Involving roofies, a date rape drug. The tip says it may have been given to as many as four coeds. Thats scary. Do you go to fraternity parties . Yes. Do you take any precaution . Generally i dont drink anything they would give unless its from a friend who i know personally. Its important to understand and try to identify the particular individuals who are culpable and really stamp them out from our greek community. Theres no place for that in greek life. On any campus. Especially not uc berkeley. Reporter Campus Police sent an alert on social media to make stude students aware of the situation but unless a specific fraternity or victim come forward they have little to investigate. Berkeley police say they will be stepping up patrols, especially in the hours after tomorrows Football Game at memorial stadium. Were going to have a number of people out tomorrow night after the game doing both education and enforcement. Last night we had some educational efforts. Weve made contact this week with a number if not all of the fraternities, reminding them that if youre going to party, to try and do it in a safe manner. Were urging the students go out if theyre going to go out, be out with friends. Pay attention to whats in their drinks. Reporter Campus Police will patrol the South Campus Area along Fraternity Row tomorrow evening. That is despite the fact that it is Berkeley Police departments jurisdiction. This by the way is the first such incident reported this school year. There were five alleged incidents last october. The gun shot wound excuse me, the gunshot was accidental but the charges are very real. A san jose man is in legal trouble tonight after firing his rifle inside of his apartment. The bullet hit a 9yearold boy. Eric smith has now been officially charged with negligently firing his gun and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Police say he accidentally shot himself in the foot. The bullet went through the floor, striking a little boy in the apartment below. That child is still hospitalized this evening but is recovering. A model rocket sparked a pressure fire behind a school not far from the playground where a halloween carnival was in full swing. It happened just before 2 00 this afternoon near Lagunitas School in marin county. At one point several homes were threatened. Fire grew to about five acres but 80 contained. Dozens of firefighters are still there tonight making sure the fire doesnt grow any bigger. At this point its not clear where the rocket came from but School Officials insist that it did not come from anyone on campus. New at 6 00, a valuable piece of land in the south bay. But its been empty and abandoned for years. Some of the neighbors there have been battling city hall with no luck. Now theyre stepping up their fight. They want a piece of they want this abandoned piece of land in their community turned into a park. Something they say is lacking on the east side of san jose. This empty parcel runs an entire block on south 31st street just off 101 in san jose. Damian trujillo is there with the explanation, a story youll see only on nbc bay area. Reporter there used to be homes around me but then cal trans bought this property to expand 101 via eminent domain. But then this arrived and the locals say theyve had enough. She plays in her small yard. Not allowed to wander outside the fence surrounding her home. I dont let her come out. Reporter this is why. The large piece of land across the street has been this way for years. People use it as a dumping ground. And the homeless have moved in. Sick and tired of it. Like i said, nobody needs to come in their neighborhood and see all this trash being around every day. Reporter three generations of the family have begged the city to clean up the property and turn it into a park. Something their neighborhood desperately needs. But nothings changed. In fact, police were on the property just the other day, questioning some of the homeless and looking for stolen property in a burglary case. Im very upset. Very upset. Reporter this week the city said it is listening. Theyre moving forward. Reporter councilwoman carrasco said the city is hoping to buy the property from cal trans and turn it into something the residents can use. The park, she says, would be perfect since parks are few and far between on the east side. If you look at the city as a whole, East San Jose has very few parks that serve its residents. Reporter residents on south 31st street say until they see the cleanup crews, theyll keep harassing city hall. The cal trans representative in the south bay is off for a couple of weeks so he was not able to respond to the possible sale of this land. The residents hope that sale happens soon. California prosecutors are coming together in los angeles with a firm message speed up executions for murderers sentenced to death. Theyre launching a ballot measure to restart the Death Penalty and shorten the time from conviction to execution. The position is getting support from former 49ers player kermit alexander. He was at todays gathering in los angeles. His mother, sister, and two nephews were murdered 30 years ago and the convicted killer is still on death row. Well, it is very frustrating. But its one thats worthwhile. So you keep fighting. What you try to do is try to outlast your enemies, as we put it. And if we keep pushing and keep pushing and keep pushing, eventually well get it done. The measure targeted for next year would appoint attorneys for death row inmates immediately, and now it can take years. California has only executed 13 inmates since 1979 and nearly 750 are still on death row. Most of them die of suicide or just illness. Heres your warning. If it smells funky or tastes a little off, its okay. Your Drinking Water is safe. Thats the message from the santa clara water district. The agency says its trying to minimize a dirtlike taste and smell in san joses tap water. The water again is safe to drink, but with less water in our local reservoirs the shallower water warms up more easily and that means more algae growth. That leads to the different taste and smell. Earlier this year we first reported people in the east bay experienced a similar issue. Again, Officials Say the water is safe to drink. 500 a day. That is the fine for california cities and water districts not saving enough water. And all four of them are in southern california. Beverly hills, indio, red lands, the Coachella Valley are being charged 61,000 a day. Governor brown says all of them have been overusing the mandatory water cuts which went into effect in june. Beverly hills is about 175 million gallons off target. The problem is worse in Coachella Valley, 1. 4 billion gallons more than its supposed to. The bay area barely made the mark when it comes to conserving water. We save 25 , which is the statewide goal. Some cities and water districts are doing better than others. One of the best is menlo park. The city saved there nearly 50 in september. Meanwhile, bay area startups are fighting the drought with innovation. In a story youll see only on nbc bay area, our Business Tech reporter scott budman is live in the south bay with some of the innovations they were showing off today. Theyre hoping they can solve this problem. Reporter theyre using technology to fight the drought, raising money to try and tackle a problem facing the entire state. Its the latest target of the Tech Industry our drought. Now its selfevident that waters the new crisis. Reporter the search for new ways to find water took center stage at mountain views singularity university. Startups pitching even through robots. Due to exponential growth reporter tech entrepreneurs selling their startups to big firms and the lieutenant governor, trying to get money to fund waterrelated companies. We would be mimicking the spider web in the morning that captures the water droplets that are suspended in the air. Thats what composes fog. Youll find entrepreneurs, corporate, government, other academic institutions, nonprofits, all coming together to work on this problem. Reporter if it works money will flow to help water flow. Its incumbent upon us to think sustainably and to invest our time and energy in supporting the startups and the ingenuity you see behind me. Reporter if they get funded, we may get more than just water. Sustainable beer, how about that . Reporter more incentive to fight the drought. The winners will get money, theyll get a chance to work with companies in Silicon Valley making it even more likely that their ideas will come to light. We invite you to join us next monday when we take a deeper look at our water crisis. We sent Senior Investigative reporter Stephen Stock to israel where he found some Drought Solutions that are so effective the once droughtstricken country is now selling water to its neighbors this in the middle east. Well show you what california can learn from israel next monday night on our 11 00 newscast. Good evening. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Its not good enough to solve the drought but at least it should help out that fire danger. Were tracking the storm system off to the north to impact your weekend plans. Well have details on that. Plus sierra snow in just a few minutes. A flier has surfaced in antioch saying City Animal Services is trapping feral cats. The problem is theyre not. Its fake. That story coming up. Not in my backyard. Walnut creek live, ahead what the city is now doing that its never done before to address a growing homeless problem. Tonight back to normal. But today it was rough. Southbound 680 shut dfo tonight back to normal. But today it was rough. Southbound 680 shut down for hours. Traffic backed up as you can see for miles. A tanker truck hit a tow truck this morning. Our nbc chopper was overhead during our 11 00 a. M. Newscast. The crash ended up clogging southbound 880 as well. Tonight everything has reopened. New at 6 00, one of the nicest suburbs in the bay area is battling a growing problem. As the weather gets cooler walnut creek is turning into a controversial new homeless shelter. Alise kirschner is in walnut creek. This is common around the bay area, not in my backyard. Whats the plan where you are . Reporter this is a controversial plan that the city has shot down several times. Part of the reason is the location of this shelter that will house homeless overnight. Its a few blocks from the downtown here. And its right next to a park and right next to many homes. Just blocks from walnut creeks busy downtown, new neighbors are arriving. The same complaint anyone would have. It could bring more crime. Reporter the homeless will be housed overnight in the National Guard armory near city park. Whats your concern with having them there at night . Vandalism. Theyre already here so what were doing is were taking people out of the park, off the street. Were making it safer. Were working with people. Reporter the citys Trinity Center will run the shelter at the armory. Homeless will stay at trinity during the day and will be bussed to the armory at night. Executive director donna columbo says the 30 people allowed in each night will register, undergo medical and mental exams, and must be clean and sober. Walnut creeks becoming an urban center. So with all of the good things that our tremendous growth brings more shops, more restaurants it also displaces people. Reporter like zach, who has been homeless for several years. I was excited about it, yeah. Really excited about it. Reporter he believes the overnight shelter will help address a growing problem. People trying to get their life together, yeah. And this gives people a better chance to be able to do that. Reporter and to help ease some of the concern here in the community, the shelter tells me theyve hired some guards to accompany the homeless to the shelter overnight. They also will have staff there. The shelter opens in december, will be open for about three months. In an apparent case of road rage taken to a new level, two men, one stabbing, a 5yearold boy watching it all happen. A quiet and usually safe south san jose neighborhood. Last night we told you about a stabbing at around 7 30 in the evening on mojave drive. It wasnt until today please revealed that fight escalated from verbal encounter on the road to a stabbing in the streets. Police say a man with his 5yearold son in the car followed this man, 21yearold travis painter, home. Then they say painter got out of his car and stabbed the father several times as the boy watched. One neighbor said she was horrified. Road rage is tragic. So many innocent people can be harmed by somebody elses rage that they bring into our neighborhood. Its kind of scary. Now this man painter posted bail, he was released. His mother said the Police Version of the incident is inaccurate but declined to elaborate. Police say the victim, the dad, was treated for nonlife threatening injuries. Hes accused of stealing a police car, leading police on a highspeed chase, injuring officers and virtually shutting down the bay bridge. Today he pleaded not guilty. We covered the story last weekend when it happened. Police responding to a report of a man with a knife on the eastern edge of the presidio. Police say thats when randall maykopet jumped into a vehicle and sped away, hitting several cars. The suspect was arrested after police say he crashed on the bay bridge then jumped 40 feet from the upper deck to the lower deck. Today he pleaded not guilty to nine felonies and three experience. Animal rescues in one east bay city, worried somebody is trying to trap and harm feral cats this weekend because of a threatening flier that went out. Christie smith is live in the antioch where the citys Animal Service division says it doesnt know anything about this flier. Reporter yeah, thats right. Animal services here in antioch says they dont know where this flier came from. Only one has been brought to their attention. But they would like to know if there are more out there. Animal advocates here in antioch that work with cats, theyre concerned that neighbors say it also brings up an important point. I actually had two fighting last week in that palm tree. Driving my dogs crazy. I could not get them to stop. Reporter Doug Williams says there are too many wildcats in his antioch neighborhood. Some in the city are wondering if someone is taking their own steps to try and fix that. Maria thinks she may have gotten a mysterious flier in her mailbox. The mail, the letter from the city, like you get with the water or whatever, gas from the city. Reporter it claimed to be from City Animal Services department saying it would be trapping feral cats through saturday and warning people to bring their cats indoors if they didnt want them trapped. The problem is Animal Services says it didnt come from them. Im thinking maybe somebody wants to say aim trapping and trying to be courtesy to their neighbors saying, keep your cats in. Maybe they put our information on it just to be more make it more legit. Reporter susan smith is with Homeless Animal Response Program a group working in antioch. Shes concerned about the fliers and the cats safety, especially so close to halloween. Its very serious when they dont identify or out doing trap, newter and return. Reporter neighbors are concerned with what it means and whether someone really plans to trap cats. My concern is what are they going to do . Reporter were told trapping cats on your own property is not illegal. Of course you cant dump or harm them, you have to make sure theyre taken to a proper place like a shelter. Are we ready for halloween . A dry halloween. We are ready. Yes. I would just like to say for the record i arranged this so we would get the rain after halloween. I know, jeff, you did this for all the trickortreaters. Three weeks ago we talked about that storm. Were still getting the rain but we pushed it back. A live look at the Doppler Radar and also satellite. You can see clear skies not only tonight but through tomorrow for halloween. Look at the forecast, a really nice day. Temperatures above average. Not too hot. That will put us at 82 in the south bay. Trivalley 85. San francisco tons of people head out there for halloween. Especially on a weekend. Nice day, 70 degrees. For the north bay, 82. As far as it goes for the trickortreaters, the little ones, also the adults, a lot of you have plans on the weekend. 73 degrees at 5 00 and also notice the clear skies. 5 00, 8 00, maybe some cloudspy 11 00, temperatures drops to 62. If youre still stuck without any plans, you can head to nbcbayarea. Com, we have our halloween guide on the home page. Fy remember its on the upper lefthand side. You click on that and our web team has put together a whole bunch of stuff for you to do this weekend. We do have some drastic changes coming our way. It is a storm system off to the north. There is a decent amount of rainfall now in the pacific northwest. Eventually we are going to get some of that. It looks like more rainfall than what we had with our system this week. As we head throughout 7 00 a. M. Sunday, rainfall to the north. As this goes south the best chance so far the way it appears now would be sunday evening at 8 00 p. M. From the north bay down to the south bay, some pockets of moderate, maybe heavier rainfall. That will equate to sierra snow. 5,000 feet and above by monday morning. Then as we head throughout monday evening were not done yet. Another chance of rainfall again for mondays forecast. Well total exactly how much sierra snow well pick up coming up in about 25 minutes. Two native american tribes are taking on cal trans. The construction project they say disrespects a sacred barrur ground. Fed up with a lack of parking one man creates his own space. The punishment he now faces. [female announcer] during mattress price wars at sleep train, save up to 400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Get interestfree financing until 2018 on tempurpedic. Plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. Dont miss mattress price wars at sleep train. Native americans a