live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is thursday. it is august 27. it is 5:00 a.m. >> i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. will it warm up? we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> absolutely it will be warmer some of us nine degrees warmer. >> absolutely it will be warmer some of us nine degrees warmer. there are in

i will let you know how long the heat will last. in the east bay in a moment, we have a report of a fire, but it is right along i-80. we hear that it is westbound 80 at mcbride. there is a report of a fire possibly burning on the side of the freeway. we are going to find out more information on that. this is the macarthur maze. the traffic is moving nicely from berkeley offer to the bay bridge toll plazas and to get into san francisco it is good but traffic will buildup quickly. >> breaking news in the east bay, firefighters just put out a grass fire before it could spread to hopes in the oakland hills. the fire break out at 2:30 this morning after a transformer blew. investigators believe the spark caught the dry brush on fire and crews had to go down a steep

hill to reach the fire. no one was hurt. >> houston outpouring of support for virginia tv station after two reporters were shot on live tv yesterday morning. our reporter amy hollyfield is here with with how they are carrying on. >> yes, wdbj is on the air this morning but the show focused on the loss of allison parker and adam warm. they were killed yesterday morning, the team paused at the exact moment of their deaths. >> we approach that m we want to pause and reflect and share with you again what made these two so special to us and to all of our hometown wdbj served. join us now in a moment silence. >> employees from wdbj sister station flew in to help with today's newscast. the crew is very emotional. the station's general manager spoke out on "good morning america" this morning calling

allison and adam the team to beat and addressed claims that allison made racist remarks. >> i don't care what social media says, i don't care what the alleged manifesto says, there was not a hateful bone in her body and she would never have made a racially insensitive remark which is one of the things that the shooter accused our team of. we don't have that kind of operation here. >> the community is reaching out to support the station with flowers and candles line the front of the building and the newsroom met with grief counselors of how to deal their pain. her father is speak out and working on that part of the story for the next report. >> thank you. journalists across the united states and around the world are posting tributes this morning to parker and ward with the #

#westandwithwdbj. roters and photographers and entire news teams have been sharing photos with the hash created immediately after your's shooting by a reporter in texas calling on her colleagues to stand in solidarity. you can see they are. with stations as far away as canada and in europe joining the efforts. more details are emerging of the gunman in the shooting who spent part of his life growing up here in the bay area. vester lee flanagan took his own life after being confronted by police. he grew up in oakland and many of his relatives live in vallejo. he worked with the victims as a tv reporter under the name bryce williams. some former co-workers describe hip as being disgruntled which surprised a graduate of oakland skyline high. >> he was doing great work in virginia and to see that, it is sad. our hearts go out to the victims and his family because their lives are changed now. >> he graduated from san francisco state with a degree in

broadcasting in 1995. his career in tv began as an intern in san francisco and then went to work in other stations across the country. >> as the story continues to develop, stay with abc for complete coverage on air and online, follow us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. or on abc7news.com. >> the search continues for a driver who police say caused an explosion at a strip mall that destroyed five businesses. two people suffered minor injuries, one a firefighter. officials are looking for a woman who left the scene in a white two door honda accord believing she caused the explosion by driving into a gas meter. matt keller will have more on the story at 5:30. >> an ex-49ers player and a current member face sexual assault charges, former

defensive end ray mcdonald is accused of raping an intoxicated woman and current linebacker brooked was charged. both crimes took place on same night against the same victim inside mcdonald's hold in san jose. >> it seems like a long time but the truth is when it comes to cases of this nature it is not a particularly long investigation. 49ers general manager issued this statement, we take any charge against a member of the organization seriously and are in communication with the nfl. brooks is running home to california and will not participate in saturday's game and mcdonald is due in court next month. no date is set for brooks. >> preliminary hearing for kate steinle's accused killer will wrap up today. new details in the investigation surfaced during the proceeding, an expert said the bullet fired by francisco sanchez in july on

pier 14 hit the ground 15' away from kate steinle and then ricocheted and hit her in the back. >> it appears a result of the accidental discharge of a firearm. >> we believe the charging decision is proper and the defendant has been charged with murder for that reason. >> the gun is a .40 caliber pistol. an expert testified it could only be fired by pulling the trigger eliminate the possibility it fired accidentally. >> a student at santa rosa college was rained on campus she said by a masked man. the college newspaper was told it happened in the william's restroom at 9:00 last thursday night. the victim said the map wearing a black mask cop fronted her and assaulted her. the attacker is described as white, stocky, and 5' 10" and police are beaching up night patrol. >> los gatos woman said she had an uber ride that caused her to

fear for her life requesting a ride from portrero hill to the ca "el" cal station and it was to be trapped in a space with someone you are feeling incredibly uncomfortable with. >> she wants uber to be more transparent with the driver rating system ask allow riders for see detailed commends left by other customers. unmore said the driver has not received similar negative feed become from other customers. >> sfo has extended a pilot program to allow ride service companies like uber and lyft to operate through february at the airport despite major protests from the taxi industry claiming the vehicles are clogging traffic at the terminals and disobeying airport rules. they will use the pilot period to look at traffic impacts and will consider in february

whether to make further changes. >> changes is what you get in the weather department today. meteorologist mike nicco is here to explain. >> good morning, thank you for sticking around and checking out the temperatures and in the inland east bay neighborhood, dublin and san ramon are coolest at 62 with pleasanton at 63. danville is 67. livermore is 68. pittsburg is 72 degrees. it will be warmer tomorrow. we have low-to-mid 60 from san francisco at 61, oakland and hayward at 62. san jose is 65. deeper valleys have the cooler weather with napa at 55. novato is 57. walnut creek shows clear skies inland east bay is hottest pushing 99 degrees and behind that we have north bay at 94 and south by at 93 and the peninsula east bay at 90 and topping out at 82 degrees in the warmest spot in san francisco.

in san jose, around 87, clear this morning and you need the sunglasses. it will be almost as warm tomorrow and we break the heat open saturday with a chance drizzle and we keep it below average and breezy through the weekend with the seven-day forecast coming up. >> we will make sure we have our windshield wipers in order. the bay bridge toll plaza shows remark is light headed away from the macarthur maze and into san francisco but expect traffic building quickly now that more and more schools are back in session and folks are heading to work. it is quite the morning drive cocktail. moving over to the east bay, mcbride avenue we have a report of a fire from the eastbound side so far, though, not particularly affecting traffic but i am seeing a little bit of yellow approaching mcbride on the eastbound side. watch out that we could have the fire department come out and a lane or two could be taken away. we moving over to the peninsula,

northbound highway 101 we had an accident blocking the off-ramp and we have to bring in a sweeper to clear off the we bark in the roadways on the eastbound on-ramp to northbound 101 so it will be an active scene through brentwood city. >> a retailer that is starting the christmas season tomorrow. >> tomorrow? a new study said california farmers are seeing record sales although they have fewer crops pus of the drought. >> what some people cannot do at a bay area park because of the dry conditions. >> stay tuned.

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first try marijuana and alcohol for the very first time during the summer. >> happening today, it is move in day for students at st. mary's college with new and running students unpacking and moving into their resident halls. the college said voluntaries are on hand to help unload and welcome all the new faces to campus. >> get your last pitch this morning because starbucks will close all 23 stand alone bakeries starting with the columbus avenue election tomorrow if san francisco. starbucks bought the san francisco-based small change to improve the food offer insurance but find having a separate brand is a distraction. 14 lows are shut down in san francisco alone. the founder hinted he could consider something new. >> a major rebound on wall street with stocks bouncing back with the biggest gains in years. >> here is america's money. >> good morning, topping

america's money, back in the black the dow surged huff points 4 percent after the sell off after worries of china, but, this morning china's main stock index had the best day in two months. >> wal-mart kicks off the christmas season two weekend early. tomorrow. that is when the layaway program begins. 40,000 items are available in the payment plan, 20 percent more than last year. >> finally, no cease-fire in the burger wars, burger king offer to work with mcdonald's on a mcrobber rejected. burger king suggest selling the combination to mark the day of peace but mcdonalds has declined the offer. >> probably right. that is america's money. >> california farms are still short on water for irrigation but the money is continuing to pour in. data from the oakland-based pacific institute shows farms

are taking in record revenues and hiring more workers partly because they switched to high value crops such as almonds and wine grapes. the change comes with a price. farmers are user ground water to irrigate crops faster than can be replaced so the water tables are causing singing ground. >> all barbecues in the hills are off limits but for one in orchard glenn and oak grove. smoking and wood burning are ban throughout the preserve and rangers say the ban is in effect until we get some rain and who knows wren that is going to be. >> you bet. the drought and fire danger, all serious stuff, but how can you live without barbecue. tough. >> go to eric thomas' back yesterday. >> beginning through withdrawal. >> the weather certainly is looking good for being outdoors.

>> at times. but if you work outside you will have an issue if you do not have air conditioning to hide from the heat dug the warmest part of the day. sutro tower shows it is clear. cloud-free. we are going to be warm to hot the next few days followed by the next two nights not being very comfortable. you think this morning is uncomfortable? wait until tomorrow and friday. the trapsing to cooler weekend, we will have drizzle on saturday morning. it will not affect the plan. it will be gone by noon. here is a look at walnut creek and you can see this is one of the areas that is going to be hot. your neighbor to the south and the east, livermore, indicative of way are dealing with, nine degrees warmer than average, and san francisco is 82 and temperatures are nine to 12 degrees warmer than agency and we do not have clouds this morning, bayshorely a many layer at that. the extra sunshine and the

warmer start means low 90 for the south bay including 92 at san jose, and santa cruz, the boardwalk, 90 degrees today. the water temperature is about 63 degrees warmer-than-average. millbrae is above average, and it could be a mall and movie day. mid-70s along the coast. 82 in downtown. 79 in south san francisco. 84 in sausalito. low-to-mid 90s through the north bay valley. about 20 degrees cooler at the beach and low-to-mid 70's and warm for bodega bay and money 80s for our east bay neighborhoods and nearly 90 in fremont and castro valley. here is where the heat is plentiful, nearly 100 degrees inland east bay. at the game this afternoon, be careful, high burn factor and temperature topping out at 80 degrees and it will feel 10- or

15-degrees warmer if you are in the sunshine. the temperatures tonight or 59 at santa rosa to antioch at when we break the heat tuesday through saturday it will be well cooler-than-average with all of the warm weather moving east. my seven-day forecast shows pretty hot tomorrow and you can see we drop 10- or 15-degrees on saturday and drop another three or four degrees the cool of the day on sunday. it will be breezy this weekend. >> we are starting with the toll plaza toll and now we have a crowd building and it is amazing at five to seven minutes what it can do we have traffic you can see is extending from the 880 extension so if you are coming from the east bay you are going to find the wait lane continuing in the fast track lane it is not a problem. in san francisco we have slowing that is building northbound highway 101 approaching 280, through the bayview district we do not hear of accidents in the

area, just a little bit of construction on 280 and possibly wrapping that up and there is activity causing spectator slowing and if you are traveling on 280, south side of daly city into san francisco it is clear and approaching king street it is not a problem. drive time traffic 101 southbound in santa rosa to petaluma is 14 minutes and 580 westbound castro valley to the maze is 14 minutes and 101 northbound from 280 to 680 submit just 12 minutes to highway 85. >> straight ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. >> the remaining members of the grateful dead are preparing for grateful dead are preparing for a concert in san francisco. it means another neighbor is wgoing to sleep better tonight.

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>> here are seven things to know before you go. police are looking for the driver who crashed into a strip mall yesterday sparking a major fire. a come was caught on cell phone video driving a white two door honda accord away from the scene. two suffered injuries including a firefighter. virginia tv station honor two journalists killed while doing a live report yesterday morning. the team at wdbj remembered allison parker and adam ward. they held a moment of silence the time they were shot. >> three, former colleagues say the suspect, vester lee flanagan, never fit in at the tv station and had trouble getting along with co-workers. he grew up in the bay area and went to while in oakland and graduated from san francisco state. those would knew him say they are shocked. >> an investigation is underway into a suspicious fire in alameda. it started outside a business at

ferry point pole from a dumpster fire. 1,300 people have no power. >> the heat is on. temperatures are nine to 12 degrees above average and we could hit triple digits. i will show you where and how long it will last in the seven-day forecast. >> six, do not get hot up the collar just yet we have decent conditions away from highway 4 to highway 24 with the drive only taking you seven minutes. >> asian markets are up breaking a down streak that trigger add week of volatile trades world a wide with the main index surging 5 percent the biggest gape in eight weeks and finished up in japan, south korea, and hong kong. >> here is another example of "never say never." three members of the grateful dead will perform in san francisco and los angeles.

they play their final shows in chicago in june. three of the four remaining members will lay with "dead and company," grateful dead tunes. dead and company will visit the civic ought storm in december. >> new words to add to your vocabulary from oxford dictionary. first, always new thought means really good. and the present time is beer o'clock. >> wine o'clock, stated above but with wine. >> and butt dialing, causing someone accidentally with the mobile phone in your rear pocket. >> fur baby, a person, dog, caught or other furry poet

pet animal. >> hear from the dad of the virginia reporter killed on live tv sharing his heartache next. >> big buzz away apple, the move that has silicon valley talking about a potential major announcement to come. >> looking to the embarcadero it is light and we will have more news and weather and traffic news and weather and traffic when we come

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our roof camera and a freeze but it is not going to stop the heat, the day planner shows 56 to 66 through 7:00 and we head up to the mid-70s at the coast, from 80 at noon to 86 at 4:00, and 98 at 4:00, so close the windows before you leave the house and you will still need the air conditioning this afternoon and through the evening. >> here is a look at the san mateo bridge, the drive now is taking you 12 minutes between 880 and we we on the peninsula, up to san francisco -- no, we had early slowing northbound highway 101 approaching i-80 and potentially some construction that cleared off the freeway. 101 santa rosa to petaluma is green and 580 is clear through castro valley, and 101 in the south bay, quiet.

>> santa clara police are looking for the hit-and-run driver responsible for running into a gas line and setting off a fire at a strip mall. five businesses are destroyed. two people are hurt. matt keller is on the scene. matt? >> one of the firefighting crews swapped out with another crew and they are watching the hotspots. police are keeping an try out for the driver who sparked the explosion fire. >> a vehicle hit the gas meter and left the scene. >> fires say the cause of the fire is clear, santa clara police are looking nor the driver in a car various to the one leaving the scene, a white two door accord and the video was sent to abc7 shot moments after the fire began, showing a woman running close to the flames in a white car and seconds later, the car drove off. short time later sky 7 was over the fire as flames quickly

engulfed the small strip maul taking five long time businesses with it including a salvadoran restaurant, a laundromat, a bar, and a liquor store. only two people were injured both minor including a firefighter treated for dehydration and the road behind the strip mall, that is blocked off because of the firefighters' equipment in the road. that is expected to be blocked off for the morning and firefighters are expected to be here through the morning. >> tributes are pouring in two a virginia tv station and the families of two members of the team a day after though gunned down on live television. wdbj reporter allison parker and rancher, adam ward dying during a shooting at the morning show. the greening colleagues went on air with heavy hearts this morning. >> there are all forms of flowers and notes, and

facebook messages and social media, offering thoughts and prayers and we appreciate those. >> other t stations have sent employees to help wdbj keep the newsroom going following the tragedy. vicki gardner the woman being interviewed at time of the shooting survived the take and her husband said she had a good night and is recovering. >> allison parker's packer is remembering his daughter as the light of his life. andy parker has been crying since getting the news with anger creeping in. he described 24-year-old allison parker as ambitious and smart. >> everyone she touched loves her and she loved everyone back. >> parker just moved in with her boyfriend, one of the wdbj evening anchors, and adam ward was going do move in withly answer and they were going to move to north carolina, she was a producer at wdbj working behind the scenes and saw the

shooting ungold from the control room. >> the gunman group up in the bay area. he had a history of anger over race issues in the workplace. co-workers describe vester lee flanagan as a disgruntled employee. he ranted about the two victim on twitter accusing them of racism and an accusation the boss denies. he said he was a gay man the victim of mass murders like columbine. >> to his friends and family in the bay area, vester lee flanagan was an outgoing student named for the 1991 homecoming court at skyline high school in oakland. now he is accused of shooting and killing a reporter and cameraman and turning the gun on himself. >> in while we never saw anything like that he was a happy and positive person and everyone loved him. >> he was also a tv reporter would want by the name of brace williams he worked with the

victims at wdbj in roanoke, virginia, until being fired in 2013. the boss called him an angry man who had to be escorted out of the station. in a suicide note sent to abc news he wrote "i've been a human powder keg for a while waiting to go boom." >> i don't believe it. that is all i can say. i'm in shock. >> virg el has known him since he was a child growing up in this home in oakland. >> soft spoken. polite. educated. >> with heavy hearts and sadness we express our deepest condolence for the families of allison parker and adam ward. >> the family moved to this home in vallejo. he went to san francisco state and worked as an intern and part time writer before moving to the east coast. his family is well respected in the neighborhood.

you can over condolences by sharing this on social media on our abc facebook page. >> as the story develops stay with us for complete coverage on air and on-line and will for us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. or at abc7news.com. animal border accused of a dug will face an animal cruelty charge. the san mateo d.a. said the charge against the woman yesterday when a neighbor reported her throwing a dog by the neck and throwing it to the ground. she is out on jail on $10,000 born. >> man accused of kidnapping in what police had called a hoax was charged with kidnapping denise huskins and her boyfriend. the police said it was a "hoax," but the f.b.i. got a break because he tried a share

kidnapping a few months later. her attorneys are asking a judge to suppress evidence because the f.b.i. did not have a war rap to sun the phone. >> the case against raymond "shrimp boy" chow returns to a federal courtroom in san francisco today. the attorneys want a judge to dismiss the case claiming prosecutors system their clint out while declining to charge others and faces accusations of laundering millions made selling illegal drugs and weapons. former state senator ye. pleaded guilty to charges and shrimp said other city leaders took bribes but were not charged. >> police in appeal are looking tore a flasher releasing this sketch of the man accused based on description from the victim saying she was walking her dog on miller avenue at monroe drive at 5:45 tuesday afternoon and the man was riding a bicycle in circumstance colds. she got off the beach and stood in the grass and exposed

himself. he was caring a backpack. >> the santa clara sheriff is looked for this woman wanted for accessory to a bank robbery. authorities posted on facebook she believe he is between san jose and sacramento. >> our time is 5:38 dressing kids for school this morning, put them in layers so they can peel off. >> they will smell like an onion after the first day of school. too, especially if they have recess outside. >> good morning, everyone, now, santa rosa and half moon bay you are the exception. you are just cooler than you were 24 hours ago and the rest of us are one to seven degrees warmer. that is the north bay great 52 at rohnert park and san rafael at 65 and vallejo at 67 and napa at 61 and everyone else in the mid-to-upper 50s and low-to-mid 70s from el sobrante at 62 to cupertino and

san ramon at 62 and san jose 65 and half moon bay at 54. in san rafael it is clear south on 101 and the 65-degree temperature is going to spring board to the low 80s and we will be in the mid-80s to mid-90's around the bay and into the south bay and the north bay. check out the coast and san francisco, 70 to 82. the water temperature low-to-mid 60s and inland east bay it will be dangerous and where the heat is going to be most uncomfortable at 95 to 99. from the east bay hills camera you can see the hazy and i checked everything and air quality is fine. it will be almost as warm tomorrow and look at saturday, temperatures are dropping about ten degrees and will drop a couple more deaths on sunday and gill be breezy this weekend and maybe drizzle for saturday morning activity. are this hotspots in the commute? leyla? >> we do have a couple of

hotspots. traffic is slowing down as you come from berkeley to emeryville. when you get closer to the bay bridge toll plaza, that is what we have, plenty of traffic and the metering lights are not turned on yet but you can see we have a lot of traffic stacked away from the macarthur maze and right now without the metering lights you are still looking at ever hadden minutes to get between the east bay into san francisco. we are going to take you into san jose, santa clara, for levi stadium this weekend, the saturday, luke bryan will kickoff on saturday at 6:00 p.m. so expect plenty of traffic around 101, 880, 237, lawrence expressway all the good plays. expressway all the good plays. pack your patience.

bay area. and challenges to get rid of it. >> and a local student who helped stop a terror attack on a train. >> and san francisco international airport will naughton counter so many delays with weather and traffic through with weather and traffic through the commercial

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daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. good morning, at 5:44 on thursday morning. a look from sutro tower camera looking at a gorgeous picture with a knew -- a few cl the sky. >> one of three american men who stopped a terrorist attack in san francisco is enjoying the local town hero treatment. a crowd cheered san antonio sadler yesterday in downtown sacramento when the 22-year-old was honored for helping take down a gunman on a european train headed to paris. the sacramento state student spoke briefly thanking everyone for their support and said it fools good to be hole. >> i am glad to be back here to see everyone kind of overwhelming, i didn't expect all this to happen. >> we were regular people five day ago and suddenly, now, we are the focus of attention through what our son and his

brain friends have done. >> the mayor gave sadler a sacramento kings jersey with his name on it. the other two heroes return home there will be a parade if their honor. >> happening today, researchers are look for a way to remove a dead whale that town up. the whale was floating in the oakland estuary lodged in tightly in the pier and an employee discovered it yesterday. you can imagine it and leaving behind quite a strong smell. today, researchers in the coast guard will find a way to dispose of it. >> our concern is we do not want it dislodged and a navigational hazard. that is the main concern. >> researchers say they cannot identify the species because the head remains submerged. hopefully they can help more today. >> very different looking vehicles will gyp the usual assortment of cars and trucks and buses crossing the golden gate bridge today.

indy cars like these will roll across the span at 1:00 o'clock, driver andretti will honor santa cruz din wilson who died after being hurt during a raise on sunday. the drivers will race in the gopro grand prix in sonoma on sunday. >> a chinese property group will buy a company that owns ironman triathalon series of races worth $650 million. a spokesman with the chinese group said incomes continue to rise across the country and so does the popularity for they will acquire two more sports businesses by the end of the year. >> several news reports say apple rented owe the bill graham civic ought storm for the upcoming iphone event it is believed. they representing the building

for a private building from september 4 through september 12. the auditorium is much larger than typical venues. steve jobs unveiled apple two in 1977 at the bill graham ought former. >> that probably has left memory than your wrist watch. >> it got me through college. no memory at all. >> no memory. >> now, the forecast. >> this is memorable, it is going to be so hot for some of us, on the weather window and a look at the ferry ride, there is a ferry headed to san francisco looking to the port of oakland with the high clouds moving through the sky this afternoon. i don't know if they are as thick as yesterday but they will not dim the sun only enough to stop the heating but a look from sutro tower shows the ear is clean considering we have high pressure over us and that put as

lid on the atmosphere and brings us light wind. we will still call it hazy sunshine with the heat peaking today and milder lows today and tomorrow and more comfortable on the weekend but the transition to the cooler weather could bring drizzle to the morning routine on saturday. most of us do not have a wind, only five miles per hour and three at hayward and ten at sfo and 13 at fairfield. because the high pressure is dominating us right now it is action as a heat pump and bringing up the heat from the desert today and tomorrow and we will transition our attention to the low as it finally kicks the high out of the way and it will bring us the cooler weather and drizzle on saturday morning. as far as today, get used 290 in the south bay from milpitas at 90, santa clara, san jose, 92, and upper 90s around morgan hill and santa cruz, the boardwalk, sunshine and 90

today. mid-80s around millbrae and san mateo and redwood city south, low-to-mid 90s and the coast, a lot of sunshine today and mid-70s for you, and you dip your toe in the water low-to-mid 60s and 82 downtown if you are headed out for lunch leave the jacket in the office or the sweat are like leyla likes to wear or the coat that kristen wears because it is cool, low-to-mid 90 in the north bay valleys. that is what goes on behind the scene, folks. mid-to-upper 90s east bay brentwood possible making it to 100. tonight, vine santa rosa and antioch is 67. here is friday, saturday morning, 4:00 or action, we have our best chance of drizzle that will taper headed to 10:00 or look. my seven-day forecast shows as warm tomorrow and 70s and 80's

and 90s and notice by sunday we are 10 to 20 degree cooler and it will be prizey -- breezy this weekend. >> leyla, where is your sweater? >> in my purse. the metering lights have been turned on and it is causing a 16-minute delay headed from the macarthur maze to san francisco and delayed is the ride coming in to tracy with an early accident, a traffic alert at byron road at 11 miles per hour for a top speed with heavy delays pulling away from i-5 you are on brakes at 27 miles per hour at vasco road and it opens up from this. however, you are still tapping on the brakes and 70 minutes, so an hour and 10 minutes between i-5 into dublin.

101 is slow-and-go at alum rock and the rest of the south bay has green so we are action free and move -- move along. >> at 6:00, doctors reveal the best way for women to snap out of the post baby body. >> how many baby area residents are trying to capitalize on super bowl 50 at levi stadium? >> a food fight like no other hitting the streets for the hitting the streets for the annual tomato tos

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mineta san jose international airport is adding another international flight. british airways will launch nonstop service between san jose and london in may. this is the latest international flight added by the airport since the billion dollar modernization. the aircraft added nights to japan and china and has been flying to mexico for years. >> more than 20 the people turned out for the 70th annual festival where people pet each other with tomatoes with 175 tons of tomatoes used in the battle. >> pumpkin spice trend is beyond starbucks with the new flavor for m&ms is pump latte flavor. >> which rock band will have that if their contract to pick

them out? >> an old van halen story, you had to pick out the brown m&ms. >> funny... >> cubs and giants, a lot of sunshine at at&t park, and warm, topping out at 80 degrees with a light breeze feeling ten degrees warmer in the such. have your sunglasses. fresno and 83 in lake tahoe, and sunshine and 77 in monterey and by monday, hurricane could be category two storm knocking on the door of the big island. [ inaudible ] >> the bay ferry and going to be expecting larger than normal crowds during the afternoon commute because of the game. be aware. there is going to be a lot of park and they will provide bus service. >> looking right new at other

mass transit bart is running 44 train on time, with muni no delays and ace train one and three are on the tracks, and a look at drive time traffic westbound 4, antioch to hercules is 38 minutes and i-80, highway 4 to the maze is 18 minutes northbound 87 from highway 85 to the san jose airport at nine minutes. >> many bay area residents are hoping to cash in on super bowl into by offering up their homes to fans from out of town. according to our media pan many hotels are sole out. residents are putting up their homes, participates and rooms on the sites and there are thousands of postings already, some up to $3,000 a night. for the entire weekend, only $5,800. rent in the bay area is expensive, new data shows three

bay area cities rank in the top six highest markets in the united states with san francisco first with median price of $3,500 for one-bedroom apartment. san jose is 4th at $2,300 and oakland 6 at under $2,000. data comes from a national rental lifting service. >> ensuring student success, a change to help all students make the grade. >> fighting back against enjoying problem and palo alto will cut down on noise pollution from the maps. >> showing you the bay bridge toll plaza which is backed up at this point and an interesting this point and an interesting cloud formation to the west.

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broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> now at 6:00, two journalists were killed live on tv and tributes are pouring in. >> breaking news a suspicious fire in alameda. investigators say they may know what sparked the fire that left a thousand people without power. >> a manhunt in the south bay for a hit-and-run accident driver blamed for causing a gas explosion with the details people are making public so you can look out. >> thanks for joining us. >> i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. now a check on the weather forecast. mike? >> nice to see both of you. we will look at what is going to happen the next three hours. it is thursday. nothing is happening. no marine layer. we have a few high clouds. we have haze. it is not a "spare the air" day. it will be uncomfortable because of the heat. we start off warmer this morning, 58 to 66, the day planner is already hot inland by noon at 88 and warm at the coa