the coming storm. >> doppler 7 shows us the calm before the storm. most of the rain, as you can see, is well to our north right now. >> the santa cruz mountains, areas burned there by the loma fire are now at risk for mudslides. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. the storms are expected late tonight into friday morning. >> let's take a live look from the mt. tam camera. you can see the clouds forming, rain and wind will follow. >> we have team coverage of the storm. let's start with news meteorologist sandhya patel who is tracking the timeline. christien and dan, let's look at live doppler 7. you will notice there's heavy rain up to the north. places like crescent city getting heavy rain right now along with gusts close to 40 miles an hour. that's what's headed our way. here's a look at the storm impact scale. this is a moderate strength storm. it's a 2. it arrives late tonight into friday with a half an inch to 1.5 inches of rain. the winds will be gusting 20 to

40 miles per hour. hour by hour timeline, light rain tonight between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. we go into the morning commute. 4:00 a.m., around mendocino, sonoma, lake counties, we're seeing heavy rain. scattered showers elsewhere. it's moving southward at 6:00 a.m., still in the north bay. that's where the heaviest rain will be. at 7:00 a.m. as well. the oranges, yellows and reds indicating the heavy rain crossing the central bay. at 8:00 a.m., as you're getting ready to head off to work or school. it's moving into the east bay towards the south bay. as you take a look there, it will continue live doppler 7 tracking not one but two storms. hour by hour look. sandia, thank you. the incoming storm is worrisome for residents in the santa cruz mountains who are still dealing with the devastating impact from the loma fire. now, they have to worry about mudslides. abc 7 news reporter david i louie is live in the fire zone

with more. >> reporter: this is typical what exists in the burn zone. all that burned brush, grass and trees. no longer able to stabilize the soil. so residents are hoping for light, steady rain as opposed to heavy and intense rain. isolated spot fires continue to flare up. in this case, around the roots of a tree which send up smoke which we spotted while driving by. casa loma volunteer firefighter janet garner smith says the rain that's coming will help address this. the big concern now, shifts to potential flooding and mudslides. >> all of the dirt has been turned up. all this dozer work, which has been great. but that creates slush. we call it peanut butter. >> some of the hills along the road are slide-prone. even without rain, you can see soil and rock movement. that's a concern to residents. >> with the lack of the vegetation to hold the soils in place, depending on the strength of the storm and the amount of rainfall we may get, it could wash a lot of the dirt and sediment into the roads and

causing some slides. >> reporter: a study of the soil in the loma fire zone is under way to determine if there is any slide risk. but the results won't be ready for a week or two. they will be looking for soil that won't allow rainfall to be absorbed. >> a lot of the homes are up away from the creek bottom or on a ridge top. we won't see a lot of flooding necessarily into homes or debris into homes because the homes are up away from the stream beds quite a bit. >> reporter: sue johnson isn't taking any chances. she's filling sandbags in santa clara county with a little help from a reporter. she knows firsthand what storm damage can do. her parents lost their home to a mudslide. >> it took out the whole house and the mud you know was up to the ceiling. it was bad. >> reporter: near loma prieta, david louie, abc 7 news. san francisco's mission district often sees the worst effect in the city. we pick up the live coverage

with wayne freedman live from begin peaks. >> reporter: below me a beautiful city enjoying the last day without rain. you can't see all the people getting prepared for it. >> it's been a long time coming and atmospheric river rising rain on the way. with it, so much of what we'd like to have forgotten. slick streets. falling trees. and yes, possible flooding. >> we can't predict these things. >> reporter: at times like these before the rain hits, we have a bads habit of revisiting trouble spots. that would be between 17 ft and 18th and follow some. we have the pictures to prove it. >> the water is going down at this point. >> the year was 2004. be careful about your terminology. >> we don't call it a flood. it's a sewer overflow. >> one that from time to time rears its ugly manhole cover locals tell us. >> oh, yeah. right in in block in particular. >> this woman owes a model making company. water on the floor is a common

occurrence in rainy season and likely to remain so until the public utilities commission installs larger sewer pipes to handle the runoff from twin peaks. it is in the planning stages. meantime, when more than an inch of rain falls in 24 hours, the p.u.c. deploys barriers. they don't expect that to happen tomorrow. meantime? >> i hope we get sandbags this afternoon. they're free. >> yeah. >> you're not going though? >> people will get them. >> reporter: in summary, get out your rain coat, don't forget your goulashes. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. when the rain really starts coming down early tomorrow, abc 7 mornings is your place to see how it is affecting the morning commute, of course. join us starting at 4:30 a.m. for updates from meteorologist mike nicco and reports on road conditions from abc 7 traffic anchor alexis smith. a boat that sank this weekend was lifted from the bottom of san francisco bay this morning. abc 7 news was near the hyde street pier as a crew hand-cranked a cable to raise

the boat. slowly the boat emerged from the water and was towed away. 30 people were rescued when the both sank on saturday. police are investigating whether the boat was overcrowded and whether there were enough life vests. >> we know. we've already learned who donald trump is. what we have to prove in this election is who we are. >> democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton stopped in san francisco today. she spoke in a small setting with campaign volunteers at her san francisco campaign office. >> 7 was overhead as thousands lined up to see her at the bill graham civic auditorium this afternoon. >> lyanne melendez joins us live with the story. >> reporter: as the presidential campaign comes to an end, hillary clinton acknowledged that people are getting tired and they wished it be over. today, clinton managed to energize her supporters.

>> thank you. >> it was an unscheduled event. hikts made a stop at her headquarters in san francisco to thank volunteers for their work duerr the campaign. >> these people were working, making calls and she walked in and it exploded. there's so much enthusiasm for this woman. >> i really want all of our people, but especially our young people and our children to know that america is great because america is good. >> roberto hernandez brought his 8-year-old son hopingto meet the nominee. he did and managed to take a picture with clinton. >> i really wanted to come. this is my first time seeing her in real life. >> it's important to vote when you get older. >> yes, i will vote. meanwhile, thousands of supporters waited to get inside the bill graham civic auditorium from sky 7, you could see the line wrapped around civic center plaza. kathy brew inof san francisco decided to treat herself on her birthday by attending the

fundraiser. >> i had to text my mother first and say should i do this? should i spend $250 on this event and she said, this woman is going to be president. like, okay. i just bought the ticket. >> inside supporters laughed when clinton talked about the attacks by her opponent donald trump saying she understands how it may force people to turn away and spend time watching cat gifts. >> believe me. i get it. in the last few weeks i've watched a lot of cats do a lot of we are and interesting things. >> 26 days before the election clinton heads to beverly hills for the next fundraiser. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. before addressing supporters at her fundraiser, hillary urged campaign volunteers to watch michelle obama's speech in new hampshire this morning. >> she talked about the disturbing allegations about trump and the leaked tape from last week. >> disgraceful, it is

intolerable. and it doesn't matter what party you belong to, democrat, republican, independent, no woman deserves to be treated this way. this isn't about politics. it's about basic human decency. it's about right and wrong. and we simply cannot endure this or expose our children to this any longer. not for another minute and let alone for four years. >> while in san francisco, clinton said flotus i'm in awe. donald trump repeatedly denied a series of sexual abuse allegations leveled against him. he especially invoked a plame by the -- claim by someone who -- >> take a look. you take a look. look at her. look at her words. you tell me what you think. i don't think so. i don't think so.

>> tonight "the new york times" is standing by a story in which two accusers claim trump accosted them. trump has threatened to sue unless the times pulls the article claiming it will ruin his reputation. in a statement tonight says nothing in our article has had the slightest affect on the reputation through mr. trump through his actions and words has created himself. he's not currently scheduled for a media interview before the next debate. you can catch that debate wednesday night here on abc 7. it will be live from the university of nevada, las vegas. coverage begins wednesday at 6:00. still ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00, need for less speed. >> a reduced speeds. >> these cameras could be coming to a bay area city. one major hurdle must be cleared first. rush to the e.r., but at what cost? 7 on your side's michael finney has that story. and what went wrong with san

francisco giants already talking change as a long off-season begins. later. later. up in the air, life and death. 600 dollars. of abuse. prop 61.

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san francisco could become one of the first cities in california to use speed enforcement cameras to crackdown on speeding. >> abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live at city hall with the important endorsement this idea is getting. vic? >> reporter: speed cameras are banned in california. like red light cameras, they are controversial. last night that important endorsement you mentioned came during a meeting here at city hall. this is what we're talking about. automated speed enforcement. more commonly known as speed cameras. >> they reduce speeds. over time, the number of citations that are issued come

down, which is just they're changing behavior. >> ed ris kin has been working with legislators to craft a bill that would legalize speed cameras in california. last night, he got a strong ally, the police commission. they endorse the use of speed cameras. supporters of automated speed enforcement point to cities where they've worked in reducing traffic fatalities. in washington, d.c., by 73%. portland, 46%. chicago by a third. they're mounted on streets like red light cameras. but the sfmta wants speed cameras to shoot only the license plates and not drivers' faces. it would not be a moving violation. >> not points on your license. it's a modest fine. it would only kick in if you're more than ten miles an hour above the speed limit. >> opinions from the public. they're all over the map. >> most of the time you're trying to go with the flow of traffic. i don't think you should be busted if you're doing that. >> i wouldn't mind any of that.

helps people maintain the speed limit. >> finding the citizenry to raise funds is not the way a good government should govern. you know, i question the motives. >> speed cameras would be part of the mayor's vision zero program to eliminate all traffic deaths in the city by 2024. vic lee, abc 7 news. a man in his late 60s, maybe early 70s died in a bike accident in san lee dan row this morning. his wheel hit a hole in the dirt and he flew over the hachbl bars. the man was on a routine bike ride at the time. his identity has not been released. in brisbane, investigators are trying to find out what caused this fire at a home under construction. twitter user sky patrol pebble shared the video with us. it was at thomas and san bruno avenue. minutes later, look at that, roads had to be closed in the area because of the fire. a somber post-season recap today by giants manager bruce

bochy and the front office brass. >> of course, the main topic, tuesday's ninth inning collapse to the cubs which knocked the giants out of the playoffs. they addressed the team's inability to get a pitcher to anchor the bull pen. >> i know the effort was there. i know the conversations were deep. but, again, you have to have a willing partner in every case that a closer didn't come to the giants. they went elsewhere for a lot more than we could have been involved in. >> listen to this one. the ceo left the game early because of yom kippur. the giants were leading at the time. he learned about the loss hours later from a man at his temple. he sat in silence in his car for a while. many of us had that reaction, right? sat in silence. as we've been mentioning, rain is coming tomorrow. the bay area is getting ready. >> absolutely. before you head out the door, the abc 7 weather team has you covered. >> high winds, heavy rains,

floods and mudslides. we have you covered on all your favorite screens. we'll stream breaking weathernews right to you. when the storms come, you'll know first. >> first one is a 2 on the storm impact scale. click on the weather in the abc 7 news app. >> get current conditions or the detailed forecast right down to the hour. >> with the news app, you can track storms in real time as they move across the bay area. >> it looks like it's going to be a windy and rainy and messy commute. >> watch your abc 7 accuweather forecast with the bay area's most powerful weather radar, live doppler 7. >> share your weather photos and videos using #abc 7 now. >> you might see your picture on air. >> follow the weather team on twitter and facebook for the latest updates. >> the abc 7 news app, your source for weather. >> powered by the most experienced weather team in the bay area. >> they're busy in the weather office tonight. i can tell you that. >> yes. we do need that app, sandhya.

we need the hour by hour. >> dan and kristen, that's why you want to download this app. you can track hour by hour and plan your day as not one, but two storms move in. both are 2s on the storm impact scale. strength storm. let's check out live doppler 7 right now. you'll notice quite a bit of cloud cover over the bay area. rain is not here yet. it's coming. get your rain gear ready. we have a coastal flood advisory and high surf advisory for the entire coast. high tides and waves combining to potentially cause flooding problems. in case you want to check out the storm, watch from far away at the coast. a beautiful view from the emeryville camera. san francisco, 66. oakland, 72. half moon bay 59 degrees. tahoe, blue skies but snow will be falling above 9,000-foot elevation the next couple of days. so just be ready for that.

temperatures in the mid-60s in santa rosa. look at this beautiful shot from our east bay hills camera. we're going to have a spectacular sunset. don't forget to send it to us at #abc 7 now. wet and arraign i for the morning commute. a second storm for the weekend. if you have outdoor activities, keep that in mind. first thing tomorrow, it starts out mild due to a south wind. windy conditions and wet. upper 50s to the low 60s. some areas in the mid-50s. afternoon highs, low 60s to the low 70s. friday afternoon, it turns to scattered showers. here's a look at the storm impact scale. this is a 2. it's a mod ral strength storm for your thursday night into friday. .5 inches to 1.5 inches. the winds kick up ahead of the storm. tomorrow morning, we're looking at gusts in the order of 35, 40 miles an hour. by tomorrow afternoon, evening, they ease up and then we get ready for the rain to really

hit. here's the hour-by-hour forecast. 7:00 some light rain in the north bay. it stays there tonight at about 11:00 p.m. then it spreads southward. but the heaviest rain during the morning commute is still going to be up in the north bay. 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning. it's going to be nasty. 6:00 as well. the storm will be slower in arriving. 7:00 a.m., you'll notice the oranges and reds, the heaviest rain still in the north bay. by 8:00 a.m., central bay. as we head into the 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. hour, it's going to shift into the central and the south bay. as far as the santa cruz mountains, at noontime, you'll notice the heavier rain there. that could potentially cause problems in the recent burn areas of the loma fire. this continues scattered showers through the friday afternoon and evening and we'll be counting the rainfall. over an inch expected in the north bay. about half an inch in the south bay and everyone else in between. the second storm is also a 2 on the storm impact scale. it's a moderate strength storm. saturday afternoon through sunday. winds gusts 40 to 50 miles per

hour. another half an inch to 1.25 inches. saturday evening, we get pockets of moderate rain and then heavy rain eases up going into sunday. it's just pretty much a wet day. we will be seeing ponding on the roadways. those wind gusts could topple trees and power lines. the winds will be 40 to 50 miles per hour. stronger for the weekend storm. be prepared. secure all of your loose items, including halloween decorations. they may blow away in the wind. accuweather, seven-day forecast. 2 on the storm impact scale for friday's system. saturday and sunday, one storm. both 2 on the storm impact scale. it will be a dry pattern monday through thursday and a warmer one which will, of course, need after the wet weather we're going to get. because we've been so dry, kristen and dan, the ground will soak up the rain initially and then we might have some problems. >> right. >> thanks very much sandhya. medical emergencies can happen when you least expect it. what do you do if you get a massive e.r. bill?

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support prop 56. or the tobacco companies trying to kill it. vote yes on 56. medical emergency ks happen when you least expect them, obviously. it means a costly emergency bill. >> michael finney partnered with consumer reports and what to do when you get those e.r. bills. >> wie work on a lot of these. they're taken into an emergency room. there's no time to pak plans. it's the concept. the potentially life-saving trip to the emergency room can result in exorbitant and unexpected bills even if you have insurance. consumer reports explains why you can be socked with huge e.r. bills and how to protect yourself. >> this man had to have two emergency brain surgeries after he hit his head and suffered a brain bleed. he thought his medical insurance

would cover the cost. instead, he was hit with $90,000 worth of bills. >> i was shellshocked. >> what john didn't know is that about 2/3 of emergency room doctors are independent contractors. they may not be covered by your plan. doctors can bill you for what your insurance doesn't cover. >> do research before an emergency happens. contact area hospitals and ask it if they take your insurance. ask your hospital of choice whether the e.r. doctors there take your insurance too. >> ambulances, lab services and special equipment can fall into the out of network category. potentially costing patients thousands of dollars. consumer reports says if you get an out of network bill, don't pay anything until you get an eob. an explanation of benefits from your insurer. compare that with the bills and confirm with your insurer that the providers are not in your plan. >> then ask your provider if they'll settle for what the insurance company has already paid. be persistent. you'll be surprised, some

doctors will negotiate with you. >> you can also appeal to the agency in your state that regulates insurance carriers, like john did. it has taken him a year, but john has finally seen a reduction in his bills. >> you have to do your research, you have to be a smart consumer. >> federal states have laws on the books to prevent people from being charged out of network fees for hospital doctors in emergency or other situations, including here in california. a new law. consumer reports says don't pay a surprisingly high e.r. bill without checking first with your provider and insurance companies. a lot of times it takes you being proactive. go through it line by line. >> thanks, michael, very much. still to come, the saving the endangered california condor. >>

i'm ama daetz, coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, going out on a limb about tomorrow's storm. tonight, the crews taking no

chances ahead of the first storm of the season. also, a key test tonight for the proposed raiders stadium in vegas. could it be the end of the line for oakland? plus -- >> i said i think our lives have changed forever. >>. [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] >> that's coming up at 6:00 in half han hour. really looking forward to hearing that interview. >> nice to sit down with him again. finally tonight, a major step toward the revival of the california condor here in the state. >> the national parks service says a condor chick that hatched in the wild has flown out of its next at pinnacles national park for the first time since the 1890s. >> scientists say it's a success story for the bird as it continues a slow but steady path near extinction. it's located 80 miles south of san jose. these encouraging. >> baby steps. so important.

world news tonight with david muir is next. i'm kristen sze. i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. see tonight, breaking news. one by one, the women coming forward to accuse donald trump. after that audio of trump on the bus, talking about what he could do to women because he's a star. tonight here, trump's fiery defense. and what he's now saying about one of those women. >> look at her, look at her words, you tell me what you think. i don't think so. >> also tonight, michelle obama on trump. words we have not heard from her before. also this evening, the new and monster hurricane in the east. as we come on the air, already a direct hit on bermuda. the deadly police firefight. the gunman in body armor. officers in critical condition. breaking news here in new york city. the bombings, and tonight, the suspect, for the first time since the moment on the stretcher. and the outrage tonight.