but they are not happy with mayor jean quan. and will likely not re-elect her. >> pam: as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, those are some of the result of a new poll conducted by the oakland chamber of commerce. >> reporter:crime continues to be a major concern in oakland. so much so, more than half of the 500 likely voters polled say they feel less safe than they did a year or two ago. and despite that, the majority of those polled. some 70%. still think oakland is either an excellent or good place to live. the news is not good though for mayor jean quan. asked about her overall job performance. 45% say she is doing a poor job. >> reporter:and if the election were held today, 46% say they would definitely vote for someone else. 23% said they would probably vote for someone else. and only 5 % say they would definitely vote to re- elect quan. the city council doesn't get off easy either. a whopping 75% feel the council is doing a fair or poor job. >> reporter: with those numbers it's no surprise that 47% of those polled feel as if t

. >> and bad news for mayor jean quan. what a poll found about her popularities and her chances for reelection. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >>> police tonight are defending themselves after they botched the initial investigation of a deadly accident at this intersection. a bike rider was struck and killed by a deliver truck in san francisco and now the victim supporters are raising questions about how the police handled the investigation. ktvu's david stevenson tells us bike riders say police were too quick to place blame. >> reporter: they are still angry about how officers responded to the accident here and that led to tough questions today for top police brass. >> reporter: a ghost bicycle adorned with a flower marks the san francisco intersection where he was killed august 14. the 24-year-old was struck by a delivery truck turning right. three bicycless and 10 pedestrians -- bicyclists bicyclists and 10 pedestrians have been killed this year. after a

. >>> mayor jean quan facin an uphill battle. how people in her city feel about her running again. what can she do to turn things around? >>> this weekend is going to be a big tarantula weekend throughout the bay area. i'll tell you why coming up next. >> outside now it's all about the sunshine. here we go. mainly sunny skies and temperatures on the way upwards. find out hour warm we are going to get coming up next. >> and it's not just dysfunctional. it's dangerous! why a multi-million dollar bay area safety project is taking so long. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. with the topic that seems t driving her numbers down. >>> a new poll shows support for oakland mayor jean quan

jean quan. oakland deputy mayor, sandra swanson. alameda county supervisor, richard villar. >> can you hear us jana? okay i apologize. it appears that there is an end to the b.a.r.t. strike. the question i haven't heard an answer to yet is when the b.a.r.t. trains could be running again. presumably, that could be sometime tomorrow. whether that's in time for the morning commute, i don't know. let's see if we can hear. >> as a b.a.r.t. professional chapter of seiu, i want to make it clear that this negotiation isn't going to be the end of our discussions on safety. we trust that the general manager, grace cronican will work with us after the contract to try and resolve safety issues and other work issues here at b.a.r.t. we are proud to bring a tentative agreement that prioritizes rider, and worker safety to our members for a vote. this will preserve important workplace protections that enable workers to continue working with management to improve a rapidly growing system. i'd like to thank oakland mayor jean quan. city of devlin may

jean quan. oakland deputy mayor, sandra swanson. alameda county supervisor, richard villar. >> can you hear us jana? okay i apologize. it appears that there is an end to the b.a.r.t. strike. the question i haven't heard an answer to yet is when the b.a.r.t. trains could be running again. presumably, that could be sometime tomorrow. whether that's in time for the morning commute, i don't know. let's see if we can hear. >> as a b.a.r.t. professional chapter of seiu, i want to make it clear that this negotiation isn't going to be the end of our discussions on safety. we trust that the general manager, grace cronican will work with us after the contract to try and resolve safety issues and other work issues here at b.a.r.t. we are proud to bring a tentative agreement that prioritizes rider, and worker safety to our members for a vote. this will preserve important workplace protections that enable workers to continue working with management to improve a rapidly growing system. i'd like to thank oakland mayor jean quan. city of devlin may

quan. the group includes 7 women and 14 spanish speakers. they are scheduled to graduate in 6 months. last week another academy graduated. the class that started today had 57 recruits. a grant will add 10 officers to the department. when they are hired the total number of officers will be 714, half of themmal are patrol officers. -- them are patrol officers. >>> a transit bus was hit by gunfire in oakland as the bus was moving along international boulevard. the bus kept going and stopped at 15th. windows on both sides of the bus were shattered. a witness saw two people running from the scene with a gun. one person was hospitalized. a second person was grazed by a bullet and treated. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. the family of a 16-year-old boy killed in a crash is speaking out. the father spoke about the family's loss. ktvu's david stevenson has more on what he is saying and more on the woman accused in the deadly crash. >> reporter: we heard from the father of the teen here at his son's high school

mayor jean quan say she is excited about this new development. a's fans were celebrating last night as the team gears up for the post season. hundreds of fans showed up to root for their home team! kron 4's justine waldman was at oakland city hall, to show us the rally. and to tell us about about support for "coliseum city". welcome back to the kron4 morning news. >>: good morning. obama care has not reached the on- line market. we're hearing that cyber criminals are coming out and drove to try to take advantage of people as they try to figure out obama care on the line. this is a perfect opportunity because no one knows how obama care works. fake website have been set up to try to lure and trap people. cyber criminals have set up fake website hoping people will land on them by accident. best way to avoid that type into your u r l bart and your web browser the exact web address of the california insurance exchange. that is covered ca.com if you get any phone calls from people offering to help our hang up on them is not real. if you get any malls

oakland mayor, jean quan. tim, oakland deputy mayor swanson, richard, fremont city council member, rog. royce, kelly, of the committee. we also like to thank the community and the riders for all your support. thank you. [ applause ] >> president of the bart professional chapter of sciu. i want to make it clear that this negotiation isn't going to be the end of our discussion on safety. we trust that the general manager, grace, will work with us after the contract to try and resolve safety issues and other work issues here at bart. we are proud to bring a tentative agreement that prioritizes worker and rider safety. this will preserve workplace protection that enable workers to continue working with management to improve a rapidly growing system. we would like to thank oakland mayor, gene quan, city of dublin mayor, tim, oakland deputy mayor, sandra swanson. richard valley, fremont city council member, rog. bryce kelly and robyn of the alameda county democratic central committee and andy of the east bay mud. th

major jean quan on hand to honor the a's for what has been a very successful season. a's players, as well as the mascot there, stomper, getting the crowd all riled up for round one. they take on the tigers. this series starts this friday at coliseum friday night. >> friday night, raiders play on sunday. >> friday night fever and sunday night fever, all over the place. >> it will probably be busy around there trafficwise. >> let's check right now. it is still early out there. >> we are going to get a look right here at the maps at the san mateo bridge, which travels smoothly from the tollway. that's at the top, highway number two. dumbarton looking very nice. both bridges, very popular. since labor day, a lot of traffic. we'll watch for that. a smooth flow of traffic through the castro valley y. southbound, the first slowing for the kren sourcensors. still, reportedly blocking one lane. back to you. >> thank you very much. still to come, state lawmakers getting ready to intervene in a case where bart and its union can't reach a deal and head for a strike. >>> day two o

mayor jean quan there to honor the a's. a's players as well as the mascot got the crowd riled up for round one of the playoffs against the detroit tigers. the series begins friday night. >> we need good weather friday night. let's bring in jeff raineri. >> we're going to have some sun. some 70s and the wind. i'm going to project it out towards outfield for the a's. when they get out there and start swinging. hopefully that projects some home runs. let's look at the satellite radar picture. we are tracking some rain. also, snow for the northern cascades. upwards of six inches there. we're too far out of the rain zone right now. no wet weather over the next 48 hours. but some of the cooler air has made it down. a little chilly here. 59 in santa rosa. 55 in gilroy. in the extreme south bay, it's likely for tomorrow morning. we'll have upper 40s around 6:00 and 7:00 in the morning. to start, we'll find cloud cover at the coast and by the bay. by the noon hour, mid 70s in the east and south bay. and going warmer after a lot of l

quan arrived saying a great announcement would soon be coming. >> reporter: the news media is waiting anxiously waiting to see if they had achieved an agreement. if that opens if that happens we will bring it to you. people in the bay area have >> catherine: been forced to look for other ways to get where they're going. and a lot of them have been using busses and casual carpooling. kron4's charles clifford is live at the transbay terminal in san francisco. how does it look tonight, charles? >> reporter: just about in half hour ago, things have started to come down. the morning commute and also afternoon commute were very heavy down here. trying to use casual car pools, getting a ride home. even though it seemed like it possibly could be a solution or finished on to this strike in sight. they're still a lot of frustrated people down here. >> people have a lot of places to go and get to this is nonsense. >> i understand why they had to do it but i was 45 minutes late for work and i have to wait to get home and i've been on my feet all day. i un know that other people filled the same wa

. >> now one person who doesn't have to worry about juggling her trip is oakland mayor jean quan who left friday for china with a separate delegation from the bay area council business group. >>> it's 4:40. millions of dollars worth of merchandise missing. it may not be the work of a thief. coming up at 5:00, the dispute at a high end store inside one of san fransisco's most famous hotels. >> and a new plan to catch criminals. how the city of fremont plans to keep its residents safe. >> good morning right now we are looking at commute conditions that are very nice on the roads in case you're hitting the roads soon. this is a look at 280 in downtown san jose and looks nice. >> it's a little cold out there for some, a 3 dog night, but the warmer weather will continue. we'll have those forecasted highs coming up. >>> we're president following breaking news. b.a.r.t. trains will be running today. you're taking a live look at the caltrans building in oakland where talks are continuing this morning. 10 minutes ago we saw mediators leave the building for a break. so far no deal has been rea

. >>> new at 6:00 tonight the uphill battle facing mayor jean quan. the poll revealing how people in oakland feel about her seeking a second term. and we asked, what can she do to turn things around? plus -- >> you can walk right up to them. they are not going to hurt you. >> oh, they are the biggest fighters in the world and there's a good chance you'll see them if you go hiking this weekend. why the bay area can expect a tarantula takeover. that and more at 6:00. >> walk right up to 'em! and then walk right away it from them. >> paul jumped about 10 fight. >> nightmare. >> i think it's mating season too. so leave them alone. >> baby tarantulas. that's what we need. >> norah o'donnell in for scott pelley in the "cbs evening news." next. >> o'donnell: tonight, chaos in washington. police chase a suspect from the white house to the u.s. capitol. shots ring out, both buildings go into lockdown. reports from bob orr and john miller. it was 20 years ago today. for the first time you will see one of the most famous battles in u.s. in u.s. history unfold as

. >> mayor jean quan released this statement about the latest and development. ceausescu we collectively take a critical step forward in making coliseum city a reality. i thank the oakland city council for their leadership and our whole city development team for their hard work, and the raiders and their amazing fans for all of their inspiration and support. " >> >> above this picture she wrote " what is your excuse? " this post has received 25,000 comments. people seem to like this on . people are supporting her and other people are calling her a big bully. she posted an apology. >> i guess, if you are struggling to get in shape, she is in shape i just say she's in shape so people are upset. >> sis or 32 years so with three children. >> the time is 6 and 20 1:00 a.m.. we have information about your tax dollars going places. >> and we are watching wall street. we are watching the market's trying to rebound. the dow dropped off 133. they are expected said have a deal yesterday but they did not. the dow was off 133 the nasdaq was off 21 and the s&p was off by 12.

. >> reporter:mayor jean quan released a statement on the shooting saying. quote. "our investigators, officers and command staff will pull out all the stops to catch the shooters who have shown such callous, reckless disregard for the lives of their neighbors and the lives of children." return >> catherine: fairfield police are asking for help from the public in finding a person of interest in a strong arm robbery. they say an elderly woman was robbed in the driveway of her home last month. surveillance video from a local store caught this man watching the woman.then following her.. police want to question him. >> catherine: he's described as hispanic, about five-foot-seven - and of medium build. >> jacqueline: fog near the coast. we all have the sea breeze near the coast line. and away from the coastline is to rub the warm and pleasanton, and livermore as well as some more today. rather chilly near the coast was 69 in livermore and seven rows of the upper warmer and warmer areas. the 6:00 the hour you can see kicking off at the close lying and spilling over into s

. >> oakland mayor jean quan released a statement on the shooting. saying the police will pull out all of the stops to catch the sugars. >> mayor quan call the shooting an example of callous, or reckless disregard for the lives of neighbors and children. [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. nature at its most delicious. a story will only see on kron4, we have learned that a prominent stanford researcher and team doctor for the san francisco forty- niners had been the focus of a criminal investigation. >> his body was found at his home tuesday. >> kron4 maureen kelly has an exclusive report. >> the criminal probe started before the doctors body was found at his home appeared >> athe corners says they are investigating his death as a possible suicide. >> a neighbor says about a wee

we got a chance to catch up with the embattled oakland mayor jean quan. many people blame her for of losing and the golden gate warriors to san francisco and possibly losing at the a's as well. she talks about the raiders possibly spain in oakland. >>: i'm recommending that we do some negotiating with this group and that hopefully sometime between 6 and 12 months we will be bringing a final plan back. >>will: that plan will cost about $1 million for research. if. nfl fan and you love kron4 we are coming together on sunday at 830. we will be carrying the chargers vs. the raiders. >>darya: san francisco police have completed their investigation into the death of a 16 year-old asiana airlines crash survivor who was run over by a fire truck on the runway. the cases now been turned over to prosecutors. investigators say eight to axle truck is prosecutors. investigators salook at them withruck is that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if ther

. >>> more details now, in a statement tonight oakland mayor jean quan called on the community to solve this case. she promised police will pull all the stops to find the shooters. >>> the strike has stopped b.a.r.t. trains and inconvenienced hundreds of thousands of commuters. news chopper 2 got pictures of the idle trains of the hayward yard this afternoon. tonight all indications are this strike is not going to be over any time soon. bottom line the impasse continues. no b.a.r.t. service and no new talks are scheduled. two sides did argue their position in front of the cameras during the evening news tonight. the unions talked about a proposal and b.a.r.t. called it nothing new. >> the union sent this letter to the director they calledded it a compromise and a way to stop the strike. >> this does not give the employer, b.a.r.t., everything they want but it gives them a significant agreement that yields to what their concerns are. >> reporter: at 5:00 p.m. the sciu leadership announced they had a riders first plan. a way to return to the cycle. the main sticking place had been work ru

. >>> more details now, in a statement tonight oakland mayor jean quan called on the community to solve this case. she promised police will pull all the stops to find the shooters. >>> the strike has stopped b.a.r.t. trains and inconvenienced hundreds of thousands of commuters. news chopper 2 got pictures of the idle trains of the hayward yard this afternoon. tonight all indications are this strike is not going to be over any time soon. bottom line the impasse continues. no b.a.r.t. service and no new talks are scheduled. two sides did argue their position in front of the cameras during the evening news tonight. the unions talked about a proposal and b.a.r.t. called it nothing new. >> the union sent this letter to the director they calledded it a compromise and a way to stop the strike. >> this does not give the employer, b.a.r.t., everything they want but it gives them a significant agreement that yields to what their concerns are. >> reporter: at 5:00 p.m. the sciu leadership announced they had a riders first plan. a way to return to the cycle. the main sticking place had been work ru

mayor jean quan adds that a second site at howard terminal could be ready within months. she says the city is swept up in as fever. >> we're all getting ready for friday. you know, i think the momentum is building. you know, city hall will be green. all of the terminals and the cranes have been lift up in green, too. >> game one friday against the tigers is sold out. there's only about a thousand tickets left for game two on saturday. game one starts at 6:30 friday night, first pitch of game 2 is around 6:00 p.m. on saturday. teams then head to detroit for games three and four. if necessary, the final game five is in oakland a week from tomorrow. whoever wins the best of five games advances to the american league championship series. >>> a redwood city high school student accused of trying to rape a teacher at knifepoint has a shocking explanation for the attack. >>> a convict already confessed to killing amber swartz from pinole 25 years ago, but coming up, the reason the case has been reopened and how the girl's mother feels about it. >>> it's still pretty heavy out the

major jean quan there helping lead the festivals on hand to honor the a's for what has been a successful season. they are looking for more. they will be taking on the detroit tigers in the first round. the series starts on friday night at the coliseum. >> let's go, oakland! want to check the forecast. noticed it was clear out there. a little chilly. don't have that blanket of clouds to keep us warm. >> or your snuggy. >>> we have lost the low clouds. the bay area snuggy being the fog. friday, that oakland forecast looking pretty good. the numbers in the 70s. jacket weather for the morning. you don't need to worry about a jacket for the afternoon. climbing into the mid and upper 80s as we move into the start of the weekend. >> this shot of the golden gate bridge, there were flashing lights. they are pretty much clear from the bridge. they have moved those cones in preparation for the morning commute. an easy flow. a clear view. like rob said, a clear, clear flow of traffic and a clear view on the golden gate bridge. getting into the city from the bay bridge, no problem from the east bay e

. >>> oakland mayor jean quan has released a statement asking both sides to consider the fact of a strike on commuters. quan says quote we are all public servants and must always work with our residents. i know both sides have been hard at work for more weeks and i thank them for all their work but now is not the time to give up. in the meantime bay area service leaders could have a big impact on the bay area economy. the council estimates a strike could cost up to $73 million a day in lost worker productivity. in a statement the council also called the strike a quote catastrophe that is completely unnecessary. for we've also posted a comprehensive list of transit office. >>> update on that huge fire in redwood city that unfolded yesterday morning right here during the ktvu morning news. that fire the fire marshal says sprinklers would have confined the fire to one apartment but the building did not have sprinklers because it was built before they were required. that fire left the 72 unit building unlivable. everyone did make it out safely but many people are now staying at emergency shel

major jean quan on hand to honor the a's for a great season. a's out there. the mascot, stomper, out to get the crowd stomping their feet and pumping up the playoffs. a's taking on the detroit tigers. this series fires up friday night. that will be at the coliseum. >>> new this morning, speaking of é@oakland, oakland city hal bathed in the spirit. hopefully, you can see some lights. the oakland a's colors from now until the end of the month in the a's playoff run. it will be lit up, green and gold. when you are true to your team, the team is true to you. >>> it is 6:27. still ahead. >> a stalemate showing no signs of easing on capitol hill. we'll have the very latest from washington, d.c. in a live report.y,+ >>> republicans and democrats blaming each other for the shutdown. we'll let you know what lawmakers are trying to do to get some services back. >>> destructive devices, arrest after a bomb scare shuts down an airport in florida. >>> let's take you out to new york and the nasdaq. i like how they get the music going, the excitement. they do confetti as

. >> one person who does not have to worry about juggling her trip is oakland mayor jean quan who left friday for china with a separate delegation from the bay area council business group. >>> time is 5:45 on the dot. let's go to sal. ground about an overturned truck earlier. how's that situation going? >> brian and pam it's till there on 205 westbound. this truck is causing major delays for 205, and one of the things we want to mention is that if you are driving through the area, you will see delays, but if you're driving on 580 after the altamonte pass triangle there, it's going to be much better if you're driving through all the way to 238. this could be kind of a silver lining for some commuters driving through dublin and ultimately to castro valley. the morning commute is not bad at the bay bridge toll plaza. looking at this, the traffic is backing up a little bit in some of the cash lanes. heading off to the high-rise with a small delay on the hayward side. gets better when you reach foster city. no delays into san mateo. >>> sal. >> yes, sir,. >> currently in alaska it's 30 degr

. >>> oakland mayor jean quan faces an uphill battle for re- election. an oakland chamber of commerce poll shows only 5% of city voters would definitely vote for her again. 77% said quan is doing a fair or poor job. >>> 5:33 now. a look at weather. i guess sunshine is here but the winds are ablowing. >> they are going to be by the end of the day today. we have really strong northeasterly winds in the bay area. it will dry us out, warm us up and present a little bit of a fire hazard. the bottom line is things will be nice and sunny, beautiful beach weather, as well. as we look outside now, the temperatures are mostly in the mid-50s in the bay area and we have clear skies except for a puff of fog or two along the shoreline. 55 in santa rosa. 50 concord. 59 degrees in oakland. high pressure here low pressure that's finally moved out of the california area kind of a battle between the two means that we get these strong offshore winds. it's a very dry direction as the winds shift over the next 24 hours from north to northeast. the temperatures will warm up an

. >>> in bay area news, oakland mayor jean quan faces an uphill battle for re-election. an oakland chamber of commerce poll shows only 5% of city voters would definitely vote for her again. 77% said quan is doing a fair or poor job. >>> redwood city is going bilingual online. its police department has created a facebook page for spanish-speaking residents. the police chief says it opens a new door of communication with those residents. the page will include information about personal safety, neighborhood updates and gang and drug activity. >>> 6:41 now. san francisco tradition, a bay to breakers race. it still is six months away but the party planning is already under way. and next year's going to be different. we'll tell you about it. >> and it's our first look inside a brand-new $800 million bay area casino. >> and the market opened up about 10 minutes ago. take a quick peek at the early numbers out of the gate on this thursday. not so good. everything is dead red so far. but we'll crunch the numbers and much more coming up with kcbs radio's financial reporter jason br

they are joined today at the negotiation table by several local lawmakers with all the mayor, jean quan. and the bart for general managers. they're hoping that with the power players in tact, the talks will resume. there is a new deadline. they are still at the bargaining table and wanting to avoid a shutdown what we saw in july. nancy skinner is a spokesperson that said that both sides are speaking and that is what is important. >> maybe this cooling off period is done but we still have the weekend to work through this. we could still avoid a strike. >> reporter: as we see we are monitoring this situation. for the closed door talks are happening and waiting to hear from bart management and the unions. are they closer or further away from a deal? bottom line, no deal. management and the employees are still committed to making a contract and not have a strike on monday. this is a very fluid situation. we will keep you updated tonight at 6:00 p.m. justine waldman, kron 4 news. >> pam: and stay connected with kron-4 on with a bart strike looming. on the new kron-4 app, we have a special se

cost one die hard raiders fansot that is why i am soand mayor jean quan releaseda sacramento woman is personal trainer. not increased possibility of a a aaron hit but ahead but sahel marine tank is posing hear what her three young kids to, you can see a month to two years old and three years old and there she is a hot pot at 32 years old and great shape. since this not an official personal trainer of of of of the assault ship had retained for what's your excuse--she wrote " what's your excuse. " a lot of people like the fall vote but also 20,000 comments. some more supportive but others felt she was sort of accusing them of what your problem. why don't you look like made. and if you're a woman you know that there's a lot of reasons why you may not look like that. so thank posted an apology saying i'm sorry that you took an image in resonated with it in such a negative way. you can always go to facebook away and on yourself. --maria kang. we will be right back here as the kron4 morning news continues. hñ apples and invite cents a lot to cover and it's expected to announce more than ju

oakland mayor zwreen quan is also -- jean quan is scheduled to go to china as well. no word if she will cancel that trip if there's a strike. stay with us. if talks go up to the midnight deadline, we'll be on the air a half-hour early start, at 4:00 a.m -- start, at 4:-- 4:00 a.m. >>> officers voted 954-2 against the proposal that would have raised salaries by 3%. the mercury news reports that officers are asking for double that. a 6% hike. the city says it just cannot afford raises without making cuts elsewhere. two years ago, police and other city workers accepted salary cuts to offset a budget shortfall. >>> mayor chuck reed led a pension reform fight that angered officers. it was approved by voters but is being challenged in court. now, reed is days away, it's said , to be taking this statewide. the paper says reed hopes to fire paperwork to allow all cities in california to change pension plans for employees. >>> 7:37. the organization that oversees san francisco general hospital, they are investigating the death of a patient who meant missing while in the hospi

jean quan is expected to fly to china to meet with investors about possible economic opportunities. there's word that the potential b.a.r.t. strike do postpone both trips but so far they are going ahead as scheduled. this trip to china would be mayor quan's fifth overseas trip since taking office. it's her 34th out of town trip. she's billed the city 31 out of the 34 trips at a cost of billion 31,000. >>> while both mayors are in china, they plan to attend the warriors game there for the games. coming up, we'll tell you which warriors' game says the team trip could be a bad thing for the season. >>> happening now -- the suspense is building in half moon bay, where the annual pumpkin weighoff is underway. ktvu channel 2 reporter, janine de la vega, she has a tough job this morning and is there amongst the other monster pump kins. janine? >> reporter: this is a big event here with a lot of excitement. a lot of locals have come out. we're here behind the scenes at the pumpkin we jo. they have forklifts coming in and bringing in a lot of these pumpkins to be weighed. some are in the com