>>> happy halloween. tonight on a second look we go inside one of the spookiest places in the bay area. >>> and we will retrace some of the celebrations in san francisco's castro district. we will go ghost hunting inside a virginia former prison. all straight ahead on a second look. >>> good evening i'm julie haener and this is a second look. tomorrow we observe one of the ghoulish annual rituals halloween. it's a night filled with ghosts and goblins, jack-o-landers and trick or treaters. there's one place in the bay area that feels like halloween all yearlong. that would be the -- house in san jose. george watson brought us this look inside one of the spookiest places you will ever visit. >> reporter: the outside gardens in the great house itself speak wealth and meticulous care. but this victorian mass suggests something else may be a foot here. the serene stateliness that you find outside hides the inside. welcome to the winchester mystery house. the mansion began as an eight room farmhouse but sarah w

. >> everybody say happy halloween. >> happy halloween. >> do i call you great or mr. zucchini. >> either one, gz is okay too. >>> you were telling me this is your favorite holiday. >> without a doubt and costumes are so creative we got cheerleaders, we got policemen, when i was a kid i only wore an eye patch and jeans every year. >> you will perform this afternoon. >> i will be on at 5:00 p.m. >> 5:00 p.m. >> event goes from 3 to 7:00 p.m. halloween rocks is always a cool event. >> we thank you for taking time for us this morning can you show us a trick or two? >> yes. >> who wants to see another trick. >> do you want to see what this handkerchief will be for halloween no, probably too scary for you guys. >> no. >> all right you guys -- are you sure. i will let him get into his halloween costume everybody wave your hands around remember whatever you do don't yell boo any more. >> yay. >> as he is continuing to entertain i want to ask paula ross, we show cased a lot but you have a couple other special things to get in happening this afternoon. >> we do, we will be out

halloween is coming up on monday. some of us got excited and made halloween happen today. christmastime people light up their homes and really get kind of outlandish sometimes with the decorations. the same thing applies apparently to halloween. check out this house in california. ♪ boys and girls of every age ♪ won't you like to see something strong ♪ ♪ come with us and you will see ♪ ♪ this our town of halloween ♪ this is halloween ♪ this is halloween ♪ pumpkins scream in the dead of night ♪ >> that's impressive. >> a 39-year-old verizon worker live there is with his wife and has done it for four years. it takes 15 hours to program one minute of music. he started months ago and he's trying to conserve and be ecofriendly. they only have one showing a night at 7:30. be polite and don't walk near the neighbors and walk over and watch it together. >> how would you like that electric bill? >> you know it's huge. >> i hope people don't explain. you heard of lots of cases where people are complaining about the lights, the traffic around the holiday season, c

happy halloween. >> happy halloween. pigging out. the pop rocks. haven't seen them in years. >> don't know if you should eat them on live tv. >> put them in your mouth. here if you can hear them. listen. >> all over your seat. >> tv moment. magic of live tv. >> abc news has learned. >> pop rocks still mess with your mouth. big storm over the weekend. obviously the big, the big story this weekend. putting a damper on celebrations. several towns worry that more trees could fall under the weight of the snow. actually started postponing trick-or-treating. the storm was nothing to mess around with awe weekend long. millions actually still without power. shelters full of people who have no heat at home. big mess throughout the week. >> definitely a mess. another big headline we have got, allegations about gop candidate herman cain. leading the polls in the critical state of iowa. politico is reporting two former employees accused him of sexual harassment. >> not a good headline for him. see how that plays out this week. coming up in this half-hour, the h

there's always a witch during halloween, right? this is a pumpkin made out of silk, handmade, absolutely adorable. now also with dogs, make sure -- not every dog wants to get dressed up and make sure they're able to move around. thank you. >> thank you to all of you. >> humane society of new york that's where all of the costumes came from. >> eli the chicago ch withtaco chihuahua. not the taco bell chihuahua. >> very cute and how. >> next up, look at this outfit. if you're a flight attendant wouldn't you want this outfit? this is the critter glitter pet club. >> nice outfit. >> she has a had to go with the dog but the hat fell off. >> looks like she's on pan am. a beauty pan am. >> you should also leave the pets in a safe room upstairs, as the trick-or-treaters come. this is fisher. look how adorable this is. this is like an outfit you can use on your dog, also another t-shirt. >> bring everybody out. >> well done. >> fantastic, wendy. that's a great witch's laugh right there. [ snorts ] >> oh, and a snort, too! very nice. >> nice

the years, halloween has become synonymous with awesome. i wanted to show that traditional japanese sweets can incorporate western elements. >> not many people here seem to know the true meaning or origin of halloween. north americans adopted this tradition more than a century ago. now the japanese are starting to make halloween their own. rina nakano, nhk world. >>> a french film has won the top prize at the 24th tokyo international film festival. the festival opened on october 22nd and features about 130 films in total with 15 in the main competition. "untouchable" was announced as the winner of the grand prix prize on sunday. the film is about the friendship between a rich aristocrat who is paralyzed from the neck down in an accident and a young black man just released from prison. in the story, the ex-con is chosen as his caregiver. a japanese film, "the woodsman and the rain" won the second place special jury prize. an aging woodsman and a young director who came to the village to shoot a zombie film slowly develop a friendship. the di

why. >> it seems to be related to the roots of halloween and the roots of halloween are complicated. there is a christian relationship of the celebration, halloween comes from the name all hollows eve and that's related to all saints day, hollow being a word for saint, that's celebrated by the christian church on november 1st. so halloween is all hollow's eve the evening before. but the date of that particular christian celebration was moved in the 8th century from may to november and it seems when it was moved from november it was particularly as a replacement orrer antive to a pre-christian holiday celebrated by pre-christian celts in western europe. so that holiday does have pre-christian or pagan roots. >> just to be clear, what is it that they are so mad about that they don't want to celebrate this? >> it is mostly i think the spookiness of the holiday. its association with evil, with spirits, with the dead. even the association with the dead is rooted in the all saints day which is a celebration of all the martyrs an saints who have died before. >> talk about some of the altern

halloween! >> reporter: how does that snow taste? >> good. >> yum. >> reporter: it will be a very different halloween for a lot of kids here. because of these treedowns and power lines. the mayor in danbury said he wants kids to go trick or treating at the local mall. robin. >> and sam will have much more on the snow just ahead. >> you got caught up in it? >> oh, my goodness. >> normally a two-hour drive from connecticut to new york on saturday took almost eight hours. >> oh, my gosh, nightmare for you. >>> also a real nightmare for hundreds of jetblue passengers stuck on a tarmac for more than seven hours. cecilia vega is here. >> hey, george, this really, really was a nightmare for these folks. they were stuck on the flight. it wasn't just the passengers fearing jetblue. the plane, pilot, didn't hide his outrage either. >> reporter: more than seven hours, 123 passengers aboard jetblue's flight 504 sat trapped on a snowy connecticut runway. even the pilot begs for assistance from air traffic co

says fat free, but -- >> diabetic's dream in here. >> happy halloween. >> happy halloween. eat up. >> right. more "world news now" coming up right after the break. don't go far. up right after the break. don't go far.

halloween. it is october 31. and i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. good morning, i'm mag mall. it is 6:00 straight -- frank mallicoat. it is 6:00 straight up. and occupy oakland and the protesters getting much needed supplies back. >> they're pushing for a strike against the city later this week. kristy siefkin is in oakland, where the city is promising to return some items that were taken by police last week. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you grace and frank. last tuesday, when police raided this park, one of the items that they confiscated were medical supplies. the protesters had vowed to march on to mayor quan's office today, if those supplies were not returned by noon. well the city has now responded. and plans to return those supplies this morning. >> we had all kinds of supplies, gloves. first aid kits. cold packs. compresses. all kinds of things. we were pretty well stocked for first aid response. >> the protesters were fairly active this weekend holding a march in the street

as we head ♪ this is halloween, this is halloween, halloween, halloween ♪ >>> 7:30 on this halloween morning, monday, october 31st, 2011. we've got a big crowd outside in rockefeller plaza, sporting some very creative costumes and our eyes are peeled for the very best of the bunch, because we have a lot of great prizes to give away, including not only our justin bieber concert tickets next month but guess what? one lucky person will get to meet the superstar himself, one of the winnings. ann curry along with matt lauer and we'll all be getting dressed up. >> a short time from now. >> we'll get a move on and you may not want to miss our reveal coming up. >>> more with our exclusive live interview with bern bern's family, what's their life like more? we'll talk with madoff's son ruth, their son andrew and andrew's fiance katherine just ahead. >> first let's get a check of the weather with al. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by massage envy, from stress relieve to healthier skin, massage envy is here for you. you can find nationwide locations at massageenvy.com. >> wow, you are a

husband and i just wanted to do something fun for halloween. we didn't want to do the haunted house thing with the really scary where they jump out at you type thing. >> reporter: but if you are looking for that kind of rush, the sarah winchester maze might be the ticket. guests are left to navigate the garden, still with obstacles. if you're not really into haunted houses, you're not alone. we caught up with some families who preferred the less scary side of halloween. at pick of the patch pumpkins in san jose, two-year-old hanna leary did not waste any time picking out her pumpkin. >> i'm going to take it home. >> then what are you going to do with it? >> light it up. >> so whether you're into some good time pumpkins or a scary time, have a -- >> happy halloween. >> flashlights for tomorrow are also sold out, but you can come tomorrow for daylight tours and you're also welcome to come here for the maze. live in san jose tonight, kimberly. >>> a record-setting storm dumped heavy, wet snow this weekend causing all kinds of problems. francis kho

it's not even halloween, and we have our first measurable snowfall. >> it shouldn't be snowing on halloween. >> it was enough to call it a snow day, the roads weren't cold enough for any real problems. to the north, though, a very different story. roads shut down, entire towns without power. after the largest october snowfall in their history. >> and good evening, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist, parts of our area got eight inches of snow today. that's not the big story any more. we're worried about wet roads and freezing temperatures causing treacherous conditions on the roads in the area. maryland state police causing severe icing on bridges and side streets. we're told the bridges that connect i-270 to i-370 and the intercounty connecter completely iced over right now. cars are slipping and sliding all over the place. in the meantime, try to avoid it, and stay safe out there, this entire area going under a freeze warning tonight. doug kammerer is in the weather center with an update on that. >> we're going to see a dangerous situation overnight tonight and into early tomorrow morning. the

it's a smart way to go. ♪ ♪ this is halloween, this is halloween, halloween, halloween ♪ >>> 7:30 on this halloween morning, monday, october 31st, 2011. we've got a big crowd outside in rockefeller plaza, sporting some very creative costumes and our eyes are peeled for the very best of the bunch, because we have a lot of great prizes to give away, including not only our justin bieber concert tickets next month but guess what? one lucky person will get to meet the superstar himself, one of the winnings. ann curry along with matt lauer and we'll all be getting dressed up. >> a short time from now. >> we'll get a move on and you may not want to miss our reveal coming up. >>> more with our exclusive live interview with bern bern's family, what's their life like more? we'll talk with madoff's son ruth, their son andrew and andrew's fiance katherine just ahead. >> first let's get a check of the weather with al. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by massage envy, from stress relieve to healthier skin, massage envy is here for you. you can find nationwide locations at massageenvy.com. >>

especially for halloween. let's check in with christina. >> it's a holiday where you'll with be outdoors celebrating. it's chilly, but you'll see a gorgeous second half of the day. just like the weekend. then we transition to a fire weather watch for tuesday and wednesday. rain moves in thursday and friday. we'll take you through the forecast first. let's start with what is happening right now. it's cool out there. by noon temperatures are nicely climbing. in concord, 69 degrees. rounding out the day at 76 degrees. you can imagine a lot of people are hitting the streets of the city today. through tonight, you want to know what it will be like for your trick or treaters. 5:00 p.m., 671 degrees. sun will go down at 6:12. 7:00 p.m., 64 in san jose. then round out the evening with temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. might be a good idea to bring along a jacket. mike, i know you have a serious situation, but that's a serious tie as well. >> it's my halloween spirit tie. magical americans are on it. witches

the pirate ship will be on display through halloween night. the most famous haunted house is seeing a steady stream of traffic this halloween. the grounds of the winchester estate transformed into a terrifying experience. it's complete with nightmare inducing tales about the home that was haunted by all of those killed by winchester rifle. tens of thousands of people spent the week going through the home and checking out this year's attraction. >> my husband and i wanted to do something fun. we didn't want the scary where they jump out of you type thing. >> i thought it was spooky as a kid. i thought i'll take a look at it and see how it affects me now. >> it's a flashlight tour. but they're sold out for tonight. the maze is open for anyone who dares to go through. here's a scary way to spend the weekend. locked in a best buy. this appears to be in maryland. a best buy employee started posting messages over the weekend. he was working late to find the store was locked up. he couldn't reach his manager by cell phone. but he could record this vi

happy halloween. >> happy halloween to you, too. so you guys are in the middle of the investigation that you just conducted this weekend. what was the complaint? >> the complaint was they had a lot of employees not very comfortable going upstairs to their storage facility on camera four here. they have reports of being touched. felt like they were being glared out. individuals would leave the building and not want to come back. they felt like something was touching them or pushing them. this slows down, flips, turns, goes in a different direction. >> you're telling me it's not a bug. coincidentally your day job is in the bug killing world. you murder! why are you convinced that's not a bug? you said it's an orb. >> the reason it's not a bug because we've seen enough bugs on film to know that it has a very erratic flight pattern. this seems to know where it's going. you can see wing patterns. >> with normal bugs you can't. with this, though, you can see how it slows down and changes direction it has its own pulsating light. it doesn'

and chase what matters. ♪ this is halloween, this is halloween, halloween, halloween ♪ >>> 7:30 on this halloween morning, monday, october 31st, 2011. we've got a big crowd outside in rockefeller plaza, sporting some very creative costumes and our eyes are peeled for the very best of the bunch, because we have a lot of great prizes to give away, including not only our justin bieber concert tickets next month but guess what? one lucky person will get to meet the superstar himself, one of the winnings. ann curry along with matt lauer and we'll all be getting dressed up. >> a short time from now. >> we'll get a move on and you may not want to miss our reveal coming up. >>> more with our exclusive live interview with bern bern's family, what's their life like more? we'll talk with madoff's son ruth, their son andrew and andrew's fiance katherine just ahead. >> first let's get a check of the weather with al. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by massage envy, from stress relieve to healthier skin, massage envy is here for you. you can find nationwide locations at massageenvy.com. >> wow,

spending trends. $6.8 billion being spent on halloween decorations, halloween costumes. what does that -- look at the economy through the prism of halloween. what do we know about the economy based on halloween sales? >> what's interesting is that in the last four or five years, when the economy is suffering, halloween spending soars. people love in an economy like this one to just get out, let loose, have a little bit of fun. for example, in 2008, when everything was in the tank, halloween spending rose. this year, halloween spending is up again, and part of that is because people are just looking for an opportunity to have a little bit of fun. >> so it's a recession-proof holiday. it's almost the opposite of christmas. >> almost. halloween is a no-strings- attached holiday which is why people like it. you don't need to buy gifts, get together with family, you don't need to spend a lot of money if you don't want to, but you can still participate and celebrate. that is what halloween has transcended from. a holiday set aside for kids to one that's become a month-long cel

halloween. get ready for the scary, super spectacular. zombies have invaded our studio and times square. what are we all dressing up as? it's our biggest costume reveal ever. >>> live, from abc, live or dead from times square, this is "ghoul" morning america. >> happy halloween, everyone. look at everybody outside. they're dressed up in the cold. they don't care one bit. they're going to have fun this halloween. >> it's the biggest halloween extravaganza ever in the history of "good morning america." i thought you had a cold or something. i thought you were coming down with something on friday. >> i tried everything. they said, no, no. you're going to work today, george. >> love you, ali. we're looking forward to revealing our costumes. we have more hair and makeup people than i think guests backstage. >> it's a packed house. we're going to have fun coming up. >>> let's get right to the allegations against herman cain. politico reporting late last night that in the late 1990s, two female employe

part halloween is isolated. not only is it isolated in terms of trends because it almost is recession-proof, but it's isolated in the types of merchandise. halloween is about costumes, candy, and decorations, and christmas as we know is so much more than that. >> about everything. >> about everything, yeah. >> so when you look at the thing that people are buying, what are they spending the most money on at this point? >> this year people are spending about $20 on costumes and candy. they're also spending about $15 or $16 on decorations. >> per family or per person? >> that's per family. many people are really trying to be careful with their spending. they might be making their own costumes or using last year's costume. people like the idea of spending a little bit on halloween. we also have residual expenses like trips to a pumpkin patch or amusement park or corn maze that comes along with the halloween season, as well. >> so your figures are also showing us that only about 1% of adults surveyed said that they w

not a bad halloween for us. it's going to be a cold halloween. we have a few clouds that started moving in. unlike past halloweens, this time, the little kids they are going to be complaining, probably crying when you tell them you have to put the coat on, it's going to be cold. it's going to be colder than most of the last halloweens we have had around here. 56 degrees is the temperature. we have a partly sunny sky now. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky as we move from the afternoon to evening hours. the dew point temperature is 35 degrees. moisture off to the west. 's going to dry out. we could get sprinkles late evening. we are at 56 degrees in georgetown. 55 degrees now in college park and buoy. camp springs, 54. 54 degrees also in damascus. there's a look at the clouds. the green showing light showers. they may translate to sprinkles by the time we get to 9:00, 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. temperatures ease on down. trick or treat time 50 degrees for a temperature. 48 degrees by 9:00. definitely coat weather. give you a little more of a detailed loo

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was a halloween costume -- there was a halloween costume. there was a sneak peek of the new film "the raven." streets will be lined with little ghosts going door-to-door for halloween. we have tips on how to keep the kids safe. >> pedestrian injuries are the most common among halloween. brady wants her daughter to have a good time on halloween . >> cards and just drive crazy. they can run red lights -- cars crazy. drive >> make sure there is an adult with the little ones. >> sure it is well lit, no back alleys. >> cut eye holes big enough so kids can see out of them. add reflective gear. >> children shall not go into a home -children- should not go into a home one getting the treats. >> inspect their bags and toss anything that looks suspicious or homemade. if you see anything that makes you uncomfortable, call police. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. right now we're looking at big delays on southbound 95 because of an accident. all lanes were temporari

happy halloween. >> happy halloween. >>> millions in the northeast are waking up with no power. school is canceled in many cities. >> and trick or treating is now in jeopardy as parents and officials worry about safety. tahman bradley joins us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, the snow did not stick in washington but parts of maryland got half a foot of snow. the worst of it was farther north in new england. the monster nor'easter has passed. the damage remains. almost 3 million people without power. in southern new hampshire, some of the towns are still in the dark. nobody expected snow in october. >> i am so shocked. everybody is shock fpd trees are shocked. >> reporter: countless trees fell, tearing down power lines. in connecticut, utility crews are racing to restore power for nearly 1 million residents. >> no heat, no food no power. and it's october. >> reporter: downed power lines and blocked streets across the state could mag it too dangerous for trick or treating. >> we've left it up to municipal officials to call celebrations on or off of halloween events in thei

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happy halloween to all of you out there. saturday's unusual snowstorm, tots brame for at least 11 deaths and at its height, three million people were without power. among the hardest hit states, massachusetts. the snowfall totals topped two feet. states of emergency are in effect in new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts and parts of new york. >> we do have some school close togs pass along because of power outages. blue ridge elementary, wildwood middle school and jefferson high school in jefferson county, west virginia, all closed today, most of those because of power outages. >> that snowstorm did pack quite a punch. >> for us, we got through okay. an inch or less around the washington area. up to the northeast, 15, 20 inches of snow in some locations. 24inches, just crazy for ofnlgt we'll see a gradual warming trend as the -- just crazy for october. we'll see a gradual warming trend as the week progresses. skies were clear for most of the overnight hours. now, we haveclouds that are beginning to move in. we do have some

talk about cool halloweens. this has been a cool one. 60s. we have seen 60s four of the last ten. 70s for five of the last ten. the coldest, 47, back in 2002. this one, the only one, with temperatures into the 50s. i remember some of those in the 70s. those are nice. >> more costume options that way. >> yep. >> thank you. >>> macy's is the latest to extend black friday. they will open at midnight after thanksgiving at all its locations. last year, they opened eight stores at midnight. the rest of them opened at 4:00 a.m. last week, target announced they were opening at midnight as well. >>> tax time is still months away. the tax man has come calling already in our area after a news 4 i team investigation. it started when we started asking why there are people who owe millions of dollars in back taxes. >> you know you are supposed to pay your taxes, right? >> absolutely. everyone knows you are supposed to pay your taxes. tonight's story is going to show you why not paying your taxes and putting it off might be a bad idea. our cameras caught so

happy halloween to you, kyle. >> happy halloween. >> the yellow thing is a geiger counter. the black box is used for what? can someone turn that on? i said someone. what's that? >> iod generator used to attract spirits. >> thermal imaging recorder, an emf indicator. i have no idea what words i'm using here. i'm just trying to make it sound like i do. this video equipment you're looking at now is from an investigation you did -- look at that. what is that? an investigation you did this weekend at a nonprofit thrift store in union city, correct? >> correct. >> someone said that the upper room was haunted and you wanted to go up there. >> that is where this is. >> what did you catch? we saw that fluttering across the screen there. >> we're still trying to figure out what exactly that was but we determined it's not dust nor is it a bug. >> you're in the insect-killing business, definitely familiar with bugs. why is that not a bug, in your opinion? >> it has a very distinct flight pattern whereas most bugs have an erratic flight pattern almost like they don't know what they're d

this was no halloween prank, this was a serious robbery. the scene, this dentist office on butternut street northwest. two armed robbers using halloween garb burst into the place, order everyone to the floor and rob the dentist, his staff and patients. one of the victims, in her 80s. after it happened, she called her husband. we are not identifying him by name. >> she says don't come for me now because we have had a disturbance here. they took my money. i was shook up. she was, too. i'm sure of that. >> reporter: police spent hours going from the scene looking for clues and evidence that could lead them to the suspects. among the items taken, gold jewelry, rings, chains, charms and cash totaling about $1300. reaction now from neighbors to this halloween heist. >> it's unfortunate. in my neighborhood. in my neighborhood. i don't like it. not at all. >> the dentist didn't deserve this. i know him. i see him all the time. >> reporter: what do you make of that? >> it's treacherous is what i make of it. >> reporter: on halloween. >> i need to wa

halloween day 54. partly cloudy and cold. temperatures below normal. halloween night 42 degrees. showers possible. coolish and ghoulish. hopefully you'll get kids in a costume that might keep them on the warm side. it is going to be on the chilly side as we head out for tricker treating. tuesday we have a better looking day on forecast meaning we'll get more sunshine in here after the showers get out of here early in the morning. by wednesday plenty of sunshine in the forecast. look at the temperatures. they are seasonable as we bump up into the 60s. that's what we like to see. >>> the next time you go to the seafood market you'll double check your purchase after the next story coming up. it seems everything that's packaged that's tilapia or trout may not be tilapia or trout. >>> there is another change in the business of what leaves you smiling. we'll explain when we come back. c virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture

are you ready for that halloween candy hangover? >> the average american eats two dozen pounds of candy a year. most of it this week. americans shell out $2.5 billion on costumes. each howell will spend at least $21 on the candy this year. household. >> 7,000 catteries in the good calories in the goody bags tonight. ,,

this year halloween fault on a monday. for some, the idea is a spooky one. >> it is the idea that we're spending time at debating halloween, rather than the real issues at hand. >> he also points to a potential economic impact. it may create more jobs along the way. >> for some parents, it is a tree just to think about it. in>> i think it would be a nice thing to have halloween on the weekend. >> we ask you if you thought the date of halloween should be changed on our facebook page. it allowswrites yses, kids to enjoy halloween without rushing for school the next day. it also helps parents who have to work. thank you for all the comments. keep the discussion going on our facebook page. up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the forecast. first, a look at how wall street >> now your maryland lottery pick three and picked four numbers. >> here they are. that is a 1. followed by 0. final number is 3. making your numbers 1,0,1. 3. moving right along to your pick four game. we're all set ready to go. your

on halloween. lynette? >> reporter: talking about halloween, the forecast is not going to be so bad. look what we have right now charlie. across the nation. the middle of the nation, more in the 30s. we are not the only place that is cold this morning. a weather pattern is cold because the cold front passed through. definitely trickling in the colder air. we will be drier than what we were yesterday as well. that is definitely what we like to see. but it is going to be short-lived. as of now as we head into saturday, we are going to have a coastal low developing off north carolina tonight. that is going to move up the coast as we go through tomorrow we are going to start you out with rain along the eastern shore. more of that on the western shore as well. as we head toward western maryland, maybe even frederick, carol could see an accumulation, an inch, a half inch. not dealing with any type of accumulation. the grounds will be too wet. starting out with the rain, it is too damp for anything to sti

getting in the halloween spirit. we were talking about that congressman who thinks it would be a great idea to have halloween always on a saturday. >> i think that's a great idea. >> that is a genius idea. >> much better for families that can get home from work. they have to take their time getting ready for it. >> from your home state of connecticut, by the way. >> really? >> it would help out. monday night trick-or-treating? >> i know. >> that's not great. anyway. i thought i'd bring that up. >> we have a couple of things to clear up for all of you out there who've been watching us and following us on facebook. >> we do. you had a couple questions. one was about your lipstick, lip gloss, and your fingernails. everyone's interested in your nails. >> i don't know why. at least i had them done recently, thank goodness. the lipstick is mac, m-a-c and it's called myth. the gloss on top is called bite. the nails are -- they were originally chanel. the khaki rose. they only made that for fashion week a year ago. so now a

halloween fund finds. good to see you. >> good morning. happy halloween almost. >> the good news is there are some outfits, especially for little ones that really are quick fixes. >> right. if you're like me you wait for the last minute. if you are entertaining i have something for everyone starting with the outfit from space cadets. i saw it in the window of the store. i couldn't help myself. we borrowed a baby for the day. giana who is janine, one of the wardrobe stylist's daughter. >> had it with the hat. >> she's been great and she's had it with the hat. they will overnight it for not an sboexorbitan price. she's cute. >> scary pancakes. >> maybe the kids will want to make you pancakes. starting at $10, williams-sonoma stores, they have bats, ghosts, cats. really just fun. you can put this together with yourself and spatulas. this is great for morning in the roker home. >> a little witch's brew. >> for the kids. this is great for any party. you can buy it and use it for halloween. a little witch's brew

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halloween not so bad either. >> i just checked. bus and rail services are on time, including computer pus, light rail and marked trains. let's take a live look at the beltway on old court road. outer loop traffic has traffic building now. no delays here or issues to report. checking the top side of the beltway at hartford road, volume is moving well on the outer loop, moving away from the camera. don't forget you can always follow us on twitter at maryland traffic for the latest delays and information, we post it all there. we don't have a chance to markwest energy on the air. >>> a 1-year-old boy was pulled alive from the -- a 13-year-old boy was pulled alive from the rubble in turkry. 570 people have died as a result of that quake. >>> hundreds of students demanding reform are attempting to take control of chile's ministry. the protest came as a series of activity across the country called the day of propagation. they are seeking to resolve chile's social problems. >>> here's a strange story just in time for halloween. britain's

this is the war on halloween. [laughter] folks, once again the planet huggers are turning our almond joy into almond shame. >> there's a new trend taking the nation by storm. it's called "costume swapping day." >> the idea is to keep things from the landfill. instead of actually buying a costume, why don't you just take them over to a location and swap with some people. >> costume swapping? i'm sorry, but i don't want my kid wearing some old, flammable, plastic deathtrap. i want them wearing a new, flammable plastic deathtrap. this is political correctness gone mad. before you know it we'll need to buy carbon offsets to leave a flaming bag of poop on a doorstep. environmentalism goes against everything halloween stands for. rampant consumerism and waste. it's like clear cutting a forest, pulping the trees into lush three-ply toilet paper, shipping the rolls on diesel trucks to air conditioned grocery stores where we buy them, and as a heartless final insult hurl them at their still-living cousins. the point is...

> halloween is big business. over $5 billion is spent nationwide on halloween. and a good part of that is spent here in salem. in one month we do what other places do at christmas. ♪ >> tourism event promoter christian day is a modern-day wiccan or witch. he, too, is a part of salem's multimillion dollar halloween tourism industry. >> i charge $150 a ticket for my witch's ball. it's graded by ool city as one of the top ten halloween parties in america. i give people $150 worth of fun. >> businesses like bouchard's and kday's depend on salem's witchy reputation. but lately a new group of entrepreneurs have arrived in salem. and they're challenging the tourist industry with their own vision. andy king and his wife came to open a artisanal bakery. catering to those not dependent on tourism. >> we looked at salem as a city trying to attract a new demographic rather than stay with things like witch shops and stuff like that. >> king considers himself part of a vanguard of specialty businesses serving this new popula