. >> meteorologist mike nicco joins us with what is ahead. >>> record heat second day in a row possible right now we can see one of the reasons why no marine layer, no clouds, no drizzle, nothing. temperatures running nearly 12° warmer than this time yesterday half moon bay six in san francisco, five san rafael, four oakland mountain view two, san jose the same. what are those temperatures? in the 60s and 70s almost 80 at half moon bay for the warm spot. into the afternoon looks like we hang in the 70s even a few 80s near the coast bay warmest temperatures low to mid 80s some 90s inland. back with the full forecast. >>> new clue makes investigators more suspicious than ever it was no accident a house burned overnight with a woman's body inside. amy hollyfield is live at the scene on san carlos avenue in castro valley. >> reporter: the fire wasn't that big the home barely looks damaged. look at the investigators they have out here and what a chunk of this street has been blocked off. they have several theories and they want to look into etch one. firefighters aren't sure what -- starred

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i'm mike nicco. check out live doppler 7 hd. a sight for sore eyes, no weather to worry about and fog is minimal. talk about temperatures. low to mid 60s around the coast. upper 60s around the bay and warmer inland. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. a body of a girl who washed ashore at a san mateo beach has been identified. terry mcsweeney is live at albany high school with the story. >> terry: here at a albany high school is where kathy chu went to school. he was an honor student. her body washed ashore at the state beach in san mateo county. take a look at the picture of the girl. exact cause of death is yet to be determined. she has been id'd through dental records. she was listed as a brun run way on september 27th. abc spoke to a student last night about how students are trying to come to grips with this tragedy. >> didn't know what was going on but my friend started posting stouf facebook about her. they were like, how did this happen. we just saw her a couple days ago. she was here. now, she is gone.

. >> cheryl: mike nicco is here to show us where sandy is at the moment and where it is headed? >> here is a look at live radar and miami, florida. the bulk of the storm is offshore. we are getting wrap around storms as it continues to pump moisture over the land but good thing is it is offshore. rip currents the biggest concern right now. it could actually strengthen a little bit over the next day or so. right now, two players. arctic cold front and tropical system that we call sandy as a hurricane. these are going to converge, new york, philadelphia and d.c. around monday and into tuesday and then linger there wednesday. now because you have two such different air masses colliding together that is why it is such a big storm. perfect storm we had back in 1991 but over land. you can see it move up and stay offshore. we're on the west side but new york will be on the northeast qa depressant and philadelphia, so most of damage will be there. >> kristen: thanks so much. we're going to get mike back in few minutes which includes detroit. it will be pretty cold out there. >> cheryl:

meteorologist mike nicco is here. >>> good morning. let's start with live doppler, satellite and radar put on one map, you don't see radar returns and you don't see clouds. look for the asterisk here on our highs that's where we could set potential records. temperatures for the most part in the 90s to 100s. we'll see a few 80s around the bay, san mateo 89 and san francisco 80s along our beaches. temperatures running anywhere from about 13 to 20° warmer than average. the good news it is not a spare the air day. pollution will stay in moderate levels inland and east bay to santa clara valley and coastal central bay good north bay and sought bay. >> -- >>> san jose's park is closed today because of extreme fire danger. officials closed the park in june over similar concerns yesterday's air temperature was 96° with 16% humidity. the emergency closure is only for today the park could remain closed longer, if weather conditions don't reach a safe level. >>> police dealing with an extremely violent eight hours, four people were shot to deat

we'll have to ask mike nicco about that. the series shift to detroit. vogelsong starts for n game three. game four is sunday. matt cain will take the hill then and game five will be monday in detroit if necessary. >> eric: alameda county sheriff's office says they will be more information following a house fire where a woman's body was found. that fire happened on san carlos avenue last thursday. authorities say the victim barbara la choley was brutally beaten and suspect set the fire to cover up the crime. they say he took valuable items from the home and fled in a volvo that was later found abandoned. >> kristen: we're getting our first look of a san francisco man of kidnapping a girl from a bathroom last month. he is charged with taking the girl from park side elementary school in san mateo and molesting her. she managed to fight off her attacker and run back to the school. park site elementary increased security in the wake of the kidnapping. prosecutors accuse of photographing girls of a daly city girl last spring. he faces a life sentence in priso

. >> cheryl: mike nicco is here to show us where sandy is at the moment and where it is headed? >> here is a look at live radar and miami, florida. the bulk of the storm is offshore. we are getting wrap around storms as it continues to pump moisture over the land but good thing is it is offshore. rip currents the biggest concern right now. it could actually strengthen a little bit over the next day or so. right now, two players. arctic cold front and tropical system that we call sandy as a hurricane. these are going to converge, new york, philadelphia and d.c. around monday and into tuesday and then linger there wednesday. now because you have two such different air masses colliding together that is why it is such a big storm. perfect storm we had back in 1991 but over land. you can see it move up and stay offshore. we're on the west side but new york will be on the northeast qa depressant and philadelphia, so most of damage will be there. >> kristen: thanks so much. we're going to get mike back in few minutes which includes detroit. it will be pretty cold out there. >> cheryl:

meteorologist mike nicco is in the weather center. when do you expect the storm to make landfall? >>> quicker than what people areying it has picked up speed winds are going to be sharp and kick up higher waves. here's live doppler out of delaware, you can see the eye wall starting to come into play from hurricane sandy. it is still a hurricane only 75 miles from atlantic city now moving almost 30 miles per hour, that gives it three hours before the eye wall will come ashore. look at this 80 foot piece of boardwalk floating down the streets of atlantic city, that's how powerful the waves have been this is 540 miles to the west, look how tall almost 700 miles north and south, massive storm that continues to east at 28 miles per hour. it is going to sit in new england for the better part of this week. if you have plans, call ahead. >> we heard t.j. winick talking about thousands of flights cancelled that is causing a ripple effect for bay area travelers. kira klapper joins us from san francisco international with more. >> reporter: 150 flights through sfo are cancel now. it is only

meteorologist mike nicco is here. >>> good morning. let's start with live doppler, satellite and radar put on one map, you don't see radar returns and you don't see clouds. look for the asterisk here on our highs that's where we could set potential records. temperatures for the most part in the 90s to 100s. we'll see a few 80s around the bay, san mateo 89 and san francisco 80s along our beaches. temperatures running anywhere from about 13 to 20° warmer than average. the good news it is not a spare the air day. pollution will stay in moderate levels inland and east bay to santa clara valley and coastal central bay good north bay and sought bay. >> -- >>> san jose's park is closed today because of extreme fire danger. officials closed the park in june over similar concerns yesterday's air temperature was 96° with 16% humidity. the emergency closure is only for today the park could remain closed longer, if weather conditions don't reach a safe level. >>> police dealing with an extremely violent eight hours, four people were shot to deat

meteorologist mike nicco is in the weather center. when do you expect the storm to make landfall? >>> quicker than what people areying it has picked up speed winds are going to be sharp and kick up higher waves. here's live doppler out of delaware, you can see the eye wall starting to come into play from hurricane sandy. it is still a hurricane only 75 miles from atlantic city now moving almost 30 miles per hour, that gives it three hours before the eye wall will come ashore. look at this 80 foot piece of boardwalk floating down the streets of atlantic city, that's how powerful the waves have been this is 540 miles to the west, look how tall almost 700 miles north and south, massive storm that continues to east at 28 miles per hour. it is going to sit in new england for the better part of this week. if you have plans, call ahead. >> we heard t.j. winick talking about thousands of flights cancelled that is causing a ripple effect for bay area travelers. kira klapper joins us from san francisco international with more. >> reporter: 150 flights through sfo are cancel now. it is only

>> meteorologist mike nicco has a look. >>> heaviest of rain is over at at&t park you can see it here on live doppler 7 hd. good morning. scattered light showers north bay and east bay valleys heaviest of the rain right now moving through emeryville wash out if you are around ashby avenue coming down into the maze that's where we see ponding into the toll over the next five or 10 minutes. farther to the south, where the heaviest rain has been throughout the morning from san mateo to san carlos redwood city into palo alto, watch out around edgewood drive, university avenue, oak grove avenue, ray road, right off the dumbarton bridge into east palo alto heavier rain this is slowly taking over south bay 237 starting to get wet it going to keep heading into san jose over the next hour. sooner you can leave in san jose, the better. everybody else if you can wait a little the roads will be more passable as we head deeper into the commute. today low to mid 60s increasing sunshine. here's sue with all those accidents. >>> speaking of san jose, live shot of highway 87 northbound past hp pavilli

. >> we'll find out light new from mike nicco. >>> -- we'll find out right now from mike nicco. >>> there's about six cities i'm looking at now building the graphic mainly north bay and east bay i'll have that for new a few minutes. this is our last day of near record heat. doppler not showing radar returns now starting tomorrow morning, drizzle possible we even have rain next week threat of fire still out there red flag warning for all the areas you see in red, all higher elevations for another hour and a half. starting off comfortable around the bay, mid to upper 70s noon low to mid 80s 4:00 inland 40s and 50s near 80 by noon in the mid to upper 80s 4:00 total sunshine at the coast today starting in the 50s near 70 by noon everybody is in the 70s at 4:00. it will be clear at 7:00, start cooling a little down into the 60s. first look at your forecast. how about traffic, here's sue. >>> good news. both "sig alert"s have been lived. san mateo bridge earlier accident at the toll now cleared out of lanes traffic building up on the span. residual delays back towards -- behind the toll, also on

we'll check in with meteorologist mike nicco and with sue hall in the traffic center to get your commute. >>> airline meltdown. computer glitch stranding passengers in the bay area and across the country. what to expect today? >>> welcome back. 6:10. pretty healthy radar returns off the coast from bay bridge inverness a few sprinkles headed your way starting to take a turn north looks like we could have sprinkles for the morning stray shower possible any time today. fog big story north bay half mile visibility santa rosa less than a quarter nile novato dangerous mostly cloudy at the coast low to mid 60s today partly sunny bay mid 60s to 70 inland upper 60s to mid 70s. >>> good morning. traffic moderate headed in the westbound direction, you will find slow traffic towards the highrise, 15 minute drive from the east bay towards foster city. no metering lights yet but you will fan a delay north 101380 still jammed due to roadwork -- now reports accident south airport boulevard in the back-up from the roadwork. >>> in the news at 6:10, ceo of american airlines is promising a better experienc

>> meteorologist mike nicco, you have the answer? >>> absolutely. see for yourself, dry at least that's the way the radar is showing up still damp, a few sprinkles possible during the morning commute, streets a little slick in a few areas. for the bay mainly cloudy, 50s stray shower this afternoon low to mid 60s. stray shower means it could pop up inland too starting off cool and humid this morning, we'll hit the mid to upper 60s out at the coast mainly cloudy for the better part of today, again one or two showers may linger or wander into your neighborhood by the afternoon you will be stuck in the mid to upper 50s. have a good day. >>> good morning back to the albany area, first reports after accident 80 westbound at gilman, right by golden gate fields, emergency crews traffic light here because it is stopped. you can see the flow of traffic looks like they just released the lanes beginning to bunch up, back-up residual will be damaging due to that accident. waze app, you can see reports of the accident golden gate fields backed foot el cerrito are

meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the act. >>> [ inaudible ] . >>> welcome back. doppler tracking the fog color coding north bay valleys along the coast, bay shore this means visibilities will be a quarter mile or less through at least 8:00 will start to lift a little i don't think we'll see a lot sunshine until after 10:00 around the bay, maybe noon to get total sunshine storm tracks to the north now coming our way that's why we are having cooler weather, 60s coast low to mid 70s bay mid to upper 70s inland cooler tomorrow more cloud cover in the afternoon rain mainly north bay during trick-or-treating, the rest of us wednesday night into thursday morning. >>> good morning. live look at the san rafael area north 101 and south 101 past civic center fog settling in traffic moderate southbound towards central san rafael, golden gate bridge fox thick over the waldo in spots give yourself extra time. exclusive traffic app this is bay bridge you can see fog towards emeryville into the toll plaza, metering lights on tree app to help you navigate around traffic problem o

i'm lisa argen in for mike nicco. cooler conditions, clear skies and light winds, cloud cover well up into canada red flag warning on the westside of the delta, despite our warm temperatures here the breezy winds will be confined to higher elevations of the car nine -- carquinez strait and delta, 10° warmer today, 78 in the city, 90 concord, 86 san jose. >>> so far, so good. problem by the -- san mateo east of the highrise the direction headlights are coming, i don't see much slowing i see activity with some sort of emergency vehicle headed westbound we'll follow this potential problem on the san mateo bridge. elsewhere west 580 before eden canyon stall blocking a lane southbound 880 near 16th, stall blocking there as well. >>> target is offering price-matching for upcoming holiday shopping season. it will match prices from several competing sites, including amazon, best buy, toys "r" us and "babies r us" the announcement comes after best buy and toys "r" us say they plan on price matching an -- as well. >>> crime ra

meteorologist mike nicco will have your full forecast. we'll check in with sue hall who is tracking muni metro lines not running now due to huge restaurant fire. >>> also, more problems for toyota. new consumer reports alert >>> welcome back. higher elevations to the east of milpitas and fremont right now along calaveras avenue where we have our lone shower. if you look at live doppler it is showing drying trend as the next wave of showers are going to stay in the central valley and head farther south there. for us pockets of sunshine develop this afternoon after the morning's mist and drizzle and shower activity that will be it temperatures below average in the 60s most of us should be in the 70s if not a few 80s that's what we are going to see sunday. monday a little above average 60s coast upper 70s bay mid 80s inland. >>> back to oakland. good news, "sig alert" liftedded that accident southbound 880 at 23rd cleared. should be seeing relief there shortly back to the muni situation, muni lines k, l, m not getting through the west portal

. >> meteorologist mike nicco here with the latest. >>> some of the highest temperatures since june 16th, it has been a while unique time of the year in the fall in the bay area for the fall. doppler, no clouds, no mist, no drizzle, no cooling effect from the ocean, no clouds out there, marine layer wiped out. that means today's temperatures will be from 13 to 20° warmer than average. san francisco this is your hottest time of the year only supposed to be at 72, 60 six° today. high pressure, calm, stagnant air fastest breeses out west five dat oakland -- everybody else is calm, that's allowing the heat to build, also allowing poor air quality to develop in the east bay hills, east bay valleys, santa clara valley that's why a spare the air day. >>> right now the trial is beginning for a woman accused of murdering an east bay nursing student last year. prosecutors say 28-year-old giselle esteban stalked and killed 26-year-old michelle le, because leaf was -- because le was friend with esteban's ex-boyfriend. >> reporter: no doubt a tough morning inside the courthouse for michelle le's fa

mike nicco will be here between 4:30 and 7:00 a.m. what would you do with $49,000? a lot. win big with abc7 and find out. all of our facebook friends are eligible. enter a sweepstakes to win $49,000. go to facebook.com/abc7news and it wil take you tohe pe where yo can fl out the entry form welnunce te winner october 18th right after the game. >>> coming up next, san francisco lights up >> dan: hollywood and movie fans are buzzing aut t person chosen to hosted next year's academy awards. seth mcfarland will take center stage, known for his crude humor. he made miss debut with a box office hit. abc will carry the oscars live. >> two is a san francisco land rks appear toha penna fer. it ter is lit upn oran co tow and city hall are in honor of the giants. they open play this weekend. two years ago many san francisco buildings were lit up in orange when giants won their first world series by the bay. >> an exciting night on the other side of the bay. >> there is green and gold going on in oakland. green and gold party tonight in oakland. a's lock up a playoff spot. liveiñ >>>

. >> meteorologist mike nicco tracking conditions now. >>> good morning. here's a look at live doppler there's the sweep with the latest information coming across napa that storm slowly heading easement around pueblo avenue back towards dry -- creek road this is the border there, all this will head towards wooden valley road vacaville and fairfield the next 30 minutes. return across the san mateo bridge towards larkspur this will head east over the next hour richmond, el cerrito, san pablo possibly through the east bay hills, walnut creek, pleasant hill and concord. just scattered showers, bulk of heavy weather is over the game is going to be fine albeit cloudy, chilly 61 dropping to 58. >>> last minute preparations underway for the first game of the world series starting in a few hours. from the field to security to securing tickets, giants' frenzy is at full tilt. amy hollyfield is live at the park where things are about to get cloud. -- about to get loud. >> reporter: it is so different than the last series they wrapped up monday this is not just san fr

. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with our forecast. >>> all those clouds, cooler conditions are on the way even rain as we head towards sunday night into monday i'll update you on our forecast. >>> plus new area code coming to the bayer that weekend how it will change the way some people dial. >>> she has been dubbed lucky penny. meet the bay area resident who won the abc 7 $49,000 giveaway. >>> the bay area gets a new area code tomorrow along with change in the way you dial. the number is 669 it will serve the 408 area code in the south bay officials say they have to do to meet increasing consumer demand. starting tomorrow people living inside 408 must dial 1 plus the area code and number to complete calls. no one's existing number will change. >>> giants on the edge of elimination and need a win tonight in st. louis to keep world series dream alive cardinals took a 3-1 lead in the series. 8-3 the final score after lincecum gave up four rounds. zito starts on the mound tonight in a 5:07 start our time. win brings them back for game six sunday afternoon. another win will set up

mike nicco will be here tomorrow morning and you can tune him in. >> speaking of the niners. >> $49,000, that was my salary when played for them. we're going to start the giants. >> madison bumgarner, hunter pence, before the game, second inning, last year's world series mvp gets all of this off of m balm ballroom. 2-0 and carlos beltran, another two-run shot. part of a four run inning, 6-0. and giants answer and here is a single. then this triple, 6-3 and brandon crawford doubless in a run. he gets pulled and both pitchers fail to get past four innings. fifth inning, a double ending play. st. louis did not have a hit after the fourth. run other first, last chance for the giants. marco scutaro grabs it and bobbles it. cardinals take game one, 6-4 the final. >> and yankees hosting detroit and new york without the heart and soul of their roster, derek jeter fractured his ankle last game and it showed. tigers have great defense of their own. here is one to johnny peralta and keeps it scoreless. controversy in the eighth, austin jackson, omar thought about going to third but goes back to se

. >>> meteorologist mike nicco keeping an eye on everything for us. >>> a lot going on not only here but the east coast. we have big plans for tomorrow whether it is trick-or-treating or heading to downtown san francisco and enjoying the world series celebration with a million of your other friends. here's what is happening now, as we look down from mount tamalpais at the fog still thick an across the north bay into parts of the bay. from vollmer peak peak in the east bay hills clouds retreating quickly this will be the warm spot if he we make uper 70s it would be in the east bay valleys. we don't have any radar returns, we have a drier sky, this time tomorrow we'll be tracking that rain from the northwest good thing we have it up there so it can get the storm quickly once it starts to move into california. cloud cover you can see the morning clouds, low clouds, fog dissipating at a slower clip than yesterday. we still have half mile at santa rosa quarter mile novato up to a mile in napa, 2 1/2 mile visibility in san jose. still thick because it is going to hang around longer, all of

. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with a changing forecast. >> looks like a little cooler today. we have that upper hello spinning to our west going to bring us a few clouds and possibility of a shower or two. we'll talk about that. >>> plus annual great pumpkin weigh-off is underway in half moon bay. we'll show you some of >>> the title of the word's largest pumpkin is up for grabs now in half moon bay. massive gourds are being weighed now. sue thompson checks out the action. >> 1 097. >> reporter: the day half moon bay waits all year for where giant gourds and pretty pumpkins go for gold at the annual pumpkin weigh-off. big better and competition is tough. >> bragging rights of winning half moon bay drives these growers more than the money. >> reporter: two-time win area rifed with this monster from oregon. his kids danica and derrick are missing school for the event. first timer angela is here too. >> anybody can do it if you have the time. i was like a second job. i don't know if i will do it again. >> reporter: her gourd hit 432 pounds. what is the recipe to growing a super

mike nicco will be here between 4:30 and 7:00 a.m. what would you do with $49,000? a lot. win big with abc7 and find out. all of our facebook friends are eligible. enter a sweepstakes to win $49,000. go to facebook.com/abc7news and it will take you to the page where you can fill out the entry form. we'll announce the winner october 18th right after the game. >>> coming up next, san francisco lights up >> dan: hollywood and movie fans are buzzing about the person chosen to hosted next year's academy awards. seth mcfarland will take center stage, known for his crude humor. he made miss debut with a box office hit. abc will carry the oscars live. >> two is a san francisco land marks appear to have pennant fever. coit tower is lit up in orange, coit tower and city hall are in honor of the giants. they open play this weekend. two years ago many san francisco buildings were lit up in orange when giants won their first world series by the bay. >> an exciting night on the other side of the bay. >> there is green and gold going on in oakland. green and gold party tonight in oakland

. >>> meteorologist mike nicco keeping an eye on everything for us. >>> a lot going on not only here but the east coast. we have big plans for tomorrow whether it is trick-or-treating or heading to downtown san frcisco and enjoying the world series celebration with a million of your other friends. here's what is happening now, as we look down from mount tamalpais at the fog still thick an across the north bay into parts of the bay. from vollmer peak peak in the east bay hills clouds retreating quickly this will be the warm spot if he we make uper 70s it would be in the east bay valleys. we don't have any radar returns, we have a drier sky, this time tomorrow we'll be tracking that rain from the northwest good thing we have it up there so it can get the storm quickly once it starts to move into california. cloud cover you can see the morning clouds, low clouds, fog dissipating at a slower clip than yesterday. we still have half mile at santa rosa quarter mile novato up to a mile in napa, 2 1/2 mile visibility in san jose. still thick because it is going to hang around longer, all of u

. >> meteorologist mike nicco here with the latest. >>> some of the highest temperatures since june 16th, it has been a while unique time of the year in the fall in the bay area for the fall. doppler, no clouds, no mist, no drizzle, no cooling effect from the ocean, no clouds out there, marine layer wiped out. that means today's temperatures will be from 13 to 20° warmer than average. san francisco this is your hottest time of the year only supposed to be at 72, 60 six° today. high pressure, calm, stagnant air fastest breeses out west five dat oakland -- everybody else is calm, that's allowing the heat to build, also allowing poor air quality to develop in the east bay hills, east bay valleys, santa clara valley that's why a spare the air day. >>> right now the trial is beginning for a woman accused of murdering an east bay nursing student last year. prosecutors say 28-year-old giselle esteban stalked and killed 26-year-old michelle le, because leaf was -- because le was friend with esteban's ex-boyfriend. >> reporter: no doubt a tough morning inside the courthouse for michelle le's fa

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. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with a changing forecast. >> looks like a little cooler today. we have that upper hello spinning to our west going to bring us a few clouds and possibility of a shower or two. we'll talk about that. >>> plus annual great pumpkin weigh-off is underway in half moon bay. we'll show you with my friends, we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. a lot of things going on in my life and the last thing i want to be thinking about is my dentures. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. >>> the title of the word's largest pumpkin is up for grabs now in half moon bay. massive gourds are being weighed now. sue thompson checks out the action. >> 1 097. >> reporter: the day hal

. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with our forecast. >>> all those clouds, cooler conditions are on the way even rain as we head towards sunday night into monday i'll update you on our forecast. >>> plus new area code coming to the bayer that weekend how it will change the way some people dial. >>> she has been dubbed lucky penny. meet the bay area resident who ñwÑ >>> the bay area gets a new area code tomorrow along with change in the way you dial. the number is 669 it will serve the 408 area code in the south bay officials say they have to do to meet increasing consumer demand. starting tomorrow people living inside 408 must dial 1 plus the area code and number to complete calls. no one's existing number will change. >>> giants on the edge of elimination and need a win tonight in st. louis to keep world series dream alive cardinals took a 3-1 lead in the series. 8-3 the final score after lincecum gave up four rounds. zito starts on the mound tonight in a 5:07 start our time. win brings them back for game six sunday afternoon. another win will set up game seven monday night >>

. >> the game is available for windows as well as other >>> i'm lisa argen in for mike nicco. on our way to a nice day near 70 sunny skies if the city, low to mid 80s inland, 78 san jose, 80 santa rosa felt like fall over much of the nation only 57 in chicago today, tomorrow 70s along the eastern seaboard. >>> this is amazing. daredevil skydiver plans to spend the next few days relaxing after a supersonic death defying jump. that's the balloon carrying him into near almost orbit there phoenix bumgarner the first guy to break the speed of sound with tears from his crew and mom, he jumped from 24 miles above the earth yesterday, reaching 833 miles an hour during his descent over the mexico desert. he landed safely and scientists are looking ahead, hoping they can use technology from his suit to design safer suit for astronauts. the skydive came 65 years to the day after someone else broke the sound barrier. he smashed through the sound barrier again yesterday this time in the backseat of an f-15 eagle instead of the tiny plane he through in 1947. 89-years-old. >> mission accompl

. >> meteorologist mike nicco tracking conditions now. >>> good morning. here's a look at live doppler there's the sweep with the latest information coming across napa that storm slowly heading easement around pueblo avenue back towards dry -- creek road this is the border there, all this will head towards wooden valley road vacaville and fairfield the next 30 minutes. return across the san mateo bridge towards larkspur this will head east over the next hour richmond, el cerrito, san pablo possibly through the east bay hills, walnut creek, pleasant hill and concord. just scattered showers, bulk of heavy weather is over the game is going to be fine albeit cloudy, chilly 61 dropping to 58. >>> last minute preparations underway for the first game of the world series starting in a few hours. from the field to security to securing tickets, giants' frenzy is at full tilt. amy hollyfield is live at the park where things are about to get cloud. -- about to get loud. >> reporter: it is so different than the last series they wrapped up monday this is not just san fr

. >> we start with mike nicco and the parade-day forecast. >>> good morning. streets are slightly wet that drizzle we talked about developed overnight hasn't been measurable, enough drizzle that we're dealing with those slick streets. here's a look at live doppler, all is quiet now. we are going to remain cloudy towards parade time 10:00 people gathering, mid to upper 50s towards 1:00, a few breaks in the clouds, breezes pick up, upper 50s to low 60s. rain will hold off in san francisco until about 7:00 this evening when the heaviest and steadiest of the rain is most likely. dry for parade, dress for upper 50s to low 60s. >>> crews are racing to put up balloons and complete floats. it looks like die-hard fans are getting an early start. terry mcsweeney is live at the staging area south of market. >> reporter: good morning. what a morning it is. everything is heading towards getting ready for this parade. i'm at mission and stewart, market street one block that way. take a look down that street, wide open down to market. before too long the cars are going to st

. >> the cloud cover mike nicco was telling us the cloud cover is going to stick around for a little while but it should not rain on this parade. the question is on the trick-or-treaters later today. so far, so good in terms of the weather. carolyn you and i were on the streets this morning, already people were teaming into the city. >> a scene out there. this is nearly a two mile route begins at the foot of market heads-up to civic center plaza that's where the whole crew will be showered with 10 times the confetti of the world series parade two years ago. yikes! >> let's go back out live to the foot of the parade route near the embarcadero, cheryl jennings, kristen sze are there live. >> kristen is trying to catch up with -- [ inaudible ] >> it was fantastic amazing. absolutely incredible. [ cheering and screaming ] >> can you hear us? >> look at these cute go-carts more giants fans this is the way to travel. they can move around i gotta tell you this corner is so excited i got here 8:30 this morning i could not believe the enthusiasm from every person we talked to. how about this.

nicco. that may be okay here but some places you will hit triple digits a scorcher latest on spare the air day from mike. >>> be very afraid nfc west 49ers back home and back to their winning ways after a resounding victory again the jets on the road even back-up quarterback got into the act first quarter touchdown! first of in the nfl. things got worse for the jets in the second half, holmes slips injuries his foot, fumbles, defender rogers picks up the ball and runs it 51 yards for another touchdown. 9ers scored another td short run by hunter the 9ers shutout jets 34-0. raiders face manning and broncos in denver, manning takes the broncos 80 yards, connecting for the 22 yard touchdown and they never looked back raiders couldn't get it going. manning threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns the worst loss of the season for the silver and black final score 37-6 broncos. >>> 25-year-old congressional staffer arrested over the weekend for attacking lindsay lohan no longer facing charges. the a

live look outside, at the embarcadero and the bay and meteorologist mike nicco will have your full forecast. sue will have traffic. >>> more plastic bag restrictions could be coming to another part of the bay area, the county that is getting ready to take up the issue today. >>> welcome back. looking at the bay bridge port of oakland trees aren't moving much quiet outside live doppler 7 hd showing most of the rain well down to the south around gilroy heading to the south away from us there you go, around gilroy you can see pacheco pass starting to move away interest santa theresa road. as we head into the afternoon partly sunny, temperatures are going to hang out in the low 60s for most of us. no fog forming now. only concern is residual moisture on the ground this morning. better chance of showers tomorrow morning and over the ocean thursday drier friday >>> update on the chain requirement in the tahoe area, see rather it is snowing westbound 80 trucks and cars still being held at truckee. state line no trucks behind state line headed westbound chain requirements both directions nine nyack

>>>ly look outside right now, bay bridge -- update on that many canning up and meteorologist an mike nicco will have an update on your forecast. >>> occupy oakland celebrating first anniversary today, the >>> live look from mount tamalpais mid and upper level clouds blow off from showers that moved through overnight still have one along skyline boulevard near west ridge alpine road this going to continue rotating near half moon bay expect more sprinkles over the next 10 to 15 minutes. more showers in the forecast today, tomorrow, friday. first traffic. >>> big major back-up at the bay bridge toll. injury accident motorcycle down, big rig involved two left lanes incline stopped behind the toll plaza. check this out, back-up on 80 as you are traveling westbound, 580 jammed past 24. 880 coming in. this is affecting entire about cute. bart would be the best way coming into san francisco normally travel the bay bridge check out bart, muni on time, caltrain on time. we'll check the san mateo bridge that will be taking a lot of this fallout. >>>:four -- this morning the u.s. supreme court w

let's begin with meteorologist mike nicco. >>> here's a look at what is going on. you can see that live doppler 7 hd we are looking at hagerstown, maryland. see the low above it, that is where the center of sandy is right now. it is churning with 65 mile per hour winds, you can see wrapped in the colder air that's why snow in the higher elevation there is this is going to continue to drift northwest right now at about 18 miles per hour. a scope of how big this system is, 1200 miles across from up in nova scotia to near atlanta this morning. in terms of size, it is a superstorm. here's the circulation goes up to hudson bay, down to miami. it is going to continue to playing this area for another 48 to 72 hours. here's it is, 7:00 this morning, watch as it starts to move to the back and circulation counterclockwise continues to pull in moisture from the ocean, best chance of storms over the northeast today overnight into wednesday morning starts to make a right across buffalo and then move into canada towards tomorrow night. once you get on the back side of that circu

. >>> meteorologist mike nicco continues to track san >>> storm is growing during the overnight hours yesterday about 600 by 700 from north to south to east to west nova scotia to atlanta is about 1100 miles that's how big this storm has become and why some are calling it the superstorm because of its size and what it is cranking out cold air wrapped in you can see the rain in some areas snow developing pennsylvania mountains of maryland, west virginia, virginia down to north carolina and tennessee. look at the snow wrap up to the upper peninsula of michigan sault ste. marie dealing with snow now. 1200 miles across the storm now peak going the entire eastern seaboard and most eastern parts of midwest. as we put night motion still rotating at a good clip, -- put it knee shun still rotating at a good clip. the rain we going to have over the next several days up to one to three inches of rain through about thursday afternoon. >>> we'll continue to talk about sandy the storm forced evacuation of a new york city hospital. new york university langone medical center to move patient other hos

>>> continuing to follow wet morning in the bay area we check with meteorologist mike nicco. >>> americans are changing their drinking habits. the type of drink more people are choosing now. >>> later, tattoo safety. michael finney has tips on what you need to know before getting inked.

the >>> 5:-- another wet morning for parts of the bay area meteorologist mike nicco is tracking showers now. >>> ahead, booster seat safety, new crash test results just released. >>> how much is too much when it comes to caffeine? michael finney is ahead with new consumer records lab test.

you can see the embarcadero and bay bridge, mike nicco will have your full accu-weather forecast. he'll check in with sue hall with traffic. >> and ahead, invasion of privacy? the new feature allowing potential home buyers to see if your neighbors are in foreclosure. >>> fog is thick around fairfield but the rest of us is doing okay as we step out with temperatures in the 40s to low 50s. sunshine will have it all day and temperatures will hit the 50s by noon. stay in the 50s around the coast and low to mid-70s in the bay. it's going to be chilly evening and definitely want to have a coat. slightly cooler on monday. >>> we go to a live shot bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights, not quite on yet. we have a bit of delay for cash paying folks but everybody else breezing on through. to the san mateo bridge, getting more crowded in that westbound direction as you head towards foster city and san mateo and taillights toward the high-rise, eastbound looking good toward the hayward area. san jose, before fremont avenue first reports of an accident car slamming into center divide there. g

ly look outside right now meteorologist mike nicco will have full forecast. change on the embarcadero, sue will have more about the san mateo bridge closure. >> why los angeles police are investigating a dozen unsolved murders that may be linked to charles manson and his followers. we'll be right back. >>> check out this jet stream and rain to our north some could dip down to the northern sections of the state today helping influence that onshore breeze we are developing now the reason it is cloudy the reason we are going to drop 10 to 20° today. 60s in most areas a few 70s southern part of the bay more sunshine there north bay and east bay valleys temperatures continue to cool with more sunshine tomorrow, clouds on the increase sunday wet weather possible monday. >>> good morning. we head out to westbound highway 4 new accident with motorcycle lane three westbound at bailey typically slow out of antioch as you approach the scene into pittsburg just under 25 minutes into the concord area. westbound 580 at vass bow accident in the median, new accident reporte

meteorologist mike nicco has the timeline coming up. >>> new morning from the vatican, a man has scaled the dome of st. peters basilica. new video into the newsroom overnight. vatican police say the man scaled the 42 foot high dome to protest italian government and european union policies. he's holding a banner reading: help, enough monte. that refers to the premier. >>> for the fourth year in a row the number of babies born in the u.s. has fallen. new numbers show fewer than four million babies were born in again 11, lowest since 1998, and 1% decline from 2010. experts say it is proof of the weak economy forcing some couples to put off having children. >>> number of teens who drink and drive continues to go down. cdc says 9 out of 10 are not drinking and driving. teen dui's down 54% since 1991. the decrease is likely due to increased awareness about the dangers of dui as well as safety laws. >>> today marks 20th wedding anniversary for president obama and the first lady. of course, they will mark the occasion not with dinner but tonight's debate many the first lady will be in the audie

nicco. weather systems continue to stay north of the bay area we will get high clouds, 84 today in sacramento, 70s along the coast. heating up in southern california upper 80s there, right now no airport delays that will change due to the low clouds, so be careful out there >>> 5:49. with just over three weeks left until election day, new poll shows president obama and mitt romney are nearly dead even among americans who are expected to vote that puts extra pressure on both as they get ready for tomorrow night's second of three presidential debates. got will meet at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. foreign and domestic policy will be the topics both sides expect the president to be more aggressive it >> i think president obama is going to come out swinging. i think he has to compensate for a poor first debate. >> i think to make some adjustments tuesday. -- >> romney has been going through preparations outside boston, president obama is using john kerry to play the part of romney a

. >> it looked like champagne or tears of joy whatever it was meteorologist mike nicco you predicted it are we going to have more today? >> not as much as yesterday. morgan hill heading toward san martin monterey road, santa theresa boulevard, watsonville road heading towards gilroy, 152 towards freedom and watsonville you are about to get wet, ben lomond you are about to get wet. everything is pulling away by the time we get to 7:00 looks like just sun and clouds for the better part of today, temperatures in the 60s. >>> good morning. live shot in san jose, traffic flowing nicely, northbound 280 past the seven judges no problems here, if you are headed towards the cupertino area. elsewhere bay bridge looking good no problems with traffic flowing into san francisco, no metering lights right now. we checked in with bart, muni, caltrain everybody on time. looks like no problems with any delays with any mass transit. flooding eastbound highway 4 direction and westbound near hillcrest that. is going to be a continuing problem. >>> the giants are heading back to the world series for the s

i'm hrar in for mike nicco. starting out mild upper 50s and 60s now well into the sacramento valley to experience 80s today, temperatures in a mar narrow range, low 90s fresno, upper 70s in los angeles. pretty nice day, what you see you have to get used to for the next several days much of our weather unchanged with marine layer coming back into play. what would you do with $49,000? win big with abc7 and find out we are giving away $49,000 all of our facebook fans are eligible. go to facebook page and then you just click on the $49,000 button and that will take out to page where you fill out the entry winter we announce the winner after october 18th, after the 49ers game. we can't win but someone is going to win. >> how much was it again? >> $49,000. >> just wanted to make sure. >>> someone else who can win but always such a good sport is josh elliot who joins us with what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> good morning josh. >>> i feel like a winner in my heart. i'm a winner in spirit. >> aw wor

meteorologist mike nicco has been following this. what can we peck this morning? >> expect it to be much quieter than it was -- than it was overnight. small radar returns around los gatos towards camden along southern parts of santa clara valley now. the last three hours you can see the strikes dissipated and radar returns continuing to move away from us. a little lull until the afternoon stray shower will pop along the coast and mainly south bay. inland partly sunny today. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi goes back to work this morning knowing for the first name months, he's no longer in danger of losing his job over a domestic violence incident. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with what is ahead now for the sheriff and his wife. >> reporter: an attorney for sheriff mirkarimi says the sheriff is automatically reinstated and he's entitled to back pay which equals six months of his sal rich the board of supervisors heard testimony for hours last night. they to decide whether to uphold the ethics' commission ruling that the sheriff had committed official m