going to miss out on the rain. you can see that cold front barreling down bringing us cool breezes by the afternoon and getting rid of this cloud cover you can see down in san jose. we're waking up very mild this morning. 61 to 64. 69 to only 71 around the bay and 70 to 73. even though we'll get rid of the cloud cover that cool air will keep the sunshine from warming us much at all. wait until i show you 30s and 40s author lows. >> back up to walnut creek. the first one around north main. the second one up further. i want to show you what the backup looks like. that has spilled over on to 242 and basically all the way through concord up to highway 4. not a lot of great alternates. willow pass road could save you time. 13 miles an hour, possibly delay your trip or use mass transit

this morning. another look at traffic. >> thank you, alexis. san leandro police looking for the suspect they say ran over two of their officers. police say the officers were trying to stop a suspect after he shoplifted from the store last night. that's when the suspect jumped into his car, drove off and then hit the officers. both were taken to the hospital. one released. the other still recovering from broken bones. she is expected to survive. gilroy firefighters and police are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire at the salvation army building. a tractor-trailer caught fire in the loading dock. no one was inside the building at the time and no firefighters were hurt. someone hands you a note on b.a.r.t. saying you have to give up your wallet and phone or else. >> this is such a crazy story.

the woman had to get creative and fast. matt keller is live for us in daly city. matt? >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. this is where the woman boarded her train on saturday here in daly city. she was handed that terrifying note while the train was heading through san francisco. what did she do? she faked a seizure. >> so i slumped over to the left and started shaking and people started to notice. they were like, are you okay? >> reporter: the stranger dropped a note near civic center station. the note said there are two guns pointed at you now. if you want to live hand back your wallet and phone now and do not turn around. she didn't turn around but tried to get the attention of those around her mouthing the word help. she faked her seizure. her plan worked. the commotion scared the would-be robber who got off at

the next stop. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson says they have the train number so they can pull the footage to i.d. the suspects. so far no photo has been released to the public and so far no arrest announced. >> matt keller, abc 7 news. >> we're glad she made it out okay. >> more about a deadly officer involved shooting. mike pena shot and killed a suspected gang member friday night. this morning that officer on paid administrative leave. officers say he would not cooperate leading up to the shooting. our media partner "the mercury news" reports family members have identified him as dominguez. hospitals and clinics across california will be taking a stand today. they're rallying for safe staffing. the california nurses

association and national nurses united. you can find a full list of rallies online at abc7news.com. and local unions representing american airline workers planning to protest today. a live look at sfo. large crowd 10:00 a.m. members are rallying against outsourcing and contract negotiation delays. developing news out of san francisco this morning. neighbors living in soma are warning about a woman snooping through their mail. a woman was caught breaking into mailboxes. you can see her picking the locks on harrison near fifth street. neighbors say police aren't investigating because nothing was actually stolen. now breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. i want to get you another breaking news update on that deadly new york city bus crash, one person dead, 17 hurt.

some of the latest images. a commuter bus crashed in queens and seven of those folks hurt do have serious injuries. still a lot of activities. i have been monitoring things. they are still addressing the situation. those buses actually crashed into nearby businesses so officials trying to figure out if that building is structurally sound at this point. the story gaining national headlines. i want to show you this as well because these were some of our first images from the scene. this is why the story is important. there are a sheer number of tourist that is go to new york city every single day. they ride those tour buses. we are working on getting you the very latest information. i will be watching for updates. natasha? >> we appreciate the update. san rafael officials want your input on a permit parking system. the study found the canal area is short an average of 580 street parking spots so today the city will host a public session to discuss a proposed parking permit fee. that meeting begins at 5:30 at city hall. a consulting firm will present

its plans to city council in the fall. community, business, and labor leaders in oakland will announce their support for the a's plan to build a new ballpark near laney college. supporters will meet at 11:00 at the oakland marriott. the a's chose the property between 8th street and interstate 880 for a new stadium that is not too far from lake merritt. now this would be privately financed. opponents say it would cause a lot of disruption including relocating the offices of the peralta community college. happening today 49ers safety eric reid will undergo an mri after injuring his knee during yesterday's game in seattle. he hurt his left knee in the first half, returned briefly and then walked off the field for good. the niners lost 12-9 and are now 0 and 2. anger and outrage in st. louis. a third night after an officer is acquitted.

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we'll start with the peninsula. your neighborhood temperatures, namely 63 to 65. book end by 59 in menlo park and in daly city. to the south bay, low to mid-60s. we're in the low to mid-60s in the north bay. here's the way it looks on the golden gate bridge, a light breeze this morning. small craft advisory north of the bay bridge for the afternoon hours. if you're going to be on our beaches no heat if you're going to be out exercising. a real fall flavor to the forecast. i'll show you that up next. here's alexis. >> still no change here in walnut creek. 680 where we're struggling to move along. we have a backup basically all the way up to 242 and highway 4 from a couple crashes. one just before you get to north main and the other before state route 24.

sounds like the tow truck trying to get to the scene. they are stuck in the backup. they are requesting permission. finally a little good news here in castro valley, westbound 580. we've had an rv that broke down blocking the left lane for about an hour and a half so they just cleared that and that backup is starting to unwind. also just got some good news in the south bay. we'll talk about that at 6:20. new this morning no cuts or changes to california's national monuments. our media partner the east bay times reports all national monuments passed the trump administration's review. the memo was sent to president trump last night. the president has the final say on the recommendations. chelsea manning makes a rare public appearance. next, why she says she's not a traitor. >> new video showing the aftermath of hurricane irma. and now a new threat for thousands of people in the caribbean. a live look at 280 in san

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6:14 now. st. louis is bracing for a fourth day of protests after dozens of arrests overnight. protesters are angry over the acquittal after white police officer in the shooting death of an african-american man. vandals hit several businesses last night.

several officers were also attacked but are expected to be okay. >> we made more than 80 arrests. we confiscated at least five weapons, none of them were used. >> new demonstrations erupted after the department of justice revealed it would not pursue federal charges in the 2011 police shooting. former officer jason stockley denies intentionally shooting lamar smith and planting a gun. he says he acted in self-defense. some live images from st. louis right now. folks there were just marching through the streets. they have now gathered there in front of the courthouse, and you can see they are shouting, holding signs. we knew this would happen. there has been unrest there for several days now, as you mentioned, overnight as well. plenty of protests planned for today. things have been peaceful so far. i will be keeping my eye on things here at the live desk. back to you. a louisiana judge has set bond for a 23-year-old white man

suspected in the murders of two black men. h is not charged in connection with the killings. he's being held instead on $3,500 bond for drug charges. baton rouge police say in both shootings last week kenneth gleason fired from his car then walked up to the victims as they were lying on the ground and fired again. police believe the killings were likely racially motivated. chelsea manning responding to critics at a conference in massachusetts yesterday saying she is not an american traitor. it was one of her first public appearances since being released from a military prison in may. she says she made the best ethical decision to leak classified documents. she was convicted and spent seven years in prison. harvard university revoked manning's invitation to become a visiting fellow after cia director mike pompeo called her a traitor. 6:16. do you think you could have taken part in this. an eight-month nasa experiment that put people in complete isolation in hawaii.

they were underneath that dome for eight months at the base of hawaii's largest active volcano, simulating living on mars, eating freed dried food and being self-sufficient as if they were living on the red planet. nasa hopes to send humans to mars by the year of 2030. >> could you have done that? >> no. a cargo spacecraft completed its mission. the dragon left after delivering more than 6,000 pounds of cargo. it landed in the pacific yesterday morning. it was recovered and take tone a shipping port near los angeles. the dragon brought back science experiments from outer space including samples from human and animal research. we have some stunning and sad new images this morning. it shows hurricane irma's aftermath. >> the u.s. navy just released this showing the devastation on the u.s. virgin islands. you can see how many of the homes are damaged there. trees and other vegetation gone. as residents start to clean up, there is another threat now, hurricane maria gaining strength

and it could impact the same caribbean islands that were hit by irma. it's hard to believe this is the worry the people on those islands have now, not just cleaning up but also they could be hit again and again. >> i wonder if they even know because they don't have electricity. i'm sure they probably know because people are trying to evacuate them. that goes to show they have no electricity. a lot don't have water and now whatever they just got cleaned up or just got repaired is probably going to be destroyed again. the storm not as strong but still could be a category 4 when it hits the same island. >> at this point it doesn't take much, right? >> no. just about everything has been destroyed. anything that was temporarily put up was not put up to standards that will withstand what's going to come their way. so 24 hours ago maria right there at the bottom middle of your screen, 65-mile-per-hour tropical storms. quickly became a category 2 and now with 110-mile-per-hour

winds, notice it's more to the south. the track goes right over guadeloupe and right over puerto rico. they're going to take a hit with it. 140-mile-per-hour winds. so puerto rico is going to be kind of ground zero for the damage. and then notice it takes more of a right-hand turn than what we were talking about last week and may miss the u.s. completely. at least we got our fingers crossed. a beautiful morning from the exploratorium camera becoming breezy, sunny, and cooler as an autumn cold front will come through. it will signify with the breezes and the drier air. cooler push of cooler air again wednesday. another cold front coming down from alaska this could bring us light showers and the weekend warming. nothing will get really hot. watch the cloud cover. by noon it's still hanging around but after noon that cold front sweeps out and look at it all go away. let's talk about temperatures. my accuweather seven-day forecast. in the mid-60s along the coast into san francisco. upper 60s to low 70s around the bay and mid to upper 70s for

most of our inland neighborhoods. tomorrow the drier air and the sunshine will warm to about the same levels and then that second push of cold air comes in and look at wednesday, thursday, and friday, 60s and 70s for highs. 30s possible in our north bay valleys. the rest of us in the 40s and 50s for lows. alexis? okay. definitely the award for the worst commute goes to walnut creek and i know that is something you definitely do not want to win. we are still looking at a lot of heavy traffic on southbound 680. a little bit of good news. the first collision has cleared in the last couple moments. we, however, do still have the right lane block before you get to the state route 24 interchange. i'll flip over to our traffic maps and show you what that looks like. a hefty backup on southbound 680 that has spilled over on to 242 as well all the way up to highway 4 about a six-mile backup. so if you're looking for an alternate use willow pass road. definitely expect some delays.

northbound 101 a two-car crash that just cleared a few minutes ago but we still have residual delays. just hearing about a new problem with b.a.r.t. we'll talk about that next. thanks, alexis. a surprising announcement from lady gaga. the reason she's having to postpone her european tour. the mounting trouble for toys 'r' us. why it might be hard to find the toys your kids want this holiday toys your kids want this holiday season. get 40% off on coit residential cleaning services including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 40% off everything coit cleans. call or click today.

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online to amazon or buying from discount stores. the company has most of its merchandise for the holiday season. the chain suppliers are reportedly not shipping new items until toys 'r' us can pay this cash. toys 'r' us garners 40% of its revenues in the last quarter of the year which includes the holidays. all right, it is time now to ask finney. grayson has a question about gaming consoles. >> he spoke to us at our ask finney event. 7 on your side michael finney has his answer. >> where is the best place to buy a ps4? >> grayson, you can find them all over the place. most major retailers, game stores, online. prices don't seem to var qy all that much. what matters most is when you buy. the best deals come on black friday and other sales during and around the december holidays. also consider buying a bundled package. they come with games and tends to bring the cost down.

grayson, thanks for your question. >> all right, michael, thank you. if you have a question for michael finney record it on your smartphone or tablet and share with the #askfinney or go to abc7news.com/askfinney. you may see your question answered here on abc 7 mornings. next at 6:30 the action bay area lawmakers plan to protect undocumented immigrants brought here as children. developing news in the east bay. two police officers run down outside of a grocery store. the search for the suspect this morning. and we have not had an easy morning in walnut creek on the roads. a live look at southbound 680. one of two problems has officially cleared. it sounds like we're close to getting that second problem cleared as well. we'll talk about that and the backup.

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it's finally getting light outside. we appreciate you joining us on september 18th. >> it's either promising or this is the end. >> ominous. >> i'm not sure what's going on. >> a little ominous. we're going to try to be glass half full. >> it's just low clouds hanging out, making the way they are arranged a cool look, i think. you guys are scared, i'm sorry. >> we're just really dramatic. >> it's not the end of the world as we know it and we'll all be

fine later on today, i promise. i wanted to show you the winds gusting to 23 at sfo. the rest of us are ten miles an hour or lower. by this afternoon we'll all be around 15 to 25 miles per hour as a dry cold front will bring us our first touch of autumn. a beautiful shot as we look northbound on 101 through san rafael. it's kind of muggy and mild this morning. low to mid-60s. we'll stay in the mid-60s at the coast. 69 to 71 around the bay. 70 to 73 for our inland neighborhoods from noon to 4:00 and notice the winds will chase most of the clouds away as the air will be significantly drier this afternoon and that's why our temperatures at 7:00 this evening are going to be about the same as they are this morning. alexis? >> the area of the day has been walnut creek. two crashes, one just before north main and the second before you get to 24 interchange heading to lafayette. it looks like we have the far right lane blocked but we have the first problem near north main cleared. we're in recovery mode. slow up to 242 and highway 4 can use willow road for an

alternate. hearing about this b.a.r.t. delay an equipment problem at balboa park. a ten-minute delay. they are in recovery mode right now. alexis, thank you. the search is still on for whoever ran over two san leandro police officers and sped away last night. >> one of those officers is still in the hospital. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live where this all happened. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. investigators are hoping that safeway and maybe some other stores in the shopping center will have surveillance video to give them a better idea of what happened and a good look at the man who did this. they say this happened at 8:30 last night here in san leandro in the greenhouse marketplace shopping center. the officers were trying to arrest a man for shoplifting from the safeway. they got to his car and still had hold of him when he sped away hitting them with his car. a witness said it was tough to watch. >> oh, i feel so bad. i was shaken up. i was really shaken up witnessing that.

especially the officer really getting hurt. >> reporter: i got an update this morning on the officer's condition. the female officer is still in the hospital suffering from broken bones but she is expected to be okay. her partner was treated and released from the hospital. they have not made an arrest, and they don't have a description of the suspect. reporting live in san leandro, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. on to developing news out of san francisco's mission district where there was a heavy police presence overnight. officers block off part of capp street. they searched the area for hours. no word on exactly what happened. keep watching for the latest updates. i have another breaking news update on that deadly new york city bus crash. now three people are dead, 15 hurt. that is up from the one death we told you about earlier but we learn moments ago two victims died at the hospital. a commuter bus crashed with a tour bus in queens.

at least five are still with serious injuries, hospitalized right now, and new york mayor bill de blasio is now on the way to the scene. that is the very latest. i'll continue watching updates. >> looks horrible. jess, thank you. happening today house minority leader nancy pelosi will join officials to call for passage of the dream act. pelosi along with representatives barbara lee and huffman will be at college track, a student success program in san francisco urging for the immediate passing of the d.r.e.a.m. act. this follows the trump administration's decision to end the daca program. the d.r.e.a.m. act protects 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. 6:33 now and happening today a redwood city mcdael's employee is expected to answer a plea on attempted murder charges. sarah lockner is accused of giving birth during her shift and trying to kill her newborn in the bathroom. it happened two weeks ago at the mcdonald's on chestnut and main streets. lockner told investigators she

didn't know she was pregnant. she's being held on $11 million bail. developing news this morning the student group seeking to hold free speech week at uc berkeley appears to be having trouble meeting the university's requirements. the event is scheduled to begin this sunday.% the university officials are raising concerns. they say the group failed to pay fees for the campus venues and couldn't provide adequate speaker lists and schedules. uc berkeley professor blocker says she doesn't think free speech week will go on as scheduled. if it does she assigned a letter urging colleagues and students to boycott the event. >> it was planned as a major disruption of teaching, of creation, of absolute chaos and militarization of the campus. >> free speech week organizers posted on facebook saying they're going to move their speakers outside if they have to. they plan to further address their concerns today. leaders in san francisco plan to officially announce establishing the rose pak community fund. willie brown will be object hand for the announcement at the chinese chamber of commerce.

pak died one year ago today. she had a big influence as a political power broker and was an advocate for the chinese community in the city. the fund is a nonprofit that will carry on the legacy and the work of the activist. president trump starting his week in new york city where he will attend the u.n. general assembly. his week features back-to-back meetings with world leaders. at the top of the president's agenda how to rein in north korea after its repeated missile launches and its most powerful nuclear test yet. >> if north korea keeps on with this reckless behavior, if the united states has to defend itself or defend its allies in any way, north korea will be destroyed and we all know that and none of us want that. none of us want war. >> two leaders not attending the meetings are china's president xi jinping and vladimir putin, both criticl in dealing with north korea but president trump will not have a chance to meet with them in person. dianne feinstein is

expressing her concerns about north korea's ambitions with nuclear weapons. >> i have never been in greater -- in a state of greater concern about this nation and korea because there's a certain recklessness on the other side. they now have very powerful weapons. they've done six nuclear tests. i am concerned about the safety of the united states. >> the democrat emphasized on cnn yesterday she is worried about the effectiveness of america's missile defense system especially with kim jong-un's government threatening american targets. it is the start of the three-day tech event. the event brings together thousands of investors, startups and influential names in tech. there is an influential name in sports, that's right. kevin durant and his agent and partner will talk about what it means to be in control of your own brand from investment to management to media. that's scheduled for tomorrow. disrupt sf runs through wednesday at pier 48.

happening today a new leader takes over the district attorney's office in contra costa county and she is making history. retired superior court judge diana becton will be sworn in this afternoon. she will be the first woman and african-american to hold that position. becton is taking the reins from doug mcmaster who is returning to his position as chief assistant district attorney. the former contra costa d.a. resigned in june amid a campaign cash scandal. new details about the cost of the coyote creek flood. "the mercury news" reports san jose faces 390 claims from flood victims, and that totals up to more than $18 million. this week city officials are expected to decide how to handle those claims. an attorney representing flood victims says the city didn't warn or evacuate residents until disaster hit. the flood in february led to 40,000 evacuations and $100 million in property damage. happening today a former military base in the santa cruz mountains is opening as a public park.

it offers a 360-degree view of the san francisco bay area. gates open at 7:00 a.m. this morning and visitors can check out the 12-acre park. officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony over the week. the park was originally scheduled to open last october but that was delayed because of construction issues. visiting the park is free. be careful if you're heading up there today because the breezes will pick up and could be around 30 to 35 miles per hour up on the peak at about 4,200 feet there during the afternoon hours. in fact, the next several days the winds will be gusty up in our hills and those will translate down into the valleys as fall is coming into the forecast. let's talk about the kids because it may be the first time they get to wear some of their new warmer clothes. not this morning, though. 61 to 64 with a little drizzle near the coast. by 3:00 this afternoon, 64 at the coast. 70 to 74 around the bay and inland. it will be dry, breezy and quite sunny. here's a look at our temperatures right now at least compared to yesterday morning. we're up to nine degrees warmer.

in the south bay from 57 in los gatos and santa clara to about 64 in san jose. you can see low to mid-60s just about everywhere except for the mid to upper 60s in the north bay. a look at sfo. delays nearly an hour and a half arriving there. wet near the coast if you're on the roads for your commute planner, mass transit. cool to mild today and it will pbridge this afternoon for your commute home on the ferries and also for the bridges. watch out for that crosswind. speaking of the commute this morning, pretty hectic. >> it has. we've had a lot of issues this morning especially in walnut creek. we finally have the all clear. i want to head back to the traffic camera. we're at the point it's going to be tough to bounce back. this is southbound 680 approaching 24 and, yes, both of our crashes, the first one at north main, the second one just before that 24 interchange are gone but as you can see we are really struggling there to bounce back. flipping over to our traffic maps a look at what the backup looks like there and really that hasn't moved. you're jammed all the way back up to 242 and highway 4 down to

just about 6 miles an hour, 12 miles an hour. a little bit faster as you approach where the crash scenes were. you can use willow pass road to north main if you want to cut around and use surface streets. southbound 680 before you get to that point near the mid span on the benicia bridge. they were just able to get that pushed off to the shoulder so no longer a blocking situation but some delays there as well. we'll take a look at drive times in less than ten minutes. >> alexis, thank you. battle against breast cancer, the new user friendly at home test that could help save your life and some money. >> it was a night to remember for some of the biggest names in hollywood. the moments you'll be talking about at work this morning. first a look at what's coming up at 9:00. hey, morning. >> hi, kelly. >> coming up on "live" tv powerhouse shonda

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welcome back. breaking news in st. louis, missouri. i want to show you these images, live pictures where you can see protests are growing. the number of folks out there seems to have been growing throughout our newscast as i've been watching things. i want to show you this. new images from there. we can actually see that flags were burned, american flags were burned during these protests. also folks laying on the ground

at some point. there's that flag with a giant hole in it. protesters have been marching through the streets of st. louis all morning long expressing their anger after a judge acquit add white police officer in the shooting death of a 24-year-old black man back in the year 2011. they are upset with that court decision and as we take another live look out here you can see that folks are out there rallying in front of the courthouse where that decision was made. protests happened all weeklong. i just dropped something. and they have been happening this morning. we expect them to go on throughout the day. there were 80 arrests since this ruling was made back on friday. >> jess, thank you. this is a frightening incident on b.a.r.t., and it could have you on edge this morning when you hear about it on your commute. >> imagine someone handing you a note saying guns are trained on you and not to turn around or else. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live with how one woman got creative to avoid becoming a victim. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie.

a b.a.r.t. spokesperson just got back with me. she told me they pulled the platform video yesterday and reviewed it. today they're going to take a look at the train car video and review that. this all happened on saturday afternoon, a terrifying ordeal. julie says a stranger dropped that threatening note on her lap while riding b.a.r.t. near civic center station in san francisco. the note said there are two guns pointed at you now. if you want to live hand back your wallet and do not turn around. he thinks a man may have called police after she mouthed the word help to him but decided she needed to do something else and that's when she faked a seizure. her plan worked. the commotion scared the would-be robber who got off at the next stop. she did not see the person but believes it was an older woman she saw dragging a suitcase past her seat. matt keller, abc 7 news. unimaginable. a terrifying attack in europe. four students say they were attacked with acid at a train

station in france. the good news this morning they are expected to recover. the students from boston college posted on facebook saying they were outside a train station in marseilles when a woman who appeared to have a mental illness targeted them throwing hydrochloric acid at them. the solution got into two of the victims' eyes. >> they will have to see an eye doctor tomorrow. spirits are good and we're very fortunate. >> the students say they plan to complete their semester abroad before coming back to the states. james longman has the details on the 41-year-old suspect in custody coming up on "good morning america." 6:46 now. there is a new at-home test to determine your risk of developing breast cancer. the test is called color. it launches today at $149. it's now the least expensive generic test for the brca 1 and 2 genes on the market. once it's analyzed you receive your online results in three to four weeks.

it also comes with a complimentary consultation. >> one out of eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime and so it's very important that for women who are high risk we want them to have access to the test. >> abc's dr. jennifer ashton says it's important to consider family history here and says the test is not for everyone. coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00 dr. ashton will talk about who should and should not be taking this new at-home test. a new warning about the equifax data breach. >> the federal trade commission says some people are being targeted in a phone scam. a caller poses as an employee asking to verify your information. that's the moment you should hang up because equifax will never call you. so here's what can you do to avoid being squacammed. don't give information unless you initiate the call and you know who you're talking to. do not trust your caller id.

scammers can trick the phone system. and if you do get a robo call, hang up. don't push any buttons because that can just initiate more robo calls. roku preparing to go public now. the los gatos-based streaming pioneer made the announcement saying it will offer $18 million shares of stock at $14 apiece. roku has amassed $244 million in losses since it was founded in 2002. your child's next happy meal may look and taste different. mcdonald's is changing the apple juice. so instead of minute maid cartons you'll see organic from honest kids. both brands are made by coca-cola but honest has half the calories and less sugar. the 2017 emmys were full of political jabs and a controversial moment involving nicole kidman and stanford alum sterling kay brown. >> brown won the emmy award for lead actor for his role in "this is us." people, though, not happy that he was cut off during his acceptance speech before he reached the two-minute mark.

fans noted kidman had nearly three minutes of uninterrupted time to talk. >> our writers, you are our life's blood -- ♪ you can play, you can play. i didn't get that loud -- nobody got that loud music. writers, i love you. you're our life's blood. our producers and directors, i love you. i'm good. >> nicole kidman is not the one to blame for all of this, but this was certainly an awkward, uncomfortable sort of moment. brown ended up finishing his speech backstage and thanked his manager, wife and sons. another big win, hulu the first streaming service to win an emmy for a drama series "the handmaid's tale." >> the emmys were full of a lot of interesting moments but perhaps the most interesting and the one a lot of people are talking about this morning, this. >> is there anyone who could say how big the audience is? sean, do you know? [ cheers and applause ]

>> this will be the largest audience to witness an emmys, period! both in person and around the world. >> former white house spokesperson sean spicer making a brief appearance last night during host stephen colbert's opening monologue. the appearance stunned a lot of the crowd with spicer appearing to mock his own defense of the president's inauguration attendance. >> kudos to the camera guys -- or women, because they were ready for those reaction shots. and that made the whole thing. >> that director was punching the shots. meteorologist mike nicco, how's it going? >> i like our director, too, most of the time. [ laughter ] >> no response from him. i thought for sure he'd say something in my ear. >> no, he's silent. totally silence. >> for once. >> he loves you, too. good morning. a look at the cloud deck lowering. just trying to take away treasure island and also parts of the bay bridge this morning. i promise by the afternoon hours

you'll need the sunglasses and you'll feel the change in the air as the cold front will bring us breezy conditions this afternoon. cooler and mostly clear tonight as the dry air rolls in and then an autumn flavor. lows in the 30s and 40s. all right. let's take a look at the winds. they're going to be fast up north of the bay bridge today from 2:00 to 11:00. afternoon to evening hours. tomorrow we'll add in the rest of the bay and then out at the coast from 5:00 this evening to 3:00 wednesday afternoon. mid to upper 60s along the coast, san francisco, richmond, about 70 to 74 around the bay. about 75 to 79 inland. here's a look at tonight's temperatures, about ten degrees cooler than this morning. 51 to 57. my accuweather seven-day forecast even cooler wednesday with a slight chance of showers as a stronger cold front comes through. that cool air lasts through friday and a little bit of a warming trend. alex snis. >> just as i was walking up here, southbound 880 is blocking

the middle lanes in the hayward area. heads up for you and i want to take you back to walnut creek. finally starting to loosen up. if you've been with us for a while we had two crashes. the first at north main. the second just before that 24 interchange and some hefty delays, too. we've had a fairly normal commute here for the bay bridge, those metering lights on at 5:23 this morning. a typical backup through the maze. a quick check of drive times, too. one of our tough spots earlier westbound 580 tracy to castro valley. 1 hour, 12 minutes. that rv cleared about a half hour ago. northbound 101 highway 85 to san jose airport. you look great in the green at nine minutes highway 110 san francisco. it's time to lace up the dancing shoes. season 25 of "dancing with the stars" kicks off tonight. 13 celebrities will hit the floor. there is quite a diverse bunch

ranging from a violinist to a married couple. barbara corcoran will be the first to take the stage dancing the salsa. and don't forget miss deborah gibson out of the blue, only in my dreams. she will be a part of the show as well. "dancing with the stars" starts "dancing with the stars" starts at 8:00 p.m.

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6:54. here are the seven things you need to know before go. number one, a suspect on the loose after running over two san leandro police officers. one of those officers is still in the hospital. the other released. they were trying to stop the suspect from shoplifting from a safeway. number two, b.a.r.t. police will be reviewing train car video after a woman says someone tried to rob her using a threatening note on a train in san francisco on saturday. she decided to make a scene and faked a seizure be a her plan worked. the commotion scared off the would-be thief. investigating the fire that damaged a salvation army tractor trail they are morning just after 2:00 this morning. no one was hurt. number four, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley just arrived at the u.n. ahead of the general assembly. president trump will be there, too. his first time attending north korea and iran expected to dominate the discussion. number five, the storm that rained on the 49ers coming our way without the rain. cloudy and muggy this morning.

your 12-hour day planner, 62 to 64. the breezes kick in, though, this afternoon. and that's going to keep our temperatures well below average from 64 at the coast, low to mid-70s for the rest of us. and look at those temperatures at 7:00 this evening. they're almost exactly the same as this morning. the next couple of nights some 30s possible in our north bay valleys. 40s and 50s for the rest of us. number six, we had a lot of trouble in walnut creek this morning. both of our earlier crashes on 680 have cleared. if you're starting in concord at highway 4 and 242 south to 680 we're still in the red at 40 minutes. lady gaga postponing the european leg of her world tour because of ongoing health problems. live nation says the 31-year-old grammy-award winner is suffering from severe physical pain that has impacted her ability to perform. >> she was just here in san francisco doing her first big stadium concert. >> and she did so much good afterwards going to the street and giving to the homeless. we love her. > it's too bad. i hope she is on her way to recovery.

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good morning, america. happening now, double threat. two storms brewing in the atlantic. hurricane maria threatens those devastated caribbean islands and the carolinas. plus, jose moves in on the east coast, tropical storm watches from delaware to massachusetts bringing heavy rain, strong winds and flooding. breaking overnight, violence erupting in st. louis. police clashing with protesters. these weapons confiscated. at least 80 arrested. [ chanting "hands up, don't shoot" ] >> now the new rally this morning over the acquittal of that police shooting of a black man. four boston college students assaulted while studying abroad in france. a suspect flows chemicals at their faces. they are speaking out this morning. ♪ and women ruling the night