>> good morning, east bay, let's get up and get going. this is abc7 morning. >> good morning to you at 5:00 a.m. on tuesday, september 27. i am reggie aqui. >> at the morning after the debates. i am natasha zouves and jessica castro is here and alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco, hopefully a cool down. that is true to help the fire in

santa cruz. but, first, what is it looking like? >> first, you look great. >> you slept last night. >> it was a struggle. [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] >> and now live doppler hd, jessica, i had air conditioning, and the marina is what i want you to notice it is coming back and reggie, everyone in san francisco is going to feel different this afternoon. at look at the day planner today, 50 to 68 this morning, 70s at the coast to 89 inland, and 69 at the coast, and to 96 and not so much heat in san francisco. alexis? all the bay bridge toll plaza is light at this hour and at 5:30 we expect metering lights to flip on but right now you are cruising through, and the fast

track and car pool lanes. only spot with a slow down so far today is westbound 580, tracy to dublin at only 36 minutes and, yesterday, we are close to an hour and that is looking better than 24 hours ago the we have a bart delay and i will get to that next. >> thank you. back to the developing news in santa cruz, hundreds of people trend threatened by the loma fire in the mountains. crews have been on the fire lines all night and it has burned a thousand acres only 5% contained. one structure has been destroyed and, so far, no injuries have been reported. shelters are now open and matt keller? santa clara county. matt? >> natasha, a huge firefight and firefighters are looking for small victories. my photographer is going to push in to where this glow is over the ridge in the santa cruz mountains. half an hour ago it was flaring up and it looks like it has

calmed down a little bit but we know that there are new evacuations and i spoke with the sheriff deputy and low said more evacuations are happening right now and there is a campground up there, as well, and animals are also being evacuated from the area, and check out this video of the flames, tough for firefighters it is dry and it was hot but it cooled off significantly overnight and the terrain is steep and unfamiliar. >> we are fighting fire in unfamiliar terrain, wit it friends danger to us, besides, just, the firefighting aspect. >> crews from across the bay area and the state are already here, and aircraft made big drops trying to slow the fire and a thousand acres this six hours is not good. flames researched up to 100' high and we are still a few hours from day light. evacuations are taking place

right now and the firefight is far from over. thank you, matt. there are three evacuation centers in southern california high school, the jewish community center in los gatos and the presbyterian church in morgan hill on dewitt. >> a wild fire in lake county is 1,500 acres. crews are making progress. it is burning the geyser facility. all road closures have been lifted. >> a firefighter is suffering buns to the leg fighting the brushfire in novato. she is expected to be okay. the fire forces indian valley college to cancel classes tonight the crews have the fire 75% contained. >> this note, san jose city officials want to pass along because of the high temperatures and potential fire risk, alum rock park is closed today. >> account latest developments on all of the wildfires by

downloading our news app and be sure ton able push alerts to get the latest updates. >> from orinda, police are searching for the suspects would brutally robbed a hand and a woman, and it happened after 9:00 last night near california and claremont avenues. the couple is a mother and her son. it is not confirmed yet. police report that the couple was driving back from the super market not realizing they were being followed. they got out of the car they were confront by two men in halloween makes and the man was pistol-whip and the woman who was 70 was shot twice. she is expected to survive. a purse and a wallet were stolen. >> now your voice your vote, it seemed everyone was watching the presidential debate last night air right here on abc7 and it provided parts and controversy as hillary clinton and donald trump talk about policies policd personality. here is a re-cap from new york. >> good morning. this morning, both candidates are claiming victory last night

in the debate. hillary clinton calling it a major experience. >> trump saying that he thinks he won. i thought it was great. >> a it was the first time hillary clinton and donald trump faced off one-on-one situation with both debate 90 minutes from taxes, to race, to terrorism, and it got personal. >> i know you live your own reality but that is not the fact. >> you have necessity plan. >> i do. >> to more debates at a townhall in st. louis on october 9th for the next debate. an estimated 100 million people were watching last night during the debate and a political science professor at hofstra university said there was a clear winner. >> hillary clinton won the debate. i would not say it was a knock out but she came off as being

likable and her reaction to some of trump's gaffes were well down. and she was clear and more policy focused. all the recovery said undecided voters are likely still undecided. she believes this debate did not change many minds in a strong way. all the record breaking was the most tweeted debate ever. social media analyzeed the candidates during the debate and nearly two-thirds focused on donald trump. a graph shows they sparred on the economy, and it was negative for both, and at 7:00, clinton saw a boost in positive reaction when she went after donald trump on the birther controversy and then both candidates saw positive jumps when debating their temperament. >> still, who do you think won? we want to know, head to our facebook page and let us know.

can you share your thoughts on your favorite moments and see a debate fact check we pull up and see what other bay area voters are saying. >> today is national voter registration day and volunteers are all over the country showing people how easy it is to register with forms taking only a few minutes to fill out and officials say one in four in california eligible to vote are not registered. the registration must be postmarked by october 24 to be eligible to vote. >> news from samsung on the recall of example galaxy note 7 -- on galaxy note 7. >> samsung said they have recovered 60% of the recalled cell phones according to reuterss and most have come from south korea and right here in the united states. samsung recently recalled the cell phone because of a battery problem and the problems in some

cases allowed the phone to catch fire even exploding. that is the newest from the live desk. mike? >> now, the accweather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> great information. now, what going on in san jose? it will be murky sky because of the loma fire and the air is healthy at 280 and 17 and it is clear. other than the haze. and 60 degrees. the north bay south industrial bay have the best air quality. inland east bay and the santa clara valley is going to be the big spot during the afternoon hours. the temperatures spread in the north bay is petaluma and rohnert park 52 to san rafael at 56, and tiburon is 73 degrees. across the water, san francisco and san carlos 62, and san ramon is 57 and cupertino right new at 60. here is wall happen today, still, extremely hot inland 80s around the bay, and 70s at the coast, remember, the coast in san francisco temperatures will fall in the

afternoon, only in the 60s tomorrow and 70s and 80s inland and they keep falling thursday and they keep falling through the weekend with a slight chance of rain at the end of the seven-day forecast next. alexis? >> we are doing pretty good on roads, the san mateo bridge, no major issues and they are cruising along on the westbound side. we have issues with mass transit on a "spare the air" day, and it started off with some type of equipment problem on a train and we have not gotten specific word so that is causing 10 minute delay at north concord and martinez and sfo and millbrae direction. normally that is something minor like the brakes are engaging wherein they are not supposed to. or, perhaps, a door is stuck open but we have not been able to verify that. also, if you take the vallejo ferry in san francisco bay ferry the 8:00 a.m. departure it will not happen and that is replaced by bus service and the 5:30 return trip from san francisco, same story there. we will look at drive times next. >> thank you.

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sunday. his mother still has not been found. friends and family are hopeful she will be found alive. there are no plans to relaunch their search for her. >> two tragic accidents claimed the lives of four children last month, and officials want all drivers to know how to rescue themselves and their family. police and firefighters offer training on how to escape a sinking car. they say if you are in the car by yourself with children in the back, roll down the window and unbuckle their seatbelt. if you cannot roll the window down try to break the glad in the corner with a sharp object. rescuers say put the older child out of the window first. >> they can keep their head above water and the infant will need our help to keep them above water so when it happens, hopefully it never happens, but this is a better chance of making it out. firefighters say do not reach for your phone because calling 9-1-1 delays the ability to get out of the car fast. >> scary. >> happening now, taiwan is get hit with the third severe storm

in just two weeks, and typhoon is pounding the island's northeast coast making landfall overnight. it packed winds at 115 miles per hour. look at the woman, trying to hold on to her motorcycle. the schools and offices are closed and people in dangerous areas have been evacuated. what was she thinking? not the best mode of transportation. disaster official say the typhoon is expected to cover the entire island, their fourth typhoon of the year. >> now --. [ inaudible ] >> what, i could not hear you mike? >> ten bucks she did not have our app. >> you true. she did not know what was going on. >> good morning, everyone, from mount tamalpais, what we are seeing right new is clear conditions out there so i will throw up what our highlights of the forecast are going to be. "spare the air" again today and our 25th of the summer season, almost as hot today, and cooler marine layer and clouds hit the coast and bear during the afternoon and overnight hours inland, still going to be warmer

and below average highs for all of us this weekend you can see the winds now are calm everywhere even at the coast. inland it is trend withest with poor air quality and mid-to-upper 90s and not the wealth of 100s of yesterday. through the south bay watching the loma smoke, poor air quality with temperatures in the low 80s to 90s, and los gatos at 93 and gilroy at 97 our warm spots. in the north bay we are still above average and the temperature are in the upper 80's to low 90 from sonoma at 87 to santa rosa at none and long the east bay shore, it is still going to be warm but not so hot as yesterday, richmond is 81 and oakland at 85. and hiding over to the peninsula, the sea breeze is kicking in and the temperatures are going to drop in the mid-30s to the 60s at coast this afternoon, and we are in the my 80s on the bay side. and the same thing for san francisco. the 70s are going to happen as we get to the noon hour, and then the temperatures are going to fall during the afternoon

hours. and my seven-day forecast shows, what you are going to see are temperatures that can be anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees cooler by friday and we keep cooling through monday with a slight chance of a sprinkle. election? >> we are okay on the roads and looking outside at the bay bridge toll plaza, still wide on if you are about to grab the keys and go, you are good the next 10 to 15 minutes and the loma fire c.h.p. has road closures in affect, and mount bache at loma prieta, at highland, it is close to each other off to the east of highway 17, and then mount madonna, at people line, that is a perimeter to avoid. and we heard the report from matt keller and they set up more evacuations and road closures. that is a fluid situation. a check of the drive times, westbound 580 tracy to dublin is not terrible and 41 minutes and no issues on westbound 4 and san rafael to san francisco is 19 minutes. mass transit is next.

>> thanks. a palo alto company is underfire now accused of discriminating against asian people in hire practices. the united states department of labor filed a lawsuit against the company after an investigation of a software company. this is video from the company, the average found that they favored white apply caps over asian in the hiring process. in a statement they responded to the suit and i quote, "despite repeated efforts to highlight the results of our hiring practices, the d labor relies on a narrow and flawed analysis related to three job descriptions of 2010 and 2011." >> the san francisco board of education could vote today to prohibit its members from asking school district worker for political contributions. according to the "san francisco examiner" this is days after the ethics committee informally cleared a school board member of wrongdoing. she is running for have supervisor and solicited donations from district employees. under local campaign laws

officials and employees can not solicit political contributions from other employees. she con ends she is not an employee of the city but of the state and the law does not apply. >> the san francisco bay area is considered one of several sinking cities around the world. now, five city agencies along with the bay conservation and development commission are teaming up to do something. they are developing a plan to deal with rising sea levels in the coming decade. one idea is to build a barrier at the mouth of mission creek at at&t park. the "san francisco chronicle" obtained this design, part of a new study, and another idea is to turn a mission creek into a fresh water lake with a levee closing the connection to san francisco bay. officials say the goal is to help the public understand what protecting it from sea level rise could look like one day. >> if you live in the east bay you could start noticing a change in the state of the tap water. do not worry, the drug water is

for 80,000 people could take "musty," for months. the area's largest supplier is switch telling a different water source during a treatment planned upgrade and the district officials say the taste may not be as appealing but it is safe to drink. >> you don't want musty water? >> the warriors are gearing up for a new season and begin training camp at practice facility in downtown oakland. yesterday was media day, with steph curry and kevin durant getting a selfie, durant finally feels like a worse -- warrior. >> now i am here with my jersey and media day and seeing all of my teammates it is real. i'm excited. i'm ready to go. i'm ready to play. i am just anxious to play. >> the warriors first pre-season game is october 1 in toronto. >> in "first look," the mother behind a wildly popular book is

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picking up speed. i have relief and i will tell you when it gets to your neighborhood of the >> a new "spare the air" as mike mentioned but a slow down with bart, 10 minutes delay on north concord and martinez and sfo and millbrae and what is due to an equipment problem on the train with no new information in the last hour. right now it is still 10 minutes but it has not changed. >> last night's presidential debate produced counter punches and accusations, and cnn poll taken after the debate shows hillary clinton beating donald trump by 2-1 martin -- margin. >> a 70-year-old orinda woman is expected to survive after she got hurt in a vicious robbery and a machine with her was pistol-whipped. they were fold home from the grocery store. >> city hall meeting in

charlotte, north carolina, called for resignations after the deadly shooting of keith lamont scott. the mayor roberts was continuously heckled. >> seven, if you are a environmental done wireless customer your personal information may have been exposed a federal technician was accused of selling personal information 2009 and 2014. >> happening today, the google science fair, an international on-line science and technology competition that encourages students between 13 and 18 to use science to make the world better. this is video from last area's competition at google headquarters. this area's finalist include a system to water rice crops according to their age. older crops need less water, so the idea cuts back on waste. i am sure that will make a fool of my 6th grade project. >> spacex c.e.o. elon musk

will share his plan to colonize mars at a conference in mexico city. he is expected to describe a large rocket that will one day take humans to the red planet. we have a first look at the new rocket engine five times more powerful than the falcon 9 rocket and uses cheaper fuel. >> we have a gulf 90 minutes of news including more on the firefight in the santa cruz mountains. all the man accused of attacking sacramento mayor johnson last week said he will sue and why he claims the mayor violated his civil rights. >> iraqi news coming in to the live desk, an explosion at a home in new york city and i have much more

>> good morning, bay area, let's get going. this is abc7 morning. >> good morning at 5:29 on

tuesday, september 27. i am regular. >> i am natasha zouves. we get to weather and traffic but we want to start with a fire that is still burning in the santa cruz county. >> we have word that new evacuations are underway as the loma fire rages on. our reporter has the latest on the firefight and the people that need to get out. matt? >> a lot of urgency in the santa cruz mountains in the past hour or so, we have new evacuations and i talked with the sheriff deputy here on the scene and he has been feeding me new information. he said they are up there now and they are getting people out right now. they are going door to door and using the p.a. system to let people know that the fire is there. the smoke is getting thick up there, as well, and they are trying to get all of people out of the area, and they are trying to get the horses out of the area, the large animal evacuation team is here at scene, as well. here are the latest numbers a thousand acres burned, it is 5%

contained and 300 homes have been evacuated and one structure was destroyed. that number is going up this morning. firefighters are coming in from across the bay area and across the state. >> the santa clara sheriff department came with the deputies and went door to due, strongly encouraging the residents to pack up and get stuff out of way to protect themselves and later the fire began moving faster and involving move acreage. >> the conditions are not good for firefighters. they say that it is going to be a challenge. they are dealing with the extremely hot temperatures during the day and they have drought conditions and unfamiliar terrain. we the sheriff deputy told me that last night they went around and said, be ready to go just in case and now they are saying, get out. the fire is there and it is important that everyone leave that area. i am matt keller. >> certainly hoping they are

safe. >> as we get word this morning of the new evacuations, hundreds of people are already out of their homes waiting to see in their property is safe. santa cruz county sheriff deputies warn people about evacuation notices and some are ready to leave at a moment's notice, packing clothes, passports and other important documents. >> this was a huge mushroom cloud. it was daunting. and i watched it get bigger and bigger and i heard helicopters and planes and that made me feel better. >> we were told it was blowing toward the ocean and it could reach us. we are waiting. >> four are say at least one structure has been damaged and we do not know in it was someone's home or an outing. >> for evacuees would want to get large animals out of the way, can you take horses to the show grounds in santa cruz or the santa cruz county fairgrounds in watsonville and if you have other animals, call

ahead to see in they can take them. >> crews made quick work after small fire in scots valley north of highway 17 starting at a home last night. it spread to nine acres before they were able to knock it down. firefighters are still working to contain another major fire this morning in sonoma county, which has burned 1,500 acres east of cloverdale at 45% contained. right now all evacuations for that have been lifted. we are anxious to see what the weather is going to bring today for the crews on the fire lines. >> now to meteorologist mike nicco and what they are facing >> the lack of winds, yesterday, that makes makes the atmosphere conducive to this situation. overnight the temperatures were up but it depend on the elevation up at 2,500' and 78 degrees with 13% humidity. in scots valley at 574' it is 56

degrees. there is a difference on the terrain. the winds are light and variable that mushroom cloud nature of the smoke movement will continue today. today, the hottest day for the firefighters, at 90 but, to, 75. by the weekend, in the 60s, and the winds are going to pickup with the cooler temperatures. it is a catch 22. >> we have road closures because of the fire and c.h.p. has all local roads, no main highways or highway 17 or 151 and 101 not affected. mount bache at highland and at loma prieta they are close to each other east of the summit and mount madonna at pole line road and there are new evacuations to the west of morgan hill where we are getting the latest information from matt keller. avoid this entire area in possible. you want to let emergency crews do their work. i lack at mass transit in a few.

>> thank you. an east bay couple is shaken after unloading groceries when two men wearing halloween masks attack them. >> scary stuff. the men shot and pistol-whipped the couple. amy hollyfield is in orinda. amy? all the couple in their 70s are going to be okay. what is surprised us is the location it is a deadend street that the bad guys pickeds one way in, one way out. they did manage to get away. they did this last night at 9:00, here in orinda. police are saying they followed the elderly couple, a couple in their 70s, home from the grocery store. when they got out of the car to unload they were confronted by to men to halloween masks. the man was pistol-whipped. he gave them his wallet and called 9-1-1 from inside and he her gunshots. the woman was shot in her arm. she had given them the purse and

still shot, she is going to be okay, her injuries are not life threatening but the two hen got away although police set up a perimeter. it appear they got an on foot and they ran away. another thing on the location, we are north of highway 24, considered an easy escape route, and highway 24 in and out orinda and we are him two miles down the road from the highway. little corner of orinda, and they managed to pull this off. police are still looking for the men. >> it was a fiery debate in a tight race, and we her it last night here on abc7, hillary clinton had donald trump on the defense, over his temperament, comments on race and women, and his refusal to release his taxes. trump went after clinton for plans to fight isis and the e-mail controversy, as well. this morning as you can imagine the spin is well underway and

both campaigns are doing a victory lap, and we will get to stehpanie ramos with latest. >> good morning, this may have been the most highest rated reality show ever: hillary clinton and donald trump disagreeing over race, jobs, terrorism and temperament. hillary clinton and donald trump walking out on the debate stage shaking hands and taking a fighting stance the first fay off -- face off. i have a feeling by the end of the evening i will be plaid for egg. >> why not? >> why not, yes. >> slamming each other climate change, trade, to stop and frisk. all the art it is a form of racial profiling. >> we have to take the guns away from the bad people that should not have them. >> stop and frisk was fund to be unconstitutional. in part, because it was ineffective. >> this marked the first time that both hillary clinton and

donald trump shared the same stage as they tried to prove to voter they are the best to lead the country. >> you decided to stay home and that is okay. >> donald i think just criticized me for preparing for this we debate. yes, i did. and you know what else i republic for? i prepared to be president. and i think that is a good thing. >> one down. do more to go. the second presidential debate between hillary clinton and donald trump is set for october 9 in st. louis, missouri. >> back in the bay area, both candidates had watch parts and abc was at the holiday inn in san francisco where we found hillary clinton supporters and we talked to two of them who felt she aced debate the >> she was fabulous, cool, calm, and collected and like a president. >> i become a citizen next year and i am very emotionally invested in my citizen help and it is very important to me to

become a citizen under hillary clinton's presidency. >> that is what many are feeling more optimistic about this morning as they hoped the despite a turn point for the democratic candidate campaign. >> across town the same sentiment was expressed at a watch party for the republican candidate at the golf course club. truck trump scored when he talked about restructuring nafta and fighting trim. that is the core of message and what property him the momentum. >> he was strong about the fact he wanted to take isis and stop them and he could do it quickly. >> he got the biggest cheers when he said he would reduce taxes as a way to stimulate the economy, and he called for a national stop and frisk policy to curb crime in the inner cities. that policy was ruled unconstitutional in 2013. >> both candidates are taking a beating from the fact checkers, among the top points, hillary clinton said last night that she

open'sed a trade agreement and she supported it. and donald trump insisted he never said climate change was a hoax created by the chinese and it turns out a tweet in 12 said, yes, he did. you can see for yourself how the candidates did at abc7news.com. >> again, the fact checker is on our when, as well. how is the weather, mike? >> now, the act weather forecast with mike nicco. >> and half moon bay is 48 degrees much the cooler air is encroaching on the coast. not up to pacifica or daly city, and still 68 here and 68 in belmont and san bruno at 65 and 50s, 58 in redwood city right new. we have 57 in palo alto, and 61 in fremont and livermore, and oakland and concord, 62 in san francisco and napa and santa rosa at 54 we have microclimbs during the overnight hours. we will look at what will happen, today in the day planner, 70 at the coast, 80 to

90 around the bay and inland, and warms again, and the coast cooling off we have mid-80s to mid-90s at 4:00, and 60s and 70s and 80s by 7:00, and check out the microclimate and lack at all of us, cooling into the 60s and 70s, barely a few 80s by thursday and you can see cooler in my seven-day forecast. possible chance of rain at the end of it. that is ahead. >> all of us are breathing a sigh of relief. we okay on the roads but we have the metering lights on as of 5:30 this morning so in 10 minutes. that started to fill in. and a couple of updates to mass transit, talk about the delays in north concord and martinez for bart because of an equipment problem. we talked to a bart official and they said, no more, so, everything is back to normal and there are no delays. the website shows it and still saying there is a 10 minute delay but everything is okay. not so great in san francisco, bay ferry, another cancellation from vallejo at 8:00 a.m., and

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>> it is 5:45. breaking news in new york city. a possible gas explosion. jessica? >> i want to show you new images just coming in, the last few minutes during the commercial break. i have seen these for the first time, you can see how many emergency personnel are out there at this home that possibly exploded because of a gas explosion. we pan around, can you look in the center there of the screen, and the house, wow, is again. again, a gas explosion is the initial thought and we are working to confirm that with our colleagues in new york and what we know at this point is that five people have been hurt, four of those are minor injuries and one is said to be in critical condition. again, we are working on getting more information on this, from new york city in the bronx

neighborhood. a ton of response out there, and of course new york city is on heightened alert because of racism and terrorism including an explosion in manhattan and crews are in full swing right now there was a two-alarm fire earlier but there are no flames. it is under control. of course, i keep my eyes peeled for new or better information as we have a look. i will key you updated as the information comes to the live desk. back to you. >> it looks bad. >> stunning video released by police in houston shows an officer betting a man early this month. this is the first look at the bring tall beating that cost a cop his job and could land him in jail. can you see one officer repeatedly hitting a man on they say refused to leave the train station. the officer resigned yesterday morning after it was found he used excessive force. they recommended his termination. the victim has swollen arms and contusions. >> he knocked me to the ground.

the first couple of licks he knocked me to the ground and he was standing over me and going, boom, boom, boom. all the other officer in the video has been cleared and is required in you to under go additional training. >> the man who hit sacramento mayor in the face with a pie is throwing a lawsuit at him. the 32-year-old thompson is expected to file the suit claying battery and civil rights violation at the hands of the mayor according to his attorney. it stems from the incident on wednesday. thompson hit a cream pie inside of a bang and approached the mayor and pushed the pie into his fair. the mayor responded by hitting thompson and the mayor said he did that in self-defense. >> californians are move out of the state faster than people are moving here, and cashing out. they could be heading for less

explosive places including north carolina and texas. people are moving for opportunity and affordability. here is an example, the average california person moved to we next and sold their home for $510,000 and bought a home in texas for $308,000. that is 40% cheaper. and other areas can you get much for the money but it is 100% better here. >> even our weather, maybe not the last couple of days but today we are back to normal. right, mike? >> the coast and into san francisco you will notice a difference this afternoon as the sea breeze kicks in and it will drop the temperatures at 10 to 15 degrees. the rest of us will start to fool it today but more so head through the week. from our camera, you can see the flags are steady on the ferry but they are not pointing to the coast. that would an offshore breeze. nearly as hot and poor air

possible on the 25th "spare the air" alert for the summer months. many layer and clouds are back and the weekend is coolest with sprinkles possible on monday. our winds are calm to three miles per hour. but, wax half moon bay this afternoon, in san francisco, they are around 10- to 15-miles per hour and we have free air conditioning back. but not in the south bay, low-to-mid 90s, san jose is 92 and gilroy is 97. 81 in millbrae, and mid-to-upper 80s for the rest of the peninsula, low-to-mid 70s along the coast before the afternoon hours and same with the 78 in downtown, and south san francisco, and falling temperatures this afternoon, and temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s through the north bay and along the east bay shore, 81 at richmond and oakland is 85 and fremont is 87 and oakland and berkeley and albany, emory you have, towards richmond, your temperatures are falling late in the afternoon. you will notice a difference in the evening. inland east bay, no widespread 100s but mid-to-upper 90s

are possible, check out the cloud cover coming in tonight with the temperatures in the 50s. everyone and going to sleep well tonight in san francisco, here is a look at what is going on in my seven-day forecast, 60s and 70s and 80s on thursday and friday, and a few showers, make a sprinkle on monday and the cooler day is 60s and low 70s. alexis? >> a look at our emeryville camera we filling in, and no major blocking issues yesterday. the westbound 80 crawl is filling in. slipping to our traffic map we are hearing of a new problem in the vallejo area, it sounds like we have a commuter van and a small are sedan involved in this, westbound 80 beyond the highway 37 merge and no delays and that is in the slow lane and the far left lane and there is a little bit of red starting to fill in and it just happened, c.h.p. just getting a crew en route to the scene. we will see what happens. just a little bit and get it

down to one lane rather than two. the drive times, westbound 580 tracy to dublin is better than yesterday. we were well over an hour. 50 minutes and you saw the drive filling in, and southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard, 24 minutes and no problem at highway 85, between 101 and cupertino, that is still in the green at 16 minutes, but, plan for onlooker delays with the fires in the loma area if you are traveling in the south bay, it is visible from a lot of roads and we are not seeing delays. we will transit issues ahead. all the growing concern over train cars parked in sonoma county and some say the cars pose a serious threat to public state. >> but, first be a silver lining for moms to be, the reason morning sickness could be something you should actually be look forward to. >> we will tell you about new technology that could turn our roads into electricity-making machines

>> good morning sickness could be miserable for a mom but it could be a sign the baby is normal. it was found that mothers who had vaulting were 50% to 75% less likely to life their pregnancy. morning sickness is called a sign of a healthy pregnancy but little is known about it. can you now give the gift of uber. the company based in san francisco announced a 35,000 retail locations will sell uber gift cards. that includes wal-mart and target and c.v.s. all six wal-mart stores have them in stock. the money can be redeemed

directly in the app and they never expire. if you hope to use it for uber eats oruche, no, the gift cards are only good for rides. now, bail as the giants click, barely, on to a playoff spot. the rockies are here, first pitch at 7:15. it will cool 66 and dropping down to 58 by 10:00 with the clouds on the way and the breezes kicking up. look at the cloud cover, taking over through the evening and overnight through tomorrow, and temperatures are going to tumble considerably. look what is going to happen in san jose, 91 today, below average by thursday, and 60 possible by monday. alexis? >> i will taking you back to vallejo on the traffic map we have a problem on westbound 80, and this is beyond highway 37, and not much of a backup but we still have the far left lane and the far right lane blocked and we hear a person is possibly trapped and i have c.h.p. on way to the scene so more information on that will coming up next, and vallejo ferry if you take the

8:00 a.m. departure it will be replaced by bus service today as the 5:30 run trip for san francisco. plan ahead. >> we have all been caught in bad traffic, idling away, and rather than waste the energy we could have our cars make some energy. that is the idea behind the california energy commission spending $2 million, the money is going to fund a study to see in electric crystals embedded in the pavement can produce electricity for mechanical energy created by cars. right now the energy is lost through the vibration. the technology has failed in tokyo, israel, and italy but we are give it a shot. this video a good reminder, do not get close to bears and do not shoot video of them. they do not like it. frank was filming the bear going through the trash and the bear charged hill. he is find. he did not keep the camera on the bear but when you slow it down it looking menacing.

ramos said it was more startling than scary. he made it home safely. >> and now there are new concerns of how prepared our kids are for college. we are tracking the fast-growing fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. next, the new evacuations just ordered this morning. >> big night for donald trump and hillary clinton, and who came out on top. >> we are gathering the latest on the big fire happening for any of you that are in the area with the evacuations and how you can help the pets and

>> good morning, sole bay, let's get up and get going. this is abc7 morning. >> good morning, it is tuesday, september 27. almost 6:00 a.m. i am reggie aqui. >> a lot to get to waking up to the morning after the debasement i am natasha zouves, and jessica castro here and alexis and

meteorologist mike nicco. the big story is the fire in santa cruz that is burning. we have a reporter on the scene, but, first, the weather and how it could impact the firefighters. >> great question. i will show you what they are dealing with going forward. i. look in the santa cruz mountains it is all about elevation 5,700 it is 56. but at the coast it is 78. the winds are light during the day. so, like yesterday you are going to see the mushroom cloud, and severe thunderstorm looking clouds. 90 today but look at the 70 over the weekend and in the 60s next week. when it is cooler, that means the winds are g going to be more ferocious, the catch 22. we have local roads closed because of the fire and c.h.p. is in charge of those. it is not impacting highway 17 but this is a