>> a popular boardwalk on the jersey shore is up in flames. we are learning new details of what led to the fire in the first place. >> it is 6:00 on friday. we are seeing a little bit of drizzle out there. not so much drizzle as yesterday in quantity or how it is covering our neighborhoods. there is a lot less of it out there. santa rosa is four miles visibility up from one mile last hour and 2 1/2 in half moon bay which is an improvement. we will keep an cry on the flight arrival delays. less drizzle an the pay and 61 degrees with clouds. clouds will stay longer and noon we will be 66 and cooler-than-average temperatures at 4:00. next 12 hours, dry but patchy

drizzle. sunny and 74. at 4:00, sunny and 84 and a comfortable 73 at 7:00. it will be breezy along the cost with temperatures around 60 to mid-60's. >> we are trying to get clarification on the accident of the bay bridge toll plaza. i can see a report of a major accident and we are having a difficult time trying to locate it. the track shows 580 at tracy to dublin is 36 minutes and antioch to concord is 22 minutes and 101 is at 15 minutes from san rafael to san francisco. the bay bridge toll plaza shows the traffic is starting to slow down. we do have the normal morning rush and from this point we cannot see anything and fast track lanes are moving along fine and cash-paying lanes are loaded up. in emeryville we have a different perspective: you can see we have traffic stacking up

and metering lights are flashing but nothing beyond that. we will keep our eye on there and see if anything else develops. >> this morning, california is close to getting a new minimum wage in a late night session lawmakers approved a wage hike for millions. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is in burlingame to tell us what this means for employees and business owners. >> kristen, workers are happy and employers probably nervous but nothing is happening yet. the governor still has to sign this into law. he says he will. assuming that happens, you are look at a couple of years before this takes affect. the minimum wage in california now is $8 and next july it would go up to $9 and in 2016 it would become $10 an hour. law harris counties and workers

are looking forward to it the first increase since 2008. >> lot of people think minimum wage earners are teens. over 90 percent in california are over the age of 20. >> if it is $10, that would be great for me. i am all for it. >> this will cost employers more money. it is an ex-expense -- an expense to them and they can pass the cost to customers. the chamber of commerce and the state restaurant association oppose the increase in the minimum wage. currently, the state with the highest minimum wage in the country is washington state. the minimum wage there is $9.19. california would surpass that. the city with the highest minimum wage in the state is san francisco at $10.50. the state legislature also

approved a bill to give undocumented immigrants california driver's licenses which include a mark that indicates the eastern cannot vote or receive social services. the governor says he will sign it. immigrants have to pass a driving test and be insured. several states office similar programs. >> cal expect will contain the fire on mt. diablo today. officials say that the 3,100 acre fire was sparked by target shooters. the investigation is on s going. fire broke out forcing evacuation situations and this morning it is 95 percent contained. our reporter will are a report with the latest in the next half hour. >> developing news this morning from new jersey: crews are still on the seen in seaside park after a massive boardwalk fire. at the height of the fire, smoke was still rising from the ruins of 50 businesses and

firefighters continue pouring water on hotspots. no word of major injuries but the damage is expected to be in the millions. at 6:15 we will go to new jersey for an update on the fire. >> happening now, raging flood waters in boulder, colorado, area. new video shows what people are dealing with. you can see it and hear it, the swift moving waters are so powerful. we showed you cars trapped in water that led to swift water rescues and the threat remains today. our reporter from denver sister station has more from boulder. >> the flooding in colorado is now a 24 hour concern. look at this, the boulder creek. this creek has been slowing violently at a pace of more than 200 times the normal speed.

at least three people are confirmed dead across the state. the national guard has been brought in to bring relief supplies. roads have been washed away. at this point it is too early to tell how much damage. a sheriff deputy said "right now we are in life-saving mode." >> for pore on what is expected in colorado today, we will go to meteorologist, mike nicco. >> radar shows to the to the east of denver, the rain is falling in estes park but moving to the north. the areas in green experience flooding now. that means the rivers and creeks and streams are pushing beyond the bank. flash flooding is the immediate

concern mostly around loveland. in boulder, the better day with a few more showers only and thunder is possible. heavy rain will come with more flash flooding is likely through the weekend. >> bart's board is telling the unions that it to expect more money on the table when contract negotiations resume. san francisco chronicle reports the bart board meeting the director tried but failed to get members to steer $5 million to the bart contract negotiations. the money was left over from the budget after bart balanced their books in june. >> the court-appointed leader of the oakland police department has rejected an initiative passed by the city council leaving police critics and council members feeling betrayed. the court appointed overseer overturned the directive to fire

civilian folks to take citizen complaints against the officers working outside the department. it is contrary to what the public was promised and what the council authorized. the move was expected to free up eight officers to patrol city streets. >> flaws of $4 million in cost overruns in the bicycle the problems were fixed with money that came from a contingency fund financed through tolls and the bicycle path is safe and will be linked to yerba buena island when the old bridge is demolished in 2016. >> mike talked about colorado and we will hook at what is happening in the bay area. >> temperatures are in the upper 50's to low 60 which is representative of most of our temperatures. they are cooler outside this morning. 61 in san jose and los gatos and

mountain view and livermore and antioch and 60 in oakland and present and 59 in san ramon and 57 in napa and novato and san francisco and half moon bay. from mount tamalpais you can see the clouds are coming off the bay and moving into the north bay valley and temperatures in fremont and san jose and concord, it is warmer at two to four degrees and santa rosa is the same as yesterday. moving forward in the forecast, it will be like yesterday, morning clouds and soon sunshine and temperatures are close to average. we will gain a couple of the degrees back on monday after a drop on sunday, and temperatures will be normal through the seven-day forecast. leyla gulen has friday traffic. >> it is busy. on the app, we have a report of an accident at the bay bridge toll plaza and we were unable to locate it on our cameras but c.h.p. is reporting it and our

abc7 news wazers are reporting it. one our wazers we says it is your and possible overturn. eastbound side that is possibly blocking a lane, as well, so that is not causing a slowing as far as we can tell and as we go into fremont we have another accident that is disappearing from view because the police are handling it another accident involving five to six vehicles, one lane remains blocked. you can traffic your traffic with abc7 news app at apple app and google play. next, lance armstrong making headlines this morning on twitter. what he is giving up following his doping confession. >> shots, lights, "7 on your

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>> a look at the bay bridge and it is looking nice this morning. a little less drizzle today. >> more news, lance armstrong is trying to clean up his act and has returned the bronze olympic medal he won in 2000. he gave it to u.s. olympic officials months after they asked him to give it back. he tweeted this picture of the medal and he came clean about using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with oprah. >> not even a year after super storm sandy and a new jersey beach side community is surveying the damage after a devastating fire. this started yesterday in seaside park with massive flames along the shore. we are learning the cause. the deputy prosecute firefight and the businesses destroyed. we joined from seaside park with details. >> the fire is now contained but

firefighters are still out here focusing on hotspots although they are starting to scale back their operations here. a bitter burning end to what was a summer of rebirth for the shore, devoured in the flames, the only portion of the sea bide boardwalk to survive super storm sandy. the attraction re-opened just months ago only to crumble in an uncompromising wall of fire and smoke. i don't believe it. again? >> it started on thursday afternoon at a froze were custard stand. high winds picked up embers carrying the flames for blocks until this was all that was left of dozens of businesses just rebuilt and re-opened. >> i want to throw up after all the effort and time and resources we put in to see this

going on is unthinkable. >> blocks from where the roller coaster was swept into 9 into 9 -- the ocean, the crews cut through a new portion of the boardwalk and firefighters worked to save what they could. >> a lot of guys from all over ocean county and surrounding counties that buffed their butt. >> business owners vowing to bounce back again. >> did we have a choice? do we have a choice at the jersey shore? this is where we maybe our living. this is how we feed our family. we have no choice. >> a positive outlook and so much gratitude that no one was seriously hurt. investigators have arrived at the scene and are working to determine the cause of the fire. >> thank you. so tough to have tragedy strike

twice. mike nicco? is there drizzle? >> not so much as yesterday during the morning commute. we have a lot of cloud cover but no real rain. we have flight arrival delays of an hour and 25 minutes. wins are variable an the bay of the headed inland, concord is 14 and fairfield at 23 so we have a sea breeze this morning. that will keep the clouds around longer and you can see how thick they are to the east. bright afternoon for most of us with seasonal highs and cooler sea breeze arrived on sunday and temperatures are close to average all the way through the seven-day forecast. no real wild swings. low-to-mid 80's for the south bay and cupertino and san jose and south, milpitas and santa clara and sunnyvale in the upper 70's and santa cruz is the same warmer and more sunshine today.

74 in san mateo up to 79 in los altos and mid-to-upper 70's for most of the peninsula, and mid-to-upper 60's along the coast but maybe not is much sunshine and near 70's downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. wine country, sonoma is 83 and napa is 84 and mid-to-upper 60's along the beaches and mid-to-upper 70's for most of the east bay shore and oakland is 73 and 78 in fremont and cooler at 72 in berkeley and live more, wine country, nice day and sunshine at 87 and the neighbors in the east bay valley in the mid-to-upper 80's. tonight is a lot like this morning, mid-50's to around 60 with patchy light drizzle and temperatures are cool when you step outside. we are still stuck between the two areas of low pressure and the high and that is why we have a quiet pattern and minimal changes in the forecast. as we head through the weekend the low will take over and this

trough develops off the cost bringing the sea breeze back for morning clouds and afternoon sunshine and temperatures that are going to run close to average after today and tomorrow dropping two degrees on sunday and monday. enjoy the tranquil weather. leyla gulen? >>guest: i am trying to locate the accident on the westbound 80 approaching the toll plaza so it looks like it is at grant avenue which is the new information we have with lanes blocked and a car is on the roof so we have confirmed that. slow traffic from the maze to the tolls. and overturned vehicle on the roof and someone is trapped and emergency crews are on the scene causing quite the backup from berkeley to the maze. the altamont pass is looking

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on mt. diablo, with the details all ahead for you. >> from the east bay hills, you can see the cloud cover through the bay with drizzle for the morning commute and warmer weather on the way and the seven-day forecast. >> in the traffic center, behind me the toll plaza is hooking light to you, but it is not friday lite we have a major accident on 80 approaching the bay bri

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is friday the 13th. from our mount tamalpais camera at the east bay hills a beautiful shot as the sun is about to come up and it is looking nice today. good morning, thanks for joining us. >> i will not open an umbrella not house. >> while walking under a ladder while having a black cat in front of you while breaking mirrors. mike? >> it is friday 13th. good morning, everyone. our visibility is 2 1/2 miles at half moon bay and 1.75 at santa

rosa and everyone else a lot of low clouds and drizzle and it is not heavy. it will be in the forecast if the day planner the next 12 hours and 60 an the bay and 66 at noon and breezy at 4:00 and 74 and grab a coat this evening we will drop in the mid-60's. inland we have drizzle but not quite as heavy as yesterday so we will say dry and 59. mostly sunny at noon and 74 and low-to-mid 80's by 4:00 and comfortable low 70's by 7:00. the coast is drizzle-filled morning and 58. it will be breezy and clouds and mid-60's by 4:00. that is the day planner. at the coast, how about right now. leyla gulen? >> we still have the accident with overturned vehicle making the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza located at grand avenue with a car on the roof

and one person is trapped. again, it is causing quite the backup as you come from the maze and it is causing bumper-to-bumper traffic away from university avenue through berkeley in the westbound direction. very slow traffic. headed back into fremont the crash is possibly in the clearing staying with the track loosening in the westbound direction at mission boulevard and warm spring roads involving five or six vehicles. the toll plaza shows track coming in more than it was with crews back trying to clear up the accident so some of the cars are allowed through. >> this morning, we know what caused the threatening mt. diablo in contra costa county. authorities are saying it was started by a target shooter. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in clayton.

>> target practice is to blame according to cal fire and officials use this as a reason to tell people to be careful when doing activities that could cause a spark. this fire that started on sunday burned 3,100 acres. neighbors have said sin the beginning they thought someone shooting a gun was to blame. >> my brother was here the day it started. i was at my girlfriend's out town and he heard tires popping or gunshots or loud sound like that before the start of the fire. >> officials have confirmed what many thought. the fire burned so much on mt. diablo that crews are worried about the rainy season and mudslides and they have workers on the hillside cutting out paths to control the flow of water down the hill for this winter and re-seeding the slopes

mt. diablo park could open on monday and officials are not saying would they think was shooting the gun. they do not want to jeopardize the investigation but release the cause. no arrests have been made. >> happening now in colorado the police chief in boulder says it is better. city officials urged thousands live along boulder creek to leave their home. the chief says the creek now has dropped from the peak but is surprised by the amount of water flowing into the streets with three people killed by flooding. rebound declared it a disaster area yesterday. >> developing news from western afghanistan, american security forces have stopped an attack on a consulate after militants used a suicide truck bombing to gain access. the attack happened in this area

and after the attack militants got in the compound with a gunfight between the militants can security forces. two afghanistan security guards were killed and five attackers. all consulate personal are safe. the taliban has claimed responsibility. >> diplomats and technical experts are working a second day to hammer out a deal in geneva of ridding syria of chemical weapons. secretary of state john kerry and the russian foreign minute step are -- foreign minister are discussing a framework. the syrian president bashar al-assad has sign add decree for syria to become a full member of the u.n. treaty banning the use of chemical weapons. >> abc7 news' george stephanopolis will interview president obama one-on-one today at the white house with the conversation focusing on syria and the looming showdown in congress over the federal budget

and health care. the interview is this weekend on sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. on abc7 news. >> the san francisco worker would ran over a woman with a city opinions truck is apologizing. the 35-year-old >>chris: was -- the 35-year-old christine svanemyr was killed in a park. thomas burnoski was challenged. he said "there is nothing i can do to bringer back and i am absolutely devastated by the tragic accident." burnoski is facing physical manslaughter. >> berkeley has had 25 percent increase in robberies. burglaries have jumped 34 percent for the year to date. there have been four homicides, the latest on sunday when a man was shot to death.

last year there were five for the expire year. the city police union says more officers are needed. the police chief is scheduled to present the report to the city council on tuesday. adetails open twitter's plan to go public. as we recorded yesterday the san francisco-based social media company has filed documents for an official public offering. that could happen before the end of the year and interest will be strong. it is uncheer -- unclear if they are available to individual traders. individual investors usually have to wait to buy on the open market and could follow the lead of facebook and hold back some shares for individual investors. >> john muir health is offering volunteer boy intermediates to employees. the condition con -- the condition con -- "contra costa

times" reports they want to trim 200 full time positions. no doctors will be asked to leave john muir health. there will be smaller payments from the government so they are cutting back. >> a long lost short filmed tied to star wars will be released in the bay area. >> helping to help pay for the medical needs of the boaten -- beaten up giants' fan. >> beautiful start to the day with clothes and drizzle, but, it will look nice. traffic is weather are

>> the golden gate bridge shows the cloud deck lowering. you can see the clouds. the flag is not unfurled too much but it is pointing to the east. temperatures are going to go up: fremont and san jose and concord and everyone else, san francisco, same as yesterday. tuolumne county, poor air quality again. it is quiet on the live doppler 7 hd but could be a pop-up storm but it is looking less likely. low-to-mid 90's through the central valley.

83 in los angeles. in tahoe, warmer-than-average temperatures up to low 80's and a lot of sunshine. leyla gulen? >> i have good news, the crash reported at grand avenue has h has cleared with no injuries reported. all lanes are re-opened and the bay bridge toll plaza shows everything is become to normal. it is now packing in at the tolls and filtering through to treasure island. but we still have a backup headed through berkeley and an accident in dublin with the intersection blocked off making the push to 680. >> the giants holding another fundraiser for the giants fan beaten while leaving a game a

this morning the tickets of $25 each. the insurance company stopped paying for his full time care at a rehab center and the family is sue the dodgers to help pay for medical costs. >> there will be a long lost short film not seen since played 33 years ago for star wars fan. the "black angel" was shown before the "empire strikes back" in 1980. it turned up two years ago and it was announced it will be shown to fans at the mill valley film festival in the home county of george lucas october 3-october thin. >> weeks after giving birth the duchess hits the red carpet. >> look at the big board, the dow is up 39 points and we will go tokin' -- to jane king at the

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>> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all pay area, this is abc7 news. >> millions of workers in california could be in for a

raise. >> california is a step closer to raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour. katie marzullo is in burlingame with more on reaction. >> downtown burlingame starting to come alive this morning. i break the news to the workers showing up they were smiles. that is the minimum wage could go up. right now the minimum wage in california is $8. in july, next year it goes to $9. the beginning of 2016 it would become $10 an hour. a coffee shop manager i smoke with said her workers deserve it. >> it is a great idea. the workers work hard. why not? it is expense i to live here. >> if $8 kicked up inflation it would be $9.25, if it kept up with inflation.

so we are only asking for 25 cent raise. >> why have a good answer to the why not, the chamber of commerce and the state restaurant association say it is an unfair cost to employers and it could lead to fewer employees and the costs could be passed along to customers. the governor still has to sign this into law but he indicated he would. the highest minimum wage in the country is in washington state at $9.19. >> thank you. united is dealing with a big fair problem. >> speculation of twitter's value is intensifying. >> jane king joins from the new york stock exchange with all the talk. >> good morning to you. in may a twitter investor valued the company at $10 but the

private market valley indicates it could be $14 billion company. some analysts thing it could go public with a value of $20 billion. august retail sales rose but less than forecast. the .2 percent gain at the commerce report was slower than lately with sluggish income growth. so far the markets are not worried. the dow is up 50 points and the nasdaq and s&p 500 are higher and the silicon valley index is traderring lower. united is trying to figure out what to do after pricing fares for zero dollars on the web site yesterday. some paid only a total of $2.50 or $5 for a flight indicating all they paid was for the $2.50 a leg post 9/11 security fee. the airline says they are not sure whether it will honor the

tickets shutting down the reservation portion while it fixed the problem. it was the fourth disruption since man of 2012 when they switched to the reservation system of continental, their merger partner. >> prince william and his wife made the first red carpet appearance since the birth joining at the tuft foundation charity last night. william is patron of the conservation group. here is another photo and we are learning details of the dress, with the sleeveless gown the creation of a female designer one of her favorite designers. it still allows for coverage in the baby area so...what do you expect, right? >> that is what mike was saying, going on and on about the dress.

>> clearly your territory. >> all right. let's do the weather. >> small craft advisory, everyone, and san francisco and san pablo to the delta, starting at 2:00 this afternoon, and southwest wind at 15 to 25 at 5:00 this afternoon to 8:00 tom morning. wind are light until conquered -- until concord. and to the northeast you can see to the richmond-san rafael bridge, it will be brighter in most areas with seasonal temperatures. it will be bright. we will see cloud cover lingering along the east bay

shoreline. maybe more cloud cover along the coast cooler breeze on saturday after a couple of days of close to average temperatures and we will rebound with steady highs through the seven-day forecast and this is probably the calmest weather we have had. today we are one or two degrees cooler in most areas but napa is one degree warmer at 84. the east bay inland and south bay clear out by 10:00 or 11:00 and along the shore the clouds clear out and over san francisco and along the coast we can never break completely free from the cloud cover so temperatures are below average. milpitas and sunnyvale and santa clara, all in the low-to-mid 80's and mid-to-upper 70's on the peninsula and redwood city at 78 and mid-to-upper 60's along the coast and 70 downtown and 71 in south san francisco and sausalito at 72 and low-to-mid 80's through the north bay valley and napa is a warm spot and mid-to-upper 60's

along our north bay coast with mid-to-upper 70 along the east bay shore and berkeley is cooler at 72 with mid-to-upper 80's along the east bay shore. tonight, the temperatures like this morning, mid-50's up to 60. the seven-day forecast is the same as today and cooler breeze drops our temperatures two to four degrees on sunday and everything looks good, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. >> in pleasanton southbound 680, we had three vehicles and a motorcycle involved with one vehicle sideways and we have a motorcyclist in one lane, as well so a serious accident away from 580 with delays because of the accident, one lane blocked out there. from antioch into pittsburg the drive is stop-and-go and to hercules it eases up and 41 minutes gets you in the

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thousands of people after roads have washed out. wide-spread flooding across boulder county took three lives. >> millions of california workers are waking up with a smile this morning upon word they could be getting a pay raise. the governor is vowing to sign a bill to increase the state's minimum wage from $8 to $10 by 2016. >> the state legislature approves a bill to let undocumented immigrants get california driver's licenses which include a special mark that indicates the person is not allowed to coat or receive social services. it could make streets safer. >> the morning clouds are out and they are dropping drizzle but not so widespread as yesterday. we will have 80's in the north bay valley to mid-to-upper 80's in the east bay valley and minor warming and low 70's around the bay and mid-60's to 70 the coast in san francisco.

>> the toll plaza looks like everything is become to normal because of the early accident and our maps show at grand avenue involving an overturned vehicle and we are left with heavy backup away from the maze but we have this accident in pleasanton southbound 680, involving a motorcycle. abc7 news continues online and on twitter and facebook. see you in 25 minutes.

good morning, america. breaking right now. thousands urged to get to higher land overnight as the rapidly rising floodwaters are out of control in the west. at least two dams breached at this hour. >> oh, my gosh. >> the sirens have just sounded again in boulder. >> entire towns cut off. roads washed out. as the water rises so high, this home owner can only flash lights for help. boardwalk inferno, that massive six-alarm fire raging into the night at the same iconic jersey shore boardwalk ravaged by superstorm sandy. the last-ditch effort by firefighters to stop the disaster. brand-new video just out of nicole kidman. a photographer slamming into her on his bike. knocking her down in front of her hotel. the star grabbing her ankle in pa