6:00 a.m. and we continue following that breaking news out of new york city's times square. you just heard that special report. i want to go over the latest information we have as we have been tracking this throughout the morning. i also want to show you the live images coming in. they have at least one male suspect in police custody and he was injured. we just learned seconds ago that speck was from bangladesh and had been living in the u.s. for about seven years and did have a pipe bomb on his person. apart from that police are now saying there were no other injuries so that is a bit of good news considering, and these are images from new york that i've been watching all morning long and i can tell you, you see some cars starting to come through the area but for the most part that area has been evacuated throughout the morning and we have seen a ton of people just trying to get out of that area, times square, where so many tourists are consistently

in that area and you can see right now starting to pick up a little bit more traffic there. the good news is that situation is under control. reggie and natasha, back to you. >> that could have been so much worse, jessica, thank you. >> welcome to this monday, december 7th. we're tracking that for you. sue hall if for alexis smith. we'll start with meteorologist nik nicco. hi there, mike. a little bit of concern in the north bay. live doppler 7 shows you the visibility. the temperature is 30 degrees in santa rosa. that's my only concern as the other fog is forming in the central valley. it is a spare the air so we'll talk more about that coming up. any good news? if your travels take you

westbound all the way to san francisco including this backup here, about a 45-minute drive. down near sears point, those have been fixed. signal lights continue to flash red so traffic is bumper to red so traffic is bumper to bumper there. you can see by our green sensors all the way across. guys? i want to show you other live images coming in. this is the thomas fire in ventura county still burning this morning. it's now the fifth largest wildfire in california history. that is larger than the size of new york city.

near carpinteria, they have been evacuated. an additional 30,000 more told to prepare to leave. >> this fire has acted in an unpredictable manner, it is rapidly moving and will be a multiday event. please do what you can now to prepare to evacuate. >> over 1,000 structures have been destroyed and one more quick note that officials saying this morning they have canceled their final exams. they'll only be having those next year. >> developing news in the east bay. there is optimism for a possible end to the ongoing strike by oakland city workers going into its seventh day. both sides have agreed to bargaining talks after the mayor

declared an impasse on friday. the two sides are pretty far apart when it comes to money. ripple effects are being seen and smelled. trash piling up on several downtown streets because city cleanup crews are off the job. the mayor says people's home garbage service should continue as an outside contractor handles that. >> the man police believe pulled a little girl into a van and tried to extort hundreds of thousands from her parents will finally appear in court today. >> this happened decades ago. matt keller live for us tracking the case. >> reporter: kevin lin is scheduled to be in court for the first time after arriving over the weekend. abc 7 news was at sfo as lin arrived in police custody. he was arrested in southern california lin was wanted for the 1995 kidnapping of kristine chiu. police say the 9-year-old was walking home when lin and two

other men pulled her into a van. the kidnappers tried to extort money from her father but dropped the plan when they learned they were in taiwan. they left her unharmed in a hotel near sfo. >> they moved soon after the incident. they were not here very long. as an outcome of this, there's always a police presence now at drop-off and pickup at school from then on. >> reporter: lin is being held on $5 million bail in redwood city. he's now the second of the three suspects to face charges. one man was convicted 20 years ago. a third is still on the run. matt keller, abc 7 news. the san francisco police department is going to be holding a community meeting to discuss that recent officer involved shooting. according to "the examiner" the mother of the man shot and killed by police has hired civil rights attorney john burris.

they say o'neil carjacked a van and led officers on a pursuit through the bayview. they say he slowed the van, jumped out and ran toward a marked sfpd vehicle. the officer who shot him was just days out of the police academy. police say the officer turned his camera on after the shooting. police in oakland are on the lookout for a driver who hit a woman in her 60s and then took off. it happened yesterday near 14th and broadway. police say the woman was crossing the street at the time. one witness described the car as a dark four-door sedan. the victim did die from her injuries. governor jerry brown heading to paris for a big climate change summit. the climate accord has been signed by nearly 200 nations. you may recall president trump

he would pull the united states out of the deal. >> how much money will recreational pot bring in? >> i'm watching about three different stories this morning. we have a spare the air today and, look at that, our chances are none.

hard to believe we're just a few degrees warmer than we were yesterday everywhere except napa where it's six degrees cooler. look at these temperatures, 35 right now in campbell. we're about 41 in san jose. in the hills about 54. other areas it's freezing cold in danville, fairfield, also novato. look at san pablo, 50. san francisco, 50. half moon bay, 64.

here is a look from our roof camera. you can see small waves on the bay today. watch out for the fog if you're running errands in the north bay this morning. sue has some ways to get around the morning commute. >> an earlier sig alert. so let's update that. let's go to the richmond/san rafael bridge. a couple cars stacked up to pay tolls. the left-hand side are cash lanes. let's look at what's going on. an earlier problem with railroad arms down, stuck down near sears point. smart train officials got out and fixed that. we still have blinking red lights westbound. so that's causing that slow stretch there. i do see some improvement, however, big, long stretch of slow and go traffic. so look at the bridge, not bad at all. you saw the toll plaza looking much better. we'll come back and take a look at an accident here westbound 4

in just a couple of minutes. thank you, sue. speaking of traffic, something commuters may want to keep in mind this morning according to the transportation county of marin, the three worst traffic areas in the county. sir francis drake boulevard, red hill avenue and tiburon boulevard between highway 101 and strawberry. so here is what's being done to help ease the congestion. a third traffic lane expected to open next year and there are improvements being made to the main street on ramp from the san quentin area. a big moment for women who have accused president trump of sexual misconduct. what we're expecting in the next few hours. a new warning

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it's 6:14. happening today women who have publicly accused president trump of sexual harassment and assault will unite for the first time. at 7:30 this morning the women will share their experiences at a news conference in new york city hosted by brave new films. it released a film about the allegations last month. the women are expected to call for accountability and an investigation by congress of sexual misconduct by the president. he has so far denied the

reports. also today president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort and business associate rick gates are due in court for a status hearing. the two men charged with tax evasion, money laundering and failure to disclose lobbying for foreign agents. by the end of the day robert mueller's new team will have handed over to manafort's and gates' attorneys 400,000 items of evidence in its case against them. happening today history will be made in the news business. this woman will be the first afro-latina to anchor a news desk on a major network. imagine you are chosen to be on the wildly popular show "property brothers" to find out it wasn't the case. someone was just trying to get your money. that's what happened to a couple. lisa posted a message on the facebook page saying she needed help updating her home. she got a message from someone claiming to work for the property brothers. while the contract looked

official there were red flags. there were obvious grammatically errors and messages for money up front got more urgent. they never sent any money. they say they feel heartbroken but they're not flat broke. they don't want this to happen to anyone else. san francisco could be seeing lots of green when recreational marijuana becomes legal next month. a report says pot sales might triple and could total $240 million a year. san francisco is considering a measure that would put taxing medical marijuana. they have to pay a sales tax. and here is a reason you might be glad you live here in the bay area. lake-effect snow falling from indiana to new york. more than 100 million americans are feeling this winter blast. the system created some whiteout conditions in buffalo. just look at what the game looked like against the colts yesterday. 2 inches of snow fell each other. why are you so excited? >> this looks incredible.

>> mike, why is this exciting? >> these poor players. >> because i love football in the snow. i love playing it in the snow. >> what's good about playing in the snow? >> yeah, what is good about it? >> it's just different. it's just hard. >> it's not just misery? it's not just frostbitten fingertips and a runny nose? >> nah, they're gladiators, they can handle it. you saw them doing snow angels, some were diving into the snow piles. they were loving it. >> looks so fun. >> you're not buying it. no, i'm good. it was 64 yesterday in san francisco. i'm fine. no kidding. so you don't share that. that's fine. i understand. >> i'm glad you're pumped. eight additional inches of snow possible today in buffalo. they had thunder snow yesterday, the big, fat flakes you saw. and look 200 miles downstream from lake erie some of the snow squalls. that's amazing.

let's talk about back here at home. we have our own issues. the first one you can see freezing cold temperatures to record highs today and it's a spare the air day. extremely dry air means cold tonight and the rain season is stuck in neutral. temperatures in the 70s. san jose, look at that, 73 in santa cruz. half moon bay, 70 along with ukiah. 64 to 69 for the rest of us and still no burning up until midnight. temperatures are going to drop into the 30s in our inland valleys in palo alto and morgan hill. low to mid-40s around the bay and then upper 40s to about 50 in half moon bay. let's go through my accuweather seven-day forecast and show you the dramatic changes that are not there. we are in the mid to upper 60s monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and then low to upper 60s friday and then low to mid-60s saturday and sunday. sue, you have a new accident? >> yes, unfortunately, we

mentioned this just a bit ago. it is westbound highway 4. first the chp listed it in the eastbound direction which is the reverse commute. now they're saying it is westbound 4 near loveridge and traffic is stacked back up into pittsburg. no real good alternate for you. earlier a problem with a car and a big rig that merged together. never a good thing from 205 on to the 580 west and that is now clogging things as you make your way up and over the altamont pass. pleasanton over an hour. highway 4 at loveridge. antioch to concord just under 30 minutes. if your travels take from you san rafael into san francisco not bad at all, under 20 minutes. hi, everyone. a quick update from new york city and that breaking news, a bomb exploded at the nation's busiest bus terminal this morning in times square and we have just learned at least four

people are injured. earlier we thought it might be only the suspect, but we've now learned of those additional injuries. no details on the severity of those. i am still watching these live images. you can see all these reporters getting briefed here seconds ago. i will stay on top of those. back to you. closing the gender pay gap. what we're expecting from local leaders today to fight for women's wages. >> and an amazing marathon moment a. high school runner helps someone win a race. there's some controversy, though, this morning about who should be named the winner. >> tess 6:20. a live look outside as you get your day started. of course we are looking at weather and traffic throughout the commercial break and you can, too, by looking at the bottom of y ♪ ♪ ♪ give extra. get extra.

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check out this weather highlight. more records likely today. napa, 69. that will be a record high. temperatures today 8 to 13 degrees above average, and we still have freezing cold temperatures this morning. we have the possibility of freezing fog. more on spare the air and i'll have your 12-hour day planner up next. mike, thank you. in a story you'll only see on abc 7 an east bay woman who sank her life savings into a floating retirement home is now watching it sink into the san leandro mari marina. taking on water.

the boat was half submerged and leaking fuel. the boat was going to be her home. >> my entire life savings. this was going to be my retirement home because i cannot afford a house in san francisco, and i love this city. it was beautiful, hardwood floors, dishwasher, washer/dryer, a whirlpool bathtub. i had friends look at it. they were like, wow. they didn't even think they were on a boat. >> she's established a go fund me account to help her recover. if you would like to help look for the story on our website abc7news.com. a new survey reveals the soaring salaries of college executives. nathan hatch, president of wake forest university in north carolina is the highest paid college president in the u.s. after earning more than $4 million in a single year. the president of usc tops the list in california after earning nearly $3.2 million in 2015. stanford's former president, john hennessey, took home $1.2

million. by contrast janet napolitano, president of the public system, earned $570,000 that year. happening today uber will fight its london ban in court. the san francisco-based ride hailing company appealing the decision. it was a move that effectively banned uber from that capital city. this legal battle comes one week ahead of the justice's decision whether it should qualify as a tech or transport company. >> an amazing finish to this year's dallas marathon as one runner helped another who collapsed, finish the race. >> so the woman who collapsed was on her way to victory when she fell during the final half mile. she helped her cross the finish line. there are questions whether she should be declared the winner after receiving help. organizers got together and after reviewing the race decided that she deserves the award. they say she was so far ahead of

the competition she would have won even without the other runner's help. >> she looks like she's in terrible condition. i hate watching that video. it looks awful. time is running out for north bay fire victims to apply for federal help. plus an emotional message from a boy tired of being bullied. >> if you are made fun of, just don't let it bother you. >> that was heartbreaking video inspiring report this morning including an offer from an oakland rader. >> an update on a charter bus crash in san francisco that sent 29 people to the hospital. plus, here at the live desk all morning long watching that breaking news out of new york city after an explosion in times square. you can see reporters there in the field from our abc colleagues out there, a press conference is about to

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suspect is in police custody and he was injured. we learned a short while ago the suspect was from bangladesh and had been living in the u.s. about seven years and had the pipe bomb on his person. i have been watching those live images throughout the morning. some new pictures within the last few minutes. this is from social media. it came in a short while ago and these are the moments right after the bomb exploded. officials got to the scene. it is still evacuated but the area has been deemed safe. traffic also going by in that area and, again, we're watching for that press conference. i will get you an update as soon as we have it. it is 6:30 now. good morning on this monday, december 7th. let's check in with weather and traffic. >> open the weather window from our roof camera. a few high clouds out there.

mostly sunny. my focus has been for this part of your commute up in the north bay where thankfully the visibility is increasing which means the moisture in the air is starting to thin out because it's 30 degrees and that means we could have some black ice on elevated surfaces. fog near tracy, also. a look at my accuweather 12-hour planner. 34 to 58. yeah, the coast is very warm this morning. low 60s at the coast at noon and then all of us around 61 to 65 at 4:00. we're dropping down to 49 to 56 at 7:00. more on the spare the air next, but here's sue with a look at your drive times. coming into the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights were on at 5:20 this morning. all filled up on the approaches, the easiest approach. 580 towards 24 and 80 is very slow from the berkeley curve. if your travels take from you hercules that includes through the metering lights, looking at

just under an hour drive. what happened on westbound 37. it is now clear and delays all the way back to vallejo and we'll give you an alternate route in just a few. >> the oakland strike enters day seven this morning and it is really starting to stink. and i mean because of the trash pickup that isn't happening because so many people are off the job. >> there is some optimism as both sides did agree to meet today. reporter amy hollyfield live for us in oakland. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, natasha. could today be the last day of picketing? mediation is scheduled to start this morning. there is hope that will mean employees will go back to work. here is a look at the picketing. the libraries were close this had weekend because workers are still on strike. the two sides have agreed to mediation with a third party after the mayor declared an impasse on friday.

union leaders will make the decision about whether the strike will continue. >> if the city starts to bargain in better faith we'll review the action. >> i wish we could offer them more. i'm not saying they don't deserve it. they do. but our revenues are prepared by union workers, by local 21 workers. the financials are the financials. >> reporter: garbage piling up from the homeless encampments. there are no city workers available to haul it away. the mayor says people's home garbage service should continue. an outside contractor handles it. this is a look at the downtown streets city workers are in charge of cleaning up. this is day seven. expect to see picketers start in front of city hall and other locations throughout the city at 7:00 this morning. live in oakland. >> reporter: amy, thank you.

this is a fire in sunnyvale overnight. fire at a home on pyrus way. we have heard the family inside the house made it out okay. the garage was damaged. firefighters were able to rescue a dog from inside. no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation right now. here's a story i'm watching from our live desk, the fires raging in southern california and three strike teams have been redeployed out there to the 233,000 acre thomas fire that's burning in ventura county. about 5,000 people in santa barbara county near carpinteria, about 30,000 more have been told to prepare to leave and a lot of residents returning to those burned out homes are trying to cope with their loss.

cope with their loss. take a listen. >> my wedding license and stuff i can't replace. those five major fires burned 260,000 acres. over 1,000 structures have been destroyed, and the national weather service says gusts up to 40 miles an hour expected through tonight in santa barbara county so, again, i am watching that closely. and just one more quick update for you, i'm watching that press conference about to begin. i'll get you an update as soon as i start to listen in. reggie, back to you. today is the deadline for north bay wildfire victims to register with fema for disaster assistance. residents whose homes suffered damage in napa, mendocino, butte, lake, nevada, orange, may be eligible for grants that don't have to be repaid. they may apply for low-interest

disaster loans. go to abc7news.com for information on how to register. >> the verdict in the kate steinle verdict spread. patriot prayer organized a march in portland to honor steinle chanting justice for kate. counterprotesters shouted immigrants are welcome here. several members of both sides began attacking one another. one person was arrested. both groups made their presence known in berkeley. >> a gunman opened fire at a busy shopping center. the victim died at the hospital. police have not released his name. witnesses say the gunman sped away around 2:45. an update on the charter bus that crashed sending 29 people to the hospital plus the driver.

most of the passengers have since been released from the hospital. a group of employees and guests were headed to a holiday party when the bus flipped. an operating manager tells "the chronicle" a tracker on the bus shows it was not speeding. >> happening today san francisco city leaders will try to address the gender pay gap planning workshops for women teaching salary negotiation. the goal is to train 20,000 women by 2020. today supervisor katie tang and several women's rights groups release more details about the workshops at city hall. we will keep you posted. i want to get you a quick update on the breaking news in new york city after a bomb exploded there in times square. a press conference just beginning. the new york governor is speaking. let's listen in. >> the initial expectation and fe fear, a number of law enforcement agencies that did a fantastic job.

the nypd, the port authority police, the mta police were all on it. representatives of all the agencies coordinated. the assistant director of the fbi bill sweeney, is here. so everyone worked together. there was an explosion. the police commissioner will go over the details. it was an effectively low tech device. there were several injuries we hope minor. the disruption in train service and bus service while a sweep was being done. that's all being restored now. the subway service except at 42nd street is being restored. the port authority bus term fal

reopened so buses will be running once again. this is new york. the reality is that we are a target by many who would make a statement against democracy, against freedom. we are the statue of liberty in our harbor and that makes us an international target. with the internet now, anyone can go on the internet and download garbage and vileness how to put together an amateur level explosive device. and that is the reality we live with. the counter reality is that this is new york and we all pitched together and we are a savvy people and we keep our eyes open.

and that's what see something, say something is all about. and we have the best law enforcement on the globe. we're all working together extraordinarily well. i want to thank the mayor and the mayor's office for doing great job this morning. we'll go forward and we'll go forward together. all the service will resume. let's go back to work. we're not going to allow them to disrupt us. that's exactly what they want, and that is exactly what they're not going to get. >> we were just going to listen in a little bit there on that press conference. i'll be keeping my eye on things out of new york city. the mayor about to speak. more updates. buses now running. the terminal back open there. the port authority and the governor saying he understands new york city is an international target but things will resume and that

investigation is still under way right now. if you're just joining us four injuries, but minor injuries, we're told, and a relatively minor event after a pipe bomb exploded there at the bus terminal. that is the latest at the live desk. woo we had poor air quality at mt. tamalpais. all of us have healthy air but that could change. the wood burning ban goes all the way until midnight. the north bay that could have the possibility of poor air quality. 49 degrees right now is what we have in potrero hills. sunny side 48. those are some of the cool spots in san francisco. we have crissy field, downtown is 50. along with daly city. let's talk about freezing cold temperatures.

walnut creek and pleasanton, 32. close in santa clara, 33 degrees. looks backed up there. we'll talk to sue. she said there may be new accidents down there. mass transit good. black ice north on the roads. a quick look at your school day forecast. near 60 at 11:00. you said there are several new accidents? >> 101 and 880 live shot. we'll get to that in a second. an update, we had an earlier problem with railroad arm stuck problem with railroad arm stuck down. the red blinking lights treat it as a four-way stop.

southbound 101 near de la cruz. chp has not confirmed these may be one and the same. northbound after brokaw. you see the slow traffic that was the 880/101 interchange on the live shot and that is what's going on there. it looks like it possibly would be in the northbound direction. we'll confirm coming up. steph curry spent his weekend helping out an east bay high school basketball team. apparently spent some time on photo shop. >> cyber monday is so last month today is green monday. the big deal including home, voice assistance. voice assistance. and coming

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when we last talk friday the critical fire conditions continue for los angeles until 8:00 this evening. notice the red area is smaller but it's still 8.6 million people under that extreme fire danger. 81 and breezy. 72 with mostly sunny in monterey. let's take a look at tahoe. seven-day forecast and the outlook is for dry weather and temperatures about ten degrees warmer than average.

reggie, natasha? the man police believe pulled a little girl into a van and tried to extort hundreds of thousands will finally appear in court today. >> matt keller live tracking the case. >> 68-year-old kevin lee is being help on $5 million bail. lin was arrested in southern california, wanted for the 1995 kidnapping of kristine chiu. the 9-year-old was walking home from south hillsborough school when lin and two other men pulled her into a van. >> just very scary. it's an unusual thing that would happen here in this neighborhood. for sure it's usually very quiet. nothing like that happens. >> they dropped the plan when they learn her parents were in taiwan and left christine in a hotel near sfo.

lin is the second of the three to face charges. one man convicted and a third is still on the run. matt keller, abc 7 news. now on to your morning money report, buy and sell bitcoin or report, buy and sell bitcoin or currency on a u.s. exchange. as many financial observers say it's hard to determine how much the digital currency is worth when compared to traditional money issued by governments around the world. >> the only way of understanding this is by adopting a new way of thinking and it very much means it's impervious to normal fact-based financial analysis. >> okay. but am i going to get my money? a live look at bitcoin value closing in on $17,000.

investors can make or lose money for actual cash. delta airlines expanding its flights for overseas travelers and will start charging for checked bags. delta says it will charge $60 for the first check bag. $100 for the second on flights to europe or north africa. no charge -- rather, change in fees for more expensive international flights or flights to other regions. amazon's push to take over the world continues. it already leads the apparel retail market. they say amazon could grow sales up to $85 billion by 2020. they are growing its prime wardrobe. that program lets you try on clothes before committing to a purchase. have you seen this video in your feed yet? it has touched millions around the world and this morning people are using the #i stand

with keaton to support keaton jones, the tennessee boy bullied at school. >> his mom posted a video of her son sending words of encouragement to others who are being bullied. >> people who are different don't need to be criticized about it. it's not their fault. if you are made fun of, just don't -- don't let it bother you. >> more than 21 million people have watched this video. i was getting so down about. then there is kind of a silver lining as people come forward lining as people come forward with support. >> oakland raiders football player lee smith, i want to show you his tweet, saying once our season is over and my family and i move back home to tennessee, i will come see you at school and we can see if any of the kids

are brave enough to bully me. and then he says stay strong, my man. and this is another one of my favorites from actor chris evans who says stay strong, keaton. don't let them make you turn cold. i promise it gets better. while those punks at your school are deciding what kind of people they want to be in this world, how would you and your mom like to come to the avengers premiere in los angeles next year? some pretty good offers, reggie. >> that's amazing. i'm so glad these people who have influence and power are able to reach out. >> reggie, you shared your bullying story this year or last year. i know i was bullied. it gets better. >> it totally does. and we are here to support you. let's talk about steph curry. he surprised some high school students in observing. >> the warriors star popped in to a high school during the men's team basketball practice on saturday to commend the players on their hard work. he handed each player a game uniform, warm-up suit and shoes.

>> steph also found some time to use photo shop. do you see what's happening here? so that's the team taking the photo without him on the plane after they finished an undefeated road trip. steph wanted in on the action so he edited himself into the picture, and you see that's a teddy bear dressed like a chef and the caption reads no fear of missing out over here. great road trip. >> wow. all right. very nice. >> a little chef curry there. let's get over to meteorologist mike nicco. mike, no photo shop needed. we have a beautiful sun rise behind us. >> we do. with the high clouds a gorgeous sun rise. if you can post to social media we'd love to see them. two areas of high pressure moving away just a little bit allowing some of the high clouds to come in but the storm track is still not close enough to bring us any significant rain the next 14 to 16 days. here is look at walnut creek. 680 to the high clouds and haze on this spare the air day,

mainly sunny. my accuweather, fog in the north bay and still no soaking storm on the way. let's talk about the warmest temperatures, 73 in santa cruz. san jose, 71. not a record high. it had to be 74. half moon bay, 70. ukiah, 70. 78 in redwood city to 69 in napa. those are some of the extremes there and napa could be a record high, 66 in san francisco. oakland, 65. tonight you can see the 30s and 40s out there once again. here we go through december 26th we have a 40% chance of being drier than normal . i don't see a storm system anywhere close to us. look at the snowpack. only 40% of average. it's only 7% of average in tahoe. that is just unbelievable. temperatures 64 to 68 through thursday with mostly sunny conditions. 62 to 68 friday. 60 to 66 saturday and sunday. no good news there.

hopefully you have a good update on the accidents in the south bay? let's go first to san jose, thanks, mike. this is 101. headlights bumper to bumper. that's the over crossing. what's happening here? take a look at our maps. a lot of slow traffic. reports of an accident southbound 101 near de la cruz. this is northbound 101. you can see all the slow traffic we saw on our live shot at the 880/101 junction. yes, a lane of traffic is blocked here. it is, in fact, northbound after brokaw, a solid line of traffic as you head up from south san jose. westbound 24 acalanes, a lane blocked. more slow traffic approaching the caldecott tunnel. mass transit, a great way to go. mike's been telling us about spare the air all morning this morning so you can take mass transit to avoid getting in your car. 61 b.a.r.t. trains on time. ace trains -- one landed on time already. 3 and 5 are on schedule.

no problems with the golden gate buses or ferries this morning. speaking of mass transit, b.a.r.t. now responding to the pipe bomb attack in new york. just sent out a tweet moments ago saying they will maintain high visibility and awareness today in response to that new york c incident. we ask our rideers to support suspicious activity. the message is if you see something, say something. so a big reminder locally. so a big reminder locally. back to you.

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6:58 if you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the seven things to know before you go. breaking news of a terror attack. you're looking here at a live picture of new york city where there was a pipe bomb explosion at the port authority bus terminal earlier this morning. police say the suspect was injured and is in custody several others are injured but expected to be okay. >> three san mateo county fire engine strike teams have been redeployed. the thomas fires burned 230,000 acres making it the fifth largest in our state's history. a suspect in a 22-year-old kidnapping case was driven to san mateo county jail. kevin lin will appear in court

today. number four, day seven of the oakland city strike, both sides will meet today after the mayor declared an impasse on friday. >> your accuweather 12-hour day planner. spare the air so it's illegal to burn wood and notice the sunset at 4:50. that's as early as it will be the rest of the year. we had earlier railroad arm stuck down and now blinking lights. it is still stacked up in towards vallejo. >> your chance to meet members of the oakland raiders. players and the raiderettes will sign autographs in exchange for a toy donation at the south land mall. >> another reason to do some good. very nice. 6:59. thanks for joining us this morning. we'll be back in about 25 minutes with an abc 7 update.

continuing coverage of the pipe bomb explosion. good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. a bomb explodes in new york city at the largest bus terminal in america during the height of rush hour. >> and let's be also clear. this was an attempted terrorist attack. >> commuters injured. rush to escape. a suspect now in custody. we're live on the scene with the latest. good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. new fire threat. the thomas wildfire exploding in size. scorching an area five times bigger than washington, d.c. santa barbara now under siege as one of the biggest fires in california's history grows. fight to the finish. on the eve of that heated alabama senate race -- >> this is president donald trump and i need alabama to go vote for roy moore. >> president