Provide a little healing for a man with a painful past. What happened when i was 12 years old. Those are wounds that are still in my heart, but it doesnt define me as a person. It made me realize that i need to fight stronger and i have to stand up, and i got to do what i got to do. Reporter i reached juarez abuser by phone in miami. He told me thank you but he did not want the talk about it. The Boy Scouts Office says it has filters in place to screen out potential pedophiles. New at 5 00 tonight, seven men are behind bars in san jose accused to beating a 14yearold boy to death at a san jose park. That happened back in april. Police say a fight broke out at roosevelt park, which is a known gang hangout. Investigators say hibert toe reyes was targeted and then attacked. He was critically hurt and died three days later. In recent weeks police have arrested four men and three teens on suspicion of his murder. Investigators say very little about the crime, but what reyes was doing in the park that night. Rent in the bay area is climbing at a record pace, forcing many to shell out 100 or 200 more for the exact same apartment they were in last year. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro is live in san jose, where prices have spiked the most. Marianne . Reporter overall, rents here in san jose are up more than 10 compared to this time last year, leaving many to wonder if theyre paying rent or mortgage. Need to find a place to rent . You may need a second job. Throughout the bay area, rents are skyrocketing, especially in san jose. San jose is the third fastest rent growth area in the state. Its the highest rent in the state of california. We have recently eclipsed San Francisco as the highest rental market. Reporter in san jose, the average rent for a onebedroom unit is 1667, up more than 11 compared to october of last year. And more landlords are fixing up their rentals to get a higher price. At Pinewood Terrace in East San Jose youll pay nearly 1300 for this newly renovated one bedroom unit. For many renters, the skyhigh prices mean relying on roommates to share costs, sometimes several of them. Its a onebedroom. Its pretty small. And there are four girls living there. Reporter but if you think rents are high here, head to palo alto, where the average rent for a onebedroom, onebath unit is 2,417. Rental experts say the reason rents are climbing is because people who lost their homes are now renting, and the job market is picking up. So dont expect rents to peak any time soon. With the occupancy rate higher than 95 in the south bay, experts say you can expect rents to keep on climbing. And if you think that youll save money by renting a studio apartment, think again. Those are the most coveted units, and theyre up 14 compared to last year. Reporting live in san jose, Marianne Favro, nbc bay area news. Tough going for a lot of folks. Thank you very much, marianne. More californians found jobs last month, prompting what may be the biggest drop in unemployment in 36 years. Now statewide, the jobless rate fell from 10. 6 to 10. 2 . Here in the bay area, not all areas shared in the wealth. In San Francisco, marin county, and the peninsula, job growth was stagnant. But the east bay and the south bay regions did show the most improvement. [ closing bell ] a dismal day for the market. The dows average fell more than 200 points for its worst day in four months, closing the day after a round of lackluster corporate earnings served as a reminder of the economys struggles. The drop comes on the 25th anniversary of one of the worst day in stock crash history. Vallejo police say they had to shoot and kill a pit bull after a runin with a squatter. Police say the owner of the home on locust drive came back from vacation to find the locks on her home were changed. When police arrived, they found a squatter who refused to leave. Police say the squatters dog charged at them, and thats when one officer fired a shot. This is the ninth officerinvolved shooting in vallejo this year. The second involving a dog. Major Traffic Alert to tell you about. The san mateo bridge will be completely shutdown in a few hours from now for retrofitting work. A lot of cars heading east, heading home slow. But it is moving. Caltrans will be replacing the deck and installing new seismic joints. The bridge will be totally closed from 10 00 tonight until fife 00 monday morning. It will be closed next weekend too. Drivers can use the dumbarton bridge, the bay bridge or highway 237 as an alternate route. Decision 2012. 18 days left in the race for the white house, and it is tighter than ever. Both candidates continue to focus on battleground states, and there is a new word in the political dictionary this evening. Nbc bay area Steve Handelsman shows us. He is live in washington, d. C. With the latest for us. Hey, steve. Reporter hi, jessica. Thanks. Good evening. Youve got to believe behind closed doors neither of these president ial candidates are laughing a lot these days. This race is agonizingly close. But the president today in public was cracking people up. In northern virginia, president obama joked his opponent has a condition. I think its called romnesia. Accusing of mitt romney of swerving to the middle to trick women. I dont know anything about giving tax cuts to rich folks. Take a impeach temperature, because you probably got romnesia. Here is the good news. Obama care covers preexisting conditions. Reporter he got big laughs. But obamas support in this fourth biggest battleground state has dropped. He is tied here with romney, Whose Campaign said women havent forgotten how theyve suffered for four years. Two new polls show former governor romney ahead nationally. Two showed ties. The nbc marist survey shows romney trailing in midwest states he needs to win. Thats a problem. Reporter the last debate looms monday in florida. Libya is sure to be an issue. Team obama denying for days it was a terrorist attack. Another issue is how the president defended that last night on the daily show. Before americans get killed, its not optimal. Reporter not optimal. The term is being called inappropriate, like mitt romney citing binders full of women. Every sentence dissected in a race so close, the two campaign planes stopping on the same taxi way in florida today. The plane of paul ryan and joe bidens plane seemed somehow symbolic. So whose team has the edge . The nbc news marist poll indicates its president obama. Hes got a lead in the polls in iowa, wisconsin, and ohio. If he wins those three states and their electoral votes, he is almost sure to win the election. Live from washington, im Steve Handelsman, nbc bay area news. Thank you, steve. Different reports tonight on how the 9 11 benghazi attack developed. Questions over whether the attack was spontaneous or planned in advance is under investigation, and has become a key issue in the president ial campaign. Sources tell the Associated Press the cia station chief reported to washington within 24 hours of the attack that militants were responsible. However, the Washington Post quotes the cia, which describes the demonstration as, quote, spontaneously inspired by similar protests in cairo. The protests were over an antiislamic video. The cia report adds that extremists likely participated in the benghazi attack in which four americans were killed. The group common cause of california wants answers. Its calling on the states political watchdog to order an outofstate group to reveal its donors. That outofstate group is called americans for responsible leadership. It raised eyebrows earlier this week when it contributed 11 million to the Small Business action committee. Thats the largest secret donation in california history. The committee is fighting against prop 30 which would raise money for schools and fighting prop 32, which would curb the ability of unions to collect dues for political purposes. State require nonprofits making contributions to identify their donors. Well, still ahead at 5 00, a change in the weather is coming our way. Thats right. Good afternoon. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. We are tracking a winter storm watch here up across lake tahoe. Well have full details on how much snow we could get and when it arrives. Not only snow, but rainfall. Well have the timeline on this, coming up in just a few. And a live look at the San Francisco skyline, which could soon be changing. Hard to see right now in the foggy conditions. But were going to tell you about the key decision that will transform this view forever. And out with the old. Why people who live in one bay area county will have to reprogram their cell phones. And its a wardrobe change that could save your life. How the makers of that bra says it screens for cancer. Have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes . No, what is it . Starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, youll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. O. K. , but what if i have an 408 number and im calling a 408 number . Youll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. So when in doubt, dial it out the pakistani girl gunned down by the taliban for her activism for girls going to school stood up for the first time today. Doctors at brigham hospital where mashe has been brought fo treatment. The 14yearold activist has been able to communicate by writing. She has asked her doctors to thank the people around the world for their support. In florida, a tryst in the Trayvon Martin case. The defense argued they should have access to the 17yearolds school and social media records. The man accused of killing that teen george zimmerman. He has been in hiding since posting bail earlier this year. In a hearing today the judge agreed to the defense teams request for access to the teens records along with social media postings by martin and an unnamed witness he was talking to before his death. Martins parents are furious. He was just a kid up against a grown adult. Our First Priority shouldnt be to assassinate the character of the victims and make dead children seem as though theyre the perpetrator. But George Zimmermans attorney claims on the night of february 26th, the teen attacked his client first, smashing the Neighborhood Watch volunteer in the nose and head. The next time you visit a major airport, your trip through security could go a little faster. The tsa has been quietly moving its xray scanners to smaller airports. The agency says the move will speed up checkpoints in busy locations. The scanners are being replaced with machines that radiation experts believe are safer. The transition has already happened at l. A. X. , jfk, Boston Logan International and at the Orlando Airport as well. Starting tomorrow, get ready to dial some extra digits this weekend. Youll have to dial the entire phone number in the south bay. That means 1408 and the phone number, even if youre calling from another 408 phone number that is because next month a new 669 area code be be introduced in the south bay. Customers who request new service may be assigned this new area code. Thats because Santa Clara County is running out of 408 phs live look. What do you see . Nothing. Thats because the sharks will lose four more games, two of which were going to be home games. So far no new negotiations have been scheduled. The city of San Francisco is striking back against private buses hired by Silicon ValleyCompanies Like google and apple. City Supervisor John Avalos wants to regulate where and when private buss can pick up tech employees on city treats through permits. He is particularly kerd about commute hours. The proposal would also force shuttle operators to pay a fee and to use muni bus stops to pick up or drop off commuters. Supervisor avalos says he hopes to have a plan implemented by the end of 2013. San franscos Planning Commission has given a green light to the west coasts tallest tower. The 61 Story Building would be part of the new transit hub. It would be the downtown terminal for caltrain and the future high speed rail network. The highrise plan calls for an elevator to tie the tower with a quarter mile stretch of open space on top of the transit center. The next step for the developer is to complete the details of the Sales Agreement with the transit authority. No word when that will take place. A mild day across the bay area. The fog lingered around future a long time. Lets check in with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Some bigtime changes getting ushered in with the wind, now starting to shift from 10 to 15 miles per hour. More of this onshore direction, again giving us dramatic differences from what we had this time yesterday. Lets get a look here. Livermore down to 9. Santa rosa 75. Palo alto also at 75. And San Francisco at 68. And even cooler as we look ahead towards parts of next week. Lets take you outside to the live hd sky camera network. You can see in San Francisco right now the fog is shrouding the transamerica building. Even areas of drizzle as you get closer to the coastline. Thats pretty much been there all day long. Again, sign of changes coming our way. On the radar right now we have rainfall off to the north. Washington and oregon. No rainfall expected here over the next 24 to at least 36 hours. But in advance of all of this active weather weve been previewing all week long, we have a winter storm watch that has been posted here up across the sierra now. With this winter storm watch, it doesnt good into effect until sunday night. Also into monday evening. And up above 5500 feet we are expecting from 6 to 12 inches of snow. And speaking of this snowfall, when you think about when we had snow this time last year, it was just about at the same time on october 4th and 5th when we picked up 5 to 10 inches. So not too far behind, at least when it comes to sierra snow at this point. As far as temperatures go, two days ago at this time, we had 90s here across the bay area. Now were starting to see them sink down into the 60s here across San Francisco and also in oakland. Lets get a look at the overall pattern. This is going to be changing up dramatically here as we head throughout the next two to three days. The storm door is wide open. The rainfall into washington and oregon. And eventually, as this jet stream continues to sink down over the next 48 hours, it is going to give us not only the colder air, and also the fog coming back, but eventually the rainfall and also the sierra snow. So as we look ahead towards our saturday forecast, well find fog and drizzle here. And then by sunday, a chance of rain late in the evening. And overall some cool temperatures. Anywhere from 40s at the coastline to 60s and 70s inland. So lets get you the goods on when we can expect that rain to move in. For tomorrow morning, no rainfall. Areas of fog at the coastline. All through the peninsula. Then as we head throughout the afternoon hours, well have some sun in your saturday. So right now it looks like saturday is the best day of your weekend. Then as we head throughout sunday, were going to start off with a fog here. Widespread from the north bay to the south bay. Dont expect too much in the way of sunshine by the afternoon hours on sunday. You can see right now our futurecast picking up on a very cloudy picture expected by the afternoon hours. Then as we head throughout late sunday evening, thats when the rain starts to approach. Heaviest up into extreme naval by midnight. And then as you head throughout monday morning, thats when it look like well get our first accumulating across the bay area and have the snow throughout the sierra. In terms of totals, it looks like with this one, we could see a tenth of an a inch to quarter inch of rainfall and sierra snow. Once again, from 6 to 12 inches as we head from sunday to monday at this point. For saturday, well see numbers top out in the low to mid70s back of the east bay. Also a similar picture for south bay. And for coastline, well go with 60s here in San Francisco. On your threeday forecast, saturday best day of your weekend at this point. And by sunday well see a slight chance of shower late in the evening. But the best chance of accumulating rain coming on monday. Then as we head into tuesday, well have a chance of isolated thunderstorms, and more accumulating rain. And well see showers linger into wednesday. Right now as we head throughout next week we may see about a quarter to a half inch of rainfall. And janelle, get your skis ready. Sunday night. Ski sierra snow. A lot of clouds in that forecast. If i could ski before thanksgiving, ill give you anything you want, anything. I think its going to happen. Still ahead at 5 00, its a risk you might not think of when it comes to sunscreen. But now there is a new warning about sunscreen and fire risk. Plus, a bra with more than a support system. The cancerfighting claims from the maker of this new bra. Thirtyeight mean . Funding. Restores what weve lost. Music and science labs. And your school. Can get a worldclass education. And sacramento cant touch it. Me . The skys my limit. A new gallop survey has nothing to do with politics. Its the largest tempt ever to count americas guy Population Based on stoods. The survey estimates just over 3 of adults in the u. S. Identify themselves as guy, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Young americans ages 18 to 29 are three times more likely than those over age of 65 to identify as lgbt. There was a slight gender difference. 3. 6 of women identify themselves as lgbt compared to 3. 3 of men. In Health Matters tonight, a half million bottles of sunscreen are being recalled because of a fire risk. The makers of banana boat announced the massive recall of its sprayon lotion today after reports of at least five people suffering burns after using the product. The recall is for 23 varieties, including aerosol products like ultra mist sport, ultra defense and kids. The problem appears to be with the spray valve. It takes longer to dry, which means there is the potential for a product to ignite if a person goes near a blame. Detecting Breast Cancer with a bra . It could soon be that easy. This, quote, smart bra is called a first warning system. It conn tains heat sensors that detect microscopic difference between healthy and cancerous cells. According to lifeline biotechnologies recent tests showed an average Detection Level of 90 . The standard mammogram averages 70 accuracy. The bra claims it can detect cancer at its earliest stages when it is most curable. While results are encouraging, more testing is needed before the bra is actively used in screening. Were back in a moment. Okay. Still want to know more about the sonic boom and fireball which streaked across the sky. Nasa wants to hear if you have a security camera. Send it to cams. Seti. Org. It could help researchers better understand how the meteorite broke up during its descent. That video is from fresno. Are we going to see any more meteorites . Its possible with the orionid meteor shower. If youre a space nut, im one of those, you want to get out and take a look at the sky, you may be able to see something. The incoming rain late sunday and monday. One thing i thought about was a for a minute because they didnt know what it was. They didnt know what it was