live from the kgo broadcast center in is abc7 morning news. >> good morning, i'm katie marzullo. it's 6:00 a.m.. we will get to more on the bart strike in a moment but we want to start with a quick first look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. low clouds and fog banked up from about the north bay. the golden gate we are look to the visibility reduce today about a quarter mile. it is extending down through half moon bay into monterey. do be careful. up in santa rosa some fog on securing parts of your drive, as

well if you are head out early. but by 7:00 temperatures should be up to the upper 40s inland and around the bay. bay side about 50. noontime will be in the mid-60s around the bay and already into the 70s in the inland spots. but if you head into the afternoon, we don't stop there. we are looking at 4080s inland and upper 60s at the coast and mid-70s around the bay. the mild to warm weather continues for the first part of your weekend. we still have the second half of your weekend and this area of high pressure that looks to stick around. we will let you know if there's any changes with the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. katie. >> lisa. thank you. there appears to be no end in sight for traffic woes across the bay area. bart and the union remain at odds. we have more on how the bart strike is impacting traffic. >> reporter: this is a line of cars waiting to get to the bay bridge about 8:00. it was a crawl all afternoon and

through the evening. >> it takes me about 35 minutes. >> literally two miles from here. >> how long did it take you? >> about 45 to an hour. >> to avoid the traffic backup, lots of people tried getting out of the city early. with no bart trains running, the afternoon commute turned into an evening odyssey. >> i could see the traffic from my office going over the bridge. it's more getting on to the bridge, which takes a long time. >> for casual carpoolers, it made for a long wait to get home. >> usually it's about 30 minutes to get home. it's usually not bad but it doesn't look like it's going to be 30 minutes t >> about 45 to an hour. >> to avoid the traffic backup, lots of people tried getting out of the city early. with no bart trains running, the afternoon commute turned into an evening odyssey. >> i could see the traffic from my office going over the bridge. it's more getting on to the bridge, which takes a long time. >> for casual carpoolers, it made for a long wait to get home. >> usually it's about 30 minutes to get home. it's usually not bad but it doesn't look like it's going to be 30 minutes today. >> plenty of drivers stopped by to pick up a few passengers going their way across the bay, but it wasn't easy for some to get to the designated pickup spot. >> i went to the old carpool section and some lady that was in a muni thing directed us two blocks that way and one block that way, behind, further away from here.

>> and this bus carried 25 riders to the east bay. time and time again the carpool riders talked about a day that began very early and stretched on until late. >>i had to leave about 4:00 in the morning. >> commuters are dreading the repeat of this come monday. abc7 news. >> hundreds of commuters waited in long lines at the transbay terminal in san francisco to board buses home yesterday afternoon. ac san franciscoity, sam tran, and even bart added buss to help with the extra load of passengers. it was a similar sight at the ferry terminal. long lines during the morning and afternoon commutes. san francisco bay ferry said their ridership numbers more than doubled yesterday. ferry service will also be increased this weekend. there seemed to be a glimmer of hope when the unions said they had a proposal to end the bart strike immediately, but it's a nonstarter as far as bart management is concern. allen wong explains why. >> reporter: the unions are offering to call off the strike

if bart agrees to let an arbitrator decide the issue that's causing the stalemate. bart rejected the offer. the issue is workplace rules. for years they have protected workers, but bart said they are outdated and need to be changed in order to save money so they can use it to pay for the salaries and benefits the workers want. >> for instance, maintenance workers who do inspections are not allowed to use ipads and send information directly to the computers. instead they are required by the contract to write handwritten notes. >> the unions say gutting the workplace rules would give bart too much power. but unless bart can gain that flexibility, they said there is no deal. >> we can fight long and we can fight hard. what's motivating us to end the strike is the suffering that we hear. >> it's been a long day? >> yeah. 6:30 this morning until now. right now it's about 8:00. i get home about 8:30. >> bart wants the union to let

their members vote on their offer, but the union said no. in oakland, allen wong, abc7 news. keep it tuned to abc7 news for the latest developments on your commute without bart. you can also download our free abc7 news app and get push alerts to get updates as they happen. plus we have assembled a range of resources for you at abc7news.com. you can plan your alternate route. you can also download the waze traffic app. follow us on twitter@abc7 news bay area. with traffic expected to be rough on monday, the news team will be on air at 4:00 a.m. to bring you the latest on the bart strike and the commute before you head out. in other news, a toddler is in critical but stable condition after being hit by a stray bullet from a shootout in oakland. he was playing outside his home on sunny side street around 2:00

yesterday afternoon when he was shot in the upper body. police say the bullet came from two groups firing at each other two blocks away. officers found a large number of shell casings left behind. neighbors say they are tired of the senseless violence. >> there are so many young children dying, and for what? no one knows. it's just crazy. >> police have not made any arrests. in the santa cruz mountains a case of broken trust. a man who was supposed to protect the interests of children is instead accused of preying on them. he's been a youth counselor, an advocate and coach, but as ama daetz explains, there's another label from police, molester. >> reporter: brian crisswell of santa cruz is in jail accused of child molestation. the santa cruz county sheriff's department said he engaged in illegal conduct with two minors while volunteering for the county's casa program.

casa stands for court-appointed special advocate. it offers abuse for abused and negotiated children and make sure their needs are met. before being sworn in they face an extensive background correct. the executive director said they dismissed him as soon as they learned about the investigation. he had been a volunteer since 2008. >> anyone who would do harm to a child or take part in this type of criminal behavior has no business in being with your children, let alone volunteering at a child advocacy organization. >> the sheriff's office believes there may be more victims out there because of his contact with kids. he helped wrestling teams at two local schools. he volunteered with the harbor high school wrestling team during the 2012, 2013 school year. that same year he was hired at a wrestling coach at a middle

school. the district never received complaints of inappropriate behavior by crisswell. he is expected to be arraigned early next week. ama daetz, abc7 news. new details. a worker at san francisco general hospital reporting seeing an unconscious woman in a stairwell one week before the body of a missing patient was found in that same spot. the 57-year-old lynn spalding disappeared from her fifth floor room on december 21st. she was -- september 21st. she was found on october 8th, seven days after she vanished. a hospital orderly told the nurse that he had seen a woman apparently passed out in the stairwell. the nurse contacted the sheriff's department, which provides security for the hospital. however, it's unclear how the sheriff's department responded and if they sent anyone to check the stairwell. an autopsy has been performed on spalding, but a cause of death may not be known for several weeks. a santa cruz man charged in the killing of his girlfriend while they vacationed in hawaii has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. gerald galloway was sentenced

for 20 years for manslaughter and 20 years for kidnapping in the 2011 killing of cassman. she was a santa cruz deputy attorney. police found her body responding to a domestic dispute. galloway was arrested after jumping off a cliff into the ocean. he pleaded no contest to a charge of manslaughter last year. san francisco police are investigating the death of a bicyclist hit by a muni bus. it happened just before 9:00 yesterday morning. the intersection was closed for hours while the police collected evidence. the muni driver is cooperating with investigators. we have a picture of a big rig swerve across traffic and flip over the center divider into oncoming traffic. it happened before 11:00 yesterday morning in redwood city. it was caught on video by a limo

driver dashcam. according to the highway patrol, seven cars were damaged but incredibly there were no serious injuries. wow, when you watch that it's almost impossible to believe. scary, scary stuff. >> a cool, foggy morning here. >> yeah. the sun is not up until 7:22. it is clear in most neighborhoods this morning. from our sutro camera you can really see the fog. it is hugging the shoreline. numbers in the 30s in the north bay. mid-50s in oakland >> we will talk about how mild and warm it will get for the whole weekend when we return. >> thanks, lisa. also next, future careers in agriculture. why students should start thinking about technology instead of land. and a struggling department store is getting into the holiday spirit a little earlier this year. >> on i'm eric thomas. how is the bart strike affecting you? we are listening. post your video message on to facebook, instagram or twitter

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that shut down the government and brought the u.s. closer default. president obama said democrats and republicans should be look for areas of agreement. >> there's no reason why we can't govern responsibly without lurching from manufactured crisis to manufactured crisis because that isn't governing. it's hurting the people that we were sent here to serve. those of us who have the privilege to serve this country, have an obligation to do our job the best we can. we come from different parties but we americans first. >> the president is pushing congress to act on a budget, a farm bill and immigration overhaul this year. a second employee has been arrested for setting off dry ice bombs at the los angeles airport. the bombs were detonated on sunday and monday, and a third unexploded bomb was also found. police arrested a grounds services employee earlier this week and last night they arrested that man's supervisor. the devices did not cause any damage. police say they were set as a prank. >> some of us might have a hard

time putting the words "farming" and" high-tech" in the same sentence. but there's a lot more technology in morning can you might realize. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez tell us some of the kids are now convinced it might be the field for them. >> reporter: when you picture agriculture, you think of land. technology is helping them take care of the land and the things that go on it. here's a monitor that tracks what a cow is putting out miles away from the source. >> just how much milk they give. >> not sure if your crops are getting enough water? there's an app for that too. >> for example, i'll touch on this and it will tell me they are dry. i can turn on the drip irrigation system. >> and we are famous for being hands on and learn by doing. >> the california agriculture leadership program wants these urban high school students to

know if they love technology, agriculture is the field for them. >> it's no longer in the notebook anymore. it's online breathing and living and we can add to it, accumulate it and touch it at any point in time. >> reporter: now, you can't be a farmer without a tractor, and students are quite often surprised to find out that tractors are sort of like smartphones, but without the phone. they have a gps system and you can program them to run themselves. >> sorry, i couldn't resist. >> actually the steering is done through the gps. so we are making less passes over the ground, it's more precise and we know exactly where we've been and how much we have done in day. >> this student was thrilled to know she could work in the field without leaving an office. >> you sit around and be on the computer and still get paid for it and you would still be doing farming. >> reporter: she's convinced she wants to be a vet. >> specializing in sheep and goats. in california we grow more commodities than other states in

the nation. it's a $43 billion industry. >> reporter: an industry that wants to use the next generation of geeks for farming. lyanne melendez, kgo news. >> soon you can access the internet through the nearest lamp. it's called li-fi and uses light rather than radio to connect to the web. a special internet connected light bulb would flicker billions of times a second so the human eye couldn't see it. then a camera on your computer or phone decodes it into data. it's 150 times faster than wi-fi, but there's a drawback. light can't go through walls so you would have to stay in one room while surfing the web. j.c. penney is jumping into thanksgiving day shopping foray. they will open most of their stars at 8:00 a.m. on thanksgiving day to pick-off the

holiday season. the same time macy's will announce they will be opening. they are following in the footsteps of other retailers like target, wal-mart and old navy that began opening on thanksgiving day to boost sales. >> every year we see people lining up overnight, camping out, even, to be the first ones into those stores. >> not even halloween yet. feeling like it, though. we are cool with 30s and 40s. the skies are mainly clear but at our coast it is a little bit foggy from half moon bay up through the golden gate bridge and santa rosa. they are reporting fog there. you can see a little pit of the fog around monterey, half moon bay quarter mile visibility and quarter mile in santa rosa. san francisco 48. it's 50 oakland. that's where it is the mildest across the bay. 47 los gatos. our exploratorium cam you can see some of the marine layer out there. the sun not coming up until 7:22. it's a full moon out there.

it's chilly in the north bay with santa rosa and novato continuing to drop into the upper to 30s. 45 by the delta and 47 concord. livermore sitting at 50 degrees. here's the fog. it was at about 500 feet. it's fluctuating from around 500 feet to 700 feet. there is not much of it. it's not making that push across the bay. so it will stay at the coast for the morning hours. then burn back and we will see a mild to warm day today. it's going to continue into the second half of the weekend. but cooler days are on the way for next week. i'll tell you when in just a moment. so the fog, it does pull back, and it release full sunshine from the upper 60s to near 70 point raise. half moon bay. we are looking at mid-to upper 70s from our east bay valleys and some 80s sneaking up toward san jose and out toward the livermore valley. we are looking at that quiet setup. very little has changed. high pressure has built into the eastern pacific. look at that storm track.

well to the north. so all the way up through oregon and washington, it is dry. the mild weather continues. so it should be pretty nice out there. high temperatures today in the south bay topping out around 81 to degrees in santa clara. 9 for milpitas with mid-70ths. a sunny sky for santa cruz on the peninsula. about 79 palo alto with 80 mountain view today. 68 to near 70 near half moon bay. mid-and upper 60ths from ocean beach in afternoon. 70s downtown. in the north bay a little milder toward stinson and point reyes this afternoon. you have the sea breeze. we will have it again in the afternoon but only light to moderate winds once again. as a result, temperatures warming through the 80s with 84 in calistoga. and how about 77 hayward today. oakland coming in at 78. 80 for you in fremont as well as castro valley. you head inland, lower 80s for concord, 83 there as well as

pleasanton and walnut creek at 81 degrees. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows another beautiful day tomorrow. slight cooling on monday. on shore flow picks up through the middle of the week. that drops the temperatures right through wednesday. and extra cloud cover for thursday and friday. feeling more like tall. doesn't look like we can get any rain out of that system. abc7 news is another great weather resource for you to follow. we have the latest bay weather conditions rain or shine, and spare the array let's and power outage info and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. this is flirting with that system to bring us a little rain but doesn't look like it at this point. >> no fair. thanks, lisa. >> next, star wars and scientific

>> here's what is coming up on "good morning america." >> laser alerts. we will tell you why and how the fbi joint terrorism task force is investigating these potentially deadly attacks. and the great escape. a massive manhunt is on as two

escaped kill years main free after they scammed their way out of a jail using phoney court documents. how did this happen? are there plans in place to prevent it from happening again? ever wonder what your pets do when you leave the house? dexter and gizmo hated being cooped up in the kitchen, so as soon as the owner rested they worked together to plan their escape. did they do it? how did they do it? it's all caught on tape and it's coming up next on "good morning america." >> they are smart cats. happening today, a treat for star wars fans. a new exhibit is opening at the tech museum of innovation in san jose. darth vader stands ready to greet visitors at a new exhibit that calls star wars meets imagination. it features 70 costumes, props and items used in the star wars film. it gets kids excited about science. it opens today and runs through february. it opens at 10:00 a.m.. there's growing concern over the addictive nature of a popular video game called candy

crush. more than 45 million people play it every month, most women between the ages of 45 and 55. game is free to download but layers can buy additional lives. that's the big part of the problem. they are spending big money to keep the game going. it could be bad news for people's pocket books, but it's sweet news for the game's creators. they are said to be makes $636,000 each day or $231 million a year. i think i have been invited to play, but i haven't yet. next, the effect the first bay of the bart strike is having on charities and keeping a hit. and next, a

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>> welcome back. we are starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. this is san francisco of course from our exploratorium camera. we are cool in the north bay. there is fog up in santa rosa.

also along the coast, throughout half moon bay, concord and livermore upper 40s and near 50. this afternoon again with the dry atmosphere, we are looking at sunny and mild conditions. a light sea breeze. temperatures at the coast, mid-60s to near 70. around the bay mid-70s to upper 70s for berkeley and oakland. san jose coming in about 81 today and over the hills we are looking at lower 80s today. even a little bit warmer in spots. i'll let you know if this is going to last for the second half of the weekend. there are changes for next week. we will talk about that when i show you the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> lisa, thank you. bart workers remain on strike this morning. there are no talks schedule as of right now. but late yesterday evenings of the union offered a proposal to settle the dispute and get the trains moving >> this plan would allow us to reach an agreement without going back to the bargaining table, and therefore it would allow us to end the strike immediately upon signing.

>> bart management responded to the union proposal about 90 minutes later. >> in response to the union leader's statement tonight, bart would welcome an end to the strike. the union leader's letter, though, is simply repeat of the same unacceptable offer they made at the bargaining table yesterday before the union leaders ordered members to walk off the job. >> bart wants to be able to file reports, send documents and paycheck stubs electronically. bart also wants to be able to change the way it schedules workers. the union say it needs to protect worker rights that would be affected by the rule changes. but they say they are willing to he is partial binding arbitration to settle the issue. >> exit the freeway at ashland. >> the strike is proving costly for some drivers. now that the chp has expanded carpool hours on some freeing, officers pulled over several

drivers yesterday who either ignored or were unaware the hours now run from 5:00 in the morning until 7:00 at night. >> we are trying to keep the lane open so the people who decided to ride share or carpool during the strike are able to get to their destination quickly. >> carpool tickets aren't cheap, one running a minimum of dear bart, i sure hate you are pull this stunt. >> dear bart, i stand with your workers. >> dear bart, please stop striking. >> dear bart, i'm upset management will not go to binding arbitration. >> dear bart, i don't know why y'all are doing this. >> bart riders are sounding off about the strike and we want to know how it's impacting your life. post videos on twitter or instagram using #dearbart. you can also send videos to our facebook page. the strike is affecting people who take bart, but it's also affecting people who drive for a living and the poorest of the poor.

wane friedman has the story. >> by now we heard about how the bart strike is making life difficult for san francisco office workers, but imagine what it's like down here if your office is on the street. >> come monday, traffic will be a mess. i just end up sitting in traffic. people are not going anywhere, people are not getting places. >> commuting, one problem. getting your job done and making deliveries, good luck. >> you are talking over 400,000 people joining us now on the street. >> i do expect my shift to go a little longer due to the traffic. my shift is supposed to be about six hours, will probably be seven or eight. >> and a lot of people stayed home. how can we tell? this is california and montgomery just past noon. normally this place would be flooded with people going in all directions. do you ride bart? >> typically no. no, i do not. >> where are all the bart people? >> they aren't here. >> and definitely not at work.

victoria mitchell runs an organic food catering company. a good portion of her staff never made it in. >> i think like 10 or 20% less, maybe a little more. >> we are the ones suffering for it, not the employees and not corporate. >> how about those who serve the people who suffer every day on the street? at saint an none nice, 25% of their volunteers failed to show up. larry miller did. he left the east bay at 6:00 a.m. >> how long did it take you in. >> 1 hour, 15 minutes. >> what would it normally take you? >> 15 minutes. >> that's the street level stream of day one. best you can't wait for day four on monday, right? >> i have no sympathy for them. i say fire the whole lot of them. >> wane friedman, abc7 news. >> do keep it tuned to abc7 news nor all of the developments during the bart strike. you can also download our free

abc7 news app and allow push alerts to get breaking news alerts. we have a lot of resources for you at abc7news.com. including the latest update from bay area transit agencies how they are accommodating extra passengers. there's a list of park and ride lots and a look at realtime traffic maps. you can also follow us on twitter @abc news bay area. join us monday morning for the latest on the bart strike. the abc7 morning news team will be here at 4:00 a.m. with look at how the morning commute is shaping up. kids can get free dental screens in san francisco today. the school of dentistry will provide the free screenings and provide fluoride varnish with parents consent. it will take place between missouri and wisconsin from 11 to 4 today. also happening today san francisco will host it's

largest monthly volunteer cleanup event. volunteers will focus on the mission and castro neighborhoods. supervisors will join in the more than 200 volunteers who are expected to turn out to help clean up litter, paint over graffiti and care for plants in the community. the event is part of a giant sweep, a citywide anti-litter campaign that launched earlier this year. it runs from nine to noon. happening today, oakland will hold a community cleanup event in the prescott neighborhood. nearly 90 volunteers are expected to party. -- to participate in today's cleanup. it's a celebratory event in anticipation of the passage of the city's illegal dumping ordinance. it gets underway at 9:00 at eighth and pine streets. well, a dramatic delivery at a barnes & noble in southern california, and it was not books. around 7:30 last night a woman went into labor in the middle of the bookstore in torens. paramedics got to the scene and were prepared to woman to the hospital when the game changed. >> make the decision to go or no go and the baby made that decision for them and decided this would be a good place to come out. so they delivered the baby right here in the lobby of the barnes

& noble. >> as soon as she got on the gurney, the baby was here. i heard a little crying. >> it was nice of everybody, they started clapping. the fire department said the baby boy was born without any complications. he and mom are said to be doing fine. next on the abc7 news saturday morning news. fun, science, even romance. the adults-only program that's drawing record crowds at the exploratorium. at 6:37 let's take a live look outside from our roof cam san francisco'ser from building and the bay bridge there. it's foggy and chilly this morning. lisa argen will have your full

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saturday morning. it's been six months since the exploratorium reopened in the new location on san francisco's waterfront. the hands-on museum has had record attendance and is well-known for a great place for kids and families. but one of its biggest success story is the adults-only program with seven time more nighttime visitors than in the old building. dan ashley checked it out. ♪ >> reporter: this is thursday night at the exploratorium where you can find fun, science, even romance. and not necessarily in that order. the only limitation is you must be 18 and older. that's turned out to be a big draw. >> i'm having a great time. so much stimulation in a silly way. >> reporter: exhibits usually swamped with kids are full of adults. and liquor served all over the museum and you have a party. >> i met a couple of cool people already.

>> it seems like a lot of people that come off of work are flooding here. >> this line is for freestyle bar, alcohol and a meal in a glass. you choose the ingredients. >> fruits, vegetables and some people are brave and doing pork. >> a little risky, so the bartender is tasting before he serves. and they are experts. >> the evening programs are called "after dark" and happen every thursday. but on the first thursday of each month there's a theme, special shows, and a lot of extra activities. this one starts with cornstarch and water. >> when combined, this is a fluid and you move around quickly and it acts as a solid. but slowly liquid. >> it's really a strategy to get adults excited about engaging with the exhibits themselves and to gain some confidence. >> tonight we are doing an arcade. we are playing some pong and we are inviting people to build their own controllers. >> that involves new technology

called a makey-makey. and an old classic, a toilet paper roll. may the best controller win. >> after dark was first conceived for young adults and there are here also, but adults of all ages are enjoying this chance to act like children without any children around. >> tomorrow night abc7 news anchor dan ashley is hosting a special half-hour program on the exploratorium with an inside look at a lot more of the cool stuff that has visitors coming back for more. it's called "more to explore" at 6:30 p.m. here on abc7. lisa argen with an eye on the forecast. personally i was freezing this morning. i'm a total wimp when it comes to cold weather. >> the dry air and clear skies, definitely cool temperatures this morning. also a full moon out there.

but it's beginning to get light. view from mt. tam, you see the fog in the distance. it won't last. we will reveal another sunny and mild day. how long about that last? i will let you know when we return. >> thank you, lisa. also next, one team is set for the world series after the cardinals beat l.a. last

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you are looking live at the golden gate bridge. it's foggy out there this morning. cold, too. traffic moving along briskly as you would expect this early on a saturday morning, despite the bart strike. of course, golden gate bridge not as affected as the bay bridge and other areas. >> but everyone likes to go that way. you know what? the marine layer up to about 500 feet. it's providing the dense fog not only from the golden gate and down toward monterey. take a look at live doppler 7hd. you see a little bit of it along the sonoma county coast. we are looking at the warmer waterways allowing for the fog and the cool air over the land to produce that ground fog up in santa rosa. good morning. we are looking at mt. tam where you can see the low fog from the distance here. the sun not up until 7:22. it will get later than that in the days ahead as date savings time ends by early november. so we still have a couple weeks to go.

48 in san francisco. it is 50 in san carlos. 2 degrees cooler this morning. 47 los gatos. half moon bay quarter mile visibility. the exploratorium look just fine this morning. 39 santa rosa. novato, 37. you do have the fog up in the north bay in pockets. 47 this concord. livermore coming in at about 50 degrees. so sutro tower, wow, is this pretty. we are looking at another gorgeous day around here. it has been awfully dry. with those cool mornings, maximum radiational cooling just about, so we are talking about a wide range of temperatures from the early morning close to the averages where numbers have been above average that. continues through tomorrow. then cooler days will arrive as soon as about tuesday. the coolest days coming in probably wednesday, thursday. well, it's all up to high pressure. it's continuing to keep not only the golden state dry but up through oregon and washington. the storm track well to the north. so very quiet conditions.

it's been that way last week. it continued through the weekend. we are looking at the week ahead. maybe not as warm, but it still will be dry. so into monday. here we are in san jose. still temperatures above average wishes should be in the mid-70s. then finally we begin to trail off. a weak weather system will skirt off the coast and it will probably keep the precipitation off the coast, but that stronger onshore push will cool the numbers back. so across the state, it has been very nice. 85 in los angeles today. but a lot of dense fog to start your day. 70 in monterey. 85 in sacramento with chico coming in very warm, in the low 80s. temperatures from the coast will be in the upper 60s. with 68 half moon bay. up near point reyes and stinson beach, very little change. a very light sea breeze in the afternoon. as a result, even with that weak sun angle, we are looking for temperatures around 70 san francisco, 78 oakland, 81,

though, if you are headed toward the south bay in san jose and low 80s inland. the half moon bay pumpkin festival, couldn't be better weather with mid-60s by noontime. we have the fog right now but that will burn back. by 2:00, 70 with the light sea breeze. accuweather seven-day forecast shows very little change into the second half of the weekend. mile to warm. more fog on monday. highs will drop into the upper 70s inland and 60s with the fog at the coast. a cool down thursday and friday for below normal temperatures. 70s and 760s will be below average for most by the end of the week. >> thank you, lisa. in sports, ninth-ranked ucla and stanford will battle down on the farm at 12:30. you can watch it here. abc7. and tonight oregon state plays value on our sister network on espn2. also tonight the red sox will

try to close out the detroit tigers. but first game six of the alcs. the winner will meet st. louis after they beat the dodgers last night. here's larry beil. >> good morning, everybody. >> the giants ended the season for the cardinals last year, last night the dodgers did it to the dodgers in game six of the nlcs championship series. hilarious scene before the game. in a stand-up, who would move first? went on for twelve minutes before the umpire said enough. both of you go back. it was the last thing the dodgers enjoyed in this game. former giant carlos beltran. huge. 3 for 2. 2 rbis. clayton kershaw chased after seven innings. the star of the show, mike wacha. seven scoreless. mvp. trevor rosenthal strikes out mark ellis. 9-0. the cardinals headed to the world series for the fourth time in the last ten years. >> in the regular season we went through our ups and downs. we stood together.

we did it as a team. it was fun. >> not everyone gets this opportunity. you know, we just try to, you know, just embrace everything kind of deal. you know, trying not to take it for granted. >> great story. the warriors are talking contract extension with big man andrew bogut, who left yesterday's game in china after only three minutes with back spasms. they do not believe it is serious. game was in shanghai, televised live at 4:30 a.m. look forward to a lot of this in the upcoming season. three by klay thompson off the excellent ball movement. clay had 25. bogut's only hoop. he was worried about the long flight and his back. paid the price, apparently. he had 14 assists as the warriors beat the lakers in china for the second time. 115-89. huge upset in college football. number 8 louisville hosting central florida.

heisman hopeful teddy bridgewater led his team to a 21-point lead. here to eli rogers. the knights battle back. they were up 31-28 until domonic brown scored his second td of the night. 35-31, but ucf answer was an 11-play 75-yard drive. he finds godfrey with 23 seconds left to win it. central florida with the upset of louisville, 38-35. the sharks waited for dan boyle to recover from this hit. the nhl has suspended maxim laperriere for five games. boyle was taken off on a stretcher. laperriere will forfeit $28,000. he will be eligible to come back on november 1st. boyle, they are not sure, he could be out for two weeks, perhaps more than that. don't forget, great day of college football here on abc7. starting at 12:30 with stanford and ucla. then at 5:00 a battle in the top five between clemson and florida state. see you after that for "after

the game." have a great weekend, everybody. >> i'm larry beil. >> good games today. come up next, the 43rd annual half moon bay pumpkin festival begins in a few hours. we will tell you which

join the asian art museum as we travel to korea and give you a rare look of the artwork in their culture. in grand style, celebrating korea is tonight at 10:00 on abc7. and today the half moon bay art and pumpkin festival in their 43rd year. they will have many activities. more like this. a display of enormous champion pumpkins, including a huge gourd by napa grower gary mill who are earned first place in this year's pumpkin weigh-off. that beauty weighs nearly 2,000 pounds. freaky pumpkin. former san francisco giant j.t. snow will serve at grand marshal at noon. the entire festival take place on main street today and tomorrow from nine to five both days. so a great thing to get out there and enjoy. definitely in the season. will weather cooperate? >> oh, yeah. it will be beautiful there. in fact, right now a little bit of fog but by later on in the afternoon, upper 60s to near

70. a light sea breeze. san francisco 70. 7 in oakland. temperatures a few degrees above average. concord warming to 83. accuweather even day forecast, no changes tomorrow. we will look for the cooling trend to begin next week right up to the it's middle of the week. >> thank for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. abc7 news continues at 8:00 a.m.. "good morning america" is next. we all have our little tricks. mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this game. [ female announcer ] swap one snack a week for a yoplait.

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