thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. let's begin with breaking news off the coast of italy a massive rescue operation under way after a ship packed with hundreds of immigrant sinks here sicily with deadly results. >> kristen, there are different numbers coming out right now. there are reports of 78 bodies being recovered at the scene there but one italian official says 94 people are dead. we know some 160 people have been rescued and that rescue operations do continue right now. helicopters and rescue boats are continuing to search the accident scene and also local fishing boats have pitched in. more than 260 people are missing. the boat is actually thought to

have been carrying 500 people immigrants from africa seeking refugee status on the closest italian island to africa. the coast guard believed it launched from libya. the boat apparently capsized and then caught fire. rescue workers report that someone lit a fire to report the boat was sinking and that caught the ship on fire. it's the second dead crash this week, 13 people drowned last week trying to reach sicily. >> katie, thank you. 5:01. time for a look at the weather in the bay area, mike? >> it's a little different when you step outside this morning. notice no high clouds. we've got a lot of clear conditions out there and the air is starting to dry right now as the winds are picking up. in fact, we have a red-flag warning from the central valley, our north bay and santa cruz mountains, the east bay hills and diablo range starts at 6:00 through saturday 6:00 in the morning so we've got quite a stretch of high fire danger

above 1,000 feet. here's your forecast for the afternoon hours. check out all this sunshine, 68 at half moon bay, low to mid-70s for most of the bayshore. fremont the exception at 77. we'll have upper 70s in the north bay. near 80 in the east bay valleys. how about that morning commute? here's laila. >> we tried to contact chp to see if there was an accident on southbound 880 as you come away from the maze at 14th avenue. it appears there's no accident, construction in the area is wrapping up but that's it. this just in, this crash in campbell has cleared southbound along 17 coming to camden avenue. we had a little bit of delays coming away from hamilton avenue but it looks like that's all cleared up, all lanes have reopened. here's a peek at our drive time traffic 680 from walnut creek to dublin is a 14-minute drive and 101 southbound from san jose to san francisco, 17 minutes a s a live look outside from the emeryville camera bouncing around out there as mike was

telephoning us gusty conditions but looks like traffic's moving smoothly into treasure island. just about 5:03. palo alto police are putting out the unwelcome matt for the car burglars because of the huge spike in thefts. and matt keller live in palo alto to explain, matt? >> reporter: yeah, eric, it doesn't matter the time nor the place, cars are being targeted here in palo alto. including at this city garage here on bryant street. police say 61 auto burglaries were reported in september making it the worst month in the city since at least 2008. so far this year, 260 auto burglaries have been reported, more than the annual total for each of the past three years. police say the majority of the crimes have taken place during the evening hours but many also happened during the day and overnight. some of the hot spots include cars parked on california avenue and the oak creek apartments along sand hill road. >> cost of living in this apartments is actually pretty

steep so people living here must be pretty wealthy as you can see the cars are very nice so it makes some sense that people would target the area as maybe a place to steal things. >> reporter: police believe several auto burglary crews are coming into palo alto and rental cars are attractive to thiefs, some of the items include laptops and backpack purses and luggage. police say this is a regional problem. so far this year officers here in palo alto have made five arrests related to auto burglaries. reporting live in palo alto, matt keller, abc 7 news. extra security this morning at a habitat for humanities site in oakland after an armed robbery where former president jimmy carter is scheduled to visit next week. eight habitat staff members and americorps workers were robbed of their cell phones and wallets at eads avenue on tuesday. one of the victims was also shot at and pistol-whipped. had is a look from sky 7 hd

where you can see the extra security at the construction site. president jimmy carter and former first lady rosalynn carter are visiting oakland and san jose on monday to highlight habitat home building projects. governor jerry brown is expected to sign historic legislation to allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses. the governor will sign the bill this morning at events in l.a. and fresno. the bill allows anyone who passes the written and driving test to get a california license regardless of immigration status. growing number of states are passing their own laws frustrated by the lack of reform at the federal level. 1.4 million drivers are expected to apply for the licenses after they become available in january of 2015. it's day three of the government shutdown and a top-level meeting with congre congressional leaders at the white house brought little progress. on the horizon a potentially catastrophic government default set to happen in two weeks. we've got the latest from

washington. >> reporter: the bad news, they're not any closer to a deal. the government shutdown enters a third day after a meeting between president obama and congressional leaders yielded no sign of progress. >> we are locked in tight on obama care. >> all we're asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obama care. >> reporter: president obama says he won't negotiate with republicans until they agree to fund the government with no strings attached and in an interview on cnbc the president blames speaker boehner for the stalemate. >> the only thing that's stopping is that john boehner right now has not been willing to say no to a faction of the republican party that are willing to burn the house down because of an obsession over my health care initiative. >> reporter: outside washington, the shutdown is hurting hardworking americans. if ft. wayne, indiana, the reid family is awaiting final approve

for an fha-backed mortgage but the government employees who would sign off on the loan are furloughed. >> we're in this hotel for who knows how long. >> reporter: headstart is beginning to shut down across the country. geraldine bryant's twin sons have no preschool again today. >> it's going to impact them in a big way especially academically as far as them not being able to be in school. >> reporter: and while social security checks are not affected by the shutdown -- >> i wanted a social security card. >> reporter: -- social security offices have reduced the number of services they provide so these people can forget about getting a new card at least for now. speaker boehner and house republicans increasingly believe that these budget discussions should include talk about raising the debt ceiling. now, the deadline to do that is october 17th. meaning that this shutdown could last for weeks. live in washington, abc 7 news. >> thank you. stay with abc 7 news for the latest developments on the government shutdown on air and online at abc7news.com including

a list on the agencies that are closed. you can also get breaking updates any time by following us on twitter at abc7newsbayarea. humidity is dropping and we know what it means for fire danger, mike. >> it helps heighten the fire danger and so do the winds that develop heading into the afternoon hours. good morning for you. dress for 42 if you are in woodside, 45 in menlo park and palo alto, and foster city, 51. san mateo and san bruno about 54 degrees. we also have 49 in hayward. 47 in los gatos, and san ramon, 45. napa not affected by the breezes, 42. but santa rosa is, look at that 55 degrees along with novato. oakland, 56. 54 right now in san francisco. concord and livermore, at about 50. and san jose 54 degrees. this is a look at downtown san francisco. we'll use as our backdrop to talk about temperatures. that will be above average in oakland, 76. san francisco right at average at 70. but napa, livermore, redwood city and san jose about 2 to 3

degrees cooler than we should be this time of the year. let's break down your day the next 12 hours in your day planner. 46 up north to about 67. that's going to be our spread at 7:00. we'll be at 62 to 72. not much in the way of microclimates at 12:00. 64 to 78 at 4:00. as we move through friday, saturday, and sunday the three warmest days in the forecast well above average. the fire threat will finally start to taper saturday afternoon and into sunday, so some good news for the weekend. let's see if laila has some good news for us. >> i do indeed. i'm happy to report the two accidents along southbound 880 as you come up to oakland and also another campbell accident on highway 17, they've cleared. everything is back to normal routine it would seem. we do have a little bit of debris in the lane to slow you down at grant line road. you can see the backups there 37 miles per hour will be your top speed as tracy and over the altamont pass speed does pick up

but we're hobbling along to highway 84. it's not until you get into pleasanton that we're at top speeds. along 680 you're in the clear and once you get into highway 24 that is also moving along just fine. 67 miles per hour and through the caldecott, 54 miles per hour is your top speed. let's take a look outside and this is your drive coming southbound along 101 heading into central san rafael. you can see the cars trickling in at this hour and not busy just yet and a good time to head out on to the roads. it's 5:10 now. >> some of this year's holiday toys may quickly -- >> annoy you? >> yeah, anger parents. the bloomberg business report is next. we also know what killed "glee" star corey my monteith. the potential

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thun-year-old actor died of mixed drug toxicity as a result of shooting heroin and drinking alcohol. he was found dead alone in his hotel room in vancouver on july 13th. according to the coroner investigators found drug paraphernalia including a spoon with drug residue and a used hypodermic needing along with an empty champagne bottle and ghasve glaghas glasses. a meat processing plant is recalling its beef for the second time in a month and for the same reason. the central valley meat plant in hanford is recalling 90,000 pounds of ground beef meant for the national school lunch program because it may contain small plastic pieces. the beef was packed in a 40-pound case or many 40-point cases and shipped to distribution centers around the country. the company is the agriculture department say there are no reports of anyone getting sick. starbucks is about to make it easier for the blind and visually impaired to buy their

morning lattes all year around. the braille gift card they offer in the fall will now be sold at registers every day of the year. the seasonal card was originally created two years ago at the urging of disability advocates, but it was made permanent at the request of a mom whose blind daughter likes the independence the card gives her. you know, as parents we hope that our kids won't be begging for noisy toys, right? >> yeah. >> okay, now imagine one that makes gross sounds. >> oh, good luck with that. here's jane king with that and more impact from the government shutdown in this morning's bloomberg business report. >> reporter: as many as 5,000 workers at whitney and other units facing furloughs because of the government shutdown and the helicopter and jet maker says the temporary cuts may be bigger if the shutdown continues into november. and get ready for a lot of toys that burp and pass gas. toys "r" us selling gross noise making toys for the holidays. the uglys can make dozens of

rude sounds. the sound of passing gas is the sound of profit they say and consumers may buy $100 million worth of gross holiday gifts. toys "r" us plans to roll out monster 500 toys including a cross pot vehicle and a turbochain car massacre. at the new york stock exchange i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. on the heels of mcdonald's introducing its lower-fat fries burger king is enjoying a wave of social media buzz from a supposed name change to fries king. burger king's website shows a company logo with the word fries king and the company's facebook page showing some buildings with the name change. this publicity stunt comes as the company rolls out revamped fries that it says are healthier than the original. a key economic forecast will be released later this morning and it predicts a moderate increase for holiday gifts this year over lasts but analysts say that could all change if the government shutdown drags on.

the shutdown has forced the furloughs of 800,000 federal workers and analysts worry it could cause shoppers to lose confidence in the economy. the report today from the national retail federation forecast that sales in november and will rise 3.9% compared to a 3.5% increase last year. i wouldn't mind having a wind blocker this holiday season and could come in handy this weekend or today, right? >> definitely, it will be breezy but it brings a fire danger with it also. the winds right now are up a little bit especially some areas we don't normally see them like around santa rosa 12 miles per hour, novato the same. 18 in fairfield but it's coming out of the north instead of coming out of the west. where it would be bringing in some cooler weather. no marine layer out there to deal with this morning. everybody else less than that, but look what happens as we head to 16 th 6:00 this evening, shaded in tan, that's where the wind

advisories are. this is continues through 3:00, east to northeast winds around 20 to 35 miles per hour with gusts up to 50. this is the way it looks from the east bay hills this morning. every once in a while you'll see the camera bounce around. winds 15 miles per hour, gusting up to 23 and we've seen gusts up to 20 in santa rosa and they are developing starting to develop in some areas. let's talk about the three highlights in the fire danger today, tomorrow and saturday, keep your guard up for that especially above 1,000 feet where it will be worst. above-average warmth comes with the winds and it will last longer friday, saturday and sunday. it will be cooler next week but the system that brings us the cooler weather unfortunately does not have rain with it. the low pressure is accelerating to the east on the jet stream. a cool pocket of air. notice the distance between that low and this high it's not very much because it's so chose together that's what's going to push the winds up to be faster, the tight pressure gradient. 80 in morgan hill and near that

in gilroy and los gatos and in the mid-70s with santa clara valley and redwood city and mountain view and down to 71 to millbrae. and mid to upper 60s along the coast. mid to upper 70s through the north bay valleys, but mid-60s at your beaches. we'll have 76 today in oakland and san leandro and union city, everybody in the mid to upper 70s along the east bayshore. and up to 80 degrees in the east bay valleys. tonight temperatures running in the 50s in most neighborhoods and the winds will keep our temperatures up. here's the acuweather seven-day forecast and don't we surprised if it's noisy with the winds rustling through the leaves on the trees and temperatures tomorrow will jump four to eight degrees and we'll peak saturday and pull back sunday especially at the coast and cooler weather for all of us monday, tuesday,

we wednesday. we're getting information that there's possible shooting in the mission district that could be blocking off dubos, so we'll be tracking that until further notice. but, again, it sounds like some police activity that is blocking that intersection in san francisco's mission district. as we take you into san jose, this is where we do have some construction that is currently wrapping up but causing slowing nonetheless. we do have cones on 280 and you want to slow for the cone zone. let's go out to the ways app and show you what's going on along i-80 coming westbound, there's a pothole in the lanes and you want to watch out for that. sounds like it's in one of the middle lanes. not slowing traffic down just yet but you want to watch out for your tires. we're getting a report from washington that san francisco ranks number two as having the worst roads. so it might not be a surprise for some of you residents out there. all right, and joey is shaking his head no. let's go outside to the bay bridge toll plaza and you can see traffic is funneling

smoothly coming out of emeryville, a few extra headlights making their way into the city. >> thank you. it's just about 5:21. ahead seven things to know as you start your day. and former santa clara supervisor george shirakawa stole from taxpayers and why taxpayers will be covering him this time again legally. and compensation controversy, why oracle shareholders may be

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it's 5:24 whether you're just joining us or heading out the door here are seven things to know today. number one breaking news from italy where a massive rescue operation is under way after a ship carrying 500 immigrants caught fire and sank overnight. at least 78 are reported dead so far but the number is expected to climb. we'll get more in just a few minutes. number two, b.a.r.t. is reviewing a new union proposal before both sides return to the bargaining table this morning. they're trying to reach a contract agreement before the cooling-off period expires next thursday. abc 7 news reporter amy holyfield will have the latest at 5:30. the government shutdown rolls into its third day with no end in sight. a white house meeting with president obama and top congressional leaders last night didn't provide any progress. republicans say the president

refuses to negotiate. democrats say the gop keeps moving the goalposts on a budget deal. number four a story you'll see here. newark police are investigating a case of extreme animal cruelty after a pregnant german shepherd was left tied to a park she was giving birth to puppies, a police officer took the dog and pups to a local vet and all eight are doing fine this morning. if nobody claims them, they'll go up for adoption. governor brown expected to make history today when he signs legislation giving undocumented immigrants driver's licenses. california will become the nation's most popula pulous sta allow immigrants to have driver's license. all is quiet right now, look how calm the weather is. the winds are coming back this afternoon and so is the high fire danger i'll talk about the red-flag warning in your seven-day forecast. and number seven, police activity in the clinton park

area off the central freeway in san francisco blocking off guerror at dubos. it's 5:26 now. a judge has appointed an attorney to represent former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa jr. at taxpayer expense. he said he can't afford legal fees as he fights charges involving a phony campaign mailer. according to the "san jose mercury news" the attorney is one of the attorneys that handled his corruption. shirakawa re-signed in march after pleading guilty to corruption and misusing funds. the public defender's office couldn't take the case because of conflicts. oracle is fighting new criticism that larry ellison makes too much money, who made $76.9 million last year. that's down from $96 million in the previous year. and oracle shareholders group has publicly criticized the pay package in a letter to the

s.e.c., the redwood shores-based companies say ellison is an extremely valuable asset and oracle is one of the best managed tech companies and they pointed out that most of the compensation is stock. ellison receives a $1 salary and declined a bonus last year. the abc 7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the day's top stories. next an online marketplace not for books or shoes but for drugs and weapons. the feds say a san francisco man is responsible. how they caught up with this accused e-drug dealer. and eroding support for oakland mayor gene kw

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you all morning a frantic rescue operation under way off the coast of italy right now after a ship packed with hundreds of immigrants sinks near sicily. dozens are dead. a we're live in the newsroom with more. >> the numbers are starting to solidify, both cnn and the associated press reporting an italian official reporting 94 bodies have been recovered, there are reports that pregnant women and children are among the dead. a top health official expects the number to rise as the frantic search operations continue. between 150 and 160 people have been rescued. this is new video of the italian coast guard bringing survivors ashore, but more than 200 people are unaccounted for. the coast guard said the ship was trying to smuggle as many as 500 africans into europe, that the ship caught fire and caps e capsized. it's the italian island closest to africa, the boat is thought to have left from libya.

the u.n. refugee agency estimates 8,400 migrants and asylum seekers landed on the coast of italy and malta in the first six months of this year, 8,600. the agency recorded some 40 deaths in that same time period based on interviews with survivors of the crossing, but as we know this accident alone appears to have claimed more than twice that. live in the newsroom. traffic tie-up in the area around guerrero and dubose. >> as we take you into san francisco, this is just off of the central freeway. right in the mission district. the clinton park area to be exact. dubose avenue at guerrero street blocked off by san francisco police, who are investigating a possible shooting in the area. it doesn't sound like anyone could have been hit but they are injured due to a crash the shooting has caused. again, information is filtering in to the newsroom as we speak. dubose at guerrero shut down right now and detours will be in place.

let's go outside and take a quick live look at your drive in the east bay. southbound along 680 as you come away from highway 4 and you can see the traffic building as you approach the 24 junction, so a little bit extra congestion now this morning as we head out to work. here's mike with a look at the weather. good morning. >> thank you very much. good morning, everybody. and let's look at the dry gusty winds coming out of the north to northeast. the area you see in red the north bay mountains. the diablo range and the santa cruz mountains all above 1,000 feet on to that high fire danger or red-flag warning through 6:00 this evening and 6:00 saturday morning and an extended period of time. northeast winds gusting 35 to 45 miles per hour and humidity levels around 10% to 20%. here's where it looks from mt. tam gusting 23 to 25 right now. as far as the forecasts we'll have warming and drying wind shift today. temperatures 75 to 80 inland. and low to upper 70s around the bay and mid to upper 60s at the coast. have a good day. 5:32, developing news in the

east bay where the chp is investigating an apparent road rage shooting that sent a woman to the hospital. it ended in richmond off potrero avenue but it started on 880 in hayward. two young women in a black honda got into a road rage incident with someone in a white pickup truck shortly before 10:00 last night. one woman was shot in the leg. they called 911 and pulled over in richmond where the shooting victim was taken to the hospital. she's expected to be okay. the driver of the white pickup truck kept going. the chp is asking any witnesses to come forward. new developments in the b.a.r.t. strike threat. there appears to be some movement towards a new contract for workers with only a week to go before the cooling-off period ends. abc 7 news reporter amy holyfield is live in berkeley, amy? >> reporter: both unions have two press conferences scheduled for this morning but we are sensing a real fatigue from b.a.r.t. riders here this morning.

about all of this. the unions have made a third counterproposal to the b.a.r.t. management. and b.a.r.t. has responded by saying it appreciates the movement and is studying the numbers, but riders are telling us that they are growing tired of these negotiations that seem to be inching along. >> make a deal already. that's all. get over it. we just had enough i think. >> they're going back and forth, so i just -- i just wait for it to be done and then to go from that. yeah. >> reporter: how are you feeling about it all? >> i really don't have any thoughts, yeah. i'm just hoping for the best. >> reporter: the two sides will be back at the table today. they only have a week left to reach a deal. if they can't reach an agreement a strike could start next friday. and b.a.r.t. does have shuttle buses on reserve just in case there is a strike and they'll run people between the east bay and san francisco. live in berkeley, abc 7 news.

>> amy, thank you. adding to commuters' fears a strike is now looming for ac transit. union workers have rejected the transit agency's contract offer for the second time. the latest proposal included a 9.5% pay raise over 3 years. union leaders had encouraged workers to accept the offer. they will now meet to consider their next step. 5:35, the federal government shutdown enters its third day this morning with no end in sight. president obama held a white house meeting with the top four congressional leaders last night but it only produced more bickering. house speaker john boehner left the gathering saying the president refuses to negotiate any changes to obama care. senate majority leader harry reid said democrats won't change the three-year-old health care law as a ransom to reopen the government. we'll have a live report from washington coming up at the top of the hour. meantime, more bay area residents are feeling the impact from the shutdown. the latest having to do with canceled weddings. weddings have been canceled for this weekend at sutro heights,

china beach and the muir beach overlook. a ceremony planned this weekend at the maritime museum had to be relocated creating challenges for those behind the scenes. >> we have to redesign a little bit the food to make it work in a closet because that's the size of our kitchen there. >> meantime the cliff house served its last meeffle meals l night. it's a national park property and its website reads closed as of thursday due to federal shutdown. it's not clear how it stayed open the first two days of the shutdown. and stay with abc 7 news for the latest developments on the government shutdown on air and online at abc7news.com and you can get breaking news updates by following us at twitter. this morning the san francisco supervisors will look at how police investigate accidents involving bicyclists in the city. it comes after a cyclist was

struck and killed by a truck making a right turn at 6th and fullsome streets in august, and they did not cite the truck driver until surveillance video was discovered by a member of the san francisco bicycle coalition. police later concluded the truck driver was at fault. today's hearing will look at police protocol for these investigations. the city recently also announced plans to add a new bike lane along fulsome between 4th and 11th streets. a san francisco man will be in federal court to answer charges that he ran a massive online black market for drugs. fbi agents arrested 29-year-old ross olbrick accused of running silk road. they say criminals used the website to trade drugs and offer illegal services like forgery. and he's accused of using the site to try to hire someone to kill a former silk road employee who thought he was stealing. and his online handle was dread pirate roberts. the fbi said olbrick made tens of millions of dollars from drug

sales alone. jean kwan is facing a tougher battle for re-election based on a new poll. it shows she's less popular than her one-term predecessor ron dellums near the end of his tenure. "the oakland tribune" reports two out of three people viewed her unfavorably. 46% say they would definitely not vote for kwan next year. only 5% say they would definitely vote for her. still, at this point, the mayor doesn't have a big-name challenger. port commissioner brian parker and san francisco state professor joe toomen are her main contenders at this point. 5:38, continuing problems in the clinton park area of san francisco. >> the mission district in san francisco off of the central freeway at dubose and guerrero street a crash is reported due to a possible shooting. we're trying to get some more information from san francisco pd, but again this is right at the intersection of dubose avenue at guerrero street

reported at 4:20 this morning that a car was being shot at and they crashed into another car. hopefully no one was actually hit by bullets but they were injured by the crash, so we're getting more information on that and we'll bring it to you coming up in a bit. let's go outside and look at the bay bridge tolls and it's starting to load up in the cash paying lanes to treasure island. and let's look from this vantage point, once past the tolls it's sluggish there as you enter the tunnels and out toward san francisco it starts to loosen up just a little bit but nothing to get in your way once you get into san francisco. mike? all right, laila, thank you very much. good morning, everybody. if you have anything loose outside you may want to bring it in or find some way to tie it down because it's going to get a little windy. north winds around 15 to 30 but gusts up to 45 miles per hour in the north bay mountains and east bay hills and diablo range. but the santa cruz mountains are not in the wind advisoradvisory. in fact, you are driving through some of our higher passes and you're in a high profile vehicle

maybe white knuckling it to get through there without being blown off the road. notice the winds are fastest over the ocean this morning but look how quickly they develop into the north bay mountains during the morning and into the evening hours. in fact, the winds will peak overnight through tomorrow morning. that's when we'll have our fastest winds and probably our highest fire danger. your day planner for today, 40s in the inland valleys and by noon we'll be in the 70s away from the coast. mid to upper 70s by 4:00 a delightful afternoon, make sure you take the sunglasses and you'll need a coat by 7:00 as most of us are falling back into the 60s rather rapidly with the longer nights developing. let's get some more news from kristen and eric. thank you. it's 5:40. >> a pregnant dog found tied to a bench and abandoned. what happened next amazed police in the east bay. the story you'll only see on abc 7. and video viral online of a tesla sedan bursting into flames. what the palo alto-based electric aut

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after a pregnant german shepherd was left tied to a park bench while she was giving birth to puppies. a police officer took the dog and her seven surviving pups to a fremont vet all eight are doing well this morning and that's a big relief to officer jennifer bloom who spoke to us via facetime about the unusual situation she found herself in. >> you know, we go through training on how to if we ever have to help a woman deliver a baby but we've never had to deal with puppies. >> she's grateful for the help she got from the central veterinary hospital. if nobody claims the dogs, they'll go up for adoption as a family. two pit bulls that attacked a martinez boy will be put down, they mauled 10-year-old hunter kilborn while he was visiting a friend in antioch in august. the dogs' owners have decided not to appeal the city's decision to euthanize them. the lawyers say the owners are upset but it's taking too much out of them to keep fighting for the dogs. >> palo alto-based tesla is pond

i responding to a viral video that show one of its sedans on fire. firefighters had a hard time extinguishing the fire, they say it kept reigniting. this morning tesla said the fire was the result of an accident and not a spontaneous event. however, what happened did send shares of tesla plunging about 6% yesterday in trading. tesla says the flames were contained to the front of the $70,000 vehicle because of its design and construction. as the oakland a's get ready to open the postseason at home tomorrow night so are officials at the coliseum. the tarp will be removed in areas to allow seating for 48,000 fans, that's double the number of people who normally attend an a's game during the regular season. coliseum officials have also made upgrades that include the use of security entrances with metal detectors. they also completed a full review of the recent plumbing problems at the coliseum. they say the incidence with leaking sewage were manmade not

a product of faulty infrastructure. all right, get excited with the a's play-off fever sweeping the bay area, the only cure is a healthy dose of green and gold even pets are getting in on the act. here's a picture of a die hard oakland a's fan getting ready for the postseason. send your fan photos cute and all to kgotv.com or share them on facebook or twitter. 5:46. could possibly affect your commute here in the stow. a tie-up guerrero and dubose. >> san francisco's mission district, what is going on? >> off the central freeway we had an attempted carjacking of a limousine at dubose and guerrero, in the clinton park area is where we have the police activity blocking the roadway that could affect your commute especially if you take guerrero to market. take van ness or dolores instead that will help you get around

it. but the police activity will be around until further notice. it sounds like someone was being shot at, and they were injured due to that particular car accident, so, again, some police activity dubose at guerrero. and as we take you into san jose, along 87 right past the julian street off ramp more traffic is building in the northbound direction but no crashes to report over there in that area. mike? all right, thank you. good morning. let's take a look at live doppler 5 hd and if you've enjoyed the sunrises the last couple of mornings, today no high clouds and if few, if any, out there so it won't be quite as colorful, sorry about that, but it will be beautiful in its own respect. a weather warning from 3:00 to 9:00 this evening west winds around 20 to 30 knots and gusting to 35 to 40 knots and take offs and especially landings will be bumpy and there may be delays because of that. temperatures in the north bay are the coolest right now. we have 47 in guerneville, 44 at

calisto calistoga, look at american canyon, 42 degrees and 55 san rafael. and 45 degrees in san francisco along with cupertino, 47. san jose, 54. alameda, 58, and san francisco running about 50. some of the breezes already hitting emeryville, you can see the camera bouncing here as we look at the new span of the bay bridge. fire danger that's the number one highlight today through saturday. above-average warmth comes with the winds that will last friday through sunday. it's going to be cooler next week. i don't see any rain in the forecast. the storm track still going to stay to our north. it is to our north right now and look at the low finally accelerating away from the northwest giving them a break from the wet weather they've had but notice how closer it is to the high pressure. the tight pressure gradient brings us the windy conditions. near 80 in morgan hill and gilroy and los gatos. temperatures in the mid-70s elsewhere in the south bay like san jose and cupertino 76. and low to mid-70s on the pen

peninsu peninsula. and mid to upper 70s along the coast and mid to upper 70s through the north bay valleys with napa 79 being the warm spot. we'll be around ten to 15 degrees cooler, though, at your coastline even with all the sunshine. mid to upper 70s throughout the east bayshore line with hercules, castro valley and fremont the warm spots at 77 and 76 in pleasant and antioch, fairfield and walnut creek about 80 degrees. tonight's temperatures not as cool as this morning the winds will keep us up from the lower 50s to the upper 50s. here's the acuweather seven-day forecast four to eight degrees cooler tomorrow and -- or warmer tomorrow and the warmth will peak saturday with mid-70s at the coast, the nicest day to be there for warm sunshine. mid to upper 80s elsewhere. temperatures start cooling at the coast sunday and then that spreads inland and brings us back to reality, monday, tuesday, and wednesday. have a great day. here's kristen and eric. >> thanks a lot. 5:49 now. san mateo county prosecutors say

it may take two to three weeks before they decide to file criminal charges against a san francisco firefighter in the death of an asiana crash survivor. the autopsy obtained by the abc 7 news i-team shows 16-year-old mengyuan ye died when a fire truck driven by elyse duckett ran her over. prosecutors tell the i-team they are considering an involuntary manslaughter charge. the family's attorney tells the i-team he's preparing to file a claim with the city and county of san francisco. that's the first step to a lawsuit. lawyers for boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev are asking a judge to lift prison restrictions on the 20-year-old arguing they're overly harsh and have left him completely isolated. tsarnaev's attorneys say he's been confined to his cell except for visits from them and limited access to a small outdoor enclosure. an internal justice department memo was released to justify the restrictions. it says he told fbi agents when he was arrested that he remains committed to jihad and hopes his

actions would inspire others to engage in violence. 5:50. coming up a major medical breakthrough offering new hope for some women struggling to have a bibb. how stanford researchers are helping infertile women get pregnant. designer babies, the controversial genetics company that claims it has a way to help parents have the baby of their dreams. and coming up in our 6:00 hour, twitter wants to expand its bay area presence. the new talks the social

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it's almost 5:54. the san jose sharks are opening the nhl season at home tonight and kicking it off with a pregame street rally in front of the sap center. they host vancouver and they looked sharp last night shutting out the canucks 5-0 in preseason action. the sharks are still chasing the elusive stanley cup last season. the game starts at 7:00 and the rally will be before that. if you are thinking of heading out to the rally, how will the weather be? let's check in with mike. >> a lot of sunshine down there and temperatures in the 70s. look at the picture from the sutro tower and it's not bouncing around just yet. warmer in fremont, 77. warmer in san francisco back where we should be at 72 degrees. oakland 76, pretty close to average, san jose, 76 today. 78 in concord and santa rosa about one to three degrees

cooler than yesterday. if you are traveling around the state today it's not only going to be breezy here but through the central valley and it will be much cooler up in tahoe today. we're only making it to goop near 80 in sacramento and fresno and upper 60s to mid-70s in san diego and l.a. the congestion is definitely visible throughout much of the bay area certainly over the altamont pass as we take a look right now at our drive time traffic we're at 41 minutes ahead from tracy to dublin in the westbound direction. highway 4 from antioch to concord westbound 20 minutes and 101. 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. patent office has granted 23 and me a patent for a computer program that allows couples to have their sperm and egg genetically analyzed. crit cans are concerned couples will pick donors based on certain traits and the system is designed to help would-be parents to pick traits such as hair and eye color to the rick

of certain diseases. the bay area is home to the fittest people in the nation. a new study finds san jose and san francisco are among two of the large cities for baby boomers. san jose ranks number one and san francisco number three, and the study by the american physical therapists association also found san jose has the highest life expectancy at 82 and a half years. other cities in the top five include some surprising places. you may not think people are getting out there and exercise because it's so cold but minneapolis, denver and boston, so good job there. >> you stay warm running. >> yeah. new details in attempted carjacking of a limo in san francisco. we'll have the latest from the scene. and more on breaking news a boat capsizes ove se s overseas hundreds into the water and the rescue is under way. a desk workout, "consumer reports" and 7 on your side put

and that breaking news is out of san francisco where police are investigating an attempted carjacking of a limousine town car. >> this is video just in that you are looking at, clinton park near valencia is shut down. the driver said somebody tried to carjack that limo and began shooting. the driver actually escaped unharmed but crashed into a parked car. the shooting happened near guerrero street and dubose avenue around 4:20 this morning. the driver complained of pain from that crash. good morning, 6:00 a.m. on this thursday. we'll talk more about that in a second and right now mike is monitoring the increasing winds for us. >> that will be the big story as we head throughout the evening, tomorrow, and saturday. the high fire danger that comes with it. right now all is quiet on live