>> from abc7, breaking news. all the breaking news a haz-mat situation in the east bay. ever evacuations are underway as crews work on a potentially dangerous situation. construction equipment is damaging. a radioactive material is inside. i am regular. >> i am gnash of -- i am natasha zouves. kristen will be here later today. an apartment complex is evacuated. amy hollyfield is the scene. amy? >> yes, look at the large response out here for this. they are saying it is a "small," amount of material because they take this very seriously. those apartment buildings, eight

apartment buildings at twin creeks apartment complex have been evacuateed and the boulevard is shut down as are the streets in the neighborhood. they are taking every precaution. i bring in robert marshall, right now, for a live interview to tell us the latest on what we are exposed to and how it happened. at 9:00 a.m. this morning a construction crew ran over equipment that contained a small amount of radioactive material. the exposeed material and radio active materials used in this equipment which is a soil density monitor. basically, the term is solid. it is run over and the shielding an the tell was cracked. it exposed it to the atmosphere. now we are just trying to figure out to what extent the problem really is. >> problem, help me understand the threat.

you have evacuated the homes and that is serious. we are standing here, though, i am hoping you are saying it is okay. help me out with that mixed message. >> when you deal with radioactivity you want to take every precaution possible because there are serious consequences in it gets into the air as airborne material or someone breathes or injusted it. we are taking every precaution that way. where we are standing we have taken read fringes here with radioactivity monitors. we know the radioactivity here is very, very low. other than what is produced bit environment naturally. we know there is some because there is always some. there is nothing that currently a threat from the source. as we getting closer and we have crews there now monitoring that, and they are looking for any sort of background information. >> robert, thank you for the time. i appreciate it. good news to report: no injuries.

they do not know when they will be able to let the people go home. haz-mat situations are very slow and methodical processes. i amy hollyfield for abc7 news. >> a traffic avoter happening on the dulce capetillo bridge with the commute still recovering from a five car pileup from 6:45 this morning on the west bounds stretch. no one involved in the crash went to the hospital but it made a mess out of the commute. alexis smith is here trafficking the delays. >> really glad that everyone was okay after seeing the final from sky 7 this morning. i want to flip to our traffic maps and show you where this was. it was on the menlo park side of the bridge on the westbound side as reggie mentioned. we still are seeing at the love red there on when 84 and it is cleared since 930 this morning. the drive times actually have improved quite a bit in the last

20 minutes, westbound 84 across the dumbarton bridge down to 25 minutes. we were two hours earlier. westbound 24 san mateo bridge is 23 minutes. southbound 880 fremont to san jose you are down to 36 minutes. slow but grabbing. >> we will turn now to what is happening with hurricane matthew. the news out of haiti is bleak. the debt toll has jumped to 108. officials just announcing that 28,000 homes have been damaged. entire towns are now wiped out. 21,000 people are in shelters. all the numbers are staggering and mathew has strengthened to a category four passing through the bahamas. this is the capital, the palm trees are swaying in the wind and the heavy rain is coming down. matthew is on track to approach florida and marcy has the latest on the massive evacuations.

>> hurricane matthew move toward florida. the massive storm threatening severe flooding, and destructive winds potentially the most powerful hurricane to hit the united states in more then a decade. >> over evacuate. evacuate. evacuate. unfortunately, this going to kill people. >> possibly the largest evacuation ever in florida with orders in place for 2.5 million people from here to the carolinas. >> i am thinking to get as far away from the understood zone as possible. >> gas stations running out of fuel. >> i spent almost an hour driving around looking for gas. >> store shelves empty. more than 100 shelters now open from south to central florida. >> i love my kids dearly. i want to do what is best. >> taking the threat seriously after seeing the destruction hurricane matthew left behind, killing dozens of people in haiti and battering the bahamas. >> i'm scared, really.

>> now making a straight shot towards the sunshine state. >> forecasters expect hurricane matthew to make landfall along the east coast as a category four late tonight and 2,500 national guard troops are deployed to help with last minute evacuations. i am marci gonzalez. >> here is jacksonville beach, florida, it could be frozen but you can seat waves, the storm could bring big waves. up to 6' are expected. our meteorologist, drew tuma is tracking hurricane matthew. >> in the past four minutes, the latest update from the national hurricane center and it is still maintaining strength a major category four storm with winds at 140 miles per hour. 125 minute off the coast from west palm beach. live doppler hd is showing the center of the storm is not too far from florida and the outer band of rain is working on to west palm beach, fort lauderdale and miami.

the national hurricane center, this is a direct quote "potentially disaster impact for florida." can you see why. tonight and early tomorrow morning it is a category four storm, 145 miles per hour wind moving north and it moves to the atlantic. you can keep track of progress with radar at abc7news.com. >> drew, thanks. now we are going to turn to the impact it is having on travelers from miami all the way up to orlando, airports are closed right now or about to close and that is having a ripple effect across the country including right here in the bay area. elissa has live coverage at sfo. >> hurricane matthew is ruining family vacations. people i have talked to spent a lot of money and took time off of work and as you can imagine they not too happy. this is a very serious storm. airlines are not take any chances. >> a frustrating day at at the airport for some travelers like

lucinda planning the trip to miami months ago. she is now going anywhere. >> i was excited about going do florida for the carnival and i got to the airport on time, two hours early and suddenly, they said the night is canceled. >> 14 flights have been canceled and destinations impacted include fort lauderdale, miami and orlando, and more than 2,500 flights have been canceled an the nation. >> frustrate asked very down. >> she spent her morning on the phone canceling hotel rooms and other reservations. >> i am going with my family and i have four kids. >> this man is determined to make the family vacation happen. the flight to fort lauderdale was canceled. the cruise is still on and he is trying to book flights to the close of the city possible. >> we will try to go maybe to

north florida or georgia and we are going to get a rent-a-car and drive. >> lucinda, her vacation has turned into a stay-vacation. >> we head back home. > sacramento? >> sacramento. all the storm is not impacting any flights in or out of san jose or the oakland airport. as always, it is a good idea to check flight status ahead of time. thank you, elissa. >> the red cross is ready for massive relief operations on the east coast with the message to everyone? give blood. hurricane matthew has forced chance vacation of a dozen red cross drives in south carolina. dozens of other cancellations are possible in the southeast depend on the path of the impact of the storm. can you find a link on how to help at abc7news.com. >> the walt disney resort in orlando is closing early. the park is shut down in a few

hours and will stay closed. disney is take precautions for safety of the gifts. but the halloween party at magic kingdom is canceled tonight and tomorrow. disney is the parent company of abc7. >> we will have the latest on hurricane matthew and make sure to download the abc7news.com app with up-to-the-minute information any time. enable push alerts for breaking updates. >> new, san francisco firefighters are recovering a body that washed ashore below the cliff house restaurant this morning. sky 7 was over land's end after someone reported the body to authorities. firefighters are determining the best course of action to recover the body. it is unclear how that person died. >> a parenting alert about your child's health on concussions and what experts say is raising

>> parent, listen up if you have a child athlete. more alerts on concussions from a recent study of the potential long-term harm. jessica castro is here to show you the new focus on students to perform on the sidelines. be honest when you hear "sport," and "concussion," you think football or soccer or baseball but not cheerleading but a student athlete is speak out about the dangers. >> cheerleading is not associated with concussions usually but the tumble could lead to tumbling.

kit have catastrophic consequences. >> it has been over a year and i still have headaches. 60 to 70% of the day. kaitlyn has had five concussions over 15 years, all from cheering. her first concussion when she was 13. not from flying and falling but from being the base catcher, she was on the squad at the university of texas and after the 4th con connection she saw long term affects. not remembering where i parked my car or remember where or find words when i talked. >> dr. ashton spoke on "good morning america" why refer you have so important. thank you is a study that showed among high school athletes, at two weeks only 40% are recovered and after a month only 90% are recovered. let me drive this point home: it is like look at the steaks on the outside look to be cooked the same but this is not fully cooked this is better cooked and you can not tell by looking at an athlete on the outside. >> a strange analogy but you

think. dr. ashton said the rates among girls and women has gone up 100% but the reason kaitlyn is speaking out is this is about awareness, one injury can have lasting physical and psychological affects down the road. the good news, most people do not see that. they do not only have one injury and though cannot remember. >> but these can obviously add up so what if your kid has a concussion what is the advise? >> for parents, encourage director kids to sit out and to remind kids it is okay to miss one or two games. kaitlyn said in she had taken the recovery more seriously and wait add a little long she would not be in the position to have to quick cheerleading altogether. >> we want to turn and take you back to look at the giants. how is that? october is a lucky month, playing out on the field last night. it made the game historic. >> the exploritorium camera, and

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>> giants are on the way to another post-season run after an impressive win with the wild card game. last night's game was high. rated wild card game. ever. bumgarner pitched a complete shutout just like in 2014 and like previous playoff pushes an unlikely hero provided the power: gillespie hit a three run homer in the to which the 9th to win et all and today the giants though chicago and they will taking on the cubs in the narc league division series. game one is tomorrow night with

first pitch at 6:15. game two on chicago on saturday and the giants bring the series home to san francisco for game three on monday for the budget of five series, and games four and five would be tuesday and thursday, in necessary, exciting times. >> very exciting. >> drew? you brought us gorgeous weather yesterday the. >> better today. >> it will be great. we will track matthew with another update and this is how it looks from the bahamas, the winds are moving. winds over 50 miles per hour currently. they had torrential rain and live doppler hd will show you hurricane matthew is pulling away from the bahamas. they have seen the worst of the storm and now they get conditions much more calm the next 12 hours. the next 24 hours all eyes are on florida the eye being 125 miles away from the coast. category 4 storm pair letting the coast from miami up to port pierce. can you track it with our radar

any time. back at home, a different story, live doppler hd showing clue skies. outside a beautiful look from sutro tower, a ton of sunshine and temperatures are responding at this hour in the 60s and 70s. 70 right now in con curt and 67 in san francisco, and 69 in san jose, oakland is a comfortable 65 and novato is holding a temperature of 70. the highs today are just beautiful october day. enjoy. plenty of sun, 70s for the high in oakland and 77 in san jose. san francisco is 70, and 65 at half moon bay. 80 for conquer. 77 in lay show and pair 80s in santa rosa and napa. santa clara, cardinals take on the 49ers for a great afternoon to tailgate with a lot of sunshine and kick off at 5:25 and 76 degrees. at 9:00, expect plenty of stars. a temperature around 67 degrees. tonight, we have chilly spots, plenty of stars. cool of the spots drop to the 40s. you will notice tonight is

cooler than last night. that sets the stage for a nice day for friday into the weekend for fleet week in san francisco. i don't think you could ask for better weekend, saturday acceptly -- especially to see blue angels. can you track the weather here or across the united states right here. the next seven days, wild and mild today looking beautiful, rising temperatures into the weekend, so saturday we are warm to hot. that is the height of the heat and we cool off sunday to monday with increasing clouds tuesday and then into wednesday. spectacular weekend. >> the peak of the heat! >> not so intense. that is good. i will take that. >> the golden gate bridge is part of the commute for millions in the bay area. so gorgeous but it does not give always second thought. but can you imagine being terrified when you had to cross it? for a woman that is a reality and the host of our viral video

"right this minute," has her story. >> good morning, look, there is nothing scary than face the biggest fear this woman is terrified of bridges and she has to cross the most iconic in the united states, trying to get to her friend's wedding in sonoma but has to cross bridges, and in this case the golden gate. >> i am scared. scared. i am scared. all the hardest thing, shaking, crying and even face timing from her sons for encouragement. if you want do find out who helps her cross the show you got do watch the show. that is player on "right this minute." >> could it be less dramatic in she did uber? >> starting at 3:00 right here on abc7. >> hate the feeling to lose your favorite thing? next, a man's mission to find his gopro after losing it

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>> at 4:00, we are keeping an eye on hurricane matthew closing in on the florida coast. we will have updates on lowsures and damage and the bay area crews that headed down to florida to help with the

aftermath. >> do you need a digital privacy tune-up? "7 on your side" and michael finney has easy steps tone sure on-- steps tonight for ensuring online security. >> do you feel sad when you lose something important to you? this is a story of finding it begin, a daredevil skier. watch this. >> whoa! it started with the insane jump in 2013. he was skiing near yellowstone national park in montana. the stunt went off well. the gopro...not is well. he lost it and believe it or not three years later he returned to the scene to try and get the camera and look what is in his hands? he found it. it is still working! now he has all of this extra video he has not seen before. >> amazing. >> never give up on your dreams.

>> he came back after the snow momented. >> a bear did not eat it. >> thank you for joining us. enjoy the blue skies and the blue angels practicing later this afternoon. have a great day.

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