they say this is the original escape from alcatraz event -based of course on the big escape from alcatraz. of course, everyone is worried about the sharks, and concerned about the sharks. these boats will actually be leading the swimmers back to shore. these are the pilot boats and these are the boats they will be following as they swim the mile and half from alcatraz to the shoreline area. they are making their way across the bay and into this area. the boats are set to leave about 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. this morning and swimmers are set to jump into the water at around 8:10 a.m. organizers told me there has been lots of awareness about the shark attacks, the shark attack that we have that dramatic video of. if there had been a second incident within one week he probably would have rethought this or figured out exactly what they were doing come but since it was an isolated incident they will go ahead with the event as planned. 60 swimmers making their way from alcatraz to the shore. the organizer told me that they have a waitlist, so there were no cancellations and people were still eager to

will they be diving into the bay saturday for escape from alcatraz triathlon. right at the site of the shark attack. jean elle is in san francisco with more on the shark sighting, which was caught on camera. >> reporter: the aquarium of the play launched its sharks of alcatraz program. and a real shark showed up for lunch. it was all caught on tape. it's a rare sighting. but experts say those big sharks are in the bay more often than we think. a security camera onboard an alcatraz cruise's ferry, shows a white shark shooting out of the water with a seal in its mouth. a shark attack, right next to the irelasland. >> i knew what i was seeing. >> reporter: he was in the pilot house of the boat. he said it was surreal. >> the blood in the water. and saw the shark thrashing around. >> reporter: down at the dolphin club and aquatic park, members are training for the 35th escape from alcatraz triathlon. 59 swimmers are signed up to jump in the water at the scene of the shark attack. >> it will be an interesting saturday morning. i think people have some nerves about g

. >> days before the escape from alcatraz triathlon will take place right near a recent shark attack. a security crew caught the shark with the seal in his mouth. triathlon organizers are monitoring for shark activity. >> the chatter is it's going to be an interesting saturday morning. i think people have some nerves about going in the water. that was a pretty big pool of red blood there by alcatraz. >> that would be disconcerting if you're participating in the triathlon. >> it's believed to be the first white shark attack in the bay area ever caught on camera. research shows it's not the first time a white shark has been in the bay and it probably will not be the last. >>> with the possibility of el nino bringing heavy rainfall this winter, leaders of five agencies will meet today to discuss winter preparedness and flood protection efforts. almost hard to believe with the drought we've been having. members of the joint power authority are concerned about potential flooding issues if the heavy rains materialize. the s today's meeting takes place in east palo alto. >> maybe they're opi

. >> escapee from alcatraz could sink your budget. >>> and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. light rain falling across portions oflgs bacross the bay d we'll see how it impacts your morning commute. 4-hundred and counting. the rattling just won't stop ...a swarm of earthquakes has been shaking the san ramon area >>> 400 and counting. the atling just won't stop. a swarm of earthquakes has been shaking the area for weeks. and it did it again tonight. last one hit about an hour ago just before 10:00 this evening. the biggest one, a 3.2 around 5:00 this evening. san ramone area has been shaking for the past two weeks. this one breaking a 25-year record for the tri-valley. back in 1990, 351 earthquakes shook alamo over 42-day period. they believe this latest one may continue for several more weeks. but don't worry, it may be unnerving but experts say it's not likely to foreshock to a larger quake. >>> escaping from alcatraz just got more expensive. the famed triathlon is raising prices by 300 bucks. a lot of people upset and unhappy with the explana

still to come, escape from alcatraz and then what? new clues this morning that these three men may have survived, coming up. >>> in what is cool about your school? email your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com and we may come and feature your school on our show. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, missouri. it happened last night, at a building that included apartments. fire chief paul berardi says firefigh >>> to firefighters are dead after part of the building collapsed in kansas city, missouri. it happened last night on the building that included apartments. the fire chief there, paul birardi says fire chiefs rescued two people from the building and the fire department is doing its best to deal with that tragedy. >> it's difficult when you live with someone 24 hours a day and are laughing and joking one minute and then something like this happens in the line of duty. >> two other firefighters are being treated for injuries. >>> a well-known professor is in the middle of a sexual harassment controversy at uc berkeley. as kpix 5's betty yu reports,

tomorrow's escape from alcatraz swim is making competitors extra nervous. the danger lurking in the water. thousands of bay area drivers. one of them is still a problem >>> fires today created a traffic nightmare for thousands of bay area drivers. one of them still a problem on highway 37 as we take you there live with our chopper there. this is overhead looking down. you can see on the side of the road, still a bit of a distraction. live pictures once again. the road, though, is expected to open back up. you can see it is in one lane. they have reopened that. fully open another thing. getting the cars and trucks out of the lane, about 6:00 tonight. >> and also, a big rig hauling hay crashed just after 6:45 this morning sparking this huge fire. the flames quickly spread from one hay bale to another. at least three other vehicles became involved in the crash. eastbound lanes of the highway opened up about 10:30 this morning. westbound lanes won't be ready until 6:00 tonight, after more than 11 hours after the crash. >> and taking you to one last fiery crash.

a shark attacking a seal off alcatraz island. a tourist caught it all on camera. >> what is so rare is the type of shark involved. sergio joins us. >> reporter: it is rare to have a shark go so far into the bay. scientists have been tracking him about 500 yards into san francisco bay using radio transmitters. this shark, this weekend, made it out to alcatraz island. it's a great white. eight to ten feet long, 1200 to 1500 pounds. this is a video that's been causing a stir this weekend. >> a frenzy. >> reporter: it was shot by a tourist at alcatraz island, a great white shark feeding on a sea lion. >> the first that i know of in the san francisco bay. >> reporter: he's in shark group, and they educate people about sharks. they have tracked them into the bay before, but never a sighting so far in. >> never an encounter with a human. we have seen them. it's shocking to see one next to the alcatraz dock next to a boat full of tourists. >> reporter: they made the rounds where many are training for a swim race this weekend. they will b

attacks a sea lion near alcatraz we talk to the family who shot this video, next. ,,,,,, area in a stolen car.. retun sheriff' >>> tonight the three suspects who left the bay area in a stolen car return to face double murder charges when are learning they could get the death penalty. >> let's get to mark kelly outside the marin county jail. >>reporter: juliette police have characterized all three murder suspects as drifters. but their days of roaming from place to place seem to be coming to an end. because tonight all 3 are locked uptight here in the marin county jail. driving at a good clip around 5:30 this evening unmarked vans from the sheriff's department roll up to the marin county jail after a long drive from portland oregon. inside those vans three murder suspects. 24-year-old shawn mikaelian gold. 23-year-old morrison lamply an 18-year-old lila scott alligood police trapped down all three in portland oregonian brought them back to the bay area tonight to face the district attorney's charge of first degree murder. chopper 5 bass flying over the jail when deputies led the first susp

and this is alcatraz where he ended up. homer cummings and j. edgar hoover had a special contempt for the federal prison system, which they thought was too fluid, to easy to escape from. two corrupted, too coddling of prisoners, whatever. and so they wanted to create a prison that nobody could escape from, that only the worst of the worst would be sent to, and there would be no attempt at rehabilitation, that would be solely for confinement. be cut off from the outside world, wouldn't be allowed to talk to one another. the result was it was just a new special kind of hell for these 103 prisoners they deemed to be the worst in the nation, people like al capone, various midwestern murderers and thieves. so george kelly ends up in the introductory class going to alcatraz prison, where he lives out most of the rest of his life. kathryn kelly was sent to a women's prison, got out in the late '50s, harvey bailey ended up with george on alcatraz. he is later released into state prison, and charles by that point had sort of softened on the whole affair,

the information was unveiled on the history channel show, alcatraz, search for the truth. and the library and san francisco has just written reopened after there were reports of possible gunman inside. campus officials say there was a fight between three students but no shots were fired and no gun was found. >>> the final report within, what caused the plane to crash over the ukraine in july 2014. >> and the volkswagen scandal making its way to hollywood come which we all know involved buying the rights to remove the deal. >> temperatures near 99 degrees this year, now rain, and when you can expect it. your full forecast as the news continues right here on kpix5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, was shot down over ukraine 2014. the report concl >>> dutch investigators released their final report today on the malaysian airlines flight that was shot down over the ukraine in 2014. report concludes that a missile exploded outside the cockpit. hundreds of metal fragments instantly killed the pilots and all 200 passengers on board died when the plane went down. safety officials say they were unaw

the new video is from alcatraz cruises. earlier video was taken by tourists on their cell phone while standing by the dock. >> did you to have say jaws? >> it is fascinating to see it. >> they're feeding. >> remarkable. >> and, you know, animals and fish have really been impacted bey the warmer water. they're all in different places because what they eat is in different places because the water is rung five to seven degrees warmer than average. off the coast of los angeles, 80-degree water, and an overnight low of 75 degrees earlier this week. today it's pretty toasty around here. livermore 97 degrees. i guess we can say ear cooling down. san jose 87, even san francisco is 78 degrees. good evening to you in san bruno where it currently is 80. tonight we're going to be warm again, 60s. oakland, san jose, livermore, even fairfield not dropping below 60 tonight. change is coming tomorrow. speaking of los angeles they will receive rainfall tomorrow because of this area of low pressure, the same thing that 11 days ago passed rig

gotten more than 2,000 views on youtube with a shark chomping on what appears to be a sea lion off the alcatraz island. >> i think that he said this is the greatest thing i have experienced in my life. >> reporter: holy crap it's the best thing that has happened in my life. he is just so adorable and even sings the theme song from jaws, clearly before his time. a lot of people are not just reacting to the shark attack itself, but the little boy's reaction to that. >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: this video of a shark munching on a seal or sea lion was the highlight of 10- year-old's trip to san francisco. we met up with him and his mother before they boarded their plane back to texas earlier this afternoon. now this kid had an action- packed long weekend with his choir group from san antonio, texas, seeing all the typical sights while here in the statement after tour of alcatraz is something that he will never forget. >> we were waiting for the ferry boat to come pick us up. we were by the dock and saw a seal come up and a big shark jumped out of the water. he was so sure it was a great white. he w

next june it will cost $750 to take part in the escape from alcatraz triathalon, 67 percent increase. organizeers posted an explanation saying demand has exploded and that means additional spending on security and other things to keep the event competitive. critics say they understand the costs rise but $750 is too much. >> what could be the ultimate treat for star gazeers on halloween, a massive asteroid will fly by earth october 31 culled "the great pumpkin," and you need to break out the telescope to see it or go to the science center for a free viewing party from 7:30 until the wee hours of the morning. it was recovered 18 days ago and is the size of two football fields. it will pass 300,000 miles from earth or 30 percent further away than the moon. >> the first of two upcoming spacewalks will begin in 30 minutes and preparations inside the international space station where scott kelly and another astronaut work on upgrades. kelly set a record for amount of time in space in the 213th day, and the second walk to restore a will coog system is scheduled november 6. >> the first of tw

"fat francisco group of schoolchildren from texas by a school trip the alcatraz. whole lot more educational when they witnessed a great white shark bridge from the water and kill the seawolf >> reporter: clara growing number of 40 niner fans with season tickets >> j.r.: of the golden state warriors announced monday that purchase the land behind me lawmakers and the city mission bay area. plan to build a new arena for the warriors up the have opened by the start of the 20182019 season. this law >> reporter: more has reopened after incidents that some people running for their lives for year-old newsletter food selling costumes on fire. >> reporter: new video of a great white shark attacking its prey off the coast of alcatraz. downtown >> reporter: san jose memorial continues to grow for young people killed in apparent street race >> reporter: suspects connected to the two bay area murders apparently the to cross their path of remembering those and counters >> marty: engine to whether we will were watching scattered showers in northern california. heading south does

this video taken on saturday from alcatraz island. keaton shindler and his mom were taking a trip as they found themselves in front row seats. >> it's near day is that someone sees a shark attack. >> i couldn't believe it. the kids seemed sure. i saw the fin and the blood and i was terrified of sharks. so i was a little bit nervous. >> oh my god. >> the video was shot as the group was waiting for the ferry to return from alcatraz. they said that the incident has influenced him and now he's thinking of becoming a marine biologist. those pictures are just amazing. >> something else. >> incredible. >>> the 49ers back home from new york talking about their tough loss last night against the giants. >>> a wild comeback to tell you about in the american league. mark has all the highlights coming up next in sports. >>> and time now to check in with keba in the newsroom with a look at what we're working on for you at 7:00. >> well frank tonight new trouble for an american journalist from the bay area. today iranians court decisions that have v

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this is at the pier at alcatraz island. people waiting for a ferry saw this. >> fleet week going on. a lot of people down there. someone waiting far ferry. not really the kind of thing you see and growing up here in the bay everyone is in the water out there at aquatic park. i have never seen this. >> you are right. this is something they say has never happened. maybe it has but we have not had with someone with a cell phone to record it. >> we do know we were able to talk to a research scientist. noel walker terror to him. >> great white. >> reporter: this video was posted to youtube on saturday by chris chindler. it appears to be an 8-10-foot great white shark attacking a seal or a sea lion. the shark is what many have come to refer to as a great white. >> they are great so we call them white sharks. >> reporter: david mcguire is a research scientist and shark stewards. he says the video shows something never before seen in the san francisco bay. a white shark attacking its prey. >> it's actually a sign that maybe the san

escaping from alcatraz -- just got a lot more expensive. the famed triathlon -- is raising prices by 300 dollars. kris/2shot a lot of people upset -- and are unhappy with the explantion. here's nbc bay area's ian cull. >>> escape to alcatraz raising its price. >> that has a lot of people upset and they are unhappy also with the explanation for the hike. here's nbc bay area's ian cole. >> reporter: decades ago you'd be shocked trying to escape from alcatr alcatraz. now you can pay $450 to do it while competing in the triathlon on every athlete's bucket list. but the price just shot up to $750. >> you know what, i didn't believe it. >> reporter: sam is the president of the golden gate triathlon club. >> mixed feelings between like shock, disbelief. like feeling super discouraged. >> reporter: but organizers of the race img worldwide announced the entry fee for next year would jump from $450 to $750, a 67% increase. the reason? organizers posted to their facebook page, quote, escape from alcatraz has experienced tremendous demand in recent yea

. >>> new video of a white shark attacking a seal near alcatraz is giving swimmers something to think about. swimmers will be diving into the bay saturday for an escape from alcatraz triathlon right where the shark was spotted. nbc's jean ellie with more. >> reporter: a security camera captures a white shark shooting out of the water with a seal in its mouth. a shark attack right next to the island. >> i knew what i was seeing. i couldn't believe what i was seeing. >> reporter: this port captain was in the pilot house of the boat. he says it was surreal. >> saw red in the water, saw the blood in the water and saw the shark thrashing around. >> reporter: down at the dolphin club an aquatic park, members are training for the 35th escape from alcatraz triathlon. 59 swimmers are signed up to jump in the water at the scene of the shark attack. >> the chatter is it's going to be an interesting saturday morning. i think people have some nerves about going in the water. that was a pretty big pool of red blood there by alcatraz. >> reporter: a sign at the club says they are monitoring the situ

outrage after the escape from alcatraz triathalon increased it's fee to $750. more on the worries it could drive away participants and volunteers. >> reporter: there are two escape from alcatraz triathalons. this is not about that race. it's about the one organized by img world wide. and critics are accusing it of price gouging. thousands apply for the limited spots, some waiting years. >> this has been a world class event in our backyard. >> liz abbott participated in the gruelling competition. it involves a swim followed by an 18 mile bike race. her organization helped out with the event but no more, after the organiz organizers decided to hike the fee to $750 from last year. >> a lot of members said we're done. not worth it anymore. and not worth as supporting as volunteers. >> the supporter of the golden gate club says they're taking advantage of the athletes. his organization has 500 members. >> we're like in it together and this doesn't feel like they're in it for us anymore. it feels like for themselves. >> img organizers said they needed to quote, maint

. >>> escape from alcatraz then what? it's right there, mom, right there!! . tonight we have some new video that shark in the beta has a lot of people talking. >> right there. right there. >> kids captured video of a great white shark feeding on a sea lion off alcatraz on saturday. just a few feet away a san antonio boys choir that kept their feet out of the water. >> it's pretty crazy. it was like this massive pool of blood you see the fins come out it's like anything you would imagine in a movie. >> it was right there a few feet from us. >> mari us this kind of scene is fairly rare in san francisco bay. in fact seeing great whites in the bay is pretty rare as well but they are common in waters off northern california coast. >>> a sexual harassment scandal is unfolding at uc berkeley the university is also under fire. faculty and students say the professor is catching a break. betty yu has the story. >> you only do the work that you feel driven to do. >>reporter: he's one of the biggest names in astronomy jeffrey marcy is used to publishing restephen search n

it triggered curiosity in the alcatraz area. what is so alarms it may have been the first time a shark was spotted in the bay. >> there never has been an encounter, but we've seen one. it is shocking to see one in front of the dock. >> reporter: the video quickly made the rounds at the swimming club where quite a few members are training for a race this weekend. they will jump in at about the spot where this video was shot. >> it was scary to see the blood in the water, yeah, definitely scary, something you think about while you're out there. >> reporter: about 80 swimmers are expected to compete in the race, which stretches from alcatraz to the park. the long-time swimmer says that sharks probably have been feeding in the bay for a while. >> you can hardly escape anymore, everybody can see you. >> reporter: october has been called the shark predator month, this is when they're the most active so people should be careful in the bay. >> look at the nature, the behavior of birds. if there is a lot of activity under the water and s

alcatraz island close to the same spot where the video was taken last saturday. this shows a great white shark feeding on the sea lion. david mcgwire says one thing swimmers will not be wearing tomorrow is a wet suit. >> if you're wearing a wet suit you're dark and look more like a sea lion. especially if we're at the surface. sometimes we believe it's mistaken identity that the sharks come up, they'll bite and circle around and realize we're not their prey and swim away. >> deer. mcgwire says the dolphin club will keep a close watch on all of the try athletes. >>> fire department says charities across california are coming together to help dozens of firefighters who lost their homes in recent wildfires. the fire family foundation oakland firefighters random acts are connecting 30 departments with 30 firefighters who lost their homes. many in the fally fires. the apartments which adopt a firefighter will provide necessities for that person's family. organizers are hoping this will encourage a big brother/big sister program with firefighters in the future. >>> it'

kids watch as a great white gets a hold of the seal near alcatraz. after the break we are going to hear from the torah to shop video. >>> and a live look out at 880 in oakland where there are issues. gianna is going to be back to let us know what they are and what you need to know when you walk out the door. we begin. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> time check, it's 5:42 on tuesday, october 13, taking a look out for minette international airport and levi stadium. no reports of local airport delays, in the south bay coming yesterday, 88 degrees, same today, chances of rain, we will talk about that coming up in about four minutes. >>> thank you, roberta. tragedy in missouri as part of a burning building collapse in kansas city killed two firefighters inside. it happened last night and a building that included apartments. fire chief paul birardi says they rescued to building, the department is doing his best to deal with tragedy. >> it's difficult when you live with somebody for 24 hours a day and are laughing and joking one minute and then something like this happe

outrage after the escape from alcatraz triathalon increased it's fee to $750. more on the worries it could drive away participants and volunteers. >> reporter: there are two escape from alcatraz triathalons. this is not about that race. it's about the one organized by img world wide. and critics are accusing it of price gouging. thousands apply for the limited spots, some waiting years. >> this has been a world class event in our backyard. >> liz abbott participated in the gruelling competition. it involves a swim followed by an 18 mile bike race. her organization helped out with the event but no more, after the organiz organizers decided to hike the fee to $750 from last year. >> a lot of members said we're done. not worth it anymore. and not worth as supporting as volunteers. >> the supporter of the golden gate club says they're taking advantage of the athletes. his organization has 500 members. >> we're like in it together and this doesn't feel like they're in it for us anymore. it feels like for themselves. >> img organizers said they needed to quote, maint

it was true, when he was incarcerated at alcatraz they had a proven psychologists that did evaluation and he was extremely intelligent, had a little competition going with albert bates who was also in alcatraz as to who could do better and would do anything he could with sort of deal with isolation of prison life. >> beg your pardon -- james cagny played a similar role also based on capone in the public enemy. >> you're right. >> it's a great talk. >> you got me there. you know, you're a film history. >> thank you. >> there are a lot of twists and turns. it seems like a lot of the topics that people that howard hughes knew, do you have a howard hughes angle? >> i should look for one. do u -- do you think there is one? >> was there any involvement making scarface? >> that, i don't know. >> he knew tom slim and hoover, hollywood sensorship. in texas and oil he had to know urschel. >> yeah, urschel was an active democrat and he was looking for -- he had sent embassaries to washington to some regulation to the oil business to help protect the wildcatters who were being driven out of busin

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a few feet from the ferry landing on alcatraz island. a few feet from the san antonio boys choir they can't their feet out of the water. >> what did you think? the best thing i've ever seen in my life. >> reporter: the video has gone viral. thousands of views and climbing. i caught up with the group at sfo just as they were about to return to texas. >> crazy. it was a massive pool of blood and you see the fence, pick like anything you would imagine and a movie. it was there. a few feet from us. we were pulling the kids back. >> reporter: it turns out lots of boys shot video that day. >> the dead corpse of the sea lion comes up and the great white attacks again. >> it's right there. >> reporter: tourists can't -- elite with san francisco with the teacher that usually ends up in the laundry basket but they are going to return home with a once-in-a-lifetime experience. san francisco, don ford, kpix 5. >>> new evidence suggesting three prisoners survived a daring escape attempt from alcatraz. >> the escape, the greatest unsolved mystery. >>

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. >> controversy surrounding san francisco's famous escape from alcatraz triathlon tonight. a huge price increase for par tis pants next year. and that has some local athletes threatening to boycott the whole thing. >> it's a bucket list event for thou sants of athletes. some wait years to be chosen for a limited number of spots in the escape from alcatraz triathlon. >> here are her pictures from last year. it involves a swim from the rock followed by an 18 mile bike race ending with an 8 mile run. organizations have also helped out with the event. but no more. not after the organizers decided to hike the entry fee from $450 to $750 for next year. >> a lot of our members have said that's it, we're done. not worth it anymore. frankly, not even worth supporting in volunteers. >> the golden gate triathlon says ing is taking advantage of the athlete. >> we're all kind of in it together. it doesn't feel like ing is in it with us anymore, if that makes sense. it feels like they're in it from thems. >> organizers said they needed to "maintain the integrity of competition and safety

you have the other off alcatraz. may make people nervous to go in the water. >> if people are afraid to go in the water, this may not be the best time. wait until the shark leave at the end of the year. >> reporter: if people are not afraid -- just to ahead and swim? >> well, we all have risks in our lives, and use the best information available and use that risk with -- to regulate your behavior. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> dramatic video shows the impact of a powerful earthquake in south asia. we'll have the latest on the casualties and damage across two countries. >>> and tragedy aboard a whale- watching boat in canada. what investigators said likely caused the vessel to capsize. >>> from the kpix weather center, good afternoon, everybody. this is pretty impressive. we have a blanket, a layer of low clouds and fog just hang very tight to the coast and into the bay. the burnoff, when to expect it, and rain -- when it will arrive. we have details as the news continues on kpix 5. ,, i am totally blind. and

they saw a shark make a meal out of a sea lion by alcatraz. joe vazquez finds out how often it happens in the bay. >>reporter: this is the south end rogue rowing club. i actually swim out here in the bay. beautiful area right here. but you know, in fact they host alcatraz swims of what we heard a little shocking. yesterday around noon a great white shark attacking a sea lion. >> holy. >> it probably came from the bay. >>reporter: some of the video is too graphic to show on tv. a family of tourists on the san francisco bay shot this cell phone video yesterday and posted it to youtube. you could see the blood in the water. then the fin of the great white begins to emerge circling. a younger member of the party gets excited about seeing a shark eat a sea lion. >> a frenzy. that's a great white. >> it's extremely way to have this on a white shark. the first one that's ever been record. >>reporter: the on profit group shark stewards say it's not unusual to see but not unusual to eat a sea loon. >> that is their natural prey. 90% of humans that get

it was found somewhere in the two-mile stretch of water between alcatraz and angel island. the medical examiner has had the body since yesterday, working on, of course, the identification who was this man, how old was he, where was he from. and also the cause of death. how did he die, and how long was he in the water. we are hoping, of course, to get an update later today. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> a san jose state student died at the campus pool. the mercury news reports he was taken off life support saturday. university police found harriman unconscious during a water poly club team practice tuesday. his team posted this testimonial to facebook. rest in peace to our teammate, friend and brother, ryan harriman. he never missed a practice and was undoubtedly one of the most dedicated members of our team. he brought a constant, positive attitude and made a smile at every opportunity. authorities do not know what caused the 24-year-old to lose consciousness. >>> in southern california, crews freed dozens of stranded cars out of the mud th

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. >>> take a look at a rare shark sighting off alcatraz island, a great white attacking a seal. a tourist caught it on camera this past weekend. organizers of the dolphin's club escape from alcatraz triathlon were considering canceling the event this saturday because of the sighting but they'll monitor the water and the race will go on. they'll be jumping in near the spot where the video was shot. >> it was scary. yeah. to see a big pool of blood in the water, definitely scary. something that you think about while you're out there. >> marine biologists say there has never been a shark sighting this far into the bay. >>> still ahead here on abc 7 news at 11:00, developing news. an entire building collapses with firefighters inside. >>> plus, the woman taking live streaming to a whole new level. the crime police say she broadcast for all the internet to see. >>> also, two sisters torn apart decades ago. the chance encounter bringing them back together. >>> and playboy pioneered pornography but tonight the iconic magazine is putting the clothes back on. >>> first here's a look at w

. >>> take a look at a rare shark sighting off alcatraz island, a great white attacking a seal. a tourist caught it on camera this past weekend. organizers of the dolphin's club escape from alcatraz triathlon were considering canceling the event this saturday because of the sighting but they'll monitor the water and the race will go on. they'll be jumping in near the spot where the video was shot. >> it was scary. yeah. to see a big pool of blood in the water, definitely scary. something that you think about while you're out there. >> marine biologists say there has never been a shark sighting this far into the bay. >>> still ahead here on abc 7 news at 11:00, developing news. an entire building collapses with firefighters inside. >>> plus, the woman taking live streaming to a whole new level. the crime police say she broadcast for all the internet to see. >>> also, two sisters torn apart decades ago. the chance encounter bringing them back together. >>> and playboy pioneered pornography but tonight the iconic magazine is putting the clothes back on. >>> first here's a look at w

coming up, escaping from alcatraz just got harder on your wallet. the swim competition taking a deeper dive into your wallet. look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. milk, fruit, cultures. mmmm, yoplait. >>> here we are once again back on stage. 4:54 for your wednesday morning. we're wearing red and blue. >> i'll tie it in. red, white and blue. all patriotic this morning. as we take a look at the weekend forecast, it will be warm as we head into friday. mid 80s in the north bay and tri-valley and the south bay up to 80 degrees. halloween more of the same. it does cool down on sunday. we'll have another chance of rain moving into the bay area, but halloween is looking all dry, warm, very nice weather all across the bay. let's check in now and see if there's any slowdowns. >>> looking at the possibility of wed roads, at least damp. the view is pretty standard for this time of day. watch it, folks. we do see the speed sensors showing a nice easy drive, a litt

it was shot by tourists on alcatraz island. have sharks ever been spotted so far into the bay? >> well, this was a really big shark. between eight and ten feet long. biologists tracked other sharks using radio transmitters, but never one that made it out to alcatraz island. this is a rare look at a great white feeding on a sea lion in san francisco bay. the video was shot by tourists this weekend. what's more unique about this, it may be the first time a shark was spotted in san francisco bay. >> there's never been an encounter with a human in the bay, but there has been one. >> reporter: the video quickly made the round at the dolphin swimming club where they are training for a race this weekend. they will jump in where the video was shot. >> it was scary to see a pool of blood. it's something you think about out there. >> 80 swimmers are expected to compete in the race. long time swimmer james says sharks have probably been feeding in the bay for a while. >> you can escape. >> reporter: october has been dubbed sharktober by surfers because the predators are more active in the

this video is from alcatraz cruises and captures a great white attacking a seal this week off alcatraz island. >> marine biologists say it is extremely rare to spot this, this time of year. viewers were just blown away. >> i saw the shark right in front of me. it was amazing. >> shark enthusiasts call this a great opportunity to see the great migration. >> the shark octoberfest, we have it preferably on the beach and not in the water. >> that will do it, i'm cheryl jennings. >> all right, >>> breaking now. fight night in vegas. hillary clinton center stage for the first democratic debate. her surprise move. donald trump weighing in. clinton shooting back. and joe biden. watching it all. new reporting here on whether he'll run. >>> we now know what brought down that passenger jet. malaysian air flight 17. the missile shattering the cockpit. the oxygen masks revealing what the passengers may have known. >>> the new warning for american passengers tonight. the one item they're being told not to check with their bags. fears of fire could be ignited. >>> the raging inferno in one american c

are the inmates who escaped from alcatraz more than 50 years ago still alive? well according to the history channel, it's a possibility. >> the 1962 escape is the greatest unsolved mystery. >> prison officials have always said the men drowned but families of the inmates claim they have proof the men survived. among the evidence they have a christmas card and possible photo that proves two of the men may have fled to brazil. the family is said to be cooperating with investigators. the special airs on the history channel at 9:00 tonight. >>> time is 7:09. still ahead it's something you don't expect to see in san francisco bay. >> that's a great white. >> yep. coming up in 20 minutes what experts say that great white sighting reveals about the health of san francisco bay. >> and what many consider the super bowl of pumpkin weigh off now terribly under -- now officially under way in half- moon bay. >> we are looking at the commute in the south bay where traffic is slow getting up to downtown san jose and from there into the valley. she was falling farther homeworan

some visitors of alcatraz caught what appears to be a white shark at lunchtime. we're told it happened about noon saturday and the shark was eating a seal. whi white sharks can occasionally be seen in the bay, along with a lot of swimmers. but maybe the big alcatraz swim people do, fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> hundreds of thousands of fossils getting new life in the east bay. they have been hidden for most of the century right under the berkeley bell tower. only a few select people have seen what was a restricted area and mammoth tusks and they say the fossils are key to understanding the california ice age some 30,000 years ago. >> we had camel in california and mammals and giant saber-tooth cats. we had dire wolf. >> they are removed from the tower and brought out and cleaned and analyzed. >> experts say the bones could reveal why these animals became extinct and how humans and climate change played a part. fossils all cataloged online. >> pretty amazing. >>> 4:56 right now. coming up get your gourds ready. the pumpkin weigh in is getting under way this mo

that said, you have this situation and the other one of alcatraz, in my people nervous to go into the water. if people are afraid to go into the water, this may not be the best time to go in. wait until the sharks leave the coast until later in the year. and if you are not afraid, go ahead and swim. we all have risk in our lives, use the best information and use that risk to regulate your behavior. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> 21 minutes before 5:00, bulldozers washed up at bay area love on purpose. why it's actually a good thing. >>> and what is cool about your school? email your nominations to us, coolschools@kpix.com and we may feature your school on our show. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, coast guard teamed up yeste to free a humpback whale. the whale became tangled in net of a lobster trap off t coast of san diego. the trap served >>> rescuers from sea world in the coast guard teamed up to rescue a humpback whale that became tangled in a lobster not off the coast of san diego. the trap served as an anchor weighing the animals down. they say this particular rescue effort was challenging

they were excited to see alcatraz as well. they saw and planned their escape before they took step there. >> gasia, other fleet week events include demonstrations of first responders and the famed blue angels set to fly this weekend. they will be doing practice runs. they flew into oakland yesterday afternoon but behind me, a beautiful ship, wonderful experience put on by the navy and marine corps this morning. fabulous crew and just an mazing fleet week planned starting today. back to you. >> brian, for anyone who wapts to go to see fleet week, mass transit is the way to go. parking along the water front this weekend is going to be a mess. >> it is. and public transportation is the best way to go for fleet week. i mean' hundreds of thousands if not millions of people are planning to be here. if you want to take a public tour of the uss somerset, that begins on thursday of this week from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. there will be three other ships that will be docked on pier 80 as well. there are plenty of things to do for people to

. >>> there is new video tonight of a shark feasting on a sea lion near alcatraz. we slowed it down because it happened so fast. you can see the shark leap out of the water with something in its jaws. this video comes from alcatraz cruises. now they have a camera on board one of their bodies. one swimmer told us tonight he's not surprised at all about what happened. >> sharks come in the bay and my reaction is it happens, just happened to be caught on film. a lot of people don't think of sharks in the day. so i think that's why there's a lot of excitement. >> the other video was taken by some tourists who were standing by the dock. >>> well, i'll tell you what. summer may finally be heading the other way. >> man, it's about time, what, two weeks to halloween? let's get some cooler weather around here. cooler by a bit coming up tomorrow, perhaps wetter as we head toward the weekend but another mild night tonight. how about 76 degrees in livermore, san jose 72, close to 70 in oakland. san francisco and santa rosa can't shake the heat this year. oakland 61, livermore

and escape from alcatraz. but with the new danger in the water, the concerns for swimmers ahead of an ice-cold trip across the bay. >> our abc7 community shared video of a fire. when you see breaking news where you live, taking your photos or video on social media with the #abc7now. >> a costly attack on a pg&e substation was an inside job. a sniper nearly took out power to silicon valley after shooting transformers at a substation in 2013. media reports cited a tom homeland official suggesting an insider was responsible. the fbi told us there is, quote, a significant gap between what was said and what was reported. agents haven't identified a motive or any suspects. >>> this house will soon move to a new location in oakland tomorrow morning. ucsf children's hospital offered it for free as long as the new owner covered most of the moving costs. right now the house sits on land owned by the hospital but plans call for new plans for that site. a couple will move it away and it will cost them about $200,000. >>>

alcatraz viewers couldn't believe their eyes. >> for this to happen is maybe like, once in a lifetime. >> reporter: cell phone video shot from the dock that we saw over the weekend gave a closer look at the magnificent killing machine which experts say is up to ten feet long. buff it didn't catch the breach. >> it went under. it got the seal again. went under by the dock. i saw the body come up and it was big and round and gray and white on the bottom. i knew this was a big shot. >> reporter: they were eager to release this video knowing many people take the tour to see the history of alcatraz, many more may want to see nature in the making. i'm john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> and as you look out at our temperatures, a couple of tied temperatures. one tied in san jose. that was 1993 that tied a record. another record was tied up in kenfield, that was 92 that record. and a lot of heat at liver more at 101. 92 concord. san francisco, 87 degrees. it is hot out there. beautiful night. this is from ann. she actually works here at can can. unreal ktvu fox 2 news. even if you are not a pro