be open tonight through saturday for prayer. the church will collect money to send to mexico ssund. donating million to the mexican red cross. in addition is working with unicef to waive fees on donations made on the organization's facebook page. if you'd like to donate to the quake relief efforts we have made it as easy as we can for you. go to our website, abc7news.com or download the abc news app, abc 7 news app, i should say. we have a many different charities you can contribute to to help those who need it most right now. it's 4:30 in the morning. a check of your weather and traffic starting with mike. hi, everybody. you can see it bouncing just a little bit as there are some breezes out there mainly up in the hillsig r wo nrk their way down into our neighborhoods and look what they do to our temperatures today. we're at 51 tobout upper 40s in our deepest valleys. look at the temperatures at noon.

61 to 65 with an autumn breeze blowing. we'll be 61 at the coast at 4:00. undo t the bay and inland mostly sunny. mostly sunny at 7:00. temperatures already flirting with the 50s which means we have an even colder night coming ahead, plus a big warming trend. here's alexis. the san mateo bridge, very light volumes as you would expect at 4:30 in the morning. westbound 92 no problems there. if you are leaving the central valley, looking great so far this morning, westbound 580 tracy to castro valley still in the green at 41 minutes. and northbound 280 highway 1 to san francisco also in the green at ten minutes. word of a new problem in the north bay. we'll check on that next. okay. and this morning we tracking hurricane a maria this morning. it is now on its way to the dom.

it is a c ory 3 storm. it has caused damage in puerto rico. i want to show you this new video here so you can see how the destruction looks there. this is from an apartment in san juan. it's destroyed, windows blorn out, ceiling torn apart. look at that. cars up to the bumper in water. puerto rico is under a curfew as this cleanup begins. abcet n saenzew has more details from washington. >> reporter: good morning. the governor of puerto rico issued a curfew overnight from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. extending until saturday. the hope is rescue teams can get to work after the devastation caused by hurricane maria. puerto rico picking up the pieces from the wrath of hurricane maria. the category 4 storm tearing through the island, roofs ripped off buildings, debris flying, structures toppling. some areas have seen 30 inches of rain. residents trying desperately to keep the water out of their

homes. the wind howls and screeches, the doors rattle. the emergency management director saying the entire island is destroyed. many homes not built to withstand hurricanes let alone a category 4. the island's 3.4 million people in the dark. officials confirming 100% of puerto rico lost power. hospitals now running on generators. 12,000 people packing into shelters. hotel ball rooms and sports arenas turned into safe havens. the recovery slowly beginning. though hurricane maria has passed over puerto rico, officials are urging residents to shelter in place and stay vigilant. flash flooding and mud slides could be as dangerous as the initial rain and winds. arlette saenz, abc washington. on to new details on free speech week at uc berkeley and the major attention on crowds and security. >> the uc system is now pitching in to help with a large amount of cash. amy hollyfield live on cal's campus this morning.

amy? >> reporter: good morning, reggie. i talked to a student who pulled an all-nighter studying. i asked him how people feel about free speech week. students are worried about safety and concerned what this will cost the university. the "l.a. times" is reporting that uc is going to help this campus a bit and pitch in the of security. here is what we know so far about free speech week. it will start sunday and will last through wednesday. all events will be outside at plaza.spul more than 20 speakers. one confirmed speaker is milo yiannopoulos. he has been here before. his planned speech in february was canceled because violent protesters showed up and police other expected speakers next week include steve bannon and ann coulter. campus officials have estimated that security next week for all of this could top $1 million. reporting live in berkeley, amy

hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. recent hate incidents are prompting tighter security at some synagogues as members observe the high holidays. abc 7 news was at temple israel for the beginning of rosh hashanah last night. it has enhanced its security camera system. a private company has increased its presence. >> we are being extra vigilant but we have done a lot of things in terms of permanent security for the temple. hate doesn't work in our town or any town. >> last month someone smashed thete's w inw and left hate speech stickers. in the south bay police need your help identifying a burglary suspect. the sunnyvale department posted this photo of a man wanted in connection with two commercial burglaries. if you recognize him you're asked to call the department. happening today the california nurses association's convention kicks off in san francisco. it's being held at the san

francisco marriott on mission street. about 1,000 people including rns from 27 states expected to attend. tomorrow morning lieutenant governor gavin newsom, who has been endorsed by the cna for governor in 2018 will speak at the convention. and tomorrow afternoon senator bernie sanders will address nurse delegates. that comes one week after the es tiucontr.od a new development in the russia investigation now. twitter officials plan to meet staff of the senate intelligence committee next week. the committee is scrutinizing the spread of stories during the len mo abo fak networks. twitter says it's been working to reduce the number of bots on the platform but won't share details. >> a statue of christopher columbus will soon be history at san jose city hall. a city committee voted to move the statue. now it wants public input about where it should go and what

should replace it. last month the group called the brown berets of san jose started a petition to get the statue relocated. they say columbus committed genocide against native americans. the removal of monuments prompted them to take google is said to is embraced the hope that a transit village would be fully integrated in the community. our media partner says a town hall meeting was told it would not be a campus isolated from its neighbors. google and the city aring progress in the early stages of negotiation. the new me ga campus would houn. >> this really is about all of us, the community, labor, and faith coming together to come up with our demands and pressure both the city, because they have an important role in all of this, and google to do right by the community. >> the group of labor, faith, and community organizations wants to present google with a comprehensive list of priorities while their input can still be

factored into the proposed project. we have some good news for the dominican republic at least right now. the fastest winds you can see in the orange and red just offshore but they're getting gusty breezes, at s ltorm force 39 miles per hour or faster right now. and as we look at this it is a category 3 storm right now. winds 150 miles per hour. so the mountainous parts of puerto rico, which is just about the entire island, did disrupt the wind flow enough to drop this down from a 4 to a 3, and it has slowed down a little bit which means it will maintain strength as it heads to the turks and caicos tonight. it's going to skirt it just to the north, which is good because that means you're on the south side of the storm which is weaker. and then the storm, for the most part, the directness o t eye, w miss the bahamas and possibly bermuda but squeeze right between bermuda and the u.s.

temperatures in the mid to upper 50s along the peninsula right now, a quick look at your commute planner. a little breezy on our bridges today. cool to mild on masbrszy on the. here's alexis with more. good morning, mike. a couple new incidents in the last couple minutes. easy for me to say. take you up to the northbound. just before you get to spencer avenue not sure how this vehicle ended up sideways listed as a hazard and not a collision. it sounds like chp arrived very quickly and they're working on pushing that off to the shoulder right now. so typically our north bay commute really quiet this hour. i will keep an eye on that but that should not be an issue much longer. also in lane number three southbound 680. so mission boulevard as you head into the fremont area we do have one lane taken away and chp on the way to that scene as well. well look at drive times up next. >> thanks, alexis. bu st cocaine bust goes down off the

california coast. local coast guard crew who hauled in millions of dollars in drugs. >> can you hear me now? google makes a billion dollar bet it can build its own smart bet it can build its own smart on.phes

we are back at 4:42. the u.s. coast guard off loaded more than 450 pounds of heroin

and cocaine. alameda's coast guard cutte participated in half of ther missions. exclusive video of the new challenge the coast guard is facing at sea. >> reporter: arm with infrared and cameras the u.s. coast guard catches a glimpse of something far off the california coast. in this abc news exclusive video you can see a submarine like vessel and the coast guard bust that follows. more and more drug cartels are turning to semisubmersibles to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the u.s. >> our seizure rates are way up. >> reporter: the coast guard cutter spent 45 days in the area of the eastern pacific known as the drugzone. from their missions and others more than 50,000 pounds of drugs were off loaded in san diego wednesday morning. it's part of a record breaking year for cocaine seizures. >> we want to make continued

pressure on the cartels, call on the american people to reject the drug culture. >> reporter: the stratton went on 11 of the 25 missions. keeping drugs off the streets is gratifying and capturing suspected drug traffickers helps with the bigger picture. >> you get to introduce these folks to the u.s. justice system. >> reporter: he says from there investigators can lpeeararntion leadership the cartel. more than 600 suspected drug traffickers have beenrr aes thi. oakland is taking aim at flavored tobacco products. final approval to ban sales starting next year. the products are already illegal in san francisco, berkeley and flher bay area communities. ed ioravsac t heavily marketed to young people and minorities. the flavoring makes the smoke easier to inhale, it masks the harsh taste. they say it will harm small

retailers. google is one step closer to making its own smart phones. the tech company plans to buy part of division team. the price tag, $1.1 billion. the deal gives google access to the hardware. the htc team built the pixel smartphone. google also wants to build more internet connected devices like voice controlled speaker that rivals the amazon echo. happening today some a's fans have the opportunity to take batting practice at the oakland coliseum. 100 fans will get one swing each. if they hit a home run, which is pretty hard to do, they will win season tickets for the next year. participating fans wereseho cn facebook and twitter accounts. i guess none of us were chosen rfo>> well, that's good because let's face it, zero chance of us winning. mike be a little better. >> that's true. >> if it was a golf ball, i'd nail it. absolutely would just crush it.

m fieitldig rightht but i would still crush it over the wall. good morning, everybody. baseball probably not. here's a look at what's going on from mt. tamm where the winds are gusting up around 35 miles an hour. you can see it bouncing there. once the sun comes up not much cloud cover to stop it from warming the ground. that will whe r.ar t warm air rises and guess where the breezes go from the cool mountain tops down into our neighborhood. autumn breeze is the big story and you'll need sunglasses today. clearing tonight in o lows this week. we're going to have warmth return as we head to next week. here is a look at the gesturing, the yellow arrows. laska is unloading all ofs thi it to our neighborhood saying let's take a break. look at these high temperatures. 63 at half moon bay. richmond and oakland, 67. san mateo, 70. and then the warm spots, if you will, morgan hill, san jose,

antioch, fair field, napa and santa rosa at 74. tonight more 40s in our valleys and low to mid-50s elsewhere. a look at my accuweather forecast, a little bit warmer tomorrow. average saturday. warmer than averagend then we have one a ofunyda thos stretches of warmer than average weather with an offshore breezet . 70s will reach the coast. a great time to head to the coast. >> all right. i was this close to turning on the heater in my car this morning. i didn't do it but i was on the verge. >> the windows were open in my house. i woke up this morning, a little cold. >> a little chilly when that alarm goes off so early. taking a look at the roads this morning, not too much happening. look at this. the bay bridge toll plaza looking great. we have until about 5:20, 5:25 when they flip the metering lights on. that is when things get backed up for the bay bridge commute. a quick check of drive times. the only one in the yellow, tracy to dublin. you're coming in at 38 minutes but no major problems there.

westbound 4 toonhe c rdco green at 13 and san rafael to san francisco looking great at 16 minutes. we do still have that issue in the sausalito area but it is improving. i'll talk more about that up next. >> alexis, thank you. apple's new version of the apple watch ships tomorrow. already we are hearing about a problem. the watch is supposed to be able to make phone calls with a cellular connection but several reviewers say they can't recommend the device because of connection glitches that are happening. apple says the watch can experience problems when it connects to open wi-fi networks like you might find at starbucks. the company says it is investigating a fix. more musicians are offering their talent for victims of hurricane harvey. they are planning a concert on november 28th in ft. worth called helping texas, a hurricane harvey benefit concert. another in austin tomorrow that features paul simon, willie nelson and bonnie raitt. it's billed harvey can't mess

with texas. >> two cities going after big oil, why climate change prompted them to take action. >> the tech giant makes a massive investment in san francisco. we are seeing them on a daily basis. >> tarantula invasion in the east bay. what? yeah. what you need to look out for. but first this morning's "tech bites." new concern over that equifax data breach. >> hackers broke into computers in march. that's two months earlier than the company disclosed. >> that gave hackers more time to gain access to the data of possibly 143 million people. >> you may have to wait longer for the iphone x. according to reports production has been delayed meaning fewer phones available once they finally go on sale in november. >> preorders of the $1,000 phone begin on october 27th. >> and bill gates is apologizing for control-alt-delete. he says he knows it's awkward.

>> the chairman trying to have the three-key function as a single key but he says the designer of the ibm keyboard wasn't onboard with his idea so we wound up with we wound up with

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had known they were damaging the environment for decades and have done nothing. >> now the bill has come due. it's time for these companies to take responsibility for the damage they've caused and are continuing to cause. in san francisco alone sea level rise places at risk $10 billion of public property in as much as $39 billion of private property. >> the lawsuit demands the oil companies create an abatement fund to reimburse oakland and san francisco for damage related to climate change. facebook is making a big move. in the so ma neighborhood where they have rented all the office space. this is the city's largest office lease in three years. the building at fremont and howard streets has 436,000 square feet of office space, enough room for 3,000 facebook workers. the mt. diablo crawl is

under way. >> how many have we seen? about ten, ten tarantulas tonight. >> gross. >> it's mating season and this guy is out looking for that special someone. it's a late summer spectacle. a defensive e getting a .owsh posture because he's trying to scare me. >> it just creeps and it's hairy. >> these guys are harmless if you want to get up close and personal with the tarantula, take a hike with mike. he and other naturalists -- why is this tarantula going so close to our microphone? >> wanted to get the sound of it crawling. >> i might have to touch that microphone one day.

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it is 5:00 in the morning on thursday, september 21st. thanks for being here. >> that's right. good morning to all of you. we're going to start with the weather and traffic and, mike, you guys were cold last night? is that what you were saying, or this morning? >> chilly. definitely cold. >> felt good to me. >> yeah, it was nice. not complaining. just an observation. look at this, look at the white. yosemite village all the way up to around salt lake and reno. we had some snow with our higher elevations there. we've got some showers