quit leaking. in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks. now more on the traffic implication with leyla goalen. >> good morning, everyone. we take you into richmond, you can see how traffic currently is slightly affected. we are looking at a bit of volume there as we make that eastbound approach into east richmond. right now, we do have carson boulevard, both the on and off-ramp shut down. the best is petrero avenue, west downed direction, traffic completely unaffected that the hour, make the commute down el cerrito and hoffman split, looking clear as you head into berkeley. let's go outside live right now, take a look at. this this is going to be our drive through walnut creek, heading in a southbound direction, 680, see empty still that the very early hour, you make the approach to highway 24. quick conditions on accidents for you there all the updates for that commute in just a little bit. but for now, why don't we switch gears and talk about weather. in for mike mikko, i have got

your forecast, you might have been able to tell it's a little bit on the cooler side this morning and cooler still today and into the middle of the week. live satellite returns showing wispy high clouds still, not seeing a return of moisture, however, that's all going to change midweek. we are going to be seeing possibility of some showers by wednesday, high clouds overnight, cooler patterns begin today. the chance of showers comes midweek. we take a look at our camera, live toward the bay bridge, nice and clear there, beautiful conditions, nice and dry this morning. our first forecast for inland, we are going to be peaking about 82 degrees by the bay, 74. along the coast, 77, santa cruz, the most part, in the mid-60s. kristen, eric? >> thank you so much. now, breaking news overnight, two bay area professors are waking up nobel prize winner he isser, the first to receive this year's awards. abc7 news reporter matt kelser live in menlo park.

matt? >> reporter: who says stanford and uc berkeley can't get along. professors from both universities teamed up on research and won the nobel prize for medicine. now you can as you're looking at your screen, the person on the left there is randy scheckman, a pro-ers in the department of molecular and cell biology at the university of berkeley. on the is right thomas sue doff, at stanford, won the 2013 nobel prize in medicine with another scientist from yale. they solved the mystery of how the cell organizes its transport system. scheckman discovered a set of genes for vehicle traffic and to release their cargo with precision. research helps in the study of neurological and immunological disorders as well as diabetes. besides the prest teen, the three professors will be splitting the $1.2 million prize. >> 4:32 now. just four days atway from the end of the 60-day cooling off

period and another possible b.a.r.t. strike. negotiations resume between b.a.r.t. and its unions. both sides took date off yesterday. besides wages, the biggest issue is the length of the contract. b.a.r.t. officials want a four-year deal. unions want three. the cooling off period ends at midnight on thursday night and union workers could go on strike as early as friday. a brushfire on yorba buena island is under control but caused a traffic nightmare on the bay bridge for drivers leaving san francisco last night after the 49ers game. it started just before 8:00 last night and quickly climbed up the side of the island. take a look here. crews were concern it had would reach the coast guard station, they were able to attack the flames from ground level. >> we have some initial reports from telephones, could have been fireworks involved, two spot fires rap applied groaning the identify side of the island. >> fire crews controlled the flames before they threatened any buildings or people. developing news from the peninsula this morning. pg&e crews in san carlos are gradually reducing the pressure

in a controversial pipeline following a judge's order to completely shut it down. the pipeline runs under the city along britain avenue. pg&e insists the pipeline is safe but internal e-mails question the integrity of an 80-year-old seam weld on the pipeline. that's when san carlos officials asked the judge to step n the process of shutting the pipeline down could be completed by tonight. the san leandro city council will meet today to discuss whether to ever raise the flags of other governments over city hall. it comes from plans to raise the chinese flag. city and chinese leaders hoped to mark china's national day last week with thor is is mony here that was going to include raising the chinese flag over city hall but the move was called off due to criticism. the mayor says the community should weigh in on the matter first. 4:34 is to our time. happening today, former president jimmy cart letter visit the habitat for humanity construction site in oakland, where workers were robbed just a

few days ago. mr. carter has helped habitat for humanity build homes around the world since 1984. he and former first lady, rosa lynn carter, spoke to habitat supporters at oakland's pair mount theater last night. >> oakland is one of the leading cities in the nation on affordable house and i want could ton conn grad late the may and all those that make this possible. >> the cart letters appear at another project site tomorrow before heading to events in colorado, new york and new jersey. meantime, oakland preliminaries have not made any arrests related to last wednesday's robbery at the brookfield court development. authorities say four men robbed a crew of wallets, cell phones and tools. secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. operation in libya that captured a terror suspect is legal and complaints are unfounded. u.s. forces surrounded a vehicle carrying the man outside his home in tripoli over the weekend and snatched him without firing shot. libya calls it an abduction but kerry says al libby was part of the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings

in africa and was a legal and appropriate target and face justice in a court of law. we will have more on that in a live report from washington at the top of the hour. the government shut down in day seven and signs the u.s. is moving closer to the possible first-ever default in the nation's history. house speaker john bain and treasury secretary jack lew traded blame yesterday but provided no hint of a compromise. ruling out house vote on the a temporary spending bill or raising the nation's borough authority without concessions from president obama. lew says the president is not back down on his call of a debt limit bill without conditions before october 17th when the threat of default will be imminent. the shut down not impact the u.s. supreme court. it begins a new term today with a number of controversial issues. they offer the courts conservative majority, chance to undo limits on campaign contributions, undermine claims of discrimination in house and allow for more

government-sanctioned prayer. the last two terms saw the high court saving president obama's health care law and advancing same-sex marriage. if you're following the oakland a's pennant chase, you will need an early start. they resume in detroit at 10:00 our time this morning. the a's evened up the series one game apiece with a walkoff single at the coliseum saturday night. both teaches pitching well, game was scoreless until a hit in the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded that gave the a's a 1-0 victory. jared parker will take the mound today in the best of five series. a's fans are showing off their playoff pride. leer some celebrants after saturday night's big win and check out these little fans, almost too tired to stand after all the excitement. oh, come on, little ones. post your photos on our facebook page. there they are, just falling asleep on b.a.r.t. there, well

worth it post your photos on our facebook page or twitt eter at b webb. double duty this morning, leyla, start out with a check of traffic or weather? >> no, weather right now in fact, a gorgeous picture right now you from the mount tam cam. nice and clear conditions toward the bay bridge, twink ling lights, dry and clear out. i hope you enjoyed the weekend. it was nice and warm as well. that's all going to change, radar/satellite returns, some stray, high clouds, also seeing some moisture come into the bay area over the latter part of the week. starting on wednesday, a slight chance of showers. this is all due to an upper trough of pressure over the pacific northwest. that is going to bring moisture into the bay area and cooler days as well. we had that offshore flow bringing the dry air in, the

onshore flow coming in going to be bringing cooler temperatures as well. as we look at our day planner for the next 12 hours, starting off on the cooler side you 54 inland, 58 by the bay, 56 along the coast, by noon, temperatures rampinging up to the 70s inland, by 4 p.m., 80s, mid-70s around the bay and 64 along the coast, with breezy conditions overnight. now, take a look what is happening in traffic. we do have a couple of problems, one is this overturned tanker truck in richmond. amy hollyfield is on the scene and bring us details. eastbound 80, carlson boulevard, on and off ramps shut down until further notice, all due to a tanker truck carrying propane it overturned. also have a nearby hotel that's been evacuated. westbound traffic unaffected. what you can do, if you need to make your drive into richmond, you can always use petrero avenue as your alternate instead. looks like the rest of your commute, you head westbound toward the hoffman split, yash in the clear. san jose, north and southbound

side of the 880 freeway, we do have some construction projects out there here's a look from the san mateo bridge, make that push towards the high rise, nice and clear into foster city. eric, kristen? >> thank you, leyla. 4:40. the silver and black may soon be on the move. next, the new bay area site the radars are eyeing for a new stadium. the attention-getting ads showing up on south bay buses. the message san jose is sending about its police.

next, the new bay area site the good morning it is 4:43. the san francisco board of supervisors will begin debated today on whether to close the city's parks at night because of vandalism and homelessness. supervisor scott weeper has proposed a measure that would make city parks off limits between 10 at night and 5 in the morning. the san francisco examiner reports wiener says it is the only way to curb an estimated $1 million a year loss from vandalism and illegal dumping. homeless advocates oppose the measure. if the board's land use and economic development committee

approve the measure today, the full board could vote on it october 22nd. a new effort is under way in the south bay to make san jose's police watchdog agency more visible. these ads encouraging san jose residents to report questionable behavior by city police officers, are beginning to appear on santa clara vta buses, put up by the office of the independent police auditor. the focus is on lines across east san jose and downtown which city leaders identified as hotspots of police activity u the auditor's office says they want to be visible in communities that experience high levels of crime and police attention. well, we have heard lots of talk lately on sports teams moving but this one is new. and it involves a different oakland team. the raiders are contemplating the naval station in concord as a possible new home. more on the rush and who is behind the push for a new location. >> reporter: no secret the oakland raiders are in the mark forth a new home.

their lease expires at the aging coliseum at the end of the season and they may have found the perfect spot here at the former concord naval weapons station. >> we are very pleased to have a site that is 20% the size of our city, which is not developed. >> reporter: only days ago, concord mayor dan helix gave a 90-minute tour of the 5,000-acre site to raiders owner, mark davis, who apparently liked what he saw. >> he asked a lot of questions and i think that questions are kind of like objections, if you get them there's interest. >> reporter: davis told the mayor he especially liked the proximity to the north concord b.a.r.t. station l raider nation go for such a move? see the raiders fly concord? >> absolutely. yeah. >> reporter: many fans say they have followed the team before. >> we used to go to los angeles to see raiders games so concord would be a closer step than los angeles. >> no, they have to stay in oakland, they have to stay local. they already just came back from l.a. how many years something that we want them in oakland.

they have to stay local. >> reporter: not everyone likes the idea. the navy has decommissioned the concord site but is sometime cleaning it up. it could be ready for development next year. raiders owner mark davis made no commitment to the property but told the mayor of cop cord he would be in touch. the mayor is waiting for his call. in oakland, cornell bernard, abc7 news. 4:46 now. the raiders had a late start last night to give work at the o.cocoliseum time to convert the field from baseball to football. the pitching mound was removed, bleacher seat he is moved in and sod laid down. normally, it is a two-day process so crews worked all night to get it done. by the way, the raiders beat the san diego chargers, 27-17. >> yes, ma'am and the a's took one of two. so all good for us this weekend, not to mention the niners. >> niners. yeah. >> knew what was thinking. >> total domination by the niners. >> a warm weekend. >> it was lovely, wasn't it? i hope everyone enjoyed it i

hope you took advantage of it. it is all over. >> so sorry. >> just the messenger. >> what was that? >> you're just the mess.jer. >> it will turn warmer closer to the weekend. take a look right now. see high clouds affecting her weather. really, our temperatures were unchanged, if not a little bit on the warmer side. we do have this trough of low pressure that's coming in over the pacific northwest. that's going to be bringing us the cooler temperatures and also some moisture by the middle of the week, just a possible chance of showers by wednesday and into thursday, but for the most parts, it's all going to be over by friday and then see is a slight uptick in our temperatures once again. look at the kgo roof cam, bay bridge and embarcadero, things are looking calm, pretty warm, actually, but it's still cooler. san francisco, 62 degrees, going to be your current temperature, oakland, 59, upper 50s, san

jose, los gatos, half moon bay, 46 degrees. definitely feeling the cooler temperatures along the coast. our winds right now, very calm across the bay area, we see five miles per hour in oakland, seven in santa rosa. and taking a look at our high today across the bay area, going to be in the upper 70s to the lower 80s, as we head along the peninsula, you still see those temperatures topping out into the upper, mid-70s in san francisco. 68 degrees in downtown, we take you into the north bay you 78 degrees, santa rosa. we head into the east bay you 72 degrees in oakland. as we push inland, that is where we are going to see highest temperatures, toasty over the weekend. but 80 degrees in pittsburg. our overnight lows pretty much going to be in the lower to mid-50s. as we take a look right now as my accuweather seven-day forecast, on wednesday, seeing the possibility of showers and then dries out on thursday, warming up by friday and into the weekend. all right. now let's see what's happening

on the roads with traffic. one problem in richmond, amy hollyfield is out there as well. she will bring us more details but right now you what, we do know is that the carlson boulevard on and off ramps are shut down along the east bound side of 80, all due to an overturned tanker truck. use petrero instead. westbound traffic, seeing a little bit of slowing there, not too much. we head into san jose, southbound side along 880 as you approach 237, closer to milpi s milpitas, have a disabled big rig and a lost tire there. as we go outside, let's take a picture of this, going to be your drive at the bay bridge tolls, nice and empty there as you make your commute out of emeryville and into san francisco. kristen, eric? >> leyla, thank you. 4:49 now. a second motorcyclist now faces charges in connection with a beating of a new york driver who was pulled out of his suv. 37-year-old rich nald chance is charged with assault. he appeared before a judge yesterday. police say chance was the man seen using his helmet to bash in

the window of the suv. police say the incident a week ago sunday started went vehicle bumped a biker who had slowed down. police identified that by as christopher cruz. cruz spoke exclusively with abc's dan harris. >> what should we know about you? >> that i'm family man of two kids. i have a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old. i try to stay away from trouble as much as possible. >> what kind of impact is this having on your life? >> it has turned my life upside down. >> another man was arraigned saturday on charges of stomping on the driver's head and body during the attack. coming up on "good morning, america," hear more of the exclusive interview with christopher cruz. why he says the police i the media and everyone who has seen the video have it all wrong. it's 4:50 now. coming up, a junior stowaway leads to questions about airport security u how a 9-year-old boy got through security screeners and flew across the country with no ticket. and the welcomed sur is

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it is now 4:53. look that evacuees are being allowed to return to the camp pendleton marine base as firefighters continue to bat wildfire that's just 15% contained. the fire broke out saturday afternoon in hot, dry, windy conditions. flames have chewed up 1500 acres so far. four buildings on the base in san diego county have suffered minor damage. delta airlines is still trying to figure out how a 9-year-old boy flew from minneapolis to las vegas without a chaperon or a ticket. airline officials say the boy acted as though he was part of a family while going through the screening process. he then distracted an airline boarding employee before slipping onto the plane. the crew got suspicious because the child did not match their passenger manifest. the boy i who is apparently a run asituation, in protective

custody this morning. might find a little less pain at the pump this morning, the average cost of gas has fallen 14 cents a gallon the past two weeks thanks to an oversun is plif transportation fuel. the lundberg survey finds the average nationwide price for a gallon of regular is 3.38. st. louis has the nation's lowest average 3.31. the high nest san francisco at 3.88. leyla doing double duty with the weather. >> hope everyone had a great weekend, i hope you enjoy the warm weather and take advantage of it because it's all going to change this week. cooler today as we take a look right now at our radar satellite. you can see some of the wispy clouds coming in. our highness for today hay cross the state, you are going to be in the 60s in mon ter ray 83, sacramento, we head farther into

southern california area, 82, los angeles, 75, san diego. around the bay area, going to be into the upper 70s, lower 80s for much of the area. i will have your accuweather seven-day forecast coming up in a bit. right now, take a look at traffic where we do have a couple of serious problems. first of all, we still have that problem in richmond. it is all due to an overturned tanker truck, westbound and east bound 80 is affected now it happened on eastbound 80 at carlson boulevard. the on and off ramps are shut down. right now, we know that the westbound carlson off-ramp is also closed. we do have a nearby hotel that has been evacuated because this tanker truck is leaking propane. we have amy hollyfield on the scene, reporting all morning long. we will have more details coming up in a little bit. we head so southbound 880 at davis street off-ramp, we have a stalled vehicle. looks like traffic moving smoothly exoutside we go, click live look and here is going to be a picture of, look right now,

there we go emeryville commute, push towards 580, moving along at top speeds. 4:55 now. some of the nation's largest youth sports organizations are forming an alliance to address concussions. pop warner south football, usa hockey, usa basketball and other groups are part energy with concussion experts and sports medicine professionals to put together the best practices for dying notion and treating young athletes. according to the centers for disease control and prevention, nearly 250,000 kids and teens went to emergency rooms in 2009 for traumatic brain injuries, including concussions. health experts blame a large whooping cough outbreak on a discould have that i clusters of children were never vaccinated. more than 9100 californians came down with whooping cough or pertussis in 2010. ten infants died. it marked the biggest whooping cough outbreak since is 1947. researchers found higher infection rates in areas were parents opted out of the vaccine for personal reasons.

the study appears in the journal "pediatrics". new this morning, a just-reare leased report is suggesting that california cities stop holding their municipal elections in years without big state or federal election he is. the study is from the green lining institute, an organization that advocates for racial justice. it concludes that offyear municipal elections cost more per voter and tend to draw disproportionately small numbers of minority voters. san francisco holds its mayoral contest a year before the presidential election. in los angeles it is the year after. following breaking news in the east bay, where a tanker overyou are turns on a freeway on-ramp. next at 5:00, the dangerous cargo it is carrying. crews battle to control a fire on yorba buena island, how it quickly turned late night traffic into a nightmare. and the huge boost house to sands of san francisco school students will get together, thanks to a very generous tech tighten.

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and that breaking news is in the east bay. it's 5:00. that was so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. it's in richmond, firefighters and safety crews trying to upright an overturned propane tanker that force evacuation. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the scene. amy? >> reporter: tank is leaking propane, it's right behind me. you can see it's flipped over right here at carlson boulevard in richmond, next to interstate 80. and there is a hotel right next to it. here is carlton boulevard. i called the hotel, the