weather for us. one year later, how did elon musk make out on twitter? scott budman has numbers on his big tech gamble and how the social media landscape has changed since then. our ian cull is talking to people prioritizing their health. let's begin with the grim discovery in oakland. a body was found in a suitcase floating in lake merritt. a volunteer cleanup crew found the body around 11:00 this morning near lake shore and hanover avenues. police are looking over the entire lake to see where the suitcase came from. homicide detectives are investigating how the person died. the suitcase was spotted about five feet from the shoreline. >> normally we see luggage in the lake and sometimes it's full of clothes or whatever, it gets heavy in the water. we pulled it towards us closer using the net poles, and we grabbed one end and realized it was too heavy. we pulled it close enough to us and said, wow, this thing is heavy. we unzipped it and that's what we found. >> they believe it is an adult man wrapped in what appears to be a sheet. police are not discussing the death or identity of the victim. today a push to clean up a south bay airport and create a greener plan for small planes could become a model for other communities talking about a program that started in san jose. ian cull has been working on the story for us. ian, what exactly is happening over there? >> today local leaders and the epa announced a grand to help small airports transition into using cleaner fuel and help communities they operate in. pilots can only find unleaded in east san jose. studies found the leaded gas older planes was using was polluting the ire. the surrounding community was paying the price for it. >> the level of lead in children around the area was elevated and, in some cases, rivaled the trauma of flint, michigan. >> and that's such a shocking find for sure especially for the people who live in the community. i know you spoke with a member of the community today about pushing for change. >> she is not only pushing for airports to use the cleaner fuel but would like to see the airport closed down. many people who live around there say that. one woman grew up in the area along with dozens of her cousins and has been fighting for the airport to switch for years. she says the new push to help other airports do the same is great, but says the damage is done. people she knows believe people with health problems believe are tied to the airport. >> for a lot of people, it's too little too late. i encourage communities to ban together and to fight nationwide against lead-based fuel. >> they are leading the way on the issue and the grant will push other airports to follow the lead. >> thanks for that preview, ian. we'll stay in the south bay. san jose police discovered a number of unlicensed guns after they arrested this man. investigators say steven florentino is suspected of breaking no a home while armed with a gun. a neighbor confronted florentino. he took off and has been on the run since until last week. police say they arrested him at his home and found all of this, unregistered firearms along with 1,000 rounds of ammunition. florentino faces multiple charges. it is confirmed chinese president xi jinping will meet with president biden at next month's apec summit in san francisco, the first in-person meeting with biden in a year. beijing held off because they were concerned he would be embarrassed by new sanctions or controls on exports. 30,000 people are expected included the president and prime ministers from 21 countries. apec will be held november 11-17th at the moscone center. security will be extremely high. it has been a year since elon musk bought twitter and renamed it x. a lot has happened in the past 365 days including the value of the social media company. our business and tech reporter scott budman. musk paid $44 billion for twitter. what's it worth now? >> about $19 billion. so that's down around 60% in one year. >> that's a big change. i know you spoke with a social media professor about all of this. what exactly has changed with x in the past year? >> some of it has been real on the ground things, audrey. we've seen a lot of the staff let go. jobs that were lost at a company that was thriving before. there was a giant x on top of the building flashing like a disco ball but some intangibles things like can the site be trusted as a source of news anymore? musk has opened things up in what he says is the name of free speech but is opening it up to a lot of abusive accounts, things that get a lot of attention but do they do the site well? some countries and press organizations backed off saying this is not what we want to be a part of. and talk about the difference between $44 billion and $19 billion, a lot of advertisers pulling back saying this is not what we want to be a part of. it's still known as the best place to reach young people for news but is going through so much chaos. young people sense that chaos when they're on the site. they say this is still where i get my news but both sides are fraught with chaos, and they're just not sure if they're getting correct information anymore. >> i remember over the past year we have been talking about all the changes, every time there's a change, there's so much chaos and chen the other social media companies, china gets in to try to take advantage of the opportunity possibly, talking about threads and other small companies, are they gaining any traction? >> threads, an offshoot of instagram and then i think a lot of people noticed the similarities and said, well, we've built a strong thing with our profile and friends, let's stay there. i've tried and i still try to give up at the same time and your mind boggles. so you do try to find what's comfortable to you. if it's social, it's likely to be instagram. if it's news, either twitter or tiktok. as someone who tries to blend them, it's difficult. i can see why people might try to jump into several. they find where they're comfortable and stick with that. >> i'm glad i'm not the only one having a hard time juggling with all of this. >> i do this so you don't have to. it is tough. it makes sense. this is how we're built, to find somewhere where we are comfortable, and stick with it. and x is trying to do that but with an owner who really likes chaos and it's costing a lot of money. >> we know it is hard for home buyers to make it in the bay, right? it is tough to make it in the entire state of california. reality hop released its list of the most expensive zip codes in the u.s. today and 61 are in california. topping the list by a mile, atherton with a median home listing price of nearly $8 million. beverly hills, second at just $6.29 million. and six of the top ten spots. let's switch gears to our weather and trick-or-treating will begin soon. i went to my kids' parade. it was a little chilly in the morning but nice to see them in the costumes. >> trying to collect the goodies. we are getting so lucky for october. this time of year we can get into storms. tonight we expect dry weather. we'll take you out across the bay area. if you are going to san francisco, a popular spot for people to head to. temperature is 75 degrees. maybe it's not there but you're headed near the bay also 70 degrees. very similar temperatures and then right here through the inland valleys under the sunny skies and then we'll see it dip down to 66. be safe if you are headed out tonight. we'll start off with some chilly 40s and 50s, just a few clouds. and through the afternoon a beautiful day for the first of november as temperatures are not too cold and not too hot. as soon jose to morgan hill. 72 in san francisco. you're going to want to enjoy every single bit of this. we are in for cooler weather. rain chances and how much we'll get coming up at 5:00 tonight. >> and let's get you into the halloween spirit with a haunted house. in san jose to check one out that is drawing thousands of people. why this particular one is so special. plus, making some noise with several growing businesses. a filipino american small business owner and her unique story. we want to know what trending story you would like to see in the newscast. i have a poll up on my instagram am you can still vote for one of these stories you see here. giant pumpkin drop. 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inspect all your kids' candy for tampering before they eat it. when in doubt, toss it out. make sure kids are visible. kids are more likely to be hit and killed on halloween than any other night. it's not just about trick-or-treating. haunted houses are fun to check out. we sent our marianne favro to check it out. that is a long line behind you. what makes this one so special? >> reporter: one thing is it generates huge crowds. take a look at this. this line goes all the way down the block. people arrived here and started lining up an hour before the haunted house even opened, and this is why. take a look at this. this is a two-story ghoulish goods factory. this is just in the front yard of a residential home here in san jose. and look at the detail. look at the smokestack up there. we went inside, and it is incredible. all factory theme, spiders, a break room, someone eating brains for lunch. it was crazy inside. and they're expecting, like i mentioned, 3,000 today and also 3,000 tomorrow. the other thing that's unique is that later tonight about 50 scare actors will be in there making it even more frightening for people that walk through. this is for the younger set so there are no scare actors, which is a thoughtful thing to do. >> that is thoughtful for sure, marianne. that looks incredible. i know you got to speak with the lead creator. i would imagine this took a while to create, yeah? >> reporter: they start designing it the day after halloween. they started constructing this with the boo crew. 20 friends and maybes. >> you mentioned they have different versions of this haunted house. so what are the trick-or-treaters telling you? too scary? not scary enough? just right? >> reporter: i did talk to some of the kids that were the first to go through here today and one boy was 7 years old. he told me he was a little bit freaked out by the spiders and some of the slime but did like the skeletons. i think it will get scarier tonight when the scare actors come. so far i didn't see any kids crying. as long as you like skeletons, there's a lot of skeletons in there. >> the kids are very brave. i couldn't go through a haunted house. i'm too scared. that was really fun. a grim halloween scene of tech firms no longer thriving in silicon valley. a homeowner set up this graveyard display. the failed companies include theranos and juul. juul is still in business but the e cigarette company crashed after a series of lawsuits. prosecutors claim they deliberately targeted children and failed to warn people tobacco products were addictive. october doesn't only mark filipino american month but women-owned small businesses. so on this last day of the month, we are spotlighting one filipino american representing a whole lot of both. here is mike inouye. ♪♪ >> reporter: charlene, mother of three, plant mom and small business owner in campbell. her small business is momstera lounge, she is surrounded by other small businesses for blocks and says there is an advantage to not being part of the big corporate chain. >> we each do try to collaborate when we're doing events just so we can also create more exposure for each other. it is filipino american heritage month, and i really wanted to tribute our days. >> reporter: charlene is also a deejay, another of her businesses. she's part of a deejay crew and is half of a deejay crew called soul mates where the other half is her other half, her husband mike, and hold residency in a number of south bay clubs. plus she's a deejay instructor, growing aspiring female turntablers and teaching valuable lessons learned. >> as a woman, i do find that i do have to come into a room being a little bit more confident and show that i'm actually supposed to be here in this space. >> with three businesses and other offshoots and her lounge is a place where her worlds mix. as she helps stack the deck a little more evenly all across her world. mike inouye, nbc bay area news. >> what an inspiring mom. >> great story. >> hi, janelle. happy halloween. we're working on a home invasion robbery, really sad, caught on camera. the family wants help to identify him. you can see the robbers, three women, target the home of an elderly couple in the south bay. one of them you can see clearly caught on the family's security camera. the grandson sent us the video hoping it will lead to an arrest and the bizarre method they used to get inside the home and how they walked out with $10,000. and a grand reopening for a bay area haunted house this is a professional one a father and son created it. it had to be put on hold for seven years after a series of heartbreaking setbacks. thieves stole thousands of dollars of equipment and supplies and the father was diagnosed and lost his battle with cancer. the son has worked to reopen it and dedicated to his quarter. still to come, the most pop lar costumes. google is out with its list of what is trending. barbie is the most popular costume. the twist some people are putting on their looks may surprise you. here it is, top trending story as voted by you. there was no competition today. giant pumpkin making kite the splash. literally. take a look, 1,000-pound gourd was dropped from a crane into that pool. this is an annual tradition. the pool filled with rubber ducks and beavers. people could buy one of those ducks and beavers for $5 and the ones that flew the farthest won cash prizes. i will be posting links to the other stories you voted for on my instagram. a lot of people like to google for help and the most popular costume won't surprise you. people have googled barbie and ken. a lot of people are dressing as barbie with their dog as ken. the exorcist is the most searched halloween movie. >> i like more of a disney halloween but due to the trend i'm not in the majority there. >> bard can come up with ideas for you. jess and janelle are working on the forecast next. travis, did you know you can get this season's covid-19 shot when you get your flu shot? huh. two things at once. two things at once! ♪ two things at once. i'll have the... ...two things at once, please. now back to two things at once. ♪ two things at once. that's not two things at once. moooom! travis? ask about getting this season's covid-19 shot when getting your flu shot. right now at 5:00, a grim discovery at oakland's lake merritt. a body is found stuffed in a suitcase. the details we're learning this evening as we talk to the man who made the discovery. >> also thieves sweet talk their way into a south bay home stealing a safe in the middle of the day. police search for three women believed to have pulled off the heist. and a father and son's halloween dream derailed twice, once by thieves, the other by death. how the son is making that dream a reality and hoping to spread joy on this halloween night. good tuesday, everyone. the news at 5:00 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. talk about unsettling. in oakland a cleanup crew finds a body stuffed in a suitcase floating in lake merritt. this all happened near lake shore and hanover avenue. >> velena jones spoke with homicide investigators and has the latest on this investigation. >> we unzippered it and that's what we found. >> reporter: the latest crime scene. two other volunteers found a body inside a suitcase. >> normally we see luggage in the lake and sometimes it's full of clothes and gets heavy. we got near the body. looks like it's heavy. >> reporter: he says they spotted the large suitcase about five feet from shore. >> this is the net we used. >> reporter: when they hauled it in, they unzipped it and found what they believed to be an adult man wrapped in what appeared to be a sheet. >> i was surprised there was a body in the luggage. >> reporter: the discovery leaving neighbors shocked and concerned. >> things are going on around lake merritt all the time.
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