>> i guess have to be careful today. a little too much. >> a highway headache leads to long waits, growing frustrations and cancelled plans for people driving on 101 through burlingame. all but one lane is open now. we begin with the latest developments on the closure of highway 101. sky 7hd is live on the peninsula where traffic is slowly getting back to normal. more than 15 hours after the construction accident. southbound lanes re-open end

around 2:30 this afternoon with the majority of northbound lanes opening around 3:00 45678 while the freeway is back open, ramps on and off broadway are scheduled to be closed. crews had to remove power lines from the freeway. cornell bernard has been at the scene all day long. a rough day for commuters but thankfully crews are making progress. >> reporter: yes, they are. in fact there is an army of pg&e workers out here making repairs on this twisted piece of metal which used to be an electrical tower, heavily damaged bay construction crew. the work is delicate. dangerous. when reason why it took so long to make repairs. power lines had to be grounded before they could be touched or moved. but it left many motorists stuck on the freeway for hours. detours were coming down saturday when southbound 101 re-opened to traffic, but for

most of the stay night the bay area's busiest highway looked like a ghost town. pg&e crew worked to make repairs after construction equipment slammed into this electrical towers friday night, leaving it a crumpled mess. >> got in our cars and ran. >> she was having dinner nearby. >> almost sounded like a bomb or -- i actually thought a plane crashed. a huge explosion. >> reporter: the impact dropped live electrical wires on to 101. the freeway was quickly shut down but motorists strands for four hours. >> hi car is day. there are cars at the front straddling the lines and there's a delivery truck that is kind of entwined in one of the power lines. >> we were able to get everybody off the freeway safely, make the area safe, and able to remove the wires that were impacted. >> reporter: a new broadway 101 overcrossing was under construction. caltrans says an excavator

belong together japan foundation engineering company caused the accident. >> that is still under investigation. we know the excavator hit the tower, the rear en. >> reporter: detours were monumental. >> supposed to visit a friend, but i guess our plan has to be cancelled today. >> reporter: drivers kept their cool until 101 was opened again. back live here in burlingame, we reached out to the engineering company caltrans says was responsible. we have not heard back. long-term repairs could take days to replace and reenergize this power lines no won order when broadway may be re-opened. we are live in burlingame, abc7 news. >> thank you. let's take a live look now at road conditions in the area from sky 7hd. you can see -- this is highway 101 over burlingame. smooth conditions south.

the commute heading north flowing better than earlier. a different scene just a few hours ago at 101 at popular avenue in san mateo. you can see the traffic backup to the right of the screen. slow going on the left. current conditions better. the drivetime graphic showing us green there on 101 north, past burlingame, but again, see that red there? that's where the traffic begins. so, be sure 0 download the abc7 news waze app. >> caltrans trade to warn drivers, alert signs were scattered cruise the bay area, this alert came up in 101. the closure caused some people to cancel plans for the day. people headed to sfo were delayed and some even missed flights. officials say a number of airport employees were late to work abuse of the backed up

traffic. we met one family that was late getting to the airport for a flight to india. >> going to the airport actually, we need to be there actually 15 minutes ago. kind of bad. >> delta airlines and sfo had connectivity issues with computers lar night after experiencing the power surge. the airline's automated system was down for a brief period, and passengers were unable to check in as they normally would. quick check of the current situation on highway 101 in burlingame. this is live from sky 7hd. now can see the tower affected by the accident. cornell bernard reports that broadway is currently closed to on and offramps are closed on broadway. so we'll be sure to keep an eye on the situation and bring you details. weatherwise, part office the bay area enjoyed some much needed rain this morning. drizzle in spots in the bay today. this the skyline trail where hikers did not mind the precip.

>> i'm loving it. my dog loves it. >> areas in the south bay and peninsula saw a little rain today. we're taking a look at now conditions outside. great live shot from sky 7hd, showing the skyline there. and after a gray start, we're finally seeing sun in most spots. won't see anymore sprinkles this weekend but the cooler temperatures may stick around. let's get the latest from lease a argen. >> you hey have felt the cool breeze in the afternoon but dew points have certainly still been up. so that means it feels sticky out there. the relative humidity has been high. when you see them here in the 60s, that means it's uncomfortable so a live look outside, we have high cloud, but the winds will be ramping up and we'll be looking at a small craft advisory north of the bay bridge. livermore, 80. and the 24-hour temperature change shows that cooling has begun all across the bay area,

as much as 20 degrees cooler in spots. we'll talk about low relative humidity and the first taste of fall coming up in the next couple of minutes. >> thank you. new details on a freeway shooting that left four people injured in oakland. the victims're apparently caught in a gun battle between people in two other vehicles on 88 ol' south of sixth avenue last night. three people were wounded by gunfire. a fourth person was injured by shattered glass. all are expected to recover. it appears no one in the two cars involved in the shootout was injured. developing news now out of texas, where investigators say they've made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy deputy darrin goforth was gunned down at a gas station near houston. wortharrested shannon miles for the crime. >> reporter: no warning and no mercy. >> six or eight shots and an officer is down.

>> reporter: a 47-year-old sheriffs defty and married father of two, guns down at houston area gas station. >> who is this. >> darrin goforth he is down. >> on duty and in uniform, filling up his patrol car, when investigators say the man seen in this photo walked up behind him and opened fire. >> deputy fell the ground. suspect continued over to him and shot the deputy again, multiple times action he laid on the ground. >> reporter: without saying a world the suspect took off in a dark red ford ranger, goforth died at the scene. >> the car took off down the street, and other people called 9-1-1. >> reporter: overnight an intense man point. >> today the district attorney's office accepted capital murder charges on shannon j. miles. he does have previous criminal history. the weapon was recovered and ballistics test indicate it is a match. >> reporter: goforth spent ten years with the sheriff's office. leaves behind a wife and two kids, five and 12.

>> the working motive is absolute madness. >> reporter: abc news, new york. >> legal trouble for companies in the business of getting people out of jail. ahead on abc7 news at 5:00, the alleged scheme involving inmates that has some bail bondman employees facing charges.

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recruit customers in jail across five california counties, which is a felony. luna, alad dan and bail hotline are involved. officials say there may be more spokeswoman more arrests soon. after being missing nine days a hiker has been found. search and rescue teams from the bay area took partner search for 62-year-old miyuki hardwood of sackett co county. she was found this morning shep was injured and flown to a nearby hospital. ten years after hurricane katrina ripped through new orleans, local and national dignitaries gathered to reflect. >> ♪ >> hundreds marked the ten-year anniversary of katrina today. more than 1800 lives were lost in the storm but now in many parts of new orleans there's great progress in rebuilding the city. >> hurricane katrina brought us to our knees, we did not allow that storm to keep us down permanently.

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raiders fans determined to keep the team in oakland, hosted a party to let the team know they do not want them to move.

we were at the headquarters for the pro-oakland part. they want the raiders to unveil the proposal for a new stadium to stay in oakland. the organization is confident their team will stay. >> the raiders do not fit the image of that place. we're not a glitz and gram operation. this is a mom and pops blew collar type of shop and if they go to l.a. again, they lost their identity -- >> fans will set up an all-night tailgate and they will hand out "stay in oakland" signs. >> sports fans may be soon be able to legally gamble can he games the teams sell raffle tickses that pay out have the proceeds for prize money and the other money goes to charities. the sports teams pick the

charity. charities believe it would take money from them. traffic back to normal on 101 in burlingame have a construction accident knocked power lines on to the freeway. this is traffic in the area from sky 7hd, all lanes but one northbound lane of highway 101 are back open tonight. you can see the is some slow going on the left side of your screen as people make their way into the city. overall, not too bad. things finally getting back to normal. it's been a pleasant day across the bay. we'll send it over to lisa argen. >> finally, after all of the high dew points and 102 yesterday in livermore, 87 san francisco, so felt cooler. had to take all day for the winds to kick up. this is the source of the kealing, an area of low pressure that brought 70 and 80-miles-an-hour winds to seattle and some big-time damage with trees down, power outages,

but for us it's the source of our cooling. right here, first time on record three major hurricanes in the pacific, category 4, and we're looking at this system here to continue as a category 4, and then it's going to weaken. it will graze parts of hawai'i and bring once again some very heavy rain and high surf. here it is in the days ahead. shifting north of hawai'i, and it shouldn't be a huge impact but they have had some very, very rainy weather. remnants of erika in the atlantic right here, bringing in lots of rain to cuba, the gulf coast, and this could reform into a hurricane as it gets closer to the warmer waters of the gulf coast, and so for atlanta, carolinas, a very wet time. back home, it's sunny. we had high clouds around from time to time, and check out the numbers. very comfortable. 69 san francisco, 76 mountain view. 81 morgan hill. 68 half moon bay.

the waves are up a little bit. we'll look at a beach hazard statement in a moment. smallcraft advisory. still a lot of boats on he bay. 83 by the delta. 78 in santa rosa. dew points are coming down, feeling cooler up in parts of the north bay. a sunny beach day today, and tomorrow as well, even with the cooling. low clouds clouds and fog tonig, drying and cooler tomorrow, below normal highs as we get into september. from the coast down to the monterey coast, west and northwest facing beaches look for some very strong rip currents and that swell will be increasing the next several days. so dangerous at the beaches. 62 in oakland overnight. 63, fremont. still pretty mild out there. we'll look for this system to lift out but another one takes its place, and that is why we'll continue to see the cooldown day after day. so, another van taj point, look -- vantage point there, look at the three hurricanes.

highs tomorrow, 71 in san francisco, 80 in san jose, 83 for concord, so big cooldown for you. 69 will be the high along the coast. sunny there as well. the accuweather seven-day forecast, notice the cooler days ahead. below normal, and the then slowly warm by next weekend. >> mike shumann has a preview of sports. >> down to final two teams in the little league world series. japan knocks off mexico, and pennsylvania beating texas for the national hey terry stop! they have a special! so, what did you guys think of the test drive? i love the jetta. but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright... you know what? we want to make a deal with you. we're twins, so could you give us two for the price of one? come on, give us a deal. look at how old i am. do you come here often? he works here, terry! you work here, right? yes... ok let's get to the point. we're going to take the deal.

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ing keeping pace despite their injury bug. remaining 2-1/2 back of dodgers in the west. matt cain on the 15-day dl today and ryan vogelsong gets the start against st. louis. jeff gold blume in the house. kell by tomlin is so was the hero last night. 1 or cards. same inning, vogelsong walks. bruce bochy has seen enough. it's thrown to in the dirt. susac couldn't handle it. molina with the two-run single. vogelsong lose. cards shut out the g-men who trail the dodger biz three. >> everybody knows we're banged up. i go out there with whoever they put behind me and feel like we

can win the game. so, just cardinals are a tough team. they have the record. >> little lesion world series the hometown heroes from pennsylvania facing texas for the u.s.a. championship. bottom six, runner's then corner for which rayton krauss and he delivers, the walkoff single and the little loggers from pennsylvania win the u.s.a. title. advancing to the finals with the 3-2 victory. today here, japan faced mexico for the international title verdugo, a no-hitter, only problem is his team didn't score. they went extras. the single for the first hit of the game. then bases loaded. a run scores from third, japan wins 1-0, faces pennsylvania tomorrow in the little league world series championship. >> the 50-yard indoor war, arena

football, staging its 28th 28th arena bowl with your san jose sabre carts facing off against jacksonville. grady to the right. goes across the field, over the wall for the touchdown. that's okay in arena football. don't need to get your feet inbounds. we have a tie game in the third quarter. updates coming up later at 6:00. a lot on the loin at sonoma raceway for the go progrand prix. the season finale and six drivers within five of getting the championship. will power takes the poll, which is key on the track. unfortunately every driver is racing with a heavy heart after the deaths of former driver justin wilson last week. ryan hunter hunter-reay will start in the spirit says getting back on the track is the right thing to do. >> mourning the loss of justin wilson but he would want us to be no other place than in the

racecar and the indycar door wag we love most, and that's what a tribute to him. >> pga playoffs at the barclays, ryan palmer lost his dad a week ago in an accident. bay shot a 7-under. long birdie putt on 15. good. a co-leader at 11-under with pga champ, jason day. drains the eagle putt on 16. 11-under. we head into sunday's final rounds what a thrill for the youngsters in the little league world series, memories for a lifetime and maybe one day we'll see them at the pro level. >> great opportunity. sky 7hd live over an area

>> coming up at 6:00, police say they'd never seen anything like this before. the live stream that landed two men in jail. and how much of a toll is the drought taking on california's giant sequoias? join us at 6:00. before we go, one last check of highway 101. sky 7hd gives us a live look at traffic gets back to normal on the peninsula after severe delays due to a construction accident involving a transmission tower. all lanes were closed for more than 15 hours, re-opening just this afternoon. some drives were stuck in traffic for as long as four hours. wow. that does it for us here at 5:00.

we appreciate your time. and remember, you can watch abc7 news and all your welcome to "world news tonight." breaking news. killed in cold blood. a sheriff's deputy ambushed at a gas station. authorities calling it an execution. the all-out search for this man. tonight, a suspect in custody. >> we need to bring this killer to justice. donald trump working the weekend, riling up the crowds, promising an answer to this big question -- will he run as a republican or go rogue? >> i think a lot of people are going to be very happy. fighter jets scramble to bring a plane down safely. an unruly passenger. so, what caused this mid-air scare? >> a lady was freaking out about her cat. and, the big easy is back. new orleans, ten years after katrina. remembering the losses, but celebrating survival.