clinton is hoping his popularity will help elect gubernatorial candidate jerry brown and gavin newsom who's running for lieutenant governor. he urged the crowd to vote election day which is now just two weeks away. >> if you know anybody anywhere in america who tells you they don't think they're gonna vote, they can't are bothered to vote for jerry brown and gavin newsom, ask them what planet are you livin' on? are you really willing to compromise your future? do you understand the decisions you're gonna have to make? >> brown is behind in campaign funds and needs the support of his former rival. mr. clinton and brown faced off on the 1992 nomination for president. their attention was highlighted in an ad by meg whitman. >> before the san jose really, mr. clinton appeared in napa at an event for congressman mike thompson. members of the tea party rallied in favor of lauren hanks outside the theater where the former president spoke. thompson known as a blue dog democratic in a district where democrats outnumber represents by 20%. hey, he's an air force veteran who says thompson is not

gavin newsom and jerry brown are the californians running for office, but bill clinton was still the big draw and i think tonight with this crowd he'd be running for anything. he came here to spread some of his drawing power with one time political opponent for the presidential nomination jerry brown who is running for governor and gavin newsom running for lieutenant governor. newsom started off claiming credit for his initiatives in san francisco in education and healthcare, but he made a frank observation before introducing brown and clinton. >> i'm the guy that you'll forget that was here tonight. thank you for taking the time to be here just 15 days away from real change in california. [ cheering and applause ] >> i love you, too. so don't worry about it. anyway hey, look, we got the president coming next, okay? [ cheering and applause ] >> he's here in solidarity, president bill clinton. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. let's hear it for jerry brown and gavin newsom. [ cheering and applause ] >> we were raised to believe if you were fortunate, you were supposed to give ba

san francisco kindergartners got a head start for going to college to a trade show mayor gavin newsom newsome as well as city officials, donors and banks were on hand at sanchez college prep school to announce are opening a bank account for every kindergartner entering public school. the cal will be open with 50 or $100 depending on the needs and the nation's trade research as shown this to be an effective investment to boost academic hall. excited about seeing this project become a reality >> when the mind is stretched it never goes back to its original form and if you can create the quality of imagination you can get kids has enlistees kids thinking beyond lunch and be on recess and talking about a college education. that has a transformative impact on their lives. >> statistics indicate one at a three san francisco children are born into families with no savings or assets of any kind. the kindergarten to college fund is designed to help parents begin saving by simplifying the process. a live look at cited tuesday traffic at 4:50 p.m. you and to the top of your screen had highway 80

>> with maldonado and then gavin newsom. >> you touched on most important thing. who runs education in california? is it the governor? maybe it's the secretary of education? maybe it's the superintendent of public instruction? maybe it's the local school board. no one knows. we have a large code. so that is one of the things that bothers me most of the. that is why proposition 14 was one of the most important things we can do so we can put reasonable legislators in office so they can on k-12. we can stimulate the economy to create more jobs. unfortunately education is the biggest line item in the budget and last year, we looked at some reductions, after we made some reductions, my opponent and campaigned, i supported those reductions and i support proposition 1 a through 1-f. you can't have it both ways when you are plague applying for the office of the lieutenant governor for the great state of california. as we move forward, i really believe that obviously our governor that we have today and the legislature has really worked hard to reform and improve k-12. it's

the reception was held of course for democratic candidates jerry brown and gavin newsom at the home of judy and george marcus. george marcus has given more than $200,000 to democratic organizations in the past two years. tickets to the event cost about $500 each. >>> and a reminder, tomorrow is the last day to vote in the november election. your registration pact must be postmarked no later than tomorrow for voter registration information, you can always go to our website, at nbcbayarea.com. >>> oakland is no stranger to violent crime, but it is very uncommon to hear gunfire in the rockridge neighborhood, especially in broad daylight. yesterday someonehot a man who was getting money from an atm machine. and the shooting happened at the safeway shopping center at the corner of broadway and pleasant valley. nbc is in oakland with reaction tonight. >> reporter: diane, that's right. the shooting happened right here at the rockridge at the very popular rockridge shopping center, and the biggest worry here is that it happened in broad daylight. >> i think that's terrible. >> reporter: you ra

newsom, ed harrington, jared bloomingfeld, dean brown, and board of supervisors president david chiu as well as the port commission president, rodney fong, megan miller from senator boxer's office, the captain of this fantastic ship, a representative from metro ports, among many colleagues, many from the iowu, will travis, bruce wolfe from the regional quality control board, michele from the quality association of port authorities, captain strode from the u.s. coast guard, welcome. and many more that i'm sure did not make it onto my little card, so thank you very much for coming today. [applause] thank you. thank you. on behalf of all of us at the port of san francisco, we are honored by your presence and your demonstration of partnership. today marks a great achievement for the port. it gives us great pride but it also gives as testimony the wonderful things can happen when leaders come together and great minds work on innovative projects. the port, as i mentioned, is over 100 years old. it is a place of great history. these appears you are standing on were built many years ago and

newsom. the former president warn apathec voters. >> if you know anybody anywhere in america who tells you they don't think they're gon vote, they can't be bothered to vote for jerry brown and gavin newsom, ask them what planet are you living on? are you really willing to compromise your future? do you undetand the decisions they're gonna have to make. >> the heaviest hitter, president obamand first lady michelle obama, will also spend time campaigning in california the coming days. they stumped together yesterday in columbus, ohio, the first time they hit the trail together since 2008. the president will be in los angeles friday campaigning for jerry brown and mrs. obama will be in california three days starting saturday where she'll campaign for house speaker nancy pelosi. >> a critical reminder, today is the last day to register to vote for th november election. if you have registered or changed your name, you need to reregister. several groups and several student unions have set up regist

in the race for lieutenant governor, san francisco mayor gavin newsom has a slight lead over incumbent abel maldonado. in the attorney general race, steve cooley has 39% and carmelo harris has 38%. and don knapp on how the analysts are reading the results. >> reporter: san francisco mayor gavin newsom is five points ahead of state lieutenant governor abel maldonado in a new field poll. that's beyond the margin of error but not so far ahead the mayor can relax says the poll director mark decamillo. >> we've been seeing that gavin newsom has had an advantage over maldonado in this race in each of the previous polls that was the case. and we're seeing it again in this case. but the lead is not comfortable. it is very close. but it is a lead nonetheless. it is outside the margin of error. >> that's why i'm going the route of the public utilities commission. >> reporter: maldonado won public support in his role as acting government in the aftermath of the san bruno gas line explosion. and decamillo says maldonado may benefit from late movement among latino voters but the contest between the

this morning, san francisco mayor gavin newsom will head across the bay bridge to cal to stump for votes in his effort to become lieutenant governor. he will join democrats at a get out the vote rally. uc berkeley one of several campuses that newsom is expected 4é÷i final da leading up to tuesday's election. a special day ofñgjr] remembrar victims of domestic violence in downtown from 12:15 to 1:15 at the county administrative building plaza. october is domestic violence awareness month. it will be a time to remember those who died as a result of violence and celebrate those who have survived. >>> oakland taking legal action against four people accused of looting and vandalizing downtown. they filed a lawsuit against the who chose to protest the shooting by ripping off a jewelry store. they spray painted on public property. the former officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of oscar grant in july, a conviction many thauz was too late. he will be sentenced a week from today. >>> a suspected leader of a street gang is in custody. hayward police arrested

mayor gavin newsom is going to be at the game. he has pride at stake, he also has a bet on the line. you can find that in the "examiner" and also on our website, nbcbayarea.com. the loser has to go to the other mayor's city and do community service wearing the victor's jersey. we know mayor gavin newsom is not going to have to do that. we also want to talk about the tickets to the game. i will be watching at home because i can't afford to go to the game. bob, some folks can and it's unbelievable considering how high some tickets prices are. >> reporter: what do you mean you can't afford it, it's only several hundred dollars. come on, kris, dinner out for you. we've got joe ellen from stubhub.com, the marketplace for tickets. what are you guys seeing out there as far as the prices and the demand? >> well, demand is certainly through the roof. it's not only the hottest ticket in san francisco, world series tickets are the hottest ticket across the country. on any given day you can buy tens of thousands of tickets and it speaks volum

gubernatorial jerry brown and gavin newsom, lieutenant governor. he urged the crowd to vote on election day, now just two weeks away. >> if you know anybody anywhere in america who tells you they don't think they're gonna vote, they can't are bothered to vote for jerry brown and gavin newsom, ask 'em what planet are you livin' on? are you really willing to compromise your future? >> republican heavy hitters have been doing the rounds in california as well. senator john mccain was in san diego. for both parties it's crunched time now that undecided voters are paying attention. >> gotten their sample ballot in the mail and trying to make decisions. political junkies that haven't been paying attention for months, now a lot more californians are paying attention. both parties are doing that, bringing in the heavy hitters. >> brown could use all the help he can get, even if it is from his former rival bill clinton. the ongoing tension between the two was even highlighted in an ad by meg whitman. >> franklin said it isn't how you treat the most powerful

san francisco mayor gavin newsom holds a slim lead. over republican lieutenant governor abel maldonado. kamala harris is virtually tied right now. the new field poll she and los angeles district attorney steve cooley are separated by just one point. the field poll also shows barbara boxer has extended her lead over republican carly fiorina for the u.s. senate seat. right now we've got meteorologist craig herrera. sliding in there. >> nice. >> what are we seeing for halloween, big things. >> that's the good thing this storm's that's come through almost gone. >> well done. >> exactly. we've got the orange right over the tower live san francisco just a few spotty showers not much at all leftover. a lot of it is in the central valley. east side of the bay towards san francisco the bay bridge there gorgeous night and in fact a lot of those clouds have cleared out. san jose, downtown yeah not much in the way of cloud cover or showers. the radar over the last hour shows a lot of energy now off into sacramento and moving off into the higher el

one reason bill clinton came out not so much for jerry brown they don't get along but gavin newsom. when he needed him when running for mayor bill showed up final week of the campaign. when hillary was running. gavin was there all the way to the end. he stayed with her. >>> democrats figured they have bill clinton as a figure head. is it really just sarah palin? is that their only option? >> do you think rudy giuliani can get much of a crowd down in san jose? could mitt romney, jeb bush? they don't have the star power. you have barack obama and bill clinton after that who could you pull out. it is tough to get a crowd. anybody that can bring a crowd out has double the power. >> even if you don't want to be associated with that person like megan and carly not showing up for sarah's speaking engagement. >> they were busy elsewhere. >> for that they are busy elsewhere. there were a lot of democrats by the way this weekend who were busy elsewhere when bill clinton came through they were not going to be on the stage. they were invited to vip seating. >> i guess that is what politics is a

. >> reporter: gavin newsom made an appearance this morning as well to recount his experiences at the game last night. >> i literally physically have to have someone i can use just to you know -- i don't know. >> reporter: who is this person? >> no, i had nancy pelosi's grandson last night. i swear to you. he couldn't have been more than 12 or 13 and the guy was abused. literally grabbing him, holding him, hit him when things went wrong. when things went right i pushed him down as i jumped up. >> reporter: for those who could only afford one night in the stands, it's time for some last-minute souvenirs and heading home for tonight's game. >> we did it, one game, were here, got to see them. they are going all the way this year. >> reporter: how are you feeling about today? >> very strong. very strong. very excited. >> reporter: oh, you got to love lou-seal and you're taking a live look at mccovey code. you have the boats lined up to hopefully catch a ball. first pitch at 4:57. >> i'm kind of sorry you lost the beard, anne. >> reporter: i did. [ laughter ] >> come on. >> reporter: that

gubernatorial jerry brown and gavin newsom. he urge the the crowd to vote on election day, now over two weeks away. >> if you know anybody anywhere in america who tells you they don't think you're gonna vote, they can't vote for jerry brown and gavin newsom, ask them what planet are you living on. are you willing to comprises your future? >> senator john mccain campaigned for carly fiorina in san diego while former alaska sarah palin capped a three-day swing in orange county. it's crunch time now that undecided voters are trying to pay attention. >> got their sample ballot and maybe absentee ballot and trying to make the political junkies that haven't paid attention for months, now is when a lot more californians are paying attention. bring in the heavy hitters. >> brown behind in campaign funds can use all the help they can get even if it's from his former rival bill clinton. tonight brown and clinton appear to get along just fine. >> frank lynn roosevelt, one of our greatest democratic presidents said it isn't just how you tr

san francisco mayor gavin newsom has launched his first television ad for that race. phil matier got some sand between his toes to show us what is in the ad and perhaps more importantly, what is not. >> legislature... don't mess with us. >> reporter: as political ads go it's a four star kennedy. gavin newsom on the beach with his family gazing off into the future and telling us all -- >> it's simple. we want our kids to leave their footprints in this world. we owe them a good education. and if we want them to leave their footprints in the sand, we owe them a good environment. >> reporter: the ad was shot in santa monica not in san francisco. in fact, if you look at the ad, would you have a hard time thinking that gavin newsom was even from a place like san francisco. why not san francisco? >> because i was in santa monica and i had a number of meetings and i'm running statewide. >> reporter: let's give him a break after all this is a feel- good ad and let's be honest, a commercial show in this part of town isn't going to win voters. >> i'm very proud of san francisco.

are you feeling gavin newsom in a cowboy hat? >> i'm not. but i don't think he's going to have to worry about it. >> let's talk about what's happening. good morning to you. it is cooler this morning as we talked about. look at the wealth of 40s here in the blue with 42 napa, the cool spot. still holding on to the 50s in half moon bay, mountain view and also antioch. compared to 24 hours ago everybody's cooler except oakland, you're the same. half moon bay about 4 degrees warmer. 10 degrees cooler in fairfield, 3 san francisco, 5 menlo park along the mountain view, fremont and 8 in san jose. this afternoon we'll have mostly sunny conditions, a few high clouds from time to time. still the upper 50s along the coast to low 60s in downtown san francisco. the rest of us in the mid to upper 60s. mid-60s the bay and salinas to 55 hollister. let's take a look at your accu-weather seven-day forecast. slightly cooler tomorrow and again thursday. still a small chance of some evening rain for thursday's game 2 and then a gather chance on friday and satur

. >>> today mayor gavin newsom unveiled the nation's first city funded college savings plan. 1,200 keupbder 1,200 kindergatners get $50. the money can only be used to pay for college or vocational school. >> they have a trust fund of sorts. a college savings account and they have friends in the private-sector that are going to match the contribution to have the city. >> reporter: city officials point to a national study that shows children with some amount of college savings are about seven times more likely to go to college. >>> a number of small earthquake rattled communities across southern california today. the largest quake struck off the coast of humble county. the quake hit about 8:00 this morning. here in the bay area, a number of small earthquakes have struck santa clara county. the biggest one a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit just before 6:30 this morning. the quake rattled an area of minlow state park. >>> reno is breaking records when it comes to its weather. more than an inch of rain fell yet at the reno airport. that broke a record of about .25-inch. a mountain pass had to be sh

>> no yellow, just orange and black for san francisco mayor gavin newsom. he was out here last night for the giants' offensive explosion right next to nancy pelosi and saw a very different side of t most porful woman in america. >> she was high-fiving and hugging. you guys have to mic up nancy pelosi. republicans will never take back congress if they see the nancy pelosi i saw last night at the game. >> john gould fought for this first place in line. >> a good time. three innings better than none. >> not exacy the sentiment of giants mascot lucille. if the team gets anymore pumped up, it might explode just like they did last night. >> there's people across the wa we saw and screaming at me right now. they'rgonna see the game for free for a few innings. if you want to get inside and pay, the price jumped up to pretty much wt the tickets were going for yesterday, about 400 to 500 bucks to stand there and watch 'em. live, rry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> we're getting lots of pictures from giants fans. barbara showing her husband and son enjoying a moment from la

san francisco mayor gavin newsom and able maldonado went face to face in sunny vale. robert handa reports. >> reporter: intentional or not, the two very different candidates arrived at the debate in different ways. able maldonado formal, surrounded by staff members. gavin newsom, casual, strolling in, chatting it up with staff. >> top priority for me and the top priority for the lieutenant's governor's office will be to get the state's economy back where it should be. >> reporter: maldonado said b32 is a job killer, newsom called it a job creator. >> if you believe california's worse days being behind us and not in front of us you believe in carbon energy. >> reporter: newsom said he was tired of race in gender being used to pitch voters. and maldonado sited farm workers. after the two will take their disagreements to another debate on saturday. >>> and the state senate has not been able to muster the necessary votes. ktvu's amber lee is live at the capital once again. she just spoke with the legislative insider and joins us now with her report. >> reporter: frank we

san francisco mayor gavin newsom and able maldonado went face to face in sunny vale. robert handa reports. >> reporter: intentional or not, the two very different candidates arrived at the debate in different ways. able maldonado formal, surrounded by staff members. gavin newsom, casual, strolling in, chatting it up with staff. >> top priority for me and the top priority for the lieutenant's governor's office will be to get the state's economy back where it should be. >> reporter: maldonado said b32 is a job killer, newsom called it a job creator. >> if you believe california's worse days being behind us and not in front of us you believe in carbon energy. >> reporter: newsom said he was tired of race in gender being used to pitch voters. and maldonado sited farm workers. after the two will take their disagreements to another debate on saturday. >>> and the state senate has not been able to muster the necessary votes. ktvu's amber lee is live at the capital once again. she just spoke with the legislative insider and joins us now with her report. >> reporter: frank we

today, abel maldonado and gavin newsom have a debate scheduled. and maldonado has picked up some endorsements from key democrats. >> some may be surprised to see me here, supporting abel maldonado. >> we are so tired of those who use politics to advance their own political careers. >> reporter: maldonado chose to announce his democratic endorsements on the steps of san francisco city hall, mayor gavin new gavin newsom's home base. >> this is the people of california's house. and everybody has the right to come here and to tell californians what they're going to do in the future. >> to do it on the steps of city hall is rather curious. considering everything san francisco city hall has been about, he's fought against. >> reporter: gavin newsom's lead over maldonado dwindled from 9 points back in july to 4 points late last month. >>> 7:17. 27 eucalyptus trees are coming down in larkspur. last saturday, crews started what will reportedly be a three- week process to remove the trees. a marin county judge ruled last year that the trees were a safety ha

the fate of gavin newsom's perfect hair do, rests in the midst of the san francisco giants. we'll explain why coming up. >> good sunday morning. am raj. did you see it last night? the giants off to an amazing start, not to be debbie downer here. be careful. game two of the phillies will come strong. check in with the giants and sharks and college football. stay with us. [ male announcer ] taxes. so who called prop 13 a "fraud" and a "rip off?" jerry brown. who raised the gas tax as governor, and pushed for higher sales taxe jerry brown. who tried five times to raise property taxes in oakland? jerry brown. who supported higher statewide income taxes? jerry brown. and who says, if elected, he'll ask voters for even more new taxes? jerry brown. governor jerry brown, again? hide your wallet. >>> the giants will strut back on to the field tonight for game two against the phillies. after what some are calling a bit of a stunner. will they come out on top or another round offer to it tour for giants fans? sports director raj has the bases covered in your morning sports. >> chris, t

and mayor gavin newsom, he wants to be lieutenant governor. mr. obama's first stop, spent less than an hour in atherton raising money. that was hosted by former state controller steve wesley. then it was time for dinner at the palo alto home of google executive melissa meyer. the democrats have some problems including a weakened support among women as a group like the healthcare reform. they are not happy with economic recovery and the jobless rate. >> calling for democrats this year while women say they're going to vote for democrats, they're not giving them the same big margins that they have in the past. >> we want democratic candidates to win. and there is a tremendous amount of republican money out there. >> this guy is no friend to the american people. he is a tool of the wall street bankers. >> in fact, tea party protestors greeted the president at one of his stops. they're upset with the size of government and the amount of government spending. mr. obama is going to be speaking at usc today. they're expecting a crowd of 30,000 people. cand

to celebrate our collective ingenuity, so it is with great pride that i introduce our leader, mayor gavin newsom, who, frankly needs no introduction, but i will say one thing -- his accomplishments, particularly in leading local government's response to the environment are too much for me to go into today. i'm here to tell you that this would not have happened without his leadership and support. i want to thank you for prioritizing this project and for making sure that once again we are leading the way here in california, and i know that you will take this message on to all of the other 11 courts in california. with that, thank you, mayor. mayor newsom: 90 for being here. welcome to san francisco. why are you not out shopping? -- thank you for being here. it is always great to see these big ships come in. fills me with a sense of pride because of the adventures i know people will have when they make it into our diverse neighborhoods. it is a city that continues to be the no. 1 tourist destination in the united states of america for a reason -- the number one tourist destination. thank you

>> no yellow, just orange and black for san francisco mayor gavin newsom. he was out here last night for the giants' offensive explosion right next to nancy pelosi and saw a very different side of the most powerful woman in america. >> she was high-fiving and hugging. you guys have to mic up nancy pelosi. republicans will never take back congress if they see the nancy pelosi i saw last night at the game. >> john gould fought for this first place in line. >> a good time. three innings better than none. >> not exactly the sentiment of giants mascot lucille. if the team gets anymore pumped up, it might explode just like they did last night. >> there's people across the way we saw and screaming at me right now. they're gonna see the game for free for a few innings. if you want to get inside and pay, the price jumped up to pretty much what the tickets were going for yesterday, about 400 to 500 bucks to stand there and watch 'em. live, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> we're getting lots of pictures from giants fans. barbara showing her husband and son enjoying a m

. >> abel maldonado and gavin newsom are both 43 years old but they don't seem to have much else's in common. >> the styles of leadership are the biggest differences, my style of leadership is bringing everybody to the table and figuring out what is the best way to move california forward. gavin's is whether you like it or not it's going to happen. >> you may not agree with me but you know where i stand. i'm not going to change my position every six months or every election. >> maldonado is former state lawmaker from the central coast. he was appointed by arnold schwarzenegger in april after a process in california history. many view the post as largely ceremonial but the current office holder says he has real authority. >> number one, if there is a tie you go in but you are acting governor when the governor leaves the stay. that is very, very important. >> he recently used that power to declare state of emergency in the san bruno fire. gavin newsom believes the job is more than just a caretaker a heartbeat away from the governor. >> second in command sits on the governing board on ca

newsom newsome is ecstatic about last night's win along with the anticipation of the upcoming season the mayor cannot collect on is that after this series winter and >> i've aged over the last week. it's a stressful as a dance. but one thing i'm looking for do is getting a photograph back from my friend the mayor read in atlanta. the san francisco giants flag flying over it led to city hall. couldn't you imagine the good thing is we don't have to imagine right behind me having to hoist the atlanta braves flag on the front of city hall. the indignity. i feel for my friend the mayor of atlanta out because that's exactly what you will be doing when he receives the giants leg hopefully tomorrow. when looking forward to the youtube clip of that. it's some energy and hopefulness at a time in an economy like this where we have forty-niner team that's talking about abandoning our city and not committing to it in ownership and walking away. are going to celebrate an ownership that to walk away from our city that stood out on a city and is been rewarded by a strong fan base in the country. >>

san francisco mayor gavin newsom has agreed to a world series bet with the mayor of arlington, texas. the mayor of the losing team will perform community service in that city wearing the win he team's jersey. should the giants lose, newsom is prepared to send to texas, crab, chocolate and sourdough bread. he's expecting a lot of barbecue sauce. there is will the a friendly wager between b.a.r.t. and texas's d.a.r.t. >>> many people and businesses are jumping on the bandwagon of a sea of black and orange and not because it's halloween. here's claudine wong with more. >> reporter: there is a giants' dugout store just around the corner from where we're standing. we wanted to show you the end of the line which has stretched down to this block for the better part of two hours. it has not gotten much shorter. employees say it's been like this for days and stays likes this every day. everybody just wants in on the orange and black. by the time the store owned here, the line was around the corner. >> everybody wants to be apart of it, they want to be wearing the colors, be in the bars and res

we will move from negotiable politics to local races and a big endorsement for gavin newsom. fresh off the rally with former president clinton, what you can expect next in his run to be lieutenant governor. the special bond between a mother and a son. this high school football team is put on display for everyone to see. we will bring you this inspiring story coming up later today in the bay. >> thank you, laura. your pediatrician wants to know how much time your child spends in front of the and the computer. the american academy of pediatrics issued a issue that linked excessive screen time to attention problems, obesity and sleep and eating disorders. they are supposed to ask about media habits and whether they have access to a or internet in their bedrooms. the raiders need to recover from the loss with the 49ers. they couldn't take advantage of 143 yards in penalties. the oakland defense made alex smith look like a real quarterback. on the way to a 17-9 loss. >>> free stuff. we love getting it and we have a chance to get prizes from an unlikely source. bart. good morning,

mayor gavin newsom newsome is happy for the city and as a fan he's also happy for the team. >> there's an energy and hopefulness in a time an economy like this where we have a forty- niner team that's talking about abandoning our city and just walking away. before going to celebrate an ownership that the walkway for city and stuck it out on a city that has been rewarded by our strong his fan base anywhere in the country. >> the giants will face a tough philadelphia phillies team in the national league championship series. will see. >> turning now to decision 2010 and the third and final debate between meg whitman and jerry brown gets under way tonight at 6:30 p.m. it's happening at the dominican university in san or fall and tom brokaw will be the moderator. it just three weeks remain before election day and the most recent public opinion polls show whitman and browned in a virtual tie. for bay area properties are part of a mass sell-off for the state of california. two are in san francisco the civic center and the public utilities commission building. the judge. seven more properties

the first is between gavin newsom and maldanado at 3:00 on thursday. and on friday at 11:15, the candidates for the school superintendent. both will be held live on abc7news.com and then rebroadcast on abc7 on sunday. tune in on-line and here on sunday for the debate. >>> they spent a million dollars on new playgrounds, so why can't the children use the new equipment? the problems that have closed the playgrounds. >> and has san francisco's first of a kind investment to make sure every kinder gardener goes to college. >> first, a shocking attack at an over seas circus. a lion tamer escapes after getting malled by his lion. and then later on "nightline." >> i'm cynthia mcfaden. coming up next on "nightline" a moment of truth in a connecticut triple murder. a killer found guilty and we have the inside story. and whoopi goldberg on her on a d well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals d

tonight he's at ucla, with candidates jerry brown and gavin newsom. next clinton heads to northern california in weekend rallies in san jose and napa. >> why settle for clinton in california when you can have two? hillary clinton is in san francisco tonight at the commonwealth club, her focus, climate change, american leadership and the future of women. >> a sacramento counter fishermen who shot and wounded a sea lion last year is going to jail. larry was convicted of intentionally wounding an animal. he fired his gun because the sea lion took his catch. he's on probation for five years and he'll pay $41,000 in restitution. the sea lion underwent successful surgery and is recovering in his new home six flags in vallejo. he is named nieves. >> it is not often you see cowboys herding in the bay area. the cattle drive is one of many events leading up to the grand national rodeo at the cow palace. you're looking at a live shot. the cowboys start off at the corner of geneva and bay shore and head up geneva avenue. the actual rodeo starts next wednesday and

republican incumbent maldonado faces off with gavin newsom. it will inform about you where they stand on major issues. that debated is noon only on abc7. >> up next, north korean leader kim jong-il stands by his son and eventually successor. >> and crews will be bringing up the meg whitman's nose is growing again. this time she's lying about jerry brown on taxes. but as governor jerry brown cut $4 billion in taxes and says no new taxes without voter approval. meg whitman -- her nose just keeps on growing and growing. meg whitman is lying about jerry brown again...on taxes again. newspapers have called many of her ads untrue. fact: jerry brown cut taxes by $4 billion and says no new taxes without voter approval. but meg whitman's nose just keeps growing by the millions. >>> north korean president kim jong-il and heir apparent son was viewed in public today. kim jong un sat next to his father. it was his most public appearance as the regime's next leader nearly two weeks ago. the parade celebrates the anniversary the north korean workers party a

it arrived courtesy of gavin newsom last night. the giants beat braves in the previous round of playoffs and that got them where they are. they head to philadelphia in a few hours and could not seal the deal against the phillies last night. they will have to try again in game six tomorrow. the time of the first pitch is still up in the air. if the yankees win tonight, the giants will start before 1:00. in the yarveg yankees lose, our game will start before 5:00. here at home, fans staying positive, they are looking for world series tickets. if the giants win in philly, game one will be in san francisco on wednesday. we check stub hub this morning and it will be pricey. standing room only is $391. if you want to sit, bleacher seats are $525. the most expensive are $92,000 or there abouts. you get that sit in the oracle suite. >> oscar supporters will stage a rally. a bart police officer shot and killed passenger grant unarmed on new year's day 2009 at the bart station in oakland. today's rally is part of the national day to stop pol

newsome's home base. >> this is the people of california's house. everybody has the right to come here and to tell californians what they will do in the future. >> reporter: democrats surrounded him. among them joe nation and former san francisco supervisor tony hall. today both announced they were crossing the political aisles and endorsing the republican candidate. >> some of my friends may be surprised to see me here today supporting able for lieutenant governor. >> i can speak on behalf of many san franciscoans, we are so tired of those who use politics to advance their own political careers. >> reporter: san francisco mayor and democratic lieutenant governor candidate gavin newsome. >> to do it on the steps of city hall is rather curious considering everything that san francisco city hall has been about he has fought against. >> reporter: according to the latest field pole newsom dwindled late last month. >> they agree on a lot so you want to do something that differentiates and yes, you leave no stone un turned. >> reporter: patrick murphy is

at 7:00 he'll take the stage at san jose state university with democrats jerry brown and gavin newsom to help in their respective races for governor and lieutenant governor. several environmental officials are here in the bay area this weekend awarding grants for projects in three bay area communities. environmental protection agency administrator lisa jackson toured parts of oakland and richmond yesterday including the aamco superfund site in west oakland. industrial pollution is blamed for causing unusually high rates of asthma and lung diseases there. residents presented innovative ways to clean the contaminated toil including putting fish bones in the ground and covering with organic material. >> at the end of the day this community protection, i saw some outstanding examples today here in oakland of leadership. >> residents want to develop these superfund fights as well as create an environmental program involving latinos in the canal district. the epa is helping by issuing $100,000 grants in the low-income communities. an american businessman jailed for two years in iran has bee

newsom to help in their races for governor and lieutenant governor. awarding grants in three projects in three communities. industrial pollution here is causing rates of asthma and lung diseases. they have innovative ways to clean the soil which include killing crushed fish bones into the ground and covering the soil with clean, organic material. >> ladies and gentlemen, at the ends of the day this is community protection. i saw some outstanding examples here in oakland of leadership. >> residents want to develop the superfund site and start a program involving the latino canal district. they are issuing $100,000 grants in the low income communities. and american businessman jailed for two years in iran has been released. a family spokesperson says the 71-year-old of southern california is expected to be escorted back to the u.s. soon. iranian officials accused him of passing $200 in cash to a man connected to a violent opposition group. he was never charged with a crime and he denied knowingly supporting the group. his family says he has diabetes and

newsom. the former president is the democrats not so secret weapon. they are both in tight races and hope mr. clinton's charisma will help. >>> republican senate candidate carly fiorina continues to go after barbara boxer. linda yee with more on one of the tighters races in the country. >>> reporter: fresh fromherr rally with senator john mccain, carly fiorina appeared on fox news sunday to explain why barbara boxer will have trouble winning reelection. >> she is too extreme for california. she is an extreme liberal, hyper partisan. >>> reporter: fiorina and boxer campaigned in southern california this weekend. it's where political insiders believe the senate race will be decided. boxer questioned fiorina's character. >> my opponent is proud to have the support of sarah palin. and i can tell you you can tell about a person when you look at the company they keep. >> i'm proud of my endorsement from sarah palin and i said that over and over again. >> reporter: she may be proud but she failed to

newsome's home base. >> this is the people of california's house. everybody has the right to come here and to tell californians what they will do in the future. >> reporter: democrats surrounded him. among them joe nation and former san francisco supervisor tony hall. today both announced they were crossing the political aisles and endorsing the republican candidate. >> some of my friends may be surprised to see me here today supporting able for lieutenant governor. >> i can speak on behalf of many san franciscoans, we are so tired of those who use politics to advance their own political careers. >> reporter: san francisco mayor and democratic lieutenant governor candidate gavin newsome. >> to do it on the steps of city hall is rather curious considering everything that san francisco city hall has been about he has fought against. >> reporter: according to the latest field pole newsom dwindled late last month. >> they agree on a lot so you want to do something that differentiates and yes, you leave no stone un turned. >> reporter: patrick murphy is

>>> san francisco mayor gavin newsom gets a run for lieutenant governor. >>> i'm chris sanchez where the streets are tree-lined by law. that could mean responsibilities and danger for homeowners. >>> good monday morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. 5:00 and a soggy start for parts of the bay area. >> that's right. this morning at least the east bay and parts of the south bay hills around los gatos may see a few sprinkles and a cloudy start and night temperatures. you can keep the jacket on throughout the day. only 68 in san jose. 65 in oakland and 63 in san francisco where we are probably seeing a misty sky this morning. >> you talk about east bay and south bay with drizzle and the san mateo hill with fog and low clouds. the bridge is nice with a clear view and all lanes are reopened early sunday morning. this is the first commute since the repair work and the retro fit was going on. thins are moving nicely as well. southbound 1 where are 1 and into the south bay. no problems and a nice easy flow. >> thanks a lot. just in, breaking news. th

it's less clear on the lieutenant governor's race. >> gavin newsom may benefit. the returns have been weighted on the democratic side until this year. >> right now the republicans are returning their ballots at a higher rate than the democrats. which is unusual. it goes against what i've been watching for ten years. >> could be all those early republicans were just eager to vote this year or could be they'll be a lot who are of them voting. we will continue to track it in the weeks ahead. in the news room, mark matthews, abc 7 news. >> one proposition has cities across the state banding together and educators fighting back. if it passes, proposition 22 would keep the state from raiding city coffers to balance the budget in sacramento. karina rusk reports. >> hundreds of cities across california are supporting proposition 22. san jose's mayor chuck reid says it's time the state stop raiding local revenues to cover its own budget failures. he says that practice results in cuts to police, fire and libraries. >> the services that people value most are the service tha

and for lieutenant governor candidate gavin newsom. >> it is great to be -- >>> and an oakland woman, killed in a drive-by shooting overnight, was an innocent victim according to investigators. and 29-year-old carolyn howard was on west street about midnight, going out dancing, with some friends. and police say someone in a car sprayed the street with bullets, hitting three men. howard just happened to be standing nearby. police say the wounded men were the target, and they're expected to survive. >>> well, checking other bay area headlines, a handicapped almeda man is asking for the public's help to recover his specially-equipped van. the 1995 chevy gulf stream looks like this one. except it is green and it has gray striping, and it has a wheelchair lift with darnel dangerfield's wheelchair inside. the license plate number is 9856edp. if you have any information, please call almeda police. >>> walnut creek police have made an arrest in one of the rape cases at the park regency apartments. welcome yokum is charged in the september 16 sexual assault. he lives at the complex. and police

he was hoping to generate enthusiasm for gerry brown and gavin newsom the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. >>> i used to believe if you were fortunate you were supposed to give back to your community give to the future of your kids. >> reporter: he talked about green technology, gerry brown's past achievements as governor and criticized his republican opponent meg whitman for her plan to repeal capital gains tax. he urged young people to vote we know why. this morning there is a new associated press poll that shows there is a huge gap in voter enthusiasm between republicans and democrats. according to the survey among those who voted for president barack obama two years ago only half say they will show up this time. half, two thirds of those who voted for john mccain in 2008 say they are sure they will vote two weeks and a day from today but sydnie, two weeks is a very long time and in fact, democrats are talking about you know, even holes in the polls, a lot of polls are done with home phones, right. land lines but a lot of young people have cell phones people not as