About the legalization of marijuana but our story is about how and where its being grown. Many growers are trespassing on parks and tribal land using highly toxic pesticides to grow pot. The effects are real and deadly. Flying high above some of the countrys most wellknown national parks, sequoia and kings canyon south of yosemite. Look closely and youll see it. Thousands of acres on or near u. S. Forest service land used as marijuana grow sites. Its a huge problem, almost an epidemic in our community. With destructive effects. And now goes beyond the politics of pot. What we know is there is a massive use of toxic cants out there. I know theyre specifically targeting animals. Anything that can kill a bear can kill me, as well. Its how theyre doing it thats wreaking havoc on some of californias rarest species and precious resources. Here is well over 1,000 pounds of marijuana. This is the new ground zero for marijuana cultivation in california. So far this year, the Sheriffs Department has identified more than 500 grow sites and seized more than 2400 plants and roughly a half a million plants were found on National Parkland statewide. Other sites were discovered just outside public land. How far are we away from federal public land . Just over that hill. Lieutenant rick coe heads the marijuana eraddation task force for the county. His team discovered shotguns, nearly 300 plants and the poisons used to protect them. Natural . Absolutely not. Fertilizers pesticides and other things are placed to make it grow like this and protect it. Protecting plants but harming wildlife. This was a 5yearold pacific fischer, one of only 300 left in northern california. Scientists at uc davis found this one suffered an early death near yosemite last month. Hes part of a population has been exposed to an illegal form of rat poison. How deadly are these chemicals . Theyre acutely poisonous. So strong, a quarter teaspoon can kill a 500pound lion. Pot farmers are using 50 times that and 0 a single plant to keep animals away from their crops. Gabriel has found 86 of the fischers hes studying have been exposed to the poison six have died so far. I got a signal. With the help of a wildlife biologist on a hupa valley indian reservation, they tag the fischers and set up cameras to track them. We hikeded into one of those recently abandoned grow seitz where we saw the trash. Youll see cans and things. And poison left after growers finished the seasons crop. You could deplete a whole prey base in an area so many species are dependent on, northern spotted owls, fischers, hum belt martins. Last year a Government Task force spent 23 million hunting down and seizing Marijuana Plants on public land in california. But little funding is set aside for the cleanup. And than could have effects even beyond the wildlife for years to come. What happens when it goes down stream . Basically flowing with the water and then its picked up by those species that can use it the most readily. I dont want to drink out of the creek now and come home and not wake up. Don blake lives on the reservation. She believes its only a matter of time before toxic cants from the water can make those in her community sick. Marijuana operations are potentially destroying the landscape. Theyre killing the animals and the forest. And they dont care. Hiker like rick fleming fear the water issue could affect them, as well because of the proximity of the grow seitz to worthy sources. Hes part of the volunteers trail crew, a nonprofit dedicated to cleaning up what growers are leaving behind. If theyre trashing the place and if we can pick it up and get it out, then great. Its a green rush. A green rush for marijuana instead of gold at a cost to our environment. And it doesnt just impact our state. These are our national treasures. These are our National Forests and national parks. And just this week, senator Dianne Feinstein urged the Environmental Protection agency to step in and help fight the environmental damage caused by pot groves in the centralvale. Its not just happying there, its happening throughout the state. If you have a tip for elise or anyone else in our investigative unit, call us an at 888996tips or send us an email to nbcbayarea. Com. Now to a developing story this halloween. A night of trick or treating turned dangerous for two young boys. A driver hit a 12 and 13yearold in the town of clover dale about 30 minutes north of santa rosa. Police say the driver is a 75yearold man who is cooperating with the investigation he is not believed to have been drinking, speeding or using his cell phone. The boys were transported to the hospital but their conditions not released. New tonight, a family from brazil is in San Francisco tonight on a frantic search for a loved one. They got a call from the missing man on monday saying he was in trouble and they havent heard from him since. Nbc bay areas gene ellie is live in San Francisco where his sister is retracing his steps tonight. He had a bus ticket for a ride home to los angeles on sunday, but eighths here at the greyhound station say he never boarded that bus. We also know he called family on monday frantic telling them he needed help and was in trouble. That was the last time family heard from him. And eats a nice boy. He was not the type of troublemaker boy. He is hes really intelligent. He speaks four languages. Anna rodriguez is desperate to find her brother. 23yearold paolo netto. She and her mother flew to San Francisco from brazil after receiving a frantic call him monday night. The obviously he was terrified. He called me saying please call the police. Im in trouble. Theres people toing me. She asked officers to check 505 shotwell in the Mission District where his smartphone was located when she got the call. No one has heard from him since. Its really unusual. We usually speak to him almost every day or every two days. The family filed a missing persons report today and is retracing his steps and say the netto arrived in San Francisco friday on a bus from his home in los angeles. The artist was in San Francisco looking at art schools. He stayed at a hostel where workers say he seemed like a nice young man. He checked out saturday night and checked in with his family. We spoke to him on the phone and he said that he was okay and he was going home. He was going to take a bus to go to l. A. He was going home. He never arrived in l. A. And then made those frantic calls monday. Since monday, we didnt hear from him. For rodriguez and her mother, the silence is horrifying. Nettos sister and mother a they plan to continue showing this picture to anyone in San Francisco who will take a moment to look hoping for any clue this picture and his information are already entered into the San FranciscoPolice Departments missing persons database, a database every Police Officer has access to. Reporting live in San Francisco, jean ellie. The fbi is on the case of a reported bomb threat on a plane that left from sfo today. The United Express flight was on its way to san antonio but was diverted to phoenix at about 5 00 this evening. All 42 passengers were evacuated safely. You see help getting ob buses here. The fbi is not confirming the specific nature of that threat. A san jose father is an us cooed of leaving his two children in an suv overnight. 29yearold julio reyes Milpitas Police say he parked his car near calaveras and 680 around 10 00 p. M. On tuesday night and left his 8yearold son and 10yearold daughter inside that car with the doors unlocked. Now, neighbors called police about a suspicious vehicle. About 1 00 p. M. On wednesday so the following day, police pound the children inside and alone. Disheveled, hungry, the first thing we did was get them food, make sure they had nutrition in them and we wanted to make sure they were fed and taken care of. A short while later reyes called to report his vehicle and children missing. Police arrested him after talking interviewing him. They also say the childrens mother was at work and had no idea of any of this happening. A bizarre story on the stanford campus. A dining hall and dorm both getting a deep cleaning after 51 students got sick. Yesterday, they came down with norovirus type symptoms like vomiting, stomach pains, headaches and diarrhea. Although Health Experts say this is the time of year when norovirus outbreaks happen, theyre trying to pin point the surface. New regulations are in effect for rail workers. The California PublicUtilities Commission an be proed the new rules today. The cpuc says it was not in response to the accident but has been talked about for years. The new rules include man da. troe threeway communication, speed restrictions and warning flags are now required in work areas. The rules apply to all 12 transit agencies that the cpcu regulates including b. A. R. T. And muni. He could be sent to prison or suspended by the league office. For now the 49ers just want him to play football. The team reactivated al done smith. Hes now eligible to play. The 49ers had deactivated him last month after he was arrested for dui and marijuana possession. He faces three felony counts on weapons charges that stem from a party he hosted at a south bay home last year. The 49ers next game is november 10th, just two days before his Court Appearance to face his dui and weapons charge. Well hear from our 49ers insider matt later. Coming up, a small ornament and big controversy. Why the Lgbt Community is especially upset. You may need a medical card to get pot but your pet doesnt. The pill that might benefit your dog, plus its halloween night in san jo jose. Were inside the temple of doom in front of someones yard. Take a look at the attention to detail. The story coming up tonight. A spooktacular success, long lines all night at one of the most elaborate haunt the houses in had the bay area. Its over the top. George kitayama is in san jose this evening. Whats his motivation and do his neighbors mind . The neighbors dont mind. In fact, the neighbors bought into the whole idea and the guy who did this has been doing this for 12 years. Theyre used to this. I went inside twice and the first time i went inside, my feather was right behind men an at one one point he disappeared. I had no idea where he was. I waited ford him for about ten minutes and he finally came out. He was okay. Look at this. Take a look at this thing. It is impressive. The detail. The attention 0 detail from the Indiana Jones and temple of doom. This is in someones front yard. If youre ready to enter the temple of doom, lets do this. As you enter, youre transported to a whole different world. Youre no longer in san jose, youre in the temple of doom. It was a lot of fun. It was so scary. She was one of 5,000 trickortreaters who stood in line that went around the block. The temple of doom is a stand alone structure in front of bob schiros home. It brings the kid out in all of us again that i remember being a kid. I wanted to bring extra to that. The inside was definitely inspired by the movie Indiana Jones and the temple of doom, with a little halloween twist, of course. Twists and turns, you didnt know what was going to pop out. At the end when that guy came out, that got me. It really did. Look at that. You can see the skeleton. He didnt make it after all. He was trying to climb up to the top but didnt quite make it. This is the first time this has been done in front of this home. Theyre already getting ready for next year. Thats what i hear, but theyre not telling us what next years theme will be. Were live in san jose tonight. George kitayama, nbc bay area news. Its almost midnight and theres still a crowd outside of the home. Angry birds, spiderman found treats at the childrens hospital. Young patients collected candy at todays special halloween party. Doctors and nurses got into the action and went door to door to help bring halloween to the children who werent healthy enough to leave their hospital rooms. New tonight at 111 00, halloween may be over but this is just the beginning of the halloween season. Its already starting with controversy. Hallmark removed the gay from a classic christmas karol. You might imagine, thats not going over well with everyone. Were live in San Francisco with the story. Jenelle, it all comes down to this christmas sweater and these words, don me now our fun apparel. The fun should be gay. But hallmark decided to change it to fun and that has a lot of people talking tonight. We all know the song don we now our gay apparel but wait, hallmark says the word gay should be changed to fun. Im offended. What is it . Its wrong to say gay. Wrong might be too harsh a word but when haw mark introduced its 2013 keepsake christmas sweater, the twitter sphere went crazy when the Company Changed the word gay to fun. Fun doesnt say the same thing that gay does. You know, gay. You know, not grim. Stuart and john lewis feel the same way. They fought for years for Marriage Equality and so changing the word is a slap in the face. Everybody most enjoys it and there was no need to change a single word. I think that by taking the word gay out of deck the halls, they really are silencing, you know, i saing its not okay to say the word haul mac saying the ornament was created in the spirit of fun. Later, the Company Released an apology by saying we never intended to offend or make political statements with our products and in hindsight, we realize we shouldnt have changed the lyrics on the ornament. In andys opinion, they may not like it but not going to take it personally if somebody gets really, really involved with saying fun supposed to gay. Whats the big deal . Reporter well, it has become a big deal. And it will be very interesting to see how many people actually buy this sweater. Reporting live in San Francisco, im cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. Thanks. That means its holiday season. It is holiday season. Jeff ranieri joins us now. Halloween is almost over and november is tomorrow morning. I thought you were going to ask me for a christmas forecast. Can you do this. Yes, i know you like to push ahead towards the next big holiday. We do have christmaslike be temperatures coming our way in the sevenday forecast. Its going to stay warm. High pressure gives us two days of incredible weather with the storm track just off to the north. Lets get right into the friday forecast. I know youre going to love it if you like today. Temperatures for the interior valleys well start off cold with 40s and clear skies. By 4 00 p. M. , upper 70s. We may even have a few isolated low 80s. Well see temperatures by the bay going into the low 70s. Outside right now to the High Definition view. Crystal clear on this halloween evening. Heres the other side fact about this october as we wind it up tonight. No october rain in san jose. Were 65 of normal. We could use rain drops. Well have more on the forecast on a few drops that will be getting close. 39 in st. Helena, 39 in napa, you need extra blankets. Warmer for the east bay. 46 in livermore, 49 san jose, 46 in redwood city. Some of the ocean air helping to keep San Francisco warmer with 52 degrees. On friday, numbers in the mid to upper 70s. We ratcheted these up a little bit from the earlier forecast. 77 in evergreen. 75 san jose, 72 in santa cruz. Palo alto getting toasty for this time of year along the peninsula. In the east bay, weve bumped these numbers up a little bit. Close but not quite there the to 80. 77, 76 plesstantton, not following too behind behind Castro Valley expecting 74. San francisco we expect 70 in downtown up against the immediate coastline, its going to be mid and upper 60s, back to berkeley 73, and oakland at 75. The next thing in the world of weather we are watching is wind building in by late saturday and sunday morning. Winds 15 to 30 Miles Per Hour at the coastline. We could see winds range frpg 15ing to 30. Sunday is the next big horizon change in the world of weather. Speaking of change, dont forget the clocks as we head toward sunday. Push those back one hour. That cooler weather coming our way for sunday, monday and tuesday with 60s. So 78 tomorrow inland to 60s by sunday. An extra hour of sleep. Thank you. Medical pot for pets. Thats next. [son] all right,she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right . [son]hi [mom screams] [peoimagine a place er] created all around family. Where everyone, can relax or play. Now imagine that place in hawaii. Welcome to aulani. A family paradise. With just a touch of disney magic. For special offers, visit disneyaulani. Com peppejalapenos, bacon,shrooms, tomato and avocado. I call it, the avocado da vinci. Create your omlart with dennys build your own omelette menu. A followup mou to that google glass traffic ticket we told you about last night. The woman behind the wheel promises to fight the ticket. A chp officer pulled over cecilia for speeding. 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