i am not happy about this heat. >> i love it, too. it's nice. >> she's making it work. it's only you complaining and a few of you on twitter. drew, whether you like it or not, it's here. >> it's polarizing. got the heat today and we'll begin to cool off. we do have high fire danger once again today. the north bay hills the highest threat, this is from 11:00 a.m. really until 5:00 p.m. because this is the time period when the humidity is the lowest. and winds are breezy. fires can easily start and spread.

same weather pattern, it's warm in the afternoon with widespread 80s and 90s. off to a quiet start today. live at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. i did have a stackup on the left side, cash lanes there for a few minutes. looks like a few more open at this point, though. no delays into san francisco. 54 minutes in the yellow. highway 85 to the san jose airport, in the green at 12. highway 1 you look great at just nine minutes. next traffic update around 5:10. and that breaking news this time in crockett. a truck caught fire and the flames spread to a nearby hillside but luckily firefighters got there very quickly. they ex twinge wished the flames

and especially with concerns. we have that above average temperature forecast here in the bay area. this fire happened around 2:00 in crockett. and in the video video you can see flames were pretty big. about a dozen firefighters or so responded. firefighters watching for hot spots after flames burned dangerously close to dozens of homes. sky 7 was over the 20 acre alarm fire after it started just after noon yesterday. about 100 homeowners were told to get out. fortunately firefighters were able to control the flames from the air and the ground. the fire is 60% contained and the cause is under investigation. officials plan to brief on any updates. you can get the latest information by downloading the abc 7 news app.

the leader of the conservative group patriot prayer says he's returning again. abc 7 news followed joey gibson when he paid the school a visit yesterday, one month after violent protests, and he says he was attacked by those protesters. yesterday gibson met with supporters at a berkeley motel and then they marched on to the cal campus. >> we will keep coming in here until the locals here, the politicians, the citizens get rid of this problem that they have with antifa. >> no patriot prayer supporters were arrested. among three people facing charges, a leader of the left-wing group by any means necessary. uc berkeley face as civil rights complaint. leaders of the berkeley patriot, the group that canceled free speech week claimed the administration suppressed their first amendment rights. 5:03. if you're waiting for prices to drop, a just released report says don't hold your breath.

>> you're not going to believe how many years ucla says it will take for housing prices to roll back. matt keller breaking it down for us. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. thousands and thousands of apartment units. they have homes here and town homes as well. just off highways 85 and 101 in south san jose. it will take a lot more buildings going up before housing prices can go down. that's according to the latest forecast. our media partner the bay area news group took a look at the housing data. researchers found a 20% increase in the current level of home building is needed to achieve even a modest 10% drop in prices. prices. they would need about

77,000 units and san mateo county would need to increase by more than 54,000 units. all of this would take from 14 years to 36 years to complete at the current pace. more supply, the lower the price. some leaders are saying start building now. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> developing news this morning on a push for affordable child care. a universal child care program. they plan to draft a ballot measure next year. san francisco has a preschool program which subsidizes the preschool. they say that program falls short of the needs in the city. a truck sped into a north bay parking lot. no word on how the pregnant woman is doing this morning. the truck driver heading north in mill valley lost control yesterday afternoon and sped into an in-n-out parking lot. he hit a minivan with six people inside.

officers say they're lucky more officers say they're lucky more people were not hurt. >> an hour late they are could have been much, much worse. >> officers believe the driver suffered a medical emergency and chp is investigating. >> a san francisco police officer is recovering from a knife attack at sfo. investigators say even after being hurt, the officer took a knife-wielding man down with his barehands. this happened inside terminal one near a baggage claim yesterday. the officer responding to a report of a man acting suspiciously when the officer asked if everything was okay that's where the man came swinging at the officer with a double-edged knife. the officer took down the man but was stabbed in the process. >> the officer suffered a stab wound to his left leg. another stab wound to his hand and some other cuts, but he's

doing quite well. >> this morning the officer is out of the hospital. investigators have identified the suspect as a johnston. the 64-year-old was booked in jail on charges of attempted murder of a peace officer and threats to commit violence. drivers on the bay bridge won't have donald trump's face to look at anymore. the impeach trump billboard has been removed. the company that owns and managing the space said it decided to pull the sign after receiving multiple complaints. courage campaign, the grassroots progressive campaign that paid for the ad, is accusing out front of doing trump's dirty work. the ad was meant to run through sunday. hundreds of layoffs t cisco. cisco disclosed in a filing to government officials it's permanently cutting 310 jobs. most of them are engineering software and other tech positions. the san jose based company is breaking its lease at an office complex in milpitas but it still plans to be an active member of the community.

>> another duncid you knounkin's opened. did you hear drew gasp? >> they're just doughnuts. >> another polarizing issue this morning. according to our media partner "the mercury news" include a maple sugar bacon breakfast sandwich. maple pecan flavored coffee beverages, pumpkin doughnuts along with a pumpkin cream cheese spread made with real cheese spread made with real pumpkin. >> it was followed by shops in half moon bay. they are taking over and drew is not mad. >> what do you like so much about it?

>> coffee, doughnuts, muffins, breakfast sandwiches. come to san francisco next. we're off to a clear start. it will get very warm once again later on today. we're at 64 in san jose. napa checking in at 55 degrees. the lunch time hour widespread, 70s and 80s. our average high is 70 degrees. we're already doing way better than that by midday and will continue to warm into the afternoon. we're expecting another day of 80s and 90s across the board. it's not only the heat we're worried about, it's the humidity. showing you by the after knoop it is just bone-dry hume level around napa, fairfield. 1% and 19% respectively. low humidity and gusty winds this afternoon. fires can easily start and

spread. red flag warning in effect for the areas shaded in red. highs today, here we go once again, some 10 to 20 degrees above normal. we have that high fire danger and we also have a spare the air day in effect for poor air quality inland so take it easy this afternoon. that's weather. a check of the roads with alexis. >> good morning, drew. and checking out our traffic maps this morning. we're focusing on one area in the red already at this point in the commute so westbound 205 to 580. it always happens not as bad as yesterday. as you head towards pass. b.a.r.t., even though it is a spare the air day, we have a ten-minute delay due to some track maintenance that went late. that is system wide so they should be hopefully getting back to normal and back on time any minute now. we'll check on drive times at

5:20. >> thanks, alexis. the mtc says car-pool lanes between walnut creek and san marrone will turn into express lanes. they use them from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. will have to pay a toll, and the price depend on how busy it is on the roads. the lanes were supposed to open last month. that obviously got delayed. >> the response continues following the nfl kneeling controversy. what aaron rodgers and the rest of the green bay packers are asking fans to do during tomorrow's game. >> city officials don't back down on two specific laws. >> we want to you have a better start to your wednesday so only here we keep a live weath a beautiful hawaiian ocean scene. a beautiful hawaiian ocean scene. >> except people need to

we're back at 5:14. conditions in puerto rico are growing more dire by the hour. this drone video shows you the devastation caused by hurricane maria. it has been a week since the storm hit. people are desperate for safe drinking water and other basic supplies. the president is answering questions about the administration's response. administration's response. here's abc news reporter zach. >> reporter: he doesn't want to complicate the relief efforts under way. president trump is answering questions about his response to the disaster in puerto rico. >> is puerto rico getting all the help it needs from you, mr. president? >> puerto rico is very important to me and the people are

fantastic people. >> reporter: but on the ground the island is in crisis. 95% puerto rico is still without power, more than half of its residents without clean water while hundreds wait at the airport trying to flee. but there aren't enough planes, and those that do get out remember those left behind. >> they don't have water, they don't have lights, they don't have so many things they need. >> reporter: puerto rico is a u.s. territory, residents are american citizens. a week after hurricane maria many say the federal response has been insufficient. are you getting the stuff you need fast enough? >> no, no. >> reporter: san juan's mayor says bureaucratic red tape is holding up relief efforts. the trump administration announced they would potentially be doubling the amount of troops helping out in puerto rico and the federal government would take up 100% of the costs associated with emergency response. lana zak, abc news, washington. a lot of heartache and

heartship. the singer using his star power to launch a relief effort. it's part of an alliance all coming together to help. he just made this announcement on "good morning america." >> we have formed an alliance and, like i said, you'll be hearing from us soon with some major announcements coming up in the next week and if anybody's listening, just know that we're coming. just know that we care. >> you can watch mark anthony's announcement coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. happening today this man, 25-year-old emmanuel samson is accused of shooting eight people in a church. one of the victims died. still no motive for the shooting at this time. police records show that he made a suicidal statement to his father in june and also had a

volatile relationship with a woman. today the judge will discuss the homicide charge and possibly set a date for the flim hearing. the green bay packers asking their fans to link arms during the national anthem at lambeau field tomorrow night. the packers are facing the bears. most of the packers linked arms on the sideline before sunday's game against the bengals. three players sat down. packers players release add statement saying the linking of arms will represent a coming together of people who want freedom, equality, tolerance, understanding and justice for those unjustly treated, discriminated against or treated unfairly. in two weeks tony bland is scheduled to appear in a new york courtroom, one of ten people accused in a college basketball bribery scandal. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" at least ten people, four assist apt coaches at some of the country's elite division i programs among them, face federal bribery, fraud and

corruption charges. >> coaches at some of the nation's top programs soliciting and accepting cash bribes. >> reporter: the fbi says its two-year investigation revealed college coaches taking cash bribes, up to $100,000, in exchange for steering nba-bound athletes towards specific financial advisers and sports agents. one of the schools being investigated, powerhouse louisville, and sportswear giant adidas also caught up in the scandal. experts say this is only the tip of the iceberg. >> beneath that march madness veneer is this dark under belly. >> reporter: and coming up at 7:00 a.m. former duke basketball star jay williams weighs in live. with your "gma first look" lindsay davis, abc news, new york. so we've been talking about this little heat wave that we're having. >> little heat wave? >> i hope it's little. it's not going to last long, right? >> today will be the final day of widespread heat and then tomorrow we'll start to see the

numbers come down. live doppler 7 along with satellite, clear skies from the get-go and that will mean we're going to quickly warm up through the morning hours. right now 50s and 60s across the board. good morning, novato. you're at 57. the same in oakland. 60 in fremont. livermore checking in at 56 degrees. so highs today in our micro climate in the south bay well above normal this time of the year. 92 with lots of sunshine. it's warm. 90 in cupertino. 89 the high in sunnyvale. upper 80s to lower nibts. 90 redwood city. half moon bay warm at 80 degrees. downtown san francisco almost 20 degrees above normal for this time of the year the 88 downtown san francisco later on today. even the sunset district warm. 94 santa rosa. 92 vallejo. 90 in san rafael. the east bay today will be warm in the 80s and 90s. 90 in san leandro. 90 the high in fremont. inland low to mid-90s. 92 walnut creek. 91 in livermore.

it's not only the warmth, it's the low humidity and the breeze will have this afternoon that will have high fire danger, the highest threat will be between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. later on this afternoon when the humidity levels are at their lowest and the winds are most active. that means fires can easily start and easily spread under these conditions. the accuweather seven-day forecast is warm to hot today. cooling begins on the coast thursday. and then it's widespread by friday looking good for the weekend. weather and traffic with alexis. good morning, drew. we're looking good in the traffic department as well. just before you get to military west on eastbound 780 we have some calls in to chp about a fire in the area and, boy, we've been hearing about drew talk about the fire danger yesterday, today, and tomorrow as well, just those dry conditions, breezy. hopefully that does not spread but they do have some emergency crews on the way to the scene. a quick check outside, walnut

creek. southbound 680 starting to fill in. some brake lights there. a check of drive times. the bridge is looking great. richmond/san rafael just seven minutes. dumbarton bridge wide open at nine. new developments in quebec -- that's not right. uber is ending operations in quebec, the canadian province doesn't rescind new rules introduced last week. the new rules require uber drivers to get background checks performed by police rather than private security firms. and drivers will be required to undergo 35 hours of traditional taxi driving training instead of 20 hours. if the government doesn't back down, uber is going to call it quits october 14th. new this morning on the other side lyft and ford are teaming up now. according to fortune.com, they plan to develop south driving cars on growing network of passengers. we're having camera issues right now. let me tell you about this, ford wants to use lyft's data and its

own to determine what kind of infrastructure would be needed to properly service and maintain a fleet of self-driving cars. coming up next, seven things you need to know as you start your day and the iconic movie heading to the great white way. we're showing you that video because there's also bad news for those looking forward to buying recreational weed in san francisco this january. a superintendent plans to quit this friday. >> drew and alexis are here helping to make this a better day for you with your weather forecast and also what's going forecast and also what's going on on the roads this mornin

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observing hills fire, but, number two, fire danger still running very high today. high fire danger, red flag warning in effect. this lasting until 5:00. the combination of gusty winds and low humidity means any fires can easily start and spread. number three, so far so good on the roads this morning, we have not had any major issues. we do have metering lights flipped on for the bay bridge toll plaza. the rest of the way into san francisco looks great at nine minutes. number four, breaking news in crockett. a truck fire and the flames actually spread to a nearby hillside in the area. firefighters got it out quickly. an investigation is now under way. no changes to the 10:00 p.m. weekday curfew at levi stadium. santa clara city council made the decision after a heated debate. reps for the 49ers wanted an extension past 10:00 p.m. a senate seat lost last night. outspoken conservative roy moore

defeated senator luther strange. number seven, grand opening celebration happening right now at the newest dunkin' donuts in the bay area. the shop is in fremont. it's rolling out a full assortment of pumpkin-themed pastries and coffee for the fall. ground hog day just closed. it looks like broadway isn't done trying to make hollywood happy. "pretty woman" about to become a stage musical. producers are aiming for a spring run in chicago, a broadway debut next fall. the tony winning star of "once" is to play the richard gere businessman role and samantha will make her broadway debut of vivian. i have seen her on stage. she was in berkeley. >> they both have amazing voices. hard to imagine, though, without richard gere and julia roberts,

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5:29 on this wednesday, september 27th. i have no dunkin' donuts to offer any of you, but i can say good morning. >> no hot coffee but toasty temperatures. >> it's toasty temperatures but it's the high fire danger. we've already seen it yesterday in the oakland hills and today the weather pattern is not changing. the high fire danger really for the north bay hills and the east bay hills, the timing is 11:00

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. winds are most active. fires can easily start and spread. red flag warning in effect. nothing but sunshine once the sun is up and it is another warm one no matter where you are. widespread low 90s the name of the game later on this afternoon. a check of the roads with alexis. it is a spare the air day. car-pooling a great idea or mass transit. just trying to make that air quality better. 280 and 17 if you are about to grab the keys and head out. no delays. very light volumes and mass transit looking good, too. we did have a ten-minute delay system wide due to track maintenance. normal service has resumed so no delays. >> firefighters in san francisco went to work putting out a fire burning at a business. hudson avenue near 3rd street.

the small outbuilding caught fire first. about $40,000 to the property and $5,000 in belongings. the hills have threatened homes is now out. >> homeowners still on alert today with a red flag warning that drew was just talking to us about signaling high fire danger. amy hollyfield is live in oakland. >> reporter: the fire is officially out but they are worried about today's forecast. red flag warning could give them some problems. you'll notice there are still firefighters out here on the scene keeping a watch over the situation. this fire broke out 12:15 and by 1:00 firefighters had a tanker in the air dropping retardant on the fire and they say that made a huge difference in this fight

because getting to the fire on foot was quite a challenge in these hills. some residents took cell phone video and it shows how close the fire came to homes. officials say 30 homes were threatened but they evacuated 100. none was damaged, though, and the evacuation order was lifted by 6:00 last night and no one was hurt. one resident described the emotions of this experience. >> insane. at first you think there's a fire and you don't know what will happen. when you realize they have it contained, you sort of back off on the terror and everything is okay. >> reporter: here is the view of the 20-acre fire in the oakland hills between sky view and campus drive near the former quarry. there is a lot of construction in the area. new homes are being built. they do plan to hold a briefing for reporters at 8:30 this morning. stay with us as the story

continues to develop. >> amy, thank you. sky 7 was over the fire for hours as it raged out of control yesterday afternoon. live on the air. to find out what's happening where you live download the app. it is free. helping fight a wildfire threatening homes, alameda tweeted out this of crews getting briefed yesterday. the canyon fire has scorched 2,000 acres in the santa ana mountains near corona. at least 1,500 people are evacuated. the fire is only 15% contained this morning. for now the 10:00 week night curfew stays at levi stadium. cld play just days away from a concert there and reps from the 49ers wanted that extended by an hour. their request comes after ed sheeran canceled his concert at levi's over this issue. last night the santa clara city

council decided to make no changes to the curfew. instead they voted in favor of reaching out to neighbors who live near the stadium. the debate got heated. >> one concert can pay for, i don't know, three, four, five police officers, new officers. the same for firefighters. >> maybe it won't have that much impact if we did an ed sheeran concert on the weekend. >> levi's has previously asked for a one-hour extension a few times a year. the council denied the request. u2 and beyonce broke the curfew this year. recreational marijuana becomes legal in california january 1st. this morning it's not clear if san francisco will allow businesses to start selling cannabis on that date. the city won't issue permits to sell recreational marijuana until it passes new laws to regulate the industry. and that may not happen in time for the deadline. the city wants to create what it calls an equity program to make sure low-income individuals and people of color are eligible for

permits. palo alto superintendent is resigning. our media partner "the mercury news" announces glenn "max "mcgee will resign friday. mcgee was recently criticized after a union contract error during his tenure the district has faced a number of sexual assaults and harassment cases. happening today the two men charged in december's deadly ghost ship fire in oakland are expected to plead not guilty. derick almena and max harris face 36 counts of i will voluntary manslaughter. a judge refused to throw out charges against the two men. their attorneys accuse prosecutors of having a weak case. marin's most iconic structures is getting a face-lift or a roof lift. sky 7 was over the blue life on the civic center right near where i grew up. an $18 million contract was awarded to a novato based company to replace the roof. architect frank lloyd wright designed the structure. the problem, though, it's now leaking pretty badly.

the 220,000 square foot roof will get a fresh coat of marin blue paint. demolition is under way at moraga's bridge. it was closed after engineers noticed the land below its pill pillars slipping. planners say a temporary one-lane bridge will go up. it should be open by mid-november at a cost of $2 million. oakland mayor libby schaaf is pushing an innovative plan to move the homeless off sidewalks and into safety. schaaf is urging the city council to approve what she's calling an outdoor navigation center that would help move about 40 people from encampments into temporary shelter. the site would feature portable living structures similar to sheds and access to social services. good morning. time now 5:36 on this wednesday

morning. another warm to hot afternoon very similar to what we experienced yesterday. live doppler 7, we have clear skies from the coast to the bay and inland. and it is a mild morning. good morning, oakland. we're at 57 degrees. san jose, hayward, san francisco, we're sitting at a temperature of 64 degrees. and with those clear skies warming will happen very quickly. future tracker temperatures, the hour-by-hour forecast midday already. the lunch time hour, widespread 70s and 80s already on the board and later on this afternoon we are expecting widespread 80s and 90s. some 10 to 20 degrees above normal this time of year. not only the heat we're worried about, it's also the dry conditions. relative humidity later on this afternoon very dry in the north bay and east bay hills. it's for that fact, the combination of the warm air, the low humidity, and the breezy winds are red flag warnings until 5:00 later on today. look at your highs today. 88 in san francisco.

almost 20 degrees above normal. 90 oakland. 92 san jose. 93 that high in fairfield. that's weather. let's check on the roads with alexis. >> good morning, drew. speaking of the high fire danger we do have reports after fire just off 780 so it's on the eastbound side of the road before you get to military west. chp is on the scene. i'm guessing we probably have some fire units on the scene there as well but some drivers called in and said, hey, we have a couple post that is are on fire so that could have been a brush fire possibly sparked by a vehicle. we're not sure yet. a quick check outside. here's the richmond side of the bridge. nice, light volume on westbound 580. and then drive times overall looking okay. of course there's always an exception. 580 tracy to dublin in the red at 56 minutes. about 25 minutes westbound 4 antioch to concord. southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco looking great in the green at 16 minutes. there have been a lot of fires this morning. breaking news in san francisco. we have just learned about two

car fires reported in the area near a building fire that we mentioned earlier this morning. although still unclear if it's all coincidence or if they're at all related. one car fire was at rankin and evans less than a mile away from that building fire. another at hudson about a mile away. firefighters are right now investigating all of this. they do not know the cause yet and have not quite said all of this is arson but we will be watching for any updates. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. the problem in the new iphone 8 that apple is now admitting. >> and the change to twitter that has users twice as happy. >> and as you get your day into it gear make it a better day it gear make it a better day keep on top of

happening today president trump and republicans in congress will unveil and start pushing their new tax plan, it will likely slash the rate to 35% for the most wealthy americans, reducing the corporate tax rate and collapse the personal income brackets into just three. overall they want to cut taxes by $5 trillion over ten years and make up for those losses by eliminating tax breaks. they're not specifying what those tax breaks will be.

>> an outspoken conservative suspended twice has won the republican primary for the senate seat left open by jeff sessions. roy moore had the support of president trumpet . the president deleted his tweet supporting strange and this morning he's congratulating moore on the win. mr. trump tweet this had message, spoke to roy moore of alabama last night for the first time. sounds like a really great guy who ran a fantastic race. >> work is under way on prototypes of the proposed border wall with mexico. eight models are going up in a remote part of san diego. this is video provided by the department of homeland security. the mock-up should be ready in about a month. officials say think may pick several winners or none at all. police set up a free speech zone near the construction site for people to demonstrate. we know more about united's plan to compensate passengers on overbooked flights who give up

their seats. this comes after backlash against the airline. an automated system would identify passengers willing to give up their seats for compensation. they would then bid for the amount of compensation that it would take to get them bumped. united says that since the dow incident it has reduced overbookings. directv is allowing fans upset by the national anthem protests to cancel their nfl sunday ticket package, this according to our sister network espn. they have to inform the company they want to cancel because of the protests. subscribers usually can't cancel their subscriptions once the season starts. at&t, which owns directv, decided to change the policy because of the sensitivity of the issue. nfl sunday ticket allows fans to watch out of market games. this morning apple is trouble shooting an audio propping cropping up in the iphone 8. some users notice a crackling sound when they try to make calls or face time. a fix will be avail nbl a future

software update. we may soon have twice as much room to vent or say nice things on twitter. twitter is doubling its 140 character limit to 280 characters. it's just a test at this point. twitter says it will save time from editing down their thoughts. no word yet if the expansion will be available to all users. but tweeted out my only talent was being able to think of tweets exactly 140 characters long. i don't know what i will do. >> there's something to be said about editin yourself. >> not a bad thing. >> i think it's double the opportunity to misspell you're and you are. what a time to be alive. >> and at least lets you know who you should and should not be hanging out with. >> there you go. along with satellite today a very warm to hot day once again and one of the ingredients you need for warm to hot day is for clear skies. and that's what we have out there right now. look at our temperatures. it is rather mild.

we're supposed to be in the fall season, but it feels much more like summer out there. 64 right now. good morning, hayward. same san jose. 55 the current number in napa. highs today across the region, micro climate in the south bay, 92 in san jose. 89 in sunnyvale. 93 in gilroy. along the peninsula we're at 90 in mt. view, 90 in palo alto. 78 for pacifica. as we look at san francisco 88 the high downtown. this is nearly 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. 78 in daily city. along the coast we are very mild. 92 for petaluma. about 92 in vallejo. into the east bay today, 90 the high in oakland. 88 newark. 89 union city. 92 hercules. inland it's the low to mid-90s. 91 for antioch. 93 brentwood. 92 for walnut creek. winds right now in our hills you can see anywhere from, say, 5 to 15. these will become more active through the afternoon.

we do expect gusts well over 25 miles per hour and along with those breezy conditions look at your humidity dropping to just bone-dry levels. relative humidity showing you around napa and even fairfield and east bay hills relative phumidity dropping. this combination of low humidity and an active breeze means we have high fire danger once again and the key time for that highest threat 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. when the humidity is low and winds are active and that means fires can easily start and easily spread under those conditions. we've seen it yesterday in the oakland hills. accuweather seven-day forecast, warm to hot today. spare the air day. poor air quality inland. cooling begins first thursday along the coast. and then everyone widespread on friday. we'll see about a 10 to 15 degree drop in our temperatures from today. the weekend looking nice. more fall like and the pattern looks to stay roughly cool over the next week. that's good news.

>> just got to get through today and part of tomorrow as well. >> can't wait. >> the roads are looking okay so far. i want to take you back out to the east bay where we've had a problem since, oh, about 4:30 this morning. some type of debris just past high street. it turned into a lot of flat tires there. the debris is gone and we had five vehicles total get flattened, down to just one sitting on the shoulder. looks like we need one more tow truck. again, that is not blocking any in the main lands and that should be clear very shortly. our only slow spot the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on at 5:23. that is backed up as usual there through the maze but nothing blocking once you make it through the toll booths into san francisco. and it is a spare the air day today. we have that poor air quality so b.a.r.t., 49 trains in service. no delays there or for san francisco bay ferry regular service and ace 1 and 3 out on time. car-pool or mass transit a great choice.

drive times coming up just before 6:00. you may need to check your credit cards. another company investigating a possible data breach. the reason a runaway groom is being called a hero. >> and uber making it easier to call out us, the passengers, who misbehave.

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active people to use condoms to help prevent the spread of stds and remind that they can be cured with antibiotics. this is a nationwide trend. we're just seeing an explosion of stds in this country. an alert about how to otec you kids better from cyber bullying. the app is making a big change to help put a stop to abusive comments. tech and consumer expert explains. >> reporter: number one, they're using artificial intelligence, these are algorithms trying to guess if a comment is abusive. the bad news is the most powerful computers in the world can't completely defeat internet trolls and mean girls. >> instagram is rolling out key word filters to block words that are tied to abuse. there's a new feature that allows to you block entire groups of people and not just individuals. coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00. families who own a fuel-efficient car tend to buy

big gas guzzlers as their second vehicle. uc davis researchers call it the diet soda effect. they call it that because it's kind of like when people buy a diet drink and then also have a big thing of fries next to it. the study found that owners of fuel efficient cars also tend to drive more. and that, of course, leads to more gas usage and as a result the expected gas savings are reduced in these families by as much as 60% if they have two cars. the study funded by the california air resources board. an oakland brewery and restaurant will close after 29 years in the business. the owners of pacific coast brewing company say they had to make the decision because of uncertainty over their lease and changes in the restaurant industry. in a statement on their facebook page they thank loyal guests and dedicated employees. pacific coast will be closing in early november. this groom was in the right place at the right time and not just for his wedding. newlyweds in ontario, canada,

were getting their wedding photos taken when the groom took off and dove into a river. that's because he had seen a young boy fall in and that boy was struggling to stay above water. lucky he was only a little guy. >> grabbed him and huffed him up. >> that's clay to me. it doesn't even surprise me that happened. >> the young boy wasn't hurt and, of course, he has a new hero this morning. >> that is just fantastic. in accuweather this morning it's another warm to hot day, very similar to what we experienced yesterday and that fire danger is still running high today as well. red flag warning in effect. the areas you see shaded in red until 5:00 this afternoon. the combination of an active wind and relatively very low humidity that any fire can easily start and spread under these conditions. look at your afternoon. it is nothing but sunshine and we are warm, some 10 to 20 degrees above normal. let's check out the roads with

alexis. one new issue popped up in the east bay. southbound 880 just past state route 92. we're hearing of a crash blocking lane number two, the left center lane. it does sound like they are trying to work their way off to the shoulder but for now one lane blocked and already starting to see a delay due to that. highway 4 to the maze looks great. about 22 across the bay bridge now. i will double-check and make sure we have nothing blocking there. san francisco to sfo you are wide open in the green at nine minutes. all right, alexis, thank you. uber making it easier for drivers to call you out if you're not behaving yourself. drivers can now choose from a preselected list of reasons to explain why they're giving you a low rating and if you get a poor rating twice in 30 days you will get a message telling you that your behavior is affecting your rating. the world's largest movie theater chain is teaming up with a virtual reality startup to bring the vr experience to the big screen. amc theaters says its partnership with dream scape is to bring the dazzling future of cinematic story telling to

moviegoers. the first of six is set to open in l.a. at the century city mall early next year. moviegoers will have the experience of being avatars inside virtual worlds. warner brothers, 20th century fox, mgm and imax are all investing in the venture. >> you can tell a lot about a person by the music they listen to. they tested whether or not psychopaths like certain types of music. "newsweek" spoke with a psychologist who led the study. 200 volunteers listened to 260 songs and pick their favorites. they also took the psychopathic scale. researchers analyze the data and here are the results. what? blackstreet's "no diggity" has an asocialation. >> aren't we all psychos in the studio? >> we sang that in my college a

cappella group. "loser self" is on that scale. who is low, those are people who like "my sharona" and "titanium. ". >> what do they have in common? >> i don't know. >> santa clara has to be the richest county in the u.s., right? a report suggests it is not even close to being number one. >> we're getting an update on the officer who was stabbed at sfo. >> and also when will housing prices in the bay area finally drop? drop? a s

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one in the bay area. good morning to you. it is 5:59 coming up on 6:00 here, september 27th. >> yeah, glad you're here f. you're like jess and i, you love the warm temperatures and we're enjoying it while it lasts. >> you have ac. >> there you go. it's polarizing, this weather. the one thing we want to keep an eye on is the high fire danger once again today. the conditions are ripe. we have gusty winds in the afternoon. we're going to have very low humidity so a dry air. and that means any fire can easily start and spread. so red flag warning continues to be in effect for the areas shaded in red. look at your 12-hour planner nothing but sunshine once that sun is up. we are 10 to 20 degrees below normal. that's weather. >> good morning, drew. we have one new crash in for the north bay. it sounds like this is involving a motorcycle on southbound 101 just before you get to state route 116. lakeville highway. we do have that