>> yes, it isa beautiful ride, kristen but it is expensive. new they are looking at cutting back. they are talking about having only one round trip out of tiburon to san francisco a day, which is a significant cut taking them from the seven round trip they now have each day. bad news for commuters who rely on this ride. unless the golden gate bridge district decides to take over the route. the district will be discussing that at the meeting today. this is a first step. they are going to look at what it involves and if it is something to pursue. 1225,000 passengers ride the ferry each year. it is a small ride. it is 20 minutes. it make a big difference in their lives and it will come up today and they discuss it. thanks, amy. new details on a hostage situation that lasted late into the night near los angeles.

deputies have confirmed they shot and killed an armed suspect holding at least four people inside a restaurant. the video shows a swat team rubbing inside before the shooting. no one else was injured. doctorly before that, diners rushed out of the restaurant with hands in the air. they told authorities the suspect said he did not want to hurt them. this started hours earlier with the suspect leading police on a high speed chase in a stolen car. he crashed. he carjacked another woman, c.h.p. officers tried to stop him but he bailed, fired shots in the air and ran inside the restaurant. >> a bizarre end to police chase in san francisco and a man is in custody. on the 4th street bridge near at&t park when officers negotiated with a makist hide under a pier. c.h.p. officers tried to pull him over for riding on the shoulder of interstate 280. the map hit a car and ran from the scene and jumped into the bay. he ended on the pier.

police broke the boards on the pier to get him out. >> a top story here and around nation, the 14th anniversary of the most deadly attack on american soil with several events in the united states and the bay area will remember what happened on 9/11 of 2001. people are gathering at the national 9/11 memorial in new york city, where the names of those lost will be read this morning. nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks on the world trade center with the pentagon and the united airlines flight 93 that crashed in sworn pennsylvania. >> lanterns shined in shanksville, pennsylvania for honor crew and passengers of flight 93 headed from new jersey to san francisco. a group of passengers led by bay area residents stormed the cockpit surprise the hijackers momented before the crash. it is believed they wanted to fly the jet and the united states capitol.

a new visitors center opened year at the flight 93 memorial. >> at 6:45 this morning, san francisco mayor lee and fire chief hayes-white will away fallen first responders at fire station 7 in the mission district. events will take place at other stations across the city. at the same time, san mateo police will hold a ceremony at their headquarters on franklin park weigh. at 8:00, volunteers gather in san jose at city hall for a day of service. this are other events around the bay area, and a full list is at abc7news.com. >> you can see a special report from abc news at 5:45 in an hour, from the national september 11 memorial in lower manhattan when america observes a moment silence. in sacramento a parade pays tributes to the victims and heroes of 9/11 with three friends who disarticled a suspect terrorist aboard a train in europe, anthony sadler,

spencer stone and alek skarlatos sprang into action on the train last month. the parade is at noon and it will end with a rally outside the state capital. >> f.b.i. agents believe a florida man plans to attack a 9/11 event. the suspect now is in custody. law enforcement said the plot senators as a reminder of some of the danger america faces each day. here is more from washington, dc. >> investigators have not said why the 20-year-old suspect from florida allegedly wanted to attack his fellow americans but they say he knew exactly how he wanted to do so. >> with song, silent procession, and prayers, across the country our nation remembers the thousands lost on this tragic day 14 years ago. and law enforcement is on high alert concerned about people like the tonight-year-old arrested on wednesday at this

house in suburban florida where he lived with his stunned parents. >> in shock. >> the f.b.i. said he was plotting on-line. we could make pipe bombs and detonate them at a large public event. it needs to be big. according to arrest documents he was messaging with an f.b.i. informant posing as a radical and fellow isis >> it is troubling we have people willing to do this. but law enforcement is doing their job. >> law enforcement officials have warned how hard it is to keep track of all potential lone wolf terrorists with isis reaching thousands of followers in the united states through social media. >> joshua goldberg is facing 20 years in prison for his role in the allegedment. >> a producer from abc has spoken to one of the three risen guards charged with beating

michael tyree at the santa clara jail. rafael rodriguez is held in dublin. this is video from the first court appear an. rafael rodriguez said the inmates he borked with like and respected him and he does what he could to help and i quote, "people who know me know i an not the type of person who could do something like that, they know i have a heart." there is a call for review of jail operations. >> we will hear from one of the irish constitutes injured in the berkeley balcony collapse treated still in san jose. he hopes to return to ireland in the future. a team has been working closely with the clinic in ireland for a safe transfer and coordination of his care. he plans to speak to the press at look this morning. six people were killed and seven were injured when the balcony collapsed in june. >> neighbors on san francisco's portrero hill want the city and

caltran to stop a string of fires that keep breaking out in a homeless encampment. one of the fires broke out last night on a dry hillside above 101 and hospital curve. caltrain owns the land. neighbors believe that city officials are driving more homeless people their bay. >> everyone here is happening it off to the other one. the homeless situation is big. removing them and taking their stuff away does not solve the problem. >> a man keeps a guard were hose on his deck to fight off the flames. >> portrero hill residents have counted nine similar fires in the last two years. >> the heat is rising in california and wildfires continue to be a problem. more than a dozen fires are burning across the state. one fire has destroyed six structures. it has jumped to 14,000 acres. it is only 10 percent contained. >> a fire burning east of fresno

is threatening a grow of giant sequoias with firefighters clearing the lines to wreck the trees. tourists are turned away. the rough fire has burned 10,000 acres since july 31. >> we are seeing signs of things cooling off. >> here is another: look at blue signifying temperatures are a little bit cooler than yesterday. for me it was noticeable when i drove to san francisco with the car thermometer dropping to 58 and i stepped out and knew that is how it is supposed to feel. 56 in san francisco. mission district and west portal 54 right now. sunny side, bayview, ocean beach, 55. presidio at 5:00. the ferry building is 60. we have 52 in petaluma and pacifica down 20 degrees from day ago at 54 degrees. a lost low-to-mid 60s around the bay shore. up to 71 in pittsburg and tracy

at 72. fog at golden gate bridge. it will make a push so get over to emeryville, berkeley and retreat to the coast. san francisco is partly cloudy and 79 and everyone else is sunny and the peninsula is 92 and same in the east bay, south bay, 94 and inland east bay, 104 and the north by is around nbc. you can see the cloud cover, we are going to get more humid although we are going to be cooler this weekend. i will tell you about the threat of showers coming up but, first, the bridges. >> san mateo bridge shows traffic is at a friday pace and we are moving along without any problems and no accidents. we have one accident in american beyond and that is in the clearing stages. along 37 at highway 29 we had a possible injury accident but it looks like it has been moved off and the rest of the commute is clear, southbound 29 coming up to 37 could be sluggish and i-80

to the east is moving fine through vallejo. now, interest san francisco, it looks like they have it closed and we have a closure on how war street between 3rd and 4th starting last night running until september 20th which is thursday until 8:00 p.m. >> it is 4:40. traffic tieups in san francisco including closures for the dream force convention that leyla was talking about starts next week. howard street between 3rd and 4th closed through sunday september 20 with 45,000 expected to attend the event. >> expect to see changes on monday on bart. more trains will run during rush hour to ease crowding. weekday service hours are extended on some lines. the train times could be different so check your schedules ahead of time. >> lawmakers reached a deal to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries and rules they forced to follow. >> lights out for a popular

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>> daly city, dublin los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. 4:43. look at this picture, a new flag, an american nag, just unfurled and flying high at the pentagon this morning. this is a look at the building where american flight 77 slammed and the willing in 2001. 14 years ago.

lend. it honors 184 lives lofts when the tragic event happened. president obama will mark the anniversary by meeting with pens -- members of the military at fort meade in maryland. >> lawmakers will hold a vote to regulate the california medical marijuana industry facing a deadline of tonight when the current session ends. the vote follows a last minute compromise with three different bills the purse to regulate marijuana from where it is green to the clubs where users buy it. >> members of a rock band tell a story of how they escaped from a burning limousine which picked up the band at mineta san jose international airport before 6:00 on wednesday and a band member smelled something electrical burning and then blinding smoke. >> we tried to get out and only one side door opens so we all climbed out and we could see the smoke happening out of the hood and, bang, a huge pop and we ran like little girls and we ran away and it just in a meat of

three minutes, the whole front end was on fire. >> everyone got out including the driver. the prized guitars, they were able to pop on the trunk before they were burned. >> a dancing hotspot with a hollywood connection stopping the music. january e at explains why the dance studio is forced to shut down and how it plans to go out in style. >> coming to let poe and let loose. a fantasy world but reality. >> met of the dancers at studio happen toking engineers looking for a credittive outlet. michael wright has been hooked since day one. >> there is a science and art behind it. >> this couple said the steps on the dance floor have family strengthened their marriage. >> we learn to work things out which is really great w have movements or disagreements.

you work things out. >> things no longer work out for the dance studio co-owned by two time dance champ. >> it is bit are sweet but we have to face the reality they need the space. >> linkedin owns the building and the company is taking back the space. she said they had quite a run and a lot of support over the years. >> little did we know we would build a community. >> studio has been open for seven years in the heart of silicon valley with thousands of feet dancing across the floor. >> saturday will have 300 people showing up for the farewell party and she will make a guest appearance. >> "dancing with the stars" season 21 starts monday at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc7 89. >> we asked the question, was it hot enough for you?

>> 108 according to my car yesterday. >> it was cooler yesterday than the previous. >> in some areas and some areas it will drop but warmer-than-average temperatures so be came. on a conference call with national oceanic & atmospheric administration yesterday and the latest on el nino: warm water is what we are concerned with along the equator. it is strong and possibly peaking but the highest chance that it will last through the winter and not likely to reach 97 or 1998 levels. we have a blog of warm water over class producing our drought. it is fading. we have this warm water from california back to hawaii and that could possibly raise the snow levels which means the snow pack may not be so from and we could get more rain which means more flooding. that is the drawback.

that is the latest. san jose, 87, clear right now. high clouds rolling in today's average warmth and weekend clouds and humidity are increasing so although the temperatures will drop it will feel incomfortable this weekend. it is next week with temperatures back to average and the humidity is down. onshore breeze at sfo at trillion miles per hour, 15 in fairfield. that will knock us down into the low-to-mid 90s nearly 100 for los gatos and mill go. mid-to-upper 80s in millbrae and low 90s for most of the rest of our neighbors on the peninsula. 68 at half moon bay. 70 in pacifica. 69 in daly city and colma. ten degrees warmer downtown. at 79. 78 in sausalito. low-to-mid 90s through the north bay. 90 at vallejo. 96 in santa rosa. the east bay sure, mid-to-upper 80s until union city and fremont, 90 and 92 and oakland at 85.

we will still push the triple digits inland east bay neighborhoods but another existable night with temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60. a couple of evens are happening this weekend, mountain view the 44th annual wine festival with 60-8 and high clouds and sunshine both days, saturday and sunday and the chocolate festival, saturday and sunday. and scattered height shower sunday and monday. can you see the temperatures next week, they feel refreshing. leyla? >> i have a couple of closures and this is a look at san jose, 280, looking nice as you head between 880 into cupertino so no delays or accidents southbound traffic with the tail lights are lighter and harder to come by with a closure, do you remember the paint spill we had yesterday? we still have closures affecting the commute.

today from 7:30 to 1:30 one traffic control and then it is completely closed from 1:30 to 3:30 so avoid the area today, this morning, one way traffic, and closed in the afternoon. i will have look at the altamont pass in a few minutes. >> google is launching its own mobile payment system to rival apple pay. here is the tech bytes. >> today, google launching the latest global payment system allowing users to make purchases and use loyalty cards with a tap of the smartphone, currently now accepted at more than a million stores across the country. >> can you believe, it is 20 years since the first play station debuts so sony is slashing prices on 100 games including "call of duty," and

classics. hurry up the sale ends on monday. >> finally, facebook is loosening the video feature now allowing 81 with accounts to use it. >> only a select few could use the feature regularly users can not do so and they can apply to become verified. >> those are the tech bytes and heads up if you see a lot of flashing lights this weekend, with major training exercise that is drawing protests in the bay area. >> the warriors prove he is j as classy off the court as he is on it. >> a look from our roof camera at the embarcadero, very light, but we will check traffic but we will check traffic elsewhere when

>> heads up in marin county today with two large emergency exercises taking place. first responders practice responding to a school shooter and there will be one at a movie theater from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 and larkspur even could be surprisible from highway 101 if you drive through the area. a rest is planned this afternoon at the alameda county sheriff in oakland one of the larger hosts of the program. >> before he won an nba championship greene started at michigan state and is saying thank you in a big way. he donated more than $3 million to michigan state athletic department the largest donation by a former spartan student athlete at michigan state in its history. the gift edges beyond magic johnson and steve smith.

>> he get a big contract, right, a terrific way to give back. >> give back, you bet. >> i change my name to michigan state athletic department. good morning, everyone, giants are back and taking on the padres at at&t park. mild. 68 degrees. dropping to 63. increasing clouds. football on monday night. we will tackle that on monday morning. we have one on sunday. bengals take on the raiders at 74, warming to 76 under high clouds and sun. southwest breeze at 10-12 miles per hour. 100s through the central valley and palm springs and 88 in lake tahoe. look at the storms near los angeles, they will be there this weekend. be careful if you head in and out of san francisco by the golden gate bridge because we have plenty of fog here requiring you to use your low beams, but the zipper truck is about to make its way to the north end of the bridge with workers trying to extend the lanes in the southbound direction so make sure you stay

off to the very far right side and slow down your speed. that is most important. over the altamont pass you can see how it is moving, we have 27 miles per hour as you leave tracy and you are not alone making it into the altamont pass toward livermore, the drive tracy to dublin is 40 minutes. >> it is 4 klan 56. diet drinks are keeping you from packing on the pounds? think again. new research paced on data from a national study suggests that people would drink diet soda are lulled into a sense of health that make up for the lost calories by overindulging in junk food and the same for those who use sweetners rather than coffee l is in direct correlation define drinking diet soda and weight gain. >> a well-known chef can add a white house honor to her resume. >> alice waters. [ applause ]

>> wars owner of a famous restaurant in berkeley was one of 21 people awarded the national arts and humanities medal, an activist for healthy cooking and gardening in schools. >> thous said she was a champion of he police technical approach to eating and health honored, also, stanford professor tobias wolfe. >> triple digits are making for uncomfortable days for a last us but imagine what it like for teens having to practice in the heat in full uniform? >> remembering the victim of 9/11 attack 14 years later. we have a preview of the bay area memorial happening today. >> a look at the oakland maze from the emeryville camera with things moving along without things moving along without trouble

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. looking at the 9/11 memorial in new york city. the reflecting pool and the wall around it with the names of victims. today the nation is preparing to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks on the world trade center. it is one of several tributes happening throughout the morning and throughout the nation. >> thank you for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. >> the events will happen in shanksville, pennsylvania, in washington, dc, with local eventses here. now a look at the weather forecast. >> we start with live doppler 7 hd, go