san francisco not in it. just the bay shoreline. spare the air day mainly for the east bay valleys where poor air quality could develop this afternoon. let's break down your day today, this wednesday, 8:00 sunshine everywhere with still in the 50s and 60s but notice the clouds at the coast. surge we talked about yesterday did bring the clouds there and the cooler weather 70 half moon bay at noon while the rest of us upper 70s to mid 80s. by 4:00 mid to upper 80s to low to mid-90s south bay and east bay valleys, 78 san francisco and 70 half moon bay. all of us still looking to be 20 degrees cooler by sunday and slightly warmer monday and tuesday. here's frances. >> mike, let's head to oakland. this is actually the regional park area. we've got some streets closed. fire department at the scene for a grass fire. this is on pinehurst road at redwood road and hearing that the roadway is blacked. not a well-travelled route but keep that in mind. the freeway looking good. there's also another fire reported in petaluma. a structure fire and

downtown and south san francisco, mid to upper 70s. sausalito about 80. san rafael 85. vallejo north ward upper 80s to low 90s. beaches much cooler, mid to upper 60s. monterey bay low to mid-70 until you get to carmel where about 68. salinas 78 and morgan hill and hollister in the low to mid-90s. intermittent comfortable once again. 49 napa, 50 half moon bay all the way up to 60 antioch. most of us mid to upper 50s. you can see that fog along the peninsula coast. high pressure dominates but notice how it's moving off to the east and losing its grip taking the warmest weather with it. going to get undercut by that sea breeze a little more today. trough moves in and brings much cooler weather for the weekend. how that transitions to your temperatures. about 6 to 8 degrees cooler tomorrow. 6 to 8 degree drop saturday. sunday about another 4 degrees. temperatures will bottom in the low to mid-70s inland. upper 50s at the coast. look for warmer weather with sunshine but no records monday through wednesday of next week. >> mike, big problems for san mateo bridge commuters bec

san francisco the biggest drop about 9 degrees. let's take you upstairs and show you what is going on. high pressure starting to accelerate to the east, losing its grip orphan our weather. starting to kick it out of here but not before one more day of relatively warm weather. brings that much cooler air for the weekend. that will be again saturday and sunday. for today the east bay valleys, pretty warm, upper 80s to low 90s. walnut creek and danville. richard mond, berkeley, oakland. mid to upper 80s. fremont the warm spot at 88. cupertino, san jose at 90 right in between the upper 80s to low 90s absolute the south bay. millbrae, a touch of a sea breeze. keep you at 80. daly city, the story yesterday watching at 11:00, 80 degrees. sea breeze kicked in and it dropped to 71, 15 minutes later. upper 80s to low 90s through your valleys. cooler at beaches, mid to upper 60s. a little more sunshine than yesterday but still low to mid-90s inland. tonight santa rosa, napa, your 7-day forecast, we're looking at a 6 to 8 degree drop tomorrow,

oakland 9 and lose 11 degrees today in san francisco. most of these temperatures still a little above average though. that 88 concord, that could be a record high. mid to upper 70s richmond, berkeley, oakland. down in the south bay today, low to mid-70s until saratoga. upper 70s millbrae, san mateo. once south of that low to mid-80s for the peninsula. increasing clouds this afternoon. downtown south san francisco and sausalito mid to upper 70s. 80 san rafael and upper 80s to the north bay valley. a little sunshine at your beaches. increasing clouds in the afternoon. fog pretty stubborn around the monterey bay. temperatures hovering around 90. for tonight upper 40s in napa and santa rosa. 50 half moon bay. the rest of us mid to upper 50s under a partly cloudy sky. let's take a look at sunday. here we are 7:00, 8:00 in the morning. sprinkles mainly around mount hamilton. through the afternoon hours, it's going to be the east bay valleys and the south bay of that the best chance of seeing some of the light rain and sprinkles. the sierra pou

francisco, 3 mountain view and san jose and 7 novato. slow cooling will continue this afternoon. we'll have upper 80s around santa rosa, napa, 87, a upon record high. upper 80s to near 90 east bay valleys. let's head to the monterey bay where it's cloudy this morning. will continue to be cloudy this afternoon. upper 70s watsonville and salinas. accu-weather seven-day forecast, cooling another 10 degrees tomorrow and cooler on sunday with that chance of sprinkles mainly in the south bay and east bay valleys. monday the coolest day and tuesday, wednesday, thursday increasing sunshine and increase in the temperatures. frances? >> major roads blocked in san leandro due to a fire. apparently they are saying all lanes blocked at this point. you normally take that route, you may want to consider sparean to get around it. caesar chavez, slowing there. chp on their way. san mateo bridge, no need to avoid it. westbound looking good and no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> a correction, said bill clinton coming today, it's actually sunday. st

some san francisco buildings glowing there nicely. as you head out though probably a little bit chilly. looking for the full range of temperatures, stay with us. lisa argen will have more. the federal government is ordering the area surrounded by all levees to be clear cut. now joining forces with local flood agencies and environmentalists to fight that order. more from laura anthony. >> if the federal government has its way, the banks of hundreds of california creeks and rivers could look like this. clear cut of any trees or vegetation. >> the corps of engineers stuck some 50 years ago. >> congressman joining with local leaders and bay area flood protection agencies to step up enforcement of a national clear cut policy by the u.s. army corps of engineers. >> is this an overreaction to "katrina"? >> i think so. i think the army corps of engineers was really pummeled in the "katrina" and new orleans situation. they want to cover their backside, fine, okay. but it doesn't make sense here in california. >> in 2005 after hurricane "katrin

san francisco voters will be asked to weigh in on proposition b. it would make city workers pay more for their healthcare and pension. >> setting a billion dollars on the deficit. >> doesn't cut anyone's healthcare. it just requires employees that contribute towards these generous pensions, guaranteed pensions that they get and free healthcare. providing healthcare for san francisco employees and their families will cost taxpayers about $169 million this year. according to the city controller, san francisco pays between $418 and $660 per employee per month plus $132 for dental. under prop b, the city would pay no more than half the cost of medical and 75% of the dental. employees would chip in the difference. labor leaders and city work he weres say prop b unfairly burdens families and single-parent households. >> if you're a first-year firefighter just starting a family you'll see your healthcare cost go up from three to $500 one year alone. >> i'm the only breadwinner. i'm going to wonder how this really affects me. >> health is care won't be the

those are from low maps media of san francisco. the apps transfer merge information about a user, sometimes friends to data-gathering firms that can sell that information. not the first time we've heard these time of alg al -- allegat. facebook.com responds to that lawsuit by saying it is without merit and it's going to fight that vigorously. as far as the current problem, it says, as i mentioned, it's got some technology it's going to use to counteract it and its people are always on top of such issues. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thanks a lot. it's 5:32. the final two weeks before election day, democrats and republicans alike are bringing out the heavy hitters to win over voters -- bill clinton raised funds yesterday. >> he's hoping his power will helpful low democratic jerry brown and gavin newsom, candidate for lieutenant governor. he urged the crowd to vote on election day now over two weeks away. >> if you know anybody anywhere in america who tells you they don't think they're gonna vote, they can't be bothered to

downtown south san francisco and sausalito, mid-60s. low 60s on your beaches in the north bay to low to mid-70s your valleys. look at union city, castro valley, fremont. low 70s for you. mid to upper 60s for the rest of the east bay shore. low to mid-70s east bay valleys with danville 73. low to mid-60s the monterey bay and salinas. upper 60s to low 70s gilroy and hollister. mid-40s napa, cloverdale. here's that 7-day forecast. should touch 80 tuesday and wednesday, low to mid-70s around the bay and low 60s at the coast. lose 2 to 4 degrees win creasing clouds thursday and lose about another 1 to 4 degrees on friday. temperatures hold mid to upper 60s around bay and inland. upper 50s at the coast that we will let you know more about showers closer to the weekend. >> you saw the stall on the bay bridge. it's on the lower deck. i think we see a little slowing out of san francisco. better news heading towards the venetia bridge. early accident cleared. slow spots with a stall along the way westbound 580 from 205 to 680. the drive time is a

the san francisco giants have never won one. the first person in the door this morning, cathy thelma from trayssy got up at 3:00 this morning, came all the way from tracy this morning. her birthday's tomorrow. she's got everything except for one little item. >> we don't have tickets. so we just came to hang out and watch, probably watch the game here. >> are you interested in buying tickets? >> if they're very cheap. it's kind of hard, but, yeah. we are interested in purchasing tickets but they're hard to get. >> that means she came all this way, no tickets. not planning on really getting any unless someone's going to sell them for face value. it's her birthday tomorrow. thought i'd pass that along. should be a heck of a game. the giants making lineup changes. they may -- are they gonna put aaron rowen in center field? kristen watching the films for years keeping her eye on 'em leading up to this playoff series. she is helping get ready for today's game. that's the story from here. coffee and pastries now. terry mcsweeney, abc 7

downtown south san francisco, sausalito, mid to upper 60s. your north bay beaches even with sunshine this afternoon, low 60s. mid to upper 70s through the north bay valleys. cloverdale, clear lake, hit low to mid-80s. 80 morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. sunshine around the monterey bay. it will take a while. low 70s except monterey and carmel, the 60s. we'll have low to mid-50s around the bay into the south bay, east bay valleys. along the coast into the north bay valleys we'll have mid to upper 40s. here's your 7-day forecast. high clouds may take a degree or two off our afternoon highs tomorrow. the real cooling thursday when that temperature or when that cold front draws near and friday, saturday and sunday temperatures below average. it's clear. giants fever is spreading. take a look at this picture, page woodman. she said she saw this truck on 9th and irving in san francisco. the truck's name is nellie and driven by a guy who looks exactly like hulk hogan, brother! that was terrible. he'll be at the game today. didn't show the picture.

in san francisco, low 60s. this is the first weekend of october and certainly we have embarked upon fall, not so hot like it was earlier this week. >> a state law that has successfully removed led tainted jewelry may be showing some cracks but an investigation by our media partner, california watch shows there has been little follow-up on violations and practically no signs imposed. so when a retailer is cited for selling jewelry containing led it's supposed to be removed from the shelf. so what happens when they are cited again? >> behind this secured gate in an office space are boxes and boxes of lead tainted products. these items were tested by the center for environmental health. products found with high amount of lead almost results in a lawsuit by this center and the state or a violation notice from the state attorney general. >> companies have been responding very quickly. we think they are only to the notices we sent them. >> rainbow apparel is one company. they received notices. it has 35 outlets in ca

the san francisco giants have never won the world series in their 52 years in san francisco. matt pitched search innings. cody ross amazing. another big hit for him knocking the first run with a single. aubrey huff with an r.b.i. 3-0 san francisco wins it. they try it again tonight at 5:00. it's a team that's been very -- a team base very frustrated as well. can they do it? we'll find out. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks, terry. ikea's plan to expand its big box store in emeryville has been rejected by the city council. they voted last night against the home furnishing giant's proposal to set up 60,000 square feet of warehouse space near its retail store. it would have been for larger items purchased at the store. the council agreed with local residents who complained that ikea's plan to bring excessive noise, traffic and pollution to their neighborhood. >> the two teenagers accused of starting a fire that heavily damaged a san jose school are scheduled to be in court today to enter a plea. they face charges in an arson that could land them in prison for life. >> prett

. >> a live look from downtown san francisco. we'll talk about hazy sunshine and cooler weather in your forecast. update you on the chance of showers tomorrow and the weekend rain and, of course i'll have your forecast for game fewer. >> and the bay bridge toll plaza is our slow spot now. it's due to an earlier injury crash at the metering lights. >> good morning on this wednesday. 6:01. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. breaking news in san francisco where an apartment building is being evacuated because of a major fire. these are live pictures here of that fire. it's at 8:24 hyde street between sutter and bush. several apartments involved there. we showed you earlier a few minutes ago firefighters scaling a ladder outside here and you can still see one firefighter there. but there are reports that they evacuated firefighters from inside because it was becoming just too dangerous. the job now is to keep it from spreading to the other attached apartment buildings. >> yeah. this is a four-alarm fire at the moment. again, you ca

the san francisco giants on the verge of a world series appearance. giants fans on the verge of losing their minds. just one of the symptoms of giants fever. we'll explore more coming up in a live report. >> i'm theresa garcia live at east san jose where there is a shoot-out going on between officers and a wanted suspect. you can zeros of officers. they've pulled out their guns. part of a neighborhood also going to be evacuated. we'll have all the details straight ahead. >> here's a live look from ballmer peak this morning. the clouds are back. just a matter of time before they open up and bring us some showers. i'll talk about the game tonight. whether we'll get that in dry and how much rain we're going to get this weekend. >> good morning. we have a fog advisory in the santa cruz mountains and throughout the bay area. all the details coming up. >> a lot of news going on this friday morning. thank you so much for joining us at 5 a.m.. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. police at the scene of a shooting. officers were trying to stop a wanted suspect

about a 15-minute delay heading into san francisco. the east shore freeway, a live look at interstate 80. it's crowded heading through the berkeley area. headlights moving westbound. right now the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze about 22 minutes. commuting through san jose, let's get a live look. 280 at the 17 overcrossing. traffic moving nicely. no problems in the downtown san jose area but allow extra time if you're commuting through the santa cruz mountains. chp has issued a fog advisory with low visibility and road work, the ramp to highway 9 is closed from highway 17 until 7:00. let's check out our maps -- oh! let's get a look at int state 80 through the berkeley area. traffic is moving bumper to bumper right here. this is interstate 80 approaching the maze. do expect delays as you're making your way westbound approaching the maze and heading towards the bay bridge. eric, kristen? >> megan, thank you. it's 6:38. >> trading underway on wall street. a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. here

♪ >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live at san francisco international airport. president obama on a four-day campaign swing stops off in the bay area just long enough to pick up some big money. today he's in l.a. to pick up some big votes. >> a new investigation reveals an officer did not violate the law when he temporarily handcuffed a teenager boy. i'm theresa garcia live in san jose. the controversy over tough parenting versus possible abuse of power. we'll explain just ahead. >> a live look from ballmer peak. a few scattered showers left over. cold front is moving through right now which means maybe a little low this afternoon before the heavier rain this weekend. >> the roads are slick. a couple spinouts and following overnight road work. >> police arrest a man they say dressed up as a woman and took pictures of ladies as they changed inside a u.c. berkeley locker room. 5:01 this friday morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm jenelle wang in for kristen sze. less than 24 hours he hosted several events and raised an estimated $1.8

we're hoping for san francisco. if you'd like a seat at that game, get ready to give up plenty of your money. the san francisco examiner reports the average broker's price for a ticket at the opening game of the world series at at&t park is $1,431. depending where you sit or stand because it's standing room only tickets, they could run $373 to $25,000. prices would be higher if the giants hosted the yankees than if the rangers come to town. >> 6:45. netflix goes on the fritz as the stock soars. a new app for people worried about bed bugs. >> jane king with the "moneyscope" report. hi, jane. >> hello, eric and jenelle. good morning. a rough night. people hoping to watch a movie on netflix. customers weren't able to access the service. it's up and running again. the problems started last night just a couple hours after investors were celebrating. the stocks hit an all-time high yesterday. had gained nearly 2 million subscribers. some kind of problem with the servers. the markets this morning pretty quiet. a little hig

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at san francisco international airport where president obama flew in yesterday. he'll be flying out this morning. in between he helped democrats raise some serious money for their serious problem. the story in a live report. >>> and was it tough parenting or was it crossing the line as a police officer. i'm theresa garcia live in san jose. now the decision is in about an officer who temporarily arrested a 15-year-old boy for having sex. we'll explain. >> and we have delays on ace train this morning. all those details coming up. >> good morning, everyone. it is friday, 6 a.m.. i'm jenelle wang in for kristen. >> i'm eric thomas. it's still friday. still sounds good. but you can expect slick streets as you head out this morning. look like the rain isn't going away anytime soon. >> let's get more from meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> two systems. falling apart trying to push through the rest of the bay. that's why live doppler is picking up light radar returns.

pretty good rain from san francisco on eastward into the east bay. also north bay notice the light returns here. if you go in for a closer inspection you see we have the blue, the lighter rain, farther to the southeast of san francisco across the bay bridge from oakland down 580, san leandro, fremont we're talking a good moderate downpour. we'll continue to see the rainfall throughout the morning hours with pockets of heavier rain but the main event is still slated to come in late tonight and into tomorrow. take it slow. wet roadways all the way out towards dublin and east bay valleys around pleasanton and livermore this morning. we will see a bit of a break later on today but the rainiest weather comes in later and i'll detail that forecast for you coming up. theresa. >> lisa, thank you. the rainy forecast forced the cancellation of the bratts and beer benefit in oakland. club officials are getting the word out the beer will not be flowing outside the linden street brewery after all. if you have tickets at shore lyon this weekend, those outdoor show

francisco, 62 oakland, 65 san jose. and in the monterey bay more heavy rain, 64 morgan hill. 62 salinas. the accu-weather 7-day forecast says rain heavy at times today right through the middle of the afternoon. and by evening time things taper off. still a left over shower in the morning. tuesday and wednesday dry. that includes the giants game and another system, a colder one could bring more rain and some of this could be heavy by the end of next week. we have to fine tune that. >> this is the first significant rainfall and combined with the wind. >> exactly. and like you said, if you didn't get it yesterday, you'll see much more today. >> were you one of those on our staff who stayed up watching the giants game? >> no, no, no. >> everybody's a little drowsy. bear with us. but in sports it is a huge deal. gist the fourth time in 52 years the san francisco giants have won the national league pennant. game one of the world series is at at&t on wednesday against the texas rangers. the giants made it into the series by wi

downtown san francisco, 52. south san francisco, 64 and most of the north bay valleys in the mid-60s. may get into close around cloverdale. >> low to mid-50s, richmond the school spot, sea. oakland, highway, union city also about 54. east bay valleys, partly cloudy conditions and mid-60s for you. same thing, morgan hill, gilroy and upper 50s around monterey and carmel. look for the fog thickest in the north bay valleys. a lot of mid to upper 40s tonight and near 50 around san francisco, san mateo, oakland, fremont, san jose, fairfield and antioch. let's take a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast, slightly warmer tomorrow and into wednesday with that increasing sunshine and drier air moving in. chance of showers towards the end of the game. it would be around 9:00 and scattered showers for friday, saturday and leaving us in time for trick-or-treating on sunday. >> start off with a look at interstate 880. traffic is flowing well. in the sierra, westbound 80 at donner lake, jackknifed big rig still blocking

. >> here is a live look from downtown san francisco. drier air is on the way for the next couple of days. rain could hit the world series. >> new hot spot in livermore, six-car pile-up. left lane is blocked. injuries were reported as well, we'll be tracking the drive time through altamont pass coming up. >> and terry mcsweeney in san francisco where excitement is building and building for the world series to start here in san francisco on wednesday. can you believe it? ticket prices, they are building, too. out of control. >> it is monday. convict right now. >> right now a power outage in oakland has the lights out in the caldecott tunnel and left had00 pg&e customers without electricity. >> they restored 15,000 customers during the height of yesterday's rainstorm. pg&e says equipment problems caused the outage that forced bart to close one station and turned the lights out at the oakland police department. it also affected a police dispatch center for a short time. they hope to restore power by 7:00. >> power outages weren't the only p

the texas rangers are here in san francisco staying at the weston san francisco. that's union square. and the bar, the bar owner across the street is being pressured to put a trumpeter outside the hotel and blast it all night to keep the texas rangers up all night. jokingly he said that's a good idea. at at&t the grounds-keeper and the staff are getting ready for the world series. games one and two at home. great for seasonal employees. a little extra cash. for the players, the matchup in game one, picture tim lincecum for the giants and lefty cliff lee for the texas rangers who's 3-0 in the postseason allowing two runs in 24 innings and striking out 34 in the process. >> we know we have to work it out. we have to work it out these other two playoffs we face. hopely we pitch a ball and get it in. keep it up over here. >> san francisco is definitely in the spirit. the landmark buildings are lit up in orange, including the ferry building, city hall, koit tower and the dugout stores crowded with fans trying to get orange and black world series memorabilia. restaurant

the san francisco economy about to strike gold! the world series between the giants and texas rangers is giving local businesses a much-need the boost. jenelle wang it live. >> kristen, the competition has arrived. the texas rangers are staying at the weston saint frances hotel in union square and someone hinted to put a trumpeter outside the hotel and blair that all night to keep the rangers awake and have them lose sleep. at at&t park, grounds-keeper and staff are preparing the stadium beginning tomorrow. this extended season has been great for seasonal employees. extra cash for them. striking out 34 in the process. >> we know we have to work it out. we gotta work it out in these other two playoffs. >> san francisco definitely has giant fever. the landmark buildings are lit up in orange including the ferry building, city hall. the dugout stores are crowded with fans trying to get their hands on orange and black. these games are going to be a huge economic boom. the coverage of the world series. the chamber of commerce says when i

you can see it's light heading into san francisco. no delays. keep your eye on the road especially towards that s-curve with all that kicks continuing on the right-hand side for the new tower. so it's fine and quiet. we'll go elsewhere and check out another live shot. the san mateo bridge also great. 14 minutes is the drive time from 880 to 101. and in the south bay we'll check out the 280 and highway 17 interchange. headlights are northbound 280 and that's highway 17 across your screen. eric, kristen. >> thanks. it's 5:09. >> facebook.com starts sell gifts cards. >> an abc news investigation forces bmw to address a safety problem with some of its vehicles. >> the contra costa board of supervisors takes a stand against flavored cigarettes. >> if you're waiting for a white david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is jus

four battery switching stations for electric taxis in san francisco and san jose. the cash will give local companies 61 switchable electric vehicles. a big vote of confidence for better place who pioneered the idea of battery switching. >>> a bike share program sometimes next year. the san francisco chronicle reports the 7 million dollar project will provide 1,000 bicycles for registered subscribers. participants pay a membership which unlock the bikes with a credit or prepaid flat card. they can ride the bike and drop it off within the network. >> a technical glitch affecting a flight from san jose to los angeles. it was descending through the clouds and lost its entire navigation system. that means the pilot was flying blind. he didn't know exactly where he was until the 737 descended below the clouds. air traffic controllers had to move several flights to clear the way for his landing. none of the 92 passengers or crew on board were hurt. >> only the visuals. no instrumentals. >> nobody was hurt. >> looks pretty clear but let's check with mike. certainly is cold

headlights looking good into san francisco. you can get the latest by going to our website, abc7news.com. you can get personalize the drive times under the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen. >> it's 5:53. a pakistani born virginia man is now in federal custody accused of plotting to blow up washington d.c.'s subway system. he was arrested and made his first court appearance yesterday. akmed is accused of pacing subway stations what he thought was a plot to bomb and kill commuters. it was an f.b.i. sting. he handed over video of subway stations, suggested using rolling suitcases to kill as many people as possible and offered to donate money to al-queda's cause overseas. the public was never in any real danger because they were constantly monitoring his activities. >> president obama appeared with jon stewart last night. the president said if he had to do it all over again, he'd change his trademark slowing began. >> i think what i would say is yes, we can but -- (laughter) >> but it's not gonna happen overnight. >> well, this

san francisco, vallejo 64. we'll see a little more sunshine around the monterey bay and it will be dry, upper 60s for you. low 70s morgan hill, gilroy and salinas. the light rain possible tonight. most of us low to mid-50s. talk about that accu-weather 7-day forecast. here the coolest weather tomorrow and saturday with the rain rolling in. sunday afternoon more sunshine. so i gave you a little more warmth. monday and tuesday we have sunshine and warmer weather, also. here's jackson. isn't he cute! reminds me of those bugs bunny commercials. that's what he looks like. cute! sure appreciate it. that wonderful fear of being in a picture but -- the men of orange make their way through the postseason. >> yoo-hoo! >> who is that? who is that bearded man? >> i don't know. i've never seen him before! >> all you need to do is add the wig and the look will be complete. eric? >> i haven't -- a brilliant idea by one of your coworkers and a lot of work by your boss to get that working this morning. you can upload your favor

from two-tenths to half an inch in san francisco. into motion you can see the training of the echos as they roll over the same area. the line slowly moving to the east. i think it can get to the south bay before stalling and retreating back to the ocean during the afternoon hour only to make another surge back tonight through tomorrow morning. that will be the last push of wet weather. we'll give you an idea how much rain's going to fall and trick or treat forecast in a few minutes. frances, a lot of accidents. >> lots of accidents. we have an accident from last night. a fatal one in brentwood. it is blocking highway 4 and bypass between lone tree and sand creek. look out for that. also in san mateo there's a spinout on north 101 at 92 blocking the left lane. and westbound 37 at lakeville, the traffic lights are not working properly. chp is at the scene directing traffic through the area. yesterday westbound 37 was a mess due to an accident at sears point. look out for flooding in the usual spots, a lot on the 280 extension in san fr

half an inch in san francisco. nearly a quarter in san rafael, napa. about a third of an inch in santa rosa and about two-tenths in petaluma. as we head to the afternoon, this will dry just a little and we'll get the biggest push tonight. i'll map that out in your accu-weather seven-day forecast with the rest of the weekend. here's frances with the accidents. >> that rain having a big impact southbound 280 especially 101 where the left lane has been flooded this morning and there have been several accidents in the same spot. in fact, the ramp now closed. southbound 280 to southbound 101. avoid that if you can. you may want to consider south 101 instead because it has been a problem all morning long. better news in brentwood. the highway bypass has been reopen. it was a fatal accident last night but all lanes open however, ones you get through lone tree to summersville and westbound 37 at lakeville road, traffic lights having a problem so chp directing traffic through the area. >> thank you. this morning the giants are heading out of the rain and deep i

chilly day in san francisco with 72 in no, ma'am. 68 in petaluma. chaps of light sprinkles here and there throughout the day today. in oakland as well as union city. definitely a fall like day with a brisk wind. clouds around and chance of light sprinkles. few peeks of sun, as well. 76 in danville as well as livermore coming down as much as 8-10 degrees in inland valleys. santa cruz, 70. 72 in watsonville, it sets up to the south of us and will keep a cool forecast for next week. temperatures will be a little below average. we should stay dry and the coast in the low 60s. >> so people going to game today. let's talk about the sports. giants have a couple of ways get into the playoffs. they are hoping to beat the padres today after two games at at&t park, a win has eluded them. they do have another chance today. mike shumann has the morning sports. >> good morning. the giants need one win against the padres and zito had a giant opportunity to show she is worth $126 million but he didn't deliver. out in full force in at&t park. he walks one with bases

san francisco 62 downtown. you'll see an end to the rain first here in the north bay with 63 in santa rosa and some sun by the noon hour. near east bay holding on to the showers up to early afternoon and then clearing up. 64 oakland and san leandro. and over the hills here same deal. chance of showers throughout the early afternoon hours and nice afternoon with 65 in livermore, 64 pleasanton and the possibility of showers here to the noon hour in monterey. the 7-day forecast, a few showers. nice day tomorrow, warmer, drier, mild afternoon right on through the week and then we cool off by next week. so we haven't seen this kind of a 7-day in quite some time. ready to dry out a little. >> thanks, lisa. the giants will try to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the world series over the rangers in arlington, texas. here's larry beil with more on the game matchup in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the giants are halfway home, up two games none in the world series. game three later today in texas. ameri

in the 50s, san francisco and oakland. a live look from our emeryville camera. 55 oakland, san francisco. 52 san jose. and we will lose some of those clouds today but we'll gain in sunshine. details are next. >> also next the giants look like a team of destiny at home in the world series. but it was a different story last night. deep in the heart of texas. larry beil has the highlights coming up next in this morning's sports. [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ and these e the ones you'll love on a school night pillsbury ham and cheese crescents with just a few ingredients, you have an easy to make dinner. they're crescents for the other 364. try them tonight. >>> well, this time last week the weather was looking kind of iffy for halloween. wasn't sure if it was going to rain or not. >> what a memory! my forecast, a week old. >> it was iffy. you didn'

san francisco pretty much the same, 62. concord, oakland, san jose and redwood city about 1, 2, 3 and 4 degrees cooler. here's a look at that huge trough of low pressure developing along the west coast. we're just now getting into some of the coolest air and some of the faster winds. that's why it's breezy and cooler today. dublin may be around 69. the rest of us low to mid-70s. over on the east bay shore, selened and castro valley 70. everyone else mid to upper 60s. upper 60s sunnyvale, cupertino. everybody else the low 70s. on the peninsula, palo alto and as you head into the south bay, los altos 72. everybody else upper 60s. along the coast even with a little sunshine, low 60s, kind of a crisp day with those fast winds. 66 south san francisco. everywhere through the north bay valleys the upper 60s to low 70s with near 60 at your beaches. monterey, mid to upper 60s. same thing with salinas. 62 carmel and low to mid-70s inland hollister, gilroy and morgan hill. may hit the low -- i'd say the upper 40s santa rosa and clover

san francisco the same, 62. concord, oakland, san jose, redwood city 1, 2, 3, 4 degrees cooler than sunday. a look what's going on. breezy this morning. clouds banking against the east bay shore and into the south bay. these clouds are going to continue to kind of hang around through the afternoon hours with the breeze. and that will keep our temperatures down below average from 69 dublin, low to mid-70s for most of the east bay valleys. the east bay shore mid to upper 60s. san leandro and castro valley could be in the low 70s. around sunnyvale, santa clara, cupertino -- are you two discussing what a thong is over there? (laughter) >> trying to -- never mind. 70 degrees. what a baseball thong is. 70 in milpitas. mid to upper 60s the rest of the peninsula. 60 along the coast, downtown 62. south san francisco 66 and through the north bay valleys upper 60s to low 70s. at the beaches use be near 60. monterey bay, mid to upper 60s. inland low to mid-70s. take a look at the lows before we get to that seven-day forecas

. >> here's a live look at the bay from downtown san francisco. all is pretty quiet this morning but we have some unsettled weather in the form of showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrow. i'll give you my best guess where those will happen. >> good morning, everyone. it is tuesday morning. it's 5:00. i'm jenelle wang in for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. as you heard, breaking news in traffic. big problems for drivers in alameda county. >> a major accident has closed the webster street tube. let's check with frances dinglasan for more. >> police pulled over somebody for a traffic stop. this happened around 12:30 early this morning. and then that driver, the suspect, fled and went the wrong way down the webster street tube. so he was heading towards oakland. he crashed into a driver in the correct direction heading through the area. that driver was taken to the hospital so the webster street tube will be closed until about 6:30. you may want to consider alternates such as the park street or fruitdale avenue bridge just to get around that mes

downtown south san francisco to mid-60s. upper 60s sausalito and mid to upper 70s through the north bay valleys. sunshine at your beaches and upper 60s to low 70s under a partly cloudy sky east bay shore. a little more sunshine, low to mid-70s for you. some of the scattered showers just to the east of morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. the rest of the monterey bay salinas. that little chance of a shower into the north bay mountains and valleys. upper 40s to low 50s there. accu-weather 7-day forecast, tomorrow cooler than today with those extra clouds and extra showers and the possibility of a thunderstorm and small hail tomorrow. thursday a transition day so look for more sunshine and even warmer weather friday and especially saturday and sunday. hope you have a great day. here's frances with a couple updates. >> mike, this live shot of this head-on collision on the alameda side of the webster street tube. all due to a wrong-way driver that fled from police around midnight, crashed two cars. two taken to the hospital, one wi

traffic light as you make your way northbound in san francisco. ace train number one still reporting ten minute delays. >> thanks, frances. time now 5:38. a big mystery, we mean big, on a bay area beach. a blue whale washes on shore. trying to figure out how it died and what to do with the carcass. >> an investigation of the foreclosure freeze has several foreclosure freeze has several california house members i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. he worked his whole life, served his country defending our freedoms, and depends on social security. so, who would want to privatize it? corporate lawyer david harmer. harmer's social security privatization plan would cut guaranteed benefits and gamble with social security on wall street. while we worry, harmer's wall street friends would make billions in profits from privatization. david harmer. a social security privatization plan we can't afford. meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals. after ebay shareho

headlights move northbound into san francisco, southbound delay in san mateo. golden gate bridge traffic also light this morning. no accidents for marin county commuters. and on interstate 80 in berkeley, we definitely have more headlights now. the drive time a 20-minute ride from the carquinez bridge to the maze. you can get a personalized traffic report by going to our website, abc7news.com the place to go, and you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. jenelle, kristen. >> thanks, frances. time now 6:19. time for must-reads. meg whitman's housekeepergate continues. the republican gubernatorial candidate's former help is being advised by a san francisco lawyer. you already know nikki diaz is working with hollywood lawyer gloria allred but immigration attorney mark zannederhood is on the team trying to get her legal status in the u.s. he won't reveal who's paying him but he has no contact with the democratic party or jerry brown's campaign. >> the ties to donations to whitman undercut her claim that wealth will free her from special interest groups. the b

low to mid-60s along the coast and san francisco. upper 60s richmond and oakland and the rest of us low to mid-70s. monterey bay we'll have plenty of sunshine also. no more threats of thunderstorms. temperatures mid to upper 60s through most of the bay, santa cruz at 70 and low to mid-70s inland. seven-day forecast, look for more of the same tomorrow. a warming trend saturday. temperatures by sunday 10 degrees warmer today and warmer next week. good morning, frances. >> i'm saving my orange for tomorrow and friday. in the media area, nothing big going on but guiserville, a big fuel spill on gileserville avenue. going to take a while to clean it up. outside you will find light traffic this thursday morning. here's 680 walnut creek. that's southbound on the right heading towards highway 24. quiet through the san ramon valley sunol grade. berkeley also delay free for headlights moving westbound and no trouble in the south bay with a live shot at the 280 and highway 17 interchange. jenelle, kristen. >> thanks, frances. time 5:07. >> most

the san francisco police and u.s. coast guard plan to have vessels standing by during the games to make sure the fans stay safe on the water. the alameda oakland ferry will also offer a special in oakland at 5:00 and main street in alameda at 5:20. the ferry will arrive in plenty of time for the first pitch. it departs 20 minutes after the game ends. so whacking the guy next to you with your paddle, would that be considered water safety? >> yes! brutal! but people are going to be brutal jumping for the ball. >> we're wearing the orange. mike nicco is wearing the black. >> we're all in this together. now all we need is some good weather. >> good morning to you. let's run down to at&t park and see what it's going to be like. remember, these games have different times, 6:37 first pitch and under partly cloudy skies 66 but the sun sets at 6:44 and the temperatures drops to 59. looks like a pretty quiet night as far as weather at at&t park. enjoy the game with 41, 42,000 of your other friends if you're going. let's look at

i'm theresa garcia live in san francisco. more on that fan energy and the giant's win in the first game of the playoffs up ahead. >> california lawmakers are going to be excited about the warmer weekend weather we're having, mike. >> looking down from ballmer pear. warmer everywhere includings at&t park this afternoon. i'll have that forecast. >> getting towards the san francisco area, no problems with no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> all right. so california lawmakers are going to pull an all-nighter. they have been trying to pass a state budget, proposed spending plan. it's run into a roadblock in the state senate. >> good friday morning! it is 5:00. i'm jenelle wang for eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. stayed up too late watching the game. >> exactly. >> thanks for joining us. topping our news, oakland firefighters are keeping watch on a waterside restaurant destroyed by an overnight fire. the fire erupted after 11:00 last night and was still smolders with flare-ups this morning. the blaze destroyed tiki tong

. >> a live look from downtown san francisco. mother nature not throwing us a filthy changeup today. we'll talk about that and the forecast for the game tonight. >> keeping an eye on an accident in the oakland maze. westbound 580 to eastbound 80, emergency crews still there, still a minor backup but they've been out there an hour. i'll let you know how it develops. good morning, everyone. it's friday, october 8th. i'm jenelle wang in for eric thomas. >> i hear the excitement in that! i'm kristen sze. oakland firefighters are keeping watch this morning on a waterfront restaurant that was destroyed by an overnight fire. flames from a flare-up destroyed a 20-foot cabin cruiser docked behind that restaurant. it erupted 11:00 last night and still smoldering this morning. it destroyed tiki tom's restaurant at 29th avenue and the park street bridge. it was secured so firefighters didn't have quick access to the site. that bridge was shut down for a little while but has since reopened. investigators will look into the cause of the fire a

>>> san francisco police are investigating a shooting. one man with life threatening injuries. >> one man says f.b.i. was spying on him. >> sun coming up at 7:13. we'll see plenty of it. a high later on today of 74. >> good morning, everyone. i'm theresa garcia. san francisco police are investigating a shooting inside a nightclub early this morning. police say the shooting occurred shortly after midnight inside cafe kokomo on indiana street. the victim, a 23-year-old man was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. police don't know who fired the shots or why. detectives stayed until the early morning hours trying to learn more about that gunman. the f.b.i. spying on a college student and he found the tracker to prove it. this the device attached to his car. a visit from a federal agent answers the questions. here's lisa amin gulezian to explain. >> i was working in santa clara. i just turned 20 last august. i'm a sales manager. we sell laptops and i'm a full-time student. >> and on sunday while the half egyptian, half ameri

maybe not says one san francisco immigration lawyer. mark silver man said such mismarched letters are regularly sent to employers and doesn't always mean a worker is undocumented. after the letter appeared, whitman's husband issued this statement. it is possible i would have scratched a follow-up note on a letter like this which is a request for information to make certain nikki received her social security benefits. they used to use her from the town and country employment agency in palo alto. they said it did everything that was legally required and followed standard procedures. whitman said these are the falsified documents nikki used to get the job. >> absolutely not. meg whitman hired the lady through an agency. this documentation that was prepared and given to her, she had no way of knowing it was fraudulent. >> abc 7 news. >> our time now, 4:35. vice president joe biden is in the bay area this morning. he's scheduled to speak at a 9 a.m. private fund-raiser in oakland for congressman jerry mcnearney. he is then scheduled to fly t

downtown, south san francisco, near 80 along with sausalito. upper 80s to low on 90s through the north bay valleys. but a sunny 70 at stinson beach. east bay shore, richmond at 78. berkeley and hayward at 80. some of the warmest weather in the east bay valleys getting close to air-conditioning weather, upper 80s to low 90s. from 87 in dublin. near 90 for gilroy and hollister low to mid-80s around santa cruz and salinas. saving grace right now, it is going to cool pretty nicely in most areas at night except for san francisco. we're looking pretty much upper 50s to near 60 degrees for tomorrow morning. you can see the high pressure building. it's going over the great basin and that brings us the offshore wind. the land breeze is going to bring us excessive warmth and continue to dry the air. for tuesday afternoon through wednesday, you see san francisco so the heat could cause problems with the temperatures as the nighttime lows tuesday night into wednesday may not cool quite enough for these that don't have air-conditioning. fire danger starts a

mornrn ♪ >>> you're looking live at downtown san francisco. you can see some of the flags still unfurled do you to the winds keeping the fire danger high and bringing up some heat today. we'll talk about some record temperatures. >> hot dry windy conditions with fire danger. which parts of the bay area are most vulnerable. >> next stop, philadelphia. the giants are heading to the national league championship series for the first time in eight years after knocking off the atlanta braves. >> plus a texas real estate company and an invire equity firm are partnering to buy 11 state buildings, including some in the bay area. the price tag? over $2 billion. >> and unfortunately we're starting off the morning with a fatal motorcycle cra shall in san jose, northbound 87, all lanes blocked. >> good tuesday morning. it is 4:30 a.m.. breaking news at the top of the show. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. >> yes, the breaking news is in antioch where there's an apartment building fire. the fire broke out about an hour ago on the 2800 block of gentry to

we've taken san francisco out of this. the sea breeze will get to you today but the rest of the bay shoreline still highs near 80s, 90 today and excessive heat warnings until 8:00. looks like the east bay valleys could have the poor air qualities this afternoon. temperatures low to mid-70s to low to mid-80s san francisco and richmond. low 90s around the bay and mid-90s south bay, east bay and north bay valleys. monterey bay we'll have cool weather thanks to cloud cover here. mid-80s the rest of the bay and low to mid-90s inland. 7-day forecast, the cooling hits the coast today, the bay tomorrow and inland by friday and we're still looking at a 20-degree drop across the board by sunday. good morning, frances. >> good morning, mike. okay. off to a better start this morning. not a lot of accidents but we have major road work going on in the south bay. southbound 880 is closed from stevens creek out towards 280 until 5:00 this morning. to get around it you may want to get off at stevens street and then take winchester. that wi

san francisco and downtown south san francisco in the mid to upper 70s. 80s sausalito 85 san rafael otherwise low 90s through the north bay valleys with mid-60s at the coast. monterey bay, low to mid-70s. inland low to mid-90s. tonight temperature about 60 antioch for the warm spot. upper 40s napa and santa rosa for the cool spot and 50 half moon bay. the rest of us mid to upper 50s. accu-weather seven-day forecast. look for about a 6 degree drop in temperatures tomorrow. about another 8 degree drop on saturday and about 4 more on sunday. sunday will be the coolest of the 7-day forecast. good morning frances. >> good morning, mike. back to the san mateo bridge which we'll be watching where the right lane is blocked in the west bound direction approaching the high rise due to emergency repair work. this is going to continue at least through the day and right now here's a live shot. so it's okay but i wanna show you the map to give you an idea what you can expect later on this morning. things will get backed up westbound across the san mateo bridge. that's the stretch you may wanna avoid. you m