fox's tom vacar has more. the halloween spirit pop up where a full blown fantasy frenzy will be on this weekend. manager kenny dorr knows what's hot for halloween. dorr says: (covered by vo) " 'suicide squad' and 'dead pool'. the new movies that just came out. (on cam) that's really popular with adults, kids, a lot of people, yeah." here you can pretty much be who or what you want to be... if only for a day... even if your a full grown adult... according to consumer psychologi yarrow. yarrow says: "it used to be this kind of fun holiday for kids, it's really about the adults. half of of adults dress up for halloween now; half." because of that, yarrow says, in the past decade... halloween costume spending has rocketed from $5 billion a year to almost $9 billion. martin says: "as adults now, we have more parties where we dress up too and have fun. so, it's definitely much more than just a kid event. i think we're all kids at heart and we just want to have fun as long as we can." this is especially true... get t

tom vacar in our newsroom. tom thank you. >> a little boy hospitalized in boating accident in san francisco over the weekend is now home from the hospital. that 4-year-old boy wasn't breathing when he was pulled out of the chilly katz wattss of the bay. but today an initial at zuckerburg san francisco hospital said the boy has been released. 30 people were thrown into the water saturday afternoon and late today the van fran police marine unit said they have located that sunken 34-foot boat using sonar. a salvage company will need to come up with a plan to raise it. >>> new developments tonight in an attack on a sikh man in rich mopped. police say they are responsible have been fired from their jobs. henry lee joins us. you have new information about the men accused in this attack. >>reporter: julie the two men are from out of state and were contract workers for the chevron refinery in richmond. they are accused of a brutal attack that may have been motivated by hate. police say these two men chase little aids d

tom vacar went to the port and tells us those blue steel cargo containers could end upseting there for years. >>reporter: the port of oakland is allowing truckers to drop off containers. already 900 containers have been stacked 5 high on available always needed spaeth and up to 400 more will ultimately end up here. >> we may be the only port i'm aware of that is accepting the return of the empty container. >>reporter: the port of oakland the shore men and the companies work together to keep the streets from being clogged with unwanted containers. >> we have to help each other out and son needs to step up and do something and it's always been the truckers and here the port took the first step and resolved the issue, which is great for us. >>reporter: truckers and cargo owners believe it or not were facing endless and stiff fines of up to $300 a day from hahn ginn for failure to return the containers that they could not and would not accept. believe it or not truckers and cargo owners also were facing up to another $50 a day for not returning trailers that carry the containers. with the

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the blue angels are back in town, you may have already heard them. >> i did. yeah. over my house. >> practicing this week for their fleet week performance which is coming up this weekend. and coming up ahead in this newscast we are going to talk to one of the first -- which will be a first for one of the pilots. lots. >>> tracking your bay area weekend weather forecast, at that point of the week where we are coming up on friday. sun set out there tonight, i'll let you know how this warming trend is going to place the weekend. >>> the blue angels can be seen streaking above san francisco today, practicing out of their scheduled fleet week performances on friday, saturday and sunday afternoon. ktvu's rob roth met one of the pilots who grew up in the south bay, getting ready for his first air show in the bay area. >> reporter: the unmistakable streak in the sky. the blue angels are back in town. running practice drills over the bay area this afternoon. but for one of these pilots, it's a homecoming and a dream coming true. ryan bernanke grew up in los alto

but as ktvu tom vacar tells us it's far from a done deal. >>reporter: nevada senate and a assembly sat in a joint meeting to hear from advocates for $1.9 billion sports stadium complex to be used by the oakland raiders and university of nevada las vegas football. >> bring in the nfl to las vegas is a significant events moving las vegas forward. >> if we get the stadium and we get the raiders we'll be on par with chicago, philadelphia. the other big cities. if we don't take that opportunity now if we lose it will never come by again. >>reporter: the $1.9 billion would come from three sources the state would up hotel tax in clark county to raise $750 million. the so-called partisan billionaire in las vegas sands chairman sheldon idle son would invest 650 million. the raiders would pay half a billion. most of it coming from an nfl loan and pricey personal seat licenses. lynch pin is getting an nfl team that can reliably fill the 65,000 seat stadium. a feat that will again on lots of folks thousands driving or flying to las vegas for the pricey

tom vacar ktvu fox 2 news. >> turning now to our weather and we want to check in with bill martin tracking a couple storms. i'm looking at the live shot at the golden gate bridge already coming down. >> rolled ways wet roadways. that pattern is exactly what you need in october to get the rainy season kicked off. weather system the swirl you saw to the north that sits there continues to rotate weather as we're seeing here into the bay area. right now santa rosa is getting moderate to light showers the yellow represents a heavier shower obviously. you can see where that's happening mostly down by walnut creek in oakland. out towards hayward it's coming across south san francisco. and then over towards san mateo on the east side of half moon day. east side of crystal springs. so it's good. rain is coming down tomorrow morning shouldn't be heavy rain but it should just be wet kind of like this afternoon's commute. far south into san jose. it was spared a lot of the shower activity. tomorrow morning there you are cloud cover this is slowing you temperatures. i wanted the point outlook at the hi

if it gets 50% vote it's up and it's looking like we probably will. >> tom vacar in our newsroom. tom thank you. >>> a robber try to sale a man's camera near the name must cliff house dragging him by their car. it shows what the suspects initially left behind. >>> with rain on the way and winds blowing there's a lot of concern about trees falling over. we showed you this big tree that came down this afternoon in berkeley at a very busy intersection. coming up what some homeowners are doing now to try to make sure their trees stay safe. >>> it's going to be a wet week ahead. we're seeing showers out there tonight beyond that more rain. see you after the break. is the internet back on? no. is the internet back on? no! is it back - no! sweetie, call any one of your friends who has internet and have them read us the internet! honey- it's not swiping! come on... what are you doing? i have no idea what games are streaming right now, so i thought i would just root for everyone. get at&t internet with over 99% reliability. and an everyday price with no extra monthly fees. keep calm your i

tom vacar ktvu fox 2 news. >> that is where i got my halloween costume. >> what will you be? >> off with her heads the queen of hearts from alice and wonderland. >> she might need to bring an umbrella. >> yes. that will be a good accessory and possibly long range for the night of the 31st. >> all right, thanks a lot. have a good night. >>> straight ahead a happy homecoming. how they got hot in the sunshine state. >> yeah, the truth hurts. how they made history not in a good way. >>> two days before opening night. white warriors will feel the need to defend their honor. the cubs are in the series, how they are reacting to the story 71 years in the making. sports wrap will be celebrating responsibly, more or less. now fox 2 nissan sports wrap will start now. >>> hi friends thanks for checking out sports wrap. who wouldn't lo

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we're tracking the weather around here. as well as the weather on the east coast. major hurricane matthew now category four and slated to stay category four for the next 24 hours. so it's going to be the main weather story. out west with the nice weather, rain showing up in the pacific northwest. that is reminiscent of fall, the jet stream starts to recede south or drop south. we get in a pattern here where we start to see rain all the way up to the oregon california border or all the way down. here are the winners, more offshore right now. no fog along the coast. you see the direction. right? this is how this goes. tomorrow a little more offshore, a little bit warmer. temperatures warmer by a good five degrees. the temperatures right now 81 in fairfield, 80 in concord, 79 in livermore. five degrees warmer in concord and five warmer in fairfield than it was yesterday. warming trend continues. remember how chilly it was monday. wind speeds kind of there, not significant. not a pronounced sea breeze there and not -- not seein

as ktvu's tom vacar reports some areas are expecting a record voter turnout. >> reporter: at this cafe in alameda there's a slice of americana that happens in thousands of cafes every day. discussions just as important as breakfast. though opinions here differ on who to vote for, it seems everyone thinks voting is essential this time. >> well, i think more important this time, in my opinion. >> reporter: why is that? >> trump. i don't like trump. >> reporter: some people say, you know, they're all the same, it doesn't really matter and all that. due believe that? >> well, he said some mean things about women. turned me off. >> reporter: i'm a firm believer that it's our duty and right to vote, and we should all get out there and do it and try to persuade which way this ends up. otherwise it's going to be the same old same old. this is the year that everything changes. >> reporter: everyone seems to agree that this election is like no other. >> it's pretty crazy right now. but i think it's pretty clear. i'm not going to say anything too much. but i think we need to get out and vote. and

tom vacar ktvu fox 2 news. >>> sears used to be the country's largest retailer but now it appears to be falling apart piece-by-piece. bids for the craftsman brands are due at the end of the month. black and decker and a company out of hong kong are said to be the top bidder. sears is also considering selling off its kenmore and diehard brands. stocks ended today on a high note the dow closed 112 points higher the nasdaq and s and -p were also up. investors were encouraged by rallies in the energy sector and increasing likelihood of an interest rate hike. >>> police in paris are reportedly focusing on a key witness in that 10 million- dollar jewelry heist targeting kim kardashian. that witness is the concierge of the hotel. kardashian told police concierge led the robbers in the apartment. he was in the apartment during the robbery and the suspects took him back down to the lobby when they left. kardashian described the concierge extracts streamly calm despite having a gun pointed at him. the thieves are still on the run. >>> embarcadero is on the endangered list why the landmark is l

fox's tom vacar reports ... there's a very real spike in fares on christmas and thanksgiving that could leave you feeling blue. thanksgiving and christmas are two of the nation's busiest travel weeks and airlines mean to make bank from it. carol feiner, owner of the airport travel agency at sfo and the fares are pretty high this year. i was a little surprised myself. for example, well thanksgiving is the worst because there are so few travel days that people want to use. new york, for example: $1,000 for a round trip. now, the published fare is $400. what you're gonna find is probably closer to $1,100." hafnerdagostin says: "if i were going to the east coast, maybe $600, $700 would be my limit. i all the reasons; whether its price or the crazy chaos that's at the airport.". silva says: "i go to brazil every year, i try to go. and, you know, this year it's become very hard for me. with family, it's almost impossible because there's so much money those companies are charging." immediately after thanksgiving week,

tom vacar in the newsroom with the debate and discussion there. tom any indication which way law macanese nevada are leaning tonight? >>reporter: let's say it's too close to camp at that time about the best you can say. but the raiders biggest every nongame day came in carson city as both houses of the nevada legislature sat down to consider how it might lure the oakland raiders to sin city with a brand new mega sports complex. the nevada senate assembly sat in joint meeting to hear from advocates for a $1.9 billion sports stadium complex to be used by the oakland raiders and university of nevada las vegas football. >> bringing the nfl to las vegas is a significant event moving las vegas forward. >> if we get the stadium and we get the raiders, we'll be on par with chicago, philadelphia. the other big cities. if we don't take that opportunity now if we lose it, it will never come by again. >>reporter: the $1.9 billion would come from three sources. the state would up a hotel tax in clark county to raise $750 million. the so-called partisan billion

tom vacar is trying to get an idea of how many people are actually showing up for early voting. >> we just opened up so we are about to see what we can find on you. a lot of people have been registered and a lot of people are voting by mail. a lot of people are thinking about this election. this is a very important thing to think about because you must be registered if you want to vote by the 24th. voting has been going since tuesday as we mentioned. you can't vote if you don't register. much is at stake. we have more ways to get into wars, more ways to spend tax money, more ways to make major league mistakes. face it, this is an election like no other. >> you look at the national election for the president, the highest seat in the land, and it is just garbage what they're doing to each other. this isn't politics. this is fighting. >> the most bizarre election i have ever witnessed. >> why? >> well because the candidates are so controversial. there is so much controversy around hillary with e-mails and donald trump with whatever he says. it's very, very discouraging actually. >> all t