >> attacked her, because she was 85, and more vulnerable than someone who is younger and stronger. >> reporter: from another camera, police were able to grab this still shot. she's described as african american, in her 50s, 5'6", medium build, wearing a lo

ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a texas girl taken in a child custody battle 12 years ago, has been found. sabrina allen was just 4 years old, when police say she was taken by her mother. the two were found and flown back to texas. sabrina's father had legal custody of the girl. he knows the transition won't be easy. he says her room is ready, just as she left it. the mother is now under arrest for kidnapping. >>> some new inductees tonight to california's hall of fame. from hewsic, and sports to film -- music and sports to film and philanthropy. >> on her way to work, a woman's car breaks down. the person who helps her also robs her. >>> new at 10:00, an active kindness turns into a crime, and tonight, the victim is warning others about trusting strangers. >> ktvu's amber lee is live in san jose, where a woman's car troubles were unfortunately, just the beginning of a very bad day. >> reporter: frank, we're along busy capitol expressway, and this is where the woman tells me her ordeal started. it's monday morning. cecilia is on her way to work. her camry breaks down, a man pul

in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> bay area newspapers are warning about a scam that could cause victims hundreds of dollars. fake bills have been sent out in the last few days randomly to subscribers and nonsubscribers. the bogus bill asks for $200 to $400 for six month and yearlong subscriptions. >>> happening now a fire fight under way in placer county. the applegate fire has destroyed five homes and several other outbuildings and is threatening five more. the fire merged into one large fire. now calfire is concerned it may reach the american river canyons. >> there's definitely homes in there. the resources and the state that's a huge watershed area right there. >> the fire has burned 420 acres containers is up to 25% tonight. investigators are looking into the possibility some human action started it. >>> officials in yosemite said today a spark from a vehicle likely started a wildfire burning near the park. so far about 250 acres have burned in the dog rock fire near highway 140 in yosemite. it started on tuesday and it's only about 10% contained tonight. v

in berkeley ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a young woman with stage four brain cancer who hadsaid she was going to end her life on november 1st has just released a new video and says she may not wait a little longer. >> i still have enough joy and i still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it doesn't seem like the right time right now. >> reporter: that's 29-year-old britney meynard. she has terminal brain cancer. her doctor gave her only six months to live. after her diagnosis she and her family moved from the bay area to oregon because that state allows her to choose to end her life. she also wrote a note along with the video thanking everyone for the outpouring of love and support. >>> oakland police say tips from the public and video surveillance evidence led investigators to a 20-year-old man. that man is now under arrest for a shooting last weekend that killed a mother of four. as ktvu's noelle walker reports, word of an arrest is little solice for the family. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the detective arrived at the home to announce the discover

pleasant hill, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> plans are already being made now for the worlderies victory parade through san francisco. it will be happening on friday, the day after tomorrow. the mayor's office says the parade will start at noon on friday at stewart and market. it will go up market street and then wind up at civic center plaza. you will recall in 2012, about a million people turned out for the celebration. members of the team took part in a tinker tape parade, and showed off their hardware in a huge celebration outside city hall. we actually got this photo of the floats being painted. you can see lots of orange and black, and the sugar skull that's become a popular scene for the team, especially around this time of the year. the parade of course is going to be on halloween day this friday. a change in our weather though could possibly bring some rain during that parade. >> we want to check on that. chief bill martin is bringing the forecast. >> we've got rain, we've got halloween. a lot going on outside. big changes in the weather forecast as we go towards th