it was a windshield wiper morning for me. we'll keep you posted. thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. hundreds of new jobs are coming to san francisco the and officials from a major retailer this morning will announce the opening of a new store in union square. amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with a preview. who are we walking about? >> reporter: it is called unique glow. the world's fifth largest retailer going to come in over there think h & m going to be discounted clothes and right across from that store. this new store will bring 500 jobs to san francisco. the mayor will be making the announcement at city hall later this morning. this is the second store located in the united states.

the first was opened in new york about a year ago. this will be the flagship west coast store. to show its commitment to san francisco, the japanese retailer clothing retailer will be donating $25,000 to the bay area chapter of the red cross. this is at powell and ellis across the street from h & m drumming up competition. competition is always good news, great news for people looking for a job, 500 new jobs. the store is scheduled to open in fall or winter of this year. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> a few hours from now the non-profit group that raised nearly $300,000 to keep a state park open will demand that state lawmakers refund the public's donations or make sure it is used on the park. governor brown's administration discovered 54 million dollars in hidden

money in the parks department accounts. the foundation says the money could have been used to keep 70 parks off the budget chopping block. terry mcsweeney will have a live report coming up in our next half hour. a 2-year-old boy is being treated for third degree burns after falling into a fire pit in marin pit last night. a spokesman says the boy fell backwards into the pit suffering burns on his lower back. the family members were with the toddler when the accident happened. an ambulance had to be called from bodega bay, 20 miles away. pg&e has settled lawsuits with two families that lost loved ones in the san bruno pipeline explosion two years ago. a san mateo county judge approved the deal yesterday for an undisclosed amount.

attorneys have negotiated agreements with pg&e in 50 cases. more than 400 lawsuits had been filed by survivors who lost relatives in the september 2010 explosion. a santa rosa man faces several felonies after a five hour standoff with deputies. they sent out a s.w.a.t. team. officials received a report before 6:00 last night from a man who said he heard gunshots from his roommate's bedroom. deputies say the 40-year-old refused to come out of house all other residents were evacuated. around 11 p.m. a robot was sent into the house and found the man lying near the bed, intoxicated, unresponsive. he was taken to the hospital. the bike rider accused of being reckless and killing an elderly pedestrian in san francisco's castro district is due back in court today. 36-year-old chris bucchere pleaded not guiltiburg his

initial court appearance last. he remains free on $150,000 bail. he's accused of running into a 75-year-old when he was in the crosswalk at market and castro last march. he died a few days later. prosecutors say bucchere made no efforts to stop or slow down. 4:35. hundreds of janitors set to march through san francisco's financial district today to protest stalled contract talks. they are threatening to go on strike next week if they don't get a new contract that would leave 450 downtown buildings with no one to clean them in a statement the maintenance contractors' association says it is negotiating in good faith and expects to reach a fair agreement. this morning, dozens of union workers pickets in front of the grand hyatt hotel in union square in a protest over

labor conditions accusing hyatt of over working employees and unfair firing. hyatt won a complain with the labor relations board which cited the union for negotiating in bad faith. last night caltrans lit up 24,000 individual l.e.d. lights on the completed when both sides are completed -- 48,000 l.e.d.'s creating a flat white light that does not shine into opposing traffic. >> what we use for l.e.d.'s which are individually aimed and advisered. you create basically -- vie sore . you create the ability to paint the roadway surface.

>> well lit new bay bridge is scheduled to open labor day weekend next year. as you drove across the span, how did it look? >> nice i ran into new mit so had to use the wipers. >> i know. let's talk to mike about that. >> good morning. ly doppler showing the rain is not that heavy it is very misty -- and a little drizzle is falling most at the coast where visibility is the lowest, half moon bay 2 1/2 miles of in the 50s now with cloud cover just about everywhere. through 7:00, it going to stay the same the mist and drizzle will hang around between 7 and 8 it will start to dry, definitely going to have flight arrival delays into sfo today. 70s around antioch, livermore, san jose, morgan hill, everybody else in the 60s. by 4:00, pockets of sun along

the coast upper 50s to low 60s into san francisco 65 oakland everybody else in the 70s at 4:00, antioch 80. 7:00 evening plans take a light jacket 60s around the bay, 50s at the coast, a few low 70s napa, fairfield, antioch, san jose and morgan hill. temperatures jump four to six degrees tomorrow, another couple sunday, upper 70s around the bay and mid 60s at the coast. here's traffic with sue. i wanted to talk about southbound 680 through walnut creek you will need windshield wipers fog there no problems with slow traffic into the junction of highway 24 and san ramon valley. bay bridge toll very light windshield wipers needed on the upper deck into san francisco. here's the accident, it is

eastbound 80 the noncommute direction and no slowing according to our sensors eight hilltop that accident is blocking the -- blocking the right lane. no significant slowing as you can see on the road sensors past the scene in the eastbound direction. we'll update that in a couple of minutes. 4:39. listen to this one. high school student sues over a grade. next, why his parents argue a rogue teacher may have stolen his college dream. a homeowner thought her house was being robbed. i was no burglar what ripped the front door off its hinges? back to school time means back to school germs.

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low clouds and drizzle this morning that may be hard to tell from this picture, trust us, it is out there. meteorologist mike nicco will talk about the warm-up, great weekend as the giants welcome the dodgers into town. now, 5,000 miles to london where you see first lady michelle obama addressing team u.s.a. prior to the start of the olympics. opening ceremony tonight events start over the weekend. the first lady is there for the start of the games, basketball team is going to cleanup, just so you know. >> i believe you. more news in the bay area. the family of a former albany high school student wants $10,000 from the school district and damages for severe emotional distress over a c+ the student received in chem . he's a year way from college

with dreams of going to ucla and was earning an a until the teacher refused him to make up missed work. he says the teacher initially agreed to let him make up the land but changed her mind and gave him a failing grade. the family wants either an a+ or the opportunity to make up the missed work. >> they allowed a rogue teacher to deny him what he worked so hard for and earned. it could determine what schools he does or does not get admitted into. it could impact his ability to pursue his dreams. >> district officials have changed his c+ to a b. he has transfered to berkeley high where he has been earning all a's. neighbors in a central valley community on an -- on alert following an end counter with a mountain lion.

authorities had to shot and kill the animal after it tried to get into a home. the homeowner heard a crash earlier and thought someone was trying to break into her home. deputies discovered the front door was broken in but the house was clear. they noticed the female mountain lion in the tree. the 80 to 100 pound animal approached the officers who shot and killed it. authorities say the area is not a known mountain high on habitat. back east first scorching heat now tornadoes. neighbors from the east coast get another pounding from mother nature. where parents are convinced a uc davis student is still alive a month after she disappeared. what all middle schoolers will have to do before the start of school this year. fans and 49er heroes join forces. the good cause they are teaming up to raise money for. 3q every day, an average of 5,000 people

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>> if you liked yesterday i think you will like today sun by noon inland 1:00 by the bay 60s in yellow half moon bay, san francisco, richmond and oakland everybody else in the 70s until you get to -- looking around st. louis got a break yesterday back to 100 today, 97 d.c., 107 phoenix low to mid 70s seattle and portland. couple areas of severe weather in yellow right now everything is quiet all of our major airports across the lower 48 and in the bay area on time. flight tracker abc7news.com at the bottom. more weather-related news. residents in the northeast are cleaning up today after heavy

rains and tornadoes caused major problems. a funnel cloud loomed over new haven, connecticut yesterday, winds toppled trees and snapped electrical lines. 300,000 homes and businesses lost power in three states at one point. heavy rains caused flash flooding in some areas airlines cancelled more than 800 flights. wife of jerry sandusky is defending her husband. she told the local newspaper she still loves her husband and says he's not who they say he is. meanwhile, a man who claims he's victim number two from the trial is threatening to sue the university. his attorneys state man suffered extensive sexual abuse over many years, before and after the 2001 incident where graduate assistant mike mcqueary with it 'tised an -- witness attack in a team shower. significant discovery in

the fight against aids. two men are hiv-free under bone marrow transplants. researchers in boston state findings suggest transplants while on and tie retro viral therapy can -- anti-retro viral tarp can cure patients from the virus. >> -- california law requires all incoming 7th graders be immunized against pertussis along with other dangerous diseases california had more than 9,000 cases of whooping cough in 2010 the worst outbreak in 60 years. health department can tell you where you can find low cost or free vaccinations students can be barred from attending school if they don't get the shots. nine hundred people feasted on pasta and rubbed elbows with their football

heroes. the man who made the catch, dwight clark joined other current and former players at pasta bowl vi last night. >> in the 80s we were always going to something, raising money for the different charities. >> goal is to raise funds to support the mission and keeping kids on track and in school. fun event we bring together fans, corporate supporters and the team. >> 49ers' foundation hoped to raise $160,000. fans got a chance to see the team's five super bowl trophies. you will be able to catch the 49ers and raiders right here on abc7, nfl thursday night football. catch 9ers against the seahawks, october 18th and raiders against the broncos december 6th. that's the nfl's thursday night football here on abc7. yes, i am ready for some football. >> yeah some thursday night

football, excellent! >> boom! sorry. cool weather crashing to a halt -- >> four to six degrees warmer in the -- for the weekend still have clouds this morning, drizzle and mist looks like we are going to have this around tomorrow morning before we turn that around as we head into the afternoon tomorrow with sunshine and warmer weather. doppler, not everybody receiving the wet weather higher elevations where we are finding mist along the coast where we are finding drizzle mild mid to upper 50s 61 mountain view monterey bay cloudy mist mid to upper 50s inland a lot of cloud cover during the morning hours getting thicker as we speak and starting to spill into the south bay by noon out of our inland neighborhoods still some around the bay by 1o'clock out of the bay with

pockets of -- by 1:00 out of the bay. 60s, 70s, 80s inland. mid to upper 70s south bay 80 los gatos peninsula mid 70s drop to 69 in millbrae pacifica 59, daly city cooler along the coast mid 60s downtown south san francisco, sausalito 67, mid to upper 70s north bay valleys bodega bay 58° east bay shore mid to upper 60s richmond, berkeley, oakland, hayward everybody else in the low to mid 70s. upper 70s concord walnut creek and dublin everybody else in the low to mid 80s. monterey bay mid 60s for monterey watsonville 71 santa cruz 80 into morgan hill and 78 where it smells like garlic already in gilroy garlic festival this weekend. 77 tahoe today, 110 palm

springs, lower to upper 70s san diego and l.a. dodgers are in town, 7:15 first pitch, cloudy, breezy, 60 dropping to 56°. temperatures warm four to six degrees tomorrow into sunday then stay at seasonal levels through next week. good morning. going to the golden gate bridge, roadwork to one lane in the north section of the span. traffic flowing smoothly. moisture on the deck of the golden gate bridge, misty coming off the waldo grade you will need windshield wipers configuring lanes four southbound, two northbound coming up. 80 westbound east shore freeway past golden gate fields into berkeley, emeryville moving at the limit. accident eastbound 80 at hilltop blocking right lane,

noncommute direction they hope to get that out quickly. problem in the south bay gilroy southbound 101 hazard in the right lane near the truck scales. you can expect traffic through the gilroy area this weekend with the garlic festival. in san francisco the marathon happens sunday lots of city streets will be affected starts at 7:45 at the ferry building and the embarcadero street closures to fisherman's wharf, golden gate all around san francisco, relatively early through midday expect traffic sunday for the marathon. dozens marched through san francisco's financial district to show solidarity with people protesting against police in southern california. last night's demonstration started on the embarcadero and moved along washington street.

protesters rallied at the same spot where san francisco police shot and a man last week. officers say he was armed with a knife and had stabbed a co-worker. activists accused police of shooting him while he was handcuffed. police deny that accusation. four nights of protest on the streets of anaheim two police shootings over the weekend set off those clashes. search continues for a 19-year-old uc davis student who has not been seen for more than a month. she was last seen leaving a counseling center in sacramento where she was getting treatment after a vigil in her hometown and a facebook campaign with 6,000 followers her disappearance remains a mystery. >> it is a nightmare not to know where your daughter is at. >> she was and still is, considered at risk and needs regular medication. >> investigators are

monitoring her facebook page hoping for some sign of where she might be. dozens of drug suspects off the streets this morning following a massive crackdown by drug enforcement agents, they raided warehouses, office buildings and gas stations in california and other states they seized 36 million dollars in cash and lots of illegal materials used to make drugs. the drugs are targeted to young people, labeled as incense and plant food to hide their contents. authorities say they can cause health problems and deaths. 90 people were arrested. crews will begin efforts tomorrow to eradicate an exotic species of fruit fly found in morgan hill after four oriental fruit flies were discovered in traps near monterey road and tenant avenue the fly can harm more than 230 different fruits and

vegetables, including many local crops. state workers will put out bait stations that will attract and kill the male fruit flies. oakland turning to a campaign to polish reputation and attract more tourists. >> oakland. >> oakland. >> to know it is to love it. >> these ads are part of a blitz by visitor's bureau to bring more people into the city. the campaign uses local celebrities and business owners to show there is more to the city than violence. this is the first tourism program the city has launched. earlier this year "the new york times" ranked oakland number five on the top 45 places in the world to see. 4:57. next, the warning from the san francisco fire department about a scam preying on goodwill. what you need to know. gunfire at a local mall. the latest on the search for the gunman who put shoppers' lives in jeopardy. what is wrong with oakland's police radios?

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