good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> leaving for las vegas. the raiders move out of oakland is inevitable. >> oakland may have sped up the team's exit out of the eastbound east bay. good morning. it is 5:00 a.m. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco joining us now. >> hey, jessica, reggie, hi, everybody. a little fog developing around santa rosa. visibility two miles right now. alexis and i will keep an eye on that. didn't yesterday morning. a look at my accuweather 12-hour planner. same temperatures, dress for mid

to upper 50s. still about 59 at the coast at noon, 67 to 76 elsewhere and cooler especially inland this afternoon. low to mid 80s there, low to mid 70s around the bay and 60 at the coast and this evening enjoy temperatures in the upper 50s to upper 60s. here's alexis. >> all right. good morning, mike. and overall we have had fairly quiet morning. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza right now where things are filling in for the cash lanes. no metering lights yet. that usually happens around 5:20, 5:25. if you are paying cash you will have a bit of a wait. drive times looking okay with one exception trying to get out of the central valley westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 46 minutes. southbound 680 dublin to mission boulevard in the green at 15 and northbound 101 to cupertino in the green at 15 minutes. we have a sig alert in napa county. i'll head back there coming up next. >> thank you. this morning we've learned the city of oakland plans to file a lawsuit against the nfl and the raiders over the team's move to las vegas. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in alameda at the

team's training facility to explain why this could mean an early exit for the raiders. amy? >> hi, reggie. what a way to start the season. the team's home opener is scheduled for monday night but looks like the city where they play may be filing a lawsuit against them before they take the field. that could mean it's the last home opener here. according to the "san francisco chronicle," the city of oakland is planning to file a multimillion-dollar anti-trust lawsuit against the nfl and the oakland raiders because of the team's plan to leave for las vegas. in response, a coliseum official tells "the chronicle" if the city does file the lawsuit the team will likely go to vegas a year early. the mayor's office told "the chronicle" the mayor has no comment. councilman galo quoted as saying the lawsuit is expected to be filed and announced within the next few days and says it could result in damages of $500

million for the city. reporting live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a landmark ruling affecting the homeless population, cities cannot prosecute people for sleeping on the streets if they have nowhere else t go.o yesterday a federal appeals court sided with six homeless people in boise, idaho, who sued over a local ordinance that public places.om sleeping in the court says punishing the homeless for sleeping on the streets is a cruel and unusual punishment which is unconstitutional. in the east bay, police are investigating a series of attempted sexual assaults at a state park in alameda and the latest incident happened at crown state beach yesterday. another woman says the same thing happened to her on saturday. the alameda police department says an attempted sexual assault was reported on august 6th near the park. police believe all three incidents may be connected to one man. also in the east bay, berkeley police are looking for the man that you see on the left here, mark jacobson.

investigators believe he stabbed a woman in her 70s. the video from the scene is on the right side. it happened on e street. police say he is clean shaven and known to visit live oak park and the solano avenue corridor. if you see him call 911. this is the moment everything changed. first former 49er colin kaepernick sat during the national anthem and cameras caught him kneeling during a preseason game. that was two years ago. this is now. nike's new ad now on display in san francisco's union square. abc 7 news reporter kate larson talked with a man who encouraged kaepernick to take a knee in the first place setting off the controversy. >> reporter: drone view 7 above union square where colin kaepernick's ad is perched on the nike store. the controversy over him started in 2016 when as a 49er he kneeled during the national anthem to protest social

injustice. east bay native nate boyer was part of that decision reaching a compromise with kaepernick when they agreed to meet before a game. >> i wanted him to stand, he wanted to sit, we agreed on kneeling. >> reporter: boyer, who spoke to us over the phone from los angeles, is a former nfl player and army special forces veteran. he says kneeling still felt respectful. >> we take a knee to pray and propose to our wives and when people get knighted they take a knee. >> reporter: for the message on the new ad, believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything, boyer says it's controversial for those who may have sacrificed more than a football career. >> the ultimate sacrifice we talk about often people that have lost their lives, you know, fighting for the very things that the flag and anthem are supposed to represent. >> reporter: for nike their stock took a hit dropping 3% on tuesday, but other nike athletes like lebron james and serena williams disagreed with the market. williams tweeted, especially proud to be part of the nike family today. just do it.

always a fierce critic of the anthem protests, the president told "the daily caller" he thinks the ad is a terrible message, but he added nike's freedom to make that decision is, quote, what this country is all about. now the nfl responded to kaepernick's nike ad saying that social justice issues that colin and other professional athletes have raised deserve our attention and action. reporting in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. new developments in the russian meddling investigation. robert mueller responding to president trump regarding a potential interview. sources close to the white house tell abc news mueller sent a letter to the president, the takeaway the letter had a strong emphasis on requesting written answers as it relates to the investigation. the letter does not take a potential in person interview off the table. the trump legal team declined to comment to abc news. all right. you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here's a look at what's going on

today for your activity planner. you can see a little hazy sunshine but the air is going to be a little bit clean fer you're out exercising. our beaches, pretty cloudy once again. pretty calm and bright during the afternoon hours at least if you're going to be hanging out on the bay. all right. take a look at temperatures, we've got mid to upper 50s to deal with in our east bay valleys, even 60 right now in antioch. elsewhere, temperatures are running from 51 in santa rosa to about 61 in hayward. mountain view and up in the hills, los gatos about 67 degrees. stay in the south bay where we'll hit 81, starting 1:00 through 5:00. until then waking up to increasing clouds and 62 at 8:00. 75 at noon. about 69 at 8:00. for the east bay, how about 60 and cloudy, one of those areas that sees slower sunshine today. clouds at noon at 68. 70s during the afternoon hours. full-on sunshine. in the north bay, 55 with clouds and a little fog there. as we head towards 10:00, 62

degrees and then 70s starting at noon. all wa all the way through 6:00. down to 63 degrees. 90s coming back to the forecast coming up. first want to get alexis in here and update on the commute. >> good morning, mike. our biggest issue so far today is in the north bay. napa county we've got full closure of the southbound side of state route 29 between wine country avenue and trower avenue due to downed at&t wires. they were able to open one lane on the northbound side but a sig alert and sounds like crews on the scene unable to give an estimate for when the lanes could reopen. not much of a delay now. you will be forced to use other surface streets. we will keep an eye on that throughout the morning, though. the south bay, so far so good for you. live look at 280 and 17, the volumes increasing but no significant delays. >> thank you. in the north bay, pg&e is preparing for the next wildfire. the napa valley register reports the utility company installed

eight weather stations in napa county. it measures wind, speed, wind direction, temperature and humidity to help pg&e assess extreme fire danger. pg&e will shut down electricity to high fire danger areas. san francisco's mayor urging governor brown to sign off on a controversial plan for needle injection sites in the city. mayor london breed joined assembly member chu and senator scott yesterday, asking brown to sign a bill to allow indoor sites to give drug users a place to safely inject. the three-year pilot program is being promoted as a potential solution to the epidemic of used needles routinely scattered on city streets. >> what we're doing right now isn't working. i know it makes people uncomfortable, it makes me uncomfortable, but i feel like here in san francisco, we have to be willing to try new things. >> opponents are worried it could cause an increase in crime and social disorder. governor brown has until the end

of the month to sign that bill. refunds are on the way. a lawsuit filed in the bay area is forcing a celebrity's company to give people their money back. >> a viral campaign raised hundreds of thousand of dollars for a homeless veteran who helped out a stranded motorist. that money disappeared. >> we're going

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you are never more than seven minutes away. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> we'll have haze hanging around with our sunshine this afternoon but no spare the air and no air quality alert. we should bounce between good and moderate air quality today. all the way through saturday. let's get more news from reggie and jessica. >> thanks, mike. new developments about a wrestler who suffered a spinal cord injury. >> ryan joseph making a good recovery in physical therapy. the college park athletic booster club said on facebook that he will continue treatment at craig hospital in colorado through mid-september. last month joseph was able to use a walker to get around and he's improving his steps and gaining strength in his core. he is keeping up with his studies from the hospital and catching up on the classes he's missed. in the fountain grove area of sonoma county a widower and amputee will be able to move back into the home he lost about

11 months ago in the his first to be rebuilt in the area. he had it rebuilt almost exactly as it was before by sonoma builders who originally built the subdivision. >> the stuff can be replaced. it's there's a feeling here, there's a heartfelt feeling here that will never be replaced. that's why it's important for me to be here instead of, you know, like my son suggested, a condo. condos are nice for some, but not for me. this is for me, man. >> glad to see him going back home. the contractors will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome tom back. he plans to move in by the end of october. gwyneth paltrow's wellness company goop settled a lawsuit with district attorneys from ten california companies including six in the bay area. >> the suit claims there's no scientific support for the products that advertise medical claims.

goop said that jade egg and rose quartz egg could balance hormones. the eggs sold on-line and start at $55. customers who bought them between january and august can contact goop for refunds. >> they are still sold on the website but without the medical claims and one of them is set to promote positive energy. happening today, the homeless veteran fighting a couple over a gofundme account will head to court. john bobbitt used his last $20 to help a driver stranded without gas in philadelphia. in return, the driver and her boyfriend started a gofundme account that raised more than $400,000 in donations. now bobbitt says the couple has actually spent much of the money and he's back living on the street. after thinking it over, he decided to sue. >> i didn't want to be pressuring to get a lawyer or do anything because i didn't want to appear ungrateful. >> last week a judge sided with

bobbitt and ordered all the money be returned. his attorney says it hasn't been transferred. the couple's attorney said they held on to half of the money on fear he would spend it on drugs. he struggled with addiction in the past. gofundme said it will guarantee the funds raised for him. and new developments, silicon valley blood testing company tied to fraud scandal is shutting down. >> it will formally dissolve and pay unsecured creditors. shareholders received a notice about the closure. it promised to make blood tests easier and cheaper. investors poured millions into the company. ceo elizabeth holmes and her colleague face federal fraud charges. prosecutors say the pair knowingly lied about the accuracy and reliability of their products. in today's "gma" first look, two cold cases in florida are getting national attention, in part because of filmmaker tyler perry. lindsey davis has the details.

>> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, film maker tyler perry announcing he's seeking justice in real life. >> we have to come together as one to fight injustice and fight what is wrong. this is wrong. this is wrong. >> reporter: using his star power to shine a light on a pair of disturbing cold cases, announcing a new lawsuit against a former sheriff's deputy the last person believed to be seen with two men who disappeared without a trace. >> no matter who you are, be it poor or rich this has to bother you. >> reporter: the actor and activist was moved to act after watching an episode of discovery i.d. 's "disappeared" that detailed the disappearance of 27-year-old terrance williams and coming up at 7:00 a.m., tyler perry joins us in a live, exclusive interview with your "gma" first look, i'm lindsey davis, abc news, new york.

flight pattern changes for planes departing sfo. the examiner reports the supervisor asked to address unrelenting news from new flight patterns and says people living in the southern neighborhoods like poretola are virtually losing their mind and sanity. the board ofted to hold a meeti next month. you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco joining us once again. >> little cloud cover this morning, mist near the coast, it's going to be a foggy august start. even though it's september. >> that's back. >> yeah. we've changed the calendar but mother nature hasn't changed the pattern. two distinct areas of swirling clouds to our north and southwest. high pressure and low pressure and the battle between these two is why we've seen the minor push and pull of temperatures and why some days we see sunshine a little faster and other days it

takes a little longer. just depends on which one really exerts its will on which day that temperatures will change. today the low is going to win out. it's going to be a little cooler with hazy afternoon sunshine. cloudy, spotty fog and mist tonight and high temperatures begin to fluctuate throughout the seven days. a little roller coaster. 90s gilroy, 75 in milpitas, quite a spread on the south bay. 69 in millbrae, 72 san mateo, and mid 70s for the peninsula. 65 in downtown san francisco. sausalito a little warmer 67. then you get to about 78 to 80 through most of the north bay. up around lakeport and ukiah 90s. east bay shore 72 to 75. through orenda 80 and come out into the east bay valleys, pretty pleasant for this time of the year, mid to upper 80s. as you look at temperatures tonight, we'll be in the low to mid 50s, east bay and south bay and the valleys. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a slight warming trend that will push us into the mid

90s friday inland, low 80s around the bay and 64 at the coast. morning clouds and sunshine, cooler after that. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. we have one new issue to talk about in the south bay. this is on the north bay 101 off ramp to lawrence expressway. blocking the left lane. not the main line, just the ramp. a solo vehicle collision facing the wrong way. not seeing delays for that situation. just south of there, 280 at highway 17, several miles south of there, that is filling in but that is looking okay so far today. also, mass transit has been off to a quiet start. 44 bart trains in service with no delays. ace one out on time and just keep in mind they are having the gps tracker issues with ace three but we're not hearing about any delays for the train either. normal service, no delays for capital corridor. >> nissan recalling more than 153,000 cars in the u.s. and canada, bad ignition switches that could wear out even while the car is moving.

the recall impacts several 2017 and 2018 models including juke, frontier, sentra, versa and nissan vans. nissan will notify customers by the middle of next month. the fda is not messing around with this. look at yesterday saying, get rid of the honey smacks. kellogg's recalled the cereal in june over salmonella contamination. we've been telling you about this. retailers cannot sell the cereal and if you have it throw it away. there are 130 confirmed infections in 34 states. san francisco politicians and community members gathered to celebrate the fifth annual chinatown night out. mayor london il scott and others gathered to show their commitment to public safety in san francisco chinatown last night. the activities included dancing dragons, raffle and warm meal for seniors passed out by san francisco police academy cadets. no place like home.

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16-year-old daughter are in stable condition after surviving a single engine planeea palo alto airport. both survivors are from redding reportedly threatening to leave town early if oakland moves forward with a lawsuit. according to "the chronicle" the city is expected to file a multimillion-dollar trust suit against the nfl and raiders over the team's impend moving to las vegas. two of silicon valley's companies will be on capitol hill. twitter ceo jack dorsey and facebook's sheryl sandberg will testify before the senate intelligence committee and asked about election meddling and how it's decided when someone gets kicked off the web side. gordon has weak and no a tropical depression. the storm made landfall in mississippi yesterday. it's expected to dump heavy rain and cause flooding into the midwest this >> number five, temperatures in the south bay, close to average,

the rest of us five to six degrees coolerer than this time of year. >>ng are starting to ramp up here for the wednesday morning commute. in fact, just got official word that bay bridge metering lights are on. official time 5:21. we're starting to see that backup into the maze unless you're using the carpool plain. >> number seven, probably the most valuable thing i've learned, maybe be careful after you touch that bin at security at the airport because new research from the uk and finland shows the plastic bins used for shoes, liquids and carry-ones are hotbeds for viruses, worst than about any other surface you can find at the airport. >> so maybe pack hand sanitizer next time at the airport. >> yeah. >> apparently someone's job makes them more attractive. >> according to business insider tinder compiled a list of jobs that get the most swipes. the results based on careers people look for. for women, registered nurses and dentists are number one and two.

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> we have an update this morning on a deadly plane crash

next to the palo alto airport. >> it's a busy day on capitol hill. what democrats plan on doing during the supreme court confirmation hearing and why there's an empty seat at a senate hearing involving technology giants. are you overworked? do you want a free trip? we have a deal for you. technically it's not our deal but someone has a deal. >> stay tuned for that, right. >> yeah. >> for now you have to go to work. it's 5:30. thanks for joining us. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. i bet the forecast is nice in tahiti. >> i'm sure it is. ours is not going to be like that. >> oh. >> not at all. unless they have fog and a marine layer it's going to keep them in the 60s like in san francisco and along the coast. the rest 70s and 80s. the cloud cover, that's the gray increasing this morning. still have an on shore breeze. the offshore breeze that brings us the warm weather this time of year not out there today. here's a look at your

accuweather 12-hour planner, starting off the same, mid to upper 50s, ending up cooler, 60 at the coast, 72 around the bay and 82 inland by 4:00. the commute this morning. >> yeah. we already have a sig alert this morning, mike, in napa county. downed at&t wires has most of state route 29 closed. wine country avenue and trower avenue. northbound side one lane open but i am seeing a little delay on either side. you can use silverado trail for an alternate. no estimate on when they will get that cleared this morning. a quick check of the golden gate bridge. southbound lanes starting to increase in volume but no significant delays. next traffic update coming up at 5:40. >> thanks. a teenager and her mother are recovering in the hospital after the plane they were in crashed in palo alto. >> the pilot of that plane died. he was bringing the teen to receive treatment as part of a charity flight. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live at stanford trauma center. matt? >> jessica, mother and daughter

are stable here at stanford. they were able to survive this plane crash. the pilot did not. here is his last communication with air traffic control. >> mike, i'm going to have to abort this and go around. >> mike roger make left close traffic did you need assistance? >> negative. i just came in too fast. >> reporter: yeah. not long after that conversation, the pilot went down into the bay about 300 feet from the end of the runway just after 11:00 tuesday morning. he was on a mission for angel flight west, a volunteer pilot driven organization that ferries injured or sick kids and adults to hospitals for treatment. the mother and daughter identified by palo alto on-line as 49-year-old nancy delamaria and 16-year-old chloe king both from redding. they were rescued from the wreckage on the way to stanford children's hospital. the plane was registered out of placerville to a pilot recognized for his volunteer work with the organization. he has yet to be identified. angel flight west posted a

statement to facebook which read in part the directors, staff, volunteer pilots and mission coordinators of angel flight west are deeply saddened that this accident occurred and their thoughts and prayers are with those on board the aircraft and their loved ones. live in stanford, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you, matt. now a man who survived a different plane crash that killed his husband and the pilot is expected to head home from the hospital today. this is video. it happened near truckee in july. the plane was on its way to pyramid lake when it experienced a problem with its engine. the only survivor eric raptosh. this is a look at his gofundme. he was seriously injured. after spending the last few months in rehab he is expected to go home today. loved ones started a gofundme as he continues to recover. two silicon valley's companies will be on capitol hill today in just about one hour at 6:30, twitter's ceo jack dorsey and facebook's sheryl sandberg will testify before the

senate intelligence committee. they will be asked about election meddling. later, dorsey will go before a house energy and commerce hearing. he'll be asked about how politics factor into content decisions, including who gets banned from the site. lawmakers did invite google executives to testify today also, but they declined. in protest, virginia senator mark warner plans to leave a chair empty during today's hearing to symbolically represent google's absence. today democratic senators will grill judge brett kavanaugh about his views on abortion, guns and other issues. [ screaming ] >> tense exchanges and shouts from protesters marked the first dayfonfirmiorings smeourtomin. yesterday kavanaugh defended his independence. >> i'm not a pro-prosecution or pro-defense judge.

am pudge. >> the trump administration claimed executive privilege and blocked the release of tens of thousands of documents from kavanaugh's time as a key aide in the george w. bush white house. democrats say they cannot evaluate the nominee without that evidence. new this morning, a warning to be aware of your surroundings. lafayette police are looking for two mass suspects who tried to grab a woman. it happened on mt. diablo boulevard just before 4:30 yesterday morning. police say the woman was walking to the lafayette bart station when two people pulled up in a dark car, one got out and tried to pull her in. she was able to get away. the two suspects took off. santa cruz police want to find this man. we don't have the sketch, but they are looking for a man who tried to lure a 14-year-old girl on the west side of town friday into his car t naway. a surveillance camera was able to get a picture of the car and

police tell us it appears to be a nissan altima. developing news along the gulf coast, gordon has weakened from a tropical storm into a tropical depression. > this made landfall near pascagoula, mississippi, last night, and now moving northwest across the state. abc news reporter maggie rule live in biloxi with the storm's impact. maggie? >> reggie and jessica, good morning. it's much quieter now here in biloxi, mississippi. a different scene last night. this storm came in fast and hit the gulf coast hard. right now things like i said are starting to clear up. in biloxi there was a mandatory curfew, they closed the casinos down along the coast but for now it seems like this is the worst the storm is over here along the gulf. overnight a powerful tropical storm gordon slammed into the

gulf. >> 70 miles per hour. heavy rains and the potential for life-threatening storm surges. the space station capturing gordon as it gained strength before making landfall near the mississippi/alabama border near pascagoula. ginger zee was there. >> this is when the rain and winds start to prickle your skin. it's that hard. the gusts have started intensifying and conditions have rapidly declined. >> reporter: the lopsided storm soaking everything east of center from biloxi, mississippi, to pensacola, florida. this man's windshield wipers no match for the blinding rain in theodore, alabama. on nearby dauphin island. >> winds over 70. >> reporter: accuweather battles fierce storm surge and coastal flooding. in pensacola gordon turned deadly. authorities say a child was killed after a tree fell on his home during the storm. states of emergency remain in effect across louisiana, mississippi, and alabama.

as tens of thousands of people are waking up this morning without electricity, and the rain still pouring. >> we've got all the supplies that we need. we got batteries, flashlights, all that stuff. >> reporter: this storm is fast moving and is quickly as it hit us here overnight it seems to be moving out of the area. now the biggest concern that as gordon moves further north it could start to slow down and that could cause flash flooding further inland. maggie rule, abc news. reggie, jessica? >> we'll go over now to mike nicco who has a look at where the storm is going. hi, mike. >> good morning, reggie, jessica. hi, everybody. it's near jackson, mississippi, right now. the winds 35 miles per hour. it has weakened below the threshold and it will continue to unwind if you will, but as it does it's going to unleash a whole lot of rain, especially to the east and north of it as it moves through mississippi and eventually into arkansas over the next 24 hours. you can see about two and a half

million people from arkansas, mississippi and alabama under a flash flood watch as the thing is pulling up a whole lot of tropical moisture and it is going to slow down because there's a cold front down from the north that will impede its movement to the north. we'll keep an eye on arkansas and mississippi the next 24 to 48 hours. back at home we have mist that's about it along the coast. mid 50s there. mid to upper 50s on the peninsula side, 60s around menlo park and redwood city. palo alto 58, hayward and fremont 60, antioch the rest of us mid to upper 50s, santa rosa about 52 degrees. a look at the san mateo bridge on the roads we have the spotty fog across the north bay. lighter breezes if you're going to be on outen the bay today. mass transit cool to comfortable temperatures as most of us will be below average except for the east bay valleys and south bay will be close to average. san francisco, one of the areas below average. 50s better part of the day, 60s closer to the bay where we'll see more of the sunshine.

all right. wow. yesterday was a turning point in the traffic, wasn't it? >> oh, yeah. it was a nice sre minutes to an hour and a half. >> i believe it, yeah. everybody is back, yeah. >> taking a look at the roads we are looking at just a handful of incidents. we don't have any major issues aside from a sig alert on state route 29 in napa county but a minor problem northbound 101 off ramp to lawrence expressway, a solo vehicle crash. sounds like we have injuries and that vehicle ended up facing the wrong way blocking lane one of that off ramp. it's not blocking the main line. not seeing any delays but i am keeping an eye on that. we are seeing delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on pretty early today, 5:21 unless, of course, you are using those carpool lanes then you will have a faster commute through the toll plaza. southbound 101 santa rosa to petaluma, 13 minutes, westbound 580, castro valley to the maze at 14 and slight delays,

northbound 101 between 280 and 680 and highway 85 is now in the yellow at 16 minutes. >> thank you. a bombshell book has president trump tweeting and sarah huckabee sanders appearing on "good morning america." the deals next. >> a wide range of news, proof of that, on the opposite end of the spectrum, candytopia. a first look at a sweet new

you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast shoe this is "abc 7 mornings." >> our potential playoff preview continues at the coliseum. game three of the three-game stretch and both teams have won one game. 7:05, first pitch, 62, dropping down to 59. fresno 100, 107 palm springs, upper 70s for san diego and los angeles. we'll have 88 in sacramento, breezy but sunny 59 in eureka.ee thunderstorm stretching to hazy tahoe 79. same thing tomorrow, warmer over the weekend, low 80s. this morning president trump and his team are denying the explosive allegations in a tell-all book about the white house. >> "fear, trump in the white house" is written by bob woodward that alleges several top white housedeav derogatory the president. the book also says white house staff urged the president to

avoid testimony with special counsel robert mueller because they were afraid he would perjurer himself. on "gma" this morning, white house press secretary sarah sanders told george stephanopoulos the book is pure fabrication. >> you can't have the type of success that this president has had if what that book says is true. >> you have people like general mattis, general kelly, two american heros come out and call the book pure fiction. i would rather take the word of those two individuals than a couple of disgruntled former employees that are anonymously attacking this president. >> this morning, the president tweeted, isn't it a shame that someone can write an article or book totally make up stories and form a picture of a person that is literally the exact opposite of the fact and get away with it without retribution or cost. don't know why washington politicians don't change libel laws. you can watch george stephanopoulos's interview with

sarah sanders at 7:00 a.m. on "gma." talk about a scary ride, a southern california couple faces felony charges after deputies say they carjacked an uber driver. authorities say the couple ordered the ride back to their hotel in san francisco after they were drinking in sausalito. after the carjacking officers found the car ditched in front of the w hotel. that's where the couple was staying. the couple faces carjacking and robbery charges. they have bailed out of jail and they left the hotel. police are on high alert after thieves hit six bay area apple stores. this is surveillance video from the crimes in corte madeira, walnut creek and stores in san francisco are hiring uniformed police officers to keep watch. the president of the san francisco police officers association says it is no coincidence stores in the marina and union

targeted. >> it's a deterrent when casing these locations whether or not they're going to go in and steal the products. >> officers are paid overtime to work these assignments outside of their regularly scheduled shifts. smaller cities may not have enough officers to provide the extra security. nun my wants to make it easier to find out when the next bus is coming. the board of directors got proposals to update the next bus service. it's called next muni and the system would allow you to check bus arrivals in real-time. officials say tracking technology has come a long way. they want to find something more sophisticated and accurate. first we had the color factory, then the museum of ice cream, now san francisco goes to the trifecta of instagram ready exhibits with e sneak preview before it opens tomorrow. people of all ages can admire sugar sculptures with real candy and frolic in a foam

pit of marshmallows. the gallery includes art specific to san francisco including a 14,000 piece ode to steve jobs and sour belt warriors championship trophies. candy samples await visitors around every corner and self-proclaimed candy queen jackie sorkin says willy wonka and the chocolate factory inspired her to create the museum. >> one day i watched willy wonka, became obsessed with the story, right. so i love the color of the candy, the chocolate. i loved that as a kid. still do as an adult. it was the meaning of the story, where it was really dream big, be a good person, if you keep going you never give up. one day you might find your golden ticket. >> candytopia is in town until the end of november. tickets are still available on-line and you can find out more information on our website abc7news.com. could you use a break or time off from work? united airlines is offering to

give you a free trip to tahiti if you can prove you a terrible workaholic. >> you can nominate someone by the way. all you have to do is explain in 300 words or less why you or a friend should win. starting october 30th united will offer new nonstop service between san francisco and tahiti and to celebrate the airline wants to send america's hardest working person and guest on vacation to tahiti. unfortunately find a link to the united contest on our website abc7news.com. i just want to point out that i get to work every day at 3:00 a.m. and then i leave sometimes a little late and also i do a lot of work, i take a lot of pictures this morning for our instagram account. >> you did. >> if you want to nominate me, alexis. >> hey. >> go ahead. >> i can take you as my guest. >> as long as i'm your guest, done. consider it done. >> sorry, guys. >> i was going to dab your forehead from the sweat but i couldn't find the kleenex, sorry. >> you're funny. >> yeah. >> all right. if you know someone like that in your life, good luck.

here's a look at what's going on sfo this morning, cloudy, temperature of about 58 degrees. we're going to have delays as soon as they're announced i'll let you know. hazy sunshine this afternoon and a minor cooling trend especially away from the east bay and the south bay. warmest highs we have a little warming trend for thursday, friday and saturday and we'll be back to average starting sunday if not bow average next week. all right. here's a look at the cloud cover. it's going to continue marching east until 9:00. by noon, there's still plenty of cloud cover along the east bay shore and at the coast. now the east bay shore will clear out in the next couple hours after that but the coast never does clear out today. let's take a look at our temperatures. we'll start with the coolest down in the south bay. that's been milpitas, about every day 78. cupertino 80. we have near 90s in morgan hill and gilroy. lid 70s for the peninsula. millbrae 69. 61 to 62 along the peninsula coast, 65 in san francisco.

sausalito and south san francisco at 67. north bay coast you may see more sunshine but you're around 62 to 63. as you head into the valley, 77 at sonoma to 80 in novato. along the east bay shore, 74 hercules, oakland 74. east bay valleys, the temperature are close to average, mid to upper 80s. now for tonight pretty much the same as we've had all week. low to upper 50s with cloud cover just about everywhere. a little fog santa rosa, little mist along the peninsula coast. my accuweather seven-day forecast, 80s around the bay, but fall back to average sunday and comfortable through next week. have a good one. >> good morning, mike. we've been keeping track of this one since we went on the air at 4:30. a sig alert in napa county. full closure of the southbound side of state route 29 between wine country avenue and trower avenue. this is due to some downed at&t wires. we have crews on the scene working on getting these cleared, but no estimate still

on when the lanes will reopen. it is blocking one lane on the northbound side. a little delay there in either direction. i'm not seeing massive backups. if we make it well into the 6:00 hour that could change. here's a quick check of the san mateo bridge starting to fill in. things are getting busy there. mass transit overall we're looking okay. 50 bart trains in service, ace one, delayed about 15 minutes in the livermore area. that is due to a medical emergency. san francisco bay ferry normal service no delays for you. new at 6:00, health care costs going up across california. why hospitals might be to blame. >> first, there is a very gross reason that you will want to wash your hands the next

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you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." if you live in one of the hot spots around the bay did you feel like something was missing dur the summer? 100 degree days. we didn't have any in san jose. not likely to happen in the next seven days, guys. >> thank you. next time you go through airport security, you'll probably want to wash your hands. >> those bins used for shoes and liquids and carry-ones are hotbeds for viruses. this according to researchers. they looked at surfaces of handrails, toilets, kiosk touch screens, and toys in airport play areas. the security trace have the most contamination and telling you more about this because we're obsessed with this story. >> yeah. >> the toilet had the least amount of contamination because

those actually get cleaned. >> lovely. making tsa precheck sound better. don't have to use the bins. taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have the metering lights on this morning. pretty early, couple minutes after yesterday's official time. 5:21. things are stacked up into the maze for everyone unless you are using the carpool lanes. that is the one exception. quick check of drive times, not terrible on the central valley but heavy westbound 580, tracy to dublin, antioch to concord in the yellow at 31. filling in too. north bay commute, san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. let's head over to meteorologist mike nicco. >> all right. thank you very much. the pacific is still very active with norman a category 1 and olivia up to a 3. not worried about olivia. it's going to take a farther north track than what we're seeing with norman as it tracks to the north. over the next 24 to 48 hours, it is going to push some really

intense waves, heights up to 18 feet. a high surf warning in the areas you see red, which is pretty much all the islands until about 6:00 friday morning hawaii time. also a small craft advisory. most people are going to be wanting to go to the beaches. don't go in if you're headed that way. we'll take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast soon. back to jessica and reggie for more news. next at 6:00, the raiders could end up leaving the bay area earlier than expected. the threat they are making this morning. >> pg&e going to work in the north bay. what it just installed to better anticipate extreme fire

good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> hi there. good morning. it's wednesday, september 5th. thanks for joining us. natasha is off. >> we are dressed the same. >> i know. good job. >> yeah. that was -- you always do this to me, that was not planned.

mike nicco, never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> mike matches us. >> inadvertently also. maybe we've been working together so long -- the cloud cover, it's pretty gray out there, the clouds increasing the next three hours or so and then slowly pull back and that sloer sunshine means temperatures will be cooler in our inland neighborhoods. starting off about the same as yesterday. mid to upper 50s, fog in the north bay and mist at the coast. 50s, 60s, 70s at noon and then 50s, 70s and 80s at 4:00. nice evening on the way, 50s at the coast, mid 60s around the bay, low 70s inland. good morning. >> good morning. we have had incidents this morning and we still have a sig alert in napa county. a little bit more of a backup has filled in the last few minutes as well. state route 29. full closure on the southbound side between wine country avenue and trower. one lane closed