we we through san rafael to san francisco is 17-minute commute. on the waze app there is fog reported. northbound and southbound 680 watch out for the fog. 101 southbound the headlights toward you and toward the shopping center show traffic building. give yourself extra time. mike? >> good morning, everyone. we will look 59 -- at live doppler 7 hd and you can see there is fog with he clouds. it is misty. in the east bay up to walnut creek to wait for the bart bus it is 46 degrees. direction accordingly. the same temperature in pleasanton hill. danville and dublin at 47. lafayette is 50. pleasanton is 49. concord is 48. pittsburg, antioch, brentwood, all in the low 50's. we of at 42 in novato. we are 49 in foster city. redwood city is 51. alameda is 51. cupertino is 52. everyone is now covered. from the exploritorium the clouds are lurking over the bay. we are off to a cloudy start and low sunshine today and the clouds will be disturb around area. the cool trend stays over the ocean. another seven days without measurable rain and we will probably g

-- from richmondo san rafael. from emeryville camera looking to the bay bridge, it is packed making the commute in the westbound direction of the mike? >> i am feeling bad for all of those people there. it is going to be tough. here is our live doppler 7 hd you can see exactly what is going on as far as the cloud cover. we talked how the clouds will develop along the coast and visibility is lower by the my at half moon bay. about two miles. any clouds that make it beyond the coast are going to stay in san francisco through 7:00. we will be sunny by noon and 68. and 65 during the evening hours. we will see stars and need a light jacket. inland neighborhoods, we are the same as it has been for the week and chilly and in the 40's but warming by 30 degrees already by noon and mid-70's and topping out at 80 by 4:00 and tall back to 70 in the evening. the coast is different today with mostly cloudy conditions, upper 40's and we will see increasing sunshine but we will never get rid of all of the clouds and the temperatu

rafael to the richmond-san rafael bridge and moving at top speed. drive carefully and use the low beams. the bay bridge toll plaza shows cash-paying lanes loaded up and the metering lights are not on. eric and kristen? >> a man who inspired kids across the state with motivational speeches cannot make it to the speeches because his wheelchair was destroyed. arthur was paralyzed when three was shot by a gunman during a robbery attempt in 2007. he began rapping while recovering and now teaches kids of the dangers of guns violence. in southern california recently, his wheelchair was crushed by a chatter bus as it was unloaded from a car. >> those are my legs. it hit me that, what am i going to do? i can't do the speeches at juvenile hall or high schools or community events. >> he now cannot get a new wheelchair because the driver gave a fake name and bad insurance information. >> next on morning news, a warriors week and how oakland is honoring the team in the days leading up to the highly anticipated season opener. >> the new names for the adorable pan

. >> two people suffered injuries when their car slammed into a restaurant at joe's cafe in san rafael. look at that. the driver and the passenger were taken to the hospital. the cause is under investigation. no one was hurt in the cafe. >> president obama will meet with republican senate senators. yesterday he met with house of representatives republicans and the white house said no specific determination was made. g.o.p. will present their own options toen the crisis. the shutdown is now in the 11th day. president obama has signed a bill to consider financial benefits to families of fallen troops. a charity will be reimbursed for making the $100,000 payment during the lapse in funding. >> national parks remain closed in california unlike other states that spend their money to re-open parks after a move by the obama administration to alow individual states re-opening selected national parks if they will pay for it. california park officials do not have the money. budget cuts push many parks to the brink of closing. >> this morning, fans are disappointed again after they dropped the wi

police in san rafael are on the hunt for a bank robber. . >> san rafael police are looking for a bank robber that may be responsible for a series of robberies. he walked into a wells fargo demanding cash. this is a series of hold ups that began in december. he is in his 50s and often strikes on wednesdays. it could change lives if it works, earthquake warnings closer to reality. >>> why officers shot a man in the marina district. >>> coming up later the golden state warriors canthey live up to the hype? we crown a new winner in baseball. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. . >> police say the ma

we have high wind advisories in place for the richmond/san rafael bridge. this is it right here where traffic still doing okay for the drive out of marin county approaching richmond. there's also a high wind advisory in place for the bay bridge toll plaza, where the metering lights are on and traffic is backed up from the foot of the maze. southbound right here at the golden gate, traffic is still looking okay approaching southern marin approaching san francisco. just a heads up for this week. we are expecting heavier-than- usual traffic in the city. we have the hardly strictly bluegrass all weekend at golden gate park. also the castro street fair this sunday. so expect delays heading to and through the city this weekend. san mateo bridge looking good westbound traffic fine approaching the toll plaza. and the silicon valley, you will see a little bit of slow traffic north 101 approaching and passing the 280/680 interchange. the rest of the south bay good no problems for 280 approaching downtown. even mass transit is a great option with no delays for the bar

no delays so far this morning for 101 approaching central san rafael. that's a look at the friday drive. here's lawrence. >> very mild this morning getting out the door today. clear skies out there. the winds kicking up in spots. fire danger is running high but right now we are starting out with mostly clear skies. temperatures already in the 60s and it is going to be some kind of day! this is pretty typical fall weather. you're going to get that offshore wind even at the beaches today. it will be breezy but temperatures beautiful and up into the 70s inside the bay and valleys. fire danger high for the next 24 hours. strong ridge of high pressure building in. you have that dry northerly flow, that offshore wind kicking in so humidity very low. fire danger going to be elevated. we are seeing a fire now in the north bay so you have to be very, very careful today. those winds kicking up over 50 miles per hour over the mountaintops. right now starting to see some breezy winds but they will be picking up through the middle of the morning gusting to 27 miles

san mateo and richmond, upper 60's for san rafael, concord, fremont, palo alto, san jose, and 80's today in santa rosa, napa, fairfield, antioch and livermore. enjoy. >> thank you very much. breaking news from the east bay, fire crews are on the scene of a large blaze that set off explosions in a pleasanton hill neighborhood growing fast engulfing a home and triggering explosions. neighbors heard several loud "booms." the homes and cars are destroyed on dove court. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is gathering information and joins for a report at the top of the hour. >> trains are running but commuters did not fine out until last night. some did not find out until this morning. frustrations are growing. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, continues. >> the timing was better, after 10:00 last night which is better than 1:00 o'clock a.m. announcement the day before. but, still, rider are frustrated and are leasing sleep keeping up with the negotiations. they are pretty stressed out. this is the fourth weekday they had to worry about whether they will have trains to get them to work and t

you pay to cross the richmond san rafael bridge. if you are going into the city, you pay as carrot -- you pay across the golden gate bridge. the unions of course know that this is all going to cause great public anger. >> i want the riders to know that we are so disappointed. we are really deeply disappointed this is the result. and we did everything we knew how to do. >> reporter: so that is the situation here at the richmond san rafael bridge. traffic stacking up. of course as it stacks up then it becomes slower on the bridge itself. later on we will go to the bridge to see how that is going. now to a traffic update from my colleague sal. >>> you are right about not wanting to pay twice. and that is a natural deterrent for people to take that bridge. but some people just do it any way because they don't want to deal with the slow traffic at the bay bridge. they would rather pay the money and get a better commute and this is why. let me show you some of the toll plaza delay. we are start on highway 24. its already busy on 24 betwee

richmond-san rafael project, westbound, headed to marin county is going to be quite a while until that is wrapped up so expect that delay there for quite some time. outside, san jose is looking good and very light with just a few headlights northbound 280 beyond the 17 junction on the way to cupertino and we will take a look at the san mateo bridge at it will minutes between hayward and foster city and the tail lights are headed in the foster city direction looking if so far with the fingers crossed. >> developing news from the peninsula where menlo park police are holding a woman on manslaughter charges for running a couple walking their dog. our reporter is at the sheriff department scene. matt? >> the driver in this crash has yet to be booked in jail. she was taken to stanford medical center for treatment after the crash. police say the 54-year-old woman was driving east in menlo park before 6:55 and she hit a couple from behind while they were walking theiring do. her car then went over the center median into the westbound lane before crashing into a vehicle and hitting another sho

it can reach san rafael or even highway 101. it is messing up commute times. >> i got written up in my job because i didn't make it on time. >> reporter: the split lane will be in place until the end of october then it will be 2 lanes on the left and the construction will be on the right. this entire project will be completed by the end of the year. kron4news. >>> tunnel commuters, it could open a month from now between olinda -- it is supposed to open the week of november 16th. >>> a woman was critically injured in a san francisco car crash last month, another driver was speeding. tina is in a coma. this is the wreckage. her teenage son died. they will keep ribbons on mailboxes until she returns. >> she served all of us well. she wasn't your average mail carrier. she was a force and was warm. >> they are hoping she can eventually come back to work. >>> it was another warm day. we hit 75 in daly city and in half moon bay, a tad bit cooler. right now it is still mild. san mateo is 65. santa rosa 53. 30s in the overnight hours. 30

bodega bay is 60 and san rafael is 56 and mill valley is 50 and sausalito is 54. mid-to-upper 50's around san carlos and newark and redwood city and san jose and cupertino and lafayette at 50. san ramon is 48. brentwood is 60 for the warm spot. from mount tamalpais, it is quiet. the high pressure is bringing us sunshine and light wind. we will have warm sunshine through the weekend and even to the cost and temperatures the be near or above average there and the weather pattern is going to shift next week with rain still holding on but the temperatures could drop a little bit. here is a look what happened while you were sleeping the high pressure moving into the north and pushing the bulk of the system to the east with the tail end of it and because of that it hasn't changed our weather very much with temperatures again in the mid-to-upper 70's through the south bay and los gatos and morgan hill and gilroy low 80's and santa cruz at 74 and as far as the peninsula, mid-to-upper 70's and near 80 in mountain view and redwood city and low-to-mid 70's along the koas and

. >>> the couple lifg in a san rafael home severely damaged by fire this morning was reportedly set to be evicted today. crews were called to the home at 7 sea view avenue near mission at about 2:30 this morning. the two-alarm fire was under control about 4:00 a.m. but caused heavy damage to that 3900 square foot home. authorities say they have now located the couple reported missing earlier today. >>> the u.s. labor department issued september jobs report today and fell short of expectations. employers added 148,000 jobs last month. analysts had expected the number to be closer to 180,000. still the unemployment rate dropped one tenth to 7.2%. this report was delayed by more than two weeks because of the government shutdown. on wall street, the market posted gains. the dow was up 79 points. s & p 500 set its fourth-consecutive record close by adding ten points. analysts say the slower than expected job growth should keep the federal reserve stimulus program going. >>> apple unveiled its next generation tablet computers at an event in san francisco today. as karen reports, while the ip

san rafael to san francisco 15 minutes and that's a clear drive out there as we take a look at our mass transit, everything is running on time. caltrain and b.a.r.t. and ac transit, no problems there. outside we go and here's a picture of your drive coming into central san rafael. you can see it was a trickle and now it's more of a stream, not quite a river yet as you head into central san rafael. no accidents to report to slow you down. >>> listen to this one, researchers at stanford have developed a new technique that coaxes the ovaries of an infertile woman into producing eggs. researchers twe erers treated 2 with early menopause, one has given birth and another is pregnant. scientists remove an ovary, cut it into strips and treat it with drugs and replant the whole thing. hormones are used to help the eggs develop. researchers hope to refine their technique so that some day ovary removal will be unnecessary. >>> a controversial development here, 23 and me a personal genome firm is offering a new service that allows couples to select what their future baby will look like. the u.s. pa

for the past few weeks, drivers headed east-bound on the richmond-san rafael bridge have been dealing with very long commute times. kron 4's charles clifford shows us what's causing the problem. >> reporter: here, the ticket counter is closed for the transportation to/from alcatraz for the tourists. >> perhaps 175 employees. are impacted by this government furlough. they are all off. >> >> reporter: >> they are the main thoroughfare for how the alcatraz however, his staff is ready. >> we are ready and prepared to be here tomorrow morning. and the island will be provisions. are >> tourists are just as ready they're hoping that this will be able to they are going to be able to visit alcatraz. >> very exciting. we wanted to come here so bad. >> reporter: i'm told by the national parks service of there will be a reopening pretty much a immediately tomorrow morning. however, they have five, 10 people on the island ready to go for thursday morning. scott rates, kron 4 news. >> catherine: new tonight, frustrations and the north bay for the last couple of weeks east bound have been dealing wi

chilly in the city mid-60s. 75 for san rafael. and warmer you get up north mendocino county ukiah 84 degrees. we'll hold this through the next several days. cooling down a bit starting friday. but no rainfall. we'll be cloudier but not wetter. we're staying dry. >> okay, thank you, sir. >>> pedal to the metal or feet to the pavement? i can walk faster than this! i'm mike sugerman and i'll show you how coming up. ,, i want you to know stuff i want you to be kind. i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor. i want you to be handsome. i want you to be awesome. i don't want you to look at the chart before you say hi...david. i want you to return my emails. i want you to keep me doing this for another sixty years. at kaiser permanente, we want you to choose the doctor that's right for you. find your perfect match at kp.org and thrive. kpix-5's mike sugerman is ie >>> i'm liza battalones and it's another long and miserable commute leaving san francisco. north 101 is crowded beyond 280 on to east 80 getting towards

you can see in san rafael the low clouds and the fog is dropping on 101. we will keep an eye on this area. you are under part of the dense fog advisory and we will see warmer weather this afternoon with less fog and cooler conditions tonight and more clouds and cooler weather tuesday, wednesday and thursday. we will see a jump at nine to nine degrees and watch the cloud cover. it is thick through 9:00 business dissipates quicker. we have hazy sunshine if most neighborhoods and sun over the coast with temperatures in the upper 50's. we will have mid-60's around san francisco and low-to-mid 70's around the bay shore. we will have low-to-mid 80's in the east bay valley. more warm weather tomorrow and you can see the cooling thursday , friday and holding steady on saturday. it is still dry on sunday and monday. >> holiday predictions are out. >> we are following the only commute now that the strike is over. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza which is backed up to the maze after we had an accident caught on cell7 technology. i need all the help i can g

in san rafael -- no, this is walnut creek. traffic is flowing nicely with a delay to the 24 junction. kristen and eric? >> it is 5:41. >> uninvited guests are turning a country club interest a pigsty. >> winning ticket was struck in gold last night in the and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, and san mateo and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> the traffic is moving fine on the bay bridge toll plaza but a commute problem is developing right now. we were telling you about single tracking at orinda because of a train that caught fire, bart has issued an alert saying

san rafael and petaluma, at 78 for the destination. the neighbors could hit 80, bodega bay at 66, and along the east bay shore, 75 at richmond to 80 in castro valley. and 78 in oakland and 79 in san leandro and fremont and upper 70's to near 80 in the east bay valley of the tonight the temperatures are coolest inland with the valleys at 39 in santa rosa and low-to-mid 40's through the san a person valley. here is the seven-day forecast, just a couple of degrees cooler tomorrow, and we will bright back from friday, saturday, and another slight cooling trend for sunday and monday and notice it is ben dry all 15 days of the forecast. have a good one. >> mine, thank you, it is 6:20. bart commuters are not the only ones facing a looming transit strike, a.c. transit workers could walk off the job at midnight. >> first, kangaroo on the loose. this animal is finally captured. >> here is the primetime lineup: 8:00 is "toy story of they report." and "back in the game." at 9:00, "modern family." hi. i'm henry winkler. and i know there are many my

rafael to san francisco. the metering lights were turned on a few minutes ago and it is exploding up. traffic is moving fairly well headed into san francisco. >> thank you, laying. >> racial profiling at macy's as they face new criticism. >> a state senator would support slavery. he is trying to make a clarification. ♪ i got some safety tips ♪ something you want to hear >> airline safety tips go funky and viral. the dance will get your attention. hose who've been denid ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> 6:14, from emeryville at a packed freeway 25 minutes getting you from the maze. >> the search for a black bear in southern california has ended spotted yesterday morning. animal control officers tranquilized the animal. it was not enough. the bear kept running and then spotted on the golf course. animal control h

there are and wind advisories for the dumbarton and a richmond san rafael bridge. continue when the bridge check here is a look at the golden gate bridge. most of directions, friday, is more northbound traffic. >> we will all ditcher drive time is an easy trip from 80 westbound and the drive time is 16 minutes from hercules at to berkeley. is problem free to the san ramon valley. a heavy ride for all to my past and no major incidents a slow your ride. looking at the trip to the south bay we picked up slowing around julianne mckee. looking at the ride on the north bay, 1 01 south is still an easy trip from the county line. a 23 minute drive from highway 37 down to the walnut grave. >> the transit is on time with no delays. >> family, friends and community held a vigil in san francisco for one and killed last month by a parks and recreation truck. ch ristine svanemyr was sunbathing with her child and dog in how a park when the accident happened. police say, the man driving and the park and wrecked bioko fled the crime scene and was later arrested. many of those who a

if you take the richmond san rafael bridge, you may have noticed more traffic than usual. we'll tell you what's causing the backup. and when you think of american food, hamburgers a and and hotdogs may come to mind. but that could be changing soon. it is 4 to it than a at par with ours but then those of usbart trains are running as talks continue. managers and union reps remained at the bargaining table overnight in an attempt to reach an agreement. federal mediators overseeing kit labor negotiations between leaders made the announcement last night that the trains would be running this morning. this is the fifth time in the past week the public was informed that a threatened bart strike would be averted the following day. it has been said that progress is being made. it reamins unclear how much longer it will take for both sides to reach an agreement on new employee contracts. people who use a-c transit found out that they're safe from a strike - a least for a while. governor brown called for a cooling off period yesterday. he announced that he is appointing a three-member

rafael. pleasant hill commute into walnut creek, northbound 680 from monument to 42, we have another project there with slow-and-go traffic. slow for the cone zones. outside, san mateo bridge is going to be a nice dry at 14 minutes from hayward to foster city. >> done done has a new page with help meals putting 20 million books into the happy meals in place of toys with the funky farm happy meal characters focusing on play and imagination to promote literacy. they have done this before including the classic peter rabbit. this occurs from november-14. toyota is cutting the base price of the prius with the top of the line version getting $4,600 price reduction. chevrolet and honda have dropped their prices by thousands. sales of toyota's pluggin' have slowed after going down 30 percent in september compared to last year same time. >> researchers think some day d disease could be as simple as smelling peanut butter. people that can smell pete properly only on one side, could get alzheimer's dise

rafael to san francisco is 60 minutes. the golden gate bridge shows traffic is moving smoothly and in san francisco we do have a problem brewing along highway 115. >> a new recycling law in effect tomorrow. it will be illegal to mix karens with -- containers with a california redemption value with those that do not. from now on, the other materials will have to be separateed. you get a better rate for returnable cans and biologies -- and bottles. >> an elementary school is raising money for a little dog that was injured when its owners were killed by a d.u.i. driver. the owners of the dog, teddy, were walking him when a suspected drunk driver struck then. they have three children. the driver is in custody and teddy has brain swelling but the veterinarians say he will recover. the children of the elementary school are grateful they can do something to help the name. next, more on breaking news, a large earthquake hits overseas and we will have an update. >> the bay area school employee accused of lewd actions on a student w

flames tore through this house in san rafael but hundreds of pages of court documents detailing a fight between the landlord and the tenants. the tenants were missing after the fire was reported. >> we were trying to search for what we thought were potential victims of the fire, the residents that lived in the home t wasn't until later in the day that we got word that they were found safe. >> san rafael and marrin police are investigating. >>> the former police officer who famously pepper sprayed occupy protesters is getting workers comp. he was caught on camera spraying the protesters two weeks ago. there is a $38,000 between pike and the university. pike claims he suffered depression and anxiety due to death threats. his settlement is nearly $10,000 more than what each of the 21 people hit by the pepper spray got. >>> the white house is denying claims that the u.s. is listening in on the german chancellor's phone calls. there were reports suggesting the nsa may have intercepted her communications. she told the president if the report was true it would represent a "grave breach of trus

the drive from san rafael is moving nicely all the way to the golden gate bridge with traffic from novato and golden gate bridge just a little drizzle. you may need your wipers. other than that, it is smooth into san francisco. >> today, san francisco will take a big step in the battle against soda and sugary drinks. a supervisor wanted to limit consumption. >> kristen, they are talking about taxing soda. if you walked into a store and bought this 34-ounce drink it would cost you 68 cents in taxes. the idea is to tax two cents per ounce. they are targeting all sugary drinks including sodas and energy drinks. it calls for the money collected to be used for nutritional and fitness programs to fight obesity. this is in the city of san francisco. >> alcohol now and soda and chips. what is next? chips and candy? where do you stop? there has to be another way to find money. >> anything to help our government. we are struggling the i'm wonder about others, i aming. you said it was two cents an ounce. >> california for food and benefit choice says "this is waste will distraction from serious poli

you will be traveling in the westbound direction coming from richmond to san rafael that drive is at 62 miles per hour and it will take you only ten minutes. at the bay bridge, so far, the bay bridge metering lights is been turned on causing slowing away from the maze and traffic is heavy to treasure island and it thins out. to the south, the san mateo bridge has top speed headed from hayward to fosterty it will be 14 minutes. alum rock avenue we have two lanes blocked and bumper-to-bumper traffic. >> and a second look at a 25 year old missing pens case. >> race then for unique costumes and unique lack of costumes has a new owner. >> here is the prime timelineup on abc7 news: 8:00 is "the middle" and "back in the game." and "modern family," at 9:00 and then "nashville." hi. i'm henry wi and i'm here to tell homeowners that are 62 and older about a great way to live a better retirement. it's called a reverse mortgage. [ male announcer ] call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers questions like how a reverse mortgage works, how much you qualify f

richmond-san rafael judge approach has been delayed with construction and you will find slow traffic westbound. bart is expecting delays in orinda but no problems because of a disabled train there will be single tracking. we have the toll plaza which is light headed into san francisco with no delays on the upper deck. >> it is 4:55. the final parent being treated for injuries sustained in asiana flight 214 has left san francisco general hospital. the hospital did not identity her but she has been transferred in good condition. she has resulted in paralysis and road burns over a third of her body in the crash the she had 30 surgeries during the 15 week stay. a doctor called her the sickest patient she has ever treated. >> the dove brown is taking steps to help those affected by the fire near yosemite national park and signed an order providing local aid to ages and nonprofit organizations affected by the fire. the fire burned 250,000 fires in and around yosemite national park in august, the third largest wildfire in state history. the governor has asked president obama to declare a ma

san rafael 80. san jose couple of degrees cooler but still 78 degrees. oakland cooler down to 71. san francisco taking the cake for the cooler trend, 62 the high today 12 degrees cooler than yesterday. we are 0 for october. zero rainfall for the entire month. the last time that we did that, jimmy carter was the president of the united states of america in october of 1980. it's been 23 years but it's looking more and more like we have a decent chance of going zero for october when it comes to rainfall. we are going to see the cloud cover today. look at all cloud cover just hug the coastline, sonoma, marin county off the peninsula. san mateo coastline, as well. that will rush inland tonight so at the coast you will start off foggy tomorrow because of this onshore flow. low pressure to our north and east giving us that light to moderate onshore flow. no rainfall though because the bigger weathermaker for us is this high. as long as it sits off to the west we'll stay dry. this time next week, next friday, maybe two weekends from now, we will see low pressure building off to the west.

san rafael 78. and we are looking at highs around 80 for mendocino county, lake county and northern sonoma county. extended forecast, we stay sunny through the middle of next week although you see that downward trend of temperature. this time next week it will be cloudy with a slight like 10% chance of rainfall. mobile weather roberta gonzales live tonight at the half moon bay pumpkin festival. >> reporter: yes, we are here in half moon bay. paul, it is cooling down very rapidly. currently 55 degrees. we just drove up in mobile5. look at the ribbons on this teepee here at farmer john's pumpkin patch. winds have been blowing out of the west at 10 and a look at the horizon there in the distance, the fog bank is now moving in. the winds are out of the west a good 10 miles per hour. it is cooling down and we are going to have your half moon bay pumpkin festival forecast for the entire weekend. but first, i want to introduce you to the man of the hour, this is farmer john. a farmer john pumpkin patch. ho

san rafael 43. for all you parents out there, myself included, you get the kids up early and ready for school, sunrise now is after 7:30 next week it will be about 6:40. so that sun will be up earlier when we fall back on saturday night. but between now and then we have halloween trick or treating tomorrow night even milder should be a clear nice evening as the sun goes down at 6:12 and should be fine for the trick or treaters. they won't be sweating nor freezing in their costumes tomorrow. low is gone. the low pressure area started dealing with us on sunday in the form of winds then cold for a couple of days, even so kind of chilly today. that's out of the weather picture. it's kansas', new mexico's problem, no longer for us. so for us we have high pressure building in. high pressure positioned just off to our west, typically gives us near normal temperatures this time of year. that's what we'll have but that's going to be milder because we have been chilly. so tomorrow and friday and saturday, eac

richmond san rafael bridge approaching the toll plaza westbound and westbound is ongoing and it could be for delays when the commute is underwait a minute we have road work northbound 101 with heavy fog in the area. the bay bridge toll plaza shows no metering lights yet. obviously the traffic is light with no delay on the new eastern span. san mateo bridge is looking good and the tail lights are look at 13 minute drive between hayward and foster city. walnut creek shows things looking go, southbound 680 at north main to highway 24, much is at -- everyone is at the limit. >> student car washes are dirty business if san jose. the city is cracking down on this fundraiser. >> program that raises money for schools undergoes a major change that could cause big cut backs for some bay area teachers. >> volunteers come together to create a space to let kids be kids. first we have america's money report. >> wells fargo is giving north holders a break and not assessing late fees on borrowers would missed the october payment deadlines because of the government shut down. >> expanding number of we

topping out at about 73. 77 in san rafael and oakland. rest of your neighbors down in the south bay will be to the mid to upper 70s. low 80s there. we'll have mid to upper 70s along the peninsula. low to mid 70s along the coast today into downtown south san francisco. a lot of mid to upper 70s in the north bay valleys. we'll have mid to upper 70s each bay. berkeley 75. fremont 79. into our east bay valley antioch and livermore, our best bets to make it to 80. 30s in the north bay valley. the rest in the 40s and 50s a few clouds possible along the coast. wouldn't expect it to be thick though. here is your accu weather seven-day forecast. big change will come tuesday, wednesday and possibly thursday next week. right now, it looks dry. >>> thanks, mike. san francisco topped the list of u.s. cities that have the biggest pay increases in the past year. the study by the salary information website pay scale shows the city saw a 3.7% pay raise. san francisco is followed by st. louis and washington, d.c. the average worker nationwide received a 1.

outside we have a picture of the san rafael drive coming southbound along 101 into central san rafael with a few headlights and early risers, but, so far, so good, with top speeds. >> two bay area dogs killed and their beds burned and it was all legal. but was it justified? >> a boost to the community, the money chevron will spend to show richmond it is a good neighbor. >> the a's send to the post-season and talk of new places to play with deep pockets >> covering berkeley, santa rosa and all bay area this is abc7 news. a look from the roof camera looking at embarcadero in downtown san francisco. it is going to be a warmer start but our temperatures will warm up later a brentwood man will not face charges for burning and burying pit bulls that broke from the backyard on saturday and attack add neighbor's livestock killing 40 chickens and turkeys. the man killed thing do using a shovel and bound their bodies and buried them. the father says his son was just trying to protect his birds. >> thing do's charged himmed. the dogs are murders for destroying all the birds. >> what happened to

francisco and in the not bay, we are around 810 to 84 degrees not of san rafael and near 70 at your beaches. along the east bay shore, richmond and with berkeley and hayward in the upper 70's and low 80's for were else and headed into the east bay valley, we will have low-to-mid 80's. here is a big drop in temperatures tonight, near 39 in napa for the cool spot and 55 in san francisco. here is the seven-day outlook, the temperatures are dropping a little bit as we head through tomorrow into thursday and they hold steady all the way through the weekend and the big it drop in temperatures is at the coast. have a great day. >> it is 4:49. attorneys for aurora, colorado shooting suspect are fighting over which evidence can be used at trial. defense lawyers will argue today that what holmes said to police after the arrest cannot be used because he was not read his rights but the prosecution said police were focused on public safety and wanted it know if he had an accomplice before he read his rights. he is accused of killing 12 and injure 70 in 2012. >> if you have a child wanting to go

san rafael. napa 73. concord 77. brentwood, oakland. 60s alameda. 72 san jose. not much warmer for many . 73. 50s half-moon bay. san francisco, mid 60s. not much warmer. low 70s. not much change here as we go forward. maybe higher clouds spinning . that's about it. temperatures are not changing much. >> thank you very much, steve. 5:51. the over do september job is out. the labor department announced the economy created 148,000 new jobs last month. that's about 32,000 less than most economists had forecast. but the unemployment rate slipped to 7.2%. some job seekers stopped looking. >>> recalling the cars which were built between april 2008 and march of last year. owners of those cars are being asked to bring in the vehicles for a break-in specs and replacement of brake fluid. >> 5:52. how good are south bay restaurants? the new focus on grading thousands of restaurants and how businesses and their customers will be affected. >> plus baseball takes a backseat at at&t park as one of the most celebrity couples gets engaged overnight at the home of the giants. >>>

richmond/san rafael bridge moves smoothly but slowing as you pass through the construction over to the toll plaza, that's the red blip you see and watch the wind across that span. san mateo bridge, i have a correction that was not given a wind advisory but the dumb b.a.r.t. tune the south, 84, it's gusty over that high rise. 92 at the top, a live look, we see traffic smooth and on the right no sign there, it's not lit up. if it was it would say wind advisory. we'll watch that high rise. in fremont heading to the south bay, an easy drive, look at the flag perpendicular to the flagpole so. we see gusty winds through the area. though it's not a problem for drivers. >> good deal. >> we don't need illuminated signs with mike inouye. you're here to tell us. >> crystal clear, my friend. still to come, a car chase on capitol hill ends in a deadly shooting. what we're learning about the woman who started it all. they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing the things that matter& like buying new raspberry 5 hour energy. from now to the end of the year

and 101, san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights have been turned on and you can see how packed it is. we have 14 to 15 minutes away from the maze to san francisco. the san mateo bridge looks like it is building so folks are skipping the bay bridge and taking other bridges. it is looking heavier, as well. now our forecast of the mike? >> good morning, leyla gulen. it is going to be an interesting day traffic-wise and weather-wise at the coat. the clouds came back and are hugging the coast. they are having a hard time pushing to the east. most of us are weighing to clear conditions. parts of san francisco, it look like summer came back. you can see the low clouds hanging around there. now, the first forecast and what happen this afternoon, we will have sunshine inland and temperatures above average at 71. 80 headed to san jose. 78 in oakland and cooler at the coast because of the cloud cover. we will see sunshine and mid-to-upper 60's. katie and eric? >> because of the strike, bart is

san rafael you hit 74. sunnyvale 76. it's all about the letter w. we are getting warm, we're getting windy. find out when next. >> and turning expired food into cheap meals. how the ex-president of trader joe's wants to change the way you think about those sell by dates. ,, at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. today by the surprising and news of the death of one of world's best- selling autho. tom clancy passed away yesterday at the age of 66. (pkg) tom clancy w >>> the literary world was rock by the death of tom clancy, a best-selling author, at the age of 66. tom clancy was well known for his political and military thrillers. clancy was a former insurance agent who went on to write 28 novels. >> the whole point of any kind of artwork is to make people think. >> reporter: several were turned into hollywood blockbuster including the hunt for red october and the sum of all fears. clancy also made his mark in the videogame world with games

santa rosa, napa, pacifica, san rafael and concord all into the 40s. so you require a jacket as you head out this morning. possibly a sweater. partly cloudy with coastal stratus. it will be sunny, bright and mild and we have a slow warming trend. today's highs anywhere from the 60s across the central bay to the 70s inland. seven-day forecast features that holiday straight ahead but first, traffic, here's liz. >> okay, thank you, roberta. and, of course, the big story is bart and bart trains are running. in fact we just checked. they are all on time. they have slightly more than 20 trains all on schedule right now. so yeah, what a relief for commuters this morning. stay tuned for what happens come monday morning. all right. here's a live look at the nimitz. this is 880 in oakland. so the overnight roadwork still continues until 5:00. this time it's northbound 880 from high street all the way out towards downtown oakland and no big delays so far coming from hayward. if you are traveling along the peninsula this morning, maybe heading out of town got a fl

. >>> reporter: the flames seen shooting from this home on seaview drive in san rafael tuesday are intense but not nearly as intense as the nearly 100 pages of litigation between landlord and tenants. more on that in a minute. the fire began just before 3 a.m. tuesday startling neighbors out of their sleep and into action to save their own homes. >> we ran out and here was thin fern no. it shot up higher than these eucalyptus trees. >> reporter: randolph was alerted to the fire by her dog randy. >> i ran out, got every hose i had, hosed my whole house down, screamed for my husband to get a ladder, climbed up on the roof, and hosed my entire roof down. >> reporter: when san rafael fire arrived the home was already too dangerous to send firefighters inside to put the flames out. >> when they opened that door, everything had already collapsed in the stairwell. so the decision was made very early in the fire not to enter the building. >> reporter: at midday wednesday the home was filled smoking and smoldering. hours later sparked a hunt for the tenants of the $1.8 million home mr. and mrs. fle

that richmond/san rafael bridge we expect heavier. folks to the north bay, across the golden gate bridge as the alternate to having to travel across the bay bridge heading down to the berkeley curve. up through oakland we expect a slow traffic but right now you're at the worst about 60 miles per hour heading north through oakland. 580 westbound will be crowded starting about 5:30 is when we expect to see the colors change. across from the peninsula to the east bay, it's the opposite direction that will be flowing so we'll track both directions. eastbound might be heavier because people are trying to avoid the bay bridge. a live look and see that the traffic flows off of that high rise with the headlights in the westbound commute direction. we're watching eastbound for heavier volume as well. so back to you for now. >> basically telling us it's early so you're straching out getting ready for the real race. >> don't want to get anything pulled. >> do not get hurt early. 4:19. president obama delivering a speech to address problems with

joining us now >>mark: is looking east bound a ride as a get off the richmond san rafael bridge. here's some video of what it looks like during the evening commute. the commute is east bound. because of the construction out here basically what they have is to split. the lanes plant. caltrans says ave have to do this work. as to be done there is a huge construction project that's been going on the last three months or so. and big portion of it was westbound. now it's east bound and i have the problems. caltran says they hope to have it done some time at the end next month. there really does limit the commuters feel much better. >>james: at least that's the light at the end of a table- test tunnel. >>james: now you know why traffic on the richmond bridge has been so >>erica: i think a lot of people like what the store for the weekend. we're talking warmer weather with plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. right now we are dealing with some dense fog primarily in the north bay with visibility down to half a mile. we do have some high clouds and that's going to translate into an ove

upper 40s in san rafael and greenbrae. 47 in concord through clayton into walnut creek. here's what you need to know on this friday. we have a of the fog. we'll see sunshine everywhere today but remaining mild. we have a return of the fog this morning. temperatures below normal in san francisco. typically we should be at 70. today 64 degrees. 70s east of the tri-valley. low 70s in san jose and santa rosa. the extended forecast calls for a string of sunshine and slightly warmer conditions each and every day. it's "kcbs traffic." good morning to elizabeth wenger. >> good morning, roberta. and outside we go, it is in concord we have confirmed that with chp where there's a small brush fire burning not impacting traffic right now but just a heads up southbound 680 approaching the 242 interchange. also, we go out towards the peninsula, 101 still moving at the speed limit and it's cruising all the way down towards san jose. westbound 580 they finally picked up that roadwork through livermore. it was actually in the eastbound direction and westbound is "friday light." it is ligh

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once again, 45 san rafael. low 40s in napa. 46 for hayward. 50 degrees for oakland. mid 40s for redwood city, and 50 greece for san jose. for the afternoon, a near repeat of what we had for today. 75 san rafael, upper 70s in napa, 80 degrees for sapt rose. up around the bay it's going to be a mild one. 67 in hayward. 74 for san jose. cool at the coast with mostly cloudy skies. 58 degrees expected for pacifica. a very quiet pattern here. we have the on shore breeze. we have the low clouds, but you go inland, and temperatures are warm and you have iven a bit of an offshore breeze at times. the extended forecast here with your weekend in view, just not a lot of change going on. we have temperatures that dip slightly and then rebound in time for the weekend. all in all from us, not really noticing those changes day in and day out. >> steady eddie. >> yes. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> a burglar robbed the store, but that's not really the worst thing he or she did. before we show you this next photo, we'd like to warn it is a little graphic but does tell the story.

. >> catherine: a san rafael jury is deliberating the case against max wade. the 19-year-old accused of trying to murder two teenagers in mill valley. >> catherine: he's better known for allegedly stealing a lamborghini belonging to celebrity chef guy fieri. yesterday, fieri testified he did not know wade, and did not give him permission to take the car. wade is being charged as an adult. >> catherine: he's facing about 30-years in prison. >> catherine: coming up at a white google class could end up costing you a real fortune. the big mystery on the bay and it does not look like this thing will go anywhere anytime soon. andanother piece of video.that bay area car maker tesla wishes was not circulating on the internet. for the second time this month.we see a tesla model-s after it burst into flames. this most recent incident was in mexico >> reporter: >> jacqueline: temperatures are dropping off into the 40 range with 46 in half moon bay and 48 and a bottle. we will see some 30 ♪ yeah, i dream about bacon. [sfx] wham! so i'm bringing back the blt cheeseburger

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getting to the san rafael side, do that. but then we are building through san rafael heading down to the ferry terminal. consider the ferry as a great option. we also have the flow into san francisco all right from 101. here's the big backup from 24, west 580 and north 880 starting to jam from basically downtown all the way just continuing to build as you snake your way through that freeway all the way up to that bay bridge toll plaza and west grand avenue. we have more slowing now showing up south on 680 out of walnut creek and pleasant hill. we saw chase cain reporting about the folks trying to take the buses, but now they have to take cars and taxis and now we see blips heading over to arenda. that's what we have for the morning commute building. a slower drive heading to the san mateo bridge as folks avoid the bay bridge. slow toward the toll plaza. an earlier stall had some slowing but that has cleared. and now the 101 may show more volume heading north to san mat mateo. that's heavier for friday heading northbound into

the san rafael teen was arrested after sheriffs tailed him to a storage unit last year. that's where they found the yellow lamborghini and assault rifles and he is accused of shooting at two teens in a truck in 2011. he faces 30 years in prison. >> the time 6:36. a tropical storm bearing down on the gulf coast. we'll tell you when karen is expected to make landfall and which areas will be in her path. >> more than 100 people killed at ship wreck. how the country is honoring those who lost their lives. >> a live look outside now. you can see the wind in san francisco has the flags very active. we have chase cain on the scene lettingh we're back in about a minute. [ marco ] i'm a student at devry university. and this is my home team. this is my large lecture hall. this is my professor. and also my coach. this is my booster club. this is the guy who's graduating ready for a great career in technology. [ male announcer ] in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field in 6 months. find your career success in the bay area. learn h