Your phone and social media. Starting tomorrow you will be able to dm the police on two social media platforms if you see someone breaking into a car. It is an unconventional tactic. Fearful drivers say they are open to anything. Reporter auto burglaries in oakland continue to be an ongoing problem for residents. This year alone we had 11,300 locked auto burglaries in the city. The department is tapping social media to tackle there issue. If you send that information to us immediately we will have staff monitoring the platforms and be able to relay the intelligence or the information to our surveillance teams. Starting on friday, opd will launch a Pilot Program where people can report an auto burglary via dm on instagram and x formally known as twitter. At the handle of oakland autoberg. Neighbors say this is welcomed news. I think it is is amazing. While helping her friend, she spends a lot of time in this adams point neighborhood and says she and other neighbors are constantly dealing with auto break ins. Someone followed one of the cars into the garage and they were driving a stolen car. So, to compound their problems the gate does not open without an opener. So, they had to ram and ram and ram the gate. Reporter the gate was broken for five weeks. Other residents in the building tell us that the police were slow to respond. Now, opd is hoping that this new social media tool will help. Not all neighbors think this will be helpful. One resident who did not want to be identified shared her concerns. The issue of crime in oakland in response to crime in oakland. It is so complex that you cant solve it with twitter. Right . And, they want to address crime, we have to address all of the structural issues. Reporter this resident said her catalytic converter was stolen out of her driveway. Not once but twice. Did you file a Police Report . Nope. Why . Oakland police say at that point they are trying to see if this idea will work. The social Media Council will be active through the weekend and for anyone who plans to use it, the police have these words of warning. What we can not stress enough is that we dont want is citizens trying to take matters into their own hands or overtly trying to film or take photographs of people. So, even if they are caught there is a loophole that may let them off of the hurt. Prosecutors have to prove the car was locked. Proving someone broke a window is not enough. The state senator is trying to close that loophole. Similar attempts in the past failed. In san jose another Crime Fighting tool. New license plate readers are being installed. Located near businesses impacted by retail theft. The Technology Captures a description of the car along with a license plate and can be accessed by the authorities during criminal investigations. The city installed its first round of readers last year in a Pilot Program targeting intersections known for hit and run collision that the police say proved to be effective. We have the latest on the search for the maine mass shooting suspect. 40yearold robert card is the prime suspect in yesterdays shootings at a Bowling Alley in a restaurant in the city of lewiston. They have been told to shelter in place, schools, colleges, businesses are closed as the atlarge suspect is considered armed and dangerous. He is a military man with a history of mental illness. In the past hour reports that heavily armed police surrounded a home of cards brother, yelling for anyone in there to come out. A student from california is among those who have been sheltering in place. Second year at bowton college 20 miles from where the gunman went on a rampage yesterday. Saying nearly everyone is staying inside and the school ramped up security. Since most of the school is closed the security can watch things. They kind of are liking the perimeter and stuff and the few buildings that are open, dining hall, they had Security Officers posted there. I think i saw members of the police there, too. Generally, no one is outside. It is pretty shutdown. Reporter. He does not know what will happen with classes tomorrow. He had a theater performance canceled. As the nation mourns the victims they are looking at how to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again. Today we spoke to mike thompson, leading the Gun Violence Prevention Task force in dc and says most of the nation is in support of gun control. The only place it has a partisan suburb in congress. Since they have been in charge the only bill they brought to the floor was dealing with guns is a bill to make it easier to purchase and obtain and to possess short barrel rifles. And that is, that is just irresponsible, it is dangerous, they should be ashamed of themselves. He says measures like his bill for background checks do have republican supporters but says the gop will not bring the measures to the house floor for discussion or a vote. One Republican State Assembly member says it is not guns but Mental Health that is the root of the problem. The instrumentality is not the problem. Maybe it is a contributor. The biggest problem is the Mental Health. We need to have more proactive measures when we protect them when they have moments of difficulty. Stay with us for updates on the shootings in maine. We will have the latest on the shooting and the search for the gunman. Now, to the war in the middle east. Many commune uts around the bay area are offering support communities around the bay are offering support to the people suffering right now. One is sending funds to help children in gaza. She is donated 50 of proceeds coming into both of her locations located in fremont and dublin. Today we learned she has collected 14,000 so far. I cant look at them in the face and say sorry, you know, sorry about that. I needed to do more. As a chef i can open my doors, i can invite the community and we can come together to support the children of gaza. She says she can put her kids to bed peacefully but thinks about those that can not. Driven to succeed and fight climate change. We will take youd in of a local high School Auto Shop. The focus goes behind and beyond gas cars. And, we could be in for another rough winter. Maybe worse than the last one. How the state is getting ready. For now we are tracking the last of thursdays daylight on the horizon as we look out from salesforce tower. We will see sunshine and a few clouds on friday. Another wave of cooler air will move in. We will take a look at the weekend forecast is it possible my network could take my business to the next level . It is with comcast business. Powering all your devices with gigspeed wifi. And you get fast downloads and uploads. Pick it up pick it up oh we got this because its powered by the next generation 10g network. More speed for your business . Its not just possible. Its happening. Get started for 59. 99 a month for 12 months. Plus, ask how to get an 800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. Comcast business, powering possibilities. welcome to big tobaccos fantasyland. A new, healthier World Without cigarettes. As long as you dont count the 6 trillion sold worldwide every year. And vaping wont lead to smoking, if you ignore the research that says otherwise. In big tobaccos fantasyland, the deadliest industry is your friend. Shh. In tonights project earth. California has accelerated the thirst for electric vehicles. As the planet warms and tax credits continue to flow, the demand is surging. In fact, the governor Just Announced a plan to build 270 more electric chargers across the state. But, will we have enough certified Auto Technicians and mechanics to keep pace with the technology . We report on one bay areas high School Auto Shop that is driven to succeed. Reporter at George Washington high school in san francisco, evelyn is living her dream as a mechanic. For me cars has always been a big passion. Reporter evelyn is at the right place at the right time. Washington is the only Public High School in the city to offer auto shop. Absolutely love it. I like getting my hands dirty. Getting in the engine bay. Reporter this senior is not just getting her hands on gaspowered engineers. The super cool seeing how everything comes apart. Reporter she can take apart an electric motor. In this case a donated tesla engine and she can put it all back together again. Evelyn is one of our super stars. Reporter the auto instructor and the Machinist Union member . He believes his Young Students are facing a well compensated and challenging future. Right now there is a shortage of certified auto mechanics they have this opportunity to get into this, the starting of this electric vehicle phase that is going to be taking over our Automotive Industries in response to the impact of climate change, california is pushing to remove gaspowered vehicles from its streets, roads, highways as quickly as possible. The demand for electric vehicles is likely to surge soon and significantly. It will be a future for all of us. So, it is important to learn. Reporter of course, older gasburning cars will not disappear overnight. They will slowly phase out. They will need to know both. They both will be around for 20 years probably. They are high voltage, needing a different cooling system and thanks to the battery they are heavier. Your tires get warn more because of the weight of the battery it connects to the battery over there. Reporter as for these seniors they are thrilled with the challenge on this day they are putting together an electric car. We actually assembled this as a collective team. I am in the robotics club. George washington has robotics club. I wanted a class in my schedule where i can get hands on experience. Reporter crediting the community including the principals and trade unions for keeping auto shop alive. We will have a better world for it and these students are, they are, you know, taking advantage of what we have here at washington and a lot of them are interested in going and getting into the field of mechanics. Trust, relax. Reporter including these students like my dad said, people will tell you no, you have to be persistent and push through. Reporter to a better world driven to succeed. As for pay, according to the u. S. Bureau of labor statistics the Machinist Union, the union wage in the bay area is about 40 an hour plus benefits and a pension. El nino could return in december . Local and state agencies are bracing for what could be another big year of more water. Last winter ended up being the 6th wettest year in state history with over 33 inches of rain recorded and snowpack over 200 of normal. I think what was highlighted in this past year was some regions that we normally, traditionally do not see floods in, or have not seen in recent history saw extreme impacts. Now, they are doing more prep ahead of time. 67 million invested in levy repairs, creating longer flood walls and filling more sandbags and adding emphasis to certain regions like the sack sag valley and enjoying the fall weather. Paul now to fill us in. It is like childbirth. You forget about the process of it all i was not aware childbirth was something you forget about. We will talk about it later. She will explain it to me later. Here is what you need to know as we get closer to the weekend. Chilly out there tonight the temperatures dropping down to the 40s, even 30s. A mix of clouds and sunshine to start the day. And it is cool, we are tracking an elevated threat. More on that in a moment. Farther downtheline halloween is dry. Here is a look from a different perspective out from the hopkins hotel. A little cloud cover on the horizon. Temperatures everywhere. 60 degrees in concord. Lower temperatures, tumbling down to the 40s for most of us. 37 in santa rosa. We are going to warm up. Five or six degrees above average. Around 60 degrees, struggling along the coast. The temperatures for most of us in the 60s. Just the warmest spots, struggling. Up to around 70 degrees. But, we will return to closer to normal temperatures heading through the weekend. It is not the warm up that will cause the elevated fire threat. We are not in any extreme heat. The winds will pick up. Off shore winds, combine that with low humidity levels. We will start the fire weather watch at 5 00 a. M. On saturday. At that point the levels will not be that low. They drop quickly as we head through saturday morning. By the time we get into the afternoon we are talking about humidity levels largely in the 10 or 15 range. Higher elevation of north bay and east bay and you can see how fast the wind arrows are moving. The gusts are going to be on the order of 3040 miles an hour. Strongest gusts to around 50 miles an hour. Usually during the nighttime hours t recovers, the temperatures drop off, that is not the case by saturday night. Sunday morn rolls around, 10 or 15 dropping about midday on sunday. The winds will be gusty at that time frame. You will have to watch that carefully. Onepiece of good news, showers last weekend. Nothing in terms of extreme rainfall. But enough to add moisture to the fire fuel. The dryness, that is running average. Nowhere close to the critical levels in terms of how crispy the fire fuels can be at there time of the year. Gusty winds at the Higher Elevations where most of us live. Not all that breezy. A noticeable wind from time to time on saturday. Looking good for boo at the zoo. Oakland, slightly warmer for the second half as the temperatures return to normal. The temperatures will drop on thursday as we see more cloud cover building in. No showers in the forecast yet. The long forecast data pointing at increasing rain chances, eventually, making their way towards the bay area. Does look like an Atmospheric River towards oregon. We will be on the southern fringe. Maybe a chance of thursday night, friday, just beyond the scope of the forecast. Gives us something to look forward to as we are dealing with the fire threat over the weekend. All right, paul, thank you. Coming up, why 49er fans should feel better about brock purdys chances of playing this sunday, we will explain. We take the headlines a step further to connect the wonderful communities embracing the positivity and spreading it. The bay area is full of amazing innovative change makers people out there making a difference. In fact, i feel privileged i get to share thos get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. Contact your volvo retailer to learn more. When we challenged ourselves to create the worlds most emotional and sustainable vehicle, we had tothink differently. We had to push the boundaries to not just create a car but a movement. Every fisker ocean is produced with over 50 kilograms of ethically sourced, recycled materials. Its about accomplishing something bigger than itself. A clean future for all. You are looking lively [ laughter ] not my production. Why dont you explain that one. Quarterback brock purdy i am with matt lively. Nice intro. I a sports reporter. But, jules the odds that brock purdy suits up on sunday much better today than yesterday. Brock purdy took part in practice on thursday as he continues to try to get clear friday concussion protocols before this weekends game against the bengals the bad news, no player in the league has been cleared from protocol in less than a week. Practicing, a positive step. The team is staying quiet how much he did especially george kittle. Did he practice full or just 11 and 11. You can ask kyle about that. You were not at practice . You know if you have not asked kyle yet you can ask kyle. In the short time we were out there it looked like brock was slinging it like he never left. Felt like he was slinging it to me, too. George kittle is good. If purdy can not go it will be the first start for sam darnold. Now he was number 2, it could be his time to shine. I know, all of this comes down to the doctor giving the final say. And the 49er thing. Yes. It will be a good game. Now, there is one holiday tradition that is definitely coming back. We will explain is it possible my network could take my business to the next level . It is with comcast business. Powering all your devices with gigspeed wifi. And you get fast downloads and uploads. Pick it up pick it up oh we got this because its powered by the next generation 10g network. More speed for your business . Its not just possible. Its happening. Get started for 59. 99 a month for 12 months. Plus, ask how to get an 800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. Comcast business, powering possibilities. Really cute video, puppies and kittens headed back to macys for the holiday season. Courtesy of the spca. The dogs and cats looking for their forever home. They will be displayed there from november 17th all of the way to the new year. Adoptions free for all adult cats and dogs 5 months and older. Look at that. Right there. Could be yours. Thanks for watching. The news continuesa the 8 00 on pix plus. We will see you back here at 11 00. Have a wonderful evening. 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