right now at 11:00, a sexual assault puts a south bay campus on edge. good evening. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. good it happen again? students on the college campus are shaken after a reported sexual assault. on campus, in a busy restroom in the middle of the day. jean elle is live in cupertino with more. jean, what are police doing about it? >> reporter: well, jessica, police say that sexual assault happened on monday right over there in the media and learning

center. students we talked to say they are shocked by the report and alarmed that the attack happened in the middle of the school day. classes are in session at the media and learning center building, but students here are distracted by a campus wide e-mail detailing a reported sexual assault in the women's bathroom. >> i was horrified obviously. it's scary to think something like that could happen. >> reporter: police say a 19-year-old student reported yesterday she was raped in the bathroom between 1:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon by a male student she knows. the victim first told a faculty member about the assault. >> she was hesitant to report and the faculty member told her it was in the best interest to file a report. >> reporter: the sheriff's department is now investigating. police say they know who the suspect is, and they don't know believe other students are in

danger. >> we did not activate our emergency alert system because we believe this to be an isolated incident. the victim and suspect are familiar with one another. >> reporter: christy ann savage is hoping police are right. >> it makes me feel better it's not somebody random. it's bad, but everybody has to be careful about people they know. >> reporter: she believes this is a safe campus, but is wondering how a sexual assault could go up noticed in the middle of a school day. >> if the person did make noise and nobody heard, that's a concern. >> reporter: the investigation into the sexual assault is ongoing. while police believe this is isolated, they are reminding students to be aware of their surroundings. jean elle, nbc bay area news. also tonight, a federal

investigation concludes that sexual harassment and violence are huge problems within the west contra costa school district. the 2009 gang rape of a 15-year-old richmond high school girl helped prompt this investigation. it felt sexual touching was a problem at every level, between elementary school. schools now have surveillance cameras installed. and they have increased training for sexual harassment. after our investigation, san jose police admit they could have done a better job. they're talking about how they've reported gang crime statistics to the public. did they sweeten its report in an effort to look better? jenna? >> reporter: the police department admitted in an e-mail that their report suspect txbá/kt&háhc

offici . after months of reviewing documents and talking to sources, we found officials didn't tell you a key piece of information about that major drop in gang related murders. police changed their definition of what they consider to be gang related earlier this year. it's now based on stricter criteria. but they compared the new numbers to last years, which didn't have the same criteria, revealing a dramatic drop. city council is not happy with the city's latest fuzzy math. >> it comes down to are we keeping our community safe? the numbers as they are right now don't give us information to make that assessment. we need real data, so if we're going to do a year after year comparison, we need to use the same criteria. >> reporter: we asked if it's accurate to compare 2012 and

2013 numbers. police said the comparison will not be completely accurate until the end of next year when they can reflect on two years using the same standard. also important to note the department claimed gang related murders were down 40%, even though total homicides up creased over that same time period. now to a developing story in asia. millions of people are getting slammed with a super typhoon in the philippines. it had winds up to 150 miles per hour, and about 1 million people are taking cover. at least one death so far has been reported. and weather experts this typhoon to be the most powerful on record. for more, we go to jeff ranieri, who has been taking a good look at the effects of the typhoon. >> we're tracking this dangerous storm system, which has had

multiple landfalls and still is not wavering in strength. there's outflow of the storm system, working in all the quadrants, and we're not expecting any weakening over the next 18 hours. so a category 5 making this a super typhoon, with wind gusts as high as 230 miles per hour. right now sustained winds at 185. we expect this to at least hold its strength as it heads towards vietnam on saturday. by 4:00 p.m., it will be consider a major storm, a category 3, winds at 115 miles per hour. as we go through sunday, we think the winds will be around 70 miles per hour. so right now it is at its strongest point but it will hold up strong in vietnam on saturday. we should also know, the intensity and the track of that storm system could change, so the next 24 to 36 hours will

certainly be very crucial for anyone around the philippines as they watch this deadly storm. >> a lot of people here in the bay area are very concerned about that. a 16-year-old oakland boy accused of setting another teenager on fire is due back in court. his family defended them as they walked out of court today. richard thomas has been charged as an adult. surveillance video showed him using a lighter to set sasha's clothes on fire. his family said he's not a hateful perp. >> what kind of boy is he? >> he's a good kid.hb >> as for the victim, his mother told the oakland tribune her son identified as gender neutral. he remains in the hospital in

stable condition. a mom has reported been reunited with her two week old baby boy. he was at the center of a amber alert that led authorities to mexico. his mother traveled to arizona where the infant was in protective services. mexican authorities found the infant and his father last night at a checkpoint. he is in jail right now awaiting extradition to california. the infant's mother said he took off with the baby on tuesday. that's after the couple got into an argument. people are lining up tonight getting ready to spend it in the cold for a chance to get food for the holidays. in order for families to get their hands on the goods, they need to sign up. >> this is great. they help us here a lot for people that are low income, don't have jobs and stuff. it's helping me. i have a big family and i'm able

to cook a big meal for everybody for thanksgiving. >> more than 2,000 people are expected to sign up and sleep in the cold tonight. there's a party happening on the peninsula this evening. the biggest football game of the season came down to the final minutes. stanford not only beat oregon, but now stanford has a chance to win the national championship themselves. george kiriyama joins us in palo alto tonight with all the excitement. it was a thriller, george. >> reporter: obviously a lot of happy stanford fans here tonight. the game was never tight, except at the end. it was a thriller. but the traffic outside the stadium, that definitely was tight. stanford fans walked out with heads held high. >> i'm about to go have a drink with my friend over here to celebrate. >> reporter: those dressed in green and yellow were crushed. their national championship hopes all but over. >> just heartbreaking.

just killed us. i don't know. >> reporter: no matter what school you supported, the next battle, fighting the postgame traffic was about to begin. >> take it slow and be patient. >> reporter: getting into the game was just as bad, maybe even worse. >> this is how it works. you're in the traffic until you get to the game. then it's great. >> reporter: how is the traffic right now? >> it's been like this for a long time. >> reporter: traffic was backed up, bumper to bumper all the way to the stadium. >> past hour it's been pretty bad. we're from out of up to. >> reporter: once you got to stanford, finding a parking spot was the next challenge. >> i noticed people were so paranoid about getting here that after they got here they started hugging each other going, we got here. >> reporter: the duck fans were louder and crazier than those from stanford, but this was before their team lost. >> we're not crazy. they said it best.

we're passionate. let me say that. >> reporter: i think she's probably not as happy at this moment. traffic wasn't as bad after the game, because a lot of ducks fans and stanford fans left early in the fourth quarter when stanford was up big. george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. >> george, much more on the story. highlights and we'll hear from the stanford players. coming up, breaking down generation. why ahead at 11:00, the piece of advice that may be making it harder for younger workers to find success. plus -- >> going viral. why one bay area doctor decided to bring a little beyonce into the operating room. good for your taste buds but bad for your health. the ingredient the fda wants to ban from all food.

they rang the bell this morning, but there are plenty of twitter parties late tonight. the initial public offering has created a lot of private wealth. it exceeded expectations and they did it with the help of a 10-year-old girl. she is the social media site to fight slavery by selling lemonade. after pricing last night at $26 a share, twitter closed its first day at $45 a share. that values twitter at more than $24 billion, after some perspective, twitter is worth

more than companies like macy's, tiffany's, the gap and netflix. one difference, twitter has yet to turn a profit. are you really that different from your parents? what about your children? which generation really is the greatest? >> researchers are trying to define the different generations. >> reporter: those of us in gen y have gotten a bad rap, but do we deserve it? ♪ [ singing rap ] >> reporter: drowning out his doubts, he decided to take a leap of faith. and started his own music recording studio in downtown san jose. >> i just foal like, you know,

like i'm on a runway and getting ready to take off and i've got to keep working. i feel like i'm chasing my dream. >> reporter: three years ago, he was out in the elements, scraping by, working construction. but he says he quit, thanks in part to what his teachers always told him, follow your passion. >> people say the best job is doing something you love. >> reporter: some people in generation y say they heard a lot of growing up. and there are tools out there to help gauge pop culture over time. check out google's ngram which shows how popular a phrase is used in american writing. while phrases like, a secure career started to drop in the '80s, follow your passion, started to take off, especially in the late '90s and 2000s when generation ys were in school. >> it's difficult to find evidence that this piece of

advice works well. >> reporter: cal wrote his book on generation y. >> if you teach a generation when they find the perfect job they'll love it, of course when they show up, their expectations are way blown out of proportion. >> keep looking. don't settle. >> reporter: and he says the steve jobs 2005 commencement speech at stanford off cited is just as often misrepresented. >> later in life, walter isaacson told him he does not like the advice follow your passion. >> reporter: paul harvey says generation y heard a lot of positive messages growing up. >> it was a generation that was known for being apathetic.

>> reporter: it's a group that would build up debt and live through several recessions, including the great recession. this year, generation xors lost about half of their net worth, an average of $33,000 between 2007 and 2010. >> for better or worse, generation x was well suited to various trials and tribulations that have faced them. >> reporter: he doesn't believe the same for generation y, that has attracted many names, from the worst generation to the go-nowhere generation. >> i would like to say there's some huge dichotomy that took place, but i think young adults at this stage are really just looking to find themselves. >> reporter: the generation y population is expected at four

times the size of generation x. >> we have a sense of entitlement that happens at that age group multiplied many times over. >> reporter: for people like benny blanco, he's living the best of both worlds. looking back, he says he couldn't imagine life any other way. >> that's how people became successful is just putting your all into it. jumping in with two feet and not looking back. >> reporter: defining generations and characteristics, still a gray area. what sociologists we spoke with agree on is it's the first time in human history in the u.s. they can study four generations at the workplace together, from the depression era to the generation x and now y. stephanie troung, nbc bay area news. >> did they call us apathetic in

that story? i take offense. >> i'm not telling you which group i'm in. >> all right. shall we move on to the weather? >> let's do it. >> friday just around the corner. we'll see a few changes throughout the end of the workweek. no matter how hard you worked, you're always ready for that friday. 8:00 p.m., upper 40s and low 50s at the coast, temperatures won't fluctuate too much. as we head throughout the afternoon, upper 60s by the bay. instead of mid 70s, we'll go down to the low 70s. let's go outside right now. the big news right now, the fog is back. you have the hd screen. look at the center. that's the marine layer, up at around 800 feet.

we'll take you down into the fog here in san francisco. you can see it's what we call dragon tail fog. that will build up throughout tomorrow. morning temperatures in the low to mid 40s. 50 in livermore. 50 in san jose. friday, yes, temperatures will go cooler but it looks great here. san jose with 72. low 70s in palo alto. 74 in morgan hill. to the east bay, no worries. also, not overly cold. 72 pleasanton, and also 73 expected in livermore. at san francisco, some of the biggest differences with the fog building back now. berkeley and oakland with temperatures in the upper 60s to about 70. now let's get to the next changes. we've been talking about this rainfall, the potential of it, for about three days. 47 days with no rainfall. we had that warm air with us

today. that's moving off towards the south. the thing that's unknown right now is what's happening with that storm system next week. all of the forecast models you could ever look at are going a completely different way. so at this point, it looks like yes, the form is going to get closer. but there's indications that dry air from the south is going to filter a little closer. that's not going to mean not as much in terms of rainfall, but i think there's some hope. about a 35% chance next thursday. otherwise, temperatures cool off tuesday and wednesday next week with upper 60s, as well. so overall by this weekend, it looks great. low 70s coming our way throughout saturday and also sunday. >> okay. thank you, jeff. coming up, bust a move in an operating room. a viral video that will make you smile.

hold the traps fat. that's what the fda wants to do in all foods nationwide. experts say transfat is the worst kind of fat for your heart. it lowers good cholesterol and raises bad cholesterol. a ban could prevent 7,000 deaths every year. now to an nbc bay area news followup. after nearly 20 years of trying to protect the lbgt community from discrimination, legislation passed today. the act had bipartisan support. but not in the house of representatives where it's expected to die. republican leaders say the law is too broad and invites lawsuits against employers and that discrimination laws are already in place. the party in stanford tonight. and could stanford play for the national championship?

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and exciting night. that was fun. >> they are still partying on the field, i'm sure. number five stanford, number three oregon. a duck player said they would score 40 points and the ducks would win by ten. neither of those would happen. john elway was there. he got his number retired at halftime. stanford up seven in the second quarter. hogan keeping it, reaching the end zone. the 11-yard touchdown. stanford up 14. under 3:00 to go in the fourth. brown with the touchdown. down just a possession.

the onside kick, they got one already in the game, but did not get this one. stanford's national title hopes going up. oregon's going down. 26-20 the final. >> for us it doesn't do anything, because that's up to everybody else. the smart teams, the good teams only worry about their next game. let the people talk. i told our guys, we might go down in rankings after that fourth quarter, which is fine. >> we knew it was going to be tough. two very different approaches and two very different tempos. one team was going to decide the way things went and we were comfortable running the ball, and then on defense, just attacking the line of scrimmage and trying to disrupt their tempo. i think that objective is completed today. >> i love the glasses and no, coach, you're not going down. to the sharks, versus the canucks. joe thorton, how did this one go

in? take another look. off the back of the shoulder there. make it 1-0 sharks. one of the few bright spots for them. higens taking advantage here. sharks lose their fourth in a row, this one 4-2 at the tank. one more note, steffen curry day-to-day with a left ankle bone bruise. the warriors are back in action tomorrow in san antonio. he will probably play. that's it for sports. more news after this. when our little girl was born,

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and "stuff we found on ebay." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you, gentlemen. thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] hi. hello. how are you? i guess the next big holiday, thanksgiving. you ready for thanksgiving?