Its overwhelming to know tt its not just our dept. Grie the loss. Its the Community Coming out to support. At service. Oliver leaves behind a wife two children. Funeral services for a second shers deputy shot in the same ram will be held tomorrow morni. Someone mustve really need some heavy equipment. A mini excavator was stolen from a construction site in petalu. Heres what the 40thousand dollar piece of equipment l like. Police say it was stolen some time between saturday night and this mor from the site at east washin and payran streets. Neighbors saw a flat bed trk in the parking lot before t theft. Bart is back on track this evening after police found a neighbors saw a flatbed truck in the parking lot before the theft. B. A. R. T. Is back on track this evening after police found a body on the tracks between the concord and North Concord stations. Authorities were called in after a report of human remains on the track. Service was stopped in both directions between Pleasant Hill and pittsburgh with the bus bridge put in place. An arrest in southern california. Students returned to class today after a hit and run killed three teenaged girls. Reporter has more. Reporter prior convictions for drunk driving and hitandrun, hes been arrested by Santa Ana Police for allegedly killing twin sisters lexi and Lexandra Perez and their friend halloween night. Based on detective information, bell was taken in to custody sunday morning at a motel 6 in stanton along with his mother, half sister and two minor children. We were pretty sure based on the information we had, we were going to find mr. Bell at that hotel. We did set up a surveillance in that area. We did end up making contact with him in the motel room and he was in fact inside along with the other folks. Police released these photos of the damaged black honda suv that bell was allegedly driving friday night when he hit the girls who were out trick or treating. Authorities found that the honda had been dumped at a nearby parking lot. He deserves to be in prison for life because he murdered three girls. And was just a hitandrun and didnt even at least call the cops. Reporter Court Records show the suspect, jaqan bell, who goes by six other aliases, was convicted most recently of child endangerment in anaheim, driving under the influence as well as hitandrun, all misdemeanors. He could be facing murder charges if he drives impaired and kills someone. Candidates in one of the bay areas most crowded contests are making their final push for votes. Phil matier is in oakland where the Mayors Office is up for grabs. Thats right. Its been a long and contentious battle for the future of this city. It has a lot to do with how you view this scene behind us. Heres the story. Its just a question about whether or not what oakland youre living in. Whether youre living in the hills behind us where life is really good or youre in the flats where its hard. The top candidates have come together in one final push to try to get the vote in a complicated situation thats going to get them over the top. Heres the story. We have one story in oakland that has Incredible Opportunity and another city where we havent invested very much at all. I am tired of people asking me whether or not i feel safe living in my city. We need to go after violent crimes. Reporter it was the final showdown between the top five contenders in tuesdays oakland mayoral race and they wasted no time in bringing it on or taking each other on for that matter. Would you hire a doctor who didnt know how to operate . My question is would you continue to hire a doctor to do surgery when theyve failed in the past . I really am the only person up here who has worked in every neighborhood in this city. Reporter but even as the candidates worked the room, the ballots in the election were already coming in at the Registrars Office where they were being sorted and test run for what will likely be a very long and complicated count. For a final tally its probably going to take in to the following week. Reporter the reason for the delay is rank Choice Voting which allows every voter to make three picks, tabulating all those extra votes take extra time. Nearly as much time as it takes explaining how it works. Got the clear on that now . I dont think this is as clear as i want it to be. [ inaudible ] all the candidates are running neck in neck. The point spread between them is very narrow. Its going to come down to who can get out their vote, whether its first, second, or third choice. Phil matier. Phil was questioning those folks about the rank Choice Voting system. It allows voters to select up to three candidates in order. Its meant to eliminate the need for a runoff election. If no candidate wins more than 50 of first choice votes, the candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated. The votes would be transferred to the individual voters second choice. It goes on until one candidate has enough votes for a winning majority. Candidates in the hotly contested race in the south bay are making their final push tonight. Mike honda made the rounds shaking hands with voters. His challenger met with volunteers at a cupertino food bank. The attacks between the two men have been intense but tonight each is focusing on a positive. Empower people in the community in a positive message to talk about what im going to do on the economy, on education. I think voters are going to choose the future and positivity over a negativity. Our message is one of accomplishments and the kinds of record that weve had and 900 million. Thats translating [ inaudible ] the latest polls show the race is virtually tied. The gap between those two men dwindled to practically nothing in the last six months. On a national level, all eyes will be on the control of the senate. The republicans are seeking the first Senate Majority in nearly a decade. There are 36 Senate Contests and races are tight in nine battleground states. Republicans will need to pick up six seats to win control of the senate. To find a polling place near you and for real time results when the counting begins, head to our website, kpix. Com. It creeps along 6 inches a day and neighbors can only stand back and watch the invasion. I probably get my gun and shoot it. My assurance that the car was safe was gone. Airbags at risk of exploding. But your bay area dealer may not fix this deadly defect. Whats keeping drivers from getting a critical repair. This weekend marked the beginning of our rainy season here in the bay area but all weve had so far, nothing but blue sky out there. Any change in the forecast, any rain in the 7day . Ill have it for you coming up. His mom called him an idiot. When you see , youll understand why. ,,,, the mojave desert. The ntsb is investigators believe pilot error may be to blame in the deadly space plane crash over the mojave desert. Mechanical failure may be a possible cause for fridays accident. 39yearold copilot Michael Alsbury died and Peter Siebold is being treated for injuries. The founder says space travel is worth the risk. Theres incredible things that come out of a Space Program like this and therefore all of it is determined to continue and make sure we learn from this and get it right. Spaceship 2 is designed to take civilians in to outer space. More than 700 people have already paid as much as 250,000 for a ride. A historic day in new york city where 1 World Trade Center officially opened for business. 13 years after the 9 11 attacks on that same site, new tenants are now moving in to the 104story tower, made with steel reinforced concrete, biochemical filters, and dense fireproofing, the 1776foot tall skyscraper is being described as the safest Office Building in america. You kind of go, what am i doing here . As you understand the security process, you see plenty of security here. You feel safe. At least i do. Coming back to the site after all thats happened, i think its great. The building is beautiful. The 1 World Trade Center is about 60 rented right now. When its full, the developers estimate 10,000 to 15,000 people will work there. San francisco and new York Police DepartmentsWork Together to arrest this 61yearold chinese national. She is suspected of being involved in a chinese blessing scam. Victims allegedly are told a doctor could cure a variety of diseases by blessing their money and jewelry. The suspects then take off with the valuables. 700 customers lost power in downtown San Francisco for hours today. The outage began at 12 30 and affected homes and businesses in north beach, Telegraph Hill and union square. Some of our offices here at kpix 5 were also affected. Pg e said its not clear what caused the outage. Trees are having the life taken from them from a sap sucking species, origins unknown. Don ford shows us how the killer plant smothers its prey. Reporter under all this, an oak tree is struggling to survive. Its covered by an alien plant, yellow tentacles, wrapping around every branch, every twig, every leaf. Its kind of scary looking, isnt it . Reporter its called the japanese daughter, from from japan but southeast asia, and no one knows how it got here. This particularly powerful planted parasite likes oak trees, sucking their juices till the tree is dead. It can grow in maybe 6 inches a day. Up to 6 inches a day. My grandma lives here. Reporter andrew davis is fighting the creepy invader but says its scary how fast it takes over. Well be sitting in there watching tv. Lets make a deal. And i look up and i go oh, my god, its inside. Reporter she lives across the street. Smiling, she jokes about protecting her trees from the invader. Get over on my tree, i might get my gun and shoot it. I keep my trigger finger exercised every day. Reporter so far its infesting about a dozen trees in oakland, all under the watch of Alameda County department of agriculture. Once someone has it for the most part it stays put and weve got to get it under control before it moves to other places. Reporter another real problem, the state funding for attacking the japanese daughter has been eliminated in budget cuts. The Ag Department says now theres only so much they can do. In oakland, don ford, kpix 5. The Alameda Department of agriculture is looking for 50,000 to start fighting back by removing infected trees and bushes. An australian man says his mom thinks hes an idiot and his father isnt too happy with him either after the wild stunt he pulled. 26yearold Harrison Williams thought it would be fun to ride the waves on a rotting whale carcass. While he was on it, two great white sharks were feeding on the flesh. So why did he do it . I was out with the boys and i thought it would be pretty funny. Did it. Didnt probably think it through. After a while williams climbs back on his friends boat. Authorities say because the whale was dead and williams didnt remove any part of it, he will not be fined. Whats australian for yes, im an idiot . I think mom was right. It cant smell good too. Awful. So we had a chilly start. 40s away from the water. Were going to see some sunshine each and every afternoon. Were stuck in a holding pattern. Now we begin the rainy season. November 1st. Not a drop of rain in the forecast for the next seven days. We do have an earlier sunset. May have caught you by surprise yesterday. 5 09. About 5 or 6 minutes ago. Beautiful shot of the sunset looking across the delta. Were in the 60s. Its not warm outside, comfy though. San francisco, 63. Oakland, youre the warm spot at 61. Wheres all the rainfall . Nowhere close to here. High def doppler also sending out a signal but receiving nothing in return. Chilly night tonight. Napa at the airport yesterday, 37. Overnight tonight, 44. Concord, 48. Fremont, 48. San francisco, 54. Redwood city, 47. In october we average 1 inch of rainfall. November, that triples. 3 inches of rain. The average rain fall for november and by december we average nearly 5 inches of rainfall. This is the time we can begin to catch up a little bit on the rainfall deficit thats plagued us for the past 36 to 39 months. With this guy right here, not going to happen any time soon. Big building area of high pressure. Its going to work its way closer to us and get stronger. This is something we typically see in april or may or june or july during the dry season. Now its here and going to be with us for at least the week. The storm track, where is it going . North of vancouver, british columbia. Were going to be high and dry for the next several days. Nights will be clear. Theyll also be chilly or cold, depending on your tolerance for 40s. You may say its cold out there but its normal for this time of year. Afternoons will each be sunny and mild for the next week. Theres not a drop of rain in sight. It may feel chilly tomorrow. It will be above average everywhere in the bay area. High in San Francisco, 66. In san jose, your average is 71. Tomorrow 72. Sunnyvale, 70s. San mateo, burlingame, hayward 71 degrees. It will be a mild afternoon for you in pittsburg and san ramon. Highs in the 70s there. 69 in San Francisco. Richmond also in the upper 60s. Mid 70s for napa and petaluma. 75 your high tomorrow in cloverdale. Right across the board, not one change between now and this time next week. Mid to upper 70s midland. Mid 70s near the bay. Right around 70 at the coast. This is the envy of weather forecasters and folks who like sunny weather anywhere in the country. Nobody else can do that but california. Mired in the drought, we might be hoping for Something Different come november. In the meantime enjoy it. You can say 2014 has been the year of the car recalls. The latest big recall over malfunctioning airbags is driving a lot of car owners crazy. Consumer watch reporter julie watts on why some cars are getting fixes and others are not. Reporter its pictures like this that make dorothy panes worry her car isnt safe to drive. Her toyota is on the list of vehicles with airbags that can explode sending metal shrapnel flying through the car. When she called her local toyota dealer, she told her theres nothing they can do. Said youve been driving all those years and its never imploded on you. Reporter toyotas website isnt anymore reassuring, stating remedy not available. Not assurance that the car was fixed. People need to be really concerned. This is a really serious defect. Reporter Rosemary Shahan says the 10 carmakers whose vehicles have potentially dangerous airbags are all taking different approaches. I think the biggest problem is the auto manufacturers are all over the map. Reporter while all say safety is a priority, most are only doing regional recalls because theyre only requiring fixes in hot, humid climates where most of the incidents have occurred. Regional recalls are a bad idea. Reporter she says the problem is government regulators dont have enough authority. They cannot order a recall until theyve proved that a defect exists which is a high bar for them to reach. Reporter still lawmakers are calling on a nationwide safety recall and in the meantime, some automakers are advising car owners to avoid driving with a passenger in the front seat. Theres also a lot of talk on forums about disabling airbags. Dorothys solution just trying to stay away from other vehicles. We checked with bay area car dealers and found some are doing the airbag repairs. Some are putting customers on a waiting list. Bottom line, there arent enough to do them all. Automakers dont want to pay . It would cost them more to do a recall than pay the fine. Right now get their attention. Many carmakers say, make me. More bay area commuters are able to use their clipper cards to get across the bay. The San Francisco bay ferry is now accepting the cards on its ferries between vallejo and San Francisco. Clipper cards are reloadable fare payment cards that can be used on most bay area transit systems. The conical reports the bridge could have a deficit of 35 million. Thats partly due to 110 million of unbudgeted work. Tearing down the old bridge could cost 100 million more than estimated. 900 million was set aside for cost overruns but its still not enough. The teardown coming along. Coming up, a kid bursts in to tears because his parents told him he has ebola. But before you judge, they say they had a very good reason. ,,,,,,, d not everyone is la a mom is getting a lot of attention tonight for convincing her son he had ebola as a joke. Not everyone is laughing. You have ebola. [ crying ] the kid bursts in to tears. Her mom stands there in her surgical mask. The video has gone viral online. Apparently the parent was being punished for making ebola jokes on the playground. At 32,000 feet somewhere over arkansas, a Love Connection was made official in a wedding on a Southwest Airlines airplane. Mr. And mrs. Stewart. Keith stewart and his wife danced down the aisle. The newlyweds decided to say their vows on southwests first nonstop flight from nashville to dallas. The couple says they travel five days a week for work, accumulating enough miles for friends and family to be on the plane and witness the ceremony. There you go. It start d started romantic in a quirky way. Now a look at whats ahead on the cbs evening news. Scott pelley is in new york. Great to be with you in the bay area. Virgin galactics Richard Branson vowed today to press on with his goal of taking tourists in to space. John black stone has the latest on what caused the flight test disaster in the mojave. Steve hartman goes back on the road to see a college team achieve the dream of a lifetime. Well have those stories tonight on the western edition of the cbs evening news at 5 30 right after kpix 5 news. , claims that one of the east bays biggest employers is trying t veronica de la cruz in the news ro