. >>> and state senators met to discuss ways to improve pipelines in south california. they say they might have to lift fines. one of the first to testify is the mother of jessica morales who died in the explosion. >> this for me is a huge loss. i can only hope and pray that we continue to find the right answers to make this right. >> state senators were highly critical of the california public utilities commission for its oversight of pg & e's pipeline operations. the utility company has had shifted $5 million for the pipeline that exploded, but it was for different part of the pipeline than the one that exploded. >>> legal action comes just days after the utility began making direct offers to victims impacted by the inferno. patti lee has more on today's developments. >> reporter: julie, those individual losses were filed just this morning here in san mateo county and the majority of plaintiffs were right here along the epicenter of blast. you can see yellow, red and green tags on houses that are still standing. those color codes to be used down the line by pg & e. he

our primary areas or defenses, we get colorado okay okay, north california, and local in our south california region that supplies almost half the water we use and then through one of our member agencies city of los angeles the east si' ras and this year is it's becoming depress ingly clear and 07' is shaping up that all of them are well below normal. every single area. hoping that it's not a trend and a depressing state for me as my first years general manager. , brad will talk first hand he's on the faculty of university of colorado the

our primary areas or defenses, we get colorado okay okay, north california, and local in our south california region that supplies almost half the water we use and then through one of our member agencies city of los angeles the east si' ras and this year is it's becoming depress ingly clear and 07' is shaping up that all of them are well below normal. every single area. hoping that it's not a trend and a depressing state for me as my first years general manager. , brad will talk first hand he's on the faculty of university of colorado the director of university water assessment and was one of the great names in western law and politics. our next speaker doctor dan will repeat that entire lunchtime presentation except he'll talk really fast and do it in ten minutes. our third speaker barry nelson, codirector of national resources defense council and working on an interesting project water law and policy, and that's settlement and potential rest to raks of the san jaoquin river. thank you very much. brad? [applause] >> good afternoon, dan i'm from nebraska actually. actually, i'm not but colora

. >> the commissioner of transportation was here and said we are going to have a train from south californianevada. that will bring 35,000 jobs. renewable energy jobs. those jobs my opponent mocks and calls designer jobs. thousands of are in progress now. sun, wind, geothermal. this week we were able to announce joint power from the north to the south part of the state. we'll be able to sell that power to energy hungry california we announced that significant number of schools and churches will be supplied with solar energy. share angle says the unemployed are spoiled and social security recipients are on welfare. again, these are her words, not mine. she's someone whose foreign policy strategy consists of taking your job and shipping it overseas. her message is this, when the going gets tough, the american middle class is on their own. you've heard some of her ideas. like phasing out social security and medicare. those are her words, not mine. they are not regulated enough, she says. no, in fact they are too regulated. the cause of the bp oil spill t are worst. privatizing the veteran's adm

with a storm center river central california and the lotus the rotation of the storm is just to the south southwest around the center of the storm. will continue to see the rain shower rotate through the bay area as we head into the evening and even as we head into tomorrow. let's take a look at what were expecting tonight into tomorrow. lange rainshowers this evening it's going to be really really like you saw how things were trying of now on storm tracker. into tomorrow morning mostly sunny conditions and to the afternoon than in others the chance of showers especially in the south and east bay. conditions will be cooler and will see breezy conditions as well. by accepting a whole lot of rain fall accumulation will time out on future cast and look richard said a forecast for your fleet we we can forecast coming up in just a bit. >> and might be hard to believe that snow is already testing the sierra nevada appeared to this picture this is video shot from el dorado county the rtc snow flurries. the storm has all hit reno with record-setting rain and dropped enough snow to close highway 8

we do have a storm sitting in south central california. the center of it is not moving. so we're going to continue the waves of rain rotate around it in a counterclockwise direction. that's why it's coming over towards the area. these rain cells could potentially clip the bay area as they move through. the best chance remains in the south and east bays to see any showers. high temperatures tomorrow in the 60s and 70s, a little warmer in antioch, 77 degrees there. temperatures cooling in santa rosa, 64 in san francisco, 69 in hayward, 73 in san jose. that storm we were talking about is going to push to the east on thursday so as we head into the weekend, warmer drier air is going to build in and that means great weather for fleet week. if you plan on heading out there early to grab a seat, temperatures are going to be pretty comfortable, in the 60s in the morning and low 70s in the afternoon. so perfect weather to get out and enjoy that air show. a look at your seven-day forecast, not only are we going to see a chance of rain, but cooler temperatures. we start to warm up

south. california is slightly below the national rate of 41 children per 1,000 teens. teens who have children are less likely to go to college and have healthy babies. >>> given the choice between sex or hair, it appears bald men choose hair. research shows propecia a drug used to treat hair loss may increase the risk of sexual problems. a study published in the archives of dermatology indicates about one in 80 men who took propecia also experienced erectile dysfunction. the bright side, the findings indicate the drug does increase hair growth and when asked, men who experienced the sexual side effects were not more likely to quit using propecia. if we comment either way, we're busted. so just moving right along. >> when you want the hair, you got have the hair, huh? >> right on. >>> 5:48. coming up a new permit causing some big waves for mavericks surf competition. >>> a big unveiling at apple. we'll have a peek at the newest products. to help avoid dental problems i give patients act restoring mouthwash. act kills germs, restores minerals strengthens enamel. act rest

will continue to see the chances of rain as the storm centers over south-central california future cast for tomorrow afternoon, 2:00 p.m. slight chance of rain over vallejo. you notice not a whole lot of stalling in the bay area through the afternoon most of its kantor east. the evening seven p m. rain starting to approach pushing down over the diablo range and will continue to rotate in the direction to the 9:00 p.m. and can be an hour. let's take a look at our high temperatures for tomorrow it's going to be a little cooler in some spots like santa rosa 70 degrees, 69 hayward, 73 san jose and a lot warmer antioch at 77 degrees, let's look ahead to thursday the giants forecast at 637 start at at&t park partly cloudy and cool conditions expected and the cooler weather sticking with us through thursday will see things warm-up into friday. here's a look at your kron 47 day about around the bay forecast when with a chance of showers of the tomorrow cooler temperatures continue into thursday and slight warming friday. as the storm pushes to the east warmer dryer air it builds in behind it so

once again you can see all the activity down to our south down towards southern california. there's a slight chance we could pick up a few isolated showers primarily just to the south of the bay area closer to monterey county. but the main impacts for us at least today temperatures cooling off good five to ten degrees. higher clouds moving in and still some areas of fog showing up coast side. numbers this afternoon santa rosa 78. concord around 80. and san francisco in the lower 60s. san jose 79. and morgan hill tops out 81 degrees. giants try to wrap up at least win the division for tonight you can still see patchy fog. bundle up if you are headed to the ballpark for this evening. temperatures in the upper 50s. end of the weekend sunday easily the coolest day as you can see for the next couple days into monday partly cloudy skies. looks like the warmest locations at least by that time frame only in the low to mid- 70s. then warming back up a bit by tuesday and into wednesday of next week and also some gusty winds. an amazing transformation. just a few daysing a talking recor

and a ban from southern california to south florida. those are already spirit experiencing a drought and the national o a and the flooding river valley dangers. >> also, these conditions last between nine-fold men's and sometimes they can purchase persist f a tpersisten >> use the, only nine months. >> and decision 2010, to drum up support, and vicki liviakis is in san francisco where the first lady, michelle obama was speaking at the fairmont hotel. >> security is a tightening up of the vermont hotel in san francisco into in anticipation of michelle obama arrival. outside, and inside the hotel, michelle obama is expected to run 6:00 p.m. there are ready and no parking across the street and traffic is going to be diverted from the hotel. >> it will be tight, and traffic during the arrival, departure and the motorcade for the first lady. we will be shutting down streets and it is only for short. of time. only during a rebel, departure. >> she will speak at 6:30. to support candidates for barbara boxer who is against carly fiorina. joe bi

police in south gate, california, say a man and his wife were trying to steel copper wire at a vacant construction site when a transformer blew up. the man was killed, and his wife severely burned trying to save him. two children, believed to belong to the couple, were found in a truck near the scene. they were unharmed and taken into protective custody. >>> a terrifying day under the texas skies with multiple tornadoes touching down. take a look. [ siren ] >> this is from one of our ireporters, they caught this scary sight about 45 minutes south of dallas in rice, which saw some of the worst of it. there are reports of injuries and significant property damage, with we're still learning just how bad it is. this is part of a strong system heading off to the east right now. >>> what's left of typhoon megi is soaking southeastern china tonight with torrential rains. the storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression, but the damage is done already. 13 inch of rain fell on coastal villages forcing the evacuation of more than 300,000 people. no deaths have been reported in china, but t

folks in california, south dakota, arizona and oregon all making decisions regarding the so-called gateway drug. so johns takes a look at what yes votes could mean for americans in the future. >>> what was once called the gateway drug, the so-called evil weed that led to cocaine, heroin, ruined lives and sent thousands upon thousands to jail could suddenly after all of these years be okay to do for fun in california. the three other states with pending legislation, oregon, south dakota and arizona are looking to either legalize marijuana for medical purposes or to modify the medical marijuana laws they already have in place. it turns out, coast to coast, 14 states and the district of columbia already allow medical use, which is something a former national antidrug czar sees as a problem. >> an intoxicant does make feel feel euphoric. it is part of the pathway to addiction. it doesn't mean there is medical method 0 method, crack or heroin. this is a sham. >> reporter: this criminallologist says attitudes have changed about marijuana, especially since medical marijuana, though controversial

people in california, south dakota, arizona and oregon will make decisions regarding the so- called gateway drug. joe johns looks at what yes votes could mean for americans in the future. >> reporter: what was once called the gateway drug, the so- called evil weed that lead to cocaine, heroin, ruined lives and sent thousands upon thousands to jail could become okay to do for fun in california. three other states with pending legislation, oregon, south carolina and arizona are looking to legalize marijuana for medical purposes or to modify the medical marijuana laws they already have in place. turns out 14 state and district of columbia allow medical marijuana use which is something a former national antidrug czar sees as a problem. >> there isn't medical methamphetamine, crack or heroin. this is a sham. >> criminallologist peter reuter says attitudes have changed about marijuana, especially since medical marijuana, though controversial, has become a legal reality. >> it does give an aura of usefulness to this drug, which previously in every public presentation by any official agency was alw

i have scheduled venue stops at different areas along the tour, from california to south dakota, that will serve as headquarters for my local research. when i was researching the traveling medicine show, i came across this. they had put out an elixir, and it referred to the elements that came out because of the high stress, high-pressure life, mostly because of the industrial revolution. anyway, i was fascinated by the term american-itis, and i thought it did a lot about the stress-related illnesses, and i was impressed that they picked up on that and the 1800's. i did a survey to see if it was irrelevant element today. i have a series of eight painted banners that are retellings of american history. i am particularly interested in transition history between native and european histories and retelling them as if they were a popular myth. there is a mix of eras and characters and times drat these banners. -- and times throughout these banners. i use the olympics and the melting pot, or things reduced down, and come out of this reduction. and something else transforms out of it. they ha

researchers from the california academy of sciences are now testing blubber and skin samples to figure out what happened. blue whales by the way the world's largest mammals. they migrate south toward baja, california about this time year. this whale will be allowed to decompose and then wash out to sea. >>> today, police arrested the man they believe ran over a fremont police officer on purpose. 36-year-old alexander diaz is in custody after investigators tracked him down in los angeles as left a home early this morning. he is facing charges of attempted murder of a police officer and vehicle theft. police say on monday diaz slammed a stolen van into officer patrick brower. the van dragged brower and his bike across two lanes of traffic on warm springs boulevard. brower has since undergone reconstructive surgery to his leg and foot. >>> a protest is going to be held later today against a request for a retrial for former bart officer johannes mehserle. a los angeles jury convicted mehserle back in july of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of bart passenger oscar grant. mehserle scheduled to be sentenced next month. but defense attorneys have asked for this retri

bulls eye up here in northern california, south of here, you're going to see showers and rain to san jose, most of us from san francisco south just trace amounts. maybe up to an inch of rain. quarter inch of rain. that's your friday. saturday, some morning sprinkles. i'll show you how the computer model sees it. here is where we are now. rain north, sprinkles showing up. into the ball game up to -- past the ball game, 11:00, light showers tonight at 11:00, then the real rain offshore. overnight into friday morning, slight showers. that's your morning commute, kind of wet. look at the line, it draws it right there. very, very dry or wet north, dry south. noon, still scattered showers. friday, still scattered showers, afternoon. saturday, morning showers and out of here. that's my hope. let's look out ahead right now. showers all day tomorrow on and off. the ball game should be fine. sprinkles out there, it will not rain out, but it could slow things down. wet on the grass out there around 5th inning they'll notice the sprinkles beginning. temperatures tomorrow on the mild side. air qu

the low that brought us the rain on sunday is well to the south in southern, california. they are seeing rain and thunderstorm there's. hazy sunshine for wednesday here in the bay area. thursday is when we start to notice some changes. this system brings in at least a chance of showers by late thursday heading into early friday morning. just a slight chance but we are keeping it in the forecast. not to worry, though, tomorrow at at&t park, game four where the giants take on the phillies it going to be great weather. youville to bring a sweater or jacket. fog starts to roll in at 4:57 when the game gets underway. it will be breeze. temperature starting out in the upper 50s, falling to mid 50s. highs for wednesday in the south bay. 73 santa clara. 74 degrees in san jose, a little cooler. 27 redwood city, palo alto. mid 50s on the coast. downtown san francisco, 62 degrees and in the north bay, 74 for santa rosa, east bay communities 68 oakland, 69 hayward. head inland and temperatures range from the low 70s in places like walnut creek to the places like brentwood to the moni

. >>> south california, two roller coaster cars made contact last night with each other. with injuries. one car failed to make an incli inclined, rolled back hearing the other car at the station. >>> twin sisters describe themselves as built-in best friends gave birth on the same day. they call it the amazing power of sisterhood. they both had baby girls, ava and olivia. >>> a dad who's very involved in his young son's life pushed to the sidelines because of his wheelchair. someone needs to call out the football league for this bad move. guess what? we're just the ones to do it. >>> but first, flashback. this day, october 8th, 1957. piano-playing singer, amazing musician, jerry lee lewis recorded "great balls of fire" and touched off the lifelong struggle with a strict upbringing and rock n roll career. it was one of his biggest hits reaching number one on country charts and number 2 on the billboard charts. the rendition was declared one of the 100 greatest songs ever made. we need directions to go to... pearblossom highway? it's just outside of lancaster. sure, i can do

the whale was probably swimming south to baja california for the winter. according to a state ranger i spoke with, researchers will take tissue samples to try to figure out how to -- how the whale died. and no one will remove the bodies. it seems the whale itself is just too big. and so they are planning to let nature take its course. water and animals should break it down, but it should take several months. the ranger said he doesn't expect it to be too big of a problem because that part of the beach really isn't used very often. live in san mateo county, lisa amin go legion, abc7 news. >> thank you, lisa. >>> if the measure to legalize marijuana in california passes, one bay area city is ready to reap the profits. oakland is becoming the heartland of what is the country's number one cash crop. they have been hammering out guidelines are to the first pop factories. alan? >> carolyn, just four permit will be awarded, and tonight the city council sent the selection process back to committee unfinished. meanwhile perspective pot growers are negotiating huge

there is the low heading south toward southern california. we're on the northern edge of it.stem holding tailgate. there are signs by friday. another one will come in just like it. we have a little lead time. after the clouds this morning. clouds and sun. upper 60s and 70s. 54 in san francisco. go for a high of 64 today. it will be warmer tomorrow. everyone is really close on these temps from 51 to 54 degrees almost for everybody. castro valley 52. 40s, 50s to the coast. then you find the 60s l.a.. they are waiting for that low to come in. they will give them some rain. you can see it right there. it goes down the coast. the low gave us our first rain of the season for everybody. so morning clouds and turning mostly sunny. partly sunny this afternoon. it will be warmer after these clouds and temperatures coming up. 60s and some low to mid 70s. warmer temperature as we get a north wind. that means sunshine and everything looks great for game three today. looks like the coast could be really nice. closer to 70. it will be sunny and warmer. clouds roll in thursday. it looks like

california border. it's getting to the area now down over monterey let's put this into motion and see what's pushing through. with the storm center over southentral california you can see the way is pushing to the south, southeast if this is one that pushed through. we're going to continue to see that as a storm lay stationary as a chance of the shower skirting the bay area if it tried to p.m. a chance of the shower over vallejo and you notice things will be mostly dry trade as we move into the evening hours more chance of rain skirting the diablo range, east bay hills our inland spots and down into the south bay by 9:00 p.m. he see the rain on your screen continuing into the 10:00 hour read over the diablo range 64 san francisco, 69 hayward, 73 in san jose. the cooler weather will make way for nicer weather as we head into fleet week. tanagers by the time the blue angels had disguised 3:00 in the afternoon 72 degrees over san francisco so gorgeous weather on tap. kron 47 day around the bay forecast for switch to get to the cooler days when the conditions with the chance of showers warming into friday and saturday and sunday with temperatur

. >> and in the south bay, and northern california fire season is coming to an end. that the 1/2 inch of rainfall over the weekend and the 1-3 in. in the mountains and the north bay has significantly reduced fire danger. as a result, land crews will the slimmed down to bare bone levels for the winter season. the traditional november 1st is the mild fire season in many years in the bay area. and san jose, rob fladeboe. >> and another big story, the rain fall yesterday was widespread power outages in oakland. 15,000 were without power for most of the afternoon including here, at the fire station number one. they have a backup generator but there was a glitch in the software that took several hours to fix. however, there backup systems to counteract problems just like this. the one into a manual mode with hand-held radios and paper maps. in fact, this was the busiest during power outages because there was so many people stuck in elevators. when the electricity went out. in oakland. >> security is tight. with michelle obama arrival at the fairmont within one hour. she wi

. >>> and we have more on the developing story on a shooting in the south bay >>> and some california voters want to legalize marijuana. but the feds are not on board and we'll tell you the warping they are issuing if prop 19 passes. >>> we'll show you what the state has to say and how it will affect you coming up. >>> we just got more information on our breaking news from the south bay. you are taking ally look from the chopper. this is a public storage facility on stewart court. our own reporter robert honda is on the scene and he tells us this is an officer-involved shooting. a sunnyvale police officer fired the shot but there is no information on the condition of the person who was shot. we do have a crew on the scene right now. you can see from news chopper 2, there is still activity in front of this storage facility in sunnyvale. we'll continue to follow it for you on the channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> the u.s. attorney general is issuing a warning to california that the federal government is not going to honor the legalization of marijuana as a result of an upcoming ballot measure

for the diablo south may see clouds build up for this tropical moisture right now across southern california drifts into our south and east. later on today you'll probably see a few high clouds once the low clouds break up. temperatures mid 80s out by livermore. san jose 80 degrees. this is continuing the cooldown which started yesterday. only 60s around san francisco. richmond 72. oakland low 70s today. low to mid 80s around concord and pittsburg. the weekend breezy and cooler. pretty comfortable with mostly 70s inland for the weekend. >>> let's go to mike who is watching antioch. >> highway 4 where we typically watch for first signs of slowing but right now an earlier accident that cleared to the shoulder. eastbound 4 at summersville road right about where the westbound slows early in the commute. probably 5:30 this morning, maybe closer to 6:00 for the slowing. right now 66 mark for the eastbound with that accident on the right-hand shoulder. minor injuries and the person injured has been cleared from the scene. later on today starting early afternoon carquinas bridge and benicia bridge t

south bay. around that area diving into southern california as it continues to head to the south, chances of showers also on the decrease as we go through the morning. lingering clouds and today will be a cool day around the bay. 68 degrees and 65 in oakland and low 80s around san francisco. tomorrow and wednesday, we clear out and start to warm up for the middle of the week in time for the playoff games. for the weekend, more rain rolls back into the bay area on sunday. . >>> and good morning to you. we have lots of businesses reporting their profits. we have after the bell as we take a look at the nasdaq opening this morning. a show called running wild. he's just faking. apparently a fox tv show. i had to look it up. in danger of being canceled, but he is up and he will sign his name and faint again. a comedian on the nasdaq. ibm after the bell. yell p trying to help find volunteers. 35 east bay charities will have a speed dating event at the david brower center. the idea is to show up to the event and you can quickly meet with charities from food bank and bicycle coalition. 33 other ones and find

this is on the way out bringing cloud cover to the south bay, southern california.n isolated thunderstorm is in next system that's going to kick that one out and bring much cooler air, a healthy sea breeze, brisk northwesterly winds. so today 50s and low 60s to start. a cool breeze, 70s by the noon hour. mid-80s inland today but it does look like a quiet start to your weekend on the roads. frances has the details. good morning. >> yeah. it has been pretty quiet. even with an earlier stall on the san mateo bridge. there's no slowing at all with this live shot for you. traffic is flowing well. 14 minutes is the drive across from 880 to 101 and vice versa. let's head to the golden gate bridge this morning. see a few more cars on the road heading southbound there towards san francisco. it's going to be pretty crowded in san francisco this evening. we've got the game at at&t park. starts at 7:15. also at the golden gate park, the bluegrass festival goes on today, friday and saturday. if you want, try to take mass transit if you can. so far no delays reported. eric, krist

south. it did give us okay totals. first rain of the season. the low is on its way to southern california. you have to travel down there, you will have to deal with that. we are under mostly cloudy skies right now. once the low goes south it takes most of its moisture with it. a little north wind will start to kick in. mount hamilton picked up a sixth of an inch. two bit there is for bolder creek. san francisco 11 and livermore and oakland picked up .06 and .07. chilly in the morning. under mostly cloudy skies. looks okay by noon. on the mild to warm side. so again a little cool and turning mostly sunny and a little warmer. 60s and 70s today. rebound to a good 10-15 degrees. 54 in san francisco. 64 today. clouds and sun and warmer. some of the temperatures 54 morgan hill. cooper is in there as well. 51 mount team. temperatures will aloft on the coast. a couple of degrees of each other. 36 up in tahoe. so cool there. 50s and 60s down to southern california again. it will be here later on for them. that will translate offshore breeze for later tonight into tomorrow. won't be rip roaring or a

on thursday, he will ride in california president obama will have two different fund-raisers. and one in the south bay, and then on friday morning, to seven california where he is expected to campaign for democratic senator, barbara boxer. ♪ >> in orbit weather story, with improving conditions into tomorrow. the storm that effected us towards the south, with the circular motion. the stormtracker 4 radar . and with what we saw last night and tomorrow, these temperatures at hello are not even that warm with upper 60s, and upper 60s down in the south bay. and a warm-up into tomorrow by five, 10 degrees. a little bit of fog along the coast and will see that again tomorrow with three chilly in the north bay. the afternoon, a nice warm-up with five, 10 degrees with a sunny conditions which will be a good forecast for the giants. that is coming up in just a bit. >> i just checked with muni, the inbound metro is still operating at reduced speed. one hour ago the was a signal malfunctioned at the embarcadero station. and these delays are expected through the rush hour and will keep you posted. >> of the li

the whale was likely swimming south to baja california for the winter.is going to remove the carcasses. they're planning to let nature take its course. animals and water should break everything down but it will take some time. a state ranger told me that area of the beach is really not used very often so he doesn't expect it to be a problem. in san mateo county, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> time right now 6:37. we can see some sprinkles today, especially living in the north bay. >> even elsewhere. got those windshield wipers in some places? >> could get that heavy. especially with more robust storms in the afternoon hours. here you go. not very impressive but it is out there and could drop a little light rain on you. the ones along the coast, especially half moon bay, have either dissipated or mored out to sea. they're moving to the southwest. here we are at 8:00 in the morning. mainly a few clouds hanging around with temperatures in the 50s. by noon pretty much dry everywhere but you can see storms starting to develop, especially around the south

within the last hour the rain has begun to sag south from northern california and now we're looking ate pretty good rain around saint helena, yachtsville, santa rosa and windsor. so highway 101 and further south you notice the green beginning to show up as you head down towards wood acre and pretty soon in mill valley and southern marin and the golden gate and across 80 into the east bay. so it's wet in the sacramento valley. they're expecting anywhere from 2 inches of rain in the lower elevations to more than that in the higher elevations where we have a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra nevada. about 7300 feet. the winds and rain increasing throughout the morning hours and the afternoon hours. here's a look at our computer animation and notice the yellow, the darker green. yep, it's all on the way heading south. and by about 8:00, 9:00 this morning you'll see sonoma county getting into the heavier rain. in san francisco, the east bay, concord and livermore, 10:00, 11:00. by the lunch hour we've got heavy rain in the santa cruz mountains. the winds, too, along the coast, h

moisture associated with this so we could get hefty totals in the north bay and northern california lesser amounts south but everybody gets the rain for the weekend. cloudy skies, cool to mild. cloud cover over us with light rain or drizzle. temperatures in the 50s or very low 60s. they aren't going too far today. upper 50s, low to mid 60s at best. then tomorrow about the same. now for philadelphia tori, partly cloudy. >> okay. >> doesn't look like any rain -- >> uh-huh. >> -- low 60s, actually with some -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- time, though, still be partly cloudy -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- saturday, spreads south and our stronger system on sunday, that will take us into monday. [ inaudible ] [overlapping speakers] >> -- open -- >> -- boy -- >> -yeah -- >> -sunday -- >> -- marching in -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -bet -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- is finally back at home. 39-year-old todd young has spent the last seven weeks in the hospital. he underwent eight surgeries during that time. police say officer young was shot while trying

it's the main north-south artery in california, backing up traffic for miles. >>> a brazilian woman isto be alive, after she is struck by a drunk driver. it is pretty disturbing to watch, we want to warn you. take a look. she is trying to cross the street approximate when out -- street, when out of nowhere, she's hit. the force of the impact sent her 60 feet into the air. the driver did stop to see if she had injuries. amazingly, she walked away with only minor injuries. >>> in today's wjz healthwatch, getting enough shut-eye may play a key role in helping you shed the pounds. dr. kim mulvihill weighs in on the evidence. >> reporter: americans go to great lengths trying to lose weight. some ideas, whacky. >> i have heard about the cleansing diet. now, that i hear is pretty crazy. >> reporter: others, tried and true. >> i would probably cut out the carbs and the greasy foods. and you know, eat more vegetables. >> reporter: but here's the real eye opener. >> if you don't get enough sleep -- and we're talking eight hours of shut-eye, you're not going to lose the fat. >> reporter: research

south of gilroy and santa cruz. you can see on the radar elevated precipitation not reaching the ground but this is some tropical moisture that's kind of spinning up out of southern california. i think areas to the south of tracy and south of monterey today could see an isolated thundershower along the coastal range along the central coast. bay area temperatures looking pretty comfortable. numbers today near 80 in san jose once the low clouds break up. 73 oakland. 65 around san francisco. inland through the tri-valley highs low 80s today. big change from the 100 degree plus temperatures early in the week. the weekend looks cooler. breezy at times going into sunday and monday. back to you. >>> thanks, rob. new this morning, starting today muni will waive the 25 cent surcharge on the new 90-day reusable card. the nta is getting rid of the charge because a lot of customers saw it as a fare hike. the new price is now $2 flat. >>> after three years of work, crews will open a smaull hole through the mountain at devil's slide today. it will eventually be expanded and become a tunnel that will make it faster and safer for drivers in the area. highway 1 often closed by rock slides b

last rain from southern california to south florida. know what this says the wild fire danger is likely to be extremely high. and so is the flooding danger. >> la nina to the glass between 9-10 months but sometimes they can produpersist for two years. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. and we are back, a story at a san leandro where we have a house getting a lot of attention because of a huge halloween display in its front yard. this is how one resident is really into the halloween spirit. >> is this giant skeleton riding a motorcycle that has created a spectacle this is the fourth year and a set up a display in their yard in the past pledges, haunted castles and even a horse- drawn carriage the idea was help advertise that their real estate business. the idea is working with over 2000 kids showing up. he hands them a brochure with the form of this year's display and some information about their real estate business and has helped his business during some of the toughest times.

the whale was likely swimming south to baja, california, for the winter.e is going to remove the carcass. animals and water should break everything down but it will take some time. a state ranger told me that area of the beach is not used very often so he doesn't expect it to be a problem. in san mateo county, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> 5:43 now. retailers get their on-sale signs ready. the bloomberg business report is straight ahead. >> despite a financial crisis, caltrain has given administrators a hefty pay raise. >> first of its kind investment to make sure every kindergartener goes off to college. college. >> the sierra [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore. i say baloney. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the world could do a lot to fix sacramento. i'm on a mission to create more jobs, stop wasteful spending, and improve our school

quite a bit of activity down to our south down towards central california. we have been watching this. for the passed couple of days the source of some thunderstorms. for us, it is close enough to the bay area's eventual track for tomorrow. we do have to bring in the slight chance of a few showers or thunderstorms. primarily for the south bay. and also for the east bay. but the bulk of the activity will be outside of the bay area. and temperatures will cool off a good 6-12 degrees from today's highs. this other system moving in from the north as we do head into monday will generate a few extra clouds, especially for the north bay neighborhoods. as far as the rain chances, you can see first thing tomorrow morning pretty early tomorrow morning, in fact, by 2:00 you can see the bulk of the activity to the south and to the east of the bay area. same deal for 9:00. still some rain showers that could fire up even some thunderstorms near the sierra as we do head into sunday afternoon. first thing tomorrow morning, partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperatures from 52

california. the low dives by to the south and high pressure is building in to the north and west.th winds will clear out the skies. warm us upstarting tomorrow. mostly in the upper 60s and this includes dublin and livermore close to 70s. mid 60s and upper 60s heading over to concord and pittsburgh for the afternoon. in the short-term, we are looking good and more rain comes back for the weekend. scott? >> we are just weeks away from the biggest jump-start ever into electric cars. two manufacturers will start delivery the first of next month. as chris clackum reports, there is anxiety over what to do when the battery dies. nissan's electric cars with an eager audience. elizabeth whitly is getting the bulk. >> probably the smoothest kari have ever driven. >> with them calls something called range anxiety. the fear of going beyond the car's range and the about theory dies and a plug in is nowhere in sight. >> if you are in an all electric vehicle, you can go around 100 miles. to expect it to go more than that is an unrealistic expectation. >> it will go up to 100 miles after an eight

california. some of that wraparound could clip the east bay and south bay. i think coast looks pretty good. in fact, mostly sunny and mild to warm. the low, though, will travel to southern california and park and hang out there. so by the time it ejects, which could be tomorrow, we might be more in line for showers. i'll mention it today. but i think there's a lot more sun. and 60s, 70s, mid-70s for some. 55 in san francisco. going mostly sunny for some. high of 66 today. 49, napa, santa rosa. 40s in the mountains. snow advisory above the 7,000- foot level. i think 11:00 in the morning for light snow. southern california, though, more in line for possible thundershowers today. to the l.a. basin. even sacramento valley. san joaquin valley. for us, a little breezy pattern. with a north wind. that's a warm wind. sun to the north, clouds to the south. showers are possible. i won't say likely, but they're possible. sun and clouds, breezy at times. but more sun to the north. and the coast, more clouds off toward the east and south. highs will be in the 60s and 70s. i think a greater likelihood of

southern california it is a mess. south of santa barbara into l.a. they have thundershowers. that upper level low will slowly track out of southern california. it will spill clouds our way during the day tomorrow and bring our first of several chances of rain as we get into the weekend. today around the east bay 75 in dublin, 77 in livermore. notice around richmond and oakland, though, likely not getting out of the 60s as the low clouds linger heading into the afternoon. mid-70s for concord and san ramon. so the first chance for showers arrives at sundown tomorrow into friday and sunday could be pretty soggy, especially for the north bay. look at those temperatures dropping down through the seven-day forecast. >>> an entire east bay port shut down. we'll see who's behind the work stoppage and how it's expected to affect cargo. >>> and invisible cars? see which cars will keep you off police radar. the time now, 4:41. >>> reporting what matters to you, you're watching "today in the east bay" with scott mcgrew, and traffic with mike carly fiorina. she's against banning assault we

less rainfall and a ban from southern california to south florida.tes are experiencing a drought. and off noa is saying the world fire danger is one to be extremely high and the flood in the ohio, river valley. >> also, that noa is saying the fed la nina is 9-12 months and to persist up to two years. let us go back to at&t park. you can see the team members they're getting ready for the world series game 1 = wednesday. this is the first world series since 20 02. we will be right back. >> i am kimberly sakamoto and right now, you can save time by checking the torch traffic page. color-coded maps for all of this traffic page, accident, construction, weather delay. also, a trip destination, a = be at www.kron.com i know many of you see this election as an unhappy choice between a longtime politician with no plan for the future and a billionaire with no government experience. well, let me tell you my story. my husband and i came here as newlyweds. we raised our family here and the california dream came true for me in ways i could never have imagined. now

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. >> and polls are tightened here in washington state and south in california, so much so that abc news from these key senate races from lean democratic to toss job. jake tapper, abc news, seattle, washington. >>> among all of the bailout programs launched during the financial meltdown propping up freddie mac and fannie mae looks to be most expensive. taxpayers could spend $259 billion just to keep them afloat. the two companies by home loans, some lendered turned them into bonds and guaranteed those loans. >>> candidates are cranking up their campaign promises mostly about taxes before the midterm vote next month. making taxes is a fact of life and finding a loophole isn't easy. unless your corporation has found a way to vad the tax man. david muir is on the money trail. >> reporter: the report finds that google has done some searching of its own for countries overseas where it can avoid u.s. taxes. >> over the last three years google has saved $3 billion in taxes. >> 3 billion? >> 3 billion, with a "b," yes. >> reporter: all of the reported overseas never gets taxed here. google licen

south. low drops into southern california. you can see it right there, near the central california coast. somewhere around san luis obispo. pretty good thunderstorm activity in the sierra yesterday. snow at the higher elevations overnight, prompted a snow advisory until 11:00. that's mainly about 7,000 feet. yes, i'm going 80. a little nervous by putting sun in there. but even the city looks good in there today. walnut creek rebounding. oakland, 68 to 72. san jose, only 64 yesterday. there will be a little more sun. but clouds as well. low 50s, stanford. and pleasanton and pleasant hill, 53. you can see the low forming. as it stays to the south, most of the thunderstorm activity will also stay south and east. but a combination of sun and clouds. farther north you go, more sun, warmer. more clouds, cooler and a possibility of showers. tomorrow, we're more in line. as that low starts to eject toward the sierra. thursday, clearing. friday, saturday, sunny and warmer. >>> today, ford executives are meeting with more than 1,000 lincoln dealers to map out plans for the luxury plans. ford plans

the tibetan spiritual leader began his northern california swing in the south bay, speaking to a soldoutrowd of about 12,000 people, san jose's mchenry convention center. earlier this afternoon, the dalai lama spoke to the press about the differences between prayer, patience and technology. >> produce immediately what we want. certain things may not materialize but that materialize with science and technology. >> the dalai lama will stay in the bay area for several days, later at san jose university and stanford university. >> don't ask, don't tell appears to be over tonight. a federal judge in southern california has issued worldwide injunction blocking enforcement of a 17-year-old with military policy. attorneys at the u.s. department of justice have 60 days to appeal. some legal experts believe today's ruling will stand and declare the law unconstitutional after a two-week trial in federal court in riverside. brought about by pro-gay law republicans. >>> when we come back, political analyst larry guesten joins with us what to look for during tonight's debate. [ male announcer ] taxes.

and further south in palm springs, california, the wife of a lost hiker whom rescue workers found yesterday speaking about the ordeal. the team located the 64-year-old six days after he left for a day-long hike. >> his eyes, just looking in his eyes and seeing, you know, that's my husband and thank god you are home. >> we're told the experienced hiker had no food or water for most of the time he was gone. and that's a fox watch across america. i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. fuel meant for u.s. troops in afghanistan goes up in flames in pakistan. militants torching more than two dozen tankers and reportedly burning two drivers alive. 80% of the troop's supplies travel through pakistan. the government shut down one of two crucial border crossings yesterday after a nato helicopter killed three pakistani soldiers. nato claims someone on the ground fired at the chopper first, but one pakistani senator calls it an act of war. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. what's the situation between the u.s. and paki