>> unfortunately, yes. a sig alert for a fatal accident on the east shore freeway just past san pablo dam road. this is a caltrans camera located on the east side but the accident is on the west side of the freeway. one lane remains blocked, three lanes are getting by. they are waiting for the coroner. they've been stuck in traffic waiting for quite some time. traffic is stacked up to hercules so you're looking at about a 45-minute drive from hercules, highway 4 past the scene of the accident and on into the mcarthur maze. you can access from solano avenue not san pablo dam road. that on ramp is shut down due to this fatal accident. mike has a look at your forecast now. i do, sue. what i've been working on are the visibilities. you can see they're getting kind of dangerous in some areas in places like penn grove and petaluma, about half a mile, down to a quarter of a mile in

novato. here we are in san rafael. it hasn't made it this far south and we're looking south towards a clear golden gate bridge commute this morning. temperatures up to 13 degrees cooler. dress accordingly, mid to upper 40s. 59 at the coast. upper 60s at 4:00. 55 to 60 at 7:00. we continue to stay on top of that breaking news from the castro district in san francisco. a police officer and a suspect shot. 18th and castro. and as a result there are now some street closures. amy hollyfield is there live for us this morning. >> reporter: still an active scene. we're standing on mark street looking down diamond, diamond

and 18th. officers still gathering evidence. they want to wait until the sun comes up and then will take some video of the scene. it will be closed off for a few more hours. this happened right after midnight. they're investigating an officer involved shooting here. here in the castro, they say it appears police were looking into an unusual situation when they were attacked. >> were flagged down regarding a suspicious vehicle. there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and at least one officer. >> reporter: looks like several shots were fired based on the number of evidence markers out here on the street. the officer and suspect were both taken to the hospital. police have not said what their condition is at this point.

they also haven't said what the possible motive was in this attack. this is all still under investigation and looks like it will be for a while. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. a fire has damage add train trestle and is impacting train service this morning. >> matt keller on how this will affect the commute. >> they're putting some water on the train trestle just to make sure there are no hot spots here. we have union pacific workers right above us and they're checking out the structural integrity of the tracks this morning. big flames. san jose fire says one of the trucks was driving near by and saw the flames just after 3:00 this morning. you could see how that was possible because the flames are huge burning under the train

trestle. the wooden structure is about 75 to 100 feet from the ground and that's a lot of fuel for the flames. took firefighters about 45 minutes to knock down the fire. minutes to knock down the fire. the biggest hazard is the creosote. damage checking to make sure that it's safe here. we've seen a few trains come through earlier. they had a bridge set up to the station. san jose fire has responded to numerous fires coming from the homeless encampment. firefighters are expected to be out here as they try to put out more hot spots. authorities investigating the truck rampage is an act of terror.

a local mosque. the akilled at least eight people. sayfullo saipov drove a truck rented from home depot down a truck path traveling roughly three-quarters after mile down the west side highway finally stopping at chamber street blocks away from the world trade center memorial. president trump is calling for merit based. he claims he came through the diversity visa lottery program, a chuck schumer beauty. i want merit based. he came to the u.s. legally in 2010 through the program the president just mentioned. most applicants are from those who don't send many immigrants to the u.s. he has lived in cincinnati,

tampa, florida, and paterson, new jersey. >> the attack could have happened anywhere and that is raising concern here in the bay area. police issued a reminder urging people to report any suspicious activity. the sfpd says it is monitoring the incident and there are no known threats to san francisco at this time. you can keep up to date on this story by downloading the abc 7 news app. we sent the push alert yesterday afternoon shortly after news of the attack broke. you can download it for free in your app store. people will soon have to move near a b.a.r.t. station. b.a.r.t. owns the land near martin luther king way and alcatraz avenue. they tried to evict everyone who lived there. the people living in the yellow section moved out last week. the people who live in the red sued to stay. a judge declined to block that eviction yesterday so now b.a.r.t. can proceed with the eviction but they still have to

post a 72-hour notice to vacate. it's 6:06 now. santa clara officials want your input on a proposal for a new animal shelter considering a plan to build a shelter on highland avenue in san martin replacing the one on murphy avenue. the new facility would have an upgraded adoption center and a barn. you can share your thoughts on the matter tonight at the south county office building on highland avenue. that meeting starts at 7:00. hundreds of new housing units coming to san francisco. the just approved plan to revitalize the historic pier. >> the fires are finally contained and now a new concern contained and now a new concern for north bay f ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) (gasp, shriek) to the next generation of greats...

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to stop doing what's political and start doing what's right. our country depends on it. better news, this earlier accident at westbound 80 san pablo dam road. the camera is on the eastbound side but the accident is still on the westbound side. it's a fatality and it's been out there for some time. one extra lane has just now reopened so four lanes are now getting by. the on ramp lane is the one that is still shut down, the san pablo dam on ramp so that is still shut down but it should be improving slightly. we'll take a look at our road

sensors to see how that backup is faring. we're back past highway 4. a 15-minute drive into the mcarthur maze. san pablo might be a good alternate. let's check with mike and your forecast. let's go down to the south bay. we'll talk temperatures morgan hill and allen rock. milpitas at 51. mountain view, 50. some of the warm spots. san francisco, 53. everybody else in the 40s this morning. take a look at what's going on. get ready for that rain. at the beaches, fog to sunshine. rain, yeah, it's going to be a one on our storm impact scale. two storms will come through with light to moderate rain. hour by hour look at that up next. it is 6:11. san francisco has improved a new development project which may help alleviate the housing crisis. according to "the examiner" it is to build near pier 70.

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found on stanford's campus according to stanforddaily.com. take a look at your television. these are what several law students found monday. most have been since taken down. they're from a supremacist group pushing for a utopian homeland for whites. they participated in white national protests over the fall which sparked violent protests in charlottesville, virginia. fairfield police save add girl from being forced to work as a prostitute. the 16-year-old was spotted friday night. detectives were able to speak with her and found she was a runaway from fresno. the girl had been trafficked in miami, atlanta, chicago, las vegas, oakland, and then san jose. through the conversation the girl identified 38-year-old johnson as her pimp. johnson was arrested at his home in fairfield. the girl is being eunited with her family. you can enroll in obamacare for 2018. the department of health and

human services reports 80% of americans can get a 2018 plan for less than $75 a month. rising premium subsidies will make many plans on the exchanges more affordable. open enrollment runs through december 15th and most states ran until january 21st. house republicans plan to release their final version of the tax reform bill tomorrow. it was supposed to be released today but differences over key provisions delayed the deadline by a day. lawmakers worked late into the night despite president trump's claim it remains to be seen whether the plan will amount to the biggest tax cut ever. to the north bay where halloween was all about the treats and no tricks for families affected by the wildfires. >> several neighborhoods shared the spirit of halloween. a hero's halloween. it was a chance for hundreds of displaced families to have some fun. the downtown area was a neighborhood for trick-or-treaters with merchants

staying open late to pass out candy. >> the kids get out, not have to think about what their home looks like or doesn't look like anymore. >> it's great because we have no place to go. we would have to go and look around and find new places. we can just come downtown. it's awesome. >> also in rincon valley neighbors threw a halloween block party there. a neighbor wanted to do more than just candy ordering a bounce house. love that. >> and we certainly had some good halloween weather. now that it's november 1st, it's winter. >> it's going to change. in santa rosa, it still smelled like a campfire from time to time. the town was really quiet. just didn't have the hustle and bustle it normally has. once we get this rain and know the fires are 100% contained and hopefully this rain will put them out we can get back closer to normal for folks. walnut creek on 680 50 degrees there. seasonal highs and sunshine

today. cool lows and more fog develops tonight and waves of rain friday through monday. a look at today's temperatures. let's go with the coast. 64 to about 67 around the rest of the bay. inland, 70 to 73. south bay, 68 to 7 0 up in the north bay. get out there and enjoy it. 44 to about 52 is our spread tonight. you can see more fog developing, the white and gray right there. our next storm nothing impressive. you don't see the curl. the low will develop rapidly. hit the pacific northwest and slide down towards us. inducing moisture thursday night after the sun sets through friday morning. some of us could have a wet commute. friday evening through saturday morning steadier. light to moderate rain. looks like most of saturday according to this model will be dry and then noon sunday to 8:00 monday that secondary push goes in. friday morning, other than the inland, east bay and south bay,

we may wake up to slick streets. a tenth to a quarter inch by friday evening and a quarter to half inch by saturday. about two-thirds of an inch to an inch and a half by monday. we could have some debris flows. temperatures in the 50s and 60s this weekend. sue? all right. we still have this sig alert most of the morning commute in san pablo with a fatal accident westbound 80 near san pablo dam road. better news is four lanes are now open. just the on ramp lane is blocked with emergency crews and they're trying to get that tow truck there so they can get that car out of the lane. so they still have a sig alert in effect with a ginormous traffic jam up here for about an hour drive from hercules past the scene on into the bay shore freeway and the mcarthur maz maz 60 minutes the last estimate to get to the toll plaza. sbld 85, both directions slowing

with a car in the southbound direction, blocking a couple lanes of traffic there. once again southbound 85 is where the accident is, two left lanes, two and three blocked. we'll be back on more on this sig alert in a few minutes. thank you, sue. prince harry stopped by in chicago for a summit organized by the obama foundation. >> spoke about youth leadership last night and talked about his late mother, princess diana. he called her his ideal role model and explained why he thought she was considered the people's princess. >> i think she had a lot in common with everybody, but also she certainly listened. a very short space of time she was like a vacuum sucking up all the issues, the positives, the negatives from everybody and putting her name and her platform towards some of the biggest issues which have never been talked about. >> prince harry says the younger generation has turned him into an optimist and have solutions to some of the world's biggest

problems and a platform should be created so they can be better heard. >> michael finney is helping north bay fire victims. next, what to do if you lost gift cards in the disaster.

it's 6:24. if you're planning to fly this thanksgiving it's going to be crowded. i know it's always crowded. airlines project 28.5 million will head to the airport and that is up 3% from last year. the busiest day is going to be sunday, november 26th. it always is sunday, right? to meet demand airlines are adding flights but expect long lines at security. time now to ask finney. mary from santa rosa has a question about gift cards lost in the fire. >> 7 on your side pop-up event in santa rosa. 7 on your side's michael finney has her answer. >> i lost my home. i'm just wondering, i just need some gift cards, visa or walmart, any kind of gift cards, but i don't know how to access them. >> hey, mary, this is what i want you to do. first, check with your local assistance center and salvation army. now if you had cards and then lost them in the fire, you might be able to get a refund by

offering proof. sometimes it's a bit difficult but i want you to talk to each store where you bought your cards, sometimes credit card slip can be enough to get a replacement card. hey, good luck. >> if you have a question for michael finney you can record it on your phone and share it with us on social media and just use that #askfinney. coming up next at 6:30, the huge event coming to san francisco today that will have a major impact on traffic. breaking news in the castro district. the police officer shot overnight. live to amy

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at 6:30 breaking news, a police officer shot in the castro district. we'll tell you about the investigation under way and the streets that are closed. >> and terror attack in new york city. the overnight raids as police investigate a deadly truck rampage in manhattan. >> the annual dream force conference starts today. the traffic headaches coming to san francisco the next few days. first to the weather. it's dry now but we're counting down to rain across the entire bay area. good morning on this wednesday, november 1st. obviously a lot going on at 6:30 in the morning. we'll start with some traffic sue has been telling us about all morning long. a fatal accident in the san

pablo area westbound 80. the lanes are almost reopened. tow truck is on the scene. that's better news. we'll take a look at the backup for you. all the way past highway 4 and you're looking at about 55 minutes to an hour drive from highway 4, hercules on into the mcarthur maze as you can see that solid red line stretch that has continued to grow blocking the off ramp lane now, four lanes have reopened. san pablo is your alternate. solano avenue is your best bet. we're head to go san jose, a couple of accidents, one southbound 85 with a couple lanes blocked and farther up north, northbound near winchester, a couple lanes blocked there with an accident as well. mike? [ inaudibl [ inaudible ] visibility a quarter mile at

the airport in pelt ltaluma and novato t. could be spilling into san rafael so be careful. that will be around throughout the morning commute. notice flags on the ferry building not moving once again. november starts a lot like october ended, just cool they are morning. mid-40s to upper 40s at 7:00. upper 50s at the coast from noon to 4:00. 55 at 7:00. 62 around the bay and inland at noon. 67 at 6:00. we'll take a look at possibly three feet of snow in the sierra next. and right now we want to get straight to our breaking news from our live desk. san francisco police right now still collecting evidence at the scene of a shooting that left one of their officers hurt. it happened at 18th and castro, which is where we find abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield at the scene nearby. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi, jessica. i just got briefed by san

francisco police. they say the officer and the suspect are both in surgery right now. they told us the officer shot is 41 years old. all we know about the suspect is he is an adult man. look at the crime scene right now going on behind me, an investigation still under way. you're looking at 18th and diamond. you can see officers still have the area roped off, still getting a good look at the area and will be here for a while. they want to wait until the sun comes up to get a good look and get some video. this happened just after midnight. someone told police about a suspicious car so they went up to the car. they say someone inside started shooting. an officer returned fire. they don't know why this person opened up fire on the police. they don't know if anyone else was in the car. these officers were part of the halloween patrol. they brought in extra officers into the area because of the holiday. these officers were on foot patrol. they're asking anyone with any cell phone video to please bring

it forward to police. they could use it in their investigation. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> definitely hoping for the best for that officer. developing news out of new york city. overnight the fbi airying out a search on a home. >> it happened west side highway and chamber street just blocks from where the world trade center once stood. abc news reporter stephanie ramos is live for us in new york with the latest. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: reggie and natasha, good morning. we're just a few blocks away from where that horrific attack took place. if you look behind me, it's hard to see but the truck the suspect drove is still down the street past that yellow tape. but after running people over, he came to a stop there and investigators still here on the scene trying to piece together everything that happened here yesterday. now back to that bike path, it is a popular bike path for

tourists, for new yorkers here, and makes it an ideal location for a would-be terrorist. the terror began around 3:00 in the afternoon on halloween in lower manhattan. police say 29-year-old sayfullo saipov, an uzbekistan immigrant who had been living in paterson, new jersey, deliberately drove a rented home depot truck on to a bike and pedestrian path targeting people and running them over. >> we have multiple casualties. this is a mass casualty situation here. >> reporter: his truck eventually colliding with a school bus, injuring the two adults and two children onboard before coming to a stop just blocks away from the world trade center memorial. the fbi and the nypd are now urging the public to share any videos or images that could help in the investigation like this cell phone video that shows the driver limping after getting out of his truck, holding what turned out to be two fake guns. witnesses telling abc news he shouted allah akbar before being shot by an officer.

investigators searching his activities have found social media links to people who are or were subjects of terror investigations. however, the portrait emerging so far is of someone who found isis propaganda online with no sense that he was part of a cell. reporting live in new york, stephanie ramos, abc 7 mornings. stephanie, thank you. and that driver of that rented truck did work for uber. uber releasing the staple, we are horrified by this senseless act of violence. our hearts are with the victims and their families. we have reached out to law enforcement to provide our full assistance. when i say he worked for uber, i meant to say he was a contractor, a driver for the service. the top of the empire state building was lit in red, white, and blue in honor of the victims. the #nycstrong is trending on twitter as new yorkers share their thoughts and prayers. and we will continue to track the story and any impact it may have here in the bay area. the latest news with the free

abc 7 news app. also "good morning america" will have live team coverage from new york city coming up at 7:00 a.m. right after abc 7 mornings. developing news out of oakland where the search is on for a gunman who opened fire at a huge halloween party that took place near broadway around 11:00 last night. at least two people were hurt. the victims were able to take themselves to the hospital. and developing news, speed may to be blame for a crash that left one person dead in walnut creek. witnesses tell police they saw two cars traveling fast westbound just after 9:00 on treat boulevard. the cars collided into each other and wound up against a tree. in addition to the person killed, two others were hurt and taken to the hospital. that closed all lanes between bancroft and cherry lane for several hours. executives from google, facebook and twitter back in the hot seat on capitol hill. they're going to continue their testimony into russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election.

they will also be asked about their respective companies' ability to prevent bad actors from taking advantage of their platforms through ads and regular postings. facebook says the misnfx reached 126 million users. more than 131,000 tweets linked to the kremlin were found on twitter. and 1,000 videos uploaded to google's youtube. executives admitted their limitations but promised they will do a better job going forward. san francisco supervisors have approved plans to move hundreds of city workers out of the hall of justice build in 1958. it's not up to current seismic codes. workers have had to deal with rodent infestations, sewage leaks, including one that cost $115,000 to mop up. the city will pay $150 million over 15 years to lease office space in three buildings in the potrero hill neighborhood. the north bay wildfires are finally fully contained this morning. >> that is a relief. crews are dousing hot spots and watching for flare-ups. california's insurance

commissioner says losses in the wildfires are now the most expensive we've ever seen for fires in the state. $3.3 billion. that is more than the 1991 oakland hills fire which were at $2.7 billion and at the time had been the state's costliest. 18,000 claims have been filed. we know there's a lot of thick fog in the north bay. we'll look at your temperatures and then join the rest of the bay. 40 in santa rosa. one of the warm spots, vallejo at 49. how about the rest of us, daly city and san jose and redwood city. alameda, 52. san francisco, 53. everybody else in the mid-to upper 40s. san ramone 44 degrees a. look at 101 in san jose. clear on the roads except for the north bay.

mass transit cool to mild and the ferry ride today is tranquil once again. let's talk about what will happen at 11:00 friday evening. winter storm watch through 4:00 sunday morning. 18 inches above 6,500 feet. 1 to 3 feet higher than that. take the chains and expect delays. friday snow levels, 6,500. 4,500 feet sunday. the heaviest rain will fall, 1 to 3 inches by noon friday. you might want to leave early because you'll run right into the teeth of it if you drive up there friday night or saturday morning nearly 40 inches at donner. 3 feet at kirkwood. and we could have even more sunday night and into monday. sue? sounds good. boarders and skiers, get ready. here it comes. metering lights on at 5:30 this morning. traffic stacked up to the mcarthur maze. the sig alert, the earlier fatality, cleared out of lanes near san pablo dam road. unfortunately, the damage is done and traffic is now stacked

up beyond highway 4 for a solid 55-minute drive if your destination is the bay bridge. longer if your destination is san francisco. it's about an hour, a little over an hour to get to the city from hercules. san jose near could the , an accident slowing things. also in the northbound direction, a couple of lanes blocked there and another accident just reported near winchester northbound. look at that solid stretch of traffic all the way from san jose up towards and past highway 17. more on this and your mass transit options in just a few minutes. sue, thank you. a heads-up if you're driving in downtown san francisco for the next several days. that's right. howard street between third and fourth will close so crews can start building booths and a stage for the dream force convention. that closure is going to last until november 11th. it's expected to slow traffic. dream force starts on monday and runs through the 9th. also happening today ground will be broken on a new ferry

terminal in richmond located next to the national historic park. the terminal expected to open with ferries making weekday runs between richmond and san francisco. that project will cost $16 million. if you are still looking for a way to help north bay fire victims, beer may be the answer. the way a very popular brand is serving up a solution. plus, the way this overnight fire in the south bay could affect your morning commute. then today at 9:00 on "live then today at 9:00 on "live with kelly

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from our live desks new bombshell allegations rocking hollywood, and new this morning the "los angeles times" reporting six women are now accusing filmmaker brett ratner, seen here, of sexual harassment and misconduct. and among those actresses some very big names that you'll probably recognize like actress olivia munn. i want to show you the "los angeles times" story that was sent out and posted just a short time ago. ratner has directed some blockbuster movies like the rush hour series and x-men, the last stand and supermodel natasha hentrig is pointing the finger at ratner. ratner is disputing the story this morning. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. we continue to follow breaking news in the south bay where a train trestle caught fire

overnight. >> caltrain single tracking through the area. here's matt keller live for us in san jose. >> reporter: caltrain says there are no delays because of this fire, but they are single tracking through the area. firefighters still working on making sure the hot spots are out. workers are out here as well just to make sure there are no safety concerns as far as the track goes. what a fire this morning. check out this video. san jose fire says one of their trucks was driving nearby and saw the flames just after 3:00. the flames were huge burning under the train trestle near willow street. that's a lot of fuel for the flames. it took firefighters about 45 minutes to knock down the fire. they say the two train lines belong to caltrain and union if a civic.

workers are looking at that damage check to go make sure it's safe. caltrain has started single tracking in the area. they say there are no delays because of that. firefighters are expected to be out here for a while making sure the hot spots are out. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. it is 6:46 in sunnyvale a. suspect and police dog are dead after officers responded to a stabbing incident. the initial call was for a stabbing at an apartment on east wettle drive near fair oaks drive near the bay shore freeway. sunnyvale officers located the suspect just after 1:00 yesterday afternoon saying he was armed and uncooperative. at one point he stabbed a police dog. officers shot the man. a female stabbing victim was hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries. the police dog died of its wounds. eight people are facing charges following a small but tense protest at cal state fullerton. a scuffle with a handful of

supporters. police formed a line to move them out. about 800 people heard yianopolous speak. california's new gas tax it now in effect. we warned you about this yesterday. we told you to fill up. drivers will have to pay an additional 12 cents a gallon. the increase will raise more than $5.2 billion over the next decade. now that money is going to be used to repair the state's crumbling roads and bridges, improve mass transit and expand bike lanes and even if you think, hey, i drive an electric car, i don't have to pay this. you do. you're going to pay a fee instead of paying at the pump. supporters say they are willing to pay extra as long as that work gets done. still, some members of the gop are trying to repeal it which means it will continue to be a controversial issue as we go into the 2018 elections. the ceo of american airlines says he had a positive meeting after incidents involving alleged racial discrimination. the ceo parker says he hopes to keep the dialogue going after

meeting with leaders in washington yesterday. last week the civil rights group issued an advisory citing a pattern of disturbing incidents on american airlines flights including a woman who accused a pilot of racism when he ordered her removal from a plane over a seating dispute. a seven-year ecological art project headed for the south bay could be down the drain after a thief made off with 268 paintings and drawings. that happened at the maple inn friday night. a truck containing seven boxes stuffed with the art was stolen from the parking lot. that stolen art is part of a project of 1,000 pieces by this argentinian artist intended to be displayed at the art center in saratoga. police say the public should be on the lookout for large brown cardboard boxes wrapped in colored tape. in santa rosa the suspect of tasting russian river's iconic younger beer is raising big bucks for fire victims. russian river brewing is selling to skip the long lines for next

year's release raising nearly $250,000 even though there's only going to be 14 winners. a new brew is on tap to help raise even more money. >> we also made a special beer called sonoma pride. a hoppy blond ale. 100% of the proceeds will go to fire victims. >> and, yes, that was someone dressed up as guy ferrery. 50 breweries are making their own sonoma pride brews to help with fund-raising. there are still plenty of ways to help. you can find the full list of options on our website abc7news.com. all right. you're probably not even done with your halloween candy yet and already happening today an annual holiday season kickoff is happening right here in san francisco. >> ready or not, here it comes. as of 9:00 this morning a special opening day ceremony for the safeway holiday ice rink in union square. san francisco giants' lucille will be there as well as the cast of disney's musical aladdin which opens tonight.

this year tickets for adults are $18. $13 for children 8 and under. the rink is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. over to meteorologist mike nicco now. mike, the rain we were expecting might be coming earlier than we thought. >> up into the north bay thursday evening and the rest of us during the overnight. maybe a couple hours. it's something we're going to tweak as we get closer. here is a look at what's going on now. welcome to november. hi, everybody. the rain season begins today. we'll have to wait until thursday into friday before we get our rain and it's not going to wash out all of the weekend. before that mild again today with probably our brightest day moving forward and cool tonight with more fog than what we're dealing with this morning. take a look at our temperatures. we're going to have 70s inland. even 73 in concord, down to morgan hill. 64 to 67, san francisco and the rest of the bay. here's a look at the cloud cover tonight. temperatures 44 in santa rosa to antioch and san francisco, 52.

let's take a look at what's happening thursday at 8:00. you can see heading for the north bay a few showers. some drizzle, some spotty, light rain. it becomes steadier during the afternoon, evening and overnight. if you have plans saturday afternoon into the evening hours like some people getting married or birthday parties, looks dry right now. sunday at noon, steadier. light to moderate moves into the north bay. slowly moves through the bay and out. we wake up friday morning. areas not with measurable drizzle. about a tenth to a quarter of an inch. saturday morning, a quarter to half an inch. by the time we get to monday morning about two-thirds of an inch where we may have issues with the debris flows. the fires will be out but may have some flooding.

light storms on our storm impact scale. hi, sue. >> good morning. to the san mateo bridge. a tire in lanes and they had to do a quick break to get that out of there. up and over the high rise. earlier sig alert lifted. a fatal accident that happened just before 4:00 this morning. traffic jammed up as you see the solid red line all the way into the mcarthur maze for about an hour drive. if you're coming into san francisco it's about 1:20 minute drive. that accident is blocking a couple of lanes. northbound 85 near winchester blocking a couple of lanes. we'll be back to check on your bay bridge in a few minutes. . >> and here at the live desk live to capitol hill where right now facebook, google and twitter

are looking here at mark wa a democrat from virginia making his remarks. those tech companies are continuing their testimony into russia's involvement in the 2016 russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election. we'll continue to monitor the hearing and bring you updates on we'll continue to monitor the

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6:55. if you're just joining us or heading out the door here are the seven things to know before you go. number one, a san francisco police officer ang suspect are both in surgery after a shooting in the castro. several streets are closed near 18th and castro as police investigate. number two, more breaking news, a fire spread overnight to train tracks in san jose and now it is impacting caltrain. a light rail bridge will move passengers between the stations. nr three, an earlier fatal accident in the san pablo accident cleared. from hercules to the toll plaza here if you're head to go san francisco about 1:20. number four, authorities investigating the deadly truck rampage as an act of terror. the fbi searched the suspect's home and a mosque. yesterday's attack killed at least eight people. >> number five, racist posters

appeared on stanford's campus this week from a white supremacist group and found at the law school. and number six, a look at your 12-hour day planner. colder this morning. fog across the north bay. this afternoon sunshine. upper 50s at the coast. upper 60s for the rest of us. ready or not, the holidays are coming for us. at 9:00 this morning a special opening day ceremony for the safeway holiday ice rink in union square. the rink will be open daily 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. >> i really thought we had the date wrong on that. we don't. it's happening today. >> it's happening. >> the christmas commercials are starting to air, and you're into it, i know. >> i started listening to christmas music yesterday. >> did you. >> okay. >> high-five from the other side. >> wow. >> i'm still trying to mentally prepare myself. thanks for watching today. we'll be back in about 25 minutes with more news updates. >> "good morning america" up next. we appreciate your time as always. a live look outside from our mt. tam camera. pretty colors in the ski

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