research firm mda data quick says sales dropped almost 23% in october to their second lowest level in two decades. 6,100 homes were sold last month. prices are down by 1.8%. nasa and contra costa county saw the biggest decline. their prices were actually up in solano and santa clara county. >>> as the bay area now braces for cold and wet weather. local agencies are scrambling to get prepared. some say they want to be ready to open their doors early for those in need. ktvu's robert handa joins us now. he's live in san jose with this report. >> reporter: we're here along the guadalupe river in san jose where there are usually a number of homeless camps. many homeless have left looking for better protection from the cold. it probably shouldn't surprise us when the weather gets chilly in november. >> it's hot weather and now it's changing to cold. so it kind of makes you wonder. okay what kind of weather are we going to have. you can't prepare for it. >> reporter: some can prepare some can't. or at least not as well. the south bay's largest homeless agency will open or expands three new s

that's the word from the real estate tracking form mda data quick.y say it's the second lowest pace for october since they first began tracking sales in 1988. the lowest number was three years ago. the median price also dropped to $383,000, down 1.8% from october 2009. >>> right now, all 33 of those rescued chilean miners have arrived in los angeles. the miners stopped in atlanta this morning before heading to l.a. they are invited along with five of their rescuers to be special guests at a hero's tribute. while here, they plan to do some sightseeing and shopping. many of them say this is the first time they've ever traveled outside chile. >>> dozens of bay area charities are filling up santa's bag at marsh creek detention facility in clayton today. this is the 19th year that inmates that produce christmas toys for needy children in a wood shop class at the facility. this year, more than 1100 hand- crafted wooden toys are available along with more than 300 refurbished bicycles. the toys are then given to parents to give to their children on christmas