pumpkin. look at the damage.at was a serious amount of steam right off the club. >> slow motion, the ball is going so fast you can hardly see it. he comes in and sucks up all the pumpkin. >> you can hit a golf ball through a pumpkin. >> all right, everybody. it's time for us to give away an ipad mini. >> you need the buzz word, be at least 18 years old and a legal u.s. resident. >> then head over to rightthisminute.com and click on that win ipad button. >> enter on facebook, twitter or both and enter each and every day. >> ready to reveal friday's buzz word? it is hollow. >> head over to rightthisminute.com, click on the win ipad button and enter hollow. >> good luck, everybody! >> travelers try to check in, but instead someone got a big surprise. >> see how an nfl pro pulls off the perfect halloween trick. hey! welcome home! woah, this kitchen looks beautiful. hey mom! it's bigger! it's great, right? give him the tour. let me show you! quartz countertop, soft-close drawers, farm sink, under cabinet lighting, loo

call us in a couple of years. >> they break for the small pumpkins. they do not work. the bay bridge toll plaza shows pretty heavy conditions and metering lights turns on at 22 with traffic backed up. we have a brand if you crash blocking two lanes in brentwood and possible injuries and eastbound side of highway 4 at marsh creek road with slowing approaching the area and watch out for that. to walnut creek, eastbound highway 24, you will find delays making the drive into walnut creek and this is in lafayette, and westbound traffic is moving along without any problems. eric and kristen? >>> the ebola virus continues to dominate the news and investigators are trying to figure how a nurse in texas became infected with the virus and there were two cases this weekend that put emergency workers on alert. we are joined with our reporter in washington, dc. >>> thomas eric duncan died last week. the virus lives on. officials continue monitoring 50 people who were in contact with him. >> the first known transmission of ebola virus in the united states, a nurse in her 20 who cared

i mean what happened to the pumpkin festival. who's to blame? >> i blame the pumpkins. en you get 21,000 pumpkins in one place it turns people into raving pumpkin heads. it's worse than crack heads and meth heads and i think pumpkins need to be banned. >> it doesn't happen at a regular pumpkin fest it's only around halloween when they are carving into those sinister shapes. >> you should not have ten pumpkins in one place. >> yeah. they weird me out. >> you were saying in the green room that these were innocent kids blowing off steam and they should be allowed to party. >> i change my mind from what i said in the green room. i do want to say that i carved my first pumpkin this weekend while this was happening actually. i carved a kitten into it. >> are you heartless? i carved a little kitten face into the pumpkin. >> i hope you instagramed that. >> i'm waiting for the throw back thursday in the fall to do that. i think the real shining light in this whole story was the reporter because everybody else his age was being a drunk idiot and' he was getting the job done. if he

are trans form into jack lanterns with the right carving skills you can turn your pumpkinso works of art. look at that. that is impressive. you have to know how to do it. it is not easy. we have the person you need to help, mike and alex are with him right now. >> we are but mike has been busy working on this pumpkin. are you finish yet. lets have a reveal. >> backup george because you want to see a wide shot of this. it has taken me two hearst of this. >> what do you think. >> i don't believe you. >> hey, tony. >> hey. >> did you do this. >> i did them all. >> how long does it take. >> this one took about 15 minutes. >> mike didn't do that one. >> so what do we need to know, the first part, the the gutting it out. >> correct. >> first thing is gut the pumpkin. first thing is cut the lid off and gut the pumpkin. >> how do you scoop it out what instrument. >> eye this spoon here. what you do is go in the circular motion to take seeds and guts out and then dump that in the trash can or roast the seeds. then i use a clay lou, especially made for clay and sculpting and i thin w

>> i blame the pumpkins. when you get 21,000 pumpkins in one place they turn into raving pumpkin heads. i think pumpkins need to be banned. >> it doesn't happen at the regular pumpkin fest. it happens at halloween when they are carving into their sinister shapes. >> at least you should not have more than 10 pumpkins in one place. >> they weird me out. >> you said you thought they were innocent kids. >> i change my mind from the green room. i do want to say i carved my first pumpkin while this was happening. i carved a kitten into it. >> you carved a kitten? are you heart less? >> no, i carved a kitten face into my pumpkin. >> i hope you instagramed that. >> i am waiting for the throw back thursday. i think the shining light is the reporter. everybody else who is about his age was out being a drunk idiot and he was getting the job done. let me tell you something, if i wasn't engaged i would totally date that guy. >> he has fast elbows. that woman was trying to grab him, and boy -- >> he is a clear athlete. >>

with the pumpkin spice craze. >> peel will come out and have their pumpkin, whatever it may be, coffee, but it helps get people in the mood. >> reporter: bud letter says with the expanding roster of pumpkin flavored products and a greater spotlight on the humble halloween pumpkin has come more interest in pumpkin varieties. cinderella, fairy tale, cotton candy. >> of course you're going to get your jack-o'-lanterns for the kids to carve, things like that, but kind of the oddball different color, different shape, multipurpose pumpkins have gotten really big for us. >> reporter: extending the reach beyond a simple halloween decoration and, yes, adding a little spice to sales on the farm. >> pumpkin beer is pretty good, too. >>> howard, good to see you. what a sunrise we had this morning. you sent it out on your twitter and facebook. >> i want to share a picture from one of our viewers. this is from waldorf from grace. just the clouds were so cool this morning. before sunrise as the light is coming up over the horizon, we don't get to see the sun, it lights from below the clouds and this

at the famous pumpkin contest in half-moon bay. the drought is not just affecting the size of pumpkins grown, farmers are noticing more insects attacking their crop this year. >> they drill holes into the flesh and that's a big problem. and i think we have seen a lot of them on kind of looking for moisture for water. >> reporter: the torres family had to settle for smaller pumpkins. >> we used to make a lot of them. we have a very artistic family. the fact the pumpkin is not much of a canvass anymore, it is hard to make the same creations we used to. >> reporter: despite the challenges of this year's drought, perry farms has not changed the price of his pumpkins. they are also in the process of installing a new high-tech watering system that uses moisture sensors to water the pumpkins. it will probably save them even more water. >> but no great pumpkin for charlie brown this year, that's what you are saying right? >> reporter: unfortunately, that's what i'm saying ken. [ laughter ] >> betty yu in the pumpkin patch in fremont, thank

she will be following with the pumpkin enzyme peel. this is specifically designed to reduce some dead skin cells on the if your sass cents. >> wait. dead skin? >> well, we all have dead skin cells on the surface, 12 to 15 layers of dead skin cells. >> on her hands, will start putting pumpkin on the face. is this from the 06-dollar pumpkin? >> this is pure a out african? >> , no specific enzyme peel. and it only uses cents the pumpkin enzyme. has the wonderful scene of the pumpkin. >> i can smell it, yes. >> really wonderful. >> he's turning orange. >> so how long could you leave that on? >> normally we would leave the enzyme peel on anywhere from eight to ten minutes. >> is this eating away at those 15 dead layers of skin on my face? >> not all 15, but two, three layers. >> it is tingling. >> what it does for your skin, it helps to minimize fine line, wrinkles it, also will help, meredith will use a pumpkin moisturizing mask after there is and what will happen then is because we remove the dead layers, the mass look pen date two the ski

the great pumpkin will simply not be as great. what the lack of rain means for the pumpkin harvest. >> and what's cool about your school? you can email your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪(themstan! ! !om cheers) hey guys! stan the man! hey, how's it goin stan? can i get $55 on pump three? you got it, stan! gas stations. just that. where nobody knows your name. the chevrolet cruze eco. with an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon highway. it's the new efficient. some lightning in austin la night. there's some damage there. the >>> parts of the nation are experiencing strong early fall thunderstorms. here's a look at some lightning in austin last night. some damage to some homes there. the storms hit texas, louisiana and several other states last night. >>> here in northern california, we're dealing with a heat wave on top of the ongoing drought. here's a photo from lake mendocino. a skeleton of a fish that didn't survive the drought. dead fish have also been fou

>> yes, we hook vines and they continue to suck water into the pumpkins. when i left yesterday afternoon, this bag was completely full and i uncovered it this morning and the water is now inside the pumpkin. >> why do you do this, it seems like a lot of the work? >> well, it is a lot of work, if there is a pump kip the same size. will it and good luck, we know you do it every year but we appreciate you talking to us and coming up, we will tell you what the heaviest pumpkin was or the want the shattered the record you will be surprised how much that was. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> new this morning in south africa, oscar pet -- oscar pistorius, he was now sentenced and he was convicted of culpable homicide for his girlfriend's death. that is the south africa term for unlawfully killing a person. the sentence 5 to 8 years in prison. this sentencing hearing is expected to go on for several days. >>> and no day night people. kickoff 5:30. raiders got off to a promising start and derek threw a touchdown pass and homes are on the and they had

for him, the pumpkin is the holy grail. >> finally he does get the pumpkin. >> how you doing, brother? >> ah! >> how you doing, brother? >> the video starts with this rather large dude lying on the floor what's happened to him? is he drunk? was he hit? something's in his ear and he can't get it out. >> what's going on? >> moth flew in my ear. >> oh, god. >> there it is, it's in there. >> what is it? >> it's still moving around in this guy' head. >> he's got a ti >> oh, my god. >> think about what that must feel like. it must feel like it's eating your brain. >> oh, my god! where have you been? >> this guy needs to clear his ears more often than clearly he is doing lately. >> we've got a torch. we can burn him out. >> go to the doctor, dude. why are you laying on the living room floor with tweezers and an iphone? go to the doctor. >> i win. >> that is so weird. if it was a moth, why didn't it fly toward the light? they pick it up. it was living inside your head for a while. it seems to be okay. this just ruined my morning. >> do you want him? >> throw him on the ground. >> that's our s

a look at the big pumpkin way off. kind of kicks off fall. look at that one. >> yeah, we should know who has the heaviest pumpkin around 11:00 this morning. some of the growers showing up early. behind me, we've got gary miller, the defending champion. he's got his beautiful atlantic giant right there. last year, he set the skills at 1,985 pounds. they tell me they tony think you're going to beat that. >> i'm still proud of her. >> she's a beautiful gourd, sir. john also from napa. what do you think you're going to weigh in at? >> it's hard to say. i'm hoping 17 plus. >> 17 plus. >> are you sandbagging? i hear some -- sandbagging? >> i don't know. we had a pretty good one a couple of days ago. >> what was that? >> it was 2,002. >> really? >> it was a big surprise. it was supposed to weigh 1750. >> from the same strain? >> different one. >> same spot in the patch. >> world record is just shy of 2100 set in germany. you think we might hit that? >> i think i heard the record changed to 23 by the same guy. >> same guy. >> we'll have to find out. >

and they put out so many different kinds of pumpkins, the white pumpkins out there. many different sizes too. this year because of the weather, virginia state record as far as the pumpkin, 1200 pounds. >> nice job on the piano, too. >> thank you. >> beautiful melodies. thank you. > major work and big changes along the silver line today, and our news4 cameras were there. >>> plus, no restaurants, grocery stores, movie theatres. no travel by plane, ship, long distance bus or train. we're live in texas as new restrictio go into effect today for dozens of health care workers who treated the ebola victim, thomas duncan ♪ ♪ it's happening... everywhere. people are dropping their pants for underwareness, a cause to support the over 65 million people who may need the trusted protection of depend underwear. show off a pair of depend and show them it's no big deal. because hey, it's just a different kind of underwear. join us. support the cause and get a free sample of depend at underwareness.com have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reporte

pumpkin farms are forced to useless water so that means the big pumpkins not as big as usual and lack of water is not the only problem. there's an abundance of squash bugs that can damage the pumpkins and some farms are also reporting that the pumpkins are ripening earlier than usual this year. >>> you know something weird is happening when it is 79 in fairfield and it's warmer in pacifica! isn't that crazy? >> it is amazing. it's those offshore winds heating up as they approach the coastline. it is going to be one of those spectacular days along the coastline. don't see many days like this all year but here we go. out the door we have nice clear skies over san francisco and all around the bay area. the temperatures are heating up in a hurry. 84 degrees in concord. 78 in san francisco. 89 in livermore. 82 in san jose. and 85 in santa rosa. high pressure still dominating our weather. it's bringing offshore wind from the land to the sea. as it approaches the coastline the air warms up. so it's hot. around the state 90s into the central valley, 87 monterey bay. 73 lake tahoe. this gets i

the little guy looks like he's carving this pumpkin. >> look at this. rel? >> it's the same squirrel. >> he does look like -- you undersold this video. he looks like he knows what he's doing. >> we told you he knows what he's doing. >>> we've got "the skinny" coming your way next. unlikely star from the world series. he's no baseball player. why he's getting the good laugh. >>> and some very short videos. can you find fear in just six seconds? you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by metamucil multi-health. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by metamucil multi-health. metamucil multi-health. sometimes healthy is not on the menu. luckily, i always keep my meta health bars handy. it's my favorite bar hands down. from the makers of metamucil, new multi-health meta health bars have natural psyllium fiber that helps promote heart health with a taste consumers prefer. would you like one of these instead? yummy - thanks! experience the meta effect with our new

that's where bob is with the pumpkin weigh off. hole month is going to be crowded heading to half moon bay and back. a typical build through hayward. same thing for the trey valley. no problems for the south bay, 85 in 101. 87 starting to show now. we talked about the trivalley, 680, the one that continues to see more and the changes south from pleasonton. we get a quick live look outside towards san jose northbound 101, over at allen rock, it looks like it's clear ed from the roadway and in fact, traffic looking lighter than we often see on a monday, so a smooth drive through the south bay. >> take it when you can. >> that's the kind of monday morning news we like. >> thank you very much. >>> it's been a rough patch for the markets. we're in the middle of that. they've been open for a few minutes. >> let's check the numbers. >> numbers are not bad. they're fairly neutral. that could be because the bond markets are closed because of columbus day. meanwhile, a check of the big boards, there you see the fairly new neutral numbers. up

. >> we are close to halloween when you hear of the giant hump -- pumpkins in the contest for gourds. >> don't mention "smashing pumpkins," because they have auditeds pruned and primed their giants. >> i spent hours on my plants and gave up a lot of weekends where my wife wanted to go someplace and i wouldn't go, i took time off so much work. >> it is whose grew the best? they can pack up to 50 pound as day but the water weight disappears quickly. most growers kept the signs submerged until the we in, with the judgmenting carefully putting each pumpkin on the sale. the winner walks around with $6 per pound. problem said that is not what he come petitions. i do it for the hanging out with the people and i am competitive and i do it for pragueing rights. the biggest are on display for the art and pumpkin fest that will that was started 44 years ago. >> it means a lot to have this. they have property a lot of people to half moon bay. >> after the big champion pumpkin is crowned, the owner says it doesn't do much good other than saving the seeds for another champion pup kin next year. >>

, many the size of a volkswagen. $30,000 is offered for the new world record hest pumpkin. last year the win gore was 1,9085 short of the world record of 2,10002 pounds. we are in half moon bay with a report at the top of hour. >> you can make a heck of a pie from that. >> mike has the forecast. >> you said that was 7:00 to 11 o'clock with temperature 50 right now and it will be probably mid-50's at 7:00 and warming rapidly into the mid-70's by look so enjoy the sunshine and warmth because by the afternoon, that could be going away. we have a red flag warning but it is 4:38 so for another 22 minutes' 1,000 feet in santa cruz and another bay the winds have slowed considerably and they are taking most of the fire danger away. large swells, we still have them through the afternoon at the coast at 11 foot to 13' and the sneaker waves are possible. we are off to a clear start, milder with temperatures in the upper 50's to low 60's and warming and low 77 at the coast and the cooling at 4:00, 68 to 64 at 7:00, and a nice da if you kickoff work and take a longer lunch. 84 at 4:00 an

>> what's going on here is we're set brailling the great -- celebrating the great pumpkin at the ritz-carltonounds arriving, biggest pumpkin in northern virginia. >> wow. >> you got one here? >> it came from pennsylvania and amish farm out there. it's there. and in anticipation of the great big great pumpkin we are also doing carvings classing starting tomorrow as well at the halloween scarety t.. and any children or any adults that come to the classes can also go through the thrilling haunted house as well. >> what are you looking for? roundness or size? >> i mean i would to go a pumpkin patch first and get the full experience. secondly find a pumpkin that sits flat bottom. that way it stays on the table and you can carve easily. second is the lighter the better. the lighter they are the thinner the flesh and it's easier to cut and you can get straight edges. >> as a pastry chef, what else do we have here? >> we're featuring a series of pumpkin -- desserts and entrees throughout the month. so the dessert that you have here is a pumpkin smore bar. >> we will be snapping into these pretty soon

i'm tired of the regular pumpkin stuff. >> this is not the regular pumpkin stuff. this is like pumpkin martini, this is pumpkin booze. >> drink my gourd. something like that. i'm out of my gord. were you really sick last time you called out from work? or were you faking it? >> remember ferris buehler's day off? >> the key to taking out the clammy hands, good non-specific symptom. i'm a big believer in this. >> get nervous mother, that's worse than school. >> you fake a stomach cramp. and when you're bent over, moaning and whaling, you lick your palms. little childish and stupid, but then so -- >> okay, you use some of these techniques, each time you get out of school by calling in sick, how you get out of work when you call in sick, and you're not really sick. so we found this on career builder. com. here is some of the top reasoned called out sick. >> 30% just didn't feel like showing up. 29% wanted to relax. 19% wanted to sleep. and 11% blamed the weather. probably days like this one, and only 21% actually has cents a doctors appointment. >> only 21%. so, we eith

and because of the drought, we are seeing less pumpkins? >> the yield is smaller because of the drought. and the farmers have less acreage. >> and not only less pumpkins but we have smaller pumpkins. >> yes, because of the drought, obviously, they didn't get the water quite as much as they would like to. >> i was out at half moon bay last week and they were telling me the same story there. i got to ask you something. how does somebody come in and pick their favorite pumpkins? >> a lot of times, most women look for a pumpkin that is nice and symmetrically shaped. like what about this one? that is one you would pick. >> what about this quirky style? >> i think that is more of a guy who likes to be creative. >> like our photographer, brian is, that your kind of pumpkin over there? >> yes, definitely brian's type of pumpkin. >> johnny has an abundance of pumpkins because he shipped them in from oregon where it rains all the time. light rain today under mostly cloudy skies. and johnny moore's pumpkin patch is open for your business. if you want m

how does somebody pick the perfect pumpkin? >> everybody has the look that they like. i feel like that -- a lot of times people look for the color. nice bright orange color and they like the stem. >> let's take a look. what kind of pumpkin would he pick out? >> just knowing him now. you know him. >> brian would pick outen unusual pumpkin. probably more like this one down here that's -- kind of a little different shape to it. something he can be creative with it. >> some scars. he's a manly kind of photographer. >> what kind of pumpkin would i -- >> the more perfect pumpkin and probably with a nice stem just -- a nice round pumpkin that you can be creative with. >> you have lots of different kind of pumpkins here. orange is the color. how about your giants? >> fantastic. absolutely fantastic. great season. >> yesterday they left sfo and -- he -- is she sent me pictures from inside the plane looking out at the water salute. check this out. a couple of pks here from inside the plane with the giants looking outside at the water a is a leult. don't freak out. that water is

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if your family doesn't want to miss out on the pumpkin patch or the fall foliage, storm team 4's chief doug kammerer is here to explain why they're better than ever. >> rep t pumpkins, the hay rides shall the changing leaves. s s about the fall season in our region that makes it special. >> it's a great time to get we sent chopper 4 up to take a look at the great r region has it all.ur re one of the largest farms is butler's orchard in germantown, 300-acre family farm that offers more than just a pumpkin patch. the butlers love this time of year. peoe come out to do a hayride, pick a pumpkin, bonfires, things like that. it's a great time of year to bring the family out. >> rep set up fall perfectly, with cooler than average temperatures and good amount of rainfall. >> we've had challenging years in the past, drought. too much rain some years. this has been a very timely rainfall throughout the year. so, it's really been a pretty good year for crops. >> rep the guys at cox farms in center virginia agree. >> this is about as perfect as you can ask for. cool conditions, occasional rain bu

he went to the front door of this house, stole a pumpkin that an 8-year-old had just gotten at the pumpkin patch. this happened last year, too. the people who have this camera believe it's someone in their neighborhood. >> it takes such a lon time to find perfect pumpkin. >> so low you would think nobody else would do it. another security camera nicely placed right outside a home. yet again, the creepy, crawly guy is creeping and crawling and being a creep. >> you know they are going to go down the road and smash it just to be vandals. >> evidently, his moral compass started pointing due north. he decided to replace the pumpkin and apologize for what he had done. >> only after he saw his video going viral. yeah. >> dash cam more fun when it's inside a rally car and you're blurring mother nature. look out because -- a little bit of miscalculation on that rally route. >> hey, bro, turn left. >> looked like they missed that. guy drives right off the road. lands about 160 feet. >> were they distracted by the fellow up on the cliff? >> it's funny to think they were tuning the radio. >> these ra

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. >>> and this year's winner of the half moon bay pumpkin festival just announced. we'll show you the winner and tell you how much it weighs. >>> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. we begin with breaking news in san francisco, where a car has crashed into a building causing a gas leak. it happened less than two hours ago on argonaut near bur in the visitacion valley neighborhood. at this point, there are no reports of any injuries. a pg&e spokesman says the sevennerred line -- sesherned line prompts -- severed line prompted authorities to come. >>> a driver lost control causing a deadly accident. that driver is now under arrest for dui. janine de la vega is live from palo alto to tell us what's happening at the scene right now. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: we're here on east bayshore road. it's been closed for nearly six hours. this is north of embarcadero near pulgas avenue. it's still closed partially. that's because there is a power pole in the middle of the road. but they are hoping to this completely open by the afternoon commute. police say at around 6:

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really big pumpkins. thesel is there some morning. >> whoa! [ cheering and applause ]. >> reporter: good morning. the world champion pumpkin weigh-off just got started. this is the 41st annual pumpkin weighoff. we expect to see hundreds of people come out here today. what do you win? you could win up to $30,000 if you break the world's records or tie it. what's a world record? over 2,000 pounds worth of gourd. so we expect to see some big pumpkins later on. some of the kids are coming out and so far the biggest pumpkin is 400 pounds. and there are a list of 12 rules for the pumpkin weighoff. the most interesting one is the specimen has to be classified as a pumpkin, 75% yellow or orange in color. all others will be classified as squash. >> i didn't know if there was a difference. i buy the white ones, the red ones, the princess things, i thought they were all squash. >> reporter: i don't know. >> we'll keep you updated on who gets the big pumpkin contest. >>> tough loss by the giants. we're talking about fans

>> the month of the pumpkins. al says you can't wear a jacket, you need something to workup to. >> but i have a jacket. >> you tricked me! >> bastille will perform their hit song "pompeii." you know the song. >> we lo love them. how about glenn close is stopping by, telling us what it took to get her back on broadway. >> how many pull-ups can you do? we have a guy who wants to set a world record by doing more than 4,182 in 24 hours, attempting it right here live in our studio. there he is. >> that guy? >> he started. >> 4,179 more to go. >> first let's get a check of the weather. >> i hate that guy. let me go on record by saying that. >> i knew you would say that. >>> a risk of strong storms, texas into west virginia.

fire chief mark howard. >> this is the 24th year of the pumpkin festival. uncommon to have some minor disturbances. >> reporter: keene state college says it is using social media to identify students among the rioters and will hold them accountable. mark al better, cbs news, new york. >>> when we return, peyton manning's record-blanking night and the plank they may or may not have planned for him setting the nfl mark for touchdown passes. all the way until the am. new aleve pm the only one with a safe sleep aid. plus the 12 hour strength of aleve. [ male announcer ] you wouldn't ignore signs of damage in your home. are you sure you're not ignoring them in your body? even if you're treating your crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, an occasional flare may be a sign of damaging inflammation. and if you ignore the signs, the more debilitating your symptoms could become. learn more about the role damaging inflammation may be playing in your symptoms with the expert advice tool at crohnsandcolitis.com. and then speak with your gastroenterologist. with the expe

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and we are looking at a nice day there for the pumpkin festival. great visibility. 55 by the delta. partly cloudy in the concord at 56. mid-50s napa and low 60s santa rosa. look at the north bay anywhere from 9 to 14 degrees warmer than average. to the day. even inland just by about three or four degrees. it's kind of muggy out there. ask from our exploratorium camera, looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies. a mild, dry weekend were we are looking at the cab of rain coming our way. maybe a tenth to .2 on monday. here we are right now with the moisture dissipating. the front fizzling offshore. that will allow for a pretty nice weekend. so we will put the maps into motion and notice by sunday there's another system offshore, 10:00. notice it's just west of eureka. by monday morning we could see some wet weather from the north coast, marin county, and then through the 10:00, 11:00 hour perhaps into the east bay, the peninsula, the santa cruz mountain. and this too will wash out. high pressure builds behind it. here's hurricane ana which continues to

happened around the pumpkin festival. re that you are seeing is the coordinator of the pumpkin fest. he's trying to report on the riot. >> he eventually got his message out. >> i love halloween shows. i love christmas decorations. this is the halloween show that has won over much of america. it's from illinois. you have to listen. ♪ is this just fantasy ♪ mama just killed a man >> that's queen's, you know the song "bohemian rhapsody." it's a light show done by this family in illinois. all the proceed goes to gigi's play house to help downs syndrome. it's from 9:30 to 10:30. wouldn't you like to go drive through there? >> i was just going to say what do the neighbors think about the news? it's only for an hour. and they are raising money. >> and there are 30 different songs. >> i'm with you now. >> get in the spirit. >>> the next one here, i'm the one always into these lovey-dovey cute relationship stories. two teenagers now. look what the young guy did. these are teens in the philippines. the young man showers his girlfrie

this is the area that has caused traffic delays here in pacifica. and now, this pumpkin festival to add to the problems. this is the kind of traffic back-up you can expect to see this weekend along highway 1 in pacifica. >> it will be bad. >> busy weekend, and a lot of tie-ups in the traffic. >> we know in the past year, bumper to bumper to get to those pumpkins. >>reporter: bridge construction means a detour for drivers chshgs is already led to back ups. >> now, the traffic is horrible every friday, saturday and sunday. i feel sorry for people going down the coast. >> yeah, it's crazy. people in pacifica are really upset because it's taken forever for them. and now, especially with the pumpkin festival, going to be, you know, crazy down here. >>reporter: the half moon bay art and pumpkin festival, which is underway, likely bring in big crowds saturday and sunday. that means long lines of traffic. those that love these t shop are trying to make the out of it. >> sometimes we stand out there with skoens offing to people little bites. >>reporter: the lines of traffic will

he was waiting at the pumpkin patch before she got there. ommy drove. >> really? >> now they can go home and carve pumpkins together. >> you've got to love little kids. this is inside one of those mirror houses. he is trying to get up. he keeps crashing against the glass. >> i stuck. i stuck. i can't get out. i stuck. >> the person behind the camera does help guide him a little bit. he figures it out. once he finds the steps over there with the blue and yellow, he bolts the heck out of there. gets on the slide and goes down. out the slide. >> want to have the scariest house on the block? >> i suggest you get the scary chair. >> the high-tech chair. >> the guy on boxes a game of training cars. >> as he gets deeper into the deck, gets to the last two cards. >> flipping over this card is like hitting the jackpot. >> the other one is -- holy! >>> back in 1993 the role playing game magic for gathering came out. they are more popular now than ever. here you are seeing an unboxing of an original alpha set of cards. this guy wearing his surgical glov

that crowd of kids rushed in to grab big pieces of the pumpkin. >>> and just in time for halloween, the scientists had some fun combining images of the active regions of the sun from october 8th. the result is an amazing image that looks like a jack-o'-lantern. they used two sets of giant wave lengths to create the halloween image of the face of the sun. >>> well, there issing? new under the sun with bicycles. they're getting a high-tech makeover. some believe it's the future urban transport. michelle miller takes a look. >>> at his cambridge, massachusetts, workshop, he's reinventing the wheel. >> it helps you. it pushes you, multiplying your power up to ten times. >> so it makes it easier. >> much easier. >> you've got it. >> reporter: it works like this. replace a regular bike wheel with a copenhagen wheel. it now functions like a hybrid electric car. >> if you're going downhill it brakes you downhill and stores the energy in the battery. if you're going uphill, it gives you an extra push. beaterman would p show us the inner workings because of copycats. a smartphone app is all it ta

the odds are against us. >> oh, in. >>> plus this month it is just pumpkin everything, look at the pumpkin canolis, my goodness. so quick and easy pumpkin pie. isn't she adorable. quick and easy pumpkin recipes that you probably never tried before. um, i love it. here's jennifer. >> look at this. is it a move? it is a totally a move. here's the the thing, moms are out there working out and then they got to go walk the caroline, so how are you doing your work out gear. you have to move, shea. >> that is a a move. >> it is a move. >> yes. >> i have one of those if my bedroom. >> anyway, it is 9:01. there is a popular piece of playground equipment being removed from schools. this is in one state but it may spread across america. these are swings that kill. >> officials are getting rid of swing sets because they are just too dangerous. decision was influenced by district's insurance company who says that swing sets are to blame for the the most playground injuries a across the country. but some parents think this is going just a bit too far. >> the school is getting modernized or renovated or as we are doing work on

on the schedule are the pumpkin pancake breakfast, the pumpkin run or walk. that starts in about an hour at 8:00 a.m. pumpkin carving and a pie eating contest taking place this afternoon. festival starts at 9:00, runs until 5:00 and admission is free. >>> as thousands of people in their cars had south on highway one for the festival, traffic in pacifica was backed up for blocks. it was especially congested this year because of construction on the highway at the south end of town. engineers are monitoring the traffic also adjusting spotlights to minimize the backup as best they could. if you're headed that way, give yourself enough time to plan ahead for the pumpkin festival. >>> coming up, the long search for missing university of virginia student may be over following a grim discovery. we'll have details coming up. >>> and some areas just issued a tropical storm warning. wish you the latest video. >>> and let's take a live look outside approaching the bay bridge. you see traffic is moving nice and easy. >> where back. law-enforcement in virginia expanding the

for the pumpkin festival low 70s downtown. partly cloudy skies. mid-70s santa rosa, near east bay 73 oakland, 75 in fremont, and you head inland, slightly warmer, 677 pittsburgh concord. 76 in pleasanton. the accuweather seven-day forecast, aside from maybe a few sprinkles this morning, we're looking very similar between today and tomorrow. then increasing clouds, a slight chance of showers with cooler temperatures monday. turning sunday on tuesday and then rising temperatures on wednesday, thursday and friday. looks like a ridge is going to build in and bring us above normal warmth. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow. follow us on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions. and we will give you power outage info and weather tweets. yeah, at least they are coming, these weak systems. but most of the bay not seeing anything in terms of rain. >> hopefully the neck one after this one will bring a little bit more moisture. >> yeah. >> thank you, lisa. up next, princess for a day. a magical moment this little girl ba

the risk." time to vote no on prop 46. >>> it is pumpkin picking season. families visiting guadalupe park. >> the event celebrates fall with a costume swap and carnival. the fair helps the parks c conservancy effort. the children's main concern was picking the perfect pumpkin. >> definitely. i think she got so excited seeing all the pumpkins. >> this is a great time. >> it's a lot of fun so far. >> that's cool. the harvest fair also included a children's concert, a costume parade, a kid sized maze, and a fire prevention workshop. >> your children are such an age they -- >> they would dig that. that's their thing right now. >>> coming up, new worries about the flu. what maybe behind the shortage of flu vaccine that's forcing patients to wait for treatment. >>> also ebola fears prompting action. the silicon valley movers and shakers helping protect people from the virus. hey john check it out. whoa! yeah i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv and the tablet worked just fine but i wanted to see if the phone will work as w