causing the driver to crash and spill all the dirt it was carrying on the highway. >> all lanes of highway 101 in san jose just reopened after that truck crashed. here's another spot on the evening commute that is normally a lot of trouble. it's doing okay right now at this hour. but normally highway 101 totally backed up. but good going so far. hope it stays that way for drivers going home. here's a look at all the roadways from our traffic computer. a lot of red. heavy traffic and a lot of drivers going nowhere fast. >> good evening everybody. i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. it's not just big rigs causing problems tonight. chain saws echo throughout san francisco today as rain and old age sent trees toppling. >> the tree limb was so big and large, it took out the supporting poles and wire

structures. >> well, the rain we had overnight and this morning brought trees down in parts of the bay area, including san francisco where one man was critically injured. caroline tyler is there live tonight. the city is manning to get rid of some of those potentially dangerous trees. >> reporter: that's right dan. they are problematic. the city says it will cost between $500 to $1,500 per tree to replace them, but that plan is now on the fast track. the ficus was the tree of choice to line the city streets back in the '60s. but now they're old and weak. this is an unfortunate example of what can happen when a little bit of rain and wind hit their branches. this one fell on a man and took down a line. >> in my professional opinion,

they should be removed. >> reporter: three have toppled in the mission district this year including one this morning that crushed mildred brown's car. another one gave bay in north beach. fortunately, no children were around. the head of the department of public works is planning to replace the worst of the bunch. >> it's really critical. we're seeing a huge number of trees fall this year, compared to other years. so they've got to that age where we need to start addressing the concern. >> reporter: the tree that fell at 23rd was pruned just last week. but the maintenance program is well behind because there's not enough money. in recent years, the city shifted some responsibility onto homeowners. supervisor scott weiner believes

what's really needed is reliable funding, perhaps a parcel tax. >> and the parcel tax will be conditioned on the city taking back responsibility for all the trees. >> reporter: in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> let's take you out to where the rain started very early this morning, steady showers coming down in downtown walnut creek well before daylight. >> the rain drenching the santa cruz mountains and slowing down traffic with wet, slick roads. this was the scene on highway 17 at the summit between san jose and santa cruz. that part of the bay area often bears the brunt of these storms. >> dan and cheryl, we got a pretty good amount of rain in some parts of the bay area and another chance later on. we do have some clouds around right now. and when you take a look at our

rain totals here's what we got. in the santa cruz area, 0.87 of an inch. lower elevations a third of an inch in san francisco. just over that in hayward, livermore. san to rosa, 0.1 of an inch and in san jose, 0.14 of an inch of rain. san jose is running 63% of normal. we need a lot over rain. i'll be back to let you know when you might need the umbrellas again. cheryl? >> thank you so much. a stunning discovery of hundreds of child pornography videos on a computer leads to the arrest of a 39-year-old san jose man. we're joined live now with details. chris? >> reporter: good evening. the suspect was arrested and police tell us he's being held here at the santa clara county jail in san jose. he was actually taken into

custody this morning while on the job at an office building. this all happened following an investigation by the internet crimes task force. let's take a look at his picture. this is arturo perez of san jose. authorities found more than 100 child pornography videos on a laptop he had in his possession. there are looming questions out there, including who were the children on these videos? officer albert morales with the san jose police department says they're following up. >> our internet crimes task force, our experts, they'll do whatever they need to do to identify these children. obviously they're going to conduct a lengthy interview with the suspect. >> reporter: it's unclear if the children are local or from out of state or country. but we have been told by police that the children were in these images range from toddler age all the way up to the age of 12.

but, again authorities making the arrest at an office building. as we return to a live look officials say this is a very disturbing case and will take quite some time to process the evidence. >> chris thank you very much. a man who dresses up as elmo and accused of harassing tourists at fisherman's wharf is staying in jail. a judge says adam sandler that's his name, is a flight risk. sandler is known as evil elmo. videos show him ranting and getting arrested in new york. he's charged with threatening a fisherman wharf's merchant. >> we've seen escalation of his behavior in eight months since he's been here intimidating bullying. >> they make aggressive

panhandlers go to mental health counseling. >> the judge rejected a request to set sandler free and have his father take him to oregon for counseling. a highway patrol officer in nevada uncovered $100,000. he noticed a driver acting strangely, so he pulled him over. investigators say the cash was going to be used to buy a lot of illegal drugs. in san jose, tsa officers discovered three packs of cocaine. the drugs were concealed in a package of raw meat. we first told you about two san jose police commanders accepting improper gifts from the 49ers even while police were investigating some 49ers players. well, now it turns out the chief did it, too. here's vic lee. >> reporter: last month, two top command officers received free 49er tickets, in violation of

the police gift policy. the assistant chief eddie garcia attended two events. you see him here last year. the second was this august at levi stadium. the deputy chief was also invited to the same game. but under the police duty manual officers cannot accept any gift at all. sports tickets included. the department told us the chiefs reembursed for their tickets, but only after abc7 news began inquiring. now it turns out the chief of police also got free tickets to a 49er game. the department did not return our calls, but sources tell us he also reimbursed the niners after we asked about the tickets. we learned today that the city manager met with the three chiefs. so it was the conclusion of your office that there was a

violation if >> there was an error made, and even though the individuals involved reimbursed the cost of the tickets the policies say it should not have happened. >> in the meantime, the city manager ordered a review of the gift policies of the city and police department. vic lee, abc7 news. avoiding another carpocalypse. that's ahead. plus -- >> any thoughts of stepping down? >> the question asked one too many times of nancy pelosi. no visa no problem. a bay area startup helping entrepreneurs discover the next big thing. and turkey test. do nose pop-up timers tell you when the bird is done? every day is a new opportunity to help make life better right here in san francisco. whether it's helping local businesses like the fruitguys

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all right. get ready for more construction on the bay bridge. caltrans will spend more money and more time to fix old expansion joints on the bridge. the good news this time the work will happen without those steel plates that bring the commute to a crawl. laura anthony explains how and what it's going to cost. >> reporter: caltrans officials admit they did not foresee the problem that came with the temporary plates last month. but now they say they have come up with a fix that will banish the plates forever. >> it took an hour and a half to get there. >> reporter: how long does it usually take? >> about 30 minutes. >> reporter: those infamous steel plates that caused so much trouble for bay bridge commuters in october won't be back.

that's according to caltrans which announced they found a way to replace the aging expansion joints on the upper deck of the span without using the plates. >> what we'll be doing is we're using rapid set concrete. that way we can get in there, do the job in one night, you know, and go ahead and be done by morning. >> reporter: that is one section per night. no plates needed. the original issue came to light in april when a large hole developed on the upper deck. there were also cracks in some cases that ran all the way across the lanes. the repair work will be done between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. six days a week instead of taking six weeks to complete, it's expected to take ten. the cost will also increase from 1.7 to $2.7 million. >> we're talking about brand new expansion joints. the ones we had were state of the art in 1936.

they lasted 78 years. and these are better. >> just as the bridge needs flexibility, so do the agencies working on it need to show flexibility and this is an example of that. >> reporter: starting friday, the lain closure also be staggered throughout the night. just one west bound lane in the early evening with as many as four closed at 3:00 a.m. lori anthony abc7 news. san francisco democrat nancy pelosi snapped at a reporter for asking her something she doubts a man would be asked. >> aren't you getting a little mold mitch, should. you step aside have you asked him that question? have any of you ever asked him that question? so i don't understand why that question sho come up. >> the reporter want told know why she would not give up her position in light of a third disappointing election for the democrat party.

pelosi and mitch mcconnell are both close in age in their 70s. the government is issuing a formal warning for anyone who uses apple products. a flaw could make your apple device vulnerable to hackers. a bug gives hackers to personal information. they can you can tainted text e-mails and web links to trick you into installing malicious software to steal sensitive information. security analysts say if a program tries to install, you should receive a pop-up notification. click on don't install. that way you should be protected. apple is setting another record. its market cap is now $663 billion, making it the world's most valuable company. by comparison, google is at $375 billion. the two founders of san francisco's unshackled fund plan

to hire promising entrepreneurs provide them with a paycheck health benefits and work visas until they can get their startups you have the ground. the company has raised $3.5 million and plans to sponsor up to 25 people. the ceo of the online community read it has resigned. he held his position for 2 1/2 years. company officials didn't say exactly why he resigned but said they did not ask him to step down. ellen powell will seven as the interim chief executive. thanksgiving is just two weeks away from today. if you're the chef in the house you may be relying on those pop-up timers to tell you when the turkey is done. >> but do they work? michael finney? >> i love this test. buying a turkey with a pop-up timer means one less thing to

worry about. but you want to see what consumer reports found. are you looking to prepare the perfect bird this thanksgiving? you might be thinking about relying on one of those pop-up timers to gauge when your turkey is ready. consumer reports say you've got to be careful. >> turkey needs to be cooked to 165 degrees fahrenheit to be safe. undercooked turkey can make you and your thanksgiving guests really sick. >> reporter: so can you really trust those little pop-up tomb timers? testers the birds were put in an oven and roasted until the timers popped up. most didn't until the temperature rose above 165 degrees. >> when your cookie gets above 165 degrees, you're going to need a lot of gravy because it

will be really dry. >> reporter: worse than that, a few times the timers popped up well before the meat reached a safe cooking temperature. meaning all the bacteria may not have been killed. >> the best way to ensure your meat is cooked to a safe temperature is to use a conventional meat thermometer. >> reporter: one good choice is a no frills thermometer that is easy to read and very accurate. it cost just $20. consumer reports also recommends taking multiple temperature readings at various locations on the turkey to make sure it's thoroughly cooked. >> michael thank you. let's take a look at the weather forecast. a little bit misty out there tonight. >> well, out here i'm seeing just a lot of clouds cheryl and dan. those clouds the lingering moisture will result in fog for the morning commute. let's take a look at live

doppler 7 hd. right now you can see that cloud cover, the rain is long gone but we may be seeing more in the not too distant future. you can see that there are some clouds around. here are your temperatures. low 60s. san jose morgan hill 59 in half moon bay. our beautiful view from our emeriville camera looking across the bay. as you look at the temperatures santa rosa 62. livermore, 63 degrees. a gentle breeze from our kgo roof camera. here is a look at the forecast. fog developing overnight tonight. it is going to be dry for your weekend. a wetter pattern may be developing next week. fog and low clouds overnight tonight, going into tomorrow morning's commute. when you take that ferry across the bay, if you travel in that fashion, you might have a murky view. temperatures in the morning, mid forts to mid 50s. make sure your kids have a jacket or sweatshirt on.

allow for that extra time with the fog around. could be a little slow going out on the roadways. 5:00 a.m. a little mist. sunny breaks in the early afternoon and a batch of high clouds move in around 5:00 p.m. tomorrow night. but that's all it's going to be is high clouds. now we look at the water vapor imagery. chances of rain next week. tomorrow afternoon, here are your highs. a lot like today. 64 in san francisco. across the bay in oakland, 66. palo alto, 66 degrees with santa rosa and san jose. 67 fairfield. 62 degrees in half moon bay. we'll have a few clouds around later on in the day. seven-day forecast. count on sunshine early tomorrow afternoon. on saturday, we will see mostly cloudy skies. sunday we'll change things up,

start out with clouds end up with sun and milder conditions. notice as we head towards the middle of the workweek, we do have a chance of rain on tuesday and on wednesday. and then mostly cloudy thursday with possibly another system approaching on friday. now, i know we keep getting this -- maybe a chance of rain maybe not next week and we keep going back and forth. this is the time of year when it's not so definitive. so we'll keep you posted on that and let you know. but the weekend is dry. dan, cheryl? >> thank you. you can track rain showers on live doppler 7 hd with the abc7 news weather app. it's free. and we have more information at our website. as the weather turns cooler, one thing is critical. coming up, a reminder for all of us, one that could save lives. calling all marvel fans. the search for super heroes and

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a palo alto company has a new way to make life easier for people with diabetes. the startup is integrating its diabetes management app with biometric trackers. the idea is for people to better control their blood sugar. living with dieabetes is what hall of famer lou brock talked about today. he was here for world die buyabetesdiabetes. he says controlling the disease is a matter of life or death. >> it's almost like a death sentence attached to it. diabetes gets the same result but doesn't have the attachment of cancer, and that's what

concerns us because people may take it too lightly. >> half the people with diabetes today don't know they have it. it's estimated in 20 years 1 in 10 people will suffer from diabetes. operation save a life kicked off today. home depot is donating 3,000 moek smoke alarms across the bay area. >> unfortunately, uneducated with the byproduct of carbon monoxide which is colorless and odorless. >> eric thomas emceed the launch

and bill burton talked about the benefits. here is a sobering statistic. roughly 16 million children go hungry almost every day. food banks are working hard to combat that, and so are we. this month we'll give $75,000 to food banks. spencer christian is live at the san francisco food bank with some of the 25,000 volunteers who help them out each year. spencer? >> reporter: it's remarkable the work these volunteers do. check out the activity here. we have volunteers here and they are working at a pace that i have not seen matched anywhere in my work with the food banks across the bay area. they have contributed $400,000 to the san francisco and marin food bank, which translates into more than 1.5 million meals and

1,000 volunteers have provided 2625 service hours of volunteer work to help feed communities in need mere in the bay area. that's just a remarkable effort. that's just here at the food bank alone. you can help too. may not be able to get 400,000 but you can make a $10 donation by texting the word feed to 80077. dan and cheryl? >> great, spencer. thank you very much. just ahead a temporary art piece and the hope for a lasting le

coming up new at 6:00 the closed door session being held right now that could make or break joanne hayes future as san francisco's fire chief. also, it sounded great. free bees with a smartphone upgrade. turns out there was nothing free about it. and a look at the new

treatment that seems to smooth away wrinkles from the inside out. all that's coming up in half an hour on abc7 news at 6:00. maternity ward mixup. tonight at 11:00 a new dad visits his newborn and sees a stranger about to breastfeed his child. what the hospital is doing to make sure this does not happen again. that's tonight at 11:00. we'll see you then. >> that sounds really interesting. listen to this. california artist is waiting to hear from the book of world records to find out whether he built the world's tallest sand castle. >> rusty croft created this 39-foot tall sculpture in brazil. >> the video shows really is. you see the people in the foreprint there. took him nearly a week to make it. >> he used 20 truckloads of sand. it was destroyed after it was

measured by the record books. >> beautiful. thanks for joining us. >> appreciate your time. welcome to "world news tonight." and breaking news. the scathing report just coming in. about the secret service, the white house intruder and what we never knew. the traffic nightmares across this country, backed up for miles. and the thundersnow. tonight, from the midwest to the south to the warnings in the east, too. is this system locked in? the air scare. the door that falls off the plane midair. the famous rock star inside. tonight, you'll hear his reaction. and a holiday alert tonight for millions of shoppers. a tiny chip in so many credit cards now. could someone simply bumping into you really be stealing all of your information? good evening and we'll get