soaking the bay area through morning. >> we begin with weather anchor spencer christian. spencer? >> reporter: you can see how wide spread the rain is now. several pockets of light to moderate rain are falling now in the north bay. between santa rosa and to vallejo and golden gate san francisco is getting rain now. let's show you bettest spots. san francisco is getting rain and it's just spreading widely. here is our storm impact scale. our current storm ranks two, producing generally half an inch to inch for most areas but moreover the hills. at 7:00 this evening, notice getting into later hours, the rain becomes much heavier, that will continue the pattern into early tomorrow morning, it will be assuming a wet, messy morning

commute. 7:00 7:00 tomorrow morning many areas of heavy down pours. and there is more stormy weather still to come. >> abc7 news was in san afterel before the storm today. other pines are stressed because of the drought. >> alisa harrington is live with how crews spent the hours before the rain started. alisa? >> i'm along 17th and folsom. this is one of the will he-lying

areas that does flood from time to time. we saw one vacuum truck driving around. making sure the rain drains properly. >> it's all wind and rain. >> we're up against mother nature and might have storm-related damages. >> pg and e spokesperson says they have out extra crews. >> we worry about trees toppling over and taking down power lines. >> she recommends keeping food and flashlights onhand. >> they have had barriers out there. >> one area in san francisco's

mission district. ed into barriers could go up if there is enough rain. >> this is the second rain we've been preparing for. we have had crews who are going to clear the catch basins. >> rachel gordon says it will be great for people to pitch in and keep areas clear. city crews came to this area yesterday and dropped off sandbags for residents and businesses. alisa harrington abc7 news. >> thank you. and it is a day to use windshield wipers. more is a look at the conditions on the san mateo bridge.

no rain and no traffic. >> heavier rain moving into the south bay now could slow the evening commute and cause mudslides in the hills. chris nguyen is live with that part of the coverage. chris? >> no rain here in downtown san jose. we know it is coming and have been keeping an eye on our abc7app. and you can see some of the trees that line the alameda. crews will be keeping an eye. the wind has been coming and going but no problems to report as people make their way through the area. drivers are used to their commute coming to a halt. add in rain and it becomes more miserable. >> spin outs wrecks jump starts. lock outs. >> roadside auto repairman jim house has been responding to service calls more than 20 years

and expecting a busy night ahead. >> pay attention to tires. air pressure. slow down and be curtis. >> abc7 news was responding to multiple accidents thut the day. going up, these people were left in disbelief. on the way down a car crashed into a guardrail. this driver got help but didn't mind rain. >> we're going through a drought now, of course and we need regrowth up in this area. >> up in the santa cruz mountains, today's rainfall could bring mudslides within the recent loma fire burn zone spanning 45 acres and rocks could with a sign of soil instability. jim crawford says it's important to be aalert. >> if you live in an area prone

to flooding it doesn't take a big storm sometimes. it's more about the rate of rain that falls over a period of time. so if we have an inch or more per hour we can see small flooding in communities. >> these drivers hoping for a smooth ride as they head home for the evening. and sections of the alameda here in san jose have been known to flood when it rains. you can bet these drivers are happy that the rain is holding off for now. so hopefully, the rain comes as the traffic dies down. >> this storm is expected to linger long enough to mess up the morning commute. being track it when you wake up we have live doppler 7 and you can enable push alerts. we have breaking news out of new york. la guardia international airport is shut down right now, after the airplane carrying republican

vice presidential candidate mike pence slid off the runway. happened about an hour ago, it was pouring rain at the time. the plane came to a stop at the fence. cnn producer elizabeth handiers tweeted this video showing how ripped up it is. in a tweet just minutes ago, pence said thankful everyone on the plane is safe grateful for our first responders and concern and prayers of many. back on the trail tomorrow. in the east bay, people in the normally quiet city are on edge after a string of home robberies. some were home invasions. eric we spoke with one of the victims. >> i did. police say some of the information about these has been a bit misleading.

they say many happened on the city's periphery, some may be gang related and three, officers pulling down overtime looking for leads. you're seeing more signs where people are having home security systems installed or putting in their own surveillance cameras like this one at josie's home. josie doesn't want her face shown. >> i said what do you want? he said i rang the wrong bell. >> neighbors say the man jumped into a car and drove off. they and police believe the vehicle and men are linked to a rash of robberys. >> we're doing everything to catch the people responsible. >> there have been 14 robberies in piedmont this year. often, they involve guns. three were home invasions. the chief says they've solved one of the home invasion robberys. >> just a great arrest by one

officer responding to the last home invasion that we have caught the suspects. >> some are nervous. renee, who doesn't want her face shown, had her home broken into three years ago. the recent robberies stirred up bad memorys. >> biggest fear is that they were within the house. i would have a heart attack. >> josie still believes piedmont is safe. >> i'm not scared. i got my husband, my son, my neighbors are watching out for me my dog. >> police say there are good leads on other robberies including the home invasions. in piedmont eric thomas abc7 news. >> coming up next, a unique bay area football team makes history on espn 2 tonight. >> we're rif on campus to explain the communication skills on and off the field. next. plus... >> new mac book pro are the

unique features just made. >> and... >> accomplished is a map of u.s. water quality at the homeowner tap. >> new at 6:00, the resource a team is tapping into to prevent another water crisis like the one in flint, michigan. >> and one more look at live doppler 7. we're going to continue to track the storm throughout the newscast. stay with us at 6:00 to find out what the next storm will bring to the bay area. more still to come.

>> here is a live look outside from san rafael. heavy rain is expected in the bay area through tomorrow morning. we're tracking with live doppler 7. spencer will return with the forecast in just five minutes. today, apple took the wraps off the new line of lap tops called of course mac book pro, featuring a glass bar promises will be indispensable to high level users. david louie is live to show us what this bar can do.

>> those keys across the top of the computer keyboard that say f 1 to f1/2 are being replaced with a glass bar that will make it operate like an ipad. you can touch it swipe it and control applications with it. apple picked an historic week to reveal a new line of lap tops. >> this week marks the 25th anniversary of our first notebook. >> the new line comes with a new glass bar that displays special functions. they change depending which application they're using. >> you can manipulate things without actually interfering with what is going on on the screen. >> high end users be using the touch bar. >> people like having that full

screen to look at what they're creating and abilities on the task bar. >> another feature is touch id that makes purchases payment service. >> having touch id will help move that forward. they announced a couple days ago there are hundreds of thousands that accept apple pay now. it just started a month ago. >> apple boasts these are thinner and lighter and with a hefty price. a team from twitter showed off to show off an app from apple tv. twitter announced it's laying off 9% of its work force and shutting down it's vine app. >> new at 6:00, kia and hyundai came to a settlement with

california resolving allegations the two companies didn't correctly state the fuel economy of certain models from 2011 to 2013. both agreed to represent miles per gallon in the new vehicles. >> happening now, a high school football team is getting national exposure. the team already captured attention because all of the players are hard of hearing or deaf. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live where the game started. what? an hour ago? >> it did. and is very exciting. tonight they're facing woodland high near davis, california. the eagles so far are killing them 22-0. if they win tonight, they'll have nine wins and only one

loss. >> excited and nervous. they've known about this for a long time. >> at this pep rally, the excitement and love for the game was expressed with hands. this is the california school for the deaf in fremont. and tonight, their football team is closer to stardom, appearing on espn 2. >> they can sense it. you know? you can see the clapping. >> last year the team was featured in this documentary. they were seen calling their plays using sign language. many opportunities to prove they're no different than any other all american football team. >> that helped people see us see our lives, see us. >> after that aired, five players transferred here. today, coach warren keller introduced them.

the programs help deaf children navigate throughout the rest of society. csd is only one of two public schools for the deaf. they start as early as preschool, going through high school. >> people don't know about the deaf schools or struggle with interpreters here tonight we'll show that there are lots of options available. >> many options with one outcome. success. in fremont, abc7 news. >> i'll give you a look at where the most significant rainfall is occurring at this moment. we'll take you into the central part of the bay area from north bay down to san rafael and eastward to vallejo, light to moderate rainfall closing in on san francisco, south san francisco and san mateo into

oakland now. you can see darker greens here indicating moderate rainfall that represents rainfall. rain drops on the camera lens. temperature readings in the low readings 59 degrees in half moon bay. this is the view from our golden gate bridge camera. 59 in novato. and we have reports of delays of 15-20 minutes. a weaker storm, another storm comes in this weekend. here is our storm impact scale. we rank from 1 to 5, and current storm, one that will last into tomorrow ranking two on the

impact scale and moderate intensity producing up to an inch of rainfall. and here is our animations. into the later hours of the evening, the rain becomes more wide spread. down pours will be more wide spread. by 5:00 in the morning, commuters are going to be pounded with heavy rain. exercise caution and give yourself extra time. look what happens later in the day. rain breaks up into little pockets of light rainfall and showers. tomorrow night, winding down and wet. rainfall totals we project will be around three quarters of an inch to the central part of the bay area. so all parts of the bay area will get a good soaking from the storm. overnight, low temperatures on the mild side about 60, 61

degrees, tomorrow's highs from low 60s on the coast to mid and upper 60s near the bay and inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. so this current storm impact scale, will be accompanied by strong gusty wind on sunday. monday halloween, we'll have a dry break there. there is a chance of rain with yet a third storm tuesday. if you see unusual weather send us pictures or videos. and i'll put them on abc7news.com. >> a world record holding sailor has disappeared after leaving san francisco to set a record. >> next the clues left

we can't go back to the years of devastating cuts to public education. so vote yes on prop 55. prop 55 prevents $4 billion in new education cuts, without raising taxes on anyone, and with strict accountability. budget forecasts show if we don't pass prop 55 big cuts that hurt our kids are coming and california will suffer budget deficits all over again. so vote yes on 55. because it helps our children thrive.

one of the world's top sailors is missing after a world record attempt that began in san francisco looks to have ended in tragedy. >> kristin zee is here with the latest on the lost at sea story. kristin? >> reporter: this is the 50-year-old who holds the world record for sailing around the world, solo. this is video put out by his racing team. he was trying to claim a world record for crossing the pacific on his own. search crews located his trimoran600 miles west of hawaii. helicopters dropped rescuers onto the vessel and found a broken sail, his personal belongings and life jacket but no sign of the man. peter hong was one of the last

people to see him and he can only guess he unhooked his safety harness to fix his boat. >> sometimes, in order to reach a particular piece of equipment, that happened. he was not tied on at the time he went overboard. >> reporter: the search has been suspended after covering 4600 square miles. >> thank you. >> an east bay family sees their son's accused killer. >> why they say a program paying young men not to commit crimes needs to be shut down. >> learning to code while incarer yated. curriculum that made its way inside of a san francisco jail ahead. >> when abc7 news at 6:00 continues, spencer will be back

proposition 61 is a very, very important step forward. the time is long overdue... for the american people to stand up to the greed of the pharmaceutical industry. so i hope that proposition 61 passes - and i thank the people of california for putting it on the ballot.

it is time for the pharmaceutical industry to stop ripping off the people of this country. the entire nation is looking at california. let's go forward together. thank you all very much. wi

rain drops dot the lens of our camera and we're going to -- before we get to that let's go to new york. we have breaking news. a plane carrying donald trump's running mate mike pence slid off the runway when it landed. no one was hurt you can see pence walking off the plane. that is in queens la guardia airport. 37 people on board, two officials from the port authority told abc news the plane would have slid onto the highway if the crushed conclean barrier had not been there. but add that is where why it's there. >> take a look at the rain outside. from a storm going to bring heavy and steady rain to the bay area. >> abc7 news was downtown earlier today. north bay gets the most rain when storms come through.

traffic is backing up as you can see in this live picture. it's quite a mess. >> you can see it continues to rain over most of the bay area and the rain is becoming more wide spread now covering a greater expanse of the region. moving along here to our forecast animation at 7:00 this evening, and we'll see pockets of heavy down pours into late night and overnight. so lots of heavy rain and pooling and puddling so do exercise caution. here is what to expect. showers, wet for the morning commute and

if you see a photo or video, share it with us. >> thank you, spencer. a family of a suspect part of a controversial program that pays to in part turn their lives around. >> javante prothrow was a father today, he saw the 19-year-old charged with his murder for the first time. >> it made me sick. it's like he doesn't care. like it's a joke. >> police say rice shot and killed prothroe here on september 19th. >> we're at a great loss. >> rice was a fellow in the office of neighborhood safety a mentorship program started by devon bogat that pays young men

for work they do and meeting goals, it is funded by a combination of private donations and taxpayer money. earlier this month, bogan spoke about rice's arrest. >> we're not paying anyone to stop shooting. this is a life leadership development opportunity. it just so happens to be designed for young men who are suspected of being active lethal firearm offenders in the city of richmond. there is no program in this world that can pay a criminal any money to tell me they're changing the streets. you can see where we're standing today. >> bogans disagrees. he says 75% are not in a crime. >> this is the work. this is the work. there is no way that you should pay killers not to kill and they kill. >> they still have guns. it's ridiculous. i want it shut down. i'm going to do everything in my

power to shut it down. >> rice's mother said she had no comment. in richmond abc7 news. the young woman at the center of the police sex scandal that rocked seven law enforcement agencies in the bay area has a new life now. >> the i-team's dan noyes with a look at what changed. >> her lawyers took serious measures to keep her away from places and habits that landed her in controversy. for six weeks, the 19-year-old disappeared from the public eye, part of a security protocol launched that includes safe houses and a bulletproof vest. >> we took every precaution to protect her. >> and 24-7 guards? >> well, we have had protection from the time we've had her, yes. >> jasmine and her family have security and there has been a change in the legal team. details coming up at 11:00.

i hope you join us. dan? >> we will. interesting. >> thank you. >> now, to your voice, your vote today, san mateo county announced voter registrations hit an all-time high and number is expected to climb higher. this tee shirt, you can see it here got one man turned away from the elections office today. mark de-paula says he was told to cover up the logo or leave. >> i don't know what they're thinking. because i wasn't campaigning. i didn't talk to anyone other than the elections person to say i'm here. >> that includes displaying campaigning messages on a tee shirt. >> today hillary clinton campaigned together with michelle obama in north carolina. that is a key battle ground

state. a slim lead over dutch. >> folks out there have commented that it's been unprecedented for a sitting first lady to be actively engaged in a presidential campaign. i don't know if that is true. if this is truly unprecedented election. >> police arrested a man they say smashed donald trump's star on the walk of fame. the suspect said he'd pay for repairs. >> we have valuable tools on abc7 nuts.com to help you prepare for election day. just click on the your voice, your vote guide and enter your address. we'll get a resource showing you measures on your local ballot. >> next on abc7 news at 6:00 a lesson that can help on the

outside. >> seeing what inmates are learning to keep them from coming back. >> just trust water is clean. >> the team turning to crowd sourcing to do just that.

>> the push to teach coding skills has reached the inside of the santa clara jail. >> it's not often you play video games in school. and less when that is insides of county jail. >> you cannot take your eyes off of it. >> beyond gathering gems something else is happening.

>> code combat will be the edition. >> we're a high school. >> one started here at the jail 13 years ago. >> we want to empower them. and. >> here in the land of technology what is more empowering than this? it teaches real programming. >> you learn and master it. you can create whatever you want. >> these students are beta testers and this could be the first step in a long journey. >> do you want to learn and coding. >> it had a profound affect on the world outside. >> we have a tech boom and people are here because

of property values being high. >> i'm excited. to go from where i was to being a computer nerd. >> you may notice beta testers are women. >> girls learn 7% faster. >> they'll start offering it to men in jail in alameda county incoming days. >> coming up next the man behind a start up and watch the crisis that h

abc7 news was at the meeting of the minds conference in richmond. toyota gave us a look at their new concept car. check this out. it leans in but a gyro scope keeps it on break. the battery powers 30 miles on a charge. >> charging time is three hours on a standard charger. you can plug this in at home.

>> toyota is in car sharing pams. >> a start up is hoping to bring america healthier drinking water, possibly by dangerous contamination. and and they're planning to do it one tap at a time. >> from cooking to owe grabbing a glass of water, you probably turn on a tap a dozen times per day. >> we trust that our water is clean. >> john pujol is part of a team that developed a low cost system to filter out dangerous levels of arsenic from water, now, he's launching a crowd source network with the potential to monitor water quality nationwide. >> we want a map of u.s. water quality. >> the project was inspired in part by the crisis in flint,

michigan. the answer is called tap score. it's a home testing kit that can spot contaminants from arsenic, to mercury to lead. the plan is to test the samples at a steep discount. >> we want thousands of people to order and lower costs and provide a value of knowing what the water quality is. >> what does the test gets a report not only showing what is in their water with health risks but suggests the solution. >> summers will receive updates if new contomorrow nation is found in the neighborhood. perhaps, setting off a few tour health crisis while it's still

in the pipeline. >> the test costs just under $200. we have more information on abc7news.com. >> interesting. very boring days in the weather office. not much to talk about. >> nothing happening, right sf. >> spencer? >> you can see how calm and boring it is. it's raining and going to get heavy overnight. let's take a look. high temperatures from low 60s to upper 60s and another storm over the weekend that will be weaker than our current storm. saturday pockets of showers elf panned into sunday morning. and big feature will be strong

gusty wind. this is how it shapes up wet weather saturday and sunday. monday mostly ghostly. dry during the day and showers into tuesday morning and mid week partial clearing. >> larry beil is with us now. >> we're talking world series cubs. crazy. >> yes. the city of chicago is just going wild. how much would you pay for a ticket to game three of the world series? prices you would not believe. sport is c

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good evening, it's a rare thursday night game for cal. tonight tonight the bears visiting usc? davis webb second in the nation with 27 through 7 games. bears 1 and 3 away from home.

sc won three state. web thinks tonight is going to be the toughest test. >> usk is going to be the best this year. and their secondary is unreal and coach did a great job there. we hook forward to thursday night. my first time going to coliseum. just looking forward to owe playing a great football team. >> aldon smith nearing the end of his one year suspension. smith's suspension expires november 17th. he spent time in rehab and would have to meet with commissioner other goodell. >> derek carr 13 touchdowns and only three picks. same number as collin kaeper in

this case. a nuj reason for carr's success. >> i don't want nobody touching by quarterback or running back. you know? my guy. >> more than anything you know he gets mad if his guy when his finger touches his jersey. you've got the right person protecting you. >> chicago in a frenzy over the cubs reaching the world series for the first time since 1945. standing room only tickets. going for $1800 a piece. that is to stand and watch the game. kyle starver doctors have not cleared him to play in the field. he's probably just going to be a pinch hitter but atmosphere is going to be amazing. >> it's going to be great.

so i know that people have been waiting and are going to savor it. we can do something to be better. >> twitter announced it's shutting down vine. so we say goodbye. >> many vines so little time. riley, the key player. who brought that? love this kid. monster jam and down he goes. yes. yes. premature celebration there, young man. don't let that happen to you on your vine. >> this is a warning. >> yes. >> thank you, larry.

>> well, join us tonight at 9:00 and here on abc7 news at 11:00. coming up the storm passes through the bay area. and update on the forecast from our team of meteorologists. >> also at 11:00 east bay couple accused of following a woman home from a casino chlts what happened next to that has them facing charges tonight. >> at 8:00 it's grey's anatomy. 9:00, notorious and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> at 11:35, it's jimmy kimmel live. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from the entire news team have a great evening. >> we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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